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PUBLISHER/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF // Julia Beverly
MUSIC EDITOR // Randy Roper
ASSOCIATE EDITOR // Maurice G. Garland
GRAPHIC DESIGNER // David KA features interviews
ADVERTISING SALES // Che Johnson, Gary Archer, Kevin
Childs
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PROMOTIONS DIRECTOR // Malik Abdul
SEX ETIQUETTE 40 BIG HOODBOSS
SPECIAL EDITION EDITOR // Jen McKinnon 38-39 FREAKNIK RESURRECTED 64-66 BOW WOW
WEST COAST EDITOR-AT-LARGE // D-Ray 60-61 HAPPILY EVER AFTER 30 CHEROKEE DA ASS
LEGAL CONSULTANT // Kyle P. King, P.A. 58-59 LADIES FIRST: LIP SERVICE 62-63 DIDDY
SUBSCRIPTIONS MANAGER // Adero Dawson W16-17 MR. MARCUS’ PORN STAR 36-37 DJ X-RATED
ADMINISTRATIVE // Kisha Smith GUIDE TO GREAT SEX 48-49 DRUMMA BOY
INTERNS // Devon Buckner, Jee’Van Brown, Ms Ja, Torrey
Holmes
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CONTRIBUTORS // Anthony Roberts, Blogxilla, Bogan, Camilo
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Smith, Charlamagne the God, Chuck T, Cierra Middlebrooks, 28 MONTANA DELEON
David Rosario, Diwang Valdez, DJ BackSide, Edward Hall, Eric
Perrin, E-Z Cutt, Gary Archer, Hannibal Matthews, Jacquie W20 PROBLEM
Holmes, J Lash, Jason Cordes, Jelani Harper, Joey Colombo, 50-52 SOULJA BOY
Johnny Louis, Kay Newell, Keadron Smith, Keita Jones, Keith
Kennedy, K.G. Mosley, King Yella, Luis Santana, Luvva J, 46-47 TAHIRY
Luxury Mindz, Marcus DeWayne, Matt Sonzala, Maurice G.
Garland, Mercedes (Strictly Streets), Natalia Gomez, Portia
54-55 TRAVIS PORTER
Jackson, Ray Tamarra, Rico Da Crook, Rohit Loomba, Shan- 67 TYGA
non McCollum, Spiff, Stan Johnson, Swift, Tamara Palmer,
Thaddaeus McAdams, Ty Watkins, Wally Sparks, Wendy Day 57 WALE
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cover stories
STREET REPS // 3rd Leg Greg, Adam Murphy, Alex Marin,
Al-My-T, Ant Wright, Anthony Deavers, Baydilla, Benz, Big Brd,
B-Lord, Big Ed, Big Teach (Big Mouth), Big Thangs, Big Will,
42-45 DORROUGH
Bigg P-Wee, Bigg V, Black, Bogan, Bo Money, Brandi Garcia,
Brandon “Silkk” Frazier, Brian Eady, Buggah D. Govanah (On
Point), Bull, C Rola, Cartel, Cedric Walker, Cece Collier, Chad
Joseph, Charles Brown, Chill, Chuck T, Christian Flores, Clifton
Sims, Dee1, Demolition Men, DJ Commando, Danielle Scott, W22-24 E-40
DJ Dap, Delight, Derrick the Franchise, DJ Dimepiece, DJ
D’Lyte, Dolla Bill, Dorian Welch, Dwayne Barnum, Dr. Doom,
Dynasty, Ed the World Famous, DJ E-Feezy, DJ EFN, Episode,
70-74 LIL WAYNE
Eric “Crunkatlanta” Hayes, Erik Tee, F4 Entertainment, Fiya, G
Dash, G-Mack, George Lopez, Gorilla Promo, Haziq Ali, Heze-
leo, H-Vidal, Hotgirl Maximum, Hotshot, J Hype, Jacquie “Jax”
Holmes, Jae Slimm, Jammin’ Jay, DJ Jam-X, Janiro Hawkins,
Jarvon Lee, Jasmine Crowe, Jay Noii, Jeron Alexander, J
Pragmatic, JLN Photography, Joe Anthony, John Costen,
Johnny Dang, Judah, Judy Jones, Juice, DJ Juice, Kenneth
Clark, Kewan Lewis, Klarc Shepard, Kool Laid, DJ KTone, Kurtis
Graham, Kydd Joe, Lex, Lucky, Lump, Lutoyua Thompson,
Luvva J, Marco Mall, Mario Grier, Marlei Mar, Maroy, DJ M.O.E.,
Music & More, Natalia Gomez, DJ Nik Bean, Nikki Kancey,
Oscar Garcia, P Love, Pat Pat, Phattlipp, Pimp G, Quest, Quin-
ton Hatfield, DJ Quote, DJ Rage, Rapid Ric, DJ Ricky Ruckus,
Rob J Official, Rob Reyes, Robert Lopez, Rob-Lo, Robski, Scor-
pio, Seneca, Shauntae Hill, Sherita Saulsberry, Silva Reeves,
Sir Thurl, DJ Skee, Sly Boogy, Southpaw, Spade Spot, Stax,
DJ Strong, Sweetback, Syd Robertson, Teddy T, TJ’s DJ’s, Tim
Brown, Tonio, Tony Rudd, Tre Dubb, Tril Wil, Trina Edwards,
Troy Kyles, Twin, Vicious, Victor Walker, DJ Vlad, Voodoo, DJ
Warrior, White Boi Pizal, Wild Billo, Will Hustle, William Major,
Wu Chang, Young Harlem, Yung DVS, Zack Cimini
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JB, I just read your editorial about fear. It’s funny how things happen and pointed, but frankly not surprised. It is not just myself that is offended. How
the order in which they occur. I’ve been a teacher for three years now, but exactly would you describe OZONE’s sense of humor? Ironic? Edgy? In your
I got my degree in Public Relations/Advertising. I love being a teacher, but face? I would classify it as cheap. I am a huge fan of satire. I’m not attacking
I have longed to work for myself in my field of study. What’s stopping me? or even questioning OZONE’s overall comedic ability, but rather bringing to
FEAR! I have a stable 9 to 5 plus a mortgage! I have prayed about my deci- your attention something you may have overlooked. What you do is easy.
sion to focus on Public Relations and it seems to be now or never. Things You are a culture vulture and I see right through you.
seem to be falling into place and I have my first client. I want to thank you - Leah BeAbout, via email
for writing this article. NO FEAR!
– Veronica Jones, via email
JB, I had to sit down and email you regarding your recent editorial on
stepping up and pushing hard in all aspects of life. The article was a great
I respect how OZONE digs so deep into the movement of Hip Hop, espe- message. Currently, I’m a Visual Merchandiser and I own my own jewelry
cially the fact that the magazine was founded by a righteous hard-working line. I’m three months pregnant and I lost my energy and will to push my
woman. This is something that parallels my life, as I was raised by a single other creative abilities; I would come home and sleep every day. So just
mother. It’s really cool when I see young Latinos at the grocery store with recently I started to research ways I can reach young girls through my
their mom and both kids are walking around the store reading OZONE. talents. Normally, I bypass editor’s messages. However, this time I believe
OZONE truly reps for the streets and for Latinos. It’s one of the few maga- God wanted me to read your experience to improve mine for the purpose
zines that reps the true demographics of our culture, and Latinos know this! of others. Give thanks. I love your mag!
– Chris Quiroz, via email (Los Angeles, CA) – Rolicia Nicole McClain, via email
What’s up Too $hort? I just read your column about rape, and the fact that I’m currently incarcerated in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice
whoever watched the [Richmond] rape must not have a conscience. I’ll pay prison system. I’m writing in regards to OZONE Magazine’s issue #79 page
for it before I ever take some pussy. Keep it 100. 26 [the Sidekick Hackin’ between Tiny and Young Dro]. Whether it was
– Young Trill, via email fact, fiction, or OZONE’s idea of a despicable joke, it was very out of line
and disrespectful. Doing time can be very difficult, especially when one
has a loving wife and family on the outside that he misses dearly. Being
I was drawn to OZONE because of your article on Gucci Mane’s manage- separated from your companion can make for distraught feelings and hard
ment committing fraud. I really enjoyed the article so I began exploring time. Everyone that is associated with the Hip Hop culture knows the bond
your magazine. I read the “10 Things I’m Hating On” section by Audra and that T.I. and Tiny have. To publish something like that was hateful and made
I was disgusted by your comment on Mohawks (“Unless you live on a res- OZONE look really bad. Whoever’s idea it was to publish such an issue
ervation with no running water, got a liquor store on every cliff, and have involving a wife and a man in prison and his left hand man was very stupid
two names, like Bear Tracks or Soaring Eagle, this should not be your style and feeble-minded. I can’t believe OZONE would participate in hating like
of choice”). I understand satire. I agree with her, the hairstyles are strange this. Even if the accusation was true, at least for the respect of T.I. who in the
when people don’t know their history and where they come from. I truly past has shown much love and respect for OZONE, the magazine could’ve
was offended, not because my family has ties to Natives in Illinois, but be- kept T.I. and Tiny’s business confidential. When I decided to confront
cause it should offend everyone. These are horrific misconceptions that be- OZONE with their hating and instigating ways, I first chose to write a rude,
rate and belittle people, and with your fanbase, this is very dangerous and disrespectful “fuck you” letter, but I chose not to lower myself to OZONE’s
wrong. I would like to ask the writer why she was so hateful to people who shallow ways. Because of my Crip affiliation I represent the OZONE family,
have long struggled, just like the Africans in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. not in the sense of the magazine but the street gang Rollin’ 60s. OZONE has
It’s as if she is making fun of sub-standard living. NOT ALL NATIVE AMERI- been a part of my vocabulary and heart for many years. To represent the
CANS live on a reservation. They are not all alcoholics and they do not all word OZONE is to be real, so please OZONE Magazine, don’t publish any
have two names. I would ask, on behalf of Native American activists, for an more hating shit like that.
apology from the writer and the magazine for this blatant and inappropri- - Anthony “Lucky” Roach, via mail (Texas)
ate bashing of Native People. She wasn’t making fun of the stereotype, she
was using the stereotype to make fun. See the difference? Dave Chappelle Editor Responds: Sorry you took it so seriously, but Sidekick Hackin’ is a joke
makes fun of stereotypes, in that he makes people see that stereotypes are and there was no disrespect intended towards T.I. or Tiny.
ignorant. I’m kinda surprised you don’t take your readers’ comments more
seriously. You don’t openly use stereotypes of Africans, Latinos, or Asians,
do you? A lot of people take racism very seriously. I’m just surprised that Correction: The Boss Chicks R Us all-female compilation listed in the last
you don’t even acknowledge it in the slightest, in light of the readership issue of OZONE on page 73 was incorrectly credited to “DJ Suga D & DJ Kris
you appeal to and how they deal with racism on a daily basis. Disap- Stylez.” It should have been credited to “DJ Suga D & Exclusive J.”
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JB’s 2cents
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ccasionally over the years, OZONE has drawn criticism for our raw
interviews and uncensored language. And while editing this years’
sex issue, I can see how some of the content might appall some
people who don’t live in the same world we live in. But as someone with
a voice, the most powerful thing I could present is simply the truth. The
10THINGS I’M good, bad, or ugly truth. I’ve always enjoyed doing the sex issue interviews
not only because they’re entertaining (who doesn’t love to talk about sex?)
HATIN’ON but because it’s an open opportunity to ask men any question that’s ever crossed
my mind. That doesn’t mean all the answers are going to be pretty (it also should
by Maurice G. Garland be mentioned that some artists are prone to exaggerate the “truth”).
1. THE OSCARS
The only time black folks can win an Oscar is
Especially for women, I feel like knowing is half the battle. Men act according
when we play a crooked cop, get our brains to their options and while some rappers’ hittin’-it-and-quittin’-it tales might be
banged out by Billy Bob Thorton, rap about offensive, we as women should be smart enough to read them objectively. You
learn a lot more by listening than by talking. If you weren’t so busy talking about
LAVISH
pimping or be an abusive mother who makes
her daughter “eat this p*ssy.” *Kanye voice* what a nasty dog he is, you could listen to what he’s saying and learn something,
The Oscars don’t care about black people! At Lil Wayne’s going-away because chances are your man thinks the same way deep down. He just might
party in Miami not be rich and famous enough to act on it and exercise his options. That doesn’t
2. DRAKE mean you should have a negative outlook on relationships from day one, but
Is it me or does it seem like dude is always it does mean you should be cautious and protect yourself both physically and
complaining about living the good life? He emotionally and be aware of what you’re dealing with.
needs to listen to some Tela: “I’m so tired of
ballin, ‘cause there’s too many bitches on my Some may be offended by stories about closet quickies (Big Hoodboss, pg. 40) or
dick…YOU’LL NEVER HEAR A PLAYER SAY foursomes (Kuzzo Fly, pg. W14). It might be shocking to hear matter-of-fact advice
THAT SHIT!” on anal sex etiquette and proper hymen-breaking procedure (Aurora Jolie, pg
W18). But sex is a necessary part of life and we shouldn’t be afraid to talk about
3. PEOPLE WHO COMPLAIN ABOUT it or sugarcoat the reality. You should be aware that while you’re admiring his
WHACK MUSIC
In Alaska with the BD Lamborghini (Bow Wow, pg. 64), more than likely he’s concentrating on telepathi-
If all you find yourself listening to is whack
music, you must be a whack person yourself. Productions crew, P-Nut cally trying to convince you to suck his dick (Mr. Marcus, pg. W16). Females have
and Baydilla to stop settling for hard dick and bubble gum and hold out for someone who
Turn the damn TV and radio off and go
outside. appreciates you for you. Find someone who cares about holding an intelligent
conversation with you (J Valentine, pg. W12). Don’t just go from jump-off to jump-
4. SMART HOES ON TWITTER off and waste your pussy juice (Tahiry, pg. 46). Don’t be the one getting passed
I’m sorry, baby, but if your avatar is a picture around the whole crew (Travis Porter, pg. 55), but learn to play a role in someone’s
of you half-naked and bent over, I don’t want life and have a reason for being there (Soulja Boy, pg. 51). Be with someone who’s
to hear shit you have to say about health care your best friend (Paul Wall, pg. 60). Life isn’t about how many hoes you can smash
reform, religion, or world peace. Just Twitpic (Dorrough, pg. 44), so be careful what you wish for, and try not to jinx yourself
KING YELLA
some booty shots and keep it moving. for the future (Too $hort, pg. W6). Don’t be the next Kat Stacks, making a fool
of yourself all over the worldwide web. Be confident enough to know that you
5. QUIK-E-MART CASHIERS In Vegas with Nelly deserve better. If you demand more, you’ll get more. And I’m not talking about
At hood convenience stores, when you buy more money, purses, or shoes. I’m talking about more respect, which is far more
something for 97 cents, you give them a dol- important because with confidence and respect you can earn enough money to
lar and they just say “thank you.” They must buy all those things yourself.
think I’m either too rich to care or too dumb
to count. Sometimes I want to go off like the
Don’t believe hardly anything you read on the internet, and don’t take to heart
little kid from the “Bitch, Give Me My Change”
YouTube video.
everything you hear on the radio. You don’t have to let her put her hands in your
MALIK ABDUL
pants to be his little freak. You don’t have to volunteer to be the one to go home
6. Cheating Celebrity Husbands with Urshur or Trey Songz (Yuuup!). Be you. Don’t be a statistic.
With all these high-profile husbands get-
ting caught cheating, hoes are getting the In Dallas with Dorrough The biggest challenge of this issue was interviewing Lil Wayne (pg. 70). Although
spotlight like never before. Every time I watch during All Star weekend portions of the interview may come off combative in print, it was an experience I
the news or read the paper a new mistress is genuinely enjoyed. I didn’t really expect he would answer the question about
telling her story, while another bomb is get- what was going through his mind when impregnating multiple women at
ting dropped in the Middle East somewhere. once, but I had to ask because I was curious. Because I love men. And I love
Tighten up, fellas. And ladies, celebrity men sex, as I’m sure everyone does, but at times the corrupt aspect of this business
aren’t paying you for sex. He’s paying you to is disheartening. I feel like sex is morphing into something I don’t recognize
leave and shut the fuck up. and becoming used more as a weapon to gain power and control and notori-
ety (both by men and women) and less to form a bond between two people
7. People Who Still Argue About with mutual respect. Guys - stop rushing and stop pressuring. Let it happen
TUPac vs. Biggie naturally (and stop texting us pictures of your dick when we just met you - that
Y’all need to get some pussy.
In Vegas with Paul Wall & shit ain’t cute). And ladies - make them earn it. Make them respect us.
TV Johnny
8. Ben RoEthlisberger - Julia Beverly, jb@ozonemag.com
He needs to ASK for some pussy.
RE’Splaylist
9. Hip Hop Club Dress Codes
So, you want me to wear hard bottom shoes, Trey Songz “Neighbors Know My Name”
take my hat off and button my shirt up…to Trey Songz f/ Usher & Keri Hilson “Invented Sex (Remix)”
listen to Gucci Mane and Lil Wayne? Usher f/ Nicki Minaj “Little Freak” randy.roper@ozonemag.com
T-Pain f/ Young Jeezy “Reverse Cowgirl”
10. “Free (insert dumbass)” T-SHIRT Robin Thicke f/ Ludacris “Sex Therapy (Remix)” Travis Porter “Get Naked”
CAMPAIGNS Sean Garrett f/ Plies “Lay U Down” Kings of Leon “Sex On Fire”
Jail is no fun and I wish it on nobody, but I’m Game feat. Ray J & Ester Dean “Pussy Fight” Keri Hilson “Make Love”
sorry, I can’t rock a t-shirt saying Free Every- R. Kelly f/ Tyrese, Robin Thicke & The-Dream “Pregnant” RE “Lustful”
damnbody. Getting caught with guns and
dope does not make you a political prisoner.
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AUSTIN, TX:
The 2010 NBA All-Star Game went down at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium.
Thanks to Dr. Teeth and a number of others, MTV Jams held its own Texas Day COLUMBUS, GA:
of programming in preparation. Featured area artists included SouthBound, DJ O3 has been doing parties all over the Southeast. Big D and SOA
COD, J-Kapone, Question, Fade Dogg, Mojoe, and many others. J Cole came have been spotted everywhere. KG Smooth almost single handedly
through town for a show at Ace’s Lounge and an in-store at Complete Cloth- made WKZJ the city’s #2 station. Jay Stylez kicked of his TV/blog site.
ing. SXSW is coming to town. Confirmed artists include Chamillionaire, Paul Columbus State hosted a music conference, and OZONE’s own Ms.
Wall, Trae, Killer Mike, Chalie Boy and more. Rivercity was in the building. I heard some people actually learned
- O.G. of Luxury Mindz (www.luxurymindz.com) something - which doesn’t happen at every conference.
- Slick Seville (SlickSeville@gmail.com)
BIRMINGHAM, AL:
Mayor William Bell is the new mayor in the Magic City. Lloyd came to the P.O.B. DALLAS/FT. WORTH, TX:
and Attitude hit the stage at the Palace alongside Trina. Cosmo’s and Club Dorrough’s single “Triple D Dat” featuring Tum Tum and Lil Tony from
Martini’s have been going strong for the more mature crowd. DJ Serious spins Gangsta Grillz 23 is the new anthem for DFW. Def Jam’s Bone and So So
every week at Club Ice. Yung LA came to Los Diaz, hosted by B-Money 3 Stacks Def’s Dondria are all over the radio while ladies in the streets are loving
of 95.7 Jamz. Murc Camp dropped Big Business in Bama 2, Lil Haze dropped a “My Body” by Que P from Richmind Records. The Mansion is the official
mixtape hosted by D.J Smallz, Eskimo Joe dropped LL Cool Joe, and M.P. has a Saturday night spot with DJ Merk (NGenius) and DJ Drop (Definition
new mixtape. Off Tha Chain Records also dropped several projects. DJs). Forth Worth is holding their own with artists such as Immortal
- K. Bibbs (AllOrNothingPromo@hotmail.com) Soldiers, Bossaliny, and Flonitti with DJs Dre, Pay, Wildhairr and Tuss in
rotation at clubs Mystique, Crytals, Rackdaddy’s and Bijou. People in
CHICAGO, IL: TDC reading this stay strong!
Hot to Def has the hottest record in Chicago clubs and radio with “Up and - Edward “Pookie” Hall (urbansouth@gmail.com)
Down.” Moonie from L.E.P. has a new hot record with Ray J called “Hood Girl.”
Artists to check for include Rockie Fresh, Money Bag Boys, Big Homie Doe, YP, GAINESVILLE, FL:
and Twone Gabz with his Hip Hop VS. Gucci mixtape. DJs to check for are DJ Travis Porter turned up Skyy Nite Club with their new single “Go
Ransom, DJ Reese, DJ Metro, DJ Tmac, and DJ Bman. Chicago radio stations Shorty Go.” DTP’s latest R&B sensation Rudy Currence put on a five star
are letting club DJs spin on-air during the weekend mixshows. performance for the University of Florida’s Black Student Union. Slim T
- Jamal Hooks (JHooks@tmail.com) and Looney G dropped their Center of Attention mixtape hosted by DJ
Klarc Shepard, and J Road da College Kid dropped #Scholar Music. Bad
CINCINNATI, OH: Villian Creative Agency launched FeedOffRap.com, a revolutionary Hip
The Nati Mixtapes are now on www.midwestmixtapes.com. Producer M-80’s Hop aggregate site that compiles the top news and latest music all in
beats are really hot and artists in the city are gravitating to his studio. Mz. one spot.
Nicky’s new single “Uh Oh (Did I Do That)” (above) is getting rave reviews from - Jett Jackson (g5jett@gmail.com)
Rap Star Promotions and Zulu Nation South. Chris Johnson and Hakeem
Griggs teamed up to bring back Street Fame Magazine. Gospel Rapper K- HOUSTON, TX:
Drama has a new single entitled “Walkie Talkie.” Be on the lookout for the hit J. Cole of Roc Nation performed at Warehouse Live, which is also
singles “Play Head” by Mickey Mac Main Ft. Killa K and MBG’s “My Swagg.” where the Go DJs and Rap-A-Lot hosted the Hip Hop for Haiti concert
- Judy Jones (Judy@JJonesent.com) featuring all of the biggest names in the city: Bun B, Slim Thug, Young
Problemz, Just Brittany and many more. Candi Redd’s video shoot was a
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star-studded event directed by Mr. Boomtown. Local the hit single “Illusion” with Waka Flocka. Memphis Hard Rock put on a
rapper Aday released his “Stronger” music video at huge benefit for Haiti with Al Kapone, Nasty Nardo, 40Kel, DJ Squeeky,
Posh Lounge, which is one of the newest clubs of the DJ Zirk, and Yung Kee. Upcoming artist CU, a.k.a. Beezi, is pushing his
city including Club Traffic and Dreams. mixtape Volume One: Rookie of the Year and his new single “Jackpot” is on
- Ghost tha Hustla (ghostthahustla@tmail.com) the Coast to Coast mixtape. Nominees are geared up and ready to see
who will bring home an SEA award and make Memphis proud.
INDIANAPOLIS, IN: - Deanna Brown (Deanna.Brown@MemphisRap.com)
Munki Boi Ent’s G Fresh has a single called “On My
Mama” featuring Yung Tone that’s getting major NASHVILLE, TN:
support across the nation. DJ Danny and DJ Ill Will are The Black Eyed Peas invaded Nashville and not only did they perform to
heating up the street mixtape scene. Detox Gfx has a sold out show, they left a musical imprint on the city as well. Cashville’s
inked nationwide graphic design deals with major own Star Murphy has been blazing the city with “Swagg On” featuring
labels. Dragged Up Music (R.I.P. DJ Screw) just had its Waka Flocka, who also made his way to Nashville for the 1st time to
re-grand opening. Pac Man’s new single with Project perform at L.A.X. Once again, Erica Elle held a quality event in Nashville a
Pat called “Aint Nothin’ I Can’t Buy” is gaining major la the Stiletto Stampede hosted by Kendra of The Bad Girls Club 4.
attention. MRC Ent. opened its recording studio. - Janiro (Janiro@southernentawards.com)
- DJ Black (djblackhcp@tmail.com)
PITTSBURGH, PA:
JACKSON, MS: Get Money Gang is making all the right moves while Bully Ent’s mixtape
Jackson’s own Lil C dropped a new project called Reunited is all over the streets. S. Money is back on the grind while Vonn
The Stick Up Kid. He collaborated with Lil Boosie on Treeze is pulling in new records for his next mixtape. F. Block is a few
the single “Still Bad.” Club Mardi Gras is under new steps closer to that major deal, and Boaz has everyone checking for him.
ownership and has been pulling in crowds with art- - Lola Sims (lolasims@gmail.com)
ists like Pretty Ricky, Dondria, H-Town, and Juvenile.
Actor Pooch Hall from the hit TV show The Game hit RICHMOND, TRI-CITIES, VA:
up Freelon’s and the women went crazy. Trina fell R.I.P. to Power 92.1’s DJ Peachez and Southside Richmond rapper Mike
through Club Dreamz and put on a great show. Robin Ezie of The Young Richmond Outcast. NoiseMakers Entertainment is pro-
Thicke hit the city & from what we’re hearing, did not moting E-Jones’ single “I’m So Fresh” produced by BedRoom Wizard. On
put on his best performance. I heard the afterparty at The Block Ent. and Block Starz Music released a mixtape by C Gillie titled
Mardi Gras was better than the show. Everybody Hates Chris. G.M.G.B.’s music is becoming increasingly popular.
- Tambra Cherie (TambraCherie@aol.com) & Stax J MAC, a.k.a. 804 Domino, has a new single called “Perk Up” that’s a certi-
(blockwear@tmo.blackberry.net) fied club banger. The Dedikated Boyz, who have opened for Lil Wayne,
released new material on Myspace.com/dedikatedboyz.
JACKSONVILLE, FL: - Atiyyah Wali (atiyyahwali@hotmail.com)
Supa Chino, P.I.T. da Don of Duval, and Fish Grease
Slim of Jim Beam all have upcoming mixtape proj- SACRAMENTO, CA:
ects. Midget Mac had a birthday party with Bizzle and KBMB 103.5 The Bomb flipped its format from Hip Hop and R&B to a
Bigga Rankin. Young Cash is featured on the Freaknik Top 40 Pop station called Hot 103.5, upsetting the Hip Hop community.
cartoon with T-Pain on Cartoon Network’s Adult New artist L Solo dropped his video for the controversial “Pussy Song.”
Swim, and although our Jaguars didn’t make it to the Sacramento producer Jae Synth and artist Bueno hosted a Party at Club
Super Bowl this year, “Jaguar” from For the Love of Ray Blush that brought the city together for a night of unity.
J 2 made it to the play-offs with Ray J and came back - Lavega “Kream” Sims (Lavegais@yahoo.com)
home with national fame.
- Lil Rudy (LilRudyRu@yahoo.com) ST. LOUIS, MO:
J Howes has been holding down Hip Hop at T-Billy’s for over a year. Out-
KILLEEN/BELTON/FT. HOOD/ DaWoodworks Radio is back on 89.5fm every Sunday 4-8pm CST on
TEMPLE/WACO, TX: www.stlcc.edu/kcfv with DJ Jesse James and Mr. Marcus’ mixtape. Y-Esha
Killeen welcomed quite a few acts recently to Jaguar crept back in the mix with “Billion Dollar Bitch.” Hittmenn DJs County
Entertainment’s club Junction 45. Acts included Trina Brown and Shock hosted the group 700’s We Write This, We Produce This,
(above), Party Boyz, and Big Tuck just to name a few. We Do This and Rell’s Out To Win. Will Victory’s Spit n Envy is a solid effort.
Local artist 5 Star Stackz released his single “Full Of Basement Beats hit the streets with STL JUMPDRIVE Vol. 2 with DJ Sno.
Myself.” Other singles released include Lil Neechie’s “Hella Hakeem Tha Dream released This Dat Loud with DJ Sir Thurl. The Champ
Hottie” to follow up his song “Count That Money.” Spark Dawg is Herr mixtape by Ali of St. Lunatics is getting great reviews. These mix-
released part one of a three part series entitled @SparkDawgMu- tapes can be downloaded for free at www.MidwestMixtapes.com.
sic as a free download. Belton, TX producer Noki Swazay released - Jesse James (JesseJames314@aol.com)
The Antidote under his group Nappy Town.
- Chris OA (jupzchris@gmail.com) TAMPA, FL:
2 Pistols, Dynasty, Mason Caine, Sho Zoe and DJ Quest, Prophit, Prime
LOUISVILLE, KY: (of J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League), Rob Diesel & Ryan Kendrick, and others came
Hurra-Season is back with a new single called “Hatin.” Cocky has been on together in a free concert to benefit the people of Haiti. The event, orga-
the road and just came back from the “A” choppin’ it up wit Block. DJ Q was nized by Super Daves’ producer David Bowes and House of Hitz Studio,
on the red carpet at The Grammys reppin’ the city hard. Speaking of DJs, and hosted by Slick Worthington, raised money and collected a truck full
DJ E Feezy was relinquished of his duties as on-air personality at B-96.5. of supplies before being shut down by the Tampa Police Dept. due to
Mo Bouce Ent. has Headliners rockin’ once every month. Seth Firkins just noise complaints. Czech Republic rappers Marpo and V-Dubb appeared
lauched his new media group www.fivebyfivemediagroup.com. on Pirate Radio Invasion before performing at The Orpheum for DJ Sand-
- Divine Da Liaison (OuttaDaShopEnt@hotmail.com) man and Deacon’s birthday bash.
- Slick Worthington (Myspace.com/SlickWorthington)
MANATEE COUNTY, FL:
There’s been a lot of support for Haiti – tons of fundraisers, charities, and WASHINGTON, DC:
donation booths have been set up to aide the effort. Papa Duck, of Haitian Whitefolkz took home the trophies at The DMV Awards 2010 for both
descent, did a benefit concert at Club Elite in Palmetto to support the Best Male Rapper and Best Mixtape. Madam Madon got the award for
cause. JT Money performed at the gentleman’s club Pandora’s Box. Webbie Best Female Rapper and Likeblood was anointed DC’s Best Rap Group.
also came in town to perform at Club Hall. MLK weekend was all about Wale, X.O., and Phil Ade headlined the Hands for Haiti event at Howard
the car shows, from St. Pete to Sarasota. Tampa college radio host Slick University. Liberated Muse, local rapper Bear Witnez, Tray Chaney also
Worthington came in town to interview underground artists J Streetz and participated in Haiti benefit shows and songs. The Wasteland Mob
Baby Boy on WSLR 96.5 fm with yours truly. clique is geared up again - Tokes Eastwood delivered The Steel Reserve
- Hollywood Red (era9880@yahoo.com) CD, and Q’Darange just released the “Holla If U Hear Me” single and
video. K-Beta released the song “Come Closer” and his CD Inglorious
MEMPHIS, TN: Beta will be available soon.
La Chat dropped her new Trap-A-Holics mixtape Krumbz 2 Brickz featuring - Sid “DCSuperSid” Thomas (dcsupersid@aol.com)
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MEASURING SUCCESS | By Wendy Day (www.RAP-COALITION
O
ne of the many changing things in the urban music business is how we 50 Cent and Kanye West were fighting illegal downloads, artists like Young Jeezy,
measure the success of an artist. Measuring rap, R&B, reggae, and even Boosie and Webbie were still able to sell a large amounts of CDs, especially in the
dance music sales has always been challenging, and even though compa- South. I watched an increase of bootlegged CDs pop up at carwashes and swap
nies like the Nielsen-owned SoundScan claim to be 100% effective, they are not. meets throughout the ‘hoods in the South though, as CDs sold 3 for $10 in most
cases, as the RIAA resorted to suing college kids for illegal downloading instead
SoundScan is a company that began measuring music sales in the early 90s by of shutting down the shops with multiple burners to bootleg CDs. Music became
supplying willing music retailers with special scanners and software that counted “free” (or close to free) among an entire new generation of fans.
and tallied up barcode (UPC) scans at the point of purchase (cash registers).
Every Sunday night that tally would be automatically downloaded to SoundScan In a way, this shift benefits the indie artists who are out here selling their own CDs.
headquarters in White Plains, NY for publication the following Wednesday to Enterprising bootleggers don’t mass produce music until there is a mass market
subscribers with very deep pockets (the subscriptions are costly), meaning major of sales, and the fans still seem to admire and support the grind of artists who
record labels. sell their CDs hand-to-hand, or who travel from town to town promoting their
music regionally. While artists and major labels all around me were complaining of
One of the problems with SoundScan is that it has never been able to measure bootlegging and lost revenue, I watched the TMI Boyz sell hundreds of thousands
EVERY sales outlet. Many of the independent retailers around the country, of CDs while on the road for almost 18 months straight. Very little of it was mea-
where the bulk of rap sales were happening in the 90s, were reluctant to have surable by SoundScan.
any counting system overseeing their business. Whether it was for tax reasons
(did not want the IRS to know how much music they were really selling) or for But even with the inaccuracies in the SoundScan system, the urban music
business reasons (fear that a chain store would get their retail sales information industry used to be able to measure the sales, the response to promotional and
and open a store directly across the street with lower prices thereby putting marketing efforts, and measure the buzz or hype an artist had. We knew where
them out of business—which ironically happened anyway), many didn’t want the fans where, where to do shows, and where to have merchandise and CDs to
to report their sales to anyone. It also didn’t count venue sales until somewhat sell. It was a no-brainer. We didn’t have to wonder where anonymous downloads
recently—and they are self-reported, which means it depends upon the honesty were occurring, they weren’t.
of the person reporting.
Today that measurement process is more challenging. I noticed it when Gucci
To make up for this lack of accurate data, SoundScan weighted certain willing- Mane got out of prison in March of 2009. He had a good buzz on the streets from
to-report stores more heavily than others. This meant that when an independent dropping back-to-back mixtapes and from OJ Tha Juiceman keeping Gucci’s name
store scanned one sales copy of a CD, it could count as four sold copies to make alive while he was locked down. But I don’t think anyone could have predicted the
up for the area’s lack of actual SoundScan reporters. Additionally, many of the $30,000 to $50,000 per show booking price that he’d command almost instantly,
SoundScan stores realized early on that there was a business to be made of with no album in the marketplace and no hot single at radio (this was months
selling SoundScan scans to labels. Aside from being treated better by the labels before “Wasted” hit radio). There was no way to measure his buzz prior to that. He
because they were a SoundScan reporter (meaning promo dollars spent in their was kept busy doing shows but still managed to record mixtapes and keep music
stores for key pricing and positioning campaigns), an economy of “seeding” in the marketplace. Most of it was downloaded for free (by his choice) from web-
sprung up around the country which caused labels to send extra boxes of CDs sites and blogs that had become the way to receive new music. Fans at his shows
to SoundScan retailers for additional scans for a price. Some would scan the could sing along, word for word. They didn’t need radio singles.
chosen CD at the register daily no matter what other title was sold, while others
would receive boxes of free product to scan throughout the week. Smart labels While his MySpace hits increased and his popularity on Twitter was apparent,
controlled the scans and made it appear as natural as possible, sometimes to there was no legitimate measuring system in place to gauge his media men-
have a big first week (hitting #1 on the Billboard chart was a sure way to garner tions, count the downloads (too many sites had music posted), track the shows
extra press and attention which led to additional sales). Some indie labels used and price increases, or measure the increase in success he was experiencing. His
this method to land a bigger deal with a major label. increased popularity also led to an increase in popularity of the artists surround-
ing him: Nicky Minaj, OJ Tha Juiceman, and Wacka Flocka Flame.
Buying SoundScan in urban music (at least in the areas in which I travelled)
became such a popular practice that when I was shopping deals at the major In today’s music business economy we have no real accurate (or even semi-accu-
labels from 1995 to 2005, I used to separate out the SoundScan sales from the rate) way of measuring success for artists. With SoundScan tracking mainstream
independent retailers. If it was more than 15% of overall sales by the artist, I sales, only the mainstream artists seem to be faring well (Lil Wayne, Kanye, Taylor
knew (and the major labels knew) they were buying SoundScan. I would pass on Swift, Susan Boyle, etc). Meanwhile, I haven’t heard a decrease of music coming
shopping those deals because I knew the major labels would see the fraud and I from or playing in the ‘hoods of America. Even without SoundScan sales, kids are
didn’t want that fake shit to sully my otherwise stellar reputation for doing deals singing along to every Gucci Mane and Yo Gotti song during their shows (music
(I’m proud to say that I’ve done some of the best deals in urban music from 1995 is from their mixed CDs). They are listening to a larger number of unknown,
to 2005 when there were good deals to be had). I was proud that my deals led independent, and unsigned artists than ever, and they aren’t getting the music
to superstar sales levels (except two) and fake scans weren’t the way to achieve just from the internet.
superstar status (at least not as an indie).
As this change is occurring, I’m watching folks who thrive on research and num-
In the early years of the 21st century, however, I watched urban sales switch from bers scramble to count MySpace hits, Twitter and Facebook friends, downloads
a full-length CD marketplace to a downloaded singles market. I also watched from myriads of websites and blog sites (too many different ones to count), World
Best Buy and WalMart—the biggest music retailers—become replaced by iTunes Star views, etc. Yet none of it is accurate. Software programs can boost numbers
in importance and overall sales volume. I also noticed that the core rap fans were on the web as easily as SoundScan swipes could be duplicated at indie retailers in
not really the active downloaders; the mainstream and pop fans were. So while the 90s. I guess we’re going to have to let the fans tell us. And this means we need
an even closer one-on-one relationship with the fans, the streets, and the internet.
What was as easy as picking up SoundScan reports on Wednesday mornings is no
more. Oh how I long for those days.... //
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(above L-R): T-Pain & his wife Amber @ T-Pain’s private Christmas party in Atlanta, GA; Trina & Mya @ Trina’s birthday party in Miami, FL; Too $hort & E-40 in Nagoya, Japan (Photo:
Julia Beverly)
01 // Papa Duck & JW @ Duval Diamond Awards (Jacksonville, FL) 02 // TayDizm, T-Pain’s mother Aaliyah, & Young Cash @ T-Pain’s private Christmas party (Atlanta, GA) 03 //
Zaytoven, DJ Greg Street, & Big Bank Black on the set of Big Bank Black’s “Try It Out” video shoot (Atlanta, GA) 04 // DJ Merk, Bay Bay, & Dorrough @ the BET Hip Hop Awards (At-
lanta, GA) 05 // Ed from Miskeen, 8Ball, & Big Du on the set of 8Ball & MJG’s video shoot (Atlanta, GA) 06 // Dose, DJ Infamous, & DJ Unk @ Polow’s Zone 4 Thanksgiving turkey
giveaway (Atlanta, GA) 07 // DJ Smallz, Khujo Goodie, & Big Gipp @ Wild 94.1’s Last Damn Show (St Petersburg, FL) 08 // Too $hort signing autographs @ Yokohama Bay Hall
(Tokyo, Japan) 09 // Mr Marcus, Ne-Yo’s mom, Ne-Yo’s sister, & Ne-Yo @ T-Pain’s private Christmas party (Atlanta, GA) 10 // Gorilla Zoe, guest, & Supplya @ Libra for DJ Scream’s
birthday party (Atlanta, GA) 11 // Da Block Boi & DJ Merk @ 8 Lounge for Dorrough’s birthday bash (Dallas, TX) 12 // DJ Dave & Travis Porter @ Libra for DJ Scream’s birthday
party (Atlanta, GA) 13 // Chris Gree, Trai’D, & DJ Tuss @ Rackdaddy’s (Arlington, TX) 14 // J Nicks & Don P @ Throbacks for ATL Record Pool (Atlanta, GA) 15 // T-Pain & Ne-Yo’s
mothers @ T-Pain’s private Christmas party (Atlanta, GA) 16 // Southanbred & Sean Teezy @ Throbacks for ATL Record Pool (Atlanta, GA) 17 // Vivica Fox & DJ Ace @ The Gate
(Atlanta, GA) 18 // Riskay & DJ Holiday @ Primal (Atlanta, GA) 19 // Kevin Cossom & Wuz Good @ Roxy Nightclub (Orlando, FL)
Photo Credits: Devon Buckner (10,12); Edward Hall (11,13); Julia Beverly (02,08,09,15); Malik Abdul (05,06); Ms Rivercity (03,04,14,16,17,18); Terrence Tyson (01,19); Travis Pend-
ergrass (07)
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CHIN CHECK
By Charlamagne Tha God
THE POWER
One of my high school math teachers used to same. The power of the P-U-S-S-Y!
always get on me about not paying attention. I
OF THE
said, “Say the word ‘pussy’ before every problem It’s okay, though, fellas. Some things are not to
and I think I’ll be more focused.” Addition, sub- be figured out or questioned, just experienced
traction, multiplication, no. Division of the legs, and enjoyed. Vagina is one of them. To try to go
P-U-S-S-Y
damn it! That’s what I’m into! The power of the against vagina is a losing battle. Don’t bite the
P-U-S-S-Y! hand that feeds you and don’t fight the vagina
that pushed you out. It’s that simple.
Twilight star Robert Pattison recently was quoted
saying that he was allergic to vaginas. He was In closing, I would like to propose that we stop
The power of the P-U-S-S-Y asked about a photo shoot in which his head calling dudes “pussies” as an insult. I don’t under-
That’s why every muthafucker in the world dress was placed between a model’s legs. “I really hate stand the logic in calling somebody I don’t care
fly vaginas,” he said. “I’m allergic to vagina. But I for a word that’s used to describe something
Every baller that can afford it they cop the best can’t say I had no idea, because it was a 12-hour I truly enjoy. The word “Pussy” is a great word.
ride shoot, so you kinda get the picture that these Next time you’re feeling down, sit down, take a
For the power of the P-U-S-S-Y [models] are going to stay naked after, like, five deep breath, close your eyes, and say “Pussy.” In-
The power of the P-U-S-S-Y or six hours. But I wasn’t exactly prepared. I had stant mood changer. The power of the P-U-S-S-Y!
That’s why niggas get their haircut and try to no idea what to say to these girls. Thank God I
dress fly was hungover.” Streetfully Yours,
Every baller that can afford it, he cop the best ride Charlamagne Tha God
For the power of the P-U-S-S-Y In my best Riley Freeman voice, “Nigga, you gay!”
- Jay-Z God is not that cruel. Knock it off. Who the fuck Follow Me On Twitter
do you think you’re fooling? You’re sitting around www.twitter.com/cthagod
Men, say what you want, but the vagina is the with vagina for 12 hours and the best excuse you
reason that women will always win. We can claim can come up with is that you’re allergic? You can
that women aren’t fit to be leaders or bosses be- be allergic to peanuts and plants, but pussy is
cause they’re too emotionally unstable, but the essential to survival. It’s third only to oxygen and
truth is that because of that whole of goodness in water. The power of the P-U-S-S-Y.
their panties, they’re already the leader and the
boss. Plus, it makes most men more emotional I personally believe that the lining of the vagina
and unstable than any woman could ever be. should be used as the material for tires. Do you
know you would never have to buy another tire
Don’t front. Think about that girl that makes your again if we could learn to use the greatest mate-
toes curl on the regular. That one chick whose rial ever created for vehicular purposes? What’s
guts you love to be up in, whether it’s your wife, tougher than vagina walls? I could only imagine
baby mom, girlfriend, or whatever piece of pussy how smooth this ride would be when it rained.
you think is yours. Now imagine some other dude You wouldn’t be slipping and sliding all over the
up in them walls, her making those faces and road, you would just glide smooth and easy. The
noises you think are reserved for you, for some- tires would never go flat; you’d just have to keep
body else. Relax, homeboy. It’s just in your mind. them lubricated. Driving would never be the
Don’t you feel unstable and emotional already?
That’s the power of the P-U-S-S-Y.
Lay your head on a girl’s thigh while she’s butt 2. EXTORTION ENTERTAINMENT
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there and feel the energy coming from that It’s kinda ironic that this label is based in Boston, home of the rapper whom OZONE named
vagina. It’s unreal; you can feel it. It gives off some Extortionist of the Year in 2004. According to their Myspace page, they house artists, DJ and host
kind of special energy that we will never truly events. Hope they pay their staff.
understand.
3. MAC MUSTARD
Why do the strip clubs stay packed? Because This rapper comes from same circle as Max B. and French Montana. His rhymes sound pretty
when you get a room full of pussy and all of them good, but his name sounds like a failed A1 Sauce flavor.
are giving off that energy, it draws men. We can’t
help it. It’s the same thing with pornos. Pussy will by Maurice G. Garland
always get a man’s undivided attention.
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(above L-R): Waka Flocka Flame & DJ Unk @ Polow’s Zone 4 Thanksgiving turkey giveaway in Atlanta, GA (Photo: Malik Abdul); DJ Holiday, DJ Infamous, & Stix Malone @ Primal in
Atlanta, GA (Photo: Ms Rivercity); Nelly & Gucci Mane @ Society in St. Louis, MO (Photo: King Yella)
01 // Young Joe, DJ Smallz, 2 Pistols, & DJ Kid Hustle @ Wild 94.1’s Last Damn Show (St Petersburg, FL) 02 // DJ Khaled & E Class @ Firestone (Orlando, FL) 03 // DJ Scream & OG
Ron C @ Throbacks for ATL Record Pool (Atlanta, GA) 04 // E-40, guest, Morris, & Too $hort (Nagoya, Japan) 05 // Byron & Dub G @ Libra for DJ Scream’s birthday party (Atlanta,
GA) 06 // Ne-Yo & Young Cash @ T-Pain’s private Christmas party (Atlanta, GA) 07 // Tony Neal, Mia X, & BG @ The Chocolate Bar for BG’s listening party (New Orleans, LA)
08 // Princess & Gorilla Zoe @ Libra for DJ Scream’s birthday bash (Atlanta, GA) 09 // Trina & CO @ Trina’s birthday party (Miami, FL) 10 // Guest, Terrence J, Monica, Teyana Taylor,
Polow da Don, & Chubbie Baby @ Polow’s Zone 4 Thanksgiving turkey giveaway (Atlanta, GA) 11 // TJ & Beat Doctor @ The Chocolate Bar for BG’s listening party (New Orleans,
LA) 12 // DJ T-Roc, Montana White, & Bigga Rankin @ Throbacks for ATL Record Pool (Atlanta, GA) 13 // Ashley, Tony Neal, & Lavish @ Duval Diamond Awards (Jacksonville, FL)
14 // G Boy & Trick Daddy’s Pops @ T-Pain’s private Christmas party (Atlanta, GA) 15 // Colione, Jasmin, & Ivan @ Libra for DJ Scream’s birthday bash (Atlanta, GA) 16 // Don P,
Alley Boy, & guests @ Libra for DJ Scream’s birthday party (Atlanta, GA) 17 // Juney Boomdata & Lil Bankhead @ Libra for DJ Scream’s birthday bash (Atlanta, GA) 18 // Supplya
& Gorilla Zoe @ Libra for DJ Scream’s birthday bash (Atlanta, GA) 19 // Bola showing herself some love @ Club Blakely (Norfolk, VA) 20 // Chalie Boy & DJ Teknikz @ Libra for DJ
Scream’s birthday bash (Atlanta, GA)
Photo Credits: Devon Buckner (05,16); J Lash (09); Julia Beverly (04,06,14); Malik Abdul (10); Marcus DeWayne (07,11); Ms Rivercity (03,08,12,15,17,18,19,20); Terrence Tyson
(02,13); Travis Pendergrass (01)
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She Liked my NECKLACE and started relaxin’, that’s what the fuck I call a…
MARQUIS“LAMBO 6”DANIELS
MIRROR IMAGE
The Boston Celtics’ guard moonlights as a rapper known as Lambo 6
To make the mold of my face, I did a catscan, like an MRI. I had to lay
down while they did a scan of my face. I had to turn all different an-
Once Jason put the [video clip] of the piece being made on World-
star, everyone started talking about “he paid this much” and “he did
that” but they don’t know. I just let them assume. A lot of people
love the piece. It’s just certain people that have something to say
about it. But, I don’t pay attention to them.
Right now, my group the 1090 Blokk Boyz out of Orlando has the
song “Nikki” that’s drawing a lot of buzz. I’m focused on basketball,
gles and stuff. It was crazy how he did it. He did my wife’s wedding though, I mainly just do rap during the summer. But I’m on a lot
ring, so I’ve been working with Jason of Beverly Hills for a while. of the 1090 Blokk Boyz’ stuff. We’re gonna try to do something like
what the Hot Boys did back in the day. //
I’m not gonna reveal how much it cost, because there’s a little too
much going on. People are talking about it and making specula- As told to Julia Beverly
tions, and they’re on me bad about it. It’s not that they don’t like the Photos courtesy of Jason of Beverly Hills
[piece], it’s just with the NBA lockout possibly coming up, they’re
saying I wasted money on the piece. But they really don’t know
what I paid for it, so they’re just speculating.
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(above L-R): Lil Scrappy’s mother & Diamond @ the BET Hip Hop Awards in Atlanta, GA (Photo: Ms Rivercity); T-Pain & Mr Marcus @ T-Pain’s private Christmas party in Atlanta, GA;
Big Bank Black & Alley Boy @ Phillips Arena for Jingle Bash in Atlanta, GA (Photos: Julia Beverly)
01 // DJ Khaled, Trina, & E-Class @ Mansion for DJ Khaled’s birthday party (Miami, FL) 02 // Sho & Big Hoodboss @ Club Che (Dallas, TX) 03 // Chucc & Dorrough @ 8 Lounge for
Dorrough’s birthday bash (Dallas, TX) 04 // Derrick, Webbie, Brittney, & Trell @ F15teen (St Louis, MO) 05 // Bigga Rankin & Swamp Izzo on the set of Big Bank Black’s “Try It Out”
video shoot (Atlanta, GA) 06 // T-Pain & DJ Nasty @ Mansion for DJ Khaled’s birthday party (Miami, FL) 07 // Raj Smoove, Tony Neal & Juggie @ The Chocolate Bar for BG’s listen-
ing party (New Orleans, LA) 08 // Travis Porter & DJ Teknikz @ Sub Zero (Atlanta, GA) 09 // Fiend, Corner Boy, Mia X, & The Show @ The Chocolate Bar for BG’s listening party
(New Orleans, LA) 10 // DJ Smallz, Cindy Nuzzo, & 2 Pistols @ Wild 94.1’s Last Damn Show (St Petersburg, FL) 11 // OG Ron C & Cory Mo @ Throbacks for ATL Record Pool (Atlanta,
GA) 12 // Lil Bankhead & Bu on the set of Big Bank Black’s “Try It Out” video shoot (Atlanta, GA) 13 // Double D, Tony Neal, DJ Dr Doom, DJ Demp, TJ Chapman, & Kingpin @
Duval Diamond Awards (Jacksonville, FL) 14 // Young Cash, Hot Yella, & Taydizm @ T-Pain’s Christmas party (Atlanta, GA) 15 // Jon Geezy & Bigga Rankin on the set of Big Bank
Black’s “Try It Out” video shoot (Atlanta, GA) 16 // TV Johnny & DJ Demp @ Mansion for DJ Khaled’s birthday party (Miami, FL) 17 // Ace Hood & Val @ Roxy Nightclub (Orlando,
FL) 18 // Charnae & Ms Rivercity @ Libra for DJ Scream’s birthday party (Atlanta, GA) 19 // Brisco, E Class, & Ace Hood @ Roxy Nightclub (Orlando, FL)
Photo Credits: Devon Buckner (18); Edward Hall (02,03); King Yella (04); Malik Abdul (14); Marcus DeWayne (07,09); Ms Rivercity (05,08,11,12,15); Terrence Tyson
(01,06,13,16,17,19); Travis Pendergrass (10)
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(above L-R): Lil Jon & Lil Scrappy @ Phillips Arena for Jingle Bash in Atlanta, GA (Photo: Julia Beverly); Rasheeda & Kandi on the set of LA the Darkman’s video shoot in Atlanta, GA
(Photo: Ms Ja); VIC & Yung LA @ Phillips Arena for Jingle Bash in Atlanta, GA (Photo: Julia Beverly)
01 // Beat Doctor, BG, & Anthony Murray @ The Chocolate Bar for BG’s listening party (New Orleans, LA) 02 // Morton Sisters @ Duval Diamond Awards (Jacksonville, FL) 03 //
Youngbreed & Swazy Baby @ Duval Diamond Awards (Jacksonville, FL) 04 // Tony Neal & Corey from Clout Records @ Tony Neal’s birthday bash (Dallas, TX) 05 // DJ Merk &
Tomeka Pearl @ 8 Lounge for Dorrough’s birthday bash (Dallas, TX) 06 // Shawty Lo & Waka Flocka @ Libra for DJ Scream’s birthday bash (Atlanta, GA) 07 // Uncle Buddy Hunch,
Young Cash, & T-Pain @ T-Pain’s private Christmas party (Atlanta, GA) 08 // Boo & Too $hort @ Yokohama Bay Hall (Tokyo, Japan) 09 // DJ Smallz & 2 Pistols reppin Icebox Jewelry
@ Wild 94.1’s Last Damn Show (St Petersburg, FL) 10 // DJ Unk & Sean Teezy @ Throbacks for ATL Record Pool (Atlanta, GA) 11 // Fort Knox, Naughty by Nature, & P Brown @
Throbacks for ATL Record Pool (Atlanta, GA) 12 // Rich Boy, fan, & Dose @ Polow’s Zone 4 Thanksgiving turkey giveaway (Atlanta, GA) 13 // Steve O & ladies @ Club Live 618
(Milwaukee, WI) 14 // JW, Double D, & Boo Rossini @ Duval Diamond Awards (Jacksonville, FL) 15 // ET & Meany @ Club Mariachi (Atlanta, GA) 16 // Dose & Cyhi da Prynce @
Cyhi da Prynce’s meet & greet (Atlanta, GA) 17 // Papa Duck & Dose @ Duval Diamond Awards (Jacksonville, FL) 18 // T-Roy, Ms Dynasty, & DJ Q45 @ Duval Diamond Awards
(Jacksonville, FL) 19 // Guest, Haitian Fresh, PI Bang, & guest @ Roxy Nightclub (Orlando, FL)
Photo Credits: D-Ray (13); Edward Hall (04,05); Julia Beverly (07,08); Malik Abdul (12); Marcus DeWayne (01); Ms Rivercity (06,10,11,15,16); Terrence Tyson (02,03,14,17,18,19);
Travis Pendergrass (09)
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Atlanta native JEZEBELL has
a body built from the imagi-
nation of Andre 3000 himself. The
Atlanta stripper got her name because her
body is shaped just like the cover art for
the classic outKast Aquemini album.
Now she collects stacks of money from men who love her body
she wiggles with grace. Jezebell got her start throwing private
parties but moved her act to the clubs because it was safer.
Now she’s in the club giving the men a more personable experi-
ence. “The way I am going to mesmerize you and entertain you,
is going to be different from anyone else.”
Maybe that’s why Atlanta elite make it rain on her and pay her
the top dollar. They don’t hold their tongue while she’s making
her booty bounce. “I’ve been promised everything,” she says. “I
was out of town working and this customer told me he had a
fetish for being dominated by me.”
She’s not ashamed to say she makes a lot of money, and she
know she’s fly. “Basketball players love me because I am so
small,” she adds.
While staring at her pictures, one can’t help but want to cover
her booty in something sweet. For those men Jezebell has a
preference. “Honey would look real good glistening, but the
chocolate is more edible.”
The guys flocks to her for table dances because of that wiggle
and her amazing looks. If she wasn’t dancing, sheds be do-
ing hair. Jezebell is a licensed barber who is thinking
about jumping into the realm of video vixen. “I’m
interested in doing videos, but I’m about getting
a check! They don’t pay enough,” Jezebell
continues. “I’ve already been told I’m killing
Buffy The Body and this was when I wasn’t
working out, but I want that check!”
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(above L-R): Mr Marcus & Lil Wayne’s mother Miss Cita @ T-Pain’s private Christmas party in Atlanta, GA (Photo: Julia Beverly); Soulja Boy & Lil Jon @ Phillips Arena for Jingle Bash
in Atlanta, GA (Photo: Julia Beverly); Dorrough & his birthday cake @ 8 Lounge for Dorrough’s birthday bash (Dallas, TX)
01 // DJ Scream & Rico Brooks @ Libra for DJ Scream’s birthday party (Atlanta, GA) 02 // Sho & Chalie Boy @ Club Che (Dallas, TX) 03 // DJ Charlie Chan & DJ Sir Thurl @ Karma
(St. Louis, MO) 04 // TJ Chapman with BG & his mother @ The Chocolate Bar for BG’s listening party (New Orleans, LA) 05 // Big Omeezy, DJ Pizo, & E-40 performing @ Camp Fos-
ter Marine Base (Okinawa, Japan) 06 // DJ Unk & Polow da Don @ Polow’s Zone 4 Thanksgiving turkey giveaway (Atlanta, GA) 07 // Clipse @ Karma (St. Louis, MO) 08 // Chingy
& his sister Ziggy @ her Flaunt shoe store (St. Louis, MO) 09 // Too $hort & DJ Pizo checking out the selection of Japanese women (Nagoya, Japan) 10 // One Chance & G Boy @
T-Pain’s private Christmas party (Atlanta, GA) 11 // Yung Joc & DJ Ace @ Libra for DJ Scream’s birthday bash (Atlanta, GA) 12 // Hot Boy Ronald, Na’Tee, & DJ Ro @ The Chocolate
Bar for BG’s listening party (New Orleans, LA) 13 // Swamp Izzo & Jon Geezy on the set of Big Bank Black’s “Try It Out” video shoot (Atlanta, GA) 14 // Jasper & Erin @ The Loft for
I Do Music (Atlanta, GA) 15 // DJ Khaled & Papa Duck @ Firestone (Orlando, FL) 16 // Val, Young City, & Chris Turner @ Roxy Nightclub (Orlando, FL) 17 // Guest, Lil Hot, & Bama
@ Club Mariachi (Atlanta, GA) 18 // CO & DJ Khaled @ Mansion for DJ Khaled’s birthday party (Miami, FL) 19 // Chucc & Tomeka Pearl @ 8 Lounge for Dorrough’s birthday bash
(Dallas, TX)
Photo Credits: Devon Buckner (01); Edward Hall (02,19); Julia Beverly (05,09,10); King Yella (03,07,08); Malik Abdul (06); Marcus DeWayne (04,12); Ms Rivercity (11,13,14,17); Ter-
rence Tyson (15,16,18)
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WAKA FLOCKA & CASSIE
WAKA FLOCKA: Hey Cassie I seen your naked pics. When you gonna let a young
drug dealer fuck?
Cassie: I know a lot of young drug dealers. Who is this?
WAKA: Call me Waka Flocka aka young wild nigga.
Cassie: Hell no, I know you don’t got my number!!
WAKA: Shawty I got your number. I Got purp, got kush, got pills got white in
the trap all night with the hard and the soft..
Cassie: What do you mean hard or soft? You talking about your dick?
WAKA: Naw that coka,but my dick is why I text. When you gonna let me rock
you to sleep like a baaaaaby!!
Cassie: You tripping, I’m not fucking up my relationship with Diddy to fuck
with you. He was talking about you last night saying how he murdered you on
your own record.
WAKA: Diddy talking shit? Hang him by the ropa...
Cassie: Nigga please, how the hell did you get Diddy on the remix anyway?
That had to cost a grip!
WAKA: Yeah I fucked my budget up, ran up in Gucci crib just to get my stacks
up, now i’m back on deck so shawty what the fuck you want?
Cassie: Nigga I don’t want shit! Besides i’m sure you got a girlfriend....
WAKA: Got a main bitch, got a mistress, a couple girlfriends i’m so hood rich..
OZONE EXCLUSIVE
Cassie: Nigga I don’t even know you, who are you?
WAKA: Waka Flocka Flames one hood ass nigga.
Textin’ is no longer safe now that OZONE’s
dangerous minds have hacked the system. Cassie: I’m telling Diddy...
WAKA: Lame ass nigga ain’t got no fight, he know I go hard in the muthafuck-
ing paint nigga! Leave him stanking nigga! Cassie what the fuck you thinking
nigga!!
Cassie: I’m thinking I need to stop texting you and go get my head shaved...
WAKA: I saw your head, what happened? You got hit with the choppa? We call
that shit hot lava. Did they shave half your head to get the bullet out?
Cassie: That’s my haircut! Look I got to go....
WAKA: So this aint what the fuck you want?
Cassie: Well you are kind of hot right now, it could help my career....ummm
okay we can fuck but don’t tell Diddy....
WAKA: Yeah, We gonna do it, Aye, We Gonna do it......when the next time you in
the ATL shawty?
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(above L-R): Monyetta Shaw & Ne-Yo @ T-Pain’s private Christmas party in Atlanta, GA; T-Pain & his mother Aaliyah @ T-Pain’s private Christmas party in Atlanta, GA (Photos: Julia
Beverly); DJ Greg Street & Waka Flocka Flame @ Polow’s Zone 4 Thanksgiving turkey giveaway in Atlanta, GA (Photo: Malik Abdul)
01 // DJ Pizo & Too $hort performing @ Camp Foster Marine Base (Okinawa, Japan) 02 // Fiend, Mousa, & BG @ The Chocolate Bar for BG’s listening party (New Orleans, LA)
03 // Bigga Rankin & Fiend @ The Chocolate Bar for BG’s listening party (New Orleans, LA) 04 // Ali, Nelly, & Kyjuan @ Karma (St Louis, MO) 05 // Dose, Chubbie Baby, & Kaspa the
Don @ Polow’s Zone 4 Thanksgiving turkey giveaway (Atlanta, GA) 06 // DJ Spinz & Travis Porter @ Tuskeegee’s homecoming party (Tuskeegee, AL) 07 // Mr Marcus, Ne-Yo, &
T-Pain @ T-Pain’s private Christmas party (Atlanta, GA) 08 // Mr Pookie & Mr Lucci on the set of “United We Ball Divided We Fall” (Dallas, TX) 09 // Toccara & Trina @ Trina’s birthday
party (Miami, FL) 10 // Juvenile & DJ Black N Mild @ The Chocolate Bar for BG’s listening party (New Orleans, LA) 11 // Lil Tony & Pookie @ Urban South Radio (Dallas, TX)
12 // Steve O & guest @ Club Live 618 (Milwaukee, WI) 13 // Papa Duck, Bali, & Mayne of The Runners @ Firestone (Orlando, FL) 14 // DJ Demp & Ballgreezy @ Mansion for DJ
Khaled’s birthday party (Miami, FL) 15 // Kelz & Rico Brooks @ Libra for DJ Scream’s birthday bash (Atlanta, GA) 16 // DJ Wop, Mia X, & Lil Cali @ The Chocolate Bar for BG’s listen-
ing party (New Orleans, LA) 17 // Torch & Geter K @ Firestone (Orlando, FL) 18 // Boo Rossini, JW, Screwww, & 211 @ Mansion for DJ Khaled’s birthday party (Miami, FL)
19 // Young Cash & Ollie Green @ T-Pain’s private Christmas party (Atlanta, GA) 20 // Devyne Stephens & DJ Greg Street @ Polow’s Zone 4 Thanksgiving turkey giveaway (Atlanta,
GA)
Photo Credits: D-Ray (12); Edward Hall (08,11); J Lash (09); Julia Beverly (01,07,19); King Yella (04); Malik Abdul (05,20); Marcus DeWayne (02,03,10,16); Ms Rivercity (06,15); Ter-
rence Tyson (13,14,17,18)
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IF YOU HAVEN’T BEEN ON THE INTERNET LATELY, let US intro-
duce you to MONTANA DELEON. The video vixen gives
her raw & uncut view on love, sex & relationships via
her infamous internet video entries. Pay attention as
she gives you porn star-like advice on Oral Sex AND
Favorite Positions.
If you had to choose between men or women, which would you choose
and why?
I wouldn’t choose. I think the world would be a much better place if we
all just lived under one roof happily ever after. Man, wife, and wife.
Man, wife, and wife sounds good to me. But, living in an imperfect
world, if you had to make a choice, which would you choose?
I would have to go with a man because that’s what I was first introduced to.
I saw one of your videos and you were talking about oral. Do you pre-
fer giving oral to women or men? And what’s the fastest time you’ve
made someone cum from oral?
I’m really good at both. But I would have to say, I can’t choose. My fastest
time is like 2 strokes (laughs), but the average I’d say five minutes.
That really kills a reputation for a guy. I feel sorry for those guys.
(laughs) I’m just good at what I do.
While having sex, do you prefer the intimacy of missionary or the wild-
ness of doggystyle?
I’m really, really good at missionary. I know how to make myself cum real
good. So I’ma be greedy & say both.
What advice would you give to a guy who’s never returned the favor?
If she fucks your face, you’re doing it right. If she runs, you’re doing it
wrong.
MONTANA Since you’re single & bisexual, what could a person do or say to get you
to move into a monogamous relationship?
Aww, man. I’d almost have to meet my equal to move into a monoga-
DELEON
Words by Malik Abdul
mous relationship. Other than that, I’ll just stay single. Right now, money
is my girlfriend, hustlin’ is my boyfriend, and I’m married to money. I’m cut
from a different cloth so I need someone cut from that same cloth or it
Photo by Terrence Tyson wouldn’t make sense to get into a relationship.
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(above L-R): Busta Rhymes & DJ Khaled @ Mansion for DJ Khaled’s birthday party in Miami, FL (Photo: Terrence Tyson); Jeremih & Dorrough @ Blue Box in Huntsville, AL (Photo:
Malik Abdul); Rosci & Nipsey Hussle @ the BET Hip Hop Awards in Atlanta, GA (Photo: Ms Rivercity)
01 // E-40 & some diehard Japanese fans (Nagoya, Japan) 02 // TJ Chapman, Mia X, Wild Wayne, The Show @ The Chocolate Bar for BG’s listening party (New Orleans, LA)
03 // Ebony, Tony Neal, & Aleshia Steele @ Tony Neal’s birthday bash (Dallas, TX) 04 // DJ Spinz & Yung Joc @ Libra for DJ Scream’s birthday party (Atlanta, GA) 05 // Kyjuan &
Murphy Lee @ Karma (St Louis, MO) 06 // Juvenile & Lil Cali @ The Chocolate Bar for BG’s listening party (New Orleans, LA) 07 // T-Pain & Young Cash @ Mansion for DJ Khaled’s
birthday party (Miami, FL) 08 // Too $hort & E-40 performing @ Camp Foster Marine Base (Okinawa, Japan) 09 // DJ Drama, Diamond, LA the Darkman, Antonia Carter, & Bobby
V on the set of LA the Darkman’s video shoot (Atlanta, GA) 10 // Too $hort & ladies @ Yokohama Bay Hall (Tokyo, Japan) 11 // Terrence Tyson, Tony Neal, Ms Rivercity, & DJ Q45
@ Duval Diamond Awards (Jacksonville, FL) 12 // Bola & Ms Rivercity @ Club Blakely (Norfolk, VA) 13 // Rock City @ The Loft for I Do Music (Atlanta, GA) 14 // Dirty Rotten Skoun-
drelz & Loaded @ Urban South Radio (Dallas, TX) 15 // DJ Q45, DJ Headbussa, Supastar J Kwik, & DJ Beni Boom @ Duval Diamond Awards (Jacksonville, FL) 16 // Charnae, Malik
Abdul, & Amy @ T-Pain’s private Christmas party (Atlanta, GA) 17 // Yo Gotti & guest @ Club Live 618 (Milwaukee, WI) 18 // Lil Hot & Alley Boy @ Libra for DJ Scream’s birthday
bash (Atlanta, GA)
Photo Credits: D-Ray (17); Devon Buckner (04); Edward Hall (03,14); Julia Beverly (01,08,10,16); King Yella (05); Marcus DeWayne (02,06); Ms Ja (09); Ms Rivercity (12,13,18); Ter-
rence Tyson (07,11,15)
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MEN love a woman with a nice body. To the aver-
age Joe the perfect size for his significant other
would be 36-24-36. But some men might like them a
little thicker, with a little bit more curve on them,
the ones who are considered “phat.” If you’re a fan
of porn, you’ll know about one of the phatTest
girls in the industry, Cherokee D’ Ass. STANDING
AT ONLY 5’4”, her 36D breastS and 52-inch waist have
been in over 100 movies and attracted horny fans
of all races.
You really are selfish. Who’s your favorite male porn star?
I don’t have a favorite male porn star anymore. I used to have some
favorites. I like CJ Wright, Prince, and Nat Turner. Those 3 are my top
right now. My favorite used to be Justin Slayer.
Cherokee On an average day, how much does the average female porn star
make?
D' Ass
Words by Terrence Tyson & Malik Abdul
It all depends on the girl and how many scenes she does. It’s hard to
say because each girl makes different amounts and I don’t know how
many scenes [other girls] do per day. When I was doing scenes every
Photo by Terrence Tyson day, I was making anywhere from $10,000 to $20,000 a week. It all
depended on how many scenes I was doing, what particular scenes I
was doing, how many people I was working with, and the company I
was working for. But now, I just do stuff for my websites, cherokeed-
ass.com and thisisdiorandass.com.
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(above L-R): Roccett & Princess @ Atrium for Salute the DJs Award Show in Atlanta, GA (Photo: Terrence Tyson); Fella & Plies @ Wild 94.1’s Last Damn Show in St Petersburg, FL
(Photo: Travis Pendergrass); B.G & Juvenile @ The Chocolate Bar for BG’s listening party in New Orleans, LA (Photo: Marcus DeWayne)
01 // DJ Scream & DJ Caesar @ Tuskeegee’s homecoming party (Tuskeegee, AL) 02 // Guest & Yo Gotti @ Club Live 618 (Milwaukee, WI) 03 // Rosci, Kevin Liles, & family @ the
BET Hip Hop Awards (Atlanta, GA) 04 // Polow da Don, Monica, Dorrough, & Fonsworth Bentley @ Polow’s Zone 4 Thanksgiving turkey giveaway (Atlanta, GA) 05 // Ace Hood
& Billy Blue @ Firestone (Orlando, FL) 06 // H2 Hardheadz & Too $hort performing @ Camp Foster Marine Base (Okinawa, Japan) 07 // Bama & Alley Boy @ Throbacks for ATL
Record Pool (Atlanta, GA) 08 // Travis Porter & Waka Flocka @ Sub Zero (Atlanta, GA) 09 // T-Pain & his mom Aaliyah, Ne-Yo & his mom Lorraine, & Lil Wayne’s mom Miss Cita @
T-Pain’s private Christmas party (Atlanta, GA) 10 // DJ T-Roc & Marc Decoca @ Throbacks for ATL Record Pool (Atlanta, GA) 11 // Sig HB & Kandi on the set of Big Bank Black’s “Try
It Out” video shoot (Atlanta, GA) 12 // Young Joe, Tom G, & DJ Kid Hustle @ Wild 94.1’s Last Damn Show (St Petersburg, FL) 13 // Spliff Starr & E-Class @ Mansion for DJ Khaled’s
birthday party (Miami, FL) 14 // Gloria, DJ Bigg V, & guest @ Club Era (Dumas, AR) 15 // Goodie Mob & Wild 94.1 crew @ Wild 94.1’s Last Damn Show (St Petersburg, FL) 16 // Ms
Dynasty & Young Cash @ Duval Diamond Awards (Jacksonville, FL) 17 // Bizzle & Lex @ Firestone (Orlando, FL) 18 // Dose, Waka Flocka Flame, & DJ Infamous @ Polow’s Zone 4
Thanksgiving turkey giveaway (Atlanta, GA) 19 // Lady Alvi & DJ Black N Mild @ The Chocolate Bar for BG’s listening party (New Orleans, LA)
Photo Credits: D-Ray (02); Edward Hall (14); Julia Beverly (06,09); Malik Abdul (04,18); Marcus DeWayne (19); Ms Rivercity (01,03,07,08,10,11); Terrence Tyson (05,13,16,17); Travis
Pendergrass (12,15)
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Patiently
Waiting
“O
ver the years, it’s been a misunderstanding of the mind-
frame of a gutta young nigga,” Grand Hustle’s Spodee
says as he declares his position in the game. “I’m tryna “One of the biggest misconceptions is that beating on my chest was a
drop some jewels, promote the intellectual, and still be gutta.” gimmick,” Spodee says, who changed his name soon after signing to the
label. “But nobody had [free] beats that were hard enough for me, and
Growing up in the Zone 6/Kirkwood area of Atlanta, a certified “Grady I had no money to get beats. I had to go for what I knew, and it worked
baby,” Spodee strives to see a better day. “I was born in East Lake Mead- out for the best.”
ows projects, but we never glorified that life,” he says. “We were taught to
want more, to get up and out.” Spodee hooked up with Grand Hustle producer C Gutta, aka Lil C, for
some official beats, and “like magic,” they came up with a hit during their
Following a turbulent adolescence, Spodee caught some serious felony first session. During his first time in the booth Spodee recorded “Don’t Do
charges when he was 16 and lost his freedom. “At 15 I moved out of my It,” the single that has made the biggest impact in his city. With support
mama’s house and got some money in my pocket,” he says, of the circum- from V103’s Greg Street and Lil Bankhead, the song has trickled into the
stances that led to his imprisonment. “I began to power up…basically I clubs and onto mixtapes throughout the region. Spodee and his team
was sellin’ some dope and a nigga tried to rob me, and I got to shootin’ are now working the single in the open mic circuit, the internet, and
at him.” Initially sentenced to 10 years, Spodee served just under 3 years wherever possible to build a bigger buzz. Their efforts are succeeding as
and spent most of that time rapping. “Prison ended up being the worst the catch-phrase “Don’t Do It” is becoming increasingly popular.
and the best thang that happened to me,” he says. “I got out with a level
of intensity that is indescribable.” Presently working on his own mixtape, Spodee released a prequel to the
project, an EP consisting of 6 songs. He’s also appearing on his label-
A few weeks after completing his 33 months, the 20-year-old, known mates’ projects, including Young Dro, Big Kuntry, and Yung LA.
as Swagg at the time, took his show to Hustle and Flow Mondays at the
famed Club Crucial. With an abundance of words and a complete lack of “The magnitude of my mixtape is going to be a strong point,” he says.
instrumentals, he had only a microphone to showcase his skills. But that “That’s what’s gonna separate me, my content. I’m cool wit’ the dancin’
didn’t stop him from impressing the audience. Rapping acapella while and the vibe of the club, but that’s not what I’m promotin’. Being articu-
beating on his chest, Swagg caught the attention of Clay Evans at Grand late and intelligent is what counts to me. That’s what I’m tryna preach.”
Hustle, who signed him after seeing consistency from the young artist.
Words & Photo by Ms. Rivercity
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(above L-R): Waka Flocka @ Society in St Louis, MO (Photo: King Yella); OJ da Juiceman @ The Hall in Palmetto, FL (Photo: Travis Pendergrass); Shawty Lo @ Phillips Arena for Jingle
Bash in Atlanta, GA (Photo: Julia Beverly)
01 // New Boyz @ Wild 94.1’s Last Damn Show (St Petersburg, FL) 02 // B.o.B. @ Wildsplash (Clearwater, FL) 03 // 8Ball @ Zona La Rosa for SXSW (Austin, TX) 04 // Yo Gotti & All
Star @ Wildsplash (Clearwater, FL) 05 // Lil Tony @ Maximedia Studios for Texas Summer Music Conference (Dallas, TX) 06 // The Show & Dizzy @ The Chocolate Bar for BG’s lis-
tening party (New Orleans, LA) 07 // Kiotti @ Mansion for All Star weekend DJ Mixer (Dallas, TX) 08 // Dorrough & Big Hoodboss @ 8 Lounge for Dorrough’s birthday bash (Dal-
las, TX) 09 // DJ Slym @ Antigua for Young City’s Birthday Bash (Orlando, FL) 10 // DJ Demp & Montana White @ Duval Diamond Awards (Jacksonville, FL) 11 // DJ Hella Yella, Lil
Tony, & guest @ Zona La Rosa for SXSW (Austin, TX) 12 // DJ Dre @ Club Bijou (Arlington, TX) 13 // Question & Tosin @ Zona La Rosa for SXSW (Austin, TX) 14 // Big Chief @ Club
Che (Dallas, TX) 15 // Miss Basketball & DJ Young City @ Antigua for Young City’s Birthday Bash (Orlando, FL) 16 // Torch @ Firestone (Orlando, FL) 17 // Bizzle & guests @ Soakin
Wet car show (Ft Lauderdale, FL) 18 // Tity Boi on the set of Playaz Circle “Big Dawg” video shoot (Atlanta, GA) 19 // DJ Lil E on the set of “United We Ball Divided We Fall” (Dallas,
TX) 20 // Sammie @ Opera (Atlanta, GA) 21 // Grand Prix & Wendy Day @ Duval Diamond Awards (Jacksonville, FL) 22 // Jeremih @ Blue Box (Huntsville, AL) 23 // Fat B on the
set of “United We Ball Divided We Fall” (Dallas, TX) 24 // Supastar J Kwik & DJ Lil Boy @ The Moon for Demp Week (Tallahassee, FL) 25 // LA the Darkman & DJ Sense @ Opera
(Atlanta, GA) 26 // Verse @ Phillips Arena for Jingle Bash (Atlanta, GA) 27 // Crum on the set of Big Bank Black’s “Try It Out” video shoot (Atlanta, GA) 28 // Cee-Lo Goodie @ Wild
94.1’s Last Damn Show (St Petersburg, FL) 29 // Kevin Cossom & Hovie @ The Moon for Demp Week (Tallahassee, FL) 30 // Young City @ Antigua (Orlando, FL) 31 // J Kapone @
Mansion for Dorrough’s Gangsta Grillz & OZONE release party (Dallas, TX) 32 // George Lopez on the set of “United We Ball Divided We Fall” (Dallas, TX) 33 // DJ White Chocolate
@ Mansion for All Star weekend DJ Mixer (Dallas, TX) 34 // Zaytoven @ Phillips Arena for Jingle Bash (Atlanta, GA) 35 // Kel & Turro of Richmind Records @ Club Che (Dallas, TX)
Photo Credits: Edward Hall (08,12,14,19,23,32,35); Julia Beverly (03,11,13,18,26,34); Malik Abdul (09,15,20,22,24,25,29); Marcus DeWayne (06); Ms Rivercity (05,07,27,31,33); Ter-
rence Tyson (10,16,21,30); Travis Pendergrass (01,02,04,17,28)
OZONE MAG // 33
B
efore the club banger “All The Way
Turnt Up” took off, fans of the song
were confused about whom the track
actually belonged to. Some thought the song
belonged to Roscoe Dash, and others thought
it belonged to Travis Porter. But it wasn’t until
rapper Soulja Boy posted the final version of the
song - Roscoe Dash featuring Soulja Boy - on
popular social networking site Twitter that fans
were convinced. Now, Dash feels that he is fi-
nally getting the recognition he deserves, while
remaining cordial with Travis Porter. “There’s no
beef on my end. I’m cool, and I’m in a better situ-
ation now,” he clarifies. “I don’t have time to look
back at the past. It’s all about the future.”
Patiently
Dash’s single landed on the Billboard Hot 100
for nine weeks, leading to multiple offers from
Waiting
record labels interested in signing him. He even-
tually found a home with Polow Da Don’s label
Zone 4 Inc. “We had a good relationship with
Polow,” he calls. “He went in and signed the deal
actually before I even met him. He just went off
the music.”
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(above L-R): Dorrough @ Mansion for Dorrough’s Gangsta Grillz & OZONE release party in Dallas, TX; Tity Boi of Playaz Circle @ Tree Sound Studios in Atlanta, GA (Photos: Julia Bev-
erly); Trae on the set of Trae’s ‘Inkredible’ video shoot in Miami, FL (Photo: Terrence Tyson)
01 // Vince Carter @ Antigua for Young City’s Birthday Bash (Orlando, FL) 02 // Young Jeezy & Bu @ Club Ink (Miami, FL) 03 // Yo Gotti @ Club Live 618 (Milwaukee, WI) 04 //
DJ Drop & Doughski G @ Mansion for All Star weekend DJ Mixer (Dallas, TX) 05 // DJ Smallz & 2 Pistols @ Wild 94.1’s Last Damn Show (St Petersburg, FL) 06 // Lil Wayne on the
set of Trae’s “Inkredible” video shoot (Miami, FL) 07 // Jeremih, Dorrough, & DJ Fresh @ Blue Box (Huntsville, AL) 08 // Chalie Boy & Rapid Ric @ Zona La Rosa for SXSW (Austin,
TX) 09 // On Air Divas @ Wish (Dallas, TX) 10 // Shawty Shawty on the set of 8Ball & MJG’s video shoot (Atlanta, GA) 11 // DJ Khaled @ Mansion for DJ Khaled’s birthday party
(Miami, FL) 12 // Big Du on the set of 8Ball & MJG’s video shoot (Atlanta, GA) 13 // JW @ Club Ink (Miami, FL) 14 // Rick Ross on the set of Trae’s “Inkredible” (Miami, FL) 15 // 2
Much & Young T @ Maximedia Studios for Texas Summer Music Conference (Dallas, TX) 16 // DJ Demp @ Demp Week celebrity basketball game (Tallahassee, FL) 17 // Tito Bell
@ Zona La Rosa for SXSW (Austin, TX) 18 // DJ Merk & Alex @ Mansion for Dorrough’s Gangsta Grillz & OZONE release party (Dallas, TX) 19 // Ladies @ Wildsplash (Clearwater,
FL) 20 // Acafool @ Wild 94.1’s Last Damn Show (St Petersburg, FL) 21 // Montana da Mac & guest @ Atrium for Salute the DJs Award Show (Atlanta, GA) 22 // Trina @ Wildsplash
(Clearwater, FL) 23 // Breon & Ron Don @ Ice Bar (Dallas, TX) 24 // Fat Pimp, Ghost, & DJ GT @ Zona La Rosa for SXSW (Austin, TX) 25 // T Will on the set of ‘United We Ball Divided
We Fall’ (Dallas, TX) 26 // DJ Bell & DJ Starr @ 100.1 The Beat (Monroe, LA) 27 // Bianca @ The Moon for Demp Week (Tallahassee, FL) 28 // Ben Franks @ 8 Lounge for Dorrough’s
birthday bash (Dallas, TX) 29 // Dorrough & DJ Merk @ Zona La Rosa for SXSW (Austin, TX) 30 // Da Block Boi & Tomeka Pearl on the set of “United We Ball Divided We Fall” (Dal-
las, TX) 31 // Guest & Webbie @ Boomers (Port Charlotte, FL) 32 // Kyle Lee @ Zona La Rosa fo r SXSW (Austin, TX) 33 // Gloria Velez @ Antigua for Young City’s Birthday Bash
(Orlando, FL) 34 // Alisha & DJ Storm @ The Moon for Demp Week (Tallahassee, FL) 35 // Bernice Burgos & Trae on the set of Trae’s “Inkredible” (Miami, FL)
Photo Credits: D-Ray (03); Edward Hall (23,25,26,28,30); Julia Beverly (08,14,17,24,29,32,35); Malik Abdul (01,07,09,10,12,16,27,33,34); Ms Rivercity (04,15,18); Terrence Tyson
(02,06,11,13,21); Travis Pendergrass (05,19,20,22,31)
OZONE MAG // 35
As you probably already
presumed from his name, DJ
X-Rated emcees and DJs at A
strip club. But not just any
shaker junt is suitable for
X – he only hosts the best, like
Atlanta’s World Famous Magic out of the club and bringing it back to theatrical she gon’ say is, “You met me in a club.” There’s no
City (Mondays, Thursdays, and dancing. They be on the pole upside down, doing understanding or trust. If you don’t have self-
Fridays). Through his Coalition crazy acrobatics. It’s more like a Vegas show, as esteem, you’re not gon’ make it. She’s gon’ hurt
DJ association, which includes opposed to a girl just making her booty bounce. your feelings. You might as well date one of them
DJs Funky, Fernando, Big X, Remember White Chocolate? She branded herself bitches at Wal-Mart. A dancer is a little bit above
Burn One, Esco, and Shawty with stage performances. It’s another girl at Stro- average. When people come in the club they think
Rock, X is tied into nearly every kers named Picture Perfect that’s killin’‘em. She about sex because you’re naked…
does videos and acting too. At Onyx, there’s a girl
upscale gentlemen’s spot named Honey. Magic City also has AppleBottom. So is sex what’s on your mind? How do you deal
in the A. Knowledgeable on with that?
music and how new records Who are some celebrities that have come to It’s so fuckin’ hard. I’ve been doin’ this since ’02. I
are broken, DJ X-Rated is also your club recently? couldn’t control myself for the first 2 years. I was
very insightful when it comes Last night we had OJ and Kuntry. We get A-listers fresh out of college and these girls were drop
to the adult entertainment like Kanye West and Michael Vick. Michael Jordan dead gorgeous. As a man, hormones kick in. You
industry. For this year’s has even been in Magic City. I’ve partied with The gotta control that. The first 2 years I was probably
sex issue, we sat down with Game, Jim Jones, Rick Ross, and Twista. All the working for free. I was spending all my money in
X for a closer look AT the local celebrities come to the club like Gucci, TI, the club on drinks, dancers, and food.
Jeezy – Jeezy might be number one because he
naked hustle, and asked kinda started his whole career in the strip club What about when you’re dating someone out-
about everything from with the BMF era. side of your profession. Do they have a problem
celebrity sightings to freaky with what you do?
encounters. Who are the biggest spenders in the strip club? Yeah. It’s hard for a woman to know her man’s
Damn, you’re gon’ get me in trouble…The NFL finna go to the strip club and be around beautiful,
How did you get into the DJing game and end players are the biggest spenders. Rappers mostly naked women every day, and there’s alcohol in-
up with the name X-Rated? do it for promotion. They might throw a thousand volved. Some schoolgirls, or nerds, that’s what we
I played football at Auburn University and got ones when their song comes on to bring attention call ‘em, they insecure. They‘re not thinking about
injured. Once my football career was over, I came to it. But the NFL guys might get $25,000 in ones. that’s their man and he’s coming home to them
back home. I went to a strip club, Pin Ups, on The dude spending $100 is a fan or a spectator, with a fat ass check.
the Eastside. I was talking to the DJ and he went that’s what we call ‘em. But the most I ever seen in
to the bathroom, so I just jumped on the mic one night was going back to the BMF era, some- Okay, so what you do is a job, but you are in the
and just went off. The whole tempo of the club thing like $50,000 or $75,000 in one night. That’s sex industry and there’s obviously behind the
changed, and the manager asked me if I wanted in single bills. People dancin’ on stacks of money, scenes stuff that goes on. What kind of freaky
to host an amateur night. That was when Dirty, money flyin’ in your drink, it was crazy. stuff have you witnessed?
which is my nickname, became X-Rated. My style The freakiest shit I ever saw was some girls in the
is uncut, it’s not rated. It’s in-your-face. Do girls fight over the money with it being DJ booth eatin’ each other out. One time I had a
everywhere like that? girl say a customer jacked off on her ass. She came
A lot of music, especially in Atlanta, starts off Fuck yeah. It’s money and women – you know to the DJ booth asking for a wipe. I’m like, “What
in the strip clubs before it takes off everywhere those two things don’t mix. It’s competition. The the fuck?” She’s like, “Somebody nutted on my ass.”
else. Explain the importance of the strip clubs in management and club owners have to work it Crazy shit. A dude was walkin’ around in the back
relation to the music scene. out. If one girl is dancin’ and got a pile of money, with his dick out tryin’ to get a dance. Now, I’ve
Breaking a song in the strip club is very important and an NFL player comes in and starts throwin’ never seen anyone have sex in the club. Of course,
for an artist. You can’t go to a regular club and get money, it’s gonna go into someone else’s pile too. I know it goes on, but the spots I work at are very
that shit played first because the club promoters It’s hard to separate who’s money it is. classy. But in smaller clubs, where they don’t get
are always worried about the dance floor. But in much attention, they doin’ it.
the strip club, I can mostly play whatever I want, Do you date the dancers?
as many times as I want. That’s how you start I have dated a dancer. Just because she’s a dancer Do you have any projects going on outside the
breaking a record, by playing it a lot and in the doesn’t mean she’s degrading herself. I think of club?
major clubs where big name people go. Most of it as an American hustle. I don’t know anywhere I’ve got the website DJX-Rated.com. We’re break-
the Program Directors come to the club to see else you can go for 3 hours and make $3,000, ing artists – we work with a lot of regular DJs too
what’s next. The strip club is kinda like the streets; legally. Half the time the girls don’t even take their like Scream, Montay, Drama, and Black Bill Gates.
you gotta give ‘em what they want. If a girl ain’t clothes off. It’s entertainment. As far as dating one, We’ve got the Tupac Tour coming up with The
feelin’ your shit, she’s gonna stop dancing and let as long as you respect yourself and know what Outlawz. It’s ten dates overseas – Africa, Moscow,
you know. It’s a great platform to know if you’ve you doing, it’s cool. Australia, and Amsterdam. We have some
got a hit or not. mixtapes coming. We’re getting into film. Google
There’s a lot of guys that would look down on XposeTV – it’s on YouTube. We do photography
Which dancers in Atlanta are pulling the most actually dating a stripper. and music videos. We got Stripper Radio on Sirius
customers? Some guys can’t date a stripper, cool, that’s what XM. I can also be booked to host parties. I want
At Magic City, the hottest is a crew of 5 girls called you like. I like what I like. A square nigga might to get more into marketing and promotions, and
the Snack Pack. They did Jeremih’s “Raindrops” not be able to handle that, like, “Oh I love you, why my film production company. It’s more than what
video. They perform – they’re taking the stripping you keep goin’ back to the club.” The first thing you see. //
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Words by Maurice G. Garland
times to
resuscitate the
festival, but
none have suc-
ceeded. How-
ever, Cartoon
Network’s late
night program-
ming block
Adult Swim has
found a way to
bring Freaknik
back, as a ghost.
Even though Freaknik has been
retired for a decade, the mere even emergency hospital visits. Freaknik: A Musi-
mention of its name still draws a cal debuted this month on Adult Swim with
bevy of emotions. Whisper the word While traffic was a tolerable nuisance, Freaknik’s T-Pain voicing the part of Freaknik. Freaknik is
around the city of Atlanta and reputation for lewd and sometimes explicit a ghost with skin made out of dollar signs who
you’ll get a spectrum of responses behavior was not. Reports of rapes and robberies wears an outrageous gold chain with a charm
ranging from “ah man, good times” often overshadowed the benefit concerts, ce- that is a likeness of himself. Surprisingly, this
lebrity basketball games and even job fairs that probably isn’t the most outrageous element of
to “oh lord, good riddance.” THE the cartoon.
were also associated with the weekend celebra-
EVENT THAT starTed off as a small tion. Couple this with the thought of 250,000
gathering amongst Atlanta Univer- black people being in one place at one time - a The show revolves around a four-man rap group
sity Center students in 1982 grew thought which can be threatening to some - and that goes by the name of Sweet Tea Mobsters.
into a city wide party that became you’ll understand why the City of Atlanta acted They hail from the fictitious town of Sweet
both legendary and notorious. swiftly to thwart the party. Tea, Florida, and are on a mission to get to the
Freaknik celebration in Atlanta so they can
Very similar to the Spring Break celebrations in City officials blocked off streets, boosted police participate in the Battle of Trillest (think Battle
Miami, Cancun and Daytona Beach that often presence and littered the streets with traffic of the Bands for rappers) where the grand prize
made it to MTV, Freaknik was the black version tickets the same way the patrons did with empty winner receives a lifetime supply of money,
where students from HBCU’s (Historically Black food and drink containers. From 1992 to 1997 clothes and hoes.
Colleges and Universities) convened on Atlanta Freaknik became a thing of folklore that had
for a weekend of partying. But unlike the other popular rappers not only name dropping it, but By now, you’ve probably already formed an
celebrations, Freaknik took place within the making plans months in advance to attend. But opinion about Freaknik: A Musical. Which is fine,
confines of a major city instead of on the beach. by 1998, the party was strangled to death and that’s what the show creators want you to do,
Gridlocked traffic was a common occurrence as eventually disappeared completely by 2000. on top of have a good time watching it. OZONE
Freaknik attendees partied in the streets, making caught up with the co-creators, co-writers and
many other ATLiens late for work, weddings and Party promoters have attempted numerous co-executive producers of the show, Nick Wei-
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not true. The character he’s playing is like Jesus.
We actually went through several name changes. Nick: It’s supposed to be funny and fun. If you
He’s not the Jesus from the Bible, but he repre- look up the story about Freaknik: A Musical in
sents a Christ-like figure because he has a flock the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the headline
denfeld (Head of Development at Adult Swim) of dudes that are always following him, but he is a joke saying that Freaknik is back. If you read
and Carl Jones (co-executive producer of The runs a trap house. In their journey the Sweet through the comments, it degenerates into
Boondocks) so they could explain the cartoon’s Tea Mobsters wind up on the wrong side of the basically the most terrible racism with people
origins and intentions. tracks in a bad neighborhood and Trap Jesus attacking each other. It quickly snowballs into
give them useful tools for their journey. that. This cartoon is here to celebrate having
Where did the idea come from to do a Freaknik fun. Obviously bad things happen when you get
cartoon? How did you select the artists whose voices are a ton of people together. The same things can
Nick: We actually started off working on another featured on the cartoon? be said about Woodstock and the Puerto Rican
cartoon that was more about race and politics Nick: When I met T-Pain he was the biggest fan of Day parade. The core of it is supposed to be fun.
and a Return of Freaknik episode was just going Adult Swim. It’s on his rider that he has to have Matter of fact, the bad guys in the show are the
to be one of them. It was about a character that Cartoon Network. Big Boi had to be a part of it, elder statesmen, the Boule. This has been talked
embodied spring break and the personification George Clinton and Bootsy had to be a part of about before; there was said to be a group of
of the best party in the world. Who better than this. Rick Ross has good relationship with Pain black professionals or the black upper class. We
T-Pain to be the voice of the party? As I started and he has great voice for cartoons. We included don’t get too deep into that, but we do have a
to work on that idea, we went away from politics Cee-Lo and Lil Jon because we wanted to get as jokey version of it to show that it’s true that there
and went to fun. I started working more with many dudes from Atlanta as possible. We wanted is a group of people that don’t want kids to have
Pain and he got more involved in the show. From people who made it authentic and people who fun and make sure that Freaknik doesn’t exist.
there I started working with Carl Jones from The had a sense of humor. The real Freaknik made a lot of money for Black
Boondocks and decided to build a show around Atlanta, but they might not have supported the
the Freaknik character. With some of the potentially offensive ele- businesses that the government wanted them
ments in the cartoon, it would take a person to. We don’t disregard the other things that
I loved the idea of A Charlie Brown Christmas with a special sense of humor to take part in revolved around Freaknik. We know people want
special and thought it would be funny to have this. to watch just to hate on it. It’s dealt with on the
a spring break special. So it’s a road trip about Nick: We picked people who wanted people to show.
a group of rappers growing up in a town called have fun. There are people who had real fun at
Sweet Tea, Florida called the Sweet Tea Mobsters. Freaknik either performing or participating. A lot Carl: When you do something black or “urban,”
Rick Ross, Cee-Lo, DJ Pooh and T-Pain’s artist of people don’t like it, but a lot of people liked it. we are judged differently. You’ll have Steven
Young Cash are the voices. They are a group of It wasn’t the worst thing in the world, we’re just Spielberg do a movie with violence and negativ-
struggling rappers trying to get on. They’re hus- trying to say, have a good time. ity and nothing is said. But we are held to be
tling hard and they’re trying to get to the Battle responsible on a whole ‘nother level. We’re not
of the Bands contest that’s called the Battle of Carl: The media really put a spin on Freaknik. trying to change the world with a cartoon. We’re
the Trillest. The winner gets a lifetime supply of Anytime you bring a lot of people together, just trying to be honest. Some people are gonna
money, clothes and hoes. They’re desperately there’s always an opportunity for things to go be mad. I feel like there is an honesty in what
trying to get from Florida to Atlanta. Along the wrong. But for the most part people came to we’re saying, and that’s why it strikes people in a
way they run out of gas and wind up at a white have a good time. Even economically, it was negative way. People shouldn’t get mad at us for
frat party. Then they end up in the trap where beneficial to the community. It was a good putting things on TV. They should get mad that
they meet Trap Jesus, who is played by Lil Wayne. experience for the city of Atlanta but I think the they exist in our society. We’re giving an honest
The story is about their struggles to get there racism that still exists in the South is what got it interpretation of what Freaknik was. If we we’re
and the people they meet who both help and shut down. showing people something that we don’t do, it
distract them. Tha Bizness produced the music wouldn’t be a problem, but because we’re put-
so it’s real funny and it has some bangers. Are you expecting any backlash from the show, ting light on something we actually did, it is. This
even though you say your intentions are to is a part of who we are, this is a part of our cul-
Carl: To clear up confusion, a rumor leaked out simply have a good time? Freaknik was a very ture. Everybody went to Freaknik to have a good
saying that Lil Wayne is playing Jesus, but that’s racially polarizing event in Atlanta. time. It’s about the freedom of expression. //
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Dallas rapper, Soulja Boy affiliate, and SOD Music artist BIG HOODBOSS
speaks his mind about groupie love, trickin’, and why he prefers cougars.
What celebrities are you eyeing?
How’d you kick off the New Year? I’ve got a couple in mind, but I ain’t even gonna put them out there. I’ma
New Years Day 2010 we were celebrating. We got the ambassador suite start off for practice with all the VH1 [reality show] chicks. They’re not re-
at whatever hotel we were at. A lot of the [SOD] family came through, but ally celebrities so I’ma run through them first. Then I’ma go to daytime TV;
there were too many niggas in there. I was like, man, I ain’t finna buy no there’s some bad ass chicks on daytime TV. I’ma run through them too.
room for this chick. I said, “Let me holla at you right fast.” I told her to get Then after that, it’s just Hoodboss gone wild. I ain’t gonna name a couple
in the closet and put her hands up on the wall. We got in and out. I didn’t of em cause niggas might catch feelings or come hatin’ on me before I
even walk her downstairs or nothing. Just chunked the deuce. even get to her. I fucked two celebrity chicks already but I ain’t gonna
put ‘em out there. They know I’m not lying though. My pa’tnas know who
Coldhearted. they are too. That’s why I love the Magic show in Vegas. You can always
Yep, coldblooded. That’s how I kicked off the New Year. Big Hoodboss, SOD. catch some celebrity pussy at the Magic show.
Tell the truth – did you use Soulja Boy’s name to get the girl? You said there were too many guys in the room on New Years Eve. So
Naw, naw, it was off the dreads. She was feeling the dreads and my Texas no orgies in the SOD camp?
slur. I got it like that. That’s tomorrow though; tomorrow I’m gonna get When I said “too many niggas in the room,” I meant it was chicks and
me some pussy off Soulja Boy’s name. I’m gonna go to Lenox Mall and niggas. Too many people period. She just ain’t wanna show out in front
find me a bad bitch. of her homegirls and I didn’t wanna be the wild cat just poppin’ off 2010
with a bang in the middle of the room goin’ HAM. I was like, “Shawty,
So you just walk up to her and say, “Hey, I’m with Soulja Boy?” Or how come talk to me right here.” I don’t need everybody in my conversation.
do you work that into the conversation? I’m single, I mingle, I fuck bitches, you know? I’m young.
Nah, I just walk up to her chit-chatting. You know, if the SOD chain is on
my chest pokin’ out, then it’s pokin’ out. It’s not premeditated. I just do my What’s the craziest thing you’ve seen a groupie to do to get at you or
thang. Soulja Boy?
I’ve seen some crazy stuff. The craziest thing I saw was when I was in the
Do your women ever get more than just a quickie while standing up club performing and a bitch stuck her fingers in her pussy and waved her
against the wall in a closet? fingers in the air to show the moistness. She wanted to show that she
Yeah, I go hard when I’m feeling the chick. Sometimes I just wanna get was wit’ it. I was rappin’ on stage with Tum Tum and she threw me off. I
my rocks off but when I’m feeling the chick I go long and I go strong. was fuckin’ up niggas ad-libs and stuff.
How has your success with the ladies increased since you became affili- Groupies get down like that for Tum Tum?
ated with Soulja Boy? Yeah. I couldn’t find her after the show. I’ma keep it real, I was looking for
I’ve been poppin’ for a minute already. I’ve been getting pussy since I her. Whoever you are, hit me on Twitter @BigHoodboss.
was a young dude and now I’m finna use this affiliation to get me some
celebrity pussy. I’ve been fuckin’ bad bitches. Ask about me. Have you ever paid for sex?
Hell naw. I can’t pay for it. If I gotta pay for it my dick ain’t gonna get
hard, real talk. I like free pussy. I don’t fuck with prostitutes, I fuck with
freetutes. They’re just giving away that pussy for free. They’ve got the
potential to be prostitutes, but they’re freetutes. Once they graduate and
get their diploma I ain’t fuckin’ with them, but when they’re students just
SEX having fun, I’ll hit.
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Are you into porn?
Nah, I’m not into that. That’s [fellow SODMG artist] Lil B.
How old were you when you first started having sex?
I been fuckin’ since age 12. I fucked a lot of 15 and 16 year old girls when
I was 12. I like cougars. If you listen to my music, download my mixtape
Kushington & 4th with DJ Smallz, or follow me on Twitter, you’ll know
that I’m always talkin’ about cougars. I’m lookin’ for 40-year-old mature
women. For real, those young girls are stupid. Not all of them are stupid,
but our generation is crazy. Everybody’s so thirsty just because they see
us on TV. Everybody sees guys trickin’ on chicks so they think every nigga
is supposed to do that. If you’re in a relationship I understand it, but just
trickin’ on a chick, hell naw.
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Industry 101
Mr.
Boomtown
IN the Past ten years, the name “Mr.
Boomtown” has joined the ranks of
notable music video directors LIKE
Hype Williams, Chris Robinson and
Anthony Mandler. The Port Arthur,
TX native, born Nahala Johnson,
went from working for the Dal-
las Cowboys Television network to
directing music videos for some of
your favorite artists including Pimp
C, Mike Jones, Slim Thug and Gucci
Mane. Here’s his story.
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ALTHOUGH HIS NAME may not yet BE AS FAMILIAR feel that way, or do you feel like you’ve been putting in work and just
weren’t getting recognized?
As THE CATCHY HOOK TO his 2009 single “Ice Cream It’s crazy. I’ve been doin’ mixtapes since high school. I’m 23 now, I graduated
Paint Job,” Dorrough’s face is everywhere. AFTER in ’05. I started doing mixtapes when I was 16. Growing up everybody knew
BLOWING UP NEARLY OVERNIGHT, the Dallas native me as a baller; I played basketball real hard. I always had a thang for music
secured his home state before accidentally but I didn’t know how to do it. I thought you had to do everything in a major
catching on in California. Beginning as a studio. I didn’t know people was doing songs on computers, or that it was as
freestyle type track for a mixtape, “Ice Cream easy as it was.
Paint Job” was not meant to be a single.
Dorrough never expected the song to take him Even being in Texas? The independent movement has always been strong
touring across the nation, fuel a debut album in Texas.
But see, I’m from Dallas. It wasn’t like Houston – Houston’s been on the scene.
release through E1 Music, and put him on the When you think of Texas music all you think of is Houston, UGK, and Screw.
BET Hip Hop Awards stage alongside Snoop The Houston movement was the Texas movement. We had Dallas artists,
Dogg, Nipsey Hussle, Jim Jones, and Soulja Boy. but they were much older than me so I wasn’t affiliated with ‘em, I just knew
Even though that performance was one of ‘em – until D.S.R. came on the scene. When they came on the scene, that’s
his biggest looks publicly, there were several really when I started seeing it. Cats like Tum Tum and Lil Ronnie were from my
pivotal moves that brought Dorrough there. hood. That’s when I saw how easy it was to make music. I was always writin’
my own rhymes and just never did nothin’ with ‘em. When I found out you
The former high school basketball star caught his first big break with a could make music that way, I went crazy wit’ it. That was during my junior
feature on “She Fine” (b.k.a. Halle Berry”). And as the story goes, the song year.
was purchased from its originator, Supastarr, given to Hurricane Chris, and
remixed to exclude Dorrough. Rather than be discouraged, Dorrough and his Was it that basketball didn’t work out? Or you felt like you had a better
Primetime Click team advanced with the experience they gained and put out shot doing the rap thing?
more music. The formula was applied a second song, “Walk That Walk,” the It was both. The rap thing was basically for fun. I had a passion for music, it
original single being pushed before “I.C.P.J.” hit Billboard. Dorrough’s popular- was just what I would do when I wasn’t playin’ basketball. I would listen to a
ity increased with every spin, and E1 Music came on board with a lucrative lot of music, but not necessarily write my own music. My daddy was real big
deal. It was a sweet reward for his past sacrifices. on Marvin Gaye and I used to always be with my daddy a lot so I got a feel for
old-school music, and of course everything on the radio. I never wanted to
Just after departing a show in Atlanta, Dorrough took the time to reflect on be an artist or a rapper at that time. I was so focused on basketball. I was so
his accomplishments. As he tells his story, the 23-year-old admits to having good and had so many offers – I looked up to people like Allen Iverson who
room to grow and a lot to prove. Fighting the one-hit-wonder stigma that also did music as well.
hangs over Dallas Hip Hop, Dorrough is working towards making himself
bigger than a #1 song. Here he outlines the goals, the plan, and the factors Why did you make the decision to go this route rather than basketball?
working in his favor. When I was in high school during my sophomore/junior year, that’s when
I really branched out and started doin’ music. I was actually DJing, not on
On a national level, it almost seems like you came out overnight. Do you turntables, but putting together mixtapes for other people that rapped. By
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this time, everybody rapped and I was real good as I am, but they show a lot of love. Everywhere I and a half. Like I said, growing up I was popular. I
on computers and finding stuff. When I got the go people are starting to call me by my name and started talkin’ to girls early, probably when I was
virtual DJ programs I started putting together not by the song. That’s a hard thang to get by, and like 12 years old. I lost my virginity at 15, well 14,
mixtapes of people rapping. I used to listen to it ain’t nobody’s fault. You can’t help it if you come well no, we’ll say 15 – I didn’t really know what I
they stuff and be like, I’m better than these cats out and people adapt to the first song they hear. was doin’ at 14.
naturally. It inspired me to do my thing. I was But you see people grow. When Soulja Boy first
already popular because of basketball, so when came out, people knew him as the “Crank Dat” So you were a young player and now you’ve
I started doin’ music people listened to me just boy. But now everyone knows him as Soulja Boy. calmed down a little bit?
because of who I was. That gave me confidence. It’s more about the grind. With your grind you can I ain’t gon’ lie, ya feel me. I’ve had issues in the past
I was captain of the basketball team so we would make people pay attention to what you do. with females. If it’s one thang I’ve had issues with
run out [on the court] to my music. it’s females. Not that I’ve had issues in a terrible,
You seem like you’re pretty involved on the busi- negative way, but I used to have fun. I was young,
How did you get the attention of record labels? ness side of things. and I’m still young.
My senior year I had a scholarship to St. Mary’s When I was in school, even though I was down
University in San Antonio, but it fell through. I there to play basketball, I majored in business What kind of female “issues” have you had?
ended up going to Prairie View University. By marketing. My daddy is a businessman. He owns One girl getting into it with another girl over me.
then, I had a big hype just from doing mixtapes. a heating/AC company. I’ve always been around Or me getting caught up. I’ve got stories for days
That’s when I started losing the passion for play- that. I’m the type of person that’s gotta know on these females. But I ain’t never put a female or
ing basketball as far as playing professionally. I what’s going on. I’m nosy. Even with my label, I that side of life over what I do. That’s one thang I
saw so many [players] get hurt. And I had to keep call them myself and ask questions. Like, I’ll liter- make sure I don’t do.
it real with myself - what’s the odds of going pro ally call the head of the label. And it’s not because
from Prairie View? I’ve seen cats in the streets I don’t trust my people, that’s just how I am. That’s So getting on the road and having popularity is
who play ball better than dudes in the NBA, but why I’m having the success I’m having, ‘cause I’m nothing new to you?
because of their opportunities and where they involved in everything I do. Even when I was in high school I always had a
went they couldn’t go pro. I had to eat that. After
playing ball all my life, I woke up one day and liter-
ally was like, “I’m finna do this music thang.” I was
“Sometimes I look. But [sex] ain’t the main focus. I meet
getting a different type of attention from music artists and they be like,‘How many hoes you fuckin’on
than I was from playing ball. You gotta be a sports the road?’I don’t really look at it that way.”
head to know somebody that plays basketball –
but with music, everybody can relate to music. I So Diamond, formerly of Crime Mob, is with girlfriend or girls I talk to. I always talked to what
applied my work ethic from basketball to music. your label now? people considered the baddest girls in school or
When I played ball, all I did was practice. I wanted She’s affiliated with my imprint, Primetime Click. cheerleaders. So getting into this music thang,
to be better than everybody. I had a real strong When I did the Kwanzaa Fest in Dallas, I brought the whole female thang really ain’t new to me.
work ethic and I applied it to music so I caught up. her out. She’s working on some new records and Now, there’s more [girls], and it’s more crazy. So it’s
A lot of people say they’ve been rappin’ since they getting her face back out there. She came into different. But it ain’t like [the situation] Mike Jones
were 7 or 8 years old. I didn’t start till I was like 15 the picture through my management. My imprint described on “Back Then.” I always had females.
or 16. By the time I was 18 and got serious with it, I consists of artists I’ve been working with for years
made up for that time because that’s all I did. - like Teddy B, Norm T, and Block Boi. During the Are you kinda over it now?
next year or so I plan to start branding them and I ain’t gonna lie, I could see the baddest female in
Do you feel like you’ve moved the focus from getting them out there. the world walk through here right now but it’s not
Houston to Dallas? Or do you feel like the focus to the point where I gotta interact. Sometimes I
has moved and you’re kind of a part of that? Do you see yourself stepping back from rapping look. But it ain’t the main focus. I meet artists and
Yeah. Actually, Houston started showin’ me love to focus on promoting your other artists? they be like, “How many hoes you fuckin’ on the
before Dallas did because I was down in that area Nah. Even though I’m not on his level, a good road?” I don’t really look at it that way.
at Prairie View. The shift came when Dallas started example of the direction I’m trying to go is Lil
getting on the scene with the dance movement Wayne. He’s doing the business thang but he’s Do you feel like that’s the reason people get into
when Lil Wil and the Trap Starz got hot. Dallas definitely an artist. And Ludacris. If you have an the rap game?
was hurtin’ for a leader. You know, there’s a lot of imprint you’re helping yourself out. If you have a Everybody wants fame. I don’t care if people say
people that paved the way. D.S.R. came on the movement going on around you and your move- they don’t chase fame - they do. The main reason
scene, Mr. Pookie and Mr. Lucci, everybody that ment gets hot, you’ll forever be hot and you can people get into the whole rappin’ industry, from
influenced the movement, but we never really eat off that. We’ve always been doing that. We what I’ve seen, is not just because of the fame.
had a strong leader that could take the city to the all had the same intentions and dreams. I went They see money in it too, but they feel like it’s
next level nationally. a little harder and it came to me, so now if the the easiest route to go. You’d be surprised. With
next person heads in that direction we’re feeding everybody thinking that [it’s the road to riches], it
Do you feel like you’re that person? off each other’s energy. It’s about making good almost makes it one of the hardest routes. Then
Yeah, just by the way I grew up. I feel like my music. people see stuff like my situation and it seems like
mindframe is different from the average person in stuff happens overnight. They don’t know about
Texas. I want everybody to like what I do, whereas Dorrough is actually your last name. Why did all the work. With my grind, it’s no accident that
the average [rapper] in Texas just cares about you decide to use that instead of a rap alias? I’ve made it this far. And even with everything I’ve
what’s around them. A lot of Dallas artists are I hated that. I still think that’s like the lamest shit done this year, to some people it may seem like a
satisfied as long as they can get in all the clubs when people make up names for themselves. It’s lot, but to me it doesn’t feel like much at all.
free and everybody knows who they are. If they’re cool if your rap name is a nickname that you’ve
good with that, they’ll be satisfied for life. That’s been called all your life, but it’s the lamest shit You’ve got a hit record, traveled all around the
a fact. But I was never like that. With basketball when people make up a rap name like Lil This or country, and had one of the best performances
I traveled a lot and everywhere I’d go, I wanted Big That. But everybody always called me Dor- at the BET Hip Hop Awards. At what point do
people to know me. rough on the basketball court. The coach always you feel like you’ve accomplished something?
calls everybody by their last name so that’s what I love music so much that I want everybody to
Where are some of the places that you’ve been everybody knows me as. I’m more comfortable hear my music. My ultimate goal is for everyone to
able to travel as your rap career has taken off? with it. It’s my name, and I can’t go wrong with us- have a desire to hear my music. Like Wayne, I can
Starting off it was Cali. I went out to the Bay Area ing my name. Back in the day people used to call see that’s what his ambition is. He wants every-
and I didn’t expect what I saw. People out there me Tre D because of my initials, but then another body to hear his music. He’s put out so much mu-
loved everything about me, from swag to the way Trai’D came out of Dallas and I didn’t want people sic and created a desire, so now when he puts out
I sounded. It was so different from what they were to be confused. something, people are lookin’ for it, as opposed to
doin’, but they could relate to it. Cali is one of my him having to push it hard. If everybody’s looking
strongest areas, as well as Ohio, Alabama, all the This is the sex issue, of course. A lot of artists for your music, you can keep putting it out and
Southern states. I get a lot of love in Louisiana and have crazy groupie stories. Are you a family man being heard. When I write songs, I think, “How
even up north in Pittsburgh. There’s a lot of areas or are you out on the road having fun? are people gonna feel when they hear this song?”
where I never thought I’d be as strong of an artist I just became a family man. My little girl is one I’m thinking about everybody, not how is Dallas
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gonna feel, or Houston, or the South, or the West music. I hate to feel like I’m not doing something I had already copywritten the song before I got
Coast. My ultimate goal is to have as many people productive. on it. So they did a false move and sold it to Polo
as possible hear my music. Grounds for Hurricane Chris, but the paperwork
Did you work on Christmas Day? wasn’t right. I’ve put the situation behind me now.
What are you working on now? On Christmas I was at home for 3 hours with It kinda came back on SupaStarr and hit him in
Since my album dropped August 4th, 2009, I’ve my little girl. The night before I was in Louisiana the face. He realized it was a dumb move, and he
probably shot 4 or 5 videos, just investing in and I flew in that morning. I was in Dallas for 3 admitted it. We’re supposed to be going to court
myself. For 2010 my goal is to outwork everybody. or 4 hours with my little girl, then I flew to South because he’s suing me for so-called damaging his
My Gangsta Grillz mixtape with DJ Drama is out Carolina for a show. Then I came to Atlanta. It’s character. It’s some bullshit-ass lawsuit that I ain’t
now. It’s called Number 23. The concept comes a non-stop grind. If you believe in yourself, the worried about.
from the single off the mixtape, “Number 23.” It’s world is gonna see it. I feel like if I keep doing
kinda making a statement. Everybody thinks I’m what I did in the past, everyone will get on board. What did you learn from the situation?
talking about Jordan, but I’m really talkin’ about I created a movement that everyone bought into, If I could grind and make “Halle Berry” as hot as I
a combination between Lebron and Jordan. The from the DJs to the people. made it, I could do the same thing with my own
way Lebron came in the game, he’s on the verge material. And that’s exactly what I did. That day
of shattering every one of Jordan’s records. I’m And Dallas needs that movement. Do you think after everything fell through, I decided to push my
just letting everybody know that this is how I’m Dallas has been unfairly characterized as a city song “Walk That Walk.” I pushed it and it got the
coming in the game. of one-hit wonders? Even with the T-Town/DSR same buzz. When I recorded “Ice Cream Paint Job,”
The main rea- I think this is really deal through Universal, people thought that I never thought it’d be a single. It was almost like
son people get my year. I introduced was going to be Dallas’ big break. But it didn’t a freestyle. DJ Amen got it off my Myspace page
into the whole myself last year, but
I don’t feel like Dor-
turn out that way.
I think that situation [didn’t work out] more
and started playin’ it and blowin’ it up on the West
Coast. It literally took me 10 minutes to make that
rappin’indus- rough came in the because of their premature separation. But song, and it ended up being a big record. That let
try is not just game in 2009. 2009 [former DSR members] are still around. Tum Tum me know it was all about my grind and timing. I
because of was just a consistent and Fat B are still around and going in every day. know I’ve made records way better than that lyri-
the fame. They grind, trying to get
myself noticed. Now
But I feel like there is a stigma on Dallas, with the
one-hit-wonders and dance music. Every day I live
cally, but that’s the one that took off.
see money in it I get to let people to fight it. Wherever I go, it’s the same question in What else do you have coming up this year? Is
too, but they hear my music. That’s interviews. But it’ll all be worth it when people see there anything else you’d like to add?
feel like it’s why I used the Num- me come out of that situation. I’m investing in myself. I feel like that’s hard to
the easiest ber 23 as the con- do early on and stack your bread. A lot of people
route to go. cept. Before I drop
my album in the
What was the controversy over the whole “Halle
Berry” record?
don’t do that when they’re coming up. I’ve
learned from other cats that that’s how they really
With every- springtime I want It was originally SupaStarr’s record. He was on our made it. My album Get Big is coming out in July
body thinking people to see my imprint at the time, Primetime Click, so i started 2010. We also did a three-song EP that’s gonna be
that, it almost grind. I’m not a real pushing it. I was asked to be on the record be- on iTunes. My Gangsta Grillz is available for free
makes it one cocky person, but I’m
very confident. I’m
cause of the buzz I had. I was the only one push-
ing it and I blew it up. I got all my connects, the
download on www.dorroughmusiconline.com
right now, and if they can’t find it there, they can
of the hardest humble at the same DJs, everybody on the record. Nobody knew who download it on iTunes. The name of the album,
routes. time. Just like when SupaStarr was but I introduced him to Dallas. He Get Big, is also one of my singles that I’m coming
I was doing sports. I got crazy big in Dallas and was offered a deal with out with, produced by Nitti. I always want to come
wasn’t finna let no one outgrind or outwork me. I Play N Skillz. He wanted some quick money, and it up with a title for my album that gives me a broad
feel like I’ve gotta be better than the next person, was his song. They didn’t wanna have me on the range of topics to work with. “Get Big” is a lil slang
even if it takes time to do it. So this year I want to record unless I signed to them too. So they took term we used in Dallas back in the day that’s
outwork everybody. me off the record and made a remix with Tum resurfacing. I’m basically just telling everybody
Tum and Hurricane Chris. Hurricane Chris’s camp to get big in the game. Step your game up and
What motivates you? was looking for a new single and the song already the music is gonna support it. Aside from that,
The music, of course. Everyone is saying I’m a had a buzz, so they took an interest in the record. I’ve also been writing for some big name artists,
creative artist, and you have to do a lot to get SupaStarr is from the country in Killeen, TX, and mostly coming up with hooks and concepts. So
to the point where people believe in you. I ain’t I guess he didn’t know no better, so him and his I’m writing, recording for my album, and I’m on
never went a week where I wasn’t working on management got talked into selling the song. But the road too. I’m doing it all. //
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Video model Tahiry became equally
known for her ample assets and for
dating rapper Joe Budden. Here, she
opens up about marathon sex and
toys in the bedroom.
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Reggie Bush or Dwight Howard? How long did it go? You sound like you’re excited about that.
Dwight Howard. I love Reggie Bush but Dwight Until the sun came up. I would say it started I am excited. I’ve been in a relationship for five
is just chocolate. Dwight is tall and his body is about 2 [AM]. I’m hard to pleasure, so it was years. Me and Joey were together almost all
amazing. I really like the tall guys. I remember around 5:30 [AM] and we were still going at the time. So, we really didn’t have to do much
going to a game and saying, “Who’s that guy it. I mean, we took breaks and stuff, but we because we were always around each other.
with the arms?” I’m attracted to tall guys. definitely kept going. And if we wanted to have sex, we’d have sex
anywhere. And in terms of me finally being
Young Jeezy or Gucci Mane? Do you remember the worst sex you ever single, and finding that person I can build a
Young Jeezy, all day. I’m a fan of Gucci, but had? connection with, then yeah. If you’re busy, let’s
Young Jeezy, his voice is gangsta. I love a guy The worst sex I ever had was with a guy I hung go for broke. And if we have to have Skype
with “street factor.” Street factor may not sound out with, and I knew he had a crush on me, and sex, I’m willing to have Skype sex. (laughs) But
good, but street factor in terms of you’re street I kinda liked him. And we hung out and hung we have to have that connection, cause next
and you can kinda pull whatever you wanna out. And he pretty much gave up on getting thing you know, the world is looking at that
pull off. Jeezy gives me that vibe. the ass. So when I finally gave it to him, I rode recording.
him and he probably pumped twice and he
Nas or Jay-Z? came. He looked at me and was embarrassed. Do you talk dirty during sex?
That would be Jay. Jay stops a room when he But I was happy, because I liked him and I’m I do. I need some dirty talk. Anything he wants
walks in. He really paralyzes a room. And he kinda like the shy girl when I like somebody. I me to do to him. I just love to pleasure the
has that “it” factor. Not to say that Nas doesn’t, thought he would continue and try to redeem opposite sex. The huffs and the puffs and the
but I’m attracted to powerful men. himself. And he was so shy he couldn’t. So still breathing and all that is necessary during sex.
to this day when I see him I’m like, “Yo, you owe
Lil Wayne or Nicki Minaj? me,” and he laughs. What’s the craziest thing a guy has said to
Well I’m not into women. I don’t think I’d sleep you during sex?
with either one, but I’m a fan of Lil Wayne. You never gave him another shot? I had someone scream really loud. I thought
After never and a day I’ll give him another shot. that was my job. (laughs) And when I was done
Trey Songz or Drake? I left him in a fetus position. I was like, “Wait,
I’d definitely sleep with Trey. I mean, did you Does size matter to you? why are you crawled up?” And I’m walking
see the ice cubes [in the “Invented Sex” video]? I will say that I’m not afraid of a big cock. The around like, “Are you ready for the next one?”
Ice would never be the same. bigger I see, the more I’m like, “I can try this
muthafucka.” But I have had sex with a small Do you play music during sex?
Obviously, everyone knows that you dated dick and he rocked my world. So, when I I love it. Maxwell, Trey Songz, Sade. That shit’s
Joe Budden. Would you say that you have a looked at it and said, “Oh, shit! Is this yours? gonna get me in trouble.
better sex life with someone who is famous What the fuck was in me? What the fuck is go-
or a regular person? ing on?” I am a fan of size, but you just have to How is that gonna get you in trouble?
It doesn’t really matter if they’re famous or not, know how to use it. Cause plenty of men have Cause that’s babymaking music and I’m not
it’s all about the connection when it comes to huge dicks, and they hear you huffing and trying to have any babies.
me. I was on Twitter yesterday, and I was like, puffing, and they think they’re doing work, and
“One fact that people don’t know about me is they’re just really hurting you. So, it’s all about So, is it better with music or without music?
that I’m really shy.” And they were like, “How a man’s stroke and the motion in the ocean. I kinda like it with music…and candles.
come, you do pictures and online stuff?” But
online and pictures [isn’t in] bed. Once I feel Do you use toys in bed? So, you like it romantic?
like we’ve built a connection then I’m a beast. It Yes. I love the Bullet and I love the Cock Rings. Yeah, but I can still be rough.
has to be about a connection in bed.
Do you think sex is better when you use toys? Do you prefer getting head or intercourse?
What’s the nastiest or freakiest thing a guy Sex is always good to me. I mean, it all I am a dick kind of girl, I love to feel penetration
has ever said you to try and spit game? depends. I’m pretty much a moody person. but I love giving head. I won’t suck any dick.
I haven’t had any guys spit any nasty lines. There are days when I wanna watch porn and But I just love to be in control and have the
I’ve had a guy recently that was intimidating, be freaky, there are days when I wanna be shy, dick in my mouth. But right after that you have
just by his way of approaching me. Everybody and there are days when I wanna run mara- to give me some dick.
loves a confident man, but he really just came thons, when all you wanna do is get rammed.
out, looked at me, and undressed me with his The last time I did an interview like this I got So, when it’s all said and done, who sleeps in
eyes. And I was like, “Oh shit!” I buckled. And in trouble. Everybody was like, “You fucking the wet spot?
that was recently. It wasn’t a crazy line. I just whore!” (laughs) But hey, sex is a part of life. Well, I’m nasty. I don’t even care. I like to feel
knew that he wanted me by the look. wet, sweat, cum. When you’re about to cum,
Are you the type of person to send sexual take the condom off and just throw it wherever
And what happened after that? text messages? you want to throw it. And if there’s a wet spot
We partied. Nothing happened. I just knew I As of late I have been. I would say that I’m a late in bed, who’s going to change the sheets? If I’m
might get in trouble. (laughs) bloomer on a lot of things. I told you I’m shy really fucking with you, then I might not even
unless I have a connection with a person. Like, shower, and I’ll just cuddle. I’m really nasty
Do you watch porn? I’ve never had a one-night stand; I’ve never had when it comes to sex. I like to feel spit, sweat,
Yeah, I’ve watched porn. I’ll watch it if it’s a time a threesome. I’m not saying I would never try anything that’s wet I’m good with.
and place. If we both feel like watching porn, them. But as I grow I see myself evolving into
I’ll watch it. I’ll watch it during sex. a woman and not being afraid to try certain How long can you go without sex?
things. So I would say that yes, I love sending I can go without sex. Do I wanna go without
Do you have any favorite porn stars? sexual texts whenever me and that person sex? Hell no. I can go without sex, but the
Not at all. I don’t even know their names. I have that connection. And it’s awesome. I actu- minute I find someone that I enjoy having sex
could be watching it and having sex at the ally get a kick out of them. with then why should I have to wait. I’m calling
same time. I’ll use it as a pleasure or a tool, but I you like, “Where are you at?”
don’t really know any of them. What’s the sexiest text message you’ve
received? Do you have any sex advice for our readers?
Do you recall the best sex you’ve ever had? I’ma keep it real with you, the last person I’ve Wrap it up. Don’t do it if you don’t wanna do
Yeah, I do. I’m all about the connection. I’m been going back and forth with texts, he was it. And go all in with your mind, body and soul.
not the girl that just goes from jump-off to just plain blunt. “I want you.” And “I want to That’s what makes the best sex ever. Whenever
jump-off. To me, that’s just a waste of my pussy fuck.” And I didn’t get offended because he was you can have sex and be in tune with your
juice. I like having a connection, and being honest. I appreciate an honest man. body. But most importantly, always wrap it
manhandled. Pretty much a fucking-marathon. up. //
I was like, “Oh, my God, we’re running through Have you ever done phone sex?
hurdles.” No, I haven’t crossed that chapter yet. But I will. Words by Randy Roper
(laughs) Photo by Carlos Peralta
OZONE MAG // 47
Over the last few years of the game’s most sought process, Drumma is putting
Drumma Boy has produced after producers. Now, this on everybody that he knows
some of rap’s biggest hits beatmaker from Memphis, TN from Ten-A-Key through his
(Young Jeezy’s “Put On,” is making a transition from own Drum Squad imprint. You
Birdman’s “Money To Blow,” the hitmaker behind the already know his beats, but
Plies’ “Plenty Money,” Gorilla production to the hitmaker if you let Drumma Boy tell it,
Zoe’s “Lost”), making him one behind the mic. And in the 2010 is Tennessee’s year.
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What’s new with Drumma Boy right now? producer is just gonna bring you great music and
Right now we’re producing, we’re rapping, we’re be respected as far as creativity. It’s kinda like two
writing. We’re establishing a crazy writing team. different things, but overall it’s one artist paint- SEX
We’re doing a lot of different genres of music. ing different pictures. Whether they’re verbal or
We’re focusing on the soul side of music, as far as whether they’re musically, there’s a certain feeling
ISSUE
Hip Hop. Right now the projects that I’m working that each one will be able to give to you. And
on are Lil Jon, Usher, [Jeezy’s] TM 103, and Jordin that’s what people love; it’s the emotion and soul
Sparks. I’m working on a variety of different that the music brings. DRUMMA BOY's
things.
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Even while the industry was
writing off Mr. Crank Dat
Superman as a one-hit wonder
and CRITICS WERE USING HIM as the
scapegoat for all things wrong
with hip hop, DeAndre Way a.k.a.
Soulja Boy knew BETTER. NOW
RESPECTED BOTH FOR HIS HITMAK-
ING ABILITIES AND MARKETING
SAVVY, The burgeoning SOD MU-
SIC CEO takes a rare break from
handling business to discuss SEX
with MORE MATURITY THAN YOU’D
EXPECT FROM A 19-YEAR-OLD
MULTI-MILLIONAIRE >>
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So I see you’ve been linked to a few video models too. the time. Do you think that’s accurate or would you say you deal with
(laughs) Oh, you just read your lil Twitter and got up to speed? females on a more respectful level?
I’m a pretty boy, a rich boy, 100 million in the game, so I think that de-
Nah, I pay attention. So do you prefer regular women, industry women, scribes itself.
video hoes, or what? What’s Soulja Boy’s type?
(laughs) Man, I prefer… Gucci Wings. I’m so fly. I’m like flyest nigga out now. Meaning what? You’re arrogant with your women?
Gucci Wings, 2010, like stepping out of a magazine. I just think I’m a beast, man. You’ve gotta watch your boy in action. You
know how you turn on the Discovery Channel? It’s like that. You’ve gotta
Of course Soulja Boy has a large fanbase. Do you indulge in the groupies catch your boy in action. If you catch me in my creative process in the stu-
or pass them along to the crew? dio or catch me with a girl, you know, but there wouldn’t be no cameras on.
It varies. I’m the type of dude who, I think I’m friendly, you know? I take
pictures with all the girls and listen to what they’ve gotta say and all that. Do you spend time pursuing women or try to stay focused on work and
it comes to you?
What do they say? I think women and all of that is just the perks of what I chose to do for a liv-
They say I’m the sexiest rapper alive, shit like that. They say they mastur- ing. All this is just the perks. You get the Lambo, the big house, the haters…
bate to my pictures on the internet. They say I’m a pretty nigga, like one of (laughs) It’s all just perks. This is what comes with the job.
the prettiest niggas they’ve ever seen. They say they wish they could have
a nigga that looks just like me in their life. Like, it ain’t even gotta be me, Now that you’re “100 million in the game,” do you spend money on your
just a nigga that’s like me. But there’s only one me though. females? Do you fly them places and buy them stuff or are you not a
tricking type of dude?
Well, you’re a little more thugged out now with all the tattoos. Are you Honestly, if you’re gonna be with your boy, you’ll have to be on point. If
trying to not be pretty anymore? I’m gonna be flying you out and all that, you’ve gotta be on point. People
I think this adds onto my prettiness on a certain level. A lot of girls like handle different situations differently. You might fly somebody out, or you
thugs. I wouldn’t necessarily say I’m a thug. I’m just a pretty nigga, feel me? might not. Somebody might fly themselves out, or they might not.
Have you had girls waiting in your hotel room when you got there? So you don’t have a standard hoe policy?
That’s like a generic rapper story. “Aw, man, I got to the hotel and there (laughs) She said “standard hoe policy.”
were girls everywhere.” What rapper hasn’t had that happen? It depends on
what they’re there for. Sometimes you’ve got super fans that really go hard I just made that up right now. Well, everybody has their vice or weak-
for you, and I respect that. I don’t know if you can just put girls in catego- ness, like porn, groupies, strippers, or a particular type of fetish –
ries or label them as “groupies” or “fans.” I just think of all of them as fans. I don’t put myself in a box like that. I’m open-minded. I don’t close off rela-
tionships cause I just like women. Your boy couldn’t be like, “I like this type
Are you looking for a lady to spend time with or out on the road having of chick” cause that closes off so many other doors. I’m so open-minded.
fun? What’s your mindset at this point?
It’s kinda scary at this age to see the different types of women that are What attracts you to a female physically?
choosin’. It’s like, amazing, but scary at the same time. Just the type of Truthfully, I think it’s deeper than all that. I think everything happens for a
women – like, their status – you know. It’s crazy coming from where I come reason. All the girls that are in my life are there for a reason. I ain’t got girls
from. But ya boy loves women. I love girls. I’m pulling the baddest of the that ain’t got no purpose at all. I think every person I deal with plays a posi-
baddest, girls I never thought I would ever pull. Well, I take that back. I did tion and role in my life and I play a role in their life as well. You might meet
think I would. I’ll claim that. I’ll call that. a girl at a show or a girl on the internet or see a girl at the mall who doesn’t
even know who you are. (laughs) But who doesn’t know who Soulja Boy is?
Scary in terms of their celebrity status?
Yeah! All types of women. You might see a girl choose on you that you Being so young, do you have a lot of older women come at you?
never thought would choose on you. It’s shocking. But, I think I should be Yeah, I got a million cougars that’s on your boy and a million younger girls
able to meet any lady and have a conversation with any female. that’s on your boy as well. So it’s like the best of both worlds.
Out of all the internet rumors about you dating this girl or sleeping with How does the sexual experience compare between older women and
that video model, what percentage of the stories are true? younger women?
I mean, I ain’t here to verify nothing or clear up nothing cause I don’t mind (makes fake orgasm noises) Real talk, not much, because these girls are
my name being thrown around. It’s all free promotion. I’m just living life starting so early.
and having a career as a rapper is amazing, so it’s not like I do things on
purpose to generate publicity but at the same time, everything happens Did you start early?
for a reason. Sometimes bloggers hear a story and are dead on but some- It depends on what “early” is. In 2010, what is “early”? You’ve got girls hav-
times they don’t know what they’re talking about at all. Sometimes they ing babies at 12, so it’s like, wow. Like I say in some of my songs, “I’ve been
make stuff up out of the clear blue sky, or they might hear a story and flip having hoes since elementary.” I been having teachers choose on me. I
it a million different ways. I don’t think no blogger has ever gotten a story was choosing teachers when I was like six years old. Real talk, I was in the
100% correct. But, I’m entertained by all of that. The facts are: I’m a pretty second grade and the teacher’s name was Ms. Bailey and I had a crush on
boy, a rich boy, a young boy, and I’m 100 million in the game. SOD is the her. I remember it like it was yesterday; she was fine. I’ve been wondering if
label. Those are the facts and the rest of the rumors, I don’t know. she ever sees me on TV.
But you do play into the publicity a bit, don’t you? Like the bathroom Your artist Lil B admitted he got burned at one point. Do you want
pictures you leaked out on Twitter? (right) to share any safe sex
I didn’t put that picture out. Somebody else put it out and I just cosigned it. thoughts with your
younger fans?
You sent the picture to a girl and she posted it? The commercial I just did
That’s another generic rapper story right there. “I sent it to a girl and I told for TV, GYT, means Get
her not to post it, but she put it on Twitter.” (laughs) I don’t know, man. I got Yourself Tested. It’s real out
a lot of love from it and gained a lot of fans behind it, so, whatever. [The there, you know? There’s
picture] was 100% real though. Wasn’t no Photoshop or none of that. It was so many girls choosing but
a straight cell phone picture. sometimes it’ll scare you to
the point where you don’t
If we had a groupie confession on you, what would they say? even care. There’s girls on
I’m the best nigga in the world to be with. You can ask any girl that’s ever my dick everywhere I go
been linked to me and you’ll hear goodness behind my name. but sometimes I don’t even
care. Sometimes you might
What’s the secret? What are you so good at? see the baddest girl all on
I’m just me. There ain’t no secret. I don’t mean just sexually, but all around. One of Soulja your dick, but it turns you
Boy’s infamous off. Everybody should use
People kinda have the stereotype that rappers just dog women out all bathroom pics condoms cause that shit
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could get ugly. I ain’t never been burnt or anything like that, but I won’t say Is there anything you won’t do in bed?
“never” because it could happen to anybody. So wrap it up. I cosign that Ain’t no telling what I’m gonna do. You never know what’s gonna happen
heavily. Put that condom on and it’s all good. once you get behind those closed doors. Once you’re in the moment, you
never know what’s gonna go down. You never know. You can only imagine
Is it hard to find a female that’s really into you and not just Soulja Boy? what may go down once it’s just you and that person. Nobody else, only you
That’s a good question. I could really go deeper and go into further detail, and her. That’s like the realest talk ever.
but I don’t know. How does that saying go? When you’re looking for some-
thing you can’t find it but when you ain’t looking, it’s all on you? What kind of music do you put on to set the mood?
My females have been on this Trey Songz’ Ready album real hard lately. I
Do you take a girl more seriously if you meet her at the grocery store as gotta give my props and respect to Trey Songz. I feel like he’s that new dude
opposed to a Soulja Boy show? in R&B and he’s doing it right now. He’s got it on smash. And I like the whole
Real talk, I think differently. So if I’m really feeling the girl, that probably route he took; [the work he put in] shows. Once a nigga gets to a certain
doesn’t even matter. Even with the females I do talk to, some of them are level you’ve just gotta pay homage. That whole Trey Songz album, you can
probably on that “oooh, Soulja Boy” type stuff but for the most part once a just let it ride. Trey Songz is doing his thang.
girl is around me for a certain amount of time, we know each other.
Baby-making music? Do you have any kids yet?
If a girl lets you hit right away is it a turn-on or a turn-off? I ain’t got no kids. I’m pretty sure every male has had a scare or two; you
That just lets me know that either she’s diggin’ me real hard, or the next rap- might have had a crazy chick. But at the same time I do wanna have a son.
per could hit her the same way the next night.
Well, if you’re only 19 you’ve got plenty of time. Would you mess with a
What about on the flip side? If you like a girl but she doesn’t give it up married woman?
right away, how long do you stick around? Would I smash a dude’s wife? (laughs) Ain’t no tellin’, man. Behind those
Sometimes that doesn’t even matter. There’s so many other options, you closed doors you never know what may happen, married or not married. She
know, so if you don’t wanna give it up, that’s cool. It just depends on the might have been gay her whole life but behind those closed doors…
female and the situation and how deep the feelings are in the relationship.
Of course you ain’t gonna keep nobody around that you aren’t really feelin’. Have you filmed yourself getting freaky?
It just depends. There might be one girl you diggin’ and you respect her Me? I am the self-proclaimed Internet King, the YouTube Master. So what do
choices but then you might have another girl with a whole different attitude. you think?
I don’t know. It’s crazy out here in 2010, for real. Anything could happen. I
have a lot of female fans so I wish I could answer each and every question I think there might be a Soulja Boy sex tape out there somewhere.
boldly and straightforward, but so many people judge me for my answers (smiles) Next question.
that I have to be careful what I say. I am being honest though.
Let’s talk about the SOD projects you have coming up.
Have you hooked up with any girls on Twitter? Now to the good shit. This is what I wanna talk about. Being a businessman,
Nah, I don’t do all that on Twitter. (laughs) I’ve met a lot of girls who are like I’ve always thought about my company and my empire. So becoming the
fans and supporters. But just logging on Twitter, meeting a girl, and smash- CEO of SOD Music Group now is just like taking my career to another level.
ing her? Nah.
Is your label through Interscope?
Girls send you Myspace messages like, “I’ll fuck you right now”? That’s what’s so amazing about my movement is that we can work any-
Of course, you get that all the time. Myspace, Facebook, Twitter, everything where. It’s like an airport with a whole lot of runways ready for take-off. I’ve
going HAM! I mean, you’ve got girls that do like you and some be choosing got my entity, Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em, which is a brand, at Interscope Records.
on you, but everybody’s got motives. You know everybody wants something. Universal Music Group is like my family. Then you’ve got Universal Motown
Everybody’s hollerin’ at you, even the girls tryin’ to get at you on another with a lady like Sylvia Rhone, who’s amazing. She believes in my company.
level, it’s because they want something. There’s something behind it, so I’m young and I don’t know everything and I know a lot of people discredit
you’ve gotta be careful. That’s common sense. Everybody has a motive. me and write me off, but for someone [like Sylvia Rhone] with that amount
of power and money to believe in you in your company, that’s powerful. I’m
What’s the craziest place you’ve had sex? taking it to another level in my mind and I always have that pressure to top
Oh, I’ve gone HAM in a lot of places. A lot of places. myself. I’ve got Hoodboss over at Asylum, Jabar over at Universal, myself at
Interscope, and my label deal, which isn’t finished yet. I’ve got so many label
Nowhere super creative? imprints, which gives me the upper hand. I’ve got my artist Lil B. I’ve got my
Super HAM? I don’t know. (laughs) Some crazy places, but I can’t say all that. artist Arab, who was supposed to be the first person to jump off everything.
I had Arab a deal with Interscope already when we first got signed. We were
If the tour bus is rockin’, don’t come knockin’? supposed to get signed at the same time. I really had plans. But my plans
I had a bed on my last tour bus, on that Wayne tour. You should’ve seen that went wrong; they went left. On my first album I had Arab all over the album.
bus, oh my God. Upstairs, downstairs… I had a room upstairs, that bitch was I set it up for him. I had him on my single, in my videos, blowing him up to
going HAM. I’ve never seen anything like that. I only seem them in Europe, the point where all my fans who know me know who Arab is. I was supposed
I’ve never seen them in America. to jump it off with Arab and then do my SOD deal with Interscope, but it
didn’t go down like that. So it just opened my mind up to all kinds of options,
Are you into threesomes and group sex or are you more of a one-on-one because for a long time I was stuck on poppin’ Arab just out of respect.
type of dude?
I’ve had some experiences. You can imagine with the success I had at age What happened with Arab?
16; I made my first million dollars when I was 16. So I was going stupid HAM, I got him a deal with Interscope and it was a real good deal for him as an
even before that. I’m 19 years old now and I could tell some stories. But I feel artist and where he’s at in his career. But he turned it down. He’s still signed
like I’m just getting started. to SOD, but he turned down Interscope. And the numbers were good. I don’t
know why he turned it down; I never really knew the real reasons behind it.
What’s the most number of women you’ve had in bed at one time? It’s not that we fell out or anything like that. That’s still my brother and my
(laughs) You’ve got the good questions. I plead the fifth on that one. best friend. We’re still cool. SOD is tatted on his chest and my chest and SOD
is tatted on his arm and my arm. So it’s no beef or anything like that. It’s al-
Do you think you can ever have too much sex? Can it distract you from ways business, never personal. I just think Arab’s mind is in a different place.
your focus? I couldn’t understand it. The average dude, if you offer them a deal at Inter-
Nah, of course not. Never. I got a dick, you know? And every so often it gets scope, they’ll jump at the offer. But everything doesn’t go how you plan it.
hard. So, nah. I thought that to myself one time, though. Then like four days
later I changed my mind. What about your solo project?
My next album is coming in mid 2010. This album is going to be the biggest
How do you feel about the new trend of groupies kissing and telling? album of my career. I know a lot of people are expecting it; my fans go HAM.
Every girl’s got a motive. If I’m knowin’ that she wants to hit just so she can go This is my first year skipping dropping an album. I didn’t wanna skip a year,
write about me in her book, what’s the fun in that? But I might go HAM on but I wanted to do it right. I was supposed to drop in December but I’m just
that muthafucker just to give her something to write about. I don’t know. sitting back watching the whole game and seeing what everybody’s selling
and where the industry’s going. When I drop, I’m trying to make history. //
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As fans of our previous sex issues, the gentle-
men of Travis Porter are finally old enough
to participate in some grown-up questions of
their own. From the sounds of it, these guys
have been pretty busy with the females since
their ’09 success has taken them on the road.
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We don’t go back. We don’t relapse. You don’t let all that fuckin’ interfere with your Ali: Her shoes. If her shoes are bent up in the front,
work? hell no! I look down before I look at anything. If
You all said you have a girlfriend, or something Ali: Nah, it’s at nighttime, like 4 or 5 o’clock in the she’s swagged out that make her look good. Some
similar to that… morning. ugly girls can look good if their swagger is right.
Ali: Yeah, a main chick. Strap: I like a bitch with some pretty feet.
So you call ‘em up at 5 am and they come over?
How do they deal with the things you do on the Y’all got it like that already? How old where you when you lost your virginity?
road? Quez: Shit, hell yeah. Strap & Quez: I was 13.
Strap: True love. They just support us. Ali: I was 13. The summer between 6th and 7th
Quez: This interview is gon’ be crazy. They gon’ be How do you pick which ones you want to call grade.
like, “what the hell, we ain’t know all this?!” up? You have a team and y’all just go down the
Ali: Shhhh! roster? Did you know what you were doing the first
Quez: Actually, it’s down the iPhone. We just do time?
But y’all don’t share your main chicks right? one scroll and whoever it lands on we call. Ali: No! I lost my virginity to a freak.
Strap: Hell no! I spend good money on my bitch. Strap: Me too.
Quez: Hell nah! I’d slap ‘em. Fuck this Travis Porter How many naked pictures do you have on your Ali: And she got like 3 babies now.
shit! These my brothers but I’d beat they ass. iPhone? Quez: I lost my virginity to a freak too. She had
Ali: I’d kill one of them. Ali: I don’t even ask for naked pictures. fucked my cousin like a week before that. And my
Strap: I don’t save naked pictures. I just wanna see cousin was standin’ over me in the room like, “Hit
Have you ever had sex with a girl and wish you what you workin’ with. that bitch, Quez.”
hadn’t? What was wrong with it? Quez: I don’t either ‘cause when I get home my
Quez: Bruh! We was in Ft. Walton Beach, FL. Oh my bitch is checkin’ my phone. Did your first time open the floodgates and it
God! I don’t know why I did it. I was the only one was just on ever since?
that had her…well…they had another one. What would make you consider a girl a good Quez: Yeah, it really did for real. 7th grade I was
Ali: I was talkin’ to her. She was just, ugggh. She fuck? goin’ in.
was really ugly. Quez: That head! Strap: I used to have porno DVDs. I used to get
Quez: She was tall, ugly, and black! Strap: When they just go in. You gotta go crazy wit’ off the bus and walk home and I had like 5 porno
Strap: No, she was tall, dark skinned, and cute. everything you do. You gotta be extreme with this discs – I don’t even remember where I got ‘em
(laughs) shit. Like extreme dating, it’s extreme fuckin’. from – I used to put ‘em in and turn off the lights
with the girl, and I’d be humpin’ that hoe!
Were you drunk? You mean extreme like wanting to be choked Ali: I ain’t gon’ lie, I used to fall in love with girls all
All: Yeah! out? Or in pain? the time. I wasn’t lame though.
Quez: Nah, not like pain.
What about big girls? Do you get down like that? Strap: I fucked a hoe like that last week. I don’t like What’s the oldest chick you’ve been with?
Strap & Quez: Uh uh, no. that. If you ain’t my main bitch don’t be scratching Quez: 27.
Ali: I mean, I show big girls love at the shows, I me or grabbin’ on me. Ali: 24.
grind on ‘em. I kiss on they titties and everything. Quez: Yeah, don’t do that. Real shit (lifts up shirt Strap: 24.
Quez: But we ain’t never did nothin’ with ‘em. But and shows scratches), my bitch ain’t do that.
that’s the trick, she show big girls love to get the So you haven’t been attacked by a cougar yet?
fine chicks. How often do you get in trouble with your girls Strap: I had some that were ready!
Ali: The fine girls be lookin’ like, “Why he on that fat over other females? Quez: You mean like a 40 year old muthafucka?!
girl like that?” Then you make a move. Strap: Every other three weeks. Nah, I ain’t been attacked by a 40-year-old, but I
Quez: Ms. Rivercity’s like, these fuckin’ players. Ali: Every other month. had the 27-year-old muthafucka, with her sexy ass.
She’s probably heard worse. Quez: Every other week. Strap was just mad at his Ali: 27 ain’t old though.
girl yesterday. Strap: We’re only 19 though. I had one that was
Much worse. So when you do pull the chick, do like 33 that wanted me. That ain’t that old, but I
you like all nighters or are you just in and out? What makes you unable to stay faithful, or what was like, damn. I ain’t have the time to do that shit
All: Oh hell nah! attracts you to step outside the relationship for though.
Ali: 15 minutes and I’m gone! sex? Quez: Matter of fact, I met a couple strippers in
Quez: Bang, bang, bang. That’s 10 minutes each. Strap: I think it’s just the lifestyle. When you meet Alabama that were ready, but I was busy.
so many girls on the road…
Strap looks like he might take his time, pull some Quez: You know you just gon’ fuck ‘em and leave. Have you had sex with strippers? Is it the same as
candles out and stuff. Ali: You just see the girls and be like, damn. sex with regular girls?
Strap: (laughs) Hell nah! Strap: It’s just so easy, that’s what it is. All: Yeah.
Quez: Strap goes quicker than I do. He be in there Strap: When you naked, you naked. If you know
for like 5 minutes. Is all pussy the same? how to fuck, you know how to fuck.
Strap: Nope. There’s quality pussy and there’s 5 Ali: It’s a turn on if you drunk, but the next morn-
What about with your girlfriends? minute pussy. ing you be like, “what the fuck?” You don’t even let
Quez: Oh, I’m in that thang for a minute. I take time Ali: Quality is when you come back the next her spend the night or nothin’.
with my girlfriend. month, after y’all talk. Quez: Nah, don’t let her spend the night. It’s just
Strap: We goin’ in! bow bow – bow, then point to the door, then bow.
Ali: When I’m with my girl I take my time. I go slow Let’s talk some numbers. How many girls have
a lil bit, then speed it up. you been with in your lifetime? How do you feel about a girl that has a man? Do
Quez: I can’t even count! you even care?
What’s the most amount of girls you had in one Strap: We tried to count like a year ago but it ain’t All: No. If she don’t care, I don’t care.
night? work. Quez: Them hoes be coming to the room like,
Quez: Don’t ask no questions like that! I ain’t gon’ “I can’t stay long ‘cause my boyfriend is waiting.”
lie, my limit was 4. I was really just doin’ it ‘cause I What if a girl said she’d had sex with as many Bitch, I don’t care. I got liquor, let’s smash.
didn’t having nothin’ else to do. I’m not gonna say people as you have? Strap: You just gotta fuck ‘em and leave ‘em.
when that was though. Strap: If I just wanna fuck you, I don’t even wanna
Ali: 3. know. Anything else you want to say for the sex issue?
Strap: I can’t count. 3 and a half. I hit 3 yesterday, Ali: I’m not even finna ask you all that. But if I’m Strap: All us love sex. I love my girl, but I love the
though. talkin’ to you and you say that shit, no, you can go. road life.
Quez: If you’ve fucked more people than I have, Quez: I like sex, I don’t love it. I fuck on the road
How many days a week do you get it in? bitch I’m not fuckin’ you. just to have something to do. I fuck 3 bitches a day
Strap: Damn, everyday, or every other day. and I don’t give these hoes a break.
Ali: I try to get it in every day really. Either with my What’s one of the biggest turn-offs when you’re Strap: I love pretty bitches. No disrespect to
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Keyshia Cole
She’s gutta too. She’s too hood. I saw her jump
out of a Ferrari at a restaurant with her head
wrapped up like she was goin’ to bed. And she
went in and ate like that, with the Ferrari out-
side. We put a Big Bank Black CD on her car.
Rihanna
She was new, hot, young, and she’s exotic. I liked
her before the whole situation. I don’t like the
way she tried to shit on the boy Chris. I feel like
she was supposed to respect what they had.
Only those two know what went on, whether he
Jennifer Hudson was provoked or not. I don’t condone a nigga
I like her skin tone and her whole swag. It seems puttin’ his hands on a woman, but don’t put yo’
like I’d remind her of her father. (laughs) I’d prob- hands on me either.
ably remind her of someone she came up in her
household with. She comes from where I come Capricorn Clark
from. I love that girl that works for Diddy. She’s too
stiff. If a bitch can work for Diddy, she can
Jasmine Sullivan handle Big Bank.
I done had my windows busted out a couple
times. I been through that, and I know the Raven Symone
reason the bitch busted my shit out, ‘cause I was Who doesn’t like Raven? She can check that
gone two or three days. I like a feisty bitch. You bankroll. And her titties are too big.
gotta be crazy to deal with me.
Toya from the Tiny and
Monique Toya Show
I love Monique. She ‘bout her business and she I just like her braces. Plus I might need her to
got personality. Fat girls need love too. I’ll put steal me some [of Wayne’s] lyrics for a nigga. I
that wood that on her ass. could come up off that.
BIG
wanna fuck the Kardashian sisters together. I just shit. She don’t even like black dudes, she like
wanna break a rule. white boys.
BANK
Kelis Kelly Roland
She’s got her own style. And like she says, her She was so underrated. She shoulda been big-
milkshake brings all the boys to the yard. I wanna ger than Beyonce. She’s like an underdog.
come to the yard too. I heard she was a freak.
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20 Celebrity Females
Ricki Lake
I used to wanna fuck Ricki Lake too bad. She too
cool. If she fucked wit’ my pimpin’, I’d put her ass
back on TV.
Michelle Obama
Hell yeah! Fuck yeah! She’s just stiff. I like how
she rolls without her dude. She’s got confidence
in her nigga. That’s the type I gotta have.
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WALE
You don’t really have songs with strong sexual con-
tent. Is that something you try to stay away from?
I’m a little bit more conscious than a lot of other
artists. Not to say that there’s anything wrong with
that, but that’s not really my thing. I just go on what
I believe.
Words by Randy Roper
What’s your take on sexuality in Hip Hop? Do you PHOTO BY Jon Dragonette
think there’s too much?
I think it’s in a good place. I definitely think you’ve
gotta have balance in everything. And Hip Hop is los-
ing its balance. If you listen to the radio, there’s only
one type of record that can be promoted as a single.
But guys like Jay Electronica have good stuff drop-
ping. I think Hip Hop artists need to stand up and
support that to change the climate of this genre.
With that said, do you still have love for Hip Hop
groupies?
You know what? I think the groupie is almost obso-
lete now cause these women are a lot smarter and
they take a lot more pride in their bodies. And the
game has been told already. A lot of these girls know
what they can get without even spreading their legs.
And that’s just me being honest. It’s the information
age. And me, personally, I never really did the groupie
thing because it’s just dangerous, man. I fear, even
more than anything, impregnating somebody that I
don’t have any feelings for, or somebody that I met
off the strength of my talent. I think that’s a night-
mare waiting to happen. I don’t even play with that.
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For the last three
years Angela Yee
and Leah Rose have
HELPED REDEFINE how
women talk about sex
in the media. With their
Sirius Satellite show
Lip Service the duo has
provided a raunchy
but calming voice in
a land where we guys
are usually asking
women the ques-
tions. Ozone caught
up with the ladies to
talk about some of
LIP SERVICES’ wildest WORDS
moments, and if they MAURICE G. GARLAND
take any of their work PHOTO
home with them. SALLY BERMAN
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How did the idea for Lip Service initially come and going somewhere else. That happens a lot. Leah: He was paying her to do this too. She put
about? Later on the girl will tell us that they got up with clothes pins on his nipples. That was one of the
Angela Yee: I was working with Cypha Sounds him in Vegas or something. craziest things that happened there. It was really
on the morning show on Sirius and we had a disturbing.
popular segment called “Slutted Out,” where Do any of the guests ever try to get at you?
we’d eavesdrop on girls conversations. It was Angela Yee: They do, but I think we’re experi- Do you take any of these ideas you see on the
uncensored. We’d have celebrities sit with us too. enced enough that we’re used to it. These guys show home with you?
After a while, people said we should make it into try to talk to everybody anyway, so if you aren’t Angela Yee: There’s no way to not learn. That’s
a show. I thought Leah would be a great co-host easy enough they aren’t going to waste their the great thing about the show. You can hear
since she was working on Clinton Sparks’ show time. other people’s stories and how they do things,
and working at XXL at the time. Leah: I think it’s also a mechanism where they try and there’s questions you may have that you’re
to turn it around on us and ask something crazy, embarrassed to ask, but they’ll get answered
Prior to Lip Service the thought of two female but we welcome that all of the time and know anyway. We’ve had guys call and say that they
hosts talking about sex was unheard of. Did how to deal with it. learned how to eat pussy from listening to the
you have a lot of naysayers in the beginning? Angela Yee: You’ll have someone like Maino who show.
Leah: We haven’t gotten anything negative as far will be flirting with us and then when another Leah: I’ve learned a lot. You get to ask every
as I can remember. It’s been 3 years, but no one girl walks in the room, he’ll forget all about us. question you’ve ever had. You can ask porn stars,
has outright hated on the show. dominatrix, girls that have had certain types of
Angela Yee: We are female friendly on the show. So basically the show has shown you that most boyfriends, all kinds of stuff. You can ask about
Most females in the industry get interviewed by dudes are whores. techniques. We learned from Nicki Minaj that you
males, whether it’s a video star, a porn star or a Angela Yee: I think most guys in general. I think have to be 5 different women for your boyfriend.
regular female. In those interviews, it’s harder for they’re down for the right opportunity. I don’t You definitely get a lot of tips.
a male to ask a female certain questions without think it’s just limited to this industry, it’s men in Angela Yee: It makes you more open to doing
sounding crude. So when we ask the females general. things because you find out that so many other
questions, we’re having fun, and these are things people are into it too.
that all female talk about. And with the guys, it’s
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fe Crystal when I started putting a lot of hours in and we
Paul Wall & his wi
had two sons, the kids had her occupied being a
mom. I’m not trying to make it look like a perfect
picture, but it was. We had hard times, I had my
ups and downs before rap, you take your lumps
financially, but once I got on, I felt I wasn’t gonna
take my foot off the industry’s neck. That’s why
USUALLY, the only time you hear the word marriage in I’ve been going hard all these years. But with me
Hip Hop is when a rapper is talking about being mar- and her and the obstacles, she was there when
ried to the game, married to the money, married to I had funk in the hood. She was just down. I
the music or some other non-human entity. Once ev- don’t have no complaints. She ain’t one of those
ery blue moon you'll hear a rhyme about a down ass materialistic broads. She’s strong. She’s a year
younger than me, but we’re cut from the same
chick OR a ride or die broad, but it's rare that you'll cloth. We come from a good tradition; we’re from
hear the word wife uttered out of A rappers' mouth. the old school.
For some reason, talking about marriage in a music Bun B:
that is roughly 30 years old now is still a risk. My wife is highly involved. A lot of the decisions
I’m making at this point of my career have a lot
to do with where I want her and my family to
Ozone caught up with Bun B, E-40 and Paul Wall to FIND be. My wife has a good ear for things that ladies
OUT HOW THEY'VE BALANCED their marriages with their like, what women listen for in music. She is built
successful careers. Each of them are at different differently from other women. She’s seen a lot of
stages of their marriages and offer different per- things in her time so I can talk to her about a lot
spectives and stories of the celebrations and chal- of things like life and current events. She keeps
me balanced.
lenges that have greeted them along the way.
Paul Wall:
When I met her, she was a singer in Houston lo-
cally, just trying to make it on the Houston scene.
everything the right way and set an example for She sounded really good on the Swishahouse
How long have you been mixtapes and she was doing stuff for Lil Keke. So
married? our kids. We didn’t want them to grow up and be
shacking up. she’s already creative. She’d come to the studio
E-40: with me sometimes, hear a beat and come up
We’ve been together 19 years. I was with her Paul Wall: with an idea for something. She really helped me
before rap. We’ve been together since the sum- We’ve been married for 5 years. We’d already out on a song I recorded with Trina once. Even
mer of 1984. We were teenagers. I played in the been together for a while. Our bond together though she wasn’t singing on it, she had good
marching band at Franklin High School and she got stronger when we got married though. She ideas for me. I’m a prude, so I try to stay away
was at Vallejo. I always had my eye on her and was already my best friend, someone I talk to from getting too explicit. So she has to encour-
vice versa and we became a couple. She was every day and don’t get tired of. When we got age me to rap a little dirty sometimes.
there when I was just Earl. She’s been my back- married, our bond just got unbreakable. We got
bone, my rib. We were living off of love, man. closer.
Do you try to keep them
We’ve been together all these years with no fall near you often? Like take
outs in between, not even a day brah. Do you have your wife
involved heavily in your them on the road with you
Bun B:
We are going on 8 years of marriage. We were career? Has it ever been a lot?
together for 12 years. We got where I wanted an issue as far as time Bun B:
to be financially so that we could get married. Sometimes it feels weird when my wife is not
We wanted to have a real nice wedding without
spent at home as opposed around. I get to go to a lot of places and do a lot
doing what most young couples do and spend to being out working? of things that most people never get to do or
all the money on the wedding and leave nothing E-40: see. So more than anything I want my wife to be
to start off with. We wanted to celebrate doing She used to come to the studio with me a lot. But around to experience those things too. I want to
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O’Donis. When I got the beat, it was jamming, wives now. I guess people are protective of
but I couldn’t come up with nothing. She started their personal lives.
freestyling and some of the things she said Bun B:
got me going. Next thing I knew the flame People tend to not focus on marriage and fam-
was sparked and I wound up laying down two ily in Hip Hop. Male artists who have a lot of
verses to the song. female fans have images to uphold. When they
say they’re married, that kinda puts a block be-
Have female friends, tween them and the fan. You still want them to
groupies or just too scream for you. But that’s just not in Hip Hop,
that’s the entertainment industry period. Look
many women being
-E at how Usher’s career was affected. Women
their son Droop around ever been an
Tracey and didn’t feel they could have him anymore.
with his wife
E-40 (right) ) issue in your relation-
ay
(Photo: D-R ship? Do any of you have advice
Bun B: for other rappers think-
I don’t play when it comes to respect when my ing about getting mar-
experience those things with someone I can talk
wife is concerned. For a while I would tell people
about it with 10-15 years from now. ried, or even rappers who
to just keep all women away from me. But my
E-40: wife said I can’t do that because a lot of women are married and might
I just try to take her to the right shit. When I are fans of mine. She told me I had to learn the not be enjoying it?
perform, I perform in some of the grittiest clubs, differences between a groupie and a fan. She
and the nicest arenas. I don’t want to put her in E-40:
said, “A groupie wants to hold you and fan wants If you find a good one, you probably want
harm’s way, because we all know, this is rap mu- to hug you.” She said I can’t penalize fans for to stick with her. It’s not about glamour. You
sic. I don’t look for trouble, but trouble can find what groupies do. But we’ve only had 3 instanc- want somebody who’s gonna be there for you.
you sometimes. I try to keep her out of the clubs, es in 12 years when somebody disrespected. Everybody’s got a main squeeze. If you find a
but I take her to the arenas and the nice clubs. I
just try to make the best decisions so I can make Paul Wall: good woman and she’s in your heart, stick with
Not really. Even when it comes to girls in the vid- her. Don’t get caught up in all this industry shit,
sure somebody is there for my kids if something
eo, she makes friends with them. Or she might man. Find a down to earth female. Different
ever happens to me. If I’m on the road for 2
pull me to the side and say, “She’s ugly. Take her strokes for different folks, but my advice is if
weeks, I’m going to fly her out, or have her on
out of the video.” It’s funny how she be on the you find a good one keep her.
the bus with me. Or I’ll fly home on in-between
set doing that. But all the women usually flock Bun B:
down days when nothing’s going on.
to her. Even when we in the clubs, the women I get calls from younger rappers making the
Paul Wall: always go to her. They don’t even be worrying transition. I’ve talked to Wale, Dizzie Rascal and
She comes with me a lot. She brings the kids about me. Based on what I have seen though, I talk to ESG and Paul Wall on the regular. All
too. Family is a big part of my life. Being away a lot of people like to be messy. I’m honest and I have to tell you is don’t do it unless you are
makes it hard for me. Any tour I go on, she won’t faithful to my wife. If I wasn’t faithful that would sure. Don’t get married out of convenience,
be there the whole time, but she’ll be there for be a problem. I think being faithful is a big part that’s the last thing you want to do. There’s
portions of it. of the success of our relationship. nothing worse than being an unsure married
person.
What would you say is one DO you think marriage Paul Wall:
of the best decisions your will ever become more ac- Keeping your faith in God is a big part of it. I
wife helped you make? ceptable to rap about? would encourage people not to do it if you’re
Bun B: not ready. Some people do it too soon, and
E-40:
If you ask her, she’ll probably say everything. some wait too long. If you think it’s meant to
This game is like making movies, but people
(laughs) But the best decision my wife helped me be, do it. But the biggest part of it is being
take music literally. When you rap about
make was just her being by my side. Especially faithful. If you are unfaithful, it makes it hard
something, people say you ain’t doing that. Me
when I was going through a lot of things with and it makes [your spouse] very insecure. //
personally, I make songs about my wife. I just
Pimp C being locked up. That was a lot to go did a song called “All I Need.” If you came in the
through financially, spiritually and person- game real mannish, people want to see you stay Words by
ally. She never gave up on me. I was under the that way lyrically. I’ve got a
impression that UGK would fall apart when Pimp Maurice G. Garland
young and old audience so I
got locked up; a lot of us were. I fell into a very have to mix it up. At the end
dark place and did a lot of drinking. I wanted to of my day I go home to my Bun B, his w
ife
sit back and feel sorry for myself. That was the (Photo: Kead Queen, and their kids Br
wife. Now I’ve said some slick ron Smith) eneshia & Br
andon a.k.a.
turning point in my career. From that point on crazy shit in my songs, but Young B
when I decided to not let that situation beat me my wife knows that I come
and defeat me, my career took off musically and home to her. She knows this
we achieved financial prosperity that we have is just my occupation.
never achieved before.
Paul Wall:
E-40: It’s entertainment, so
Just being there. She ain’t know what I was I don’t know. It’s like a
gonna be. All I did was write raps, but she never secret society. Once I got
knocked me. My brothers always tell me that. married, I started noticing
She never knew what I was gonna be, but she that a lot of other people
was always there. in the industry were
Paul Wall: married too. Before I was
I can’t think of anything specific, but I know it’s married, I didn’t know
been a few occasions though. Sometimes when that a lot of my friends
I get writer’s block I’ll ask her for help. Like this were married. They
one time when I was doing a song for Colby introduce me to their
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On most nights, Diddy’s suite brands of their own liquor, but none have really In terms of the female-female-male concept in
at The W Hotel in downtown At- succeeded. What were you able to differently your music, how has that experience been so
with Ciroc? far?
lanta is probably a pretty lonely I think it’s really in the product of Ciroc. I mean, Ci- I think the approach to the music is so refreshing
place. With a list price of over roc is the star. It’s just a great, quality product. You and different for me as a producer and an artist.
$2,000 dollars a night—even on can make people try something once, but to keep It’s not going to be an album full of dumbed-
a Wednesday—it’s fairly easy to people continually coming back, it has to be the down radio records. These records are very
assume that the suite the hotel product. And we gon’ really take over the game experimental, they mean things; they have a lot
simply calls the “Wow Suite” once we drop these different flavors, because of edge to ‘em but they’re dope enough that they
we’ve done something that’s never been done in will eventually be played on the radio.
doesn’t have many occupants on the industry, which was to produce some great
nights when it’s not Designated tasting flavors, in raspberry and coconut. Once we How are you able to adapt and keep your music
for the likes of Diddy. Situated get all of these things on the shelves I feel we’re relevant after all these years?
on a floor most CEO’s room keys really gonna take off. I think you just have to stay true to yourself, but
couldn’t access, Diddy’s suite you also have to listen and pay attention to what’s
employs the type of lavish lar- In what ways does Ciroc enhance sex appeal, or out there. It takes so skill to do. In order to stay
sex in general? relevant you can’t be out there sounding like
gesse more fitting of an exhibit Ciroc is known for it’s smoothness and I think yesterday, you gotta be make sure that you’re
than a place to sleep. ladies are especially attracted to a cat that’s sounding like today but in your own way.
smooth and confident with what he’s about—as
Walking in, you get the feel that the suite is there long as he ain’t really extra about it. I think the In your opinion, who is the best rapper out
more for show than anything—it’s the kind of uniqueness of Ciroc is sexy. People get tired of today?
hotel room that all new employees get to see going with the flow of what everybody has been Um, I don’t wanna just give it up to just one per-
on a tour their first day at work, but probably drinking the last ten years, so when you’re with son, but I would say my two favorite rappers out
won’t ever witness again—and of course, Diddy that young lady and you’re ordering that Ciroc, I today are Jay-Z and Lil’ Wayne. I can feel comfort-
brought his own show along with him. There think she’s taking notice that at least you’re going able saying those are two of the best rappers in
are video cameras, a staff photographer, a few against the grain with things. the game right now.
managers, publicists, body guards, company reps,
and a slew of other employees who all look busy. Did Ciroc help fuel the 36-hour tantric love- As a label owner, why don’t you think there are
And then there’s Diddy. making session you were talking about on more female emcees succeeding right now?
Twitter? I really don’t have an answer for that question. But
Amidst the quiet commotion, three things stand (laughs) Naw, that’s not really alcohol-induced, I think Nicki Minaj is gonna come and heat it back
out: A long boardroom-type table adorned with that’s more just like a natural gift and part of me up, and I think Lil’ Kim is definitely still relevant—I
hundreds of promo bottles of Ciroc Vodka in being a Scorpio. Everybody may not be into that wouldn’t sleep on her. She has a great album. And
tall white gift bags with blue tissue paper, a tall type of thing, but that was just something I was I’m actually on one of Trina’s new singles; I know
model chick who methodically escapes to the expressing with everybody on Twitter, because Trina’s got some good stuff. I think maybe [female
bedroom as if it’s the only place she’s allowed in that’s what I do when it’s time for me to focus on rappers] just took a little break, to be honest.
the spacious suite, and the window. Not just any sex—not all the time, but once in a blue moon, if
window, this is the window. It’s mesmerizing, im- I’m in that mood. Do you think there’s truth to the notion that a
possible not to look out of as it overlooks I-75 and lot of female artists use sex for leverage with
the city of Atlanta at rush hour, directly centered I know it probably takes too much concentra- producers or whatnot?
over the contrast of white headlights and red tion with all the breathing techniques and I don’t really know about the whole fuckin’ for
taillights that create a kind of art that could only whatnot to have music playing during some- tracks thing. I never really heard about that shit.
be taught about. thing like that, but for a normal session what As a producer I don’t know if some ass will make
would you say is the best love-making music? you go in the studio and spend three days mak-
As Diddy emerges from the bedroom, leaving his You can never go wrong with Jodeci’s Diary of a ing a track for chick. I can’t really see that working.
company behind, he walks past the huge window Mad Band or R Kelly’s 12 Play would work. I think It takes too much time to produce a track the
without even taking a glimpse at city of Atlanta you can really get busy off those two joints right right way for you to give it away for some ass.
below. He sits on a couch in the corner of the there.
living room, glances at his blackberry and gets We used to have a section in OZONE called
ready for the part of job his doesn’t seem to care You’re always working on multiple projects at “Groupie Confessions” where some of our more
for very much: interviews. once. You have Ciroc, Dirty Money, and I know ambitious readers would write about their
you’ve said that “movies are [your] next shit,” exploits with different stars. Would you ever be
You spend a lot of time down here in Atlanta. but what areas of your business are you most concerned about any of your friends of the pro-
What is it about the South, or Atlanta in particu- passionate about right now? gram writing about you? I know you’ve had—
lar that keeps you here so much? I would say it’s still music—Dirty Money, that No, I’m not concerned about that. I don’t really
It’s just the people. I just love their vibe, their and really coming in and making my mark in the have a lot of experience with groupies.
energy, the Southern hospitality, really just the spirits industry, the liquor industry. We’re starting
whole Southern swag. we Ciroc and when the time is right, we’re gonna What advice you have given your sons about
also expose you to some other brands. women?
Your life has been well-documented in the Just to be respectful with women. And also I’m
tabloids, television, and even movies, but what’s I thought the Dirty Money project was kind of teaching them to make sure that the woman is
something that we don’t know about you? Do atypical of Diddy. What made you go that route? treating them right. Don’t let no woman not treat
you have any bad habits? I think at the time it was important for a re- you like the king that you are, and make sure
I’m a workaholic, and it’s hard for me to sleep. invention of me and the way I present my music you’re treating her like a queen.
I can’t think of too many bad habits, but I’m a to people as a recording artist. I think that I play
regular human and I make mistakes. Some days best on a team and I’ve always been a fan of the I have a cousin who is planning on proposing to
I’m good, some days I’m not the best person in three-member groups like Guy, but I’ve never his girlfriend pretty soon. I know you’ve been
the world. I think we all have similar traits, I don’t seen a group with 2 females and one male, so able to avoid popping the question thus far, but
think nobody’s above making mistakes or being a I thought it would be unique and it could tell a do you have any advice for someone who wants
human. In terms of bad habits, there’s not any one good story. to propose with the extravagance of Diddy
specific thing I can think of—and I’m nowhere without having the budget?
near perfect. I just can’t think of any bad habits. So it’s kind of like the concept you did with the If I propose it probably wouldn’t be in a big “fly
Unforgivable ads with you with the two naked her to the top of the mountain” type way, it would
You’ve been going hard with the Ciroc promo- girls? probably be more in a sincere way. Women love
tions lately and it seems to be a very successful Naw, that was just a reflection of something that’s surprises though, so I would suggest finding a
endeavor. Of course, there were a number of happened in my life before. really good way to surprise her without spending
artists before you that tried to promote various too much money. //
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No longer just a teenage girls’ heartthrob, Bow Wow is one of the few
child stars who has been able to successfully transition into an adult ca- You were rumored to have a little thing with Superhead. She even hinted
reer. Here, the rapper/actor tells us why you shouldn’t believe everything that she was pregnant with your child. If you already know a woman has
you read on the internet, why mama knows best, and why women are his been with a lot of other men, is that a turn-on or a turn-off?
kryptonite. If you’re the type of person that listens to what other people say, and if
that dictates your personal life, than you probably wouldn’t deal with that
There’s been rumors of you being involved with video models. Do you kind of woman. But if you’re the type of person who doesn’t care as long as
think that video models get a bad rep? A lot of people have the percep- you’re happy, you can block that out. A lot of people are probably just hating
tion that video chicks are all hoes and are all sleeping with all the rappers. because they want her but they can’t get her. To me, it really doesn’t matter.
In your experience have you found that to be true? No matter what girl you get with, she’s been touched before. Even if she’s a
There are some girls in the workplace who know how to handle their busi- virgin I’m sure she’s kissed another guy or done something before. That’s just
ness without doing things that video vixens do. I’ve ran across a couple how the game goes. You have to suck it up and go with your gut. If you feel
females who know how to do their job and handle their business. It’s kinda it, then you’ve got to block it out and forget what everybody else is thinking.
like strippers. Some strippers go to work, get their bread, then wake up To me, [her history] really doesn’t matter as long as I’m happy. As long as
in the morning and go back to college or use that bread to pay off their she’s good, I’m good, as long as she ain’t done no stupid shit before us. But
student loans. You’ve got some who respect the game, but then you’ve got if she was with another celebrity and it was a high profile [relationship] and
some who may do bad things to get to the top. If they want that extra celeb- then she ends up with me, it’s all good. I’m not trippin’ about the previous
rity power, they’ll do whatever they have to do to get it. I’ve most definitely dude at all. It is what it is. You’re not going to find a girl who has not been
ran through my course of video models. For me, it just comes with the game. touched before. So you’ve just got to live with that.
When you’re a high roller and a big baller, especially in Hip Hop, that shit just
comes with the territory. That’s all we’re around – video models and models. Are we going to read about you in Superhead’s book number five or six?
We don’t get a chance to meet the regular girls that work at Target or work a Nah, I doubt if you’ll find me in there at all. All of those rumors were false.
9-5 in an office. We go to the hottest spots. I live in Miami, so I see those type You know the internet is crazy because when people put stuff out there,
of girls all the time. Not all video girls are [hoes]. Some are and some aren’t. everybody believes it regardless of where it came from.
Since you were very young when you started out in the business, have I’m sure you read stuff about yourself on blogs and websites. What per-
you kinda gotten over the appeal of the groupies and the models? centage of the things you’ve read would you say is based in truth?
I was exposed to a lot of things at an early age. There’s always moments Everything is false. The majority of the press makes money off of negative
where I don’t feel like being with a chick, because I know I’m going to be a things, so they don’t want to print positive things. For a guy like me, you
laughingstock if I try to get too serious with her. There’s probably another rarely ever see me doing anything that’s negative or bad, so they just take
rapper or ballplayer she’s kickin’ it with. So, I do get tired of it, but some days things out of context. For example, TMZ said that I was driving drunk and
I might just want to get a couple of girls around and we’re all just kickin’ it they blew this whole thing up when it was really just me being young, hav-
with no strings attached and no feelings. Sometimes you want to have girls ing fun, and celebrating my New Year. But they’ll take it and twist it and run
around for that. So I’m half and half with it. Some days I don’t want to be with it. If 10 people tell you pigs can fly and only one person says, “No, pigs
bothered with [groupies], and some days I want some fun girls around. can’t fly,” everyone’s going to believe the 10 people. That’s just how it goes.
The media prints false stuff about me all the time. It’s just amusing. Some-
Do you think you were exposed to too much being in this industry so times if I’m having a bad day, I’ll just log on and laugh at the shit. It’s hilari-
young? Was it something your mom was concerned about? ous, because nobody knows me better than me. If they make up a story, to
My mom was never really concerned. She understood. At six years old, I was me it’s funny because I know what really happened. It’s hilarious how people
running with Snoop and I was out there in L.A. by myself. I was always a can take something small and invent the whole situation. So don’t believe
smart kid growing up. I was very mature for my age, so my mom never really shit you read on the blogs. Unless they interview me like y’all at OZONE.
had to worry about me much.
There are a lot of kid rappers or kid celebrities who were never able to
So did Snoop put you up on game? Was he giving you advice on how to make that transition into being taken seriously in adulthood. Why do you
deal with females? think you were able to do it?
Nah, I’d credit that to my mom. My father was never in my life, so I never Just being smart. I feel like strategy is the main key in this business. I didn’t
had a man teach me game. I got my game from a woman. I was raised by a want to just be wildin’ out or putting out a sex tape or doing a lot of the
woman and was in a house full of women at an early age. I figure that’s the ignorant shit that you see a lot of young Hollywood stars doing. I wanted
best way, because nobody knows a woman like a woman. If you have a good to show the growth and maturity through my music. That’s why I dropped
female friend that you’re not sleeping with, she can give you good insight. records like “Out Of My System,” more mature adult relationship type records
My mother raised me, so I just asked her for advice and listened to her. So I so people would respect me. I basically did it throughout my work, whether
guess that’s why I’m so successful with women now. it’s through my music or my movies, rather than just my actions. I didn’t
wanna make people feel like I was forcing [adulthood] by just being on a
What was her advice? blog with a blunt in my mouth. That’s just ignorant shit and it’s not neces-
Little stuff. “Bow, clean your ears. Make sure your nails aren’t dirty. Girls sary for me. They’re not used to seeing Bow Wow do certain things. Or, if I’m
don’t like that.” To this day I try to be perfect. I believe in perfection. I try my playing a role, like my first sex scene on Entourage. I’m going to make you
best at all times to be perfect when women are around. I credit that to my respect me as an adult through my work rather than my actions.
mother. When a girl comes to my house she doesn’t have anything to say to
her friends. “Bow is dirty” or “Bow’s room is dirty,” none of that. I’m ten steps Speaking of Entourage, are there any Bow Wow sex tapes out there?
ahead of what she’s thinking. That’s how I win my way with the women. I Nah, I love the checks that I get so I wouldn’t want to put out nothing like
guess you can call that cheating, because I get my game from a woman. that. I don’t need the attention. So, no. Not at all. You won’t see anything like
that. I can’t mess up my brand.
Nah, it’s not cheating. That’s fair. So what kind of car would you say helps
you get the most attention from females? You’re never tempted to pull out your phone and snap some pictures?
My Lamborghini. I have an orange and black Lamborghini Murcielago. That Never. I’ve always been the type of person to learn from other people’s mis-
always does it for [the ladies]. When the doors lift up, they like that. takes. So when I see all these other dumb ass niggas on here, and they’ve
got camera phone pictures ending up on MediaTakeout, I’m like, how dumb
You mentioned earlier that you wouldn’t want to date a girl who’s kickin’ can you be? I never do that. Really, I don’t even allow that. When girls come
it with another ballplayer or rapper. Why do you think there’s still such a around they can’t even bring cell phones around me. My security holds
double standard between men and women? their cell phones and they can get them back once we’re done kickin’ it or
A woman is supposed to be pure. That’s what makes a woman a woman. A whatever. We just don’t allow that in my camp.
woman is supposed to cherish her body. Guys are like, we’re the dog. We’re
the inner beast; the lion. I’m not saying it’s cool, but there’s a difference I’m sure you’ve had some crazy screaming fans chasing you down. What’s
between men and women. It’s been that way forever. A woman is supposed the boldest groupie approach that you can recall?
to be pure and respect her body. As guys, we’re dogs. Dogs are messy and Everything. I’ve had girls throw tampons on stage, bras, panties, everything.
dirty. Dogs sniff themselves. That’s just what dogs do. I guess it’s a stereo- I’ve had girls flash me while I was on my tour bus. I had a girl that snuck into
type that we’ll never be able to get away from. There are some things that my bus while I was in my hometown of Columbus, Ohio, and she was laying
women can get away with that guys can’t get away with. So I think there will in my bunk. Before we pulled off, she kept saying, “I’m with Sean.” Sean is my
always be a double standard. best friend. I was like, “You know her?” He was like, “Hell naw! Get her off the
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bus.” We had to kick her off the bus but she swore she knew us. It’s crazy.
It is what it is though. I’d rather have [fans] than not have fans.
Are there any celebrity women you’ve met that had you starstruck? Do you have a favorite porn star?
I never get starstruck. Nobody amazes me because I’m a celebrity myself Nah, I’m not a porn fan at all. I get way too much action for me to be sitting
and I feel like this whole thing is just a big-ass high school. I do the same around watching pornos or even to know porn stars. I’ve had a couple porn
thing you do. We go to the same award shows, so you ain’t no different stars hit me up on Twitter before, but I don’t even answer them. I’m cool.
than I am. No girl intimidates me. I just kick it and have fun. I’m 23, so I
ain’t tryin’ to be tied down like that. I need room to flex a little bit. Being a young celeb, have you had a lot of cougars come at you?
I love older women. As a young man, that’s the best feeling. Women always
Is it hard to tell if the women you do meet are into you personally or say men mature way later than women, so it’s nothing like talking to an older
if it’s more about the celebrity status? woman because it makes you feel mature. It makes you feel like you’re doing
I’ve had “regular” girlfriends before who weren’t famous and it worked something. On top of that, a lot of guys come from a background where
out fine. For me, I think it works out better when she’s not in the busi- we don’t have a father, so we’re mama’s boys. There’s nothing like having an
ness, because you’ll have some type of reality in your life rather than older woman who knows everything. That’s like your girl, your mom. After sex
just the Hollywood glitz and glamour. When I get a chance to talk to my they might clean up and cook and do all the things that the young girl isn’t
girl, it’s cool to hear that she’s at the grocery store and I don’t have to even thinking about. The young girl, y’all might do y’all thing, and you get in
send security with her. I get a sense of realism in my life rather than this the shower and come out and your room is still fucked up. An older woman
fake stuff I see all the time. As hard as I work, I would love to come home might get in the shower with you, bathe you, beat you out of the shower,
and just feel regular. To me, nothing feels like that. It’s one of the best and clean your room up. When you walk out it’s clean and you’re like, “Damn!”
feelings in the world if I have a girlfriend. She’s in the laundry room washing your clothes already. It’s just on another
level. I don’t mind cougars. I love them.
Was your situation with Ciara more of a real-life relationship or more
about the Hollywood glitz and glamour? What’s the oldest woman you’ve been with?
That was serious, it wasn’t nothing play about that. It was all serious. I ain’t going over 33. Anything over 33 is like a grandma to me.
Do you think you’ll ever get back together? And you’re 23. So anything over ten years is too much?
I’m not even focused on that. With my ex-girlfriends, if it didn’t work, it Yeah, that’s perfect. I know what to do with a 33 year old woman, most
didn’t work and I move on. If it didn’t work we just need to part ways. definitely.
I’m not the type of man to get stuck in the past when it’s time to move
on. The past might block you from something great in the future. I have Do you have a preference as far as different races of women?
no intentions on moving any steps back. Only forward. I love them all. I don’t discriminate. I love white women, black women, light
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skinned black women, Oriental women, Japanese, I love them all. I’ve had my used too much recently because I moved to Miami.
share of just about all races so I never discriminate. I just love women. That’s
my only weakness. That’s the only thing that could ever distract me from There’s plenty of strip clubs in Miami. Do you have a favorite?
anything is a woman. I love all women. Women are my only weakness. It’s like Not at all. I calmed down with the whole strip club thing ever since I moved to
kryptonite is to Superman. If a woman comes around me it could just throw Miami. There’s so many beautiful women and so many hot clubs you can go to
my shit all off, in a good way. Like, if she’s in the studio I might not get any without spending too much money. I really can’t even tell you the last time I
work done. was in a strip club.
Have you ever kicked it with a married woman? Before you “retired” from strip clubs, did they ever take you back to the
I have, but I won’t do it again. I felt bad. I was looking at her wearing her wed- champagne room and give you the royal treatment?
ding ring and wondering, damn, what is he doing right now if I’m with her? Nah, I haven’t done that. Too many people have camera phones now and
They might be going through their problems or whatever. But what if her hus- they’ll send that shit straight to YouTube. I’m cool. Anytime I do my dirt, I do it
band is just at home watching the game and missing his wife and here I am in my comfort zone – my house or my hotel room.
boning the shit out of her? It’s not cool. It’s like, what if this shit comes back on
me? I only did that one time and it was years ago. I’ll never do that again. I feel Have you had any bad sex experiences?
bad to this day. I don’t think that’s cool at all to sleep with a married woman. On my momma, I’ve never had a bad sexual experience. The only thing I hate
is when a girl moves too much. I don’t like it when a woman moves too much.
What’s your opinion on gay marriage? Do you think it should be legal? It throws me off. Stop moving, just stay your ass still! All the obsessive move-
If that’s what they’re into, let them do their thang. It’s a huge population of ment throws me off. The rubber could slip off or anything could happen. Like,
people all around the world, so I figure it’s not my business. Let them do them. why are you moving around? You’re fucking up the coordination right now.
I know it’s a sin, but fuck it, if that’s what they want to do then go ahead and Keep your ass still. I don’t get that all the time, but once in a while I will get the
let them do what they do. But me, I’m strictly women. wild ones or a girl that does not know how to stay still. I hate that. That’s like
the only part about sex I hate. Stay still!
Have you ever paid a woman for sex, directly or indirectly? What’s your
opinion on breaking females off? Do you pay their rent or car notes? What kinds of music do you put on to set the tone?
I’ve never in my life paid a girl’s bills or rent. I’ve never been a trick. Never. I XM Radio Heart & Soul does it every time. Around 2:30 in the morning all
think that’s terrible. If you’ve got to do that, that means you’re lacking and kinds of shit comes on: Luther, R Kelly, Keith Sweat, all that old shit that your
slacking in your conversation skills or you’re not confident with yourself. mama used to play. Then it’s on. So shout out to them, most definitely.
Paying for sex is cheating. You get no respect from me if you do that. But if
it’s your girl and you’ve established that she’s your woman and she holds you Finally, what’s going on with your new deal over at Cash Money?
down, that’s a different thing. You trick off on your woman because you want I’m on my way to the studio now to meet up with Stunna [Birdman]. Right
to make sure she’s lookin’ fly, but other than that, the closest thing I’ll ever get now I’m in the recording process. I’m not pressured to finish an album right
to trickin’ is throwing ones at the strip club. Don’t ask me to pay your phone now. I’m basically just getting in where I fit in with my labelmates. I’m just
bill or nothin’ like that unless you’re my woman. trying to contribute and do what I’m known for doing – making hit records.
Hopefully we’ll be able to make history together. My mixtape The Green Light
Speaking of strippers, didn’t you do a video where you had a pole in your II is going heavy on the internet. I just wrapped up a brand new movie with
basement? Do you have a stripper pole at the crib? Ice Cube called Lottery Ticket that’s coming out in August. So I’m just wheeling
Nah, not at this crib, but we got one at the studio [in Atlanta]. It hasn’t been and dealing, kicking back and recording, and doing what I love to do. //
TYGA
Words by Randy Roper
It’s been two years since Tyga first appeared on the Did you feel like your first single “Coconut What do you have to say to the people that
rap scene. Back then his bars were sweeter than Juice” was slept on? feel the only artists people care about in Young
“Coconut Juice” compared to the “Bedrock” rhymes No, I felt like I was doing something that I didn’t Money are Wayne and Drake? How do you take
he’s been spitting alongside his Young Money col- wanna do. I was trying something new because that kind of criticism?
leagues of late. Needless to say, in a short period of I was around a lot of rock [influences]. I was 16 I mean, Drake is doing his thing right now, as
time, Tyga Tyga has come a long way. With his new when I recorded that song. I really didn’t under- well as Nicki [Minaj]. I think it’s just over time,
album Careless World due out later this year, the stand what I really wanted to do in music; I just people will accept you when they wanna accept
only YM member from the West is ready to earn his knew I loved to do it. I really didn’t know what you. I can’t focus on the people. All I can do is
keep within Tha Carter Empire. it was going to take to get big and I went about continue to make good music. People will catch
it the wrong way. But everything I’ve done, I’m on and I’m going to continue doing what I’m
How did you link up with Wayne? glad that I learned. So now I know what fans doing until they do.
I was at the MTV VMAs and ended up performing wanna hear from me and I know what type of
because I was on a remix with my cousin [Travis message and image I want to portray now. What’s your relationship like with your cousin
McCoy]; he’s in a band called Gym Class Heroes. I Travis? Do you talk to him often?
ended up performing with [Wayne]. That was the You released your first album, No Introduction, Yeah, I talk to him all the time. He’s working on
first time I ever met him. I didn’t even know he in 2008. Were you happy with the album? his new album right now, too. I definitely think
knew my name. After [we performed] I asked him I won’t say I was happy, but I wasn’t disap- he’s an influence. To see how an artist grinds
if I could send him a few songs, cause at the time pointed. Like I said, it was a stepping-stone and I from the bottom to the top; I’ve seen his success.
I didn’t have a deal. He gave me his info and we learned from it. The new album that I’m working From rock to pop, they’re touring. They’ve got
went from there. on now is called Careless World. And that album’s different kinds of fans; their fans are more loyal.
going to be crazy. It’s really gonna let people
What do you think he saw in you that made him know, “Okay, this is Tyga. I see what the hype is. I Who do you think is the core of your fanbase?
what to bring you to Young Money? see why people have been talking about him.” I honestly don’t be knowing until I go out at
He saw the potential and the hunger that I had as these shows and see people’s reactions. I know
an artist. It’s crazy, cause when I first started, he What’s the biggest difference in who you are it’s a lot of girls, for sure. (laughs) But I think it’s
had a goal. He had a vision and he was still working as an artist now, compared to when you first a lot of people young like me feel the way I feel.
on Tha Carter III. It’s amazing to see all that, from an came out? But we’re grown at the same time. People wanna
artist on a large scale like him, like the process and I’ve grown and matured a lot and I’ve learned a hear some real shit but they still wanna dance.
then the results, and now the process with [Young lot. In this game you’ve really gotta pay close at- I basically just talk about what I know and what
Money] and then the results. It’s like a formula they tention and see how it’s done the right way. And I’m into. I feel like a lot of artists don’t do what
got and now I’ve learned it. I’m seeing how it’s done from both sides of the their fans really wanna hear from them. I do
game, from crossover to straight urban, and [I’m both. I’m my own fan, so I know what my fans
Where do you think you fit in on the YM squad? seeing it] from the best people. There’s nobody wanna hear is the same thing I wanna hear.
I’m somebody with a whole ‘nother swag from in the game that’s fucking with Wayne [or] this
the West Coast. We’re all different and we all have whole Cash Money, Young Money movement. What do you see in the future for Young Money
different kinds of fans, but they all love us together, Look at the freedom we’ve got and the music we as a whole?
because when we come together, we’re one. make, and the way we relate to the people. More albums, more tours, more success, man. //
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Young Money (l-r): Gudda Gudda, Shanell, Tyga, Mack Maine, Lil Wayne, Short Dawg, Lil Chuckee, Jae Millz, Lil Twist, Birdman
According to Young Money's hit single 'Every Girl,' Lil Wayne and Co. wish they
could fuck every girl in the world. But let's be honest, there are some girls in the
world who probably aren't worth opening up their legs and filet mignoning. To test
this notion, we sat down with YM members Jae Millz, Gudda Gudda and Mack Maine
and threw out some celebrity names to find out who honestly could get the business.
As told to Randy Roper
Photo by D-Ray
Amy Winehouse Gudda Gudda: Yeah. Definitely. Lady Gaga, she can get it. She’s straight,
man.
Jae Millz: I’d definitely have to fall back off Amy Winehouse cause I really
don’t know what’s going on with her. Her whole situation…I ain’t got no Jae Millz: I’m definitely falling back off of, and I don’t care who takes this the
problem with a chick that might smoke some bud, have a drink here and wrong way, Lady Gaga. I don’t believe that Lady Gaga is a lady. I need 100%
there or might pop a pill here and there, but her definition of drugs is hard proof that Lady Gaga is a lady. It’s something about the VMAs when she ac-
drugs. She parties to another level. And all the cutting herself, if she can cut cepted her award. Her legs didn’t look too womanish. Her legs looked like
herself with glass and all that, that means she’ll try to cut me. And I’m afraid she was supposed to have on some basketball shorts and a tank top.
of what I’ll do to her, so I’ma fall back off her.
Wendy Williams
Mack Maine: No. No. No. I’m not doing nothing for her. My shit is exclusive. 'My shit is ex-
The more people you let slob on your knob, and the more times you put clusive. The Gudda Gudda: I don’t fuck with Wendy. She looks
your peter piper in a little groundhog hole, your shit deprecates. Shit’s real. more people like a dude. Her face looks chewed. She be at my
You can’t have no bitch out here false promoting and misrepresenting your you let slob brother’s neck too much. I can’t fuck with her and
dick game. No, I’ll do a song with her. on your knob, I wouldn’t fuck her.
and the more
Gudda Gudda: Aw, hell no! Hell no! Like hell! No! I saw a picture of her times you put Jae Millz: No bueno. Never ever. Not in a million
the other day that just wasn’t right. She’s got missing teeth and shit. Like, your peter years. I wouldn’t fuck Wendy Williams with your
c’mon. Nah. piper in a lit- dick. This is just my personal opinion. I’m not say-
tle groundhog ing she’s ugly or she might be a man undercover.
Lady Gaga hole, your shit I ain’t saying none of that. I’m just saying she
deprecates.' doesn’t do it for me.
Mack Maine: I wanna tape that one and sell it. I’ll tape me and her and put - Mack Maine
it all over the internet. I’m Ray J and she’s Kim Kardashian. First of all, she’s Mack Maine: Nah, I wouldn’t smash her, bruh. She
sexy. Second of all, I met her before. She’s a weirdo like me. I’ll switch to my talks to much. I might make her mad. What if I
alter ego, Stupid Mack Nupid, fuck Mack Maine. He be on some Lady Gaga smash and don’t call? She might be on the radio making up lies and all that.
shit too. He’s a weirdo, he be on some other shit. We’ll be in that bitch mak-
ing wild noises, doing all kinds of different, crazy positions, all on top of the Superhead
fan, all outdoors. You couldn’t smash her indoors. You’d have to be smashin’
her on a rollercoaster, at the park, at the game, just getting arrested smash- Jae Millz: Superhead can get it just to be like, “I was a part of that.” It’s sad to
ing. Lady Gaga, that’s the experience of a lifetime. say and it might sound kinda groupieish but I wouldn’t mind being a part
of that circle. But I ain’t trying to end up in no book. Me and her would have
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Gudda Gudda photo and
shirt by Alan Pugach
to have some type of understanding or something like that. But she’s cool
peoples.
Mack Maine: I’d get some skull but I wouldn’t smash. She’s cool. That’s my
people. Me and her are cool. I’d have to see what that head game is about
because of the rep, but I wouldn’t smash. I’m picky. I gotta keep my shit
exclusive.
Gudda Gudda: I don’t know, that’s a toss up. If me and her were in a situa-
tion where it could happen, I don’t know. She be doing too much for me.
I’m too calm and try to keep to myself. Me and her wouldn’t make it, so I
wouldn’t fuck her neither. I definitely wouldn’t fuck her. I’m not trying to be
in her next book.
Oprah
Jae Millz: Oprah can get it. I’m definitely trying to put a little Millzie in Oprah
the first chance I get. I don’t need a Magnum, I don’t need none of that. I
want her to have twins.
us. Obama gotta get a pass. Barack gotta get one of those passes like, “You
Mack Maine: I’m skeeting in that, ya heard me? (laughs) I’m trying to have better be lucky, he’s my man.” You gotta give Michelle one of those passes
twins with her too. Tell Stedman he could the fuck [out]. I’m trying to wife on the strength that that’s Barack, that’s the big homie.
her. If you get my mixtape Freestyle 101 I said that shit. No disrespect but
hell yeah, nigga. Mo'Nique
Gudda Gudda: C’mon, my nigga. What nigga in America would not pop Gudda Gudda: (laughs) I don’t know, man. I might pop on one of those bad
Oprah? I’ll pop Oprah gladly. Any nigga in America would pop her and want nights. Catch me on one of those I-had-too-much-to-drink type nights. But
her pregnant. I want a child with Oprah, my nigga. not on a regular night, I wouldn’t pop Mo’Nique. I met her once and she
kinda gave me that “mom” vibe. So I definitely wouldn’t pop her.
Queen Latifah
Jae Millz: Wow! You’re playing with fire. I’m trying to be respectful in this
Jae Millz: Queen Latifah is another one. Definitely gotta put a little Millzie situation. I don’t really think Mo’Nique would want any parts of me anyway,
in her if I get the chance to. Queen Latifah ain’t the average Shanaynay, she’s married. So, I’ma play that one safe.
Shaunte, Keisha or Tiffany on the block. That’s Queen Latifah right there.
She can change a nigga’s life. If you wanna talk about Oprah…that’s the Mack Maine: Nah, that’s like a motherly figure to me. That’s my girl. I love
hood version of Oprah. Latifah’s got that bread. her. That’s like family, so that would be incest. I’ll tell you who I would [fuck].
Everybody that I named on that song. Paris Hilton, I’d give her all nighters.
Gudda Gudda: I’ll pop ‘Tifah. Hell yeah. She’s a cute big girl. Hopefully I’d really get free suites at the Hilton. I like everybody on there. D.
Woods, Rosa Acosta. Miley Cyrus when she’s old enough, that’s my baby for
Mack Maine: Yes. But you know what, that would be a dilemma because I real. I really would marry her. When she’s of age, though. Now everybody’s
met her before and she got some work. She’s got more women than me. So, seeing her develop, and they’re like, “We see what you were talking about.”
if I smashed her, she could either promote my sex game, or she might fall in Nigga, I saw it. That’s why I’m in the position I am with Young Money. I see
love with me, and I can’t mess with the other chicks she could turn me on talent. You’ve gotta see this shit before it happens. I already know it’s gonna
to. You know how many chicks I’m gonna lose messing with her? That’s a pop when she’s 18. I wish I could cuff her right now. She ain’t there yet, but
hard one to answer. when she’s 18, nigga, that should be mine. I love her. Tell Bill Ray chill out.
I’m a good dude.
Whoopi Goldberg
India.Arie
Jae Millz: Now Whoopi Goldberg can definitely change my life, but she can-
not change the way that I look at her in the morning. She can’t, so I think I’ll Jae Millz: No bueno. There ain’t really too much wrong with her, but there
fall back off that one. ain’t really too much right with her. I’d definitely have to fall back off India
Arie.
Gudda Gudda: That’s another no. Hell no. I wouldn’t pop Whoopi. She ain’t
my style. I’ll never pop Whoopi. Star Jones
Mack Maine: That ain’t my style either. Me and Whoopi would probably just Gudda Gudda: I’ll hit her on a bad night, you know what I mean? Stumbling
have good conversation. She seems like she’s intelligent, but I wouldn’t in from an afterparty or the club. With a little bit extra to drink she could get
smash. it. Give me somebody good, nigga. Give me some good ones. Remember, I
only had 8 bars on that song. I wouldn’t fuck every girl in the world.
Macy Gray
Rosie O'Donnell
Mack Maine: Nah, bruh. Me and her would probably be good friends too. I
can’t do that. No, Macy Gray. Gudda Gudda: Oh, no, no, no, no. She gets nothing. I can’t fuck Rosie.
Jae Millz: Just her whole aura, her whole demeanor is like, that’s just not re- Whitney Houston
ally my type of late night situation. Her voice is something that I don’t think
would take me to the next level, so I might fall back off her. Mack Maine: Nah, I’m straight. That’s a real good friend of my homie Ray J.
That’s one of his good friends. I ain’t saying that’s his girl but I wouldn’t do it
Michelle Obama on the strength of that. And because I can’t come behind Bobby Brown.
Gudda Gudda: Hell yeah, nigga. More than Oprah. She’s actually nice with New York (from I Love New York)
it. She looks good and all that. [Barack Obama] would pop my bitch. I don’t
trust that nigga. I bet he’s running around the White House fucking a gang Mack Maine: That’s not my style. That’s not what’s up. She looks like she’s
of bitches, so I definitely would pop his. got that funk, ya heard me? It look like it ain’t right.
Mack Maine: I don’t mess with married women. For The Love of Ray J girls
Jae Millz: Nah, just off the respect for Barack, I don’t think no black man Mack Maine: I already been there, done a few of them. So, I gotta say yeah
should wanna touch Michelle. Just off the respect level for what he did for and keep it honest. //
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LOVE IS A VIRTUE
Words by Julia Beverly
Photos by Matt Conant
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Everybody wants to talk about LIL WAYNE's 12 month sentence, 8 root
canals, 4 baby mamas, and rumored drug addiction. But even as he heads
to Rikers Island, there's only 2 things on Wayne's mind: love and music.
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A
side from a casino, few places on earth have the ability to suck Is love what you think about all the time? Or just right now?
away time like a recording studio. Inside the walls specifically Right now. I think about the moment, but my thoughts usually last for days
designed to keep sound out, the silence is almost therapeutic. It is and lifetimes.
here, amidst this vacuum, that Lil Wayne is most comfortable.
Do you think having a deadline approaching, so to speak, is amplifying
Whenever the notorious workaholic isn’t touring, grossing a reported $42 your emotions?
million in just 10 months (from December 2008 through September 2009), I’m human, so it has to have an effect. Therefore, the effect has to be an
he’s recording. Often, he’s both touring and recording. And tonight – just emotion being amplified. So I guess that answer would be yes.
three days after he created his Twitter account (an event which was con-
sidered headline news by MTV News, Billboard, the Los Angeles Times, and What do you have planned for the next few days before you start serving
Vibe Magazine, among others) and five days before he is set to begin a year- time?
long sentence at Rikers Island on gun possession charges – is no different. Work as usual. Family. Work as usual. No different.
Wayne has just arrived at Atlanta recording studio Tree Sound for normal
vampire business hours, the when-the-sun-goes-down-til-the-sun-comes- How have you prepared your kids for you going away?
up schedule favored by many They’re young. Three of ‘em [aren’t old enough] to speak yet, and my [old-
creative types. est] daughter, she’s okay with it. She knows what’s up.
Wayne thinking up some creative Tweets
(Photo: Julia Beverly)
Playaz Circle rapper Tity Boi I know you’re generally not too concerned about the critics, but you did
lounges in the studio, playing a get a lot of flak for the four baby mamas.
rough cut for Wayne of the video I don’t think what people think should be any concern of anybody’s. It’s
they shot a few weeks prior for definitely not a concern of mine. I’d be crazy if it was and you’re crazy if you
“Big Dawg,” one of a gazillion are.
videos Wayne has shot and/or
appeared in while preparing for I think people translate “he has four baby mamas” as “he disrespects
his time away. After the video women.”
draws to a close, Wayne leans But that goes back to me not caring about what people think or say. They
over his own laptop and gazes wanna be [baby mama] number five, six, and seven, so…
at his Twitter page.
Did you go through a phase where you were, um... wanting to spread
“I’m trying to do like The Carter your seed? Or was it just the way things happened?
III,” Wayne laughs of his rapidly You’d have to be a woman that’s with me to know what phase I was going
expanding Twitter follower list. through. If I was to answer that question for you or for the world or for this
“A million in one week.” But why magazine, then I’d be the dumbest nigga on the planet.
the screenname @liltunechi in-
stead of just @LilWayne? “That’s Fair enough. Too personal with the questions?
how you know it’s me,” Wayne You did your job and I did mine.
explains. “When I saw @Nic-
kiMinaj, I had to call and make I know you’re a weed connoisseur, among other things. Do you think this
sure that’s really her. [The fans] time in prison is going to be like detox for you? Are you looking at it that
are gonna be like, ‘@liltunechi? way at all?
I don’t know what the fuck that No. I believe that weed and any other drug should be – I didn’t say “is,” I
means, so it must be him.’” said “should be” – of your own preference. And since it’s a preference, you
should be able to tell yourself when you can’t prefer it. When you have to
“What’s happening?” Twitter asks. “If I’m too deep, stop diggin’,” Wayne prefer something else.
types, then reconsiders. He slowly backpedals, erasing each character with
a tap of the “backspace” key. “Nah, that sounds too regular,” he muses. “I According to your cover story in Rolling Stone, you quit syrup cold turkey,
don’t wanna sound like anybody else.” which is impressive because not too many people can turn their drug
use on and off like that. How were you able to do it?
Are you confident that the Young Money brand will endure even without Four words: it’s a mind thing.
you being present for a few months?
Yeah. It’s kinda like the Lakers right now. The Lakers just lost Kobe [Bryant] Why did you decide to stop using then? You just woke up one day and
for like five games, and they [won] 4 and lost 1. Today on ESPN one of the said, “I’m not gonna sip syrup anymore”?
commentators said, “I believe the Lakers are a playoff team without Kobe.” (nods) It was just a decision I made. I didn’t want it no more. I wasn’t really
And I believe Young Money is a championship team without me. Drake, fuckin’ with it too much no more anyway, and I just got a point where I was
Nicki [Minaj], [Lil] Twist and [Lil] Chuckee taking over the kids, Shanell’s got like, “Fuck it. I’ma leave it alone.”
the alternative heads, Tyga’s got the West Coast and the females goin’ crazy,
Short Dawg’s got the niggas, Gudda’s got the gangstas. Was health a concern?
You know, it was a concern of others. Yeah. It wasn’t one of my concerns. I
You’re known for your crazy work ethic. How do you inspire them to keep think you know what you’re getting into when you [start], or you should.
up that same pace even without you being present?
I think it’s instilled in them and embedded in them from day one. When There was some controversy over the release of The Carter documentary.
they get [to Young Money] they see what the ethic is around here, and that Did you feel like they emphasized the drug addiction aspect too much?
is work, period. I think it’s embedded in them. I think that’s the reason why Is that the reason you didn’t want it released?
they are artists on my label, because of their work ethic, period. So I think The fact that we didn’t want it released was business; paperwork. I feel like,
that’s never a factor. if I agreed to have that camera around me, then I can’t tell that person what
to edit when they go to the editing room, unless I am in the editing room
In the past, you’ve always stayed away from things like Twitter. But you and editing with them. If I’m not then I shouldn’t complain, but I was sup-
just joined and your followers are multiplying rapidly by the hour. How’d posed to have a say-so because I had to approve it. And that was the whole
they convince you to join? [problem]. I didn’t approve it and they still put it out.
Lil Twist. He got to me.
So you weren’t happy with the creative aspect or the business or both?
Is Lil Twist related to somebody in the crew, or how did he get down with It was some of both. There were females on there with me and shit, you
Young Money? know? Why give them some shine when I’ve got baby mothers? I believe
Lil Twist is my artist; he was [my manager] Cortez’s pick. I think Tezz met as an editor or whatever, as a person associated with me, if you want to be-
him at Hot Beats [Studio] or something out here [in Atlanta]. come a real business partner with me I believe you should consider things
like that. I shouldn’t have to be the one to consider it.
Your tweets are mostly about love. Is that your mentality at the moment?
I asked Twist when I got on Twitter, “What am I supposed to do?” He said, How are you able to have several baby mothers and they all appear to
“You’re supposed to say what you’re thinkin’.” That’s what I be thinkin’. get along pretty well?
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That’s another answer that’s none of your grill, so that’s the whole process.
concern. Shouldn’t be.
With less than a week to go before you have
Well, some of our male readers would prob- to start serving time, are you feeling like the
ably want some advice on how to deal with world is about to end? Or feeling like you
their own baby mothers. have a new adventure or a new phase in life
It’s all in the person that you are. It’s nothing to look forward to? What’s on your mind at
about what you do. There’s no rules or certain Lil Wayne’s “going away party” @ Dolce in Miami after the Super
this point?
things to do or say. It’s who you are. Period. Bowl with the whole YM family including Lil Twist, Short Dawg I don’t think about that. I just live in the pres-
& Lil Chuckee (above) & Tyga, Drake, & Nicki Minaj (below) ent. You’re never supposed to think about the
A lot of people have this idea that paying (Photos: Julia Beverly) future; it comes soon enough anyways.
child support determines if someone is a
good or bad father. Obviously, it’s more Has this whole legal process been a hum-
about giving your time than money. How bling experience?
would you define good fatherhood? No, I wouldn’t say that, because I’m an emo-
I’m not on child support with none of my kids tional dude. I wear my passion on my sleeve so
cause I’m a great father. So it’s not determined it’s not humbling at all. I’m too passionate and
by how much money you’re paying at all. too emotional, so everything gets to me.
That’s not what it’s about. It’s about being
there and being that important person in Your “going-away party” after the Super Bowl
their lives. It’s about being #1 or #2 in their life. at Dolce in Miami was really one of the few
That’s very important for your child, to make times I’ve seen you appear to just..have fun.
sure you’re that #1 or #2. Because if you’re not, At that point, I didn’t care about it being a
you know what #1 or #2 could end up being. going-away party. All that didn’t matter to me.
That’s the most important thing of all. I just try to make sure I’m of the high- I felt like I was with my real friends. Anytime I go in the club I’m with one or
est importance in their lives, next to their moms. two friends, and we end up with 18 people we’re just okay with. You know?
But that party – I was in there with my real people, that I fuss at, that I care
How does your background affect the way you treat your children? about, you know what I mean? So that was the difference that night. That’s
I had a great stepfather, Reginald Rabbit. As far as my “real dad,” I don’t why it was so fun. Literally, I’ve never experienced that with them. And I
know what that is. So I guess that pushes me [to be there]. don’t think I even had a drink that night.
Kind of aiming to be what you didn’t have? What do you think separates an artist who goes away and comes back
I don’t get when people say that. How could you be something if you never with more hype than they left - like Pimp C or Gucci Mane – from an art-
had it? It’s just aiming to not be what you had, you know? ist who goes away and is forgotten? Do you think it’s having somebody
on the outside still representing, or the volume of music pre-recorded?
Well, just from being around you myself, I’ve observed you as somebody I think it’s that too, but I think it’s who you are, period. If people care about
who’s very polite and respectful towards women. But at the same time, you or not. If people wanna follow you [on Twitter] and that type of stuff,
in your music, you still do have a lot of “bitches” and “hoes” talk. How do they actually give a fuck about you. If they give a fuck about you being [in
you justify that or how do those two things coexist? prison] they’re still gonna give a fuck when you come out. It’s about being
There’s two answers to that. One is – there are bitches. There are hoes. who you are, period. I don’t think there’s anything you can do to make
There are ladies. There are women. There are girls. Pick which side you’re on. people give a fuck about you. I mean, you can do things, but I don’t know
When somebody’s saying something about “bitches,” if they didn’t say “Julia how much those things would really help you or hurt you. That’s why we
is a bitch,” if it doesn’t apply to you then it doesn’t apply to you. The second shot a billion videos, just for the sake of – I am loved. We didn’t shoot it just
answer is, you’d have to be a woman who’s met me to know if I believe because I’m going in.
you’re a bitch or a hoe or whatever.
Did you keep track of how many videos you’ve shot recently?
You worked with Shanell a lot on the Rebirth album. Was it more of a mu- Nah, I didn’t. I just know that I shot ten videos in two days. But that was just
sical connection at first and then became more personal, or vice versa? in two days. I shot more after that. We just kept shooting.
Since when did it become a personal thing?
Some artists have said they weren’t inspired to write music at all while
I don’t know. I thought y’all were an item. they were locked up because of the surroundings.
That’s a rumor, sweetheart. No, it’s never been a personal thing. As far as Yeah, I don’t think I’m gonna be too inspired to write anything either,
us being friends, yeah. That’s my friend. Shanell is a great artist and that’s because I usually get inspired off music. Since I don’t write [lyrics on paper],
it, period. She’s a Young Money great artist. I heard a rumor that she was it’s the music that gets me to do something. So if I get some music back
pregnant from me. How could that be? We’ve never had sex. How could she there and keep my thoughts fresh, maybe.
be pregnant from me? You’ve got to have sex to be pregnant. That’s one
of the things you have to do. I don’t understand how people’s brains work. Will this be your first experiment with writing down lyrics?
You know? I’m a really big person. I’m a real superstar. I’m not afraid to tell Nah, I’ve been writing before, when I was younger. So I don’t know. I guess
you or nobody else, you know? I die every week [according to the rumors]. that’ll be my form of recording for now. I’ve got so much material already,
I’m in jail right now [according to the rumors]. and I work so hard, I really just need a break.
So the intrusion into your personal life bothers you? That was my next question. In some sort of way, are you looking forward
No, it bothers you, because you have to actually think if it’s true or not and to it? I mean, obviously, it’s not the ideal situation, but at least you are
come sit down and ask this dumb ass shit. I know you have to feel stupid, getting a break.
because it’s like me sitting here and looking at your [brown] hair and asking Yeah, that is what I’m thinking about. I’m looking forward to sleeping and
you, “Since you dyed your hair green, how do you feel?” Your hair obviously stuff like that.
isn’t green.
Sleep? A foreign concept for you. Is that the plan for the first few weeks?
It was a rumor that appeared to be substantiated so I have to do my job. That’s my plan for the whole time. (laughs) If I could have power, that’d be
Folks wanna know. So how’d you make it through eight root canals? my plan. To sleep the whole time.
Were you knocked out?
Yes. Sedation. Turk’s younger brother passed recently. Have you been in contact with
him?
Are you happy with the pearly whites? I heard about it but I didn’t know if it was a rumor or not. I haven’t talked to
Oh, my grill is about to be put back on. [The pearly whites] are temporary. him, but of course, my condolences. My condolences to him and the family
That’s why I’ve gotta go through so much to get my teeth worked on, and friends. In New Orleans, shit is crazy.
because my grills are permanent. They’re not just the ones that can be
snapped out, so when I have a problem with my teeth, they have to break Baby did a few interviews recently where he said that he was definitely
the grill. That requires messin’ up the grill, which requires getting a new feeling the loss as far as you going away for a little while and he planned
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to move the Cash Money offices to New York temporarily so he could still When you come back out, is it business as usual? Back to work? Return to
be near you. Are you feeling the same way about the separation? the normal routine of recording, touring, recording, touring? Or is it too
I’ll be aight. (laughs) I ain’t trippin’. I told everybody, “I ain’t trippin’, man.” soon to tell?
That’s not even a question. You know what I’m gonna do when I get back.
So everybody else is acting like it’s the end of the world, and you’re just Just gonna lay back for a while and come back same as always. That’s the
taking it in stride and planning on getting some sleep? plan. Sometimes things don’t always go as planned, but that’s the plan.
I don’t know, cause I really don’t get into what everybody else is feeling. I
tell ‘em to keep their feelings to themselves, cause I don’t want you to bring With the interview complete, it’s back to the task at hand. After several
a damper to me. You know what I mean? hours of listening to a hard beat with a throbbing, stuttering X-rated hook
(“make that pussy cum, make that pussy cum”) play back on repeat end-
Aside from sleeping, do you plan on using the time to read up on any- lessly, it’s now well past 3 AM. Wayne, wearing a crisp white tee and blue
thing? You were studying psychology in college. Is that still an interest? jeans tucked into his untied Adidas, chain smokes Swisher Sweets, downs
I read, period, so that’s nothing new. bottle after bottle of Publix raspberry iced tea, faces the blue fabric walls of
the recording studio and stares off into space, muttering lyrics to himself.
What’s the last good book you read?
The last good book I read was called Exit to Freedom. It was about a guy who “[The girl singing the hook] really sound kinda sexy,” observes Tity Boy, in
beat a murder charge. He was tried for murder and found guilty, but after his Southern drawl. “Get you a slight boner.”
some crazy shit, he ended up beating the case, which was cool.
“This should be Lil Chuckee’s song,” Wayne jokes, nodding towards his
Do you feel like you accomplished your goal with Rebirth? 13-year-old prodigy, mimicking a young female fan. “Hey, you heard that
I’m accomplishing. I haven’t “accomplished” yet. new Lil Chuckee [song]? ‘Make That Pussy Cum’?”
The reviews weren’t that great. Did you feel like the critics didn’t under- “It’s a masturbation song,” observes a female friend drowsily asleep on the
stand or it was ahead of its time, or you still have to perfect your craft? sofa, baseball cap pulled down low to cover her face. “Don’t need nobody
All three. I felt like they didn’t understand and they weren’t ready, and of else.” Wayne grins. Exactly what he was going for.
course I have to perfect a whole lot of it too. But the people that do like it
usually like it because it’s just me. The people that love it are the people Finally inspired, Wayne leaps back across the studio to his Macbook, still
who actually get it. I respond off their response, and their response is what logged into Twitter. “Love is a virtue,” he types, and presses “Tweet” em-
makes me keep going. phatically, looking pleased with himself. “233 new mentions of @liltunechi”
the screen flashes seconds later. Then “276,” then “294,” then “313,” all in
So as long as you have fans, you’re good. rapid succession. Unlike most Twitter addicts, he appears unconcerned with
Yeah. And you know what it made me feel like? It kinda made me feel like reading the @ replies. It’s enough to know that the fans are there.
I could be another artist. I felt like I could step out and be an artist that just
goes to joints with my band and tears that shit up. It has nothing to do with He may be out of sight for the next 12 months (8 with good behavior),
me rapping. That’s what it makes me feel like. but for the 340,000+ fans following him and enjoying constant Twit-
ter updates courtesy of @LilTwist, never out of mind. If you believed
And now you’re working on The Carter IV? everything you read on the internet, you might think of Lil Wayne as a
It’s finished already. drug-addicted, ignorant, germ-covered gremlin who impregnates every
woman he meets – all from anonymous commenters who have likely
Is there a set release date as soon as you touch back down? never met him before. And Lil Wayne loves them too. “Hate is only a form
We don’t know. You know how [the label] does with my music. They don’t of love that hasn’t found a way to express itself logically,” he says of his
know what to do with it cause it’s that good. detractors in the first letter (“Gone Til November”) posted on his website
WeezyThanxYou.com. The letter ends with this poem, entitled “Pray”:
Do you have a couple mixtapes done to be released while you’re gone?
Nah, I’m finished with the mixtape shit for now. You gotta buy my music. Give me the patience that I need
To keep my piece of mind,
We’ve talked about oversaturation of a lot of artists who do tons of fea- And with life’s cares, I hope, Dear God,
tures. Do you think you’ll ever get more selective? Some happiness to find.
No, because I love music. People don’t understand that music comes with Give me the courage to face life’s trials
instructions. So as long as it comes with instructions and it instructs me and not to from troubles run.
what I’m supposed to do, I’ma keep doing it. The day it doesn’t come with let me keep this thought in mind.
instructions, that’s when I’ll stop or become more picky about my features. “Thy Will,” not “Mine,” be done. //
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Originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, businessman Reality I have a P&D deal through Universal. It’s a label deal, but I do my own
Laster relocated to Atlanta and Miami in search of the best marketing and stuff and they do the pressing and distribution. I own all my
place to launch his rap career. With the release of “Candi masters. I’m going to put out these singles and see if I can create a buzz
Girl” his label FUP Mob (Fuck U Pay Me) is finally STARTING TO and come up with a record that’s catchy and that’s working. The “Candi
SEE THE success he’d dreamed of. Girl” record is catered more towards females, which is my target market.
After “All My Money Real” I’m going to continue to put out singles until
How did you end up in Miami? Were you just looking for better opportu- something catches.
nities as far as the music business?
The weather was real nice, and I just wanted to get out of Atlanta. When I Why did you choose the name Reality Laster?
first moved there I was hoping to peep the rap game and take my game Actually, that’s my given name. Reality Laster was easier to copyright than
to another level. But I was kinda disappointed to find out that a lot of the just “Reality,” so as far as trademarks, everything was pretty simple. It’s a
rappers I had idolized were kinda fake. They were selling records and had brand, just like Tommy Hilfiger.
platinum plaques on the wall, but for the most part, they were broke. In the
rap industry, the majority of the rappers are lying. Probably about 10% of You mentioned real estate and some of your other business ventures.
them really have money and are really doing what they say in their music. What other kinds of businesses are you into?
I’ve had an internet company since 2003. Since the market crashed my real
So that turned you off from Atlanta or turned you off from the rap game, estate ventures have slowed down a lot, but there’s still a lot of good deals
period? out there. I’m working on my clothing line and my Candi Girl Vodka, which
I had all these music dreams, but I realized it wasn’t real. These aren’t even is the most expensive vodka in the world. It costs a thousand dollars a
the type of people I want to hang around with because it’s all hype. It was bottle and the bottle is made out of crystals, so you don’t throw the bottle
a good reality check for me. So I just started to focus on getting my life away.
together. I moved to Miami and put the music stuff on pause a little bit so
I could focus on some of my other business ventures and my real estate Would you say your musical style is in the same lane as some of the
ventures. But I still have a passion for the music business and a passion to other Miami artists? Or being from the Milwaukee, does it have more of
make music, so after I got comfortable, I started my company F.U.P. Mob. It a Midwest sound?
stands for Fuck U Pay Me. That’s the name of my record label and also my I’ve got a nice variety. There’s some songs for the girls, some street records,
group, which includes six guys. and some club records. A lot of it is Midwest influenced, West Coast
influenced, and down South influenced since I’ve spent the last nine years
I’m surprised that Atlanta was such a bad experience for you. of my life in the South. I like all good music. My sound is pretty versatile.
To clarify, I have a lot of respect for the artists in Atlanta. They’ve come a I’m coordinating features with other rappers from all over the country. I’m
long way from when I lived there over ten years ago. I consider Atlanta the going to give people a variety of music and stay consistent and continue to
new black Hollywood or black music mecca, and I love what they’ve done release singles. I’m working on the All My Money Real mixtape.
for Hip Hop and for the South as a whole. But most of the rappers in the
game are broke and don’t own shit. We still have a long way to go. But I When will your album be coming out?
don’t want to come off like I hate Atlanta, because I loved the experience I The album is called Remember My Name, and I’m going to release it when
had there. the demand is ready, I have shows coming up in Tennessee, Arkansas, and
Texas; I’m going on a 20-city promo tour next month and I’ll be hitting up
So you’re more focused on your solo career at this point? all the markets to touch the people and give them a real live show.
Yeah, because three of those guys are in jail right now. And having six guys
work together in a group is very difficult. Everyone has different ambitions. Where can people go to get more information about you?
Some dudes are really trying to have a career, but some of the guys are They can visit realitylaster.com, fupmobmanagement.com, and my internet
just doing it for the hype trying to get some pussy. Everybody company intsolutionson-
was going in different directions. You never know what type line.com, which offers a lot
of goals people are trying to accomplish. Since I was the most of services for guys in the
business-oriented of the group, I was trying to get them to focus music industry. The “Candi
on the business aspect. But I realized that if they have no money Girl” will be available soon
invested, they’re not looking at it the same way you’re looking at and they can go to Reality
it. So I’m focusing on my solo career right now. Laster TV, YouTube.com/
RealityLaster, to see the
You just shot the video for your single “Candi Girl,” right? Candi Girl vodka commer-
Yeah, I did the video for “Candi Girl” and I also did the video for cial. //
“All My Money Real,” which is going to be the second single.
Words by Julia Beverly
At this point do you plan on building a buzz with the intention Photos by
of getting a major deal, or putting the album out yourself? SoCoolPhotography,com
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Flame,& DJ Teknikz
Streets R Us
An unlikely matchup at first
Lil WaynE/Rebirth glance, this blend of teenie-bop
Cash Money/Universal plus street-crunk turns out to be a good balance. Travis
After one listen it’s obvious why Porter continues to improve their songwriting abilities
Lil Wayne’s attempt at becom- and concepts with new singles like “Go Shorty Go,”“Call You” featuring New
ing a full-fledged rockstar was Boyz, and “Uh Huh, Pt 2” ft. Bryan J. The TP/Waka collabs (“Hell You Talmbout”
continuously pushed back. Simply put, Rebirth doesn’t ft Frenchie & “Waffle House”) are repeatable as well, with Waka’s solo tracks
sound good. The album’s first single “Prom Queen,” the turning things up throughout the tape. Apart from a few redundant tracks,
second single “On Fire” and “Drop The World,” featuring a guest verse from Quez, Ali, Strap, Waka, and DJ Teknikz created an entertaining project here. -
Slim Shady, round out the handful of somewhat likeable songs. The rest of Ms. Rivercity
Weezy’s rock album is bad enough to make Jim Hendrix spin in his grave.
Lets hope Wayne got these rock aspirations out of his system and delivers a
classic in The Carter IV. – Randy Roper Trae Tha Truth & DJ Yerp
Nothing But Tha Truth
Trae Tha Truth has always
Young MoneY delivered with his mixtapes
We Are Young Money and Nothing But Tha Truth is
Cash Money/Universal no exception. Trae matches his
There’s no question, with a line deep, throaty street-inspired rhymes with mostly bor-
up that includes Drake, Nicki rowed beats. “Incredible” and the “Uptown” freestyle find
Minaj, Mack Maine, Gudda Gudda, Jae Millz and Tyga, Lil Trae displaying his Hip Hop skills alongside friends such as Lil Wayne and
Wayne has assembled one of rap’s most talented crews/ Rick Ross. Where this mixtape falls short is with tracks that only have one Trae
labels. Unfortunately, this Young Money album doesn’t exactly make for the verse, leaving listeners with an unquenched Trae thirst. While this mixtape
best showcasing of this aforementioned talent. “Every Girl” and “BedRock” are serves to hold fans down, right now it’s safe to say we all need this Asshole
cool singles, but add those to “Ms. Parker,”“Wife Beater,”“Girl I Got You” and By Nature to drop his next full length. - Rohit Loomba
“She Is Gone,” and damn near half the album features lukewarm tracks about
YM groupies. There are other standouts like “Steady Mobbin” and “Pass The
Dutch,” and you can’t complain about listening to new verses from Weezy, Soulja Boy & DJ Holiday
Drizzy and the rest of Young Mula. But overall this album is more random DatPiff The Mixtape
than reputable. – Randy Roper Starting off with “Gully,” Soulja
Boy preps listeners for some of
the strongest material he’s re-
B.o.B., DJ Drama & DJ SensE leased thus far. If a few freestyles
May 25th and fillers were replaced with a couple more singles, this
Since B.o.B. has finally been could almost serve as an album. DJ Holiday does a good job of balancing
blessed with a release date for the catchiness of songs like “I Look Good,”“Swag Flu,” and “Poppin Tags” with
his album, The Adventures of aggressive bangers like “Hottest Rapper” and “Go Get Money.” Featuring the
Bobby Ray, this Aphilliates’ mixtape serves as the perfect “Turnt Up” remix with Roscoe Dash and the Drake collab on “Play Ball,” this
promotion for his debut (which is due to be released on tape goes down as one of Soulja Boy’s most memorable moments. - Ms.
May 25th, if you didn’t catch that). May 25th the mixtape has a good balance Rivercity
of B.o.B. and Bobby Ray. B.o.B. is the rapper who attracted fans at the start of
his career with songs like “Bet I” featuring Playboy Tre, “Gladiators” with J. Cole
and “Fuck The Money,” produced by Kanye West and featuring Asher Roth. Sparkdawg, DJ Scream, DJ Ill
And for Bobby Ray fans that adore the his rock/pop/bluegrass side, this mix- Will & DJ Rockstar
tape has songs like “The Rain” and “Don’t Feel So Good.” May 25th is a good @Sparkdawgmusic
tape, and with DJ Drama keeping his commentary and drops to a minimum, Sparkdawg’s latest mixtape has
it flows even better. – Randy Roper quite a few bangers (“Drank N
Dank,”“Skype Hype,”“No Relatio-
ship,”“Gangstaz & Grindaz”). But for every banger, there’s a
Bun B/No Mixtape song that’s a bore (“We So On,”“O My,”“Feelin Myself,”“I’m on Fire,”). But
Bun B released a project entitled @Sparkdawgmusic boasts good production and a long list of guest rappers
No Mixtape, rapped over other (Chalie Boy, Trai’D, Gudda Gudda, Paul Wall, Lil Flip, Lil Wayne, Big Sean, Joell
artists’ beats and ripped track Ortiz and a gang of other rappers I don’t feel like naming), who often kill
after track the UGK way, but ac- Spark on his own shit. But overall, Sparkdawg’s mixtape has plenty of tracks
cording to Bun it’s not a mixtape to check for. - Randy Roper
(so I’m not sure what to call it). Besides a few snippets
off Bun’s upcoming Trill OG album that could have been saved until they’re
ready to be heard in their entirety, from top to bottom, No Mixtape is a solid Young Thad, Zaytoven, & DJ
effort. – Randy Roper Smallz/Straight Out of P.A.
Young Thad makes a memorable
entrance with this Zaytoven-
Yo Gotti & DJ Drama laced, street-themed compila-
Cocaine Muzik 4 tion. Including his current single
The Cocaine Muzik series con- “Put Me In the Kitchen” featuring Gucci Mane, Straight Out
tinues with Yo Gotti bringing us of P.A. has several songs worth recapping. “Tools On Deck,”“Move that Work
the fourth installment. This time, In,” and “Midget” ft. Yung Ralph are instant standouts, while “Purple Trax,”
however, Gotti, brings his friend “Alphabet Boys,” and “Bubble Kush” make for good riding music. There’s room
Zedzilla along. While Zedzilla isn’t stellar he does a good for improvement in Thad’s verse writing and technical recording skills, but his
job on CM4, which also features a good dose of Gotti. Tracks like “Both Sides,” hook delivery and overall image is on point. - Ms. Rivercity
“Women Lie Men Lie” and “Touchdown” help Gotti maintain the quality of
his CM brand and are likely to make their way among your Gotti favorites.
Not surprisingly, Gotti keeps his streak alive with CM4 and gives us another
reason to pay attention to him besides his white Lambo. – Rohit Loomba
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PITTY “I Got A Story To Tell,” Trey Songz’ “Say Aaah,” Kanye West’s “Say I Will,”
the Ron Browz’ joint, a bunch of other beats. I tell a whole story on the
“Say I Will” joint; everything I’ve been through from 2005 until now.
DA KID
That’s one of my favorites on the mixtape. I also have a joint from the
Trackmasterz out in Philly called “The Time Is Now.” A lot of people like
that record.
A lot of athletes have tried to rap before. What do you think is differ-
ent about you?
I let people judge for themselves, but I’m not the average ballplayer
that wants to be a rapper. I really take pride in my music. I take time to
construct my songs. I’m not just putting shit together talking about
jewelry and cars, because I don’t have all that shit. I really take time to
emphasize storytelling and be real lyrical.
What kind of music did you grow up listening to and how did it
influence your style?
My sound is somewhat East Coast and somewhat Southern. I’m very
diverse. I can flow many different ways and write many different
styles. I don’t even really know what to call it. It’s like a gumbo. I was
introduced late to Biggie and Jay-Z. I grew up in the South so I grew
up listening to UGK, Cash Money, No Limit, Scarface, Bushwick Bill, the
Geto Boys, stuff like that. I listened to ‘Pac too. I get the storytelling part
of my flow from listening to Biggie and Jay. I pick a lot of East Coast
beats but it just depends on what I’m feeling.
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Venue: Club Live 618
City: Milwaukee, WI
Date: November 27th, 2009
Photo: D-Ray
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