Interview by: Martin Bauman It's been a promising start to 2014 for Chicago's
Omen. After announcing Dreamville's newly-signed deal with Interscope and contributing two cuts to
The Revenge of the Dreamers mixtape, the emcee/producer (otherwise known as Damon Coleman) is gearing up to release his next project,
Elephant Eyes. We caught up with Omen to talk about the upcoming release, his thoughts on Chicago's South Side, Common's influence on him, and much more.
Read the full interview after the jump.
We had a great interview with Dreamville's Omen recently, when he joined J. Cole on the Canadian leg of the What Dreams May Come Tour. We spoke for nearly half an hour about everything from Omen's early album influences, to his family's musical history, to avoiding foolish pride.
We talk about all of that and lots more (read the full writeup after the jump). Watch the interview below. 