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Exclusive Interview with King T (New Release, Dre, Likwit & More) - By : Rud - July 10, 2012
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If there was a West Coast Mount Rushmore then King T would have to be on it. From "Act A Fool" to "Thy Kingdom Come," this West Coast vet has delivered time and time again. Now, after a hiatus King T the Great is nearly done with his newest offering "The Triflin’ Mixtape" - a collection of original material will re-introduce him to the new generation of Hip Hop listeners.
Javon caught up with King T as he puts the finishing touches on the project and delves into the possible Likwit Crew project, what his favorite album is and why, what it’s like to work with Dr. Dre - including how it was to work on and ultimately leave Aftermath Entertainment.
We also get the latest on what you can expect from "The Triflin’ Mixtape" - due later this month - that will include the singles Pus-Say featuring Xzibit, Butch Cassidy and Mr. Silky Slimm as well as Do U Rememba Me alongside MC Eiht, Big 2 Daboy and Yung Gold over a Seige Monstracity instrumental!
We teased you with excerpts of our interview last month on the Microphone Masters Radio Show Episode 55 (06/25/12) but today we can allow you to listen to or Read the interview in full below!
King T is a legend but after checking out this conversation you will see that he is as hungry as ever! Hip Hop is all he has ever known and is a huge part of his life.
Exclusive Interview with King T (July 2012)
Enjoy and stay locked to Dubcnn for the release of "The Triflin’ Mixtape."
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Good interview. Looking forward to part 2.
It's a shame his situation at Aftermath didn't work out, but he obviously grew from it and admits he made a mistake which you gotta respect.
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thx
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Props good read.
All this shit about 'Dre knows a hit, if it ain't right don't put it out' is ok, but Dre fell off hard without OGs like King T in his camp.
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Props good read.
All this shit about 'Dre knows a hit, if it ain't right don't put it out' is ok, but Dre fell off hard without OGs like King T in his camp.
Lol when King T left his camp Dre went on a hit making spree with Em, Snoop, Xzibit and 50, the fuck you talking about??
Looking forward to the mixtape, great interview, props on that.
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Props good read.
All this shit about 'Dre knows a hit, if it ain't right don't put it out' is ok, but Dre fell off hard without OGs like King T in his camp.
Lol when King T left his camp Dre went on a hit making spree with Em, Snoop, Xzibit and 50, the fuck you talking about??
Looking forward to the mixtape, great interview, props on that.
Ya it was literally right after King T left Aftermath that Dre got back in the spotlight. He has more or less stayed there ever since.
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thanks for the interview.
he said he left aftermath with his masters, so i guess he's finally admitting that he put out the album independently
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dope inteview. he shoulda stayed wit aftermath and dropped his album..
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All this shit about 'Dre knows a hit, if it ain't right don't put it out' is ok, but Dre fell off hard without OGs like King T in his camp.
and how did Dre fell off without King T?
Dre had one of his creative peaks in music, during the early Eminem era.
son could u please stop postin in hiphop-related arguments? :)
pretty please wit sugar on top, your posts reeks of retardation,
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All this shit about 'Dre knows a hit, if it ain't right don't put it out' is ok, but Dre fell off hard without OGs like King T in his camp.
and how did Dre fell off without King T?
Dre had one of his creative peaks in music, during the early Eminem era.
"without OG's in his camp"
Dre's output has gradually been watered down. It last peaked in 1999/2000...and has gotten steadily worse ever since. The people he's working with now don't compare to the OG artists in their prime.
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lol, in what way would Dre benefit from workin wit a washedup artist like King T?
is he better/more interesting, than the current roster on his label - Eminem and Kendrik etc?
no
u think Dre would reach a new peak musicaly if he, all of a sudden, would focus on production-duties for King T in 2012?
no
u focus too much on nostalgia
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lol, in what way would Dre benefit from workin wit a washedup artist like King T?
is he better/more interesting, than the current roster on his label - Eminem and Kendrik etc?
no
u think Dre would reach a new peak musicaly if he, all of a sudden, would focus on production-duties for King T in 2012?
no
u focus too much on nostalgia
U get boring.
"OG's like King T"
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the breakin point for Dr Dre and his creativity in music,
happened when he stopped producin for your favorite nostalgia-"O.G.'s"? --> King T, Dogg Pound, C.P.O., MC Ren, Michel'le etc etc?
you are retarded
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the breakin point for Dr Dre and his creativity in music,
happened when he stopped producin for your favorite nostalgia-"O.G.'s"? --> King T, Dogg Pound, C.P.O., MC Ren, Michel'le etc etc?
No I'm talking bout the 1st generation artists and producers/musicians at Aftermath, then Eminem + Bass Brothers / Chronic 2001...+ his OG ghost writers (Hittman + Drauma)
Steady decline after MMLP.
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Eminem is still around on Aftermah. he never left, so i dunno waht ur cryin about tho.
Bass Brothers were never part of Aftermath, tahts a Detroit-production team that used to manage Eminem before Dre scooped him up.
Dre's music doesnt suck more objectively, just because 1 or 2 ghostwriters like Knoc-Turn'Al or Hittman arent around to pen a verse for him. he had diffrent sets of ghostwriters during the years, - but a ghostwriter doesnt have to anythin do
wit Dre's music/production duties. "Drop a Bomb On Em", for Eminem is an incredible beat. same thing wit "Crack a Bottle"/// "Drop It" for Papoose & Busta Rhymes. have u heard it? "Bitch, Im Back" for Slim Thug? "Imagine" for Snoop etc etc. list goes on n on
the only ones who arent around today, are 3 names - Stu-B-Doo, Melman and Bud'da,
but he has a team of producers today, like Khalil, Parker, Batson, Hi-Tek, Focus,
all of them are equally talented as the earlier scholars. the first team on Aftermath (incl. Dre), was responsible for "the aftermath" compilation and the The Firm-album. the Aftermah-compilation from 95 sucked ass, and The Firm album isnt impressive or holds weight as the best thing that Aftermath ever did. besides, teh first generation
of producers, didnt make or break anythin as hits or musicaly great on Aftermath Entertainment - Dre did that
same thing wit the NWA-era,,, D.J. Yella didnt make or break the hits or teh great N.W.A.stuff - Dre did that.
Colin Wolfe or Daz,,, didnt make or break hits or the great stuff on teh first "Chronic" - Dre did that.
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same thing wit the NWA-era,,, D.J. Yella didnt make or break the hits or teh great N.W.A.stuff - Dre did that.
Colin Wolfe or Daz,,, didnt make or break hits or the great stuff on teh first "Chronic" - Dre did that.
Wow what a surprise, you're saying Dre was responsible for making the Chronic good?
What a revelation, thanks for that pin-point observation that also has nothing to do with post 2000 Dre. :loco:
The 5 good tracks from Dre since 2000 you list doesn't equal his music (and lyrical) production as a whole declining.
The shit he's done with Busta Rhymes is very dope though you're right. A good example of Dre needing to work with really talented guys to 'have a cake to ice'. This is exactly what I'm getting at.
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All this shit about 'Dre knows a hit, if it ain't right don't put it out' is ok, but Dre fell off hard without OGs like King T in his camp.
and how did Dre fell off without King T?
Dre had one of his creative peaks in music, during the early Eminem era.
"without OG's in his camp"
Dre's output has gradually been watered down. It last peaked in 1999/2000...and has gotten steadily worse ever since. The people he's working with now don't compare to the OG artists in their prime.
i gotta agree homie. the soundscapes dre did for king t then sounds better than the shit he did for em and 50 both. dre's dope regardless thoguh. it woulda been dope to see what dre coulda did musically wit niggas like ren or king t other than what we've heard from them already.
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same thing wit the NWA-era,,, D.J. Yella didnt make or break the hits or teh great N.W.A.stuff - Dre did that.
Colin Wolfe or Daz,,, didnt make or break hits or the great stuff on teh first "Chronic" - Dre did that.
The 5 good tracks from Dre since 2000 you list doesn't equal his music (and lyrical) production as a whole declining.
The shit he's done with Busta Rhymes is very dope though you're right. A good example of Dre needing to work with really talented guys to 'have a cake to ice'. This is exactly what I'm getting at.
Dre isnt declining or anythin, he's just in a another era -- u can't expect Dre to sound like what he did on King T's album "kingdom come" from 1997. i know ur old, but years pass by, music evolves, former associates leaves the ship etc - it is what it is, you focus too much on nostalgia.
people get the impression that Dre sounds today, like what he did on his latest singles,,, thing is-- just because he chose to rap on an Alex Kid-beat, that doesnt mean he can't pack a punch wit his production venues today. beats like "Drop a Bomb on Em" and tons of more stuff, shits on the sessions he did for King T back in 1995 or 1996. stuff he did for 50 Cent shits on the King T-sessions. ("i get it in", hold on", "outta control", "nightmares" etc etc). he doesnt need Knoc TurnAl, MC Ren or Hittman,his ghostwriters etc etc or any of ur so-called washedup "O.G.'s", the team of people he has around him today is makin a good job. granted, a guy like Stu-b Doo was vicious as fuck, but guys like Khalil and Hi-Tek can hold their ground too, & they are better than him.
honestly tho, i dont even think u know waht ur arguin about. ur just lettin the argument flow on & ur flippin it around
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same thing wit the NWA-era,,, D.J. Yella didnt make or break the hits or teh great N.W.A.stuff - Dre did that.
Colin Wolfe or Daz,,, didnt make or break hits or the great stuff on teh first "Chronic" - Dre did that.
The 5 good tracks from Dre since 2000 you list doesn't equal his music (and lyrical) production as a whole declining.
The shit he's done with Busta Rhymes is very dope though you're right. A good example of Dre needing to work with really talented guys to 'have a cake to ice'. This is exactly what I'm getting at.
Dre isnt declining or anythin, he's just in a another era -- u can't expect Dre to sound like what he did on King T's album "kingdom come" from 1997. i know ur old, but years pass by, music evolves, former associates leaves the ship etc - it is what it is, you focus too much on nostalgia.
people get the impression that Dre sounds today, like what he did on his latest singles,,, thing is-- just because he chose to rap on an Alex Kid-beat, that doesnt mean he can't pack a punch wit his production venues today. beats like "Drop a Bomb on Em" and tons of more stuff, shits on the sessions he did for King T back in 1995 or 1996. stuff he did for 50 Cent shits on the King T-sessions. ("i get it in", hold on" etc etc). he doesnt need Knoc TurnAl, MC Ren or Hittman,his ghostwriters etc etc or any of ur so-called washedup "O.G.'s", the team of people he has around him today is makin a good job. granted, a guy like Stu-b Doo was vicious as fuck, but guys like Khalil and Hi-Tek can hold their ground too, & they are better than him.
honestly tho, i dont even think u know waht ur arguin about. ur just lettin the argument flow on & ur flippin it around
let's not act like those ''o.g.'s'' aren't the reason dre's at where he's at.
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^its not important. he doenst need any of em, and the music isnt automaticaly better just because MC Ren or Knoc Turn Al shows up wit verses. he can pass a beat to Rick Ross or Kendrik Lamar etc etc. the music quality isnt degrading, just beacuse Hittman or Knoc isnt rappin on it.
and he doesnt need any o.g.'s like Hittman or RBX etc etc to write verses for him either, if he decides to release a single.
he can use anyone in the industry, it doesnt matter - "Stil DRE" was written by Jay-Z, and that was a hit, n it was dope.
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^its not important. he doenst need any of em, and the music isnt automaticaly better just because MC Ren or Knoc Turn Al shows up wit verses. he can pass a beat to Rick Ross or Kendrik Lamar etc etc. the music quality isnt degrading, just beacuse Hittman or Knoc isnt rappin on it.
and he doesnt need any o.g.'s like Hittman or RBX etc etc to write verses for him either, if he decides to release a single.
he can use anyone in the industry, it doesnt matter - "Stil DRE" was written by Jay-Z, and that was a hit.
hittman wrote some of dre's best verses.
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he can use anyone in teh industry. Hittman is just one rapper, and he doesnt write any better than Jay-Z, Nas, Eminem, Roscoe, Slim Mobster, Crook or whoever the hell Dre decides to use for a verse.
people focus too much on nostalgia, and think somethin sounds better jsut because it was written or recorded in 1996 or 1997.
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he can use anyone in teh industry. Hittman is just one rapper, and he doesnt write any better than Jay-Z, Nas, Eminem, Roscoe, Slim Mobster, Crook or whoever the hell Dre decides to use for a verse.
people focus too much on nostalgia, and think somethin sounds better jsut because it was written or recorded in 1996 or 1997.
true but hittman writes better than all those not named jay z, nas, or roscoe. case in point: the verse on popped off written by eminem (i'm sure) is laughable.
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whats so fantastic/perfect about Hittmans writing?
Hittman doesnt make or break Dre's artistry, n he is replaceable.
people can write better verses than him. he can use anyone in the industry, Nas, Jigga, Crook, Eminem - it dont matter at all.
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he can use anyone in teh industry. Hittman is just one rapper, and he doesnt write any better than Jay-Z, Nas, Eminem, Roscoe, Slim Mobster, Crook or whoever the hell Dre decides to use for a verse.
people focus too much on nostalgia, and think somethin sounds better jsut because it was written or recorded in 1996 or 1997.
Lol at playing the nostalgia card. I could just as easily say you're a Dre groopie...but I'm not.
Take a track like "Drop A Bomb On Me" - sounds not much better than an unfinished leak. And it's 4 1/2 mins on Em rambling and slurring like a drunkard. Nothing stand out about it. Easy for me to say it's not as tightly written, or delivered by Em (also Dre's job to make him sound good on the record). And its musically repetitive, and very basic.
Yes it's mixed well (what you can never knock Dre for). But it's nothing special.
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whats so fantastic/perfect about Hittmans writing?
Hittman doesnt make or break Dre's artistry, n he is replaceable.
people can write better verses than him. he can use anyone in the industry, Nas, Jigga, D.O.C, etc. - it dont matter at all.
true. but he and others are better than those who have been writing for him recently.
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he can use anyone in teh industry. Hittman is just one rapper, and he doesnt write any better than Jay-Z, Nas, Eminem, Roscoe, Slim Mobster, Crook or whoever the hell Dre decides to use for a verse.
people focus too much on nostalgia, and think somethin sounds better jsut because it was written or recorded in 1996 or 1997.
Lol at playing the nostalgia card. I could just as easily say you're a Dre groopie...but I'm not.
Take a track like "Drop A Bomb On Me" - sounds not much better than an unfinished leak. And it's 4 1/2 mins on Em rambling and slurring like a drunkard. Nothing stand out about it. Easy for me to say it's not as tightly written, or delivered by Em (also Dre's job to make him sound good on the record). And its musically repetitive, and very basic.
Yes it's mixed well (what you can never knock Dre for). But it's nothing special.
lol,of course im pullin the nostalgia card on you,
ur crying a river cuz Dre isn't using Knoc Turn Al or Hittman on his team anymore.
"Drop a Bomb ON Em" is dope as fuck, :rock: the beat
shits on sessions he did for King T and Drauma from your favorite years 1995 or 1996. same thing wit "Drop It", I Get It In", Outta Control", Hold On", "bitch im back", etc etc. there are tons of great beats from Dre, anno 2005+
and Eminems lyrics dont have anythin to do wit the essence of teh beat, dumbass.
u can't evaluate "dopeness" for a instrumental, just because the rapper on it isn't pullin off perfection wit
his performance.
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and Eminems lyrics doesnt have anythin to do wit the essence of teh beat, dumbass.
u can't evaluate "dopeness" for a instrumental, just because the rapper on it isn't pullin off perfection wit
his performance.
You're throwing a good beat away if the dude just rambles over it.
But keep making excuses for Dre if you want to, that's your entitlement.
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^im not. im just givin u a hardtime, cuz ur a fuckin faggot 8)
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^im not. im just givin u a hardtime, cuz ur a fuckin faggot 8)
Wow ok. So you can't have a discussion without having a tantrum when you can't just force your opinion across..
You just wasted both our time...
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nope, im watchin u forcing urself
wit ur sweaty replies, even tho ur retarded n can't validate what u believe in, in the argument.
its pointless as hell, but funny
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