Me (Starletta Watson. So credit me for this interview, dammit!):
I see you stay in Atlanta all the time, and show mad love for the ATL, how do you feel about being part of the One MusicFest in terms of the Atlanta acts that have hit the stage?
Phife:
It's good. I moved down here back in 1993, then moved to the Bay Area and got married in 04/05. So coming back and seeing the growth of these artists because I remember when they first started, and was grinding really, really hard, it's really appealing to see them come up from nothing.
Me:
So how do you feel about the city's scene now currently?
Phife:
I'm loving the ATL right now. The ATL has always been slept on, music-wise, other then like when they had the Xscape's, the Outkast's, the T.I.'s and Luda's. But it's still slept on and it's just getting bigger and broader. The underground scene and everything is coming together.
Me:
Yeah, so I wanna ask you about the new people in hiphop. You got cats blowing up like Odd Future and Lil' B, and I just wanna know your opinion on it as we are sitting here in this old school-type vibe.
Phife:
Look, I'm so old school, I haven't even heard a lot of the new stuff. I'm still at home playing Chic and The Isley's on vinyl, the Sylvers, finding the hooks that I want.
Me:
YES!!! Sorry.
Phife:
I heard a lot of good things about Lil' B's new project. J Cole is dope, Diggy Simmons - I'm looking forward to that. There's a whole bunch of dudes I've heard of, but haven't listened to yet...
