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Koon & Hollywood are a duo under the up-coming Florida label Two Dog Records. Their new mixtape hosted by DJ Drama and Bigga Rankin is the talk of the streets in Central Florida. How is the mixtape doing? Hollywood: The mixtape that we just came out with is our second mixtape. We did it with DJ Drama and Bigga Rankin. We’re still grinding it in the streets right now. Actually we just kind of started grinding it. Why did you decide to get both Bigga Rankin and DJ Drama to host it? Hollywood: I’m gonna give my uncle the credit on that one. I’m Bigga Rankin’s nephew. We was kind of blessed. It just happened. Big Koon: We been fucking with Bigga for a while now, for years now. We pretty much went to Bigga Rankin and he set it up. That’s how we got it. What kind of feedback have you gotten so far? Hollywood: Ah man! The streets are going fucking crazy for that shit. I’ve never really seen a response like this. Being a new artist, I’m loving it. Big Koon: We’ve been getting crazy responses from everyone everywhere. Everybody seems to love that first time ever Bigga Rankin/DJ Drama mixtape. What songs are people talking about the most? Hollywood: Mainly the feature with BloodRaw called “Ain’t Nothing to Me.” Blood blessed us with that track. It’s a track on the mixtape that the females love called “Stacks On Deck.” Have you started working on your next project? Hollywood: Yes. We’re actually like super artists. We’re our own promotion team. We’re working on our album right now. It will be out in March. We don’t really have a name yet but we’re leaning towards Mob Ties. Big Koon: Other than that, we’ve just been promoting the mixtape and doing shows. We’ve got a show coming up in Deland. We’ll probably be doing one in Palatka, Tallahassee, Ocala. We’re just going to hit a lot of different towns real heavy getting ready for the album. Will the album feature any other artists? Hollywood: So far we’re working on a track that JUSTICE League produced. It’s featuring Pleasure from Pretty
Ricky. Big Koon: I ain’t gonna get to much into that song ‘cause it’s a secret we have coming. I foresee it being a big radio song. It’s a big song that all the ladies are gonna love. You guys have been traveling and promoting a lot. Is it getting exhausting yet? Hollywood: Yeah, it’s really exhausting. But you gotta do what you gotta do. We work hard. We’re ready for whatever. Big Koon: Nah man, I love it. Being able to get up and do something I love to do every day is a blessing. I wish I could do it ten days a week instead of seven. How do you stay motivated? Hollywood: Actually, the response that we get back from the fans keeps me going. It’s letting me know that if a nigga put in hard work it’s gonna pay off. How old were you when you wrote your first rap? What made you want you want to do it? Hollywood: I was 14 years old. My favorite rapper used to be Mac from No Limit. He just had a swagger about himself and plus he was a street nigga so I looked up to the G. Big Koon: I was just listening to everybody else rap. I grew up listening to 8-Ball & MJG, Tupac. I can’t even remember when I wrote my first rap. I was probably 9 or 10 years old. How would you rate yourself in comparison to some of the other artists from your area? Hollywood: From my area? Basically all the artists from my area…how should I put this? Everybody from my area has they own style. Everybody is nice but as far as lyrics, it’s only a couple of niggas I could name off the top of my head that could even come close to fucking with me. I am the Prince of Florida. Big Koon: I try not to get into that. I just make music that I think everybody is gonna like. I don’t really get into who’s better ‘cause that’s bullshit to me. Everybody likes their own thing. Just ‘cause I don’t like one person don’t mean somebody else won’t like ‘em. I fuck with everybody. Is there anything else you want to mention? Hollywood: Just be on the lookout for the album in March. Tell my fans to keep their ears to the streets ‘cause I always got ‘em. Shout out to Hittmenn DJs, Bigga Rankin, J.V. and One Lee. Big Koon: We some down-to-earth, serious cats who are real out here doing our shit. We’re serious about our music. I want everybody to take a chance and listen to our music. I know it’s going to grow on ‘em and they gonna fall in love with us. Hit us our Myspace page Myspace.com/BigKoonandHollywood. Leave a comment, download a ringtone if you want to. // Words: Ms. Rivercity OZONE | 25