Reco Cont...
Reco: No, I like the way hip-hop evolves and can feed off different genres to keep itself versatile. The culture of hip-hop never disappeared. The grind only became harder than it was years ago.
Lucius Black: Who inspired (or inspires) you most as an artist? As a producer?
Reco: As an artist or producer I really can't say who inspires me the most. I listen to so many types of music and incorporate all of that into my sound every time I make a tape. There is so much to pull from so anything can really give me inspiration to just go in the studio and make something crazy.
Lucius Black: Any last shout outs or information you want to give us?
Reco: Yeah. I want to shout out Taz Taylor. He's like my brother. I want to shout out to Kings Before Crowns and the Bout Cream Movement. And one special shout out to my city Duval or Jacksonville, FL.
Lucius Black: How can we keep up with your music?
Reco: You can keep up with my music by visiting Kingsbeforecrowns.com. You can follow me on twitter @recothegod and @welcomeKBC to get the latest updates on my music or on Kings Before Crowns. Look out for us to some mesh ups with clothing lines putting merchandise in stores soon.
*Courtesy of Lucius Black for @RoyaltyMagazine
The Cruelest Summer Cometh...
In order to truly set the tone for this article, allow me to set the tone with a lyric from n amazing producer by the name of Kanye West. There is a track on his 2008 album 808s And Heartbreak by the name of "Coldest Winter". The most enduring line of that song to me would have to be this one:
Memories made in the coldest winter
This line is quoted in particular to serve as a segue into my review for my review of the debut collaborative album for G.O.O.D. Music. I try to be ironic and tie the two together being that the new album is called Cruel Summer.