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Ms. Beverly, I just read your editorial for the Hustler’s Edition. I know you and your staff go through hell to put the TJ’s DJ’s Tastemakers Music Conference & OZONE Awards together, but please don’t stop! I was at the first one in Orlando with Kamikaze and the last one with GMB, Tambra Cherie, and Corio, and we loved every second of it. I’ve had the time of my life for two years in a row and it’s pretty much the only vacation I get. I was just writing to say thank you for putting this event together because it’s one of the few times I get to get out of Mississippi and get my network on. You and TJ and y’all’s staff do a great job of putting it together and most of all you make it affordable for those of us who haven’t blown up yet. So once again, thanks a lot, and I’ll probably bump into y’all at the SEAs. I done fucked around and pulled off 2 nominations! - DJ Jonasty, djjonasty@gmail.com (Jackson, MS) Everyone in North Carolina really appreciates what OZONE is doing for us. I’m not quite sure y’all understand the size of the helping hand you reach out to the artists and producers that really dedicate themselves to this thing we call music. I’m not going to write a novel, but I figured I should share this thought with you. Thanks for the love, support, and motivation you’re giving me and many others. OZONE is the shit! – Ronnie C (Fayetteville, NC) I got the new OZONE with Mr. Mississippi David Banner on the cover and I want you to know I will be promoting the hell out of this magazine with our very own superstar on the cover! I promote it every month, but having our own on the cover helps me let people know that they can make it one day too! Patiently waiting! – Christiana Houston, chouston@wjmi.com (Ridgeland, MS) JB, I just read this month’s 2 Cents column and it was precise but funny. “Diva bullshit” was hilarious. When I saw you in Miami at the OZONE Awards, you looked stressed as hell. I understand what you were going through. Rappers are divas. Just keep doing you. And yes, you are famous now, so the groupie love is kinda not the way to go. I enjoyed the read! – Kash Kastro, kashkastro@gmail.com (Columbia, SC) I saw the OZONE Awards on MTV Jams and I just wanted to congratulate you on a very edgy, exciting awards show. I was really moved by all the fabulous talent that the show presented. I wish you much success in the years to come. Keep up the excellent work. I have seen the show at least three times; thanks for the repeats. – Robin Hughes, ryh718@aol.com (San Francisco, CA) The True Raps article in OZONE by Paul D was enlightening and entertaining. I enjoyed the witty play on words and the thought and dialogue the piece enticed. Please continue bringing articles like this to the forefront. – Talitha Coverson, amazing2sea@yahoo.com (Tallahassee, FL) 14 // OZONE MAG
I just got the October 2007 issue. You did it again, pimpin’. Twista on the cover and then you’ve got East St. Louis, IL rep Raw Resse. He is a very well respected artist out here in the STL and East STL. More artists like him need these kinds of looks. We’re from the middle of the map so we have to struggle, push, and grind to get what we got. We don’t have distributors or DJs that show local love. – Jesse James, jessejames314@aol.com (St. Louis, MO) JB, props on your 2 Cents in the June edition of OZONE. Considering that I’m not too girly myself, it’s hard for me to relate with most of the women that I meet in the industry as well. You had me crackin’ up cause all of the things you point out are so familiar. It’s really sad that most of the girls you are speaking of think they actually have a chance. Hopefully all of the hype around the disrespect of females in Hip Hop will make some women look in the mirror and wonder if they are actually to blame. Women like you and me just gotta keep our heads up and keep moving forward. – DJ Sinamin, myspace.com/djsinamin (St. Louis, MO) This is your African homeboy holding things down in Australia. My favorite issue so far is the July 2006 issue, the one with Trick Daddy and Da Muzicians on the cover. When you interviewed Da Muzicians you mentioned D-Roc’s handicap – what is it, exactly? Also, me and my homie from Burundi read that Tampa Tony doesn’t smoke anymore. We can’t believe that he created Da Splitta which is the best invention yet and he ain’t using it. My second question is, to win a bet – does Tampa Tony still smoke weed? Holla back; there’s no way to get this info anywhere but OZONE. – Nathaniel Ramsey, pigeon_toe@hotmail.com (Australia)
Editor Responds: D-Roc is missing parts of a few of his fingers and Tampa Tony really doesn’t smoke weed anymore. The new issue with Plies and Yung Joc on the covers is official, but Pimp C is the biggest idiot in the history of music, in my opinion. Mistake or not, what runs through your mind to say that Atlanta isn’t the South? He’s dumb! Then, he says Russell Simmons is lame. You’ve been rapping since 1982! Who’s really lame? Then, he sounded even more dumb when he spoke about conflict diamonds. He’s kind of racist and actually Russell Simmons is the #1 African-American importer of diamonds into this country. I bet “Simp C” didn’t know that. Has he ever heard of “Green Initiative” jewelry? I’m not listening to these clowns any longer. Fat shout to Russell Simmons for teaching the next generation how to be bosses. On another note, RapQuest is official and it’s my favorite part of the magazine! I’d like to see Superhead, Nas’ baby mama, or April Clark in one of the next issues. Fat shout to you for the OZONE Awards! Next year I’m going to win for Patiently Waiting Virginia, cause I run Virginia – not Pharrell! Keep doing it big! - Derrick Francis, derrick_francis03@hotmail.com (Virginia Beach, VA)
Pimp C responds: Derrick Francis in Virginia Beach, Virginia, I want you to eat my whole entire dick and nuts.