INTRODUCING RANGE AKA SAY-VIOR!!!

OK LADIES AND GENTS!!! HERE IS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT AN ARTIST NAMED RANGE. WHO I MET ON TWITTER WHEN I WAS BEGGING FOR MUSIC I RAN INTO THIS CAT. AND I SAID SEND ME WHAT YOU GOT. I DOWNLOADED IT, AND THE NEXT DAY I LISTENED TO IT I HAD TO TWEET THIS GUY I WAS WOWED FORREAL I HE'S SO DIFFERENT FROM WHAT IVE LEARNED TO EXPECT FROM PEOPLE MY AGE OR YOUNGER. SOOOOOOO HERE HE IS... LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK.

* WAS IT YOUR INTENT TO INSPIRE OTHERS WITH YOUR RHYMES?

YES IT WAS, I FEEL LYRICISM IS AN ART FORM WITHIN MUSIC PERIOD THAT HAVE BEEN FADING IN THE EXCHANGE TO APPEAL TO THE MASSES.

* WHAT WAS GOING ON IN YOUR LIFE WHEN YOU RECORDED COMPLIMENTS OF A LYRICIST-HUMBLE BEGINNINGS

JUST A LOT OF THINGS ALL MEN GO THROUGH....I BECAME A FATHER, DEALING WITH RELATIONSHIP AND TRYING TO BALANCE A FAMILY AS WELL AS CHASING MY DREAMS. JUST TRYING TO FIND MY PLACE AS AN ARTIST WITHOUT SACRIFICING MY PERSONAL MORALS.

* DO YOU PERFORM OUT THERE IN NEW YORK? WHERE AND WHEN?

WELL...I HAVEN'T STARTED THAT YET. IN SEPTEMBER I WILL MOST DEFINATELY START PERFORMING AT OPEN MICS. DON'T WORRY YOUR BLOG WILL BE THE FIRST TO KNOW. LOL

* HAVE YOU COLLABORATED WITH ANYONE ELSE?

WELL ON THIS MIXTAPE ...YEA MY HOMIE FROM DAYTON, OHIO H.P. THA HYBRID (TWITTER @HPTHAHYBRID) HE'S A PRODUCER/ ARTIST. HE HAS A VERSE ON MY MIXTAPE "THE SHOW 2010" AND I ALSO WORKED WITH DA HOMIE BEAUTIFUL MUSIC RAPPER/PRODUCER. HE PRODUCED "MY TESTAMENT" ON MY MIXTAPE FIND HIM ON (MYSPACE @OFFICIALMUSIC)

*IS THIS YOUR FIRST ALBUM?

YES THIS IS MY FIRST MIXTAPE...BUT WON'T BE MY LAST. ALBUM COMING SOME TIME SOON!!!

* WHAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU WANT PEOPLE WHO AREN'T FANS OF YOURS TO KNOW?

THAT EVERYTHING I WRITE OR SAY IS 100% ME....I WILL NOT DUMB-DOWN ARTISTRY FOR FAME OR MONEY.

*WHAT ARE YOU TRYING BRING TO THE GAME?

REAL GENUINE MUSIC AND NOSTALGIC VIBE. I WANT TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN THE EARLY 80'S AND NOW.

* WHO ARE SUM OF MUSICAL INFLUENCES?

MAN...QUITE A FEW....IN RAP (COMMON SENSE, JADAKISS ,JAY-Z ,BIGGIE ,NAS AND A LOT OF OLD SCHOOL HIP-HOP. IN MUSIC GENERAL (PRINCE....STEVIE WONDER....MICHEAL JACKSON)

*IF YOU COULD CHANGE 1 THING ABOUT YOUR LIFE WOULD YOU? WHAT WOULD IT BE? AND WHY?

I WOULDN'T CHANGE ANYTHING IN MY LIFE EVERYTHING HELPS MOLD YOU INTO WHAT YOU ARE TODAY. BUT WHAT I WOULD ADD TO MY LIFE IS A PLACE FOR ME TO REALLY FOCUS AWAY FROM THE FAMILY.

*IF YOU HAD TO WORK A 9-5 WHAT WOULD YOU SEE YOURSELF DOING?

WORKING IN AN OFFICE MAKING SURE GOOD MUSIC IS BEING MADE...LOL

* WHAT DO YOU WANT OUT OF LIFE WHAT WOULD TRULY MAKE YOU HAPPY?

I JUST WANT THE AMERICAN DREAM WIFE, KIDS, A DOG AND A LOVELY HOME FOR MY FAMILY.

*WHAT YOUR OPINION ABOUT THE STATE OF MUSIC?

THE STATE OF MUSIC IS HORRIBLE SALES AIN'T DOING SO GOOD ARTIST IS SCARED TO BE THEMSELVES....AND LABELS ARE HOLDING ALL THE POWER, TO WHAT (US THE PEOPLE) STARTED.

* HOW LONG YOU BEEN IN THE GAME?

I BEEN RAPPING SINCE 1999...11 YEARS BUT I WOULD SAY REALLY SERIOUSLY GAINING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE BIZ AND CRAFTING MY SKILLS FOR 5 YEARS.

*WHY DO YOU LOVE MUSIC?

I LOVE MUSIC BECAUSE NOBODY CAN ESCAPE IT.....IT'S A FORCE YOU JUST HAVE TO DEAL WITH. NO MATTER WHAT SITUATION YOUR IN THERE IS A SONG OUT THERE FOR YOU.

*WHO ARE YOU TOP 5 MC'S....YA'LL GONNA BE MAD....LOL UMM....(NO ORDER) JADAKISS...COMMON SENSE....NAS.....JAY-Z....CANIBUS

*WHAT ARE YOU TOP 5 MOVIES?

BROWN SUGAR, BROTHERS, DEAD PRESIDENTS, BRONX TALE, FRESH

* WHAT ARE 3 THINGS YOU CANT LIVE WITHOUT?

MY FAMILY, MY MUSIC AND MY PEACE OF MIND

* IF YOU COULD PICK 3 ARTISTS PAST OR PRESENT TO WORK WITH WHO WOULD YOU PICK?

HMMM.....TRIBE CALLED QUEST, JOELL ORTIZ, NAS

*HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR STYLE COOL LAID BACK, IN YOUR FACE, CONSCIOUS

MOST LIKELY COOL, LAID BACK, CONSCIOUS...... THAT PRETTY MUCH SUMS ME UP.

* WHAT MAKES YOU THINK YOUR GOING TO SUCCEED?

NOT ON THE MAJOR LEVEL....BUT ON THE INDIE SCENE I SEE IT'S VERY POSSIBLE. MAJORS IS CRUMBLING AND NOT GIVING ARTIST THEIR DUE. SO TIME IS NOW FOR ALL THE INDIE ACTS OUT THERE.
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