Music is a collaboration of instruments, ideas, people, and movements. Almost everything in life has some type of tune playing in the background. Sometimes its people screaming, other times its a bird in the background. For most artists, they interpret their life and expriences into music.
MIC MC, portrays his life and experiences in his new album - "On Campus". MIC MC's interest in Hip Hop started at a young age. At the age of 11 he already knew that he wantted to be an MC and started taking notes.
By the age of 17, he hooked up with one of LA's most known underground artists "Krazy Race". Krazy Race formed Realizm Records and quickly realized MIC MC talent and invited him to be part of his crew. MIC MC and Krazy Race quickly began to work on his "On Campus" project. The project is now complete and performing real well.
We checked some of the tracks on his album, and MIC MC is well on his way to become one of LA's top hip hop artists. He interprets his life and point of view on this album. His voice and lyrics are a sign of his early work and preparation.
Keep a close eye on MIC MC, this young MC is sure to continue making noise. We hooked up with MIC MC and he gave us an insight to his career, camp, and inspirations.
Make sure to catch his album.
LaUnion1910: We know you started your path towards your career as an MC at a very young age. How old were you when you started gaining interest in hip hop and music? Who was influencing you at that age?
MIC MC: I’ve always had a big interest in music. Music runs through my family. I’ve listened to hip hop for as long as I can remember. I grew up listening to Cypress Hill, Dr Dre, Delinquent Habits, Psycho Realm, Chino XL, and Canibus. Those are my main influences. It wasn’t til age eleven when I decided to be an MC.
LaUnion1910: What motivated you to stay focused and patient towards your long term goals?
MIC MC: I wanted to make a living off of music and since I started at a young age I knew it was a long ways to go. The more I wrote and performed for people, the more positive feedback I got. That’s what really kept me motivated over the years. The way I see it, I have to do something with my music, that’s just the way it is!
LaUnion1910: Where did you grow up? How would you describe the last 5 years?
MIC MC: I grew up in the 805, which is ventura county. The past five years have been a trip.
Those were my high school years, so I had a lot going on. It was tough trying to balance everything. School, music, working on the side, relationships, getting into trouble, just basically dealing with all the crazy ass shit that any teenager gotta deal with. My style changed a lot over the years too. I met a lot of cool people too, cats that I grew up listening to. They basically let me know that I had a good thing going with this music shit and to keep doing what I’m doing. So the past five years was basically me making a name for myself, gaining that respect, and making track after track every Sunday.
LaUnion1910: Do you have brothers and sisters involved in music? Are any other of your family members involved in music?
MIC MC: Yeah, my pops was the drummer for a rock n roll group called “Los Blue Angels”. I learned a lot about the music biz from him. I also got an older brother who drums in a grind core band.
LaUnion1910: Tell us about Realizm Rekords? How did you meet Krazy Race?
MIC MC: Realizm Rekords was created by Krazy Race in 07. Being that he had already dropped 2 albums and I was getting ready to drop mine, he decided to start up a new label to release my project and all the other projects that were soon to come after. I met Krazy Race through my brother, TOUCH of OGSICKFLICKS. COM. TOUCH was taking pictures for Krazy Race. I was 11 when my brother first played me Krazy Race’s tracks. I was really feelin that shit and I wanted to make tracks too. TOUCH told me if I wrote some verses and recorded em, he would send em to Krazy Race. So that’s what I did and about a week later Krazy Race hit up TOUCH and told him to bring me into to the lab. I went to the lab, met Krazy Race, Laced my first track and ever since then I been putting it down with the krazy race camp.
LaUnion1910: We heard a couple of the tracks of your upcoming debut album "On Campus", and it sounds real solid. Tell us about your work on this album? How long did it take you to reach this point?
MIC MC: Mic MC: The album itself took 2 years. When I was 17, we started the album. We released it a day after I turned 19. I wrote all the tracks and made sure they all had some sort of concept behind them. What good is a track without a concept? Some tracks on the album have a more laid back tone, other tracks are hype up or just straight up grimey. I worked with a lot of different producers on this project because I wanted every track on the album to sound way different then the next.
LaUnion1910: What are some of the tracks you have on there? What was your main subject focus for the album? The theme of the album is On Campus.
MIC MC: The whole album was recorded while I was in high school so the title seemed pretty relevant. I got all types of tracks on this album. I got a track called “Behind School Scenes” which talks about the reality of being on school campus. You got to deal with the drugs, gangs, and psychos shooting up your school! I got a track called “Blood Brothers” which is me and TOUCH basically telling the story of our lives growing up as brothers. I got a track for the ladies called “Tell Me Why” which actually talks about my ex. Then I got a track called “The Last Page” which is on that End of the World Prophecy Type Shit. So with all that being said you can see how each track is so different from the next.
LaUnion1910: What producers were involved in your project? Any one else you would like to work with in the future?
MIC MC: I had a lot of different producers on this project. Cire, Ringleader DJ Ace of Rhyme Poetic Mafia, Brainwave of Global City, Nate Fox, Apakalips, Grizzly Gambino, Samco & Kastro, Malice, Beelo. I would like to work with Sick Jack or the homies from Street Platoon, Grime, Chino XL, Ras Kass, Vinnie Paz.
LaUnion1910: For those who would like to know more about LA independent hip hop, who else would you recommend? who do you bump when your not working?
MIC MC: Lately I’ve been bumping the new Cire album and the Sicko Soldado Album. Both really dope artists. Bad News who was on Thief Sicario’s album also got alot of dope mixtapes to check out. Me and Bad News got a track coming up on the next project too.
LaUnion1910: Since your fresh off school, what music is dominating the high school campus right now? What are people tuning into?
MIC MC: People on the high school campus listen to some wack shit. Mostly I would hear people bumping shit that you can dance to, but lyrically its weak! The real hip hop heads at my school were always bumping wu tang, immortal technique, jedi mind tricks, shit like that…
LaUnion1910: What other projects are in the works for you and Realizm Records? Who is part of Realizm Records?
MIC MC: Since my album just dropped, I plan to hit the lab ASAP and get started on the next one. Other then that, Realizm Rekords is releasing a compilation called “The World Is Ours”, which will be released in 2 volumes and feature artist such as krazy race, thief sicario, sick jacken, immortal technique, and a lot of other sick ass emcees. There’s an OG SICKFLICKS Compilation which is also in the making. Krazy Race will be dropping his third album within the next year or so too.
LaUnion1910: What do you think of labels? Latin Rap? Chicano Rap? Ganstar Rap? where do you classify you music under?
MIC MC: I think Latin Rap has come along ways, straight up. You look back at the history and you look at it now and you see how some of the veterans are still doin this shit today, which is dope! Cuz shit…I plan to be rapping for as long as this earth exists! Chicano rap, Gangster Rap, all that shits coo, you just got to get in where you fit in you know? I’ve always been more into the political, lyrical type hip hop. I’m all about music that speaks the truth. That’s why I linked up with Realizm Rekords because that’s the type of shit they on. Political, Lyrical, and speakin the truth on every track. I classify my music as hip hop cuz that’s what it is, straight up.
LaUnion1910: Where do you see MIC MC in 5 years?
MIC MC: Still makin music, dropping album after album, each one sicker then the one before!
LaUnion1910: Thank you for the interview and wish you much success in your next album and your future career. Any last comments for LaUnion1910 readers?
MIC MC: I just wanna say, thanks for the support, straight up. The Realizm Movement can only get stronger. Stay tuned cuz were goin to keep bringing them classicks!
Real Talk Real Spit. Realizm.
