Alright so the people want to know about “Da Mastamind” well I got a chance to grill him, no music thing eh..we getting personal…
Entertainment Macco: So Shawn tell me, how tall are you man?
Da Ma$tamind: "Last time I checked I was around 6’6” or 6’7”."
Entertainment Macco: What is your horoscope/sign?
Da Ma$tamind: "Leo...Best set of people in de world!!"
Entertainment Macco: Anyone ever told you that you and Latapy could pass for a twin (if he still had his dreads and if he was taller?)
Da Ma$tamind: "I fed up get that especially just after we qualified for world cup in Germany. This one man stopped by my car to ask me if I was Latapy and all. I finally had the pleasure of meeting him a lil while back though."
Entertainment Macco: Are you the sporty type? How do you keep in shape?
Da Ma$tamind: "To be honest, I have really always been into music and stuff. I think the more appropriate question would be, "Do you keep in shape?" Hahaha. When I get time I do some biking and stuff, lil exercise home...nuttin major though."
Entertainment Macco: By the way...what is you favourite sport Shawn?
Da Ma$tamind: "The beautiful game... FOOTBALL."
Entertainment Macco: Are you one of those total gaming junkies? (arghhhh)
Da Ma$tamind: "I admit I can get carried away playing FIFA for a whole day straight."
Entertainment Macco: Sometimes you ask a man, what his favourite colour is and he tells you that he is not into colours, What is you colour?
Da Ma$tamind: "I'm a red kinda guy"
Entertainment Macco: Shawn what is you shoe size?
Da Ma$tamind: " I normally wear de box that the shoes came in....Hahaha. But seriously, size 13."
Entertainment Macco: LOL **dead**
Entertainment Macco: Which do you prefer, Briefs or Boxers?
Da Ma$tamind: "Dat briefs ting too confining man! Boxers fuh sure."
Entertainment Macco: Which do you prefer your lady wear, boy shorts, thongs or none?
Da Ma$tamind: "Sometimes boy shorts, sometimes thongs, sometimes none. ;)"
Entertainment Macco: Which do you prefer, Older women or younger?
Da Ma$tamind: "I have been attracted to predominantly older women."
Entertainment Macco: What is your biggest turn on…I mean what makes you quiver just from thinking about it?
Da Ma$tamind: "It kinda hard to single out one thing in particular. With different women, there is a range of attributes that I would find appealing."
Entertainment Macco: What is your irresistible temptation, other than food eh (if that is one)?
Da Ma$tamind: "That’s easy… MUSIC!"
Entertainment Macco: While we're on the topic of food...what s your favourite dish?
Da Ma$tamind: "Macaroni pie!"
Entertainment Macco: What is it like being married at such a young age and being in the spotlight?
Da Ma$tamind: "Being in the entertainment business I must admit temptation presents itself in all kinda shapes, forms and colours. However, if you really love and respect the person you with (married or not), then it ain’t dat big a deal."
Entertainment Macco: If you were not married, what would you be looking for in a woman?
Da Ma$tamind: "Ah like how yuh phrase yuh question. Hahaha. Well I’m big on personality. We must be able to sit down, lime, have serious conversation or ole talk. Sense of humor is a must too. Well these among a whole other long list of qualities."
Entertainment Macco: At what age did you lose your virginity?
Da Ma$tamind: "Dat was last month! Hahaha. I’m kiddin’. Was around 15 or 16 I think. Hmmm… cyar remember for sure nah!"
Entertainment Macco: Would you advise young men to wait until they get older to engage in sexual activites?
Da Ma$tamind: "Of course! But I know we not living in an ideal world. So, what I would advise is to be safe and use protection if you feel you have to, bound-to-must have sex. It's really out responsibility as adults to educate our youth properly about sex, so that they are able to make better and well-informed decisions on the matter.
Entertainment Macco: Were you always one to practice safe sex or you live/lived on impulses?
Da Ma$tamind: "Never was the impulsive type when it comes to sex!"
Entertainment Macco: Got any children or want any?
Da Ma$tamind: "No I don’t have any. The jury still out on the “wanting them” issue though. As soon as they amend laws to allow parents to return dem to sender when dey get too rude and out-of-hand, I will consider it further…"
Entertainment Macco: Mamma’s boy or Daddy shadow?
Da Ma$tamind: "I was always both."
Entertainment Macco: Are you religious or spiritual?
Da Ma$tamind: "Spiritual."
Entertainment Macco: The part of your body you love the most and why?
Da Ma$tamind: "All of it! To me that is like asking a parent which one of their children is their favourite."
Entertainment Macco: What is your pet peeve?
Da Ma$tamind: "Stupid people doing anything stupid!"
Entertainment Macco: When you want to get away from it all is there any place you run off to, where?
Da Ma$tamind: "There’s really no time to get away from it all these days. But trust me, one of these days I will pick up and disappear to somewhere and I not saying where. I don’t want anyone to find me."
Entertainment Macco: Shawn is it safe to say that you are living your dream?
Da Ma$tamind: "To a certain extent yes. I still have lots more I would love to achieve."
Entertainment Macco: Shawn, so we have noticed that since yuh start performing your pants getting smaller, does that mean that your head is getting bigger?
Da Ma$tamind: "Nah! No big head here. I always try to do my best to remain grounded and humble."
Entertainment Macco: **Breathes sigh of relief** Thank goodness!
Entertainment Macco: Rumour has it that when you was going school, you use to be beating a riddim on people desk and that now yuh still do it, is that true, and is that how you figured out that you wanted to produce?
Da Ma$tamind: "Hahaha! Firstly, hell yes we used to beat riddim on de desk in school. Big up to meh good friend and St. Benedict’s classmate, Ikechi Griffith. He was the other main culprit. But the urge to produce music came long before the desk-beating days. I was always been curious about the process that takes place with a song before I hear it on radio."
Entertainment Macco: So Mastamind while we on the topic of rumours, I keep hearing all kinds of rumours about you and this rum and roti song, like is real rum and roti politics going on here boy? So yuh want to tell us who song it is?
Da Ma$tamind: "The song is owned by two parties (Mastamind Productions and Patch). The initial idea came from Natasha Andrews-Noel and it was a collaborative effort by myself and Patch to bring the record to life. The song is also registered as being performed by Da Ma$tamind and Patch. I am in no way and have ever claimed full ownership of the song though no money exchanged hands in it's production."
Entertainment Macco: Eh heh!! no money exchanged hands in it's production? Noble are we?
lololol @ d pants gettin smaller comment.... wah it is wid all dese artistes & dese young young pants.... lololol..