ARTIST HUSTLE SPOTLIGHT: MACHINE GUN KELLY

MGK aka Machine Gun Kelly has been developing quite a buzz with his rapid fire rhymes and new single " Hell Yeah." However, Kelly's story goes much deeper than fast rhymes and a white suburban kid's love for hip hop. Music not only saved his life but became a path for MGK to gain acceptance. For MGK life without music is hardly a life worth living. We sat down with him for an quick interview

WHAT'S GOOD? CAN YOU START BY GIVING US SOME BACKGROUND ON WHO YOU ARE AND WHERE YOU COME FROM?

Yea yea, this is the kid MGK, Machine Gun Kelly, hailin straight outta Cleveland OH-10. Im 18 years old, a white boy, and one of the hottest rappers you never heard, so hit up www.myspace.com/machinegunkellyak and get hip!

HOW DID YOU GET INTO MUSIC?

Right at the beginning of middle school, me and my father had a lot of personal problems going on. I dressed terribly, no style at all, i didn't really have any friends, and there wasn't a lot of white boys who hung around the areas and the crowd i did so i was an easy target for bullies etc. I was constantly getting picked on, jumped, beaten up, and thats when i picked up those headphones and zoned out. Even though im not a battle rapper, thats how i started, and after that first battle, i literally went from the biggest lame to like the most popular guy in the school in like 2 bars, real talk. Everything just escaladed from there...


WHAT MUSICAL GENRES INFLUENCED YOU THE MOST GROWING UP?

Complete silence, becuase i realized that without music, life sucks!

WHAT ARTISTS WOULD YOU SAY HAVE HAD THE MOST INFLUENCE ON YOU?

The Temptations because they are the best group ever, the Who because they didn't care about anybody's opinion, and rappers like Mystikal, Busta Rhymes, Luda, Kanye and the Fresh Prince because they hold it down for , their city, and !

HOW DID YOU GET THE NICKNAME MACHINE GUN KELLY

Because i can spit out words like a Machine Gun, flat out!

WHERE AND HOW CAN PEOPLE GET YOUR MUSIC?

Like i sai, www.myspace.com/machinegunkellyak or the youtube channel www.youtube.com/machinegunkellyak and follow me on www.twitter.com/machinegunkelly

WHAT CAN PEOPLE LOOK FOR FROM YOU IN '09?

Any and everything, if it was my choice i'd be on your TV, your radio, your computer, and every billboard you got in your city, but we'll see what happens...

YOU'VE LIVED IN MANY PLACES DURING YOUR LIFE, WHAT MAKES CLEVELAND/OHIO SPECIAL?


It made me a man, i haven't been arrested or really got into much trouble since ive lived here. It's the poorest city in the US and it really shows you that its life or death out here, no one wants to see you succeed and when they see you get somethin they don't got, they are going to get it, or at least try. People have tried multiple times, but ultimately, my grind, and all the bullshit this city has put me through, ended up leaving me on top, and i've gained the city's respect. What other white boy from this city has done what ive done and achieved what i have....? EXACTLY! "I have outgrew so many things the hood does not fit me/ but I can't forget my past i brought the whole hood with me/ because i love my city, it made me who i am/ tattoo reads city boy, but i'm my city's man!" Let it be known, the kid is officially in this, MGK all day!


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LISTEN TO AND DOWNLOAD MGK MUSIC AT:
http://www.machinegunkellymusic.com
http://www.myspace.com/machinegunkellyak
http://www.youtube.com/machinegunkellyak