Illuminati 2G

IT'S GOING AS GOOD AS EXPECTED,PRAYING IT GETS BETTER THO...

I hear ya fam. Tell me a little bit about how you got your start in music?

WELL I'VE BEEN RAPPING SINCE I WAS IN THE 5TH GRADE,HONESTLY...I GOT TO RAP OVER THE INTERCOM AT SCHOOL,FOR DRUG FREE WEEK.  I SUCKED,LOL BUT THAT WAS THE 1ST TIME I ACUTALLY RAPPED OUT LOUD.  I BEEN WRITING MUSIC SINCE I WAS 7 YEARS OLD, BUT IT WAS JUST POEMS AT FIRST, THEN LATER TURNED INTO MUSIC.

What was it like growing up in New Iberia, Louisiana?
 
WELL I CAN DOWN IT, BUT IT DID MAKE ME THE PERSON I AM TODAY.  I DIDNT GROW UP WITHOUT LIKE MOST RAPPERS. I CAN HONESTLY SAY I NEVER HAD TO WANT FOR ANYTHING,UP UNTIL THE AGE OF 14. I WAS ALWAYS THE PERSON IN MY CITY THAT WAS RESPECTED FOR BEING SOMEONES FAMILY MEMEBER,OTHER THAN RESPECTED FOR BEING ME. I LOST MY FATHER AT THE AGE OF 3,BUT MY COUSINS,UNCLES,AND BIG BROTHER MADE SURE I KNEW WHAT IT WAS AND TOOK TO BE A MAN. BY THE AGE OF 18,I WAS TERRIBLE.  I RAN WITH THE WRONG CROWD AND DID EVERYTHING MY FAMILY MEMEBERS TOLD ME NOT TO DO. BUT I LATER CHANGED AND BECAME A BETTER PERSON AND THATS HOW THE STORY ENDS.


How did you come up with the name Da Cardiac for yourself?
 
I STOLE IT,LOL....HONESTLY I DID,MY OLDEST BROTHER CALLED HIS SELF THE CARDIAC KID,BECAUSE HE HAD MORE HEART THAN ANYONE HE KNEW. I HEARD HIM MENTION THAT,AND I LIKED THE SOUND OF IT,AND I FIT THAT DECRIPTION TO THE TEE.  SO I TOOK IT,AND ADDED IT AS PART OF MY RAP NAME.  I USE TO BE CALLED DA TRUTH a.k.a. THE CARDIAC KID,BUT MY MANGERS FELL THAT I GREW AS AH ARTIST AND WAS NO LONGER A KID,SO I WAS TOLD TO DROP THE KID. THEN THEY DID NOT LIKE THE FACT THAT TRUTH WAS USED SO MUCH IN THE HIP-HOP SCENE ALREADY,SO I HAD TO DROP THAT NAME TO. SO I JUST WAS LEFT WITH DA CARDIAC. AT FIRST I DIDNT LIKE IT,BUT THEN I TOOK THE NAME AND TURNED IT INTO SOMETHING GREAT. YEAHHHHHHHH SOMETHING AMAZING LOL

Tell me about your new project, Pacemaker
 
IT'S MY DEBUT SOLO ALBUM, I'M TRYING TO MAKE THIS ALBUM REFLECT ME AS A ARTIST. EVERYONE HAS A GENERAL CLUE ABOUT WHAT A PACEMAKER IS,BUT THE ALBUM STANDS FOR "BRING BACK THE HEART BEAT OF HIP-HOP".  JUDGING HOW I'M ONE OF THOSE ARTIST THAT NEVER SAYS I CANT TO A GENRE OF MUSIC,I FEEL I CAN TAKE WHAT I HAVE AND MERGE IT WITH DIFFERENT STYLES OF MUSIC,AND MAKE MASTERPIECES,AND THE ALBUM WILL REFLECT THAT.....AT LEAST THATS THE PLAN,LOL


Do you currently have any singles or videos set to drop from the project?
 
WELL VIDEOS....YEAH I WISH....I GOT A FEW SINGLES OUT AT THE MOMENT. ONE OF MY SINGLES BEEN HOT IN THE R&B SCENE IN FLORIDA,FOR A WHILE NOW. THE SINGLES ARE ENTITLED: "IM NICE","IMPATIENTLY WAITIN" AND "DANCE THE NITE AWAY"

Where can people pick up the album?
 
WELL I'M TRYING TO PUT IT INTO STORES,BUT IF ALL FAILS...YOU CAN ALWAYS HIT ME UP ON MYSPACE,AND GET YOUR OFFICAL TRUNK COPY,LOL...I'LL EVEN AUTOGRAPH IT FOR YOU, LIKE THAT MATTERS.LOL, BUT I'LL DO IT ANYWAY

So what is next for you after this project?
 
AFTER PACEMAKER,WILL BE..........YA READY FOR THIS..........PACEMAKER 2....LOL,YEAH I WILL PUT OUT 3 PACEMAKER ALBUMS..IN A TRIO,THEN AFTER THAT..WHO KNOWS...YALL JUST GOING TO HAVE TO STAY TURNED TO FIND OUT

What are your thoughts right now on the state of hip hop?
 
IT'S GIVING OFF THE WRONG MESSAGE. IT'S SAYING DONT BE UNIQUE,DO WHAT EVERYONE ELSE IS DOING AND YOU MIGHT GET SOMEWHERE. THAT IS THE WRONG MESSAGE TO SEND IN A SECTION OF MUSIC, THAT GREW ON UNIQUENESS AND ORIGINALILITY.

Do you have any upcoming shows or tour dates?

TOUR,LOL I BEEN ASKED TO GO ON A TOUR A FEW TIMES,BUT DUE TO ME WORKING A FULL TIME JOB,ITS HARD TO TRAVEL THE WORLD,WHEN THE QUESTION ALWAYS GON COME TO MIND,WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I GET BACK HOME?WILL I HAVE A HOME TO GO TO...IF I CAN FIND A NICE TOUR THAT PAYS ME ENOUGH SO THAT I CAN LEAVE MY JOB,I'M THERE WITH NO PROBLEM.....AND SHOWS,THIS GAME IS CRAZY. I CAN SAY I DONT HAVE ANY SHOWS BOOKED FOR THIS MONTH,THEN GET A PHONE CALL AND BE OVER BOOKED FOR THE SAME MONTH.  SO YALL JUST,ONCE AGAIN GOING TO HAVE TO STAY POSTED...I'LL LET YOU KNOW,WHEN I KNOW...I SWEAR BEFORE LORD...YALL GOT THAT.