Author: Marisa Mendez

Interview: King Los Talks Bad Boy Departure, Diddy’s ‘Nobody’ Rant, Putting The DMV On With Wale & More

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Fresh off the release of his new mixtape, Zero Gravity II, I sat down to chop it up with King Los at 25 Degrees in Hollywood…and had quite possibly the best milkshake of my life. Los and I, along with his longtime girlfriend Lola Monroe, had just left the Revolt studios across the street, catching YG’s show and bicken back bein’ bool with him and his 400 crew before hunger…and business…prevailed. I wanted to catch up with the Baltimore wordsmith to discuss his new project, and get the word straight from the horse’s mouth on his Bad Boy departure and all the rumors surrounding the recipient of Diddy’s epic rant sampled on Rick Ross’ Mastermind cut, “Nobody.”
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(Photos) Ty Dolla $ign’s First NYC Hosting [New York, NY]

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I hit Ty’s show in Philly earlier this week, and he told me he was coming to NYC to tape an episode of Jimmy Fallon (big things!), so I reached out to my girl J. Rose and got him a quick hosting in the city.

Since his Pu$haz Ink homies YG and Mustard were in town for My Krazy Life promo, they came through too……..and I was hungover for the next 24 hours. Nice.
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(Photos) SXSW 2014 [Austin, TX]

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Pusha’s Play Cloths isn’t my only client at Edifice Agency – I also work with PONY.

For SXSW this year, we teamed up with Nice Kicks for a dope day party, as well as Sway In The Morning to supply all of their guests with kicks. Shout to Ty Dolla $ign, Nipsey Hussle, Yaris Sanchez, Joe Budden, YG, Joell Ortiz and everyone else we rocked out with!
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Exclusive: Ty Dolla $ign Talks Boogawolves, Ratchet Music, Fatherhood & More With Marisa Mendez

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It’s about 11pm in Phoenix, Arizona, and a sweaty Ty Dolla $ign is grinning as he scrolls through his phone. Ty just left the stage (following sets from Migos, Sage The Gemini and a few local artists), and was back in his dressing room waiting to join YG’s set a little later.

No one introduced us as I pulled up a chair next to him for our interview, but as I sat down, the “Paranoid” singer didn’t seem to mind. He was excited to get feedback from a new face. “Did you like the show?” he’d ask me, before I had to admit I only caught the last song. (Thanks, Delta!) As we start chatting about my trip from New York and how I almost didn’t make it, YG and DJ Mustard enter the room and make a beeline toward their longtime friend/Pu$haz Ink crew member.
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