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DUBCC - Tha Connection => West Coast Classics => Topic started by: Rud on August 18, 2006, 02:56:16 AM
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Ya Boy Is Ready To Make History - August 18, 2006 By : Rud
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It's been a long but short road to the top for the young rap phenomenon Ya Boy. Around this time last year, he was preparing the release of his debut solo album, "Rookie of The Year," and now a year later almost to the day, he has taken things up notches above the rest.
As a fast learner he has proven that he's also a fast achiever, creating a large fanbase for himself that spans the entire globe, from Los Angeles to Europe. Since hitting LA earlier in the year to find more opportunities for himself, YB didn't have to knock doors down to get in the game, they opened for him.
His undeniable gift to spit has brought him endless success and notability, and alongside his mentor and business partner Phat Rat, he has rubbed shoulders with greats and celebrities, and is quickly reaching that same level of recognition.
"In my short time in the rap game I did the unthinkable. I dont think anybody in this world can do what I do. I'm a fast learner and I just get better every single day. I definitely grew. I broke out the cocoon. When I first started rapping I was just a kid. 18 years old, didn't know the ropes, I didn't do anything but just rap. I grew. I been studying n-ggas, I'm in the industry now. I'm looking at things differently. I'm vibing, traveling," explains Ya Boy.
Ya Boy has also been working with platinum producers and major factors in the music industry. With songs on Johnathan 'JR' Rotem tracks, as well as collaborations with inhouse BWS producer Nu Jerzey Devil, and an up and coming young producer from North Carolina, D1, Ya Boy definitely has the right ammo to bring the world even more hits. One of the latest milestones was his track, "100 Bars of Crack" in which Ya Boy kept listeners mesmerized for a span of 100 bars of rap lines. He hit the world off with quotable after quotable and never become stagnant, all in a span of 5 minutes. After hearing Game's series of tracks 100-300, it influenced him to try his hand at a song of that magnitude. With the recently released Black Wallstreet Journal under The Game's BWS imprint, many have called him the breakout star of the project and all eyes are on him, just as they were on the late 2Pac 10 years ago.
"2Pac is actually my biggest influence, I would listen to his music and just get goosebumps. I'm trying to give off that same feeling. I'm trying to send chills down people's spines cause it's so real. That flow. I stopped gettin that from rap. I'm trying to give that to people," stated Ya Boy.
Coming off the heels of the BWS mixtape as well as other projects such as Clinton Sparks and E-Rock's "Welcome to US of Bay" among other nationwide mixtapes, the buzz has been tremendous and it's only a matter of time before Ya Boy finds his home on a major as he explained: "I'm in talks with a few majors. They definitely eatin' Ya Boy up. I won't give names, but I guarantee you within the next 2 months you will hear who I am signed with. I feel that hip hop definitely needs Ya Boy and major is the only way to go."
With his cocky demeanor and confident way of carrying himself, some have criticized and questioned if he was a bit too arrogant or into himself. Ya Boy states that it's only an essential quality to feel that way in order to be a leader. "If I was to sit up here and say that other people are better than me and not tell you I'm this good, you would feel like you aint f-ckin with me. If I don't believe that I'm the best, nobody else will."
As someone who stays true to his roots and remembers his humble beginnings, Ya Boy made his start in the bay and still represents that in nearly every track he spits on. One of the prominent figures in the birth of his rap career was his big cousin, San Quinn, who still holds a good relationship with him. Since Ya Boy left Done Deal to further his career, rumors ran rampant and people questioned whether the cousins were still maintaining that close relationship. "Me and San Quinn are blood," Ya Boy emphasizes. "Alot of people love to stir that sh-t up and say we beefing. We will never beef. We might get mad at each other at times, that's a normal part of a family; but then we'll be cool that night. If anything went down he always had my back and I still got his."
From this point on the only way from here is to the top, and Ya Boy confidently states that he is ready to face the pressure, ready to lead the west coast as a young leader of the pack; ""Like my cousin Quinn said, pressure makes diamonds. It is alot of pressure to put on somebody, especially someone as young as me. I'm ready to help carry this coast man, I got a gift. I ain't got no choice but to use it. I'm gonna take this to the highest level and put on a show. I'm gonna put on a show for the world. You will see why I am the next coming."
Ya Boy is quoted as being "the show after The Game" and showtime is almost here, with Ya Boy's own DJ Skee presented mixtape around the corner, you won't want to miss a minute of this show. No commercial breaks here, the 'Prince of the Bay' is ready to hit you off with season after season.
Check out the track we recently premiered from Ya Boy and The Game from "BWS Journal Volume 1" entitled; What's Beef. Stay tuned to dubcnn for the latest on Ya Boy
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Props for the news Rud. I need to check out those mixtapes so I can hear more from Ya Boy. I keep hearing how good he is but haven't heard much from him yet.
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Ya Boy is sick! that 100 bars of crack freestyle he had on the journal was great....cant wait to hear some more new shit from him
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I'm looking forward to that DJ Skee presents Ya Boy mixtape...should be hot!
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I'm looking forward to that DJ Skee presents Ya Boy mixtape...
8)
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Propz!! Can't wait for his Mixtape either!!
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bwahaha, wutever he talkin bout....Quinn ain't happy..
But I ain't gone knock dood, I'm happy 4 him, I remember him just 2 years ago at the Done Deal offices bitching about how his name isn't on the artist list of their website and that he ain't gettin no promo....couple years later and he way passed their level, the game is crazy.
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Props nice read...I'm tellin ya'll Ya Boy is the truth. If you haven't heard "Rookie Of The Year" yet u need to. That cd is pure crack.
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bwahaha, wutever he talkin bout....Quinn ain't happy..
But I ain't gone knock dood, I'm happy 4 him, I remember him just 2 years ago at the Done Deal offices bitching about how his name isn't on the artist list of their website and that he ain't gettin no promo....couple years later and he way passed their level, the game is crazy.
lol yea
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Ya Boy is sick! that 100 bars of crack freestyle he had on the journal was great....cant wait to hear some more new shit from him
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Right now he is holding it down for the westcoast. 100 bars of crack doesnt get old and we know how many times someone has spit over G Thang, no one has quite rode the beat like that since the original.
He is in the new XXL also if you guys are interested, pick that up.
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His mixtape should be hot. Imma get that shit for sure.
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man! ya boy is moving up quick! i agree..."rookie of the year" is dope....
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I'm looking forward to that DJ Skee presents Ya Boy mixtape...should be hot!
Yeah every verse he's put out recently has been hot.
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I havent anticipated hearing an artist like i anticipate hearing Ya Boy, since the days of Kurupt when he was spittin fire....Ya Boy needs to become the Face of the West....I dont see how anyone couldnt like this guy
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Sorry to bring him into yet ANOTHER discussion, but you think 50 will let him shine, seeing as he is on Games label?....If he got that much clout he would shut him down as well surely.
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50 cant do shit to a bay area hustler whos not on the Math. hes been blowing up locally, hes about to blow in LA, and from there hell be big in houston and so-forth till the whole country feels him. or at least he should be.
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I Heard Ya Boy Ghostwrites For Kevin Federline?
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^and gets paid a fortune in the process
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I'm looking forward to that DJ Skee presents Ya Boy mixtape...should be hot!
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K-fed LOL!
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K-fed LOL!
it's funny, but writing them songs got Ya Boy his house in Malibu.
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50 cant do shit to a bay area hustler whos not on the Math. hes been blowing up locally, hes about to blow in LA, and from there hell be big in houston and so-forth till the whole country feels him. or at least he should be.
check out www.yaboymusic.com and the interscope and aftermath signature at the bottom - is this just a hangover from the game affiliation before geffen or is he signed to aftermath and they haven't made this shit official yet. anyone know?