ALL STAR 2011 - Ozone Magazine

LIL B USED THE PACK AS A SPRINGBOARDTO LAUNCH HIS OWN SOLO CAREER ANDSOON LINKED UP WITH SOULJA BOY. NOW,THE BASED GOD HAS GOT THE INTERNETGOING NUTS, THANKS TO HIS QUIRKY--ANDOFTEN OFFENSIVE--SENSE OF HUMOR ANDA FLURRY OF STREAM-OF-CONSCIOUSNESSRHYMES. HERE HE TALKS ABOUT NEGO-TIATING A RECORD DEAL WITH 50 CENT,AND THREATENS TO SODOMIZE PRESIDENTOBAMA. (WHAT?!?)Let’s go back a little because even with thisnew fame that you’re getting, I think a lot ofpeople aren’t aware that you got your startas part of The Pack and that whole movement.What’s going on with the group?Yeah, definitely. Well, as far as The Pack, we’restill together and still grindin’. That was myfirst start in the game, grinding with them,coming into the game really early. We gotsigned when I was around fifteen or sixteen,so that gave me a jump start, and I just neverreally stopped working. Even before we gotsigned, I was always working indirectly. Iwasn’t really doing it to get famous, but justdoing it to be heard and get into the parties.Did you always plan on breaking off to doyour solo thing?I was always a solo artist at heart. It’s just ablessing that we all had an amazing dynamictogether and we all clicked and could makehits together. That’s an amazing gift we had.It’s very rare that four people can click andsound good together. But yeah, I’ve alwaysbeen a solo artist.You’re affiliated with Soulja Boy’s SODMGlabel now, right? How did you link up withSoulja Boy?The first time me and Soulja Boy really connectedwas on Myspace, years before hegot famous off “Crank Dat.” He added me onMyspace and when I listened to that songon his page, I was like, damn, “Crank Dat” isamazing. I hit him up and asked him to letme get on the remix. He never hit me backand then he blew up. A few years later I wasdropping videos on Worldstar Hip Hop andSoulja Boy quoted one of my lines on Twitter.I was at my pa’tna’s house in L.A. when I sawit, and I was like, “Man, Soulja, what’s up bruh,let’s rock. That’s love!” He followed me backand we’ve been gettin’ it in ever since.Are you signed to him as a solo artist?I’m not signed to anybody yet. I’m unsigned.Me and Soulja are working out some stuffpaperwork-wise and just trying to find thebest situation. But we’re both always gonnawork together.Are you in talks with other record labels?There are a few labels that have put stuff onthe table. I’ve got lawyers looking over thepaperwork and stuff like that. I’ma give youan exclusive, too – nobody knows about this.I’m out here [in New York] to meet up with 50Cent. We’re gonna meet up and see what’sup. The labels are going nuts right now andeverybody is trying to get down, so I’m tryingto pace myself and be smart and handlewhat I’ve gotta handle and pay attention tothe music. I’m just trying to keep happy andstay in tune with the music and keep buildingtowards a big buy-out.You and 50 Cent seem to have somethingin common because you both like to getpeople’s attention by being intentionallycontroversial. For example, when you comeout with a video saying “hoes on my dickcause I look like Jesus” or threaten to anallyrape Kanye West, how much of that is realityand how much of it is for shock value?That’s my sense of humor. I have a crazysense of humor and I know how to get underpeople’s skin. I like to make people go, “Ohmy God!,” you know what I mean? That’s kindof like the jokester that I am. I’m fearless. Idon’t censor myself; that’s a big thing for me.I just have fun, make jokes, get reactions,and put my personality into the game to letpeople see a new way of thinking.Let’s talk about this whole “Based God”thing. Is that an actual religion?Nah, nah. Based God is not a religion. Basedis not a religion nor a cult. I hear a lot of peopleassociating it with a cult and saying thatI have a “cult following” and stuff like that,but it’s not a religion. The Based God ideaoriginated from my freestyles. I freestyledabout one thousand songs out of my homestudio and released those songs. With thatstream of consciousness, I found this othercharacter within myself, which is the BasedGod. So that’s really where it came from.It’s not a religion or anything like that. It’sjust an untouchable character. I’m BrandonMcCartney and Lil B is this crazy person fromthe hood who says whatever he wants, he’sthe rebel. The Based God is more in touchwith the spiritual side.Okay, I know you defended this by sayingit’s your sense of humor, but let’s talk aboutthe song “hoes on my dick cause I look likeJesus.” Obviously a lot of people took of-OZONE MAG // 19