This was emailed to me since I am not an admin on this site I couldn’t approve jotsone’s post, so I told him to send it to me.  here we go:

Big City’s name is certainly appropriate for the Fall River-based emcee. I remember seeing him at the first show I ever did with him and thinking that he picked rappers like me out of his teeth on the daily. It took me at least 2 more shows just to work up the courage to say hello to the motherfucker, but I was quick to find that City is nothing if not a genuinely good guy. With a stage presence that can rival anyone jocking for position in this New England underground and rhymes that can hold their own against anyone you listen to, City has finally put it all together on his album, Everything I Do Is Badass, which will be out on Delusional Records very soon. City and I took a while to converse about it, amongst other things, recently.

JotsOne:
word up
so yeah i sort of forgot to prep any questions, but i’m gonna do it up tomorrow
so whenever you’ve got time tomorrow hit me up and we’ll do it

Big City:
is tomorrow night after 11 cool?

JotsOne:
yeah that’s perfect
i’ll be here

Big City:
I work 11 to 7 in the morning but I just sit around at work

JotsOne:
haha nice

Big City:
I’ll hit you up tomorrow night

JotsOne:
well are you at work right now

Big City:
yeah

JotsOne:
alright then, screw it, lets just do it now - i want the interview to come out like a conversation between two people instead of the dry question and answer format, so let’s shoot the shit about the album for a while

if you’re down, i mean

Big City:
yeah lets do it

JotsOne:
alright cool
so the album is titled ‘everything i do is badass’ - a bold statement. what made you choose it?

Big City:
well the original title for the album was gonna be called “The City Never Sleeps” I came up with that title like 5 years ago
but then the beatnuts started the group Big City with the same album name so I had to change it. Im glad I did

I said I was gonna name the album “Everything I do is badass” kinda jokingly but then it grew on me

JotsOne:
good call. making a claim like that in an album cover challenges people to listen to see if you’re lying or not. we all know you’re not, but they’ll have to find out when they buy the disc. what types of vibes can we expect from this album?

Big City:
classic hip hop. the type of shit that got me into hip hop. not underground. not commercial. just straight up hip hop.
the cats that make “commercial” hip hop all talk about the same shit. money. guns. bitches.

JotsOne:
This is true. who made the beats?

Big City:
Crown did most of the beats on the album,but I also got beats from Dox of Poorly Drawn People, 8th Wundah’s got a jointm, Ruckspin and Cold Legistics both have a joint as well

JotsOne:
any guest spots?

Big City:
nope. Thats also why I wanted to call the album Everything I do is badass

its not that I dont like to collab. It just kinda happened like that

JotsOne:
so listeners who’ve been waiting all this time will get the all-out city experience - nothing wrong with that. what’s your favorite joint on the album?

Big City:
I dont have a favorite joint. They asked Tom Brady which was his favorite Super Bowl win and he said “the next one” so my favorite song is the next one

JotsOne:
as much as i hate tom brady, that’s a pretty dope quote. is ‘cheebahawk’ going to be on it? please tell me it is

Big City:
yeah I have to put that one on it.

Ive done shows on the road and seen dudes in cowboy hats get down to it. as far as Im concerned thats a hit record.

JotsOne:
haha you ain’t jokin. that song can get anyone moving.
so what are you bumping these days, besides yourself

Big City:
Hurricane Chris

JotsOne:
hahahaha

Big City:
joking.
no but I listen to Everything. I listen to Dilla,Madlib,Wutang, Lately Ive been listening to mad oldies music.
I started just looking for samples. Now I just listen cause I enjoy it.Funk and soul music is incredible
Im a sucker for a horn section
Im a big Beatles fan cause I grew up on that.

JotsOne:
nice selection right there
alright, we’re gonna do a little thing where i give you two choices, and you’ve gotta pick one

Big City:
lets do it

JotsOne:
obama or mccain?

Big City:
obama. I heard mccain said that he doesnt know how to use the internet. I dont trust someone to run the country who cant
get on google

JotsOne:
yeah, he scares the crap out of me.

Big City:
he did take a bayonet to the groin. that sucks.

JotsOne:
yeah, that takes balls (ha). marvel or dc?

Big City:
dc

JotsOne:
eff that, marvel all the way man. blonde or brunette
or redhead, if that’s your thing

Big City:
i know you have to pick one but ALL OF THE ABOVE
and pink haired suicide girls too

JotsOne:
spoken like a true gentleman. i think on that note, we’ll wrap this up. any shouts, last words, and all that nonsense?

Big City:
Buy my album.Dont burn it. And if you like the album go to the shows. Shout out to HW. He’s paying for it. Shout out to Jots for doing the interview. And shout out to my job,cause that where I am right now. Not working.

JotsOne:
whats the release date looking like for the album, by the way?

Big City:
we dont have a date yet but it’s sometime in August/September
its being mastered right now

JotsOne:
sounds good. we’ll be on the lookout.

Big City:
no doubt son.

so there you have it. Everything I Do Is Badass is coming at you very soon, so keep an eye open. also check City rocking the living room with Wigsplita and Tame One on July 31st, which should shape up to be a great show. and furthermore, leave some feedback on the interview, dammit!