INTERVIEWS


Rashgmaal_FK Interview with Rembrandt Duran of Adeen Magazine/Red Ribbon Army


Rashgmaal_FK: Hey Bloggers today i got Rembrandt Duran with us.. Rembrandt if you don”t mind tell me a little about yourself?
Rembrandt: I would love to! Im Rembrandt Duran the Mexican Dutch Jew who lives in NYC. Im a Designer whos just trying to show the world his vision and message. 
Rashgmaal_FK: Do You mind giving me a brief description of Red Ribbon Army and Adeen Magazine?
Rembrandt: Red Ribbon Army is a group dedicated to trying to inspire kids and teens to not be afraid to like what you like dress how you dress and express yourself through fashion. Love who you are and what you do. Represent yourself through what you love and inspires you. and ADEEN is somewhat the same message but its more than a group. Its a lifestyle brand. Not a clothing line but an entire brand. I like to bring fun and life into my creations and just hope that people can see it and like what I do!
Rashgmaal_FK: How did you guys came up with the whole Red Ribbon idea?
Rembrandt: I came up with the Red Ribbon idea simply because it was something I loved as a kid. And I knew by incorporating it into what I was trying to do it would get people to like it instantly! So I just used something I loved and hoped everyone else would love it. 
Rashgmaal_FK: What made you decide to start up Adeen Magazine?
Rembrandt: Well ADEEN came from Jovany and I wanting to wait before starting a line of clothing. So we decided just to start a blog and think and wait on what we wanted to do and just do our thing in the meantime. Until something came to us and then we’d work on it.
Rashgmaal_FK: You guys both blogs are dope Adeen and Red Ribbon. What made you create your own style and blog?
Rembrandt: Well I’ve always hated ever looking like anyone else. LIke…. It’d make me wanna go home and change haha So i just stopped really focusing on an certain image and took everything I loved and came up with a perfect mix im happy with! But as far as the blogs it just felt right to give the people but I feel like what they wanna see. Shout outs to Carlton Yaito and Stanley Steel for really maintaining the Red Ribbon blog 
Rashgmaal_FK: What does fashion mean to you?
Rembrandt: Fashion means everything to me. It means my career and my future. It was never really my past so I really try and incorporate the non fashion things that were part of my past into my future in fashion.  
Rashgmaal_FK: How would you define your city’s fashion?
Rembrandt: Sooooo eclectic. I feel like this is the fashion capitol of the world. Its mix of Paris, Tokyo, Milan and every other city mixxed together. I love it. I wouldnt be able to the things I do anywhere else! 
Rashgmaal_FK: I know they are many designers in the world but which designers are your favorite?
Rembrandt: Just Ralph Lauren really lol I stopped paying attention to designers. Too busy with my own stuff. 
Rashgmaal_FK: What makes you guys uniqe?
Rembrandt: Its not up to us to decide really its up to the viewer 
Rashgmaal_FK: As I know, you have a little brother by the name of Jovany Perez, Do you guys get along well?
Rembrandt: Hes not ACTUALLY my brother haha he just looks like he could be. But we get along very well, we sometimes argue when it comes to business but thats separated from personal matters. 
Rashgmaal_FK: Who or What inspires you the most?
Rembrandt: Conan Edogawa, Jimmy Kudo and Case Closed. That inspires me the most! Along with my mother and my supporters!

Rashgmaal_FK: As everyone can see in some of your pictures you and rapper Daniel “Diggy” Simmons are friends. What’s the story behind how you’ll became friends?
Rembrandt: We became friends because Jovany had known him from myspace back in the day and they just stayed in touch. So we all met up one day in Pop Burger and went to a fashion show for Coco And Breezy and Aston Mozie and from there on we stood in contact. 
Rashgmaal_FK: Besides the whole fahion blogging what else do you do?
Rembrandt: I wouldnt really call myself a fashion blogger even… I cant remember the last time I really posted something about fashion hahah i blogged about this amazing dress but other wise i blog about cartoons women and photography. Those are the thing sI blog about because those are the things that inspire me. BUT! I am a designer and ex stylist. I design clothing inspired by cartoons for right now!
Rashgmaal_FK: If someone wants to purchase something from you, where could they do so?
Rembrandt: Through my website thats coming soon. ADEENYC.com and by emailing me 
Rashgmaal_FK: How may someone contact you?
Rembrandt: Facebook.com/remshady 
Rembrandt.duran@gmail.com 
Twitter.com/remdelarem
Rashgmaal_FK: Lastly is there anything you would like to say?
Rembrandt: Shout outs to all of my supporters and my team and Red Ribbon Army and just everyone! Thanks! DO What you love and Stay Inspired!!! 

RASHGMAAL_FK INTERVIEW WITH RICCI STEEZ.

RASHGMAAL_FK: Yo my bloggers today i got a Graphic Designer.. Not just any graphic designer this is my Role Model.. He goes by the name of “Ricci Steez”. Ricci What’s up?
RICCI STEEZ: Wussup man .. feelin’ good.
Rashgmaal_FK: Okay i know i dont speak for myself when i ask.. Ricci what made you start doing graphics?
Ricci Steez: The thing that made me get into design was really the curiosity of how things were done. Like as far as print, t-shirts, vinyl toys and website.. I always wanted to learn and when no help was around, there was youtube and just me reading and discovering a variety of techniques.
Rashgmaal_FK: The name “Ricci Steez” sounds cool. Does it have a meaning?
Ricci Steez: Ye it does have a meaning.. Ricci coming from west indian family members calling me Ric or Ricci.. it sorts of stood with me and the Steez is just the style I have and the just my personality and mentality as a person. So Ricci Steez it is.
Rashgmaal_FK: With the dope works and skills you have where do you plan on taking all this talent?
Ricci Steez: Well with design, I would like to start a brand. When I say brand I don’t mean just a clothing line or some t-shirt trend but a lifestyle brand, where we design clothing, design logos for other companies and startup brands as well. It being more of a family with the same goal, in making our brand the go to guys.
Rashgmaal_FK: As a graphic designer and coming from the big apple, Who have you ever worked with so far? Also who would you like to work with?
Ricci Steez: Well I’ve been blessed to work with many greats. Uhmm.. people like Great Scott, Remy owner of Assman panties. I’ve worked with Diggy Simmons on concept art and I’m currently helping with ideas for Bionic Yarn which is co-owned by the great himself Pharrell Williams. So I’m truly blessed to have these opportunities. There’s a great amount of people I would like to work with, but I’ll hold names til the opportunity presents itself.
Rashgmaal_FK: I think the fans will really like to know.. Who inspires Ricci Steez?
Ricci Steez: Who inspires Ricci? hmm…Well I’m inspired by the hunger of so many other talented people. Not only celebrities but the cats really on the come up with their hearts in everything they do, Especially my competition in anything I do. I’m inspired by drive and passion. If people must know names, then Kanye would be one along with Pharrell, Kaws, Takashi Murakami, Futura, Diddy, Trump and THE GREAT ESTATE!!!!
Rashgmaal_FK: I really always wanted to know the answer to this question.. What’s your favorite graphic you’ve ever done and why?
Ricci Steez: I honestly don’t have that favorite yet. I haven’t reached that point in my life yet where I’m like…. “Damn… I murdered this piece and God knows it.”
Rashgmaal_FK: I know this interview aint about me (lol) but when i finish college we must do a collab on a graphic bro no doubt I moving NY right after school.
Ricci Steez: LOL… definitely man.. I’m always excited to work with new people as long as their business is handled the right way and its not a phase that wastes my time.
Rashgmaal_FK: Being that your so good.. Are you ever plannign on getting a place? Opening a business?
Ricci Steez: Like an office? Of course. It’s necessary and it will be done!
Rashgmaal_FK: So i’ve seen you like music, why you didnt became a musician instead?
Ricci Steez: Who said I wasn’t a musician? LOL. I have mixtape coming out in september or october. Took time to find my sound and what fit me as an artist and I’ve come to a point where I’m gonna make material and put it out there. I will release info on that shortly.
Rashgmaal_FK: If i’m not mistaken do you Dj?
Ricci Steez: Yes! Everyman must have a hobby and escape of fun. No it’s not a super duper passion but a great outlet for the energy and love I have for music. I look at the boss NIGO (Bape Don) and see how he has his brand and his stores and so much on his plate but the homie still DJ’s when theres time for it. It’s always something I wanted to do.
Rashgmaal_FK: I’ve seen that your into Robots are they anything else that interest you?
Ricci Steez: Phssh… I can go on forever, but if I had to name a few….. Sneakers of course, women, design shops, tattoos (even though i don’t have any), anime, cartoons, and karate flicks. I guess typical man status. Haha!
Rashgmaal_FK: In the next let’s say 5 years where do you see Ricci “STEEZ THE HERO”?
Ricci Steez: I see myself as the owner of a successful company providing the best for my family. Vacations in europe and dinners on  yachts with my logo on them.
Rashgmaal_FK: If someone wants to contact Ricci Steez where can they do so?
Ricci Steez: Definitely hit me up on twitter - @RicciSTEEZ email me riccisteez@gmail.com for any questions . I do have a facebook. www.facebook.com/steezthehero and visit the blogwww.steezthehero.com
Rashgmaal_FK: With that being said.. Any Last words?
Ricci Steez: I’ll probably sound super cliche, but you can do anything you want to do in life. Start to create blueprints for your dreams and build that into an amazing salary. Position yourself to be heard. Standing in the crowd trying to look cool won’t get you anywhere in life so take some weight off the bandwagon. Make history!
SOME OF STEEZ THE HERO WORK
R&B SINGER “RENA FAITH’ INTERVIEW WITH RASHGMAAL_FK BLOG.
@RASHGMAAL_FK: So I would think everyone heard the single “Without You” by the magnificent singer by the name of Rena Faith.. If you didnt Rena would you mind telling the people a little something about you?
RENA FAITH: Well, my name is Rena Faith and I’m 18 yrs old.  I’m from the Virgin Islands, St. Croix to be exact. And I’m just a little island girl tryna make my dream come true! =)
@Rashgmaal_FK: So Rena tell us what made you start singing? p.s. Your really good at it.
Rena Faith: Haha, thank you! When I was small I would always be in my room listening to music and of course singing in the shower! I always turned to music or singing whenever I was happy, sad, or anything! I’ve always had the passion for it, but never really started taking it seriously until I was 17.
@Rashgmaal_FK: What type of music did you grew up listening to?
Rena Faith: I grew up listening to mostly RnB. I loved Whitney Houston, Brandy, Luther Vandross, and Usher among others.  I could listen to them all day!
@Rashgmaal_FK: And a little bit of all of that influences the music that you do now.
Rena Faith: I like soulful singing, and I usually like to incorporate that in my music.  I always try to challenge myself, whether it’s notes that I don’t usually hit, or sing songs that I won’t usually sing. I always try to do something different.
@Rashgmaal_FK: Who does Rena faith idolize/looks up to?
Rena Faith: I absolutely LOVE Beyonce’! Her voice is amazing! I look up to her as an artist, a business woman, and as a person. She can do no wrong in my eyes. Gosh, I love her! haha
@Rashgmaal_FK: I actually remember the days you will put up videos on facebook singing songs for fun now look at you.. Working on an album, have a hit single.. You doing your thing. Keep it up
Rena Faith: Thank you! I appreciate it!  Things are going great so far. My video for “Without You” got accepted to play on Tempo, so I’m really excited about that!
@Rashgmaal_FK: Are you working on anything new right now that you can tell us about?
Rena Faith: Right now I’m in the studio working on my demo.  Once that is finished, we’ll pitch it to different record labels in the hopes of me being signed. So I’m excited to see what will happen, I’m only hoping for the best!
@Rashgmaal_FK: I would really like to know who is the one person that you would like to collab on a song with and why?
Rena Faith: Oh man, there’s so many people I wanna do a collab with!  I would have to say Jay-Z is definitely up there though!  He’s my favorite rapper! I think he’s a lyrical genius!
@Rashgmaal_FK: If someone would like to contact you where can they do so?
Rena Faith: They can reach me here ———> Facebook:  www.facebook.com/RenaFaithVI Twitter:  www.Twitter.com/RenaFaith_VI  Email:  Info@RenaFaith.com
@Rashgmaal_FK: Well It was nice chatting with you Rena.. Any last words?
Rena Faith: Thank you, it was nice chatting with you too! I love your blog! =) And I just want to take this time to thank everyone who has been supporting me and believing in me! It’s the best feeling in the world! 
Download “Without You” ( http://www.mediafire.com/?21zzumtinij )
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Interview With Sincere from “Deh Fam”.
Rashgmaal_FK Blog: Sincere tell us a little something about you.. Who is Sincere?
Sincere: Well Im just a humble dude from the East Side of St.Croix USVI with a passion for music and entertaining people…
Rashgmaal_FK: The Deh Fam Movement been around for awhile right? How you’ll started?
Sincere: Yea Deh Fam has been around for many years and we all grew up together from elementary school days &some of us are also related hence the name Deh Fam.We all had a passion for music and came together to make music everyday as teens.
Rashgmaal_FK:I see your a humble dude and your rhymes are Dope. How was it like making your mixtape?
Sincere: I appreciate that,it was very interesting making my mixtape because it was my first solo project so it was like a first born child.
Rashgmaal_FK: Your Mixtape “Sincerely Yours” drop a couple of months ago and its everywhere did you expect it to be this big?
Sincere: I put in alot of work with this mixtape so i figured sky’s the limit.The feedback was great and I reached ppl I didnt expect to reach
Rashgmaal_FK: You also recently drop “Hello - Freestyle” could you tell us abit about that?
Sincere: Yea that track was produced by Greg Miller. I was at the radio station one day and he hit me up and said he had a track that i would love so i told him to send it and i hear the beat and i wrote the verse on the spot and went to the studio and knocked it out.  Video coming shortly
Rashgmaal_FK: What Hiphop artist does Sincere listen to?
Sincere: Well I listen to alot of east coast music but i’m a fan of good music period,so right now I’m listening to Local VI Artists such as my fellow Fam members,along with VIP,Verse Simmonds,Rock City,Benny D,Mike Lawry,and Young World. I’m also listening to J.Cole,Wiz Khalifa,Joe Budden and Slaughterhouse,Eminem,T.I,Big Boi,Common,Nas,Jay-z,Drake,Currency,Nipsey Hussel and the list goes on i’m a fan of great music…
Rashgmaal_FK: Whats a typical day for Sincere?
Sincere: My days usually involve me waking up putting on playlist with beats to play while i take a shower and brush my teeth,and memorize lines for songs or get ideas and concepts for songs.Then i grab some food and head to the studio to work on music and promote online for couple hours,then hit the streets to push the music and then back to the studio at night and do it all over again.
Rashgmaal_FK: If you had to describe your style of rapping.. What would you say?
Sincere: I have a very unique style because i dnt like to be classed in one lane,i have a tendency to switch up my style throughout a song so the first verse might be slow,while the second verse is fast,and i harmonize the third verse,i just like to try new things with music..
Rashgmaal_FK: Lastly is there anything else you would like to say?
Sincere: Yea i would like to thank everybody that supports the VI Movement and everybody that supported my mixtape.I appreciate it alot…Look out for the new Album “Summa Breeze” By Deh Fam coming this summer !!!! oh yea dnt forget WE DEH BOUT !

Mike R. Lawry - Record Deal
MIKE R. LAWRY INTERVIEW WITH @RASHGMAAL_FK BLOG.
“@Rashgmaal_FK: Yo whats good its a pleasure to have you here..”
“@RASHGMAAL_FK: For the people out there that don’t know you.. who is Mike Lawry?” 
“MIKE R. LAWRY: Mike R Lawry is a 19 year old phenom. Gifted Rapper/Songwriter straight out of The Virgin Islands.”
“Your Mixtape “Comfort Zone” drops when?”
“My mixtape is due to drop when the time is right. [Just playing; MIXTAPE DROPS END OF JULY!]”
“How you feel about the whole process?”
“Ummm, I started feeling impatient, but nothing comes before it’s supposed to.”
“How was it like making the mixtape, writing your lyrics and working with multiple producers?”
“1st off it’s a blessing to finally showcase myself, & lyrics for me comes natural! Actually, my next project is where i brought different sounds meaning different producers to the table.”
“What hip hop artist do you Mike Lawry listen to?”
“Ummm, I feel that when you listen to music, & your an artist you tend to copy subconsciously so I try to listen to good music that’s opposite from my style. For example: SCARZEO, Young Jeezy, & female singer Adele.”
“So you have a twitter i see.. do you also have a facebook?”
“Yeah you can follow me on Twitter @MikeRLawry + search Mike R Lawry on Facebook.”
“If you had to describe the way you rap.. what would you say?”
“I wouldn’t even say or specify that I rap; “I JUST DO MUSIC!”
“12 months from now what can we expect from Mike Lawry in the music industry?”
“Nothing is promised, but imma continue to feed my followers with good music an hopefully I’ll get rewarded one day.”
“Lastly is there anything else you would like to say?”
“Lookout for @Paebak “NOT JUST ANOTHER”, @Scarzeo_BFM “Ain’t Nothing Bout Me Made Up” Mixtape, & J-Swag wuddup? #POW!”

Steelo I.B. - Window Seat
STEELO I.B. INTERVIEW WITH @RASHGMAAL_FK BLOG.
“@RASHGMAAL_FK: What’s up Steelo? What you up to currently?”
“STEELO:Trying to inform people of the movement and the message : Stay Truu. Constantly creating new music and working on new projects. The most recent project being Lighta Fluid.”
“I saw you drop the hit “Window Seat” the track is dope.. Do you have a mixtape on the way?”
“Yeah. I did a little freestyle on the Window Seat instrumental. It’s gonna be on the upcoming mixtape Lighta Fluid. The title explains the concept. Spreading that lighta fluid in order to set the world on fire.”
“So with that being said.. For those who don’t know you.. Who is Steelo I.B. and what the I.B. stands for?”
“Steelo I.B. Is a hip hop artist from the V.I. Just tryna spread a message. Building the army. The I.b. Basically stands for I be. All I’m tryna say is this is who I am. The name Steelo came from a friend when I was in high school and I just ran with it.”
“What music Do Steelo I.B. listen to?”
“I listen to all music, but I mostly listen to hip hop and reggae music.”
“Lastly is there anything else you would like to say?”
“I ain’t stopping. I feel at the end of the day you gotta look at yourself and ask yourself if you’re staying true to what you believe and who you are. I feel a lot of people don’t because ain’t nothing motivating them. Well I’m here to do that. Stay Truu is the movement. The longer I gotta wait the hungrier I get!”



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