Hello Myspace,Since The Mid 90's, we been creating a new kind of sound for music. Rap Music was taking over the World at that time. Biggie Smalls, LL Cool J, Onyx, LOX, And many more artists. Raised in Bronx, NY. Many of us were only into the NEW YORK Hip-hop. It was more perferred than the usaul "East vs. West" Drama back in those days. As we all know, Hip-Hop has mad a sudden change since then. Even some new hits were "borrowed" as if the Hip-Hop world was a Karaoke. I never really knew why the world of hip hop would do things like that. So I tried to understand it. I always wanted to be a rapper since I was about 6-7 years old. I have an old Kindagarden picture, that says I want to be a rapper when I grow up. It was funny to me becuase at the time I reviewed the picture, it wasn't even thinking of making a song.
I(Trafficlight) Joined the Navy at age 17, thinking this was the way to go. Soon finding out, it was not a mistake but a unliked choice. i took advantage of it though. It was hard at first, trying to explain to everyone about the life I had back home was the hardest part. Being part of New York never crossed my mind that you also have an instant reputation.
Growing Up was har for me and My 3 brothers. Mom had to work everyday, to make sure we had food, and pops would make yearly suprise visits. I never used to understand the relationship of the Parents I have. Me being the middle child, seemed to have a different way of connecting to the situations. The hardest part of growing up was always saying, "we're visiting". We all lived with Grandma in a town in Westchester, NY. The place is called New Rochelle. About 7 people lived in a 3 bedroom apartment in the westside. Grandma, 1 Uncle, 1 Aunt, Mom, and at the time me and my 2 bro's. I don't remember how we all were living there, or how many fights broke out. But i do know we were always broke.
From learning how to sew on pacthes on broken sneakers. To knowing the rice was the Kitchens best food. Gov't issued peanut butter, and all the other good stuff. I was never ashamed of where I came from. Yet we had friends that were ashamed they knew us. Mom never actually spoke to me about drugs, I learned from school. That was important because mom wasn't home all the time. She would work the night shift at American White Cross. I never was a great "hustler". Or a pot head, but every friend I had were those kinds of peeps. I was proud to have known that type of lifestyle. It was an experience I would always remember.
That life and my "love life" were things that made me create so many songs. I kinda was hearing this thing about a "studio gansta". I started understanding it when I moved to My birthplace. Bronx NY in 1994. When I had friends that were never around the stuff they wrote about. I would never feel anyone flow knowing that they never had such lifestyle, and are just copying other people's style. Kinda never got used to it either. So i made music about situations, emotions and even sometimes rage. But it would be your normal song.
Freestyling my own songs was my approach. I wanted to know if my life can be able to be healthy to the ear. My first recorded song was over an Eternal Champions Sega game sample. I knew it must of been a hit, when the whole family was listening to it right before they would go to bed.
But i didn't really record after that. Just kept freestyling with my bro's about alot of stuff. I usaully would blank out. Record over old tapes. But never take them to the studio.
But enough about me and the way we started, soon I'll finish the QSj story. But for Now. Thanks for checking out My new site. And if your around town During one of our Upcoming shows. Let me know. Hope to see you soon.
Updated 28th of November 2006We coming Up on the start On a new year people. Lets see what happens
Well, the story does continue on. When doing shows live, its more of a turn towards something than anything. Kinda getting lost in music, and to find out you are a great entertainer. Growing up in a family that was more afraid to show there past, I found out late that My father was a great entertainer as well. I do beleive sometime music is genetic. Even if Its one small move that some once did.
Being pushed to do music, is something I dont think is right. More you do for yourself the more original you can be. Its seems crazy but its true. I been creating so many different styles as the past moves on, that I forgot how my first song sounded like. I was more afraid of damaging my "image" than anything. But do you really have an Image now? No, of course not. Thats for the world to beleive yours or not. I stand here alone. But I have a few people, but I still stand alone. I guess thats what my image is. You can do it by yourself. SOunds right. I guess I'll use that as My image. Ok guys. I'll update soon.
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