THE WAVE: MARCH '17
THE WAVE: MARCH '17 with Porcelain Midnight and G1fted Music on the covers
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Ziah is willing to put down all her hoish ways<br />
to win back the heart of her best friend Keena.<br />
Keena is still in love with an old study buddy<br />
from graduate school, Chandra, whose marriage<br />
is on the rocks. Things become sticky when<br />
Chandra gets fed up with her cheating<br />
husband. Frustrated by her husbandÕs inÞdelity,<br />
Chandra decides to experiment with her<br />
sexuality and rekindles her friendship with<br />
Keena. This makes Ziah furious. But Ziah<br />
relaxes and plots to destroy their love affair<br />
once she discovers that Chandra isn’t as<br />
innocent as she portrays…and that they have<br />
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Tell the readers who you are and where you’re<br />
from?<br />
Philadelphia suburb, Bucks County PA<br />
Musically how would you describe your style of<br />
production?<br />
Ryan Leslie crossed with David Guetta, sprinkle a<br />
little Diplo and Timbaland on top.<br />
Being form Philly, do you still see the city as being<br />
overlooked as far as main stream music artist?<br />
Not anymore especially. The spotlight is on<br />
Philadelphia more than ever. We have people<br />
from LA coming here and sessions getting sent<br />
down from NYC to mix because the fact is no one<br />
can replicate our sound.<br />
Why is it that the music that comes from the city is<br />
almost always bypassed?<br />
It's really not. That's a big misconception of the go<br />
nowhere fast artists. Lots of stuff you're hearing<br />
always originated from Philly. People just are<br />
misinformed. I'd bet 10 - 1 that it's mostly broke<br />
mixtape rappers still complaining about those<br />
things, lol.<br />
Do you think the industry and artist within the<br />
industry miss out by not considering Philly a “must<br />
go to” city?<br />
Of course. We are the best. It's like having 500k<br />
budget for a car and not going to FC Kerbeck.<br />
Who are some of the artist that you have worked<br />
with?<br />
Flo Rida, 2Chainz, Neyo, Rick Ross, T Pain,<br />
Yo Gotti, Sean Paul, Bryshere "Yazz" Gray from<br />
Empire, Barrington Levy, Omelly, Lee Mazin and<br />
more.<br />
Who has been the most fun in the studio to work<br />
with?<br />
Omelly, that's my guy. The Dreamchasers are the<br />
funniest group of cats. Always fun in the studio.<br />
You just came back from LA. What was it like to be<br />
at the Grammys live in person?<br />
It was incredible. Just to see how the show<br />
production really happens and be surrounded by so<br />
much greatness. It's good to see what my future is<br />
like when I get MY Grammys (plural). It was also<br />
great to see such vast love from all over the world for<br />
music and its positive influence on the world.<br />
You are also an artist. You have a crazy video that<br />
takes place in a grocery store, what was the concept<br />
behind that?<br />
I give that credit to Set in Motion LLC. Joe Staehly<br />
and Yanni Rozes came up with the treatment and<br />
whole concept. As with the title "Spend Some<br />
Money", you would expect a ballin' club scene...<br />
money, cars, girls. We were gonna do a DJ Booth in<br />
the Gucci store, but they totally flipped it and made<br />
it so marketable. Such vision these guys have. It was<br />
incredible to see them work and watch it come to<br />
life.<br />
The single is doing extremely well. Is there a follow<br />
up to it and if so when is it dropping?<br />
Yes. I have a single called "Fly" on the way produced<br />
by JL Beats.<br />
What direction do you see rap music going in the<br />
next 2 - 5 years?<br />
Back to its roots. Trap is fun but it's dead, stupid, and<br />
poopy. Unless you're Project Pat or TI... go home.<br />
Real verses, real music, real bars, real hip hop is<br />
back. That Philly hip hop and R&B sound is going<br />
to smash it like never before. I'm excited because<br />
these millennial fucks need to learn what's what.<br />
Shit is trifling nowadays. If I see one more video<br />
on Facebook that says, "rapper spits fire and puts<br />
rappers to rest", I'll slap a kid.<br />
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In your opinion, what was the cause of mumble rap and will it be around in the future?<br />
It'll always be there. There's a certain swag and vibe about it that's great. The simplicity. The dumb<br />
flow can be good. But it's not hip hop and never will be. It's in it's own class. Let it stay there. Ya don't<br />
like, it don't listen to it. But your ass will be drunk dabbin' at the club I bet biatch! Lol<br />
What is the next thing on the table for G1fted Music?<br />
Releasing these singles and getting the EP ready. In process working on some great high level projects<br />
out in LA with some amazing people.<br />
If you could work with any artist in their prime, just 1, dead or alive who would it be?<br />
Michael Jackson, his passion was positive change for the world. Plus those royalties would keep me<br />
good for 100 lives, lol.<br />
From where do you draw your inspiration to create music?<br />
Life, God, and personal experiences.<br />
Who are you listening to right now? Chris Brown, Pit Bull, Anderson Pak, Brass Tracks, OT the Real,<br />
Thoro, Lihtz Kamraz, Big Ooh, and most EDM DJs.<br />
Where can we see and hear more from G1fted Music?<br />
Spotify and iTunes MTV YouTube<br />
@g1ftedMusic for all social media.<br />
Www.G1ftedMusic.com<br />
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Bacardi Slim<br />
Tell the readers who you are and where you’re<br />
from?<br />
First off thank you for having me bros. My name is<br />
Bacardislim and I am from Las Vegas. If your not<br />
familiar by now, I guarantee you will be very soon.<br />
Lyrically how would you describe your style?<br />
Lyrically I am a different artist. I honestly have more<br />
styles then the Stylistics lol. You can not put me in a<br />
box. I come with a different style everytime.<br />
You have gained recognition that many MCs would<br />
want as they are trying to build their careers. Being<br />
put in XXL 2016 freshman class, what has that done<br />
for you and your career?<br />
It did not do a damn thing for me, all Bullshit aside. I<br />
repeat not a damn thing. All it did was give me<br />
something to talk about at the dinner table.<br />
You were a part of an epic battle with Justin<br />
Maywhether. Who won and is he even worthy of<br />
calling himself a battle rapper?<br />
Yes sir, the battle was a great look for the both of<br />
us. Shout out to Justin Mayweather for showing up<br />
and showing out. The battle has over 145k views<br />
and is still going up. We broke the AHAT record<br />
for most views within in a 24 hour period of its<br />
release, we had hit about 8,800 in the first 24 hours.<br />
So who won, I feel like I won 2 rounds to 1. I feel<br />
like the first was debatable, and I won the 2nd and<br />
3rd. Hands down Justin Mayweather was the best<br />
opponent I have went up against. He honestly has<br />
what it takes to move up the ranks in battle rap very<br />
quickly if he chooses to do so.<br />
What direction do you see rap music going in the next 2-5 years?<br />
I really hope it goes back to the time when lyrics mattered. Don't get me wrong, some of those non rapping ass dudes got<br />
some song's I really fuck with, but in my opinion that mumble rap has to come to an end.<br />
In your opinion, what was the cause of mumble rap and will it be around in the future?<br />
I would say Future and a lot of drugs, mainly Molly and Lean(promethazine syrup). I'm sure mumble rap will be around<br />
for a while. What they need to do is classify that Bullshit as something other then hip hop. That way real mcs can get there<br />
shine back.<br />
What is the next thing on the table for Bacardi Slim?<br />
What's the next stuff on the table for me? Well I just started my Internet radio show. It's called Country Boi Radio, it comes<br />
on every Thursday and Friday from 10 - 11p.m. You can download the app Tunein to listen, put in Badboyzinsincity and<br />
enjoy. Or you can go on UStream and watch the show live. Shout out to my boy Eddie Fuse and the whole Fuse team for<br />
that opportunity. I'm about to drop my EP titled If God Say The Same, and I must say I feel like it's my best work to date.<br />
Also the BullyBusters 702 crime fighting cartoon that me, my producer Producedbysherrod and the creator Big Keith have<br />
been working on, will be going on The Ellen show March 24th to talk about the cartoon. It's an anti bullying cartoon that I<br />
feel everyone needs to support. Some of the people who have jumped on board are Baby Bash, E-40 and Designer just to<br />
name a few. The last things on the table is staying sucker free and raising my kids to be the best they can be.<br />
If you could work with any artist in their prime, just 1, dead or alive who would it be?<br />
That's a hard one but I would have to say Aaliyah. We would have made some timeless music together.<br />
From where do you draw your inspiration to create music?<br />
I draw inspiration from everywhere. Mainly from the experiences I've been through and the things I'm going through<br />
currently. Or I will let the beat speak to me and guide me in the direction I need to be going.<br />
Who’s on your play list?<br />
A lot of Vegas artists, because we as a city have so much talent it's ridiculous. Seriously though, you will find all type of<br />
different styles of music in my Playlist. I've got Young Jeezy to Luke Bryant, The Weekend to Taylor Swift. If it's dope it<br />
will be in my playlist.<br />
Where can we see and see more of Bacardi Slim?<br />
You can find me where ever the money is lol. My fb is Bacardislim James, my Instagram is Bacardislim, download the<br />
Tunein app and catch my radio show or put in www.thewavemag.com and catch me there.<br />
Should he stick to boxing, lol?<br />
Lol. You are trying to be funny but Justin is 3-0<br />
professionally with two ko's by a body shot. He is<br />
dope at rapping also, so it's up to him with the path he chooses to take. Either way he will be straight.<br />
Did that help your career in any way or was it just for the love of the sport?<br />
Of course it helped me, 145k more people know who I am now. When it comes to battle rap it's always for the love of<br />
the sport. I am not, I repeat not a battle rapper. I make records full time and I only battle for the love and it's also a quick<br />
way to make some money. I will kill a MC in the ring or on a song, it's just that simple.<br />
Speaking of battles and boxing… (you probably know where this is going) What are your thoughts on Soulja<br />
Boy and Chris Brown getting in the ring?<br />
I think they both are fucking retarded. Next question please.<br />
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Elsa Estrada<br />
Which of your tattoos has the most<br />
meaning?<br />
All my tattoos have some type of<br />
meaning/ reason behind it, it's hard<br />
to say which one has the most<br />
meaning. That being said, the<br />
funniest for me is when I was young<br />
for a small time I thought of pursuing<br />
a career in tattooing. In one of those<br />
adventures I designed a matching<br />
tiki tattoo for my sister and I our<br />
"sister tattoos". Which, she agreed<br />
on getting with me before I went<br />
through the hard process of tattooing<br />
myself. After she was shocked to<br />
see how well it came out (I had<br />
only done one other tattoo at that<br />
time). Then my sister told me, she<br />
was thinking about it the whole time<br />
and realized she was way to scared<br />
and chickened out on me ;"P Now,<br />
I have a "lonely" tiki on my leg to<br />
remind me to not to trust my big sis<br />
but how still awesome she is!! Still<br />
makes me laugh, I'm glad to say she<br />
still doesn't have one single tattoo…<br />
kinda makes it better.<br />
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What was your first tattoo?<br />
My first tattoo is a little fat black<br />
bat on my pelvis. It's a spot that if<br />
you are wearing a bikini, it would<br />
be covered up. Location was a big<br />
factor when getting this one because<br />
I was so young and lacked the<br />
parental permission. I don't suggest<br />
getting tattooed young, but I don't<br />
regret it either. It's never wise to<br />
get a tattoo when your body is still<br />
growing! Something I learned the<br />
hard way.<br />
Soon after I got another, then<br />
another and it became hard to keep<br />
them covered up, so the jig was up.<br />
When my mom did find out, she<br />
was not thrilled to say the least, but<br />
over lots and lots of time she has<br />
come to understand that it's one<br />
way I express myself.<br />
How many tattoos do you have?<br />
I currently have 47 tattoos that<br />
cover my body and the count is ever<br />
growing.<br />
Which tattoo hurt the most?<br />
Hands down, my hand ;P I think<br />
maybe because the skin is so thin but<br />
I remember wanting him to stop so<br />
bad. My artist was wonderful and<br />
got the most beautiful clean lines in<br />
and even with me not sitting still. I'm<br />
still a little hesitant to do my second<br />
hand and I still wanted to get a color<br />
pop behind the Squirrel Nut Zippers<br />
logo but I'm still mustering up the<br />
courage.<br />
What is your favorite tattoo?<br />
My favorite tattoo is my tiki back piece, It's one of my most impressive<br />
tattoos. I have always had a big passion for tiki art and wanted a very<br />
large tattoo of one for years. When It came down to tattooing the rest<br />
of my back, I asked my talented tattoo artist Jesse Bob Cone to design<br />
it. There was only one condition to it's design, not to cover up my F<br />
holes I already had tattooed on my back. It took JBob only one night to<br />
design it and it fit perfectly, so perfect I almost cried! I love it not only<br />
because I love tikis but it's impressive how another artist can create<br />
something that fits you so well.<br />
What inspired you to turn your body into a canvas<br />
of beautiful art?<br />
I think my mom did, she always talked about<br />
wanting a little tattoo on her inner ankle, how<br />
she thought that was super sexy. So, I naturally I<br />
thought the same and started getting tattooed as<br />
soon as I got my chance. If she could have ever<br />
imagined that her statement would have had such<br />
an impact.<br />
I've always been into art, and I find the ability to<br />
decorate your body with pictures of who you are<br />
is such an awesome thought.<br />
Who is your favorite tattoo artist?<br />
Wow that’s really hard to say, I do have my top<br />
guys who have tattooed me the most. These<br />
guys are awesome! They have truly done some<br />
amazing pieces on me and that’s why I go back to<br />
them. When you’re sitting in a chair going through<br />
lots of pain its good to know you feel comfortable<br />
with the person touching you. It's also comforting<br />
to know its going to be worth it at the end thats<br />
why going to a great tattooist is important.<br />
In order of amount of tattoos on me:<br />
(Four or more tattoos)<br />
Jesse Bob Cone @jessebobtattoo<br />
Pancho Placas @pancho_placas<br />
Thomas Morgan @thomasmorgan<br />
Chance Ewing @nochance<br />
Do you attend any tattoo conventions?<br />
Yes! I love attending tattoo conventions, some of<br />
my body art has won 1st place at a few. I also get<br />
the opportunity to attend them when getting hired<br />
to vend or do promo modeling. I hope to attend a<br />
few this year.<br />
Any advice for aspiring alternative/ tattooed<br />
models?<br />
Don't rush, think about what you want tattooed<br />
and go to a good artist even if it's expensive. In the<br />
long run you will be happy with what you get and<br />
save more money. As for modeling, be reliable<br />
and ready to work and remember to always do<br />
your best because its not just your time.<br />
Where can we see more of you?<br />
http://greenorchidcreatio.wixsite.com/<br />
greenorchidscreation<br />
https://www.facebook.com/<br />
GreenOrchidsCreation<br />
https://www.instagram.com/greenorchid<br />
modelmayhem.com/greenorchid<br />
Greenorchidscreation.etsy.com<br />
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Jay Valadez<br />
What inspired you to become a tattoo artist?<br />
Just being around the local tattoo parlor. My mom would drag me into them while she got a tattoo and to see the finished<br />
product fascinated me.<br />
Do you remember the first tattoo that you ever done?<br />
Yes, at 13 I gave myself an Old English "J" on my ankle. I hid that thing till about 15.<br />
How would you describe your tattooing style?<br />
I don't really have a style, but I gear my art towards traditional. I love everything about it.<br />
What has been the most difficult place for you to tattoo a man / woman?<br />
Necks are hard for me. I try my hardest not to do them.<br />
Do you have any tats? If so how many?<br />
Yes I do, to many to count.<br />
Did you do any of them yourself?<br />
Yes, several<br />
What is your best tattoo horror story?<br />
I can't narrow it down to one but I do hate the classic "mover". That person that can't stop laughing and reaching for there<br />
phone.<br />
What is your take on people getting drunk and then getting inked?<br />
Drunk people make bad decisions. Come back when your sober.<br />
What is the craziest tattoo you ever put on someone?<br />
I tattooed a good friend of mine on his ass. He has "your name" on his right cheek.<br />
How big was largest tattoo you’ve ever done?<br />
I'm currently working on a full color peacock that goes from waist to knee. I have about 20 hours in it and maybe another 5.<br />
Are there any tattoo artists that inspire you?<br />
Yes alot, but I really like Luke Wessmans style. He's got some great stuff.<br />
What’s the secret to being a great tattoo artist?<br />
Hardwork and dedication.<br />
What is your favorite tattoo done by you?<br />
I did a black and grey piece a few month back of The Plauge Doctor. It's turning into a full sock, I'm really<br />
excited about that one.<br />
For a first timer, where would you recommend they get a tattoo to experience the least amount of pain?<br />
For the first timer I always recommend the ankle.<br />
Words of advice for anyone that wants to become a tattoo artist?<br />
Find an artist you like and ask them to apprentice you.Work harder than your did the day before. Never stop<br />
learning.<br />
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Where can we get inked by you and see more of your work?<br />
instagram: @ traditional_j<br />
Kings Tattoos 2957 S. Westmorland, Dallas, TX (214) 316-7541<br />
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Tell the readers who you are and where<br />
you’re from?<br />
I go by Screalla (Former Dipset Recording<br />
Artist) born and raised in Chicago,<br />
internationally known, nationally<br />
recognized, and locally accepted.<br />
Lyrically how would you describe your<br />
style?<br />
My style is very unique, I have a style that<br />
is very adaptable to any and every track<br />
that I get on. I can rap fast, and slow but<br />
at the same time give you lyrical content<br />
that will make you think and visualize the<br />
story that I'm telling you keeping things in<br />
a chronological order that always makes a<br />
lot of sense.<br />
What’s been going on since you graced<br />
the cover of our Issue 10 – <strong>THE</strong> BLACK<br />
& WHITE ISSUE?<br />
I have been running my businesses (Blue<br />
Smoke, Drunk Life Clothing, and Blue<br />
Angels Modeling) as well as doing a lot<br />
of traveling and living in the Dominican<br />
Republic. I recently just got picked up<br />
as a producer at www.Just4Beats.com<br />
based out of London U.K. headed by<br />
a gentleman by the name of Damon<br />
Richards.<br />
You have a new project about to drop,<br />
The PIMP CHRONICLES. What can<br />
you tell us about that?<br />
Pimp Chronicles is a very unique project<br />
in itself. I have had this idea in my head for<br />
a long time but I was so busy doing other<br />
things, that I had to put it off for a while<br />
I also had to figure out what direction I<br />
wanted to go in as far as the production and<br />
beats. So one day I woke up and had the<br />
whole concept for the project and started<br />
to make and sample a lot of artist from the<br />
90's like Escape, Keith Sweat, H-town and<br />
a few others. This project is just an EP to<br />
put out because I have been handling other<br />
business and haven't been on the forefront<br />
as far as music goes in a little while. I also<br />
have some of my people on the EP that have<br />
been doing their thing in different states.<br />
So by the time this EP drops at the end of<br />
February people will know Don Byti Balla,<br />
Choosin Season, and Ivy Leauge. This EP<br />
will be available on all the major streaming<br />
stores like iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify,<br />
GooglePlay, iHeart Radio, and a few more.<br />
Pimping ain’t easy, but we see that you do<br />
it quite well. What do you attribute that<br />
to?<br />
Watching the older kats in the game and<br />
getting close to them seeing how they<br />
move and them being my mentors. I have<br />
been doing this for some time now but I<br />
always have been one to follow the rules<br />
of the game and in return it has giving me a<br />
lot of rewards. I get a lot of respect in this<br />
particular world because I show nothing<br />
but respect to the individuals that's apart of<br />
that world as well. And I can not forget the<br />
"Queen" Debbie The Glass Lady which<br />
is the mother of all the P's, the Queen<br />
and the originator of the world famous<br />
"Pimp Cup" used by celebrities all over the<br />
world. She is a very spiritual woman and<br />
makes sure that she always prays for each<br />
and every one of us so that god is always<br />
watching over us when we out traveling<br />
and moving around. She has played a very<br />
big role with me being as successful as I<br />
am as far as this P world goes.<br />
What inspired you to go in that direction<br />
musically on this project?<br />
Well I wanted to bring back the feel of real<br />
music and give people that special feeling<br />
they had when they first heard those songs<br />
drop. It's a special vibe that everyone can ride<br />
to and may even bring up some old memories<br />
and fun times people had when they first<br />
heard these songs on the radio. I already had<br />
a few calls saying "I know exactly where<br />
I was when I first heard this song". So this<br />
project will bring people back to those special<br />
places and times in their lives when things<br />
where really good and it was safe to actually<br />
be outside and really hanging out and kick<br />
it, and plus it's just some really smooth riding<br />
music and give you a little peak inside my life<br />
and some of the things I have been through in<br />
the game.<br />
Tell us about your crazy food game.<br />
You’realways posting images of great meals.<br />
I have always been what you call an<br />
adventurous eater. I have no idea where it<br />
came from but I always like to eat and try<br />
different foods from different cultures. My<br />
friends and family say that I'm expensive and<br />
that I spend too much money on the things<br />
I eat, but I tell them that you have to enjoy<br />
life and think and eat outside the box lol. But<br />
seriously I do travel a lot and I have been<br />
traveling outside the country for a while now<br />
and it's a different experience when you go<br />
to different countries and try their food. I<br />
encourage everyone at least once in life to try<br />
something that you never thought you would<br />
eat and I promise you if you go to the right<br />
establishment you may just surprise yourself. I<br />
plan on one day just taking all the pictures of<br />
food that I have and have tried and making a<br />
book out of it...... so people can see the things<br />
I eat and if they are up for it, to go out and try<br />
some of the things that I put in the book.<br />
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Do you think that battels should stay on wax or be<br />
addressed on different platforms?<br />
For the most part I believe it should stay on wax but<br />
at the same time some individuals take it to far and hit<br />
that point of no return. I feel like if you not really about<br />
what you rapping about, then just leave it alone because<br />
that other person might really be about that in real life<br />
or might have people around them that feed that ego<br />
and make them get up and be about that life so they<br />
can keep up a certain reputation. Battles have been in<br />
music since the beginning of time, but now you just<br />
have people that get embarrassed and their feelings get<br />
hurt, now that want to take it to a whole different level.<br />
What direction do you see rap music going in the next<br />
2-5 years?<br />
Well I don't know if people are really paying attention,<br />
but things are coming right back around in a full circle.<br />
Lyrics are coming back, more musical beats are coming<br />
back, a lot of the veterans in the game are coming back<br />
better then ever and reinventing themselves. It's already<br />
being changed and reformatted as we speak.<br />
In your opinion, what was the cause of mumble rap<br />
and will it be around in the future?<br />
This mumble rap thing is already phasing out. It will<br />
not be a "thing" in the future because like I said the<br />
veterans as well as a few new artists I been hearing are<br />
changing that and bringing back more lyrical content.<br />
I think this whole mumble rap with the new generation<br />
came about because the "OG's" sat down and took a<br />
back seat and let them shine, nothing wrong with that.<br />
But as time went on it started to get out of hand, every<br />
artist started to sound the same, so now looking at<br />
what I have been seeing lately, the vets had enough and<br />
started to come back and show them how it's supposed<br />
to be done. After Ebro and the hot 97 crew started to<br />
make the younger generation freestyle live and no one<br />
could come up with anything or wasn't making any<br />
sense and embarrassing themselves, I think that's when<br />
people starting really realizing that this is about to be<br />
extinct. So now you see the resurgence of people like<br />
Juelz Santana, Jim Jones, Jay-Z even coming back hard,<br />
T.I.P. coming show his skills on a political aspect, and<br />
it's a lot of veterans that's really coming with it, this is<br />
just to name a few.<br />
What is the next thing on the table for Screalla?<br />
Well I'm doing more of production now more so over<br />
rapping, I have tapped into the Dominican market and<br />
they love what I have to offer so I'm trying to make a<br />
name over there. Me and. Y crew "4240 Hustle Squad"<br />
we have been working on this project "Kingz of Tha<br />
Kitchen 2: The (Re-Up) and going to the Dominican<br />
Republic shooting videos for this project. I have been<br />
in talks with Charlie Baltimore about a tv show she has<br />
coming out that I might be doing some production on.<br />
I'm really just trying to get my hands into a little bIt of<br />
everything and be a while rounded businessman and<br />
not just a producer and an artist, I have a lot to offer as<br />
far as business goes and now people are really starting<br />
to realize that.<br />
If you could work with any artist in their prime, just 1,<br />
dead or alive who would it be?<br />
Soulja Slim, that was one of the realist artist that ever<br />
lived. I say this because he did not sugar coat anything,<br />
what he said was what he meant and that was it. He<br />
was cool, laid back, but would let you know what it was<br />
with no problem and if you crossed that line then you<br />
had to deal with whatever came your way.<br />
From where do you draw your inspiration to create<br />
music?<br />
Really just life, things I see, places I been, experiences<br />
and a lot of things I have done and been through 1st<br />
hand. I don't like to fabricate things when it comes to<br />
my music, I don't write lyrics when I record, everything<br />
is from memory and I can picture the exact situation<br />
that I'm telling you about and that's how I'm able to<br />
tell stories in a chronological order because it's like an<br />
out of body experience and I'm standing in the room<br />
watching everything happen and I'm just explaining it<br />
to the listener word for word as it's happening.<br />
Who’s on your play list?<br />
Of course the squad 4240 Hustle Squad, Rick Ross, my<br />
homie Fiend (Formerly of No Limit) I produced some<br />
tracks for him as well, Curren$y, Ralo Tha Pimp, a lot<br />
of 70's old school music, and some Dominican music.<br />
Where can we see and see more of Screalla?<br />
You can find my beats on www.just4beats.com/screalla<br />
www.instagram.com/international screalla<br />
www.facebook.com/screallabse<br />
or you can also google "Screalla" and it's all kind of<br />
things that will come up.....<br />
Appreciate the "Wave" Magazine for rocking with me<br />
and be on the lookout for "Pimp Chronicles" at the end<br />
of this month..... CHuuuCH<br />
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Which of your tattoos has the<br />
most meaning?<br />
I think my NIghtmare Before<br />
Christmas Sleeve has the most<br />
meaning because its something<br />
for my dad that i lost a good relationship<br />
with. Lets just say Christianity<br />
and father that i was possessed<br />
by it. I was obsessed with<br />
Jack and Sally and I was 13 years<br />
old so that explains I was an emo<br />
kid haha. Anyways, I was raised<br />
in a Christian household with my<br />
grandfather being a pastor and<br />
my dad thought I was possessed<br />
by the movie. Therefore, they got<br />
rid of all my NBC merchandise<br />
and apparel and made a ritual<br />
which was quite scarring so I got<br />
it tattooed on me because they<br />
can’t take that away from me.<br />
What was your first tattoo?<br />
My first tattoo was a pink flower<br />
on my shoulder.<br />
How many tattoos do you have?<br />
I normally say 1 because they all<br />
combine haha.<br />
Which tattoo hurt the most?<br />
I would have to say all over my<br />
stomach killed ribs and sternum<br />
especially.<br />
What is your favorite tattoo?<br />
Jack and Sally on the Hill<br />
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What inspired you to turn<br />
your body into a canvas of<br />
beautiful art?<br />
My dad has a lot of tattoos<br />
and I was so intrigued by<br />
them I was wanted them<br />
as a kid.<br />
Who is your favorite<br />
tattoo artist?<br />
Maya Giernet<br />
Do you attend any tattoo<br />
conventions?<br />
Nope not yet.<br />
Any advice for aspiring<br />
alternative / tattoo models?<br />
Just do you and try not to<br />
get an ego also be original.<br />
Where can we see more<br />
of you?<br />
Instagram: @itsjennakitti<br />
Facebook.com/<br />
Ihatejennakitti Twitter.<br />
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Who me?<br />
I wait for no one<br />
-Time<br />
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