What is your name/stage name?

“Anthony Cross a.k.a. Sleepy Cross.”

Where are you from?

“Los Angeles, California.”

What do you do?

“I’m a rapper and producer of primarily hip hop music, but do occasionally dabble in creating R&B tunes. I’m also an entrepreneur.”

How long have you been making music?

“As long as I can remember.”

What was your first song/project?

“My debut album, Plane Mode, will be my first official project. But the first song I ever worked on was with veteran west coast rapper Shade Sheist.”

Who’s your inspiration?

I have so many, that fall into many categories in the industry, but if I were to highlight a few that have inspired me, I’d say Andre 3000, Dr Dre, DJ Quik, Timbaland, J. Cole, Ye, DJ Premier, Master P, J Prince, Damon Dash, Nipsey Hussle, Jay-Z. I mention them because of their or business acumen. Some of them are or were great at both.

What was it like working with Shade Sheist?

“I’ve known Shade Sheist for a long time, and working with him had an impact on my growth as an artist. He exposed me to a lot of knowledge that helped be develop, as well as introduce me to professional working environments in the music industry.”

What are some features you have?

“This project features one of the rappers from my circle named Hitman Loyal and a very gifted singer/songwriter named A. Smith.”

Who’s one person, dead or alive, that you’d want to work with?

“Andre 3000.”

Are you signed to a label?

“All my music is currently being released under my own label, River Flowz Entertainment, which I launched in January of this year.”

Do you want a record deal, a distribution deal, or none?

“At this point, I want a distribution deal.”

Who are your biggest supporters?

“My biggest supporters have been my family from day one until this day.”

What are you currently working on?

“I’m working on an entirely self-produced album called “Plane Mode”, scheduled to be released in May of this year. It’s yet-to-be determined whether it’ll be an LP or EP. I expect the project to be finalized this month.”

What is your latest release?

“My latest release is a rap-r&b hybrid song called Love Song Reinvented, dropped in early February. It’s a collaboration featuring Hitman Loyal and A. Smith. It’s also the first official release from the album.”

When is your next release?

“My next release is a single titled “Go Up”. It’s dropping late March.”

Where is one place you want to travel to perform?

“It would dope to perform somewhere on the African continent.”

What’s the biggest crowd that you have performed for?

“1200.”

Who’s someone you can see yourself on tour with?

“Kendrick Lamar.”

Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

“In 5 years I see myself being well establish as a brand and having leveraged that into other endeavors.”