Azeem’s a talented a gifted rapper who takes on the world on his new album, but can he handle our Hot Seat questions? Read on to find out.
Q: Tell us about your craziest touring experience.
Azeem: On tour in Australia with Talib Kweli we got caught up in a bar fight with an Australian motorcycle gang and ended up almost knocking out our promoter with a flying bottle of Grey Goose.
Q: What type of college class would you’d most want to take and why?
Azeem: I’d want to take Japanese calligraphy cause it would make me seem a lot more educated than I really am.
Q: What city in America is the most fun to visit and why?
Azeem: My favorite city is Miami because it has everything that an island boy like myself enjoys.
Q: What’s some of the best advice you were ever given?
Azeem: Know thy self.
Q: What’s in heavy rotation in your MP3/CD player right now?
Azeem: I’m bumpin’ a lot of Movado, which is melodic Jamaican gangsta music.
Q: The last good book you read or TV show you’re addicted to.
Azeem: The last good book I read was “River God” by Wilbur Smith. It’s a story about ancient Egypt.
Q: What’s the first concert you ever saw - how was it?
Azeem: First concert I ever saw (beleave it or not) I was in 10th grade, I got in the Cameo Club in Miami using my brothers ID and it was Janes Addiction opening up for Love and Rockets. It was the wildest s*** I ever seen.
Q: What are three items you can’t live without on tour?
Azeem: My herbal medication, my IPOD, and a big stick.
Q: Who are your major musical influences?
Azeem: Sex Pistols, Sizzla, and Bad Brains.
Q: Any random messages or tips you’d like to give to mtvU watchers?
Azeem: Azeem’s better than your favorite rapper times 10 and I’m humble too.
