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Interviews

INTERVIEW: Edward Scissortongue

February 1, 2014November 22, 2019 by Ashton James Brown

Ashton James Brown interviewed Edward Scissortongue and talked about his hip hop origins, his grandfather’s advice and his upcoming release “THE THEREMIN EP”. (The interview was originally conducted on the 13th January 2014.) From something we missed to someone we interviewed, Edward Scissortongue is now firmly in our sights as someone to stick with in …

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INTERVIEW: League of Extraordinary Gz

January 2, 2014December 24, 2020 by Sampleface

We interviewed League of Extraordinary Gz about the recording process for their latest album and who they’d most like to collaborate with and their musical idols.

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Interview: Phife Dawg

January 1, 2014August 11, 2020 by Luke Alex Davis

We interviewed the legend that is Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest about his achievements, his thoughts on the NBA season and his voice appearance on The Rugrats Movie. One of the first hip hop groups I discovered during my own “instinctive travels” through hip hop were A Tribe Called Quest and they have remained …

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Interview: Black Milk At Scala

December 16, 2013December 1, 2020 by Luke Alex Davis
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We interviewed Black Milk. Again. This time at Scala before his gig.

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INTERVIEW: Latyrx

November 21, 2013March 1, 2020 by Sampleface

We interviewed hip hop duo Latyrx. A sixteen year gap between albums isn’t that common within the realms of hip hop but for Latyrx, the timing was perfect to drop their sophomore offering, The Second Album. We caught up with Lateef and discussed what the reasons for the “hiatus” and what we should expect from …

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Benji B Interviews Madlib On Radio 1 Show “Exploring Future Beats”

November 15, 2013November 22, 2019 by Luke Alex Davis

Benji B spoke to Madlib on his Exploring Future Beats show about the future of Madvillain’s next LP, sampling, and a fall out with Quasimoto as well as a mix featuring unreleased material. When we say you need to listen to this, YOU NEED TO LISTEN TO THIS. Madlib has been in and out of …

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Interview: ADP

October 27, 2013December 1, 2020 by RKZ

Our resident jack of all trades – master of all – RKZ interviewed ADP.

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INTERVIEW: Schwarz Dont Crack

October 24, 2013November 22, 2019 by Sampleface

Delta Ellisor interviewed Schwarz Dont Crack for us and discussed their inspirations, gigs in London and their fashion interests. The Sampleface team recently reviewed Berlin/New York duo Schwarz Dont Crack’s unique debut offering ‘Charade’ and fancied getting to know the guys a little better. Kitsune Maison’s latest stars were recently in London for two showcase …

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Interview: Black Milk

October 23, 2013December 1, 2020 by Luke Alex Davis

We interviewed Black Milk and asked him about his latest album, No Poison No Paradise, his approach to sampling and some of his favourite albums.

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Interview: Tanya Morgan

October 9, 2013December 22, 2019 by Sampleface

We interviewed Von Pea and Don Will of Tanya Morgan. After the recent streamed release of their impeccable third studio album ‘Rubber Souls’, Sampleface catches up with Don Will and Von Pea, both halves of one of hip hop’s premier duos Tanya Morgan, to get the story on their past, present and future, in their …

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VIDEO: Madlib Talks About Medicine Show, Future Projects & An Unreleased Dilla Album

June 12, 2013November 18, 2020 by Luke Alex Davis
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Madlib the Bad Kid took some time to talk about his Medicine Show, when he’ll be putting out his future projects and why Dilla is still king. I had the pleasure of going to see Madlib and DOOM in London last year and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. This video interview appears to have come off …

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INTERVIEW: Natural Chemistry

March 13, 2013November 22, 2019 by Luke Alex Davis
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We interviewed Croatian electronic group, Natural Chemistry. Fresh off the heels of their free Natural Chemistry EP, we caught up with the pair from Croatia to talk about there musical origins and who’d they’d love to work with. When did you start making music, separately and together? We were both making beats for few years …

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ONE TO WATCH/INTERVIEW: Tiago

March 10, 2013March 1, 2020 by Blaise

We interviewed our One To Watch from the UK, Tiago. I have had the distinct pleasure in introducing a young up and coming producer by the name of “Tiago”. This kid is talented – fact.  Tiago is a 20 year old producer of Portuguese descent hailing from Crawley. Tiago spends most of his time dotted …

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28 Days Of Dilla #21: Jay Dee on Gilles Peterson’s World Wide (2001)

February 21, 2013November 22, 2019 by Luke Alex Davis
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Relive a rare J Dilla interview with Gilles Peterson back in 2001. As you know, Dilla interviews are rare. That’s why you should definitely get a hold of this one if you can. While on Gilles Peterson’s World Wide show back in 2001, Jay Dee spoke candidly about his work process for his solo debut …

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INTERVIEW: Fresh Kils

December 4, 2012November 22, 2019 by Luke Alex Davis
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Arguably our biggest interview yet, we spoke to Fresh Kils about his hip hop origins. Just yesterday, I was watching a video over at Dubspot with Fresh Kils talking about his MPC 1000 and how he uses it. Even today, we told you about MC FÜBB’s latest EP with Kils on the beats. Well, now …

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Interview: 12 Original Players

November 11, 2012December 12, 2020 by Luke Alex Davis
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We managed to get hold of UK-based producer 12 Original Players and have a chat about his music and what drives his sampling.

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THROWBACK THURSDAY: Andre Cymone Interview From 1982

November 1, 2012November 22, 2019 by Luke Alex Davis

In today’s Throwback Thursday, we see Andre Cymone pull off an uncanny interview resemblance to Prince… We can understand how nerve wracking interviews can be. You have an audience listening to your every word, in the studio and across the world, the bright lights are shining on you, perspiration starts to kick in – we get it. …

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INTERVIEW: Revolutionary Rhythm

September 25, 2012November 22, 2019 by Luke Alex Davis

We caught up with Revolutionary Rhythm. Remember when we told you about Revolutionary Rhythm a few weeks ago? Well, we’ve managed to get an interview with the group. Peep it below! When did you guys start making beats and start rhyming? We started making music around the age of 18. We started freestyling around 16 years …

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INTERVIEW: Suhnraw

August 7, 2012August 11, 2020 by Luke Alex Davis

We caught up with the Filipino maestro Suhnraw a few days after his new release Slaps came out. When did you start making beats? Around February 2011 is when I started. What sort of music did you listen to growing up? A lot of different types man…90’s hip hop and R&B..my dad used to bump …

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