INTERVIEW W/ TONE SKARFO

TCRR: Whats your name, what you do, and where are you from?

TONE SKARFO: TONE SKARFO,RAP,PRODUCE,INGINEER & AND I'M FROM PARK HILL/AURORA. BY WAY OF PITTSBURGH PA, WHERE I LIVED TILL I WAS 12 YRS OLD.

TCRR: And where do you live now?

TONE SKARFO: PARK HILL CO, I REP FA DA WHOLE TOWN THOUGH!!!

TCRR: Describe your music...

TONE SKARFO: MY MUSIC IS A REFLCTION OF MYSELF,MY PERSONALITY. I LIKE TO HAVE ALOT OF FUN, IN LIFE AND WITH MY MUSIC. AND STILL BE ABLE TO SHOW DIFFRENT SIDES OF MYSELF. SO WHEN I'M SAD I MAKE SAD SONGS, WHEN I'M MAD I MAKE MAD SONGS. I TRY TO GIVE THE LISTNER 360 DEGREES.

TCRR: How did you get started producing and making beats?

TONE SKARFO: I BOUGHT A KEYBOARD ONE DAY AND A LOCAL PRODUCER NAMED PAYBACK SHOWED ME HOW TO WORK IT. I AIN'T LOOKED BACK SINCE!!! HOLLA ATCHA BABY!!!

TCRR: How did you get started rapping?

TONE SKARFO: WELL I BEEN RAPPIN SINCE I WAS LIKE NINE. BACK IN THE PROJECTS I GREW UP IN EVERYBODY RAPPED A LITTLE BIT. I STILL REMEMBER THE FIRST RAP I WROTE I WAS SPITTIN IT TO ALL THE OLD HEADS FOR LIKE A YEAR,LOL!!! MY FIRST TIME RECORDING IN A REAL STUDIO WAS IN LIKE 2000 WIT DON BLAS.

TCRR: Do you have a Crew?

TONE SKARFO: YEAH, WELL I'M THE CEO OF KILLEN'EM ENT. ALONG WITH MY RIGHT HAND BO NELSON. SO WE GOTTA HOST OF ARTIST THATS READY!!! MR. YEAH aka TEX, C-MAYS, 6IX KILLA, CHUUCH, CASSANOVA DEVILLE, & FREDDIE K. AND MY BROTHA FROM ANOTHA WHO'S INCARCERATED RIGHT NOW IN BEUNA VISTA, KD aka THUGGA!!!

TCRR: When did you start messing with Auto Tune?

TONE SKARFO: REALLY I JUST STARTED LIKE 7-8 MONTHS AGO. I REALLY DON'T USE IT MUCH ON MY SONGS. BUT YOU KNOW THAT EFFECT IS REAL POPULAR RIGHT NOW, SO PEOPLE ALWAYS ASK ME TO DO AUTO TUNE HOOKS. I'MA KEEP USING IT TILL IT'S PLAYED OUT, WHICH WILL PROBABLY HAPPEN PRETTY SOON,LOL. DON'T EXPECT TO HEAR AUTO TUNE ON EVERY SONG THOUGH!!!

TCRR: Can you tell us about the music video for Girl I Wanna Know U?

TONE SKARFO: STEPHEN JANICKI AT STEPHENJANICKI. COM, PRODUCED AND DIRECTED THE VIDEO. MY RELLY CHUUCH HELPED WRITE THE TREATMENT FOR IT, SO ALOT OF THE COMEDY WAS HIS IDEA. WE REALLY PUT IT TOGHETHER RATHER QUICK. WE HELD TWO CASTING CALLS FOR VIDEO VIXENS OR WHAT NOT. ONE AT CLUB BASH AND ONE AT CLUB ROXY. I WAS STILL ON ANKLE BRACLET WHEN WE DID IT SO I COULDN'T GO TO THE CASTING CALLS. A WEEK AFTER I GOT OF ANKLE WE FILMED THE VIDEO. WE SHOT IT AT CLUB THEORIE! IT WAS FUN MAN, FUSHION MAGAZINE CAME OUT. LIVEWIREURBAN RADIO, DJ KTONE, WHYGEE, NO HALFTIME, UPPER ECHEALON MODELS, THEY ALL CAME AND SHOWED LOVE. IT WAS A GOOD NIGHT!!!SHOUT OUT TO CASSANOVA, HE PLAYED SUPA MAN IN THE VIDEO. I LOVE HIS ROLE, HE HELD IT DOWN.

TCRR: Who are some producers in your peer group that you get inspiration from these days?

TONE SKARFO: WELL FIRST OFF, MACHO MAN aka MACHO VILLA THATS MY FAVORITE PRODUCER TO WORK WIT, I LOVE HIS BEATS WE MAKE MAGIC HAPPEN IN THE STU. SCORP DEISEL OUTTA CO SPRINGS, KAJMIR ROYALE IS NUTTS TOO. BUT I MOSTLY INSPIRE MYSELF,LOL I'M A BEAST. I'M KINDA SLEPT ON AS A PRODUCER BECAUSE NOBODY KNOWS I MAKE MOST OF THE BEATS I RAP TO.

TCRR: What is your favorite song and album that you have done?

TONE SKARFO: I DON'T HAVE A FAVORITE SONG, I LOVE ALL MY MUSIC LIKE I LOVE ALL MY KIDS. BUT I HAVE TO SAY THAT "GURL I WANNA KNOW U" IS THE FIRST SONG I EVER PUSHED AS A SINGLE OR SHOT A VIDEO TO, SO IT HOLDS A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY CHEST!!! I DON'T HAVE A FULL SOLO ALBUM RELEASED. WE RELEASED TWO COMPILATIONS, SHOTS FIRED AND TIME IS MONEY. OF THE TWO I'M MOST PROUD OF SHOTS FIRED, BECAUSE IT WAS THE ONE THAT GAVE ME THE CONFIDENCE THAT I COULD DO THIS SHIT.






















TCRR: What are some past projects that you have your hand in, that you are real proud of?

TONE SKARFO: I DID A FEW PROJECTS WITH MY GUY SOLITUDE THAT I'M PROUD OF. DOLLA PUSH, ABOVE THE INFLUENCE AND ASTIGMATISM. AND DJ KTONE USED "GURL I WANNA KNOW U" ON HIS PLAYA'S GLIDE 6, THAT WAS A GOOD LOOK.

TCRR: What are some upcoming projects that you have your hand in, that you are real proud of?

TONE SKARFO: I'M WORKIN ON A SOLO PROJECT NOW! A C-MAYS PROJECT AND ANOTHER KILLEN'EM ENTERTAINMENT COMPALATION THE MUSIC IS DONE WE JUST TRYNA GET OUR MARKETING STRATEGY RIGHT FIRST. WE GONNA HAVE A SPECIAL YEAR IN 09' KEEP YA EYES PEELED OPEN CAUSE WE COMIN OUT THIS YEAR!!!

TCRR: Who are some Colorado artists that you would like to give a shout out to or just give props to?

TONE SKARFO: EVERYBODY THATS DOIN THEY THANG MAN, ALL THE REAL NIGGAZ THAT FUCK WIT ME. SHOUT OUT TO THE UPSTART MAGAZINE SWAGG MAGG!

TCRR: Can you tell us what the future holds for Tone Skarfo?

TONE SKARFO: ONLY GOD KNOWS DA FUTURE!!! BUT I WOULD LIKE TO THINK IT'LL BE SOMTHING THAT MAKES MY MOMMA PROUD.