100 BARS MAGAZINE 001 Sept/Oct 2013 | Page 11

breaking barriers 100 Bars: Where are you from? D Chamberz: Brooklyn, NY Coney Island 100 Bars: Alot of people don’t know that you used to battle. Did you ever battle any big names? D Chamberz: No. 100 Bars: What leagues or tournaments did you participate in? D Chamberz: Summer jam Hot 97 Heiniken Fest 100 Bars: Have you ever battled anyone in NYB? D Chamberz: No We all Brothers 100 Bars: How do you feel about the way the battle scene has changed? D Chamberz: Too many people doing it for exposure not the Art. But the ones that do I salute 100 Bars: Why do you think some battle rappers struggle with when they try to make songs? D Chamberz: Most of them are in War mode and want to out rap everybody. So the ones that do music and network see differ results. 100 Bars: You grew up in the era where you had to prove your lyrical ability to make a name for your self in the streets. How do you feel about that missing element in today’s hip hop scene? D Chamberz: Nothing has changed, Just the Names and the slang. 100 Bars: How do you feel about the lack of lyrical content in hip hop mainstream music today? D Chamberz: It is what it is.. I Suggest people stop complaining and get there’s 100 Bars: Describe your music? D Chamberz: My music Is To Give ambition to those Men/Woman who make excuse 100 Bars: What inspires your music? D Chamberz: The thought of Making it out the slums and providing for my family w/o selling drugs 100 Bars: Has any main stream artist reached out to you and given you any advice? D Chamberz: Not Mainstream But definitely underground 100 Bars: You rep Coney Island h &B?B?fR?FR&?r??Rf?"??W'6V?bF?W&Rv?B&R6??R?b??W"&?vvW7B66???6??V?G2??2??6?f#?B6??&W'???W7BF???rv?B?( ??F???r?GW&???2????r??7F?'???6??W??6??B??v?V?BFVb6??f??r?t?&V??ff?6R?2FVb?bF?V??&'3?FV??W2&?WB??W"v'&??"?V?F?G?'&?BB6??&W'??&V??rF?B6??W??6??B?2???v?f?"F?Rv'&??'2??BF?'&?6??fbF?B?BFB?W"F???fW7G??R'?FF??rF?R?V?F?G??f?"v????G2v??????B?vW"&'3???W"?v?26VV?B??7B?bF?R&GF?W2F???RWfW"vWB?F6?F??V???F?R&??s??B6??&W'???6?Bg&??B??v?B&'2f?"WfW'?&?G???&'3??fR??R?B??6??w2??VB??F?R&F??6?f#?B6??&W'???( ?fR&VV???F?R&F??fWrF??W2???Wr??&?f?"F?R( ?'&??????WG2?F?V?( ?bF?R?F?W"&V6?&B?fVGW&VBv?F??F???ff( ????v?B6?V?B?VFvR?^( ??B6??&W'??&'3?F???R?fR??'V?6???r?WB??F?RgWGW&S?B6??&W'???( ???W7Bv?&???r????7V7B?bF??2??GW7G'???F??( ?BWB??B??v?B?( ??G&???rg&??6??v?W2?F?f?FV?2???FRWF2?&'3?6?vRW?V7B??&?r6???&?&F???3?B6??&W'???b6?W'6R??'WB?&VgW6RF???RG&???v?B?????B??????&'3?v?B&R??W"???rFW&?v??3?B6??&W'??????rFW&?v???2F?&Rf???6???7F&?R?B&RF?RwW?F?6??f?"Gf?6Rf?"F??6Rv??&R?V?w'???R?RF?v???&'3???6??WB?WG3??Vw3?B6??&W'??2??F???F?RV??R?f??rv?F?F?Bv'&??"?V?F?G??f????r?R???rF6??&W'?6?rwwr?F6??&W'??6??wwr?v?&V???W@???'?????????