STANZA: A part of a whole

Q. How long have you been doing this?

A. "I have been doing music since I was six years old and started rapping when I was 16"

Q. What got you started?

A. Listening to 8ball and MJG's Comin Out Hard (which he stole from his cousin).

Q. How do you stay motivated?

A. My own struggles and other people's struggles are what keeps me motivated

Q. What separates you from your competitors?

A. "Competition is like the wind. You can feel it but you can't see it"

Q. Where did you get your name from?

A. "By reading up on poetry. Stanza is part of a whole. I feel like I can bring peoples conversations together."

Q. Anybody that you would like to work with in the future?

A. "The first people that come to mind are Portishead, Janelle Monae, and Massive Attack"

Q. Who do you admire/look up to?

A. "Barack Obama, he respects peoples struggles."

Q. Do you consider yourself to be a role-model?

A. "Yes, I consider myself to be very role modelish (laughing). I feel like I'm not the typical rapper. I went to college which is not normal for rappers.

Q. What advice do you have for upcoming people?

A. "Stop rapping if you can't rap. It's a very slippery slope. One hit wonders are not good unless you are Soulja Boy."

Q. Anything to say for the people of Atlanta?

A. "Be prepared..."

Q. How do you manage to stay out of trouble?

A. "Thinking about situations before I act"


Q. Do you consider yourself to be a leader/visionary?

A. "Yes but its not calculated. Can't acquire traits to be a leader. It's just natural."

Q. How does your family feel about what you do?

A. "At first they didn't support me at all. Now for the most part everyone supports me. My mom is coming along a little slower than everyone else.

Q. What are your main goals?

A. "Looking to the future slows me down. You grow older faster always looking for the next date not living for today."

If you are interested in finding out more about Stanza or hearing his music you can check out theses links:

http://www.mqrt.com/stanza
http://www.myspace.com/stanzahiphop http://www.facebook.com/album.php?id=622358028&aid=35748#/group.php?gid=2360338337