WHAT'S ZIPPIN WITH TOM GIST??

I GOT CHANCE TO MEET HARLEM-BRED RAPPER TOM GIST, WELL KNOWN AS DIPSET ARTIST(DIPSET/EARLY LITE ENTERTAINMENT) IN HARLEM,NEW YORK CITY AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR AND COULD SPEAK WITH HIM ABOUT HIS CAREER, HARLEM AND THE CURRENT SITUATIION OF DIPLOMATS.

THIS IS THE EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW FOR JAPAN.

INTERVIEW BY SANODAMAN

SANODAMAN:
CONGRATS ON BEING OFFICIALLY A MEMBER OF DIPLOMATS, BUT WE ACTUALLY RECOGNIZE THAT YOU’VE DONE SONGS WITH THEM FOR A LONG TIME. I MEAN, YOU’VE BEEN IN THIS GAME FOR A QUITE A WHILE NOW.

TELL JAPANESE FAN OUT THERE THAT MIGHT NOT BE FAMILIER WITH YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT YOU AND HOW YOU GOT INTO THIS GAME?

TOM GIST:
I GOT IN THE GAME INDEPENDENTLY, PUTTING OUT MY OWN MUSIC AND CAM'RON TOOK NOTICE. I'VE BEEN INDIE FOR OVER 9 YEARS NOW.


SANODAMAN:
SPEAKING OF YOUR BIOGRAPHY, YOU WERE ALSO KNOWN AS GOOD BASKETBALL PLAYER IN HIGH SCHOOL. IT’S ACTUALLY GREAT TO BE CHOSEN AS ALL AMERICAN. DID YOU EVER THINK ABOUT PLYAING AT COLLEGE OR ON PROFESSIONAL STAGE?


TOM GIST:
YEAH I HAD A SERIOUS HOOP DREAM GROWING UP. MY DAUGHTER WAS BORN WHEN I WAS 19, AND MY SON AT 22. I HAD TO PUT FATHERHOOD A HEAD OF BASKETBALL.



SANODAMAN:
YOU STARTED YOUR CAREER AS A BATTLE RAPPER NAMED “ARROGANCE” IN HARLEM. WHY DID YOU CHANGE THE MC NAME UNDER YOUR LEGAL NAME?



TOM GIST:
I FELT LIKE MY GOVERNMENT NAME WAS MORE ATTRACTIVE. PEOPLE DON'T LIKE ARROGANT PEOPLE ALL THE TIME, AND ESPECIALLY IF THAT'S WHAT THEY CALL THEMSELVES.



SANODAMAN:
YOU LAUNCHED EARLY LITE ENTERTAINMENT WITH YOUR NEIGBORHOOD FRIEND, MR.ROBERT EARLY. WOULD YOU TELL US THE CONCEPT OF THE LABEL?


TOM GIST:
IT'S TWO FRIENDS OUT EARLY TRYING TO SHINE A NEW LIGHT ON HIP HOP. THAT NEW LIGHT IS TOM GIST.


SANODAMAN:
YOU’RE FROM HARLEM. HOW’RE YOU FEELING THE HARLEM HIPHOPSCENE RIGHT NOW? ARE THERE ANY INCREDIBLE EMCEES IN THE GAME RIGHT NOW?

TOM GIST:
HARLEM IS ALWAYS BUBBLING AS FAR AS HIP HOP GOES, I LOVE THE SCENE. THERE IS ONE INCREDIBLE EMCEE NAMED TOM GIST THAT YOU SHOULD HEAR LOL.



SANODAMAN:
BEING FROM HARLEM AND WATCHING DUDES LIKE CAM’RON AND THE OTHER DIPSET FAMILES, WERE YOU INFULENCED BY ANY OF THEM?

TOM GIST:
FOR SURE. HARLEM IS A SMALL, SO TO SEE DUDES FROM AROUND THE CORNER GOING PLATINUM, IT'S DEFINITELY INSPIRING.


SANODAMAN:
JUST A COUPLE YEARS AGO, YOU DID SOME SONGS WITH CAM’RON ON HIS MIXTAPE “PUBLIC ENEMY #1”.
WOULD YOU TELL US A STORY ABOUT IT?

TOM GIST:
NO REAL STORY TO TELL, WE JUST CAME TOGETHER TO PUT OUT ONE OF THE HOTTEST MIXTAPES OF THE DECADE IN MY OPINION. THAT MIXTAPE COULD HAVE WENT GOLD IN THE STORES.


SANODAMAN:
NOW WE’VE SEEN A LOT OF CHANGES IN DIPSET. OTHER MEMBERS LIKE JUELZ SANTANA HAVING SKULL GANG, AND JIM JONES HAVING BYRD GANG. CAM’RON ALSO STATED HIS CREW WITH NEW DIPSET GUY VADO.

FROM A FAN STAND POINT, SOME OF US FEEL THAT IT’S QUITE COMPLICATED.

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT IT?



TOM GIST:
IT'S COOL EVERYBODY GETS TO BE A BOSS AND PRODUCE NEW BOSSES. IT'S HOW IT SHOULD BE.


SANODAMAN:
IS THERE A TIME TABLE FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR NEXT ALBUM?


TOM GIST:
I CAN DROP WHENEVER I WANT. I'M TRYING TO BUILD THE BUZZ UP SO PEOPLE ARE STARVING FOR IT THATS ALL. SO WHEN THE BUZZ IS SUPER CRAZY I'LL DROP SOMETHING. TOMGIST.COM GOT SOME OF MY OLDER MIXTAPES。

SANODAMAN:
ANYTHING YOU’D LIKE TO SAY TO ALL THOSE TOM GIST FANS OUT THERE?


TOM GIST:
STAY TUNED TO YA BOY. NEW VIDEOS AND MIXTAPES COMING SOON. I WON'T LET YALL DOWN, MUCH LOVE.



TOM GIST(DIPSET/EARLY LITE ENT)

OFFICIAL WEBSITE
http://www.tomgist.com
MYSPACE
http://www.myspace.com/harlemgist
TWITTER
http://twitter.com/TOMGIST




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BIG SHOUT OUT TO TOM GIST FOR DIPSET/EARLY LITE ENT!!!