Dubcnn linked up with the man behind the B.Y.I. sound, Rome, for an exclusive interview. In this feature, you�ll get to hear all about how Rome started out as a producer, and how his skills have evolved to what they are today. We speak about the signature �Latin Soul� B.Y.I. Sound, and how that style was created.
We also discuss the Dout Gotcha! & Rome collaboration street album �Respect It Or Check It�, DJ Skee�s �American Godfather� project, and Rome�s outside production work with Cool & Dre prot�g� Joe Hound.
Rome tells us about his plans for the future, and, of course, we find out more about Omar Cruz�s full-length debut �Sign Of The Cruz.� Read on to learn about all of these topics and much more.
Exclusive Interview With Rome [January 2008]
Make sure to add Rome as your friend on Myspace. If you have yet to check out some of the projects mentioned in the interview, here’s some links full of Rome’s work for you to download! All of the albums are free downloads.
Dout Gotcha! – Respect It Or Check It: The Album [Produced by Rome]
DJ Skee & Jay-Z – American Godfather
Omar Cruz as Blunts LLA – Blow (Street Album)
Omar Cruz – City Of Gods (Street Album)
Omar Cruz – 2007 B.C. (Street Album)
Don’t forget to bookmark the B.Y.I. TV page as well, where you can catch a brand new epsiode that will take you behind-the-scenes of B.Y.I. every week. This week, you can see footage of Rome and LuLu visiting Miami.
2008 holds many surprises for the B.Y.I. camp, so you’ve gotta keep staying tuned to Dubcnn for the latest news!