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DUBCC - Tha Connection => West Coast Classics => Topic started by: Nima - Dubcnn.com on September 28, 2006, 05:54:15 PM
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Dubcnn were in New York earlier this month and met up with Alchemist at his studio in Manhattan with Prodigy of Mobb Deep, Def Jam artist Sam Scarfo and G-Unit's 40 Glocc and spent some time at his crib.
We took time out with Alchemist to discuss what he is currently working on which included talk of the current Eminem, Shady Records material, his mixtape/album "No Days Off," which is in stores now, as well as how he met up with Mobb Deep at first, his success over the years producing for an array of acts, how he came to New York from Los Anglees where he grew up and much more in this exclusive, detailed video interview.
The video feature also includes drops from Prodigy, 40 Glocc & Sam Scarfo, as well as studio footage of the crew working in the studio. You can also read the interview for those of you on slow connections. Check it all out below:
Exclusive Alchemist Video Interview (September '06)
Enjoy the feature, and make sure to pick up "No Days Off", featuring Dogg Pound, 40 Glocc, Ras Kass, Xzibit, Prodigy, Mitchy Slick, Kokane to name a few.
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Damn nice, downloading now.
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props nima. alchemist is one of the dopest producers ever.
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thx for that alchemist interview
maaan, i really love that dude
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thats tight homie, but next time u talk to 40 glocc tell him he needs better beats (excluding alchemist of course)
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DubCNN doing big tingz once again!
Alchemist sounded really happy and had a nice view on hip-hop.
As a producer his sound for a few years now has been trademark dark eastcoast gutter. He's mastered that sound to good effect.
To see him do some westcoast shit on that mixtape is gonna be interesting.
Alchemist doing G-Funk? now that would be a surprising trip!
If he was ever to do a joint with Fred-Wreck i think the combo of thier two sounds could be awesome.
Hopefully we get to hear Eminem start to spit over some of Alchemists beats.
Solid interview.
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Yeah huge Props
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props dude
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Dope interview...alchemist is definitly one of the chillest cats in the game...good stuff in there..
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Props NIMA!! Great interview, really dope ;D
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Dope interview...
8)
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Props, gonna check it out now...
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Thanks ya'll, drop as much feedback as you can as I'm forwarding the link to Alchemist for him to read what they're saying. I have to give it up to Al, he's an incredibly down to earth cat.
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Thanks ya'll, drop as much feedback as you can as I'm forwarding the link to Alchemist for him to read what they're saying. I have to give it up to Al, he's an incredibly down to earth cat.
yeah props man props... very nice interview.. Al is def down to earth...
i wonder if he will work with dre in the future..would be dope... Al = :o but Al + Dre = :o :o :o
keep bringin the interviews
props
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Up!!!
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hell, i cant stop bumping ride out (o.g.g.g.)
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wow, nima in nyc...dope interview man. alchemist is one of my favorite producers. thats good that we get to see diffrent interviews instead of your typical washied up westcoast rappers. you should've had him show off his giant shoe collection. i'm curious to see what kinda heat he had. also, i wished u would've asked him how he squashed the ras kass beef cuz i know dude was dissing him for a while and now they've made up. i never knew what was alchemists reason for selling "home sweet home" to jadakiss. i wish u would've covered that but other than that u pretty much got everything i wanted to know.
and was this really at his house?
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Regarding Mobb Deep, i still feel that Alchemist n Havoc hooking up have still not blitzed the beats to the level they are capable of.
We all miss that old Mobb Deep shit and for the last couple of albums they have not re-captured that quality.
Them adding Alchemist was a smart move but we are still waiting to hear something and be like 'yo they back!, rewind that shit!'
You gotta love songs laced by Alchemist like Pharoahe Monch's/M.O.P. No Mercy, Ghostface Killah/Raekwon - The Forest, Freddie Foxxx Stock In The Game, Royce Da 5'9 - I'm The King...
But the best rapper who rhymes well and does justice on Alchemist beats is Cormega.
He really brings the essence of hip-hop on his songs.
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wow, nima in nyc...dope interview man. alchemist is one of my favorite producers. thats good that we get to see diffrent interviews instead of your typical washied up westcoast rappers. you should've had him show off his giant shoe collection. i'm curious to see what kinda heat he had. also, i wished u would've asked him how he squashed the ras kass beef cuz i know dude was dissing him for a while and now they've made up. i never knew what was alchemists reason for selling "home sweet home" to jadakiss. i wish u would've covered that but other than that u pretty much got everything i wanted to know.
and was this really at his house?
- thanks for the positive feedback!
- the beef was squashed through 40 glocc. ras lives in queens right now, and 40 is in NY a lot with mobb deep and he brought ras to alchemists studios.
- yeah thats his crib right in the heart of manhattan, something like 30th st. and 9th ave.
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I thought it was funny how he acknowledged that Mobb Deep's fans were turned off by the fact that their last album had G-Unit all over it. Then he tells us to stay tuned cuz the next albums won't be that way? LOL, and blaming the fact that it didn't push units on the stars being out of alignment?!? I mean come on, take responsibilty for what happened. I think the whole G-Unit crew is in serious denial about how wack that label is. They put out a bullshit album and they got bullshit results. It's not fuckin rocket science. Mobb Deep fans want a Mobb Deep album, not a G-Unit album.
Outside of that, Al seemed like a very cool and humble dude. He's made some dope ass beats - and yes, he really is good at that east coast grimey ass eerie shit. But he's also shown some diversity as well. I liked his debut album, so I'll check for his next official album. That is, unless he's got G-Unit all over it.