Rise Interview

RISE

Who is Rise?

I WAS BORN TOMONT WILLIAMS RISE IS A CREATIVE RESPECTFUL MUSIC LOVING LOYAL TO MY FAMILY PERSON. IM VERY TOUGH ON MYSELF WHEN IT COMES TO MY MUSIC RISE IS THE NEXT BIG STAR TO SELL RECORDS CAUSE I REALLY LOVE IT.

Was music something you always wanted to pursue?

YES ALWAYS I USED TO RECORD MYSELF TO OTHER VIDEOS WHEN JAY Z FRIST CAME OUT AND BIG WAS POPPING

What makes you stand out from a lot of the other artists making moves today?

MY MOTIVATION MY MUSIC IS SOMETHING PEOPLE WILL LOVE I DONE MADE PEOPLE WHO DON’T EVEN LISTEN TO RAP LOVE WHAT IM DOING I THINK ITS ALL THE DIFFERENT STYLES I CAN SWITCH UP TO.

How would you define your musical style?

NEW SOUTH WITH A NEW FEEL ITS BEATS THAT MAKE U FEEL LIKE U ON CLOUD NINE THANKS TO THE CHOPHOUZE

Born and raised in North Carolina what is the Hip Hop movement like there?

ITS GREAT ALL THE MUSIC HERE IS GOOD TO LISTEN TO I FEEL N-C COULD HAVE THE BIGGEST MUSIC MOVEMENT EVER JUST IN MY CITY ALONE IT LIKE NINE ARTISTS DOING IT UP AND CAN BLOW UP AT ANY MINUTE

Who influences you within music?

NO DOUBT MY BIGGEST ARE JAY Z AND BIG PAC AND PUN I LISTEN TO ALL MUSIC SO/SLICK RICK WAS THE COOLEST MARY J BOBBY BROWN AND PUFF DADDY IM THE FUTURE WITH MUSIC

What projects are you currently working on?

I GOT A ALBUM IM WORKING ON CALLED IT’S A MONEY THANG JUST DROPPED A MIXX CD CALLED STACK SCRILLA PART 2 PART THREE FINISHED ALREADY ITS JUST ON HOLD IM BOUT TO SHOCK THE WORLD

Give us a breakdown of “Come and Get it” what does the track represent?

BASICALLY IT CAN MEAN A LOT OF THINGS LIKE IF T GOT CD’S FOR SELL I CAN SELL COME AND GET IT PEOPLE USE IT IN DIFFERENT WAYS SOME PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE WORK TELLING PEOPLE TO COME GET IT SO ME TELLING THEM I GOT IT ALL COME GET IT MEANS THEY CAN DO THE SAME THING

You originally started out as a group member singed to Elektra, what happened with that?

I WAS IN A GROUP CALLED NOW CITY WE HAD THE MUSIC GOING THEN OUR A&R WHO SIGNED US GOT FIRED SO THAT PUT US ON THE BACK BURNER. WHEN WE GOT OUR CHANCE AGAIN IT WAS A BIG BUYOUT THAT GOT SYVIA RONE FIRE AND EVERYBODY SENT TO ATLANTIC WHICH REALLY PUT US ON THE WAITING LIST SO I FOUGHT FOR MY RELEASE AND 5 YEARS LATER HERE I AM

Do you feel your past experiences have shaped you into the man and artist you are today?

OF COURSE U GOTTA GO THREW TO GET TO WHATEVER U TRING TO ACOMPLISH IF LIFE WAS EASY WHEN THE STRUGGLE COME YOU WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO OVER COME IT THAT’S WHY U LIVE TO LEARN SO NOW IM READY FOR WHATEVER COMES MY WAY

When your brother was incarcerated you changed your name from Rise and Shine to simply Rise, what was the meaning behind that?

WELL MY NAME WAS TOMONT AND MY BROTHER NAME WAS SHYNE AND WHEN HE WAS LOCKED UP THE GUARDS USED TO SAY RISE AND SHINE EVERY MORNING SO WHEN THE GUARD SAID IT HE THOUGHT ABOUT MY BROTHER SO HE NAMED ME RISE SO HE CAN THINK ABOUT THE BOTH OF US IT WAS A HEART TOUCHING THING SO I RAN WITH IT

Any Shout’s?

GOD,MY MOTHER AND FAMILY YACHT MUSIC GROUP, SKYYRISE ENT, G-STACK ENT CHOPHOUZE BEATS FLIGHT ENT GME DUNCAN BOYZ MUSIC AND EVERBODY WHO IS A FAN AND SHOWS ME LOVE YOU ALL DOING THE INTERVIEW AND E ---AND BIG BRUH KNUCK

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