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"Jet Jaguar" Grand Master Grimm, NYC http://www.daybydayent.com/ Page 1 | 2 Lee: First, I would like to congratulate you on everything you have been able to accomplish since we last spoke for The Downfall of Ibliys; A Ghetto Opera interview. One of the questions that I wanted to include in the last interview dealt with life immediately after your release from prison. How long had you been incarcerated and, in your mind, what goals or changes did you set for yourself the day you were released? GM Grimm: About three years. My goals were to get Day By Day on the map as a distribution company and advance further into the realm of rock and continue to move forward into other realms like magazine, sports and also film. Most of those goals have been obtained and we are still working on the other ones. Everything is good though I can't complain. L: Where do you see yourself today, when you look back at those goals/changes? GM: I see myself in the position to make a great impact within the entertainment industry. Everything is focused. Everyone who is with Day By Day is on point. Of course all things can be better but that just shows that there's room to grow, that's all. L: Tell us about the Superstar Jet Jaguar alias and how it affected your approach to the creation of Digital Tears; Email from Purgatory. GM: Superstar Jet Jaguar... Jet Jaguar is a robot that was created to constantly increase its own intelligence so Jet Jaguar can't be fooled the same way twice. It learns from its experience in life. Although it's controlled by the computer - which I equate to the government - Jet Jaguar is capable of overriding the computer and deciphering and solving his own situations to make his life better and also aiding the ones around him especially when the computer is unjust. As for Digital Tears, it was designed to be life through the eyes of Jet Jaguar, that's why the tears are digital. Although Jet Jaguar is inhuman he still has the feel of human beings cause he can relate because he learns to have compassion. The more he learns compassion the more he becomes human even though he lives in a world that's inhumane. L: I liked how you started off the Digital Tears album with Sam Cooke's "A Change is Gonna Come". What goes through your mind when you hear "A Change is Gonna Come"? GM: It let me know that no matter how sad shit is there's a possibility that shit could get better but before it gets better it could get worse. Revolution. L: You include a clip of Malcolm X on "The Deal Is Done" featuring Monte Smith. We talked the last time about Malcolm X being a major influence on you. Was it intentional, and also, how relevant was it to follow up "The Deal Is Done" with "Go Back"? GM: It was very relevant. I think there are not too many that can get the attention of the people the way Monte Smith can. It was perfect to stimulate senses before that song came on. They are basically different perspectives of the same thing. Also it comes from two different angles. For a lot of people it's hard to accept coming from me because I'm black but they find it even harder to accept when it comes from Monte because he's white. You have a black man and a white man who are on the same frequency and we documented that just to show the world that it's beyond what it used to be. If you're against us you're against us. If you're with us you're with us. Period. We have black and white people who don't want to see us achieve goals. There's just a lot of hatred on the planet. It was very important. There are a lot of topics that Monte and I can touch from different angles to get different audiences or the same audience. It was designed to stir shit up. That's what Monte and I do, stir shit up. L: I wanted to also speak on the producers of Digital Tears and your collaboration with J Zone on "Dancin" and "Taken". First, how would you describe each of the following producers (Zero Point, Looie II, DJ Soundmachine, Mas and X-Ray) in terms of the production that they provided for Digital Tears? GM: Everyone did well. I loved all the production it was great. ZER0POINT, as you know, we are a little closer and I give him props. Zero and I shared a cell, so he knows what I went through. L: How did the plan to work with J-Zone come about and how would you describe the atmosphere of a J Zone and Grimm collaboration? GM: J-Zone and I have known each other for a long time. Getting that together was way over due. We were supposed to work together before I went to prison but there was no time. It was one of the first things I did when I got out. Both of those tracks were written in 15 minutes. A J-Zone track is a wild ride, I think anyone can write to a J-Zone beat in 15 minutes or less than that.
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