TheCryptOnline Goretex Interview-
By Patrick Storm
02/01/08

PS-What’s new and good with Goretex these days?

Goretex- Whats good, homie. I’m chilling man. I’m good right now, I’m in the studio working on the new mix tape, getting some stuff for the new album down as well, staying creative. I’d of liked to have been finished already but for the last year or so I’ve been getting beats, everyone knows I’m very picky about beats, always have been. I have a little more freedom now in terms of musical ideas and totally pushing the limits. I could’ve done 3 mix tapes at least in the last year with all of the beats I’ve accumulated, which was about 3000 beats, but for what? Drop stuff over weak shit? I tend to get bored pretty fast, even with my own shit. I like to keep it exciting and fresh. Other than that I’m staying out of trouble , no jail this year haha..

PS- Good news to hear about the mix tape and album. Who do you have as far as production goes on the album and mix tape?

Goretex- Right now I’m fucking with loyal hungry cats, ya know? Most of the beats will be handled by MOSS, SUNDAY, myself and some various dudes I don’t want to let the cat out of the bag completely but basically these beats are the best I’ve ever spit on hands down. The styles will vary I didn’t want to stagnate and do the same thing over and over. I like a variety of moods and settings this way to me it always sounds fresh. At this point in time I feel musically reborn, and in the next couple of years there will be a bunch of new things coming out and destroying shit..

PS- You’re gonna keep it grimey though right?

Goretex- All of my shit is filthy grimey to begin with, it will always be grimey. I like different moods, but the root of my music is brutality.

PS- As a fan that’s definitely good news. So I know you don’t want to get too into who you got as far as production but got to ask, any big name producers like a Premier or Pete Rock? Some people think that you’re just linking up with no names, can you maybe drop a hint on somebody you’re working with on the album that fans might recognize?

Goretex- Well to be honest I don’t give a fuck if anyone thinks I’m linking up with no names or whatever, I do this for me not you, ya know? The only reason Non Phixion was fucking with major cats and I’m not saying it was all of the reason, but we were paying cats $8000 a track, well Pete Rock anyway. Primo gave us a break a bit, as well as Large Professor, but I ain’t buying cats no new cars feel me? Haha I want beats by hungry cats I don’t give a fuck who you are, I spit destruction on anything you hand me, I’m not about gimmicks or having some hot name. I been had hot names. Been there, done that. I want to work with fresh blood, dudes that have nothing else to live for. Just because its not Primo don’t mean it ain’t banging, that’s not to say in the future there wont be a Primo beat or Large Professor beat, I talked to large professor and at the moment he’s mad busy but in the future anything could happen. If you notice a lot of brand name producers are washed up right now. Look around, and if their shit is hot their man did it and they took the credit for it..

PS- Totally respect that, I mean in the 90’s it was all about letting new blood get food themselves. That’s part of what’s wrong with hip-hop these days, not many people give new cats a chance to shine. Speaking of which, what are your thoughts on the current state of hip-hop?

Goretex- If you pay attention the older cats ain’t doing it no more. I ain’t with that, it’s either that or they get money and start sucking shit. How many comebacks are you granted? Ya know? What was great about the 90’s besides the music was the philosophy behind the music which was quality control, for most artists at least not all obviously but you were able to keep track of all the dope shit, also you felt that the artist gave a fuck and wasn’t looking to just shit in the audiences mouth by proclaiming-get money get money, fuck everything. I started to feel most artists weren’t sincere and it made me start to think-yeah who gives a fuck maybe it is all about money. Even so called underground cats have seemed to take on that mentality now. I don’t even relate to that term anyway, never did.. I’ve been hustling for years, music wise and street wise, that don’t mean I should make shit music. Where the fuck is New York hip hop? Cats are scared to make bangers or something? Or they have suck LA dick, its confusing to me. Maybe I’m off point haha.. I don’t know ain’t much shit really killing me whatsoever hip hop wise. Here And there I suppose, it disappoints me I guess. I take music too fucking serious I guess, I’ve been told that all my life from family to bitches to peeps and whatever. All I give a fuck about, if you know me is music. I rap about all things in life-money, drugs, chicks, guns, project life, poverty, suicide etc.. I could’ve sold out 10 years ago, I’m still fucking here. I’m undisputed. Quality not quantity. Fuck the politics, who said what I ain’t down with that. Insecure haters get the dick anyway. If anything, judge me based solely on music and lyrics. I don’t pretend to rest on my laurels. I feel like I’m just getting started if anything man, hip hop can go anywhere now, especially with someone like me involved in it all of my life. I don’t look to nobody to expand this shit, I do it myself, if it sucks-make it fucking better, if all you give a fuck about is your new found fame, or whip or cash-it will be written all over your face. I don’t sell my soul for those things. I’m free.

PS- Well said. It’s an art form, not a money making scheme. Think I recall you saying something about meeting Q-Tip when you worked fast food and told him how you were a rapper and how he liked the name Goretex so it just stuck. Which hip-hop artist had the most influence on how you approach your music?

Goretex- Yeah, meeting Tip was cool, here I was selling acid by day and working some ridiculous night shift at Dunkin Donuts for 5 bucks an hour. But yeah, dude gave me my name. I saw him at some new years eve party in the city he was dj-ing with Janet Jackson at some rich fucking cokehead accountants party, back in 98. Bill and I were there terribly mangled on x, I ran up on Tip-reminded him of our meeting, he freaked out and couldn’t believe I was still doing it, a very sincere cat. I met a bunch of cats working shitty jobs. I’m not sure a particular artist had an influence on how I work but obviously Rakim meant everything to me and made me want to be poetic with my words. Also Kool G Rap who was the first brutal for the sake of fucking carnage ritual killing-rapper haha.. Other than that most of my influences are non hip hop.

PS- Which honestly was going to be my next question, obvious influences are rock and heavy metal. What metal bands are your favorites and have influenced you musically?

Goretex- I listen to a lot of different music, I make beats too so I’m always digging. I been into music since I’m 6 years old. Other kids my age were fucking with G.I. Joes, Transformers, Baseball cards and various other toys and creatures, I had some of those things but again I pretty much only gave a fuck about music. I got into Kiss early on, I got into Iron Maiden and Judas Priest around 1980 and just gradually found the hard shit like old Metallica, Slayer, Celtic Frost, Venom, Exodus etc.. There’s a two year period between 1990-1992 where I didn’t really listen to much newer metal, but only because I felt it was a dry period for stuff that was coming out, there’s too many metal artists and groups to mention who I like that most people have never heard of them. When I was around 12, I was planning on putting out a metal fanzine which was heavily based in the death metal scene at the time, I would cut out of school and work on the magazine, do interviews with known cats, collect demos etc.. I was always involved in hip hop, I lived in the fucking projects how could I escape it? haha.. I decided early on to be yourself ,real cats from the hood respect that, real Decepticon-murderers who shot, stabbed and robbed white kids daily would give me dap, I could rock a Slayer shirt and a fly polo rugby or goose the next day…. That was always my style which was confusing to heads early on, now its gimmicky.. But back then walking around the projects pumping Celtic Frost would get you maimed haha..

PS- While you were with NonPhixion, where was the hypest place to perform live? What city had the livest crowd?

Goretex- That’s a tough one, shit, well saying Amsterdam would be too easy but truth is they’ve always been bananas. The after parties should’ve been documented haha.. I’m lucky I survived.. We did the largest hip hop festival in South America a few years back, in Colombia. It was bizarre.. Keep in mind they kidnap 1500 Americans PER YEAR, so I was weary from the get go. Not like were Justin Timberlake but it was shady. We got off the plane and were ready to get a taxi to go to the hotel and we’re standing there and all of a sudden I see this short 9 month-pregnant girl reaching for my bags, I’m like-excuse me. She says–no, i help. I do haha. I look around there’s 30 of them all ready to give birth lifting 75 lb luggage, I thought I was hallucinating. I learned that’s how they get money, it was disturbing. We get to the arena which was outdoors and looked like it was built in 1876. It was early in the day maybe 2pm and there was already 15,000 people there waiting for us it was surreal. Our merchandise guy-Petey Meat was scared shitless to go vend outside there was hardly any cops and mad thugs haha.. They showed us mad love and the show itself was amazing, but you felt that anything could happen. That one definitely stands out to me. After the show all these chicks were trying to kick it to us, but were really trying to set us up haha.. Come here popi you wanna come to a party?? Nah bitch I ain’t going to your crib to get stabbed, shot and gutted haha.. I ain’t getting’ knifed up for some big tits. That was wild.. Most spots we did were wild, we had a full riot outside a venue in Germany, me and DJ Eclipse got arrested after Bill had a tantrum and wrecked the dressing room.. Security guards were getting smashed with bottles, kids left the club because we refused to play after some douchebag promoter stole our dough and they destroyed like 60,000 gees in damage, broke car windows graffitied shit.. They wound up locking me up in some Nazi fucking jail for like 16 hours haha.. They refused me food, I asked for cold water they gave me a cup of shit coffee with the beans not even grinded, it was a fiasco. We were in all of the german newspapers the next morning… All in the name of hip hop right?

PS- Haha, indeed. Ok so I don’t want to take up too much more of your time so to close this interview, tell us when to expect the mix tape and album and do you have a possible title for them? Also any thing you want say to your fans in parting, shoot away man.

Goretex- I wanted to concentrate on new material since all eyes are on me. I don’t want to rush anything just cause everyone is biting my ideas haha.. I’m in the kitchen, its marinating. I have to feel it before I can release it.. If you’re a true supporter you’ll dig it, no shit beats, no shit rhymes. Simple. I’m hoping its out by June-it should be, after that I’ll be working on the album, tour, then work on the next mixtape etc.. The next three years you’ll be seeing a lot of new music and releases including some ill shit I don’t want to give away either, I have to make up for lost time so I understand my peoples are fiending for that next shit, I respect that and all of my cats that are loyal, thanks for staying loyal and to all those who made it their life to hate or stopped my money, there ain’t no stopping me now haha.. Eat shit.. I’m the best muthafucking kept secret, I feel I haven’t even begun to tap into my true potential. Quit.

PS- Word, hope to hear new material come June. Well on behalf of TheCryptOnline, it’s been a pleasure talking with you Goretex and stay keepin it real. May the force be with you.

If you’re interested in hearing new music check out Goretex’s myspace page-
http://www.myspace.com/goretex555

TheCryptOnline Goretex Interview-
By Patrick Storm
02/01/08

PS-What’s new and good with Goretex these days?

Goretex- Whats good, homie. I’m chilling man. I’m good right now, I’m in the studio working on the new mix tape, getting some stuff for the new album down as well, staying creative. I’d of liked to have been finished already but for the last year or so I’ve been getting beats, everyone knows I’m very picky about beats, always have been. I have a little more freedom now in terms of musical ideas and totally pushing the limits. I could’ve done 3 mix tapes at least in the last year with all of the beats I’ve accumulated, which was about 3000 beats, but for what? Drop stuff over weak shit? I tend to get bored pretty fast, even with my own shit. I like to keep it exciting and fresh. Other than that I’m staying out of trouble , no jail this year haha..

PS- Good news to hear about the mix tape and album. Who do you have as far as production goes on the album and mix tape?

Goretex- Right now I’m fucking with loyal hungry cats, ya know? Most of the beats will be handled by MOSS, SUNDAY, myself and some various dudes I don’t want to let the cat out of the bag completely but basically these beats are the best I’ve ever spit on hands down. The styles will vary I didn’t want to stagnate and do the same thing over and over. I like a variety of moods and settings this way to me it always sounds fresh. At this point in time I feel musically reborn, and in the next couple of years there will be a bunch of new things coming out and destroying shit..

PS- You’re gonna keep it grimey though right?

Goretex- All of my shit is filthy grimey to begin with, it will always be grimey. I like different moods, but the root of my music is brutality.

PS- As a fan that’s definitely good news. So I know you don’t want to get too into who you got as far as production but got to ask, any big name producers like a Premier or Pete Rock? Some people think that you’re just linking up with no names, can you maybe drop a hint on somebody you’re working with on the album that fans might recognize?

Goretex- Well to be honest I don’t give a fuck if anyone thinks I’m linking up with no names or whatever, I do this for me not you, ya know? The only reason Non Phixion was fucking with major cats and I’m not saying it was all of the reason, but we were paying cats $8000 a track, well Pete Rock anyway. Primo gave us a break a bit, as well as Large Professor, but I ain’t buying cats no new cars feel me? Haha I want beats by hungry cats I don’t give a fuck who you are, I spit destruction on anything you hand me, I’m not about gimmicks or having some hot name. I been had hot names. Been there, done that. I want to work with fresh blood, dudes that have nothing else to live for. Just because its not Primo don’t mean it ain’t banging, that’s not to say in the future there wont be a Primo beat or Large Professor beat, I talked to large professor and at the moment he’s mad busy but in the future anything could happen. If you notice a lot of brand name producers are washed up right now. Look around, and if their shit is hot their man did it and they took the credit for it..

PS- Totally respect that, I mean in the 90’s it was all about letting new blood get food themselves. That’s part of what’s wrong with hip-hop these days, not many people give new cats a chance to shine. Speaking of which, what are your thoughts on the current state of hip-hop?

Goretex- If you pay attention the older cats ain’t doing it no more. I ain’t with that, it’s either that or they get money and start sucking shit. How many comebacks are you granted? Ya know? What was great about the 90’s besides the music was the philosophy behind the music which was quality control, for most artists at least not all obviously but you were able to keep track of all the dope shit, also you felt that the artist gave a fuck and wasn’t looking to just shit in the audiences mouth by proclaiming-get money get money, fuck everything. I started to feel most artists weren’t sincere and it made me start to think-yeah who gives a fuck maybe it is all about money. Even so called underground cats have seemed to take on that mentality now. I don’t even relate to that term anyway, never did.. I’ve been hustling for years, music wise and street wise, that don’t mean I should make shit music. Where the fuck is New York hip hop? Cats are scared to make bangers or something? Or they have suck LA dick, its confusing to me. Maybe I’m off point haha.. I don’t know ain’t much shit really killing me whatsoever hip hop wise. Here And there I suppose, it disappoints me I guess. I take music too fucking serious I guess, I’ve been told that all my life from family to bitches to peeps and whatever. All I give a fuck about, if you know me is music. I rap about all things in life-money, drugs, chicks, guns, project life, poverty, suicide etc.. I could’ve sold out 10 years ago, I’m still fucking here. I’m undisputed. Quality not quantity. Fuck the politics, who said what I ain’t down with that. Insecure haters get the dick anyway. If anything, judge me based solely on music and lyrics. I don’t pretend to rest on my laurels. I feel like I’m just getting started if anything man, hip hop can go anywhere now, especially with someone like me involved in it all of my life. I don’t look to nobody to expand this shit, I do it myself, if it sucks-make it fucking better, if all you give a fuck about is your new found fame, or whip or cash-it will be written all over your face. I don’t sell my soul for those things. I’m free.

PS- Well said. It’s an art form, not a money making scheme. Think I recall you saying something about meeting Q-Tip when you worked fast food and told him how you were a rapper and how he liked the name Goretex so it just stuck. Which hip-hop artist had the most influence on how you approach your music?

Goretex- Yeah, meeting Tip was cool, here I was selling acid by day and working some ridiculous night shift at Dunkin Donuts for 5 bucks an hour. But yeah, dude gave me my name. I saw him at some new years eve party in the city he was dj-ing with Janet Jackson at some rich fucking cokehead accountants party, back in 98. Bill and I were there terribly mangled on x, I ran up on Tip-reminded him of our meeting, he freaked out and couldn’t believe I was still doing it, a very sincere cat. I met a bunch of cats working shitty jobs. I’m not sure a particular artist had an influence on how I work but obviously Rakim meant everything to me and made me want to be poetic with my words. Also Kool G Rap who was the first brutal for the sake of fucking carnage ritual killing-rapper haha.. Other than that most of my influences are non hip hop.

PS- Which honestly was going to be my next question, obvious influences are rock and heavy metal. What metal bands are your favorites and have influenced you musically?

Goretex- I listen to a lot of different music, I make beats too so I’m always digging. I been into music since I’m 6 years old. Other kids my age were fucking with G.I. Joes, Transformers, Baseball cards and various other toys and creatures, I had some of those things but again I pretty much only gave a fuck about music. I got into Kiss early on, I got into Iron Maiden and Judas Priest around 1980 and just gradually found the hard shit like old Metallica, Slayer, Celtic Frost, Venom, Exodus etc.. There’s a two year period between 1990-1992 where I didn’t really listen to much newer metal, but only because I felt it was a dry period for stuff that was coming out, there’s too many metal artists and groups to mention who I like that most people have never heard of them. When I was around 12, I was planning on putting out a metal fanzine which was heavily based in the death metal scene at the time, I would cut out of school and work on the magazine, do interviews with known cats, collect demos etc.. I was always involved in hip hop, I lived in the fucking projects how could I escape it? haha.. I decided early on to be yourself ,real cats from the hood respect that, real Decepticon-murderers who shot, stabbed and robbed white kids daily would give me dap, I could rock a Slayer shirt and a fly polo rugby or goose the next day…. That was always my style which was confusing to heads early on, now its gimmicky.. But back then walking around the projects pumping Celtic Frost would get you maimed haha..

PS- While you were with NonPhixion, where was the hypest place to perform live? What city had the livest crowd?

Goretex- That’s a tough one, shit, well saying Amsterdam would be too easy but truth is they’ve always been bananas. The after parties should’ve been documented haha.. I’m lucky I survived.. We did the largest hip hop festival in South America a few years back, in Colombia. It was bizarre.. Keep in mind they kidnap 1500 Americans PER YEAR, so I was weary from the get go. Not like were Justin Timberlake but it was shady. We got off the plane and were ready to get a taxi to go to the hotel and we’re standing there and all of a sudden I see this short 9 month-pregnant girl reaching for my bags, I’m like-excuse me. She says–no, i help. I do haha. I look around there’s 30 of them all ready to give birth lifting 75 lb luggage, I thought I was hallucinating. I learned that’s how they get money, it was disturbing. We get to the arena which was outdoors and looked like it was built in 1876. It was early in the day maybe 2pm and there was already 15,000 people there waiting for us it was surreal. Our merchandise guy-Petey Meat was scared shitless to go vend outside there was hardly any cops and mad thugs haha.. They showed us mad love and the show itself was amazing, but you felt that anything could happen. That one definitely stands out to me. After the show all these chicks were trying to kick it to us, but were really trying to set us up haha.. Come here popi you wanna come to a party?? Nah bitch I ain’t going to your crib to get stabbed, shot and gutted haha.. I ain’t getting’ knifed up for some big tits. That was wild.. Most spots we did were wild, we had a full riot outside a venue in Germany, me and DJ Eclipse got arrested after Bill had a tantrum and wrecked the dressing room.. Security guards were getting smashed with bottles, kids left the club because we refused to play after some douchebag promoter stole our dough and they destroyed like 60,000 gees in damage, broke car windows graffitied shit.. They wound up locking me up in some Nazi fucking jail for like 16 hours haha.. They refused me food, I asked for cold water they gave me a cup of shit coffee with the beans not even grinded, it was a fiasco. We were in all of the german newspapers the next morning… All in the name of hip hop right?

PS- Haha, indeed. Ok so I don’t want to take up too much more of your time so to close this interview, tell us when to expect the mix tape and album and do you have a possible title for them? Also any thing you want say to your fans in parting, shoot away man.

Goretex- I wanted to concentrate on new material since all eyes are on me. I don’t want to rush anything just cause everyone is biting my ideas haha.. I’m in the kitchen, its marinating. I have to feel it before I can release it.. If you’re a true supporter you’ll dig it, no shit beats, no shit rhymes. Simple. I’m hoping its out by June-it should be, after that I’ll be working on the album, tour, then work on the next mixtape etc.. The next three years you’ll be seeing a lot of new music and releases including some ill shit I don’t want to give away either, I have to make up for lost time so I understand my peoples are fiending for that next shit, I respect that and all of my cats that are loyal, thanks for staying loyal and to all those who made it their life to hate or stopped my money, there ain’t no stopping me now haha.. Eat shit.. I’m the best muthafucking kept secret, I feel I haven’t even begun to tap into my true potential. Quit.

PS- Word, hope to hear new material come June. Well on behalf of TheCryptOnline, it’s been a pleasure talking with you Goretex and stay keepin it real. May the force be with you.

If you’re interested in hearing new music check out Goretex’s myspace page-
http://www.myspace.com/goretex555