Today we welcome Michigan emcee, Buff1 to Open Mic Presents… Buff is coming off his sophomore solo album, There’s Only One and has a very heft plate in front of him for 2009. Check out the interview as I chop it up with Buff about his upcoming solo LP, his collaboration album with DJ Rhettmatic, The Athletic Mic League, past ventures and much more!

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Reyn: Thanks for taking the time to answer a few questions. Let’s get it started with discussing your most recent album, There’s Only One, which dropped this past summer. Were you happy with the way it came out and how the people received it?
Buff1: Yes, very happy with both. I know “Pure” was a difficult act to follow but I’m happy with how it came out.

Reyn: Your album Pure received great critical acclaim, what did you take with you from that release and what did you decide to leave behind in creating There’s Only One? Did you learn anything about yourself from that album that helped you put an even better release?
Buff1: I learned that every single aspect of an album is loved by at least one person if you’re good. So its good to touch on past things you know at least one person likes but at the same time I don’t like to repeat things. And I have to make music for myself first and foremost. With that said I do know I have to give people what they want. That was the hardest part about doing a second solo album. So I wanted to take elements that I knew people liked but put a new twist on it. I know people like the stories in “Pretty Baby”, but instead of doing a story on an old soul sample I did it on an 80’s pop sample for “Dream Streets”. Subtle differences and similarities like that. What I learned about myself was that I’m one of the best and this is undoubtedly what I’m supposed to be doing with my life.

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Potholes In My Blog is proud to welcome 14KT to Open Mic Presents… His solo album The Golden Hour Soundtrack is out and has been receiving rave reviews (4.5 Potholes). The Golden Hour Soundtrack is not only a collection of beats, but a showcase of 14KT’s creativity and ability to make dope music. A 2008 Red Bull Big Tune finalist, and coming from a very prestigious background of musical groups (Athletic Mic League & The Lab Techs,) 14KT is a producer/rapper to watch out for in the time to come.

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Reyn: What’s good 14KT?
KT: Life is great man! I’m thoroughly enjoying life right now.

Reyn: Big ups on making the Red Bull Big Tune Finals; tell me a little bit about the competition.
KT: The Finals went down in NYC. I had a lot of fun there. It was packed. At first the crowd was kinda chill, but then they started really rocking with the producers. The competition was pretty steep because everyone was talented and everyone had there own style of music so it was all about the crowd and what they wanted to hear that night.

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