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Smif N Wessun Interview: THE PAST, THE PRESENT, THE ALBUM
Smif N Wessun Interview: THE PAST, THE PRESENT, THE ALBUM
Bathgate Interview: A New Beginning…
Billy Bathgate, a Harlem, New York native, quickly earned respect, garnering street credibility along the way, for his fierce lyrical skills, and witty wordplay, in and around his neighborhood; the Manhattanville housing projects. He soon went from battling other aspiring emcees in the park to a much grander scale, when he was invited to freestyle for a number of high profile mix-tape deejays, i.e. Kay Slay, Clue, Whoo Kid, Envy, Enuff, Dirty Harry, Kool Kid and Clinton Sparks. Word spread fast about this super talented newcomer to the game, and before long many major labels were reaching out to offer Bathgate, a moniker he borrowed from the graphic novel & film of the same name that tells the story of a teenage boy who becomes the surrogate son of doomed mobster Dutch Schultz, a recording contract. He weighed out his many options, and with Virgin looking to be the most promising, Bathgate signed on the dotted line. His lead single, ‘F!@# That,’ or its much cleaner title, ‘Bump That,’ was a smash underground hit, and had Hip-Hop heads anxiously awaiting his, at that time, forthcoming stellar solo outing, Dear Rich America, My Story To You.
Soulive Interview
Great performers always have their loyal fans, because, after all, music is better live. Its for this very reason that Soul Live is still going strong and just released their sixth studio album, No Place Like Soul. However, will this new album, the first with lead singer Toussaint, change Soul Live’s place within the industry? Regardless both drummer and de facto band leader Allen Evans and Toussaint don’t seem worried as they took some time to interview with MVRemix.
P-Thugg interview @ The Official Chromeo Make Up Party
Things didn’t go as planned, but nonetheless worked out better than expected. Originally the duo known as Chromeo (Dave 1 & P-Thugg) were supposed to perform their live show at the Red Room nightclub last Thursday, July 19. Due to complications with his student visa, Dave 1 was not able to make it into Vancouver in time. With only one half of the duo in town, P-Thugg decided that the show must go on and relocated to a different venue to have the “Official Chromeo Make up party.”
The dance party was moved down a few blocks to The Bourbon (50 W. Cordova St.) and proved to be an even more exciting night than expected. There was an abundance of Chromeo fans that showed up to dance the night away to the variety of mixes and mash-ups being played that night. Accompanied by Flosstradamus, My!Gay!Husband! and Benjamin, P-Thugg managed to pull together and amazing night with even better music.
Big Shug: Second Time Around Interview
Long story short — Gang Starr Foundation, alum, Big Shug, nee Cary Guy, grew up in Boston, MA’s rough-and-tumble section, Mattapan, appropriately nicknamed, ‘Murderpan.’ After his mother abandoned the family with his hard partying father, the young and impressionable youth turned to the tough streets of ‘Beantown’ as an only means of survival. Along the way, he met a wayward kid, then, Keithy E the Guru, an aspiring emcee from the ‘other’ side of the tracks. Although Shug would soon catch a lengthy bid for his criminal behavior, Keithy E, who started going by the shorter stage name, Guru, persevered, and eventually went on to link up with a Houston, Texas based deejay that called himself Waxmaster C. The duo later became known as Gang Starr. After his release from jail, Big Shug first appeared on the Hard to Earn [1994] track ‘F.A.L.A.,’ a fan favorite, and talks of a solo project began. Two more favorable cameos followed, ‘The Militia,’ also featuring Freddie Foxxx, from ’98′s Moment of Truth, and “Capture (Militia Pt. 3),’ which is taken from Gang Starr’s latest, and FINAL, group effort, The Ownerz, both of which ultimately sealed the deal. By fall of ’05, Who’s Hard? , his solid, but commercially overlooked, debut was released. Fast forward nearly two years later and Big Shug has returned…
Steele (Smif N Wessun) Interview
Fifteen years is a long time. But fifteen years in the temperamental world of Hip Hop, where time should be measured in dog years, is a couple of lifetimes. Since 1992′s release of Black Moon’s “Who Got Da Props”, The Boot Camp Click has been consistently dropping quality material and some classic material along the way (every fan needs to own Enta Da Stageand Dah’ Shinin’, no questions asked). One of the many reasons BCC is still together, is the loyalty and respect they have for their other members.
