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DSR: First off how did the two of you meet?
S.C.C: We met one night at a party. We both knew the guy who was throwing
the
party (a mutual friend) and we have been tight ever since then.
DSR: How long was it before you started the whole rapping thing?
S.C.C: Not long at all. I (Mista Matt) had already started recording a solo
project. So me and B-Rock decided to form a group, and focus on that
instead.
DSR: You said you were already into rapping how was it that the
two of you got involved in the rap scene to begin with?
S.C.C: I had been a fan or rap music since the late 80's. I was really into
Big Daddy Kane and Early LL Cool J, I started to write and decided I wanted
to get into the music industry.
DSR: When was it that you started actually pursing it though?
S.C.C: We formed the group and had the name trademarked in 1991 and we put
out our first tape in 92 and called It Don't Stop.
DSR: That's what I thought. That would mean yawl been doing your
thing for awhile now though, what has kept you motivated for so long?
S.C.C: The main motivation is this, life seems boring without doing it, ya
know?
It's just really cool to progress and achieve your goals so we've kept our
heads up. And you got to admit we have accomplished a lot for only two
people.
DSR: Anyone that has heard your music would know that yawl
represent LA, are you both originally from LA though?
S.C.C: Yeah, were both from Baton Rouge, LA (BRC) we rep B.R. hard in
everything we put out. We got a song called "B.R.C." and a song called
"Baton Rouge" off of the S.C.C and T-Bo Mix CD.
DSR: No doubt, speaking of T-Bo how did yawl hook up with him?
S.C.C: Back in, I think it was '97, we heard there were two other white
rappers in
Baton Rouge. We thought we were the only ones. Once we found out T-Bo and
Mike da Hustla rapped too, I got T-Bo's number. I called him up, and we met
up
later that night. We shared ideas and checked out each other's music. From
that night, we have collaborated ever since.
DSR: Cool, id defiantly say all of your styles while still unique
complement each others well.
S.C.C: I'm glad you made that point, And that's why we think it will benefit
everybody in our group project titled Deuce & A Quarter (225) 4 different
rappers and 4 different styles.
DSR: Yeah what's going on with that, when do you expect to drop
the first album?
S.C.C: The First Deuce & A Quarter will probably drop in late 2003.
DSR: Any ideas for a title yet?
S.C.C: Ha. Yeah, we got a really catchy title. But I can't release it just
yet once you hear it, you will know what I mean.
DSR: Lets talk about your latest album titled Third World: Part 2
which is one of the
hottest albums in 2003 yet, First what's your favorite track and why?
Second what track did you both enjoy working on the most?
S.C.C: My favorite track is "If You Only Knew" which features Max Minelli,
one of my favorite rappers out the South. We touched on allot of topics on
that track. But of course, "Down Here (Remix)" was really cool we put so
many different rappers on there, cause we knew that's what the people want
to hear. It has Sean Paul out of Atlanta, Magic, Boosie (who is the top
seller in LA right now), Max Minelli, T-Bo the Firecracker, Soulja Slim,
Mookie and us all on one track. And of course, as always, Clever really came
through on the production end.
DSR: Defiantly. how was it working with all of them? Any head
bumping?
S.C.C: Not really, everyone was cool and down with the idea. Everyone we
have
ever worked with has been cool.
How's the new album doing?
S.C.C: Doing great, actually both of the Third World Compilations which are
distributed by Gonzales Music has reached the #1 spot in our Regional Rap
category.
DSR: You said working with other artists has been a pleasure for
the two of you, is
there any group or artists you'd love to work with though?
S.C.C: Ah, I think the artists that we really wanted to work with, we have
worked with. However, I think we would like to drop something with U.G.K. we
had the chance to awhile back, but we had the left the label we were with
before it happened.
DSR: You are both white rappers, how if any has that affected your
success,
and what other white rappers are you feeling?
S.C.C: It's been beneficial in many ways for us. At first, we only performed
in ALL
black clubs. At that time, for white kids Alternative Music was hot. White
kids listened to Nirvana and Pearl Jam. But as Rap evolved, so did the
crowd. We started to notice more of a mixed crowd. We were even able to do
shows in clubs that never held rap concerts. We really benefited from that.
As far as what other white rappers were feeling overall, I'm feeling Eminem
and Bubba Sparxxx the most. Eminem is the greatest lyricist of all time,
hands down.
DSR: Any underground white rappers yawl feeling, Haystak, Paul
Wall, Towdown, White Dawg, Lil Wyte, etc?
S.C.C: I thought Haystak's "The Natural" was a really good album. It had a
variety of topics, and Haystak really stepped his game up. T-Bo's hot to get
ready for his Firecracker album. It's hot! He is really going to surprise
allot of people.
DSR: Defiantly, I remember when he redid the U.N.L.V. "Drag Em to
the River" with bad ass white boys.
S.C.C: Yeah, that was a HUGE song for us. EVERY CLUB in Baton Rouge was
playing Bad Ass White Boys, That song put us out there. It was known to
cause a few fights in the club, lol.
DSR: Hell yeah. Lets see, When yawl write your tracks how does it
go down are you just chilling or what?
S.C.C: We all have different ways. For some reason, I always write in the
car.
B-Rock just presses record and starts spitting. T-Bo and Mike usually
write best in the studio. We all vibe first and come up with a "central"
idea.
DSR: What's next for ya'll besides the album from Deuce & A
Quarter you going
to keep grinding albums out or what?
S.C.C: Yeah, never stop while you keep progressing. It's not time to hang it
up while you are climbing upwards. We are going to put out another South
Coast Coalition album after the Deuce & A Quarter album. However, I think
our best shot is with the Deuce album, because it will be so easy to market.
4 white rappers in one group is something different. Were all original; we
don't bite off of anyone.
DSR: Is there anyone besides yourselves you would say you owe your
success to?
S.C.C: The Lord, Always keep your Faith in God. That's the only REAL
decision we make in life. As far as the industry, make music for yourself,
If we sell 1 copy or 1 million copies, it doesn't matter were just going to
keep doing what were best at, and everything else will fall in place. There
is A LOT more people out there trying to bring you down than lift you up.
DSR: True, any last words or plugs?
S.C.C: We appreciate every single fan we get. If the nation supports us like
Baton
Rouge has, then we will be aight! And thank you dirtysouthrap.com |
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