A Close Up With Lil’ C. Corleone

Q.) What is your name / stage name?
Lil’ C. Corleone

Q.) Where are you from?
Smithfield, North Carolina

Q.) What do you do?
I rap, sing, write my own music, and I edit my own videos

Q.) How long have you been making music?
I’ve been making music for about 20 years

Q.) What was your first song/project?
My first ever official release was the mixtape “Work In Progress”

Q.) Who’s your inspiration?
I have multiple inspirations: Eminem, 50 Cent, Drake, J. Cole, and T-Pain.

Q.) What genre of music do you create?
Primarily Hip-hop/Rap

Q.) What are some features you have?
I don’t have any famous features on any of my songs but I’m featured on Krayzie Bone’s project “The Fixtape 4” on the song “Ready 2 Go” as a “Fast Track Member”.

Q.) Who’s one person, dead or alive, that you’d want to work with?
J. Cole

Q.) Are you signed to a label?
I’m signed to myself and my own label Bad Dawg Productions, and I have distribution with AWAL

Q.) Do you want a record deal, a distribution deal, or none?
I’m open to any opportunity if the terms are good

Q.) Who are your biggest supporters?
My girl, my family, and friends. Most people can’t say that but everyone’s pretty much behind me now

Q.) Do you write your own material?
Yes, 100%

Q.) Do you create your own music video concepts?
Most of the time. Sometimes I’ll do them based off of a movie I like, sometimes ideas from people I trust, but I’m pretty open minded when it comes to video direction.

Q.) What’s your favorite music to listen to?
It depends on my mood. I listen to a lot of R&B if I’m on that vibe but I’m a hip hop head all in all.

Q.) What are you currently working on?
I’m dropping a new single in a few weeks called “In The Bag” and just working on consistent singles and content to drop throughout the year. Eventually an album but I wanna grow my fanbase bigger first.

Q.) What is your latest release?
“Alchemy” a single I dropped a few months ago and it’s still going strong!

Q.) When is your next release?
March 9th

Q.) Where is one place you want to travel to perform?
Toronto

Q.) What’s the biggest crowd that you have performed for?
probably 100-200 people

Q.) Who’s someone you can see yourself on tour with?
Drake

Q.) Who produces your music?
I buy beats from producers online a lot but Clientel Rockzwell mixes and masters my music majority of the time. He also produces some of my records

Q.) Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
On tour, with platinum records, very wealthy, and very successful.