FEATURE FRIDAYS: BARRY

In my near 2 decades of actively participating in Hip-Hop culture, it’s inevitable that some of the taste of today’s youth seems like an entirely different world from what I know as ‘Hip Hop’. The culture of Swag has overshadowed the art of Spitters and now the ability to write a catchy hook holds exponential stock compared to it’s lowly competitor of being able to touch your audience with 16 bars of life.
This is why, in a time where the world is smaller than it’s ever been, it’s exciting to see cultures who have no pioneering roots in Hip Hop take pieces from both Swag and Skill lanes and combine them into something altogether new. Traditional Hip Hop may still ultimately lie in the hands of its forefathers, but the fact has never been lost that whether 1976 or 2012, Hip-Hop is still taking cues from it’s Freshmen class.
The Blast had a chance to sitdown with one of Taiwan’s current leaders of the new school and pick his brain about his start, his inspiration and his future.

BLAST:是否可以介紹你自己,和你所代表的特質?
BARRY : 大家好, 我是Barry, 來至How We Roll Music.
我自己覺得我代表的是, 一個沒有資源和太多的幫助, 還有身邊週遭充滿質疑的眼光或是言語, 經歷了低潮與挫折下的一個年輕人抱著堅定信念 , 還是努力的實現的自己的夢想
BLAST:你從哪裡來?跟我們說一下在你的城市的音樂環境或文化。
BARRY : 台北 三峽鎮
老實說三峽沒有什麼音樂環境, 在我週遭的朋友, 他們都聽例如 羅百吉或是電音比較多. 有時候我自己都覺得我自己會喜歡HipHop也蠻不可思議的…哈哈哈
我覺得三峽的文化就是樸實, 街坊鄰居人都很好大家都互相認識, 可能在南部街坊鄰居認識是很正常的事, 可是現在的台北我會覺得三峽很特別!

BLAST:什麼時候開始踏上音樂這條路?又是什麼原因讓你開使創作?
BARRY : 剛開始嘗試寫詞的時候是在國中.
國中時期的我內心比較憤怒, 總覺得自己講話好像都沒什麼人會聽, 所以就把它寫下來, 感覺心情會好一點. 所以國中寫的東西大部份都是在罵人, 哈哈哈
BLAST:為什麼是嘻哈?嘻哈對你來說是什麼?嘻哈在你當時的世代又是怎樣?
BARRY : 因為嘻哈比較簡單和直接, 不需要花太多的錢.
當時嘻哈在台灣來說, 還是街舞發展的比較蓬勃, 饒舌只是小眾. 可是現在我感覺的到, 饒舌在台灣已經有越來越多支持者, 大家的的水準, 技巧也都提升了很多, 非常棒!

BLAST:買第一張唱片的時候是幾歲?是哪張專輯?
BARRY : 14歲, Eminem - 8 Mile 電影原聲帶
BLAST:最尊敬的歌手是誰(過逝或現在的都可)?
BARRY : 2pac
BLAST:跟我們聊聊你現在最新的計劃?它跟以前有什麼不同之處?
BARRY : 新的Mixtape
這次除了新歌之外, 還會有一些之前累積, 沒有公開的作品, 有點像日記的感覺, 記錄當下我腦中的想法還有所有的感覺, 妳可以在這張Mixtape聽到一些在EP或是比較正式的作品裡面不會聽到的東西. 我覺得會很酷!

BLAST:說說你最喜歡的漫畫卡通人物。如果可以有一種超能力,你會想擁有哪一種?
BARRY : 達爾 (七龍珠)
飛行能力
BLAST:請說出一首是你從來都不好意思開口跟任何人說的歌曲。
BARRY : 以前寫的一首歌 “Gangsta Set” 哈哈哈

BLAST:未來還有什麼計劃?有沒有什麼建議是想跟新一代的說?
BARRY : 未來我最想做的是一張完整的專輯
新一代的朋友們, 繼續努力, 有時候你可能會覺得很氣餒, 可是皇天不負苦心人, 只要Work Hard沒有什麼不可能, 加油!!!

Be sure to check BARRY’s official mixtape release party this Friday in Taichung featuring The Blast’s very own DJ SERPICO.
Check out BARRY’s newest single TAKE OVER.
Salute y’all.
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LEO37 feat. Lillian Chan - You & the Night
Still on repeat, and won’t be leaving the playlist for a while. An Infectious tune from LEO37’s “Fanfare” EP featuring Lillian Chan , produced by John Poon. You can download the the entire project for FREE HERE.
Everything is beautiful in the shade all despite
The most genuine love , the most hideous fights
Salute MAGNOLIUS!!
An artist to watch. I mean that sincerely: LEO 37's FANFARE is Blaring
FANFARE gettin that NY love!! Shouts to Far East Vibes!!
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(February 27, 2012 - Toronto, ON) – After a 5-year whirlwind of tours through 11 countries, shared stages with some of contemporary music’s great talents, and a personal life that has held its share of highs and lows, Taiwanese-Canadian emcee/producer/turntablist LEO37 has finally emerged with his brand new EP, FANFARE. Produced entirely by Toronto-based multi-instrumentalist, John Poon, this record, though brief, demonstrates a LEO37 who, lyrically, has never sounded more comfortable or confident. Marrying poignant, vivid lyrics and a highly stylized sense of cadence with a sonic mélange of analog and digital textures, this duo, during a time when everything has been done before has somehow created something altogether fresh.
Intentionally featuring a limited cast of guests (Lillian Chan/Vocals – You & The Nite and Tim Shia/Drums – Fire Dance, Footwork & Fanfare) and album art from award-winning animator/illustrator, Howie Shia, FANFARE is available now!
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2012年2月27日-多倫多
五年的時間,以旋風式的旅遊了11個國家,
與一群富有天份的當代音樂玩家一起演出,
並時常與他人分享自己的生活。
台裔加拿大饒舌歌手/製作人/唱盤演奏家 LEO37
剛發表了他全新的EP,整張製作來自多倫多的樂手John Poon,而且在極短暫的時間內完成,整張專輯表現出LEO37的狂熱,以及擁有從未聽見的自信與豐富情感,傷感中帶有高度格調與生動節奏的抒情詩韻,混合了類比與數位的構成,當這兩種組合交融之前,卻奇蹟似地創造出完全新穎的作品。
專輯陣容並找來Lillian Chan/歌手 “You & The Nite”
跟Tim Shia/鼓手”Fire Dance, Footwork & Fanfare”
以及專輯藝術設計來自卡通插圖設計獎得主Howie Shia等人跨刀。FANFARE現正發行中,免費下載請到DOWNLOAD NOW!
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