Weekend Recap Part I. Kidz in the Hall

I know I have taken quite the break from the blog…but never fear faithful readers! I am here!

Kidz in the Hall @ the Grog Shop

“I heard the starting gun and rocked back;” says Double-O as he sips a Red Stripe and revels in his experience as an Olympic runner, “see, everyone else moved on the echo, but I heard the real blast.”

Forced to compete in a musical genre rocking to the same echoes of money, cash, hoes, Kidz in the Hall rocks to the beat of real hip-hop. Influenced by Olympians in the game like A Tribe Called Quest and Souls of Mischief, Kidz in the Hall served as last Thursday’s featured artists for the Hip-Hop at the Grog shop series.

Your favorite blogger got a chance to interview the Kidz before the show and this is what they said:

SS: How did you guys meet?
Double O: I saw Naledge at a talent show during a recruiting visit to UPenn. I thought this cat is really dope. We’ve been together ever since. That was 2000.

SS: How would you describe your sound?
Naledge: Extraordinary music for ordinary people. This is beautiful music.
Double O: Our sound is full tilt. Its reality bites pop.
Naledge: People are always rapping about being extremely rich or extremely poor. We’re neither of that. We are a different part that hasn’t been reflected. We went to Ivy League schools. Double O was in the Olympics. We’re just trying to inspire others like us.

SS: Who are some artists you would love to collaborate with?
Both: Andre 3000
Naledge: Bjork, Nas, Common, Bun B, Q-Tip. Man I can’t even name them all. So many people showed us love after the first album I couldn’t really believe it. Even legends like Q-Tip. Since we’ve been on tour with them he has really just taken me under his wing. It has been truly been a blessing.
Double O: Panic at the Disco, Scarface, anybody who is creative that I can find common ground with as an artist.

SS: What is your idea of ultimate success?
Naledge: Being happy. Being able to support ourselves and our families. Having longevity and a continuous span.
Double O: I mean to come out in 2006 and still be able to tour the world we see the difference between progression and the cats that don’t make it. For example minus Shawty Lo where is D4L? We know where we can go and what we have the potential to do

SS: Finally, what advice do you have for kids out there trying to make it in the industry?
Naledge: Don’t stop. The day you stop is the day someone takes your place.
Double O: If you have talent you still must work hard. When you’re not practicing someone else is and they are going to get that shot you missed out on by not practicing.

**Sincerely Serious**

(look out for the feature article on RS.com ;) )