SC: Where you repping?
NE: Im repping Bham AL (westside Bound)
SC: How did you get the name "new era"?
NE: The name New Era Came from the idea of me always wearing hats i own over 100 Fitted Caps. My partner in College asked me to Dj His house party an i showed up with 2 hats not knowing which one to wear at the time. So he said man ur name should be Dj New Era I took it and ran with it. Shout out to my homie Brad for booking me my first Gig.
SC: To you, How important is fashion in hip hop?
NE: Fashion is very important. Image is everything. Looks alone can get get you very far
SC: How long have you been djing?
NE: I've been djing going on 8 years now.
SC: Who have you worked with/hosted for?
NE: I've hosted mixtapes for artist such as Young Joc, KD, Tc Gambino, Spank Lee, Mike.Will? Young Enfamous, and many More. I've worked with artist such as Gangsta Boo, Jha Jha (First Lady Of Dipset), Dj Paul, Stuey Rock, La Da BoomMan, La The Darkman, and many more.
SC: Do you feel hip hop is on he rise or decline?
NE: I feel hip hop is on a rise due to all the new artist coming in the game. The old heads can hate but the new artist bringing good music.
SC:With that answer, Do you feel that the old school artists hate on the younger generation is the biggest problem with it?
NE: Old school artist create lanes for the new school artist. Without old school there would be no new school. Fashion an music repeats itself
SC: Do you feel that mixtapes are the new albums for artists now?
NE: Mixtapes are the new album. One quality mixtape can get u a long way in the business.
SC: What are some problems you are seeing in hip hop with artists and the fans?
NE: The main problem is lake of grind when dealing with artist. Some artist think a mixtape is the key to getting a deal. The key to getting a deal is street credit and fan base. You can drop a mixtape all day but my major concern is booking you for a show an no one shows up to support. I wonder how is that possible with a mixtape over 5000 some downloads an 20,000 some views. The mixtape game has it lows because artist can pay for the image rather than earn the respect. My problem with fans is that they are not willing to support. I go based off actions not off of what your say your going to do. Fans determine the success of some artist.
SC: Tell us 3 tips artists can need to know in order to get spins from you?
NE: 1. Have a Plan 2. Be upfront 3. Stay Loyal
SC: Any shout outs?
NE: I wanna shout out my Engineer (Tc Da Don) Shout out to My State Alabama Shout out to any Dj and artist that has every supported me I'm all about building the money is the last focus.
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