{"id":6401,"date":"2010-02-10T20:24:15","date_gmt":"2010-02-10T19:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=6401"},"modified":"2010-02-10T20:24:15","modified_gmt":"2010-02-10T19:24:15","slug":"exclusive-interview-with-ty-fyffe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/exclusive-interview-with-ty-fyffe\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive: Interview with Ty Fyffe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6403\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/exclusive-interview-with-ty-fyffe\/l_8a4336b6685c368883600881526ff78d\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/l_8a4336b6685c368883600881526ff78d.jpg?fit=540%2C752&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"540,752\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ty-fyffe\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/l_8a4336b6685c368883600881526ff78d.jpg?fit=215%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/l_8a4336b6685c368883600881526ff78d.jpg?fit=540%2C752&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6403\" title=\"ty-fyffe\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/l_8a4336b6685c368883600881526ff78d.jpg?fit=640%2C752&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ty-fyffe\" width=\"640\" height=\"752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/l_8a4336b6685c368883600881526ff78d.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/l_8a4336b6685c368883600881526ff78d.jpg?resize=215%2C300&amp;ssl=1 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The legendary producer Ty Fyffe gave an exclusive interview to Blackouthiphop.com. Hit continue reading for the interview and a glance at Fyffe&#8217;s impressive resume.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Who put you up on producing music and who would you name as your biggest influence?<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; Franklin Grant put me in the music game. Before then, I was actually a DJ. Grant put me on to production, mainly by helping me learn equipment. My biggest influence would be Dr. Dre<\/p>\n<p><strong>You got your first big break working with Teddy Riley on Wreckx-n-Effect&#8217; <em>Rump Shaker<\/em>. Did that influence the direction of your career?<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; Yup. It definitely pointed me in the direction I&#8217;m in now. That was when I knew producing was what I wanted to do for real. He also helped me to learn the kind of sound I wanted to create.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pharrell was one of the songwriters on <em>Rump Shaker<\/em>. Did you know him at that time?<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; Yeah I did. He was a part of Teddy&#8217;s camp when I was there.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jay-Z, DMX &amp; Ja Rule did only 2 songs together, and you produced both of them. How was the vibe working with those guys back then?<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; It was a life experience; an amazing vibe. Something that was a once in a lifetime thing. At that time, music was different; it was more exciting and the collaborations were more exciting. It&#8217;s not like that anymore. They were actually supposed to do an album together. That obviously didn&#8217;t happen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Back in the 90&#8217;s you worked with many artists that were on Def Jam, from the three mentioned above to LL, Foxy Brown, etc. Were you connected with the label in some way?<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; I had great relationships within the core of the label from the Major A&amp;R&#8217;s to the executives.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When you work with an artist, do you spend time together in the studio or do you e-mail the material back and forth?<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; It depends. 9 times out of 10, the protocol is the email way. But if I have the opportunity to build and work with the artist, which I&#8217;d prefer to do, it helps create a vibe for that particular song.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can you point out one artist that you love working with the most, or name someone with who you didn&#8217;t have a chance to work with yet, but would like to do so in the future?<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; I loved working with LL Cool J the most. Someone I want to work with would be Jim Jones.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today you&#8217;re working on Drake&#8217;s new album. Do you feel that this kid is the next big thing in hip hop? <\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; Definitely, he&#8217;s got all the build up for a top album on the charts. I see longevity in his hip hop future.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tell us more about your new project <em>Raw n Uncut<\/em>.<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; It&#8217;ll be my first installment of my ongoing <em>Ty Fyffe Presents<\/em> projects. It is a global, online competition for my Compilation Album. This particular one will be hosted by DJ Kay Slay, the Drama King. We also have Digiwaxx as a sponsor and to service the single, allowing their database of thousands of DJ&#8217;s to access the record. The <em>Raw n Uncut<\/em> album will be available for free download on all major websites. This contest is open to all upcoming artists, Rap and R&amp;B, looking to get themselves out there. Any interested artists can go to <a href=\"http:\/\/tyfyffe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.tyfyffe.com<\/a> for more details, but hurry because the contest ends on March 1st.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6426\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/exclusive-interview-with-ty-fyffe\/ty-fyffe-disography_page_1-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Ty-Fyffe-Disography_Page_13.jpg?fit=540%2C699&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"540,699\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ty Fyffe 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