Welcome to THIS edition of GOOD QUESTION, brought to you exclusively by THISent.com! I’m your host, “Word Heavyweight Champion” Mr. Joe Walker.
Throughout my illustrious career as an entertainment writer and journalist, I’ve been blessed with opportunities to speak with many notable and famous persons. One of those is iconic Hip Hop artist and producer Havoc of the legendary duo Mobb Deep!
During our conversation I asked Havoc THIS good question: Where do you draw your inspiration for your dark, ominous beats?
He answered, “I draw my inspiration from my life and the environment I was brought up around.
A lot of times it wasn’t nice. There was nothing nice to talk about. We had our fun as kids, but overall, sometimes coming up, you have a helpless feeling.
You don’t got no money, you’re forced to do certain things. At home it ain’t a complete family, so you turn to the streets for that family.
When I started to make beats that shit just carried over from my everyday life. It wasn’t in me to make happy beats! I couldn’t make one if I tried!
I was just, basically, painting a picture of how I felt. I just did it through beats.” |THIS.
[By Mr. Joe Walker]
