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Street Grammy - Required Interview Lloyd Banks & Young Buck

That's Where I Built My Street Buzz

2NR: What do you think about people using the call "G-Unit" as the new "Westside" for whities?LB: That line is something that came out accidentally. 50 was in the studio and he did the stuttering, "G-G-G-G-unit". Before you know it, it was stuck. Now when people do that it's like saying "Was'sup."

2NR: What is your ideal chick?LB: I don't have one specific. I like a petite female. I don't need them to have the biggest chest or the biggest butt. I'm a face guy. If I can't look at your face in the morning...I gotta be able to look at your face when I'm mad at you. I gotta be able to be around you and take that I'm mad at you today. The girl has got to be understanding because my schedule is unpredictable. You gotta be down to earth and attractive. I can't tell you that looks don't matter because I'd be lying to you. And you could put it out there that I am single. Let the ladies know that. Single as a Pringle.

2NR: And your phone number where they can contact you?LB: Yeah.

2NR: That wraps it for me. I appreciate your time. If you could hand me over to Young Buck I'd appreciate that-LB: Sure, hold on.

2NR: Yo Buck! What was THE song that made you get into music?YB: "The Wild Wild West."

2NR: Kool moe Dee?YB: I used to like that shit man. I didn't even know what music was. I just wanted to sing that shit. "Wild Wild West." I had a fuckin cap gun and thought I was the shit. I'd point that motherf@$%er at you and let off about six rounds of paper caps. Just a baby talking 'bout the Wild Wild West and I was gone ever since.

2NR: How old was that?YB: Man. I was 10 or 11. I'm 23 now. I'm still young.

2NR: Young and holding a gun.YB: Man, when I was a baby I had a love for guns. I went from holding cap guns, to BB guns, to the real ones.

2NR: How's your aim?YB: I went up against one of the best marksman in the world and beat him. I bullshit you not. That shit is on tape. I went up against...uh, what's that shit where they pull the...uh, skeet shooting.

2NR: Skeet?YB: Skeet.

2NR: Skeet. Hehehe.YB: I went up against the best skeet shooter in the world and beat his ass. You'll see us in Vibe. We went at it with 12 guages.

2NR: Where did you get the practice for that?YB: I never practiced with no 12-guage shotgun. This guy was the champion of the world. They told me he was so f@$%in' good. They hyped him up so much. I got out there and blew his ass out with that 12. Tore his ass up with a guage! He was pissed. His teacher was the guy who taught me how to shoot but they didn't think I'd pick up on it that quick. It was so easy and I picked up on it so quick I was thinking damn, no wonder he's the f@$%in' champion. He used a different gun. But I beat him by one though. We went shot for shot. We did the best of 10 but I beat him.

2NR: So cap guns, BB guns, toYB: To shooting people for real-the real life shit to shooting skeet.

2NR: At least they're both targets.YB: Moving targets! Fast ones!

2NR: What's your favorite piece of artillery?YB: A 223.

2NR: What's that?YB: Just short for the 223 Assault Rifle. It's like an AK.

2NR: That's not illegal?YB: Nah. Where I'm from the gun laws are kind of different. You could have a 12-guage in your house. No problem. Man, for a long time as a kid growing up in the south we used to see the f@$%in' hillbillies ridin' with their shotguns in the windows.

2NR: That didn't make you nervous at all?YB: Oh hell-f@$%in' no. It made me wanna kill one of them motherf@$%ers with the rebel flags on their windows and shit.

2NR: The artist you'd most like to work with?YB: Ah, man. Tupac.

2NR: You can't actually work with Tupac. You have to pick someone that's alive. YB: What makes you think 'Pac is not alive? Huh?

2NR: YB: The homie 'Pac is right here. Hold on. You wanna holla at him? I think I'm working with all the people I want to work with, and that's crazy because I always wanted to work with Dre. Ya know, I'd like to work with this one underground artist from the west. Brotha Lynch Hung. I'd wanna f@$% with him. He's hard.

2NR: Three rules of business?YB: One, mind your business. Two, watch ya back. Three, don't burn any bridges.

2NR: What was you're favorite car before you made it?YB: A '73 Caprice Impala.

2NR: And your car now?YB: A '73 Caprice Impala! A '79 Cadillac Eldorado. I like old schools.


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