Chris Mills Demencha Magazine Since Steddy P came back to his hometown of Kansas City after attending college at the University of Missouri in Columbia, his IndyGround crew hasn’t quite yet reached the level of an INnatesounds Crew or Soul Providers…as far as the fickle Kansas City music scene is concerned, at least. We even heard whispers at a local hip hop show or two which seemed to question Steddy’s deserving of opening up for Reflection Eternal a couple of months back. Hell, the person writing this right now told Steddy personally that he wasn’t feeling any of the three records that Steddy had released until this point. That’s all about to change. On September 11, 2009, Steddy will officially release his new album, Style Like Mind, at the Record Bar in Westport to introduce the new record to fans and naysayers alike. This show will commence the Style Like Mind tour which sees Steddy hitting fifteen cities in seven different states, mostly West of the Mississippi (with the exception of Belleville, Illinois, Chicago and Columbus). Those cynics in particular, need to wrap their heads around the fact that Steddy’s been touring for a hot minute, has a razor sharp business sense and takes this rap shit “very fuckin’ seriously.” “In KC,“ Steddy begins, “I’ve noticed that a lot of people have trouble coming out and saying that
they’re a fan of somebody. There are people in this city that would rather bring somebody down rather than give them a compliment. Cool. That’s your prerogative…I figure, why tear something down that’s so small in the first place? The way that I embrace my (musicianship), I think is totally different than other people here. It’s been responsible for me paying bills and time off and time on, I’ve been just a musician, doing gigs to support myself. People here in Kansas City don’t know what the fuck that’s about. A lot of them don’t. I’m glad that I’m here, because I’m helping cats get out. I (tell other artists), “This is feasible. You can do this.” I swear to God you can. If I’m doing it, these people can do it.” Steddy insists that at one recent point during his rap career, he was actually drawing bigger crowds in St. Louis than in Kansas City, though he says that has proved to be untrue within the past 12 months or so. He nearly bounced out of Missouri entirely to link up with his good friend Approach in California, but stayed here because he wanted the graces of Kansas City’s hip hop faction. With this new record, Style Like Mind, he’s well on his way to doing just that. Ditching the traditionally boring beats and “real
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