After reading Lauren Carter's Boston Herald article on the unprofessionalism displayed by Stat Quo during an interview, I'm forced to reevaluate my own awkward experience with another Shady rapper.

A few weeks ago I interviewed three artists involved in Eminem's new mix CD, "The Re-Up": Obie Trice, the Alchemist and Atlanta native Stat Quo. It was a group interview, with each of them phoning in from different parts of the country.

When I directed questions to Obie and Alchemist - who stayed mostly quiet during Stat's outbursts, occasionally laughing - Stat would chime in with vulgarities, such as informing me that Alchemist was defecating while on the phone with me.

When I hung up the phone, I felt cold. The more time that passed, the more uneasy I became. I wondered what, if anything, I should have done differently. I wondered how many other female journalists have been treated the same way. I wondered if I should just let it slide and chalk it up to interviewing rappers. Because, really, what's the record label going to do about Stat Quo sexually harassing a writer over the phone? Slap him on the wrist? Or high- five him?

According to Nobodysmiling.com, Stat Quo went on to inquire about the possibility of phone sex with Carter.

Not to steal the centerstage from Miss Carter, but I think the Shady camp needs to consider hiring a Speech Coach. I only say that because Ms. Carter's experience calls to mind a weird encounter I had with a different Shady rapper last year.

It happened in the middle of a phoner. I had sensed that said emcee may have been using a "stand-in" for the interview. His defense was that he has "several voices." Not only did this guy's voice differ extensively from the real deal, his accent, charisma, vocab, tone, etc raised a red flag in my head. Still, I was like "Cool, I'm looking forward to meeting the real [rapper X]," to which he angrily quipped "Is that all you gotta say, n***a!" I'll save you the rest of my horrific encounter with said loser.

Point is, there's definitely a pattern here. This is clearly a reflection of the label's culture or lack of one. Then again, what do you expect from Em's weed carriers when their boss has a reputation for picking fights with hand-held puppets at award shows.