Ottomic Blue Bio

Growing up, it could be said that Ottomic Blue only woke up to immerse himself into his notebooks and sketch pads. Walking a little to the left, he strolled through this Long Road of life with headphones practically fused to his ears, wanting more. This among many other subtle connects is how the moniker of Ottomic (refering to sharing properties with Otto Mann of the Simpsons). This Life in a Small Town offered much time for the pair of Chalee Cyanide and Ottomic Blue to day dream of a future making art. The two often have been creative allies and always encouraged each others work. This art work, as well as their obsession with music kept them out of most (...well some) of the trouble their crowd was getting into. One of the musical break throughs for them came in the form of a tape brought to Blue by Chalee called "Disco Dust Delight" by Cooler Than Smack. The raw, dusted beats and straight hip hop flows was an instant hit to many in the area. Ottomic Blue recalls "I'll never forget the first time I saw CTS with Chalee when "Diabolical Dope Act" came out. Priceless. Dj was nasty, emcees tore it, and the break dance crew!! C'mon, who else offers that?". Cyanide and Blue found this brand of music unstoppable as well as relatable, living a faded lifestyle and making a living in MA. After many years of living life on a path which was leading the wrong way, Blue bought a guitar and moved from his New England home to the bottom of the east coast. Now posted in Florida, with solitude on his side as well as a few great friends, he began to write and record his own material. Some of these compositions, some songs, some straight experimental.. but this is how Ottomic Blue found his musical beginning. While wandering circles in this Labyrinth of life Blue recorded a few hours of material, writing and playing all instruments (percussion, bass, guitar). Meanwhile Chalee Cyanide picked up the turntables and rocked the walls all the way to Fuller St. from his new apartment... then he himself moved down to sunny Fla.
Fast forward to Ottomic Blue's return to Massachusetts due to some of life's Tortures, in lieu of guitar solos in his recording's, the flows begin. Always remaining a huge hip hop fan, Blue's music was more derived from his love of grunge and metal. Mainly reflected his biggest influences such as Nirvana, Pantera and Black Sabbath, using the power chord and catchy riffs to the fullest. While a few songs were build by Blue recording on his home cpu (in 2008/09 sessions), some were put online for all to hear. These demos included "Labyrinth", "Phantoms" and "Human Nature". Always remaining in touch, Ottomic was one of the first people to hear Chalee Cyanide's growth to a producer. Chalee's first two beats have evolved from demos to songs which will appear on Ottomc Blue's new record... the demos for these songs, "Evils" and "Madness" as well as the aforementioned solo demos caught the ear of the duo's newly befriended Shemrok Christ (ringleader of the Drugrat movement). Shemrok along with Driftski, was the Cooler Than Smack line up they had been bumping for over a decade. Chalee introduces Blue to Shemrok and booom! Here they are now.
Less thana year later with the endless help and support of his new family at DRC/Linoleum records, Ottomic Blue has released his debut "Welcome to the Show EP". Containing instant fan favorites like the banger "The Darkness" and "Life in a Small Town", the EP spread throughout his home state quickly. On his debut effort Ottomic Blue introduces you to his version of what has been labeled "stoner-hop". Bringing together his clouded memories, life stories, and inviting you into his world from relatable tracks like "Broke Man Blues" to refusing to rap about the norm and telling you "I'm a Geek!" instead. Now teamed up with Cooler Than Smack member, producer annd super emcee Acidrop, Ottomic Blue has been doing shows around the state to promo this debut.
. All the while dropping verses for collaborations with labelmates Better Off Dead, the DRC labels Holiday Whammy Lps (so far they have Halloween and Xmas, both 09) and mixtapes across the US. 1 EP, 5 Label features, and a few shows and mixtapes later... 2009 has been a productive intro year for Ottomic Blue. Along with booking shows for all of 2010, he is also currently in the midst of recording his sophmore effort, "The  Show  Must  Go  On".

You can now find Ottomic Blue rocking stages, bar rooms, bah mitzvahs, parking lots and alleyways with Acidrop & Jester X to promote their solo efforts, and thier new project together "Jindas Emcees".

So come on a journey with him through a smoked out mind clouded with life stories, dusted beats, comic books, funk, horror movies and hard core hip hop to the bone....ladies and gentleman..

Welcome to the Show.

EZDread INTERVIEW :DRC FROM THE GROUND UNDA MUSIC SERIES:BY CHALLE CYANIDE (edited by SHEM CHRIST)

THROUGH OUT THE HISTORY OF HIP HOP THERE HAVE BEEN GREAT  PRODUCER /MC DUO'S WHO HAVE LEFT A MARK ON THE ART FORM. WHETHER IT BE A PRODUCER AND ONE MC OR  BOTH MEMBERS IN THE DUO  ROCKING BEATS AND MICS. ARTIST LIKE ATMOSPHERE, EPMD,AND GANGSTARR LAID DOWN THE PATH  A LOT OF UP AND COMING ARTISTS FOLLOW TODAY.DRC'S OWN CHALEE CYANIDE  TALKS TO AN INCREDIBLE HIP HOP DUO THAT FOLLOWS THIS TEMPLATE BUT ALSO IS BLAZIN' THEIR OWN PATH AND SETTING NEW STANDARDS TO FOLLOW.GET READY TO PLUG IN TO "THE ELECTRIC OUTLET"!

CHALEE CYANIDE:

Back home in MA, I used to try and catch a radio show 88.9@night. Emerson college's legendary Hip Hop program.

They always played the dopest hip-hop, and they never fell into that same old typical commercial bullshit.

It had been about 7 years since I heard the show,which airs from 10pm to 2 am Monday through Friday.

Well through the miracle of the internet I checked it out and the show was still going strong.

On the first night I re-tuned in the DJ played a track from a group "the Electric Outlet".

The Track "Here We Go Again" Is a Mellow, melodic, testament to the frustration, and struggle, that seems to envelope

the cities of New England. The DJ announces herself as EZDread, producer for the group and plugs a myspace page.

Leaving me hooked, I follow down the myspace rabbit hole, and catch up with EZD.

EZdread The DJ/Urban Music Director for 88.9 WERS. EZD, along with MA/CT MC ACTONE is the Electric outlet.
 
 
 
C.C. : O.K. Katii, want to tell everybody who you are and where you are from?




EZD : sure, I'm a producer originally from Avon,CT.(I was) Born and raised there and moved to Boston in the fall of '08.



C.C. How did you get into producing?



EZD: I first got into producing from messing around with garage band on my powerbook G4 and singing into the internal mic in the machine over stock garageband loops.

Then I realized how awful they sounded and wanted to make my own to sing on.that really got me into beats.

I was also studying jazz piano at the time with King Solomon, who is also a dope producer.He introduced me to the MPC and that was all it took.

Bought the MPC 2000xl and taught myself in my closet turned "studio" at home.

Good ol' ebay.I was 16,at that point.Piano lessons turned into discussions about hiphop and beats.(laughs)

Sometimes I wouldn't touch the piano at all.Then I started bringing my beats in.

I would give king Solomon all of the credit for getting me into hip hop,him and Gang Starr music.

Gang Starr was my gateway drug.



C.C.: Thats incredible, Do you have any other artist who has influenced you on that level?

EZD: Definitely ActOne.

I met him the first weekend I moved to Boston.



C.C. Tell me about how you guys met.



EZD Ok so,I was hanging out on a stoop in Berklee,with my roommate at the time

and there were these two Berklee students singing and playing blues guitar on the stoop.Everyone was drinking andre or some kind of cheap champagne, and we were all just chillin.

Then some kid started beat boxing to it and i was tryin to get my roommate to freestyle,though she would never haha...

ActOne (who i didnt know at the time), just appeared out of no where on the sidewalk and kicked the sickest freestyle I'd ever heard live in my life.

I'm not even kidding he has ridiculous freestyle skills.He was rapping bout the dunkin donuts coffee in his hand, and all this shit I wish I could remember a line,

but at the end of it he name dropped, and shouted out East Boston.

Then he walked away like right after.I had just moved to Boston so i was lookin for rappers to work with.I didnt know anyone.

So the next morning I googled "act one east boston" and his myspace came up.

long story short we met up a few days later, I passed him a beat cd, we drank 40's in the Boston Common, and started dating, and working together pretty much right away We also smoked that day and saw a squirrel do a crack dance. It was literally doin flips and shit.

C.C.: (laughs) You guys compliment each other well on tracks, was Overly Dope Crew the original concept for you guys?



EZD: O.D.Crew came before me.I started working heavily with ActOne and I worked my way into the crew pretty much.

we all work together,and everyone would end up doin collabos on my track, etc.Dudes would come through Act's apartment in East Boston and just do tracks,

recording all weekend. Sometimes I'd just chill on the mattress on the floor with my MPC while they would write and record.There wasnt furniture, haha.

Some nice beach chairs though,the foldy kind.








C.C.: (laughs) Sounds like the MA I remember.



C.C.: Other than the fact that you have dreads, is there a story behind the name EZDread?



EZD: It came from MF doom lyrics,the fine print off twisted metal vol 1, where he says: "Read the fine print and be like, "What's the big deal?"

Spun wheels-of-steel since broke wheel Big Wheel,Back when it was greasy S-curl, now it's easy dread".(MF DOOM)Had a rhyme on how they used to tease him 'bout his peasy head".

the easy dread always stood out to me,and I'm laid back.. easy goin ya knowww.So EzDread came to be! People started saying EZD for short.



C.C : Its all hot. Suits you nicely, EZD sounds gangsta fresh!(laughing) I like it.



EZD: Thanks!



C.C.: So I actually heard you DJing on WERS 88.9@night do you want to tell us a little about that?



EZD: Sure

I work as the Urban Music Director at WERS so I get to have all the fun making the play lists, finding new music, and DJing on-air.

i also get to kick it with all the rappers that come through for 88.9@night and pass them my beats and Electric Outlet demos.

Freeway and Jakk Frost just spit on one of them live on air.I can't complain about my job. (Laughs)

C.C.: Damn that's fresh.Definitely doing a great job, 88.9@night is the shit, I cant praise it enough.



EZD: I'm glad you like it! I love our listeners!



C.C.: Your also up for an award now? The New England Music Awards nominated you for Best Female Producer?



EZD: Yess!!! I am real excited bout that.. I just wanna get my name out there as much as possible and start to make big things happen.

Especially for The Electric Outlet.That is me on the beats and ActOne on the rhymes.

Yeah for everyone who likes my production vote for your girl!!!

http://ne.urbanmusicawards.org/nominees/

http://ne.urbanmusicawards.org/vote/

thats the votey link.








C.C.: What is in store for the Electric Outlet? The new track on WERS was DOPE!



EZD : yayy!! I'm glad you dig it. We have been gettin some great positive feedback on the new stuff.

We are in the process of finishing up our first album, Ivy League.

Which can be expected to drop in the next few months.

You can expect an emotionally charged, hard hitting, LP with not a single so-so track.



C.C.: Nice!! that's what we like to hear! Do you have any older stuff floating around for the diggers?



EZD: We have so many songs we could have put out 4 albums. We really want every cut on there to be a prime representation of O.D.

You will never wanna skip a track on this one.(laughing)The archives of O.D. music run so deep.

For everyone who wants to go back, go to ActOne's soundclick.There are 200+ full tracks on there.

But just keep ur eyes peeled for the new LP!



EZD: Did u get the tracks i sent you? In the email?



C.C.: Yes I did they're Dope!!! I really liked the track Methadone.



EZD: That's the intro to the album.we got that bumpin on 889@night right now.



c.c. DOPE! Thanks! I'm sure the DRC camp will dig it.



c.c. Any live shows or events planned for you guys as of yet?



EZD: Not yet,right now the focus is on making the beats, and recording for the album.



C.C: I did want to ask you, who would you like to get on a track, or get to work with in the future?



EZD : Guru is number one.I idolize Gang Starr like nobodys biz.I really hope Guru makes it through this coma.

Him and ActOne would be a dynamic duo. On my beats.Game over.lol.Also Sean Price.

I wanna have Sean Price do a feature on the Ivy League LP.



C.C.: HELL YEA.



C.C : Do you get starstruck by anyone you met or contacted through work?



EZD: I don't tend to get starstruck but basically the three i named would make me a lil star struck for sure (Guru, Premier & Sean Price) and also Q-Tip, and Busta Rhymes.



C.C.: I caught the "Nothing Else Matters" track on Soundclick, I think its a favorite of mine., Apocaliptaca(sample) right?

EZD: yes.They covered Metallica on that one.I used to be a metal head.I wore the plaid pants, with the chains, and did the eyeliner that went halfway down my face.



C.C.: (laughs)



EZD: My mom would drop me of at slipknot concerts,when I was 13.



C.C.: Thats cool, we all go through stages. Its a pretty eclectic blend of samples you use and i think it represents the style, and mood of the area for sure.

There (slipknot) first album was dope, and Starscream was intense when he was more hands on with the music.



EZD: yeah haha, Act is a big Deftones fan, I sampled them on the Spit beat on soundclick.



C.C.:Never been a fan, my friends love em. So how did you come up with the Electric Outlet?



EZD : We make electric music and it's our creative outlet.our hip hop is an electric outlet.



C.C.: Nice I like it!

Whats your top 5 favorite/ most influential albums ever?





EZD: Ahh there are so many...and this changes,but currently id have to say in no particular order, Slightly Stoopid- Chronchitis,

MF Doom- Twisted Metal Vol. 1, Busta Rhymes- the coming, Gang Starr- step in the arena/moment of truth, Alison Krauss & Robert Plant- raising sand,

and IVY LEAGUE by The Electric Outlet coming soon.All those albums heavily influenced my life,And if i put them on, it will remind me of a certain time/moment/slice of life.

Also should truly put in Sublime's self titled.No producer has influenced me more than DJ Premier.



C.C.: O.k. I'll make it six, that one kinda goes without saying for most people.



EZD : A lot of dance hall producers have been blowing my mind lately.



C.C. : Really? any recommendations?



EZD : Not Nice Productions, and anything from Russian (check out the go go club riddim, the bomb drop riddim & woman seh riddim instrumentals they are out of control... and so different sounding)



C.C.: Nice, have you gotten to work with any one that was a big deal to you outside of ActOne, O.D.Crew, or King Solomon?



EZD : Recently hearing Freeway smash one of my beats was great... even if it was one take it was still dope! I love working with anyone.



C.C.: That's gotta be a great feeling, anyway to hear that?



EZD: yes it's up on my myspace right now.. www.myspace.com/katiitornick.



C.C.: Oh Snap! I'ma have to check that out!!



C.C. :Any shout outs you wanna give?



EZD :Shoutout to everyone in O.D.Crew especially Act, Kontrast, Gr33n, TruSELF, Savage, Crafty, P Dawg (OD extended fam Khandii & Kristen)

and also Introspective Minds (LOW END), King Solomon & Sagacity, Booker Evans, Paw Dukes, M-Dot, & the WERS Urban Fam <3.



C.C.: Well thanks for your time EZD, we all have our ears peeled for the album drop!



EZD: Ok cool man this was mucho fun!!



C.C.: Hell yea we appreciate it greatly!





Both EZDread, and Actone have pages on soundclick jam packed with Bangin beats, fresh intelligent lyrics, and that gritty

east coast style you cant help but nod your head to. You can also find them on myspace individually or as the Electric outlet.

You can also catch EZD hosting Rockers, Bostons home for reggae 88.9 WERS from 8pm to 10pm Mon-Fri(DJ's Vary day to day),

and on 88.9@night Bostons real commercial free hip hop station 10Pm to 2am Mon-Fri (DJ's vary).

Don't forget to show your support and click the link to vote for EZD as best female producer!

The new album from the Electric Outlet, Ivy League, is set to drop in the coming months, so keep your ears peeled because these

two are killin it!
 
 
 
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INTERVIEW WITH BOSTON HIP HOP LEGENDS TYPE 4/ DRC FROM THE GROUND UNDA MUSIC SERIES: BY SHEMROK CHRIST

THE NEEDLE DROPS INTO  THE GROOVE AS THE RECORD CRACKLES! A FUNKY BASSLINE LOOP KICKS IN, THEN THE 808 BASS DRUM DROPS!TWO DUSTED MC'S START TRADING RHYMES BACK AND FORTH OVER A SONIC BREW OF OLD SCHOOL BREAKS, FOUND SOUNDS AND DIALOG,AND SCRATCHES FROM THE WHEELS OF STEEL. YOU HAVE ENTERED THE WORLD OF TYPE 4, AN INNOVATIVE BAND FROM BOSTON WHO'S LOVE FOR HIP HOP HAS GUIDED THE PATH THEY WALKED ON SINCE DAY ONE.FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT KNOW ABOUT TYPE 4 ,THEY WERE ONE OF THE FEW  RAP CREWS FROM MASS TO TRULY PUSH THE  ENVELOPE.HAVING PERFORMED ALL THROUGH OUT THE EASTCOAST  AND ALL ACROSS AMERICA AND MAKING WAVES WITH 3 LPS  "TRAILMIX "  "FOR SALE" AND  "AS IS" .THE  BLUNTED B-BOYS  HIT HARD TIMES  AND GOT SWALLOWED UP IN THEIR STRUGGLE FOR THE JIVE. LOSING ALL HOPE AND  SEVERAL BAND MEMBERS ON THE DARKSIDE FROM  HARD DRUG ABUSE.THE BAND TOOK A BREAK FOR A FEW YEARS TO BATTLE DEMONS AND EACH OTHER. NOW THEY HAVE RETURNED FROM THE DEPTHS OF HELL, WISER,STRONGER, AND DOPER THAN EVER. SHEMROK CHRIST(BOD / CTS)TOOK THE TIME TO TALK WITH  EMCEE  TOMMY O DEED TYPE 4'S RESIDENT MADMEN AND LEAD VOCALIST ABOUT BEATS,RHYMES AND LIFE.

SHEM: CAN YOU TELL THE DRUGRATZ OUT THERE HOW TYPE 4 CAME ABOUT AND HOW THE BAND FORMED

TOMMY O' DEED:.i first got into hip hop through break dancing in about 1984by 87-88 i was really into the music.the first two boogie down productions albums were what really brought me into for good it.i started DJing but couldnt afford good turntables,but i got by.i was secretly writing raps and recording them in my bedroom for the next couple years but knew i needed other peoplpe to do it with and would never persue it on my own..in the summer of 1991 i got a call from a kid who had a two man rap group with brian cantwell whom i founded type 4 with.we quickly realized that brian and i were a good match,but i will always be greatful for that third nameless MC who brought us together. brian and i were young,still in high school but we noticed (that when )we started smoking weed and recording our ryhmes over instrumentals into a ratty kareoke machine was when we really started to take it more seriously.a friend of a freind told us of a producer out in dedham with a home studio who would record us if he liked what he heard on our ratty demo.that was around christmas time 1992.once brian and i met producer matt reyes we were off and running.we recorded our first casseste single which we put out on our own called "bubbles in my bong" this was before cypress hill came out with all their weed soaked songs.we were just rappin about what we were doin,gettin baked being young and not really givin a fuck about much else.it all started out so innocent..through the years there have been quite a few guys in type 4 as far as the live band we eventually put together and toured the country with by the end of the 1990's but the core memebers were always myself brian cantwell and producer matt reyes,who i must mention has always been the glue that held it all together,someone had to be flying the ship who wasnt outta his fuckin mind! together the three of us wrote and recorded several cassette singles EP's ,a 12 inch, and the first full length TYPE 4 albums "TRAILMIX "1997 and 2001's "FOR SALE"

SHEM :.AFTER BLAZING YOUR OWN TRAIL THROUGH OUT THE EASTCOAST TOURING AMERICA ,AND RELEASING A NOW CULT CLASSIC LP "TRAIL MIX", WHAT INSPIRED THIS NEW L.P.?

TOMMY O DEED:. off the power of TRAILMIX the first full length released we played all over boston and did the whole touring thing..after returning from touring some really dark times layed ahead for us.we pretty much all had did drugs through out the years but after coming off the road and returning to the hum drum everyday life back home it wasnt enough and most of the guys in the band,myself included slipped into a period of serious drug abuse..the next few years were rough but we managed to record another album "FOR SALE" by that time the title said it all.the way we looked at it we were broken down yet skilled and for sale to the industry..even though the days of hard drug abuse were upon us we were getting some interest from some people in high places but that all came to a screeching hault in april of 2001 when brian cantwell my partner in rhyme died from an accidental heroin overdose..not too long after that we lost another memeber eric goodridge the original drummer from the live band days took his own life.it was another ugly drug death that marked some rough times for some years to come.. when brian died it was as if god him self had come down ,rang my door bell and said" all you dreamed for,all you did,all that that time,all the music,start over" and turned his back on me.. it would take sometime but i eventualy got together with matt a couple years later and we began work on the first TYPE 4 album with me as a solo artist.it was a weird and shaky time and the title from the album of them years pretty much says it all.the previous album was titled "FOR SALE" so "AS IS" was a fitting title. there were many false starts and stops and it took many years to finally call it a wrap.put the album in the can and release it which we did at the end of 2009. its a rather large album and it covers a pretty long period of time but its definitly something matt and i are proud of.. over the past year i have been able to remain alot more stable,i have been off the hard drugs for some years now and this new album 'WRITTIN IN RED" is the most focused of the TYPE 4 music since the early days before all the evil shit seeped into our souls and killed half the team..on this new album i feel as though im getting alot more across than i might have been able to get across say ten years ago.i have done alot,seen alot and lost alot..the title WRITTIN IN RED comes from a sense of urgency.it actually started out cuz the first couple rhymes i wrote for it were done in red ink.they came out dope so i just stuck with the red ink,so this whole album was literaly WRITTIN IN RED. it goes beyong just red ink though. it has a sense of urgency.tommorow is not promised and ya gotta say what ya can while ya can in the best fashion you know how.



SHEM:WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT INFLUENCE YOUR CREATIVE PROCESS?

TOMMY O DEED: jesus christ thats a tough one to answer..so many things influence my music these days.for one thing i read alot more old books than i listen to new music..i do a shitload of reading and writting ..guys like jack kerouack charles bukowski,and hunter s thomposon have really helped me to get through some really hard times..musicaly im all over the place.im into everything from early KRS-ONE to Elvis Presley .but when it comes to makin music the one thing that really gets me fired up are the rap sounds from 1986-1989 even some of the early stuff from the 1990's was cool but after that i fell outta touch with current hip hop.thats around the time i started doing my own thing which i think really helped to keep me from sounding like anything else going on around me.by that time we were smokin weed and sampling shit like led zeppelin and black sabbath.



SHEM:.HOW DO YOU APPROACH CREATING MUSIC IN THE STUDIO ? DO YOU USE HARDWARE , SOFTWARE , OR BOTH?

TOMMY O DEED: we have always recorded the old school way with actual hardware components,although our DJ (DJ Daylate) records on software for alot of the preproduction stuff like loops,along with all of the scartching you hear on the last album and the new album.

SHEM :HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE CURRENT STATE OF HIP HOP?

TOMMY DEED: as far as current hip hop goes im really out of touch with it and i dont pay it much mind, but when something good comes along worth checking out it will usually make it to my ears,it might be a year or 2 after it comes out cuz im not too plugged into day to day living like normal people but overall i think its all too glossy and hard to relate to.when i first got into it i had to tune into local college radio stations in the wee hours of the night with a coat hanger electrical taped to my antena in order to pick up the low rent rap shows that would air once a week,nowadays hip hop is part of everything from the cloths we wear to the cars we drive and how there sold to us..fuckin weird if ya ask me...

  


SHEM: BEING THAT THIS IST HE FIRST GENERATION OF HIP HOP WHERE THERE IS AN OLDER AUDIENCE NOW. WHERE DO YOU THINK TYPE 4 FITS IN?

TOMMY O DEED: .i think the style of production that we do is something that will be very farmilur and comfortable to the older people out there,even alot of the younger kids these days are goin back and diggin the thicker late 1980's early 90's style of production..some people have reviewed our last couple albums and called us"brave" for having such layered production but we make our brand of music the same way a group of 5 or 6 guys jaming in a room would.we are constantly building and taking the songs apart bringing you up on a high and puttin you back down into the groove,the same way a killer funk band would.weather its recycled drum loops, nasty breaks or movie samples, what ever if it feels good ends up in the mix. i think alot of crews are holding back and they are not even aware of it cuz they are younger and came up listening to a much lighter hip hop production.so yeah i think the older hip hop heads will get where it is we are coming from with the production and the rymes as far as havin been to hell and back and still being able to stand in front of a crowd and do it the way we feel fit and in the fashion we learned it.



SHEM:WHATS YOUR CRAZIEST LIVE SHOW EXPERIENCE?

TOMMY O DEED:so many crazy things have happened while touring and playing shows.but the one thing that sticks in my mind was during a pretty wild show at the middle east in cambridge mass. one of our fans took some idiot into the bathroom and broke the urinal with the kids head for saying some fucked up shit to a girl..i remember being on stage rapping while toilet water was making its way towards the stage. for the most part the crazy shit that went on happend after the shows or during the travel while touring.we emptied the septic tank from our tour bus in a few choice spots across the united states.im sure there are still a few piss stained areas that reek out there on the open road thanks to TYPE 4!!
(EDITORS NOTE BACK IN 1997  COOLER THAN SMACK PLAYED WITH TYPE 4 AT THE MIDDLEEAST ..........PRE-SHOW FOUND SHEMROK CHRIST IN THE BATHROOM SNORTING METH WITH TOMMY AND BRAIN FROM TYPE 4..................THE CRAZY DAYS!)


SHEM: WHAT ARE THE TOP 5 HIP HOP LPS THAT CHANGED YOUR LIFE?

TOMMY O DEED :jesus thats a tough one,i gotta think..

1.criminal minded BDP

2.it take a nation of millions to hold us back PUBLIC ENEMY

3.staright outta compton NWA

4three feet high and rising DE LA SOUL

5.pauls boutique BEASTIE BOYS





SHEM: WHEN IS THE NEW TYPE 4 LP DROPPING AND WHAT ARE THE DISTRIBUTION PLANS?

TOMMY O DEED: "WRITTEN IN RED" should be finished and ready to go by late spring of this year..in 2009 we released all of the TYPE 4 full length albums on ITUNES and AMAZON so we will be doin same with the new album along pressing up CD's.the industry has changed so much,its pretty much downloads these days but people still like to have something in their hands that they payed for.along with the new "WRITTEN IN RED" album we are gonna be releasing an album of rare tracks and remixes of TYPE 4 stuff from when we started in early 1993 till 2010.its called "CATERPILLAR SNACKS" and will be a real treat for old fans as well as new.both albums will drop around the same time,but "WRITTEN IN RED" is what we have been working on for for almost a year now.its odd but its the most focused album we have done to date and will have taken the least amount of time.as you grow older and wiser i think you realize that your time in life is something you shouldnt take for granted so if yr gonna open ya mouth ya mine as well say what ya really mean.







SHEM: WILL YOU BE PLAYING LIVE TO SUPPORT THE RECORD?

TOMMY O DEED: hell yeah!! in the last year or so we have regained our hunger for the music and the stage.though we did play shows to support the last album"AS IS" lets just say i didnt have my sneakers planted to firmly on the ground during that time period,but now i do and,thanks to the internet we have been enjoying alot of love from fans from all over the globe .the first order of buisness performance wise will be an album release bash here in boston which we are working on booking right now for either may or june.after that we will keep on booking shows on through the summer in support of the new album.



SHEM: WHERE CAN HEADS FIND TYPE 4 ONLINE AND YOUR PREVIOUS ALBUMS

TOMMY O DEED: all three TYPE 4 full length album releases "TRAILMIX" "FOR SALE" "AS IS" along with the first single "IN CAHOOTS" off the new album featuring fellow bostonian NABO RAWK from THE PORN THEATER USHERS can be purchased through ITUNES or AMAZON the official TYPE 4 website WWW.TYPE4.BIZ has links to both of them sites along with our FACEBOOK fan page which contains a gang of TYPE 4 music people can check out for free in its entirety,theres gotta be over 60 TYPE 4 songs from all or albums including a handful of cuts off the new album..we got a shitload of music to share,come check us out!!!



SHEM: WHAT WITH YOUR TOMBSTONE SAY?

TOMMY O DEED: "LIVED LONG ,FOUGHT HARD,TRIPPED A BIT, BUT NEVER FELL" ....but if i am creamated id like my ashes to be flushed down the toilet at KFC

SO THERE YOU HAVE IT YALL ANOTHER DOPE WHAMMY FOR YOU TO BUG OUT TO
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