On the Q&A Tip with K9

On The Q&A Tip with... K9

Psykhomantus: Welcome to the Q&A tip. Before I hit you off with ten Question's, just for the readers. Can you tell us who is who you are and what do you do,?

K9: Greetings my name is King 9 and I am a Producer/Rapper/Engineer and I create music that reflects real life and attempts to uplift people. My main genres I produce are hip-hop and reggae

Psykhomantus: As Sanaa Lathan would say in the movie "Brown Sugar", When did you fall in love with Hip Hop?

K9: When I heard Fat Boys and LL Cool J waaaaaay back in the day!

Psykhomantus: What inspires you to write your rhymes?

K9: A good friend of mine by the artistic name of Mike Dark. I met him working in Homebase and he was a rapper at the time I was just a fan. He encouraged me to start rapping

Psykhomantus: If you did a world tour, which other two artists would you bring with you?

K9: Jr Gong (Damian Marley) and Sean Price (Ruckas -Boot Camp Click)

Psykhomantus: Can you tell us which one of your shows has been your favourite?

K9: I had a launch for an E.P. I released called 'The Emancipation of King 9' in Camden, the vibes was crazy, like a dancehall stage show in Jamaica!

Psykhomantus: Is there been a performance that you've done and said to yourself that you could of done that better?

K9: Too may to pick out one. I am my worst critic and I am always looking to improve so it's hard for me to be satisfied

Psykhomantus: Can you name one song by another artist you wish you written?

K9: Not really, I pride myself on being an original individual so I just aim to be the best version of me!

Psykhomantus: How long did it take to make the album "The Re-Education of King 9"?

K9: Too long! It was an on and off project which lasted about 2 years. During that time I created two albums with my group Frenglish Connexion and my E.P. and being a Dad takes up a lot of my time.

Psykhomantus: My favourite question (as i am known to be a trouble maker) Is there an Rapper you feel that should just put the mic down?

K9: Too many! Most of the rappers out today but that is just my opinion. If you can utter some words out of your mouth and get people to buy into it then do your thing.

Psykhomantus: Last question. What will we be expecting in the future from you?

K9: Musically I struggle to commit to doing things because I can only work when I'm inspired which is hard to be in todays musical climate. I don't deal too well with social media, it's all fake to me so the future musically isn't looking to promising! I still record tracks but releasing them is a whole other animal that is best left in the cage.........

tIME 2 tEaSe yOuR taSTeBudz with the official K9 album sampler. The Critically acclaimed, internationally acknowledged and locally beloved project explores 'The Re-Education of King 9', where he conceptually takes you through 15 tracks of life, knowledge and entertainment through passion. Featured in this sampler in order is 'Escape from Babylon', 'No Joke', 'Warr', 'Phantom Gods', 'King 9', 'Trod Wid I', 'Behold Wonderful Woman', 'Fatherhood', 'Vintage'. The album is available for purchase online from 19th July from all good stores such as iTunes, Amazon etc.



Check the music video "Escape from Babylon" which was featured in VisionBombing Season 2, Episode 2.




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Interview: On The Q&A Tip with OthaSoul

Psykhomantus: Welcome to the Q&A tip. Before I hit you off with ten Question's. Can you tell us who is OthaSoul and where you are all from from?

Jungle: OthaSoul is the remedy. Queens Cresent originally but I reckon Dozer's from Mars. DMobbs, daym, probably some extra steller exoplanet.

Psykhomantus: As Sanaa Lathan would say in the movie "Brown Sugar", When did you fall in love with Hip Hop?

Dozer: Real late. I was a proper nerdy kid. Just kicked ball and watched Wrestling. The only rap I listened to was Grime until my boy showed me Enter The Wu-Tang when I was 13. That’s like 2004-05!

Jungle: Man the first hip hop album I ever got given was Illmatic for my 10th birthday by my cuz, and I think the first one I bought was Quality by Kweli in the same year so that was when I really "fell in love". But because my mum always played it, I'd grown up with hip hop; De La Soul, Arrested Development, a bit of Tribe etc (as well as funk, jazz and soul) was always playing in the house.

Psykhomantus: What inspires you as a group to write your rhymes?

Dozer: To be honest, it’s incredibly different to writing as a solo artist. As much as I am inspired by the world around me, I have to bounce off what Jungle is thinking and feeling to create something meaningful. But in general, it’s a world of haves and have not’s and I tend to think about that before I start writing.

Jungle: I'm usually inspired by the music; for me that always comes first. But what's going on in the world, I read a lot, from newspapers and magazines to books, I guess that's what makes me really think.

Psykhomantus: Can you break it down to us and tell us who makes the beats for the group?

Dozer: All 3 of us. We have slightly different styles which is beneficial. Beats set the mood, so if I’m looking for some uplifting funky shit I’ll look through my Jungle VIP playlist. If I want some of that classic Dilla sounding smoothness I’ll check DMobbs. If I’m feeling like a moody little bitch I’ll wheel some of my own dark shit. We rarely do production features but when we do they’re only the best... (ShiftK3y, Tom Misch)

Psykhomantus: Can you tell us which one of your shows has been your favourite?

Jungle: Bestival last summer was sick. The atmosphere of a festival is a proper wave, not only was the actual set good but you get to chill with some of musicians that inspire you. James Blake is a propa cool bruda, and MNEK too. Anyway, the whole thing was a confirmation that we're doing something right.

Dozer: And of course VisionBombing!

Psykhomantus: Is there been a performance that you've done and said to yourself that you could of done that better?

Dozer: New Years Eve 2013/14. Had a bit too much Henny before the gig. Say no more.

Psykhomantus: Can you name one song you wish you written?

Dozer: I wish I had written ‘Nightbreed’ – Kyza, Klashnekoff & Jehst. That beat makes me shiver and the lyrics talk to my inner Londoner. I actually threw up immediately after listening to it once. Usually that would be a bad sign but I think it’s the biggest compliment my body could have paid it.

Psykhomantus: How long did it take to make the EP "Real Talks"?

Jungle: A hot summer in my mums kitchen, cooled down with Appleton and some E&J.

Psykhomantus: My favourite question (as i am known to be a trouble maker) Is there an Rapper you feel that should just put the mic down?

Dozer: I think 2 Chainz is wack, but as a person he makes me crease. That ‘Mean Tweets’ thing and the marijuana news debate with that lunatic woman had me rolling around on the floor n shit. So if he could drop the mic and jump on a TV show I’d be happy with that.

Psykhomantus: Last question. What will we be expecting in the future from you?

Jungle: A full length album early this year, and we're also making a push on our production side to be working with some big names so look out in the production credits.

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