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PUBLISHER/EDITOR: Julia Beverly MUSIC REVIEWS: ADG, Wally Sparks CONTRIBUTORS: Bogan, Cynthia Coutard, Dain Bur- roughs, Darnella Dunham, Felisha Foxx, Felita Knight, Iisha Hillmon, Jaro Vacek, Jessica Koslow, J Lash, Katerina Perez, Keith Ken- nedy, K.G. Mosley, King Yella, Lisa Coleman, Malik “Copafeel” Abdul, Marcus DeWayne, Matt Sonzala, Maurice G. Garland, Natalia Gomez, Noel Malcolm, Ray Tamarra, Rayfield Warren, Rohit Loomba, Spiff, Swift SALES CONSULTANT: Che’ Johnson (Gotta Boogie) LEGAL AFFAIRS: Kyle P. King, P.A. (King Law Firm) STREET REPS: Al-My-T, B-Lord, Bill Rickett, Black, Bull, Cedric Walker, Chill, Chilly C, Chuck T, Controller, Dap, Delight, Dereck Washing- ton, Derek Jurand, Dwayne Barnum, Dr. Doom, Ed the World Famous, Episode, General, H-Vidal, Hol- lywood, Jammin’ Jay, Janky, Jason Brown, Joe Anthony, Judah, Kami- kaze, Klarc Shepard, Kydd Joe, Lex, Lump, Marco Mall, Miguel, Mr. Lee, Music & More, Nick@Nite, Pat Pat, PhattLipp, Pimp G, Quest, Red Dawn, Rippy, Rob-Lo, Statik, Stax, TJ’s DJ’s, Trina Edwards, Vicious, Victor Walker, Voodoo, Wild Bill ADMINISTRATIVE: Melinda Paz, Nikki Kancey CIRCULATION: Mercedes (Strictly Streets) Buggah D. Govanah (On Point) Big Teach (Big Mouth) Efren Mauricio (Direct Promo) To subscribe, send check or money order for $11 to: 1516 E. Colonial Dr. Suite 205 Orlando, FL 32803 Phone: 407-447-6063 Fax: 407-447-6064 Web: www.ozonemag.com Cover credits: Trillville photo by Julia Beverly; Memphis Bleek & Young Gunz photo by Eric Johnson. OZONE Magazine is published eleven times annu- ally by OZONE Magazine, Inc. OZONE does not take responsi- bility for unsolicited materials, misinformation, typographical errors, or misprints. The views contained herein do not necessar- ily reflect those of the publisher or its advertisers. Ads appearing in this magazine are not an endorse- ment or validation by OZONE Maga- zine for products or services offered. All photos and illustrations are copy- righted by their respective artists. All other content is copyright 2005 OZONE Magazine, all rights reserved. No por- tion of this magazine may be reproduced in any way without the written consent of the publisher. Printed in the USA. Hate it? Love it? Send your comments to: [email protected] OZONE reserves the right to edit comments for clarity or length. JB, I read your article on BET, and I wanna tell complishment. Much respect to OZONE! – Ms. is a threat to cops and security guard-types. In you, man, keep bussin’ they ass! That’s a real Rivercity, [email protected] (Jackson- my eyes, all that happened was you being in- reality check for their ass. We need more writ- ville, FL) vited by some friends of yours in the rap game, ers to do the same! – Greedy, greedy@mycin- and BET was hating cause you was cool with gular.blackberry.net (Jackson, MS) Yo, OZONE, don’t sweat the negative feedback them. I’m with you. Fuck puss-ass BET. Wait til from people who were mad that their favor- OZONE gets their own channel. – Q904balla@ JB, I loved your “2 cents” editorial. I must say ite artist wasn’t on the MTV Jams/OZONE 25 aol.com (Jacksonville, FL) I’m quite impressed because you’re a girl and Greatest Southern Artists list. I’m not too sure love hip-hop (no disrespect towards your female what it was based on, but I’m glad someone at I’m a fan of your mag, for real. I read JB’s cur- abilities). You are now my new role model for least took the time to recognize the fact that rent 2 cents and I’m glad you got vindication 2005 and forever. Love the magazine. You get we Southerners have what it takes. On another and are still willing to forgive and forget with two thumbs up. Congratulations on your recent note, free Pimp C! That was a really good look that whole BET situation. – Rad-Z, raddness@ awards, and I wish OZONE the best as it grows doing an article on that cat. I miss the UGK mycidco.com (Deland, FL) to become even more successful. – Trell Bol- combo even though Bun B is holding it down. ling, [email protected] Hopefully this mag will blow up to the point I checked out your May 2005 edition, and I must where people ain’t buying The Source, VIBE, say again that the “all of the above” journalist Fuck BET! Ha ha. I loved your editorial. Damn, and all those other New York mags that are out has done it again. You were holdin’ it down in JB! You really impressed me with the way you there. Jax got your back. – [email protected] your 2 cents section. I’ve always hated the way handled BET and their staff of haters. That re- (Jacksonville, FL) BET handled their business. They are begin- ally took some balls. BET should be trying to in- ning to suck. You should do an article on that terview you! I know it ain’t easy being a female I read your editorial about BET. That’s some real new Marques Houston video that they banned in the industry, especially being a white female. bullshit. That was some hating-ass shit. Being from BET. They play all kinds of shit, like Nel- It’s a whole lot stacked against you and your that you’re white, I’m laughing because I would ly’s “Tip Drill” with him sliding a damn credit success, so for you to have taken your magazine think the cops wouldn’t sweat you like that. But card down a chick’s ass crack, but as soon as from nothing to what it is today is a huge ac- you are a part of hip-hop, and anything hip-hop a naked man appears on TV with the camera “[After I got out of prison], hip-hop is the same shit, different toilet. Four labels, two radio stations, one video station. And if you ain’t in cahoots, then you are already fucked from the beginning - bottom line.” Ras Kass, The Source (June 2005) “I’d never have surgery on my face. I’ve never seen that work out for anybody. You should leave your face alone.” – Lisa Marie Presley, Blender Magazine (June 2005) “Niggas look at me like, ‘Why Prospect and Geddy never came out?’ Maybe they never came out because they never went into the studio and made an album. Maybe they didn’t want to work.” - Fat Joe, XXL (May 2005) “[Dave Mays’] heart pumps pink kool aid. For all his love of the ghetto, he never learned lesson one of surviving in the hood:[Benzino’s under] no circumstances are you to ever give your lunch money to a bully. It is far better to take the ass-whoopin’ than to be personal ATM.” – Reginald Dennis interview on hiphopdx.com “[Lil Flip] is on some real gay shit. He a cake for real. He a hoe-ass nigga.” - Slim Thug interview on sohh.com y morning and “Mario is my new boyfriend. You see what he’s singing about? Respect your girl - not, ‘Hey, bitch.’ I wake up ever think, How did I end up in this hip-hop shit?” – Kimora Lee Simmons, Vanity Fair “People need to stop trying to do a hundred different things and pick what they do really well and own it, wear it, and master it.” – Steve Stoute, Vibe Magazine (May 2005) “Southern hip-hop, in everything we do and everything we say, it comes back to love. And I think love’s twin brother or love within itself is pain. Because the only reason why you love something is because it has an ability to hurt us. All the stuff we talk about in our music is pain, whether we want to admit it or not. From the hoes in the club to the shooting and the bustingy up untilto diamonds now.” – inDavid our hands. We shine because we felt bad for so long. Our self-esteem was beaten into the ground from slaver Banner’s foreword to Tamara Palmer’s book Adventures in Dirty South Hip-Hop all the way down to a nigga’s penis, shit gets shut down! What’s up with that? Not hot at all. No female fun whatsoever. I think MTV is get- Man, I don’t know what to write. I ting more viewers than BET, and that’s a damn really don’t know how I can top last shame. Hip-hop is getting bigger, but where month’s “fuck BET” rant. In fact, I the fuck are we going to display it if we can’t wish people would kick me out of events air it on a network for the people who created more often so I’d have something to write it - Black Entertainment Television? - Danielle, about. A lot of people loved that BET editorial. [email protected] One person that emailed me even had a pretty good suggestion: after I make my first mil or so, I might fuck I just got the new issue of OZONE in the mail around and start my own TV channel. Watch out, BET. and I read most of it already. I actually skipped I’m plotting right now. Females will watch my channel XXL and Scratch to get to the OZONE. My favor- instead of BET because I’ll have some decent male hosts ite part is always your “Industry 101” section. (no Ray J’s). We all know the ladies really run shit. Do you have a deal with Blackberry? Cause if not, you’re giving them free press.