Necro Interview

Interview
Necro

Sounds of the Underground Tour
5/14/07
Interviewer: Karma E. Omowale

Necro Promo

Our motto has always been ”Raw, Rough, and Real”...well allow us to add brutal delivery to this statement as the unrelentingly harsh East Coast’s inventor of ”death rap” Necro dishes out his take on this year's Sounds of The Underground, and a lot more. As it stands it takes balls to make it in this Industry and Necro seemingly has more than enough to supply the US government throughout their over welcomed stint in the Iraq War! We have always given it to you straight, without edits, so now is no exception to the rule! If you’d like to get an in-depth bio on the artist, please click here. Otherwise, we will now begin with our regularly scheduled program.

FourteenG.net: Thanks for doing the interview. For those who may not be familiar with you, how did you adopt the name of Necro?

How did the last tour go? And speaking of tours, are you psyched to be on Sounds of the Underground? LAST TOUR WAS HOT, I MET ALOT OF FANS, SOLD ALOT OF MERCH, FUCKED ALOT OF HOT GIRLS, CANT COMPLAIN, IM VERY EXCITED ABOUT SOUNDS, IT WILL BE SICK AND MY FIRST FESTIVAL LIKE TOUR.

Who are looking most to sharing the stage with? I WOULD SAY DOWNLOAD, WITH SLAYER, MOTLEY CRUE, IRON MAIDEN, EVEN THOUGH ILL BE ON THE 3RD STAGE JUST BEING ON THE SAME BILL AS THEM IS GODLY, AS FOR SOUNDS I LOOK FORWARD TO CHILLING WITH EVERYONE, THE METAL COMMUNITY IS WAY MORE CHILL THAN THE HIPHOP COMMUNITY, IN HIPHOP EITHER PEOPLE ARE EXTREMELY SHOOK OF ME SO THEY ACT WEIRD AROUND ME OR PEOPLE ARE HATERS BEHIND YA BACK AND ACT FAKE IN PERSON, I DONT LIKE THE HIPHOP COMMUNITY MUCH, IM A METAL HEAD WHO DOES HIPHOP, I LIVED STREET LIFE, AINT NOBODY CAN TAKE SHIT AWAY FROM ME, SO I GET IN WHERE I FIT IN.

Playing alongside of Napalm Death had to have been an experience, can you tell the audience a little more about that? YEAH IT WAS SICK, I WAS LIKE 11 YEARS OLD, I WAS NERVOUS AS FUCK, THIS WAS BEFORE I WAS GETTING PUSSY MAN, I WAS IN A WORLD OF ADULTS MAN, EVERYTHING SEEMED BIGGER THAN ME, YET I WAS ON STAGE DOING MY THING, I WAS HUNGRY FOR RESPECT, COMING FROM THE PROJECTS IT WAS LIKE EVERYONE WAS DISRESPECTFUL, THATS WHY I USUALLY SOLVE DISRESPECT WITH VIOLENCE, THATS HOW IT WAS IN BROOKLYN GROWING UP, YOU COULDNT JUST TALK TO PEOPLE, YOU JUST HAD TO HIT THEM.

What is the greatest challenge that you feel you have able to overcome in order to get you where you are at this point in your career? I HAVE OVERCOME 100'S OF OBSTACLES, TOO MANY TO NAME, IM STILL PAYING DUES EVERYDAY.

What is the greatest challenge you have been able to overcome in order to get you where you are at this point in your career? DOING MY OWN THING MYSELF, CREATING MY OWN COMPANY AND NOT FAILING, IM IN BUSINESS 7 YEARS AND GOING STRONG, FUCK EVERYBODY, I HAVE BEEN HATED ON BY SO MANY PEOPLE, I GOT THE LAST LAUGH, AND THE LAUGHTER IS GONNA GET LOUDER AND STRONGER.

You have a new album coming out, Secret Society, tell the audience a bit about that. ITS NOT ANYTHING IM RUSHING BUT THATS A RECORD ALL ABOUT THE ILLUMINATI.

How have your personal musical tastes changed over the years? I DONT KNOW, NOT REALLY, I STILL LOVE 80'S METAL AND 70'S SHIT.

How’s the side-project with Igor [Cavalera] going? WE AINT DOING IT, I DIDNT FEEL HE WAAS REALLY INTO IT SO ITS A DEAD ISSUE, I WISH I NEVER SAID ANYTHING ABOUT IT CUZ I GET ASKED EVERY INTERVIEW, IGOR IS MY MAN REGARDLESS, BUT HE IS DOING HIS DJ THING, ALL LOVE.

Say for instance, death metal never got big or caught on, how do you think that would have affected or impacted the metal community? I MEAN, THATS A WEIRD QUESTION, BECAUSE DEATH METAL IS STILL UNDERGROUND, I DONT THINK IT EVER BLEW UP, ANYTHING EVIL OR SCARY DOESNT GET ITS JUST DUE IN THE MUSIC WORLD, ONLY IN MOVIES, I THINK DEATH METAL BANDS SHOULD MAKE MOVIES, AND MAKE THEIR MUSIC THE SOUNDTRACKS, CUZ ITS EASIER TO SHOW PEOPLE VISUALLY WHAT THEY R THINKING WHEN THEY WRITE RIFFS, I LOVE DEATH METAL, BUT NOT EVERYONE THINKS UNDERGROUND LIKE ME.

Do you think “death rap” or horrorcore will have the spotlight shine on it? I CREATED DEATH RAP, THATS MY TERM, IM THE ONLY HIPHOP ARTIST TO EVER SAY IT, I SHOULDNT HAVE TO PROVE IT, ITS A FACT, I CREATED THE TERM TO DESCRIBE MY STYLE, I DONT DO HORRROCORE BECAUSE EVERYONE THAT DOES IT 95% OF THE TIME SUCKS, I DONT THINK HORRORCORE WILL CATCH ON BECAUSE IT DOESNT HAVE MASS APPEAL BECAUSE MOST OF THE ARTISTS DOING IT ARE TALENTLESS, THEY PROBABLY WILL GET PISSED AT ME, BUT I DONT GIVE A FUCK, I THINK IF YOU ARE GONNA RAP AND MAKE BEATS IT SHOULD BE DOPE, NOT CHEAP KEYBOARD BEATS WITH CHEASY LYRICS HOW U KILL, IF U WANNA BE BRUTAL AND EVIL, DO IT WITH STYLE AND ORIGINALITY, SPEND SOME FUCKING TIME ON YOUR LYRICS, I DONT HEAR THAT IN HORRORCORE, THATS WHY I DONT CLAIM THAT, AND ANYWAY WHO WANTS TO BE CALLED SOME SHIT RUSSEL SIMMONS CREATED AND PRETTY MUCH SHITS ON, THATS WHAT HE CALLED ANYONE THAT DOES EVIL RAP AND ITS CONSIDERED A HUGE FAILURE, I DONT WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH THAT, I GOT MY OWN SHIT, NOBODY DOES DEATH RAP EXCEPT ME AND MY CREW, SIMPLE.

Which genre do you think will be the next big one to catch fire? THE ONES I CREATE WILL BE THE BIGGEST EVER.

How do you mesh all of your individual influences into the Necro sound? How do you keep it original and fresh in an underground genre? I JUST MAKE SHIT I DONT HEAR, I COME UP WITH THE MOST RUGGED SHIT I CAN THAT SOUNDS GOOD AND ORIGINAL AND IM NOT SCARED OF EXPERIMENTING, I WILL NEVER RUN OUT OF THINGS TO DO BECAUSE THERE IS SO MUCH SHIT TO TRY, I FLIP MY FLOW ON EVERY SONG, MOST RAPPERS HAVE THE SAME DISTINCT FLOW ON EVERY SONG, MY DISTINCTION IS THAT IM UNPREDICTABLE, I GOT WAY MORE REWIND VALUE THAN ANY OTHER RAPPER.

What have you learned about the Industry that has made you a better musician today? I DONT KNOW, I JUST STRIVE TO BE BETTER, I PUT IN MAJOR WORK IN THE STUDIO, IM IN MY OWN WORLD MAN, I DONT FOLLOW NOONE, I LISTEN TO MY COMPETITION'S ALBUMS AND HONESTLY THESE DUDES ARENT COMP. IM SHOCKED AT HOW WACK SOME CATS ARE.

Why should anyone listen to Necro? IM THE MOST BRUTAL PERIOD, AND WORSE SCENARIO IM EXTREMELY LYRICAL IN A DARK WAY AND THE BEATS ARE ALWAYS UNIQUE, YOU CANT LOSE MAN WITH A NECRO CD, NOBODY REAL EVER FRONTED ON ME, ONLY PUSSIES.

First music you remember hearing in your house. PROBABLY THE GREASE SOUNDTRACK.

Guilty pleasure song/CD/artist? LIZA MINELLI AND MICHAEL BOLTON, THATS A TIE.

Most daring thing you have ever done? START MY OWN LABEL AND HAVE THE BALLS TO BELIEVE IN MYSELF WHEN NOONE ELSE DID.

What’s a common misconception that surrounds you that you'd like to dispel or debunk? THAT IM AN ANIMAL, A THUG NON APPROACHABLE ANIMAL, YES IM THUGGED OUT, BUT IF YOU SHOW RESPECT AND DONT ACT LIKE A FAG, I WONT HAVE AN ISSUE WITH YOU.

Who would you most like to see your name next to on a marquee burning the night skies? SLAYER OR METALLICA.

Series of role reversals: If you could commission a band to do a cover of one of your songs, who would do it and which song would they do? SLAYER - BEAUTIFUL MUSIC FOR YOU TO DIE TO

If you could interview an artist or band, who would it be and what would be the one question you’d want to have answered more than anything? METALLICA, HOW THE FUCK DID THEY CREATE MASTER OF PUPPERS SO FUCKING YOUNG, OR KILL EM ALL, THOSE RECORDS ARE SO FUCKING CLASSIC.

After accomplishing so much (owning a record label, producing, collaborating, releasing your own albums), what other goals remain? REAL ESTATE, I WANT LOTS OF IT, I WANNA BE A BILLIONAIRE AND SPEND MY FREE TIME MAKING ART, MOVIES, MUSIC, PORN, YOU NAME IT, JUST CREATE AND REPRESENT THE CUTTING EDGE FOREVER!!!

Do you have any final words or special messages for our fans today? Do you have any final words or special messages for our fans today? YEAH I LOVE YOU ALL WAY MORE THAN MICHAEL JACKSON DOES.