By Odeisel
In every artist’s life they come to a line of demarcation where they have to really commit to their craft.  Everyone has delusions of grandeur and after the initial rush of actually doing what …

By Odeisel
Artists transfer the fantasies they see to the reality of canvas and Leonardo Da Vinci was one of the greatest in human existence. DaVinci, the rapper, attempts to take the fantasy that so many …

By Odeisel
Mathematics is the science of measurement. How far. How fast. Over the course of 23 years or so, producer Mathematics has seen how far the music can take you. How fast you can rise, …

By Odeisel
Planet Ill: You came to a point in your label’s history where you decided, you know what, maybe we should expand outside of Brooklyn emcees and I believe that’s what led to your current …

By Odeisel
2010 brings Duck Down Records to 15 years of existence. Still standing amidst the broken bodies of Loud, Rawkus, Death Row, No Limit, and so many idies that rose high and flamed out, The …

By Odeisel
The enigmatic RZA has been a large thread in the tapestry of Hip-Hop for almost twenty years.  Whether on the mic, behind the boards, or recently in front of a camera, the Abbot has …

By Odeisel
It’s hard out here for a journalist. Sometimes  we get an interview subject, we ask open questions, and they clam up or are held in check by their publicist.  Other times, our subjects may …

By Odeisel
Most people are motivated by fear and greed.  Some, like explorers are driven by a wanderlust; an innate desire to see and to push past their immediate boundaries.  That invovles a level of fearlessness. …

Intro By Odeisel. Interview By Tora Bedgood
So myth of the Grammy Awards is pomp and circumstance and increasingly the triumph of style over substance.  But there are genuine people who have had long and successful …

By Malice Intended
Planet Ill: The Miami University football program was rejuvenated in the midst of the cocaine wars that were raging in the streets of Miami at the time.  Do you think any of that …

By Malice Intended
Filmmaker Billy Corben talks with the dizzying enthusiasm of a child prodigy whose mind processes information at light speed.  It’s no surprise that his films hum along with that same sense of immediacy …

By IPOPPEDOFF. Intro By Odeisel
Many times, the street overlaps with the music, and the energy that rappers put out on the mic gets returned in the streets. Prodigy has been in many beefs over the …

Interview By IPOPPED OFF. Intro By Odeisel
In part two of our Prodigy interview, Prodigy talks about how his relationship with Nas developed and he tell us the reason for the change in his demeanor and …

Interview By IPOPPEDOFF. Intro By Odeisel.
In the mid 1990s, Mobb Deep was situated in the midst of one of the best periods of creation in Hip-Hop history. Havok’s haunting production was strikingly malevolent and haunting, …

By Odeisel
Click To Hear Interview Buckshot Interview part 2
Planet Ill: 2010 is the 15th Anniversary for Duck Down.  What can we look forward to from Buckshot?
Buckshot: 2010 for Buckshot is dedicated to my business. It’s …

By Odeisel
Buckshot Interview Part 1 Click To Hear Interview
From Nervous beginnings, the MC known as Buckshot has been through all the trends of the last two decades as both an artist and as an executive and …

By Odeisel
Have you ever wondered what would happen if we actually got the salvation we prayed for? What would you do if your prayers were answered? Skyzoo no longer has to wonder. His debut The Salvation …

By Odeisel
History is a quirky thing, less subject  to the events themselves than dependent on the goodwill of those that tell the tale. More often than not, the victor controls how the story is told …

By Odeisel
Souls of Mischief is much more than a group; it’s a family. The lead group of the larger Hiero collective are brothers by way of life, and rappers by trade. While many groups scream …

Planet Ill:   What have you learned on the road touring and seeing the world?
B Real:  Well you have to be patient for one thing.  Patient with what it is you’re doing out there.  Not letting …