Tiffany Nicole Chats with Al Chauncy

Growing up in a small 3 bedroom house in Raleigh, North Carolina; Al Chauncy experienced what it was like to live in a lower income neighborhood called Apollo Heights. With three brothers in one room and one boxed floor television in the living room, he had to become more creative. Being the Son of a Rock and Roll/Jazz trained Pianist, Al Chauncy’s musically inheritance begun at an early age 11; penning his first song to the Maxi single instrumental of Ice – T’s “Original Gangster”. Being involved around church since early childhood, Al Chauncy learned three part harmonies from singing in the choir, which he frequently uses in the hooks in his music.

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His story telling style is heavily influence by The Notorious BIG and his love for storylines in films. At the age of 16 he joined a super rap group Bloodline which comprised of 6 members who sung and rapped; they were compared to The Fugees and even got a chance to work with t