A packed issue! Puff Down #3 ($13 AUD)
Features detailed interviews with Philadelphia MC and producer Anwar HighSign (fka Has-Lo), Atlanta-based MC Mondo Slade, Russian DJ and label head DJ OG-S and Melbourne DJ Pates.
Anwar HighSign discusses his 'Vision Board' single, Wu-Tang Clan b-sides, 'In Case I Don't Make It', 'The Paul Tape', 'Deep Reading', self-doubt and more!
Mondo Slade speaks about the success of 'Shoots & Ladders', his history and ongoing collaborations with King Rem and Prime Minister, 'Master Speech 2', ski masks and video clips.
DJ OG-S discusses the intricacies of demo hunting, collecting and digitising, 'Police Brutality', mixtapes and his label Fat Flava Records, which he co-owns with Fatcap.
Pates meets PD in a park in Melbourne's CBD to talk about his introduction to hip-hop, Kool Keith, gear collecting, early '90s hip-hop gigs and photography.
All detailed, transcribed interviews with album covers and photographs throughout.
48 pages, B&W and colour. Printed by Docs on Call.
Limited to 150 copies.
Available to buy from:
Puff Down Bandcamp page: link
The Paperback Bookshop (Melbourne, AUS): link
Wax Museum Records (Melbourne, AUS): link
Lulu's (Melbourne, AUS): link
Union Heights (Melbourne, AUS): link
Northside Records (Melbourne, AUS): link
and Prop Records (Sydney, AUS): link
to buy from me directly. email: puffdownhiphop[at]gmail[dot]com (postage in AUS usually between $3 - $10)
