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What is your government name <strong>The</strong>re are 3 members in Fli University: King Tone (Antonio), Leak (Malik) and Mark (MT - Teezy 808) Where were you born/raised King Tone (Talladega, AL), Leak (Stone Mountain, GA), MT (Jackson, MS) What are your influences We are all over the map,from Outkast, to Nickleback, Bob Marley, India Arie, Prince, to 2Pac and Biggie. How did you come up with your stage name We struggled coming up with a name. Our management named us based on our lifestyle. We usually have a party at our place or bring the party back to our place after the club. We just want to have a party every day, drink, smoke and party with women who like to enjoy life. We were in college and were living the college party life. We also have our own distinct style in how we carry ourselves. So, management was like “You are Fli.... Fli University.” Its a lifestyle not just for us, but for everyone to be involved in with our music. We are Fli University, but you can be enrolled and enjoy the experience as well... like being apart of an exclusive club. What is your most recent project Higher Learning (Mixtape). It www.<strong>Misfit</strong><strong>Tunes</strong>.com actually got nominated for a 2015 Southern Entertainment Award for mixtape of the year. <strong>The</strong> whole concept was a cool introduction to us as a group. Fli University and using a play on words for “university” being Higher Learning, and also that fact that we are speaking about Smoking weed. <strong>The</strong> whole vibe of the mixtape is something that you can smoke to and party to and just have a good time, a real good stoner CD to vibe to. We have songs like “So High,” “Come Smoke with Me,” “Still Smoking,” “Upside Down,” and “Can’t Get Enough,” are all songs heavily influenced by Mary Jane... we were mostly high and drunk during recording the entire CD, so it fits all together. Why are you a performer <strong>The</strong>re is nothing that we would enjoy doing rather than entertain people. When you see us on stage, we all turn up and entertain the crowd differently in our own way. We just love it. If we couldn’t do music, I think we are all in agreement that we would rather be dead than not perform, create music and entertain. If you were not making music what would you be doing Dead. How would you describe your sound/music Depends on what mood we are in when we make our music. You can hear a little bit of Outkast, some say we even remind them of Bone Thugz. On “Do You” people say it has a Caribbean feel to it, we also have a few songs that sound more like Alternative Rock. Overall, we are really diverse. You can hear a little bit of diversity on the mixtape, BUT, the vibe and feel of the CD is geared towards smoking, so it sounds like its on the same vibe. I think that when we release a full length CD, people will see and hear the variety of music that we make. What are your goals Just to make awesome music, set trends, create memories for people, and make money in the process. We want to be recognize for our efforts and what we contribute to music, but we do want to make a living doing this and create a better life for our families. Where do you see yourself this time next year Next year we would of grown as artist. We hope to do some collaborations with other major artist in Atlanta, possibly 27