Ozone Magazine

Rocko hasn’t been on the scene much lately, until a few months ago, when he returned with his new single “Maybe” and dropped a mixtape with DJ Scream. At one point we were hearing more about his private life than his music. But now he’s back with new business ventures, a new label, and a start fresh. Rocko recently told Ozonemag.com about what he’s been up to in the last year. Maybe he’ll surprise you, maybe he won’t, but you better believe he’s still doing him.

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Since it’s easier to keep up with what rappers Kat Stacks sucked off, than it is to keep track of what rappers released mixtapes, you might not have noticed, but G.O.O.D. Music’s Big Sean finally released his anticipated Finally Famous Vol. 3 mixtape today. And since Hip Hop heads and internet rap nerds have been waiting on this project for months, we figured now was as good a time as any to interview the youngest member of Kanye West’s regime.

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In the last month, he’s appeared on Worldstar and in Laurence Fishburn’s daughter, but aside from his porn flicks and music videos, you probably don’t know much about B. Pumper.

I know you’ve been lobbying for 50 Cent to sign you to G Unit. Say for instance he offers you a record deal under the condition that you can never appear in another porno again. Would you accept that deal?
That’s a real hard decision simply because I’m passionate about both. My cousin told me today that 50 might sign me just to clown Fat Joe, because he knows that I would smash Fat Joe’s record sales. So that would be love; anything for [50] to take me in and believe in me would be dope. But I’m hoping that if he did give me an offer and considered taking me in the camp and allowing me to work on a Pumper album through his organization I would ask him if it were possible for me to maintain both careers: porn and rap. Maybe I could even transfer my adult films production underneath his roof to where he’s getting a percentage of the revenue. Hopefully he would come to the conclusion that “the kid is passionate about porn, his raps is dope, so I’m gonna sign him to G Unit as a solo act and I’m gon’ put out Pumper albums every 18 months.” But if it really boils down to it and the money made sense to where it just wipes out the little adult video money I’m making, I would have to chose the rap. My biggest fear is niggas not taking me seriously, like the music is really, really interesting to me. I’m very passionate about it. This is not a game, I’m not some wannabe rapper, I’m not just doing it because everybody else is doing it. I really enjoy it. This is serious to me.

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While her career has undeniably seen it’s ups and downs, 2010 has definitely been a resurgent one for Teairra Mari. After a two week period where she realized the release of her EP “Sincerely Yours and movie “Lottery Ticket,” the former Jay-Z protégé spoke to OZONE about being past the “Point of No Return,” and where she plans on going from here. In this exclusive interview she discusses her ban from BET, love of Pharrell and her role in Lottery Ticket.

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In this clip, which has more of a promo feel to it than an actual interview, British Mitchell (aka Brisco) speaks on the void ‘Pac left, his forthcoming Street Medicine LP, and how he blew 400,000 in 10 months.

Between 2005 and 2006, 19-year-old Jody Breeze was a phenomenon. He released his mixtape, Stackin’ Paper, and it received hood critic acclaim. He was the first artist to sign to Jazze Pha’s imprint, Sho Nuff Records. Diddy’s Bad Boy camp tapped him to be one-fourth of Atlanta’s rap supergroup, Boyz N Da Hood. Finally, he was working as a ghostwriter for a number of big name artists, including Diddy on Press Play. He had it made and was bound to blow, right? Not exactly. Due to numerous factors, from contractual obligations, to ego battles within Boyz, to just being young and unfamiliar with the business, he’s still working towards that goal that he was so close to five years ago. With the recent release of his newest mixtape, Welcome to the Future, and the launch of his own Young Gunna Records, Jody Breeze is set to remind the public that he’s still got that fire in him.

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As evidenced by the title of his recently released album “King of All Kings,” Pastor Disaster certainly doesn’t shy away from controversy. After releasing 21 solo albums, you’d think he’d be bored with rap by now. But for Troy, rap isn’t a get rich quick scheme or even a job for that matter, it’s what defines him and who he is.
In this candid conversation in his downtown Atlanta studio, PT discusses why other artists are scared to work with him, his new deal with ESPN, and why friends should save his email address because the number might change!

Your new album, “King of all Kings,” has a pretty interesting title. What exactly are you trying to say on that?
We just stating a claim. That’s something I’d tell anybody. I’m the king of all kings: north, south, east, west, all the kings—I’m the king of them. Everybody know I’m a damn king.

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Weezy called into Funk Flex’s show for his first interview straight from Rikers Island. He’ll be home in November. Part 2 is in the cut.

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DJ Smallz sent this video over a couple days ago, but I think that was the day Kanye West joined Twitter and everything else in life got overshadowed. But Smallz sat down with Princess of Crime Mob (or is it Princess formerly of Crime Mob? I’m honestly still confused), and she talked about somewhat kissing and making up with Diamond, and how the dudes in Crime Mob still rap about dumb sh*t (that’s just how I interpreted that). Once again, salute to DJ Smallz.

DJ ASAP

From the bottom to the top, DJ ASAP has quickly emerged as a premiere DJ in the metroplex of Dallas- Forth Worth,TX and beyond. You can find him DJing a party and event almost every night if not touring on the road. Whether its DJing for Sprite or BET events, DJ ASAP is on his way to “celebrity” DJ status.

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FREE AT LAST:
AFTER AN APPEALS COURT OVERTURNED HIS LIFE SENTENCE, INFAMOUS DRUG KINGPIN ‘FREEWAY’ RICKY ROSS HOPES TO REDEEM HIMSELF BY TEACHING THE YOUTH THE HARD LESSONS HE’S LEARNED AND SHOWING THEM A BETTER PATH

For anyone who isn’t familiar with “Freeway” Ricky Ross, what’s your claim to fame?
I’m from L.A. I’m known as a drug dealer. I became one of the biggest drug dealers in South Central. I was the guy that most of the guys who got big got their first drugs from. I was the one they modeled themselves after; guys like Harry O, Bo Bennett, Young Tommy, Pat, the list goes on and on. A lot of [well-known drug dealers] basically modeled their drug dealing pattern after me or copied my format. Some of them got bigger than I was. (laughs)

When you see what the drug game has evolved into today, do you approve or disapprove?
I mean, I can’t knock anyone for what they do, because I did so much wrong myself. It’d be like Satan throwing rocks at somebody for doing something wrong; he can’t do that. So I can’t knock the game. It has evolved into what it was supposed to come to. But I do feel that my job now is to try to figure out other things for these young guys to do now. I’m trying to show them that there’s a different route and a different path, and I believe I can do that.

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For those who might not be familiar with you, can you start off by telling us who YB is and where you’re from?
YB is short for Ya Boy. I come from the Bay Area, San Francisco. I started when I was 17 under San Quinn and Done Deal Entertainment. I’ve got two cousins that are pioneers in the Bay Area rap scene – San Quinn and Messy Marv. I’m just that young wild nigga.

Your first record “16’s With Me” was a hit. How did it feel to be sitting in the room with all those DJs as a youngin’ tryin’ to get on and you played your record and they just went wild?
It was a good feeling. I really didn’t expect it to blow up how it did. Everything that happens in my life, to me, is a surprise. The results always end up ten times better than expected, and that’s a good thing, because I’m always surprising myself. When I was trying to get myself heard there were a million other people trying to get heard, but the people chose me. I remember when they first played the song on the radio and played it like eight times in a row. Big Von played it back to back and people kept calling me saying, “You’re on the radio!” It was the best feeling ever. That was my first taste of stardom back then.

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Everybody knows you’re a West Coast dude, but you’ve been moving around a lot lately. Did you just need a change of scenery?
As a whole, [artists] in the Bay Area are just content with where we are. That’s just my opinion. I fuck with a lot of different people around the world, and I’m out networking and trying to build my brand.

Do you think living in different places affects your style of music?
I don’t feel like I have a particular sound. You’re gonna hear a little South, a little Midwest, a little East, and you’re definitely going to hear the West cause that’s where I’m from. That’s the problem, man, everybody’s caught up in how you’re “supposed” to sound. I ain’t caught up in none of that shit, man. I’m me. I ain’t got nothing to prove. Every time I drop, I sell a substantial amount of units, so I’m good.

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Just weeks before the release of his latest album, Suite #420, and the start of his 420 Tour, Devin “The Dude” Copeland is in a good mood. And why shouldn’t he be? While most rap careers are about as stable as Greg Oden’s knees, Devin The Dude has spent damn near 20 years eating good and smoking even better off the music business. Devin talks to OZONE about this year’s monumental international Cannabis holiday.

For people that don’t know, can you explain what 4/20 is?
4/20 is like a smoke time and it turned out to be an international smoker holiday, April 20th. It started off, at 4:20 PM, some college guys out in California used to take a smoke break everyday at this particular time. It turned into a trend and became worldwide. So, Suite #420 is a special occasion. It’s a blessing for me to come out with another album, man. It’s been quite a minute since my first album. It’s kinda sweet for me to be still in it and putting out records. Suite #420 is like having a hotel suite with your friends and people over there that smoke, to just chill. Everybody’s letting the weed break the ice, and ain’t nobody trippin’ on color or race or whatever. It’s just coming together, sharing ideas and passing the weed over. We want the album to portray that. Just smoke, chill, have fun and enjoy what’s here.

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DJ Burn One
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Website: Blvdst.com, Twitter.com/djburnone
DJ Affiliation: Coalition DJs
Artist Affiliations: Gucci Mane, Pill, Yelawolf
Mixtapes: Gucci Mane’s Chicken Talk, Pill’s Prescription 4180, Yelawolf’s Trunk Muzik
3 Songs In Current Rotation: Pill “In They Eyes,” Freddie Gibbs “Crushin’ Feelings,” Yelawolf “My Box Chevy Pt. 3”

He started out selling mixtapes in high school, and after playing his part in breaking artists like Gucci Mane, OJ Da Juiceman and Pill, this sought-after ATL mixtape DJ tells how he plans to make the transition into sought-after ATL producer:

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