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PRhyme Speaks On Hip-Hop, Battle Rap, Favorite Album Tracks And More (Video)
December 13, 2014
Final (Part 3) in the HardKnockTV interview series with PRhyme (DJ Premier x Royce da 5’9). Nick Huff Barili getting insight from Royce on life changes he has gone through.
“I felt like there was a dark cloud over my head for a long time. So when I was rapping about death, I was just rhyming about things that were imminent. Stuff that was happening around that time, it was just a dark time for me.”
– Royce da 5’9
Now sober two years, he is grateful for having made it through that period alive and without major jail time. Offering thoughts on where Hip-Hop should be going, Preemo and Royce talk about expectations for the greats. Royce also declared a urge to step into the [Battle Rap] arena and wrap with their favorite tracks on the “PRhyme” album (out now) – including tracks with Jay Electronica and Common.
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Elzhi Speaks On J Dilla, Dr. Dre, Nas, Kendrick Lamar, & His New Album On The Horizon (Video)
March 8, 2013
“Elzhi shares his J Dilla memories including Dr Dre wanting to work with Dilla and him. The interview continues as Elzhi talks to Nick Huff Barili about his critically acclaimed mixtape Elmatic, what inspired him to remake Illmatic and how he hasn’t met Nas yet. Elzhi is performing at this years Paid Dues hip hop festival so he shared with us what his dream line up for Paid Dues would be. We couldn’t let Elzhi go without asking him when whats the latest with his new album and what can we expect from it. Elzhi wraps up part 2 of this interview by sharing his thoughts on the current state of Hip Hop.” – Hardknock TV
WATCH: ELZHI SPEAKS ON BEING INFLUENCED BY ICE CUBE, MEETING PROOF & EMINEM, & THE DETROIT HIP HOP SCENE (VIDEO)
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Elzhi Speaks On Being Influenced By Ice Cube, Meeting Eminem & Proof, & The Detroit Hip Hop Scene (Video)
March 6, 2013
One of my favorite emcees coming out of Detroit was interviewed by the good people over at Hard Knock TV. In this in-depth two part interview interview Elzhi talks about how Ice Cube was the first rapper to make him want to rap after referencing classics like “America’s Most Wanted”, “Kill At Will” & “Death Certificate”. Elzhi also speaks about being a student of the game having studied emcees like Lord Finesse & Rakim before getting detailed about the early Detroit hip hop scene where he first met Proof & Eminem. Check out part two on friday under the hood….
WATCH: ELZHI SPEAKS ON J DILLA, DR. DRE, NAS, KENDRICK LAMAR, & HIS NEW ALBUM (VIDEO)
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