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ALLSTAR
EDITORIAL
I
apologize. It’s only right to start by expressing
my regrets that we couldn’t include all
the DFW VIPs in this special edition. There
was definitely some rhyme and reason for who
was interviewed, but there was also a lack of
time. And some of y’all don’t have good phone
numbers anymore (or your girl was lying when
I called).
As for the ones that are featured, I mostly selected
people we haven’t shown love to in the
past. We know there are a lot of OG’s in DFW,
and many of them we’ve already featured in
the mag or on the website, so we wanted to
give the up-and-comers a look in OZONE too.
OZONE always supports the indie grind and
the underdogs. We also took suggestions from
DJs and our reps, so essentially the movers and
shakers of Dallas put together this lineup. Plus,
there are a few names on the radar we plan to
showcase in monthly issues yet to come, so we
held off for now.
I started to shout out the folks missing, then
realized it’s impossible to quantify them all.
So, just know that I know who’s who, or I know
someone that knows who’s who, and we have
respect for everyone equally. We also have a
lot of future opportunities for Patiently Waiting
articles, reviews, photo
galleries, audio/video/event
features on
OzoneMag.com, not
to mention the Super
Bowl issue next year.
If you feel you’ve
been overlooked
or have something
to submit, feel free
to reach out (Jen@
OzoneMag.com).
There are two
special people I
do need to thank
for their help. Our
rep Pookie of UrbanSouth
provided photos, input, and a neverending
street phone book. Without that I’d be
lost. And shouts to my pa’tna DJ Merk, CEO of
NGenius Ent., for keeping it 100 whenever I
asked a question. Merk has his own artists, but
he put me up on a lot of rappers outside of his
camp. Really, Merk made me a fan of the whole
Dallas movement in the first place, and he’s
not even from there originally.
Dallas is by far one of my favorite places –
the culture, the movement, all of it. In many
ways this city’s Hip Hop movement parallels
Atlanta’s, and the comparisons are obvious –
but there’s a big difference as well. Dallas’ full
potential hasn’t been tapped yet. People are
willing to grow, and most don’t have the “I’m a
celebrity already, minus the check” mentality. I
fux with people like that. And I predict the rest
of the country will catch on soon enough too.
Especially after All Star visitors see how y’all
get down. BTW, have you seen the weekend
event listing Am I gonna have time to eat
Someone better take me to Rudy’s and Sweet
Georgia Brown. “I finna hit dat hoe.”
- Ms. Rivercity
(Below: Louisiana Cash, Kiki J, Mr Lucci, Ms
Rivercity, & Mr Pookie @ K104)
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