How did you get that name?
I CAME UP WITH THE NAME IN 1998,
AN ARTISAN IS SOMEONE WHO IS TALENTED IN THEY’RE PROFFESION ,SO I TOOK THAT NAME BUT SWITCHED IT TO ARTISIN.SORT OF LIKE SAYING THE ART OF SIN, CAUSE THEY USED TO CALL ME SIN FOR SHORT AND I RAP , AND RAP IS MY ART SO THATS THE ART OF SIN
What has been your biggest accomplishment?
MY FIRST SHOW WAS VERY BIG I OPENED FOR METHOD MAN IN 1998 IT WAS MY FIRST SHOW AND IT WAS IN FRONT OF 10’000 PEOPLE I CONSIDER IT A BIG ACCOMPLISHEMENT BECAUSE WHEN YOUR THROWN IN FRONT OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE , IT CURES ANY STAGE FRIGHT YOU HAVE, AND THAT WAS A BIG STEP AS FAR AS BEING AN ARTIST
What has been your most difficult challenge?
THE MOST DIFFICULT CHALLENGE IS TRYING TO STAND OUT IN AS AN ARTIST BE ORIGINAL BE RAW BUT AT THE SAME TIME BE RELEVANT TO THE TIMES ESPECIALY IN A TIME WHEN NOONES BUYING RECORDS LIKE THEY USED TO
What makes you different?
IM ME MY OUTLOOK ON LIFE IS DIFFERENT
IM ARTISIN THE SUN SO I LIVE MY LIFE LIKE I HAVE TO SHINE ALL THE TIME EVEN WHEN YOU DONT SEE ME IM SHINING AND I DONT JUST MAKE RECORDS I MAKE SAGAS
What projects are you working on?
LIKE I SAID I MAKE SAGAS SO IM GONNA BREAK DOWN THE PROJECTS I HAVE FROM KNOW TILL 2012. I GOT THE MIXTAPE CALLED THE FORCAST WHICH IM WORKING ON THATS THE WARM UP TO THE ALBUM THE MASTAPLAN THATS 2008-09 THEN I GOT ‘THE SUN IS OUT’ THATS GONNA BE THE MIXTAPE TO ‘THE ALBUM RECONSTRUCTING THE GAME’ THATS 09-2010 THEN I GOT ‘THE SUN STILL SHINES’ THATS GONNA BE THE WARM UP TO THE ‘ALBUM THE HOUSE THAT RAP BUILT ‘SO RIGHT NOW LOOK FOR THE FORCAST AND THE MASTAPLAN
Where are you from originally?
I WAS BORN IN GEORGIA
I GREW UP IN MASSACHUSSETES
NOW I LIVE IN ORLANDO
I REP HAVERHILL MA (HELLTOWN) AND BOSTON THATS WHERE MY HEART IS AT
How Long have you been making music?
SINCE 13 I’VE BEEN FREESTYLING
I DIDNT START WRITING AND MAKING BEATS TILL 16 THOUGH SO ABOUT 10 YEARS IVE BEEN DOING IT SERIOUSLY
What artists inspire you?
THESE ARTIST INSPIRE ME BUT ITS NOT IN ANY PARTICULAR ORDER
JAY- Z BIGGIE PAC NAS BIG L BIG PUN EMINEM
DR.DRE KANYE WEST AND WU TANG
How would you define your style of music?
VERY VERSITILE I CAN MAKE A SONG OVER ANY TOPIC
What teams are you affiliated with?
ST DA SQUAD MEMBERS ARE TERMANOLOGY
EAZY MONEY GHETTO SNUK HECTIC CLIP STALI DJ DEADEYE AND ME ARTISIN LOOK OUT FOR TERMANOLGY’S ALBUM POLITICS AS USUAL
Who are some artists that you have worked with?
I VE MADE A BEAT THAT SHELLS GOT ON ONE OF MY BEATS WITH MY HOMIE CLIP LIL FAME FROM M.O.P. GOT ON MY BEAT WITH TERMANOLGY WELCOME TO THE MACHINE REMIX AND THEN I GOT A JOINT WITH POSTER BOY AND MY HOMIE J ENVY AND I GOT AN I GOT MORE SONGS BOUT TO COME OUT WITH TERMANOLOGY AND CONSEQUENCE THATS GONNA COME OUT
Who would you like to collab with?
JAY-Z AND NAS AND JADAKISS CASSIDY KANYE WEST YOUNG JEEZY LIL WAYNE AND T.I. TO NAME A FEW
Where do you see the future of music?
I SEE THE FUTURE OF MUSIC IN MY HANDS
AND IM GONNA BE THE MAIN NIGGA THAT EVERYONES TALKING BOUT SO I SEE MY SELF AS THE FUTURE OF RAP IF THEY SAY HIP HOP IS DEAD I AM RAP IN ITS AFTER LIFE
Where do you see yourself in 1 year?
AT THE TOP
Describe yourself in one word.
SPECTACULAR
Any shout outs?
PEACE TO TERM STALI CLIP EAZY MONEY GHETTO DJ DEADEYE SNUK AND HECTIC PEACE TO
ALL MY FRAMINGHAM HEADS B-HOP KNOS WHAT UP PEACE TO ALL MY BEANTOWN HEADS AND PEACE TO MY MANAGER TONE FAZOOLZ AND MISTAMEANA
Email: [email protected]
http://www.myspace.com/stdasquad
Management Contact Info:
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Where can we hear your stuff?
on myspace, you tube or just google artisin