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Yaw. Our new single MANUSIA will be playable on our AMP come midnight (Sunday 4th may, aiyah this midnight laah). Take a listen okay dewds and dewdettes. Pleaseeeeeeeeeeee.
well.. i don't gotta permanent home right now hah.. i'm all over the place in asia now though.. VA is where i'm from and indo is where i was born.. yeah i basicly do my own shit ain't lettin nobody hold me down.. but i ain't have no professional studio time yet just been writing and recording amateurly though.. not about the writing part but about the recording part hah.. ghetto shit.. anyways next time i'm in town we should collab.. i'm about to leave indonesia now gonna go back to KL to finish my studies.. aight man keep in touch holla at ya boi
I've been writing poetry and listening to Hiphop music ever since I was in elementary school as I never really thought of putting the two together to begin a music career in Hiphop. I've been a basketball person for as long as I remember as I have spent my days polishing my jumpshot, increasing my dribbling skills and all that needs to be accomplished for a successful basketball player. I successfully signed a multi-year contract at the age of 18 to play in the proffesional basketball league of Indonesia. I would write on my days off from practice as I would occasionally lace rhymes on my computer. I began to take Hiphop to a more proffesional level back in 2002 after my late mother, Hermien Widjajanti - R.I.P - passed away due to Cancer. I was faced with dark nights as I turned daily on my writing and self thought to heal all the pain within me. I continued to write rhymes and recording my sounds on my computer but I promised myself when all this basketball is over, i'm going to take it full hearted in this Hiphop. I then started performing across Indonesia on my off season anywhere I could to get exposure and experience in the Hiphop game. As I came across many talented Hiphop producers throughout these 5 years, I knew my destiny is pursuing this Hiphop to the fullest. As I am still a professional basketball player, it is time to just unleash the magic.
Why the name Herdi'Oflo?
When I first started flowin' on the mic I had a dificult time of finding a name for myself as I was mostly emphasising on my production and lyrical skills. I had not put much thought in a name. In 2003 after recording a CD with american producer Marcus Williams, he gave me the name Herdi'Oflo because - my rhymes flows smooth and sway like water.
What are your Hiphop goals?
My goals in Hiphop are establishing myself as an emcee with a unique flavor in the game as well as being one of the Hiphop cats in Indonesia to go international. I feel that getting access to music in the southeast asian region is so easy due to piracy, that musicians these days need to step up their game and create something fresh from the oven. I think one of the measurements of success would be an artist having die hard fans from their own country as well as other countries in the world.
When can we expect the album to drop?
Well, you should expect it soon but I can't promise you on a date yet when it will be released. Everything is all done though. I'll update you all.
Any last messages for any aspiring Hiphop talents in the southeast asian region?
My single word that I can give ya'll would be "Perseverance" - without that your're bound to go nowhere if you decide to quit due to obstacles. The Hiphop market is so over crowded with talent and if you don't believe in yourself - nobody will! So keep on pushin' it and fulfill your dreams. Don't let them haters bring you down. It should only bring you up. "Say haters, we love you, say haters we love you.." - Sweet Martabak 'Ada Sumur Di Ladang' (Rapvolusi -2006)
Bio
Born : Jakarta, Indonesia
Occupation : Emcee, pro Indo basketball player, music executive, streetballer, business executive.