no long talk with Assassin aka Agent Sasco. After a two-parter with Kabaka Pyramid, this is a very short one in comparison.

I wanted to know about growing up in a one room, board house (house made with board) with his family and lessons learnt.

- sound system beginnings, ghostwriting for one of his childhood icons, Spragga Benz.

- shares the stories behind "Ruffest", "Anywhere We Go" and "Do It If Ya Bad" (aimed at Vybz Kartel).

- taking time out of blossoming career to get a degree.

If there's one area I feel Assassin isn't strong at, it's the chorus. However, this year saw him deliver a world class one for Kendrick Lamar on "Blacker The Berry". I ask if that was meant to be a verse to which he replies with the verse he actually demoed.

Having been a fan of Assassin from the top end of the noughties, many feel he hasn't delivered on his early promise or is under-rated. I suggest it's because he isn't the badman or the gallis. Also why he hasn't dropped a definitive body of work.

So yeah, stay locked. This ain't a catch-up, it's no long talk.

(p.s. I said We Bad From was on Mad Instruments. The popular version was mixed on to it. The original is a different riddim.)

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