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Thursday, April 14, 2011

CAROLINA HIP-HOP PT.3

The Temperature of Carolina Hip-Hop

 Hot or Not
 

AFTER SPEAKING WITH TWO OF THE HOTTEST MC’S HEATING UP THE CAROLINA’S WEST WONDER AND JAI30 I HAD TO SIT DOWN WITH MY GUY STEVO BROWN. WHO IS STEVO BROWN YOU ASK? WELL IF YOU DON’T KNOW FIRST YOUR NOT RECORDING AT THE HOTTEST STUDIO IN THE CAROLINA’S AND SECOND YOUR MUSIC MUST SOUND LIKE YOU IN A PHONE BOOTH DURING LUNCH HOUR IN DOWNTOWN ATLANTA. STEVO BROWN IS THE HOTTEST STUDIO ENGINEER IN THE AREA. STILL YOUNG IN THE GAME HE’S RECORDED SUCH ARTISTS SUCH AS ANTHONY HAMILTON, FREEWAY, AND BLOOD RAW ON A NATIONAL LEVEL AND MANY UP INCOMING ARTISTS SUCH AS JAI30, WEST WONDER, NASSAU BEANS AND MANY MORE. SINCE IM LOOKING AT THE TEMPERATURE DAIL ON HIP-HOP IN THE CAROLINA’S STEVO BROWN IS THE PERFECT PERSON TO ASK ABOUT IT SINCE HE’S WORKING WITH THESE ARTIST ON A DAILY BASIS.
 
STEVO BROWN HOW IS IT GOING DOWN HOME BOY I HEARD YOU WORKING ON AN ALBUM?  

SHAWTY WHAT'S UP BIG HOMIE. MAN THINGS HAVE BEEN GOING GREAT FOR ME. FEELING GOOD ABOUT THE QUALITY OF MUSIC I HAVE BEEN MAKING. SO I GUESS YOU CAN SAY I AM WORKING ON AN ALBUM. IT'S BEEN LONG OVER DUE I BELIEVE, BUT I THINK IT'S TIME FOR ME TO GO A HEAD AND GET UP OFF OF THIS MUSIC. I'M 17 SONGS INTO THE ALBUM AND IT SOUNDS GREAT. MIGHT PUT 20 SONGS ON THE ALBUM I JUST GOT 3 NEW TRACKS FROM WEST WONDER AND THEY BANGING SHAWTY.
 
WHAT CAN YOU TELL THE READERS ABOUT HIP-HOP IN THE CAROLINA'S?. 

MAN THIS MUSIC HERE IS SOMETHING PEOPLE NEED TO HEAR SHAWTY. FROM WORKING WITH NORTH CAROLINA ARTIST TO WORKING WITH SOUTH CAROLINA ARTIST IT'S BEEN FUN AND INTERESTING. THEY REALLY DO HAVE THEIR OWN STYLES AND THEY PUT A LOT OF FEELINGS AND ENERGY INTO THEIR MUSIC, AND YOU KNOW ME SHAWTY BEING FROM ATL WEST-SIDE ZONE 4 THAT'S WHAT WE LOVE.
 
AS AN ENGINEER WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP HEAT UP THE GAME EVEN MORE WITH THE ARTIST THAT YOU WORK WITH?  

WHAT I CAN DO TO HELP THEM WOULD BE JUST CONSTANTLY HELP THEM FIND THEIR SOUND AND MAKE THEIR MUSIC WORTH LISTENING TOO. THAT'S ALL I CAN REALLY DO ON MY PART SHAWTY. IT'S REALLY UP TO THEM.
 
WHO’S THE MC THAT YOU THINK COULD PUT NC/SC ON THE MAP THAT YOU HAVE WORKED WITH?  

SHAWTY YOU GONE PUT ME ON THE SPOT LIKE THAT. HOLD UP REAL QUICK PUFF BREAK SHAWTY....... OK WELL IN NC IT WOULD BE JAI 30(SPITTER) AND WEST WONDER. I SAY THE BOTH OF THEM BECAUSE WHEN THEY MAKE MUSIC TOGETHER IT'S ALWAYS A BANGER, THEN WHEN I MIX, EDIT, AND MASTER IT WE BECOME THE TRIPLE THREAT. IN SC MAN JIT DA SHHH AND THIS YOUNG ARTIST WHO GOES BY LIL SKIPP. MAN THESE DUES ENERGY IS CRAZY.
 
WHAT IS IT THAT KEEPS YOU DRIVEN TO MIX AND MASTER HIT AFTER HIT IN YOUR STUDIO?

SHAWTY I LOVE THE WAY MUSIC SOUNDS WHEN IT IS DONE RIGHT. SEE WHEN MOST PEOPLE LISTEN TO A RECORD, THEY ARE JUST LISTENING TO THE ARTIST AND THE BEAT. WHEN I LISTEN TO A RECORD I'M LISTEN TO THE ENGINEERS WORK. WHAT TYPE OF REVERD, EQ, AND COMPRESSION HE USED. WHAT DOPE EFFECTS HE PUT ON THAT THANG SHAWTY TO MAKE THE WHOLE TRACK SOUND DOPE. THIS IS WHAT MAKES ME KEEP DOING WHAT I'M DOING SHAWTY.
  OK THIS IS A #TEAMGRINDPAYS QUESTIONS FOR ALL MY #GRINDPAYS PEOPLE OUT THERE YOU READY?  

ALWAYS READY NEVER SLIPPIN SHAWTY. GO!!!
 
HOW MANY HOURS A DAY, WEEK AND MONTH DO YOU SPEND IN THE STEW? RATHER IT BE RECORDING MIXING OR MASTERING?

CUZ RIGHT NOW AS MUCH TIME I HAVE NOW YOU CAN'T EVEN KEEP ME OUT OF THE STUDIO BRUH. IT'S A 24/7 GRIND PLAYBOY AND I GOT TO GET IT SHAWTY. I LIKE STAYING IN THE STUDIO BECAUSE I'M REALLY NOT ONE OF THOSE ENGINEERS WHO JUST BE RECORDING DUDES AND THEN AFTER THEIR DONE RECORDING BOUNCE THEIR TRACK AND SEND IT TO BE MASTERED. NAH THAT AIN'T ME HOME BOY I LIKE PUTTING IN THE TIME THAT IS NEEDED FOR A GREAT FINISHED PRODUCT. I LOVE GOOD BUSINESS AND SATISFIED CLIENTS, THEY COME BACK AND REFER YOU TO ANOTHER CLIENTS. IT'S NOT THE FIRST SALE IT'S THE RESALE SHAWTY.
 
BOI STOP THAT’S #TEAMGRINDPAYS ALL DAY RIGHT THERE I’M GOING TO INDUCT YOU INTO #TEAMGRINDPAYS RIGHT NOW YOU READY.

SHAWTY I TOLD YOU I'M ALWYAS READY, AND NEVER SLIPPIN. GO!!!
 
ONE MORE QUESTION WHAT IS THE TEMPERATURE OF HIP-HOP IN THE CAROLINA’S

IF YALL DON'T KNOW YALL BETTER GET HERE AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON CAUSE THIS TEMPERATURE BLOWING UP AND I'M STILL SOO KUUL THROUGH IT ALL SHAWTY!
 


WELL PEOPLE THERE YOU HAVE IT THANKS STEVO BROWN FOR COMING BY AND SHARING YA INPUT THANKS FOR JOINING THE #GRINDPAYS TEAM AND WHEN THE ALBUM DROP WE MUST DO THIS AGAIN. FROM YA HOST MARKIE "MILLIONDOLLAR" STACKS IM GONE…
  


YOU CAN REACH STEVO
TWITTER @SOOKUUL
CRAFTING SOUND MUSIC GROUP

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