24: Introduce yourself to everyone that doesn’t already know who you are.

Ty Thomas: My Name Is Ty Thomas, I’m From Northern California

24: Before we get into your music, can you describe your history about how you got into and what inspired you?

Ty Thomas: Tell The The Truth It Just Happen Out Of No Where, I always loved music But when my Cousin Got Killed When I Was 16 That’s When it got Real For Me It Took A Couple Years for me to get Really Get serious Now I’m Here.

24: What was the Hip-Hop scene like for you growing up where you’re from?

Ty Thomas: I’m From Northern Cali, so it was all about 2Pac, E-40, Too Short, 3xcrazy C-Bo, The Whole Bay Area Scene Mac Dre, but I always was keep my ear to the East Coast, Nas, B.I.G., DMX, and Hov.

24: What makes you Unique as a artist and different from other rappers out now?

Ty Thomas: I Feel that my voice is one of a kind. I’m not doing what everybody else is doing I’m doing me My Music is street but at the same time its positive.

24: Tell us about what you are working on.

Ty Thomas: I’m Working My Next Project Titled The ILL 2 I just Drop The ILL June 25th So We Thinking About Dropping Part 2 August, September.

24: What producers have you worked with and who would you like to work with in the future?

Ty Thomas: I Work A Few Junte Urama Out Of San Fransico He Produce The iLL Also He’s Producing The ILL 2 Also My Man Archie Amen Puragatory And Sean Chris. I would Love to work with Dr. Dre 9th Wonder No I.D Pete Rock Dj Hi-Tek Dj Premier etc Hopefully One Day.

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24: Are you happy with the feedback you have been getting from people on material you have released?

Ty Thomas: Yes I’m Very excited Its Been A Lot Of Love From Every Were Especially The East Coast Europe Canada Its Crazy I Been Getting A Lot Of Love From The ILL.

24: In today’s free download age, what do you need to do to make yourself a household name?

Ty Thomas: Stay doing what I do best and that’s Speak from the heart, Give The People Message Behind My Raps And Just Continue To Attack The Streets The Youth With The Real.

24: How do you feel about the current state of the Hip-Hop scene?

Ty Thomas: I Feel The Game is on a Up And Up Its Back About Lyric’s We In A New Golden Age Of Hiphop We Have New Leaders New MoveMent’S A Totally Different Style Of Getting Your Point Across Now Back in days when gangsta Rap took it . it was all about Gangsta Rap Now If You Dope You Dope No Matter What Race Creed Style Etc.

24: Outside of the music, what else are you currently working on?

Ty Thomas: Working On Video Treatments And Getting My Movement B.Y.E Off The Ground . Fashion Etc

24: Where do you see yourself going in 2013 and how do you plan to
 separate yourself
 from the other artists out today to get the recognition you feel you deserve?

Ty Thomas: I See My Self on the Rise And I Plan To Separate Myself By Attacking Hard Staying Focus on the task at hand . Stay Doing me Don’t Fall Into The Trends Be A Trend Setter.

24: How can fans go about contacting you?

Ty Thomas: On Twitter @TheRealTyQuan Or FaceBook TyQuan Thomas

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