Blazinstreetz.com sat down with Twista to see what he's doing in these streetz.

Q: How is it Different now having your own imprint with GMG apposed to you being an Artist for Atlantic?

A: Its dope when you got the right people around you and experienced people around you and the right connection. It's only bad when you think you know everything and you like I got this, o I own this and I get a percentage of that but don't really know how to take care of the business end. The situation I'm in now I have more control and freedom to create music the way I want.

Q:On this album you had more control over what goes on the album was the freedom more a relief or was it more stressful to make an album on your own?

A: Both. It was both. Being with the label your constantly getting dope tracks sent to you. You can literally sit back and wait for a track to fall into your lap and then you can go in and record it. Even after that you can have your A&R saying do this change that. The other way is that you can have that freedom that you can put whatever you want on the album. Make the intro how long pick the the cuts but you better be ready to do the leg work when it comes to picking up the tracks and just making sure that songs get mixed right the whole thing. Definitely the full control is better only when your a veteran and know what your doing.

Q: When making this album, with the music, did you wanna reach out more for new fans or stay at home with your already strong fan base?

A: I always wanna reach more fans and I know promotion itself makes whatever your doing in the first place reach more people but definitely with this album I was concerned about my core fans.

Q: You have been in the industry for a long time now, how has the game changed around you?

A: Technology with the internet and everything. With selling music your banking on selling that cd or tape but now you can store music digitally. You don't actually have 2 put it on an item now. That changed the promotion you know, like being from the midwest we didn't have access to video shoots and record labels like other coasts did but now with the internet were able to use myspace, youtube, facebook and everything else to promote ourselves. There is always two sides to everything. The plus is that with the internet you can touch more people but also at the same time it makes that much more competition and now they can get your music free so you really have 2 jazz it up to make people feel like they have to go out and spend money on that cd or buy a mix tape online.

Q: How do you fell about the state of hip hop in Chicago?

A: Its Definitely growing bigger then its ever been, like i said wit the internet you can hear a lot of new artist and producers. I definitely have to give it up to my fellow artists Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West the artists they don't know also like L.E.P i see what they doing and i respect that. One of the best things that helped out Chicago musically that i liked is when i listened to DJ Timbuktu do his set live and play all Chicago music. We have really really elevated as far as our sound and i think more Chicago artist will get put on.

Q: What is your favorite track on this album?

A: Damn good question. I got different favorite ones for different reasons but I'd probably say the first tack misunderstood is one of my favorite tracks. Its the Introduction track it set the tone of the album.

Q: How do you feel about the success of the single 'Wetter'

A: Man real happy, blessed and honored. I feel like my hard work paid off. I wasn't expecting how big it had got but I def believe in putting out quality music and you will get a good response.

Q: On the single you can hear undertones of Adrenaline Rush's 'Get It Wet' what made you wanna stick with your foundation?

A: That's my thing. There's different areas for different artists like with certain artist it may be with in their character to keep changing and certain artist, like me, who pioneer a sound, I feel like it would be wrong to totally abandon that sound. So simply being put niggas wanna hear Twista they don't want to hear me do nothing else. Every time i rap slow or do something else they be like that's cool but go and spit that fast shit. Especially with this album i wanted to give them that official Twista sound.

Q: You worked with The Legendary Traxster on Adrenaline Rush, how was the chemistry working with him again on this album?

A: The same and refreshing. Its like two basketball players get traded to different teams and then eventually come back together. Its like damn I missed how you use to throw me the oop you know. So the engineering the musical quality the way he eq's my voice things like that I missed so it was real real refreshing getting back to that and getting it back in. You don't really wanna spoil something that's working because when you got history and chemistry with somebody whether its music or what ever it is there is no reason to spoil it. Don't let your ego get big and ruin something that you got popping. I'm glad that both of us were well rounded enough to come back together with our experience and get work done.

Q: If you could work with any artist in the game that you haven't worked with who would it be?

A: To be honest with you i wont lie, Eminem. I go off the feel of his music. I listen to his flow pattern and the way he do music it makes me feel like Hip Hop as whole made me feel day one. I get that adrenaline rush he brings that feeling back that made you love rap for the first time.

Q: What is your plans for the coming future?

A: Really to be honest I'm working on Category F6 and another album. On F6 I'm going over all the same shit that critics didn't like on this album but going in harder. The big surprise is when I go up into next year when I come out with the new album. On this Im gonna let fans know how I think the more conscious and deeper side of me. Im gonna hit a few on the head with this one.

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