Interview by entertainment writer Shelia M. Goss
Hailing from ATL, Crunk prodigy Lil Scrappy emerged on the scene two years ago via the breakout CD The King of Crunk & BME Recordings Present: Lil Scrappy & Trillville. The project which bundled Scrappy with the trio Trillville that gave heads “No Problem” and “Head Bussa,” but it left fans wondering just who Scrappy was. Was he a member of Trillville or not?
Today, Scrappy returns to release, Bred 2 Die, Born 2 Live. In a unique deal which finds BME and G-Unit cross-promoting his latest project, Scrappy is determined to set himself apart from the pack. Recently, Chronic sat down with Scrappy to find out what was cooking in his lab.
You were young when you first came on the music scene, how old are you now?
I was 17 or 18. Now I’m 22.
Are you still living in Atlanta?
Yes. Born and raised and probably going to die in Atlanta.
What about your clothing line? What’s happening with that?
I had to put it on hold…right now folks are hungry for an album…so I had to pull it back.
How long did it take you to do this album?
It took me a year and half…the first year I was trying to find myself. Now that I’ve found myself, I don’t even have to write no more. I can just go in the booth and flow with it. It’s done in like an hour.
Who all did you work with on the CD?
50 Cent and Lil Jon are executive producers on it, Young Buck (on first single), Olivia…
Sounds like that’ll be a CD you can just put in and let it play.
Yeah. I’m not one to brag but you know…and don’t want to get arrogant about it…but yeah.
Besides your style and you having some super producers behind you, what makes your CD stand out from the other rap CDs out now?
I’m not just talking about dope or killing [anyone]. It’s way beyond that. It’s versatile. I got something for the lame, the n*gga that ain’t never had nothing. Just because they didn’t have [anything] they thought they were lame. I got something for the hustlers, the thugs, the women, the baby mamas, the baby daddies. I got something for everybody - the club goers, n*ggas that want to kill, n*ggas that want to fight.
You didn’t leave anybody out did you?
I didn’t leave anybody out. A lot of rap stuff these days leave the regular n*gga out and got the regular n*gga thinking they got to sell dope…That’s just a broke man hustle. A broke [man doesn’t] want to work [a] regular job for [anybody]. He wants to get out there and make his own money and be his own boss. I got songs for them too. I got songs for the other dude - the one that [has] a 9-to-5. He just wants to go to work, f*ck with the women and hang with his n*ggas - real regular sh*t. I’m about to change the whole game around. I’m going to show them I can do what they do plus more.
Shelia M Goss is a freelance writer and the Essence Magazine Best Selling author of "My Invisible Husband" and "Roses are Thorns, Violets are True." Find out more about Shelia at
www.sheliagoss.com and www.askohshelia.blogspot.com
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