Saturday, December 25, 2010
12:15 AM | Posted by
Janus
They say Hip-Hop is the voice of the youth… I say Hip-Hop is the voice of the truth. But ain’t nothing like an artist who can be both: the voice of the youth & the voice of the truth.
Q: Let’s imagine that a person has never heard of Cos … Introduce yourself to those who don’t know you.
Cos: The names Cos representing South Jersey . I'm 20 years old and a freshman to the music industry.
Hip-hop artist in the making brought to you by The Society Entertainment.
I live through my music, what you hear is what you see when it comes to me. I'm a fan before I'm a music artist so I'm always around music even when I'm not recording. Got a movement coming through The Society Ent. (TSE) that's going to be making waves in this industry sooner than later.
Want to know more check out www.ThisTheWakeUp.Com
Q: What’s your background? Where do you come from?
Cos: Well I was born and raised in Queens , NY and moved to Vineland , NJ South Jersey since. I had started out doing writing poems and people thought they were rhymes so the transition to music wasn't that hard as compared to others. This past summer I was headed to a minor league baseball contract but, elbow problems and a few uneventful situations came up, and now I'm here recording this good music for the people to tune into.
Q: Where did you get the name “Cos” from? What’s the meaning behind it?
Q: How did you become involved in Hip-Hop?
Cos: Always been a big fan of hip-hop artist like Nas and Eminem. They had seemed to catch my attention the instant I listened to their music. From there on out it was just seeing what other artists were about and listening to more and more music. I used to write poetry and kept a journal so I always wrote about everyday life. What I thought was poetry sounded more like music to people. I started taking my music seriously back in August when E. (my manager) came to me with a plan and ever since things just took off.
Q: What do you love most about hip-hop & why?
Q: What do you think makes you different as an artist?
Cos : What makes me different as an artist is pretty simple to be honest. Just being me when it's all said and done. Doing what I expect of myself, not what others expect from me. Many artists these days live a programmed lifestyle just to put out the “right image”. Being yourself makes you diverse enough since everyone has something about them that makes them different from the next person. People think that they don't have much to write about, but everyday is something to write about. Ice Cube made a classic about talking about one day in his shoes with "Today was A Good Day''. Originality will always sell, so it can’t be any easier than just being you at the end of the day. The frauds always get their cards pulled eventually.
Q: How would you describe your music? How would you define your style/genre?
Q: What does Hip-Hop mean to you? Could you define “Hip-Hop” somehow?
Q: What emcees influenced you as an artist?
Cos : Since my early days listening to music and growing up in NY my surroundings had a big role in introducing people like Nas, Jay-Z, DMX and Eminem. Then I started listening to local radio stations around the time Fabolous was buzzing big time. Still the one that I was most tuned into and grew on was Fabolous. His whole persona and how he carries himself as a lyricist, you have to appreciate it as an artist and equally as a fan.
Q: Today you’re performing life… How do you feel on stage? Do you like performing live?
Cos : Performing is definitely one of the best feelings knowing all eyes are on you. I still remember my first performance, I was nervous thinking of all the worst things that could happen, but as soon as I hit the stage it was just natural instinct . You always learn a lot about yourself on stage by watching footage of yourself after the show. I love performing live; the feeling knowing that everyone's eyes are on you is enough within itself. Once I'm on stage and the lights are on, I just start clicking on all cylinders and deliver a show that people like to see and would want to see in the future.
Q: Freestyling vs. songwriting… which one is your thing?
Q: What Cos song is the most significant to you & why?
Q: Let's imagine that you could record a song w/ any artists… dead or alive… Who would that be? Name your dream team: a few artists & a producer. What kind of record would that be?
Cos: I would probably say a household name in Jersey . Would be nice to do a track with Joe Budden and Nas. My dream team would just be a track with Jay-Z, Nas, Lil-Wayne, T.I. and myself. The record would be produced by Boi1da. The type of song would just be a go in track, just spit your best sixteen bars and see who got the hottest verse. There are a few others I would like to work with but this would be the cream of the crop for me personally.
Q: What do you like about being an indie artist?
Q: How do you see the future of the rap game? What it’s gonna be in … maybe like 10 years?
Cos : The rap games seen better days but as of lately the worst is hopefully behind us. There’s a lot of talented young artist making their name known in the industry. With artist like Drake, J-Cole, Wale and B.O.B leading the way, bringing good music back to hip-hop. The rap game is on a big come up and like I stated previously, I hope I'm part of that movement bringing hip-hop to that elite level it once was.
Q: How do you see yourself in the rap game? What are your goals?
Q: What are your upcoming projects? I know that you’re working on a new mixtape right now. Tell us about it. What should we expect from it?
Got a lot of good records but I don't want to spoil it, but I will have the mixtape cover and track list up soon within the next few days for the people to checkout at ThisTheWakeUp.com
Q: Any shout outs?
Special thanks to Cos for taking time out for this interview!
For more Cos check out his official website, facebook & twitter pages.
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