Saigon Hops In The DJ Booth With Z!

Though hip-hop fans are intimately familiar with the ‘major-label horror stories’ that have derailed the careers of so many promising up-and-comers, it could be argued that more attention should be paid to the exceptional artists who manage to rise above a less-than-ideal situation and find innovative ways to reach listeners. Case in point: Brooklyn emcee Saigon, who clearly didn’t let his much-publicized disenchantment with Atlantic affect his passion for creating music—now that he’s moved on to greener pastures at Amalgam Digital, he’s so driven that he considers recording an entire album All In A Day’s Work.

Recorded in a mere 24 hours in collaboration with producer Statik Selektah and released in digital format immediately afterwards, All In A Day’s Work represents both a innovative approach to marketing and releasing music, and, as demonstrated on featured cuts “So Cruel” and “The Rules,” a damned good LP in its own right. Now, Sai’s preparing to drop his Warning Shots 2 mixtape, which will serve as the precursor to his long-awaited debut album, The Greatest Story Never Told.

In an exclusive interview with our own DJ “Z,” Saigon steps into the Booth to discuss how he and Statik translated a marathon studio session into hip-hop gold (and impressive digital sales), the ugly realities of fame and fortune, and why, in a few years, the business-end strategies he’s currently pioneering will be the new status quo.


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Finally, Saigon is releasing an album! Woohoo!!! Lol, good interview Z!