ABOUT THE ARTIST "KING TUT THE DON"

What first got you into music? 

TUT:  When I was a Child, around 6-7, my mom and dad divorced and the trauma of not seeing my family put me in a very quiet nonsocial state of mind. Until one day my grandmother gave me her old Navy Am/ Fm Transmitter Radio. It could pick up stations from all over the World at times. One Friday I cut the Radio on, and a Hip hop show, “The Supreme Team Show” was on. I heard some of the most outta space sounds and music that resonated and shifted my awareness and my whole being. At that moment Hip Hop was born in place of getting away from my anti-social family structure collapsing. Before that I always heard music in my grandmother's car or at home with my parents etc., but it never spoke to me until that moment that Friday night. Week after week I began to come out of my shell, and I was trying to Rap and be a break-dancer and appropriate the right space gear for this journey that I was on floating on hip hops Frequency of space debris.   

How would you describe the music you typically create? 

TUT:  The music I create is struggle and inspiration, life soul gangsta Conscious Rap music. My whole life I was struggling with depression, divorced parents, poverty, broken roots to the generations of lost knowledge and wealth by our ancestors and loved ones.  

What is your creative process like? 

TUT:  Most of my albums came from years of impactful moments and living life. So, the creative process just creeps up on me when it’s time to vibrate the frequency that Amplifies the pain’ love, loss, or inspiration. As a child I was very quiet and observant, I realized these moments were the beginning of my process. When my youthful outburst of creativity and trouble was outputted by breakdancing Rapping and violence. As I got older, I began to master the art of valuing my life, gifts and creativity. So, every couple of years I've been putting out projects, since my 7th grade Summer. 

If you could open a show for any artist, who would it be? 

TUT:  Wow! Lol that's a great question because my Genre of music is so Soulful Old School and New school. I would say if we are talking Artist “alive and active'' maybe Snoop Dog, Kanye or Kendrick Lamar. If Old School Earth Wind & Fire ,Cameo Cool in The Gang  Lol  YO! Because I would Really have to dig into my archives of good writing and music and perform what I think are some of my best creative music. I used to work with a Professional Tour Production company so I seen these Old School Groups Still Touring rather it’s a New Generation or Covet Band the work is the same. I gained every respect for the art and craft of Music by experience, Trials and Tribulation, which we call paying dues. 

What is one message you would give to your fans? 

TUT:  When your marathoning life for your dreams, remember it’s how you deal with failure that gives you the edge to never let your downfalls and haters be the end of your success drive 

How do you feel the internet has impacted the music business? 

TUT:  It has changed everything about the negative deceitful control and contraction that record labels have places on artist with invisible slave chains. Artist had no idea the hip hop shark tank was filled with con artist lawyers, money hunger Corporations, and an active special intelligence oversight on A culture building a billion-dollar industry that could change the artform itself. In which Hip Hop / Rap & RNB Is one of the biggest Genres of Music in the Whole World. The Internet also had a big part and has expanded Indie artists to the front doors, faces and Televisions of Millions all over The Globe. 

What famous musicians do you admire? 

TUT:  Earth wind and fire. Sade, Smokey Robinson, Cool in The Gang and any Old School artist with longevity and a lot of 80s 90s artist  

What is the best advise you’ve ever been given? 

TUT:  Stay positive, Work Hard for what you want. My Grandmothers were a big part of changing my life and helping me transition from being a Gangsta on the Streets to A Boss Don taking full reigns on my Empowerment Awareness and Responsibility to Family.  

If you could change anything about the industry, what would it be? 

TUT:  I would have more talented creative artists versus the clone model Robot ass Puppets. I would have more opportunities for artist. The art of the music industry should be evolving due to the love not by these big label corporate clowns tryna keep up with their fraudulent structure of 360 deals and robbing artists blind. I 6th sense these hip hop colonizers could be on their deathbed lmao.  

What’s next for you? 

TUT:  To Stay on Go! and Take My Music, Acting Career and TEAM To Its Highest Peak.