(ELADIO): Welcome to www.hiphopdinromania.org. Wassup?
(RATED R): How you doing?...Thank you for having me!
(ELADIO): 1st of all, who is Rated R?
(RATED R): I'm an independent emcee from central New York state.
(ELADIO): Recently you released Rated R vs. Trilian: Audio Onslaught 2. Tell me more about that.
(RATED R): Yeah, it's an 11 track album with me slaughtering Trilian's beats. We also have some heavy hitting features on the album.
(ELADIO): The album was entirely mixed, mastered & produced by Trilian. Tell me more about him.
(RATED R): Yeah, he's a very talented producer from the country of Serbia. He's one of the greatest people I've ever known and we've never even spoke face to face. hahaha...Gotta love the gift of the internet.
(ELADIO): What do you think about major lables?
(RATED R): These days, if you could sign a promising deal and still have creative freedom, that'd be the way to go. Unfortunately I think those days are long gone. haha
(ELADIO): Do you know something about the European hip-hop?
(RATED R): Not too much honestly. All I know is that every European producer I've had the privelege to work with has made me an instant fan of their beats. I'm definitely diggin the Euro style.
(ELADIO): Who’s are your favourite MC’s and why?
(RATED R): If I had to pick an all time top 5, I'd say Kool G Rap cuz he gave birth to that NYC multi syllabic rhyme style, Nas cuz he's the best at telling ILL stories, Pun cuz he was a lyrical machine gun, 2pac cuz his words were from the heart and you can feel it in your soul, and Bone Thugs cuz their story of how they made it inspires me, all the greats that we've lost that they collabed with, and just the fact that I love all of their songs.
(ELADIO): Do you work on something new now?
(RATED R): Yes. I have over 100 completed tracks I'll be releasing periodically on various different albums.
(ELADIO): Thanx for the interview. Do you have a message for who’s reading this?
(RATED R): You're welcome. Thank you again for having me...My message is don't be afraid to indulge in an artist's material that you're not familiar with. Also, if you like versatility then I'm your guy. hahaha...for real though, Thank you to all my fans and everyone who supports Rated R. I promise to keep hitting you with fresh new material! Peace.