(Direct Access)How did you come up with Mercy Gang? (Mercy Gang)Well originally when we first got the concept of making the group, the member included Maine the Medicine, Hefty Metal, and Sway-Savage(No longer a member). We were all with AMG music. MC Los had taken to calling us The Mercenaries, and out of that Maine came up with Mercy Gang. We all met at The Hive Studio with Dep J. Sway was doing a feature for Maine, I(Hefty) rolled and we just all clicked fast. Maine didn’t even hear me spit before we were talking about all doing music together. (Direct Access)How long have you all been in a group?(Mercy Gang)Its been a lil less than 3 years since the concept of Mercy Gang started taking form. The original lineup consisted of Maine the Medicine, Sway-Savage, Paulie Baggz, Ace Ducketts, and Hefty Metal. A couple tracks were recorded but nothing was being pursued seriously yet. Then Hefty and Maine dropped their solo mixtapes and were lucky enough to open up for Adlib. Adlib gave Hefty the opportunity of joining the BattleAxe Warriors and opening slots on his shows throughout the Pennsylvania area. Although the fliers said Hefty Metal, Maine was at every show sharing and rocking the sets with me. As the shows kept coming I knew that although we were gaining a fan base and respect as solo artists the talent in the group was undeniable. Ace Ducketts had moved due to family reasons, so it was us four for awhile. Recently Sway and us parted ways, but not with any animosity. He is doing his solo music and we still support him as he
supports us. We are still BaxWar Brothers. Last but not least we had met DJ Merc a little over
a year ago, loved his skills and passion. We got to the point where we felt a DJ was the next step
in taking Mercy to the next Level and there you have it. Maine the Medicine, Paulie Baggz, Hefty
Metal, and DJ Merc forms MERCY GANG.
Interview
Mercy Gang
Hefty
1. Smiff N Wessun- Dah Shinin
2. Raekwon- Only Built for Cuban Lynx
3. Big Pun- Capital Punishment
4. Biggie- Ready to Die
5. Mobb Deep- Infamous
Maine-
1. Nas-Illmatic
2. Redman-Whut the Album
3. WuTang Clan-36 Chambers
4. Biggie-Life after Death
5. The Fugees-The Score
Paulie-
1. Twiztid-Motasteless
2. Big Pun-Capital Punishment
3. Biggie-Ready to Die
4. WuTang Clan-36 Chambers
5. Eminem- Marshall Mathers LP
Merc
1.Nas- I Am
2. Biggie Ready to Die
3. Dr. Dre Chronic
4. Tupac-All eyes on me
5. Eminem Slim Shady LP
(Direct Access)What are your top 5 albums?