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CONTENTS 3 Supporters

6 You So Ratchet 7 Molly 8 Bynoe

10 Respect The Legends 11 Antwon Bailey 12 Droppin Jewels 14 Heatmakerz 16 Karen Gravano 19 Blu Gem 22 DJ Kay Slay 28 Chinx Drugz 33 Tech: RapGenius.com 34 Destiny Moore 35 Southern Hospitality 38 RideOut163 39 Funny MeMe 40 Rep Whats Next 43 Contessa Untamed News

44 He Said, She Said

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EXIT21: WHAT’S BEEN UP MERCEDES FOX? MERCEDES FOX: Hey Exit , I’ve Been Pretty Much up in into Everything these days. EXIT21: HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN THE MODELING BUSINESS? MERCEDES FOX: For 2 Years Now as an on and Off Thing EXIT21: HOW OLD ARE YOU? MERCEDES FOX: 21 Years Young ! EXIT21: WHAT ARE YOUR MEASUREMENTS? MERCEDES FOX:34 Bust , 27 waist I’m Petite EXIT21: HAVE YOU BEEN PUBLISHED IN ANY OTHER MAGAZINES OTHER THAN EXIT21MAGAZINE? MERCEDES FOX: No This is actually My First Published Issue, So Thanks for Popping My Magazine Cherry (Laughs) EXIT21: WHAT IS IT YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT MODELING? MERCEDES FOX: The Different Character you get to portrait in a Photo i Think its a Amazing when a Model can turn into a chameleon. EXIT21: HAVE YOU APPEARED IN ANY MUSICAL VIDEOS IF SO NAME A FEW? MERCEDES FOX: No Not as Of yet but i soon hope too EXIT21: ARE YOU A STUDENT OR DO YOU HAVE A JOB? MERCEDES FOX:I’m a Full Time Student Studying Nursing EXIT21: WHAT ABOUT A MAN TURNS YOU ON THE MOST? MERCEDES FOX: When a Man has Ambition That Turns me on The most it Can Be really sexy (Laughs) EXIT21: WELL THE FELLAS WANNA KNOW ARE YOU SINGLE OR TAKEN? MERCEDES FOX: Yes I am Taken EXIT21: ANY POSITIVE ADVICE YOU CAN OFFER TO AN UP IN COMING MODEL. MERCEDES FOX: I’d say Just Be Content with Yourself, Always Confident ! EXIT21: ANY LAST SHOUT OUTS AND WHERE CAN THE PEOPLE FIND YOU? MERCEDES FOX:Well I’d Like to Shout You out Exit For Having Me Shooting with You guys was amazing, you can find me on facebook.com/Merecedesfairfox Instagram.com/Mercedes_Fox EXIT21: WE THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY AND SPEAKING WITH US.

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“Molly” Hip Hop’s NEW “IT” drug? Written by Nelly NewShoes It’s ya girl NewShoes and I have to know, “WHAT THE H*LL IS GOING ON WITH THIS NEW “MOLLY” WAVE IN THE HIP HOP CULTURE”? Ever since rapper Trinidad James (a newly signed Def Jam artist from Trinidad - moved between Canada, New York and Florida) released his single “All Gold Everything” late last year; Molly has been the new wave. Though Trinidad James isn’t the only artist nor the first person that has referenced or promoted this new drug “Molly”, his single definitely has made it more popular then ever. “POPPED A MOLLY, I’M SWEATING WOO. POPPED A MOLLY, I’M SWEATING WHOO.” I bet you just sung those two lines right? lol. Though “Molly” isn’t the only drug that has surface in Hip-Hop music: marijuana, coke, ecstasy pills & syrup (most popular drugs); it appears to be the most popular drug amongst them all that is effecting the Hip Hop culture.

What is a “Molly” many of you may ask. Well “Molly” is a pill -its the purest powder form of MDMA (ecstasy). MDMA is an illegal drug that acts as both a stimulant and hallucinogen, producing an energizing effect and distortions. Basically an energy booster, makes you hyper; allowing you to feel more loose and comfortable in your environment. Most people use it to “turn up”, heighten their excitement. It’s a white or greyish power in a clear capsule that is taken orally; effects lasting between 3-6 hours. Many would look at this as a positive to taken this drug - don’t be too fast to try it though. The negative side effects to this drug rages from seizures and your heart, being that MDMA is a synthetic drug- it’s made of multiple chemicals. The drug can also cause you to feel depressed, sad, anxiety, memory lost, muscle cramping, blurry vision, nausea, increased heart rate and blood pressure and even death (in rare cases).

“I didn’t see a problem with the fact that maybe five days would go by without sleeping. I didn’t see a problem with the fact that maybe I was hallucinating at times. I didn’t see a problem with the fact that I just couldn’t get up and walk sometimes. It just altered your thinking process dramatically, and for a thinker like myself, that was like nothing I’d ever experienced before. Now everyone is speaking about Molly like it’s the thing to do. I thought it was important for somebody, anybody, to stand up and say, ‘you know, I did that, it’s corny.’ I’m just hoping that at the end of the day, it won’t be me versus the entire music industry when it comes to who a 13-year-old should listen to regarding drugs.” Even actress, Meagan Good, spoke publicly anti “Molly” via twitter with two separate tweets. She tweeted: “Popped da Molly, I got permanent psychosis, irreversible sexual dysfunction and brain bleeding WHOO.” “It’s so sad how angry Molly users are getting over this… Lame? Me? Because I’m calling out this wack trend? SMH… OK…BE A Leader… So is the “Molly” wave still popping to you now? I wonder what hip hop pioneer Grandmaster Melle Mel would say about this new trend. After all he is one of the first artist to come out with a song ANTI -drugs with his group, called “White Line” (Don’t do it).

Twitter: @MsNewShoes Instagram: _NewShoes Facebook: Nelly NewShoes

Recently rapper, Joe Budden, has confessed to having a “Molly” addiction, and it almost cost him his life. This is what he shared with another reporter (Early February 2013):

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BYNOE RIOT SQUAD REPRESENTER

Exit 21: Yo! We’re here, man. Exit 21 Magazine. You already know, Far Rockaway Projects all that! Right here in Edgemere. I got my man Bynoe, right here. We had to freshen up the interview for that issue coming out in July. Holla! Baby, what’s good?

necticut is like our backyard. We’ve been in Boston- a lot of lower Mass. We’ve been all over.

Bynoe: I’m just chilling, man. I’m just staying focused, staying busy and motivated. That’s about it.

Bynoe: Yeah. He’s like on three joints on my solo project, right now as we speak. And, he’s all over the Riot Reloaded tape. We got him. We’re working with 2 new artists we’re about to bring into the fold. That’s Pusha T and Craze Marcy. My little man, my little homie Ronie and shit- he’s on the project too. We’re shaking and moving. I’m just trying to get this whole thing back to where it needs to be. Just to give it a face lift. You know what I’m saying? So, I’ve been reaching out to different artists and shit and working with them.

Exit 21: Since the last time I saw you, man, what’s been going on? Bynoe: A lot has been going on, man. I’m 90% done on both projects. I got that Riot Reloaded, I’m dropping soon. And, right after that I’m going to double back on Did That, Got Famous- that’s my solo project. I completed Chinx’s project Cocaine Riot 3. So, we’re just shaking and moving. You feel me? Exit 21: And, who are some of the producers on those new projects that [are] coming out? Bynoe: On Riot Reloaded, we got Sinero- he produced Swag Champ by Fab. He did a lot of work with Fab this year. I got Red McFly. He gave me some shit. I got Dollaz- that’s Chinx producer. He did Ain’t No Sunshine. He did a couple of records. He did the Coke Boy Wave on Cocaine Riot 2. So, we’re just working. I probably got like 9 beats from him, and I picked like 4. So we’re working. Exit 21: What’s been going on as far as the road? You know I’ve been peeping y’all on the road, traveling. What cities have y’all hit up lately? Bynoe: We’ve been hitting up the Tri-state like crazy. We just hit up D.C. recently. We’ve been in P.A. a lot. You know Con8

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Exit 21: For sure. And, can we expect Chinx Drugz on the mixtapes and the albums as well?

Exit 21: No doubt. So, how has the game changed since you’ve been home? We know you went away and you’re back now on the set and better than ever. How has it changed since you last left and came back- what’s the big difference now? Bynoe: The mixtape circuit man! I used to have fun running down on the bootleggers and shit! Now, it’s just like- everything is [ThatPiff.com] and live mixtapes. It still is what is it is. I just like that street money where I can feel it. Exit 21: What is it that you feel the game is really missing, that you’re going to bring back to the game, that you’re going to resurface in the game? Bynoe: Niggas ain’t being [themselves] anymore. I don’t have any disrespect for the Molly music- I do that shit sometimes. Whatever floats your boat! But, niggas ain’t being real [anymore]. A lot of muthafuckers sound like this nigga; this nigga sounds like that nigga. I gotta’ bring originality back. [There’s] no storytelling no more. They don’t even paint pictures [any-

more]. They start off in the club and then it’s over. You know what I mean? You don’t [paint] the picture of the whole record- where you can say, ‘alright- he took me here he took me there.’ It’s just straight in the club, going home, and switching the track. Exit 21: If there’s anyone that you haven’t worked with already, that you would like to work with outside of your camp and Chinx Drugz, who would it be? Bynoe: Probably Big Sean. His shit is dope. Exit 21: What about producers? Any big time producers you want to work with? Bynoe: I definitely want to sit down with Jaleel. Black Meta-

A lot of muthafuckers sound like this ni99a; this ni99a sounds like that ni99a. I gotta’ bring originality back.

phor- he got some shit! [Because] he doesn’t have a [distinctive] style. He could do a record like the Jeezy record he did and then he can turn around and flip back and do “Sanctuary” for French and that shit can sound totally different. He’s out in Atlanta and shit- he’s a young boy. I heard he got some shit. I definitely want to work with Chop too. Exit 21: You know a lot of artists, they always come with their own labels and they try to bring their [men] out of the hood and all that; is that something we can expect from you? Bynoe. O, yeah! Piffy P. money marlow. My young boy Ronie. Craze Marcy- he’s out of Poughkeepsie and shit. So it ain’t just a Rockaway thing. I’m just elevating and doing what I gotta do, man. Marlow’s actually out of Canada. So, I just crossed the border on that note. And they’re coming right behind me. Exit 21: For sure. Well, you know we’re losing a lot of our brothers from this violence out here. You know, I was surprised. I heard some things from these little kids out hereseven and eight years old. I’m not even going to speak on it. But, what positive advice can you offer some of these young kids? Because we have to be their mentors and talk to them about keeping their heads and rising above all this violence. Bynoe: We [have to] do things for ‘the cause’ not ‘because,’ man. A lot of people just run around here wilding. That violence shit is played out though! Everyone is trying to live. Niggas trying to get money. Niggas trying to have the baddest chicks , the baddest cars. The baddest houses. The object of the game is to get the fuck out of here. So, if you want to be stuck here all your life I don’t know what to tell you. Go to school, man. Ain’t nothing wrong with being a nerd. You get all the girls! That’s popping right now! Funny sweaters and shit and the geek specs- they get all the women. It’s cool now! Exit 21: You heard it first! Exit21Magazine.com! My man Bynoe - Edgemere- we’re in the projects. We go everywhere. From the hood to Hollywood, you name it! We get there man. Bynoe: O, yeah! Shout out to Prodigy from Mobb Deep. He’s on the Riot Reloaded tape. Exit 21: No doubt! I’m trying to get at Prodigy! Where you at baby? Bynoe: He’s on tour right now. Yeah, they’re on that 20th Anniversary Mobb Deep tour. It’s good to see they’re back together. My niggas from Queens and shit. I grew up listening to them. He used to be in this park right here with his fucking army jacket on and shit. This shit was crazy in ’95 off that Mobb Deep shit! Niggas would get hit here, shot here! All type of shit, son! That shit was crazy when Mobb hit. I was like, “woohoo!’ When that Shook Ones dropped, niggas got stupid out here. Exit 21: Let the people know your contacts. Bynoe: You can fine me @IamBynoe on Twitter and on Instagram. And on facebook.com/bynoeriotskuad. Exit 21: That’s what it is! Exit 21 Magazine. We’re here! We just did the fresh interview! Now we’re about to get into that photo shoot. Any last shout outs? Bynoe: Shout out to the whole Riot Squad. To all my niggas in jail- that’s about to come home, that ain’t never coming home. I do it for y’all. My Coke Boy niggas- the whole Far Rock! We’re global and nationwide! All America, man. Rest in peace Stack Bundles! Exit 21: That’s right R.I.P. We’re out! EXIT21MAGAZINE.COM ISSUE 5

RESPECT THE LEGENDS The Kangol Kid

up the charts, U.T.F.O. was voted best Rap group at the Urban Music Awards and scored featured spots on Don Cornelius’ Soul Train.

KANGOL is an entertainment entrepreneur who began as a break-dancer for the Super Producing team/R&B Band FULL FORCE to later become a member the legendary Rap group WHODINI as a break-dancer. His group U.T.F.O. became the #1 Rap and Breakdance act in the country. While “Roxanne, Roxanne,” their phenomenal Top 10 single climbed

HIP-HOP HISTORY

Creation of the term hip hop is often credited to Keith Cowboy, rapper with Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. However, Lovebug Starski, Keith Cowboy, and DJ Hollywood used the term when the music was still known as disco rap. It is believed that Cowboy created the term while teasing a friend who had just joined the U.S. Army, by scat singing the words “hip/hop/hip/hop” in a way that mimicked the rhythmic cadence of soldiers marching. Cowboy later worked the “hip hop” cadence into a part of his stage performance, which was quickly used by other artists such as The Sugarhill Gang in “Rapper’s Delight”. Universal Zulu Nation founder Afrika Bambaataa is credited with first using the term to describe the subculture in which the music belonged; although it is also suggested that it was a derogatory term to describe the type of music. The first use of the term in print was in The Village Voice, by Steven Hager, later author of a 1984 history of hip hop.

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Hats off to Kangol Headwear whom played a major role in enabling KANGOL to become the first product endorsed Hip-Hop artist when former Kangol Headwear President, Reg Borgia, finalized the agreement that later inspired the formal RunDMC and Adidas relationship. The nickname KANGOL was acquired from neighborhood friends as a “nod” to the many KANGOL hats he owns and wears. But KANGOL hats are not the only hats he wears! KANGOL is a producer, composer, performer, artist manager, songwriter, president of Kreative Entertainment Group and CEO of Done Right PR. KANGOL’s leadership within the HipHop community speak volumes to those uninformed that believe Hip-Hop is synonymous with drugs, jail time, child

abandonment, child support, baby-mama drama or any form of negativity. He is proof that those aforementioned unfortunate subjects do not define a Hip-Hop artist and are the furthest from his character. For the record, KANGOL has always lived a sober lifestyle. Other than that, KANGOL is a father of three sons who are aspiring recording artists that “can sing, rap and dance in just one show” as well as their dad. KANGOL’s latest endeavours were embarked in the world of cinema with his first independent film entitled, “Nightmare.” He was also featured in the motion picture “The Other Side of Hip-Hop,” which included an original song written and produced by KANGOL featuring his sons’ R&B group “Project: Plan B”. He continues to go “Hollywood” with his featured role in HBO’s “The Lost Book of Rap” as character, Professor Firestein, scheduled to premiere this Summer 2013.

JUST THE LYRICS: Jay Z “Oceans” Dope boy still smelling like cocaina/ White boat/ white robe/ Can he be more cleaner The oil spill that BP ain’t clean up/I’m anti Santa Maria/ Only Christopher we acknowledge/ is Wallace/ I don’t even like Washingtons in my pocket/ Black card go hard when I’m shopping/ Boat dock in front of Hermes picking cotton Silk and fleeces/ lay on my Jesus/ Oh my God, I hope y’all don’t get sea sick/ See me in shit you never saw/ If it wasn’t for these pictures they wouldn’t see me at all/ Aww, whole world in awe/ I crash through glass ceilings, I break through closed doors/ I’m on the ocean, I’m in heaven/ Yachting, Ocean 11 [Hook: Frank Ocean] I see elephant tusk on the boar of a sailing lady/ Docked on the Ivory Coast Mercedes in a row/ winding down the road/ I hope my black skin don’t dirt this white tuxedo/ Before the Basquait show/ and if so Well fuck it, fuck it/ Because this water drown my family This water mixed my blood This water tells my story This water knows it all Go ahead and spill some champagne in the water Go ahead and watch the sun blaze On the waves Of the ocean

[Verse 2: Jay-Z] Me and Ty Ty is like Pablo and Popeye/Winding dirt roads on mopeds spilling opus/ Welcome to the magnum opus The Magna Carta/ The best-selling author Decoded On the holiday playing “Strange Fruit”/ If I’mma make it to a billi I can’t take the same route/ Swoosh/ Now that’s the sound of the border/ Swoosh Now that’s the sound of a baller Muhammad Hovi my back against the rope/ the black Maybach I’m back inside the boat/ Shepard Fairey they finally gave me some hope/ Can’t believe they got a nigga to vote/ Democrat, nope I sold dope/ In trouble water I had to learn how to float/ On the ocean I’m in heaven/ Yachting, Ocean 11

ANTWON BAILEY The R&B Prince from Queens

seen you came through for that. Yeah, we have Maino on that cover right now. Shout out to the whole Mafia! But back to you, man. I mean, Hip Hop has changed. And, I say with the whole social media situation. How is that for you in your career? Because we all know that records sales are down now. It’s not really up like it used to be. How do you feel about this whole situation as far as social media and records sales being down? What’s your take on it? Exit 21: As far as Hip Hop, I’m not really a Hip Hop artist. I mean, I’m in tuned to what’s going on, but that’s not my lane. I’m R&B. I’m more of an entertainer than anything. So as far as that, I believe that the way it is now, if you’re dope- it’s going to happen for you. Even though the sale might not be where it’s at or whatever, but the internet and social networks as you say- I think it gives you more of a chance to make it happen for yourself. Exit 21: Is there anybody that you haven’t worked with that you’d like to work with? Antwon Bailey: There [are] definitely a lot of people that I’d like to work with. And, in due time, I’ll get there. You know what I’m saying? It’s going to happen. It’s going to take planning to work and working to plan. That’s all.

Exit 21: We’re here! Exit 21 Magazine. I finally caught up with my man, Antwon Bailey. Brooklyn stand up! You know what it is. We’re in the studio. What’s good with you baby? Antwon Bailey: You know, in here working, man. That’s about it. Exit 21: That’s what it is. So, I see you have the newest mixtape out. Let’s talk about that. Antwon Bailey: The mixtape drop- catch it at [ThatPiff.com], this is R&B. The mixtape release party is tomorrow. It’s going to be epic man. I [have] a lot of features on there. So, check it out! It’s called Now or Never. Exit 21: So let’s talk about the mixtape and some of the producers you worked with. Antwon Bailey: Producers? My man Figs from Atlanta. He did my last single, “A E I O U.” My man Remo the Hitmaker is on there. There’s a lot of in house production as well. It’s a dope tape though. It’s dope. Exit 21: What about collaborations? Because I know you’ve worked with a lot of people in the past and now in the present as well. Can we exp[ect any collaborations on the mixtape as well? Antwon Bailey: Definitely. My man Chinx Drugz is on there. Exit 21: Shout out to Chinx! Far Rock what’s up? Antwon Bailey: You already know. Far Rock will never cut and all that have you. Jadakiss, Tony Gunz. Exit 21: Yonkers what’s up? Bronx!

Antwon Bailey: You already. Fred the Godson. Diggy Simmons. A few more, you just have to check it out- it’s dope! Exit 21: So, what about the official LP? When can we expect the official album? Antwon Bailey: The official album? It’s coming soon. We’re working at it. Definitely! Exit 21: So, long have you been doing this, man? I see you’re fairly young and everything. So, people want to know how long you’ve been in the game. Because a lot of people think this thing is easy. They think it comes overnight. Talk to the people about the grind and what it took and how long it took for you to be where you’re at right now. Antwon Bailey: I’ve been working at this craft since I was –for those of you who know me from Far Rock- you know I was the young boy singing in every talent show. Anything I could get in. I was a thief at night like Jodeci! I was on it! So, like since [’07, ‘08] I’ve been grinding. But it really kind of bumped up for me in 2010, that’s when “I’m Crushin’ You,” came out. It was on BET’s 106 & Park [and] MTV. Those who follow me and follow my music, and are in tuned with me, they know. But they also know it’s definitely no walk in the park. You can’t get in the game and think it’s just going to be easy. That only happens for a select few, but they don’t stay long. Exit 21: No doubt. That’s what it is. You’re coming from Brooklyn, man. I mean, have you worked with a lot of Brooklyn artists? Antwon Bailey: Yeah, of course! Shout to my man, Uncle Murda. We got this joint called Dear Models. It’s dope. He was hands on for that. Exit 21: I see you! I caught you at Maino’s shoot a while back [with] Waka Flaka. I had

Exit 21: Besides the mixtape and the album, have you ever thought about acting and all that? I mean, what’s next for you? Antwon Bailey: Definitely! I’m doing some acting now. Shout out to [Lance]Undeas [Rivera.] Undeas called me up and wanted me to star in a movie that they’ve got going on. So, I’m in the mix of that now. For those of you who don’t know Undeas, he was a part of a lot. He managed Biggie, he did [the movie] Cook Out and all that young. He was involved in a lot and he’s into that world strong. Undeas definitely gave mebefore my career went anywhere- we had a sit down and talked. And, he believed in me from day one. And, he just was giving me good advice. And, I appreciate him for that. So, shout out to him. Exit 21: That’s what it is man, for sure. You know how the streets are. We have a lot of young brothers that’s aspiring to be in your position and some they just can’t find their lane. And, we’re losing a lot of brothers to a lot of violence and stuff right here in the streets. What positive advice can you offer to some of these young men trying to get into the game or either coming in the game trying to find their lane? Antwon Bailey: Just stay consistent. I can definitely tell you all about that, me being from where I’m from in Far Rock- Edgemere Projects. You might not want to take a trip out there; I wouldn’t advise that! I can definitely tell you, a lot of people – they [have] plans but they have different agendas also. Like, they’ll record here because they’re “better.” I’m not trying to say put all your eggs in one basket. Just stay persistent in anything that you do and it will work out. At anything you’re doing, whether its music or whatever- just stay persistent. Exit 21: Who do you see as your competiCONTINUED ON PAGE 25

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DROPPIN’ JEWELS CELEBRITY JEWELER E DIGGS

Where is your shop located? Midtown Manhattan in the Diamond District. I see clients by appt. I also have a website online at Diggsandco.com How long have you been making jewelry? Commercially 2 years now but I began making handmade macramé bracelets in 2005 during my second deployment to Iraq. How did you get started? I was working as a male groomer in Hollywood and I noticed that finding nice accessories for men was difficult. I had a last minute shoot with Brian White and my stylist Felipe G suggested that I make bracelets for him. I made 3 bracelets and Brian loved them. His reaction motivated to to create more and I enjoyed it so much I went and received training as a certified bench jeweler. I can set diamonds, fabricate metal, i can make any type if jewelry that any person may desire. What do you enjoy about the business? I love that I can help people feel good about themselves. When I was in the beauty industry that’s what motivated me as well. Now with jewelry it is way more gratifying for me. What do you dislike about it? The price. I wish I could hook everyone up with diamonds and gold but the price of gold is 1300 an ounce right now. With fine jewelry it’s based on quality and not quantity. Every piece has to be made with care and patience, therefore the prices are high. You pay for quality in fine jewelry. I would rather miss out on a sale then try to downgrade quality to fit a budget.

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Are there other jewlers that you admire or respect their work? David Baldwin was my first mentor. He taught me how to make gold teeth. I have met a lot of the popular Jewelers and they all respect me. I’m grateful because my fellow Jewelers have taught me valuable tools to help me strive. They love that I am a woman doing working in an industry dominated by men.

What separates you and your style from others in your line of work? I have chosen to target men. They don’t get enough attention in accessories. I studied art in college. I’m a licensed cosmetologist and certified makeup artist. The indepth training I have from the beauty industry has given me tremendous insight in creating remarkable designs. As opposed to many other Jewelers that sell, I do it all. When you go see your local jeweler more than likely he is a reseller. Most do not have bench jeweler skills. I sketch designs and either carve them by hand or carve them with computer aided design. There are some items that I resell as well. Who are some of the celebrities that you have done with for? I’m humbled to have worked with my favorite celebrities including Tank, Chris Brown, Mystikal, Jackie Christie, Sean Kingston, Tyrese, and lots more. I’m blessed. What was your favorite/best piece? Why? I love custom work. A piece that has been made because it means something to the client is what I enjoy making the most because I know that piece if jewelry that I made will become a treasure to whoever owns it. Where do you plan to take your tal-

ents/brand in the next 5-10 years? What does the future hold for you? I would like to take my talents international. I traveled the world during my career in the military but now I would like to travel as a known jeweler. If you weren’t making jewelry what would you be doing? I don’t know. I hate the thought of not doing jewelry. I don’t have an answer. Any thing else you would like to let the readers know? I love helping people feel good about themselves. Even if I’m not your jeweler I will still give you valuable information to help you get the most with you’re hard earned money. I do it because I love it and the money is just an added bonus. How do potential clients reach you? Check out my website http://diggsandco.com Thank You again for sitting down with Exit 21 Magazine.

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HEATMAKERZ BEATS, MUSIC, AND HIT MAKERS

Bangz album. Fred the Godson, we did a whole project on him called Contraband. Anthony Hamilton; we’re working with Wale. Hopefully- fingers are crossed- Lupe. We have a record we hope he ends up doing. Needless to say, a lot of different people. Tamar Braxton. A lot of things! Exit 21: Let’s talk about you as a producer. The game has changed. It’s not how it used to be. How has that sound changed from back from when you were doing it up until now? How is it different?

Exit 21: Exit21Magazine.com. We’re up in the Diamond District in the studio [with] a young legend in the game. Fire Producer! Super producer! Arsonist- Heatmakerz, what’s good? The Heatmakerz: I’m good, man. Just trying to make music - stay relevant. You know how that [goes]. Exit 21: This has been a long time coming. Respect is due. This is definitely an interview that I’ve been waiting for. Alright, let’s get right into it. Everybody already knows that Dipset was another home for you at one point, and [probably] still is. Let’s talk about your relationship with them today versus how it was back then. The Heatmakerz: Back then it was a little different because I was around them about 5 days a week on average. Whether it was playing music, just being in the studio, or whatever it was -dropping off beats to different locations. I [had] just seen them all the time and we communicated all the time. I’d probably say as of 2005-2006, we didn’t really communicate as much as we used to. For whatever reasons; [everyone’s] CONTINUED ON PAGE 25

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careers were going in different directions. There’s always still love. [They] are always still my people. And, I guess, [due to] time, we grew apart. Exit 21: Then, you know, bigger and better things start to happen, too. Like you, for instance -let’s talk about some of the new things you’ve been doing since all of that. The Heatmakerz: Since all of that, I tried a few things- to be honest with you. I tried the rapping thing myself for a minute just because I just felt like, you never know. I still love it till this day, but the production thing is really my bread and better. As far as even financially, it’s been my bread and butter. Right now we’re in my studio that has been up and running for the better part of 9 months. That’s one new thing. I have my own studio in the middle of Manhattan; which is [one] thing a lot of producers can’t say. We’re working with different artists now. We did a record on Kanye’s album. We’ve been working with DJ Khalid a lot. We did just did a record for Vado- it was Vado’s record but Ace Hood and Movado [are] on the record. We did a record on Kurko

The Heatmakerz: I think now, you have to do something or you have to do something that other people are not doing at the time. I wouldn’t say jump too far out of whatever lane you’re in, but you have to try new things. It’s just [like] life in general. Once you stop trying to advance and learn it’s like what’s the sense of living at that point? So, I translate that into my music. I don’t want to sound how I sounded in 2003- musically. Because there has to be some sort of growth –musically or whatever it is style wise. Something has to grow. As opposed to then- then I was content with the music I had. Like now, every day I want to learn more, I want to do something different with the music. I want to take it some place where other people haven’t taken it. Now, I’m not content. I think that’s the difference between me as a person and musically from then till now. I’m not content right now. Exit 21: What artists of today, new artists, do you see yourself working with? Who’s banging today that’s new that you can see yourself working with? The Heatmakerz: New artists? I don’t know if you can consider him new because he’s been rocking for a minute. I’m a fan of Mac Miller. I like his stuff- just as far as just the energy and the movement he got going. I respect it. Kendrick Lamar. Again, I don’t even know if you want

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Karen Gravano Exit 21: You already know! It’s your man Dame with Karen Gravano and my man Tuge. So, yo! We’re here man! Exit 21 Magazine! We’re in the studio. Talk to the people about where you’re from and some of your music. TUGE: I go by the name of Tuge: T- U- G- E- The unsigned greatest ever! You feel what I’m talkin’ ‘bout? Some people call me Fleezus Christ. I spit the Bible! I from Rozay-velt, Island- Roosevelt Island. It’s an island between Manhattan and Queens 10044. I’m the real heart of NYC because I’m from the real heart of NYC and I speak from the heart of NYC! You feel what I’m talking about? And, I’m over here with Karen! Karen Gravano: What’s up? You know where I’m from- Staten Island. Exit 21: No doubt! The show Mob Wives! We see you here. Y’all over here putting this whole music thing together. Talk to me about how you came into business with Tuge and how y’all developed this whole relationship to come into doing what you’re doing now. Karen Gravano: You know this is just a new adventure for me. I actually partnered with Storm who’s been working with Tuge, forever. As soon as he let me hear the music I [knew] it was something I can really vibe with. I felt like it was something I wanted to get down with. Actually, Storm and I were developing a girl group; you kind of seen that on Mob Wives. But, [Storm’s] just been working with Tuge and his movement. And I think that [Tuge] really just has something different to offer, something amazing and it’s something I want to be a part of. Exit 21: Tuge, this question is for you. How did you and Storm come together as far as the music and production wise? Tuge: Well, me and Storm- that’s blood. That’s family! This is the nigga that when I was a little fucking 5 year old, he used to make sure if I was good and all that. That’s my brother. And, as soon as he heard my first bar I think, the first few bars that came out my mouth he said, “You don’t even know, I don’t think! You the nicest my nigga! Do you know that?” And from there on, the nigga just made sure anywhere I needed to be seen, I was seen. You understand. He wanted to make sure that I’m everywhere I need to be. Because he believes in it almost sometimes more than me. You understand what I’m saying? And that’s my heart. That’s what it is right there. Exit 21: Is there a lot of pressure when you’re recording? Do you feel pressure as far as ‘is this bar better than that bar?’ Tuge: Well, me, I’m my worst critic. You understand. I don’t like anything sometimes. But I’ll have a million people com16

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ing in here and be like, “Are you crazy man? I never heard no shit like that! This is trend-setting. This is different. This is the Bible!” But me, you know I’m always constantly hard on myself. Because I’m always trying to make myself better and better. So, there’s nothing I’m going to work on one time and just like it and think that’s OK. Nah. I’m going to have to keep working and keep playing it for other people to make sure they like it. But, in the studio, I just have fun. I’m a big ass kid! I like joking around all the time and playing pranks on people. Karen Gravano: He definitely likes joking. But he’s a perfectionist too. Like, he gets in here and really puts in the work. And, that’s something that’s inspiring to me to see him come in and make it perfect. He’s just on it. And, I think that everything he puts out is a hit. Exit 21: And it’s different; because everybody is doing the same things and trying to sound alike these days. So we need different tunes to come out and we need people to put out different music because there’s room for all sorts of music. Karen Gravano: Well, when you listen to what he says he’s saying something. And, it’s funny but it’s real. So, that’s what really attracted me to his whole movement. Exit 21: Yo, man! I heard a couple of your songs. How you come up with these songs about the Kardashians? (laughing) What put that in your head, to want to do those type of songs? Tuge: Well, you know -me first and foremost- I’m a fucking comedian a lot of people tell me. But, I bring ‘ignorant elegance’ to the table. I bring my ignorant side and my elegant side. In my music, I try to show that you don’t [have] to be a tough guy. You can just be yourself and let your personality show everything. So, even with videos, too I like to joke around a lot. I like to show my personality. I’m not stuck on, “Yeah, I’m a goon nigga! Straight up!” (Laughing) I’m not stuck on that. I feel like I just bring my personality out in my music and that’s how things like, Call Me Scott Disick comes out. Because I watch how Scott be like, “Yo! I’m

Scott Disick! Go get me my coffee! I’m Scott Disick!” So, it makes me say, “Why don’t I do a song called Scott Disick?” It’s just all personality and just having fun with it. You know, I love music. I can’t breathe without it. That’s just me. Karen Gravano: His music is like, he can say something and it’s like a vision. You know what I mean? It comes to life. And that’s the thing I like about his music. He’s telling a story but you can visualize it while he’s telling it. Exit 21: That’s what it is! Let’s talk about some of the producers, man. Who are some of the producers you work with? I know there’s probably a lot of in-house production. Any other producers outside of the camp? Tuge: Yeah, in house [producers]. Well, not really [outside]. We’re all fam. Well Jay Cartem, is like my brother. We do a lot together. Rich Music is another big producer of mine. We do a lot of work together. Those are my main in-house dudes, but I work with everybody. I’ve worked with Arab Music to High Tech. But, me- I co-produce my own music. So, something simple is I’ll come up with an idea and I’ll be like (banging on the table) and [then] I’ll voice note it. Send it to my producer. “Yo! I want you to do this. I think you should use these drums and this snare. Ugh! I think that will be hard. Actually, I’m going to send you another one with just the beat.” Then I’ll just do the beat. So, really- I produce. Like Dr. Dre, even a dude like Dre, he doesn’t fuck with the machinery [anymore]. He’ll be like, “Yo, I need you to pull up synth 1.” I do basically the same thing but I don’t take the credit for it. I’m going to start doing that. On my next project, [I’m] probably going to have like 15 joints co-produced or fully produced by me. Exit 21: That’s what it is. You know, there [are] a lot of successful artists out here. And, I know a lot of artist that wish they could work with certain big name artists. Are there any artists that you’re inquiring to work with or maybe would like to work with in the near future? Tuge: I’d say somebody like Kendrick Lamar because I respect his lyrical capability. And, I feel like, there ain’t nobody really seeing me with that lyrical shit. You understand what I’m saying. If I bring that to the spotlight on a song with somebody like Kendrick that I [have] respect for, then I’ll think the world would see that too. I like the fact that he’s bringing that lyricism back. A lot of people aren’t doing that and that’s a great look. Because me, I’ll give you that bouncy ignorant record but then you’ll sit there and be like, “Hold on! This nigga’s saying everything right now!” You’re going to be like this (dancing)- you’re going to be going buck. And then you’re going to be like, “Hold on.” Karen Gravano: Rewind that! What’d he just say?(Laughing) Tuge: Like you might be smacked or something. “He said some shit just now!” Another dude that does that is Kanye. That’s someone else I would like to work with. He does the same thing. He’ll bring lyrical capability; he’ll bring real situations to a bouncy joint. You understand. And that’s what I do, too.

Karen Gravano: I just think he’s an amazing artist and the reason why: When I started working with Storm, I just feel like, everything that Storm has around him is successful. And he builds people that are successful. So, me coming in and being involved in this project is something that I really believe in and you know, the whole movement that we’re putting out there. This is something I’m excited about. This is new for me. And, me partnering with Storm- he’s kind of taking my hand and walking me through it and teaching me the whole business. You know, I’ve been on TV and I did a book. But, the whole music thing is something that’s real new to me. And, again, I’m learning [from] real professional people. Tuge: Don’t sleep on K. Jesus though! (laughing) Exit 21: Nah! Because you know that was my next question was: We see Drita got on the track with French, can we expect you to get on one with Tuge, right here? Karen Gravano: Nah, I might just get on and talk some shit. No, but I’m definitely not an artist. I’m more of the business and learning the business of it. But my daughter, like I said, we’re developing a group- The Girls. That’s my baby, literally. So, that’s our little project . We’re kind of starting from scratch with that too. But, who knows. Maybe. I’m d not a rapper, though. I might sing a hook if I’m going to get on anything. (Laughing) Tuge: She’s growing up from the floor and up, though. That’s K. Jesus right there! You feel what I’m talking ‘bout? Another artist I’d like to work with too is Fab! Let’s put it out there. Let’s catch these bodies together! Bible! Let’s catch these bodies together, man! Exit 21: You heard that Fab-O! You heard it first from Exit 21 Magazine! He wants that joint, man! You heard it Fab. But what positive advice can you offer up and coming artists? You know cats think this is easy. Tuge: What I would offer an up and coming artist as far as a temple or advice: be yourself! You understand. Don’t let this person pull you this way and that person pull you this way. You know what you want to do. You feel it every day. That’s the reason you do music. You wake up and you want to do something- do that! Don’t do what this dude thinks you should do or that label wants you to do. Do what you want to do. And, do the [craziest] shit you think people are going to hate. They might love it and embrace it. But, you’ve got to embrace it first. So, that’s what I would say to those artists because that’s what I’ve done. And it’s made me a lot more successful. And it’s made a lot more people see me for who I am and love it! Karen Gravano: And, it’s a hard industry. Just don’t give up. No matter what it is. Whether it’s music; whatever it is in life. Just keep pushing forward. If you believe in yourself, other people will believe in you. CONTINUED ON PAGE 43

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EXIT21: What’s Up Ms. Montana Dominique Montana:Nothing much I’m just working hard EXIT21: How Long Have You Been Modelling? Dominique Montana:I’m actually very new to this, it’s only been a couple months. EXIT21: How Old Are You? Dominique Montana:I’m 21 years old EXIT21: What Are Your Measurements? Dominique Montana: Measurements are 34,27,37 EXIT21: Have You Been In Any Other Magazines? Dominique Montana: No I haven’t this is my first magazine EXIT21: What Made You Get Into Modelling? Dominique Montana: it’s something I’ve always wanted to Do , I love glaming up and working it for the camera EXIT21: Have You Done Any Music Videos? Dominique Montana: I’ve done a couple videos I’ve done Joel ortiz “ roll up”, live wire “out of style” & also a video for the artist AZ EXIT21: How Old Are You? Dominique Montana: ill keep that a surprise EXIT21: Are You Sinlge? Or Dating Someone? Dominique Montana: I am single EXIT21: What Advice Would You Give To Girls Who Want To Model? Dominique Montana: my advice to these girls is don’t get caught up in this life, it has it’s good & bad sides, just keep a positive & good head on your shoulders. EXIT21: How Can People Find You? Dominique Montana: you can find me on Instagram @prettymontanaaaa Twitter @prettymontanaaa EXIT21: Thanks For Stopping By Dominique Montana: Thank you for having me

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Exit 21: We’re here! Exit21Magazine.com! We’re at the photo shoot with the lovely Blu Gem. Blu Gem: What’s up y’all? My name is Blu Gem AKA Gem Martinez. I’m from Jersey. We’re out here on the Exit 21 shoot with Chinx Drugz on the cover. Exit 21: That’s what’s up? How old are you? Blu Gem: I’m 25. Exit 21: How long have you been modeling? Blu Gem: About 2 years, but I want to say about a good year- like solid. Exit 21: What is it about the modeling business that excited you the most? Blu Gem: I love getting dressed up and coming up with different themes for photo shoots. I love that part of it because I get to really express my creative side. And, it’s really easy for me so it’s fun! Exit 21: And the fashion is real, right! Blu Gem: Definitely. I’m actually rocking one of my own pieces from my upcoming line. It’s going to be available at www.TheHouseofGem. com coming in March! So, I’m really excited about that. Exit 21: And do you have a stylist that styles you sometimes? Blu Gem: Never! Never, ever, ever! I do everything on my own; own hair, everything! Exit 21: OK! No doubt. Very independent I see.

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Blu Gem: Definitely. I don’t need no help! Exit 21: What do you do for a living outside of modeling? Blu Gem: I’m a hairdresser. I’ve been doing that for about 13, 14, not even- more than that- like 15 years. So, that’s my master. And, outside of that I just do my modeling thing and try to work on the clothing line and everything like that. Exit 21: What got you into modeling? Some girls they want to do it but they don’t know how to go about doing it. What got you into it? What made you want to model? Blu Gem: It was never something that I aspired to do. I actually met Missy Bonakay at a party one time in the bathroom. And, she liked my look, she liked my outfit and she asked me if I had ever done modeling. You know, I played around. I had pictures and everything already. And, I sent her my stuff and she liked it and we decided to start working with each other and it kind of happened from there. I was like, let me just go with it. I just like to let life just flow and I go with it. And, that’s about it.

Exit 21: What other magazines have you appeared in? Blu Gem: I have the cover of Sweets Magazine coming out next month, actually in 2 weeks! And, of course, I was featured on the cover of Exit 21 of course when I was featured in Rhymes & Dimes, last year. Exit 21: Who are some of the top models that you think are doing it big outside of yourself? Blu Gem: That’s kind of a hard question because I really admire models that are really doing something more than just modeling and using it as a stepping stone. There’s

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not too many models out here that I really look up to or admire. Really, I could say Keisha Dior. She’s doing her thing. But that’s about it. I really don’t see anybody really doing anything. Exit 21: What about your photographers? Are you picky about your photographers? Blu Gem: I mean, I like good work. But, I’m not really too picky. You know, I always like to see what they’re doing before it gets to [print]. But, I really don’t have a preference. I like creativity. That’s basically it! Someone who works with my vision and everything like that. Exit 21: Have you ever hosted any events? If so, name some of the events that you’ve hosted. Blu Gem: I’ve done a couple of HK Lounge; I’ve done one at Amnesia. I’ve done a couple. I also hosted Chinx Drugz birthday party at Whip. That’s about it right now. Exit 21: Any other future projects coming up that we can expect? Blu Gem: You know, like I said my clothing line is coming up. You know these magazine covers [are] dropping. I [have] a video on YouTube soon. And, everything else I’m keeping mum about. I don’t want to tell everything. Exit 21: Is there anybody in the modeling business or industry period that you would like to work with? Blu Gem: As far as artist, I would love to work with Fab. Umm… All of the big boys! Rick Ross, Drake, all of them. Exit 21: Yeah, OK! You’re aiming for the top! What videos have you done? Blu Gem: I’ve done French Montana 9000 Watts. I’ve done Fred the Godson ____. I’ve done Jadakiss

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stuff like that. I like D-Squared, I like Marchesa, Gucci of course. There’s a whole bunch of different people. Exit 21: I always ask the people I interview to say something positive to the young people coming up in the game. What positive advice can you offer an up and coming models that’s trying to get in the game and do her thing as well? Blu Gem: Just focus on the prize and don’t let [anyone] discourage you. There’s a lot of negative people out there that try to discourage you from what you want to do. I think that it’s very important [to] live your life and be happy. That’s the most important. You [have] to please yourself. You can’t please everybody. Everybody is not going to love everything that you do! So, just do you!@ That’s first and foremost. Exit 21: That’s what it is! You heard it first! Blu Gem ! Exit 21 Magazine. com! Any last shout outs? Let the people know where they can find you, your contacts.

and Teyana Taylor Rock with Me. I did Birthday Song with Kanye West and 2 Chainz. And, I have one coming out tomorrow with Juelz Santana Nobody’s Saved. And, that’s pretty much it. Exit 21: OK. You know we have to get a little personal for a few seconds. You know the fellas want to know what you like in a man? What turns you on? Blu Gem: What I like in a man? I’m really big on swag. I like swag, but a gentleman. A smart dude; just smart about life; street smart. A guy

that knows about women. Pretty much like that! I mean it’s not that hard. Somebody that matches your efforts, pretty much. Oh, and drive! They definitely [have] to have drive. Exit 21: No doubt! They definitely have to have a hustling spirit. That’s what it is. So, what fashion designers do you like? I know you have your own clothing line coming out. But, what is it that you like outside of your own clothing line? Blu Gem: I like different types of clothing, not just sexy all the time. I do other things. I like classy and

Blu Gem: Shout out to Exit 21 Magazine for doing this shoot. I had a great time. Shavon is awesome too! Also, my team -of course- Marcus, Honey Love. Everybody’s that’s ever had a helping hand in my success. I’m really grateful for. I just have to say that. I’m always going to be grateful. And, for my fans and my supporters that really believe in me. I need that. I love that! I won’t be anything without anybody. So, I’m always grateful. You can find me on Twitter @Blu_Gem_ also InstaGram’s the same. And, don’t forget to follow the House of Gem on Twitter and InstaGram. Exit 21: Any websites? Blu Gem: www.TheHouseofGem. com . That’s my clothing line. Exit 21: That’s what it is! Exit 21we’re out!

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Exit 21: You have a magazine, Straight Stuntin Magazine. Tell people more about it and what makes your magazine different from others? DJ Kay Slay: Well, when I started the magazine 6 years ago, women with “Body” were having a hard time getting published. I set out to change that, and I did. [I changed] the format for urban model publications due to the fact that I pushed the line and featured women of color who were not tall and skinny, but in fact thick and voluptuous. No pun intended, [but] look at what Black Men’s Magazine, King Magazine, etc. [were] doing before Straight Stuntin’ came out [compared to] what they are doing now. I gave an opportunity to women to showcase their talent when others pushed them away. [Beyond that] my magazine is a high quality, 260 pages and over, each issue. Not to mention, I just dropped a second magazine called Originators. Exit 21: Who was your best model? DJ Kay Slay: [The] best models that I have worked with? Rosa Acosta and Ms. Cat (Cat Washington)! Rosa Acosta and Ms. Cat, to be on the level they are on. They’re always on time, do not complain about anything or act Hollywood in any shape, form or fashion; straight down to earth women. Destiny Moore is on the road to greatness also. Exit 21: Who was your worst? Dj Kay Slay: (laughter) Do I really have to answer that question? Exit 21: How did the Drama King name got started? DJ Kay Slay: [It started] from not being bias towards battle records when they came out. I didn’t care if you were broke or had a million dollars. If an artist was on your level and came at your neck, I was playing it and you either [responded] or [took] the “L.” Exit 21: We hear that you have a new album coming soon: Rhyme or Die, said to feature all the lyricists in the game. Can you give use any names? DJ Kay Slay: Damn! Well, just to name a few: Jadakiss, Busta Rhymes, Bun-B, Raekwon, Rick Ross, Joell Ortiz Mac Miller, Fabolous, Kendrick Lamar, Papoose, Lloyd Banks, etc. Exit 21: What’s the deal with Papoose? DJ Kay Slay: Papoose is good, he has a new record out with Ron Browse right now called “Get at Me” and just had a lot of controversy about his alleged bum rush [on] the Summer Jam stage. (Laughter) 22

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Exit 21: How did you and Papoose come to work together? DJ Kay Slay: He used to be outside of Hot 97 like most of the up and coming rappers at that time waiting to give me their records to play. I’m a fan of lyricists and I liked what I heard. He’s doing his own thing now. He started his own label, but he’s like a [little] brother to me; [he’s] family. The support is still the same. [Papoose’s] label is called Honor B4 Money. Exit 21: Who do you think will be the next big thing in rap? DJ Kay Slay: At this point [in] time, the next nigga’ to do some more weird ass shit will be the next big thing in rap. (Shaking his head) Exit 21: Is there anyone that you haven’t worked with that you would like to work with? DJ Kay Slay: Not really, [I’ve] worked with damn near everybody I respect as an artist. I wish I had a chance to work with 2 Pac before he passed away, though. R.I.P. Exit 21: How long do you plan on DJ’ing? Do you ever see yourself retiring? DJ Kay Slay: DJing is a part of Hip Hop. Hip Hop is culture and culture is a way of life. There is no retiring with me! I did this when there was no money involved and I will represent until the day I go back to the essence.

with a camera phone trying to tape a nigga sneaking [up on] you or getting jumped. Coward shit! How [do] you come into the industry to escape poverty in the hood, then when you make it out the hood, you do some stupid shit to send you to prison? You might as well just stay in the fucking street. Exit 21: With more and more DJs coming in the game, how do you keep yourself relevant? DJ Kay Slay: [I stay relevant because I am] not riding other niggas waves and [I’m] staying in my own lane. I never strayed away from my lane. I represent the up and coming artists in the game because 2 out of every 10 will become the next future stars and I will have contributed to that. Exit 21: What positive advice can you offer to an up and coming DJ or magazine publisher?

DJ Kay Slay: Find your own niche and run with it! Refrain from kissing any ass! Unless it’s your woman’s of course! (Laughter) Exit 21: Tell us something about you as a person. DJ Kay Slay: I judge everyone by their ways and actions towards me. I don’t give a fuck what anyone says about you, if you’re real with me that’s all that matters. Everyone has a past and deserves another chance.

Exit 21: Is there anything left in the game you are still striving to do? If yes, what is it?

Exit 21: Let the people know where they can find you.

DJ Kay Slay: [I would like to] bring the game back to where talent overrides gimmicks.

DJ Kay Slay: Twitter: @RealDJKaySlay; Instagram @TheRealDJKaySlay and StraightStuntinMagazine.com.

Exit 21: What is your take on the beef in the game right now? Do you feel it’s healthy or petty?

Exit 21: Any last shootouts?

DJ Kay Slay: A lot of it is petty due to the fact that they don’t want to keep it lyrical. Back in the days we considered it a battle when someone called you out on the mic. Now, when you call someone out, you [have to] strap up when you go certain places or you might get caught slipping with a nigga

DJ Kay Slay: Shout out to everyone who supports the movement, the models, the photographers, brothers and sisters on lock down, the audience, the clubs and Exit21 Magazine for showing me and Destiny Moore love…. Peace!

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to say they are new artists because they’ve been rocking but as far as to the general public. I guess it Mac Miller’s first commercial album. There [are] a lot of [new artists]. Joey Bada$$; I think he’s dope. I got a lot but those are just a few that jump off the top of my head. Exit 21: What more can we expect from you in the future? You know, a lot of producers go off to Hollywood. They’re scoring movies, T.V. shows… The Heatmakerz: I definitely want to do all that. Let’s not get that twisted! It’s progression. You kind of have to get on people’s radar again. When people think about Heatmakerz, for the people that do know Heatmakerz, they’re thinking Hip Hop, Dipset. I’m trying to change that perception. I’m trying to let them understand that this is music: any type of music. I don’t care if it’s Pop music, I don’t care if it’s Alternative music, if it’s R&B music- we can do it. It can be done. So, don’t put us in that category. That’s why I said I am not content. I am not content until people understand that. So, that’s what I’m trying to do at this point. Exit 21: So, let’s get a little more in depth with Heatmakerz. Do you have your own personal label where you’re signing your own artists? Is that something that you’re doing now or looking to do in the future? The Heatmakerz: We actually started a [label] - Diamond Music Group. Diamond Music Group is almost considered like a joint venture with the Heatmakerz. Heatmakerz is still its own entity, but then Diamond Music Group would contain all the artists that we’re signing. Exit 21: Who do you have coming out of that camp? Who are some of the fellas? The Heatmakerz: I have an artist by the name of D.R. – I wouldn’t even know how to categorize him. I would say Pop/Alternative. Out of Canada- he’s dope. And, we have an artist by the name of Gigi- she’s out of London. She’s almost like Adele’s competition. It’s crazy! And, an artist by the name of Friday October. That’s actually with Fred’s team called TBM- but we’re working on his situation, too. So, we’ve got some things. Exit 21: You know, in this game a lot of people think it comes easy. They may look at you and say, ‘Ah man, I can do that!” They don’t know the time and the energy it takes in putting together those hits. Explain to these up and coming producers. What positive advice can you offer them as far as coming into this game? CONTINUED ON PAGE 30

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EXIT21: HOW ARE YOU GEMINI? GEMINI:I’m very well working..staying busy? EXIT21: WHAT’S BEEN GOING ON WITH YOU? GEMINI: Just Alot of Everything I been staying in the loop with the latest events and photoshoots video shoots etc..definitely trying stay revelent. EXIT21: WHERE ARE YOUR FROM CITY&STATE? GEMINI: originally I’m born and raised in Chicopee Massachusetts (but don’t get it twisted I ain’t no Boston fan lol) I moved here to Brookyln 3 years ago? EXIT21: HOW OLD ARE YOU? GEMINI: 20 (pretty young thang;) EXIT21: WHAT ARE YOUR MEASUREMENTS? GEMINI: 34, 26,34 EXIT21 HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN MODELING? GEMINI: I’ve been professionally modeling for 3 1/2 years now EXIT21: ARE YOU IN SCHOOL OR HAVE ANOTHER SIDE GIG? GEMINI: no after I graduated high school (with honors) I moved here to NYC by myself to chase my dream..I haven’t yet put myself through college but that’s definitely coming I plan to go to the art institute for Fashion Design. I have all my goals set it’s just timing now..my side hustle is an Exotic Dancer I love the money not the game.. EXIT21: WHAT ABOUT MODELING YOU ENJOY THE MOST AND BEING ON SET? GEMINI: I always love the trill of turning the page thinking it might b me in the magazine. I Love being beautiful and embracing my beauty I am very confident but also very humble. I appreciate a great image especially when it’s me I’m looking at. EXIT21: HAVE YOU APPEARED IN ANY MUSIC VIDEOS IF SO NAME SOME? GEMINI: yea nothing “MAJOR” yet but recently I’ve been a model for MAINO & RAEKWON also for NORE and PHARELL Besides that Antwan Bailey etc.. EXIT21: HAVE YOU BEEN PUBLISHED IN ANY OTHER MAGAZINES BESIDE EXIT21MAGAZINE? GEMINI: Print work just Exit21 & Spicy magazine others have been online EXIT21: DO YOU HAVE ANY FUTURE PROJ26

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ECTS COMING UP IN THE NEAR FUTURE? GEMINI: yes I am actually going to b a guest host on “2 men 1 lady” radio showmon June 24 6-8pm on Nitelineradio.commake sure you tune in ALSO my 21st Birthday Bash is coming June 15 at Starlets Gentlemens Club, besides that I’m booked till July. ;) EXIT21: WHAT KINDA OF MAN INTEREST YOU? GEMINI: Honestly I love a bad boy..I mean don’t we all? Lol no but really I love a man who can respect but also run a relationship I love things my way but don’t let that fool you..a fight is what excites me. I also love a man with motivation everyday we gotta go our separate ways then at night we can unite I need a man who’s out there getting money. EXIT21: ARE YOU SINGLE,MARRIED WITH KIDS? GEMINI: yes.I’m married..;( No I’m kidding.. VERY VERY single and VERY VERY happy..no kids just me lol EXIT21: WHAT POSITIVE ADVICE CAN YOU OFFER AN UP IN COMING MODEL? GEMINI: For any Model I would say Get Involved get you’re name out there don’t b afraid to take risks and don’t let anyone tell you other wise...life is about Living so don’t let no one tell u how.. EXIT21: ANY LAST SHOUT OUTS? GEMINI: of course shoutout to my mentor Dappa Flex, My best friend Boss China you can get her beauty n barz mix tape on datpiff.com, my mother & sister for being my #1 fans, Shoutouts to 7line management manager Sonne Black.. Shoutout to my whole Exit21 Family..We working over here.!!! EXIT21: LET THE PEOPLE KNOW WHERE THE CAN FIND YOU,YOUR CONTACTS FOR BOOKINGS. GEMINI: you can find me on INSTAGRAM- @ Love_always_gemini Twitter- love_gemini_xo Facebook- Gemini Rivera For bookings you can email me atgemmie92@gmail.com

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“Adele the singer or MIA; she’s actually an artist I would love to work with”

CHINX DRUGZ: THE DOPEST COKE BOY Exit 21: We’re here with Exit21Magazine.com -It’s your boy Dame. We’re in the studio right now muthafucking with my man right here, Chinx Drugz! What’s good baby? Chinx Drugz: What’s up fool? Exit 21: No doubt, man. What’s going on? Let the people know where you’re from? What you reppin’? Chinx Drugz: You already know, man. I’m reppin’ that Far Rock America! Queens! You know, The Riding Squad, Coke Boyz all day! We got the city upside down! We’re just running on them. Exit 21: No doubt, man. The word is out that you’re one of the strongest Coke Boys on the team right now as far as this music is concerned. Shout to the whole Coke 28

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Chinx Drugz: That’s what they said? Exit 21: Yeah, that’s the word on the street! They’re saying you’re next. So, I said well you know we need to get this front cover situation. Chinx Drugz: Well, hell yeah! Them niggas [are] right! Exit 21: Talking a little bit about this whole Coke Boy situation. How did you come into contact with French Montana? How did that whole thing come about? Chinx Drugz: Well, I met French through mutual friends. It started from Stacks. My brother Stack Bundlez - rest in peace. Then Max B. They [were] together at one time. Then, I met French through Max right before Max went to do his little time that he’s doing now. Our prayers

[are] with Max. Hopefully, he’ll get that appeal turned around and he’ll get back to us soon. So, I definitely hope for that. Keep my nigga in your prayers. Exit 21: As far as your solo projects, what up and coming projects do you have coming out now that we can look for? Chinx Drugz: Right now, I [have] a whole slew of mixtapes out. I [have] the whole Cocaine Riot series of mixtapes. I [have] volume one and volume two out currently, right now. And, all the Coke Boyz mixtapes with me, French, Cheeks, Flip. Those [are] out now. You can go download those. But, I’m working on, my main focus, Cocaine Riot [Vol.] 3. I’m about to let that go in probably, another month or two; maybe [sooner]. It’s about 80 % done. My other focal point is French’s album, Excuse My French.

It’s coming out real soon. That’s where my focus is: my mixtape and [French’s] album. We [have] to make it right. You know we’re going to give you that quality shit that we’ve been giving to the streets for so long now. We’re just giving people what they want. Exit 21: Who are some of the producers that you may have worked with in the past and even now with some of the projects you [have] coming out? Chinx Drugz: Shout out to my producer Harry Fraud. He’s one of the hottest, hands down, up and coming producers in the game right now. Everybody fucks with him. Your favorite rapper fucks with him. My homie Dolla Bill, he did a lot of shit for me and French. A lot of shit you may have thought was somebody else. But it was him; he got a bunch of shit! Shout out to Young Chop! He runs with Chief Keef and them; a young boy from out of Chicago that has a lot of heat! I got a big record coming out produced by Young Chop. It’s going to be on my mixtape. Young Chop [has] a lot of shit on French shit, that we just dropped, The Mac and Cheese 3. I work with a whole bunch of producers, but that’s just to name a few that you should check for. Exit 21: Let’s talk about you though- as a solo artist right now. That’s really what the streets [are] looking for. We see you with French Montana and you’re doing your thing. We know it’s a whole love thing with the whole crew. But what about you? We’re waiting on you! When can we expect that project? Chinx Drugz: Soon. Just keep rocking with us, right now. The mixtapes [are] definitely keeping the piggy bank full and getting us the shows. It all started from the mixtapes. I went on my first tour off of a mixtape. So, I’m not going to stop that. The streets will never be dry. We’re always going to keep something for y’all to hold. But, right now the focus

is just Excuse My French. We’re going to get that Excuse My French out to the people, package that up real nice, and give y’all a quality album. Y’all know I’m coming right after that. You know, I got the #1 single on the streets right now on the East Coast, “I’m a Muthafucking Coke Boy.” And I got a big surprise as far as the remix goes. I’m going to drop that in no time. It’s already done. I’m just working the kinks out before I give it to y’all. And that’s that! So, expect me to raise hell. I’m here. Everything’s in the works and everything is going on. Exit 21: Outside of the whole Coke Boyz, Riot Squad, French Montana, outside of your crew, if there was anybody that could work withwho would it be in the game that’s doing it big right now? Chinx Drugz: It wouldn’t even be a rapper. It would be more like Adelethe singer or MIA; she’s actually an artist I would love to work with. Just to name a few. I want to work with everybody. Anybody that has a positive mind state and is chasing that buck and want that bag… I’m with them! I’m on your heels. We’re just trying to bring New York back. Truthfully it never went [anywhere]. But, everything spins around in the game circles. I wouldn’t even say we’re trying to bring New York back, I’m just trying to bring the love back to New York. Because for a while, New Yorkers [weren’t] fucking with each other. They [were] taking traits from other rappers with the whole beef thing and all that. To each his own. I keep beef in the street. I don’t bring beef to Hip Hop. I don’t got no problems with no muthafucking rappers . I don’t want [any] problems with a rapper because that ain’t a problem. I’m just trying to bring the love back. I’m fucking with everybody. I’m loving the whole way Hip Hop is going right now. And right now, the people just want the Coke Boyz man and we’re just going to keep banging. Exit 21: We follow you and we support you. In closing this interEXIT21MAGAZINE.COM ISSUE 5

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The Heatmakerz: I think, one: come into it for the right reasons. Don’t watch videos and TV and think that the minute you get your first hit, you’re out of here, you’re rich. You have all the women you’ve ever wanted, all the cars you’ve ever wanted, all the houses you’ve ever wanted- it’s far from that, very far from that because a lot of people don’t understand the business side of it. That’s what puts people in a bad situation. You come into the game thinking- I get a hit! You hear your song a hundred times a day but then the checks aren’t adding up because your paperwork wasn’t right because you didn’t know [any] better. So my advice to a lot of the new producers coming into the game is (A.) come into the game for the right reasons and (B.) understand your business when you get in here. Because, you might only make one hit your whole career. And, if you don’t have your paperwork right on that one hit, then everything else falls apart.

tell you, you can trust them. But, you never know. Like I said, it could be too late by the time you figure it out. You might have had your run. And now it’s over. To me that’s another important thing- just surround yourself with people that you can trust.

Exit 21: You know I always try to explain that to people coming into the game. Make sure your paperwork is right, get your own lawyer- not a lawyer someone is telling you to use. And make sure your business is right.

Exsit21: We’re here man! Long Island! Harlem! Brooklyn! Queens! Manhattan! Stand up!

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Exit 21: We’re here man, Exit21Magazine! Any last shout outs? The Heatmakerz: Shout out to everybody that supports the Heatmakerz. That’s it. Diamond District Studios. 52nd & Broadway. Holla’ at your boy! Exit 21 Magazine! Exit 21: Let the people know your contacts. The Heatmakerz: You can hit me up on Twitter @ TheHeatmakerz with a ’z’. And, you can hit me up on InstaGram @OfficialHeatmakerz also with a ‘z’.

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tion? You know we have a lot of R&B singers. You know we have Trey Songz and Ne-Yo, shout out to all of them. Who do you see yourself standing next to man? Because you’re next up! I mean, keep it 100! Who do you see yourself next to? Antwon Bailey: Honestly. As far as in my lane, where I’m trying to head, where I’m going… Honestly, I don’t want to sound cocky or nothing but I really don’t see [anybody.] They’re not really in my rear view mirror right now. I’m just going for what I’m going for. And, I’m just here for the spot. And, I’m going to get there. Exit 21: Yeah, it takes time. A lot of cats, they don’t know that this is a grind. Even with this whole magazine thing. We’ve been around for a few years now and now it’s really picking up with the radio coming and a lot of the artists. Antwon Bailey: I see you! Exit 21: Yeah! You know, I appreciate the love and support! But it’s definitely a grind. Antwon Bailey: And I appreciate you coming out and showing me the love. But I see what you’re doing. I’ve been watching! Your boy’s bank’s up! Exit 21: Exit 21 Magazine! Shout out to my man DJ Self! Superstar Jay- Queens stand up! Antwon Bailey: Definitely shout out to Selfthat’s my god; Superstar Jay and all that.

Yeah, Self’s my god, man. You know me and Self-started it out. You know I’m in that Selfish Music Group. Self’s been showing me love from day one. Word. Exit 21: That’s what’s up. Getting back to that music situation, are there any major deals on the table? Is it a bidding war right now? Antwon Bailey: [There’s] a lot going on. There’s a lot of stuff on the table or whatever. It’s not about getting a deal, it’s about just picking the right one. It’s going to happen, man- in due time. I’m just independent right now- doing my own thing right now. Exit 21: What about tours? Are you opening up for anybody right now that’s on the road? Are you traveling right now with the mixtape? Antwon Bailey: Yeah, I’ve been doing a lot of opening up. I’m about to start traveling with the Now or Never mixtape now. I just want to get it acquainted. My new single, “Still My Girl” and “B.A.B.Y.” - it’s dope! Just stay tuned! You’re going to hear that real soon. And, it’s on the mixtape. Tomorrow’s the final day that we’re going to be bringing it out at the mixtape release party. So look forward to that. Exit 21: Any plans in the future to maybe start your own label? Because, you know, a lot of brothers they get on and some of them they try to bring in their family with them. And, that’s what’s up. Is that in the works for you in the near future? -As far as bringing other people into the game and signing

them to your own label, maybe. Antwon Bailey: Oh, definitely. I always wanted that opportunity because I respect talent. I always wanted that opportunity to give once I had the power to position myself to bring dope talent into the business. That’s a definite. Exit 21: That’s what it is: positivity, sticking together and helping one another. We definitely thank you for wanting to be a part of this magazine. We’re going to definitely make sure you shine when we put you in there. We’re going to make the people love you. We’ve been following for a while. I’ve been hearing about you, it was just a matter of time before we met up. So now we’re here! Exit 21 Magazine- you already know what it is. Let the people know where they can find you, your contacts and all that. Antwon Bailey: You can find me at [ThatPiff.com]- catch the mixtape. That’s what I’m more focused on. I want y’all to hear the music and then put the face to it. Catch it at [ThatPiff.com]- This is R&B, I’m telling you, you won’t be disappointed! It’s called Now or Never. My YouTube- Antwon Bailey; go to facebook, it’s Antwon Bailey; you can catch me on that InstaGram @Antwon_Bailey; Twitter@Antwon Bailey. It’s dope! And, my name: Antwon Bailey A.K.A. A Bad Bitch Modeling! Ya’ dig! Exit 21: Queens! Brooklyn! Stand up!

@Yasmeen2324 34-27-38 New Jersey 28 yrs old

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this is yours that we revised. What we really do is just ball and we try to kick it with the rappers we try to get everyone to come kick it with us and get an account try to expanding and keep growing and that’s what we’re doing. Right now our site is 5% of Wikipedia we want it to be 500% Wikipedia because we think that the fact that you can be famous and people know what you doing on the site makes us even better than Wikipedia Who are your competitors or similar?

What is RapGenius?

Wikipedia is similar in knowledge but Facebook is similar in being a way to meet new people who have the same interest as you and twitter and Instagram are similar because they let famous people interact with their fans but the differences with Twitter and Instagram is that anything that a rapper does just gets flushed down the toilet after a couple of days whereas rap genius is forever. Once you explain your

RapGenius.com is just like Wikipedia it’s basically anyone can make an account and explain some text and lyrics accept that we also have famous people using it and also you get points “Rap IQ” for doing good explanations. How Long ago did you start RapGenius. com? E:The first lines of code were committed in August of 2009.

lyrics to your fans on RapGenius.com that’s on the wall history forever.

M:Started from the bottom.

What is the goal of RapGenius?

We worked for like maybe two years. There were people who loved it, they were like the core people who loved it and it grew a little bit here and there but for the most part it was kind of like an obscure website that nobody heard of people would find it be like whoa crazy website how didn’t I know about this, but it was a long time before it caught on.

I think we want to change Not that its so bad right now or anything, but I think we’re trying to change the way people interact with music. Like you’ll see people tweeting like yo you can’t really appreciate this Kendrick album without reading on rap genius as well. So changing the way people interact with songs but also changing the way people read books. We’re not quite there yet with books the way we are with rap but we are starting to get there. Theres full books annotated on RapGenius and in a few years when you buy a book on Amazon or Apple or whatever you probably will be buying it with RapGenius annotations and when you download it you’ll be able to contribute your own annotations and that will be both regular people and the authors annotations

How do you split the duties? E:It’s basically like chaos and luck and just like improvisation. Tom handles most of the programming and the management of the programmers that we hired who are all really smart. Mah and I do a lot of the stuff it’s not like we have a check list of stuff like this is mind

and expert professors annotations so its going to be a different way of reading a different way listing to music a different way of reading articles on Internet you can still just read something but you also get to have the option of going more in depth But even more than that its just a different way of writing. A lot of writing now days is full digression footnotes changing subjects and stuff like that makes for pretty difficult reading experience a lot of people do original writing a RapGenius and use the annotations and make it flow a little better Elan put his whole new short story on RapGenius we’ve all done some original stuff. Mahboud puts his poems on RapGenius, My Boy AbSoul will say breakdown my new verse and I’m like sorry bro I’m breaking down my own new verse so that’s really the most fun everyone should be explaining their own work. like we have all these verified artists so if you have like absoul who is verified if he puts out a song and he’s got these lyrics and hundreds of fans come and annotate the lyrics and comment and talk about it and Absoul comes and talks about it too. But then you have younger people who have less Fanbase smaller Fanbase less traction people like I us basically just put up their original stuff and annotate it all and it becomes part of the work theyre creating. There are thousands of verified artists on RapGenius you never heard of yet and maybe a few of those guys will turn out big but their artform consists of music, writing, and also second-level stuff so thats kind of cool and even some guys like Joey bad*ss every other day we see Joeybadass add a few explanations to RapGenius, Chance The Rapper some guys who are really great right now. And I think the next two three years youre going to see a lot of people come up out the RapGenius community.

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DESTINY

MOORE EXIT21MAGAZINE: WHAT’S BEEN UP DESTINY MOORE?

covers, and im working on a lot of other things but it’s a surprise

DESTINY MOORE: Same shit different days, working hard like always

EXIT21MAGAZINE: WHAT TYPE OF GENTLEMEN ARE YOU INTO?

EXIT21MAGAZINE: HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN THE MODELING BUSINESS?

DESTINY MOORE: I have the man of my dreams so this is hard to answer, but I would have to say simply a man who is all about me!

DESTINY MOORE: Believe it or not Only 3 years EXIT21MAGAZINE: HOW OLD ARE YOU?

EXIT21MAGAZINE: WELL THE FELLAS WANNA KNOW ARE YOU SINGLE OR TAKEN?

DESTINY MOORE: 27

DESTINY MOORE: I am Taken!!!

EXIT21MAGAZINE: WHAT ARE YOUR MEASUREMENTS?

EXIT21MAGAZINE: ANY POSITIVE ADVICE YOU CAN OFFER TO AN UP IN COMING MODEL.

DESTINY MOORE: 32D-26- 45 EXIT21MAGAZINE: HAVE YOU BEEN PUBLISHED IN ANY OTHER MAGAZINES OTHER THAN EXIT21MAGAZINE? DESTINY MOORE: yes Straight Stuntin, Originators, BlackMen Mag, Sweets, ShyGirl, and now Exit21 EXIT21MAGAZINE: WHAT IS IT YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT MODELING? DESTINY MOORE: honestly just being able to show other young ladies that anything is possible, and become more of a role model for women all over the world EXIT21MAGAZINE: HAVE YOU APPEARED IN ANY MUSICAL VIDEOS IF SO NAME A FEW? DESTINY MOORE: 50cent, 2chainz, jadakiss, nyalee, murda mook, dj kayslay, etc EXIT21MAGAZINE: ARE YOU A STUDENT OR DO YOU HAVE A JOB? DESTINY MOORE: I have a career EXIT21MAGAZINE: WHAT OTHER FUTURE PROJECT DO YOU HAVE COMING UP? DESTINY MOORE: I have some more 34

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DESTINY MOORE: all I can say is keep your eye on the prize work hard for what u want because anything is possible, I didn’t have that much help so I don’t have that much advise but I will tell u this “don’t let anyone get in the way of what u want” EXIT21MAGAZINE: ANY LAST SHOUT OUTS AND WHERE CAN THE PEOPLE FIND YOU? DESTINY MOORE: I just want to shout out my boyfriend who has been by my side, and my whole straight stuntin team we work very hard. You can find me on twitter and instagram @iamdestinymoore or my website DestinyMoore.com EXIT21MAGAZINE: WE THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY AND SPEAKING WITH US. DESTINY MOORE: anytime its been a pleasure.

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SOUTERN HOSPITALITY WHAT’s HAPPENING ON THE ATLANTA SCENE

be this, you have to be that, but we want to show women that no matter what, shape, height, color, you can still be a Girlie Girl of Atlanta. E21: Would you ever like to cross over into the high fashion world? NK:That is a goal, but not my major goal. E21:Who are your influences? NK:Tyra Banks, Heidi Klum, and Naomi Campbell E21: How would people men and women who work with you describe you? Are you anything like Miranda Presley from the Devil Wears Prada? LOL NK:A woman who has a dream that wants to see it unfold, therefore I like challenges because the story behind it all has been just that....a true challenge! This industry is brutal, but I never allow “NO” to fit into the equation and I go hard after what I want.

GIRLIE GIRLS of Atlanta

In this issue we are giving you Southern Hospitality at its finest. When you think of making it in this business you think of New York and Los Angeles, but in Atlanta we make stars too. And when you think of Atlanta you think of lovely southern southern playalisticadillac muzik and of course Georgia peaches. Atlanta is now becoming one of the biggest entertainment meccas in the US and is known for being the black Hollywood of the south. Known for its southern music style and now booming movie industry we even have a fashion industry now. Introducing you to such southern hospitality are the women who founded such company CEO Nakeisha Hines and Executive Coordinator Shay Jones.I have time taken the time to interview the CEO of Girlie Girls of Atlanta Modeling Agency, Nakeisha Hines, whose company is on the rise and getting all the prestige in the south and showing you guys the true definition of southern hospitality in the fashion industry with a twist. Exit 21 Magazine: What was the inspiration behind your company? Nakeisha Hines: I was inspired by entrepeneurship in general and I love fashion and they just met. E21: What made you choose the name Girly Girls Of Atlanta? NK: I’ve always love fashion and i also love music so I wrote a song called Girlie Girls the name just stuck with me and that’s how I describe myself E21: What projects have you done and any major names you have worked with? NK: Well, currently I’m under a non disclosure agreement , but let’s just say,i have supplied models for top agencies and events. E21:Do you have modeling experience yourself? NK: Alot of behind the scenes, not so much on the stage. E21: What barriers are you looking to break in such a tough industry? NK: We just want to break the mold, most agencies you have to

E21: How would your models describe you? NK: Serious when time to be, but open-hearted, fun, handle business, motivational, strong independent, self efficient black woman. E21: How would you like to expand in this industry? NK: I would like to expand by building my brand and endorsing my own products E21: What kind of mark would you like to make in the game especially here in Atlanta? NK:I want to bring out the Girlie Girl in ALL women (young and older). E21: As a business woman what have been your experiences? NK:Blessed, i must say, but of course I’ve had ups and downs, I guess I’m growing with both. E21: What are your future plans? NK: I’m really excited about a fashion youth camp for girls, the brand itself alone, from the clothing line, fragrance and a host of other products. E21: Any upcoming projects? NK: A fashion show with special guest and a reality show Girlie Girls of Atlanta. E21:What is it that we haven’t asked that you would like for your fans and us at Exit 21 Mag to know? NK: That I walk on faith building this company and end up building a family! E21: If there was any person out there in the world, celebrity or family, who would you like to dedicate this interview to and why? NK:I would like to dedicate this interview to my mother because she has kept me grounded, always motivated me to want more my whole life and taught me to be a strong black women and whatever you want you have to go get because nobody is gonna hand it to you and don’t know where I would be without her. Interview By: Khalia Simone @MsKhaliaSimone

EXIT21: WHATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S UP JESSY RABBIT? JESSY RABBIT: whats up exit 21 EXIT21: HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN THE MODELING BUSINESS? JESSY RABBIT: I started modeling as a child but took a break from it. I got back into modeling about ummm maybe 3 yrs ago back home in atlanta. EXIT21: HOW OLD ARE YOU? JESSY RABBIT: I am 22 years old birthday May 12 EXIT21: WHAT ARE YOUR MEASUREMENTS? JESSY RABBIT: 32-28-32 EXIT21: HAVE YOU BEEN PUBLISHED IN ANY OTHER MAGAZINES OTHER THAN EXIT21MAGAZINE? JESSY RABBIT: Have yet to be published actually this is my first mag which is very exciting for me. And it was a great experience, I really had alot of fun shooting. EXIT21: WHAT IS IT YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT MODELING? JESSY RABBIT: Honestly I love everything about what I do. But the best part is all the great people I meet. My favorite thing to do outside of actually shooting is networking, meeting people and trying to build my brand. EXIT21: HAVE YOU APPEARED IN ANY MUSICAL VIDEOS IF SO NAME A FEW? JESSY RABBIT: Travis Porter, Usher, Future, and Dj Scream EXIT21: ARE YOU A STUDENT OR DO YOU HAVE A JOB? JESSY RABBIT: I am in school studying business management, and marketing. I also work i am a dancer/ bartender at various clubs in nyc. EXIT21: WHAT OTHER FUTURE PROJECT DO YOU HAVE COMING UP? JESSY RABBIT: I am currently working on building my website, jessyrabbit.com, which will be up and runnin very soon. EXIT21: NAME 1 THING ABOUT A MAN THAT MAKES YOU BLUSH. JESSY RABBIT: One thing about a man thats makes me blush........ I love a man with confidence, its a huge turn on when a man is very confident to the point of almost being cocky. EXIT21: WELL THE FELLAS WANNA KNOW ARE YOU SINGLE OR TAKEN? JESSY RABBIT: Currently I am single, my personal life is very dry lol EXIT21: ANY POSITIVE ADVICE YOU CAN OFFER TO AN UP IN COMING MODEL. JESSY RABBIT: Never give up, its a very hard a saturated business. You will have lots of competition always remain secure and sure of yourself. EXIT21: ANY LAST SHOUT OUTS AND WHERE CAN THE PEOPLE FIND YOU? JESSY RABBIT: Lol shoutouts. yea shoutout to everyone who support me and believes in me i wont let u down. You can find me on IG and Twitter at @ceo_jessyrabbit EXIT21:WE THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY GOOD LUCK. JESSY RABBIT: Thanks Exit21

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We just launched NewsGenius, PoetryGenius its for all types of text, the whole Bible is up on RapGenius big chuncks of it, has really interesting annotations. Moby Dick the Great Gatsby, lots of original poetry and news and sports people will track NBA draft on RapGenius instead of watching the ESPN draft tracker there was a song page on RapGenius its got all the draft picks then annotations go up with information about who’s getting picked people tracking this year’s soccer transfers in Europe people tracking on RapGenius. RockGenius has so many different sub genres and RapGenius too theres Reggae on RapGenius, theres R&B so so far we have four categories but we really we’ve got like 16 categories or however you want to break it down of things that are being put on each of these different platforms that’s a big part of what the company RapGenius is doing we have this wonderful girl Nicole that works with us she’s amazing she came in here and built almost from nothing a ton of relationships with record labels artist themselves management and just by being a really solid person and communicating what RapGenius is all about that so now there’s like a whole artist community through Nicole but also through us and other people at the company Shawn does the RapGenius podcasts talks to a lot of great rappers and does like a historical look at hip-hop so different ways we get rappers involved and then we get some rappers involved like Nas was the first rapper to use rap genius to annotate his own lyrics. And when Nas did other artists saw it and started doing it on their own. Sp it’s a combination of us trying to push the message out there and then just second order stuff happening. RapGenius is whatever you make it we love when people talk sh*t on Twitter we love when they talk sh*t on Twitter because we always tell them make an account . The only way to fix this site This site is flawed. When it started it was just us and were deeply flawed but now were building a community together and even if every single person in the community is flawed even Nas but altogether we become like God we become very strong the voice of RapGenius you don’t even know who

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wrote what it sounds like God wrote all of it that’s what it really is right that’s everyone working together. I guess we like to correct the misconception that we don’t have flaws I went to law school right before we started RapGenius cause you know lawyers want to be rappers and rappers want to be lawyers its the tale as old as time we all met at college and I was writing for a TV show and I worked at Google Tom worked at a hedge fund doing like programming stuff but none of us liked working at companies we were all bad employees working at the companies we worked at he would take long walks smoke weed Elan was writing for David Milch who was one of those not giving a f*ck guys on TV so that’s a big part of the voice on the site we don’t give a f*ck I would say you got to work on it for really long time it if we gonna feel like it’s not going anywhere don’t start as a business if we ever thought RapGenius was a business at the beginning we would not have done it we were just trying to f*ck around and have some fun yeah its got to be fun or else you won’t be motivated to do it nothing you start accept for very few exceptions is gonna hit it off right at the beginning even stuff that seems like its just like a rocketship it’s probably like a lot of people f*cking around because they were having fun with something for a while and just don’t quit

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view I’d like to end this on a positive note. I see you’re doing something positive with your life. If there’s anything positive that you can offer to the youth, any kid that’s longing to be in your shoes one day, what advice could you offer to that young man or young lady? Chinx Drugz: I’m just like y’all. I came from nothing. I came from the projects; people doing drugs and all types of wild shit. I’ve been locked up. I got time to get my mind together and figure out what I really [wanted] to do. I lost a couple of close homies. I’ve been through the ringer and I’m back with a good mind frame. I’m just like y’all. If you’re a little homie [reading this article], or a little girl going through it- we’re the same person. I just sat down and thought about what I wanted. And I didn’t want to be on the other side I wanted to be on this side. It just takes you [staying] true to yourself. That’s all I can really say. If you really want something, just go at it. You [have] to chase that dream every day. There’s not one day you can wake up and want to take time off. You really [have] to spend every day chasing that one dream. And always remember a thousand small steps make one big move. It’s going to take some time just keep stabbing at it. Exit 21: We really appreciate you stopping by, being on the cover of our magazine. We’re going to make you look like a muthafucking superstar when we finish with that issue baby! Chinx Drugz! Coke Boyz! Riot Squad! Far Rock! BX stand up! French Montana we see you- you already know what it is! We’re following, we’re supporting, we’re doing it, man. Let the people know your contacts. Chinx Drugz: You can hit me on my Twitter @ChinxDrugz. The same exact thing goes for Instagram and Facebook. Hit me up! Holla at me! A fat ass shout out to my bum ass baby’s moms, you know I love that bitch! We’re out!

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before we walk. Get this single in heavy rotation in the clubs , the street and radio then get these labels bidding!! It’s all about “Damn right “ Reign: i feel bad for any label that passes on us. A lot of jobs going be lost we out working a lot of major artist right now with our quality of work we coming out with. EXIT21-IF YOU COULD WORK WITH ANY KNOWN ARITST WHO WOULD IT BE? Reign: know one specific, we down to work with anyone with a creative mind Who’s willing to step out the box and try new things.

RIDEOUT163 EXIT21-WHAT HAVE YOU GUYS BEEN UP TO LATELY? RIDEOUT163- Working! Piff: we been grinding in the studio. Working on are EP with are producer Nick; from attic sounds, playing with sounds and trying to do something a little different. Other then that I actually played a young French Montana in his video Sanctuary that came out a few months. Shout out to J cruz and the Coke Boys for that . Reign: Exactly we just working hard feeling really good about this project coming out . The fans will see all the hard work and effort we put into this project. We got the single Damn Right out right now and about to release S.S.D.D. (Same sh*t Different Day). EXIT21-WE SEE YOU’VE BEEN FEATURED ON SEVERAL WEBSITES. Piff: yeah we on MTV, Allhiphop Vlad ,Source , XXL been in there magazine and a bunch of other sites.. reign: shout out to all the blogs and sites showing rideout163 love, appreciate it all. EXIT21-LET TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PRESTIGIOUS AWARD BACK IN 2010. Reign: we worked are asses off grinding ,shout out to Jessie and the whole urban threshold ! Piff: yeah we won best rap duo that year at the umas (undergroundmusicawards) but that’s 2010 were in 2013 . 38

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That was just a stepping stone , Grammys next !! lets talk about now and this record we got out, DAMN RIGHT . it’s going a movie this year !! hope we get nominated for a lot of awards this year !!! EXIT21-WHAT BEEN HAPPENING WITH YALL SINCE THEN? Piff: We been working on are single and our videos we coming with the total package this time around, No games . We coming with a bunch of material and videos while promoting our single “Damn right “ . We just dont do music we also have a film team and clothing company that we both are part of. Rideout Is a lifestyle not just a name. EXIT21-DO YOU HAVE ANY MIXTAPES OUT NOW OR COMING OUT SOON? Reign: we got “SUCCESS IS THE SWEETEST REVENGE” out right now. You can download it on our website. www.rideout163.com Other than that it’s about our single “ Damn right” and promoting it right, instead of pushing a mix tape we going push the single to its max potential. Exit 21 be ready for it! piff: shout out to Twan for the masterpiece production and John Cruz SSG films for the visual. He made it a movie! EXIT21-WHO ARE SOME OF THE PRODUCERS THAT YOU’VE WORKED WITH? Piff: Twan beats, Nick legend , Cold act ill ,Sekwon, to name a few. keep a look out for them they about to kill the game. EXIT21-ANY SOLO PROJECTS IN THE MAKING? Piff : solo projects? We need to craw

Piff: HOV and for the new artist out, id like to work with some of the new artist coming out of NYC. EXIT21-WHAT POSITIVE ADVICE CAN YOU OFFER AN UP IN COMING ARTIST? Reign: keep your circle small ,watch who you keep around you and never give up. We all fall down its, about getting up and learning . Piff : my brother said it the best , Keep working .! and stay around positive energy. EXIT21-WE THANK YOU FOR STOP BY LET THE PEOPLE KNOW YOUR CONTACTS. Piff: website is : www.rideout163.com twitter rideout163 Instagram tumblr rideout163!! you can email us for bookings at , Rideoutceos@gmail.com Reign: everything is rideout163 , join our mailing list for exclusive records and freestyles. Check the website and get your clothing .We not business men we a business man!!! Thanks for the interview exit 21!!! Much love from us to you !!! Rideeeeeeeeout 1 6 3! EXIT21-ANY LAST SHOUT OUTS? Reign: Shout out to the people that help us be us and keep our creative juices going. SYLANYC, J Cruz SSGFILMS, the whole Rideout163 Fam, ASM Empire, ASM Management, LO, COLD ACT.

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NOLOVETV

MAXPAYNE SHAWTY

FRANCHIZE

NoLoveTv is a Hip Hop duo based in Long Island, New York. The group consists of Jameztown and Cortez Casher (originally known as Corey Cash). Their original music style consists of catchy hooks and witty verses over trap styled beats, laced with unique electronic sounds that stand out from the norm. They maintain originality by creating their own beats, alongside DJ/ producer Neon Mansion. After forming the group as high school students in 2005, NoLoveTv stepped into the digital music world with attractive music videos in 2009. Their latest single/video “Long Island” is catching eyes and ears, growing by the thousands, and adding to their overall potential in the hip hop industry.

Performing and producing seemed natural for Stanley Dunbar. Now better known as MaxPayne Shawty, son of singer/songwriter, Loretta Jones (from the gospel group Explosion), he has his eyes on being a rapper and music originator.

International hip hop artist Franchize is the image of a new assimilation of Africans in America and a nomad who blends his experience into creative, outspoken tales of Scams. His hard-hitting delivery mixed with a rooted African flair allows him to hold reign in his own unique genre. His music is inspired by blends of Biggie Smalls and Lucky Dube , of Tupac and Fela Kuti with a little Sean Paul somewhere in the middle. It is a kaleidoscope of every immigrant’s story in America that gives birth to duality.

Jameztown (23) born in New Jersey, also spent time living in San Leandro, CA before moving to New York. It was there that he developed his love for west coast rap artist such as Too Short, Easy E, Tupac and Dr Dre. He developed a direct, to the point style of rapping that he effortlessly displays on every song. Living with his mother, who was raised in Long Island, NY Jameztown also developed a strong sense of responsibility at an early age which also goes along with his rap style and personality. Cortez Casher (23) was born in New Haven, CT. His mother and father separated after his father was sentenced to a prison term. Cortez and his mother moved to Brooklyn NY where they would reside for the next 8 years. It was there that he discovered his love for music from Jay-z and Slim Shady rapper Eminem. He began to develop the playful, yet skillful style that would go on to compliment and contrast Jameztown’s style. In search of a better life, Cortez and his mother moved to Long Island NY where he met Jameztown on a walk to the neighborhood barbershop. At age 15, the two exchanged rap songs they had previously written, and had the vision to start a rap group. They traveled to Atlanta GA where they jointly grew fond of the sound and energy of southern styled hip hop. They purchased a $5 microphone from staples and downloaded a recording program which only allowed 60 seconds of recording per track. They were forced to express each of their verses in one take, which became good practice and chemistry for making songs. They revamped their styles and officially formed NoLoveTv in 2009. Accomplishing all of their goals thus far, Jameztown & Cortez Casher prove to be a duo to watch. Check them out on NoLoveTv.com 40

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Familiarized at such a young age, he started to record at age 14. Fresh into High School at age 17, Max quickly made a name for himself, rapping. In 2009, Max set out to prove his lyrical skills and exercise his entrepreneur hustle and headed to Atlanta, GA with four thousand CD’s of his single “Young N Fly”. He received an explosive reaction on his sound, which quickly landed him a deal with Dirty Money Records. For two years he continued to grind; killing over 1000 stages while performing with Grand Hustle artist, Young Dro, Rich Kids, Waka Flaka artist Slim Dunkin, J Nicks a.k.a Stuey Rock and DJ Sixcess. The unprecedented amount of online following came from Max’s ability to create his unique sound, blending the Southern and Northern styles. Producing his own tracks set him aside from the numerous imitators and allowed him to trademark his musical creativity. Producer and CEO- Henney Loc (of 4Real Doe Entertainment) noticed MaxPayne. Searching for new producers for his rapper Peedi Crakk, Loc reached out to Max and immediately signed him to a production deal. At the top of 2013, his first mixtape Recession Proof was co-signed by critically acclaimed DJ Drama and debuted hot pick of the week and now has over 300k downloads forcing industry leaders DatPiff.com and MP3 Waxx to support the Max movement! The mixtape features Peedi Crakk on the hit “Both Kissing.” Short of a month and back by popular demand, Max released Recession Proof 1.5 hosted by DJ Lazy K and racked up top “mixtape of the week” with over 150k listens. It was bangers like “It’s On Me” featuring Cash Out, “Anything I Want” featuring Young Cooley and “Money Talks” featuring Meek Mill, that garnered videos and close to 1 million Youtube views. He finished up his third mixtape, Pound 4, which included the hit “Murder” featuring Prodigy. Recognized this year as a Core DJ MixShow favorite, MaxPayne was quoted as being the best performer at the “Live in Las Vegas DJ Conference.” “I plan on succeeding at my craft, so I can do other things. I’ve always had nice things, this is just extra; so I can help civilize my hood,” says Max Payne.

The Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria native represents a new breed and caliber of MC’s; one who is savvy but has enough swag to appeal to overseas and American audiences. His music spans the globe and is made up of those in love with the throwback era of hip hop. He was born in Nigeria but moved to Canada and later Brooklyn, New York. It was at the tender age of 12 in Brooklyn, New York that Franchize first fell in love with hip hop. He started writing rhymes after being inspired by such diverse acts as Wu-Tang, The Notorious B.I.G, Fela Kuti, King Sunny Ade and Outkast. At 15, Franchize starting performing, and making memorable appearance at local shows in the Empire state to hone his craft. Eventually, word got around about his prowess and Franchize was afforded an opportunity to perform at a Russell Simmons Hip Hop event. After this, Franchize’s confidence in hip hop skyrocketed to a new level influencing him to take a flight back to Africa and perform in Nigeria. With all the different experiences he was having with Hip Hop it became apparent that Hip Hop life was the only life for Franchize. The blend of his rich cultural background allows Franchize to musically go in directions that others are afraid to; like R&B, afro beat, heavy metal and house. In his Mixtape, listeners will find that Franchize is an introspective lyricist who pays attention to social details, environmental behavior, love, culture and Xenophobia as articulated by Sade on the song, “Immigrant.” After the release of this mixtape comes the his long-awaited debut album, “The Arrival.” Franchize’s future goals are just as ambitious as his musical styling: a global African empowerment organization, headlining world tours and most importantly, giving back to those that need help fulfilling their dreams. What’s realer than that?

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ROBBIE NOVA

BROOK BABYY

VERA MAXWELL

Queens, NY gave birth to a nova star that only gets brighter and his name is Robbie Nova! Singer, songwriter and producer, he has proven his performing abilities at countless venues. Robbie Nova was granted the opportunity to perform at the 2008 Giants’ Super Bowl Party in Fort Lauderdale, FL and the Atomic Dog Show at the Shrine Theater in Los Angeles, CA. Beyond that, he opened up for major artists i.e., Akon, Ne-Yo, Soulja Boy and Beenie Man.

Stephanie Cancel AKA “BROOK BABYY” a name you should never forget. Brook Babyy was born in the city of Brooklyn, the home of some of the greatest rappers of our time BIGGIE SMALLS, JAY-Z, MC LYTE, LIL KIM FOXXY BROWN just to name a few. Brooklyn a city where one could easily be engulfed by there surroundings Brook was raised but to strong women. Her grandmother paved the way and her mother showed her that she could accomplish anything thing.

Vera Maxwell, is a 19 year old recording artist, songwriter, and entrepreneur who emerged on the New York music scene in 2012. In just a short time she has developed a reputation as one of the hottest new, young female artists to hit the underground hip-hop scene in years. Her lyrical prowess is as undeniably captivating as her persona.

Because of his effortless talent in music and positive drive towards success, he signed a recording contract in 2007 with Akon’s label, Konvict Muzik, and grew to become an active member of the LIFE Camp, Inc. Organization: (LIFE: Love Ignites Freedom through Education). His active role with the “I Love My LIFE Camp” featured in 2010 on the reality show “Running with Russell Simmons” on the Oxygen Network. Robbie Nova opened a greater opportunity to take his talents to the Capital of US to serenade the White House for the 134th annual “Easter Egg Roll” hosted by the 1st family in April 2012. With persistence and determination to shine bright in the future of music, Nova grabbed the attention of hip hop rapper Maino. Being Maino’s chosen one, landed him the feature on Maino’s hit single “That Could Be Us” in September 2011. This feature on Maino’s latest album “The Day After Tomorrow” opened numerous of opportunities, including a performance with Maino at HOT 97’s 2012 Summer Jam and a spot on 50 cents hit banger “I Ain’t Gonna Lie”, featured on 50’s 2012 released mixtape “The Lost Tape” in addition; Robbie landed the theme song “Better Me” for Vh1’s “Chrissy & Mr. Jones” (Jim Jones) reality show. He is currently working on his mixtape titled; “The Robbie Nova Effect”, which is due to release Summer 2013.Robbie Nova’s on his way to being a key ingredient in the “Future of R&B” and is currently taking the music industry by storm.

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This half dominican queen was a happy child and learned fast how to take care of her self. After Jr High school she began to excel, her delivery was different and her desire to be an mcee drove her to work harder. Brook had an old soul and it became apparent in what see listened to and what she talked about in her rhymes. After finishing high school and moving on to college she began to make a name for herself, amongst other near by rappers, and any that dared to challenge her received a rude awakening. You see when other female rappers used there bodies to sell themselves and constantly used lyrics that were degrading Brook took another route. Being raised by two strong women who held themselves in high regard give her something else to talk about, how not to quit not to give up and not to lower yourself for no one. Now at 21 Brook has watched the industry change, and at one time there were 4 or 5 female artist in the mainstream now there is only 1 being recognized. All the others are either mimicking that one artist or just don’t have what it takes. With the release of her first EP “BEAUTY IN A BEAST” Brook plans to shock the music world. With joints like “BEAUTY” a true anthem for all women, and “BELIEVE” an inspiring word to uplift all, “THE BROOKLYN WAY” and “ROCKABYEBABYY” will have you screaming for more. So if you’re over the Barbie get ready for BABYY!!!! BROOKLYN WE’RE BACK!!!!

Born and raised in Hartford, CT, Vera developed a love for music at a very early age and her penchant for sound was defined by what she heard at home. Groups such as Wu Tang Clan, CNN, and artist including Mary J Blige, and Jay Z were played so often that they replaced nursery rhymes as her music of choice. Before she knew her ABC’s Vera could recite the lyrics to Junior Mafia’s “Get Money”. From as far back as she can recall Hip hop played a central role in her life. At night when other children’s parents were singing lullabies, Vera’s father was reciting Nas. By the age of eight she was writing lyrics for her cousin who was in a local rap group. After finishing high school Vera attended college but found herself dreaming of a musical career. In Fall 2012, despite the objections of her parents she moved to New York City and began her journey. Vera has since spent all of her time rehearsing and recording. Every day and night Vera works to identify her strengths and weaknesses as a musician and develop her craft. She spends all of her free time in the studio training and preparing like a fighter getting ready to compete for the title. Her drive and ambition is incomparable. Most young women in the entertainment industry would feel intimidated in this male dominated world, but not Vera. Growing up in a family of boys she learned to handle herself well and carry herself like a lady. She refuses to fall prey to the idea that young women can only be successful in Hip-Hop if they use their sexuality. The most important thing for Vera right now is to represent a new generation of women in hip-hop, where you can be beautiful, smart, respected and authentic. There is no doubt that Vera Maxwell is slowly becoming a force to be reckoned with and she is more than another one-hit-wonder in the making. Rather, her unique and relatable intonations have the potential to create a new sound for the world to hear; one we’ve all been waiting for. Hers is music for all people….Vera Maxwell Music.

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Savvy

@TheRealSavvy 34-26-38 Harlem “Age Is Something You Should Never Ask A Woman”

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Exit 21: What’s next for Tuge? Tuge: Tuge! Tuge! You’re killing me. You keep calling me Tooje; it’s Tuge (Like Sug as in Sug Knight with a T- Tug) Exit 21: My bad. I see your shirt. Tuge: Yeah, a lot of people get mixed up. It’s cool. Next you can expect Star Spangled Grammar. I just finished dropping Ignorant Elegance: High Class Hood Shit. You can go download that. Now, I’m working on Star Spangled Grammar. Me, I [have] a lot of languidido with the swidido and all that. You feel what I’m talking ‘bout? I want to explain that to them. I want to explain the Star Spangled Grammar and let them understand what it really is.

Karen Gravano: @Karen Gravano; you can hit me on twitter. @KarenGravanoVH1 - InstaGram.

Exit 21: Exit21Magazine magazine we’re in the streets! NYC! Storm! What’s up? Storm: Yo! What’s up baby? You already know. Laundry Gang is in the building! Ya’know what I’m talkin’ bout!?

SEX !! LIES !! AND MEDIA TAKEOUT ? – Jay-z’s alleged mistress

speaks out and disses him in her new track !!

“ I could have messed with Jay, but got respect for Bey, We were on the same set of a commercial, see, I was sitting by myself, and he sat next to me, I was handling it well, and he was shocked to see, I was getting up to leave, he sent his guards to me, Excuse me Miss, do me a favor, put your number on this piece of paper, When Jay get settled and he’ll call you later, I know most chicks would have took the bait, but then those chicks be the ones I hate, I wonder to this day if I’d have gave it up would it be me on stage THROWING IT UP . . . THROWING IT UP!!”

Tuge: You can expect a lot of visuals this time. I’m going to be dropping at least 10 visuals this year. That’s where I’m lacking- with the visuals. I feel like seeing me is everything. You know, my personality and everything that needs to be shown. So, I’m going to do a lot more visuals this year, too.

WHAT IN THE ENTIRE FUCK !! ? LIV, the woman outed by MEDIA TAKEOUT as Jay-z ‘s boothang has finally spoken out ! in early August of 2013 I got an email with Liv’s picture exposing her as Jays homie –loverfriend and I hit the fucking floor !! the fact that Liv’s studio is relatively close to Hov’s old stomping grounds of the Marcy projects in Brooklyn makes the story seem believable.. but ..

Exit 21: And, what’s next for you Ms. Karen Gravano? Karen Gravano: You know I’m just going to keep growing in every area of entertainment and just businesses. Again, in the music industry we’re trying to get a label. I have a catalogue, I have great people underneath me, I have a great partner: Storm. We’re just going to keep pushing forward. You’re going to see another book. I’m working on another book. And, then there’s a movie coming. So, [I’m] just staying busy.

Exit 21: Before we get out of here, one by one, just let the people know where they can find you and your contact information.

News, Views, and Boo-boo ’s

Tuge: You can hit me at www.WhaYaaSayTuge.com . Also, you can holla’ at me on twitter @WhatYaSayTuge. You can go to InstaGram @Fleezus_Khrist. Scaffa at ya’ boy! Ba-la-la!

Karen Gravano: Just be ready for him to take over the world! Get ready.

Tuge: A lot of y’all out there kidnapping aura. Swagger-jacking, baby-sitting aura and all that! I see y’all with the one half-moons. Stop trying to do the two half- moons they have in my hair. That’s me! The Mayan calendar predicted two half-moons and they put it in my hair! You feel what I’m talkin’ ‘bout? That’s me! Ba-la-la!

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Not only are these rumors falsely reported by media takeout but the Chi-Town beauty who takes pride in the fact that she has kept her legs closed and managed to still be successful is releasing a video filmed in Marcy Projects not only dissing king Hova and coming at him crazy but dissing Kendrick Lamar as well . Liv is known for her INVASION tracks coming for artists she feels are not worthy of the crowns they wear - (Nicki Minaj and P. Diddy included) . Since early this year Her twitter , instagram, Website and Youtube channel @YesLivCan / YesLivCan. com and even Worldstarhiphop.com have been buzzing with comments, concerns and threats from fans , foes and friends about these rap beefs and the recent rumors . She created a fanbase and a cultlike following for her catchy insults bar for bar punchlines cute outfits – not to mention talent .. now don’t get it twisted , folks are upset that Liv is coming at their favorite artists but her hunger and creativity is unmatched . Liv came at Hov’s neck and back with “THE INVASION PT3” and wont be stopping anytime soon . As for Jay.. she doesn’t want him and never did.. EXIT21MAGAZINE.COM ISSUE 5

FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS DJs TOP 5 CLUB

BY: Naysimone (@Nay4life718), and LI

Nowadays there are many people who prefer to not deal in a monogamous relationship. They would rather have their cake and eat it too. Why? For several reasons such as, not having to trust the person their with, being able to see other people at the same time and being able to have the benefits of a friend or friends. When I say benefits Im talking about having a relationship with out the commitment. Everything is good until... He said:The friend with benefits relationship gets bad when feelings get involved. In some cases that special friend becomes the person who is there in times of need, more than just for intimacy. From the male perspective it gets complicated when the woman becomes attached. This is the classic situation when friends with benefits goes wrong! She said: Male catches feelings also. Regardless of how he tries to hide it. When dealing in a beneficial relationship, a man gets upset if he even thinks the girl he’s dealing with is seeing someone else. The whole purpose of this relationship is not to stress over anything. No questions no nothing. Yes females can get emotionally attached but so can’t he guys. Females start feeling ways during holidays or lonely days. The guys do too, the only difference is we may express it differently. He said: Men are territorial, it’s just apart of nature. So are women. A man likes to think he is the only one regardless of what the situation is, beneficial or not. Females start catching feelings when the sex is good or if she sees good qualities in that man that she can’t find in anyone else. That’s when she’ll throw

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in the Jazmine Sullivan cd and head to the guy’s crib listening to ‘I’ll bust the windows out your car’ lol! From a males perspective one way to avoid all of this is to limit the quality of sex given to the woman in a beneficial relationship. Guys if you go ham on her in the sack please it will definitely keep her involved with you but be careful of the outcome! She said: Please! Guys are the worst. Guys has the tendency of making a female think it can be more than what It is. You know how you guys do, You feed us the good bull so we wont leave and when it comes down to it you go back on your words. Or, what about when the female actually meet someone else and ready to stop the benefits, that’s when guys get Trey Songs on us and be quick to say they don’t want to be friends when that was the agreement in the first place. Friends with benefits it’s just a new name term of a “f*ck buddy”, “booty call”! I feel friends shouldn’t have sex it’ll save a lot of friendships. He said: Oh that’s what it’s been all along...”f@?$ buddy” & “booty call”. As a matter of fact the movie “Booty Call” with Jamie Foxx and Vivica Fox describes it best! Look let’s keep it 1 hunded, both men and women are guilty for catching feelings. The friends with benefits scene isn’t what it used to be. The Term “Friends With Benefits” should only apply to those who doesn’t give a f*ck. so when the things seems to go sour, no one can get mad and can move forward accordingly. Be wise of the people that one share benefits with!

BANGERS!

WITH DJ Barry Blends 5) Poison by BBD You can’t please everybody so

when you do throw on that song that make a few people walk away, I throw this on and that makes them take their asses right back to the dance floor.

4) Get

me bodied the remix by Beyonce is always a winner with the ladies at every party. They love doing whatever Beyonce tells them to do. (Pat ur weave, pose for the camera, drop to the floor, smack yourself)

3) Jump by Rupee gets em at every single party. When i want to transition out of something mid -tempo to high energy, It don’t matter if you’re West Indian, Latino, American, etc. That introduction puts people in a WILD state of mind. Then when i pick up the mic, people get pumped up out their friggin minds. 2) Ciara’s body party. At the end of the night when its time to kick everybody out, I slow it down with this. What that song does is, whoever is in there with their wife, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend, jump off, baby momma, or baby daddy, it pulls them together & sets the mood so when they leave, its on & poppin, and the folks who are there with no man or girl, they just get mad & say “TIME TO GO HOME!” 1) The number one song right now at this present time, no matter when i throw it on & this is one of these songs where i can play it 2 or 3 times

throughout the night and it still has the same reaction every single time is, Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines..

BONUS: Step in the name of love by R Kelly because it mellows people out after I done worked their asses off on the dance floor with all of the high energy joints but yet still keep ‘em on the dance floor dancing. The object to never let them sit down. NOT

EVEN TO REST!!

Now there you have it BLENDS BABY!!!!! Follow

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