space junkies jair dynast
Wednesday: What are “buzz singles” and when was your first buzz single introduced to the general
public?
Jair: Buzz singles are records released to build initial awareness for an artist. My first buzz single drop in April of
2005 and peaked at #4 on the Underground Top 30. My second solo buzz single just officially dropped on August
8th, 2006. The song is called “Vicious” and it’s the #4 most added single in the country amongst some dope
records from J. Dilla (RIP) featuring Common and D’Angelo, Butta Team featuring Little Brother and Big Daddy
Kane and Born Unique. I feel blessed to be amongst legendary company like that.
Wednesday: Tell us about your release “V.I.A.L.E.N.C.E.” and how has the reception from fans and peers
alike been towards this release?
Jair: Well “V.I.A.L.E.N.C.E.” is my debut solo album. The title is an acronym standing for Vicious Ignorance
Amounts to Little Except Negative Consequences N’ Expression. I just went in the studio and gave fans a walk
through my life experiences up to this point, and I tried to give a good description of my background and
incorporated a lot of my Caribbean Heritage in the musical compositions as well as the lyrics and the stories I told.
I wanted to use the talent God gave me to enlighten people going through some tough situations. As for the
reception from fans and peers, it’s been crazy! Cat’s haven’t even heard the full album yet and I’m getting
requests for collaborations from all around the world, and the fans are loving the single, already purchasing
downloads where ever they can find ‘em. It’s nice to have such a personal piece of work being embraced like this.
Wednesday: What inspires you to create/compose your music and what impact do you hope your music
has on it’s listeners?
Jair: The inspiration for my music is my life experiences. What ever I am going through or have gone through gets
recorded. On the album, I have songs ranging from racial profiling, to finding the right young lady to share my life
with, to being cheated on by my ex-girl and the feelings I had for that situation to commenting on the political and
economic climate in North America. I really hope listeners take away some positive inspiration from my album. If I
can just touch one kid in the hood with this recording I’d feel like I won a Grammy. I’m trying to effect change
amongst impoverished youth and how we think and see our lives. I grew up with many cats who always felt like
they never had any options beside what society allowed them to see as attainable and I’m here to tell ‘em that
anything is attainable in this life. With God all things are possible!
Wednesday: I heard one of your songs “Can’t Wait” is on a TV show. Can you tell us more about the
connection between the song and the show?
Jair: Yeah, “Can’t Wait” is the theme song for the TV Show “Make Some Noise.” The show recognizes the efforts
of young people who are using their talents and/or resources to make a positive impact on the lives of other
young people or the community in general. The producers of the show saw “Can’t Wait” as the perfect fit for the
show’s theme as it is a call to action for heads to get involved with and be educated about the voting process. As
a community our voices are powerful and voting is one way we can get involved and let our collective voices be
heard. To be clear, it isn’t enough to go out and cast a ballot we have to know the issues and understand each
candidate’s position on these issues and how that will impact us as a community. Once we know that, we can
make a vote that can serve to protect some of our interests as young people.
Wednesday: How does the cross-pollination of your music from mediums such as radio to TV to
performing live to the Internet helped or hindered your music and career?
Jair: I feel it all helps my career. It provides cats the opportunity to experience my music in various different ways,
allowing for them to catch the messages and just enjoy the vibes in general. They are all great mediums for
getting the word out there and making it possible for my music to touch that one kid in the hood that really needed
to hear what I’ve got to say on something that he or she might be dealing with right now.
Wednesday: What advice do you have to give young upstarts looking to join the rap game in the future?
Jair: My advice would be hone your skills, stay true to what you believe in and remove the words “can’t” and
“never” from your vocabulary – when it comes to discussing your career as a rapper or producer.
Wednesday: Where can our readers go online to listen to samples of your music as well as get in touch
with you or stay up-to-date on all the latest news and information?
Jair: Well… I’m all over the Internet like HTML [laughs]. Cats can hear my music on http://www.jairdynast.com or
at http://jairdynast.net/mp3/ also, http://www.rap4abuck.com/jairdynast.htm, amongst others.
Wednesday: Thanks Jair for the interview, is there anything in closing you’d like to leave our readers
with?
Jair: First, I’d like thank you for taking the time to interview me. Shout out to all the heads out there supporting my
movement and requesting my records at radio nationally, I really appreciate the love and support. Oh and the fans
in France that have been asking where they can hear my stuff out there. Peeps in France can tune in to 95.9 FM
Radio Laser Friday nights between 11 PM and 12 midnight to hear my joints. Bless up Space Junkies!
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