2 Player Mode: Interview with Mono Bagends

 
Check out my Interview with rising New York record artist Mono Bagends.  In this interview we discuss his new single and video "On Fire", his next record and of course.... Video Games (as always).  Read all about what this artist has to say.

DJ Mega-Blaster:  You have a hot single out right now, "On Fire" that has been growing and getting a huge buzz online and with other DJs as well, what are your plans after this single?

Thanks. I have some more fire (no pun intended) in the chamber. I have different options as to what song I am going to release next. I am still recording so there is always the chance the song not recorded yet will jump pass my next planned single. Probably will be a club type of record.

  

DJ Mega-Blaster:  In your opinion, what makes "On Fire" so.... "hot"?  What made you want to choose this for the single?

Mono Bagends:  Pretty much everything about it. It has a hot beat, great flow, incredible lyrics and a monster hook. I chose the record to be a single because it is inspirational and positive. The way the world is heading everyone needs a record like this to get behind, to make themselves feel good. I want to help people. 

 

 

DJ Mega-Blaster: This blog combines music with gaming, so do you play any video games at all.... if so which ones?

Mono Bagends:  I really haven't had the time lately but I really love the God of War games....My boy's started calling me Kratos. I was always on that. 

 

 

DJ Mega-Blaster: Did you play any video games growing up as a child?

Mono Bagends:  Of Course...who didn't...the game I remember most was Bloody Raw...me and my boy Price Achillies used to play that for hours...we would look up and it would say match 100 and the score was 50 -50...good memories...what up Price!!  

 

 

DJ Mega-Blaster:  Do you remember any video games having any hot background music that stood out to you?  Something that you could picture yourself rhyming on if it was done right?  If so, what were they?

Mono Bagends:  I liked the music on Grand Theft Auto 3...It was cool that you could change the radio station and find different types of music. It would be real dope to be driving around causing massive chaos while hearing myself.  

 

 

DJ Mega-Blaster: Would you ever consider submitting your music to any of these agencies or publishing companies to have you songs featured in the soundtrack to some of these newer video games?

Mono Bagends:  Absolutely...I could write a record to the specifics of the game.  

 

 

DJ Mega-Blaster: What is the one thing your fans don't know about you that you would like to reveal now?

Mono Bagends:  I am a very spiritual person. I love talking about God and giving him all the glory for everything in my life.  

 

 

DJ Mega-Blaster:   Where can our followers find your music?

Mono Bagends:  You can purchase the records on Itunes or Amazon and follow my career on Twitter, Facebook and Youtube. I also have my own blog. More and more keeps popping up so if you Google my name you should find plenty. Also check out my new video "On Fire" on youtube. It has over 47,000 views in a month. Here are the links.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ANyvlNgsx8

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/on-fire/id525915334?i=525915339

https://www.facebook.com/monobagendsmusic

http://twitter.com/MonoBagends

http://www.bagendsblog.blogspot.com/

Dolo the Bandit THE HEIST - CODE BLACK OP

 

The latest mixtape I'm bumping right now is Dolo the Bandit's The Heist - Code Black Op.  I've been seeing the ads for it for the past couple of weeks in the e-mail blast and what drew me to it was the cover.  It looks kind of like a comic book, and for those of you know that know me I'm into that type of ish!  Comics, gaming, all that mixed with hip hop.  Another thing that drew me to this was just by looking at the cover I could tell that this dude wasn't going to be rhyming over some ol' crunk, sounding mess with sped up high hats and claps for the snare.  Just by the creative artwork I could tell that he would make my kind of music, and he did!  

Dolo the Bandit rips each track, and he has a nice beat selection that compliments his rhyme style very well.  Plus each joint is short and to the point, so if you have a short attention span you certainly wont get bored with this mixtape.


If you want to download the mixtape or listen to it for yourself here is the direct link
http://www.audiomack.com/album/dolo-the-bandit/the-heist-code-black-op

I actually wouldn't mind working with him, I surely have some heat for him and just judging on the type of material he has he strikes me as the type of open minded lyricist that would give my style of tracks a shot!  

2 Player Mode: Interview with D.I.V.

 

 

What I've decided to do to draw more attention to my projects and this blog is to do interviews with artists and for my first interview for the segment titled "2 Player Mode" I would like to introduce you to D.I.V.!  I've been receiving his music through the Giant Blast e-mail blasts and I was certainly impressed by his singles, mixtape and videos!   Read up on this artist below....

 

 

DJ Mega Blaster:  You have a very hot mixtape out right now, The Vision’s The Foundation presented by The Legendary Ron G., what project do you plan to release after this mixtape? 

D.I.V.:  I am going to release the Official Video for U C Me, as well as drop a few other singles with videos. I am currently working on the So O.D. project with my partner Nuf Sed. It will be a duo release and it is a part 2 in our series together. I have also been working on a project to drop at the end of the year, which is going to be very special.
 

 

DJ Mega Blaster:  Now this blog combines music with gaming, do you play any video games at all, if so which ones do you play?

D.I.V.:  Yea, in between recording and mixing sessions, the homies and I definitely get into call of duty, street fighter, GTA and blitz. I personally love shooting games... I got a few of the modern warfare joints and I been playing GTA since the first one on Playstation 1. I am really just a social gamer, I don't commit my time to anything other than music. I love games like street fighter because i can just play a few rounds and get back to what I'm doing. Since I grew up playing Street Fighter, its dope to play now, kinda like a flash back.

 

 

DJ Mega Blaster: You play any video games coming up, if so which ones?

D.I.V.:   Call of Duty. Who wants to get thier face shot? lol Im really not too familiar with whats coming up, I just know Call of Duty is always coming out with new versions.

 

 

DJ Mega Blaster: Do you remember any Video Game having hot or interesting background music that sticks out in your mind?

D.I.V.:   Yea, definitely. Final Fantasy 7 always stuck out to me, i dont know why. Mortal Kombat for sure. Zombies Ate my Neighbors, Tetris, Super Mario Brothers of course... Zelda.

 

 

DJ Mega Blaster:  Would you ever consider submitting some of your music to some of these companies to have your tracks featured on a video game?

D.I.V.:  I have been considering this for a while... I would love to get into that. It would be a great look!

 

 

DJ Mega Blaster: Would you ever consider spitting over a video game sampled hip hop track?

D.I.V.:   Yea, definitely... I guess marios been done a few times before, but i would be down with that as long as the production was tight. I think its a dope way to catch ears.
 

 

DJ Mega Blaster:  What’s one thing you would like your fans to know about you that they may not know already?

D.I.V.: As a kid I used to aspire to be a video game designer around the time mortal Kombat and Primal Rage were out. I used to draw all the characters and write storylines for them and all that. I was even drawing fatalities and special moves lol.
 

DJ Mega Blaster:  Where can new listeners find your music?

D.I.V.:   http://www.destinyinvision.com.  Special shout out to DJ Megablaster, The Giant Blast and the listeners for supporting real music.