I got a chance to interact
with my brother in hip hop, Netherlands native Ablaze (real name Dwayne Xavier).
This is another. Yup we go from 013 to 020. Creating distance relatives for the
love of hip hop; Check out this short interview.
Wise: Ma man. Tell us a
little bit about you as an emcee, where you from and the history of your stage
name.
Ablaze: Well, I was born on
the beautiful Island of Aruba. By the age of 3 the family moved to the
Netherlands. At the age of 14 I started rapping along with songs and like that
it caught on I started listening to an old Bone Thugs N Harmony cassette that a
friend gave me. And that inspired me to start writing my own material. The name
Ablaze I've got from friends because they claimed I spit blazing hot fire Everybody
started calling me Ablaze so I decided I will use that as my stage name
Wise: You were down with
bone thugs. Man I still remember first of the month like it was an hour ago. So
how big is hip hop in the Netherlands? I mean I only heard couple of guys from
up there and I just heard sure talent.
Ablaze:
Hip hop in Holland changed together with hip hop in the US. Rappers
started taking a different path in the art of rapping, different beats and a
different flow. It all turned into trap/south kind of music. There is hip hop
present but with barley enough power to be relevant.
Wise: So only few are keeping it real? Do you think
this evolution is doing any justice to Hip hop?
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| In The Booth |
Ablaze: No it is not. In my
opinion it is destroying the culture, piece by piece. Our peers have worked so
hard to make hip hop a respected music genre, just to be pushed down by these
so called rappers nowadays. A big part of the problem is also how other people
see hip hop. You will hear a track from Young Thug and people will say that's
hip hop and like that they categorise it in that genre, people nowadays have
more respect for young Thug than for Nas
Wise: Ha ha ha ha I hear
you my guy. Sad hey! What is the best memorable highlight of your journey as an
emcee?
Ablaze: That was performing
on Aruba in one of the biggest clubs on the Island
Wise: Sounds like a
major highlight. Do you ever dream of hitting up as far a South Africa one day?
If never, man I'm injecting that dream in you
Ablaze: I would want to go
everywhere in the world to perform, fans are everything. Every country has
something special.
Wise: Ma man, looking
forward to having you down here one day. Now the joint that made me start
following your work. Lovin, what inspired that joint man?
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| With Shaggy |
Ablaze: I’m looking forward
to it as well. Lovin was inspired by the beauty of women. I was really feeling
the beat, the instrumental almost/literally screamed lovin. I had to write
something for the ladies, as I started writing the words just fell perfectly
into place as sentences were formed
Ablaze: Thank you man. I
can be followed on my Soundcloud Ablaze297 and Instagram Ablaze297; People can
also add me on Facebook Page is Ablaze297 Dwayne Xavier
With clips coming
out pretty soon
Wise: Ma man you'll give
me a scoop when it is ready. Man we can go on and on but let's save some for
the future since you gonna be a regular on this blog. Next time we should
discuss establishing a working relationship between Kats from that side and
this side of an ocean. You know! Distance relative. Anyway we appreciate and
celebrate your life ma man. One love
Ablaze: I most certainly
will let you know when they are ready. Thank you for your time and interest.
One love
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