P82: Haha I think you covered them all. The first track that you released from the album was Mental Calisthenics. Can you tell me the concept behind that track…?
DP: Well in a day and age where dudes don’t really have to think much about the music, it’s all very very simple, a nice drum pattern and saying very simple shit. But I guess it’s commercial and it’s appealing to the masses because they don’t have to think so much. So in return, the Mental Calisthenics is the workout, so when I spit my shit you’ve got to work your mind out. You might have to sit there and rewind it one time just to hear and understand what I’m saying. So I came with the concept of a mental workout and then I put in a physical workout in the process of the lyrics too. I did the comparison of comparing a mental workout to a physical, you know doing push-ups, sit-ups, taking a run, whatever. So that was the concept, basically you gotta think for this kind of music that I’m making. I wanted dudes to work their minds out, not just be lazy.
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