13. Roc MarcianoKAOS
The record came out in October and Roc Marciano is like a national treasure, basically [laughs]. The record KAOS that we did together is just fucking ridiculous and I couldn’t wait for it to drop. I wanted to include it because when I heard what Roc had done, I felt the same kind of excitement I felt with some of those early records which is rare for me. He’s created a whole different style of subcultural, subversive music right now and he’s undoubtedly one of my favourite MC’s. His work is mad, original and extremely lyrical like GZA. Like every line he writes, you could make a fucking movie out of each one.
To work with somebody, I’ve got to click with them and I’ve got to meet them and if it’s cool, we do some music together. It has to be like that for me. I’ve worked with everybody I ever wanted to work with growing up and now, I really like picking artists and working with artists that aren’t really well known but who do something extraordinary.
This project was all just about getting up, creating art and having fun and just enjoying myself. I’ve been producing people’s music my whole life and I’ve turned down working with a lot of big pop stars for a lot of money because I just like doing my own thing and it has to be right. I don’t like making a beat for someone and just giving it away – it has to be something I love and something I enjoy, which is what this project was all about.
