We were grateful to have Witness come through to Bridge the Gap and share his story with us. Holden Stephan Roy enjoyed this interview and we're glad you can take part with us. Let us know what you think in the comments.
00:00 From Montreal to Bangledash
04:54 Playing outside and doing martial arts
12:27 Discovering Wu-Tang and Cypress Hill from a brother's friend
27:46 Sans Pression inspired a young Witness to rap
36:54 Making songs and discovering the early Montreal scene
47:31 Rapping in the early 2000's
55:25 Trying to make music for good reasons
01:04:44 Chasing your dreams while embracing marketing
01:11:17 Montreal needs a centralized database
01:17:15 Hobbiest versus professionals, different goals and intentions
01:23:15 There were lots of shows and literal magazines back in the day
01:35:20 Hip Hop is less competitive these days
01:44:15 The power of AI and how it will force live content
01:50:12 Imagine AI in battle rap
02:04:12 KOTD, Word Up and the early battle rap scene
02:18:01 The MySpace rapper era
02:28:56 Doing the knowledge is good for growth
02:40:15 Graffitti, B-Boys and the other elements
02:53:53 What Witness is up to these days
03:12:24 Outro
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