YOUNG SHANK just may be the next artist to put 216 on the map! He's been killing the scene the past year and he KEEPS a single in rotation! So when your in the club and that song drops and floor gets packed, don't act like you don't know... THE NAMES YOUNG SHANK! haha This artist is bigger than singles and club hits tho, Shank is lyrically gifted and lives a life most only see in movies. Check out the interview he gave exclusively to 2one6blogspot.
What was it like working with Gucci?
IT WAS A NEW EXPERIENCE FOR ME WORKING WIT A MAJOR ARTIST, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE I HELD MY OWN ON THE TRACK...LOL..BUT YEA HE A REAL NIGGA AND REAL RECOGNIZE REAL SO WE CLICKED RIGHT OFF JUMP, HE INVITED ME TO THE "A" TO APPEAR IN HIS VIDEO "STREET NIGGA" AFTER WE DID THE TRACK AND OF COURSE WE DID THE TRACK UP HERE IN CLEVELAND IN PHATTY'S STUDIO. BUT IN ALL IT WAS REAL FOR ME THO YOU KNO? SHOUT OUT TO THE SO ICEY BOYS AND MY NIGGA WAKKA FLAKA FLAME!! WHATS TRAPNIN BABY!.....LOL...BUT YEA THEM NIGGAS LOVE THAT TRAP NIGGA SONG WE DID TOGETHER..THEY FUCK WIT ME TOUGH!!
What single has been most successful for you?
OH THATS A EASY ONE "REP MY HOOD" IT WAS ALOT OF CONFUSION WHEN I FIRST DROPPED IT THO, NIGGAS THOUGHT IT WAS CHIP THA RIPPER SONG CAUSE I LET HIM COME OFF FIRST, BUT I JUS DID THE REMIX WIT COREY BAPES, POOH GUTTA, AND YOUNG RAY..THAT SHIT GOIN HARD ALREADY...OH AND YALL THE FIRST TO KNO WE GON SHOOT THE VIDEO TO THAT SHIT! I GOT TO!!...IT GO STUPID
What do you think about the Ohio Hip Hop scene?
FIRST OFF SHOUT OUT TO MY HOME BOY CASA HE ONE OF THE CLEVELAND RAPPERS THAT I FUCK WIT TOUGH BECAUSE HE BE ON SOME LYRICAL SHIT.
I THINK ITS GONE BE BIG IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS, I LIKE WHAT NIGGAS DOIN WIT THAT CAPPIN SHIT BUT I DONT REALLY LISTEN TO BUT I RESPECT IT! SHIT IF A NIGGA CAN COME OUT WIT SOME LEAN WIT IT ROCK WIT IT SNAP YO FINGERS TYPE SHIT AND NIGGAS WAS FUCKIN WIT THAT UP HERE WHY NOT FUCK WIT SOME SHIT THAT MIGHT START A TREND AND ITS FROM YO OWN CITY! BUT ME I TALK THAT TRAP SHIT!! AND THAT REAL TALK EVERYBODY CAN RELATE TO.
TRAP TRAP TRAP TRAP TRAP TRAP TRAP TRAP TRAP TRAP TRAP TRAP!! THATS ALL I KNO MY NIGGA!....LOL I AINT HAPPY I'M TRAPPY HOE!...LOL
Do you think it's true that you have to leave the state to get any respect here?
UMM NOT REALLY TRUE BUT YOU DO GOTTA EXPAND CAUSE ITS HARD TO GAIN RESPECT HERE IN CLEVELAND. NIGGAS RESPECT ME BECAUSE THEY KNO ME AND THEY KNO THAT IT AINT JUS RAP WIT ME, I BEEN THERE AND DONE THAT, I AINT GONE LIE, I AINT NO GANGSTA BABY I GET PAPER HOMIE. I BEEN GETTIN MONEY BEFORE RAP, I LIVE THIS SHIT, I REALLY GREW UP IN THE PROJECTS, I REALLY LOST MY MOTHER TO A HOMICIDE WHEN I WAS LITTLE, I NEVA MET MY REAL FATHER UNTIL LAST YEAR, I REALLY BEEN IN AND OUTTA JAIL HOMIE...SO I AINT GOTTA GO NOWHERE THEY GONE FEEL ME CUZ I'M REAL!
What's more important, internet promo or street promo? Thoughts?
I THINK INTERNET PROMO BECAUSE EVERYBODY FUCKIN WIT THE INTERNET NOW AND DAYS, EVEN THOUGH MOST NIGGAS IN THE STREETS DONT FUCK WIT THE INTERNET CUZ THE BARELY KNO HOW TO WORK THE SHIT...LOL..BUT SOMEBODY IN THEY DAM HOUSE DO...LOL
What are some other ventures you're pursuing or that you would like to pursue outside of music?
I WANNA GO TO COLLEGE AND LEARN HOW TO MESS WIT THE REAL ESTATE BUSINESS..
What music do you listen to that might surprise some people?
I LISTEN TO ALOT OF R&B MUSIC, THAT OLD SLOW MUSIC THO LIKE THAT AL GREEN, MARVIN GAYE, KEITH SWEAT, AND CHRIS BENDER TYPE SHIT.
Any advice or words of wisdom?
YEA BE YOSELF AND DONT LET THIS MUSIC SHIT CHANGE YOU, NIGGAS RESPECT THE REAL! AND QUIT HATIN ON NIGGAS FROM YO OWN CITY, IF THEY HOT LET EM KNO THEY HOTT BUT IF THEY WACK TELLIM THEY NEED TO WORK A LIL HARDER..I LUV MY CITY AND MY PROJECTS, GARDEN VALLEY PROJECTS STAND UP BITCH..I DO THIS SHIT FOR THE HOOD AND EVERY PROJECTS IN CLEVELAND, I WANT EVERY PROJECT IN CLEVELAND TO STAND UP!!! BE REAL NIGGAS.
Any new projects we can look forward to?
YEA MY MIXTAPE DROPPIN ON FEBUARY 7TH ITS CALLED "TRAP ORIENTATION" HOSTED BY DJ E-V....I'M HOSTING A MIXTAPE WIT PRETTY BOY FLOYD CALLED "I AINT HAPPY I'M TRAPPY" THEN I'M HOSTING ANOTHER MIXTAPE WIT DJ UNCUTT IN MID FEBUARY CALLED TRAP HISTORY MONTH..
OH YEA AND THIS AINT GOT NOTHIN TO DO WIT NOTHIN BUT WHY YOU AINT ASK ME NOTHIN ABOUT THE LADIES? WELL I'MA ASK MYSELF..LOL....WHAT KIND OF FEMALES DO YOU LIKE? I LUV EM ALL WHAT THE HELL!!...LOL...AND ITS A LIL JOINT I'M LOOKIN FOR OUT HERE AND YOU KNO HER 2ONE6.BLOGSPOT....LOL
NOW.. I'll just ask you a couple more and please give me short answers.
Name a good music video (new or old): BAD BOYS BY SHYNE
Name a good club song (new or old): SHAWTY LO THAT L.O
Name a good song that ain't a club song (new or old): I JUS WANNA BE THERE BY AZ
Name a good show on tv: EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND
Name a good book: ICEBERG SLIM
Name a good movie: AMERICAN PIE
Who are you voting for: THE BLACK HOMIE...LOL
