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GEORGIA | PURECOMP

INTERVIEW TERRELL “REALIFE” BLACK PHOTOGRAPH @DATBOIFAT1

“I PUT A LOT OF THOUGHT INTO HOW I PUT TOGETHER MY RHYMES. BEING ORIGINALLY FROM NY I FEEL LIKE LYRICISM IS MY BASE, BUT GROWING UP IN THE SOUTH I FEEL AS IF MY CADENCES AND FLOWS FLUCTUATE NATURALLY WITHOUT SACRIFICING MY LYRICISM.” - PURECOMP

VALIDATED: BORN IN THE BRONX AND ORIGINALLY FROM MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK, BUT RESIDING IN GEORGIA, WHAT’S YOUR EARLIEST MEMORY OF HIP HOP CULTURE?

PURECOMP: MY EARLIEST MEMORY OF HIP HOP HAS GOTTA BE SEEING THE GRAFFITI ON ALL THE BUILDINGS BACK HOME IN NY. IT WAS EVERYWHERE AND I REMEMBER I USED TO WONDER HOW SOME OF THE GRAFFITI ARTISTS MANAGED TO DRAW ON SOME OF THE HARD TO REACH PLACES THAT I SAW THEM DRAW ON. THE FIRST HIP HOP SONG I REMEMBER IS SNOOP DOGG'S "GIN & JUICE".

VALIDATED: HOW DID YOU GET YOUR START IN RAP?

PURECOMP: I FIRST STARTED RAPPING AT LIKE 8 YEARS OLD OR SO IN YONKERS WITH A FEW OF MY COUSINS AND A COUPLE OTHER CATS FROM THEIR BUILDING. THEY STARTED A GROUP CALLED “YONKERS OUTLAWS” AND ONE DAY WE ALL SAT DOWN AND WROTE WHAT ENDED UP BEING MY FIRST SONG. IT WAS LIKE 6 OF US ON THAT SONG.

VALIDATED: AS AN ARTIST YOU APPEAL TO BOTH EAST COAST AND SOUTHERN AUDIENCES, HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR RHYME STYLE?

PURECOMP: MY RHYME STYLE IS CALCULATED AND THOUGHT OUT. I WOULD CONSIDER IT COMPLEX. I PUT A LOT OF THOUGHT INTO HOW I PUT TOGETHER MY RHYMES. BEING ORIGINALLY FROM NY I FEEL LIKE LYRICISM IS MY BASE, BUT GROWING UP IN THE SOUTH I FEEL AS IF MY CADENCES AND FLOWS FLUCTUATE NATURALLY WITHOUT SACRIFICING MY LYRICISM. I CAN MERGE BOTH SOUNDS WITHOUT MUCH EFFORT.

VALIDATED: WHICH RAPPERS INFLUENCED YOU AND WHAT IF ANYTHING DID YOU “BORROW” FROM THEM?

PURECOMP: MY BIGGEST INFLUENCES ARE DMX AND BONE THUGS N HARMONY. I FEEL LIKE DMX HAD A BIG INFLUENCE ON THE HONESTY AND EMOTION IN MY MUSIC. BONE THUGS HAD A BIG INFLUENCE ON MY SOUND AND HOW I APPROACH CRAFTING A SONG.

VALIDATED: IN 2012 YOU RELEASED YOUR DEBUT SOLO MIXTAPE “RATED PC” ON T.R.U. T.H.U.G.Z. ENTERTAINMENT, WHAT WAS THE RESPONSE TO THE PROJECT?

PURECOMP: I GOT A LOT OF LOVE FOR THAT PROJECT, MOSTLY BECAUSE I FINALLY MANAGED TO OFFICIALLY PUT A PROJECT OUT. I HAD BEEN MAKING MUSIC FOR YEARS BUT I ONLY HAD RAW UNPOLISHED MATERIAL UP TO THAT POINT. ONE OF MY CLASSIC RECORDS ON THERE IS A SONG CALLED "I WANT MONEY". SO MANY PEOPLE LOVE THAT RECORD... I DO TOO.

VALIDATED: EARLIER THIS YEAR YOU DROPPED “CLINICAL”, A SOLO MIXTAPE, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THE PROJECT?

PURECOMP: "CLINICAL" IS MY BEST WORK IN MY OPINION. FROM BEGINNING TO END, IT'S LIKE A DOCUMENTARY. IT'S DIVERSE AND COVERS THE FULL SPECTRUM OF MY EMOTIONS AND NOTHING IS OUT OF PLACE. IT TRULY REPRESENTS WHAT I WAS GOING THROUGH WHEN I MADE THE MIXTAPE. IT'S PRETTY DARK, BUT THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING FOR.

VALIDATED: HOW DO YOU FEEL YOU’VE GROWN AS AN ARTIST SINCE DROPPING “RATED PC”?

PURECOMP: AS AN ARTIST I FEEL AS IF I HAVE GROWN IN MY PRESENTATION AND EXECUTING MY VISION. I AM MUCH BETTER AT MAKING SONGS SOUND LIKE THEY DO IN MY HEAD. I HAVE DEFINITELY GROWN IN THE MIXING DEPARTMENT. I'VE DONE THE MAJORITY OF THE MIXING AND MASTERING ON ALL MY PROJECTS AND I FEEL AS IF IT HAS GOTTEN BETTER WITH EACH PROJECT.

VALIDATED: AS AN ARTIST, WHAT DO YOU FEEL YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO HIP HOP IS?

PURECOMP: TO BRING FORTH HONESTY AND A SHARP CONTRAST FROM THE NORM THAT IS IN MAINSTREAM HIP HOP. HIP HOP HAS GOTTEN AWAY FROM TELLING THE VULNERABLE TRUTH AND IS FLOODED WITH FANTASY AND MATERIALISM. THERE HAS TO BE A BALANCE AND I AM GOING TO BRING THAT BALANCE.

VALIDATED: WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FROM PURECOMP FOR THE REMAINDER OF 2020? 

PURECOMP: I WILL BE PROMOTING "CLINICAL" FOR THE MOST PART. I PLAN ON SHOOTING A FEW VIDEOS AND MAKING OTHER PROMOTIONAL ROUNDS. LOOK OUT FOR THE VIDEOS FOR MY 2 SINGLES "SUPA RICH" AND "DUI". 

VALIDATED: WHAT’S YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA CONTACTS AND WEBSITE?

PURECOMP: MY INSTAGRAM IS @PURECOMP_TTE, MY TWITTER IS @PURECOMPOFTTE, MY FACEBOOK IS PURECOMP. TYPE PURECOMP ON ANY PLATFORM (YOUTUBE, SOUNDCLOUD, ETC) AND I WILL BE THERE. MY WEBSITE IS PURECOMPMUSIC.COM. I AM ALSO ON ALL STREAMING SERVICES.