Sco MoneyLive Interview

Rosco “Sco Money”

How did you come up with producer/ artist name? Tell us about it.

When I was younger coming up my mother gave me my name Rosco because I was so bad and she didn’t like calling me rascal so she called me Rosco. It grew on me every-one started calling me that as well as family members, friends and associates. The name Sco Money originated from me attending college Southern University of Shreveport College when I was at the age of 19. I began showing friends at school my art for being lyrical. Over the course of a year I began to write about school and hustling to make inn’s meet. At this time I met with a producer can’t

remember his name but I recorded this song with him called “Grade A”. I later showed Mario a friend of mines the song. After hearing the song he later replied,” since you always talking about grinding and getting money” he later started referring to me as Rosco “Sco Money”.

Where are you from, and what was it like growing up there?

I was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana at Baton Rouge General Hospital then a year after my mother relocated to Lafayette where I spent my younger years. Growing up here as a young adult. You know that saying “it takes a village to raise a child”. With Lafayette being such a small city everyone knew me. It wasn’t much you can do without getting into trouble. My city is more compact no theme parks no activities unless we were playing recreational sports and church activities. Other than that growing up here was awesome without and including trials and tribulations due to financial stability.

Who were you raised by? Tell us your family situation. Got any brothers, sisters, or any siblings? Tell us about your childhood, and how it impacted your music?

I was raised by my mother who raised me as a single parent. I have one sister she’s the oldest her name is Roeisha Miles. She’s also like my second mother. My sister has been there for me most of my life. I also have one brother that’s the second to oldest that makes me the baby boy.lol. Now that we are grown adults we are close now but coming up we had our differences over the bitter leave of our father which had a negative turn out on me as of being in the streets. My mother, Melody Gillury worked as a drug rehabilitation counselor at the gateway house which was a rehabilitation center for overcoming drugs addicts and alcoholics. I was mostly raised in a neighborhood called Mccomb which actually was two blocks down from my house on 7th street off of Magnolia. My mom also was a Minster at St. James Baptist Church. My mother and my father divorced when I was 2 years old so I didn’t experience having a father at young age. I was brought up by my mother,

sister, grandmother and family friends who my mom met through the church. “That’s the village”. So most of my life I was raise by mostly women so to me that was a plus. Lol. Because I was taught very well how to treat a woman. Not to say I have a lot of women. Lol. It’s just to say that I have respect for the single woman who raised more than one child in her life. In a household of four siblings with two rooms and without a man but much love to my step dad who was there from time to time threw out my life. So I thank god for that. Most respect goes to my mother because she was there when no one else wasn’t. I got the feel for music from singing in the boys choir at church. I also played the bongos so that gave me rhythm. Over the years growing up I slowly strayed away from the church and more into the streets. So when I wasn’t in church I was listening to hip hop. Which all combined into one like being in the church being in the streets not to include my family struggles but it’s those situa-tions like that. That impacted me to live my life threw my lyrics.

What age did you start making music?

I became musically inclined at the age of 10. I was making beats in my head and beating my pens on the school desk. You know thing that got you in trouble in class. I wrote my first verse when I was 13 years old after hearing bone thugs and harmony and other artist like mystical, fat pat, ugk, eight ball, slim thug, nas, lil wayne, curren$y, and last but not least one of my favorites devin da dude. I wrote my first verse after listening to all these artists.

What inspired you to pursue making music?

My mother is who inspired me to make music. Not only is she a Minister but she is also a gospel artist. So with her being in the gospel music industry it inspired me to pursue my career as a music artist.

What artist / producers do you work with? Or rubbed shoulders with?

My first mixtape which is “No Excuses Mixtape” where I recorded with the legendary “KLC” the drum major and “mix by rich” which no limits recording artist FIEND aka Mr. Womp Womp or other known

as Fiend for the Money is who referred me to them. I met Feind through my CEO “Yola”. This is how I later got my first major feature with Curren$y and Fiend for the Money. The name of the song was called “Smoke Somethin”. I went on to do other features with some of JLR (jet life records) artists such as Trademark da Skydiver, Corner Boy P for my first project. This also featured other artist from my KLMG (Kongo Life Music Group) label like Bede, Waxxx, and another feature from my home-boy Cody Brendell. I also have beats produced by Grammy Award Winning Duo “Cooking Soul”. Who’s also produced beats for my up and coming mixtape “Smoking Buddies”. Which also features Young Roddy who’s is also a JLR artist and Waxxx from KLMG (Kongo Life Music Group) label. I also have beats produced by DJ Wes out of California. Who has helped produced beats for TDE/CaseyVeg-gies I’ll have beats produced by him as well to go on my new mixtape “Smoking Buddies” and im also working with a lot of other producers.

What else you got coming out? New Album? Or Mixtape/EP?

After my first three mixtapes which are all featured on Datpiff.com which are “No Excuses” “Rehab” and my lastest mixtape “Kold Chillin” hosted by Dj Ya Boy Earl. Which features KLMG label mates Waxxx and Bede. Im now working on my “ Smok-ing Buddies” project and a freestyle mixtape which I soon to hope to get in contact with “Dj Drama” to host either “Smoking Buddies” or my freestyle mix-tape. This will be called Rehab Biopolar 2 mixtape. Plus I’m working on a duo mixtape with my label

mate Waxxx who is an R&B singer.

Tell us about your newest single “Real Nigga” how did you come up with that, share with us the story?

I have a friend in California who stays in Los Angeles who’s a fitness trainer / fitness model named Am-ber Vital. Who invited me to come out to LA to network threw music and shoot music videos. Where she introduced me to a producer named Killa B from Chicago who has worked with other artists and producers like Jazzy Pha, Lil Twist, and other major artists in the industry. How we came up with the track is another story. After introducing us he invited us out to Hollywood California where his studio was located. After sitting down and going through beats me, Waxxx, and Killa B stumbled across a beat that would maybe be a potential hit for us. So I sat down listening to the beat while drinking and smoking I decide to use the terminology that we use back home in Lafayette La as into pursuing woman. “the slang is different”. For example some guys would yell “hey!” “yo!” to woman back home or to the terminology certain guys go different ways about it but with me being from the hood I would only go for girls who were more upscale. So lets say I was trying to talk to a female after one attempt to talk if she decides not to I simply would reply, “You need to fuck with a Real Nigga!” most woman will reply with a smart remark. Like, “Ya whatever!” or “You crazy!” after her reply I would reply back by saying “Make a nigga like me real nigga deal witcha!” The R&B prospective of the song came from Waxxx who is a R&B singer on the KLMG label. After writing the lyrics Killa b @illestproducer on Instagram hit it with a touch of auto tune which we not used to using back home. So combining thoses three elements is how we made the single. With his touch on producing the

beat we used our slang on terminology to make the song. When most people hear the song they refer to the Atlanta sound. Much love and respect to Atlanta but I’m from Louisiana just can’t take that out me. That’s bacically how we cooked up the track for “Real Nigga”. Shouts out to California too. It was much love there.

Any new travel plans “what you got going on”?

I definitely plan on traveling back to Cali to network with Killa B and also plan on going to Atlanta to the A3C Festival and also will be attending SXSW (south by south west) Music Festival in Austin TX. I also will be planning on going to the B.E.T along with Southern Tea Magazine CEO Destinee Livings. I also will be planning a tour if god says the same that will be next year sometime in 2015. I’m more than sure you won’t just see my face just once you can expect to see me at more events coming in the near future.

What is the biggest thing to happen in your career?

I would have to say hooking up with KLC from New Orleans who made a lot of the beats for Master P, Mystical, Mia X that’s something pretty big for me being from Louisiana and all. Plus hooking up with Mix

by Rich and doing features with some of my favorite music artists like Curren$y, Fiend for the Money, and having my second mixtape which is Rehab mixtape. Mixed and mastered by Roi “Chip” Anthony who is the lead singer for “Le’Jit” who has also mixed and mastered other artist’s music from Universal and No Limit Records. To say I have only been pursuing my career for two years I would consider those to be big accom-plishments for me.

Where can people find you?

You can find me on Instagram @scomoney @KLMGforever Facebook: Roland Lewis/ Facebook fanpage: Rosco Sco Money Twitter: @Roscoscomoney Tumblr: Kongolife Youtube: KLMGTv You can also find my mitapes and more music on Datpiff: Rosco Sco Money ReverbNation.com/Rosco Sco Money My single is also featured on Hip Hop TXL Vol.48 on Datpiff Mixtapes Hosted by Dj Reddy Rell and Dj IceBerg

Where do you see yourself going in 2014 and how do you plan to separate yourself from the other artist out today to get the recognition you feel you deserve?

I see myself potentially hooking up with major artists and maybe even signing with a major label. If the opportunity presents itself but as of now I’m independent. So I’m starting from the bottom. I plan on sep-arating myself from other artists by staying true to my roots in other words being the same ole Rosco Sco Money which is to live my life threw my lyrics. Like talking about coming from the struggle, being raised in the church but also having the trial and tribulations of being converted to the streets. Being raised by a single mother and not having much family which occurred mostly when I was younger. I combined the traits that I grew up on with. With the way I live today. So me being original and real is what separates me from other artists. I wish I could talk about Big houses and Foreign cars and exotic woman or shall I say exotic living. That’s not the case in my situation I’m a convicted felon who has done time for drugs, guns and theft. So my music is more Reality based because I’m still going to court and facing charges due to the crimes that I have done. I often smoke weed for the problem that I go through to help me coup with stress from this music industry and my personal life. That’s what the smoking aspect of my music comes from. Having to deal with the music scene and my city Lafayette LA where the city doesn’t show much love to inspiring upcoming mu-sic artist such as myself so it makes me work harder. So this definitely separates me from other artists in the industry to get the recognition that I feel I deserve. Most definitely that I keep god first. Continue traveling outside the city to network and marketing with other artists and producers to build a bigger audience and fan base because the chances of me staying in Lafayette are slim to none. Seeing what all the head busting and pill popping music which is the era of music here not that I have anything against it. That’s just not my vibe. So I definitely have to move out the city and stay true to myself and what I know in able for me to get the recognition that I deserve.