First off Quantum Scripture Creationz acknowledges that it is, first and foremost – an honour in being able to speak with Graveyard Shifter on this affluent level. {Once again!}
With almost one whole year between the ‘here and now’- that Quantum Scripture Creationz interviewed Graveyard Shifter, in the highly anticipated ‘Winter Reaper feature’! It is with the utmost respects that we touch down – once again….. Standby for the highly awaited triple, trilogy of Graveyard Shifters – ‘Mission Status’.
Well Sir- what a year!?… (So far!)
Keeping it rap – (to date!) are you working on any new projects!?…
Graveyard Shifter:
‘Yessir, I just recently finished my album “piscean knight and dropped the sampler for it a few days ago on my soundcloud . Everything considered, I should put it out this winter. but the buck doesn’t stop there, I already had a concept planned so i’m already writing for my next project called “the continuum man” so definitely watch this space.’
With so many ‘worldly events’ taking place have you been feeling more ‘inspired’ or less ‘uninspired’?…
Graveyard Shifter:
‘Honestly both at times. The events happening right now are events I predicted in the past, in my music and even with you in other interviews. The reality and nature of humanity I predicted is playing out right before our eyes. Remember I said that when we are faced with a threat we do not understand, we would eat each other live. well here we are.’
‘This pandemic, mixed with a political atmosphere that thrives on chaos has left the people at odds with each other. An event meant to bring us together, meant to make us join forces and combine intellectual capabilities has instead mirrored the darkness within us as humans and further proven my point about our compatibility with evolution in terms of intellectuality.’
‘People are acting like they have devolved intellectually and their animal instict within has controlled them instead of them controlling it. The fear of the unknown has society forgetting the one thing we should know the best and that is ourselves and our inherent nature, instead we are more strange to each other by the day and because of a political atmosphere that wishes to classify us based on mundane traits, everyone now is retreating to man-made social identifications , be it ethnicity,sexuality or financial standing.’
‘It’s Very uninspiring to know that man can not stand each other when theres another less understood threat in the mix, be it a pandemic or social issues. we instead opt to misunderstand each other and try to Destroy the little left of logic and sanity we posses.’
‘But there is a flipside to this. The inspiring part of these events is the sudden clarity in terms of those around us, their intent, ideologies and the ability to gauge their threat levels. Now we know who is who. Now we know who can do what. Now we know who has been pretending and who actually can handle whats thrown at them. Now we know who seeks to destroy or rebuild. we now know the faces of the brave and the cowards amongst us. Its is every important to have such data if we are going to aim for a world that is spawned from the evolution of innovation. I have always said, an evolved infrastructure or world without an evolved mindset is the recipe for disaster. It brings me back to what I’ve been saying about humanity not being ready for a technologically advanced world or to even make contact with other more superior and intelligent beings out there.’
‘I feel like the events happening in society today are mother natures way of filtering out humanity. now we clearly know who the evolved are as opposed to the devolved. Now we know who those that are a danger to our evolution are. Now we know who and what is a danger to humanity as a race. Now we can face the obstacles and weed them out, make them pariahs and put more focus into those who want a unified earth and human race that can achieve the greatest accomplishments in this solar system. To summarise, the inspiring part of this is that we can’t beat mother nature. She decides and she always wants the strong, the best, the intellectually equipped to win the battle and keep her functional.’
What have your personal observations on the culture been of late!?…
Graveyard Shifter:
‘If we are talking hip hop. The culture has become redundant, to the part where lack of creativity has led people to reproducing album covers. people always think I’m being dismissive or hating but the new wave of hip hop that is now being pushed over boom bap is a limited soundscape and culture.’
‘It lacks the richness in origin and history to actually give those active in it depth and room to expand. It is also why I believe it won’t last and hip hop will revert to its origins. its like food, microwave food will never be tastier than a well cooked balanced meal out of the kitchen, done with precision on a stove. A lot of these new rappers are not musicians by calling, they are musicians by the manufacturing.’
‘Everyones after hits and clout, there is a rarity of the mc who wants to innovate, change wavelengths and minds with pure lyrical prowless and truth. but like every other fad, this too will give people fatigue. we are slowly moving into a world where people can’t afford to live a fantasy vicariously via dream salesmen. The reality of the world is edging out utopian level delusions and this will lead to people wanting to hear music made from a real and true standpoint. No more attempts at art. Just pure art.’
‘Now socially, the culture has become draconian to an extent. people are at polar extremes holding on to ideologies that are making them nothing short of rabid cultists. The irony of it all is alot of these people latch on these ideologies based on admiration of certain figures who introduce them to the masses and not because they identify with such ideologies. We are now seeing the makings of a cult world and the dangers of it.’
‘People indoctrinated and lacking the logic to filter out and decipher what they’re believing in. Like I always said before, we are now in a world where thought has a price, opinions have a price, lack of both have a price and self awareness is not even on the market because it would require objectivity and intelligence and these are both traits that have to be eliminated if a cult like existence is to be created.’
‘You do not need some weird viral strain to become zombies. All you need is well promoted propaganda and a bunch of compromised consciousnesses. This is why the system favors tools like debt, crime, biased media,doom and gloom. It helps to that end. If the people are too worried about these things in their everyday life, they are already compromised, they already are primed to be fined tuned under the guise of protecting their self interests.’
The last time you kindly took time, to relate your message to the Quantum Scripture Creationz– you once again; touched upon some real ‘ahead of the timeline stuff’!… This being said- where do you see humanity in the next 1-5 years time!?…
Graveyard Shifter:
‘I predicted us facing a threat we wouldn’t understand and now its happening so let me predict what that means going forward for us 5 years from now. For one, the trust between us and our governments is going to be strained on a huge level. this pandemic has shown the people that the powers that be sometimes will sacrifice you and yours just for their own political gain. I think a lot more people will be vigilant about their governments and to me? thats a good thing. lack of vigilance is why the CIA had programs like mk ultra, tuskeegee experiments to say the least.’
-‘I think the amount of work people do is gonna decrease. We have been living in a culture where people dedicate more to work than their home lives, some even to a point where they have no lives. the sham that you have to always been in an office building all day to get results have been exposed and now I think more businesses will allow people to work from the comfort of their own homes which will be good for a lot of family units and cost cutting with daycare and whatnots, I see this as an advantage.’
-‘The vaccine race has began. This will inspire scientists and pharma companies to go crazy working on vacinnes. this could go 2 ways, they could create great vacinnes for future plagues or too much emphasis on such a science could results new strains of plagues the likes we have never seen before. we shall see.’
-‘Actor’s ,celebrities etc who thought they were important are now being humbled, entertainment as a whole is getting a real kick in its nuts. I also think this will be a good thing, I think creatives will be forced to really put out more quality work to outdo the competition because their livelihoods are on the line. I think we are about to see more inspired work out there. I think the reality that it could all go away in a sec has hit them.’
-‘A lot of government related secrets will be put out there, not because they are being transparent but because they want to regain the trust of the population around them.’
-‘We are going to make some more discoveries in the cosmos, Big ones that may change our fate’.
-‘A shortage of food and services will be a thing, this will be the wake up call that will lead people to taking control of their destinities, as a matter of fact, this may lead us into a new era of inventions, Everyone is going to want to create something to help the world. It’s going to be an interesting time ahead.’
- an increase in suicides. A lot of people have had to change their livestyles and habits since this pandemic hit. the extroverted types especially are going to have to face the things that led them out there in the first place, their mental capabilites are gonna be compromised, they may feel trapped.’
-‘Increase in domestic violence and divorces. often we deal with our partners in doses. go to work, and come home to them. that window without them resets your brain,back to your more pleasant thoughts of them, regardless of the circumstances but what happens when you are stuck with them all the time, in your space, their habits, quirks,opinions, outlook on life? what happens when the person closest to you isn’t who you thought they were because now you are in an environment that gives you an ability to have a close in depth look at them?’
-‘The rich and opportunists will get richer. How? they are gonna exploit all the above things I mentioned.’
-‘You’re cellphones,and most of your tech are now going to be modified to watch you, your interests and turned into spy networks or hubs of commerce.Since now there is a lack of human to human interaction when it comes to trade because of the pandemic. The big companies are going to turn to tech to push their products, expect more ads in everthing you do, everywhere you go, you know how the worlds in Blade Runner have holograms everywhere selling shit? Expect a dose of that via your tech, I wouldn’t be suprised if while gaming, your game pauses to sell a product.’
-‘Religion is going to acquire more followers if science fails to answer the questions people have about the events in the world today. Humans by instinct prefer what they can understand and rationalize, in a diabolical way, relgious texts always seem to have that covered even if we do not fully understand the context. Believe me, religious opportunists are going to take advantage of that.’
-‘Drug use and sales are gonna be on the rise. Those who can’t handle the reality of a world they never saw coming are going to want an escape and throughout history, drugs have always been that escape.’
-‘Race and identity wars are going to escalate. and this is because everyone always feels led by their ego in the face of something that doesn’t discriminate when it destroys.The superiority complex is always a coping mechanism for those who feel small in the face of situations, people they can’t fully control. We are now in a world full of people looking for the one thing that makes them special. The danger in this is, it’s usually a rabithole that leads to delusion and radical behavior.’
How have you been looking after yourself in these estranged times?
Graveyard Shifter :
‘I have been meditating, travelling. writing and making music. I’ve tried to manifest all the best things about myself over the worst. I have also had alot of great people in my life who keep me focused. My life is one where I try to elevate those around me so when im out there, even stores I frequent, I leave feeling energized because thats the energy I’ve been exerting for a long time.’
Your IG has been absolutely poppin – personally enjoying, watching a lot of your ‘vaulted music’ please tell the people about this!?…
Graveyard Shifter:
‘Yes, yes, so my IG is where I’ve been putting up my experimental work. I always try to innovate and be a step ahead. sometimes that comes with victories or loses. It’s important to gauge the thoughts of those who peruse your work. It is what keeps me focused so thank you for taking time out to enjoy that.’
You are very close to where the George Floyd situation started… Would you mind speaking on this personally? How much trouble have you and crew received during your time?….
Graveyard Shifter:
‘I was and because it is still a pending case, I can not speak in actual facts about it. I will say this. I watched the video, I saw a man with a knee on his neck begging for air, his past record aside, human decency would kick into to either offer aid or call for paramedics. This is a country that claims that people are innocent until proven guilty by a jury of their peers, so based on that logic,just because someone is a suspect does not mean they have lost the right to be treated like a human being and justly. I think the police culture in America generally needs an overhaul. I never understood the concept of protecting and serving while being trained and equipped like armies.’
‘There are police precincts in this country with gangs within them, some of these guys have tanks and assault rifles. That in itself is fine tuning the cop to think he is part of a psuedo military. thats the mindset he probably goes into communities with. the mindset of a soldier vs a combatant. It’s dangerous. I also wanna add that most impoverished communities and ones predominantly with people of color are patrolled more.’
‘This is by design and this is problematic in itself. I think we need more people trained to preserve communities and respect human life as opposed to psuedo militants with a badge.’
How are things now in regards to these events?
Graveyard Shifter:
‘Nothing ever changes but the promises of those tasked to fix the problems. I think one of the best solutions to these problems is leveraging local votes. Put people in who will work and send those who sweep the issues under the rug home.’
What message can you offer the WORLD to get though these next few years or so ?…
Graveyard Shifter:
‘My message is simple. You cannot predict what’s coming and what’s coming does not care if you are prepared or not. your destiny is yours. your future is yours. you survival and those of your loved ones depend on you. know what isn’t yours? your lifespan so DO WHAT YOU GOT TO DO NOW because now I’m starting to believe time is God and God is time. Think about it, its the one thing that has the power to actually change everything. Make moves with the belief that Time is God and you will see a significant difference in your life.’
From a FUTURE perspective- what do we have to do as a species to keep this train on track?…
Graveyard Shifter:
‘It’s simple, humanity needs to re-spark its desire to dominate eveything else but humanity. Humanity needs to do everything to celebrate humanity. That hunger to discover, to innovate, to invent, it needs to return full force. That hunger to be the upper echelon race in the solar system needs to be paramount. That starts with humans recognizing each other as one collective in the midst of a bigger galactic neigborhood or even better, animal planet.’
What are your thoughts about the A. I. introduction which is taking place?… As inevitable as it is.. Where do you see this going in the next 5 years or so!?
Graveyard Shifter:
‘AI is innevitable, we can’t escape it. It is part of our culture, it was pre ordained to happen even before it became popular on a wider social level. In the next 5 years, it is going to be a huge part of our tech marketing hub, like I said earlier, we aren’t going to shops as much, or movies ,resturants etc.’
‘This is going to force companies to push for more intelligent AI to find their buyer base and keep them engaged, which means, very soon, intelligent AI will be right in the palm of your hands or in your living rooms. It will watch you as you watch it. Listen to you, know what you like, what your desires are and then tell its handlers where you are and what to advertise to you. in-fact.’
‘I believe to an extent, it is at work. For instance, if you google a certain product, pay attention. It Automatically starts showing up on all your social media. That is AI at work. but this is regulated controlled AI. and I am ok with it. The scary form of AI would be the proposed versions for intersteller space travel which is supposed to evolve by the journey. Now there’s something that may have consequences we aren’t ready for.’
Where do / how do you see the culture- rap music developing from this point forward?
Graveyard Shifter:
‘Hip hop will return back to its original core. Boom bap. Hip hop culture will always dominate, it goes in cycles but when the game becomes singled out for less pleasant displays. I think the whole culture will revolt and weed out the vultures and opportunists. Give it time.’
Incredible! With another outpouring of infinite questions- let’s ‘pause the time lock’ on this one !… Please feel free to leave us with some strong, Graveyard Shifter words of universal encouragement- with blessings!
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‘My final words are simple. You have all the time to die. You do not have all the time to live. take that into consideration and make moves accordingly.’
‘And thank you for the opportunity to speak my mind fam.’
Again, Quantum Scripture Creationz would like to personally thank the might, and the time that Graveyard Shifter takes to compete such an endeavour! It’s more than music – see the proof, you also have the energy- succeed and DO IT!…. 👊🏽💥💥
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