Alfamega
Everything happens for a reason. We’ve all heard this famous adage, but for many it’s hard to justify following. For rapper Alfamega, believing in it has saved his career and his life. While serving time at Atlanta’s USP Federal prison, the Georgia native had an epiphany. Motivated to get clean and begin a music career, Mega used his time wisely and penned over one thousand songs while in his cell.
Upon his release in 2002, Mega garnered offers from several major labels including Universal. Unfortunately, after a year-and-a-half on the label with no album in sight, the raspy-voiced emcee worked a release and began his search for a new deal. As fate would have it, another opportunity came in 2005, when T.I.’s Grand Hustle Records came calling. Since then, Mega has toured nationwide with “The King” and is currently preparing to release his debut, “I Am Alfamega,” on October 14.
In an exclusive interview with DJBooth’s DJ “Z,” Mega steps inside the booth to talk about the sound and style of his forthcoming debut, his musical relationship with T.I., why people shouldn’t fear him, and what he is doing for the youth of America that he was not afforded himself.
