Eternia: Absolutely! There’s positive ways to get out negative experiences! It’s positive productivity. There’s also negative ways to react to negative experiences! So I just tried to harness them and use them for positive creation. And it works for any artist field. You could be a painter or violinist. I hope that many people do that.

TSS: Nestling up with artists like Joell Ortiz, Termanology and Rah Digga, did you go out of your way to outshine them?

Eternia: Well any single time you go into a collabo track, you want to shine your brightest and be at your best. But I don’t view Hip-Hop as competitive as most people do. I just feel like we have so many different things to offer. Like nobody can do “me” as good as I do just like I can’t do Joell as good as he does him and so on and so on. So I just try to do my best surrounded by artists that inspire me. Sometimes it will help me up the ante, though.

MoSS: On some of the features, I just had good working relationships with the artists. The main thing we wanted to do was work with people who respected Eternia and knew who I was so we weren’t just calling a bunch of people saying “give me a verse” and then getting some trash in the mail. The songs had to come out good or the features meant nothing. And to a lot of the public, Eternia is still a new artist and the same goes for me. And when you reference a track [like] “It’s Funny,” I think Eternia killed it in every aspect but a lot of people may have passed it up if it didn’t have Joell on it. But when they heard her going bar for bar with rappers that they already knew and respected, they would start to recognize Eternia’s talent and show her the same amount of respect.

TSS: MoSS you’re under DJ Premier’s production company. What does that mean exactly? Is that like a stable for ghost production?

Eternia: Wooooooow!!!

MoSS: (Laughs!!!) Definitely not. I did NOT say that. But what had happened was I ended up working on one of the Big Shug albums and pretty much the entire thing was produced by both of us. And we just kind of hit it off; our personalities just meshed and we became really good friends. He approached me saying I deserved a little more recognition and got me into some meetings—I had a meeting with Ludacris—a lot more artists know who I am. I got some placements that are coming out soon. He’s kinda like…I don’t know if mentor is the right word but he’s just looking out for and getting me opportunities when he gets opportunities. All stemming from the fact that he likes my sound and that’s a huge compliment for me.

TSS: Is it the producer’s dream to do the one MC/one producer album?

MoSS: I don’t have a household name but I’ve been doing this for a while and the one thing I’ve noticed with some obvious exceptions, they’re all looking for a certain sound. So people generally only hear one side or dimension of you. When you work for an artist for an entire album, it allows you to expand a bit. And the beats that are generally my favorite are the album cuts. Even back in the day during the 90s with the b-sides, it sounded better. And so for a beat like “To The Future,” I don’t know if anyone would have taken it but since we were working on an album, she was down to do it. That’s what I enjoy. Being to offer the entire spectrum and to work with someone that shares that vision.

Eternia: This may sound corny but MoSS really gave me production I had been waiting on my entire life. I really think he understood what I sound good on and that’s what he gave me. He didn’t give me what Top 40 wanted to hear, he didn’t give me what a “girl” would sound good on and really just catered to Eternia’s flow, delivery and subject matter. Obviously the same type of beats he would give Raekwon or Ghostface and that’s what I need! I don’t like it when people put me in a box and he knew I could sound just as good as the top-level rappers.

TSS: Are y’all down to do some fill in the blanks to close this thing out?

Eternia: Definitely!

MoSS: I already know she’ll be better on this than I am.

TSS: In 2010, a platinum plaque is…

Eternia: …irrelevant to me.

TSS: Last time I was drunk…

MoSS: That’s all you you E!

Eternia: March 2008 and the 3rd verse to “Mr. Barcadi” talks all about that.

TSS: If it wasn’t for Fat Beats…

MoSS: …the world would’ve missed out on incredible Hip-Hop.

TSS: The initial reaction to hearing At Last is…

Eternia: …the world gets to hear Eternia & MoSS at their best…at last.

Eternia & Moss’ At Last features guest appearances from Joell Ortiz, Termanology, Rah Digga and is available now on Fat Beats Records, iTunes and Amazon. To keep up with their latest happenings, follow both of them on Twitter @ therealEternia and MOSSAPPEALMUSIC.