WORDLIFE Q&A... WITH DETROIT ANTLIVE

Who are you?

Detroit Antlive, man. Rock n Rollas, MF911.
Producer of Wu-Tang & Ghost Face Killah.

Is there a team you're repping?

I'm repping the Rock and Rolla's, I'm  repping MF911 Detroit, one of Detroits first national groups that appeared on MTV, YO MTV Raps which used to be presented by Freddy Foxx. My group was Ultramagnetic MCs, Public Enemy, Kool Keith, Ced-Gee. I ran with them.

What made you get into Hip-Hop?

Music, I was into music all my life, even as a kid and when Hip-Hop transitioned as the new music form, I transformed with it.

Are there any current projects that are out now or any future ones in the pipeline?

Right now I'm working with Bronze Nazareth, with the Rock n Rollas. I got a new album out with Rock n Rollas 'No Country for Old Men' produced by my brother Roll Blunts, he's from Northampton, England. He put the mix down, he's here now as well, and he put it down for us so he's the guy who actually made it available for us to come out over here and tour. You really need to show that brother Roll Blunts the love, because he made this possible. He's got the connect to me and I'm the connect to America.

Who do owe the most to in your musical career so far?

I' d have to say Ced-Gee of Ultramagnetic MCs. Ced-Gee is the one who discovered me back in the 90's and got me signed to MF911, got us signed to Next Plateau, Polygram Records so we toured the world with Ultramagnetic. Public Enemy and Ced-Gee are the ones who kind of molded us and discovered us in a sense, and then Ced-Gee took us to the next level. And then Ghost Face gave me my biggest record. I produced on Ghostface's 'The Big Doe Rehab' (2007), on the track "Yolanda's House". You look at the credit's you see Detroit Antlive.

What are your thoughts on the state of Hip-Hop today?

I try not to even judge Hip-Hop, because through the time, the test of time, the music changes. So Hip-Hop has it's own sort of sub genres and offshoots. You got Hip-Hop, you've got Trap music, then you got the Rap music and then you've got the Boom Bap Hip-Hop. So you know I don't really get into judging. I respect all forms of music but I prefer to do the East Coast Boom Bap, so I don't have a bad perception of music. I think it's growing, and I think it's wonderful, and I think that it all should be embraced

What needs to be done for UK Hip-Hop to get the international recognition it deserves?

Well you have this one Hip-Hop artist here, by the name of Shakespeare . That brother right there, that cat right there Shakespeare is the fucking truth. So I fuck with him, his vibe is dope, he comes raw with it, he's creative, he's got real dope videos. He;s actual edited a couple of my videos from America. So I'm feeling UK Hip-Hop, and there's some guys that I really want to pin point, but the one that jumps out to me is Shakespeare.

Are there any artists that you'd like to work with?

I've been in the music game for a long time and I have the opportunity to work with LL Cool J, GZA, The Wu-Tang Clan. So I've worked with a little bit of everybody in every different decade. From the 80's to the 90's to the point we're at right here. So I'm happy cultivating my talent and talent that's from the ground up. My idea is that I want my brother Roll Blunt to get the recognition he deserves.

Any future projects coming in the next few years?

We have the new MF911 project that Rock n Rollas are going to put out, 'Return to the Bloodsport'. The first MF911 album came out in '93 on Next Plateau, Polygram. So we're going to revisit that album, 'Idol the Bloodsport' so we're going to return. The Rock n Rollas got a few projects coming out. I'm dropping the one with Bronze Narazeth, I got another solo album coming out... So you've got to stay tuned for the Antlive! boombapking.com is the label, Rock n Rollas is the group, Roll Blunt and Antlive are the producers, Antlive is the artist, and we're taking this thing next up. It's no country for old men lie I said.

Any shout outs?

I want to shout out first and foremost Detroit, Michigan. My wife and my children. I want to shout out the guys who've been holding me down, Bronze Nazareth my main shout out out goes to my brother from another mother in another country Roll Blunts. He's made a lot of things possible for me, and a lot of other artists who want to come over here from America, so it's all love. We appreciate people like yourselves having us at your night and taking the time to interview and show us the love too.

Where can we find your music


You can find our music on our music site, boombapking.com. That's the Rock n Rollas , that's Antlive. Ya'll know me from Wu-Tang Clan Productions and "Yolanda's House". So we're putting it down. Mad shout outs to everybody, if I didn't get you I'm sorry, but it is what it is.