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STRAIGHT FROM BADAZZ...........
It turns around, Hollis gets this idea that
it would be better as a solo record, so he tries to put it out as Bad Azz "Money Run". So it comes out, and it's not doing that good, you know, it's the controversy, I had an article come out in showcase magazine tellin about the whole thing, how I hooked up with him and did a record, about how he betrayed me and switched it, and made it into a solo record when it was a compilation, and he registered it that way with the retail stores. So now all the retail record stores are carrying that album like it was bad azz's new solo. So a lot of people lookin at that album, like my last album that didn't do so well, and they sayin I'm goin down, with my sales, and quality, and they like you know puttin it out on a smaller label, like you went from Priority, and you know people are lookin at it like, I'm fallin down, instead of blowin up, and he didn't care, thats not his career, and I told him specifically that this album could mess up my career as far as, well not overall, cause I'm gonna keep mashin hard so people will overlook that as a solo project, I'ma make sure of that cause its not. I would never put out a solo record that shabby and that fast. Not sayin that thats not a good record, but thats a good record for a compilation. It's a good record for a feeler. Thats what it was a feeler for cats like you who like bad azz, who like "when is your new solo record comin out?" "Okay, don't trip, I got some new music for you double dollar sign records presents thats the money run." Why you think it's called the money run? Cause I went on a money run. That's all it was. The concept was really self titled, that's what that was. I'm come out here and put on some new music for my fans, and get a little extra change, while I'm workin on my new solo project.
dubcnn.com : I mean, it had a couple tight tracks tho
Oh no, I mean it was COOL, I mean I ain't gonna lie. I was pleased to a certain degree. I would never tell you that that was the best record I did, it wasn't the best record out. i'm not gonna lie about my own stuff. I'm not the type of person who every record I put out I'm like THATS IT, THATS THE BEST RECORD EVER. I listen to Nas's shit, and say this record is better than this record, and I don't care if Nas did it or Bad Azz did it. It's not my judgin of the characters or rapper that did it, this record is better than this record. You can say whatever you want. If you say nas is better than Bad Azz, or feel Jay Z is better than nas because Nas's record was better or Jay-Z's record was better cool. That dont' mean you are a better rapper.
dubcnn.com : Was there a legal problem too? For Hollis to put out money run?
The legal problem was that I tried to put a restraining order on the album because he tried to do it the way it wasn't supposed to be done. And you know, the label, the judge granted them the rights to put it out, because they had the paperwork, and signatures sayin they had legal rights to put a record out. it didn't say if it was a compilation or solo record so they kind of won. But Hollis loses because he loses the freindship, he loses the essence, he loses everybody that would mess with him again. Snoop would never rap with him again. I would never rap with him again. Daz would never rap with him again.
dubcnn.com : So D3 sued Hollis, but Hollis won in court?
No, they didn't sue them, we just tried to put a restraining order so we could stop the record, until they changed the title, but they won, and the record is out, there is nothing we could do. D3 was kind of upset, but D3 was like, "yo bad azz we signed you, we felt you and we support you". So they are puttin out this new record that I'm puttin out called Executive Decisions. And this is the first interview that the title has been disclosed. And that is the next venture after Personal Business. After Personal Business all you could do is make Executive Decisions. So that's what the next record is. Executive Decisions, and I already got 12 songs
done. I'ma put 14. I'ma do 2 more this week, close it up, and it will be out in the next 2 to 3 months. I'ma send you an advanced copy.
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