Nahila S – How and when did you start DJing? DJ Flipcyide – I started DJing in 1992 when I got my first set of turntables and a mixer. The setup was 2 different kinds of older model Technic direct drive turntables that were pretty beat up and rough and weren’t even 1200’s but I […]
I had the honor of catching up with one hip hop’s most original and dedicated MC’s… He goes by the name The “Grand Surgeon” a.k.a. Will P. He has been in the hip hop culture since the late 1970’s. Originally exposed to hip hop where he grew up in (Park Slope, Flatbush and East Flatbush) […]
Nahila S– When and how did you start MCing? Synista – I started as a youngsta with friends and family living the hip hop life. Breakdancing, graffiti, djing, and freestyling around the hood. When I left high school I started doing open mics, contests, and shows professionally. Nahila S – Where does the name Synista […]
Nahila S – Could please you introduce yourself shortly for our readers? Christina – Sure my name is Christina born September 2, 1990 to a Sicilian Catholic family in Chicago’s Southwestern Suburbs. The environment I grew up in was really non conducive to hip hop at all. Hip hop came to me at the age […]
Nahila S – When and how did you start MCing and producing? BlackSon – At first, when I was a kid, my mother was always put the music box machine in my bed to facilitate me to slumber thus I was loving to hear the music, so I took some piano lesson when I was […]
Nahila S – How and when did you start beatmaking? Su-Preme – I remember going to the jams in the park. And always wishing that the short break parts of records could continue to play … Then I heard about a jam in bedstuy where the dj use a machine called a beat box this […]
MISH – When did you first discover your musical ability, and that you wanted to be an MC? Eddie Brock – I have been creating beats and learning since 02… I was always writing in school but didn’t take it to beats until a few years after I started producing. MISH – Who was your […]
MISH – When did you first know that you wanted to become an Emcee? Bugsy Da God – Well I grew up as an 80s baby listening to all types of music, especially hip hop, and became enamored with it off the gate. There was so much great talent that came on the scene in […]
Nahila S – When and how did you start MCing? Hell Razah – I was about 9 or 10 when I started rapping but I didn’t come out of my shell and start rapping in front of people until I was a teenager. I started because I used to watch my older brother Tray and […]
Nahila S – When and how did you start DJing? Dj Grand Wizard Rasheen – My name is David Roberts aka Grand Wizard Rasheen. In 1976, in Southwest Philly I was 16 years old – I was a dancer with two groups, one was called “Super Bad” with Ray or Grand Slam and the other […]
Nahila S – When and how did you start DJing? Dj Mercury – I am from Albany Ny, the state capital of New York State which is located two hours north of New York City. I first started playing with the records around 1980 I used to use my parents TV and record player combo […]