Interview with Hip Hop DJ, MC and Producer, BUCK 65

The sound of Buck 65 (born Richard Tefry, aka Stinkin' Rich) is refreshingly original - just like the story behind it. Currently living in Paris, he was born and raised in a town populated by a few hundred people near Halifax Nova Scotia and developed two main passions in life: baseball and hip-hop. Although scouted by the New York Yankees his dreams of being a big time ball player in the major league were never fully realised. His attention became fully focused on music.….

Buck 65 is about as different to the stereotype of a modern rapper as you can be. Sonically Buck 65 has developed his own unique take on hip-hop; sincere and honest lyrics tell stories of real life experiences and are delivered in a style more Bob Dylan than Bad Boy Entertainment. The lovingly handcrafted and produced breaks are the distillation of a crate-digging habit stretching back to when a ten year old Rich bought his first record as well as teenage years spent immersing himself in the genre.

His diverse influences are testament to his unique style and include Grandmaster Flash, Tom Waits, Simon and Garfunkle, Johnny Cash, DJ Supreme and Fats Waller. Impressively, Rich is also responsible for the full hip-hop tripartite of MCing, DJing and production work that makes up the Buck 65 sound, he lets other people do the artwork though.
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