About Me
WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
I'm from Cordele, Georgia -- 20 Minutes from Albany and 30 Minutes from Macon. I'm the 1st Producer-Rapper from Cordele, Georgia!
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HOW DID YOU GET STARTED IN THE MUSIC GAME?
I started Producing first. I was working with Field Mob and started rapping on the side. Then it went from me meeting Petey Pablo -- becoming his D.J. on tour; though I'm not a D.J., but he fired his D.J. (Dynamite) the night we met. He bought some beats from me and gave me the job to just push "stop" and "play" at every show for $300.00. He bought 5 tracks from me that night in Pensacola, Fl. We met and he had a show that night. He gave me the job as his D.J. I went on the road for 6 months last year.
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HOW DID YOU GO FROM BEING PETEY PABLO'S D.J. TO AN ARTIST?
I been doin' this here rappin' thing for a minute, and I been producin' for a minute. It just blew up from Field Mob, to Petey Pablo, to Granddaddy Souf, to David Banner, to Lil Scrappy, to Nelly, to Young Jeezy, to everybody else.
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WHAT ARE SOME TRACKS YOU'VE PRODUCED?
Grandaddy Souf's "Run It," I produced that and rapped the 2nd verse. David Banner's "I Put That On Everything," with him and Twista. I just did beats for Li'l' Scrappy and Nelly, but I don't know the name of their songs yet.
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AS A RAPPER, ARE YOU SIGNED OR INDEPENDENT?
I'm gonna' drop my album indie. My mix CD, Get Cool A.K.A. Mr. Cordele, comes out August 8th (2005). I'm gonna' keep on grindin' from there until somebody offers me a good publishing deal, and then I'm gonna' start my own label; and bring my group along, U.G.B. I'll keep going from there.
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YOUR VOICE KINDA SOUNDS LIKE PETEY PABLO.
Yeah, I done heard that a lot. They say I sound like Petey, or Banner, or Ludacris. I try not to sound like none of them. I try to sound like myself, with my deep voice sangin' and rappin' over tracks. I got a different style from everyboy else. I'm the first rapper to sang, rap, harmonize and make my own beats all on one song.
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WHY DO YOU THINK YOU'LL BE SUCCESSFUL AS A RAPPER WHEN THERE'S THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE TRYING TO RAP?
Because I'm a country boy and I'm very different. My sound is different from everybody else. I'm in a small town. We ain't even got a mall!!
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WHICH DO YOU ENJOY MORE: PRODUCING OR RAPPING?
Both. Producers make more money, but I like being in the spotlight. I used to be in a singing group and I used to get mad cause I was in the background. I used to sing bass but the lead singer was up front and he'd get all of the women. That's why I quit the group and started rapping.
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HOW DID YOU END UP WORKING WITH DAVID BANNER?
He heard the track I did for Bloodraw and Pastor Troy, "My Block Burn," and he got in touch with Bloodraw. TJ the DJ got involved somehow and got my number and he told me to call Banner. I called him and sent him some beat CD's, and a week later I went up there to mix down that track for him. David Banner is my boy, my homie, and I'm glad he noticed my talent. He's behind me 100% He's the coolest guy a brother could meet and he cool to work with and evrything. The track I did for him is a band beat, it's him featuring Twista, "I Put That On Everything." I hope it does good for him, I love the guy.
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DID YOU GET THE CHANCE TO WORK WITH TWISTA ALSO?
Nah, Twista wasn't there. They just sent the beat to him.----"Loose" Interview with Ozone Magazine August 2005
