This being my first post on Okayplayer, I figured this would be the best place to start.

>who you are: Scottie Royal aka C Royal
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>where you rep: Charlotte, NC
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>what type of music you make: Hip Hop, I have various styles.
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>what you use: Fruity Loops, Native Instrument Vsts, my guitar, bass, M-Audio Axiom 61
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>how long you been doin it: Started around 2005
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>what you wanna do with it: Would love to make a living out of it, but if I never get out of the bedroom I'm okay with that.
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>inspiration: 90's hip hop, jazz, funk, insert great hip hop producers here
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>if you could learn under the tutelage of ONE person, be it a
>producer, vocalist, instrumentalist; and have them teach you
>all they know, who would it be?
> Tough one, probably have to go with Dilla, but damn I'd love to have Jimmy Smith share his knowledge of the keys. At the end of the day I'd have to go with Jimmy...lol.