{"id":19634,"date":"2016-02-18T15:40:58","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T20:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/creator\/?p=19634"},"modified":"2020-03-30T23:19:13","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T03:19:13","slug":"rapper-kosha-dillz-says-freestyling-can-improve-the-flow-of-your-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/ideas\/community-stories\/member-spotlight\/rapper-kosha-dillz-says-freestyling-can-improve-the-flow-of-your-life","title":{"rendered":"Rapper Kosha Dillz says ‘freestyling can improve the flow of your life’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Rami Even-Esh, perhaps best known by the name Kosha Dillz<\/a>, is WeWork Hollywood<\/a>\u2019s resident hip-hop head. His busy schedule keeps him touring both coasts and everywhere in-between, sharing stages with everybody from Nas to Matisyahu. As WeWork’s only full-time rapper, Rami brings a unique perspective to the community. You can read all about his favorite projects, trilingual spitting skills, and why he chose a rap career over \u201ca regular job\u201d below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When did you discover you loved hip-hop and had a knack for it? Who are some of your favorite artists?<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I grew up rapping on the East Coast, when I was 17, entering rap battles. I continued to perform everywhere, and starting when I was 24 to 25, I put out my first record, and I started touring. This was a time that I was traveling around the country, back when Myspace started. People were coming to my shows who I\u2019d never met before. And now it\u2019s grown into a full-fledged business. It\u2019s all I do. When people started paying me good money for it, that\u2019s when I was like, \u201cI could either do this or have a regular job\u2014and why would I do that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m a big fan of the Beastie Boys, Nas, Biggie Smalls, Wu-Tang Clan\u2014obviously they\u2019ve affected my music, and working with RZA, I\u2019ve ended up being able to work and do shows with people that I grew up listening to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What are some projects by you that people should check out to get a feel for your work and style?<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My most recent record Awkward in a Good Way<\/em><\/a>. I\u2019ve also released Live from the Brooklyn Bowl<\/em><\/a>\u2014it was a full live set. We were opening up for Slick Rick at the Brooklyn Bowl, and you can see my onstage character as well as hear the music. You can listen to the show while you\u2019re at WeWork, just listen and hear a full 50-minute thing, which is a little bit of a way to get into my personality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are some of the most fun projects you\u2019ve worked on so far?<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve been shooting a documentary for about five years\u2014bits and pieces. So I\u2019ve basically documented my travels for five years\u2014from the BET awards, to SXSW every year, to touring with Matisyahu, to going to Sundance Film Festival. As far as projects, creating a documentary and trying to tell my own personal story\u2014it\u2019s my favorite thing because it\u2019s a never-ending quest, trying to help people \u201cget it.\u201d I think that resonates a lot with WeWork because we are pursuing our personal passions, and we\u2019re trying to have other people \u201cget it\u201d\u2014because other companies didn\u2019t<\/em> get it, so we had to go into business for ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I like miracle stories. I had a Super Bowl commercial in 2012, and it was the number one rated commercial that year\u2014my music was in it, and I had to re-record the song in a bathroom, at a truck stop, on a $50 mic, at a shower room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you had the chance to collaborate with other WeWork members? What was that like?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have honestly not collaborated yet with any other WeWork people. I\u2019m trying to, but my main goal is to create rap songs for startups and other companies here. And bring in my lunchtime performances\u2014a lot of people get so caught up in work that they aren\u2019t able to come to a show, so I hope to bring them<\/em> a show.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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