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EXCLUSIVE
INTERVIEW FROM
BROTHA ASH
PRODUCTIONS
I had the opportunity to do a brief interview with Actor Idris Elba from the hit HBO TV series "The Wire" fame and the hit movie "Daddy's Little Girl". With his hit movie in theatres all over the country, he is making his rounds to meet and greet with fans everywhere. Exclusive Entertainment presented Idris Elba at DeJaVu in the Stripto a packed house. This event was held February 23, 2007 and started at 9pm. Fans were anxious were to meet with Elba. He arrived about 12:30am and went straight to the DJ booth where he kicked it with DJ GQ from WAMO 106.7FM for a minute before heading up to VIP. Elba is a British television, theatre and film actor who has starred in both British and American productions. Idris is also a DJ under the moniker DJ Big Driis, Big Driis the Londoner, and a hip-hop soul recording artist. Born September 6, 1972 is he an only of a Sierra Leone father and a Ghanian mother. We are familiar with his TV and film credits, but his music is different from most hip hop tracks you've heard before. The IDRIS sound is a fresh take on fusing infectious beats with a unique lyrical delivery, spat in a way that will definitely have your head nodding before you are ultimately hooked. BIG MAN is produced by one of the UK's hottest production team's - The Insomniax, who musically shunned the 'instant fizz with a sparkly appearance' type of Hip Hop to create a distinctive, unpretentious, standout sound for Idris. Instantly recognisable as a mature flavoured sound, notable tracks such as ‘Me & Miss’ and ‘Johnny Was’ featuring UK soul artist Shaun Escoffrey serve to introduce us to the lucid storyteller in IDRIS. So whilst tracks like 'The Burn' & 'Rise’ honestly reveal the mindful side to this Londoner, his attitude and lyrical style stir in a fresh and modern twist to this exciting blend of Hip Hop. IDRIS cites the influence of his music and sound as coming from having listened to over 5000 records (which stretches across several musical genres) in his Dj crate alone. "My music is definitely from the root of Hip Hop, but when you listen to my sound you’ll hear every type of music from Reggae all the way through to Rock”. When Elba arrived in the VIP section of DeJaVu, he was happy to see all the people that came out to see him. When asked about being on "The Wire" he said that does he not miss it. The hit movie Daddy's Little Girl is something very special to him. "I want Black men to love their kids by way of culture. Do not neglect your family. I hate it when we do that", said Elba. "With this movie, I want to enforce a positive image of black men". He made it clear that he is very happy to be alive by saying, "Life is short, Death is forever". CHECK OUT THE EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS BELOW
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