ONE CASH & TAY BABY - Ozone Magazine

WELCOME TO ORLANDO 

FLORIDA 

CLASSIC 2010 

**special edition** 

OnE CASH 

& TAY BABY 

+ 

CRIMINAL RIDAZ // GREG G 

J RICH // LIL WOP // YOUNG CASH 

BIG KRIT // MASSPIKE MILES 

G MASH // PI BANG // SAW MONEY 

YELAWOLF // YOUNG NARD & MORE

WELCOME TO ORLANDO 

FLORIDA 

CLASSIC 

2010 

**special edition** 

FEATURING 

J RICH 

FROM THE BAY 

TO THE F-L-A 

+ 

CRIMINAL RIDAZ // TAY BABY 

ONE CASH // LIL WOP // BIG KRIT 

YOUNG NARD // MASSPIKE MILES 

G MASH // PI BANG // SAW MONEY 

YELAWOLF // YOUNG CASH & MORE

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Julia Beverly 

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Jen McKinnon a.k.a. 

Ms. Rivercity 

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SIDE A 

7 Orlando Map 

8 DJ Greg G 

10 Event Listing 

11 Club Listing 

12-13 Big Krit 

14-15 Lil Wop 

16-17 PI Bang 

22-23 Masspike Miles 

18-21 

TAY BABY & 

ONE CASH 

SIDE b 

4 Disco JR 

6 Phil 4 Real 

19 DJ Caesar 

8-9 Yelawolf 

10-11 Young Cash 

12-13 Criminal Ridaz 

14-15 G Mash 

20-21 Saw Money 

22-23 Young Nard 

16-18 

J RICH 

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Tay Baby & One Cash photo 

by NVD Photography; J Rich 

photos courtesy of J Rich. 

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ORLANDO, FL 


DJ Greg 

G 

Words 

by Ms Rivercity 

Photo by MQ Images 

Greg G keeps the parties live in 

Orlando. In addition to his full 

club schedule, he’s also making 

beats now and plans to start 

showcasing them on mixtapes 

next year. This Florida Classic 

Weekend if you’re not at a Greg 

G party, you’re probably in the 

wrong place. 

What’s your current DJing schedule 

I do Antigua on Tuesdays with Power 95.3. 

That’s the biggest Tuesday party in the city. 

Wednesday we do Cleo’s, it’s like an industry 

party. Thursday I’m at Limelight downtown. It’s 

the biggest party on Thursday. Saturday I’m 

still at Icon. 

Do you still make mixtapes 

I used to do the Street Heat series. I took a 

break from mixtapes for a minute to get into 

production. I’m pushing my beats right now. 

I’ll probably start making tapes again early 

next year to show people what I’ve been doing 

with the beats. 

What made the DJ game appealing to you 

How did you get started 

I always loved music since I was a kid. I been 

an entrepreneur at heart so I put it all together. 

Back in the day I started interning at 102 Jamz. 

That was back when Cedric Hollywood was 

there, and he took me under his wing and 

showed me how to get money. I started off as 

a promoter and got into DJing kinda by accident. 

Some of my DJs had quit on me when I 

was throwing parties. That’s how I got into it. 

Rain” is real big. 

Where do you see the trends going in rap 

music 

I can’t even call it right now. As far as mainstream 

rap, it seems to be a lot of hip hop 

mixing with dance, house, techno music. As far 

as the streets go, I don’t think things are really 

gonna change much. There’s a big difference 

in what Will.I.Am is doing from what Waka 

Flocka is doing. I think we’re always gonna 

have our hardcore street rap. I think things 

are going back to how they were when it first 

started – when I first started, a majority of the 

clubs was playing techno and house, and a 

minority was playing hip hop. I think it’ll go 

back to that. 

Do you have anything going on FL Classic 

weekend 

Friday I’m at the car show they’re doing by 

Magic Mall with Brisco and them I think. At 

night, every Friday and Saturday I’m always 

at Icon. Sunday I’m DJing at the Gucci Mane 

show at Club LAX, formerly Club Destiny. 

How can people get in touch with you for 

booking or beats 

DJGregG.com and Twitter.com/GregGodzilla. 

My email is djgregg@gmail.com. Logon to the 

site, I got beats up for sale. If you need production 

holla at me. 

Being a tastemaker of music in Orlando, who 

do you think are some of the hottest artists 

being played 

As of late, there’s a lot of Orlando records 

heavy in the clubs. Not to say there didn’t used 

to be, TREAL and them had a bunch of records. 

But I notice now there’s a lot of different artists. 

PI Bang always has a hot single out, right 

now “Maserati Dreams” is running the club. Lil 

Wop has “Pimp Shit.” Kevin Cossom has went 

national now and we running his song heavy 

in the club “Baby I Like It.” We got artists like 

Atiba and Slim Goodie. Lil Kee, Strizzo and 

Javon Black in Tampa have the hit “Buss It Wide 

Open.” As far as national artists, anything Jeezy, 

Gucci, is real heavy. Travis Porter’s “Make It


FLORIDA CLASSIC 2009 

EVENT LISTING 

Friday, November 19th 

13th Annual Classic Greek Step Show 

@ Bob Carr Performing Arts Center 

401 West Livingston Street 

7pm 

Battle of the Bands @ Amway Arena 

600 W. Amelia St. 

Doors open at 7pm 

Classic Wknd Kick Off Party w/ Travis Porter 

& Brisco Live 

Step Show/Battle of the Bands After Party 

@ Club Firestone 

578 N. Orange Avenue 

Versatile Ent. Presents: 

Rick Ross Live – Hosted by DJ Khaled 

@ LAX - 7430 Universal Blvd. 

18+, Doors open 10pm 

407-864-3271 

Frontline Promotions Presents: 

The Classic Alumni Affair Hosted by FAMU’s 

Almighty Joe Bullard 

@ Rain - 4732 S. Kirkman Rd. 

Doors open at 5pm with free admission until 

9:30pm. 

Happy Hour 5pm-9:30pm with a complementary 

buffet, 21+ 

Antigua Fridays 

w/ 102 Jamz, La Loca & Jay Love 

41 W. Church St. 

Phat Fridays @ The Roxy 

w/ 102 Jamz, Shelly Flash & DJ Nasty 

740 Bennett Rd. 

Saturday, November 20th 

Florida Classic 

@ Florida Citrus Bowl 

Kick Off at 2:30pm 

Dawgman Ent .Tailgate Fest @ Solo Gas 

Sation 

Corner of Tampa Ave. & Church Street 

12pm, Free to the public 

Dawgman Ent., Barbie University & Morris 

Management Present: 

Classic Jamboree Party @ Imperial Swan Ball 

Room 

7050 S. Kirkman Rd. 

9:30pm – 5am 

Coors Light Presents: 

Florida Classic Post-Game Concert 

w/ Kid & Play, Dres from Black Sheep Monie 

Love, Slick Rick, Arrested Development, 

Chubb Rock & More 

@ The Orlando Marriott 

888-695-7226 

Frontline Promotions Presents: 

12th Annual Classic Luau Hosted by DJ 

Khaled, T-Pain, Kevin Cossom, Ace Hood, DJ 

Nasty, Brisco, Trina & More 

Music by DJ Q45, Bigga Rankin, City, CT & 

PLO, Skool Boys 

@ Roxy - 740 Bennett Rd. 

18+, 9:30pm – 3am 

Dawgman Ent. Presents: 

Young Money/Cash Money Party Feat. Brisco 

& Friends 

@ 11/12 Lounge – 843 Lee Rd. 

9:30pm – 3am 

Classic Lockdown w/ Rich Kids, Lil Kee, PI 

Bang & More 

Music by DJ Nasty & DJ D Strong 

@ Firestone - 578 N. Orange Avenue 

Jermaine Dupri & Amber Rose 


18+, Doors open 10pm 

407-864-3271 

Dawgman Ent. & Blue Magic Ent. Present: 

Grown & Sexy Party 

Hosted by Arizona Cardinals Larry Fitzgerald 

@ DeJaVu – 17 W. Pine St. 

9:30pm – 3am 

Swirl Saturdays @ Tabu Nightclub 

w/ 102 Jamz & Shelly Flash 


Sunday, November 21st 

Dawgman Ent. Presents: 

12th Annual Riding Big Car Show/Concert 

Feat. Frank Lini, Fella, Bizzle, Lil Kee, YG, 

NMB Stunnas, and More 

@ Central FL Fairgrounds 

Gates Open 2pm – 10pm 

Gucci Mane Live 

Hosted by G-Money & Shelly Flash w/ DJ Greg 

G, Disco JR & Baby Lac 


18+, Doors Open 10pm 

Dawgman Ent., Hollywood East & Flyer Promo 

Now Present: 

Car Show After Party 

@ Antigua - 41 W. Church St. 

Sunday Night Classic Close Out 

w/ DJ Nasty, DJ D Strong, DJ Chino 

@ Firestone - 578 N. Orange Ave. 

10 | OZONE

Mall Listing 

Florida Mall 

8001 S Orange Blossom Trail 

407-856-7700 

Magic Mall 

2155 W. Colonial Dr. 

407-648-0779 

Millenia Mall 

4200 Conroy Rd. 

407-363-3555 

West Oaks Mall 

9401 W. Colonial Drive 

401-294-2775 

Winter Park Mall 

641 W. Fairbanks Ave. 

Winter Park, FL 32789 

407-671-3232 

club Listing 

11/12 Nightclub 

843 Lee Road 

407-539-3410 

CLUB 23 


AKA Lounge 

68 East Pine Street 

407-839-3707 

Antigua 


407-649-4270 

B.B. Kings 

9100 International 

Drive 

Bliss Ultra 

Lounge 

123 W. Church St 

Cleo’s Gentlemen’s 

Club 

1310 S. Orange Blossom 

Trail 

407-839-8559 

Club Status 


407-841-1462 

DeJaVu Nightclub 

17 W. Pine Street 

321-277-0412 

Dragon Room 


407-843-8600 

Firestone 

ClubatFirestone.com 


407-872-0066 

Fusion 

1 S. Orange Avenue 

407-650-0556 

The Groove 

CityWalk at Universal 

Orlando 

6000 Universal Blvd. 

407-363-8000 

Hard Rock 

HardRock.com 

Universal CityWalk 

407-351-5483 

House of 

Blues 

HOB.com 

1490 E. Buena Vista 

Dr. 

Lake Buena Vista, FL 

407-934-BLUE 

Icon Nightclub 

20 E. Central Blvd. 

407-649-6496 

KOHA Nightclub 

426 E. Kennedy 

Eatonville, FL 

407-740-0556 

Club LAX 

7430 Universal Blvd. 

407-351-9800 

The Legacy 

Club 

3925 Clarcona Ocoee 

Rd. 

Club Limelight 

367 N. Orange Ave. 

Lux Ultra 

Lounge 

5688 International Dr. 

407-352-8838 

Motown Cafe 

Universal CityWalk 

407-363-8000 

Rain 

ClubWhispers.net 

4732 S. Kirkman Road 

407-290-9896 

The Roxy 

740 Bennett Rd. 

407-898-4004 

The Social 

OrlandoSocial.com 

54 N. Orange Ave 

407-246-1599 

Sky60 


407-246-1599 

Tabu Nightclub 

TabuNightclub.com 


407-648-8363 

Tavern on the 

Lake 

6996 Piazza Grande 

Ave. 

Orlando, FL 32835 

407-293-6233 

Tessa 

2425 A South Hiawassee 

Road 

Orlando, FL 32835 

407-373-0005 

Vain 

22 S. Magnolia Avenue 

407-835-3590 

OTHER 

VENUES 

Central 

Florida Fairgrounds 


Orlando, FL 

Eastmonte 

Civic Center 

830 Magnolia Drive 

Altamonte Springs, FL 

Expo Center 

500 W. Livingston 

(across from TD 

Waterhouse) 

Orlando, FL 

AMWAY ARENA 

600 W. Amelia St. 

Orlando, FL 

407-849-2020 


When OZONE featured Big K.R.I.T. in its 

Patiently Waiting section in 2006, only a few 

people had heard of the then 19-year old 

rapper/producer. He was from the small town 

of Meridian, Mississippi, so you almost had 

to either be from there or have worked with 

him to be aware of his music. Sensing that 

it would be an uphill battle to get noticed 

in his hometown, K.R.I.T. trekked to Atlanta, 

where he shopped beats and handed out 

mixtapes from his See Me On Top series, 

which featured assistance from DJ Folk, DJ 

Wally Sparks and DJ Infamous. 

While his buzz started to catch fire in the 

Southeast, a few obstacles set him off track 

professionally, personally and creatively. Almost 

getting swallowed up in Atlanta’s heavy 

dance and club scene, K.R.I.T. soon found 

himself at a crossroads. One that he actually 

hinted at meeting in his 2006 interview. 

“I try to be positive and have uplifting music, 

but sometimes you gotta bring it back down 

to reality,” he said. 

K.R.I.T. sensed that he was due for a reality 

check and moved back to Mississippi in 2008. 

After getting back in touch with his family 

and roots, he began recording Krit Wuz Here, 

a sample-laden, soul-searching opus that has 

surprisingly become one of the most heralded 

releases of 2010. Even though he gave 

the project away for free over the internet, 

he received a nice kickback in the form of a 

deal with Def Jam records. 

parts 2 and 3 and then after that It seemed 

like you got away from the soulful music 

you were producing for a minute, then 

disappeared. 

I was trying to figure out the best way to come 

out and be myself and building a brand. It got 

to a point where I was sacrificing my creative 

mindframe to try and get a buzz or be on the 

radio. So I went back to Mississippi to find 

my roots and what I wanted to put out to the 

world. I feel like Krit Wuz Here was five years in 

the making. It’s showing the world that I ain’t 

new to this, but letting the mainstream get 

introduced to me. 

The song that seemed to reel everybody in 

was “Hometown Hero.” 

When I did that track, I was riding with my 

potna Mike Hartnett of Rehab. He put me up 

on Adele’s “Hometown Glory.” Five months 

later I bought her music, sampled it, made 

a song, and just started blasting it. It started 

bubbling. In January, Creative Control did the 

video. I think the footage helped the song 

get out. 

Is there a story behind that beat Two or 

three different artists hopped on it too. Did 

the beat get leaked or passed around 

No, the song is just popular. Adele was 

Grammy nominated. The album is amazing. 

When I sampled it I was unaware of how many 

other people were sampling it too. 

The rest of this interview is featured in the current 

issue of OZONE. 

OZONE caught up with K.R.I.T. to talk about 

his journey and the project he feels took him 

five years to make. 

A lot of people are labeling you as a “new” 

artist, which isn’t quite accurate. You’ve 

been at this for about five years now. 

Yeah. In 2005 the first DJ that ever put me on 

a mixtape was DJ Folk on From The Trap to the 

Stroll; the song was called “They Gon’ Hate.” 

Then he put me on his Deep In the Game series. 

He wound up hosting my mixtape See Me On 

Top part 2. I also did King of the Queen with DJ 

Wally Sparks and See Me On Top part 3 with 

DJ Infamous. So DJs have been showing me 

love from the start. Around that time I was still 

making a name for myself as both a rapper 

and producer. I did “Live and Let Die” for Big 

Floaty and worked with Max Minelli. It was all 

about working with indie artists. 

What happened between See Me On Top 


Big 

K.R.I.T 

Words by Maurice G. Garland 


il WopWords 

by Ms. Rivercity 

Photo by Ayo 


Lil Wop might be in the beginning 

stages of his career, but his name 

is in heavy rotation already. 

Over the last year, Mr. So Fresh 

gained a following with his song 

“Pimp Shit” and can now be heard 

throughout Orlando clubs. 

With a mixtape in the works, Lil 

Wop talks about his growth and 

upcoming endeavors. 

Introduce yourself and let us know what you 

represent. 

It’s ya boy Lil Wop, King Midas, everything I 

touch turns to gold. I’m from Orlando, FL, born 

and raised. I’ve been going hard in this music 

thang for about a year and a half. I’m independent, 

I’m not signed with anybody right now. 

Your name is coming up a lot right now. How 

have you been able to get yourself recognized 

Really, just going out and being in these 

people’s faces, just hittin’ the clubs, promoting, 

being in the streets, and keeping my face 

relevant so they know I’m here to stay. 

What are you most known for I know you 

have a pretty big club song right now, what 

all do you have going on 

The song I got with P.I. Bang right now is called 

“Pimp Ish.” That song is gettin’ heavy play in 

the clubs. I’m working on a radio song. I got 

one song that’s getting a heavy buzz in the 

streets with me and Stefon4U called “Sexual 

Chemistry.” 

So is this your big breaking out moment in 

your career so far 

Yeah, this is really my breaking out moment. I 

been rappin’ for a long time but wasn’t really 

tryin’ to do nothin’ with music. You know how 

people just make music wit’ their homeboy’s 

and stuff but aren’t really pushin’ it. I only been 

goin’ hard for a year and half. 

What was it that made you decide to focus 

on the music route 

Well I always been lovin’ music. One of my 

homeboys had a record label called Trap Star 

Entertainment. I linked up with him and we 

started doin’ music, but then we kinda fell 

out so I started doin’ my own thing after that. 

But that’s how I got goin’, he knew people 

and that’s how I got connections and people 

knowing my name. 

What’s the hometown love been like Are a 

lot of people reaching out now 

Yeah, I got a couple shows coming up. I open 

up for Travis Porter and Brisco during the Classic 

on the 19th. Then we got the show at Icon 

on Thanksgiving. PI Bang is doing a mixtape 

release party on the 6th, I’m performing out 

there too with a couple other people. 

Have you had an opportunity to take the 

movement outside of Orlando 

Just to Palm Beach a couple times, linking up 

with Cash Chris from Maybach Music Group. 

That’s my homeboy and when he has a show, 

he’ll call and I’ll go out there to perform with 

him. But as in promoting and going out to 

these other cities, I haven’t really started on 

that yet. I’m just getting my mixtape together 

right now, then I’ma go in head first. 

What’s the name of the mixtape 

Florida’s Finest. It’s almost done. During the 

Florida Classic I’ma do a sneak peak and put 

out 6 songs to let people see what the mixtape 

is gon’ be like. 

Tell us about your music. What type of songs 

do you really like making 

That feel good, club music, music you throw in 

when you gettin’ ready at home about to go 

out, when you feelin’ nice, music that gets you 

crunk. I want you to think, “Let me throw in 

that Lil Wop CD.” 

What do you want people to know about Lil 

Wop as a person Why should people support 

you 

I’m different. I’m not on that same trap music, 

drug this and drug that, I make regular street 

music. I’m not trying to be all extra hard, I just 

make feel good music. 

Where do you want to ultimately end up 

What’s the goal 

To have my own record label and be my own 

boss. To supply my family with everything. At 

the end of the day, just to live out my dream 

and get paid for it. 

Do you have a website or contact info 

Follow me on Twitter.com/LilWop or lilwoptsent@gmail.com 

// 


16 | OZONE 

PI Bang 

Words by Jee’Van Brown

Bang 4 Mayor is P.I. Bang’s new 

slogan and title of his mixtape 

hitting the streets on December 

6th. P.I. Bang has made a tremendous 

name for himself since the 

release of his street single “Trap 

Keep Jumping,” and from the looks 

of things, he doesn’t plan to let 

up any time soon. 

You’ve had a lot of things going good for 

you. What are you currently working on 

Just getting ready for Classic Weekend and my 

new mixape Bang 4 Mayor. 

How did you come up with that title 

I’m from Orlando where a lot of rappers ain’t 

really making no noise to me, everybody rapping, 

but I’m the only one that’s making the 

most noise. Everybody has their eyes on me, 

so I feel like I’m the Mayor of the city. I’m probably 

going be the one that’s going to put the 

city on. I came up with the whole campaign. 

I’ve had t-shirts and posters posted everywhere. 

The election was November 2nd and 

I tried to base it around that, but I’m actually 

going to release it December 6th. 

I saw that people actually thought you were 

running for Mayor because of how much 

campaigning you were doing. 

Yeah they did. They really were going to the 

polls and looking for my name on the ballot. 

Everybody back home knows I got a little bit 

of bread so they probably thought I was really 

going run for Mayor. It was just to hype up the 

mixtape and hype me up as an artist. 

What is your current label situation Are you 

signed or are you independent 

Nah I’m signed to myself. My record label is 

called Fresh Off Da Block Entertainment. A few 

labels hollered at me, but I guess with the current 

state of Hip Hop they not trying to give up 

a lot of money. They’re only trying to give out 

single deals and I’m not looking for that kind 

of deal, I’m more looking for a label deal. They 

didn’t try to give me enough money and I feel 

like I’m already worth enough money on my 

own, especially the money they trying to offer. 

To me it’s chump change. 

What do you think it’s going to take for Orlando 

to get that major Hip Hop look 

I think it’s going to be me. It’s a couple of other 

artist that’s really trying to do something 

right now and we all affiliated. We got my 

dude D-Boy, Lil Wop, these niggas is spending 

money and trying to make moves. I’m in the 

lead right now because I’m getting the most 

play in the clubs and on the radio, so I feel like 

once somebody sign me it will provide more 

opportunities for other rappers. People don’t 

expect Orlando to have street artists. The last 

rappers that came out was Smilez & Southstar 

and they kind of gave us a bad look. 

You recently put out Banglando with Disco 

JR. How was it perceived in the streets 

Everybody said it was one of the hottest and 

craziest mixtapes to drop on the streets. We 

got a couple of critics as far as JR talking on 

the record, but all around everybody said 

it was a real classic mixtape. I’m actually 

re-releasing the mixtape on Classic Weekend 

with no DJ. I’m going to put all the features I 

did on it in the last year. It’s going to be called 

Banglando Reloaded. 

How will Bang 4 Mayor be different from 

your other mixapes 

We still got Disco JR on it because he’s my 

personal DJ, he DJs all of my shows. And we’re 

doing it with DJ D Strong. I got a few different 

features on this one. I didn’t put a lot of 

Orlando artists on this one. This time I reached 

out of Orlando. I got Tom G, Young Cash, and a 

few other artists. 

Your website recently got hacked. What 

exactly happened with that and did you ever 

find out who did it 

No I didn’t find out who did it, but I’m almost 

100% guaranteed that it was another rapper 

from my city hating on me because I’m getting 

all the recognition. It got to be a rapperslash-internet 

geek that did it because it just 

came out of nowhere. I’ve been promoting 

my website real hard with posters everywhere 

and a lot of promo, so they tried to stop my 

shine, but you can’t stop a dude like me. I’ve 

been doing this for too long. 

Where are you performing during Classic 

Weekend 

I’m going to be at Firestone on November 

20th. // 


Tay 

Baby 

One 

Cash 

Words by Julia Beverly 

Photo by NVD Photography/ 

NVDOnline.com 

CASH & 

DA BABY 


Orlando representatives Tay Baby, 

from Oakridge, and One Cash, 

from Lake Cane Hills, are two 

solo artists who have teamed up 

for a joint album. We sat down 

with the Central Florida natives 

to find out what makes them different 

from the rest. 

What made you decide to work together on a 

joint album 

Tay Baby: Basically, we’re two solo artists, but 

we decided to come together. We’re homeboys 

and we’re real close. We’ve been rapping 

for a while so we just said fuck it. We made a 

bunch of songs together and they were hard 

so we decided to put together a little CD. It’s 

called Cash and Da Baby. 

Of course Miami has had a lot of success 

putting artists on the national scene and T- 

Pain made it big out of Tallahassee and Plies 

made it big out of Ft. Myers, but Orlando 

hasn’t had many big rap artists. Why do you 

think that is 

One Cash: I think a lot of the artists coming 

out of Orlando are rapping about the same 

stuff. We all talk about the same subject matter 

because we all come from that same street life. 

I think [artists] should try to bring some kinda 

originality to their music. Every song can’t be 

“I sell dope, I sell dope, I shot a nigga.” That’s 

what I think is lacking. We all experience the 

same shit, but we’re trying to give a fresh take 

on it to make something a little different. 

What are some of the topics you rap about 

that are different from what we’re hearing 

from other artists 

Tay Baby: It’s pretty much the same topics, it’s 

just that we’re trying to be more original and 

different about the way we approach it. 

One Cash: We put our own swag on it, so it’s 

different. It ain’t necessarily the most gangsta 

music you ever heard in your life to where it 

makes you wanna go shoot a bitch, but at the 

same time, it’s not commercial either. It’s a 

whole new twist to the same shit. Everybody 

makes soup but you can put your own flavor 

inside the soup and make that bitch taste 

different. We’re putting our own flavor in the 

soup. 

One Cash: Nigga, I said that yesterday. You 

taking my quotes. (laughs) 

A lot of people that aren’t from Central 

Florida have the perception that it’s like 

Happytown, because of Disneyworld, but 

that really isn’t the case. How would you 

explain it 

One Cash: They need to check the most dangerous 

cities list, cause I’m pretty sure Orlando 

was like #7 on there. I think that misconception 

comes about because Disney has a lot of 

money and tourism is a billion dollar industry, 

so they’re going to do or say whatever they 

need to do or say to make it seem more 

tourist-friendly. But the reality is that anytime 

you stick a whole bunch of niggas together in 

one area, there’s gonna be problems. Orlando 

is very segregated; divided down the middle. 

On the other half, I don’t know what goes on 

over there, but we’re over here on the wrong 

side of the tracks. There’s definitely a wrong 

side of town. 

What have you put out to get your buzz up 

musically 

Tay Baby: I put out a mixtape with DJ D-Strong 

called Black American Dream. I did that and 

then I started getting on a few magazine 

covers and doing a couple shows. I was actually 

headlining the shows, it wasn’t just me 

opening up for the next nigga. It was my shit. I 

passed out my music and the single I’m pushing 

now is called “Well Damn Now.” 

One Cash: I’ve got an album that I went ahead 

and did myself. I didn’t get a DJ because I felt 

like they weren’t really trying to do anything, 

they were just asking for money. With some of 

these DJs, I feel like they really just be feeling 

themselves a lot. I understand there’s a lot 

of garbage out there and this shit has been 

polluted and a lot of people have wasted their 

time, so I understand where some of their 

attitude comes from. But they be trippin’, so I 

did that shit myself. It’s titled Grind Money and 

that’s pretty much like my second mixtape. It’s 

out in the streets now and it’s available over at 

Wildside on Universal Blvd. 

Do you feel like it’s not effective to have a DJ 

hosting your mixtape, or is it more that they 


don’t really believe in your project 

One Cash: I feel like it’s a bit of both. I felt like 

they were just giving me the runaround. I tried 

to speak with a couple different DJs and I just 

didn’t really like the way they were coming at 

me. It wasn’t good business. I’m pretty new 

to the music industry and normally when I 

do business with somebody I feel like there 

should be mutual respect. I feel like these DJs 

don’t have that respect for every artist they’re 

speaking to just because they’re not known 

yet. 

Tay Baby: You know what That is some real 

shit. Me personally, that’s why I don’t even be 

in the clubs like that. I don’t be out there like 

that because I’ve kinda got a temper. I’m well 

known to snap on a bitch so I just try to keep 

myself away from all the negativity and fuckery 

because I might have to slap me a bitch. 

They be trying to disrespect a nigga’s pockets 

and shit. I don’t like that shit. If I pay you some 

money I want to get what I paid for. 

Are there any particular DJs you had an issue 

with or are you just speaking in general 

One Cash: In general. There was one particular 

nigga but I don’t feel like putting his name out 

there. I ain’t tryin’ to start no problems, it’s just 

the simple fact that I don’t wanna give that 

nigga no free promotion because he don’t 

wanna do it for nobody else. 

Tay Baby: You know they be with that bullshit. 

They spinning the music and they basically 

feel like you’ve got to kiss their ass. 

One Cash: I really feel like in this whole music 

industry – being in the streets, I’ve really been 

out here for a minute – and it’s not to knock 

the next man saying that they don’t hustle, 

everybody does what they do, but I feel 

like these folks are perpetrating things that 

they’re not. It’s a bunch of smoke and mirrors. 

Everybody’s trying to be gangsta and put it 

out there like everybody’s got keys of this and 

pounds of that, but it’s really just ridiculous. I 

know a lot of these folks and they ain’t got no 

money and they ain’t out in these streets like 

that. I feel like in this whole music industry, 

most of these niggas locally, I’ve met them 

and we just ain’t the same. I’m different. I don’t 

come from that shit and I don’t understand 

why these DJs act like this is some play-play 

ass-kissing shit. It ain’t really about that. Niggas 

are really from this shit. 

Tay Baby: Basically, take the money and spin 

the music or take the money and have the 

mixtape done within a reasonable time and 

everybody will be happy. Do good business. 

One Cash: I just feel like it’s a fraud, man. A 

lot of people really be trying to sell niggas 

dreams and make people think a lot of stuff is 

one way when it’s really not. They’re telling a 

bunch of kids to sell dope and do this and do 

that and come up and you’re going to have all 

this ice and diamonds and all that, but really, 

it’s a lot more to it than that. It’s a lot harder 

than that and most of these niggas ain’t 

gonna make it and are going to end up locked 

up. These niggas are acting like they’re the 

dope man’s dream and have been so successful 

in the game when really I ain’t never heard 

of ‘em and I ain’t never seen ‘em. 

There aren’t a lot of outlets in Orlando for 

local artists to get their music heard. What 

are the routes you’re taking 

Tay Baby: Honestly, this is my plan. I’m just 

buying 1,000 CDs a week and passing them 

out in the middle of the hood, sliding around 

in the car and giving one to everybody that’s 

moving. If you’re 7 years old or 74 years old 

I’m throwing you a CD. If I’m on the cover of 

the magazine, everybody that’s moving, I’m 

throwing them a magazine. I’m my own street 

team. I do all that myself because the radio 

station is not gonna help you out until you’ve 

actually got some kind of name behind you, 

and then they’re still skeptical depending on 

your image and what you’re talking about 

and who you know and how you know them. 

Really I don’t know too many muthafuckers, 

so fuck it. I gotta make my own contacts and 

get out there in the streets and pass out my 

music. We ain’t got no underground stations 

anymore so fuck it. You’ve just gotta spend a 

whole bunch of money that you ain’t gonna 

get back no time soon. Lots of it. 


That’s an interesting answer because it 

seems like in 2010 a lot of artists just sit at 

their computers blasting off MP3s on Twitter 

all day and think that’s gonna work. 

Tay Baby: Honestly, I hate that shit. Personally, 

every time I see something like that, I don’t 

even listen to it. I delete that shit. You don’t 

wanna force your shit onto a person like, 

“Bitch, you gonna listen to my shit.” That’s gonna 

make them not even wanna hear it if you’re 

harassing them. If they listen to your music on 

their own and your shit is fire, they’re gonna 

stick with it. So me personally, I feel like that 

shit is the worst strategy ever, and I probably 

will never do that shit. I’d rather be a hands-on, 

real-life type of person. I’m old school. I like to 

go out and meet and greet and talk with the 

people and get personal feedback. I feel like 

that works better, cause most of these rappers 

don’t do that. They act like they’re scared of 

regular people. They’re scared to be out there 

in the scene by themselves without having a 

big-ass entourage of 100 people cause they 

might get hurt or something. Somebody 

might get their feelings hurt. 

With that said, even though you’re not relying 

on internet promo, how can people get in 

touch with you 

Tay Baby: Shit, you can hit me personally on 

facebook.com/taybaby407 or myspace.com/ 

taybaby407 or twitter.com/taybaby407. Hit me 

on the email, send me some pictures and let 

me see what that booty is looking like (laughs) 

at taybaby407@gmail.com. Fuck with me. I’m 

everywhere. 

One Cash: I’m OneCashMusic on Facebook, 

Myspace, and Twitter. I’ve only got like 200 

friends cause I don’t really be on there like 

that. I’m just kinda getting into the swang of 

this internet thang. 

Tay Baby: I’ve got a new mixtape about to drop 

too. I was gonna have a DJ do it but I think I’m 

gonna just host it myself. I think I’m going to 

start my own line of mixtapes. 

What were you incarcerated for Did you get 

your situation handled 

Tay Baby: It’s already handled. It wasn’t that 

long. They had me in there for a little bit but 

now that I’m back, I ain’t worried about it. A lil 

violation of probation but Da Baby is back. I’ve 

been doing 100 push-ups every night trying 

to get back sexy for the ladies. 

Is there anything else you wanna tell people 

about the 407 

One Cash: If you wanna hear something different, 

check me out. The music thing means 

a lot to me. I don’t just get high and freestyle 

and make some bullshit. To me, I want my 

music to be something you can put back in 

and play it over and over again. It’s got some 

replay value to it. If you wanna hear some music 

from a nigga who’s out here making good 

music and not just trying to hustle for the 

wrong reasons, check me out. It ain’t about 

the money or none of that other shit. It’s just 

about respect and the music. Shout out to the 

305 and my brother Brandon Marshall. Shout 

out to my pa’tna in prison One Jit, Big Jit. 

Shout out to my brother Skully and my sister. 

Tay Baby: Shout out to my mama. I love my 

mama. Shout out to Young Jones and Julia 

muthafuckin’ Beverly. Shout out to J-Beezy, 

you know. And let me give a shout out to 

all the ladies in the world that still be hittin’ 

my phone talkin about they miss Big Daddy. 

Shout outs to Jude Dawg, Mirra Man, Felix the 

paint man at Machos and Prince with Seven 

Deep Promotions and my mama again and 

my nieces and nephews. 

Are you doing any shows during Florida Classic 

weekend 

Tay Baby: We were going to have one but due 

to my recent incarceration we didn’t get to 

discuss that business. 

One Cash: We’re gonna be out there with Gucci 

and Antonio from Hard Lyfe Records. 


asspike 

iles 


Photo by Derick G 


After a childhood stint in a “boy band,” Bostonbred 

artist Masspike Miles reinvented himself 

as a business-savvy singer with a bit of Hip Hop 

swag. Now boasting some powerful allies, like 

Rick Ross and DJ Drama, Miles is prepared to 

take his art form to the next level. 

Do you think coming out of Boston is a challenge 

for an artist 

Yeah, it’s always a challenge coming out of 

Boston. I’ve been doing music for damn near 

twenty years now. I was singing in a group called 

Perfect Gentlemen back in 1993. That was during 

the New Kids on the Block/New Edition era; I 

was caught up in that. Coming out of Boston is 

definitely different than coming out of Atlanta or 

New York. It’s hard; it’s difficult, I ain’t gonna lie. 

But now that I’m moving around and adapting 

to my environment, no matter what it is, they 

understand that the person is Miles as opposed 

to Masspike. They get to know who Miles is. 

Masspike is your alter ego 

Kind of. Miles is my government name, so people 

who know me call me Miles. If you don’t know 

me, you can call me Masspike. (laughs) 

So the boy-band situation back in ’93 didn’t 

work out 

I guess you could say we had mediocre success. 

By today’s standards selling 150,000 would be 

great, but back then it wasn’t great to the Warner 

Bros. staff. They expected [more] because the 

New Kids on the Block were worth a billion dollars 

in merchandising alone. I was only eleven 

then. I ain’t even gonna front, I was dancing, singing, 

whatever it took for me to be a part of the 

group. I was the lead singer of Perfect Gentlemen 

so I had to do what I had to do. 

to have a microphone hanging from the lights 

and the ceiling. He would have a microphone 

plugged in with the tape deck and the boom. 

We would just freestyle, but the fact that I could 

do it so well just influenced them. I was rap/singing 

back then, kinda like what I’m doing now. I 

can do [rap] battles and pop music; I can do all 

that. Through them, I got into the beat-making 

and songwriting aspect of the music. That’s how 

I made the transition back into music when I was 

about fifteen. 

After your transition back into the music game 

on the songwriting and production side, what 

have you been working on 

I got into beat-making and I worked with this 

artist named Smoke Bulga out of Boston. We 

ended up getting a deal with Sony/Epic. I produced 

his first single and was heavily involved 

with his project on the executive side of things. 

It just influenced me creatively to want to move 

forward. I knew I was talented enough. I’m not 

the greatest singer or dancer. I’m not gonna 

sit around and serenade your girl; if you meet 

me you may never know that I can sing. I just 

wanted to do music regardless if it was working 

as sa producer or an artist or being in the background. 

I just wanted to be a part of the music 

because I loved it so much. 

So in working with Smoke Bulga, you got more 

of a feel for the business side of the industry 

Of course. I’m heavily involved with... 



Did that discourage you from continuing in the 

music business 

For a few years I was discouraged. I was still 

developing as a young man and trying to come 

up smoothly in the industry. Being a young dude 

in the streets from Roxbury, Massachusetts, I 

had to deal with a lot of different things. I was 

a chubby light skinned dude singing in a [boy 

band] when I was 11 and 12 years old, and it 

didn’t really pan out. My peers and people who 

I thought were friends [ultimately] made fun of 

the fact that [my group] didn’t do well. That kinda 

deterred me from singing for a few years. One 

day I was on TV singing and then the next day 

I’m on the block, 13 years old, trying to sell weed. 

It was discouraging. I could still sing though. 

What made me get back into it was my homies 

in the hood who were really friends. We were 

really clicking; they were rapping. My man used 




Disco JR is an important component 

of Orlando’s nightlife. He 

DJs in clubs 5 nights a week, at 

special events, and hosts mixtapes 

for up-and-coming rappers. 

We got his input on all the hot 

parties for Classic Weekend, and 

what it takes to get noticed in his 

city. 

For those who don’t know, give us a run down 

on what all you do and what clubs you’re at. 

I’m in the urban clubs 5 nights of the week. I do 

just about any event the radio station does, but 

I’m not actually employed on the station. Tuesday 

I’m at Cleo’s. Wednesday I’m at Legacy. Sometimes 

on Wednesday I’m also at the Coliseum 

for special events. Thursday you can catch me at 

Tavern. Fridays I’m at Firestone. Saturdays you can 

catch me in Daytona at Club Aqua. 

How did you come up in the music game 

Disco Sr. is like a father figure to me. He was a very 

close friend of my mother. I came up under his 

wing and just came up from there. 

How long have you been in the clubs 

Since I was 15, I started doing Hero’s under Disco 

Sr.’s wing. I’d sneak into all the clubs back then. 

What was it like being an underage teen running 

around in the clubs 

It made me mature. It got me way ahead of my 

time. I’m 25 now, I just did my 10-year anniversary 

in October. It made me a little better and put me 

ahead in the game, and ahead of people my age. 

I’ve seen club scenes go from good to bad and 

from worse to good. It was a learning process. 

DISCO JR 

Words by Ms Rivercity 

Photo by Cas of Colourful Money 

What mixtapes do you have out 

I have a mixtape I’ve done with 1090 Block 

Boyz, PI Bang, Heavi Boi Ent, and I also just 

dropped a mixtape with Florida Fresh. 

How do you decide which artists to work with 

I pick artists I feel like are serious, and if they’re 

putting money behind themselves and trying 

to make it themselves first. Before I step in to 

do a mixtape with ‘em I like to see how they 

work. I don’t like putting my time behind artists 

that aren’t really trying to put time behind 

themselves. 

Which local rappers have a buzz right now 

1090 Block Boyz, of course PI Bang, and Fella 

is getting big in Florida. There’s also a hip hop 

dude, that’s very underground, making a lot of 

noise – he goes by the name Two. 

What are some outlets for artists trying to get 

known and promote their music in Orlando 

The radio is kinda messed up as far as playing 

independent artists, their hands are tied. So 

the biggest thing I can tell everybody is just hit 

the streets hard and you’ll force the DJs to get 

behind you and your music. 

What events do you have for Classic 

Wednesday I’m doing a kick-off party which is 

also a charity event to feed the homeless. That’s 

at Tavern on the Lakes. Friday I got Rick Ross at 

Club LAX, formerly Club Destiny. Saturday we’ll 

be downtown at Firestone with The Rich Kids 

and Brisco. Sunday we got Gucci Mane at LAX. 

We also got the big Car Show on Sunday at the 

Fairgrounds. We got the only after-hours spot in 

Orlando on Friday, Saturday, Sunday at Sante Fe 

on Colonial and Kirkman. We party until 6 in the 

morning. // 


Phil 

4 Real 


Orlando’s beat-master Phil 4 Real has produced 

for many recognizable names like Rick 

Ross, Triple C’s, Lil Boosie, and more, but he 

didn’t land these placements over night. We 

talked to Phil about his humble beginnings, 

and how he went from working for free to 

becoming a professional. 

Who all have you worked with so far 

I’ve worked with Triple C’s, Rick Ross, Pastor 

Troy, Cash Chris, Marquis Daniels, Haitian Fresh, 

Lil Boosie, Wyclef, Kevin Kendricks, TREAL, a 

lot of locals in Orlando. I produced “Gon Jock.” 

I produced “Duffle Bag” for Triple C’s. Rick Ross 

just did a video to “White Sand” that I produced. 

I got one with Cash Chris called “Cold As 

Ice.” Pastor Troy did the remix to it on his tape 

with DJ Scream. 

How did you get to the point where people 

started coming to you for records 

I learned that a lot of people aren’t gonna pay 

for beats from people they don’t know. So back 

in ’06, I basically started doing records for free. 

People seen the reaction my records get. And 

I network. People know me, they know I’m a 

nice guy, I’m cool, I’m a well-rounded person. A 

lot of people tried to screw me over ‘cause I’m 

nice, but I don’t have to worry about that now. 

So how did you get into music in the first 

place 

I started making music out of my house when 

I was 15. At the time, I didn’t know anything 

about studio quality or the professionalism of 

the music industry. Scarface’s manager was 

the first person that told me my music was 

garbage. He was like, “Your music sucks, the 

quality sucks.” He just straight up told me. I 

didn’t take it as a diss, he knew what he was 

talkin’ about. I was sure he was hearing more 

than I was. I decided to do my homework. 

A guy named Pimp J was running Mo Music 

Entertainment and a studio. He thought I had 

talent and so he took me out of the hood and 

put me in school. Next thing you know, I’m 

doing business with millionaires. 

You went to school for production 

Nah, I always had production skills. Pimp J always 

told me a good producer is a good audio 

engineer too. So I became a certified audio 

engineer. He also taught me you need to have 

an ear for music and quality. When you make 

music in the house you might think it sounds 

good, but when you take it to a real DJ, it don’t 

sound good, it’ll sound distorted. I had to learn 

mixing and mastering. 

That’s a good story about starting from the 

bottom and working your way up. 

A lot of people are afraid to say they started 

from the bottom. I don’t know why ‘cause that’s 

the whole point of hip hop. 

It seems like you’re doing a lot of upbeat 

sounding records. Is that your usual style 

Well, the type of beats I make that are chosen 

by these rappers are what they like. My style 

is more of a slower tempo as far as production, 

but as far as the records you’ve heard, I 

make what the rapper asks for because I want 

to be heard. A lot of rappers like the speed 

to be more up-tempo, they like it really fast, 

especially in Florida. 

Do you have anything else to let the readers 

know about 

I’m working on Cash Chris’ mixtape. I’m looking 

forward to doing more with Triple C’s on their 

album Color, Cut, Clarity. A lot of local artists 

don’t like to leave their city and network. But 

that’s what it takes to make something happen. 

If not, you’re gonna be stuck forever. I 

had to learn to network with the right people 

doing things. 


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“You know how dudes say ‘I’m really not a rapper, ima street cat that 

happens to rap’” asks Atlanta lyricist J-Mac, sitting on a leather couch in 

his studio blowing a smoke cloud in the air. “Me, I really AM a rapper… 

an artist in every sense of the word. Music is my life…and my future!!” 

With his unique southern-fried edgy street vibe, laced with infectious 

melodies and hard-hitting punch lines, the GA. native has made that life a 

good one. In 2006 Mac hooked up with a fellow artist and friend, Lil One, 

to pursue music full time as solo artist with pooled resources. After tirelessly 

working Atlanta’s open mic scene since 2007, the hard work paid off 

in ’09 when J-Mac got the opportunity to open up for Atlanta legends DJ 

Taz and Raheem the Dream. Since then, he has been doing shows constantly, 

establishing a solid fan base along the way. Hooking up the with 

the time tested production duo of Shawn Blount and DJ Kermit, a.k.a. BK 

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straight-to-the-point ode “Right Now” are quickly gaining momentum. 

“With me, you get the gangster of Tony Montana with the smoothness 

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appeal is apparent in the music, as well as the crowds that he draws in 

his frequent shows. “I can rock with the streets, the kids, the divas, the 

frat boys, and the pop party girls” says Mac. “Every crowd has different 

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his long-awaited mixtape project with Atlanta’s Hot 107.9 DJ “The Poster 

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“Live From Ya Baby Mama’s iPod” features a rock-rap remix of the 

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J-MAC 


elawolf 

Words by Randy Roper 


Not to boast and brag or anything, but 

OZONE was probably the first major Hip 

Hop publication to interview YELAWOLF 

back when he joined our Patiently Waiting 

ranks in October of 2007. Admittedly, over 

the years, plenty of artists with Patiently 

Waiting cosigns are still, in fact, patiently 

waiting. But in the case of this Gadsden, 

Alabama MC, when his Trunk Muzik mixtape 

spread through the internet like oil in the 

gulf, it led him to a deal with Interscope 

(and a collective “I told you so” came from 

the OZONE headquarters). 

Since it has been well over two years since 

he graced this magazine’s pages, now is as 

good a time as any to catch up with Jimmy 

Iovine’s newest signee. Here, Yelawolf 

speaks on the direction of his music, his 

new situation with Interscope and ongoing 

comparisons to Eminem. 

You’ve been on the rap scene for a few 

years, but it seems like people are just starting 

to catch onto your music. Why do you 

think people are starting to listen now 

After we put out Trunk Muzik, people were 

waiting to hear me rap over 808’s and raw 

shit. We put out Slick Rick E. Bobby, and we 

put out Stereo, which was a Hip Hop tribute 

to classic rock. OZONE nominated that for 

an award [and] we got 5 [blunts] for that 

mixtape [review]. It made a lot of noise on the 

underground. I went from there and did this 

experimental project called Arena Rap. We put 

a band together, and we were doing shows 

around Atlanta. Then, just me and my team sat 

down and we were like, lets just do some raw 

rap shit for this next project and let’s see how 

it goes. After we put that out online, obviously 

the feature [“I Run”] with Slim Thug…that’s 

when people started turning their heads, like, 

“This kid might have something.” After Slim 

ran that single for a while, Kane Beatz hit me 

up to do the “Mixin’ Up The Medicine” hook 

for Juelz Santana, and that was my first official 

video look. Then we dropped “Pop The Trunk,” 

and that started getting a lot of attention. 

Then we put out “Good To Go,” featuring Bun 

B, and then Raekwon’s feature for “I Wish,” and 

by then we had a lot of attention on blogs. By 

the time we dropped Trunk Muzik, it was like 

people were just waiting for me to rap. 

a show out there with a band. I had a fiddle 

player, a banjo player, guitar, drums, turntables; 

it was just a crazy fucking show. L.A. 

Reid came, DJ Khaled was there; there were a 

bunch of people there to see the show. There 

were 2,000 people in there, and they still were 

like, “I don’t know” and passed. L.A. Reid said, 

“No, I’m good.” Khaled was like, “I don’t get it.” 

So, we kept doing shows, and nobody was 

showing signs of giving us any help. You can’t 

keep continuously doing this as an independent 

label. You run out of money. It gets to 

the point where you can’t even do shows anymore 

because it costs a lot of money to have 

a band and all that shit. So my team was like, 

“Do a rap project. If you don’t have a deal in 

six months, you can do whatever you wanna 

do.” And I’ll be damned; they had deal for me 

in six months, after I put out Trunk Muzik. Obviously, 

I’ve always loved and will always love 

Hip Hop, but there was a point when it started 

getting tainted…I just thought nobody’s ever 

gonna understand what I’m doing, so I might 

as well be underground forever. When we put 

out Trunk Muzik I got excited again and realized 

a new potential that I had. 

So you signed with Interscope. Why did you 

choose to sign with them 

We had just got off tour with Wiz Khalifa and 

we went straight to South By South West. And 

we did like nine shows in five days, and we 

killed SXSW. Everybody had... 



Was raw rap and 808’s the direction that 

you wanted to go with your music Or did 

you want to go in another direction 

After Stereo, I really wanted to evolve into a 

band, so I did the Arena Rap shit. It started 

doing really well around Atlanta, and we threw 


Young 

Cash 

Words by Ms. Rivercity 


Two days before turning himself in to 

prison FOR AN 18-MONTH STINT, Jacksonville’s 

flagship rapper/sanger Young 

Cash talked with OZONE about the case, 

snitches, and facing the music. Here he 

clears up several rumors, and offers 

some insight on what the future holds 

for those with one foot in the studio 

and one in the streets. 

By now, most people know you have to go away 

for a little while. Can you explain the situation 

My brother was notorious in the streets so the 

Feds always been watching us, and the music shit 

put the spotlight on us. When my brother got 

shot they wasn’t really fuckin’ wit’ him ‘cause they 

thought he wasn’t doin’ nothin’ no more. That’s 

when I took over. The indictment papers say in 

2003 me and 2 of my pa’tnas went to Brownsville, 

Texas, which is the border of Mexico. And from 

then on it says I was distributing kilos of cocaine 

and marijuana from Texas to Florida from 2003- 

2006. They didn’t arrest me until 2008. 

What happened from after they got you 

They take all your shit, all your money, anything 

they think came from drug money, and basically 

leave you naked out here, unless you got some 

money hidden somewhere. I had a few dollars 

put away from the music shit. So basically, they 

had 5 C.I.’s on my paperwork – C.I. is a confidential 

informant – it was 2 Mexicans I knew, another 

Mexican I met later, another Mexican from down 

here, and they say Dirt Diggla, which is one of my 

pa’tnas. At first I was like, they ever never caught 

me wit’ shit, it’s just they word against mine. I 

never thought they would tell on me. I was under 

them, they was my connect, so I thought the Feds 

were trying to go up. So I was like, I’ll take it to 

trial. The Feds was like, “Go ahead and take it to 

trial, we got your homeboy from Texas, and we 

got 2 Mexicans with the same story.” I said fuck it, I 

ain’t even gonna play myself ‘cause the Feds got a 

98% conviction rate. 

Basically you had to plead guilty because they 

had witnesses. 

I pled guilty and laid myself at the mercy of the 

courts. The judge showed leniency because it 

was so long ago. And then, the Feds only had evidence 

from 2003-2006, so for 2 years before they 

arrested me I was an upstanding citizen. Another 

factor of why he was lenient on my sentence is I 

have a 7-year-old autistic son. I had a sweet ass 

lawyer, the judge was real lenient and seen I was 

a changed nigga, I ain’t never got caught wit’ shit 

it was just a bunch of muthafuckas tellin’ on me 

to get their time reduced. I only got a year and a 

half. Coming from a street perspective, that’s real 

good, but coming from a music perspective, missing 

a year and a half is real bad. 

Do you think rappers are targeted by the police 

Naw man, they ain’t even worried ‘bout no rappers. 

Rappers fuck theyself up. Some of these rap 

niggas wanna get in the game and then try to do 

all this wild shit for publicity or for their image. In 

reality, the real niggas don’t want no part of that 

shit. I don’t want no part in going to prison, being 

away from my family, my little boy, my music. 

This shit is ridiculous. I was reading an article on 

50 Cent and he was saying rap is missing authenticity. 

Nobody real is coming out. It ain’t been 

a nigga like 50 Cent, a nigga that done been to 

jail, been shot up, his story was so real that’s why 

people took to him. 

So there’s no authenticity in rap these days 

I love Rick Ross, Ross is my nigga, but tell me 

what nigga can lie about being a Correctional 

Officer, come back and still be on top Ain’t nothing 

against Rick Ross, we all in the same camp, he 

had his reasons for lying, but I never thought I’d 

see something like that in our generation where 

everybody claiming real shit. 

How can people get in touch with you while 

you’re gone Is there an address to write 

It’s gonna be posted on my Facebook and Twitter. 

com/YoungCash. I got a team that’s gonna keep 

my shit running. I’m leaving my computer with 

my people so I’m still selling hooks and beats. 

Is there anything else you want to let people 

know about 

I’m going in a dog, I’m coming out a beast. God 

speaks to me all the time, he told me and my 

brother that eventually I was gonna have to face 

the music on all this drug shit. It’s a whole gang 

of rappers in the city runnin’ they mouth saying, 

“He ain’t a real street nigga, he ain’t this, he ain’t 

that.” Then the shit hit the fan and it really shut 

niggas the fuck up. 

How do you deal with hate in your own city 

I never fed into that type of shit. I never retaliated 

or did a diss record on niggas I know was talkin’ 

shit. A lot of people talk down on me and my 

nigga Lil Henn, and our whole movement, but 

niggas really should be applauding a nigga like 

me. I’m the first nigga in Jacksonville with the 

state of mind like these Texas niggas that support 

they own shit. If it wasn’t for me, DJs still wouldn’t 

be playin’ y’all shit. Nobody was showing love. I 

showed niggas how to market theyself and get 

on in they own city. After Young Cash had 2 or 3 

songs played in the Jacksonville club, which was 

unheard of, then you had T-Rone’s shit bammin’ 

in the club, Bread Boyz, Saw Money, Hustle 

House, they all have shit playin’ in the club. One 

nigga started that. You’re welcome. 

For the entire interview visit OZONEMag.com 


iminal 

idaz 

Words 

by Jee’Van Brown 


Solo G, Trigga, Project Pimp, AK, 

and Hustla are all about loyalty. 

Collectively known as Criminal 

Ridaz Entertainment, the label is 

attempting to follow the same 

footsteps as empires like No Limit 

and Cash Money, who all started 

out as a family and went on to 

make millions. 

How did all you end up coming together and 

forming Criminal Ridaz 

Solo G: We all are family and old school friends. 

Me and Project Pimp been best friends for a 

long time, and AK is his sister, so she came into 

play. Also me and Trigga is good friends, so his 

little brother Hustla came in. It’s like one big 

bloodline with us. 

I know you’ve done a few showcases with 

Mercedes Streetz. How have the showcases 

been turning out 

Solo G: We showed up to the showcase and 

rocked that shit. We had plenty of people in 

there repping us and we got the trophy. Ever 

since then, me her have been talking often 

and she shows me a lot of love. 

What is Criminal Ridaz current label situation 

Solo G: We are our own record label, Criminal 

Ridaz Entertainment. We got 5 artists on the 

label. My album Solo G is coming out, then 

you got Project Pimp’s solo album coming out. 

We’re all just an independent label trying to 

put it together. We have our own studio, we 

record our own stuff, promote our own stuff, 

and do our own videos. 

Are all of y’all from Orlando 

Solo G: Yeah all of us are from Orlando. 

With 5 artists on the label, when all of you 

are in the studio, what is the process like and 

where does the inspiration come from 

Solo G: We’re not a rap group. We’re all individual 

artists, but we are all family so we come 

together when we get inspired. I might be 

working on a hook, then AK will come out of 

nowhere and say she want to be on that song, 

and that’s how we get down. 

Trigga: Sometimes we might go listen to old 

stuff we did in the past just to remind us of 

where we started off and didn’t have shit. We 

get inspired by the hard work we took to get 

the studio that we have. We also keep a bottle 

of vodka and some brown in here. 

AK: We go ham on everything we touch, we 

ain’t fucking off! 

Have y’all experienced any jealousy or 

hatred coming up 

Solo G: At first it was a lot of love, then we 

started taking it off and it was some hate 

going on. We experienced it, but not really, 

we did lose a couple of homies that was down 

with the camp, they kind of fell off, but fuck 

them. 

Have any of the artists put out any mixtapes 

Solo G: Yeah, me and Project Pimp put out a 

mixtape called Criminal Ridaz. It was earlier 

this year in January, before I had to do a little 

bit of time. I had to do like 3 months, so when 

the judge gave me that deadline we went in 

Tupac mode. When we had the mixtape ready 

I had 3 days left before I went in. My team 

kept it alive by pushing it in the streets and 

stuff. We’re also going to be putting out a lot 

of different volumes of Criminal Ridaz. 

When is the next mixtape coming out 

Solo G: The next mixtape is going to be the 

Project Pimp mixtape which is going to be 

called Hogmawlz, Collard Greens, and Cornbread. 

We’re trying to have it ready by January. 

We have a lot of heavy promotion for it. 

What did you get locked up for 

Solo G: It was ugly at first because it started 

as a trafficking case, but when the lab results 

came back it was less than 28 grams, so they 

just dropped it to a possession. I paid 10 

stacks for a lawyer and he got it all the way 

down to me paying a heavy fine and doing 

3 months. I paid that fine just to get those 3 

months. My lawyer held me down. 

Are any of the artists performing for classic 

weekend 

Solo G: We’re free all weekend during the Classic, 

but we got shows all month. We are going 

to be at Icon on the 17th then we going hit it 

again on the 27th. // 


Mash 

Words by Jee’Van Brown 


For almost a decade G Mash has 

been grinding and making a name 

for themselves throughout Miami. 

After producing for some of the 

biggest Miami rappers such as 

Trick Daddy and Trina, the rap/production 

duo is now going harder 

than ever before. 

So what do you guys have going on right now 

Supa: Right now we got the mixape coming out 

called Ground Work with DJ Froggy with Coastto-Coast 

DJs that’s going be on the internet. 

We’re doing a street mixtape and we’re going to 

definitely hit the streets hard with that. 

When will it be released 

Chevy Boi: It should be out at the end of next 

month. 

How long have you two been rapping 

Chevy Boi: Supa and me have been doing this 

forever, since we was shawty’s. Since 11 or 12 

years old we have been running around the 

projects trying to rap. 

How did you two meet 

Chevy Boi: We stayed in the same area called 

Brown Sub and they use to call it Pink and Green, 

now it’s called The Carter. We use to be running 

around the projects. 

Are both of you originally from Miami 

Supa: Yes, straight from Miami. 

What other artists have y’all worked with 

Supa: Under Surveillance, Trick Daddy, and we’ve 

worked with Trina. We’re also producers, we were 

with Slip-N-Slide Records/One Stop Records 

back in our younger days. We were already in 

the game when we were young. We produced 

songs with Trick, two on his album, we were on 

the Drumline soundtrack. We did the song Trina 

and Missy had together, we worked with a lot 

of Miami artists. We worked with 21 GSC. We’re 

working with Young Breed from Triple C’s. The list 

can go on, especially with the buzz we got going 

on right here in our hometown. Everybody is 

fucking with us right now. 

When y’all were producers coming up, were 

y’all under the same name G Mash 

Chevy Boi: We were under Young Hustlers Production 

and Supa Production. 

Do you like rapping or producing more 

Chevy Boi: I love producing, but I like rapping 

more. Supa produces more than me. 

Being in the game so long, what struggles 

have y’all overcome in the music business 

Supa: That’s a good ass question, we blamed 

our position in the game on other motherfuckas 

without really knowing the things that we can 

do ourselves, as far as promoting ourselves. 

Now you have all types of internet sites, and 

we’re from the streets so wherever we go we 

make sure we have our CDs with us. If we’re 

in Carroll City, we drop it off somewhere on a 

corner store. That’s what we learned from the 

game and now it’s paying off. 

What are your signature styles 

Supa: I can’t really pin point a style because 

we don’t stick to a certain style of music. We 

make all kinds of music, but we definitely have 

the southern swag, everything about us is all 

southern. We could be rapping fast or slow, with 

metaphors, we can rap some deep shit like Pac. 

What do you think G Mash can bring to the 

table that other rappers aren’t bringing 

Supa: First and foremost, G Mash means “get 

money and stop hating” and that’s the movement. 

It’s not a movement that’s just meant for 

rap, it’s a movement that we bought to rap. Everybody 

fucks with us in our city, our music actually 

brought us respect and let people know 

that we ain’t hating on nobody. We’re going to 

do what the fuck we want to do regardless. We 

live by that code: “get money and stop hating.” 

Are you guys signed to anybody What’s your 

label situation 

Supa: We’re independent right now, G Mash Entertainment. 

We just trying to take it to the next 

level. We hitting the streets, doing mini tours, 

doing club tours, that’s what we’re doing, trying 

to make this movement stronger. // 


J Rich 


& Randy Roper 


At times, an artist’s hometown 

isn’t the ideal breeding ground 

to cultivate their vision. In this 

situation, an artist is forced to 

relocate to greener pastures in 

search of a Hip Hop safe haven. 

Take San Francisco-bred rapper 

J. Rich, for example. like LeBron 

James, he decided to take his 

talents to South Beach. And with 

a city known for year-round 

beautiful weather (and beautiful 

women), how could anyone 

blame him In this interview, J 

Rich speaks with OZONE about his 

move to the 305, his upcoming Independently 

Major 2 project, and 

building with Young Money. 

Do you want to start by introducing yourself 

J. Rich, out of that Bay Area, San Francisco. 

One of the pioneers out there for a lot of shit. 

Been around the game for about six years now, 

put out about five projects, straight out of my 

pocket, all the way independent, never went 

deal shopping as of today. 

So you’re in Miami now 

Yeah, I’m living in Miami, contemplating 

moving back out to New York early next year. 

Basically I took my whole game all over the 

world. I’m in Texas as we speak, on tour with 

my boy Slim. I’ve been on the road the past 

year and a half. 

How has all that traveling affected your 

musical style 

Definitely get to see a whole different side of 

the music industry. Get to see how everybody 

views music differently. Different slangs, you 

know. Different beats, different producers, so 

me traveling is why I think this project is what 

they’re looking forward to hearing, cause I got 

a different diverse sound. I’m not sounding 

West Coast, I don’t sound Down South. You 

can’t put my sound in no region. 

What’s the name of the project you’re working 

on now 

It’s Independently Major 2, this is the follow up 

to my last project, which actually did pretty 

good on the downloads off my website. I did 

like 30,000 downloads, and this is the followup. 

together, have a good time, and sell out 

the club. When I’m in the Bay Area and it’s 

a big venue, it’s always a fight, it’s always a 

problem, so big artists don’t really come to 

the Bay Area. Little artists don’t really fill up 

the venue cause it’s too much drama. Down 

South it could be 2,000-3,000 people in the 

club without no problem. Plus the club goes 

until 4, 5 in the morning. An artist can get paid 

to perform ‘cause the club is actually making 

money. When the club is not making money, 

they can’t pay an artist to perform. Local artists 

in the Down South region make money off 

performing songs that aren’t even nationwide 

but they generate enough money off of a 

regional song that they can eventually get 

nationwide. In the Bay Area, you can have a 

hot song and be on the radio buzzing, but you 

can’t even generate money off your single. 

You mentioned you’re on tour, what else do 

you have coming up 

I’m dropping Independently Major 2 in late 

December, hosted by DJ Drama. I’m doing 

at least seven videos. A Young Money tour is 

definitely coming. Not sure what slot I’ll have 

yet, but I’ll definitely be on the tour. And we’re 

opening a studio on South Beach. 

What’s your affiliation with Young Money 

I’ve been rocking with them for like two years 

now. Since I moved back down to Miami, 

we’ve just been rocking, as more friends than 

on a business level. Now that they see that my 

business is where it needs to be, they’re like, if 

you put this project out the right way, we gon’ 

talk about taking it to the next level. So as far 

as affiliation we’re more on a friendship level. 

As far as actually doing business together, we 

haven’t crossed that line yet. 

Is there anything else you’d like to say before 

we finish 

What I’m bringing to the game, off top, I’m 

bringing reality rap. What I’m tired of hearing 

and tired of seeing is a bunch of niggas 

screaming a bunch of shit, and I don’t see 

none of that. I’ma start calling people’s bluff, 

so I’m bringing reality rap. If you see me 

screaming it or talking about it, I’m living it or 

I’m actually doing it, and that’s my life. // 

How does the music scene in Miami compare 

to where you’re from 

Down South, people know how to get 


Like many DJs, DJ Slym wears many 

hats. In addition to club and tour 

DJing, Slym also host mixtapes, 

promotes parties and does some 

artist consulting. 

Where all do you DJ 

As of now I’m DJing at Fat Tuesday at Antigua & 

Thursday nights at Limelight. I’m working on adding 

some more nights soon. I’m also DJing a lot of 

shows in the city. We’re bringing Travis Porter on 

the 19th to Firestone, and putting together more 

shows and events so be on the lookout. 

What other ventures are you involved in 

Marketing my Street Buzz brand and the DJ 

Slym name. I have a few big mixtape projects 

I’m about to release. One is the 4th installment 

of the Florida Classic Weekend Street Buzz 2k10. 

The mixtape release party is Thursday Nov 18th 

at Limelite. I’m also working on releasing a few 

records off my upcoming DJ album. 

What are your some memorable moments 

My most memorable was working on the Recession 

Tour featuring Young Jeezy, Lil Boosie, Tay 

Dizm, Ace Hood. It was my first tour. Being in 

front of thousands of people in these big arenas 

is almost better than sex. It was my first time ever 

on a plane or seeing snow. Everyone was cool as 

hell and down to earth. Boosie stayed smoking 

good. Free Boosie. 

Where are you from originally 

I was born in Ft. Lauderdale, raised and earned 

my stripes in Palm Beach County, Delray to be 

exact. I’m currently in Orlando. 

DJ SLYM 


Photo by D Suave 

What are some qualities in an artist that 

make you want to work with them 

This is a business first, you have to 

handle that before you can talk about 

anything else. I also like seeing artists 

who go hard themselves, not just 

their staff and homeboys. People 

like that are more focused on winning 

than being Hollywood. I want 

to feel like if I get behind the project 

you’re not just relying on me to make you 

a super star while you sit home eating potato 

chips. Get your ass out and grind too. 

Who are some artists you predict will blow up 

in 2011 

Travis Porter has been going hard for a while 

now. What they’re doing by themselves independently 

is undeniable. It’s also going to be 

the year of KC, Kevin Cossom. This dude is a hit 

maker. He just released a single “Baby I Like It” 

featuring Diddy and Fabulous which is going 

to smash clubs. DJs need to support it now and 

not jump on when he’s unreachable. Also Tity 

Boi, Scrappy, and Iceberg because they have 

big hits which will be all over soon. Wrekords 

Ent. out of my home town Delray are making a 

lot of noise too. 

How can people get in touch with you for your 

services 

My services include mixtape hosting, club 

DJing, tour DJ, artist consulting and way more. 

You can reach me via email at Mystreetbuzz@ 

gmail.com or phone 561-542-8444. Hit me on 

twitter @DJSLYM. On Facebook search DjSlym 

Mr Street Buzz. 

You’re known for your promotions game. Give 

us some insight into what makes a promotional 

campaign successful. 

A successful promotions campaign takes time 

and planning. Know what your target market is, 

know how to reach them, what they like, have a 

clear message about what you’re trying to tell 

them. And have a budget. 


Orlando’s “King of the Old 

School” DJ Caesar has a long history 

breaking records. Starting 

off as a break dancer in the late 

80s, he later joined DJ Khaled and 

DJ Nasty to form Hitmen Productions. 

Now he spins on 102 Jamz 

and all the Orlando nightlife 

hotspots. 

Where can people catch you spinning Give us 

your line up. 

Every Monday thru Friday I do the Back in the 

Day Buffet on 102 Jamz from 12pm-1pm. I do 

the Friday Night Jump Off from 10pm-12am. For 

the club scene, on Tuesday nights I’m at Cleo’s 

Gentlemen’s Club for VIP Tuesdays. Thursday I’m 

with DJ Q45 at Club Rain, which used to be Club 

Whispers. After I do the radio on Friday, I go to Jamaican 

Me Crazy at Club Luxe. Saturday I DJ and 

I’m the promoter at Tavern on the Lake, called The 

Life, brought to you by The Firm. 

How long have you been DJing and how did 

you get your foot in the door 

I started in 1989, so I’m looking at 21 years. I’ve 

always kinda been involved in the music scene, 

but I started off as a break dancer. We had crew 

and it just fell into place. I picked up DJing from 

there. I started off with DJ Khaled and we joined 

DJ Nasty for the crew Hitmen Productions. 

DJ CAESAR 


Who are some artists in Orlando really grinding 

I’ll go back to the TREAL days when they 

started bubbling out here. More recently, I’ve 

been hearing a lot about PI Bang. I haven’t really 

done a project with him but he can holla at 

me anytime. I show love and respect when it’s 

due. Some other cats doing their thing are Wes 

Fif, KC, Atiba, Haitian Fresh, ProteJ, Dynasty, 

Truth, 1090 Blockboyz, and DirtyGee. 

With years of experience, how have you seen 

the music in Orlando change over the years 

The style of music has changed a lot. When I 

came up as a DJ with Khaled and Nasty, hip 

hop as we knew it was Tribe Called Quest, 

Gang Starr, that’s what was on the radio back 

then. The southern movement would have 

been 95 South, 69 Boys, or Luke, but that’s 

what it was limited to. Of course now you have 

a lot of artists coming out of the ATL. Rick Ross 

is doing his thing in Miami, back then his vibe 

was different. Now the east coast movement 

isn’t there like it used to be. It’s coming back 

though, and it’s more unified now, with east 

coast artists working with southern artists, 

which is cool. It’s definitely changed. 

Do you have anything else going on Florida 

Classic Weekend 

On Saturday I’m doing a real big old-school 

show with Coors Light at The Orlando Marriott 

with Slick Rick, Monie Love, Dres from Black 

Sheep, Arrested Development. On the newschool 

tip we’re throwing a real big party at 

Tavern on the Lake for Bethune Cookman as 

well as FAMU. 

What other projects or side ventures do 

you have going on 

I’m working on a mixtape series called 

Get Used to It. I’m up to Volume 5. Being 

at the radio, I get music in advance 

and a lot of stuff doesn’t always get 

played. And there’s a lot of local artists 

trying to get exposure, so as a DJ I 

try to provide an avenue to get the 

music heard. I can’t always play it 

in the club or on radio so I have the 

mixtapes. 

Do you have a website or contact 

info 

Twitter.com/DJCaesar and you can 

send music to djcaesar1919@ 

gmail.com. 


aw 

oney 


Photo by Roosevelt 


Saw Money’s music took off 

earlier this year with the release 

of “Tight Jeans,” a song now in 

regular club rotation in Jacksonville. 

Since the success of his first 

single, Saw’s music has taken over 

surrounding cities with other 

songs like “They Want Money,” 

“Weatherman,” and several others, 

which can all be heard on 

his new mixtape hosted by Bigga 

Rankin. 

Tell us about the new mixtape you have out 

called You Already Know. 

Yeah, it’s my Real Nigga Radio hosted by 

Bigga Rankin. I just been goin’ hard with my 

songs. I started off with my first single “Tight 

Jeans,” which the streets have been feeling. 

I got “They Want Money.” I got a bonus track 

that’s featuring Lil Phat from Trill Entertainment. 

I also got that new single that they 

feeling called “Grab Me.” It’s one of my favorite 

mixtapes I ever did. I only really dropped two 

tapes in the streets, but this is my best one. 

What was the name of your first mixtape 

The first mixtape I dropped was called Diamond 

in the Rough. It was hosted by DJ Byrd 

of Point Blank Entertainment. 

How long have you been rapping 

I been really rapping for like a year and a half. 

I started promoting myself back in January 

of 2010. That’s when I officially dropped my 

first single. So I been goin’ hard for the last 10 

months. 

It’s nearly unheard of for a new rapper to just 

come out and already have a hit or two on 

the radio and in clubs, especially in Jacksonville. 

How were you able to accomplish that 

You can’t deny real. I been doing music for a 

while, I just been behind the scenes. I did some 

stuff with Pit, but I decided this year that nobody 

could run my label like me so I stepped 

out of the background. 

How did you come up with your rap name 

When I was growing, going from project to 

project, fighting in the hood, everybody used 

to call me Hacksaw. I was nicknamed off a 

couple wrestlers from t.v. – Hacksaw Jim Duggan 

and Hacksaw Butch Reed. I got kicked out 

of school when I was real young because they 

said I was using wrestling moves on kids. Later 

I just put Saw with Money and ran with it. 

I heard you’re on a promo tour. What’s going 

on with your upcoming shows 

Right now I’m going anywhere they pay me. 

I’m trying to get show money in these little 

outside country towns. But I’m also going on 

promotional tour with Bigga Rankin. I open 

up for all the events he has. Right now he’s 

doing a tour with Trill Entertainment. I was 

on the Waka Flocka tour and Yo Gotti’s tour. 

My next show is in Trenton, FL and I just left 

Pensacola. 

So “Tight Jeans” is pretty much like a club 

banger/hood anthem. What about this other 

song you have buzzing, “They Want Money” 

That’s something I did for the females. The 

beat was produced by Frost. I had the beat 

in my computer for a while, and one day I 

listened to it and just heard a whole bunch of 

females on it saying “They Want Money.” It’s 

about money, but it’s also like they want me 

too. I used it as my intro song on the mixtape 

since my name is Saw Money. They love it. 

What other songs do people hit you up 

about 

They like that “D.O.P.E.M.A.N.” and “Smoke Wit 

Me,” “Grab Me,” “I Got Fire.” They feeling that Lil 

Phat song “Weatherman” And they love “Diamond 

in the Rough,” that’s a popular song. I 

got my homeboy Trump Tight on the chorus. 

It’s real positive, it’s personal, it’s for the hood, 

it’s for people goin’ through things to let ‘em 

know don’t give up. Everybody’s a diamond in 

the rough in they own way. 

So you’ve definitely been getting a lot of 

love 

A lot of DJs in the city are showin’ me love 

right now. Everybody be talkin’ bad about the 

city, and people hatin’, but if you a good person 

and you put your all into it, you gon’ have 

more people that love you than hate. 

What’s it like when you go out now, are 

people recognizing you more 

I always had a name before I started rappin’. 

This rappin’ don’t make me. I’m a real street 

nigga. People been knowing me, I been doin’ 

positive things. But I dig my fans though. // 


oung 

ard 


Photo by KJ of 

Respek Phresh Photos 


While going through his share of 

tribulations, Broward County’s 

Young Nard decided to focus 

his energy into music to heal his 

losses. With the release of his new 

tape Club Life, Nard talks about 

his inspirations, influences, and 

future plans. 

Introduce yourself and tell us where you’re 

from. 

I’m Young Nard, straight out of Broward 

County, Florida. I’m reppin’ Big Boyz Music 

Group and I run with P.M.P. Young Stunnas. 

How did you start rapping 

I started rapping after a major incident when 

my best friend got shot. It was just a way for 

me to get away from pain that was going on 

personally in my life. That was around 2004. 

Were you even interested in music before 

that happened 

I was already in the music scene with my 

friends. We started P.M.P. We been running 

since 1999. We used to throw parties and do 

a few shows, but I got real serious around the 

time my best friend died. I just had to go hard. 

You have a tape out called Club Life. Tell us a 

little about the project. 

Club Life is my first solo project. It’s hosted by 

Beni Boom, who’s part of the Cool Runnings 

DJs. The tape is basically me taking people to 

the club in less than an hour. I start with a mellow 

beginning, and it speeds up, it has some 

songs for the thugs, songs for the ladies, then 

it goes back to slowing down. It’s different. It’s 

just like you’re in the club, from the beginning 

to the end. It basically tells the story of how 

I’ve been for the last 2 years. 

Club Life is the name of the mixtape, and it 

also describes the lifestyle of where you’re 

from in South Florida. Does the party and 

club scene down there have a major influence 

on your music 

Yeah, it has a big influence. My tape basically 

tells how the club life is in South Florida, like 

around in Miami, Broward, and West Palm 

Beach area. It also explains a lot about me and 

how I am in the club. I got a song on there 

called “DJ Booth” which is like I’m in the DJ 

booth the whole night. One of my singles, 

“Rollin Smokin,” talks about how I get to the 

club and be drankin’ and smokin’. I have a 

record called “First Friday,” which is one of the 

biggest things down in South Florida. First Friday 

is like the most packed night at the club. 

How have you been able to get your music 

heard by the people 

I talk to a lot of DJs in Florida. Every city I talk 

to at least 5 DJs. I talk to a lot of people online, 

through Myspace, Twitter, Facebook, even 

through BBM. I interact with everybody any 

way I can. I tell ‘em to check out my mixtape 

and they love it. I build a relationship from 

there. I respect all the DJs I talk to. I go in the 

studio and do their drops and always keep in 

touch with ‘em. 

What are you trying to get out of the rap 

game Is it the money, cars, and all that 

Or is there something else you’re trying to 

achieve Or both 

It’s not even about the money or cars. To me 

it’s about being successful and building something 

more than what it is. I came from damn 

near nothin’ and I’m tryin’ to build an empire. 

I wanna be at Diddy status. I want people to 

know who we are and what we’re doin’. It’s 

also about helping people and putting people 

in better situations, like my family and friends. 

What’s next for you Any big shows or new 

projects 

I’m planning a tour right now with the Young 

Stunnas. Starting in January, we’re trying to 

hit all the major cities in Florida. Then we’ll expand 

more to Atlanta, Alabama, New Orleans, 

Texas, places like that. 

Is there anything you want to add 

Just let people know I’m out here grinding. 

I’ma always be a humble person. I’ma always 

talk to whoever talks to me. I’ma always make 

good music for the people, and the game 

don’t stop. //

ONE CASH & TAY BABY - Ozone Magazine

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