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Haad : Yo!! What’s up? Who’s this?
White publicist guy : (Inaudible)
Haad : Uh, I can’t understand you.
White publicist guy : Your name! Your name, what is your name?
Haad : Oh! Farhaad. F-A-R-H-A-A-D.
White publicist guy : Alright. “Farmdot.”
Haad : Noooo dude. Farhaad…hahaha.
(editor’s note : I know they’re fucking with me. I just had to roll with it.)
White publicist guy : Defari. So, Defari. Like the rapper.
Haad : Yeah, there you go.
Rock : What’s rockin!
Haad : Oh man, what’s good?!
Rock : I’m chillin’ man. What’s good with you?
Haad : Ah shit, I just got done playing the new Madden. Boss lady told me to do some work today, so here I am interviewing Heltah Skeltah.
Rock : Nice.
(editor’s note : this is not going well)
Haad : So you got the new album coming out September 30th. What’s the reason for dropping now? I’ve been pretty good about not bootlegging the shit. I haven’t even heard the advance because my publicist is a fuck up, and couldn’t get me a promo. But..uh..it’s been 10 years since Magnum Force.

Rock : (Laughs) Well the album is basically about..uh..shit. It’s called Da Incredible Rap Team, and basically the album is showing how niggaz is incredible. We better than all them mothafuckas, and that’s it.
Haad : Haha, word, I feel that. I mentioned Magnum Force came out 10 years ago. As far as chemistry goes, were things any different this time around. Did you find it maybe..difficult for either of you to adapt to the other during the records process?
Rock : Nigga..Noooooo. None at all. He Ruck, I’m Rock.
(At this point, I’m fucking scared. Sure, they’re 3000 miles away, but I’ve angered a rap star. I’ll end up dead! This is not going in my favor.)
Haad : Yo, I hear laughing back there. Is that Sean? Tell him I said he doesn’t weigh anything close to 200 pounds, and he needs to quit bullshittin’. I think you and I both know that. What’s he really weighing these days?
Rock : (Laughs) Haaaa, I don’t know. I know he’ll punch you in your face though. Oh, you made that nigga mad. He walked out the room.
(Rock starts talking to Sean Now)
Rock : Yo, he said you a bold faced liar. You ain’t weighing no 200 pounds.
Sean Price : So?
Rock : HA! He said “So what!”

Haad : Hahaha. Yo! When’s he gonna fight Kimbo Slice?
Rock : He ain’t gonna fight Kimbo. That’s his father.
Sean Price : (Yelling from across the room) Tell that nigga the name of my new mixtape. It’s called Kimbo Price.
Haad : Oh word, I heard about that.
Rock : Yeah, that’s his pops right there.
Sean Price : Yeah, talk about me. I’m getting in shape now. Dig? I don’t eat meat. I don’t drink. I been working out. When I get back and shape, I’m gonna be taking on Kimbo, and I can’t be looking like Grimace from McDonalds, nahmean?
Haad : (Laughing uncontrollably) Yeah, definitely. Man, what’s good with the label? Duck Down is making moves, signing people like KRS-One, and B-Real. What’s on tap as far as releases go though? I heard Ruste Juxx is working on something new.
Sean Price : Yeah, yeah. Ruste Juxx, DJ Revolution got albums dropping.
Rock : Uh… Buckshot, KRS-One.. they got stuff they working on. Shell Shock DVD too!
(editor’s note : this is where things get bad)
Haad : Alright, let’s get controversial. You guys are pretty much what hardcore stands for, and I’ve been hearing a lot of wack shit these days that doesn’t measure up to a single thing that I grew up listening to. So, with that said, are there any acts out there that you think are straight trash?
Sean Price : Eveyone except for me and Rock.

Rock : Yeah, everyone, and I wanna tell you something. You let me start my own fucking drama, you don’t start it for me, alright?
Haad : Yeah, I got that.. heh. (nervous laugh)
(editor’s note : Sean Price is laughing in the background. At me presumably.)
Haad : Hmm, so that album cover is dope. The first time I saw that I laughed for a good minute. It’s nice to see people are still having fun with this making music thing.
Rock : Good lookin’ out. It’s know, nahmean? It was a collaborative effort..sorry, I had to get my big words-on. It was a collaborative effort between Heltah Skeltah, and the good brothers at Duck Down.
Haad : September 30th is a pretty big day for new releases as far as hip-hop goes. Do you think you guys are going to come out on top or what?
Rock : I don’t even know who droppin’ on that day. I thought we picked a day where there wasn’t too many niggas puttin’ they shit out. I don’t know, I don’t pay attention to anyone else like that to tell you the truth.
Sean Price : Yo, who else comin’ out that day?
Haad : Shiiiiiiit… Termanology, Large Professor, Madlib, T.I… to name a few.
Sean Price : Well, Large Professor is a friend, I wish him the best! Other than that, I don’t care, nigga.
Haad : Haha..Yo, is there anyone else being featured on the new album?
Sean Price : Just Boot Camp. That’s it. Buckshot, Tek & Steele, Ruste Juxx, The Repz..Flood. That’s it.
Haad : Yo Sean, I’m on my computer..what happened to your Myspace page? It’s gone.
Sean Price : Um, cause man.
Haad : That’s it?
Sean Price : Yeah, that’s my answer. Cause, man. Make sure you write it just like that. “Cause, man.”
Haad : I wouldn’t ever edit you guys.
Sean Price : I don’t mind if you edit me, just don’t edit that.
Haad : Alright guys, that’s basically it. If you guys wanna take it back to ‘95, you can spit a few bars and shit for you know, nostalgia or whatever.
Rock : Noooo.
Sean Price : Nah, nope.
Rock : Nah. That’s wack over the phone. You interview niggas don’t know that by now? That shit is wack over the phone. No beat… that shit is corny. Come through and see us or something, man.
Sean Price : Y’all niggas need to play a song over the phone, and you can front like we freestyling.
Haad : Damn, I didn’t know it was like that. To be fair, this is my first interview ever. (That’s a lie)
Sean Price : This is your first interview ever? Ah, you’re doing a lousy job, bro.
Rock : (laughs) Nigga asked over the phone..
Sean Price : You suck at interviews man.
Rock : (laughs) Man, this nigga fucked up. Goddamn.
(How awful)
Rock : Nah, we just fucking with you man. Um, Vincent, right? (Sean Price is laughing at me) Don’t ask rappers to rap over the phone acapella. No rapper likes to rap over the phone acapella. Just for future references..
Sean Price : Don’t ever, ever, ever, ever ask a rapper to rap on the phone, man. You’re a good guy though, man.
Rock : I’m sure you’re a good guy.
Sean Price : He’s a great guy!
Haad : Yeah, thanks. That means a lot coming from you two..(in a sarcastic tone) I learned my lesson.
Both: (laugh)
Sean Price : What do you do? You work? Go to school? What do you do?
Haad : I’m going back to school. I used to work in the music industry, but now I’m a part-time music journalist for a porno website.
Rock : You a journalist for a porno website?
Haad : Yeah man, that’s what this is for.
Rock : Word?
Sean Price : That’s what’s up brother. Porn, that’s where it’s at man. Porn is lucrative man.
Rock : Yeah, it’s lucrative too.
Haad : Yeah..lucrative. Anyway, thanks for sitting down, and yelling at me for a few minutes. I’ve been listening to Heltah Skeltah since I was like 10, and shit..so it’s kinda wild being scolded by Ruck & Rock. Is there anything you guys need to say, go for it.
Sean Price : Oh, so that makes you, what, 20?
Haad : Yeah, 22.
Sean Price : Oh..Tell the rest of your 22 year old friends to buy the album.
Rock : Tell ‘em we real busy…lie a little bit. (laughs)
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