What up K Jack ? Tell our
readers about your group - GN Players.
K Jack : Well, GN Players originate out
of Greenwood, Mississippi -
down in the dirty Delta. The undisputed dirtiest part of the dirty
South. The group got it’s start around the mid-nineties.
We started out making little underground tapes in the house. We
started getting some feedback, so we decided to go ahead and put
out a real manufactured cassette. It was called “Life Of
A GN.” Then we put out a cd called “Playas and Chiefas.”
We’ve dropped maybe a couple of underground cds since then,
and one more pressed cd called “Ridin’ In The South,”
which we had a couple of songs that did pretty good for us. One
called “Candy Coated Paint,” - it got a little radio
play. The other was called “Country Pimps.” Now we’re
getting ready to release our next cd in January, called “Tonight
We Ride.” GN Players Is pretty much comprised of two cats
: Dirty Slaw and Mert Daddy, but we’ve got other members,
too. We’re like a family - GN Family. That’s actually
the name of the label - GN Family Enterprises. We got other artists
that we’re about to put out, too. We got Dre Jones and Pretty
Herm. What’s the music scene like in the Mississippi Delta
?
K Jack : Awh, the Delta..... u got people
droppin’ cds left and right. U probably don’t think
about it cause people associate it (the Delta) with the blues.
It’s a real heavy rap scene down there in the Delta. Just
out of Greenwood alone, you’ve got a lot of artists droppin.
Even in other areas of the dirty Delta u had artists back in the
day that we use to deal with like B.G.G. Yeah.... the rap scene
is real vibrant. It’s poppin’ off around there. Somebody’s
gonna get some notoriety sooner or later.
What exactly is your role with The GN Players
?
K Jack : I’m the president of GN
Family Enterprises. We do a little bit more than rap. We got a
line of t-shirts called Now That’s Dirty (Highway t-shirts),
where we do rural highways. That’s what we really concentrate
on. U got a lot of cities like Atlanta..... they do the interstates
like : 20, 85, and 75. We concentrate on Highways 82, 49, 61....
things like that. The more rural areas. I’m also the lead
producer. We got like 2 or 3 producers that’s in the family.
Myself, my boy Stone, and a couple of cats outta the group that
produce from time to time. Everybody in the family has some type
of producing skills, whether it’s doin beats or writing
hooks. All of the singing on the cds is pretty much done by the
group members.
Who are some of the people that influenced
yall ?
K Jack : It was a real strong Memphis influence.
I had been into rapping already prior to forming The GN. I was
living in Memphis at the time. The group members, they would come
to Memphis all the time. We’d go the underground club....
Club Memphis. We’d see people like DJ Paul when he was still
djing, and when Juicy J. them was still droppin’ underground
cassettes..... DJ Squeeky and them. The Memphis scene played an
important role as far as getting The GN to go on and start rapping.
More than any other area. I guess not being far from Memphis and
me living in Memphis at the time and bringing back that Memphis
music to the Delta.......It just worked out that way. People like
Playa Fly and Skinny Pimp probably had the biggest influence on
us.
What are some of the things that you’re
doing to get your groups name out there beyond Greenwood, Mississippi
?
K Jack : We’re networking, sending
out information, tryin’ to create a buzz on the internet,
developing mailing lists, going to other areas and giving out
cds and promotional information. U know, common things that most
people do. It’s hard for an underground artist to do it,
but we try to get out beyond Greenwood. We get some of our songs
played down in Jackson, over in Greenville, and Macon (Georgia).
The next cd is the total package. It’s gonna be one that
we definitely lookin forward to gettin’ out there. We out
here going to conferences, car shows..... anything anybody’s
having.
How important has the internet been in
exposing your company and group ?
K Jack : It’s opened it up for us
to reach a lot of areas that we wouldn’t normally be able
to reach. U can coordinate with some sites and let em know u got
a cd coming out or u wanna give away some things. I had people
call me from seeing my advertisements with u, The New Power. I’d
ask them, “How’d u hear about us,” and they’d
say, “The New Power.” It was the magazine that I ran
advertisements in, but I heard about u for the first time thru
the internet. So I think the internet has been the strongest force
for helping underground artists get there names out there. U know
how hard it is to get music into record stores. Now you’ve
got internet record stores. It’s available and it’s
not that hard.
Contact : (678) 318-3469
www.gnfament.com
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