Stanza Speaks With The Mad Bloggers

I reached out to Stanza and his folks to get a little bit of insight on the artist that I feel will be going places. Check it out.



How old are you?
I consider my age to be infinity. To explain that - Music never has to age…it’s timeless. Stanza makes music therefore he is infinite.

Where are you from? Where did you grow up?
I was born & raised in College Park, Georgia.

How did you come up with your name?
Well, I came upon my name studying literary terms. Stanza means a unit within a larger poem; parts of a whole. I applied that definition to explain myself. So, the explanation goes as such – to see things as I, The Unit does, my larger poem would be you, the people.

How long have you been doing music?
I don’t really measure my music career in time, I measure it in accomplishments. So, by accomplishments I’d say I’m fairly young.

Is music your career or do you have a "day job"?
Seeing that I work a job to support my music; music is my career.

How would you describe your music? Genre?
It’s funny that you ask that question. Recently I read in another review about me, DJ Voodoo said that “Stanza is like Talib Kweli meets Lupe Fiasco, with Kanye’s confidence and Jay-Z’s flow.” Now that’s a pretty heavy description, but I didn’t say it…he did. Lol!

Where do you want to see your music go?
I guess eventually I want my music to have no boundaries. I’d like for everybody who listens to it to understand it.

Who are your musical influences?
My family. Portis Head, Strange Republik, Outkast, UGK, Sade, Anita Baker; they vary and I could go on for days.

In your opinion, what's the state of music?
Urban (Rap, Hip Hop) music is in purgatory right now. It could go to a good place or a bad place but right now it depends on the people, the fans, who are the most important part of the music business.


Who do you work with on your music?
DJ Teknology, Young Guru, The DS Brothers, SMKA, Rob Phas, J. Skills, and The Varsity Squad – just to name a few.

What's the hardest thing you're finding out that has to do with your music?
Having a solid plan to promote. Everything ties into promotions. Whether promoting to the people in the industry or the listeners (fans), at the end of the day they are all people.

What's your favorite part of doing your music?
My favorite part is having total control and the ability to create whatever I want to. Not allowing myself to be limited by other people or industry standards.

What projects have you done so far? What projects are you currently working on? (Where can fans get it?)
The current project we just released is I am Stanza: The Anthology (which is a collection of my work). Fans can get that at www.iamstanza.com.

How is your experience with 106 & Park working out for your career?
The 106 & Park experience was a stepping stone. It did great for the time but there is always the next day. So, we are continuing to work.

Do you use the internet and social networking sites to push your music? And if so, how? Has it helped?
Yes I do and I feel that it has helped a lot. I can’t explain the how; it happened through research, testing, a lot of trail & error. So for anyone that wants to RESEARCH it and test to see if it works for them, I suggest they do so.

For more info on Stanza, visit www.iamstanza.com and to join our family http://bit.ly/Join_the_family.

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TELL ‘EM WHY YOU MAD: GTFOH …

BLAME IT ON THE ALCOHOL: I’d like to file this under “should have never given you n*ggas cameras”. This whole sex tape and nude pictures from celebrities is not really a new thing (insert Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian, Ray J, Pamela Anderson, Tommy Lee, etc, etc.) but it seems to be a bit more “leaks” in the last few months. Uh, do you remember the internet being on fire over those Cassie and Rihanna pics? (sidebar: I still laugh when I hear the Cassie and Riahnna tribute song)

Now we’ve got Jamie Foxx (reported that pics were for a movie role) on the scene with his pics (have not seen and won’t look for). Then you’ve got Eric Dane aka "McSteamy" from Grey’s with his sex vid (a threesome that truly lives up to his onscreen character). Things have gotten so out of control, publicity hungry Bad Boy artist Will from Day 26 issued a statement denying fake pictures of himself that surfaced online (that 99.9% of people didn’t even know existed). Will sit your ass down, trying to jump on the bandwagon with some “leaked” photos and then pissed no one paid attention.

My favorite line when pictures or a video is “leaked” is “I don’t know how it got out.” GTFOH, you know how it got out! Someone hacked your gmail? Someone intercepted your text? Come on with the bullshit. YOU DID IT! Someone close to your camp with your permission did it. Why? Truth be told, there is no such thing as bad publicity, especially if the pics and videos are flattering.

Oh and for the record, the picture that popped up of me was a personal picture and I don’t know how it got out. Please respect the privacy of me and my family at this very difficult time while we deal with this picture being leaked. I apologize to my fans if I let you down. Thank you, Q



THE DOG CATCHER: Vick, Vick, Vick, Vick … LET THE DUDE LIVE! To be honest with you, I really don’t care about football and it’s not like I’m a Michael Vick fan. I do however think the nonsense surrounding Vick with people being so pissed that he’s playing football again is ridiculous. You won’t support the Eagles now because he’s playing? Pissed at the NFL Commissioner? GTFOH!

You’re watching Martha Stewart in the morning, huh? Baking a cake from her recipe, right? Oh, she did time too! Oh, because it was a white-collar crime, no big deal? NO, A CRIME IS A CRIME! Real talk, what Michael Vick did was wrong but the man paid his debt to society. Done deal. Case closed. He’s not going to be chilling with DMX, Bow Wow or Snoop any time soon and he’s cleaned his hard drive of any dog fighting porn. I mean the dude did a coached interview on 60 Minutes, what else could we ask for? It’s over.

Michael Vick is a lucky dude to get a gig after getting out of jail. If only more minorities could get gigs after getting out of jail, the world would be a better place.



PACK UP PACKER: While I’m talking about football (again, not a fan) Brett Favre do us a favor and sit your un-retiring ass down! You come out of retirement more than a rapper, Muhammad Ali and Michael Jordan combined. Every time you un-retire it’s like a sequel to a movie that should have never been made (insert Final Destination here). Here’s a bit of advice, go coach pop warner football and take a few years off and then maybe come back as an NFL commentator or something. What needs to happen Brett is you need to tell your ego to GOOOOO LOOOONG because enough is enough.



KISS AND TELL: So this dude Terrence (106 & Playground) and Khloe Kardashian (why is she famous again?) kissed. Yeah, this should be filled under, WHO THE F’ CARES! Yeah, yeah, yeah … I’m writing about it but mostly because the aftermath of that kissing nonsense was on some middle school shit. “You know you kissed me first, right?” What?! Grow up with that dumb shit! There were probably twelve-year-old kids laughing at them for that. These cats must not understand the rules of making out, especially when you’re drunk. Shit happens, no need to be debriefing the situation afterward. Go ahead and GTFOH with all that extra nonsense.

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