My main man, 50 grand & all that, Ronnie sent over this interview with T3 and the late Titus Glover aka Baatin of Slum Village, conducted at Chicago’s Beat Parlor circa 2000. Found in the inbox.

“This was done round like ’99, 2000. At the time, I was familiar with Jay Dee through his stuff with the Pharcyde and Tribe, and I loved it, but it would take a while before I fully realized the strength of the SV movement. To be honest, I wasn’t even feeling the lyrics too tough back then, but Jay’s beats and the way they actually said their rhymes…preposterous. Baatin and T3 were just the humblest cats, too, and Baatin…you have to remember, this is the late ’90s, so dudes were backpackin’ heavy with Rawkus and ABB and all that. If you were an underground head, you definitely fit a profile. To see this cat rocking the Stetson and some white linen pants and sandals, it was crazy. Swagger for days. He’ll be missed.”

Good times, good info.

Previously Posted — “Who Reppin The D?…” | R.I.P. Baatin