RE interviews Jacob DeRusha
Jacob is a 20 yr old Hip Hop rapper who's made it his
mission and purpose to give people hope through his music.
This is where my interview with Jacob led.....
RE: So where are you from Jacob?
One gas station, one school, one mart & so on.
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RE: Where do you attend school?
J: I go to Loyola in New Orleans to study music industry. After moving out here my eyes were open to so much great music. Since moving out here I have been listening to a lot of Lecrae and Andy Mineo, which I think influence what I put into my music lyrically.
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RE: So what genre would you put your music in?
J: I would say, it’s a mix of Poppy Funk Hip Hop
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RE: How did you get into doing music?
J: Story is I was always freestyling with my buddies just for fun. We were probably awful at the time but we thought we were really good. We would record ourselves on the Imac with the built in mic on garage band, [Jacob laughs] I remember my junior year I heard one of my classmates freestyling and I thought to myself "I could do that...I can do better". I was really quiet and shy at the time so I would just practice on my own, whenever I had the chance to show what I had I remember I would always get really nervous and choke. What changed my perspective was Logic because he was such a positive influence rather than most if not all of the music I listened to at the time.
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RE: When did you first start rapping?
J: I think it was in the 7th grade, I actually still have the 1st rap I ever wrote. It’s titled “Jacobio’s First Rap Ever” [he laughs] I remember writing it in class and I got some friends to rap in between my lines.
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RE: Who or what inspires your music?
J: I was cruising around with my cousin and heard “This is how we do” by The Game and 50 Cent, that was the song that got me into Hip Hop.
My influences were Mac Miller, Logic, Eminem & 50 Cent. Nowadays I listen to dudes like Andy Mineo, Lecrae, KJ-52 & NF. Along with some old school stuff for inspiration, like Ray Charles, James Brown and Frank Sinatra
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RE: Where would you like your music to take you?
J: On a small individual scale I want to touch and impact people’s lives. On a large scale I want to impact the culture as a whole and change the way people think. I want to create something timeless and memorable for people to
enjoy and look to for hope.
enjoy and look to for hope.
RE: So in the long run?
J: I would like to start a charity and maybe even a record company, with artists who wants to change people’s way of thinking and give them hope.
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RE: What about touring?
J: I went on my first tour in the beginning of last summer. I went through Texas on the way to New Mexico and OKC. I also have a tour planned in about 2 weeks, going to Houston on the 18th and San Antonio on the 19th. My mother is always selling my merch at my shows, she's my number one fan. [he laughs]
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Fun Facts
What You Don't Know
RE: What's your favorite show?
J: The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
RE: What's Your Favorite Sport?
J: I Love Soccer
RE: What about sweets?
J: I haven't had ice cream in years. I'm a total health nut. I'm the dude who
eats veggie burgers with spinach instead of lettuce.
eats veggie burgers with spinach instead of lettuce.
RE: Are you in a Relationship?
J: No, I am single
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Jacob is a fresh thought of what the future of what Hip Hop's effect
can have on people. Total Positivity, Hope and a extension to creativity.
Jacob's newest mixtape comes out THIS FRIDAY!
Dec 12
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In the meantime check out Jacob's music on his Soundcloud
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Dougie Kent
Brought into Humanity: August 11th 1991
Age: 22
Hometown: Lancaster, PA
Music: Hybrid Rap
[Meaning:a mixture of pop and rap]
Status: Single
[Meaning:a mixture of pop and rap]
Status: Single
Favorite TV Show: Tie between Drake & Josh
and Spongebob
"I can raise my eyebrows pretty well, its
Freaky & Funny at the same time"-Dougie Kent
Twitter: @iamdougiekent
I came upon Dougie Kent via Twitter when I received a notification on my phone of a new follower and of course whenever any artist follows me or messages me anything about there music, I take a look at there Youtube or anything else on their twitter. I'm always looking for new music and talent to add to RE. The first song I came across was "Shutterbug" and instantly it reminded me of Mac Miller. The beat of the song and the sound of his voice reminds me of something from Mac's mixtape K.I.D.S and The High Life.
Influences
Dougie Kent grew up being the oldest of his siblings so he had no one to show him the ropes and no one to look up to, except for one of his neighbors who was 3yrs older than he. "He got his first drum set and I used to go up to his house and be determined to play it, but I sucked soooo bad. To the point were I forced myself to learn and everything blossomed from there." Dougie Kent stated. He has always been into metal music because of the technicality to play it. Being a drummer beats fascinated him and he knew he was good at entertaining people. His band at the time named Ace Augustine and got a record deal after he graduated High School, which is when Dougie Kent got his first taste of touring. "Looking back I was pretty young doing concerts and stuff, but I wouldn't have had it any other way. You develop a sense of awareness to becoming an independent person, living on the road and in hotels at 18-19 years old pushes you out of your comfort zone." he says. On tour Dougie Kent learned that everyone has their own struggles and how they deal with their faith, it was a great way to keep his own faith growing. After he left his band to do Hip Hop, it made a lot of people around him mad but he was determined to do what he loved. "I have been super fortunate to have the support of my fans and my loving team, its the best thing ever." he stated
The Meeting That Started It All
RE: So how did you and Jbre meet?
Dougie Kent: Surprisingly, we met randomly in the gym one time Millersville University. I knew he did stuff with a clothing line and I asked how it was going. Long story short, it escalated into him showing me some music on his ipod that he recorded off his computer, so we decided to do one song and it turned out pretty nice. So we continued doing stuff together basically getting the name as Jbre x Dougie Kent all as one entity.
Jbre&Dougie Kent
Management
Who is Purple Planes?
"Purple Planes is a family we have going,
with the fans as the "Pilots", says Dougie Kent
Purple Planes has two branches:
One branch handles nothing but clothing and trends & the other is
Purple Planes Entertainment
which oversees, guides and establish artists just like Dougie Kent and Jbre.
and Spongebob
"I can raise my eyebrows pretty well, its
Freaky & Funny at the same time"-Dougie Kent
Twitter: @iamdougiekent
Influences
I asked Dougie Kent who and what are his musical influences he says, "I've been listening to Logic lately, he's a great artist. My favorite rapper would have to be Wiz Khalifa. What influences me alot with writing is listening to different genres, for example I have been listening to country since they have powerful choruses and occasionally I throw on some Frank Sinatra."
Fashion
RE: What is your Fashion sense?
Dougie Kent: You could typically see me in a pair of Vans snap back, Nike socks and a t-shirt.
The tee varies though, depends on what mood Im in. My favorite threads though are John Louie's Purple Planes Clothing, stuff fits great
and looks killer!
The Meeting That Started It All
Dougie Kent: Surprisingly, we met randomly in the gym one time Millersville University. I knew he did stuff with a clothing line and I asked how it was going. Long story short, it escalated into him showing me some music on his ipod that he recorded off his computer, so we decided to do one song and it turned out pretty nice. So we continued doing stuff together basically getting the name as Jbre x Dougie Kent all as one entity.
Jbre&Dougie Kent
Who is Jbre?
The best friend, right hand man and partner.
"It's always nice having someone
there to help encourage you as a reflection of your work."
--Dougie Kent
RE:What type of music would
you put your music into?
Dougie Kent: Thats a good question Im going to come up with a new style here and call it Hybrid Rap [he laughs] its not straight rap or pop and its not pop rap, considering some of our stuff is harder than that.
RE: How do you write your lyrics?
Dougie Kent: J and I usually break down the beat and talk to each other, what goes on in the other persons head, to see what picture and angle we should approach.
RE: What is your most proudest video?
Dougie Kent: I am really proud of mine and Jbre's song "Pour A Shot"
RE: Why is that?
Dougie Kent: "Pour A Shot" was the passage way and debut to what was coming on our Freshman Album "After Hours". Even though it was an outtake, people really seemed to like it which made us real excited on releasing the actual record to the public.
The College Takeover
RE: Any funny College Takeover stories?
Dougie Kent: The College Takeover was so dope,that was our first break at getting out to the public with our friends. We hit a bunch of colleges and really got to get our name out there, building hype for our new album like a year in advance. My favorite story would probably be the time when I had way to much to drink at one of the shows and I totally loss track of time talking with some people. So Jbre was super pissed and was trying to find me as we were now running late into our set. I apparently was no where to be found and when they did find me, i went out and said the total wrong name of the place that we were at and somehow played it off perfectly.[laughs]
Who is Purple Planes?
"Purple Planes is a family we have going,
with the fans as the "Pilots", says Dougie Kent
Purple Planes has two branches:
One branch handles nothing but clothing and trends & the other is
Purple Planes Entertainment
which oversees, guides and establish artists just like Dougie Kent and Jbre.
St. Petersburg, FL
Website:
http://clpnation.com/
https://www.facebook.com/bnyceclp
Q:Where are you from?
A: Born: Vineyard Town, Kingston, Jamaica
Raised: Miami, FL
Stomping: St. Petersburg, FL
Q:How old are you?
A: 26 years young
Q: Just so I'm clear are you a rapper and producer?
A:"Yea but sometimes its hard to let
a beat go for that reason[laughs] I still like to
work with other producers though."
Q:Who are your musical influences?
A:"Michael Jackson...Old Reggae, my parents used to jam on custom cassette tapes, wicked. Kanye, also a fellow producer/rapper hybrid. Indie artists on the come-up,people in and out of my camp Anjuli Bub Funk Messiah Twank etc."
Q:What do you put into your music that you think is the reason people respond to it? Is there a message you want to get across through your music?
A: "Me. Themselves. Ideas. Ballin out. Women. Things we hate about our day. Life. Vices. Ego. Inception. A double take, if you will. From what I've seen, the first listen is like a seed being planted; the second and third are like some other plant growing related words. The end result has you scratching your head saying,"Oh shit, I've been asleep!"
"I rap for the working class."--Rod-Mile Fly
"I rap for the working class."--Rod-Mile Fly
Charli Funk ft. B.Nyce- Clique
[Homeless guy interrupts video shoot]
Q:What is your sense of Fashion?
A: Mile Fly Club. Levi 505's whaaat! Carbon. JF and Van Hausen when I'm feeling schmancy (fancy). Nikes and J's. Tees 'bauds and Ree's (smiles)
Q:Favorite Cereal or Drink?
A: "Apple Jacks go hard. My favorite drink Crown Royale. But if you meant non-alcoholic, then Crown.
No wait, wait..Water then Crown.
I made some scrambled eggs with Crown once,don't judge me. (laughs)"
No wait, wait..Water then Crown.
I made some scrambled eggs with Crown once,don't judge me. (laughs)"
Q:Anything outside of music?
A:"Blogging...DSLR work....Web Design...Xbox"
Q:Favorite TV Show?
A:"Used to be 24 but The Walking Dead is pretty damn real"
Download/Watch Music:
Download
B.Nyce ft. Charli Funk- Check
http://hu.lk/vuiyylwbgphc.com
Download/Watch Music:
Download
B.Nyce ft. Charli Funk- Check
http://hu.lk/vuiyylwbgphc.com
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Issac Danquah
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Q:Age
A:18
Q:Influences
A:"Michael Jackson, Pharell 70s/80s Pop, Hip Hop
Ballads & Spandau Ballet"
[& if Spandau Ballet doesnt ring a bell the
song below definitley should]
Spandau Ballet-True
Q:How did you get into Hip Hop and just music period?
A:"Ive had early influences with music i remember my dad playing a video of Michael Jackson in Munich, i think Bob Marley old stuff playing in my house. My earliest days on my microphone was in secondry school when Grime was taking off but it got serious for me in the year 2010."
Q:Whats your Fashion Sense?
A:"Wow when it comes to fashion, I wear stuff that I think is cool like that represents the sound I bring, real mellow kind of thing."
Q:What influenced you to pursue Hip Hop?
A: "I faced some experiences in life that contribute to what im doing now, I've never really had anything that I can 100% latch onto and I feel like its my comfort zone,I really like music its the method I use to speak to myself, as well as that I'm from Hack thats real crime orientated and borough temptation is littered everywhere I feel like I'm contrast to to that & everything that goes in the social phenomenons. I speak for those who grew up in the hood but are not of the hood.
Youtube
Performing at BBC Hacney Weekend
RE Input
My favorite song from "I Still Aim Above Constantly (Warm Up)" Mixtape is "Stepping Stone"
The song is so great and real, the beat is old school/jazzy and you WILL bob your head, I promise you that.
#B.Nyce =] the video with the homeless man, lol
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