Temperamento Interview : The Hottest Unsigned Heat !!!

Posted by: CorrienteLatina  Posted: 10-26-2006 Print Article Email to a friend RSS Twitter Facebook

Cristian Estremera, a.k.a. Temperamento, was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1981. After the suicide-death of his father, his mother decided to move to the U.S., where they ended up on the streets of Providence, Rhode Island. In 2005 This Rapper came about creating a Street Buzz with his Diss Tracks that have had people Hate Or Love Him. In only one and a half year since the first time he was Featured on a mixtape this Unsigned Hype has found himself in almost 90 mixtapes from "Dj Moet" to almost every Dj Sincero "Encendio" Cd and his own "Lo que La Calle Esperaba Mixtape ". Temperamento has Also came out on DVd's Such As La Manteca 2 and 3 , Hustle Up Latino part 2 plus 3 volumes of Perrealo DVD even making the Front Cover of the Unsigned Edition . If that Aint enough this MC has already been Featured On the Compilation "Mas Pure" The Album of Well known Big Mato and Gemstar which where the faces behind the Track "Oye mi Canto".




For those who don't know who you might be, let them know who Temperamento is?
Temperamento is the unsigned Hype of the Latin Industry the streets is waiting to see Blow.


Your first light into the game, came as a result of diss tracks, what made you come out the gate with those?
I Came to prove a point of Competition, let the world know I can go against the Best of the Best and that's exactly what I did.


One of the biggest battles you have been involved in, was your battle with Aventura, how did that come about?
It Came about the first Latin Battle ever Held in New York the event was Called "Batalla De Los Gallos" where they was judging the battle and in my point of view I felt they misjudged me and that's when i got at them in a Diss track and one of the members of their group responded back. Its really the diss tracks that made alot of people know about me.


Do you feel that tracks like (Diss Tracks) that might have people feel like you are strictly a battle MC?
Yes, I study the game and alot of battle rappers stay in that stage and alot of people look at me as one of those MC'S but in time i have come to prove that I'm a Artist and I can touch upon any style and topic.


I heard you pounded out your competition at the first ever latin hiphop freestyle battle, How was that experience?
well that's another thing, I have watched alot of battles and even English ones like the fight clubs and alot of this rappers go with writtens in la "Batalla De Los Gallos" and in any battle I join I go with no writtens meaning that I'm not going to be all that but I come out respecting myself because I know I live the culture of Hip Hop. another thing is that if you are me "Temperamento" you are expected to b more then perfect and that's what happen that day if I was a nobody I probably would've had a different reaction from the judges. I still came out the winner and everybody knows that; This year Sammy Cultura Proved that same point that real freestyle is what makes a winner but lucky him Aventura wasn't in the building.


The mixtape game right now is saturated with a bunch of artists looking for that breakout buzz, your style is way different than any other person out there, how has your "Lo Que La Calle Esperaba" mixtape been received so far?
My mixtape is a classic. Alot of rappers in the Latin game don't respect mixtape DJ's and they think the mixtape World ain't nothing but me I knew that to get respect in the streets I had to go hard in the mixtape game and I became the first ever Spanish rapper to create a street and mixtape buzz in the USA "I'm that rapper that came out of no where and hit them hard. as of my mixtape "Lo que La Calle Esperaba" is hosted by DJ Moet and he says it himself in the intro "I'm the only rapper he knows that doesn't have a deal and is known all over the Country" so there it is a classic mixtape.


Following the success of your mixtape and the buzz you have created for youself, are labels now looking at you as a

huge assett to the latin hiphop and hiphop game in general and are you being courted by anyone you can tell us about?
All Labels know about me and in the beginning it was a close door since I was that rapper who dissed everybody but alot of labels is realizing that I have more then dissing skills. I have promoted myself in a year and a half and dropped a mixtape, a Album, 2 videos and have gotten recognition worldwide having a strong fan base here in the USA, Spain and South America. Mostly every label have gotten at me as in letting me know they looking into me and they do see that my time is coming but as anybody else I have to prove myself and I'm having a good time doing it because my hard work will pay off and I have learned alot. I'm looking at the game as a business now so is only a matter of time.


You have worked with alot of artists in the game right now, who was the most fun to work with and why?
I have worked with alot of artist besides Wille Sante and Patota, the studio session I will never forget is the one I Had in the Hoodlab with Big Mato and T Weaponz. It was a day of understanding the way this all works. In one corner you can see SPK quiet not talking to no one and only making his beats nonstop. In the other Big Mato a rapper who you give him an idea and he doesn't think twice about it he goes in the booth and does his thing and never gets stressed out, he always feels good about his music. in the other side T Weaponz , wow it must of been the coldest night of the winter and they wasn't going to record but still took the train to the lab and showed me that to b successful you got to be everywhere . Those guys are the biggest
grinders in the game right now.


What artist(s) influenced you to get into rapping?
Wu Tang Clan, Big Pun, Cannibus, Nas and all the MCs who came about in their Era but I got to confess my favorite song ever is "Shook Ones" Mobb Deep.


If you could do a possee cut with any artist dead or alive, who would it be and why?
Well this is my dream track "Temperamento Feat Big Pun , Hector laVoe and Tempo Produced by Dr Dre. Imagine that?


Everyone is waiting for that Cadena Perpetua Album to be released, and with the ever evolving leaks and free downloads, have you kept it on tight raps, or are you open for the most part to tracks leaking from it?
My album is already out and I join forces with my fan site www.Temperamento.tk so my album can b free to download November 1st. I have alot of fans out of the Country who deserve to hear "Cadena Perpetua" this album was for the real Fans.


Tell us about the Album, production, features?
On my album I have Features like Wille Sante, Patota, Full Nelson,Thisrtin Howll 3rd, T Weaponz, Big Mato, Noztra, Meal Tix, Krook Rock, Betrayl, Jane Nithrow, Chino Chinese, Black Pearl, Vivian, in production Spkilla , Hyme, Onil el Arabe, Spoonie June and many more.


So whats Next for Temperamento?
What's next is simple I already gave the Streets the mixtape, the Album to the real hip hop heads. Now I'm going to focus on working with other artist and coming out in their projects and more promotion of my music. I'm coming out on Don Dinero"

Ultimo Guerrero" on the track named "Mentira" and I also came out on the next "The draft" in a track named "Tiene que Ser Asi" produced by DJ Hostile so be on the look out for that and I have alot of big surprises coming.


Any last words for your fans?
Ok I think so much of my fans that this answer ill do in Spanish since alot of my fans live in countries where they dont know how to speak English.
"Para mis fanaticos quiero que sepan que si me dan apoyo ahora espero que siempre me lo den porque como cualquier otra familia no siempre van a estar contentos con las cosas que yo ago so espero que siempre me quieran y me apoyan. para los que viven mi musica y son inspirados quiero que entiendan que tienen que aser original y ser ustedes para llamar la attencion del genero pero va a llegar un punto donde se van a dar de cuenta que tienen que usar el poder que tienen de ser conosidos y estar avierto para tratar cosas nuevas . Al fin este genero es un negocio y hay que aprender y aceptar criticas y consejos. No siempre hay que aserles caso pero va a llegar un punto en sus carreras que hay que tomar accion para mejoral y no quedarse estokiados.

"Los quiero de corazon"

Temperamento
www.Temperamento.tk
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