What’s it like playing rap shows to audiences that don’t get a lot of that?
Malice: Oh, I think it’s amazing, man, because the passion that you see on the fans’ faces–you know, first it’s the fan you think doesn’t know anything about hip-hop, and then they know all the lyrics to our songs. And it’s not just the commercial albums that we put out–it’s the mixtapes that they know like the back of their hand. So that’s a lot of inspiration right there and a lot of motivation, and it lets you know they’re passionate about the craft that we do. It’s not just like they know the song because they’re hearing the song on the radio. It’s like they go and look for this stuff and track it down until they find it, and then they learn it. To me, that’s a true fan. V: And that’s still inspiring to you guys, even three years out? Malice: Definitely. A lot of times you’ll write a record, or write a song, or write lyrics, and you’ll come up with this idea that in your mind is so great, it just gives you chills–you can’t even write it down fast enough. And then you might not thin
