Notty Black
Notty Black took some time out of his busy schedule to do a sit down interview with Skewln.com.
1. Where are you from?
IM FROM TALLANAPPY(TALLAHASSEE),FL. DA GREAT 850/RIDGE RD. TO BE EXACT NAPPYHEADZ 4 LIFE.
2. How did you get into music?
MAN I BEEN DOIN MUSIC SINCE AGE 7,THATS WHEN I STARTED WRITING AND I STARTED RAPPING AT 13. IT RUNS IN DA FAMILY MY FATHER WAS IN A SINGING GROUP AND MY MOTHER WAS A ROADIE WITH SOME DJ’S!!LOL, SO IT KINDA WAS HANDED TO ME AND I TOOK IT AND RAN WIT IT!!
3. Who influenced you coming up?
ACTUALLY MY FAMILY,MY FRIENDS AND MY HOOD. AS FOR ARTIST:OF COURSE,MICHAEL JACKSON ,STEVIE WONDER,OUTKAST,POISON CLAN,JAM PONY EXPRESS DJ’S AND MY MENTOR SHAHEED NAJM(T-PAIN’S DAD)
4. How did the Nappy Headz get together?
GOD HAD A PLAN AND IT INVOLVED ALL OF US IN THAT GROUP AT DAT PARTICULAR TIME. WE’RE ALL FROM DA SAME HOOD N ALWAYS DID MUSIC TOGETHER,SO ONE DAY T-PAIN’S DAD SUGGESTED WE SHOULD MAKE A SUPER GROUP SINCE WE WERE SO MUCH LIKE DA DUNGEON FAMILY!!(GREAT COMPLIMENT BY DA WAY) SO WE DID AND WE MADE LIKE 5 SONGS IN A WEEK AND OUT OF THOSE SONGS CAME F.L.A. AND ROBBERY(OUR BIGGEST HIT TO DATE)!!
5. What can people expect to see @ a Notty Black Concert? How do you prepare?
THEY’RE GONNA SEE ENERGY AND EXCITMENT,IM NOT JUST A RAPPER,IM AN ENTERTAINER. SO WHEN I PRACTICE HARD(AND I DO) IT MAKES DA SHOW EASIER. I DO A COUPLE OF SONGS WIT DA GROUP ALSO ON MY SHOW AND U KNOW HOW WE DO!!
6. What goes on in the Studio with you?
CREATIVITY,IF I DONT FEEL CREATIVE I DONT WANNA DO IT. FIRST,I GET DA ENGINEER TO LOAD UP DA TRACK,THEN I POUR ME A CUP OF PISCO (WHO ALSO HAPPENS TO SPONSORS ME ,AND I VIBE FOR A LITTLE AND THEN I HIT DA BOOTH AND USE MY GOD GIVEN ABILITY! FINALLY,WHAT I PUT OUT IS WHAT U HEAR AND I LUV IT!!
7. NightSkewl enabled its members to download Glocktober, what was the feedback like for the Mixtape?
FIRST OF ALL I APPRECIATE THAT DEEZY(NIGHTSKEWL) THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN GREAT,PLUS IM MEETING NEW FRIENDS WHO I DIDNT KNOW BEFORE TELLING ME HOW GOOD MY MUSIC SOUNDS. IM MY BIGGEST CRITIC AND FOR ME TO GET A COMPLIMENT LIKE THAT IS TREMENDOUS!! IM ABOUT TO COME OUT WITH A NEW VERSION OF GLOCTOBER ALSO,SO LISTEN OUT FOR DAT!
8. You recently signed a deal. How has that whole experience been?
YEAH I SIGNED WITH PHASE ONE COMMUNICATIONS OUT OF N.Y.C.,IT’S BEEN A DREAM COME TRUE,BUT DA WORK HASN’T GOT ANY EASIER. JUST BECAUSE I GOT A DEAL DOESN’T MEAN IM GOIN TO SIT BACK AND LET THEM DO EVERYTHING SO THEY CAN GET MOST OF DA PROFIT,HELL NAH.IT’S 50/50 AND PLUS I’VE STARTED MY TALLANAPPY MUSIC LABEL,SO I GOTTA KEEP MOVING!!(SHOUT OUT TO THE CO OWNER AND MY MANAGER P.L. GRIFFIN)
9. You released a new version of Freaky Song. How did that come about and why?
T-PAIN WANTED TO DO IT OVER AGAIN AND CAPTURE A GOOD CLEAN SOUND AND HE ACTUALLY WANTED TO SING MORE ON IT. SO I WASN’T GONNA SAY NO!! SO I FLEW TO ATL AND WE MADE IT HAPPEN,BOTH OF US WAS DRUNK WHEN WE DID DA TRACK BUT U CANT TELL! LOL
I THINK IT SOUNDS BETTER THAN DA LAST ONE BY INDUSTRY STANDARDS U KNOW? BUT IT STILL HAS DA SAME EFFECT ON DA LADIES AND DAT WAS THE MAIN FOCUS.
10. What can we expect to see next from Notty Black?
MY NEW ALBUM”THE BEAUTIFUL STRUGGLE” WILL BE IN STORES NEXT YEAR. BUT UNTIL THEN I’LL BE ON DA ROAD TOURING AND IN THE STUDIO GRINDING!! IF U WANNA BOOK ME FOR A SHOW CALL 850 727 6164 OR HIT ME UP ON MYSPACE/FACEBOOK ETC. HOPEFULLY I’LL SUBMIT SOME OF MY VIDEOS TO DEEZY SO HE CAN POST EM UP FOR PEOPLE TO SEE AND COMMENT ON!!LOL
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We Want To Thank Notty Black and P.L. Griffin for Helping Us Put This Interview Together….
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