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Band Members:THE INTERVIEW WITH L3 MAGAZINE IS BELOW CHECK IT OUTFrom Yard to Texas! Butta B www.myspace.com/L3MagazineHis music is speaks for itself! He is currently experiencing multiple spins on radio, and has worked with a host of independent artists from the Texas area. Texas will never be the same again…. It’s the invasion of Butta B!L3: In your bio, you describe yourself as a writer first, then Artist. Do you think the lyrics come first, then the music? BB: It’s a 50/50 take. Sometimes I have the lyrics ready to go, and I’m waiting for the right producer to lay the right beats, then sometimes it’s the other way around where I get the beat and have to build lyrics to it. Ultimately, it’s 50/50.L3: Your music, particularly the track “Girl U So”, has so much energy! Is this a reflection of Butta B’s personality? BB: Just a little. It reflects my on stage personality. Privately, I’m a little laid back! On stage I’m a beast!L3: You have performed in front of many people. Describe the feeling you have in your heart and soul when you perform for an audience. BB: When you’re recording in the booth, it’s a little different because you’re working with your own energy, or the energy of the engineer. When I’m on stage, I connect with the fans, and I feed off of their energy. There’s a very deep connection – very deep performance!L3: What would you say has been one of your better experiences with a fan on stage? BB: Last year I performed in front of 2500 people. Some of them didn’t know my music, but they were bobbing their heads and feeling it same way. That was a better experience for me because the fans were feeling my music, even though they didn’t know it. That was crazy cool!L3: You have collaborated with many artists, especially from the Texas area. Describe the energy/creative process when you collaborate. BB: When you collaborate, it’s different from a solo joint. The other artists are bringing their energy to the booth, and that has to work well with your own energy otherwise the outcome may not be what you want or expect. Both of you have to come with your “A” game, and know what to deliver. Don’t just walk in the booth and deliver anything. Come correct because that may be the one track that the right person hears – you never know.L3: Are there any artists you would like to collaborate with? BB: I would definitely like to work with Jr. Gong, Capleton and Buju Banton. Those three are at the top of my list of people to work with!L3: You name Capleton to Bob Marley as being influences in your career and your style. Out of the many artists, is there any one you would say most influenced you? BB: I respect all of the artists who have influenced me. It’s hard for me to name the one who has had the most influence, but, if I had to choose, I would have to say Capleton. I grew up listening to him, and I think the energy he brings to every performance is what has stayed with me over the years!L3: Would you say living in Texas has given you the best of both worlds? You have the advantage of being a born Jamaican, and the benefit of living in America; would you say it’s the best of both worlds? BB: I would say so! Being here, you pick up on the American slang, so you can drop that in the music which gives me and my music an edge. I can jump on a Hip Hop beat, and not sound forced on it - which is cool. I think I have the best of both worlds fo sho!L3: You write music drawing from your experiences in Life. Would you say your experiences have been “Diversified” hence the name of your album? If not, tell us how you came up with the name, and what influenced the album? BB: No. The name came about because of the music on the album. It’s not straight dancehall, and it’s not straight Hip Hop, it’s Diversified! It’s not full of Love chunes, and it’s not full of hardcore chunes; it’s just diversified!L3: We understand chunes from your album Diversified is getting a lot of spins on radio. Tell us about that! BB: We’re not only getting spins in Texas, but in England, France, Italy – mainly all over Europe!L3: Would you agree that sometimes you get your big break from overseas before your hometown recognizes you? BB: For me that is so true. Right now, you have radio stations that are playing artists from different states before they play their own artists. For me, I’m doing Reggae, but Texas is not big on Reggae right now, so most of my spins are coming from abroad (like I said earlier). Sometimes other countries and other cultures accept you before your own.L3: If you ever owned your own radio station, would you allow that practice to continue? BB: No! That would definitely have to end. If I owned my own radio station, I would have to play local talent as well as national and international talent – that would be a must. There is too much good music out there to just stick to one kind. Music is universal – right?!L3: Your myspace page has picked up over 70,000 visits! How do you feel about your fans and those who have supported you so far?! BB: I Love my fans! I Love them to death. Without them, there would be no Butta B, so much Love to all my fans – worldwide!L3: What can your fans expect from your album Diversified? BB: They can expect nothing but the best! I’ve been working on it for quite some time, making sure that everything is just right and perfect!L3: What advice or words can you give our readers on Life, Love, Lyrics? BB: Life is too short – live it right. Love, you have to take it and run with it, but when you run, make sure you wrap it up. Lyrics – keep it clean. You can get grimey at times, but remember you have kids listening to your music, so try to keep it clean. You never know which young one is looking at you as a hero!For more information on Butta B: www.myspace.com/buttab1© Copyright L3 Magazine 2007. All Rights Reserved. ..
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Influences: GOD, THENcapelton, sean paul,beenie man, buju banton, shaggy,elephant man, shabba ranks , bob marley damian marley aka junior gong, mary j. prince, just to name a fewI never lie to any man because I don't fear anyone.The only time you lie is when you are afraid They take my kindness for weakness. They take my silence for speechless. They consider my uniqueness strange. They call my language slang. They see my confidence as conceit. They see my mistakes as defeat. They consider my success accidental. They minimize my intelligence to "potential". My questions mean "I'm unaware". My advancement is somehow unfair. Any praise is preferential treatment. To voice concern is discontentment. If I stand up for myself, I'm too defensive. If I don't trust them, I'm too apprehensive. I'm defiant ! if I separate. I'm fake if I assimilate. Yet, constantly I am faced with people who hate. My character is constantly under attack. Pride for my race makes me, "TOO BLACK". Yet, I can only be me. And, who am I you might ask? I am that Strong Black Man... Who stands on the backs of my ancestor's achievements, with an erect spine pointing to the stars with pride, dignity and respect which lets the work place in America know, that I not only possess the ability to play by the rules, but I can make them as well! Black History 365 All Day Every Day, Fuck Playin Beat The Game And Get Ya Cake Up Ya Heard, There's no such thing as good money or bad money.There's just money
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