"I sometimes wake up wondering if I’m chasing a dream that won’t materialize?  I also wonder if I’m wasting my time because I don’t hear people talking about me like they do 50 Cent and Ludacris.  It can be very depressing if you allow yourself to think that way, but I understand that there is a lot of money out there to be made.  My wife has been my rock, and she won’t allow me to even contemplate quitting!"

I grew up in Hazen, Arkansas and started recording music when I was 12.  At that time I didn’t know what a studio, a bar, or any of those technical recording terms were!  I just knew what I wanted to say when I heard a tight beat.

Much of my time was spent earning money mowing yards and washing cars to afford karaoke machines, mics, blank tapes, and envelopes for mailing out demos to the addresses I found on vinyl records.

Right now I do my own graphic design for my websites and clothing.  I have released two albums in 2006, Gut Check: Version 1 & Gut Check: Final Cut (both are available at cdbaby.com).

My stage name, Muniklip (pronounced “money clip”), was my wife’s idea. On New Year’s Day in 2004 I decided to change my stage name to something more meaningful.  I wanted to be known as someone who was holding the money; hence, Muniklip was born.  My wife wanted the spelling to be unique. Kitty Kitty is one of my favorite songs.  An artist signed to my label, Mo B (aka Marissee Boyd) originally performed the song.  I remixed the song and made it part of my Gut Check: Final Cut album.  He and I are set to travel to Bahrain next year to perform it.  Most of the digital sells from my albums have come via Apple Itunes, and Kitty Kitty has been one of my top selling songs.

I want to get into film.. serious drama.  I really want to have a huge part in an action film or find the right director to breath life into the super hero characters I’ve developed over the past couple of years.  For me it’s about more than just releasing an album.  It’s about taking that product and plugging it into revenue generating opportunities: soundtracks, commercials, ads, etc.  You don’t know how long you’ll be the one everyone’s talking about, so it’s important to get what you can while you can!

Having my music pumped on Power 92.3 in Little Rock, Arkansas during their Pump It or Dump It segment.  Every song I’ve ever sent to the station was pumped.  This year I performed in Oklahoma City, Dallas, and Little Rock.  My first book of poetry, A Heart’s Testimony, was released online. I was offered a part in a short film a week ago.  I thought that was cool since I am trying to land a few small parts to add to my resume.  I really want to have a huge part in an action film or find the right director to breath life into the super hero characters I’ve developed over the past couple of years.

I sometimes wake up wondering if I’m chasing a dream that won’t materialize.  I also wonder if I’m wasting my time because I don’t hear people talking about me like they do 50 Cent and Ludacris.  It can be very depressing if you allow yourself to think that way, but I understand that there is a lot of money out there to be made.  My wife has been my rock, and she won’t allow me to even contemplate quitting.

I wasn’t ready back then, and my lyrical delivery wasn’t as potent as it is now.  The mistakes I made back then made me the smart businessman I am now!

Some underground MCs: Rip of Soultaker Records, Mo B, & Stealth Assassin of Northwest Alliance.  I got my instrumentals from Dj Cboss of Soultaker Records, Rome of Roman Ventures, & Reginald Browning of Kamikaze Beatz.

Power Moves, because it a song that tells people that I can’t be stopped, and that’s how I really feel when it comes to me fulfilling my dreams.

Fruityloops, Wavelab, & Adobe Audition.

808 drums!

High School talent show.  I was on stage beat boxing as my twin brother rapped.  My first studio experience was at Doghouse Studios in Little Rock, AR.  The first joint I recorded was “Jiggy Enuff.”  Reggie McClellan has been my engineer since 1999.

2 Pac – All Eyez on Me, Anita Baker - Rapture, Brian Mcknight – I Remember You, Janet Jackson – Janet, Ludacris – Word of Mouf.

2 Pac – R U Still Down cover.

Haven’t heard a lot of solid albums lately.  I pick out a bunch of singles as they break.

Superman Returns, X-Men Last Stand, Mission Impossible 3, Da Vinci Code, & Gridiron Gang

Ludacris, 50 Cent, Fat Joe, Diddy, & Flavor Flav

Give me and all of my family members financial security and good health.  I’d also wish for world peace.

Gettin’ some!

Tirelessly hustling to make a buck at my job at Cingular and at home in front of my pc.

Same thing I do everyday, hustle for that dollar bill!

I must first assume that I am being paid to do so; therefore I would take a laptop to surf the net, an ipod with 2 gigs of music, 10 of my favorite dvds, 2 weeks worth of clothes (I’ll buy more during the year), my family (they would suffer without me), and 250 bags of gummy worms (luv um!!)

Request to be added to my friend’s list on my myspace page and emails from people in the music business who want to do real business with me.

I plan on making my first million.  I also plan on becoming a fulltime artist and not working for anyone else but myself!