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True’ Pa, what’s poppin’
playa ?
Everythang ! what’s poppin’
with u ?
First off, I gotta ask u where ya from
?
Man, I’m originally from Chicago.
I’ve been down here in Mississippi since ‘80 or ‘81.
I’ve been back and forth. I just recently relocated back
there after I got outta the penitentiary. Know what I’m
sayin’ ?
Are u signed 2 Lokee Records now ?
Naw, I’m not exactly signed 2 Lokee.
I’m like that muhfucka who’s the friend, that shadow
in the dark. U know what I’m sayin’ ? I’m like
that muhfucka they call when it’s time 2 get some work done.
When it’s time 2 meet with the bosses.
When did u get started doin ya thang ?
Awh man, I been doin’ this shit since
I was about 8. Back when Roxanne Shante was doin’ it, I
was doin’ it. Back when the Fat Boys and The Skinny Boys
was doin’ it, I was doin’ it. Everybody in my family
had some form of talent. Whether it was dancin’ or singing,
whatever - I was around that.
I’ve heard of u as being compared
2 Tu Pac.
I guess if u had 2 classify my style, I’d
put it in a category with Pac’s. As a matter of fact, I’ve
been referred 2 as “The Son Of Machivelli.” And for
the record, I didn’t start callin’ myself that, the
people started callin’ me that. U could probably put me
in there with Scarface, DMX, Fifty, and all them other niggas
that’s bringing it like that. My sound is like a reincarnation
of Pac’s. I’m one of them muhfuckas who gone bring
it. I got a problem with muhfuckas who are compared 2 other folks,
but can’t bring it like the man they sound like. U can’t
be compared 2 Tu Pac and don’t sound like him. Man that
nigga could write. So u gotta be able to too. Like this brotha
named Krazy from New Orleans. I think he signed 2 No Limit. No
disrespect, the brotha’s doin’ what he gotta do, but
2 me this nigga is corny. This nigga is corny. He ain’t
sayin’ shit. I hear a lot of these muhfuckas on the radio
and they ain’t sayin’ shit. It’s time for these
muhfuckas 2 get real about who they claim 2 be, and what they
wantin’ muhfuckas 2 hear. Always talkin’ bout I wanna
be seen here, or I wanna be on the radio. Man, fuck the radio.
U will gain all of that by introducing a brand new twist 2 this
shit. If u see a muhfucka walkin’ in the streets and this
muhfucka got his shoes on backwards, u gone be like damn !!, this
muhfucka got his shoes on backwards. That’s a cold ass style.
How in the fuck did he do that ? Does he have false feet or something
? The point that I’m tryin’ 2 stress is, that it’s
new. Niggas gone be tryin’ 2 copy it. They gone be like
- I need 2 learn how 2 put my fuckin’ shoes on backwards.
So it’s always important 2 get in where u fit in, and represent
who u be. Fuck speakin’ about. Be about it. If u gone do
it, then be true 2 it. And me, I wasn’t turned out this
way. I was made this way. Hey, I wanna send some shouts out 2
some influential people. Cause when we get together we sprinkle
down like a muhfucka. I’m talkin’ bout Bishop Don
Juan, my godfather Mr. Seamore (The World Famous Playa), Ju Ju,
Good Game, Atl, Snoop Dogg (cause we kick it), and my niggas from
Lo kee. Fuck Prodigy !! I ain’t no little muhfucka no more.
I’m wit my niggas from Lo Kee. Some niggas that’ll
bust if they have 2. We gone be around, smoke some weed, and be
here til the world blow up.
As far as this business is concerned, give
me your take on owning the publishing rights 2 your music.
Awh, that’s very important. A lot
of artist are quick 2 say they got fucked, or they got dicked,
I hear that all the time. I understand it, but, that’s some
shit that I simply can’t accept. Now, muhfuckas is out here,
and their whole intention is 2 fuck u on a deal. But, the thing
is, u never indulge into doin’ any kind of business, unless
you’re business inclined, and you’ve got someone who’s
licensed to work these kinda avenues. I don’t think a muhfucka
should give away his shit just 2 be heard or seen, and meanwhile
this muhfucka over here is rollin’ up in a Bentley off yo
shit. U broke, and ridin’ a 20 inch bike. Publishing is
the most vital, the important part of this music shit. A muhfucka
can eat off his publishing for the rest of his life.
U got anything coming out ?
I dropped an album back in 2000 called
“Wages Of Sin,” on Selective Records outta Chicago.
What’s up 2 Lafayette Shanklin and Dana “Stankin”
Johnson. It did pretty good. We sold over 5,000 cds underground.
Just hittin’ it city 2 city. That’s not counting retail
and the scans we got. I’m gettin’ ready 2 do some
shit for Lokee, and my nigga Carletio. It’s called “Til
The World Blow Up.” It’s gone be some shit that muhfuckas
ain’t ready for.
Are u lookin’ for mainstream acceptance
?
Yeah, any muhfucka that ain’t, is
out his fuckin’ mind. But u need 2 capture home base first.
What do u want out of life ?
I wanna own my own Island one day. I’m
gone be here til the muhfucking world blows up. Chuuch !!
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