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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS WITH
BEDA TREEZ BLACK SAMMY THE KING DREW EZ ALI AKA 50RACKS COUP DEVILLE DJ HOPPA WWW.THEUNDERGROUNDFIX.COM
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WHATMADEYOUDECI DETO GETI NTO THEMUSI CI NDUSTRY? Real l yIwasborni nt oi t ,whi chcr eat edmypas s i onandl ovef ormus i cThenIr eal i zedIcoul dmake acar eeroutofmyt al ent s .Nowt hemoneyi skey . WHEREDOESYOURSTAGENAMECOMEFROM? Wel l ,IwasbornAndr ew.Thecapt ai noft heNat i onofI s l amgavemet henameAl i .AndEz( eas e) becaus eImaket hegameofl i f el ooks oeas y .Sot her eyouhavei t ,t heYoungGod,Dr ewEzAl i . WH TARESOMEOFYOURMUSI WHA CALI NFLUENCES? Iknewofj azzbef or eIknewofrap,s omydadwast hebi gi nf l uenceoft hatMyol des tbr ot her , St r eet s ,br oughtmei nt ot herapgame. OTHERTHANMUSI C,WHATARESOMEOFYOURHOBBI ESAND I NTERESTS? I ' veal wayswant edt obeabas ket bal ls t ar .Lmao.Andi nhi ghs choolIpl ayedasawi der ecei veron myf oot bal lt eam.Butonas er i ousnot e,Il oveal las pect si nbus i nes s . WHAT' MAI NSTREAM'ARTI STSWOULD YOULI KETO GETAFEATUREFROM? Bei ngt hatIwor kwi t hpl at i numart i s t sear l yi nmycar eeral r eady ,t hi si sagoodques t i onf ort he YoungKi ng.ButI ' l lt ake50CENT,J ayZ,P.Di ddy ,andSoul j aBoyj us tf ort hef unofi t . WHATDOES2014LOOKLI KEFORDREW EZALIAKA50RACKS? Onewor d:Beaut i f ul ! WHERECANOURREADERSGO TO FI ND OUTMOREABOUTYOUAND YOURMUSI C? I fyour eal l ywantt oknowme,got oi TunesorYouTube. WHATI SYOUROPI NI ONONTHESTATEOFHI PHOPTODAY? Ican' tbemadati tbecaus eIdi dn' tcr eat ei t .Wewoul dal ll i ket oadj us ti tt of i tourpers onalneeds , butt hat ' snothowi twor ks .Yougot t ageti n,gr i ndhar d,ands hi neeverychanceyouget . AREYOUSI GNED TO ORAFFI LI ATED WI TH ALABEL? MoneyTrai n,t hepl at i nums el l i ngart i s t ' s ,Mi keJ onescr eat ed,andTrueWor l dI nc . ,whi chi smyown r ecor dl abel .Al s oaf f i l i at edwi t hCal i ' sownJ unkYar dGoons( J YG) I STHEREANYTHI NG ELSEYOUWOULD LI KETO SHAREWI TH OURREADERS? Peepmynewes tPr oj ect ."Ki ngsBr i dge"f eat ur i nghotLegendsi nt heGame! !
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SOWHATHASYUKMOUTHBEENUPTOLATELY? J ustdroppedt hi s18kal bum,i t smygreat esthi t sal bum.Worki n'onanewal bumwi t h JHoodt i t l ed' Savages't heni mdroppi n't hi snewsol oal bum' JJ't hatwi l lbeaccompani ed wi t haDVD. WHATARESOMEOFYOURMUSICALINFLUENCES? Mydadwasmyf i rstmusi cali nf l uence,Ihadat rumpeti nmyhandsat8soIwasdef i ni t el y musi cal l yi nf l uencedatayoungage.Asf arasart i st s ,Iwoul dsayIceCube,CoolG,KRS, Publ i cEnemy,TheDOC,Scarf ace,TheGhet t oBoys ,Bi gDaddyKane,al lki ndsofart i st s . OTHERTHANMUSIC,WHATARESOMEOFYOURHOBBIESAND INTERESTS? Imacart ooni st ,Il i ket odraw.Imal soa' SmokeOl ogi st 'Idef i ni t el yl i ket opart yandburn i tdownyaf eelme.Ial sol i ket ot akemyki dsoutf orsomef unmaybehi tt hearcade,pret t y normalshi tt houghmanIai nti nt obi gext ravagantvacat i onsandal lt hatshi t . DOYOUPLANONDOING ANOTHERTHUG LORDZALBUM? Yeswedo,wearej ustget t i n'ourshi tal li norderandwegonnacomet oget hersoonf or anot herThugLordzal bumf asho!
ABOUT6-7MONTHSAGOIWATCHED ANINTERVIEW WITHYOUSPEAKINONABEEFWITHPLIES? ANYTHING CHANGEONTHATISSUE? Pliesneverresponded,welethimknow,heoutthepicture,itwasawarningshot,butshit,wegooditsnothin'itsreallynothin. YOUROBVIOUSLYONEOFTHEMOSTINFLUENTIALRAPPERSONTHEWESTCOAST,WHATDOESIT MEANTOYOUBEING ANARTISTFROM THEWESTCOASTWHENSOMUCHOFTHERAP/HIP-HOP SPOTLIGHTISTAKENUPBYTHEEASTCOASTAND SOUTH? Ifeelthewestcoastdoesntgetitsduecreditthesedays,especiallycomparedfrombackinthe90'stonow.Thereisdefinitely somedopeartistsfromthewestcoastthesedaysbutwedefinitelyaintgettingthecreditwedeserve. WHATISYOUROPINIONONTHESTATEOFHIP-HOPTODAY? Imakeepitfunky,Ilikethewayartistthesedaystakeshitbacktothe80'sand90'sbutIdontlikethatgayshit!Fuckthem skinnyjeans,wearingskirtsandshit.Musicistoohappyandhonestlymostofitsoundsthesame,itshardtotellalotartists apartthesedays. ANYNEW DVD'SORMOVIESYOUHAVECOMING OUTSOONWESHOULD BEONTHELOOKOUTFOR? Iminamo m vietitled'5k1'aboutahustlainDetroit,Iplayedaroleinthat.GotthenewunitedghettosDVDcomingouttitled 'TheLostMacDreFiles'andtheunitedghettos'EyeCandy'editioncomingsoonaswellsobeonthelookoutforallthem jointsman. WHERECANOURREADERSGOTOFIND OUTMOREABOUTYOUAND YOURMUSIC? OurwebsiteSMOKEALOTRECORDS.COM isthemainspotbutyoucanhitmeonTWITTER@THAREALYUKMOUTH onINSTAGRAM @REGIMEGENERALandFACEBOOK.COM/YUKMOUTHweallover!
DJ HOP P A DJHoppa,wasbornApril28th,toamusicalfamily.HismotherbeingaCellist,andfatherhavingplayedthe Trumpet,hewasliterallyraisedonmusic.Fromage5andon,hehasgraspedvariousinstrumentsfromthe musicalspectrum,startingwithPiano,Drums,BassandGuitar;thenmovingontoSamplers,MPCs,Technics Turntables,andsoforth. Findinglikemindedindividualsinhishometown,DJHoppadevelopedagrowingandprosperousHipHop sceneintheSanFernandoValley(CA)throughhislabelBrokenComplex,athrivingimprintspecializingin IndieHipHop,DJs,andRootsReggae.ItwasthroughtheseeffortsthatHoppawasnoticedbyFunkVolume, andsinceteamingupwithHopsinandSwizZzontheirnationwide‘IAM RAW’Tour,hehasofficiallyjoined theirroster. Asanartist,DJHoppahasproducedawidearrayalbums,projects,andvariousDigi-Singles(Allavailableon iTunes),nottomentionaslewofMixtapes,Mashups,andRemixes,withnosignofslowingdown.Hehas sharedthestagewithactsrangingfromHardcoreHipHop(GhostfaceKillah,ImmortalTechnique)toeven moremainstreamclubacts(KidSister,CrystalMethod),andisnowtouringInternationallywithHopsinand producingmusicforFunkVolumeandBrokenComplexRecords. Forbookingcontactinfo@brokencomplex.com
WHATSTHEHARDESTTHING TOOVERCOMEBEING AN INDEPENDANTARTISTIN2014? Thesologrind.Everythingisonyou,fromengeneeringtowritingtocomposing yourmusicPushingyourmusictothestreetsisalsoaconstantgrindbuthaving asquadwiththesamegoalsmakesitalittleeasier. WHATISTHEDIFFERENCEBETWEENTHEBAYAREAAND SOUTHERNCALIFORNIAMUSICSCENES? Bothsideshavethereownflavorandihavenothingbutrespectfortheartistsout therehustlingtryingtogetmoney. WHATDOESITMEANFORYOUBEING ANARTISTFROM THE WESTCOAST? IgotmadloveforthewestcoastgrowinguplisteningtoPAC,DEATHROW, BROTHALYNCH,C-BOandthelistgoeson.Artistthatputthewestcoaston themapmakesmefeelgoodthatIcancontinuethetraditionofdoingmusicIlovefromthecoastwherei'mfrom
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WHATAREYOURPLANSASANARTISTFOR2014? Myplansaresimple.grind,keeppushingmymusicputtingpastproblemsbehindmeandconcentrateonme. HOW IMPORTANTISSOCIALNETWORKING AND ONLINEMEDIATOANARTISTINTHISDAYAND AGE? Nowadayswithsocialmedianetworkingwithotherartistandbeingabletoreachouttoyourfansisoneclickaway. Gettingyourmusicandyourselfasanartisttotheworldiseasyandsimple. INYOUROPINIONWHATISMISSING FROM HIP-HOP/RAPTODAY? Iseenothingmissing,whateverstylethatyourbumpingisouttherefromyourtrapmusic,eastcoast,westcoastorwhatever youjustgottalisten.Beopenmindedaboutthemusic,itmaysurpriseyou.
WHATSTHEHARDESTTHING TOOVERCOME BEING ANINDEPENDANTARTISTIN2014? Thehardestt hi ngwoul dbet ryi ngt ogetnot i cedbyt heri ght peopl e.Andal soget t i ngt hef undssi t uat edt ogetyourmusi c of ft heground. WHATISTHEDIFFERENCEBETWEENTHEBAY AREAAND SOUTHERNCALIFORNIAMUSICSCENES? Tomet herei sn' treal l yadi f f erencej ustt heareawecomef rom. Butt hemusi ci sal lrepresent i ngt hegol denst at e.
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WHATDOESITMEANFORYOUBEING AN ARTISTFROM THEWESTCOAST? Itmeanseveryt hi ngt ome.Thewesti swhererapmusi c ori gi nat edf rom.
WHATAREYOURPLANSASANARTI STFOR2014? Ke e ppus hi nga ndgr i ndi nghope f ul l y2014i smyy e a r . Ne wy e a rf r e s hs t a r t . HOW I MPORTANTI SSOCI ALNETWORKI NG AND ONLI NEMEDI A TO ANARTI STI NTHI SDAYAND AGE? I t ' soneoft hemos ti mpor t a ntt hi ngsi nmus i cno wa da ys . I t sThee a s i e s ta ndbe s t wa yt opr omot ey our s e l fa sa ni nde pe nde nta r t i s t . I NYOUROPI NI ONWHATI SMI SSI NG FROM HI PHOP/RAPTODAY? Theonet hi ngmi s s i ngi sr a ppi ngt oa f f e c tt hewor l di napos i t i v ewa y . Andmos t ofa l lt hel o v ea ndr e s pe c tf oronea not he r . . .