LIL WAYNE COVERS COMPLEX MAGAZINE

T.I. COVERS COMPLEX MAGAZINE......NOVEMBER ISSUE

Here are a few excerpts from the cover story with T.I.......I hope the judge doesn't see his photos from the article. On Luda’s Manager he smacked: Have you seen [Ludacris’s manager] Chaka Zulu since you had an altercation with him back in June? I’ve seen him, but I didn’t speak to him. That situation was whatever. If you come out your face and say something, then you can expect me to go off. You should watch your mouth. I think my manager spoke to him. I got a great life and wonderful children, and I do intend to be here to guide them for the rest of their lives, and that’s what’s most important to me. Maybe when I was 18 or 19 runnin’ the streets and shootin’ pistols, but I’m not gonna blow that for one of these cats who don’t happen to live by the same principles as me. On Rap Now: You’re the only rapper to drop platinum albums the last two years. How can you say you don’t fit in? When I saw Tupac talking that “Thug Life” shit, getting locked up for shooting police, and getting shot and living, that’s when I was like, Damn, them niggas is really about that shit. Now you’re just let down. This ain’t this guy that he was on this record. And nobody seems to have a problem with it. It’s a lot of fake shit in it. I like to consider myself an intelligent person, and this shit is not something of intelligence anymore. It’s getting real young and stupid, and that ain’t me. On The Real Frank Lucas: Given the strong “stop snitching” credo within hip-hop, what did you think of his cooperating with authorities to shorten his 70-year prison term? His situation was unique because he didn’t tell on no drug dealers or other criminals. He got his standards shortened by telling on crooked cops. On how the streets have changed: Is there a character in American Gangster you would parallel to your days in the trap? I can’t even compare myself back in that day simply because it was a whole other day and age. When I was doin’ it, it was chaos. Real talk, it was easier then, too. Not taking nothing away from them ’cause they started it, but the police wasn’t hip to everything. By the time I started hustling, the police had cameras, the Internet, and forensics. [Back then] you could kill a nigga at six o’clock in the morning on his doorstep and long as nobody seen you, you good. Now you got cameras on street lights. I feel like if I was a hustler back then, I’d have a way better shot at it. People actually respected the game. Whereas when I was a hustler, a nigga would do anything for a dollar. Period. Hopefully, he is getting his mind right in jail praying to God for forgiveness & a second chance. This guy has too much talent to waste....he has the whole package.....4-real!!

ALICIA COVERS COMPLEX MAG & EBONY MAG....NOVEMBER ISSUES

WIN $10,000 IN 50 CENTS "ON THE RISE" YouTube CONTEST

I ran across this on http://complexmag.com/blogs/; apparently 50 is having a contest.........check it out below. Can you spit? Do you have any semblance of video editing skills? If you can merge your rap talent with some basic cinematography, you can win 10K and a spot on G-Unit’s label. The top 20 videos will be chosen by 50, Common, and Polow Da Don. Videos should be no longer than 5 minutes and must be 100% original, or else you face the wrath of the YouTube gangsters: “All Biters, Fakers, and BeatJackers will not advance to the top 20.” Read more about the ‘On the Rise’ contest here. This man stays making that mula!!!