Hailing from the birthplace of rap (The Bronx), Mickey Factz is making his mark in Hip Hop. Each week he has blessed us with his extemely successful music series ’ The Leak’.
As a youngster, Mickey was exposed to music, when his father would rap to him. But it was until the age of 8 that his love affair with Hip Hop began.
Mickey helped create GFCnewyork and has dropped 3 critically acclaimed mixtapes. His efforts have not gone unrecognised because this year, Mickey is up for the ’Buzz Factor’ award at the Underground Music Award.
His talent as an MC in undeniable. His focus is to stay in the game building his music, persona and his movement.
In this exclusive interview with The Hip Hop Chronicle, Mickey tells us why he picked up the mic, his definition of Hip Hop and what we can expect from his highly anticipated album.
It wont be long until the world is screaming ‘Itz Mickey’.
Just Read The Factz
Congrats on being nominated for the Buzz Factor at the Underground Music Award, how is life treating you now?
Life is amazing! I couldn’t be better. I’m enjoying it, living it, cherishing it and reveling in it. Shout out to Donny Goines. See you at the awards in my Tux brotha!
Tell us about your journey into Hip Hop?
Its crazy… My pops used to rap to me when I was baby. Literally reciting lyrics to me as I was crying. It soothed me. Then I went and started playing on the record player making the voices sound like chipmunks and Dj Screw voices. I did it to my cousins Kane album. He yelled at me and forced me to listen. From that point forward, I was a Hip Hop baby.
Whats your definition of Hip Hop?
My reflection. Its basically an expression thru music. Being able to speak your mind on any subject possible. Its a way of life and a culture. We breathe this thing called Hip Hop.
How did you get the name Mickey Factz?
I was tired of being a Renegade. So I took the name Mickey from Natural Born Killers. He loved Mallory to death. Mallory is Hip Hop to me. Factz is all I talk about.
What made you want to pick up the Mic and be an MC?
The way the melodies and rhymes sounded to me at a young age was enticing. It led me to wanna immulate them. The way the crowd reacted to rappers was just eye opening. That led me to wanna start a career out of it.
I understand you were a paralegal, when you decided to be an MC, how did your family react?
They were against it. Who wouldn’t be? Leaving behind a steady job with income to be a broke starving artist… Who wants to be apart of that reality? But I had to follow my dream. Regardless if they believed or not.
What are your thoughts on Jesse Jackson dropping the N-word on Fox, when he was a vocal critic of Nas using the word for his album title?
Hypocrisy is a human trait. Its messed up he did it but all we can do is forvive him. I think its crazy that it happened but I don’t put anything past anybody anymore after seeing that. Nowadays anything is liable to happen.
Tell us about GFC and what it stands for?
GFC does not stand for anything in terms of the letters. In terms of a meaning we stand for everything pertaining to developing and branding the arts into a respectable outlet for everyone to appreciate.
The Leak series has been a great success, You recently had the Leak #30 with Tanya Morgan & Robin Thicke, Have you started any work on a studio album and what can we expect from it?
The studio album is about 40% done and you can expect a cultural experience. Something that will transcend and transform the lives of people not accustomed to the way of life I live. I wanna bring light to the end of the tunnel for people.
Mickey Factz – Rockin N Rollin ft The Cool Kids
Tell us one thing you love about bloggers?
I love that they are slowly becoming the Dj’s of the 21st century. We used to search for clue tapes. Now we google search Mickey Factz songs.
One thing you love about Hip Hop?
Freedom of expression. The fact that we can be honest and make it hot and acceptable all over the world. That’s one of the many things I love about Hip Hop.
If you ever step away from Music, how would you want people to remember you by?
Remember me as The Digital Messiah. The guy who came and changed the format of how music is to be sold, packaged, distributed and marketed.
Top 3 Mc’s of all time?
Jay-Z, Big Daddy Kane and Mickey Factz
Top 3 albums of all time?
Thriller – Michael Jackson, Blueprint – Jay-Z, Songs in the Key of Life – Stevie Wonder
Where can people get more information about Mickey Factz?
On my different sites:
Myspace.com/itzmickey
Imeem.com/itzmickey
Gfcny.blogspot.com
Ctothejl.com/steveo
Streetcosignor.com
Would you like to add anything?
I am The Digital Messiah and I’m going to change everything as we know it.
Mickey is being nominated for the Buzz Factor Award at this year’s UMA
You can vote for him here
