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Interview
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Would it be too
bold to say that Shabazz and Dj Extremidiz have a serious
contender for Wu-International’s “Album of the Year” with their
collabo ‘Hood
Scripturez’? Maybe (not) but one thing is for sure: we had
to be extremely patient to hear this album as we first heard of
this project 5 years ago.
They say "All good things come to those that wait", Shabazz and
DJ Extremidiz finally dropped "Hood
Scripturez" digitally on the 4th of November via Metal Barz
records with the physical release planned for
sometime this December.
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Last week’s
review already said it: it is a very strong collection of no
less than 29 tracks, filled with thought provoking lyrics and
great beats. While others seek their inspiration in a wild
variety of producers and a very crowdy guest list, these two
brought it back to the essence: one man behind the mic and
another behind the boards. Let’s hope we will see more of this
in the near future in our beloved (W)universe as the end result
here was impressive.
Now that the album is finally out we thought it would be the
perfect moment for an interview with Shabazz The Disciple. Not
alone did we want to find out how this collabo came to be, why
it took so long to come out and how the recording went. We also
tried to get to know something more about his notoriously,
unreleased back catalogue (which is apparently 7 albums deep).
And it goes without saying we had to ask him about all the
Gravediggaz-reunion rumours that been circling around now for a
while as well as his Wu-Tang and Sunz of Man's affiliation. It'
been a while fans saw Shabazz with the RZA together on a song,
what about his Thug Angelz project with Hell Razah? Well grab a
comfort seat, switch off the lights, throw in a Gravediggaz
tape, CD, or Mp3 and flip through the chapters of this
Wu-International exclusive Shabazz interview ... Enjoy!! |
I like to say thanks first and foremost for
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: How are you Baz?
Shabazz The Disciple: I’m great man, Can’t
Complain. Just got back from Orlando Florida. A month and a
half of filming and shows. I went from Palm Treez to Zero
Degrees and Treez with no Leavez Brrrrrr. Wingz Up to my
OZONE FAMILY!!!!!!!!!
Wu-International: Great album you just dropped, what
made you decide to record a full album with Extremidiz?
Shabazz The Disciple: When Extremidiz hollered at me
in 05 to do a verse collabo, It came out so dope that we
decided to do an EP, That came out so dope that we decided
to do a full length LP. Our Chemistry caught fire from the
first song and we fuelled the fiyah!!!!
Wu-International: what was this first song you just
mentioned?
Shabazz The Disciple: Hood Sellasie
Wu-International: How did the recording go: was it
mainly an online collabo or have you also worked in Dj
Extremidiz’s studio together?
Shabazz The Disciple: We did it online due to
geographical differences. But he came to Brooklyn and we
filmed the video for “Dem Brooklyn Niggaz” and he had the
RED HOOK EXPERIENCE!
Wu-International:
It was initially planned to be an EP before moving on to a
full album, any other reason for this?
Shabazz The Disciple: Like I said the EP came
out too dope to stop there. We were just kindling the
Brimstone and Fiyah!
Wu-International: You both kept the collaboration
minimum, was this a conscious decision or it just happened
that way?
Shabazz The Disciple:
We wanted to keep it
minimum so fans can get a preview of the 2 man group me and
Extremidiz just formed!!! ALBUM 2 IN THE WORKS!!!
Wu-International: This project comes across as
a conceptual album, what were you trying to achieve with
this project?
Shabazz The Disciple: As with any Shabazz album I
want to hit you with that Street Biblical Prophecy in hood
form and shine light on issues we face now and that are
approaching. I’m here to teach the HOOD the SCRIPTUREZ!!!!!
Wu-International: So, what's a hood scripture?
Shabazz The Disciple: A Scripture for the HOOD!!!!
Rules for Survival!!!
Wu-International: Some will wonder why you have used
a lot of interludes, short songs and skits for this
project?
Shabazz The Disciple:
To give you a clear prelude of the concept of the next song.
Wu-International: So which would you say are
your favourite songs off the album and why?
Shabazz The Disciple: ALL of them. They all
have a special meaning of that time in my life!!!
Wu-International: Why 5 years to make?
Shabazz The Disciple:
The project been done, it
was ready years ago, life’s situations cause setbacks which
are a setup for a comeback!
Wu-International: With the album done ages ago, did
you have to redo or change some of the songs or concepts for
the release?
Shabazz The Disciple: Nah, we just added a song or 2.
We already on album 2 so yall get ready!!!!!
Wu-International: You could also have called
this album “The Bush verdict” as you addressed a lot of
political issues on this album, do you feel it was a missed
opportunity that it wasn't released during his presidency?
Shabazz The Disciple:
No because all the
devilish shit he did during his term still affects us right
now!!!!!!!!!! OBAMA is WORSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wu-International: So you do not feel this would
have been a different album if recorded during
Obama’s presidency?
Shabazz The Disciple:
Doesn’t matter same strings, different
puppet!!!!!!!! OBAMA was a pacifier to make the
world forget about all the shit AM-BUSH DID!!!!! But
he is furthering the Agenda. I'm not falling for
that 1st BLACK President Bullshit!!!!! I’m not
AFRICAN!!!!! None of us are! Do some research!!!!!
Wu-International: An interesting concept about the
term African, can you please tell us what you mean when you
said you are not African and neither is anyone?
Shabazz The Disciple:
Read Galations 4:26 That
is the motherland! We are not from Africa, The Children Of
HAM are all Africans, We are From The Bloodline of Shem, I’m
Speaking for the So Called Negros, Latin Speaking Tribes,
West Indians and Native Americans! We, The Negros, West
Indians and Haitians fled from roman persecution and hid in
the mountains of Africa and the Africans and Arabs handed us
over to the Romans and we were bought here on cargo slave
ships, From the land of AFRICA!! Which was not our homeland
but a hiding place! DO SOME RESEARCH!! Put the Joystick
DOWN!!!
Wu-International: I very much enjoyed the song “Page
2 (The Sabbath)” on the album which seems like a follow up
to “Diary of a madman” song off the Gravediggaz project,
what was the reason behind the follow up if it is?
Shabazz The Disciple: It’s Simply PAGE 2 of My
Diary!!! For all My Gravedigga Fans!!!!!!!
Wu-International: You wrote a song called
“Projects under siege” about FEMA, where you painted a very
negative picture of this organization. Razah also mentioned
them on his latest solo album. Can you tell us something
more about them and why you wrote this song?
Shabazz The Disciple: They have Concentration Camps
and Fema Trains and Coffins ready for the American Citizens
but yall are too busy playing X-Box and PS3! DO SOME FUCKING
RESEARCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We’re in the information age
there is no excuse!!!!!!!!!!When the economy collapses
totally it will be total anarchy in the streets of America,
then you’ll see FEMA come in like hurricane Katrina in New
Orleans!!!! Military presence in the hood to tear shit to
shreds!!!!!!!!!!!! Its in the scriptures!!!!!!!!!!
Wu-International: Speaking of Razah, how is he? Have
you seen him or recorded together since he got out of
hospital?
Shabazz The Disciple:
Razah is doing great it
bought tears to my eyes when he called me and I knew he was
still with us!!! I’m not concerned about him recording, I
want him to get his health 100%. We finished the T.H.U.G.
ANGEL 2ND album on easter Sunday then he dropped 2 days
later on the 6th. Yall who know me know how deep Easter is
to me and for us to kick history in the ass and turn Easter
positive was BIG for my life story! Then my brother dropped
2 days later. I told him that night we finished, I CAN DIE
NOW!!!!!! HE SAID THE SAME THING!! WE CRIED IN THE BOOTH
RECORDING THAT NIGHT. WE NEVER UNDERSTOOD WHY, NOW I KNOW
WHY, WE WERE SAYING GOODBYE TO HELLRAZAH! HE WAS BEING
TRANSFORMED INTO HEAVEN RAZAH!!!!!WINGZ WAAAAY UP!!!!!
Wu-International: You said you were already on album
2, how far gone are you and what can fans expect from the
second one that will be different from the first?
Shabazz The Disciple:
EVERYTHING IS NEXT LEVEL,
PRODUCTION, SONGS, CHEMISTRY, RELEASE TIMING!!!!
Wu-International: So let’s talk about Thug Angelz,
you said on previous interviews the follow up entirely
produced by Ayatollah was ready, when do you plan to put it
out?
Shabazz The Disciple: We are in talks right now about
the album, I don’t wanna say with who yet but trust me THE
FANS WILL BE VERY HAPPY ABOUT THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE ALBUM
IS FUCKIN HELLFIYAH!!!!!!!
Wu-International: Will this also be coming out via
Nature Sounds or do you have something else in mind?
Shabazz The Disciple:
Something Else! I got a
question for yall, Where would yall wanna see Thug Angelz 2
come out on?
Wu-International: If not far fetched I would say Thug
Angelz should come out on labels like Loud, Def Jam, etc,
but independently perhaps you can look at Wu Music Group,
ChamberMusik or even do it yourself? Any reason you are not
looking at Nature Sound this time around?
Shabazz The Disciple:
Dev (Nature Sound) is
interested, but we have an option worth looking into. Even
Dev agrees!
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Wu-International: There seems to be a number
of up and coming artists under Thug Angelz international,
are you both expanding this unit and if so can you kindly
tell us the current artists that fall under this umbrella
and where they are from?
Shabazz The Disciple:
YEA we building this
internationally, it’s a worldwide thing! We got Cats from
all around the world repping T.H.U.G. ANGELZ too numerous to
mention for now, just read the credits. Even Shyne did a
freestyle in ISRAEL saying “In Israel I'mma Thug Angel”. So
called Major artist feeling our shit on the low, WE SEE YALL!!!!!!!
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Wu-International: Why have you decided to
expand this unit and will there be an album, compilation etc
to showcase these talents?
Shabazz The Disciple: Because its BIGGER THAN
MUSIC! it’s a WORLDWIDE MOVEMENT! We teach the truth and
brothers are waking up today and want to learn it. It’s only
for the 144K. It’s like me and Razah building a HIP HOP ARK
to save the righteous from the TSUNAMI OF IGNORANCE!!!!
Wu-International: Let’s talk about your solo
projects; you said you still have to release your first real
solo album in an interview earlier this year. Are we talking
about the “Thug Bible” album or something else?
Shabazz The Disciple:
THUG BIBLE etc… Not
giving away titles, dudes be stealing shit!!!!!!
Wu-International: Can you please give us more
info on that one: as in features, concepts, producers,
release date etc?
Shabazz The Disciple:
I wrote a Bible for Thugz.
CRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAZY!!!! A Book and a Film too!!!! No man
knoweth the date only the heavenly father!!!!!!
Wu-International: It is said you have about
7-8 unreleased projects, is there any reason you are still
holding back on putting them out?
Shabazz The Disciple: I fell back from the
wicked ass industry for years, dudes be stealing my ideas
and concepts and beating me to the streets with them, so now
that there is a HIP HOP FAMINE, YOU’LL APPRECIATE THE
“MANNA” MORE!!!!!!!!!!
Wu-International: Can you please give us some ideas,
recording periods, productions, features and so on of some
of these projects?
Shabazz The Disciple: I leaked some of the
songs already DO YA RESEARCH!!!! Ayatolla, Rza, Carlos Bess
that’s all I'm giving yall for now!
Wu-International: It was mentioned on a recent
interview that Focus from Ringz & partners / Aftermath
produced almost a full album for you, can you please tell us
more about this and who will be responsible for putting it
out?
Shabazz The Disciple: He sent me 13 beats and I
SMASHED ALL OF THEM. Some Funny Industry Shit happened ask
Ringz about that.
Wu-International: What do you mean by funny industry
shit?
Shabazz The Disciple: Those songs should’ve
have came out on AFTERMATH, that was the plan. On the Killa
Bees tour I was hearing Selah Edin on some of the beats I
already ripped in half, That was funny to me, So I kept it
moving. I’m not an industry nigga, I’m a BROOKLYN NIGGA!
Wu-International:
Ok, thanks. You have also worked with Lord Jamar as Known Associates, is
this a group with two of you, a project or just a song and
are you still working with Lord J?
Shabazz The Disciple: That was a whole crew. Me and
Jamar were a 2 man group “Musa n Black G-Zus” Street
Parables was our debut! We just got back in touch, that’s my
Big brother for life!
Wu-International: I think the Known Associates group
with you and Jamar is a great concept (Musa and Black Gzus),
do you both plan on working on something together?
Shabazz The Disciple: Right now I’m focused on all
these projects on deck but me and Jamar will definitely hit
yall with some more fiyah!!
Wu-International: You called you and Extremidiz
earlier a group? is there a name for this group or do you
just go as DJ Extremidiz and Shabazz?
Shabazz The Disciple: There is a name but we gon hold
off until the 2nd Release or maybe some singles in between
releases because like I said DUDES BE STEALING SHIT!!!!!!!!!
Wu-International: It won’t be right not to talk about
the Gravediggaz, fans sent in a lot of questions in regards
to this, They have been talks about bringing back
Gravediggaz with you, Priest, Rza, Frukwan, 9th Prince and
possibly Beretta 9 on the line up, have you heard anything
in regards to this and if so have you started working
towards this project?
Shabazz The Disciple: 3 more songs and the new
album is done! I recorded at Rza's crib. He called me and we
had a looong overdue reunion!!! Priest came thru too. So yes
Gravediggaz is coming soon!!!!!!!!
Wu-International: That's an excellent news, as
it appears a lot of people are yarning for a Gravedigga
project, was this something you were happy to work on
considering any differences that might have taken place back
then?
Shabazz The Disciple:
That’s like my child in hip hop and she is 17 years old now.
I never turn my back on my children, so of course when Rza
called me I was ready to get involved!!!!
Wu-International: Great to hear the world is
going to hear another Gravediggaz album, what is the current
line up of the group that you are aware of?
Shabazz The Disciple:
Rza, Frukwan, and Prince Paul is involved, Me and Priest are
on it. Beretta 9 is on it so far from the songs I have
heard.!
Wu-International: Prince Paul? how interesting,
fans also want to know if unreleased Poetic (RIP) verses
will be used?
Shabazz The Disciple:
Like I said Paul is involved. I have some unreleased Poetic
verses from 98 when poetic was sick but wanted to go out
recording with us. Most likely some of those will be on the
album!
Wu-International: There was hope this year when the
song RZA leaked of himself and Frukwan as Gravediggaz
called “2 more cups of blood” was highly received by fans,
do you think there is room for horror core or a Gravediggaz
project in today’s hip-hop scene?
Shabazz The Disciple:
MICHAEL JACKSON (RIP)
Proved that there’s always room for HORRORCORE with
THRILLER!!!!!!!!!!! You do the math!!!
Wu-International: Thanks for those answers,
still on group associations, do you still see yourself as a
member of Sunz of Man as you were once part of it? and what
are the chances of you doing any project as part of the
group if that chance ever arises?
Shabazz The Disciple: I AM ALWAYS A SUN OF MAN! ME
AND PRIEST ARE THE FOUNDING FATHERS OF THAT GROUP. OUR
SITUATION GAVE BIRTH TO THAT GROUP! GO LISTEN TO
AUDIOBIOGRAPHY AGAIN!!!!!!!!!! Whenever they are ready, I’M
READY!
Wu-International: Thanks for those answers, you were
featured this year on 60 Second’s solo album, is there any
reason an old verse from the early Sunz of Mans days was
used? A lot of fans were disappointed over this.
Shabazz The Disciple: I had nothing to do with that, I
didn’t even know I was on there, I Wasn’t Feeling that at
all!!!!!!!!!! Makes it look like I don’t have any new
shit!!!! Lol I got shit for the next 3 lifetimes
reincarnated!!!!!!!!!!!! Wack business move should’ve been
worked out better, Do what you say and I’ll deliver!
Wu-International: Are you saying you didn't use or
send in that verse for the project?
Shabazz The Disciple: I had no knowledge that verse was
on there, it was brought to my attention way after the album
was released!
Wu-International: Speaking of features, it
appears you have recently been working closely with the
Watchmen, can you please tell us more about these recording?
Shabazz The Disciple:
I had some shows in
Orlando Fl. And I met them at one of the shows and we agreed
to collab, still in the works nothing recorded as of yet.
Wu-International: So what is next for Shabazz after
the release of this album, and upcoming for 2011?
Shabazz The Disciple:
MORE HELLFIYAH!!!!! Just
filmed 5 videos in florida, editing right now!!!! Got 4
other videos filmed and being edited right now also before I
left Brooklyn, so you’ll see the movies in a sec. I did a
hard video for “SELF DEFENSE” for the Hood Scripturez LP so
lookout for that real soon! ANOTHER QUESTION FOR YALL: WHAT
OTHER SONG OFF THE ALBUM SHOULD ME AND EXTREMIDIZ DO A VIDEO
FOR??? MAD PROJECTS ON DECK! SOLOS, THUG ANGELZ, NEW SHIT
THAT WAS PUT TOGETHER DURING MY TRAVELZ!!! WINGZ UP!!!! TO
MY NIGGA MURDOCK! AND VETS OF KIN IN OZONE ORLANDO!!!!!!!
PACQUIAO!!!!!!!!!!!
Wu-International: I love "Sun of man must
suffa" and of course "Page 2 (The Sabbath)" you could do
some sick horror video for that? Speaking of videos, you
said you have done 9 videos already, what are they for if
not for this project?
Shabazz The Disciple: Razah is not
making any public appearances right now, he needs to
concentrate on more important things, I know yall wanna see
him, just be patient when he’s ready yall will see him
again. So Sun Of Man Must Suffer is not an option at the
moment, unless someone out there can link me up with some
Japanimation or cartoon director!!! I need someone who’s
nice at that anyway for other videos I need done, so Holla
At me on facebook/davidcollins ASAP! Page 2 Isn’t a bad idea
tho.
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Wu-International: One last question, fans
view you as Wu-Tang affiliate due to your groups affiliation,
previous business and features, we will like to know however
how you feel in reference to this, do you still consider
yourself a Wu-Tang Killa Bee?
Shabazz The Disciple:
I'M A KILLA BEE
ETERNAL!!!!!!!!!!
Wu-International: Great, Is there anything else you
like to say or cover that’s not already been covered before
we end this interview, any shout outs, last words etc?
Shabazz The Disciple: WINGZ UP TO RED HOOK
HOUSES!!! AND ALL MY THUG ANGEL AROUND THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!
AND WU-INTERNATIONAL, DARK7 FOR THE ETERNAL UNDYING
SUPPORT!!!!!
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