DORROUGH - Ozone Magazine

mature artist than I was a year ago, and now I
see a whole different lane for where I want to
go with my music.
You put out a huge remix for “Ice Cream Paint
Job” and you have some records with Three
6 Mafia, Yo Gotti, and a lot of other people.
What’s it’s feel like to work with artists that
have been in the game for a while
I grew up listenin’ to Three 6 Mafia. To me I feel
like they’re veterans in the game. Snoop Dogg
is a legend in the game. I’m on Juvenile’s new
single “We Be Getting Money” with Shawty Lo.
I feel like the artists I grew up listenin’ to and
now I’m workin’ with, it’s an honor just be doing
it. I grew up listenin’ to Lil Flip, and to get
him on my album shows how far you can go
with the music. I’ve worked with a lot of artists
and I plan on working with a lot more. Mainly
I’m trying to get to [the point] where people
respect me as an artist.
How do you plan to get that respect
One thing I can say I’m proud of is that I came
out with my own lane when I put my singles
out. I didn’t have features on none of my
singles, not “Walk That Walk,” “Ice Cream Paint
Job,” or “Wired to the T.” Those were all just me
rapping, and a lot of people nowadays don’t
really do that. I feel like the ones that come out
and stand on their own two feet stay in the
game longer than most other artists.
What about the artists within your camp
Primetime Click and NGenius Entertainment
What’s the lineup look like
I’m President of the NGenius label. DJ Merk
and Cash Capone are the CEOs. We made that
up in college. The artists are me, Lil Tony - an
upcoming artist making some noise in Dallas,
Da Blockboi, and a singer named D Jo. Primetime
Click is my imprint that I put together.
Blockboi is in that also, and we got Yung Lott
in the Bay Area, and Teddy B who’s in Houston.
We got Norm T and Q Smith, he produced “Halle
Berry” and “Caramel Sundae.” He’s gonna be
a big producer. We’re putting our first official
Primetime Click single that’s on the Gangsta
Grillz too. It’s called “Stop Light,” produced by
Q Smith. It’s gonna be big by summertime. I
want the brand to be bigger than me, so I’m
putting a lot into that.
This is the first time Dallas has hosted the All
Star game. What do you think it’ll be like
Man, it’s gonna be crazy! It’s gonna be different
from any other All Star game. I was at the
one in Houston a couple years. As far as the
Hip Hop scene and everybody coming down,
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they’re definitely gon’ have a good experience
and see how we do thangs in Dallas. We’re
very unique, from the club nightlife, to our
fads in fashion, to the spots we hit up, to the
food. It’s gon’ be real exciting. Everybody’s
gon’ leave with a good taste in their mouth.
On that note, what are some food spots
people should check out while they’re in
Dallas
You gotta hit up Rudy’s Chicken that everyone
hears about. You gotta eat Hall’s Chicken as
well. Sweet Georgia Brown is a big spot in
Dallas. TD’s BBQ is a big spot. William’s Chicken
too, we got a lot of chicken restaurants.
There’s more, but those are the main spots.
What clubs are jumping off out there
On Saturday you’ve got The Mansion. That’s
one of the newer, biggest spots. On All Star
Weekend I will be hosting my Gangsta Grillz/
OZONE Release Party there Saturday night.
You’ve also got Club Beamers; that’s a big
spot. Level 5 goes down on Sunday. Cirque
goes down on Friday and Saturday. The Palladium
is gon’ jump off that Friday. Dallas has
so many club and nightlife spots. It’s crazy.
They’re all spread out though.
When people come to town, where do they
go to get a fresh Dorrough-type haircut
Quality Cuts off Pleasure Run. My barber’s
name is Malcolm and he’s the one that freshens
everybody up and gives ‘em my official
Dorrough fade. That’s the spot I recommend.
What else do you want to mention to everybody
coming to your city
I just want to let everybody know that they
should pick up the Gangsta Grillz featuring artists
like Shawty Lo, OJ da Juiceman, Yo Gotti,
Diamond from Crime Mob, and Chalie Boy. It’s
gon’ be a big project in the streets. It’ll be at
all the mom and pops, it’ll be at Big T Bizarre;
they gon’ see and hear it everywhere. //
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