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guess the Mayans and Nostradamus were wrong, we’re still here, so much for the apocalypse. Now we find ourselves in yet another countdown…to the New Year. New year, new resolutions, what changes are you making in the coming year? While you’re considering that new gym membership, consider first “working out” those internal issues you may have buried. Get healthy, not just in body, but in mind and spirit. Change is good. Whoever said it would be easy lied, but it’s not impossible. How we respond to change is a funny thing. There are times we go out of our way to initiate change in our lives. When we initiate the change, we are more likely to deem the experience exciting. However, when the same changes are imposed on us, our experience is likely to be quite different. Growth and change are synonymous…Mahatma Gandhi said it best “we must become the change we want to see.” Life is change, stepping from the known to the unknown, and taking risks. Whatever changes you decide to make in life, make them great. From all of us at Trap Door Magazine, we’d like to wish you a healthy, happy, and prosperous new year. ~Lexxi

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THE TOP 10 MOST NOTORIOUS U.S. PRISONS PG 10 SUPER STAR G LIFE PG 18

KSPEN PG 22

CRUNK WITH 3C PG 36

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The United States locks up more people than any other country in the world, but that hasn’t made us any safer. The American problem with mass incarceration is less about crime than it is about how and who we lock up.

o·to·ri·ous Known widely and usu- In a continuing series focusing on the prison system in America, Trap Door Magazine takes a look at the “Big Business” …that is the PIC (Prison ri- Industry Complex) in the U.S. In our first report of the series we take a look at the Top 10 Most Notorious

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Described as “worse than the rough-

10. United States Penitentiary est New York City Streets” by inMarion- Location: Marion, Illimates ,Rikers’ prisoner violence is

legendary, from bloody beatings to murders. Because of these circumIn 1963 U.S.P. Marion opened, origi- stances Rikers has seen lots of renally built to replace Alcatraz in San form making it quite possibly the Francisco. At the time the prison was strictest prison in the country and a holding place for the Federal Buessentially an impenetrable fortress. reau of Prison’s most dangerous They’ve gone from 1000 stabbings a prisoners. Despite this, lax security year to 70, but the legacy of violence procedures allowed prisoners to walk will forever haunt Rikers. Some say down halls, approach cells where an the number one issue now is that the accomplice would unlock handcuffs “place destroys your spirit.” with stolen keys and provide him with a knife. In 1983 two prison guards Famous inmates: Lil Wayne, were killed in two separate incidents, David “Son of Sam” Berkowitz, Tupac resulting in a “permanent lockdown” Shakur, DMX and completely transforming Marion into a control unit…”Super Max” the nation’s first. Inmates were kept in solitary confinement between 22-23 hours a day, does not allow for congregate dining, exercise, or religious services. All to ensure prisoners are kept under control. nois

Famous inmates: John Gotti, Leroy Antonio “Nicky” Barnes, Nicodemo Scarfo,

9. Rikers Island- Location: Queens, New York

7. Leavenworth Federal Peni8. Louisiana State Penitententiary- Location: Leavenworth, tiary- Location: Angola, Louisiana Kansas A former plantation farmed by slaves from the African Nation of Angola. Louisiana State Penitentiary is the largest maximum security prison in the U.S. Angola has been at the forefront in terms of moving prisoners into long term solitary confinement. This past April two prisoners marked their 40th anniversary of being in solitary confinement. No other U.S. prisoners have spent more time in solitary confinement than Albert Woodfox and Herman Wallace who have spent the vast majority of the past 40 years in solitary confinement. The two were joined by Robert Hillary King the first 29 years, but King was released after his original conviction was overturned. All three, known as the Angola 3, were sentenced to solitary confinement after the death of a prison guard.

Famous inmates: Angola 3, Corey “C-Murder” Miller, Torrence “Lil Boosie” Hatch

The “Hot House” building was notoriously warm no matter what time of year or what cooling systems were operating. This medium security facility is committed to carrying out judgments of the Federal Courts. Leavenworth gained notoriety through television and movies. Hollywood has chosen to portray this particular prison frequently because of its unique design, as well as, the cast of criminals that the prison has hosted. Over the years Leavenworth has hosted some of the most notorious and dangerous criminals in the federal prison system.

Famous inmates: Robert “Birdman of Alcatraz” Stroud, George “Machine Gun” Kelly, boxing champion Jack Johnson, “Big Bill” Haywood, Bugs Moran, Michael Vick

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6. Folsom State Prison- Loca- for an incident involving an assault tion: Folsom, CA with a prison officer, a small group of Folsom State is California’s second oldest prison, known for its harsh conditions following the California Gold Rush. It was one of the first maximum security prisons in the U.S. Inmates spent most of their time in the dark behind solid boiler doors in stone cells that measured 4 feet by 8 feet with six inch eye slots. It wasn’t until the 1940’s that air holes were drilled into the cell’s door. Total of 93 prisoners were executed by hanging from December 13, 1895- December 3, 1937. During the 70’s and 80’s violence peaked when the Aryan Brotherhood and other prison gangs made prisons increasingly dangerous. Folsom is most known for having two concerts at its facility by musician Johnny Cash in the late 1960s.

Famous inmates: Charles Manson, Rick James, Suge Knight

inmates became enraged. When the correctional officer tried to calm the mob down he was assaulted and the riot began. Inmates quickly gained control of sections; D- yard, two tunnels, and the central control room Times Square. Inmates held 42 officers and civilians hostage while they aired grievances and demanded their needs be met before they’d surrender. Prisoners had been denied basic human rights and the conditions they were subjected to like, one shower a week and one roll of toilet paper per person per month were unacceptable. Inmates became restless when their demands weren’t met; they threatened to slit hostages’ throats. Four days later tear gas was dropped in the yard and NY State Police Troopers and NY National Guard opened fire non stop for two minutes. By the time the facility was retaken 29 inmates and nine hostages had been killed.

5. Attica Correctional FacilityLocation: Attica, New York On Thursday September 9, 1971 after rumors that a prisoner was

Meech, Michael Vick, Bernard The state police assault that ended the four day prison uprising has been Madoff described as the bloodiest one day 3. Sing, Sing- Location: Osencounter between Americans since sining, New York the Civil War. In 1825, 100 inmates began con-

Famous inmates: Tupac Shakur, struction of Sing, Sing prison; they Mark David Chapman, David â&#x20AC;&#x153;Son of Samâ&#x20AC;? Berkowitz

THE SHOWER BATH

were exposed to the elements, with little food, no buildings or shelter and after months of back breaking labor, 4. United States Penitentiary the prisoners completed 60 of the Atlanta- Location: Atlanta, Geor- proposed 800 cells. Before reform and accreditation prisoners were not gia allowed to talk or communicate with U.S.P. Atlanta is the largest federal each other in any way. They ate in prison, with the ability to hold 3,000 inmates. In the 1980s, it was used a detention center for Cuban refugees from the Mariel Boatlift who were ineligible for release into American society. In November 1987, Cuban detainees, tired of indefinite confinement and in fear of being deported back to Cuba, rioted for 11 days. It was a bloody riot, the prison was set on fire, and dozens of hostages were seized. At least one prisoner was killed.

Famous inmates: Big

For several decades “the bath” was used at Sing, Sing to terrify and torture inmates to maintain order. An inmate was tied to a chair and a shield was attached to his head that allowed water to rise up over his chin and mouth. All of New York’s executions took place at Sing, Sing. New York would execute more people than any other state in America, becoming the flagship for capital punishment in the Western World.

violence at San Quentin has been a major problem. In 1982 a riot erupted that required 24 shotgun blasts which led to 22 seriously injured convicts and four corrections officers. In February 2006, 100 inmates were injured and two were killed in a racially motivated attacked that resulted in the lockdown of 1800 inmates.

Famous inmates: Stanley

“Tookie” Williams, George Jackson, Eldridge Cleaver, Wallace Fard MuFamous inmates: Charles “Lucky” hammad Luciano, serial killer and cannibal Albert Fish, spies Ethel and Julius Rosenburg

2. San Quentin State PrisonLocation: Marin County, California San Quentin houses California’s only death row for male inmates, the largest in the United States. It is the oldest prison in the state. The facility is so old, antiquated, and dirty, poorly staffed and maintained, with inadequate medical space and equipment, and so over crowded that it was deemed too dangerous to house people there. No matter how many guards there are or how strictly enforced rules are or prison reform,

1. ADX Florence Facility- Loca- continuing series focusing on the prison system in America. tion: Florence Colorado Built to replace Alcatraz, ADX Florence took imprisonment to a whole new level. Enforcing repressive techniques of isolation and sensory deprivation, those incarcerated here are only allowed out of their cells for nine hours each week. All prisoners are required to eat, sleep, and defecate in their cells. They severely limit the amount of sunlight and artificial light received by inmates. It has been described as being locked in your bathroom for 22 hours a day. Steel and cement cages eliminate the possibility of communication between prisoners and even contact with guards is limited. Isolation is perfected here, both in structure of the cell and in the very limited communication. People don’t realize the value of human interaction until it’s denied.

Famous inmates: Anthony “AJ” Jones, Larry Hoover, Ted Kaczynski, Timothy McVeigh

Be sure to check out next month’s issue for more in our

Trap Door Magazine recently caught up with this month’s 100 Barz & Running Spotlight Artist from Mo Fire Records…Ayinde Numberz.

on Hobart Street and one of the last conversations we had, faceto-face, was him trying to encourage me, he said “do that, have the passion to do that.”

Trap Door: How did you get started in the music business?

Trap Door: After he passed away do you feel like you went into full speed mode…what did you do, did it encourage you to do more music, or did you take a step back?

Ayinde: How’d I get started, umm, originally I started off back in high school, fucking around and it evolved later on down the road from people encouraging me, telling me I could make money off of it… I started making beats, making records; my whole thing was I tried to put everybody on. Back then it was for fun…being a real rapper was the farthest thing from my mind.

Ayinde: Actually, at first I did fall back…the people I was with did encourage me too, but when I took a step back and looked at everything, I felt I owed Indian more and I owed myself a little more than what I was doing so, I decided I was going to take the money I had saved up and start Trap Door: Who told you that over and that’s when I left the you were good enough to pursue D.C. area and headed for this as a career? Richmond, VA. Ayinde: A few people… my homeboy Indian was one of the main people to get my attention, because the week he died, the week he got killed, that same week he was adamant about me leaving what it was I was doing, for music…we was down in D.C.

Trap Door: So you trying to tell me you was about that life?

Trap Door: So, when you left D.C. were you running from trouble? Ayinde: Yes, actually yeah… (Laughs) well, I wouldn’t actually use the word running, but if I was running from anything I’ll be honest with you, I was running from karma. I was trying to run from karma, to be real with you…a lot of stuff had been done in a certain manner for so long, I was real comfortable with the stuff that was going down. Trap Door: Such as… Ayinde: I mean, we got into it all, I can put my hand to the Man, shoot outs in broad day, yeah we did that, we did it all to get that money. Like REAL money, I got real people, that’s going to really vouch for that.

Ayinde: Most definitely…we was reckless, dealt with the consequences later, therefore a lot of situations I ended up in, I went into not even knowing , you know what I’m saying…until it was going down, for real- for real. I was capable of that life, but I wasn’t trying to have that life. I wasn’t trying to be no career criminal or that nigga that was 40 who couldn’t do nothing, but sell drugs or run the streets, and I didn’t want to do that and like I said, Indian encouraged me not to be that nigga. I even tried to doing some of the things I was doing before on the low here in Richmond, you know to test the waters…it ended up with me in jail.

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Kspen: My favorite place to live would definitely have to be San Diego California. I love that place. Trap Door: How and when did you get started in modeling? Kspen: I started modeling as soon as I didn’t need parental consent so 18, but my mom did submit pictures of me to magazines as a baby haha. Trap Door: What do you like most about modeling?

eet Trap Door Magazine’s December Beauty in the Streets Kspen Trap Door: I understand you were born in North Carolina, but you were a “military brat” so you lived in many different states and countries, which place was your favorite place to live?

Kspen: My favorite thing about modeling would have to be the transformation; I love that you can look and be whatever you want behind the camera. Trap Door: You have a very exotic look, do you mind telling us your nationality? Kspen: I am Filipino with Spanish decent so I guess I don’t look like the typical Filipina chick. I always get “so you’re black and…???”

From everyone but I am not an ounce of African American, but I do love me some dark men haha.

Trap Door: I understand you also work in the medical field which profession do you like better, and why?

Trap Door: Where have we seen you before (in what publications)? Kspen: I have been seen in: -Vixens magazine -Naked Hustle magazine

Kspen: I love modeling and if I could make my sole living off of modeling I totally What turns me on would! But I do love is a well dressed working with people man, it gives me and helping them. I love both areas of goose bumps work and I wouldn’t when I see a man trade it for anything all GQ’ed out ha! in the world!

It takes a real man to dress that -Sofine magaway. My BIGGEST zine turn off would be -Cherri Colada a cocky pompous magazine man or woman, it is just an ugly -Touch magazine look to act like -Hype magazine that. -GoHard magazine

Trap Door: Where would your ideal photo shoot take place, and what would you be wearing?

Kspen: I love the beach photo shoots, so the beach maybe with white sands, and implied nude topless and a cute tiny Brazilian bottom half of a bikini.

-Enfluenz magazine And many more especially online…..

Trap Door: Name one thing, no model should go without, and why?

Trap Door: What are your ultimate goals in this field, for example do you want to be a runway model, cover model, or are you interested in TV, videos, or movies?

Kspen: A model should never ever go with out good makeup, I’ve seen beautiful girls come and go but their makeup just Kspen: My ultimate goal would throws off their photo shoot and have to be, being on as many covers as possible so COVERtheir look. MODEL for sure. Trap Door: What turns you on, Trap Door: Do you have any and what turns you off? advice for other girls or women Kspen: What turns me on is a that may want to consider modwell dressed man, it gives me eling? goose bumps when I see a man all GQ’ed out ha! It takes a real Kspen: I do, stay in shape, beman to dress that way. My BIG- ing naturally how you look on GEST turn off would be a cocky print is important especially pompous man or woman, it is while landing gigs. Also, be realjust an ugly look to act like that. istic don’t think that they (photographer or magazine) Trap Door: What’s your idea of NEEDS you on a cover there is a perfect mate? fierce competition out there so be as unique as possible and Kspen: My perfect mate would stand out from the crowd! Albe attractive, nice, funny, have ways come up with cool unique common interests as me like image concepts. going out and being outdoorsy. Trap Door: What’s the best advice anyone’s ever given to you in regards to modeling?

Kspen: I think that I help out models more than I have actually been helped by a model; actually I haven’t had any advice from another model. But, on the other hand I’ve worked with some AWESOME photographers and I’ve had so much great posing advice and business advice from them. Trap Door: Do you have anything else you’d like to share? Kspen: Thank you all for listening! You will be seeing more of me soon especially in the up and coming months! Trap Door: Where can your new fans find you? Kspen: Check out my website www.kspen.com and from there you can find me on all my social media networks!

Trap Door: What has that experience done for your music career?

Ayinde: Me, I’m an entertainer; I’m going to take it where ever it got to go. We gonna do movies, we gonna do it all. Whatever opportunities arise to make me a mainstay in this industry, that’s what I need to be.

“To be successful in music; I don’t have to be successful in the streets.”

Ayinde: I was living that “rapper baller” lifestyle, real reckless, young and flashy; you know what I’m saying. When that happened it slowed my ass down. I realized it ain’t always about that life, showing everything off…it showed me to be successful in music; I don’t have to be successful in the streets.

Trap Door: Tell me about Mo Fire. Ayinde: Mo Fire started in the memory of my homeboy who passed away, Indian.

Trap Door: Where do you want to take your career?

Mo Fire is home to all the people in my network, it’s just a click we call home; the movement is Super Star G Life.

Trap Door: Where can everybody find you?

Ayinde: Google me. Find me on Datpiff (http://www.datpiff.com/ Trap Door: What is Super Star G Ayinde-Numberz-Superstar-GLife-mixtape.417889.html), on Life? facebook (www.facebook.com/ Ayinde: Super Star G Life is a NUMBERZonDaBOOK), on Twitway of living. The “G” stands for ter (@IamNumberz), and on You Greatness or Great. We try to Tube. encourage you to do whatever you do and be great at it. I don’t I think Ayinde summed it up best care if it’s “smoke weed all day when he said “to be successful and play Black Ops” if you’re in music; I don’t have to be sucgreat at it, that’s what it is. cessful in the streets.” Sounds We’re not trying to make people like Trap Door’s motto to me… something they’re not, we just We’re not in the streets, we martrying to make you great at what ket the streets. There’s a differyou are. Super Star G Life is ence. more of a positive thing. It’s also the name of my new album. I haven’t been this confident and this proud, about a project… start to finish it’s a solid project.

oming from Forsyth, Georgia, but now residing in Washington D.C., 3C started spitting in middle school. He began developing techniques and recording his music on cassette tapes. Once he got in high school he began battling other mc's. During this era he encountered the artist "Hurricane". The two used to battle back and forth because they both had similar deliveries on the mic. They were two of the best artists throughout the city so they decided to squad up, not only had they become best friends but they formed the group "Ghetto Criminals". The journey had begun, they started performing at shows throughout the middle region of Georgia. They also participated in 97.9's "Who Got Da Flavor" (a radio show where mc's freestyle). In 2007 he dropped his first album "Mind Killa". It really didn't receive

a lot of publicity, but it got a lot of recognition in the city. 3C didn't have a lot of connections until he moved to Washington DC in 2008. Later in that year he dropped his second album "Psychoanalysis". Once again not much publicity due to the fact that he was still new to the city, but he started attending open mics throughout the area. Meanwhile, back at home in Georgia he was still attempting to work on the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ghetto Criminalsâ&#x20AC;? project. In March 2009 he received some devastating news, his best friend, artist "Hurricane" passed away due to a medical condition. Every since then 3C has been going harder than ever on a mission to be sure that his presence shall be known.

Not only is he an artist but he's also a producer. Now that he has released his latest album "Adjustment Disorder", he has grown and received the proper publicity that he deserves from people internationally. He's finally unleashed his crunkness........ Trapp: Where are you from homie? 3C: Forsyth, Georgia, but I reside in DC now. Trapp: How long you been in DC? 3C: I've been here for 4 years. Trapp: What made you come here?

3C: It's cool man. Trapp: They smoke a lot boat up here don't they? 3C: [laughs] Yeah, but that's everywhere you go though. Trapp: Tell me about your career; how long you been doing the music? 3C: I started rapping when I was about 12. I started doing a lot of freestyles and stuff, but once I started doing that I just was like fuck it and I started coming in town and doing a lot of stuff. You know a lot of marketing and promotion I was able to drop a lot of stuff and a lot more projectsâ&#x20AC;Ś

3C: Work. The recession is everywhere, but it's worse in the south. Trapp: How you like it?

southern music.

ENERGETIC Crunk is not just

artist is just going off. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

Crunk is just when an

southern music.

ENERGETIC Crunk is not just

Trapp: How many projects have you put in right now? 3C: Well, I have “Adjustment Disorder”, then “Psychoanalysis”, and “Mind Killa”.

Trapp: Being that you're up here from down south ...tell me how it's been for you?

3C: Oh, it's different. The difference is, here you have a lot of crabs in the barrel. Don't get me wrong you have a lot of Trapp: “Adjustment Disorgood people here, but then der"… what is that? you got the others, but it's like that everywhere you go. But 3C: It's just something that I the difference is in the south went through. At that time in the locals will support your my life a lot of stuff had went music. You can be in the club down. I was in the military. I and the DJ's will play your muactually got discharged for a sic, and if the crowd likes your lot of stuff that I shouldn't of did. I had a lot of therapy and music they will take your music to the radio. if one listens to “Adjustment Disorder” I'm speaking about a Trapp: That is the reason lot of different things that was why the south is doing what going on in my life. they doing right now with this business. First and foremost Trapp: How did your fans take to “Adjustment Disorder”? they are self-contained . New York used to be the same way. . At one time one could 3C: Some of them thought I was kind of insane. But I like play an album out of New York and you could hear different to stay real and be myself inartists from different labels, stead of trying to portray somebody that I'm not.

but then they got to a point where this person didn't fuck with this person and that person didn't fuck with that person and that divided them. Where as in the south it doesn’t matter if an artist is from Georgia or New Orleans they do it for the South as a whole, so I completely agree. What is crunk…do you consider yourself a crunk artist?

it’s something I can relate to.

3C: Crunk is just when an artist is just going off. It’s energetic. Crunk is not just southern music. It comes in all types of formulas, pop, rock, etc. Yeah, I’m a crunk artist

At only five feet six inches tall, the intensely loud and raspy voice of 3C commands attention. His high energy performances coupled with tongue twisting rhymes excite crowds both here (in the U.S.) and abroad. This crunk artist is far from one dimensional, with the added titles of producer, songwriter, and publisher 3C is a force to be reckoned with. With a seemingly unstoppable drive, 3C is well on his to the top. Find out for yourself what getting crunk with 3C is all about, “Adjustment Disorder” is now available on iTunes.

Trapp: Who has been most influential to you as an artist? 3C: Lil Jon, Three 6 Mafia... Trapp: If you could perform with any artist who would it be and why? 3C: I would have to say Lil’ Jon and Tech N9ne…their energy level when they perform,

Trapp: Where can your new fans find you? 3C: You can check me out on facebook (www.facebook.com/ will.t.shannon), on Twitter (@3C478), and go check out my new website www.3c478/ com.

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