Master Peice Collective
We are a crew from Miami, Florida (305) and we hope to represent an alternative movement that is taking place in the South Florida underground. We have 4 active members in South Florida including Willrok, Delta T, Iron Neck Wong and Doc J tha Mic Medic. We also have members in central and Eastern Florida. Our shit has been heard throughout the continental United States, West Indian Islands (what up kingston) and all the way up to Canada (T-dot, MTL represent). We hope you enjoy our blend of hungry, intelligent, emotional and abstract rhyme schemes combined with our use of soulful, mood enducing beats. We are true beat diggers that dig in the crates for every sample we use. Vinyl Addicts Anonymous stayin true.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Delta T met Willrok from common cyphers back in high school days. Though they came from different crews at the time, the love of a common style of hip hop brought them together. They then adopted Iron Neck when it became time to record Delta T's "Resist" EP. Iron Neck had been a long time friend and came with the hot shit on a totally different tip. Delta then met Doc J in music bussiness class at school and found they had common interests aswell. Other affiliates such as Skitzo, Davinci, Funky Bionic, Cadetyo, MC Reflekt and others were all met along the way aswell.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
We have perfomed at various college and university campuses around south Florida as well as local open mics. We have also been active in several events such as the Breakers Dozen and FAU Underground hip hop expo '04.
Your musical influences
Definitly All the older Hip Hop artists we respect and still bump: Run-DMC, Beastie Boys, EPMD, Tribe Called Quest, De La soul, Slick Rick & Doug E. Fresh, Marly Marl, Jungle Brothers, Brand Nubians, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Third Bass, KMD, Africa Baambata, Eric B and Rakim, Public Enemy, KRS One, Onyx, Leaders of New School, Cold Chillin, Rocksteady etc. And of course all of our newer school boys: Heiroglyphics, Company Flow, Common, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Dead Prez, Gangstarr, Wu Tang, Pharcyde, Madlib, Kanye West People Under The Stairs, Living Legends, Outkast, Arsonists , Five Deez, Slum Villiage, The Roots, Visionaries, The Wheather, Akrobatic, Demigodz, Dilated Peoples, Jurassic 5, MF Doom, Lone Catalysts, Little Brother, Def Jux, Rhymesayers,Quannum, Project Blowed, Subverse, Gollapagos, Anticon, ABB, Stones Throw, Uncle Howie, Counterflow, Battle Ax etc. We also gain inspiration from Jazz (David Axelrod much love!), Indie Rock (Smiths, Braid Etc.), Electronic (SquarePusher, Daedelus, Capitol J reppin shit) and Soul (my man Roy Ayers and more!) artists of past and present.
What equipment do you use?
Akai MPC 2000xl, Boss Dr, Sample SP-303. Numark turnatables, Vestax PMC 05 pro II mixer, Pro tools LE.
Anything else?
Wed like to shout out those who support Florida as well as all true hip hop. Its Important that we not stick to the cookie cutter bullshit thats been passed off as hip hop the past few years. Turn off your radios and listen to what actually entertains you, not what you are told entertains you. Listen for love, not image.
peace to the local crews: Illiterats, Soulwhat?, Anger, Garcia, Seventhstar, Reverse Polarity, Serum, Deadbeats and evryone else we forgot
