Featured artist: Barrage aka Mr.Rollsomethin - A true hip hop head
Below is a short interview with the upcoming underground artist Barrage aka Mr.Rollsomethin.
How did you decide to become an artist?
Barrage aka Mr.Rollsomethin: I became an artist in 97 after some street beef and in like 15 min we had our first song. I thought wow this is what i wanna do. I was already beatboxing n making a name for myself that way. Next thing i know we got 100 songs n getting calls from all the labels we signed with an independent Jetspeed Records out of California worst move ever but it made me wanna learn the business. So i went to Pyramid Recording School in Hazlet nj. Learned to engineer on top of my production n lyrical skills plus to me the most importsnt the business side. I finished started Rollsomethin Records n ran Boom Studios in East Orange Nj for 5 years.
it was from easy mo bee when he was producing Big album. we were at Sugar Hill Studios n he said dont let this change you cause it got the potential to make you an animal. Keep it Real at all times.
What about concerts? Do you play live?
yes i play live. i performed 8times since august.
Best punchline you ever wrote?
i gotbthis for jersey n im doin it hard thats y for my state i got 50000 bars
What are you currently working on? Did you release something in the past?
I just dropped the A.B.S mixtape in nov. before that in oct i released fb on fire vol 1. next up is my man Bump Knight mixtape due out in jan.
Last but not least: Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
i would sign a distribution deal but as a artsit ill stay independent on my own.
Any last words?
I like to shoutout all my Rollsomethin fam. All my peoples in nj that been riding wit us and all the new love too. Plainfield to Somerville to Easton to NYC. I keeps it moving.
Where can we contact you?
Barrage aka Mr.Rollsomethin: www.reverbnation.com/barrage
Thank you for your time. We wish you and your career the success it deserves.
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Amanda Aselia, the author of this interview, is a long time blogger, entertainment journalist with a strong expertise in artist development and branding and author of the book "Rappers' secrets 2 success" .
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