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DOM PACHINO
INTERVIEW
[One Man Army]
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Interview Date:
23rd. May. 2006
Conducted By: Dark 7
Invader
Notes:
Special thanks to
Dom Pachino, Glen Simmons, Julius James,
and the rest of the Metal Cells Studios
team.
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Interview
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No
introduction needed, if you don't know who Dom
Pachino is by now then you probably never will, and
you probably know nothing about the first Puerto
Rican Wu-Tang Clan affiliate putting it down with
Killarmy from day one, worse still, your MTV head probably
don't know about the 3 classic Killarmy group
albums, 5 solid solo efforts, 2 side projects, a DVD and 2
Team Napalm group projects. Guess what else you don't know?
the upcoming P.R. project, the Rice & Beans album,
or could it possible be the current roster of
Team Napalm? |
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One
thing you should definitely know however is that Dom
P is the hardest working artist in hip-hop, Period!
and yes, the next best thing in hip-hop and music!!!
Watch this space...
El tiempo ahora está!!!
In mist of a
hectic schedule, We got connected with Dom P for
this exclusive and informative interview, Enjoy....
Peace, I like to say thanks first and
foremost for taking the time to answer these
questions, and will also point out that nothing will
be altered, edited or changed when this is published
online.
Wu-International:
Most of our fans already know about
you, your work and affiliations, so I am not going
to bore you by asking you same questions all over
again, what the fans are mostly interested in
knowing is what you have been up to lately, so P how are you and
what’s new?
Dom Pachino:
Well I’m a workaholic so there's a
lot going on, 1st
is a PR TERRORIST PROJECT called terrorist shit
expect that soon as a preparation to the RICE AN
BEANZ, trying to complete the life of a performer 2
DVD, my clothing line DIVINO which is an upscale
militant apparel, a best of napalm LP, and a CRUNCH
LO project, and of course my masterpiece RICE AN
BEANZ its a real stand out!
Wu-International:
Cool, So "Rice & Bean" is going to be your next major
project, why have you called it "Rice & Beans"?
Dom Pachino:
Well I was raised on my moms rice and beanz so it was a part
of my growth as this album is plus I blessed the album with
more of a Latin influence than on my other albums, as far as
production & other Latino artist, so now when people think
rice and beanz not only it taste good, it sounds good too!
Wu-International:
I also heard it will be your first major release, or
should I say non napalm or independent release? Is
this true and what label will this album be released
on?
Dom Pachino:
Yes it will be MAJOR but it will also
be NAPALM, what you niggas think I been doing all
this time building the napalm brand? but it will be
a merger between napalm an a not to be mentioned yet
company, due to thingz being worked out its all
politics, but my
business mind is
sick so it must all be structured right nah mean!
Wu-International:
Please tell us the featured guest so far?
Dom Pachino:
Thus far I have
ISLORD, CRUNCH LO, THIRSTIN HOWL, BLOCK McCLOAD,
GOLDEN CHILD, singer CASANDRE I’m currently working
on and more!
Wu-International:
Who are responsible for the production?
Dom Pachino:
Well I have dub
sonata, and ya gonna have to wait and see.. sorry,
it will be a 100% Napalm production recorded @napalm
studio, I'm putting this together piece by piece
pretty much by my self real carefully.
Wu-International:
When do you plan to release the album?
Dom Pachino: I’m shooting
for the end of the summer I’ve been working on it
for 4 months already its the longest project so far
I ever worked on its a real pain in my azz but its
hard making music this good my dude.
Wu-International:
Do you have a favourite track on the album so far?
Something special you think people should look for?
Dom Pachino:
Yes the title song is super dope with a shot of
bacardi ya herd!
Wu-International:
How does this album compare lyrically and beat wise
to the others?
Dom Pachino: It don't, its a more mature me,
beats that I used to like ain't the same as the ones
I like now its weird but I'm growing as an artist and
I hope my fans are growing with me, its hard, its
militant fly gangsta shit with a twist of salsa, and
reggaeton. |
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Wu-International:
A lot of people credit the entire Wu-fam with
writing some of the more cryptic lyrics in hip-hop
where the fans have to listen and sometimes research
to find the level of some of the messages behind the
songs. Do you ever feel that you have to write your
lyrics for a global audience now, sometimes toning
things down and simplifying it to overcome language
and culture barriers? |
Dom Pachino: Yeah that's what
I
been doing because on a larger scale I wanna reach
the masses so you have to simplify the lyrics
because they ain't gonna play shit that they gotta
try to figure out on the radio all day that's 4 damn
sure but I'ma still sprinkle a jewel in on them an I
will always be a lyrical mc so don't get it curled!
Wu-International:
From the Killarmy to the Dom Pachino albums, do you
think they have been an ideological shift? How has
your agenda changed since say Silent Weapons to
Beans & Rice?
Dom Pachino:
B4 I was rapping not knowing how big it would
become now that I seen the results I'm trying to make
it as big as it can possibly be I'm trying to go
above water with this shit killarmy was a great
underground group but we couldn't go above water
because of our content so my plan as a solo artist
is to slide in the game on some camo shit lighten it
up a lil once I got the worlds attention then hit
them with the heavy content again because now there
gonna wanna listen to me. we also as a group had
cats that wasn't out 4 our best interest working on
our project that was content with us doing our
numbers which were great but not our full potential.
Wu-International:
We are not really going to go into
the Wu Latino thing as everyone probably feels the
same way, Reggaeton however is now the contemporary
trend brought in by Latinos, are you going to tap
into that reggaeton market?
Dom Pachino:
Yup on the RICE AN BEANZ.
Wu-International:
Do you speak Spanish? If so would you ever make a
full song in Spanish?
Dom Pachino:
My Spanish is not
the best but my women is teaching me every day but
that ain't gonna stop me from repping 4 my people yo,
soy boriqua ya herd meeeeeeee!
Wu-International:
Most people are not aware of your production skills,
but you have blessed some of your songs on your
albums with solid beats, how did you get into
producing? And have you laced beats for anyone else
other than yourself?
Dom Pachino: I started
about five years ago on a
ASR-X I produce who's the Spanish kid an the rules
an a couple more on that machine, but lately I'm so
biz running a label an being an artist put it this
way I can't do it all u know when I put the mic down
I'll get more involved with production, nah I never
produced 4 anyone outside the team but I got heat in
the stash so get at me but no gwop no hip-hop lol.
Wu-International:
What in your opinion is your best work to date, and
why?
Dom Pachino: I like all my
work but I got favourite songs on each project more
than a favourite project. too many to name. let the
fan decide, but unreleased was a good well put
together project in my opinion.
Wu-International:
I have to give it up to you, you are one hard
working man, with your albums, compilations and DVDs
released independently, Was it a conscious decision
on your part not to sign to any major label?
Dom Pachino:
Yes it was, I wanted to build up my
stock kinda like credit the more you build it up the
more you’re worth so I figure I sell records on my
own so when a company is interested in me they have
to buy into the franchise as oppose to just being an
artist it gives me more freedom and of course more
gwop, but in my case I had no other choice being
that we had no more label situation after loud
folded and ain't no so called fam was hollaring to
make anything happen so I was left to fence 4 my own
an that's exactly what I did, I damn sure wasn't
gonna look 2 the sky, As u see I'm the only member of
killarmy that has been consistently dropping
projects, 9th prince dropped a joint but even he
did that himself, no one was trying to help. so it
was NAPALM or nothing no music DVDs nada, and I
promised to keep my fans fed so I did it myself.
Wu-International:
You are considered to be a very lyrical and
versatile artist on the underground, do you really
feel that you have been given the credit you truly
deserve, despite all the strides you have made and
the many milestones you have accomplished as an
artist? How has the industry been to you?
Dom Pachino:
Hell no, I
haven't been credited 4 all my hard work and the
industry can suck my dick, talent don't mean shit in
this game right now, only thing that matters is
budgets and chances are they don't care what I've
done in the past.
Wu-International:
You probably get this question all the time,
but sorry I couldn’t resist asking, Killarmy!! One
of my favourite groups of all time, can the fans
ever expect another album from the group with all
members present?
Dom Pachino:
It would be great
but its not likely, sorry my soldiers.
Wu-International:
Don’t mean to bring this up either, but everyone has
been speaking on it, and I would rather hear it from
the horses mouth, there have been a number of
speculations online and corner shops about you
falling out with 9th Prince, could you
shed some light on this issue and also tell us what
your current relationship is with 9th
Prince?
Dom Pachino:
The biz destroyed an 18 yr old
friendship amongst other things but life goes on and
everything happens 4 a reason.
Wu-International:
You have a new click now, Team Napalm, the roster is
forever changing, could you kindly tell us about the
group, how it was formed and the current and up to
date line-up of the members please? |
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Dom Pachino:
NOT A GROUP, I'll
never be in a group again. 4 the record, Team Napalm
is my troops you see me with at my shows, in the
streets, taking care of biz behind the scenes 4 me
etc... I recently cleaned house so all the cats that
was on the invasion album are no longer on the team
except for Crunch Lo, Due to me weeding out who was
gonna ride to the end and who was an opportunist.
Repp Napalm one day and another company the next, I
need niggas that keep it 100% all day, every day
till we reach our level and don't abandon ship the
1st storm you know. So if you see a nigga dropping
an album and it don't have a Napalm logo on it don't
support it on my strength, Ya herd!! |
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Wu-International: Talking of groups, what is the story with
you being a member or part of The Reavers?
Dom Pachino:
Fuck No!! It was a feature
that was advertised as me being a member but that's
the biz I'm in u know.
Wu-International:
No doubt, cos from the outside looking in, the
Reavers album was not like a group effort but rather
more like a compilation of like minded individuals
thrown together, will there be a follow up to the
first album?
Dom Pachino:
Ask The Reavers
that question next!
Wu-International:
I recently saw the cover art for “Life of a
Performer 2” DVD, when will that come out and what
exclusives can we expect from it?
Dom Pachino:
Its almost done, looking at late
summer release on it, you have to wait and see it.
Wu-International:
Not every artist can claim to have toured where you
have, Brazil, Africa, Portugal etc, where would you
say you enjoyed touring the most?
Dom Pachino: BRAZIL, It
was like home, I'm loved and well respected there,
Peace to my RZO niggas, Sandro and Alion, All
my Sao Paulo niggas in the Favela.
Wu-International:
Shogun Assassin and Beretta 9 repped Killarmy on the
Wu-Tang Killa Beez 10th anniversary tour
in Europe a couple of months back, was there any
reason you did not make it there?
Dom Pachino: No 1 holla at
me, the cats who put it together or my niggas. I
would love to have toured Europe so all promoters
hit me up at
dompachino@gmail.com so we can hook up a Dom
Pachino tour.
Wu-International:
The combination of you and 4th Disciple
is crazy, with the trends of producers lacing a full
album for an artist these days (e.g. Muggs &
GZA/Genius, Dangermouse & MF Doom etc), which
producer(s) would you consider doing a full album
with apart from 4th?
Dom Pachino:
Muggs, Kanye, Havoc, Premo
Wu-International:
Do you have any protégés that you're grooming to be
hot Emcee after you?
Dom Pachino: Its a lot in
store at Napalm recordings, Wait and see
Wu-International:
If you weren't in the hip hop business, what would
you be doing?
Dom Pachino:
Boxing, acting, construction, real
estate
Wu-International:
So after the album, what’s next for Dom P? as in
movies, shows, Mixtapes etc?
Dom Pachino:
The big screen movies, mixtapes,
clothing, Shows, the whole damn things.
Wu-International: Thanks
very much for your time, anything else you might
want to add that we missed? Any final words for the
people who are reading this, Shout outs etc?
Dom Pachino:
Must say its been my best interview
yet, Greetings to Wu-International and I've been
following the love you guys been showing me its well
appreciated. I'd also like to thank my rep Glen
Simmons of
Metal Cells Studios for arranging this interview. Don't 4get
it's a Napalm World, if you cant stand the heat
don't touch the Napalm niggas. Also my ring tones
are available for download at ringtones.com, Go to
TrueTones USA Reggaeton Nation and there I am Nextel
Sprint etc.. Log on to
www.dompachino.com and
www.napalmrecordings.com, Peace an thanks to
Wu-International. |
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