LYNCH KASTRO'S INTERVIEW:BIRTH NAME?N/A HOW OLD ARE YOU? 28 WHERE DO YOU HAIL FROM? SOUTH BRONX,NY TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT YOURSELF,YOUR BACKGROUND,AND HOW IT WAS GROWING UP? I AM HE YOUNGEST OUT OF SIX CHILDREN; I HAVE THREE SISTERS AND TWO BROTHERS. I WAS BORN IN ATLANTIC CITY,NJ, BUT RAISED MOST OF MY LIFE IN THE SOUTH BRONX. GROWING UP WAS A REAL STRUGGLE FOR ME CONSIDERING MY FAMILY LIVED IN PROVERTY AND WE RESIDED IN THE PROJECTS. AT WHAT AGE DID MUSIC BECOME A PaRT OF YOUT LIFE? MUSIC HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PART OF MY LIFE. I REMEMBER MY FATHER ALWAYS PLAYING ALL TYPES OF MUSIC CONSTANTLY.. MY FATHER WAS THE FIRST TO INTRODUCE ME TO HIPHOP BY GIVEING ME MY FIRST RUN DMC TAPE. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN DOING THIS MUSIC THING? I 'VE BEEN DOING THIS MUSIC THING SINCE I WAS SIXTEEN YEARS OLD. WHO/WHAT IS THE MAIN INFLUENCE OR INSPIRATION FOR YOUR MUSIC? I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT KRS ONE, RUN DMC, ERIC B & RAKIM,AND KOOL G RAP WOULD HAVE TO BE THE MOST INFLUENTIAL INDIVIDUALS FOR MY MUSIC. NOT TO MENTION MY EVERYDAY LIFE EXPERIENCES PLAY A HUGE ROLE IN MY INSPERATION! WHEN DID YOU REALIZE THAT BEING A MUSIC ARTIST IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO DO? AROUND THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN IS WHEN I REALLY REALIZED MY LOVE AND DRIVE FOR HIPHOP. THAT IS WHEN I CAN SAY THAT MUSIC BECAME MY GOAL IN LIFE. TELL US ABOUT YOUR MUSIC? I WOULD DESCRIBE OUR MUSIC AS REAL HIPHOP! IT'S BASICALLY BASED ON EVERYDAY STRUGGLES OF THE HOOD. WHERE REAL HIPHOP IS ROOTED FROM. WHAT MUSIC DO YOU HAVE OUT NOW? I CURRENTLY HAVE AN ALBUM POSTED ON CDBABY.COM!! ALSO FEATURED ON VERIUS MIXTAPES... WHAT CAN PEOPLE EXPECT FROM YOU IN THE FUTURE? I AM CURRENTLY WORKING ON MIXTAPES HERE IN THE US AND ALSO OVERSEAS!! SINGLE OUT NOW "TIL DA DAY" PLAYING ON CORZRADIO.COM,BLACKJAMRADIO.COM,AND THROUGH OUT THE INTERNET AIRWAVES!! ALSO S5 SOLO PROJECT IN THE WORKS!!! ALONG WITH THE A.F. 44 ALBUM!!!! HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT HIPHOP TODAY? I FEEL THAT HIPHOP IS WACK RIGHT NOW! ITS LOST ITS TOUCH WITH IT ROOTS! HIPHOP IS WAY TOO COMMERCIAL...ITS ALL ABOUT THE GLITZ AND GLAMOR AND NOT ABOUT THE MUSIC ANYMORE OR THE MESSAGE!! WHO HAVE YOU CALLABORATED WITH? CURRENTLY WE COLLABORATIONS WITH VINNY IDOL (D-BLOCK),MAFI G (MASSYLUM ENT GROUP)SIRPRIZE(CLOCKTABLEMUSIC)COBRA LA (A.N.W. D-BLOCK)....ETC. WHAT PRODUCERS WOULD YOU LIKE TO WORK WITH? ALCHEMIST,KANYE WEST,D.J. PREMIER,D.J. MUGGZ, 9TH WONDER, ARE A FEW PRODUCERS THAT ID LIKE TO WORK WITH. WHAT OTHER ARTIST WOULD YOU LIKE TO WORK WITH? T.I.,M.O.P.,TALIB KWELI,MOS DEF,JEEZY. ARE ARTISTTHAT I WOULD WORK WITH. WHERE CAN PEOPLE GO TO COP YOUR MUSIC?? RIGHT HERE ON MYSPACE!!!WWW.MYSPACE.COM/AF44 CLASSIC ALBUM FOR SALE JUST $9!!!! IS THERE AN ALBUM OR MIXTAPE OUT NOW? YEAH!!! WE ON A FEW DJ LEGGS MIXTAPES,ALSO ON THE NEW STRRET CREDIBILITY PT.8 . ANY UPCOMING SHOWS OR PERFORMANCES? YEAH!! WE HAVE FEW SHOWS LINED UP!! WE'LL KEEP YOU POSTED ON THE DATES AND THE PLACE!!! WHAT LEGACY OR IMPACT WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEAVE WITH YOUR MUSIC? I WOULD LIKE TO BE KNOW AS NOT ONLY ONE OF THE GREATEST RAP GROUPS IN HIPHOP,BUT ONE OF THE BEST THAT REDIRECTED HIPHOP BAK TO IT'S ROOTS! ANY FUTURE PLANS FOR YOU? I PLAN TO NOT ONLY BE SUCCESSFUL IN MY MUSIC,BUT PERSUE MY DREAM OF EXPANDING MY LABEL KONQUER MUSIK. ALONG WITH OTHER BUSINESS INVESTMENTS! IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? SUPPORT AF44!! ANY SHOUT OUTS? I WOULD LIKE TO SHOUT OUT S5 MY DUDE FOR LIFE!!! ITS 44 TIL DA DEATH!!! BIG UP MAFI G,SIRPRIZE,LEANAH CANE,DADA A.K.A JAWN PERION,P.G.,THE NATURALIST,VINNY IDOL, THE WHOLE MASSYLUM ENT GROUP..ALSO WANNA HOLLA AT MY DUECE MOB HOMIES!!! PRIME TIME MY DUDE!! WHAT IT DEW GHOTTI!!MY HOMIE STREETS!!FADA,CHEWY!! THE WHOLE 222ND BLOCK!ALSO MY HOOD STRONG PEOPLES! DJ LEGGS. WHAT IT DEW!!BIG JAMES WHAT UP,BIG DANGUL!! YALL KNOW WHAT IT IS!! MY HOMIES IN WEST KILLA KALI!! WATTS CONFERENCE/ GO HARD ENT!! WHAT UP TO THE O.G. DADA!! I AINT FORGET ABOUT YOU HOMIE!! YOUNG SPEECH! WHAT IT IS HOMIE!! ANTE DOG! WHAT IT DEW?? AND MY HOMIES OUT THERE BANGING!!! ALSO TO MY HOMIES IN THE UK HOLDN US DOWN AND HELPN THE MOVEMENT!! MY DUDE DJ NOISE P!!! WHATS GOOD BROTHER??? HOLLA AT YOUR BOY!! DJ ILLFATED TRE!! WHAT IT DEW BROTHER? ALL MY PEOPLES IN THE UK B!! HOLLA AT YOUR PEOPLE!!! I SEE GREEN PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HAHAAAAA ITS A NEW YEAR MEANS NEW MONEY!!!! 44 !!!!!LYNCH KASTRO A.K.A MR.BIZNE$$ A.K.A MR.MONEYGREEN!!!!CHECK ME AT WWW.MYSPACE.COM/LYNCHKASTRO