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Why did it take you so
long to release your album?
I kept signing but the deal kept
falling through. There wasn't like one reason or a person that held me back. So
it's probably like all things in due time.
How were you introduced into hip-hop world?
It started with me listening to the radio. It started off with Doug E. Fresh & progressed. It was a natural interest.
Some might consider you to be a Wu-Tang Killa bee due to your association with Buddha Monk: what's your view on this and do you represent Wu?
I represent Wu all the time. My affiliation is mostly with ODB, Buddha Monk & Popa Wu. Dirty brought me to the table first, ya know what I mean? And as time went on, ODB’s mother, Cherry Jones, pointed me in Popa Wu’s direction. From there it’s been on since then, so yes I am a killa bee. As far as the Killa Bee, I am always reppin the Wu. That W is a lifetime thing right there.
What albums did you listen to growing up? What do you listen to now?
I used to listen to Big Daddy Kane, old school, Rakim, Kool G Rap, Third Base and a whole lot of albums. If it was hip hop or rock I was a part of it. My whole thing is being universal. It allows me to manifest the things that come out of my mind now. As far as right now, I don’t listen to anyone. No one is saying anything right now. Nothing is appealing to me, ya know?
What can you tell us about ODB.. one interesting fact that we do not know yet?
Basically ya’ll know what you need to know. ODB is as normal as anyone else can be, it’s just that the media just put him out there as a psycho and everything else. He was a normal person, just out there doing what he did. He loved his kids, he loved his music, he loved his family. A lot of times he just loved to be left alone.
Who would you like to collabo with that you have never done a track with before in the rap game, dead or alive?
A lot of dudes. I would love to do a joint with Busta, Jim Jones. I’ve done a collabo with ODB, that’s going to be put out in the near future. Cats like Big, Pac, I would just love to do collabos with a lot of dudes. The expression of hip hop is not only a solo venture, it also is a crew adventure too, so my collabs could be with whomever. I’m nothing but a phone call away.
What is the meaning of your album title: "Project Oblivion"?
Project Oblivion is the beginning of the end of bullsh*t hip hop. Ya know? You got a lot of cats who like to glamorize the things they’ve done but no one is talking about the harder parts of life. Like, you could have someone talk about how they were getting money selling drugs and stuff, but that right there is what everyone and their momma is talking about. So why not talk about how it was with your selling. Something like talking about how your mom’s kicked your out for your addiction, whether it be drugs, alcohol, money or whatever. You wanna glamorize the so-called hustle, but your not talking about the real story. Cats getting their a*s whooped everyday cause they only $1 short. Cats getting stuck up cause niggas is hatin for the simple fact that they’re on the next man’s block getting that bread and all of a sudden they not getting money no more, so either they’re gonna call the police on them, or get them set up for failure. Or how you got addicted to the drugs your selling so now your life is f*cked up. Or I’ll even go better than that, niggas dying over a piece of pussy because they haven’t learned to let go. That type of sh*t.
Can you talk a little about your upcoming album "Wishful Thinkin" ? What is the theme for it? Any release date? How will it be different from "Project Oblivion"?
Wishful Thinkin is an evolution. It basically gives my fans an opportunity to know more about me, my life story. It’s basically a growth of me. I want to be able to get more intune with myself. Lyrically and so-forth and so-on. I want to give the fans an opportunity to know that. So it’s gonna be a notch higher than Project Oblivion. It will be released around November 13th, the same day that Dirty died, which is also my birthday.
Any featured guests on your new album?
So far Yung Budd, that’s it for the moment. We’ll see what’s up as time goes on.
So after this new album is released, what is next on the menu for you? any collabos/solo projects, new album, videos, shows etc?
It’s going to be a whole lot of projects. Right now the only project I’m looking forward to is the Morbid Society project, which will be release before my album. I got a lot of people that contribute to that project so I wanna get the fans a chance to hear young new talent that haven’t got that burn yet. I’m giving them a chance to get their burn on. That right there is the first project for my label, it will be titled “Hell Has A Face”.
I see you have a profile on myspace. Myspace is a huge influence on underground hip-hop. Later this month myspace will add a feature that any track on artist's music page can be sold (artist pays myspace a small fee, but artist get to set the selling price for each song for sale). How do you feel about that? Do you feel that this will cause some major competition in hip-hop world? Do you feel huge growth of myspace is already causing some serious competition for artists?
Actually I don’t feel anything about it. If it’s an opportunity for cats to get their music and anything else out there then I’m all for it, that is if the music is hot. But then again you got a lot of cats that just put music up there and they need a lot of work with their sh*t before they even go there. The only advice I can give to them is practice bro. Besides that MySpace is the ultimate networking tool. I have bumped into people I haven’t talked to in years on there. I’m with anything that is going to help people evolve with their careers. Competition is always good.
Some people say that Wu has fallen off? What is your response to that?
Wu Tang will never fall off, for the simple fact that there is too many of us. Wu Tang is about to embark on the next level. That’s why you’ve got different generations of Wu. Wu Tang will never fall off. As long as they got Killa Bees like us swarming through the network, that’s neither here or there. Just because people don’t hear Wu on the main stream like how they used to, doesn’t mean a d*mn thing. You got so many cats in Wu that’s doing so many different things now, that it’s not all about the music. It’s about other things too. Music is only one of the chambers. Besides that, u’d be surprised about the things that Wu Tang is about to come out with, trust me. Wu Tang will never fall off & that’s word to the babies.
What do you get up to hobbies wise when not making music?
I sit back and plot about making more money, about how I can venture myself into other things. Basically like bettering myself production wise, lyrically or I just sit back and watch cable, get my drink on something terrible. Ya know, just keep to myself. For now that is, that’s about it.
Anything else you might want to add that we missed? last words or shoutouts?
Well to set the record straight for everybody that don’t know, I am a member of the United Kingdom. I’m also a part of the Brooklyn Zu. I produced 2 ventures on the Popa Wu album. Don’t sleep on Popa Wu, we got other projects in the mix, just to let everybody know. Shot out to Buddha Monk, doing his thing out in Switzerland. Look out for that Brooklyn Zu joint, da new album. Project Oblivion is still in stores, you can still cop that & it’s available on Amazon.com & Chambermusik.com. There will be a lot more collabos with me & G-Clef. Look out for that. Look out for one of the female artist I’ll be working with, Lyric Mami. Secret projects r gonna be off da meat rack & it’s always ODB for life, BKLY Zu 4-eva. And just to let you know the 10th Chamber (Freedom or Death) isn’t going no where. It’s not only a Chamber, it’s a movment pussies! With that, that will give u something to bump your head to. That’s the Chamber we rep outta the whol Wu Tang Dynasty. Shout out to my management company, Myjestik Entertainment, Ru be holding me down. Bzzzzzzzzzzz. Peace.
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