Bow Wow Bigs Up UK Hip Hop Scene
In a recent interview with MTV, Bow Wow (real name Shad Moss) shows his respect towards UK Hip Hop.
Bow Wow has just completed the UK leg of his European ‘Underrated’ tour and took some time to chat about all things music. They wasted no time and came straight to the questions that matter!
First out of the box were a couple of questions about the UK leg of the tour so far:
“What have you been up to in the UK so far?”
Bow Wow: A bunch of things. I’m on my European tour right now, that’s the reason why I’m in the UK at present. So far, I’ve been to Manchester, Birmingham and Leicester. I’ve just been on this tour every day, visiting new places, checking out new scenery. We had the first ‘Underrated’ tour show maybe like four days ago and since then I’ve spent the rest of the week partying, hosting parties and just getting it in, I’ve been out every night. “I heard you were at NO.5 Cavendish Square last night. What was that like for you? Bow Wow: NO.5 was popping! I like that little spot, it was packed! Every time I come to London it’s always a beautiful situation. I love the UK, I love London, it’s all about the people, just reaching out and connecting with them and letting them know I do it for them.
They then went on to discuss his views on the UK Hip Hop scene, and we think his answers pretty much hit the nail on the head as far as music and musical collaboration are concerned:
“What do you think of the UK music scene?”
Bow Wow: I like it, I like everything. I just respect culture. I figure hip-hop is hip-hop, it doesn’t matter if you’re from different places or different countries in the world and we’re all doing the same thing, so yeah, I like it. I know my boy Chris Brown has dealt with Chipmunk. Of course you know Cash Money have Jay Sean and I also heard about this rapper called Giggs, so UK music is definitely popping. I got girls (laughs), I got friends out here that put me on everything, so I’m only just one phone call away, they know that. And would you like to collaborate with any UK artists in the future? Bow Wow: Most definitely, why not. Because I figure we both help each other out. I feel like it’s easier for American artists to break over here and in other countries as well, but it’s so hard for a lot of UK rappers to make it in the States. They never blow up like we know they should. But it’s important that in hip-hop we all work together, and if I collaborate with an artist from the UK, it will help me become more successful here and vice versa. So it’s a win, win situation.
UK artists have been gaining more exposure and respect from the US market in recent years but can still end up taking a back seat. It’s always good to hear that there is respect and support from artists across the pond!
If you wanna check out the rest of the interview you can find the link below:
http://www.mtv.co.uk/music/urban/261295-bow-wow-the-interview-part-1
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