I'M 27 YEARS YOUNG(JUNE 3, 1987). I'M FROM MANNING, SC. I LIVE IN LEXINGTON, NC. I WRITE MUSIC(RAP,R&B,AND POETRY. I'M A STUDENT AT DAVIDSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE. I AM STUDYING PARALEGAL TECHNOLOGY. I HAVE BEEN WRITING MUSIC FOR 18 YEARS(SINCE 1996). FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER @ANDREZ_TAIVON ALSO ON YOUTUBE @ANDREZ TAIVON. PEACE&LOVE!

song writer, ghost writer,artist, ♫♪ ♪♫♪ ♫♪ ♫ Lyrical Legend,father,born leader,thug !

Paper Lanterns Collective Magazine;
''A Place Where Artists Can Call Home''

Artist of the Month Nov.2010...Amarrieon(Acee-Ville)White From The Iintercepterzz

Hard Work. Dedication. Consistency. All of these words can be used to describe Acee-Ville. A veteran of the hip-hop game, he is now finally getting the recognition that he deserves. He talks to us about rocking shows with one of his idols and explains how his tough up bringing influenced his music and mentality. 

Kid Presentable!!!: Give us a little rundown of who acee-ville is and what the message that you are trying to spread

Acee-Ville: First off let me say thank u 2 Paperlanterns for recognizeing my talent and makin me ARTIST OF THE MONTH ITZ A DEFFINITE HONOR !!!!I DROPPED ON THE SCENE JAN 16TH 2009 FRESH OFF THE STREETZ 2 BEIN BLESSED 2 BE APART OF THE LEGENDARY MYKA 9 1969 THANX 2 A CHILD HOOD FRIEND (FROM GRIMM IMAGE) AND 1 OF THE BEST STAGE AND SONG ENTERTAINERS I RECOGNIZE IN THE GAME (CESCHI RAMOS OF FAKE FOUR INC FOUNDER) THE TOUR WAS PRESENTED BY FAKE FOUR/GRIM IMAGE RECORDS ! IM JUS A GANJA SMOKIN YOUNG KID DAT LEARNED THE HARD WAY ABOUT WAT LIFES LESSONS CONSIST OF FROM KEY MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY WIT STRONG TIES TO THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY OF SELF DEFENSE AND OR THE EQUAL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN THE MID 70'S AND EARLY 80'S THAT TAUGHT ME ABOUT THE STREETZ ,SURVIVAL AND MUSIC. MY NAME IS AMARRIEON ( Acee-Ville ) WHITE (BLAS1ST /WORLDWITOUTCOLOR ENT ) BORN N RAISED IN THE INLAND EMPIRE, CALIFORNIA ON THE WESTSIDE STREETS OF SANBERNARDINO AND ALSO RAISED IN NEW YORK UPSTATE BUFFALO I PAID MY DUES AND MADE MY WAY WITH NO HELP JUS MY EXTREME PASSION FOR MUSIC, LIFE AND EQUALITY!! SO MY MESSAGE IS CLEAR ''THE STRUGGLE IS REAL SO DONT LOSE HOPE'', THE REAL ONLY RECONIZE REAL'' ....SO STAY AFLOAT AND DONT DROWN AND REMEMBER NEVA LET NOBODY STOP U !

KP: How long have you been writing and making music for?


AV: I'VE BEEN WRITING,PLAYING, COMPOSING AND PREFORMING MUSIC FOR 15 YEARS! I STARTED AT AGE 10 WIT MY 4 TRACK TAPE PLAYER A KARAOKE MACHINE AND MIC MAKIN BEATZ AND RHYMES WIT A LIL KID CREW I PUT 2GETHER THINKN I WAS THE SHIT PERFORMING 4 PEDESTRIANS AND RANDOM PEOPLE ON THE SIDEWALK FROM MY PORCH ! THERES NO BETTA JUDGE OR FAN OF YOUR MUSIC THAN SOMEONE WHO HAD NO INTENTION OF LISTENIN TO IT! I LEARNED HOW 2 GRAB AND HOLD A AUDIANCE FROM THAT! YOU EITHER LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT !! 

KP: You've performed with everyone from the dogg pound to sole and the skyrider band to myka 9. Do you have any shows in particular that stands out to you as being memorable?


AV: DOING A SHOW WITH UNDERGROUND LEGENDS LIKE THAT I TOOK OR LEARNED SOMETHING FROM EVERY SHOW WITH THOSE GUYS! YOU DEFINITELY LEARN ALOT AND FOR A YOUNGSTER LIKE ME I WAS SOAKING UP AS MUCH KNOWLEDGE AS I CAN! SO A STAND OUT SHOW WAS ALL OF THEM I DID WITH THOSE CATZ! BUT IF I HAD 2 PICK 1 ID HAVE 2 SAY LA KNITTING FACTORY SO MANY BIG HEADZ(ACEYALONE ,PROJECT BLOWED ,FREESTYLE FELLOWSHIP,CESCHI,SOLE,FACTOR GRAHAM,DEF 3,AND SO MANY MORE DAT CAME OUT 2 SUPPORT THE LEGEND MYKA 9 ON HIS B-DAY AND START OF HIS 1ST HEADLINED TOUR 2 PREFORM ! WHAT AN HONOR THAT WAS FOR ME. MY LIFE CHANGED OVER NIGHT! IT HASN BEEN THE SAME SINCE SO MANY DOORS OPEN 4 ME IT WAS THE OFFICIAL START OF ACEE-VILLE!

KP: You have a new group with Herman on grimm image records called da intercepterz. How did that partnership come to be and where do you see it going?

AV: MY BROTHA AND PARTNER HERMAN AND MYSELF JUST GOT FED UP WITH ALL THE HATEN IN THE UNDERGROUND RAP GAME AND MUSIC IN GENERAL! SO WE COMBINED OUR TALENTS AND GAVE THE HATERS SOMTHEN 2 REALLY HATE ON ! SO WE CREATED THE INTECPTERZZ THE DEFINITION SAYS IT ALL! ALMOST OUR 1ST YEAR IN AND WERE DOIN BETTA AND BIGGER THINGS THAN MOST AVERAGE GROUPS WOULD DO THEY WHOLE RAP CAREER GETTING FUNDED! WE GRIND,STARTED AND CAME FROM THE DIRT WITH NOTHIN AND NO ONE TAKIN US SERIOUSLY . NOW WE MAKIN SO MUCH NOISE WE CANT BE STOPPED !!

KP: When can we expect an album from you?


AV: MY UP COMIN OFFICIAL ALBUM (HEART OF A KING ,BLOOD OF A SLAVE) WILL BE COMIN OUT 2011 ON OUR LABEL WORLDWITHOUTCOLOR ENT. I HAD 2 PUSH IT BACK A LIL BECUASE OF SO MANY OTHER PROJECTS IM IN THE MIDDLE OF LIKE THE IINTERCEPTERZZ ALBUM COMIN OUT SOON, HERMAN ALBUM IN COLOR THATS OUT NOW MIXED WITH SHOWS AND TOURING. ALSO MY GANJA ALBUM FOR THE WEED HEADZ CANNIBUS COLLECTION VOL.2 DROPPIN SOON! AFTER THE1ST VOL 1. ONE DID SO WELL IT WAS SOMTHEN I THOUGHT UP AND PUT OUT SPUR OF THE MOMENT !LOOK 4 THAT SOONER THAN LATER !!

KP: I know you've had a rough time growing up. How have your life experiences effected the content in your music as well as the work ethic and passion that you have for your craft?


AV: GROWIN UP IN A SITUATION WERE U GO 2 SLEEP AND THINK ABOUT LIFE AND DEATH AND WAT THE NEX DAY BRINGS 4 YOURSELF BECAUSE U SEEN SO MANY FALL RITE B4 YOUR EYES DEFFINITLY TAKES A TOLL ON U MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY ITZ TAUGHT ME NOT 2 TAKE LIFE FOR GRANTED AND BE GRATEFULL FOR WAT U GOT ! MY FAMILY ALWAYS TOLD ME ''IF U GOT REAL ONES MAN HUG YOUR FOLKS CAUSE U NEVA WHEN THEY GONNA GO'' ! YO GOTZ 2 PAY DUES AND IVE PAID ALOT AND STILL PAYN NOW .SO ITZ MADE ME FOCUS 2 THE POINT THAT WAT IM SAYIN IN MY RAPS HOW I LIVE MY LIFE THE PERSON IM AM AND STRIVE 2B ALWAYS.....''REAL''! NO LUV FOR THE FAKE BUSTERS !


KP: You have a mixtape coming out soon called smoking acees. Who do you plan to have in that album and when is that slated to come out?

AV: YEH I GOT THIS DOPE MIXTAPE PROJECT COMIN OUT CALLED ''SMOKIN ACE'S'' SOMTHEN FOR THE HIP HOP HEADZ AND THE FANS THATZ BEEN WAITIN ON SOMTHEN NEW FROM ACE-VILLE ITZ ALOT OF HEADZ AT SUPPORT ME I JUS WANTED 2GIVE BAK I GOT SOME DOPE ARTIST AND UP AND COMIN ARTIST DATZ ON IT DATZ HOLDN ME DOWN AS WELL JUS 2 NAME A FEW A SPECIAL TRAC FT 2 PAC SHAKUR,HERMAN FROM THE INTRCEPTEZZ,JT THE SARGE FROM THE GROUP MAGIC HEART GENIES (MYKA 9& JT THE SARGE),FABRIC FROM CANADA,KID PRESENTABLE!, PALTRO THE UNDERGROUND KID, DRU FROM 1ST2BLAS AND BIG CITY ALSO A COUPLE SURPRISE GUEST YOULL HAVE 2 DOWNLOAD THE ALBUM WHEN IT DROPS! BIGG THANGZ POPPIN G !

KP: You are definetly one of those guys who has his ear to the street and is always willing to collaborate and network with young up and coming artists. Do you feel that you are in the minority with this or are more and more artists becoming open to working and helping out the future of underground hip-hop?


AV: ACTULLY I DO FEEL LIKE 1 OF THE FEW TRYN 2 OPEN DOORS FOR OTHER ARTIST 2 COME IN I THINK WE NEED MORE BIGGER ARTIST 2 HELP 2 PAVE THE WAY FOR UP AND COMERS THAT GREW UP LISTEIN TO THEM IF THEY HAVE TRU TALENT ! THEY SAY HIP HOP IS DEAD I SAY THESE NEW NUKKAS DONT GET THE MESSAGE I GREW UP OFF FURIOS 5 ,GRAND MASTER FLASH,MELLY MEL,BIG DADDY KANE ,RAKIM AND ERIC B,KRS 1 ,FREESTYLE FELLOWSHIP,VISIONARES,BESTIE BOYS THEY WERE ALL UNDERGROUND B4 MAKIN IT BIG AND BEST BELIVE SOMBODY BELIVED IN THEM AND GAVE THEM A CHANCE ! WE HAVE 2 REMEMBER HIP HOP IS UNITY !!

KP: What future projects do you have in the works for 2011?

AV: WORLD WITHOUT COLOR ENT(HERMAN,ACEE-VILLE) SOULSTCE FESTIVAL,LEARN THE LETTERS TOUR, MY ALBUM HEART OF A KING BLOOD OF A SLAVE FT CESCHI RAMOS ,MYKA 9 ,DEF 3,HERMAN FROM THE IINTERCEPTERZZ,CASTOR POLLUX,E.G KETCHMORE,DAPPER DAN,PROHETS OF SOUND,+MORE WIT KUTZ AND SCRATHS BY DJ AQUATIC AND DJ HANZ 1 AND BEATZ PRODUCED BY MY GOOD FRIENDS NONCENTZ,PRICE WRITE,MUTE,KNIGHTOWL,X-POT,AND FABRIC

KP: Any shoutouts,Daps,props you'd like to give out right now?

AV: SPECIAL THANX AND SHOUT OUT 2 MOMZ AND POPZ,MY SON KYLAN AND DAUGHTER KIMARI DEAN SOME OF MY BIGGEST FANZ , MY BEST FRIEND HERMAN WATSON, CESCHI RAMOS,MYKA 9,FACTOR GRAHAM,MY WHITE BROTHA SOLE,MAURISSA PHILLIPS,COLD SPOON,TRIPP APPAREL,TEAM TRIPP,IVAN MALTSEV,THE OUTLAWZ 4 FUKKIN WIT AH REAL NIGGA (ACEE-VILLE FT THE OUTLAWZ BE ON THE LOOK OUT !!) PAC REST IN PEACE,PALTRO, KKIDZ,VANTSA,GERONIMO PRATT,MS.ASATTA ,MUMMIA , HUEY NEWTON ,BOBBY SEALE,DR.MUTULU,MIC BLES,KID PRESENTABLE, DJ HASHH,DJ AQUATIC AND DJ HANZ 1 ,NONCENTZ,PRICE WRITE,MUTE,KNIGHTOWL,X-POT,FABRIC BACHIU,CASTOR POLLUX,E.G KETCHMORE,DAPPER DAN,IRIE 1,PROHETS OF SOUND


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