T.H.S.N.B :What’s good Mardrin?
How you feeling?
MARDRIN: Everything is good I’m feeling great I really
can’t complain just happy to be here with you.
T.H.S.N.B:The Hood Shopping Network Blog is interested
in the environment in which an artist is nurtured commonly known as their
“hood” or neighborhood. Where is Mardrin’s hood?
MARDRIN: Well my neighborhood lays in the Bronx, I’m
originally from 170th & Bristow st.
T.H.S.N.B: Tell us why you love your
hood? What are the first things you think of when your hood is brought up?
MARDRIN: I love my neighborhood for multiple reasons.
One reason is, that’s where I spent most of my life or time might I say
learning different kind of things from my environment. Another reason is, most
of the people I consider as friends or family now I met when I moved there from
Brooklyn. They basically gave me a different outlook on life itself so that’s a
few reasons why I love my hood. The first thing I think about my hood when its
brought up is “Success” & “Money”. Why? Because everyone from there chases
success & inherit some type of money in their own ways.
T.H.S.N.B:When you fell in love with
hip-hop as an art form, which individuals or songs were the key influences in
your motivation to create and express?
MARDRIN: When I first fell in love with hip-hop I was
young, I didn’t even know why I loved music so much I just knew it would have a
big impact on my life soon or later. A
few artists influenced me, such as “Big Pun” “Biggie Smalls” “2 Pac” “Jay-z” “Nas”
“Jadakiss” & the list could go on and on, those are just the main ones I
really paid attention to. Songs like
“It’s So Hard”, “Sky Is The Limit”,
“Dear Mama”, “Can’t Knock The
Hustle”, “You’re the Man”, & “All About The Benjamins” really motivated me
to make it big or far in the rap game.
T.H.S.N.B: Management is very
important for an independent or signed artist. Do you have management or a
street team? How did you become affiliated with your team?
Answer#5. Well as far as management, “Frank Taylor” manages
me as an artist. I actually have a street team, which are ones I consider as
family who decided to help me fulfill my dream. I became affiliated with my team
by being me nothing more nothing less, I earned the love they have me
personally & as the artist that I am.
T.H.S.N.B:What area have most of
your performances in the past been held? What has been your favorite
performance so far?
MARDRIN: Most of my
performances where held in “New York City” which we all consider “The Big
Apple”. My favorite performance… Umm I would rather say I have none, well I
loved everyone one of them I just love hitting the stage up & seeing my
fans reactions.
T.H.S.NB: Do you have any upcoming
shows? Where can we see you perform in the future?
MARDRIN: Actually I have a few shows coming up & the
promotion will be at it’s best so all my fans will get a notification. In the
future I see myself performing at the heart of my city which is better known as
“The Yankee Stadium” that actually will be a huge accomplishment for me.
T.H.S.N.B: What position do you feel
that you are playing in the very competitive underground hip-hop industry?
Mardrin: I just see myself as one of the shooting guards in
this game who gets the job done. Just in a hip-hop arena.
T.H.S.N.B: Who do you anticipate to
work with in the future? (Producers, Directors, Artists, Engineers, etc.)
MARDRIN: In the future I would love to work with “Jay-z”,
“Kanye West”, “Drake”, “Big Sean”, “Eminem”, “Chris Brown”, “Fabolous”, “Rick
Ross”, “Swizz Beats” “Lex Luger”, “Hype
Williams”, “Benny Boom” “Little X” & plenty more.
T.H.S.N.B: Who are/were some
independent artist in your hood that you have worked with or that you feel is
doing their thing right now?
MARDRIN: I worked with two artists from my neighborhood
who are doing their thing now their names are “Sal Capone” & “Himm Hot”.
T.H.S.N.B: Out of all the
expressions that you could have chose, why did you choose hip-hop?
MARDRIN: I chose
hip-hop because I looked at it as my major get away from everything, I also
thought about it as one of my main hobbies but now is more like my life.
T.H.S.N.B: How do you use hip-hop in
your everyday life?
MARDRIN: I basically can’t live without music, so I use
hip-hop in my everyday life in many ways like how I present myself, express
myself & converse with others. I also write lyrics daily so I think hip-hop
plays a big part in this life I lead.
T.H.S.N.B: How are you spreading the
medication and education of hip-hop in your area?
MARDRIN: Well as an artist I’m more like the spokesmen for
my city & through out the messages I put in my music I give the people in
my neighborhood a different look at different situations & scenarios based
on a everyday life coming from the “Hood”.
T.H.S.N.B: You have a new mixtape on
the market. Tell us about the mixtape, what can we expect from it, where can we
find it, when will it be available?
MARDRIN: My newest project is titled “THE PUREST
DISTRIBUTION”. Its the second mixtape that I’ve been working on lately. This mixtape here shows the growth in my
music also the growth in me being a hip-hop artist. For this mixtape you should
be expecting good music, different flows , real life problems and situations
that occurs in my day to day life. It will be available very soon & could
be located on sites like www.datpiff.com www.soundcloud.com
www.reverbnation.com.
T.H.S.N.B: Artist are nurtured,
encouraged, enriched, patronized, and appreciated by many people. This section
is meant to give our audiences a look at who needs a shout out. Please list
your shout outs for this question.
MARDRIN: . I want to thank thee almighty “GOD” my family
& friends and everyone else I forgot to mentioned. WORDS FORM THE WISE
“IMPERIAL MARDRIN”.
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