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6Q’s with Nitty Scott MC:The Beautiful Beast Rhyme Spitta/Writer

Digitized Hip-Hop:  Whats good Nitty! It is a true pleasure in doing this interview with you. Can please tell the DH readers about yourself?

Nitty Scott MC:   No doubt!   I’m Nitty Scott, MC aka The Beautiful Beast, here to represent The Boombox Family and raw Hip-Hop. I also dislike vaginas with mics.

DH:  Tell us a lil about the Boom Box Movement and why you started it?

NS:  This Indie Boombox Family movement is about preserving and progressing Hip-hop culture at the same time.   New school with a hint of nostalgia.   We represent lyricism, substance and unity that refuses to sell-out for mass appeal.   I just had visions of showing my generation a different example of success that is bigger than yourself. And I named it all after my favorite Golden era icon, The Boombox.

DH:  It seems like with the Internet you don’t have to be signed to a major label to make a good living.   Do you believe it is possible to make it as an Indie artist without compromising yourself or art?

NS:  Most DEF! The internet gives independent artists a platform to share their material, build a fanbase and connect with that fanbase instantly. I’m not anti-label, but with the state of record sales in 2011,   I just don’t see the point in breaking bread and sacrificing my creative freedom for something I can do on my OWN. With the right team and a loyal following,   today’s indie artist can eat, tour the world and be recognized without ever signing,  or even being on the radio. And that’s what my statement is all about: staying true to yourself, your message and your sound because it can work.   And if you are after a deal,   record labels take more interest in artists that are already making noise and gaining fans than artists with potential that need to be developed.   So, Indie success can even lead to mainstream success in the long run anyway!

DH: You have a good balance of your image meaning you are not diminishing your creativity by being gimmicky. How important is it to you having creative control over your art?

NS:  My creative control is extremely important to me. I speak for the streets and for young women everywhere, and if that doesn’t sell platinum records, I’m okay with that. I don’t want the pressure of trying to produce “a hit” or write inside of a box when I’m at my pen and pad.   I do and say what I’m passionate about first, and worry about profit later. Making money is a priority, but never worth losing myself in the process.

DH:  You got this wicked song on your site called “Work (Grustlin) Remix”. For one you rhyme on the MC Lyte track “Cha Cha Cha” and two it kind of sums up The Great Recession. But what was your inspiration in coming up with this track?

NS:  Thank You, When I wrote “Work (Grustlin’), I was in a state of mind where shit just got real. I was in a phase of my career where I had enough buzz to keep me too busy for a 9-5, but not enough notoriety to get cut big checks for records and shows. It was this middle ground where I was riding on nothing but faith to take me to the next level. I was just hungry looking for “work” in this Hip-hop game, and I still am.

DH:  What other projects do you have that we will see coming out?

NS:  Well, my first mixtape “The Cassette Chronicles” is available on DJBooth.net right now for free download. It’s a prelude to my EP, “The Boombox Diaries Vol. I”, which is looking like a summer release. There will definitely be more tapes, projects and features this year, so prepare yourselves for pure Boomboxery! :)

You can get in Contact with Nitty Scott @ www.NittyScottMC.com

(Source: digitizedhiphop.com)