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M_Boogs HeadNods Interview

Where are you from and how did you come up with your emcee name?

Yo! I’m from west covina, ca. And my name used to be m boogie. It was a play off of lauryn hill’s L boogie moniker. But a lot of people got it confused with mick boogie and all that other stuff so I just shortened it to m_boogs.

What made you start to emcee?

I wanted to be an emcee because I wanted to put out the same kind of good music as the people I listen to because I’m a music fan first and foremost. And I feel like music is the best way I can express myself.

Who do you look up to and what other artists inspire you?

As you can tell by the music, the golden era was a huge influence on me. You know, tribe and the whole native toungues, soulquarians, masta ace. Also, little brother, mos and kweli, people under the stairs, gift of gab and the whole quannum projects crew. That’s barely even scratching the surface. I’m inspired by other genres of music outside of hip hop. I’m a huge incubus fan, I listen to minus the bear, toro y moi, tortured soul,  hardcore music occasionally. I like to listen to everything.

What do you like to get through your music?

The subject matter of my music spans everything. Life, love, sad, simp shit. Haha. Just whatever inspires me.

Is there anyone you would like to work with?

I wanna work with anyone making dope music. The people I associate with as well, 89 the brainchild, NAK, Mark II, FTRSND, Kool Klux, Diji, everybody. In regards to people I’ve never worked with before, I think Esta and EPonym are dope, I’d be down to work with them. My next project is pretty much a giant collab. I’m doing music with people from all over the world. So if anybody wants to work, hit me up!

What do you like to do on your free time?

I work a graveyard shift at my job so that usually takes up a lot of my time when I’m not doing music. But you know, the usual, chillin with the crew, partying, hookah lounge and whatnot.

Do you have any other interests?

I’m a fan of the fighting game scene. I’ve been trying to hone my skills to be on a competitive level for street fighter and marvel vs capcom 3. Evo 2012 here I come! Haha. I’m also a big movie buff so that’s another source of inspiration.

Hmm, shoutouts to everyone who has supported me thus far, Back 2 Pluto, Acrylic Style Music Group, Everyone who listened, downloaded, reblogged, uploaded any of my music. Anyone who related to it. And last but not least, Headnods for the love! Thanks!

Links

http://mboogs.tumblr.com/

http://soundcloud.com/m_boogs

http://www.facebook.com/pages/m-boogie/74473724465

http://www.youtube.com/listentomboogs

http://www.last.fm/music/m_boogs

http://twitter.com/#!/m_boogs

http://mboogs.bandcamp.com/