Planet Asia’s Hip Hop career has spanned over 15 years and embodies a sort of lyricism unmatched by many on the West Coast. His career started in the mid-’90s, but his fanhood began over a decade before.
Recently, in his radio interview with Out Da Box, fans might be surprised to learn that Asia initially thought that Rap wasn’t for him.
“I wasn’t planning on being a rap dude or emcee or whatever,” Asia said. “I thought my other homies was going to be emcees… It was just a part of the lifestyle at the time and then around like ’89 or something like that, ’88/’89 I was attempting to write my little rhymes because rapping back then was just a fun thing. If you had a rap everyone would listen to you, it was just a fun thing.”
Planet Asia also talks about his most resent release with Gensu Dean, Abrasions and talks about his upcoming album with Alchemist, Killer Ben and Tristate in Durag Dynasty.
“Originally it was just me and Alchemist working on some music,” he said. “So I was like yo man, we should bring Tristate and Killer Ben through and we just recorded songs and the word ‘Durag Dynasty’ was just like a slang word that I was using… Alchemist said it was the worst or best name in Hip Hop/”
The Cali Agents member also spoke on the ’90s Cali scene, a possible project with Madlib and says that Joey Bada$$ is his current favorite among the new crop of emcees.
Listen to the full audio interview below (via Out Da Box):
Planet Asia – Out Da Box Radio Interview by Out Da Box Radio on Mixcloud
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOX6-Rw5PWc
Who the fuck IS this ninja?!!!
Legend
How is that ????? WU tang slag jacker wanna be..FO!!!
is this supposed to me a insult lol, one man wu tang nicca
Wu Tang jacker wanna be? Go home. PA got features from GZA RZA and Raekwon
darrel might live behinde exxonnss in neptune nj playss lotta weirdddd musicccccc in s
u gotta thow these ppl in the woodsss make em run a lil http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n8LkABUPv4
tru life likess hallss loll but i riped off his face put it on a spic dogg and now its chaseing ppl stark maddd
i don’t give a flying fuck what you are doing or how you got here U are of no relevance. Cali underground hiphop is Whack they are a bunch of copy cat clones BLU is the only one i respect fuck that Kdot weakshit!!
met him a couple times in real life…cool dude. Been coming to my store to buy blunts and heny lol.
Been Bumpin “Listen” Off Abrasions ALL WEEKEND!
been a planet asia fan for a while. Guy is a GREAT rapper…lots of great material put out over the years that not enough ppl know about…going back to the Cali agents albums, du rag dynastym etc.
Black Belt Theatre….underrated release last year.
I honestly didn’t care for that album, but P.A. is dope nonetheless. One of my favorite West Coast emcees.
3 star album
He didnt mention #Yukmouth?? this dude is lame 4dat #RegimeMob YaBish
Planet Asia is one of the illest if you ever see him spit without a beat. Dude is simply the definition of an mc. His new album with Gensu Dean is banging too. Props.
I’m sure this guy is an excellent emcee and he’s a veteran and all, but a name like “Durag Dynasty” is so coon and pathetic.
lighten up its funny