How did you get that name? IVE BEEN CALLED BIG LOU SINCE A YOUNGSTA. GROWING UP IN SCHOOL AND PLAYING SPORTS I WAS ALWAYS THE ‘HUSKY’ KID. LOL SO IVE ALWAYS BEEN CALLED BIG LOU.
What has been your biggest accomplishment? DROPPING MY FIRST ALBUM BACK IN 2009 WAS A BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT. BUT THIS YEAR IN 2010 I TOOK IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND DROPPED 3 PROJECTS. THAT WAS A BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR ME.
What has been your most difficult challenge?: BEING A INDEPENDENT SELF MANAGED ARTIST. FINANCIALLY INVESTING IN MYSELF, BOOKING OVER 100 SHOWS, MANAGING PROJECTS, KEEPING TRACK OF INVENTORY ETC. ITS TUFF.
What makes you different?: IM NOT JUST A ARTIST, I MANAGE OVER 6 OTHER ARTIST AND MODLES UNDER MY COMPANY ‘SCRIPP BLOCK MUZIK’ IM THE CEO, I STARTED THE LABLE BACK IN 08. I ALSO DO ALL THE MIXING AN ENGINEERING ON ALL OF OUR PROJECTS. I GOT DRIVE.
What projects are you working on?: I’M CURRENTLY WORKING ON 3 PROJECTS SCHEDULED FOR 2011. MY SECOND OFFICIAL SOLO PROJECT TITLED ‘MY OWN WORST ENEMY’ AND 2 OTHER GROUP COLLABORATIONS. ONE WITH SCRIPP BLOCK MUZIK TITLED ‘STACK OR STARVE WITH LIL O & BIG RIGGZ. AND A PROJECTS WITH 2 OTHER BAY CATS PLAIN & A.R. TITLED ‘RESPECT MY SHINE’
Where are you from originally? : I’M FROM THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA CALI. BORN IN FRISCO RAISED IN HAYWARD CA ‘THE HAYSTACK’
How Long have you been making music? : IVE BEEN DJ’ING AND IN THE MUSIC SCENE SINCE A YOUNGSTA. I STARTED WRIHTING AROUND 13-14 YEARS OLD. I STARTED RECORDING PROFESIONALLY 3 YEARS AGO.
What artists inspire you? : MY FAMILY AND MY LABEL WE ALL RIDE AS A TEAM.
How would you define your style of music? : RAP WITH A TWIST OF MOBB/HYPHY
What teams are you affiliated with? : MY TEAM IS SCRIPP BLOCK MUZIK. WE ROCK WITH ALOT OF CAMPS, WE WORK WITH ALOT OF ARTIST OFF ‘MONEY & MUSCLE’ RAN BY THE HOMIE MR. KEE. I WORK ALOT WITH MY BOY PLAIN OFF HIS LABLE. ALSO WORK WITH THE LGO CAMP AND MY BOY A.R. TO NAME A FEW.
Who are some artists that you have worked with? : IVE WORKED WITH ALOT OF WELL KNOW BAY AREA ARTIST LIKE SAN QUINN, MR. KEE, BIG RICH, LEE MAJORS, GORILLA PITS, AND MANY MORE. IM TRYIN TO WORK WITH MORE ARTIST OUT SIDE OF CALI, SO FAR IVE WORK WITH FIDEL CASHFLOW AND A FEW OTHERS.
Who would you like to collab with? : I WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH E-40 HES A BIG FACTOR OUT HERE IN THE BAY.
Where do you see the future of music? : ITS CHANGING, IM NOT SURE IF I ILKE IT.. WITH THE WHOLE ‘SKINNY JEANS MOVMENT’ & AND ‘JERKIN’.. IM NOT FEELIN ALL THAT. IM ON THAT UNDERGROUND SHIT, SO FOR NOW I KEEP MY EAR TO THE STREETS.
Where do you see yourself in 1 year? : EACH YEAR I SET NEW GOALS, AND SO FAR IVE MANAGED TO MEET THEM. I GOT BIG PLANS FOR THIS YEAR SO I SEE MYSELF MAKING SOME BIG MOVES.
Describe yourself in one sentenced: A SOLID INDEPENDENT ARTIST WITH DRIVE.
Any shout outs? : SHOUT OUT TO SCRIPP BLOCK MUZIK, PURE CASH MAGAZINE, MY BROTHER RIGGZ, MY MOM & POPS, AND ANYONE WHOS ROCKIN WITH ME.
Email: [email protected]
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