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Grew up in mohandeseen, among the majority of his
fan base in "mosada2",
always been a rap fan since the golden age of hiphop
in the 90's, then European rap
started to emerge.
As a rap fan, started listening
intensely to hiphop,
the rhyming structure of the lyrics,
and
the space it provides the artist to express his
perspective, how it reflects on his
culture and community,
southern fat beats mixed
with the urban style.
Surkn's first inspiration was of the movie "Hustle
and Flow" by Terrance Howard and
Ludacris, as it portrayed how hiphop
was built a
verse at a time by small anonymous
contributions that made this art a multi million
dollar industry
in the last couple of
decades.
the message of this movie was abundantly clear
quoting "everyone has the right to
contribute a verse" as the beauty
of hiphop remains
in representing oneself's talent,
identity and creativity with the least equipment
available,
and one of the most people who
understood this message was surkn, as it became his
message too, that was
the
muse that pushed surkn to pick up his pen and start
opening up to his pad.
2pac
- Fort Minor - Chamillioaire - DRE - 8ball - C-Block - Ludacris -
Eminem - DZK.
1- Faculty of Engineering - Cairo university
Graduation Prom (2007).
2- Applied arts - 6 October university Graduation
Prom (2007).
3- Smoha club (Alex) summer's concert (2007).
4- The Flavor Project concert in the AUC dorms
(2007).
5- The Flavor Project concert in El Sawy
Culturewheel (2008) -1-.
6- The Flavor Project concert in El Sawy
Culturewheel (2008) -2-.
*BBC Interview after cultuerwheel performance
LINK.
7- The American International School's Carnival, as
a Member of the Flavor Project (2008).
8- The American University in Cairo's Talent Show,
as a Member of the Flavor Project (2008)
We tied the 1st place Sharing with H.O.O.D team.
9- Concert for a School Campaign in Fayed as a
member of the flavor project (2008).
10- MTV ARABIA'S concert at Mieka Beach IN
3GAME (EL SA7EL) as a member of EDGE (2008).
3arbyat - 3ashan enta masry - Seka 7aded -
Banzen - Eh al Kalam - E7na
ban3ml keda
7ob el kadab - 3azema.
1- Q: Where did "Surkn" come
from?
A: Many people thought
it’s just a N.name and has no meaning so let me tell
you the story, Surkn is my last name and
it’s a Turkish Arabian based on two words (Ser Al
Koun) or The universal’s secret mixed by the time
to one word SURKN,
and This is my name story.
2- Q: Where do you live, where you holdin it down?
A:
I'm livin' in Dokki/Mohandseen Cairo Egypt in Mosdaq
street area.
3-
Q: Interests?
A: Cars, Working out,
Electronics and Sure Music and movies
4-
Q: Your zodiac?
A: Gemini
5- Q: You height?
A:176CM / 5’10”
6- Q: When did you first
become introduced to hip hop?
A: From the early 90's.
7- Q: What artists/people in
your life intrigued you to start emceeing?
A: C-Block, Dre, NANA and my
close friends.
8- Q: do you think your music
affects the way teenagers react to certain
situations?
A: Yea maybe somehow but I
cant judge now because I am still moving in a small
circle or still underground not known to
that level that we can
see the effect.
9- Q: How would you describe
your style?
A: Easy with deep meanings and
mix between the original rap and being an Egyptian
guy.
10- Q: What artists are
you currently going to be working with?
A: Loser and have many plans
with other artists soon.
11- Q: Who would you
enjoy the most to work with?
A: Producers: KA, Shadowville,
Rapitfly, Ansan, Rockit. MC's: Loser, Bryan, El
7aty.
Singers: Mahmoud Shoukry, Heba
Reffat , Clara and Sure I appreciate and welcoming
for anyone who wants to work
with me.
12- Q: Are you member
in any groups?
A:
Edge AKA The Flavor Project
13- Q: Tell me about
your current projects, you got an ablum coming?
A: Yea one album with Loser,
and another mixtape.
14- Q: What would you
say makes you different from the average MC?
A: That am not Fake.
15- Q: Who are your favorite
producers?
A:
Commercially: Dre, Timbland..In the underground: KA,
Shadowville, Rapitfly, Ansan, Rockit.
16- Q: Whats your
formula, how do you come up with the concepts for
your songs?
A:
Totally depends on how I feel. and what am going to
talk about just use my imagination and try to catch
the key
for each song.
17- Q: Where do you see
yourself in the next 5 years in hip hop?
A:
Really hard to see anything in a country like Egypt
.. haha.
18- Q: What emcee's do you
currently listien to?
A:
Chamillioaire,
The other Arabic MC's to see how the things are
going.
19- Q: Will you be doing any
touring? What shows/events?
A: Don't think so, not anytime
soon.
20- Q: What one reason would
you give your fans, to go out and buy your album?
A: Because I'm not Gangy. And
you're sick of cheap rap. That's two reasons, 3rd
I’ll say something you need to hear.
21- Q: are you facing some
problems in fulfilling your dreams?
A: Yea huge problems:
Rap is not a public art in
Egypt.
Many rappers are just doing
the rap in the American way (yo yo , N****) and sure
this is looking so fake and the people
Hate the issue more and more,
and they will kill our dreams by their ways.
The productions companies
don’t like to support a rapper because it’s a risk.
22- Q: what is the beginning
of your career like? the struggles and stuff ...
A: How to record , find beats,
programs to record?? Good Mic, how to give a
good Quality from home.
23- Q: Equipment used ?
A: Mic: RadioShack 33-3043
with holder.
Noise Filter: Hand made POP
filter.
Soundcard: Creative Sound
Blaster V-128.
Headphones: LG 770.
Monitors: KENWOOD MINI HI-FI
XD-V535S.
Programs: Cakewalk SONAR 6
Producer Edition for recording, Sony Sound Forge 6
for editing.
24- Q: So you have any
final words for our community and the prospects of
hip hop?
A:
I appreciate the support you guys have given me, I
look forward to selling-out to a
major label and make more
good music to keep your love
for me.
Rehab Fm Radio Interview
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