Today, It's Time To Get Back To That Interview Thing I Had The Chance To Discuss With One Of My Favorite Diggers Your Super Underground Dj/Producer Fusion Unlimited Who Along With Ken Sport Released The Come Into Knowledge Mixes Who Got To Be My All Time Favorites
Fusion Is A True Digger Diggin' For Some Obscure Stuff You Wouldn't Even think Off He is Also An Accomplished Producer Providing Beats For Mad Skillz, El da Sensei, G Unit To Name A Few
Fusion Is Just Doin His Thing Keepin It On The Low After Twenty Years As A Hip Hop Activist workin' in The Studio On The New Skillz Album and Finishing His Own On Legendary ABB Records
Fusion Is About To Get The Exposure He Deserves But Right Now,
He Is Only At MASSCORPORATION
Can you introduce yourself to the ignorant kids?
FUSION UNLTD.(FUP)
PRODUCER
DJ
RECORD GUY
BUSINESSMAN
Where you from?
BALTIMORE,MD.
How Long Have You Been A Hip Hop activist?
20 years I GUESS
What's your point of view on hip-hop culture,our culture, nowadays?
IT DEPENDS ON WHERE YOU STAND.. FROM THE BUSINESS IT'S GOOD I GUESS BUT FROM THE SIDE OF WANTING TO HEAR MORE THAN JUST YOUR 808 DRUM KIT TYPE OF SHIT THEN IT'S WACK! I JUST THINK THE BAR ON THE MUSIC IS @ A ALL TIME LOW... MATTER OF FACT...THERE IS NO BAR, CATZ ARE JUST DOING WHATEVER, NOT THINKING ABOUT WHERE THE MUSIC IS GOING.
and on hip hop production? (it s all about keyboards,they gettin scared to sample)
WELL AGAIN IT DEPENDS ON YOUR TASTE. I MEAN IT' S GOOD PRODUCTION OUT THERE WITH WACK ASS VOCALS ON IT.. & THERE GOOD VOCALS OVER WACK ASS BEATS.. IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT THE KEYBOARD TO ME..I MEAN THERE ARE A LOT OF SYNTHS BEING USED NOW A DAYS BUT CATZ ARE ROCKING SAMPLES WITH THEM..ITS ALL ON WHAT YOU LIKE.
when did you first start diggin?
@ AGE 12
when did you got hooked on it?
I WOULD SAY AROUND AGE 14 MY MOM WAS REALLY INTO RECORDS.. SHE HAD MAYBE LIKE 3,000 HER SELF
you dig obscure israeli or russian recordsdont you think you went way too deep into diggin?
NAH NOT @ ALL IT'S UNLIMITED.. I DONT CARE WHERE MUSIC IS FROM AS LONG AS ITS GOOD! SO THAT'S WHAT I LOOK FOR WHEN I DIG GOOD MUSIC..
your favorite records of all time?
WHEW TOO MANY TO NAME..BUT THE ONE I LISTEN TO A LOT IS RAMSEY LEWIS "MOTHER NATURE'S SON"
the piece you re the most proud of?
THIS CORNY LITTLE 45 CALLED "BALTIMORE" BY THE CONTRABAND
your favorite labels?
CADET,STAX,AJP,SONSHINE RECORDS,KPM,DE WOLFE, AND SO ON
Artists?
TOO MANY AHMAD JAMAL,BARRY WHITE,QUINCY JONES, TO NAME A FEW.
do you feel like samplin' is creative?
HELLLL YESSS! IT'S A SKILL YOU HAVE TO WORK ON TO PERFECT..
you're puttin this diggin thing on a whole other level by buying the publishing rights of old underground independant funk and soul records.
I GUESS.. IT'S JUST BUSINESS.
what gave you the idea to do this?
WELL ONE DAY I WAS READING THAT MIKE JACKSON OWNED THE BEATLES CATALOG & LEASED IT OUT TO SONY FOR 900 MILLION OR SOMETHIN CRAZY.. THEN I READ THAT PAUL McCARTNEY OWNED DAVID AXELROD CATALOG & WAS MAKING $ OFF OF DOING THAT
SO I JUST WAS LIKE, WITH ALL THOSE INDIE RECORDS I HAVE, THAT MIGHT ONLY BE 500 TO A 1000 EVER PRESSED, MAYBE I CAN DO THE SAME THING UNTIL I GET MY MONEY UP & BUY BIGGER CATALOGS..
doin' this, you must have made a lot of haters?
NAH I DONT THINK SO.. WHY WOULD IT! I AM NOT MESSING WITH ANYONES MONEY..
THE STUFF I OWN I TRY TO GET IN MOVIES & TV ADS & ETC.
what's next for fusion?
WELL GETTING MY ALBUM DONE & WORKING ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT PROJECTS.. I AM JUST TRYING TO DO MY PART & LIFTING THE BAR BACK WHERE IT SHOULD BE..
is your album on abb coming out?
YUP! ITS 90% done
what is your relation with other diggers?
GOOD.. I SPEAK TO CATZ NOW & THEN.. I DONT REALLY SEE CATZ LIKE I USED TOO. BUT WHEN I SEE OR SPEAK WITH THEM WE ALL STILL LOVE THE RECORDS..
You're considered by some as the first to release mixtapes playing the original and the hip hop track just after?
DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT..
you sold many?
I HAVE SOLD A LITTLE BIT. I ONLY DID ONE & IT SOUND LIKE TRASH...LOL IT WAS FOR A RADIO SHOW @ MORGAN STATE IN BALTIMORE..I DID THIS LITTLE 15MIN. MIX EVERY WEEK & I JUST TOOK A FEW OF THEM & THREW ALL ON CD & THAT WAS IT..
This Tape Is Called
----->The Hold Up<---- And Here It Is LucKy Kids Get You're Hand On It Only At MASSCORPORATION
What make you turn from digger to producer?
WELL I WAS ALWAYS INTO BOTH..
@ AGE 11 I TOOK KEYBOARD CLASSES & DRUMS LESSONS. WHEN I GOT INTO RECORDS I JUST WANTED TO DO WHAT THEY WERE DOING ON THE RECORDS I WAS LISTEN TO
SO I GUESS IT ALL WENT FROM THERE.
How many records do you have?
MAYBE 20-22,000 & GROWING Your favorite diggin story? (like the craziest one)
HONESTLY I DONT REALLY HAVE ANY.. JUST BUYING RECORDS IN RANDOM FUNNY PLACES LIKE TRUCK REST STOPS & STORAGE ROOM OF A WOMANS SHOES STORE..LOL
Your ugliest diggin story?
BUY 2,000 VERY GOOD SOUL RECORD THAT SMELLED LIKE PISS.. I HAD TO LET THEM SIT OUTSIDE FOR WEEKS TO GET SMELL OUT OF THEM..
Would you pay any price for a record?
HELL NO!!!!!! I HAVE A FAM. IN TIME IF I REALLY WANT A RECORD I'LL FIND IT FOR A GOOD PRICE..
apart form records do you collect any other stuff sneakers, whatever
SNEAKERS FOR SURE,T-SHIRTS, MOVIE POSTERS...THAT'S MOSTLY IT..
What's inside your studio? RECORDS,KEYBOARDS,TURNTABLES,& A FEW APPLE CPU'S
Since you're from baltimorehow do you dig this baltimore club shit,Bamabounce ?
IT'S COOL! I HAVE NEVER DONE ANY OF IT THOUGH..
A LOT OF MY FRIENDS HAVE. I AINT MAD @ IT!
Have you sold a record to a producer which happened to make a hit out of it?
I DONT SELL RECORDS TO PRODUCER UNLESS THEY GET THEM FROM STORES I TRADE WITH..
were you part of the ghetto pros?
NO... WE'RE JUST HOMIES
They Realesed A Beat EP Together On HydraBeatsEven Though Fusion Don't Like It That Much it worth listening
you used to hang out a lot with ken sportand he got a little something to ask
COOL SHOOT! Ken Sport: "My partner in crime You got a killa records collection!!!You're no joke man! I would say You gotta one of best breaks beats & sample collection,My question is-when his long over due album is coming out?
NEXT YEAR! And when is new volume of come into knowledge mixed cd is coming out???
I'M READY HOMIE.. LET'S GO!
Hopefuly you are doing well.Peace bro!
Well Right Now You Can, While They Might Released A Third Volume ,
Get Your Hands On The First and Second Opus
Those Are Easily On My Top Ten Favorite Crate Diggin' Mixes
