SFIVE

Music:

Member Since: 7/20/2005
Band Website: www.Datpiff.com the Best of SFIVE
Band Members:

SOLO ARTIST

Influences: My Father(Big Steve),KRSONE, Chanel Live,BDP,Beanie Siegel, Rakim, 2PAC, Biggie Smalls,NAS,JAY-Z,The Roots, LOX, Emenim,Snoop Dogg,NWA,Busta Rhymes,Puff Daddy,Big L, LL Cool J, 50 cent,Wu tang,Cannibus, Gangstar, Mobb deep, RUNDMC,Big Daddy Kane,Dougie Fresh,Slick Rick,Marley Marl,Camp Lo,Gangstar,PeteRock&CL Smooth,Mc Lyte,KOOL HERC, Africa Bambata, Grand master flash,Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince,Public Enemy,ALL UNDERGROUND EMCEEs.

Sounds Like: WHAT’S UP WITH … S-FIVE _Background: Steven C. Johnson Jr., aka S-Five, is a West Oak Lane rapper who once spent 60 days in prison—half of them in solitary confinement—for beating the man he caught in bed with his then-girlfriend. It’s a fact many rappers might actually want on their resume, and S-Five could certainly capitalize on it if he were so inclined. Except for one small thing: He’s the grandson of Philadelphia police chief Sylvester Johnson. S-Five is now injecting a serious dose of positivity—instead of ho-hum gangsta cliches—into his newest records, all of which are overseen by his mentor, hip-hop legend KRS-One. On his mentor: “KRS is like a brother to me in hip-hop. If it weren’t for him, I would’ve been in these streets. I look at life differently. My lyrics have changed. I’m on a higher level. When we first met, he introduced me to the Temple of Hip-Hop [KRS’ online ministry] and told me I could either take the blue pill or the red pill. He nicknamed me Neo.” On hip-hop: “Hip-hop to me is a culture. It’s a way of life, a way to live. They say rap is something you do, hip-hop is something you live. It’s the way I walk, the way I talk. I am hip-hop.” On influences: “My father Steven C. Johnson. He was a Philly DJ in 1980, when hip-hop was just getting an audience. He told me not to mess with his turntables because if I broke the needle on his Technics 1200s, he’d break my back. So I picked up the mike instead, and that was it. He also taught me to beat box, and I’d carry his [record] crates to different parties. He gave me my first KRS album.” On busting out: “I finally got a song played on air on Sirius satellite radio. KRS told me recently that he opened the door for me, and now it’s up to me to kick it down and break it off the hinges.”ON MY MYSPACE PAGE... MY "DJ KAY SLAY": SHADE 45 INTERVIEW!MY "PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY" INTERVIEW••DID YOU HEAR MY 100.3 BEAT (PHILLY) INTERVIEW WITH "POOCH & LAIYA" IN THE MORNING•••DID YOU READ MY AUG. 20, 2007 PHILLY DAILY NEWS FRONT PAGE ARTICLE! http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20070820_RELATIV ELY_LYRICAL.html••••DID YOU SEE MY TV INTERVIEW ONLINE ON THE "FOX NEWS NETWORK" FROM "JOHN GIBSON'S: BIG STORY"•••••DID YOU SEE MY TV INTERVIEW ON THE "FOX NEWS NETWORK" ON "GERALDO RIVERA'S: SHOW"
Record Label: Unsigned (BUT YOU BETTER HURRY!)
Type of Label: Major