MOST Magazine Fashion MAY-JUNE'15 ISSUE NO.9 | Page 174
Photo Credit: Fashion photographer Yvonne Taylor
MF: What is the most difficult thing about
creating a song? What is your process? Did it
take time to learn or was it something that came
naturally to you?
PP: Narrowing down my concept is hard for me.
I have a lot to say and my particular style of
rapping can be complex and filled with rhyme
patterns and wordplay. It’s hard to strike the right
balance between that, storytelling, and creating
the infectious melody that I imagine all at the
same time.
I like to listen to the music as loud as I can
before I write so that I can really capture the mood
and the dynamic nuisances of the song. I like to
start writing from scratch - with no instruments- but
that’s not always the case.
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MF: Does speaking multiple languages help or
influence you in your wordplay and lyric writing
have you always had an interest in words?
PP: Totally-I look at language from a lot of different
angles and it’s easier for me to play with meanings
while identifying root words and the like. Wordplay
is essential to my style of rapping. I have always
had a special relationship with words. Creative
writing, art, and philosophy/psychology were my
best subjects in school.
MF: What would be your dream collaboration
with a rapper or producer?
PP: I’d love to rap with Eminem, Nas, and of
course Big Pun if he was still alive. Working with
Tech N9ne and Busta Rhymes would also be dope.
In terms of my own age bracket, I’d like to work >>>