Happy being able to follow his dreams Garcia offers the following advice "If you get into music for any other reason other than the love of hip hop culture, stop. Don't get into a respected genre of music for the pursuit of riches and discredit what others have worked so hard to accomplish." With a lawyer by his side and Crazy Hoods Productions in his crew, he leaves the business matters to friend and business partner DJ EFN so that he can focus on making good music and being a father to his daughter. If you were to read his eulogy he would hope it would say "First, I was a good father, second, I was a man who dared to dream. Those are the most important things in life to me. Nothing else matters. I could die broke and happy as long as I have the love of my daughter and knowing that I followed every dream I ever had. "
In 2005, after years of hard work and perseverance, things finally began to spring board for Garcia's dream to work with the artist he had grown up admiring. Originally known in Kendall, FL as Gambit, Garcia changed his name to rep his last name and Latin roots. Venturing away from SOUTHBEAT,whom he was signed to at the time, he and friend DJ EFN were trying to push vinyl on DJ KHALED. Relentless, he approached the Diaz Brothers with an old school hip hop sample Planet Rock, again handed to DJ KHALED he later gets a call from DJ KHALED asking him to come into the station. "Clap Your Hands" was being put on rotation, played 15 times within an hour.
The wheels were in motion, featured on MTV's MY Block, TLC's Miami Ink, URB Magazine, UPN's face for urban marketing within local Miami, Garcia was living out his dreams. Labels were approaching but the deals weren't working in his favor nor was he willing to leave his family Crazy Hood off the contracts, so he decided to remain with Crazy Hood and further the underground movement. Even if he doesn't get the credit, Garcia is fine with it because he's proved to himself first that he's accomplished all he set out to do.
Remaining on his grind, Garcia is anxious to work again with his longtime friend and mentor, Nick Fury, who produced Garcia's first album Antisocial. Nick and Garcia go way back to 1995.
Currently, putting the finishing touches to his mixtape "Back From The Dead", to be released in two weeks. WhoUFeelin asks Garcia in which direction he is going with his upcoming album
In 2005, after years of hard work and perseverance, things finally began to spring board for Garcia's dream to work with the artist he had grown up admiring. Originally known in Kendall, FL as Gambit, Garcia changed his name to rep his last name and Latin roots. Venturing away from SOUTHBEAT,whom he was signed to at the time, he and friend DJ EFN were trying to push vinyl on DJ KHALED. Relentless, he approached the Diaz Brothers with an old school hip hop sample Planet Rock, again handed to DJ KHALED he later gets a call from DJ KHALED asking him to come into the station. "Clap Your Hands" was being put on rotation, played 15 times within an hour.
The wheels were in motion, featured on MTV's MY Block, TLC's Miami Ink, URB Magazine, UPN's face for urban marketing within local Miami, Garcia was living out his dreams. Labels were approaching but the deals weren't working in his favor nor was he willing to leave his family Crazy Hood off the contracts, so he decided to remain with Crazy Hood and further the underground movement. Even if he doesn't get the credit, Garcia is fine with it because he's proved to himself first that he's accomplished all he set out to do.
Remaining on his grind, Garcia is anxious to work again with his longtime friend and mentor, Nick Fury, who produced Garcia's first album Antisocial. Nick and Garcia go way back to 1995.
Currently, putting the finishing touches to his mixtape "Back From The Dead", to be released in two weeks. WhoUFeelin asks Garcia in which direction he is going with his upcoming album
The DYSFUNCT. From the visuals on his Myspace page, www.myspace.com/garciachp surrealism is the reply. Peep the visuals and tracks for yourself.Granting WhoUFeelin's request for an interview
WhoUFeelin: Does It really come down to not knowing the right people? You once mentioned "its all dubbed out shit, nobody listens to good music anymore", How do you feel about the DOA statement?
GarciaCHP: I don't hate autotune...It can come off right when used in the right situations. It just got to the point that originality went out the window when everybody jumped on the bandwagon and over exploited the sound. But what can I say? I can't hate the game only the player. As far as knowing the right people of course that's important. But without talent eventually the people will cast you out.
WhoUFeelin: On a typical day in Miami, you can be found?
GarciaCHP: All over..I'm constantly on the street hustling..I get my grind on for real.
WhoUFeelin: Who do you associate yourself with?
GarciaCHP: Anybody who is true to their craft . My main squad is and has always been Crazy Hood Productions. That's my family and they are responsible for making me who I am today. Another crew I show much respect to from the 305 is MayDay (www.myspace.com/firstdayofmay). We came up in the same era and the music in my opinion is untouchable. Also, my friend Nick Fury.
WhoUFeelin: Who are some artist/producers you would like to work with?
GarciaCHP: I have been asked this repeatedly and one artist never changes, Andre 3000. As far as producers I would like to work with Danger Mouse, I love what he did with both Gnarls projects. A dream artist to work with would be Beth Gibbsons of Portishead.
WhoUFeelin: You were a guest on TLC's Miami Ink, what did you get a tattoo of?
GarciaCHP:That was a tattoo of the cover of my first album Antisocial. I got about 14 tattoos now and counting.
Garcia prides himself in staying diverse, lyrically speaking on things effecting many artist. Referring to a 2006 interview he did with South Florida's City Link, www.southflorida.com/citylink/sfe-cl-011106cover,0,616216.story Garcia's raps are all about YOU. He doesn't project an image of cash he doesn't have, his rhymes favor modesty over flash. In an analogy of pursuing success Garcia puts it this way " Its like a fucked-up haircut, you're waiting for it to grow out. You know it's going to eventually be good, but it's hell getting there. You're right here, almost where you want the hair to be"
As we speak, Complex Magazine & Grey Goose Entertainment are running a contest for "Rising Icons" featuring Garcia CHP, vote for the Rising Icons on the September 5th BET Network Special, www.complex.com/GREYGOOSE/Local-Market-Rising-Icons#Miami
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