The First 5 with Short Fuze
On June 29th, 2010, one-third of the group W.A.S.T.E.L.A.N.D.S., Short Fuze, will drop his debut full-length project created with label mate Nasa on production (check out his First 5 here). The album is titled Lobotomy Music and is described as “one man’s story navigating life’s ups and downs” and is composed of tracks that tell “true stories of life & death, good & evil, youth & wisdom”. Guest spots on the album include Nasa aka Adam Warlock, Cirrus Minor, Eleven, Karniege, Passive 65ive and W.A.S.T.E.L.A.N.D.S. Fellow Uncommon member Shortrock was also involved in the making of this LP by working the turntables. The following quote from Uncommon Records sums it up nicely, “Lobotomy Music grabs you from the first sound you hear and holds you through the length of it’s journey. If it doesn’t, you haven’t lived.”. Don’t forget to grab your copy on June 29th from online digital retailers as well as the new Uncommon Online Store here!
You can stream the debut single from the album titled “Don’t Feed The Machine” here, or download/stream the second single “Bully Rappers” here.
1. Tell us something no one knows about you.
I love lamp. No, seriously, if I didn’t have the MC skills I have I would want to try my hand at stand up comedy. I have a crazy sense of humor and have been told I have a good ability to tell a good story. I admire comedians because if they are great at what they do they can have an entire room or a whole arena eating out of their hand. I have thought about putting a small act together and hitting up one of those amateur nights. I haven’t had the balls to go through with it yet, but its on my bucket list.
2. What do you want people to take away from your music?
I want people to feel something. I don’t think music is good unless it makes you feel something. I put a wide range of emotions into my albums, especially my solo joint. I want people to walk away and say “I know what he went through” or be able to give that person that may not have the voice to convey what they are going through to know that they aren’t alone in the world. I have been there myself and music has saved me on many levels. Not only by being able to write my way out of mindsets but, also finding that song or album to connect to when I didn’t have the words to express myself.
3. What is one of your biggest regrets?
I always have the mindset that everything happens for a reason and that everything we go through and experience has an impact on our growth or our steps backwards. With each situation that we face, its up to us as individuals to fight or flee from our fears, mistakes and triumphs. So, with each experience positive or negative, you have to take something from it and move forward. I have made many mistakes but, learned from it all. You think at ever stage in your life you know what there is to know but, something is always there to kick you square in the nuts. And how you react dictates where you go from there.
4. What’s one of your greatest hip-hop memories?
Like 10 years ago, one of my homies got a extended vacation to the bing and one day his girlfriend sees me at the mall and tells me the news. Around the same time my group had just put out our first demo/album and there was this song on there called “Strange Fruit Pt. 2″. My homie knew all the words to that song and she said he really wanted a copy of the lyrics to keep with him. I was so taken back and honored that my words meant that much to someone I gave her the original copy that I written, right out of my notebook. When he got out, he came and saw me at work and returned the lyrics to me and told me that everyday he looked at those lyrics when he woke up and that’s what helped him get through the day.
5. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
Not sure. You got a time machine? I want to know now…
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June 18th, 2010 at 11:28 am
You this is dope, props to you Short Fuze
that hip hop memory is definitely something to hold close and dear
good shit man keep dropping the realness
June 29th, 2010 at 4:13 pm
[...] If you’re still familiarizing yourself with Short Fuze, Nasa or their new project Lobotomy Music take a moment to acquaint yourself with the first two singles “Don’t Feed the Machine” & “Bully Rappers” & read their appearances in our First 5 (read Nasa’s here & Short Fuze’s here). [...]