tag:butisitdopetho.com,2005:/blogs/dope-tho-puts-dj-slikk-on-the-hot-seat-with-21-questions-nothing-is-off-limitsDope Tho puts Dj Slikk on the hot seat with "21 Questions" Nothing is off limits!2021-09-06T09:00:00-04:00Dope Thofalsetag:butisitdopetho.com,2005:Post/67277102021-09-06T09:00:00-04:002023-12-21T12:36:32-05:00 Savion Saddam gets it out the mud as he takes the hot seat with 21 questions .<p> </p>
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<p>Lets see whats shaking with Kinston NC's very own Savion Saddam as he takes the <strong>H<strong>ot Seat</strong><em> </em></strong>and goes thru "21 Questions" </p>
<p>Let go !</p>
<p>1. <em><strong>Where did the name come from?</strong></em></p>
<p>It stands for (<strong>S</strong>)ight (<strong>A</strong>)bove (<strong>V</strong>)ision (<strong>I</strong>)n (<strong>O</strong>)ur (<strong>N</strong>)eed (<strong>S</strong>)kills (<strong>A</strong>)re (<strong>D</strong>)eadly (<strong>A</strong>)nd (<strong>D</strong>)angerous (<strong>A</strong>)gainst (<strong>M</strong>)an</p>
<p>2. <em><strong>Would you rather be rich or famous?</strong></em></p>
<p>Rich</p>
<p>3. <em><strong>Who inspired you?</strong></em></p>
<p>Scarface, 2pac, Nas, Biggie, Jay Z, UGK, Wu Tang.</p>
<p>4. <strong><em>What song is stuck in your head right now?</em></strong></p>
<p>MJ95 by me Savion Saddam.</p>
<p>5. <em><strong>Who would you get to play you in a movie?</strong></em></p>
<p>Omar Epps.</p>
<p>6. <em><strong>Who is your favorite artist?</strong></em></p>
<p>Scarface.</p>
<p>7. <em><strong>Drinks …. White or dark and what? </strong></em></p>
<p>Dark ...Henny.</p>
<p>8. <em><strong>If you could give advice to the old you what would you say?</strong></em></p>
<p>“Try not to lose the passion that you started with.”</p>
<p>9. <em><strong>Drums or flats?</strong></em></p>
<p>Flats.</p>
<p>10. <em><strong>UP NORTH or DOWN SOUTH?</strong></em></p>
<p>Down South.</p>
<p>11. <em><strong>How long have you been in the game?</strong></em></p>
<p>Since 1998.</p>
<p>12. <em><strong>1 chick or 2 ?</strong></em></p>
<p>2, lol.</p>
<p>13. <em><strong>Your rich ,Would you give back to your city or buy it?</strong></em></p>
<p>Buy it.</p>
<p>14. <em><strong>What up and coming artist reminds you of yourself?</strong> </em></p>
<p>I ike alot of them, but I don't see any that reminds me of myself.</p>
<p>15. <em><strong>What was your very 1st show ? and where?</strong></em></p>
<p>The P Brown Showcase in Atlanta.</p>
<p>16. <em><strong>Is this something you've always wanted to do or something that kinda just happened?</strong></em></p>
<p>Yes, i've always loved to rap.</p>
<p>17. <em><strong>Favorite artist you've worked with?</strong></em></p>
<p>Jadakiss and Zro.</p>
<p>18. <strong><em>Hip Hop or R&B?</em></strong></p>
<p>Hip hop.</p>
<p>19. <strong><em>How old are you?</em></strong></p>
<p>44.</p>
<p>20. <strong><em>If you played sports would you be in the NBA or NFL ?</em></strong></p>
<p>NBA.</p>
<p>21. <em><strong>If you could work with anyone in the game who would it be ? </strong></em></p>
<p>Scarface and Snoop.</p>
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<p><em>For more from Savion Saddam you can find him on Ig @Cpkmuzik Fb Savion Saddam Youtube and all other digital download sites under Savion Saddam</em></p>
<p>This is KCity EL and this is 21 Questions . Who's next?</p>Dope Thotag:butisitdopetho.com,2005:Post/67248102021-08-23T14:30:46-04:002022-08-05T06:15:56-04:00Dope Tho sat down with BRXTN and ran thru 21 Questions. No Fake Love here. Everything authentic.<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/337381/df3c36b9534e190df614e9c1c956530c44742718/original/product-shoot-12-1.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_medium" alt="" />By <a contents="El Suggs" data-link-label="Staff" data-link-type="page" href="/staff">El Suggs</a> </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">I had the pleasure of chopping it up with BRXTN, lets see how he handled my 21 Questions! </p>
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<p>1. <strong>What made you take the creative approach of using a variation of your name ( Braxton) as your artist name (BRXTN)? </strong></p>
<p>I started taking my music seriously back in like 2013 when ASAP Rocky and his crew were starting to really take control of the culture. I remember them doing all kinds of fly shit with the way they stylized their names, turning the "A's" to "V's", removing vowels and all that type shit so when I chose my artist name I didn't wanna try and form an alter ego or anything like that. I just dropped the vowels outta my name to add a lil flare, but I had to stay Braxton -- so now we have BRXTN, but if you see me around just call me Braxton. It's not Brixton either, so let's kill that confusion (respectfully). </p>
<p>2. <strong>Where are you originally from? </strong></p>
<p> A small town in Kentucky called Ashland. Population is barely 20,000 people. It's a great place to grow up, be a kid, get into trouble but post-high school it seems like opportunities run dry. So alotta people either use their ambition and resources to get out and pursue life elsewhere, or vice versa, folks get too comfortable and never leave it all. I couldn't be that guy, staying comfortable was never really my thing but I love the people back at home who still hold it down. </p>
<p>3. <strong>How does your hometown , Louisville and Memphis differ from each other musically? </strong></p>
<p>Memphis and Louisville are a lot alike honestly. I mean, if iI had to say, Memphis is just a little bit grittier in the sense of the street culture that exists down here, especially from a musical perspective. Louisville has names like Bryson Tiller and <a contents="Jack Harlow" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.complex.com/tag/jack-harlow">Jack Harlow</a> representing the city and helping claim its space in the culture of Hip-Hop and R&B. Memphis has the likes of Pooh Sheisty, Moneybag, Dolph, Gotti, etc. If you listen to music then you can already identify the difference in both sides. Louisville is more of some wavy, fun, fly shit with a thread of soul intertwined into everything we do. Memphis's vibe is angled more for the streets and those who are involved with it. Now don't get me wrong, there's plenty of diversity in Memphis too, but quality street music is definitely the sound that's dominating the scene. </p>
<p>4 . <strong>Any plans to relocate to Atlanta , LA , or New York at some point? </strong></p>
<p>Plans to relocate? Right now I'm just getting my feet on the ground in Memphis so I don't know about fully relocating any time soon. I'm enjoying being closer to family, and the energy Memphis offers as a city. But don't get it twisted, we are prepared to be on the road heavily. Between promo pushes, shows, pop-up shops, etc...you gon' see us in a city near you regardless. I will say though, I will be living in LA by the end of 2022. That's the vibes these days. </p>
<p>5. <strong>How did you get your start in music?</strong> </p>
<p>I had a homie back in middle school who was already recording and doing his thing with the music. It all started as a joke really, we would link up on weekends and record little freestyles and shit. Soon enough, it turned into a passion, then I started investing in my own equipment, studio time, etc. The rest is history at this point. </p>
<p>6.<strong>Who are your TOP 3 musical acts that have influenced your own sound?</strong> </p>
<p>Drake, Tory Lanez, J.Cole. </p>
<p>7.<strong> Who are 2 artist from KY or TN that you havent worked with yet but you think a collab feat would be FIRE?</strong> </p>
<p>I wanna work with Vory. His voice and vibes he brings to tracks are unique, and original. He's really got his own wave and I've been a fan for quite some time, so that would be dope. I also wanna work with EST Gee. I think he and I could craft something dope for the female audience. He's got plenty of bangers, but I think women would appreciate something catered to them specifically, some wavy shit. Holla at me Gee! From TN though, I like Dolph, Gotti, Yo, Pooh, anything with any of them would go crazy. </p>
<p>8. <strong>How do you feel about the resurgence of female rappers in hip-hop right now?</strong> </p>
<p>I love what the women are doing right now. I feel like there's a lotta diversity in the game when it comes to the female artists today too. There's someone for everybody and even the public seems to be highlighting and giving the ladies their roses. so it's dope to see. Salute to all Queens out here holding it down. Some of them out rapping the niggas no cap. </p>
<p>9. <strong>Favorite female rapper?</strong> </p>
<p>Young MA </p>
<p>10. <strong>Favorite male rapper?</strong> </p>
<p> Me , lol </p>
<p>11. <strong>Who is an artist of any genre people wouldn't think you listened to , that you enjoy?</strong> </p>
<p>I listen to alotta Electronic music, EDM type shit. I don't know, I like to workout and the production and arrangement of alotta EDM songs hit hard when I'm in grind mode, or running. I feel like people think I listen to Rap all day, but nah. My Mom and Pops always made sure I had a diverse ear for music so I'm drawn to a lotta different vibes and sound aesthetics in general. </p>
<p>12. <strong>Your new single "Fake Love is poppin off. What made you want to tackle the topic in song form? </strong></p>
<p>I wanted to talk about Fake Love because I know we live in a generation driven by social media, and clout, and who "looks" poppin' or who's being talked about non-stop. That's what gauges a person's worth these days, or so it seems. But either way, I wanted to use this single to encourage folks to love themselves more than the world ever could. These followers are fickle sometimes. They'll celebrate you one day, and hate your guts the next and you don't even know why. So you gotta love yourself regardless, and focus your energy on what makes you happy. Life is too short to do otherwise. </p>
<p>13. <strong>Where you afraid you would ruffle some feathers with the release of the song? </strong></p>
<p>Ruffle Feathers? Afraid? Nah on both. If the confidence I brought on a record that's speaking nothing but facts ruffles anyone's feathers then that sounds like they have self-evaluating to do. Good music is supposed to make you feel something, if it didn't, I haven't done my job. </p>
<p>14. <strong>Who produced Fake Love? </strong></p>
<p>Sam Beast AKA The IIIrd </p>
<p>15.<strong>There is an accompanying Fake Love documentary . Whos idea was it to release that as well and how did it come about?</strong> </p>
<p>The documentary was my idea. I felt like, well I knew, that it had been awhile since my supporters had experienced a full active BRXTN in terms of releases, content, shows, etc. I've been through some shit. Business-wise, life-wise, just in general. I ain't the same nigga I was when I started doing this shit, nor do I feel I should be. People gotta evolve, and grow into what they're destined to be. So I took some time away to take care of myself before anything else. This documentary was a way for me to catch up with the core audience with what I've accomplished already, but also to serve as a proper introduction to any newcomers to my wave. </p>
<p>16.<strong> Are you able to make a clear distinction between Braxton the man and BRXTN the artist or is that something that only friends and family notice? </strong></p>
<p>Yeah, clearly. I'm not one of those artists that lives a double-life, or tries to convince you I'm doing anything other than living my truth and giving y'all a glimpse into my reality. I'm Braxton 24/7, I just go by BRXTN when I'm making music. No grey area. </p>
<p>17.<strong> Favorite NBA team right now?</strong> </p>
<p>I'm rocking with the Nets right now. James Harden has been my ace, and then Kyrie and KD are deadly too. Gotta give it to Brooklyn. </p>
<p>18. <strong>Whos your celebrity crush and why?</strong> </p>
<p>Ari Lennox. She's unapologetically black. Beautiful. Talented, Intelligent. Bout her business Signed to Dreamville. Easy call! That's bae! ( SHOOTERS SHOOT , I'm shooting mine) ( hope she's reading this ) -BRXTN </p>
<p>19. <strong>One year from now BRXTN will be?</strong> </p>
<p>One year from now I wanna be able to sell out shows in any city in America. One year from now I want to be headlining festivals and touring the world. One year from now I want to buy my first home and know I did it off of music. Pure passion and hard work. That's not where I want to be, that's where I will be. </p>
<p>20. <strong>What's the best part about this whole thing? </strong></p>
<p>Being able to reach the fans , hearing/seeing them singing the words to my songs . The feeling knowing they hear my music and can relate . I love it ! </p>
<p>21. <strong>Speaking directly to your fans . What's one thing you really want them to hear from you? </strong></p>
<p>I love them and appreciate them. Without them, I'm just another dude making noise in line. They give me an identity and reason to keep going. That's something I could never take for granted. </p>
<p>Listen to "Fake Love" by BRXTN <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/track/0mh8V6OhBqpaqxDRegcg1D?si=7c424ecf76ce46a7">here</a></p>Dope Thotag:butisitdopetho.com,2005:Post/58742532019-08-29T13:40:37-04:002023-12-10T11:32:47-05:00Dope Tho puts Carolina representative Dj Neph Jones on the hot seat. Let's see how he handles it.<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/337381/2e0a97eda627145e24e8684306ce1e4525101281/original/received-1970391763062408-3000x3000.jpeg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpeg" class="size_m justify_center border_thin" alt="" /></p>
<p><strong>#1 How did you start djing? <br>My homie opened a club up and told me I should try it being that I always had all of the new music. </strong></p>
<p><strong>2 Do you prefer vinyll or the new school digital way of djing? <br>New School for me respect to the OG’s but I’m not carrying crates of vinyl around lol </strong></p>
<p><strong>#3 Who's your favorite Dj of all time? <br>DJ Jazzy Jeff </strong></p>
<p><strong>#4 how do you feel about mixtape series? <br>If you’re going to do it make sure it’s something different and original to spark ppls interest. </strong></p>
<p><strong>#5 What is The Niceboyz? <br>My entertainment brand..started with two of my boys that rap. </strong></p>
<p><strong>#6 How do you keep up with all this stuff you have going on? <br>Just staying focused, organized, and mentally motivated. </strong></p>
<p><strong>#7 You like your woman "Slim Thick" or "look at the wagon she's dragging"? <br>Lil mix of both </strong></p>
<p><strong>#8 Favorite album of all time? <br>Get Rich or Die Trying </strong></p>
<p><strong>#9 Album of the year? <br>Ask me again in December lol </strong></p>
<p><strong>#10 Can we expect any rap verses from Dj Neph in the future near or far? <br>Lol I doubt it </strong></p>
<p><strong>11 How do you feel about the current State of music in NC (Hip Hop and R&B)? <br>It’s in a good space. A lot of talented ppl that are starting to get noticed lately. </strong></p>
<p><strong>#12 what state has the best music scene right now to you? <br>As of right now...Georgia and North Carolina </strong></p>
<p><strong>#13 What's next up for you? <br>Continuing to build the brand...websites, music production, and more otw </strong></p>
<p><strong>14 Mike, Kobe, or Lebron and why? <br>Mike of course...he’s the goat </strong></p>
<p><strong>#15 What's the best way to for artist to reach out to you? <br>My personal #, email, or social media </strong></p>
<p><strong>#16 Who is the GOAT rapper?<br>Jay-Z</strong></p>
<p><strong> <br>#17 Kendrick Lamar or J. Cole ?<br>Cole</strong></p>
<p><strong> <br>18 What's something you'd like to see from indie artist in NC and indie artist in general? <br>Just branding and staying true to theirselves and crafting a unique sound. </strong></p>
<p><strong>#19 Favorite Childhood cartoon? <br>Dragon Ball Z <br>#20 Childhood TV crush <br>Megan Good </strong></p>
<p><strong>#21 What is a key of wisdom that stuck with you that you can share with the Dope Tho audience? <br>Always stay true to yourself and be consistent in your craft.</strong></p>Dope Thotag:butisitdopetho.com,2005:Post/56227472019-02-01T03:26:18-05:002023-12-21T12:36:32-05:00Dope Tho puts Dj Slikk on the hot seat with "21 Questions" Nothing is off limits!<p> </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/337381/b2931ed488d1c172b1aa0ba94314e1a4ed470943/original/dopetho-djslikk.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_thick" alt="" /><strong>#1 How did you start djing? </strong></p>
<p><strong>Dj Slikk: I was thrown into it. One of my boys asked me to come over with my music. I did and I played music at his party. This was way back in middle school!</strong></p>
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<p><strong>#2 Do you prefer vinyll or the new school digital way of djing?</strong></p>
<p><strong>Dj Slikk: I like both! Of course the nostalgia of 1st starting but you have to get with the times. Both.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>#3 Who's your favorite Dj of all time?</strong></p>
<p><strong>Dj Slikk: My favorite Dj of all time is Kid Capri, as far as rocking a party. Biz Markie gets busy... I like DJ Empty Beats. There are different types.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>#4 What volume of your mixtape series "At the Crib" are you on now?</strong></p>
<p><strong>Dj Slikk: I just wrapped up Vol. 63. We kinda held tight on those for a while but I just wrapped it up.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>#5 What is The Elitegiance?</strong></p>
<p><strong>Dj Slikk: The Elitegiance is just a collective of people who do music who are interested in pushing the culture forward. 1 big group of people pushing each other to be the best they can be. No egos.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>#6 How do you keep up with all this stuff?</strong></p>
<p><strong>Dj Slikk: Somehow I learned how to multitask. I'm over here multitasking right now.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>#7 You like your woman "Slim Thick" or "look at the wagon she's dragging"?</strong></p>
<p><strong>Dj Slikk: I like mine thick and hard to pick up! So... "the wagon she's dragging."</strong></p>
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<p><strong>#8 Favorite album of all time?</strong></p>
<p><strong>Dj Slikk: That's tough right there... Dj Quick Rhythmalism. That's definitely top 5.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>#9 Album of the year?</strong></p>
<p><strong>Dj Slikk: I had a bunch of them. I liked Pusha's... I like The Carter's album! I'm at a different point in my life... I liked The Carter's album, but there's a bunch of them.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>#10 Can we expect any rap verses from Dj Slikk in 2019?</strong></p>
<p><strong>Dj Slikk: If you hear a rap verse from Dj Slikk in 2019 something is terribly wrong. Go call the people. I have head trauma! I do have a verse though. Everyone has old verses. Nothing new though. </strong></p>
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<p><strong>#11 How do you feel about the current State of music in Louisville (Rap and R&B)</strong></p>
<p><strong>Dj Slikk: I love the Louisville music scene PERIOD! Its super dope. So many talented people getting a chance. Its not a lot of people blocking other's shine or pushing agendas. Its getting to the point where people are embracing the artist and they can be treated as stars. And not just in Louisville but in Kentucky. I do feel like The Elitegiance plays a small part in that. I love it!</strong></p>
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<p><strong>#12 How do you join The Elitegiance</strong></p>
<p><strong>Dj Slikk: If a Dj wants to join they just have to express interest. Its mostly a group consensus or a referral process if 5 djs can vouch for you or if you start coming to the events and supporting regularly you have a shot.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>#13 What's next up for you?</strong></p>
<p><strong>Dj Slikk: Man a whole lot of things. I have a lot of stuff brewing in secret i'm excited to get out there. A lot of mixtapes, parties, events, unconventional media. Not only from me but from the whole Elitegiance.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>#14 Mike, Kobe, or Lebron and why?</strong></p>
<p><strong>Dj Slikk: Bron. The way he transcended and touched everything. Even though he switched a couple of teams, I'm with that too lol!</strong></p>
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<p><strong>#15 What's the best way to for artist to reach out to you?</strong></p>
<p><strong>Dj Slikk: On "Mic Check Wednesdays" at Vis A Vis in Louisville. Come through and politic an network or email me djslikkmp3@gmail.com</strong></p>
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<p><strong>#16 Who is the GOAT rapper</strong></p>
<p><strong>Dj Slikk: There is no greatest. It'll never be. Pac will always be the most influential. Big will always be the underdogs pick. Like Drake is the biggest rapper right now but is the greatest rapper? I dont know man. It's up to interpretation.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>#17 Kendrick Lamar or J. Cole</strong></p>
<p><strong>Dj Slikk: That's really rough. I like both of those artist. Probably J. Cole because he's closer regionally so I can understand everything from that aspect a little ;bit more.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>#18 What's something you'd like to see from indie artist in KY and indie artist in general?</strong></p>
<p><strong>Dj Slikk: I'd like to see a bunch of artist get the quality of the music up. There's a whole lot of dope artist but it needs to be mixed and mastered and sounding correctly. That's the that's the main thing</strong></p>
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<p><strong>#19 Favorite Childhood cartoon?</strong></p>
<p><strong>Dj Slikk: Lol! You took me back with some cartoons man! I'm trying to think. Doug... we used to watch Doug Funny, Nickelodeon.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>#20 Childhood TV crush?</strong></p>
<p><strong>Dj Slikk: My childhood crush from tv would probably be Lisa Turtle from Saved By the Bell.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>#21 What is a key of wisdom that stuck with you that you can share with the Dope Tho audience?</strong></p>
<p><strong>Dj Slikk: The best advice I can give somebody is never settle man. Never feel like you made it. Never take a break. Just keep pushing. Even if you don't feel like you're there, just keep pushing. It's around the corner. Just keep on moving. I just want to tell people that. Like even if you're making bread and you're feeling good. Keep pushing, keep switching up stuff and keep innovating yourself. That'll be my words of advice. I swear it'll work out for you. And if not you'll figure out another way to make some bread and you'll be all the way together.</strong></p>Dope Tho