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We played around, did some tricks, but for the most part its still gangsta, gutter music, Three 6 Mafia style music. We just got an extra trick or two to pull out the sleeves.
You guys are becoming major Hollywood, or HollyHood stars. You were in Jackass 2, you had Choices 1 and 2, and now you got your own show. What other big screen productions are you guys working on? DJ Paul: The new Rocky movie, we did the theme song for the fighter who Rocky was going up against. The character was played by Antonio Tarver; his name was Mason Dixon in the movie. We did the theme song for Mason Dixon. Juicy J: We did a few joints that ain’t came out yet and we really can’t talk on it till the checks clear. I hear you on that, man. So I know the last album was called the Most Known Unknown, but a lot has changed since then. Do you still feel like that is an accurate title? Juicy J: No. DJ Paul: Once you win an Oscar in front of 56 million folks you ain’t unknown no more. Do you consider yourselves to be Hollywood now? How has your mentality changed? DJ Paul: We’re still the same. We still eat fried bologna sandwiches and we still travel all the way back to Memphis to get a good deal on Kool-Aid packages. My favorite flavor is the cherry, I ain’t really into Blue Raspberries and all that. So you guys have the same ways and habits as you did when you were the most known unknowns, but what’s the biggest difference now that you’re one of the most known knowns? Juicy J: We can’t really just go out like we used to could because everybody knows our faces and stuff, but it feels good, though. DJ Paul: Yeah, it be cool, it’s just sometime like, I had this dude walk up on me and ask me for an autograph while I was standing at the urinal. That kinda freaked me out. So tell me a little bit about the new album? Juicy J: Oh, we’re through with it. We got like 50 songs recorded. The hard part is figuring out what songs to use, that’s the hard part.
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What direction are you guys going with this project? DJ Paul: Aw, it’s the same as all the other albums. If it ain’t broke, we don’t try to fix it. The lead single is “Doe Boy Fresh,” correct? DJ Paul: Yeah, it’s “Doe Boy Fresh,” we gon’ premiere it tomorrow as the Spankin’ New Video on TRL. It’s featuring Chamillionaire.
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Who else do you guys have featured on the new CD? Juicy J: Paul Wall, Lil Keke, 8Ball & MJG, Project Pat, Lyfe Jennings, Lil Wyte, and some hometown legends like Al Kapone, Spanish Fly. How has the group dynamic changed now that Crunchy Black is no longer a member? DJ Paul: It’s still the same. Me and Juicy always wrote most of the songs. We always wrote all the music and produced all the records so everything is all the same. You ain’t gonna hear no difference. I heard that Project Pat is now an official member of Three 6 Mafia. Is that true? DJ Paul: That’s just a rumor. He stands in on a lot of tracks, like if we need a third verse or if we feel another voice needs to be on the hook or something, but he’s stayin’ solo. Do you have any new artists coming out that you’re working with? Juicy J: Right now we ain’t got no new artists coming out. We still trying to get the artists we already got signed to our label at the position where we feel they need to be. We wanna make sure everybody is straight before we try to bring any new people into the family right now. What are your thoughts on the whole mixtape mayhem going on right now? DJ Paul: It’s crazy. I didn’t even believe when it happened. Mixtapes are a form of promotion for artists, so I love mixtapes. Me and Juicy started off making mixtapes. We were mixtape DJs back in the late 80s, early 90s. We started off as DJs. Do you have any ending messages? Juicy J: Man, just get the album. The album gon’ be dope. It’s crazy, there’s all kinda business on there. We played around, did some tricks, but for the most part its still gangsta, gutter music, Three 6 Mafia style music. We just got an extra trick or two to pull out the sleeves. // OZONE MAG // 67