24hourhiphop.com's Next In Line comes from Atlanta rapper Mike-Key. Mike-Key sits down with us and tells us about his current projects along with past and future projects. He also gives us some insight into his life at home, where he grew up. Lastly he talks to us about his influences in music, also be sure to check out Mike-Key mixtape. Check out what Mike-Key had to say below and let us know what you think!

Check24HHH: Introduce yourself to everyone that doesn't already know who you are?

MK: I'm Artist – MIKE-KEY, I Have A God Flow Easy To Get Along With. Fun To Be Around If You Around Me You Will Laugh lol 2014 Is My 21st Birthday Year. I'm 5'11 I'm From Atlanta, Ga. Music Is My Career Not Hobby My Goal Is To Get Connected. So My Music People Get At Me

24HHH: How did you come up with your Artist name? Tell us about it.

MK: Well… It Was Real Simple, My First Real Name Is Michael And Mike Or Mikey Is A Common Nike Name For Michael. So One Day, Somebody Called Me That And I Like It lol. So I Stuck With That, And It Sounded Catchy. So I Decided To Make A Slogan For My Artist Name Which Is Even More Catchy And The Fans LOVE IT.

24HHH: Where are you from, and what was it like growing up there?

MK:: I'm From Atlanta, Ga. You Know The Home Of The A. Atlanta Is A Nice City And It's A Lot Of Stuff To Do In Atlanta. Growing Up Was OK. I Went To Benjamin E Mays High School I Knew, I Wanted To Do Music After High School… So That Was My Main Goal As Well.

Check out Mike-Key – I'm The Next Big Thing (Mixtape)

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24HHH: 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?

MK: I Was Blessed To Get Raised By Both Parents, I Got One Younger Sister. At Times, They Didn't Get Along But They Stayed Together For There Children My Childhood. I Really Didn't Do Much But Music Was All Ways On My Mind. Many Rappers Inspired Me To Many To Name lol. I Said, I Want To Just Like Him As I Got Older I Started Making Music. Practice Flowin And Different Flows And Harmony Beats In My Head. The Thing I Like About My Parents Is… No Matter What I Wanted To Do They Were Behind 100 Percent. Of Course I Said Music, They Was Behind For A Little Bit. But After A While They Lost Faith In Me. Because They Wasn't Seeing Results When I Was Grinding And I Was. That Hurt Me Real Deep Inside. That Impacted Me To Prove Them Wrong And Everybody That Was Hating On Me. They Hated On Me Because My Music/Flow Was Better Then Other/Most. I Stand Out Because, God Has Given Me Talent For Music… And You Ask Me Why I Do It… I Say I Do It For God

24HHH: What age did you start making music?

MK: I've Been A Recording Artist Since 2007 I Started My Record Label DLB In 2010

24HHH:• What inspired you to pursue making music?

MK: Rappers Inspired Me, My God Given Talent Inspired Me And All The People That Laughed At Me, When I Was Coming Up. 

24HHH:What artists/producers do you work with? Or rubbed shoulders with?

MK: Artists I Worked With – Paper Gain, Corey Benson, Inkmonstarr Just To Name A Few MK: Producers I Worked With – S.M Tracks, The Mekanics, SWIF And Soon K.E. On The Track

24HHH: What else you got coming out? New Album? or Mixtape/EP?

MK: I Got Hit Single Called "Global" Produce By Nard And B That's All Most Finished I Have Be Contacted By Some Really Talented Producers So More Then Likely, An Album Is On The Way My Mixtape – IM THE NEXT BIG THING Was Just The Beginning

Check out Mike-Key Official Mixtape Promo (Video)

 

24HHH: Tell us about your newest single "Shawty Got Ass", how did you come up with that, share us the story?

MK: "Shawty Got Ass" Ft Spottless (Co-Founder Of My Label DLB) Is The Biggest Record/Song That I Have. Prod By 5 Star Beatz Its A Hit Single/Club Banger Its Getting A Lot Of Exposure/Promo It Was Mix By Producer SWIF. Once I Hard It, I Immediately Jump On lol Cause I Knew, I Could Add My Talent To It. I Thank God For This Record Because I Caught A lot Of People Attention With This Record Including Major Labels 5 Star Beatz, Producer Swif, And Spottless I Got To Give Credit Where Credit Is Due

Dirty Version – http://limelinx.com/f7zsp Clean – Version – http://limelinx.com/drlpg

24HHH: Any new travel plans, what you got going on?

MK: Probably, Mid/Summer 2014 I Will Be On Tour Preforming My Hit Single "Shawty Got Ass"

Check out Mike-Key – Shawty Got Ass Ft. Spottless (Single)

 

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24HHH: What is the biggest thing to happen in your career?

MK: The Biggest Thing That's Has Happen To Me I Would Say The Level Of Exposure My Hit Record "Shawty Got Ass" Has Gotten And Being On Major/Talented Producers Beats

24HHH: Where can people find you?

MK: My E-mail: artistmikekey@yahoo.com Twitter: @MIKEKEY_DLB YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/MIKEKEY100MIKEKEY100 My Label Website – www.dontlookbackent.us 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? MK: 2014 I'm Thinking, That I Will Probably Get Contacted By A Major Label. So I Might Go That Route Or I Might Stay Independent. Who Knows…. As Far As Recognition, My Talent Will Stand Out And Speak For It Self. So That's How I Would Get My Recognition

24HHH: Any last words or shout outs?

MK: Last Words…. Be Yourself, Never Give Up On Your Dreams And Never Let Know No Tell You, What You Can Not Do

MK: Shouts Outs….. Of Course My Crew DLB Crew ( DJ A1, Spottless And Young J) Paper Gain, ALL MY PRODUCERS My Mixtapes Host – DJ S.R And IamGambinoATL (Who Guided Me, When I Started My Career) And Everybody Else That's Connected To Me ( You Know Who You Are ) Special Shout To The "Shawty Got Ass" Crew Artist – MIKE-KEY (Me) Artist – Spottless Producer/Engineer – SWIF Producer – 5 Star Beatz Thanks And God Bless MIKE-KEY CEO – DONT LOOK BACK