[The Music Bully Hip-Hop Artist of the Week Interview] T.Parris AKA Young Marvin Gaye *NYC

EvOn: what's Good?

Everything ...Life Is A Struggle, However It All Depends On How You look At It...I Always Find Beauty..In Misfortune Its The Number 1 Motivation Besides Family

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

 Well Right Now We Are On The Campaign For " Dreams " ...Dreams Is The First Single Off The Forth Coming EP " A Note On Ya Dresser "...This Is My City Dreams Is A Very Powerful Song Produced By Dj Vega Benetton..And Written By Myself. It Embodies The Plight Of The Youth, The Ancestors, The People Of The Inner City..Dr. King Lead Off With The I Have A Dream Speech..And Im Just Playing My Part By Reiterating His Sentiments. This Is Hip Hop And Of Course My Version Is A Bit More Edgy ...

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

 People Wanna Put Me Back In The Time Period Of The Pioneers...I've Been Told I Am Rakim All Over Again..And To Me That Is The Ultimate Compliment..Rakim Is Known To Us As The God Emcee..The Hightest Of The High..Im Not Sayin I Believe Im God..But I Am Sayin I Have The Power Of God Within Me..And Others See It..Minus The Religious Connection...Its Spiritual..Its Real..Its Neccesary

EvOn: What or who got you started in Hip-Hop & Why?

I Was Born Into This..I Come From The Era Of Suede Pumas, Cazels, V Bombers, Shell Toe Adidas,
Grand Master Flash, Melly Mel, Cold Crush Brothers , Run Dmc..The Beginning..So When I Awoke In Life Thats What Was Goin On..I Followed Suite..I Played My Part..Studied My Lessons..Did The Knowledge..I Was Lucky Enough To Know That This Generation Too Would Lead The World...And I Am Here To Do What Has Been Asked Of Me...I Dont Do This For The Cars, Women, Jewlery..I Dont Even Do It To Be Mentioned As The Best..While All Those Things Are Blessings..My Plight Is To Be Mentioned As One Of If Not The Most Prolific Writers Of Our Time..I Use Hip Hop As My Tool Because Again This Is The Language Of The World...I Have A Beautiful Story To Tell And Its Not Just My Story..Its The Story Of The Child Who Lived The " Inner City Blues "

EvOn: What makes a "Real" Hip-Hop Mean?

Hip Hop Is Real When Its Unbiased.. You Cant Tell A Story That Only Consists Of Accomplishments..Like Some " Rappers " Like To Talk About All The Women They've Slept With..Never Tell The Story Of The Women Who Hurt Them..And How She Inspired The Promiscuous Behavior He ( Rapper ) Glorifies.. Im Not Pointing A Finger Nor Am I Here To " Preach "...I Just Feel In Order For Something Or Someone To Be Considered " Real "..There Has To Be An Opporunity For The Audience/Viewer To See You Or It In A Time Of Peril.." Judge Me Not By My Accomplishments..But What I Do In A Time Of Despair "

EvOn: What inspires you to write?

I Get Inspired By Life..When I Listen To Music I Try To Paint A Picture About Things We Can Relate To..Sometimes Abstract But For The Most Part Im Tryna Find A Way To Express Myself Creatively..And So Im Inspired By Helpin Others Get Through Similar Issues, Helpin Others To Become Who They Wanna Be, Instilling Discipline In The Minds Of Men, And The Importance Of Being A " Woman " To Females..This To Me Is Life..Its All Bout Growth..Some People Teach, Some Research I Paint Pictures With Words

EvOn: what do you want to achive with your music?

I Wanna Be Mentioned As One Of If Not The Most Prolific Writer...I Wanna Accomplish Things That Havent Even Been Thought Of...Hip Hop Has Done So Much For The World, For People Of Color I Feel A Burning Desire To Contribute To It..

EvOn: What is your best ever Hip-Hop Track you ever wrote/recorded & Why?

I Cant Say The Best Ever..That Would Be Me Having To Take Sides...My Music Is Like Family..Some Songs Fulfill Different Voids In My Life At That Time..For Example A Song Like " The Message "..Is A Very Very Powerful Song ..In The Chorus I Say ( Riding In The Back With The Shotty Tucked Low On Some Black Power Shit If You Feel Me Lets Go..) Thas How I Feel Sometimes...That Whole Black Panther Party..I Think That Was Amazin..Then I Make A Song Called " A Mother Like You " In Which I Say ( You Was There From The Start Im The Soul You My Heart Mommy Up And Left This Shit Is Tearing Me Apart ) Im Talkin To My Grandmother...But Thas Me Sayin I Know What It Is To Be A Child Raised By His/Her Grandparents But , You See Them As Mom And Or Dad..How Many People Make Those Kinda Songs?? I Can Go Left Field Do A " Dreams " In Which I Place Myself In The Shoes Of Everybody..I Dream..You Dream..We All Dream... So Id Have To Say there Is No Best They Are All Special For Special Reasons.. I Wouldnt Pick My Brother Over My Sister..I Just Consider Them Family..As For My Music Its All My Music

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

Honestly I Dont Like To Think About That..I Lived A Hard Life..And While I May Have Accomplished Alot..I Feel That I Coulda Turned Out Different..But It Didnt..And I Just Wanna Be Thankful For What I Do Have...Sometimes We Get Lost In The What Coulda Happend..It Didnt And Instead Of Tryna Get That Back Im On A Plight To Get More..So Im Really Blessed To Be Doin What Im Doin Right Now..

EvOn: What does Hip-hop Mean to you?

To Me Hip Hop Means Expression..The Way We Walk , Talk , Dress, Its All Our Expression..Like Any Other Culture We Now Have A Voice And Its About Using It..Expression Isn't Always Verbal..So Get Out There And Express Ya Self The Best Way You Know How ..Thats Hip Hop...In An Authentic Way Though..lol Lets Not Step Outta Bounds




EvOn: Top 5 Hip-Hop Albums?

 illmatic reasonable doubt Paid In Full Money Power Respect Aquemani

EvOn: Top 5 Hip-Hop Singles?

King Of Rock Juicy One Mic Dear Mama Dreams

EvOn: Top 5 Mcs?

 Rakim Nas Kane B.I.G Krs one

EvOn: Top 5 Female MC's?

Lauryn HIll Foxy Brown Mc Lyte Lil Kim Shawnna

EvOn: Most Memorable Hip-hop Video & wHY?

King Of Rock Run DMC... Thas Where It Got Interesting For Me..To See Run Just Doin Him On The Stage Was Inspiring..I Always Felt Run Was One Of The Few..Nobody Could Ever Touch..And He Wasnt Even The Nicest Of My Favs..But His Showmanship Is Impeccable..lol Do You Remember Krush Groove..Just After He And His Bro Get Into It..And He Goes On Stage.." I Want You To Know One Mother Fucking Thing "..This Is " My House "...Woooooah! U Gotta Love It

EvOn: Most Influentiual Hip-Hop Track & Why?

Dear Mama..This Song Was Like A Young Male Apoligizin For All Of The Pain And Agony He Caused His Moms..We As Young Men Go Through A Lot, But We Will Never Know What It Is To Be The Mother Who Made This All Possible..And So In The Word Of Pac To All The Mothers Across The World " You Are Appreciated...Dear Mama "

EvOn: Have you heard of any UK Rappers or Tracks, if so who is ya fave?

Not Many But I Have Done Work With Dj Ames, And Also Sandy Solo Both From The UK

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?

Very Important You Cant Get To Where Your Goin If You Dont Have Knowledge Of The Journey Prior To You...People Take Lil Things For Granted And History Is One Of Them..However If You Learn To Incorporate The Past While You Pursue Ya Goal ..You Can Learn From The Mistakes Others Have Made , And Also Gain Other Insights By Paying Attention To History And Other Elements Of Hip Hop

EvOn: Any final words / shoutouts before we finish?

I Wanna First Thank You For The Opportunity..I Found This To Be Very Interesting..I Would Like To Give A Shout Out To The Uk, And All The Hip Hop Aritst Overseas, Of Course The United States Of America , My Phamily M.E.N/PPG, Blackout, The New Nu York, Microphonebully, GryndMobb,Everyone Who Supports T.Parris And To Every Ghetto Across America We Must All Continue To " Dream "

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