1. What’s good homie? Same old Same old, my niccas...grinding like i should be you heard me....I thought this was going to be a video taped event...Ya'll know a dude love camera's...
2. First of all for those who don’t know where are you from? I was raised in the Bronx...But born in Harlem...So basically I will have to start reppin’ Uptown cause I got dudes in both area's...But if I had to choose...I'd say the BX all day everyday...
3. How long have you been doing your thing seriously? I would say about...6, 7 years now...Getting a little older nowadays...things is getting a little tiring...but I feel my journey is coming to an end...either I'm going to make it or I won't...simple and plain...But don't get it confused people...I had 2 record deal offers in those 6..7 years....
4. Who were your influences growing up? Big Daddy Kane...definitely...Biz Markie...but Kane was writing his shit...Nice and Smooth...also Biggie, Pun, Big L...true emcee's...cats who just spit real lyrics...Feel me....Not alot of guys nowadays do that...But those guys up there...they kept your mind entertained for awhile feel me?
5. Why the name Renegade and what’s up with the name Jack Danielz? I wanted to be named Cain...Or Game or Spade...My boys told me all of those were wack...Now you see people using those names left and right...I wanted something to rhyme with that scheme...So i came up with Renegade...Thing about it is...Im into the church and the definition of that word is....Someone who strays from their beliefs...I'm not into my religion the way that I should be...But I will come back to the lord...Jack Danielz comes from my old group I was in DefCon 5...My boy's publishing name was Johnny Walker...So I ran with Jack Danielz...Plus My style gets you drunk if you listen to it too much...You start to O.D....see how everybody spitting that fire...that crack...I'm spitting that liquor...Liquor can have you fucked up worse than all of em...lmao....Actually to find out what happens to me you gotta cop my mixtape...That hopefully ya'll will be selling on the site...ha ha....
6. You are working on your mixtape right now what can we look out for in your mixtape? Well...truthfully...the mixtape is straight crazy...Its also a story line leading up to Drizz's mixtape...Its continuous man...I'm trying to be different...It basically revolves around my alter ego Jack Danielz and how he came about...The struggle between Renegade and Jack Danielz...and the different emotions that he goes thru when he intakes on the Jack Danielz...its crazy man..
7. Which artists did you work with? I tried to keep it in the family to tell u the truth...I got Smoke & Numbers on there...And the next chick to take over the game...Drizzmami...She on there...And my boy Omega and Barz...I also got one of my good friends who does spoken word to drop some knowledge...W. Pierre...No he aint french either...All of these cats are crazy nice...I'm the last one to put a mixtape out...but my joint is gon be banana's
8. Which producers did you work with? I worked with Omen...who is my main producer...I'm also apart of his movement...EMW...Elaborate Musik Workshop...I'm a writer and I'm part of the Artist Development program they have...Also Scram Jones, Alchemist and Kanye thru me a beat...And yea they all original...I got Kwame who did the On Fire beat for Lloyd Banks on there...and 2 producers who's helping me with my singles...BE FREE AND BE QUIET...DON P. AND HEADBANGERS RESPECTIVELY....I shot videos for them too..
9. How did you link up with Smoke and Numbers? Its funny how I met up with them...There was a session one night at this studio downtown...That was the night I first met Omen too...Smoke & Numbers was there with a couple other artists...So I walked in...& of course...niccas see the glasses and they think I'm trash...Well I started spitting and gained the respect of every person in that room that night...Smoke & Numbers were in there and Smoke approached me that same night and asked if I wanted to be in the Union...I was like Yeah man!...that was like 3 years ago...Ever since then we been together..They like my brothers...I love both of them dudes to death...And I'm proud of the success their gaining...
10. Any other artists or producers you would like to work with? I have to work with Kane...That’s an absolute must...Um...Beanie, Kiss, Jay...I wanna rock with the heavyweights...Common and Joe Budden...Other than that...I'm going to work with local cats...they on the same grind as I am so it would only be right...As far as producers...Doctor Dre...Cool & Dre...Bink!...D.J. Premier...Swizz and Timbaland...that’s about it...of course if you local ill rock wit u too..lol
11. How did you hear about Mad Ciphas? I heard about Mad Ciphas from my cousin Ant when I had my APT. in Harlem....I would faithfully watch it every Sunday night...sheesh...I would stop whatever I was doing and watch...But I didn’t have an outlet to get to the show....I would watch it and be like Man I need to be on that show...niccas ain’t ready for me...Low and Behold...I'm on it and I'm getting Crazy love!...
12. What kind of love or hate are you getting in the streets from being on Mad Ciphas? No Hate whatsoever...Nothing but love in the streets...If you see me in the streets...Holla at me...Shit is just wild how cats run up on me and be like yo...you did your thing on the show keep that hunger...It’s a great feeling...cant wait till more of that happens...
13. What does Mad Ciphas mean to you? Man...It means alot...Ima always come to Mad Ciphas...I owe ya'll alot...the streets is feeling the kid off of ya’ll promotion...so ya'll know anything yall need I got it for ya'll...(Yo..Gab...I gotta get that track for you...lol)
14. What is the label situation looking like? Well right now I'm not really pressing to get signed like that...I'm trying to be a Ghostwriter...and helping other artists mastering their craft...If a situation appears like it has before...I'm going to grab it...But if it don't its cool...Cause I'm trying to help others...and the thing about that is....Not alot of people in the game are willing to help...I am...Its terrible how stingy the game is....Its nothing tho...I’m going to open alot of doors for cats when I get on...But I gotta trick up my sleeve as to a label deal...I'm going to do something nobody has ever done before...
15. What is your take on the state of Hip Hop in New York City? Everybody doing the same shit...Everybody ...Including myself...We are hustlers...We're busting our gun...We singing on songs...We ain’t doing nothing innovative...that’s why we are where we are...I'm trying to stray from it...Its just that I'm so used to it...But like Sam Cooke said...A change gon come...Just gotta be Fresh Prince of Bel Air with it...And that’s different....
16. When can you say you have reached success in Hip Hop? When Im comfortable..I don't have to get up and go to work in the morning...Unless its something to do with Music...See...I don't have a problem working 24/7 for music...Cause its something I love...So once I get to that stage...That’s when I'll truly be happy...And I swear I can feel it...Right around the corner....
17. Any last words before you bounce? Shout out to the whole Bx...The whole Harlem...Everybody in Houston...EMW...Felon Union Ryders...Saints & Soldiers...Look out for Bottles Up!...then Misamerica by Drizzmami...Also Smoke & Numbers...Crack For Christmas & The G.E.D. Mixtape...Its gon get crazy for 2006..