There is a rap artist from NY that seems to have been 'riding under the radar', at least to us that are not from NY.

One listen to this guys flow and you can't understand why he has not been getting more coverage than he has. He will have an impact on the game in the near future. His inpact and influence has already been felt by many on the NY rap scene.

Jay Uno is a rapper from The Lower East Side of Manhattan. Knowing and having ties to the likes of Big Pun, Cuban Link and Tony Sunshine (of Terror Squad fame). The buzz surrounding him is real hot locally, but give him a listen and you can tell it won't be long before he is poppin all over.

I had a chance to ask Jay Uno a few questions on himself , his new album, his homies and the future of Hip-Hop. I would like to thank his management team 100% Records for hooking me up with him. And to keep up with Jay Uno hit his web site at http://www.jayuno.com/

Robert - First thanks for taking time to let us get to know you a little better.

Jay Uno - Thank you guys for taking the time and interest in wanting to know more about me and for the extended show of support.

Robert - For us that are not from NY, tell us what kind of neighborhood the Lower East Side of Manhattan is?

Jay Uno - Wow, what can I say? The Lower East Side is home. It’s where I have spent my days looking at how life works. Life in the Lower East Side is crazy! You got all these spots on one block where you can get it popping in, and you then you got a lot places where you can get in trouble in. It’s a hustle on the Lower everyday and were all trying to take the crown, its like a city to me.

Robert - It seems there are a lot of rappers coming from 'unlikely' places these days, which is good to add flavor to the game. What do you think you bring to the table that makes you different?

Jay Uno - Too be honest I don’t feel that there is too much that can be brought to the game as far as something new and innovative, but what I can bring to the table is my everyday life and stories from the Lower East Side .I’m just rhyming about what I got and been threw, I’m just having fun with it you know.

Robert - It seems that N.Y. is the mix tape capital, have you been on any Mix tapes yet?

Jay Uno - Yea I’ve hit up a few mix tapes here and there, but in a minute its gonna get crazy! Dj Marvls and my man Kryptonite, But I can’t wait to get on the Clues and Flex mix tapes just to show them what I got. I’m here to shock the world.

Robert - What artist out there would you like to collaborate with either on a Mix or on your album?

Jay Uno - I like a couple of artist that I really want to work with, like DMX, Joe Buddens, Mos Def, Missy, Nore, Fabolous, Freeway, Cassidy and Eminem, a few other cats out there too.

Robert - I know you spent a lot of time around Big Pun. What was that like?

Jay Uno - BEING AROUND PUN WAS FUN, HE WAS A COMENDIAN, HE ALWAYS HAD JOKES OR WAS DOING SOME CRAZY SHIT, ONE TIME I WAS AT A SESSION WHEN HE WAS RECORDING THE T.S ALBUM AND HE JUST FELL ASLEEP WHILE HE WAS WRITING, THEN HE WOKE UP AND WAS BACK TO NORMAL, AFTER THAT HE HAD AN APPLE AND HE WAS LIKE YOU WANNA SEE THE BIGGEST BIT IN HISTORY, SO HE BIT HALF OF THE APPLE OFF THEN SPIT IT OUT UNDER THE MIXING BROAD AND WAS LIKE OOPS. THAT WAS FUNNY RIGHT AFTER THAT HE WENT BACK TO SLEEP. I LEARN ALOT BEING AROUND, I SAW HOW HARD IT IS JUST TO GET THE RESPECT AND PROPS BEING A LATIN RAPPER, BUT HE ALWAYS HELD IT DOWN, It was also an incredible ride, and what I mean by that is that I saw Pun go from virtually unheard to one of the greatest rappers of all time in such a short period of time. It was a rush. I grew up around Pun so I knew him for the joker that he was as well, but above all I admired him. He quickly became my role model even before he blew up w

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