The label is called Monster Truck Audio. That name kind of threw me right there how did you decide on that to represent you?

Mr. Man: If you were driving a little Toyota hatchback from 1981 and someone comes through in a big ass Monster Truck who’s system is gonna be louder?

Definitely, the monster truck.

Mr. Man: That’s kinda like the new music we are doing. We basically rolling over everybody. The material is really strong and that’s what its about because at the end of the day regardless of your sales, how many times you get arrested or whatever political bullshit you get caught up in your music at the end of the day is what’s gonna stand there. If it’s strong then it’s undeniable.

Light: Plus the carnival trucks that’s where you got it from kid. Carnival trucks down in Trinidad with all the girls hanging off the back with the costumes and the big speakers. That’s where hiphop started.

Mr. Man: Yea you right I was trying not to give that away. Haha. Since you put me out there that’s the other part

You said the magic words, which are new music. So how many tracks you guys got finished right now for the new joint?

Light: I think we got six to ten joints and probably half of them would fit for the album. They all crazy but I think our biggest issue is that we can do so many different things. We can get into the studio and if I get Khaliyl to hit the blunt, we might end up doing a old school reggae joint. Then we might do something that sounds like Bush Babbees 2010 or we might end up doing some real street shit because nobody has heard us on that. We can do all these things well it’s just a matter of getting all the avenues together so we can push it out at the same time so ya’ll get it.

Mr. Man: When the summer hits and it comes out you’re gonna kind of get it. You’ll hear it and it’s gonna sound familiar. You’re gonna be like I know these voices from somewhere, the music sounds familiar and agrees with my soul but at the same time it’s really some shit that bangs.

Light: Besides the modeling website I’m doing we are working on the Monster Truck Audio website that will be out in a couple. We’ll definitely have some leak outs there.

Before we go onto the bullets, I couldn’t pass this one up. It’s Thursday night on the ten spot and I saw in the last interview you did that Mr. Man knows Dylan from Making of Da Band. I had to ask do you think he is being accurately portrayed on TV now since you know him better than us.

Mr. Man: At this point with him, it’s a matter of how you portray yourself. It’s not like someone forcing him to act the way he is acting. I watch a lot of TV and I ask if I was on TV would I be acting like that? I look at a lot of shit that people do and I wouldn’t do it.

Light: From watching the show, the man got a chip on your shoulder and that’s bananas to everybody because you’re not even that hot. You’re acting like this ill rudebwoy reggae dude and your not even Jamaican. He Guianese or something and that’s cool but to have that chip on your shoulder?

Mr. Man: Honestly, the only reason he is having a problem is because of the way he is portraying himself. You got Sean Puffy Combs backing you right now.

Light: He kept him out of jail yo. Money should have been in Brooklyn working around sound systems daily coming back like I got three lyrics for the song which one is better? You’re the underdog you got all these rappers and singers you got to come with it.

Mr. Man: He should have gone to Junior’s every single day.

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Posted by Halftime on Sunday, May 23rd, 2004 and is filed under HIP HOP ICON SERIES.