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TERRACE MARTIN (June
2008) | Interview By: Nima
Etminan
Dubcnn recently sat down with the multi-talented Terrace Martin to discuss his
upcoming "Locke High" project amongst other things. The producer/rapper
talks to us about his "Bounce, Rock, Skate" single with Snoop Dogg,
Kurut & DJ Quik as well as other highlights off his new street album.
He
talks about focusing on positivity instead of dwelling on negativity, the art
of music being lost and music needing a band-aid. We then touch on the difference
between beat makers and producers, working with legends that he looks up to such
as Quincy Jones or Teddy Riley, going to Locke High, the plague of Myspace Rappers
and much more.
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LLOYD BANKS & TONY YAYO (June
2008) | Interview By: Lil
Jay
We're one week away from the release of G-Unit's new record
"Terminate On Sight",
due out July 1st. With the always-working-formula "beef and drama" dominating
the past few weeks and stealing the focus from the actual album, the anticipation
for the new record isn't at an all-time high (not just around here).
So
it's only right that we confront and sit down with partners in crime Lloyd Banks
and Tony Yayo for an indepth interview. We discussed the entire creating process
of the new album as well as the recent mixtapes, of course the latest happenings
with the Young Buck situation and the rest of G-Unit records, dealing with industry
hate, touring the world, and much more.
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BIG 4D (June 2008)
| Interview By: Javon Adams
Dubcnn recently sat down with Big 4D (aka) Da Oz, who is truly one of the West
Coasts best kept secrets. This producer, artist and song writer started his career
carrying sound equipment for groups like the Wreckin Cru, Dream Team, Ice T, Eazy
E, Rodney O and many others.
Since then he has worked his way from DJ
to producer, and has since worked on records with MC Ren, Battlecat, Kokane, Above
The Law, 2nd II None, Tracey Edmonds, Mack 10, Short Khop, Spice 1. Most recently
4D produced on T.I.s Grammy nominated album T.I. vs T.I.P and the latest track
from Xzibit. We get the low-down in this interview on who he is, his production,
working with artists and much more.
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ILJA MEEFOUT (June
2008) | Interview By: Jonathan Hay
Dubcnn recently sat down with Phoenix, AZ, rapper Willy Northpole to get the lowdown
on this much talked about new talent. In this We discuss his single "Body
Marked Up", which has been constantly gaining momentum throughout the past
months and get details on his anticipated debut album.
Willy also talks
to us about misconceptions of being a signed artist, working with Ludacris as
part of DTP and describes himself as an artist. Dubcnn regulars will have seen
a recent update on Willy Northpole and listeners of the DJ Skee Live From L.A.
Podcast will also have heard his music.
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WILLY NORTHPOLE (June
2008) | Interview By: Javon Adams
Dubcnn recently sat down with Phoenix, AZ, rapper Willy Northpole to get the lowdown
on this much talked about new talent. In this We discuss his single "Body
Marked Up", which has been constantly gaining momentum throughout the past
months and get details on his anticipated debut album.
Willy also talks
to us about misconceptions of being a signed artist, working with Ludacris as
part of DTP and describes himself as an artist. Dubcnn regulars will have seen
a recent update on Willy Northpole and listeners of the DJ Skee Live From L.A.
Podcast will also have heard his music.
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FOKIS (June 2008)
| Interview By: Javon Adams
Dubcnn recently sat down with Manhattan lyricist Fokis to get the low-down on
this up and coming talent. With the success of his Joell Ortiz track "Pandemonium",
Fokis recently got down with Dr. Dre protégé, Aftermath producer
Focus to work with him on a new track called "Can't You See". We caught
up with Fokis to get the details on that as well as getting background on the
man behind the music. Fokis talks openly about his career so far and much more
in this exclusive interview.
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EROTIC D (PART 1) (June
2008) | Interview By: Chad
Kiser
Dubcnn recently sat down with legendary producer Erotic D, who has worked many
of the iconic figures in hip-hop history including, but not limited to, Dr. Dre,
D.O.C., MC Breed, Eazy-E, Suge Knight, Snoop Dogg and others. You’ve heard his
production on D.O.C.’s underground classic Helter Skelter, as well as his 2003
release Deuce, and on MC Breed’s Flatline album. Well, these are just a few of
the records he’s had production and input on, as you will soon discover throughout
this interview that Erotic D has been always heard, but seldom seen.
During
Part 1 of this exclusive interview, Erotic D chronicles with us his journey from
starting out as a party DJ in the early ‘80’s to connecting with D.O.C., working
with Dr. Dre and being involved with NWA from the beginning, as well as giving
us a detailed, first-hand account of the Death Row Records formation.
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SHOCK G (June
2008) | Interview By: Jonathan Hay
Digital Underground is riding high into the digital revolution with the highly
anticipated album Cuz a D.U. Party Don't Stop. This historic album will be the
final project released by the multi-platinum Digital Underground crew, ending
their twenty-year run of original, highly successful and innovative hip-hop music.
A bona fide pioneer, Shock G and his fascinating character Humpty Hump have been
saving some of their best work for last, ending the D.U. era with a historical
album that displays the final artistic expression of a group who changed the face
of hip-hop forever.
In his true whimsical fashion, Shock G’s candid personality
sets the tone for a conversation that is sure to be remembered as he openly shares
with Dubcnn about producing Tupac, drugs, cosmetic surgery, escaping police and
his experience working with George Clinton.
Take a journey to the underground
with Dubcnn and spend a few moments with a legend – the madly eccentric, yet highly
sophisticated, wonderfully colorful, yet surprisingly transparent, very hilarious
and all too serious. The bold, bright and beautiful Shock G…
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JIHAD (June 2008)
| Interview By: Javon Adams
Dubcnn recently sat down with an artist we have been following since his mixtape
debut alonside DJ Warrior & DJ Nutty. Jihad has stayed busy since then releasing
a second mixtape, working with artists including Cashis and Jayo Felony and is
currently out in the Middle East. We caught up with Jihad in Dubai for an exclusive
interview where we talk about coming up, his mixtapes, his recent work with T.I
and Xzibit producer Big 4D. We also get the lowdown on Jihad's other ventures
as well much more.
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KURUPT & PROBLEM (June
2008) | Interview By: Nima
Etminan
Dubcnn linked up with West Coast veteran Kurupt Young Gotti and rising star Problem
from Compton for an exclusive interview. The dynamic duo talks to us about how
the hooked up through Terrace Martin and their current projects. Problem talks
about signing to Universal Republic, his "I'm Toe Up" remix and his
new mixtape. Kurupt tells us about his numerous solo and group projects, with
Pete Rock, DJ Premiere, Fredwreck, Daz and DJ Quik to name a few and talks about
the influence the fans feedback has on his music. These are just a few of the
topics we touch on, check out the interview for all the info!
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THA CHILL (June
2008) | Interview By:
Chad Kiser
Dubcnn recently caught up with Compton’s Most Wanted, Tha Chill. In this exclusive
interview on Dubcnn, Chill talks to us about working with 213, goes in-depth about
coming up in the rap game, and reminisces about hanging out with Eazy-E and Dr.
Dre. Of course, we also touch on the beef between he and MC Eiht, as well as getting
updated on the upcoming projects he’s been working on, like his new album Hot
Ice, and his artists that he’s bringing up.
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KILLAH PRIEST (June
2008) | Interview By: Jonathan Hay
This interview doesn’t really need much of an introduction, as we here at Dubcnn
get to go beneath the surface – and explore deep into the mind of Priesthood.
This is the dialogue between Killah Priest and Jonathan Hay – now known as Conversations
with Priest. You need to read this.
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YOUNG KENO (June
2008) | Interview By:
Eddie Gurrola
Dubcnn recently sat down with Young Keno for an exclusive interview. In
this feature, we talk about Keno's success story of getting his independent record
"Let's Get Together" into regular rotation on Power 106. We also
discuss his relationship with Roscoe Umali, his advice for artists to get their
records on the radio, and his plans for the future.
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DJ FELLI FEL (June
2008) | Interview By: Lil
Jay
Dubcnn had the opportunity to sit down with DJ Felli Fel
for an indepth interview. In the first part we talk about radio politics and Fel
responds to the accusations of not supporting West Coast artists on Los Angeles
radio. He gives his opinions and he also explains what it takes to get the music
played on Power 106. Fans and especially artists looking for airplay should definitely
check out this piece, as Fel gives out a lot of important and interesting information.
In the second part of the interview we discuss his upcoming album called
"Go DJ". Felli Fel explains how the whole situation with So So Def came
about, and he also speaks about linking up with all the artists featured on the
album.
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SIR JINX (PART 3) (June
2008) | Interview By:
Chad Kiser
We've been bringing you an exclusive, in-depth interview with the west coast's
legendary producer Sir Jinx. In Part
1 you read about how he hooked up with Ice Cube back in the day, his relationship
with west coast veteran Xzibit, the state of west coast hip-hop and more. We then
we followed up with Part
2, with Jinx telling us how he and Xzibit intially connected up with each
other, about making the classic 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz album, working with Brother
J from X-clan, and putting together the post-NWA classic record Amerikkka's Most
Wanted.
In Part 3, we go out with a bang in this incredible feature
with Jinx where we discuss such things as possibly working with Kam on his new
project, his relationship with former Lench Mob associate Yo-Yo, what he has in-store
for the future, and his thoughts on Barack Obama and the Presidential campaign.
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XZIBIT (PART 3) (June
2008) | Interview By: Nima
Etminan
Dubcnn had the great opportunity to sit down with West Coast veteran Xzibit for
an in-depth 3-Part interview we like to call "The Life & Times Of Xzibit".
In Part 1 and 2, we discussed his childhood, the Likwit Crew, coming out with
"Paparazzi", 2Pac, meeting Dr. Dre, the Up In Smoke tour, Snoop Dogg's
beef with X, "Restless", the issues that occurred between him and Liks,
how he ended up becoming the host of "Pimp My Ride", Strong Arm Steady
and more.
This is Part 3, where we talk about the "Full Circle"
album, Xzibit's song "Thank You", The Game, who Xzibit is feeling right
now, the evolution of Hip-Hop, X's plans for the future, a possible new album
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NETWORK (May
2008) | Interview By:
Eddie Gurrola
Dubcnn recently sat down with San Diego artist Network for an exclusive interview.
In this feature, Network tells us all about how he first got started in the music
industry. He tells us about the game he's learned from E-40, Knoc-Turn'al,
and others over the years by observing their moves first-hand.
We also
get into to detail about Network's new single "U 4 Me," which will be
heating up the radio this summer, as well as his latest mixtape "Gritz &
Eggz" with DJ D-Rock & DJ 2Rille.
Network also tells us
about his company Earthquake Productions, and he explains how he got into the
concert promoting business as well. Read on to find out about all of these
topics and much more. »
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SIR JINX (PART 2) (May
2008) | Interview By:
Chad Kiser
Last week, Dubcnn brought you Part
1 of our exclusive interview with legendary west coast producer Sir Jinx,
where we talked about such things as how he hooked up with Ice Cube back in the
day, his relationship with west coast veteran Xzibit, the state of west coast
hip-hop, as well as other interesting topics. In part 2, Sir Jinx opens up the
interview by telling us how he and Xzibit initially connected up with each other,
tells us about making the classic 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz album, working with
Brother J from X-clan, and putting together the post-NWA classic record Amerikkka's
Most Wanted.
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XZIBIT (PART 2) (May
2008) | Interview By: Nima
Etminan
Dubcnn had the great opportunity to sit down with West Coast veteran Xzibit for
an in-depth 3-Part interview we like to call "The Life & Times Of Xzibit".
In Part 1, we discussed his childhood, hooking up with the Likwit Crew, coming
out with "Paparazzi", 2Pac, meeting Dr. Dre, the Up In Smoke tour and
more.
This is Part 2, where we talk about Snoop Dogg's beef with X, his
career after "Restless", the issues that occured between him and Tha
Alkaholiks, the incident where X got attacked with a bottle and how he ended up
becoming the host of "Pimp My Ride".
We
then talk about his move to Sony after Loud folded, why he then chose to take
it independent with "Full Circle", how Strong Arm Steady was formed
and why he left the group, and much more. Look out for Part 3 of this interview
where we talk about the "Full Circle" album, his song "Thank You",
The Game, who Xzibit is feeling right now, what he thinks of Hip-Hop evolution
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YOUNG BREE (May
2008) | Interview By: Nima
Etminan
Dubcnn spoke to up and coming Atlanta rapper Young Bree, who's currently buzzing
with his single "Check Ya Swag" featuring Shawty Redd and Killer Mike.
Bree tells us about his aspirations as a MC, his influences, hooking up with Shawty
Redd, his upcoming album on Drift City Records, who he'd like to work with and
much more.
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THA CROW (May
2008) | Interview By: Javon Adams
Dubcnn recently sat down with an artist we have been following since his participation
in the SRC Records/Loud.com $100,000 contest. Tha Crow goes in depth on the contest,
how things have gone for him and how it feels to now be one of the four finalists
competing for the grand prize. We get the lowdown on the challenges he faced and
why he things Steve Rifkind should crown him the winner. Tha Crow talks about
his influences, how doors have opened since his inclusion in the contest, working
with Glasses Malone and Omar Cruz and much more in this exclusive interview.
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XZIBIT (PART 1) (May
2008) | Interview By: Nima
Etminan
Dubcnn had the great opportunity to sit down with West Coast veteran Xzibit for
an in-depth 3-Part interview we like to call "The Life & Times Of Xzibit".
In Part 1, we discuss his childhood, why he became a rapper, hooking up with the
Likwit Crew, the L.A. scene of the early 90's and coming out with "Paparazzi".
We then talk about 2Pac, Xzibit's path until he met Dr. Dre, the experience
of being on the Up In Smoke tour, the "Restless" album and the dominance
of the West Coast during that peiod in time. Lookout for Part 2 where we talk
about Snoop Dogg's beef with X, his career after Restless, "Pimp My Ride"
and more. » Click
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DJ COUZ (May
2008) | Interview By:
Eddie Gurrola
Dubcnn recently connected with Japanese mixtape legend DJ Couz for an exclusive
interview. In this piece, we talk about the thriving West Coast hip-hop scene
in Japan. Couz explains what triggers Japanese fans to enjoy the music so much,
and he discusses his popular mixtape series "Westside Ridin.'"
After this, we talk about Couz's famous overseas tours with Big Boy & E-Man
of Power 106, and his experiences sharing the stage in Japan with West Coast veterans
like Snoop Dogg, DJ Quik, Kurupt, Damizza, Xzibit, and more.
Couz also
tells us about his current projects, which include Japanese versions of Young
De's "Audio Hustlaz," Guilty's "No Contest," and a new mixtape
from Damizza. Read on to find out about all of these topics and much more.
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ROSCOE UMALI (May
2008) | Interview By: Nima
Etminan
Dubcnn connected with the Filipino rapper Roscoe Umali, who's been killing the
airwaves with his "Live It Up" single in the past months. The L.A. rapper
tells us about his come up, being a platinum artist overseas, starting and then
quitting his own business to get back into music, and how he linked up with Sway
and King Tech. We also touch on his numerous upcoming projects, and his two new
radio singles, and go into detail about his grind, why he chooses to stay independent,
and what would be needed for him to sign to a major. Check out all that and much
more in this exclusive interview.
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SIR JINX (PART 1) (May
2008) | Interview By:
Chad Kiser
Today, Dubcnn sits down with the “Game Warden”, the infamous Sir Jinx! Known as
a producer on more than a few classic albums like “Amerikkka’s Most Wanted” and
“Death Certificate” for Ice Cube, the “40 Dayz & 40 Nightz” album for Xzibit,
as well as being the cousin of that other well-known west coast producer known
as Dr. Dre, Sir Jinx commands the respect of both the old school and new school
heads. In Part 1 of this exclusive interview, we talk about the obvious subject
of Ice Cube, his relationship with Xzibit, the direction that west coast rap is
heading and much, much more!
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D-12 (SWIFTY MCVAY) (May
2008) | Interview By: Jonathan Hay
Only two short years ago, the members of D12 found themselves on the receiving
end of tragedy’s clenched fist, losing both a family member and a friend when
Proof was brutally murdered in a Detroit nightclub. The momentum of the blow sent
them into a season of hibernation, but as a rap collective who has learned to
live their life under the gun, they have regained their strength and are back
to reclaim their power.
Swifty McVay explains to Dubcnn how the group
has since mended old wounds and united forces with some heavy hometown Detroit
emcees, such as Royce Da 5’9”, to deliberate a mixtape that will generate the
first show since the death of Proof. Though their pieces may never again add up
to a dozen, the Detroit Twelve dust themselves off and return bruised -- but never
broken -- showing proof their worth as soldiers.
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LUNCH (May 2008)
| Interview By: Javon Adams
Dubcnn recently caught up with an artist we have been covering for many years
now. Inland Empire representative Lunch is gearing up to release his debut album
"Heart of a Lion" and took some time to talk to us about the release,
his first single and video with Ray J which is already being picking up momentum
and what else we can expect. Lunch also talks to us about what he feels is missing
on the westcoast and how that could be effecting potential success. We also discuss
the industry from a business perspective and gain an insight into Lunch as an
independent artist.
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KAM (May 2008)
| Interview By: Nima
Etminan
Dubcnn connected with Kam, OG Kam, Brotha Kam, West Coast Kam, whatever you may
want to call him. He talks to us about his long awaited album "Self &
Kind", the group Warzone with him, MC Eiht and Goldie Loc, and the upcoming
West Fest Tour that will be happening this summer.
It's a given that
if we interview Kam, we're gonna get into some politics, so we talk about the
popular "gangsta" image in Hip-Hop, who the real enemy is, him being
block from the game, and much much more.
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KOKANE (PART 2) (May
2008) | Interview By:
Yash
Dubcnn hooked up with Kokane recently for the first time in two years to conduct
an in-depth interview about his upcoming projects but ended up going back in time
to the Ruthless era and Kokane shared some of his memorable stories with us about
the past. The interview was over an hour long so we decided to drop the interview
in 2 parts. This second part continues with Kokane talking about Ruthless Records,
Eazy E and Death Row. We also discuss his current projects with Suga Free, Raine
N Lane N Kokane as well as getting the latest on working with Dr. Dre.
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STACY HOGG (May 2008) | Interview By:
Chad Kiser
Dubcnn is back with another interview for the Dangerous Crew series. This time,
Dubcnn had the chance to talk with the lovely and soulful Stacy Hogg. For those
of you not familiar with Stacy, you can hear her vocals on Ant Banks classics
like “Packin’ A Gun” & “Fuckin’ Wit’ Banks”, Bad N-Fluenz’s “Smoke Season”
single, J. Dubb’s “Paper Chase” as well as countless other songs. In this interview
we find out how she hooked up with Dangerous Music and Cell Block Records, her
thoughts on working with Ant Banks, Rappin’ Ron & Ant Diddley Dog, as well
as getting info about her upcoming book.
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TODD DI MARTINO (MTL RECORDS) (May
2008) | Interview By: Jonathan
Hay
I am frequently asked by artists from all over where they can send their music
and get heard; I would tell them to look no further than MTL Records. Todd DiMartino,
MTL Records Founder and CEO, sits down exclusively with Dubcnn from his office
in San Francisco, CA to talk about the noise behind his fast rising record label.
This CEO talks about his current relationships with bay titans Mistah F.A.B, San
Quinn, Pooh Bear and his team of colleagues from an A-List industry background.
A lot of people wonder what it takes to build a record company from scratch and
this interview will help explain what it takes.
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DEJA RILEY (May
2008) | Interview By: Chad
Kiser
Dubcnn had the wonderful opportunity to talk to Deja Riley, the daughter of legendary
producer Teddy Riley. You may not be aware of Deja, but with the talent and ambition
this beautiful young lady has, it won’t be long before you do. You have already
seen her in videos by Rick Ross, Souljah Boy, Black Street and B5, and not even
realized it. No doubt you’ve felt her creative input on Snoop Dogg’s latest album
Ego Trippin’. In this exclusive interview we spoke with Deja about growing up
as the daughter of Teddy Riley, working with Snoop Dogg, her experiences in the
entertainment industry and much, much more.
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SPIDER LOC (May
2008) | Interview By: Nima
Etminan
Dubcnn linked up with the self proclaimed "n-gga you love to hate" Spider
Loc. The Baymaac/G-Unit rapper talks to us about his current label situation,
whether he's dropping an album on G-Unit and talks about his new mixtapes.
Spider also speaks on Snoop Dogg and his feelings on the video where Snoop
tells Spider and Game to fight 1 on 1, as well as who else heäs feeling from the
West Coast. He talks to us about his mixtape grind, the evolution of the game
and much more.
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THE D.O.C. (PART 2) (May
2008) | Interview By: Chad
Kiser
Dubcnn is back with Part 2 of the D.O.C. interview! Last
week, D.O.C. talked to us about Detox, Mel-Man and N.W.A and much more.
Today in Part 2 D.O.C. chops it up with us about Silverback, his relationship
with MC Breed, tells us the latest on Nate Dogg, and of course we talk a little
more Dr. Dre, Detox, The Game, Ice Cube, MC Ren and much more!
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DOUT GOTCHA! (May
2008) | Interview By:
Eddie Gurrola
Dubcnn recently caught up with Dout Gotcha! to discuss his street album "Respect
It Or Check It" and his future projects. He tells us about working
with Rome and Omar Cruz, how he first got into hip-hop, and how his latest
mixtape "They Lying: The Virginia Story" will give you a true view of
what life in his home state is really like.
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MAC MALL (1996 Interview) (May
2008) | Interview By: Adisa
Banjoko
Dubcnn will occasionally offer glimpses into the past with exclusive unreleased
interviews from years gone by. Some will be from our extensive "vaults"
of material and others will be from published writers - in this case Adisa Banjoko
- The Bishop Of Hip-Hop. In 1996, Mac Mall was just getting ready to drop Untouchable.
Young Lay had recently been shot, his early mentor DJ Cease was killed in an unrelated
incident and life was tough. But Mall, at 19 years old spoke like an OG about
leaving Young Black Brother, about how stressful the streets can be and how the
east/west beef ain't that real. Check out the below feature from over a decade
ago.
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NAPPY ROOTS (May
2008) | Interview By: Jonathan
Hay
Let’s go deep into the heart of Kentucky, kick up some famous bluegrass and roll
up on some good ol’ country boys. I'm talking about the Nappy Roots – you know
who they are – they are the multi-platinum, southern fried, Grammy nominated hip-hop
collective on the verge of releasing their highly anticipated, album, The Humdinger.
I was lucky enough to preview some of their forthcoming album, and it can be described
with one word...classic. This exclusive dubcnn interview turned into a smoke-out,
talking about everything in the world of Nappy Land. So, I’ll cut this intro short
and we’ll get right to the root of it.
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THE D.O.C. (PART 1) (April
2008) | Interview By: Chad
Kiser
Dubcnn tapped in with the D.O.C. for an exclusive interview for the first time
in two years [see the 2006
feature]. In Part 1 of the interview, D.O.C starts right off touching
on the long-anticipated Dr. Dre solo album Detox. From there he chops it up with
us about the No One Can Do It Better album from back in the day, Dr. Dre, N.W.A.,
Mel-Man, and even talks about a new D.O.C. record produced by the good Doctor!
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STERLEN ROBERTS (April
2008) | Interview By: Chad
Kiser
Dubcnn recently brought you a front page story with Oakland’s very own Sterlen
Roberts. Dubcnn is back today with an exclusive interview with this multi-talented
artist. We discuss his upbringing, what we can expect from his debut record and
MTL Records, how he hooked up with Devante Swing, coming up around Timbaland,
Flo-Rida, Keisha, Flava Flav and much more.
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KOKANE (PART 1) (April
2008) | Interview By:
Yash
Dubcnn hooked up with Kokane last week for the first time in two years to conduct
an in-depth interview about his upcoming projects but ended up going back in time
to the Ruthless era and Kokane shared some of his memorable stories with us about
the past. The interview was over an hour long so we decided to drop the interview
in two parts. This first part sees Kokane discuss growing up having a father working
in MoTown and stories of how him and Eazy E first met, how Big Hutch, Kokane and
Suge along with Dr. Dre were to start Death Row records but ended up renegotiating
their deal with Ruthless Records and a whole lot more.
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BUTCH CASSIDY (April
2008) | Interview By:
Eddie Gurrola
Dubcnn recently sat down with Butch Cassidy to get the latest on his forthcoming
solo album "Gangsta Love". In this interview, you'll hear all
about Butch's goals for the album, the production and guest appearance line-up,
and the style of the record. Butch also discusses his latest single "All
I See" with Snoop Dogg, and hints at a new record deal that may be in the
works.
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SPICE 1 (PART 3) (April
2008) | Interview By: Nima
Etminan
Dubcnn linked up with the legendary Spice 1 for a three part interview, his first
in-depth interview since he was shot late last year. This is Part 3 of the interview,
and here we talk about Spice 1's view on the New West artist, his relationship
with the DPG, being on an independent compared to being on a major and his views
on the game.
We also talk about retirement, how he felt when Nas said
his name in "Where Are They Now?", 2Pac, and we end off the interview
with a tribute to Pimp C.
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ANT DIDDLEY DOG (BAD-N-FLUENZ) (PART 2) (April
2008) | Interview By: Chad
Kiser
Dubcnn recently had chance to speak to Ant Diddley Dog, who is one-half of the
dymanic duo known as Bad N-Fluenz, for an interview. In part 2 we pick up where
we left off, Ant Diddley Dog discusses the unreleased follow-up album, shares
his feelings on the loss of Rappin’ Ron, and gives us insight on Rappin’ Ron as
a person.
Concluding the interview, Diddley ties up a few loose ends
with us concerning Dangerous Music and the Dangerous Crew, along with a few more
surprises that Diddley blessed us with.
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WESTURN UNION (April
2008) | Interview By: Nima
Etminan
Dubcnn connected with one of the freshest groups to emerge from the West Coast,
the Westurn Union. Consisting of Long Beach's Soopafly, Inglewood's Damani and
the "Watts Riot" Bad Lucc, the trio is ready to unfold its potential.
We talk to the group about their new mixtape "House Shoe Musik Vol. 1"
with DJ Crazy Toones, their relationship with Snoop Dogg, the state of the West
Coast, their upcoming album, future plans and much much more. DJ Crazy Toones
even makes a special appearance in the interview to talk about his work with the
group, so check it out!
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SPICE 1 (PART 2) (April
2008) | Interview By: Nima
Etminan
Dubcnn linked up with the legendary Spice 1 for a three part interview, his first
in-depth interview since he was shot late last year. This is Part 2 of the interview,
and after going in detail on Spice's shooting and the circumstances surrounding
it, we concentrate on his music in this part. Spice tells us about his new album
"Home Street Home" and what the fans can expect from it.
We
get a few words on Spice 1's groups Thug Lordz and the Game Bangaz, as well as
his thoughts on the West Coast scene. Stay tuned for Part 3!
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DJ RIP (CORE DJ's) (April
2008) | Interview By: Chad
Kiser
Dubcnn got an opportunity to sit down with DJ Rip of the Core DJ’s. In this interview
we discuss his DJ roots, the Core DJ’s organization, Hip-Hop’s beginning and current
status as well as his thoughts on the Major vs the Independent game. Within this
he touches on Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, KRS-1, Too Short and many more as well as breaking
down for everyone what he has coming up this year.
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SPICE 1 (PART 1) (March
2008) | Interview By: Nima
Etminan
Dubcnn linked up with the legendary Spice 1 for a three part interview, his first
in-depth interview since he was shot late last year. Spice has fully recovered
and is back in the studio, and took the time to tell dubcnn all about the night
of the shooting, the circumstances, and his opinion on the gun laws. This
is Part 1 of 3, and a very emotional Spice 1 doesn't hold his tongue on anything,
spitting that rawness that his fans are used to from his music, look out for Part
2 where we discuss his upcoming album "Home Street Home".
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ANT DIDDLEY DOG (PART 1) (March
2008) | Interview By: Chad
Kiser
Dubcnn recently had chance to speak to Ant Diddley Dog, who is one-half of the
dymanic duo known as Bad N-Fluenz, for an interview. In part 1 of this world exclusive
interview, Ant gets us up-to-date on what he’s been doing over the years, how
he got into rapping and gives us a little history on how he & Ron became the
group we know as Bad N-Fluenz.
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MS. KRIS (March
2008) | Interview By: Chad
Kiser
Dubcnn recently hooked up with up and coming Bay Area artist Ms. Kris. She’s opened
for artists like Paul Wall, Amanda Perez and Guce, as well as doing collaborations
with Lisa Raye and long-time Dangerous Crew member Fatha Dom. In this interview
we talk about her upcoming debut album, her history in the industry, working with
Fatha Dom and more. Ms. Kris also provided some unreleased music that she and
Fatha Dom did together.
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MISTAH FAB (March
2008) | Interview By: Nima
Etminan
Dubcnn hooked back up with Mr. Fabby Davis Jr. aka Mistah Fab aka F.A.B. for an
interview, to catch up on everything the Prince of the Bay has going on right
now. He tells us about getting on Snoop Dogg's new single "Life Of Da Party"
and how it felt working with Too Short and Snoop. He tells us about his solo album
and the situation over at Atlantic Records, the reasons for the hold up, him not
getting played on his local radio stations and much more.
We also talk
about his album with Glasses Malone that is done, as well as his upcoming album
with Alchemist, amongst many of Fab's future projects.
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SONS OF FUNK (RICO CROWDER) (March
2008) | Interview By: Chad
Kiser
Dubcnn had the opportunity to interview Rico Crowder of the Sons of Funk. In this
interview, Rico talks about his beginnings, the forming of Sons of Funk, meeting
and working with Master P, Snoop coming to No Limit, 2Pac and squashing a rumor
found in an AllHipHop interview.
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DAE ONE (March
2008) | Interview By:
Eddie Gurrola
Dubcnn linked up with producer Dae One for an exclusive video interview. In this
feature, we take you to LNS Studios, where Dae One and his business partner Taje
work on a lot of the hottest music coming from the West Coast. To celebrate their
position in the game, LNS is dropping a two-disc compilation exclusively on Dubcnn,
which will showcase familiar and unreleased hits that have come out of their studio.
Dae One tells us all about this project, and about a lot of the mixtapes LNS has
had a hand in over the years. We discuss the Dae One-produced Butch Cassidy song
“All I See” and the impact that it’s had on the radio so far.
After this,
we also hear about the forthcoming Dae One & Noni Spitz collaboration project
“No One: The Substance”, and Taje’s “Get It Gang” street album. Read on to find
out about all of these topics and much more.
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THA DOGG POUND (March
2008) | Interview By: Nima
Etminan
Dubcnn connected with Daz Dillinger & Kurupt Young Gotti, known together as
Tha Dogg Pound, to talk about their current projects. We speak on the forthcoming
DPG album "100 Wayz" and its first single "Cheat" with Pharrell,
Daz' solo "Only On The Left Side", and Kurupt's solo "History Of
Violence" to name a few. Kurupt tells us about working on "Ego Trippin",
and we also get some words on Kurupt's collaboration album with DJ Quik, a Pete
Rock & Dogg Pound album, upcoming digital albums they're droppng, Roscoe's
album, Y.A., Gail Gotti, Tangled Thoughts, Pentagon and much more.
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SKY BALLA (March
2008) | Interview By: Nima
Etminan
Dubcnn linked up with Bay Area rapper Sky Balla to talk about his new album "Tycoon
Status" which is dropping April 1st. He tells us about his two singles, one
featuring Casidy and the other with E-40 & San Quinn, talks about his song
"California Soul" with The Game, and how he established his connections
with the artists in the game.
We also get a few words on the Bay Area
rap scene, who he's feeling, and how Sky Balla made the transition from the pimp
game to the rap game.
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MC BREED PART 2 (March
2008) | Interview By: Noncentz
Dubcnn is back with Part 2 of our exclusive MC Breed interview. It took longer
than expected however in this second half we get the background on hooking up
with George Clinton, getting down with the Dangerous Crew, and what he has lined
up next for us over the coming year.
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FOCUS (March
2008) | Interview By:
Eddie Gurrola
Dubcnn linked up with Aftermath producer Focus for an exclusive interview. In
this feature, we discuss Focus’s debut street album “Dedicated”, which will be
available for free download on Dubcnn. We explore what this record means to him,
and find out more about the sound that he created for it. We also talk about Dr.
Dre’s “Detox”, the process of production collaborations, and current and future
work with artists like Bishop Lamont, Marsha Ambrosius, Taje, and PR1ME. Find
out about all of these topics and more by checking out the interview.
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KERI HILSON
(March 2008) | Interview
By: Nima Etminan
Dubcnn had the chance to talk to the wonderful Keri Hilson! The talented singer,
who's signed to Interscope Records through a joint venture with Timbaland and
Polow Da Don, tells us about her come up, linking up with Polow Da Don and Timbaland,
working on the "Shock Value" album, her writing experiences and forming
the writing crew The Clutch.
Of course we speak about her album "In
A Perfect World..." and what fans can expect from it, as well as her experience
working with Britney Spears, Xzibit and many more high profile artists.
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YA BOY (March
2008) | Interview By: Nima
Etminan
Dubcnn hooked up with one of the West Coast's most anticipated new artists, Ya
Boy. The San Francisco spitter talks to us about his grind, hooking up with The
Game & Black Wall Street, moving to Malibu, his relationship with Kevin Federline,
and his work ethic.
Of course we talk about his long awaited album,
what fans can expect from it, how he planning to put it out, the Bay Area rap
scene, his first album "Rookie Of The Year", his new single with E-40
and much much more.
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GANGSTA RAP
(March 2008) | Interview
By: Peter
Relic
Who would've thought that gangsta rap would've endured this long? It's now been
20 years since N.W.A came Straight Outta Compton. And who would've thought that
a new gangsta rap movie could actually be funny? After all, it's been 15 years
since CB4 killed theatregoers just for laughs. But now, the Compton group called
Gangsta Rap has released their album The Glockumentary (Delicious Vinyl) to coincide
with Th!nkfilm's DVD release of the full-length feature film Gangsta Rap — The
Glockumentary. (In stores now, fools!)
And while it simply isn't
safe to be in the same room as the members of Gangsta Rap — DuRag, Murder Mike
and DJ Ballistics — the ever-intrepid DubCNN managed to get on the phone with
DuRag long enough to talk about house shoes, gold fronts, and what's really going
on with Tracy Morgan.
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BISHOP LAMONT PART
3 (March 2008)
| Interview By:
Eddie Gurrola
We’re back with the third and final part of our interview with Bishop Lamont.
In this last segment, we discuss Bishop’s debut album “The Reformation”, including
how he picks guests and producers and what he hopes the public gets from the project
when it’s released. After this, we hear about Bishop’s new street album “The Collection
Plate” with DJ Whoo Kid. We also talk his work on Warren G’s new album, PR1ME’s
street album “The Transformation”, and we get his opinion on Crooked I’s “Hip-Hop
Weekly” series. Read on to find out about all of these topics and much more.
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SHA MONEY XL (March
2008) | Interview By:
Eddie Gurrola
Dubcnn caught up with Sha Money XL for an exclusive interview. In this feature,
we discuss Sha’s “One Stop Shop” hip-hop conference, which is being held in Phoenix,
Arizona on March 8th and 9th. We also talk about what qualities he looks for in
clients, and how artists should present themselves on their Myspace pages. After
this, we speak briefly about the new G-Unit album “Shoot To Kill”, 50 Cent’s “Before
I Self Destruct”, and Young Buck’s compilation “Product Of The South”.
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SMIF-N-WESSUN
(March 2008) | Interview
By: Nima Etminan
Dubcnn linked up with New York rap duo Smif-N-Wessun (Tek & Steele) for an
exclusive video feature while they were on their European tour. In this feature
you can watch the highlights of their performance, as well as a video interview
which dubcnn conducted with Smif-N-Wessun.
We talked about their self-titled
2007 album, the status of the Boot Camp Click, Duck Down Records, the NY Hip-Hop
Scene, their future plans, their views on Hip-Hop, as well as their political
views.
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PETE ROCK (March
2008) | Interview By: Nima
Etminan
Dubcnn had the great opportunity to hook up with the legendary Pete Rock for an
exclusive interview, in time for the release of his new solo album "NY's
Finest", in stores February 26th 2008. Pete tells us all about the album,
why he decided to put it out, his personal highlights, and how it compares to
his previous work. We also talk about the
New York Hip-Hop scene, which with the exception of a few he isn't too fond of.
We get some words on West Coast artists he'd like to work with, CL Smooth, future
plans and much more.
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