Los "Shooter - The Righteous Kill" - Interview
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Tommy Danger: What good’s Family?
Los: What’s good with you? How you doing?
TD: Life is Good! I was checking out the freestyle you did with Diddy awhile back and when you first put the beat on I thought you were just looking for a beat to rock a couple bars. But by the time the 3rd beat hit, and I realized how you were flipping the different flows to each beat. I said to myself Los is Nice. How long did it take you to write that?
Los: It took about 2 weeks to write that.
TD: That was phenomenal my G
Los: But you have to remember one thing. That was 2005 and now I don’t have to write that.
TD: Tell us about the mixtape you have coming out?
Los: Aw man “Shooter” mixtape is projected to be my biggest mixtape, but then again every mixtape I do is compared to my last the next one is always considered the biggest thing to come . It just shows the anticipation of the whole project. I’m working with DJ Ill Will and DJ Rockstar. The Shooter Mixtape is going to be crazy because I have a lot of original material this time. I know a lot of people are use to me killing other people beats and I have had my share of it this time but not as much as the other mixtapes. The previous Mixtapes were created with a certain Swag and a certain appeal that people are drawn to. The “Shooter” mixtape is more like a street album with a Mixtape appeal. It’s just a deep record and the metaphor for this project as I have metaphors behind all the titles for my CD’s. For instance like my mixtape Zero Gravity was to show people that nothing can hold you down. Not even gravity itself. Zero Gravity was metaphoric for that. Prior to that, the mixtape was G5. A G5 is the flyest plane you can be on. I felt like mentally you should always be on the flyest plane of existence. Shooter metaphorically means to aim for what you believe in and to go for what is the righteous kill. Do what you have to do in life to make it. Aim for it and don’t miss. That’s why I called this mixtape “Shooter”. This mixtape is deep.
TD: Tell us about some of the features you have on this Project? You feature some big names on this project.
Los: I don’t want to give away all the goods but you know I have my little brother Cory Gunz on there. I have Raheem Devaughn. I have the beautiful Lola Monroe on there. I have some treats on there so I don’t want to give too much away because people like the element of surprise. I won’t give everything away but I do have some real good features with the people that were selected to be on this project. I’m real stingy when it comes to my projects. I’m not the guy that’s running around trying to get a feature with this person or that person. My music is very personal so I don’t share it with everybody.
TD: So I noticed in the video Louie Gucci, Fendi with Lola Monroe. How focused were you to do the 2 – 3 kisses that you gave her? (Laughing)
Los: Well you know we had to do numerous takes. We had to keep practicing and doing it over and she had to keep fixing her lipstick. It was getting all over me it was jus t mess. It was hard work. It required a lot of focus. You have stay focused when your kissing those pretty girls like that. (Laughing)
TD: Do you plan to go to any major labels or are you happy independent?
Los: Right know the wave that I’m on right now is crazy because I have the buzz of a signed artist but I’m unsigned. It’s a few missing links in the puzzle. I think that the kind of artist I am requires a machine. With the politics of music and the validity that you get by being stamped by certain things in this industry has a lot to do with your push as an artist. I need that big look. I need that Emimen look. I need that Nelly look. I need that 50 Cent look, sometimes it s hard to provide that independently.
TD: So put it out in the Universe. Who are your Big 3 to sign with?
Los: Well first and foremost but in the past 3 days I’m really liking Kanye West and G.O.O.D Music right now. I’m really inspired by Kanye West right now. You also have Jay Z over at Roc Nation and I never disregard what 50 Cent can do. So those are 3 people right now that definitely stand out to me right now.
TD: What is the first video that you are going to drop off the “Shooter” mixtape?
Los: That’s in the making right now. We got a lot of records and we don’t know exactly which one we are going to shoot. Actually we are about to shoot like 3 of them. I will tell you this we have a surprise coming up. Everybody be on the lookout for the surprise, it’s going to be very nice. A lot of surprises, a lot of good stuff on “Shooter” mixtape.
TD: Who are some of the producers you worked with on this project?
Los: I like to work with in house production, I have my own team. I have J Oliver and J Mike Music out of Baltimore. Other people that I have linked up with on social networks who wanted a shot and to be part of this project. I have a guy by the name of Hollywood out of Phoenix and a few other people I’m working with.
TD: Any last thing you want to tell the fans?
Los: I would like to thank everybody for their support. Shout out to XXL because if anyone has been following I’m pushing for that 2011 Rookie Cover. I want everybody to push on that wave to twitter trending topic 2011 XXL Freshman. Tweet them and let them know who you think should be on there. I appreciate all the love and support. Everybody that’s pushing for me I’m pushing for all of you. 2011 let’s make some big things happen. Let’s change Hip Hop.
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