Rodney P is without doubt the the most legendary Hip Hop artist these windy shores have ever played home to. He’s been involved in the industry before most of you reading this were a twinkle in your mother’s eye, and it’s a true credit to his name that he’s never lost sight of his goals and ambitions. I met Rodney P for the first time in Bournemouth of all places, on a cold January evening, when he invited me to freestyle with him onstage, I did...and I did rather well, and we’ve been friends ever since, simple.
Rodney’s a funny guy. He’s a warm, down to earth individual, extremely focused and driven. A london boy through and through, laced with his ‘rudebwoy’ twang, charm and mannerisms...oh, and he’s always late! With his LP, ‘The Future’ receiving much critical acclaim, we felt it necessary to catch up with the ‘Riddim Killa’ himself and pick his brains on a few relevant topics. I waited for a while, a while longer then called him back...’I’m just round the corner bro - two minutes yeh!’ he says. I take it with a large pinch of salt and go for a bacon sandwich. Forty minutes later - Rodders arrives smiling, spliff in hand...some things never change!
Let's get down to business, you've been in the game for many years now, why has it taken so long for you to release your solo album 'The Future?'
Really we could have put this album out a while ago, but you know, tings is busy, there’s samples to clear! But we’ve been able to step it up a gear, so when it came out it was tight!