Interview with a Madman
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Interview with a Madman is an album from infamous Australian criminal Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read
. Read's foray into hip hop features gritty tales of organised crime, jail time, and ear removal. He's supported by beats and guest appearances from Necro
(NYC), Lotek
from the UK, Justice, Phrase, Lazy Grey
, Dazastah and various other hip-hop artists.
Chopper Read
Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read is an Australian ex-criminal, who wrote a series of semi-autobiographical and fictional crime novels. The 2000 film Chopper was based on his life.-Early life:...
. Read's foray into hip hop features gritty tales of organised crime, jail time, and ear removal. He's supported by beats and guest appearances from Necro
Necro
Ron Raphael Braunstein , better known under his stage-name Necro, is a Jewish-American rapper, producer and director from Brooklyn, New York...
(NYC), Lotek
Wayne Lotek
Wayne "Lotek" Bennett is a music producer, songwriter and rapper from the UK. He is most famous for his work with Roots Manuva and more recently with Speech Debelle, producing her debut album Speech Therapy which won the 2009 Mercury Prize.In 2005, Lotek won the BBC Performing Arts Fund's Urban...
from the UK, Justice, Phrase, Lazy Grey
Brothers Stoney
Brothers Stoney is an Australian hip hop group hailing from Brisbane, Queensland. The crew comprises emcees Lazy Grey and Len One. Both Lazy Grey and Len One are members of the Brisbane hip hop crew, 750 Rebels.-Boney & Stoney:...
, Dazastah and various other hip-hop artists.
Track listing
- "Intro" (featuring DJ Selekt)
- "Played More Gangsters"
- "See Them at the Pub" (skit)
- "Nothing to Us" (featuring Matty BMatty BMatty B is a former Australian rapper, now employed as a miner in Western Australia's booming mining industry.-Biography:Matthew Barrett grew up in Western Australia and was a member of Perth's Syllaboliks hip hop crew...
and Ken Oath) - "The Way They Pop Off"
- "Law of the Streets" (featuring Raph AL)
- "Criminal Resume" (skit)
- "The Heist" (featuring MC Anecdote and Justice)
- "Message to My Critics" (skit)
- "Night with Choppa" (featuring Hyjak N TorchaHyjak N TorchaHyjak N Torcha is an Australian hip hop group from Sydney, New South Wales.-Biography:The group, formed in 2000, consists of three members: Hyjak , Torcha , and DJ Bonez ....
) - "Razors in the Soap" (skit)
- "Real Life" (featuring PhrasePhrase (rapper)Harley Webster —better known as Phrase—is an Australian hip hop MC, originating from Melbourne, Victoria.-History:Phrase began to piece together an album with producers Daniel Merriweather and J-Skub , while working part-time for the Reach Youth foundation, an organization that Phrase credits with...
) - "Dedicated to My Enemies" (skit)
- "Do It" (featuring Necro)
- "Remember Me" (featuring Terra Firma)
- "Cutting Off Me Ears" (skit)
- "Bitch Better" (featuring Hunter)
- "Overstand"
- "Shot in the Back" (skit)
- "Burn You Out"
- "Hello Buddy" (skit)
- "Big Mark" (featuring LotekWayne LotekWayne "Lotek" Bennett is a music producer, songwriter and rapper from the UK. He is most famous for his work with Roots Manuva and more recently with Speech Debelle, producing her debut album Speech Therapy which won the 2009 Mercury Prize.In 2005, Lotek won the BBC Performing Arts Fund's Urban...
) - "Hooky the Cripple" (skit)
- "How Far" (featuring Ethic)
- "Joke from Chopper Read" (skit)
- "Torment"
- "Outro"
- "One Last Thing to Say" (skit)