MAJIK MOST 'Majik Most Molesting Hip-hop' album

“Hip-Hop Was Molested By Majik Most”
An Interview With MAJIK MOST (...who is not in The Demigodz)
(Oct 2005)
Interview by Todd E. Jones (aka The New Jeru Poet)
Toddejones@yahoo.com

Some hip-hop emcees destroy the beat their rhyme. Some verbally make love to their music. Some let the music lead them while others lead the music. Majik Most is an emcee who is molests hip-hop music. Majik is not the dirty old guy on the corner who tries to pick up children. He is an emcee who violates the beat for his own amusement. Straight from Tampa, Florida, Majik earned recognition when he collaborated with The Demigodz. Majik Most is NOT in the Demigodz! Maybe he was in the group for about 5 minutes, but Most is a true solo artist. He has earned respect from some of the most critically acclaimed emcees in the underground. Louis Logic, J-Zone, Apathy, Vinnie Paz (of Jedi Mind Tricks) all gave him props. In 2005, Majik Most released, “Majik Most Molesting Hip-hop” on Domination Records. Since the project is a cross between a mix-tape and an album, Most calls the CD a “Milbum.” The entertaining tracks have an aggressive ridiculousness mixed with a hardcore hip-hop attitude. In the song “Deranged Barber”, Majik plays a crazy barber who destroys a customer’s hairdo. “Skinny Girls” is an anthem for making fun of anorexic women over Digital Underground’s “The Humpty Dance” beat. The essential straightforward hip-hop tracks are abundant throughout the album. “Forget You” and “Mother Molesters” are all extremely funny without being dumb. Celph Titled, J-Zone, and Majik Most handle the album’s production. Guests include Louis Logic, Celph Titled, and Jade Fox. Disc 2 is a DVD which includes hilarious low-budget videos, home movies, free styles, performance film, and backstage footage. A true example of hysterical independent underground hip-hop, “Majik Most Molesting Hip-hop” is uproariously entertaining. Hip-hop is just not safe anymore now that Majik Most is on the loose.

T.JONES: “What goes on?”
MAJIK MOST: “I got this chick coming over at 10:30, but I don’t want to rush either. Let’s go.”

T.JONES: “Your album, ‘Majik Most Molesting Hip-hop' was just released on Domination Records. Tell us about the album.”
MAJIK MOST: “It’s exactly, exactly what everyone needs right now, in their life! It's non-stop entertainment from start to finish. It's affordably priced. Don’t feed your kids. Don’t buy food. Don’t do anything but cop this CD. Then, do all that other shit while your playing it in a 1980's Radio Raheim giant stereo attached to your fucking face.”

T.JONES: “This LP is labeled as a 'mix-tape'. This is not your album?”
MAJIK MOST: “It is a ‘Mibum’, a mix-tape album. Actually, it started out as a mix-tape, but then turned into an epic album from hell or heaven. It matters what you like.”

T.JONES: “How long did it take to finish the ‘Majik Most Molesting Hip-hop' CD?”
MAJIK MOST: “It took about 10 months to complete everything including the artwork and packaging and all that.”

T.JONES: “What is your favorite song on ‘Majik Most Molesting Hip-hop'?”
MAJIK MOST: “‘Deranged Barber' is definitely my favorite track, without a doubt.”

T.JONES: “Celph Titled produced a bunch of tracks. You live in Florida, but he lives in New York, right? How were these songs done?”
MAJIK MOST: “Celph Titled is from Tampa. He goes back and forth all the time. He lives here and there, basically. I have my own studio in my crib, which is the exact same set-up that Celph has in his crib. So, if we are not in the same place at the same time, we can still get shit done. But, more than half of this shit I recorded with Celph at his crib in Tampa or New York. I go up there sometimes as well.”

T.JONES: “How did you meet Celph Titled?”
MAJIK MOST: “EHarmony.com. Nah, man. I’m joking. We met back in 1997. Me and Dutch Massive were started to do songs and shit. A mutual friend told us that there was a dope producer in Tampa. We got his number and played him a tape of us spitting a cappella stuff. We really were sad guys with no beats! Shit got set off from there.”

T.JONES: “How is Celph Titled’s production process different from the other producers you worked with?”
MAJIK MOST: “Celph knows exactly the kind of beat I want. When he hears a certain sample, he'll be like ‘That’s a Majik Most beat right there’. He's an animal. He can make a beat out of shit that other producers say is impossible. He made a beat out of some bird sounds, a snare, and a gun cocking sound. He’s the MacGyver producer.”

T.JONES: “When doing a song, do you first write to the beat, or do you have the theme and lyrics ready?”
MAJIK MOST: “All the time, I write shit down on little scraps of paper like receipts, or whatever I can find. I write like punch lines, little clever shit, or some wordplay shit. Then, I transcribe it into a big notebook later. So, when I sit down to write one of my Pulitzer prize winning talking shit tracks, I throw a little bit of those lines in there. As far as concepts, I sit down with the beat and write out a rough draft of ideas, like a brain storming session. Then, I form it into rhymes after. One time, I summoned the ghost spirit of Rakim’s grandpa. He wrote a skit for me in chalk on a bean bag chair. I'm saving that shit for my real album.”

T.JONES: “Tell us about your ‘real’ album.”
MAJIK MOST: “I'm dropping my ‘real’ album, "Sweaty Back Bastard" in probably 2010. I only drop in even years. That's why I will probably go platinum with this album, ‘Molesting Hip-Hop’. I already recorded most of the ‘Sweaty’ album. The skits and shit are done. It’s just burning in hell for some reason. It’s all got to be mixed. It's a lot of work! Alright? So, get off my back about it! Damn, man. Come on! Who knows when that will be ready? I'm working on a new CD now, from scratch. It may be another fucking classic.”

T.JONES: “Who is The Sea Captain?”
MAJIK MOST: “The Sea Captain is this grimy cat who is always trying
to push his fucking demo, ‘Steering Your Way’ on people.”

T.JONES: “How did you hook up with Domination Records?”
MAJIK MOST: “Celph knew the owner of Domination, this guy DJ. He came over to talk about some project that Dutch Massive had in the works, at the time. He asked me what I had popping. He was interested in putting out something from me, but I didn’t have a full LP, other than ‘Sweaty Back Bastard’ planned. So, I told him to hold on for a minute and I finished this new CD, ‘Molesting Hip-Hop’. I delivered it to his fucking face 10 months later, with a full DVD. The DVD was originally supposed to be for my ‘real’ album, but I wanted to get it out now, so that people can see me how I really look before I go bald. I don’t want to release a DVD and have people watch it at the album release party while I'm walking around with a grandpa hairline. Come on, man! Plus, I'll be crying or wearing a toupee. Either way, it would be sad.”

T.JONES: “Tell us about the DVD.”
MAJIK MOST: “It’s pure entertainment! It blows any hip-hop related DVD off the fucking shelf into a paper shredder. It is good, good stuff. There are full music videos, exclusive video freestyles, skits, out-takes, a whole bunch of star cameos, action, adventure, whores, and more! It’s over 2 hours worth of video! All edited for not a dull fucking moment!”

T.JONES: “What have you been listening to lately?”
MAJIK MOST: “My CD and George Carlin’s ‘You Are All Diseased’ comedy CD. I’m feeling that Apathy ‘Where’s Your Album?’ CD."

T.JONES: “So, you are not in the Demigodz?”
MAJIK MOST: “I was in the Demigodz for like 10 minutes once. Back in 2002, Apathy called me and was like, ‘Yo, you want to be in the Demigodz?’ I said, ‘Sure.' Then, he called me back and said, ‘Yo, man, you can’t be in it. There are already too many people.’ I didn’t cry though.”

T.JONES: “Who are some producers you would like to work with in the future?"
MAJIK MOST: “Beatnuts, Celph Titled, Apathy, and DJ Premier.”

T.JONES: “Italiano! Did you have any hurdles because of your heritage or race?”
MAJIK MOST: “I’m almost full Italian, yea. Naw, not really. I almost got a hernia once, but naw.”

T.JONES: “Did you ever get shit for using the word ‘Nigga’ on your DVD?”
MAJIK MOST: “I don’t think I used the word, ‘Nigga’. Did I ? Oh yea. Well, you got to do what you got to do. You know? It’s all for the sake of entertainment. I'll wear a baby seal suit. I'll do anything if it’s good.”

T.JONES: “What are the biggest misconceptions do you think that people have of you?”
MAJIK MOST: “That I'm the best looking man in hip-hop. I don’t think that’s true.”

T.JONES: “For those who do not know, what is the meaning behind your name? Who came up with it?”
MAJIK MOST: “Well, my real name is Orlando. When I was younger, people called me ‘Orlando Magic’ because of the Orlando Magic basketball team! I used to live by this Majik Mart Convenience store. So, It’s ‘Majik’. The ‘Most’ was used because I got the most fucking skills you have ever seen in your life! If you don’t think so, just say I'm the best looking guy you ever saw in your life. And if you don’t think that is true, keeping going an infinite amount of times until you explode like the guy in ‘Big Trouble In Little China’.”

T.JONES: “You like John Carpenter movies?”
MAJIK MOST: “I’m not sure of which joints he did. I never saw ‘The Thing’. I like those fucking movies with giants and radioactive things, like the giant ants. Then, the one with the giant rabbits and the cockroach one is ill.”

T.JONES: “Word association. When I say a name, you say the first word that pops in your head. So, if I say ‘Chuck D’, you may say ‘Revolution’. If I said ‘Flavor Flav’, you may say ‘Crack’ or ‘Clock’. Okay?”
MAJIK MOST: “Yep, Yep. I’m ready.”

T.JONES: “Rza.”
MAJIK MOST: “Perpendicular to the square!”

T.JONES: “50 Cent.”
MAJIK MOST: “Rent-A-Center.”

T.JONES: “Eminem.”
MAJIK MOST: “Ha-ha.”

T.JONES: “Jay-Z.”
MAJIK MOST: “I got to write down my lyrics!”

T.JONES: “Busta Rhymes.”
MAJIK MOST: “Scene in ‘New Jersey Drive’.”

T.JONES: “Boot Camp Clik.”
MAJIK MOST: “Are they still alive?”

T.JONES: “Curtis Mayfield.”
MAJIK MOST: “‘Super Fly’ Samples.”

T.JONES: “Del The Funky Homosapian.”
MAJIK MOST: “Dutch Massive.”

T.JONES: “C Rayz Walz.”
MAJIK MOST: “Giant Hats.”

T.JONES: “Vast Aire.”
MAJIK MOST: “Bicycle pumps.”

T.JONES: “George Bush.”
MAJIK MOST: “Redneck rebel flags.”

T.JONES: “Is there still beef between Vast Aire and Celph and 7l & Esoteric?”
MAJIK MOST: “I don’t know, really. I just think nobody cares anymore.”

T.JONES: “What is your favorite part of your live show?”
MAJIK MOST: “Talking shit on the mic before and after songs.”

T.JONES: “How has your live show evolved or changed?”
MAJIK MOST: “I used to get sweaty. Now, I get sweatier.”

T.JONES: “Where were you on September 11th, 2001? How did you deal with it? How do you think it has affected or will affect hip-hop?”
MAJIK MOST: “I was in a Cuban Barbershop and there was this Cuban guy who suspiciously looks Russian. I remember that. It was on TV. I don’t think it has affected hip-hop, really. I wouldn’t know. Ask Dead Prez or Talib Kweli.”

T.JONES: “What is the biggest mistake you made in your career?”
MAJIK MOST: “Rapping.”

T.JONES: “What collaboration are you most proud of?”
MAJIK MOST: “All of them, really. It’s cool doing shit with Lord Digga because I was a big fan of his when I was a younger.”

T.JONES: “What is hip-hop lacking?”
MAJIK MOST: “More Majik Most! Entertainment!”

T.JONES: “Do you sniff drugs?”
MAJIK MOST: “No, but I have a sniffing fetish for women. I got to smell everything. I always burrow into a woman’s armpits.”

T.JONES: “Fetish. What is your true fetish? What type of girls always gets your attention?”
MAJIK MOST: “Whores smacking bubble gum, wearing big earrings and hooker boots. Basically, yea. I want a chick who handles my dick like Donatello's bow.”

T.JONES: “That pause tape track is dope. I used to make pause tapes too. How long have you been making pause tapes? How long did that track take to complete?”
MAJIK MOST: “I used to do that pause tape shit for fun. When I was younger, I used to sell mix-tapes at school and put out pause tape collages at the beginning. I sat down and made that pause tape cut on ‘Molesting Hip-hop’ CD in about 2 to 3 hours. I had all those samples in my head for a long time. I'm like a hip-hop historian.”

T.JONES: “Do you think hip-hop has cycles?”
MAJIK MOST: “Maybe we need to incorporate unicycles into hip-hop somehow. It’s all entertainment, baby!”

T.JONES: “Do you think success and credibility are mutually exclusive?”
MAJIK MOST: “I don’t know what the hell you mean by that. Yea, I think you can have both credibility and success. It just takes a lot of work and money! And managers!”

T.JONES: “On Guru’s ‘The Street Scriptures’ LP, Talib Kweli states that Pro-Tools made producers lazy. Do you agree?”
MAJIK MOST: “No, man. People always bitch about technology. If we didn’t progress, we would still be recording in one take, without separate tracks, like fucking Ray Charles in 1940.”

T.JONES: “What's the worst interview question that someone asked you?”
MAJIK MOST: “Okay. Why does Magic Most do hip-hop? What emcees influenced you? What are your top 5 favorite albums?”

T.JONES: “When was the last time you got into a fight?”
MAJIK MOST: “Last week, actually.”

T.JONES: “What happened?”
MAJIK MOST: “Some kid at Burlington Coat Factory tried me. It’s a long story. I was in Burlington with my man, Joe. I saw this fat Spanish chick holding up a little baby girl shirt. She was showing it to another chicken-neck chick. She held it up to her body so I was like, ‘Naw, honey! That’s not gonna fit!’ So, she said, ‘It’s for my daughter’, with an attitude. To make a long story short, her boyfriend was around the corner and stepped to me. I had to smack his little cap off. It was wack. Security was there in 2 seconds.”

T.JONES: “Has hip-hop fucked up your relationships with women?”
MAJIK MOST: “Nope. Hip-hop makes relationships better. It’s the Doctor Phil of young urban life.”

T.JONES: "Tell us about Equilibrium. Who was in the group? What happened to the group?”
MAJIK MOST: “Equilibrium was a group consisting of Dutch Massive, Celph Titled, and I. We had a paper route together. Once, we found a wallet with a lot of money inside, but we returned it to the local police office. Wait! That was ‘Leave It To Beaver’! No, we actually were a group. We released a classic underground single, ‘Windows 98’. We let the whole album that we recorded burn in Hell, a.k.a. never come out!”

T.JONES: “Will there ever be another Equilibrium project?”
MAJIK MOST: “We have some feature tracks together as Equilibrium, coming in the near future. But, I would say no. There will never be a whole project together. We are too busy working on our solo shit.”

T.JONES: “You also worked with Louis Logic. I thought his album, ‘Sin-O-Matic’ is exceptional. He is also gifted (and drunken) emcee. How were these collaborations different from other collaborations? Also, when was the last time you drank with Louis Logic?”
MAJIK MOST: "Lou Logic is a fucking star! We got drunk as fuck in Brooklyn this one time. Celph, Lou, his man Bixler who I call Star Bixler, and I were all drunk as fuck. We were walking down the sidewalk, trying to find this club spot bar-type place. I look back and Lou is walking around with a fucking champagne glass with whiskey or something in it. What a fucking star! Yea! He's really creative and always inspires me to push my shit further. He is a risk-taker and I respect that a lot.”

T.JONES: “What was the last time someone gave you shit for being white and making hip-hop?”
MAJIK MOST: “Nobody knows I’m white.”

T.JONES: “In the song, ‘Skinny Girls’, you talk about these anorexic chicks. How did most women reaction to this song?”
MAJIK MOST: “All the women who stepped to me who heard it, love it. They think that it’s funny as hell. Then again, I don’t know any skinny hoes.”

T.JONES: “I liked how you jacked the Digital Underground beat.”
MAJIK MOST: “Oh, yea. I had to do it. I love that song. Humpty is from Tampa too.”

T.JONES: “Out of all the hip-hop tracks you know and love, which are the first 3 beats that come to your head as the all time classics?
MAJIK MOST: “I would say ‘Wrong Side Of The Tracks’, ‘Shut Em Down (Pete Rock Remix)’ by Public Enemy, and Michael Jackson’s ‘Beat It’.”

T.JONES: “What is coming out soon that fans should look out for?”
MAJIK MOST: “Yea! Check out the upcoming, "There's No Place like Chrome" CD from Celph Titled & Apathy. To be announced, Nigga! I’m also working on my new shit.”

T.JONES: "Final Words?"
MAJIK MOST: “Don’t forget to check out www.majikmost.com. Don’t wear fake horror plastic teeth or fangs that you find in a redneck truck stop diner booth because you don’t know where they been!”

Thank you Majik Most!

Interview by Todd E. Jones (aka The New Jeru Poet)
toddejones@yahoo.com

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MP3
"Deranged Barber" - MAJIK MOST
http://www.majikmost.com/images/audio/MajikMost_DerangedBarber.mp3

"Chicks Don't Mind" - MAJIK MOST f/ LOUIS LOGIC
http://www.majikmost.com/images/audio/MajikMost_ChicksDontMind.mp3

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