capriceofficial:

I trended again on twitter. but probably for all the wrong reasons. Which resulted in numerous blogs and people in the media who wanted to interview me today. (all of which ive decided not to entertain simply because i believe the whole situation was ridiculous to begin with). Because of this whole ‘drama’ so many people just got to know me and made some crazy assumptions. So the following blog is really a no-holds-barred brief about my life and how i truly started. If u know me and how i started u dont have to read it… if you dont, read on….

Here’s the thing, i’ve been doing this since i was 16. My close friends know this, my family, my cousins, and people in the music industry know it. Even my so called ‘rivals’ Joe Flizzow and his Kartel know how deep my roots go. This blog would probably get personal but i feel this is the only way people will get to know me for ME.

Right off the bat, i wasn’t born rich. My family isnt rich. My dad is a government servant, a diplomat, so i was blessed with being able to travel the World at an early age. We were with the Malaysian embassy, its a job, so we traveled and woke up every morning with the Malaysian flag hanging on our roof in countries like Algeria, Jordan, and France. Like any traditional Malay family, religion was important wherever we were but so was my academics. Fast forward to the last few months in high school, my love for music resulted in my parents and i having numerous fights and arguments to the point in which i graduated without anyone being around. I did the IB Diploma, had good grades, but i did it just to make my parents happy. Since no one showed up to my graduation because i told them i didnt want a scholarship and i wanted to do music, i realized it was the time to take a leap of faith.

By that time, my dad was posted to Venezuela and i could have gotten a scholarship to study in the States. but i didnt. i ran away. stole RM300 from my dad and moved in with DJ Nas-T (who was in the hit tv series Kami and numerous TV shows) in Subang for about 2 weeks. Eventually i had to earn a living and worked at Rehan Stat as a phone customer service guy. 9 hours a day just calling people. pay was crap. RM700 per month and by this time i had moved into a flat/apartment called SD Court in Kota Damansara.

My house-mate was Dimas the keyboardist/producer from the band HUJAN. At that time HUJAN was at their infancy stage. we were all hustlin trying to get by and by this time i was under the wings of Cat Farish of Ruffedge and we were all trying to make music and perform. Unfortunately the reality of the Malaysian music industry kicks in and i realized this was not going to be easy. Dimas eventually left SD Court and i had to move in next door with a very humble Indian couple who rented me a room for RM100 per month.

I joined a few competitions, won & lost, and from some money i saved, i registered my first company Koncept Studio Enterprise for RM75 at the SSM and began operating a small studio at the back of my friend’s sister’s wedding shop in Taman Tun. from there i made abit of money from recording artists, or aspiring artists, did voice-overs, and corporate jingles.

Fast forward a year later, by the time i was 21 years old, i had my 1st hit single and buzz off “Dem Girls” and “Fantasy Girls”. my company grew with the help of some businessmen i met through meetings, and my love for business tagged along. Caprice Productions Sdn. Bhd. was born and i moved out to Kelana Jaya. i fell in love with doing business and in the course of 2 years, i secured 2 contracts that allowed me to float / survived to the point where i decided to quit college (Kolej Damansara Utama) after 3 semesters.

i just love doing business. i love making music. i love shooting and editing videos. i took a leap of faith after high school, call me crazy, but i truly and sincerely believe in every single thing i do simply because of passion and faith. i hope that one day all of this struggle, hustle, and work will pay off so i could make my parents happy and change our lives around.

I rap and make music based on my experience, my environment, and surroundings. Actually, my first single was based on my struggle at that time but that song never took off or became a hit. So i decided to rap about the next thing i was very familiar with: girls. And you can call it poyo or whatever you want but i was dating ALOT of girls at that time and started off wayyyy to early for my age. ( and i dont want to name-drop your favorite female celebrities but i did date alot to the point where i got in and out of trouble). i admit when i was younger i was quite arrogant, girls come and go, and i may have hurt a few with unstable relationships. but now i realized it was unstable only because the rest of my life was unstable. unstable business. unstable financial. unstable me. But rapping about girls, love, women, relationship was a format that worked. and when something in business works, what do you do? u just keep doing it. and if you look at the top 10 charts of any country or even the U.S, 7/10 of the songs would be about love, women, girls, relationships, etc.

Fast forward to now. the current. my music grew, my following grew, my fan-base grew, my business grew, syukur alhamdulillah for all of the above. But it came with struggle and sacrifices. However, one thing i realized was that as i grew, so did the controversies, so did the beef, so did the problems, so did the drama. i cant stop people from talking about me. i cant stop people from making assumptions. i know and understand how it looks. “oOoHh mamat ni poyo, speaking speaking lebih, ramai awek dalam video clip dia. confirm anak orang kaya” and i think that is the catalyst of why some just get annoyed to the point that would attack me online or offline.

And it has attracted the attention of people from all walks of life. from fellow rappers, to music directors, to respected royalty figures.

To the haters, i cant stop you from hating. but i hope you understand that this is me. im doing what i love and i love what i do. i put my 100% in everything i touch and its off my own blood and sweat. my roots go deep and my struggle only me and Allah truly know and discuss.

To the people that support me, you have no idea how much it means to me. I’ve counted my blessings more than my losses and you’ve been instrumental in every step of the way.

To the people that just got to know me (especially after that twitter drama), i’m sorry i couldnt entertain all the questions about me but i hope this blog post will clear some things out.

I’m gonna continue pursuing my dreams, doing what i love, and i encourage others out there to do the same regardless of how tough it gets. i’ve been through all kinds of struggle and drama, and two nights ago was by far the craziest simply because of the people involved. I’m do this for me, i do it for my family, and i do it for my fans. In troubled and confusing times, aku redha je… i believe in this life or the next, the truth will come. Insyallah.

Salam.