Give us some background info as to who you are.
We are a Rap group out of Wisconsin professionally known as Cubed, We were part of a large group called Krunk Boy Entertainment and we promoted concerts and club events. We then branched off into rap music scene and we released an album called “Who Want it” in 2000. Years later three of us T.O.N.E , S.B and J.Benjaman formed The Biz and did a few tracks on a couple of D.J Flatline mixtapes. We also had a song “Midwest Riders “ on a D.j Dime Midwest compilation mixtape. We changed our name from The Biz to Cubed because there are other groups out with the name.
What is the significance of your name?
We chose Cubed because its analogous to a cubing a number in math and it significantly increases. We are a trio group with three different elements and chose Cubed because we feel that we can reach many people out there with our brand of music.
What sets you apart from other aspiring rappers?
The main thing that sets us apart is our originality and our developement. We've been developing ourselves for a long period of times and we have a lot experience recording and performing. We record as often as we can, even when we didn’t have a sense of direction we were just trying to get better and perfect our craft. We have a large catalog of music that we are ready for the world to hear.
What is the philosophy by which you live by?
Our philosophy is "What ever it is that you do, strive to be the best at it."
Which artists have inspired you?
We've been inspired by artists such as: Kanye West, Jay-Z, Diddy, 50 Cent, Wayne, Lupe Fiasco, Out Kast, Neptunes, Snoop Dogg, Chester French, Justin Timberlake and Linkin Park.
Who does your production?
Our production is mainly done by T.O.N.E, but S.B. and Rell Beats also currently do some of our production.
What is your opinion of the current state of Hip Hop?
The current state of hip hop is saturated with a lot of the same elements and not too many new artists stand out. We also understand that its all about producing hit records so it explains that the music industry look at artists from a business standpoint more than the overall talent aspect.
If you can change one thing about the music industry what would it be and why?
One thing we would change is how the music industry doesn’t recognize as many successful hip hop and R&B artists as they do with other genres of music.
Are there any singers that you would like to collaborate with in the future?
We could see ourselves collaborating with Jennifer Hudson, Jordan Sparks, Alisha Keys , Usher, Trey Songz, Matthew Santos, Sting or Phil Collins.
What producer would you like to collaborate with in the future?
We would love to do a song with Timbaland or Dr. Dre.
What is your favorite movie and favorite book?
Our favorite movie is "300" and the favorite book is "The Bible".
What are some major misconceptions that you think people have of you?
The major misconception is that Milwaukee doesn’t have talent. But, we are here to show them differently.
What is your favorite part of your live show? How has it evolved?
We really don’t have a favorite. We spontaneously do things at any given time. We used to bring a bunch of guys on stage with us but now we only show the audience who they came to see.
What is your LP going to be like?
The LP is going to be crazy because we bring back some of the elements that Hip Hop has been missing with a more current and distinct style of music that can cross over.
What is your website?
The website is www.benjamanmusic.com
Any final words for the people.
Cubed will be one of those legendary groups to break into the music industry, So stay tuned!
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