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Latin Festival

In beautiful downtown Atlanta all walks of life come out to appreciate support and partake in Latin American Culture.

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Kids Health Fair

In the heart of Atlanta the kids of Dekalb county gather for fun in the sun and to exercise for their health. Stepp Stewart, Can-didate elects and more gather to motivate and encourage kids to make health choices

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GOBEYOND IMAGINATION

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“No Matter what stick

to your goals”

-PhenoComing from out of the Infamous No Limit Camp Pheno Speaks on life after.

Bizzy B: How did you get into the rap game?

Pheno: I was in jail with Master P’s cousin Gotti. When I got out Gotti took me down to the main studio where all of No Limit was record-ing. The way it was at P’s studio you couldn’t just bring any random per-son into the studio. If you did bring someone it was just that one person and that one person only.

Bizzy B: What made Master P want to sign you?

Pheno: Well one of the first times I was in the studio I saw him in his office he was actually on another call so I walked in the office and closed the door and waited for him to finish his call. He gave me this craziest look; like who is this dude. So when he finished he was like what did I want. So I just told him straight up I want to be a rapper and how when I saw him on TV, when I was in jail, he made the dream real for everyone in our hood who ever wanted to get into this rap game. I was honest and true. Honestly, I didn’t even have to rap for him and he signed me right on the spot.

It wasn’t a solo deal though I was signed to the Gambino Family.

Bizzy B: Back then there were so many rumors about rappers getting raw deals when they signed to No Limit can you weigh in on that?

Pheno: P stuck his neck on the line for anyone who signed with him. He bought houses and cars before people’s albums dropped we were getting a stipend every 2 weeks plus we got show money and an appear-ance fee every time we featured on someone else’s album. As well as when our album dropped we got $100,000 in the bank. But, of course we did not own any of our masters to any of our music. For me that was actually good cause com-ing from the streets to jail and out I was always used to having a lot of money on hand at all times. But, in retrospect I wish I’d know the music game a little better.

After several top charting hits the Gambino Family/No Limited and Pheno parted ways.

Bizzy B: It’s years later and you’re making a come back. Why here? Why now? And what can fans ex-pect?

Pheno: I had a lot to learn. I had to get the streets out of my system it was like an addiction that I could not let go. I had to finally wake up and see there are only 2 places the streets would lead me 1 back to jail 2 dead. Once I realized that I just got back into my craft. I’ve got a story to tell I feel like that is what I need to shed light on. On this new album it’s a lot like the first Trap or Die album it’s 100% swag with the blood sweat and tears of everything that I’ve been through over the last few years.

Bizzy B: Any last thoughts or advice you want to share?

Pheno: No matter what stick to your goal whatever is in your heart you’ve got to stick to it. Don’t ever give up you don’t know what could happen.

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With an amazing energy and vibe Rawmellow Demarco has been so

blessed. A man who lives his life passionately through words and melodies his life is like an ever changing canvas. Rawmellow and his camp KassFlo Ventures and Black8 Entertainment graciously welcomed us to their headquar-ters to give us an exclusive on Rawmello’s new single “Vegas Nights” and his upcoming proj-ect.

Bizzy B: Rawmellow is such an interesting name how did you come up with it?

Rawmellow: The type of guy that I am I always keep it real or what I like to call “RAW” but, I am very laid back and easy going so I like to think that I am very Mel-low. Hence the name Rawmellow

Bizzy B: We love the first single “Vegas Nights” what frame of mind were you in when you were writing?

Rawmellow: Actually, it was a collaborative effort with my writing team. The track was produced by Omega and lyrically everyone had a little to add but, mostly myself and Kass Flo. The song is basically about enjoying the good life. I feel like I hit the lotto when I think about how good life is.

Bizzy B: What can we expect from this up and coming project?

Rawmellow: The Raw side of myself when I am talking about love and relationships mixed with a combination of the my Mellow side you know chillin’ and kickin it with the fellas.

Bizzy B: Do you have any fea-tures on the album?

Rawmellow: Well I’ve got my guy Omega on their he has actu-ally co-written a few of the songs, then there’s Kass Flo, 8 ounce, Rick Ross, and Diddy just to name a few.

Bizzy B: What are some of the upcoming things that you are involved in?

Rawmellow: Right now I’ve got a remix version of “Vegas Nights” which is helping promote the Ci-roc brand, and I getting involved in some acting projects as well as a clothing line.

Bizzy B: Do you have any advice for up and coming artist?

Rawmellow: Being in the right place at the right time is always so beneficial. Try to surround yourself with people who are making moves.

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Rl

Chart topping hits this just one of the many things this multi platnium selling

singer/songwritter is all about RL solo artist and current member of Next sits down with Bizzy B Mag to give us the facts about his life as an recording artist.

Bizzy B: What are you currently working on?

RL: The new Next Album, my solo album, and a TV show, I just did Valentines Girl for Mindless Behav-ior, it’s crazy because I am working on a few other artist but, I need to keep it tight lipped till the release cause I’ve done lots of records on other artist and was supposed to get the single and politics came in and things like that. So now I don’t speak on it until it’s a done deal. But really, I like working with the new artist because they are so open and appreciative, a lot of the times you just get jaded in this business. So I’ve written for J-Holiday, Lloyd, Jamie Foxx, Luther Vandross, Usher, Brotha, Jaheim I wrote some of his biggest records and for the me the most enjoyable probably was Jaheim because we came up together you know Naughty By Nature discov-ered us all so I can remember sleep-ing on the air mattress in the other room. I mean he could take a song and copy it on a tape on both sides and just let it play for days and we would get tired of the records and that’s probably the most enjoyable seeing people like him be success-ful. Starting out where I started and doing my records.

Bizzy B: You are such a great song-writer how do you feel about the lyrical content on the radio these days and how do you think you compare?

RL: The difference between me and

other writers is I am an artist first so I don’t want to be all over your records. A lot of writers mess up the game, you got a lot of writers that try to come out with their own album and they mess up the game for others because they over saturate the market. There’s a lot of singer songwriters but you got a lot of songwriters that shouldn’t be sing-ers. You feel me? That’s why I look at somebody like Diane Warren she doesn’t want to come out with an album she doesn’t have to. Every-body’s trying to be BabyFace and they not and I mean I’m not mad at them I’m just saying. I mean I’m, not hating cause I can understand you wanna be a star so bad but, you are killing the game. If you can’t do it live don’t do it.

Bizzy B: How has your success with Next propelled you to the next level, and did you ever think that you would be a solo artist or was it always about the group?

RL: I’m the baby so it was always about the group. I decided to do a solo album when I did the “Best Man” soundtrack. I was in the stu-dio with Case Tyrese and Ginuwine and it was easy for me I was around these cats I look up to who are solo artist themselves and I’m like wait a minute no disrespect but it’s kinda easy for me I’m kinda shining right now let me go ahead and plus I was writing so many records for the group and we were like the bad boys kinda sexy freaky and I’m a love addict so I wanted to show another side of me I was grown up, I just turned 35 I been in the game 15 years I wrote Butta love when I was like 16 or 17 but doing a solo was more of me wanting to learn I never even in the choir I was always sang lead so I didn’t know harmonies and arrangements so I went in the

studio with Walter Milsap he was like a little brother to me he was a young church kid still lived with his mom I fell in love with his music and I said you know what we’re gonna do this album together so we went in the studio with my solo al-bum and it was really just us experi-menting in the studio oh that sound dope oh let’s try this which is fun so really it was my schooling and being in a group all I had to do was my note and then do my leads and then write the records I didn’t have to know about harmonies and ar-rangements so that’s when I did the solo thing it really wasn’t about me tryna out shine the group that kinda hurt me and the immaturity. The biggest mistake I ever made in my career was thinking that everybody is happy for me and that’s not how it works and then you are dealing with million dollars checks and me doing different things and I’m flashy you know I wasn’t used to anything I’m wearing 2 watches throwback jersey’s 3 chains and I’m around my group members like you know we all started together and I’m flaunt-ing it in front of them not even real-izing it that was my biggest mistake and I think that, that hurt the brand of Next and you know of course people are like he’s doing this what are you doing the oldest member is the business man, Tweety’s the actor but when you’re young you don’t know any better it created a wedge and we just got back together last year the original three mem-bers so we’re working on an album but one thing that success did is it spoiled me because when you think of groups from when we came out if you walk up to the average black consumer my age and you ask them who’s your favorite group from the late 90’s they’ll say Dru Hill, 112 but their not gonna think about us but

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believe me 112 was my favorite group back then but, we were on MTV and a lot of them were on BET we really wanted BET we wanted to dress fly and be in the video with Puff, Mase, and Big and we didn’t have all of that so our people don’t realize the success and how big our records were because we’re the Naughty By Nature of R&B. Naughty by Nature black folks be like ooh I know O.P.P or whatev-er man their touring making more money than all these other groups y’all talking about overseas and that’s what we do. So white people definitely knew us and our music. But for me I, I also wanted to get my props in the hood and we just didn’t get it like that. It worked out in the end cause Clive knew what he was doing trust me I’m touring all over it’s been official.

Bizzy B: As a songwriter how and why do you choose your topics?

RL: Either somebody around me is going through it or I’m going through it or I’ve been through it. But that’s the one reason why and people don’t realize this the group got dropped from Arista well J re-ally we were on J Records by then I didn’t the offered me 350 grand for my pocket to do an album but my loyalty to my group said no that’s the story. To be honest I’ve said it before one of the main reasons was I was going through a divorce.We were cool and every song I was writing about I was writing about that pain I could not escape it so I had to get away from everything so people kept wondering why I was away for so long I had to learn to love myself again because I started feeling like I didn’t deserve it and it’s cool for a women to sing about all of these things but for me it

wouldn’t have made any sense. I re-ally took a step back the divorce just shatter my self confidence and my creativity was all about how could you do this to me and there is al-ready one Keith Sweat so I couldn’t come with some baby baby please and be Keith Sweat Jr. But, as far as songwriting my mind works really fast a lot of times I don’t even write the lyrics down when I’m recording it’s just a gift it’s a blessing it’s a curse too I think so much so fast on my feet so I’m always bouncing ideas off of people who are around me but I love, love I think it never goes out of style, of course the sex, I love you , I need you, I miss you, I want you. Those things are always going to be relevant I like that.

Bizzy B: You’ve been in this game for the last 15 years where do you see yourself in the next 15 do you think you will still be doing music?

RL: Yes in some capacity. I don’t want to manage anyone though I don’t want to be the guy telling someone else what to do then they do all they work and I’m getting paid off of you. I think that;s busi-ness sense but my mind won’t let me do that. I mean I would love to and I see other artist that I want to help. I give people records and they can just have it and it may be something that I charge 10 grand for. I just love music. That’s me sing-ing, writing, or just listening to it. I love the stage I’m a middle child so I love attention I didn’t get a lot of it growing up ( He laughs). I love get-ting on stage, I love making people feel good, music is a drug that can make you forget about whatever you are going through so when I’m in a concert or somebody is listen-ing to my songs for that 3 minute or for that 30, 40 minute concert I can

make you forget about the drama inin your life then I’ve done my job.

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A Man Speaks

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“I am so tired being Alone”

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