Madchild Interviewed By HipHopDx.com

HipHopDx just published an in-depth interview they conducted with Madchild. In this interview Madchild discusses a plethora of topics including the internet, "Superbeast", releasing EP's, the perceptions of Underground vs. Mainstream Rap and much more. Madchild released his latest album "Switched On" earlier this week. You can find links to purchase the album by CLICKING HERE. I've attached a short piece of the interview and a link to read the full thing below. From HipHopDX:

DX: No, you can talk about whatever you like here. But let’s talk about your new album. You previously mentioned a trilogy of albums—Dopesick, Lawnmower Man, and then Superbeast. Has Superbeast morphed into Switched On?

Madchild: That is still the plan. Superbeast is going to be my next masterpiece. I’ve been touring so much and working so much that I really want to take my time. To make a masterpiece, you can’t just be going on the road, making a song here, going on the road for a month, and making a song there. I want to lock myself away in my crib for four or five months. So, I’m gonna finish up these tours and then I’m gonna really buckle down and focus, make music, shoot videos, work on self-improvement and just take time off from touring in the new year. So, once the album’s done, I’ll hit the road for two years or a year-and-half or whatever. I’m gonna keep putting out EPs in the meantime, and that doesn’t mean I’m not putting my best foot forward—because I absolutely am. I just want to give myself a little bit of time to make this album. But anyways, I have sort of a plan. I’m going to put out a number of EP’s before the next album.

DX: What went into the song “Hellbound?” There’s a crazy dynamic on that chorus where you say, “The devil’s got Bugattis for sale / Benz truck, Porsche, Maseratis as well.”

Madchild: My DJ, DJ Dow Jones from Shadyville DJs, was in town, and he’s a club deejay. I don’t really fuck with clubs, because I don’t really go out that much. I’m more of a reclusive kind of guy. I’ll go out for dinner and shit like that, but I’m not like, “Yeah, it’s Friday night! I’m going out to the clubs.” But, when he was in town, I was going to these clubs with him, having fun, and it was dope. That’s his world. So, I was kind of like taking in a lot of that music at the time, and I was like, “Maybe I can do something without throwing a curveball to my fans that’s a little more aggressive, that’s a little more in that vein, without contradicting who I am or what I believe in.” It just sorta poured out of me.

DX: That’s fascinating, because there’s definitely a perception of you when it comes to mainstream Rap.

Madchild:  I listen to mainstream Rap more than I listen to underground Hip Hop, to be honest with you. It’s not because there’s not a lot of great music out there, it’s just more easily accessible. It just seems to fall on my playlist more often. As I’ve said a million times, I love Drake and I love a lot of the music that’s out now but, I’m having a bit of a problem because some of that shit is just a little too grade two for me...a little too bubble gummy.

You can check out the full interview by clicking the link below.

Madchild interview at HipHopDx.com

Just in case you missed it, Madchild released a new music video for his song "Tom Cruise," which is featured on his latest album "Switched On." You can check it out below. [youtube]http://youtu.be/u03WhZsGoI4[/youtube]