HipHopDX: You’ve been in several movies. What drew you to GirlHouse and doing a horror movie?
Slaine: It was a chance for me to do something that I have never done as an actor. I’ve played some different characters so far that have been pretty much confident street guys. In this one I get to play a whole different kind of animal.
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DX: You’re taking on a much bigger role in this film. How did that affect your preparation? How did you dive into the character and the mind of killer for the film?
Slaine: I think no matter what size your role is you want to prepare thoroughly. I know when I am watching a film, every scene is critical to me as a viewer especially when it comes to suspension of disbelief. If the believability of a character or situation isn’t there for me I’m out. So every role in a movie is very important and as an actor whether you are playing bouncer #2 or the lead you want to be on point.
As far as getting into the character’s mind, my thought process was that this guy had a broken heart. He had been ostracized, and made to feel less-than. I tried to draw on experiences I had with those feelings in my own life and did kind of a negative meditation on moments that to bring up what that felt like. I let that sit with me for as long as possible.
DX: Your character in the film has an unhealthy obsession with the girls in GirlHouse that pushes him over the edge. Have you ever had an experience with fans of your music or acting that have crossed the line?
Slaine: Haha. Yeah. I mean now more than ever with the advent and explosion of social media you have everybody in the world with a direct line to you. Sometimes that is great and other times not so much. That is just the tip of the iceberg too. I’m pretty accessible when Im out on the road doing shows or just living my daily life in general and I’ve paid for that a few times.
DX: Did those experiences help you in preparing for the film?
Slaine: You know I didn’t really want to personalize being on the other end of this character or someone like that. I didn’t think it would serve me well for the role. But that was one of the things that was interesting to me about this movie when I read the script. It is so relevant to the current state of the world and the role technology plays in it. Everybody is on social media and knows what it is like to have a public image now to a lesser extent. Im sure most females have had some sort of stalker/weirdo experience. This just ups the ante.
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DX: What rap song most closely matches your new film and why?
Slaine: It’s funny, I think sometimes people think I am a horror core rapper or whatever based on my name maybe but Im actually not at all. I am certainly a storyteller though. When the producer/director asked me to do a song for the movie I was with it. I got a copy of the movie for Madchild, he watched it and we collaborated on a song idea. Rite Hook and Arcitype did their thing on the song too and it is a banger. I used to love when movies came out with dope soundtracks and you’d get the random Wu Tang, Mobb Deep or House of Pain song dropping with a movie. A lot of my favorite songs from that era came out on soundtracks.
DX: This is fans first taste of your new group Supreme Villain with Madchild. How does the group differ from your solo projects or working with La Coka Nostra?
Slaine: I think every project differs from the last one just based on growth and life changes naturally if you are doing it right as an artist. My solo projects all differ from each other. I love the collaborative process though. I think it brings out different things in each artist when a group dynamic is formed. Im a big fan of Madchild as a person and an artist and Im looking forward to seeing what our record sounds like done just as much as our fans are.
