"The Next Episode"
dropping 1.11.11
Exclusive interview with Khleo Thomas
'Tune in with your Green monster as Khleo takes you to a while nother level'
Alright so for those who by some chance may not know you, tell us a quick bio of yourself. Khleo Thomas, 21, born in Anchorage, Alaska and raised in Los Angeles. Told my mom I wanted to be an Entertainer at 5 years old and never looked back. Did films such as: Roll Bounce, Walking Tall, Holes, Dirty, and Hurricane Season. TV Shows such as ER, CSI - Las Vegas, House, Bernie Mac Show & a lot more.
And from following your career I know you have a nice resume :-). So when you said you wanted to be an entertainer that meant you wanted to hit all aspects not just one particular genre? Yeah. The greatest entertainers didn't do just one thing, they were capable of doing it all
That is definitely true, if you’re going to do it, do it big and do it well! So I know you`ve been in the industry of film for some time now, for pretty much a decade! Have you been doing music as well for that long or has this been more of a recent passion? I've always wrote music, I just never had the outlet to release it. Soon as I found out how simple it was, I started flooding the Internet with music
When was the first time that you put that pen to paper and wrote your first song? What was going on in your life at that moment that inspired you to write? I wrote a song about a girl in 5th grade. Her name was Lauren Thomas. I made it seem like we were already married cause of our last name Hahaha
*Laughs* That`s real cute! Did you perform it to her or did you keep this to yourself? I let her read the lyrics she laughed and tore the paper to shreds
*Mouth drops* woooow .... That had to hurt!! Hahhaaaaa. For about 3 minutes, then I started crushing on her friend. :)
Ha-ha alright now, that`s how it goes, on to the next one as Jay-z says! We all know you`ve had history with Bow Wow. As we`ve seen you've been in a movies with him, as well as been on tour with him. could you say he`s been a mentor for you and your music career? Bow put me in a mind state to grind for respect. I don't think Bow will ever see me as a fellow music artist, we too close as friends. Hahaha.
Oh man - I guess sometimes it can be like that *laughs*. When he hears your music how does he respond to it? Does he keep it 100 with you and tell you when you should have came harder, and critique your work? I don't ever hear from him about the music I put out. He loved "Like I never Left" though
Ok, ok ... now, we all know you can act, and we know you can do your rapping thing, but the burning question is do you truly got the dancing skills to match. I mean I’ve seen some action but do you be cutting a rug? I actually did a film called "Boogie Town" with Marques Houston. It was basically Underworld meets every dance film created and I got my dance on for real. Not sure when that films dropping but keep an eye out for it.
Ok that sounds like an interesting concept! I just watched a preview of it, looks interesting!! Were you casted as a lead role, or just strictly as a backup dancer? Lead
Well I will definitely look out for that! Ok but in all seriousness, YOUR MIXTAPE! I have heard the last one (the world is a cartoon) and I loved it! How would you say The Next Episode is going to compare in the eyes of your fans? Better! I'm only describing it as that. BETTER!
Got the one word, BETTER! Alright so would you say your skill level has gotten BETTER from your last mixtape? The stories, the beats, and the quality is all BETTER!
Alright, that`s what`s up! You always have to come better than your last ... On the track "the world is a cartoon' from your previous mixtape. Was that a sample of Kriss Kross ‘jump jump'? YES! hahaha. It was. It was actually Nipsey Hussles song. I just felt it fit, considering I broke down what I meant about THE WORLD BEING A CARTOON.
Once the beat came in I was like wooow he took it back I LOVED IT and the song itself was niiice, Kriss Kross was probably one of my favorite old school rap duos when I was younger. Hahahaaa. Agreed
What is your process when you go about getting tracks together for your mixtape? Do you have some kind of ritual you go through as far as inspiration and what you want to make sure you get across with your mixtapes? Tell a full story, motivate those who listen to me. Ritual - Crack A monster, go ghost, and let the beat write the song for me
Ha-ha got to hit that monster. Is there a certain flavor you have to have or it doesn’t matter *laughs* Green, only Green!
Ok, ok – stay with the original. Would you say that MOTIVATION is your main objective for you as an 'entertainer'? Definitely
Now what`s your favorite track on your forth coming mixtape that you hope that people will just be on completely? And why? I have a song called CUT YOU DOWN with a Johnny Cash sample that has 1 hell of a story. I'm pretty much telling people how dirty the industry is. Three different stories, in three different verses that end up crashing together at the end
That sounds like a pretty deep track that`s going to make people def talk about it! I hope so.
That’s going to have to be the first track I listen to. But I see that your hitting the mixtape game hard, do you plan on coming out with an official CD. Can we expect that project any time soon? Do u look to sign to a label possibly? I want to. My single LIGHTS OUT drops in February along with the video. So after I see how that does, I'll make a decision on the album. I'm independent for right now, if it comes, it comes.
Well sir I definitely look forward to any future work you have coming!! I know things will work out the way they should, because as of now YOUR DOIN IT :-) Lastly where can the people get in contact with you, Facebook, Twitter, blogs? Twitter.com/Khleo_t, YouTube.com/Khleology, Khleo.tumblr.com
Dope! Well thank you Khleo for taking the time out to interview with me, I truly appreciate it! Keep doing your thang, and I look forward to doing something with you on future projects. No thank you love
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