HipHopDx recently caught up with Xzibit, B Real and Demrick to discuss their group the Serial Killers. In this interview they address Desensitization & Controversy within hip hop, why they call their sound “Aggressive, Raw-Ass Hip Hop,” they reveal the Pros & Cons of being in a group and more. You can read part of this interview below.
This past Thursday they released their first group mixtape entitled “Serial Killers Volume 1” for FREE download. You can download it by clicking here.
HipHopDX: As music and entertainment has evolved, groups like N.W.A. have had trouble with how the public perceives them. What’s changed as far as that and how music is consumed that allowed you to call yourselves Serial Killers?
B Real: Well, the original concept was Serial Rhyme Killers—meaning we were coming in as emcees with all our skill sets. The way we write songs created a mentality where we were gonna come in and kill these songs. That was the metaphor, but we decided to dump the rhyme off, and it became Serial Killers. I knew that people would ask about what that name meant, but that’s just a part of it. Any group that comes with a name like that—obviously N.W.A. caught a lot of shit with that name. Slaughterhouse did too, to a certain degree. For us, it’s really just raw-ass Hip Hop. We’re coming to kill the songs and show what we’re doing out here. It’s something new, fresh and different than what’s out there.
Xzibit: I think to add on to that, society has evolved—if that’s the word you want to use for it. It definitely has taken a different turn in the way subjects like this are perceived. There’s way bigger problems, and there are actual people out there with serious problems. I think we’ve been desensitized to a certain extent to things that used to bother us. There was a time when being sexual was considered taboo…
B Real: Even talking about herb…
Xzibit: Right, exactly. But now the people that were taking that stance don’t really have the voice they had before. A lot of youngsters have come into positions of power, and they can discern between what’s creative and what’s literal. I think that works in our favor as well.
B Real: It’s the same as Rick Ross choosing the name Rick Ross. People knew that there was a real Rick Ross…
Xzibit & Demrick: There’s a real, “Freeway” Ricky Ross [laughs], and he didn’t rap at all.
B Real: He was wrapping dope but in a different way [laughs]. Shout out to Freeway Rick, by the way. “The Bawse” took a chance by using that name, and he knew he would face some scrutiny. But he did what he did, and it’s pretty much the same thing here. We’re doing what we’re doing, and it’s just the name…it’s a metaphor. If people can’t take a joke, sorry.
To read the full interview click the link below.
Xzibit, B Real & Demrick Call “Serial Killers” An “Artistic Take On Raw Hip Hop”
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