#RookieOfAtlanta Interview W/ @RealErvMitchell

Ervin Mitchell: The Best Independent Artist in Atlanta You Haven't Heard Yet

1. Where are you from?

- Memphis a "wonderful place"

2. When did you fall in love with rap?

- That started when I was little. I didn't even like music. I moved in with my dad and he would play old school rap and r&b. PAC to New Edition. That's when I started really liking music. Will Smith was the first artist I liked. Lil Wayne and Eminem were the artists I liked. 

3. How did you start rapping?

- I had a younger friend that rapped Young ransom he put out a boo boo tape and then we would battle each other. We were both in the band and a few other folks were in the band and we connected like that. We also performed in a talent show as well. 

4. Who supports your career in music?

- My friends, my manager CEO CYPHA, creative director Matthew Millan, my real supporter is my mom. She's a gift from God

5. What made you buckle down and take music serious?

- Really like I took writing serious when I was 16. I didn't want to go to school so I did music. I realized the power it had to touch and influence people for better and for worse. I figured I could do it better

6. What movie describes your music and life?

- StarsWars meets 8 Mile meets Entourage 

7. What was the first rap song you ever heard?

- Probably a Kanye West song Spaceships. 

8. What was the first song you wrote?

- Probably a trash record with a flash of brilliance. 

9. What type of beats of do you like to rap over?

- I like hard next level shit with eerie, cinematic sounds. Beats that evoke emotion 

10. What type of artist are you?

- I'm a rapper not confined by genre limitations or expectations. I try to touch people. 

11. Where did you get your name from?

- I was born November 20th and my mom said  I'm gonna name you Ervin. 

12. What producers fit your sound?

- Danny Eflman meets T-Minus with some damn Timbo in the mix. 

14. Are you ready for the next step in your career?

- Hell yeah I been ready. But is the world ready? 

15. How long does it take you to record?

- Depending on the song and I go in and change or it depends on the beat. Some takes longer then other.

16. What do you want your legacy to be?

- I want people to say Ervin Mitchell is the Greatest Of All Time 

17. Has someone ever killed you on your own song and you had to come

back to fix your verse?

- Hell no and that will never happen 

18. How long did you work on your project?

- Usually takes a while I usually plan ahead its all about the music and the beat and the producer who can create.

19. Which is more important a street presence or an internet presence? Or both?

- I think an Internet presence is more vital but they both are important because in the streets you can touch the artist. 

20. Is what your doing now going to benefit you 10 years from now?

- Yeah. In 10 years I'm gonna be worth 16 billion. I'm.planting the seeds now. 

21. What experiences in life have made you who you are today?

- When I was younger I was real smart I didn't fit in. I knew I was going to do something special and when I moved with my dad I saw that I was just like him. I always had a strong foundation from my mom and grandparents. Setbacks make the vision get stronger.

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

- I want God to be like " You the fuckin shit Erv, you made me proud"

23. What skills/personal attributes are most important to being successful?

- You gotta have a vision you have to believe in something greater than you. 

24. Who are you?

- A bad motherfucker. 

25. Anything else? 

Follow me on Instagram @ErvinMitchell, go download King Shit and be on the look out for the Marietta video dropping soon