[LGBT Interview] Spoken Wordz - Rapper/Poet *Prt 1

Because Your Favourite British Rapper said so....





EvOn: What's Good?

THIS LIFE I LIVE :)

EvOn: Can you give us a quick introduction of yourself for our visitors?

I AM THE ONE THE ONLY SPOKEN WORDZ. THE POET EMCEE. THE MUSICAL REVOLUTIONARY. HIP HOP REINCARNATED...

EvOn: So what's happening with you & the music at the moment?

WELL, I JUST RELEASED MY 5TH INDEPENDENT CD ENTITLED "FOR THE PEOPLE." IT IS A DOUBLE DISC PROJECT. THE FIRST CD FEATURES MY SPOKEN WORD POETRY AND THE SECOND CD IS COMPLETE WITH AUTHENTIC HIP HOP AND SOUL MUSIC. AND YOU CAN SUPPORT YA GIRL BY PURCHASING THE ALBUM FROM MY PAGE. OTHER THAN IM PERFORMING EVERYWHERE I CAN AND ENJOYING THIS LIFE I LIVE CALLED HIP HOP.

EvOn: Are there any plans for any Collabs anytime soon?

YES, DEFINITELY. IM ACTUALLY WORKING ON A BAND PROJECT. I LOVE LIVE MUSIC AND FEEL THAT I WANT TO TAKE MY MUSIC TO A DIFFERENT LEVEL AND GIVE MY FANS A BIGGER SHOW. SO THE BAND IS COMING REAL SOON....LOOK OUT FOR THAT LATER THIS YEAR.

EvOn: When people check out ya music What has the response been like so far?

I AM JUST SO APPRECIATIVE OF ALL THE LOVE I GET FROM SO MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE FROM ALL DIFFERENT WALKS OF LIFE. WHICH IS A BIT SURPRISING FOR ME BEING AN ARTIST WHO IS OPENLY GAY. BUT I FEEL THAT MANY PEOPLE CAN APPRECIATE THE POSITIVITY AS WELL AS THE CREATIVITY I PUT IN MY MUSIC AS WELL AS MY POETRY...SO THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN ALL LOVE FOR THE MOST PART. OF COURSE...HATERS WILL ALWAYS BE IN EXISTENCE LOL BUT THEY ONLY MOTIVATE ME.

EvOn: what inspires you to make ya tracks?

MY ROOTS. MY PEOPLE. MY HOOD. MY LIFE. MY POLITICS. MY LOVE....

EvOn: what's the Gay hip hop scene like in the US?

ITS ACTUALLY IN MY OPINION JUST STARTING TO TAKE FORM AND MAKE WAVES. MORE GAY HIP HOP ARTISTS ARE BREAKING INTO THE SCENE AND IM LOVING IT. I JUST WISH THAT WE AS A COMMUNITY WOULD EMBRACE OUR ARTISTS MORE AND SUPPORT THOSE THAT HAVE THE COURAGE TO BE THEMSELVES.

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EvOn: How Hard is it to make it in this industry as a female Rapper, and is being Gay important to sale your music or should you keep ya sexuality to your selfs?

MAKING IT IN THE INDUSTRY AS A FEMALE EMCEE IS DEFINITELY A CHALLENGE. FEMALE EMCEES HAVE BEEN TYPE CASTED TO ONLY MAKE MUSIC ABOUT SEX AND MATERIALISM. FEMALE EMCEES ARE NOT KNOWN TO HAVE SUBSTANCE IN THEIR RHYMES AND THATS THE PERCEPTION THAT I AM TRYING TO CHANGE. ONE BEING OPEN ABOUT THEIR SEXUALITY IS UP TO THAT ARTIST. ITS ABOUT THE ART TO ME. BEING GAY DOESNT MAKE YOU A GREAT OR BAD ARTIST...ITS YOUR ARTFUL EXPRESSION THAT MATTERS MOST. BUT WITH THAT SAID...BEING OUT IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY HAS ITS SHORT COMINGS...JUST AS BEING OUT IN LIFE DOES.

EvOn: Are there any other artists from the US/UK or from the gay scene that we should be looking out for right now?

THERE ARE MANY ARTISTS OUT THERE TO LOOK OUT FOR. TOO MANY TO NAME ACTUALLY, BUT MANY OF THEM ARE FEATURED ON MY NEW CD :)

EvOn: If you wasn't making music what do you think you would be doing right now?

MAKING MUSIC IS ALL I WOULD EVER DO. WITHOUT THAT...I WOULD NOT BE. MUSIC IS ME.

EvOn: How important do you think it is for new artist’s to know their history and appreciate the different elements of Hiphop even if they don’t partake in them?

I THINK THAT IS ABSOLUTELY CRUCIAL. YOU CANT MAKE HISTORY WITHOUT KNOWING YOUR HISTORY. YOUR ROOTS CAN BE VERY INFLUENTIAL TO YOUR BEING. WITHOUT KNOWING YOUR ROOTS....HOW CAN YOU TRULY KNOW YOURSELF AS AN ARTIST? YOU CANT REALLY APPRECIATE THE MUSIC FOR WHAT IT REALLY IS AND PROPERLY REPRESENT THE ART FORM. THATS WHATS MISSING IN TODAY'S SO CALLED HIP HOP.

EvOn: any final words / shoutouts before we finish?

SHOUT OUT TO MY FANS! YOU GUYS ARE MY INSPIRATION. ALSO, PLEASE VOTE FOR YA GIRL ON PHILLYHIPHOPAWARDS.COM. THIS YEAR I HAVE BEEN NOMINATED FOR BEST FEMALE ARTIST AND BEST POET. FAM SHOW LOVE!



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