I met an awesome DJ while I was in Miami by the name of DJ Spyda Da Don. We are working together, and I am going to be featured on his up and coming mixtape called "The Re UP 4" It's gonna be super DOPE! This is the interview that DJ Spyda Da Don has put up on his
website, I'm happy about it for sure.
Curci is a young Hip-Hop artist that was born in February, 1995
in Colorado. He started writing lyrics when he was 8 years old and became
serious with rapping as a career when he was 14. He has released two local
mixtapes with different groups and now, he has a solo career. On 5/18/2012 he
released his first solo mixtape “Curci In Wonderland.” He loves performing, and
creating new songs. He spends his time not only writing lyrics but he also
loves to skateboard and be fashion-forward with his shoes and personal
style.
Q: To people who haven’t heard of Curci what would you like
for them to know about you and your work?
A: First of all, I love music
more than anything! But besides that, I am a 17 year old rapper from Fort
Collins, CO. I just started my senior year of high school. And I am probably the
most ambitious person that you will ever meet.
Q:How long have
you been in Music?
A: Well, I have always loved music, and when I was
young I always remembered the words to my favorite songs. Eventually, I just
thought that I could write my own songs when I was around 8 years old. Since
then I wrote a lot, and released a couple local projects. I believe I was around
14 when I realized that all I wanted to do was to make music. Since then I’ve
been on my grind.
Q:How did you get your start in the game
and where do you see yourself in 5 years?
A: When I started actually
recording my music instead of just writing, it was through one of my classes in
middle school. The class taught me a lot, and basically started me off to where
I am at now. In 5 years, I see myself as being an established artist that isn’t
going anywhere, that has a XXL freshmen of the year title, a few number one
video’s, and a number one album under my belt. I would also like to have built a
pretty good "empire" of all different kinds of people to make them successful
too.
Q:Who do you compare yourself to?
A: I compare
myself to Nas, Asher Roth, J.Cole, Kanye West, Joey Bada$$, and Wale. Although
everyone compares me to Mac Miller, I guess I can understand the
comparison.
Q:As a (producer/artist) what is your opinion on
the game?
A: I believe that there is not enough real, and a lot of people
portrait to be someone or something that they are not, which makes it seem not
cool to be yourself. The media only seems to pay attention to songs that have
basically already been done before, and they seem to not want any diversity
between the artists.
Q: Who have you worked with and what was
your favorite and/or worst experience?
A: When I worked with Chuuwee for
the song Monster for my mixtape, I thought it was super cool because I really
enjoy his music. I was excited that I was actually talking to him, and he liked
the song enough to do it. But in the end when the song was finished, for some
reason, maybe he was to busy or didn’t like the song although he said he did.
The song didn’t get the support that it should have. We haven’t talked since we
made the song, but I would like to again.
For all artist’s that I work
with, I really like to become friends more than just business partners, even
though the business is very important. How do you think Jay and Ye are so
successful?
Q: Any current projects on the
way?
A: Yes, I am actually working on my second mixtape right now, along
with helping other people with their projects. My next mixtape will be titled
“Speakeasy,”and will be released later this year.
Q:
Any advice for new upstarts in the production game and artists advice
too?
A: I’m not sure of this advice, because I haven’t completely made it
yet, but this is what I believe. If you truly believe in what you do, then you
will figure out a way to make it happen. Also Just BE YOURSELF! That is
extremely important.