Gerry Beckley
American musician
Warren Anderson Mathispeaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and led him to sign with Timbaland’s Beat Club Records, an imprint of Interscope Records to release his debut studio album, Dark Days, Bright Nights (2001).
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Warren Anderson Mathispeaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and led him to sign with Timbaland’s Beat Club Records, an imprint of Interscope Records to release his debut studio album, Dark Days, Bright Nightswas met with further critical acclaim, while his third, The Charm (2006)–released by Big Boi’s Purple Ribbon Records, an imprint of Virgin Records–yielded the single “Ms. New Booty” (featuring Ying Yang Twins and Mr. Collipark), which peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100. Marking his final release on a major label, his subsequent releases delved further into country rap.
I had deeper, more reflective songs on the first album.
American rapper
When people screamed novelty the first time around talking about an ugly video and stuff I was really insulted because, hold on a minute, everyone you see in the video are real life.
American rapper
I think the hip hop world and the rock world still have a lot in common, but it certainly seems like things happen and break at a much faster pace in the hip hop world.
American rapper
A lot of people thought I was going to be a one-hit wonder, so I had that chip on my shoulder.
American rapper
We never got on a big, big tour, but we did a lot of spot dates.
American rapper
If you take any populated place – any major city in America – and drive 45 minutes from that spot directly out of town you’ll be in about as country a place as you’ll ever find.
American rapper
I feel that my ear candy is a little different from the ear candy most people are receiving right now.
American rapper
But then again in the East Coast, I think, Tupac, inspired everybody on the East Coast, everybody down south, everybody in the West Coast you know what sayin’.
American rapper
I wanted to tell my story in a way I haven’t done before, things I’ve been going through in my life.
American rapper
Whatever is about you that is translated into your art, that’s gonna keep you completly original and fresh and I just think that, that’s just the best advice I can give, to an artist creatively.
American rapper
Deliverance is about what I went through the first time. And I chalk it up as a learning experience.
American rapper
I think the true rock fans are pretty loyal.
American rapper
Rock fans are pretty fickle, too, you know.
American rapper
You know, I think when people fly the nest a little too soon, as far as getting involved in movies, anything beyond the music can make it suffer, I just want to make sure that I’m not that guy.
American rapper
The same things go on everywhere, whether you’re from the city, the country or wherever.
American rapper
I took it upon myself to paint a better picture of rural life and what it is all about.
American rapper
Well not really to get attention, but to entertain, but you know to show some elements of rural life as well, it kind of blended all in, its kind of like a mockery in a sense, kind of stab back at people that have those stereotypical ideas of the south.
American rapper
You know, that’s kind of the thing, I can’t freestyle and I used to always wonder why I couldn’t, and when I would try once out of every six months, but I was always a great writer!
American rapper