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Interview
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Krohme: All Praises Due Interview
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What
can you say about this cat from Alexandria, VA? He has worked
with everybody from Wu-Tang Clan members and affiliates to the
likes of Kool G. Rap, Ras Kass, MF Grimm, and so forth, from major hitters to the
independent staples, labelled by most as your favourite producer's
producer, K-R-O-H-M-E is a name that rings bell right now,
especially over the internet, his sound is universal, for the
masses and for the underground, and if there is a
definition of determination, hard work and skills coupled
together with a zeal for success, then Krohme surely has the
recipe.
A
product of multiple ethnicities, Chris Moore, aka Krohme, was
born in Bethesda, Maryland and became interested in music at an
early age, from playing classical instruments to mixing records
on his mother's turntable, he developed an ear for music, his
exposure to various music genre has helped shaped his musical
skills and taste he implements into his own music.
He began his hip-hop career by using tape decks to record his
own songs over popular instrumentals, not satisfied with using
someone else's work, he found a radio shack keyboard, received a
Boss Dr. Rhythm drum machine as a gift and began making his own
music in 1997. |
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Utilizing his own diverse musical interests, which included
hip-hop, soul, rock, heavy metal and classical, he began
sampling records to develop a unique musical library that he
extended to local artists and eventually unsigned artists along
the east coast. Not until 2004 that Krohme began sending beat CDs off to
record labels, disappointed with a lack of response, he began
reaching out to various artists and labels via the internet. He
got in touch with Wu-Tang Clan's GZA/Genius's DJ and was able to
get his music to the hands of
legendary MC as well as generate interest from other MC's.
His first break came however when Hell Razah of Sunz Of Man,
Black Market Militia and Maccabeez fame asked Krohme to produce
a track for his upcoming solo album, working under a tight
deadline. The resulting track was well received and resulted in
Hell Razah requesting additional tracks.
Krohme has since started Godsendant Music and is currently
working on releasing a number of project which includes South Of Heaven album, which will
feature the likes of Method Man, Mobb Deep, Ras Kass, Kool G
Rap, Warcloud aka Holocaust, Cappadonna, Shyheim, Dom Pachino, MF Grimm and plenty
plenty more.
His music can be found on the released MF Grimm classic album
American Hunger as well as forthcoming albums from Shyhiem,
Shade Shiest, Hell Razah, Leathaface and much more.
Power of the internet and simply word of mouth has help create a
buzz about his production skills and abilities and has made it
easier for him to build with a lot of artists, not to mention
the buzz generated when Ras Kass dropped The Game diss "Hush
Little Baby" and since then a lot of artists have started
contacting the producer's producer for heat. Krohme dropped
sampler for South of Heaven in late 2006 and it was very well
received globally, and in 2007 with a lot of projects on its
way, he is fully ready to drop his highly anticipated solo work,
"All Praises Due" which features the likes of Royce 5'9, Hell
Razah, MC Serch and few others, this kid is quite unstoppable
right now.
All
praises due drops on the 27th of February 2007, and its well worth the wait,
Wu-International got a chance to chat with Krohme about his
album, his label Godsendant, how it all started, and his future.
If you are a producer looking for a blueprint to follow, look no
further. |
I like to say thanks first and foremost for
taking the time to answer these questions, highly
appreciated, and will also point out that nothing will be
altered, edited or changed when this is published online.
Wu-International: Peace Krohme, how are you?
Krohme: Peace Fam, I’m good, busy with all of these
projects…
Wu-International: Been waiting a long time for this
interview man, please introduce yourself to everyone who
don’t already know you, where you are from and current
location?
Krohme: Alright, I’m Krohme, producer/artist from and
still in Alexandria, VA, which is right outside of
Washington D.C. Known for my work with cats like Ras Kass,
Ill Bill, Hell-Razah, MF Grimm, Shyheim…
Wu-International: How did you come about the name
Krohme?
Krohme: I started rhyming for real back in ’95,
before that it was just freestyles and all, but I originally
went by the name of Hi-Tek, which was also my graffiti name.
Sometime in 96 or so my peoples and I were chillin,
freestylin and all and at some point after I was rhyming I
was told that one day I would “shine like chrome.” Then cats
started calling me that, like “yo, what’s up chrome!” After
the Mood CD came out, I had to change my name, since the
producer Hi-Tek produced joints on there, so I went with the
nickname and changed the spelling.
Wu-International: What other names do you go by?
Krohme: Tha Godsend, Slick Rubin, Krohmegeddon and
the new one, the Martin Scorsese of Beats.
Wu-International: what was it like growing up in
Virginia? What is one of your earliest memories?
Krohme: Virginia is a very diverse state, it’s a
mixing bowl with all kinds of races and cultures thrown in.
Growing up, I was exposed to all of this, embraced different
teachings, studies, religions and it helped shape the man I
am today. Musically, it’s very diverse, we’re East Coast,
we’re South, we’re Go Go, we’re Soul, we’re everything. I
listened to everything when I was younger and I think it’s
found it’s way into my music.
My earliest memory … I can’t even remember ha, probably
being in the hospital in ’84 when my sis was born.
Question: Ok, more boring questions, how did you
fall into your respective crafts (emceeing and producing?)
Krohme: I was always free styling, off the wall
dumb stuff when I was a kid. I would play a tape and at the
end of a song when the beat kept going, would freestyle to
that, rhyming about ninja turtles and pigs feet, who knows
but that was always my thing. Eventually I took it a little
bit more seriously and started to write rhymes, actually put
my thoughts to paper and record over instrumentals. Around
’97, I figured I used enough RZA and Havoc beats and it was
time to make my own. So I found an old drum machine, grabbed
my mom’s vinyl and her turntable and started to make beats,
just kept working at it until I got somewhat decent.
Wu-International: When were you first exposed to
hip-hop?
Krohme: Hip-hop was always around me, I remember
Afrika Bambaataa, Sugarhill Gang, Grandmaster Flash and the
Furious Five, all those cats being played on the radio when
I was young. I watched and listened through the years as
hip-hop grew into what it is today.
Wu-International: Most people don’t actually know you
rhyme as well, which did you start off with initially?
Krohme: I started rhyming first that was how I got into
production, making the beats to go with the rhymes.
Wu-International: A lot of people see you more of a
producer than an emcee, would you consider yourself more of
a producer than an emcee or vice-versa?
Krohme: For a while there, I don’t know, maybe 4-5
years, I wasn’t writing at all, free styling here and there
but production was what I was focusing on. When I started to
work on my first project, South of Heaven in 2005, I wasn’t
going to rhyme on that. It was just a compilation of various
artists I respected over my beats but different things came
up and so I stepped in.
Wu-International: So if you had to choose one form of
the art over the other, which would it be?
Krohme: I don’t think I could choose one or the
other, the 2 go hand in hand for me now, I love to rhyme, I
love to produce.
Wu-International: Are there any advantages of being an
emcee as well as a producer?
Krohme: It makes it a lot easier to work on
songs man. I’ll make a beat and write to it at the same
time. As a producer, I know that growing as an emcee has
helped me structure beats, a lot of my early stuff was all
over, cats couldn’t rhyme to it, it sounded good to me just
to freestyle to but you couldn’t really turn it into a song.
Wu-International: Thanks, You make great beats
man, how long have you been making beats?
Krohme: I started in 1997.
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Wu-International: What kind of equipment did you
select for your studio and why?
Krohme: Over the years I’ve had all types, I
experiment. I have MPC’s, a 1000 and 2000XL, a Triton,
Fantom, a Motif, all kinds of synths, I have a few Rode mics,
an NT2-A, NTK, mixers and all, Technics SL-1200MK2, I have
software programs, Reason, Fruityloops and all, but rarely
use it. I do my editing on the computer though, when I chop
samples, I use Adobe Audition, the new Cool Edit. |
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Wu-International: Do you remember the first beat
you ever made, do you still have it and how was it?
Krohme: Yeah I remember it, I don’t think I
have it anymore, it was just drums and snares, no
samples or anything. It was kind of off-beat too and
it didn’t have any hats either. I was just
experimenting, but man it had a lot of bass, I think
I had like 5 different kicks on that, each had a
bass drop.
Wu-International: What type of producer are you?
How would you describe your style?
Krohme: I’m a sample-based producer,
sometimes I’ll do sample-free beats, but I like the
vibe and feeling you get from sampled beats. I chop,
I redo the order of samples to make it different, as
for my style, I don’t know, I guess I’m stuck in
’95. Not really into a lot of these new music
styles, a lot of cats say I’m old school like that.
Wu-International: How would you define the role
of a producer?
Krohme: The producer guides the song, crafts
and creates the sound, may take direction in the
vocals, edits, mixes when necessary but he or she is
the person responsible for making a song what it is,
for better or worse.
Wu-International: How long on an average does it
take you to make a beat?
Krohme: its on the rise
Wu-International: Do you think VA has finally
got its shine, or do you think it is still
overlooked even though there have been people as
yourself, The Clipse and more who have been really
blowing it up?
Krohme: It varies, usually an hour or so to
chop samples, find my drums, decide on a tempo,
vibe, mix, get it sounding right and then going back
to structure it all.
Wu-International: What would you say are your
objectives when creating beats or even writing
rhymes?
Krohme: To make music cats will want to
listen to. Production that sounds ill, rhymes with
something to say, dope all around music. I don’t
really make music to dance to though, maybe they’ll
play Awaiting the Hour in the clubs.
Wu-International: So do you rely a lot on
samples or prefer making beats from scratch with no
samples involved?
Krohme: I prefer samples, its how I started
in this game and what I’m most comfortable with but
I do try and make sample-free beats, it’s a lot more
difficult and takes a lot more time, but the end
result is worth it. Plus no one can sue you, which
is always important.
Wu-International: Have you ever made a track for
someone and they turned it down, only to have
another emcee scoop it up and turn it into a hit,
feel free to mention names?
Krohme: I passed a beat to MF Grimm to use on
American Hunger, it wasn’t used, so I put it back
into the pool, now Obie Trice is using the beat on
the next Whoo Kid mixtape. The beat for Awaiting the
Hour, with Ill Bill and Killah Priest originally
went to Ras Kass, 40 Glocc, Prodigy and Jay 211, but
due to scheduling issues, it never happened.
Wu-International: So Krohme, your name rings
bells especially online right now, what would you
say sets you apart from other producers?
Krohme: I guess it would be the amount of
artists I’ve worked with in a relatively short
time-span and these projects I’m about to drop.
They’re diverse and cats are feeling the production
and the artists. I seem to drop these tracks with
interesting match-ups, I have a song coming up on
South of Heaven with Kool G Rap, myself, C-Rayz Walz,
Sean Price and Hell-Razah.
Question:
Wu-International: Ok, if you were to name 2 top
producers from any music genre, who would they be?
Krohme: Rick Rubin has been a big influence, his
diversity, his work ethic, the Bomb Squad, I was a
huge Public Enemy fan when I was younger, still am
and the production impresses me even today, the
layering was just insane and of course RZA, he would
find the illest samples in the middle of nowhere,
look at Bring the Pain, I know I wouldn’t have
listened to that track and found that sample. I was
a big Wu fan growing up and the diversity in the
production helped shaped me as a producer.
Wu-International: From the list of people you
have worked with, it’s quite obvious you have a
massive list of talented and respected clientele,
how did you connect with most of these artists and
who was the first known artist you produced for?
Krohme: It became a snowball affect after I got
my beat CD’s in a few hands, which took a long time
to happen, trust me, you don’t mail out a CD and get
a call the next week, it takes months, years, before
you get a response. Anyway, GZA heard my beats
through DJ CityRich, which went to C-Rayz Walz, Vast
Aire, Hell-Razah, R.A. the Rugged Man and grew from
there. This freestyle track I did with Ras Kass and
Jay 211 in 2005 is the first, my first published
works are on MF Grimm’s American Hunger album, Page
Six and Karma featuring Ill Bill and Block McCloud.
Wu-International: You have done songs with a lot
of Wu-Tang Clan members, more so that most of the
fans now consider you fam, if RZA was to add you to
the Wu –Elements, would you easily accept it or
prefer not to be tied down with that label?
Krohme: Hell yeah I’d accept it, as long as I
still have the freedom to work with all of these
other artists. I wouldn’t’ want to be confined, I
like the diversity that is currently in hip-hop and
would want to add to it. Working with new artists
from different parts of globe.
Wu-International: Who would you say you are most
familiar with from the Wu-Tang family tree?
Krohme: I’m probably the closest with
Hell-Razah, we’ve worked together since 2005, talk
on a regular basis. I’m cool with Shyheim too.
Wu-International: From the entire artist you
have produced for, Wu or not, who would you say was
the most challenging to work with or make beats for?
Krohme: I haven’t worked with anyone that
difficult, some cats are picky about beats,
Holocaust/ Robot Tank/Warcloud is kind of picky but
not a challenge. When I present beats, I usually
give them a diverse mix, I don’t like to assume what
artists like, I give them a mix and go from there.
As for making a track, a lot of cats tend to take
their time and I have to follow-up with them to make
sure they handle it.
Wu-International: So who is the easiest then?
Krohme: Everyone has been cool to work with,
but probably the easiest and it was a surprise to
me, was Kool G Rap. He did what he had to do in no
time and made sure I had everything I needed for the
track. He’s a legend and it was an honor to have
worked with him.
Wu-International: Are they any artists you have
not worked with, Wu-tang or not that you would like
to work with?
Krohme: RZA, GZA, Deck, Raekwon, Meth, Ghostface,
Masta Killa, Rakim, KRS-One, Chuck D I remixed a
track but wanted to knock out a fresh joint with
him, Saigon, Jay-Z, Nas, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Isaac
Hayes, Stevie Wonder, Mobb Deep, I’d work with 50
Cent, lot’s of cats man.
Wu-International: Have you ever produced for a
non hip-hop act, if so who?
Krohme: I have a few projects coming up this
year through Godsendant Music, did a track awhile
back with the metal band Str8jackit, worked with the
guitarist from Cryptopsy, few other cats.
Wu-International:
Everyone is influenced by someone or something one
way or another, who are some of your influences, and
how have you adapted any of their styles into your
own as an emcee and producer?
Krohme: I’m a big Bomb Squad fan, DJ Premier,
Prince Paul, Dilla, Rick Rubin, Dr. Dre, Pete Rock,
Marley Marl, Muggs, RZA, Havoc, Large Pro, Easy Mo
Bee, Hi-Tek, Just Blaze, for emcees, Rakim, Kool G
Rap, GZA, KRS-One, Chuck D, Big Pun, Nas, Big Daddy
Kane, Raekwon, Ghostface, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Method
Man, RZA, El-P, Hell-Razah, C-Rayz, CL Smooth, Mos
Def, Talib Kweli, I like earlier Jay-Z, I’m probably
missing some dudes I’ll remember later… If I’ve
adapted any styles I did it subconsciously, I just
try to make music and not have it sound like
Producer A or Emcee B.
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Wu-International: Thanks very much for those
answers, now lets talk more about your upcoming
album, All Praises Due, when is it coming out and
how are you feeling about it?
Krohme: The album ships out February 27th but
you can order it now on www.godsendant.com. I’m
pleased with it, I’m proud of the production on
there, my rhymes, the cats I’ve worked with and the
message. I’ve received a lot of positive response
from internet cats, artists/producers and people on
the streets saying they’re really feeling the joints
I’ve pushed out, so that makes me feel really good
about the album.
Wu-International: How long have you been working
on material specifically for this album?
Krohme: Since August on 2006, I started
working on tracks while working on South of Heaven,
working on a few here and there. Some tracks will
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Wu-International: Why have you called it “All
Praises Due”?
Krohme: It’s honouring not just a higher
power but those who have helped paved the way for
all of us, teachers, leaders, preachers, scholars,
all of us. In every state, city, town or country, we
have those who have helped us grow as people and
this goes out to them but it’s also a call to
ourselves to be strong and stand up for what we
believe in, however we may do it, writing, rhyming,
art, our actions, whatever it may be, it’s about
making a difference.
Wu-International: What types of concepts, issues
or topics are covered on your new album?
Krohme: I talk about everything, from my own
past, the current state of hip-hop, unity,
revolution, poverty, the other sides of violence and
drugs. Trying to bring forth a positive message in
the music, educate but also entertain and hey, I may
throw in a battle rap too.
Wu-International: How hard was it completing
this album, what are some of the obstacles you
encountered with this album?
Krohme: It was very difficult, with so many
different projects going on, time was a big factor,
I had to work on songs in the evening and record
late at night or weekends. I had my theme and idea
for the album so writing and producing was a smooth
process.
Wu-International: I am assuming you will be
handling most if not all the production duties on
the album, any other producers on the album?
Krohme: No, it’s all me.
Wu-International: You got a list of heavy names
featured on that album, I am feeling all the songs I
have heard on the snippets so far, please give us
some of the names featured on the album and do you
have any favourite track(s) on the album?
Krohme: I talk about everything, from my own
past, the current state of hip-hop, unity,
revolution, poverty, the other sides of violence and
drugs. Trying to bring forth a positive message in
the music, educate but also entertain and hey, I may
throw in a battle rap too.
Wu-International: How hard was it completing
this album, what are some of the obstacles you
encountered with this album?
Krohme: Sure, I have Royce Da 5’9, C-Rayz
Walz, MC Serch, Hell-Razah, Chace Infinite, Agallah,
D.V. Alias Khryst. My personal favorite is Come
Together Now, I love the production on that track,
it’s a throwback joint and the rhymes went perfectly
with it, it was all seamless, Revolution Music, the
production was a little different for me, as with
Run Them Thangs, but the message remained the same,
I wanted to make music to bump in your whip that
would educate. But I like them all, I’m proud of all
the tracks on this.
Wu-International: Was there any one u wanted to
get on the album that you couldn’t get for one
reason or another?
Krohme: Killah Priest was supposed to get on,
we had it all set up but he ran out of time, same
with Bobby Seale
Wu-International: Is this being released by a
major or you going the indie route?
Krohme: Indie, through my own Godsendant
Music. I wasn’t comfortable with the talks I had
with the larger labels about releasing this and
South of Heaven, they wanted creative freedom, put a
lot of their responsibility on myself, didn’t front
the right amount of money and wouldn’t embrace the
music. So I’m doing this on my own and through the
support of the people out there, hope to get the
music out to all parts of the globe. A label is
nice, but at the end of the day, this is still my
project from start to finish and I’m proud of it no
matter how much or little it sells.
Wu-International: You were once part of MF
Grimm’s Day By Day Entertainment, how did you get
involved with Day by day and what’s your current
status with them?
Krohme: I connected through Grimm himself, I
produced tracks on American Hunger and he became my
manager. We were going in different directions, so
we parted ways. I don’t have any problems with Grimm
at all, there’s no beef despite what cats may think
about my verse on “Grizzly,” I’m just saying that
I’m down with my label now.
Wu-International: Please tell us more about your
label, Godsendant Music, and who else is on it
besides you?
Krohme: I started Godsendant Music in early
2005, my man A-Jaxx, Rack-Lo, this new cat out of
Brooklyn, we’re starting to grow and we’ll but
putting out a few releases this year so ya’ll need
to check for them. Not just hip-hop, but other areas
of music too, we’re always looking for new artists
so dudes with talent, preferably emcee’s, hit me up
at
krohme@gmail.com.
Wu-International: What are you hoping to achieve
with this album?
Krohme: To educate people, to give them
something fresh to listen to that has a message, to
give more people a feeling for my production, what
I’m about as an emcee and if the response is
positive enough, make a few more before my time is
done.
Wu-International: Did you rhyme on all the
tracks on the album?
Krohme: Yeah I’m on all of the tracks, well I
have some interludes that have cats speaking.
Wu-International: How hard do you work on a
verse? Does the verse go through many changes before
you decide on the final version?
Krohme: I put a lot into each word I put on
the paper, for me, my rhyme style is a little bit
more intricate than other cats so it takes time to
develop each line, I usually scribble and cross out
as I write. Sometimes I’ll change it up as I record,
for The Next Star, I took out 8 bars from the first
verse to start and then wrote the last 8 on the fly.
Wu-International: You did a diss song for Ras
Kass against The Game, how did you hook up with that
lyrical genius Kass and would you give a beat to
Game if he wanted to retaliate?
Krohme: I’m cool with Jay 211, Ras’ right
hand man, we’ve been working on tracks for awhile
now, I passed Jay some beats for Ras, then I get a
text from my man Smigg Dirtee saying, is that your
beat on that Ras song, Hush Little Baby? I hadn’t
heard it yet, so I had him send it to me about the
same time Jay did, saying, I hope the beat wasn’t
sold! So it just kind of happened, I’m glad it did,
unfortunately not a lot of cats knew I produced it.
I probably wouldn’t, I’ve done a few tracks with Ras
and wouldn’t want to mess it up, the money would be
nice, but money isn’t everything, I’d rather remain
cool with artists I respect.
Wu-International: So after this album, what’s
next? I see you got a number of projects lined up,
please tell us a little about “the beautiful chaos
project”, “Tracing Happiness” and “IOFGOD?
Krohme: Alright, those are all non-hip-hop
projects, TBCP is an industrial rock album I started
working on years ago that I haven’t had time to
finish, I’ve used portions of it to score an indie
horror film. Tracing Happiness is an electronic,
down-tempo project with vocals from various rock
bands, I mentioned Everclear, Marcy Playground, you
can peep some tracks at www.myspace.com/tracinghappiness
. IOFGOD is this concept album I won’t finish for a
long time, it’s a soundtrack for a short story. So
the story will accompany the CD, that’s probably my
most diverse and abstract production. Samples are up
for all on
www.godsendant.com but cats can hit me up
directly with questions or to hear more, I’m always
here for the fans.
Wu-International: You also have a side project
with a UK artist Snatch, how did that come about?
Krohme: Snatch and I connected a few years
ago, did some tracks, I passed him beats while I was
working on other albums and I got this idea, to do a
joint EP. I’ll handle the production and we split
the rhyme duties, the project is called “Lock, Stock
and 2 Smoking Mics.” It’s dope, it’s two different
styles from two different parts of the world,
diversity right there.
Wu-International: Are you handling the bulk of
that project and when do you expect to get it out?
Krohme: I’m handling the production and
rhyming, we don’t have a date planned for it’s
release. We’ve completed 4-5 tracks but I’m thinking
not until summer of 2007, check for that through
Godsendant Music.
Wu-International: Looking forward to that
project man, heard something about a joint mixtape
project with Shyheim?
Krohme: We’ll get back to that later on this
year, he’s working on soundtracks for his movies
now, a few Krohme beats on those, but right now
we’re aren’t developing it.
Wu-International: Seems like you have your hands
full all year round, how do you manage to cope with
all this work?
Krohme: Balance and Red Bulls, ha. No I just
pace myself, I have a pretty insane work ethic, I’m
always in the lab doing something, I have let
projects fall behind at times so I’m trying to
become more organized, maybe I should hire a
secretary or something.
Wu-International: Do you only give beats to
already established artists or would you just about
produce for anyone?
Krohme: I produce for anyone who is dope, not
just established, we all had to start somewhere,
guys gave me a shot, so I’ll do the same. A lot of
people want to be snobs and only work with certain
dudes but eventually those cats are going to go away
and these new cats coming up are going to be the
future hip-hop stars.
Wu-International: With the common trend of
producers lacing a full album for emcees these days
for example 9th Wonder & Murs, 4th Disciple & Hell
Razah, and DJ Muggs & GZA/Genius, is there any
artist out there you are feeling and would do a
whole album with?
Krohme: I would love to work with some of the
cats I grew up listening to, Rakim, KRS-One, Big
Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap, Nas, any of the generals,
Saigon, Chino XL, maybe Hell-Razah and I will do a
project.
Wu-International: What is hip-hop lacking these
days?
Krohme: Support from the mainstream for
underground hip-hop, I remember watching Rap City
back in the days and they played videos and songs
from everyone, now they only play you if you’re on
the Billboard top whatever, they only play cats who
are mainstream and because of that hip-hop becomes
one-dimensional to the outside listener. The only
hear Young Jeezy or whoever on the radio and thinks
that’s what hip-hop is all about. All of the
conscious underground hip-hop, the battle rappers
all of that isn’t played, isn’t supported and
because of that, the artists and the music suffers.
The industry isn’t as open as it once was, it’s
become very specific and if you don’t fit into their
blueprints, you don’t get radio or tv play. It’s
hard as hell to put out an album on your own, it
takes money and time and if people aren’t checking
for it, it doesn’t get out. The greatest hip-hop
album ever are probably still on the tape of some
dude who just couldn’t afford to get it out.
Wu-International: If you could remake any
hip-hop song, which song would you choose?
Krohme: Public Enemy – Fight the Power, one
of the most influential songs to me not only as an
artist/producer but as a person.
Wu-International: Nas boldly said hip-hop was
dead, Do you think hip-hop has ran out of original
beats and have become too independent on samples?
Krohme: I think hip-hop has just been
listening to the wrong artists, hip-hop isn’t dead,
it’s just an uneven balance between the mainstream
hip-hop and the underground.
Wu-International: What rappers and producers out
there would u say inspire you or keep you on your
toes?
Krohme: RZA, Just Blaze, I’m looking forward
to that Saigon album, Alchemist, those guys usually
drop something that makes me go, “damn, why didn’t I
think of that?”
Wu-International: With so much lined up, I can
imagine its going to be a very busy year for you, is
there anything else you are involved in that we do
not know about that you would like to tell us about?
Krohme: I think I’ve covered most, but I may
get involved with a new project today, always
something new. I have tracks coming out on various
albums so check for those.
Wu-International: Any tours planned?
Krohme: None yet, way too busy with all of
these projects this year, maybe in 2008.
Wu-International: If you weren't in the hip hop
business, what would you be doing?
Krohme: I was always drawing when I was
younger, design and all that. I do the design for my
websites and for the cover art, paintings are
handled by this cat in the UK, but yeah, I’d be
doing something art-related.
Wu-International: You have definitely paid your
dues, what advice would you give to a young emcee or
producer who wants to have a music career?
Krohme: Grind 24/7, nothing will just happen,
I’ve been doing this for a long time, just making
music hoping people would take notice. Get you
material in order and then push it out to the
masses, use myspace, let people hear your music,
accept criticism and feedback, hit me up, I’ll tell
you what I think and what your music/tracks may
need. But keep working on it, hard work eventually
pays off.
Wu-International: Thanks very much for your time
Krohme, we definitely looking forward to the album,
is there anything else you might want to add that we
missed, final words for the fans and potential fans,
shout outs etc?
Krohme: I’d like to thank Wu International
for their support and for all the fans who have
shown me love out there, I appreciate that. I make
the music for ya’ll, so spread the word and get
other cats checkin for it. I want to make sure
everyone goes to
www.godsendant.com and checks out the
track samples for All Praises Due, I’m proud of this
project, proud of the work that was put into it and
I know cats are gonna be feeling this. Grab a copy
of the CD and get ready for dope production, ill
rhymes and decent hip-hop album. You wont be
disappointed. Oh yeah cop, Hell-Razah’s Renaissance
Child, Feb. 20 on Nature Sounds. Cats who want to
build about being down with Godsendant Music or for
production,
krohme@gmail.com . Peace. |
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