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3/27/2006 What's up Obscene? Everything's good. How'd you get your start in the game? When I was a little kid, I was always into music. I was always listening to a lot of music. I never knew what I wanted to do with music until I got to middle school. I got some programs on my computer and started playing around with it. Then I got my first pair of turntables in high school and that's what started it all. Why did you want to get into the mixtape game? I was playing with all these DJ programs. I would record mixes and sell them at school. I started off doing that and from there I started picking up more on the mixtape game and how it works. I shifted my style a little bit as to what I was doing, but I always had a love for it. How important has being on the radio been to you? I'm still scratching the surface on my radio career. I haven't gotten anywhere close to where I want to be. I believe that's a great outlet to reach a lot of people. It can be as big as you want to make it for yourself. It depends on how many people you want to reach. As for now, I've been on the AOL for a year and Sirius for a year, and I've been filling in on Power96, which is the number one Top-40 stations out here. I'm trying to get a weekly show on Sirius. I was on weekly on Wax42 until they cut back. I'm going to put in some more work and really get everything moving. It can be real hard trying to balance everything and keep it moving. There are so many different facets of the game, from doing mixtapes to staying in the clubs to being on the radio, as well as doing well in school. What's the most important thing you can do for yourself right now? I used to be real heavy on the mixtape game. I used to drop once a month. I've dropped four or five tapes in the past six months. That's not my usual speed. I'm going to get back on my mixtape grind. My main priority right now is to get heavy on the radio and establish DJ Obscene. I'm trying to get as much work in as possible at this point. How did it feel to be selected for Shade45's "Rep Your Set"? It was an honor, especially when I found out that Dirty Harry was doing the first show. Plus that's Eminem's station. It's definitely an honor for me to be among all of the DJ's involved in Shade45. What artists do we need to watch for from your area? Definitely Rick Ross. My man Smitty, Cubo, who is Pitbull's protégé, he's making some noise out here. We also have C.Ride and Dirtbag on Cool and Dre's label. PM is starting to shake shit up again. Everybody in Miami seems to be getting on their P's and Q's and they're moving in the right direction. Everybody's starting to come together. Miami is going to be a real staple for Down South music in the next couple of years. What's your relationship like with Pitbull? I just saw him ten minutes ago in the barber shop. We talk on a regular basis and see how we can help each other out. I'll mp3 records out for him. Pit's got me and it's a healthy relationship. How did you help break Pitbull? That's been a process. It still is. About three years ago, we just hit the streets hard. There was no other way to break Pit than to get the DJ's to play his record. I remember the day Pit's album came out and I was standing outside of a mall holding a sign. I still do that today. Whatever I need from Pit, he's got me, so I definitely feel that I have to help him with whatever he needs. It's been a long road trying to get everyone behind his music. We've passed out tens of thousands of CD's making sure Pitbull is in every car. I've helped out a lot with a lot of other people like Big Mouth Promotions. It was a fun experience and it was a good experience for me, especially because I had just come into the game and I was able to learn how hard it really is to break an artist and get spins. I really got a first-hand experience and it's really helping me learn what to do to break more artists. Who's next from Florida? I would have to say Cubo. He's a part of Pit's team. I'm his DJ. I also DJ for Lunch Money. He's my age, 18. He's well-connected down here and he's worked with so many big names. The kid is serious. He's ridiculous. We're just going to take our time. Why are so many labels coming to Florida now? I think we're a hotspot because we have all of the big events. The big events keep coming out here and people enjoy it out here. Maybe it's the scenery. You should take a trip through all of Miami because it's not all about crazy events, the beach, and the Heat. I think the artists that are coming up now, Rick Ross, Smitty…they're really representing for the other life of Miami that you're not seeing on Miami. I think they're really bringing it out and I feel that people are really going to embrace that. It's just bringing more attention to us. How do you balance everything while being in high school? I just have this year to get through now. My first three years, I would just work. I would get ten hours of sleep a week sometimes. It was really a non-stop grind and hustle. School was secondary to me, but I still kept good grades and my GPA up. Now I want to enjoy my senior year. I went to school and I'm going to more school events. I'm really enjoying the full senior experience in school, but it did slow me down a little bit because I was running so fast. Even though I say that I've slowed down, the way I see it is that my pace walking is other people's pace running. Do you have any regrets about missing out on things in high school? No. I had a great time. I grew up in a great home and my life has been very fulfilling. I've been able to experience a lot of negative and positive things that have helped mold me into the person that I am now. I almost dropped out of school but I decided to stay in and enjoy it. If I would have dropped out, we would have been doing this interview months ago. Do you have plans to go to college next year? No. I have no plans to go to college now. Once I'm out of school, I'm on my full-time grind and I'm ready to go 300% so I can get back up to my regular running speed. I'll grind every day until I get it. I just want to keep figuring out different ways to brand my name. This summer is really my time to get back on my grind again. At this point, it's all or nothing. What's next for you? The next mixtape I'm dropping is going to be "Houston: We Have a Problem" hosted by Bun-B. I'm working on an R&B tape and some ring-tones shit. I'm just putting the final touches on all my projects. What do you want to say to everyone? Thank you if you listen to my mixtapes and thank you for reading this interview. Any artists out there or anybody for that matter, if you want to get at me, it's djobscene@tmail.com. Thank you for keeping it locked at HipHopGame and taking your time out to read this interview.

By Brian Kayser

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