O.C
HalftimeOnline: That’s what cracks me up about the people caught up in record sales when most of these artists are getting pennies on the dollar but be like oh this independent cat only sold 100,000 not realizing he’s getting like $4-$5 a record. People don’t think about that.
O.C.: More like $7-$10 a record. Cormega sold 100,000 records. He’s good now. I heard Mega got houses sprinkled all over the United States and he was locked up when I was doing records. So he came home and got ahead of the game quicker than me. Dude is a nonstop workaholic. Mega is an intelligent gangsta. That’s my nigga. We don’t hang out and we ain’t friends from young but real recognize real. We did a Source feature together. He didn’t act tough. I done heard a million stories about this dude. I’m like this nigga? He’s the dude that knocked niggas out? Mega is a real down to earth dude. He sold 100,000 records on Landspeed if I’m not mistaken. He walked in the bank smiling trust me. I’m proud because of the shit he went through to get there. He’s making more money than a lot of these cats who are selling platinum or selling two or three million. Like I said I’m not scared to admit my mistakes, my flaws, or my ignorance about things. L is younger than me but he knows more than me. He worked at Payday when I did my second album. He used to be quiet. With or without me he’s gonna be a millionaire in the next couple of years. He knows how to do business. We could sit and talk another two hours me telling you about him but I’m not gonna tell you about him like that. I don’t need any stupidity around me and I’m sure he doesn’t. That’s my business partner, that’s my man and we doing our thing together. We got a clothing line we are about to start. It’s not a game.
HalftimeOnline: You should call the album that. It’s Not a Game
O.C.: I’m putting that in the Trio right now. We weren’t in Japan doing shows we were over there working out some clothing shit. It’s not a game. I got paid to do nothing really. I got a little vacation for almost two weeks. I chilled in the hotel, promoted my record, did a performance at HMV and at the biggest Apple Store in Japan. I got paid to do that and not full fledged concerts.
May 16th, 2006
Heavy heavy heavy interview.
Let me know what your saying on letting me submit a article about UK hip hop.
Peace
May 16th, 2006
Great interview. Very thorough and it’s great to read that different members of DITC are still doing there thing. OC came off very humble and inspirational as well. I’m glad to see acts get money in more ways than one. Just reading this makes me wanna get Word….Life alone. The people who conducted the interview knew their stuff and every question was well thought out. I’ve read a lot of interviews on line and none of them comes close to this one. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Glad I was able to stumble across it.
May 16th, 2006
great interview, O.C. - one of the best to ever do it, I’m suprised the Pete Rock version of Starchid wasn’t mentioned, just have to wait and see
June 25th, 2006
Big ups to OC. I did an interview with him when he first came out up in NYC for my college radio show the Real 2 Reel show and knew he was destined for underground greatness. All of these “non-conceptual, not exceptional” rappers out today need to listen to times up and know that he’s talkin’ to them.
December 1st, 2006
You got some hot shit!
December 2nd, 2006
im comin up with a style wrecked up n wild
when O.C. rips a script u see me as a child
April 18th, 2009
Dope interview, thanks for keeping it online. OC is that man, one smart dude, telling it like it is.
September 3rd, 2009
Jewelz is probaly my favorite Hip Hop record of all time.
October 7th, 2009
Yo O,you influenced me alot as a young teen man!! “JEWELZ” and “THE CHOSEN ONE” are my most favorite off the 2nd album.Nuff wisdom,keep doing what you doing,what you have is rare,and you mean everything to this thing called hip-hop.