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Apologies for the lack of blog content lately, I have been busy.
I’m working on a recording, I’m sure you will love.

Thanks for your patience, you’re all saints. ;D

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You’re gonna wanna download yourself a copy of this one.
Pretty crazy Mixtape.

Download Here.

DOWNLOAD HERE.

Kanye posted this track on Twitter last night, Download this one, it’s crazy.
The beat is amazing, Kanye and Jay-Z killed this [as you’d have come to expect]

If you’ve not downloaded the G.O.O.D Music mixtape, I suggest you do that also.
Link? sure.

G.O.O.D MUSIC MIXTAPE

“write a parody of your favorite songs chorus”

Here it is, my cover of Taylor Swifts ‘Love story’ Yes, you will have to download it from Box.net Tumblr won’t host the file.. Do you think the people who work for tumblr, are the same people who had their job applications rejected from Facebook?

Probably.

http://www.box.net/shared/snzbnsqzmr

Sorry for the inconvenience.

I ain’t heard anything from R. Kelly in years.
I Just wanna say this is damn near one of the funniest things I have seen in a long while. Real talk.

This is a song about girl troubles like no other.. Real Talk.
I don’t even have anything else to say, just watch the video.. The best thing is, this is not a joke, this a serious recording.. Real Talk, Hahaha.

Hahaha, Let me know what you think?

Lazy: First off, I just wanna say a quick thank you for taking your time to answer a few of these questions, its a real honor to have you featured on my blog.
Lets kick things off, coming from St. Louis Missouri, where did it all start? what first interested you and got you involved in Hip-Hop?

Prince Ea: Well, I always was attracted to Hip-Hop. I was a big fan of Nelly and the St. Lunatics and they were doing it big in my city. I think I first fell in love with Hip-Hop though after I head cats like Chuck D, Canibus, Rass Kass, Immortal Technique.
They gave me the ability to look at the world with a highly critical and objective eye. I began spending hours reading books in libraries and on the computer researching the things that these guys would rap about in their songs. They showed me the power of Hip-Hop and I fell in love ever since.

Lazy: What influences and experience have helped shape you into the artist you are today?

Prince Ea: So many to name by influences range from Eminem, Canibus, Chuck D, Rass Kass, Masta Ace, Jay Z.





Lazy: Getting straight into the business side of things. There’s a lot of buzz going around about your ‘Make Smart Cool’ Movement, which I think is a great Idea and desperately needed, What else can you tell us about that?

Prince Ea: The ‘SMART’ Movement, For those that don’t know is a movement to ‘Sophisticate Minds and Revolutionize Thought’. It was, and still is, intended to Make Smart Cool. To counter the tacit agreement in our society that ignorance is acceptable and to make intelligence valuable again. To make it fashionable for individuals to learn about new things [anti their indoctrination], to be open minded, and not to be afraid to challenge authority or get answers wrong. The movement is picking up steam. You don’t have to be a Hip-Hop Head to be a part of the movement. As Dead Prez put it, “Its Bigger than Hip Hop”



Lazy: What are your plans for the movement? and where do you want to take it?

Prince Ea: The potential benefits on society from the SMART movement cannot be overstated. I want more intelligent MC’s, so in that sense I want to change Hip-Hop. But I definitely want to change the attitudes of laymen or normal people. An aware and intelligent populace is what the founders of this country intended. I want to glorify education as opposed to money. If children begin thinking of education as something “Fun,” and “Cool” I have done my job.

Lazy: While we’re on the topic, how can people get involved and support the movement?

Prince Ea: You can contact me personally on Facebook or twitter.

Facebook.com/PrinceEa

Twitter.com/PrinceEa

Or for more information go to our official website www.makesmartcool.com



Lazy: As an underground artist, you really gotta use every bit of leverage you can get a hold of out there, one of these mediums is youtube, with over 4 Million hits, have you ever been labeled a youtube rapper? and what is your opinion on the whole ‘Youtube Rapper’ phenomenon?

Prince Ea: Youtube has done a lot for getting my music heard. I’m not ashamed at being called a ‘youtube rapper’ I guess that’s some pejorative term but it doesn’t bother me. If youtube is the avenue that I have to exploit to get my music heard by millions of people then there is no shame in that. It’s all about the message.

Lazy: The shine around you keeps on spreading, do you feel you have changed at all with more attention? Has your focus and goals changed?

Prince Ea: Not at all. I have developed as an Artist. My goals are still the same.



Lazy: What about the ‘mainstram’, are there any current artists you admire or show some love for?

Prince Ea: Definitely, I’m a fan of the Roots, Kanye, Jay. These guys are talented, and mainstream or not, their talent and authenticity is undeniable.

Lazy: The Aussie Hip-Hop scene is really starting to flourish, with the rise of some incredible artists, have you heard much Australian talent? If so, How do you feel about Aus artists?

Prince Ea: I haven’t heard much about Australian Artists. Only from Battles that I’ve seen on the Internet. A lot of those cats down there are definitely dope though, I have a lot of respect for them.

Lazy: You have strong messages in your music, which provokes a lot of thought, literally almost every time I listen to you I end up taking out my iPhone and jump straight onto google to research something new and fascinating.. do you see this as a goal as an artists? educating and showing your listeners something opposed to what the mainstream media will feed them?

Prince Ea: Haha, Definitely. Opening minds is definitely my main goal. I want people to think critically, question authority, and not be afraid of getting answers wrong. These are the principles of the SMART movement.

Lazy: I know you don’t like the term, ‘Conspiracy theory’ but some people consider you to be a conspiracy theorist, how do you respond to that?

Prince Ea: As far as being a conspiracy theorist, I don’t trip on it anymore. When I speak to people I supply credible evidence and statistics to whatever point I’m trying to make. I don’t “Theorize” in the social sense of the word. What I believe is based on facts, honest research and logic.

Lazy: Are there any theories you firmly believe?

Prince Ea: Yes there are many, you mean like evolution? :D

Lazy: The world seems to be falling apart at the moment and things are getting a little crazy, let’s look at the big picture and take a moment to talk about some of the serious issues.

Prince Ea: Yes, there are alot of issues. Education, housing, political, cultural, environmental, geo-political etc. I’d say the most important thing on my mind is the BP oil spill crisis. The urgency of this situation cannot be overstated. The way they have been destroying our home for temporary pleasure is really pathological, and we need to stop before its too late.

Lazy: 2012 is only 2 years away, bitches, can you feel it?
You have been abducted by aliens for research on the human race, you have been taken on board the ‘mother ship’ and strapped to a chair.
3 aliens stand in front of you, each holding a futuristic style notepad, they ask you.. “what is life on earth like?”

What would you tell them?

Prince Ea: Man is capable of such incredible dreams or horrible nightmares.

Lazy: What about this one, right.. Your sitting at home, nice and comfortable when an urgent news broadcast pops on your TV, they say there is a massive comet heading towards the planet.
There is no way to stop it and the world is going to end, no question about it.
You have enough time to do only 3 things, No matter what those 3 things may be, you have enough time to do them..

What are they?

Prince Ea: Hmmm, Good question. Probably travel the world with my family and help others in need.



Lazy: I think it’s time we wrap things up, again thanks for stopping by the blog, I appreciate your time.
Is there anything you feel has to be said? any shou outs that need to be made?

Prince Ea: Thanks for having me, I appreciate the interview.
Make sure you check out my websites.

www.makesmartcool.com

www.youtube.com/thamagicsho2003

www.facebook.com/PrinceEa

Take care.

[Questions answered by Oli Ayo]

Lazy: Hey, whats up? Thanks for stopping by the blog, its great to have you featured here..
Getting straight into it, what does an average day hold for you?

Word Up!: If I’m not working, then its either surfing, skating, hanging out or looking for a new adventure. It’s what ever the day has to offer, really. I live in a pretty amazing place so I could almost just sit at the beach and look what I have to call my home. It never gets old…



Lazy: Where did it all start? What first interested you and got you all involved in music?

Word Up!: Our first bass player [Liamskie} and I used to muck around on an acoustic guitar and yell fuck over the top of it as a joke, and then Eli bought his first guitar off EBay and we rounded up some friends who wanted to have some fun, and we started hamming in my bedroom. It was all a joke! We never thought of playing shows, ever! I was too scared to play and we just had fun playing in my room. But one day I had a show at my house and we played first… I guess people liked it and it snow balled from there.

Lazy: What influences have shaped you to become the band you are today?

Word Up!: Well, coming from Byron there are some top world class bands, so the standards are really high, and everyone is friends with each other being such a small town. So I would say Parkway Drive and 50 Lions have influenced us the most and pushed us a lot! and given us massive opportunities! We all listen to different music, so it all gets mashed up and comes out the way it does I guess. Haha.

Lazy: You guys toured with Parkway Drive and Confession at the start of this year, what was that like?

Word Up!: We had toured with Parkway before so we kinda new what we were in for. But it was still crazy! 800-1500 kids a night. Though, it was pretty exhausting loading in at 2pm and loading out at 12 midnight every day for 3 weeks, plus we had no accommodation pretty much in every town, so we either slept on the beach, in a bush or on PWD’s floor. But we did get to see so much of the country we had never seen before so it was great to get out there! and to play also. We underestimated it and We sold out of merch twice, but I guess we did a whole lot better than we ever thought!! All in all, it was a great 3 weeks!

Lazy: Speaking of Confession.. Do you think Crafter will win dickhead of the year again? or do you think anyone else deserves it more?

Word Up!: Nah, He is too shit to win anything, Haha.

Lazy: Hahaha. What were some of the highlights of the tour?

Word Up!: Playing to 1500 kids that don’t care haha, playing handball and Halo all day, seeing new places and not knowing where we’re staying.

Lazy: Do you have any venues that stand out as a favourite place to play?

Word Up!: Our all time favourite place and venue to play will always be The Y.A.C in Byron Bay. Out of Byron would probably be Perth’s YMCA HQ, It is a small tight venue built in a skate park and the kids went nuts there. It made out trip over there worthwhile!

Lazy: What about terrible venues? Any placed you would never go back to?

Word Up!: Probably Expressive Grounds on the GC, We love playing the GC but that venue has always sucked for us, Haha.

Lazy: A lot of people want to know what we can expect to see from you guys in the near future, are you writing any new material? Upcoming shows?

Word Up!: After the Sick Summer Tour we have chilled out a lot. We’re currently writing for a new album, we’re taking our time, not rushing anything too much. We’re just making things faster and heavier and structuring the songs better than before.

Lazy: Have you got any plans for the next year so far?

Word Up!: Not as yet, the new CD should drop later in the year and we’ll just take it from there..



Lazy: What advice would you give to anybody who may be attacked by a giant squid?

Word Up!: Get out the deep frier and make some calamari.

Lazy: Haha, what about a bear attack?

Word Up!: Run.

Lazy: I think that just about wraps this up, is there anything you feel needs to be said? any shout outs that need to be made?

Word Up!: Check out www.byronbayhardcore.com

Peace.

Lazy: Whats up? Just gotta say thanks for stopping by, its great to have you hear featured on my Blog. First, Lets take a minute to go back; what first had you interested and involved in Hip-Hop? and what influences stand out as building you to be the artist you are today?

Prophet Razya: If we’re going wayyyy back, My first exposure to Hip-Hop was watching the clip for “Hey You” by The Rock Steady Crew when I was like 4.
I just remember being hypnotized by their moves and the blue and yellow jumpsuits.
Musically the First real Hip-Hop that I was exposed to was Ice-T in grade 9. One of the older kids on my school bus used to make tapes for me and told me how dope Hip-Hop was and really wanted to show me, like he already had the bug that I was yet to discover. The further I delved into it, the more I got hooked.
The two biggest musical influences that shaped what my work is today are ‘Nas’ and ‘Wu Tang Clan’.
I was always about Lyricism, I loved the complexity and perfection in the word play and rhythm and I try to reflect that in my work.

Lazy: You do it all bro, as an Emcee, Breaker, Graff Artist and Beat Boxer, is there any Area you personally focus on and really want to excel at?

Prophet Rayza: Emceeing first and foremost is what I push as my ‘Lead element’. But I love every aspect of Hip-Hop culture so I immersed myself in everything I could to do with Hip-Hop.
I’d like to think I’ve mastered all elements [yet to master DJing] to a point where I feel I can hold my own rep to a respectable level, but I still strive to improve and grow in all elements. But yeah Emceeing is my driving force.

Lazy: You released your solo Mix tape, pushing 5000 copies across the country, what else can you tell us about ‘Spits and Pieces’ behind the scenes? what went into its production and release?

Prophet Rayza: Spits and Pieces was something that I had planned for a long time but due to unreliable DJ’s I couldn’t bring it together how I wanted to till I came to work with DJ Butcher.
He has the same strong work ethic that I do with music and the bottom line, just puts in work. If it wasn’t for DJ Butcher, Spits and Pieces may not have seen the light of day.

The name Spits and Pieces is a play on “Bits and Pieces” which is what the Mixtape is. Not to say that I just threw a heap of shit together, rather it was a collection of things I had worked on for the last 3 or 4 years that I wanted to get out there to let people know that I was still doing my thing but not ready to release a new album till I got those tracks off my chest.
It took a lot of co-ordination between myself and all the Hip-Hop stores around the country and just flooding the country with it every chance I could. I literally walked all over Brisbane for weeks handing them out to anything that I could who was into Hip-Hop and wanted a copy, just to increase my fan base and expose cats to it that might not normally hear about what I do.
We moved all 5,000 in the first 2 months [and just clicked over the 500+ download mark] both here and in New Zealand and a few hundred in the States too when I had a mate go there on Holiday.
Production wise I just picked a selection of classic beats that I was feeling and wanted to write to, then I recorded it at my Studio and DJ Butcher mixed it all down how he thought it would come together best. What I will tell you is that DJ Butches is a beast on the decks. He had laid down all the cuts and wasn’t happy with them so he re-did them ALL as you hear them on the Mixtape in one day!

Lazy: Have you got any current and/or future projects lined up?

Prophet Rayza: Yes. I am about to get back in the studio to record my EP “6 Books” which will be released later in the year. It features 6 tracks with beats from some of Australia’s best producers and some amazing production from a secret producer from the United States and some very big surprises, but that’s all I can tell you for now. I’ll be releasing the producer list soon, Stay tuned.

Lazy: You have done some pretty crazy gigs, supporting influential artists like Talib Kweli, Hyjack N Torcha, Grandmaster Flash, MC Supernatural and Many more, is there a moment that stands out as your best show.

Prophet Rayza: There are 2 shows. One for Bboying and one for Emceeing.
The Emcee show was where my crew ‘A Dying Breed’ got to perform alongside some of the best the game has ever seen, and some of my all time favorite artists - Grandmaster Roc Raida [R.I.P], Lord Finesse and Q-Unique which was incredible because I got to do what I Love with the people that inspire me musically.
The Bboy show was at the Grandmaster Flash gig where Flash had the whole place going crazy and we had to do a Bboy battle showcase and Flash got down with us amongst the crowd and it was incredible, like I was actually part of an old school block party with one of the founders!!

Lazy: Doing live shows, sometimes you get bad gigs, bad promoters and bad audiences, do you have a story of a tragic show?

Prophet Rayza: Hahaha, soooo many stories. I don’t think your getting anywhere unless you have some tragic shows. One of the worst was last year when I performed alongside Buff1 from Detroit here in Brisbane and it was the night of the really bad storms at The Gap and Literally No-One Came and we still had to perform ‘cause we were getting Paid.
I Felt worse for Buff1 considering he came all the way from the States. I think in the end only 3 or 4 people came in who happened to be walking past, Haha.

Lazy: Hahaha, Damn that sounds terrible.. Have you got any shows coming up in the Future?

Prophet Rayza: I Have a show being planned at the moment in July at the Shark Bar [Miami Tavern] down the Gold Coast but that’s about it as I’m currently working on my EP. Once that’s done I will be embarking on a nationwide tour.

Lazy: Your one 3rd of the Super-group ‘A Dying Breed’.. Joining forces with Tommy Ill Figure and Adverse, What kind of doors has this opened for you, if any?

Prophet Rayza: I don’t know if it has so much “Opened doors” for me as we are all established as solo artists to begin with, but rather helped me mesh with like minded and very talented cats which can only be a good thing.

Lazy: Do you have any long term goals as an Artist? By the time you leave the scene, if ever you do, what would you hope to have accomplished?

Prophet Rayza: My goal is to make music that can compete and be respected on an international level.
I want to make music with the legends of the game and make powerful, thought provoking music that can inspire the world and can ignite something inside the people who listen to it.
I will always be a part of the scene in some way shape or form and I will be happy if I can leave a legacy of music that has made a difference to peoples lives and can one day be considered timeless.

Lazy: The world seems to be falling apart right now, so we should talk about some pretty serious issues in regards to that.

What if there was this crazy virus break out and people were rapidly turning into brain eating zombies; you are yet to be infected.
The city has been put under lock-down; No one is coming in or leaving.
You have a gas mask so you cannot contact the virus through the air, what measures would you take to ensure your survival?

Prophet Rayza: Hahaha, Damn. That’s a tough one.
Firstly I would go get a DVD player and a copy of ‘I am Legend’ and study what Will Smith did, then I would arm myself with a shotgun and a shitload of ammo [Seems to be the weapon of choice in these circumstances] and blast my way through anything and everything till I got out of the lock down and climb high into the mountains and use my Rambo green beret skills to survive. Hahaha, sounds like a good idea for a track.

Lazy: Hahaha Nice.. So, How long do you think you would last?

Prophet Rayza: 6 years and 9 months, approximately.

Lazy: Okay, what about this one.
You are abducted by aliens for research on the human race, they take you on board the ‘mother ship’ and strap you to a chair, 3 Aliens stand in front of you each holding a futuristic style notepad and ask you ‘what life is like on earth?”.. what would you tell them?

Prophet Rayza: Easy, I would tell them to reach into my pocket and grab a copy of ‘Spits and Pieces’ and listen to that first, then I would tell them life on Earth is what you make it.
Anything is possible and there is so much beauty and diversity which is what makes this place great and then I’d tell them trust nobody at which point they would probably zap me because they didn’t trust me. is that confusing?? it’s getting late… Haha.

Lazy: Finally…. How long did it take you to grow those outstanding Dreads? ;D

Prophet Rayza: 3 years. I haven’t cut my hair since my son was born. 2 years growing it and its been dreaded for 1 year.

Lazy: Time to wrap this thing up, Thanks again for taking your time to check out the Blog, is there anything you feel needs to be said? any shout outs that need to be made?

Prophet Rayza: A massive thank you to everyone who has supported my music and taken the time to listen to it. If you haven’t heard “Spits and Pieces” yet, you can still download your free copy at www.prophetrayza.com

You can check me here.
Myspace
Facebook.
Twitter.

Shout outs to Lazy for the Interview!, A Dying Breed, Crate Creeps, ‘Dead Beat’ Society, The Optimen, Dwiz and the Real Talk battle Family, Pure Product, Broadkast and Eloquence ‘N’ Truths!
Stay tuned, the “6 Books” EP Dropping later this year.. Peace to the Gods and Earths