EZEC

LORD EZEC a.k.a. DANNY DIABLO
interview by Jason Walsh

Queens-bred Lord Ezec, former frontman of Crown of Thornz and Skarhead, is one of the most infamous members of the New York Hardcore scene and the DMS crew. He currently has been fronting his new hip hop project, under the moniker Danny Diablo, and took a moment to talk about the Black ‘n Blue Bowl, as well as his current projects.

JW: So, man, what are you doing out here today? This is a huge deal, you got your family around you, how do you feel about that?
EZEC: I am very proud of the Black ‘n Blue guys, Cousin Joe and Freddy “Madball” for putting this together, showing that hardcore is a big movement, and still very strong in New York City. I came out here to give support to the bands, see all the fans, and to see what’s going on. I’m also selling a whole bunch of merch…hahaha…
JW: See that’s what everybody does. They come out here and they sell the schwag. So, what’s been going on with you? What have you been doing?
EZEC: I did a video yesterday in the Bronx with Chris from the Ruff Ryders. I played a show yesterday in the Bronx with Cee Kay, who was in the Shotblockers and DMS. We all just went down to the Bronx and had a good time, but it was really funny because we had a shirt with DMS and Ruff Ryders together. You would never have thought that would ever happen, but we’re merging the hip hop and hardcore scenes together.
JW: They both come from the same world. There has been that variance where it’s splitting off, hip hop obviously becoming way too commercial, and hardcore, music from the streets, I mean they grew up together and it grew up in New York.
EZEC: Yeah, yeah…so, I just came back from tour with Necro and Psycho Realm and we did a whole Canada and northeast states and it was great. The kids are loving it, the mixture of the two genres, and sometimes in instances in the past both mixtures have been done terribly, but nowadays, with the roots, we do it from the heart, so it’s pretty good. It’s not candy coated or anything.
JW: Why are events like this important?
EZEC: Hardcore is D.I.Y., do it yourself. The kids come out here and they really love the music. We have loyal fans and the fans will always support you. You come out here, say hello to the fans, and give something back to the fans. I come out here, I give free CDs out, talk to the kids out here, from Virginia, from Argentina, Puerto Rico, all over the world, and they love to talk and see that I’m a human being.
JW: And it’s got to be good to be surrounded by your family and then you come here and meet new friends.
EZEC: Yeah. That’s what it is. That’s what it’s all about. Muisc is for everyone. There’s only two types of music, good and bad.