V I D E O V I S I O N : Deadly Snakes Interview

Deadly Snakes: Ryan McKnight (MC)
March, 1999

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VV: Do you know what the first single is off of this record?

Deadly Snakes: Ryan (R): Well the first single right now that¹s coming out April 7th is Wild West and it¹s gonna be on the Black Mask soundtrack. The first Jet Lee movie that¹s coming to America. And then the B side is Culebras de Muerte which means Deadly Snakes in Spanish.

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VV: Are you're just getting started or you been doing this for a while?

R: I been doing it on the underground for a while.. like production. I started getting my first equipment in Œ90 and now just getting to the major side of accomplishing a record deal and everything. I've been doing it for the underground for a while working with independent labels like Word Sound and a label called Super Regular, but now it's to a more professional level.

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VV: Where are you from?

R: Originally I was born in NY but then I moved to Philadelphia, so I been there the majority of my life. The whole DS camp, half of us are in Philadelphia and the other half is in NJ but I been commuting back and forth to NY all my life just because of the music.

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VV: As far as production and producers, did you do your own or bring somebody on board?

R: - Basically we have our own company which is called Free Tyme Productions, which is myself and my partner. We just produced the single, and we have other producers inside the camp, we're gonna give them a shot, and now we're working on our album. Anybody we feel is like family right now instead of running for big names that they didn't help us in our struggle. If they came up with us then we feel that you dope enough to come out with us. We keep it in the family, second album if we make it there, after we get the respect.

Interviewer: Lee Evans

Camera: Chris Atlas

Photos & Transcription: Lee Evans

Editor: Catherine Lee

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