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It’s seems just like yesterday that you heard the hypnotizing chorus chants of the single “Knuck If You Buck”
blaring out of youth’s car speakers as they zoom by and you thought to yourself, “How did this song become a
hit?” Hoping that the sounds of five young rappers (both male and female) from the suburbs of Ellenwood, GA
would come to a screeching halt and soon. It was then, that the hate began for Crime Mob, but they wouldn’t back
down.
Two years later, they’re back and stronger than ever. With their new single, “Rock Yo Hips,” taking radio and the
clubs by storm and starting a new dance craze, Crime Mob is ready to face the hate head on. Their sophomore
release, “Hated On Mostly” explains their angst of an unwanted status placed upon them. Hate it or love it. Crime
Mob wants you to know that they are here to stay...
BM: It’s been about 2 years since you guys dropped your first release and you were still in high school then. Now
you’re out of school and have new found fame and success in the industry. How have your lives changed since?
CM: It’s been a hard pill to swallow both good and bad. You know you want to be successful and you work hard at it and then it
finally happens. You try to balance out the personal life with the music life. We’re just trying to in touch with the people. If you
can’t stay in touch with the people, then you can’t remain yourself. Other than that it’s been a blessing. We’re glad to have this
opportunity. There’s a lot of people that would die to be in our shoes.
BM: Are you guys still adjusting to seeing yourself on TV and hearing your songs on the radio?
CM: No. [Laughs] We already got used to that part.
BM: How does it feel to be the only Male/Female group in the game right now?
CM: It’s ridiculous! It’s what makes more attention come to us. We feel we have an advantage because we can cover subjects
that both males and females can relate to because of it and we feel like, Ok, let’s run with it while we can.
BM:You also have an original sound that’s not too familiar in comparison when you look at other artist from
Atlanta. How did you develop your sound?
CM: We [Lil Jay, MIG, Cyco Black] would make the beats and then collaborate on the verses to come up with the concept of the
song. Our sound is very hypnotizing. You know how artist come out with songs that you might not like at first, but then after a
while you begin to like it. So it’s like, either you’re going to like it in the beginning or you’re going to be forced to like it in the
end. That’s what we mean when we say our sound is hypnotizing.
BM: So you guys have a new album out, “Hated On Mostly.” Why that title for the second album?
CM: Cause the first time we came out, we were young. We were in high school. “Knuck If You Buck” took the world by surprise
and a lot of people were like, “Ok, these kids lucked up. They had one good single. They’ll never be able to get passed Knuck
If You Buck.” You know what I’m saying. And we did. So we had to name the album “Hated On Mostly” to remind us where we
came from and the stuff that we’ve been through to keep us pushing and striving for excellence.
BM: On the last album, “Knuck If You Buck” made platinum status in ringtones and brought your album to peak at
number 5 on the billboard charts. Now you’ve returned with the new single “Rock Yo Hips,” which is burning up
the airwaves across the country. Where do you see yourselves going with this album?
CM: Well right now, we’re already in the top 10 for “Rock Your Hips” and the single hasn’t even reached its peak yet. We
wanted to do a record to break barriers and cross over to the pop stations. Not just on the hip-hop urban side. We have our
own youtube channel, www.youtube.com/crimemob, where most of our fans are white and the other percentage is black. We
see all these people trying to imitate us and do the “Rock Yo Hips” dance but become familiar with how we act during our
everyday lives. It’s over whelming. It really is. Our myspace page is taking over. We’re taking it to a whole other level. So, this
time around, we’re just trying to knock down all the barriers and shoot straight for the top.
BM: You worked with video director Dr. Teeth for the shoot of “Rock Yo Hips.” Explain that experience?
CM: We love Dr. Teeth. He’s done videos for Paul Wall, Mike Jones, I mean the list goes on. He’s the kind of director that will
view us and our ideas in a whole other way that we wouldn’t normally see ourselves. When we have our input, he’s not the type
to ignore it. He’ll actually listen and take that into consideration. He’ll make you a part of the whole plan and we really like that
because some directors don’t do that. You know?
BM: Being that ya’ll are out of high school now, was the college theme in the video part of that concept?
CM: Oh yeah! The whole college theme was to let the people know that we’re all grown up now. We have a wider audience
now. Not just the high-schoolers and the kids. We get 30 and 40 year olds come up to us all the time wanting to know how to
do the “Rock Yo Hips” dance. And that definitely lets us know that we’re reaching higher levels with this.
BM: As far as production, Lil Jay and MIG have a lot of credit on the album. Who else reached out on this project
as far as production?
CM: We mostly do all in house production but we also have DJ Montay, who did DJ Unk’s “Two Step” and “Walk It Out.” Dirty
Doc Jam did “Shine Cuz I Grind” on the new album featuring Mike Jones and “Circles”, our second single.
BM: Can we expect any features on the album?
CM: Yeah. We got Bohagon, Pimp C, Lil Scrappy on the single now, and Mike Jones. We still want people to know that there’s 5
people in the group. We have 5 different personalities. We want people to identify with all of us individually as well as a group.
So, we didn’t want to have too many features. We wanted to have just enough to let people know that we can work with others.
BM: Now the ladies can definitely hold their weight against the fellas. Which female mc’s in the game inspired you
to want to rhyme?
CM (Diamond): Salt-N-Pepa, MC Lyte, Eve, Missy Elliott. Shouts out to Rasheeda. She’s underground right now. She’s been
out for a while but she’s never given up and I just admire her whole hustle, her whole grind. It makes me keep going when I see
her do what she does.
BM: What single are you guys looking to drop next?
CM: “Circles” will be the next single and then “Shine Cuz I Grind.”
blaring out of youth’s car speakers as they zoom by and you thought to yourself, “How did this song become a
hit?” Hoping that the sounds of five young rappers (both male and female) from the suburbs of Ellenwood, GA
would come to a screeching halt and soon. It was then, that the hate began for Crime Mob, but they wouldn’t back
down.
Two years later, they’re back and stronger than ever. With their new single, “Rock Yo Hips,” taking radio and the
clubs by storm and starting a new dance craze, Crime Mob is ready to face the hate head on. Their sophomore
release, “Hated On Mostly” explains their angst of an unwanted status placed upon them. Hate it or love it. Crime
Mob wants you to know that they are here to stay...
BM: It’s been about 2 years since you guys dropped your first release and you were still in high school then. Now
you’re out of school and have new found fame and success in the industry. How have your lives changed since?
CM: It’s been a hard pill to swallow both good and bad. You know you want to be successful and you work hard at it and then it
finally happens. You try to balance out the personal life with the music life. We’re just trying to in touch with the people. If you
can’t stay in touch with the people, then you can’t remain yourself. Other than that it’s been a blessing. We’re glad to have this
opportunity. There’s a lot of people that would die to be in our shoes.
BM: Are you guys still adjusting to seeing yourself on TV and hearing your songs on the radio?
CM: No. [Laughs] We already got used to that part.
BM: How does it feel to be the only Male/Female group in the game right now?
CM: It’s ridiculous! It’s what makes more attention come to us. We feel we have an advantage because we can cover subjects
that both males and females can relate to because of it and we feel like, Ok, let’s run with it while we can.
BM:You also have an original sound that’s not too familiar in comparison when you look at other artist from
Atlanta. How did you develop your sound?
CM: We [Lil Jay, MIG, Cyco Black] would make the beats and then collaborate on the verses to come up with the concept of the
song. Our sound is very hypnotizing. You know how artist come out with songs that you might not like at first, but then after a
while you begin to like it. So it’s like, either you’re going to like it in the beginning or you’re going to be forced to like it in the
end. That’s what we mean when we say our sound is hypnotizing.
BM: So you guys have a new album out, “Hated On Mostly.” Why that title for the second album?
CM: Cause the first time we came out, we were young. We were in high school. “Knuck If You Buck” took the world by surprise
and a lot of people were like, “Ok, these kids lucked up. They had one good single. They’ll never be able to get passed Knuck
If You Buck.” You know what I’m saying. And we did. So we had to name the album “Hated On Mostly” to remind us where we
came from and the stuff that we’ve been through to keep us pushing and striving for excellence.
BM: On the last album, “Knuck If You Buck” made platinum status in ringtones and brought your album to peak at
number 5 on the billboard charts. Now you’ve returned with the new single “Rock Yo Hips,” which is burning up
the airwaves across the country. Where do you see yourselves going with this album?
CM: Well right now, we’re already in the top 10 for “Rock Your Hips” and the single hasn’t even reached its peak yet. We
wanted to do a record to break barriers and cross over to the pop stations. Not just on the hip-hop urban side. We have our
own youtube channel, www.youtube.com/crimemob, where most of our fans are white and the other percentage is black. We
see all these people trying to imitate us and do the “Rock Yo Hips” dance but become familiar with how we act during our
everyday lives. It’s over whelming. It really is. Our myspace page is taking over. We’re taking it to a whole other level. So, this
time around, we’re just trying to knock down all the barriers and shoot straight for the top.
BM: You worked with video director Dr. Teeth for the shoot of “Rock Yo Hips.” Explain that experience?
CM: We love Dr. Teeth. He’s done videos for Paul Wall, Mike Jones, I mean the list goes on. He’s the kind of director that will
view us and our ideas in a whole other way that we wouldn’t normally see ourselves. When we have our input, he’s not the type
to ignore it. He’ll actually listen and take that into consideration. He’ll make you a part of the whole plan and we really like that
because some directors don’t do that. You know?
BM: Being that ya’ll are out of high school now, was the college theme in the video part of that concept?
CM: Oh yeah! The whole college theme was to let the people know that we’re all grown up now. We have a wider audience
now. Not just the high-schoolers and the kids. We get 30 and 40 year olds come up to us all the time wanting to know how to
do the “Rock Yo Hips” dance. And that definitely lets us know that we’re reaching higher levels with this.
BM: As far as production, Lil Jay and MIG have a lot of credit on the album. Who else reached out on this project
as far as production?
CM: We mostly do all in house production but we also have DJ Montay, who did DJ Unk’s “Two Step” and “Walk It Out.” Dirty
Doc Jam did “Shine Cuz I Grind” on the new album featuring Mike Jones and “Circles”, our second single.
BM: Can we expect any features on the album?
CM: Yeah. We got Bohagon, Pimp C, Lil Scrappy on the single now, and Mike Jones. We still want people to know that there’s 5
people in the group. We have 5 different personalities. We want people to identify with all of us individually as well as a group.
So, we didn’t want to have too many features. We wanted to have just enough to let people know that we can work with others.
BM: Now the ladies can definitely hold their weight against the fellas. Which female mc’s in the game inspired you
to want to rhyme?
CM (Diamond): Salt-N-Pepa, MC Lyte, Eve, Missy Elliott. Shouts out to Rasheeda. She’s underground right now. She’s been
out for a while but she’s never given up and I just admire her whole hustle, her whole grind. It makes me keep going when I see
her do what she does.
BM: What single are you guys looking to drop next?
CM: “Circles” will be the next single and then “Shine Cuz I Grind.”
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