You have probably dancedand sang along to a few ofthe songs KC has writtenhooks for, like Ace Hood’s“Cash Flow” and Young Jeezy’s“Go Getta.” But now KC is steppingfrom behind the pen toprepare for his debut album.I know you’re out in L.A. right now. What areyou working on?Right now I’m working with my choreographerDavid while juggling time in the studio withThe Runners.How has it been since you signed with Danja?It’s been pretty good. He’s probably one of themost talented guys I know so every time we’rein the studio it’s a very fun experience. One ofthe great things is there is no boundaries withthe music we do, and besides the business part,he’s a pretty down to earth guy. It’s good to dobusiness with people you enjoy being around,it makes things much better.Do you produce also?I just write songs and sing, but these days productionis not just making a beat so I would sayI do produce as well. When I’m songwriting andI’m there with the artist, I have to morph themand tell them how to sing the song.For a songwriter, what’s the procedure forwriting a song with an artist?I just listen to the track. The track usually has amood to it and I just go in the booth and comeup with the melody because I don’t really writeanything down. Once the track is played I figureout if it’s a club song, or a love song, then I writeit down. As far as with the artist, the song is alreadydone and when it’s finished we present itto the artist and if they like it we go from there.This year I wrote “Cash Flow” for Ace Hood and“Boss” for Rick Ross. The Runners and I came upwith the beat and figured out who was goingto be on the hook.How did you hook up with The Runners?Me and The Runners have been cool for aboutfour years now, if not longer than that. I metthem through DJ D-Strong. He told me aboutthese producer cats and he had already heardsome of my stuff so he felt like we would begood working together, and he was right.Are you working on your album now?The album is pretty much complete but we’rereally working on the pre-album, which will bethe prelude to the album. It’s a way to get outthe material for a new artist. I feel like music isreally accessible, so you can’t hold on to yourmaterial because there are so many peopletrying to do it right now. The plan is to give itto all the DJs so people can get it in their headbefore I force them to buy something. I can’tput an album out and people don’t know who Iam because the way the economy and CD salesare right now, you have to have major fans first.Some people buy albums and the two singlesis the only good thing on the album, I wantpeople to know that everything we do is goodquality music.Since you wrote a lot of rap hooks, can weexpect R&B/Hip Hop music on your album?No (laughs) I definitely won’t be rapping. I gotinto writing rap hooks because the opportunitywas presented and I was able to do it, but I’mstill a singer first. I don’t plan on staying in thesame box, but I can’t say if I’m going to startrapping. I do plan on evolving.What’s going to be the name of your album?The name of the album is tentative right now,but we’re playing with It Is What It Is.The pre-album is like a mixtape?It’s kind of a mixtape, but there’s not going tobe anybody hosting it. It will sound like an albumand you can download it in December onmy MySpace, which is myspace.com/kc78music.But the first two singles are on my page, whichare “I Know What You Doing” and “Late Night.”OZONE MAG // 17
Words by Maurice Garland // PHOTO BY J LASH18 // OZONE MAGThough the title to hislatest single would leadyou to think that he is loco,Pitbull is far from “Crazy.”He knows exactly whathe’s doing. Since bustingon the scene in 2003 withhis Lil Jon-assisted odeto ass “Culo,” Pit has builthis name and brand as thepremier bi-lingual rapperon the planet. Whether it bethrough keeping a musicalalliance with Lil Jon orhopping on the right Reggaetonhits, Pit is swiftlyapproaching being a householdname from the bricksto the barrio.
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