Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writer
For years, LoPro has been dominating the mixtape scene. LoPro is continuing his dominance in on the mixtape circut. The Rhode Island rapper has partnered with Feed da Wolves Entertainment and he has other ventures going on.
Outside of making music, LoPro has landed a few endorsement deals. The most high-profile deal LoPro has landed has been with Royal Gear Clothing. Each of his moves has been promoted by the clothing line and he has done promotion with them.
Recently, Hip Hop Vibe caught up with LoPro and he told Mikey T The Movie Star about his new mixtape and his partnership with Royal Gear Clothing.
Read the interview below.
How are you getting into the game?
A lot of hard work and determination. Where I come from, it is not easy to make a name for yourself in Hip-Hop. There has not really been any artists who have put Rhode Island on the map. I've been striving to make it for the past couple years now, and now I am riding with Mikey T The Movie Star and Movie Star Management. I have been doing alot of networking with artists, producers, DJs, and promtional teams. This past year has been going pretty well for me. I have recently become one of the newest additions to the Feed Da Wolves family, as well as linking up with numerous artists and producers for the mixtape I am currently working on.
What are you currently working on?
There's alot of work to be done this month and the follwing. I have the new mixtape, titled Feeding Time, which will be a Feed Da Wolves presentation, hosted by Bang 'Em Smurf. The mixtape will have a few features, from artists such as Deadzones Profit from Miami, Florida, Shake-A-Vel from Brooklyn New York, and a few Feed Da Wolves Members. I have just released the newest music video titled "Day Dreaming" which can be viewed on YouTube, Hip Hop Vibe, and all of my websites. As well as working hard to finish Feeding Time, I am also in works to produce my first EP, which has not been titled as of yet. We are working on 4 more music videos as of now. I am hoping to be able to produce a music video for every track on the EP, and maybe have it as a double disc.. For now we are just grinding hard as always, doing shows and flooding the industry with new music and interviews
You've been hitting the studio lately recording for the new mixtape, Feeding Time, how has the process been?
It has it's ups and downs like everything else. It's hard to keep up with everything without financial stability and where I'm from it's not easy to make money. If your not a hustler or a thief, it's not easy. Jobs are limited. Rhode Island is very tough to live in. I never claimed to be a gangster, but I do what I have to to live. I love the studio, if I could I would be in the booth 24-7, 365. It's the only place I feel where I can let go, and release my stress. But the mixtape is coming very soon. I'm just finishing up the last few tracks for the mixtape, getting the cover made as well as duplication, Then it's a wrap.
Who would you like to work with?
There are a few artists who I would like to work with, such as: Maybach dice, Domination and all the FDW family who i have not yet had the priviledge to work with.As far as mainstream artists I'd like to work with, AZ, Corey Gunz, Maybach Music, Young Buck, theres a few. Basically I'd work with anybody who's got talent.
What lyrics are you touching on in you music?
I'm versatile so there will be alot of different emotions on Feeding Time, Club Tracks, Street tracks, Tracks for the ladies, But mostly from the heart and the journey through my life. The ups and downs, Good and bad. I dont feel like I need to be the best punchline artists, or have to come up with the wittiest metaphors for the people to be able to relate, or understand and enjoy what I offer.
Who are the artists that influence you?
Tupac, Notorious BIG, Big L, AZ, Nas, Onyx, DMX, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Big daddy Kane, Craig Mack, Mobb Deep, and so many more.
What impact do you want to have on the game?
I wanna be the one people know put Rhode Island on the map for good, and pave the way for other local artists who are striving to do the same. I want people to hear my name and know who I am and where I'm coming from. I want to bring back that raw feeling to hip-hop.
How did you land an endorsement deal with Royal Gear Clothing?
I was recently contacted by Mikey T and Tevan Savage, the CEO of Royal Gear. I am one of the new faces you will be seeing Wearing Royal Gear Clothing, amongst other artists. We are working together to help the movement with myself and the Royal Gear clothing line, which will be available really soon.
Do you have any final words and people you would like to shout out?
To my team, we're here now, and their not gonna take that from us. It's time to Feed Da Wolves and anyone standing in the way is food. We're everywhere, all over the states and more. Shoutouts 2 Bang'em Smurf, Mikey T. The Movie Star, Domination, Maybach Dice, Five Alive, Money Mo, Maybach Billz, Finesse, Royal Gear Clothing, Deadzones Profit, Madbeatz,Feddy Beatz, Shake-A-Vel, DRI LINN ENT, Southpaw Da Don, The Whole FDW Family, Vertgo & Beatbox Studio, Myster DL from 100 MAD, And anybody that I forgot you know I got you!!
You can find me on these websites :
http://www.reverbnation.com/BLOPRO
http://www.myspace.com/theoneandonlylopro
http://www.facebook.com/B.LoPro
https://twitter.com/LoPro_FDW
http://www.youtube.com/moviestarmanagement
http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/LoPro