Wali Shah (Interview)

Name: Wali Shah
Nickname: Flo
D.O.B: 1994.09.09
Favorite quote: “With great power comes great responsibility” – Peter Parker
Tell us a bit about yourself? 
18 Years young, Rapper, From Mississauga ON. Performed alongside… Jully Black, Kardinall Offishall, Danny Fernandes, Mia Martina, Tyler Mederios..
Inspirations?
Eminem, Immortal Technique, Tupac Shakur, RA The Rugged Man, AOTP/JMT, Joe Budden, Lazarus, Classified, SHAD,
Study background?
If you mean what I’m going to University for next year… University of Toronto – Social Science
What are your raps about?
Mostly socially conscience/political material. Very unlike the mainstream.
Have you ever performed in front of any audience? 
More times than I can count.
Who do you think is the living king of rap? 
Eminem (Mainstream) Immortal Technique (Underground)
Rapping? Define it in your own words? 
Poetry, just throw a beat in the background. [R]hythm [A]nd [P]oetry
Was your family supportive when you started rapping? 
Not at all. It was only until I started proving to them that I had potential by things like going on television, appearing in the newspapers, & doing shows that they really saw I had the talent. Coming from a South Asian background, your parents want you to become either a lawyer or a doctor; imagine having a conversation with your parents about being a rapper.