Alabama Rapper Mance Makall talks Life in Hayneville, Collabs, & Motivation for Making Music

Alabama Rapper Mance Makall talks Life in Hayneville, Collabs, & Motivation for Making Music

"Do what makes you happy in the music never ever listen to the negative learn how to use it to self motivate yourself." @Mance Makall

Mistah Wilson: Y o, Mance M akall! We're honore d to have y ou here with us for this exclus ive interview w ith ThaWils onBlock Magazine! What's been going on wit cha?

Mance Makall: Been working and grinding. Everything is great!

Mistah Wilson: Alabama in tha house, man we gotta s how s ome hospitality. C an you give us a quick back ground on y ourself?

Mance Makall: Ok cool. I'm from a town small town in Lowndes County called Hayneville. Love music since a kid until it turned into a habit.

Mistah Wilson: What w as it like grow ing up in Hay neville and how has it impacted tha artist y ou've grown to be?

Mance Makall: It wasn't easy coming from a place where the re are little who dare to dream and dare to believe but it made me strong as an artists I always felt like I had to go harder and harder I elevated cause people hated.

Mistah Wilson: Ok, we gotta talk music!

We peeped tha mus ic vide o for "Better Way" Ft. Versianna Burks and James Biggs Walker. What message were you try ing to send w ith this project?

Mance Makall: The message was to show the other side of the streets far as the glamour and Hollywood act it's a struggle daily people die daily for trying to make a bette r way but we don't want to its like we got to so showing that no matter what our intentions a re bad things happen to good people and sometimes we do

bad for good wrong for right.

Mistah Wilson: What other current and upcoming projects do y ou have?

Mance Makall: I'm currently working on Diamond in the m ud m y mixtape with the Be tter Way part 2 visual/ movie also a project coming with beat champ I can't tell you m uch more just wait till after D.I.T.M. Mistah Wilson: Who are some artis ts you've worke d with and w ould like to work with?

Mance Makall: I've worked with Slimkuta, Rack House Gator, Ying King James, Lady K, Jook Mr 45, Versianna Burks man many artists I would love to do a track with Starlito or Kevin gates yea those guys are nice.

Mistah Wilson: What ve nues have you performe d at?

Mance Makall: 112 in Atlanta, Skybar that's in Montgomery, B3 bar and grill in Austell GA., the legion in Greenville al. awe man I'll be naming forever but everywhe re I can go I'm there.

Mistah Wilson: What motivates you to write songs?

Mance Makall: My kids, my niece's my nephew's god kids m y cuzzns in them cell blocks and potnaz that are no longer here I do it for those who doubt me fo r those who don't believe yeah.

Mistah Wilson: What 3 songs of yours would y ou highly re commend?

Mance Makall: Awe man mo st defini tely "Bette r Way", "Get Away", and one I'm putting out on m y Diamond in the mud called wake up its more definitely for the hippies lol.

Mistah Wilson: Where can peop le keep up with y ou online?

Mance Makall: Facebook at Mance Makall / Twitter Mance Makall Instagram / Mance Makall also subscribe to my G+ and YouTube Mance Makall.

Mistah Wilson: What p ositive, encour aging words do y ou have for aspir ing musicians?

Mance Makall: Oh yea never give up and grind like you gone die tomorrow. Work wo rk work! Do wha t makes you happy in the music neve r ever listen to the negative learn how to use it to self moti vate yourself.

Mistah Wilson: Y o, Mance M akall! It's been an honor having y ou here w ith us for this exclus ive interview w ith ThaWils onBlock Magazine. It's been re al. If you got any shout outs, let's he ar it ..

Mance Makall: Rack House, Scrilla Divenchy, Tony Kane, my engineer J

Kills, and Bao Pham, Andre Stunts, DG Bravo, my big cuzzn Shoe, Big Homie Elmore, Chris bell for puttn me in business mind state and my best friend fo rtune Smith without her I wouldn't ha ve made it to a lotta shows she's a real one loyal many more man awe so many I'll be naming for life.