B Legit | Jayo Felony | the Outlawz Jay Rock | Bueno | Mistah FAB | DJ Fresh THEPACK Based out and Keepin’ It Lit
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RAW, UNCENSORED WEST COAST RAP SHIT B Legit | JAYO Felony | The Outlawz Jay Rock | Bueno | Mistah FAB | DJ Fresh THEPACK Based Out and Keepin’ it Lit Mistah FAB Dj Fresh RapqWest +Destroys Another Victim The Franchise Flow We city to city OZONE WEST // // OZONE WEST OZONE WEST // // OZONE WEST Publisher Julia Beverly EDItor’s note Editor-IN-Chief N. Ali Early Art Director Tene Gooden GROWTH Music Editor Randy Roper ADVERTISING SALES Che Johnson SPURT Isiah Campbell eems like it was only a couple issues hour before I started getting emails and ago when I vented about this cat texts about what he’d done the night Contributors who said he wanted to help us out before. That YouTube is a muthafucka!! FAB Big Fase 00 S on the West Coast side of things. He’d granted us an exclusive, where he details D-Ray made it clear to me that he wasn’t into his mindset going in and intermittent DJ BackSide “selling ads,” but was more of a “brand thoughts therein the battle that destroyed DJ E-Z Cutt builder.” And then I… well, I responded on one of Detroit’s most heralded emcees. Eric Johnson this here page. The funny thing is, that’s Jessica Essien exactly what we seem to be doing. Since Moving on, the Outlawz (pg. ), honorary Joey Colombo my exclusive “release therapy,” we’ve West Coast affiliates for obvious reasons, Keita Jones grown as much as I figured we would. shared their latest work of art with us Luvva J whereby they welcomed back longstand- Regi Mentle Unsurprisingly, OZONE West has moved to ing member Fatal Hussein. And again, Shemp attract the Coast’s brightest young talent thanks to our very helpful team, we man- Todd Davis (Kafani, Hot Dollar, Willy Northpole, Glasses aged to find our way out of the Bay and Ty Watkins Malone, Bishop Lamont, etc.) and kept it LA, scooping the comeback story of the Wendy Day funky with the vets (E-0, San Quinn, Too millennium in San Diego bred Jayo Felony $hort, AMG, Quik, etc.) all the while. We’ve (pg. ). Young Doe, the newest signee to Street Reps bonded with some of the most effec- Bay Area imprint City Hall Records, makes Anthony Deavers, Bigg tive street promoters in the country and a second consecutive appearance for the P-Wee, Dee, Demolition established a network of photographers, 80 and Bueno spreads “Good Game” (pg. Men, DJ Jam-X, DJ Juice, deejays and downright hustlers that 6) live and direct from Sacramento. DJ KTone, DJ Quote, DJ continues to expand by the day. (Shouts Strong & DJ Warrior, John to all the contributors from KC to Denver, I’d be remiss not to mention our cover Costen, Juice, Kewan Las Vegas to the Bay, Alaska, the City of subjects, The Pack (“The Fantastic Four,” Lewis, Maroy, Rob J Of- Angels and everywhere in between, who pg. 8), whose Jive debut Based Boys, ficial, Rob Reyes, Sherita don’t rest until we make it happen – every promises to be one of the strangest, most Saulsberry, Sly Boogy, issue.) Plain and simple, we couldn’t do it likable albums this year – give a fuck William Major without you. where you from. So get into it. Go make a turkey sandwich, pour a big ass glass COVER CREDITS So, if you’ve followed OZONE West since of Kool-Aid (red of course) and read all The Pack photos courtesy its inception, you know very well that we about it. of Jive Records have no problem keeping it lit for those who deserve it and Fabby Davis Jr. (pg. 8, Holla if ya hear me! DJ Backside) just happens to be perhaps our most popular subject who’s never N. Ali Early graced the cover (Wassup widit Fab?). Editor But we just couldn’t help it this time. I [email protected] OZONE WEST must have been in the office all of an 6 RAP Q WEST 8 WEST IS BACKSIDE: MISTAH FAB 10 $HORT STORIES 12 JAYO FELONY 21 B LEGIT 22-23 THE OUTLAWZ 24 DJ 2 DJ: DJ FRESH 25 SLAP 26 END ZONE THE PACK 18-2014 PATIENTLY WAITING: YOUNG DOE 15 PATIENTLY WAITING: TAJE 16 PATIENTLY WAITING: BUENO 17 PATIENTLY WAITING: JAY ROCK OZONE WEST // citY? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Don’T see Your Hit us up and let us know [email protected] which clubs, DJs and artists RAPQw EST are worthy of representing: PORTLAND, OR (503) Cool Nutz continues to exemplify the word “hustler.” He and DJ Chill SEA-TAC, WA (The 206/253/360 & The 604 Too!) have signed on to rock with Kansas City’s finest Tech N9ne on his As usual, The Virgo, Seattle’s (and maybe the West Coast’s) largest and national tour. Portland’s Budget Money and his homeboy DJ Tee longest running party blew the roof off and was packed out. Seattle OGs, continue their reign as Northwest Mixtape Kings. Budget Money out Kun Luv, Mr. Supreme and Lovesick Larry rocked the spot! The leak of SP’s of The 0 and DJ Tee (Native America’s # DJ) out of Idaho have forthcoming release The Appreciation Of… is DOPE! Producer-extraordinaire been doin’ it big since the ‘80s. Starchile at Jammin’ 9 FM has been Bean One has signed on as lead producer of Equipto’s (San Francisco) new a powerful voice for independent Hip-Hop with his weekly Sunday album on the Million Dollar Digital label – a good interstate move. Big show for years! Check for Maniac Loc’s new CD dropping soon! shouts to our NW DJs: Kutz, Supafly, B-Mello, Scene, Funk Daddy, Playboy LJ, - Luvva J Flipout & Jay Swing, Kippy & Slimrock. - Luvva J DENVER, CO (303, 720) Denver’s music scene has never seen so much publicity. Young Doe’s regional release Welcome to The Maze had 000 pre-orders, great for an indie. Innerstate Ike got national exposure as the first Denver indie artist ever interviewed in OZONE Mag. DJ K-Tone has been doing mixes for Core DJ radio on Sirius Satellite, and DJ Bedz is the official winner of the Pepsi DJ competition. Fat Lee’s club hit “Elbows And Wrists” is getting attention in spots like Tip Drill Tuesdays @ Paradise and on mixtapes. Certified Customs has officially re-opened on Broadway downtown. R.I.P to Colfax CAC - Sep. 8th is officially CAC Day in the Town. - DJ Ktone ([email protected]) OAKLAND, CA (510) The town is slim pickings when it comes to straight Hip-Hop nightlife. Legendary Geoffrey’s has the most slappin’ night hands down on st Saturdays with resident DJ Juice in the mix. Kafani’s Money is My Motivation recently hit the streets with a solid response. TTS (Time To Shine) Mixtape Vol. is hard in the streets and shows; featur- ing Man Man & PB, hosted and mixed by DJ Juice. The Live Wire tour with J-Stalin, Shady Nate and Beeda Weeda is all over CA. The Purple Mayne G-Stack (of The Delin- quents) returns with his rd mixtape release since the summer The Purple Presidential Mixtape Vol. and his compilation George W. Kush is set to drop November , 007. – DJ Juice LAS VEGAS, NV (702) Club OPM is NO MORE. One of the desert’s biggest clubs, OPM is now “Poetry” since an October th renovation where Oakland Raider guests Dante Culpepper, Kirk Morrison and Stewart Schweigert SACRAmento, CA (916) celebrated the new look of the nightclub. The Poetry Shout out to Shawdow for making drama free Hip Hop happen grand opening is October 9th and will be hosted by Nick Cannon. DJ Franzen and DJ Big Dee will continue at Zokku each Thursday night. This month look out for the to rock the party along with special resident DJs Kid Omina Bust CD Release party featuring Tone Malone at the Capri, Jazzy Jeff, and Biz Markie. Teez is creating a Hard Rock Cafe downtown. Also, peep all the Bay Area and buzz in the streets after hitting the stage and killing Sacramento artists out at the Boardwalk in the Heights. And if it when he opened up for Shawnna (formerly of DTP). you haven’t been to Powerhouse in Folsom it’s always packed - Portia Jackson, [email protected] with Folsom’s Finest Dymes as is Tunnel with the Sac Dymes. - Zay, [email protected] SAN JOSE, CA (408) Cuccini’s Club on Tuesdays through Saturdays RICHMOND, CA (510) has a hot mixed crowd every night. Supremacy Looking for that spot that does your haircut right every- SAN FRANCISCO, CA (415) Events, Big Dave Presents, Twisted Illuzions and time? Mark’s Barber Shop in Hilltop Mall (that’s where Lil This Bay Area city (and Bay Hip-Hop party goers) Dynasty Girls are the party promoters. Scores/Club Juice goes) got you faded. Smoke Shops are abundant in took another hit by a recent shooting that ulti- Raw, Taste Ultra Lounge, Angels and Club Glo every hood in “The Rich.” From shoes to blunts and DJ Juice mately shut down nightclub Jilian’s. But there’s take the cake on the weekends. DJ Jammin J, J. mixtapes, to shit I can’t name, it’s good. Da Trendsettaz (Mr. still Fanatics, Whisper, Club 6, 0 Ritch and the Espinosa, DJ Boy Wonder, DJ E Rock, Leslie Perez, Trend, Stixky, Diggs & Lil Blank Blank) have not one, but two newly re-opened and remodeled Kelly’s Mission DJ Nick, Don Lynch, RahK, DJ J Spin, Dj Ruben R, singles out that really slap.