What was it like being a hip-hop group on a punk rock tour?
Warped Tour was cool. It was actually our first time doing the whole tour. We just like to tour. It’s cool that we can play with a lot of pop punk bands and indie rock bands. And now that we’re doing headlining tours, it’s like the audience combines with the hip-hop fans. Q: It’s a little unconventional for hip-hop bands to use live instrumentation. How did you guys develop your style back when you first started? A: We were both in [crappy] bands. I played drums in a punk band and he played drums in another band. We just started talking about our favorite drummers and we got together. Q: In your song, “Cupid’s Chokehold,” you sample a Supertramp song, which might be a first in hip-hop. Why Supertramp? A: I grew up on Supertramp and I used to walk around as a kid singing that song. That was our first experiment with sampling, so it made sense to take a song that meant a lot to me as a kid. Q: The band has some references to Myspace in its songs. What do you think of how Myspace is chang
