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IF IT’S 99% THEN IT’S NOT 100<br />
2 TIME SEA AND SCM AWARD WINNER FOR “ BEST MAGAZINE ”<br />
OJ|DA<br />
JUICEMAN<br />
#ZONE6DOUBLEOEDITION<br />
spokesman29<br />
@ohmmagazineid<br />
@ohmmagazineid<br />
JAY BEZEL | PRINCE DRE | EBE BANDZ | ROZAY 5IVE | BIG HEN<br />
HOLLYWOOD LUCK | RAE LETCHER AND MORE
IF IT’S 99% THEN IT’S NOT 100<br />
2 TIME SEA AND SCM AWARD WINNER FOR “ BEST MAGAZINE ”<br />
600BREEZY<br />
#ZONE6DOUBLEOEDITION<br />
spokesman29<br />
@ohmmagazineid<br />
@ohmmagazineid<br />
JAY BEZEL | PRINCE DRE | EBE BANDZ | ROZAY 5IVE | BIG HEN<br />
HOLLYWOOD LUCK | RAE LETCHER AND MORE
NASHVILLE’S<br />
NUMBER<br />
ONE<br />
MUSIC<br />
STORE<br />
ONE ONE HUNDRED MAGAZINE 2
CONTENTS<br />
RAE LETCHER<br />
5<br />
AARON “ACE” WRIGHT<br />
BIG HEN 7<br />
EASTBOUND 8<br />
BANDZ<br />
600 BREEZY<br />
12<br />
15<br />
OJ DA JUICEMAN<br />
PRINCE DRE19<br />
HOLLYWOOD<br />
LUCK<br />
JAY BEZEL<br />
25<br />
21<br />
6<br />
spokesman29 @ohmmagazineid @ohmmagazineid<br />
IF IT’S 99% THEN IT’S NOT 100<br />
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2DIRTY<br />
<strong>OHM</strong> : Let the readers know a little about yourself and how everything came about<br />
musically for you?<br />
2D : I'm and Artist from Houston, Ms. Music came about after start a group with my friends.<br />
Long story short, on of my best friend died in a car accident. Back in 2009. And be for he died<br />
he told bro you got some real talent. Don't never give up with on it. So that's what made me go<br />
even harder with music.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong> : Bring us up to speed on the projects that you have out now and what you have in<br />
the works set to be release here in the near future?<br />
2D : I have a project on Dat Piff called "Magnolia Trees" is came out last year. That cd is what<br />
game me my buzz. Than I dope "ChickAsaw4" on Spinrilla which includes the singles "ByeBye"<br />
"Nunya" & "Choose You" which boosted me up some. But I have project coming I. The future<br />
no set dates. But that coming with more videos.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong> : If you had the opportunity to collaborate with any artist in the music industry with<br />
who would it be and why them?<br />
2D : Future. He is my fav. And he know how to make hits.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong> : If you we able to do anything outside of doing music what would it be and why?<br />
2D : I probably will be something dealing with kids. BC I believe in helping kids and getting<br />
them out of the streets. BC they the next generation.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong> : Anything in closing that you would like to leave with the readers or would you like<br />
to let them know how and where to check out your music catalog and more?<br />
2D : find me on "Dat Piff" "Spinrilla" videos on "YouTube" my sound cloud<br />
www.soundcloud.com/2_dirty1792 or they can follow me on<br />
FaceBook: 2Dirty #1792 or 1792Empire.<br />
Twitter: 2_dirty1792<br />
Instagram: 2_dirty1792<br />
SnapChat: Deuce.Dirty<br />
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RAE<br />
LETCHER<br />
<strong>OHM</strong> : “ 19 With A Dream “ has been out for a while now what has been some of the<br />
feedback given back regarding the project from the consumers?<br />
RL :Good numbers like 34,000 listens hadn't even been a month Like right at 1,000 with the<br />
Downloads we sold over 200 CD's So I believe the mixtape was a success but it's only the<br />
beginning I'm striving to triple that.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong> : Being an artist from Natchez Mississippi who was some of your musical influence<br />
coming up?<br />
RL : Down South Artist Such As Lil Boosie, Lil Snupe, Yo Gotti Because it was reality rap they<br />
were talking about and that's what I speak I believe everyone should tell their story plus snupe<br />
was from a underrated small city like me and dat was really motivation dat goes to show you<br />
anything is possible.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong> : “ P MODE “ is your next project set to be released we were told from a source.<br />
What is the meaning behind the title and why is this project so important to you?<br />
RL : P Was One Of My closest Homeboys I started out doin music with, really everything wit he<br />
was actually my cousin but we had a brotherly bond, Yhu may hear me talk about him a lot.. On<br />
February 14th 2016 he was killed.. I came up with The Project "P Mode" to dedicate it to him<br />
which drops on his birthday (October 10th 2016) I know he would be proud to see me <strong>final</strong>ly<br />
getting some where with this music after all these years that's why this project is so important<br />
to me.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong> : Outside of the music what else do you having going on?<br />
RL : Nothing Special Besides feeding my family and Trying to expand my team "OTM" I'm<br />
giving music 100% as of now no time to let anything else interfere or get in the way im on a<br />
mission right now but I plan on investing in the near future.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong> : You are still a young cat it is safe to say, but how has everything that has been going<br />
on in the world shaped the content of your music from the police brutality to the presidential<br />
race?<br />
RL : I have a track Called Crooked America" it's actually on my recent mixtape "19 With A<br />
Dream" and i speak on the way I feel about those situations I mean even a blind man can see<br />
what's goin on and what this world is coming to it's really scary to be honest but I'm one of<br />
those artist who's goin to say what others are scared to say and speak on I mean it is what it is..<br />
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AARON “ACE” WRIGHT<br />
THE GAME DON’T CHANGE,<br />
THE PRODUCT DO!”<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: Can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers?<br />
AARON: My name is Aaron Wright AKA “ACE”. I am a former Chief of the Mickey Cobra Nation<br />
in Chicago. We were one of the most revered, craziest gangs in the land. I’ve seen things that<br />
you would’ve never thought a young dude in the early 70’s would see. My mission here today is<br />
to give whoever wants to listen my testimony, you got these cats still running around here<br />
gangbanging, that stuff is dead! There was a purpose for everything that I’ve done…. It gave me<br />
the mindset to build and not destroy!<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: What was your role as Chief of the Mickey Cobras?<br />
AARON: I was the enforcer, I was a leader. When anyone needed disciplinary actions taken, I<br />
was the one to enforce that. Sometimes they paid a fine, worked in the community, or ran laps<br />
but if it ever came to causing bodily harm, we always struck the body, never the face. It was the<br />
equivalent to when mama whopped you.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: What motivated you be a stickler for the law and not abuse the authority you had?<br />
AARON: Common sense, if you put your hand in a fire what is going to happen? You’re going<br />
to get burned! I also had a strong background with my grandparents, my mom and my uncles,<br />
regardless of what I did I still knew about respect and family. Even though we were a gang we<br />
still had laws and bylaws that you had to follow. If you joined a fraternity, there would be a creed<br />
or rules that you would have to go by… same thing! In order to represent Mickey Caldwell, who<br />
was professional, educated, and invited to the White House by former President Nixon you had<br />
to abide by our laws. Mickey was about fighting for young black males to have union jobs, unity,<br />
taking care of family, making 18 to 20 dollars an hour so that you could get out of the projects<br />
and buy your first home. That’s what he was fighting for, he was the black Jimmy Hoffa.<br />
Regardless of who he dealt with we always ate!<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: What was the point in your life that transformed Ace into Aaron Wright the Crusader?<br />
AARON: When my son was killed in 2008 and I had the Devil on one shoulder and God on the<br />
other shoulder. The Devil wanted me to take my 40 cal and blow the whole damn family away,<br />
but I still had other kids that needed their daddy, so I took my son’s death and flip flopped it.<br />
He gave me strength because he knew what type of person I was, I would give my life to save<br />
other kids.<br />
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<strong>OHM</strong>: What is the project that you’re working on?<br />
AARON: I’m finishing two books one is called LIVING IN THE WALLS OF HELL and the other is<br />
IN THE MIND OF A GHETTO CHILD. One is about me living in the projects and the other is<br />
about what I've endured. I am also doing a documentary and it ain’t all about guns and kilos<br />
although you may see some of everything because I’m showing people who used to live that life<br />
and are now into music, art & film production. I have my own Production company called Sound<br />
Daily…. Everybody wants to get signed to a label… we are the label, because all they’re doing<br />
is taking our stories and using us to make them a profit!<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: What is your ultimate goal?<br />
AARON: I hope to use my stories to captivate some of these young men and women and help<br />
turn themselves around… that is all!<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: What is the perception that you would like for our readers to walk away with about<br />
Aaron “Ace” Wright?<br />
AARON: I want people to know that they can change! If I can change from a beast into a<br />
crusader, and get them to believe they can as well, then I’ve done my job! Follow me online at<br />
aaronrealtalk.com, I’m always on my page looking for people to chat with. You can<br />
also find me on Facebook, Twitter & YouTube @ ThestoryofAaronWright<br />
BIG HEN<br />
<strong>OHM</strong> : Man the streets have a great deal of respect for you and nothing but good things to<br />
say about Big Hen. Give us some insight into why you get the love and respect that your<br />
area gives you?<br />
BH : Man, honestly I think the people appreciate my hard work and dedication to the craft along<br />
with the major love I show the streets. Another thing is that I don't rap about things that are not<br />
true, I keep it 100 in my music and the streets gone always have love for that. Hot music helps<br />
too.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong> : You are always booked and shooting music videos etc why is staying relevant and in<br />
the consumers eye so important to you?<br />
BH : Simply because the way music is nowadays, you can be forgotten over night if you're not<br />
staying busy and showing the people that you actually care about your work and the things<br />
you're trying to accomplish....it's a journey and it's important to take your listeners, fans and<br />
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supporters on that journey with you.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong> : If you could describe your music and style in one word what word would you use<br />
and why?<br />
BH : In the words of late great Pimp C & the legend Bun B, I would have to say "TRILL"... and to<br />
me True + Real = TRILL!!! I'm gonna always stay true to myself and my craft, plus I'm gonna<br />
always keep it real with others.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong> : The last time that we interviewed you the singles : Getting Money “ and “ Paper<br />
Cuts “ was circulating and doing very well in the streets and clubs. Let us know what’s been<br />
going on with you musically since then what songs are you pushing now and do you have<br />
any new full projects set to be released?<br />
BH : Musically I've been in grind mode, for the last few months I been in the lab cooking up<br />
joints for my solo release and a ton of features in the works. Two of my newest singles I'm<br />
pushing is "STAR STRUCK" & "FRFR" two club bangers and hot performance pieces.<br />
EASTBOUND BANDZ<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: Introduce yourself to our readers and the city and state you represent.<br />
BANDZ: My name is EastBound Bandz, I’m from Chicago, Illinois and we just out<br />
here trying to make it happen!<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: Since you’ve been on the game, it seems like you’ve been the Godfather<br />
of controversy, why do you feel like you’re a target?<br />
BANDZ: Part of it is the color of my skin, but really, I just speak my mind. I don’t ever<br />
sugarcoat anything. The controversy came when people tried to play me because of<br />
the color of my skin. I don’t fold though, and that makes some people mad because<br />
they don’t hold it down like I do, so it bothers some people that a white boy do shit<br />
they can’t.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: Did the beef between you and Slim Jesus occur because he pooped before<br />
you or is it all just gossip and you vibe with him?<br />
BANDZ: I wouldn’t say either really, it just so happened that I dropped my single<br />
“Demons” three weeks after he dropped his single, so it was no beef just an<br />
interview I did taken out of context and the fact that we're two white boys from the<br />
streets in this game popping at the same time so people tried to compare, ain’t no<br />
comparison though cause I’m me, but when I do meet him, I’m going to shake his<br />
hand though, this a warzone, it’s a battlefield out here and he in these streets like me<br />
trying to get it.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: As far as your style of rap, will you create music with the original “Drill<br />
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Rap” elements or turn away from it like other artists are starting to do because<br />
of its violent nature?<br />
BANDZ: Drill Rap isn’t just talking about gangsta shit, it’s a certain kind of tempo and<br />
beat selection, it’s really just a style, but I am moving from just gangsta lyrics but it’s<br />
kind of hard when that’s all you’re around. I’m very versatile though, I have a lot of<br />
different styles. I can switch it all the way up and go Pop if I want to…. I already got<br />
the streets on lock!<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: How did you and AWAX link up?<br />
BANDZ: Me and blood kicked it off through mutual friends, at the time I didn’t know<br />
how much our relationship would grow. They flew me out to Miami and I met bro,<br />
John and Nonstop to work on an album…. We just kicked it off, he had such knowledge<br />
of the game, I looked at him like me in the future. He knows exactly what I’m<br />
going through and where I want to go.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: What is the best advice that AWAX has given you?<br />
BANDZ: As I gain and maintain in this industry, it’s going to be the people in my<br />
circle that’s going to hurt and cross me and to know that whatever happens is meant<br />
to be, I’m starting to see that now with people I considered my Day Ones. It’s crazy<br />
how real life this music shit really is.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: What projects are you pushing now?<br />
BANDZ: I wrapped up my new video with Kodak Black, I’ve got so much going on<br />
for 2017. I’ve got Billy The Kid coming out that’s my solo project hosted by Sam<br />
Hoody. I got the Best of Both Worlds out right now, that’s a compilation of old music<br />
all dope though and I got an album with AWAX called Over East that’s getting ready<br />
to drop feat. Kodak Black, Waka Flocka, and SouthSide productions, Billy The Kid is<br />
also produced by SouthSide.<br />
FAMELIFE HITTA<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: you recently been dropping a lot of hot music videos can we be expecting<br />
a full project from you here in the future?<br />
FAME LIFE HITTA: Yea I Got a self titled Ep dropping soon. With about 8 to 9 tracks,<br />
No features. My first project so I'm excited and ready to see the streets reaction to it.<br />
I really feel like I'm at a whole nother level with this shit right now.<br />
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<strong>OHM</strong>: How did you get your start in music and who were some Of your musical<br />
influences?<br />
FAME LIFE HITTA: To be honest I been doing music my whole life. So serious to the<br />
point where I was in band until like the 9th grade. I ain't just no street nigga putting<br />
words together, This shit my passion on Jesus. So sorry this ain't no gimmick this shit<br />
real life lol<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: what is the music scene like In your city and what makes you different from<br />
the rest why should people check for You?<br />
FAME LIFE HITTA: The music scene in My City is hungry. Everybody feel like they<br />
next up like any other city, The difference in the Ville is ain't nobody ever got on from<br />
my city music wise. So niggas don't take advice well. Like how you gone tell me what<br />
to do when you in the same boat I'm in ya feel me. But I feel like I got the upper hand<br />
because I've never put out music before so everybody from the bitches to the niggas<br />
anticipating what the tape gone sound like. It's Nothing but bangers I swear, I'm the<br />
hardest nigga in My City on Jesus. Hands down ain't nobody on my level. They kno it.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: A lot of artist cut corners when it comes to investing in their image and<br />
music what is your take on that and do you have Any hesitation in spending the<br />
bag on investing in your brand?<br />
FAME LIFE HITTA: I feel like you get what you put into your music as far as sound<br />
quality. Because that's what in invest in the most is perfecting my craft. Everything<br />
else gone come.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: if someone just listened to your music for the first time what would or<br />
could they expect to hear from you when they press play?<br />
FAME LIFE HITTA: What I Been threw for the most part. You gone hear my story my<br />
pain my laughter everything.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: Your no stranger to the street like you've been to prison and beat a few<br />
charges do you feel those life experiences shape your music and content?<br />
FAME LIFE HITTA: I did 2 years on two separate occasions so I mean it just gave me<br />
more to talk about if you wanna say that but that's not all talk about honestly I try to<br />
shy away from that shit because so many Rappers glorify jail time and street shit and<br />
probably never had a TDOC number. That shit to easy to rap about so I try to switch<br />
it up sometimes.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: Do you feel that it is a such thing as keeping it too real in your music?<br />
FAME LIFE HITTA: Ion believe in being real because you can be real one hand but on<br />
some fake shit on the other. Fuck keeping it real nigga keep it honest. I believe in<br />
honesty.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: What's next for FameLife?<br />
FAME LIFE HITTA: Building my brand Up more music more everything Ceo shit.<br />
Fantasize About Millions Everyday Living In a Fast Environment. FameLife Hitta I'm<br />
the hardest nigga in This Mf on Jesus.<br />
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MIZZ<br />
DIAMOND<br />
BOOTYLICIOUS<br />
Q: your page was recently<br />
hacked but before that you<br />
was killing social media with<br />
twerk videos to known hit<br />
songs and for independent<br />
artist as well. How do you go<br />
about selecting songs that<br />
you do your twerk videos to?<br />
A: I go by selecting 100 %<br />
REAL songs that people can<br />
relate to an a cool ASS beat!<br />
Q: Tell us something about<br />
you that many may not no<br />
about you. Are you perusing<br />
any type of career or in<br />
school at that moment?<br />
A: I'm 100% REAL an Tell it<br />
how it is cool laid back person<br />
I'm a VIRGO! I'm working on<br />
opening up my own dance<br />
studio<br />
Q: Who is Mz Diamond<br />
outside or dancing or<br />
promoting and how do you<br />
balance it all?<br />
A: I'm a mom beside it all an<br />
continue to stay down grind<br />
harder.<br />
Q: Whats What's next for you<br />
and what can we be looking<br />
for here in thr near future?<br />
A: Continue to go even harder<br />
an me opening up a plus size<br />
only boutique ONLINE.<br />
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600<br />
BREEZY<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: Going back a few months ago you had social media going crazy about Soulja<br />
Boy and Chicago and a $20 or 30-thousand-dollar bounty that was on his head, and<br />
then we see the video Soulja drops on his IG and Twitter, how did you end up in that<br />
situation and why didn’t Breezo want the $20-30 thousand?<br />
600 Breezy: Well, I’m a loyal nigga, so that lil money wasn’t worth it. Soulja been reaching<br />
out to me for months before that situation had even began. It’s just that I was doing so<br />
much when I was in L.A. we didn’t get a chance to link up. So when I saw him on a plane<br />
coming to the city and I hit him up, he was like “You in Chi-raq bruh? Link!” Meanwhile, I’m<br />
not seeing none of the shit that’s going on. I’m hearing that he was beefing with such and<br />
such, now the whole time some nigga really put some change on that nigga head bro, like<br />
real shit, twenty, thirty thousand G’s. My niggas, my top shooters calling me like, “bro, ten<br />
G’s just to stop the show, twenty G’s to get his chain.” At this time, I’m already at the hotel<br />
with him, sitting right next to the man and I’m on the phone like “What” you feel me? My<br />
nigga Durk calling me telling me to stay outta that Soulja and Yotti shit. I’m not even<br />
knowing what’s really going on. I’m telling niggas Soulja don’t even know what’s going on,<br />
one of his phones was cut off, his people was trying hit him and let him know what’s really<br />
going on, but he was so in the sauce with me, we was vibing, smoking, and listening to<br />
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music, he wasn’t even thinking about none of that shit, but my phone was constantly<br />
ringing with the shit. When he <strong>final</strong>ly turns his phone back on he sees all the messages, his<br />
folks telling him, don’t do the show. At that time his show had actually got cancelled. So,<br />
niggas couldn’t even get to him, now nigga’s was trying to offer me twenty G’s, I told<br />
them, I’m cool bro, I got some paper, that ain’t shit bro, he with me in Chi-raq and It’s a<br />
bigger look to let niggas know what yawl got going on is go have to wait until he gets<br />
outta Chicago, they had the whole city on his ass but niggas know he was with Brezzo and<br />
they ain’t fucking around.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: So, all these other rappers with all this money out all on IG, dropping hundreds<br />
was hungry for it?<br />
600 BREEZY: Everybody but my niggas wanted him, niggas were thirsty for him, that’s<br />
how you know niggas ain’t got no money, they wanted some publicity period. Only my<br />
niggas were on some “stay out of it” type shit, we don’t get in no lame shit bro. We got<br />
real beef, nigga’s dying over that shit every day. All the corny niggas in Chicago was trying<br />
to find their way to get to him, these niggas was riding around with guns, they ain’t never<br />
did that shit, putting up videos like they looking for him, they was all in the wrong areas,<br />
nowhere near where Soulja was at.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: With all that being said is there any projects in the works between 600 Breezy<br />
and Soulja Boy?<br />
600 BREEZY: We’ll see bro, I ain’t really spoke to him since then.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: Since then, now that you’ve had a chance to be around other artists, has your<br />
views changed? Is there anybody that you would like to work with?<br />
600 BREEZY: Nah, especially since my nigga Wop out, that’s all I need, I don’t need a<br />
feature from no nigga!<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: Tell us about the growth of Team 600.<br />
600 BREEZY: It’s now 600 Cartel that’s my own label. At first it was just street shit, now its<br />
rap shit, I signed myself. I own myself, I get to keep 100 % of everything I make.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: So, what was it that lead to the static between the original Team 600 because<br />
at one point you all were really close?<br />
600 BREEZY: I’m going to just keep it funky with you, niggas think that I’m just filthy rich<br />
and I left them and I’m supposed to be taking care of them, so they tried to put it out to<br />
where I’m the one that switched up. See but with LA is where I got on, I’ll rep that forever.<br />
I did my first video and that bitch did 4 million views and it was on. I don’t do none of that<br />
funny shit. Niggas think that I’m rich and that I’m just not fucking with them, nah nigga I’m<br />
building so let me build and then I’ll be able to fuck with nigga’s but if they’re doing all<br />
this funny shit, you think I’m going to deal with you after the fact that you’re running to<br />
Twitter trying to make people think that I ain’t who I am. I ain’t never hated on nobody,<br />
everybody on my team did their thing. I was a mascot.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: I can agree with you on that, I remember times where you were out with Hoodo<br />
at the stores, and the signings and you were just supportive and even when I tried to<br />
ask you what was good with you, you would tell me you were working but right now<br />
it was all about your nigga Hoodo.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: While we’re clearing up things can you clear up the 2016 AC3 beef rumors?<br />
600 BREEZY: That was a bunch of bullshit, if I wanted to shut a show down the show<br />
would’ve been shut down period and at the end of the day Meek was with my homie, and<br />
on top of that it’s going to take a whole lot of money to just send me off, I ain’t no sendoff<br />
type of nigga, but yea they didn’t even want to let me in the building like I was a step<br />
child or something, they sent security out like “Who said you were preforming?” but in my<br />
head I am thinking like I really got Mac 10s and shit outside lol , like nigga for real on my kids.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: So, to clear the air, you were not there to shut down Meek Mill’s show.<br />
600 BREEZY: I came to perform with my homie Young Famous and I still got in there on the<br />
stage and moved around. I was outside for an hour before that taking pictures, so think about it<br />
how was I going to do something with all these fans and people around, man I would of went<br />
down. I was out there with the fans giving free shirts and shit away, the rumors be crazy.<br />
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<strong>OHM</strong>: While we’re at it lets clear up the hate, let’s address the elephant in the room. I’m<br />
quite sure it’s a lot of people that wants to know why 600 Breezy ain’t signed with OVO<br />
with the owl chain and all that? Let us all know why that hasn’t that came about?<br />
600 Breezy: Me and Drake we got the relationship where he wants me to build my own brand<br />
and be my own nigga and build my own shit like he has. He doesn’t want to put me under him<br />
that isn’t how I came to him anyway, I don’t want to do that. But know this if I was to walk up to<br />
him and tell him “sign me right now bro” he gone say “what?” “Sign me, and give me whatever<br />
just sign me.” He gone say “you sure Breezo?”<br />
“Yeah sign me, give me whatever little money, give me the OVO chain and all that shit come on<br />
bro let’s do that. He is going to say” I’m not with it but alright. But He’ll do it for me. I could<br />
have been taking the easy way out, get a cool million from bro or something but why? When I<br />
can build my own shit, and get my own money. I don’t want no body taking none of my music or<br />
none of that shit.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: So, the fact that you want to keep it the way you want to keep it, is what led to your<br />
decision? But you know its artist out there like “oh man you around so and so” and they<br />
would be waiting on the contract within the hour.<br />
600 Breezy: Why would I do that when everyone that has contracts just want to take everything<br />
from you and I already know that shit.Why would I go and sign with a nigga when I can get my<br />
own shit popping’, make all my money and still be able to be shoulder to shoulder with these<br />
niggas. I’m already throwing them off because I am a street nigga and I’m next to these niggas<br />
like this. They be like where are the songs at and shit but bro Drake been told me to send him<br />
what I got but he knows how I’m coming and I don’t want the world to be like “oh that’s the<br />
dude that got the song with Drake….<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: So, you rather for them to say that’s 600 Breezy….?<br />
600 Breezy: Yes I want them to know 600 Breezy…that’s Breezo right there. You heard Breezy<br />
on that new Drizzy shit like that. I’m building my brand but don’t get the shit twisted that’s my<br />
homie though. He reached out, I just let him know what it was just because you fuck with me<br />
and you being the caliber that you are…. I’m fucking with you. You my nigga. Anything you<br />
need, you got a problem with niggas or anything let me know something. Just because you got<br />
me next to you, he didn’t know me. He got me this close to him, I could have done anything.<br />
Could have been like fuck it, let me take this nigga out. Throw my life away. Just cause….dumb<br />
shit!<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: So now for all the haters and all the naysayers and all the secret whisperers what do<br />
you want to leave them with?<br />
600 Breezy: If I wanted to be OVO right now I would be OVO but I am OVO affiliate. I’m 600<br />
Cartel MG that’s my label. I’m self-made. I own myself.<br />
Also hear 600 Breezy on Drake’s new album “ More Life “<br />
Available On All Sites For Streaming and Purchase . . . . . . .<br />
FOLLOW TODAY @600BREEZY<br />
INTERVIEWED BY: SAM HOODY<br />
WRITTEN BY: TA’MARA NICOLE | @pretty_ink_addicts<br />
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OJ DA<br />
JUICEMAN<br />
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<strong>OHM</strong>: Can you introduce yourself to our readers?<br />
OJ: What it do, its OJ Da Juiceman<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: I’ve been personally following you since the Brick Squad days hearing<br />
about a nigga they call Gold Mouth… so exactly how long have you been you<br />
been out here grinding in the game?<br />
OJ: I’ve been rapping since I was a youngin’ but didn’t get serious until 2002 or 03’,<br />
that’s when I started off with the “Gold Mouth” situation. 2006 – 2008 is when I really<br />
kicked the door down and let them know the Champ is here.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: What brought on the transition from Gold Mouth to OJ?<br />
OJ: I been OJ my whole life, but when I first stated rapping I called myself Gold<br />
Mouth, but as time progressed, I went with my original name.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: What label did Everything on Me come out under?<br />
OJ: 32 Entertainment<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: Have you been your own boss since you came into the game?<br />
OJ: Yea, you might as well say that, I’ve had my own entity of 32 entertainment my<br />
only sub label that I was signed to was Asylum Records.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: There are so many artists out these days claiming to be independent,<br />
what’s your take on that?<br />
OJ: I jumped out the gate and created my vision, I got my LLC years ago, when I first<br />
got started. I just knew that I was going to do things my way, I didn’t ever want a<br />
boss, I’m going to go the route where I know I’m the boss on whatever I do.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: It was believed that a lot of people came to know you through Gucci<br />
Mane, how did the two of you connect, and is that what led you to Brick Squad?<br />
OJ: Me and Big Dawg grew up together in the same apartment building even before<br />
we moved to Sun Valley, we jumped out the gate rapping together, that’s how I feel.<br />
We were recording not looking for money, just tryna get the people to know about<br />
this Boulder Crest we had going on, and it just did what it did.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: At what point, did Brick Squad decide to go their separate ways? Are you<br />
all still on good terms?<br />
OJ: Everybody wanted to be bosses, so they created their own entities and did what<br />
they did, I came in the gate 32, I stayed 32 and gone forever be 32. But yea, we're all<br />
still cool, ain’t no bad blood on my end.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: Coming from the streets, what lead you to take your rap career serious<br />
and get on your grind from that aspect?<br />
OJ: When the paper started coming in! When I saw that I was getting real paper<br />
without having to run from the police or duck the Narcs.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: With a lot of artist coming from your era trying to do new things and cross<br />
over. Will the your old style still reflect in your newer music?<br />
OJ: Yes it will reflect in all the music that I do. Going back some years when<br />
mainstream wanted me to crossover telling me to stop rapping about trap but I<br />
had to put my foot down and tell them if I can’t rap about what I live and what I do<br />
and what I have been through then I don’t want to do this, It'll be no fun in doing it. I<br />
am not going to have someone come in and write for me because all I do is trap. I am<br />
not rapping about no animated shit. All of my music has really been lived before.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: You have done callaborations with the Chief Keefs and the young artist like<br />
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600 Breezy, how do you still maintain being a young OG? With everyone saying it<br />
is a young man’s game, how do you maintain staying relevant to the young guys<br />
but still keep your OJ The Juiceman flow?<br />
OJ: I don’t sugar coat my shit. My shit is not watered down. My shit is 1000 like 100<br />
proof liquor. I’m going to tell you how it is, what it is, and how it’s going to be. As<br />
long as I stay in that lane, folks is going to feel the real. Some times folks feel the<br />
fake but when it’s real and thorough and from the heart folks gone respect the real<br />
no matter what.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: As long as you have been around and I know you have had some big<br />
records, but do you ever think about the what if’s. Like, wanting to touch that<br />
mainstream status and wanting to be a part of the Drake levels or Rick Ross<br />
levels? Does or has that ever crossed your mind? Is that something you ever<br />
wanted to do?<br />
OJ: That’s cool. I am not tripping on doing that but if it takes me to lie in my raps<br />
then I’m not with it.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: So what I am gathering is win, lose, or draw, OJ Da Juiceman is going to<br />
be who he is, who he was, and always will be?<br />
OJ: Yeah man Im going to stay the same standup guy you first met. Im not gone ever<br />
change, just the music, but I’m going to stay the same. I’m like Chinese food, same<br />
thang, same thang.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: For those who know, for those who have been fans, and for those who is<br />
listening; just like how you did with the Chinese food quotes, you have always<br />
been clever with the word play and the quotes. Almost along the lines of the<br />
E40’s. Like how E40 always comes up with different slang and new ways of<br />
talking. Where do you draw that from? How do you come up with the way you<br />
come across?<br />
OJ: Its hard to say. Back in school I was a class clown muthafucka. I turned a bad day<br />
into a good day and made you laugh at the end of the day. I just put it together like<br />
when it comes to my head I just say it and if it sounds funny it is what it is.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: You basically have been the Messiah mixtape wise. I remember a long time<br />
ago when you did the Freshmen cover you said your goal is to do 32 mixtapes<br />
and you have kind of surpassed that dominating the mixtape era. What’s next?<br />
OJ: Supporting folks that support me. The reason why I do free mixtape is for me to<br />
turn back around and sell you something. You have to give away something free to<br />
sell something. I feel like if I give you 30 or 40 free mixtapes then what the hells wrong<br />
with going to buy 3 or 4 albums that I have put out.<br />
FOLLOW TODAY<br />
@OJDAJUICEMAN32<br />
INTERVIEWED BY:<br />
SAM HOODY<br />
WRITTEN BY:<br />
TA’MARA NICOLE | @pretty_ink_addicts<br />
OUT NOW!!!<br />
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ROZAY 5IVE<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: If you had to describe yourself and your music to someone who has never<br />
heard of you and your push how would you describe it and why?<br />
ROZAY 5IVE: Well first to knock out the first question I would say my music is<br />
something like a coded conversation with with a "Heavy" Aka A OG. I give a raw<br />
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Perception of things I've seen or been through but use a lot of street terminology<br />
just to keep the music dressed and but more so to engage the listener, make em<br />
think a little vs some basic bubble gum rap. Far as the push goes I would describe<br />
that as on and off early on but since I dropped my last project "The Merch Mover"<br />
Hosted by Samhoody , we haven't let up since March 2016 with promotion and<br />
flooding the blogs , in doing so I've gotten the attention of a handful of notable<br />
A&R's and Different music Moguls.<br />
Q : Give our readers and quick history lesson about yourself and how you got<br />
your start music wise?<br />
ROZAY 5IVE: History is kinda hard to sum up quickly but I Was born and raised on the<br />
South Side of Chicago in The Roseland Rosemoor area. By 4th Grade i moved to<br />
Minnesota where My mother and I Re United with my Father . 3yrs After that I lost<br />
my father to Drugs And Alcohol. Fast Forward to 10th grade where I first started<br />
writing raps and battle rapping in house parties. I Went on to graduate high school<br />
and recorded my first song that summer of 2007. In late 2012 I was introduced by<br />
Some Solid 4 Corner Hustlaz (Well Known Gang From Chicago) to Samhoody Who is<br />
a Notable and successful Music Dj and Promotion Specialist/Manager and from there<br />
he has coached me on the ins and outs of the music industry and given me game on<br />
how and why I must remain consistent. Which brings us to current times where I have<br />
added beat making to my Resume' and I'm resting on one of my biggest pieces of<br />
music "Bagchasers 2 The Free Fox Edition" Coming Early 2017.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: Where are you from and who were some of your musical influences coming<br />
up that may have shaped the way that you get off?<br />
ROZAY 5IVE: I'm from The South Side of Chicago as I stated earlier The Wild 100s To<br />
be exact some of my musical influences were Julez Santana , Dipset, 2pac , Nas, Eric<br />
B and Rakim , Method Man was my fathers favorite rapper so I liked him a lot as well<br />
as AZ Common and can't forget Chief Bump J.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: What makes you different from the rest of the rappers coming out of<br />
Chicago?<br />
A :I would say I'm different because I actually understand that it's rare to be signed<br />
or Receive any type of deal through just merely putting out video after video which I<br />
believe a lot of people in my city suffer from. I would also say the Fact that I know I<br />
have to invest in myself being beats promotion advertisement and so forth.I would<br />
say my approach to my musical content sets me apart , the raps I present are far from<br />
basic and will probably take a second and third listen to gather everything.Lastly The<br />
Fact that I have a up and coming clothing line structured around my Music Group<br />
that is flourishing should set me apart from the hobby rappers. Be on the lookout for<br />
Beats by me as well.<br />
Q : what is your current project or single that you are pushing at the moment<br />
and do you have any new projects coming here in the future that we should be<br />
looking out for?<br />
ROZAY 5IVE: Current project is Titled "The Merch Mover " Out now on Spinrilla I also<br />
have a Album out on Iaptv.Com Labeled The Product Of The 100s . I also have a<br />
Single I have been pushing Called "And What" which has a movie like visual on<br />
YouTube as well. New Projects are "BagChasers 2 The Free Fox Edition" and And A<br />
Compilation that hasn't been named with 80's and 90's Beats.<br />
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HOLLYWOOD<br />
LUCK<br />
<strong>OHM</strong> : When and how did<br />
you get your start in music<br />
and let us know who were<br />
some of your musical<br />
influences?<br />
HL : I started doing music<br />
way back in like 1998-99. One<br />
of my child hood friend's<br />
brother started his own label<br />
and had some other guys<br />
from the neighborhood that<br />
started a group. I heard their<br />
song and instantly told my<br />
friend that we were starting a<br />
group too because I had no<br />
idea that you could really<br />
record music in Mississippi. I<br />
always played the drums so I<br />
was already into making<br />
beats so it all just kinda came<br />
together. My influences<br />
were/are Pimp C/UGK, Lil<br />
Wayne, T.I., Master P, and a<br />
few other artist from different<br />
genres. Not just rap.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong> : The last time we had<br />
the opportunity to catch up<br />
with you , you were getting<br />
ready to drop a project fast<br />
forwarding here to the<br />
present what single are you<br />
focusing on and do you have<br />
any new projects set to be<br />
released here in the near<br />
future?<br />
HL : Right now the single I'm currently focusing on is "Selfish" ft Super Jay. Its currently on the<br />
radio and iTunes. I have a few projects I'm working on the first to be released is called "JU's<br />
From The Six" sorta like Drake's "Views From The Six."<br />
<strong>OHM</strong> : we are told from many artist that coming up in the south many opportunities aren’t<br />
giving unless you know the right people which is rare , so tell us do you plan on staying<br />
independent or are you pushing the line to get a deal off your music ?<br />
HL : Independents are definitely winning right now and signing a deal isn't very necessary.<br />
Either or is cool with me. I'm just working. If I can make it happen as an independent then that's<br />
a plus. There aren't many opportunities in the south compared to other regions and markets.<br />
We have to work a little harder to be recognized by the right people. But the most important<br />
people are the fans. Gain fans and the "important" people will find or you won't even need<br />
them.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong> : Tell us and the readers or even the next artist struggling out here in the game ways<br />
that you plan on or have done to stay relevant in a industry where its new artist coming in<br />
daily by the hundreds?<br />
HL : I just stay busy. Busy doing what I do. While I do play attention to other artist because I<br />
love the art, I stay focused on staying in my lane or just doing what I do best. Good product<br />
keeps you relevant. Can't deny good product. As long as its being produced and put out to the<br />
public, good product sales. Guaranteed.<br />
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JESSE JAMES<br />
OWNER OF MIDWEST MIXTAPES<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: Can you give our readers a brief introduction about yourself?<br />
JESSE JAMES: My name is Jesse James and I am the owner of MidwestMixtapes.com.<br />
We are the original mixtape site for Midwest music. We broke a lot of Midwest artists<br />
and given a lot of help pushing their mixtapes over the top. We put on Freddie Gibbs,<br />
Lil Saint Louis, JD Retro, Nelly’s nephew from Nellyville, Cash Doll is also getting a lot<br />
of plays through our site, but the list on and on.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: What city and state are you based out of?<br />
JESSE JAMES: I am from St. Louis, Missouri the Show Me State, the murder capitol. I<br />
live in the jungle for real.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: How significant is your relationship with Derrty Ent?<br />
JESSE JAMES: That’s a bond right there! Ali from the St. Lunatics who is also the VP of<br />
Derrty Ent, he is my business partner at Midwestmixtapes.com. He has definitely taught<br />
me a lot.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: Do you think your site is growing more now because of your affiliation<br />
with Deerty Ent?<br />
JESSE JAMES: Our site doesn’t get the mass traffic that other mixtape sites the DatPiffs<br />
or Spinrillas but we what do get is a nice consumer base. When Nelly, Murphy Lee and<br />
Ali dropped their mixtapes it brought a lot of attention and consumers to the site. So,<br />
we actually produce fans that in turn buys your music. I’ve got a guy here in St. Louis<br />
who went and did a show in Cincinnati and sold out the club because they had already<br />
heard his music on Midwestmixtapes.com.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: How is your site able to cater to the increase of streaming vs just going to<br />
live mixtape sites?<br />
JESSE JAMES: I am willing to work with the artist with whatever they are wanting to do<br />
even if they just want to put up a SoundCloud with no download to the artist that wants<br />
to push their Spotify playlist, their Monetized music, Apple or SoundCloud playlists or<br />
Auto Mac pages monetized. I definitely believe in trying to get the artist paid, instead<br />
of just always having to give their music away for free. I cater to the artist who comes<br />
prepared and understand that this is their business. We work with a lot of<br />
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magazines, DJs and radio stations we’re into promoting as well. We can take<br />
the artist into a marketing plan throughout the Midwest.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: What would you say to the “overnight celebrity” who dropped a<br />
mixtape, receive a lot of views and think that’s all they have to do?<br />
JESSE JAMES: At the end of the day, you might make dope music but nobody<br />
knows who you are, if they don’t know how to connect with you on a level<br />
other than your music, you won’t last. Your fans either have to want to be you,<br />
be like you or relate to you, your music is not all that’s going to attract and<br />
keep fans.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: How important is it to have a budget?<br />
JESSE JAMES: It is very important, you’re going to need a publicist whose<br />
going to be able to market and help promote your music, which will cost,<br />
you’ll need a manager…. It takes money to make money in this industry. That’s<br />
why I only deal with artists who are serious about their craft and sees their<br />
music as their business!<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: How can our readers, and other artist stay connected with<br />
MidwestMixtapes.com?<br />
JESSES JAMES: All social media sites is going to be MidwestMixtapes.com.<br />
PRINCE DRE<br />
THE PRINCE OF<br />
O BLOCK<br />
MUNNA GANG INC.<br />
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<strong>OHM</strong>: Can you give <strong>OHM</strong> readers a little insight into O Block and what you have going on?<br />
PRINCE DRE: Basically, O Block ain’t no gang, we’re just family, we all grew up together. I’ve<br />
personally been rapping for 3 years and have completed about 5 mixtapes so far.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: how did o block get its name?<br />
PRINCE DRE: from my big bro, his name was O.D Perry<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: what would you say to tourists visiting o block in Chiraq?<br />
PRINCE DRE: If you with me you secure, but if you ain’t from around here, don’t come around<br />
here! It ain’t safe for you.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: Chicago is home of the drill music; how do you describe your rap style?<br />
PRINCE DRE: There is two types of Drill music, some say drill and are talking about killing, but<br />
really drill came from one of my homies Pac he’s deceased but it’s just about telling real stories,<br />
real rap, drill ain’t about killing it’s about real life, that’s what I rap about.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: Pac was also mentioned by another Chicago artist named King Louie how did yal<br />
connect?<br />
PRINCE DRE: We’re all from the Woodlawn area, so we basically grew up in the same environment<br />
and can relate to each other<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: Who are some of the artists you’ve worked with so far?<br />
PRINCE DRE: I’ve worked with Lil Reece, Lil Durk, Boss Top, King Duwap, The Smurdas, Peewee<br />
Longway and many other artists from Chicago.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: Even though you’re young you’re still considered an OG in the game, what advice<br />
would you give younger artist on staying away from all the social media hype and all the<br />
back and forth on Twitter and Instagram?<br />
PRINCE DRE: If rapping is what you want to do, you have to work it like it’s a job, you gotta cut<br />
all that old shit out and stay grinding to get to the top. Stay focused, you’re always going to<br />
have haters and people that’s watching and depending on you.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: what projects do you have out now and what future projects can your fans expect?<br />
PRINCE DRE: I have a project called BloodBrothas that’s out, Shottas in the Jungle and my first<br />
mixtape that’s out called The Fresh Prince of O Block. Upcoming, me and Kenny Mac working<br />
on an EP, I just dropped a video on World Star with my homie Peewee Longway, me and my<br />
homie from St. Louis King Duwap working on a mixtape called Shottas, Dealers, Dem Niggas<br />
dropping real soon and my mixtape Only the O in My Eyes.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: is there anyone in the industry that you would like to work with?<br />
PRINCE DRE: I would like to work with Chance the Rapper, Gucci, Yo Gotti, Jay-Z, Juelz<br />
Santana, Jadakiss, Meek Mills and Herb, Don Q, Dave East and Boosie, that’s about it.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: Being from Chicago do you think the music you make can relate to potential fans in<br />
the south?<br />
PRINCE DRE: Yea, I really think so because we all live similar lives just in different places and the<br />
way we talk.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: has any down south artists inspired your music?<br />
PRINCE DRE: Yea, Waka, Boosie, Gucci and my favorite rapper is C-Murder from New Orleans, I<br />
just like they style.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: how can fans get in touch with you?<br />
PRINCE DRE: Instagram @1princedre, Twitter @princeoblockdre, Facebook it’s just Prince Dre<br />
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JAY BEZEL<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: Just in case our readers haven’t heard of you yet, can you introduce yourself?<br />
JAY BEZEL: I came in the game down with Dipset, Diplomat Records, everybody knows me from<br />
doing the hook-on Jim Jones’ “Certified Gangsta” or Juelz Santana’s “What the games been<br />
missing” album. I did a gang of Diplomat mixtapes.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: Along with Dipset, who are some of the other heavy hitter’s you’ve worked with?<br />
JAY BEZEL: I’ve worked with quite a few cats. I got joints with Lil Wayne, Mack Mane and the<br />
list goes on.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: Right now, Philly is getting a lot of attention over some of the beef circulating,<br />
what’s your take on the situation?<br />
JAY BEZEL: I don’t really know, Philly poppin’ right now! Meek got the city lit, he been running<br />
with Rozay and got it poppin’. We got a couple of new cats coming out of Philly, we got PNB<br />
Rock, Lil Uzi Vert. I’m loving it though, anything that makes the city look good I’m all with it!<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: Being a lyricist yourself, and coming out of Philly, home of Lyrical greats like Cassidy<br />
and Meek Mill, how do you feel about the flack that Lil Uzi Vert is catching on not being<br />
lyrical or his lack of Hip Hop knowledge?<br />
JAY BEZEL: If you look at the history of Hip Hop and the cliques that was major like Roc-A-Fella,<br />
Dipset… it’s always a Philly nigga that played a major part in that shit! I think this new generation<br />
of rap is just what these young kids are into, it ain’t my cup of tea, I really don’t listen to it. I<br />
think that he just catching so much heat because he’s from Philly…. You can find a nigga on the<br />
corner rapping in Philly and sound better than a lot of these cats that out now.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: Does this new generation of Hip Hop make you feel the need to change up your<br />
style or delivery in the music you produce?<br />
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JAY BEZEL: No, I’m never changing! I just evolve naturally with my music. If you listen to my<br />
music when I first got down with Dipset it doesn’t sound the same. I think every artist evolves<br />
naturally, if you can’t do that, you gone get left! I will always keep it authentic regardless of<br />
what’s hot or what another nigga’s doing.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: What’s your take on OG’s like the LOX coming back with their same unique style in<br />
this new era of music that’s predominately controlled by the youth?<br />
JAY BEZEL: I love it, L.O.X. came back and that album is crazy! I go by word of mouth and if<br />
nigga’s ain’t talking about your album then I know it’s light weight.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: What’s your affiliation with Money Bag Mob?<br />
JAY BEZEL: That’s my shit, I had to venture off and do my own thing! I own that, and I got a<br />
couple of cats that’s going to be coming out under that label. We’re doing a whole Money Bag<br />
movement. We want to bridge the gap between these new cats and the real spitters, we don’t<br />
want to lose our Era.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: We always hear of Diss records and internet beefs when it comes to artists parting<br />
ways, what helped keep your peace during the split from Dipset?<br />
JAY BEZEL: The type of nigga I am! The Era I come from…. I get busy with my music, with my<br />
rap shit! I’m never going to flat out Diss a nigga unless he really just jumped off the ledge, cause<br />
at the end of the day, them niggas was fam. I didn’t part on no beef, me and Cam rubbed<br />
shoulders doing songs together, Jim Jones was always giving me game, and me and Juelz<br />
Santana were thick as thieves and even though we went through what we went through, there<br />
was still no beef!<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: What projects are you currently working on?<br />
JAY BEZEL: BACK TO RAP 2, I’m definitely going to drop a few singles, I’ve also been working<br />
on this mixtape called PAYING HOMAGE, with the re-making records from some of the artists<br />
that influenced me like Biggie, Tupac, Slick Rick…. I’m cooking that up now.<br />
<strong>OHM</strong>: How can our readers connect with you?<br />
JAY BEZEL: My Instagram is The_Real_JayBezel, Twitter is… JayBezel. You can look me up on<br />
anything, all you got to do is type Jay Bezel into the search engine and I’ll pop up. I be on IG<br />
and Facebook heavy!<br />
STATE OF<br />
HIP HOP<br />
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DANCE WARS TO<br />
GUN WARS!!!<br />
I remember when hip hop and rap was fun….fun lyrics that projected a fun<br />
vibe! Who’s old enough to remember dance wars and step offs? Times have<br />
sure changed! The days of Kid N Play or Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince are<br />
far and long gone. Now everything you hear is full of violence. Harsh lyrics<br />
that glorify a harsh lifestyle, which in the end leads to the destruction and<br />
devastation of a race. You cant blame the fault of the world on one specific<br />
event or action but let us be real…as we say…keep it 100. Our youth are<br />
dying out here in these streets trying to mimic and live the lyrics that these<br />
untalented morons are now putting out and having the balls to call it art.<br />
Whether they want to be or not, these so called artist are role models to our<br />
youth and what they say matters. Every day you turn on the tv or pick up the<br />
newspaper you’re forced to deal with the realization of how doomed our<br />
youth truly are. If theres not a headline or a special report on a shooting at a<br />
club, park, apartment or neighborhood car wash, the violence is escalating at<br />
an undocumented rate! Children killing each other over nothing or the<br />
POLICE doing it…OVER NOTHING!! Things are not the same as when I was<br />
a teenager..back when rap or hip hop was really taking over the planet…wasn’t<br />
about guns, money and women..well maybe money and women<br />
lol…but we could go to the club or a house party without a shootout breaking<br />
up the party…you had beef? …get your crew and meet us in the middle<br />
of the dance floor..how I miss those days…be careful of what you let you let<br />
your kids listen too…it will effect them more than you realize! Or do you<br />
realize or just don’t care? Lets stop helping the emeny…WAKE UP!!!<br />
Written by:<br />
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