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Knightron Interview... (Bag Entertainment)

TB: Who was the first rapper you ever heard and said " That's what i want to do"

K: I'd have to say Nas, right whe Illmatic came out. i liked Hip Hop before ..but it was when i heard Nas' flow ..i was like "That's what i wanted to do right there"

TB: Where did you grow up?

K: I was born and raised in Syracuse, New York

TB: What was the hip hop scene up there like?

K: In Upstate New York the hip hop scene wasn't very strong..Cats from New Jersey transplanted up here and the scene is starting to grow a little bit.

TB: What was the struggle like coming into the industry?

K: The struggle was just trying to be heard as an MC. Another struggle was trying to get the consumers attention.

TB: When did you get your first deal?

K: I got a management deal first. My first recording deal was with Petite Rock Recordings. I'm now a CEO of Senate Records

TB: Now you worked with Ginuwine, how did that come about?

K: I hooked up with G through an acquaintance. A friend of mine was an R&B artist. She actually had Ginuwine's contact information from when she met him a couple years back. It wasn't his direct contact info ..it was his A&R's contact info. I sent my demo package to his A&R ..Not even two days went by and they called me on the phone. They said 'We love your music..we want to work with you". That was pretty much how it went down. G was like " I would love for you to jump on my new album". We did a track and he finished the album. It was definitely a good look.

TB: What are your goals for the future?

K: LONGEVITY... I look at everybody that's in the industry and they have short careers. Artists like Jay Z, Nas, LL Cool J and even Ginuwine have longevity in the game. I want to change with the times and make music as long as i can.

TB: Tell everybody what you got poppin now?

K:  I'm putting out an online store with all my material that i did back in the day (before Ginuwine). So cop it when it comes out..yaaa heard.



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The Dean's List

   I learned about Rap-A-Lot through a friend in high school named Shawn Griffin (RIP). We would hang out a place called Pockets near Westford,MA . The club would have a teen night while the adults would play pool . Right around that time i discovered Ice Cube's Kill At Will up at Old Orchard Beach, Maine... So i was beginning to like what they called gangsta rap back then. While at the club, a funky melodic Jimi Hendrix sample on a song came on and Shawn went nuts. He was wasted and he was like "Duuude, you have to listen to this song by the Geto Boys" I was definitely feeling it... After that night i saw the video for that song on The Box. As each MC did their verses on the song..an artist named Mr Scarface stood out the most to me at that time.After that Geto Boys album..Mr Scarface came out with his solo album. So one day i bought the album at Strawberries Tapes & CD's behind my parents back. Excitedly i ripped open the plastic on the cassette case and i popped in the tape. It was one of the hardest tapes i ever heard in my life.

   Fast forward a few Scarface albums.. i heard Face scream out "Funky white boy Mike Dean". Of course me being a music nut since birth..i would look at the liner notes to see who produced what. The reason i really looked is because the guitar riffs on Face's songs were friggin bananas..I'm a country boy that travels to Maine for the summer..So these smoked out cow tippin country-fried guitar riffs fit right in at the place i traveled to. Yes, the songs were produced in H-Town but it felt right at home in Maine..

   Hyper speed through tech waves to today and Mike Dean is still producing hits..The first time i heard Mike Dean on a Kanye record i was like "Hell yeeeeeaaah" ..It amazed me how my taste in producers back then were considered underground ( like Timbaland in DeVante's Da Bassment) become mega producers of today. Funky Mike finally gets to shine and show the world how genius he is musically..Congrats Mike..

Petey Wheatstra(Coughee Brothaz) brief interview from 2006 ...

TB: I don't think people really hear what Scarface has to say...

PW: No they don't. They don't understand it.. Like for instance with Face, a lot of them songs he wrote were reality. It might have not of happened to him but it was around us. As far as the stories from Houston..it's actually true. Big Mike was the same way.. 2 Pac was the same way..Shoot, Pac would see something going on and then come back in the studio, sit down and write about it. Pac was a madman ..That's what you gotta do when making a song (***mumble rappers take note**)

TB: So when's your album coming out?

PW: Me and partners are putting together a mix CD. There was so much controversy behind it that we never got a chance to put it out..We got so much on our plate right now with Trae, Devin The Dude, Coughee Brothaz albums coming out its hard to focus on our album..

(we talk for about 20 more minutes about the state of hip hop)

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Black N Wild- Jus Clownin

Interview with Black-N-Wild

TB: Who did you listen to growing up?

BNW:   We grew up listening to heavy gospel artist like Commissioned, Clark sisters, John p. Kee , the list goes on.  Also we were very influenced by soul singers al green Bobby Womack earth wind and fire.  Just heavy soul music. We would group up traveling the whole east coast at church conventions and doing weddings everywhere we could perform. Even got requested many times to sing at people's funerals. 


TB: How did ya'll get the name Black-N-Wild?

BNW: Black N Wild came from branson( the real king of New York) and Devante.  We used to always smoke black n milds.  One day Branson walked in the studio and said we should call y'all Black N Wild.  Devante screamed out that's it. And that became the groups name.   We were called Pure Image before then..

TB: How did you meet DeVante of Jodeci?

BNW: We met Devante when Jodeci came to Rochester New York recording the show after party n hotel. We were at the time one of the best groups in the town so eventually we would run into basement artist. Genuine boogie playa. So the word basically got spread back to Devante that there is a dope group in the town.  We were actually going to sign w clowning records which was mr. Dalvin and kc's label.  Stevie j had kinda walked us in he thought we were dope so he kinda got things rolling and boogie pushed for us a lot. We was trying to get on so one day we just went up to the studio and asked if we could perform. I actually remember asking missy Elliot should we perform a original or Jodeci song. Missy told me original is always better so we performed for Stevie j and dalvin they was like y'all dope. At this time we never met Devante we were just around bassment artist. Trying to get on..till one day we got the call Devante wanted us to come sing for him. Him timberland and a bunch of other bassment producers were in the conference room and we had them flipping over tables like they was like y'all dope so that was it Devante asked us do we want him to just get us a deal or do we want to be down with his label we said we wanted both that officially became our way of getting in..

TB: How was it working with DeVante?

BNW:  Working with Devante just made us better all the way round he's a genius so anytime you have a person like that being involved with your talent we just got better and better. Then being around all the other talent and other artist just allowed us to hone our own unique sound!!

TB: Did you know Stevie J before Da Bassment?

BNW: yes Stevie j is my dude he actually kinda walked us into the scene. They actually threw a New Year's Eve party and only invited ladies. Jodeci thing right so we had like 10 girls take our demo to the party.  Stevie j prob was trying to smash. But our demo got into his hands and there it Began.. He heard us sing over the phone and told us to come down to the studio. We got down there security was like who the f are y'all see we was smart we always rolled w girls because we knew that would get us in the door.  They was like these them same b's that was at the party the other day they ain't giving up no --- si I flipped like nigga u ain't gone talk my peeps like that they laughed but respected us cause we was hard. K ci walked outside and we performed for him and Stevie j and that was like the beginning of us getting down!!

TB: What was your best memory of Static Major?

BNW: We considered playa always like brothers they actually made us want to be better cause they was dope at first it was kinda awkward of having another male group around they had seniority over us cause they was down the longest. So we eventually bonded w them and we became closer .. One of my favorite memories of Static Major was his whistle.  Like he could whistle better than most soul singers could sing.  Like riffs n all that was unique. 

TB: Tell me about Black-N- Wild's sound ..because you guy have a unique sound?

BNW: Black N Wild's sound was like the four winds of the earth coming in and blending together .. north south east west winds of the earth forming... I mean all of us are lead vocalists.. I can't remember to many quartets that have all lead singers. So to us it was just like a cypha. We could just pass the mic around and everyone one of us had our own unique style. We were like a male Clark sisters. The sound just came together as we grew together. We've been together for 20 years ..we're a band, we all produce and write.. We never did backgrounds for Jodeci even tho we have recorded w kc jojo and dalvin.. A lot of times we would just be in the studio working or Devante could be working on something and he would probably just have us reference or we could be in studio working on our own and kci would come around and he might be like that's dope.. that kinda thing.  

TB: Tell me a little about the Knockerz album..

BNW: This Knockerz album is just letting the world here Black N Wild. We always gave the label a dope album. A lot of people like these songs..it should still get put out so we just gone let them vibe on these old records.. still good music. We were signed to a&m, Interscope and universal. Like jimmy Iovine gave me the most money I ever had in my life at one time. So these are the records and bangers from them times. We ended up just getting caught between sour business ventures but we always gave people just dope music. We are the sound of the future so if you don't want to be stuck in the past keep up with Black N Wild.   That's what these songs are about!!!!

TB: I didn't know "Body Parts" was an old song...

BNW: " Body Parts" was originally our record off the Universal album.. we had Devante produce like half the album .. We got all the way till our video ..getting ready to premiere it to the world and the whole deal just froze. To this day we really don't know what happened. We just want the world to know that it's never been us, we always gave the label a hot album. We're like the singing hot boys!!! Lol ..So when the deal went bad ,Devante knew and still knew where the true sound of game is going and headed there. Shit ,he helped pioneer it so he decided to use "Body Parts " on Jodeci's The Past, Present and Future album..our vocals is still all over that record..

TB: What's in the future for Black -N-Wild (songs, albums etc..)?

BNW:  Right now we still in the studio working taking care of our families. We want our own production label we have the gutta luv clique which is like a wu-tang rnb click from different parts of the country that we are working on. We just staying out doing shows staying relevant .. Real music will re surface back in due time ...so when it's gods time to reflect the light on us we just wanna be ready, humble, and just let the world see what 20 plus years of a group being together is like. We are not a put together product Enoch,Marcus ,Willis,Devron are brothers. And the world will hear our music!!

***BONUS QUESTION*** You and Sugah are still tight..are there any plans to reunite Da Bassment for any future collabs?

BNW:  Yes yes sugah my sisters for life. Them ladies have taught me a lot of strong values in life even to the point of how to treat woman!!! When Da Bassment fell apart ..Sugah and us became the front groups so we got to bond throughout all these years. And we are working on putting a Bassment compilation reunion together as we speak.    So let's get at these investors and labels so we can make this story come to life.. Because it is a beautiful story ,we can even do our own shows and books. Everything..you know what I mean ,it's coming. 

KNOCKERZ album review:

Hmmm... what can i say about this album. The words smooth, melodic, baby making, sensual, masterpiece, and timeless come to mind. This album would've been on Interscope if the deal didn't go south. Black N Wild could have reached platinum numbers if it was released. A group like this sounds like nobody i've ever heard in the industry. They have a very unique sound and that's what make them stand out the most. DeVante of Jodeci produced half of the album..So here is a review of my top 5 favorite songs of theirs.

1. " Let's Do The Damn Thing"  Feat Aaron Hall:   If you're a winner, you'll like this track..Very bragadocious about sippin Mo, gettin your etc.. Aaron compliments this track like an ol timey OG. Young bucks today could learn a thing or two from this...

2. "Body Parts" People will automatically know this track when the hear it. It was redone on Jodeci's The Past, Present, Future album. This song got me like " You're diggin on me, I'm diggin on you, Your body got me goin crazy ..i think i want you to have my baby..oooh your Body Parts, your body body" See , it's got me writin lyrics already..

3. "It's On Tonight"- If you want to get your partner in the mood.. this is the song to put on. It describes the emotions you feel when you see someones body for the first..or all the time. Remember, communication is the spice of a relationship..physically and mentally . So go ahead, tell your partner how their body makes you feel. Say all the things that turn you on about your lover..You can whisper it, scream it, kiss it etc...

4. "Counsellor"-  I can do what your ex can't do. I can hold your hand, look in your eyes, treat you right and make sweet love. Another track to put on after "It's On Tonight"..Let the freak out gurl and put it all over me.

5. " Sneak On" - I tried hearing the words to this but it was such low quality. The beat is amazing ..reminds me of a track that Ginuwine didn't get..You can play this song today and it still sounds brand new...

Overall rating: Knockerz is a timeless classic that was shelved. 

Aaliyah 15th Year Anniversary & Interviews...

Today on Aaliyah's 15th Year Anniversary of her self titled album..we bring you Aaliyah's label mates from Blackground Records Native & Goodfella.

Native Interview:

TB: Who influenced you the most in Hip Hop?

Native: Ahh.. Rakim & Public Enemy

TB: When was the first time you picked up the microphone to become an MC?

Native: A talent show in Louisville 

TB: What kind of talent show?

Native: It was a little talent show in high school

TB: Any old MC name you used to go by?

Native: Ronnie B.. LOL

TB: How did you get signed by Barry Hankerson's  Blackground label?

Native: Through my folks Static/Major (RIP) and Black of Playa. They started their own little production company and i was one of the artists they were working with.

TB: What year was that?

Native: Umm.. around 2002

TB: Did ya'll grow up together?

Native: I've been knowing Playa for awhile. One time i had my own studio..they would come around to record before they made their transition with Jodeci. That was a time i would be more or less looking out for them. They returned the favor later.

TB: The sound from Kentucky is very timeless. It is refreshing to hear that coming from that state. I really appreciate the music coming from Louisville like Bukshot, Nappy Roots, Rob Jackson, The Villebillies etc..

Native: Thanx maan. Much love for noticing that , i appreciate it.

TB: What Mixtapes do you have out?

Native: We just have the K-Razah mixtape

TB: Coool. What is the title of your album?

Native: It's called "LIFE AS I KNOW IT" ..It's an independent record

TB: Have you done any shows?

Native: I did one today for this youth seminar

TB: Tell me a little about that..

Native: I try to stay heavily involved with the youth. Today was a forum on extreme poverty in the millennium  and how we can overcome it within our communities. It was me , Nappy Roots and a couple of other local cats as well. We trying to stay aware and positive on what's going on with our youth of all ages.

wikiwikiwiki like Missy i switch it one like Timbaland to my man Goodfella...

TB: Tell me about Goodfella the person? Not to many people ask this kind of question..

Goodefella: Goodfella is a laid back type of person. I see situations and make them better..trying to make myself a better person. Try not to get mad to often cause my name speaks for itself.

TB: Being humble...

Goodefella: Yeah, yeah.. I gotta stay like that..

TB: What did you want to become when you were younger besides a rapper?

Goodefella: I really didn't know what i wanted to be. Some reason i breeze through life taking it day by day. I didn't even know i was going to be a rapper..but it happened that way. Sometimes the tales of your life are from above. I did know i wanted to be rich..

TB: Who influenced you in Hip Hop?

Goodefella: I would say Jay-Z . I like everybody , but as far as an artist i would say Hova..

I saw what he was doing in the game independently. Other cats like Master P etc.. anybody who came from nothing and made it into to something big.

TB: Where are yo from?

Goodefella: Louisville, Kentucky

TB: What part?

Goodefella: West End Victory Park.. 23rd and Kentucky

TB: How did you get on Aaliyah's uncle's label Blackground Records?

Goodefella: Neezy was my manager and he was working with Static Major up there. They heard about me and flew me to Los Angeles.. I was doing my own music back home and they heard the buzz i was creating in the Ville. I was setting the clubs on fire with my single called "Yeah". That's when Static & Neezy scooped me up and signed me to Blackground.

TB: Who introduced you to Static Major?

Goodefella: Tim Barnett did, he's like my big brother. he helped me out with a lot of stuff , he's my mentor. I always call on him and Digital Black of Playa. So whenever i get discouraged..those two keep me afloat .

TB: I heard you produce to?

Goodefella: Nooo..lol. i can't make a beat to save my life. I vocally produce and write. Maybe some day i will learn to make beats. Right now i got the weight of the hood on my shoulders..

SOOOO WATCH OUT NOW!!

Trevor's Traveler

Cornish Corner (Maine)
( serving Fryeburg, Brownfield,Hiram,Porter, Cornish, Limerick, Standish, Parsonfield, Kezar Falls Village, MT Pleasant area)

Welcome to Trevor's Traveler, i am Trevor Banks. Today we will be giving you the ultimate experience of traveling to the Fryburg Fair and parts of the Ossipee Valley.

   For over 30 years i have been coming to the Ossipee Valley to spend long summers,weekends, ski trips etc... Over time i have discovered many nooks and hideaway places in this area. Caught my first fish here in the North Woods. Learned to cut holes in the ice for water usage during the winter season. Climbed Devil's Den.. Searched through an old abandoned farm house for antiques. Picked wild raspberries and my neighbor would make fresh country jam. Got my first award from the Hiram Fire Dept. for helping to rescue four children from a burning boat. This place is made for memories and memories are made for this area.

(Stanley Pond..Porter,Maine)

(Trevor Banks in the fishing gear section)

(Hiram, Maine)

(Hiram,Me)

(Maple Farm..Hiram,ME

Country Boy Banks in the truck

(Fryeburg Fair in Fryeburg, ME)

(Como say Llama, liked by David Spade on our Instagram account)

(Milkin Time)

(Gobble'D'guck)

(So precious)

(Country made fresh)

(Organic local Maine veggies)

(A Thanksgiving sandwich...i get this every time i go to the Fryeburg Fair)

Best Christmas display at the fair..

Hmmm what should i get at this cozy food stand

Time for the pig scramble (a yearly fair tradition)

Time to say goodbye..It was a fun day and it was theraputic..

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Official STANLEY POND anthem

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Spread Love The Brooklyn Way(The Breaks Edition Pt.1)

Notorious B.I.G. Tribute

   I remember when i first purchased Biggie Smalls "Big Poppa" single. It has an Isley Bros. Sample that Dre Dog (now Andre Nickatina) "Lips", ya know,  that Bay Area style..ya smell me. In high school, all i listened to was California rap. Had my Nike Cortez sneakers, Dickies pants, a black plaid shirt, and black locs. Our crew repped the Bloods, Nortenos XIV POR VIDA.. We would bump Mac Dre, Mac Mall,GLP, Proper Dos, Kid Frost, RBL Posse etc..
   On the B Side, Biggie had the song "Warning" . It was the hardest record i've heard since Tim Dog's "Fuck Compton"  and PhD's "Without Warning"...
   When the album Ready To Die came out, i copped it for the single "Big Poppa" . For awhile after i bought it, i put the record away.. I thought the rest of the album was garbage (can't imagine that i thought that then..SMH). "Juicy" was right up that West Coast Funk alley..Other than that, the rest of the album was no bueno for me..
   It wasn't until after i graduated that i fully listened to the album closely(lyrics, beats, style) . The album had to grow on me. There would be times while listening i would say "Oh Shit, what did he say". After a couple of listens, The Source mag write up of how he wrote nothing down and paying attention to his flow..That's when i learned about his genius abilities..Reminded me of Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, MC Lyte etc...
   Not to mention his Executive Producer was Puff Daddy...Puff was at Uptown, and Uptown was my shit (Jodeci, Mary J Blige, Father MC, Heavy D (RIP), Guy)..From then on i was hooked.. If i never picked up "Big Poppa" .."Going Back To Cali" would've been my first listen and by that time it would've been to late to know that Biggie was the greatest MC..
WE MISS YOU B.I.G. POPPA

"If you're gonna jump in this arena as an artist, you have to approach it as an art. Biggie told us great stories, but he was the best artist. I don't know what Biggie's lifestyle was as an artist, but he told that shit so creatively" -  Beverly Bond

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Keeping it Brooklyn we are giving you an interview with a Hip Hop legend...MC LYTE

TB: What influenced you to be in the Hip Hop industry?

MCL: Oh! goodness, i wanted to make a difference and a change.. To speak about things that people could relate to that were from my neighborhood

TB: Anybody in the industry you looked up to?

MCL: It would probably be Salt N Peppa, Run DMC (RIP JMJ) , LL Cool J , Sparky Dee, Sha-Rock, Funky 4+1, Sequence etc..


TB: Coming as a new artist out the streets, who discovered you?

MCL: Our production company had a quite of few artists and it seemed we were waiting for our chance. The owner had an independent label and we kind of put some stuff out. We were able to get a deal rather quickly. How was i discovered..i really don't remember that moment.

TB: Was the deal thorough and independent or a major label?

MCL: Priority then was an independent label. We worked our way through to Atlantic Records..

TB: Being a female, was it hard being in a male dominated hip hop scene?

MCL: No, for the most part it gave me advantages because there were less females, so there was less competition. I think it made it easier..

TB: Name your first tour, and describe the feeling you had when you walked on stage for the first time.

MCL: The first concert i performed at was the Village Hut in Brooklyn. It was definitely a learning experience . I think i made like $75. At that time i was 16.

TB: It must have been an adrenaline rush to have that crowd participation.

MCL:  Yeah! Totally, i was nervous as well. That's how it is the first time, those nerves just hit you. Plus the crowd participation eased those nerves and made ya feel like you were on to of the world..

TB: "Poor Georgie" was a classic of yours, what's the story behind that?

MCL: There was no story behind that. It was completely made up. I don't know anybody named George who passed from those circumstances. What i do know is people are faced with choices (like TLC's "Waterfalls" . George just made some of the wrong choices, and i wanted to show the listening audience that you can have some sort of control to some extent over your living. 

TB: Do people underestimate your skills as an MC?

MCL: I would imagine so. Really it's up to me to keep do what i'm doing and hopefully people catch on.

TB: Right now i think you can battle any female MC out...

MCL: Oh, no doubt!!! and half of the male MC's with that. I am full of confidence and very confident of what i can do. I measure greatness when it comes to MC'ing . There is a whole lot of thing that come with that. It's not about selling records. As we find out , you can say almost anything and sell a record. That's just being a rapper. Being an MC , you need to be able to spit the truth in a truth that no one can tell. Like Kool Keith, he can spit the the truth, but nobody gets it cuz he's on another level of the game. MC'in is about flow, getting in front of an audience and be entertaining .

TB: You worked with Missy Elliot , tell me what that was like?

MCL: Missy and i worked a couple of times as a matter of fact. With Missy (aka Puff Mama), she's so innovative, creative and on top of her game. She'll be in the studio listening to the record and hear what it means. It makes it easier to work with her because you trust her judgement. I'm not just talking about working with her on "Cold Rock A Party" . She produced some of my tracks for my Elektra album and she took on the producer roll. Producing songs, i am a fan of someone producing songs..

TB: From what i've heard , Missy Elliot looked up to you when she was growing up. She must have been like, WOW!!! This is MC Lyte..

MCL: Yeah, she must have been like that with "Cold Rock A Party" . Whenever i see her she lets me know that she keeps the album Eyes On This in her CD player, which is dope. I'm an MC's MC, it brings me no greater pleasure to have another MC to tell me they enjoy my stuff.

TB: How did you get into acting?

MCL: I wanted to act way before i wanted to do Hip Hop. Took a couple of lessons, did my first movie in 1991, and then i did a couple on indie films. Now i'm on my second sitcom..

TB:Which sitcom is that?

MCL: Half & Half. I have to show face to let the younger generation know who i am. Some kids guess, but mothers always school their kids and be like , that's MC LYTE...


***SIDE NOTE***: Charles Hamilton is MC Lyte's cousin. He was feature on the soundtrack for the hit TV show Empire..

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Shouts out to Pimpy K & Sixpack