We are giving away 4 copies of Epic’s latest album Scarf Face, which recently dropped on the Russian label, 2-99 Records.

Tracklisting:
01. This is the Russian Album feat. Ira Lee, Georg Korg & Incunabula
02. How Many feat. Chadio
03. Act on Stage feat. Nomad, Cam the Wizzard, Touch, Siaz & the Wordburglar
04. The City
05. Walking Around Town
06. Road Trips feat. Bleubird
07. Hey Putin feat. Georg Korg
08. Cool Hey Woman feat. Touch
09. Out of the Loop feat. Existereo & Barfly
10. Cool Runnings feat. Conspiracy of SBU
11. Saskatchewan Without Douglas feat. Ira lee

Contest Entry:

To enter the random draw, simply send an email to info@ugsmag.com with the subject line “Epic Free CD Contest” and the body containing the answer to this skill testing question: What is the title of Epic’s first album? Entry deadline is September 16th, 2009.

If you’re in Saskatoon be sure to head to Amigo’s on September 19, 2009 for what may be Epic’s last show before retirement!

CD Tracklisting

01. Out Of The Same Thing feat. The Gaff
02. One Record
03. Home Again feat. Nomad
04. More Rude Than Handsome feat. Awol One
05. The Leen feat. Josh Martinez
06. Electric Furs of a Lynx feat. Noah 23
07. Moonlight feat. Josh Fischel
08. Lonely City feat. Moka Only
09. New Day
10. Time Of The Year feat. Sadat X
11. Good Old Smokey (My Kanine) feat. Myka 9
12. On My Way feat. Kirby Dominant and Kirby Criddle
13. Had It Made
14. I Tried To Tell You
15. Wait and See
16. Pray feat. Ceschi
17. 21 Chump Street feat. Cam The Wizzard
18. Year Of The Rat feat. Epic
19. Last Nights Dream

7″ Picture Disc EP Tracklisting

PIRATE EYE SIDE
01. Out Of The Same Thing feat. The Gaff
02. More Rude Then Handsome feat. Awol One
03. The Leen feat. Josh Martinez

FACTOR SIDE
01. Good Old Smokey (My Kanine) feat. Myka 9
02. Time Of The Year feat. Sadat X
03. Pray feat. Ceschi

What do you think of DJ Premier? What have you been up to?

I love DJ Premier, he has made some of my favorite music. I remember a time when I would order his mix tapes, then study them to become a better DJ. When he or Kilocee did ones and twos I nearly would start crying. One thing I was looking at the other day is that however dope he is everyone he works with quits working with him and ends on bad terms. The Group Home guys, Jeru the Damaja, etc. They would rather be broke than deal with the greatest producer of all time. Maybe he is an asshole I think.

Do you care if that Premo/Nas album ever comes out?

Not really. I haven’t heard much from Premo or Nas for years. My brother played me some songs from two Nas albums ago, it was cool but every time I listen to him I can’t help but to think of him and Foxy and the whole firm fiasco. To me he only has a one hot album every 10 years average. I don’t care about New York rap generally.

Are you more of a west coast fiend? Or you’re just more concerned with Canadian rap?

I like rap from Saskatoon mostly, then rap from Canada. I also like rap from Rhode Island north to the Canadian border, the western outskirts of Jersey City to California. Cali rap is really cool. I was going out to New York at one point to stay with Louis Logic, he invited me out there but I never made it.

Why do so many Saskatoonians like west coast rap?

Because it reminds them of prairie rap. I think it goes both ways. People in the west coast of Cali love Saskatoon rap. That’s why Factor and I can go out there for tours. Actually from my experience, Americans embrace artists like myself, soso and Josh Martinez. They think this sort of rap is fresh and ridiculous. Most Americans I talk to think that Swollen is from California and Kardinal and Kaos are Americans also. Not that mainstream Canadian rap is bad or anything, the average American just doesn’t get excited about it like they do when listening to a mcenroe CD. This surprised me really. Being in Phoenix and the promoter picking me up in a mcenroe shirt and hearing stories of Martinez rocking parties for 500+ Americans is an inspiration to me.

Photo by Kelley Dunfield

Do Americans clown Canadian rap?

Not at all. Rappers such as Buck 65 and soso and Nolto are completely in opposition of what Americans have been told that they should like. It’s hard to break into the U.S. market business wise. But we have had small successes. I mean one thing I learned out there is that most rap people in the U.S. feel as far away from what’s going on as we do. Heck even my homies from San Bernardino valley (outside L.A.) feel like outsiders. You know there is rap scene in Hawaii that like Canada is completely original and fresh? Have any Hawaii mcs ever made it big?

I guess not, I couldn’t name one Hawaiian emcee.

Well indie hip hop can be about two things: 1. A farm league for the majors or 2. Being in it for the right reasons. If you are in it for 1, that’s cool, but we aren’t on the same page. Be honest about it.

How was your last tour in the U.S.?

It was really cool, we went to a few spots in California. Then ended with a show at the 2Mex anti-Christmas show. I got up on stage just after 10 pm and there were already more people than I’ve seen at an underground rap show. I was really nervous. Everyone looked mean haha. But as soon as I started rapping I just had fun with it. L.A. showed lots of love to everyone at the show. I think L.A. may be the best place to play.

I also got to meet K-the-I??? and Mestizo and lots of cool people at the show.

A lot of people talk about how violent L.A. is (and not just rap people). Did you get this impression when you were there?

I think I’m more on guard for something to go wrong when I am there. I know that friends there have seen way more violent shit that Canadians have. For the most part people are just there to have a good time. A large amount of people from the rough neighborhoods of L.A. have mortgages and kids and report cards and girlfriend issues to contend with. Hip hop is a common love with everyone, whether you are from the south France or south central L.A. We went to south central to Project Blowed last year and everyone there embraces guests. They seem to be proud that their little café rap night in the ghetto gets visitors from all over the world.

Do people down there ever clown you for your “rapccent”?

Nah, that would be ridiculous.

Is it though?

Those people don’t really go to very many rap shows, so I don’t run into them very often. It takes effort to go out on Friday night and go to a rap show. Those sort of people stay at home more often than not. In my experience, people from generation x and the following generation are bored. They want to have fun. If you are in San Diego and hear someone with my accent, then hey that’s great to them. How often do you hear that? Plus, when it is mixed with their underground hip hop ethics, then hey that’s a fun night.

Aging is What Friends Do Together drops April 14th

Your new album seems even more personal than your other albums (it has big pictures of you on it), what is it about? Where are you coming from with Aging is What Friends Do Together?

Basically this is the way I see it: I saw some dude on TV. the other night. He was a really famous Canadian artist/writer and his work for whatever reason appealed to the 16-25 crowd. They viewed him as being great for wanting to speak to the 16-25 crowd. They could really relate to him. It also seemed he had never worked a day in his life. I thought: you know there is a large percentage of the population that is not considered cool by society. The music industry leaves these people out of things. I mean Canadian rap industry seems to like just a handful of personalities. You know the scary black guy, the white guy who takes chances with his music and is smarter than everyone else, etc. None of them have jobs and regular life experience. I’m basically trying to relate to the older music and hip hop fan who has life experiences like trying to get time off of work to go stay at your moms house for a week. Getting in car accidents and having to find the money for your insurance increase. Having to deal with a micro manager for a boss. Adult relationships. Respect for aging and balance. You know, the issues that relate to 98% of us that the 2% of rappers and indie rockers don’t have to deal with. This album is about dealing with those issues from the perspective of someone who grew up listening to De La Soul and BDP. I’m at the point in my life where I feel that I am grown up.

You’re trying to relate to the common man/woman?

No. I’m trying to relate to the other 450 types of people that are not represented by the 18 types of people making a living off of music are trying to be.

I’m just about 36 years old. When I was 20 listening to rap I thought that rappers were the coolest people ever and that everyone else needed to learn about the way the world is and how to treat it. I guess that’s what I hate about young rappers today. The same mistakes I made at that age with my worldview. I mean yesterday I got up and was at Superstore by 9 am on Saturday morning. To me these days, that’s ill as fuck.

You mean, people had to learn the world through rappers?

I certainly gained a lot of my perspectives from the teachings of the golden age rappers. I mean growing up dirt poor in the middle of a nasty recession in the poorest province next to Newfoundland, I was mad as hell at the world. I needed an explanation as to why my family unit had nothing. I studied politics from a left wing perspective in university. Rap made being poor a source of pride for me I guess. I mean we could talk about that all day. I think rap really helped me get a sense with what is right. With all radical things you know 50% of the politics were probably bullshit. I still view the early rappers as regular people that through some freak of sociology really could speak their views to millions of people. Most mainstream rap is nowadays is really just taking up space.

Epic, Chaps, and Touch: Photo by Jon B

What’s the problem with mainstream rap?

Most mainstream rap is just the world from the viewpoint of 2 or 3 of the 18 types of people that the music industry created. I mean 1. the scary black guy who became rich. 2. the guy who can get girls to touch their toes on the dance floor. 3. the white guy who grew up with all black people. That last one is the most ridiculous marketing scheme created. Pretty much every white person I know in this day and age is friends with people from minorities– and trust me I know a lot of white people. I hang out with a lot of East Indian people at work. I mean that’s a simple explanation, but really mainstream rap insults the intelligence so much, but you can’t give simple answers to poke at it. Most people I know could never relate to those three characters. I mean I like Talib Kweli and Common and The Roots and other rap from “good people.”

Did you ever want to make money out of this rap shit?

Of course yes. But there is such a small percentage of rappers who make it. I’m almost 36 with responsibilities. Paid is hanging out with Chadio and Guha in Vancouver. Paid is going to the grocery store in Zürich and having rap fans buying you the best bread and cheese in the whole store.

Are you optimistic about the state of Canadian rap today?

Sure. I mean my new album is out on Hand’Solo records, which is a partnership between someone out east and out west. When underground rap becomes the cool thing again I’m sure there are a lot of us ready. I’m really optimistic that the demise of much music will eliminate a few of the types of people that Canadian rappers aspire to be.

Why is the album out on Hand’Solo? Is CHR (Clothes Horse Records) dead?

Well basically I don’t plan on dealing with friends on any sort of business matter ever again period. It’s hard to keep them separate. When one person is viewing things as a friendship and one as a business, it’s not really a healthy relationship. I think that really the sound that soso and I created is really a CHR sound. The new soso album is far away from the CHR sound we created. I think the CHR sound was really built to a large extent on soso’s drums which were just so original. So yeah, I hope CHR is dead just so people don’t get confused. I mean this Ness album was supposed to come out on CHR and I hope it does because its really just classic Ness and really really good. Hopefully the name of the label changes. soso is really great at bringing the best out of people musically and I hope he continues on with that. People don’t really understand what I do for the label as far as like a guerilla, promoter, etc. Consigning cd’s in stores in the middle of nowhere. Answering every single myspace mail I get, booking shows. Basically stuff that is maybe useless in the scheme of getting you famous or any sort of juice in the industry. I love doing that and will continue doing that for Hand’Solo records. I really like SJ the Wordburglar and I really like Tom. So, that’s my new label.

Photo by Jon B

Can we expect a soso diss track from Epic?

I don’t think so. I got a Christmas card from him, so that’s better than a diss track. Making a diss track for 35% of the reason that you are still making music at 35% is gay. That goes for the both of us.

You’ll keep working with soso though right?

I’m not sure. My new album is produced to a large extent by soso. I have some really good beats from Maki and Kils and Factor and Kutdown and others on there.

Shout outs?

Hell yeah. Nabahe and verbal, Heywood, Ira Lee, Factor, Max Prime, Kelley. Check out my new album Aging is What Friends do Together. My favorite song is [download#56#nohits] also I got a song about Ales Hemsky with Touch on the interlude. um. I’m going to Europe in March for 13 shows. noyz319 and Nicole. Yeah, thanks for the interview peace.

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soso – “Hungover for Three Days Straight (Don’t Matter)” Video

Introduce yourself, crews, affiliations etc.

Yo this is soso of Clothes Horse Records and the world famous beatcomber crew (not actually that famous)… card carrying member of the New Democratic Party of Canada, CFCR Community Radio, AKA Gallery and Paved Arts.

You have just finished your 3rd project Tenth Street and Clarence, is there any meaning in the title?

The title refers to the place I lived while I was putting the album together. I lived there for about 3 years and it was the site of a period of change in my life. It was the first house that my girlfriend and I lived in together as a couple and marked my transition into adulthood…I know that sounds pretty gay. There were a lot of things happening around me and I feel like this album just starts to pull these experiences together — I finished university, facing massive student loan debts I started working at my first career type job, my mom lost her parents, my dad had a heart operation, I had to deal with being a partner in a relationship… just real life type shit.

Where do you draw your inspiration from when you write?

My work is based on personal experiences… depending on the nature of the project; I’ll use these personal experiences to put together songs that contribute to the work in some meaningful way.

You mention that you like old drinking songs, how have they influenced you and your music?

I was exposed to a lot of old drinking tunes as a child and to this day I find myself attracted to sad music. I like the raw, heart-breaking vocals on old cowboy songs. I appreciate their use of plain language to create these compelling stories of heartbreak and hardship… I try to use language in a similar way, using both very descriptive language — almost teetering on romantic at times — with a more unpolished vernacular (how many times was that word dropped in a rap song? a hundred?)

How did you get the name soso and what does it mean to you and say about you?

Back when I fancied myself as a bit of a graffiti writer, I used to go by “sol.” At some point I decided to abandon my stupid graff handle for something less rappy and perhaps more stupid… I came up with soso when we were sitting around the fire at a camping trip. The name fit my anti-posturing philosophy and I thought it would keep me modest. I remember you furious with the name change and swore you would never call me soso!

You have been receiving favourable reviews and charting quite well on campus radio. What does that mean for an artist like yourself?

It’s great… as an artist working on the peripheral, in some ways it validates my practice and gives me something to brag to my mom about. It’s encouraging to know that people are listening. It provides me with a tiny bit of leverage when I’m looking for distro or maybe a show or something. I’m not in a position to spend a lot money on advertising and promotion so radio play really helps get my album out there.

You have crafted your own unique style of hip hop how do you deal with the naysayers that say soso ain’t hip hop?

If I was sixteen years old I’d probably front on me too. I love hip hop. I’m at a different stage of life. I’m more mature. I don’t give a fuck about repping the elements anymore… this is not a “lifestyle” or a way of dressing. This is my life. I’ve invested everything into this music.

How have you grown as an artist and a person since Sour Suite?

I think getting a fine arts degree provided me with the tools to think critically about my music and gave me the opportunity to work and develop my craft. I think I’ve matured, I am more focused. I’ve improved my writing, delivery and production over the last 5 or 6 years… I still have a lot to learn.

What is your take on the Canadian Independent hip hop scene and where do you see yourself?

The Canadian indie scene is diverse… there’s good energy right now. There are a lot of artists working hard and releasing good music. I think we are starting to develop the infrastructure needed to nurture a bigger scene… there are more venues, promoters, artists, radio shows, etc. I like to think that I’m contributing to the success of our scene through my work with the Clothes Horse Records and Phonographique.

Who would you like to work with in the future?

Leonard Cohen

What are you currently working on?

Killing myself slowly, making poor decisions and collecting new material for the next soso project. Other than that, I have a handful of beats I put together for some of my favourite rappers including Ira Lee, Yy and Thesis Sahib… hopefully by stating it in writing it will force me to work on that project. I also started working on a project with Satchil Paige — he’s the illest!

strong>The Release of Recyclone’s Corroding the Dead World marked the first CHR release that you did not produce. How did that materialize?

I fell in love with Recyclone – Numbers. Pip Skid was living in Halifax and he introduced me to Jon…We had started working on our project, Stagnation and Woe, and Jon was looking for a label to release Corroding the Dead World. I wanted to expand the label and I thought it would be a good fit. I want to continue to slowly build the label and bring in new artists. We’re dropping Thesis Sahib’s new album HOWL this spring.

What has been your favourite hip hop moment or experience?

I used to love getting records in the mail. Getting my first test press was great. Sometimes when I perform certain songs like “Midnight Run” or “We Always Thought She’d be the First to Go” I get chills… I like that.

What is your favourite Beer?

Holy… this is like the “name your favourite hip hop album” question. You know me Chaps, I drink for volume, so I tend to go for the affordable easy-drinking lagers like GW Premium Light or Olympia. At the pub I gotta drink Leprechaun lager (cuz it’s so cheap) or maybe Alexander Keith’s. On dollar draft night I usually end up drinking Pilsner, but our local delusional-jiggy-rap-dj ruined that night so whatever. On a payday I might pick up some Heineken or MGD but those days are few and far between. When I’m in Winnipeg it might be Moose Head or those giant cans of Blue or Fort Garry Pale Ale. I like the 6 dollar 6 packs in Alberta — it was Lucky Lager or Crest. They had a bunch I can’t remember… drinking regional beers is one of the better things about touring. When I go camping I like to get fun old school beers like Calgary, Labatt 50, Boh or OV. I don’t knock back too many 40′s anymore, but my brother and I killed quite a few 40′s of Old Milwaukee way back when.

What do you like to do when you aren’t making music?

I like to scheme about music, cook, drink beer, do a little art, drink beer, gossip and scheme about music.

What are you listening to these days?

Today I listened to Matre – Struggle Music, Blockhead – Downtown Science, Cage – Hell’s Winter, I Self Divine – Self Destruction and the Epic & Nomad album!

What is the best hip hop performance you have ever seen?

My favourite show was either the Alkaholiks and Rascalz show here in 1997 or the Heiro show in 1998 in Calgary.

Why did you quit writing Graffiti?

There were a couple of contributing factors. I was getting old and I was losing my nerve for illegal pieces. I was doing legal stuff and that kinda made me feel like a herb. Once I started going to art school, it didn’t seem like “real art” which is totally fucked. I’ve always loved the “fuck you I’m gonna paint this whether you like it or not” attitude…

Who would win in an MC battle me or Epic?

Well it would probably start out as a friendly little battle. You would say “I’m in the place to be, you can’t see me” and Epic would come up with some funny lines about you liking the Browns or something. Then the battle would change sharply… you would pull out 10 years of dirt you’ve collected on Epic and kill him with personal attacks…

What do you like best about Saskatoon and Saskatchewan?

My friends and family live here. There are no earthquakes, hurricanes or volcanoes.

Do you have any last words or stories you would like to share?

I’m gonna be noyz’s best man so I think I’ll start sun tanning now so I’m really, really, really brown for the wedding. And I’m gonna use some of them white strips too… there’s nothing more pathetic than a really, really, really tanned man with yellow teeth. Holler if you hear me!

I met up with Epic on ICQ for a much overdue interview. So, in the tradition of interviews that ask oddball questions to the artists you love, here is Epic – live and raw.

Andy: Hip Hop interviews always start out the same and then ask all the same questions. So first, tell me everything a normal hiphop interview would find out so we can get the first questions out of the way. What’s your name, were are you from, who are your homies, and how dope is your new stuff gonna be? next level or on some different shit?

Epic: My name hiphop wise is Epic. My physical brother is named nathan knowwhatIamsaying. I hang with the beatcomber’s, some think we are a gang, but we are a dj crew really. Soso is like the ceo of clotheshorse entertainment incorporated. I know this dope emcee named Yy, I am gonna record a bunch of new stuff for my friends and people in this region basically. Gonna record with my man Gumshoe Strut, cf, my homie dwight.

Have you ever had a fight with your crew? A big brawl or anything?

Yeah. I wasn’t getting along with my roommate. We were sharing an apartment. I intentionally bounced the rent check. We ended up fist fighting in a park in New West. That was like 92. I got a new crew now and they got my back.

Bounced a rent check? You hustler! What’s the most expensive thing you’ve ever stolen?

Would a real hustler confess on the net?

Is that code word for Epic is clean living and wouldn’t steal?

Honestly, probably nothing more expensive than a 10 speed

Alright. Do small time hustlers get paid twice? Have you ever been on government assistance?

You mean in 2 different provinces at the same time?

You’ve been on welfare in 2 different provinces at once?

Can you keep these questions hiphop related?

I can give you hiphop questions. true or false: Epic likes hiphop.

I like hiphop. Just lot’s I could do without.

Who’s the worst hip hop artist out today?

Probably this dude’s site I checked out from New Orleans. He had a link posted off this other website. Probably Run from Run Dmc

If you could battle Run, what would you say to him?

Probably a rhyme about how… Oh, I don’t want to say it, got to many religious friends.

Say it!

No, really though I read an interview with him and he was saying some wack stuff.

Why are most hiphop interviews so bad?

Too many rapper’s are focused on the fact that they have to act a certain way to make it in the industry.

What would you rather do?

I have goals that all contain me rapping, that will be relevant for another 20 years or so. A lot of people deserve to have hiphop as a career.

How can you stay relevant for 20 years?

By analyzing what need’s to change in hiphop, in society, practicing my freestyling constantly and staying in contact with good people.

Who are some other good people you want to work with?

Firstly I want to work with some of the people from around here that I haven’t had a chance cause I have had a really busy year. Factor, a song with Chap’s and a couple dudes in Edmonton. Plus other people on my album. I want to work with certain people out of town, but I think I would have to click with them on a personal level before I asked them.

Other than the people around you though, who’s the first hiphopper outside of Canada that you’d want to work with?

Volume 10 and Dru Down

You know what’s funny, i’m listening to Volume 10 right now. He’s probably also my favorite MC. Your a genius Epic, Volume 10/Epic album would be the best album – ever.

Yeah, if we could get Yukmouth on that.

What’s the lowest price you’d take for the Volume 10 LP on vinyl?

Probably wouldn’t take cash. If I say like xxxx Canadian some dude checkin’ the site from Mexico would be like that’s like fuck all in our money.

What makes you such a hardcore West Coast G? People seem to think that your into anticon, painting, artsy women, and flowers – according to the internet at least. So to tie into that, why is the internet so lame?

It’s funny, a lot of times on the internet instead of relevant discussions people post for the shock value. Dude’s don’t know the 1/2 about me. It works both ways though cause I get a lot of support too. A lot of these shock value dudes are just marks basically. I consider people who go on websites too bash people right up there with battling in chatrooms.

What’s the worst thing you’ve ever been called in a battle?

An old man. Actually check that. When I battled my homie chap’s he got real personal on me. He called me on a bunch of personal shit. Wasn’t even rhyming his punchlines. Was funny as hell. That was 3 year’s ago. never stepped to him again. He stepped to John Smith at the last battle – but I guess he didn’t have as much dirt on him.

But Chaps won! ah who cares, the battle was rigged anyway. Watch out for the John Smith – Prevail – Patty C – Karma Khameleon EP appearing soon on ugsmag.com…

what’s the best punchline you’ve ever had? and have you ever battled joss?

I don’t know, so many. I don’t think they would come out as funny in typing. Lately probably that dude I called mc Jamiroquai, and I’ve never battled Joss.

How often do you call someone a fucking asshole? I noticed that’s an Epic staple.

Yeah, lately I notice organized battles get stupid. Dudes rap about I’ll kill you and I’ll f— your sister. I try not to blend in with that. When I call someone a fucking goof or something everyone laughs then the battle is not as serious. I like when thugs try talking about killing in a battle. Then I can get real specific and graphic when it’s my turn

Do you have a criminal record?

No criminal record. Only arrested once over 18.

For what?

No comment

Ah c’mon! No comment, who are you, Klein?

You mean Ralph Klein. Maybe it was for a corporate crime Andy. Yeah, that’s the ticket. I was skimming off the deposits to plug v.l.t’s.

Fine. if you don’t want to tell me the good details, I’ll ask something else. How did you meet soso?

I can’t remember how exactly. We were introduced through mutual friend’s. He was into DJ’ing and so was I. We ended up setting stuff up at the local skate park I think to dj for a skate competition.

Do you skate?

No. I emcee instead.

here’s a cool interview technique I jacked from FuseOne from hiphopinfinity.com, its called word association, and its dope. I’ll give you a phrase, and you write a couple sentences about what you think.

New York.

I drove a semi into New York. We parked at the Staten Island mall. Slept there a couple of nights. I remember most the Staten Island Ferry.

Jesus

…was a black man

haha. Isosoles

Those dude’s were the beatcombers rival’s for years. On the tables, on the mic. By the time we all grew out of our beef they moved away. I wonder what Shrimpy’s up to about now.

Swollen Members.

I use to be into their early stuff.

Living Legends.

I really like Grouch. Murs is dope. Besides that, not my thing.

Who is Epic/Erin Carroll?

Just some one on the rise. The same character pretty much. I mean, maybe Erin Carroll is more of an entertainer. Epic is not really out to entertain. I just want to say my piece on the mic You know what I mean. That’s not what Epic’s rhymes are about. You want an entertainer maybe get Erin on the mic or something.

Could Erin battle Epic?

Who would get dissed for the grey hair? Erin would come with pre-writtens.

Who would wear the feminine reptile shirt? DJ clue is coming to Edmonton. i’m thinking of yelling CLUE in his ear and stealing his turntables, will you help?

I really felt sorry for K-cut from Baby Blue when he came to town. Here is someone who contributed in whatever way to one of the most classic album’s and here he is in Saskatoon playing like Thunderstruck by ac/dc to get the dance floor going.

I mean, the baby blue sound crew, that album gets the clubs crunk, of course its a classic. Do you have a miss money jane in your life?

Who cares. Baby Blue are beyond wack. It seems the real never make it whether it be on the tables, on the real. I remember this hockey player who was like tearing it up in junior. Best player to ever come from these part’s. Problem was he was 5 foot 3. Had like 3 goals a game. Big time never gave him a chance. Probably sells cars. Word to all the real dj’s.

What’s the most expensive thing you’ve sold to buy more vinyl?

I’ve gone without eating for a day, probably for Fatboy’s 12″.

The Fatboys, I love that song with the force MDs. Nevermind, you wouldn’t get it, your a new jack. Oh by the way, I heard Sole talking about some guy named Rakim, do you know who that is?

Rakim is one of the first tapes I got. I really like that Jody Watley song. People slept on that don’t sweat the technique.

That album was alright, but I like Let the Rhythm Hit’em better. Don’t sweat had a few bangers though, especially pass the hand grenade. I’m not a huge Erik B fan, I would have rather seen Rakim with Shock G.

Shock Jesus

Exactly. I want to make an album with Money B.

I want to do one with Chi Ali

Would you bail Chi Ali out of jail to do a track?

No

Alright, before this gets even longer, any closing thoughts?

Yeah, a few. If you have spare time this summer learn how the drive to fund the pensions of our parents generation is a greedy process that necessitates increased globalization. The erosion of the working class to create cheap labour. People working for sick wages in Canada and even sicker in other countries. Fuck Nike. Fuck the Saskatoon Star Phoenix. Fuck slumlordz. The revolution may or may not be violent but it will REQUIRE THE SAME CROSS SECTION of society that hiphop has. Let’s use hiphop as a tool. But remember hiphop is fun too. I had to get this off in case i never get an opportunity again. Plus one more. Pick up the soso full length.

word up to social revolution backed by hiphop. Buy Epic’s Album, cause its bangin. Thanks for your time Epic, peace.

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