24 -First and for most congratulations on your new deal with Jive Records  how does it feel to be apart of the JIVE roster?

[Strap] First off… We appreciate the love and the interview… I remember back when nobody was trying to interview us… lol… but it feels real good to be recognized now.  And if feels real good to be on the jive roster… we are ready to work and go to the next level. We got a great situation and we are gonna get in the studio with longer hours and work harder…. its just a blessing…

24 -For those who might not be familiar with the Travis Porter movement please tell me a bit about how you guys got together and became a group.

[Quez] Well… weve been a group for about 4-5 years… We go back all the way back to middle school…  Ali and I are step brothers so we go waaaaaay back… then we had met Strap and we all just really clicked… we were the youngest ones out of the people we hung out with so thats why we formed the group… but that was before we were travis porter… we were first  in a group called Dem Hard Hiddaz… and we realized like it, but we realized we had to be more marketable so that’s when we came up with the name travis porter… and it got everyone talking, who’s Travis Porter.


24- How would you guys describe your sound and what long lasting effect would you like to have on the new generation of music listeners?

[Ali] Our sound really is “fun”… like… everyone is always trying to be tough and serious all the time, and we’re just the party and the ones hollering at girls… we rap about what we do everyday….we experiment in the studio making new styles of music… we dont follow what the next person is doing… And it’s as if the notice that we are ourselves
and thats why they like us…

24 -What would you say is your personal highlight of your careers thus far?

[Strap] I would say my personal highlight of my career so far is when we were on the Mo’Nique show and we got to see ourselves on TV for the first time… Being unsigned at the time and getting on a show like that was a big deal for us and all our fans… we all were celebrating big that night.

24 -I’m Aware before becoming Travis Porter your group name was actually the “Hard Hitters” how do you feel the name change has helped you be more marketable?

[Quez] Yea! The name Travis Porter is a conversation piece u know… everyone is always asking is it 1 person… or 3… so you automatically start talking about us to other people… then you go on youtube and look for yourself… and u gonna see sumn u like…then u gone show ur friends… you feel me? lol… like the name alone is different… but its like travis porter is a lifestyle… do whatever the fuck you want… dont think… just do!

24 -Now that you are no longer independent but with a major how different have things become since the transition?

[Strap] – Its just good having more people backin us… we still gon’ do what we’ve always done, make good music… Now we going to work harder to a bigger audience… just know we’re workin!

24 – How was it like performing alongside Drake at BMI’s Unsigned Artist showcase in Atlanta?

[Ali] That show was cool…  we did something different at that show than what we normally do… it was really our first industry event so we wanted to show people what all we could do… we sat down and put together a real show with a band and everything… shoutout to Drake!

24-Who have you guys not worked with yet that you would like to in the near future?

[Quez] – Well… I personally really want to work with Pharrell… i know we would come up with something crazzzzzyyyyy… also our label mates Chris Brown and Ciara and T-Pain… shoutout to T-Pain for the “Make It
Rain” remix too… he snapped on that bitch

24-When can the fans expect the album?

[Quez] – We gonna announce an album date soon… but right now we’re working on a new mixtape and we’re gonna get more hits on the radio! thats our main goal… but for the fans… just know an album is coming soon.

24 – Before we conclude this interview please let the fans know where they can hear new music,stay in touch with show updates and stay in tune with everything TRAVIS PORTER!!!

[Travis Porter] All you gotta do is log onto our website…www.wearetravisporter.com or holla at us on twitter…
twitter.com/iamtravisporter  we are on there all da time…Big shout-out to 24hourhiphop for interviewing us too! We gonna send a million hits to ya site