The music production game in Miami has grown immensely
over the course of the past years. Artists like Rick Ross, Trick Daddy, Pitbull and Trina have opened doors for independent producers’ crossing over
into mainstream with the release of their smash hits. Single after single we
begin to hear new eclectic beats that begins the process of recognition for
these striving talented producers. More and more of these gifted beatmakers are
slowly making their way out of the woodwork. One such producer, at first, was
only heard of by name and talk around local artists in Miami. The name Proffesir, was only heard during open mics and amongst artists like
Grind Mode, Toro, the ATP crew, and
the Dunk Ryders. Local artists giving
notable credibility to a producer that mostly kept to himself. This is the
first exclusive interview with Proffesir that you will only see here on 24hourhiphop.com.

On a late Saturday night in
the outskirts of Opa Locka, I caught up with Proffesir at his studio in between
his busy schedule where I got a chance to interview the name behind the music.  

24: How’s
everything with the mastermind of Pro Music?

Proffesir:
Everything is pretty good right now, you know, I’m working with everybody, they’re
all showing love, so I’m going to show love back. So, yeah, right now,
everything is looking good for me.

24: So where
did it all start for you, can you give us a history of where producing began
for you?

Proffesir: You
know everyone starts off when they were young, so when you love something, you
going to keep at it until one day you really take it seriously. So once you
pursue that, you make it happen. I see it as, I love music since I was a kid,
so music is my only way out. I had music in me since I was young, so that’s
just the way it is.

24: Define
the name, Proffesir, and its origins.

Proffesir:
Speaks for itself. A professor is a teacher, professors know a lot of things
and professors can teach a lot of things, so with me, it goes for music and
life. I call myself “Proffesir” cause I got something to show the people, they
got a lot to learn from me, just like I got a lot to learn from other people.

24: I know
with every producer they usually dabble with certain instruments and tones,
which ones do you favor the most?

Proffesir:
Myself, personally, I like the piano, but I work with the brass a lot because
that’s where the south is, in the brass. I gotta keep the sound of south in me,
but I can work with any instrument that sounds good on the beat. I don’t keep
to just one because there’s just so much to choose from. It’s just whatever
sounds good on the beat.

24: When you
actually sit down and begin to create a potential hit, where do all the ideas
originate from?

Proffesir:
It starts off with the artist, like if the artist is hot; I’m going to make
something that matches the artist’s style. See, the hit gotta come from both
the artist and the producer. So if I can connect with the artist, that’s a
guaranteed hit right there.

24: Who have
you worked with so far that we check their published work?

Proffesir: I
worked with Chilla P; he got a lot
of bangers out right now. I’ve also worked with Y.S., did tracks for him. I did a track for Iceburg from Dunk Ryders,
you know who I’m talking about. And there are also a lot of people I’ve worked
with in the industry or that I plan on working with. So right now I’m doing
pretty good with the artists that I’ve worked with so far.

24: Would
you say it is difficult for an independent producer to crossover into the
mainstream?

Proffesir:
It’s going to be hard for certain producers if they don’t push hard, you feel
me. If they don’t pay attention to what’s going on with the music that’s out
there right now, then they’re going to be left out. Basically, they should
stick to whatever’s out there now, follow the stream. If it’s club music, make
club music, if they talking about beef or whatever the fuck they talking about,
stick to that. So I see that as the easiest way to make it in there.

24: With all the musical beef going
on nowadays with producers and artists, what is your take on that whole
situation and would beef like that stop you from working with your boy’s rival?

Proffesir:
Well, you know, beef right now, sells the most, the easiest. That’s basically
the easy way out, if you wanna make money go with that direction. Now will that
stop me from working with the artist cause he got beef with a nigga that I
know? Well, the artist is going to make money off the beef regardless, so if
both artists going to make money, why is that going to stop me from making
money myself. Since we all going to make money off the beef, put me in the
middle, I’ll make a track for both artists, they can beef on the same track
made by the same producer, that’s the way I see it. At the end of the day, that’s
not my problem, I don’t know what the fuck started the beef, I’m just here
working, you know what I mean, I’m working. So if they got beef, take care of
your business because I’m going to take care of mine.

24: Rumors
are circulating that you are about to release a mixtape, can you give us an
idea on what we can anticipate from that release?

Proffesir:
My mixtape is called Sky’s the Limit and I call it that because the Sky is the
Limit, after that you dead. So basically you gonna live to the end, if you
gonna push it, push it until it kills you. There’s only one chance, sky’s the
limit and I’m gonna push it to the limit. So if a nigga is in my way, I feel
sorry for that nigga. But getting into the mixtape itself, you got tracks from
a lot of niggas, females too. I got tracks from Chilla P, Y.S., Iceburg of Dunk
Ryders, I got Grind Mode on there. Everybody just pushin’ hard right now. So
basically all the tracks on there, niggas pushin’ hard out there, the whole
mixtape is hits. 

24: Every
producer has the thought and the creativity of the mixing of the perfect blend
of different artists on their beats, who do you think would be the perfect
choice to grace your tracks?

Proffesir: Well,
it’s already been done, but I wanna do it again. I wanna put Trick Daddy, Young Buck, and Young Jeezy
on the same track, on a Proffesir track. It ain’t gonna be a replay, it’s gonna
be something new, I feel like them boys got the industry in them, they are the
south right there. See, niggas from the West Coast they got it, niggas from New York they got it.
But if you listen to the radio, the south they got it right now. You got Trick
from the 305, I’m from the 305. It’s a blessing to have one of your favorite
rappers come from your hometown, so that right there, that’s the combination.

24: So,
you’re asking for it, you want that to happen, if they reading it, you’re going
to make it happen like that?

Proffesir:
If ya’ll boys reading this right here, just fuck with Proffesir, cause I got
them tracks, Proffesir works hard, you feel me. Even if I gotta go get ya’ll
boys, let a nigga know what’s up.

24: If
someone wanted to purchase one of your tracks, how could they go about doing
that?

Proffesir:
On the real, just hit me up on my cell phone, (786) 663-4718. Just call anytime,
I’m up all day, 24hours. Oh yeah, and you can catch me on myspace at
myspace.com/proffesirj  

24: Thank
you for vibing with 24hourhiphop.com,
would you like to leave the fans with any last words?

Proffesir:
For my fans out there, I know a lot people go through a lot of crazy shit in
life, so if you cop the mixtape, you’ll gonna have something to relate to. This
is something you can release your stress on. Proffesir knows a lot of shit and
Proffesir telling you this shit here. You gotta listen to the Proffesir, that’s
what time it is. It’s time to learn and it’s time to give back. Sky’s the
Limit. One time for Zenn, he always represents. 24hourhiphop, 305 all day!

Photography by: James P