Q&A: Hieroglyphics’ Casual on Being a #RapGod and Battle-Rapping in Middle School
“We used to do the rallies at high school — that’s how you made a name for yourself in the city in those days. They were sports rallies except with us performing to hype up the crowd. There’s a classic Skyline High School rally back in ‘92 that was like a pre-concert. It was like watching early footage of Lebron James in a high school game but you can see Hiero performing at a Skyline High School game, just rockin’ the crowd. [We’d perform] demos, early material… We probably did “Burnt,” which turned out to be the b-side to Del’s “Mistadobalina” single.”
Kreayshawn In Bad Cat Mom Shocker!
After signing your record deal, you told us you were going to treat your cats to a fancy cat tower from Petco. Did they get one?
”I wanted to get one but they’re just weird! So no, I couldn’t pick one; so no, they don’t have one yet.”
