Featured artist: HANI SIEGE - WELCOME TO THE FLAME….
Below is a short interview with the upcoming underground artist HANI SIEGE.
How did you decide to become an artist?
HANI SIEGE: THIS STARTED OUT AS A HOBBY TO PASS TIME AND IT BECAME AN OBSESSION AND IT UNLOCKED A PASSION AND LOVE FOR REAL HIP HOP AND LYRICS AND HOOKS BEING WITTY OR TRUTHFUL JUST BEING ME A YOUNG DUDE FROM BROOKLYN BROWNSVILLE AND WANTING TO SEE MY NAME IN LIGHTS AND GIVING BACK BECAUSE IT’S MORE YOUNG GUYS OUT HERE WANTING WHAT I’VE BEEN AFTER SINCE I WAS 15 YEARS OLD AND I’M STILL GRINDING PUTTING OUT MIX TAPES SOMETIMES DOING SHOWS MAKING BEATS WRITING NEW MATERIAL I EAT SLEEP AND DRINK HIP HOP IT’S ME AND WHAT I’M GOOD AT AND WAS BORN TO DO.
BE YOURSELF…NEVER DICK RIDE OR DUPLICATE SOMEONE ELSES SOUND…IF YOU DONT BELIEVE IT..HOW CAN ANYONE ELSE?
What about concerts? Do you play live?
YES I DO AND I HAVE I PERFORMED IN A CONCERT AT A SMALL VENUE
Best punchline you ever wrote?
IM ONE OF THE ILLEST THAT YOU NEVER MET BEFORE..I WRECK EM ALL MY METAPHORS HARD AS METAL DOORS!!!
What are you currently working on? Did you release something in the past?
CURRENTLY IM WORKING ON MY NEW MIXTAPE ”FLAWLESS VICTORY” WHICH IS SOLELY PRODUCED BY ME UNDER MY PRODUCTION COMPANY ”AKHSTAR MUSIC’ AND I ALSO AM CEO AND CO-OWNER OF MY OWN LABEL ”FROM THE BOTTOM MUSIC” ALIONG SIDE MY BEST FRIEND FRANK”AVE” DALEY AND WE HAVE ONE OTHER ARTIST SIGNED TO THE LABEL HIS NAME IS MOET MANE HE IS A PRODUCER,SONGR WRITER AND ALL OUT FLAME SPITTA AS WE ALL ARE AT FTB MUSIC. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY RELASED 3 MIXTAPES ONLINE ENTIELD, FLAME1&2 AND M.I.L.(MUSIC IS LIFE) THEYRE IN MY OPINION UNDERGROUND CLASSICS! LITERALLY SOME OF THE BEST MUSIC YOUVE NEVER HEARD. I ALSO RELEASED A FEW YOU TUBE VIDEOS WHERE I MASSACRED OTHER ARTIST BEATS SO RIP TO THOSE BEATS:)… IM A NEW CLASSIC I GOT MY OWN WAVE OWN SOUND OWN BRAND AND WITH THE RIGHT OPPORTUNITY AND PLATFORM TO SHOWCASE IM NOT A STAR IN THE MAKING IM A STAR THAT WAS BORN AND A SUPERSTAR IN THE MAKING..I AM THE FLAME …I AM FIRE IN THE FLESH..I AM HANI SIEGE!!
Last but not least: Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
I WOULD SIGN A LABEL DEAL NOT AS AN ARTIST. i WILL OWN MY OWN MUSIC MY NAME MY BRAND AND MY MASTERS. THE PROS ARE WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION AND MILLION DOLLAR BUDGETS. THE CONS ARE THE POTENTIAL RISK OF LOSING YOUR IDENTITY AS AN ARTIST OR BECON G THE ”PRODUCT OF THE MACHINE” AND INDUSRY BIG LABEL PUPPET WITH NO SUBSTANCE JUST MUSIC THAT MAKES MONEY. STILL IN ALL YOU HAVE TO DAANCE WITH THE DEVIL IF YOU WANNA DELA IN THE WORLD SO I STILL THINK A MAJOR IS AND ALWAYS SHOULD BE A GOAL AS ANA ARTIST JUST LEARN THE GAME SO YOU DONT GET RAPED. IGNORANCE IS THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPON OF THE OPPRESSOR HENCE WHY THE PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD..FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Any last words?
SHOUT OUT! TO MY HOMETOWN N.Y.C BROOKLYN IS THE BOROUGH BROWNSVILLE IS THE HOOD LEGION STREET PITKIN AVE. MY FAM IN TILDEN,PINK HOUSES, EAST N.Y., BED-STUY, CROWN HEIGHTS U.K. AND SOUTH LONDON, JAMAICA W.I,
SALLY’S, TO MY JERSEY BROS SHOUT LINDEN, NEWARK, ELIZABETH AND E.O. TO MY BROTHA MY LEFT HAND MY PARTNER AVE. SHOUT TO EVERYONE ELSE WHO HAS BEEN SLEEPING ON ME.
Where can we contact you?
HANI SIEGE: MY FACEBOOK HANI SIEGE
Thank you for your time. We wish you and your career the success it deserves.
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This interview was done by Amanda Aselia, a long time blogger and entertainment journalist specialized in the underground hip hop music field.
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