The Blast Spotlight: Da Kaptain AKA Yatta

Take a look at this Blast one on one exclusive interview with current Blast featured artist Da Kaptain AKA Yatta.

The Giant Blast:  How long have you been rhyming?
 Da Kaptain AKA Yatta:  I have been rhyming for around 15 years now.

What inspired you to rhyme?
Watching dudes freestyle in the staircase of my building in Bronx New York.

How would you describe your style?
Lyrical word play with a bit of Southern Swag.

You also have a label, Race City Records, could you tell us a little bit about that and the artists you have signed?
Race City Records provides musical support for local artists, Dj's and Producers in my area. This includes studio time, photo shoots, Videos, Demos, etc. Right now we are working with Slick Da Prince, J Simi Smooth, Ty Cross, Big Grip, and other independent labels in the area.

What projects are you all working on?

The Race City Compilation Welcome to Race City is available. Email bigyatta@aol.com.  Slick Da Prince Walking on Water mixtape coming this fall. Our work with smokehouse music group for J-simi smooth 1st and 10 is available. Mixtape from Da Kaptain coming this fall.


What's in the future for Race City Records?
 Its hard to say what the future holds for us. I will be satisfied with still being able to make music for our fans and continue to help artists grow.

Speaking of Race City, you also Race... would you tell the fans a little about that?
Yes I do. I am a tire changer for Kevin Harvick Inc in all three Nascar series. The #2 Craftsman truck, the #33 Nationwide car, and the #78 Sprint cup car.

Besides that, what does Da Kaptain get into outside of music?Not much my time is used up throughout race season. Might find me on the PS3 playing call of duty when I have free time.

Getting back to the music, where do you see yourself as an artist in 5 years?

In 5 years I can see myself running the label full time with a few top ten billboard hits under the belt.

Is there anything else you would like to plug, any shout outs?

Yeah you can check out our first video at youtube.com/racecityrecords
Shout out to Big Grip, Slick Da Prince, J-Simi Smooth, R-sin flame, first capital management, Smokehouse music group, and Made MenEnt.

 

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The Blast Spotlight: UnXplained

 Check out the latest mixtape from 2 Da Realness Entertainment recording artists

UnXplained titled

Country Days, City Nights.    

Click the link here to take a listen to it

http://www.datpiff.com/DJ_2DR_UNXPLAINED_Country_Days_City_Nights.m136222.html

 

 

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The Blast Spotlight: F.T.G. (Flip Them Guys)

Take a look at this interview with hip hop's newest emcee/ producer team F.T.G. (Flip Them Guys).  The duo is made up of Sean J. the emcee and Soy the producer.  Read all about them here....

The Giant Blast interview with Sean J. of Flip Them Guys.
The Giant Blast:  Why do you call yourselves "Flip Them Guys"?

Sean J:  The term "flip" represents my half and Soy's full Filipino heritage.

The Giant Blast:  How would you describe yourselves as a unit? 

Sean J:  FTG is a emcee/producer duo (Me being the emcee and Soy being the producer).. Something like  Mobb Deep meets Reflection Eternal.  Soy does rap as well, so he'll drop some lines every now and then.

The Giant Blast:  What can listeners expect from the two of you musically? 

Sean J:  Well, Soy and I do work together outside of FTG as well.  We first collaborated musically on my latest album, A Tree By Itself.  That's how the chemistry sparked. All the tracks we did on there was more of creative content or things that had a little more depth to it.  The FTG stuff is mostly just aggressive, arrogant, bragging-rights type of hip hop. We want to give some kind of difference between the two; but at the same time- since we are the same person- still correlate with each other.

The Giant Blast:  What project are you two working on?

Sean J:  Well since Soy is on military leave, we're not working on anything together officially.  Right now, its just me going through my vault of his production (ha ha ha), but I'm currently working on several mixtapes and EPs to build anticipation for my next album, A Man of Means, which is dropping under Domination Recordings.  I already have some key production from Soy for that project.  As far as Soy, I know he's witting for his solo mixtape, which he'll be recording as soon as he gets back in November.

The Giant Blast:  Who else did you get involved with for this  project? 

Sean J:  I think the key feature was the Jae Millz appearance, which ya'll are already familiar with.  We also have appearances from some great Ozone (Orlando, FL) emcees like MidaZ the Beast, Shinobi Stalin, Unique Assassin, AmIAm, and Illustrate of Grey Matter.  A highlight for me personally was having my dude Daewon on a track, who I originally had a group with back in Hawaii years ago.

The Giant Blast:  How would you describe Soy's beats?

Sean J:  HERION. They are addictive and you can never get enough.  For the fact he hasn't been doing beats for that long, show how he is ahead of a lot of niggas. 

The Giant Blast:  What's the future looking like for the group?

Sean J:  When Soy returns, we'll probably work on the official FTG project. Like I stated before, we just cooking up a lot of solo stuff as well. 

The Giant Blast:  Is there anything else you would like to plug?

Sean J:  You can find out more information about me at www.seanjissomean.com.  Hit me up on twitter (@SEANJisSOMEAN) or my facebook page as well (facebook.com/seanjissomean).  I got a lot of great things coming together within the next couple of months, so definitely stay in touch, and of course, download this FTG mixtape Who The Flip presented by Reign Clothing Boutique and mixed by DJ Sureshot. 

The Giant Blast interview with Soy, the producer of Flip Them Guys.The Giant Blast:  How would you describe your sound as a  beatmaker?

Soy:  My Power Level is over 9000

The Giant Blast:  What's the difference between a producer and just  a beatmaker and how would you describe yourself?

Soy:  Producers control and influence the direction of a project...beatmakers make beats and issue em out like candy. I see myself as more of an influence to every project I work on.

The Giant Blast:  What are some beatmakers that have influenced you?

Soy:  Dilla, Primo, Pete Rock, 9th Wonder, Evidence, Alchemist, Babu, Madlib, Danger Mouse, DOOM, amongst many others.  I could go on for days haha.

The Giant Blast:  What types of music do you like to sample?

Soy:  Anything that makes that little monkey in my head start clappin'.

The Giant Blast:  What does Soy get into besides music?

Soy:  Currently I'm a mechanic in training for the US Air Force but when I'm not turning wrenches and marching in 90+ degree heat, I love skateboarding, graphic design, photography, and just buggin out with my crew.

The Giant Blast:  Other than Sean J. who else have you worked with?

Soy:  I've worked with a lot of talented artists in Orlando including King's Offspring, Angii Albanii (my other half of the Do Gooders), Shinobi Stalin, Mygrane McNastee, MidaZ the Beast, Unique Assassin, Madd Illz, AmIAm, Brown Study, and one of my best friends, Crescendo.

The Giant Blast:  How would you describe Sean J. as a  lyricist?

Soy:  He's a hyper combo hadoken straight from Ryu right into your ear drums.  He's one of those cats that ain't scared to say a damn thing or hurt any feelings.

The Giant Blast:  What's the future looking like for Soy?

Soy:  When I get back to Orlando from training, I'm going to be finishing up school and get back to being a producer.

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The Blast Spotlight: DiverSe

Check out this quick Blast one on one interview with DiverSe.

The Giant Blast:  What's new with DiverSe?
DiverSe:  Just getting by everyday and making music. Finishing Mind Of A Lyricist Vol.3 which will be the last of the mind of a lyricist series.  Its 80% done.  So I'm feeling good about it.

The Giant Blast:  How would you describe your latest single "Highrise".
DiverSe:  Actually its not even a single.  I just happen to send it to Twist right after I was done with the session and he ended up liking it so much I'm guessing he sent it to some people, but I seen it was the "Blast HOT pic" so I can't complain (laughs).

The Giant Blast:  What projects are you working on right now other than the 3rd installment Mind of A Lyricist?
DiverSe:  Contributing to the Civil Mics album that's coming very soon and Major & I are back on working on our collaborative mixtape which is untitled as of now, and if god allows it work on my E.P. Fast Food Dreams before the year ends. That's about it (laughs).

The Giant Blast:  What's in store for DiverSe for the rest of 2010?
DiverSe:  Pretty much working on what I love, music and just everything that comes with it, promoting it, marketing, advertising and all that.  Just keep pushing and grinding for a good outcome.

The Giant Blast:  What else would you like to plug?
DiverSe:  I wanna reach out to the people that've been really patient with me since I haven't released a mixtape since 2008.  Its all gonna be worth it, also to my whole Civil Mics fam and the mastermind behind it which is Twist a.k.a the Ken Kaniff of my mixtape, and of course can't forget the Blast Blog for the opportunity and for all the other GOOD music they post everyday.  Props!

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