For my first ‘Producer Spotlight’ here, I wanted to introduce y’all to Massachusetts’ Teddy Roxpin. Half of production duo Cold Legistics, alongside fellow counterpart The Admiral, Teddy’s been grindin’ solo too. Featured in The Source & with production credits for artists suck as The Camp, Apathy, Praverb, Max Haben & a whole host of other respectable underground MC’s. With the release of his latest remix tape ‘Supermailman’, I decided to sit down with Teddy Rox & see wassup.
smokeYYY: So, Teddy Rox, first things first, thanks for taking time out your schedule, let’s begin…you’ve been producing for how long?
Teddy Roxpin: Well let’s see, I started the beginning of my freshman year, so it’ll be 4 years this September.
smokeYYY: 4 years isn’t very long & you already have a large list of well known collaborators on the underground hip-hop scene, tell us some of the artists you’ve worked with.
Teddy Roxpin: Apathy, XL from The Kreators, Praverb & a bunch of not so well known underground cats., but alot more well known rapper collabs are definitely coming up this year but I can’t really tell you who, gotta surprise the people.
smokeYYY: Ah yes, the element of surprise is always a good one. Any artists you’d like to work with that you haven’t now?
Teddy Roxpin: Wow, Nas, Mos Definitely, One Be Lo, Pumpkinhead, Styles Of Beyond, there’s a lot more, anyone who is real hip-hop & wants to collab.
smokeYYY: If y’all are reading this, & you represent real hip-hop, holla at Teddy, LOL. Is there anything that could lure you away from the production game at this point?
Teddy Roxpin: Not really, this is what I wanna do. I’m gonna do this, it’s my life, the only job I’m doin would be related to this.
smokeYYY: So from now on you fucks with Hip-Hop only… what other genres of music do you listen to & who are some of the artists you’re bumping now?
Teddy Roxpin: Well I listen to everything, ‘cause I sample everything. Soul, jazz, funk, rock, some 80’s shit, I love 80’s synth stuff. For artists I mostly bump hip-hop, so Gang Starr, Wu-Tang, Madlib, Nas’ older stuff, Jay-Z’s older stuff, that real ish.
smokeYYY: That Real Ish… that’s me, haha. Let’s go back to production, what do you use?
Teddy Roxpin: Well I use an MPC 2000, 2 tech 12’s, a mbox, 8 Rokit powered monitors, a midi keyboard. I’m not gonna say what program I use.
smokeYYY: A cook always hides his special ingredient…..best producer of all time?
Teddy Roxpin: Premo, hands down.
smokeYYY: Favourite hip-hop album & why?
Teddy Roxpin: Illmatic, I just love that album it’s one of those albums you can play start to finish & it was so real. Like they found Nas; this new rapper on the come up & got ALL the best producers together, Premo, Pete Rock, Large Prof & Q-Tip to make this album, & it came out amazing.
smokeYYY: Indeed, it’s one of my personal all time favs, what would a Teddy Roxpin X Nas joint sound like?
Teddy Roxpin: Well I dunno, I tried to get a beat CD to him earlier this year . I really wasn’t feeling Hip-Hop Is Dead, I’m not really feeling the new single but everything before that was dope. I would still definitely work with the dude. It’d definitely be a classic joint , I’d make SURE it came out classic.
smokeYYY: I believe you would. One last question; ‘How will Teddy Roxpin change hip-hop?’
Teddy Roxpin: Hmm, I don’t know if I’ll change hip-hop as much as I’ll revive it. I love the golden era of hip-hop, like ‘93-’96. That’s what I really try to make in my music,.that type of sound. I make almost everything though, I’m a versatile producer, so I’m really taking a little bit of all my favorites, bringin’ it back, and puttin my own Teddy Roxpin twist on it.
smokeYYY: I’m loving the Teddy Roxpin spin on music & I think so are many others. I’m sure we’ll be hearing a lot of Teddy Roxpin in the future , so keep doing what you doing, it’s been a pleasure.
Teddy Roxpin: No doubt man, to all those dudes making hip-hop out there, keep it real, don’t turn to that mainstream bull & if you spittin’ that real hip-hop get at me, let’s make it happen.
smokeYYY: Yes people, make it happen, any last words?
Teddy Roxpin: Get The Camp album; The Campaign available on iTunes & in stores, my collaboration album with Max Haben The Mind Is Infite & Praverb’s Center Of Attention, both available on iTunes.
smokeYYY: Teddy, its been a pleasure homie. Thanks, peace & good luck!
Teddy Roxpin: No doubt, it’s been real homie.
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good read
Teddy is a very talented person who has a bright future