Misfit Tunes The Magazine October 2014 | Page 27

What is your government name? There are 3 members in Fli University: King Tone (Antonio), Leak (Malik) and Mark (MT - Teezy 808) Where were you born/raised? King Tone (Talladega, AL), Leak (Stone Mountain, GA), MT (Jackson, MS) What are your influences? We are all over the map,from Outkast, to Nickleback, Bob Marley, India Arie, Prince, to 2Pac and Biggie. How did you come up with your stage name? We struggled coming up with a name. Our management named us based on our lifestyle. We usually have a party at our place or bring the party back to our place after the club. We just want to have a party every day, drink, smoke and party with women who like to enjoy life. We were in college and were living the college party life. We also have our own distinct style in how we carry ourselves. So, management was like “You are Fli.... Fli University.” Its a lifestyle not just for us, but for everyone to be involved in with our music. We are Fli University, but you can be enrolled and enjoy the experience as well... like being apart of an exclusive club. What is your most recent project? Higher Learning (Mixtape). It www.MisfitTunes.com actually got nominated for a 2015 Southern Entertainment Award for mixtape of the year. The whole concept was a cool introduction to us as a group. Fli University and using a play on words for “university” being Higher Learning, and also that fact that we are speaking about Smoking weed. The whole vibe of the mixtape is something that ment that we would rather be dead than not perform, create music and entertain. If you were not making music what would you be doing? Dead. How would you describe your sound/music? Depends on what mood we are in when we make our music. You can hear a little bit of Outkast, some 6