210...First of all can you say few words about your childhood ? Where did you growed up and how ?
MAYLAY SPARKS : I Had a great childhood growing up in inner city Philadelphia, West Philly, where most of the most noted philly musicians ( Amir ? Love, Pattie Labelle, Jazz Jeff, Frankie Beverly etc.) , astronauts (1st Black Astronaut Guy Bluford), and sports icons( Kobe Bryant, Wilt Chamberlain) were raised. Not to mention Steve Jobs who founded Apple in a West Philly Suburb. So always have been in a creative enviorment.
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210..When did you meet the Hip Hop Culture ?
MAYLAY SPARKS : The day I could understand Soul Music and see what was goin on outside my door. Hip hop is the soundtrack of my life. As hip hop has grown so have I through all of its fazes from the begining,as far as my life goes. Born in the 70´s Hip Hop was evolving and so was urban culture to get its own identity…”Hip hop wont last”. That was the attitude of the older generation then. Look where we are now !
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210..Who influenced your style?
MAYLAY SPARKS : Of course Icons like Run-Dmc, Rakim, Sean G, Sugar Hill, Krs 1, Kool G Rap, Spoonie G.
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——————————-210..Can you doing for us a short Discograpy from your Singles,Ep`s and Lp`s..
MAYLAY SPARKS :There is no way to do a short discog of my career. Liesure feat, Grand Agent, Unusual styles feat Chief Kamachi, Open Mic Night with Eastern Conf Allstars & Alchemist, Captivating Cultivating feat High & Mighty, 1986 with Dj Revolution and Illdavised, Rmx feat The Roots, Claiming Respect with Dilated Peoples ,Industrypartybumrusha, 3 Mcs, with Louis Logic an Malik B of the Roots, Forver with Dj Revolution, Ride on with Snowgoons and Defari, Nothin You Say feat. Eric Sermon, I who feat. Sadaxt X and Kieth Murray, Ill Collabo LP, Graymatter my 1st solo LP, Faux Pas feat Last Emperor, Celph Titled and Apathy, The Specialist with Apani and C Rayz Walz, Legend in my own mind produced by Dj Wjite Shadow , the new Truckdriver Fortuneteller Ep produced by Urban Click, the last full lenght lp called Flaskworthy mostly produced by Elite Fleet of Sweden..to name a few, Most recently had a significant part in the making of the Koolade Beats Rocky Lp released this Feb. 2nd by Croatia´s most noted producer.. thats another interview for just wax!
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210…You did a video for your new single “I Would Have Nothing / King With Words” .Can you tell us few things about this video?
MAYLAY SPARKS :It´s a project that we created in Slovenia and soley produced by Urban Click. I was spending a lot of time in a small town called Novo Mesto and had experiences with the locals that just had be written about. Out of that we created the Truckdriver Fortuneteller concept and ep collabo. The video was shot in a free town in the middle of Ljublana, something like Christiania where I lived in Copenhagen Denmark.
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210..What about your future? Are youu working any new project now? If your answer is “YES” please can you tell us few words about it ..If is not “Top Secret”..
MAYLAY SPARKS : Right now I´m working a few things specifically the new LP Titled ” Shotgun Wedding “due this May on my own label Felix Rec./ Soulspazm, and several collab projects with Decko( Grammo Rokkaz/ Bratislava) , Muddy Fatique( Sweden) and the Snow Goons.
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210..Who`s your favorite Mc`s,Dj`s, Beatmakers & Producers ? (I know it is a hard question. )
MAYLAY SPARKS : As many people would say of course the reg Primo, Pete Rock, DJ Cash Money, Dj Miz, Dj Noize…Easy Mo Bee, Red Man, Nas , Black Thought, The Prunes, Context..blah blah blah, usually stay away from this question, its too broad..the Roots, Beat minors, Eric Sermon, J Dilla ! I simply love good music by whom ever.
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210..What dou you think about the Europian Hip Hop venues Parties,Festivals and actually the supporters ..Have you got any feedback from them ?
MAYLAY SPARKS : Well thats why I´ve been in Europe since the late 90´s doin Hip Hop as we lost that appreciation for the culture at home in the states it has been preserved in Europe and other countries and continents across the world. The genuine love for the art and innovation to continue and emphasize the true essence of the 4 elements ( graff, breaking, dj- ing and mc- ing! ).
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210..Do you feel artists are making quality albums like in the past (Golden Age) or are they just focusing on singles and and they dropping them out for sales?
MAYLAY SPARKS :For the most part the real Hip Hop is stronger than ever with dope music from so many..the rappers who are doin sinlges and ring tones can get these nuts, They never were part of this movement anyway ! get at me on twitter @themaylaysparks or Rahsheed Maylay Sparks on FaceBook. New website coming soon. Cheers!
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210..Last thing ..Give a shout for those people whos is read this interview..Peace
MAYLAY SPARKS : Stay focused and continue to support real Hip Hop music and the cultural events that are part of it, so the younger generation will know the history and developement of a culture that has impacted everyday life through out the world ! we will keep walking through the darkness carrying our tourches !
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