1000WORD$ THE BUILDING (1117) THE INTERVIEW

1. 01The Serpent Tongue

   (1000 words interview) How long has this album been in production? When did you first have the idea for this?

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   THIS ALBUM TAKES PLACE IN DIFFERENT TIME STAMPS … EXAMPLE WHEN THE POLAROID NOW BOOK WAS PUBLISHED THEY HAND PICKED TWO IMAGES ONE OF RLX A HIP-HOP ARTIST FROM COLOMBIA AND A POLAROID I TOOK OF A MURAL IN ROCHESTER,NY OF THE LIVING LEGEND ETO … THAT WAS IN 2021 I WONDERED IF I COULD GET A SONG TO PAY HOMAGE TO THAT MOMENT IM MY LIFE AND IT HAPPENED AND I ALSO HAD THEM PULL UP TO THE BOX RELEASE PARTY CONCERT!!! … I COLLECTED SONGS THRU OUT THE PANDEMIC … ICE LORD BLESSED ME WITH WHICH MIGHT BE MY FAVORITE SONG EVER!!! HE SENT ME THAT SONG AS SOON AS THE PANDEMIC STARTED 2020 … NOW THE MOST RECENTS 2026 BORIROCK AND ACTION FIGURE PRODUCED BY ZILLY900 ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE PROGRAM … THOSE TWO TAINOS RUNNING THE UNDER RIGHT NOW!!! … SAUCE HEIST AND 067RED I JUST WANTED TO TAKE YA TO THE BRONX AND LOS ANGELES REAL QUICK BRONXANGELES!!! THIS ALBUM WAS MOSTLY THOUGHT ABOUT IN MY ROOM WHERE I GREW UP LISTENING TO MUSIC WITH MY FRIENDS AND DISCUSS MIXTAPES AND CD’S RELEASES

   I WOULD TRAVEL TO GET MIXTAPES FROM AMADU IN 14ST A LEGEND TO BK JAY ST … I WOULD ALWAYS RETURN TO THE BUILDING WHERE I HAD A 60 CD CHANGER AND BLASTED SHIT ALL NIGHT … SO THIS ALBUM IS DEDICATED TO THE BUILDING A PLACE WHERE EVERYONE PULL UP’D TO MY BUILDING HAS A VERY MUCH OF A COMMUNITY FEELING TO IT SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORS ARE CONSIDERED FAMILY AND SEEN US GROW UP AND I GREW UP SEEING IT ALL FROM MY BUILDING WINDOW TO HANGING AROUND AROUND THE CORNER ON E.167st TO THE FRONT OF 1117 WESTCHESTER AVE “HOME BASE” TO THE COURTS OF E.165 st & FAILE ST . I KNOW I HAVE SUPPORTERS AROUND THE WORLD NOW THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO OWN IT ON CD’S AND TAPES MAYBE VINYLS SOON TOO … LOVE YOU BRONX YOU MEAN THE WORLD TO ME MY MOMS RAISED ME THERE AND MY FRIENDS KEPT THEY DOORS OPEN FOR ME WHENEVER I NEEDED THEM LOVE YOU BUILDING

2. 02The Serpent Tongue

   So in essence this is your ‘started from the bottom’ album? A representation of a life long fan of the culture growing into a situation to make his dreams come true with the artists he respects most who he now calls his friends and family!

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   LMAO YOU MADE IT SOUND LIKE SOME DISNEY FAIRYTALE SHIT LOL I HATE MUSIC THAT SOUNDS LIKE HOW YOU DESCRIBED THAT QUESTION , THAT PINCH ME IM DREAMING VIBE TYPE MUSIC LOL … ME I LOVE GRIMY SOUNDING SHIT AND EVERYONE ONE ON THAT ALBUM HAS AN AMAZING STORY AND BACKGROUND AND IM VERY GRATEFUL FOR THIER CONTRIBUTIONS … SOME OF THE ARTIST KNOW ME VERY WELL SOME JUST KNOW ME … SOME JUST KNOW OF ME … SOME AND MOST HAVE BEEN TO THE BUILDING BUT MOST IMPORTANT I RESPECT ALL OF THEM … THIS IS A ALBUM TO SHOW THE WORLD WHEN THEY SEE MY FACE THEY ALSO SEE MY THE BUILDING WHERE I WAS RAISED AT AND THAT MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY CAN SEE ME DO SOMETHING POSITIVE AND HOPEFULLY INSPIRE THE NEXT KIDS GROWING UP IN THE GHETTO!!!

3. 03The Serpent Tongue

   How did you go about arranging each track and who goes where? Was it just based on vibes or something more thought out?

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   I JUST MAKE SURE ONCE I FEEL THE ALBUM IS DONE THEN I TRY TO LISTEN TO IT A FEW TIMES AND PUZZLE AROUND TO SEE IF IT MAKE SENSE FROM START TO SONG TO END OF SONG AND HOW EACH TRANSITION INTO EACH OTHER “PAUSE” THEY I TRY TO ADD THE SKITS TO MAKE IT MORE OF AN EXPERIENCE … THEN I NAME THE SONGS HOW EVER I FEEL THE SONG SHOULD BE NAMED.

4. 04The Serpent Tongue

   Do you have a favourite track on this album? If so which one and why!

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   ICE LORDS SUE$ RONDEVOU$ JUST REMINDS ME OF HUNT$ POINT A LEGENDARY HOOD IN THE BRONX KNOWN FOR A BUNCH OF SHIT BUT MAINLY HOOKERS SO THAT SONG JUST TAKES ME TO THE POINT … I HEARD THIS SONG OVER 3,000 TIMES LOL PROBABLY MY FAVORITE SONG OF ALL TIME

5. 05The Serpent Tongue

   One thing I’ve noticed throughout this album and other projects your involved in is the use of replacing the s with $ is that significant of anything? Or just a style you think is dope and you think makes the titles stand out more!

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   IT’S PROBABLY ONE OF OR PROBABLY THEE MO$T IMPORTANT SIGNIFICANT SIGN IN THIS SPORT … BUT TO ME IT’S LIKE WHEN MASE WAS ACTUALLY SPELLED M A $ E … I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT WAS FIRE AS A KID AND THAT WAS THE FIRST HIP-HOP ALBUM MY MOM$ BOUGHT ME AT THE BLOCKBU$TER ON THE BRUCKNER … SO SHOUT OUT TO MA$E HARLEM WOLRD IS A CLASSIC!!!

6. 06The Serpent Tongue

   You’ve become one of the most influential, recognised and respected curators & names in this culture. What would you say is your essential qualities or values that you follow as a person and as an artist/figure?

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   FOR ANYONE THAT SUPPORTS ME AND ANYTHING THAT I DO JUST KNOW I APPRECIATE YOU AND LOVE YOU, EVERY POLAROID TAKEN AND SHOW CURATED AND ALBUM CURATION I HAVE YOU GUYS IN MIND … I JUST WANT THE WORLD TO KNOW IM ONE OF THE ILLEST EVER TO WALK EARTH … WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM ME IS FOR ME TO JUST BE ME ALL I CAN BE

   And lastly a question I like to ask everyone I interview because I feel it tells me a lot about them!

7. 07The Serpent Tongue

   If you were stranded on a desert island with nothing but TWO albums to listen to for the rest of your life from any artist or genre what would they be and why?

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   DONELL JONES - WHERE I WANNA BE … ONE OF MY FAVORITE ALBUM$ OF ALL TIME THE 1000WORD$FORVER ALBUM (UNCUT VERSION) AVAILABLE NOW ON BANDCAMP … DONELL JONE$ ALBUM BECAUSE I LEARNED THAT ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AND MY CHILDHOOD FRIEND STEVEN LENT IT TO ME FOR A WEEKEND ONCE AND SHIT WAS SO FIRE I WENT TO DISCO RAMA IN UNION SQUARE AND BOUGHT THAT SHIT … AND WHY MY ALBUM BECAUSE MY MOM IS ON THE INTRO AND SO MANY FUTURE LEGENDS ON THAT ALBUM AND THE LEGEND KNOWLEDGE THE PIRATE CLOSED THE ALBUM WITH A HISTORY LESSON!!!

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