#11 - Unchained XL/Mazbou Q Interview (Hip Hop, Battle Rap,U.K., Nigeria, Powerlifting, MMA, Colonialism etc.)

Spoke with Nigerian/British/Kiwi Rapper Unchained XL about Hip Hop as well as a number of other topics.

SOCIAL MEDIA Website - https://www.unchainedxl.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mazbouq Instagram - @mazbouq Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/unchainedxl Spotify - Unchained XL

TIMESTAMPS

00:32 - East Of Eden/Metal 02:30 - How Unchained XL Got Into Hip Hop 03:54 - U.K./Being An Outsider 05:52 - Moving To The U.K 08:16 - How Unchained XL Got His Name 10:23 - Reece Praising Unchained XL 11:31 - How The 64 Bar Verse Came About 12:32 - Unchained XL Does Most Of His Music Himself/Collaborations 16:06 - Writer’s Block 17:14 - Hating Old Material 18:11 - Instruments Unchained XL Plays 20:29 - Battle Rap 26:09 - Artists Unchained XL Is Inspired By 29:00 - Nigeria 29:58 - Nigerians Thinking Unchained XL Is White 31:47 - Touring 34:29 - Funding To Do Music Endeavours 35:54 - Getting Burned Out 37:26 - Stopping The Negative Voices In Your Head 38:22 - Writing Process 42:29 - Differences Between Metal & Hip Hop 45:02 - The Art Of Mixing 50:18 - Scoring Music For Film 51:51 - Powerlifting 57:22 - Israel Adesanya 1:00:34 - Psychology Of MMA/Israel’s Confidence 1:04:05 - Psychology Of Battle Rap 1:05:03 - Dealing With Negative Comments 1:08:25 - Not Making Music For Musicians/What Average Listeners Like 1:11:00 - Listeners Liking Unchained’s Songs That He Considers Average 1:13:06 - Only Seeing Negative Parts Of A Song You’ve Written 1:14:15 - Hate Hearing Your Own Voice 1:15:11 - Rapping In A Different Accent/Emulating American Culture 1:16:30 - NZ Hip Hop Hasn’t Found Its Identity Yet 1:20:10 - Changing Your Accent For Rapping Being Frowned Upon 1:22:17 - Authenticity In Rap 1:23:50 - Mentoring The Youth 1:27:00 - Teaching Kids To Not Emulate Rappers & Be Real 1:30:43 - Problems Unchained Sees With The Youth 1:32:42 - Maori Kids Who Are Ashamed Of Being Maori 1:34:02 - Negative Stereotype Against Maori/Colonialism 1:36:40 - Everyone Should Be Equal 1:38:42 - How To Contact Unchained XL 1:39:16 - Unchained XL Spits A Verse