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No portion of this magazine may be reproduced in any way without the written consent of the publisher. Printed in the USA. 12 // OZONE MAG RAY J pg 56-9 MJG pg 0-53 OZONE MAG // 13 Send your comments to [email protected] or hit us up at www.myspace.com/ozonemagazine You are the shit for that Year Anniversary Throwback article! I absolutely “What was it like?” That’s kinda what we as the readers are interested in, love it. Those pictures brought it back and were very entertaining. My plus all the other stuff y’all cover. Even ask big niggas like Big Boi or Lil favorite was definitely Goodie Mob, but I also loved Boosie, Outkast, and Rick Jon, not just lil’ niggas like Ace Hood. It’s real important to us to know that Ross’s pictures. Keep it up! they don’t forget us [in the hood]. Some niggas give constant shout outs, – DJ Princess Cut, [email protected] but some don’t. Other than that, your magazine is hella dope. It’s one of the best magazines out, if not the best. It’s so unique in every way. It’s just one of a kind, ya dig? Also, can y’all do an issue on deceased emcees from the The new issue is really dope! Cinque dropped off a few copies to me. That’s South? Last year, we had a lot of casualties. You should do an issue like the my dude right there. I’m in Arizona now but I was born in San Mateo and I’m DJ Issue or Sex Issue just to remember those fallen soldiers, from Pimp C to from the Bay; from Alameda to Milpitas to Redwood City. I was hoping you Big Moe to Fat Pat to Big Mello and everyone in between. A perfect example could do something on Richie Rich! I still have my tape. I had to convert of the “what hood are you from” questions is a recent interview y’all it to an mp because I couldn’t find the CD! Thanks for reppin’ the Bay tough, did with B.o.B. asking some of the best questions about Decatur and the I appreciate it. The Cinque feature was dope. He deserves it. He’s dope, struggles he had growing up there. It was fantastic. 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It’s magazine when I saw all the props you gave to the dirty South. I’ve lived just a thought, but maybe they don’t give you the respect yet because the in Atlanta half my life and no one was showing the South any respect. I’m magazine has yet to reach its peak. I know lots of people who have no idea originally from San Francisco so when you dropped OZONE West I got the what OZONE Magazine is but they know about other Hip Hop magazines like best of both my worlds. Whatever happened to the Groupie Confessions? I your arch rivals XXL and The Source. Don’t take that the wrong way; I highly know y’all didn’t run outta hoes with big mouths, did you? respect what you have accomplished and you have a much better product. I - Rich Johnson (Atlanta, GA) just hope to see you expand so that not only the artists and industry people know who you are, but also the common folk. Keep up the brilliant work! – Lady Zane, [email protected] I really like your magazine. It’s real cool. The things that make it unique compared to other magazines are the in-depth interviews with up-and- coming artists to mega-million-dollar artists, and also the regular features. Julia, I feel you on your Cents. I feel like 9% of the entertainment in- I have a request to make the interviews better. Your interviews are already dustry are robots and they don’t know how to be themselves. I come across better than other Hip Hop magazines like Hip Hop Weekly but there is a a lot of people who think that just because of their status, I’m supposed couple ways they can be improved. This is not a diss and not negative. When to kiss their ass. It seems like everyone takes after what they see on TV, you’re interviewing artists can you please ask them more about their life be- and they have no idea who they were before their current position in the fore music.