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For people who aren’t familiar with Brisco, break it down for ‘em. Where are you from and what do you represent? I’ve been doing this for like twelve years. The first cat that ever put me on a record and let me go in the studio was Rick Ross. I was signed to a label called Slick Salt but that ain’t work out, so I got with Poe Boy. My heart was already here with my family. I’ve made about five albums. I had [features on] both of Khaled’s albums, both of Rick Ross’s albums, Birdman’s album, and Lil Wayne’s Carter 3 album. Most of those albums went gold or platinum.
that because she knows what type of nigga I am. She knows I don’t give a fuck. She started talking shit so I slapped that hoe. And add this: I do have mad respect for her, feel me, but I’m not Lil Brisco no more. I’m grown up. I’m not the same little boy I was when she first met me. I’m a grown man with a five year old son, so you’re gonna give me respect. And yeah, she’s a girl, but I will slap the fuck out of her. I beat the fuck out of her. She knows the deal. Other girls might not know, but she knows a nigga don’t play that shit. All that extra talking around these out-of-town niggas and shit will transpire.
You said you’ve been doing this for 12 years. Were you always seriously considering it as a career, or when did it become serious? I was always serious about poetry; that’s why I cling to Tupac a little bit. When it comes to poetry or my raps I always [look at] Tupac Shakur. I’ve always been motivated to rap. I always knew what I wanted to do.
You felt like she was trying to embarrass you in front of outsiders? Yeah, and by me getting her into the video shoot and extending my hand to her, I think that [her reaction] was totally disrespectful. My respect for her went out the window, so I started gooning. If I see her again I’ll do the same thing.
Being around people like Wayne and Ross, do you think it’s a challenge for you to be able to break out and establish yourself as an artist and not just a sidekick? The challenge for me is just waiting my turn. I’m just grooming myself until I get sharp, and that’s where I feel like I’m at now. I’m at a point where I’m sharper than the rest, and that helps me a lot. Are you signed to Young Money? Nah it’s Poe Boy/Cash Money, but since Weezy is the President of Cash Money it’s all really the same thing. What have you learned from being on the road with Wayne or in the studio with Ross? Don’t go to sleep. Just keep working, put God first, and perfect the craft. Be one of a kind; be your own man. What part of Miami are you from? Opa-Locka, Choppalocka. It’s in the middle of everything, in the middle of Carol City, in the middle of Liberty City. Jacki-O did a radio interview saying that you can’t come back to Opa-Locka anymore. Is that true? I’m here [in Opa-Locka] now. What’s the real story behind the L.A. incident between you and Jacki-O? I heard you had a little altercation on the set of the Lil Wayne/T-Pain video. She couldn’t get into the video shoot because it was closed off. I told security to let her in only because she was [once] signed to Poe Boy. When she got in she was sort of pouting so I went up to her and extended my hand, like, “How you doing, baby, what’s up with you?” She ain’t even give me back dap so I was like, “Shit, fuck you, bitch!” She should already know that since we’re in California and we already had problems and I’m trying to squash it or make amends, she shouldn’t act like
Do you think it slows the Miami movement to have that kind of internal animosity? No, she’s through. She had her chance. She never united with the hood. She never united with Trina or the other girls that could’ve helped her. She’s out of time. She’s damn near forty years old. She claims that Poe Boy tells DJs not to play her records. That’s totally untrue. People know Jacki-O’s attitude. If you’ve ever came into contact with her, you know her attitude. If she doesn’t get her way she’s trippin’. If it’s a hit record, no one can tell [a DJ] not to play the record. She can’t make hit records now because she’s not with the same niggas. She ain’t got that Brisco stroke of the pen now, feel me? You used to write for her? I helped her write records. One thing about Poe Boy Entertainment is that we all work together. When you hear a Rick Ross record like “Here I Am” or a Flo Rida record like “In The Air,” it’s all of us coming in the studio working together. We’re selfcontained; that’s why we love each other so much. Do you have a release date yet for your solo debut? You know how Baby and E-Class are. They’re on the phone all day and that’s how they work; it’s on some real nigga shit. Unlike other CEOs and other bosses, I can go holla at my nigga. I can go straight to their houses and be like, “E-Class, this is the problem,” or “Baby, this is the problem,” or “Slim, this is the problem,” or, “I need a couple dollars for this.” It’s a little better working with them cats. Right now I’m just grinding waiting for the streets. We got the streets right now with “I’m Me” and “Just Know That.” Who are you planning on having featured on your album ? Wayne, Rick Ross, Jeezy, Ludacris, T-Pain, the usual movement. We the best!
For out-of-towners, what’s some can’t-miss spots when they come to Miami? I’m on my way to White Diamonds right now. You’ve got to hit the Rollexx up. It’s in Opa-Locka. You’ve got to hit all the strip clubs in the same night because it’s about seven of them. You might have to go by Mansion, Crobar, Opium, the usual. Is there anybody else in the Young Money or Poe Boy camp we need to be looking out for? Billy Blue and my little cousin Brianna. She was signed to Missy at one point. You need to get up on her now. If you hear her stuff you’ll become a fan. We fuck with Gun Play and Torch hard, shout out to the whole Triple C/Maybach Music movement. Do you think you overreacted to Yung Berg’s YouTube comment that his album got pushed back “like Flo Rida’s hairline”? Nope. I’m still gon’ beat his ass. I’m still gonna punch him in his muthafuckin’ mouth when I see him. I had him standing up the whole [BET] Awards show. And I knew him before he said that; I had just done a song with him two weeks before he said that. He apologized, though. That wasn’t good enough? That’s just a way out! Don’t be talking about my brother. Watch what you say to people in Miami. We don’t play like that. He said he’s been to Miami a couple times since you threatened him and nothing happened. He knows. I talked to Ray J for about an hour on the Cash Money bus. He knows [Yung Berg] has to pay me. How much does he have to pay you? I told him $150,000. $150k to be left alone when he comes to Miami? You know he’s independent, right? He might not have that kind of money. He’s going to pay it. I guarantee it. Well, we don’t want to be responsible for any violence here at OZONE Magazine. Shout out to OZONE Magazine, they had nothing to do with this, but when I catch him I’m still going to knock his pussy ass out. So do not drop Flo Rida’s name in any rhymes. Don’t drop Flo Rida’s name, don’t drop Rick Ross’s name, don’t try E-Class, don’t try me, and don’t even try that stank-ass hoe Jacki-O. So you’d still defend Jacki-O if somebody dissed her? That’s right. It’s still family. This is like the mob. When you’re in the mob you’ve got to get killed to get out. You can’t just walk out. So if you saw Khia wearing a Fuck Jacki-O t-shirt, you would beat her ass? No, I would give that hoe dap because she knows something. //
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