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What’s the story behind the BLAKMIST collective?
BLAKMIST is a group of God fearing, honest, hardworking, determined individuals who, since 1991, had a dream and a goal to make melodic, rockin’, head bobbin’ hit songs!
We work hard in the studio, never losing sight of the objective. A trio of 3 cousins, partners and business men who diligently work and respect each other in order to complete the project and bring this piece work to the world.
Q: Who came up with the concept of the group?
A: Krome Corleone came up with the concept. BLAKMIST is like the mist — dark, mysterious, and unknown.
Q: When did you decide to pursue a hip-hop project?
A: It was always a hip-hop work in progress. Over the years, we would sit in a group at the park and recite rhymes, and piece the verses together to map the sequence to a song.
Q: Who are some of the artists who have influenced your art?
A: N.W.A., Dr.Dre, Ice Cube, Nas, Wu-Tang, Biggie Smalls, TuPac, Quincy Jones, James Brown, Nirvana, LL Cool J, Bob Marley, Gangstarr, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Outkast, Too Short, EPMD, Boz Scaggs and more!
Q: Who are some of the artists you’ve shared the stage with?
A: Black Eyed Peas, Psycho Realm, Dilated Peoples, The Baka Boyz, B-Real of Cypress Hill.
Q: How much recording has the group completed?
A: Besides “Da Rap Game†album, BLAKMIST has recorded two albums worth of material, available in the underground.
Q: What have you learned about the business?
A: It’s all about who you know and how much money you have to pay radio stations to play your music!
Q: What motivates you to stay involved?
A: Hope — meaning, I hope to run into someone with real busine$$ interest who knows and can identify what good music and talent really is. Then, and only then, can this project really take off. Modestly speaking, this album contains all the elements that a 1 record should have — hit songs tight rhymes, smooth deliveries and bangin’ melodic tunes.
Q: How do you deal with the competition?
A: Having better beats, tighter flows, and a much cooler image.
Q: Are there other groups you’ve aligned yourself with?
A: Not at this time. But, if we met the right group we could work something out.
Q: What are your plans for the future?
A: To remain optimistic, and get more exposure. We need radio play to reach more people.
Q: How was it self-producing the video (also included in the CD-ROM?).
A: “Where there’s a will, there is a way†should be the motto of the BLAKMIST.
We’ve been able to do amazing things by the grace of God. We made this album and videos all self-taught. Talk about a learning curve — our will, diligence and determination helped us to not give up, even when it’s been an uphill battle!
Q: What would you like people out there to know about BLAKMIST that we don’t know?
A: We would like people to know where they can purchase their copy, the CDBaby.com website and YouTube link to view the video.
We are all cousins and closer than brothers, and the best of friends. We spent years in a room together creating this piece of work. We do everything together. We can practically read each others mind. This has been the hardest, most challenging, painful, exhausting and fun experience of our lives!
Q: When is the group’s next show?
A: To be announced pending group meeting and strategy.
