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Gender: Male
Status: Single
Age: 27
Sign: Cancer

City: MIAMI
State: Florida
Country: US
Signup Date: 9/1/2008

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Wednesday, September 10, 2008 

Current mood:  giddy


Canto I; A duo based on everyday life, Street Fighter 2, and most importantly, the love of music. I got the chance to talk with these cats, and let me tell you, they are some cool ass ninjas. "Straight out of the middle of no where," Canto I gives The Trolley Stop the time of day to answer a few questions that may interest you guys. Check it out:

First off, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to interview you guys. I love the music you guys make; it's what I call real hip hop.

Danny (Effect): Why thank you sir. We appreciate your support for the sound.

Joe (Joe Fury): Word man thank you we appreciate it. I mean we don't really try to classify ourselves as anything, really, its just Hip-Hop. Whatever way you want to look at it we just want to make good music.

To start could you give us a little breakdown? Who you guys are, where you're from, what you do, you know that kind of thing.

J: Well I'm Joe Fury, younger brother, born and raised in "The Flats" aka Las Vegas, NV kid! What I do… Uhhhh… I don't want to tell you if I have a real job or not so lets just say I murder mad people in Street Fighter 2 all day and occasionally write a bar or two.

D: A wondering thinker finding my path through life. Hope to somehow make this world better by contributing to the human evolvement of peace. I enjoy sex, gadgets, music and ping-pong. I own a Chameleon named 'Tits' and can't wait 'til the Yankees climb back to complete dominance.

What do you guys call Hip Hop? Can you give us your own unique definition(s)?

D: I call Hip Hop an incredible way to express ideas about how to bring people together. The people are tired of fighting, man. We're tired of being fed reasons as why we should hate and commence war on one another. Hip Hop is truly the voice of the ordinary person, with extraordinary abilities to relate and connect to those around them. Ridiculous beats and having fun doesn't hurt either.

J: Hip-Hop is Hip-Hop dude. For me Hip-Hop comes from the heart and soul. It represents life in the everyday person, the struggle, and the hardship of living. Its what you feel at that very moment in your life with so much passion and strength in your voice, everyone will know what you're talking about. Shhiiitt there are plenty of times where I'm borderline singing on tracks. And my voice is ugly! Haha…its just like I'm having a conversation with the beat, like I'm letting the music know how my day was. That's Hip-Hop.

So I know you guys were brought up in Vegas, how does it feel to be basically one of the few Hip Hop artists to come out of Nevada?

J: It's cool, real cool. I mean Vegas is a crazy ass city but I love it. Hella people get caught up in the hype though; I mean we weren't about the glamour and flashing (lights!) too much, but I think growing up there really put a unique spin on our music and personalities. I just turned 21 a couple of months ago too so I used to get kicked out of casinos all the time because of my fake ID you know?! Hahaha.

D: We are merely the first ones to jump in the pool. There are plenty NV acts chillin' on the edge waiting to see what are reaction to the temperature is.

Canto I, what does that mean? I know Canto in Spanish means to sing haha, but I'm pretty sure that's not what you intended it to mean.

D: Yea, we get that all the time, but it definitely has absolutely nothing to do with singing in Spanish. Its root meaning is actually Latin-Italian. In Renaissance literature, a "Canto" was a break or chapter dividing a poem or piece of written work. More specifically in The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, he used Cantos to separate his writing. Dante's story involved a fictional interpretation of non-fictional characters and events that he was involved with personally. We're applying our interpretation of the life we live in, giving our insight on current and future events, while using Hip-Hop as our canvas to display the picture. The "I" comes from being a human; as in, a single person traveling through each chapter (or 'Canto') in life. We apparently think we're extremely deep.

J: Word. Plus "Insane Clown Posse" was already taken. I was pretty disappointed about that.

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Wednesday, September 10, 2008 

Current mood:  grateful


Alright guys, I got something special for you right here. After I posted that Add-2 mixtape, Add-2 himself sent me a personal message thanking me for the support. I took advantage of this opportunity to get in an interview with a future Hip Hop great. Take a look:

First of all I'd like to thank you for giving this opportunity to interview you. It means a lot to us and our readers.

-Not a problem, thanks for having me.

To start out the interview, could you give us a little introduction for those that don't know? What you do, your name, where you're from, etc.

-What up, I'm Add-2 of the mighty Rascals crew. I'm a writer, college graduate and proud emcee and I was born and raised on the southside Chicago.

How does it feel to come out of a city with such extreme Hip Hop competition? Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, Common, Kidz in the Hall, The Cool Kids (just to name a few) are all from the city of Chicago like yourself. Does that intimidate you in any way? Why or why not?

-It feels good because all of those artist make great groundbreaking music and they have paved the way for chicago artists like myself. I look up to Common, Kanye and Lupe and Kidz In The Hall gave me my first opportunity to be in a video so I don't look at it as I have to compete with these artist. Its not really intimidating because I'm not trying to be better than anyone, I just want to be the best songwriter I can be and give my fans what they want out of me. Plus it would be hard to really compete with someone like Kanye his music is lightyears ahead of alot of peoples stuff.

Who/what are some of your inspirations as an emcee?

-I've always been a Jay-z fan, I listen to alot of Nas, Common, Kanye, John Coltrane, Bone Thugs, Outkast, Stevie Wonder, alot of old school r&b just a wide variety of music. But as an emcee I love to hear other people who are lyrically inclined, that inspires me to continue creating new stuff.

When did you first get into Hip Hop?

-When I heard Kris Kross, when I heard 'Jump' and 'I Missed The Bus' I was converted over haha. I started watching videos, listening to the radio and repeating every rap verse I liked while I walked to school when I was younger. My friend used to tell me to freestyle and we would rap and make up songs on the bus to other people schools, in the locker rooms, hallways, lunchrooms, you name it. And people started telling me I was pretty good so I just started writing verses and the verses turned to songs.

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Thursday, September 04, 2008 

Current mood:  blissful
So one thing that The Trolley Stop is trying to do is bring actual interviews with the artists that are being reviewed and supported on the site. I've been working on this for the past couple days, and I think now it's the right time to share it with you all. I'm pretty excited about this. I've been communicating with one of the most intellectual and motivated emcees out there today. I am proud to present to you, Trolley Stop Entertainment's very first interview with the one and only Son of Ran.

Awesome, okay first I'd like to thank you for this opportunity, and that you've definitely been one of my favorite artist's for a while now, so this is a big thing for me haha.

To start off the interview, for those who are unfortunate, can you explain who you are and what you do?

- Whattup world? My name is Randy Tolentino and many people know me as the Son of Ran. I aim to set an example of a strong believer in God, a faithful husband to my beautiful wife Khristine, a good son, a loving brother, a kuya, a cousin... In my spare time I'm an emcee. I rep Sky City, Messanger Music fams, PnoyApparel, along with Orisue and Acrylick clothing. Basically I get an instrumental from any one of my many producers, I sit there, black out... and wake up with an album. I write and record all songs out of my crib, based on the life and experiences we go through.

So I read that you were brought up in Japan, how was that? Do you feel that it was a positive experience in your life?

- Oh yes, definitely. Being raised in Japan was such a benefit for myself and my family as well. It took me out of San Diego during my adolescence, a time when SD was going through a lot of chaos and gang violence. And living in a smaller community meant developing a healthier relationship with my immediate family. I was there for 7 years total... It was a great experience.

How long have you been into Hip Hop? And how long have you been writing rhymes?

- Hip hop was in us since the early 80's. I was born in the same year the Gorilla put a fist up (1980). Beginning at the age of 4, I spent long afternoons trying to memorize artists like LL Cool J, RUN DMC, Beastie Boys - later turning to NWA, Eazy E, House of Pain, Souls of Mischief, Bone, and Pac... any sorta 'rap'. Like most artists, I ran the gauntlet of elements going from 'breakdancing' in middle school, to graffiti in high school. It wasn't until I moved back to the states for college in 1999 that I officially began writing rhymes. Seeing my cousin John and his crew at the time (Young Guns/Dope Poets Society) really sparked the passion in me. Things haven't been the same, since.



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