OYG
redruM781
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– OYG redruM781
OYG
redruM781 is a veteran of the West Coast rap scene. We catch up with
him to talk about his work ethic, mainstream rappers, his
international collaborations and much more!
OYG
redruM781, introduce yourself; How did you get your name, how long
have you been rapping?
What's up? I'm OYG redruM781 the one and only! Bloody Mary gave me my
name, and I gave her hers! I've been at this since 1986!
What
projects have you put out in the past? How have they been received?
Banging On Wax – This is damn near platinum worldwide, since 1993!
Damu Riders 2
Murder Was The Case
Rep Yo Set
Flamin 2
All of these are gangsta records, received very well!
The
west coast has long had a dope hip hop scene, with lots of diverse
music being made. Tell us about the scene over there, and who should
our UK readers check out?
The music pretty much describes the scene over here, although it has
mellowed down drastically, but it's still violent nonetheless. I
really can't say who to check out due to the fact that I don't really
listen to anybody! I'm not really interested!
Are you
aware of the UK hip hop scene? If so, what do you think about
international hip hop?
Um yeah, I am. I actually have 2 songs with S.A.S.. I also have a
project i'm working on called 'No Passport'. This allows me to travel
the world lyrically and never have left America. I have Asian,
German, Dutch, Russian, Italian, English & French artists on
there so far, and i'm still looking for a few more! Hip Hop Let's Go!
Coming
from the underground scene, and really respresenting the street life,
do you feel like mainstream hip hop artists fabricate certain aspects
to sell records? What's your take on this?
I feel Mainstream artists are doing as much damage as the record
companies themselves. For real though! They do the ethnic dirty work
for the companies, while putting themselves in position. At the end
of the day their motive was for self and that's it. I could go on and
on!
What
other artists have you worked with in the scene?
I work with up and coming artists rather than Industry artists. There
are extremely few people in the industry that I have worked with.
Who
would you like to work with in the future?
I wanna throw bars with the best in the industry. I wanna show y'all
what I can do, and not just on Gangsta tracks!
What
are you working on at the moment, any mixtapes or EPs etc? When can
we expect them to come out?
Actually, i've been working on my catalogue. My work ethic won't let
me work on 1 thing, so I multi task. It does get congested but I work
through it. I have no release dates yet, but i've gotta lot of music
and bars for yo ass!
Any
shout outs?
West Upper to my family, to everybody that knows me personally, that
I know personally, that respects me and my music, those that still
believe in me and what i'm doing. And a Whoooop to all y'all that's
riding with me to get this shit back right.
Let us
know where to get in touch with you, and any links you want to
promote!
Thanks for the interview, thanks for reading it, and listening to my
music!
Interview By
Precinct Phantom
@TheRealPP
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