Kix Mag: Alright, so covering the basics about you, give us an essential fact that people might not know? Wretch 32: I’m an Eastenders fanatic. If you’ve been following me on Twitter you’ll know that. [Also] I started years ago. I came through the pirate radio circuit with the Combination Camp. I felt to progress and put a mixtape out, linked up with Scorcher, who was on the same radio station as me. He had an idea to form ‘The Movement’ – Ghetto, Mercston, Devlin – to bring different areas and different MCs together in one kinda umbrella. We done that for a while [but] I still worked on my own thing - we all worked on our own thing and it was the beauty of the click, that everyone had their own legs to stand on. Fast-forward four mixtapes, and an album and we’re here today.
Kix: OK, if there were three tracks that you’d say represent you most, what would they be? Wretch 32: First one, “My Life”. Next one would be [thinks of one that hasn’t yet been released but doesn’t reveal it...]
“All That I Need” and the next one would be “Traktor”.
Kix: What would you say the best advise you’ve ever been given?
Wretch 32: The best advice I received was from Mr. Hudson. He was like ‘Analyse the situation for what it is and then take it for that.’ So if you’re looking at a bottle of water then just understand that it’s a bottle of water and understand what it’s for and what it does. Take it as that. Don’t expect the bottle of water to be Ribena. When he said that to me, I went home and I was like ‘[It] sounds like the most obvious thing to say, but it’s not because some people do look at that bottle of water and see Ribena, or they hope it’s Ribena. But once you understand exactly what it is, understand?
Kix: Yeah, OK so right now it’s all about “Traktor” - the new single. What would you say the best remix of it has been? Wretch 32: Do you know what’s weird?, I like them all for different reasons. The [Mike] Delinquent one, I like the vibe of it. It gets me bubblin’. The Brooks Brothers, I’m in the
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zone. I like the Friction and the ways it’s got the piano bit. They all serve their cause and because they’re all different genres it’s not really fair to judge them. It’s like asking ‘what’s a better song’ out of a Rap song and a Classic song.
Kix: With the album, can we expect it to be like “Wretchrospective” in terms of how it’s autobiographical? Tracing back into your past? Wretch 32: Yeah... I’m not doing as much tracing. It’s as musical, if not more; as lyrical, if not more; as exciting, if not more. But basically it’s just a bit more “Wretchrospective”. It was something that was hard to top.
Kix: So would you encourage people to go back to that album, instead of saying ‘This [new album] is me now? Wretch 32: You know if you can’t wait and you’re on your iTunes or whatever then get yourself a copy of “Wretchrospective” and check it out. You’ll understand me a lot more. There’s a lot of moaning in there, on that album. Being really frustrated at that point, wanting to be further than I was, but it’s a good CD, man.
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