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DOM PACHINO AKA P.R. TERRORIST
[The Power Ruler Interview]
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Interview Date:
23rd. October. 2008
Conducted By: Dark 7
Invader
Notes:
Special
thanks to P. The Rebel, Chambermusik, and Dom Pachino
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Interview
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Killarmy
was one the first groups to come out of the Wu
camp in 1996 with their debut album
Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars. The six men
crew introduced the masses to a new militant
style in hip-hop. Then in 1998 they dropped
their sophomore effort
Dirty Weaponry and finally on September 11th
2001 they released the controversial
Fair, Love and War. All three albums were
praised by the fans and the critics, but
unfortunately some internal problems within the
group prevented the group from working together
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Not wanting to sit back and let his talent go to
waste Dom Pachino decided to take matter into
his own hands. In a little more than 2 years he
put out three underground highly sort after
albums,
Tera
Iz Him,
Unreleased,
Domination and strings of side projects and
compilations on his own label Napalm Recordings.
With last years
Rice & Beanz
still buzzing in the streets, a lot have
happened in P's life, he has reunited with his
long time partner and Killarmy brother 9th
Prince, his Napalm label is constantly expanding
into different ventures and forums, prospect of
a new Killarmy album looks very promising and
even a proposed collabo album between him and
Shyheim, it is evident P is still the hardest
working talented man in the game. Before
jetting off to Brazil for a tour, P sits down
with Wu-International again to talk about his
new album
Power Rulez (dropping November 11th),
Killarmy, his relationship with Wu-Tang, Napalm
and everything else that the fans have been
eager to know. Enjoy!!
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Wu-Int
would like to say thanks first and foremost for
agreeing to do this and taking the time to answer
these questions, highly appreciated, and will also
point out that nothing will be altered, edited or
changed when this is published online.
Wu-International:
Hello P, how are
things your end?
Dom Pachino:
Looking
good
Wu-International:
Are you
still the hardest working man in the game?
Dom Pachino:
You already know
they will bare witness in 09 for sure!
Wu-International:
It seems
that your artistic output is so prolific. What
drives you?
Dom Pachino:
Success and my kids and my deep love for the art.
Wu-International:
Could you
describe your process for creating music? How does a
piece start for you?
Dom Pachino:
Just
a thought that I plant in a beat to grow and blossom
into a song
Wu-International:
Albums
/side-projects from you have been coming out like an
average of every 6 months since 2006, after Rice &
Beans, you seem to have taken more time to complete
Power Rulez, any particular reason for this?
Dom Pachino:
Had to build
anticipation plus it seems some fans weren't
appreciating the food so I figure I let them starve
a bit, they were thinking everything I drop is an
album but they were just projects to keep them fed
they was talking bout the quality of the projects
but there in mixtape format. Who's spending money on
mastering mixtapes? but other then that POWER RULEZ
is a master piece an that takes time.
Wu-International:
How does a PR terrorist project differ from a Dom P
one and when can we expect a Terrorist project?
Dom Pachino:
Terrorist
projects are dirtier to me! expect 1 in 09 some
time.
Wu-International:
If you were to name your 2 favourite CDs what would
they be?
Dom Pachino:
Tera Iz
Him and
Rice & Beanz.
Wu-International:
Tera Iz Him is a definitely a classic, how well was
Rice ‘N’ Beanz received by the fans?
Dom Pachino: Mixed but most loved it some
people got it twisted due to the name but the shit
was militant as fuck so you need to hear it. Never
judge a book by its cover that album is a classic
real talk it wasn't a reggaeton album. which some
might have thought it was but it was 100% hip-hop.
Wu-International:
Power Rulez is dropping November 11th, how are you
feeling about this project?
Dom Pachino:
POSITIVE THE MORE PEOPLE I REACH THE MORE REAL
HIPHOP RETURES TO THE MASSES.
Wu-International:
What’s behind the title of the album?
Dom Pachino: Well in the alphabet of
the Nation of Islam, the letter (p) represents POWER
and the letter (r) represents RULE or RULER and
Puerto Ricans also get referred to as Power Rule,
but ultimately it’s just the way things are
weathered in politics, financially or street
credibility POWER RULEZ.
Wu-International:
You have worked closely with Chambermusik in the
past and this is coming out via Chambermusik/Koch
now they got distributions, how do you feel about
this?
Dom Pachino:
I feel it makes
sense to further ourselves together in this joint
venture with our work ethic combined it means mo
money.
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Wu-International:
Did you hand-pick all the songs for the album or was
it done by Chambermusik?
Dom Pachino:
Well everything
that’s done artistically that you see a NAPALM logo
on is my work, that’s why you see produced mixed an
arranged by myself.
Wu-International:
Good to see the likes of Dub Sonata and Shawneci on
there, sick producers. Are there any song or songs
that stand out for you on the album that you might
want to tell us about right now?
Dom Pachino:
Fuk
critic's super dope song also self explanatory and
that’s a fact it breaks down my history and the
current state of killarmy, also Warsindrome which I
produced is my best production thus far. |
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Wu-International:
Why should fans go out and cop the new album?
Dom Pachino:
If they respect my work then this is some of my
best work ever. Bottom line its real hip-hop.
Wu-International:
Album features the usual suspects
like Shyheim, Crunch and more but surprisingly 9th
Prince, how did the reunion happen to result in both
of you working on songs again considering there were
rumours you were both not on speaking terms?
Dom Pachino:
We are both grown men and we were best friends since
87, so it was time to put the past behind us and
move on.
Wu-International:
Great to see a
9th and P collabo again, fans have been yearning for
that, so how many songs have you both recorded
together since the reunion?
Dom Pachino:
About
3 joints.
Wu-International:
Our last interview with you last year, you hinted
the possibility of a killarmy album was very slim,
does that still ring true and if not please give us
any details of any planned Killarmy project?
Dom Pachino:
Can't answer at this time but
killarmy is 4ever either way.
Wu-International:
How viable would
a Killarmy album be without the presence of Killa
Sin and Shogun who are not around right now?
Dom Pachino:
It would still be dope but of course I’d like them
to be a part of it but we gotta keep it moving no 1
man's situation should affect the entire group.
Wu-International:
Hopefully 4th Disciple would also be involved?
Dom Pachino:
I don't see why not we always
build
Wu-International:
That would be dope, hip-hop needs a Killarmy album
right now with all the elements and players
involved. Back to Napalm, do you still plan on
putting out a project by Crunch Lo via your label as
stated on our last interview?
Dom Pachino:
Yes and it’s
almost complete.
Wu-International:
Cool, how does it
feel to be CEO of Napalm and do you plan on
expanding your current roster?
Dom Pachino:
I’m expanding but thru different aspect like film
and clothing I’m putting out a hip-hop documentary
with all major players on it. It will be big for
Napalm and hip-hop too.
Wu-International:
NLZ used to be down with Napalm, what’s your current
relationship with him?
Dom Pachino:
We really don't speak he decided to take his chances
with Godmother Ent, but with napalm you can't play
both sides of the fence but I wish him the best it's
no hard feeling on my end.
Wu-International:
Life Of a Performer Part 2 was planned to come out
last year, what’s the status of that release?
Dom Pachino:
It’s coming out second quarter
09. The hip-hop doc I was talking bout before will
be coming out 1st.
Wu-International:
Also your planned clothing line Divino, how far are
you to making that happen?
Dom Pachino:
Its still in development my designers are in place
just want a bit more marketing money so we should be
ready to launch summer 09.
Wu-International:
Why have you called it Divino?
Dom Pachino:
Divino mean DIVINE in Spanish
which some people know me by.
Wu-International:
Fans still pair you and Shyheim as a possible duo or
group, is that something both of you plan to do
sometime soon?
Dom Pachino:
YEA that’s a good look for next year me and Shy is
about to tour Brazil in November. POWER RULEZ TOUR
BRAZIL.
Wu-International:
Shyheim recently
called out Raekwon, a lot of artists from Staten
Island and former Wu affiliates have recently taken
shots at Wu and it’s members, we know you have
voiced your dissatisfaction with a number of things
in the past but never really made a diss record
towards them, any particular reason why?
Dom Pachino:
I
DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH WU-TANG just didn't like
the way the biz was handled back in the days.
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Wu-International:
That clears a lot of things, why do you think a lot
of affiliates and Killa Beez such as yourself and
others have tried to distance themselves from the
Wu?
Dom Pachino:
IF YOU CAN'T EAT
SOMEWHERE AND YOU'RE SMART YOU WILL EITHER TRY TO GO
SOME WHERE ELSE OR CREATE YOUR OWN SUPPLY OF FOOD
AND THAT'S WHAT I DID. NAPALM IS A TREE AN POWER
RULEZ IS FRUIT.
Wu-International:
True Talk, while
you are your own man and fully established in you r
own rights, the fans are forever linking you as a Wu
affiliate regardless of you liking it or not, what’s
your take on this?
Dom Pachino:
A lot of fans are stuck in the
past as an artist matures he wants to do new things,
only true fans will respect that, but they can think
what they want as long as they listen its all good
with me.
Wu-International:
It’s expected as
you share the same fan base really, would you say
there are possibilities of you working with the
likes of The RZA again?
Dom Pachino:
Anything is
possible if the biz is right but it pretty far
fetched.
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Wu-International: Remedy and RZA are said to be working on a
new Killa Beez compilation like The Swarm and Sting,
if you were approached would that be something you
would consider contributing to?
Dom Pachino:
Sure I work for hire.
Wu-International:
Who would you
diss if you had the opportunity to do so right now,
anyone in music, movies and so on?
Dom Pachino:
I don't diss any1 unless they are affecting my
pocket.
Wu-International:
Thanks for all the answers, so what’s next after
Power Rulez?
Dom Pachino:
T2 the rebirth that’s Tera Iz Him part 2 for those
who don't know, and then movies.
Wu-International:
Anything else you
might want to add that has not been covered already?
Dom Pachino:
No you did a great
job. Oh go out on November 11th and support real
hip-hop, Power Rulez you will not regret it, peace
and harmony. The 1st shall be last and the last
shall be 1st.
Wu-International:
Definitely,
thanks, any last words, shout outs, greetings etc?
Dom Pachino:
NAPALM stamp it in ya fucking neck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOL Thanks for everything.. PEACE!
Wu-International:
Peace!!! Have a great time in Brazil and
looking forward to the album.
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