FEEDBACK:

I read your review of Chamillionaire’s CD dissing Mike Jones, Mixtape Messiah. I have a question about the beef between Mike Jones and Chamillionaire. I was just wondering if Mike Jones and Magno are still together, and if Chamillionaire and PaulWall are still together. Also, why is Chamillionaire sayin’ all this shit about him? Sure, Mike Jones talks a lot of shit, but so does Chamillionaire. - Eric Lodge, BigE98210@hotmail.com

Editor responds: Check out the interviews with Chamillionaire and Mike Jones on page 44-45, hopefully that will answer your question.

JB, first, let me start by saying that I think the magazine used to be off the hook! Now, it is nothing but a Dirty South magazine. The articles are whack. Who cares about a group of DJs no one hears anymore (Jam Pony Express)? Lately, the best article you had was the interview with Wendy Day. You used to have good writers. Where are they now? CL Mecca, Copafeel, Noel? ADG sucks! You write everything yourself, why is that? You want all the glory? I liked the angry Copafeel articles. Plus, it’s smaller, you have left Orlando with a small-time magazine and the people who supported it don’t pick it up anymore. Who cares about your Patiently Waiting to Blow, if we can’t hear anything from these artists? Khaled sucks! The Beat Novocain? Please. I can’t believe you put him on your cover. And that’s my two cents! I know you’re not going to print this. - Phillip Bowes, philizboyz@yahoo.com (Orlando, FL)

I read your “Flipside” article with T.I. vs. Lil’ Flip. That shit about the hoes sayin’ TIP runs shit and Flip laughing and so on sounds kinda shaky. That’s just he-say, she-say shit. Why are these niggas trippin’ about who’s the King of the South? A nigga has the right to feel he’s the shit and can’t nobody touch him. It’s called “confidence.” Niggas want to be the best so they say they the best. Everybody’s got their own opinion on who’s the King of the South. Some say P is the King, some say Scarface, some may say Bun B, but it’s all opinions. Hell, Lil’ Wayne says he’s the best rapper alive since the best retired. The nigga Wayne is damn close to being the best, but hey, that’s just my opinion. - Tre Anderson (New Orleans, LA)
I read your “Flipside” article talking about the beef between T.I. and Lil’ Flip. Basically, it sounds like T.I. started beef with Lil’ Flip over some hearsay bullshit. What kind of person does that tell you that he is? He is doing this for publicity purposes and I recognized this from the beginning. Just look what happened during the last few weeks before he dissed Lil’ Flip. He went to jail, filmed a video from prison which helped an inmate escape, and then he got out on work release. All of those stories made MTV news and other major news stations. He just wants to stay in the limelight. Look at the hoe shit he pulled with “Stomp.” If that doesn’t scream hoe-ass bitch, I don’t know what would. He is doing all this to sell more records and make a name for himself. He knew he couldn’t go against Luda so he decided to squash it. I think that Lil’ Flip summed it up best in the interview when he said, “If you from the street and somebody comes and tells you some info, before you react to it, go make sure it’s true.” - Elevated

Man, I just read your cover story on Don Yute. That was a real good thing for him. He’s been around for a long time puttin’ in work and tryin’ to make it. I just wanted to write and say that I was very happy to see you guys highlight a dancehall artist like him. I know you’re mostly a hip-hop and Dirty South magazine but it would be nice to see you cover more reggae and dancehall artists. I’ve always wondered when he was gonna finally get his chance to shine. I’ve been following him since the So So Def compilation but I’ve never seen any type of press on him. The big dancehall artists like Sean Paul and Elephant Man always get interviewed, but it’s always uplifting to see one of our people who isn’t so well known get an article. It makes me proud to see someone from the islands on your cover. Thanks again for recognizing this talented young man and giving him the shine he’s deserved for so long. - Shane Kelly, skelly143@yahoo.com (Cape Coral, FL)


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“I appreciate the people showing me love, but that shit can definitely get annoying. People screaming, ‘What?!’ at you all fuckin’ day. They don’t understand that you can’t be crunk all the time.” - Lil Jon, Rolling Stone (Issue #957, September 16th, 2004)

“Although I truly believe this encounter between [myself and my accuser] was consensual, I recognize now that she did not and does not view this incident the same way I did. After months of...listening to her attorney, and even her testimony in person, I now understand how she feels that she did not consent to this encounter.” - Kobe Bryant’s statement released after criminal rape charges against him were dropped.

“There’s nothing like a severe storm to put a human being in their proper place. I want to experience the power of nature.” - Pascagoula, MS resident Prentice Howards explaining why he chose not to evacuate due to Hurricane Ivan

“This shit’ll bring you so high and then bring you right back down. You could be a star one year and the next year you ain’t shit. That’ll fuck a nigga up more than anything.” - Baby, Ballin’ Magazine (Issue #02)

“Niggas tried to condemn Janet [Jackson] over a real malfunction. Somebody like Courtney Love can be coked the fuck up, and nobody says nothing. Courtney can piss onstage, and still be on TV.” - Jermaine Dupri, VIBE Magazine (October 2004)

“You take North, East, West, and South; put them together: N-E-W-S. We just trying to get our voice heard.” - D-Roc of the Ying Yang Twins, Strip Joint Magazine (Aug/Sept 2004)