When did you first become interested in rap/hip hop music and what drew you in?

I became interested in underground hip-hop around 2008. What drew me in was the different flow patterns underground artists had that I was exposed to.

Was there one significant event in your life that made you realize that producing music was what you really wanted to do?

It was when I realised that the music I was making was therapeutic for me. It gave me an outlet to express some of my innermost thoughts. It also gave me an outlet where I felt I was being listened to.

Where are you based and what’s the scene like there?

I am based in San Diego California. The hip-hop scene here is very much alive and well. Here in San Diego, there is a hiphop community that is very tight knit.

Your lyrics are quite provocative, do you ever get any haters from that?

I really wish I had more haters than I have. I feel sometimes people are intimidated to say how they really feel.

The video to ‘I am’ is a pretty damned good piece of storytelling. Who came up with that? How fun was that to make?

A lot of my videos that I make are telling a story of my psychosis. Since I coined the term ‘psychosis rap’ to describe my music, I use music videos as a method to bring people into my world and the things that I experience mentally. I started working with a Director by the name of Ryan Joseph who is an amazing cinematographer. I bring him the skeleton of my idea and he brings that to life. I would recommend checking out his website and the rest of his work.

In the ‘American Psycho’ video, you’re wielding a sword or a machete? Do you have any skills?

In that video I am wielding a machete. I am not a master at any skill, but I do dabble in very many things so I know a little bit about a lot of things. I do know how to wield a sword and I know how to throw an ax.

Immortal Technique or Snoop Dog?

Immortal Technique

When you’re in the studio, what is your creative process like? Do you go in with a specific idea in mind or do you simply get in the space and create what comes naturally?

My process in the studio is just throwing shit on the wall and seeing what sticks. A lot of the times it all comes naturally organically and I make a lot of garbage and from that garbage I find cool ideas to run with. Sometimes it starts as a simple Melody, or a bar or two from a freestyle, and then it just grows into this concept.

What’s your go to studio equipment? Analogue or digital?

I am all the way analog. I love the sound of analog gear. I have quite a collection of analog gear in my own studio. One of my go to pieces of equipment Has to be my 7603 Chameleon Labs preamp, and then my Destressor. Those are must haves for my recordings.