European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 24, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Hip hops to a different beat by Kevin Robinson staff writer 7 seemingly thrives on bringing his own flavor to hip hop music. While most Quot Twenty somethings would t know Minnie the Moocher from Minnie the mouse k7 had a Ball mixing chants from Cal Calloway s famous swing Era song into the single hide to from his 1993 debut cd swing Jaffa  that s one of my biggest influences the music of the 30s and Jos Quot k7 said. Quot As i got into rap i started to go farther Back to see what went into making  it was. I got Back to cab Calloway who invented that Call and response thing. He was the original rapper although k7 describes himself As a Singer the Young entertainer from the puerto rican Barrios of new Yorks Manhattan spices a lot of his dance tracks with a improvised chants and raps that give his music a derided Street or hip hop Edge. A a a the name "k7,&Quot came about when the performer. Shortened his first name Kneel pronounced Al an flipped the Quot a Quot to form k7. Quot it s a tribute to the old. School and to a dance band i used to be in Quot he said in a phone interview with the stars and stripes june 16 from Cologne Germany. The Singer is in Europe to promote his swing Bra swing cd. His promotional appearances in Germany and London have been Quot terrific Quot with his fans responding favourably to his latest single come baby come he said. At a Lime when hardcore Quot gangsta Quot hip hop is the rage k7 said he can t play the bad boy role just because it s popular. Quot my shows Are aggressive enough Quot he said. Quot being from new York you have to stay True to your roots. You can t front 1 Quot a lot of the gangsta statements made by people in music is like the flavor of the month Quot k7. Said about groups making hardcore music just to sell records Quot if somebody jumps me i la defend myself but Why do i have to make a song about it i m just worried about having fun with my boys and meeting a Beautiful lady having fun and searching for Romance Are Central to most of the 10 songs on k7 s swing Jaffa swing. It s a style the Singer has sifted from his Quot old school Quot influences As a youth in new York. A his favorite single front the cd move it Uke this is a perfect reflection of his Quot let s have some fun Quot philosophy Quot it s a song i be always wanted to write Quot he said Quot about a How a gentleman is trying to play mind games with a Young lady he wants to spend the night with. It turns out she May have been playing mind games with  aside from his own music k7 said people would be surprised at what he listens to everyday. He consumes a. Wide Range of different categories such As Prince Dereche Mode kiss or Ella Fitzgerald to see where his next song idea might come from ,. Quot you should always leave yourself open to All types of  k7is move toward a music career began in new York when he was 13. He started out As a War Mabee rapper and dancer sparked by a myriad of influences from cab Calloway Chuck Berry and fats Domino to his More modern Day heroes of afrika Bam Battaya and grandmaster Flash. A a -. He spent a lot of time hanging around Tommy boy records when the company hexed its Early hip hop muscle in Uptown new York City. However he later discarded rapping As a main course and opted instead for singing. Quot i realized Early on that i was t a rap artist Quot k7 said. Quot in rap you have to stay real. I m a Singer that loves hip hop music doing the chant Type of stuff i do on my  that chanting in fact makes up the heart of his newest single Zunga Zeng a title k7 said he lifted from the reggae Singer yellow Man. He never quite found out exactly what yellow Man meant by Zunga Zeng so he made up his own definition. And of course with a typical k7 slant it had something to do with a Man and a woman Quot wanting to get  a in july k7 plans to continue on to the Netherlands Austria and Raybe even Australia. When he returns to the states he will begin work on the video for move it like. This  work on signing the groups imprint and a spot to his own record Label. For now k7 is Busy promoting his Quot Universal style of hip hop a one he Sard jazz ramp a and Rock n Rock fans alike can love because swing Batta swing has samples of All those styles. Quot i m bringing a different flavor of hip hop that most a people Don t expect Quot he said. Quot there Are so Many different flavors of music. I m Happy to bring them together so that fans can understand  . The c h a \ r i v y v v c i it 5 to it Siai d a a it re a it a it pop singles 1,1 swear ail4-one 2. Any time any place a and on and on Janet Jackson 3. Regulate Warren g. Amp Nate Dogg 4. Don t turn around Ace of base 5. Fit remember Madonna 6. Back and Forth Aaliyah 7. You mean the world to me Toni Braxton 8. The sign Ace of base 9 baby i love your Way big Mountain 10. Stay t missed you Lisa lock 8. Nino stories top albums 1. Purple Stone Temple pilots 2. Regulate ,., g Funk Era Warren g 3. The sign Ace of base 4 111 communication Beattie boys 5.�?~not a moment too soon Tim Mcgraw 6. The Crow soundtrack 7. Walk on. Boston 8. Above the rim soundtrack 9. August amp everything after counting crows 10. When love finds you Vince Gil country singles 1. Wink Noal Mccoy 2. Whenever you come around Vince Gill 3. Walking away a Winner Kathy Mattox 4. Little Rock Collin Raye 5. Spilled perfume Pam this 6. They done to make Mem like that anymore boy Howdy 7. Why Haven to i heard from you Reba Mcentire 8. That ainu to no Way to go Brooks amp Dunn 9.1 take my chances Mary Chapin Carpenter 10. Daddy never was the Cadillac kind Confederate Railroad country albums 1. Not a moment too soon Tim Mcgraw 2. When love finds you Vince Gill 3. Read my mind Reba Mcentire 4. Kickin it up John Michael Montgomery. 5. Maverick soundtrack 6. Ten feet tall a bulletproof Travis Tritt 7. Rhythm country amp blues various artists 8. In pieces Garth Brooks 9. Hard Worklin Man Brooks amp Dunn 10. War paint Lorrie Morgan latin tracks 1. Amor pro Hildo Selena 2. Vida la mafia 3. Mas y Mas los fantasias Del caribs 4.tuyyo, Luis Miguel 5. Ayer Gloria Estefan. 6. Hailame de Furente Ana Gabriel 7. Site Vas Jon Secada 8. Con in Nudo in la Garganta Pimpinela. 9. Una Noche de Amor the Barno Boazz. W 10. Al Var to Nuestro Marc Antnony y India 18 the stars and stripes Friday june