welcome to watchmojo.com i’m your host dave and today we’re talking to hip hop
dave and today we’re talking to hip hop
dave and today we’re talking to hip hop recording artist and harmonica player
recording artist and harmonica player
recording artist and harmonica player bad news brown why don’t you take me
bad news brown why don’t you take me
bad news brown why don’t you take me back to the beginnings where it all
back to the beginnings where it all
back to the beginnings where it all started well i was born in haiti and i
started well i was born in haiti and i
started well i was born in haiti and i didn’t stay in haiti for a very long
didn’t stay in haiti for a very long
didn’t stay in haiti for a very long time most of my other brothers and
time most of my other brothers and
time most of my other brothers and sisters were from orphanages and stuff
sisters were from orphanages and stuff
sisters were from orphanages and stuff and my family were the ones that opened
and my family were the ones that opened
and my family were the ones that opened the adoptions from canada to haiti they
the adoptions from canada to haiti they
the adoptions from canada to haiti they successfully got over a thousand six
successfully got over a thousand six
successfully got over a thousand six hundred and some other families and
hundred and some other families and
hundred and some other families and children out of the slums of haiti think
children out of the slums of haiti think
children out of the slums of haiti think upon us what were some of your
upon us what were some of your
upon us what were some of your influences growing up what kind of hip
influences growing up what kind of hip
influences growing up what kind of hip hop did you listen to probably my first
hop did you listen to probably my first
hop did you listen to probably my first hip-hop CDs were like Public Enemy rock
hip-hop CDs were like Public Enemy rock
hip-hop CDs were like Public Enemy rock am Karis one I wasn’t planning on
am Karis one I wasn’t planning on
am Karis one I wasn’t planning on becoming a hip hop artist Norah I’m
becoming a hip hop artist Norah I’m
becoming a hip hop artist Norah I’m Monica player I don’t read the right
Monica player I don’t read the right
Monica player I don’t read the right music when I first came in with Raj was
music when I first came in with Raj was
music when I first came in with Raj was a big hip-hop vibe it was old school it
a big hip-hop vibe it was old school it
a big hip-hop vibe it was old school it was there was d’Epinay or was he was
was there was d’Epinay or was he was
was there was d’Epinay or was he was fresh you know there was a different
fresh you know there was a different
fresh you know there was a different vibe of different culture in a sense you
vibe of different culture in a sense you
vibe of different culture in a sense you know what end up happening is I just
know what end up happening is I just
know what end up happening is I just started listening to it and I got
started listening to it and I got
started listening to it and I got consumed by the love of hip-hop I guess
consumed by the love of hip-hop I guess
consumed by the love of hip-hop I guess you never say oh no at what point did
you never say oh no at what point did
you never say oh no at what point did the harmonica come into it when did you
the harmonica come into it when did you
the harmonica come into it when did you pick it up I used to rap freestyle
pick it up I used to rap freestyle
pick it up I used to rap freestyle battles and do all that back in the days
battles and do all that back in the days
battles and do all that back in the days and I realized that everybody was a
and I realized that everybody was a
and I realized that everybody was a rapper so I realized i was still in a
rapper so I realized i was still in a
rapper so I realized i was still in a rat race you know i decided to step out
rat race you know i decided to step out
rat race you know i decided to step out of the zone and step out of this thing
of the zone and step out of this thing
of the zone and step out of this thing called society in my own little
called society in my own little
called society in my own little depression started playing a harmonica
depression started playing a harmonica
depression started playing a harmonica forefront
this lady I don’t know where it came up
this lady I don’t know where it came up to me at midnight like 1130 in middle of
to me at midnight like 1130 in middle of
to me at midnight like 1130 in middle of Timbuktu where I waiting for a bus and
Timbuktu where I waiting for a bus and
Timbuktu where I waiting for a bus and she’s telling me all my grandfather used
she’s telling me all my grandfather used
she’s telling me all my grandfather used to played harmonica and unfortunately
to played harmonica and unfortunately
to played harmonica and unfortunately you know I used to I used to kind of
you know I used to I used to kind of
you know I used to I used to kind of beat that bad kid in that sense you know
beat that bad kid in that sense you know
beat that bad kid in that sense you know so normally older people wouldn’t walk
so normally older people wouldn’t walk
so normally older people wouldn’t walk up to me at midnight in the dark when
up to me at midnight in the dark when
up to me at midnight in the dark when I’m wearing hoodie and stuff like that
I’m wearing hoodie and stuff like that
I’m wearing hoodie and stuff like that so I realized that this thing is like it
so I realized that this thing is like it
so I realized that this thing is like it could connect people just to sound so I
could connect people just to sound so I
could connect people just to sound so I started right away dropping beat boxes
started right away dropping beat boxes
started right away dropping beat boxes with it and then trying to make it do
with it and then trying to make it do
with it and then trying to make it do some hip-hop stuff and I ended up
some hip-hop stuff and I ended up
some hip-hop stuff and I ended up playing in the street and in the metro
playing in the street and in the metro
playing in the street and in the metro and that’s how I ended up happening it
and that’s how I ended up happening it
and that’s how I ended up happening it was just a fluke people tripped out and
was just a fluke people tripped out and
was just a fluke people tripped out and I ran with it and I’m saying I don’t
I ran with it and I’m saying I don’t
I ran with it and I’m saying I don’t want nobody to take that spot from me
want nobody to take that spot from me
want nobody to take that spot from me you know me so I just ran with it
so tell me about the new album talk
so tell me about the new album talk about maybe some of the producers
about maybe some of the producers
about maybe some of the producers working with scratch bastard big
working with scratch bastard big
working with scratch bastard big shout-out to scratch bastard I did two
shout-out to scratch bastard I did two
shout-out to scratch bastard I did two joints for him whereas I use him as lead
joints for him whereas I use him as lead
joints for him whereas I use him as lead vocalist as I we say fuck the main
vocalist as I we say fuck the main
vocalist as I we say fuck the main producer on album is a hey peg bean and
producer on album is a hey peg bean and
producer on album is a hey peg bean and then we got dirt works we got para fino
then we got dirt works we got para fino
then we got dirt works we got para fino these are like people that I grew up
these are like people that I grew up
these are like people that I grew up with people that I’ve known for a long
with people that I’ve known for a long
with people that I’ve known for a long time that I respect the music I respect
time that I respect the music I respect
time that I respect the music I respect their art and so I want to go check that
their art and so I want to go check that
their art and so I want to go check that instead of going to pay people big bucks
instead of going to pay people big bucks
instead of going to pay people big bucks for just for the name when I could get
for just for the name when I could get
for just for the name when I could get the same product from my my mountain
the same product from my my mountain
the same product from my my mountain circle really I just matched everything
circle really I just matched everything
circle really I just matched everything together and try to make it as
together and try to make it as
together and try to make it as commercial as possible but as raw as
commercial as possible but as raw as
commercial as possible but as raw as possible for me just to still have fun
possible for me just to still have fun
possible for me just to still have fun while I’m doing my thing and it’s my
while I’m doing my thing and it’s my
while I’m doing my thing and it’s my first album so I’m not expecting to
first album so I’m not expecting to
first album so I’m not expecting to become Michael Jackson and I’m like that
become Michael Jackson and I’m like that
become Michael Jackson and I’m like that you know saying but I’m definitely
you know saying but I’m definitely
you know saying but I’m definitely hoping to have a career in this game and
hoping to have a career in this game and
hoping to have a career in this game and then go on for a long time and play
then go on for a long time and play
then go on for a long time and play music have fun meet people in a sense
music have fun meet people in a sense
music have fun meet people in a sense part you know say thank you very much
part you know say thank you very much
part you know say thank you very much bad news brown take it easy bro
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