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Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Polite Conversations w/ TameOne




1. Who is Tame-One?
Tame: TAMEONE IS THE ULTIMATE IN HIPHOP B-BOY-OLOGY..GRAFFITI,EMCEEING,DEEJAYING,ETC..GALACTUS OF THIS RAP SHIT..THE NOTTYHEADED TERROR..CHEECH WIZARD NO.7,THE LIZARD KING.

2. What was behind the making of "The Grudge?" Do you have something stirring now that the Grudge is complete?
Tame: THE GRUDGE WAS CREATED DUE TO A REQUEST FROM DAVID DOWD@ DIVISION EAST FOR A TAMEONE PROJECT TO PROMOTE,AS WELL AS SOLIDIFY A CONTINUING BUSINESS COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE SHOP AND MYSELF(THEY SOMEWHAT "SPONSOR" ME AS I SELF-PROMOTE AND ADVERTIZE THE SHOP IN THE PROCESS.

3. How'd you get together with Division East?
Tame: STUMBLED ACROSS DIVISION EAST IN MY NEVER ENDING QUEST FOR RARE FOOTWARE.

4.In Spain, you were honored as "Ambassador of Hip Hop"..How was that and your feelings.
Tame: SPAIN WAS BEAUUUUUTIFUL.THEIR LOVE N RESPECT FOR HIPHOP IS/WAS GENUINE AND HUMBLING TO ME.THEY SHOWED ME LOVE AS IF I WAS A NEW MAJOR MAINSTREAM ARTIST AS OPPOSED TO A UNDERGROUND ENTITY FROM A GROUP THEY BARELY REMEMBERED..SO I ROCKED THE HELL OUTTA THE SHOW OUT OF RESPECT FOR THEM AND THE WAY THEY TREATED ME.

5. How do you know Sheena She?
Tame: SHEENA I'VE HAD A SLIGHT CRUSH ON SINCE I MET HER INTERNING FOR SMACKS RECORDS.(UNFORTUNATELY NOTHING HAS COME TO FRUITION OTHER THAN MUTUAL RESPECT...NO SQUISHYSQUASHYBANGBANG..LOL).

6. Describe to all the people, what is Brick City like.
Tame: BRICK CITY IS A MULTI-TASKING GHETTO IN NEW JERSEY,BUILT FROM FIGURATIVELY..4 GENERATIONS OF TALENTED HOODLUMS MAKING SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING,SELF-REPRESENTING IN THE PROCESS.

7. On an off day, what do you enjoy?
Tame: THE SAME THING I ENJOY ON AN "ON"DAY..SOMETHING HIPHOP RELATED..WITH A SIDE ORDER OF MIND ALTERING SUBSTANCES.

8. Do you have a Bully Mouth?
Tame: NO..BUT I HAVE A BULLYMOUTH RECORD.

9. Last words for the interview????
Tame: LIKE ME OR HATE ME,I STILL HAVE SOMEHOW INSPIRED ROUGHLY 85%OF ANYTHING HIPHOP RELATED IN THE BRICK CITY IN SOME WAY,FORM OR FASHION,BEHIND THE SCENES,OR DIRECTLY SINCE 1980 TO NOW...AND IM STILL AT IT.

Get "The Grudge" at www.divisioneast.com

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