Hell Rell: The Facts Of Life
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Durell Mohammed is really confident, so much so that one can feel that same energy three time zones away, oozing through the speaker of a cellular phone. The self-proclaimed “hardest out” has spent the past few hours working the press junket fielding phone calls from various magazines and websites promoting his sophomore opus, yet he still maintains the same exuberance throughout. “Let’s do it,” he excitedly says, obviously aware he’s in a much better zone than he was six years ago.
During the rise of the Harlem-helmed Diplomats in 2002, Hell Rell was watching from the sidelines thanks to a government-sponsored vacation in prison, serving two years for drug charges. However, he was able to contribute to five tracks on the group’s frosh effort, Diplomatic Immunity, including a freestyle recorded over the prison’s phone.
Upon his release the Bronx-born Rell immediately submerged himself in the studio, appearing in everything from music videos to mixtapes, culminating in the release of last year’s debut solo album, For The Hell Of It. A stark contrast to the Harlem World residents, Hell Rell has introduced a more rugged sensibility to the Dips’ flashy style. “I can honestly attest say that I’m one of the key figures to the street credibility of The Diplomats,” he says. It’s perhaps that same insight that’s propelled his status from role player to starter to with his team to cult sensation alongside a constant barrage of street albums and – perhaps surprisingly – a fan-created Internet phenomenon. While his various YouTube videos have shown signs that there is little more to Ruger Rell than just tough talk and unbridled arrogance, as
Hip Hop DX sat down with him it turns out that was only the surface. In Hell Rell’s world everybody’s just a guppy, and he’s the big fish in the small pond.
Read Hell Rell's Interview here.....
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/features/id.1195
During the rise of the Harlem-helmed Diplomats in 2002, Hell Rell was watching from the sidelines thanks to a government-sponsored vacation in prison, serving two years for drug charges. However, he was able to contribute to five tracks on the group’s frosh effort, Diplomatic Immunity, including a freestyle recorded over the prison’s phone.
Upon his release the Bronx-born Rell immediately submerged himself in the studio, appearing in everything from music videos to mixtapes, culminating in the release of last year’s debut solo album, For The Hell Of It. A stark contrast to the Harlem World residents, Hell Rell has introduced a more rugged sensibility to the Dips’ flashy style. “I can honestly attest say that I’m one of the key figures to the street credibility of The Diplomats,” he says. It’s perhaps that same insight that’s propelled his status from role player to starter to with his team to cult sensation alongside a constant barrage of street albums and – perhaps surprisingly – a fan-created Internet phenomenon. While his various YouTube videos have shown signs that there is little more to Ruger Rell than just tough talk and unbridled arrogance, as
Hip Hop DX sat down with him it turns out that was only the surface. In Hell Rell’s world everybody’s just a guppy, and he’s the big fish in the small pond.
Read Hell Rell's Interview here.....
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/features/id.1195
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