MM: Okay, so – “life a shorty shouldn’t be so rough”.
Fashawn: It shouldn’t, but somehow, for some of us, it is.
Fashawn: That was one of the first songs I recorded with Exile, the man who produced my first album, that was like one of the first songs, that we heard, and I recorded it and he was like, “yo we might have to do a whole album”, you know what I’m saying, so, yeah man, thats just a song, thats just a honest memoir of my life, its really direct, theres nothing metaphorical about it, its just, really a biographical piece on my life.
MM: Did you catch any flack for that song from like, your peoples? Were they like, thats a lil bit too much truth?
Fashawn: No. I live my life out there like that, like my whole life has been an open book. I remember growing up, my parents get into it, mom and my stepdad at the time get into it, and the whole like neighborhood was watching the scene. We would just have to deal with the embarrassment. Basically I grew out of it and was like, yo like, fuck it, like this is my life, you know what Im saying, so, and my whole family caught on as well. And the song is really lighthearted, even though I’m talking about some really foul shit, its really light hearted, you now, so, they kinda laughed when they heard it. I guess to stop from crying, you know? Like they say, it’ll make you laugh or it’ll make you cry? So I was talking bout some harsh stuff but when they first heard it they were like “aw, i remember that” so no flack at all, no.
MM: So your style has a lot to do with truth telling and everything like that.
Fashawn: I would like to think so, yeah.
MM: Do you ever find yourself sorta censoring yourself, like nahw I can’t say that.
Fashawn: Uhm, nahw, not at all. Once I arrive at that point, I know I should say it, you know, thats when I know I should say something. If someones telling me like “ahh” that excites me, you now so, yeah, I live for that. I never censor myself. Never.

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Not too long ago, Fashawn & Exile & Blu were on tour in Europe, showing us where the new talent is coming from, and we couldnt but love it! Now Fashawn & Exile are back again, to show us some more. Quote from Fashawn’s bio: “World meet Fashawn – a 90’s baby hailing from Central California whose music will leave you believing that maybe Hip Hop’s golden era has yet to arrive. Full of raw talent, charisma, and an undying hunger, the 21 year old emcee is the breath of fresh air hip-hop has been waiting for.” We agree, and since his album “Boy Meets World” is fully produced by mastermind DJ Exile, who is one half of Emanon alongside Aloe Blacc, and who is one of Hip Hops most underrated producers, nothing can go wrong. Not musically, and not on stage, cuz those boys, they rock it!!!

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Blu and Fashawn are two MCs that definately count into the category “most talented upcoming rappers who still know how hip hop works”. Blu has been around for a while and got a lot of attention with outstanding feature collabos as well as his albums with Ta’Raach, Mainframe and his collabo album with hopefully not any more too underrated outstanding producer Exile. Now Exile is one thing Blu has in common with Fashawn, beside the obvious talent. Exile produced all of Fashawn’s debut album “Boy Meets World”, which no doubt will make it to one of the top albums of this year. All three of them are joining up for a tour, so if you want to be one of those who can say “i seen it first”, make sure you ll be there!

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5 Freestyles by Blu, Fashawn, Oddisee, Trek Life & Stoupe (of Jedi Mind) @ ‘MONSTERS OF RAP’ in Muenster, Germany (13.02.2010) .

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Fashawn and Exile in Munster, Germany, Febuary 2010.

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