Ladies & gentleman. let me introduce you to
Theo, simply Theo, no more no less. Featured on all your favourite blogs & sites, the homie has the internet going nuts. Not to mention co-signs from the likes of Lupe Fiasco, Skyzoo & a whole host of your other favourite rappers. Theo has opened up for & performed with a plethora of well known mainstream & underground artists such as the legendary Rakim, Chris Brown, Juelz Santana, Lloyd Banks, The L.O.X., U-N-I & etc. Transitioning from DJ to MC Theo has been overly successful, & Theo has stuck on grindmode since. I recently sat down with the homie to discuss all things Audi, honey nut cheerios, Miley Cyrus, Zack & Cody, Obama & Serena Williams, & he kindly sent through an exclusive joint from his mixtape 'The Birth' premiering on OkayPlayer 08.08.08, remember that. Read on, & download the exclusive chest thumping banger of a joint; 'Hola Oh Theo' at the end.
My man Theo, what's good? First off thanks for getting it poppin' with That Real Ish. We gotta get the introduction out of the bag. So for those unfortunate few who do not have knowledge of the great Theo or have not read your biography on the MySpace because they're either illiterate or living in a cave, who is Theo? A bird? A plane? DJ? Artist? Musician? [Insert cool occupation here]?
Lol @ 'great Theo'. I hope to be but um, Theo is Theo. I'm a musician, an artist, I DJ, I am an MC, I sing & I dabble in production.
Damn, you're multi multi-talented, more so that I thought at first, & I've read the bio on the MySpace, however something my brain is pondering at the moment is, if Theo was a car, what would it be & why?
If I was car, I'd be an Audi A8. Sleek with class & loved in & out of the hood.
What did you eat in the morning?
Hmmm, what did I eat for breakfast? I went to a doctor's appointment, then ate cereal. Honey nut cheerios to be exact.
Honey nut cheerios is the shit forreal, only second to Coco Pops. I have to insert a corny ass interview question here & there so; you've been branded hipster rap as have many of the other cats putting out the same style of music as yours, but over here at That Real Ish, we couldn't give a f*ck what anyone thinks of Theo unless he thinks it of himself, what do you define your music as?
I define myself as good music, honestly, I keep it as simple as that. The foundation is hip-hop based, of course, but honestly, its good music. The music is goooood, lol. And Honey Bunches of Oats is at the top of good cereal, btw.
I agree, simple as that. Talking of good music, what music was the good shit when you were growing up? The artists that influenced you, the genres that influenced you, the song that was your 'Ooohhh damn Taniqua, hold my glass, this ma jaaaaaayummm! *proceeds to go wild on the dancefloor*' joint? I'll have to try the Honey Bunches of Oats sometime.
Hahahaha. Well, my parents played a lot of Donna Summer, Michael Jackson, Kenny G, Michael Bolton. A range of music, I grew up on a lot. My parents were too avid on vulgar hip-hop when I was younger for obvious reasons, so I listened to a lot ranging in Heavy D, Nas, Jay-Z, Slick Rick, ATCQ & Outkast to things in the R&B/Soul range like Soul 4 Real, En Vouge, Toni Braxton, Keith Sweat, the et cetera's.
What about nowadays?
I still listen to the same stuff, well some. I listen to everything honestly, it's cliche to say that nowadays but its sheer honesty, if I feel its good I'm going to enjoy it, but I've been listening to this song by Rich Boy titled 'Feel The Wood' production on the song is hot. Sound is similar to a song on 'The Birth'.
Ahhh, The Birth, hitting our speakers 08.08.08. It's a well known fact The Birth 08.08.08 > The Olympics 08.08.08 so tell us more about that. The concept, the production, the guests, the premier on OkayPlayer?
Hahaha. Well a birth in any sense is a emergence. Standing out, coming out of something, being apparent which is what the birth symbolizes for musically &where I wish to excel to. I kept production consistent but I still had a range, if that makes sense. We have Profit (Sweetest Language), Young Eli, Kris Fame (Say It Right), Austin White, Judah, Santo Angelo & my homie Brose (TV Show), I kept it in arms reach somewhat. As far as features I kept it simple, not selfish but simple. I got James Watts as well the big homie Skyzoo, so its looking delicious, lol. Yea OkayPlayer, much much MUCH respect to them, they have blessed me with the opportunity for my music to be showcased at such a high degree.
It's an emergence we def look forward too, & the OkayPlayer thing is certainly is a good look, however you would've been better premiering it on That Real Ish radio with a DJ Skee-esque 'WORLD PREMIER' drops, the typical braggadocio DJ Khaled 'WE THE BEST, WE GLOBAL, WE GALACTIC, WE UNIVERSAL' shouts, & an assault of all the sound effects I could find on Limewire. Moving on, how many groupies have you impregnated since the release of the '85 Till Infinity mixtape?
Lol, none man, can't get caught up in all that. The response has been grand, very appreciative of the support & love I've received from that.
None? I take advantage of all the obese ladies showing groupie love on That Real Ish, on the subject of ladies, modeling chicks or chicks that ain't on TV ('cause they got more ass than the models)?
Really man, I don't mind. Model chick is always good but majority of the time they ain't toppin' the ones off the screen.
Venus or Serena? Hundreds & fiddies or big ass titties?
Lol, who's the younger one? Serena? Then I say Serena. I'll take the Hundreds.
Serena? Bad choice, I'd have gone for Ivanovic. However, Serena would rip the 'A Milli' beat to shreds I'm sure. Why did the 'Theo - A Milli (Freestyle)' never drop?
Lol, it would be too predictable. I mean, it would have been cool to jump on the record 'cause the flow pattern would have been dumb crazy, but ehh, it wouldn't be as appreciated. I had in mind to a thousandaire, but ehhh.
I would have loved to see how it fared against the O Bama O Bama rendition. It's fitting we mention Sir Barack, whilst the blogs & hip-hop sites tend to be filled with politic influenced content these days, the real question is if the US presidency had to be decided by a triple threat no holds barred cage match between Bush, McCain & Obama with Theo as the special guest referee who'd be the next president?
Obama would win, he seems aggressive, Bush would try & set the match up so the votes would need a re-count or something, & McCain will follow whatever Bush did, but truth always prevails.
Word. So what's next? What's next for the great Theo? After The Birth? Any plans for an album? TheoTellEm.com?
We have 'The Birth' on its way out on the 8th of August, after that I'm going to continue to make music. I'm a little tight lipped, but there are some things coming together that will make it all well, but as far as an album, ehhh I'll wait.
It's good to see an artist do it different, usually cats take advantage of the hype too early, I'm sure The Birth will keep my ears occupied for long enough. If you could add a song too it, with any 2 artists dead or alive, & any producer dead or alive, what would the song be called & who'd be the guests & who'd lace the beat?
Miley Cyrus & The Police. The Police will be on production & Miley Cyrus will just be there so I can gain her Disney market & get on an episode of Zack & Cody.
Keenan & Kel > Zack & Cody. The Coolio theme was a huge part of my life growing up, ya digg? If you could choose one song to define your life, your mentality, simply Theo, what would it be?
I agree with you on Keenan & Kel > Zack & Cody but; My Brother & Me > Kennan & Kel, but uh man I don't know. Usually everyone has a cliche response, but I'm not sure. Oh, matter fact, Seal's 'Fly Like an Eagle', as a kid I loved that song, still do.
*Attempts to sing Fly Like An Eagle... fails'. Well Sir Theo, thank you for chopping it up with That Real Ish, I'm sure you feel honored, I would too, but on the real it's been great discussing That Real & Random Ish with you, I'm sure we'll be hearing from you in the future.
Most definitely, greatly appreciated for the opportunity.
You welcome. let's part ways on a word each; microphone.
Barbeque sauce.
Theo - Hola Oh Theo
Previously:
That Real Ish with ASHer Roth
