Thursday 16 January 2014

Spida Lee (Interview)

We take some time out for our first interview on this blog. With an artist based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Spida Lee is a longstanding Hip Hop citizen as you will soon find out, with a massive back catalogue and a number of ventures on the horizon.

Let's get into it.

Can you give as a little introduction to you as an Artist?

Yo this Spida Lee aka Carriacou Jack, i am a Artist from the Uk, born and raised in Huddersfield West Yorkshire.

How long have you been making music?

I have been making music, since 1996 with my boys rapping into tape cassette recorders with the vinyl spinning in the back ground lol. On a serious tip av been doing it since 2005

How many songs /albums have you released to date?

1st was in a group called  practical headz with an album called "who is it"


2nd Verbal Assassin single produced by Beat Butcha on cd and vinyl

Free Download

Video


3rd victims of society Ep on vinyl and cd ft production from my self Beat Butcha and Brutal Artistry and a rapper named j lyric aka pick pocket

Video


4th The foundation album on cd ft production from my self Beat Butcha, Brutal Artisry and mc from the practical headz and others

Free Download Sampler


5th Original Soundtrack Ep produced by Brutal Artistry


6th Fuck you pay me ft Klashnekoff produced by Beat Butcha, remix from Irn Mnky and Tony Phorse

Dnb remix video


7th Carriacou Jack 99% Ep ft Production from Beat Butcha, Dj Q, Apa tight plus more and ft Klashnekoff with some cuts from DJ456

U cant rap pt2 video beat  by Beat Butcha  from carriacou jack ep


8th Jabjab produced by Brutal Artistry

Video


9th We Don't Care (meek mills cover)

There are others with dnb and rock which are on my soundcloud
Or check my video playlist at Youtube


Can you tell us about your new project and the background and inspirations behind it?

My new project is still in the making, all being well should drop in the spring/summer. Am a old skool head but do have some tracks what are new skool, I do believe in rolling with the times so u can expect some old skool with abit of new skool, not sure if its gonna be a ep/album or mixtape you will have to wait and see ;-) lol

How have you ended up in the music industry?

Muisc in my blood my grandma brother were in a band, my dad is a musician, he had a uk top 30 chart  hit back in 1990, so av been surround by the music all my life, but I gotta big up my aunties my paps sister they showed me proper hip hop from ice cube, black sheep, run dmc, de la soul,tribe called quest, 3rd bass, I could go on for ever lool

What do you think of the music industry at the moment?

Hmmm am getting use to it, like I said i do believe in rolling with the times, but it taken me a while to get use to this new skool hip hop (but am not down with that techno sounding shit)  Am getting use to this free downloading thing its like everybody putting there music up for free download, so u cant really make money off music, unless u some super star lol, cause everybody expect free download all the time. So u gotta build a fanbase and hope ur fans buy your shit, cause its like nobody wants to buy music anymore, thats why I do clothing to help shift my cds,  buy my Carriacou jack clothing u get a free cd. But yeah the industry kinda mad at the mo.

Who inspires you when you make your music?

Alot of 90s music inspires am a 90s head, but am listen to new skool too, I like joey badass, j cole, kendrick lamar

Who have you collaborated with so far in your Career?

Av done ft with Brutal Artistry, Beat Butcha, klashnekoff, DjQ, Apa Tight irn Mnky and other producers and mc's

Who would you like to collaborate with in the future?

Anybody whos good, and wants to make good music, but I would like to have rock from heltah skeltah on a track lol

What was the first album u bought?

My 1st album I bought was a group duo called illegal tha untold truth. it was lil malik from the west coast, and jamal from def squad from the east coast, Eirc sermok produced most of the Lp, shit I paid £18.99 for that shit on import haha still got it too

Whats your favorite song at the moment?

Cru - just another case

If you had to sell your music collection tomorrow, what album would you leave in your drawer?

Add rather stay broke, I couldnt sell them you would have to kill me haha

What do you think of TV music talent show competitions?

Load of bullshit and they are all fixed, but thats Saturday TV for ya haha

What do you do when your not making music?

Concentrate on my clothing line called Carriacou Jack, push and promoting the garms check them out i got college jackets, jumpers, t shirts and beanie hats at  BigCartel

How many followers do you have on twitter?

600 and change

How do you feel about Underground Hip Hop at the moment, do things need to change?

I know its underground but alot of these artist aint get the credit they deserve, and ppl fans need to support the artist they they rate and radios dj need to give us abit more air play too.

Anything else you would like to add?

Yh big up all that dope shit for this interview, hopefully we can do another one when my new shit drops,

To keep up to date with what am up to Follow me on:

Twitter @spidalee
Facebook
Soundcloud
Bandcamp
Website

Peace!!

Just wanna say thanks to Spida Lee for taking the time out to do this, and say that there will be more exciting interviews to come from Artists featured on the blog. Hope You all enjoyed it.

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