Yo, hey, one thing really quick before we get started. What was all this talk last episode of the pineapple contest thing? I just wanna clear the air real quick. Matt Pellichet did not beat me in pineapple trampoline dodgeball because I had to quit.
Oh, why? You're not the type to quit. So what had happened was there's people on both sides throwing pineapples at you. Ouch.
Neither of us got hit, so props to him for that. Mad props. But I flew off the trampoline, became very injured in the process, and was hurt, so by default, he won because he was able to keep going. Oh.
Anyways, what's up with this episode? In this episode, I get to chat with the rhythmically gifted Tech N9ne, but we're going to do this a little bit different. I'm just gonna play the interview raw and uncut so you can see how things really went down. Shane, hit that homie.
Roger. Thank you, brother. Hey, man, we take it like this, man. It's a wonderful interview, man.
I don't even do this right after the show, man, but you gave me one of the best interviews right now, man, that I've had in a long time. Thank you, brother. What's your name? Max One.
Wonderful talking to you, brother. Wow. So, yeah, that's pretty much it because what had happened was apparently I didn't record the 45-minute interview. I thought I did, but towards the very end, I looked up and I saw that it wasn't recording.
I got that yucky guts feeling because Tech had been a great, great gentleman, basically walked off stage where he just finished melting faces, and then he was handed a phone with me on the other end. So I quickly hit record with, you know, 45 seconds left of a 45-minute interview. I couldn't be like, hey, can we do this again because I'm a dweeb. But don't trip because I still got the interview in my mind.
So with the help of the homie Shane Newville, you're still going to be able to hear the interview with perfect timing. Shane Newville invented another ridiculous contraption. This thing can convert my thoughts to audio. I'm all hooked up and I'm ready to rock.
I'm going to replay this interview in my head and y'all should be able to hear it if Shane's doodad really works. OK, Shane, what do I do? Get hooked up, man. Just start remembering and we'll be able to hear it.
All right, here we go. Howdy, folks. This is Max Wine and I'm your host here at the Sincast. And if there's one thing I love, it's shout outs, requests, and dedications, which I sure hope to get into later on the show.
You realize your voice in your head sounds a lot like Arto2D2. Yeah, that's a trip. Are you sure that's for me? Yes.
I'm even wording stuff like the way Ardo would. Yeah, that's all you. Let's get back into action before we run out of time. Time is money.
All right. Enough about myself and what I, Max One, enjoy most in life. I have an excellent guest. I believe you will all find getting to know him a truly enjoyable experience.
Yes. Please introduce yourself to the technically savvy populace that has chosen to download and or stream this show on their PC, laptop, iPhone, or other electronic gadget listening devices. What up, what up? This is Tech N9ne.
It's a pleasure to be chatting with you, young man. Well, let's get right into this interview, Mr. N9ne. Tell our listening audience about what drew you to hip hop.
Was it a specific event, an album, an era? The beginning, the whole thing. Which I think was before Sugarhill Gang's Rapper's Delight, Sugarhill Gang, Curtis Blow, Run-DMC, Public Enemy. The whole thing since day one.
Know what I'm sizzling? Shane, what's with the peanuts thing? I don't know. It's coming out of your head.
I guess I'll just keep going. Where was I? Oh yeah. Responding to Tech on what drew him into hip hop in the first place.
I do believe I know exactly what you're sizzling. How old were you when you wrote your first rap? Shoot, 7th grade. See, I was a beatboxer.
Know what I'm sizzling? I would kick the beats for some cats in the ciphers and whatever. And some girl was like, why don't you rap? And the next day I came to school and smashed everybody.
And all my friends that I'd been kicking the beatbox for were mad. I don't doubt it one bit. What is your favorite five-year block in the history of hip hop? 85 to 90 because that is when it really took off and everybody came in like Rakim, Boogie Down Productions, Public Enemy.
Yeah, it kind of takes you from the Crush Crew era into... Yeah, exactly. How did the insanely fast rapping come about? Okay, I see how this works.
I think it still sounds like Art's voice, but it's starting to sound a little bit more how, like, I might work stuff. Either way, it's fine. It's all coming out of your mind. You sound like Art.
In fact, now you're sounding like Jeremiah is. All coming out of your memory. I'm just converting it to audio. But keep going.
Roger that, Shane. How did the insanely fast rapping come about? I'm curious what Twisted said about this. You're not gonna believe this, man.
It was Slick Rick, man. He said... On this track... It was like...
And then it went to... And then it went to... I just gotta interrupt real quick here. It's kind of making Tech N9ne sound crazy, but he's not crazy.
And he was completely coherent. He was basically explaining how he heard this song by Slick Rick and it inspired him to start spitting faster and spitting with patterns, but it was all coherent in a sentence that made complete sense. All right, let's keep it moving. Every time we stop, the machine shakes and air comes out and popcorn falls on the floor.
It's weird. So let's get back to business. Back to business. This one the DJ calls...
Tech, can you remember the first time you heard yourself on the radio or you got the call from your friends or family that you were on the radio? Wait, hold up. Were there cuss words in that part? No, no, no cuss words, but the song title would probably be considered a little bit risque.
Apparently, I'm self-censoring. This is crazy, dude. I'm gonna keep going. I'm getting good.
Tech was about to answer me regarding the first times that he got radio play. Okay, for real, though. We should stop interrupting the machine because I don't like what I'm seeing in here. Roger that, Shane.
Yowza and Cali with Quincy and I got the call from a friend. He said the B-side Mitch Bait was in rotation back home. When I got home, it was. Know what I'm sizzling?
Tell us about the artistic symbolism behind the cover of Angelic. It represents multiple things. Know what I'm sizzling? You got hell trying to pull me down and heaven trying to pull me up.
It's like an angel in purgatory. It's spiritual and it's physical in the industry sense. Know what I'm sizzling? It scared a lot of people.
Black people don't like that. They think I'm worshiping the devil or something. You explained it right on the record, though. Yeah, my black fans don't always get me.
Know what I'm sizzling? I believe I do. Please enlighten me, Max 1, and our listening audience on the story behind the song Holier Than Thou. I was already familiar with the truth from my barber and I'd listened to his music and thought he was nice with it.
After I did the sweet 16 thing, I saw he was on there and I was reaching out. I wanted to know how he could do this and remain holy. Know what I'm sizzling? So I reached out.
I'm asking for help. Know what I'm sizzling? But they was like, we don't work with secular artists. Are you aware of whether or not your messages were getting through to the artists, the truth, or not?
No, I don't. Know what I'm sizzling? But I know for sure he found out after he heard the song. He tried to connect with me then, but I was in the middle of studio work.
I just don't think it's possible to be perfect and do what I do. I don't think anybody could do it. And if he had the answers, I wanted to know what they were. Tech, I feel the direction you are coming from.
I don't believe anyone can be perfect. I believe that is why Christ did what he did. But I do believe we should do our best to be as Christ-like as humanly possible while on this earth. We all stumble, but we can't allow ourselves to give up because we fail.
That leads to places I don't even want to consider at this point in my life. My young friend, let's get into some nice rap tunes here. Shane? Yes, Jeremiah?
Why am I hearing Archado ask me questions that I don't ever remember being asked or answering? Oh, that's not you. That's Max 1 and Tech N9ne. It's a long story.
Don't worry about it. Oh, that's just another one of your weird contraptions, huh? Am I right? Am I right?
Am I right, Shane? Just do the QJ update so we can get on with it. I get it. Wow.
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Rakim or KRS-One? KRS. Big Daddy Kane or Kool G? Wawa or KRS-One?
KRS-One. Mick Search or Pete Nice? Search. Oh, I said that one wrong, too.
Oh, I'm sorry. Stevie Wonder or Marvin Gaye? Marvin Gaye. Elton John or Billy Joel?
Billy Joel. I've got to interrupt again real quick. I'm sorry. I apologize.
I'd like this to just run smoothly, but for whatever reason, the voice that sounds like Art Trudeau in my mind is pronouncing some of the words incorrectly. Ooh, that's weird. Every time you interrupt, I see something, but I'm not sure what it is. Isaac Hayes or Barry White?
Isaac Hayes. Peety or Exclaim? Public Enemy. Not again.
Obdili or Amy Winehouse? Amy. God, my bad. 11 Cool J or Cool Mo D?
LL. Maria Carey or Whitney Houston? Man, Maria Carey. I don't understand why my thoughts are pronouncing the words wrong.
It's okay, really. Just keep going. Paul Simon or Bob Dylan? I'm almost positive he said Bob Dylan, but I don't want to be inaccurate on any of these answers, so I must be subconsciously putting that noise over the stuff I don't remember clearly.
Hey, just keep going. Roger that, Shane. Fresh Prince or Queen? Fresh Prince.
Christina Aguilera or Joss Stone? Joss Stone. Chubb Rock or Heavy D? Chubb Rock for sure.
Phil Collins or Peter Gabriel? Phil Collins was dope, but I've got to go with Phil Collins. Curtis Blow or Sugarhill Gang? Jackie Chan or Jet Li?
Jet Li. Yeah, yeah. He did say Jet Li, y'all, but I feel obligated to say that Jackie Chan actually schools Jet Li all day long. Dude, stop interrupting.
He keeps making this machine act funny. It's only in the beta testing stages, and it seems kind of unstable. Roger that, Shane. Ice Cube or the D.L.C.?
What do you think of that? Ha ha! I'm doing edits in my mind. Max One, just focus on remembering the answer to that question.
Oh, how are you gonna do me like that? Well, you tore through those others, and I really felt like my obligation to the listeners was to have at least one that would stump you. It sounded like you had to think for a second on the Maria or Whitney one, but I was confident that Ice Cube or the D.L.C. would be your poison.
I have to go with Ice Cube, because if it wasn't for Ice Cube and N.W.A., I wouldn't have even known the D.L.C. Well, I see where you are coming from, but the doc did have his feel of Fresh Crew in Texas before hooking up with the N.W.A. Yeah, but it was him being out with N.W.A. and then that did it for me.
The D.L.C. is the one that made me want to do this. Spit with patterns, know what I'm sizzling. But I have to go with Ice Cube, because back then I wanted to be Ice Cube.
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Tech, earlier you mentioned that you beatboxed. Did you also paint, b-boy, or DJ? Everything but painting. What do you think about where mainstream hip-hop has gone?
It's fine. I'm good with it all. Let Soulja Boy be Soulja Boy, because can't nobody do Soulja Boy like he do it. And nobody else can be Tech, know what I'm sizzling?
That wasn't exactly the direction I was going with that particular question, but I really respect that answer. Kind of a just let you do you type of philosophy when it comes to other artistry. Good stuff. Out of your catalog, which body of work specifically is your favorite?
Today, Everybody is probably my best album. Oh, I've got to interrupt here. My man in my head that's playing me. I'm not joking, dude.
Just keep it going. This machine's doing weird things. Any other collabs with the fellow quick-tongued Midwestern MC, Twista? A better question would be, are we going to collab on anything else that actually comes out?
That does sound like a better question. Had I known there were unreleased tracks, I probably would have asked you that instead. How many guest spots do you think you have accomplished up to this point? No idea.
I just knock it out. Know what I'm sizzling? The more we dialogue, the better I grasp your sizzle. Any producers out there that you'd love to work with but haven't yet had the opportunity?
I've always wanted to see what Timbaland and I could come up with together. Ah, you've seen the ups and downs in the industry, and you've also just pressed on. What do you believe the key to your success and longevity has been? If you want to be the hip-hop president, you've got to go out there and shake hands and kiss babies, know what I'm sizzling?
Touring rock shows, touring, man. Name an artist, band, or group that your fans would be surprised to find out belong in your likings column. Portishead. Tech Nina, I believe that you can come up with one that would be even more shocking.
Actually, I can. Lynyrd Skynyrd. That's my ish right there. Excellent.
That's the type of answer I was looking for. When history looks back on you, how do you believe you will be remembered? My life will be like the instruction manual on what not to do. Tech.
I'm not saying in music. I mean in general, know what I'm sizzling? Like how to lose the most beautiful woman in the world, know what I'm sizzling? My friend, we all make mistakes.
It's the way we learn and grow from our mistakes that matter most. Don't be so hard on yourself. I really wish we had more time, but you are a busy man, so I must let you go back to your family. Is there anything at all that you...
Hold on, hold on, hold on. I've got to interrupt right here. Let me tell you something. Let me tell you something, my friends.
Max1, I told you. The machine's gone haywire. Why is it leaking strawberry jello? I've got a bad feeling about this.
Even in the midst of catastrophe, I can still find the good in it. What are you talking about? How is this good? Oh, good.
Stop. Wait, that's a bad thing. Listen to me. You'll stop, you'll hide, you'll run.
Oh, go get it. Run. This is the SinCast.