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One of my most prominent comments is that I have a Tupac vibe. Pac had a movement. He wasn’t just a rapper. He was a soldier, much like Nas is today. He died before his time, but his followers also taught his message to others influenced by it. You can’t crush his legacy any more than anyone can destroy his influence in Hip Hop. If Pac were in all of us, the world would be a wiser place.
Someone influenced Biggie, Pac, Nas, Jay-Z or Michael Jackson. Something influenced them at some point in their lives.
Everybody has an influence on everything, including music. Usher says it all the time: he’s influenced by Michael Jackson. When Shyne came out on Bad Boy Records, people thought he was trying to sound like BIG. Someone influenced Biggie, Pac, Nas, Jay-Z, or Michael Jackson. Something affected them at some point in their lives. We all look up to someone and incorporate something from that person or thing. Kids love my music. I’m sure there’s a kid out there who’s being influenced by me right now! I don’t see anything wrong with being affected by Snoop. Scarface or 50 Cent. That’s what a movement is about. If you can’t accept that niggaz like Luda, DMX, or Styles P are influencing the next generation of music and everything, then you’re stupid.
It’s almost like today; some people try to make everything look bad for a Hip Hop artist. Look here. I’m going to clear this up for the record. I listened to Naughty By Nature the most when I was younger! In Freetown [Sierra Leone], I’d bump OPP, Uptown’s anthem, and Hip Hop Hooray so much that people started calling me Treach. In the 90s, I never thought I’d be my emcee. In The Gambia, when I bumped Pac shit, they called me Tupac. Rap was my hobby. Hip-Hop is my way of life, and the niggaz on wax at the time were my influence in the Kulture. I bought every album out of Deathrow Records, just like I bought the N.W.A and KRS-One tapes.
Tupac is a main dude in all my many influences. What’s wrong with the music industry today?”
You better believe it was not just music; it was an inspiration. Yes, I’m a huge Tupac fan and will always be one. However, there’s a difference between being influenced by someone and sounding like that person. It can be difficult for some people to see the difference in this industry. Tupac is the main dude in all my many influences. What’s wrong with the music industry today? Why are record sales low today? Because music execs are not doing their jobs like they used to back in the day. They can’t handle the large volume of talent out here. Instead of doing thorough homework on every demo or press kit they receive, they’re hungry for fame and the artists’ power – and being a hotshot.
When I do music I do it from the heart. I come with different flows, my word play, lyrical content and music [beat] on every song is on point.”
Some might be jealous of the success of artists. They want to be the ones with the fans, the bitches and the money, the fame and all that. Industry executives today are so hungry for the artist’s shine that they’ll destroy a new artist’s chance at a career just because they don’t see how his/her career will benefit them. This is real. When I make music, I do it from the heart. I come with different flows; my wordplay, lyrical content, and music [beat] on every song are on point. You will never feel all that from listening to one song and judging by it. It’s your job to research, find out more about the artist, and dig deeper.
WHILE I’M STILL YOUNG – The Talking Drums, distributed by Ghetto Breed Dist. It hit shelves worldwide and online on September 23rd, 2008. Make sure you get a copy and see for yourself what all the hype is about.
