MistaSpyce Interview

So you’re obviously down with Lewis Parker now then? In our first interview way back you didn’t seem as tight with him as you are now. is that something that happened when you were both based Stateside, ‘englishmen in new york’ style

Wooooooow…u knw ur shit:p hahahahaa..
Ur right!! Me n Lewis wherent tight @ all yo….
Real talkz,itz no secret yea,there was TENTION btwn us yo!! But it was never INTENTIONAL!! on both our behave..
It was jus da situation MAN a mans was kinda FORCED in2 yo by da UNDER-SLUSH PUPPIE,hahahaha…he was on sum other shit like dat,let me break it dwn 4 ya…
His ting was mind Gamez yea!!
He’d feed u lies 2 keep u beefin wid ur lable m8z..
(ie) He wnted 2 b da LION TAMER 2 his Lil “Vegus show” 🙂 but it jus so happernz…
Dis “LION” wasnt up on bein TAMED by sum “Musk-Rat” u Diggz!!
N it was “mybad” 4 steppin inda Cage n lettin dat DUDE crack his Whip off:p
U saw whut happered 2 “SEIGFRIED n ROY” right??
Da TIGER jus fliped out n “HAD his Ass” ?? Hahahaha..
I Was JUS Dat!!, i Bit his ASS:) hahaha..
N i ROARED a COUPLE timez,n i was OUT!! Hahahaha..
Dis aint “BORN FREE” hahahaha(itz a Ole movie go look it up,n u’ll c im not dat) hahaha..
Anywayz,How me n LEW hooked up “WAS KRAZY YO:)”
As u knw Lew a “Beat Digga” frm Longtime right??
So away,we in da same Spot @ da Same time yo!!
We Both Up In “FAT BEAT’S” like dat yea,itz was MAAAAD COLD outside n i was NORTHFACED out frm my HEAD 2 my FEET:) hahaha,n i was in there cummin 2 c my Bwoi boi who was wrkin there @ da time like dat(DJ ANARKI) a Bklyn Native,BIG UPZ KIDD,so yea!! I was sayin:)
We both up in there,He over in da Far coner 2 ya right as u buss inda Door.
So whn i cum in now, i c him over there but i didnt knw it was LEW:) i came in n Peeled 2 da Left 2 go Handle minez yea,so itz Hi 5’s all round 2 da staff dat was wrkin wid my Homie,n we started “DOIN US” like dat yo…
I was near Closein time so Peepz had 2 get whut they came 2get n bounce!!
So dis iz where LEW cummz in2 da picture:)
He’s strolled up 2 da Counter lookin 2 pay 4 his tingz,n im standin 2 his left,HOLD COURT wid my Dawg about dis BUDD i jus COPPED 🙂 u knw me yo:p hahahaha..
So @ sum point we catch VISION n im like…
I knw dis Guy,n @ da Sametime LEWZ doin da same ting in his Head!!??
Like i Knw dis GUY 2?!?!?
He jus said “SPYCE” n was like yeeeah!! PARKER right?? Yea was his responce n we BOTH JUS BURST OUT LAUGHIN YO:)
Whut u doin here was cummin frm BOTH or choppz..
so wid dat bein said it was TIME 2 put 1 inda Air in FAT BEAT’S 🙂 everybody got kicked out who wasnt suppose 2 b in there n WE got “LIT” in dat place yo, hahahahaha..
REAL TALKZ,we did da MATH ting n Bounced off in2 da nite.
Da nxr day,i called Lew up n we jus KICKED IT, n i DO MEAN KICKED.
I MANED UP 2 WHUT I WAS SAYIN ABOUT HIM @ DA TIME OF DAT NONCENCE,he had 2 RESPECT ME 4 DAT:)
WE CONNECTED N WE MOVED ON WID IT,COZ WE BIG PEOPLEZ like dat,
DATZ MY DUDE right there Yo..
So he was doin his Beatz n i was inda St like dat:) as him he’ll tell ya…
i was ALL over dat MUTHA FUCKA,hahahaha..
N @ dat time i was inda Studio wid “DELA” while they where doin Sum trackz,
n “EL” in his JERSEY lab!!
showed LEW how i was movein n we jus Moved 2gether wid OUR Hustle like dat,
yep yep 2 ENLISHMAN ABROAD type shit:)
N we KOOOOOOOL ever since,
YEA YEA makesure u go get “THE PUZZLE” by ur bwoi boi LEWIS PARKER n “INTERNATINOL SUMMERZ” wid my HOMIE “JOHN ROBBINSON” fiiiire peepz FIRE:)

There’s also a mixtape for download with a selection of tracks, how’s this come about and do you see this as the ideal ‘catchup’ for people who hadn’t realised you’ve come back to music

I C U TOUCHIN ON DA MIXTAPE IVE PUT OUT THERE…”DA RETURN OF DA BIG GUY” avalible 4 FREE DOWNLOAD on “SOUNDCLOUD” Makesure u all go GET DAT YEA,SUM BRAND NEW JOINTZ AS WELL AS DA CLASSICS:)..
DA REASON Y I WNTED 2 DROP A LIL MIXTAPE(gotta big up my main man DJ MK) WHO REALLY HELP ME OUT “THANK U” BRO U DUNN KNW HOW WE ROLLZ..
BUT YEA!! I WNTED 2 DROP SUMTING 4 DA PEEPZ WHO DO, N WHO DONT KNW ABOUT ME,
JUS WNTD 2 RE-INTRODUCE MY WEEDED SELF BAC 2 U ALL….N IT LOOKZ LIKE IM BAC IN DA NIC OF TIME YEA,
NOW EVERBODYZ STOP DOIN DA “STANKY LEG” da “SOLJA BOY” hahahahahahaha.
N ALL DEM OTHER!!! 2 BAD 4 HIP HOP ANTTICS:) hahahaha
PEOPLE WNT SUMTING THEY CAN GET THERE TEETH IN 2!!??!! n i FEEL I GOT JUS DAT??

Are you keeping pace with the changing face of the music scene commercially, ie. becoming predominantly digital? can you envisage making money from your music again?

datz A REALLY GOOD QESTION YO..
MAN ITZ A DIFFERENT DAY WHN IT CUMZ 2 DIS MUSIC TING YO,
DWNLOADZ B KILLIN DA GAME…BUT DA GAME NEEDZ IT LIKE DAT!! OR WE WILL JUS DIE OUT,
SO YEA IM WELL UP ON WHUT NEEDZ 2 B DUNN, N HOW 2 GO ABOUT IT,AS 4 MAKEIN MONEY FRM IT…
GOTTA GET OUT THERE N DO DEM “SHOWZ” YO N SELL DEM JOINTZ…DATZ JUS HOW IT IZ NOW YO,CNT JUS sit BAC N STICK A RIDDIM OUT N HPE 4 DA BEST LIKE DA OLE DAYZ….
IT DNT GO DAT WAY ANYMORE,SHITZ GOTTA B HOT 2 TROT….
N IM TROTTIN U DIGGZ MY NIGGZ:)

so what about the new uk hiphop crowd that have come up whilst you’ve been gone and the rise of grime etc. is this something you can connect to at all? what artists are you feeling if any from the new school?

U askin me bOut GRIME now??
2 b totally Honist i jus dont get it??
N datz not me bein Dismissive,i jus dnt GET IT??
Da enrgy it bringz n da way they jump on each otherz shit wid no Probz,
unlike da (uk)Ole skool HIPHOP we never really did dat,
y iz dat??
I’ll tell u EVERYBODY WAS H8IN PON DA NXT MAN..point Blank no 2wayz about it,
U had sumting THEY wnted n dat was Our Seeeeen…SO WE WAS DOOOOOMED frm da start Right??
Wid no real SUPPORT frm ur SO CALLED OWN,how was it gonna go 2 da NXT LEVEL??
But dem GRIME youtz b stickin 2gether..
Can only b GOOD 4 THERE SEEEN RIGHT..
So i salute u pon dat front!!
But after dat I STILL DNT GET Yo Sorry:p
There lane iz there lane…
N Ourz we jus “GOTTA RE-TARMAC IT” n we ready FI ROLL OUT again:)
U FEEEEEEEL ME !?!?!?
Im ready FI BURN RUBBER n SCREEEEEEECH TYREZ:p hahaha…whoz RIDEIN WID MEEE???..

Did you ever make any money from The Brotherhood? are you entitled to royalties from licensing and downloads?

WELL I’LL LET U B DA JUDGE ON DAT 1 YO,hahahahaha…..IVE GONE TRU 3 DRUMZ..
N IM STILL SMOKEIN DA HIGHEST OF DA HIGH GRADE:)
n my GEAR IZ ALWAY FRESH;p hahahahahaha….
THERES FOOD N IM FRIDGE,DA LIGHTZ WRK…SO YEA!!
I HPE DAT ANSWERZ UR QESTION ABOUT MY POCKETZ:) hahahahaha…im GOOOOOOOOOOOOOD..

Descendants came out in 1991, 20 years ago now. does that make you feel old?! what’s your fondest memory of the Brotherhood days?

U NEED 2 HOLLA @ SHYLOK ABOUT DAT 1 YO.hahahahaha..
DAT WAS HIS BABY RIGHT THERE YO,BUT I KNW HE WILL STAND UP TALL N BIG IT UP…
SO LET ME DO DA SAME…salute SHY U WENT IN N HANDLED UR BIZZ WID DAT HOLACOSTIC TRAC,
N AS 4 MY FONDEST MEMORYS….WOOOOOOW!!!
YO IMMA KEEP IT REAL WID U,
WHN WE WHERE ROCKIN, WE WHERE ROCKIN N WE HAD FUN DOIN JUS DAT..
I GOT 1 4 U I COULD SHARE WID U REAL QUICKZ!!..
WE UPSET” LORDZ OF THE UNDERGROUND” THEY WAS HAVEIN A HISSY FIT ABOUT BEIN DA HEAD-LINE ACT..
AFTER DA GIZZA (WU-TANG) HAD PULLED OUT OF A SHOW IN “DENMARK” DEM DUDEZ WNTED 2 TAKE DAT SLOT N DO DEM….
BUT WE GOT IT HANDED 2 US,
N WE FUCKIN KILLED IT YO:) FUCKED DAT PLACE UP 2 DA POINT DEM NIGGAZ JUS STOOD THERE WATCHIN US TEAR ASS PON STAGE….N AFTERWARDZ THEY WAS LIKE YO!!! U NIGGAZ HANDLED URZ….
SO YEA,GOT A FEW OF THOSE STASHED AWAY IN MY DOME PEACE:P

When was the last time you saw/spoke to any of shylock, dexter and trevor jackson?

MAN I SPK 2 “SHYLOK” PON DA REGZ YO…..
WE KOOL LIKE DAT,
BUT ITZ A CASE OF “FUCK TREVOR JACKSON (underpuppie)” n FUCK DAT DUDE DAT STOOD BEHIND ME(dexter)
TREVOR 4 bein A THIEF N “DEXTER” 4 BEIN DISLOYAL,
I THINK I COINED DA FRAZE BAC IN DA DAY” 3 INDUVIDUALZ LINK BY DA MUSIC SEEEEN” hahahahahaha….
HOW FUCKIN TRU I WAS.

What is the main piece of business advice you can impart on our readership based on your experiences, whether working with a crew, a producer, a major label or something else?

WHUT GEM CAN I LEAVE PEEPZ WID……UMMMMMMMM
YO ALWAYZ B U….DNT LET KNW 1 CUM N TELL U SHIT YO..
COZ IF THEY HAD IT LIKE DAT THEY WOULDNT REALLY NEED U…
U R JUS AS IMPORTANT AS DA NXT NIGGA,SO STAND TALL N DNT TRIP OVER SHAKEY LEG FUCKERZ….
U MIGHT START A JOURNEY WID A FEW PEEPZ U THINK R UR BEST BUDDIEZ IN DA WORLD….
BUT THERE ONLY FRIEND IZ MONEY.
N DATZ Y THERE WILL NEVER HAVE ANY YEA…..hahahaha COZ THERE ALWAYS CHASEIN IT..
N MOST OF ALL,NJOY WHUT U DO YEA…..MONEYZ A BONUS dat u WILL GET FRM ALL DA HARD WRK U PUT IN….
N WHN U GET IT!!?!! DNT BLOW IT PON BITCHES N CARZ..
SAVE SUM U’LL B THANKIN ME L8R TRUS ME…hahahahaha,
NOT EVERYBODY MAKE MONEY IN DIS BIZZ..
SO JUS MAKESURE U GET WHUTZ URZ N FUCK ALL DA BULLSHIT…DATZ IT REALLY,

MAKESURE U SUPPORT YA BWOI BOI whn u C WHUT EVER IM DOIN,
COZ IM DOIN IT 4 Y’ALL….LOVERZ OF GOOOD MUSIC “HIP-HOP LIVEZ UP IN DIS BITCH” N IF U TINK ITZ DEAD……
CUM C ME!!! N PON DAT NOTE IM OFF 2 PUT IT IN DA AIR LIKE MY DAWGZ DEM “M.O.P” OH YEA STAND BY 4 A JAM FRM YA BWOI BOI N “FIZZY WOMACK” I TOLD YA IM NOT PLAY WID Y’ALL…
BLESS HOLLA @ ME PON “MYSPACE” “SOUNDCLOUD” “YOUTUBE” (kickco, iz my handle on there)N ANYWHERE ELSE U FIND ME YO..N WE CAN KICK it….
BLESS UP EVERYTIME YO, IM OUTTZ!!

Did you get through that? Props to Spyce for the honest, frank and open replies about everything that went on with the Brotherhood and good luck for the future. As the man said you can find him on myspace and head up there to listen to the tracks and get the download link for the mixtape.