DJ Battlecat -Q & A Interview by Mario Diaz, So Hood Magazine
Battlecat made a substantial name for himself by laying down beats for Snoop Dogg, E-40, Tha Eastsidaz, Xzibit and a number of other prominent rappers. A progression of the early-'90s G-funk sound pioneered by Dr. Dre, characterized by fat synth bass lines and soulful keys. Some of his best productions came through his work with Snoop Dogg on the hit "Stacey Adams".
SoHood.com: Who is your favorite artist to work with? Battlecat: There's, no favorites.
SoHood.com: Is Snoop one of easiest? Battlecat: When I met him I was professional he's easy and fast in the studio. He's not hard but some people have been hard because it's a new relationship. When he walks the same similar lifestyle as mine we can relate. Working with Snoop is real easy he's hands on friendly and that's basically it on that.
SoHood.com: You've worked with so many artists, which is the quickest artist that goes in and out to produce a track in the studio? Battlecat: There's not really one over the other of who's the quickest that I've worked with. I've done with Redman, done worked with Busta Rhymes, RL, Snoop, and they got their own timeframe which is pretty quick because they've been doing it for years. You might be surprised to see something creative just on the spot where you might see somebody have a full conversation and be like "Yo, dawg turn the mic on and let me walk in there." Now if you're talking about hooks in between Snoop is even quicker than that and we're talking about three minutes and some change and he got it. Your process of composing a song is not going be as long as when you started composing demos or on records. Like Snoop said Pac had an influenced on him of how the process of a record being completed and how it's done and makes sense when it's time and money.
SoHood.com: You worked with Tupac, which song was that? Battlecat: I did the Tupac "I Get Around Remix" and the "Temptation Remix". The "Temptation Remix when he was actually in jail. He wrote me a letter and sent it to Interscope records and my old manager at the time called me. Tupac wrote me a letter wanted me to produce a song for him. You wouldn't find that record [Temptation Remix] unless you brought the single of the interpretation of what I did. I'm still at the process of forming at the same time as far as production, so I got better over the years came by. But I know if I had a chance to even mix a record that he did I would've definitely taken it to another level because my musical process is very high, very high, by quality.
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