Balance -All In
Everyone has their favorite music artists. Mine Jay-Z, Balance, Flossalini, Fabolous, Kanye, Lupe Fiasco and Eminem. Not many get to interview their favorite artists… I did and I’m hella excited about it.
Balance is known as the “Mixtape King” or the “Unsigned Legend” but to me he’s one of the dopest rappers out right now! He’s soooo humble, and pushes his music so hard! He has made his songs like “Gotta Get It”, “Grind”, “Can’t Go”, “We all in” and more. “Can’t Go” was #1 on KBMB, and has the best video in cali out directed by Prime Zero, great quality and concept!
In the interview Balance talks about “Can’t Go” and gives some learning tools that some of you rappers need to take notes on.
Enjoy!
Hey balance! Thank you for taking the time out to interview with me. You know this is big for me. How is everything on your side?
BALANCE: I’m good jus finished me and big rich album called “good as money”. you may have heard the first few singles from that album “cant go” “yayd out” “we all in””good as money” comes out oct. 20th. “cant go” has been getting alot of radio play throughtout northern california n rotation. so its a great feeling in rotation. so its a great feeling
me: “Can Go” is big out here in Sac and “We all in” is getting a great responce. “Can’t Go” was #1 on the countdown on the BOMB for a min. How did that feel?
balance: crazy cus when u make the music u jus hoping that u and ur folks like it. u never know if other people are gonna like it. but when it goes out into the world and other people luv it as much as u do its a unbeleivable feeling plus to be unsigned and have a number 1 song on a big station like kbmb is a huge success and shows that at the end of the day people wanna hear good music dont matter f u have a record label behind you or not
me: How did “Can’t Go” come about? Rumors is that its a true story… well atleast on your side… is there truth to that?
Balance: Traklordz made the beat gave it to jimmie reign. jimmie wrote and laid the hook. it had no rap on i yet. traklordz sent it to me. i whas going thru a bad relationship that would soon end in us breaking up. the hook instantly told me to write about what i whas going thru and i put the headphones on and it flowed out easy. fussin and fighting is all real, true story i think thas why people relate so much to the lyrics
CAN’T GO: BALANCE, BIG RICH, THE JACKA, JIMMIE REIGN
VIDEO BY: PRIME ZERO
PRODUCED BY: TRACK LORDZ
Wow! You are speaking some truth and real life experiances in the song. I know me and my girls relate to i so well. That has helped with the success of the song… I would say. Do you always try to put such persona experiences in songs?
balance: were not bragging about how big pimps we ar.e its about real life situations and how complex relationships are when ur addicted and dont wanna leave relationships, even tho u should. yeah i always try to put honest lyrics that the regular person can relate to music helps people thru bad times and good times so i feel each time i rap i gotta give the people sumthin even with the song “we all in.” I talk about my mom and me, tellin her “sorry but im tryin to make it in this game” i know u may want me to do sumthin else but this is what i love. thats real shit, true story slangin cds wit only my name on it, burned cds is true story
me: That’s some real shit! Who are some artists would you say that you’ve listened to that lyrics have helped you ge threw problems?
Balance: hmmmmmm outkast, drake, jay ,z ice cube, nwa, michael jackson, d’angelo too many to name
me: I am feeling that list. Who is your ultimate dream artits to work with? Anyone in the world?
balance: hmmmmm anyone in the world? ultimate song? balance feat. andre 3000, jay-z, drake over a dr. dre beat with michael jackson on the hook
me: Dammmmmnnnn!!! That would be dope! Speaking of Dr. Dre I heard that you are working on the detox with Dre… truth?
balance: my boy bishop lamont who dre dre signed to his label, hit me last November around time of thanksgiving and told me “come work on detox”. it was defenately a highlight of my career. i wrote sum of my dopest music. will it ever come out? who knows but jus the experience made me a better artist and thas where “cant go” and “we all in” and all the new stuff comes from me a better artist comes from
me: That’s wats up! You have to be very talented to get a opportunity like that! You solo album is coming out soon Please tell us about that..
balance: well i feel like i deserve to give my fans a treat before the end of the year. soooooooo ima release a 7 song balance EP for free download in december as a gift to all. A Balance EP is called “the exit” next year around march or april i will drop a full solo lp dont know the title yet tho
me: I’m excited about the solo albums. Will you be doing anymore mixtapes? anymore mixtapes?
balance: i dont know aout any more mix tapes. i may host a few. i did one early in the year with demolition men but as far as mixtapes all me by myself naw. Im more focused on making albums
On your twitter yesterday [9/15] you did some “independent artist tips” what prompted you to do so?
balance: lol! jus running into upcoming artist that are going at this game all wrong when i first started theyre was no one to tell us how to do it. i wish it was, i coulda not wasted time so i felt like giving sum game – i know theyre are alot of upcoming artists following me so i felt like sharing sum game i learned
me: What do you feel is the most inportant rule to always remember in trying to make it in the industry?
balance: invest in urself. and invest is more than money invest time, hard work dedication sacrifice practicei ts not as easy as u think. well its easy to not be good
me: Yeah it is easy not to be good! I’m sure you see it all the time considering where you work. Most people know. [I’m not gonna say due to the crazies] what is the funniest thing you’ve seen working there or what is the funniest thing a artist has done to try to impress you?
balance: i had a artist come to me and say he sold 100k units out the trunk of his car. lol and i never heard of him
me: Lmao! I’m so not gonna comment that. So hopefully your independent artist tips come in handy. I’m going to go ahead and end this interview. Is there anything else you would like to say? Shoutouts?
balance: id like to say thanks for interviewing me. to all my fans thanks for the support. look out for me and big rich cd “good as money” and my ep “the exit” follow me on twitter: balance510 hit me on myspace.com/balanceskillz thanks
me: Thank you balance
Balance: thanx
*there’s so much more I wanted to ask, but this interview was nerve-racking for me because he is one of my favorite rappers. So hopefully in the future I get to interview Balance again, and won’t be so nervous*
OUT OCTOBER 6TH
FOR MORE ON BALANCE:
http://www.myspace.com/balanceskillz
http://www.twitter.com/balance510
FOLLOW ON TWITTER:
http://www.twitter.com/filmorerich3
http://www.twitter.com/thejacka
http://www.twitter.com/jimmiereign [I think she deleted hers ut I am not sure]
http://www.twitter.com/tracklordz1
http://www.twitter.com/primezero
evenodds is not up next… but NOW
*photo by: alamphoto.com*
When I first started Supa Savy, Brandi have suggested that we work with a group called Evenodds. Their motto was “you would want to fuck with us” or something of the sort lol. I couldn’t tell you why but we never got to that point but I could tell you why everyone else did. They do what they need to do. They are always on their grind! Never stoppin, always in the streets, performing at shows and producing some of the hottest artisrts. We have seen them grow into one of the biggest and influentual groups/businesses/producers in northern california!
The Evenodds started in 1999 and was founded by D.E.O and M-A. And since have sold an estimated 25,000 units of all projects! 3,000 of them in Japan. Can you say you did that? Evenodds have also produced for artists like Big Rich, San Quinn, Allen Anthony, Husalah, Freeway, Damian Marley, Jacka, and many more. A resume far to extensive for people at such a young age most would say. With 6 retail albums and 7 mixtapes… when you hustle hard you achive far more than most. Ain’t no point to even the odds out, especialy when Evenodds have already started!
CHECK OUT THERE EPK!
“GET MONEY ALL DAY” Evenodds FT BIG RICH
You can get the new EP by The Evenodds on itunes [www.itunes.com/evenodds
Contact for EVENODDS:
http://www.myspace.com/officialbizness
http://www.twitter.com/DEO415
http://www.twitter.com/moneyalwayz
Check out the videos:
http://www.youtube.com/officialbizness
*** PHOTO BY: alamphoto.com***
musical orgasim for your ears 