8) What was the creative decision for flipping the "B4 The Sun"
song halfway through? The last half of that song is my favorite part of the
album, but it's very different, sounding and contextually, from the rest of the
album, including even the first half of that song. Can we expect to hear more
of this in the future?
Raze - It's really funny you bring that up. After we
released the remix for "Here Before", and saw the reaction we got
from our fans about it, I made a promise/bet to Colin that we'd have an R&B
joint on the new album. He denied...denied....DENIED. Yet, as soon as I played
the music for him, he lost it. After that, I just KNEW what was gonna happen. So
now, I make a point to bring up that I was right and he shoulda just listened
to me from the beginning....hahaha.
Colin – “B4 The Sun” was 100 percent Raze's baby.
It was my idea to keep that track between Prime, Twenty2 and Raze. I ended up
writing a little something that seemed to go well over it, but still very
unattached. After recording, Raze and I thought it would sound best with a
female voice over the later part of the song, but I think Raze enjoyed it so
much he made the decision to keep it in its original format. To this day I am
still not 100 percent but do enjoy the song mostly for the way it came
together. As for the flip, the entire album is full of these and I think really
add a variety to the project as a whole.
9) What's your favorite creative lubricant? (whiskey, beer, vodka,
maryjanejuanna, etc)
C - Most of the above. Altering the mind
goes hand in hand with the creative process. I can say it was probably
less than STILL untitled, but shit we are gettin older. Cant get as crazy as we
used too.
R - It's interesting because I took in lots of different...creative
aids...I started off with MD20/20...then hit Vodka hard for a while...then
landed on Whiskey. I feel the album’s wide range of sounds may reflect that.
LMAO
10) Did you find it challenging to incorporate the use of
nontraditional-to-hip hop instruments such as the acoustic guitar?
R - Actually, not at all. A lot of the instruments and
sounds I use in production are already kinda live soundy. So when I play them,
it builds a natural environment for acoustic instruments to live in.
C - Not challenging at all, it is something that has been crowning for a
long time, and just needed to be put over the right project. We are musicians
at the end of the day and will continue to incorporate more and more.
11) Logic and Raze...you two obviously bring two very different
perspectives to this- Logic with any rock influence and Raze with the hip hop.
How were you able to blend your "ebony and ivory" views on music into
one delicious cohesion of sound?
C - It honestly comes very easily. We have excellent chemistry, and it is
fun and therapeutic to create together. Our influences on each other become the
road and the vehicle.
R - LOL...It’s cool because I’m typically the loud, hyper,
outspoken, “bad guy” while Colin’s the (allegedly) down to earth, laid back,
Good Guy. There’s a seriously dope Yin/Yang to our process and co-existence
that really shows and shines when we create together. In spite of our differences,
we just WORK and rarely disagree. There’s a balance between us that has always
come naturally, I think thru the desire to just make the best art we possibly
can.
12) What are the elements of this album that separates it from the other
albums?
R - I believe the overall sound, feel and vibe of the
album is more refined, but not really a separation from our previous stuff. It’s
like growing wiser with age; you don’t really change as a person, just the way
you go about handling your business, because you’ve learned along the way.
C - What separates this album is kind of up to the listener. We def feel
evolution in our sound but it’s kind of like looking at yourself in the mirror
every day. The change is gradual to you but can be drastic to others.
13) Why make a second Album? Both of y'all are attached, got all kinds of
responsibilities and shit. Ain't like y'all can tour or be a spokesman for
Under Armour baseball gloves with all poon thrown your way.
R - I think we’re both just doing what we naturally do.
It’s impossible to quit doing something that you just naturally ARE. We don’t
do music for any purpose other than exercising our natural drive to compose and
create art. Besides, we’re dope as f*ck…why NOT make another album?
C - Whatever
14) Besides scheduling, what is the hardest part of working with musicians
that you normally do not collaborate with?
C - I wouldn't say theres anything hard about it. Its new , its a challenge
, thats what makes it fun.
R - I’d say incorporating their styles and vibes and
perspectives into “our world”. From their creative processes, to their comfort
zones. Pushing them to be as dope as possible, while respecting the dopeness we
already know they already have, bcuz otherwise they wouldn’t be invited to
feature on the songs, LOL.
