MC Breeze's FAQ's
- What first influenced you to rap and sing?
- What was your motivation to start your own record company?
- How did you meet MC Hammer?
- What was it like to tour the world and perform for tens of thousands of people?
- How did it feel to attend the Rocky V movie premier in Hollywood and hear your songs performed in the movie?
- What television shows have you appeared on?
- What other musical artists have you come to know over the years?
- Are you working on any new projects?
- Where can I buy MC Breeze records and CD's?
What influenced you to rap and sing?
"There was always music in my
family. I had four uncles that played
guitar. I remember being a little guy living in 55th and Vine projects. My mom
let my uncles set up
a full band at a party she was having. She sent me and my brothers to bed, but
I was far too excited to sleep."
Back to Top
What was your motivation to start your own record company?
I was simply tired of rapping in house parties and battles for no money and I wasn't feeling the “do a demo and shop for a deal” thing so I researched information about making my own records. And shortly after that, I began saving the money needed to pay for the studio time and the production cost of making records.
Back to Top
How did you meet MC Hammer?
I met MC Hammer at the 1987 New Music
Seminar. I had just beat
Tommy Boy recording artist Just Ice in the rap battle. Hammer was in the
audience and heard
some of the New Yorkers booing. He did not understand why, so he asked me and I
told him that at the
time some of the New Yorkers felt that if you were not from
He had not put out a record yet. When he found out I had a record company, he
was interested in
how I did it, so we just hung out together; me and his crew, until the end of
the seminar. He told me if I ever came to
Back to Top
What was it like to tour the world and perform for tens of thousands of people?
"It was extremely exciting; I had
never been overseas before. In some countries the people did not even speak
English but we had the house rocking. Joey B Ellis was a huge success in
Back to Top
How did it feel to attend the Rocky V movie premier in Hollywood and hear your songs performed in the movie?
"It was amazing. I remember meeting people like Nicolas Cage, Jasmine Guy and a host of other stars. I walked the red carpet just like on television with cameras flashing and people screaming. When the part of the movie played with my song, I remember almost being in tears thinking that all the years of hard work had finally paid off. It was a day I will never forget.
Back to Top
What television shows have you appeared on?
Soul Train, Nia Peebles's Party Machine, BET, MTV Internationally and in the states, several foreign television shows, NBC, FOX.
Back to Top
What other musical artists have you come to know over the years?
Jazzy Jeff, Schoolly D, Will Smith, Tuff Crew, Steady B, Tat Money, Evette Money, Malika Love, Cash Money, DJ Miz, 3 Times Dope, Boyz II Men, Cool C, Larry Larr, Parry P, Mike Elliot, Jamie Fox, Doug E Fresh, Left Eye, Tupac, Money B, Chuck D, Ice Tee, Biz Mark, MC Lyte, Jermaine Dupree, Silk Times Leather, Roxanne Shante, MC Shan, Salt and Pepa, Greg Nice, Kool Mo Dee, Professor Griff - hundreds more.
Back to Top
Are you working on any new projects?
Yes, I'm producing a film called Hell's Furie http://www.hellsfurie.com . It's a horror movie.
I'm the Music Director for a film called White Men Can't Rap , a Fleet Walker Production.
My next album, which will be released around Feb 2006, will celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the release of my first record.
Back to Top
Where can I buy MC Breeze records and CD's?
online at http://www.mcbreeze.com