Bukkweat Bill. A very distinct presence from New Smyrna Beach, Florida. If you’re familiar with the name you may think of shoe-string belts, hanging out the passenger door of a Cadillac headbanging, rocking “dreadlocks like Peter Tosh“, and eyes rolling back into his skull in a seemingly demonic fashion.
And if you’re not familiar? We’ll catch you up to speed in this interview.
Q: “How did you develop the name, “Bukkweat Bill”, or how did you get labeled that name?”
A: “NIGGAS WAS KALLIN ME BUKKWEAT KUZ MY OLD DREADS, THEN I ADDED THA BILL ON SOME SILENCE OF THA LAMBS SHIT.”
Q: “If I wasn’t rapping, I would be…”
A: “DOING SOMETHING ELSE REALLY KOOL WITH MUSIK, OR NOT.”
Q: “What was your first face tat?”
A: “MY MUSIK NOTE AND THA HEART WITH “FTW” IN IT, I GOT EM AT THE SAME TIME.”
Q: “What is your first memory of music/who did you and the people surrounding listen to growing up?”
A: “1ST MEMORY WOULD HAVE TO BE JUS MY PARENTS ALWAYS JAMMIN OUT AND MY DAD PLAYED THA GUITAR, SO I DEFF REMEMBER THAT AND REALLY ALL I HEARD WAS OLD SKOOL RAGGAE, OLD SKOOL R N B AND GANGSTA RAP.”
Q: “How many times have you been to jail?”
A: “NOT SURE, LIKE 12 TIMES OR SOMETHIN.”
Q: “Who would you free if you could only choose one? Gucci Mane, B.G., or C Murder (If all their sentences were equal in length)?
A: “B.G., SO MAYBE THE HOT BOY$ WILL GET BAKK TOGETHER.”
Q: “Who would you bring back to life? Pimp C, Amy Winehouse, or Tookie?
A: “UNKLE CHAD.”
Q: “Opinion on Justin Bieber saying the N word?”
A: “DAT KRAKKA BE AKTIN STUPID SOMETIMES.”
Q: “To silence the rumors of you being satanic, what does it mean to be, “666 Forever”?
A: “PRAISE THY LORD FOREVER (OFFICIAL MEANING).”
Q: “What artists would you like to work with?”
A: “RECENTLY? UMMM LIL TUNE OF COURSE, KEVIN GATES, PLIES, SERJ FROM SYSTEM OF A DOWN, T-PAIN, THAT ONE NIGGA SINGIN ON MARIA MARIA BY KARLOS SANTANA, THUGGER, AND MYSELF ON ACID.”
Q: “Is there any story about going to jail you could tell us?”
A: “NAH NOT REALLY, WELL I STABBED A GUY ONCE LOL.”
Q: “Tell us about your dad.”
A: “HE’S A HUGE INSPIRATION ON MY MUSIK AND WHO I AM TODAY, HE PUT INSTRUMENTS IN MY HAND, HE TAUGHT ME ATTITUDE, HE TAUGHT ME KOMMON SENSE, RASTAFARI, HE’S THE MAN.”
Q: “What is Lil Debbie like?”
A: “KOOL AF, LOUD, TURNT UP FROM WHAT I SEEN, SHE WAY KUTER IN REAL LIFE TOO.”
Q: “Do you think your daughter will have dreadlocks and face tats when she grows up?”
A: “EHHH IONNO MAYBE, SHE’S A DADDY’S GIRL, I’M SURE SHE WILL.”
Q: “What’s something about your daughter people don’t know?”
A: “THAT WHEN SHE AKTUALLY KAME OUT THE VAGINA LIGHTNING STRUKK FOR THE 1ST TIME THAT NIGHT.”
Q: “How did you get into producing?”
A: “A HOMEBOY GAVE ME A KOPY OF FL BAK IN LIKE ’05 AND I JUS TAUGHT MYSELF, I KNEW I KOULD DO ANYTHING MUSIKALLY AT THAT POINT, SO WHY NOT.”
Q: “What is your drug of choice?”
A: “THA STUDIO.”
Q: “Opinion on Actavis being discontinued?”
A: “I DON’T KARE.”
Q: “Is Bukkweat Bill single or tied down by his baby mama?”
A: “ME AND MY BABY MAMA WORKIN ON SHIT, MY FAMILY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANYTHING LIKE THAT.”
Q: “[And I love my baby mama, even though I hate that hoe mama].” (From, “D4MN”) – “Why do you hate that hoe’s mama?”
A: “IONNO SHE DON’T LIKE ME AND SHE NEVER MET ME, I THINK SHE RACIST.”
Q: “What can we expect next from Bukkweat Bill?”
A: “NEW SINGLE AND VIDEOS LEADING UP TO MY MIXTAPE, “LOKKDOWN @ 11″ DROPPIN THA END OF JULY AND ALSO THA FLORIDA BOYZ (ME AND J $TASH GROUP) EP DROPPIN.”
– Zach Davis (@ZadricDavis)
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