| The man who said, "two heads are
better than one" wasn't lying. When you put four together
it can only mean success. In this case, we have T.M.C. (The Mississippi
Connection). I sat down with each member to see what the connection
was all about.
DG - What's cracking TMC?
Iceburg - What's happing with you homes?!
Smack - Just holding it down.
DG - Tell us about the members of The Mississippi
Connection
Mond - Basically it's four heads from different
labels that came together to get this money. We all from Moss
Point, Mississippi, ya dig ? You have Part-Time Records, Mean
Mug Records, Grind Muzik International, Million Dollar Mouth Records,
and a lot of affiliates. I bring the energy to the group. I make
sure the vibe is good. We're multiple hustlers doing our thing
in the Sipp. We sell clothes, hustle cds, dvds, lay concrete and
anything to get cake. We getting it.
Jinx - I represent Mean Mug Records, ya
know ? I've been rapping since 13. I've done 3 projects
under the Coast Boyz moniker. 2 compilations and a solo project
with Young Iceburg. I've done a few underground mixtapes. I'm
one of the more mellow cats, but I keep it gangsta. I dabble in
production, ya know ? That's me in a nutshell.
Smack - I own Part Time Records. I started
out with Million Dollar Mouth Records with my man Greedy Grinch
and I'm still apart of that. I'm the youngest in the camp. I'm
a street / corporate cat. I'ma get it trapping or rapping or school
or whatever it takes. I'm in school right now
for business, ya dig ? I'm well rounded and ready!
Iceburg - Grind Muzik International is
my label. I'm one half of the Coast Boyz. We are one of the major
groups down here on the coast. We've been doing it since 1998.
The group was originally five members but due to incarserations
and life situations it boiled down to three members, Jinx, Skillz
and myself. Now it's just Jinx and I.
DG - You have been in the game for a minute.
Tell us from your eyes how the game has changed.
Iceburg - I believe the mixtape game has
caught on strong in the south. People dropping mixtape like albums
and making bread. It's easy to do and at the same time it don't
take much to push. You're competing against a lot of people so
ya have to step ya game up.
DG - Now for the question everyone wants
to know. Can the Gulf Coast music scene survive
after the hurricane?
Jinx - The music scene is budding. Just
out here in Moss Point you have Gator Pit Records, Unknown Records,
Make-A-Dollar Records, and T.M.C. Then you have the rest of the
coast stepping up so we getting back to business as usual.
Mond - On the physical aspect we lost everything.
On the mental standpoint we straight.
Everybody's looking at us for some reason or another so we have
to get ours in while the
eyes are here.
Iceburg - We all are feeling the aftermath
of Katrina fa real! It's slow motion down here but there are a
lot of projects on deck around here. Cats from all over the coast
are gearing up for the new the year. Smack - You can't stop the
wrath of God! It hurt us, but we will bounce back. We looking
for bigger and better things to come with the rebuilding phase.
T.M.C. is still here so it can only get better from here on out.
If nobody else gets it together, T.M.C. will be the scene
ya know!
DG - What are some of the projects you
have out now?
Mond - We have "The Official Mixtape
Volume 1 & 2" in the streets now. We're working on the
"I-10 Haulers Compilation" as we speak. We also working
on the "Katrina: The Aftermath" dvd coming real soon.
We're coming strong for 2006.
Iceburg - I got my mixtape "Back To
Tha Streetz Volume 1" coming soon, and another Coast Boyz
album on deck.
Smack - I have my solo album "One
Way Or Anotha" coming soon so be looking for that. It's going
to be an 18 track banger. It's going to be a different sound from
the Mississippi norm. My promo is about to drop with a dvd so
its going down.
DG - Any contact info for the people who
want to get at yall or shout outs?
Mond - You can hit us on the web at www.ChoppingGame.com
or call me at 228- 623-4556. Just hit me up and look out for T.M.C.
to connect with the world.
Iceburg - Yall can hit me at grindmuzik@yahoo.com
or call 228-313-0752 for tracks, old copies of the album, or features.
I want to give a shout out to all the penitentiaries all across
the USA. Everybody in there and people I came across in there
hold ya head high. All the groups coming out, do yo thang and
let it be known that the Mississippi Gulf Coast is a force to
be reckoned with. Big up to The New Power for the love, and that's
real!
Smack - Yall can email me at parttime@tmail.com
or on the www.ChoppingGame.com
Shout out to the whole dirty South no doubt.
Jinx - My email address is trice375@yahoo.com
and yall can hit me at 228-623-7636 or 228-475-9729. Keep watching
for The Mississippi Connection in 2006 !
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