Issue #43 ft Nuely

Owned & Operated by Ford Johnson Publishing

Publisher

Ford Johnson Publishing

Creative Director Rachelle Ford

Writers Ladychelle

Empress Spade Nancy “Fancy” Placide DJ Samore

Cover designed by:

IG: Forentmag Twitter: Fordentmagazine

FB: Ford Entertainment Magazine www.Fordentmag.com Contact Us Inquiry@FordEntmag.com 302-313-6734 www.FordEntMag.com © 2017 by Ford Entertainment Magazine All Rights Reserved Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.

Ford Entertainment Magazine is a registered trademark of Ford Johnson Publishing, LLC. Printed and published in the United States of America.

Letter from the editor I’ve interviewed a lot of people in the course of my career, but I can’t say I’ve ever encountered anyone quite like Nuely. What stood out the most to me during the interview, is that I asked him where he saw himself in music. His eyes lit up, and he smiled as he answered “I’m destined to be one of the greats.I’m a real icon.” Every part of me believes him. Because I share that same vision with my work. Such a privilege to be the first magazine cover he’s graced and first exclusive interview he’s given. Stay tuned, because he’s definitely an icon in the making.

I’m so excited at the direction this little project of mines have taken. What started as an idea has been coming to life month after month. Got me feeling like Geppeto watching my creation become a real boy. Issue #43!

That’s big. Especially for a Gemini like me who gets bored or lose interest in things quickly. Or so I’ve been told. But I think that only applies to relationships because when it comes to my work, I’m in it for the long haul!

So sit back, get comfortable and embrace me baby! - Rachelle Ford.

In This Issue MUSIC 05 DJ SAMORE TOP 5 06 NEW RELEASES 08 DRUGS & HIP HOP BEAUTY 10 BOSS MOVES:

HAIRNURSE 11 BEAUTY REVIEWS:

LET THERE BE FACE 13 BEAUTY OF

THE MONTH: SIWO

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS 07 COMEDIAN RAWSTEAM 17 MOOK BOY 18 DIRTY 1000 19 MIKE SMIFF 20 YNW TAKEOFF 21 KT FIZZLE

COVER

NUELY PAGE 14

LIFE/RELATIONSHIPS 22 FANCY SAYS

NEVER SETTLE FOR GOOD ENOUGH

LIFE/RELATIONSHIPS 23 QUICK TEA

WWW.FORDENTMAG.COM

We look at what’s hot on the radio according to Mediabase/ BDS Soundscan, the streets, and Dj Samore, and what she feels is that next hot record. Most of the time when she says it’s a hit, it’s a hit!

INDIE PICKS 1. Chivonne Saywhat Thinking of Me 2. Boy Billionaire Freak Me Up 3. Blackout Daone Best I Ever Had 4. Great Dayne Robin Hood 5. J Wright Emotions and Confessions 6. Damon Blue Replay

For more on the Urban Experience and DJ Samore, Check out Sourbanentertainment.com, Da One Radio on Dadecountyradio.com (over 40k loyal listeners on the radio station, monitored Byradiowavemonitor.com), and on Nuradio Station, www.Givemeyomusic.com Thursdays at 6pm

1 2

Cardi B Bodak Yellow

Spotlight Tracks

Gold Link Crew

3

Hustle Gang Friends Chris Brown Pills & Automobile

4

SZA The Weekend

5 G Easy, ASAP & Cardi B

No Limit

Derez Deshon Hardaway

Zoey Dollaz ft Chris Brown

Post & Delete

Frank Lini ft R.L. Tape I Won’t Tell

Nuely High Risk 2(Mixtape)

Thirty8Hot | Yn Takeoff | Choo Choo

Mac 11

Boosie Badazz God Wants Me To Ball

Kanvas F.T.O.S. (Mixtape)

Remy Ma ft Lil Kim Wake Me Up

Tory Lanez I Sip

Fabolous & Jadakiss

Friday on Elm Street(Album)

Boosie Badazz Dirty Diary

Catching up With

You’ve been doing comedy for a while now? How long as it been exactly?

Been going on for 5 years.

How did you get started? What made you realize you wanted to do comedy?

Growing up and joking around at family events. When I got older, I wanted to grab a mic and go for it on stage.

What was your first experience on stage like?

It was amazing. I wasn’t nervous, I just acted like I was in front of my family and gave it my all.

What kind of comedy do you do? Is it based on your personal stories?

Rawsteam

Yeah, personal stories. I turned my life into funny moments. I can be versatile as well, and talk about what’s going in the world. I also do hood comedy.

Tell us about Rawkesha Lol well, Rawkesha is one of my foreign characters. Lil ghetto chick. I’m bringing her back 2018.

What inspired you to create her?

Growing up watching Martin, Jamie Foxx and Tyler Perry with Madea.

Plus it got females’ attention.

Is it just comedy or do you enjoy dressing up as a woman on your off time as well?

Just for comedy, getting laughs. Never on off my time.

What’s next for 2018?

2018 I’m blowing up like the World Trade. All gas, no brakes.

IG @rawsteam_comedian239 Fb rawsteam ESE Gordon Twitter @rawsteam239 Snapchat @rawsteam239

Drugs & 1980

P O H HIP

Back in the 80s, drugs weren’t as glorified in lyrics as they are now. Back in 1984, Grandmaster Melle Mel released “White Lines (Don’t do it)” which was an anti-drug statement disguised as a party anthem. Shortly after that, Kool Moe Dee came out with “Crack Monster,” a song dedicated to the epidemic that was taking over Black America.

1990

With Cypress Hill’s self-titled debut album in 1991 and Dr. Dre’s The Chronic in 1992, the anti-drug message of the 80s faded away and lyrics became all about the trees (weed, marijuana, Mary J) with it peaking in 1993 as the most popular drug in hip-hop. By the mid-1990s, the percentage of rap songs with drug references increased from just four tracks in the early 1980s to 45 percent of all hip-hop tracks. But Weed’s fame was short-lived as Jay Z, the Notorious B.I.G., and Snoop Dogg dropped albums with first-hand accounts of the 1980s crack epidemic.

Their experiences selling drugs (and smoking them) translated into platinum-selling records, fueling a generation of rappers intent on telling the story of the hustler. By 1998, cocaine had overtaken marijuana as rap’s most talked-about drug. This trend persisted through the early 2000s with Jay Z, Raekwon, and the Clipse—all of whom kept the hustler-rapper Mafioso persona at the forefront of hip-hop culture.

by Ben Carter @Theonlydjorkaeff www.Genius.com

Early 2000s

While cocaine dominated the first half of the 2000s, another trend was brewing. Three 6 Mafia’s “Sippin’ On Some Syrup” and Big Moe’s City Of Syrup set the stage for hip-hop’s new drug of choice—lean. Unfortunately, this also brought tragedy. DJ Screw passed away in 2000, and UGK’s Pimp C died from a codeine overdose in 2007, right around the time Lil Wayne was diving in head first. Although Wayne popularized lean in the late 2000s, Houston group the Botany Boys were some of the first MCs to mention lean on wax. Their 1995 record, Smokin’ N’ Leanin’, is littered with references to syrup, some 20 years before Atlanta’s Future released Dirty Sprite 2—an ode to the drug he denies being addicted to.

Late 2000s

Following lean’s late-2000s popularity, the hype briefly died, making way for MDMA’s 15 minutes of fame. The drug, also known as ecstasy and “molly,” entered the national consciousness in 2009, and hip-hop didn’t take long to catch on. Jay Z referenced the substance that same year on “Empire State Of Mind,” his most commercially successful single of all time, and again in 2013 on “Tom Ford.” This wasn’t enough to keep “molly” in the mainstream. After Trinidad James’ 2013 “All Gold Everything” meme line—“Popped a molly, I’m sweatin’, woo”—fizzled out, “molly” became a certified fad.

Today

Since molly’s fading popularity and the increase in codeine mentions, other over-the-counter and prescription drugs have crept into hip-hop’s woozy landscape. The most popular is Xanax— an Eminem staple. Rap’s obsession with Xanax began in 2011 when Tyler, The Creator mentioned the pill on “Yonkers.” Since then, Young Thug, Future, and 2 Chainz have all mentioned Xanax in their music. While most listeners would agree prescription pills are becoming more prevalent in hip-hop, the Rap Stats graph below shows that they only take up a small percentage of drug mentions in 2015/2016. Will that change? We’re not sure, but if the most popular rapper in the world (Kanye West) continues to mention Xanax, we might be in for a surprise.

Hip Hop Casualties

The world mourned Chad Buttle, better known as Pimp C on December 4th, 2007. The 33-year-old rapper died from an accidental overdose from a large consumption of Codeine medicine coupled with a pre-existing sleep condition. The cough syrup concoction was no stranger to the rapper’s lyrics. As one half of UGK, Pimp C made it no secret that he a penchant for red promethazine, thick orange and yellow ‘Tuss.” Just a short time after Pimp C’s passing, it was announced that UGK were nominated for a Grammy for Best Rap Collaboration for their track “Int’l Players Anthem,” featuring Outkast.

Chris Kelly, half of the 1990s rap duo Kris Kross died on May 1st, 2013 at an Atlanta hospital after he was found unresponsive at his home, police said.

After paramedics took him to the hospital, a woman who identified herself as Kelly’s friend told an investigator that Kelly had taken a mixture of heroin and cocaine Tuesday night and that she had brought Kelly home “to recover from his drug use.” An autopsy found no signs of trauma or foul play.

The passing death of Lil peep earlier this month has once again brought up the discussion of Drugs and Hip Hop. Although not the only music genre to glorify substance abuse, none the less, as you can see from the previous page, drugs have been a part of Hip Hop culture and its lyrics for decades.

Lil Peep, born Gustav Ahr, passed away on November 15th from a suspected overdose of Xanax. The rapper was only 21 years old. His death has prompted an outpouring of love from artists as well as even influencing some to seek a more sober route.

On November 13, ODB collapsed after complaining of chest pains while working at the old Wu-Tang Clan Studios in New York. Ol’ Dirty Bastard, born Russell Jones, was found to have died from a fatal mixture of cocaine and the prescription drug Tramadol, a synthetic opiate that is usually prescribed to treat severe pain. His death was ruled an accident. ODB has had a well-documented history of drug abuse, though in 2003 he had publicly professed to be drug-free.

Lil Uzi Vert wants to sober up following Lil Peep’s death.

Soon as he heard the news of Lil Peep’s deathly overdose, Lil Uzi Vert tweeted his condolences and also shared: “We Would love 2 stop ..... But Do You Really Care Cause We Been On Xanax All Fucking Year,” Uzi wrote Thursday (Nov. 16). “Rip Buddy I 100% Understand and I Don’t Fault U.” Later that night, he revealed he was trying to sober up.

“Sober 2 day I have been shaking. I have been cursing my love ones out and fighting In the studio with no thoughts in my head.

Teeth biting down because I just wanna be angry at something.... maybe I will just smoke weed tonight.”

Our prayers are with him. Hopefully this time next year, he’s celebrating his first year of sobriety.

Hairnurse Salon Owner “2017 has been one

hell of an emotional roller coaster for me. Literally going fast, slow, up, down, & at some points backwards, all at the same time. I’ve had wins & I’ve had heartbreaking losses, but through it all I managed to keep it together & continue to manifest a life that I have been able to maintain on my very own. Trust & believe, 2017 was definitely my year, & every year before & after. I am truly grateful for my angels, spirit guides, family, close friends, and enemies. (Believe me when I tell you how important it is to always keep the enemy in mind) So I say all that, to say this... NEVER GIVE UP ON YOURSELF!!!

Be your #1 fan & your biggest believer. & sometimes you have to shed people and things, to get exactly what is meant for you in this life.”

-Hairnurse

Congrats Lindsay Andrea on the grand opening of her new Salon.

Hair Clinique

7403 Collins Ave. Miami Beach, FL 33141 Studio 120

Let there be face....

Beauty Review Pro Filt’r Soft Matte Longwear Foundation COLOR: 400 - for deep skin with warm undertones and subtle red tones ---

$34.00 The Fenty Beauty Cosmetic line by Rihanna is absolutely amazing. If you are looking for Foundation that has smooth skin like matte finish, this is it!

The MatchStix are a great trio for your Contour, Highlight, and Concealer that go on the skin as cream but have a beautiful powder finish that is easy to blend! And the Gloss Bomb Lip Gloss has beautiful sparkles that make your lips shine while keeping them smooth and moisturized! This collection is LIFE! IG: _lovelyxerica YouTube: LovelyErica Facebook: Lovely Touch by Erica

Match Stix Trio COLOR: Deep 400 - Suede, Espresso, Sinamon---

$54.00

Gloss Bomb Lipgloss in “Fenty Glow COLOR: Fenty Glow shimmering rose nude---

$18.00

SIWO BEAUTY OF THE MONTH

What’s your name?

I go by Wideline Siwomiel or just Siwo.

How long have you been modeling?

I modeled when I was younger but as an adult I have been modeling professionally for 2 years.

My goal in modeling is to set trends. I’m also a big believer in hard work pays off. I want to show people that it’s never too late to follow your dreams and you can do anything you put your mind to!

How did you get started?

I love being sexy but am very shy, so the sexy thing still intimidates me a bit but I love a high fashion look.

I got started as a child. My mother put me with an agency but at the time I was not focused. As an adult, I took a chance and decided to go for it, I had my first photoshoot, made a portfolio and I took off from there.

Where are you from?

Are you signed to an agency?

What’s your favorite look when modeling.

Born in St. Louis Du Nord in Haiti but I have lived in SWFL my whole life.

What are your goals in modeling?

I am not currently signed with an agency but I have a great manager and we are in contact with a few agencies in Miami. We haven’t found the right fit yet.

This or That Heels or Sneakers?

Depending on my mood. Sneakers make me feel like a gangsta while my heels make me feel like I can take on the world...heels bring out my alter ego

Sex or Sleep?

Sleep after good sex

Thug or Scholar?

Scholar please!

Chocolate or Candy?

Definitely chocolate

Favorite Liquor?

I do not drink but I’m Haitian so Cremas all the way

Favorite car?

Porsche Cayenne

Favorite artist?

Selena

Favorite Holiday?

Christmas

NYEAH U ENIEL Y Music has taken a direction that a lot of us are struggling to follow. Stuck between wanting music with a message, with meaning, that speaks of the injustices in life and music with just a hook and beat you can just vibe.

But once in a while, you’ll meet an artist whose music is just real. Don’t call him an artists tho, not even a rapper. He’s only a man with a story to tell, a story worth telling, that happens to flow to the music. Nuely is a one of a kind artist. When you listen to his music, you can feel the emotions. You can follow his journey. Almost like a play, with every verse, every hook, every emotion highlighted. Almost sounds like poetry. Gansta poetry.

Lost his mom at a young age, his brother was killed while he was locked away in a juvenile program, getting shot in the head, Nuely is no stranger to the struggle. He’s lived this life. His music is in no way art imitating life. It’s more like music in motion, illustrating life.

Nuely dropped his first mixtape in 2013 titled High Risk.

It featured an actual picture of him in a hospital bed with gunshot wounds. Fast forward to 2017 with High Risk 2, you get to meet a more mature less angry Nuely.

High Risk was released in 2013 and High Risk in 2017. Four years between two the projects. There are some distinct differences between the two, High Risk is more rugged and street, whereas High Risk 2 is much more versatile.

To what do you attribute these differences?

It was a result of personal growth.

When I dropped High Risk, I was going through a lot at the time. I was shot in the head. I was mad. I was angry, to be honest. But with High Risk 2, I was able to be more myself. Reach out to the ladies a little bit and let them know, I’m not just a gangsta, I’m a gentleman too.

Speaking of High Risk 2, there’s a track on there called “cursed”. You went deep on that. Was the purpose of that record for the world to understand you or was that for your own release?

It’s both. Based on the fact that it’s a real story. It’s my reality. It’s not just some made up song. Those are my trials and tribulations on what I went through in life. So it’s based on being real. Letting the world know that basically, I’m not a starboy. I’ve really been through the struggle.

Comparing the two covers, you can see the difference between the two projects. Can you explain your mindset in both?

What makes you think that people think that you’re a bad guy?

If you google me. Some google me; some hear a lot of hearsay, the cops have me labeled as a bad guy. Some get it from the music.

But once you get to know me you understand that I really got a great heart, that I’m a really loving and caring person.

But at the same time, growing up where I’m from, you got to be bout your issue or get ran over in the streets.

Is music more like therapy to you or is it merely art?

It’s more like therapy. I know a lot of people who can get in the studio and create a song and make it sound good.

Then you have people who can write a story about what they’ve gone through.

And as an artist, that’s more my target in life; to write stories based on my real struggles and trials and tribulations.

Besides money and music, what else drives you?

With High Risk, that was a real cover. It wasn’t a concept that I came up with. It was an actual picture of me in the hospital with a bullet in my head and my arm. Once again, as I said, I was mad.

I was angry on that cd. But with High Risk 2, I can show the people who I am.

I’m not a bad guy.

My family. Making sure my aunt can retire. I get tired of seeing my auntie getting up, punching the clock, two jobs, it’s getting old. It’s not even the money or the music. It’s about bettering my life and the life of those around me, build an empire, being able to put people in a position where they can better themselves.

So basically, the better days. It’s the better days that I want the most.

Are you in love with your life as it is?

Yes. Based on the fact that I was sentenced to 15 years in the Department of Corrections at the age of 21. Being that God gave me the opportunity to get that prison sentence off me and win my appeal and be free. And every day I wake up and I’m free, and I see another day, I feel blessed.

I’ve been shot in the head, been sentenced to 15 years in the Department of Corrections, lost my mom when I was 9, my only brother got killed when I was 16 inside of a Juvenile Program. Its so much in life that, I smile from the inside. Small things keep me with a smile on my face, keep me motivated and keeps me going.

I read the case files on your appeal and was impressed with your extensive knowledge of case law. Is that something you were already familiar with or something you had to research?

Prison is crazy. You got so many young individuals who get sentenced to a whole lot of time in the Department of Corrections, and a lot of them are not strong minded individuals. I was young, but I was one of those individuals who were kinda before my time. So I didn’t waste my time in the rec yard, trying to get high with my homeboys, telling gansta stories. No. I know what type of individual my momma had, how God has my brain to think, and how my heart is set up, that was a time, this where you got to show who you really are. This something you got to fight for. You done did enough slanging out in the streets, busting heads, and kicking doors, but this a time where you got to show who you really are. A real man is going to fight for himself.

God only help those who helps themselves.

And only blesses the child who can hold his own.

And I was always one to hold my own.

So it was like, this ain’t no situation where I got time to be sho sho-ing, no, I got to get in this law library, I got to focus up, I got to learn, I got to get these case laws to my lawyer. I got to fight. And look, I’m here now baby, I’m here.

To what do you attribute that strength?

I’ve been blessed since a baby. I said that on one of my songs on High Risk. Last Man Standing. I said, “My faith so strong I’ve been blessed since a baby. One of the realest niggas ever born in the 80s.”

That’s just me. Just like, I’m man enough to stand toe to toe with any individual.

Fist to fist, head to head with a gun, sky mask or whatever, how am I not going to be man enough to fight for my freedom?

And it’s sad, I’ve seen so many guys in there, they’ll be on the door, rapping, knowing all the Boosie songs, the Webbie songs, the Plies songs, all the gangsta songs. But soon as the white folks send them some legal mail through their flap, they don’t even know how to read this and that to know what’s going on. No. I never wanted to be one of those types of individuals. Never.

Your music seems to glorify the street life. Is that a life you would recommend to your younger fans?

Never. Never. I’d never recommend for the youth to want to join the street life.

My type of street life, I don’t care what city, state, or hood you’re from, that ain’t a good feeling knowing a nigga lurking in broad daylight with a 50/100 round drum at your or your family or whatever. So, no. I wouldn’t recommend for any youth to join the streets. It’s a lot that comes with the streets. Especially when you’re dealing with real individuals who Where do you see yourself in music? really live on principals and morals in the streets. Because it’s certain things, an individual like myself will not tolerate. And To be honest, I know I’m destined I don’t care if it’s a year from now, five years, ten years, if it’s a situation where one of the greatest. I see myself blood got to be shed, then it is what it is. real icon. I’m a trendsetter.

So no, stay focused, stay in school. The streets ain’t for everybody.

And it’s just on the strength

of being who I am.

to be as a

Mook Boy The Fly Goon Do you feel like your circle is positive Mook Boy, The Fly Goon. Tell me enough that if you were going sideabout that nickname. ways that they’ll stop you or do you feel like you’re just going to do what Fly Goon is just around the time the you want to do? goon sh*t was going and everyone was on that, and me, of course, I just had to It’s like a double edge sword. I’m a man mix that fly with my sh*t. I used to see at the end of the day, I still have the a lot of dudes just on the straight goon, final decision. but I always liked the fashion so I mixed in the fly with it.

As an independent artist, you’re doing Is fashion something you’re eventualfairly well for yourself. What is the sely going to branch into? cret? Is the secret to chase a deal or to remain independent?

Yeah either that or a couple of these sponsorships we’ve been working on.

To remain independent and chase a I heard you barely do features, what’s bigger deal. Because if you have to up with that? climb that ladder anyways, the higher you go independently the higher It’s just a lot of the features be bullsh*t the check raises. If the check ain’t big and that’s not how I’m trying to rock enough, we ain’t talking. You can’t ofmy music. I’m protecting my brand. fer me peanuts if I’m eating steak.

When I charge for a feature, the price that you’re paying is not going to sub- Is it pure talent or it the grind? What’s stitute what I have for my brand. the secret to climbing that ladder?

So you value your brand over the cou- I think it’s talent. People relating ple dollars you could make from the to what I have going on. features.

I’m just very selective. I’m not saying I won’t do any features.

At the level that you’re at, you have so many people around you. How selective are you of your circle?

I keep my circle real real small and it doesn’t really have anything to do with music. It just has something to do with my previous mistakes and things that I’ve been through.

Dirty 1000 Pompano Weezy get it off, and I now realize really who I am and what I’m about and what I’m on. I’m so comfortable with myself.

That’s probably why my music is a lot better. I’m a lot more in tune with who I am.

crazy and you know we got records together. We spent a lot of time with each other. And they just kinda opened up the doors and shed light on Broward. But at least around here, people always know, it’s just now I’m taking the initiative. I’m not waiting on anySeems as tho, every time I turn around, thing to come to me. I’m just grinding your name is ringing bells. What have and reaching out to people and grindyou been doing that has your name ing as much as I can. I feel like anything ringing like that? that might come to me now from muThe thing about it is, I’ve been blessed sic; I feel like I put in enough time. I to be around other guys. Like Koly do- feel like I deserve it. I can truly say that. ing his thing now. You know we were And people who’ve been around me, in a group together. Kodak done went they’re rooting for me also.

What I’ve noticed, I was listening to your new mixtape yesterday, and I noticed a real difference between your sound now and your sound then. And by then I mean 09/2010.

Yea, and I actually take pride in that. In my progression, and growing. I wanted to make my music so undeniable that regardless of what happens or how many resources I have when people hear it, they have to f*ck with it.

I don’t wanna leave no room for any doubt. That’s what I pride myself in. I spent a lot of time and energy growing and found my own sound, playing with the words, different flows and all that.

The main difference that I noticed was that, back then, all your tracks, actually sounded like freestyles, just spazzing on the beat, and now I feel like you’ve sat down and they are now actual songs that people can vibe to.

That was definitely on purpose. Like I said, it’s just been a lot of growth. I’m not necessarily a kid anymore, a lot of life experiences have happened to me.

And I was off and on with my music. I just had so much buildup I just had to

Mike Smiff Game Time demand for my brand, and for my music. I was just out there hustling, I didn’t have any expectations as far as labels.

With music the way it is now, it’s the time of entrepreneurship, and independent artists are winning more than ever so I was cool with that. Just rolling the dice on myself. Not that I was opposed to signing with somebody if it made sense. We sat down with a a lot people, from athletes to record labelsmajor labels to independent labels. We sat down with many people that just didn’t make sense. As far as my operation and the direction they were trying to go in, it all just didn’t make sense.

But when Slip n Slide came and sat down, they made a lot of sense. They understood my vision.

cut hair, or anything else. I only know music. So I had no other options but to keep working and to keep grinding.

Especially when you’re seeing results.

Being signed, do you feel like “I’ve made it” or do you feel like “now the work really starts”?

I feel like the work really starts. I feel like an athlete, who’ve been playing football his whole life. He done played peewee, played middle school, high school, then he goes to college and he balls out. He broke all kinds of records then he goes to the NFL. Everything you did in high school and college doesn’t matter. Nobody cares about that.

Being a Miami Native what was it You’re gonna have to show and prove like to join a label you have known when you get to the league. And I feel about your whole life? like now I’m in the league. Anything I It felt right. I was excited about it.

How has this journey been for you? did prior to now, it doesn’t matter. I When Trick Daddy called and said they It’s been hard.

It’s been 10 years feel like I’m a new artwere interested in sitting down with since I been grinding.

When I first ist all over again and me, I was excited from there. This label started grinding, I was living in my car.

I got a lot to prove to and its artists, it’s like they really raised So that just gave you a picture the world, to my city, me with their music and really made of the struggle I’ve been going and to the people me want to do music. I came up at the through and I’ve been gradualwho believe in me. time when we didn’t have internet ly, every week, every month, so we only knew the music from our neighborhood, what we heard from every year, getting better our radio stations and what everybody and getting further and around us was playing.In the 90s, Slip just believing in myn Slide, they were the biggest thing in self and putting evMiami. It was a big influence on my life ery dime I had into and my music.I feel like it was a per- my music. It paid off fect fit. Because it molded me, and my in the long run. swag, and how I think and do things.

It’s a label that can understand the diHave you ever wanted to give rection I’m tryna go with my music.

up?

Being signed, did that take you by I never laid down, there were surprise or is that something you times where I would think I need to chill on it, but those times were working towards?

I really didn’t have any expectations. I just really was grinding, and creating a

didn’t last 15 minutes. I don’t know how to do anything else, I don’t know how to fix a car,

YNW Takeoff Respect My Mind 2

S c h o o l m e a l i tt l e b i t a b o u t yo u r n a m e . Y N W sta n d s fo r w h at ?

We h ave a co m p a ny ca l l e d Yo u n g N i g g a Wo r l d , Yo u n g N i g g a Wa y, which is YNW LLC. My name kinda came from that, YN stands for Yo u n g N i g ga Ta ke o ff.

S p e a k i n g o f ke e p i n g t h e yo u t h i n to u c h w i t h t h e re a l i t y o f t h i n g s , i f y o u h a d a c h a n c e t o fa c e t h e yo u f ro m 5 ye a rs a go, w h at ’s t h e n u m b e r o n e p i e c e o f a d v i c e yo u wo u l d g i ve ?

Stay out the streets, stay in school, H o w l o n g h a v e y o u b e e n d o i n g s u r r o u n d y o u rs e l f w i t h p o s i t i v e m u s i c ? people. No matter how hard it I’ve been doing music a while, but get s o u t h e re , I k n o w t h i n g s get I n e v e r r e a l l y t o o k i t s e r i o u s l y. r e a l l y h a r d , b u t j u s t t r y t o s t ay I ’ve b e e n re a l l y g o i n g h a rd w i t h p o s i t i ve a n d ta ke t h e r i g ht ro u te . i t fo r a b o u t 2 1 / 2 ye a rs n ow.

What process are you going Yo u r e c e n t l y d i d a t r a n s f o r m a - t h r o u g h n o w, t o m a ke s u r e t h e t i o n , i n t h e p h y s i c a l f o r m , a n d p re s e nt d ay yo u stay o n p o i nt ? c u t o ff yo u r d re a d s . I s t h at re l atI’m just trying to surround myself i n g t o y o u r m u s i c ? H a s y o u r w i t h b ette r p e o p l e . I ’m t r y i n g to m u s i c c h a n ge d a ny ? stay fo c u s e d o n my m u s i c , s o I ’ve I t ’s t h e s a m e Ta k e o f f, a l i t t l e b e e n t a l k i n g t o p e o p l e w h o a r e c h a n g e d . A g r o w n e r Ta k e o f f , m o re fo c u s e d o n t h e m u s i c l eve l , a n o t h e r p e rs p e c t i ve o f l i fe and how I look at things.

I t ’s k i n d o f a n ew m ove fo r me. And the ladies, they say I l o o k g row n n ow. I h a d to get t h at st u ff o ff my h e a d .

Is your music geared towa rd s wo m e n ?

I t r y to re a c h o u t to eve r ybody, especially people who have been through some real struggle. My main fo c u s i s to t r y to re a c h o u t to t h e yo u n g e r g e n e rat i o n too, especially the females.

A n d h ow s o ?

I t r y to m a ke a l o t o f p o s i t i ve m u s i c fo r t h e yo u n ge r g e n e ra t i o n . Ke e p t h e m u p on point. Let them know this music stuff is for enterta i n m e nt . A l o t o f ra p p e rs , t h e y l i ke to ra p a b o u t g u n violence and stuff that they really ain’t doing. So I try to ke e p t h e m u p o n ga m e . Te l l t h e m t h e re ’s a n o t h e r way.

t r y t o s t ay a w ay f ro m t h e o t h e r st u ff.

Tell us about the project you have co m i n g u p ?

I’m getting ready to release Respect My Mind 2. I dropped part one, it was just something to do at the moment, and I got a lot of really good feedback and a lot of people didn’t want me to give it up. I started just d ro p p i n g a c o u p l e o f s o n g s a n d p e o p l e we re re s p o n d i n g to i t . S o I sta r te d t h e p a r t 2 p ro j e c t , a n d t h e n u m b e rs h ave b e e n go i n g u p , a l o t o f p e o p l e h ave b e e n catc h ing on, I’m getting a lot of people out of town hollering at me. It ’s a l o t o f m o t i vat i o n n ow.

KT Fizzle From Behind Bars I figured I could use that platform to get my music out and build me a fan base.

Tell us about your music and how long you’ve been in the game.

You can say I’m in the street lane, being that’s where I come from. Before incarceration, I was in the music game for bout 2 or 3 years. I always saw myself on a big stage or being someone that can be big in the industry ‘cus I been stunting. I just started fucking with it when my homeboy came home from prison in 2010.

That’s when I actually started investing my time and money into taking it more serious. Especially after I’ve seen everybody in my city (Fort Myers) was f*cking with it. I was like, this rap shit can proudly work. I was already popping on social media, so

You’ve had to pause your life for the last 4 years due to incarcaration.

Tell us how that has affected your music?

I’d say there are an upside and a downside to getting locked up when I did.

The downside is I ain’t been able to put any new music out, and 2 months before I got picked up, I just had dropped my first official mixtape which I thought had the potential to get me a buzz but I never even got to promote it, so it went down the drain. The upside is I got more to talk about and got my story to tell plus being in the feds I’ve met n*ggas from everywhere and built relationships with n*ggas in almost every state. I feel I can take advantage of this situation and get my music out in a lot of different markets. This the worst thing they could have done, let somebody like me link up with all these n*ggas from everywhere, Alabama, Georgia, Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Louisiana, Cali. Yeah, Ima be everywhere!

What has your life been like the last 4 years?

It’s been challenging. For the simple fact that I’ve been away from all of my family and going from people depending on me to me having to depend on other people. And on top of that, I’m damn near a virgin again lol. But I’ve been able to study and educate myself about all the business and things I wouldn’t have gave myself a chance to read about and do because I was busy running the streets. So I feel like I’m a lot sharper then I was.

When you do make it back home, What should we expect?

It’s finna be big like Lebron going back to Cleveland when I touchdown back in my city. You definitely can expect somewhat of a sequel to my first mixtape which was basically about everything I was going through at the time. Being jammed up and being out on bond and just being all the way in the streets for real. I got a variety of music cooked up but my 1st project I’m blessing the streets with, will be my priority coming out. I ain’t gon give you no names or nothing, just know I’m getting straight in the lab and getting it out ASAP. It’s been long enough!

What artist you would like to work with coming home?

If you 100, I’m definitely f*cking with ya. Kodak, Boosie, Gucci. My niggas doing they thing right now, T-Row, Yo Baby, they all went through the same shit I’m going through and what I’ma be going through when I do land. Go get that Fizzle “Under Investigation” from Datpiff.

Follow me on Facebook: Kevin KT Taylor. IG: 239KT

8

Growing as a person in a toxic relationship is the hardest thing any person could go through, it was supposed to be the both of you growing and taking the long way to each other’s hearts but it happened the other way around so you were left there hanging. A normal person in love tends to sometimes forget that relationships are give and take.

1. We accept the love we think we deserve… which is NOT right.

Never ever forget that we have free will and a choice to be happy. We have to remember that the rule in mutualism is very important as humans being on a relationship with someone. Knowing that you gave them all the love you have from your heart and soul and they can’t even appreciate how precious you are, and continuous to make you feel unimportant in their life. Well that’s a huge red flag over there honey, if a person really loves you he won’t let you feel that way. You deserve so much more than this.

2. You were made to be something great.

You were made to shine at some time in the future. Don’t let the clouds cover and hide your brightness. Every person including you has a purpose in this world don’t let anyone remove that from you don’t let anyone or anything bring you down and tear you apart. If you’ve made mistakes it’s really important to learn from it. Don’t let that mistake degrade your worth. You are worth so much more than being treated badly.

3. Maturity will hit you so HARD. Sometimes acceptance is the hardest thing anyone could process especially when you focus on the happiest moments you have with this person we can’t accept that the person you once knew change with a blink of an eye and accepting this requires lot of understanding and maturity. When the time comes and you get tired of fooling yourself to thinking this person will once realize that you’re worth more

than how bad he/she treats you. Maturity would come crawling to your mind and hit you so hard that you’ll slowly realize this is going nowhere. And you’ll thank yourself for giving oneself another hope.

lationship would oftentimes neglect those red flags their noticing. But once you’re truly out, it’s a different story. You learn to listen to and trust the voice in your head a lot sooner.

4. You’ll learn to appreci- 7.You shouldn’t rely on a ate the people who really relationship to “complete” care for you. you.

Remember those friends or person you neglect and unintentionally ignore during the days you were so immerse with your own situation. You’ll suddenly be aware on how much they care for you. Never ignore them because from time to time we tend to forget that the ones who really love us are here, right by our side and yet we choose to feel bad for ourselves for thinking irrational stuffs that we’re being unloved. Which is not true, you should feel the credit on taking off your blindfolds and embracing the love that was there all along.

5. You’ll soon realize that you’re being selfISH. Being so involve in the moment and being with a toxic person could be a draining experience for you. When you feel bad and droopy all the time you tend to let this out on ways you can and able so the tendency is you forget the proper care your body deserves. Don’t be selfish to your own body, it deserves to be taken care of and please, you need to eat don’t let this state of your relationship destroy the relationship you have with your body. You’ll soon realize that you deserve a proper care and a healthy body and mind. Being selfish in the means of unintentionally hurting someone may also cause them pain. Never let anger and hatred eats you up, always remember that we were made to have goodness in each and every one of us. Let that goodness in you control you.

We’ve done so many great things, had great times, created memories and most especially lived before we met this certain person. We sometimes forget what person we were before and how amazing we were back then. When you get to the point where you doubt your whole being, I sometimes don’t even recognize myself at the mirror staring right at me anymore. Always remember that you were once complete although he/she has taken a great part of your whole being and just ran off like a thief in the night, you’ll always be complete deep in your heart. It will soon restore the person you are in time with a much more stronger and indestructible new you. And this time everything will be much clearer to you. You’ll probably be a guru on guarding your heart the time you heal every bruise you had.

8.You’ll be more compassionate and slowly learn the essence of forgiveness.

I know forgiveness is such a hard word to give to someone who had hurt you, but trust me this is the only way you’ll be free from the devil inside who keeps on bringing up the pain and hatred and it just doesn’t do you any good. One day you’ll realise it just time to give up the hatred and clear up the anger and anxiety from your heart it’s time to let yourself be happy again. You’ll learn to care more about someone/something because of this experience. Life is about believing that things

turn out okay even though things had 6. You shouldn’t be scared been horribly wrong. Again, toxic relato trust your gut feeling. tionships are unpleasant for everybody Our body has this amazing way on telling involved. But if you can find the small us that this is a bad idea. We had those positive takeaways in the overall negtimes were we feel that cringing feeling at ative experience, you can walk away a our gut that just warns us not to continue better, smarter person. that certain awful situations or relationship. Those who have been on a toxic re-

Fancy Says

QUICK

TEA

10 years to the altar...

he was blindsighted by the news of the divorce and claims “She’s an evil woman. I’m telling you. It’s like what Jill Scott wants, Jill Scott gets. People are in her ear, and if someone comes in to challenge the dumb s**t, they made me be the bad guy and that got me outta there.” Sounds like he siping on Bitter-aid.

the shower at his home. In a written statement Simmons denies the claims. “I completely and unequivocally deny the horrendous allegations of non-consensual sex against me with every fiber of my being,” he continues, “I know Keri Claussen Khalighi and remember the weekend in 1991 that she has referenced. Everything that happened between us 26 years ago was completely consensual and with Keri’s Those relationships may be falling apart, but Tyrese and his full participation. We spent time in my apartment over a period of two daughter have reunited. days and one night, as well as at The actor, some public places including Nell’s R&B singer, Nightclub. Much of the time we & viral sen- were in the presence of other acsation was quaintances. I’m deeply saddened granted joint and truly shocked to learn of Keri’s custody of assertions as to what happened his 10-year- over the course of that weekend.” old daugh- Let’s recap: she spent 2 days and ter, Shayla. 1 night with Russell Simmons 26 Tyrese has years ago, and just now want to been in the come forward to say she didn’t connews all sent? I don’t know these people, I month after releasing a video of don’t know who’s telling the truth, him crying over not being able to but until proven otherwise, I say see his daughter. He was granted she lying. Idc Idc Idc joint custody with restrictions that he can’t spank her and has to take a parenting class. Tyrese has takSpeaking of truth and en us through such an emotional rollercoaster in 2017, Let’s pray his justice... daughter and his child on the way keeps him busy enough in 2018 that he can let us mind our business in peace.

After one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, TEN years of engagement, Jennifer Hudson and her fiance has called it quits.

The pair has a child together and Hudson was granted a temporary restraining order. Her fiance, wrestler and reality star David Otunga’s lawyers have made it known that there is no danger to the child nor to Hudson and that a restraining order was only requested in this case because the songstress is afraid of losing custody. Sad ordeal really.

But before we mind our In the end, Davis was granted cusbusiness, let’s dig into tody after proving that he was the primary caregiver due to Jennifer’s Russell Simmon’s workload. Sad, but I’m still stuck at being engaged for 10 years. I know All of you f**kin lying.

Hollywood is a Speaking of Break Ups... buzz of Sexual miscond u c t a l l e ga tions a n d Russell Simmons was the latest celebrity to get tagged. Model Keri Khalighi claims that about 26 years ago, Jill Scott is also parting ways with Simmons made “aggressive sexuher significant other and her hus- al advances” at her and had been band is getting messy. He granted “yanking off her clothes” before an interview to Bossip claiming penetrating her while she was in

The story of Cyntoia Brown has gone viral. She was arrested and tried as an adult for murder when she was just 16 years old after shooting and killing the man who used her as a sex slave. Cyntoia received a 60-year sentence and isn’t eligible for parole until 51 years have been served. Kim Kardashian has volunteered to have her lawyer look into the case.

Got some quick tea to share? Email us at inquiry@ordentmag.com