Queens has always bred enduring emcees, and Eric Sosa is no exception to the rule. Sosa works around the clock, so while your night is winding down, chances are he’s still recording in the booth or wrapping up an interview with a last minute quote. Dedication and persistence are the true makings that lead towards greatness, combine that with sincere lyrical ability and it equals Eric Sosa.

Eric Sosa just dropped his latest mixtape Rhyme & Noodles: No Artificial Flavoring Vol. 1, and from the cleverness of his title one can already assume the content will be witty and just as cunning—and you would be correct. The music speaks for itself and audiences are hearing it loud and clear. While trying to avoid the cliché commercialism that’s tainted the record pool, Eric reaches beyond the trite attempts to provide his version of food for thought. Eric put HipHopDX on his schedule to share all of his latest glory

New Project: “The project is entitled Rhyme & Noodles: No Artificial Flavoring Vol. 1. Just like anyone can cook Ramen noodles, anyone can listen to Rhyme & Noodles. I wanted to remind them of a time when Hip Hop was fun, so what better title then Rhyme & Noodles to compliment that? It just dropped February 23. It can be downloaded at EricSosa.com. I guess you can call it a mixtape/EP with seven tracks. The whole concept came from always eating Ramen Noodles in the recession. I don’t necessarily agree with that I almost feel like the recession is just another excuse for not being able to succeed. The first single, ‘Do Something freestyle’ was originally the Macy Gray song ‘Do Something.’ The video for ‘Do Something Freestyle,’ was produced and edited by videographer, Joe Cavallini.  ‘One You,’ the second single, features R&B artist Rocki Evans, and the mixtape also includes guest appearances from Mayo and Chaundon.” 


Touring: “I’m actually going out on tour April 7 at the Format in Queens. It’s going to be called the ‘One You Tour.’ It’s me featuring Rocki Evans and DJ Ernie B. It’s a great live show with no cover charge, so everyone should come out and enjoy himself or herself. We’re going to be going all over for about five weeks for the tour. It’s going to really be dope.”

Being Relatable: “It’s important because I we all share similar problems and issues. In writing my story…I want people to relate, and I also take stories from friends or family about something they went through and I’ll flip it. I’ve done that a couple of times in my music. It’s definitely important for me to know that people can relate to my music.”

Full Disclosure: “I feel like I’ve grown so much, not only has a human being but as an artist. As a young’un a was wild and reckless at the mouth, but as you get older you learn to think before you speak. That’s kind of what happened with the music. In the past, there’s certain things that I’ve said, or rather, not what I said but how I said it. I feel in the past I’ve said things that I don’t mean now. For example, in the song ‘Non Believer,’ I said a reference to girls not wanting to have abortions now because they see me succeeding. I meant that then, but now when I perform it, I don’t even say that line anymore. There are definitely times when I have to think before I speak, so I think I spend more than the average time of a typical rapper on my rhymes.”

Hip Hop, The Love of My Life: “I love being a lyricist. I love the fact that I’m actually lyrical in a time when rappers are not. Rappers today are about the bottle-poppin’, girls, cars, and making the club jump. When it comes to making a record that actually has some content many rappers are lacking there. The fact that I’m actually lyrical that helps me stand out.”

The Planning of a Career: “It’s definitely strategic. You have a base plan and then you plan things as you go. Sometimes you may have to switch from something that you did originally to make things work but there definitely is a base plan, which I won’t speak on. [Laughs]”