Locksmith has built his career by spitting some of the hardest and smartest rhymes in Rap. Speaking with AFH TV, the Richmond, California MC reveals that he writes none of those bars down. Since Lock' was a battle rapping sensation or a standout in The Frontline, he's manufactured his verses in his head, memorizing them before recording.
Elsewhere in this interview Lock' recalls pickup basketball games with No Limit's Master P and Silkk The Shocker. He also breaks down a story he raps about on "Stars," the time Xzibit brought him to Dr. Dre. Get a better understanding of one of the hardest working lyricists in Hip-Hop as he tells his story.
Press image by Matt Parson provided by Locksmith.
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