Prince Paul - Gravediggaz Interview (July 18th 2013)

I first spoke with Prince Paul in September 2012 for an interview that covered pretty much his whole career. The interview got a great response when it went up online, particularly the questions about the Gravediggaz. Since then I wanted to reconnect with him to discuss the first Gravediggaz record in more detail. It is a stone cold classic in my opinion and I had a lot of questions for him.

I finally got the opportunity to speak with Paul again last week and I focussed the entire hour long interview on the creation of Niggamortis/6 Feet Deep. Paul was in an especially talkative mood so the interview is really in depth. We breakdown the album track-by-track as well as discussing the problems he had trying to get a deal for the group, getting the record out and much more.


I feel this is the definitive interview when it comes to 6 Feet Deep, I don’t think Paul has ever spoken in as much detail about the making of this album. So sit back, take some time and enjoy the read... Like I said, it’s very long!


The interview is up on hiphopsite.com as well as Wu-International.com but I thought I'd post it here too for you guys...


Interview conducted by Pattch82 (pattch82@gmail.com)
Interview Date: July 18th 2013



PATTCH82: Wassup Paul, how are you…?

PRINCE PAUL: Yeah I’m good, just getting my day started. How you doing…?

P82: Yeah I’m good. I wanted to focus the interview on the making of the first Gravediggaz record if that’s cool with you…? It’s a personal classic of mine and I got a lot of questions! Haha…

PAUL: OK yeah, no problem.

Chaotik Stylz Interview (July 17th 2013)

Chaotik Stylz just dropped his first official release via Brick Records on July 16th. ‘The Subliminal Substance’ is fully produced by OH NO except for two tracks, one of which is produced by DJ Romes, the other by Georgia Anne Muldrow. Features on the album include Oh No, M.E.D., Roc C, Declaime, Romes and Georgia Anne Muldrow amongst others.

The album is dark, gritty, and covers every aspect of Chaotik’s life whilst he was literally going through chaos. From dealing with drug addiction, to his Mother passing away, trying to raise his daughters, trying to succeed in the rap game whilst holding down a 9 to 5.

I recently spoke to Chaotik and we discussed all of the above plus the making of his album, how he hooked up with Oh No, his past and what he hopes for the future…


Interview conducted by Pattch82 (pattch82@gmail.com)
Interview Date: July 17th 2013



PATTCH82: Wassup Chaotik…

CHAOTIK: What’s goin’ on man how you doing?

P82: Yeah I’m not bad. Yourself…?

C: Yeah I’m doing alright man, I’m living. Living the dream homie, haha.

DJ Muggs Interview (May 3rd 2013)

DJ Muggs is a legend… over 20 years in the game and he’s still hungry as ever. Experimenting, creating new sounds, pushing musical boundaries whilst still giving us the raw straight up Hip-Hop that he’s known for. I had the opportunity to speak with Muggs about his recent projects as well as his series of Muggs Vs… albums, future projects and a lot of other shit too… Hope you enjoy the read!


Interview conducted by Pattch82 (pattch82@gmail.com)
Interview Date: May 3rd 2013





PATTCH82: Thanks for taking the time to speak with me…

DJ MUGGS: Yeah no problem, how’s everything?

P82: Yeah good man, how are you…?

MUGGS: Yeah good day today man, good day.

William Hart of The Delfonics Interview (January 9th 2013)

A few weeks ago I posted an interview that I conducted with Adrian Younge. As a follow on to that, I spoke with William Hart, the lead singer of The Delfonics about working with Adrian on the new album. We also spoke about working with the Wu back in '96 and sampling in hip-hop...

Both interviews are up on Wax Poetics website in a scaled down form...

http://www.waxpoetics.com/blog/guest...-day-delfonics


And here is the full William Hart interview below...




Interview conducted by Pattch82 (pattch82@gmail.com)
Interview Date: January 9th 2013


PATTCH82: Thanks for taking the time to speak with me…

WILLIAM HART: Yeah no problem, absolutely.

P82: I’ve heard the press copy of the new album, I’m totally in love with this album!

WILLIAM: Oh thank you man, thank you.

Adrian Younge Interview (January 2nd 2013)

I recently had the chance to speak with Adrian Younge about two of his upcoming projects with The Delfonics and Ghostface Killah. I had a blast doing this interview. He is such a cool humble guy. Hope you enjoy the read...


Interview conducted by Pattch82 (pattch82@gmail.com)
Interview Date: January 2nd 2013



PATTCH82: Thanks for taking the time to speak with me, how are you…?

ADRIAN YOUNGE: Yeah I’m good, I’m good. Thanks for reaching out.

P82: No problem, I’m a big Delfonics fan so I couldn’t turn down the chance to discuss the album with you.

ADRIAN: Thank you man, I appreciate it.

Cappadonna Interview (19th December 2012)

Interview conducted by Pattch82 (pattch82@gmail.com)
Interview Date: December 13th 2012




I recently had the chance to speak with Cappadonna. We discussed a variety of topics including his upcoming album, future Wu-Tang projects and a whole lot of other stuff too...


PATTCH82: First off, the new album Eyrth, Wynd And Fyre is set to drop on February 12th. How do you feel it stacks up against your other solo records…?

CAPPADONNA: It’s just different man, it’s more together you know what I mean? The message is a little more clearer and I think it’s just an all around tighter album production wise. Big up my man J. Glaze on the production tip.

P82: There are a lot of lesser known producers on the album. They did hook you up with some bangers though…

CAPPA: Yeah man it’s just something different you know. I always want to give the underdogs a chance to shine through. We been reigning in the game for over ten years and it’s always good to be able to look back at the brothers that’s trying to come up and do they thing man, and give them a chance. It is a sacrifice as well, because when you do this a lot of people look at you like your value is lessening. But really, your value as an individual is increasing because that’s a wonderful and good thing to do for people man.

Sean Price Interview (27th October 2012)

I recently got the chance to speak with Sean Price for hiphopsite.com... We spoke at length about his new album Mic Tyson, the Random Axe project and a few other topics. Sean P is a funny dude. Check out the interview below...


http://www.hiphopsit...mp-for-wu-tang/


Interview conducted by Pattch82 (pattch82@gmail.com)
Interview Date: October 25th 2012



PATTCH82: First off, Mic Tyson is set to drop on October 30th. How do you feel it stacks up against your other solo records…?

SEAN PRICE: Ummm I don’t know. I just make them shits you know. You figure that out, the fans figure that out.

P82: Personally I think you’ve got a classic on your hands here. Every solo album is a step up from the last.

SEAN: Thank you man, I appreciate it.

Prince Paul Interview (September 16th 2012)

Prince Paul needs no introduction… a true Hip-Hop legend that is responsible for some of the illest (and craziest) Hip-Hop albums of all time. From Stetsasonic and De La Soul to Gravediggaz and Souls Of Mischief, he has crafted numerous classics in a career spanning more than 20 years. I recently got the opportunity to speak with the man himself and put a few questions to him, hopefully I did a decent job…?

Interview conducted by Pattch82 (pattch82@gmail.com)
Interview Date: September 16th 2012



PATTCH82: First off, what is the concept behind your new album Negroes On Ice...? Didn’t it start out as a theatre show of some sort, like a comedy/sketch show…?

PRINCE PAUL: The concept is kinda like a day in the life of a teenager, obviously it’s highly exaggerated, it’s more or less like a story that builds into music and goes into the story, almost like A Prince Among Thieves but this is more like a one man show type of thing where he kinda gets up and just tells everything about what his day is like, it’s like a bizarre exaggerated day in the life of a teenager. To be honest it’s really stupid… it’s just bizarre. It’s really hard to describe, some people listen to it and think it’s great, some people listen to it and think I’m ruining Hip-Hop and here, there and everything else so we’ll see.