DJ Hurricane Interview
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 When you used to tour with the Beastie Boys and Run DMC, tell me some really good groupie stories.
We used to have like a bra contest to see which city would throw the most bras on stage. MCA used to walk around with the bras on his head on stage. I forget which city won, but a lot of competitiveness was going on.
He went from wearing bras on his head to wearing robes all the time now, huh?
Uh-huh.
How do you feel about this whole righteous thing and their changing the lyrics of the albums and all that shit?
Well, if that's what they want to do, then that's what they going to do. They grown men, so they can make their own decisions lyrically. I guess after being so bad, back in the days, just try to make up for it, I guess.
Why do you think they wouldn't let Kool Keith play "Smack Your Bitch Up?"
I don't know, man, I wasn't there. I have no idea.
Hurricane, you ever smack your bitch up?
No, I'm definitely not the type of man that would smack up a woman.
Did you get a lot of shit from black people because you were on tour with three white guys?
Yeah, I used to get some flack, back then. You know what I'm saying? Even to this day, some people will sleep on me because on my resume it will say "Beastie Boys' DJ" and automatically they'll think, "Oh, this guy's fucking weak," or whatever, you know what I mean? It's not real hip-hop whatever, but I got a lot of history in hip-hop besides that, so I just brush it off.
Why did the Beasties fire you? Was it 'cause you're black, Hurricane?
I wouldn't say they fired me.
Did you leave 'cause you were black?
Let's just say we had differences, you know what I'm saying?
You do a lot of rapping but you call yourself a DJ. How come you insist on rapping?
I've always rapped and DJ. It's just like two sports. You know, I rap, DJ, produce, I just happen to be blessed to do all three. A lot of people can't do that.
Do you break dance, too?
Naw. I'm a little too big to be break dancing now.
Have you sold any of that old Run DMC and Beastie Boys memorabilia on eBay yet?
Yeah, I still got some old stuff that's probably worth some money. Just gotta go digging through my attic.
You live down in Atlanta, right?
Yeah.
What's a good price to buy a gun for, on the street?
All depends on what kind of gun you want.
Say, just like a little snub-nose revolver. Something that can kill an elephant.
Something that can kill an elephant? Gonna need more than a little snub nose.
Well, if you shoot him in the eye.
Yeah, if you shoot him in the eye. In Atlanta, you could fucking walk in a store and buy a gun as long as you don't have a felony record.
How hard is it, growing up on the street, to find yourself a good harpoon gun?
That's probably hard. I mean, I've never ran across one.
That would kill an elephant, I'm sure.
I'm sure that would kill fucking anybody.
Are you gonna be selling any of your underwear on your website?
No, but I might, you're giving me some ideas, so I might be selling all kind of shit.
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20 Dec 2007, 11:48
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