#RookieOfAtlanta Interview w/ @ReejBawstun

 1.Where are you from?

 - I'm from Boston, MA but I spent half my life in Douglasville, GA .

2. When did you fall in love with rap?

 - I fell in love with Rap. Hmm when I was 11 or 12 but I fell in love with music when I was 4-5.  I use to always play reggae music .

3. How did you start rapping? 

- I started rapping when I couldn't find any songs to dance to. so I started making my own songs to dance to 

4. Who supports your career in music? 

 - My brothers 08P & I guess who ever been listening to me 

5. What makes you different from the artists in Atlanta? 

What makes me different ? 
 - Hmm well I make songs that feel good to me. I tell the truth in all my music & i focus more on the females and nerds of the world. I don't lie or rap about street shit.

6. What movie describes your music and life? 

 - Happy feet because I've always be the outcast but really I'm just too amazing for anyone to notice until it's too late. 

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

 - Damn I forgot the name but it was by Eminem

8. What was the first song you wrote? 

 - First song I wrote was a song called November about my mom. But I never released it.

9. Where did you get your name from? 

I got Reej from half my real name & I got Bawstun in a dream I had plus I'm from Boston so that helps

10. What is the atmosphere like in the studio? 

It's real good positive colorful vibes . Everyone is high or contact high. Everyone is different. I got hippies & thug ass friends. But everyone always feel like family.

11. What producers fit your sound?

XL Eagle, Kid Cudi , Keanu , Rick Rubin, Monte Booker, Travis Scott , basically any producer who produces Alternative HipHop

12. Who would you want to collab with in Atlanta? 

Raury , Jace , Tommy Swisher , KAP G , Miloh Smith, Rae Sremmud , 6lack , JID , Souletica , & Hugo Joe

13. If you can describe your music for anyone who hasn't heard it what words would you use?

AWESOMENESS! It feels good. It's all paintings. My music is for everyone. I'm trying to make sure you feel positive feelings from each song. 

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

 Yeah. Honestly I feel like im finally mentally ready 

15. How long does it take you to record?

About 20-30 min. Depends on how much I can feel the beat.

16. What do you want your legacy to be? 

Crazy never thought about that. All I know is that once I die. I want folks to think of suicide like something so Foreign and dumb. I just want warm positive feelings to be associated with the thought of me

17. Has someone ever killed you on your own song and you had to come back to fix your verse?

Naw . well maybe Osheà but he can sing. I can't lmao .

18. Do you have a name for your project?

 - Yes, Balloon Room drops in February but I might drop another project before the year is over also. 

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

Really both. Bc it's so much in the streets that the Internet can never duplicate. & the internet is so huge now . it's crazy how fast info can travel 

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

Hell yeah. Everything I do today from the pics I take to the females I have sex with. I'm planning for my future strategically.

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

 - My mothers death when I was 7 & my brothers death when I was 20

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

- I want him to be like " Bruuuuuuh , come on in " .

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

 - Business smarts. This music industry is only 10% music really.

25. Who are you?

 -  I'm Reej Bawstun aka lil penguin . One of the fucking greatest to ever make it out of Boston

Thanks, Reej Bawstun