BTN: Ain’t no joke out there in Altgeld Gardens. How did you survive and come up from that area?
KM: Just growth and development.
BTN: That’s what’s up. Do you care to share the journey with us? And let us know what some of your goals are.
KM: As you said, it is hard coming from poverty and it is a blessing to still be here. I’m grateful for that. My music journey started when I was 13. I was just writing and my brother shows how to count bars and I have been at it ever since. Some years later, I met Paris Bueller and we came up with Bandcamp. We found Young Chop and got that moving. Now I’m back to solidifying myself as an artist.
BTN: Are you a producer also?
KM: Yeah, but I am in the cut with it. (Laughing)
BTN: I know producers who like being in the cut and the spotlight at the same time.
KM: I like being with the producer. I know what I want already and I just give him the idea and let him do it. Sometimes you get a producer and they just be going and you want to limit it to certain instruments and sounds.
BTN: Do you enjoy being on the stage rhyming or do you prefer being behind the boards producing?
KM: Really I like both. Being behind the boards you learn a lot, even when you mess up you still are learning. You learn how not to do something or how to do something better. I’m cool with the learning process.
BTN: What is the purpose of your music? Is there any specific message that you are trying to convey to the people?
KM: I might have you bossed up or feeling like a pilot. I might have you feeling comfortable and you just want to relax about it. You might be going through some things and I might give you something about the struggle. It all relates to the people and I’m just trying to be diverse with it.
BTN: Can you tell me if you had to become more discipline or had to readjust your life while you have been on this musical journey?
KM: It’s like anything else you focus on; you have to be focused on that. That’s how it is going and that’s how it is for me. Just trying to stay dedicated to my brand and my people. My management has done more for me than just regular management. They have been really supportive, so what I’m doing is for my team and me.
BTN: Describe how you see the Chicago Hip Hop scene and how you fit in it.
KM: I’m cool. I’m not trying to fit in or feel comfortable because I’m a big part of the sound that people are dancing to every day. They just don’t know it but it still is just my team and me focusing on our plans.
BTN: So what are the plans for the future?
KM: I got my mix tape coming out and it is called “My City.” Other than that I’m just trying to solidify the clothing line, brand called ‘Pilot High.’ With that clothing line, we got tees, hats, and the whole catalog.
BTN: Where can we find all this stuff at?
KM: You can find us through all the social networks at Pilot High 34.