OJ Da Juiceman Talks To Lalaa Shepard About Gucci Mane, The Industry & More

June 1, 2017 JUKEBOXDC Staff Interviews No Comments  

In a recent interview with Lalaa Shepard & The Progress Report, one of trap music’s creators, OJ Da Juiceman opens up about his past and details intimate stories about his life and music career from having his sister help him write music, coping with diabetes, discovering nearly every successful producer such as Lex Lugar, Sonny Digital, Metro Boomin, Zaytoven, Mike Will Made It, and several others.

OJ speaks on creating a new lingo and setting standards in rap music and how things are more acceptable today than they were when he was coming up.

OJ details how his innate nature of being a hustler made him a successful independent artist enabling him to release over 40 mixtape and 2 albums.

OJ even shares how getting robbed out of millions of dollars changed how he moved in the music industry and how no one believed in his biggest hit to date, “Make The Trap Say Aye”. Despite taking over 2 years to break, he never stopped believing in himself.

“Slow money is better than no money”.

OJ even stated that he and Gucci Mane will work soon when the time is right and wants upcoming artists to learn the music business so they can keep their profits.

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Boosie Badazz and Troy Ave Both Believe They’re The New Tupac Shakur…

April 12, 2017 JUKEBOXDC Staff Interviews, News No Comments  

So, without opinion….New York’s Troy Ave and Louisiana’s Boosie Badazz have announced new album titles to be NuPac and BOOPAC, respectively. You can check out both of their announcements via recent interviews below. Good luck, guys.


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ILOVEMAKONNEN Responds To Migos’ Gay Comments

March 27, 2017 JUKEBOXDC Staff Interviews No Comments  

Images source: Delaney Allen for The FADER

Earlier this year, Migos made some controversial comments about ILOVEMAKONNEN’s coming out to the world on social media (they apologized not long after). Now, MAKONNEN offers his response to the matter via a new interview with The FADER (which you can read in full here):

FADER: What’d you think of Migos’s comments about you in Rolling Stone?

ILOVEMAKONNEN: [They said] some comments like, “World’s fucked up.” My world, that I was living in, was fucked up for me. That’s all I can say to clear those comments up like that. My world. The world itself is a beautiful place. It’s a natural habitat where people can live at.

Have you talked to them since?

Nah! We don’t really talk no more. We ain’t never really talk, you know what I’m saying? I’ve always had business with everybody. But it wasn’t a whole bunch of like, “Yeah we used to [hang out]. Damn Makonnen! You coulda just told us, bruh, you can kick wit us all day.” And I was like, I really don’t kick wit you all. I really don’t know y’all. Like, it was all music shit.

You know it’s like, “Oh shit, all y’all from Atlanta.” But like, Atlanta’s big as fuck. So you see Metro getting groceries in the morning and 21’s just catching a goddamn cappuccino? Like, nah. Everybody’s living they own damn lives in this big ass place.

They seemed to be suggesting that you lacked credibility in rapping about selling drugs because you were gay.

Did someone mention credible and not mention incredible? That’s really my only comment. Was there not an “in” front of that credible? I can vouch for myself. If we look back at the track record, I thought it was “my friend Makonnen teaching me how to whip it.” I thought he was “my friend.” But you see how friends do in interviews. So it’s like, Oh well. With friends like these, who needs enemies. And now you gotta come back with some sorry ass excuse. Nah. That’s only cause you got the #1 record and you didn’t wanna fuck it up.

I’ve seen a few [people online] trying to defend me against the Migos and all that shit. Guys, if you all know me, I’m always about “let’s keep some peace.” It don’t even matter. Migos say whatever they said. It’s a misunderstanding. But there’s no war over here. It can get messy in Atlanta, though, ’cause it’s probably more gays than it is goddamn straights! They will rise!

What’d you think of the statement they released afterwards?

Y’all gotta do y’all for face game to save your face. Y’all gots to do y’all. I’m gon’ always do me. I got no animosity towards y’all. [Pause] Why is it about me? Why you talkin’ about Makonnen? y’all “Bad and Boujee” right now. Why we talkin’ bout Makonnen? It’s whatever. Ain’t nobody hit me up personally. Y’all want to reach out to me? I’m not hard to find! I’m not hiding from nobody. Don’t talk on me saying I feel like I have to hide, don’t mention anything about me.

Do you think they have a problem with gay people?

Hell nah, they ain’t got no problem with gay people! They fuckin’ song is “Versace”! Like, the fuck! Nigga, [Gianni] Versace is the gayest nigga. They ain’t got issues with him, why they got issues with me?

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Joey BADA$$ Says He’s A “Better Rapper” Than Tupac

March 2, 2017 JUKEBOXDC Staff Interviews No Comments  

…I mean, this is kind of true, right? Like, Tupac as an artist overall is another thing (now that is iconic), but lyrically speaking? A lot of rappers are better than ‘Pac. Sorry. Anyways…

On the last day of Black History Month, Joey Bada$$ speaks with Genius on the historical black figures that have influenced him and his career over the years. Malcolm X, Marcus Garvey, Afeni Shakur, and 2Pac are just a few of those mentioned by the Pro Era MC, who is engaged with black history in a way few other young artists are.

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WATCH: Goldlink On ‘Emoji Roulette’

February 23, 2017 JUKEBOXDC Staff Interviews No Comments  

Goldlink takes part in The FADER’s ‘Emoji Roulette’ series.

In the latest episode of Emoji Roulette, Goldlink is no-nonsense. When asked what he would do if someone texted him saying they found his old Myspace, he immediately responds, “You’re lame!” — but that doesn’t stop him from sentimentally recalling his page, which had a Lil Wayne background with snow falling from the top of the screen. Peep how he would react to an Uber pulling up to the party as it gets live, and receiving some heat from Kaytranada, above.

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Birdman Says ‘The Carter V’ Is Dropping This Year

February 23, 2017 JUKEBOXDC Staff Interviews No Comments  

In an interview with Billboard (which also featured Mannie Fresh, which is interesting in itself), Birdman said that — despite current issues — Lil Wayne’s long, loooong-awaited album will finally drop in 2017:

[The Carter V], which Lil Wayne claims to be his last album, has been in captivity since the rapper took to Twitter in December 2014, revealing that the project hasn’t been released because “Baby & Cash Money Rec. refuse to release it.”

Birdman echoed the same message he offered on Travis Scott’s Beats 1 show in January when asked for The Carter V’s release date. “You will get it this year,” he said. “Me and Wayne will be aight. I’ma make that work. That’s my son and I love him, and we’ll make it happen.”

Fresh, who was able to reunite Wayne and Birdman on wax with “Hate” also featuring Juvenile last year, says he would like a re-do of his contributions to the album because of the delayed release. “I have some songs on Tha Carter V but if I hear a song five times, I don’t like it no more. I’m ready to do new music,” he added. “I think my songs should be revamped. I don’t know what the other songs are but I don’t like the songs that I did because it took too long to come out.”

Check out the full interview here. In related news, we might also be seeing a Big Tymers reunion as well.

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Trey Songz News: New Album Date, Videos & ‘Breakfast Club’ Interview

February 18, 2017 JUKEBOXDC Staff Interviews, Videos No Comments  

First off, we must say: we were definitely fooled into believing that Trey Songz’ reality dating show was real. He got us. With that said, below you can find both his Breakfast Club interview (where he explains the “reality show” promo) as well as the first episode, which also acts as the visual for the track ‘Nobody Else But You’. We also learn about Trey’s incident at MGM National Harbor, which brings a lot of understanding to the issue at hand, and the “beef” with Keke Palmer.

Trey’s upcoming album Tremaine drops March 24th.



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Tony Lewis, Jr. Talks Mentoring The Youth With NBC4 (Video)

February 17, 2017 JUKEBOXDC Staff DC Is Burning, Interviews No Comments  

As part of NBC’s Making History Today series:

Name: Tony Lewis Jr.

Education: Gonzaga College High School, The University of D.C.

Occupation: Vocational development coordinator, Chairman of the Mayors Commission on Reentry and Returning Citizen Affairs, author, community activist, mentor and advocate for children with incarcerated parents.

His Story: D.C. native Tony Lewis Jr., known to some as “Slugg,” lived a comfortable life until his father, Tony Lewis Sr., was arrested in 1989. Tony Lewis Sr. is serving a life sentence in a federal penitentiary for his role in a crack cocaine distribution network led by his partner, Rayful Edmond III. Crack ravaged D.C. in the mid-1980s and early 1990s, when the murder rate skyrocketed.

Making History: Tony Lewis Jr. was just nine years old when his father was taken away; his life became traumatic. His family moved back to Hanover Place in northwest Washington. Prison visits became the new normal. There was violence in his community, and his mother began suffering from mental illness. But Tony beat the odds, and now mentors young people who are trying to reclaim their own lives.

For more information, visit his website.

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Jim Jones Signs With Roc Nation, Gives One Of The Dopest Interviews Ever (UPDATE)

February 10, 2017 JUKEBOXDC Staff Interviews, News 1 Comment  

It's a done deal… Jim Jones/Roc Nation. #rocnation #vamplife

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UPDATE: New freestyle added below.

Congrats to Jim Jones for signing a new deal with JAY Z’s Roc Nation, a big surprise given his past history with Hov. Below, he breaks down that deal in an interview with Funk Flex; he also speaks on his relationship with Dipset and Cam’ron (and gets emotional about it), Max B and much, much more.

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JUKEBOX:DC Interviews Goo Glizzy & Mike Brown Da Czar (Video)

January 22, 2017 JUKEBOXDC Staff Exclusives, Interviews No Comments  

Two news interviews from us with Uptown rising stars Goo Glizzy and Mike Brown Da Czar. Check them out below.

One of Uptown D.C.’s pillars of Hip-Hop, Goo Glizzy (aka Goo Marley) recently blessed us with an in-depth interview. During the sit-down, Goo spoke on his past incarceration, realignment with Shy Glizzy post-Major Boyz, new music and much more.

All Is On Entertainment artist Mike Brown Da Czar blesses JUKEBOX:DC with a dope interview at his movement’s headquarters. During, we learn of Mike Brown’s influences, relationship with the late Bankroll Fresh, collaborating with Jazze Pha and much more.

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JUKEBOX:DC Interviews Kingpen Slim & Fool With The Camera

January 8, 2017 JUKEBOXDC Staff Exclusives, Interviews No Comments  

D.C. hottest (and fastest rising) director and one of the city’s most captivating lyricists sit down with JUKEBOX:DC…you can check out both interviews below.

One of the city’s hottest video directors, FoolWithTheCamera sits down with JUKEBOX:DC to speak candidly on his upbringing, entry into making videos, working with some of Atlanta’s top tier artists and much more.

As an artist that’s remained at the forefront since our own inception, Kingpen Slim is definitely one of D.C.’s biggest gems, thanks to his unrepentant lyricism and knack for creating catchy, radio-friendly bangers (some of which still haven’t received their just due). Recently, we caught up with Slim, who spoke on his latest release — Life After Doubt — gentrification in D.C., how Hip-Hop has changed (or stayed the same) and much more.

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