July 23, 2011
MC Serch Interview
In my previous post I looked back at Non Phixion's Legacy 12" and I referenced an interview that the P Brothers did with MC Serch back in 2003 and I promised to share it with you.
Now this interview is a real banger, it's like no other interview that you've read before. Normally an interview is conducted for a specific purpose, usually to promote an artists new album, to clear up some pointless beef, or to drum up interest in their new protege blah, blah, blah. There is almost always a motive for the artist to do the interview.
What makes this different, is that Serch pretty much did the interview to satisfy the persistant requests of the P Brothers, who are hip hop purists and whose only interest is to better understand Serch, some of his history and to get to the truth behind all of the gossip and rumours.
Serch said it himself, that this would be the last interview he does of this kind, and I can see why. He bares his soul here and openly and honestly answers all of the questions put to him. You really get the feeling as you read through it that he's laying some demons to rest. He talks in detail about the formation of 3rd Bass, their success and their later demise, and what the real issues were. He explains the trip to LA where he and Pete were nearly killed by gang members over the MC Hammer diss, and then his behind the scenes work executive producing Nas' first two albums and O.C.s classic, Word, Life. Oh, and he clears up some of the Non Phixion story too!
It's a two part interview, and it's quite long, but I wouldn't have it any other way. The depth and scope of this interview is what makes it so brilliant. I hope you appreciate this as much as I did.
Shout out to the P Brothers too, I love you guys.
PART 1 - http://pressrewind.wordpress.com/2007/06/01/def-jam-3rd-bass-hammers-gas-face-mc-serch-in-grandslam-part-1-2003/
PART 2 - http://pressrewind.wordpress.com/2007/06/05/3rd-bass-split-nas-oc-non-phixion-mc-serch-interview-part-2-in-grandslam-2003/
Labels:
3rd Bass,
Interview,
MC Serch,
Nas,
Non Phixion,
O.C.,
Old School
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