The collective Platinum Pied Pipers, early in two thousand and five, released a soul blazing debut album, called ‘Triple P’. It was somewhat of an underground hip hop/soul recording, but with a lot of funk in its trunk as well. Released through the USA based record label, Ubiquity Records, the Triple P member Wajeed speaks about the few but quality collaborations on the album, “I enjoyed working with Invincible and Tiombe Lockhart because they were so flexible and open to new ideas. They brought so much to the table, I really enjoyed working with the two of them”. ‘Triple P’ is a mish mash of studio created sound scopes, explorations and expressions, “Patrice Rushen, Quincy Jones, B-52s, Zapp, Tom Tom Club, James Brown (RIP), Parliament, and the list goes on…” explains an honest Wajeed.

The album is quite beat driven but with a whole lot of funk and soul in the amounts,Wajeed sheds some light on how he feels about the album, “I am proud of the album as a whole”, he continues, “Its kind of hard for me to separate the tracks because they all fit into one another like a puzzle. If I had to pick one though, I would have to go with ‘Detroit Winter’”. “Yeah, for the most part I am pleased”, says a now humble Wajeed, as ‘Triple P’ sprung from the music scene, it has invented itself as a record to listen to due to its high level of energy and positive lyrical content, even though it has swearing on it. However, the album never went triple platinum, but for this dynamic duo from Detroit, it is all about the music, “If they gave me a check box to describe my sound, I would check ‘E’, ‘All of the above’. Its really kind a of hard for me to describe my sound because I do a lot. The Platinum Pied Pipers album is not a total representation of how I produce, it is just one chamber”.

Wajeed and other Platinum Pied Piper member Saadiq, plans on making an album two in the future but being a producer as well, admiration for these guys is endless, “Be original. Do you”, advises Wajeed. Yet, Platinum Pied Piper, have come out of nowhere, Wajeed speaks, “I started seriously making music around 2002″. The Platinum Pied Pipers gave a musical insight on the Detroit music scene and who to look for, “There is a vocalist from Detroit named Monica Blaire that is bananas. She is a great writer, vocalist and performer. Keep your ears open for her!” For most creative people, life can be at times brutal, and when the creative side isn’t working out, it can set them back for miles, unlike the normal individual. Musicians can be also sensitive human beings; Wajeed replies about home life as a child, “It was pleasant for the most part. As pleasant as it can be when you are living in a war zone. My family and friends were my foundation as far as survival. They gave me what I needed to pull through”.

He continues, “It could be anything”, regarding musical influence. “It could be that I have just seen a good movie or documentary. Listening to good records. Looking at television and seeing all this wack shit out there. Anything”. Once spoken to many USA artists from this particular music scene, they always have a desire to venture into London or the UK, Wajeed says, “I love London. It’s a great place to be. It’s just as racist as the USA. I feel right at home”. Well, maybe Wajeed was not all that sincere, bordering on sarcasm perhaps but he proceeds to reflect on the current black music scene, “I think it reflects the state of black people today. It is all over the board, people creative positive images to be followed and then you’ve also got some bullshit going on. But, I think ultimately its leading to a positive result”. With all these views being shared, “Home”, says Wajeed, is the most real place in the world for him.