2005
OZONE MAG // 7
thought it was some label shit, but it wasn’t.
but it didn’t work out.
You’ve already got a good street buzz as a
solo artist and a deal with Def Jam, so how
getting blackballed on the radio and shit with
Just because of some street shit. Niggas knew
street niggas in, they’ll all come in.
With the buzz that you have as a solo artist,
do you think it somewhat hurts the other
Nah. My buzz is more of a street thing. Puff
is gonna take it to another level, to some
hurts the group, because every group needs
someone that’s really visible.
Do you agree with the description of Boyz N
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My solo album drops June 28th, it’s called
Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101. The Boyz N
Da Hood album comes out on June 7th.
Since you rap so blatantly about the drug
talkin’ about killin’ niggas on records all day
freedom of speech. For me to connect with
right now.
You talk about making money from the drug
wasn’t something that was on my mind at
lot of people can relate to the ups and
downs. Right now is just the beginning
them caught up in the movement.
If you didn’t have money, would you consider
myself and my team. That’s a big thing for me;
weathering the storm and maintaining. That’s
Speaking of mathematics, why did you decide
you could be that nigga in your city with the cars
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proach me and tell me they appreciate my music,
so it’s just a different feel.
Are there some more personal, in-depth songs
my grandmother who’s deceased, and a lot of
Since you have such a hardcore sound, when
you signed the group deal with Bad Boy were
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ing for that. For real, before we even sat down
Since you signed to Def Jam, they’ve been going
through a lot of internal changes.
and we don’t like to fail.
same cloth with that gangsta music.
Do you think your lyrics are too gangsta to
what happens to some cats when they try to
hard to crossover; they lose their whole fan
base, even the ones they was tryin’ to reach.
struggle, and there’s a couple of good messages
in between. There’s a lot of niggas locked up,
always wanted to wear my own shit.
Plug that album, baby, all day long. June 28th:
Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101
the car, one for the house.
- Interview and photo by Julia Beverly