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Casanova's Bio
It's Evident that the Hiphop movement in the "Land Down Under" is in full swing. Rappers are now becoming celebrities with the emergence of producer/rappers like J-Wess and R&B pop stars like Selwyn. But with the growing popularity of Rap and R&B, there is also a price to be paid. Every artist that recieves any attention sounds like a horribly over glossified imitation of the American and British pop urban scene. New Zealand managed to break up the monotony with hiphop artist Scribe, who has seen moderate commercial sucess, but Hiphop in the Tasman region seems destine for a comercial pitfall. That's where Casanova is planning to step in.
This destiny changing artist who's name is pronouced (Cas-a-no-va), is just what the urban scene in Australia needs for balance. With the slick metaphors,punchlines, and commercial appeal of Fabolous, the grimy word slinging, gangsta mentality of Lloyd Banks and the narrative,deep, but catchy street story rhymes that fans of Nas and the late Notorious B.I.G. are familiar with, Casanova plans to put the missing piece into the puzzle that plagues the Australian music scene."Fans of Hiphop in general are always telling me that, the commercial acts here try to much to sound American, and that the Hiphop acts are too underground and grassroots to be heard on the radio as a constant top 40 hit. Im trying to do both. I listen to Nas and Fabolous,'Biggie and Ludacris, 'Pac and Jay-Z and I also listen to Australian and New Zealand acts like Scribe,Hilltop Hoods, Lyrical Comission, Con Psy, and PNC. Most of these cats are legends and when you listen to legends you have no choice, but to put out hot material", Casanova says during an interview with Besa from urban magazine 'Hitz from the Streets'. " I wanna have people dancin' in the clubs,girls feelin' my music, hiphop heads agreeing with what im sayin' and gangsta's vibin' wit my shit."
Casanova who also goes by the moniker(s) Madd Cazh or Fidel Cazhflow aka Cas started rapping at the age of 15 while in class with some of his homies that would later form the 4 member group Imperial. " I was sittin in class and my boy Neo aka Panama was writin sumthin and I was like 'Yo I rap too' and he turned and was like 'Spit then, let me see what you got'. That short 8 bar rhyme is what got the wheels turning for the young producer/rapper. "No one outta group knew how to make beats, so I decided that I would be the one to learn". A avid self proclaimed perfectionist, he reportedly re-wrote,produced,and recorded his debut album 10 times as his skills increased over the years. Says Casanova, "I would get done with an album about to get it mastered and everything then I would be like let me re- write a song or re-do a beat and it would turn out that I would re-do the whole album.Over and over again.It was crazy. I just wanted people to hear me at my best".
After perfecting his craft, Casanova began to start hooking up with many producers around his age in the country and they began to network back and forth.After forming another group,Young Fame, in his hometown Orlando, Florida; Casanova began to look elsewhere to begin his music career as the U.S. market was being saturated with new artists. After visiting Australia for 3 months in the Summer of 2003, he decided he wanted to release his material overseas. Over the next year Casanova began to build connections in Oz untill one day he met up with aspiring rapper Zachariah aka X-Sample. The two immeadiately hit it off and decided they would like to go into business together. When Casanova returned to Australia in June 2004, they began planning a takeover of the industry.After performing sucessful shows together, the two became sure that this match would be a good one and decided to go full ahead with the partnership.
After singning a demo deal with a major label, Casanova returned home to America to finish recording his debut album "El Rey" which is expected to drop sometime in mid 2007. Songs like "Extra!, Extra!", "Fuego", and " Uh Huh" , are sure fire top of the chart singles. " I tried to make my album like 50 Cent's in the way that, every song was a potential single and you can play in the whole way through. Im mean come on, the guy sold over 800,000 his first week on his debut, and on his sophmore album sold 1.1 million in 4 days. He has a winning formula and Im trying to adapt that stratgey to fit me". Casanova also is debuting his record label Block Family which will feature Pulse, Joel Kastiel, and Zachariah. We can expect big things coming from him this year.
21 Questions
1.What's your favorite food?
-Battered shrimp and french fries
2.Who's your favorite Hip-Hop artist?
- I have several favorites. My all time favorite emcee is Biggie. My favorite current emcee is 50 Cent. My Favorite Reggaeton emcees are Daddy Yankee, Wisin, Alexis, Arcangel, Tempo, Tego Calderon, Hector El Father, and Jimmy Flavor. My Favorite upcoming emcees are Pulse, Feezable, Joel Kastiel, and myself.
3.Who would you LOVE to collab with?
-Mira Ben Ari. she is such a beautiful talented musician. Jimmy Flavor, Gadiel, Arcangel, Wisin y Yandel, Daddy Yankee, Karma, Prima J, LLoyd Banks, Scribe, and 50 Cent.
4.If you could get intimate with anyone who would it be?
-I would have to say Eva Mendes.....niggaz is sleepin' on her, hahaha! Oh and Im hella feeling both cousins in Prima J.
5.What's your favorite vacation spot?
-Santo Domingo or Ocho Rios, Jamaica... jetskis!!!
6.Weapon of choice?
-Glock .40 or .44 magnum
7.Domestic chick or Foreigner?
-Always foreigner... I think accents are sexy as hell! I love Latina accents, Indian accents, Arabian accents and Israeli accents.
8.If you could meet one deseased person who would it be?
-Notorious B.I.G.
9.Favorite movie?
-Anything Star Wars...light saber biiach!!!
10.Favorite color?
-Black
11.Favorite album(s)?
- I have several favorite albums. I can't narrow it down to one. So I'll tell yall my Cd collection I cant do without: "King of Kings" - Don Omar, "Ready to Die"- Biggie, All of Fabolous' albums, "Los Extraterrestres" - Wisin y Yandel, "The Underdog"-Tego Calderon, "Mas Flow Dos"-LunyTunes, of course my album- "El Rey", "Rotten Apple"- Lloyd Banks", "Get Rich or Die Trying"- 50 Cent, "Barrio Fino"- Daddy Yankee, "The Crusader"- Scribe, and any album from Dr. Dre and Shady/Aftermath/G-Unit record companies.
12.Ocho Rios, Jamaica or Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic?
-I like both places equally, but sometimes I'm feelin Cavil ave, Surfer's Paradise too.
13.McDonald's or Burger King?
-Mickey D's.
14.Phat Ass or Tig Ol' Bitties?
-Phat ass all day.
15.Jennifer Lopez or Eva Mendes?
-Eva Mendes baby!!! I can't sleep on J.Lo's ass though. Vida Guerra, Paz Vega, Salma Hayek, and Penelope Cruz sexy too, and so is that one girl from the movie Boat Trip.
16.Angelina Jolie or Brittany Spears?
Angelina hands down!!! Brittany is ugly.
17.Nas or Jay-Z?
-Nas. If listen to the Stillmatic freestyle and Ether and then go listen to Jay's "Takeover" and "Super Ugly", you'll see what I'm talking about. I still be feelin' most of Jay's stuff before BluePrint, nothin or almost nothing after that though.
18. "King of Kings" or "The Big Boss" ?
- I think they both were hot albums. Two of reggaetons biggest stars trying to push the genre to even bigger heights. Don Omar going back to the roots of reggaeton by incorporating more reggae and Jamaican/Panamainian rhythms and Daddy Yankee taking it up north to the USA by incorporating a more hiphop sound. Both were ground breaking albums. In the same breathe you have to mention Wisin y Yandel's new album Los Extraterrestres. This album has done what they always manage to do, which is push the sound of reggaeton. They managed to create a new sub genre/sound better known as technoton.
19.Panties or Thong?
-Thong fetish
20.Model or Schoolgirl?
-Model chick
21.East Coast or West Coast?
-East Coast. But I feel a lil' bit of West Coast artists like Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Xzibit and Ice Cube.
Bonus. What Australian/New Zeland artists do you listen too?
- Awww man! I thought this was just 21 questions like 50 and Nate? Naw, just joking, lets see....I Like Scribe because He was the first to really put HipHop on the map "Down Under", and make it commercially out of New Zealand. Before him cats was just putting out "pop tart" music, Lyrical Commission, and HillTop Hoods, beacuse they are lyrically dope and holding it down for Australian rap,Con Psy because he is the dopest emcee out right now as far as word play and style, and P-Money, because even though he isn't a rapper, his production skills have brought HipHop in this region, up to another level. Also another artist I listen to is Zachariah aka X-Sample. He is one of the sickest emcees I've heard and he kind of reminds me of Ludacris when he flows. I also listen to Joel Turner. His performance at the Australian Idol grand final was unbelievable and Naiire Joseph because she is a friend of my boys, Zachariah and D-Mo, and she is a very talented singer, with a beautiful voice
One more bonus- What genre of music is your favorite and why?
Well thats complicated, its like asking me to pick which kid I love more. I do more hiphop because thats how I started outt in music, but I am incorporating alot of spanish and latin sounds into my music as of late because I feel like I should rep my culture. As far as listening to music, outside of G-unit (50, Banks, Buck, Yayo) and a couple of songs here and there, I really dont listen to hiphop. I listen to mostly reggaeton. The reason why I listen to reggaeton is because I got bored with hiphop, and reggaeton artists offered more quality as far as lyrics and song concepts and I love latin music and being a latino representing latin culture is important. My favorite artists include Sean Paul, Beenie Man, Tego Calderon, Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, Wisin y Yadel, Alexis y Fido, Notch, Arcangel, Noztra, Jimmy Flavor, Hector El Father, Tito El Bambino, Jowell y Randy, Voltio, and Pitbull (even though he isnt reggaeton)
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