{"id":2639,"date":"2018-10-03T21:57:24","date_gmt":"2018-10-04T01:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lovepeacenslander.com\/?p=2639"},"modified":"2018-10-03T22:24:16","modified_gmt":"2018-10-04T02:24:16","slug":"lps-artist-spotlight-ffmg-mone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovepeacenslander.com\/index.php\/2018\/10\/03\/lps-artist-spotlight-ffmg-mone\/","title":{"rendered":"LPS Artist Spotlight: FFMG MONE"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On Tuesday Love Peace & Slander was blessed to sit down and catch up with an artist we\u2019ve had our eye on for a while now. Artist, Entrepreneur and founder of FAMFIRST MUSIC GROUP\u00a0 PUBLISHING INC. or FAMFIRST. Mone participated in our artist Q&A session of which below are the results. She has been carefully crafting her sound line after line, mixing genres, original levels of production and . Perfecting her love of and skill in rapping she blends her natural singing ability into her latest tracks \u201cGrieve\u201d & \u201cMood.\u201d Mone has been busy performing and exposing her sound to new crowds from Florida, NYC, Atlanta and Paris in 2019. Mone reflected on the elements in her life that built the artist we know today. Her mom encouraging her to sing and her time behind bars reinforced her resolve to make her mark in music. Through FAMILY FIRST MUSIC she\u2019s had the opportunities to partner with other groups and artists and chose to stay independent, stay true to what music comes from her heart and mind and not fall into what is being packaged and sold to the masses. With the trend of rap seemingly looking to the underground and it\u2019s past for new life Mone is in the right place at the right time armed with a lifetime of confidence and soul to rock stages around the globe and I hope she touches them all. \u2043 Mistah Earl Grey<\/p>\n

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LPS:\u00a0What\u2019s your Musical background?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mone: I started off writing poems at age 7 and from that had my first poem published in Essence magazine at age 9. I then started recording music in studios at age 13 with everything being self taught through trial and error<\/p>\n

LPS: What does your work aim to say\/What is the message you want to get across?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mone: My work and my message are my purpose. I want to change the world through thought & increase the collective consciousness of those who are put here to help me change it including Black power, ownership and generally balancing the scales of this unjust society.<\/p>\n

LPS: does your work comment on current social or political issues and do you feel that is something important to emphasize in music?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mone:\u00a0My music is meant to teach and inspire. My upcoming work is about us all finding the GOD within. The part of us that strives for excellence and magnifying it so everyone can reach their full potential.<\/p>\n

LPS: Who are your biggest influences in life?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mone:\u00a0My biggest influences are, my 4th grade teacher Mrs. Jackson, Michael Jackson, Prince, Biggie, Colin Kaepernick, and my Mom and Nana.<\/p>\n

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LPS: How have you developed your career and what made you take that path?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mone: I went from being an artist that just wanted to perform for crowds of people to wanting to be a business mogul. I want to own 100% of my brand and product as well as start other businesses. I have plans to develop businesses in impoverished communities to give them advantages they would not otherwise have. I see artist with platforms all the time that are silent on the issues that affect us as a whole and I can’t fathom having a voice and not using it for the greater good.<\/p>\n