Had the chance to hit up Granite State, a dope hip hop group out of New Hampshire, for an online interview. Check it out…
TravisDubz (Me): Hey glad to have you here BUgs. For those who aren’t fully acquainted with Granite State, could you tell us a little bit about yourself or the group?
buGS: Well there’s a lot of history behind the group but for a long story short we’re a family of hip hop music fans that evolved into the sound you hear today.
If you’re reading this and don’t know shit about us, i’d suggest you check the myspace page and click through songs; you might like it, you might hate it but you will respect it ’cause honestly, its honesty, and we’re pushing ourselves and the sound to the limits everyday.
TravisDubz: What is the typical day on tour for you guys?
buGS: Typical day?… Well i can’t really say, everyday is something new. one day we could be writing, recording, mixing, another day we could be practicing, and performing, or another we could be running around trying to handle our business. one things for sure though, we stay working.
TravisDubz: If you were to describe Granite State’s sound and style in one word, what would it be?
buGS: Intense
TravisDubz: I know you guys have worked with some amazing producers, Who was your favorite producer to work with?
buGS: I think our favorite producer(s) of all time to work with is a tie between, D.C. The MIDI Alien and Statik Selektah. the energy these guys bring to the table is unmatched plus there’s a comfortable factor because we’re all family.
TravisDubz: I hate to say it, but New Hampshire isn’t exactly Brooklyn in terms of affiliation and popularity in hip hop. Are you proud to rep the NH?
buGS: We can’t say that we’re not proud to rep where we’re from, without that we wouldn’t have the sound we have. Its been harder for us to get it out though because people tend to have a misconception of where hip hop should come from.
TravisDubz: Who were some of your biggest musical influences when you were growing up?
buGS: Anything and everything. We use wack muthafuckas as fuel and dope muthafuckas as inspiration.
TravisDubz: I saw on your blog that you are an Entourage fan. Yo, don’t even get me started, gotta ask, what do you think will happen to Vince now that Medeiin crashed and burned?
buGS: Ha, well the last episode looked promising. Vinnie will get back on top and the season is shaping up to highlight E’s career more; should be interesting to get that point of view. They need to get Billy Walsh back on there though, he’s the man. On a side note- yo you know they gotta put a Granite State joint on that show though.
TravisDubz: So since we are in election year, who are you supporting and why?
buGS: To be honest there’s only one dude worth looking at and its Obama. i’m not much into politics but from what ive heard he seems to speak my language.
TravisDubz: Last question, what tracks/artists are getting heavy rotation on your playlist right now?
buGS: At this second i’m listening to a lot of different shit but mostly, honestly, just GS. i was rockin out to The Wombats last night; they’re dope.
TravisDubz:Thanks BuGS, hope to hear more from you soon.
buGS: Goods looks on the interview! shout out to the whole TRAP! Be on the lookout for East Coast Avengers and our album The RE:Public dropping soon…
Granite State 2006 album ‘Breaking Point’- Click Here
Granite State Last FM Page- Click Here
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