TASH (April 2009) | Interview By: Jose Ho-Guanipa

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Interview was conducted in April 2009
 

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Tash // Exclusive Video Interview // Dubcnn

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Dubcnn: What’s up y’all it’s Jose with Dubcnn, we here with Tash.

Who?


Dubcnn: Tash.

Who?

Dubcnn: Tash.

Who?


Dubcnn: Of the Alkaholiks.

Aight, what’s up?


Dubcnn:  We kickin’ it in San Diego right now.

Yeah, no doubt.


Dubcnn: So what’s goin’ on man? What you doin’ in San Diego, what were doing you here in So Cal?

I come out here to see my family member, Miz. We did a couple things. T.I., Xzibit had a concert the other night, I flew in to say hi, that’s it. I said hi and you know. And ever since then it’s been a whirlwind man. San Diego is one of the most slept on cities in the US right now. It’s definitely a lot of talent out here. Fantasy right here, I don’t know if you can pan the camera.

Fantasy: That’s right.

We just met and everything but she get’s busy on the mic, busy on the microphone. Kick a rhyme for them.

Fantasy: You know I’m untouchable unbreakable /everywhere I go people say I’m sensational/ I put the P in pizazz lady of so much class/ bring these niggas to they knees while I’m countin’ my cash/Gots’ta get mine, never been a crime to be a pretty ass chick/ down to blow a nigga’s mind and shine only kiss when I’m wined and dined/don’t get involved with the weak, gots’ta keep it street.


Dubcnn: Sick flow.

Dubcnn: What you been up to other than music? I heard you were in a movie, tell us about that.

Yeah the movie’s called “A Day in the Life”. It’s coming out on Lionsgate Films. Of course at the end of the movie I get killed, but hey man, it was a good movie. Shout out to Stick Fingaz, Omar Epps, Faizon Love, everybody man. It was a great one, it’s going down in history.


Dubcnn: You lookin’ to get into acting or you just doin’ it for fun?

I mean shoot man, you know it’s like acting is not my passion, I just want everybody to buy my album, May 5th the new album come out, it’s called “Control Freek”. It’s killa. Really my first love is music, but if they knock on the door I’m not gonna not answer the motherfucker. We’ll see.

I just got back from Europe, I just did 19 cities. I went from Munich to this and that. I don’t think there’s no better view than this thing right here. That’s the whole coast right there. We in California right now. Just take a peek right there, you might have to put the camera up. Take a glance at that right there, it don’t get no prettier than that. See that, that’s how we do it, we West Coastin’ it. Alright that’s enough of that man, West Coast overdose. My name is Tash, we got Fantasy, we got Miz, we got Jack we got everybody in the house right now. I just want y’all to support my thing, Cinco de Mayo man, it’s gonna be like when the ball drops in New York City and everything man. It’s gonna be a beautiful day, everything is here for a reason, everything is perfect right now. So just support your boy Tash, the artists comin’ out, Fantasy, everybody, Styliztik Jones, shout out to Styliztik Jones, shout outs to B-Real, my cousin Xzibit, everybody out there man, just please support this West Coast shit. Is my beanie on right?


Dubcnn: We just heard a couple tracks off your album. Who did the beats on it? It sounded really good.

First and foremost we got J-Bing, we got Oh no, Ne got of course E-Swift did the majority of it, he executive produced the album, you know it’s on the way, you know we got The Troop. We got people that you might not have heard of yet but very shortly they gon’ be household names.


Dubcnn: You did a track with Ice-T, Black Ice. Tell us about that.

That’s with my man Black Silver. He just called me and basically said come do the song. That’s it, ain’t no hell of a story. Ice-T is one of my favorite rappers of all time. He’s just a cool person. We use to sit in the car and everything. He the one that got me into the game. It went like this. The chain of events and everything. It was Ice-T, then he put King Tee on, then he put us on, then we put a couple other people on, Xzibit, the Defari, Da Agony, it just went like this… I just always study how Ice-T really gets down. That’s a smart intelligent dude, love him to death.


Dubcnn: So you were thinking about dropping the album in early 2008, and now it’s coming out a bit later. What caused the delay?

Who give a f-ck? It’s coming Cinco de Mayo 2009, it’s coming out. The delay is bullshit ass people that don’t really live up to what they say. I’ve been on three different labels in the last two years you know. The bottom line is that Cinco de Mayo, May 5th I’m coming out so who give a f-ck about that?


Dubcnn: Any guest appearances on the album?

Yeah, we got B-Real, shout out to B-Real, that’s my Doggy Dawg right there. I just gave ‘all a snippet of what we doing and everything, Cypress Hill we goin’ on tour and everything. Shout out to Lupe too, should out to everybody man, Bobo, shout out to everybody with that camp right there. Cypress Hill is one of the dopest groups on the West Coast and they just show me so much love, we just takin’ it on the road man you know. Shout out to J-Ro, shout out to J-Ro too, J-Ro from the Alkaholics, he over there in Malmo, Sweden man, gettin’ busy.


Dubcnn: So what are you gonna do to tour? Where are you gonna hit, what cities are you going to go to to support the album?

I’m trying to hit the whole world man. We just got back, I just did a 17 city tour called the Check the Rhyme Tour. So if anybody’s watching this go to YouTube and check out Check the Rhyme Tour with us, the Beatnuts, Jeru the Damaga, Paris, everybody, Lords of the Underground, everybody was on it. We got busy on them. We basically trying to hit all the countries. You might just turn the corner and see me anywhere. I might be in Japan tomorrow.


Dubcnn: That’s what’s up. So do you have any shout outs before we leave?

Yeah I’d like to shout out first and foremost God, first and foremost. But on top of that shout to everybody that keep it real man. Shout out to everybody that participated on my album. Shout out to everybody man, just friends and family man. Snoop Dogg man thank you, B-Real thank you, Xzibit thank you. Strong Arm Steady, Strong Arm Steady comin’ now. The list is too long to shout out everybody individually, but everybody that supported Tash through all these troubling times and shit like that. I’m here, I’m ready. We drop Cinco de Mayo, May 5th, that’s love right there.


Dubcnn: That’s what’s up. Well thanks for comin’ out chillin’ with us, good luck on the album we’ll check it out when it comes out.

All right Dubcnn, let’s go.