West Coast Connection Forum
DUBCC - Tha Connection => West Coast Classics => Topic started by: Myrealname on October 29, 2002, 12:06:51 PM
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First off just wanna say thanks for the chance to interview you.
its cool, no prob
Where did you grow up?
Long Beach
How did you get into music and when did you decide to do it as a career?
When I was younger, my grandfather played alot of Jazz. I went to church and heard alot of music there. When I got my first keyboard, I really got into it. I started making my own little beats.
Who influenced you musically growing up?
Alot of people. Teddy Riley, Prince, Pete Rock. Pete Rock was the shit back in the day. Stevie Wonder, Erik Sermon was dope too.
When you got into the industry, you worked with Deathrow Records, How did you hook up with them?
I hooked up with Dr Dre. Started fucking with the keyboards, and started making beats for them. I worked alot with Daz. Me and Daz had a good relationship. I did alot of shit with Daz. I didn't get credit for the production I did cuz I wasn't signed with Deathrow then, but I did beats for Daz and he would pay me under the table.
Back then I didn't care about getting credit, I just wanted the money. I wanted to get paid for my work.
Did you work with Tupac?
Yea, me and Daz did alot fo production for "All Eyez on Me". We did Ambitionz Az a Ridah, Ain't Mad at Cha, Nuttin but a Gangsta Party.
What was it like working with Pac?
It was cool. He was cool. Right before he came to Deathrow, everything was dying out. When Pac came he relit the flame musically. Right outta jail, he wanted to work. He worked really hard.
You left Deathrow, why and when did you leave?
In 1998, I left verbally. I filed for bankrupcty to get out of my contract. It took a couple years, but Im out.
From joining Deathrow and now signing with DoggyStyle, what freedom do you have now that you didn't with Deathrow?
I can RELEASE AN ALBUM!! (laughs) Ya know, I can say what I want and diss who I want. If I want to diss somebody, I'll diss them. I don't have to diss some one cuz someone else is dissing them. Yea, I can do want I want now. Me and Suge didn't get along, he's a blood. Ya know, Im crippin, We straight crippin over here.
I now get all my publishing rights. I work with my homies, its all family.
Yea I read the article in The Source, Snoop said he wanted to give you guys what he didnt have and treat his artists right..
Yea, Snoop went through shit with his publishing and he doesn't do it to us. He uses common sense and does business right.
I know you've worked with lots of artists, What artists would you like to work with?
Im working on La Toiya's album. We are trying to get Missy, Tweet, Puffy, The Neptunes. Thats for her album. As for my album, I'd like to work with Ludacris, Bennie Segal, Freeway, all the Roc family, Neptunes, The Clipse. Yea, they are all pretty dope.
What Projects are you working on now?
La Toiya's Album
When can we expect a solo album from you?
After Toiya's album
Have you done any tracks for your album?
Yea, we have worked on a few tracks, but they probably are gonna end up on a soundtrack. Ya know, I just wanna let people check my shit and get them ready for the solo album. Its gonna be something new. Its not the same old westcoast shit you hear, I REPEAT ITS NOT GONNA BE THE SAME OLD WESTCOAST SHIT.
Kurupt is now on Tha Row, What are your feelings toward Kurupt and all them?
Fuck Em!
So you don't get along with Kurupt at all?
Naw, Fuck Em! When I see Kurupt, it's scrapping on site.
So it's ON when you see him?
Yea
Any show or albums the fans should be looking for?
Snoop's album which is droppin, umm don't quote me, but its droppin NOvember sometime. Its called, "Paid the Cost to be The Boss"
Then La Toiya's album is dropping the beginning of next year. Then my album is droppin after that.
OK cool, Thanks Soopafly and good luck!
(ballerstatus.net)
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Damn the neptunes on la toiya album ? :-[
The ROC on soopafly's one ? :-X
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Tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight
LaToiya Williams is gonna Blow Up :o :o :o
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Why missy and puffy in a soul/gospel album like the la toiya williams one ?
To me it seems a move to sell more copies cuz at the beginning she said "i'm not an r&b artist,i'm a soul/gospel singer..."
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Why missy and puffy in a soul/gospel album like the la toiya williams one ?
To me it seems a move to sell more copies cuz at the beginning she said "i'm not an r&b artist,i'm a soul/gospel singer..."
its to get more attention so other people will buy the album not only Doggystyle Records fans
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fuck maybee soopafly is comin out before mr kane that would be hella tight...........but you gotta remember that puffy will probably be on the production side he's made some big beats for the r&b side a thangs
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Personally i dont wanna see beanie sigel,freeway and memphis bleek on the soopafly's album. It seems like "Paid the cost to be the boss"...a lot of east coast rappers to get more airplay/attention on the east coast :(
I hope a tru west coast album for e-white.
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Personally i dont wanna see beanie sigel,freeway and memphis bleek on the soopafly's album. It seems like "Paid the cost to be the boss"...a lot of east coast rappers to get more airplay/attention on the east coast :(
I hope a tru west coast album for e-white.
Wake Up man ....if DoggyStyle Records Wanna be a great label they gotta shit with everybody not only West Coast peeps...In fact its goood because they will bring the West Coast Sound to the East Coast
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There are a lot of talented artist around the globe.....why the ROC?
Cuz they're on top of the game,but a collabo between beanie and soopafly :P
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I've already seen the news at dubcnn. It's always good to hear from Soopafly.
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Ya My realname, to me that is wack that of all people Soopafly wants to work with the ROC, but i guess the industry is full of sheep.......i don't get how Snoop, Nate and now Soopafly have all the talent they need to be successful in each other (each other being Dre, NAte, SNoop, Warren, Daz)
I mean, fuck, No Warren or Daz on a Nate album, and hardly any westcoast artists on Snoops album? Whatever, westcoast is dead like Snoop says, but maybe its dead because its their own damn fault......there is still mad potential, but it won't be realized unless these fools work as a team.
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but maybe its dead because its their own damn fault......there is still mad potential, but it won't be realized unless these fools work as a team.
Thats The Realest Shit Ive Read In A While teecee, PROPS! (And Im Adding Some To You Now!) - Thats So True, Someone Needs To Slap Them All About & Show Them What Potential They Have And Then There Needs To Be ONE Company That Wants To SOLELY Promote WC Artists For The Good Of The Music Not Just The Money.
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damn. those were some pretty harsh words about kurupt :-\.
that sucks. they can't even keep it bussiness. they made it personal and now they will scrap. and they from the same gang. damn. THAT AIN'T LOVE >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
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I did the soopafly interview..
Those are just the people he wants to work with outside there label I beleive. He was really down for the whole pound.. So I think there will be all teh homies on the album too
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Personally i'd like to see other featurings on soopafly's album....the neptunes and the Roc are only to sell more copies!
We will see the neptunes on soopafly's albumla toiya williams's album an probably kokane and e-white's album. :-[
Even on the 213 album will be beats from the neptunes :P
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Tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight
LaToiya Williams is gonna Blow
me :D ;)
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Tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight
LaToiya Williams is gonna Blow
me :D ;)
LMAO