Third times a charm, right? We think so. For our third installment, we caught up with Uncle Nu to talk about touring with J5, X-Ray technologists, and his plan for what's next.
"Take Five" to tap into the talent beyond the surface.
1. You recently performed with Mark De Clive Lowe and Money Mark (Beastie Boys). Any plans for the three of you to produce an entire album?
That would be pretty dope...I wish. That gig was put together by Canyon Cody and Gazoo here in L.A. I enjoyed the concept and so did the other Mark's. We all really want this to be a tour actually. But...yeah and album would be really interesting with those two giants! Great idea!
2. What was it like working alongside Lonely Island?
Ha, yeah those guys work through songs quicker than any MC I've worked with. They really know how to weed out any mediocre ideas and get to the point of what's really entertaining about a song topic. I always leave with a sore stomach from laughing so hard when I record with them. Really funny and talented guys. It's like recording club med, it's the best vacation from Hip Hop ever.
3. What was the concept behind the cover art for "Broken Sunlight"?
Basically the album content, cover and marketing plan all point to the same thing (break ups, broken professional relationships and forging ahead through trying times. During the creation of this album my group J5 had disbanded, my long term personal relationship came to an end, the record industry had shattered into millions of pieces so I decided to create an album that shed's light on some of the things I was experiencing. The album cover shows me floating in the air inside a hollow house while the things I love fly out the window....my head is down but I'm still in the sky. This was how I was felt. Broken Sunlight was split up into a six 10" colored vinyl series as well. I decided to break up my entire album into these 10" singles to further the concept of Broken Sunlight. I guess in short, things around me were broken but I wanted to represent the Sunlight shining and moving ahead without looking back!
4. On Crate-Diggers, you mentioned a rooftop find in New Orleans. What was your greatest grab from that particular dig?
Probably "We're Doing It (Thang)" by Eddie Bo and the Soul Finders. That dig was really special because it proved that no matter how strange the day might seem, there's always a possibility of finding records I've never seen in person.
5. If you were not a DJ what would you be?
Actually I was studying to be a Radiologic Technologist (X-Ray Tech) when Jurassic 5 first formed. I dropped out about 4 months before graduation and haven't stopped touring since then (1997). Don't think I'd go back to that career. I truly believe that I'm here for the purpose of music. Couldn't imagine another career. If push came to shove, I'd probably delve into the Real estate game. I try not to think about that though because I'm having the time of my life creating beats for sound tracks, DJ'ing with the Kids Toys http://youtu.be/Bb4etMWgEyU and reuniting with Jurassic 5!
Catch me at www.unclenu.com
I co-scored two movies with Chris Lennertz recently:
1. "Battle Of The Year" feat. Chris Brown http://youtu.be/mzkZL-3A4ac
2. "Ride Along" feat. Ice Cube and Kevin Hart (coming out in January). http://youtu.be/CNnVQuw4dRM
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