K-Rino Interview
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Let everyone know who you are and were you dwell

K-RINO: MY NAME IS K-RINO AND IM FROM SOUTHPARK HOUSTON,TX.

When did you start in this rap game….how old were you then and how old are you now?

K-RINO: I STARTED WRITING RHYMES AT AGE 13,IM 31 NOW, SO JUST REVERSE THE NUMBERS

What was the motivating factor behind you getting into the game….what drove you?

K-RINO: I WAS INFLUENCED BY THE OLD SCHOOL PIONEERS,WHEN I STARTED, ALL WE HAD WAS GRAND MASTER FLASH, CURTIS BLW RUNDMC ETC,IHEARD THEM BOYS AND I WAS SPRUNG.

Are their any artists that influence you today still or are you pretty much set in your style?

K-RINO: CERTAIN ARTISTS MOTIVATE ME BUT THEY DONT INFLUENCE ME CAUSE I GOT MY OWN IDENTITY NOW, I CAN LISTEN TO YOUR SONG AND GET CRUNK WITHOUT TRYIN TO SOUND LIKE YOU. I CAN WATCH JORDAN PLAY AND IT MAKES ME WANNA GO HOOP, BUT IT DONT MEAN I’LL TRY TO PLAY LIKE MIKE CAUSE I GOT MY OWN GAME.

I feel that……So is there any artists that you are wanting to work with that you havent worked with already?

K-RINO: I LOOK AT EVERY BODY THE SAME,I’LL WORK WITH ANYBODY,I DONT LET NOBODY’S STATUS OR LACK OF STATUS DETERMINE IF I’LL GET DOWN WITH UM.I’LL FLOW WITH THE MILLIONAIRE MC OR THE LITTLE HOMIE IN THE HOOD STRUGGLIN TRYIN TO COME UP.

What albums do you have out and what year did each album drop?

K-RINO: I’LL GO BACK TO THE BEGINNIN’ MY 1ST SINGLE CAME OUT IN 1986(GROUP CALLED REAL CHILL)
1989 C.O.D. AN EP(ME AND DOPE-E)
1ST SOLO”STORIES FROM THE BLACK BOOK”1993
DANGER ZONE 1995
K-RINO 1998
NO MERCY 2000

Whats up with this Pay Back album and why didnt it ever drop?

K-RINO: PAYBACK WAS SUPPOSED TO COME AFTER THE SELF TITLED CD,IT WAS A DEDICATION TO THE THROWED OFF RECORD LABEL THAT MESSED OVER ME ON THE SELF TITLED CD.I LET THE TITLE LEAK OUT AND EVERY THOUGHT IT WAS COMIN’ OUT .BUT I CHANGED MY MIND AND DID THE NO MERCY CD INSTEAD.

I undertand you are part of the South Park Coalition (SPC)….who is all in the SPC?

K-RINO: ITS TOO MANY OF TO NAME BUT THE MORE POPULAR MEMBERS ARE:GANXTA NIP,POINT BLANK,PSK-13,KLONDIKE KAT,DOPE-E,STREET MILITARY,AND MYSELF,JUST NAME A FEW.

How do you feel bout people being able to download your albums for free on the internet and burn them to cds without artists reaping any profit from it?

K-RINO: ITS BAD FOR THE ARTISTS,BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO,I READ ON THE NET ALL THE TIME ABOUT PEOPLE SAYIN THEY JUST BOUGHT 1 OF MY CDS AND IM LIKE,I AINT SOLD IT TO UM AND I AINT MADE A DIME FROM IT,SO WE GOT TO COME UP WITH A WAY TO SHUT ALL THAT DOWN ,BUT ITS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DO THAT .

What does K-Rino do in his spare time outside the music industry?

K-RINO: I JUST TRY TO THINK OF INNOVATIVE IDEAS TO MAKE LUTE. I LOVE TO PLAY BASKETBALL, GET AT FINE FEMALES ,READ , STUDY, JUST CHILL

Speaking of basketball…..how do you think Jordan is gonna do this next year LOL?

K-RINO: I HOPE HE DOES WELL,IM JUST KIND OF WORRIED ABOUT HIM,I DONT WANT HIM TO EMBARRASS HIMSELF,CAUSE NO MATTER HOW GREAT YOU ARE,HISTORY PROVES THAT TIME CATCHES UP WITH EVERYONE IF YOU DONT GET OUT IN TIME.

Alright back to music…What do you think bout the rap scene in Houston and the direction it has taken and the direction it is going?

K-RINO: THE SCENE IS KIND OF DEAD RIGHT NOW,I WAS CONCEARNED ABOUT IT BECAUSE OF THE CONTENT OF THE LYRICS AND THE LOWER LEVEL RHYMES BEIN WRITTEN,NO BODY GOT NOTHIN TO SAY IN HOUSTON NO MORE,BUT TIME GOES IN A CIRCLE SO EVERY THING COMES BACK AROUND,AND AS IT WAS IN THE BEGINNING(HARD LYRICS),SO SHALL IT BE IN THE END.

In general do you get love down in Houston with your music or is there alot of hating going on there?

K-RINO: I GET LOVE IN THE STREETS,THE ONLY HATIN’ I GET IS FROM THE RADIO STATION,CAUSE THEY DONT WANNA HEAR NOTHIN REAL,I AINT TALKIN’ THAT NONSENSE,AND DONT APPEAL TO THEM SO I GOT BEEF WITH CERTAIN DJS IN H-TOWN,AND YOU’LL HEAR IT EXPOSED WHEN THIS COMPILATION COMES OUT:SOLO SONG:”FUCK THE RADIO”

Ohh fo real….I had heard from a bird that you were gonna be roasting & toasting someone on this next album…I guess this is true. So what album is this gonna be on and whats the album all bout?

K-RINO: THATS GONNA BE ON THE SPC COMPILATION THAT WERE DOIN’,ITS JUST A CD THAT 10 CLIQUE MEMBERS GOT TOGETHER AND LAYED OUT,ITS CALLED PERSONAL VENDETTA,AND YOU’LL HEAR ALOT OF ANAMOCITY THRIUGH THE WHOLE ALBUM.

I cant wait to hear that junt….So what else should we be expecting from you and the rest of the SPC soon?

K-RINO: RIGHT NOW THAT COMP IS TOP PRIORITY,BUT SOON AFTER THATS RELEASED,I’LL BE COMIN’ WITH MY SOLO;”THE HITT LIST”AND IT’LL BE A CARRY OVER FROM THE MOOD IM IN ON THIS COMPILATION.SO FOOLZ IS GETTIN RIPPED ALL THROUGH MY SOLO CD AS WELL.

So what artists are you jammin right now? whats in your tape deck?

K-RINO: I’M JAMMIN PRINCE,STEVIE WONDER,AND DOLEMITE TAPES THESE DAYS,NOT TOO MUCH RAP.

For anyone that hasnt heard your music…what album would you recommend them to pick up first?

K-RINO: ID RATHER FOR A NEW LISTENER TO GET MY 1ST CD BECAUSE THEY GET A CHANCE TO SEE WHERE I AM RIGHT NOW,THEN WHEN THEY BACK TRACK TO THE OLD STUFF THEY CAN APPRECIATE IT MORE AND STUDY MY EVOLUTION AS AN ARTIST.

Any last words for your listening audience? I know you dont like the term “fans”

K-RINO: JUST TRY TO KEEP GOD 1ST IN THESE LAST DAYS HOMIE’s.AND BE WHO YOU ARE,AND LETS BE MORE UNIFIED(NEVER BE THE AGGRESSOR,BUT FIGHT WITH THOSE WHO FIGHT WITH YOU)QUOTED FROM :THE MOST HONORABLE ELIJAH MUHAMMAD.