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The Weekly Arts and Entertainment Supplement to the Daily Nexus a t j o e (a k a FJ: It’s definitely with me, Raekwon, who want the real. Peo less and wild. Runnin’ (laughs) Lord Finesse, Joey Crack and more lyrical. It’s more Ghost Face, Nas, AZ ple who can look at Fat around spending mo featuring O .C . a n d F Fat Joe Da creative. It’s much and Mobb Deep. That Joe in the video and tell ney, having fun, cause KRS-One. That shit is Gangsta) is quickly be- tighter. You can hear will be the cream tour. that he really went even then he was still hot. Whoa! Boom Bam! coming a regular the whole thing and not AW: What do you through what he is say number one. I just loved I got the slammin’ tape, amongst New York’s have to fast-forward think of live hip-hop ing. I like the worst peo him. He represented me B. Niggas can’t fuck most elite emcees. Fat through songs. That’s shows? ple. I like the baddest and represented the with my tape right now. Joe’s new album, Jeal the problem with a lot FJ: There are certain people to enjoy my Bronx. I remember go Maybe I should take ous One’s Envy, is an of rappers today, they people who get busy. music. I want every ing to junior high you to the old school for impeccably produced, just think that they are Hip-hop shows have body to enjoy my music, school and everybody the last joint I’d play lyrically solid album, going to have three vid definitely gotten less but definitely the scum, was like “KRS! KRS!” I “The Vapors” by Biz with guest spots by eos — let’s make three creative in these stages the lowlifes. Once you wonder if they talk like Markie. No, no, no. I’d KRS-One and Raek- dope songs, and leave of the game. I remember got the underground that about Fat Joe now. play “Hey Young won. Joe can also be the other nine songs when I used to go see and the streets, you got He’s a good person. World” by Slick Rick. heard collaborating on wack. That’s the'wack Run-DMC, Whodini, it all. Now that we’ve become new albums by KRS and shit! I was tryin’ to do LL [Cool J], Heavy D — AW: What influence AW: What rappers tight friends, almost like will still be considered LL Cool J and countless the album like it was they put on a crazy has KRS-One had on brothers he’s just great, dope in five years? East Coast videos. one song, just tie the show. Now to be real in your career and your he’s beautiful to see in Artsweek’s Michael Abramson recently had 17: Nas. Fat Joe. Wu- the opportunity to chat Tang. 2Pac. That with Joe about his ex fuckin’ Onyx’s “Last perience in the world of Days” is h o t LL Cool J rap ’n’ roll. will definitelybe on five AW: What’s up, Joe? years from now. And FJ: I’m just runnin’ KRS-One. hectic, you know. Got 1 AW: What are some out of the studio at like of your favorite non 12 this afternoon after rap CDs? recording all night long. Motherfuckers are cal 17: Babyface, not this lin’ me all day and shit. one, the one before it AW: What were you (begins singing Baby- doing in the studio? face lyrics). Luther Van- FJ: This new remix dross’ greatest hits. for “Envy.” That is go Fuckin’ Spanish music, ing to be the next single, salsa, La India. That’s remixed by TrackMas- pretty dope. ters. It’s hot man, oh AW: Some of your God! Biggie [Smalls] lyrics depict a grim, gotta watch his back crime-filled lifestyle. right about now with Why rap about these this one. (laughs) subjects? AW: Yeah. I really liked the new album. 17: ’Cause I love i t ’Cause it’s what I want FJ: Thanks a lot man, I appreciate that. It was to rap about. That’s just made for niggas like you me. I’m Fat Joe, I walk to enjoy. the streets every day, AW: I’ve read that humble and cool. But if you weren’t exactly a nigga bumps into me pleased with your first and tries to look at me the wrong way, I knock effort Represent Why was that? him out. I’m not one of these ordinary rappers FJ: There had been — I do flip. For real. many Latino and Puerto Rican rappers AW: What do you before me who contri say to someone who buted to this rap game says, while your music and never got any ack may not actually cause nowledgement and crime, it does contri were never given any whole thing together. hip-hop you just got to music? action. bute to it? props. I was layin’ in the AW: You’ve worked grab the mic in front of FJ: He’s definitely in AW: If you were go FJ: I would say, “All cut, lovin’ this music with many of the pre everybody, dressed fluenced me, he’s like ing to put out a six- I’m doing is entertain from day one, and was mier producers on both however you feel like my idol. Him and LL song mix tape entitled ing and just like horror like, ‘To, when is there of your albums. Is dressing, and just put it Cool J are my two favo “The Dopest Tracks,” movie$, action movies, going to be a Puerto Ri there anyone who you on. Kid n’ Play were en rite rappers in the whole what would these porno movies and com can to blow up the want to work with that tertainers giving you a world. Juice Crew was songs be? edy, I’m the gangsta spot?” So when Repre you haven’t yet? crazy show. But now we rockin’, MC Shan, 17: 1 like the AZ joint category of rap. If you sent came out, and FJ: I don’t know. got KRS who rips Melle Mel, Biz Markie, with Nas on the hook. wish not to listen to this “Flow Joe” hit #1 Bill Maybe Dre. Dre’s off shows. The Fugees are a Big Daddy Kane, Kool That shit is hot I’ll put because it may cause board single, we blew the hook. I love DJ Slip. mad, dope kind of G-Rap, everybody was “I Shot Ya” LL Cool J you to do some crime, up the spot and did I’ll definitely use him show. The Roots are fearin’ it up, everybody remix featuring Fat Joe, then listen to some MC what had to be done. for a remix on the next dope. thought they were in Keith Murray, Mobb Hammer, some gospel That was my main en single. I’ll use a West AW: Do you have a vincible and here comes Deep, Foxy Brown and rap, or some shit — it’s joyment out of the first Coast producer as long certain audience in KRS, puts it on MC LL. The Fugees have out there.” album, plus it set me up as it’s something I’ll en mind when you write Shan, something this new song, with that AW: There’s a guy in for the next album. joy — not some old lyrics? terrible. girl Lauryn freestylin’. San Diego named Phot Some people were like crazy funk. It’s gotta be FJ: Yeah. I have a real The Bronx wasn’t She’s illin’ that shit I’d Jay Da Pranksta, have “Flow Joe” was dope, something that I like. nigga audience in mind. saying nothing for a mi play Tha Dogg Pound you ever heard o f him? “The Shit Is Real” was AW: Do you plan on AW: What does that nute, even though we “New York, New dope, but the album touring to support the mean? are the home of hip- York.” Umm.... FJ: No, b ut th at’s wasn’t too tight album? IJ: Like people who hop. And my man KRS AW: Vanilla Ice? dope. It compliments AW: How is Jealous FJ: Definitely., We’re are tired of all the just came out with a . FJ: .Not. no Vanilla you. It lets you know One’s Envy different? talking about a tour gangsta rappers. People brand new style, ruth Ice, are you crazy man? niggas want to be down. 2 A Thursday, January 4,1996 Daily Nexus ® Solo No More Sabrina (Julia Ormond), of the new plished in the time-honored fashion of have Miss Ormand to look at. However, nia). 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