9 Milli Major is establishing himself as a major player in the grime scene. We spoke with the man himself about the Bloodline movement, his past mixtape and where he sees grime going to!
9 Milli Major, how did you get started in the grime scene? Did you ever experiment with doing other forms of music?
I first started off Mcing with some friends from my local area (Edmonton). Making demos, doing bedroom sets and going on heat fm. Back when we first started it was more of a UK garage thing, that’s what I used to practice on. You might know them as Cold Blooded. Obviously everything at that time was more then music and with what i was doing on the roads i didn’t feel a lot of the people in the click would of stood for what i did at that time so i went my own way and linked up with my cousins from meridian it was only right anyway!
Where do you see the grime genre going in the future?
With how things are going at the moment the future doesn’t look too bright for GRIME! And i don’t mean commercial or funky i mean GRIME! And that’s because a lot of MC’s have jumped on the commercial bandwagon, i don’t think some of these guys realise its not for everyone real talk! There’s a couple man like Tinchy and Wiley making good commercial music but some of the guys need to go back to square one and find themselves you feel me .
You’ve been featured on some established radio station’s, such as Kiss FM. How much does that benefit you and your music?
Yeah it’s a big look man trust me hold tight Logan and Cameo supporting the underground scene from day one on the commercial airwaves (Brap!) . I mean obviously it benefits both me and my music at the same time, you get what I’m saying. I’m able to reach a wider target audience and not only spread the word but show case my talent on air at the same time.
Tell us about the Bloodline movement and who’s down with that!
“The Bloodline movement’’ it’s funny you should call it that, because that’s exactly how things are going at the moment we’re exploring a whole range of avenues to invest in and we’ve got a whole slew of releases for everyone who loves our music. Make sure you go and get yourself a bloodline T-shirt, your wardrobes deadout if you ain’t got one (laughs). Yeah we’re also working on a few mini movie music videos as well but i don’t wanan give too much away. But yeah big up all my bloodline family Paper pablo, Big H, Boss man birdie & Prez T
You had some big guests on your first mixtape. Tell us about who you worked with!
Yeah on my first mixtape i had the whole of my Bloodline family on there plus Big Narstie, Scorcher, Wretch 32, Cookie and productions from D’explicit, Skepta, P Jam and a few other big hit makers.
What was that mixtape called and how was it received?
It was called ‘Pray for me’ and it had a very good reception considering I’d done fuck all to promote it which I’m not proud of by the way.
What are you working on now?
I’m working on a few bits now. I’ve just finished my second mixtape which is entitled ‘Keep Prayin’’ that’s gonna be a free promo for everybody because unfortunately a lot of my material got leaked. But that’s only a warm up to ‘Blood’s Thicker Than Water’ which is gonna be my third instalment.
Where do you see yourself in a years time?
At the top of this grime food chain!
Where can we get in touch with 9 Milli Major on the web?
www.myspace.com/millimaja and i’m on face book add me KANE ‘MILLI MAJOR’ BROWN.
Do you have any shout outs or last words?
Yeah hold tight all my Bloodline family once again real talk that’s my back bone in this game here. Shout outs to all my green gang family we always go hard also big up everyone supporting my music! Bless up! B 2 DA L
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