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Here's an interview with one of the illest MC's coming from the Anticon crew. His name is Dose and he is making a lot of moves so check it out!
Q. Whats up! So where are you from?
A. Born in Idaho, grew up in Jersey, highschool in Philly, college in Cincinnati and now I'm dream catching out in California.
Q. Who were some of you influences in Hip Hop?
A. You name it, I even liked Rumpletilzskinz. Epmd, Gangstarr, 3rd Bass, KMD, De La, Fellowsh ip, and of coarse all the people who I have met and recorded with on the underground: 5 Deez, J. Rawls, Anticon, Rhymesayers, Aesop Rock...
Q. How long have you been rhyming for?
A. 7 years, but with goals only about 4. It took alot of work to go from cipher rat to demo tape to lp.
Q. What are some of the albums you released so far?
A. Hemispheres...my firts ep, Slowdeath "Thepermanentcry", spoken wordy...Greenthink (why? and I) "Its Not Easy Being" and "Blindfold", THEM (Jel and I), Presage "The Outer Perimiter" (Mr.dibbs, Jel, me) and the rest is yet to be released.
Q. So how did you hook up with Sole and Anticon?
A. We hooked up through moxy, he heard my music I heard his and we inspired each other from day one. Anticon has evolved since we all met.
Q. Do you have any new material coming out?
A. Circle....with BOOMBIP is coming out on MUSH and object beings 45'' is coming out on rocketship(WHY?, Thepedestrian, me), Deep Puddle Dynamics. Stuffed Animals (with Circus, Sole, Why?, The Pedestrian).
Q. So your part of a lot of groups?
A. Yes many: Deep Puddle Dynamics, Greenthink, Stuffed Animals, THEM, Presage, Object Beings, and Clouddead.
Q. Who are some producers your working with?
A. Jel, J.Rawls, FatJon, Controler 7, Moodswing9, Daddy Kev, Alias, ANT, Scott Heren, Emind, Oddnosdam and many more.
Q. You work with Mush Records right? What is your position their?
A. An A&R type of thing, helped get all the artists together and sculpt a vision.
Q. Are you dong any touring this year?
A. Yeah as much as we can but nothing terribly organized. We just rock em as we book em. Thats one of our next dragons to hump is the whole booking agent deal but it seems like a few people in many places are asking for a visit.
Q. Is there any websites where heads can peep your music or for more info on yourself?
A. the infamous www.anticon.com, atak, foolblown, sandboxautomatic, hiphopinfinity, hiphopsite.
Q. So who are you feelin in Hip Hop?
A. All of my friends of coarse. I really liked this Quasimoto full length, all the celestial projects wet my whistle. All of the artists on Mush are some of my favorites as well. And I've just met Old Dominion in Seattle and Insult To Injury who are dope, Acid Rain out of LA I believe. Who else...hmmmm...Quannum....the guys who are still working overtime get all my love.
Q. What would you do for a 9 to 5 if you weren't an artist?
A. Stunt man, wild cat trainer, dead body look alike. I have no clue, fate and I can only do music together.
Q. Aight, any final comments or shout outs?
A. Shouts to you and yours for the interview your working with some of my idols. And to the people out there with hearts and heads be safe and check us out if you ever need a soundtrack for you walk of life. Love...Adam...Dose...
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