Post by Adam B on Jul 2, 2007 6:51:49 GMT -5
A lot of rappers will tell you they have a long history of hustling in the street and dealing drugs, even if most of the time it isn’t anywhere near the truth. Homeboy Sandman is a little bit different, however. He’d rather tell you about how he caught a free ride to Penn and what he’s learned during his time traveling the world and being a teacher in Queens, NY. Stressing education over street life, Homeboy Sandman openly wonders “isn’t anybody else kinda perplexed by this coincidence that all the best rappers just happen to be gun toting drug dealers, too? Why can't anybody who works at Citibank rap? Is there some type of connection between being a criminal despicable person and having praise worthy musical capabilities?” For Homeboy Sandman the answer is an emphatic no. I caught up with the New York native this week and asked him about what he’s seen traveling the world, his thoughts on rappers as role models, and what kind of impact his parents have had on his life and music.
For the full interview check out: adambernard.blogspot.com/2007/07/artist-of-week-homeboy-sandman.html