“Fuck Boy.” What or who were you writing about? It’s about a lot of different people. That record is true from beginning to end. Every time I go out of town, everybody, even the radio stations, thought I was talking about Plies, but I wasn’t. Plies is my dawg. He gave me an opportunity to produce the first track off his first album. We got a good ass relationship. That’s my nigga. A lot of people got that misconstrued. But that’s a true record. The people that hear it, that are in those situations, they know who I’m talking about. Obviously the song is about loyalty, or more specifically, disloyalty. You feel pretty strongly about that. I believe in karma. What you dish out is what you get in return. Loyalty is something a lot of muthafuckas don’t have. Loyalty is when you can depend on a person with no doubts, regardless of the situation. I’d rather have loyalty than money. We’re actually shooting a movie based off that song. Speaking of loyalty and your new situation with Big Spenda Ent., how is this new deal going to benefit everyone involved? What are the plans for moving forward? We finna go hard. I’m not the type of person to have one foot in and one foot out. I’m all the way in. You can’t find nobody that’ll say something bad about me. I love the fact that they pay attention to their artists. They’re out there on the road with us from time to time. That means a lot to me. We’re setting up a tour throughout Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina. I’m coming with the album The Streets Is Mine. The first single off the album is “Florida Boy.” You always pull up in the nice cars when you make an appearance. Yeah, that’s some “Florida Boy” shit – Chevys and Donks, Cutlasses and Caprices. That’s some street shit. I’ve hosted a couple car shows, like the East Coast Ryders Car Show, a show in South Carolina, and Dawgman’s car show in Orlando. I just bought a ’76 donk with 36,000 original miles. It’s in the paint shop right now and it’s got my name on the side of it. For any artist that wants to paint their name on the side of they car, I was the first one to do that. You have some other songs that have gotten a lot of attention lately. Talk about those. I’ve got the “Good Pussy” record, and the remix with Trina. It’s gotten a real good response – like when I say I’ll fuck a woman if her period is on but only if she spotting. That’s just real shit. “Haitian Flag” is a real hot record for the Zoes. “Do You Wanna Ride With Me,” produced by my boy CP Hollywood. I did a mixtape record called “Aggravation” talking about child support. I took T.I.’s “Motivation” record and changed it to “Aggravation.” That record goes hard. Niggas was gettin’ in trouble ‘cause of that record. Muthafuckas was putting it as they ringtones and on their answering machines. Me myself, I just got my [driver’s] license back a week ago. They took it away for three years fucking with child support [issues]. A lot of people don’t know, but once you’re on back pay for child support, it accumulates interest. It’s damn near designed for you to stay on it. It’s a fucked up situation. Child support is a big issue that affects a lot of people, but obviously fathers need to take care of their children. If you’re a man and are taking care of your child, it ain’t no need to be put on child support. If our relationship didn’t work, why should it affect my child? A real woman doesn’t need to force a man to help take care of they child. My mama raised me. For niggas that don’t take care of they shawty, I agree that they should be put on child support. I take care of my three kids – Ty-Guonia, Yunni, and Papa Duck Jr. A lot of artists in Florida, some who started grinding after you, have blown up in the mainstream. Does it ever get discouraging? All that does is fuel my fire. I support everybody that’s doing their thing. I feel like I’ve already made it. I’ve known artists that got deals and couldn’t pull a crowd like I can. I ain’t got no deal but I’m getting $5,000 a show; $6,500 in Mobile, Alabama. Having a deal ain’t all it’s cracked up to be, but having the streets is. I know my time is coming.
Rarebreed’s name is suggestive of his uncommon characteristics, yet in spite of his moniker and larger-than-life persona, Rarebreed is just like anyone else in this world. His values are real. His struggles are real. And his messages are real. It’s these virtues that have made him a key building block for Miami’s Big Spenda Entertainment, and possibly the future backbone for Florida underground Hip Hop. Give us your life story in a nutshell. What was growing up like for you? I’m a single parent kid. My mom raised me. We lived in a lot of cities in Florida. I was born in Sanford, Florida but I was raised in Belle Glade. I’ve been here since I was four years old. I’ve been rapping for a while. I don’t want to say my personal life is something different from any other unprivileged kid growing up in the hood. It’s all the same story no matter where you’re from. A lot of violence, a lot of betrayal, a lot of stuff that went on in the city I grew up in, pretty much made me the lyricist I am today. So you’re from the same city as Papa Duck. Why did it take you guys so long to combine efforts musically? We’ve basically always been together; it’s just that our music reflects different avenues in Hip Hop. He was doing his thing on one end and I was doing my thing on the other. What separates his style from mine is that I’m grimier. If you hear one of my records, I may cover some historical events or you may hear a straight New York type punch line, where I don’t even sound like a Southern rapper. On another track I might sound like I’m from Houston or an L.A.-based rapper. Or I might be going a hundred miles an hour with the lyrics like I’m from Chicago. My lyrical approach is far different from Papa Duck’s approach. When you get on stage you really take advantage of having a strong
What else are you doing to get your name out there? People can get all my albums – Welcome to My Hood with Bigga Rankin, the Papaduck album, and 1804 Freedom of Death. Look out for Mamaduck Clothing and Apparel. We’re finna start shooting a movie and the new album The Streets Is Mine is coming real soon. Shout out to my big brother, Lil Rock Records, Belle Glade, Orlando, Big Spendaz, all the DJs and fans that support us, my street team – Pedo, Crazy, and Fat Boy, my lil brother LC, my manager Zoe, and all the Haitians. Last but not least, R.I.P John John. If you want to contact me, call my manager at 850-2109573 or Myspace.com/TheRealPapaduck and Papaduck.com. OZONE OZONEMAG MAG////65 65