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3/20/2006 What's up Cas? I'm not really an 11:00 person, but I'm straight. I'm actually about to write some shit. How have you been since our last interview? Just grinding. I've really been trying to kill the mixtape circuit. How important have mixtapes been to your career? They've been real important. The mixtapes have taken me all over the world. It's been vital because people everywhere have seen me on the tapes. What does the internet allow you to accomplish that you couldn't do otherwise? When we do mixtapes, we go everywhere with them. We'll get about 5,000 copies and take them down to Spring Break in Miami or wherever, but that's all you can give out. With the internet, we can get the mixtapes out all over the world. Speaking of mixtapes, what do you want to tell everyone about "Back to the Future Part II"? As far as "Back to the Future Part I," it was a lot of samples and a lot of gangster shit. On "Part II," there are a lot of original beats and more diverse topics. I think niggas are going to feel this shit a lot more. What's your favorite track on the mixtape? It would have to be "Boss Playa." That beat is crazy. How did you get all those collaborations to happen being in North Carolina? Thanks to the internet. When we did the Remy shit, not only did we have to drop ten stacks on Remy but we also had to pay for the studio and it got real expensive. With the internet, we can just send mp3's and keep it moving. It's a lot easier. Now that your name is out there a lot more, is it easier to do tracks with artists? Yeah. Now they hit me up. My manager Mike Hustle's Sidekick gets hit up every day asking, "What's up with doing a song?" It's definitely a lot easier. Labels are hollering, so I'm going to keep it moving. How has the label hunt been going? I've really been chilling. I'm waiting for the labels to hit me up with the right budgets. I'm not really shopping. I'm just trying to hit the mixtapes and kill them. If you don't have the Young Jeezy buzz, then you have more work to do. I don't want to name any names, but a lot of guys aren't doing too well because they came in with one record and never did anything. I'm not stressing it, I'm just waiting for the right time. How will you know when it is the right time? The streets will tell you. There will be so much demand that the labels will have to rush the shit. Look at how Jeezy did the Drama mixtape and six months later he's coming out on Def Jam. How has your single "Pop the Trunk" with Garcia doing? We're just now starting to fuck with the shit. We're sending it to DJ's as soon as the CD's and vinyl come back. All of the mp3 record pools are feeling it. On a scale of one-to-ten, we're getting seven's through ten's. What else are you focusing on today? I'm just working to keep attacking the mixtape circuit and jam my tracks down niggas' throats until they realize I'm the future. A big criticism of you is that you only talk about drugs and guns. How do you respond to that? Everybody talks about it so it gets watered down. You have to talk about what you know and you can't escape it. But look at what I do. I'm always looking for different types of beats and different subject matters. Does it ever hurt you being in North Carolina and not New York? It kind of hurts you in some ways but it also helps you. They'll hear about my buzz out here and hit us up. Getting to the labels right now is no problem. It's good to be from down South right now because they're coming to untapped markets like Alabama now. What's up with your group The Wreckin' Crew? We're dropping a mixtape with DJ Styles, "The Cocaine Carolina Movie Mixtape." That's going to pop. We're going to do that so niggas see that we're everywhere. On "Back to the Future Part II" I put the Wreckin' Crew on it a lot. You're not just getting me, you're getting the whole movement. Are you more focused as a solo artist or group member right now? I'm focusing on being a solo artist. I need to get myself where I need to get to before I can really help the group. You're going to be hearing a lot from Traffic, J-Khrist, and Rain. You already know what Rain is on. What can fans expect to hear from you in the next few months? Look to hear a lot more of that gangster shit and "Pop the Trunk." Hopefully we take that single all the way to the top. What do you want to say to everyone? It's time for the new industry, like my man St. Laz says. These labels just keep recycling niggas which is why the game is in the state it's in now. That's why you're hearing this wack music. The industry is not making themselves accessible to new artists, so we have to get in there and push them out. Download Back to the Future Part II Right Here 730 Presents Big Cas - Back To The Future Part II Tracklisting 1. 730 Intro 2. Work Tha Roc (prod. by Lokken Load) 3. Big Ken 334 Mobb Drop 4. Big Cas & 334 Mobb Freestyle 5. Blam Tha Pump (prod. by CappandKidd) 6. Banned From TV ft. Loaded Lux, Rain, Cory Gunz, Traffic 7. Boyz N Tha Hood (prod. by M Rell) 8. Babs Bunny Drop 9. Feelin Tha Kid (prod. by Trackmontas Ent.) 10. Ain't My Business (prod. by M Rell) 11. No Sir (prod. by M Rell) 12. Omilio Sparks Drop 13. Up In The Morning Remix ft. J Khrist (prod. by Seme) 14. We Family ft. Geolani & Montega (prod. by DJ Nice) 15. J Bezel (Dip Set) Drop 16. Gunned Down ft. St. Laz (prod. by Seme) 17. Boss Playa (prod. by M Rell) 18. Stimuli Drop 19. I'm Gone Get It ft. D Murda (prod. by M Rell) 20. Only For Tonight ft. Rain & Fran D (prod. by StressedSol) 21. Kiss The Monkey (prod. by CappandKidd) 22. Pop The Trunk ft. Garcia (prod. by CappandKidd) 23. Grind 4 Grind ft. Snyp Lyfe & St. Laz (prod. by SoundSmith Productions) 24. Fredro Starr Drop 25. Get Focused ft. Flawless (prod. by CappandKidd) 26. Together We Stand ft. Tom Gist (prod. by CappandKidd) 27. I'm A Rider ft. T Waters 28. Ride Wit Us ft. Bath Gate (prod. by M Rell) 29. Big Cas & Ike Eyez Freestyle

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