Saturday Spotlight: J Dub

Posted on April 3, 2010 - by Vick

Saturday Spotlight is back again this week with someone most of you prolly do not know much about. I first met J-Dub on twitter. He has been a strong supporter of REUPSPOT and is currently working on a project called “The Intermission”. He was gracious enough to hit us up with a freestyle and a quick interview.

J-Dub, how you been??

Pretty straight, bruh. Got a lot of workin comin up for the rest of the year. Pretty much already got an entire schedule drawn up haha

Man, you a straight prankster…was you the class clown in school?

Back in elementary I was, with some friends haha But that all died down in middle school.

Alaska…come on man, you gotta get back on the East Coast! How’d you go from Florida to Alaska?

I know, right?! I’m a military B.R.A.T. (Born Raised And Trapped haha) I was lucky enough to be in FL for 9 years, then my fam got sent to Alaska, just a few months short of graduation. Straight bummed. But yeah man, I’m tryna put in as much work as possible to get back. I miss err’body back home haha

I know I see you collaborating…any solo work coming soon?

I actually haven’t done much lol. But yeah, I’ve been considering a diff name to avoid any confusion…And not too many people would mind since I’m still kinda new) But as far as what I HAVE done, I recently got in a track with Young D. Imma be colabbin with most of the MarvelUs Music Fam (Shoutoutz!), and I’m tryna get on a track with CB T.V lol (Shoutoutz!) Also, my shoolmates from back in Florida, Dylan and Allen, have a band called Autumn Under Fire. (Screamo/Pop/Electronic) Imma be on their next EP!! Solo work: Got a mixtape dropping…sometime this month haha (The Intermission) All industry beats (As soon as I get myself together).

Hows your site coming along?

It’s comin haha I’ve been so busy, I’m slackin, bruh. My last post was just the other day, and before that the last one was on 3/20 -__-

You dance and write…which came first?

Dancing for sure haha I’ve been dancing since I was 8. I aint get into writing till I was 14. I was tryna do more singing than rapping, but that’s done switched up now lol.

Which do you think you do better?

Dancing haha. Let’s see, I krump, pop, and I’m currently working on some breaking and choreo. I’ve got a dance crew that me and some friends started called Audio Movement (Shoutoutz!)

Who/What is your inspiration for writing?

As far as artists go, I listen to a lot of Lupe and Musiq (Soulchild) Biggest inspirations. And I also like to let the beat pull the words out. I’ve been listening to a lot more instro’s from The Gorillaz, 9th, Black Milk, Dilla (RIP), and Flying Lotus. That is, aside from more mainstream

…for dancing?

Anyone who does something cool lol (More specifically, Tight Eyez, Crush, The whole krump world, just…all dancers! haha) And of course, MJ (RIP) That should be a given haha

Stay good fam…Shoutouts?

Awwww yeah lol
Alaska: Audio Movement^^ – Finest Da Beast, Richard (Rated R haha); MarvelUs Music -Young D, Keezy, D Hagood (Diego lmao); Karakterz In Motion; AK Krump – Major, RaWnChY, Kid Stray, Baby RaWnChY, Drox da Kydd; Team Nerdz Florida: My biggest fan (We been outta touch for a min, so idk if she’ll read this haha But if so, hit a brotha up! lol), all my other friends back at Cocoa Beach, Bay High, Rutherford Palm Bay, FSU, UF, and errbody that moved ; Truth Revealed Ministries, The Webster family Damn thatz a lot of shoutin. My family, God (We gon be in better contact soon haha)
Don’t forget! http://www.twitter.com/Its_J_Dub , http://myspace.com/jdubreezy and facebook.com/jdubreezy for updates!