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don't tell me you don't know Big Floaty. Err'body know who
Big Floaty is. He's only been reppin The Attic Crew since
like, forever. Together, the Attic Crew, who come from East
Point Georgia, released 2002's "Finally", which
was definitely a certified classic throughout hoods across
the world. Now, destined and determined to carry on the
legacy of the group and make it a little easier for everyone
to shine through all the excess blingage that rap has to
offer, Big Floaty has embarked on a solo career that is
sure to take him even farther than he's already gone. After
taking the world by storm on an independent level, Floaty
has now garnered the trust and respect of Sony Entertainment,
which as we know, ain't as easy as it seems. With their
backing, he's geared up to drop a serous bomb on the game
this winter with his debut album. We recently caught up
with East Point's Finest to talk about his new movement
and that bomb he's ready to drop.
So you're with Sony now
as a solo artist - Are you still rolling with the Attic
Crew?
Big Floaty: Oh yea, I'm
still with them. We're family, so we'll never be apart.
I'm just doing my solo thang.
Tell me about the material
that you are working on?
Big Floaty: My album is
done, we're just waiting
to get it out. Right now, we're just doing mixtapes and
radio to keep the name out there.
Where are they available?
Big Floaty: You can get
them on www.bigfloaty.com.
So what type of flavor are
you giving us with your new material?
Big Floaty: It's a lot of
that gangsta shit, but I got a
lot of messages in my music. I'm not just out there shootin
up everybody. I'm on some real shit. It ain't nothin fabricated
at all. It's all something that I've seen or been through.
Who all did you work with
for the new album?
Big Floaty: I do production
myself, but I went out and got some other people as well.
It's mostly like in-house production though. I got a few
songs from DJ Toomp, and Jazze Pha is my homeboy.
I love how the South works
together so much.
Big Floaty: Yeah, man! Ask
any rapper in Atlanta if they know Big Floaty, and they'll
be like, "that's my dawg"! We try to look out
for each other.
What is it about you as
an artist that make others embrace you?
Big Floaty: My music is
so real. I ain't just trying to pimp all the hoes, or sell
all the crack. That ain't me. It ain't what I do. I see
it, I talk about it, and then I let it go. It's a lot
of other stuff to talk about. I bring a little something
different to the table. A lot of people say it's my voice
though.
Did you do anything in regards
to guest appearances?
Big Floaty: I got Juvie
on there. I was doing the song, and sent it to Juvie for
a hook, but he liked it so much that
he wanted to do a verse.
With so many people coming
out of Atlanta, do you feel like it's hard for the forefathers
of Atlanta Hip-Hop to get their just-do?
Big Floaty: Naw, cause it's
enough money out there for everybody. You just can't ride
that hype. People are
scared of change, so when you come different than the norm,
it's hard. With crunk being so prevalent right now, you
almost got to do something similar to be recognized, and
then you do what you really do. Like me, I've never been
just a crunk rapper. That used to be gangsta rap. It
was just A-Town shit. That's how niggaz in the A rap. We
used to go to Ohio, and there, a lot of niggaz used to rap
fast. Then after Bone, everybody tried to come out rappin
fast. It's the same way with the crunk shit. That's Lil
Jon shit.
When is the album scheduled
to drop?
Big Floaty: It'll be out
in January, but we really want to up it to November.
Are there any final thoughts?
Big Floaty is on the way.
It ain't just me , but it's a whole movement. I got people
behind me that's even better than me. We coming with that
fire! There's so many things that we are doing that others
are not. We don't just make music for money. We play LIVE
music.
So when you tour, you have
a band ?
Big Floaty: We're working
on getting that together right now, so that the music on
my album, it's played LIVE at a show. To me, that's so much
better than somebody that may just have a boomin system
playing in the background.
Big Floaty: Exactly, or
you have all these people on stage, and everybody has a
mic, but everybody ain't rappin….we ain't like that,
man.
Alright man. That's great!
Is there anything else you want to get out?
Big Floaty: Yeah man! I'm
here, so it's over.
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