Wendy Day’s Mathematics article in the latest issue of OZONE called “Politricks” was good. It seems like she’s seen it all, and all the topics she shed light on are very true. She painted a vivid picture of the music industry for people who are considering becoming a rapper or DJ. I think anyone who is aspiring to become a part of the industry needs to read through Wendy’s section in past issues of OZONE. She’s always provided us, the readers, with very valuable information. Knowledge is key, and she shows us the ins and outs of the business. I also think that OZONE and TJ’s DJ’s coming together for the conference is monumental for the betterment of the music industry. Continue to make major moves – your hard work is very much appreciated by individuals that want to be in the music business. I believe OZONE coming together with TJ’s DJ’s is just another door of opportunity for those of us getting into the industry. - Ray Matos, matosr2@corning.com I would like to comment on the second annual OZONE Awards. First of all, it made the Southern division of rap and Hip Hop artists look so ignorant and uneducated. I feel so disgraced to even say that I live in Louisiana or the South. The camera was constantly flashing on dirty-looking, half-naked prostitute looking whores. There was a lack of organization and coordination. The presenters spoke like they were illiterate and their speech was unclear. The stage was dark and muggy like it was a club, not an MTV production. I hope that you take this constructive criticism and make next years’ award show better, with a little more sophistication and class. If you need more info about how to make your awards better, contact me. I could produce my own show and it would be 300% better than yours. I am a 21 year old college student with a very high IQ and OZONE Magazine can go straight to the trash can. Producing a tacky award show is not an achievement. I can publish a better magazine than OZONE. I wrote better stuff than that in elementary school. At this time, people of color need something refreshing and uplifting, not garbage. I am not dissing rap or Hip Hop because I write and make music myself. I am dissing your award show and some things in your magazine. Your award show was disorganized and tacky. If you ever feel the need to enlighten yourself, read some books by real writers like W.E.B. Dubois or Booker T. Washington. And if I feel the desire to ever produce an award show, I guarantee you it will be better than that. News you can use: those were not celebrities on stage or in the audience. You had entertainers, not celebrities, and some of them did not do a real good job. They were looking like some fools. My mom is an attorney and I have met real celebrities. I’ve seen those rappers you had on several occasions: Lil Wayne, Boosie, and other Louisiana rappers. You didn’t have Juvie at the OZONE Awards. He’s a friend of the family. I met Mystikal and Master P and all of No Limit when I was ten years old. - C Payne, highmaintenceguttachic@yahoo.com (New Orleans, LA)
Editor Responds: Since “high maintence gutta chic” (sp) has such a high IQ, knows how to produce a better award show than us, wrote better articles than us in elementary school, and is obviously a hater, we offered her the opportunity to be a guest columnist for “10 Things I’m Hating On.” She declined, stating that OZONE isn’t “ready” for her. I always enjoy OZONE Magazine and I’m glad you all are getting the national and international recognition you deserve. I had to write to let you know that I really enjoyed the True Raps column. Real creative and funny as hell! I think it adds a great element. – Wally B., wallybclark@hotmail.com (Tampa, FL) The new True Raps section in the magazine is absolute genius! Not only is it creative, but it’s funny and timely. Paul D is clearly a refreshing addition to the OZONE family. I have all my friends reading OZONE now because of that section. Great move! – Patrice Bynum, patrice.bynum@pgcps.org (Washington, DC) After reading Pimp C’s article I must say that I agree with his opinion that there are several fabricated emcees out there. I live here in Houston now but I’m originally from New Orleans, in the 3rd Calliope Projects. There’s a certain rapper who reps the N.O. that is so fabricated it’s not even funny. As a viewer, seeing all the videos and costumes, you would think he’s a thug, goon, soldier, or whatever you wanna call him. There’s several cats I know that hate the fact that he actually raps about their lives, current and past, so in a sense they’re living vicariously through this clown. So Pimp C was right, in a sense, but I do think he needs to learn more about geographical locations. – Derek Hampton, Derek.hampton@lyondell.com (Houston, TX)
That fuckin’ Pimp C article was the shit. That’s my mu’fuckin’ nigga. He kept it real as a bitch. I don’t give a fuck what no nigga says – you gotta respect that man, or you ain’t shit! He can back all his talk up to the fullest. They say the older the wiser, and comin’ from the Pimp, you gotta love it or leave it. – DJ Black, djblackhcp@tmail.com (Indianapolis, IN)
Pimp C responds: Again, repetition alone does not make a lie the truth. Yeah, young brotha, I did tell the truth in the article. But the shit about ATL not being the South was a muthafuckin’ lie and I’m not gonna ask nobody to ride with me on a lie. So thank you for your support, but at the same time, you’ve gotta recognize lies from the truth. Any man will correct his mistakes as he finds them. Yo, Wimp C is a clown! I just moved to Houston and heard his ass on KBXX 97.9 The Box and he sounds like a damn fool. I agree with some of the shit he was kickin’, but, what’s up with that whole “ATL ain’t the South” shit? Country ass nigga, please. I’m from the MIA and we’re on Eastern Standard Time, so we ain’t the South either? Niggas must be calling Bun B cause they can tell he’s got some sense. That’s why shit took off once the dead weight was dropped. What I don’t get is why the nigga kept talking about who’s gay and who’s a bitch, but he’s worried about what their diamonds look like. Wearing those damn furs in Texas has fried that nigga’s brain or something. What nigga do you know talks about his “toes are pretty”? He sounds like he’s got a finger in his own bootyhole, to use one of his phrases. Hell, he says niggas ain’t no rappers, but I heard his ass so-called “freestyle” on KBXX and he damn sure fooled me cause I didn’t think he was either. He’s just ridin’ niggas coattails. If you let him tell it, he made all the UGK beats. Don’t get me wrong – some of their shit was tight, but nigga please. Enjoy the ride. Sounds like a jealous ass nigga mad because he ain’t rich like them ATL niggas, but I bet the stank-ass finger in his ass that he be hangin’ out there in ATL. Do something positive for H-Town instead of dressing up like it’s Halloween everyday. Now I ain’t ridin’ on Pimp C; I’m just tellin’ it how I see it. And I’m not a rapper, I’m a consumer. Now print that shit! – Dade County’s Finest, nwingfield@cox.net
Pimp C responds: Wow. [laughs] Pussy ass nigga, I’m on Westheimer every day in something foreign, bitch. I’m not hiding, I’m riding. So I challenge you to come out and show yo’ muthafuckin’ face or put a name with that pussy ass shit you’re talking. I can show you better than I can tell you, nigga. I just got off the phone with Rick Ross, bitch. Miami’s riding with me. You’re talking about I’m this and I’m that, but you’re hiding behind an email address. So what I’m gonna say about you is this: You’re a bitch for life, your mama’s a bitch for life, and everybody down with you is a bitch for life. Fuck you in yo’ pussy. Pimp C has got the streets going crazy with his comments in the new OZONE. I call it the page of hate. You gotta love it! – Stax, blockwear@tmo.blackberry.net (Jackson, MS)
Pimp C responds: It’s not the page of hate, it’s the page of truth! The truth shall set these bitch ass niggas free! Free Big Meech! When it was cool to be BMF, everybody was down. When the Feds came, niggas stopped flying the flag! Respect the real BMF niggas who are still riding for the man, the real Big Meech! Fuck the ATF, DEA, FBI, the judges, the police, the pussy ass prison guards, and snitch ass niggas all over the world! If you testify, you need to die! If you’re a gay rapper, come on out with it bitch! If you let Gloria Velez fuck you in your ass with a fake dick, she told me about you, nigga! If you suck dick in trucks in ATL and got caught and play like you’re a preacher man, shame on you! If you ride up Sunset picking up chicks with dicks and play like you ain’t know that’s a boy, shame, shame on you, bitch! If you say you’ve got work for one price and you know you ain’t never seen a kilogram of no kind of drug, shame on you! If you rent thirteen cars and stay in a townhouse or rent a white man’s house, shame on you! In the words of the mighty MJG, “A [Chrysler] 300 ain’t a Bentley, and an apartment ain’t a house!” A Geneva ain’t no Rolex! If you rent out a white man’s club two nights a week and put up a plastic sign with your name on it, news flash: That ain’t yo’ club, nigga! You’re a customer! If you’ve got HIV and you go around giving that shit to little girls and we find out it’s you for sure, the streets are gonna erase you off this planet, bitch nigga! If you’re sick, go to the doctor, bitch! If you’re scared, go to church! If you’re mad say my name and we can have World War 3 ‘round this muthafucker! Rap-A-Lot Mafia life, bitches! You ain’t gotta like it, but you gotta respect it or get your whole muthafuckin’ head knocked off in yo’ lap, nigga! Chuuuch! Tabernacle! Sanctuary! Preach! OZONE MAG // 15