Nayomi: You aren’t far from it. I have heard several of your songs and I am blown away. You are bringing that real raw Hip Hop where your skills are definitely appreciated. Steis: Thank you.
play my music when I can just put it on You Tube?
Nayomi: What is your opinion of some of the Hip Hop music being played on the radio currently? Steis: To be honest my opinion is that it’s Nayomi: So how would you describe your just different time. I hear some of the flack style of Hip Hop? the younger generation gets and a lot of it is Steis: I would describe it as very versatile. valid. The younger generation feels that the My flow can go on a lot of different beats or older generation is hating on them. I actually rhythms. Every verse I do is catered to that like some of the music. Even guys like Lil’ beat. My style is relatable to everyone. You have guys talking about how they sold drugs Uzi. I can’t listen to the whole catalog but I and how many people they shot. I try to keep like a few songs. Overall where they are lacking is just in the creativity department my content very relatable. and Its clear. For example, when I came up Nayomi: That is very admirable of you. What in music, there was Beanie Sigel. There couldn’t be another Beanie Sigel it was issues have you faced getting your music impossible. I remember when Shyne came played on the radio? out and people said he sounded like Biggie Steis: This whole movement that I’m trying and he dealt with that it was difficult at first. to do has a lot of the trials and tribulations that I have had as an artist getting songs played on the radio. It wasn’t from the stand That was the ultimate no no.. You couldn’t call yourself an artist and come out sounding point of musical quality. There is a lot of like somebody else. In today’s music, you politics involved with trying to get music played. I have had people promoting me and can sound like anyone; you can sound identical to someone. You can take their style of the feedback was that they couldn’t play my how they dress and take their whole format music because they (the public) wanted to and copy it and its cool, its ok. If you listen to hear “Turn Up” music. Steis doesn’t make songs today it’s absolutely no concept. None that. All it told me was that I needed to get of the lines connect to the next one. It’s Like my music out. It’s just real political. DJ s they can start talking about one thing and want you to pay them to play the music. I then jump on to a totally different topic. know a lot of people will pay to have their I think some of the artists such as Lil Wayne music played. It still goes on today and and Jay Z may be responsible for that. They sometimes the DJ is paid with something else such as drugs and other things. All it told always say they don’t write down anything and now this new generation of rappers me was that I needed to get my music out aren’t writing or creating, they are just going myself. Everybody has their own fan bases in a recording booth just saying whatever. especially the DJ’s so if you don’t fit in that Everybody doesn’t have the talent to “free mold, then your music is not getting played. style” and have it make sense but everyone Does it mean that it’s not good? No. It just does it. Jay Z did it because he is a specially means that their listeners don’t want hear it. The Internet gave me new life. You can go to gifted person. social media; You Tube is that platform for Nayomi: I agree. There is no creativity and new music. No other platform is used more no one wants to be their own person. Let’s that You Tube. People want to press and talk about your music videos. I have watched play what they want to hear. Why should I have to run to a radio station begging them to a few of them and I see where Pooch Hall
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