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Having produced for some of the finest mcs’ on either side of the Atlantic, Baby J returns with a strictly home-grown offering via the highly anticipated ‘For The People (F.T.P. the mix tape)’. Kane caught up with him via email to find out more… Timbaland said in a recent interview that no MC interests him right now, as well as a general disinterest in Hip hop. With a preference to concentrate on making pop records. Is this an avenue you would consider exploring? And how do you feel about Timbalands sentiments?
Hmmm. I cant straight diss the man cause I ain’t never been in his shoes but it’s definitely not a sentiment I share. I would work with a ’pop’ act or any act as long as I made music I thought was hot, but hip hop is the reason I’m still doing this shit. It could never get boring I LOVE hip hop in all its 5 elements and I’m honoured I've been able to be involved in it.
It’s definitely happening more. But I don’t think that’s a bad thing. You have to look at what a producer is meant to be. Back in the days the producer was the person that picked the band and told them what style to play the track in and maybe even wrote the song for the vocalist. When I make a beat I don’t just hand it in, I work with the mc on the concept the hook, the delivery. It’s meant to be a joint venture.
F.T.P. is something I've got tattooed on my neck. It has several meanings the main one being Fuck the Police. It was really an orchestrated thing with the mcs I guess they just called the one that was most relevant to them at the point.
F.T.P. is something I’m pushing, it ain’t about me or my albums, it just a notion that I want to spread that I believe will make the world a better place.
Yeah a little less. But the media, even the UK hip hop media, has never really represented the UK talent fairly, how often do you hear about a hot Scottish mc or a grime mc from Newcastle, and believe me, there’s some hot! mcs in Scotland. I just try and work with who I’m feeling, if you hot you hot.
Wow. One name is that all I get to choose, one name! If I gotta pick one id say Rakim, because hip hop is the best music there’s ever been and Rakim at his peak was probably the best that ever did it… can't I have a couple more though?
My first release. Shabazz the Disciple – the lambs blood. Just because it was my first ever release and Shabazz was one of my favourite rappers. That meant and still does mean a lot to me.
Antourage – ants dema swarm (album) – summer 06
Get a proper job. Only joking. Nah, seriously, black music in this country is VERY hard to make money from. If you want to do this as a career you’ve got to work VERY hard and don’t be waiting on a big cheque to drop through your door from a major. I sell beats, sell records, run a studio, teach kids, run a music video company and a radio promotions company in order to pay the rent. It ain’t easy.
Yeah, I want to see a revolution take place that will culminate in the bloody overthrow of the ruling class of this country. My music is a propaganda tool to spread and communicate with the people ideals that will help to bring about this climate. I’d also like to have my own vegetable patch and lots of babies and id like to grow old.
“It aint about you. You a bullet, your job is to hit the target and fall that’s it.” – Ness, A-Alikes.
Baby Js’ ‘For The People (F.T.P. The Mixtape)’ is out now...
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Baby J Interview
Fucking amazing! I was this little white kid from Derby that no one in the UK was checking for and all of a sudden one of the biggest groups in hip hop at the time, was ringing my phone. Basically we sent them a demo, they heard it, and called!
What projects have you got lined up for the future?
What’s your quote of the day?
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