Tell me about that Chill Bill video though real quick, squad turn up but also kind of reminds me of Kill Bill with that chick tied to the tree… R$: Hahaha yeah we had the girl tied to the tree cause originally we were trying to make like a 1207 version of kill bill but we was way too geeked up so we invited everyone to be in it and just got buck. I decided yesterday I was gonna drop a surprise something for everyone in a week or two. EM: So, What’s the second half of 2016 looking like for you? R$: Tour, CRAZY videos, some new music too man. People should listen more to what he said. Chose one: Tupac or Biggie? R$: Tupac, hands down.ĮM: That was a test, just testing your loyalty over there. It was rough. Over time I hear it I get a hunger for more success, more money, more happiness, more life period. EM: My duuuude! Ok so what’s a personal favorite of your tracks you’ve made? R$: “My Convenience” is probably my favorite song of mine. Elaborate… R$: I like to have a lot of fun in the strip club. EM: Magic? I fuck with magic, magic excites me. I needa hear my shit when I hit magic again. ATL music is what makes me wanna have them bangers in the chamber tho’. Predominantly West Coast, but I think the south definitely influences a lot of my music. EM: So LG is in San Diego, where would you say your sound takes inspiration from? West Coast – best coast? Beast coast? ATL? R$: Pretty much everywhere. 1207 is short for LG due to L being the 12th in the alphabet and G’ being the 7th. Behind all the jokes, bullshit, wild nights, drugs, women – there’s truth. We’re all just trying to leave our impact on the world and prepare for the next life. None of this fame or money and shit means anything. As reckless as we are though, we all remain humble and down to earth. We’re all just a bunch of reckless ass dudes basically. EM: Tell me more about 1207, I know you all are homies from high school – but tell me the good shit. I’ve been stacking up my library so that I have enough content to make up for the timing. Before, I would hate when songs are too short but I don’t know man, I feel like the internet has dumbed us down some. Even for myself, I’ve noticed that these days I can barely stand to listen to a song over 3:30. Also, I try to keep my songs short because I’ve been seeing today how attention spans are becoming shorter due to shit like Vine, IG videos, etc. My mind moves rapidly so a lot of time I’m ready for the next song as soon as I get finished recording. EM: Did you ever think for a second you were blue balling people since a lot of your songs are less than 3 min? Or is that because you have so much music and a boss that can just bust out tracks left and right? R$: Nah definitely not, that’s just how I work. I just put it on SoundCloud, killed shows, and made more dope shit behind it. I didn’t go out of my way to promo chill bill. EM: Speaking of exposure & pre record deals, there are millions of tracks put out every day on Soundcloud, how do you think you gained so much traction with this cut? R$: Honestly just everybody sharing it out of truly loving the song. 10 million views before the deal or any blog exposure. We’re going to be working together again soon.ĮM: Chill Bill has 17 million muthafuckin plays, HOW DOES THAT FEEL? Not 1, not 3, not 10, SEVENTEEN! R$: Like a fuckin’ champ. I eventually got with purpdogg and broke bread for it. Davi$ actually found it on purpdogg’s soundcloud. EM: Pulp fiction of course has to come in as a close first. When did you realize that you wanted to use the Kill Bill whistle in your song? R$: Shit as soon as I heard the beat I knew it was meant for me. My baby bro Burgers put me on game recently lol. Rob $tone: Haha yeah man, Kill Bill is my favorite Tarantino film no doubt. What’s your favorite film of his? And because I read minds, I’m guessing its Kill Bill. EARMILK: So it seems like we have something in common, our favorite director being Quentin Tarantino. Then, other tracks where the lyrics focus more on keeping a feel good rhythm with a smooth beat meant for the listener to just enjoy their damn-self. This is a Cali-feel-good-say-what-you-want-vibe you can tell Rob $tone and his 1207 crew have fun with their tracks – and so should you.ĮARMILK chopped it up with the man himself to discuss this sudden rise in popularity, Quentin Tarantino, Tupac, strip clubs and his 1207 squad. He writes tracks that spill with intense lyrics and charged with emotions. This isn't an artist with an over-calculated verse where if you miss one word, you completely miss the point of the story. Much like Too $hort & E-40 – The San Diego bred artist flows how he feels. You may know his name from his track "Chill Bill" which used the infamous whistle from Quentin Tarantino's classic film Kill Bill. Rob $tone never goes by just Rob and don't ever get that twisted, or else.
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