HHS: So what have you two been up to?

Moss – Just getting the record ready, doing a lot of promo work, etc.
Eternia. Promo. I wear a lot of hats, so I’ve been doing a lot of promo with my business partner Sav One and doing shows here and there. I spend the majority of time doing that.

HHS: You probably spend more time promoting than in the studio nowadays, right?

Eternia. I can’t remember the last time I was in a studio.

HHS: The lead single “The BBQ” dropped. How was working with heavy hitters like Rah Digga and Rage?

Moss –The chance to work with them was good, with them being established artists. It felt good.

Eternia – It was a highlight of my life.

HHS: Do you feel that you have to hold yourself up to a higher standard as a female emcee? Or does that not even matter anymore?

Eternia– I try not to really focus on that. I just hope you can listen and relate. I hold myself up as an emcee period.

HHS: Is it tough being a Canadian artist and breaking in the US market? Or is that all over and done with?

Moss – It’s actually always been a concern for me. I didn’t really think about it until I came to the US. I played ball here and that’s when I started recognizing the differences between the US and Canada. So to break into a place, you have to have an artist that people can relate to. Drake is kind of doing that now. It’s actually not that bad when you’re a producer because people don’t really notice or care. Producers are accepted faster. But there have been times when we definitely didn’t have the same opportunities because we are Canadian.

Eternia: You just have to plant the seeds. Do the rounds, hit the internet and form a firm home base and build some strong support.

HHS: When I listened to the album, I was surprised by how personal you [Eternia] got and how much you put yourself out there. Is that tough thing to do? To put your heart out and get personal on a record like that?

Eternia – My music before has been personal, so people expect that of me. The album mimics the live show and I hit you with things that matter.

HHS: The track “To The Future” was pretty personal. How about that?

Eternia: It was a joy to make and was my therapy. It was very important to me.

HHS: Any last words?

Moss- I want people to give the album a chance. My biggest goal is have people hear it. I’d rather people hear it and hate it than for no one to hear it at all.

Eternia – We wanted it to be a hate it or love it record, no in between. The best promotion is the [actual] album. So just give it a listen.

The official MP3 version of the video we previously brought you.The LP At Last is scheduled to drop June 29th.Download link is below.

Eternia & Moss – “At Last” (MP3)

Eternia & MoSS’ collaborative effort At Last will be in stores on 6-15-10 on Fat Beats Records Eternia and MoSS will also be releasing an “At Last” vinyl EP on 5-15-10, which will feature Joell Ortiz, Ras Kass, Jean Grae, Rage (formerly Lady Of Rage) and Rah Digga. At Last Vinyl EP on 5-15-10

Eternia & Moss + Ras Kass – “It’s Funny (Remix)” (MP3)

In 2007, Eternia began recording her sophomore album with MoSS (a fellow Canadian), two years later the LP is complete and the title of the album says it all: At Last! Going where instinct took them, Eternia and MoSS’ collaborative union manifested into a sonically consistent album inspired by classic, boom-bap rap records (I.E. Ghostface Killah, Gangstarr, EPMD, Wu-Tang, & Nas).

MoSS is one of Hip-Hop’s fastest rising producers (see his work with Raekwon, Obie Trice, Ghostface, Joell Ortiz, Joe Budden, AZ, Slum Village, Havoc, Kool G Rap, KRS-One, Buckshot etc) and the first producer signed to DJ Premier’s “Works Of Mart” production company—needless to say, the classic boom-bap aesthetic is a lane MoSS is more then comfortable in.

At Last is entirely produced by MoSS and features appearances by some of Hip-hop’s elite, including Joell Ortiz, Ras Kass, Termanology, Tona, Reef The Lost Cauze and luminary female emcees such as Rage, Rah Digga, Jean Grae & Tiye Phoenix. Eternia is at her finest over MoSS’ production, offering raw, confidant & vulnerable first-person perspectives over gritty and moving soundscapes. At Last promises to resonate in a musical arena where most rap albums fail to deliver beyond a ring-tone single.

While Eternia has spent the better part of two-years working on At Last, she has also been a whirlwind of promotion and productivity. In the summer of 2008, shortly after the release of “Where I’m At – The Setup”, Eternia launched her extremely popular T-shirt design, “My Favorite Rapper Wears A Skirt” to thrilled fashion-conscientious fans worldwide.

Eternia has toured across Canada, the U.S., Australia, Mexico & Europe numerous times. Perhaps most noteworthy, she was invited to tour with Roxanne Shante, Bahamadia, Invincible and DJ Shortee across Europe on the historic “WE B-GIRLZ” tour in 2008, the first ever of its kind. Recently, Eternia has transformed herself from ‘that Canadian rapper’ to a household name on North American Hip Hop News & Blog sites, with her weekly video episodes “’AT Last’ – Road to Release Day” garnering well over 90,000 hits collectively and featuring Hip Hop legends DJ Premier, KRS-One, Pharoahe Monch, MC Lyte, Jeru the Damaja, 88-Keys, Jean Grae, Marco Polo, Smif N Wessun all co-signing the album.

In 2008, Eternia began recording her sophomore album with MoSS (and fellow Canadian), two years later the LP is complete and the title of the album says it all: At Last! Going where instinct took them, Eternia and MoSS’ collaborative union manifested into a sonically consistent album inspired by classic, boom-bap rap records.

At Last is entirely produced by MoSS and features appearances by some of Hip-hop’s elite, including Joell Ortiz, Termanology, Daytona, Reef The Lost Cauze and luminary female emcees such as Lady Of Rage, Rah Digga and Jean Grae. Eternia is at her finest over MoSS’ production, offering raw, confidant & vulnerable first-person perspectives over gritty and moving soundscapes and At Last promises to resonate in a musical arena where most rap albums fail to deliver beyond a ring-tone single.

Eternia + Moss “It’s Funny” (feat. Joell Ortiz) (MP3)