REAL LIFE DRAMA BRING'S YOU A EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW FROM THE DOCTER HIM SELF!?
THE HAROLD SHIPMAN OF HIPHOP!? DR SYNTAX!!!!!
Q1. how long have you been rapping for?
SYNTAX-
since 1994
so, um, 16 years
Q2. is there any old syntax demo tape's that might see the light of day? and how has uk hip hop changed scince then?
SYNTAX-
there are definitely some old bits and bobs floating around i might leak eventually. an old friend of mine has got an demo of me rapping in an american accent before my voice broke. i should probably keep that one to myself! uk hip hop has changed immensely since i was a kid. the pioneering acts like gunshot, london posse etc. were mainly inner city people with that very distinct ive 'britcore' style and they paved the way for what we do now. nowadays you cant find a village in the deepest sticks without someone claiming to be a rapper, for better or for worse. i think it's become impossible to define 'uk hip hop' anymore as there are so many different kinds of people making hugely different styles of music.
Q3. do you think dubstep has had a good effect on uk hiphop?
SYNTAX-
definitely. i think in the last couple of years the level of production skills has increased massively, and dubstep is a huge part of that. there are more and more kids who've gone to college to study how to actually produce music, rather than just make beats, and software has got more accessible and advanced. the great thing about dubstep is its appeal - hip hop kids like it, hardcore punk kids like it, techno kids like it - it brings all the little subcultures together and inadvertently introduces them to one another. for example, ive met people who've gone to a plastician gig where me and stig were supporting, they've never heard of us and come and given us props after our show. i think it strikes a good balance as well - i prefer nights that have maybe one or two hip hop acts playing, maybe a dj playing breaks and then ending in a dubstep set. i dont really want to go and see 5 rap groups so a bit of dubstep adds a bit of diversity.
Q4. whats your take on people saying hip hop is dead??!!
SYNTAX-
well, on one hand, hip hop isnt the new, exciting, dangerous thing it was once was. you don't have people trying to ban souljah boy or lil wayne records, even though they can be as gratuitous as an old 2 live crew record. its a massively exploited corporate tool now. but on the other hand, if you ignore all that bullshit, it is alive and well, you just have to scratch the surface. hip hop can't be dead because you and i are talking right now, and there are countless people worldwide who are involved in hip hop and are passionate about it.
Q5.whats instore for dr syntax?
SYNTAX-
ive got a new ep coming out very soon, the 'benny huge' ep, followed by an album 'off the radar vol. 2'. i'm touring very soon with Stig of the Dump and DJ Manipulate to promote those, as well as Stig's new album 'Moodswings'. Stig's album is incredible in my opinion, and i feel like my new stuff is the best i've ever done.
Q6. who will be featuring on these projects??
SYNTAX-
Ive been working with some sick producers on 'off the radar vol 2' - ive got the evil sun on there, pete cannon who people might know from the 'louis' den' beat cyphers, an enigmatic newcomer called lord balrog that people need to watch out for, ghostown, steve clear... rap wise, i've got some dudes called 3 amigos on a track, i've got stig of the dump on a couple, enlish and scizzahz, who are funny as fuck and well known from the 'don't flop' emcee battle circuit...i've kept it all in house, but that's cool because the people i know are dope - i'd rather help a newcomer who's dope and hungry to get some exposure than pay mc once-met-someone-in-wutang 500 quid to knock something out on in ten minutes. stig's got rugged man on his album, but they got in the studio and properly connected. i didnt do a track with him but i did go fencing with him and got my arse handed to me. real talk.
Q7. last thing, whats the docter's Proscriptionfor the new year??
SYNTAX-
Fun in moderation. Hangovers are taking a couple of days to clear now. getting old sucks. actually fuck that, maybe its time to up the ante and go out in a blaze of glory. and copious meat products. also i forgot to mention one other thing - look out for the mixtape by myself, stig and dabblah from london zoo called 'live from the breadline', which will come out once we get our shit together. check out stigandsyntax.com for new releases and info, and for daily trash talk from stig and the odd money-saving tip from me to get you through these frugal times. Team Hate Beeeeyyaaatch!
GO AND PEEP MY MAN'S SHIT!!
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PLUS!! PEOPLE LOOK AT THIS CRAZY VIDEO! FEATURING SYNTAX, STIG, FOREIGN BEGGAZ, SCRATCH PERVERTS, SHLOMO
SOME JOKES SHIT!!
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