READ PART 2 BELOW THIS UPDATE from aug 19th

M500 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH MARZ PART 1. FROM 7/26/03......

What up ninjas. Alright, I told you earlier in the week that I was gonna have an exclusive MARZ interview for you right? Well, here it is homies-

HODGE: I got my advanced copy of your new "Raw Dawg/Gorilla Pimpin" cd last week and have been spinning it ever since! It's some incredible shit man! Now is the official title "Gorilla Pimpin" or was that changed to "Raw Dawg"?

MARZ:the official title iz gorilla pimpin...raw dawgs the name of our label.....we puttin everything together our selves being on Geffen was not my vibe they where looking f a limp bizkit part two ,heartless souless pg 13 rated type a shit ,they weren’t feelin me I was too free f them,they couldn’t put me in a nice lil corporate box,ever see the movie brave heart?? The head of Geffen was the king “longshanks”and im William Wallace…..id rather die then kiss somebodys ass, it aint hard to spot a corporate ho that aint got no heart…….

HODGE: I read on your site recently that you have nearly enough new tracks to make another brand new MARZ album. Will this album be released in 2003 as well? Any guest collabs on that material? What Label will that other album be on? And lastly do you have a title for the album?

MARZ:man homie I got about 40 new joints…since I can back from cali all I been doin is writin…expect a new marz album early next year….in November im putin out a ep of some crazy shit 3 new songs a couple a old school hip hop covers and some shit we do live but aint ever tracked,I do a ministry music and tupac lyrics cover that’s allso gonna be on that shit .plus by chrismas we gonna have a dvd out …its gonna be the illest dvd yall ever seen,things that most people wont show you,as far as whut label ima go to ,right now im just bein real choosy who I fuck wit,I got my own label I just need a distribution deal…..

HODGE: Now I know you did about 90% of the production work on a album called "Soularium" by female chicago artist Estella Soliel. Rumor has it that she's done vocals on your first album "Lung Fu Mo She" and your soon to be released "Gorilla Pimpin". What songs is she on? Do you still keep in touch? I've seen pics and she's hot as hell!

MARZ:ya that’s my girl she fine as hell and crazy talented.she didn’t sing on lung fu mo she but shes on two trax of gorilla pimpin…”u wanna” n “hey bro”

HODGE: Now that you and TWIZTID have put all differences aside, any chance of future collabs? Like to maybe hear some Marz raps on Sam Hein Witch Killaz? That would be dope as hell in my opinion.

MARZ:man I would love to do some shit wit twiztid,im allways down to colaberate wit talented people,I think those two are gonna be on a list with the greatest…and im working hard to be on that list too..

HODGE: I can remember reading a news brief on ESHAM's former record Label site in late 2001 that thier was gonna be a tour with ESHAM & MARZ. That woulda been fucking amazing man. Were you ever contacted about this? If so, why didn't shit go down?

MARZ:ya me and his label talked about it but the timing didn’t work out,you never know maybe shit will work out and you will see a esham & marz tour……..

HODGE: News just surfaced from this years Gathering of the Juggalos that a new Dark Lotus album will be made! Many people feel that the first edition of the original Dark Lotus is thier favorite. Now I heard that Violent J had some harsh words about you at this years GOTJ, but do you think you 2 could bury the hatchet and maybe see Marz do a guest spot on that new Dark Lotus Album? I think the fans would actaully be psyched to see you 2 patch things up.

MARZ:homie I got no beef wit j,I got mad respect f whut hes gone through and whut hes created with his life,hes a natural and a original ,I wish nothing but success and love f everybody at psychopathic,I hope it rain diamonds on them dudes f the rest of they lives period.

HODGE: Not to stir up old beef, but nobody is really certain why VIOLENT J ever started to dislike you? I mean we all heard the initial reports that the split was over some Record Label Website tactics to steal fans or someshit. However, thats not a reason to hate on you just the Label Site people. What gives man?

MARZ:right now im fully focused on looking forward,I got my money on my mind and my nose to the grind,that’s all I know

HODGE: Alright new topic. Who would you like to do a future Collaboration with? Now, I've met Vanilla Ice and he had nothing but love for your music. Would that collab be a possibility in the future? I think his new sound would go well with your style.

MARZ:awight heres my list in no particular order

twiztid,redman,dmx,trina,nas,bubba sparx,twista,outcast,killa mike,joe budden,pharoahe monk,esham, pety Pablo and blaze

HODGE: Is Koas still gonna be your hype man on Twiztids upcoming "Green Book" tour?

MARZ:hell ya kaos is gonna be representin homie

HODGE: Are you gonna be ressurecting the facepaint for this tour?

MARZ:naw no face paint but we gotta couple a trix up our sleeves

HODGE: I heard a rumor that your gonna be on a new compilation called "Underground Heads" which features your homie D-Mentd and a bunch of other indy rappers. Any truth to this?

MARZ:that’s the first time I ever heard of it,

HODGE: That new song "Cutthroat" off your Gorilla Pimpin album is fuckin lethal man! Have you done any other recordings with Johnathon Davis of Korn?

MARZ:naw that’s the only track we did, ya johns the shit another original

HODGE: Now I know alot of MARZ fans are wondering this..."when the fuck can I buy the new MARZ album". Is it deffinetely gonna be available on the Green Book tour?

MARZ:absolutely positively, and I suggest you cop it when we roll through on tour,cuzz its on some other level ,sonically I don’t even know whut to compare it to ,you can have a shitty 20 doller cd player and it still thumps,or you can have a 20 thousand doller system, blast it and it feels like the music actually is going into your cells ,the mixes are that tyte,the album is hyped as fuck gets you amped to do whut ever,its like a energy source you need some strength? Put gorilla pimpin on and see whut happens to your energy level……..

HODGE: Hey, was Mike P originally a part of MARZ or helped produce for you or something? I thought I heard a rumor like that around the time when the MARZ/ICP "Fuck Them" song came out.

MARZ:naw I met mike p working on dark lotus,,,,whuts up mike??????he cool as a mutha fuker

HODGE: Whats your favorite song on "Gorilla Pimpin"? my favorite gotta be” damn” HODGE: One last question bro. What was that song from when you were in MINISTRY, where you spit a rap verse instead of guitars?

MARZ:it was called dead guy but they took me of it and al jergenson did the vox,he thought I sounded too much like a raper

HODGE: Thanks again for the interview man. I really appreciate this shit. Any final words for those who may be reading this?

MARZ:mad love to your site and all of yall that still got an open mind ,I been on a lotta tours,toured with ministry ,korn,did festivals in Europe with 90 thousand people watchin,I aint tryin to dis anybody by sayin this ,but juggalos are the illest ,freshest,craziest mufukers I ever played for,once you play in front of juggalos I don’t know how you go back to playin f reguler mufukers ,trust me I did it ,it sucked………see yall on tour………

Well, thats all for now ninjas. Until next time- Peace and MCL!!!



READ PART 2 from aug 19th


email GlenBurnie MD 08/19/03

NEW MARZ INTERVIEW PART 2!!!.......
What up ninjas. As I promised last week I have another exclusive interview with MARZ for you- the part 2! However, it's not on the positive tour/reunion note many of us wanted it to be on. As you've all heard already MARZ was forced off of the GREENBOOK tour. Although the man had planned for it for months, spent $20,000 on preperations, and cleared his calendar months ahead of time- just to be turned away at the venue...you'll be suprised on the attitude MARZ still maintains. Well, you'll see what I'm talking about-
MARZ INTERVIEW PART 2

HODGESup MARZ! I got alot of responses after our last interview. Man, you still have a ton of Juggalos who bump your shit bro. So of course we gotta give your fans a round 2 interview on here to fill em in on all the recent drama and whatnot.
MARZ- Whats up HODGE! Mad love to all those juggalos who sent the positive responses from our last interview!
HODGEI talked to you on the phone late thursday night and you were under the impression that everything was going as planned with the tour. Why weren't you informed that you were no longer a part of the tour before you drove all the way to kentucky?
MARZ- Well from what I was told on friday, I was supposed to have gotten a call on tuesday. My agent was supposed to have recieved the call. Well, he told me that he never got any message. I wish I woulda known in advance cause it woulda saved me a ton of time and $.
HODGE Who broke the bad news to you anyway?
MARZ- I arrived there around 12 noon on friday and TWIZTID told me the news. We talked for about an hour and a half. They were put in a bad spot by Violent J. I understood thier their situation. They couldn't believe how calm I was bout it all. I'm still really tight with them and I gaurantee we'll collab or tour in the future!
HODGE Was TWIZTID upset about you being kicked off the tour?
MARZ- Yeah, they were suprised that VIOLENT J waited till tuesday to tell them to drop me. They seemed geniunely upset that they had to ask me off the tour.
HODGE Any other musicians in mind for a rebound tour?
MARZ- Right now I've already got my agent working on booking some single show dates here in chicago. He's also looking up a bunch of musicians I know to see if they wanna do a tour. No official show dates yet, but it's in the works.
MARZ- Also, we already made plans to film the video for the song "DAMN" next month! All my homies and a bunch of MARZ Tribe Gorillaz are gonna be featured in it. You're invited Hodge.
HODGE Fuck yeah man!
HODGE Speaking of musicians you know, aren't you friends with Tommy Lee?
MARZ- Yeah man. You'll never believe this shit but I met him when he came back from a Europeon tour or some shit. He knew who I was and told me that he'd bought my first album right before he went over seas. He told me he played it non stop over there. He knew all the lyrics and shit. We chilled for a bit. Lemme tell you something, thats one down to earth/cool mutha fucker right there.
HODGE Now this is the 2nd time in recent history that VIOLENT J has dissed you(GOTJ comments/tour). Each time you've taken the higher road in your responses. Is it getting hard to "bite your tongue" now that soo much of your own $ was lost?
MARZ- Not really. If you let people control your emotions they win. He has a legitimate reason for his actions and only he knows what it is. Believe it or not, I ain't mad at him. I'm just going in a new direction ya know.
HODGE Did the Rock Band you used to be in- "Ministry" ever contact you about touring with them again?
MARZ- Not about touring. We still talk as friends though. That was always a side project to me. They know I wouldn't do it again. I barely accepted the guitar position last time. I just did it to help some friends in need. Hip hop has always been more my thing ya know.
HODGE Can you clear up the net rumor about the hidden track on your new "Gorilla Pimpin" album? Some people seem to think it's a secret diss to Violent J.
MARZ- It's all a lie man. That dude made it all up. It was a skit about my engineer Mumbles Rumbly. He's an englishmen and sometimes with his accent it seems like he's mumbling. It had nothing to do with VIOLENT J. Believe me if I'm gonna diss someone it'll be obvious. Not some silly secret code type song. Mumbles is my boy and me and choas were just having a lil fun with him. That rumor was completely false.
HODGE In your opinion who's the hottest hollywood chick out there today?
MARZ- Well, she's on the big screen but not hollywood films. Her name is Bella Donna and she's a Porn star. I dig Porn chicks dawg. She's actually a friend of mine as well.
HODGE How about the hottest lady in the music biz?
MARZ (& HODGE)- MYA! How'd you know that dawg? Thats some crazy psychic shit right there, lol.
HODGE I hear ya.
HODGE What cds are playing in your stereo nowadays?
MARZ- Mostly hip hop. I gotta alotta unreleased 50 Cent, Beanie Seigel...you know mostly hip hop shit.
HODGE While you were on tour with KORN, did Juggalos ever show up to support you?
MARZ- Hell yeah they did. Juggalos have always shown me love! I know this sounds like I'm kissing ass, but honestly I'd rather play shows for Juggalos than any other crowd. Thier just way more into the music and wild. I mean, I played shows with SNOOP DOGG, MINISTRY, KORN, ect. But Juggalos were always the most hype crowds.
HODGE I can remember rumors floating around in 2001 that you were thinking of re-releasing "Lung Fu Mo She" on Psychopathic with some bonus tracks featuring ICP. Were those bonus tracks ever recorded?
MARZ- All a rumor.
HODGE Do you produce music for anyone else besides Estella Soleil? What did you do on that ACUMEN NATION album called "Universe"?
MARZ- No I don't produce for anyone else now. I can't remember what I did on that ACUMEN album. We all worked at the same studio, but I got tired of doing free work on other peoples albums. I just produce for myself now. Estella is still cool with me though.
HODGEHave you ever met MIKE E. CLARK? He's an incredible producer in my opinion! Any chance of getting him to do a beat on one of your songs?
MARZ- MIKE E. CLARK is amazing! I've met him and I'm very interested in doing some shit with him in the future.
HODGE Where did you grow up man?
MARZ- I was born and raised in Croatia until the age of 8. My mom is Muslim and my dad is White.
HODGE Did you speak English when you arrived in the U.S.?
MARZ- No I knew no Enlish at all homie. In fact I had never even seen Black people until we moved to the U.S. We moved to an all black neighborhood, but it didn't take me to long to adjust. I made some Great friends as a kid that I still chill with today.
HODGE Where in the U.S. did you live?
MARZ- The Southside of Chicago. I fuckin love Chicago man! I still live there.
HODGE Do you still practice any form of Magic?
MARZ- Yeah I do. Not Black Magic or anything. I get into a form of Magic where you learn to focus your intent on something. So I'll focus all the energy onto something. Kinda like trimming away the fat in life and focusing on a goal. People can no longer affect your emotions. No more trippin on shit anymore ya know.
HODGE My homie wanted to know if that EP you mentioned in our last interview has been pushed back because of the current circumstances?
MARZ- Yeah that EP is still coming out this year! But not just a cd...a DVD also. I'm planning for a december 1st release date for both.
HODGE What can we expect to hear on the EP?
MARZ- A few unreleased songs, some remakes, and alot of skits that Geffin had me remove from "Gorilla Pimpin". We got alotta good shit coming out. The dvd is packed with all kinds of rare footage, interviews, skits, etc. And since I can't sell Gorilla Pimpin on the tour as planned, it'll be available in the webstore ASAP. Plus a bunch of new clothing is on the horizon.
HODGE Well, I wanna thank you again for taking the time out to do this interview with me bro. You're an extremely talented musician and I wish the best of luck to you! Any final thoughts for those reading this?
MARZ- Nah man, Thank you Hodge. Your site has shown mad support since day 1. Even when it wasn't "trendy" to like me anymore, your site always gave me alotta support and I really appreciate that shit. And also thanks to all the Juggalos who've stayed down with me over the years. One Love to ya'll.
MARZ- Oh yeah, thiers one more thing on my mind. Check this out. On the friday the 15th, right after I had my long discussion with TWIZTID in which they informed me that VOILENT J wanted me off the tour...something incredible happened. Well, first off MONOXIDE CHILD gave me a bag to smoke as I was leaving. Me and my boys went back to the campsite and smoked MONO's bag and ate a bunch of shrooms out under the stars. We were trippin our asses off right. So there we are lookin up at the sky just trippin ya know. On that night the planet Marz was closest to earth than it's been in like 50,000 years. The only standout thing in the sky was this Big Red planet Marz! It was like a big incredible sign or something. So I just laid there and it completely erased all the drama that had unfolded that day.

Well, there you have it ninjas. Thats all for now. Jugalinkos been in and out of town, and Clown E Love and Donn Dymond Get back from TIJUANA MEXICO today so look for news from them soon, i had to hold it down while they were gone. Until next time. peace and MCL!!!

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