För någon vecka sedan skrev vi om hip hop-akten Webbafied och hans Webbafied does it Justice-projekt (som går att ladda ner här). Webbafied hörde av sig och tackade för får support, och det hela slutade med högtalarens första egna intervju och ytterliggare en fri nedladdning för Högtalaren-läsarna: Webbafied hits of the year (Album .zip). Länkar till samtliga fria nedladdningar, myspace m.m. finnes i slutet av intervjun.
Vi visste inte så mycket om Webbafied, så inledningsvis bad vi honom berätta lite om sig själv:
I was a good kid. My parents, who hailed from Trinidad and Tobago, raised me and my older brother in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn in the mid 80's. I was actually the first member of my family to be born an American citizen. We were never rich, but I remember Christmas' when it seemed like we were. My parents argued and fought but always made up. When I was six years old my folks had a huge fight and my Mom kicked my Dad out. My brother stayed with my mother and I moved out with my dad. Despite their differences, my parents maintained a civil relationship; it's just too bad I had to take that trip back to bachelorhood with the old man. We moved so much that it seemed like every school year we had a new address. My mother was a small business owner and her schedule made it hard to really keep an eye on my older brother. His lack of adult supervision inevitably led to his delinquency. When he was just sixteen years old, the state of New York charged him as an adult for murder. He is now serving a 20 to life sentence. A few months before he was arrested my father and I moved to North Carolina, but my brother refused to join us. Ritually I would return to Brooklyn for summer vacation and for school holidays to visit my mother. One Christmas Eve a needlessly devastating argument resulted in my running away from home. This would be the last time my mother and I would ever speak face to face. She passed away the following spring.
I wrote my first song when I was twelve years old, and even at an early age I wanted to be an entertainer. I loved music but I also dabbled in theater, performing in several school plays. I started getting serious about my music when I was about fifteen. The death of my mother added fuel to my already undeniable hunger to be a successful Hip Hop artist. While most of my classmates were applying to universities, I was sending demo tapes to record labels.
Q: The main reason we first heard about you was your Webbafied does it Justice album. But why did you choose to collaborate with the Justice Cross album in the first place?
My little brother, DJ Vinyl Richie, suggested I do a freestyle on one of Justices beats...We were @ his place one night and he let me here the Cross album for the first time...I freestyled over every beat...making up hooks and stuff...it was mad fun...so much fun I decided not to just rock on one of the beats but to get on every one of them....the rest is history...
Q: It is common to take chop beats from other artists, but you decided to leave the Justice tracks as they originally were. Why is that?
Alot of people ask me that...some even complain about me not chopping it up...But I really didn't want to hack up their project...I wanted to just bring it to life lyrically...I used their song titles for inspiration and just got busy...It was very organic...
Q: Have you gotten any feedback from the Justice duo yet?
I actually met both of the guys from Justice at a party in Paris and I gave one of them a CD...When i spoke to them about the project they seemed pretty relieved that I did'nt chop up the album...;I just left it like it was and rode it out...
Q: Do you have any other projects in the making?
I'm actually in the studio as we speak...recording a new album with a Hip Hop Band called, Phonk Addiction...the album should be out very soon...and we'll be touring Europe and the States, so keep ur ears to the street...
Q: On your MySpace page there is only information about upcoming concerts in France. Do you think Europe has a stage that fits you better than the stage in the U.S.?
Not really...it's just that Im in Europe recording this album so all my shows are out here until June...I love doing shows in Europe but I want to show shows all over the world...the US, UK, Japan..everywhere...
Q: Some people would probably say that you are trying to make a freeride on the success of Justice. How would you respond to that?
Hmmmm....I could say "Stop Hating!" Or I could be more politically correct...and say Something like ..."People who would say that are entitled to their opinion, but at the end of the day this project is really paying homage to Justice...yes they are popular at the moment but the project is an artistic interpretation of their masterpiece...."
Q: Are there any other people that you would like to do something similar with?
I was thinking about doing something like this with Gnarls Barkley or Wu Tang beats...but who knows
Q: Are there any special artists that influence your music?
My inspiration rarely comes from other Emcees..it usually stems from life experience....on the rare occasions I'm inspired it usually from someone in my crew...big up to Iron Solomon and Vanguard "Svengali Bros."
Webbafied - Webbafied does it Justice (Album .zip)
Webbafied - Hits of the year (Album .zip)
http://www.myspace.com/webbafied
http://www.endoftheweak.com
Vi visste inte så mycket om Webbafied, så inledningsvis bad vi honom berätta lite om sig själv:
I was a good kid. My parents, who hailed from Trinidad and Tobago, raised me and my older brother in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn in the mid 80's. I was actually the first member of my family to be born an American citizen. We were never rich, but I remember Christmas' when it seemed like we were. My parents argued and fought but always made up. When I was six years old my folks had a huge fight and my Mom kicked my Dad out. My brother stayed with my mother and I moved out with my dad. Despite their differences, my parents maintained a civil relationship; it's just too bad I had to take that trip back to bachelorhood with the old man. We moved so much that it seemed like every school year we had a new address. My mother was a small business owner and her schedule made it hard to really keep an eye on my older brother. His lack of adult supervision inevitably led to his delinquency. When he was just sixteen years old, the state of New York charged him as an adult for murder. He is now serving a 20 to life sentence. A few months before he was arrested my father and I moved to North Carolina, but my brother refused to join us. Ritually I would return to Brooklyn for summer vacation and for school holidays to visit my mother. One Christmas Eve a needlessly devastating argument resulted in my running away from home. This would be the last time my mother and I would ever speak face to face. She passed away the following spring.
I wrote my first song when I was twelve years old, and even at an early age I wanted to be an entertainer. I loved music but I also dabbled in theater, performing in several school plays. I started getting serious about my music when I was about fifteen. The death of my mother added fuel to my already undeniable hunger to be a successful Hip Hop artist. While most of my classmates were applying to universities, I was sending demo tapes to record labels.
Q: The main reason we first heard about you was your Webbafied does it Justice album. But why did you choose to collaborate with the Justice Cross album in the first place?
My little brother, DJ Vinyl Richie, suggested I do a freestyle on one of Justices beats...We were @ his place one night and he let me here the Cross album for the first time...I freestyled over every beat...making up hooks and stuff...it was mad fun...so much fun I decided not to just rock on one of the beats but to get on every one of them....the rest is history...
Q: It is common to take chop beats from other artists, but you decided to leave the Justice tracks as they originally were. Why is that?
Alot of people ask me that...some even complain about me not chopping it up...But I really didn't want to hack up their project...I wanted to just bring it to life lyrically...I used their song titles for inspiration and just got busy...It was very organic...
Q: Have you gotten any feedback from the Justice duo yet?
I actually met both of the guys from Justice at a party in Paris and I gave one of them a CD...When i spoke to them about the project they seemed pretty relieved that I did'nt chop up the album...;I just left it like it was and rode it out...
Q: Do you have any other projects in the making?
I'm actually in the studio as we speak...recording a new album with a Hip Hop Band called, Phonk Addiction...the album should be out very soon...and we'll be touring Europe and the States, so keep ur ears to the street...
Q: On your MySpace page there is only information about upcoming concerts in France. Do you think Europe has a stage that fits you better than the stage in the U.S.?
Not really...it's just that Im in Europe recording this album so all my shows are out here until June...I love doing shows in Europe but I want to show shows all over the world...the US, UK, Japan..everywhere...
Q: Some people would probably say that you are trying to make a freeride on the success of Justice. How would you respond to that?
Hmmmm....I could say "Stop Hating!" Or I could be more politically correct...and say Something like ..."People who would say that are entitled to their opinion, but at the end of the day this project is really paying homage to Justice...yes they are popular at the moment but the project is an artistic interpretation of their masterpiece...."
Q: Are there any other people that you would like to do something similar with?
I was thinking about doing something like this with Gnarls Barkley or Wu Tang beats...but who knows
Q: Are there any special artists that influence your music?
My inspiration rarely comes from other Emcees..it usually stems from life experience....on the rare occasions I'm inspired it usually from someone in my crew...big up to Iron Solomon and Vanguard "Svengali Bros."
Webbafied - Webbafied does it Justice (Album .zip)
Webbafied - Hits of the year (Album .zip)
http://www.myspace.com/webbafied
http://www.endoftheweak.com
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trevligt bob
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