ASH B – Memoirs of a AG
Check out the 26-year old MC bringing The Realness from Newark, NJ. Ash B's sound is a mash-up of early 90's hiphop with a heavy mix of ballroom cunt!
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What was the 1st beat you ever heard played & where?
The first ballroom beat I ever heard was the witch doctor. It was my first time at Escuelita’s for Vogue Knights with MikeQ. That day I fell in love with the culture .
Your single Realness definitely gets the club gurls pumping. What is it like seeing the kids go awf to your track?
When I see the club kids going off to my track. I really be excited and jumping like a school girl on the inside. On the Exterior I’m just chill. You know got to keep my cool
Your flow is mix of a traditional MC & Ballroom commentator, what side has influenced you most?
There isn’t really a side that influences me most. Simply both sides are me. My love for ballroom culture and hip hop goes hand in hand. In my mind when I create music there’s no separation.
How do you define Realness?
To me Realness is me being genuinely myself. Not me passing of as whatever role I look like a play to society.
Favorite crash or ha?
A: The Ha and Crash are elements of a ballroom beat. Right now my favorite ballroom beat has to JayR Neutron’s Get Crazy.
Most unique place you have performed?
I’ll have to say performing in the middle of Newport Mall in Jersey City has to be the most unique place to date.
Do you think the Ballroom sound is effecting the club sound?
I think that the ballroom sound is evolving the club sound. Like now even apple has used the ha and crashes in its advertisements. It’s only a Matter of time the Ballroom sound will be in the club sound everywhere
You were apart of Qweenbeat’s compilation album Qweendom. What was that experience like?
Being on QB’s Compilation Qweendom was lit. We all are friends, Qween Beat is like a family and creating music with people you mesh well with goes a long way.
Your next project is Memoirs of a AG, tell us a bit about that.
My Next Project Memoirs Of An Ag, you guys will meet my alter ego Crush. I’m going to put you guys through the motions. It’s like when worlds collide. Hip Hop,R&B,Ballroom, there’s something for everybody.
