STRIPPERS, PORN STARS, GROUPIE CONFESSIONS & MORE! OZONE MAGAZINE 4th ANNUAL SLIPPIN’ ON YA PIMPIN’, MA,YA BOY CHOISE ME SEX ISSUE LIL WAYNE & BIRDMAN TRINA, RICK ROSS, LETOYA LUCKETT, YUNG JOC, PLIES, SLIM THUG, B.G., 25+ REASONS TREY SONGZ, TO WRAP IT UP! YOUNG DRO, TRAE, AKON, TOO $HORT, 10 FREAKIEST CRIME MOB, ARTISTS OF LIL BOOSIE, ALL TIME RASHEEDA, PITBULL, PLUS: & PIMP C THE CLIPSE J PRINCE TALK Z-RO DECEMBER 2006 DIRTY D.G. YOLA ISSUE # 52 STRIPPERS, PORN STARS, GROUPIE CONFESSIONS & MORE! 4th ANNUAL SEX ISSUE LIL WAYNE, TRINA, RICK ROSS, LETOYA LUCKETT, FREAKIEST YUNG JOC, PLIES, ARTISTS OF SLIM THUG, B.G., ALL TIME TREY SONGZ, YOUNG DRO, 25+ REASONS TRAE, AKON, TO WRAPIT UP! TOO $HORT, CRIME MOB, PLUS: LIL BOOSIE, RASHEEDA, THE CLIPSE PITBULL, J PRINCE & PIMP C Z-RO TALK D.G. YOLA DIRTY dec06contents PUBLISHER/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Julia Beverly MUSIC EDITOR: Maurice G. Garland FEATURES EDITOR: COVER STORIES Eric Perrin ADVERTISING SALES: Baby & Lil Wayne pg 82-83 Che’ Johnson (Gotta Boogie) The Clipse pg 78-81 PROMOTIONS DIRECTOR: Malik “Copafeel” Abdul MARKETING DIRECTOR: FEATURES David Muhammad DJ Profile pg 38 LEGAL CONSULTANT: Feedback pg 12 Kyle P. King, P.A. (King Law Firm) Smart Ass pg 22 SUBSCRIPTIONS MANAGER: Chin Check pg 20 Destine Cajuste JB’s 2 Cents pg 15 ADMINISTRATIVE: Industry 101 pg 40 Cordice Gardner Mathematics pg 18 Nikki Kancey Tana Hergenraeder Roland Powell pg 15 Producer Profile pg 42 CONTRIBUTORS: Amanda Diva, Bogan, Carlton Wade, Live Shows pg 110-114 Charlamagne the God, Chuck T, E-Feezy, CD Reviews pg 102-104 Edward Hall, Eric Perrin, Felita Knight, Iisha Hillmon, Jacinta Howard, Jaro Vacek, Mixtape Reviews pg 106 Jessica Koslow, J Lash, Jason Cordes, Jo Jo, Photo Galleries pg 19-43 Johnny Louis, Kamikaze, Keadron Smith, Keith Kennedy, K.G. 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Some call it soul-searching, meditation, twistin’ one up, whatever, but the important thing is getting back to the place (and it seems like you’re getting there) where all these folk who need your help around you feels less like a responsibility and more like a mission again. Heavy is the head that wears the crown. – Haziq Ali, [email protected] (Atlanta, GA) Hey JB, I checked out your 2 Cents like I always do in the November issue, and I’m glad to see that you’re doing better. I laughed towards the end be- cause I realized I was one of those cats who have asked you a few times about getting my artist in the mag. But the Carolinas do have a lot to offer hip-hop. Right now the scene is full of cats generating a Carolina sound that can definitely be recognized, but I’m gonna let you check that out for yourself. – Chyna Redd, [email protected] (Fayetteville, NC) I saw the picture of Camoflauge in your May anniversary issue. I’m really sad about Camoflauge. He was one of the best artists. I remember listening to the first CD he put out. I could relate to a lot of it, especially “Fuck Friends” and I want to thank you for the excellent interviews in your magazine that “Y’all Don’t Want No Drama.” There’s a lot more, but it’s a long list. I wish help destroy negative stereotypes about hip-hop. I teach a university course he was still here because everything he said was real. My favorite was “No required for future teachers called “Education and Society.” For the past Love.” I walked around every day singing that; that was some real shit that several years I have been including lyrics by artists such as David Banner hit me. I really wish I had the same opportunities he did. I wish the best to and other elements of hip-hop culture to help these adults better understand Pure Pain, keep y’all heads up. Keep pushin’, you guys have much love from their students. For example, I recently had them read your interview with me. My hood was the 912. Young Jeezy and listen to his music to show how he stresses the importance of – Quinton Fuller, [email protected] (Savannah, GA) focusing on one’s own intelligence and healthy lifestyle, and the relative un- importance of material acquisitions. My goal is to design high school courses I really enjoy OZONE Magazine. You make sure you’ve got every artist that’s that incorporate hip-hop into the curriculum in significant ways. I consider on top and whoever is about to be on top and the ones that are out there OZONE Magazine a great resource in this endeavor. grinding to make it to the top. I’m from Houston, and the only thing I feel – Carol O’Connor, [email protected] (Miami, AZ) that has not been touched on is the original Swishahouse members Lil Mario, Lester Roy, J Dogg, and Archie Lee. I feel that Swishahouse should at least Boston reads OZONE! I just wanted to give you a shout out and let you know give these guys some type of credit for what they did from day one: selling that OZONE is one of my favorite urban magazines. I read every article and CDs on street corners until Selective Sounds on the Northside of Houston look at every ad, even the ones with tips on entering the industry because I’m offered to carry the Swishahouse mixtapes. I feel that the fans should know trying to get in on the business side. Everyone knows Benzino is whack; please what happened to the original members and who should get credit for giving don’t hold that against Boston. I pinned your article on haters on my wall. them an outlet to move their CDs from the beginning. No other magazine Everything you say in your 2 Cents is true! Please keep the issues rolling so I has covered a story like this. There’s always two sides to every story. This is can continue to buy them! intended to give credit where credit is due, not to start a beef. These guys are – Alia Benmusa, [email protected] (Boston, MA) still putting out CDs and doing paid shows. – Terry Conley, [email protected] (Houston, TX) JB, I never respond to editorials, but when I read yours for the September issue it really picked me up and made me stop feeling sorry for myself. I sat I just read your 2 Cents in the October issue. Very deep. Congratulations on there thinking, if a red-head white girl (no offense) can do it in the Southern the OZONE Awards. You got one reader that doesn’t want to see you stop hip-hop game and not have self-pity, why can’t I? You are right about a lot and who acknowledges your accomplishments! Keep up the great work. of the things you say and I totally agree. A lto of people act like they want – Russ Jones, [email protected] (New York, NY) to help when they’re really trying to hold you down or get a piece. I want to thank you all for OZONE Magazine because the other ones don’t do the South Hey JB, I just read your 2 Cents in the October issue.