Picture this, United States Hip-Hop marries overseas Hip-Hop and produces a son, and they call Bassman75. Born in Luanda, the southern country Africa of Angola and fluent in six, yes six, different languages. If that weren’t enough, Bassman, the youngest son of eight brothers and two sisters, raised by a preacher, raps in four of those languages!

TheSource.com recently caught up with the ethical rapper/producer/songwriter/African gospel chorale base vocalist to become acquainted with him and his upcoming project.

Check out Bassman’s “Jamaican Grind” and more with Bassman after the jump.

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The Source: Nice to finally catch up with you. Where do you currently reside right now? I see you’re calling from an international number.

Bassman75: Right now I am in Europe, originally from Africa but currently residing in Europe.

The Source: Oh okay, so are you ever in the States?

BM: I’m always in the States; I go back & forth a lot. I enjoy traveling and do a lot of it.

The Source: Where are you when you’re in the States?

BM: I used to live in Vegas but when I come back now I’m either in Vegas or Minneapolis. I’m in New York sometimes but my management team is in Minneapolis so I’m out there most.

The Source: I guess that poses the next question, how did you meet your management team?

BM: I put out a mixtape three years ago in New York and Jesse James got his hands on it and reached out to me. He liked what he heard and we have been working together for two years now. We’ve been pushing really hard overseas and it’s time to hit the States market. I just got back from a tour in Africa.

The Source: The Africa tour was an HIV/AIDS awareness tour, right?

BM: Yes, we worked with organizations and groups to try and help people in Africa with AIDS/HIV and threw free concerts to help. The concerts were sponsored by Sprite, Coke and a few others; they gave money to help with the cause. I try to help out as much as possible because I am from Africa, so I feel it is my job to help out and find other people to help. Whenever I visit Africa I always bring medicine, clothes and food. It’s a sad situation and it’s real painful to see. 300 million people will die in the next 10-20 years, it’s time to help. Those in power should be doing more and be more concerned about these things; the struggle continues.

The Source: That’s deep! I understand you speak six different languages, what are they?

BM: French, Spanish, English, Portuguese, Italian and KiKongo, my native language.

The Source: And you rap in four of the six?

BM: English, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian. Sometimes I will rap in KiKongo. I’ll say something in a different language, something small, and then rely it in English.

The Source: Are you working with any big named artists on your album and what about producers?

BM: I haven’t really collab’d with any known artists because I want to make a name for myself first. I don’t want to win off of anyone else’s name. I’ve been working with producers in Europe and ATL. I want to be different, “Jamaican Grind” is my first single and I’m looking to make it crossover track.

The Source: Any up and coming shows?

BM: I have a States tour “We our one tour” in March, as well as a European tour in the works. I’ll be doing shows in US around the time the album drops in February.

The Source: Okay, hit me with some closing remarks and honorable mentions.

BM: Jesse James, my Manager and 101 Distributions in Arizona. I want my fans to know I am still here and I’m working and pushing real hard. I plan to do it BIG in 2009.
The Source: That’s what’s up! It was a pleasure!

Interview by: Reenae Alexander

Bassman75’s debut album, I Got Lucky drops on February 3rd, 2009. Check him out on the web, www.bassman75.com and www.myspace.com/bassmanlucky.