Multiple Man is a real hard core hip hop artist
making industry heads move. He stop through
and had an interview with rhythmplaza.com.
Check out what he has to
say in an interview with Rhythmplaza.com
Rhythmplaza.com:
Where
are you originally from?
Multiple Man:
I was born in Long Island, New York. I
lived 7 years in Tulsa, Oklahoma. But I lived here in DC for 17 years, so
basically I’m a DC nigga.
Rhythmplaza.com:
When and why
did you start using the name Multiple Man?
Multiple Man:
I started using the name Multiple Man from
being a fan of The X-Men. The name just totally described who I am as a person
and also how I am on the mic.
Rhythmplaza.com:
When
did you first get into the music game and started making music?
Multiple Man:
I was 11 and a ½ years
old when I started rhyming
Rhythmplaza.com:
What
artist have you worked with in the area?
Multiple Man:
I worked with so many
artists out here it’s ridiculous. Off the top of my head….Culture Cypha, D en’ D
Productions, 420, Bearwitnez, Napoleon Da Legend, Relentless Dre, and a whole
buncha motherfuckas!
Rhythmplaza.com:
Do
you get a lot of feedback for your music using the internet?
Multiple Man:
I get some feedback but I get more feedback from people on the streets that I
give CDs to. When I give them a CD I just ask that they e-mail me their take on
the CD. Most of the people do that for me.
Rhythmplaza.com:
What
do you think about using the internet as a marketing tool?
Multiple Man:
I think the internet is a great low cost marketing tool. You can market to a
world-wide population without leaving your desk. At the same time there should
be some restrictions as to what is marketed and who is contacted because the
internet is so wide-open that it can have a reverse effect and drive people
away.
Rhythmplaza.com:
What
producers do you have on the album, and has worked with in the past?
Multiple Man:
No, most of my tracks are produced by my
nigga Verse-All. But I’ve received tracks on my 2nd album from Funk
Life, Pat-One, Chief, and Camillion to name some of em’. On my 1st
album, Hitmaka and Madd Chuck produced my tracks.
Rhythmplaza.com:
Do
you produce your own tracks?
Multiple Man:
No, most of my tracks are produced by my
nigga Verse-All. But I’ve received tracks on my 2nd album from Funk
Life, Pat-One, Chief, and Camillion to name some of em’. On my 1st
album, Hitmaka and Madd Chuck produced my tracks.
Rhythmplaza.com:
What does rap
music mean to you? Where is it headed?
Multiple Man:
Hip-hop
means a lot to me. I grew up to this shit. It’s a real form of self-expression.
It’s a platform in which you can express your individuality. Everything about
you. Rap is headed to the fuckin’ trash can. It is headed to hell in a fuckin’
hand basket! A lotta these rappers nowadays are just not original, have no
skills, and they are fakin’ for motherfuckas!
Rhythmplaza.com:
Are
you working on any new projects?
Multiple Man:
Yes
I am. My 2nd album, The Multiplexxx, is finished at the
moment. I’m trying to get it out there by either this month, April, or May at
the latest. Plus I am on a lotta compilations and albums done by fellow DC
artists. And I’m in a DVD called “Live From the Block --- The District”
Rhythmplaza.com:
When
is your solo album coming out?
Multiple Man:
Hopefully my album will
be out by mid summer 2004. I already have the songs I want it is just the act of
tightening everything up that will take some time.
Rhythmplaza.com:
What are your
goals in the business as a rapper/producer/and entertainer?
Multiple Man:
My goal as a rapper is to bring some
originality to this game. Put DC on the map. Stay in the game, get paid, and get
outta the game when I’m ready to get out. I would like to own my own company
among other things as well.
Rhythmplaza.com:
What
do you like to do when you are not rapping?
Multiple Man:
I’m at school at
Howard University to get my Pharm. D, so I don’t get to do much. My hobbies
would be like….reading, writing, lifting weights, movies, listening to all kinds
of music, and……..sex!
Rhythmplaza.com:
What
is the most important aspect of the music industry you have learned?
Multiple Man:
That
if you don’t own shit, they own you. Plus motherfuckas will put out some garbage
if they think it’ll sell.
Rhythmplaza.com:
What
advice would you give to some of the up and coming rap artists and producers
in the DC, MD, and VA areas?
Multiple Man:
To
all the artists here in DC and the Metro Washington Area…..be original. Do your
own thing. Stop trying to copy all these other bamas because they will not pay
us any attention. We will not get recognized at all. Be original and put some
skills and some thought into your shit.
Rhythmplaza.com:
How do you view the music industry in the
Washington, DC area?
Multiple Man:
It’s
fucked up! Hardly anybody’s original. You barely get support from your fellow
Washingtonians out this motherfucka. Radio won’t play you or get behind you.
Everybody’s talking about the same old shit! Niggas from outta town come over
here and shit on us. What more do you need to know?
Rhythmplaza.com:
How do you feel about
the support for DC, MD, and VA hip hop artist?
Multiple Man:
We
barely get any. To anybody out there who supported
somebody from here….yall are soldiers! Yall are real
motherfuckas! And we gonna need yall to make this
thang work out here………
Rhythmplaza.com:
Whom would you
like to leave a shout out too?
Multiple Man:
Damn….I
got love for so many people…I’ll just shout out my
nigga Verse-All, my little brother Napoleon, my
nigga Booch, Poppa Nard, Grymm, Hitmaka, my baby
Rebecca Jones, and everybody out there who showed me
love and supported me. Multiple Man loves all of
yall! |
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