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Savant and Kcaz Sun and Moon

Music4 Melancholy

 

Duality is the quality or character of being two fold, a dichotomy good and evil, hard and soft, light and darkness.

Sun and Moon a complement to each element comprises of Savant and Kcaz Sun and Moon.

This was an interview I was looking forward to. There  is a personal history there. We met up and touched upon several subjects; race and hip-hop, drug use within the industry and the significance of keeping roots alive in music.

Savant and Kcaz bred in Santa Cruz, California The 831. The two artists grew up together and have known each other for 12 years plus. So now in 2013 it seemed to be an oppritune time to do a project and collaborate on their project Sun and Moon.

 Kcaz: “ Savant inspired me to do this project, we have the same spiritual beliefs at the core.” As artists we gravitate toward the same goal. And we both have a native heritage. “ We should have been doing projects way back, but now we found the time to complete something that means a lot to us.

Savant : “ Our style’s wewre heading in the complementary directions with our styles we felt we needed tp put this out in the universe before we go.” “ I also want to add, that I felt there was no other individual of my caliber that I wanted to collaborate with.”

 The Sun and Moon LP was released on July 12^th, 2013. It has videos of the feature singles “ FLY AWAY”

Featuring Kcaz and Savant.  “ NEVA CHANGE” featuring Kcaz, Savand and Bo Dixon on vocals. The video was shot locally here in Santa Cruz and there is great cameo shots of the beautiful town we grew up in.There has been great anticipation of the project amongst fans and fellow artists.

As of recent Savant was asked to join the Black Bizness roster.

Savant: “ It only made sense since I’ve been down with them and collaborating with them it seemed like a good fit.”

I asked them how they felt about the 831 music scene.

Kcaz: “ I’ll say it I feel like this, I feel its lacking a “ ethnic feel”. Shout out to everybody but its not my cup of tea.” “ I create street music.”

Savant : “ I feel it is dominated and being controlled by a few in this town. What we are ( Sun and Moon) are trying to bring it back to the essence to what it is, And if there is no door we are going to create it.”

On the Sun and Moon  album  I asked which songs held the most significance.

Kcaz: This track I wrote called “ Use to love me” it’s definitely a song about a relationship that went dysfunctional and for me that would be the one.”

Savant: “ Play it right, it’s about the internal struggle of pursuing your dreams the legal way and the illegal way and the all the lines get blurred when you get desperate.”

They both have had a lot of musical influence’s as previously mentioned Rich Tycoon as a mentor.

Kcaz: “ Defiantley black culture and native culture. Hip hop story tellers of our generation to me that would be Nas to E-40. All hip- hop and rap but mainly west coast gangster rap.” I did not grow up in the most positive environment so, I was not listening to the most positive music. My father was a reggae promoter so I remember when I was little he would take me to reggae on the river.”

Savant : “ Street culture influence, Hip –Hop has always been an honest medium of music, but hip –hop alone did not just influence me. Sade’s music, her lyrics. My mother Mary Olimpio who was a published poet she always pushed me to develop myself  as a person and to the musician I want to become. And of course DMX, Tupac, Big Pun, and Too- Short. Hip Hop was like a “father figure to me.”

As we discussed many topics the subject of drugs and hip hop came up I wanted to see their point of views.

Kcaz: “ I feel drugs are always have been a part of hip hop culture and continues to be because until we have reached a higher level  of consciousness it’s an evil that’s always going to be there.”

Savant: “ My take on the issue is this, I do not promote drug use, I rather be a part of the solution rather than the problem.”

I had a great time interviewing Kcaz and Savant it was hilarious, insightful and eye opening. I have known them for quite some time and to see all this come to fruition for them is exciting and to also partake in it. Sun and Moon was released July 12^th, 2013 if you do not own a copy I suggest you purchase one.

This has been a collaboration of Kcaz and Savant for Music4Melancholy. If you have any further questions or comments about my featured artist please feel freet o email me at Sonia4rmwestcoastmag@live.com or contact me here at Music4Melancholy.

Namaste~ SRL 13`