KashBanks: One on One

Got up with upcoming The Klassiks artist KashBanks and got the chance to ask him a couple of questions about his music career..Here's how it went..Check it out! 


The Opened Mind Blog: What's the story behind the name "KashBanks"? And how long have you been known by it?
KashBanks: "Well, my last name is really "Banks", and as a kid, I used to be crazy for money and I still am.  People been calling me Kash since I was 13 years old..7 years."


TOMB: What do you expect to gain out of 'rapping' if anything? (If you would even call it that)
KB: "Yea, I don't all it rap either. I do so much more that it's hard to label, it but my goal is to be the star that changes the way things are in the industry."


TOMB: If you could be signed right now to any major label, which would it be and why?
KB: "That's hard. In fact, I can't say just one label. What ever label I feel I'm able to work my best at.


TOMB: Who or what motivates you?
KB: "Life. So many things happen everyday that it's hard for me not to be motivated."


TOMB: What do you do to get in the zone when you're writing and making music?
KB: "Freestyle. I'm used to freestyling. (My whole first mixtape was freestyling by the way), so now that I write, it's easy. I always have the whole song in my head and I'm always in my zone."


TOMB: How long would you say does it take you to do one song..from start to finish?
KB: "20 minutes to write the whole song, an hour to record it, and another hour for last minute changes. Oh, and my producers "The Klassiks" are 100 percent to thank for me being able to complete full songs in that amount of time. (2 and a half hours roughly)."


TOMB: How many songs have you written?
KB: "300 to 400. I was a songwriter before I became a recording artist, so I have a lot written."


TOMB: Let's talk about the mixtape "Purple Kicks and Glasses"...Tell me first about the name..
KB: "I actually took something a friend said to me in the studio one day and used it.  My homie Babehound was joking on me for having purple converse and glasses on at the time, so I ran with it. Shout outs to my team #!!!"


TOMB: Who were the producers on the mixtape?
KB: "Me and The Klassiks produced every track on the mixtape. The Klassiks are gonna take over!!!"


TOMB: When can we expect the next installment?
KB: "This year! I can't let my nerds and nerd-ets down."


TOMB: How would you describe your music?
KB: "Nerd punk. I had to make up a genre for it. Lol"


TOMB: Is there anything else that you want the world to know about you?
KB: "New EP and album coming soon!!!!! And Im just a nerd that became a #FrequentFlyerGang member and a "The Klassiks" artist. I won't change."




Thanks a million to KashBanks for the interview..I wish you great success in all of ur future music projects... :)


If you wanna download KB's latest mixtape "Purple Kicks and Glasses", scroll down a bit and you'll find it in one of the older blogs. Be sure to follow Kash on Twitter and Myspace

Signed,


Ten28

I had a Very Merry Christmas..

So i spontaneously decided that I didn't wanna be in NC for Christmas..I bought a one way ticket to NY, and came home Christmas Eve..I felt like a rockstar doin that..Spent the day with the family and I couldn't have asked for anything else. Later on in the day, I should say night, I saw someone that I haven't seen in so long..and seeing them jus made me realize how much I missed them. Yea we speak ever so often but it was jus surreal..and very unexpected. I had a great Christmas with the fam, but my night was made with that surprise visit..I hope all of you had a great day as well!..

One More Again..

Alright we gonna try this blog thing one more time. I know I started and then I fell off, but imma try to keep it going this time. A post a day. That's the goal for now. Music reviews..makeup and hair info..and jus a bunch of other random shit. Stay tuned folks :)

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KashBanks!!

KashBanks is an NY native, grew up in Virgina, and is currently living back in NY, the bronx to further pursue his music career.  He started off producing and songwriting, and later on starting rapping.  He fell in love with it (rapping) and recently made the transition to becoming an artist.  Banks focuses on creativity, as well as punch lines and slick flows...Check out his Mixtape!!!

You can also catch the Koolest Nerd around the web world on Myspace..
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Write 2 Ur Music..

I wanna write to your music
Watch your hands make special movements
Stroking piano keys
Or strumming the chords of an acoustic guitar
Or maybe beating the heads of a drum
Whatever sounds you create
I wanna write to it
I wanna be able to feel the beat
I wanna be able to recreate ur melodious harmonies with my words
So maybe just maybe they may meet and become one
So maybe just maybe they will come together and create magic
Your sounds
My words
I wanna write to your music
Feel the hairs on the back of my neck rise when you play
Embrace all the shivers and shakes my body will make when I hear you
Front row and center, up close and personal
Just me and you
I dont need nor do I want anything more than that
Just let me write to your music
Can I write to your music baby?
Create a sound that my soul can feel
And I’ll create the words to match it
Put together a piece that’ll make me bow and shake my head in acceptance
I wanna say “mmmm yea” when I hear it
All I need is your harmony
All I need is you
All I need is your sound
And I’ll make sure my words compliment it
I need to write to your music
I yearn to write to your music
My hands and fingertips fiend to pick up my pen
And sit front row and center
Up close and personal
And just write to your music
Even if it takes all night
It doesn’t matter because I know that you’ll play for me
I know that you’ll play for me for as long as it takes
But I promise not to keep you too long
Just long enough for me to write to your music
So
Will you play your acoustic for me baby?
Can I please watch you beat the heads of that drum?
Will you let me listen while you stroke those 88’s??
All I need is ur sound
All I need is your sound to be able to create words
Jus lemme write to your music

Online Dating...Yay or Nay?

I've been in a couple relationships where I met the dude online and some of them ended well and some of them ended in heartache and pain, and as of recently I've been hearing people saying that they can't, won't and just plain ol don't get the whole 'meeting people online' type thing.  I personally see nothing wrong with it, because you can meet ur soul mate behind the screen or you can meet a complete asshole behind the screen. Same thing goes for meeting people the old fashioned way ie., gas station, grocery store, in the street wherever you may be. You can meet a rapist at the club and meet a complete honest and sweet person online. I just really don't get what the issue with that is, but I'd love to hear what ya'll have to say..
*Opinions are like belly buttons, everybody has one* Please be mindful :)


Signed,
Ten28

Glory Dayz: Perfectly Unperfect

Glory Dayz, a Bronx representative that’s trying to bring that pure form of story telling back to the game, started writing poetry when he was 14 and transformed deep wisdom into painted pictures.  From the struggle, the grind, loss of close friends, addictions, having a child young, and going through every trial and tribulation a kid from the inner city could experience, he takes you on his journey to success.  So sit back and welcome something we been missing for a while now....

Perfectly Unperfect


Be sure to check out Glory's other pages 

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