What’s the story behind the look and attitude of Brody & Choch?
C: We just try to keep it as fresh as can be. That’s the way they were back in the day. The look pulls you in, and when you back it up with the rap, you just can’t beat it. It’s meant to be fun. We break the walls down with the comedy and then we hit you with the rhymes. And why do you feel it’s important to keep that same late 80s, early 90s hip hop vibe alive?
C: Everything was so fresh and dope. They were really talking about something. It gets deep, like A Tribe Called Quest deep. We play “Bonita Applebum” during our set, and we love it when people come up afterwards and ask about it. It’s cool how we can get people to go back and listen to that music. On that note, Tribe’s The Low End Theory or Midnight Marauders?
C: Give me The Low End Theory. B: Midnight Marauders is sick, though. C: The Low End Theory, man. I definitely banged that tape out, a lot. It was one of the first tapes I popped from playing so much. How’d you two get started?
C: I started rapping at 13 and was always making tapes, writing lyrics, and coming up with different rap personas just for my own entertainment. When we got older and started going to parties, people were always asking us to
freestyle by the end of the night. They’d keep asking us about music, but we didn’t have any at the time. The people really made it happen. A studio was brought over to our house, and we recorded an album, The Boys Will Be Boys. That music was just about living life working in kitchens and going to school. When it comes to writing rhymes, do you set out to be funny or does it just come naturally?
B: We’ve never really discussed the humor. We’re just funny, and it comes out. There’s never been talk about doing a serious song, though. C: I think Brody is a lot funnier in real life than he is on the mic. He was a class clown in school, and I think some people are surprised when they see him on stage as Brody Banks with the microphone cord wrapped around his arm gettin’ after it. When can we expect to hear None Since ’96 Mixtape?
B: I think 1996. C: We’re going back to the future to release it. We’re just waiting on the flux capacitor and the 1.21 gigawatts. Be on the lookout around the end of May. It’s got some good old school hits on there. We wanted to hop on some tracks that we love. Do you two cut each other’s hair?
B: All the time. C: We’ve got a barber that uses lasers to fade it out. B: Sharks with lasers. Laser helmet sharks, actually. Where do you get your clothes?
B: Flea markets. Thrift stores. Goodwill. We’ve also been given a lot of clothes. Once people notice our style, they’ll start giving us stuff to complement it. C: Put the word out there, dude. I need a Ninja Turtle fanny pack in my life!