Pon Ya Soul Rude Gyal V's Fifty Pence

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Fifty Pence says:
Where did the name Skepta come from?
Pon Ya Soul Rude Gyal says:
The word "Sceptre" is a STAFF held by wizards and when i get on the decks, mic or on the computer i work magic so i suppose that word best describes me
Fifty Pence says:
Ok... are u into magic generally
Pon Ya Soul Rude Gyal says:
No i do like watchin it but i keep my distance from the learnin side of it cos its a Haunted Practice
Fifty Pence says:
Have u ever seen Dynamo?
Pon Ya Soul Rude Gyal says:
Yeah he's Shower Curtain

Fifty Pence:
What was life like growing up?
Pon Ya Soul Rude Gyal says:
High top, Click suits, Ascot, Hitek and U.S Brass and Matchstick. I had a high bigger than the guy from the film House Party, Red patches on the back of my drop down jeans and any 15 pound rock hard bubble Trainers (those were the days)
Fifty Pence:
I've always felt you and JME were different to a lot of the other guys and I put this down to the idea that you both actually seem happy?
Pon Ya Soul Rude Gyal says:
Ha ha, yeah man definately
Fifty Pence says:
Obviously people compare u and Jamie a lot, how would u say u differ
Pon Ya Soul Rude Gyal says:
I'm like Grant, hes like Phil

Fifty Pence says:
So how did you get into making music?
Pon Ya Soul Rude Gyal says:
I've always loved music so where ever I got a chance the make a song i would from a Nintendo Computer to Mac
Fifty Pence says:
what age did u start?
Pon Ya Soul Rude Gyal says:
17, it was called Half Pint
Fifty Pence says:
from the start did u think 'i'll make a career out of this'?
Pon Ya Soul Rude Gyal says:
no i just did it for the buzz and its a way to express myself
Fifty Pence says:
do u see what u do as a career?
Pon Ya Soul Rude Gyal says: (3:31:19 am)
yeah i do, i live off music and earn enough money to come off the road and do something contructive and at the same time i can still eat three meals a day and extras so its all good
Fifty Pence says:
did you go to college?
Pon Ya Soul Rude Gyal says:
yeah, i got a City and Guilds certificate in Sound Engineering... College of North East London in Tottenham
Fifty Pence says:
Is ur nigerian heritage important to u in general and in ur music?
Pon Ya Soul Rude Gyal says:
no i dont why i keep findin myself sayin it, nearly every white mc says in every 16 bar "its that White Boy" so i thought "Yeah ill tell evreyone where im from, and my FULL government name"
Fifty Pence says:
DTI, what did u make it on
Pon Ya Soul Rude Gyal says:
Fruity Loops
Fifty Pence says:
did u expect response u got?
Pon Ya Soul Rude Gyal says:
No i thought it was any tune but it got bare love and sales
Fifty Pence says:
how did u make transition from producing to mcing
Pon Ya Soul Rude Gyal says: (4:02:21 am)
Static belled me and told me he had a tune wiv bare producers all givin him a 16 bar of a tune , So i gave him my 16 bar, then 2 or 3 days later he told me hes got a new idea everybody producer is spittin a 16 bar too, so i wrote my first lyric... Bare wasteman wanna diss my CHOON/Same wasteman wanna spit on my CHOON/Try hard but they still sound shit on my CHOON/Producers wanna bootleg my CHOON/CIash me and end up dead on my CHOON/Just a little reminder of my CHOON/There was gunshots at Sidewinder for my CHOON... True story
Fifty Pence says:
that was only last year wasn't it? u moved quickly
Pon Ya Soul Rude Gyal says: (4:05:06 am)
 yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaah as quick as i can

Fifty Pence says:
Where does 'pon ya lip piercing' come from?
Pon Ya Soul Rude Gyal says: (4:12:51 am)
Me Jammer and Ribs went on holiday to Amsterdam and Ribs kept sayin to everyone "Pon ya Soul" which can mean a lot of things, "You Smell" or even "Thankyou" so then its just "Pon ya Anything" now, Soul, Shoulder, Aunty anything you want . Big up Ribs
Fifty Pence says:
pon your caravan

Fifty Pence says:
whats situation with meridian? how long have meridian been in existence and what are names of other members?
Pon Ya Soul Rude Gyal says:
Jamie, Big H, Bossman , Pablo, Dan and President T we grew up together on Meridian Walk estate so there never really was a founding date
Fifty Pence says:
what's deal cause u and jamie are in roll deep now and bossman and Dan are on lockdown
Pon Ya Soul Rude Gyal says:
even though me and J are in Roll Deep we are always gonna be Meridian. Some very bad things happened in my old estate so our crew couldnt really consentrate on music fully. So when Wiley heard about it he said instead of wasting our talent why dont we come and ride wiv Roll Deep while we're in the Trenches and hes done more for us than a thankyou is worth
Fifty Pence says:
why do u think wiley did that?
Pon Ya Soul Rude Gyal says: (4:25:32 am)
Cos hes one of the Pioneers of the Scene and he cant let good talent slide down into the Bin, and thats exactly what it felt like after last May
Fifty Pence says:
what that it was going down the bin?
Pon Ya Soul Rude Gyal says:
 Yeah... and so he can come to our Mansion Parties
Fifty Pence says:
what happened on the estate, is that why bossman and dan aren't here?
Pon Ya Soul Rude Gyal says:
something bad happened and Im trying to put it behind me and know that God is lookin after evryone who was involved
Fifty Pence says:
i feel like just how dizzee woke him up and then he got vibes from tinchy and later trim, you and jme are really making him enjoy it and stand up again. r u and jamie competitive?
Pon Ya Soul Rude Gyal says:
yes, very
Fifty Pence says:
do u sometimes wish u weren't both doing music?
Pon Ya Soul Rude Gyal says:
no,  never, he is one of my biggest Inspirations
Fifty Pence says:
do u get protective of him being the older bro
Fifty Pence says:
to finish up... your album. What's the plan, what's going to be on it? And is a record label situation something ur seeking or do u have your own label plans?
Pon Ya Soul Rude Gyal says:
I've had meetings wiv a few labels and they know that they are speakin to a boy who knows what hes doin, so im gonna carry on doin what i am doin by myself until they feel the need to step in, as i said earlier ill make music on anything i can get my hands on so im not in a rush to get signed cos a long as the love is there my drive will never die for music. ive got a few features from Jamie, Wiley, Big H,Static , President T, Alexa and a couple other undecided ones. No Mixtapes though just a straight album which will be out between December 05 and April 06 its Called "Straight Forward" definately one of the best albums ever to come out of this scene "Swear Down". Single is out NOW !!! Yeah Look out For Bossman and Dan 2006 Meridian and Roll Deep Shower Gel
Fifty Pence says:
pon your schedule... im going to go merk my pillow
Pon Ya Soul Rude Gyal says:
my pleasure