GDP
GDP always has some stupid stock answer for what his initials stand for, so you’d be better off filling in the acronym on your own. I chose Gross Domestic Product. Being that the US no longer uses GDP to calculate bank, and they now use GNI, I’m still going with GDP, because GDP has what it takes to get the money. And he is quite the gross, domestic, product.
Don’t agree?
Any GDP show is chock full of underage White girls. And we all know that if you don’t have underage White girls behind you, you’re not going to sell a lot in the stores. Underage White girls make the world go round. MTV knows that. They’re on a path to straight up 86 music all together. Why else would there be six spin-offs to come out of one exceedingly drab, angst-filled reality show called “Laguna Beach?” Economics, that’s why. Who has the time and the money to devote to the most nonsensical of nonsensicalities? Underage White girls, that’s who.
I remember going to a Necro show at SOB’s in 2001 and I was blown away at the amount of girls there. Granted Necro is White, so that accounts for some of the girls in attendance, but his subject matter makes you want to projectile vomit. Nevertheless the crowd was packed with young White girls and they knew all his lyrics. You dont hear about Necro doing all these things to get his name out yet he has a diehard fanbase, and theyre locked in. GDP needs to go on a cross-country White girl tour. He’ll be Pied Rapper to the White girls, like Slug. I’ll bet you anything you want. He does that tour, and before you know it you’ll be in Jersey minding your own business tuning the dial looking for some classic rock and a GDP song will come on. I shit you not.
What do your initials stand for?
Girls don’t poop.
Where are you from?
West (wet) Orange, NJ
How were you exposed to hip hop, living there?
As a young kid watching TV, I think I saw the 2PAC video for “How do you want it?” when I was seven or eight and thought it was the coolest shit ever. At that age most kids weren’t really into music yet, let alone rap. I remember my man papi Perez’s older brother always had the ill mixtapes and bootlegs knocking in his basement since the 3rd Grade.
Who were you a fan of early on?
Pac (obviously), LL Cool J, Wu Tang, and Nas. I bought “Wu Tang Forever” with my 10th birthday money and I havent been the same since.
What made you start writing rhymes?
I can’t really pinpoint when or what. I remember I did a rap for my student council speech in 4th Grade and that is my first memory of writing or performing anything. I assume I was fucking around before that. I think I have ADHD so my mind is always racing thinking of some sort of wacky shit and Hip Hop is how I channel it into something constructive. At least somewhat constructive.
What song best exemplifies your definition of Hip Hop?
My song or someone else’s? If we’re talking about my song then it’s got to be the title track off my record, “Involvement.” If it’s someone else’s, I’d need to sleep on it, but on the spot I’m gonna say Rakim “I Ain’t No Joke.” It’s all there: style, DJ’s, sampling, graffitti, music addiction, live shows, dancers, new jacks, enemies, breaking mics, and a buttery style to boot. I think anything the Artifacts did, embodied Hip Hop culture to the fullest too.
Explain the progress of your own experience from writing rhymes to actually performing on stage
I like to listen and feel out the mood of a jammy jam. I like to let the beat tell me what I’m gonna write a song about. I’m not gonna act like it’s on some spiritual meditative shit, but sometimes I’ll close my eyes and just vibe out. map out some mental blueprints of what I wanted to talk about or not talk about and write another shitty song. The writing and recording process gets frustrating at times but that all pays off on the main stage.
There’s no real process to my performance. Whatever I feel like saying or doing, I do. Some people don’t appreciate that and I’m glad. a lot of emcees these days lost their edge in this Hip Hop dealy, especially performance-wise. Same shit, different performer. People are afraid to act a certain way, and they end up taking themselves too seriously. I am an outrageous person and my live show reflects that. Promise.
What drew you to Division East Records?
It’s a family thang. I’ve known Dave Dowd since 6th grade, writing songs about tits with his younger brother Mr. Gorgeous. He recently started getting his feet wet in the Hip Hop scene and I couldn’t be happier to be a part of it. I am surrounded by people I love and trust in the notoriously most cut-throat business going and it feels beautiful.
How did you come up with the name of your album?
The record is told from the perspective of a lifelong hip hop fan making the transition and becoming involved in the industry-side of Hip Hop. I map out what I’ve come to notice and learn along the way.
Describe your album in one sentence.
The agonizing yet rewarding process fan turned artist.
What on your album will listeners find interesting?
The balance of sincerity and sarcasm. I am all over the place on this one.
What is your favorite song on this album?
It’s like picking my favorite deformed, half-retarded step-child. I guess “Reevaluate,” the joint I did with Shape best captures where my head is at lately adn the beat is bananas in pajamas, secret santas. Peace to J Stampy on that bad oscar.
Tell us a story about a time you performed live.
I think the first time G Wallace and Shape met we were playing a show in North Jersey. There was a magician (peace to Vinnie Magic) doing tricks and Shape came up to do a song with me. I turned aroudn to tend to my drink or something and I guess Shape called up a girl from the crowd to perform a magic trick, “the disappearing dick.” Long story short I turn around just in time to catch this girl punch shape dead in the face in front of a crowd of cheering drunk people. Awesome.
Who’s your favorite rapper with initials in his name?
Um does Big L count? That’s the man right there.