 Today we are chilling with a rapper named B.Eveready. From the mean streets of Boston and Baltimore this emcee's rhymes are gritty.
He been on the grind for a while now, and now he said he is going to increase his efforts and go farther then before. As summer starts to make its end we got to kick it with the homie and see whats going on nowerdays....
How did you come up with the name B.Eveready?
My man J-Sizz came up with it. We used to rap together in a group called Unknown Prose. Pretty much, I was the first one ready to go in the studio, at the show, & I was always prepared, so he thought that the name fit. I didn't have a rap name at the time, I liked it, and I've been trying to live up to the moniker ever since.
Where do you call home more Boston or Baltimore?
Baltimore is the home of my grind, but Boston is home. I was born & raised there, so I rep it to the death & that will never change. But the time I've spent in Baltimore & Pittsburgh has been good to me, so I hold it down for those cities as well.
What are the main differences between those two cities?
Boston is a little more fast-paced, and the people generally enjoy the East Coast sound a lot more. B'more is like a melting pot of sound from the MidWest, East, & the South, a real original place. Plus the whole club music scene is deeply tied in with Hip-Hop there, so they are 2 pretty different cities.
Lets get right into it ... No one is really sizzling from Boston or Baltimore area right now ... does that hurt you as an artist from that area .. or strengthen you?
Well, I'll let you be the judge of who's sizzling from the areas, but I will say this: I've never thought about following in other's footsteps, but blazing my own path. If the people say I'm the first, I'll take it, but I don't have time to worry about what anyone else is doing to get either city poppin'. I make sure that I do what I can.
Do you think in 2011 .. the doper you are as a true emcee, the harder is to get a deal with all this corporate bubble gum music being made?
I just think that the bar is set higher for us. When you make the choice to be a "true emcee", you know that your music has to be undeniably great to make the kind of impact that you want. You know what the rules are when you sign up for this game, so you can't cry about it, just make it happen.
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What key events in your life made you want to be a rapper?
I grew up around music all my life. My parents played everything in the house except for Hip-Hop, so of course I was really intrigued by it. All of my boys from the neighborhood would pump the newest stuff & hit me off before my parents let me buy my own music. Once I was free to buy what I wanted, I just got everything, underground, commercial, whatever. I did everything with a walkman, cause I needed to jam all the time. One day I was going to a basketball game, this was right after Wu-Tang Forever dropped because I was listening to Reunited, & I just realized, I want to make music for the rest of my life. That was really it.
Out of all the projects you released to date .. which would you say is B.Eveready's best release?
The Guns & Butta Mixtape is by far my best work to date. I worked on that project for roughly 2 years & I put my heart & soul into that tape. I got features from The Last Poets, who you should remember from Common's "The Corner", Chaundon, ScholarMan, Sa'J and others. I got the best beats I could find. My homies Armstead Brown & DJ Huggy definitely hooked me up with some heat. It's just a well-rounded project.
When you wrote the material for "The Guns and Butta EP," you stuck with a real hiphop sound. No 808's, autotune, or shake ya ass music. What made you not want to try for a club record?
The EP is just a sampling of tracks from the full mixtape. I was just trying to make a record that I, as a fan of Hip-Hop, would like to listen to. I'm from what's now the old school, the 2nd golden era of Nas, Biggie, 2Pac, Jay-Z, etc. So I was shown that to be respected, you need to come with quality on a consistent basis. I'm not opposed to doing 808's, autotune, or whatever else, but if it comes from me, it's going to be of a certain quality & not just a copy of what's supposed to be hot right now. I'm trying to be around a long time. Look at all of the cats who were hot with snap joints in '04. No disrespect, but none of them are relevant anymore. I'm not going down that road.
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We recently read an article where you were mentioned quite a bit when referring to these hip hop workshops that CMU holds. Can you explain to us how those came about, and how that can effect a community?
The Arts Greenhouse came about when I started recording while I was attending Carnegie Mellon University. I developed a friendship with the head of the Recording Engineering Dept. & through our conversations, we decided to record my group's album & have Tepper Business school students market & promote it. Once we had that synergy going, we decided to expand the scope of the project & include the community. So we got with some local artists & producers to head some instructional classes for the youth to guide them through the process of becoming an artist or a producer & school them on the recording industry. The program is still going on, and it's been very successful. Now they actually produce a cd of all original material from the students every year. http://www.pghbeatmakers.com
The whole experience has been a very positive one for the community. It gives the kids an outlet for their aspirations in a place like Pittsburgh, which has no real mainstream connection to the music industry. Now Pittsburgh is starting to attract some national attention, and hopefully some of our alumni will take advantage of that opportunity. But anything that directs the youth towards something positive instead of negative, I'm all for. I'm hoping to bring the Arts Greenhouse model to some new cities as well, so hopefully it's just the start of our impact on our underpriviliged
communities.
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Are you still in the duo "Unknown Prose?"
Right now, we're on hiatus. J-Sizz is actually a professional actor who has done a lot of work in the theatre, doing Shakespeare and other projects. So he's focused on getting his acting career to the next level. We never officially broke up or anything like that, that's my boy from high school, so we're all good. Think of it like how Outkast operates.
Speaking of projects .. you featured alot of new bangers on Digital Dynasty throughout the years. You were going in on that "U Gotta Love It" record. How have you liked the reaction you have received from your online presence?
I definitely appreciate everyone who has shown me love from those Digital Dynasty records. I still think that I haven't been as active online as I want to be, and it's something that I'm going to improve on. I'm never satisfied, so the next joint I drop, I'm hoping to see a bigger response.
"U Gotta Luv It" was such a raw lyrical record. How true were those lyrics to the life of B.Eveready?
My lyrics are the truth. They are always the truth. I try my best to convey my experiences & the experiences I see around me into my music. I think that "U Gotta Luv It" was so raw because of where I was in life. I just wanted to establish myself as a solo emcee outside of my group & I wanted everyone to know that my love was genuine & that I wasn't going anywhere.
Out of all your recordings ..what song best describes you as an emcee?
I would have to say "AHunnitBarsOffMyChest pt. II". It's just 100 bars of me venting everything that's on my mind, and doing it with a dope flow & punchlines. I just want to be remembered as a beast on the mic. I think that song shows it.
Are you on a label? If so let us know.....
I'm on my own label, Checkmate Entertainment. I did just split with my management, so I am currently looking for a good manager. But when it comes to label situations, I'm going to be independent until someone comes with the deal I can't refuse.
What is a typical day like for you?
A typical day is waking up, going to the 9-5, coming home, & grinding with this music until it's time to go back to work. I might hit a show, do some promoting or performing, but that's really it. Everyday I'm writing or working on some aspect of my career, and I won't stop until I'm at the level I feel my talent deserves.
Here at HipHop.org we like to ask our features some questions that really are out of the norm.We do this because it gives the fans a broader outlook on you. So lets get it cracking .... Gimme 8 of your tuffest bars you ever spit?!?
I'll give you the start of my joint with Chaundon....
"....Amazed how I bruise brains, lames who amuse dames/rain bring the truth, pain, fame such a loose game/Common Sense mindframe, medivac my change/cash on delivery, rhythmatic epiphany/B deliver some better bars with no gimmickry/Limited mind mimickry, broke 'em down scientifically/Killin Emcees, rhyme hemlock chemically...."
Who is the greatest Heavyweight boxer of all time?
Ali.
Do you watch Jersey Shore?
No. Not into too much reality tv.
Best hiphop producer of all time?
Ok, this is a loaded question. I have no real answer for this question, but Dilla, RZA, Pete Rock, Preemo, Kanye, Dr. Dre, Ski, Hi-Tek, and some others that I'm forgetting right now are all in the discussion.
Do you think Obama should be re-voted as the President again?
Yes. He's still the most-qualified candidate. Don't make me go in on the Republican field.
Back To The Norm.......Name 1 song you've done that will have the HipHop.org viewers hooked!?
"Rare Excellence". Once that beat hits, you've gotta rock with it, & the bars are ill. I pushed it to the limit.
Thanks for hollering at us and in closing give any shoutouts....links to your sites....F.U.'S or whatevers clever
Thank you for the interview & the chance to touch some more folks. Emcees & producers, managers & executives, and fans especially, you can contact me directly at beveready@gmail.com or on Twitter @beveready. Check the Guns & Butta Mixtape @ http://beveready.bandcamp.com. You can cop the EP on ITunes. Peep me at facebook http://www.facebook.com/beveready. There's more music on the way, so look out for more soon. Peace & Love.
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