This is THE collablum from Stige and myself entitled “Due Yet.”

(Collablum – *insert copywrite symbol* – Stige)

(This image and excerpt is from an interview that I stumbled upon at http://www.villagevoice.com/ )

The following is from an interview that 2 Chainz recently did with villagevoice.com. It was a great interview overall and I encourage you to read it in its entirety by clicking on the picture above. There are three responses that really stuck out to me during the exchange and I have highlighted them below. After reading through I definitely have a new level of respect not only for his grind, but also the good that he does in the community…

“So what do you think has given you an edge over the competition?

Well, just like when I was playing ball, I used to play ball every day; now that I rap, I do this every day. This is my job. I’m always in the studio. If I can’t get to the studio, then I’m doing interviews. Like, for instance, after some interviews last night, I did a photo shoot with Kay Slay for his magazine. Then I went back to my suite at the W to link with Jadakiss so we can shoot a video for “One Day At A Time.” Not only did I invite him over, I got Jim Jones to shoot and direct the video. A lot of people don’t know he directed a lot of Dip Set videos, so I just wanted to acknowledge him for that skill. Plus I just like to push the envelope. It’s what I do.

Wow. So do you make it a point to visit shelters in all cities you visit?

I always do stuff to give back. Depending what city I’m in, I’ll usually schedule a surprise visit to some sort of facility that helps people. We usually call ahead to whatever city we’ll be in and find those types of places so we can give back to them.

And I’m about to do my 142nd show this year so I’ve been getting around a lot, just spreading love for those in need.

How important to you is giving back?

Well I come from that, you know? I came up under Ludacris, and Luda has like two nonprofit organizations that help people. To me you should do for people that can’t do for themselves. Plus, if you’re doing it genuinely out of the kindness of your heart without anyone asking you to do it, that says a lot. I give away a lot of stuff. When some corporate people find out they’re like “Oh you should’ve told us. We could’ve have gotten the company to donate them.” But I don’t care if I pay for [gifts]. I’d rather just do it on my own.“

One thing that I love about the music industry is linking up with other artists from all different regions, backgrounds, and genres. June is no exception, she is talented and charismatic with a BIG personality that comes across on each track! I am excited to present her new project “Moments” to you!

Check out “Moments” in its entirety below!

(P.S. Thanks for the feature June!)

Now you know that I couldn’t go without having an official website for too long. I got tired of dealing with hosting issues from my previous provider… (slow speeds, double paying for features that should have been included in the original package…. you get my drift).

I tried to roll with tumblr as my official “site” but c’mon! It’s a great micro-blogging platform, that’s what it was designed to be, but did not cut it for a full fledged site.

So here we are…. take a look around….. visit often, and check out me and Stige’s leading single called “Twisted.”

Shameless plug: Due Yet comes out December 16th!!!!!!