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Ameer - I Wonder (Ft. Akon)
I'm just a firm believer in not letting the business of music bleed into your sound...by all means get your money but integrity when achieving such a goal has no price on it...just create from the heart but at the same time be sharp with your business after the art is done and ready to be put in the pool for the masses...
illRoots.com: If you could describe yourself in one word what would it be
Ameer: RESILIENT...Why I say that I am such a word is in my life and the adversities I overcame with loved ones, life in general, the streets etc...God has always gave me the strength to bounce back return to my original state...I have been crossed by life and people at multiple levels at times if felt like I was gonna break from being tested in such ways but through strength and faith I survive...
illRoots.com: Explain the significance of the 25th Hour Movement?

Ameer: The 25th Hour Movement is more of a lifestyle within the world of hip-hop it's for the people ahead of the power curve and tastemakers not taste takers...not being afraid to push the threshold of innovation...challenging people to think and act for themselves...we stand on the solid ground of individuality and believe in it wholeheartedly...so the significance of it all is staying ahead and keeping it that way...
illRoots.com With your background in the Army do you find parallels in the government and Hip-Hop?
Ameer: They both have a rank structure and seniority so I would have to say "yes" for the record...but to leave you all with something to think about who would you give the title of commander in chief...lol..
illRoots.com: With declining record sales how you plan on marketing your product and bringing your music to the light?
Ameer: Currently the Internet has become more of a powerful tool than the radio itself and due to the fact my Internet presence is stronger than radio it's only right to focus on where the power is at...ONLINE....so bringing the music to the front is easier on that avenue and more effective than any other this day/age...but as far as how we get ourselves to the front will remain a enigma to the world and is a in house secret to the 25th Hour Movement...
illRoots.com: Overall they say that Hip-Hop is dead when if you love something it will never become dead to you that means you've given up on it or so I believe, take my opinion with a grain of salt..lol. Where is hip-hop going in 08'?
Ameer: For me to say I know where hip-hop is headed would make me look incredibly out of touch...because the beauty of the game is not knowing where it is headed. I say that because it causes you step out of the box to test new sounds and textures of music...if anybody knew where it was headed bring him to me we need to talk...but it's no secret the game is gone digital but to what extreme we will have to wait and see....

QuantcastillRoots.com: Your opinions on Commerce & Art?
Ameer: Commerce & Art and my opinions on it vary from day to day because of one word "evolution" but as long as the earth turns people will pay to see and touch some forms of art if is that compelling or pleasurable. I'm just a firm believer in not letting the business of music bleed into your sound...by all means get your money but integrity when achieving such a goal has no price on it...just create from the heart but at the same time be sharp with your business after the art is done and ready to be put in the pool for the masses...
illRoots.com New Music...Give me one new track that you have written that will change the course of history?
Ameer: Man's World....
illRoots.com: If you could be President of any Nation which one and why?

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Ameer: The United States of America and the reason why is we all have Barack Obama in us when you black in this country living day to day...I feel like my voice and my words when spoken are power in its purest form so I would clearly be able to penetrate the hearts of the people without forcing my beliefs on them...change starts within not outward and I would start there with my campaign...I would start with the hearts and mind of the people and build from there because I don't want them to respect my position I want them to love and respect the man I am...
illRoots.com: One Good Book? and why?
Ameer: Jack Canfields "The Laws of Attraction"....it's a good book because it has changed my life and help me to reprogram my mind to think more advanced and sharper...plus my mother bought it for me...we talked soon after she read it and she said it changed her life and she found a happiness to reconnect with within herself...plus more...and said she had to share it with me because of my life and what i want out of it...so if you can get your hands on it pick it up...for real...
illRoots.com: Explain your story of how you learned Hip-hop from the "Top to the bottom"?
Ameer: I learned Hip-Hop from the top to bottom because when I got my first chance to record any professional records I started with people with over 40 to 50 years combined experience from the executive level and down..I learned from watching certain executives handle artists careers with care at times and none at all on other occasion's...because people without success cant groom you for success...so I feel like learning it in that manner has become more advantageous for me and the things I have and will accomplish...so to make a long story short that's what I mean when I say that...

illRoots.com: One piece of advice for people wanting to get into this game? (And please nothing cliche...thanks.)
Ameer: Don't allow yourself to be a prisoner of what someone else wants or believe you can or cannot do...from what I seen thus far most people don't make it because they quit before there time so rock steady and go hard by all means necessary within reason...be your own man or woman and never leave a situation feeling uncomfortable.
illRoots.com: Give us the equation of your life.Explain each variable.
(ex: Love + Power + Faith = Ameer)
Ameer: Love because its what has been the greatest enigma since the beginning and ending of time and I am one of many people who have been blessed to be in the Heart of Love...Power due to the fact that power is always exchanging hands and I have lost power to gain power it's the universal law of life...Faith is what I have and I have learned that you measure a mans faith in himself is a reflection of his faith in God...equalling Ameer...
For those who don't know Ameer is an extremely talent individual and anybody who passes over this guy without noticing that is either blind, def, or both. So support your local artists and get out there and cop some real shit.