Illuminati 2G

What up, D~Marc back in the place to be with another interview. This time I chopped it up with Southern Kappin Soldiers (S.K.S.) of Fort Worth, Texas. In this interview we talk about their new album, Stop Light Musik, coming soon, working with Bizzy Bone and Sen-Dog on the album, self expression in music and much more so check it out. 

D: Introduce yourself and where are you from?

SKS: SOUTHERN KAPPIN SOLDIERS (S.K.S.) THE GROUP CONSISTS OF 2 MEMBERS C2SIX AND YUNG MONSTA. WE ARE BOTH FROM FT. WORTH, TX, OR AS WE CALL IT "FOROS, TEJAS"

D: Tell me how did you guys get your start in the game?

SKS: WELL, WE'VE KNOW EACH OTHER FOR YEARS, YOU KNOW WE WERE BOTH IN THE STREETS DOING OUR THING, I (C2SIX) HOOKED UP WITH THIS CAT NAMED MANDO WHO WAS TRYING START A SMALL LABEL CALLED ENTHRONE RECORDS. WE STARTED WORKING TOGETHER AND I BROUGHT MONSTA TO THE LABEL. WE PUT OUT AN UNDERGROUND CD WITH ENTHRONE AND AN OFFICIAL RELEASE CALLED ENTHRONE RYDAZ VOL. 1. BUT AFTER SOME TIME WE DECIDED TO DO OUR OWN THING AND ALONG STARTED S.K.S. ALONG WITH ANOTHER HOMEBOY BY THE NAME OF Q-BALL. WE WERE FEATURED ON CAPONES COMPILATION "RAZA RELATED" AND ALSO RELEASED "THE ALBUM" WHICH WENT ON TO SELL OVER 20,000 UNITS. LIKE I SAID, ORIGINALLY THERE WERE 3 OF US BUT THE HOMIE Q-BALL HAD SOME PERSONAL THINGS TO DEAL WITH, SO WE HAD TO CONTINUE WITHOUT HIM.

D: How would you guys best describe your music. The sound, the style, everything.

SKS: IT'S LATIN HIP HOP WITH A DIRTY SOUTH AND WEST COAST BLEND. IT'S LATIN, IT'S GANGSTA, IT'S REAL, AND IT'S REALLY ENJOYABLE. HAVE ALOT OF BASS IN OUR MUSIC, BANGIN BEATS YOU CAN RIDE TO, AND THE LYRICS ARE OFF THE CHAIN. WE ALSO HAVE SOME SONGS WITH SOME GOOD CONTENT BECAUSE WE DO HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY AND WE DO STAND FOR SOMETHING.

D: Tell me about the new album, Stop Light Muzik? How does it differ from the first one, The Album?

    

SKS: STOP LIGHT MUZIK IS OUR SECOND ALBUM, AND LET ME TELL YOU THAT IT IS BANGIN FROM START TO FINISH!!! WE REALLY HAD DIRECTION WITH THIS ALBUM, WE MATURED ALOT AND FIGURED OUT WHAT SOUND WE WANT TO PUT OUT, WHO WE ARE TARGETING, AND HOW WE WANT TO BE PERCEIVED. MOST OF ALL WE HAD FUN WORKING ON THIS PROJECT, THATS REALLY IMPORTANT. WE ARE ALSO WORKING WITH THE LEADING INDEPENDENT A&R FIRM IN HOLLYWOOD, A&R SELECT, WHICH IS SOMETHING WE DIDN'T HAVE ON THE 1ST ALBUM.

D: Who are the guest appearances on the album?

SKS: WE DID A SONG WITH BIZZY BONE OF BONE THUGS N HARMONY AND SEN DOG OF CYPRESS HILL, THATS HUGE. BOTH OF THOSE CATS ARE MULTI-PLATINUM ARTISTS WITH MASSIVE FAN BASES, NOT TO MENTION THAT THEY ARE OUR PERSONAL FAVORITES. WE ALSO HAVE SOME SONGS WITH SOME OTHER ARTISTS FROM THE FT. WORTH AREA SUCH AS CYNIKAL 3000 (OUR RIGHT HAND MAN), Q-BALL (FORMER S.K.S. MEMBER), SMOOTHVEGA, ARSON, AND THE HOMEGIRL JAMIE MATCHETT.

D: Who did the beats on the album and where can people pick up both albums?

SKS: THE BULK OF THE PRODUCTION ON THE NEW ALBUM IS DONE BY CERTIFIED BANGERZ, ALSO, WE GOT SOME PRODUCTION BY ARSON, AND MILAD OF 23MG, THE ALBUMS ARE FOR SELL ON CDBABY.COM AND WILL HIT STORES NATIONWIDE IN OCT.

D: How did you guys link up with Bone for the collabos on bizzy and layzie bone's new albums coming out?

SKS: THE NEW BIZZY BONE AND LAYZIE BONE ALBUM IS CALLED "BONIFIED THUGS" AND WILL BE IN STORES ON OCT 23RD. WE WILL BE FEATURED ON THAT ALBUM SO WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. THE HOMIE MR. CAPONE-E ACTUALLY HOOKED THAT UP AS THE ALBUM WILL BE RELEASED UNDER HI-POWER RECORDS/ KOCH DISTRIBUTION. EVERYONE BE SURE TO PICK THAT UP.

D: You guys talk about in you bio the importance of self expression in music? That is something that is missing from the game right now. What other advice or words of wisdom would you give a new artist just getting started?

SKS: DEFINITELY, IT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS NO SELF EXPRESSION IN ALOT OF MUSIC THATS COMING OUT, WE FEEL LIKE SELF EXPRESSION IS WHAT CONNECTS YOU WITH YOUR FANS, WE GET ALOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK ON THE SONGS WE DO WITH MORE CONTENT SUCH AS , DOWN THE ROAD, PRAY, I MISS YOU, BROWNPRIDE, ALL I KNOW, AND TUE SOLDIERS. PEOPLE CAN LISTEN TO YOUR LYRICS AND MAKE A REAL CONNECTION, YOU KIND OF BUILD A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LISTENER. AS FAR AS ADVISE FOR OTHER ARTISTS, JUST BE YOURSELF. KNOW WHO YOUR FAN BASE IS AND CATER TO IT. ALSO, BE HUMBLE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE BETTER THAN THE NEXT CAT, JUST BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE.

D: Any tour dates or shows scheduled?

SKS: SEVERAL, MOST NOTABLE IS AT THE TEXAS LATIN RAP AWARDS ON DECEMBER, 22 AT THE JOE FREEMAN COLISEUM IN SAN ANTONIO, TX. WE'RE NOMINATED FOR BEST RAP GROUP AT THIS YEARS AWARDS. ANOTHER NOTABLE SHOW IS OCT. 28TH IN FT. WORTH, TX. AT LA RUMBA NIGHTCLUB. ALL OF FT. WORTHS TOP RAPPERS WILL BE PERFORMING THAT NIGHT FOR THE RELEASE OF THE "FT. WORTH GOT NEXT" COMPILATION PUT OUT BY THE HOMIE ROYAL SOUTH.

D: Any last words or shoutouts?

SKS: MAKE SURE TO CHECK US OUT AT WWW.MYSPACE.COM/SKSOFFICIAL AND GO TO WWW.CDBABY.COM TO BUY THE ALBUMS, ALSO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THE "S.K.S. CHOPPED AND SCREWED STREET MIX" COMING SOON. WE WANNA SHOUT OUT TO CYNIKAL 3000, CERTIFIED BANGERZ, Q-BALL, SMOOTHVEGA, 318 INC., MILAD OF 23MG, DJ 817, HUGO THE BOSS, ARSON, JAMIE MATCHETT, ROYAL SOUTH, SOZAY, AND ALL THE ARTISTS IN THE FT. WORTH, TX AREA. AND ALL THE FANS WHO HAVE SUPPORTED US AND MADE THIS MUSIC VENTURE WORTH IT. MUCH LOVE AND RESPECT.