Pimp C had the internet going nuts the other day when he bodied Atlanta in the August issue of Ozone. ATL's 107.9 reached out to the Pimp to find out why he's so mad. The interview is long and Pimp C is screaming on top of his lungs, so I'll sum it up for you:
-His statements are right but you may have heard it wrong -Atlanta is not part of the south -Atlanta is the gay capital of the US -Pimp C is a man -Pimp C is speaking on behalf of Pimp C, not UGK -Crunk rappers should mail lifetime royalty checks to Three Six Mafia
And all this is coming from the guy who just worked with OutKast on "Int'l Players Anthem," labeled Young Jeezy "one of the realest n***as," and dubbed T.I. "King of the South."
I have to agree with the Pimp on one thing though: I flew to ATL for the last BET Hip-Hop Awards and had to adjust my watch to eastern daylight time.
I don't know how this interview managed to slip past me but it's definitely worth a read. He talks about the concept behind Ultimate Victory, his ringtone hustle, vibing with Lloyd for 3 hours (pause), and beefs in hip-hop.
Complex: Who do you think’s pushing the “beef” envelope in rap nowadays?
Chamillionaire: Well, I mean the corporations really just do it because they make money off it. They’re gonna make money off it, they’re gonna keep on doing whatever’s making them money, but it’s not them, it’s the actual artists that are sitting there arguing over nonsense and don't even realize it. People are like, ‘Oh, well we got to do this to sell records.’ Or people kind of make up little beef and arguments because they think it brings more hype. But if you look at it nowadays, they're not really even selling records like that. That doesn’t really help you sell records. It might get you a little more exposure, but it still doesn’t sell the records. The music just got to be that. You can’t really fool the audience. I don't really see too many beefs that are something real serious. If you get to the real source of the problem, it’s really just little childhood stuff. Like I said, people always want to think that it’s the end of the world until somebody dies and then they go back and look at the source at why they was beefing and be like, ‘Man you know what, this was a dumb argument.’ But they realize later after somebody done lost their life.
Exactly two months ago, Beans called out Kanye and Pharrell on their fashion sense. In true Angie Martinez style, the issue was fully addressed during Kanye's latest Hot 97 interview. He repeatedly orders them to turn down the music while speaking on the issue, so you know this really hit him in the bone. But to his credit, 'Ye keeps his response funny without necessarily fanning the fire that Beans instigated. He wins again.
I had a brief sit down with Mike Jones at a recent photo shoot, and thought I'd share some of that conversation with you. Now, before you proceed, purge your heart of whatever grudges you may hold against Mr. Jones and his music.. Reserve that for the comment section.
Rizoh: You've set up an email account (askmikejones@gmail.com) as a way to connect with your fans. How's that going? Mike Jones: They just saying 'what's up,' [Pulls out a blackberry] This actually how it goes.
Rizoh: You carry that around? Mike Jones: It's always on me.
Rizoh: What are people asking you? Mike Jones: Someone just asked me, "Can you help me, Mike Jones? Maybe by me asking help from you gave me goodluck. I've never asked anyone for help in my life." They talk to me and I talk back to 'em. It's good feeling man. I had to erase all of them. Just in a day, I get over 8900.
Rizoh: What's the most interesting thing anyone ever asked? Mike Jones: Just me being able to uplift their day.
Rizoh: How's this American Dream different from your first album? Mike Jones: Just the fact that I had more cards to play with. Snoop's on the album, Bun B's on the album, Pimp C, LeToya Lucket, Lil Mo, Trae Songz, Devin the Dude, T-Pain,
Rizoh: What's the common thread between the west coast and the dirty south? Mike Jones: We all got style, you know. We letting everybody know that we're coming up to unify fronts.
Rizoh: You know you get hated on a lot. Of all the things people complain about Mike Jones, which one bothers you the most? Mike Jones: People not knowing my mission. Just taking me for granted. People think that I'm just out here just flashing and showing off, when I'm really just trying to help other people and use my money for good. I be flashing to people who don't believe in Mike Jones. But to the true fans, I hold it down for them.
Rizoh: Snoop mentioned tacos in your video. Do you still eat at Taco Bell? Mike Jones: Ah, you seen the one with Money Stack$? Uh-uh, I ain't never ate there in my life. [Rizoh stands by his statement that Mike used to frequent the Taco Bell at Missouri City]
Rizoh: What's your American Dream? Mike Jones: My American Dream is being able to help other people live their American Dream, you know what I'm sayin'. It feels good that I'm able to help out other people who're going through stress.
Rizoh: Who was the most fun to work with on this album? Mike Jones:I have to say it was good working with Trae Songz. It was fun to work with LeToya Luckett. Everyone had a personal relationship with me to where all of them was fun.
Rizoh: My friends go to Club Ice Age sometimes. How's that doing by the way? Mike Jones:Oh for real. It's doing good. We finna have the one-year anniversary coming up in July.
Rizoh: Anything you want to say to your fans? Mike Jones: Hit me up on askmikejones@gmail.com, it'll come straight to my phone.
I'm having a one-on-one with one of the illest MCs alive. Besides how much Diddy paid him for his ghostwriting services on Press Play, what else should I ask the Monch Man?
Beanie Sigel Hot 97 Interview While speaking to Hot 97 last night, Beanie Sigel casually disclosed that he's still on Roc-A-Fella. Jay must've offered him an irresistible deal.
Much more interesting is the fact that Mack Mittens hinted at the possibility of jumping into the Jay/ Jim Jones crossfire.
"I see what's goin' on. I gotta cap a couple people up. hear a lot of shots being popped at the big homie. I'm here, hitman-for-hire."
Anyone who remembers the legendary Jadakiss vs Beanie Sigel feud knows that this has the potential to be intriguing. Nah, I take that back. This one's a mismatch.
As I pointed out in the Red Gone Wild: Thee Interview, it took Red over four minutes to decide on his all-star team of MCs. I ended up having to compress his answer for the sake of space and presentation. What follows is one of the most hilarious responses I've ever witnessed in an interview. Here's his full, unedited response to that one question:
Rizoh: If you could pick 5 MCs on a starter team, who would you pick?
Redman: What, 5 MCs? Haha! My boy Runt Dog from Jersey...I mean, I gotta pick rappers that's known, right?
Rizoh: Doesn't matter as long as you deem them competent enough to be on your team.
Redman: Ok, it'll be me, my boy Runt Dog, Ready Roc. [Pauses] No, it'll be me, Runt Dog, Supernatural, Erick Sermon...You know what, I ain't gon' say names y'all don't know, cause nobody knows my boy Runt Dog yet, but he's hot. It'll be me, Supernatural, uh...Erick Sermon...uh, um. Aw man, this is a good f**kin question. Damn I love f**kin good questions. Me, Supernatural, Erick Sermon
Rizoh: Ready Roc?
Redman: It'll be my n***as, but see I wanna make it interesting. If I say Ready Rock, then I gotta say Icadon, I gotta say my whole crew. I can't do that, I'm a boss.
That would be me, Supernatural, Erick Sermon, I think...Eminem, then [Pauses again]. Oh you stinking muthaf**ker you! [Laughter] Oh My God! What a good f**kin question. [More laughter]
Shame on the music industry if no one comes to the rescue for these young, ambitious, forward-thinking brothers. No one better say sh*t to me about hip-hop being dead if you''re not ready to support folks like Little Brother while it's still legal to make dope rap music.
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