D. Francis - The road to the top is made for those that are built for it. Without hard work, dedication and sacrifice, the thought of reaching the top is not even possible. Many have tried and many have failed. It is the spot for the best of the best (or in the case of the industry today, the best within a specific demographic). With that said, these guys are definitely built and ready for the top spots in the game. Lyrical skills, visual imaging and keen management all wrapped into the right package is the dream that these guys actually live! FOE Records, a South Florida based record label is sitting on a GOLD MINE in Kornbred and Silence. Two rappers with the skills, ambition and dedication to really take the game by storm, are locked and loaded. Kornbred, a HEAVYWEIGHT VETERAN in Broward knows all too well about the ups and downs of the industry and Silence is right there with him. Kornbred & Silence with careful guidance and strategic planning, backed by the tireless work ethics of FOE Records, is primed to be a household name.

N54: SO TELL US, WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT IS IT THAT YOU DO?
FIDOE: I'M CEO & PRESIDENT OF FOE RECORDS, INC, INDEPENDENT RECORD LABEL OUT OF MIAMI, FLORIDA.
SILENCE: I GO BY THE NAME OF SILENCE, I'M A DOMINICAN HIPHOP ARTIST BORN IN BRONX, NY RAISED IN MIAMI BEACH AND NOW RESIDING IN SUNRISE, FL. FROM 305 TO THE 954, YOU KNOW!

N54: FIDOE. HOW DID FOE RECORDS COME ABOUT AND WHAT IS THE OVERALL GOAL OF WHAT YOU GUYS ARE TRYING TO DO? WELL I'VE BEEN IN THIS GAME SINCE 2007 STARTED CO-PARTNERING ON ANOTHER LABEL & MANAGING A LOCAL ARTIST OUT OF FT. LAUDERDALE. WE EVENTUALLY RESPECTIVELY AGREED TO GO OUR SEPARATE WAYS, WHICH PROPELLED ME TO START MY OWN ENTITY IN 2009. FOE RECORDS IS ALL ABOUT CREATING GOOD MUSIC AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITY TO TALENTED AND MOTIVATED ARTISTS OF ALL CALIBERS. THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO CONTINUE THE EVERYDAY GRIND OF BEING RELEVANT IN THIS GAME AND BECOME A STAPLE IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY.

N54: FIDOE. HOW DID THE SITUATION WITH KORNBRED AND SILENCE COME ABOUT? WELL I'VE KNOWN SILENCE FOR ALMOST 15 YEARS NOW; HIS OLDER BROTHER & I WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL BACK IN THE 90'S SO I ALWAYS KNEW HIM AND HIS FAMILY. IN 2010 I WAS MADE AWARE THAT SILENCE HAD BECOME PART OF THE LOCAL HIP-HOP TALENT HERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA AND WE STARTED TO RE-CONNECT. HE OFFICIALLY SIGNED WITH FOE RECORDS ON JAN 1, 2011. AS FAR AS KORNBRED, WE ACTUALLY WORKED TOGETHER BACK IN 09" ON A BIG COLLABORATION WITH SEVERAL SFL ARTISTS THAT LED TO A VIDEO SHOOT, ALTHOUGH THE VIDEO WAS NEVER RELEASED, KORNBRED AND I STAYED IN TOUCH OVER THE YEARS. WE RECENTLY SAT DOWN TO DISCUSS HIS SITUATION AT PITBULL'S MR.305 INC LABEL AND HE WILL CONTINUE TO FULFILL HIS RECORD DEAL CONTRACT WITH PIT AND WILL REMAIN ON THE MR.305 INC ROSTER WHILE HAVING FOE RECORDS AS HIS OFFICIAL MANAGEMENT & SUPPORT TEAM.

N54: KORNBRED. HOW DID THE SITUATION WITH PITBULL COME ABOUT AND HOW IS THAT WORKING OUT FOR YOU CURRENTLY? I WAS GRINDING DOING MY OPEN MIC THING AND OF HIS FOLKS SAW ME GAVE ME THERE CONTACT I MET PIT HE PUT ME IN THE STUDIO AND THE REST IS HISTORY..AND NOW WE PUSHING LUV A HATER SO THINGS ARE GREAT!!!

N54: SILENCE. KORNBRED. HOW DID YOU FALL IN LINE WITH FIDOE AT FOE RECORDS?
KORNBRED: MAN I SAW FIDOE GRIND AND KNEW I NEEDED A CAT LIKE THAT ON MY TEAM I DIDN'T HAVE A MANAGER SO I STEP TO HIM AND LOOK AT US NOW MAKING BIG MOVES

SILENCE: WELL I KNOW FIDOE SINCE I WAS ABOUT 13 YEARS OLD, BACK FROM THE 71 DAYS. I'VE ADMIRED FIDOE'S GRIND FROM WORK HE'S PUT IN WITH THE PAST ARTISTS HE'S WORKED WITH. I SIMPLY TOLD HIM; WITH SOMEONE LIKE YOU PUSHING ME THERE'S NO STOPPING US. FIDOE HEARD MY MUSIC AND THAT'S ALL SHE WROTE.

N54: WHAT DO YOU GUYS FEEL IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT OF YOUR GRIND?
FIDOE: STAYING CONSISTENT AND RELEVANT. IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO STAY ON THE GRIND...YOU HAVE TO GO HARD EVERYDAY AND GIVE 100% IN ORDER TO GET THAT 100% BACK IN RETURN!

SILENCE: GOOD MUSIC.

N54: SILENCE. HOW WOULD YOU CLASSIFY YOUR STYLE OF MUSIC AND WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 5 YEARS? HIP HOP MUSIC THAT'S LYRICAL, WITH CONCEPTS AND MELODIC FLOW. I ALSO SWITCH GENRES AND CROSSOVER TO MY ROOTS AND MAKE MAMBO MUSIC, WHICH IS WELL KNOWN IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. I MAKE IT MY OWN STYLE BY MIXING SPANISH AND ENGLISH FLOWS WITH CATCHY CHANTS. SINCE YOU CAN PRACTICALLY RAP OVER A MAMBO BEAT IT MAKES IT FAIRLY EASY FOR ME. IN 5 YEARS I SEE MYSELF AS A GLOBAL ICON, FILLING UP STADIUM FROM THE US TO EUROPE TO SOUTH AMERICA. ACTING AND MODELING IS SOMETHING I WOULD DEFINITELY BE INVOLVED IN AS WELL.

N54: FIDOE. ARE YOU GUYS PLANNING ANY MAJOR FEATURES FOR 2012? YEAH WE GOT SOME BIG THINGS PLANNED FOR 2012, WE CAN'T DISCLOSE TOO MUCH RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THINGS ARE STILL IN THE EARLY STAGES BUT A LOT OF MAGAZINES, VIDEO AND PHOTO SHOOTS, RADIO INTERVIEWS, COLLABORATIONS, PERFORMANCES, CONCERTS, ETC. KORNBRED JUST PARTNERED UP WITH PITBULL FOR HIS HIT SINGLE AND HE'S CONSTANTLY IN THE STUDIO WORKING. WE ALSO HAVE SILENCE WORKING REAL CLOSELY WITH SUPER PRODUCER HUGO DIAZ OF THE DIAZ BROTHERS AND WE HAVE SOME BIG THINGS COMING SOON ON THAT SIDE TOO.... SO YOU ALREADY KNOW, WE WORKING!!

N54: SILENCE. KORNBRED. WHO ARE SOME OF YOU BIGGEST INFLUENCES IN THE GAME AND WHY? KORNBRED: COMING FROM FLORIDA I LOVE 2LIVE CREW, TRICK DADDY, THEN BEING FROM THE SOUTH IT WAS 8BALL & MJG / 2live CREW GOT THE GIRLS NAKED & TRICK KEPT IT REAL ON A FLORIDA TIP. 8ball SHOWED ME THAT IT WAS COOL 2 BE BIG AND STILL FLY

SILENCE: THE NOTORIOUS BIG, 2PAC, JAY-Z, NAS AND SNOOP DOGG. I GREW UP LISTENING TO THESE GUYS AND ALL OF THEM HAVE SOMETHING UNIQUE ABOUT THEY'RE STYLE THAT I ADMIRE. BECAUSE OF THESE GUYS I FIRST PUT A PEN TO A PAD AND STARTED TRYING TO MAKE WORDS RHYME AND MAKE SENSE. BIG FOR HIS STORY TELLING, 2pac FOR HIS REALITY RAP, JAY-Z FOR HIS WORD PLAY, AND NAS FOR HIS LYRICAL CONTENT.

N54: KORNBRED. SILENCE. WHAT INSPIRED YOU GUYS TO WANT TO GET IN TOE MUSIC INDUSTRY?

KORNBRED: GOTTA KEEP IT REAL IT WAS THE MONEY BUT THE MORE I DID MUSIC I FELL IN LOVE WITH FOR REAL!!

SILENCE: NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF THE RAPPERS I MENTIONED ON THE LAST QUESTION BUT ALSO BECAUSE MY OLDER BROTHER LENNY P (THA RACKATEER) USE TO RAP AND I WOULD WATCH HIM IN HIGH SCHOOL JUMPING IN SYPHAS FREESTYLING AND CONSTANTLY MAKING MUSIC. HE'S NO LONGER A RAPPER HE'S A SPANISH ROCK/ROMANTIC SINGER NOW A DAYS. HE LEFT THE RAPPING TO ME.

N54: KORNBRED. WHAT PUSHES YOU TO CONTINUE TO TRY AND BREAK OUT IN AN INDUSTRY THAT MOST CRITICS BELIEVE IS DEAD? CAUSE I FEEL KORNBRED HAS SOMETHING THE WORLD NEEDS I'M IN MY OWN LANE I DON'T SOUND LIKE NOBODY I'M PUSHING GREAT MUSIC NOT THE FAKE STUFF I'M NOT A THUG OR HAVE I EVER SOLD DRUGS THE FOLKS WHO HAVE TO SALE DRUGS OR REALLY LIVE THAT THUG LIFE HAVE TO DO THAT TO SURVIVED AND ALL THAT OTHER BULLSHIT NEEDS TO STOP.

N54: SILENCE. HOW DO YOU PLAN TO GET LISTENERS TO ACTUALLY LISTEN TO THE MUSIC YOU ARE PUTTING OUT? BY DOING HEAVY PROMOTION ON THESE POPULAR SOCIAL NETWORK SITES. EVERYTHING NOW A DAYS ARE VISUAL, SO VIDEOS ARE VERY IMPORTANT. I'M PLANNING ON DOING AT LEAST 3 TO 5 VIDEOS OUT OF THE AUTONOMOUS MIX TAPE DROPPING DEC 2ND 2011, AND PLACING THEM ON YOUTUBE, WORLDSTARHIPHOP.COM, AND ECT. THE AUTONOMOUS MIX TAPE WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE ON DATPIFF.COM.

N54: KORNBRED. TO DATE, WHAT IS THE BIGGEST PROJECT YOU GUYS HAVE COLLABORATED ON AND WHAT WAS THE OVERALL REACTION AND FEEDBACK FROM THE PROJECT? WELL I HAVE THE SONG WITH PITBULL AND RIGHT NOW ITS DOING GREAT SO I'M BLESSED

N54: FIDOE. ARE YOU LOOKING TO SIGN ANY NEW ARTISTS TO YOUR LABEL? ALWAYS, I ACTUALLY HAVE MY EYES ON A COUPLE ARTISTS RIGHT NOW AND HAVE HAD INITIAL MEETINGS, SO 2012 LOOKS VERY PROMISING FOR THE FOE CAMP.

N54: FIDOE. HOW WOULD THEY GET IN CONTACT WITH YOU IF THEY WERE LOOKING FOR MANAGEMENT? I AM NOT HARD TO FIND, YA'LL CAN HIT ME ON TWITTER @OGFIDOE, FACEBOOK/FOERECORDS OR VISIT THE WEBSITE WWW.FOERECORDS.COM.

N54: KORNBRED. WHAT IS THE BIGGEST MISCONCEPTION MOST PEOPLE HAVE WHEN THEY SEE YOU? THEY SEE MY SIZE BEFORE THEY SEE MY TALENT BUT ITS COOL CAUSE AFTER THEY HEAR MY MUSIC OR SIT DOWN AN TALK TO ME THEY GET A BETTER FEEL WHO KORNBRED REALLY IS LOL

N54: FIDOE. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY RADIO OR TV PROMOTION AS YET? YEAH, WE HAVE THE HIT SINGLE "I LUV A HATER" BY KORNBRED FEATURING PITBULL PLAYING ON THE RADIO RIGHT NOW. WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON GETTING SILENCE NEXT HIT SINGLE ON ROTATION AS WELL. BIG SHOUT OUT TO ALL THE STATIONS AND DJ'S SHOWING LOVE, POWER 96, 99JAMZ, X102.3FM, 89.1FM, WIFI SYNDICATE RADIO, SIRIUS FM, ETC.

N54: KORNBRED. SILENCE. HOW CAN FANS FIND YOU GUYS IF THEY ARE LOOKING TO HEAR THE MUSIC OR SEE SOME VISUALS? I'M HEAVY ON TWITTER YOU CAN LIKE ME ON FACEBOOK.COM/KORNBREDGOTNEXT CHECK ME OUT ON YOUTUBE @KORNBREDTV

SILENCE: SILENCEJUSTLISTEN.COM, facebook.com/SILENCEOFFICIALPAGE, REVERBNATION.COM/SILENCEOFFICIALPAGE AND THEY CAN FOLLOW ME @SILENCE305.

N54: DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY SHOUT OUTS OR FINAL WORDS?

FIDOE: IT'S TOO MANY PEOPLE TO NAME BUT BIG S/O TO ALL THE FANS OUT THERE THAT SUPPORT FOE RECORDS & OF COURSE THE FOE TEAM, TONY PATRONE, DRUMMZ, AVALANCHEBEATS, LENNYP, V-DAWG. ALSO MUCH LOVE TO OUR AFFILIATES 305HIPHOP.COM, THE MAYBACHMUSIC FAMILY, HUGE MUSIC, DADE FIRE, ALL OUT ALL STAR DJ'S, GOODLIFEMIAMI, GASFACEFILMS AND ALL THE DJ'S THAT SHOW US LOVE IN OUR CITY FROM DJ SEIZURE, BUTTA P, DJ ENTICE, DJ ICECOLD, DJ EPPS, DJ LAZ, DJ KHALED, DJ MARCT & DJ SMOKEYBEAR & DJ FINGERPRINTS...WE THANK YOU AND APPRECIATE ALL YOUR SUPPORT, BELEE DAT!!

KORNBRED: S/O MR305INC/FOE RECORDS MY DOG FIDOE MY BROTHER JAE HEAT--TO MY TEAM KORNBRED TO MY FAMILY ALL THE DJ'S THAT'S BEEN SHOWING LOVE

SILENCE: FIRST I WANT TO THANK GOD FOR KEEPING MY FAMILY AND ME HEALTHY, PROTECTING ME THROUGH EVERYTHING I'VE BEEN THOUGH AND BLESSING ME WITH THE TALENT I HAVE. I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO MY #1 FANS MY DAUGHTERS KIARA & VALERIN, MY FAM, STAM, ROB, DA KID, AVALANCHE BEATS, LENNY P, EL NECIO, TONY DRUMZ, BIG VILL, RICK FLARE, GOKU, Q RIDDUM, DJ ICE COLD, DJ SEIZURE, ASPEKT, ALLOUT ALLSTAR DJ'S, FIDOE, TONY PATRON, AND FOE RECORDS. LETS GET IT!