A Black Ice Affair: Getting to Know: Language Arts

Get to know Black Ice's "Language Arts" on a whole another level. See what he has to say:

1) You are from?

A: “Brooklyn, NY.”

2) When and why and did you start rapping?

A: “I started rapping because it was an acceptable way to carry conversations with paper lol. I was a quiet kid.”

3) What do you think about hip-hop and where it’s going?

A: “I think Hip-Hop is transforming into a quasi-multi-genre. In a few years, hip-hop will have no roots to it. It'll be hip-hop because one said it is.”

4) Who are your 3 favorite hip-hop artists?

A: “Common, Andre 3000 and Blu.”

5) Who would you say are the best 3 artist out right now?

A: “Common, Andre 3000 and Blu.”

6) Who inspires or inspired your rapping?

A: “Mother probably. My style comes from her enforcing the importance of acquiring knowledge at a young age. Otherwise, I’d probably wouldn't take the time to write at all.”

7) Pick one word that describes your style?

A: “I'm told Soulful, but I'd say Honest, lol.”

8) What makes Black Ice unique? And what is your goal in the group?

A: “Black Ice is unique because it's rather random. It was a video company before it was a Hip-Hop group- also, a bunch of artists who aren't really similar in any way other than the fact that they write music. None of the artists sound alike. My goal is to make Black Ice a label or production group like Jay's Rocafella.”

9) Why did you pick the stage name you have, and what does it symbolize?

A: “Language Arts was my worst subject in middle school when I loathed writing. When I met Black Ice in college, all I did was write. I even took up English with a concentration in writing. I became Language Arts, essentially.”

10) Who is Language Arts?

A: “Language Arts is a very opinionated idea that anything can be said in any way at anytime and must be accepted by default. Language Arts is the idea of sharing an un-bias opinion at all times because it must be shared.”

11) If you had one thing to say to listeners, what would you say?

A: “B You Self! It's the best thing for all of us.”

Language Arts is one of the co-founders of Black Ice Entertainment and is also the co-founder of The New Aristocrats (Formerly known as The News). His first mixtape, "The A ep," debuted in September. He is currently working on a new mixtape titled, "b you self." Take a listen to "Right," the newest track from Language Art's upcoming mixtape: