PRSPCTVS

We are so pleased to present the PRSPCTVS of General Steele (of Smif-N-Wessun). Littyyy Bro Flacko & Holden Stephan Roy held down this interview and we're glad you get to see it.

00:00 Introduction

05:30 The bloodline & origins General Steele

12:33 The need to explain to Non-New Yorkers the nawimean parts

17:42 Exploring the importance of origin stories

23:22 Best ways to approach culture in different places

33:00 The music of General Steele's Youth

41:17 Album covers, youthful influences & opulence

51:54 Getting into writing

58:33 Coming from an era of being original

01:03:45 Reflecting on how NYC used to be

01:12:04 TikTok and social media vs reality

01:18:15 Music bridges cultural gaps

01:26:50 New Yorkers will adapt

01:32:31 Life is art if you can appreciate it

01:36:11 How Steele started rapping

01:45:10 This Hip Hop era came out of nowhere

01:55:45 The blessing of capturing history

02:00:25 Trying to find the soundtrack to General Steele's life

02:07:29 AI Music & Televisions

02:17:11 Battle rap should be more prevalent

02:27:48 What does being nice mean

02:33:15 Montreal attacked us all with ice

02:38:03 Outro

Make sure to follow/support General Steele:

https://www.instagram.com/generalsteele/

https://www.smifnwessun.com/

Littyyy Bro Flacko:

https://withkoji.com/@LittyyyBros

Holden Stephan Roy:

https://www.instagram.com/hsr514/

https://linktr.ee/behindthatsuit

We had the pleasure of sitting down with Agallah Don Bishop and learning his PRPSCTVS. Littyyy Bro Flacko & Holden Stephan Roy held down the interview and we're glad to be able to share it with you. Looking forward to seeing what you think in the comments below.

00:00 Growing up in Brownsville

04:48 The importance of travel & starting a label in Japan

10:00 Learning the music business while protecting the art

14:52 Seeing Big Daddy Kane, Ice T and others around the Soul Shack

18:00 Trying to find a way into rap

23:15 An artist's duty to the art of the album

29:15 Authenticity is under attack the algorithm is powerful

34:15 Getting Unsigned Hype at The Source

41:15 Producing for Busta Rhymes and making Ghetto Girl

45:00 Dealing with yourself as a business, get that escrow

52:58 Getting signed in the 90s and dropping Ghetto Girl

01:01:54 Rocking with Sean Price and getting a GTA 3 Placement

01:06:45 Different music release strategies

01:15:10 Targeting the fans who will pay you

01:19:55 Introducing The Art of Being Cold album

01:24:45 Bumping The Art of Being Cold

01:33:30 Griselda popularized the Boom Bap that's all over

01:35:37 Bumping The Art of Being Cold

01:45:40 Leaking a new collab for a project with Agallah's Japanese artist

01:49:30 Some great tips about marketing and life

01:54:15 Finding influences in dark environments

02:02:15 First finalist in the Wu Tang contest and staying relevant

02:10:00 Continuing The art of Being Cold

02:26:58 Meeting Alchemist and becoming homies

02:31:05 Finishing The Art of Being Cold

02:38:37 Going on The Chronic Tour and working with groups

02:43:00 Helping RZA and being a key part of Hip Hop

02:49:45 Outro

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We are super glad to be back with a brand new episode of PRPSCTVS featuring Double A.B.. Littyyy Bro Flacko and Holden Stephan Roy are super glad we learned his story and we can share the intervie with you. Let us know what you think in the comments.

00:00 Introducing PRSPCTVS to Double A.B.

05:18 The evolution and gentrification of Harlem, doctors and pharmacists are not the same.

17:40 Growing up with songs like Camelita and vibes like Hip Hop

24:04 Getting into Hip Hop via the older kid plug

29:30 The passion for drawing, comics and Spider Man

37:45 Making custom characters out of old school G.I. Joes

42:15 Comic art is legitimate art

53:55 Visual artists aren't that into the public

01:03:03 Graffiti, rapping and hitting trains

01:13:12 New York is dangerous, but not like it was

01:18:17 Learning how to rap properly, remastering old recordings

 01:25:10 Your music got to sound good on a cell phone

01:29:40 Dropping mixtapes in Cali and being bootlegged

01:32:15 Blaze Battles, Battling for PH & The Evolution of Battles

01:41:45 Not keeping the freestyle blade sharp

01:50:08 Making demos, battling on MTV & Selling albums on tour

01:58:44 Signing with Man Bites Dog records and making a video with Roc Marciano

02:02:05 The impact of family on our personality

02:06:30 The start of lyric vision, how comic meets song

02:17:15 Color comics are more appealing than black and white comics

02:24:00 Published author on the music grind

02:28:14 Food is a crazy artform

02:32:53 Current music projects and endeavors

02:43:45 Outro

Make sure to follow/support Double A.B.:

Show some love in the Patreon:

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Holden Stephan Roy:

We are excited to be back with another episode of PRSPCTVS, the show where we learn the life story of our guests. Littyyy Bro Flacko & Holden Stephan Roy are we did this interview and you finally get to see it. Let us know what you think in the comments below.

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We are so grateful to have had the chance to head over to Brooklyn and hear the PRPSCTVS of Poison Pen live and direct. Littyyy Bro Flacko & Holden Stephan Roy enjoyed this conversation and we're glad you to share it with you. Let us know what you think in the comments below.

00:00 Tip of the Poison Pen iceberg

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We had the incredible opportunity to link up with Immortal Technique and hear his PRSPCTVS. Littyyy Bro Flacko & Holden Stephan Roy held down the interview and we're glad you get to see it. Let us know how you felt in the comments below.

00:00 Growing up in Harlem in the 80's

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