It's August 28, 2025, 07:25:44 AM
Dubcnn: You recently signed Hood Surgeon to Get Low. Tell us what’s going on with that…We signed him and we dropped him all at the same time man! His [tendency] to not focus in is one of the things that caused us to have to depart ways with him. We were excited about it originally, but you know, you can’t be a gimmick rapper. You’ve got to really be who you say you are. If you’re gonna talk all that murder-ass killin’ shit on your albums, you better be ready to stand up to a motherfuckin’ CEO, a manager, or somebody who’s in the way of your career. You’re talking all that stuff on albums, but you’re not living up to it. [That’s] not to say that you’ve got to be killing anybody, because that’s false, even though in some cases people really live that lifestyle. In terms of the level of publicity and the level of eyes that were on us for the project, we wouldn’t want to be seen as promoting something that’s not real. So we had to gracefully bow out on that one, and wish him much success to whatever he can do in the world. You’ve’ got be real, [and] you’ve got be who you say you are. That’s really what it boils down to. We wish him much success out there, in terms of him trying to find a way for himself. It’s a hard game man, and being the son of a tycoon, it’s rough man. He’s got some big shoes to fill! We was ready to ride it out for him, but he wasn’t ready to ride out for us, so we can’t fuck with no cats like that. I want him to hear that loud and clear. If you can’t stand up for yourself, we can’t stand up for you. That’s a fact, and that comes from me and the whole Bay.
Dubcnn: You’re a role model for anybody that wants to sell their music independently. What’s one piece of advice you would give to someone who’s trying to come up in the rap game?I would say [to] get your products created the best you can. Network with people that have the other tools and the pieces to your puzzle that you don’t have, because a lot of times, they don’t have you! So, putting it all together, you’ll have a complete package! So, I would say, create your product, and definitely don’t wait for somebody to discover you. If you wait to get discovered, you’re going to get left out.