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The First 5 with Eternia

Written by Justin Elgie. Published: Friday, July 2, 2010.

We linked up with the Toronto-bred lyricist Eternia for the latest installment of aboveGround Magazine’s “First 5”. Regarded as “Canada’s Dopest Female MC” by Exclaim! Magazine, not to mention also by fans world-wide, this widely respected female hip-hop artist is well on her way to becoming not only Canada’s dopest female MC, but simply one of the dopest female MC’s. She has toured, performed and recorded with an impressive roster of noteworthy artists and has released four critically acclaimed full-length albums featuring some of the games heaviest hitters. In 2007 her album titled It’s Called Life was nominated for a Juno award, the Canadian equivalent to a Grammy. E also launched her popular t-shirt design which reads “My Favorite Rapper Wears A Skirt” last year. Her latest project titled At Last, which was produced by Canadian super-producer MoSS, dropped on June 15^th of this year and features some of hip-hop’s elite including, but not limited to, Jean Grae, Joell Ortiz, Termanology, Rah Digga, etc. Keep an eye out for upcoming projects through Fat Beats, which Eternia recently signed to.

Check out her answers to our First 5 below!

1. Tell us something no one knows about you.

I’m actually a certified cornball. Like I’m a nerd, supagrinning all day, and goofy 5-yr-old funny. But then again – anybody that knows me as Silk knows that about me.

2. What do you want people to take away from your music?

Goosebumps.

I just want to make music that makes people FEEL emotions that give them goosebumps.

3. What is one of your biggest regrets?

I don’t believe in regrets. Everything got me to where I am – and more importantly WHO I am – today. However, I wince whenever I hear my song “Hate” (off the “Its Called Life” album). It doesn’t represent me accurately at all, at least not now. I coulda gone without releasing that song I think. Although don’t get me wrong, the beat was retarded. I’m just talking about my attitude and stance on it, conceptually. That’s ok… we all grow. It represented me at the time.

4. What’s one of your greatest hip-hop memories?

Wow. Too many. Recently I was thinking about when I went to the VH1 Hip Hop Honors with Jarobi & ATCQ. It was the year they were honored, and myself and Rowb’s sis and other family members were all sitting together in the VIP section, like a table down from Ice T & CoCo & many others… I remember after the live taping we went to this after party and I was just chilling beside Andre Harrell for a minute, as Tip was building with him. Jarobi is like my big brother. He’s actually responsible for a number of my top Hip Hop memories of all time. He brought me backstage at Rock the Bells in Toronto, and I watched ATCQ kill it on the monitor backstage, standing beside Nas who was also watching the monitor admiring their show, as a fan. Moments like that I never forget.

5. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

Hopefully on Rock the Bells or rocking at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors, with my family & close friends rolling deep :-D

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