IAR Interview: Young Renegade

The rapper, Young Renegade.  The home, Blvcklvnd. (Blackland)  The family, Rvidxr Klvn. (Raider Klan)  This Carol City native is no stranger to the ubiquitous struggles of life in South Florida, and his music is a fitting exemplification of those hard times.  Like every member of the Klvn, Young Renegade brings his own assets that provide him individuality, while still staying consistent with the musical pattern of the Rvidxr's.  The ominous feel to his music is combined with a lighter delivery, making him incomparable to most MC's.  Renegade merges deep and macabre content with a more radio friendly feel, placing him as a commodity in underground hip-hop.  Also, his production delves into so many avenues mixing raw lyricism, the signature Rvidxr "Phonk," along with trippy undertones and even elements of chopped and screwed.  While he's achieved the ability to make a plethora of memorable tracks, his 90's influences also delves into his freestyling ability.  While the art of the freestyle usually diverges into exorbitant lanes, Young Renegade's freestyles remain consistent and undeviating, transforming him into an artist who is in touch and confident in the exact music he wants to make.  Rvidxr Klvn is a complete and strong collective, but Young Renegade is yet another example of how diverse the individual members are in their solo endeavors.  He's eccentric, deep, complicated, seasoned, and individualistic in his artistry.  His introspection into life and the rap game, make him an avid storyteller, of both fiction and non-fictional elements, only expanding his lyrical prowess.  It's A Rap had the privilege of catching up with Young Renegade and getting some insight into the true emotions of the resider of Blvcklvnd.  Raw, real, and relevant, Young Renegade is broadcasting both Rvidxr phonk and mainstream appeal, live from the underground.


IAR: How did you get started in hip-hop?
YR: "I got started in hip- hop back in 2003 when I was in 8th Grade going into 9th grade.  In the summer I was playin' sports, I was just rhymin' one day with stuff I seen, as I was walkin' like grass or rhyme it with glass, and from there I would freestyle and write a lot of lyrics and watch a lot of dvd's out of New York, Smack dvd's, comein' up dvd's, dats how I got started with hip hop."


IAR: How did you link up with Rvidxr Klvn?
YR:. "I linked up with Rvidxr through one of SpaceGhostPurrp's cousins, I really met Purrp through the internet, Myspace, a while back.  He always knew bout the music I was puttin' out back on Myspace days, it's funny you can go on his old Myspace page when he was Muney Jordan and you can still see his friends on there.  So, we've known about each other, been about a couple years through the net."


IAR: Do you approach you music with the consistency of the Klvn's style in mind?
YR: "I approach with a lot of influcences.  Downsouth influnces like New Orleans, Miami, Memphis, Texas, Atlanta, and all the south.  The west coast and the east coast.  New York is a big influence, dats where I tend to get my story tellin' from."


IAR: What was the concept behind "No Emotions In Blvcklvnd?"
YR: "The concept behind No Emotions In Blvcklvnd was like my life growin' up in Carol City in Blvcklvnd and Miami.  The struggle, the violence, times I almost lost my life stunting round the city, with my descease brother Dauntrae.  To show the people where I came from, Carol City Miami Blvcklvnd, the place where anything can happen any second, like anywhere.  So dat was the concept."


IAR: Influences?
YR: "I've got so many influcence.  2pac, Outkast, N.W.A., Hot Boyz, Trick Daddy, S.U.C., No Limit, Three 6 Mafia, Biggie Smalls, The Lox, Snoop Dogg, Chopper Young City, J-hood, and a lot of Houston, west coast, east coast, and this whole Rvidxr klvn movement.  All the members of the klvn are an influence, everybody got dey own sound and own style how dey paint pictures."


IAR: Artists you want to work with?
YR: "The artists I want to work with that are alive are Outkast and Wu-Tang Clan.  Artists who are dead would be 2Pac and Biggie."


IAR: Producers you want to work with?
YR: "Producers I'd say, Dr.Dre, Jazzy Pha, SpaceGhostPurrp, Cool and Dre, and a lot I can't name at the moment." (Laughs)


IAR: Are you touring or do you have shows coming up?
YR: "Right now I aint touring.  In Miami with the Klvn movement until things start pickin' up more with the buzz.  But yeah I've got a show next month, a Miami strip club called The Office and lookin' foward to touring when my buzz pick up and more people get familiar with me."


IAR: Describe your sound.
YR: "My sound is me.  I'm inspired by a lot of music, but my sound is unique, I try to paint a picture to you to make you feel where I came from and the struggle and life I've been through.  My sound can sound like Down South, or Up North, or West Coast.  I tend to switch until I get one sound I'm comfortable with."


IAR: Future Plans/Projects?
YR: "My next project is comin' out is "Reincarnated Phonk 1988" it's like a tribute to the year I was born in the 80's, the music's not goin' to sound like 80's, but it's like I'm reincarnated.  Bringin' a lil hip- hop back or a lil crunk vibe, the style dat mainly fits my styles, dat tape is going to drop mid June or early July.  This like my last project, I'mma' have features.  The rest of my projects goin' to be me solo.  I want the people to get to know me and get used to my sound and story I'm bringin', so I plan to release four mo' projects before the year is over, a couple more mixtapes, and a couple EPs.  You might have with like nine fire songs dat can be in rotation daily, but look out for the whole Rvidxr Klvn, everybody has projects droppin' each month or new music on Youtube each week.  Thanks for interview.  1000."


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