Swoope Interview

Rapzilla freshman, Tommy Royale has a sound that demands attention: upbeat, sharp, and captivating. However, that didn’t just happen overnight. Let’s take a deep dive… Tommy attributes his success to a “symbiotic” relationship between him and producer, Cardec Drums. He teamed up with Cardec less than two years ago – then signed to No Apologies in 2019, and together they are creating a rising force within Latin music, specifically Reggaeton. How did you find your sound? When Cardec asked me to do Spanish music at first I said, ‘no’. Because I was doing Spanish music and nobody was listening. So when […]

Chris Broussard is a man of many hats. He is a sports journalist, a sports analyst, an NBA aficionado, occasionally a preacher, and most importantly a Christian. Broussard is also the founder of The K.I.N.G. Movement which was to have it’s 6th annual men’s conference in a few weeks. It has since been postponed due to the Corona Virus. Broussard has had the opportunity to share his faith at the forefront of some of the biggest media companies in the world. He got his first big break with the prestigious New York Times, and eventually moved on to ESPN, and […]

The Rapzilla 2020 Freshman list has had the honor of a couple of debut interviews this round. We continue the pattern with our lists’ only producer this year. Arrow was born for beats, or so it seems for this 17-year-old, self-taught producer, who researched and finessed his own way into learning this craft. Tell us a little bit about yourself. I started listening to music about four or five years ago. I got into it from TobyMac and NF. Then from there, I found out about people like Lecrae and Andy Mineo. I really liked everybody in CHH, and I […]

If you read the headline, you’d think, “Well one of these is not like the other.” That conclusion would perfectly sum up Adriel Cruz f.k.a. as SKRIP. He appeared on the Survival of the Artist Podcast where he spoke about having his own recording studio to record, produce, and create at age 12. He then talked a bit about his legacy, setting up tours, the art of freestyling, and then told a funny story about the time he stiffed Trip Lee on a beat because of his pride. Listen to Adriel Cruz & the Full Episode Below: 

I hadn’t heard of Nic D until his name was announced as a Rapzilla freshman for the 2020 class. I knew I’d be interviewing him in the near future, so I looked him up on Apple Music, hit “play all,” and took to Google in order to educate myself. His flows are thoughtful and pointed, a mixture of honesty and refinement. The music is easy to listen to, the kind of music that can bring you to a hypnotic trance momentarily. As the background music rose and fell, I began to click his name on YouTube and various sites. He […]