ELIJAH HUNT Shaping His Future with His Words We caught up with super talented Hip Hop Artist, Elijah Hunt. When did you first get into music? Please explain. I first got into music when I was really little. My dad has an album store collection of vinyl. I grew up on all the blues, classic rock and jazz greats. At any given time you could hear, Janis, dizzy or Otis at my house. Me personally. I got my first taste of music in school choir (4th grade). Then in 5th grade played trumpet until 10th grade. Started writing poetry at the age of 12 and it kinda just went into the direction of Hip Hop. Who or What inspired you to pursue a career in music? Please explain. The first time I heard Treach from Naughty by Nature and I had to be a Hip Hop artist. I was 4 when I heard Big Daddy Kane, 6 when I heard Rakim the first time but it was Treach at the age of 8 with Ghetto Bastard and OPP, that made me want to rap so bad. How has your music evolved since you first began performing/writing music? When I first started writing music, I was just concerned
with writing flashy cars, clothes, drugs, money, sex… You know, the cliché rap subjects. But as my skills grew and I grew, i started wanting complex rhyme schemes that had meaning or extreme word play. I’m sure you have shared the stage with a lot of talented artists/celebrities along the way. Would you share 1 or 2 of your favorite stories with us? Lol. So check this out… Back in 2012, we opened for Yuck Mouth from the Luniz. The openers killed it. Club was packed. Then yuck mouth came on and vocalized he had a problem with the local DJ which happened to be my crews DJ, bla bla bla, bad start to the show. They played 2 hits from operation stack kola, then the third song came on, which was, I got 5 on it. All of a sudden a fight breaks out in the crowd. And before you know it the whole crowd is fighting. Throwing tables, mother fuckers getting knocked out left and right, lol holy shit. It was wild. If you were forced to choose only one, which emotion, more than any other drives you to stay in this tough business? Is it joy, anger, desire, passion or pride and why? As far as what keeps me going in this game? Its just apart of me. I have to do it. It won’t let me quit. It’s
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