#FreshmenOfAtlanta Interview w/ @DaKiddHalf

1. Where are you from? 
 - McRae,Ga but raised on the East side in Decatur. 
2. When did you fall in love with hip hop?
 - At 8 9 years old messing around in the studio with my dad, seeing that he was doing it. Then me watching TV and already being a fan of Cash Money. 
3. Who are your influences in hip hop?
 - Cash Money, Lil Wayne, Lil Jon, D4L, Three 6 Mafia, just southern music period. 
4. What are your inspirations for your songs?
 - Just life and my thoughts. Once I started recording that's how I got everything out.
5. How do you record do you write or freestyle?
 - For the past year, I've been halfway free styling and writing. When I write I second guess myself. 
6. Who do you like working with?
- Slice 9, TeamMMafia, Jaye Hustino, Chrome, Michael Aristotle.
7. Explain Ea$t Side Cool is 5 words.
 - Creative, original, real, trill, East side cool.
8. What do you want people to get from your new project?
 - Everything that's happened to me. From getting into college, dropping out and after that. I'm giving them the real me on this project.
9. What made you buckle down and take music serious?
 - I used to draw and play sports and then I stopped after I started recording. It was more serious in my mind then sports. This is my sport.
10. Will "No Sense" be the only video you shoot?
 - No, I started to do a short film but I changed my mind. But I will shoot more.
11. Who all on Ea$t Side Cool?
 - HQ, Michael Aristotle ETC. Production wise: Its me, Willie Hendrix, Damn Cody Beats, EA On The Track.
12. Where do you see this project going?
 - I want people to respect it. I don't want it to be the hottest mix tape in the streets, I just want it to be respected.
13. What is the perfect beat?
 - The Ea$t Side Cool sound is based off of Jazz, old school, ratchet beats. Then I like the weird beats where I can be creative. The perfect beat is a creative one.
14. Whats the atmosphere like in the studio?
 - Smokey and crowded. I don't like being in the big studios. My home studio is my domain, I don't crack under pressure. Every atmosphere is positive.
15. What's the craziest thing that has happened in the studio?
- Passing out in the studio because I was all kinds of faded (Laughs). My girl was there and everything.
16. If you had to listen to one album for the rest of your life what would it be?
 - Kid Cudi: Man On The Moon II
17. Who are you?
 - One Slash The Great.
18. When everything is said and done,what do you want GOD to say to you?
 - Where are you come in.