Interview With Keldamuzik
PopStarsPlus.com May
2008
1)
Who were
your musical influences growing up?
My musical
influences are Left E Eye, Da Brat, E-40, Salt N peppa, Queen Latifah,
Yo-yo. I chose them because their lyrics really reached out to me and I
could understand where they were coming from. Not too many artist are lyrics
with their songs, they just make them to get the party jumpin'.
2)
It states on
your MySpace page that hip-hop has been "watered down" as of late -- please
explain.
It has, the
music has changed. The people in it has changed. Overall Hip Hop is just
not the same anymore, not that it’s a terrible thing, but I believe its just
so mainstream now, that anyone feels like they can come in and make any type
of hip hop music they want, which makes it hard for the real artist out
there that have been doing this for years and still haven’t accomplished
anything.
3)
What
distinguishes you from all the other hip-hop artists out there?
Well first
and for most, I have my own reality TV show called “Diva TV”. It airs here
in the Bay Area on 20 public access stations and soon to air online on
several other stations. Lyrically I think I probably have the best yet, most
of these female rappers are out there rap about themselves or others topics
that aren’t relevant to their audience. This is entertainment, and you must
relate, especially if people are buying your album and supporting your
music.
4)
You have
previously done some modeling, what magazines/ads have you been in?
I have,
unfortunately my modeling career didn’t blow up like my music. I was only
featured in a few independent publications that didn’t actually go anywhere.
I mostly did modeling for photographers that were looking to fill up their
portfolio.
5)
Was the song
"Mr. Right" based on your personal experiences?
Yes. At one
point in my life, I liked so many guys, that I really didn’t know who to
chose from. I had so many taste, so I thought I would make a song that all
ladies would like.
6)
Who are your
favorite artists?
Favorite
artist are e-40, TLC, Chamillionaire,
Yukmouth, Eminem.
7)
What is your
all-time favorite album -- why?
Good question, I would have to
say Pac’s album “All Eyes on Me”….or E-40’s Ghetto Report Card.
8)
Do you think
it is harder for you to break into the music industry because you are a woman --
or has female hip-hoppers become as accepted as their male counterparts?
Well, as I
have told others in the past, to me its not about being a female. I think an
artist is an artist, and talent is talent. I think people always want to
point at the female being the weakest, because we have more issues and drama
in our life then men, which is true, but most of the females that fall off
in this business, its usually their fault. I’m an artist, just as much as
the next person is, so I don’t feel that I’m in a dominated world full of
men, I feel that I’m a piece of the puzzle that is contributing good art to
this game.
9)
What was the
most challenging thing about making your upcoming album?
Well my album
is actually in stores now J It released Oct 30th of 2007. We are
just focusing on making more music an hitting the streets hard with
promotion. But the most challenging thing about making this album is
creating concepts and figuring out who I want to feature on certain songs.
It’s real hard when you have multiple singers on hand and rappers, you just
don’t know who to choose from to be featured on certain songs because they
all sound good.
10)
Why should
people purchase your album?
If you want
to know what a real female rapper sounds like, come listen to me. Buy my
album, I guarantee you will like at least one song on it. If not, then you
will like my beats, if not then you will like my lyrics, and if not that lol
you will like my style and the way I look.
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