Badnews: Now you have been in music since you were five. You know how to sing, but when did you get into rapping?
Hunned Proof: I wasn’t really into rapping until high school like when I was about 15. The first rap song that I was into was the Sugar Hill Gang the one that Redman and them re made. But yeah it was when I was a freshman.
Badnews: Ok, now you joined the army when you were 18. Why did you decide to go that route?
Hunned Proof: I was in a tough situation. I came from the hood and then I moved to the suburbs and it was a hard transition. I was wilding back then, I let my grades slip I was getting into trouble… I could either go right or left so I chose the situation that could best help me and it was the army.
Badnews: That sounds like the best way. Now when people get into that situation they hold it down for a week or so then say forget this and go back to what they were doing. When you were in Boot camp, was there a point where you yourself said forget this I’ll go back to the streets?
Hunned Proof: Honestly sort of. They show you the commercials and try to give you show you this stuff, but when you get to boot camp it’s like jail. But it was either this or jail for real.
Badnews: (laughs) true. Now are you still active? Can they call you overseas to serve still?
Hunned Proof: No I'm done with that. I’ve been inactive for two years.
Badnews: Ok, that good. Now getting back to the music. You have been on over 100 mixtapes but is there a certain track that will stick out that we can recognize from you?
Hunned Proof: There was this mixtape hosted by Lady K, but a track that would probably stick out is… this track called Jersey. But back then I was just testing the water... that was back in 04. After that I got on my grind. Honestly I probably gave out hand to hand 5,000 mixtapes. Before the ipod, I would have a bag of CD’s and carry around a CD player so I could pop one in and have them listen to me I was on it.
Badnews: I would say you were. 5,000 is a lot to get out there. Now you have this particular song out named “Operation Fan jacking”. For those out here, what is that exactly (laughs)
Hunned Proof: Well out here, carjacking is big, that’s something I got bagged for. But when I was in the army, there was operation this operation that basically it was a mission they were describing. But just like car jacking, I’m stealing fans from these rappers. Everyone knew me they would say, “aren’t you that guy?” or a girl would come up and say “hey, I know you” and basically I had there attention and I was making a name for myself taking there fans, so that is what Operation: Fan jacking is.
Badnews: Ok, so that’s what’s up. Now on one of your mixtapes you had DJ Cipha Sounds from MTV and Hot97 fame host one of your mixtapes. How did you get him?
Hunned Proof: While I was at Leap they were going one direction and I was going another and we had a mutual agreement to end our situation. So I was at Executive Boards and I met Young Boss you know the guy on that Pitbull song. Well we were at a club chilling and talking and he said he knew Cipha, and then on I met with him, he did some drops and the rest is history.
Badnews: Now Penless Piff without ink. What’s the title about?
Hunnned Proof: Now that was when I was a time where I was just starting to rap and trying to find myself, and I was on my Jay-Z tip, so I went to the studio with no pad, nothing written down and I just spit off the dome: spitting that piff. So that’s what that is (laughs)
Badnews: (laughs) ok. Your titles are real obvious and self explanatory. There’s nothing to dissect like other titles you keep it simple. Now you flew to Los Angeles, and you won 1st place at the Road Rally. Did that help build a buzz for you on the west coast?
Hunned Proof: Yes and no. that was more word of mouth, they didn’t really promote it real heavy it was more of a networking thing. But I was called to perform early. So early that my partner was still in the air, so I had to throw a CD on with her vocals, and they gave me the best performer of 2004.
Badnews: Now how many people were there?
Hunned Proof: probably 4 or 500 artists the line was long (laughs)
Badnews: Damn (laughs) imagine if it was really promoted. If it was better promoted, you think that would have helped that buzz?
Hunned Proof: Yes, but it wasn’t a real big deal it somewhere where you can network and meet people.
Badnews: That’s what’s up. Now what are you working on now?
Hunned Proof: I’m working with Street Flash, some label situations. But weather I get a deal or not my new mixtape “Roll of the Dice” is going to drop
Badnews: Ok, I know you got some major label situations coming up, but right now you’re going to stick to the indie money right now or just go hard at the labels?
Hunned Proof: right now just work on the music and promoting myself. The music comes first.
Badnews: That’s what’s up. Those were all the questions I had. You have any shout outs?
Hunned Proof: Yeah, shout out to the Street Dream that’s the Label, shout out to Badnews… are you going to put that in there
Badnews: Hell yeah. I need some promotion too
Hunned Proof: (Laughs) then shout out to you, Sixx, Noturnal and Microphonebully.com
Badnews: Cool. Well thanks for the interview good luck with everything coming up.
Hunned Proof: Thank you we will be talking again soon
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