Haastattelussa Kalifornian Haywardista kotoisin oleva räppäri Daniel Jordan. Hän on tehnyt urallaan yhteistyötä useiden underground-artistien, kuten Eshamin ja Mastamindin kanssa.
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- What’s up, Daniel Jordan? How are you today?
Most of the time I wish I was dead, but overall I’m doing okay…
- So firstly, I’d like to ask you about your background. Where are you from?
California originally but all over the place. It doesn’t matter where I go I’m always in hell.
- What are your childhood memories of growing up there?
Fighting a lot, I was the new kid. My family moved around a lot so I was always the new kid so I had to fight a lot. Fuck it.
- Where did music come into the picture? How long have you been rapping for?
Music came because I didn’t have any friends, alotta depression, loneliness. I spent a lot of time inside my head, it can get pretty dark. So that’s where the art comes from. I’m just trying to perpetuate the loneliness, give you my loneliness. When I meet a new chick I just try to give her my loneliness and make her feel as alone as me. It’s like a form of catharsis, I want her to feel the way I do: Empty and lonely.
- What was the first rap album you bought?
Well I grew up with a young mother who was a fan of rap music so we had a lot of rap records. We had Whodini, Run DMC, Biz Markie. I grew up listening to rap. First rap record I bought, fuck I don’t know. I Remember I got the chronic by Dr. Dre on my 10th birthday and immediately it got taken away because I played it for the people at my party, Bad idea.
- Who influenced you most through out your career?
Bruce Springsteen.
- What challenges have you overcome along the way?
I’m always just trying to get into the core of what songwriting is. I’m just trying to make something that really sends shockwaves through peoples bodies, trying to understand the human condition over here. Other than that, fuck I don’t know.
- What do you want people to take away after listening to your music?
That I understand them, I understand who they are. Or at least, I’m trying to understand. That’s what my job is on this planet is, just trying to understand humanity and what it means and if there is any purpose to all this shit, which I do not believe there is. There’s no meaning to life. But, I’m trying to exploit the fact that people have heartache, pain, failed relationships. I’m exploiting that because I go through it myself, and if I go through it I might as well get paid.
- Tell us your biggest surprise or funniest thing as you visited Finland?
I had sex with a girl in an elevator that I met outside of a club, that was pretty sweet.
- Can you tell us how you linked up with Esham?
It was game recognize game, he heard my CD and fucked with it, I was a big fan of his shit and it was like two minds coming together.
- Who is one artist you wish you could work with?
I hate working with people, I work alone.
- Can you tell us about your latest release and the background and inspirations behind it?
Moonlight Drive? It’s basically about searching for a chick that died on me. Maybe she’s dead, maybe she’s not but in my heart she’s dead so I’m looking for her. We used to kick it in California along the coast, that’s where I’m going to search for her..
- What are your upcoming plans?
I don’t know man, I guess I’m trying to survive. But if I don’t it’s all good.
- Anything else you want the audience to know about you?
Not really, buy my shit or don’t, either way I don’t give a fuck. I’m still miserable as the day is long.
- Any last words to our readers?
Arrive alive.
Daniel Jordan:
https://www.instagram.com/itsdanieljordan/
Haastattelu: J-P / Fileerausveitsi
