ThaFormula.Com - How do you look at things now when you see all these "Gangsta Rappers" coming out of tha East Coast now?
MC Eiht - It's funny because tha East Coast picketed gangsta rap. They picketed tha shit so hard. It was a gimmick to them. They would say all them niggaz do is talk about shooting each other up and wearing colors and shit. But it's so funny now cause in New York niggaz is gang bangin'. Niggaz is bloodin' in New York. Look at tha Dip Set. They claiming that they bloods. They are wearing red rags and fucking with Game from Compton who is a blood and throwin' up B's and all that shit and that shit is crazy. I mean we couldn't do that shit back then. They laughed at us for that and it's so funny because you go back 7 or 10 years ago and they was laughing at us. But see tha niggaz that is doing it right now, them niggaz are kids. Niggaz like 50 Cent, Lloyd, Jim Jones, Camron. Camron back then was straight "Horse & Carriage." It was about girls butt naked in tha pool, but now it's about wearing rags and I'm from tha hood and from tha block. It was a gimmick. Them niggaz was watching us do that shit and was getting fascinated. So when they got old enough to see that being a hood nigga was tha shit, now they turn around and go nigga we from tha hood. What hood though? Brooklyn is not a hood. Harlem is not a hood. Since when has Harlem been tha hood. It's rough out there. I been there. Walked up and down 125th and all through Harlem, through Brooklyn. I've caught tha train, walked and all that shit. I mean I been in tha projects no doubt. But niggaz never called they shit tha hood. But it's open season now. I mean I respect Shyne. Fat Joe and them been hood niggaz to me. Capone & Noreaga and you know there is alot of niggaz that are in New York that's hood. But there wasn't so many niggaz who glorified that was gettin' on. Niggaz didn't get on by sayin' we pop niggaz and we bang and we from this and that. Niggaz didn't get on in New York like that, but you know I guess niggaz was tired of hearing Ja Rule singing and shit. It took one nigga to come in and say fuck that shit, this is how we gonna be. We gonna wear tats and bullet proof vests and talk about how we slang on tha block and how I chill with crips & bloods. Then bingo, they sell 6 million records.
ThaFormula.Com - Is watching this what made you decide to come back in tha game?
MC Eiht - Definitely. Just seeing omens and signs you know. I would be sitting at home and a nigga will mention me in his interview or I would be reading a magazine and a nigga would mention me in an interview. I'll be watching a video channel and get mentioned again. You know I was just seeing signs and then all this shit that niggaz is doing is West Coast shit. Tha beats, tha slang, tattoos, bulletproof vests. All that shit is West Coast. So from that I just said it's time to get back in tha game significant because they are doing our shit and they getting way more recognition off of tha shit. Recognize where you got that shit from.
MC Eiht - It's funny because tha East Coast picketed gangsta rap. They picketed tha shit so hard. It was a gimmick to them. They would say all them niggaz do is talk about shooting each other up and wearing colors and shit. But it's so funny now cause in New York niggaz is gang bangin'. Niggaz is bloodin' in New York. Look at tha Dip Set. They claiming that they bloods. They are wearing red rags and fucking with Game from Compton who is a blood and throwin' up B's and all that shit and that shit is crazy. I mean we couldn't do that shit back then. They laughed at us for that and it's so funny because you go back 7 or 10 years ago and they was laughing at us. But see tha niggaz that is doing it right now, them niggaz are kids. Niggaz like 50 Cent, Lloyd, Jim Jones, Camron. Camron back then was straight "Horse & Carriage." It was about girls butt naked in tha pool, but now it's about wearing rags and I'm from tha hood and from tha block. It was a gimmick. Them niggaz was watching us do that shit and was getting fascinated. So when they got old enough to see that being a hood nigga was tha shit, now they turn around and go nigga we from tha hood. What hood though? Brooklyn is not a hood. Harlem is not a hood. Since when has Harlem been tha hood. It's rough out there. I been there. Walked up and down 125th and all through Harlem, through Brooklyn. I've caught tha train, walked and all that shit. I mean I been in tha projects no doubt. But niggaz never called they shit tha hood. But it's open season now. I mean I respect Shyne. Fat Joe and them been hood niggaz to me. Capone & Noreaga and you know there is alot of niggaz that are in New York that's hood. But there wasn't so many niggaz who glorified that was gettin' on. Niggaz didn't get on by sayin' we pop niggaz and we bang and we from this and that. Niggaz didn't get on in New York like that, but you know I guess niggaz was tired of hearing Ja Rule singing and shit. It took one nigga to come in and say fuck that shit, this is how we gonna be. We gonna wear tats and bullet proof vests and talk about how we slang on tha block and how I chill with crips & bloods. Then bingo, they sell 6 million records.
ThaFormula.Com - Is watching this what made you decide to come back in tha game?
MC Eiht - Definitely. Just seeing omens and signs you know. I would be sitting at home and a nigga will mention me in his interview or I would be reading a magazine and a nigga would mention me in an interview. I'll be watching a video channel and get mentioned again. You know I was just seeing signs and then all this shit that niggaz is doing is West Coast shit. Tha beats, tha slang, tattoos, bulletproof vests. All that shit is West Coast. So from that I just said it's time to get back in tha game significant because they are doing our shit and they getting way more recognition off of tha shit. Recognize where you got that shit from.
