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15 October 2004 No Comment

With The Prefix of Death dropping soon, I noticed a lot of heads in general bugging on this upcoming release. So the Afronaut had to break his neck and locate this twisted individual known as Necro for an interview.

The cover for The Prefix of Death is really pretty, reminds me of a nightmare I had. It had this piss drunk satanic pedophile cow herder that was trying to kidnap me in my sleep. Who did the artwork?

THE LEGENDARY EDWARD J. REPKA WHO DREW A LOT OF STUFF FOR METAL BANDS IN THE ’80’S.

The covers for most of the Psycho-Logical releases are like comic book covers. Do you like comic books?

YEAH, NOT THAT I HAVE READ ANY IN A WHILE, BUT I ALWAYS LIKED THEM, I JUST FEEL PICTURES OF THE ACTUAL PERSON ARE DONE BY EVERY RAPPER, ALL THEY DO IS HAVE COVERS OF THEMSELVES, ITS PLAYED OUT SO I WANTED TO START GETTING CREATIVE.

I was about to listen to I Need Drugs a while back in a music store, and this old man started eyeballing me right there in the line. Do you ever get complaints from stupid people who feel you are harming their teenyboppers with your music/artwork/pornography etc.

NO TO MY FACE, I DON’T TAKE SHIT FROM ANYONE SO NOT MANY PEOPLE WOULD GET AWAY WITH SCREAMING ON ME TO MY FACE, BUT ONLINE A FEW PEOPLE EMAILED ME IN THE PAST AND I ALWAYS HEAR FANS SAY PEOPLE GIVE THEM DIRTY LOOKS, FUCK EM, IF PEOPLE DON’T LIKE IT THEY CAN SUCK A DICK.

Before we get into the latest release, lets talk about Gory Days. Were you in anyway surprised by the positive reply the global underground gave with this one?

WELL I WASN’T SURPRISED, MY FANS LOVED IT AND I GOT GOOD REVIEWS SO FROM THAT ANGLE IT WAS COOL, I KNEW THE RECORD WAS SICK, BUT I DON’T THINK I GOT THE PROPER LOVE FROM ALL ANGLES, SOME PEOPLE THINK ITS JUST TOO VIOLENT, BUT HEY WHAT CAN YA DO, MY GOAL WAS TO MAKE SOME HARDCORE SHIT, SO IT MIGHT NOT BE FOR EVERYONE.

Do you know how many copies you pushed?

MAYBE BY NOW 30,000+.

I thought last year was hectic for you but when you announced that you were going to produce 10 albums for 2004, I was impressed by your drive. How far along have you come with this?

NOT 10 ALBUMS IN 2004 BUT 10 ALBUMS IN 12 MONTHS TIME STARTING IN MAY 2004, SO IT WILL GO OVER INTO 2005, ITS JUST ABOUT DROPPING RECORDS ONE AFTER THE OTHER THAT ARE HOT AND SHOWING PEOPLE THAT MY LABEL FUCKS WITH ANYONE OUT, AND I DON’T FEEL I NEED TO WAIT 5 YEARS TO DO THAT, I BEEN A LABEL FOR 5 YEARS, BUT UP UNTIL NOW I HAD ONLY DROPPED 1 ALBUM A YEAR, SO IM MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME, NO TIME TO WASTE.

The Prefix of Death seems like its going to be a fucking brilliant piece of hellish work. What can we expect on this one?

YOU CAN EXPECT CREATIVE SHIT, MUSICALLY ITS VERY UNIQUE, NOBODY IN HIP HOP NOW WILL HAVE BEATS LIKE MINE, VERY DARK, GREAT DRUMKITS, ALOT OF ILL INSTRUMENTS, NOTHING SOUNDING THE SAME, ALSO LYRICALLY THERE IS A WHOLE ALBUM OF QUOTABLE LYRICS, JUST AWESOME SHIT, ANY REAL RAPPER THAT RESPECTS MUTLI SYALLBIC HARDCORE SHIT WILL LOVE THIS, PLUS I SAY A LOT OF ARTISTIC SHIT, NOT JUST DEATH RAP BUT I GET VERY CLEVER, ITS FOR THE SICKOS, IF YOU R A PUSSY THIS RECORD IS NOT FOR YOU.

The line up looks mad ill, what kills me though is I read in one of your interviews that you aren’t really interested in working with other producers/artists except for your direct familia. Why is this?

I DON’T KNOW WHY IT KILLS YOU, IF MY PRODUCTION AND LINE OF UP OF MC’S AREN’T GOOD ENOUGH TO PLEASE YOU THEN I HAVE A PROBLEM, BACK IN THE 80’S RAPPERS DIDN’T FEATURE ON EACH OTHERS ALBUMS. WHEN RAKIM DROPPED A RECORD IT WAS RAKIM OVER ERIC B BEATS (TECHNICALLY LARGE PRO, BUT WHATEVER FOR NOW).  WHEN PUBLIC ENEMY DROPPED IT WAS CHUCK D AND FLAV OVER BOMB SQUAD, AND SO ON AND SO ON, SO WHY NOW IF I PRODUCE ALL THE RECORDS FOR MY CAMP AND I HAVE 5 DOPE RAPPERS YOU NEED ANYTHING ELSE?

DOESN’T MAKE SENSE TO ME, I THINK FANS HAVE GOTTEN SO USED TO HEARING OTHER RAPPERS USE OTHER RAPPERS AS CRUTCHES YOU ARE BRAINWASHED TO WANT THIS, FUCK THAT, I WILL STAY WITH MY CLICK, IF YOU WANNA HEAR ANOTHER RAPPER ROCK THEIR SHIT, I CAN IMAGINE IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HEAR G RAP WITH KANE, AND RAKIM WITH KRS, EXT. BUT IT WASN’T LIKE THAT BACK THEN AND YOU LOVED EACH PERSONS SHIT FOR WHAT IT WAS, THEY DIDN’T HAVE TO USE ANOTHER PERSON AS A CRUTCH IF SOMETHING HAPPENS MAYBE THEIR WILL BE A COLLABO BUT NOTHING INTERESTS ME NOW UNLESS ITS A METAL COLLABO.

If you had the opportunity though, which producers do you think would serve Necro a direct banger?

MAYBE HAVOC, PRIMO, OR 4TH DISCIPLE.

I’m really curious what would come out if EL-P and Necro sat down for a collaboration. Firstly do you think it could work?

I DON’T KNOW.

Secondly do you think it could happen?

ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE.

On the topic of production, what equipment/software do you use?

ASR 10

What did you start out with and when did you start making beats?

I DON’T KNOW, IT DEPENDS, I DON’T LIKE GIVING AWAY PRODUCTION SECRETS, LETS JUST SAY I GET INTO A ZONE AND I MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN.

What would you consider to be the heart of your studio?

MY BRAIN.

You hooked up with Dj Starscream from Slipknot on one of the joints, I’m worried about what to expect on that one. (Considering that Slipknot alone are a bizarre group)

WORRY IS NOT A GOOD EMOTION TO HAVE, A WASTE OF TIME LIKE GUILT, WAIT AND HEAR AND YOU CAN DECIDE, ALL HE DOES IS SCRATCH ON A TRACK.

Now we all know your not part of Non Phixion anymore, does it ever occur that you would have more groupies waiting for you after a show than the whole crew combined?

I WAS NEVER PART OF NON-PHIXION, AND NECRO GETS MORE GROUPIES THAN ANYONE IN THE CREW CUZ IM THE ONLY ONE THAT RAPS SEX SHIT ALOT, SO ALL THE GIRLS WAIT FOR ME TO SEE IF I CAN MAKE THE RHYMES COME TRUE, SO THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF GROUPIES FOR ME.

How did people react to your Porno director debut?

THE FANS LOVED IT.

Can we expect more in the future?

MAYBE IN THE FUTURE, NOT NOW.

What literature would I find Necro reading?

NON-PHIXION, ANYTHING THAT HELPS MY CAUSE, I NEVER READ FICTION.

Your website is one of the grimiest pieces of html I’ve ever seen, who is that bitch in the red boots, holding the big ass gun?

SOME CUNT, SHE GETS NO RESPECT.

Does she in any way have jungle fever?

WHO KNOWS, SHE MIGHT HAVE HAY FEVER.

With the elections coming up, who do you think is going to take it?

I DON’T CARE.

Now for the alpha cliche question.  Who are you feeling right now in Hip Hop?

MY LABEL, NOBODY IS FUCKING WITH PSYCHO+LOGICAL-RECORDS, VERSE FOR VERSE WE KILL EVERYONE, AND BEAT WISE I GOT THE ILLEST SHIT, BUT HEY THAT’S WHAT I THINK, I LOVE WHAT I’M DROPPING, IF I DIDN’T HOW COULD I SURVIVE IN THIS RUGGED INDUSTRY.

We’ll kill this with a word association game.  Just say the first thing that comes to mind when you see the word below.

South Africa – INTRIGUING

Music – LIFE

Pop – MONEY

Elections – BULLSHIT

Bush – CORNY

Candy Rappers – WACK

Back Packers – GAY

Miko Lee – WHO?

Hugh Hefner – PIMP

The Prefix Of Death – THE BEST

Bootleggers – SCUM

Major Labels – ASSHOLES

Eminem – A RAPPER

Religion – NOTHING

Drugs – EVERYTHING

Women – MY FAVORITE

What can we expect in the future from Psycho-Logical?

EXPECT US TO BE HUGE, ONE OF THE BIGGEST LABELS IN THE GAME CUZ I GOT THE ILLEST LYRICISTS ON MY LABEL WITH THE HOTTEST BEATS, SO THE MORE MONEY I GET THE MORE PROMO AT SOME POINT SHIT HAS GOT TO GIVE AND PEOPLE WILL RECOGNIZE, WAIT AND SEE, I WONT STOP TILL I REACH THE TOP.

Can we expect a tour of SA in the near future?

YES.

Last but not least, any shout outs?

SHOUT OUT TO MY CREW, ILL BILL, GORETEX, MR HYDE, AND SABAC, AND GO TO MY WEBSITES

WWW.NECROHIPHOP.COM

WWW.PSYCHOLOGICALRECORDS.COM

WWW.NONPHIXION.COM

Interview by Afronaut – Exclusively for Africasgateway.com

*the Afronaut apologizes for his misinformation, next time he will get his fact straighter than they usually are.

AG MASIPA

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