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CONTENT Cover Feature KANE BWA Artist Prepairs For A Successful Year pg 18
Next2blow Flyy Drexler Changing America pg 22 J Ice Finally Official pg 28 I’ll Bleed Is MJ Badd pg 10
Top Choice Q&A With Editor Lindsay Nicholson How to be a top notch editor like
Automotive
The pros pg 26
Genesis G90 Ever So luxurious pg 40
The Hype
Entertainment
YOUNGCELEB THAGOD My 7Th Dimension pg 30
Big Freedia Bounce With The Diva Freedia pg 42
Mic Check Doublebay pg 33
Health Vaginal Yeast Infection pg 37 elbarriomagazine.org
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THE HYPE
Ice Prince
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igerian Hip Hop artist Ice Prince talks performing, musical inspiration, and connecting his music with American culture. Ice Prince graced the Sound Culture Fest stage, performing some of his latest hits like Bossand Marry You as well as taking it back to his chart topping hit Oleku. Although he joined the lineup at the last minute, the Prince had the crowd rocking to his beautiful blend of Afro Beat Pop and Hip Hop sounds. IMG_1600“If the vibe is right, 100 percent, If I planned to go 10 songs, I can go 20, I can go forever.” Ice Prince describes the important role the crowd plays in his performing. Feeding off the crowd vibe like it’s his kryptonite, he transcends their energy through his stage presence. Crowd reading is vital as a performer in order to understand what they want to hear and give them the greatest possible experience.“I don’t try to force the Western World on my Music,” said Ice Prince, “I just open the Western World up to my music.” Influenced by artists such as Kanye West, Lauryn Hill and Nigerian Superstar Mr. Incredible, Ice Prince blends Hip Hop and Pop beats with traditional Nigerian and Afro Beat sounds. Although he admires the bold personalities of such American artists, he stays true to his sound and culture. He takes his listeners on a journey through rhythms and emotions as he laces his sound with the perfect balance of instruments, vocals, and catchy lyrics. “If they like my music, great for me, if not, then we’ll try again with something else.” While his upcoming album Jos to the World is in the works, Ice Prince recently debuted his fashion line 24. With a BET Award, two Nigerian Entertainment Awards, and three Headie Awards under his belt, Ice Prince is setting the stage for an outstanding worldwide career.
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KANE
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can never say that I’m not blessed. Coming up in the hood as a young boy really puts a huge impact on a child and right now I can’t ask for more. My success help me become a better person while learning how to improve my self as a human being. Rap music is like my natural drug for me and it has became the key to my life. When I’m in the zone or how we say it in today’s term “Lite” it really force me to dig deeper to give my All -N- All . As the artist
KANE I create music for everyone as I say ‘ I
TARGET THE MASSES” believe it or not that’s what helps you to grow as a artist and a person. You start to understand many people desires and you start to see how people START TO CHANNEL IN to your music. I love performing and creating new materials and building new ideas for my projects and last I love being with my BWA Family especially my brother Kevin Gates when we are collaborating on things. Read More about me with EL BARRIO MAGAZINE Interviewed by Radio Host Big Will
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Big Will: From the outside looking in who is rapper BWA ?
Kane:
BWA Kane is a product of his environment who raps the truth and is turning his life around for a positive image for the youth.
Big Will: What
brought you to the entertaiwwnment industry, music specifically?
Kane:
I've been around the industry for awhile but my brother Kevin Gates along with numerous others including Juvenile, Atlanta Super Producer Zaytoven and Louie Rankin aka OX.
Big Will: You are Kevin Gates Brothers did you have a plan so people would not compare your music style?
Kane:
Yes, I’m BWA Kane and he’s Kevin Gates, we do think alike but we’re different. Our music delivers the same message though and that message is we are both from the ghetto trying to make it out.
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Kane:
Imma Be Me and While She Talkin will be my choices. I cant choose just one. Im real because that’s all I can be and I have love for the ladies. Its doesn’t matter your race, weight or nationality. I love you all.
That anything is possible. You can go from selling to rapping, banging to getting paid. All praise to The Most High along with positive energy.
Big Will: Tell me
about any new projects you may have coming up ?
Kane:
Just dropped Barely Famous produced by Zaytoven and that’s online everywhere you can download music. Also got Blood Wit Attitude #TheRedPrint dropping soon.
Big Will:
If you could change anything about the Hip Hop world today what would it be and why?
Kane:
I wouldn’t want to change the hip-hop world because its already been changed. I loved hip-hop when 2pac and Biggie were getting down. The industry suffered a major loss when they passed.
Kane:
Big Will:
What do you like to do outside the music world ?
Kane:
I enjoy family time. Talking with my kids and giving back to the community always.
Big Will:
Anything going on in the media that you wish you could change if you could.?
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The media needs to focus on the development of our youth. Too many sad stories in the news today.
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CHANGING AMERICA Ebmag: Flyy Drexler thank you for participating with
us today. First off we would like to congratulate you on your success with your current project and new single “Came From Nothin”. Tell us a little about who Flyy Drexler is as an artist?
their image but what they say in there music.
Ebmag: How did you get introduced into the music becoming the artist you are today?
Flyy DrexlerA friend of mine let me
doing music seriously since 2002. I don’t consider myself a rapper I’m more of an artist I love to create . I want to inspire my generation to go after what they want in my life because like the song said I came from nothing so I know what its like.
hear some old three six mafia when I was like 15 and I was hooked on that sound instantly the beats the hooks the energy I was like I wanna do that I wanna create a sound like that. And I just stuck to it me and some friends of my mine started a group and the rest in history here I am today.
Ebmag: Now your new single is creating such a huge
Ebmag: What inspires you to create your music and
Flyy Drexler: I’m from the DMV. I’ve been
wave which is being played all over the radio stations and it’s been the most requested single ever to be getting this type of energy. What inspired you to bend the rules and not follow what other artists are promoting in their music Flyy Drexler?
Flyy Drexler I don’t look at it as bending
the rules its all about how you place things. I know violence is a big topic in rap music but I don’t always want to hear about it in a glorified way so I made came from nothing which gives you the same content but from a person that wants change in his community not in a preaching type way but in a way that resonates with the community I’m referring to in my song.
Ebmag: How do you feel about the Freshman of the
year the artists XXL Magazine picked for their covered issue. A lot of the people on social media is really heart broken about it, most people are saying these guys are not real artists and Kodak Black states he’s better than Bigg and 2Pac. What’s your thought on it? And who do you feel that XXL Magazine should of had on their covered issue?
Flyy Drexler I’m OK with the XXL cover
actually I look at it like lyrics come in different ways not every song should sound the same. Kodak black is actually a good artist. At first listen i didn’t like him but he has a story to tell and i relate to a lot of it. As far as being better than big and PAC those are big shoes to fill but he is confident and thats all that matters. I feel like they should’ve put me on it to be honest but I understand its a process so i will look forward to the next one.
Ebmag: As a artist what would you like to see change in when we talk about music and the society as a whole Flyy Drexler?
Flyy Drexler I would like to see change
in the audience I feel like artist aren’t being heard or taken serious enough because we don’t dress or act a certain way. I’m humble guy but i take my music very serious and at the end of the day i can compete with anyone in this game and thats all that should matter but its more of a popularity contest instead of who is actually saying something and thats all on the listeners so i would like to see people give artist like me and a ton of other artist who put a lot of work not only in
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bring it to life?
Flyy Drexlerthe struggle inspires me
wanting a better life inspires me wanting to take care of the people I love because I remember where I came from and I don’t want to go back to that is what inspires me so you add that to the fact that I love music and it no problem bringing my music to life because it is my life.
Ebmag: Right now we as a country is facing a
serious problem dealing with blacks and the law enforcement. It’s really sad to see this type of action on our U.S soil. What’s your outlook on this situation? And what do you think needs to be done for us as a nation and a whole need to done to correct the lies that’s been told against the black nation?
Flyy Drexler Growing up in DC you see it all the time you want things to change but they never do and you eventually lose hope but when I had my kids all that changed you look at the world differently and you pray for change. I just think if people took care of there community things would change one step at a time you can’t worry about the world if the people in your own city are being killed left and right so it starts with you if you care about it then do something get your crew together and make a difference small or large just do something.
point how hard you gotta work in life period just with music. Let them see how to get out t hood in a positive more productive way. Ebmag: Thru out your career who have you collaborated with on projects?
Flyy Drexler Just a few friends i haven’t had any industry collabs yet.
Ebmag: In today’s music which artist or artis would you like to work with and why?
Flyy Drexler I would like to work
with Kendrick,Big Sean,Chris Brown just to name a few because i relate to them I love the story and where they came from
Ebmag: Flyy Drexler thank you again for tak
the time out with us but we had to sit down w you and shoot the breeze a little “lol”...... Is the any final words you would like to add?
Flyy Drexler yea I appreciate y’all
reaching out to me and supporting me it mea a lot seriously but I want to thank my family f supporting me and standing behind me I kno it wasn’t easy all those long nights at the studi is finally paying off i want to shout my team Flyght Skool we came a long way and I would want to take this journey with nobody else I want to thank Sony/Red/SNMG for believing in me and giving me the opportunity to tell m story and share my sound with the world I wa to shout out Southest washington DC for rais me I want to thank Oxon Hill MD for giving me the inspiration and last but not least Chap Hill NC for providing me with the confidence and drive to really go after this. And if I forgo anyone thank you too
Ebmag: Getting back...... What are some of your current project that you have going on so far besides your new single?
Flyy Drexler I can’t give you too many
details but my team has some big things coming came from nothing is just the start the next single will definitely but something new just want to bring a different energy to the game.
Ebmag: Right now Flyy Drexler you are becoming
more effective in your community with the young youth. So far what are some of the plans your trying to engage in to help the community in doing?
Flyy Drexler I just want to lead by ex-
ample I have a few young guys under my wing and I show them the ropes and what it takes to get to this
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Lindsay Nicholson
HOW TO BE A TOP NOTCH EDITOR LIKE THE PROS Q And A With Lindsay Nicholson
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TOP CHOICE Q. What was your school like? A. I went to the Ursuline High
School in Brentwood, Essex. It was a traditional convent school with a very strict school uniform and lots of rules about wearing hats to chapel and not running in the corridors. Most of which I broke on a daily basis!
Q. What was it like being taught by
nuns?
A. I can’t say I had an easy relation-
ship with the nuns but they were certainly feisty, independent-thinking women who didn’t rely on any man for their self-esteem. In that way I think they provided great role models for teenage girls.
shorthand, going to courts and councils and doorstepping families of road accident victims! As soon as I passed my NCTJ (National Council for the Training of Journalists) Proficiency Certificate, I started applying for jobs in the more glamorous world of magazines and became a sub-editor on Woman’s Own.
Q. Which has been your favorite magazine to edit?
A.
Good Housekeeping is my dream magazine. It has heritage, an impressive readership of intelligent, articulate women and very wide ranging remit. It’s a magazine I would read even if I wasn’t the editor.
Q. Which subjects did you love and
Q. What has been your biggest 'coup'
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A. When I was editor of Prima, I
why?
I was a bit of a science boffin and found maths very easy, so I headed down that path. To this day my knowledge of history and geography is practically nil. I was good at English but back then you couldn’t mix arts and science subjects at A-level so I dropped it. Not having English A-level has never held me back. What you need is the ability to marshal your thoughts and express yourself clearly and concisely. Most academic subjects – science as well as arts-based - give you that.
Q. You studied astrophysics at
university. Why did you take quite a change of direction into journalism?
A. Soon after I arrived at university,
I signed up to work on the student magazine and it was like falling in love! From then on, I did the minimum amount of work needed for my course in order to pull all-nighters working on the mag. Despite being less than a stellar astrophysicist, after graduation I was offered several jobs, literally as a rocket scientist, but I turned them all down because I had discovered what I really wanted to do with my life.
Q. Which magazine did you start on and how did you work your way up to being an editor?
A.
After university, I won a place on the Mirror Group's Newspapers Training Scheme and spent two years working in newspapers, learning
at work?
persuaded Cherie Blair to guest edit an issue of the magazine. At that point she had never given an interview and the resulting media frenzy was so huge we had reporters trying to break into the printers and steal advance copies of the magazine.
Q. Which achievement are you most
line in the film The Devil Wears Prada that ‘if you can’t hack it, there are a 1000 girls out there who want your job’ is no more than the truth.
Q. What kind of school does your
daughter attend and what does she like about it?
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Hope goes to an all-girls secondary school, which is quite similar in ethos to the school I attended except that they don’t wear school uniform or have quite as many rules. I like it because they seem to turn out very self-confident young women. She says she likes it because they appreciate her as an individual.
Q. What do you think of educational
standards in Britain today? How could they be improved?
A. To me, it’s not about exam results
but about developing pupils’ confidence and self-esteem. Some schools are terrific at this and others not so much, which is deeply unfair and a missed opportunity. Kids with low self-esteem will always act up more and have lower attainment than those who have been encouraged to value themselves.
proud of at work? She, Esquire, magazines, journalism
Q. What is the best way to get into
first-ever Editorial Director of the National Magazine Company, overseeing not only Good Housekeeping but all our other famous titles such as Cosmopolitan, Esquire and Harper’s Bazaar.
en road is a degree (not necessarily in English and preferably not in media studies) followed by some sort of post-graduate training. This need not be an MA. I am very conscious that graduates these days leave university with a lot of debt and may not be able to fund another year. But there are some very good short courses accredited by the Periodical Training Council that give you the basics, which may in fact be more relevant to day-to-day life on a magazine than a more academic course.
A. In 2006, I was appointed the
Q. Who is your favorite interviewee and why?
A.
I interviewed Tony Blair many times when he was PM and he is terrific but I have a soft spot for Jon Bon Jovi. I flew to New York to profile him for Cosmopolitan and then went to a private concert he was giving for about 50 people. That was pretty special!
Q. Is your job glamorous or is that a fallacy?
A. It’s not a fallacy. Life on glossy
magazines can be very glamorous indeed. I get to meet people and do things that would only be dreams if I had remained a rocket scientist. The downside is that it is very competitive, with very long hours and – when you are starting out – quite badly paid. The
magazine journalism?
A. There are lots of ways but the gold-
Q. What do editors look for when recruiting trainee journalists?
A.
Passion! I need to know that you really love magazines. All magazines – not just the glossies. Show me that you feel as if you will die if you don’t get a job on a magazine because that is what will sustain you through the long and sometimes hard early years of your career.
A. What haven’t I enjoyed? I’ve
traveled all over the world, interviewed some amazing people, flown in private jets, worked with world-famous photographers and writers… None of which actually compares to the thrill of going into a newsagent’s and seeing my handiwork on the shelf each month.
Q. What are your aims for the future? A. A couple of months ago, I
returned to editing Good Housekeeping full-time and I intend to work in magazines – editing and writing – until they carry me out feet first. I have never wanted to do anything else.
Q. What do you do to unwind? A. After a long day editing the
magazine there is nothing I like more than to get home, put my feet up and… read a magazine. My family say I am an addict! I do also walk my dogs every day and go horse-riding when I have the time.
Q. What are your favorite books and films about schooldays?
A. My guilty pleasures are those
old-style books about girls’ boarding schools. Fifth Form At Mallory Towers; Twins at St Clare’s, the Chalet School series. Goodness knows why – they were nothing like my schooldays. I don’t know if they were like anyone’s schooldays but I can lose myself for a couple of hours in a bookshop flicking through them.
Q. Lindsay, you've suffered great trag-
edy with the loss of your first husband, John, and your daughter, Ellie, and have overcome breast cancer. What keeps you strong and what keeps you going?
A.
You can never really come to terms with events like that but tragic as they are I have tried not to let them diminish what’s good in my life. My work has always been a great source of comfort and a constant for me when everything else is going wrong. People have said to me, why don’t you stop work and give yourself a break? My reaction is – why would I want to stop doing one of the best things in my life? I honestly believe in the healing power putting in a good day’s work!
Q. What have you enjoyed the most about your job?
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Ebmag: what's good YoungCeleb ThaGod? YoungCeleb ThaGod: Whats Woody El Barrio Mag Just Been Working Perfecting The Craft With Becoming a True Artists With My New Sound Freestyling My Records Like A Painter Working On A Canvas. Ebmag: It's good to see you back with us since the last issue back in 2013. Right now you got so much things going on "lol" please fill us in on the details ? YoungCeleb ThaGod: Well Lately I been Dropping Albums Since 2013 Every Year On iTunes Spotify Tidel Etc For All My viewers To Tune In On My Indy Label FlightGang Entertainment Left the Mixtape Era Alone To Shine On a Bigger Scale and Platform With Branding the FlightGang Movement For All My Pilots to Board And Flight With the success Of Ambition. Ebmag: A lot of people has been seeing a great change in your fashion and your appearance. What's the change up about and why? YoungCeleb ThaGod: Well the Fashion Is A Good feel For Self, Wanted To Become One With The Music More, they Coincide With Each Other So Well Added More Tats after My 2013 record "Tats On My Body" From the American Rebel EP Which Is On iTunes And Etc For People To Vibe And Rock To Right Now. Also Just Wanted To Feel Young Forever So I Wanted To Reinvent Myself To give Multiple Style for People To Rock With So I Have A Urban Twist For the Street and give Them Also a GQ Style Also. Ebmag: Flight Gang has been the Ultimate label and has been going strong now. In your camp you the artist and the producer and the last time we over heard you signed an artist to your label if that's elbarriomagazine.org
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correct. How's that going so far for the label, the artist and yourself as a business man, artist and producer? YoungCeleb ThaGod: Well Yes I Am the Artist And Executive Producer and Engineer Of All The Sounds I Been Releasing From the FlightGang Umbrella I Used Too Have Artists I Would Work with On the Label But Its Just Me Now No Artists I Was Willing To Work With Was Wanting To Put In the Time And Money With The Label So I Chose To Fly Solo Dolo To Show Them This Flight Won't Land If they Not On The Same Page With The Brand. You Have to Be A strong Minded Business Man To Get Your Vision Off The Ground And Others Just Don't Have that Mentality To Succeed. They Just want The Success Overnight and thats Not How ths Game Works You Have To Invest Time and Money But Also Be Humble When You Trying To Reach The Top. Ebmag: Tell us about your 7th Dimension reviling your dreams to the future and why you stand so firmly behind it as an artist and a producer? YoungCeleb ThaGod: Well this 7th Dimension that You Speak Of Its ART To Me So When I'm Creating Records Over these Producers Beats I Freelance All The Records. Meaning I Don't Write Anything That I'm Speaking About Over the Production. I Don't Need To Write What I'm Living Just Need To Speak It. I'm Living this Dream I'm Creating And I Never Wanna Wake Up When It Feel So Good. It's A Natural HIGH and It feel So Good when the Listeners Receive it And Wanna Give they Positive Feedback It Makes You wanna Keep Flying High. Ebmag: What is your current situation on projects and the clothing line Flight Gang? YoungCeleb ThaGod: Well I'm Currently EL BARRIO MAGAZINE
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YoungCeleb ThaGod Working On a New Project Which is A EP For The End Of Summer Titled "END of SUMMER" Also Working On Next Years LP Just Trying To stay Busy and Give My Co-Pilots Good Music. As Far As the Flight Gang Clothing Line I been Brainstorming Ideas And Designs To Roll Out Still No Official Release Date On When the Clothing Line Will Go Live But It's Coming And People Will Be Able to Order Right Off Line Once The Site Go Live. Ebmag: Tell us a little more about the single and the EP your about to drop shortly YoungCeleb ? YoungCeleb ThaGod: Well the New Single Titled "Summers Mine" Just Fit......... After Dropping So Many Records I Felt Like No One Can Do what I Do When It Come to creating Because They Lack Drive Passion And Ambition and the Rest Of the records I been Creating Just Felt Like a Good Summer Feel So The Roll Out I'm Doing for It its Crazy Meaning Black And White but I Stand Out In Color Cause the Summers Mine GET IT.......So EP is Called "END of SUMMER" No Release Date Set Yet But Will Drop On iTunes At The End Of Summer Still Recording Some Records And Yung Nab Produced On the Beats On this EP and Still Gotta Let My Lil Homie Work On the Album Cover who Designed "II-XX_LXXXV" And "Let Me Shit In Peace"His Name On IG is FudyDesigns Check Them Out Yung Nab Dope Producer And Fudy Is Dope On the Graphics. Ebmag: YoungCeleb what makes your sound unique from today artists? YoungCeleb ThaGod: Well My Sound Is Unique Because For One You can Understand Everything I'm Saying Over Records And I Give substance Over Records that Most Can Get Inspired By PAGE 32
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and I'm not Just Talking About Being Off The Lean Or Mud All the Time. I Got Other Topics I'll Touch Bases On As I Continue With My Music that Will Blow Peoples Mind Away. Plus I Create and Arrange My Own Music Unlike Others And I Can create And Write For anyone And Polish A Person Up that Never thought they Could Create A Good Record Yet Along A Commercial Sound. Hooks Are Key To a record Also Good Punchlines And Feeling and Believing In what Your Saying Helps My Sound, Sound So Unique. Ebmag: Looking back on your history name a few things that you could have changed if you was given the opportunity to redo any mistakes you made? YoungCeleb ThaGod: Just Invest More Into my Craft When I First started That's All And To Never Give Up On those People Who Matter the Most To Me. So That's what i been Working On these Days Becoming a better Person To My Family And Friends and My Spouse Queen T :-D. Ebmag: Along with your image change and your music how did "ThaGod" get added to Young Celeb. What qualifies you as a artist ThaGod are you in the Nation of Islam?Shine some knowledge on us.
Ebmag: Tell us more about the album "Let Me Shit In Peace". What's all involved in this project and what's the meaning behind the title ? YoungCeleb ThaGod: Just Had Been Putting In So Much Work Creating Music And at One Point I Was Gonna Stop So I wanted To shit In Peace.... Go Out With a Bang so I created the Project With No Feature To Shine My Skills and art and To Tell My Fans I Was Done So Please Let me Shit In Peace NOW. But So Many Supporters Was Like No Your So Good and So Close Your Music Is Up Lifting And So Much Fun Keep Going. So I'm Back To Give them What they Want...... Ebmag: Did you produced the whole album or there's co-producers that collaborated with you on this project? YoungCeleb ThaGod: Well I Just Created the Vocals And Arrangements On Each record But as Far As Production I Worked With Dope Boi Beatz And Yung Nab On " Let Me Shit In Peace" But the New EP "END of SUMMER" Is Just Produced By Me and YUNG NAB Production I Been Having fun Creating this New Sound With Hime He did there Beats on "Let Me Shit and Peace" then I Wanted To Score A whole EP With Him he's that DOPE To ME.
YoungCeleb ThaGod: Well I'm Not Part Of the Nation Of Islam But ThaGod Came About When I Started Freelancing Meaning Freestyling My Music and Creating Art I Just Felt That We Are All Gods And Goddess Of Our Own Crafts. Ebmag: YoungCeleb ThaGod it Kinda Like a Greek God Understandwas truly an honor to be here with ing Greek Mythology and Becoming you. One With The Man Upstairs Is How I Got My Twist and Became YoungCelebThaGod Because I Am a GOD No Kanye Though....... July/Aug Spring Issue 2016
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Doublebay Ebmag: What's good
Doublebay?
Doublebay:
Wats Poppin My G...Jus Dealin Wit life and what kums wit it
in the clubs, on the streets and radio it must feels real good to see how people became your true die hard fans for DoubleBay?
Doublebay: well I have
had underground radio Ebmag: So let's get into and Internet radio play me your music career. You stat- , but I want to take it to that mainstream radio. It feels ed getting in the music is good to see your core fans what change your life and kept you out of trouble. Be- grow. My hood fu*k with me, street niggas relate. My sides music being that anfollowers never on decline chor in your life what else , I know I’m doing someinspired you to take music thing right! So that feeling seriously DoubleBay? ..is great.
Doublebay: I got little kids to feed ..I have my brother in the feds. They depend on me. I do it for my niggas in the graveyards. I do it for the niggas that cant. Ebmag: How has music changed your life as young man and a father?
Doublebay: focus on
what I want out of life.. At the same time learning more about what comes with this music.. The business side to it. I know is still a lot of change that music could bring to my life. Thats why i grind. Ebmag: As we speak you got a few hot joints out that is getting a lot of attention
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Ebmag: When did everything started to open up for you while gaining your audience and fans ?
Doublebay:
When I realized the impact that social media has on music,the calls got for shows. Doing visuals with my camera man; shouts out to (@foreiGn_boy) And of course networking never stops, and the doors haven’t stopped opening since. Ebmag: What City are you reppen for Doublebay?
Doublebay:
I’m from the Allapattah area of Miami
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Ebmag: Now Florida is becoming the spot where artists is truly coming forth and making a statement. Do you feel that artists like Trick Daddy and Rick Ross paved the way for new artists like your self to be closely watched and respected as the Freshmen in hip hop?
Doublebay: I feel like
to 35st on my block with the older homies and before I knew it and I was getting my own money and not going to school...catchin cases and lil beefs and then my BestFriend(Gmoney) he was the real artist on this music I didn’t do any rappen back then and he got killed and that shattered me because I knew how real life was then...a couple months later I was in jail wit no bond and I knew it was time to do right
they did their part as far as puttin miami on the next level ..and it created a new Ebmag: How did the team demand for artist in dis city formed with Doublebay, ...for example zoey dollaz Curse and the others ? signed to freebandz/epic and that put a major light Doublebay: We all grew on miami again up in the same hood together ...we had mutuals friend's Ebmag: Tell us a little and started a movement ..it about your childhood and really ain’t work out as a team the your trials growing up now I have my own movebefore the music ? ment #1000FamiliesRichForeva Doublebay: All my life ..its been ups n downs Ebmag: Talk to us about ..my father was around your current projects and 30percent of the time he up coming projects for the had his drug problems... future? my mom worked till she got disabled and everything Doublebay: Out now got realer after that...My is da warm up on datpiff brother was in and out of jail ..All my uncle's was my n SoundCloud and on my father figures and they was YouTube account I have a lot of visuals and next mixtape dope dealers,pimps and hustlers so i learned about I’m droppin later this year is 1000 Families Vol1 along the street life at a young age and strayed away early with a DVD and I have 2 videos coming soon feeling
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MIC CHECK
Doublebay
good and energy ready to drop Doublebay: Jt Money & a lot of new music and visuals UB Dade county legends and on the way I’m excited I have a lot of local collabos under my belt n some names Ebmag: Has any indepenthats gon surprise ppl on my dent labels reached out to you future projects stay tuned yet Doublebay?
Doublebay: yeah they reached out
Ebmag: If you chosen a label to work with, which label would you want to be on and why?
Doublebay: Which ever
label has the best to offer for my situation it has to make sense to sign off when being independent I’m my own Boss Ebmag: Who have you collaborated with besides your team member? elbarriomagazine.org
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Ebmag: How can Doublebay change the music game, what's the plan?
Doublebay: I’m bringing
that Dade county sound and real stories bout struggle from refuge parents real life lessons on hard work and dedication n Buildin a foundation of unifying and helping all the real ones and makin sure we stick to our morals and principles and make sure we take care of Our families dats 100FamiliesRichForeva
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HEALTH The vagina can seem like a ~mysterious~ beast, but that’s only because there’s SO much wrong information out there. We get it: it can be difficult to talk about “down there” but it’s important, and in our book, there is no such thing as too much information. We partnered with MONISTAT® and its educational campaign, It’s Time for TMI, to debunk some common myths about vaginas and yeast infections. 1. Yeast infections can’t be cured without a prescription
discuss treatment options. If you’ve been diagnosed previously with a yeast infection and recognize the symptoms, your yeast They can be! According to a MONISTAT® infection can be treated with an over-thesurvey of 1,000 young women, 66 percent counter antifungal product like MONIdon’t know that yeast infections can be cured STAT®. MONISTAT® products come in a with an OTC treatment. If you’re experiencing variety of treatment dosages and systems the tell-tale signs of a yeast infection (vaginal (MONISTAT® 1, 3 and 7) and are designed itching, discharge and discomfort) you should to help women confidently address their see a healthcare professional. He or she will vaginal health needs on their terms. be able to give you a proper diagnosis. Once Regardless of which dose you choose (1, you’ve been diagnosed, ask your healthcare 3, or 7 day), you should experience some professional about MONISTAT®. It’s the #1 symptom relief after 3 days, and complete Doctor Recommended OTC yeast infection relief in 7 days. treatment—and it starts curing right at the 3. Yeast infections are a type of STD source of the infection. This is totally not true. Yeast infections are Almost all other vaginal infections do require incredibly common and you don’t need prescriptions treatment, but fortunately with to be sexually active to get one. Three yeast infections, the cure can be found at your out of four women will get one in their drug store. MONISTAT® is an antifungal (su- lifetime, and while they can be unpleasant, per important in curing yeast infections) and they really are no big deal and are easily is prescription strength. In fact, MONISTAT® treatable. So while condoms are a great was formerly available only by a prescription! way to prevent STDs and pregnancy, they will not protect against yeast infections. 2. Having too much sex can cause a yeast We’ve included tips to help prevent yeast infection infections below. While 81 percent of women believe sex is a primary cause of yeast infections, thankfully, this too is a myth!! There are many reasons women can get yeast infections, but sex is not one of them. While having sex can sometimes result in vaginal irritation, sex alone does not cause yeast infections. Yeast infections happen when the vagina’s natural balance of bacteria is disrupted. Infections can be triggered by things like your period, antibiotics and birth control, as well as just being sick! If you think you have a yeast infection, be sure to see a healthcare professional for a diagnosis and to
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4. If you have vaginal itching and discharge, you definitely have a yeast infection
be easy thanks to OTC treatment options like those from MONISTAT®. MONISTAT® also offers an easy-to-use Vaginal Health Test that can help determine if your symptoms may require a visit to your doctor if you are unsure. 5. Eating a lot of yogurt will treat a yeast infection We wish! Sorry, but there are no home remedies that will treat a yeast infection. Only antifungal treatments that are applied directly into the vagina at the source of the infection (available OTC or prescription) or taken orally (available only as a prescription in the US) can cure an infection! That said, there are some good ways to practice good vaginal health to help reduce your risk of getting a yeast infection. Keep the genital area cool and dry by wearing cotton underwear and loose clothing. Change out of damp clothes or bathing suits ASAP. Always wipe front to back. Change pads, tampons and liners often. And definitely avoid scented bath products in the vaginal area, including scented body wash.
It very well might be a yeast infection, but itching and discharge can be symptoms for several vaginal infections or STDs like bacterial vaginosis and trichomoniasis, for instance. This is why it’s so important to see a healthcare professional for a proper diagnosis and to discuss your treatment options. Even if you’re pre-med, trust us— your doctor knows best! Once you’ve been diagnosed, treating the yeast infection can
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AUTOMOTIVE
Genesis G90
Genesis G90 What we have in the Genesis G90 is the first vehicle from an all-new luxury brand created by Hyundai, similar to what Acura is to Honda and Lexus is to Toyota. The G90’s size mirrors the Mercedes S-class, with an exterior that is formal and understated. The interior is redolent with leather and luxury, including a 22-way adjustable driver’s seat, Lexicon audio, and “VIP” 14-way adjustable rear seats. The standard engine will be a 311-hp V-6; a 365-hp V-6 and a 420-hp V-8 will be optional.
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Pour a glass of Macallan 30, request that your personal harpist strike some chords, and ease yourself into that nailhead leather chair in your mahogany-paneled library. We’re witnessing the birth of yet another luxury brand. In the mid-1980s, Honda launched Acura in the U.S. market and by the end of that decade, Toyota had yanked Lexus out of its hat and Nissan had conjured up Infiniti. Now, Hyundai is spinning off an all-new Genesis family of luxury vehicles from its mainstream lineup, leaving the Hyundai name to the plebes. The first Genesis product is here, and it’s called the G90. The intention, it seems, is to give your Mercedes-Benz S-class a mild fright. To alleviate any confusion between the new Genesis brand and the existing Hyundai Genesis, a luxury
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sedan now in its second generation, know that the two are not mutually exclusive. The Genesis sedan will soon be renamed “G80” and will join this G90 under the Genesis brand banner. Whereas the Hyundai Genesis and its larger sibling, the Equus (which this G90 replaces), stood at arm’s length from mainstream models, both were sold as Hyundais. The new crop of Genesis cars will enjoy a more luxurious distance from regular Hyundais, much as Lexus is to Toyota and Acura to Honda. And the G90 is only the beginning; we’re told it will be joined by a stand-alone group of luxury vehicles that’ll number six strong by
2020. There’s also the matter of the boy-racer-ish Genesis coupe, but the next version of that car may be repositioned as a grand tourer and plugged into the new luxury brand with a G-tastic new name.
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More than a 90 It’s probably best that you erase any memories bouncing around your noggin of the Hyundai Equus before considering the G90. While that sedan was a nice value, it was neither as large nor as finely crafted and cosseting as more-expensive full-size luxury sedans such as BMW’s 7-series, Audi’s A8, and the Mercedes S-class. We found it to be a solid competitor to Lexus’s LS460, but otherwise it carried whiffs of “first effort” throughout. Just as Hyundai significantly improved the current Genesis/G80 over its predecessor, it attempts to pull off the same feat with the G90. Dimensionally, the G90’s 124.4-inch wheelbase, 204.9-inch overall length, and 75.4-inch width closely mimic those of the S-class. Those figures
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Genesis G90 also mark increases of 4.5 inches, 1.8 inches, and 1 inch over the Equus, rendering the G90 as a properly large car. Better still, the long hood, upright grille, and formal roofline convey a dignified presence. Although the car’s face closely follows the pattern laid down by the current Hyundai Genesis sedan, the headlights’ forms are softer, and the vertical taillights lean into the rear quarter-panels to nicely set off a strong shoulder line that runs all the way to the front fenders. The overall design’s clear inspiration in the gorgeous Vision G concept confirms that the show car’s styling cues have a future on the Genesis products to come. The outgoing Equus—with its excess chrome, awkward detailing, and generally undistinguished and generic styling—looks downright cheap by comparison. Genesis applied the same restraint to the G90’s interior, and a preliminary list of features suggest a lavish environment. There is a 12.3-inch widescreen dashboard display, a seven-inch display in the instrument panel, a 17-speaker Lexicon audio system, trizone climate control, a 22-way power driver’s seat, 16-way passenger seat, and “VIP” 12-way adjustable rear seats (14-way for the right seat) approved by Aktion Gesunder Rücken, a “German campaign for healthier backs.” Even more compelling—and equally Germanic—is the Smart Posture Caring (SPC) system, which “automatically adjusts the seat, steering wheel, outside mirror, and head-up display to the optimal position for the driver’s body” (SPC is so far confirmed only for the Korean market). To keep things quiet, the G90 comes with a laminated rear window and thicker carpet, and all doors feature triple seals with double-pane glass. Genesis even claims the two-piece 19inch wheels quell excess turbulence. Other conveniences include advanced adaptive cruise control, lane-keeping assist, auto-braking with pedestrian detection, a driver-drowsiness monitor (including a cabin CO2 sensor), headup display, and other usual assists. Unlike Audi, Mercedes, and Volvo, Genesis lacks a semi-autonomous mode that can take near-full control on the highway.
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The familiar Tau 5.0-liter V-8 crowns the line, with 420 horsepower and 383 lb-ft of torque at 5000 rpm. But the base engine is an all-new twin-turbocharged 3.3-liter V-6 which churns out 365 horsepower and 376 lb-ft of torque at 1300 rpm (in Korea and other markets, the 311-hp 3.8-liter V-6 as seen in the Genesis/G80 is the starter). Both engines accept regular fuel (with some power degradation) and are backed by a smaller eight-speed automatic transmission that sheds 18 pounds. Rear-wheel drive is the standard setup, while H-TRAC all-wheel drive, biased toward the rear but able to send up to 40 percent of available power to the front, is optional. The G90’s chassis layout mimics that of the Genesis/G80, with a front and rear multilink suspension with adaptive dampers. Like in the 2016 Kia K900, the G90 can detect the driver’s aggression and automatically switch driving modes to alter throttle, transmission, and suspension settings (a user-selected Individual mode is also available). Genesis claims the body structure, half of which is high-strength steel, is a couple of points stiffer than the Mercedes-Benz S550. Staggered 19-
entrance to the S-class and 7-series pantheon will require a high enough and suitably justified price. Those details are forthcoming, so perhaps pour yourself another glass of scotch.
inch tires (245 mm front, 275 mm rear) with four-piston brake rotors measuring 14.8 inches up front (only on the V-8) and two-piston 13.4 inchers at the rear were tested on the Nürburgring, because even ice-cream trucks these days need “tuned on the Nürburgring” marketing taglines.
More to the point, such “me too!” European racetrack name-dropping seems less and less necessary for Hyundai’s luxury wares. The G90, with its winged hood badge, distinct styling, and apparently high level of execution, wouldn’t look out of place in a group photo with an Audi, BMW, Lexus, or Mercedes-Benz. Even though it will more realistically compete with Cadillac’s CT6 and Lincoln’s coming Continental, the G90 could still surprise with honed driving dynamics—ideally benefiting from Lotus’s input on the Genesis/G80’s agreeable ride-handling balance— and a finely crafted interior. Simply meeting the Germans on features and size won’t be enough, however; full
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ENTERTAINMENT
B Freedia ig
@bigfreedia
Big
Freedia
(pronounced “FREE-da”),
known as the Queen of Bounce, is at the forefront of the Bounce rap movement (a subgenre of hip-hop born out of New Orleans and known for its call and response style and lightening speed booty-shaking dance). Performing five out of seven nights in any given week with dancers she calls The Divas, Big Freedia’s show is nothing short of dazzling. She tours every city in America from New York to San Francisco and is always a favorite at festivals such as Electric Forest, Hangout Fest, FunFunFun Fest, SXSW, and Bonnaroo, among many others. Gay and proud, Big Freedia asserts that her (Freedia is a he but uses the feminine pronoun for her stage persona) sexuality has little to do with her music. “All types of people—gay, straight, rich, poor, black, white come to my shows. People just wanna get
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By Annie Corrigan out and shake their azzzz and have a good time!” Big Freedia has gone from a local New Orleans phenomenon to a national one over the past two years. After appearing in two episodes of HBO series ‘Treme’ [as herself] and in 2010, she released her debut EP on Scion A/V Presents: Big Freedia, produced by NOLA producer BlaqNmilD. The EP featured notables “Excuse” and “Almost Famous; other fan-favorites include “Gin in my System” “Azz Everwhere” and “Y’all Get Back Now.” Adding to her catalog, this year she released “Nah Who Mad” and “Booty Whop,” and she was featured on Spank Rock’s Everything is Boring and Everyone is a Fucking Liar LP, on the track “Nasty.” Raised on Josephine Street in uptown New Orleans, Big Freedia, born Freddie Ross, was raised by his mother, a hairdresser, and stepfather, a truck driver for Coca-Cola. When Freddie was 15, the family moved to a more
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upscale neighborhood in New Orleans. Freddie—along with his brother Adam and sister Crystal Ross—were immersed in music at home by their mother, who often sang along to her Gladys Knight and Patty LaBelle records around the house. But it was the Baptist church choir where a young Freddie flourished. ”My mother made sure I never missed practice,” recalls Freedia. It’s no wonder that by the time he was 18, Freedia moved from member to director of the choir. A product of the hip-hop generation, Freedia was rocking RUN DMC, Salt ‘n Pepa and Adidas Shell Tops as a teenager. One night in 1991 he heard “Where Dey At” by MC T Tucker, (what many believe to be the first recorded Bounce track) and he was transfixed. After starting as a back-up dancer for Katey Red, the original “Sissy Bounce” rapper, Freedia knew Bounce was his calling and eventually broke out on his own. Big Freedia is in the studio wrapping
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up her new ep Queen of Bounce and her first TV series, Queen of Bounce will air this Oct on Fuse TV. Finally, in the works is her DVD: Big Freedia Presents: Twerk Bounce & Pop, featuring real Bounce dance instruction from Big Freedia and some of her best and noted Divas.
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