URBAN NEWS WAREHOUSE PRESENTS THE
"GET LIVE CLIQUE"
HOMETOWN?
N.E.D.
: WE ALL FROM OPELOUSAS, LA
EXCEPT FOR MAN-MAN AND B-THROWED
MAN-MAN
: YEAH, I'M
FROM BATON ROUGE, LA
B-THROWED
: I LIVE IN A
SMALL TOWN
CALLED LEONVILLE, IT'S ABOUT 10 MINUTES FROM OPELOUSAS;
SO, YOU CAN SAY I'M FROM OPELOUSAS.
I LIVED IN DALLAS
FOR A MINUTE. THAT'S WHERE I STARTED PLAYIN' WITH MUSIC, BECAUSE OF HOW TEXAS ARTIST WOULD FREESTYLE
ON THEIR MIXTAPES.
HOW LONG YOU BEEN RAPPING?
N.E.D.
: AS A GROUP
ABOUT FOUR YEARS. I'M PRETTY SURE WE ALL HAD THE DREAM SOME KIND OF WAY. ME, MYSELF I NEVER THOUGHT I
WOULD TOUCH A STUDIO OR ANYTHING. I HAD FUN WATCHING AND KEEPING UP WITH OTHER
ARTIST.
GORIILA BOY
: I BEEN
PLAYIN WIT IT. I JUST DIDN'T HAVE A STUDIO TO GO TO AND DIDN'T KNOW ANYBODY WHO
WAS DOING THEIR THING IN THE GAME, UNTIL WE MET K-CHILL AND DJ TITANIK.
HAM-BO
: I BEEN RAPPIN
SINCE I WAS LIKE 12 OR 13 YA KNOW PLAYING AROUND WITH IT FREESTYLIN' AND STUFF,
BUT I NEVER ACTUALLY RECORDED IN A STUDIO OR ANYTHING UNTIL WE MADE "PUT IT ON
YA".
N.E.D.
YEAH PUT IT ON
YA WAS OUR FIRST ACTUAL SONG. AND THE FIRST TIME WE RECORDED.
SO WHO INFLUENCED YOU IN THE RAP GAME GROWING
UP?
N.E.D
.:
FOR ME IT'S BETWEEN NO LIMIT RECORDS AND CASH MONEY, FOR A TIME, AND THEN CAME
THE ROCA-FELLA ERA; THAT WAS IT FROM THERE I GOT MORE AND MORE INTO MUSIC.
I KNEW A LOT ABOUT MUSIC BEFORE I STARTED
RAPPING, MOSTLY THE BUSINESS SIDE OF IT, BUT TO ACTUALLY DO IT, I GOTTA SAY MY
CLIQUE IN FLUENCED ME CUZ I WOULD HAVE NEVER TRIED TO DO IT BY MYSELF.
HAM-BO:
I GREW UP IN A BIG FAMILY AND MUSIC WAS THE MAIN PART OF THE DAY. DURING
COOKOUTS I WOULD HEAR EVERY STYLE OF MUSIC, SO, I WAS ALWAYS INFLUENCED.
GORILLA BOY:
YEAH HE AIN'T LYIN' OUR FAMILY IS BIG AND EVERY WEEKEND WE
WERE HAVIN SOME KIND OF GATHERING OR WEDDING OR STUFF LIKE THAT. SO, THERE
WAS SWING OUT, ZYDECO, R&B YOU NAME IT WAS PLAYED. THEREFORE, I CAN SAY WE
WERE BROUGHT UP AROUND VERY VERSATILE MUSIC.
MAN-MAN
:
I'M FROM BATON ROUGE AND YOU KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF RAPPERS THERE. SO, THERE
WASN'T ANYWAY I COULD LEAVE IT ALONE.
WILLIE-T
.:
I LIKED A LOT OF MUSIC. I WAS MORE SO ON THE TEXAS
MUSIC TIP, BACK WHEN SCREW WAS PUTTIN OUT SCREW TAPES EVERYDAY, THOSE THINGS
TRAVELED FROM TEXAS TO LOUISIANA FAST.
WHAT DO YOU FEEL YOU CAN BRING TO THE GAME?
N.E.D
:
MAN REALLY I AIN'T TRYIN' TO BRING NOTHIN' BUT GOOD MUSIC WIT MY CLIQUE TO THE
EARS OF THE PEOPLE AND HOPE THEY LIKE IT. CUZ THESE DAYS THAT'S ALL U CAN COUNT
ON CAUSE WHO AINT RAPPIN' YA KNOW. SO, WE JUST TRYIN TO BRING OUR STYLE AND
TRENDS TO THE GAME
(THE REST OF THE CLIQUE AGREES)
HOW HAVE THE STREETS ACCEPTED THE "PUT
IT ON YA REMIX" SONG?
N.E.D.:
ACTAULLY PEOPLE ARE HEARING THE SONG BUT DON'T REALLY KNOW THAT IT ISN'T
FINISHED YET. IT'S KINDA OF FUNNY TOO CUZ WE DO THAT A LOT, WE WILL PUT
OUT A SONG AND IT WILL SOUND FINISHED AND REALLY IT'S NOT; THINK ABOUT IT IF YOU
PUT OUT A SONG NOT FINISHED AND WHEN I SAY NOT FINISHED I MEAN MIXED AND
MASTERED, AND THE PEOPLE STILL MOVE, THEN PUT IT OUT COMPLETED AND IT GOES TO
ANOTHER LEVEL CUZ NOW U GOT DIFFERENT PATTERNS THE SONG CAN GO IN AND THE BEAT
IS MORE CRISP. BY US BEING AROUND OUR PRODUCERS DJ TITANIK AND KACE JONES. YOU
HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO KNOW ABOUT THAT.
HOW DO YOU PLAN TO SEPARATE YOURSELF FROM
OTHER ARTIST IN THE GROUP?
N.E.D.:
NOT
TRYIN TO, I FEEL IF WE SEPARATE OURSELVES FROM EACH OTHER ARTISTICALLY WE WON'T
BE A GROUP ANYMORE MORE. CUZ WITH US BEING ON THE SAME PAGE IS WHAT MADE US A
GROUP IN THE FIRST PLACE. WE AIN'T BOUT TO BE LIKE THE HOT BOYS, THEY WERE
TOGETHER ON THE SAME PAGE AND ONE THING SPLIT THEM UP AND NOW THEY ARE GOING
TRY TO GET BACK TOGETHER AND THEY DON'T SOUND LIKE THEY USED TO AT ALL
DOES EVERYONE BRING SOMETHING DIFFERENT
TO THE TABLE?
N.E.D.:
I THINK I BRING THE SERIOUSNESS; I LIKE TO GET
STUFF DONE. ESPECIALLY IF PEOPLE OR ASKING FOR SOMETHING
HAMBO
: I
THINK I BRING THE MOTIVATION CUZ THEY WAIT TO HEAR HOW IM COMING ON A TRACK
FIRST BEFORE THEY RECORD
MAN-MAN
:
I MAKE SURE EVERYBODY IS IN A GOOD MOOD. I KEEP EVERYBODY LAUGHING, YOU CANT
RECORD A SONG UNDER STRESS.
N.E.D.:
YEAH SOMETIMES HE MAKES IT HARD TO RECORD CUZ YOU STILL LAUGHIN AT HIM.
WILLIE-T
:
I JUST ROLL WIT WHATEVA MY GROUP WANTS TO DO. I HAVE NO COMPLAINTS. I'LL
HAVE A QUESTION EVERY NOW AND THEN.
B-THROWED:
I DO BOUT THE SAME AS WILLIE-T, BUT IF I GET AN IDEA BEST BELIEVE I'M BRINGING
IT UP.
SO, HOW HAS THE GRIND FOR YOU TRYING TO BUILD
THAT STREET CRED AND GOOD FAN BASE?
N.E.D
: A
LONG HARD ROAD. AT HOME THEY THINK WE'RE CELEBRITIES IT'S COOL, BUT IT'S ALWAYS
NOT GOOD LOOKS ,BECAUSE THE PEOPLE THERE
BEEN DOING THIS AND SOMETIMES THEY LOOK
AT US LIKE WE STOLE SOMETHING FROM THEM, THAT WE DON'T DESERVE WHAT WE'RE GETTING. IT'S A DOUBLE EDGED SWORD, WHAT MADE
IT WORSE WAS THAT OUR FIRST HIT WAS OUR FIRST SONG, "PUT IT ON YA" FT OUR LABEL
MATE K-CHILL. HE BROUGHT US TO THE GAME, SHOWED US THE ROPES IN THE GAME AND
UNLEASHED US TO THE STREETS AND CLUBS. EVERYTHING ELSE HAD TO BE LEARNED HANDS
ON BECAUSE A SPOONFED ARTIST DOESN'T MAKE IT, WE BEEN THROUGH EVERY SITUATION,
LIKE PROMOTERS SAY THEY ARE GOING PAY YOU, AND AFTER YOU PERFORM THEY CAN'T PAY
YOU OR GOT SOME EXCUSE ABOUT THEY CAN'T, PROMOTERS BOOKING YOU FOR A SHOW AND
CANCEL ON YOU, OR DON'T CANCEL ON YOU UNTIL YOU HAVE DRIVEN ALL THE WAY THERE. ITS
A LOT OF STUFF THAT YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE.
HOW HAVE YOU GUYS GAINED SO MANY FANS IN THE SOUTHWEST & SOME TEXAS AREAS?
N.E.D
.:
WORD OF MOUTH, FAMILY MEMBERS, FRIENDS, JUST PEOPLE THAT REALLY BELIEVE IN US, AND
WE APPRECIATE IT A WHOLE LOT. THEY GOT PEOPLE
THAT DO THINGS FOR US THAT DON'T HAVE TO HELP US WITH ANYTHING. WE HAD OUR
FIRST SHOW OUT THERE RECENTLY, AGUY WE KNOW THAT BOOKS US FOR SHOWS IN LOUSIANA
BROUGHT US OUT THERE, IT WAS FUN, AND DIFFERENT.
WILLIE-T
:
YEAH A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT BARELY EVEN KNOW US
..BEEN TRYIN TO HELP US…I
GUESS THEY SEE SOMETHING IN US.
WHAT'S OUT THERE FOR THE PEOPLE RIGHT NOW TO HEAR FROM THE
GET LIVE CLIQUE (CD'S/MIXTAPES)?
N.E.D
.: RIGHT NOW WE
GOT THE "GET LIVE OR GO HOME" ALBUM, WE PUT IT OUT; IT WAS RECEIVED WELL BUT WE
DON'T HAVE THE FINANCIAL BACKING TO DISTRIBUTE IT STATE WIDE LIKE MOST, THAT
SHOWS YOU THAT WE GRIND CUZ WE DO EVERYTHING INDEPENDENTLY TO THE 3RD
POWER. SO WE MIGHT RE-RELEASE IT WITH SOME EXTRA TRACKS AND STUFF.
WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE GET LIVE CLIQUE?
N.E.D
:
NEW ALBUM, IT AIN'T TITLED YET, BUT MOST LIKELY IT'S GONNA BE "GET LIVE OR GO
HOME 2." THE CD IS US PICKING UP WHERE WE LEFT OFF; WE STILL MIGHT RE-RELEASE
THE FRIST ONE THOUGH.
BTHROWED
: AND I GOT MY
SINGLE WHICH WILL BE ON OUR SECOND ALBUM CALLED, "I THINK IM KINDA THROWED,"
ITS BURNIN' UP IN THE CLUBS
MAN-MAN
: YALL MAKE
SURE YALL CHECK US OUT ON MYSPACE TOO WWW.MYSPACE.COM/GETLIVECLIQUE
MOST RAPPERS FIRST ALBUM IS REAL LIFE
BASED, MOSTLY WHAT THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH, WHAT CAN THE PEOPLE EXPECT FROM YOU?
IS GOING TO BE MOSTLY CLUB AND DANCE SONGS?
N.E.D.
WELL THAT IS
MOSTLY WHAT WE DID WITH THE FIRST ALBUM WE STAYED IN THE CLUBS. THAT'S HOW THE
WHOLE "GET LIVE" THING STARTED, WITH US GETTING INTO FIGHTS AND STUFF. IT GOT TO
THE POINT WHERE WE WOULD GET INTO SO MANY FIGHTS WE WOULD GET BANNED FROM THE
CLUB; WE WOULD WALK IN THE CLUB AND EVERYBODY KNEW SOMETHING WAS GONNA GO DOWN
WITH US. WE HAD ENEMIES IN EVERY SURROUNDING CITY BY OPELOUSAS. ALL OF THOSE CITES WERE BEEFING WITH
US AND THEN WE STARTED THE RAP THING AND THAT ALL COOLED DOWN CUZ EVERYBODY
WOULD TELL US "U CANT BEAT UP SOMEBODY AND EXPECT THEM TO LIKE YOUR MUSIC."
THEN DJ TITANIK WOULD TELL US, "YALL GOT PEOPLE LOOKIN AT YALL NOW YALL CAN'T
GET INTO THE STUFF YALL USED TO."
GORILLA BOY
: YEAH WE
CHILLED OUT A WHOLE LOT, WE TURNED INTO THE
ONES THAT STOP STUFF FROM HAPPENING NOW
G.L.C ft. K-CHILL - AIN'T NOBODY