This Sicilian born, New York Bred and Milwaukee raised artist has been making crazy noise across the internet this summer. With songs with Trae tha Truth, Smoke DZA, Kid Ink, Killa Kyleon, Kid Cudi and many others Talent Couture is really taking his music to the next level by working on his craft and doing so with a humble and confident posture that is as real as it gets. With the help of the internationally known DJ Woogie and a close circle of people working on his team, Talent has put together a string of videos and songs that have everyone wondering if this kid is the next to blow. Take a look at AllHipHop.coms exclusive sit down with one of the games most prominent Italian rappers ever. Not that that matters though, when you hear the music you’ll know for yourself, the talent is there. AllHipHop.com: So tell me a little bit about yourself man. Talent Couture: Pretty much what happened is man, Im full-blooded Sicilian, in my family, Im first generation in this country. So we came from Sicily, moved to Brooklyn, Red Hook Brooklyn, NYC and so then my family relocated to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in my early teens. The family business relocated, me being from NY and then moving to the Midwest, from the mainstay artists from the Midwest like Bone to the East, to the West, I heard it all. So I think that had a lot to do with how diverse my music is. I grew up around a lot of different styles of hip-hop. So I can do the Aint Bout Money track with Trae and then also do some emo-electronica stuff that has other kinds of appeal AllHipHop.com: Talk to me about the Milwaukee hip hop scene
Talent Couture: Ive been on Z100 the big station out there and I didnt go the typical route. A lot of people are busy hating and trying to block each other and there is no unity. I never tried to pop on a local level and cats know me from the national buzz and people know me from my national buzz, but Im not worried about bar shows, I love Milwaukee but I went right for the throat of the game to the internet. I got a lot of respect for artists out here, but I went straight to the net. AllHipHop.com: What are driving forces behind you buzzing on the net? Talent Couture: Its crazy that you guys at AllHipHop.com recognize that. A lot of artists think that you have to record in million dollar studio, and its a misconception about what you have to do to get in the game and get your name, you dont have to pay $500 an hour in studio time. What I started recording on was a studio in the basement, we did it all ourselves, I have a small circle of producers that I work with. And my dude Philly who helped get my label situation going, he shoots all my videos and ever since we have been buzzin, hes been shooting videos for a lot of people. Hes shot videos for Lil B, to Young Berg, and Ive worked with Smoke DZA, Trae, Kid Cudi. And really its just a difference between being hungry and thirsty. Like I have no problem reaching out to anyone. Its hard work man. Pretty much. The general rapper has the misconception that they might look a certain way trying to reach out to someone to work with them, but not me. DJ Ill Will did my first 3 mixtapes and DJ Z did my first few mixtapes at DJBooth.net. It took me forever to get recognized by the big websites, and now it feels like they are chasing me and hitting me up to drop my music exclusively. Its pretty dope man. AllHipHop.com: Of your records that are buzzing, what should people be checking for if they arent familiar with you at this point? Talent Couture: The joint that we are pushing right now is produced by Cardo from Taylor Gang and it features Trae tha Truth and Mickey Factz. If you are a hip-hop head, Im sure you heard it. Then there is J## Out, its a term in Milwaukee that is like spazzing out and its like going crazy. No hook, two and half minutes of me going crazy. Remember how Peedi Crack, used to go in? Production is by Jahlil Beatz so you already know its dope. Both videos are done and it starts with the Aint Bout Money and then it flips into the J## Out video. My first tape was Plastic Frames and Bookbags. I got four mixtapes over the last year and a half and you can see the progression on each tape and every mixtape is a progression. Every tape I drop you can feel me improving, its something special and I go back and listen to the material. Just a run down
1. Plastic Frames and Bookbags Hosted by DJ Ill Will and Rockstar 2. Jersey Shore Couture 3. First Quarter Push Hosted by DJ Woogie 4. So Many Gems We dropped that May 4th on my birthday 5. A New Light thats hosted by Woogie as well. AllHipHop.com: How have you been making yourself better, what do you do to work on your style? What is your mind state that helps you get better. Talent Couture: With me I thought as a youngin, I thought I was always so nice that people owed me something. Every rapper says that and after people really not taking to me, I fell back and worked on every facet as an artist. I worked on beat selection, my hooks. I think that I found my niche and I am in a real comfortable zone with my music, from my hooks, bars and its more than being an MC and I think I can achieve both. I can make hot songs and I can rap […]