Sematary & Hackle Interview - Masked Gorilla Podcast

On the 46th episode of the Masked Gorilla Podcast, host Roger Gengo interviews Haunted Mound rappers Sematary and Hackle to talk about growing up in Northern California, how Sematary established his style, why Ghost Mountain left Haunted Mound, why Sematary has deleted old music, what the future holds and more.
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[@wdwacc]

0:00 Intro 1:25 Living in Northern California 2:40 First Time Doing an Interview 3:52 SoundCloud Influences 4:36 Growing up/ Being Born In a Artist family 8:48 Starting Music 10:40 How "Sematary" Was Made 12:33 Ghost Mountain Quit/ No Longer Talk 14:41 Why He Deleted Grave House & HAW Mixtapes 16:17 Buckshot & Oscar18 17:55 Meeting Hackle 19:48 Not Having Friends/ Focused on Music Instead Of School 22:04 Living In The Butcher House 23:53 Black Metal Influence + Rainbow Bridge 3 25:01 Using An iPhone To Film Music Videos 26:15 Day In The Life Of Sematary 28:48 Cult Fanbase 30:10 Making Their Own Merch DIY 31:40 2022 Plans For Haunted Mound 32:30 Future Goal + Tour Soon 33:20 ColdHart 34:20 Not Listening To New Rappers 35:25 Sematary Bought a Feature From SlugChrist 35:44 Selling Features 37:11 Chief Keef 38:37 Playing Guitar 39:18 Process Of Making Music 40:00 Politics/ Doesn't Like Right-Wing Fans 41:38 Favorite Brands 42:19 Fit Check 43:01 Trying To Work With True Religion 43:46 Weed & Drugs/Cigarettes 47:15 Tattoos 48:10 Fan Questions 56:32 Favorite Horror Movies 57:08 More Fan Questions

[@samrothstein7346]

Thank you for your time

[@Biggestfella92923]

broooo the timestamps are huge. Thanks 🙏

[@Kooteeee]

@@samrothstein7346 Don't look outside, under your bed or in your closet next you wake.

[@edwardd11]

egregiously rare haunted mound history lore moment

[@96exotic]

In the history books

[@vcbf101]

nah fr tho

[@cauldron2863]

Ion even know what the 1st word means

[@edwardd11]

@@cauldron2863 i don’t either it just sounded fitting 💪💪💪

[@crystalmethaddict]

Sem and Hackle gay Sex saga upcoming

[@peech5396]

This dude so goated he asked everything we wanna know and didn't act like a cornball

[@ninjastar.]

that’s why masked gorilla is goated

[@forever_abandoned]

665 likes i made it 666

[@whiteazera]

777 likes

[@pissg1rl]

888 likes

[@bigopalcup]

" didn't act like a cornball" guess somebody lacks awareness.

[@WhoseAdam]

tradition to come back and watch this every now and then

[@gayhipster]

i like how he incorporated hackle into the convo and didn’t make it all about sematary

[@Eustass315]

Yeah when he asked them about family and highschool at the beginning and went with sematary for a while even though hackle tried to answer as well i thought alright he doesnt care about him, but then he came back to hackle and asked him again, that was cool and respectful

[@Cri.]

goated

[@pilly8481]

I like this pod but the host was interrupting sematary a lot and talking really slow

[@TamableMuffin82]

really watched a whole ass podcast with a smile on my face the whole time😭

[@aidan1026]

FR THO!! Seeing him being himself was so genuine ong💪💪

[@deadstranded]

for reallll mannnn

[@ethan-py9he]

LITERALLY

[@Yeshaboo]

me too dawg FR haunted mound shit

[@hathor99]

me too💀

[@startervisions]

seeing...Sematary be a normal kid, who has nervous ticks, and laughs awkwardly at jokes...is the kinda content we need and deserve in these trying times.

[@odeswarms]

but if u try him turn u to a skelington

[@drsan7754]

guys look at him he's so socially awkward and nervous 😭😭he's so awkward and can't help it

[@brosisjk3993]

he cool tho

[@startervisions]

@@brosisjk3993 I think he's a genius but that's just my opinion...it reminds me of when I heard Tyler, The Creator in 2010...finally seeing interviews of him in 2011 demystified his scary persona

[@HMz83]

NAH SEMATARY IS A DEMON 🩸🩸🩸🩸FROM THE DEPTHS OF HELL🔥🔥🔥

[@SuffocateMe]

i love how the interviewer is *very visibly aware* how he’s treading on some very fragile territory when mentioning Ghost Mountain. 😂😅 every question like “ok i know you don’t wanna do this but i have to do this, it’ll only hurt for a second i swear”

[@ashidennedia3076]

sematary shouting out whitearmor is something i love to see

[@cartii8082]

In what minute?

[@airinsir5125]

9:55

[@winnie6820]

it caught me off guard, sem actually knows his stuff

[@diorblunt]

I can hear the drain influence in his lyrics

[@cxrdz6037]

Whitearmor and Yung lean 🆗🔥

[@maoroam2267]

Sematary just a normal guy idk how people don’t wanna see him succeed They should feel inspired by what he’s accomplished.

[@lewisjones284]

The trolling on twitter probably makes people think he’s an asshole

[@crackpiperson]

@@lewisjones284 he genuinely is an asshole shits not even trolling

[@sad_shinobi_5759]

@@crackpiperson how

[@Mgmg.mg574]

@@sad_shinobi_5759 i know him irl he is

[@tmd1sleep237]

he’s a fake, his dad has a career in sound design and is decently rich. kid bought his way to fame and is nothing more than a character

[@Adaspacino]

Im glad that i’ve lived long enough to witness HM interview

[@aidan1026]

Ong

[@flumbar]

pussy hunter real

[@repothenon2706]

Pussyhunter is it really you

[@Erosss]

day ones

[@Adaspacino]

@@repothenon2706 yes

[@aegiszephyr2977]

I love how adamant they are about the Butcher House, “do NOT pull up” 😂

[@gemstown]

the “do NOT pull up” fucking killed me it was so fucking funny

[@amgroblin5898]

that’s the domicile mane it makes sense they don’t want people to come

[@Vid_Master]

I have read about KZbinrs with "only" 1million subscribers having people come to their house repeatedly throughout the day, and some of them will just take pics or maybe try to knock on the door... but others will yell, throw stuff, vandalize property, show up at night, etc. its crazy

[@SechsGrammCaratillo]

They can kill me if they want uhh

[@NPfan100]

I think this was probably the most necessary interview for an artist I've ever seen. I was big on Sematary around rb2 era but kinda drifted off cuz of his attitude, but getting a better understand of his point of a view was a big eye opener and made him much more accessible in my eyes.

[@bLEACHeye]

True fam

[@donovana2861]

@@bLEACHeye Oh shi, bLEACHeye in da chat

[@bLEACHeye]

@@donovana2861 Haha, if there's a sem interview theres no way I weren't gon watch tha

[@sshadyh]

yeah based on his music and social media i expected him to be a lot more of a rude guy who thinks he's better than everyone but i can see that's not the case

[@f67739]

@@sshadyh ppl shit talk online but are shy irl nothing new

[@OhhKet]

0:00 Intro 1:25 Living in Northern California 2:40 First Time Doing an Interview 3:52 SoundCloud Influences 4:36 Growing up/ Being Born In a Artist family 8:48 Starting Music 10:40 How "Sematary" Was Made 12:33 Ghost Mountain Quit/ No Longer Talk 14:41 Why He Deleted Grave House & HAW Mixtapes 16:17 Buckshot & Oscar18 17:55 Meeting Hackle 19:48 Not Having Friends/ Focused on Music Instead Of School 22:04 Living In The Butcher House 23:53 Black Metal Influence + Rainbow Bridge 3 25:01 Using An iPhone To Film Music Videos 26:15 Day In The Life Of Sematary 28:48 Cult Fanbase 30:10 Making Their Own Merch DIY 31:40 2022 Plans For Haunted Mound 32:30 Future Goal + Tour Soon 33:20 ColdHart 34:20 Not Listening To New Rappers 35:25 Sematary Bought a Feature From SlugChrist 35:44 Selling Features 37:11 Chief Keef 38:37 Playing Guitar 39:18 Process Of Making Music 40:00 Politics/ Doesn't Like Right-Wing Fans 41:38 Favorite Brands 42:19 Fit Check 43:01 Trying To Work With True Religion 43:46 Weed & Drugs/Cigarettes 47:15 Tattoos 48:10 Fan Questions 56:32 Favorite Horror Movies 57:08 More Fan Questions

[@mtdrew4329]

Real kne

[@c3333d3]

Goat

[@jamonjack171]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@abyuse]

2:57 synchronized drink sip

[@DJBIGGLASSCOCACOLA]

boss shit

[@marcos5771]

i can’t believe i just saw sem laugh and smile and be normal

[@chuffles]

lmao hey brother

[@ALYPE]

Lmao

[@johnnieminajatwa2782]

lol i’m ded red light bros

[@calculatedly]

@@johnnieminajatwa2782 goat album

[@researchchemicals2018]

He’s just a person ?

[@rossappppppoollll9923]

43:22 shoutout sem making sure hackle ain’t left out or feeling awkward. i love that he a real ass dude

[@burymeinjhenny918]

Real

[@BurritoDon]

I didn’t expect him to be so chill, great interview 😭 Also massive respect for shouting out whitearmor

[@twostepdoll]

sematary and hackle seem like fun people to hangout with. this is an amazing interview.

[@santi-mg9kj]

me n my grandma hyped af for this one

[@b1jouu]

Fuckin santi🤣

[@nobleb3ck551]

This guy

[@nonesovile666]

Domt care

[@carus0]

@@nonesovile666 poopoo pee stinky yucky

[@illboy7308]

0:10 sem moved the cup from the table to the coaster, what a considerate and well mannered young man!

[@gedix3578]

illboy😍 on da sematary podcast

[@illboy7308]

@@gedix3578 bartek 😨😻

[@holden5310]

Dude was mad anxious lol

[@myc0ldst4r]

holly fuck your pfp brought me back luv da song

[@illboy7308]

@@myc0ldst4r ah you’re cultured i see

[@K0m0do_dr4gon]

2:55 that synchronized sip

[@ddest1nyy]

Giggling with my feet up waiting for this

[@kermacide821]

for real

[@kates1224]

ong

[@KevinGarcia-fq3su]

there's always that one mf commenting shit like this 😭

[@fredof4413]

Touch grass

[@chillguy7925]

me too twin

[@Connork07]

this interview is going to have millions of views in a few years

[@rilostar]

For real

[@aldoforero1481]

For real and we all rare in this comment section dawg

[@DavidCrypt]

fr this is currently at 8k and was posted 5 hours ago

[@brokeboicc]

Fr

[@aldoforero1481]

@@DavidCrypt yes

[@lordrobin20]

It’s been over a year and this is still the only interview we have

[@falsegarden]

These abrasive artists are always the coolest nicest dudes irl, I love it. Reminds me of the Narduar Bones interview

[@yungmane4010]

I'm glad i was alive to witness this interview, They're Legends in the making.

[@prodalumi]

stick around bro there’s so much more 2 come .

[@yungmane4010]

@@prodalumi sure will bro

[@Mispointed]

but bro gotta wash his hair LMAO

[@prodalumi]

@@Mispointed y the xqc fan tellin somebody else 2 washh their hair .. stay in ur own lane

[@Mispointed]

@@prodalumi when its visible im going to say sum LMFAO

[@ilyhomesick]

first haunted mound video interview. straight history right here

[@aldoforero1481]

Fr dawg

[@EnixTurnix]

didn't expect him to be so kind and easy going, this is so sick

[@raajaa559]

I don't even fw Haunted Mound music but I'm always interested in what they all have to say, they are bringing a whole new sound to hip hop and helping bring a new wave of hip hop artists that don't care about labels and creatively express themselves in the medium; much respect to Haunted Mound and everyone at Masked Gorilla

[@h6lder]

this interview will be studied by scholars for years

[@NikolasSalgado]

seeing all the day 1s on the comment section

[@michaelberrybpnteensixsix6319]

Ahhh no it won't.....

[@6FTBNTH]

Hackle and Sem are so well mannered lol

[@grin9ly]

jus a chill dude like actually 😭

[@ddavis3599]

I guess he hates when people call him that lol

[@vampcell]

Sematary wants haunted mound to be some fight club type shit i respect it massively not many artists dare to take themselves that seriously

[@industrialworld1]

Sematary finally talking real shit lovin it. keep rocking sem

[@industrialworld1]

Hackle too tho lol

[@billy7975]

Crazy lore, legendary interview

[@noparkingnoparking]

idk why but "that was back when i used to drink hella milk" makes me die laughing every time 57:38

[@martinmartinmartinmartinmarti]

lmao bro was prolly bulking for them gains

[@snowtires8081]

sematary one of the realest, couldn’t believe when he gave credit to whitearmor

[@mollyna1]

ong

[@Erosss]

why wouldn’t he

[@MaskedGorilla]

Masked Gorilla's first festival with Ski Mask, Snot, Trash Talk, City Morgue & more goes on sale tomorrow! www.LookoutFest.com

[@KevinGarcia-fq3su]

put sematary in there

[@azur7160]

where sem

[@byRRVW]

I love the new logo! Looks really cool

[@boejudden9011]

what kind of voodoo did you do to get this interview

[@bobbilolwwls1885]

33:55

[@nujs1337]

beyond satisfied about this interviewm, almost feels like a fever dream that this is real

[@ketover]

Ivy Sem Fan Rofl

[@sevenn]

yooo ivy

[@vidsofyermom]

Awesome. Not sure how Sematary got through this hour without chain smoking or waving weapons but good shit! :D

[@winnie6820]

one of the most necessary interviews I’ve ever seen for an artist

[@llucb6]

Bro so happy to actually hear him talk about ghost bro

[@kero_0]

sematary and hackle seem like the chillest people ever

[@chocolatemarthas]

sematary refusin to disclose his photo editing app of choice like we all don't know it's picsart😭😭😭

[@nonidoi]

nah

[@Poltergeistprincess]

i dont think it is im like a picsart god n i cannot for the life of me get my pics near the same 😭😭

[@nonidoi]

@@Poltergeistprincess it aint picsart

[@Poltergeistprincess]

@@nonidoi ik thats literally wut i j said

[@nonidoi]

@@Poltergeistprincess n why would u wanna edit your pics the same? find your own style and prosper

[@thelifeofdom797]

I love when you see artists just be who they are, it really shows how genuine they are there's no act on these two guys they just be themselves

[@edelweissiscute]

sematary EXPLODES during interview after sipping DANGEROUS LEAN, causing SEVERAL power outages in the california area.

[@anvthema1925]

Come to Argentina!! 🇦🇷 woohoo!!!

[@glonk3900]

this is some jerma comment section shit

[@dmtpussybacon5564]

@@glonk3900 exactly what i was thinking

[@lukaskelar3098]

@@glonk3900 whats jerma

[@glonk3900]

@@lukaskelar3098 psychotic twitch streamer infamous for doing the "penis stream", he called me a no life nerd who's never gotten pussy before in his entire life

[@okgunk]

i’m getting a sense of nostalgia watching this

[@deadstranded]

fr

[@YungKev407]

I think it means they finna blow up one day

[@rilostar]

Me too mane

[@odeswarms]

this shi a landmark moment in time

[@crylesschill]

This is gonna be a classic interview in the future

[@heckyheck1711]

this is the most high quality that i’ve seen of these two LMAOO

[@jamonjack171]

First known footage of Sem in 1080p 😭

[@pullupinabentlynobeamer7337]

thank god he is asking the real questions i needed to know what happen with ghost mountain

[@sidra4725]

Timestamp??

[@pullupinabentlynobeamer7337]

@@sidra4725 watch the interview lol but 12:36

[@aidancore1432]

@@pullupinabentlynobeamer7337 ohh mayn

[@pickpocketpigeon2906]

Lost count of how many times hackle said “that’s the goat”

[@zymboppington]

this is the most entertaining interview I've ever watched

[@SunshineMusic11]

sem and hackle seem humble af and I love that sm

[@amp4105]

sem is anything but humble ngl he cut off mad ppl that put him on lol

[@GallCircuit-zq6lf]

sematary and humble should not be in the same sentence

[@nathan.847]

Huge huge W, this is a once in a lifetime moment.

[@skinc4rver]

W wlr pfp

[@DrowningMoon]

This is the most weve ever heard sem or hackle talk ever never take this down this is important haunted mound history

[@kennedyxoxo7345]

interview him again i wanna hear him talk more

[@Huery]

This was one of the best interviews i ever watched 😂

[@40nights40daystv]

haunted mound really makes me want to get into making music again, their shit goes dummy hard

[@ski_cr]

go for it

[@Alanislynx]

check out my cover of Nevada on my channel 🖤

[@bloodwashedsaint]

Do it bro !

[@40nights40daystv]

@@prozac. yeah let me just try to make money off of a skill I have little to no talent at 👍🏻 lmao

[@KaiusKC]

@@40nights40daystv damn bro he’s just trying to be supportive

[@kkdu5891]

so crazy seeing them act so normal

[@YungKev407]

They funny on twitter lmaooo

[@deliverus6856]

They’re just people guys stop idolizing human beings they have emotions like everyone else. Even bands like mayhem have some crazy characters but they’re just people at the end of the day

[@fendobeats]

@@deliverus6856 yea its jus like krazy cos they are a whole dif person then what would you think they are

[@abraxusfisher]

they human beings bruh ykm act normal

[@neilinthecut]

Sematary is literally a fkn dweeb

[@dominick3790]

if you wanted to… huh😔 if you wanted ta kna 😨

[@nonesovile666]

No its not

[@dominick3790]

@@nonesovile666 😦☝️

[@mahargllednif2250]

@@nonesovile666 this

[@NewportMarlboro]

@@nonesovile666 no dad?

[@moog500]

@@nonesovile666 no bitches ?

[@1limona]

im glad that they're so kind

[@LuhShine24]

Watching sematary haunted mound glow up is just mind blowing

[@hotkirb]

Its crazy knowing hackle is vegetarian/vegan

[@woosh2055]

it's based

[@ekarliah441]

Cant trust mfs dont eating meat tho

[@prodXenia]

so awesome

[@disgrief]

I cant believe I actually sat and watched through this whole interview, was smiling the whole time though

[@xyu2198]

i literally have never seen sematary in high quality before this lol

[@bigpoppagaming2013]

The contrast and saturation are normal‼️⁉️‼️⁉️

[@nathan.847]

55:44 had me crying bruh😭

[@sgq_.h]

😭😭 bro Idk if they serious or not

[@whiteleanpurrphoodie8416]

elusin reference

[@pugna2959]

@@whiteleanpurrphoodie8416 wdym

[@salgraziano6761]

😭😭

[@redx-ye8jf]

i like how hackle jus did adlibs for the interview

[@PuupTube]

The longest smoke break Sem has ever taken

[@OGMICHAEL]

Such a good interview, I know this guys gonna blow up

[@grimroseofficial4792]

Hack and sem some underground legends

[@bevanboudoin]

this is honestly wild to see a HM interview fuck yes

[@0d0d0d]

I've never heard Sem with this voice. He is just so chill.

[@slaythembeforeme]

Dude picked up his cup no less than a couple thousand times. How is that anything but the opposite of chill?

[@odeswarms]

@@slaythembeforeme Like he’s anxious but coolin

[@davidcoleman6369]

The semetary lore deepens. WE LOVE SEMETARY.

[@etah1]

seeing them without all the effects feels weird

[@ski8160]

gonna be a massive artist one day

[@hoovry]

maybe

[@lucysoffering]

i don’t really see it, the ratio of haters to fans is really high

[@703jp3]

Just leaving my comment here for when it happens

[@nonesovile666]

No he aint

[@badddtripp]

nah only if he sells his soul

[@monte2422]

Black Kray has such a huge influence on the underground cloud rap scene

[@atriptoasia6979]

When hackle down said one of his earliest inspiration/memories of the underground SoundCloud was divine council I couldn’t relate more

[@deityemilee5910]

watching this has genuinely made me the happiest i've been in months..

[@kjsenn]

Weirdi

[@michaelberrybpnteensixsix6319]

Don't take much.

[@ashley-up6yl]

i love sematarys personality 🥺

[@amp4105]

yeah its epic how he blocks fans for asking questions and cuts off old music friends humble awesome guy tbh

[@odeswarms]

@@amp4105 "asking questions" the question: "Lemme suck yo toes where's ghost mountain"

[@cheese._1875]

@@amp4105 don’t be an annoying shithead then you won’t get blocked

[@RecbyVideos]

@@odeswarms this guy must be the one who asked 😂

[@blvddyblvntz567]

@@amp4105bro his fans are weird asf. i don’t blame him. and ghost mountain is straight retarded.

[@arielrose5017]

Why hackle fine as hell

[@connr9827]

Their answers to the romantic partners questions was mad funny

[@repothenon2706]

Whoever reading this, sematary and gm are on speaking terms once again

[@willjackson4596]

Really? Is this on the subreddit?

[@ARSXNIKK888]

@@willjackson4596 yeah buckshot made a post to clear up some bullshit someone posted, it’s pinned on the sub

[@sharpl19]

I love how still hackle is in the interview lol. The glasses so hard asf tho

[@zahi7188]

This gotta be in the top 10 most legendary interviews.

[@willverduzco4780]

favorite quote: "that was back when i used to drink hella millk"

[@edgtwgrafqfriuqjnrgr1153]

57:19 Best moment on the whole interview

[@hitachi6079]

REESE'S PUFFS REESE'S PUFFS EAT EM UP EAT EM UP EAT EM UP EAT UP

[@fantawi7999]

History teachers in 100 years will show this in class

[@mollyna1]

the live chats reaction when he asked them if they shower😭😭

[@unknown.mp4]

been waiting on a sem interview for way too long! big ups masked gorilla and haunted mound ✨🔪

[@unknown.mp4]

and please tour australia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@user-mm4xx1nz9v]

gonna look back on this in a few years

[@esabekayoe]

real haunted mound moment

[@liamlyons8355]

Just came back to watch this shi again and man this is so legendary mane

[@tea2920]

tbh sematary is one of my favorite producers, the way he program the snare rolls and the way he mixed rb3, it's pretty hard to get that sound without it clipping

[@startervisions]

Word

[@icaint4caine605]

Tf r u even saying lmfao

[@tea2920]

@@icaint4caine605 if you had basic knowledge on drumming/programming drums and mixing/mastering you would understand

[@icaint4caine605]

@@tea2920 "The way he programed his snare rolls without em clipping" U a dumbass bruh lol i can tell u shitty at makin beats

[@midsfb]

All his songs clipping 😂

[@2glocksoneopp726]

I was here during this legendary moment in time! Haunted Mound Boys From Round The Way

[@chromosome3242]

So hyped for this one

[@masxce5058]

just found haunted mound recently. just found this channel too. great interview. Gonna delve into yall both more. loved screaming forest. also i found out about sematary from a capybara meme recreating rainbow bridge cover LMAO

[@KzudemRiM]

he seems so excited to talk in a podcast

[@lillith4602]

This genuinely makes me so happy they seem so chill and thats awesome ^___^

[@influentialdetour]

Sematary seems really nervous and anxious but tbh it makes him more relatable because I would def feel the same if I were him. considering it's his first interview and he's an enigma otherwise to most fans

[@interlinkked]

masked gorilla made a W career choice interviewing them before they got really popular

[@sucidail3939]

I Really watch this every month or so cus it makes me so happy