Meet our new Sponsored Artist: Mazon

Meet our new Sponsored Artist: Mazon

Feb 10

What’s going on Mazon, let’s jump right into it: you were recently a guest on Shade 45‘s “Sway in The Morning” – could you tell us a little bit more about that experience and how it came about?

My manager used to intern for Sway at MTV and always stays in tune to what he was doing in the music world. She heard about the opportunity Sway had on his show for artists to send their music and possibly get airtime and feedback from callers all over the country. Honestly .. a New York number called my phone early in the morning and I usually wouldn’t answer but something told me to pick it up. So, I did and it was somebody from Shade 45. It was dope to talk to Sway and Dev, mainly because I used to watch Sway on MTV growing up like everybody else. People from all over called in and gave me feedback on “Fine Linen” and an exclusive joint that I’ll keep in the tuck for now.

What kind of artists did you listen to growing up, and how has that impacted your music now?

When I was around 5 or 6 years old, I was really into Soul For Real .I was always fascinated by the kids of the music industry like Bow Wow and Usher, when they first started. I remember being into Snoop too when I was real young. I was always a fan of his flow. When I was was with my mom, I would hear everything from Prince to Kraftwerk. My pops listened to groups like The Gap Band and a lot of Shabba Ranks. During my crucial “growing-up” years, I was bumping Nas, Jay-Z, J. Dilla, Ghostface, Styles P and a lot of Jeezy.

Having an eclectic ear for various genres and styles of music definitely adds to my complexity as an artist. It makes it easier to collaborate with other artists and creates musical challenges that I wouldn’t trade for anything.

Okay, so here’s something getting away from the basics: when, and with what equipment, did you record your first rap song?

Haha. My first song was definitely on a tape recorder. Me and a couple of my homies went into the school’s choir room. We locked ourselves in there with a couple tapes, some pen and paper and a tape recorder from the 90′s. Classic material that I’ll never be able to find.

You do a great job keeping up with your fans on twitter and facebook, which is always a great thing to see in young MC’s. What do you eventually want to see come of all this hype you’re creating for yourself?

I eventually want to be able to touch all of these people that support my music online and in the streets. By touching them, I mean doing shows in their city and giving them something to aspire to. I represent the 717 area of Pennsylvania. The ghost area with no voice. Philly got Meek and Pittsburgh has Wiz. It’s time for somebody to hold it down for us.

Right on. As your success increases, who do you want to collab with in the future?

Recently, I’ve had this goal to do a joint with Meek Mill and Wiz Khalifa, solidifying that PA connection; something the Keystone would be proud of. I know that I’ll eventually work with J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar. I get a lot of dope ideas when I listen to those cats. It’d be a sin not to do some work in the future. Big dreams of working with Kanye, Dr. Dre, Nottz, Justice League and Hi-Tek. My list of dream collabs is incredible. You wouldn’t have enough time to read it.

For all the old – and new – Mazon fans, what can we look forward to in the future? You have any projects under works?

Definitely! Look out for some great music this spring and summer. I’m releasing a couple projects on my own as well as producing under the name Sling Lord whenever my services are required.

Any shoutouts? Keep grindin’ man, appreciate the time! We look forward to working with ya more in the future!

Gotta shout out to Feed Me Flow.com! As always, I’m representing The Nosebleeds and The Phli Hi Club with no hesitation. Shout out to my homies at Dub Caesar for sponsoring my latest project “Maintaining”. Download it for free: http://hulkshare.com/8l6sf1jrau0j and check Mazonmusic.com for updates and videos! Most importantly though, I gotta thank my team and my supporters!

That’s all, fellas! Listen to his tunes below: