M Pire Magazine sits down with Coach Real to
do an exclusive interview. Check it out
below:
Q: How did you come up with the name “Coach Real”?
A: The name “Coach Real” was developed from my first rap name, which was
“Reality”, and the word “Coach” was added due to my personalty in life and in
general. I always played the leadership role, so the streets named me “Coach”.
Q: Tell us about your musical background. Is your family musically involved?
A: Music has always played a huge part of my life. Since I was a child, my mother,
father, brother, and uncles always listened to a wide variety of music, particularly
a lot of R&B and soul from the 70s, and hip hop was just a natural progression for
me. As it grew, I grew with it. Hip hop is my culture. If hip hop was a gang, I was
born into it.
Q: What is the one thing you
admire the most about hip hop
culture in NY?
A: That we created hip hop! New
York is the trend-setting factor in
Hip Hop culture. All in all, we are
the purest form of hip hop. We
are hip hop culture in New York.
Q: Do you play any instruments?
A: no
Q: Tell us some of your favorite
places you’ve performed at so
far.
A: My two favorite venues have
been S.O.B’s and a hot 97 showcase I did. (Cont’d)
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