Hey all my music lovers and courtiers. I have a new exclusive interview with Kali Joe.
Kali has graced his with with tons of artist including The Pussy Cat Dolls , Trey Songz , The Presidentz, Wes Felton, and many more. With a love for hip hop and lyrics to reflect that, Kai Joe has a lot of of great music to tell and more to share on Milan Malan Word on the Street.
Here is Kali Joe!
MMWOS: What is your earliest memory of hip
hop? In what way did that experience encourage you to become a rapper?
Kali Joe: MY DAD WAS A LYRICIST ALL OF HIS
LIFE HE'S NOW AN ENTREPRENEUR IN THE SAME FIELD (www.starrmediagroup.com)
SO THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN AROUND ME, MY WHOLE LIFE. AS A CHILD MY FATHER WOULD
ALWAYS TELL ME THAT I WAS BUILT FOR THIS! HE AND MY MOM WOULD PUT HEADPHONES ON
MY MOTHER'S STOMACH WHEN SHE WAS PREGNANT WITH ME... ONE DAY AT A FAMILY BBQ
MY DAD WAS LEAVING TO GO TO THE STUDIO AND I WANTED TO GO WITH HIM BUT DUE TO
THE ENVIRONMENT THAT COMES WITH THE STUDIO HE DIDN'T FEEL THAT WOULD BE
APPROPRIATE... LONG STORY SHORT MY MOTHER FOUGHT WITH HIM TOOTH AND NAIL FOR ME
TO GO AND I DID... THIS IS THE RESULT OF THAT DAY; I MUST HAVE BEEN 9 YEARS
OLD.
MMWOS: What is the most difficult thing you
had to endure in life? How did it affect your music?
Kali Joe: LETTING MY PARENT'S DOWN WHEN I WENT
TO JAIL WAS HONESTLY THE MOST DIFFICULT THING I'VE DONE IN LIFE, HOWEVER, GOD
WAS ON MY SIDE AS WELL AS MY FAMILY IN THAT SITUATION AND BECAUSE THE CRIME I COMMITTED WAS MY FIRST OFFENSE IM LUCKY TO EVEN BE FREE TODAY. WHAT I CAN SAY IS
THE WHOLE TIME I WAS IN JAIL I WAS FORMULATING AND BEING STRATEGIC WITH THE THINGS YOU
SEE TODAY AND THE BUSINESS VENTURES YOU'LL SOON SEE IN FUTURE.
MMWOS: What ways has California inspired
your music?
Kali Joe:CALIFORNIA'S INSPIRED NOT ONLY MY MUSIC BUT MY LIFE IN SEVERAL WAYS, ONE OF
THOSE WAYS BEING THE INFLUENCE OF HOLLYWOOD, THE BRIGHT LIGHTS, THE STARS YOU
SEE ON THE REGULAR... YOU KNOW, AS A KID BEING FROM VENTURA COUNTY AS SOON AS
YOU DRIVE OVER THAT GRADE (INTO THE VALLEY/LOS ANGELES) IT'S LIKE A WHOLE NEW
WORLD. HOWEVER ON THE OTHER HAND CALIFORNIA'S UNDERBELLY, FOR EXAMPLE: GANGS
AND DRUGS IN MY CITY (OXNARD) NOT ONLY INFLUENCED MY MUSIC BUT IT INFLUENCED MY
DRIVE TO LEAD A MORE POSITIVE AND FRUITFUL LIFE. I PRIDE MYSELF IN SAYING THAT
I'VE BEEN EXPOSED AND WELL LEARNED TO BOTH SIDES..... BUT, STARDOM, SUCCESS,
AND POSITIVITY ARE THE ROAD I AM DRIVING ON NOW.
MMWOS: What has been your biggest challenge with your music and in the hip hop industry?
Kali Joe: GREAT QUESTION BY THE WAY, IN ALL
HONESTY MALAN... AND NOT TO SOUND COCKY... I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY CHALLENGES
WHEN IT COMES TO WRITING MY MUSIC ON THE TECHNICAL OR EMOTIONAL ASPECT, BUT!!!
AS A FIRM BELIEVER THAT ART CAN'T BE RUSHED, AND THAT EVERY WORD, SUBJECT,
VERSE, NOUN, CHORUS ETC. SHOULD BE PERFECT, I FIND IT REALLY CHALLENGING TO BE
PATIENT AND WAIT FOR THE RIGHT INSPIRATION. BASICALLY MY MIND IS ALWAYS ON THE
GO I'M ALWAYS WRITING/RECORDING NEW MATERIAL TO STAY CONSISTENT... MY MIND IS
FIXED ON CONSISTENCY AND QUANTITY, BUT MY HEART IS FOCUSED ON PRODUCING
QUALITY.... SO THAT'S LIKE A BIG CHALLENGE FOR ME... BEING PATIENT
AS FAR AS THE HIP HOP INDUSTRY GOES
MY BIGGEST "CHALLENGE" WITH THAT IS JUST ADAPTING ALL OF THE TIME
YOU KNOW, BUT IN THIS BUSINESS YOU HAVE TO ABLE TO DO THAT AND I CAN. IT
BASICALLY TIES IN TO THE WHOLE QUALITY/QUANTITY ISSUE... LONG STORY SHORT MY
BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS LOOKING AT THE MUSIC I MAKE FROM THE QUANTITY ASPECT AS A
CONSUMER AND NOT AS THE ARTIST. ALTHOUGH I'D LIKE TO SAY I CAN PROVIDE THE
INDUSTRY WITH BOTH!!!
MMWOS: Who do you think is a real game-changer in the music industry?
Kali Joe: MR. CARTER (JAY-Z) TURNED THE GAME
UPSIDE DOWN FROM AN ENTREPRENEURS VIEW, CANT FORGET CURTIS JACKSON (50 CENT) I'D
LIKE TO SAY THEY CHANGED THE GAME SONICALLY AS WELL. THEY'RE MY INSPIRATION IN
THAT ASPECT. ID ALSO LIKE TO INCLUDE THAT MR.SHAKUR (TUPAC) CHANGED THE GAME BY
MAKING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE ARTIST AND LISTENER MORE PERSONAL AND
EMOTIONAL HE'S ALSO AN INSPIRATION FROM THAT VIEW POINT!
MMWOS: How do you feel about the state of hip hop today? How would you fix it?
Kali Joe:AS FAR AS THE SOUND AND WHATS WIDELY
ACCEPTED IN HIP HOP TODAY I WOULDN'T CHANGE A THING, I THINK THESE UP AND COMING
ARTISTS SUCH AS MYSELF ARE BRINGING WHAT WE THINK IS FIXING THE GAME AS FAR AS
SOUND GOES ALREADY... HONESTLY, I DON'T THINK A SINGLE THING IN THE GAME NEEDS
TO BE FIXED ON THE CREATIVE SIDE OF THINGS, ON THE BUSINESS SIDE OF THINGS
HOWEVER, I THINK HIP HOP NEEDS TO EXPAND AND BECOME MORE OF AN ACCEPTED HOUSE
HOLD ITEM.
MMWOS: How will your music change the current state of the rap game?
Kali Joe:MY MUSIC IS 100% ME, NO ONE PERSON
IS EXACTLY ALIKE, SO I DON'T THINK MY SOUND WILL CHANGE THE GAME I THINK MY
SOUND WILL SUPPLEMENT THE GAME, OR INSPIRE THE ARTISTS WITH IN IT, IT'S
ORIGINAL... MORE PERSONAL... DARK AT TIMES... UPLIFTING ETC. AND HONESTLY I
THINK THAT IS SOMETHING THE GAME NEEDS A LITTLE DOSE OF MY WORLD TO LEVEL OUT
ALL THE OTHER STUFF THAT'S OUT THERE. I MEAN I'M VERY VERSATILE I CAN EITHER
RE-ENERGIZE THE STATE OF THE RAP GAME OR SUPPLEMENT IT.
MMWOS: What new projects are your working on today?
Kali Joe:YOU'LL SOON SEE MS.MALAN! ALL I'M
GOING TO SAY IS "THE THRESHOLD" IS ON THE WAY SOON. WE'RE AIMING FOR
MARCH 13TH.
MMWOS: When can we all see you in concert? Where can we buy your music?
MMWOS: When can we all see you in concert? Where can we buy your music?
Kali Joe:I PROVIDE MY LISTENERS AND FRIENDS
AND FOLLOWERS WITH ALL THAT INFORMATION ON MY TWITTER WHICH IS @KALIJOE.
MMWOS: Finally what does music mean to you?
Kali Joe:MUSIC TO ME IS THE SOUND OF EMOTION.
I would like to thank Kali Joe for the interview.
Check out Kali Joe at
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KaliJoe805
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KaliJoe
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