The Hip Hop Corner- Scottie Clinton

Jay“M@DH@TTER”Cadena

Today, I am super proud to have my first ever interview be the incredibly beautiful spirit, Scottie Clinton We vibed on many levels from music to mindfulness and talked about her many talents and passions She is a mother, a daughter, a strong powerful woman, an artist, and a super-fit, superhero! She is the daughter of Legendary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient George Clinton of Parliament- Funkadelic fame and her biological dad Daryle Scott who is credited for. I have the amazing pleasure of saying I am on a hip-hop project which Scottie Clinton is also featured My partner in rhyme, producer and other half of our MadSlapp ENT brand, Slapp Turner, created an amazing album called “We My Ethos” featuring many incredibly talented artists from all across the US and Scottie Clinton who is by far the shining star of that incredible project. Born and Raised in Houston, TX Not only is Scottie Clinton a dope ass rapper, but she is an amazing singer as well which is why the World is not ready for Scottie Clinton!

Everyone Has a Story, Scottie what is your story and what is your purpose of existence:

Scottie Clinton: My Purpose for existence get caught up in their flaws just helping within my career and everything that I do is them gain confidence. Just expressing to help the younger generation have an outlet themselves in the way that they would like to be themselves. So, non-profit too. That’s the example that I am leading as organizations in the poverty areas, give them an artist and as a person to help people feel access to things like, instruments, sewing more comfortable in their skin

Madhatter: machines, canvasses and all types of art Yo, I really resonate with that because I’m supplies. Also, other facilities such as wood working on a Project right now Called City shop classes, things like that Teachers as Built and we are developing a non-profit well in order for these kids to learn these portion to help give back to the different trades as well as give them an outlet communities in San Francisco, Ca where to further identify with their individuality we all grew up City Built Music is about just give them space to grow in their giving back to the communities that we all creativeness A lot of children in these grew up in We took a lot from the poverty areas don’t have access to these types neighborhood, now it is time to give back

Scottie Clinton:

One other thing I forgot to youth are really struggling because of the mention that is one of my main purposes is phones and social media. They are going LOVE. Understanding that a lot of people through lots of depression and anxiety That’s do not love themselves and I genuinely did my purpose, to help people not only not love myself and I had to break myself children but adults as well. I want to help down to build myself back up I’m being them further identify as an individual and not transparent in my journey to obtain self-love and showing others that it is a journey and this is what you to realize it.

I’m Just kind of being open about that Scottie Clinton: Michael Jackson inspired because that’s the first step to loving others is me I use to watch the “Thriller video” and to first love yourself

Madhatter: Wow, I the one where Michael Jackson is in the one-think that’s dope! Not a lot of people delve piece glitter outfit (Rock with you) over and into that part of themselves I believe that is over again I think I had a VHS at my something that is completely missing from grandma’s house, and I had, of course, the music in general, but mostly Hip-hop Hip-Thriller jacket Hard Rock fashion kind of hop took a left turn somewhere and that had me on the edgy stage of my life back whole aspect of love and speaking about then growing up as a kid I was also inspired love, no one talks about it anymore, you’re by SADE and of course my dad George soft if you talk about love

Scottie Clinton: Clinton and Prince I also used to listen toexactly, it’s like talking about Love is the Maxwell and Kenny G I had a lot of wack thing to do nowadays, but I’m going to different elements; my biological dad as well change that, that’s what I’ve been doing with influenced me His name is Daryle Scott, future concepts I’m doing with future songs and he was a huge DJ in Houston and he that I have coming out created “Chopped & Screwed” music and passed it on to DJ Screw

My first job was

WHO INSPIRED YOU GROWING UP working at a record store on MLK in Houston, TX I had a job as a 12-yearold dubbing and selling cassette tapes at the record store All of these things in my life and also my mother, she was a manager of a rapper from Texas named Big Mello who was really big in Houston. My mother was recruited by Rap-a-lot Records Seeing my mom as an entrepreneur and all of these artists

Madhatter: I totally feel that I am on that same vibe. Next question, who inspired you growing up, and what inspired your persona? Your funny, crazy, wild, witty, bright and colorful, literally and figuratively, my favorite line in “Drippin Sauce” is “ass spinning like a wheel, would you like to buy a vowel” LOL Scottie Clinton: Hahaha, its because I always use to watch Wheel of fortune

Carl Nargle the painter guy was also the start of my art side I am an artist in every aspect.

Madhatter: As an artist, how do you balance the “Work/Life” Balance as a single mother, how you tackle the obstacles?

Scottie Clinton: The obstacles that I have experienced as a single mom is playing both parts when I go on the road, I sometimes have to leave my children at home When I went to Tokyo, Japan I was there for two weeks, and had to leave my kid at home for two weeks

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I was ordering groceries to my home and having them delivered and sometimes the financial situation was tough, and I wasn’t able to provide as much People don’t see these struggles, but they get my 1000% energy on stage and that is a part of my testimony, it doesn’t matter what obstacles you have you just have to continue to give love and at the end of the day you’re going to come out on top

Madhatter: One of the messages that you want to get out to the people is one that I support 100% No Cap! I truly believe drinking water is extremely important. Please tell our amazing readers why you want to get that message out

Scottie Clinton: The reason why water is so important is because our brains are the largest muscle on our bodies and when we are dehydrated means, our brains are dehydrated, and so many people are not aware of the power that water has in addition to smiling at people. It many just be a simple wave, but just part of my superhero powers, helping an older person, that’s part of the superhero powers We all have superhero power, but we all have to understand how to use them.

Madhatter: I just wanted to take this time to thank you for giving me your time for this interview, I had a blast for real. I also want to thank you as I’m an artist who shares an album with you I’m truly blessed to say that I am on this project with you. Thank you, with that said, tell me about “Drippin Sauce” and working with my brother from another mother, Slapp

Turner

Scottie Clinton: Well, I was inspired to do “Drippin Sauce” by a video that I saw on a reel on Instagram, the person in the video was in court and said to the judge, “I pops flavor, and drip sauce” and I took that and created a dope song out of it

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Slapps beat went right with it, whatever I visualize doing as an artist is how I put together my words

Madhatter: Thank you for that, I truly appreciate your time and I’m grateful to have met you and hope that we can continue to work together whether on music or in print

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Some of you may not know that I am also a rapper and I have released many albums over my 30 plus years But mostly recently I have been building a catalog of dope music with an extremely talented producer out of the Bay Area, California My partner in rhyme and music is Slapp Turner, he released an album last year that features many different talented individuals most famously, Scottie Clinton They recently recorded a dope video for her smash single “Drippin Sauce” The video is available on Youtube please click the link https://youtu be/EeNEWVR1q8Q?

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The Heat Seekers Magazine: Thanks for the interview! We are excited to have you featured as one of our top creatures.

Tell us: How did you get your start in the music industry?

Jay Madhatter: When I was 13 years old my love for hip-hop was beginning to change my life. Somehow, I wanted to be a part of this amazing art form. At a local record store in Pittsburgh, CA, damn I’m dating myself lol I found a 12 in copy of a local rapper’s record and began writing a rap to his instrumental on the B side of the record. While writing this rap and rapping it in my window at the apartments where I lived, a guy who was about 6’7 came up to my window on the first floor stuck his head in my window and said, “what you doin’” I said, “ Rapping” he said, “ I know that, what are you rapping” and I said, “ I wrote it” he said, “you wrote that” and I said, “yup” he said, “do you know who I am” I said, “no” and he said, “I’m Chill E.B, that’s my record your playing”. My eyes got big as I was embarrassed and shocked, but I was mostly excited to see a guy I had admired as a rapper in front of me. He said, tell your dad to bring you to my apartment tomorrow, I have something I want you to help me do. He ended up being the founder of a program rapping against drugs with a focus on drugs in schools. So I started performing with him at all the high schools around the Bay Area, Ca. Through Chill E.B I met my partners who would forever be why I still record music today.

THS: Who inspired you to take this journey in music production?

JM: Hip-hop Music and culture inspired me to take this journey into music. I have always loved music from early in my life, my mom had a wide range of music taste from disco to classical music, my father loved R&B and the music of the 70’s, but it was my older brother that got me into hip-hop and funk and soul music. I remember breakdancing when I was little and listening to the Fat Boys and Kurtis Blow but it wasn’t until I bought Public Enemy’s “Yo Bum Rush the Show” and the Beastie Boys “License To Ill” that I really fell in love and wanted to be a part of this music. So I would say it was these two albums that inspired me to take this journey into music. If we are talking about a particular person in my life, I would say that it was my first rap group the Def Line Express. Kevin Smith (DJ K-Luv), Lynne Brown (MC Diss), Jeremy Massey (Prince Jay) Domino from the Hieroglyphics, and Jason Melton (Assassin MD) inspired, influenced, motivated and made me feel that a career in hip-hop was a real possibility especially with such a talented group of young hungry hip-hop heads. My newest project, CITY BUILT MUSIC is a new collaboration of a majority of my Def Line Homies along with a bunch of new artist we work with. We are still at it

THS: How does your creativity flow in the studio?

JM: I get inspired to write songs based on what the track is telling me, what the universe wants from me. I believe that songs are supposed to exist where they are No #1 billboard hits, independent underground or only 1,000 listeners. Art by definition is the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination. I feel that music as an art is supposed to impact the listener, make you feel something whether its positive or negative, it makes you feel some type a way. I have always felt my creativity comes from the place I am in the moment, but really it’s the music that tells me what style to use, what words to use, what tone to use, what the song is going to say to the person listening.

THS: What keeps you going?

JM: My Love For Hip-hop Music and Culture, My kids and family, The homies I work with, we are all older, and its inspiring that they are still willing to create dope music with me. The therapy that is writing and recording your thoughts and words, taking your feelings from your mind to paper to recording and then hearing the result The idea that you are never to old to create art, and the possibility of peer recognition. I don’t have to be famous, I just want to be recognized among the hip-hop community.

THS: Do you ever get discouraged, and why?

JM: I get discouraged all the time, I second guess my talent for rapping and rhyming almost daily LOL Sometimes I tell myself, “what the hell are you thinking”, “Your old, and the game has changed”, “Your wasting your time” “you’re not good enough, that why your still nobody” then I play my music for people and the look on their faces makes me believe that I am just as good, if not better then the others out there. I listen to the music and I think, who cares if its not streaming millions at the moment, our CITY BUILT MUSIC is deep, introspective, controversial, personal and relatable. WE ARE GREAT!! Discouragement is part of the process, it helps me humble my words and keeps me grounded in reality. I want to be on a human level with my music, not above you, but right here with you.

THS: The music industry has changed tremendously since the creation of digital music and uploads. Do you think this is a lasting trend? How do you feel about the changes?

JM: I have mixed feelings about the changes in the way music is recorded and shared. Technology was always a part of music recording so it was only natural that it would grow at rapid pace. I think there is a warmth lost in digital recordings, the emotions in live music recording is gone, the way music spread through the street organically is gone as well, now you can upload something and have the right machine behind it and it goes viral and that is the stamp of a hit song, that’s BS. On the other hand, I love that I can be in another state and still work closely with my folks and create music and share instantaneously. I remember having to drive to the studio and spend the whole day or two or three producing, recording, mixing and mastering songs. Then having to wait to see your friends to share it with them. LOL I’m totally dating myself now. But, I love it and I hate it, but I respect it. More people can create and share there art with the world and we need more of that.

THS: If you had a chance to work with anyone in the rap game, who would it be?

JM: Producers:

Kanye West

Dr. Dre

DJ QUIK

Pete Rock

Dj Premier Rappers:

Eminem

Busta Rhymes

Xhibit

Scarface

Kendrick Lamar

But, if I had to pick one I’d say it’s a toss up between Eminem and Kayne West.

THS: Give us some information on a few of the artist you help produce and write for?

JM: Well, since I’m a rapper and I don’t make the beats, I primarily just write for myself or my group mates. But, that is rare since real rappers don’t need ghost writers LOL

THS: Tell us about your up and coming artists and future projects?

JM: I have been on the grind for the last 6+ year with my Partner and producer Slapp Turner. We have released 4 albums, “Past, present and F.O.S”, “Euphoria”, My solo album, “Mad World” and Slapp’s Solo Project and our most recent album, “We My Ethos” all available on most streaming platforms, links below. I am working on two solo projects for next year, “Get M@D” produced exclusively by Slapp Turner, and a personal EP called “The ExFactor” produced by DJ Jrama, which is a personal introspective album about how failed relationships create a path to understanding how to be a better partner for your next love. Slapp Turner and I are partnering with a dope MC and personal friend of ours named Sandpaypa to do a project called, “Trauma Music” under the group name “ Mad, Paypa, Slapp”. The album that will be coming out very soon, is my CITY BUILT MUSIC Project, with my old homies from my first group. CITY BUILT MUSIC will be a collective, collaborative music project with 5 producers and Multiple Rap and R&B artist. The plan is to grow CITY BUILT MUSIC to the level of a Dj Khalid type format with different artist collaborating on future projects, the core will always be the founding members (Domino, DJ KV, LYNNE BROWN, and MAD) CITY BUILT MUSIC is also creating a Non-Profit portion of the label to give back proceeds of sales to the urban neighborhoods in San Francsico, CA that we all grew up in. All these projects are slated for release in 2024

THS: How can your fans reach you?

JM: I have a website that is a work in progress, www.citybuiltmusic.com Email: mad@citybuiltmusic.com

Social Media:

Instagrams : @city built music

@Madslapp Ent

Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@citybuiltmusic

Spotify: Search M@DH@TTER on most all streaming sites.

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The Heat Seekers Magazine: How did your career g started in music?

E Zemill: Hello and thank you for having me I’ve bee writing for years yet didn’t do anything with all th Poems and Songs A friend gave me a Gift Card for Music Workshop run by the incredibly talented Produc and artist Joel McCray I had words and melodies; h wrote, arranged, sang, and performed We teamed u and magic happened with our music He hears what hear We’re now five live shows and four CDs strong!

THS: What made you decide to be serious about yo music career?

EZ: Good Question My company talked abo “Transformation” ergo “cutbacks in staff,” and although was well established and did make the cut, I no long wanted to give them that kind of financial control ov my life It was time to nourish the Gifts I’ve been give and take greater control of My Destiny

THS: Who are your major musical influences in th music industry?

EZ: I’m a big fan of Barry White, Will Downing, Stev Wonder, Langston Hughes, and Jeffrey Osborne

THS:Do you come from a family of musicians singers?

EZ: Yes, my father was in a group called The Festiva in the 60’s They were like the O’Jays He, my uncl and other family members could really sing! The toured with Major Acts Around the country

THS: Do you still write poetry? Tell us about yo poetic experiences

EZ: Why yes, of course, it’s in me and I’ll never stop! is the bedrock of what I do I’ve written two Book Thoughts In Vision and Love Unleashed – The Fire An Passion Of Poetry, and I have an upcoming release my Spoken Word CD, The Audacity Of Truth. Th release will join my four other Musical CDs that I hav already released and am blessed to say have bee received well. I only write when the words flow from place beyond my current consciousness. I write abo love, life, social conflict, and oppression. I write abo what I see and feel in life’s moments, triumphs, an struggles. Some very personal, others poignant an philosophical and often piercing. I write about intimacy

THS: What do you like best about writing poetry and music?

EZ: What do I like best I love having the ability to invoke a myriad of emotions that come from an infusion of words and music. It’s the positive responses of the audiences, the readers, and listeners that I find so gratifying To have someone say, they needed to hear that or man that song got them in the mood really speaks to why I really enjoy what I do. A young lady said to me “your words made me fall in love with love again”. That says it best about what I like so much about poetry and music

THS: What advice can you give other individuals who want to go into the entertainment profession?

EZ: Plan, Practice, Be Realistic about your goals, Stay Disciplined, Persistent and Consistent. Work on your craft daily Work to find those who believe in you and will follow you for what you bring to their lives Believe in what you do when no one else will Stay Focused! and Learn Marketing! I spent more time on creating content than I did creating the audience to share it with. That is my main focus at this point and a concept you really have to grasp

THS: Any other interests outside of music?

EZ: Yes indeed I love sports, live music, vacationing on the ocean and old school R&B I enjoy my family I find science fascinating and enjoy looking at new inventions

THS: Any new projects or collaborations coming up soon?

EZ: Absolutely! I’m finishing the edit of my Zemill’s PoJazz Experience Concert for streaming I’m releasing a new single, writing a Play for Black History Month in collaboration with The Irving Black Arts Council and developing a documentary and creating two New CDs I also have the launch of my online store on Shopify to sell My Music, Apparel and other Merchandise launching soon! The goal is to have them all done in the next few months. It’s both ambitious and exciting!

THS: Tell us about your books and what inspired you to write them?

EZ: Thoughts In Vision and Love Unleashed were inspired by my desire to offer a mind engaging escape for the reader I use poetry as a vehicle to express liberating thoughts, to show how Poetry is a world in and of itself that can inspire, entertain and lift you up! I wanted to take my passion for writing about love, life, inspiration, about what’s happening in our streets, the struggles so many experience and say in print what some have difficulty expressing in words

THS: What was your most favorite/memorable place to sing or perform?

EZ Wow! Good question! I have lots of memorable moments! One of my favorite moments was my 8/22/22

Zemill’s PoJazz Experience Show at The Black Academy

Of Arts And Letters here in Dallas It was Sold Out 4 weeks before the performance! The Crowd was electric! I preformed seven new songs & poems, and the audience loved them all! My brother Byron came to me and said, “Big Bro, You did that thang”! It was a truly Magical Evening!

Please list your website and/or your social media platforms.

EZ: Yes Thank you! You can find me at: Zemill com online

Zemill@AttentionRequired com is my email addressZemill’s PoJazz Experience On Facebook & YouTube And Zemillspojazz on Instagram & Tik Tok

THS: Is there anything else you'd like us to know about you?

EZ: I waited until I was passed the age of “Silver” to pursue my true calling. I’m blessed to be headed to another level. I’d like to thank you and Desirae

L Benson PR for this opportunity She’s amazing at what she does Follow me for more elevated grooves

Peace and PoJazz Always, -Zemill

THS: How does your creativity flow in the studio?