Check Out Mike Twice’s Story

Today we’d like to introduce you to Mike Twice.

Hi Mike, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
My musical story started when I was four. My sister came home from school rapping a song that her and a friend wrote for class. I begged them to teach it to me and still remember the first half of it! I was obsessed with rap from that point on. In high school, I was one of the freestyle champs and just overall known as “Rapping Mike” because there was “Dancing Mike” and Mike who could draw. I met a young lady by the name of Celina Nixon who introduced me to her producer. His name is Marvin “Chanz” Parker. He played a lot of keyboard for the Dungeon Family and would bring me to Rico Wade’s house. From there, I met a guy who went by “Step Dadddy” some of his friends would call him Lil Dave. He introduced me to the Attic Crew (Young Bloods).

Fast forward, but first rewind. In high school, I influenced a lot of fellow rappers. A few people would come to me and ask for help with their raps. One of those guys became known as Cyhi The Prince. It explains why his style is similar to mine. I was there giving him advice on his verses.

I bumped into him a few times, once when I was running Studio Space Atlanta. I think It was the “Get Big” Remix by Dorough and I physically bumped into him. The next time was at Lenox. I was working in a restaurant and he saw me. We talked and he offered me an opportunity to work with his company Ivy State. From there, I worked on music with him and eventually Kanye West.

Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
The road has never been smooth, lol. Obstacles in this game vary. There is always a hater in the cut. There is always someone who wants to screw you out of money, even though you may have wrote three albums for them. Then you have the emotional and spiritual obstacles. You may be on tour and homesick. You may miss your significant other. I’ve seen people throw their careers away for comforts of home. Which is not hard to do. Then people see your accomplishments and begin to act weird around you. There may be moral questions that come up etc. It’s just about staying focused and pushing through.

Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
I am an artist, songwriter, producer, and I also have a degree in video production. What sets me apart is having all the knowledge and training from these different areas which helps me to translate my vision or other people’s vision.

How do you define success?
To me, success is self-defined. It means different things to different people. To me, success means to do what you wanted no matter what capacity. You may have a person who wants to open a restaurant but right now only sells plates and orders on social media. To me, that’s a success. At the same time, they may not feel that way.

Contact Info:

• Website: Miketwice.com
• Instagram: @therealtwice
• Twitter: @mike_twice