Musician Interview with the Norwegian Fergie-Marlen a.k.a Malicious

Friday, March 5th, 2010 at 6:16 pm

Since yesterday was March 4th, lets talk about an artist that is marching forth into uncharted territory, Marlen a.k.a. Malicious. Marlen is a Norwegian female rapper making waves and burning down houses and asking the music industry if they can handle her loud mouth. She just had a show with Yo Yo and released her album Can You Handle This!? that introduces her alter ego Malicious.

You’re new album is called Can U Handle This? do you feel that you are difficult to handle?

Sometimes, yes! hahaha!!! Sometimes, what I say can shock people, or make them feel a lil bit uncomfortable, cause the truth can sometimes be a lil uncomfortable I like to point out the big pink elephant that’s standing right there in the room, that some like to ignore just because it’s comfortable to ignore it. I like to bring up the taboo

But the title Can U Handle This?!!! on the album is more of a can u handle this in the music industry?! Someone like me, the underdog, with all odds against her. Not only do I have a big mouth, but I’m a female rapper, I’m white AND I’m an alien!!! So can u handle that record industry? Executives, investors, movers ‘n shakers… cause I don’t think u can! hahaha!!! If u can–then prove it! Otherwise I’ll move ‘n shake it up myself hahaha! Those I do think can handle it is the people in the audience

Explain to us the difference between Marlen and Malicious?

Marlen is me, the nice girl. Malicious is me, the bitch!!! hahaha!!! No, from joke to real, Malicious is the truth. The harsh truth.Truth can be mean or malicious because it’s sometimes too hard to handle. ’N it lurks underneath the surface of the facade we put up.

Not a lot of people like to face their real truths. So they escape… into drugs, alcohol, sex, work, addictions… u name it! Or just cut off on their emotions ‘n feelings cause their too hard to deal with. Malicious steps in when I wanna remind myself or people not to see things in just one way, but many. Remember that there are many sides to one case, that the so-called reality u see might not be the real reality.

How has being an artist in Norway different from being an artist in the US?

In Norway u have this unwritten law that u shouldn’t think u’r good for anything or better than anybody or think u’r special or nothing, etc. It’s called the jantelaaven in good old Norwegian. And I think that’s a bunch of BS! In America u don’t even have a word for that law!!! ‘N that’s good! That’s probably why it don’t exist here! Thank God!!!

Of course we all are special in our own way! Of course u should think u can become great!!! WTF?!?! Who ever came up with that law is a conservative bastard that had A LOT of fear crystallized in his head!

Here in America I’ve been treated so much better!!! There is bigger acceptance here. But I love my country dearly, don’t get me wrong. It has a lot of good sides too. All places do.

Who do you most look up to in the music industry?

Hm… there’s a lot of talented people I really like. A lot of music that has helped me through the hard times ‘n cheered me up in the good times… The one thing that may be one of the reasons why I moved to LA in the first place was west coast gangster rap!!! hahaha! Dr. Dre, NWA, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube! I love Dr. Dre ‘n how he produces songs. Love everything he touches!

I also love Timbaland. His beats r off the hook. I listened a lot to TLC, Missy Elliot, Bob Marley, M.J. Blige and SWA growing up. Nowadays, I listen to almost everything out there. Gotta love Drake

I also love Beyonce!!! How much more successful can u be girl?! Awesome! Let’s see u go there! What a voice! Also,Pink! Twista! Ludacris! T.I! Even some Lady GaGa-nest!

Pink btw, has my album now YeaY! I ran into her ‘n gave it to her. She was such a sweetheart!!! Beautiful girl So nice! ‘N she seemed really interested in my album too, what if she is drivin’ around bangin’ my tunes in her car right now!!! hahaha!!! How sick would that be?!

On the back of your album is a photo of you burning down a house, have you ever been arrested for arson in the past?