Top Prospect: Mullyman

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Forget the police. Mullyman is Baltimore’s finest. A veteran MC with roots in the DMV scene (that’s DC, Maryland, Virginia), Mullyman has been making some serious national waves with a new mixtape entitled ‘Mullyman Vs. The Machine.’ The BoomBox got the scoop on his origins, conquering the DMV scene, moving to Atlanta and linking up with DJ Whoo Kid.

The BoomBox: Tell us your origin story.

I’ve been rapping since I was a child. I had been in the freestyle circuit and won a few battles, but in 2004, I dropped my first radio single with the Clipse. I dropped another record with Freeway, produced by Clinton Sparks, and one called ‘Home of the Realest’ that was the top record on 92 Q in Baltimore for 13 weeks straight. That really kicked things off.

As far as history, I’ve done it all. I’m the premiere artist from Baltimore and one of the most premiere artists in the whole DMV area. I’ve been featured on ‘The Wire’–both the show and soundtrack. I’ve had five videos featured on MTV Jams. The biggest was ‘Harder Than Baltimore.’ One time I actually saw it air between Jay-Z’s ‘Death of Autotune’ and Michael Jackson’s ‘I’m Bad.’

Be honest, though. Aren’t you a little sick of ‘The Wire’?

You always take for granted what’s in your hometown. What’s everyday to you is very entertaining and extraordinary to the outside. You always take for granted what’s natural.

What’s the split between Baltimore and the region? A lot of Baltimore rappers we’ve talked to seem insulated and anti-DMV. How have you gotten past that?

Baltimore is a world of its own. DC has a very different yet similar culture. The big difference is that they listen to go-go and we listen to club music. We dress a little different. The slang is different. They tend to be more Southern. We’re more influenced by the North in general. The crazy thing is that once you get past the differences, it’s pretty close. Some of my best alliances are in DC. As far as Baltimore being a world of its own, ‘The Wire’ speaks on that. It’s a world of its own, but as far as the DMV, that’s a bigger world of its own. I’m B-more til I die, but I want to be that aspect of the DMV movement.