First off, what's good?

Life is good at the moment,got my album droppin in April on Early Spotter Records

Can you give everyone a brief 101 as to who you are?

I'm one of the new faces of hip hop. The general public probably hears that a lot but i'm just trying to do my thing and make an impact in hip hop, especially from the Brooklyn and New York side of things, We need to swing things back up north.

How would you describe your style?

I wouldn't even say I have any 1 style. It just is what it is depending what mood i'm in. People act different in different moods and I apply that to my rhymes. They don't always sound the same cause I'm not always in the same mood.

What music did you grow up listening to?

Early on it was Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap, lot of Juice Crew stuff and people like Mc Lyte and Naughty By Nature. Later on it became Mobb Deep, Nas and alot of that Queensbridge sound.

What projects have you put out on your own?

I dropped an ep entitled the other half on cd probably around 4 years ago, a cd called 7 deadly sins the year after, calm before the storm in 2003 and most recently limited edition last summer.

Can you talk about the Shades of Reality project?

It should be out in April of this year and it's something me and my partner Vanderslice have been workin on for a minute in different forms. It manifested over times into what it is now but we always had one main goal of getting it out to the people the way it needed to presented.

What was it like getting down with 7L?

It was cool, I used to dj before i got into rhyming so I own a lot of the 7L & Esoteric records from when they were first on Brick so I always liked his sound. My label hooked it up though with 7L and that's how we got him to contribute a beat for the Shades of Reality album and he sent a banger my way.

You've gotten a lot of big production names on the album, how did you work that out?

Mostly through years of establishing relationships with people and from hook ups by Vanderslice and Dj Next. Us three combined pulled together everything we needed to do to make this whole situation possible.

What was it like working with J-Zone?

Zone is amazing, his style is like no other when it comes to production and the overall way he presents his music. He's a cool ass dude too, really funny, down to earth guy which you don't always get from real successful people.

What made you want to work with him?

I always wanted to rhyme over a J-Zone beat officially and figured when we set everything in motion for this album, it was time to holla at him about working with us on this project. To me, you can automatically associate his name with quality when you see his production attached to someone's material.

What about Smiley the Ghetto Child?

Smiley was a real chance meeting in Fat Beats one day. I just happened to get a chance to speak to him one day and got his info and we made it happen from there. He's a cool dude and I always liked his style from the days of the Group Home album back in 95, so it was an ill feeling to get to work with him.

What's it like working with El-P and Aesop Rock?

Great feeling working with both of them. On one hand you have El-P who built something highly succesful with Def Jux out of Company Flow and on the other you have Aesop, who's an amazing artist with his own unique style and tons of fans. So it was an honor to get to be on a track with both of them on my man Karniege's single.

What's the biggest obstacles you've faced being independent?

That would probably have to be people not always taking you serious cause you're not on a major label. A lot of people feel if you're not on a major or slinging your own stuff hand to hand then it's not good. Also there's so many independent artists out there, it's easy to get lost in the shuffle so you just gotta do what it takes to do you and stand out.

What labels would you consider signing with?

I don't know, I actually wanna stick where I'm at right now. It's been good to me up to this point so there's no reason to leave, and also you don't always get the creative freedom on a major you would get being independent.

What would a perfect label have to have for you?

What my label has right now, Early Spotter, good head person behind your project, support,opportunity and overall interest to see you do the best you can possibly do and maximize your potential.

What DJ's have supported you so far?

730 for sure, DJ Primetime, Ready Cee, alot of people I mostly know personally have looked out for me.

What producers have your worked with so far?

I worked with Vanderslice,Green Steez,Da Natural out of Toronto, Kayy out of Australia, Aerz, J-Zone, 7L, Insight, Sesion 31,mostly alot of up and coming ones who all have heat.

What producers would you like to work with?

My man Scram Jones (holla at me man), Hi-tek, 9th, Dre, Primo, Havoc, Pete Rock, Neptunes, anybody who got the beats really. Every producer has at least a few good beats.

What do you look for in a beat?

I want the beat to speak to me and tell me what to write about when i'm listening to it. I don't want to feel as if it's just good and i'm forcing the words I put to it. I'd like to hear it and know right away what I want to do with it.

How do you know when you've made a good song?

I won't criticize it as much as I usually do my stuff [laughs] and i'll let my peoples hear it right away to see what they think,and i'll listen to it over alot to get a feel for it.

There's a lot of biting in Hip Hop, as a new artist, how do you make sure that you don't sound like anyone else?

Just stay true to your character and try not to just addapt to what everyone else is doing at the moment.You have to be an individual and stick with who you are on the inside and you'll be fine.

What do you think is the best thing in Hip Hop today?

Opportunity to be heard

What about the worst?

Too saturated with the same stuff and everything's a fad until it's played out and the next new thing comes along.

How do you feel about the underground scene today?

Too many people trying to push garbage just cause they can. Not everybody with a pc and a mic in their crib should rap cause they can and it waters down the market and makes the good stuff harder to find.

Finally, when people the name "Access Immortal," what do you want them to think?

Interesting name and i should go find out what he's all about. I think people will like what they hear once they do though.

Shout Outs:

Vanderslice, Da Natural, DJ Next, DJ Primetime, Early Spotter,
PCF, Karniege, Oktober, Vast Aire, Stronghold, Everybody i'm cool with, everybody i'm not, must be a reason why......peace