RS: That’s so true. That was a pivotal, pivotal collaboration you’re right.

A Rise: Does anything else stand out like that?

RS: Being the studio, working on the first turntabilist group album, Xpressions with the X-ecutioners, was a memorable time period, working on “War Games” even, up until now doing an album that went beyond showcasing how good I am, but also addressed how I felt about what was going on in the world and all that. That felt good.

A Rise: I heard that you weren’t able to do anything.

RS: Nah, I was stressed yo. I was stressed out man. I mean I cancelled shows cuz I was not gettin on planes. I was just, literally glued to my TV, like I became a couch potato. My whole word revolved around what was being reported on TV and I realized after a couple of months that I just wasn’t getting any work done, you know? So, I just kinda got myself up outta that rut and just used all this shit that was going on to kinda get creative again and that’s how the album started to take shape.

A Rise: Although War Games is relatively recent are there any other albums in the works, maybe dropping in 2007? Any mixtapes?

RS: I gotta mixtape comin out. I gotta a mix cd that’s coming out that I’m doing with these cats in Japan that should be out by early summer, like June.

A Rise: Stateside?

RS: Yeah, were gonna release it worldwide. We’re calling it Dusk to Dusk and I’m doing it with the guys that released War Games in Japan. As far as album is concerned, I’m not the kinda person that’s just gonna do the album again, just to put an album out. It has to be something that has some sort of relevance, that’s gonna push the envelope, that’s gonna be different from anything I’ve done, or from anything any other DJs done. So while I flirt with the idea of doing another album, and getting started, nothing concrete has hit me yet where I feel like alright, I understand what I wanna do on my next album, so until I feel that, I can’t really see myself doing another album. I gotta top “War Games,” I gotta top what that shit is about. You know what I mean? That being said, whether it be an album or a DVD, Ill always be putting out some kinda product that’s gonna, again, showcase the art, expose the art.

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Posted by A Rise on Monday, May 15th, 2006 and is filed under SICKWIDIT, SPOTLIGHT.