We met on the message board, I thought his beats would be really good platform for an EP, an early 90's aesthetic, and raw loops. His choice of breaks on the drums were also inspiring for me to write to. He was digging my raps and we started working on this grimy project. We did it mostly through correspondence and it took close to 2 years to finish. As we worked on it, he was honing his DJ skills, so we came out as rapper/DJ combination. Thank you ugsmag.

What makes you and Jon B the Wayne and Shuster of Rap?

We're half Lame and �ber. Recurring themes in the EP are blatant folly, a hidden professionalism, jokes, and sarcasm that trips over its own shoe laces. I was expecting criticism due to Jon's lo-fi beats, and my reckless syllable flipping, as well as our tendency to experiment blindly. The lyrics in the album mostly contain wild comedic value. Our own odd-couple shows many a time end up in the Larry David category of performance.

What can people expect when they come to a Max Prime show?

Expect good clear delivery on the raps, and/or for me to completely flip the feck out like tiddlywinks. Me and Jon's full live set includes working with his MPC, the shittiest song in rap to kick it off, and an amazing set that includes the whole EP right after. And me talking to myself live using 3-4 different personalities for the song "Backwards Polaroid".

What are you working on in the future?

A for sure is my first solo album on Up In Arms Records, called Minstrel Cycles. It will be out during the summer of 06, it's already pressed and in my hands. Other than that, a compilation of the LBA's best underground material is being      

worked on, the Extremeties project between me, Conspiracy, and Add-Vice, and I will be starting a self produced solo project called the Flowtron Saga. As well as a few planned projects that I haven't started on yet with various people.

What is your favourite artist, song and album?

Well, that changes often� currently Birdapres, Typical Cats "Thin Red Line", and the Dangerdoom album.

What is the biggest challenge facing the Prairie rap scene?

Well, I think the biggest challenge for it is deciding what direction it should grow. A lot of artists I know want to work more with more prominent US artists or extend there albums to over-seas countries. There's no real guideline to getting well-known, selling and stable. I'd say it's already as far as it will go in its internal development, I know plenty of respectable Canadian albums; it just needs to figure out how it should externally develop, if that's what today's artist are aiming for.

My favourite jam on the album is the Bob James loop heavy track "Home Base", what is yours and why?

"Stealth Mission". Despite being a short introduction type track, I think it has a great beat and one of my favorite choruses. "We're obese men hiding behind lamp-posts, tip toeing with tap dance shoes, where preparing take our fans by surprise, so shhhh-don't tell yourselves." Classy 1940's humour.

What does Max Prime do when he is not destroying beats with hot fire lyrics?

Finishing my degree in computer science. Not anything too