24: Please introduce
yourself to all of the readers and let them know where you’re from?

SeaClipse: Aye, 24 Hour Hip-Hop, what is it. Let my start
this thing up by letting everyone know I’m that playa-boy from “Up Top”
who’s making a serious name for himself as the Seattle SeaClipse. But before I
go any further let me explain something to y’all real quick about this “Up
Top” thing. As most people should know, the artists from down South and
especially in the state of Florida say they are from “The Bottom”, so
whenever I would travel to see any of my niggas down south I would always let
them know I’m from “Up Top”, as in from the top of the map. So to
introduce myself, I’m SeaClipse a.k.a the Top-Boi, reppin’ super hard for the
south-end of Seattle as well as the whole damn “Nasty Northwest”.

24: What made you want
to become an artist and start pursing a music career professionally?

SeaClipse: To be completely honest about the shit, I’d have
to say first and foremost just the true love and passion for making hot music,
other then that the obvious answer would be getting to the motherfucking money.
Let’s be real, y’all already know that’s why 99% of us pursue this shit in the first place.

24: The music
industry feels like its at a point where all the new artist are copying what’s
out there already compared to making their own lane so tell me what are you
bringing to the game with your music and style?

SeaClipse: These days just about every hip-hip artist who is
getting a major label deal is coming out of the Southern states, which is
completely cool with me because most of them niggas are my friends anyways, so I
ain’t trippin. But for me, that does not apply because I’m from the side of the
map that doesn’t really have any artists coming out anymore as far as on a
major National scale. Besides that, the only west coast artists that have ever
really made it as national big name acts are from California so basically
either from L.A. or the Bay Area. I’m the new guy who is coming out of the
Northwest part of the West Coast now. The Northwest is truly the most over looked
area on the national Hip-Hop scene. So unlike most other artists who represent
already heavily saturated areas on the Hip-Hop map, what I bring to the rap
game that they might not be able to is a fresh new perspective being that I’m from a fresh new untapped area in the urban
music scene. I mean think about it, it’s not like any one other then Sir-Mix-A-Lot
has ever made it from where I’m from. The Northwestern cities such as (Seattle,
Portland, Spokane, and Boise) have not really ever made any national noise yet,
or at least not in about 20 years since Sir-Mix came out of Seattle with that “Baby Got Back” track. I
guess that just what it is, I’m from the section of the nation where niggas
just ain’t getting on, and the industry ain’t paying no attention to. But it’s
all good, just as my homeboy Nelly did for his city of St. Louis when he first
dropped, I will soon be doing for my city when I finally hit!

24: For the readers
not to familiar with your music please bring them up to speed and let them know
about your grind some of the artists you have worked with to date and how long
have you been rapping?

SeaClipse: Let me keep this one short and sweet. I stay
traveling, networking, grinding hard, and recording in studios in just about
every city ranging from Seattle to New York and Los Angeles down to Miami. I’ve
already worked with lots of major artists like, Bun-B of UGK, Nelly, and Lil
Flip, just to name a few.

24: Who’s an artist
you have not worked with yet that you think you two would really work well
together in the studio with?

SeaClipse:  It might sound crazy, but out of all the artists
in the history of music I would have to say the legendary Jimi Hendrix would be
my very first pick of who I wish I could have collaborated with on a song.
Being that both myself and him are from the same hometown of Seattle, I think
we would have came up with some crazy-dope, never before heard, new style shit,
while also representing our city in a massive way. I think it would’ve been
cool to have put together some kind of unique mix between classic rock and new
school hip-hop but with all the experimental Hip-Hop collaborations that Kanye
West is doing these days I think he would have probably beaten me to the punch.
Of course the rock icon himself has been dead for about 38 years now so that
will never happen either way. So to answer your question if he were still alive
today and was still making incredible music as he did in his hay-day, I’d have
to say working in the studio with Jimi H would be it.

24: I know every new
artist trying to get into the music industry gets to a point where he or she
feels like giving up or like nothing is working in their favor so for the up
and coming artist reading this and might need some inspiration what got you
through those days to now doing songs such as “I’m Hot” featuring Lil
Flip and Huey?

SeaClipse: People might think I’m kinda lame for saying
this, but the truth is you got to just have sincere faith in God, work hard at
your goals, never give up, and believe in yourself even through the hard times.
I know you’ve probably heard a million people say that about pursuing your dreams in life, but the fact is it’s true. I’ll
just leave it at that.

24: Speaking of your
single “I’m Hot” tell me how did that song come about and the
response you have been getting from it?

SeaClipse: Basically it was on some what’s up type shit. I
got connected with Flip and Huey being backstage at a concert we had, and I
just holla’d at them both about doing the track and they fucked with me on it.
Shout out to both of them, they came super nice on the song, and the response
has been really good.

24: When it comes to your
album what should everyone expect from it?

SeaClipse: A lot of bangin’ music with some really hot features
and dope ass production.

24: Tell me about some
of the things you’re currently working on?

SeaClipse: Finally signing that major label deal, with the
help of my music team and entertainment attorney in St. Louis – Emmett McAuliffe.
I’ll leave it at that for now, people will just have to wait and watch what happens.

24: What’s the best way
for all the readers to find out more about you or the promoters to book you for
a show?

SeaClipse: Just google Seaclipse or check out my music at www.myspace.com/seaclipse
 –  For anything else just contact my promotions manager Chris
Godfrey with business related stuff at: reignllc@gmail.com

24: Any final words
before we go?

SeaClipse: Yeah, first off I want to thank you the homeboy
Jay Carter for this interview, and much thanks to 24 Hour Hip-Hop for showing
love to a Seattle nigga. Lastly I’d like to spend a few seconds just shouting
out my music team, my Artist and DJ that show me love as well as the people who
support me and show me love. Starting in no particular order of course my parents
and family my boy Double-G Tracks & Tiger Stylz my main studio team in Las
Vegas, Chris Godfrey, the homie Young Viz, Smokin J-Roc, 4-Dub, Docwell, and Clicka
One. My Seattle family, DJ B-Mello one of the best DJ’s in the Northwest, Tha
General the whole KUBE 93 Radio Staff. Cuzzo’s Jarvis and Mike, DJ Luvva J, Young
Sash, Lucas S., Yak-Town folks, The Homie Blaze, Sean tha Don, Wezzy, and Big-D
at Hot 99.7, Power 99.1 in Tri-Cites, Jackie Brown and the whole team at 96.9 in
Spokane, my trap niggaz in the Central District and Rainier Beach, and to all
the rest of my family and friends through out my home state of Washington. My biz
partner in St. Louis Big Chuck M., and all my other peepz in the Lou. All my
Houston, Dallas, Atlanta, L.A., Bay Area, New York, and Miami niggaz getting it
in. And last but not least my real artist friends who showed me love: Bun-B of
UGK, Lil Flip, Huey, Redman, Mystikal, Nelly, Snoop Dogg, Young Jeezy, Baby
Bash, Young Buck, Korn-Bred, Pitbull, E-40, Gudda, Big Gemini, Lil DJ, Young
Blunt, and all my other artist homeboys! – (206) I got you, lets go!