Every week we get emails about this vinyl. To mark the 1 year anniversary of Ta-ku’s 50 Days For Dilla, for this week only we will take preorders on the Vol. 1 12″ pictured above. All retailers can email info@huhwhatandwhere.com for more information. We will do the same for Vol. 2 starting July 22nd. Do not miss your chance to get your hands on one of these we will not be taking any orders after JUNE 21st.

HW&W: Yo

Elaquent: Yo

HW&W: First things first. Finals predictions. You sticking with Miami?

Elaquent: When me, you, and Ta-ku were talking about it last time my prediction was Miami in 7. Gonna have to stick with that, but I’ll definitely admit that the game 3 beat down I seen got me concerned..

HW&W: Word. Juj always feels left out when we discuss sports so lets move on. You’re gonna be in LA in a couple days and theres a pre-release party for your bitch ass on Saturday (June 15th) you excited for that?

Elaquent: Super hyped for the pre-release party. LA is like a second home to me, and I’ve been anxious to see the homies and finally have people hear this record.

HW&W: Out of all the homies on the bill, whose set are you most excited to see from our crew?

Elaquent: Mike Gao. We’ve been using his polyplayground app for years, looking forward to watching the creator kill it first hand.

HW&W: How was your first European tour?

Elaquent: In a few words, a dream come true. Very humbling experience, they show so much love out there. Can’t wait to go back with the crew this time (***hint).

HW&W: Your new record got everyone from the camp excited. Ta-ku is super stoked on it.. Frans has been bumping it non stop.. I personally think it fucking sucks, but talk about this LP, Believing and what it means and all that.

HW&W: I was actually going to call it “Believe” but my nigga Justin Bieber beat me to it. A lot of interesting things I’ve done.. primarily touring and reaching the people I’ve reached, and many of the steps I’ve taken in my career.. have all been predicated on people finally starting to believe in me as much as I believe in myself. It was a big deal when my mom told me she supports what I’m doing after all the years of pessimism. Musically I wanted to try different styles and was inspired by all the new places I was fortunate enough to travel to. Just wanted to send the message that any and everything is possible if you believe. Corny as that sounds.

HW&W: You recently made the decision to pursue music full time for the first time in your life. What ultimately led to this decision?

Elaquent: It’s been something I’ve thought about for a while, I just feel like I’m at the stage in my life where I have to dive in…even if i fail miserably. It will haunt me if I get older knowing that I didnt even try to chase the dream. Whatever happens, happens. I’m not really scared to fail anymore.

HW&W: You rep the squad super tough, every day. Talk about what HW&W means to you.

Elaquent: HW&W is fucking family. I love all these guys to death. Except Reggie though. Lol. It means a lot to me knowing I was part of the team at the very beginning when it was unknown, to the point now where random Soundcloud producers are hitting me up begging me forward their demo to our label. Feel like a proud dad, ya dig. HW&W believed in me when few other people did.

HW&W: We’ve been talking about it and talking about it.. Is this HW&W Japan Tour going down or what?

Elaquent: Yo Japan is #1 on my list of places to go. Ta-ku and Gao are in. Whenever Japan and the rest of the world is ready for all of us, we gon swarm like we wutang or somethin, you know? It’s gonna be pretty crazy, I’ll say that…

HW&W: What goals do you still have that you want to accomplish through music. What do you still need to cross off the list?

Elaquent: I want to go triple platinum. I want to buy my mom a house. Want to buy my dad a car. All off of the dream. But until then on a more realistic and immediate level, I just want to continue to travel around and share my music with whoever is willing to hear. My bucket list is coming along well.

HW&W: Let’s do random top 5′s you ready? Top 5 favorite films?

Elaquent: Drunken Master. Iron Monkey. Hardboiled. Pulp Fiction. Carlito’s Way. Ask me again tomorrow, might give you a completely different list.

HW&W: Top 5 classic producers?

Elaquent: Dilla, Pete Rock, Hi-tek, Primo, RZA. Oh and Quincy Jones.

HW&W: Top 5 SEGA video games?

Elaquent: Sonic 2, Jet Set Radio, Shenmue, Shenmue 2, Golden Axe.

HW&W: Top 5 point guards (before 2005)?

Elaquent: John Stockton, Isiah Thomas, Jason Kidd, Gary Payton, Mookie Blaylock.

HW&W: 5 baddest bitches in the game.

Elaquent: Vida Guerra, Ciara, Rosario Dawson, Christina Hendricks, Eva Mendes.

HW&W: 5 best shows you’ve played and in what cities?

Elaquent: Brighton, Paris and Montreal.. all for different reasons too. Different energies but all lots of fun. LA got pretty busy last time i was there too… I have a good feeling about Seattle later this year, lol.

HW&W: Any final words of wisdom?

Elaquent: Thank you to everybody who believes in me. I do what I do and I’m unapologetic about it. At the end of the day I gotta be me. Make sure you check out that Believing LP in a few weeks and look out for the HW&W compilation dropping in July…our whole team got fire. Shouts out to everybody who holds me down, I do it for y’all.

Believing drops JUNE 24 worldwide. Limited 12″ vinyl will be available. #HWandW

Kaytranada was featured in this video for Assassin’s Creed 4. Big ups to all the gamers out there.

Ta-ku is back with a killer remix for Until The Ribbon Breaks. SHIT BANGS YO.

Kaytranada’s latest effort for Bromance Records.