As we (Notherstyle) follow up with our next Q&A interview series, this newest one we bring you has been killing just about every underground party scene all over Los Angeles, Ca. With the very catchy brand "Ham On Everything" ran by Adam & Romoface as curators with plenty others on the team. The popular buzz not just only through social media, but also LA Weekly and online blogs such as noisy.com have definitely shown respect. As always Notherstyle brings the most important, relevant and social events to the attention of our culture. Here's our interview as we chopped it up with AdamSoHam. Q. What era did you get into music and which are your favorite genres right now? A. "Well i'm an old head. I'll be 35 this year. So I went through hella different phases with music. Being a westcoast cat tho, in the 90s when I was a youngin, I grew up on Gangsta Rap...NWA, Cube, Eazy, DOC, Eiht/Comptons Most Wanted, South Central Cartel,..to me gangsta rap was just raw, no frills,..i loved it." "Then in like 96'/97' my older brother had 36 Chambers (Wu Tang) on cassette..I ended up listening to it, then played it over and over again. From that I delved deep into east coast hip hop...I was really into Wu, Roots, Mobb Deep, Common, DeLa Soul, etc...eventually that led me to "underground hip hop/backpack hip hop"...Visionaries, Living Legends, Company Flow, Def Jux, Aesop Rock, Atmosphere, Sage Francis, Shape Shifters, Sole, Buck 65,...all the LA underground rap stuff,Project Blowed/Goodlife, Freestyle Fellowship, Aceyalone, Ab Rude, etc...I was a huge underground rap nerd and before "Ham On Everything" thats the kinda shows I was throwing." Q. How did your passion come about to be a Dj which has manifest to a serious career to build Ham on Everything? A. "Actually didn't start off as a DJ...I started throwing rap shows first because I was rapping so really it was just a platform for me to freestyle and shit....then as I started getting tired of underground rap and got really into Lil B, Waka Flocka, Gucci, etc..I started doing nights where we played that kinda stuff. Was just more fun...then eventually I decided to start DJing myself (w/ my partner Romo, who I throw HAM with)." Q. The type of events your shows thrive on are bringing together artist that are not mainstream, very rarely seen in concert and from all over the world. Tell me some of the most recent memorable ones? A. "Each one is memorable. Shit, every single one we've done so far in 2016 has been amazing to me...we just did Crime Mob and Sauce Twinz,...the one before that was Keith Ape, Divine Council, Uno The Activist,..did Lil Uzi Vert the one before that. But really they're all dope. All these artist remind me of the new school of underground hip hop that I was into 15 years ago...like the subject matter has changed, but the DIY ethic and spirit hasn't...Gleesh, Denzel Curry, Pouya, Playboi Carti, Father, Key!, etc. All memorable to me. And I've got to do bigger artist like Waka Flocka, Juicy J, Project Pat, Lil B, Soulja Boy...thats just insane to me. The first ham on everything's were just at a bar in Echo Park where we'd just play Waka, Juicy, Lil B etc records and turn up...like never in a million years would i think those same artist would be actually performing at HAM. And not only do they perform at HAM, but they really show it love and acknowledge it as not just a show, but as a movement. Thats amazing to me. I swear I was satisfied playing their records at that bar...to have them actually performing and acknowledging me/ham is way beyond my wildest expectations." Q. In my opinion as an attendee this would be a reasonable debate but do you feel you brought some of the best trap/rap artist and shows to LA yet? A. "Yeah for sure. We when started Ham NOONE else was bringing these kind of artist to LA, and having them play in a warehouse/underground/intimate atmosphere. We've literally created an actual scene. Its crazy to me...like i said, its exceeded my wildest expectations. blessed man." Q. Tell the readers what is unique about "Ham on everything" from other events? A. Well I think what makes it unique, specifically to other events in LA is that LA crowds are know for being "too cool". They don't want to turn up, dance, go crazy,...they wanna look cool, arms crossed, scared of being judged. That isn't the case with HAM. Theres no fear of judgement, no one is concerned with looking "cool". Its a night where everyone loose all inhibitions and does whatever the fuck they want...with no fear of judgement. Thank you, any last thoughts or words? Adam - positivity is key to success. =) This is a very special movement and huge thing for this music community which is so historical and not just for rap but for all sorts of music that Hamoneverything brings to mind. I would definitely like to see more in the future and advise everyone to go and experience one of their parties! My wish list of artist to see at HAM •Young Thug •Skepta / Section Boyz •Majid Jordan •Young Dolph •Wildcard / Who would you pick? Thank you again for reading and please support All following links and support! http://instagram.com/notherstyle www.notherstylenos.tumblr.com check out all the next events here for ham on everything - Hamoneverything.tv http://instagram.com/adamgoesham
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