Any die hard fan of Mobb Deep clearly knows that Big Noyd’s contributions added an extra spark to their already potent material. From lacing gems like “Burn (The Learning)” and “Streets Raised Me,” his time spent with the Mobb has kept his name relevant even while being out of the spotlight. Stepping from out of the Mobb’s shadow and into his own driver’s seat, Noyd’s back on the scene with a lively new album Illustrious, which features the single “Things Done Changed.” New album, new label, new hunger. Those are the topics. Let’s start from the top of the list.
TSS: What’s good Rapper Noyd?
Big Noyd: What up homie, what’s poppin’ with you?
TSS: I’m chillin’ man, sounds like you got a busy schedule!
Big Noyd: Yeah man, they got me on the road doing a lot of work. I apologize.
TSS: It’s all good man, thanks for taking the time out.
Big Noyd: Nah man, I appreciate this son, a lot.
TSS: No problem. What’s the buzz like out there in the street?
Big Noyd: Oh it’s just the beginning, but we did a couple of shows and got a good response from the single which is “Things Done Changed” featuring my homegirl Kira and it’s produced by Lil’ Fame from M.O.P. And they’re also playing the video on BET so it’s been a good look so far. And plus a lot of people remember the kid from Mobb Deep and Queensbridge, 41st Side and all that so it’s been pretty well so far.
TSS: And speaking of “Things Done Changed,” you cover a lot of topics and go into detail in those verses. Where the influence for the words come from?
Big Noyd: Oh, that’s just the state of mind I’m in. You got a lot of people coming out right now that don’t even know their history of Hip-Hop and I just did a song to express the way I feel about where Hip-Hop has come and where’s it’s going, ya know?
TSS: Yeah, so you’re definitely not feeling the trend of big singles and weaker albums?
Big Noyd: Nah, I think that’s part of the reason why a lot people download, cuz you get an album with only two or three good songs and the rest of the album be trash. So if people put together a good album, I mean you still gonna have your downloading, but people can start appreciating all the work the artists put in to it.
TSS: No doubt. So how did Lil’ Fame get involved with the project?
Big Noyd: Oh, I knew Fame for a little minute now, but we just haven’t done any work together. And one day, I was going into the studio and he was there working on some beats, and I heard one and rhymed on it, killed it, and the song came out so good and there was real chemistry there, we wound up doing like ten songs and picked the best four out of the ten and put em’ on the album. And he also helped me pick other beats from other producers and come up with concepts, so he was real hands-on with the creation process so I gave him the executive producer credit.
TSS: That’s what’s up. How’s he differ from working with Havoc? Read the rest of this entry »
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