CLASSIC - Ozone Magazine

After moving to Orlandofrom New York, Slim Goodyeearned his street cred andrespect in the local scenethrough a lot of hard work,not to mention talent andconsistency. Now that hisnew mixtape is about todrop, Slim can say he’s finallypaid enough dues and hasenough fans to make a significantimpact in his market.What do you have going on right now?Right now I’m working on my mixtape withDJ Greg G that we should be putting in thestreets next weekend. It’s called The Connect. Ialso have my new label called Tru Story Musicand I have my artists Lugo, Sunti, and myin-house producer Fama Beats. With me andGreg G, he was one of the first people I connectedwith when I came down here, and withme being a real nigga, I stayed with my peopleand kept my circle tight because I don’t fuckwith too many niggas.You stated that you connected with him whenyou moved down there. Where are you from?I’m from New York originally. I’ve been living inOrlando for the last six years.You didn’t have to adjust from the coldweather to the hot weather?No, even though I was from up top I alwayscame down for spring break, Memorial Day,and all those other events.You started rapping while living in NewYork?Yeah, I’ve been rapping since I was in the 6thor 7th grade. We would fuck around rappingin the lunch room and later I decided to take itseriously, especially since I’ve been hearing allthis garbage coming out.Who do you like right now that’s not garbage?I like Young Jeezy, Gucci Mane, Rick Ross, andanybody of that level in the game. I can relateto them niggas, them other niggas ain’t talkingabout nothing.So you come from the streets?Oh yeah, certified 100% street nigga.How many mixtapes have you put out?This will be my 6th one coming out. I also didone with DJ Khaled. He’s the only other DJ thatI have worked with.How is your single “I Don’t C You” going rightnow?Everybody loves the single. It’s bumping in thestreets. I’m pushing it and we’re just waitingfor it to pop off.What made you come up with that single?Because when you’re getting money you havea lot of haters. They might not even know youbut they gon’ hate for no reason, so I made upa song called “I Don’t C You.”Have you put any albums out yet?No album yet, but I’m working on the albumas we speak.Do you have a title for the album yet?No, we didn’t come up with a title yet. We’reabout halfway in and I have about 9 songsdone right now.What is your goal as a rapper?I just love music and hopefully one day Ican market myself bigger, but right nowI’m straight mixtapes. I could really care lessbecause I got fans in the street and they knowwhat it is.What would you say is your biggest achievementso far?My biggest achievement so far would be thatI’m respected in my city and respected in thestreets. Not only having respect in the streetsand in my city, but also from other artists.If you weren’t rapping what do you think youwould be doing?I used to play basketball. I went to college on ascholarship; that was my thing. But even whenI was hooping I would be in the locker roomspitting, or when the coach would pick me upoff the bench I would be rhyming.What school did you go to?I went to the University of Missouri.What were some of the roughest obstaclesyou went through before you made it to thispoint?When I moved out here they weren’t reallyshowing love, so I had to gain my respect. Firstyou’re a freshmen, sophomore, junior, thenyou’re a senior. I’m a senior right now about tograduate. Orlando is a hard city to come up in.It’s like crabs in a barrel because everybody istrying to come up.OZONE MAG // 19