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Location: North Carolina
Hip Hop
Hip Hop
RISE: I was born Tomont Williams, Rise is a creative
respectful music loving loyal to my family person. I'm very
tough on myself when it comes to my music Rise is the
next big star to sell records cause I really love it.
DSB: Was music something you always wanted to
pursue?
RISE: Yes, always, I use to records myself to other
videos, when JayZ first came out and BIG was poppin.
DSB: What makes you stand out from a lot of the other
artists making moves today?
RISE: My motivation, my music is something people will
love. I made people who don't even listen to rap love
what I"m doing. I think its all different styles I can switch
up too.
respectful music loving loyal to my family person. I'm very
tough on myself when it comes to my music Rise is the
next big star to sell records cause I really love it.
DSB: Was music something you always wanted to
pursue?
RISE: Yes, always, I use to records myself to other
videos, when JayZ first came out and BIG was poppin.
DSB: What makes you stand out from a lot of the other
artists making moves today?
RISE: My motivation, my music is something people will
love. I made people who don't even listen to rap love
what I"m doing. I think its all different styles I can switch
up too.
DSB: Born and raised in North Carolina what is the Hip Hop movement like there?
RISE: Its great, all the music here is good to listen to. I feel N-C could have the biggest music movement ever just in my city
alone. Its like 9 artist doing it up and can blow up any minute.
DSB: Who influences you within music?
RISE: No doubt my biggest are Jay-Z and Big Pac I also listen to Pun. I listen to all music, Slick Rick was the coolest, Mary J,
Bobby Brown and Puff Daddy. Im the future with music.
DSB: What projects are you currently working on?
RISE: I got a album I'm working on called " It's a money thang". Just dropped a mix CD called "Steck Scrilla Part2", part 3
finished already, its just on hold. Im about to shock the world.
DSB: Give us a breakdown of “Come and Get it” what does the track represent?
RISE: Basiclly it can mean a lot of things, like if T got CS's for sell, I can sell, come and get it people. Use it in different ways,
some people might have telling people to come and get it so me telling them I got it all come get it means they can do the
same thing.
DSB: You originally started out as a group member singed to Elektra, what happened with that?
RISE: I was in a group called now city, we had the music going then our A&R who signed us got fired so that put us on the
back burner. When we got our chance again it was a big buyout that got Syvia Rone fired and everybody sent to Atlantic wich
really put us on the waiting list, so I fought for my release and 5 years later, here I am.
DSB: Do you feel your past experiences have shaped you into the man and artist you are today?
RISE: Of course you gotta go threw to get to whatever you trying to accomplish. If life was easy when the struggle comes you
will never be able to over come it. Thats why you live to learn, so now I'm ready for whatever comes my way.
DSB: When your brother was incarcerated you changed your name from Rise and Shine to simply Rise, what was the
meaning behind that?
RISE: Well my name was Tomont and my brothers name was Shyne and when he was locked up the guards use to say Rise
and Shine every morning. So when the guards said it he thought about my brother so he names me Rise so he can think
about the both of us. It was a heart touching thing so I ran with it.
DSB: Any Shout’s?
RISE: God, my mother and family, Yacht Music Group, SkyRiseEnt., G-Stack Ent., Chophouze Beats, Flight Ent. GME Duncan
Boyz and everybody who is a fan and shows me love, you all doing the interview and E. And Big Bruh Knuck.
Interview conducted by Danielle Fear
Courtesy of Underground Promotion UK
And RVUP