listed interviews
Falside The Creative Capital Beatsmith'My secret to have worked with all these MC's? Dr. Dre is my biological father and I stole his address book. That helps. I corner every artist I produce for with a baseball bat and demand verses. Works every time.'POSTED 01|17|2012
MarQ SpektGrilchy Face'People are trying to say something and the Soulja Boy shit that folks were trying to emulate is going away. It's like folks are spitting hard again. We knew it would come back to that, but so many people chase what's 'hot now' and get caught up in the trends. They on the hamster wheel.'POSTED 01|05|2012
J-ZoneThe Storyteller'We've been trained to believe that you have to be as famous as Jay-Z, Kanye, Common, LL Cool J, or 50 Cent to tell your story. If you only sold 1000 CD's but you have a great story, you shouldn't feel like you have no right to put it on paper.'POSTED 12|30|2011
Dumi RIGHTAlternate Reality Check'I'm still waiting for a director to call up and offer to do the story of the origin of Zimbabwe Legit. I think most people by now are familiar with the story but, man, to think that it all began with a letter and led to us hopping into the studio with the Mr. Long from the Black Sheep on production.'POSTED 12|21|2011
The DoppelgangazDiving Dumpsters'The rugged, lonesome living with the dumpster diving and keeping to one's self is really a metaphor for the DIY mind-set we have. Bums scavenge for food and never rely on anyone but themselves. They make the most out of what they have.'POSTED 12|14|2011
Moka Only & ChiefAnd The Mystery Of The Tasteless Cookies'It's great that we connect with the jazz, because it seems in hip-hop a lot of people have left it behind. When I do beats, even though I not only use jazz, I try to make it sound like jazz, that's the essence you know!'POSTED 11|22|2011
Senor KaosThe Life And Times Of Kaos'I had days where I didn't want to get out of bed, and listening to a certain song helped me to get my day started. I hope my music influences someone to keep going, be better, think smarter, create, or just have a good time.'POSTED 11|05|2011
DJ Illegal (Snowgoons)We Keep Hip-Hop Alive'I have to admit I'm a workaholic. I got constantly ideas and I need to transform every sound to a beat. On the other side we are four people now in the crew. The amount of beats we're doing allows us to pick out just the premium beats.'POSTED 10|18|2011
ExileMusic From The Pre-digital Era'I came from 4trk hip-hop music, pre-Internet pre-Pro Tools where you had to be creative to make a song work. Underground hip-hop had more of a mystique. When the homie had a ill tape he would only dub it for someone who really had love and understanding of raw hip-hop.'POSTED 09|27|2011
Kool G RapThe Godfather'My secret of my longevity' My competitive spirit. And, that's not really a secret, when you're an artist of my calibre. I don't believe a legend could fall off. I think anybody, that earned that status of being called a legend, always has the ability to come back and amaze people. The gift never goes away.'POSTED 09|19|2011
