#115 - E L U C I D INTERVIEW

Video animation by: Big Flowers Intro/Outro beat by: BLOODBLIXING The Plug (0:21). The Interview (1:43). Picking the brain of the artist who created Paraffin, Save Yourself, Haram and most recently I Told Bessie, would’ve sounded like a pipe dream just a year and a half ago... But now, off the strength of the love and support you the listener have provided me, I was able to sit down with South Jamaica Queen’s E L U C I D for an interview in Ep. 115 of the show. We dove deep into his one-of-a-kind lyricism, his creative relationship with billy woods, his spirituality, and his latest album of the year contender, I Told Bessie. Simply put, this was a fantastic conversation with one of the best rappers of all time.  Are you not entertained??!! E L U C I D illuminates the conception of his unique style of rap, and the influence of poetry in his music (2:06). E L U C I D addresses the strange and obtuse perception of his music being “too hard to understand” (9:31). E L U C I D expands on a poignant line off of “Soft Gold”, describing the various positive and negative emotions associated with his recent rise in popularity (14:14). E L U C I D illustrates the genesis for the creation of Armand Hammer with billy woods (20:41). E L U C I D describes the main reason him and billy woods work so well as a duo (22:03). E L U C I D details the kind of role that he assumes within the Armand Hammer creative process (24:27). E L U C I D illustrates what he believes he’s learnt working with woods through years, and what woods has learnt from him (26:02). E L U C I D describes the key element that The Alchemist brought to the Armand Hammer sauce on Haram (29:54). E L U C I D speaks to what changes in his life have impacted him the most since 2016’s Save Yourself, and this year’s I Told Bessie (33:12). E L U C I D sheds light on the reasoning for moving away from producing beats for his more recent project (36:01). E L U C I D speaks to what compelled him to release I Told Bessie at this specific moment (38:25). E L U C I D dives into his spiritual background, and how this aspect of his life influences his music (42:24). E L U C I D illustrates how he worked with Willie Green and the other producer collaborators to craft the sound for I Told Bessie, and what kind of sound he was aiming for (50:20). E L U C I D details his five favourite Backwoodz projects ever (1:00:07) (question supplied by RMPP Patron and host of Freemusicempire, Dan-O… so become a patron if you want the chance to ask artists like E L U C I D a question!!!). E L U C I D details upcoming projects/events that fans should look out for (1:02:05). Support E L U C I D's music here: https://elucid.bandcamp.com/music  Follow E L U C I D on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/elucidwho?lang=en  Follow E L U C I D on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/cobratoof/?hl=en  -- Fiending for some more quality rap content? Visit the RMPP website: https://rmpp.squarespace.com/ Want to support and help us grow? Become a RMPP Patron, and gain access to exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/therapmusicplugpodcast  Looking to connect? DM me @rapmusicplugpod on Twitter and Instagram, or shoot me an email at [email protected]