Jim Cat of Sharpshooters ENT
Questions-
How did you first decide to do music? "I grew up
singing in the choir at church with my family. Eventually, my older brother
found an interest in rapping so of course I had to get into it as well. We had
an old Casio keyboard that we would play while we rapped, I'd do the music on
the keyboard and sing while he rapped along to it."
Do you have any tattoos? "I have two tattoos. The first
one I got is my performance name, Jim Cat. The second one says "Certified
Gangsta"
What have you accomplished so far? "I've won 3
different trophies for music contests I've performed in, including freestyle
rap battle contests. I've released numerous successful videos with
SharpShooters Ent and I've released officials albums and mixtapes, which have
circulated all over our side of Virginia.
Outside of music, I've always maintained my own independence and have been self
sufficient."
Favorite food? "BUFFALO WINGS!"
If you had to do something other than music? "I'd be
owning my own business, I'd love to be an entrepreneur."
Do you listen to one genre or many? "I listen to
everything, hip-hop, reggae, rock, alternative, even country. I love it
all."
What can we expect in the future? "I plan on doing
songs from a variety of different genres, including country and reggae."
Bio-
"James 'Jim Cat' Ellis was born in 1981, the youngest
of 8 brothers and sisters. He was drawn to the fast life and allure of music
around the age of 14, and has been doing his own original music since. His
talents include songwriting, rapping and freestyling, playing the keyboard and
producing his own beats, as well as being able to sing a variety of different
genres of music. James developed Stevens-Johnson syndrome in 2006 after a bad
reaction to antibiotics. The doctors gave him a 20% chance of living, and told
him he would most likely end up blind and never able to speak clearly or sing
again. After coming out of a coma, he fought for his life for months on end and
still bares the scars of this horrible disease. He beat the odds and after a
run-in with law enforcement, he decided to devote his life solely to pursuing a
career in the music industry."
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