O.C., the self proclaimed slept on phenomenon, is a favorite of the Halftimeonline.com staff. His debut, Word..Life, is one of my favorite albums and ranks among many of the classic records in hip hop powered by the underground smash, Time’s Up. Although he’s put in mad years in the game, solo and as apart of the crew Diggin In The Crates, he has never garnered the acclaim of some of his fellow lyricists like Nas or Jay-Z. However, that hasn’t stopped him from moving forward releasing new records through Hiero Imperium. In what is probably one of the longest O.C. interviews, we caught up with O to talk about his intro to the game, creativity in hip hop, Big L and why he won’t rock on the same bill as KRS-ONE. Enjoy. Less