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B! A.K.A ITTY IMEAN BUSINESSTell me a little about yourself...WHERE ARE YOU FROM? Q's and A's I’m from Youngstown,Ohio,I am the 11th child of 12 born and raised on the North side of the city. I was raised by both of my parents Rev. William L. Gordon and Rev. Bernice R. Gordon until my father's passing in 1989 one year after the birth of my little brother. I’ve watched my mother thrive in the Lord but also seen her struggle financially raising me and my siblings for years. Even after the 1993 killing of my brother Orlando M. Gordon (O.G.) she still remained the rock in my life. Times got even harder when my older brother left the house ,leaving me and my little brother without a male role model. But even then my mom dukes filled those shoes. Since back then ...I've made a few moves around Ohio, such as the “C.O." (Columbus) ,Akron ,and Toledo...Wit future aspirations of moving to N.Y., or where ever the money is being made and the music is pounding the pavement that’s where I’ll be relocating, but the "Yo!"Will always be my home till the death of me"! Q2 WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST ENOUNTER WITH HIP HOP? "My 1st run in with hip hop was when i was about 12 years old. I mean.. I've always had a feel for music but never really appreciated music until about that age .That’s when we were on our way home from Gary, Indiana leaving the funeral of my oldest sister. On the way back to Youngstown, we stopped in Kent, where my brother Mike G. "The Madhattern"(Chosen 1996) was living. We visited a record store that e and a few of his friends were running .He would end up handing my sister a copy of their cd and that disc would change my life. It would take me a few months for me to actually get my hands on the cd (which i had to steal from her)...But after i listened to it. My brother's verse any way…I picked up a pen and never let goâ€... Q3 HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN RHYMING? "I've been on the mic for 11 years going strong with no future plans to stop, gotta keep it moving. It’s funny though...i almost gave up on my dreams of making it while living in Akron. I just wasn’t feeling what i was spitting or the shit I was writing. I don’t know what it was, or what was going on but i was in a mad slump... Even prayed about it asking God "If this is for me, Lord help me get something on track. And if i didn’t have anything recorded by the end of 2006, that i would let it go and pursuit something elseâ€. Well as faith would have it, an old cpu and an old bootleg version of Acid Pro4 held me down, so here i am by the grace of God, Deal with it!" Q4 DO YOU PRODUCE? "As far as actual production of music, ive managed to produce an original track or two, but my best work comes from working with industry beats and adding my touch to em." Q5 HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOU STYLE? I would describe my style as original but with a lot of influence from the old school. I’m from the Midwest but the only thing that resembles the Midwest or my location is the sound of my voice because I have a thick Midwest accent with a East Coast style that I inherited from rappers like Nas, AZ and Rakim...They paved the way, and I guess it’s my time to plant my feet on the pavement and walk that mile†Q6 WHAT ABOUT A CREW? "I was involved in a crew under our own Indie label New Blood Records but after a long period of time and lack of motivation from other artists on the label, I decided to move on under my own solo career. There was a lot of "Bitch Ass Ness" going on. A lot of artist were crying and complaining about us not doing big shows and things of that nature .But they never wanted to complete an album let alone a full mixtape.So i let the idea of being a group act alone. I still run the label, but I plan on putting a new roster together for 09, I still will colab with my brother Prince Gizzle and Dre Nix of 2DEEP ENT. I figure that these two were the only ones out of group of 25 that were on top of their game and stayed loyal throughout the bullshit". Q7 WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH IN THE INDUSTRY? "I hope to bring back the essence of hip hop. I feel I can hang with the best of them and I can outshine the rest of them. I feel there is a lost art form in lyricism, creative thinking, Writing, and a lost sense of reality of what’s "real". Rappers just don’t spit it like they used to. I mean, I can drop a hit song at any time that may sound like a vast list of the "one hit wonders" genre, but i choose not to. That’s just not my style...It’s not the way Sosa gets down," Q8 WHAT CAN YOU HONESTLY SAY..WILL SET YOU APART FROM OTHER RAPPERS? "Creativity, Longevity, and Devotion.Im not your average,im way above the standard commercial act! There just "Too Many mc's and not enough mics!" Q 9 WHO ARE SOME OF YOUR MUSICAL INFLUENCES? " Nas, AZ & Rakim and various old school as well as new school artists,also i would never limit my listening to one genre, so u can throw in some Frank Sinatra ,The Drifters,The Persuasions ect. its a never ending list" Q10 WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 5 YEARS? "Lord willing at the top but it doesn’t really matter as long as I’m in the music industry in some way. " MO WATSON 2008 MONARCH MUSIC"MATT G . IS THE NAMETEXT HERETEXT HERE
