-Introduce yourself; give a little background about yourself and what you do?
1) THEY CALL ME V.. IM PART OF THA GROUP CALLED AZ HU$TLERS.. WE RECENTLY GOT SIGNED TO THE LEGANDARY PIMP C'S UGK RECORDS LABEL BASED OUT OF PORT AURTHOR , TX.... I BEEN IN IT SINCE 2001..I PRODUCE, MIX ,& MASTER/ENGINEER 90% OF OUR SHIT.. ... YOUNGBAM IS THA OTHER HALF OF AZ HU$TLERS, HE'S HOT ON THA MIC AND COLD WITH HIS WORD PLAY AN HAS BEEN WRITING NOTEBOOKS FULL OF RAPS EVER SINCE WE WERE KIDS SHOOTING DICE FOR CRACK...
-What do feels separates you from others in your field?
2) SOME ARTIST GOT TRUE TALENT BUT ARE LAZY TO HUSTLE AN GET IT, AND OTHER ARTIST HAVE LITTLE OR NO TALENT BUT HUSTLE HARDER TO GET IT...WE GOT BOTH.. HUSTLE AND TALENT.. FUK WIT US...
-How does society and its struggles act you and others I your field?
3) ALL SITUATIONS ARE DIFFRENT... DEPENDING ON WHERE WERE AT AND WAT WERE DOIN ITS ALWAYS DIFFRENT!!! WE GO THRU UPS AN DOWNS JUST LIKE ANYBODY ELSE WITH A JOB.... ITS A JOB AND IT PAYS OFF AT THA END OF THA DAY.. WEITHER IT PAYS OFF IN CASH $ OR IT PAYS OFF FOR THA LUV OF THA ART... IT PAYS!!
-Where do you see the current state of hip hop at in 5 years?
4) HIP HOP HAS BEEN GROWING FOR OVER 30 YRS!!! ARTIST/MUSIANS HAVE BEEN RE-EVENTING THEM SELFS PUSHING THA LIMITS TO CREATE NEW CUTTING EDGE MATERAL. SO IN 5 YRS ITS I FEEL ITS GONNA GET THAT MUCH BIGGER AND BETTER...
-What role does family and friends play in your career?
5) FAMILY AND FRIENDS PLAY A BIG ROLE IN OUR CAREERS. THATS WAT WE DO THIS FOR. UNDERSTAND THIS THOUGH, THERE'S LOTS OF RELITIVES AND FRIENDS BUT ONLY FEW PEOPLE WE CAN REALLY CALL FAMILY!! SO SHOUT OUT TO THA REAL MF'S THT TRULEY UNDERSTAND THE DEFENITION OF FAMILY!!!
-What do you thinks separates winners from losers?
6) STATE OF MIND... U GOTTA HAVE THT WINNER MENTLITY..U GOTTA GRIND FOR WAT U WANT AND BELIEVE IN AND NOT HALF STEP SHIT AN EXCPECT EVERYTHING HANDED TO U. DONT QUIT WEN SHIT DONT GO YO WAY... THTS WAT SEPERATES US FROM THA REST..WE KEEP PUSHING.. WE KEEP HU$TLING REGUARDLESS!!
-What advice can you give others in your field that you learned thru trial and error?
6) STATE OF MIND... U GOTTA HAVE THT WINNER MENTLITY..U GOTTA GRIND FOR WAT U WANT AND BELIEVE IN AND NOT HALF STEP SHIT AN EXCPECT EVERYTHING HANDED TO U. DONT QUIT WEN SHIT DONT GO YO WAY... THTS WAT SEPERATES US FROM THA REST..WE KEEP PUSHING.. WE KEEP HU$TLING REGUARDLESS!!
-Do you have any political views since everyone in today’s society does?
8) YEA BUT I AINT GONNA TALK POLITICS.. LOL... IM NOT TRYIN TO RUFFLE AND MF'S FEATHERS... BUT I WILL SAY THIS..FUK SB1070
-How do you feel about the rumors about Obama that’s rampant on the Intertnet?
9) NO COMMENT
-Do you have any religious views? Are you religious?
10) I BELEIVE IN A HIGHER POWER AND PUT MY FAITH IN GOD
-What are some of your influences in your life?
11) MY CHILDREN AND FAMILY.... WITHOUT THEM AND A FEW OF MY REAL HOMIES I WOULDNT BE WHERE IM AT TODAY... I ALSO GOTTA GIVE PROPS AND PRAISE TO THA KING OF THE TRILL CHAD "PIMP C" BUTLER.. RIP.. WITHOUT THE FOOT WORK HIM AND BUN PUT IN WE WOULDNT BE HERE.. UGK HAS INFLUENCED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WORLD WIDE FOR OVER 20 YRS AND PLAYED A BIG ROLE IN GUIDING US WHERE WE ARE TODAY.. UGK 4 LIFE.. LONG LIVE PIMP C
-Switching to a serious subject, what is you view on drugs? Users, Abusers, Pushers?
12) IT IS WAT IT IS... A PART OF LIFE!!... DRUGS BEEN AROUND SINCE BEFORE PEOPLE KNEW WAT TO DO WITH THEM, I DONT CONDONE EM BUT I EXCEPT THEM FOR WAT THEY ARE... SOME LEGAL DRUGS OUT THUR ARE KILLING MORE PEOPLE THAN ILLEGAL DRUGS BELIEVE IT OR NOT...
-What can the public look for from you in the future?
13) IF U HAVENT GOT THAT ANTIDOTE ALBUM GET IT NOW ( http://cdbaby.com/cd/AZHustlers ) OR @ WWW.AZHUSTLERS.COM.. WE GOT THA OFFICAL SOUTHWEST KINGS MIXTAPE DROPPIN SOON WITH SPECIAL GUESTS APPERANCES AND HOSTS.... WE GOT THA OFFICAL UGK RECORDS/PIMP C MERCHANDICE AVAILBLE NOW FOR ALL MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN... WE GOT A UNDERGROUND MOVE WERE WORKIN ON WITH SEVERAL PRODUCERS AND DIRECTERS.. IF U HAVENT DOWN LOADED THAT HOT NEW AUDIO BOOK FROM TIM HAMPTON'S BEST SELLING ''HE HELD HIS OWN' SERIES DO THAT NOW ( WWW.HOLDINGMYOWN.COM ) WERE ALSO WORKING ON OUR OFFICAL AZ HU$TLERS "CERTIFIED HU$TLER" GEAR DUE OUT 2011.. ALSO CK OUT AN FUK WITH MY UGK RECORDS FAM @ WWW.MYSPACE.COM/THEOFFICALUGKRECORDS OR
http://www.facebook.com/pages/OFFICIAL-UGK-RECORDS/96499057611
Anything you want to say before this interview is over
14) SHOUT OUT TO ALL OUR FAMILY, FANS, AND FRIENDS IN ARIZONA WHO BEEN SUPPORTING US SINCE DAY 1 AND BELIEVED IN US WEN NOBODY ELSE GAVE A FUK...AND SHOUT OUT TO ALL MY HU$TLERS WORLD WIDE HU$TLIN TO GET IT!!! AZ ALL DAY.. UGK 4 LIFE.. LONG LIVE PIMP C