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Slow Pain - The O.G. | New Album in Stores Now
Slow Pain's first album "The Baby O.G." was released in 1994 and featured the hit single "Money Maid". The Chicano rap veteran is back with a new album titled "The O.G." with a new single "O.G. Love" hitting radio stations across the United States. This coming Tuesday April 22nd be part of making this song a national smash hit by calling your local stations and requesting "O.G. Love" by Slow Pain.
How would you describe Slow Pain to someone who isn't as familiar with you?
Slow Pain: Slow Pain is one of the first Chicano "Street Rappers" to make a name in the rap industry, touring the United States and Japan in the early 90's off the smash radio hit "Money Maid". That song put
me on tour with a lot of big names in the music industry like Snoop, Too Short, Ice Cube, along with Chicano legends Kid Frost, A.L.T., Nino Brown, and Lighter Shade of Brown to name a few.
What made you want to become a rapper and how did you get your start?
Slow Pain: Rap to me started as a way to speak my mind. I think I was one of the first if not the first to say "50/30's" (levi's) in a rap, like I say in the song "the O.G." off my new record I've been
rolling in a regal since my first verse and to me that means a lot. Rap was just a dream of mine then it became a passion doing music for the Raza!
You have a new album in stores now titled "The O.G." What makes this album different from the previous Slow Pain albums?
Slow Pain: This album has a real message before I just did songs, hood songs to bang to, to party to. Now I see so many youngsters going to prison for life or getting killed. My point of view has changed I
get letters from 23 year olds who have been locked up for three to four years with 20 more to go. They tell me how their homies haven’t written them since they got locked up and to me I feel like damn. With
the law you only get one chance if they sentence you to 8 years you will end up doing that and maybe more, what I mean by that is when the judge says 8 years in a California State prison there's no taking
that back, there's no taking back the crime now you have to do the time and from what I understand it's not all fun and games. This album I hope gives them youngsters some hope. That’s why I do my music,
it’s for them. God has blessed me with a great life and a clear view of what life is about how I feel it is my time to make a change to try to save the hood.
Is it true that at one point in your career you were signed to Eazy-E's Ruthless Records and if so can you tell us a little bit about that?
Slow Pain: Eazy-E was a good friend of mine, I met him at the G-Spot Studios through mixmaster Tony G, he was down with La Raza and a big fan of our people. He knew that we supported him and always said that
the Raza made him a star and I respected him for that. A.L.T. and I did a song called “Coupe Deville” and Eazy loved it, he was like "thats a hit dog". We were all excited and within months the homie pasted
away he was a good person like they say God always takes the good ones young. Everytime I’m in the vocal booth I feel his presence in the booth with me and always be like "I got you pimp".
You were also part of the G'Fellas at one point and worked with Tony G and Julio G, who else was part of it and how did that project come together?
Slow Pain: Tony G is like my father in this music game he is the man. He hooked me Nino Brown and A.L.T. up to do this project we were 10 years ahead of our time. If you listen to those records right now in
2008 they are still light years better than a lot of the stuff that’s out right now. A.L.T. and Nino Brown are two of dopest rappers in the game period.
With the lack of outlets for Latin Hip-Hop and its artists, how does one like yourself get the word out and is able to build a strong fan base?
Slow Pain: Like I said I do my music for the Raza, my fan base is what it is. I got over 10,000 homies from Rollerz Only Car Club another 5,000 to 10,000 rap fans around the United States. My music is for
them, I don’t worry about stores outlets and that stuff. Plus I’m now signed to the biggest machine in the game right now Silent Giant Entertainment and their Pocos Pero Locos Network and with websites like
BrownPride.com and myspace the word gets around.
What are you thoughts on the way music and entertainment industry works today and what are some of the challenges that you faces as far as making a
living off of your art in today's world as opposed when you first came out?
Slow Pain: Thank God rap is not my job, it's an outlet I keep doing this because my fans keep supporting my music. I own my own business that keeps my family in good hands. You know back in the days this
game was way different, I got $80,000 record deals, $60,000 publishing deals; I used to get $4,500 a show 3 or 4 times a week for years. Now I hear a lot of these youngsters coming up in the game selling
their albums for $2,000 or $3,000 and paying the promoters for stage time. That’s why I do this music for my fans not to make money, real talk!
Who are some of the people you are now working with and who would you still like to some day work with?
Slow Pain: My new producer Mario Romero, Nino Brown, Jonny U, and Slip Mag. The only person I would like to work with would be the legendary Carlos Santana, straight up what a person.
What would you say is the biggest misperception about Chicano Rap?
Slow Pain: Some of us could really rap.
What can you tell us about your new single O.G. Love?
Slow Pain: This song is my favorite song it's a remake of a song called "Slow Love" that was a big hit back in the days. Only God knows what this song will do, we'll see...
Slow Pain, I would like to thank you for taking the time for this interview, do you have anything that we left out that you still would like to share with anyone reading BrownPride.com?
Slow Pain: Just would like to tell all my fan's thanks for your years of support and to those that hate "God is good!" and to BrownPride.com congrats on your continued support of the Raza! - SLOWPAIN AKA
SAVAGE PATINO
1. Silent Giant Entertainment Presents
2. Pick Your Game Up - Diamonique, Slow Pain
3. Don't Cry - Dsharp, Slow Pain
4. Og Love
5. Do What You Came to Do
6. Smile Again
7. Bad Girl - Big Dave, Slow Pain
8. OG
9. Best Day of My Life
10. When It Goes Down - 605 Boys, Slow Pain
11. Gliding in My Cadillac
12. Ain't Never Gonna Stop
13. Thank You
14. Born Again - Dsharp, Slow Pain
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