April 27, 2009

Rhymefest: The Man, The Manual

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April 21st, 2009 | Author: Danielle Harling

Although his anticipated second album El Che still remains without a release date, Rhymefest continues to maintain his optimism. From books, to race and gender relations, few artists seem happier to be involved in Hip Hop and more active in carrying out its once golden intentions.

In an interview with HipHopDX, Rhymefest speaks on his latest mixtape The Manual, [click to listen] explains why J Records may not be his home for much longer, and how Twitter has united artists and their fans.

HipHopDX: Your mixtape The Manual has been on a number of blogs and websites this entire week. What has the feedback been for that so far?
Rhymefest: The feedback has been astronomically great. One of the best things about is that a lot of fans have written reviews for [it]. The fans have really shown their power by like saying “Okay, if major radio ain’t gonna support Rhymefest orThe Source or whatever major magazine. Vibe is not gonna put Rhymefest on their cover. We’re going to cover him. We’re gonna show that he has fans and that regardless of who pays for what.” ‘Cause you know a lot of times these labels they pay for their artists to get these features [and] inside these covers of these magazines and I’m happy that I have a fan base that’s like “All you gotta do ‘Fest, is put it out. You put it out. Let us do the rest.” And so a lot of fans are writing blogs, reviewing it, and turning their friends onto it. It’s just further showing that the playing field can be leveled through different medians – not just the BET and the mainstream radio.

DX: I saw your blog on HipHopGame the other day and you actually reviewed your own project. What was the motive behind that? Did you want to discover something by reviewing your own project?

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