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THERAPY (of the SMILE RAYS / the AB's)
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google the word 'therapy': not very specific. So next time y'all hear from me, it'll be Paten Locke. It's all good with me, I love change, I love names, put em together and bam! ' ... READ |
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RAASHAN AHMAD
... 'Hearing 'You Must Learn' and all the songs of empowerment was amazing! It made me rise up and realize that there was so much to be proud of as a young black youth! ' ... READ |
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LUCKYIAM
... 'I was the first Independent hip-hop artist in Peru and it was dope, they were hella receptive but I got into mischief with the fine ass women and the cheap/pure coke. I had quit smoking but I relapsed there' ... READ |
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LITTLE VIC
... 'I decided to stop relying on others because it is hard to determine their true intentions, now things are running smoother than ever before, and more importantly it is a comfortable situation people I love and trust ' ... READ |
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CHIEF
... ' I really prefer to work directly with the rappers, like I did with Sene ad Kaydee. Both came to Switzerland. To be honest, I don’t really like collabos through Myspace ' ... READ |
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L.I.F.E. LONG
... ' New York is like a huge pot filled with emcees and I am in that pot! So while simmering in that pot I got a chance to blend in with all of the other emcees ' ... READ |
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BRIAN KNOTT
... ' Got to make sure everyone is getting picked up from the airport on time, our partners are properly accommodated, wrap it up, drive home incredibly tired and think about how I'm getting too old for this shit ' ... READ |
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BISC 1
... ' I'd say if Gang Starr didn't make ‘Hard To Earn’, if things like video, graff and painting didn't happen there might not have been a record ' ... READ |
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BIG JOHN
... ' I love what I do. I always want the next track to be better than the last. If I don’t keep releasing tracks than I am only as good as my last track. My goal is to win over the support of all the shit talkers out there ' ... READ |
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AKROBATIK
... '
I'm more mature, my hair is longer, I'm in better shape, I'm more business-minded, and I have more life experience. As an artist, I think I am more confident in my abilities ' ... READ |
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MAJIK MOST
... ' I have to pay Celph $5,000 dollars every time I talk to him. Once I saw his A-team Frisbee was laying in his neighbors yard so I brought it to his door - $5,000!'' ... READ |
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ONE BE LO
... ' The ‘true form’ of hip-hop can mean different things to different people. The Subterraneous movement is about community, and having a positive impact on the community.'' ... READ |
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VAST AIRE
... ' Mighty Joseph is a bigger ape than the normal, it’s a joke on our rap styles. It’s like our songs and style are beyond the norm and Mighty Jo is like a spin-off of King Kong.'' ... READ |
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ARCHETYPE
... ' The music scene here today definitely resonates with the music history of the area, in other words, we still have our fair share of badass artists coming out of here ' ... READ |
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JUNK SCIENCE
... ' I showed them a duffel bag with one million dollars inside. I took it back of course, but I think just seeing that much money really let them know how we do business.'' ... READ |
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SUBSTANTIAL
... ' I've always believed that it is important to try and push yourself to try new things. I'm not looking to mimic what I've seen, I'm trying to take it to the next plateau ' ... READ |
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KURIOUS
... ' Walk like
a duck is for people who act like ducks. If they’re
a duck they need to walk like one… and step
off! ' ... READ |
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MUMBLES
... ' The album
is a direct expression from my soul and encompasses
a wide range of musical influences from all genres
that I've studied. You can hear classic hip-hop
samples, breaks, loops, funk, jazz, classical.
' ... READ |
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PANACEA
... ' We wanna be
known in and outside the hip-hop genre and just
be known as good music artists who make good progressive
music that happens to be very hip-hop-rooted '
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C-RAYZ WALZ
... ' I would rhyme
to Bed Springs being fucked on...people farting
or dripping water from the tap. I am the SunCycle.
I have no limit. I am just warming up ' ... READ |
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RUGGED INTELLECT
... ' It would be
contrived to say my album will single-handedly
spearhead the much desired hip-hop renaissance,
but I think this album is definitely a part of
the catalyzing force that will bring the artform
back ' ... READ |
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BLU
... ' Me and Exile
went half and half. There were a few more things
I wanted to say and a few things I could have
left out. Overall, I just got comfortable with
this being my first official release ' ... READ |
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9th SCIENTIST
...' I slip stuff
in messages in code for those who know the science.
For those who don’t know it adds some mystery
to make you go study and see for yourself ' ... READ |
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DANNY!
... ' Even after
Def Jux picked me it was way too surreal, like,
'Did they pick the right person? They do
realize who they've chosen, right?' But after
Mr. Lif and El-P reached out, I felt more at ease
' ... READ |
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K BANGER
...'Shaman Work
knows what I'm capable of doing. Prior to this,
I was avoiding every label situation possible,
especially the majors. They don't talk my language
at the moment ' ... READ |
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BUFF 1
...' On my album,
I put all aspects of my life out there, upbringing
current surroundings, politics, humor, women,
all that. And at the same time I give people metaphors,
wordplay, ... all that too ' ... READ |
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DIAMOND D
...'One of hip-hop's
greatest of all time and one of the most notorious
record diggers around the world, Diamond D belongs
in the halls of producers fame, due to his impressive
discography ' ... READ |
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iCON THE MIC KING
...'I rap really
good, I'm good looking, I'm lucky, my mother loves
me, and I'm arrogant. Those rappers don't rap
well, they're ugly, they're unlucky, their mom's
don't love them, and they're insecure' ... READ |
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SENIM SILLA (OF BINARY
STAR)
...'When I see One
Be Lo, I see Rahlo. I see the cat at 16 that borrowed
my ride to run an errand, and then called me 20
minutes later telling me to report it stolen''
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THEORY HAZIT
...'Kriss Kross
came out of nowhere dissin’ Another Bad
Creation and bitin’ off of Das Efx and Naughty
By Nature! So I dissed ‘em back! Too bad
no one ever heard it… it was dope'
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TA'RAACH
...'I figured out
for my life anyway that the love you put into
what you do is the only to turn things around...or
make a bad situation good. So instead of 'Revolution'
it's a 'Lovelution', feel me?'' ... READ |
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DISTRAKT
...' That's the
Distrakt style. Once I get your attention and
say what I want to say I'm done. Distrakt is an
emcee that doesn't waste time''
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PREACH
... 'That's really
the foundation of hip-hop music: make the best
out of what we have. Based on what I was capable
of doing, I made an effort to put out the most
honest and humble piece of work that I could master'
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DJ TOO TUFF (TUFF CREW)
... 'We recorded
at Studio 4 to do ‘Phanjam’ with Ced
Gee and Kool Keith. Everyone was drugged and cheering
in the studio as I laid cuts, they never seen
a white boy kill it, but the best was yet to come…'
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MILK DEE (of AUDIO TWO)
... 'I wasn’t
really aware of the influence in the early days,
but as time went on I began to notice a lot of emcees
with Milk Dee traits. It really became obvious by
the amounts of sample requests I receive' ... READ |
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LEXICON
... ' Being brothers
is so helpful in this game cause we know we have
each other and can trust each other, and we're always
real with each other. It helps eliminate the bullshit
' ... READ |
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FREESTYLE PROFESSORS' BRANESPARKER
... ' I just love
making music and my fans never let me die. You appreciate
and respect what I do and that shit is priceless.
With your help, Freestyle Professors is gonna be
a household name by the end of 07 ' ... READ |
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KAY DEE
... 'Chief had the
‘Creativity’ single I did with Sensei
back in '99 and he was feelin it so we got to work
quickly. One or two songs turned into an EP and
after they flew me out to Switzerland we just made
an album' ... READ |
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MOKA ONLY
... 'I’ve lived
in L.A. and it didn’t do a damn thing for
my sales…Cali is dope though! But it don’t
matter where I’m at, shit, I could be in Finland
and still do this' ... READ |
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INFINITO 2017
... 'It’s the
only thing we live for, what other purpose do we
serve then to teach and inform about those that
are even less then the lower' ... READ |
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SADAT X
... 'I still love
the game. I just don’t like some of the practices
that go along with the game. I’ve never kissed
ass and I never will' ... READ |
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IOMOS MARAD
... 'When you’re
an independent artist you find it hard to believe
that your music is touching people from Belgium
to Germany to Africa and parts of the Un-United
States that you have or not have been to' ... READ |
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MOTION MAN
... 'I started rapping
on my answering machines and my friends would call
and hang up. So I would get like 40, 50 messages
a day with nothing but hang ups cause they just
wanted to hear me flow' ... READ |
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RA SCION
... 'Folks who are
waiting for ‘the revolution’ to begin
with a whistle-blow or a shot from a canon are no
different than those who are waiting for Christ
to return on a cloud' ... READ |
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DUTCHMASSIVE
... 'I am a hip-hop
fan first. Classic hip-hop still gives me goose
bumps, and the new age underground ish is on some
next level ish. We truly are the future and it’s
hella bright' ... READ |
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RANDOM
... 'Labels are for
bottles, let the music speak for itself' ... READ |
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THE GRAND IMPERIAL DIAMOND
SHELL
...
'I’d say: "Yo Biz, man, I’m havin
a problem lacin the SP1200", and the next thing
you know he got me on the phone wit Pete Rock, the
‘muthafukkin SP1200 magician' ... READ |
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ANONYMOUS of PROJECT MOVE
... 'I wish we came
out 10 years ago so we could be in the Native Tongues…
that's the music that raised me' ... READ |
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YZ
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'I never left the game but there wàs a time
when I didn't want to record anymore. I never lost
contact with the culture of hip-hop because I am
the culture, humbly speaking of course' ... READ |
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COUNT BASS D
... 'There is a lot
of music available in this country and I'm honoured
that people can wade through such a mess and find
Count Bass D somehow' ... READ |
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K-SOLO
... 'The Hit Squad
saw me when they were just young boys trying to
get a name. I look at it like this: they wouldn’t
be where they are if they didn’t see and hear
my music first' ... READ |
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SEVEN SHAWN (of World Renown
fame)
...
'I have my own album coming out on a digital label
called Rustics Digital. The album is called ‘Talking
Crazy’. Look for it in September when school
starts!' ... READ |
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STORM THE UNPREDICTABLE
... 'After this interview
I’mma get back to work. I still have some
microbiology cultures I need to transfer and inoculate
before the semester starts' ... READ |
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BRAILLE OF LIGHTHEADED
... 'Based on the
mainstream representation of hip-hop, our sound
and lifestyle is going in a completely different
direction. So, if what you see in the videos is
the right way, then we're going the Wrong Way' ... READ |
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DEEP ROOTED
... 'The energy is
wild at a Deep Rooted show. Most of the time, when
someone sees us rock for the first time, they want
to buy our album. We kind of sale ourselves on stage.
Plus we live for this' ... READ |
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LOUIS LOGIC
... 'I'd be lying
if I were to say that I didn't give J.J. a lengthy
speech about how we should be like Guru & Primo
to convince him to become a group. I did. It worked,...'
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MARCO POLO
...
'I met Pumpkinhead way back at a show he did in
NY and gave him a beat CD which he lost and thank
God, cause the beats I first gave him were wack!'
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CADENCE
.. 'After I dropped
the first instalment of ‘W.’, George
W. Bush was too cowardly to even respond on wax.
I guess that means he knows I have superior skills
on the mic' ... READ |
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MES THE JIVE TURKEY
...'Texas State Fair
has the giant deep fried greasy foil paper fowl.
There is no better way to have a turkey leg. Chase
it with a corn dog and a deep fried peanut butter
jelly and banana sandwich' ... READ |
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The AB's (f.k.a. ASAMOV)
...'This is hip-hop,
I don’t give a fuck what your name is, you
could go by Young Microsoft. If your shit is garbage
nobody is checking for you' ... READ |
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AJ ROK (of JVC FORCE)
...'there are no more
three-dimensional artists anymore. Every one is
all one way, all hard all ghetto. No one is gangster
24/7' ... READ |
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