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Red Hot ™/ Text / Shamz Le Roc / Photography / Akwasi Tawai Poku 13th August 2008 57 Meet Red Hot, the east London crew causing a frenzy with their quirky tune ‘Junior Spesh’. The tune showcases the crews love for everyone’s favourite junk food, chicken and chips.We grabbed a word with Terra Kid and Klayze Flamez to discuss their future plans and recent success: Shamz Le Roc: So what made you pen a track about chicken n chips? Terra Kid: We all gathered and started doing this silly hook and it just got out of hand, then I suggested just to press record and see what comes out of it as we were in studio at the time, the hook sounded big. We went off and literally wrote a verse in like 5 minutes...it was nuts. Klayze: A ‘Junior spesh’ is something that is such a vital part of everyday life I personally can’t live without at least 2 Junior Speshes a week, so I felt it was something that people needed in their minds bodies and souls. Shamz Le Roc: Is there a mixtape on the way? Release via I-tunes? Terra Kid: Yeah, Red Hot are currently working on a mixtape called Hot Stuff Vol.1, the tracks for the are currently being compiled as we speak. A release for our single junior spesh will be on itunes whereby you can download it & share it via internet and so on. Shamz Le Roc: There’s been a few whispers that this song is too comical to be referred to as true grime. What are your views on this? Klayze: The song is not meant to be taken seriously, it’s something that people can play to their friends and say “Listen to this blud, it’s jokes” for me as long as it gets heads nodding its good music. Shamz Le Roc: Was you high? Klayze: Me personally no. But I had a lot of 7up that day. All the fizz could possibly have gone to my head. Terra Kid: (laughs) Was I high? I myself, I dont think I was high no! Shamz Le Roc: Who produced the Junior Spesh beat? Klayze: A guy by the name of Crissy Criss. Shamz Le Roc: With campaigns like Jamie Oliver’s that encourage healthier eating, do you not feel you are slying all his hard work? Klayze: No way!! He’s got TV programs and stuff! He should send for us and den we can really destroy his hard work. “7up fries leg, don’t give a damn bout da naked chef.” Terra Kid: (laughs) I heard a while back Jamie Oliver was suing Red Hot for this. I haven’t heard nothing from him personally so I guess it was rumours. Shamz Le Roc: Why a ‘junior spesh’? Why not a happy meal from MacDonalds? Klayze: I’ll have you know thats 1.99, with no homemade French Mayonnaise. Plus, you only get four nuggets, just four! That was enough for me when I was seven but times have changed, drastically changed. Terra: Plus, the superb deal it is being at £1.50 you can not pass that opportunity up. Shamz Le Roc: In a recent radio interview Kano recited your song on air, which lead to instant air play from DJ Westwood. How did this feel? Klayze: For me, being recognized by anyone who has made such great achievements in the industry is an honor and I was just pleased to hear “Feeling rich then I go KF..” out of a grime idol’s mouth. Terra Kid: Yeah, that was shocking for me, I was just thinking about how Kano heard about it in the first place. My assumption is that he’s pretty busy with his music, yet he has time to sit and watch it on Youtube everyday has he said on his interview. (laughs) Shamz Le Roc: Most people are on this grind to get signed by major record companies. Is being signed a crucial? Klayze: Nope. People like Ghetto and Scorcher have huge respect and a mighty fan base without it so I can’t say yes to that. Terra Kid: If you mean you need to be signed in order to achieve, then no I don’t think it is at all. You can easily build yourself as independent artist and move how you want to move without being fed instructions left, right and center. Shamz Le Roc: Whats your fave chicken ‘n’ chips combo excluding the ‘Junior Spesh’. Klayze: What? You can get OTHER meals?! Terra Kid: Erm, chicken burger,chips and a drink - £2.00 Shamz Le Roc: If we gave you some dough to create you’re own take away, what would you sell? Klayze: For Breakfast: Pancakes and Croissants with fruit flavored fillings. Lunch, Junior Spesh. Dinner, Sweet and Sour Chicken and Rice. Dessert: Black Forest Gateaux Shamz Le Roc: What are the future plans for Red Hot: Terra Kid & Klayze: Take Over the Scene. Take Over the Ends. Take Over The World. 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