Humble the Poet | Interview

This was our first interview, and who else could be better. Humble the poet is an awesome local MC that has talent that touches the sky!

Check the interview:

1.You have just recently made a lot of noise in our community and people are starting to know whom you are. Do you think that your hype was channeled from Harman the hater?
Harman The Hater helped me gain the initial exposure to get my work out there. Both Harman the Hater and Humble the Poet are projects that mutually benefit from each others exposure.

2.You made the song titled I fucks with Gaza, do you truly feel affected by the whole situation in Gaza? And what are your views on the whole situation?
Its an ugly situation, Israel is getting away with a lot of atrocities mainly due to the support they receive from the U.S. I view it as one nation occupying and oppressing people of another for the sake of land, resources, and control. Being in north America, I obviously have the luxuries of being critical of the situation from the comfort of my own home. I recently released a remix to Sikh Knowledges Palestine Ch-Ching where I address armchair activism and tribute Rachel Corrie, a real champion of that cause. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1g7Kwb-p3E

3.Who are your favourite artists?
In terms of hip hop, my favourties will have to be Outkast, Lauryn Hill, and Sikh Knowledge.

4.The GTA hip-hop game is not very well known, not even to the people in the GTA. What do you think about the GTA Hip-hop game?
The problem with hip hop in many cities is the lack of cohesion and support artists show each other. You really have to be a pioneer or find U.S success these days to become a force in your city. I do most of my promotion online, so Im not really involved in the cities hip hop movement.

5.Do you enjoy performing live in front of an audience or do you enjoy recording your music and releasing?
Performing live definitely gives the instant validation for your work. You get the opportunity to see how people feel about what your sharing. The energy you get performing infront of crowds is great. Im lookin forward to performing more as my name gets out there. Its a trip meeting people who have some of my lyrics memorized already. I can only imagine what it would feel like to be rocking a whole crowd who are rapping along with me.
Recording and releasing is great, Im always reaching a larger and more diverse audience, and the feedback I get through youtube comments is validating. I also get a chance to review and rework my stuff. I guess it is a toss up.

6.When will we be blessed with a Humble the poet mix tape or album?
Its available for free download at my site.

7.Are you going to focus on your music as a main career or are you going to just do it on the side?
Being creative for a living is a very appealing idea. I have however read enough horror stories of the music industry to be cautious towards the idea. I currently work 2 jobs and write on the side. I guess the benefit of doing this full time, would be having more time to write.

8.What had inspired you or interested you into making music?
I was always into writing and poetry growing up. I really think its important for people to be creative through whatever medium they choose. I realized that working on my ability to articulate myself can be beneficial for others, and I ran with it.

9.If there was any artist in the world you could collaborate on a song with, who would it be?
That would be a long list. If I worked with the artists I look up to, Ill end being the weakest part of the song. Im going to say Lauryn Hill.

10.Do you have any advice for anyone who want to enter into the game? Any problems that you have faced so far that you want to share?
Advice wise, I would just want to share with folks that talent is a matter of opinion, but work ethic isnt. Anything we want to accomplish in life requires work, so make sure your working harder than everyone else. Learn from folks who are in positions you want to be, and share with folks who want to be in your position. Im having fun with this, and have no reason to complain so far.

11.If people want to hear your stuff where should they tune in?
Poet Project Website
Facebook Page
Myspace

12.Is there anything that you want to add for all of your fans out there?
Thank you to all my supporters who have been promoting the movement so far. Check out my site, Im being overly ambitious and releasing a new track every day, so visit often. Join the facebook fan page, and spread the word.I have so much more coming up, so stay tuned.

We would like to thank humble for giving us this interview, and we hope that we can do more with him in the future. We will be having more interviews soon, in talk with a lot of local people!

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