Ozone Magazine

Often, a hit record explodes overnight and disappears just as quickly. But for Bone, his song “Homegurl” had to marinate before hitting the charts. Circulating in the Texas region for nearly six months, “Homegurl” got a major push after being discovered by The CORE DJs CEO Tony Neal during the Texas Summer Music Conference last year. Bone, a student at Prairie View University, was signed to Citi USA Ent/Def Jam and the song was eventually added to radio rotation. Now over a year since he originally released the single, Bone and his label are dropping the video and introducing him to the rest of the country, starting with the patrons of All Star Weekend. Here he explains how a small town kid from east Texas landed a big break.

(more…)

Setting herself apart from other female R&B artists, Tomeka Pearl brings spice and bounce to her music. After debuting her artistry on Dorrough’s album Dorrough Music, more opportunities are coming left and right for this talented young singer. With her street single “You Like It” heating up on the south and west coast, you can believe this isn’t the last time you will hear from her.

(more…)

Representing the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, Ray Paul has a heavy street presence in the city, along with his click the Y.G.z. Last summer Ray invited OZONE out to the Y.G. picnic and it was clear that their crew comes out in numbers. Here he gives us the scoop on his fan base, his affiliation with Greg Street, and some insightful opinions on the music game.

(more…)

Currently promoting his single “Hit Em With a Jimmy (Shorty What It Is),” 22-year-old Young T has several local DALLAS hits under his belt. Having collaborated with Treal Lee on “Work Dat Lumba,” Young T is also getting a buzz with the new party record “2 Da Flo.” With 3 songs in rotation simultaneously throughout Texas, Young T is on the verge of signing a major deal. We sat down with the Dallas All Star to find out how he got to this point.

(more…)

Always a big mixtape seller, Fat B, a.k.a. Fat Bastard, is dropping a new tape for All Star Weekend. Also preparing for the release of his debut solo album, the former D.S.R. member explains what really happened with the group and how he’s grown from the experience.

(more…)

On the road to success many people give up after facing obstacles, but not Lil Tony. For nearly ten years, Lil Tony has been chasing his dream of becoming an All-Star rapper, and it seems that all the hard work is finally about to pay off. After being in a rap group where things didn’t work out and losing some of his closest friends, he’s finally found his home with NGenious Entertainment. Now Lil Tony plans to do it big, Texas-style.

(more…)

As a member of the Definition DJs and Hustle Squad DJs, DJ White Chocolate holds down the teen club market and also DJs on 97.9 The Beat. At only 17 years old, he still attends high school and manages to put out one of the hottest mixtape series in Dallas – appropriately titled Ahead of the Class.

(more…)

For the last two years DJ Hollywood has been at K104 in Dallas, where he breaks a lot of the new music coming from the region. His DJ affiliations include the Go DJs, CORE DJs, Funhouse DJs, which is based in Dallas. This All Star Weekend you can catch Hollywood spinning at some of the hottest parties in D-town, as well as his regular scheduled radio mixshows.

(more…)

Da Blockboi can be found this All Star Weekend alongside his labelmate Dorrough Music at all the spots hittin’ in Dallas. As part of the Prime Time Click/NGenius roster, Blockboi is working on his own material, which includes the new single “Bottles N Models” featuring Chalie Boy.

(more…)

You’re probably familiar with B-Hamp’s Talladega Nights inspired single “Ricky Bobby” that took off last year. He never had an opportunity to share his story with OZONE so we reached out to him for a few questions. B Dash is still putting out new music and will be appearing at 23 parties All Star Weekend (yes, TWENTY THREE).

(more…)

Describing himself as an upcoming underground producer with some nationwide exposure, Dallas producer 2Much landed his first major hit last year with Dorrough’s “Ice Cream Paint Job.” Here 2Much talks about his future placements and what makes the Dallas sound so catchy.

(more…)

Originally from Dallas, Fat Pimp moved to Houston to attend college where he landed his big break freestyling on BET. Since then, the rapper/producer has had some major label offers on the table, but is currently pushing his music independently. Songs like “Rack Daddy” and “I’m Gettin’ Money” have made Fat Pimp in high demand, and he continues to release new material for his fans, like the mixtape he’ll be promoting All Star Weekend.

(more…)

Even though he’s a familiar name in the Dallas area, Doughski G isn’t actually a native of the city. Born in California, Doughski G didn’t earn his stripes as a D-Town rapper until he went on the road with Pookie & Lucci a few years ago and put out the regional smash “She Baad.”

(more…)

23-year-old songstress Dondria is exploding on the scene with her R&B song “You’re the One.” After amassing a YouTube audience comparable to some major artists, The Dallas native was discovered by Jermaine Dupri and signed to So So Def. Now that her album is nearly complete, Dondria talks about how she got her start, and publicly singing the National Anthem for the first time.

(more…)

Since he’s A Dallas ambassador, we had Mr. Yeah Buddy break down what’s popping off in his city All Star Weekend. Along with his Gangsta Grillz release party, Dorrough also lets us know about some other hot spots in D-town, as well as artists he’s working with on his label. Be sure to check out Dorrough’s other cover feature on our annual Sex Issue hitting newsstands soon.

(more…)