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Please introduce
yourself to the people, who don't know you so far.
J-Love:
WELL IF YOUR UNDER A ROCK OR DONT KNOW WHO I AM I AM THE
ALMIGHTY J-LOVE..... THE ILLEST MIXTAPE NIGGA ON THE PLANET....
Wu-Famnatic.com:
Where do you come from and where did you grow up?
J-Love:
BORN AND RAISED AND RESIDE IN QUEENS TILL THIS DAY
Wu-Famnatic.com:
How do you start djing? What was the cause?
J-Love:
JUST MY LOVE OF MUSIC.... IT WAS LIKE MY OUTLET... MY WAY OUTTTA
OF THINGS. WHEN I WAS YOUNGER I WAS IN THE STREETS ALOT WILDING
OUT ACTING UP BUT MUSIC WAS ALWAYS MY FIRST LOVE SO SHE KEPT
FROM OTHER THINGS I COULD HAVE BEEN CAUGHT UP IN... AS FOR DJING
I JUST HAD TO FIGURE A WAY INTO THE GAME I WAS RHYMING BACK IN
THE DAY PLUS DOING BEATS SO IT JUST MADE SENSE TO DJ AS WELL
Wu-Famnatic.com:
Did you have any idols as you begin with djing? Did they change
until today?
J-Love:
WELL HIP HOP AS WHOLE HAS CHANGED SO ITS HARD TO SAY AN INDIVUAL
WHO CHANGED IT HAS CHANGED OVER ALL
Wu-Famnatic.com:
What's the meaning of your name, J-Love? How did you get it?
J-Love:
JUST AN OLD SCHOOL B BOY NAME FROM WHEN I WAS IN ELMENTARY
SCHOOL..... BUT THEN I FLIPPED TO JUST LEVELS OVER VIRTUALLY
EVERYONE
Wu-Famnatic.com:
What do you think is the difference between you and other dj's?
What makes you better than them?
J-Love:
THAT I HAVE MY OWN MIND. I DONT LET PEOPLE DICTATE TO ME WHATS
HOT AND WHATS NOT... ALOT OF DJS ARE DICKRIDERS. PEOPLE OF THE
TIMES... I M JUST THE TYPE TO LIKE HOT MUSIC PERIOD... IF ITS
BANGING TO ME I M PUMP IT...IF ITS NOT I M NOT PLAYING IT... I
NEVER BEEN A FOLLOWER ITS NOT IN ME SO I DO ME AND LOT OF OTHER
DJ DONT HAVE BALLS ENOUGH TO BE THERE OWN MAN.... AS FOR BEING
BETTER IT DONT MAKE ME BETTER JUST MORE OF A MAN ALOT OF THEM
NIGGAS ARE FAGETS
Wu-Famnatic.com:
How would you explain your own, personal style?
J-Love:
I M JUST ME HARD TO EXPLAIN PEEP ONE OF MY CDS AND CHECK IT OUT
BEST EXPLANTION OR J-LOVEONLINE.COM... I M JUST WITH HOT MUSIC
Wu-Famnatic.com:
Have you ever tried emceeing?
J-Love:
YEAH HERE AND THERE MAY DO SOMETHING IN FUTURE AND FUCK ALOT
PEOPLES HEADZ UP
Wu-Famnatic.com:
What kind of music and which artists do you personally like
most?
J-Love:
I LIKE ALL TYPES OF MUSIC I MEAN BUT IT JUST HAS TO COME FROM
YOUR HEART NOT LIKE YOUR FOLLOWING THE TIMES OR TRYING TO MAKES
HITS THATS WHY A LOT OF CATS ANIT AROUND FOR TOO LONG I HAVE A
LONG LIST OF FAVORITES SO HARD TO SINGLE EM DOWN
RAKIM,GHOSTFACE,SLICK RICK,BIG
PUN,CORMEGA,M.O.P,RZA,RAEKWON,MOST OF WU TANG,LARGE PROFESSOR,
MARY J BLIGE, OL DIRTY BASTARD IT JUST VARIES, I LIKE ALOT OF
PEOPLES
Wu-Famnatic.com:
Which five persons in hip hop business do you adore?
J-Love:
CANT SAY I "ADORE" ANYONE I REPSECT CERTAIN CATS... PEOPLES THAT
SHOW LOVE AND RESPECT I RETURN THE LOVE... I MEAN ALOT OF CATS
SHOW LOVE RZA,CORMEGA,CUBAN LINK, MAD PEEPS I RESPECT I DONT
ADORE NO ONE THO
Wu-Famnatic.com:
If you could chose a hip hop artist to produce an album for.
Which artist would you choose?
J-Love:
RAKIM , SLICK RICK ,MARY J BLIGE OR GHOSTFACE KILLAH
Wu-Famnatic.com:
Your favorite album in 2003?
J-Love:
DAMN GOT ME THERE NOT TOO MANY BANGERZ OUT THIS YEAR
Wu-Famnatic.com:
What do you think about collabos with pop artists?
J-Love:
I MEAN ITS ALL GOOD AS LONG AS YOU STAY YOU... DONT COMPROMISE
WHO YOU ARE CAUSE MICHEAL JACKSON IS HOLLERING AT YOU
Wu-Famnatic.com:
You made a lot of great mixtapes. Which one brings the most fun?
J-Love:
DOING BEST OF'S.. ITS LIKE PAYING HOMAGE TO THE ARTIST I REALLY
FEEL.. I DO THE HISTORY.. I DO MY HOMEWORK BEFORE I PUT ONE
TOGETHER... AND MAKE IT THE BEST CD I COULD DO..... FIND MAD
RARE SHIT I VE ALWAYS BEEN 1 TO HAVE SHIT NO ONE HAS SO I JUST
LIKE PUTTING OUT LIKE CHECK THIS OUT
Wu-Famnatic.com:
On Straight Bangerz Pt.7 you produced your own beats, where
these specifically for the RZA?
J-Love:
NAH I JUST GAVE A RZA A BEAT CD WITH LIKE 55 BEAT HE GOT TO
ABOUT 20 PICKED THOSE 3 .... TOLD ME IF I WOULD HAVE GOT HIM I M
BACK IN TIME IT WOULD HAVE MADE THE BIRTH OF A PRINCE ... BAD
TIMING I GUESS... BUT YEAH HE NEVER EVEN GOT THROUGH THE WHOLE
CD HE FELT A FEW RIGHT AWAY..... WE GOT ANOTHER ONE IN THE WORKS
TOO BE ON THE LOOKOUT
Wu-Famnatic.com:
Whats ur next mixtape and when it hits the street?
J-Love:
I DONT KNOW WHEN THIS INTERVEIW WILL BE POSTED SO I MAY HAVE NEW
ONE BY THEN... JUST KEPPING CHECKING J-LOVEONLINE.COM ALL OF
THEM BE ON THERE
Wu-Famnatic.com:
How did the connections with the wu come along?
J-Love:
JUST EVERYTIME I WOULD SEE NIGGAS I WOULD HOLLA AT CATS PLUS
DREDDY KRUGER WAS ALWAYS CHECKING FOR ME AND PLUGGED ME HERE AND
THERE WITH CATS SO I GUESS FROM BEING IN SAME PLACES AND KNOWING
CERTAIN PEOPLES JUST CAME ABOUT
Wu-Famnatic.com:
Are there some Wu-related releases planed?
J-Love:
ALWAYS SOMETHING UP MY SLEEVE BUT FOR TIME BEING KEEP YA'LL IN
SUSPENSE...... I REP WU CAUSE I ALWAYS FELT NIGGAS AND I FEEL
ALOT OF PEOPLES BE FRONTING SO I TRY AND DO MY PART
Wu-Famnatic.com:
With which Wu-artists do you wanna work also with?
J-Love:
GZA , OL DIRTY , GHOST
Wu-Famnatic.com:
Which Wu-artists are you closest to?
J-Love:
I MEAN I M COOL WITH NIGGAS...... DONT ROLL UP TO THERE CRIBS ON
THANKSGIVING OR NOTHING BUT ITS LOVE AND RESPECT
Wu-Famnatic.com:
What's your favorite Wu-Tang member / Wu-Fam crew/member?
J-Love:
GHOST AND ODB WERE ALWAYS MY FAVORITES RZA AND GZA TOO AND I
LIKE LA THE DARKMAN THAT NIGGA HAS ALWAYS BEEN HOT THAST MY
NIGGA TOO
Wu-Famnatic.com:
What do you think about the beef between RZA and Cappadonna?
J-Love:
THATS GROWN MAN SHIT THATS WHAT HAPPENS IN THE REAL WORLD BUT
THATS ALSO THERE BUISNESS I DONT GET INVOLVED WITH SHIT LIKE
THAT THATS BETWEEN THEM
Wu-Famnatic.com:
Do you know any details about any Wu-releases?
J-Love:
I MEAN I KNOW GHOST LP IS CRAZY , METHOD MAN HAS SOME BANGERS I
HOPE HE JUST USES THEM FOR THE LP THO RZA BE TALKING ABOUT THE
CURE.... RAEKWON SAID HE WAS GONNA DROP ANOTHER ONE THIS
YEAR..... WAITING ON ODB TOO
Wu-Famnatic.com:
Some special Wu-News 4 us?
J-Love:
SORRY DOGZ I M NOT WTC/CNN I DONT WORK FOR MAGAZINES EITHER I
DONT TAKE NOTES
Wu-Famnatic.com:
What was the first Wu song you ever heard?
J-Love:
TEARZ OR PROTECT YOUR NECK..... I MEAN THAT OHH WE LOVE YOU
RAKEEM AND GZA FIRST LP...
Wu-Famnatic.com:
How do you see the step from “Enter the Wu” to “Iron Flag”?
J-Love:
LACK OF UNITY.... THEY NOT IN TUNE LIKE THEY ONCE WERE BUT ITS
ALSO GROWTH THINGS CANT REMAIN THE SAME FOREVER SO...
Wu-Famnatic.com:
Where do you see Wu-Tang in the next 5 years?
J-Love:
DEPENDS ON THE MUSIC..... IF THE MUSIC IS TIGHT AND VINATGE WU
THEY WOULD BE STRAIGHT IF THEY FOLLOW THE TIMES THEY GONNA FALL
IN THAT OLD SCHOOL CATERGORY
Wu-Famnatic.com:
What do you expect from the future, what are your plans?
J-Love:
START BANGING OUT LPS.... I MEAN I KNOW MY BEATS ARE WAY BETTER
THEN ALOT OF TRASH THAT BE ON THE RADIO THESE DAYS... NOT TO BE
ON MY OWN DICK OR GAS MYSELF BUT I M JUST NOT FEELING SHIT LIKE
I ONCE DID SO HONESTLY I FEEL MY SHIT NOWADAYZ BUT I WANNA GET A
FEW LPS IN THE STORES SO I TRY TO KEEP IT POPPING FROM THERE
....
Wu-Famnatic.com:
What would you tell young people, who start to djing or
producing?
J-Love:
STICK TO YOUR SHIT... AND DO ALOT OF HARD WORK CAUSE THE MUSIC
INDUSTRY IS MAD GRIMEY SO YOU HAVE TO BE ON TOP OF YOUR SHIT
Wu-Famnatic.com:
What do you think about the development of hip hop today?
J-Love:
I THINK ITS GOOD FOR THE FACT ALOT PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF IT NOT
AND IT GENERATES MONEY BUT THE FLIPSIDE ITS BEING EXPLOITED....
SO ITS NOT PURE SHIT IS FAKE ALOT OF CATS MAKING IMAGES OF SHIT
THEY DONT LIVE OR DO
Wu-Famnatic.com:
Whats your opinion about downloading music from the internet?
J-Love:
I DONT LIKE IT CAUSE NO ONE WANTS TO BUY SHIT NO MORE... THEY
WANNA BURN IT FROM SOMEONE.... AND BE A CRITIC TOO.... MY SHIT
IS IF YOU DIDN T EVEN PAY FOR SOMETHING HOW COULD YOU JUDGE IT
???? ITS LIKE FUCK THAT WHEN I SEE YOU SPEND SOME MONEY THEY I
LL REPSECT YOUR OPINION... UNTIL FUCK THAT .... PLUS NOWADAYZ
THE INTERNET YOU COULD BUY SHIT FROM ANYWHERE SO ITS JUST ALOT
PEOPLE TAKING ADVANTAGE AND GETTING OVER
Wu-Famnatic.com:
Ok, that was all we want to know from you, would you like to do
a shout out for Wu-Famnatic.com and your german fans?
J-Love:
WORD UP GOOD LOOKING FOR HAVING ME LOVE IS LOVE... WAITING FOR
SOME PROMOTORS TO HOLLA SO I COULD COME AND ROCK FOR GERMANY...
HOLLA AT THE KID BUT MUCH LOVE TO WU-FAMNATIC.COM AND PEEP OUT
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