Friday, 21 April 2017
ALBUM REVIEW: CHRON BURGUNDY X HUCK FINN- NEW RAP CITY. EP
Rapper Chron Burgundy formally known as Foul-Play of Sounds Intense decided to collaborate with Huck Finn and dropped their highly anticipated EP titled: New Rap City. Infinite Hip-Hop has been following Chron Burgundy's work and this is one of the few artist who has grown in the art form, from early days with Sounds Intense till his latest project this artist has shown consistency and has proven to be an all rounder... After giving the new tape a spin, Infinite Hip-Hop gives New Rap City Five stars for consistency, creativity, production and overall mixtape construction... Infinite Hip-Hip salutes you and the entire Titus track family!
(NEW RAP CITY ZIP)
ALBUM REVIEW: CHRON BURGUNDY X HUCK FINN- NEW RAP CITY. EP
Rapper Chron Burgundy formally known as Foul-Play of Sounds Intense decided to collaborate with Huck Finn and dropped their highly anticipated EP titled: New Rap City. Infinite Hip-Hop has been following Chron Burgundy's work and this is one of the few artist who has grown in the art form, from early days with Sounds Intense till his latest project this artist has shown consistency and has proven to be an all rounder... After giving the new tape a spin, Infinite Hip-Hop gives New Rap City Five stars for consistency, creativity, production and overall mixtape construction... Infinite Hip-Hip salutes you and the entire Titus track family!
(NEW RAP CITY ZIP)
Wednesday, 19 April 2017
Friday, 14 April 2017
THE FLOOD SPEAKS ABOUT GROWING UP IN ALBUQUERQUE, THE ALL STARS OF INFAMY ALBUM AND A GLIMPSE OF THEIR 2017..
Baamogetswe: Yo, peace fam What’s good? Would like to start off by giving thanks for the opportunity to have this interview with you fellas, its much appreciated..
Throwbak; Yo what's good Baamo, We'd also
like to thank you for reaching out and giving us a chance to answer a few
questions for you.
Kuma: Word thanks for having us man.
Baamogetswe: Can you each just give me a
brief description of where you guys are from, where you grew up etc..
Throwbak: Yeah no doubt, we're coming
out of Albuquerque, New Mexico (US) the biggest city in our state. I'm
originally from Albuquerque
Kuma: I was born in Southeast Los Angeles,
lived there till I was eight years old, Moved to northern New Mexico for about
14 years, Then I moved to Albuquerque in 2001.
Baamogetswe: How was it like growing
up in that area? Did your upbringing somehow have an influence on your love for
the culture?
Throwbak: My upbringing was far from bad,
but it wasn't the easiest coming from a single parent home with just me and my
mother for so many years. Overall Albuquerque
Kuma: Oh man, yes. Hiphop was alive and
well in southeast L.A.
My older brother was in a gang, and I
wanted to be like him by tagging their name all over the place. (I got caught) I
think because of this I later became a graff writer. My older brothers always
had the freshest mixtapes to hit the streets, and had banging car systems. So,
hiphop was all around me
Baamogetswe: Okay so The Flood consists
of? Can you guys explain your individual roles within the group..
Throwbak: Actively I'd say The Flood
consists of Kuma (Producer/Beatmaker, MC, DJ,) Throwbak (MC), Hate The
Pessimist (MC), and DJ Presais (DJ)
Kuma: Word there are in-active members that
we still consider an extended family as well. Me, Throwback, Hate and Dj
Presais are holding down the squad now.
Baamogetswe: How did you guys meet
and what point did you decided to work together?
Throwbak: Kuma and I had connected
around 2011/2012. We met through our boy Joe Gee, shortly after we became
friends and shared the same love and interest in the music. After some amount
of time of working and vibing in the studio, Kuma and Joe begin pushing tryina
get me in a group we were heavily involved in at the time called the
"Dezert Banditz". Eventually I was initiated and we
began laying down collabs here and there, working as a collective,
and rocking shows, opening up for some big names in the underground scene.
Kuma: Right. A lot of Flood members
actually were rivals in the beginning, but after our battles we eventually
joined forces.
Baamogetswe: Apparently there was a
The Flood before that didn’t consist of Throwbak, can you tell us a little
about that? what happened to the previous members?
Throwbak: I'll let Kuma elaborate and
expand on that one for you.
Kuma: The Flood was founded in 2001 by Ray
Syfe and me. We had been rhyming since high school. We finally got equipment
and started making demos in my mom’s old basement which we called The Kave. To
this day we still call it that and the name of our label is Kave Productions.
We had a few other members join throughout
the years, like DJ Sho-nuff, Kintaro Grymes, Dr. UNK and Eric James They have
all decided to pursue other ventures in their life, but are always welcome
back.
Baamogetswe: I seem to ask this
question in all my interviews to try and establish where the artists love for
the culture came from. What is it that you heard or saw that made you decide
"yo, fuck it, you wanna be a rapper"
Throwbak: Let me preface this answer by
reminding you all. I'm a young cat I'm 23 years old, born in 1994, so before I
really started digging in the crates of the pioneers and legends from the 80's
and 90's which I'm more heavily influenced by today. I had what was in front of
me at a young age. My first vivid memory was around 4 or 5 when I saw
"Party Up (Up In Here)" video by DMX, shit was bananas to me. I was
hooked ever since. Shortly after I started listening to more and more rap
Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, NORE, Wu Tang, Biggie Smalls, etc.
Kuma: Yea Throwbak is an old soul. He
impressed me when I learned of his hiphop knowledge at his age at the time.
I used to watch the movie Breakin 2 all the
time as a kid, I wanted to be a b-boy. I fell in love with the culture, the
style. I always try to dress like Ozone from that movie. I sometimes listen to
that soundtrack to remember the love I had and have for hiphop.
We would always try to rap as kids. My
older cousins in L.A.
Baamogetswe Before we get into what
you guys are working on this year, i would like to find out from you who you
fucking with right know, what artists are in your top five currently?
Throwbak: My current top is Daniel Son,
Conway, Roc Marciano, King Magnetic & Meyhem Lauren
All Time: Nas, Biggie, Method Man, Styles
P, and Big L
Kuma: I stick with the legends too. Nas,
Inspectah Deck, Guru, Necro, Kool G. Rap.
Of coarse it too hard to name everyone I
listen to. There’s too many to name! Haha
Baamogetswe: I assume these are
artists you’ve either worked with or aspire to in the future?
Throwbak: Yeah no doubt. Thankfully so far
we've been fortunate enough to have tracks with King Magnetic and Daniel Son.
Kuma's got a beat on that Everything Happens For A Reason. "Drunk Right
Now, Go peep that
Kuma: Word, Yes we’ve been blessed enough
to have had those chances. Ive recorded Keith Murray, King Magnetic, Cappadonna
and even had Necro over to my studio. Shit is un-real.
Baamogetswe, So fellas can you tell
us a bit about what your working on currently and can we expect a project dropping
this year? Any special features on singles we need to look out for?
Throwbak: The next big release is The All
Stars Of Infamy Album which we're aiming for a May release date. This is some
of our best work to date, the production, beat selection, rhymes, guest spots,
scratches, samples, everything is on point. This album's gonna be a big game
changer. A lot of work and time was put into this project. As far as cameos
this one's loaded. We have features from Ras Kass, King Magnetic, Pawz One, and
Gutzilla with a couple little suprises on the side. Kuma and I also have
dropped a few singles lately which you can peep on soundcloud and have a few
more in store including solo and Flood EP's in the works.
As far as catching us live in the city
we've roc'd stages at multiple venues, mostly in the downtown area. We will
definitely have plenty shows booked when this next album drops, and we're
always looking to open up for the illest names in the underground. Maybe Kuma
can expand on that a bit more.
Kuma: Word, it feels like just the
beginning. The beats are getting doper and the rhymes sharper. Were reaching
out to our favorite artists and getting our props. The new projects are
absolutely bananas! Its like were making the music we’ve always wanted to hear.
Baamogetswe: For those in and around
your area who would like to catch Throwbak and Kuma rocking live on stage,
where can they catch you fellas?
Kuma: We’re all over this city. You can
catch us doing shows at leaset every few months. Now that we have a project,
the tour is next.
Baamogetswe Ive noticed you guys have
a very different sound yo, if you were to describe it for me in one word, what
would that word be??
Throwbak: Dungeon/Major-League
Kuma: Hiphop
Baamogetswe, We appreciate the effort
of this interview fellas and we hope it helps get your art out to countries
even further than South Africa, we hope it helps you find your fans so infinite
hip-hop would like to give a shout out to you guys for the opportunity, are there
any special shout outs and big ups you would like to give out??
Thowbak: No doubt Baamo, once again thank you. I just
wanna shout out all the real MC's, bloggers, producers, beat-makers, DJ's,
fans, etc. keeping the culture alive and not eating up the bullshit the media
tries to feed you. Shout out all the homies and collaborators, Joseph Gee, Hate
The Pessimist, Rome Sais
"A-yo, you must be buggin', B you
ain't even let me say what's up to my hoes"
"Oh yeah, we gotta say what's up to
the hoes, man"
Kuma: Thanks for this opportunity. Like you
said we will find our fans with some help. I think there’s a demographic that
would eat this shit up. Peace to all the lifers, hiphop heads that keep doing
this for the love. Who aren’t dissuaded by commercialism. Let’s keep this
culture alive and strong.
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