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JB, I just read your editorial about fear. It’s funny how things happen and pointed, but frankly not surprised. It is not just myself that is offended. How the order in which they occur. I’ve been a teacher for three years now, but exactly would you describe OZONE’s sense of humor? Ironic? Edgy? In your I got my degree in Public Relations/Advertising. I love being a teacher, but face? I would classify it as cheap. I am a huge fan of satire. I’m not attacking I have longed to work for myself in my field of study. What’s stopping me? or even questioning OZONE’s overall comedic ability, but rather bringing to FEAR! I have a stable 9 to 5 plus a mortgage! I have prayed about my deci- your attention something you may have overlooked. What you do is easy. sion to focus on Public Relations and it seems to be now or never. Things You are a culture vulture and I see right through you. seem to be falling into place and I have my first client. I want to thank you - Leah BeAbout, via email for writing this article. NO FEAR! – Veronica Jones, via email JB, I had to sit down and email you regarding your recent editorial on stepping up and pushing hard in all aspects of life. The article was a great I respect how OZONE digs so deep into the movement of Hip Hop, espe- message. Currently, I’m a Visual Merchandiser and I own my own jewelry cially the fact that the magazine was founded by a righteous hard-working line. I’m three months pregnant and I lost my energy and will to push my woman. This is something that parallels my life, as I was raised by a single other creative abilities; I would come home and sleep every day. So just mother. It’s really cool when I see young Latinos at the grocery store with recently I started to research ways I can reach young girls through my their mom and both kids are walking around the store reading OZONE. talents. Normally, I bypass editor’s messages. However, this time I believe OZONE truly reps for the streets and for Latinos. It’s one of the few maga- God wanted me to read your experience to improve mine for the purpose zines that reps the true demographics of our culture, and Latinos know this! of others. Give thanks. I love your mag! – Chris Quiroz, via email (Los Angeles, CA) – Rolicia Nicole McClain, via email

What’s up Too $hort? I just read your column about rape, and the fact that I’m currently incarcerated in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice whoever watched the [Richmond] rape must not have a conscience. I’ll pay prison system. I’m writing in regards to OZONE Magazine’s issue #79 page for it before I ever take some pussy. Keep it 100. 26 [the Sidekick Hackin’ between Tiny and Young Dro]. Whether it was – Young Trill, via email fact, fiction, or OZONE’s idea of a despicable joke, it was very out of line and disrespectful. Doing time can be very difficult, especially when one has a loving wife and family on the outside that he misses dearly. Being I was drawn to OZONE because of your article on Gucci Mane’s manage- separated from your companion can make for distraught feelings and hard ment committing fraud. I really enjoyed the article so I began exploring time. Everyone that is associated with the Hip Hop culture knows the bond your magazine. I read the “10 Things I’m Hating On” section by Audra and that T.I. and Tiny have. To publish something like that was hateful and made I was disgusted by your comment on Mohawks (“Unless you live on a res- OZONE look really bad. Whoever’s idea it was to publish such an issue ervation with no running water, got a liquor store on every cliff, and have involving a wife and a man in prison and his left hand man was very stupid two names, like Bear Tracks or Soaring Eagle, this should not be your style and feeble-minded. I can’t believe OZONE would participate in hating like of choice”). I understand satire. I agree with her, the hairstyles are strange this. Even if the accusation was true, at least for the respect of T.I. who in the when people don’t know their history and where they come from. I truly past has shown much love and respect for OZONE, the magazine could’ve was offended, not because my family has ties to Natives in Illinois, but be- kept T.I. and Tiny’s business confidential. When I decided to confront cause it should offend everyone. These are horrific misconceptions that be- OZONE with their hating and instigating ways, I first chose to write a rude, rate and belittle people, and with your fanbase, this is very dangerous and disrespectful “fuck you” letter, but I chose not to lower myself to OZONE’s wrong. I would like to ask the writer why she was so hateful to people who shallow ways. Because of my Crip affiliation I represent the OZONE family, have long struggled, just like the Africans in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. not in the sense of the magazine but the street gang Rollin’ 60s. OZONE has It’s as if she is making fun of sub-standard living. NOT ALL NATIVE AMERI- been a part of my vocabulary and heart for many years. To represent the CANS live on a reservation. They are not all alcoholics and they do not all word OZONE is to be real, so please OZONE Magazine, don’t publish any have two names. I would ask, on behalf of Native American activists, for an more hating shit like that. apology from the writer and the magazine for this blatant and inappropri- - Anthony “Lucky” Roach, via mail (Texas) ate bashing of Native People. She wasn’t making fun of the stereotype, she was using the stereotype to make fun. See the difference? Dave Chappelle Editor Responds: Sorry you took it so seriously, but Sidekick Hackin’ is a joke makes fun of stereotypes, in that he makes people see that stereotypes are and there was no disrespect intended towards T.I. or Tiny. ignorant. I’m kinda surprised you don’t take your readers’ comments more seriously. You don’t openly use stereotypes of Africans, Latinos, or Asians, do you? A lot of people take racism very seriously. I’m just surprised that Correction: The Boss Chicks R Us all-female compilation listed in the last you don’t even acknowledge it in the slightest, in light of the readership issue of OZONE on page 73 was incorrectly credited to “DJ Suga D & DJ Kris you appeal to and how they deal with racism on a daily basis. Disap- Stylez.” It should have been credited to “DJ Suga D & Exclusive J.”

12 // OZONE MAG JB’s 2cents ccasionally over the years, OZONE has drawn criticism for our raw interviews and uncensored language. And while editing this years’ Osex issue, I can see how some of the content might appall some people who don’t live in the same world we live in. But as someone with a voice, the most powerful thing I could present is simply the truth. The good, bad, or ugly truth. I’ve always enjoyed doing the sex issue interviews 10 THINGS I’M not only because they’re entertaining (who doesn’t love to talk about sex?) but because it’s an open opportunity to ask men any question that’s ever crossed HATIN’ ON my mind. That doesn’t mean all the answers are going to be pretty (it also should by Maurice G. Garland be mentioned that some artists are prone to exaggerate the “truth”). 1. THE OSCARS The only time black folks can win an Oscar is Especially for women, I feel like knowing is half the battle. Men act according when we play a crooked cop, get our brains to their options and while some rappers’ hittin’-it-and-quittin’-it tales might be banged out by Billy Bob Thorton, rap about offensive, we as women should be smart enough to read them objectively. You pimping or be an abusive mother who makes learn a lot more by listening than by talking. If you weren’t so busy talking about her daughter “eat this p*ssy.” *Kanye voice* LAVISH what a nasty dog he is, you could listen to what he’s saying and learn something, The Oscars don’t care about black people! At Lil Wayne’s going-away because chances are your man thinks the same way deep down. He just might party in Miami not be rich and famous enough to act on it and exercise his options. That doesn’t 2. DRAKE mean you should have a negative outlook on relationships from day one, but Is it me or does it seem like dude is always it does mean you should be cautious and protect yourself both physically and complaining about living the good life? He emotionally and be aware of what you’re dealing with. needs to listen to some Tela: “I’m so tired of ballin, ‘cause there’s too many bitches on my Some may be offended by stories about closet quickies (Big Hoodboss, pg. 40) or dick…YOU’LL NEVER HEAR A PLAYER SAY foursomes (Kuzzo Fly, pg. W14). It might be shocking to hear matter-of-fact advice THAT SHIT!” on anal sex etiquette and proper hymen-breaking procedure (Aurora Jolie, pg W18). But sex is a necessary part of life and we shouldn’t be afraid to talk about 3. PEOPLE WHO COMPLAIN ABOUT it or sugarcoat the reality. You should be aware that while you’re admiring his WHACK MUSIC Lamborghini (Bow Wow, pg. 64), more than likely he’s concentrating on telepathi- If all you find yourself listening to is whack In Alaska with the BD Productions crew, P-Nut cally trying to convince you to suck his dick (Mr. Marcus, pg. W16). Females have music, you must be a whack person yourself. and Baydilla Turn the damn TV and radio off and go to stop settling for hard dick and bubble gum and hold out for someone who outside. appreciates you for you. Find someone who cares about holding an intelligent conversation with you (J Valentine, pg. W12). Don’t just go from jump-off to jump- 4. SMART HOES ON TWITTER off and waste your pussy juice (Tahiry, pg. 46). Don’t be the one getting passed I’m sorry, baby, but if your avatar is a picture around the whole crew (Travis Porter, pg. 55), but learn to play a role in someone’s of you half-naked and bent over, I don’t want life and have a reason for being there (Soulja Boy, pg. 51). Be with someone who’s to hear shit you have to say about health care your best friend (Paul Wall, pg. 60). Life isn’t about how many hoes you can smash reform, religion, or world peace. Just Twitpic (Dorrough, pg. 44), so be careful what you wish for, and try not to jinx yourself some booty shots and keep it moving. for the future (Too $hort, pg. W6). Don’t be the next Kat Stacks, making a fool

KING YELLA KING of yourself all over the worldwide web. Be confident enough to know that you 5. QUIK-E-MART CASHIERS In Vegas with Nelly deserve better. If you demand more, you’ll get more. And I’m not talking about At hood convenience stores, when you buy more money, purses, or shoes. I’m talking about more respect, which is far more something for 97 cents, you give them a dol- important because with confidence and respect you can earn enough money to lar and they just say “thank you.” They must buy all those things yourself. think I’m either too rich to care or too dumb to count. Sometimes I want to go off like the Don’t believe hardly anything you read on the internet, and don’t take to heart little kid from the “Bitch, Give Me My Change” YouTube video. everything you hear on the radio. You don’t have to let her put her hands in your pants to be his little freak. You don’t have to volunteer to be the one to go home 6. Cheating Celebrity Husbands with Urshur or Trey Songz (Yuuup!). Be you. Don’t be a statistic.

With all these high-profile husbands get- ABDUL MALIK ting caught cheating, hoes are getting the In Dallas with Dorrough The biggest challenge of this issue was interviewing Lil Wayne (pg. 70). Although spotlight like never before. Every time I watch during All Star weekend portions of the interview may come off combative in print, it was an experience I the news or read the paper a new mistress is genuinely enjoyed. I didn’t really expect he would answer the question about telling her story, while another bomb is get- what was going through his mind when impregnating multiple women at ting dropped in the Middle East somewhere. once, but I had to ask because I was curious. Because I love men. And I love Tighten up, fellas. And ladies, celebrity men sex, as I’m sure everyone does, but at times the corrupt aspect of this business aren’t paying you for sex. He’s paying you to is disheartening. I feel like sex is morphing into something I don’t recognize leave and shut the fuck up. and becoming used more as a weapon to gain power and control and notori- ety (both by men and women) and less to form a bond between two people 7. People Who Still Argue About with mutual respect. Guys - stop rushing and stop pressuring. Let it happen TUPac vs. Biggie naturally (and stop texting us pictures of your dick when we just met you - that Y’all need to get some pussy. In Vegas with Paul Wall & shit ain’t cute). And ladies - make them earn it. Make them respect us. TV Johnny 8. Ben RoEthlisberger - Julia Beverly, [email protected] He needs to ASK for some pussy.

9. Hip Hop Club Dress Codes So, you want me to wear hard bottom shoes, Trey Songz “Neighbors Know My Name” take my hat off and button my shirt up…to Trey Songz f/ Usher & Keri Hilson “Invented Sex (Remix)” RE’Splaylist listen to Gucci Mane and Lil Wayne? Usher f/ Nicki Minaj “Little Freak” [email protected] T-Pain f/ Young Jeezy “Reverse Cowgirl” 10. “Free (insert dumbass)” T-SHIRT Robin Thicke f/ Ludacris “Sex Therapy (Remix)” Travis Porter “Get Naked” CAMPAIGNS Sean Garrett f/ Plies “Lay U Down” Kings of Leon “Sex On Fire” Jail is no fun and I wish it on nobody, but I’m Game feat. Ray J & Ester Dean “Pussy Fight” Keri Hilson “Make Love” sorry, I can’t rock a t-shirt saying Free Every- R. Kelly f/ Tyrese, Robin Thicke & The-Dream “Pregnant” RE “Lustful” damnbody. Getting caught with guns and dope does not make you a political prisoner.

OZONE MAG // 13 AUSTIN, TX: The 2010 NBA All-Star Game went down at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium. Thanks to Dr. Teeth and a number of others, MTV Jams held its own Texas Day COLUMBUS, GA: of programming in preparation. Featured area artists included SouthBound, DJ O3 has been doing parties all over the Southeast. Big D and SOA COD, J-Kapone, Question, Fade Dogg, Mojoe, and many others. J Cole came have been spotted everywhere. KG Smooth almost single handedly through town for a show at Ace’s Lounge and an in-store at Complete Cloth- made WKZJ the city’s #2 station. Jay Stylez kicked of his TV/blog site. ing. SXSW is coming to town. Confirmed artists include Chamillionaire, Paul Columbus State hosted a music conference, and OZONE’s own Ms. Wall, Trae, Killer Mike, Chalie Boy and more. Rivercity was in the building. I heard some people actually learned - O.G. of Luxury Mindz (www.luxurymindz.com) something - which doesn’t happen at every conference. - Slick Seville ([email protected]) BIRMINGHAM, AL: Mayor William Bell is the new mayor in the Magic City. Lloyd came to the P.O.B. DALLAS/FT. WORTH, TX: and Attitude hit the stage at the Palace alongside Trina. Cosmo’s and Club Dorrough’s single “Triple D Dat” featuring Tum Tum and Lil Tony from Martini’s have been going strong for the more mature crowd. DJ Serious spins Gangsta Grillz 23 is the new anthem for DFW. Def Jam’s Bone and So So every week at Club Ice. Yung LA came to Los Diaz, hosted by B-Money 3 Stacks Def’s Dondria are all over the radio while ladies in the streets are loving of 95.7 Jamz. Murc Camp dropped Big Business in Bama 2, Lil Haze dropped a “My Body” by Que P from Richmind Records. The Mansion is the official mixtape hosted by D.J Smallz, Eskimo Joe dropped LL Cool Joe, and M.P. has a Saturday night spot with DJ Merk (NGenius) and DJ Drop (Definition new mixtape. Off Tha Chain Records also dropped several projects. DJs). Forth Worth is holding their own with artists such as Immortal - K. Bibbs ([email protected]) Soldiers, Bossaliny, and Flonitti with DJs Dre, Pay, Wildhairr and Tuss in rotation at clubs Mystique, Crytals, Rackdaddy’s and Bijou. People in CHICAGO, IL: TDC reading this stay strong! Hot to Def has the hottest record in Chicago clubs and radio with “Up and - Edward “Pookie” Hall ([email protected]) Down.” Moonie from L.E.P. has a new hot record with Ray J called “Hood Girl.” Artists to check for include Rockie Fresh, Money Bag Boys, Big Homie Doe, YP, GAINESVILLE, FL: and Twone Gabz with his Hip Hop VS. Gucci mixtape. DJs to check for are DJ Travis Porter turned up Skyy Nite Club with their new single “Go Ransom, DJ Reese, DJ Metro, DJ Tmac, and DJ Bman. Chicago radio stations Shorty Go.” DTP’s latest R&B sensation Rudy Currence put on a five star are letting club DJs spin on-air during the weekend mixshows. performance for the University of Florida’s Black Student Union. Slim T - Jamal Hooks ([email protected]) and Looney G dropped their Center of Attention mixtape hosted by DJ Klarc Shepard, and J Road da College Kid dropped #Scholar Music. Bad CINCINNATI, OH: Villian Creative Agency launched FeedOffRap.com, a revolutionary Hip The Nati Mixtapes are now on www.midwestmixtapes.com. Producer M-80’s Hop aggregate site that compiles the top news and latest music all in beats are really hot and artists in the city are gravitating to his studio. Mz. one spot. Nicky’s new single “Uh Oh (Did I Do That)” (above) is getting rave reviews from - Jett Jackson ([email protected]) Rap Star Promotions and Zulu Nation South. Chris Johnson and Hakeem Griggs teamed up to bring back Street Fame Magazine. Gospel Rapper K- HOUSTON, TX: Drama has a new single entitled “Walkie Talkie.” Be on the lookout for the hit J. Cole of Roc Nation performed at Warehouse Live, which is also singles “Play Head” by Mickey Mac Main Ft. Killa K and MBG’s “My Swagg.” where the Go DJs and Rap-A-Lot hosted the Hip Hop for Haiti concert - Judy Jones ([email protected]) featuring all of the biggest names in the city: Bun B, Slim Thug, Young Problemz, Just Brittany and many more. Candi Redd’s video shoot was a

14 // OZONE MAG star-studded event directed by Mr. Boomtown. Local the hit single “Illusion” with Waka Flocka. Memphis Hard Rock put on a rapper Aday released his “Stronger” music video at huge benefit for Haiti with Al Kapone, Nasty Nardo, 40Kel, DJ Squeeky, Posh Lounge, which is one of the newest clubs of the DJ Zirk, and Yung Kee. Upcoming artist CU, a.k.a. Beezi, is pushing his city including Club Traffic and Dreams. mixtape Volume One: Rookie of the Year and his new single “Jackpot” is on - Ghost tha Hustla ([email protected]) the Coast to Coast mixtape. Nominees are geared up and ready to see who will bring home an SEA award and make Memphis proud. INDIANAPOLIS, IN: - Deanna Brown ([email protected]) Munki Boi Ent’s G Fresh has a single called “On My Mama” featuring Yung Tone that’s getting major NASHVILLE, TN: support across the nation. DJ Danny and DJ Ill Will are The Black Eyed Peas invaded Nashville and not only did they perform to heating up the street mixtape scene. Detox Gfx has a sold out show, they left a musical imprint on the city as well. Cashville’s inked nationwide graphic design deals with major own Star Murphy has been blazing the city with “Swagg On” featuring labels. Dragged Up Music (R.I.P. DJ Screw) just had its Waka Flocka, who also made his way to Nashville for the 1st time to re-grand opening. Pac Man’s new single with Project perform at L.A.X. Once again, Erica Elle held a quality event in Nashville a Pat called “Aint Nothin’ I Can’t Buy” is gaining major la the Stiletto Stampede hosted by Kendra of The Bad Girls Club 4. attention. MRC Ent. opened its recording studio. - Janiro ([email protected]) - DJ Black ([email protected]) PITTSBURGH, PA: JACKSON, MS: Get Money Gang is making all the right moves while Bully Ent’s mixtape Jackson’s own Lil C dropped a new project called Reunited is all over the streets. S. Money is back on the grind while Vonn The Stick Up Kid. He collaborated with Lil Boosie on Treeze is pulling in new records for his next mixtape. F. Block is a few the single “Still Bad.” Club Mardi Gras is under new steps closer to that major deal, and Boaz has everyone checking for him. ownership and has been pulling in crowds with art- - Lola Sims ([email protected]) ists like Pretty Ricky, Dondria, H-Town, and Juvenile. Actor Pooch Hall from the hit TV show The Game hit RICHMOND, TRI-CITIES, VA: up Freelon’s and the women went crazy. Trina fell R.I.P. to Power 92.1’s DJ Peachez and Southside Richmond rapper Mike through Club Dreamz and put on a great show. Robin Ezie of The Young Richmond Outcast. NoiseMakers Entertainment is pro- Thicke hit the city & from what we’re hearing, did not moting E-Jones’ single “I’m So Fresh” produced by BedRoom Wizard. On put on his best performance. I heard the afterparty at The Block Ent. and Block Starz Music released a mixtape by C Gillie titled Mardi Gras was better than the show. Everybody Hates Chris. G.M.G.B.’s music is becoming increasingly popular. - Tambra Cherie ([email protected]) & Stax J MAC, a.k.a. 804 Domino, has a new single called “Perk Up” that’s a certi- ([email protected]) fied club banger. The Dedikated Boyz, who have opened for Lil Wayne, released new material on Myspace.com/dedikatedboyz. JACKSONVILLE, FL: - Atiyyah Wali ([email protected]) Supa Chino, P.I.T. da Don of Duval, and Fish Grease Slim of Jim Beam all have upcoming mixtape proj- SACRAMENTO, CA: ects. Midget Mac had a birthday party with Bizzle and KBMB 103.5 The Bomb flipped its format from Hip Hop and R&B to a Bigga Rankin. Young Cash is featured on the Freaknik Top 40 Pop station called Hot 103.5, upsetting the Hip Hop community. cartoon with T-Pain on Cartoon Network’s Adult New artist L Solo dropped his video for the controversial “Pussy Song.” Swim, and although our Jaguars didn’t make it to the Sacramento producer Jae Synth and artist Bueno hosted a Party at Club Super Bowl this year, “Jaguar” from For the Love of Ray Blush that brought the city together for a night of unity. J 2 made it to the play-offs with Ray J and came back - Lavega “Kream” Sims ([email protected]) home with national fame. - Lil Rudy ([email protected]) ST. LOUIS, MO: J Howes has been holding down Hip Hop at T-Billy’s for over a year. Out- KILLEEN/BELTON/FT. HOOD/ DaWoodworks Radio is back on 89.5fm every Sunday 4-8pm CST on TEMPLE/WACO, TX: www.stlcc.edu/kcfv with DJ Jesse James and Mr. Marcus’ mixtape. Y-Esha Killeen welcomed quite a few acts recently to Jaguar crept back in the mix with “Billion Dollar Bitch.” Hittmenn DJs County Entertainment’s club Junction 45. Acts included Trina Brown and Shock hosted the group 700’s We Write This, We Produce This, (above), Party Boyz, and Big Tuck just to name a few. We Do This and Rell’s Out To Win. Will Victory’s Spit n Envy is a solid effort. Local artist 5 Star Stackz released his single “Full Of Basement Beats hit the streets with STL JUMPDRIVE Vol. 2 with DJ Sno. Myself.” Other singles released include Lil Neechie’s “Hella Hakeem Tha Dream released This Dat Loud with DJ Sir Thurl. The Champ Hottie” to follow up his song “Count That Money.” Spark Dawg is Herr mixtape by Ali of St. Lunatics is getting great reviews. These mix- released part one of a three part series entitled @SparkDawgMu- tapes can be downloaded for free at www.MidwestMixtapes.com. sic as a free download. Belton, TX producer Noki Swazay released - Jesse James ([email protected]) The Antidote under his group Nappy Town. - Chris OA ([email protected]) TAMPA, FL: 2 Pistols, Dynasty, Mason Caine, Sho Zoe and DJ Quest, Prophit, Prime LOUISVILLE, KY: (of J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League), Rob Diesel & Ryan Kendrick, and others came Hurra-Season is back with a new single called “Hatin.” Cocky has been on together in a free concert to benefit the people of Haiti. The event, orga- the road and just came back from the “A” choppin’ it up wit Block. DJ Q was nized by Super Daves’ producer David Bowes and House of Hitz Studio, on the red carpet at The Grammys reppin’ the city hard. Speaking of DJs, and hosted by Slick Worthington, raised money and collected a truck full DJ E Feezy was relinquished of his duties as on-air personality at B-96.5. of supplies before being shut down by the Tampa Police Dept. due to Mo Bouce Ent. has Headliners rockin’ once every month. Seth Firkins just noise complaints. Czech Republic rappers Marpo and V-Dubb appeared lauched his new media group www.fivebyfivemediagroup.com. on Pirate Radio Invasion before performing at The Orpheum for DJ Sand- - Divine Da Liaison ([email protected]) man and Deacon’s birthday bash. - Slick Worthington (Myspace.com/SlickWorthington) MANATEE COUNTY, FL: There’s been a lot of support for Haiti – tons of fundraisers, charities, and WASHINGTON, DC: donation booths have been set up to aide the effort. Papa Duck, of Haitian Whitefolkz took home the trophies at The DMV Awards 2010 for both descent, did a benefit concert at Club Elite in Palmetto to support the Best Male Rapper and Best Mixtape. Madam Madon got the award for cause. JT Money performed at the gentleman’s club Pandora’s Box. Webbie Best Female Rapper and Likeblood was anointed DC’s Best Rap Group. also came in town to perform at Club Hall. MLK weekend was all about Wale, X.O., and Phil Ade headlined the Hands for Haiti event at Howard the car shows, from St. Pete to Sarasota. Tampa college radio host Slick University. Liberated Muse, local rapper Bear Witnez, Tray Chaney also Worthington came in town to interview underground artists J Streetz and participated in Haiti benefit shows and songs. The Wasteland Mob Baby Boy on WSLR 96.5 fm with yours truly. clique is geared up again - Tokes Eastwood delivered The Steel Reserve - Hollywood Red ([email protected]) CD, and Q’Darange just released the “Holla If U Hear Me” single and video. K-Beta released the song “Come Closer” and his CD Inglorious MEMPHIS, TN: Beta will be available soon. La Chat dropped her new Trap-A-Holics mixtape Krumbz 2 Brickz featuring - Sid “DCSuperSid” Thomas ([email protected])

OZONE MAG // 15 MEASURING SUCCESS | By Wendy Day (www.RAP-COALITION.COM)

ne of the many changing things in the urban music business is how we 50 Cent and Kanye West were fighting illegal downloads, artists like Young Jeezy, measure the success of an artist. Measuring rap, R&B, reggae, and even Boosie and Webbie were still able to sell a large amounts of CDs, especially in the Odance music sales has always been challenging, and even though compa- South. I watched an increase of bootlegged CDs pop up at carwashes and swap nies like the Nielsen-owned SoundScan claim to be 100% effective, they are not. meets throughout the ‘hoods in the South though, as CDs sold 3 for $10 in most cases, as the RIAA resorted to suing college kids for illegal downloading instead SoundScan is a company that began measuring music sales in the early 90s by of shutting down the shops with multiple burners to bootleg CDs. Music became supplying willing music retailers with special scanners and software that counted “free” (or close to free) among an entire new generation of fans. and tallied up barcode (UPC) scans at the point of purchase (cash registers). Every Sunday night that tally would be automatically downloaded to SoundScan In a way, this shift benefits the indie artists who are out here selling their own CDs. headquarters in White Plains, NY for publication the following Wednesday to Enterprising bootleggers don’t mass produce music until there is a mass market subscribers with very deep pockets (the subscriptions are costly), meaning major of sales, and the fans still seem to admire and support the grind of artists who record labels. sell their CDs hand-to-hand, or who travel from town to town promoting their music regionally. While artists and major labels all around me were complaining of One of the problems with SoundScan is that it has never been able to measure bootlegging and lost revenue, I watched the TMI Boyz sell hundreds of thousands EVERY sales outlet. Many of the independent retailers around the country, of CDs while on the road for almost 18 months straight. Very little of it was mea- where the bulk of rap sales were happening in the 90s, were reluctant to have surable by SoundScan. any counting system overseeing their business. Whether it was for tax reasons (did not want the IRS to know how much music they were really selling) or for But even with the inaccuracies in the SoundScan system, the urban music business reasons (fear that a chain store would get their retail sales information industry used to be able to measure the sales, the response to promotional and and open a store directly across the street with lower prices thereby putting marketing efforts, and measure the buzz or hype an artist had. We knew where them out of business—which ironically happened anyway), many didn’t want the fans where, where to do shows, and where to have merchandise and CDs to to report their sales to anyone. It also didn’t count venue sales until somewhat sell. It was a no-brainer. We didn’t have to wonder where anonymous downloads recently—and they are self-reported, which means it depends upon the honesty were occurring, they weren’t. of the person reporting. Today that measurement process is more challenging. I noticed it when Gucci To make up for this lack of accurate data, SoundScan weighted certain willing- Mane got out of prison in March of 2009. He had a good buzz on the streets from to-report stores more heavily than others. This meant that when an independent dropping back-to-back mixtapes and from OJ Tha Juiceman keeping Gucci’s name store scanned one sales copy of a CD, it could count as four sold copies to make alive while he was locked down. But I don’t think anyone could have predicted the up for the area’s lack of actual SoundScan reporters. Additionally, many of the $30,000 to $50,000 per show booking price that he’d command almost instantly, SoundScan stores realized early on that there was a business to be made of with no album in the marketplace and no hot single at radio (this was months selling SoundScan scans to labels. Aside from being treated better by the labels before “Wasted” hit radio). There was no way to measure his buzz prior to that. He because they were a SoundScan reporter (meaning promo dollars spent in their was kept busy doing shows but still managed to record mixtapes and keep music stores for key pricing and positioning campaigns), an economy of “seeding” in the marketplace. Most of it was downloaded for free (by his choice) from web- sprung up around the country which caused labels to send extra boxes of CDs sites and blogs that had become the way to receive new music. Fans at his shows to SoundScan retailers for additional scans for a price. Some would scan the could sing along, word for word. They didn’t need radio singles. chosen CD at the register daily no matter what other title was sold, while others would receive boxes of free product to scan throughout the week. Smart labels While his MySpace hits increased and his popularity on Twitter was apparent, controlled the scans and made it appear as natural as possible, sometimes to there was no legitimate measuring system in place to gauge his media men- have a big first week (hitting #1 on the Billboard chart was a sure way to garner tions, count the downloads (too many sites had music posted), track the shows extra press and attention which led to additional sales). Some indie labels used and price increases, or measure the increase in success he was experiencing. His this method to land a bigger deal with a major label. increased popularity also led to an increase in popularity of the artists surround- ing him: Nicky Minaj, OJ Tha Juiceman, and Wacka Flocka Flame. Buying SoundScan in urban music (at least in the areas in which I travelled) became such a popular practice that when I was shopping deals at the major In today’s music business economy we have no real accurate (or even semi-accu- labels from 1995 to 2005, I used to separate out the SoundScan sales from the rate) way of measuring success for artists. With SoundScan tracking mainstream independent retailers. If it was more than 15% of overall sales by the artist, I sales, only the mainstream artists seem to be faring well (Lil Wayne, Kanye, Taylor knew (and the major labels knew) they were buying SoundScan. I would pass on Swift, Susan Boyle, etc). Meanwhile, I haven’t heard a decrease of music coming shopping those deals because I knew the major labels would see the fraud and I from or playing in the ‘hoods of America. Even without SoundScan sales, kids are didn’t want that fake shit to sully my otherwise stellar reputation for doing deals singing along to every Gucci Mane and Yo Gotti song during their shows (music (I’m proud to say that I’ve done some of the best deals in urban music from 1995 is from their mixed CDs). They are listening to a larger number of unknown, to 2005 when there were good deals to be had). I was proud that my deals led independent, and unsigned artists than ever, and they aren’t getting the music to superstar sales levels (except two) and fake scans weren’t the way to achieve just from the internet. superstar status (at least not as an indie). As this change is occurring, I’m watching folks who thrive on research and num- In the early years of the 21st century, however, I watched urban sales switch from bers scramble to count MySpace hits, Twitter and Facebook friends, downloads a full-length CD marketplace to a downloaded singles market. I also watched from myriads of websites and blog sites (too many different ones to count), World Best Buy and WalMart—the biggest music retailers—become replaced by iTunes Star views, etc. Yet none of it is accurate. Software programs can boost numbers in importance and overall sales volume. I also noticed that the core rap fans were on the web as easily as SoundScan swipes could be duplicated at indie retailers in not really the active downloaders; the mainstream and pop fans were. So while the 90s. I guess we’re going to have to let the fans tell us. And this means we need an even closer one-on-one relationship with the fans, the streets, and the internet. What was as easy as picking up SoundScan reports on Wednesday mornings is no more. Oh how I long for those days.... //

16 // OZONE MAG (above L-R): T-Pain & his wife Amber @ T-Pain’s private Christmas party in Atlanta, GA; Trina & Mya @ Trina’s birthday party in Miami, FL; Too $hort & E-40 in Nagoya, Japan (Photo: Julia Beverly)

01 // Papa Duck & JW @ Duval Diamond Awards (Jacksonville, FL) 02 // TayDizm, T-Pain’s mother Aaliyah, & Young Cash @ T-Pain’s private Christmas party (Atlanta, GA) 03 // Zaytoven, DJ Greg Street, & Big Bank Black on the set of Big Bank Black’s “Try It Out” video shoot (Atlanta, GA) 04 // DJ Merk, Bay Bay, & Dorrough @ the BET Hip Hop Awards (At- lanta, GA) 05 // Ed from Miskeen, 8Ball, & Big Du on the set of 8Ball & MJG’s video shoot (Atlanta, GA) 06 // Dose, DJ Infamous, & DJ Unk @ Polow’s Zone 4 Thanksgiving turkey giveaway (Atlanta, GA) 07 // DJ Smallz, Khujo Goodie, & Big Gipp @ Wild 94.1’s Last Damn Show (St Petersburg, FL) 08 // Too $hort signing autographs @ Yokohama Bay Hall (Tokyo, Japan) 09 // Mr Marcus, Ne-Yo’s mom, Ne-Yo’s sister, & Ne-Yo @ T-Pain’s private Christmas party (Atlanta, GA) 10 // Gorilla Zoe, guest, & Supplya @ Libra for DJ Scream’s birthday party (Atlanta, GA) 11 // Da Block Boi & DJ Merk @ 8 Lounge for Dorrough’s birthday bash (Dallas, TX) 12 // DJ Dave & Travis Porter @ Libra for DJ Scream’s birthday party (Atlanta, GA) 13 // Chris Gree, Trai’D, & DJ Tuss @ Rackdaddy’s (Arlington, TX) 14 // J Nicks & Don P @ Throbacks for ATL Record Pool (Atlanta, GA) 15 // T-Pain & Ne-Yo’s mothers @ T-Pain’s private Christmas party (Atlanta, GA) 16 // Southanbred & Sean Teezy @ Throbacks for ATL Record Pool (Atlanta, GA) 17 // Vivica Fox & DJ Ace @ The Gate (Atlanta, GA) 18 // Riskay & DJ Holiday @ Primal (Atlanta, GA) 19 // Kevin Cossom & Wuz Good @ Roxy Nightclub (Orlando, FL)

Photo Credits: Devon Buckner (10,12); Edward Hall (11,13); Julia Beverly (02,08,09,15); Malik Abdul (05,06); Ms Rivercity (03,04,14,16,17,18); Terrence Tyson (01,19); Travis Pend- ergrass (07)

OZONE MAG // 17 CHIN CHECK By Charlamagne Tha God

One of my high school math teachers used to same. The power of the P-U-S-S-Y! always get on me about not paying attention. I THE POWER said, “Say the word ‘pussy’ before every problem It’s okay, though, fellas. Some things are not to and I think I’ll be more focused.” Addition, sub- be figured out or questioned, just experienced traction, multiplication, no. Division of the legs, and enjoyed. Vagina is one of them. To try to go OF THE damn it! That’s what I’m into! The power of the against vagina is a losing battle. Don’t bite the P-U-S-S-Y! hand that feeds you and don’t fight the vagina P-U-S-S-Y that pushed you out. It’s that simple. Twilight star Robert Pattison recently was quoted saying that he was allergic to vaginas. He was In closing, I would like to propose that we stop The power of the P-U-S-S-Y asked about a photo shoot in which his head calling dudes “pussies” as an insult. I don’t under- That’s why every muthafucker in the world dress was placed between a model’s legs. “I really hate stand the logic in calling somebody I don’t care fly vaginas,” he said. “I’m allergic to vagina. But I for a word that’s used to describe something Every baller that can afford it they cop the best can’t say I had no idea, because it was a 12-hour I truly enjoy. The word “Pussy” is a great word. ride shoot, so you kinda get the picture that these Next time you’re feeling down, sit down, take a For the power of the P-U-S-S-Y [models] are going to stay naked after, like, five deep breath, close your eyes, and say “Pussy.” In- The power of the P-U-S-S-Y or six hours. But I wasn’t exactly prepared. I had stant mood changer. The power of the P-U-S-S-Y! That’s why niggas get their haircut and try to no idea what to say to these girls. Thank God I dress fly was hungover.” Streetfully Yours, Every baller that can afford it, he cop the best ride Charlamagne Tha God For the power of the P-U-S-S-Y In my best Riley Freeman voice, “Nigga, you gay!” - Jay-Z God is not that cruel. Knock it off. Who the fuck Follow Me On Twitter do you think you’re fooling? You’re sitting around www.twitter.com/cthagod Men, say what you want, but the vagina is the with vagina for 12 hours and the best excuse you reason that women will always win. We can claim can come up with is that you’re allergic? You can that women aren’t fit to be leaders or bosses be- be allergic to peanuts and plants, but pussy is cause they’re too emotionally unstable, but the essential to survival. It’s third only to oxygen and truth is that because of that whole of goodness in water. The power of the P-U-S-S-Y. their panties, they’re already the leader and the boss. Plus, it makes most men more emotional I personally believe that the lining of the vagina and unstable than any woman could ever be. should be used as the material for tires. Do you know you would never have to buy another tire Don’t front. Think about that girl that makes your again if we could learn to use the greatest mate- toes curl on the regular. That one chick whose rial ever created for vehicular purposes? What’s guts you love to be up in, whether it’s your wife, tougher than vagina walls? I could only imagine baby mom, girlfriend, or whatever piece of pussy how smooth this ride would be when it rained. you think is yours. Now imagine some other dude You wouldn’t be slipping and sliding all over the up in them walls, her making those faces and road, you would just glide smooth and easy. The noises you think are reserved for you, for some- tires would never go flat; you’d just have to keep body else. Relax, homeboy. It’s just in your mind. them lubricated. Driving would never be the Don’t you feel unstable and emotional already? That’s the power of the P-U-S-S-Y.

It’s not fair, man. God knew what he was doing when he gave the woman the pussy. Dick will never have that kind of long-term power over a woman. The first few times you bang a chick she might be into the dick. You might have her sprung a little, but after a while dick power wears off. Pussy power, not so much! 1. Mr. HIT DAT HOE Think about it. Us dudes will give up so much for www.twitter.com/TheMrHitDatHoe a piece of pussy. We buy clothes, cars, Nintento Carrying on Dallas, Texas’ current wave of dance music (“The Dou- Wii’s, and we even give women places to stay. My gie” & “Stanky Leg”), a character named Mr. Hit Dat Hoe is putting dick has never gotten me anything other than a his bid in to be the next dance phenomenon. Oddly, his dance bottle of Black Armani Code. Am I upset about doesn’t involve any punching, slapping or kicking. Its actually this? No, because I understand the power of the made up of hoe girl-like moves including hip-shaking, waist-twirl- P-U-S-S-Y. ing and finger-snapping.

Lay your head on a girl’s thigh while she’s butt 2. EXTORTION ENTERTAINMENT naked. Don’t touch her, don’t lick her, just lay www.myspace.com/ExtortionEnt there and feel the energy coming from that It’s kinda ironic that this label is based in Boston, home of the rapper whom OZONE named vagina. It’s unreal; you can feel it. It gives off some Extortionist of the Year in 2004. According to their Myspace page, they house artists, DJ and host kind of special energy that we will never truly events. Hope they pay their staff. understand. 3. MAC MUSTARD Why do the strip clubs stay packed? Because This rapper comes from same circle as Max B. and French Montana. His rhymes sound pretty when you get a room full of pussy and all of them good, but his name sounds like a failed A1 Sauce flavor. are giving off that energy, it draws men. We can’t help it. It’s the same thing with pornos. Pussy will by Maurice G. Garland always get a man’s undivided attention.

18 // OZONE MAG (above L-R): Waka Flocka Flame & DJ Unk @ Polow’s Zone 4 Thanksgiving turkey giveaway in Atlanta, GA (Photo: Malik Abdul); DJ Holiday, DJ Infamous, & Stix Malone @ Primal in Atlanta, GA (Photo: Ms Rivercity); Nelly & Gucci Mane @ Society in St. Louis, MO (Photo: King Yella)

01 // Young Joe, DJ Smallz, 2 Pistols, & DJ Kid Hustle @ Wild 94.1’s Last Damn Show (St Petersburg, FL) 02 // DJ Khaled & E Class @ Firestone (Orlando, FL) 03 // DJ Scream & OG Ron C @ Throbacks for ATL Record Pool (Atlanta, GA) 04 // E-40, guest, Morris, & Too $hort (Nagoya, Japan) 05 // Byron & Dub G @ Libra for DJ Scream’s birthday party (Atlanta, GA) 06 // Ne-Yo & Young Cash @ T-Pain’s private Christmas party (Atlanta, GA) 07 // Tony Neal, Mia X, & BG @ The Chocolate Bar for BG’s listening party (New Orleans, LA) 08 // Princess & Gorilla Zoe @ Libra for DJ Scream’s birthday bash (Atlanta, GA) 09 // Trina & CO @ Trina’s birthday party (Miami, FL) 10 // Guest, Terrence J, Monica, Teyana Taylor, Polow da Don, & Chubbie Baby @ Polow’s Zone 4 Thanksgiving turkey giveaway (Atlanta, GA) 11 // TJ & Beat Doctor @ The Chocolate Bar for BG’s listening party (New Orleans, LA) 12 // DJ T-Roc, Montana White, & Bigga Rankin @ Throbacks for ATL Record Pool (Atlanta, GA) 13 // Ashley, Tony Neal, & Lavish @ Duval Diamond Awards (Jacksonville, FL) 14 // G Boy & Trick Daddy’s Pops @ T-Pain’s private Christmas party (Atlanta, GA) 15 // Colione, Jasmin, & Ivan @ Libra for DJ Scream’s birthday bash (Atlanta, GA) 16 // Don P, Alley Boy, & guests @ Libra for DJ Scream’s birthday party (Atlanta, GA) 17 // Juney Boomdata & Lil Bankhead @ Libra for DJ Scream’s birthday bash (Atlanta, GA) 18 // Supplya & Gorilla Zoe @ Libra for DJ Scream’s birthday bash (Atlanta, GA) 19 // Bola showing herself some love @ Club Blakely (Norfolk, VA) 20 // Chalie Boy & DJ Teknikz @ Libra for DJ Scream’s birthday bash (Atlanta, GA)

Photo Credits: Devon Buckner (05,16); J Lash (09); Julia Beverly (04,06,14); Malik Abdul (10); Marcus DeWayne (07,11); Ms Rivercity (03,08,12,15,17,18,19,20); Terrence Tyson (02,13); Travis Pendergrass (01)

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E LAC K C E She Liked my N MARQUIS “LAMBO 6” DANIELS MIRROR IMAGE The Boston Celtics’ guard moonlights as a rapper known as Lambo 6

wanted to do something different. Jason of Beverly Hills, my Once Jason put the [video clip] of the piece being made on World- jeweler, kinda helped me with the idea. He said I should do star, everyone started talking about “he paid this much” and “he did something with my dreads hanging down, so I could either that” but they don’t know. I just let them assume. A lot of people let ‘em hang down or tie ‘em up. The piece weighs 1300 love the piece. It’s just certain people that have something to say gramsI and it has 165 carats. about it. But, I don’t pay attention to them. To make the mold of my face, I did a catscan, like an MRI. I had to lay Right now, my group the 1090 Blokk Boyz out of Orlando has the down while they did a scan of my face. I had to turn all different an- song “Nikki” that’s drawing a lot of buzz. I’m focused on basketball, gles and stuff. It was crazy how he did it. He did my wife’s wedding though, I mainly just do rap during the summer. But I’m on a lot ring, so I’ve been working with Jason of Beverly Hills for a while. of the 1090 Blokk Boyz’ stuff. We’re gonna try to do something like what the Hot Boys did back in the day. // I’m not gonna reveal how much it cost, because there’s a little too much going on. People are talking about it and making specula- As told to Julia Beverly tions, and they’re on me bad about it. It’s not that they don’t like the Photos courtesy of Jason of Beverly Hills [piece], it’s just with the NBA lockout possibly coming up, they’re saying I wasted money on the piece. But they really don’t know what I paid for it, so they’re just speculating.

20 // OZONE MAG (above L-R): Lil Scrappy’s mother & Diamond @ the BET Hip Hop Awards in Atlanta, GA (Photo: Ms Rivercity); T-Pain & Mr Marcus @ T-Pain’s private Christmas party in Atlanta, GA; Big Bank Black & Alley Boy @ Phillips Arena for Jingle Bash in Atlanta, GA (Photos: Julia Beverly)

01 // DJ Khaled, Trina, & E-Class @ Mansion for DJ Khaled’s birthday party (Miami, FL) 02 // Sho & Big Hoodboss @ Club Che (Dallas, TX) 03 // Chucc & Dorrough @ 8 Lounge for Dorrough’s birthday bash (Dallas, TX) 04 // Derrick, Webbie, Brittney, & Trell @ F15teen (St Louis, MO) 05 // Bigga Rankin & Swamp Izzo on the set of Big Bank Black’s “Try It Out” video shoot (Atlanta, GA) 06 // T-Pain & DJ Nasty @ Mansion for DJ Khaled’s birthday party (Miami, FL) 07 // Raj Smoove, Tony Neal & Juggie @ The Chocolate Bar for BG’s listen- ing party (New Orleans, LA) 08 // Travis Porter & DJ Teknikz @ Sub Zero (Atlanta, GA) 09 // Fiend, Corner Boy, Mia X, & The Show @ The Chocolate Bar for BG’s listening party (New Orleans, LA) 10 // DJ Smallz, Cindy Nuzzo, & 2 Pistols @ Wild 94.1’s Last Damn Show (St Petersburg, FL) 11 // OG Ron C & Cory Mo @ Throbacks for ATL Record Pool (Atlanta, GA) 12 // Lil Bankhead & Bu on the set of Big Bank Black’s “Try It Out” video shoot (Atlanta, GA) 13 // Double D, Tony Neal, DJ Dr Doom, DJ Demp, TJ Chapman, & Kingpin @ Duval Diamond Awards (Jacksonville, FL) 14 // Young Cash, Hot Yella, & Taydizm @ T-Pain’s Christmas party (Atlanta, GA) 15 // Jon Geezy & Bigga Rankin on the set of Big Bank Black’s “Try It Out” video shoot (Atlanta, GA) 16 // TV Johnny & DJ Demp @ Mansion for DJ Khaled’s birthday party (Miami, FL) 17 // Ace Hood & Val @ Roxy Nightclub (Orlando, FL) 18 // Charnae & Ms Rivercity @ Libra for DJ Scream’s birthday party (Atlanta, GA) 19 // Brisco, E Class, & Ace Hood @ Roxy Nightclub (Orlando, FL)

Photo Credits: Devon Buckner (18); Edward Hall (02,03); King Yella (04); Malik Abdul (14); Marcus DeWayne (07,09); Ms Rivercity (05,08,11,12,15); Terrence Tyson (01,06,13,16,17,19); Travis Pendergrass (10)

OZONE MAG // 21 22 // OZONE MAG (above L-R): Lil Jon & Lil Scrappy @ Phillips Arena for Jingle Bash in Atlanta, GA (Photo: Julia Beverly); Rasheeda & Kandi on the set of LA the Darkman’s video shoot in Atlanta, GA (Photo: Ms Ja); VIC & Yung LA @ Phillips Arena for Jingle Bash in Atlanta, GA (Photo: Julia Beverly)

01 // Beat Doctor, BG, & Anthony Murray @ The Chocolate Bar for BG’s listening party (New Orleans, LA) 02 // Morton Sisters @ Duval Diamond Awards (Jacksonville, FL) 03 // Youngbreed & Swazy Baby @ Duval Diamond Awards (Jacksonville, FL) 04 // Tony Neal & Corey from Clout Records @ Tony Neal’s birthday bash (Dallas, TX) 05 // DJ Merk & Tomeka Pearl @ 8 Lounge for Dorrough’s birthday bash (Dallas, TX) 06 // Shawty Lo & Waka Flocka @ Libra for DJ Scream’s birthday bash (Atlanta, GA) 07 // Uncle Buddy Hunch, Young Cash, & T-Pain @ T-Pain’s private Christmas party (Atlanta, GA) 08 // Boo & Too $hort @ Yokohama Bay Hall (Tokyo, Japan) 09 // DJ Smallz & 2 Pistols reppin Icebox Jewelry @ Wild 94.1’s Last Damn Show (St Petersburg, FL) 10 // DJ Unk & Sean Teezy @ Throbacks for ATL Record Pool (Atlanta, GA) 11 // Fort Knox, Naughty by Nature, & P Brown @ Throbacks for ATL Record Pool (Atlanta, GA) 12 // Rich Boy, fan, & Dose @ Polow’s Zone 4 Thanksgiving turkey giveaway (Atlanta, GA) 13 // Steve O & ladies @ Club Live 618 (Milwaukee, WI) 14 // JW, Double D, & Boo Rossini @ Duval Diamond Awards (Jacksonville, FL) 15 // ET & Meany @ Club Mariachi (Atlanta, GA) 16 // Dose & Cyhi da Prynce @ Cyhi da Prynce’s meet & greet (Atlanta, GA) 17 // Papa Duck & Dose @ Duval Diamond Awards (Jacksonville, FL) 18 // T-Roy, Ms Dynasty, & DJ Q45 @ Duval Diamond Awards (Jacksonville, FL) 19 // Guest, Haitian Fresh, PI Bang, & guest @ Roxy Nightclub (Orlando, FL)

Photo Credits: D-Ray (13); Edward Hall (04,05); Julia Beverly (07,08); Malik Abdul (12); Marcus DeWayne (01); Ms Rivercity (06,10,11,15,16); Terrence Tyson (02,03,14,17,18,19); Travis Pendergrass (09)

OZONE MAG // 23 Atlanta native JEZEBELL has a body built from the imagi- nation of Andre 3000 himself. The Atlanta stripper got her name because her body is shaped just like the cover art for the classic outKast Aquemini album.

Now she collects stacks of money from men who love her body she wiggles with grace. Jezebell got her start throwing private parties but moved her act to the clubs because it was safer. Now she’s in the club giving the men a more personable experi- ence. “The way I am going to mesmerize you and entertain you, is going to be different from anyone else.”

Maybe that’s why Atlanta elite make it rain on her and pay her the top dollar. They don’t hold their tongue while she’s making her booty bounce. “I’ve been promised everything,” she says. “I was out of town working and this customer told me he had a fetish for being dominated by me.”

She’s not ashamed to say she makes a lot of money, and she know she’s fly. “Basketball players love me because I am so small,” she adds.

While staring at her pictures, one can’t help but want to cover her booty in something sweet. For those men Jezebell has a preference. “Honey would look real good glistening, but the chocolate is more edible.”

She’s unapologetically cocky, and very easy on the eyes. She doesn’t sugarcoat her profession and her family knows that she’s an ass shaker. “A lot of girls can’t wiggle like me. That’s just a God-given gift.”

The guys flocks to her for table dances because of that wiggle and her amazing looks. If she wasn’t dancing, sheds be do- ing hair. Jezebell is a licensed barber who is thinking about jumping into the realm of video vixen. “I’m interested in doing videos, but I’m about getting a check! They don’t pay enough,” Jezebell continues. “I’ve already been told I’m killing Buffy The Body and this was when I wasn’t working out, but I want that check!”

Next time you’re at Strokers, make sure you check out Jezebell. You won’t be disappointed. //

Words by Blogxilla (of Blogxilla.com) Measurements: 36-26-42 Website: Strokersclub.com Booking: twitter.com/strokersclub or 770-270-0350 Photography: DC The Brain Supreme dcphotoimaging.com Make up Artist: Mike Mike 678-732-5285 Hairstylist: Baby Boy 404-396-2739

24 // OZONE MAG (above L-R): Mr Marcus & Lil Wayne’s mother Miss Cita @ T-Pain’s private Christmas party in Atlanta, GA (Photo: Julia Beverly); Soulja Boy & Lil Jon @ Phillips Arena for Jingle Bash in Atlanta, GA (Photo: Julia Beverly); Dorrough & his birthday cake @ 8 Lounge for Dorrough’s birthday bash (Dallas, TX)

01 // DJ Scream & Rico Brooks @ Libra for DJ Scream’s birthday party (Atlanta, GA) 02 // Sho & Chalie Boy @ Club Che (Dallas, TX) 03 // DJ Charlie Chan & DJ Sir Thurl @ Karma (St. Louis, MO) 04 // TJ Chapman with BG & his mother @ The Chocolate Bar for BG’s listening party (New Orleans, LA) 05 // Big Omeezy, DJ Pizo, & E-40 performing @ Camp Fos- ter Marine Base (Okinawa, Japan) 06 // DJ Unk & Polow da Don @ Polow’s Zone 4 Thanksgiving turkey giveaway (Atlanta, GA) 07 // Clipse @ Karma (St. Louis, MO) 08 // Chingy & his sister Ziggy @ her Flaunt shoe store (St. Louis, MO) 09 // Too $hort & DJ Pizo checking out the selection of Japanese women (Nagoya, Japan) 10 // One Chance & G Boy @ T-Pain’s private Christmas party (Atlanta, GA) 11 // Yung Joc & DJ Ace @ Libra for DJ Scream’s birthday bash (Atlanta, GA) 12 // Hot Boy Ronald, Na’Tee, & DJ Ro @ The Chocolate Bar for BG’s listening party (New Orleans, LA) 13 // Swamp Izzo & Jon Geezy on the set of Big Bank Black’s “Try It Out” video shoot (Atlanta, GA) 14 // Jasper & Erin @ The Loft for I Do Music (Atlanta, GA) 15 // DJ Khaled & Papa Duck @ Firestone (Orlando, FL) 16 // Val, Young City, & Chris Turner @ Roxy Nightclub (Orlando, FL) 17 // Guest, Lil Hot, & Bama @ Club Mariachi (Atlanta, GA) 18 // CO & DJ Khaled @ Mansion for DJ Khaled’s birthday party (Miami, FL) 19 // Chucc & Tomeka Pearl @ 8 Lounge for Dorrough’s birthday bash (Dallas, TX)

Photo Credits: Devon Buckner (01); Edward Hall (02,19); Julia Beverly (05,09,10); King Yella (03,07,08); Malik Abdul (06); Marcus DeWayne (04,12); Ms Rivercity (11,13,14,17); Ter- rence Tyson (15,16,18)

OZONE MAG // 25 WAKA FLOCKA & CASSIE

WAKA FLOCKA: Hey Cassie I seen your naked pics. When you gonna let a young drug dealer fuck?

Cassie: I know a lot of young drug dealers. Who is this?

WAKA: Call me Waka Flocka aka young wild nigga.

Cassie: Hell no, I know you don’t got my number!!

WAKA: Shawty I got your number. I Got purp, got kush, got pills got white in the trap all night with the hard and the soft..

Cassie: What do you mean hard or soft? You talking about your dick? WAKA: Naw that coka,but my dick is why I text. When you gonna let me rock you to sleep like a baaaaaby!!

Cassie: You tripping, I’m not fucking up my relationship with Diddy to fuck with you. He was talking about you last night saying how he murdered you on your own record.

WAKA: Diddy talking shit? Hang him by the ropa...

Cassie: Nigga please, how the hell did you get Diddy on the remix anyway? That had to cost a grip!

WAKA: Yeah I fucked my budget up, ran up in Gucci crib just to get my stacks up, now i’m back on deck so shawty what the fuck you want?

Cassie: Nigga I don’t want shit! Besides i’m sure you got a girlfriend....

WAKA: Got a main bitch, got a mistress, a couple girlfriends i’m so hood rich.. OZONE EXCLUSIVE Cassie: Nigga I don’t even know you, who are you?

WAKA: Waka Flocka Flames one hood ass nigga. Textin’ is no longer safe now that OZONE’s dangerous minds have hacked the system. Cassie: I’m telling Diddy...

WAKA: Lame ass nigga ain’t got no fight, he know I go hard in the muthafuck- ing paint nigga! Leave him stanking nigga! Cassie what the fuck you thinking nigga!!

Cassie: I’m thinking I need to stop texting you and go get my head shaved...

WAKA: I saw your head, what happened? You got hit with the choppa? We call that shit hot lava. Did they shave half your head to get the bullet out?

Cassie: That’s my haircut! Look I got to go....

WAKA: So this aint what the fuck you want?

Cassie: Well you are kind of hot right now, it could help my career....ummm okay we can fuck but don’t tell Diddy....

WAKA: Yeah, We gonna do it, Aye, We Gonna do it...... when the next time you in the ATL shawty?

From the mind of Charlamagne Tha God Photos by Terrence Tyson & Ms Rivercity

26 // OZONE MAG (above L-R): Monyetta Shaw & Ne-Yo @ T-Pain’s private Christmas party in Atlanta, GA; T-Pain & his mother Aaliyah @ T-Pain’s private Christmas party in Atlanta, GA (Photos: Julia Beverly); DJ Greg Street & Waka Flocka Flame @ Polow’s Zone 4 Thanksgiving turkey giveaway in Atlanta, GA (Photo: Malik Abdul)

01 // DJ Pizo & Too $hort performing @ Camp Foster Marine Base (Okinawa, Japan) 02 // Fiend, Mousa, & BG @ The Chocolate Bar for BG’s listening party (New Orleans, LA) 03 // Bigga Rankin & Fiend @ The Chocolate Bar for BG’s listening party (New Orleans, LA) 04 // Ali, Nelly, & Kyjuan @ Karma (St Louis, MO) 05 // Dose, Chubbie Baby, & Kaspa the Don @ Polow’s Zone 4 Thanksgiving turkey giveaway (Atlanta, GA) 06 // DJ Spinz & Travis Porter @ Tuskeegee’s homecoming party (Tuskeegee, AL) 07 // Mr Marcus, Ne-Yo, & T-Pain @ T-Pain’s private Christmas party (Atlanta, GA) 08 // Mr Pookie & Mr Lucci on the set of “United We Ball Divided We Fall” (Dallas, TX) 09 // Toccara & Trina @ Trina’s birthday party (Miami, FL) 10 // Juvenile & DJ Black N Mild @ The Chocolate Bar for BG’s listening party (New Orleans, LA) 11 // Lil Tony & Pookie @ Urban South Radio (Dallas, TX) 12 // Steve O & guest @ Club Live 618 (Milwaukee, WI) 13 // Papa Duck, Bali, & Mayne of The Runners @ Firestone (Orlando, FL) 14 // DJ Demp & Ballgreezy @ Mansion for DJ Khaled’s birthday party (Miami, FL) 15 // Kelz & Rico Brooks @ Libra for DJ Scream’s birthday bash (Atlanta, GA) 16 // DJ Wop, Mia X, & Lil Cali @ The Chocolate Bar for BG’s listen- ing party (New Orleans, LA) 17 // Torch & Geter K @ Firestone (Orlando, FL) 18 // Boo Rossini, JW, Screwww, & 211 @ Mansion for DJ Khaled’s birthday party (Miami, FL) 19 // Young Cash & Ollie Green @ T-Pain’s private Christmas party (Atlanta, GA) 20 // Devyne Stephens & DJ Greg Street @ Polow’s Zone 4 Thanksgiving turkey giveaway (Atlanta, GA)

Photo Credits: D-Ray (12); Edward Hall (08,11); J Lash (09); Julia Beverly (01,07,19); King Yella (04); Malik Abdul (05,20); Marcus DeWayne (02,03,10,16); Ms Rivercity (06,15); Ter- rence Tyson (13,14,17,18)

OZONE MAG // 27 IF YOU HAVEN’T BEEN ON THE INTERNET LATELY, let US intro- duce you to MONTANA DELEON. The video vixen gives her raw & uncut view on love, sex & relationships via her infamous internet video entries. Pay attention as she gives you porn star-like advice on Oral Sex AND Favorite Positions.

How did you get the title of being a Sexpert? I’m more like a relationship expert than a sexpert. I give my point of view on sex and love. I give it to you real, raw, and uncut.

So you’re an openly bisexual woman... (laughs) Aren’t we all?

If you had to choose between men or women, which would you choose and why? I wouldn’t choose. I think the world would be a much better place if we all just lived under one roof happily ever after. Man, wife, and wife.

Man, wife, and wife sounds good to me. But, living in an imperfect world, if you had to make a choice, which would you choose? I would have to go with a man because that’s what I was first introduced to.

I saw one of your videos and you were talking about oral. Do you pre- fer giving oral to women or men? And what’s the fastest time you’ve made someone cum from oral? I’m really good at both. But I would have to say, I can’t choose. My fastest time is like 2 strokes (laughs), but the average I’d say five minutes.

That really kills a reputation for a guy. I feel sorry for those guys. (laughs) I’m just good at what I do.

While having sex, do you prefer the intimacy of missionary or the wild- ness of doggystyle? I’m really, really good at missionary. I know how to make myself cum real good. So I’ma be greedy & say both.

What’s your definition of good head? Giving good head depends on whatever makes a person happy. That’s where everyone gets it wrong, thinking you can do the same thing to ev- ery Tom, Dick and Harry. It doesn’t work that way. You’ve gotta learn your man and do what what your man likes. And that’s the best head.

What advice would you give to a guy who’s never returned the favor? If she fucks your face, you’re doing it right. If she runs, you’re doing it wrong.

Since you’re single & bisexual, what could a person do or say to get you MONTANA to move into a monogamous relationship? Aww, man. I’d almost have to meet my equal to move into a monoga- mous relationship. Other than that, I’ll just stay single. Right now, money DELEON is my girlfriend, hustlin’ is my boyfriend, and I’m married to money. I’m cut Words by Malik Abdul from a different cloth so I need someone cut from that same cloth or it Photo by Terrence Tyson wouldn’t make sense to get into a relationship.

What are you into? Any fetishes? A little choking, a little pulling of the hair. If my weave is sewn in, then yeah, you can pull my hair. A lil tap on the booty. Nothing too outra- geous, though. Not yet.

Do you like to be in control or be pleased? All of the above, but if I had to choose, I like to be pleased. But I’m also controlling.

So what does the future hold for Montana Deleon? Big things in the future. Right now, I’m working on my own talk show. It’s a love, sex, and relationship talk show, kinda like Dr. Ruth meets Dr. Phil. In addition to that, I’ve got my first book coming out called How To Treat A Man Like A King. The second book will be called How To Treat A Woman Like A Queen. The sky’s the limit after that. //

28 // OZONE MAG (above L-R): Busta Rhymes & DJ Khaled @ Mansion for DJ Khaled’s birthday party in Miami, FL (Photo: Terrence Tyson); Jeremih & Dorrough @ Blue Box in Huntsville, AL (Photo: Malik Abdul); Rosci & Nipsey Hussle @ the BET Hip Hop Awards in Atlanta, GA (Photo: Ms Rivercity)

01 // E-40 & some diehard Japanese fans (Nagoya, Japan) 02 // TJ Chapman, Mia X, Wild Wayne, The Show @ The Chocolate Bar for BG’s listening party (New Orleans, LA) 03 // Ebony, Tony Neal, & Aleshia Steele @ Tony Neal’s birthday bash (Dallas, TX) 04 // DJ Spinz & Yung Joc @ Libra for DJ Scream’s birthday party (Atlanta, GA) 05 // Kyjuan & Murphy Lee @ Karma (St Louis, MO) 06 // Juvenile & Lil Cali @ The Chocolate Bar for BG’s listening party (New Orleans, LA) 07 // T-Pain & Young Cash @ Mansion for DJ Khaled’s birthday party (Miami, FL) 08 // Too $hort & E-40 performing @ Camp Foster Marine Base (Okinawa, Japan) 09 // DJ Drama, Diamond, LA the Darkman, Antonia Carter, & Bobby V on the set of LA the Darkman’s video shoot (Atlanta, GA) 10 // Too $hort & ladies @ Yokohama Bay Hall (Tokyo, Japan) 11 // Terrence Tyson, Tony Neal, Ms Rivercity, & DJ Q45 @ Duval Diamond Awards (Jacksonville, FL) 12 // Bola & Ms Rivercity @ Club Blakely (Norfolk, VA) 13 // Rock City @ The Loft for I Do Music (Atlanta, GA) 14 // Dirty Rotten Skoun- drelz & Loaded @ Urban South Radio (Dallas, TX) 15 // DJ Q45, DJ Headbussa, Supastar J Kwik, & DJ Beni Boom @ Duval Diamond Awards (Jacksonville, FL) 16 // Charnae, Malik Abdul, & Amy @ T-Pain’s private Christmas party (Atlanta, GA) 17 // Yo Gotti & guest @ Club Live 618 (Milwaukee, WI) 18 // Lil Hot & Alley Boy @ Libra for DJ Scream’s birthday bash (Atlanta, GA)

Photo Credits: D-Ray (17); Devon Buckner (04); Edward Hall (03,14); Julia Beverly (01,08,10,16); King Yella (05); Marcus DeWayne (02,06); Ms Ja (09); Ms Rivercity (12,13,18); Ter- rence Tyson (07,11,15)

OZONE MAG // 29 MEN love a woman with a nice body. To the aver- age Joe the perfect size for his significant other would be 36-24-36. But some men might like them a little thicker, with a little bit more curve on them, the ones who are considered “phat.” If you’re a fan of porn, you’ll know about one of the phatTest girls in the industry, Cherokee D’ Ass. STANDING AT ONLY 5’4”, her 36D breastS and 52-inch waist have been in over 100 movies and attracted horny fans of all races.

What led you into porn? I responded to an ad that happened to be a porn ad, but I didn’t know it was a porn ad. Once I got on set, I said to myself, “I can do that. That’s easy.” And I’m still here. Everyone has sex, but it was inter- esting to see the lights and people actually telling them what to do. Once I started to do it with the lights, the makeup, and the re-editing, it was a lot of work, but I thought it was easy. Plus, I like having sex anyway. (laughs) It’s a job.

How many scenes have you done? I don’t know how many exactly, but I would say probably over 100 at least. That’s not including the internet. I lost count a long time ago.

That’s all on-camera. Off-Camera, what type of guys do you prefer? I like em’ all. I like ‘em dark, I like ‘em muscular. I don’t care what nationality they are. I just love men. My preference is black men because I feel more comfortable with them, but sometimes it doesn’t always go that way.

Speaking of that, sexually, would you say you’re a pleaser or a control freak? A pleaser. [Actually] I would say a little bit of both. I love to please, but I also like to be in control sometimes too. I’m selfish. (laughs) I’m very selfish. I mean, y’all want to get pleased. I want to get pleased too. But I want to get pleased first. And I go both ways.

So if you had to pick one, a man or a woman - You know what, I want both. [In a relationship]I really want both & I’m gonna have both. I don’t have both yet because eventually one of them gets jealous, but….hopefully. I am looking.

You really are selfish. Who’s your favorite male porn star? I don’t have a favorite male porn star anymore. I used to have some favorites. I like CJ Wright, Prince, and Nat Turner. Those 3 are my top right now. My favorite used to be Justin Slayer.

How about female favorites you like to work with? Sky Black, Beauty Dior, and Pinky. Cherokee On an average day, how much does the average female porn star make? It all depends on the girl and how many scenes she does. It’s hard to D' Ass say because each girl makes different amounts and I don’t know how Words by Terrence Tyson & Malik Abdul many scenes [other girls] do per day. When I was doing scenes every Photo by Terrence Tyson day, I was making anywhere from $10,000 to $20,000 a week. It all depended on how many scenes I was doing, what particular scenes I was doing, how many people I was working with, and the company I was working for. But now, I just do stuff for my websites, cherokeed- ass.com and thisisdiorandass.com.

Has your porn star persona ever caused a relationship to go sour in your personal life? That’s a really good question. Yes, all the time. It’s hard for me to date. I meet people and they want me to be Cherokee, and then all of a sudden they want to know the real person under Cherokee. That’s like a turnoff for me.

Would you prefer someone to meet you as yourself or as the entertainer? Meet me as myself. I’ll meet someone and then they’ll say some “Cherokee” shit and it’s right back to the business mind. It throws you off sometimes. But it is what it is. //

30 // OZONE MAG (above L-R): Roccett & Princess @ Atrium for Salute the DJs Award Show in Atlanta, GA (Photo: Terrence Tyson); Fella & Plies @ Wild 94.1’s Last Damn Show in St Petersburg, FL (Photo: Travis Pendergrass); B.G & Juvenile @ The Chocolate Bar for BG’s listening party in New Orleans, LA (Photo: Marcus DeWayne)

01 // DJ Scream & DJ Caesar @ Tuskeegee’s homecoming party (Tuskeegee, AL) 02 // Guest & Yo Gotti @ Club Live 618 (Milwaukee, WI) 03 // Rosci, Kevin Liles, & family @ the BET Hip Hop Awards (Atlanta, GA) 04 // Polow da Don, Monica, Dorrough, & Fonsworth Bentley @ Polow’s Zone 4 Thanksgiving turkey giveaway (Atlanta, GA) 05 // Ace Hood & Billy Blue @ Firestone (Orlando, FL) 06 // H2 Hardheadz & Too $hort performing @ Camp Foster Marine Base (Okinawa, Japan) 07 // Bama & Alley Boy @ Throbacks for ATL Record Pool (Atlanta, GA) 08 // Travis Porter & Waka Flocka @ Sub Zero (Atlanta, GA) 09 // T-Pain & his mom Aaliyah, Ne-Yo & his mom Lorraine, & Lil Wayne’s mom Miss Cita @ T-Pain’s private Christmas party (Atlanta, GA) 10 // DJ T-Roc & Marc Decoca @ Throbacks for ATL Record Pool (Atlanta, GA) 11 // Sig HB & Kandi on the set of Big Bank Black’s “Try It Out” video shoot (Atlanta, GA) 12 // Young Joe, Tom G, & DJ Kid Hustle @ Wild 94.1’s Last Damn Show (St Petersburg, FL) 13 // Spliff Starr & E-Class @ Mansion for DJ Khaled’s birthday party (Miami, FL) 14 // Gloria, DJ Bigg V, & guest @ Club Era (Dumas, AR) 15 // Goodie Mob & Wild 94.1 crew @ Wild 94.1’s Last Damn Show (St Petersburg, FL) 16 // Ms Dynasty & Young Cash @ Duval Diamond Awards (Jacksonville, FL) 17 // Bizzle & Lex @ Firestone (Orlando, FL) 18 // Dose, Waka Flocka Flame, & DJ Infamous @ Polow’s Zone 4 Thanksgiving turkey giveaway (Atlanta, GA) 19 // Lady Alvi & DJ Black N Mild @ The Chocolate Bar for BG’s listening party (New Orleans, LA)

Photo Credits: D-Ray (02); Edward Hall (14); Julia Beverly (06,09); Malik Abdul (04,18); Marcus DeWayne (19); Ms Rivercity (01,03,07,08,10,11); Terrence Tyson (05,13,16,17); Travis Pendergrass (12,15)

OZONE MAG // 31 Patiently Waiting

ver the years, it’s been a misunderstanding of the mind- frame of a gutta young nigga,” Grand Hustle’s Spodee “Osays as he declares his position in the game. “I’m tryna “One of the biggest misconceptions is that beating on my chest was a drop some jewels, promote the intellectual, and still be gutta.” gimmick,” Spodee says, who changed his name soon after signing to the label. “But nobody had [free] beats that were hard enough for me, and Growing up in the Zone 6/Kirkwood area of Atlanta, a certified “Grady I had no money to get beats. I had to go for what I knew, and it worked baby,” Spodee strives to see a better day. “I was born in East Lake Mead- out for the best.” ows projects, but we never glorified that life,” he says. “We were taught to want more, to get up and out.” Spodee hooked up with Grand Hustle producer C Gutta, aka Lil C, for some official beats, and “like magic,” they came up with a hit during their Following a turbulent adolescence, Spodee caught some serious felony first session. During his first time in the booth Spodee recorded “Don’t Do charges when he was 16 and lost his freedom. “At 15 I moved out of my It,” the single that has made the biggest impact in his city. With support mama’s house and got some money in my pocket,” he says, of the circum- from V103’s Greg Street and Lil Bankhead, the song has trickled into the stances that led to his imprisonment. “I began to power up…basically I clubs and onto mixtapes throughout the region. Spodee and his team was sellin’ some dope and a nigga tried to rob me, and I got to shootin’ are now working the single in the open mic circuit, the internet, and at him.” Initially sentenced to 10 years, Spodee served just under 3 years wherever possible to build a bigger buzz. Their efforts are succeeding as and spent most of that time rapping. “Prison ended up being the worst the catch-phrase “Don’t Do It” is becoming increasingly popular. and the best thang that happened to me,” he says. “I got out with a level of intensity that is indescribable.” Presently working on his own mixtape, Spodee released a prequel to the project, an EP consisting of 6 songs. He’s also appearing on his label- A few weeks after completing his 33 months, the 20-year-old, known mates’ projects, including Young Dro, Big Kuntry, and Yung LA. as Swagg at the time, took his show to Hustle and Flow Mondays at the famed Club Crucial. With an abundance of words and a complete lack of “The magnitude of my mixtape is going to be a strong point,” he says. instrumentals, he had only a microphone to showcase his skills. But that “That’s what’s gonna separate me, my content. I’m cool wit’ the dancin’ didn’t stop him from impressing the audience. Rapping acapella while and the vibe of the club, but that’s not what I’m promotin’. Being articu- beating on his chest, Swagg caught the attention of Clay Evans at Grand late and intelligent is what counts to me. That’s what I’m tryna preach.” Hustle, who signed him after seeing consistency from the young artist. Words & Photo by Ms. Rivercity

32 // OZONE MAG (above L-R): Waka Flocka @ Society in St Louis, MO (Photo: King Yella); OJ da Juiceman @ The Hall in Palmetto, FL (Photo: Travis Pendergrass); Shawty Lo @ Phillips Arena for Jingle Bash in Atlanta, GA (Photo: Julia Beverly)

01 // New Boyz @ Wild 94.1’s Last Damn Show (St Petersburg, FL) 02 // B.o.B. @ Wildsplash (Clearwater, FL) 03 // 8Ball @ Zona La Rosa for SXSW (Austin, TX) 04 // Yo Gotti & All Star @ Wildsplash (Clearwater, FL) 05 // Lil Tony @ Maximedia Studios for Texas Summer Music Conference (Dallas, TX) 06 // The Show & Dizzy @ The Chocolate Bar for BG’s lis- tening party (New Orleans, LA) 07 // Kiotti @ Mansion for All Star weekend DJ Mixer (Dallas, TX) 08 // Dorrough & Big Hoodboss @ 8 Lounge for Dorrough’s birthday bash (Dal- las, TX) 09 // DJ Slym @ Antigua for Young City’s Birthday Bash (Orlando, FL) 10 // DJ Demp & Montana White @ Duval Diamond Awards (Jacksonville, FL) 11 // DJ Hella Yella, Lil Tony, & guest @ Zona La Rosa for SXSW (Austin, TX) 12 // DJ Dre @ Club Bijou (Arlington, TX) 13 // Question & Tosin @ Zona La Rosa for SXSW (Austin, TX) 14 // Big Chief @ Club Che (Dallas, TX) 15 // Miss Basketball & DJ Young City @ Antigua for Young City’s Birthday Bash (Orlando, FL) 16 // Torch @ Firestone (Orlando, FL) 17 // Bizzle & guests @ Soakin Wet car show (Ft Lauderdale, FL) 18 // Tity Boi on the set of Playaz Circle “Big Dawg” video shoot (Atlanta, GA) 19 // DJ Lil E on the set of “United We Ball Divided We Fall” (Dallas, TX) 20 // Sammie @ Opera (Atlanta, GA) 21 // Grand Prix & Wendy Day @ Duval Diamond Awards (Jacksonville, FL) 22 // Jeremih @ Blue Box (Huntsville, AL) 23 // Fat B on the set of “United We Ball Divided We Fall” (Dallas, TX) 24 // Supastar J Kwik & DJ Lil Boy @ The Moon for Demp Week (Tallahassee, FL) 25 // LA the Darkman & DJ Sense @ Opera (Atlanta, GA) 26 // Verse @ Phillips Arena for Jingle Bash (Atlanta, GA) 27 // Crum on the set of Big Bank Black’s “Try It Out” video shoot (Atlanta, GA) 28 // Cee-Lo Goodie @ Wild 94.1’s Last Damn Show (St Petersburg, FL) 29 // Kevin Cossom & Hovie @ The Moon for Demp Week (Tallahassee, FL) 30 // Young City @ Antigua (Orlando, FL) 31 // J Kapone @ Mansion for Dorrough’s Gangsta Grillz & OZONE release party (Dallas, TX) 32 // George Lopez on the set of “United We Ball Divided We Fall” (Dallas, TX) 33 // DJ White Chocolate @ Mansion for All Star weekend DJ Mixer (Dallas, TX) 34 // Zaytoven @ Phillips Arena for Jingle Bash (Atlanta, GA) 35 // Kel & Turro of Richmind Records @ Club Che (Dallas, TX)

Photo Credits: Edward Hall (08,12,14,19,23,32,35); Julia Beverly (03,11,13,18,26,34); Malik Abdul (09,15,20,22,24,25,29); Marcus DeWayne (06); Ms Rivercity (05,07,27,31,33); Ter- rence Tyson (10,16,21,30); Travis Pendergrass (01,02,04,17,28)

OZONE MAG // 33 efore the club banger “All The Way Turnt Up” took off, fans of the song Bwere confused about whom the track actually belonged to. Some thought the song belonged to Roscoe Dash, and others thought it belonged to Travis Porter. But it wasn’t until rapper Soulja Boy posted the final version of the song - Roscoe Dash featuring Soulja Boy - on popular social networking site Twitter that fans were convinced. Now, Dash feels that he is fi- nally getting the recognition he deserves, while remaining cordial with Travis Porter. “There’s no beef on my end. I’m cool, and I’m in a better situ- ation now,” he clarifies. “I don’t have time to look back at the past. It’s all about the future.”

Before the success of “All The Way Turnt Up,” Dash was already a star in the making. He was a popular teen who played high school basketball, and was a member of the rap group The Blackout Boys. The group dropped a few mixtapes that gained notoriety throughout their school, but eventually dismantled. Roscoe continued pursuing his rap dreams as a solo artist, influenced by ATLiens such as Outkast, Goodie Mob, and The Dungeon Family, Dash plans to create a style that is different from the rest. “I try to be the most different,” he explains. “Everybody is different in their own way, but I try to take it the extra mile.”

Dash’s single landed on the Billboard Hot 100 for nine weeks, leading to multiple offers from record labels interested in signing him. He even- tually found a home with Polow Da Don’s label Zone 4 Inc. “We had a good relationship with Polow,” he calls. “He went in and signed the deal actually before I even met him. He just went off the music.” Dash is turning up the heat again with his new Patiently street single “Show Out,” currently gaining spins on the radio throughout the South and beyond. Roscoe is also set to drop a mixtape with DJ Kutt Waiting Throat and Waka Flocka.

Roscoe may have achieved what some might call “overnight success,” but he’s had his fair share off hardships that has made him more prepared for the future. “You have to make sure you dot your i’s and cross your t’s when you’re handling business,” he emphasizes. “It’s a really difficult game. You’ve got to make sure you’re on top of everything and have a team that handles all of your business.”

Words by Jeevan Brown

34 // OZONE MAG (above L-R): Dorrough @ Mansion for Dorrough’s Gangsta Grillz & OZONE release party in Dallas, TX; Tity Boi of Playaz Circle @ Tree Sound Studios in Atlanta, GA (Photos: Julia Bev- erly); Trae on the set of Trae’s ‘Inkredible’ video shoot in Miami, FL (Photo: Terrence Tyson)

Patiently Waiting

01 // Vince Carter @ Antigua for Young City’s Birthday Bash (Orlando, FL) 02 // Young Jeezy & Bu @ Club Ink (Miami, FL) 03 // Yo Gotti @ Club Live 618 (Milwaukee, WI) 04 // DJ Drop & Doughski G @ Mansion for All Star weekend DJ Mixer (Dallas, TX) 05 // DJ Smallz & 2 Pistols @ Wild 94.1’s Last Damn Show (St Petersburg, FL) 06 // Lil Wayne on the set of Trae’s “Inkredible” video shoot (Miami, FL) 07 // Jeremih, Dorrough, & DJ Fresh @ Blue Box (Huntsville, AL) 08 // Chalie Boy & Rapid Ric @ Zona La Rosa for SXSW (Austin, TX) 09 // On Air Divas @ Wish (Dallas, TX) 10 // Shawty Shawty on the set of 8Ball & MJG’s video shoot (Atlanta, GA) 11 // DJ Khaled @ Mansion for DJ Khaled’s birthday party (Miami, FL) 12 // Big Du on the set of 8Ball & MJG’s video shoot (Atlanta, GA) 13 // JW @ Club Ink (Miami, FL) 14 // Rick Ross on the set of Trae’s “Inkredible” (Miami, FL) 15 // 2 Much & Young T @ Maximedia Studios for Texas Summer Music Conference (Dallas, TX) 16 // DJ Demp @ Demp Week celebrity basketball game (Tallahassee, FL) 17 // Tito Bell @ Zona La Rosa for SXSW (Austin, TX) 18 // DJ Merk & Alex @ Mansion for Dorrough’s Gangsta Grillz & OZONE release party (Dallas, TX) 19 // Ladies @ Wildsplash (Clearwater, FL) 20 // Acafool @ Wild 94.1’s Last Damn Show (St Petersburg, FL) 21 // Montana da Mac & guest @ Atrium for Salute the DJs Award Show (Atlanta, GA) 22 // Trina @ Wildsplash (Clearwater, FL) 23 // Breon & Ron Don @ Ice Bar (Dallas, TX) 24 // Fat Pimp, Ghost, & DJ GT @ Zona La Rosa for SXSW (Austin, TX) 25 // T Will on the set of ‘United We Ball Divided We Fall’ (Dallas, TX) 26 // DJ Bell & DJ Starr @ 100.1 The Beat (Monroe, LA) 27 // Bianca @ The Moon for Demp Week (Tallahassee, FL) 28 // Ben Franks @ 8 Lounge for Dorrough’s birthday bash (Dallas, TX) 29 // Dorrough & DJ Merk @ Zona La Rosa for SXSW (Austin, TX) 30 // Da Block Boi & Tomeka Pearl on the set of “United We Ball Divided We Fall” (Dal- las, TX) 31 // Guest & Webbie @ Boomers (Port Charlotte, FL) 32 // Kyle Lee @ Zona La Rosa fo r SXSW (Austin, TX) 33 // Gloria Velez @ Antigua for Young City’s Birthday Bash (Orlando, FL) 34 // Alisha & DJ Storm @ The Moon for Demp Week (Tallahassee, FL) 35 // Bernice Burgos & Trae on the set of Trae’s “Inkredible” (Miami, FL)

Photo Credits: D-Ray (03); Edward Hall (23,25,26,28,30); Julia Beverly (08,14,17,24,29,32,35); Malik Abdul (01,07,09,10,12,16,27,33,34); Ms Rivercity (04,15,18); Terrence Tyson (02,06,11,13,21); Travis Pendergrass (05,19,20,22,31)

OZONE MAG // 35 As you probably already presumed from his name, DJ X-Rated emcees and DJs at A strip club. But not just any shaker junt is suitable for X – he only hosts the best, like Atlanta’s World Famous Magic out of the club and bringing it back to theatrical she gon’ say is, “You met me in a club.” There’s no City (Mondays, Thursdays, and dancing. They be on the pole upside down, doing understanding or trust. If you don’t have self- Fridays). Through his Coalition crazy acrobatics. It’s more like a Vegas show, as esteem, you’re not gon’ make it. She’s gon’ hurt DJ association, which includes opposed to a girl just making her booty bounce. your feelings. You might as well date one of them DJs Funky, Fernando, Big X, Remember White Chocolate? She branded herself bitches at Wal-Mart. A dancer is a little bit above Burn One, Esco, and Shawty with stage performances. It’s another girl at Stro- average. When people come in the club they think Rock, X is tied into nearly every kers named Picture Perfect that’s killin’ ‘em. She about sex because you’re naked… upscale gentlemen’s spot does videos and acting too. At Onyx, there’s a girl named Honey. Magic City also has AppleBottom. So is sex what’s on your mind? How do you deal in the A. Knowledgeable on with that? music and how new records Who are some celebrities that have come to It’s so fuckin’ hard. I’ve been doin’ this since ’02. I are broken, DJ X-Rated is also your club recently? couldn’t control myself for the first 2 years. I was very insightful when it comes Last night we had OJ and Kuntry. We get A-listers fresh out of college and these girls were drop to the adult entertainment like Kanye West and Michael Vick. Michael Jordan dead gorgeous. As a man, hormones kick in. You industry. For this year’s has even been in Magic City. I’ve partied with The gotta control that. The first 2 years I was probably sex issue, we sat down with Game, Jim Jones, Rick Ross, and Twista. All the working for free. I was spending all my money in X for a closer look AT the local celebrities come to the club like Gucci, TI, the club on drinks, dancers, and food. naked hustle, and asked Jeezy – Jeezy might be number one because he kinda started his whole career in the strip club What about when you’re dating someone out- about everything from with the BMF era. side of your profession. Do they have a problem celebrity sightings to freaky with what you do? encounters. Who are the biggest spenders in the strip club? Yeah. It’s hard for a woman to know her man’s Damn, you’re gon’ get me in trouble…The NFL finna go to the strip club and be around beautiful, How did you get into the DJing game and end players are the biggest spenders. Rappers mostly naked women every day, and there’s alcohol in- up with the name X-Rated? do it for promotion. They might throw a thousand volved. Some schoolgirls, or nerds, that’s what we I played football at Auburn University and got ones when their song comes on to bring attention call ‘em, they insecure. They‘re not thinking about injured. Once my football career was over, I came to it. But the NFL guys might get $25,000 in ones. that’s their man and he’s coming home to them back home. I went to a strip club, Pin Ups, on The dude spending $100 is a fan or a spectator, with a fat ass check. the Eastside. I was talking to the DJ and he went that’s what we call ‘em. But the most I ever seen in to the bathroom, so I just jumped on the mic one night was going back to the BMF era, some- Okay, so what you do is a job, but you are in the and just went off. The whole tempo of the club thing like $50,000 or $75,000 in one night. That’s sex industry and there’s obviously behind the changed, and the manager asked me if I wanted in single bills. People dancin’ on stacks of money, scenes stuff that goes on. What kind of freaky to host an amateur night. That was when Dirty, money flyin’ in your drink, it was crazy. stuff have you witnessed? which is my nickname, became X-Rated. My style The freakiest shit I ever saw was some girls in the is uncut, it’s not rated. It’s in-your-face. Do girls fight over the money with it being DJ booth eatin’ each other out. One time I had a everywhere like that? girl say a customer jacked off on her ass. She came A lot of music, especially in Atlanta, starts off Fuck yeah. It’s money and women – you know to the DJ booth asking for a wipe. I’m like, “What in the strip clubs before it takes off everywhere those two things don’t mix. It’s competition. The the fuck?” She’s like, “Somebody nutted on my ass.” else. Explain the importance of the strip clubs in management and club owners have to work it Crazy shit. A dude was walkin’ around in the back relation to the music scene. out. If one girl is dancin’ and got a pile of money, with his dick out tryin’ to get a dance. Now, I’ve Breaking a song in the strip club is very important and an NFL player comes in and starts throwin’ never seen anyone have sex in the club. Of course, for an artist. You can’t go to a regular club and get money, it’s gonna go into someone else’s pile too. I know it goes on, but the spots I work at are very that shit played first because the club promoters It’s hard to separate who’s money it is. classy. But in smaller clubs, where they don’t get are always worried about the dance floor. But in much attention, they doin’ it. the strip club, I can mostly play whatever I want, Do you date the dancers? as many times as I want. That’s how you start I have dated a dancer. Just because she’s a dancer Do you have any projects going on outside the breaking a record, by playing it a lot and in the doesn’t mean she’s degrading herself. I think of club? major clubs where big name people go. Most of it as an American hustle. I don’t know anywhere I’ve got the website DJX-Rated.com. We’re break- the Program Directors come to the club to see else you can go for 3 hours and make $3,000, ing artists – we work with a lot of regular DJs too what’s next. The strip club is kinda like the streets; legally. Half the time the girls don’t even take their like Scream, Montay, Drama, and Black Bill Gates. you gotta give ‘em what they want. If a girl ain’t clothes off. It’s entertainment. As far as dating one, We’ve got the Tupac Tour coming up with The feelin’ your shit, she’s gonna stop dancing and let as long as you respect yourself and know what Outlawz. It’s ten dates overseas – Africa, Moscow, you know. It’s a great platform to know if you’ve you doing, it’s cool. Australia, and Amsterdam. We have some got a hit or not. mixtapes coming. We’re getting into film. Google There’s a lot of guys that would look down on XposeTV – it’s on YouTube. We do photography Which dancers in Atlanta are pulling the most actually dating a stripper. and music videos. We got Stripper Radio on Sirius customers? Some guys can’t date a stripper, cool, that’s what XM. I can also be booked to host parties. I want At Magic City, the hottest is a crew of 5 girls called you like. I like what I like. A square nigga might to get more into marketing and promotions, and the Snack Pack. They did Jeremih’s “Raindrops” not be able to handle that, like, “Oh I love you, why my film production company. It’s more than what video. They perform – they’re taking the stripping you keep goin’ back to the club.” The first thing you see. //

36 // OZONE MAG OZONE MAG // 37 Words by Maurice G. Garland

times to resuscitate the festival, but none have suc- ceeded. How- ever, Cartoon Network’s late night program- ming block Adult Swim has found a way to bring Freaknik back, as a ghost. Even though Freaknik has been retired for a decade, the mere even emergency hospital visits. Freaknik: A Musi- mention of its name still draws a cal debuted this month on Adult Swim with bevy of emotions. Whisper the word While traffic was a tolerable nuisance, Freaknik’s T-Pain voicing the part of Freaknik. Freaknik is around the city of Atlanta and reputation for lewd and sometimes explicit a ghost with skin made out of dollar signs who you’ll get a spectrum of responses behavior was not. Reports of rapes and robberies wears an outrageous gold chain with a charm ranging from “ah man, good times” often overshadowed the benefit concerts, ce- that is a likeness of himself. Surprisingly, this probably isn’t the most outrageous element of to “oh lord, good riddance.” THE lebrity basketball games and even job fairs that were also associated with the weekend celebra- the cartoon. EVENT THAT starTed off as a small tion. Couple this with the thought of 250,000 gathering amongst Atlanta Univer- black people being in one place at one time - a The show revolves around a four-man rap group sity Center students in 1982 grew thought which can be threatening to some - and that goes by the name of Sweet Tea Mobsters. into a city wide party that became you’ll understand why the City of Atlanta acted They hail from the fictitious town of Sweet both legendary and notorious. swiftly to thwart the party. Tea, Florida, and are on a mission to get to the Freaknik celebration in Atlanta so they can Very similar to the Spring Break celebrations in City officials blocked off streets, boosted police participate in the Battle of Trillest (think Battle Miami, Cancun and Daytona Beach that often presence and littered the streets with traffic of the Bands for rappers) where the grand prize made it to MTV, Freaknik was the black version tickets the same way the patrons did with empty winner receives a lifetime supply of money, where students from HBCU’s (Historically Black food and drink containers. From 1992 to 1997 clothes and hoes. Colleges and Universities) convened on Atlanta Freaknik became a thing of folklore that had for a weekend of partying. But unlike the other popular rappers not only name dropping it, but By now, you’ve probably already formed an celebrations, Freaknik took place within the making plans months in advance to attend. But opinion about Freaknik: A Musical. Which is fine, confines of a major city instead of on the beach. by 1998, the party was strangled to death and that’s what the show creators want you to do, Gridlocked traffic was a common occurrence as eventually disappeared completely by 2000. on top of have a good time watching it. OZONE Freaknik attendees partied in the streets, making caught up with the co-creators, co-writers and many other ATLiens late for work, weddings and Party promoters have attempted numerous co-executive producers of the show, Nick Wei-

38 // OZONE MAG not true. The character he’s playing is like Jesus. We actually went through several name changes. Nick: It’s supposed to be funny and fun. If you He’s not the Jesus from the Bible, but he repre- look up the story about Freaknik: A Musical in sents a Christ-like figure because he has a flock the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the headline denfeld (Head of Development at Adult Swim) of dudes that are always following him, but he is a joke saying that Freaknik is back. If you read and Carl Jones (co-executive producer of The runs a trap house. In their journey the Sweet through the comments, it degenerates into Boondocks) so they could explain the cartoon’s Tea Mobsters wind up on the wrong side of the basically the most terrible racism with people origins and intentions. tracks in a bad neighborhood and Trap Jesus attacking each other. It quickly snowballs into give them useful tools for their journey. that. This cartoon is here to celebrate having Where did the idea come from to do a Freaknik fun. Obviously bad things happen when you get cartoon? How did you select the artists whose voices are a ton of people together. The same things can Nick: We actually started off working on another featured on the cartoon? be said about Woodstock and the Puerto Rican cartoon that was more about race and politics Nick: When I met T-Pain he was the biggest fan of Day parade. The core of it is supposed to be fun. and a Return of Freaknik episode was just going Adult Swim. It’s on his rider that he has to have Matter of fact, the bad guys in the show are the to be one of them. It was about a character that Cartoon Network. Big Boi had to be a part of it, elder statesmen, the Boule. This has been talked embodied spring break and the personification George Clinton and Bootsy had to be a part of about before; there was said to be a group of of the best party in the world. Who better than this. Rick Ross has good relationship with Pain black professionals or the black upper class. We T-Pain to be the voice of the party? As I started and he has great voice for cartoons. We included don’t get too deep into that, but we do have a to work on that idea, we went away from politics Cee-Lo and Lil Jon because we wanted to get as jokey version of it to show that it’s true that there and went to fun. I started working more with many dudes from Atlanta as possible. We wanted is a group of people that don’t want kids to have Pain and he got more involved in the show. From people who made it authentic and people who fun and make sure that Freaknik doesn’t exist. there I started working with Carl Jones from The had a sense of humor. The real Freaknik made a lot of money for Black Boondocks and decided to build a show around Atlanta, but they might not have supported the the Freaknik character. With some of the potentially offensive ele- businesses that the government wanted them ments in the cartoon, it would take a person to. We don’t disregard the other things that I loved the idea of A Charlie Brown Christmas with a special sense of humor to take part in revolved around Freaknik. We know people want special and thought it would be funny to have this. to watch just to hate on it. It’s dealt with on the a spring break special. So it’s a road trip about Nick: We picked people who wanted people to show. a group of rappers growing up in a town called have fun. There are people who had real fun at Sweet Tea, Florida called the Sweet Tea Mobsters. Freaknik either performing or participating. A lot Carl: When you do something black or “urban,” Rick Ross, Cee-Lo, DJ Pooh and T-Pain’s artist of people don’t like it, but a lot of people liked it. we are judged differently. You’ll have Steven Young Cash are the voices. They are a group of It wasn’t the worst thing in the world, we’re just Spielberg do a movie with violence and negativ- struggling rappers trying to get on. They’re hus- trying to say, have a good time. ity and nothing is said. But we are held to be tling hard and they’re trying to get to the Battle responsible on a whole ‘nother level. We’re not of the Bands contest that’s called the Battle of Carl: The media really put a spin on Freaknik. trying to change the world with a cartoon. We’re the Trillest. The winner gets a lifetime supply of Anytime you bring a lot of people together, just trying to be honest. Some people are gonna money, clothes and hoes. They’re desperately there’s always an opportunity for things to go be mad. I feel like there is an honesty in what trying to get from Florida to Atlanta. Along the wrong. But for the most part people came to we’re saying, and that’s why it strikes people in a way they run out of gas and wind up at a white have a good time. Even economically, it was negative way. People shouldn’t get mad at us for frat party. Then they end up in the trap where beneficial to the community. It was a good putting things on TV. They should get mad that they meet Trap Jesus, who is played by Lil Wayne. experience for the city of Atlanta but I think the they exist in our society. We’re giving an honest The story is about their struggles to get there racism that still exists in the South is what got it interpretation of what Freaknik was. If we we’re and the people they meet who both help and shut down. showing people something that we don’t do, it distract them. Tha Bizness produced the music wouldn’t be a problem, but because we’re put- so it’s real funny and it has some bangers. Are you expecting any backlash from the show, ting light on something we actually did, it is. This even though you say your intentions are to is a part of who we are, this is a part of our cul- Carl: To clear up confusion, a rumor leaked out simply have a good time? Freaknik was a very ture. Everybody went to Freaknik to have a good saying that Lil Wayne is playing Jesus, but that’s racially polarizing event in Atlanta. time. It’s about the freedom of expression. //

OZONE MAG // 39 Dallas rapper, Soulja Boy affiliate, and SOD Music artist BIG HOODBOSS speaks his mind about groupie love, trickin’, and why he prefers cougars. What celebrities are you eyeing? How’d you kick off the New Year? I’ve got a couple in mind, but I ain’t even gonna put them out there. I’ma New Years Day 2010 we were celebrating. We got the ambassador suite start off for practice with all the VH1 [reality show] chicks. They’re not re- at whatever hotel we were at. A lot of the [SOD] family came through, but ally celebrities so I’ma run through them first. Then I’ma go to daytime TV; there were too many niggas in there. I was like, man, I ain’t finna buy no there’s some bad ass chicks on daytime TV. I’ma run through them too. room for this chick. I said, “Let me holla at you right fast.” I told her to get Then after that, it’s just Hoodboss gone wild. I ain’t gonna name a couple in the closet and put her hands up on the wall. We got in and out. I didn’t of em cause niggas might catch feelings or come hatin’ on me before I even walk her downstairs or nothing. Just chunked the deuce. even get to her. I fucked two celebrity chicks already but I ain’t gonna put ‘em out there. They know I’m not lying though. My pa’tnas know who Coldhearted. they are too. That’s why I love the Magic show in Vegas. You can always Yep, coldblooded. That’s how I kicked off the New Year. Big Hoodboss, SOD. catch some celebrity pussy at the Magic show.

Tell the truth – did you use Soulja Boy’s name to get the girl? You said there were too many guys in the room on New Years Eve. So Naw, naw, it was off the dreads. She was feeling the dreads and my Texas no orgies in the SOD camp? slur. I got it like that. That’s tomorrow though; tomorrow I’m gonna get When I said “too many niggas in the room,” I meant it was chicks and me some pussy off Soulja Boy’s name. I’m gonna go to Lenox Mall and niggas. Too many people period. She just ain’t wanna show out in front find me a bad bitch. of her homegirls and I didn’t wanna be the wild cat just poppin’ off 2010 with a bang in the middle of the room goin’ HAM. I was like, “Shawty, So you just walk up to her and say, “Hey, I’m with Soulja Boy?” Or how come talk to me right here.” I don’t need everybody in my conversation. do you work that into the conversation? I’m single, I mingle, I fuck bitches, you know? I’m young. Nah, I just walk up to her chit-chatting. You know, if the SOD chain is on my chest pokin’ out, then it’s pokin’ out. It’s not premeditated. I just do my What’s the craziest thing you’ve seen a groupie to do to get at you or thang. Soulja Boy? I’ve seen some crazy stuff. The craziest thing I saw was when I was in the Do your women ever get more than just a quickie while standing up club performing and a bitch stuck her fingers in her pussy and waved her against the wall in a closet? fingers in the air to show the moistness. She wanted to show that she Yeah, I go hard when I’m feeling the chick. Sometimes I just wanna get was wit’ it. I was rappin’ on stage with Tum Tum and she threw me off. I my rocks off but when I’m feeling the chick I go long and I go strong. was fuckin’ up niggas ad-libs and stuff.

How has your success with the ladies increased since you became affili- Groupies get down like that for Tum Tum? ated with Soulja Boy? Yeah. I couldn’t find her after the show. I’ma keep it real, I was looking for I’ve been poppin’ for a minute already. I’ve been getting pussy since I her. Whoever you are, hit me on Twitter @BigHoodboss. was a young dude and now I’m finna use this affiliation to get me some celebrity pussy. I’ve been fuckin’ bad bitches. Ask about me. Have you ever paid for sex? Hell naw. I can’t pay for it. If I gotta pay for it my dick ain’t gonna get hard, real talk. I like free pussy. I don’t fuck with prostitutes, I fuck with freetutes. They’re just giving away that pussy for free. They’ve got the potential to be prostitutes, but they’re freetutes. Once they graduate and get their diploma I ain’t fuckin’ with them, but when they’re students just SEX having fun, I’ll hit. ISSUE Are you into porn? Nah, I’m not into that. That’s [fellow SODMG artist] Lil B.

You like the groupies, he likes the porn? I like women. I love women. I ain’t into groupies. Sometimes I wanna chase. Ain’t nothin’ better than fuckin’ a chick you ain’t never thought you’d be able to fuck. Set your standards high and as soon as you hit it, you’ll be like, “Damn!” It could be just a hard-to-get chick or a chick that’s bad in your eyes.

How old were you when you first started having sex? I been fuckin’ since age 12. I fucked a lot of 15 and 16 year old girls when I was 12. I like cougars. If you listen to my music, download my mixtape Kushington & 4th with DJ Smallz, or follow me on Twitter, you’ll know that I’m always talkin’ about cougars. I’m lookin’ for 40-year-old mature women. For real, those young girls are stupid. Not all of them are stupid, but our generation is crazy. Everybody’s so thirsty just because they see us on TV. Everybody sees guys trickin’ on chicks so they think every nigga is supposed to do that. If you’re in a relationship I understand it, but just trickin’ on a chick, hell naw.

Girls are stupid? What do you mean by that? I mean, a lot of chicks are just wildin’ it. The older generation isn’t like that. Younger chicks are always tryin’ to get niggas to fly them out and take them shopping and do this and that. I’m like, “If you’re hungry, we can hit Chili’s. They’ve got the two for $20 special.”

If a female doesn’t give it up right away do you continue seeing her? I respect it, but we ain’t gonna hang out like that. I ain’t a thirsty nigga. I’m grown and I speak my mind. A closed mouth don’t get fed. So I’ma see what it is early off top. I ain’t waitin’ no three months; none of that. If we kick it once and I don’t get it, cool. If we kick it twice and I don’t get it, hell naw.

Only two chances? Damn. Y’all are coldhearted. (laughs) It’s 2010, nigga. //

40 // OZONE MAG Industry 101 Mr. Boomtown

IN the Past ten years, the name “Mr. Boomtown” has joined the ranks of notable music video directors LIKE Hype Williams, Chris Robinson and Anthony Mandler. The Port Arthur, TX native, born Nahala Johnson, went from working for the Dal- las Cowboys Television network to directing music videos for some of your favorite artists including Pimp C, Mike Jones, Slim Thug and Gucci Mane. Here’s his story.

So, you started out working with the Dallas Cowboys? Yeah, I produced the Jerry Jones Show and flew and I was just watching Hype work and asking as How do you feel about BET canceling their out to Aruba to shoot The Making of The Dallas many questions as I could, trying to soak it all in. infamous show, Uncut? Cowboys Cheerleaders Calendar they play on I met directors Little X and Benny Boom for the There was definitely a market for it. I think they ESPN all the time. first time there. Back then they were just starting started getting more flack for its content as its out. They both were Hype Williams’ [assistant popularity grew. Artists are still making uncut Not a bad start. So did you ever use the Cow- directors] at the time. It was crazy. edits to their music videos because there is a boys cheerleaders in of any your music videos? market for it and there will always be. That’s why I was only working with the Cowboys network I’m sure that video had to be a wild one to Scarface and I shot the video for “High Note.” for a year before my music video for Pimp C’s make! So what is the hardest part of your job? “Pourin’ Up” dropped, so I really didn’t know all I’d have to say the hardest part of my job is That has to be one of the wildest videos to of cheerleaders like that. They were older than I staying relevant, just trying to keep the business come out since Nelly’s “Tip Drill.” Was it your typically like to cast anyway. flowing and keep my name in your ears. Kind concept? of like how Gucci is doing with shooting all his Naw, Uncle Face had the treatment in his head Do you direct and cast the ladies? videos or how you always heard Hype Williams already and laid the idea out for us, so we just No, not necessarily. Budgets don’t always name at least once a year. You’ve got to let had to bring it to life. He wanted to do some- allow for casting directors or casting calls, so people know who you are. I’ve made sure you thing controversial; something that would make sometimes I call on people. I like to work with see my name somewhere in my videos. It could people talk and pay attention. individuals who know my style and will get the be on something like a candy bar or my name job done, so there has been an occasion where across the whole screen, but it wasn’t until I Y’all accomplished that for sure. When shooting I’ve called on someone I’ve worked with before. started branding myself that my name started a video like that, how do you get a woman to sticking people’s minds. get over any inhibitions she might have? Does it ever get catty on a video shoot? Are When I approached that video, I was debating girls going at it like an episode of Flavor of Have you been put in a box for being a South- on whether or not to cast a stripper or not. I Love? ern Hip-Hop music video director? knew we were trying to push the envelope so we I haven’t really had to deal with that person- I really don’t consider myself to be a down South needed a woman who’d be comfortable with her ally. That’s a big reason why I like to work with director. We can do rock, pop and R&B videos, body and what we’d be capturing. And a friend women I’m familiar with. Casting directors gen- but we come from the South; I’ve never shot a of mine came to mind and she had no reserva- erally handle issues like that. The one issue I see video in New York or LA. I mostly shoot in Texas tions; she was down. That’s just how you’ve got or hear the most is the whole light skin versus and we have a huge Hip Hop culture in this area. to come at it. You’ve gotta find resources. Some- dark skin complaint. I remember hearing women I love Hip Hop but I can do more. I got my start one will always be willing to work, they just have complaining about how directors were pushing through Rap-A-Lot Records. to be presented with the opportunity. the dark skin girls to the back, so the light skin curly haired girls would be in the front. That Is it hard to crossover? True. Well, you’ve accomplished a lot this de- really stuck with me, so I try to acknowledge the It’s all about getting the video commissioner to cade. What’s been the biggest change in how issue and create a balanced perspective. believe you can market the artist, but it’s really videos are made during your time in the game? the artist who can bring you in the door. If you There hasn’t been much change. I think every- Your videos always have a strong sexual under- do a good job your name begins to circulate. thing was changing when I was just getting in tone. Is that something you aim for? That’s how I got on. Pimp C gave me my first shot the game. Budgets were just beginning to shrink; Sex sells, but I don’t shoot anything that de- at directing and I’ve just been rolling ever since. it went from getting an average of $400,000 grades women. It’s really all about what people budgets to barely being able to get $100,000 want to see, and that’s what consumers of that What do you think made you stand out to Pimp dollar allowances. style of music want to see. C? Pimp C and I actually went to high school to- I’m sure that has been a frustrating trend in the Who has been your biggest influence in mak- gether when I had my own rap group called the industry. How have you been able to cope with ing music videos? Hardy Boys. I was in 11th grade when I met Pimp the change? I’d definitely have to say Hype Williams. I remem- C, who was in 9th grade. Pimp C was rapping too We work, bro. I never let an issue of money get in ber being in Miami on set of the “Big Pimpin” and we met through a classmate of mine who the way of my money. You have to keep working video with Pimp C and seeing all those women; also happened to be his neighbor, and I would hard and eventually money and success won’t be I had never seen anything with that type of always go over his house cause Pimp C always a problem. // budget before. Pimp C had just bought that Mer- had recording gear and we’d make beats all day. cedes that he’s was standing next to in the video So when he got put on he looked out for me. Words by J. Anderson

OZONE MAG // 41 42 // OZONE MAG ALTHOUGH HIS NAME may not yet BE AS FAMILIAR feel that way, or do you feel like you’ve been putting in work and just weren’t getting recognized? As THE CATCHY HOOK TO his 2009 single “Ice Cream It’s crazy. I’ve been doin’ mixtapes since high school. I’m 23 now, I graduated Paint Job,” Dorrough’s face is everywhere. AFTER in ’05. I started doing mixtapes when I was 16. Growing up everybody knew BLOWING UP NEARLY OVERNIGHT, the Dallas native me as a baller; I played basketball real hard. I always had a thang for music secured his home state before accidentally but I didn’t know how to do it. I thought you had to do everything in a major catching on in California. Beginning as a studio. I didn’t know people was doing songs on computers, or that it was as freestyle type track for a mixtape, “Ice Cream easy as it was. Paint Job” was not meant to be a single. Dorrough never expected the song to take him Even being in Texas? The independent movement has always been strong touring across the nation, fuel a debut album in Texas. But see, I’m from Dallas. It wasn’t like Houston – Houston’s been on the scene. release through E1 Music, and put him on the When you think of Texas music all you think of is Houston, UGK, and Screw. BET Hip Hop Awards stage alongside Snoop The Houston movement was the Texas movement. We had Dallas artists, Dogg, Nipsey Hussle, Jim Jones, and Soulja Boy. but they were much older than me so I wasn’t affiliated with ‘em, I just knew Even though that performance was one of ‘em – until D.S.R. came on the scene. When they came on the scene, that’s his biggest looks publicly, there were several really when I started seeing it. Cats like Tum Tum and Lil Ronnie were from my pivotal moves that brought Dorrough there. hood. That’s when I saw how easy it was to make music. I was always writin’ my own rhymes and just never did nothin’ with ‘em. When I found out you The former high school basketball star caught his first big break with a could make music that way, I went crazy wit’ it. That was during my junior feature on “She Fine” (b.k.a. Halle Berry”). And as the story goes, the song year. was purchased from its originator, Supastarr, given to Hurricane Chris, and remixed to exclude Dorrough. Rather than be discouraged, Dorrough and his Was it that basketball didn’t work out? Or you felt like you had a better Primetime Click team advanced with the experience they gained and put out shot doing the rap thing? more music. The formula was applied a second song, “Walk That Walk,” the It was both. The rap thing was basically for fun. I had a passion for music, it original single being pushed before “I.C.P.J.” hit Billboard. Dorrough’s popular- was just what I would do when I wasn’t playin’ basketball. I would listen to a ity increased with every spin, and E1 Music came on board with a lucrative lot of music, but not necessarily write my own music. My daddy was real big deal. It was a sweet reward for his past sacrifices. on Marvin Gaye and I used to always be with my daddy a lot so I got a feel for old-school music, and of course everything on the radio. I never wanted to Just after departing a show in Atlanta, Dorrough took the time to reflect on be an artist or a rapper at that time. I was so focused on basketball. I was so his accomplishments. As he tells his story, the 23-year-old admits to having good and had so many offers – I looked up to people like Allen Iverson who room to grow and a lot to prove. Fighting the one-hit-wonder stigma that also did music as well. hangs over Dallas Hip Hop, Dorrough is working towards making himself bigger than a #1 song. Here he outlines the goals, the plan, and the factors Why did you make the decision to go this route rather than basketball? working in his favor. When I was in high school during my sophomore/junior year, that’s when I really branched out and started doin’ music. I was actually DJing, not on On a national level, it almost seems like you came out overnight. Do you turntables, but putting together mixtapes for other people that rapped. By

OZONE MAG // 43 this time, everybody rapped and I was real good as I am, but they show a lot of love. Everywhere I and a half. Like I said, growing up I was popular. I on computers and finding stuff. When I got the go people are starting to call me by my name and started talkin’ to girls early, probably when I was virtual DJ programs I started putting together not by the song. That’s a hard thang to get by, and like 12 years old. I lost my virginity at 15, well 14, mixtapes of people rapping. I used to listen to it ain’t nobody’s fault. You can’t help it if you come well no, we’ll say 15 – I didn’t really know what I they stuff and be like, I’m better than these cats out and people adapt to the first song they hear. was doin’ at 14. naturally. It inspired me to do my thing. I was But you see people grow. When Soulja Boy first already popular because of basketball, so when came out, people knew him as the “Crank Dat” So you were a young player and now you’ve I started doin’ music people listened to me just boy. But now everyone knows him as Soulja Boy. calmed down a little bit? because of who I was. That gave me confidence. It’s more about the grind. With your grind you can I ain’t gon’ lie, ya feel me. I’ve had issues in the past I was captain of the basketball team so we would make people pay attention to what you do. with females. If it’s one thang I’ve had issues with run out [on the court] to my music. it’s females. Not that I’ve had issues in a terrible, You seem like you’re pretty involved on the busi- negative way, but I used to have fun. I was young, How did you get the attention of record labels? ness side of things. and I’m still young. My senior year I had a scholarship to St. Mary’s When I was in school, even though I was down University in San Antonio, but it fell through. I there to play basketball, I majored in business What kind of female “issues” have you had? ended up going to Prairie View University. By marketing. My daddy is a businessman. He owns One girl getting into it with another girl over me. then, I had a big hype just from doing mixtapes. a heating/AC company. I’ve always been around Or me getting caught up. I’ve got stories for days That’s when I started losing the passion for play- that. I’m the type of person that’s gotta know on these females. But I ain’t never put a female or ing basketball as far as playing professionally. I what’s going on. I’m nosy. Even with my label, I that side of life over what I do. That’s one thang I saw so many [players] get hurt. And I had to keep call them myself and ask questions. Like, I’ll liter- make sure I don’t do. it real with myself - what’s the odds of going pro ally call the head of the label. And it’s not because from Prairie View? I’ve seen cats in the streets I don’t trust my people, that’s just how I am. That’s So getting on the road and having popularity is who play ball better than dudes in the NBA, but why I’m having the success I’m having, ‘cause I’m nothing new to you? because of their opportunities and where they involved in everything I do. Even when I was in high school I always had a went they couldn’t go pro. I had to eat that. After playing ball all my life, I woke up one day and liter- ally was like, “I’m finna do this music thang.” I was “Sometimes I look. But [sex] ain’t the main focus. I meet getting a different type of attention from music artists and they be like, ‘How many hoes you fuckin’ on than I was from playing ball. You gotta be a sports the road?’ I don’t really look at it that way.” head to know somebody that plays basketball – but with music, everybody can relate to music. I So Diamond, formerly of Crime Mob, is with girlfriend or girls I talk to. I always talked to what applied my work ethic from basketball to music. your label now? people considered the baddest girls in school or When I played ball, all I did was practice. I wanted She’s affiliated with my imprint, Primetime Click. cheerleaders. So getting into this music thang, to be better than everybody. I had a real strong When I did the Kwanzaa Fest in Dallas, I brought the whole female thang really ain’t new to me. work ethic and I applied it to music so I caught up. her out. She’s working on some new records and Now, there’s more [girls], and it’s more crazy. So it’s A lot of people say they’ve been rappin’ since they getting her face back out there. She came into different. But it ain’t like [the situation] Mike Jones were 7 or 8 years old. I didn’t start till I was like 15 the picture through my management. My imprint described on “Back Then.” I always had females. or 16. By the time I was 18 and got serious with it, I consists of artists I’ve been working with for years made up for that time because that’s all I did. - like Teddy B, Norm T, and Block Boi. During the Are you kinda over it now? next year or so I plan to start branding them and I ain’t gonna lie, I could see the baddest female in Do you feel like you’ve moved the focus from getting them out there. the world walk through here right now but it’s not Houston to Dallas? Or do you feel like the focus to the point where I gotta interact. Sometimes I has moved and you’re kind of a part of that? Do you see yourself stepping back from rapping look. But it ain’t the main focus. I meet artists and Yeah. Actually, Houston started showin’ me love to focus on promoting your other artists? they be like, “How many hoes you fuckin’ on the before Dallas did because I was down in that area Nah. Even though I’m not on his level, a good road?” I don’t really look at it that way. at Prairie View. The shift came when Dallas started example of the direction I’m trying to go is Lil getting on the scene with the dance movement Wayne. He’s doing the business thang but he’s Do you feel like that’s the reason people get into when Lil Wil and the Trap Starz got hot. Dallas definitely an artist. And Ludacris. If you have an the rap game? was hurtin’ for a leader. You know, there’s a lot of imprint you’re helping yourself out. If you have a Everybody wants fame. I don’t care if people say people that paved the way. D.S.R. came on the movement going on around you and your move- they don’t chase fame - they do. The main reason scene, Mr. Pookie and Mr. Lucci, everybody that ment gets hot, you’ll forever be hot and you can people get into the whole rappin’ industry, from influenced the movement, but we never really eat off that. We’ve always been doing that. We what I’ve seen, is not just because of the fame. had a strong leader that could take the city to the all had the same intentions and dreams. I went They see money in it too, but they feel like it’s next level nationally. a little harder and it came to me, so now if the the easiest route to go. You’d be surprised. With next person heads in that direction we’re feeding everybody thinking that [it’s the road to riches], it Do you feel like you’re that person? off each other’s energy. It’s about making good almost makes it one of the hardest routes. Then Yeah, just by the way I grew up. I feel like my music. people see stuff like my situation and it seems like mindframe is different from the average person in stuff happens overnight. They don’t know about Texas. I want everybody to like what I do, whereas Dorrough is actually your last name. Why did all the work. With my grind, it’s no accident that the average [rapper] in Texas just cares about you decide to use that instead of a rap alias? I’ve made it this far. And even with everything I’ve what’s around them. A lot of Dallas artists are I hated that. I still think that’s like the lamest shit done this year, to some people it may seem like a satisfied as long as they can get in all the clubs when people make up names for themselves. It’s lot, but to me it doesn’t feel like much at all. free and everybody knows who they are. If they’re cool if your rap name is a nickname that you’ve good with that, they’ll be satisfied for life. That’s been called all your life, but it’s the lamest shit You’ve got a hit record, traveled all around the a fact. But I was never like that. With basketball when people make up a rap name like Lil This or country, and had one of the best performances I traveled a lot and everywhere I’d go, I wanted Big That. But everybody always called me Dor- at the BET Hip Hop Awards. At what point do people to know me. rough on the basketball court. The coach always you feel like you’ve accomplished something? calls everybody by their last name so that’s what I love music so much that I want everybody to Where are some of the places that you’ve been everybody knows me as. I’m more comfortable hear my music. My ultimate goal is for everyone to able to travel as your rap career has taken off? with it. It’s my name, and I can’t go wrong with us- have a desire to hear my music. Like Wayne, I can Starting off it was Cali. I went out to the Bay Area ing my name. Back in the day people used to call see that’s what his ambition is. He wants every- and I didn’t expect what I saw. People out there me Tre D because of my initials, but then another body to hear his music. He’s put out so much mu- loved everything about me, from swag to the way Trai’D came out of Dallas and I didn’t want people sic and created a desire, so now when he puts out I sounded. It was so different from what they were to be confused. something, people are lookin’ for it, as opposed to doin’, but they could relate to it. Cali is one of my him having to push it hard. If everybody’s looking strongest areas, as well as Ohio, Alabama, all the This is the sex issue, of course. A lot of artists for your music, you can keep putting it out and Southern states. I get a lot of love in Louisiana and have crazy groupie stories. Are you a family man being heard. When I write songs, I think, “How even up north in Pittsburgh. There’s a lot of areas or are you out on the road having fun? are people gonna feel when they hear this song?” where I never thought I’d be as strong of an artist I just became a family man. My little girl is one I’m thinking about everybody, not how is Dallas

44 // OZONE MAG gonna feel, or Houston, or the South, or the West music. I hate to feel like I’m not doing something I had already copywritten the song before I got Coast. My ultimate goal is to have as many people productive. on it. So they did a false move and sold it to Polo as possible hear my music. Grounds for Hurricane Chris, but the paperwork Did you work on Christmas Day? wasn’t right. I’ve put the situation behind me now. What are you working on now? On Christmas I was at home for 3 hours with It kinda came back on SupaStarr and hit him in Since my album dropped August 4th, 2009, I’ve my little girl. The night before I was in Louisiana the face. He realized it was a dumb move, and he probably shot 4 or 5 videos, just investing in and I flew in that morning. I was in Dallas for 3 admitted it. We’re supposed to be going to court myself. For 2010 my goal is to outwork everybody. or 4 hours with my little girl, then I flew to South because he’s suing me for so-called damaging his My Gangsta Grillz mixtape with DJ Drama is out Carolina for a show. Then I came to Atlanta. It’s character. It’s some bullshit-ass lawsuit that I ain’t now. It’s called Number 23. The concept comes a non-stop grind. If you believe in yourself, the worried about. from the single off the mixtape, “Number 23.” It’s world is gonna see it. I feel like if I keep doing kinda making a statement. Everybody thinks I’m what I did in the past, everyone will get on board. What did you learn from the situation? talking about Jordan, but I’m really talkin’ about I created a movement that everyone bought into, If I could grind and make “Halle Berry” as hot as I a combination between Lebron and Jordan. The from the DJs to the people. made it, I could do the same thing with my own way Lebron came in the game, he’s on the verge material. And that’s exactly what I did. That day of shattering every one of Jordan’s records. I’m And Dallas needs that movement. Do you think after everything fell through, I decided to push my just letting everybody know that this is how I’m Dallas has been unfairly characterized as a city song “Walk That Walk.” I pushed it and it got the coming in the game. of one-hit wonders? Even with the T-Town/DSR same buzz. When I recorded “Ice Cream Paint Job,” The main rea- I think this is really deal through Universal, people thought that I never thought it’d be a single. It was almost like son people get my year. I introduced was going to be Dallas’ big break. But it didn’t a freestyle. DJ Amen got it off my Myspace page myself last year, but turn out that way. and started playin’ it and blowin’ it up on the West into the whole I don’t feel like Dor- I think that situation [didn’t work out] more Coast. It literally took me 10 minutes to make that rappin’ indus- rough came in the because of their premature separation. But song, and it ended up being a big record. That let try is not just game in 2009. 2009 [former DSR members] are still around. Tum Tum me know it was all about my grind and timing. I because of was just a consistent and Fat B are still around and going in every day. know I’ve made records way better than that lyri- grind, trying to get But I feel like there is a stigma on Dallas, with the cally, but that’s the one that took off. the fame. They myself noticed. Now one-hit-wonders and dance music. Every day I live see money in it I get to let people to fight it. Wherever I go, it’s the same question in What else do you have coming up this year? Is too, but they hear my music. That’s interviews. But it’ll all be worth it when people see there anything else you’d like to add? feel like it’s why I used the Num- me come out of that situation. I’m investing in myself. I feel like that’s hard to the easiest ber 23 as the con- do early on and stack your bread. A lot of people cept. Before I drop What was the controversy over the whole “Halle don’t do that when they’re coming up. I’ve route to go. my album in the Berry” record? learned from other cats that that’s how they really With every- springtime I want It was originally SupaStarr’s record. He was on our made it. My album Get Big is coming out in July body thinking people to see my imprint at the time, Primetime Click, so i started 2010. We also did a three-song EP that’s gonna be that, it almost grind. I’m not a real pushing it. I was asked to be on the record be- on iTunes. My Gangsta Grillz is available for free cocky person, but I’m cause of the buzz I had. I was the only one push- download on www.dorroughmusiconline.com makes it one very confident. I’m ing it and I blew it up. I got all my connects, the right now, and if they can’t find it there, they can of the hardest humble at the same DJs, everybody on the record. Nobody knew who download it on iTunes. The name of the album, routes. time. Just like when SupaStarr was but I introduced him to Dallas. He Get Big, is also one of my singles that I’m coming I was doing sports. I got crazy big in Dallas and was offered a deal with out with, produced by Nitti. I always want to come wasn’t finna let no one outgrind or outwork me. I Play N Skillz. He wanted some quick money, and it up with a title for my album that gives me a broad feel like I’ve gotta be better than the next person, was his song. They didn’t wanna have me on the range of topics to work with. “Get Big” is a lil slang even if it takes time to do it. So this year I want to record unless I signed to them too. So they took term we used in Dallas back in the day that’s outwork everybody. me off the record and made a remix with Tum resurfacing. I’m basically just telling everybody Tum and Hurricane Chris. Hurricane Chris’s camp to get big in the game. Step your game up and What motivates you? was looking for a new single and the song already the music is gonna support it. Aside from that, The music, of course. Everyone is saying I’m a had a buzz, so they took an interest in the record. I’ve also been writing for some big name artists, creative artist, and you have to do a lot to get SupaStarr is from the country in Killeen, TX, and mostly coming up with hooks and concepts. So to the point where people believe in you. I ain’t I guess he didn’t know no better, so him and his I’m writing, recording for my album, and I’m on never went a week where I wasn’t working on management got talked into selling the song. But the road too. I’m doing it all. //

OZONE MAG // 45 Video model Tahiry became equally known for her ample assets and for dating rapper Joe Budden. Here, she opens up about marathon sex and toys in the bedroom.

You kind of became a sex symbol overnight. Now you’re in magazines and videos. How has the experience been overall? I think it’s awesome. I can’t really complain about it. I think curves on a woman are sexy. I really do appreciate how people put me on that whole sex symbol status.

Did you ever think this would be hap- pening to you? No. Not at all. I did think when I was a little young that videos were really hot, and I’d look at video vixens and think that I could definitely see myself doing that. Cause I’ve always been curva- ceous and stuff. I never really pursued it cause I’m really shy, although a lot of people may not think so. So, when it did happen, it caught me by surprise that it was actually me on the cover [of King Magazine].

You’ve already said that you are cur- vaceous. But what do you consider to be your sexiest body part? My cleavage and my stomach. My waist is really small. I’ve always said if you put my ass on a bigger chick it wouldn’t look huge. I just think it’s the way I’m proportioned. Overall, the way I’m proportioned is my sexiest part, or my stomach area.

Do you ever feel like your ass brings too much attention to you? I love my booty. And I remember at the age of 18, I was a cadet in college, and I walked into the police academy and I had some slacks on, cause I’m supposed to be wearing business attire. And as I walk into this big gym where all the recruits were working out, they all stopped. That day, I wish I could have just found a little hole and hid. It was a whole gym full of men. It was about 10 women and about 200 men, and all the men stopped and saluted my booty. (laughs)

Okay. I’m going to name two celebri- ties and you tell us which one you’d rather sleep with. Kanye West or Common? Damn, I’d sleep with both of them. For different reasons…Common is so smart. Not that Kanye isn’t smart, but Common and the way he rhymes. And Kanye because of his swag. They both would probably get it. (laughs)

46 // OZONE MAG Reggie Bush or Dwight Howard? How long did it go? You sound like you’re excited about that. Dwight Howard. I love Reggie Bush but Dwight Until the sun came up. I would say it started I am excited. I’ve been in a relationship for five is just chocolate. Dwight is tall and his body is about 2 [AM]. I’m hard to pleasure, so it was years. Me and Joey were together almost all amazing. I really like the tall guys. I remember around 5:30 [AM] and we were still going at the time. So, we really didn’t have to do much going to a game and saying, “Who’s that guy it. I mean, we took breaks and stuff, but we because we were always around each other. with the arms?” I’m attracted to tall guys. definitely kept going. And if we wanted to have sex, we’d have sex anywhere. And in terms of me finally being Young Jeezy or Gucci Mane? Do you remember the worst sex you ever single, and finding that person I can build a Young Jeezy, all day. I’m a fan of Gucci, but had? connection with, then yeah. If you’re busy, let’s Young Jeezy, his voice is gangsta. I love a guy The worst sex I ever had was with a guy I hung go for broke. And if we have to have Skype with “street factor.” Street factor may not sound out with, and I knew he had a crush on me, and sex, I’m willing to have Skype sex. (laughs) But good, but street factor in terms of you’re street I kinda liked him. And we hung out and hung we have to have that connection, cause next and you can kinda pull whatever you wanna out. And he pretty much gave up on getting thing you know, the world is looking at that pull off. Jeezy gives me that vibe. the ass. So when I finally gave it to him, I rode recording. him and he probably pumped twice and he Nas or Jay-Z? came. He looked at me and was embarrassed. Do you talk dirty during sex? That would be Jay. Jay stops a room when he But I was happy, because I liked him and I’m I do. I need some dirty talk. Anything he wants walks in. He really paralyzes a room. And he kinda like the shy girl when I like somebody. I me to do to him. I just love to pleasure the has that “it” factor. Not to say that Nas doesn’t, thought he would continue and try to redeem opposite sex. The huffs and the puffs and the but I’m attracted to powerful men. himself. And he was so shy he couldn’t. So still breathing and all that is necessary during sex. to this day when I see him I’m like, “Yo, you owe Lil Wayne or Nicki Minaj? me,” and he laughs. What’s the craziest thing a guy has said to Well I’m not into women. I don’t think I’d sleep you during sex? with either one, but I’m a fan of Lil Wayne. You never gave him another shot? I had someone scream really loud. I thought After never and a day I’ll give him another shot. that was my job. (laughs) And when I was done Trey Songz or Drake? I left him in a fetus position. I was like, “Wait, I’d definitely sleep with Trey. I mean, did you Does size matter to you? why are you crawled up?” And I’m walking see the ice cubes [in the “Invented Sex” video]? I will say that I’m not afraid of a big cock. The around like, “Are you ready for the next one?” Ice would never be the same. bigger I see, the more I’m like, “I can try this muthafucka.” But I have had sex with a small Do you play music during sex? Obviously, everyone knows that you dated dick and he rocked my world. So, when I I love it. Maxwell, Trey Songz, Sade. That shit’s Joe Budden. Would you say that you have a looked at it and said, “Oh, shit! Is this yours? gonna get me in trouble. better sex life with someone who is famous What the fuck was in me? What the fuck is go- or a regular person? ing on?” I am a fan of size, but you just have to How is that gonna get you in trouble? It doesn’t really matter if they’re famous or not, know how to use it. Cause plenty of men have Cause that’s babymaking music and I’m not it’s all about the connection when it comes to huge dicks, and they hear you huffing and trying to have any babies. me. I was on Twitter yesterday, and I was like, puffing, and they think they’re doing work, and “One fact that people don’t know about me is they’re just really hurting you. So, it’s all about So, is it better with music or without music? that I’m really shy.” And they were like, “How a man’s stroke and the motion in the ocean. I kinda like it with music…and candles. come, you do pictures and online stuff?” But online and pictures [isn’t in] bed. Once I feel Do you use toys in bed? So, you like it romantic? like we’ve built a connection then I’m a beast. It Yes. I love the Bullet and I love the Cock Rings. Yeah, but I can still be rough. has to be about a connection in bed. Do you think sex is better when you use toys? Do you prefer getting head or intercourse? What’s the nastiest or freakiest thing a guy Sex is always good to me. I mean, it all I am a dick kind of girl, I love to feel penetration has ever said you to try and spit game? depends. I’m pretty much a moody person. but I love giving head. I won’t suck any dick. I haven’t had any guys spit any nasty lines. There are days when I wanna watch porn and But I just love to be in control and have the I’ve had a guy recently that was intimidating, be freaky, there are days when I wanna be shy, dick in my mouth. But right after that you have just by his way of approaching me. Everybody and there are days when I wanna run mara- to give me some dick. loves a confident man, but he really just came thons, when all you wanna do is get rammed. out, looked at me, and undressed me with his The last time I did an interview like this I got So, when it’s all said and done, who sleeps in eyes. And I was like, “Oh shit!” I buckled. And in trouble. Everybody was like, “You fucking the wet spot? that was recently. It wasn’t a crazy line. I just whore!” (laughs) But hey, sex is a part of life. Well, I’m nasty. I don’t even care. I like to feel knew that he wanted me by the look. wet, sweat, cum. When you’re about to cum, Are you the type of person to send sexual take the condom off and just throw it wherever And what happened after that? text messages? you want to throw it. And if there’s a wet spot We partied. Nothing happened. I just knew I As of late I have been. I would say that I’m a late in bed, who’s going to change the sheets? If I’m might get in trouble. (laughs) bloomer on a lot of things. I told you I’m shy really fucking with you, then I might not even unless I have a connection with a person. Like, shower, and I’ll just cuddle. I’m really nasty Do you watch porn? I’ve never had a one-night stand; I’ve never had when it comes to sex. I like to feel spit, sweat, Yeah, I’ve watched porn. I’ll watch it if it’s a time a threesome. I’m not saying I would never try anything that’s wet I’m good with. and place. If we both feel like watching porn, them. But as I grow I see myself evolving into I’ll watch it. I’ll watch it during sex. a woman and not being afraid to try certain How long can you go without sex? things. So I would say that yes, I love sending I can go without sex. Do I wanna go without Do you have any favorite porn stars? sexual texts whenever me and that person sex? Hell no. I can go without sex, but the Not at all. I don’t even know their names. I have that connection. And it’s awesome. I actu- minute I find someone that I enjoy having sex could be watching it and having sex at the ally get a kick out of them. with then why should I have to wait. I’m calling same time. I’ll use it as a pleasure or a tool, but I you like, “Where are you at?” don’t really know any of them. What’s the sexiest text message you’ve received? Do you have any sex advice for our readers? Do you recall the best sex you’ve ever had? I’ma keep it real with you, the last person I’ve Wrap it up. Don’t do it if you don’t wanna do Yeah, I do. I’m all about the connection. I’m been going back and forth with texts, he was it. And go all in with your mind, body and soul. not the girl that just goes from jump-off to just plain blunt. “I want you.” And “I want to That’s what makes the best sex ever. Whenever jump-off. To me, that’s just a waste of my pussy fuck.” And I didn’t get offended because he was you can have sex and be in tune with your juice. I like having a connection, and being honest. I appreciate an honest man. body. But most importantly, always wrap it manhandled. Pretty much a fucking-marathon. up. // I was like, “Oh, my God, we’re running through Have you ever done phone sex? hurdles.” No, I haven’t crossed that chapter yet. But I will. Words by Randy Roper (laughs) Photo by Carlos Peralta

OZONE MAG // 47 Over the last few years of the game’s most sought process, Drumma is putting Drumma Boy has produced after producers. Now, this on everybody that he knows some of rap’s biggest hits beatmaker from Memphis, TN from Ten-A-Key through his (Young Jeezy’s “Put On,” is making a transition from own Drum Squad imprint. You Birdman’s “Money To Blow,” the hitmaker behind the already know his beats, but Plies’ “Plenty Money,” Gorilla production to the hitmaker if you let Drumma Boy tell it, Zoe’s “Lost”), making him one behind the mic. And in the 2010 is Tennessee’s year.

48 // OZONE MAG What’s new with Drumma Boy right now? producer is just gonna bring you great music and Right now we’re producing, we’re rapping, we’re be respected as far as creativity. It’s kinda like two writing. We’re establishing a crazy writing team. different things, but overall it’s one artist paint- SEX We’re doing a lot of different genres of music. ing different pictures. Whether they’re verbal or ISSUE We’re focusing on the soul side of music, as far as whether they’re musically, there’s a certain feeling Hip Hop. Right now the projects that I’m working that each one will be able to give to you. And on are Lil Jon, Usher, [Jeezy’s] TM 103, and Jordin that’s what people love; it’s the emotion and soul Sparks. I’m working on a variety of different that the music brings. DRUMMA BOY's things. So, you’re an artist, producer and you’re running Are you bored with Hip Hop? your own company. How hard is it to juggle all Top 10 I come from music, you know what I’m sayin’? those different hats? CELEBRITY Music is the blues, it’s country, it’s rock, it’s Hip Everything is difficult, and you have a lot of HIT LIST Hop, it’s alternative, it’s neo-Soul. There’s so many hurdles. There’s a lot of tasks where you’re like, different genres of music from where I come how I can I make this happen or how can I switch from, Memphis. And I just represent that through this around or levitate this three or four things Lauryn Hill D.R.U.M. Squad: Deep Roots Uniting Music. It’s a to make six or seven things work? It’s all about I’d hit just because of her musical talent, cause universal language. Hip Hop was like an appetizer being able to create something from scratch with I’m attracted to talent. I’m attracted to somebody for me. Now you know who I am. I used that to the general idea at making it become something that’s got a crazy brain. And I don’t mean [brain] transition into the TV show, Welcome To Dream- that’s one of the most valuable things in the in a sexual way. I mean mentally she’s got a brain land, and diversified our capabilities and I started world. I just keep God first and keep that strength, on her shoulders. Sexy chocolate. The blacker the working with the band. I also produced “Here I that passion. That’s the main thing that keeps berry, the sweeter the juice. Am” for Rick Ross, Avery Storm and Nelly, just to everything going, it’s that passion. Regardless of show you more of my background and history. the situation or the circumstances, I love to do it, Alicia Keys so there’s nothing that can stop me from doing it. She’s crazy on the piano. Just the way she works, What is Drum Squad and who are the members? the way she puts it together, that would be crazy. I Drum Squad is a team of creative individuals Which one do you enjoy more? gotta throw a red bone in there. that put forth effort in the music world to be the Man, I just enjoy music. There’s so many things greatest. You might be an artist, a musician, a that I’m motivated to talk about, and it’s like a Halle Berry writer, a producer, or a manager; whatever your certain environment that I wanna have to release Baby or no baby, I know she misses that black role is in the squad, we’re all aspiring to be the those certain feelings. Or it’s like, you might have dick. She’s gotta sneak some in on the side. So, if greatest in the music business. We’ve got a team certain things to say but you just don’t know how you chose to sneak some, Halle, holla at me. of producers, writers, and artists. Some of the to say it yet cause you’re not feeling that particular artists you may know. I got a dude [who’s] 15, out way. It might be one day next year that brings of Memphis, named Young Phenomenon. I’ve got out this song I’ve had in my head for two or three Beyonce an artist named Kristyle out of Memphis. Gangsta years, but I actually feel that way now. I’m a real The way she’s throwing all that ass around in Boo is one of our artists. I’ve got another artist creative, act-off-emotions type dude, as far as these videos makes a nigga just…I don’t care if named Allie out of New Orleans; she’s coming with my music. So, if I’m real mad, the beats are she do got a man. How many chicks cheat on their with a mixtape soon. We’ve got GK on deck, he gonna be driven. Or if I’m inspired, the beats are husband? writes a lot of hooks. He did the “Dis Girl” hook. gonna be inspirational, kinda like anthem music. We got about 6.5 million views on WorldStar. That It depends on what the mood is, but I just have Rihanna was one of the singles off theWelcome To My City fun with it. I saw a video of Rihanna last year where she had mixtape. We’ve got mixtape downloads available the clit out, titties out, everything. You better stop on www.D-Squad.com/mixtape. Gangsta Boo is probably the most recognizable doing that, girl. artist in Drum Squad. How’d you connect with You’ve got the Welcome To My City 2 mixtape her? Stacey Dash coming out soon too, right? She was always in the streets of Memphis, and she Still to this day Stacey Dash will get it. I’ve been Yeah, it’s gonna be coming out. We’re doing the chose to stop doing business with Three Six [Ma- wanting to fuck her since Mo Money. Just the way whole 2-Thousand-TENnessee movement. This is fia] a while back. We were some of the first cats she holds herself, she’s just sexy than a mutha- our year. It’s a lot of light shining on Tennessee that were working with her. After she stopped fucka. I don’t know what it is about her. She’s just artists and what we bring to the table. working with them she was actually coming with got sex appeal. that bread, like, “I need some beats, how much do

You’re doing some rapping yourself also. Was it you need?” I told her what I needed and she came always your goal to become an artist? through. There ain’t too many chicks that handle Eva Longoria I was rapping and working on an album before their business like that. There wasn’t any “give I’ve always been attracted to that Spanish culture. I even came to Atlanta. I started producing for me ‘til next week” or procrastinating or none of Just the way they talk, that tongue game. Its other people, but it’s more of a side hustle for me that. So I respected her for that. Plus, she’s like the exotic. to do music for others. In the back of my mind, I hardest chick in the South, as far as on the rap tip. always knew I was gonna work on my own project I’ve always been a fan. Ask anybody in the South Teyana Taylor and put out a lot of my own artists because I who’s the hardest chick in the South and they gon’ Just cause the lips are so muthafuckin’ retarded know the only movement you have is your own say Gangsta Boo or they’re at least gon’ mention each time I see her. She’s young, but she’ll get it. control of your own music, your creative control her. So, we just wanted to go hard and keep her She’ll get snatched up. or seeing your full vision out. And I can see that afloat, cause I respected her grind and I respected out through Drum Squad. I don’t have to worry her hustle. Fantasia about certain A&Rs or certain labels that I have That’s ear candy right there. Just her voice. She’s to answer to. I’m an independent label and I can Production-wise, what projects do you have got those lips and a voice. move how I want to. It was definitely something I coming up? planned. I just wanted to attack the music game We’re working on Lil Jon, Jeezy’s TM 103, Usher, first, get my foot in the door, get myself situated, Juelz Santana, and the next Gucci Mane project. Oprah create my foundation and go forward. It’s a lot of things that pop up on us too, like the If I had a relationship with Oprah, she’d be able to “Money To Blow” record with Birdman. I didn’t spread some of that knowledge. I would be able Is there a difference between Drumma Boy the know that was gonna come about. A lot of re- to learn something. She’d put me up on some producer and Drumma Boy the artist? cords come out of nowhere. I know we’re working thangs, and I’d put her up on some thangs. Drumma Boy the artist is more like a dude who on The Game’s project as well. But I know there’s a tells you the stories of what he went through. lot of projects that’s gon’ pop out of nowhere on It’s like a long grind to get where I’ve gotten. me. So, you gotta stay tuned, just like I gotta stay So it’s more like the hustler mentality, the grind tuned. // and street mode, and the things that it took to get here. Basically, it’s a success story. The

OZONE MAG // 49 Even while the industry was writing off Mr. Crank Dat Superman as a one-hit wonder and CRITICS WERE USING HIM as the scapegoat for all things wrong with hip hop, DeAndre Way a.k.a. Soulja Boy knew BETTER. NOW RESPECTED BOTH FOR HIS HITMAK- ING ABILITIES AND MARKETING SAVVY, The burgeoning SOD MU- SIC CEO takes a rare break from handling business to discuss SEX with MORE MATURITY THAN YOU’D EXPECT FROM A 19-YEAR-OLD MULTI-MILLIONAIRE >>

50 // OZONE MAG So I see you’ve been linked to a few video models too. the time. Do you think that’s accurate or would you say you deal with (laughs) Oh, you just read your lil Twitter and got up to speed? females on a more respectful level? I’m a pretty boy, a rich boy, 100 million in the game, so I think that de- Nah, I pay attention. So do you prefer regular women, industry women, scribes itself. video hoes, or what? What’s Soulja Boy’s type? (laughs) Man, I prefer… Gucci Wings. I’m so fly. I’m like flyest nigga out now. Meaning what? You’re arrogant with your women? Gucci Wings, 2010, like stepping out of a magazine. I just think I’m a beast, man. You’ve gotta watch your boy in action. You know how you turn on the Discovery Channel? It’s like that. You’ve gotta Of course Soulja Boy has a large fanbase. Do you indulge in the groupies catch your boy in action. If you catch me in my creative process in the stu- or pass them along to the crew? dio or catch me with a girl, you know, but there wouldn’t be no cameras on. It varies. I’m the type of dude who, I think I’m friendly, you know? I take pictures with all the girls and listen to what they’ve gotta say and all that. Do you spend time pursuing women or try to stay focused on work and it comes to you? What do they say? I think women and all of that is just the perks of what I chose to do for a liv- They say I’m the sexiest rapper alive, shit like that. They say they mastur- ing. All this is just the perks. You get the Lambo, the big house, the haters… bate to my pictures on the internet. They say I’m a pretty nigga, like one of (laughs) It’s all just perks. This is what comes with the job. the prettiest niggas they’ve ever seen. They say they wish they could have a nigga that looks just like me in their life. Like, it ain’t even gotta be me, Now that you’re “100 million in the game,” do you spend money on your just a nigga that’s like me. But there’s only one me though. females? Do you fly them places and buy them stuff or are you not a tricking type of dude? Well, you’re a little more thugged out now with all the tattoos. Are you Honestly, if you’re gonna be with your boy, you’ll have to be on point. If trying to not be pretty anymore? I’m gonna be flying you out and all that, you’ve gotta be on point. People I think this adds onto my prettiness on a certain level. A lot of girls like handle different situations differently. You might fly somebody out, or you thugs. I wouldn’t necessarily say I’m a thug. I’m just a pretty nigga, feel me? might not. Somebody might fly themselves out, or they might not.

Have you had girls waiting in your hotel room when you got there? So you don’t have a standard hoe policy? That’s like a generic rapper story. “Aw, man, I got to the hotel and there (laughs) She said “standard hoe policy.” were girls everywhere.” What rapper hasn’t had that happen? It depends on what they’re there for. Sometimes you’ve got super fans that really go hard I just made that up right now. Well, everybody has their vice or weak- for you, and I respect that. I don’t know if you can just put girls in catego- ness, like porn, groupies, strippers, or a particular type of fetish – ries or label them as “groupies” or “fans.” I just think of all of them as fans. I don’t put myself in a box like that. I’m open-minded. I don’t close off rela- tionships cause I just like women. Your boy couldn’t be like, “I like this type Are you looking for a lady to spend time with or out on the road having of chick” cause that closes off so many other doors. I’m so open-minded. fun? What’s your mindset at this point? It’s kinda scary at this age to see the different types of women that are What attracts you to a female physically? choosin’. It’s like, amazing, but scary at the same time. Just the type of Truthfully, I think it’s deeper than all that. I think everything happens for a women – like, their status – you know. It’s crazy coming from where I come reason. All the girls that are in my life are there for a reason. I ain’t got girls from. But ya boy loves women. I love girls. I’m pulling the baddest of the that ain’t got no purpose at all. I think every person I deal with plays a posi- baddest, girls I never thought I would ever pull. Well, I take that back. I did tion and role in my life and I play a role in their life as well. You might meet think I would. I’ll claim that. I’ll call that. a girl at a show or a girl on the internet or see a girl at the mall who doesn’t even know who you are. (laughs) But who doesn’t know who Soulja Boy is? Scary in terms of their celebrity status? Yeah! All types of women. You might see a girl choose on you that you Being so young, do you have a lot of older women come at you? never thought would choose on you. It’s shocking. But, I think I should be Yeah, I got a million cougars that’s on your boy and a million younger girls able to meet any lady and have a conversation with any female. that’s on your boy as well. So it’s like the best of both worlds.

Out of all the internet rumors about you dating this girl or sleeping with How does the sexual experience compare between older women and that video model, what percentage of the stories are true? younger women? I mean, I ain’t here to verify nothing or clear up nothing cause I don’t mind (makes fake orgasm noises) Real talk, not much, because these girls are my name being thrown around. It’s all free promotion. I’m just living life starting so early. and having a career as a rapper is amazing, so it’s not like I do things on purpose to generate publicity but at the same time, everything happens Did you start early? for a reason. Sometimes bloggers hear a story and are dead on but some- It depends on what “early” is. In 2010, what is “early”? You’ve got girls hav- times they don’t know what they’re talking about at all. Sometimes they ing babies at 12, so it’s like, wow. Like I say in some of my songs, “I’ve been make stuff up out of the clear blue sky, or they might hear a story and flip having hoes since elementary.” I been having teachers choose on me. I it a million different ways. I don’t think no blogger has ever gotten a story was choosing teachers when I was like six years old. Real talk, I was in the 100% correct. But, I’m entertained by all of that. The facts are: I’m a pretty second grade and the teacher’s name was Ms. Bailey and I had a crush on boy, a rich boy, a young boy, and I’m 100 million in the game. SOD is the her. I remember it like it was yesterday; she was fine. I’ve been wondering if label. Those are the facts and the rest of the rumors, I don’t know. she ever sees me on TV.

But you do play into the publicity a bit, don’t you? Like the bathroom Your artist Lil B admitted he got burned at one point. Do you want pictures you leaked out on Twitter? (right) to share any safe sex I didn’t put that picture out. Somebody else put it out and I just cosigned it. thoughts with your younger fans? You sent the picture to a girl and she posted it? The commercial I just did That’s another generic rapper story right there. “I sent it to a girl and I told for TV, GYT, means Get her not to post it, but she put it on Twitter.” (laughs) I don’t know, man. I got Yourself Tested. It’s real out a lot of love from it and gained a lot of fans behind it, so, whatever. [The there, you know? There’s picture] was 100% real though. Wasn’t no Photoshop or none of that. It was so many girls choosing but a straight cell phone picture. sometimes it’ll scare you to the point where you don’t If we had a groupie confession on you, what would they say? even care. There’s girls on I’m the best nigga in the world to be with. You can ask any girl that’s ever my dick everywhere I go been linked to me and you’ll hear goodness behind my name. but sometimes I don’t even care. Sometimes you might What’s the secret? What are you so good at? see the baddest girl all on I’m just me. There ain’t no secret. I don’t mean just sexually, but all around. One of Soulja your dick, but it turns you Boy’s infamous off. Everybody should use People kinda have the stereotype that rappers just dog women out all bathroom pics condoms cause that shit

OZONE MAG // 51 could get ugly. I ain’t never been burnt or anything like that, but I won’t say Is there anything you won’t do in bed? “never” because it could happen to anybody. So wrap it up. I cosign that Ain’t no telling what I’m gonna do. You never know what’s gonna happen heavily. Put that condom on and it’s all good. once you get behind those closed doors. Once you’re in the moment, you never know what’s gonna go down. You never know. You can only imagine Is it hard to find a female that’s really into you and not just Soulja Boy? what may go down once it’s just you and that person. Nobody else, only you That’s a good question. I could really go deeper and go into further detail, and her. That’s like the realest talk ever. but I don’t know. How does that saying go? When you’re looking for some- thing you can’t find it but when you ain’t looking, it’s all on you? What kind of music do you put on to set the mood? My females have been on this Trey Songz’ Ready album real hard lately. I Do you take a girl more seriously if you meet her at the grocery store as gotta give my props and respect to Trey Songz. I feel like he’s that new dude opposed to a Soulja Boy show? in R&B and he’s doing it right now. He’s got it on smash. And I like the whole Real talk, I think differently. So if I’m really feeling the girl, that probably route he took; [the work he put in] shows. Once a nigga gets to a certain doesn’t even matter. Even with the females I do talk to, some of them are level you’ve just gotta pay homage. That whole Trey Songz album, you can probably on that “oooh, Soulja Boy” type stuff but for the most part once a just let it ride. Trey Songz is doing his thang. girl is around me for a certain amount of time, we know each other. Baby-making music? Do you have any kids yet? If a girl lets you hit right away is it a turn-on or a turn-off? I ain’t got no kids. I’m pretty sure every male has had a scare or two; you That just lets me know that either she’s diggin’ me real hard, or the next rap- might have had a crazy chick. But at the same time I do wanna have a son. per could hit her the same way the next night. Well, if you’re only 19 you’ve got plenty of time. Would you mess with a What about on the flip side? If you like a girl but she doesn’t give it up married woman? right away, how long do you stick around? Would I smash a dude’s wife? (laughs) Ain’t no tellin’, man. Behind those Sometimes that doesn’t even matter. There’s so many other options, you closed doors you never know what may happen, married or not married. She know, so if you don’t wanna give it up, that’s cool. It just depends on the might have been gay her whole life but behind those closed doors… female and the situation and how deep the feelings are in the relationship. Of course you ain’t gonna keep nobody around that you aren’t really feelin’. Have you filmed yourself getting freaky? It just depends. There might be one girl you diggin’ and you respect her Me? I am the self-proclaimed Internet King, the YouTube Master. So what do choices but then you might have another girl with a whole different attitude. you think? I don’t know. It’s crazy out here in 2010, for real. Anything could happen. I have a lot of female fans so I wish I could answer each and every question I think there might be a Soulja Boy sex tape out there somewhere. boldly and straightforward, but so many people judge me for my answers (smiles) Next question. that I have to be careful what I say. I am being honest though. Let’s talk about the SOD projects you have coming up. Have you hooked up with any girls on Twitter? Now to the good shit. This is what I wanna talk about. Being a businessman, Nah, I don’t do all that on Twitter. (laughs) I’ve met a lot of girls who are like I’ve always thought about my company and my empire. So becoming the fans and supporters. But just logging on Twitter, meeting a girl, and smash- CEO of SOD Music Group now is just like taking my career to another level. ing her? Nah. Is your label through Interscope? Girls send you Myspace messages like, “I’ll fuck you right now”? That’s what’s so amazing about my movement is that we can work any- Of course, you get that all the time. Myspace, Facebook, Twitter, everything where. It’s like an airport with a whole lot of runways ready for take-off. I’ve going HAM! I mean, you’ve got girls that do like you and some be choosing got my entity, Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em, which is a brand, at Interscope Records. on you, but everybody’s got motives. You know everybody wants something. Universal Music Group is like my family. Then you’ve got Universal Motown Everybody’s hollerin’ at you, even the girls tryin’ to get at you on another with a lady like Sylvia Rhone, who’s amazing. She believes in my company. level, it’s because they want something. There’s something behind it, so I’m young and I don’t know everything and I know a lot of people discredit you’ve gotta be careful. That’s common sense. Everybody has a motive. me and write me off, but for someone [like Sylvia Rhone] with that amount of power and money to believe in you in your company, that’s powerful. I’m What’s the craziest place you’ve had sex? taking it to another level in my mind and I always have that pressure to top Oh, I’ve gone HAM in a lot of places. A lot of places. myself. I’ve got Hoodboss over at Asylum, Jabar over at Universal, myself at Interscope, and my label deal, which isn’t finished yet. I’ve got so many label Nowhere super creative? imprints, which gives me the upper hand. I’ve got my artist Lil B. I’ve got my Super HAM? I don’t know. (laughs) Some crazy places, but I can’t say all that. artist Arab, who was supposed to be the first person to jump off everything. I had Arab a deal with Interscope already when we first got signed. We were If the tour bus is rockin’, don’t come knockin’? supposed to get signed at the same time. I really had plans. But my plans I had a bed on my last tour bus, on that Wayne tour. You should’ve seen that went wrong; they went left. On my first album I had Arab all over the album. bus, oh my God. Upstairs, downstairs… I had a room upstairs, that bitch was I set it up for him. I had him on my single, in my videos, blowing him up to going HAM. I’ve never seen anything like that. I only seem them in Europe, the point where all my fans who know me know who Arab is. I was supposed I’ve never seen them in America. to jump it off with Arab and then do my SOD deal with Interscope, but it didn’t go down like that. So it just opened my mind up to all kinds of options, Are you into threesomes and group sex or are you more of a one-on-one because for a long time I was stuck on poppin’ Arab just out of respect. type of dude? I’ve had some experiences. You can imagine with the success I had at age What happened with Arab? 16; I made my first million dollars when I was 16. So I was going stupid HAM, I got him a deal with Interscope and it was a real good deal for him as an even before that. I’m 19 years old now and I could tell some stories. But I feel artist and where he’s at in his career. But he turned it down. He’s still signed like I’m just getting started. to SOD, but he turned down Interscope. And the numbers were good. I don’t know why he turned it down; I never really knew the real reasons behind it. What’s the most number of women you’ve had in bed at one time? It’s not that we fell out or anything like that. That’s still my brother and my (laughs) You’ve got the good questions. I plead the fifth on that one. best friend. We’re still cool. SOD is tatted on his chest and my chest and SOD is tatted on his arm and my arm. So it’s no beef or anything like that. It’s al- Do you think you can ever have too much sex? Can it distract you from ways business, never personal. I just think Arab’s mind is in a different place. your focus? I couldn’t understand it. The average dude, if you offer them a deal at Inter- Nah, of course not. Never. I got a dick, you know? And every so often it gets scope, they’ll jump at the offer. But everything doesn’t go how you plan it. hard. So, nah. I thought that to myself one time, though. Then like four days later I changed my mind. What about your solo project? My next album is coming in mid 2010. This album is going to be the biggest How do you feel about the new trend of groupies kissing and telling? album of my career. I know a lot of people are expecting it; my fans go HAM. Every girl’s got a motive. If I’m knowin’ that she wants to hit just so she can go This is my first year skipping dropping an album. I didn’t wanna skip a year, write about me in her book, what’s the fun in that? But I might go HAM on but I wanted to do it right. I was supposed to drop in December but I’m just that muthafucker just to give her something to write about. I don’t know. sitting back watching the whole game and seeing what everybody’s selling and where the industry’s going. When I drop, I’m trying to make history. //

5252 // // OZONE OZONE MAG MAG OZONE MAG // 53 As fans of our previous sex issues, the gentle- men of Travis Porter are finally old enough to participate in some grown-up questions of their own. From the sounds of it, these guys have been pretty busy with the females since their ’09 success has taken them on the road.

So this is for our annual sex issue… Strap: I love sex. Quez: I’m not gonna lie, I eat pussy occasionally.

With the “Go Shorty Go” record you have spin- ning right now, I see chicks making their own booty shake videos to the song. Strap: I ain’t gon’ say no names, but this one girl really did her thang. Shouts out to her. “Go shorty.” The ladies love it. All the girls be screa- min’, “Travyyy.”

Who are some famous females you’d want to see shake somethin’ to “Go Shorty Go”? All: Nicki [Minaj]! Strap: Lauren London, Christina Milian, and Nicki Minaj would go HAM. Quez: Buffie the Body, and Ice T’s wife, Coco. Ali: Superhead. She’s a fine freak.

Y’all really like Nicki. Have you met her yet? Quez: Nah, I saw her but I’ve never met her. We had a couple shows together.

What celebrity females do you think you could get with? Strap: I’d say Nicki. Ali: Diamond. Strap: Diamond from Crime Mob? Well, yeah. She’s cute as hell though. I want Toya, Wayne’s baby mama. She cute. Ali: I think I could get Lauren London too. She looks like somebody I’d talk to. Quez: I think Wayne would kill you bruh. I just run game on everybody and see who I can fuck.

Do you have any crazy groupie stories yet? Quez: Shout out to Tallahassee, Memphis, Birmingham, Pensacola, South Carolina, North Carolina, and St. Louis. Ali: If you ain’t fuckin’ them (points to Quez & Strap) then you ain’t fuckin’ me neither. Strap: We have some shorties that just want one of us. And we have some that’s just thirsty shorties and want all of us. We you have the thirsty shorties you have to leave the door un- locked and come in and be like, “Let me thru!!” Then you run through ‘em.

So you share girls? Strap: Yeah. Well, it depends. Quez: We had this one lil lightskinned shorty with a fat booty. I think Strap went first. Okay, well, Strap went first, then Ali went first, then I went first, we all went first. Then we passed her to [our manager] Zone 3.

What’s the difference between a chick you just want to hit and a chick you would spend time with outside of the bedroom? Strap: I got a girlfriend. Quez: I ain’t gon’ lie, I got a girlfriend. Ali: It be some shorties out of town that don’t wanna come over that night, like they got a life. We gotta respect that. I text them back. I gotta put the work in. And when I come back to they city, it’s on.

You’re saying if a girl gives it up the first time you meet her you won’t call her back? (l-r) Ali, Strap, Quez Quez: Actually, Strap does… Strap: Aye bruh, chill. We don’t remember dem.

54 // OZONE MAG We don’t go back. We don’t relapse. You don’t let all that fuckin’ interfere with your Ali: Her shoes. If her shoes are bent up in the front, work? hell no! I look down before I look at anything. If You all said you have a girlfriend, or something Ali: Nah, it’s at nighttime, like 4 or 5 o’clock in the she’s swagged out that make her look good. Some similar to that… morning. ugly girls can look good if their swagger is right. Ali: Yeah, a main chick. Strap: I like a bitch with some pretty feet. So you call ‘em up at 5 am and they come over? How do they deal with the things you do on the Y’all got it like that already? How old where you when you lost your virginity? road? Quez: Shit, hell yeah. Strap & Quez: I was 13. Strap: True love. They just support us. Ali: I was 13. The summer between 6th and 7th Quez: This interview is gon’ be crazy. They gon’ be How do you pick which ones you want to call grade. like, “what the hell, we ain’t know all this?!” up? You have a team and y’all just go down the Ali: Shhhh! roster? Did you know what you were doing the first Quez: Actually, it’s down the iPhone. We just do time? But y’all don’t share your main chicks right? one scroll and whoever it lands on we call. Ali: No! I lost my virginity to a freak. Strap: Hell no! I spend good money on my bitch. Strap: Me too. Quez: Hell nah! I’d slap ‘em. Fuck this Travis Porter How many naked pictures do you have on your Ali: And she got like 3 babies now. shit! These my brothers but I’d beat they ass. iPhone? Quez: I lost my virginity to a freak too. She had Ali: I’d kill one of them. Ali: I don’t even ask for naked pictures. fucked my cousin like a week before that. And my Strap: I don’t save naked pictures. I just wanna see cousin was standin’ over me in the room like, “Hit Have you ever had sex with a girl and wish you what you workin’ with. that bitch, Quez.” hadn’t? What was wrong with it? Quez: I don’t either ‘cause when I get home my Quez: Bruh! We was in Ft. Walton Beach, FL. Oh my bitch is checkin’ my phone. Did your first time open the floodgates and it God! I don’t know why I did it. I was the only one was just on ever since? that had her…well…they had another one. What would make you consider a girl a good Quez: Yeah, it really did for real. 7th grade I was Ali: I was talkin’ to her. She was just, ugggh. She fuck? goin’ in. was really ugly. Quez: That head! Strap: I used to have porno DVDs. I used to get Quez: She was tall, ugly, and black! Strap: When they just go in. You gotta go crazy wit’ off the bus and walk home and I had like 5 porno Strap: No, she was tall, dark skinned, and cute. everything you do. You gotta be extreme with this discs – I don’t even remember where I got ‘em (laughs) shit. Like extreme dating, it’s extreme fuckin’. from – I used to put ‘em in and turn off the lights with the girl, and I’d be humpin’ that hoe! Were you drunk? You mean extreme like wanting to be choked Ali: I ain’t gon’ lie, I used to fall in love with girls all All: Yeah! out? Or in pain? the time. I wasn’t lame though. Quez: Nah, not like pain. What about big girls? Do you get down like that? Strap: I fucked a hoe like that last week. I don’t like What’s the oldest chick you’ve been with? Strap & Quez: Uh uh, no. that. If you ain’t my main bitch don’t be scratching Quez: 27. Ali: I mean, I show big girls love at the shows, I me or grabbin’ on me. Ali: 24. grind on ‘em. I kiss on they titties and everything. Quez: Yeah, don’t do that. Real shit (lifts up shirt Strap: 24. Quez: But we ain’t never did nothin’ with ‘em. But and shows scratches), my bitch ain’t do that. that’s the trick, she show big girls love to get the So you haven’t been attacked by a cougar yet? fine chicks. How often do you get in trouble with your girls Strap: I had some that were ready! Ali: The fine girls be lookin’ like, “Why he on that fat over other females? Quez: You mean like a 40 year old muthafucka?! girl like that?” Then you make a move. Strap: Every other three weeks. Nah, I ain’t been attacked by a 40-year-old, but I Quez: Ms. Rivercity’s like, these fuckin’ players. Ali: Every other month. had the 27-year-old muthafucka, with her sexy ass. She’s probably heard worse. Quez: Every other week. Strap was just mad at his Ali: 27 ain’t old though. girl yesterday. Strap: We’re only 19 though. I had one that was Much worse. So when you do pull the chick, do like 33 that wanted me. That ain’t that old, but I you like all nighters or are you just in and out? What makes you unable to stay faithful, or what was like, damn. I ain’t have the time to do that shit All: Oh hell nah! attracts you to step outside the relationship for though. Ali: 15 minutes and I’m gone! sex? Quez: Matter of fact, I met a couple strippers in Quez: Bang, bang, bang. That’s 10 minutes each. Strap: I think it’s just the lifestyle. When you meet Alabama that were ready, but I was busy. so many girls on the road… Strap looks like he might take his time, pull some Quez: You know you just gon’ fuck ‘em and leave. Have you had sex with strippers? Is it the same as candles out and stuff. Ali: You just see the girls and be like, damn. sex with regular girls? Strap: (laughs) Hell nah! Strap: It’s just so easy, that’s what it is. All: Yeah. Quez: Strap goes quicker than I do. He be in there Strap: When you naked, you naked. If you know for like 5 minutes. Is all pussy the same? how to fuck, you know how to fuck. Strap: Nope. There’s quality pussy and there’s 5 Ali: It’s a turn on if you drunk, but the next morn- What about with your girlfriends? minute pussy. ing you be like, “what the fuck?” You don’t even let Quez: Oh, I’m in that thang for a minute. I take time Ali: Quality is when you come back the next her spend the night or nothin’. with my girlfriend. month, after y’all talk. Quez: Nah, don’t let her spend the night. It’s just Strap: We goin’ in! bow bow – bow, then point to the door, then bow. Ali: When I’m with my girl I take my time. I go slow Let’s talk some numbers. How many girls have a lil bit, then speed it up. you been with in your lifetime? How do you feel about a girl that has a man? Do Quez: I can’t even count! you even care? What’s the most amount of girls you had in one Strap: We tried to count like a year ago but it ain’t All: No. If she don’t care, I don’t care. night? work. Quez: Them hoes be coming to the room like, Quez: Don’t ask no questions like that! I ain’t gon’ “I can’t stay long ‘cause my boyfriend is waiting.” lie, my limit was 4. I was really just doin’ it ‘cause I What if a girl said she’d had sex with as many Bitch, I don’t care. I got liquor, let’s smash. didn’t having nothin’ else to do. I’m not gonna say people as you have? Strap: You just gotta fuck ‘em and leave ‘em. when that was though. Strap: If I just wanna fuck you, I don’t even wanna Ali: 3. know. Anything else you want to say for the sex issue? Strap: I can’t count. 3 and a half. I hit 3 yesterday, Ali: I’m not even finna ask you all that. But if I’m Strap: All us love sex. I love my girl, but I love the though. talkin’ to you and you say that shit, no, you can go. road life. Quez: If you’ve fucked more people than I have, Quez: I like sex, I don’t love it. I fuck on the road How many days a week do you get it in? bitch I’m not fuckin’ you. just to have something to do. I fuck 3 bitches a day Strap: Damn, everyday, or every other day. and I don’t give these hoes a break. Ali: I try to get it in every day really. Either with my What’s one of the biggest turn-offs when you’re Strap: I love pretty bitches. No disrespect to bitch, or somebody. getting to know a female? females. //

OZONE MAG // 55 Keyshia Cole She’s gutta too. She’s too hood. I saw her jump out of a Ferrari at a restaurant with her head wrapped up like she was goin’ to bed. And she went in and ate like that, with the Ferrari out- side. We put a Big Bank Black CD on her car. Rihanna She was new, hot, young, and she’s exotic. I liked her before the whole situation. I don’t like the way she tried to shit on the boy Chris. I feel like she was supposed to respect what they had. Only those two know what went on, whether he Jennifer Hudson was provoked or not. I don’t condone a nigga I like her skin tone and her whole swag. It seems puttin’ his hands on a woman, but don’t put yo’ like I’d remind her of her father. (laughs) I’d prob- hands on me either. ably remind her of someone she came up in her household with. She comes from where I come Capricorn Clark from. I love that girl that works for Diddy. She’s too stiff. If a bitch can work for Diddy, she can Jasmine Sullivan handle Big Bank. I done had my windows busted out a couple times. I been through that, and I know the Raven Symone reason the bitch busted my shit out, ‘cause I was Who doesn’t like Raven? She can check that gone two or three days. I like a feisty bitch. You bankroll. And her titties are too big. gotta be crazy to deal with me. Toya from the Tiny and Monique Toya Show I love Monique. She ‘bout her business and she I just like her braces. Plus I might need her to got personality. Fat girls need love too. I’ll put steal me some [of Wayne’s] lyrics for a nigga. I that wood that on her ass. could come up off that. Kim Kardashian Serena Williams Put her on the list ‘cause I feel like she’s a whore, I want her even though she’s ugly. Just chop her and I like whores. Put all three of ‘em on there. I face off. Well nah, maybe not Serena. She ain’t wanna fuck the Kardashian sisters together. I just shit. She don’t even like black dudes, she like wanna break a rule. white boys. BIG Kelis Kelly Roland She’s got her own style. And like she says, her She was so underrated. She shoulda been big- milkshake brings all the boys to the yard. I wanna ger than Beyonce. She’s like an underdog. BANK come to the yard too. I heard she was a freak. Michelle Obama Ricki Lake Hell yeah! Fuck yeah! She’s just stiff. I like how I used to wanna fuck Ricki Lake too bad. She too she rolls without her dude. She’s got confidence BLACK cool. If she fucked wit’ my pimpin’, I’d put her ass in her nigga. That’s the type I gotta have. 20 Celebrity Females back on TV. that Should Fuck Hillary Clinton With My Pimpin' Judge Hatchet I want her too. I need that presidential pussy. I want that fine ass judge that’s on TV. She looks As told to Ms. Rivercity good for her age. I’ll jump in her ass. Photo by Diwang Valdez All the Video Hoes Coming out in 2009 with his Zaytoven-produced For nut purposes only. Just to bust somethin’. single “Try It Out” featuring Kandi, Big Bank Black Oprah is known for his pimpin’. Not one to knock a basic I feel like she needs a real nigga in her life. All the Bad, Young, bitch, Black has some interesting choices when it Hood Bitches comes to celebrity females. “I like an offset bitch,” Mary J. Blige My dick ain’t went Hollywood yet. I’m still in he claims. “I don’t like what everybody else likes, She’s gutta. Mary J. jas been through the the hood wit’ it. I can show ‘em a brighter day. I need some of that exclusive.” With that in mind, struggle. She’s been through the shit I’ve been (laughs) Have a baby by me baby, and be on he names several famous women that should through, so she’ll understand me. welfare. try it out.

5656 // // OZONE OZONE MAG MAG You don’t really have songs with strong sexual con- tent. Is that something you try to stay away from? I’m a little bit more conscious than a lot of other artists. Not to say that there’s anything wrong with that, but that’s not really my thing. I just go on what I believe. WALE Words by Randy Roper What’s your take on sexuality in Hip Hop? Do you PHOTO BY Jon Dragonette think there’s too much? I think it’s in a good place. I definitely think you’ve gotta have balance in everything. And Hip Hop is los- ing its balance. If you listen to the radio, there’s only one type of record that can be promoted as a single. But guys like Jay Electronica have good stuff drop- ping. I think Hip Hop artists need to stand up and support that to change the climate of this genre.

With that said, do you still have love for Hip Hop groupies? You know what? I think the groupie is almost obso- lete now cause these women are a lot smarter and they take a lot more pride in their bodies. And the game has been told already. A lot of these girls know what they can get without even spreading their legs. And that’s just me being honest. It’s the information age. And me, personally, I never really did the groupie thing because it’s just dangerous, man. I fear, even more than anything, impregnating somebody that I don’t have any feelings for, or somebody that I met off the strength of my talent. I think that’s a night- mare waiting to happen. I don’t even play with that.

What’s the craziest thing a groupie tried to do or say to hook up with you? “I’m trying to go now.” I told her, “I wouldn’t want you to play yourself like that.” She was like a freshman in college. This was like four years ago, and I was like, “This is the wrong way to go. Do you really want this? Do you really want that in your life? For a nigga to be like, ‘Yeah, I slept with this chick.’ Is that what you want? You’re going to be somebody’s wife one day, right? When it’s time to play the honesty game, you wanna tell him you did this and that?” And she was fucked up. So I just took her and her homegirls to Denny’s instead. Man, that’s somebody’s daughter. I ain’t trying to sound all…you know. But I’m going to have kids one day, I’ma have a daughter one day, and I don’t wanna have to shoot no rapper. (laughs) I don’t wanna have to kill nobody, man. Ain’t nobody jumping my daughter off. It’s karma. I don’t play with shit like that. What happens after you nut? There’s an attachment that she’s going to have with you now. She doesn’t have to be that. Kim Kardashian or Rosa Acosta? So, there aren’t going to be any Groupie Confes- I’m good on both of them. sions about Walé? Man, it can’t be. Any girl that I’ve ever been with is So you’re not attracted to the model-chick gonna tell you two things: He was respectful and I types? Philly. I like the way they talk. And they put their miss him. On my videos, I don’t even speak to the girls, outfits together pretty well. The dress game is a cause it’s just a job. I just like regular people. Not very important part of being a woman. Okay. I’m going to name two celebrity women to say that there’s anything wrong with video and you tell us which one you’d rather get with. girls. I’m sure they’re wonderful people. But I You’re real active on Twitter. Do you get any Beyonce or Rihanna? wouldn’t even try to pursue anything serious crazy DMs from females tryin’ to get at you? I gotta say neither because Beyoncé is a friend of with anybody in this dark world that we’re in. Not crazy. I never let anything escalate. I got too mine and Rihanna is a very close affiliate of the fam- much respect for these women. So, I don’t ever ily that I’m a part of. So, I might have to take a cold DC girls or LA girls? really take it there. Even if it looks like it might shower on that one, man. Home. Everybody’s comfortable with home, be insinuating something, I might play it off like, when it comes to relationships or anything. Re- “Oh, you’re crazy.” I don’t have time for all that. I Nicki Minaj or Lil Kim? lationships or intimacy or whatever, they’re only got too much stuff to do in a day, man. Nicki is a good friend of mine too. See, you’re gonna successful when you’re comfortable. create some awkward situations when I see shawty. On another topic, ere you happy with the over- I’ma say Lil Kim by default. Nicki is like the homie. New York girls or Atlanta girls? all sales of Attention Deficit? I’ma say Atlanta because I’ma need somebody to Yeah, I’m very happy. We had about 70,000 Kelly Rowland or LeToya Luckett? make the bed in the morning or cook breakfast. sold, with one single. I’m about to go on my Gotta leave Kelly alone too, cause that’s like fam. I’ma They’re very respectful. New York girls might ask second single, so it’s kinda unprecedented. And say LeToya Luckett cause she’s got that regular girl you where there cab fare is. I dropped [my single] so long ago, and for [the thing going for herself. I’m in love with normalness. I album] to be under shipped, I’m very happy with envy normalcy. Philly girls or Miami girls? where I’m at. //

OZONE MAG // 57 For the last three years Angela Yee and Leah Rose have HELPED REDEFINE how women talk about sex in the media. With their Sirius Satellite show Lip Service the duo has provided a raunchy but calming voice in a land where we guys are usually asking women the ques- tions. Ozone caught up with the ladies to talk about some of LIP SERVICES’ wildest WORDS moments, and if they MAURICE G. GARLAND take any of their work PHOTO home with them. SALLY BERMAN

58 // OZONE MAG How did the idea for Lip Service initially come and going somewhere else. That happens a lot. Leah: He was paying her to do this too. She put about? Later on the girl will tell us that they got up with clothes pins on his nipples. That was one of the Angela Yee: I was working with Cypha Sounds him in Vegas or something. craziest things that happened there. It was really on the morning show on Sirius and we had a disturbing. popular segment called “Slutted Out,” where Do any of the guests ever try to get at you? we’d eavesdrop on girls conversations. It was Angela Yee: They do, but I think we’re experi- Do you take any of these ideas you see on the uncensored. We’d have celebrities sit with us too. enced enough that we’re used to it. These guys show home with you? After a while, people said we should make it into try to talk to everybody anyway, so if you aren’t Angela Yee: There’s no way to not learn. That’s a show. I thought Leah would be a great co-host easy enough they aren’t going to waste their the great thing about the show. You can hear since she was working on Clinton Sparks’ show time. other people’s stories and how they do things, and working at XXL at the time. Leah: I think it’s also a mechanism where they try and there’s questions you may have that you’re to turn it around on us and ask something crazy, embarrassed to ask, but they’ll get answered Prior to Lip Service the thought of two female but we welcome that all of the time and know anyway. We’ve had guys call and say that they hosts talking about sex was unheard of. Did how to deal with it. learned how to eat pussy from listening to the you have a lot of naysayers in the beginning? Angela Yee: You’ll have someone like Maino who show. Leah: We haven’t gotten anything negative as far will be flirting with us and then when another Leah: I’ve learned a lot. You get to ask every as I can remember. It’s been 3 years, but no one girl walks in the room, he’ll forget all about us. question you’ve ever had. You can ask porn stars, has outright hated on the show. dominatrix, girls that have had certain types of Angela Yee: We are female friendly on the show. So basically the show has shown you that most boyfriends, all kinds of stuff. You can ask about Most females in the industry get interviewed by dudes are whores. techniques. We learned from Nicki Minaj that you males, whether it’s a video star, a porn star or a Angela Yee: I think most guys in general. I think have to be 5 different women for your boyfriend. regular female. In those interviews, it’s harder for they’re down for the right opportunity. I don’t You definitely get a lot of tips. a male to ask a female certain questions without think it’s just limited to this industry, it’s men in Angela Yee: It makes you more open to doing sounding crude. So when we ask the females general. things because you find out that so many other questions, we’re having fun, and these are things people are into it too. that all female talk about. And with the guys, it’s always easier for females to ask certain ques- Do you have any secret footage you plan to tions to a guy. When you’re a woman you can “We had a domina- release? ask personal questions. When dudes ask, they trix on the show Angela Yee: I have interviews I chose not to air may get mad. Plus, we have drinks in the studio. because I didn’t want to cause any problems. Leah: People think the show is funny and infor- once. She brought We’re not allowed to put out some of the video mative. You hear perspective from the girls you up a slave, some footage that we have either. Like when Max B see on TV, talking about how they got to where pulled his penis out. For some reason there’s a they are and what turns them on. middle-aged Wall rule that says it’s okay to show a woman’s body parts but not a man’s. How do you pick who comes on the show? Street guy. She Surely everyone’s sex life is interesting. walked him in That’s the way it’s supposed to be. Angela Yee: Where else can Rosa Acosta go for Angela Yee: (laughs) We’ve had a male revue an interview? Regular radio can’t have guest like there on a leash.” show that caused some controversy. We had those because their listeners may not be aware male strippers, a dominatrix, cougars, magazine of who people like her are. As an interviewer, I people, [Joe Budden’s ex] Tahiry and a buffet don’t believe there’s a person that’s not interest- Do women think about sex as much as men? of food. They did some crazy shit. It was like ing. You just have to prepare for that by asking Angela Yee: It depends on who you are. A lot of hedonism. questions that will make them think. People told women on our show? Yeah. The porn stars that Leah: When we had [OZONE Editor-in-Chief] Julia us Fabolous wouldn’t be interesting, but we had come on the show love what they do. I don’t Beverly on the show, we had the same guys on a great interview with him. know any guys that think about sex more than the show. There were four girls in the studio that Leah: We play on people’s personality and past Pinky does. A lot of the women on the show are night and they did something different to each experiences. Sex is a subject that people don’t very attractive so I’m sure they get a lot of guys girl. One named King Lex picked me up by my usually get to talk about. Rappers usually go on approaching them. inner thigh and lifted me over his head. the radio and talk about working with produc- Angela Yee: Her hand prints are still on the ceil- ers and other artists. They aren’t used to being Has anyone fucked in the studio? ing. They lit one girl’s ass on fire. asked if they like anal. That makes it fun because Angela Yee: There’s a “no-insertion” rule on the it makes them laugh and they want to answer show. Not even a vibrator. They set her ass on fire? because they know if they don’t we’ll make them Leah: The rule has been broken before, but only Leah: They pulled her pants down, put whipped feel stupid. oral is allowed on the show. cream on her ass, lit it on fire and put it out with a towel and it flew everywhere. Do people who are known for talking a good So you’ve actually had to tell guests, “Hey, you game in their music ever turn into church mice can’t fuck here,” or, “Put that vibrator away”? With everything that has happened on the when they get on the air, or vice versa? Leah: The only time something was taken out show, how do you top yourself or keep it Leah: We get surprised all the time. When Pha- was when Max B took his penis out. He was only interesting? raoh Monch was on the how, he really surprised trying to show us, he wasn’t trying to stick it into Angela: It’s different. We just go according to me. You see him as an elite backpack rapper, anybody. It wasn’t even hard, so it wasn’t pos- people’s vibes. But if you get a vibe like they so you don’t know what he’s into. Once he got sible anyway. might not be comfortable, we won’t pressure started talking, he said he was into porn and all Angela Yee: We could definitely make some them. Like when Vanessa Simmons was on, we this freaky shit. things pop off but we have that rule. There’s no got the vibe that she wasn’t comfortable, so we Angela Yee: I think people want to talk about point in trying to push people to do stuff. didn’t press it. It’s supposed to be fun. stuff like this and never get to do it. Guests know about Lip Service beforehand, so if you’re going What’s the craziest thing you’ve seen in the What are your plans for the show from this to be boring, why bother coming? studio. I’m assuming the time when Murs… point on? TV? Angela Yee: He put his tongue in Candace Von’s Angela Yee: We have a trailer we shot with Akon, What are some things that go on in the studio ass and ate out Roxy Reynolds on the floor. We so hopefully we can get on TV. that the listeners can’t see? got in a lot of trouble after that one. Leah: That’s what people miss out on; not being Leah: There is a lot of hooking up after the show Leah: We had a dominatrix on the show once. able to see the women we bring on the show. and a lot of fondling going on during the show. She brought up a slave, some middle-aged Wall Angela Yee: I would love to take it other places The porn girls like to get the guys in the studio Street guy. She walked him in there on a leash outside of the studio too. excited. It’s funny. I wish the show was a TV show. and did all kinds of crazy shit to him. Angela Yee: You’ll hear a guy tell a girl, “Oh, I can’t Angela Yee: She tied his balls in a noose and do this, I’m married,” and after the show he’s ask- whipped them. His balls got all big and swollen, ing her for her number and hooking up with her and he was clearly in pain, but he loved it.

OZONE MAG // 59 when I started putting a lot of hours in and we Paul Wall & his wife Crystal had two sons, the kids had her occupied being a mom. I’m not trying to make it look like a perfect picture, but it was. We had hard times, I had my ups and downs before rap, you take your lumps financially, but once I got on, I felt I wasn’t gonna take my foot off the industry’s neck. That’s why USUALLY, the only time you hear the word marriage in I’ve been going hard all these years. But with me Hip Hop is when a rapper is talking about being mar- and her and the obstacles, she was there when ried to the game, married to the money, married to I had funk in the hood. She was just down. I the music or some other non-human entity. Once ev- don’t have no complaints. She ain’t one of those ery blue moon you'll hear a rhyme about a down ass materialistic broads. She’s strong. She’s a year younger than me, but we’re cut from the same chick OR a ride or die broad, but it's rare that you'll cloth. We come from a good tradition; we’re from hear the word wife uttered out of A rappers' mouth. the old school. For some reason, talking about marriage in a music Bun B: that is roughly 30 years old now is still a risk. My wife is highly involved. A lot of the decisions I’m making at this point of my career have a lot to do with where I want her and my family to Ozone caught up with Bun B, E-40 and Paul Wall to FIND be. My wife has a good ear for things that ladies OUT HOW THEY'VE BALANCED their marriages with their like, what women listen for in music. She is built successful careers. Each of them are at different differently from other women. She’s seen a lot of stages of their marriages and offer different per- things in her time so I can talk to her about a lot spectives and stories of the celebrations and chal- of things like life and current events. She keeps me balanced. lenges that have greeted them along the way. Paul Wall: When I met her, she was a singer in Houston lo- cally, just trying to make it on the Houston scene. everything the right way and set an example for She sounded really good on the Swishahouse How long have you been mixtapes and she was doing stuff for Lil Keke. So married? our kids. We didn’t want them to grow up and be shacking up. she’s already creative. She’d come to the studio E-40: with me sometimes, hear a beat and come up We’ve been together 19 years. I was with her Paul Wall: with an idea for something. She really helped me before rap. We’ve been together since the sum- We’ve been married for 5 years. We’d already out on a song I recorded with Trina once. Even mer of 1984. We were teenagers. I played in the been together for a while. Our bond together though she wasn’t singing on it, she had good marching band at Franklin High School and she got stronger when we got married though. She ideas for me. I’m a prude, so I try to stay away was at Vallejo. I always had my eye on her and was already my best friend, someone I talk to from getting too explicit. So she has to encour- vice versa and we became a couple. She was every day and don’t get tired of. When we got age me to rap a little dirty sometimes. there when I was just Earl. She’s been my back- married, our bond just got unbreakable. We got bone, my rib. We were living off of love, man. closer. Do you try to keep them We’ve been together all these years with no fall near you often? Like take outs in between, not even a day brah. Do you have your wife them on the road with you Bun B: involved heavily in your We are going on 8 years of marriage. We were career? Has it ever been a lot? together for 12 years. We got where I wanted an issue as far as time Bun B: to be financially so that we could get married. spent at home as opposed Sometimes it feels weird when my wife is not We wanted to have a real nice wedding without around. I get to go to a lot of places and do a lot doing what most young couples do and spend to being out working? of things that most people never get to do or all the money on the wedding and leave nothing E-40: see. So more than anything I want my wife to be to start off with. We wanted to celebrate doing She used to come to the studio with me a lot. But around to experience those things too. I want to

60 // OZONE MAG O’Donis. When I got the beat, it was jamming, wives now. I guess people are protective of but I couldn’t come up with nothing. She started their personal lives. freestyling and some of the things she said Bun B: got me going. Next thing I knew the flame People tend to not focus on marriage and fam- was sparked and I wound up laying down two ily in Hip Hop. Male artists who have a lot of verses to the song. female fans have images to uphold. When they say they’re married, that kinda puts a block be- Have female friends, tween them and the fan. You still want them to groupies or just too scream for you. But that’s just not in Hip Hop, many women being that’s the entertainment industry period. Look at how Usher’s career was affected. Women around ever been an didn’t feel they could have him anymore. E-40 (right) with his wife Tracey and their son Droop-E issue in your relation- (Photo: D-Ray) ship? Do any of you have advice Bun B: for other rappers think- experience those things with someone I can talk I don’t play when it comes to respect when my ing about getting mar- about it with 10-15 years from now. wife is concerned. For a while I would tell people to just keep all women away from me. But my ried, or even rappers who E-40: wife said I can’t do that because a lot of women are married and might I just try to take her to the right shit. When I are fans of mine. She told me I had to learn the not be enjoying it? perform, I perform in some of the grittiest clubs, differences between a groupie and a fan. She and the nicest arenas. I don’t want to put her in E-40: said, “A groupie wants to hold you and fan wants If you find a good one, you probably want harm’s way, because we all know, this is rap mu- to hug you.” She said I can’t penalize fans for sic. I don’t look for trouble, but trouble can find to stick with her. It’s not about glamour. You what groupies do. But we’ve only had 3 instanc- want somebody who’s gonna be there for you. you sometimes. I try to keep her out of the clubs, es in 12 years when somebody disrespected. but I take her to the arenas and the nice clubs. I Everybody’s got a main squeeze. If you find a just try to make the best decisions so I can make Paul Wall: good woman and she’s in your heart, stick with sure somebody is there for my kids if something Not really. Even when it comes to girls in the vid- her. Don’t get caught up in all this industry shit, ever happens to me. If I’m on the road for 2 eo, she makes friends with them. Or she might man. Find a down to earth female. Different weeks, I’m going to fly her out, or have her on pull me to the side and say, “She’s ugly. Take her strokes for different folks, but my advice is if the bus with me. Or I’ll fly home on in-between out of the video.” It’s funny how she be on the you find a good one keep her. down days when nothing’s going on. set doing that. But all the women usually flock Bun B: to her. Even when we in the clubs, the women I get calls from younger rappers making the Paul Wall: always go to her. They don’t even be worrying She comes with me a lot. She brings the kids transition. I’ve talked to Wale, Dizzie Rascal and about me. Based on what I have seen though, I talk to ESG and Paul Wall on the regular. All too. Family is a big part of my life. Being away a lot of people like to be messy. I’m honest and makes it hard for me. Any tour I go on, she won’t I have to tell you is don’t do it unless you are faithful to my wife. If I wasn’t faithful that would sure. Don’t get married out of convenience, be there the whole time, but she’ll be there for be a problem. I think being faithful is a big part portions of it. that’s the last thing you want to do. There’s of the success of our relationship. nothing worse than being an unsure married person. What would you say is one DO you think marriage Paul Wall: of the best decisions your will ever become more ac- Keeping your faith in God is a big part of it. I wife helped you make? ceptable to rap about? would encourage people not to do it if you’re Bun B: E-40: not ready. Some people do it too soon, and If you ask her, she’ll probably say everything. This game is like making movies, but people some wait too long. If you think it’s meant to (laughs) But the best decision my wife helped me take music literally. When you rap about be, do it. But the biggest part of it is being make was just her being by my side. Especially something, people say you ain’t doing that. Me faithful. If you are unfaithful, it makes it hard when I was going through a lot of things with personally, I make songs about my wife. I just and it makes [your spouse] very insecure. // Pimp C being locked up. That was a lot to go did a song called “All I Need.” If you came in the through financially, spiritually and person- game real mannish, people want to see you stay Words by ally. She never gave up on me. I was under the that way lyrically. I’ve got a Maurice G. Garland impression that UGK would fall apart when Pimp young and old audience so I got locked up; a lot of us were. I fell into a very have to mix it up. At the end dark place and did a lot of drinking. I wanted to of my day I go home to my Bun B, his wife Queen, and their kids Breneshia & Brandon a.k.a. Young B (Photo: Keadron Smith) sit back and feel sorry for myself. That was the wife. Now I’ve said some slick turning point in my career. From that point on crazy shit in my songs, but when I decided to not let that situation beat me my wife knows that I come and defeat me, my career took off musically and home to her. She knows this we achieved financial prosperity that we have is just my occupation. never achieved before. Paul Wall: E-40: It’s entertainment, so Just being there. She ain’t know what I was I don’t know. It’s like a gonna be. All I did was write raps, but she never secret society. Once I got knocked me. My brothers always tell me that. married, I started noticing She never knew what I was gonna be, but she that a lot of other people was always there. in the industry were Paul Wall: married too. Before I was I can’t think of anything specific, but I know it’s married, I didn’t know been a few occasions though. Sometimes when that a lot of my friends I get writer’s block I’ll ask her for help. Like this were married. They one time when I was doing a song for Colby introduce me to their

OZONE MAG // 61 62 // OZONE MAG On most nights, Diddy’s suite brands of their own liquor, but none have really In terms of the female-female-male concept in at The W Hotel in downtown At- succeeded. What were you able to differently your music, how has that experience been so with Ciroc? far? lanta is probably a pretty lonely I think it’s really in the product of Ciroc. I mean, Ci- I think the approach to the music is so refreshing place. With a list price of over roc is the star. It’s just a great, quality product. You and different for me as a producer and an artist. $2,000 dollars a night—even on can make people try something once, but to keep It’s not going to be an album full of dumbed- a Wednesday—it’s fairly easy to people continually coming back, it has to be the down radio records. These records are very assume that the suite the hotel product. And we gon’ really take over the game experimental, they mean things; they have a lot simply calls the “Wow Suite” once we drop these different flavors, because of edge to ‘em but they’re dope enough that they we’ve done something that’s never been done in will eventually be played on the radio. doesn’t have many occupants on the industry, which was to produce some great nights when it’s not Designated tasting flavors, in raspberry and coconut. Once we How are you able to adapt and keep your music for the likes of Diddy. Situated get all of these things on the shelves I feel we’re relevant after all these years? on a floor most CEO’s room keys really gonna take off. I think you just have to stay true to yourself, but couldn’t access, Diddy’s suite you also have to listen and pay attention to what’s employs the type of lavish lar- In what ways does Ciroc enhance sex appeal, or out there. It takes so skill to do. In order to stay sex in general? relevant you can’t be out there sounding like gesse more fitting of an exhibit Ciroc is known for it’s smoothness and I think yesterday, you gotta be make sure that you’re than a place to sleep. ladies are especially attracted to a cat that’s sounding like today but in your own way. smooth and confident with what he’s about—as Walking in, you get the feel that the suite is there long as he ain’t really extra about it. I think the In your opinion, who is the best rapper out more for show than anything—it’s the kind of uniqueness of Ciroc is sexy. People get tired of today? hotel room that all new employees get to see going with the flow of what everybody has been Um, I don’t wanna just give it up to just one per- on a tour their first day at work, but probably drinking the last ten years, so when you’re with son, but I would say my two favorite rappers out won’t ever witness again—and of course, Diddy that young lady and you’re ordering that Ciroc, I today are Jay-Z and Lil’ Wayne. I can feel comfort- brought his own show along with him. There think she’s taking notice that at least you’re going able saying those are two of the best rappers in are video cameras, a staff photographer, a few against the grain with things. the game right now. managers, publicists, body guards, company reps, and a slew of other employees who all look busy. Did Ciroc help fuel the 36-hour tantric love- As a label owner, why don’t you think there are And then there’s Diddy. making session you were talking about on more female emcees succeeding right now? Twitter? I really don’t have an answer for that question. But Amidst the quiet commotion, three things stand (laughs) Naw, that’s not really alcohol-induced, I think Nicki Minaj is gonna come and heat it back out: A long boardroom-type table adorned with that’s more just like a natural gift and part of me up, and I think Lil’ Kim is definitely still relevant—I hundreds of promo bottles of Ciroc Vodka in being a Scorpio. Everybody may not be into that wouldn’t sleep on her. She has a great album. And tall white gift bags with blue tissue paper, a tall type of thing, but that was just something I was I’m actually on one of Trina’s new singles; I know model chick who methodically escapes to the expressing with everybody on Twitter, because Trina’s got some good stuff. I think maybe [female bedroom as if it’s the only place she’s allowed in that’s what I do when it’s time for me to focus on rappers] just took a little break, to be honest. the spacious suite, and the window. Not just any sex—not all the time, but once in a blue moon, if window, this is the window. It’s mesmerizing, im- I’m in that mood. Do you think there’s truth to the notion that a possible not to look out of as it overlooks I-75 and lot of female artists use sex for leverage with the city of Atlanta at rush hour, directly centered I know it probably takes too much concentra- producers or whatnot? over the contrast of white headlights and red tion with all the breathing techniques and I don’t really know about the whole fuckin’ for taillights that create a kind of art that could only whatnot to have music playing during some- tracks thing. I never really heard about that shit. be taught about. thing like that, but for a normal session what As a producer I don’t know if some ass will make would you say is the best love-making music? you go in the studio and spend three days mak- As Diddy emerges from the bedroom, leaving his You can never go wrong with Jodeci’s Diary of a ing a track for chick. I can’t really see that working. company behind, he walks past the huge window Mad Band or R Kelly’s 12 Play would work. I think It takes too much time to produce a track the without even taking a glimpse at city of Atlanta you can really get busy off those two joints right right way for you to give it away for some ass. below. He sits on a couch in the corner of the there. living room, glances at his blackberry and gets We used to have a section in OZONE called ready for the part of job his doesn’t seem to care You’re always working on multiple projects at “Groupie Confessions” where some of our more for very much: interviews. once. You have Ciroc, Dirty Money, and I know ambitious readers would write about their you’ve said that “movies are [your] next shit,” exploits with different stars. Would you ever be You spend a lot of time down here in Atlanta. but what areas of your business are you most concerned about any of your friends of the pro- What is it about the South, or Atlanta in particu- passionate about right now? gram writing about you? I know you’ve had— lar that keeps you here so much? I would say it’s still music—Dirty Money, that No, I’m not concerned about that. I don’t really It’s just the people. I just love their vibe, their and really coming in and making my mark in the have a lot of experience with groupies. energy, the Southern hospitality, really just the spirits industry, the liquor industry. We’re starting whole Southern swag. we Ciroc and when the time is right, we’re gonna What advice you have given your sons about also expose you to some other brands. women? Your life has been well-documented in the Just to be respectful with women. And also I’m tabloids, television, and even movies, but what’s I thought the Dirty Money project was kind of teaching them to make sure that the woman is something that we don’t know about you? Do atypical of Diddy. What made you go that route? treating them right. Don’t let no woman not treat you have any bad habits? I think at the time it was important for a re- you like the king that you are, and make sure I’m a workaholic, and it’s hard for me to sleep. invention of me and the way I present my music you’re treating her like a queen. I can’t think of too many bad habits, but I’m a to people as a recording artist. I think that I play regular human and I make mistakes. Some days best on a team and I’ve always been a fan of the I have a cousin who is planning on proposing to I’m good, some days I’m not the best person in three-member groups like Guy, but I’ve never his girlfriend pretty soon. I know you’ve been the world. I think we all have similar traits, I don’t seen a group with 2 females and one male, so able to avoid popping the question thus far, but think nobody’s above making mistakes or being a I thought it would be unique and it could tell a do you have any advice for someone who wants human. In terms of bad habits, there’s not any one good story. to propose with the extravagance of Diddy specific thing I can think of—and I’m nowhere without having the budget? near perfect. I just can’t think of any bad habits. So it’s kind of like the concept you did with the If I propose it probably wouldn’t be in a big “fly Unforgivable ads with you with the two naked her to the top of the mountain” type way, it would You’ve been going hard with the Ciroc promo- girls? probably be more in a sincere way. Women love tions lately and it seems to be a very successful Naw, that was just a reflection of something that’s surprises though, so I would suggest finding a endeavor. Of course, there were a number of happened in my life before. really good way to surprise her without spending artists before you that tried to promote various too much money. //

OZONE MAG // 63 No longer just a teenage girls’ heartthrob, Bow Wow is one of the few child stars who has been able to successfully transition into an adult ca- You were rumored to have a little thing with Superhead. She even hinted reer. Here, the rapper/actor tells us why you shouldn’t believe everything that she was pregnant with your child. If you already know a woman has you read on the internet, why mama knows best, and why women are his been with a lot of other men, is that a turn-on or a turn-off? kryptonite. If you’re the type of person that listens to what other people say, and if that dictates your personal life, than you probably wouldn’t deal with that There’s been rumors of you being involved with video models. Do you kind of woman. But if you’re the type of person who doesn’t care as long as think that video models get a bad rep? A lot of people have the percep- you’re happy, you can block that out. A lot of people are probably just hating tion that video chicks are all hoes and are all sleeping with all the rappers. because they want her but they can’t get her. To me, it really doesn’t matter. In your experience have you found that to be true? No matter what girl you get with, she’s been touched before. Even if she’s a There are some girls in the workplace who know how to handle their busi- virgin I’m sure she’s kissed another guy or done something before. That’s just ness without doing things that video vixens do. I’ve ran across a couple how the game goes. You have to suck it up and go with your gut. If you feel females who know how to do their job and handle their business. It’s kinda it, then you’ve got to block it out and forget what everybody else is thinking. like strippers. Some strippers go to work, get their bread, then wake up To me, [her history] really doesn’t matter as long as I’m happy. As long as in the morning and go back to college or use that bread to pay off their she’s good, I’m good, as long as she ain’t done no stupid shit before us. But student loans. You’ve got some who respect the game, but then you’ve got if she was with another celebrity and it was a high profile [relationship] and some who may do bad things to get to the top. If they want that extra celeb- then she ends up with me, it’s all good. I’m not trippin’ about the previous rity power, they’ll do whatever they have to do to get it. I’ve most definitely dude at all. It is what it is. You’re not going to find a girl who has not been ran through my course of video models. For me, it just comes with the game. touched before. So you’ve just got to live with that. When you’re a high roller and a big baller, especially in Hip Hop, that shit just comes with the territory. That’s all we’re around – video models and models. Are we going to read about you in Superhead’s book number five or six? We don’t get a chance to meet the regular girls that work at Target or work a Nah, I doubt if you’ll find me in there at all. All of those rumors were false. 9-5 in an office. We go to the hottest spots. I live in Miami, so I see those type You know the internet is crazy because when people put stuff out there, of girls all the time. Not all video girls are [hoes]. Some are and some aren’t. everybody believes it regardless of where it came from.

Since you were very young when you started out in the business, have I’m sure you read stuff about yourself on blogs and websites. What per- you kinda gotten over the appeal of the groupies and the models? centage of the things you’ve read would you say is based in truth? I was exposed to a lot of things at an early age. There’s always moments Everything is false. The majority of the press makes money off of negative where I don’t feel like being with a chick, because I know I’m going to be a things, so they don’t want to print positive things. For a guy like me, you laughingstock if I try to get too serious with her. There’s probably another rarely ever see me doing anything that’s negative or bad, so they just take rapper or ballplayer she’s kickin’ it with. So, I do get tired of it, but some days things out of context. For example, TMZ said that I was driving drunk and I might just want to get a couple of girls around and we’re all just kickin’ it they blew this whole thing up when it was really just me being young, hav- with no strings attached and no feelings. Sometimes you want to have girls ing fun, and celebrating my New Year. But they’ll take it and twist it and run around for that. So I’m half and half with it. Some days I don’t want to be with it. If 10 people tell you pigs can fly and only one person says, “No, pigs bothered with [groupies], and some days I want some fun girls around. can’t fly,” everyone’s going to believe the 10 people. That’s just how it goes. The media prints false stuff about me all the time. It’s just amusing. Some- Do you think you were exposed to too much being in this industry so times if I’m having a bad day, I’ll just log on and laugh at the shit. It’s hilari- young? Was it something your mom was concerned about? ous, because nobody knows me better than me. If they make up a story, to My mom was never really concerned. She understood. At six years old, I was me it’s funny because I know what really happened. It’s hilarious how people running with Snoop and I was out there in L.A. by myself. I was always a can take something small and invent the whole situation. So don’t believe smart kid growing up. I was very mature for my age, so my mom never really shit you read on the blogs. Unless they interview me like y’all at OZONE. had to worry about me much. There are a lot of kid rappers or kid celebrities who were never able to So did Snoop put you up on game? Was he giving you advice on how to make that transition into being taken seriously in adulthood. Why do you deal with females? think you were able to do it? Nah, I’d credit that to my mom. My father was never in my life, so I never Just being smart. I feel like strategy is the main key in this business. I didn’t had a man teach me game. I got my game from a woman. I was raised by a want to just be wildin’ out or putting out a sex tape or doing a lot of the woman and was in a house full of women at an early age. I figure that’s the ignorant shit that you see a lot of young Hollywood stars doing. I wanted best way, because nobody knows a woman like a woman. If you have a good to show the growth and maturity through my music. That’s why I dropped female friend that you’re not sleeping with, she can give you good insight. records like “Out Of My System,” more mature adult relationship type records My mother raised me, so I just asked her for advice and listened to her. So I so people would respect me. I basically did it throughout my work, whether guess that’s why I’m so successful with women now. it’s through my music or my movies, rather than just my actions. I didn’t wanna make people feel like I was forcing [adulthood] by just being on a What was her advice? blog with a blunt in my mouth. That’s just ignorant shit and it’s not neces- Little stuff. “Bow, clean your ears. Make sure your nails aren’t dirty. Girls sary for me. They’re not used to seeing Bow Wow do certain things. Or, if I’m don’t like that.” To this day I try to be perfect. I believe in perfection. I try my playing a role, like my first sex scene on Entourage. I’m going to make you best at all times to be perfect when women are around. I credit that to my respect me as an adult through my work rather than my actions. mother. When a girl comes to my house she doesn’t have anything to say to her friends. “Bow is dirty” or “Bow’s room is dirty,” none of that. I’m ten steps Speaking of Entourage, are there any Bow Wow sex tapes out there? ahead of what she’s thinking. That’s how I win my way with the women. I Nah, I love the checks that I get so I wouldn’t want to put out nothing like guess you can call that cheating, because I get my game from a woman. that. I don’t need the attention. So, no. Not at all. You won’t see anything like that. I can’t mess up my brand. Nah, it’s not cheating. That’s fair. So what kind of car would you say helps you get the most attention from females? You’re never tempted to pull out your phone and snap some pictures? My Lamborghini. I have an orange and black Lamborghini Murcielago. That Never. I’ve always been the type of person to learn from other people’s mis- always does it for [the ladies]. When the doors lift up, they like that. takes. So when I see all these other dumb ass niggas on here, and they’ve got camera phone pictures ending up on MediaTakeout, I’m like, how dumb You mentioned earlier that you wouldn’t want to date a girl who’s kickin’ can you be? I never do that. Really, I don’t even allow that. When girls come it with another ballplayer or rapper. Why do you think there’s still such a around they can’t even bring cell phones around me. My security holds double standard between men and women? their cell phones and they can get them back once we’re done kickin’ it or A woman is supposed to be pure. That’s what makes a woman a woman. A whatever. We just don’t allow that in my camp. woman is supposed to cherish her body. Guys are like, we’re the dog. We’re the inner beast; the lion. I’m not saying it’s cool, but there’s a difference I’m sure you’ve had some crazy screaming fans chasing you down. What’s between men and women. It’s been that way forever. A woman is supposed the boldest groupie approach that you can recall? to be pure and respect her body. As guys, we’re dogs. Dogs are messy and Everything. I’ve had girls throw tampons on stage, bras, panties, everything. dirty. Dogs sniff themselves. That’s just what dogs do. I guess it’s a stereo- I’ve had girls flash me while I was on my tour bus. I had a girl that snuck into type that we’ll never be able to get away from. There are some things that my bus while I was in my hometown of Columbus, Ohio, and she was laying women can get away with that guys can’t get away with. So I think there will in my bunk. Before we pulled off, she kept saying, “I’m with Sean.” Sean is my always be a double standard. best friend. I was like, “You know her?” He was like, “Hell naw! Get her off the

64 // OZONE MAG bus.” We had to kick her off the bus but she swore she knew us. It’s crazy. It is what it is though. I’d rather have [fans] than not have fans.

A girl threw a tampon at you? What is that supposed to do? Doesn’t seem like it’d be a turn-on. You’re pretty active on Twitter. A few celebs have gotten caught out there It was a disgusting. It was a turn-off. Yeah, girls are wild in the heat of posting some sexual stuff that looked like it was intended for DMs. Do you the moment. They might feel like this is their once-in-a-lifetime oppor- try to stay away from the sexting? tunity to catch my attention and they’re going to do whatever is neces- (laughs) Nah. I get caught up too much in the press already for saying stupid sary for them to capture that moment. I don’t know. I guess they’re shit on Twitter. I just keep it straight business. My Twitter is a bunch of Xbox trying to make it a memorable moment. You’d have to ask them. Live updates and dates of my [shows and events] and stuff like that.

Are there any celebrity women you’ve met that had you starstruck? Do you have a favorite porn star? I never get starstruck. Nobody amazes me because I’m a celebrity myself Nah, I’m not a porn fan at all. I get way too much action for me to be sitting and I feel like this whole thing is just a big-ass high school. I do the same around watching pornos or even to know porn stars. I’ve had a couple porn thing you do. We go to the same award shows, so you ain’t no different stars hit me up on Twitter before, but I don’t even answer them. I’m cool. than I am. No girl intimidates me. I just kick it and have fun. I’m 23, so I ain’t tryin’ to be tied down like that. I need room to flex a little bit. Being a young celeb, have you had a lot of cougars come at you? I love older women. As a young man, that’s the best feeling. Women always Is it hard to tell if the women you do meet are into you personally or say men mature way later than women, so it’s nothing like talking to an older if it’s more about the celebrity status? woman because it makes you feel mature. It makes you feel like you’re doing I’ve had “regular” girlfriends before who weren’t famous and it worked something. On top of that, a lot of guys come from a background where out fine. For me, I think it works out better when she’s not in the busi- we don’t have a father, so we’re mama’s boys. There’s nothing like having an ness, because you’ll have some type of reality in your life rather than older woman who knows everything. That’s like your girl, your mom. After sex just the Hollywood glitz and glamour. When I get a chance to talk to my they might clean up and cook and do all the things that the young girl isn’t girl, it’s cool to hear that she’s at the grocery store and I don’t have to even thinking about. The young girl, y’all might do y’all thing, and you get in send security with her. I get a sense of realism in my life rather than this the shower and come out and your room is still fucked up. An older woman fake stuff I see all the time. As hard as I work, I would love to come home might get in the shower with you, bathe you, beat you out of the shower, and just feel regular. To me, nothing feels like that. It’s one of the best and clean your room up. When you walk out it’s clean and you’re like, “Damn!” feelings in the world if I have a girlfriend. She’s in the laundry room washing your clothes already. It’s just on another level. I don’t mind cougars. I love them. Was your situation with Ciara more of a real-life relationship or more about the Hollywood glitz and glamour? What’s the oldest woman you’ve been with? That was serious, it wasn’t nothing play about that. It was all serious. I ain’t going over 33. Anything over 33 is like a grandma to me.

Do you think you’ll ever get back together? And you’re 23. So anything over ten years is too much? I’m not even focused on that. With my ex-girlfriends, if it didn’t work, it Yeah, that’s perfect. I know what to do with a 33 year old woman, most didn’t work and I move on. If it didn’t work we just need to part ways. definitely. I’m not the type of man to get stuck in the past when it’s time to move on. The past might block you from something great in the future. I have Do you have a preference as far as different races of women? no intentions on moving any steps back. Only forward. I love them all. I don’t discriminate. I love white women, black women, light

OZONE MAG // 65 skinned black women, Oriental women, Japanese, I love them all. I’ve had my used too much recently because I moved to Miami. share of just about all races so I never discriminate. I just love women. That’s my only weakness. That’s the only thing that could ever distract me from There’s plenty of strip clubs in Miami. Do you have a favorite? anything is a woman. I love all women. Women are my only weakness. It’s like Not at all. I calmed down with the whole strip club thing ever since I moved to kryptonite is to Superman. If a woman comes around me it could just throw Miami. There’s so many beautiful women and so many hot clubs you can go to my shit all off, in a good way. Like, if she’s in the studio I might not get any without spending too much money. I really can’t even tell you the last time I work done. was in a strip club.

Have you ever kicked it with a married woman? Before you “retired” from strip clubs, did they ever take you back to the I have, but I won’t do it again. I felt bad. I was looking at her wearing her wed- champagne room and give you the royal treatment? ding ring and wondering, damn, what is he doing right now if I’m with her? Nah, I haven’t done that. Too many people have camera phones now and They might be going through their problems or whatever. But what if her hus- they’ll send that shit straight to YouTube. I’m cool. Anytime I do my dirt, I do it band is just at home watching the game and missing his wife and here I am in my comfort zone – my house or my hotel room. boning the shit out of her? It’s not cool. It’s like, what if this shit comes back on me? I only did that one time and it was years ago. I’ll never do that again. I feel Have you had any bad sex experiences? bad to this day. I don’t think that’s cool at all to sleep with a married woman. On my momma, I’ve never had a bad sexual experience. The only thing I hate is when a girl moves too much. I don’t like it when a woman moves too much. What’s your opinion on gay marriage? Do you think it should be legal? It throws me off. Stop moving, just stay your ass still! All the obsessive move- If that’s what they’re into, let them do their thang. It’s a huge population of ment throws me off. The rubber could slip off or anything could happen. Like, people all around the world, so I figure it’s not my business. Let them do them. why are you moving around? You’re fucking up the coordination right now. I know it’s a sin, but fuck it, if that’s what they want to do then go ahead and Keep your ass still. I don’t get that all the time, but once in a while I will get the let them do what they do. But me, I’m strictly women. wild ones or a girl that does not know how to stay still. I hate that. That’s like the only part about sex I hate. Stay still! Have you ever paid a woman for sex, directly or indirectly? What’s your opinion on breaking females off? Do you pay their rent or car notes? What kinds of music do you put on to set the tone? I’ve never in my life paid a girl’s bills or rent. I’ve never been a trick. Never. I XM Radio Heart & Soul does it every time. Around 2:30 in the morning all think that’s terrible. If you’ve got to do that, that means you’re lacking and kinds of shit comes on: Luther, R Kelly, Keith Sweat, all that old shit that your slacking in your conversation skills or you’re not confident with yourself. mama used to play. Then it’s on. So shout out to them, most definitely. Paying for sex is cheating. You get no respect from me if you do that. But if it’s your girl and you’ve established that she’s your woman and she holds you Finally, what’s going on with your new deal over at Cash Money? down, that’s a different thing. You trick off on your woman because you want I’m on my way to the studio now to meet up with Stunna [Birdman]. Right to make sure she’s lookin’ fly, but other than that, the closest thing I’ll ever get now I’m in the recording process. I’m not pressured to finish an album right to trickin’ is throwing ones at the strip club. Don’t ask me to pay your phone now. I’m basically just getting in where I fit in with my labelmates. I’m just bill or nothin’ like that unless you’re my woman. trying to contribute and do what I’m known for doing – making hit records. Hopefully we’ll be able to make history together. My mixtape The Green Light Speaking of strippers, didn’t you do a video where you had a pole in your II is going heavy on the internet. I just wrapped up a brand new movie with basement? Do you have a stripper pole at the crib? Ice Cube called Lottery Ticket that’s coming out in August. So I’m just wheeling Nah, not at this crib, but we got one at the studio [in Atlanta]. It hasn’t been and dealing, kicking back and recording, and doing what I love to do. // TYGA Words by Randy Roper

It’s been two years since Tyga first appeared on the Did you feel like your first single “Coconut What do you have to say to the people that rap scene. Back then his bars were sweeter than Juice” was slept on? feel the only artists people care about in Young “Coconut Juice” compared to the “Bedrock” rhymes No, I felt like I was doing something that I didn’t Money are Wayne and Drake? How do you take he’s been spitting alongside his Young Money col- wanna do. I was trying something new because that kind of criticism? leagues of late. Needless to say, in a short period of I was around a lot of rock [influences]. I was 16 I mean, Drake is doing his thing right now, as time, Tyga Tyga has come a long way. With his new when I recorded that song. I really didn’t under- well as Nicki [Minaj]. I think it’s just over time, album Careless World due out later this year, the stand what I really wanted to do in music; I just people will accept you when they wanna accept only YM member from the West is ready to earn his knew I loved to do it. I really didn’t know what you. I can’t focus on the people. All I can do is keep within Tha Carter Empire. it was going to take to get big and I went about continue to make good music. People will catch it the wrong way. But everything I’ve done, I’m on and I’m going to continue doing what I’m How did you link up with Wayne? glad that I learned. So now I know what fans doing until they do. I was at the MTV VMAs and ended up performing wanna hear from me and I know what type of because I was on a remix with my cousin [Travis message and image I want to portray now. What’s your relationship like with your cousin McCoy]; he’s in a band called Gym Class Heroes. I Travis? Do you talk to him often? ended up performing with [Wayne]. That was the You released your first album, No Introduction, Yeah, I talk to him all the time. He’s working on first time I ever met him. I didn’t even know he in 2008. Were you happy with the album? his new album right now, too. I definitely think knew my name. After [we performed] I asked him I won’t say I was happy, but I wasn’t disap- he’s an influence. To see how an artist grinds if I could send him a few songs, cause at the time pointed. Like I said, it was a stepping-stone and I from the bottom to the top; I’ve seen his success. I didn’t have a deal. He gave me his info and we learned from it. The new album that I’m working From rock to pop, they’re touring. They’ve got went from there. on now is called Careless World. And that album’s different kinds of fans; their fans are more loyal. going to be crazy. It’s really gonna let people What do you think he saw in you that made him know, “Okay, this is Tyga. I see what the hype is. I Who do you think is the core of your fanbase? what to bring you to Young Money? see why people have been talking about him.” I honestly don’t be knowing until I go out at He saw the potential and the hunger that I had as these shows and see people’s reactions. I know an artist. It’s crazy, cause when I first started, he What’s the biggest difference in who you are it’s a lot of girls, for sure. (laughs) But I think it’s had a goal. He had a vision and he was still working as an artist now, compared to when you first a lot of people young like me feel the way I feel. on Tha Carter III. It’s amazing to see all that, from an came out? But we’re grown at the same time. People wanna artist on a large scale like him, like the process and I’ve grown and matured a lot and I’ve learned a hear some real shit but they still wanna dance. then the results, and now the process with [Young lot. In this game you’ve really gotta pay close at- I basically just talk about what I know and what Money] and then the results. It’s like a formula they tention and see how it’s done the right way. And I’m into. I feel like a lot of artists don’t do what got and now I’ve learned it. I’m seeing how it’s done from both sides of the their fans really wanna hear from them. I do game, from crossover to straight urban, and [I’m both. I’m my own fan, so I know what my fans Where do you think you fit in on the YM squad? seeing it] from the best people. There’s nobody wanna hear is the same thing I wanna hear. I’m somebody with a whole ‘nother swag from in the game that’s fucking with Wayne [or] this the West Coast. We’re all different and we all have whole Cash Money, Young Money movement. What do you see in the future for Young Money different kinds of fans, but they all love us together, Look at the freedom we’ve got and the music we as a whole? because when we come together, we’re one. make, and the way we relate to the people. More albums, more tours, more success, man. //

OZONE MAG // 67 Young Money (l-r): Gudda Gudda, Shanell, Tyga, Mack Maine, Lil Wayne, Short Dawg, Lil Chuckee, Jae Millz, Lil Twist, Birdman

According to Young Money's hit single 'Every Girl,' Lil Wayne and Co. wish they could fuck every girl in the world. But let's be honest, there are some girls in the world who probably aren't worth opening up their legs and filet mignoning. To test this notion, we sat down with YM members Jae Millz, Gudda Gudda and Mack Maine and threw out some celebrity names to find out who honestly could get the business. As told to Randy Roper Photo by D-Ray

Amy Winehouse Gudda Gudda: Yeah. Definitely. Lady Gaga, she can get it. She’s straight, man. Jae Millz: I’d definitely have to fall back off Amy Winehouse cause I really don’t know what’s going on with her. Her whole situation…I ain’t got no Jae Millz: I’m definitely falling back off of, and I don’t care who takes this the problem with a chick that might smoke some bud, have a drink here and wrong way, Lady Gaga. I don’t believe that Lady Gaga is a lady. I need 100% there or might pop a pill here and there, but her definition of drugs is hard proof that Lady Gaga is a lady. It’s something about the VMAs when she ac- drugs. She parties to another level. And all the cutting herself, if she can cut cepted her award. Her legs didn’t look too womanish. Her legs looked like herself with glass and all that, that means she’ll try to cut me. And I’m afraid she was supposed to have on some basketball shorts and a tank top. of what I’ll do to her, so I’ma fall back off her. Wendy Williams Mack Maine: No. No. No. I’m not doing nothing for her. My shit is exclusive. 'My shit is ex- The more people you let slob on your knob, and the more times you put clusive. The Gudda Gudda: I don’t fuck with Wendy. She looks your peter piper in a little groundhog hole, your shit deprecates. Shit’s real. more people like a dude. Her face looks chewed. She be at my You can’t have no bitch out here false promoting and misrepresenting your you let slob brother’s neck too much. I can’t fuck with her and dick game. No, I’ll do a song with her. on your knob, I wouldn’t fuck her. and the more Gudda Gudda: Aw, hell no! Hell no! Like hell! No! I saw a picture of her times you put Jae Millz: No bueno. Never ever. Not in a million the other day that just wasn’t right. She’s got missing teeth and shit. Like, your peter years. I wouldn’t fuck Wendy Williams with your c’mon. Nah. piper in a lit- dick. This is just my personal opinion. I’m not say- tle groundhog ing she’s ugly or she might be a man undercover. Lady Gaga hole, your shit I ain’t saying none of that. I’m just saying she deprecates.' doesn’t do it for me. Mack Maine: I wanna tape that one and sell it. I’ll tape me and her and put - Mack Maine it all over the internet. I’m Ray J and she’s Kim Kardashian. First of all, she’s Mack Maine: Nah, I wouldn’t smash her, bruh. She sexy. Second of all, I met her before. She’s a weirdo like me. I’ll switch to my talks to much. I might make her mad. What if I alter ego, Stupid Mack Nupid, fuck Mack Maine. He be on some Lady Gaga smash and don’t call? She might be on the radio making up lies and all that. shit too. He’s a weirdo, he be on some other shit. We’ll be in that bitch mak- ing wild noises, doing all kinds of different, crazy positions, all on top of the Superhead fan, all outdoors. You couldn’t smash her indoors. You’d have to be smashin’ her on a rollercoaster, at the park, at the game, just getting arrested smash- Jae Millz: Superhead can get it just to be like, “I was a part of that.” It’s sad to ing. Lady Gaga, that’s the experience of a lifetime. say and it might sound kinda groupieish but I wouldn’t mind being a part of that circle. But I ain’t trying to end up in no book. Me and her would have

68 // OZONE MAG Gudda Gudda photo and shirt by Alan Pugach to have some type of understanding or something like that. But she’s cool peoples.

Mack Maine: I’d get some skull but I wouldn’t smash. She’s cool. That’s my people. Me and her are cool. I’d have to see what that head game is about because of the rep, but I wouldn’t smash. I’m picky. I gotta keep my shit exclusive.

Gudda Gudda: I don’t know, that’s a toss up. If me and her were in a situa- tion where it could happen, I don’t know. She be doing too much for me. I’m too calm and try to keep to myself. Me and her wouldn’t make it, so I wouldn’t fuck her neither. I definitely wouldn’t fuck her. I’m not trying to be in her next book. Oprah

Jae Millz: Oprah can get it. I’m definitely trying to put a little Millzie in Oprah the first chance I get. I don’t need a Magnum, I don’t need none of that. I want her to have twins. us. Obama gotta get a pass. Barack gotta get one of those passes like, “You Mack Maine: I’m skeeting in that, ya heard me? (laughs) I’m trying to have better be lucky, he’s my man.” You gotta give Michelle one of those passes twins with her too. Tell Stedman he could the fuck [out]. I’m trying to wife on the strength that that’s Barack, that’s the big homie. her. If you get my mixtape Freestyle 101 I said that shit. No disrespect but hell yeah, nigga. Mo'Nique

Gudda Gudda: C’mon, my nigga. What nigga in America would not pop Gudda Gudda: (laughs) I don’t know, man. I might pop on one of those bad Oprah? I’ll pop Oprah gladly. Any nigga in America would pop her and want nights. Catch me on one of those I-had-too-much-to-drink type nights. But her pregnant. I want a child with Oprah, my nigga. not on a regular night, I wouldn’t pop Mo’Nique. I met her once and she kinda gave me that “mom” vibe. So I definitely wouldn’t pop her. Queen Latifah Jae Millz: Wow! You’re playing with fire. I’m trying to be respectful in this Jae Millz: Queen Latifah is another one. Definitely gotta put a little Millzie situation. I don’t really think Mo’Nique would want any parts of me anyway, in her if I get the chance to. Queen Latifah ain’t the average Shanaynay, she’s married. So, I’ma play that one safe. Shaunte, Keisha or Tiffany on the block. That’s Queen Latifah right there. She can change a nigga’s life. If you wanna talk about Oprah…that’s the Mack Maine: Nah, that’s like a motherly figure to me. That’s my girl. I love hood version of Oprah. Latifah’s got that bread. her. That’s like family, so that would be incest. I’ll tell you who I would [fuck]. Everybody that I named on that song. Paris Hilton, I’d give her all nighters. Gudda Gudda: I’ll pop ‘Tifah. Hell yeah. She’s a cute big girl. Hopefully I’d really get free suites at the Hilton. I like everybody on there. D. Woods, Rosa Acosta. Miley Cyrus when she’s old enough, that’s my baby for Mack Maine: Yes. But you know what, that would be a dilemma because I real. I really would marry her. When she’s of age, though. Now everybody’s met her before and she got some work. She’s got more women than me. So, seeing her develop, and they’re like, “We see what you were talking about.” if I smashed her, she could either promote my sex game, or she might fall in Nigga, I saw it. That’s why I’m in the position I am with Young Money. I see love with me, and I can’t mess with the other chicks she could turn me on talent. You’ve gotta see this shit before it happens. I already know it’s gonna to. You know how many chicks I’m gonna lose messing with her? That’s a pop when she’s 18. I wish I could cuff her right now. She ain’t there yet, but hard one to answer. when she’s 18, nigga, that should be mine. I love her. Tell Bill Ray chill out. I’m a good dude. Whoopi Goldberg India.Arie Jae Millz: Now Whoopi Goldberg can definitely change my life, but she can- not change the way that I look at her in the morning. She can’t, so I think I’ll Jae Millz: No bueno. There ain’t really too much wrong with her, but there fall back off that one. ain’t really too much right with her. I’d definitely have to fall back off India Arie. Gudda Gudda: That’s another no. Hell no. I wouldn’t pop Whoopi. She ain’t my style. I’ll never pop Whoopi. Star Jones

Mack Maine: That ain’t my style either. Me and Whoopi would probably just Gudda Gudda: I’ll hit her on a bad night, you know what I mean? Stumbling have good conversation. She seems like she’s intelligent, but I wouldn’t in from an afterparty or the club. With a little bit extra to drink she could get smash. it. Give me somebody good, nigga. Give me some good ones. Remember, I only had 8 bars on that song. I wouldn’t fuck every girl in the world. Macy Gray Rosie O'Donnell Mack Maine: Nah, bruh. Me and her would probably be good friends too. I can’t do that. No, Macy Gray. Gudda Gudda: Oh, no, no, no, no. She gets nothing. I can’t fuck Rosie.

Jae Millz: Just her whole aura, her whole demeanor is like, that’s just not re- Whitney Houston ally my type of late night situation. Her voice is something that I don’t think would take me to the next level, so I might fall back off her. Mack Maine: Nah, I’m straight. That’s a real good friend of my homie Ray J. That’s one of his good friends. I ain’t saying that’s his girl but I wouldn’t do it Michelle Obama on the strength of that. And because I can’t come behind Bobby Brown.

Gudda Gudda: Hell yeah, nigga. More than Oprah. She’s actually nice with New York (from I Love New York) it. She looks good and all that. [Barack Obama] would pop my bitch. I don’t trust that nigga. I bet he’s running around the White House fucking a gang Mack Maine: That’s not my style. That’s not what’s up. She looks like she’s of bitches, so I definitely would pop his. got that funk, ya heard me? It look like it ain’t right.

Mack Maine: I don’t mess with married women. For The Love of Ray J girls

Jae Millz: Nah, just off the respect for Barack, I don’t think no black man Mack Maine: I already been there, done a few of them. So, I gotta say yeah should wanna touch Michelle. Just off the respect level for what he did for and keep it honest. //

OZONE MAG // 69 LOVE IS A VIRTUE Words by Julia Beverly Photos by Matt Conant

70 // OZONE MAG Everybody wants to talk about LIL WAYNE's 12 month sentence, 8 root canals, 4 baby mamas, and rumored drug addiction. But even as he heads to Rikers Island, there's only 2 things on Wayne's mind: love and music.

OZONE MAG // 71 side from a casino, few places on earth have the ability to suck Is love what you think about all the time? Or just right now? away time like a recording studio. Inside the walls specifically Right now. I think about the moment, but my thoughts usually last for days designed to keep sound out, the silence is almost therapeutic. It is and lifetimes. Ahere, amidst this vacuum, that Lil Wayne is most comfortable. Do you think having a deadline approaching, so to speak, is amplifying Whenever the notorious workaholic isn’t touring, grossing a reported $42 your emotions? million in just 10 months (from December 2008 through September 2009), I’m human, so it has to have an effect. Therefore, the effect has to be an he’s recording. Often, he’s both touring and recording. And tonight – just emotion being amplified. So I guess that answer would be yes. three days after he created his Twitter account (an event which was con- sidered headline news by MTV News, Billboard, the Los Angeles Times, and What do you have planned for the next few days before you start serving Vibe Magazine, among others) and five days before he is set to begin a year- time? long sentence at Rikers Island on gun possession charges – is no different. Work as usual. Family. Work as usual. No different. Wayne has just arrived at Atlanta recording studio Tree Sound for normal vampire business hours, the when-the-sun-goes-down-til-the-sun-comes- How have you prepared your kids for you going away? up schedule favored by many They’re young. Three of ‘em [aren’t old enough] to speak yet, and my [old- creative types. est] daughter, she’s okay with it. She knows what’s up. Wayne thinking up some creative Tweets (Photo: Julia Beverly) Playaz Circle rapper Tity Boi I know you’re generally not too concerned about the critics, but you did lounges in the studio, playing a get a lot of flak for the four baby mamas. rough cut for Wayne of the video I don’t think what people think should be any concern of anybody’s. It’s they shot a few weeks prior for definitely not a concern of mine. I’d be crazy if it was and you’re crazy if you “Big Dawg,” one of a gazillion are. videos Wayne has shot and/or appeared in while preparing for I think people translate “he has four baby mamas” as “he disrespects his time away. After the video women.” draws to a close, Wayne leans But that goes back to me not caring about what people think or say. They over his own laptop and gazes wanna be [baby mama] number five, six, and seven, so… at his Twitter page. Did you go through a phase where you were, um... wanting to spread “I’m trying to do like The Carter your seed? Or was it just the way things happened? III,” Wayne laughs of his rapidly You’d have to be a woman that’s with me to know what phase I was going expanding Twitter follower list. through. If I was to answer that question for you or for the world or for this “A million in one week.” But why magazine, then I’d be the dumbest nigga on the planet. the screenname @liltunechi in- stead of just @LilWayne? “That’s Fair enough. Too personal with the questions? how you know it’s me,” Wayne You did your job and I did mine. explains. “When I saw @Nic- kiMinaj, I had to call and make I know you’re a weed connoisseur, among other things. Do you think this sure that’s really her. [The fans] time in prison is going to be like detox for you? Are you looking at it that are gonna be like, ‘@liltunechi? way at all? I don’t know what the fuck that No. I believe that weed and any other drug should be – I didn’t say “is,” I means, so it must be him.’” said “should be” – of your own preference. And since it’s a preference, you should be able to tell yourself when you can’t prefer it. When you have to “What’s happening?” Twitter asks. “If I’m too deep, stop diggin’,” Wayne prefer something else. types, then reconsiders. He slowly backpedals, erasing each character with a tap of the “backspace” key. “Nah, that sounds too regular,” he muses. “I According to your cover story in Rolling Stone, you quit syrup cold turkey, don’t wanna sound like anybody else.” which is impressive because not too many people can turn their drug use on and off like that. How were you able to do it? Are you confident that the Young Money brand will endure even without Four words: it’s a mind thing. you being present for a few months? Yeah. It’s kinda like the Lakers right now. The Lakers just lost Kobe [Bryant] Why did you decide to stop using then? You just woke up one day and for like five games, and they [won] 4 and lost 1. Today on ESPN one of the said, “I’m not gonna sip syrup anymore”? commentators said, “I believe the Lakers are a playoff team without Kobe.” (nods) It was just a decision I made. I didn’t want it no more. I wasn’t really And I believe Young Money is a championship team without me. Drake, fuckin’ with it too much no more anyway, and I just got a point where I was Nicki [Minaj], [Lil] Twist and [Lil] Chuckee taking over the kids, Shanell’s got like, “Fuck it. I’ma leave it alone.” the alternative heads, Tyga’s got the West Coast and the females goin’ crazy, Short Dawg’s got the niggas, Gudda’s got the gangstas. Was health a concern? You know, it was a concern of others. Yeah. It wasn’t one of my concerns. I You’re known for your crazy work ethic. How do you inspire them to keep think you know what you’re getting into when you [start], or you should. up that same pace even without you being present? I think it’s instilled in them and embedded in them from day one. When There was some controversy over the release of The Carter documentary. they get [to Young Money] they see what the ethic is around here, and that Did you feel like they emphasized the drug addiction aspect too much? is work, period. I think it’s embedded in them. I think that’s the reason why Is that the reason you didn’t want it released? they are artists on my label, because of their work ethic, period. So I think The fact that we didn’t want it released was business; paperwork. I feel like, that’s never a factor. if I agreed to have that camera around me, then I can’t tell that person what to edit when they go to the editing room, unless I am in the editing room In the past, you’ve always stayed away from things like Twitter. But you and editing with them. If I’m not then I shouldn’t complain, but I was sup- just joined and your followers are multiplying rapidly by the hour. How’d posed to have a say-so because I had to approve it. And that was the whole they convince you to join? [problem]. I didn’t approve it and they still put it out. Lil Twist. He got to me. So you weren’t happy with the creative aspect or the business or both? Is Lil Twist related to somebody in the crew, or how did he get down with It was some of both. There were females on there with me and shit, you Young Money? know? Why give them some shine when I’ve got baby mothers? I believe Lil Twist is my artist; he was [my manager] Cortez’s pick. I think Tezz met as an editor or whatever, as a person associated with me, if you want to be- him at Hot Beats [Studio] or something out here [in Atlanta]. come a real business partner with me I believe you should consider things like that. I shouldn’t have to be the one to consider it. Your tweets are mostly about love. Is that your mentality at the moment? I asked Twist when I got on Twitter, “What am I supposed to do?” He said, How are you able to have several baby mothers and they all appear to “You’re supposed to say what you’re thinkin’.” That’s what I be thinkin’. get along pretty well?

72 // OZONE MAG That’s another answer that’s none of your grill, so that’s the whole process. concern. Shouldn’t be. With less than a week to go before you have Well, some of our male readers would prob- to start serving time, are you feeling like the ably want some advice on how to deal with world is about to end? Or feeling like you their own baby mothers. have a new adventure or a new phase in life It’s all in the person that you are. It’s nothing to look forward to? What’s on your mind at about what you do. There’s no rules or certain Lil Wayne’s “going away party” @ Dolce in Miami after the Super this point? things to do or say. It’s who you are. Period. Bowl with the whole YM family including Lil Twist, Short Dawg I don’t think about that. I just live in the pres- & Lil Chuckee (above) & Tyga, Drake, & Nicki Minaj (below) ent. You’re never supposed to think about the A lot of people have this idea that paying (Photos: Julia Beverly) future; it comes soon enough anyways. child support determines if someone is a good or bad father. Obviously, it’s more Has this whole legal process been a hum- about giving your time than money. How bling experience? would you define good fatherhood? No, I wouldn’t say that, because I’m an emo- I’m not on child support with none of my kids tional dude. I wear my passion on my sleeve so cause I’m a great father. So it’s not determined it’s not humbling at all. I’m too passionate and by how much money you’re paying at all. too emotional, so everything gets to me. That’s not what it’s about. It’s about being there and being that important person in Your “going-away party” after the Super Bowl their lives. It’s about being #1 or #2 in their life. at Dolce in Miami was really one of the few That’s very important for your child, to make times I’ve seen you appear to just..have fun. sure you’re that #1 or #2. Because if you’re not, At that point, I didn’t care about it being a you know what #1 or #2 could end up being. going-away party. All that didn’t matter to me. That’s the most important thing of all. I just try to make sure I’m of the high- I felt like I was with my real friends. Anytime I go in the club I’m with one or est importance in their lives, next to their moms. two friends, and we end up with 18 people we’re just okay with. You know? But that party – I was in there with my real people, that I fuss at, that I care How does your background affect the way you treat your children? about, you know what I mean? So that was the difference that night. That’s I had a great stepfather, Reginald Rabbit. As far as my “real dad,” I don’t why it was so fun. Literally, I’ve never experienced that with them. And I know what that is. So I guess that pushes me [to be there]. don’t think I even had a drink that night.

Kind of aiming to be what you didn’t have? What do you think separates an artist who goes away and comes back I don’t get when people say that. How could you be something if you never with more hype than they left - like Pimp C or Gucci Mane – from an art- had it? It’s just aiming to not be what you had, you know? ist who goes away and is forgotten? Do you think it’s having somebody on the outside still representing, or the volume of music pre-recorded? Well, just from being around you myself, I’ve observed you as somebody I think it’s that too, but I think it’s who you are, period. If people care about who’s very polite and respectful towards women. But at the same time, you or not. If people wanna follow you [on Twitter] and that type of stuff, in your music, you still do have a lot of “bitches” and “hoes” talk. How do they actually give a fuck about you. If they give a fuck about you being [in you justify that or how do those two things coexist? prison] they’re still gonna give a fuck when you come out. It’s about being There’s two answers to that. One is – there are bitches. There are hoes. who you are, period. I don’t think there’s anything you can do to make There are ladies. There are women. There are girls. Pick which side you’re on. people give a fuck about you. I mean, you can do things, but I don’t know When somebody’s saying something about “bitches,” if they didn’t say “Julia how much those things would really help you or hurt you. That’s why we is a bitch,” if it doesn’t apply to you then it doesn’t apply to you. The second shot a billion videos, just for the sake of – I am loved. We didn’t shoot it just answer is, you’d have to be a woman who’s met me to know if I believe because I’m going in. you’re a bitch or a hoe or whatever. Did you keep track of how many videos you’ve shot recently? You worked with Shanell a lot on the Rebirth album. Was it more of a mu- Nah, I didn’t. I just know that I shot ten videos in two days. But that was just sical connection at first and then became more personal, or vice versa? in two days. I shot more after that. We just kept shooting. Since when did it become a personal thing? Some artists have said they weren’t inspired to write music at all while I don’t know. I thought y’all were an item. they were locked up because of the surroundings. That’s a rumor, sweetheart. No, it’s never been a personal thing. As far as Yeah, I don’t think I’m gonna be too inspired to write anything either, us being friends, yeah. That’s my friend. Shanell is a great artist and that’s because I usually get inspired off music. Since I don’t write [lyrics on paper], it, period. She’s a Young Money great artist. I heard a rumor that she was it’s the music that gets me to do something. So if I get some music back pregnant from me. How could that be? We’ve never had sex. How could she there and keep my thoughts fresh, maybe. be pregnant from me? You’ve got to have sex to be pregnant. That’s one of the things you have to do. I don’t understand how people’s brains work. Will this be your first experiment with writing down lyrics? You know? I’m a really big person. I’m a real superstar. I’m not afraid to tell Nah, I’ve been writing before, when I was younger. So I don’t know. I guess you or nobody else, you know? I die every week [according to the rumors]. that’ll be my form of recording for now. I’ve got so much material already, I’m in jail right now [according to the rumors]. and I work so hard, I really just need a break.

So the intrusion into your personal life bothers you? That was my next question. In some sort of way, are you looking forward No, it bothers you, because you have to actually think if it’s true or not and to it? I mean, obviously, it’s not the ideal situation, but at least you are come sit down and ask this dumb ass shit. I know you have to feel stupid, getting a break. because it’s like me sitting here and looking at your [brown] hair and asking Yeah, that is what I’m thinking about. I’m looking forward to sleeping and you, “Since you dyed your hair green, how do you feel?” Your hair obviously stuff like that. isn’t green. Sleep? A foreign concept for you. Is that the plan for the first few weeks? It was a rumor that appeared to be substantiated so I have to do my job. That’s my plan for the whole time. (laughs) If I could have power, that’d be Folks wanna know. So how’d you make it through eight root canals? my plan. To sleep the whole time. Were you knocked out? Yes. Sedation. Turk’s younger brother passed recently. Have you been in contact with him? Are you happy with the pearly whites? I heard about it but I didn’t know if it was a rumor or not. I haven’t talked to Oh, my grill is about to be put back on. [The pearly whites] are temporary. him, but of course, my condolences. My condolences to him and the family That’s why I’ve gotta go through so much to get my teeth worked on, and friends. In New Orleans, shit is crazy. because my grills are permanent. They’re not just the ones that can be snapped out, so when I have a problem with my teeth, they have to break Baby did a few interviews recently where he said that he was definitely the grill. That requires messin’ up the grill, which requires getting a new feeling the loss as far as you going away for a little while and he planned

OZONE MAG // 73 to move the Cash Money offices to New York temporarily so he could still When you come back out, is it business as usual? Back to work? Return to be near you. Are you feeling the same way about the separation? the normal routine of recording, touring, recording, touring? Or is it too I’ll be aight. (laughs) I ain’t trippin’. I told everybody, “I ain’t trippin’, man.” soon to tell? That’s not even a question. You know what I’m gonna do when I get back. So everybody else is acting like it’s the end of the world, and you’re just Just gonna lay back for a while and come back same as always. That’s the taking it in stride and planning on getting some sleep? plan. Sometimes things don’t always go as planned, but that’s the plan. I don’t know, cause I really don’t get into what everybody else is feeling. I tell ‘em to keep their feelings to themselves, cause I don’t want you to bring With the interview complete, it’s back to the task at hand. After several a damper to me. You know what I mean? hours of listening to a hard beat with a throbbing, stuttering X-rated hook (“make that pussy cum, make that pussy cum”) play back on repeat end- Aside from sleeping, do you plan on using the time to read up on any- lessly, it’s now well past 3 AM. Wayne, wearing a crisp white tee and blue thing? You were studying psychology in college. Is that still an interest? jeans tucked into his untied Adidas, chain smokes Swisher Sweets, downs I read, period, so that’s nothing new. bottle after bottle of Publix raspberry iced tea, faces the blue fabric walls of the recording studio and stares off into space, muttering lyrics to himself. What’s the last good book you read? The last good book I read was called Exit to Freedom. It was about a guy who “[The girl singing the hook] really sound kinda sexy,” observes Tity Boy, in beat a murder charge. He was tried for murder and found guilty, but after his Southern drawl. “Get you a slight boner.” some crazy shit, he ended up beating the case, which was cool. “This should be Lil Chuckee’s song,” Wayne jokes, nodding towards his Do you feel like you accomplished your goal with Rebirth? 13-year-old prodigy, mimicking a young female fan. “Hey, you heard that I’m accomplishing. I haven’t “accomplished” yet. new Lil Chuckee [song]? ‘Make That Pussy Cum’?”

The reviews weren’t that great. Did you feel like the critics didn’t under- “It’s a masturbation song,” observes a female friend drowsily asleep on the stand or it was ahead of its time, or you still have to perfect your craft? sofa, baseball cap pulled down low to cover her face. “Don’t need nobody All three. I felt like they didn’t understand and they weren’t ready, and of else.” Wayne grins. Exactly what he was going for. course I have to perfect a whole lot of it too. But the people that do like it usually like it because it’s just me. The people that love it are the people Finally inspired, Wayne leaps back across the studio to his Macbook, still who actually get it. I respond off their response, and their response is what logged into Twitter. “Love is a virtue,” he types, and presses “Tweet” em- makes me keep going. phatically, looking pleased with himself. “233 new mentions of @liltunechi” the screen flashes seconds later. Then “276,” then “294,” then “313,” all in So as long as you have fans, you’re good. rapid succession. Unlike most Twitter addicts, he appears unconcerned with Yeah. And you know what it made me feel like? It kinda made me feel like reading the @ replies. It’s enough to know that the fans are there. I could be another artist. I felt like I could step out and be an artist that just goes to joints with my band and tears that shit up. It has nothing to do with He may be out of sight for the next 12 months (8 with good behavior), me rapping. That’s what it makes me feel like. but for the 340,000+ fans following him and enjoying constant Twit- ter updates courtesy of @LilTwist, never out of mind. If you believed And now you’re working on The Carter IV? everything you read on the internet, you might think of Lil Wayne as a It’s finished already. drug-addicted, ignorant, germ-covered gremlin who impregnates every woman he meets – all from anonymous commenters who have likely Is there a set release date as soon as you touch back down? never met him before. And Lil Wayne loves them too. “Hate is only a form We don’t know. You know how [the label] does with my music. They don’t of love that hasn’t found a way to express itself logically,” he says of his know what to do with it cause it’s that good. detractors in the first letter (“Gone Til November”) posted on his website WeezyThanxYou.com. The letter ends with this poem, entitled “Pray”: Do you have a couple mixtapes done to be released while you’re gone? Nah, I’m finished with the mixtape shit for now. You gotta buy my music. Give me the patience that I need To keep my piece of mind, We’ve talked about oversaturation of a lot of artists who do tons of fea- And with life’s cares, I hope, Dear God, tures. Do you think you’ll ever get more selective? Some happiness to find. No, because I love music. People don’t understand that music comes with Give me the courage to face life’s trials instructions. So as long as it comes with instructions and it instructs me and not to from troubles run. what I’m supposed to do, I’ma keep doing it. The day it doesn’t come with let me keep this thought in mind. instructions, that’s when I’ll stop or become more picky about my features. “Thy Will,” not “Mine,” be done. //

Wayne on the set of “Roger That” with YM’s Tyga, Gudda, and Short Dawg standing by (Photo: Julia Beverly)

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Originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, businessman Reality I have a P&D deal through Universal. It’s a label deal, but I do my own Laster relocated to Atlanta and Miami in search of the best marketing and stuff and they do the pressing and distribution. I own all my place to launch his rap career. With the release of “Candi masters. I’m going to put out these singles and see if I can create a buzz Girl” his label FUP Mob (Fuck U Pay Me) is finally STARTING TO and come up with a record that’s catchy and that’s working. The “Candi SEE THE success he’d dreamed of. Girl” record is catered more towards females, which is my target market. After “All My Money Real” I’m going to continue to put out singles until How did you end up in Miami? Were you just looking for better opportu- something catches. nities as far as the music business? The weather was real nice, and I just wanted to get out of Atlanta. When I Why did you choose the name Reality Laster? first moved there I was hoping to peep the rap game and take my game Actually, that’s my given name. Reality Laster was easier to copyright than to another level. But I was kinda disappointed to find out that a lot of the just “Reality,” so as far as trademarks, everything was pretty simple. It’s a rappers I had idolized were kinda fake. They were selling records and had brand, just like Tommy Hilfiger. platinum plaques on the wall, but for the most part, they were broke. In the rap industry, the majority of the rappers are lying. Probably about 10% of You mentioned real estate and some of your other business ventures. them really have money and are really doing what they say in their music. What other kinds of businesses are you into? I’ve had an internet company since 2003. Since the market crashed my real So that turned you off from Atlanta or turned you off from the rap game, estate ventures have slowed down a lot, but there’s still a lot of good deals period? out there. I’m working on my clothing line and my Candi Girl Vodka, which I had all these music dreams, but I realized it wasn’t real. These aren’t even is the most expensive vodka in the world. It costs a thousand dollars a the type of people I want to hang around with because it’s all hype. It was bottle and the bottle is made out of crystals, so you don’t throw the bottle a good reality check for me. So I just started to focus on getting my life away. together. I moved to Miami and put the music stuff on pause a little bit so I could focus on some of my other business ventures and my real estate Would you say your musical style is in the same lane as some of the ventures. But I still have a passion for the music business and a passion to other Miami artists? Or being from the Milwaukee, does it have more of make music, so after I got comfortable, I started my company F.U.P. Mob. It a Midwest sound? stands for Fuck U Pay Me. That’s the name of my record label and also my I’ve got a nice variety. There’s some songs for the girls, some street records, group, which includes six guys. and some club records. A lot of it is Midwest influenced, West Coast influenced, and down South influenced since I’ve spent the last nine years I’m surprised that Atlanta was such a bad experience for you. of my life in the South. I like all good music. My sound is pretty versatile. To clarify, I have a lot of respect for the artists in Atlanta. They’ve come a I’m coordinating features with other rappers from all over the country. I’m long way from when I lived there over ten years ago. I consider Atlanta the going to give people a variety of music and stay consistent and continue to new black Hollywood or black music mecca, and I love what they’ve done release singles. I’m working on the All My Money Real mixtape. for Hip Hop and for the South as a whole. But most of the rappers in the game are broke and don’t own shit. We still have a long way to go. But I When will your album be coming out? don’t want to come off like I hate Atlanta, because I loved the experience I The album is called Remember My Name, and I’m going to release it when had there. the demand is ready, I have shows coming up in Tennessee, Arkansas, and Texas; I’m going on a 20-city promo tour next month and I’ll be hitting up So you’re more focused on your solo career at this point? all the markets to touch the people and give them a real live show. Yeah, because three of those guys are in jail right now. And having six guys work together in a group is very difficult. Everyone has different ambitions. Where can people go to get more information about you? Some dudes are really trying to have a career, but some of the guys are They can visit realitylaster.com, fupmobmanagement.com, and my internet just doing it for the hype trying to get some pussy. Everybody company intsolutionson- was going in different directions. You never know what type line.com, which offers a lot of goals people are trying to accomplish. Since I was the most of services for guys in the business-oriented of the group, I was trying to get them to focus music industry. The “Candi on the business aspect. But I realized that if they have no money Girl” will be available soon invested, they’re not looking at it the same way you’re looking at and they can go to Reality it. So I’m focusing on my solo career right now. Laster TV, YouTube.com/ RealityLaster, to see the You just shot the video for your single “Candi Girl,” right? Candi Girl vodka commer- Yeah, I did the video for “Candi Girl” and I also did the video for cial. // “All My Money Real,” which is going to be the second single. Words by Julia Beverly At this point do you plan on building a buzz with the intention Photos by of getting a major deal, or putting the album out yourself? SoCoolPhotography,com

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ADVERTISEMENT & Travis Porter, Waka Flocka Flame,& DJ Teknikz Streets R Us An unlikely matchup at first Lil WaynE/Rebirth glance, this blend of teenie-bop Cash Money/Universal plus street-crunk turns out to be a good balance. Travis After one listen it’s obvious why Porter continues to improve their songwriting abilities Lil Wayne’s attempt at becom- and concepts with new singles like “Go Shorty Go,” “Call You” featuring New ing a full-fledged rockstar was Boyz, and “Uh Huh, Pt 2” ft. Bryan J. The TP/Waka collabs (“Hell You Talmbout” continuously pushed back. Simply put, Rebirth doesn’t ft Frenchie & “Waffle House”) are repeatable as well, with Waka’s solo tracks sound good. The album’s first single “Prom Queen,” the turning things up throughout the tape. Apart from a few redundant tracks, second single “On Fire” and “Drop The World,” featuring a guest verse from Quez, Ali, Strap, Waka, and DJ Teknikz created an entertaining project here. - Slim Shady, round out the handful of somewhat likeable songs. The rest of Ms. Rivercity Weezy’s rock album is bad enough to make Jim Hendrix spin in his grave. Lets hope Wayne got these rock aspirations out of his system and delivers a classic in The Carter IV. – Randy Roper Trae Tha Truth & DJ Yerp Nothing But Tha Truth Trae Tha Truth has always Young MoneY delivered with his mixtapes We Are Young Money and Nothing But Tha Truth is Cash Money/Universal no exception. Trae matches his There’s no question, with a line deep, throaty street-inspired rhymes with mostly bor- up that includes Drake, Nicki rowed beats. “Incredible” and the “Uptown” freestyle find Minaj, Mack Maine, Gudda Gudda, Jae Millz and Tyga, Lil Trae displaying his Hip Hop skills alongside friends such as Lil Wayne and Wayne has assembled one of rap’s most talented crews/ Rick Ross. Where this mixtape falls short is with tracks that only have one Trae labels. Unfortunately, this Young Money album doesn’t exactly make for the verse, leaving listeners with an unquenched Trae thirst. While this mixtape best showcasing of this aforementioned talent. “Every Girl” and “BedRock” are serves to hold fans down, right now it’s safe to say we all need this Asshole cool singles, but add those to “Ms. Parker,” “Wife Beater,” “Girl I Got You” and By Nature to drop his next full length. - Rohit Loomba “She Is Gone,” and damn near half the album features lukewarm tracks about YM groupies. There are other standouts like “Steady Mobbin” and “Pass The Dutch,” and you can’t complain about listening to new verses from Weezy, Soulja Boy & DJ Holiday Drizzy and the rest of Young Mula. But overall this album is more random DatPiff The Mixtape than reputable. – Randy Roper Starting off with “Gully,” Soulja Boy preps listeners for some of the strongest material he’s re- B.o.B., DJ Drama & DJ SensE leased thus far. If a few freestyles May 25th and fillers were replaced with a couple more singles, this Since B.o.B. has finally been could almost serve as an album. DJ Holiday does a good job of balancing blessed with a release date for the catchiness of songs like “I Look Good,” “Swag Flu,” and “Poppin Tags” with his album, The Adventures of aggressive bangers like “Hottest Rapper” and “Go Get Money.” Featuring the Bobby Ray, this Aphilliates’ mixtape serves as the perfect “Turnt Up” remix with Roscoe Dash and the Drake collab on “Play Ball,” this promotion for his debut (which is due to be released on tape goes down as one of Soulja Boy’s most memorable moments. - Ms. May 25th, if you didn’t catch that). May 25th the mixtape has a good balance Rivercity of B.o.B. and Bobby Ray. B.o.B. is the rapper who attracted fans at the start of his career with songs like “Bet I” featuring Playboy Tre, “Gladiators” with J. Cole and “Fuck The Money,” produced by Kanye West and featuring Asher Roth. Sparkdawg, DJ Scream, DJ Ill And for Bobby Ray fans that adore the his rock/pop/bluegrass side, this mix- Will & DJ Rockstar tape has songs like “The Rain” and “Don’t Feel So Good.” May 25th is a good @Sparkdawgmusic tape, and with DJ Drama keeping his commentary and drops to a minimum, Sparkdawg’s latest mixtape has it flows even better. – Randy Roper quite a few bangers (“Drank N Dank,” “Skype Hype,” “No Relatio- ship,” “Gangstaz & Grindaz”). But for every banger, there’s a Bun B/No Mixtape song that’s a bore (“We So On,” “O My,” “Feelin Myself,” “I’m on Fire,”). But Bun B released a project entitled @Sparkdawgmusic boasts good production and a long list of guest rappers No Mixtape, rapped over other (Chalie Boy, Trai’D, Gudda Gudda, Paul Wall, Lil Flip, Lil Wayne, Big Sean, Joell artists’ beats and ripped track Ortiz and a gang of other rappers I don’t feel like naming), who often kill after track the UGK way, but ac- Spark on his own shit. But overall, Sparkdawg’s mixtape has plenty of tracks cording to Bun it’s not a mixtape to check for. - Randy Roper (so I’m not sure what to call it). Besides a few snippets off Bun’s upcoming Trill OG album that could have been saved until they’re ready to be heard in their entirety, from top to bottom, No Mixtape is a solid Young Thad, Zaytoven, & DJ effort. – Randy Roper Smallz/Straight Out of P.A. Young Thad makes a memorable entrance with this Zaytoven- Yo Gotti & DJ Drama laced, street-themed compila- Cocaine Muzik 4 tion. Including his current single The Cocaine Muzik series con- “Put Me In the Kitchen” featuring Gucci Mane, Straight Out tinues with Yo Gotti bringing us of P.A. has several songs worth recapping. “Tools On Deck,” “Move that Work the fourth installment. This time, In,” and “Midget” ft. Yung Ralph are instant standouts, while “Purple Trax,” however, Gotti, brings his friend “Alphabet Boys,” and “Bubble Kush” make for good riding music. There’s room Zedzilla along. While Zedzilla isn’t stellar he does a good for improvement in Thad’s verse writing and technical recording skills, but his job on CM4, which also features a good dose of Gotti. Tracks like “Both Sides,” hook delivery and overall image is on point. - Ms. Rivercity “Women Lie Men Lie” and “Touchdown” help Gotti maintain the quality of his CM brand and are likely to make their way among your Gotti favorites. Not surprisingly, Gotti keeps his streak alive with CM4 and gives us another reason to pay attention to him besides his white Lambo. – Rohit Loomba

OZONE MAG // 79 “I Got A Story To Tell,” Trey Songz’ “Say Aaah,” Kanye West’s “Say I Will,” the Ron Browz’ joint, a bunch of other beats. I tell a whole story on the PITTY “Say I Will” joint; everything I’ve been through from 2005 until now. That’s one of my favorites on the mixtape. I also have a joint from the Trackmasterz out in Philly called “The Time Is Now.” A lot of people like DA KID that record. Are you emphasizing your NFL background on the mixtape? Nah. I’m really just trying to come out hard and make a statement. A Born and raised in Garyville, Louisiana, a small town near New Orleans, lot of people just know me as a ballplayer and they don’t even know Kirston Pittman a.k.a. Pitty da Kid pursued a career in football but that I do music. There’s nothing football-related on the mixtape. I was never forgot his first love, music. The St. Louis Rams’ defensive end going to call it Pussy, Paper and Politics, but since my mother’s a minis- was recently released due to injury, and has been spending his time in ter I decided not to just out of respect for my family. I’ll probably call it recovery focusing on his true passion: rap. Scars and Success, because of all the scars I have from football and all that I’ve overcome to become successful. What was your situation like growing up? I grew up in the ‘hood but I never had to go the [street] route. I had Are you hoping this mixtape will lead to a major record deal? brothers that kept me out of the streets and protected me pretty much I am hoping to get a deal. Football is still there, but I really have a love until I got to college. I wasn’t sheltered, but I was well looked after. for music and the art form. I’m really trying to get a buzz and build a Where I’m from, everybody played ball. So I did whatever my brothers fan base and take it full throttle and leave everybody else in the dust. did. Throughout high school, football was really our way out of the hood. I played football, baseball, and basketball. Is there anything else you want to add? All of my music is on myspace at www.mypace.com/pittydakid. I know At what point did you decide on football as a career path? some people are going to read this in the magazine and think I’m just Actually, for me it was different. Even though I played sports all the a football player. You can Google me playing for LSU and the St. Louis time, I never was the type to be like, “One day I’m gonna be in the NFL.” Rams, but don’t just look at this article and think, “Okay, this is a big I always said, “One day I’m gonna be a big-time rapper.” Once I started handsome guy, but he’s a ballplayer, not a rapper. He can’t spit.” Don’t writing rhymes at 13, I no longer saw myself as a football player. Most just judge me by my past. Go get the mixtape. Go to Myspace and of the time I was writing music. I was a smart kid so I didn’t have to download the songs. When I put it on iTunes, buy the iTunes songs. It’s study all the time to get my grades. I even had a [record] deal offered some original music. I’m not on a funny boy flow or bubblegum rap when I was 16, but my parents shunned it. They were like, “You’re not type shit. I’m really, really spitting. I think it’s going to be something gonna rap. You’re gonna play ball.” Since I wasn’t able to do what I people really want to hear. It’s original music, original flow, and original wanted, I was like “fuck the world” for a long time. But I got over that. style. It’s going to create a buzz. Kirston Pittman is the ballplayer, but Pitty da Kid is the artist. Don’t get it twisted. // Where did you end up going to school? I went to LSU. I was a freshman All American. I played in 2004, got hurt in ’05, got hurt in ’06. I came back in ’07 and got my starting job, and won another national championship. I was really the first two-time national champion. That’s historical, I appreciated that. I graduated in ’07. Last year I signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Rams but I got injured in training camp. I’m just starting back at [football]. I’m finally 100%. I got a call from the Jacksonville Jaguars recently. I think I’m gonna either end up with the Rams or the Jaguars this coming season, or whatever else God has planned for me.

And in the meantime, you’re putting more emphasis on pursuing your rap career? To me, rapping was always the plan A but I was never able to pursue it while I was in college. As a full-fledged athlete in college, your schedule is crazy. Rapping was always my passion but since football was a way out, I wasn’t just gonna stop playing football totally. To this day it’s still paying off, so I would never just shun football. I had a lot of time once I got injured and had surgery on my foot. I came out here to Atlanta and met [singer] Sky and a lot of other dudes. I got ProTools and started writing and recording more music.

A lot of athletes have tried to rap before. What do you think is differ- ent about you? I let people judge for themselves, but I’m not the average ballplayer that wants to be a rapper. I really take pride in my music. I take time to construct my songs. I’m not just putting shit together talking about jewelry and cars, because I don’t have all that shit. I really take time to emphasize storytelling and be real lyrical.

What kind of music did you grow up listening to and how did it influence your style? My sound is somewhat East Coast and somewhat Southern. I’m very diverse. I can flow many different ways and write many different styles. I don’t even really know what to call it. It’s like a gumbo. I was introduced late to Biggie and Jay-Z. I grew up in the South so I grew up listening to UGK, Cash Money, No Limit, Scarface, Bushwick Bill, the Geto Boys, stuff like that. I listened to ‘Pac too. I get the storytelling part of my flow from listening to Biggie and Jay. I pick a lot of East Coast beats but it just depends on what I’m feeling.

And you have a mixtape coming soon, right? Is it original tracks? It’s me rapping over other beats. I used Jay-Z’s “I’m Feelin’ It,” Biggie’s

80 // OZONE MAG DJ Smallz & DJ Scream Follow Us!: Georgia Edition 1. Dutty Laundry, Nitram Knarf, the Senate DJ & Ghetto Allstars “Dirty R&B” Twitter.com/DuttyLaundry Twitter.com/DJSmallz Twitter.com/DJScream 2. DJ Ames “International Hustle” Hosted by Slick Watts Twitter.com/DjAmesUK 3. DJ 5150 “NO To The BR: Louisiana Bound” Dj5150br.com Once again DJ Smallz and DJ Scream unite, proving that two Dirty South juggernaut 4. DJ Knuckles “Secret Session R&B 8” Twitter.com/djknucklez mixtape DJs are better than one. These former 5. DJ Jooz “Welcome 2 FLA” Hosted by Ace Hood Twitter.com/Djjooz adversaries combined to compile a mixtape featuring a bunch of shit—from to Young 6. DJ RPM “The Texas Takeover: Dallas Edition Part 3” Hosted by Fat Pimp Twitter.com/dj_rpm Jeezy to Gucci Mane—that you’ve never 7. DJ Smallz “Follow Me!” Hosted by Lil Boosie Djsmallz.com heard. Smallz and Scream put in some work 8. DJ Cannon Banyon, DJ Effect & DJ Dyce “Shooting The Breeze 46: Mega Man Edition” Traptapemusic.com for this one, and that at least deserves a Twitter 9. Evil Empire “Interstate Trafficking 9.5” Twitter.com/ItsEvilEmpire follow: @djsmallz and @djscream.

10.Trap Music “Trap Story” 11. LeerJet, Cartune Netwerk & T. Brewer “Atlanta to Alabama 2” Trapsntrunks.com muzikfene.com DJs, send your mix CDs (with a cover) for consideration to: 12. DJ Chuck T “Down South Slangin 66: New Years Resolution” Djchuckt.com 13. Lil Fats “Coast 2 Coast 105” Hosted by Wale Coast2coastmixtapes.com OZONE Magazine 644 Antone St. Suite 6 14. DJ E-Top “Becoming A R&B Star Part 15” Twitter.com/djetop Atlanta, GA 30318 15. Hot 107.9, DJ Drama & DJ Sense “La Familia: Gangsta Grillz Radio” Hosted by Dirty Yella Twitter.com/djdrama

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18. Fleet DJs, Dutty Laundry, Nitram Knarf, the Senate DJ, Ghetto Allstars “Hood Crack Radio” Twitter.com/DuttyLaundry 19. Tapemasters Inc. “Codeine Hitz 8” Tapemastersinc.net

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