RG Interview 11: Shad Fer by Rap Genius Lyrics
How did you start rapping?
I started rapping at about 8 or 9,always went for the lyrical approach and there’s actually a secret song with me spitting on an Em beat when I was 12 but that shit’s embarrasing af,has 2k views tho XD. I got extremely serious about the rapping after I ended up on WorldstarHipHop and started getting fans
Who are your musical influence?
Used to listen to a lot of Em at first,then I became a serious hip hop head and started bumping Biggie,Nas, MF Doom 50 Cent,Snoop,Pac,Pun,Big L,Jean Grae,Phonte,Sean Price,Wu Tang,Pharcyde,Non Phixion,Lauryn Hill e.t.c…I have no direct influences tho because I try to listen to new rappers from every decade and generations every day,So I just bumped ‘Paid in Full’,then I went to ‘Beats Rhymes and Life’ then ‘Operation:DOOMSDAY’ ‘Blue Chips’ to'Based on a TRU Story' to ‘The Wonder Years’….I try to make sense and make sure my lyrics have content but then I also just like just spitting random shit to prove my worth lol…When it’s not hip hop I listen to a lot of Indie Rock,Indie Pop and Indie R&B,Neo-Soul,regular Soul and a lot of Reggae
Tell us how Ine Care came about
‘Ine Care’ was made because I’m performing at a party in a few weeks and I was in need of a banger that could get some ig'nant folks happy,I’m still trying to like find myself with making bangers because I don’t considerate selling out or anything,it’s just sometimes you wanna carry on like an MC and other times you just wanna jump up and down
Tell us how A Hitman Weekend came about
‘A Hitman Weekend’ has a simple background story,SDVG asked for a ‘lyrical miracle spiritual’(a.k.a me) to spit some bars on it…When I rap,especially when I’m telling a story,I do it from an assassin,samurai or ninja’s point of view because I always wanted to be an assassin but I have morals and I don’t wanna die being known as a killer,so I live all my fantasies through my music…At the beginning of the track I said ‘Shout out to SDVG,she makes dope beats and that’s all that really matters’ because her opinions on music are usually the total opposite of everyone else’s,her statements are blunt af and people consider her a troll,but I think she’s a really nice producer and I only care about music so I try to never diss her or anything,and I’m quite fond of this gif right here lol, because I have a banana tree in my backyard XD
How do you feel about your ranking?
I’m cool with it,the fact that this was a popularity contest and I still got as much votes as I did makes me happy
Do you have any other projects in the works as of now?
Yes…I have a tape devoted to old school hip hop that should be dropping soon,but I’m trying to only drop tapes if I could get videos done to promote them.I’m in this group and one of the rappers in it,that’s also my cousin who got me into hip hop and put me on to a lot of rappers and also got me into the group,his name Don Grizzly,I’m starting a mixtape series with him known as ‘The Fer and The Fang’,10 tracks each tape and the first one’s already almost done and should be dropping in December,trust me when I say this is classic shit right here…I’m sure the members of RG will love it…It sounds almost like a Sean Price/Joey Bada$$/Snoop Dogg/Non Phixion/Action Bronson/Mf Doom type shit,indescribable…
What do you have to say to your fans and your voters?
To my fans,thanks a lot,rapping is a true passion in my life and I appreciate the love…
Where do you want to eventually end up in terms of your music?
I’m trying to steal the spot as best rapper of the new generation from Kendrick and I’m trying to end up in everybody’s top 5 dead or alive list…all before I’m 21(I’m 16 rite now),that’s literally my goal with my raps tho,I also play instruments(sax,piano,drums and guitar) and I’m hoping to become a well known song-writer and music producer…I stopped buying new clothes and shit cause I use most of my money to buy music shit…Music has always been life cuzz…and it always will be…and I want you guys to remember my rap goal even if you doubt it will happen,just remember it,remember that my success was planned and worked for…
I started rapping at about 8 or 9,always went for the lyrical approach and there’s actually a secret song with me spitting on an Em beat when I was 12 but that shit’s embarrasing af,has 2k views tho XD. I got extremely serious about the rapping after I ended up on WorldstarHipHop and started getting fans
Who are your musical influence?
Used to listen to a lot of Em at first,then I became a serious hip hop head and started bumping Biggie,Nas, MF Doom 50 Cent,Snoop,Pac,Pun,Big L,Jean Grae,Phonte,Sean Price,Wu Tang,Pharcyde,Non Phixion,Lauryn Hill e.t.c…I have no direct influences tho because I try to listen to new rappers from every decade and generations every day,So I just bumped ‘Paid in Full’,then I went to ‘Beats Rhymes and Life’ then ‘Operation:DOOMSDAY’ ‘Blue Chips’ to'Based on a TRU Story' to ‘The Wonder Years’….I try to make sense and make sure my lyrics have content but then I also just like just spitting random shit to prove my worth lol…When it’s not hip hop I listen to a lot of Indie Rock,Indie Pop and Indie R&B,Neo-Soul,regular Soul and a lot of Reggae
Tell us how Ine Care came about
‘Ine Care’ was made because I’m performing at a party in a few weeks and I was in need of a banger that could get some ig'nant folks happy,I’m still trying to like find myself with making bangers because I don’t considerate selling out or anything,it’s just sometimes you wanna carry on like an MC and other times you just wanna jump up and down
Tell us how A Hitman Weekend came about
‘A Hitman Weekend’ has a simple background story,SDVG asked for a ‘lyrical miracle spiritual’(a.k.a me) to spit some bars on it…When I rap,especially when I’m telling a story,I do it from an assassin,samurai or ninja’s point of view because I always wanted to be an assassin but I have morals and I don’t wanna die being known as a killer,so I live all my fantasies through my music…At the beginning of the track I said ‘Shout out to SDVG,she makes dope beats and that’s all that really matters’ because her opinions on music are usually the total opposite of everyone else’s,her statements are blunt af and people consider her a troll,but I think she’s a really nice producer and I only care about music so I try to never diss her or anything,and I’m quite fond of this gif right here lol, because I have a banana tree in my backyard XD
How do you feel about your ranking?
I’m cool with it,the fact that this was a popularity contest and I still got as much votes as I did makes me happy
Do you have any other projects in the works as of now?
Yes…I have a tape devoted to old school hip hop that should be dropping soon,but I’m trying to only drop tapes if I could get videos done to promote them.I’m in this group and one of the rappers in it,that’s also my cousin who got me into hip hop and put me on to a lot of rappers and also got me into the group,his name Don Grizzly,I’m starting a mixtape series with him known as ‘The Fer and The Fang’,10 tracks each tape and the first one’s already almost done and should be dropping in December,trust me when I say this is classic shit right here…I’m sure the members of RG will love it…It sounds almost like a Sean Price/Joey Bada$$/Snoop Dogg/Non Phixion/Action Bronson/Mf Doom type shit,indescribable…
What do you have to say to your fans and your voters?
To my fans,thanks a lot,rapping is a true passion in my life and I appreciate the love…
Where do you want to eventually end up in terms of your music?
I’m trying to steal the spot as best rapper of the new generation from Kendrick and I’m trying to end up in everybody’s top 5 dead or alive list…all before I’m 21(I’m 16 rite now),that’s literally my goal with my raps tho,I also play instruments(sax,piano,drums and guitar) and I’m hoping to become a well known song-writer and music producer…I stopped buying new clothes and shit cause I use most of my money to buy music shit…Music has always been life cuzz…and it always will be…and I want you guys to remember my rap goal even if you doubt it will happen,just remember it,remember that my success was planned and worked for…