| Soundbwoi Killaz Interview |
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| Written by RTEK | |
| Monday, 27 October 2008 | |
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More of our interview with the Soundbwoi Killaz: DJ Slice and DTG We would make scratch and vocal tracks which brought back my fire to record. Since Shorty T couldn’t offer everything I needed, he introduced me to his CrateKicker Crew member which just happened to be Slice. Slice and I clicked instantly and from there on, things began to gel. I told him that I’m making his studio my new home and since DJ Cos decided to retire his 1200’s, it was only right that my new brotha from another mother fill the shoes that Cos left vacant. Slice and I think a lot alike. We are sticklers for detail and ensuring the concept is truly depicted exactly how we envisioned it.When did the SoundBwoi Killaz concept come into being? After we completed The Great Mixtape and The Long Awaited Pain, we knew that it was just the beginning. We both had the same goals in mind so Slice gave me the option to partner up with his record company and things just bubbled from there. Instead of just featuring him as my DJ, we both agreed it was time to rebirth the MC/DJ tandem and show the world that true hip-hop still exists. Since I was officially a partner in the SoundBwoi Records camp, it was only right that we join to form The SoundBwoi Killaz and take over the game. Not only as a hungry yet fierce duo but also a pair that planned on making SoundBwoi Records and Slice’s Crib Studio’s a true staple in local and worldwide hip-hop. What sets your work as SBK apart from the work you two have done together in the past? We’re very like-minded. We don’t believe in just making hot tracks but creating classics that will stand the test of time. I craft lyrics that reflect on my experiences and true feelings. Slice created tracks that brought all of my concepts to life in a format which the young and old can truly appreciate. DJ Cos and I as the Drop Squad had the same goals in mind but they never came into fruition. With The SoundBwoi Killaz, we are No-Holds Barred. No room for dumbing it down and leaving all the room in the world for keeping it real and most importantly keeping it Hip-Hop. Tell us about some of the tracks on the album. Well of course there is The SoundBwoi Killaz which simply breaks down the fact that we are here and ready to give it all we got. Lyrics and Dope Beats equals the heat that the game is lacking. Anyone Whoever Loved is a dope single that not only pleases the eardrums with great music, but true lyrics that depicts the very elements that comprises hip-hop. I Rep Philly possesses a hard yet raw beat which allows me to express how much our home town means to us. Gonna Make It is a track which many need to take heed to because many are on the wrong path to bettering ourselves as a people. And of course one of my favs is Change Gon Come which lets the world know that the radio airwaves force feeding us garbage must end. Bring back the MC/DJ tandem displaying raw lyrics, dope beats and most importantly TURNTABLISM!! Yes, and that's what's really missing. Balance. Bam said it. A lot of people overlook that fact or blow the shituation out of proportion. Case in point- Last year Nas started a wildfire of sorts with his album title “Hip Hop is Dead.” While real Hiphoppas know the score, most are caught up in the push of commercialism and are largely ignorant to the issues that face Hiphop kulture. How would you assess the current state of Hip-Hop? A state of confusion. Many of the listeners today lack the knowledge of where Hip-Hop has been and where it’s going. You can’t omit many of the key elements and think it’s still 100% Hip-Hop. First and foremost, originality must return. The radio and video shows are flooding our brains with recycled carbon copies. How can you create a true hip-hop track without a DJ present to set it all off? As long as an MC conveys an original style with heartfelt lyrics and a DJ on the wheels of steel to carry it all, Hip-Hop shall never die!! Just because the airwaves are playing payola garbage and the record companies are distributing controlled nonsense, does not mean that Hip-Hop is dead!! Make a statement and show the world that it still exists and can never DIE!! Slice- You recently had the opportunity to deejay for KRS-One, a man many consider to be the greatest live performer in Hip-Hop. Talk a bit about that experience. That was as crazy and fulfilling of an experience as I have ever had in almost 30 yrs as a DJ. It's one thing to be in the audience watching the show but being up there with him or an artist of that caliber communicating with you live what they need, Letting you solo a bit on their set. We were actually with members of different bands that performed during the People’s Festival earlier that day and created songs right there live. None of us knew each other but the chemistry was so live and funky that it didn’t matter. I don’t know of too many emcee’s that could have pulled that off without their vocals playing from their record and them rapping over top of it. Plus his freestyle skills are still ridiculous after all these years!!! No doubt. -How do you feel about the way our kulture's originators are largely ignored by not only the media but up-and-coming artists as well? Because Rap music is a billion dollar business that is marketed to a specific age group, in that respect the originators don’t matter because they are not selling records and the younger up and coming artists as well as fans don’t respect nor care to acknowledge their contributions to the music business and that if it weren’t for them and the challenges they went through that they wouldn’t see the royalties and business deals that they are seeing now. On the flip side of that, the originator haven’t embraced the younger cats or fans either as some of them are still bitter over what could have been. I’ve met a couple of them which I grew up listening to and friendly nor nurturing nor sharing was part of their makeup. What can fans expect from a SoundBwoi Killaz live set? A show that will have a lot of energy with a DJ and MC working together as a tandem the way the legends of the past such as Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince/Cash Money & Marvelous & other groups from Philly that incorporated both facets into their shows which is sorely missed in Hip Hop’s live shows right now.
Out With the Bad & In With the Great, Soundbwoi Records, 2008
Avaialble via iTunes November 10!
1. Explanation of Hip Hop “Intro”
2. SoundBwoi Killaz 3. Gotsta Shine * 4. City Of Brotherly Love 5. Return Of The Original - Interlude 6. Simply In My Nature 7. Play The Game 8. Look Close, I Am Here - Interlude 9. Anyone Who Ever Loved 10. Change Gon Come 11. Sound of DTG 12. Gonna Make It * 13. I Am What I Am - Interlude 14. Let D Be D 15. It Iz What It Iz - Interlude 16. Say What I Feel * 17. Getting High Interlude 18. Grown Man Talk ^ 19. Even If It’s Jazz + 20. I Rep Philly * 21. Take Notes * 22. Twirlorama 23. No Fears * 24. The Battle will Continue “Outro
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