With a lot of hard work, a load of talent, drive and determination, RP Cola has achieved what many dreamers never do — a hit record on 97.9 The Box. RP's "Lean In My Cup" has been moving up the charts and the play lists on radio stations across the south, and it would appear he has a big hit on his hands. "It's doing great," RP, who still DJ's at Club Oasis says. "It's growing throughout Texas, Louisiana — it's spreading."
RP started out DJ'ing on the radio at another local station, but eventually moved to Club Oasis. He says that even though the hours were a little more "normal" at the radio job, the vibe was decidedly less inspiring. "I prefer to work in a club," he says. "When you're in a club, it's action, it's excitement. You can see the crowd's reaction to the music right away. You don't have to wait a day or so to see how you did — you know right then. That's what I like about mixing in a club — it's immediate."
And it would appear that RP Cola is going to see immediate response to his career as a star in the rap community. With his own recordings and those of other artists, RP Cola has plans to be a major player as both an artist and business executive with his own label, Fishbowl Records. Currently preparing a couple of projects for release, RP intends to start off slow, eventually making Fishbowl a leader in not only the Houston rap scene, but the national and international community as well.
"We're not biting off more than we can chew right now," RP says with a laugh. "You can go broke doing that. Everything you do in the record business costs so much money — $50,000 here, $20,000 there. Pretty soon you find out you're selling your house to keep your company going. You're selling your car... Your shoes... Anything to get a little money and keep it going. You have to be smart about it and not over-extend yourself. A lot of people make mistakes like that, but I think we're going about it the right way."
And the big question: With "Lean In My Cup" moving up the charts, is there a time-frame in place for quitting that "day job" that actually takes up most of his nighttime hours? "No way," RP answers quickly, saying he has every intention of staying at Club Oasis. "I don't want to give it up. I love mixing — love it! Like I said earlier, it's that immediacy and that excitement, it keeps you on top of your game. If I wasn't working at a club all the time, I'd still get out and mix somewhere — I'd find a place. Because you've got to. You've got to keep in touch with what people are doing out there. If you're just a regular singer, you can lose touch with what's going on in the clubs or whatever. But if you're a rapper, you have to be in it. You have to be out there seeing what's going on. If you lose touch with the streets, you're through."
Source=Jams the Magazine-December Issue
