J Reed : Well, I wouldn't call it rapping, lol, but I started doing music somewhere back in 2002 with my step brother from Orlando Leroy Stacy, aka Lil one, when he was with the group Trill Ni##@$ but then I actually started out writing poetry honestly and when I was in sixth grade a teacher by the name 

of Cheryl Mae Brinson brought all the kids in the class a gift for Christmas that year and only gave me a pen with multi colors. she told me after reading some of my work that this gift was inspiring for her to give to me instead of a toy because she knew I would one day write some of my best works if I only stayed focused.                                       

T.Ellis : what influence you to start doing music ?                                        

J Reed : my poetry, my sister Danielle, who was always around the house singing and playing all her instruments, and my mother, who plays the keyboard and piano. she had us in the church youth choir at a young age along with Mrs Patricia Fleming, we formed the Mt. Sinai youth choir to which I started playing drums.                                       

T.Ellis : what is your rap style ?              

J Reed : to be honest I don't really have a style of delivery, I adjust my sound according to the beat that I'm writing to or for whomever I'm on track with I've heard various styles though from Bun B, to Andre 3000, to Bobby Brown, I've tried mimicking Wayne and others on different tracks at times but if I had to pick a sound to do it in then it would be from the G.O.A.T. R Kelly.                     

T.Ellis : how many projects you have out to date ?                                         

J Reed : as of today I have out on all platforms Unfinished Business Ladies Edition when the Curtains Close Unfinished Business : Happy Belated and a few singles by myself feat D Reddit and Big Homie Q Souljas Heart My Fault I'm not going to release anything else this year as off right now, but I do have some major projects coming in 2025,, as now the streaming numbers are looking pretty good 200,000 streams for one of my albums now, and my goal is to hit 500,000 streams to receive the gold plaque. then after that start platinum status you know.                  

T.Ellis : is there any artists you'll like to work ?                                             

J Reed : hell I really want to do a metallic like song with a upcoming rock artist if possible one day, then I definitely want to do a country song, but as far as artists Dru Hill, K ci and Jojo, Burga from South Florida, Chris Brown, Lil Flip, Quando, NBA, Kevin Gates, Wayne, Keith Sweat, T-Pain, Rod Wave... now for unsigned indie artist Annie Oakley top of my list for females and probablg y Pretti Emage from Florida, I'm not really into the hard core rap style like that but I love a artist that is multifaceted with. G the artistry. I feel like if given the opportunity with just one I believe I could make a top ten song, like honestly.                                         

T.Ellis : would you wanna remain independent or some day be signed to a major label ?                                   

J Reed : with all the crap and screw jobs you see now in the industry, you would have to be a fool to want to be signed to a label or even be looking to get signed at all. being independent gives you so much more power over your work, and you are in total control if you know how to handle the backend paperwork. where a lot artist mess up is not trying to learn and read the black and white and instead they want to be seen with all the money and jewelry and the flashy cars but on the other hand getting screwed out of their royalties. Iam my own team, no hype man, no yes man, no click, just me. I do my own promotion, my own copywriting, my own lyrics, my own visuals, everything about the artist J Reed I own it all. I answer to no one cause I am the one.                                           

T.Ellis : what's the freedom in being a indie artist ?                                       

J Reed : the freedom is to be who you are and free to express yourself. If I can control who you are, then I can dictate your money. some indie artists will get noticed, and some will not. you can can be known locally or be known globally. the easy part is going to the studio. the real work begins when start the promotional and paperwork begins.                          

T.Ellis : what does your music represent ?                                           

J Reed : my music represents passion, turmoil, heartbreak, rejection, happiness...all those most inner feelings that we sometimes lose focus of in life. I lost focus in my life on what was and should have been the important thing, which is family. some were lost due to humanly mistakes. I lost two marriages due to careless acts and I am putting all my mistakes in my life out through my music, cause there is some one who is going through or about to go through, we may never meet but expression through music is one way we can forever relate.       

T.Ellis : what does music mean to you overall ?                                          

J Reed : music means a lot to me in both areas. first, as a artist you want to deliver the right sounds, lyrics, and most importantly, the vibe and rhythm if you're an artist, it always good to talk to the fans or your supporters and ask them what they want from you, or maybe they can give insight on that next big hit. I always look at it from both areas. when I listen to music or whenever I 

buy a cd, or go stream a song from another artist, the one thing I listen for is the melody of the track, once I feel that sound then I break in the lyrics, every artist should have always want to that it factor in everything they do and make it harder for anyone to compete because it's not about quantity but more about quality of what you're releasing and if everything you touch is gold, then you will always be relevant because rappers fall off once they refuse to change and adapt with the times.                          

T.Ellis : what type of memories you'll be leaving behind as a artist ?              

J Reed : no matter what I went through in life, I overcame all adversity to become not only a great drummer, but a great writer, a workaholic..I strived to be a perfectionist in all aspects of my music. my legacy will be that of a young man that accomplished all he did within his music while working seven days a week to also make sure his family was straight and bills paid.