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  Nomadic Poet Interview
interview 0513 added 27.06.07 words:
Wytfang
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I hooked up with the ever wandering Nomadic poet to talk Planets, beats & life (oh yeah and his debut solo LP)...
Why has it taken so long since the last project?
Simply put I'm a fussy bastard lol. I have been hibernating in the underground fermenting
my shit while all these scavengers run rampant in the
scene and now i'm ready to come out lol. Nah seriously I'm my own worst critic - I scrap songs at
the drop of a hat, I must have recorded over 50 songs
for this project over the last 2 years or so. I feel like I kept growing as an artist and I wanted to
reflect that this is pretty much where I'm at at the
moment.
How's life since the arrival of your daughter?
 Hectic lol. Wow where do I start? I dealt with a lot of different
personal experiences last year, some good some bad.
My daughter is a source of inspiration and she
continues to inspire me, just coming home seeing her
smile makes me forget some of the BS I deal with on a
daily.
When she was born I was literally there for half an
hour, speechless with her being held in my arms
thinking damn this is a part of me.
It's also hard juggling the amount of things I do and
trying to maintain a balance, she's funny though I think
she's gonna be a DJ.
One day I turned around saw her with her grubby little
mits on my turntable pulling the platter back and
forth, the strange thing is she's never seen me playing
records in front of her before shes a natural.
"...I'm my own worst critic I scrap songs at the drop of a hat..."
What's going on with the Planets, will there be more
material dropping soon?
Yeah hopefully. Me and Ayman Raze speak almost daily
he took time away from the scene to deal with other
areas of his life.
We have a extensive catalogue of material people have
not heard, I was thinking of putting together a
collection of remixes, unreleased stuff and tracks
people know us for.
You guys have always had a strong U.S connection on
most of your releases, why do you think it necesary to
have rappers/producers from over the pond on your
project?
I get asked this question all the time and people like
to focus on it too much, what people dont focus on is
the fact that some of the most well respected U.K
artists early or debut appearances where on Planets
records. Check the back catalogue and you will find features
from Mystro, Apollo, Therapist (Poisonous
Poets), Kyza, Micall Parknsun plus others.
On my project you can find beats from Drew(TY), Lewis
Parker, Dagnabbit(Foreign Beggars), Beats in
Progress, Winchester, Apollo, Peeping Tom,plus the whole
original Planets crew thats Sonrize, Ayman Raze and me
on the Jon Doe produced track 'Message'.
So it's not about the U.S or U.K it's about what we feel
and we have always worked with people whose music we
are fans of, so as you can see it's not about the U.S or
U.K.
When I get asked this question I think what people
really mean is how the fuck did you get to work with
those artists in the U.S?
Here's my answer - I raised my hands to the sky and
verses fell out the heavens.
Was there anyone you wanted on the album but
couldn't get?
Nah not really but my dream collab would be me and
Rakim over a Primo or Pete Rock banger, I would have
to pull some verses out my backside for that one ha
ha.
"...I feel like I kept growing as a artist and I wanted to
reflect that this is pretty much where I'm at at the
moment.
..."
 Why wasnt "Concrete Man" on the album?
It is - the Lewis Parker remix is a hidden track on the
album. In fact 'Concrete Man' is around 4 years old believe it
or not, M.K was cussing me and telling me to put it
out for the longest so I did it and it turned out
nice.
I also like giving people different things so the 12
has something different thats not on the album and it
can then be something collectors want to get.
You have been in the industry for a while now, do
you ever see yourself pulling out?
When I stop enjoying what I'm doing then I probably
will.
I'm always writing cause thats my passion, at school I
was a bright kid but then I moved with the wrong crowd
so I ended up focusing on foolishness instead of my
G.C.S.E's.
I came out of school with straight A's in English
language and literature, the rest - well we wont go there
lol.
This is second nature for me I'm still a fan, like
crackheads fiend for crack I fiend for dope beats.
"...I came out of school with straight A's in English
language and literature the rest well we wont go there
..."
You have enlisted some sick producers on the LP
(Drew/ Winchester/ Jon Doe/ Dagnabbit/ DJ Spinna/
Apollo/ Grandaddy I.U/ Beats in Progress). Why didn't
you go for a single producer for the whole project?
 I am actually going to be doing that in the near
future hopefully, honestly up to the point of the album
I had not come across a single producer who I wanted
to do a entire album with.
I had the opportunity to work with a variety of
producers so I kept on recording until I had the right
tracks for the project.
I really dont have one particular style or flow so I
like to be challenged to come up with different
styles, working with a selection of producers helped
me to do this.
How did you hook up with Gensu Dean for production?
We actually met through the wonderful world of
Myspace intro courtesy of my man Tom he must be the
most popular guy in the world.
Let me tell you something Dean is probably my
favourite producer, he is incredible that guy is going
to smash shit up mark my words.
On the album you have a track called "Gotham", why
did you go for Batman?
When I was a kid we didnt have playstation or psp so
me and a couple friends would go down to a place
called Forbidden Planet in central London and buy
comics.
I always loved Batman as a kid and loved the
exagerated fight scenes paow, shazaam and all that
stuff.
When Tufcut hit me with a beat cd I chose that beat,
and I was on some mad rap crusader running through
London battling evil forces type shit.
Also there will probably be a part 2 cause it ain't
over yet, all those crazy voices are all me too.
"...I would like to say to all aspiring
artists that there a lot of people you will meet who
are on that bs in this industry do you and do it
well, do not let people hold you back.
..."
(It's a bit of a played out question but) Has the
internet (Myspace ect...) helped you with this album
at all?
 Yes it has but I had to put a stop to all these people
coming on my page and using it as a billboard without
even saying hello to me thats downright rude.
To answer your question though I think it allows
artists and fans to have a more one on one
conversation unlike before where you may have to go
through someone.
I'm going to test my so called thousands of friends on
my list, when my album drops if they dont cop it there
ass is getting deleted lol.
I mean what kind of friend would want you financially
broke?
Whats next for Red Sea Entertainment?
To continue to put out dope high quality Hip Hop and
have more regular releases.
One thing you can be sure of with anything on the
label is a certain consistency and standard
throughout.
We have a few projects in the pipeline which will
carry on in the tradition we have already set,right
now its handling business time.
Shouts...
First of all I thank the creator who gave me the
ability to do what I do,then my mother my wife and my
little queen Maryam.
All the heads who contributed to the album Gensu
Dean, DJ Spinna, Apollo, Resource, Hasan Salaam, Granddaddy
I.U, Lewis Parker, Peeping Tom, J Zak, Drew, Killa
Priest, Maya Azucena,Winchester, Beats in Progress, Jon
Doe, Dagnabbit.
Shout to my man big Oxygen and the whole Crate
invaders crew Ayman Raze, Jnr Sas, Remode, Dom G, Travis
Blaque, Noel Mckoy, DJ MK, Mr Lawson, Wytfang and UKHH.
Thanks to everyone whos supported our work through the
years its appreciated.
 On a final note I would like to say to all aspiring
artists that there a lot of people you will meet who
are on that bs in this industry do you and do it
well,do not let people hold you back.
Also anyone reading this go out and hear the project
when it drops for yourself and make your own
judgement.
All I can say is I dont make Mcdonalds drive through
rap, in one end out the other.
This is that soul food that you keep coming back to
peace.
The album A Travellers Tale is out now on Red Sea Ents. You can contact nomadic at red_sea_entertainment@yahoo.co.uk
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Wytfang
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