Rookies Of Atlanta Interview w/ @screamOGshaady

1. Where are you from? 

 -  Born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Mainly raised in Georgia.

2. Who are you? 

 - Olajuwon Ra'shaad Howard. A kid with a bad love history and low self esteem that find his Golden Moments/Aspects through his music.

3. How did you start rapping and singing? 

 - I've had a love for Rap since I could talk. 1, 2, 3 years old & mumbling raps and shit. I didn't get serious until Feb. 1st, 2011. 14th year of my life. I recorded my first songs (Broken Promises & Cobain Flow) on the 26th. 17 days after I turned 15. 5 days after my main source of motivation was taken from me. May God bless his soul.

4. Which one do you like better singing or rapping? 

 - I like the songwriting style of my music when singing. But I love rapping, overall.

5.How did you get with BJF? 

 - Ha. It.originally started with Roger Rebel, Karnell Pigeons, & myself. We were a group of secret agents/ninjas. Childish I know. Within days, me & Rebel realized eachother's vast amount of talent and otential. After many internet lyric comparisons, I convinced to trust his talent and pursue his dreams with me. That day of July 2011, BJF was born. Then Karnell came and joined. Time passed, we met people like Dre, Izzy, Deja, Bella, etc. & they became musical partners and family. The rest is history.

6.What is the name of your Album? 

 - Discombobulation: The Diary of a Golden Child.

7. Solange Knowles or Teyanna Taylor?

 -  ... Zoe Saldana <3 p="p">

8.If you could listen to one Mixtape for the rest of your life what would it be?

 -  ... Hmm. Mixtape? Shit I know so much music, it's hard. Either "nostalgiaULTRA" by Frank Ocean, "House of Balloons" by The Weeknd, "Friday Night Lights" by J. Cole, "PNL" by The Internet, or "Below the Heaven" by Blu. I do not know. At all. Sorry for my Indecisive-ness.

9.In your opinion do artists need a online presence or a street presence to make it? 

 - Both. That perfect balance will help them prosper.

10.How would you describe your music? 

 - Honest. Emotional. Real.

11.What experiences in life has made you who you are today?
 - Alot. My many past relationships & those involved in them, the bonds and love that was once shared with loved ones that are no longer here. Those many nights I stay up, frustrated, upset, thinking, crying, angry, etc. over an array of sources. My fears and insecurities. My sanity, my insanity. Much more.

12. When everything is said and done, what do you want GOD to say to you?

 -  ... Welcome Home. You've changed lives with your honesty, your purity, & your music.  You've earned your eternal happiness. With that being said, say hello to your motivations, inspirations, & guardian angels: your Uncles Mike & Patrick and Grandfather. Your beautiful wife awaits you in your mansion, my son. You once said "Young men. Be born Princes. Die Kings." ... Well young man, you lived as a prince. You died a King .. Welcome to Eternal Royalty. I love you. Now go live.