Thanks for taking the time to do this interview. First off can you tell us what part of the UK you from and how you started out as an artist?
Bless fam…Reds in da place… Im from Norwich, in the EA (East Anglia!) It started for me by rollin with sound system crews and going to loadsa free parties, warehouse raves and festivals and getting known for blessing the mic in sound sessions.This then led to gettin into the recording side of things cos some of the crew i was rolling with were squatting big buildings turnin them into living space and people started bringin in bits of recording gear and studio kit and people would be jammin. those days were live- o, real crazy vibes but a lot less proffessional than the studio environments we’re used to nowadays haha
What have you released to date and what would you say was your biggest acheivement in Hip-Hop was?
First we dropped ‘The All Or Nothing Days’ album then the ‘Knowledge Is King’ album and now Ive just been sorting out a new mixtape series Ruffneck Intellect. I guess Id count my biggest achievements as doing tracks with artists like Hell Razah, Timbo King and Bronze Nazareth and supporting acts like Souls Of Mischief and some of the most respected in the UK like Task Force, Phi Life Cypher and Skinnyman. I count everyday just bein here as a big achievement tho haha
Okay, let’s talk about your new project. Who produced it and what guests are involved?
The new project is Chronic Redeye Music presents Ruffneck Intellect Vol.1 with a collection of exclusives, big hits and freestyles featuring artists like Dezert Eez, Hell Razah, Timbo King, Deadly Hunta, DPF, Yaeo, Manny Moscow, Late, Conman, Rook Da Rukus, Franko Fraize, Lyrical T, Mancini & The Creepers..the list goes on lol its like a family tree of the realest motherf**kers in the game
When did you start making this new project?
Its been in the works for over a year now cos things can get mad hectic up at Chronic Redeye Music HQ and it can mean real life gets in the way of the master plans lol
When is it released and where is the best place to buy it from?
Its out now best places to cop it are www.hoodlem.bigcartel.com or www.suspect-packages.com
What formats will it be released on?
CD
Do you think CD’s will become extinct soon because of the MP3? How do you feel about this as an artist?
I dunno about exctinct but definitely decreasing in value as everything becomes more throwaway. Its a shame for me as someone whos still in love with vinyl let alone CD, but ya gotta move with the times and it is what it is!
For those that don’t know what record label are you currently on and who are your label-mates?
We run our own imprint Chronic Redeye Music which is solely for our output but we’ve got close links with Hoodlem recordings which is home to Franko Fraize and Lyrical T
Can you give us all your relevant website links please?
www.myspace.com/chronicredeye
www.hoodlem.bigcartel.com
www.soundcloud.com/chronic-redeye-music
Before you go is there anything you would like to add or say?
yeah cop Ruffneck Intellect Vol.1 CD its too ill to sleep on! and get to know the name SOLDJASOULZ thats the new team of me and DPF we been destroying mics left right and centre. (no) peace!
Interview by Tony Mitchell
