New 40 Cal. Interview

DX: But what’s good with the other members, Hell Rell, JR Writer, and Juelz. What’s your relationship with them?

40 Cal: I spoke to all of them, I spoke to everyone, but Juelz recently. That’s, because Juelz been busy, I spoke to JR, I speak to Hell Rell all the time, Duke Da God. I spoke to Killa last week. The relationship is still cool, but it’s not as good as it used to be. We not all in the same studio, it’s like that family act. A family that eats together says together, in the music industry a family that records together stays together.


DX: A lot of critics would throw you in this category and compare you along with Papoose, Cassidy, Hell Rell, JR Writer. They say the disadvantage with punchline rappers is that y'all can’t make good radio songs. Do you agree with that?

40 Cal: Yes and no. I know what category they put me in, I’m in that shoot em, bang, bang category. As far as radio songs I don’t think that’s the case, I think that “We” the shoot em up, bang, bang artist is just not popping right now. I call that genre the DMX of the game. When DMX first came out, it was all shoot em up, bang, bang. When 50 Cent came out he kind of brought that back. There is other ways to do it you know, you can Ja Rule or the other do it the other way. I have different theories of ways to do the game. The whole myth about “punchline rappers” is that we can’t make songs.


DX: How does 40 Cal create his own individuality different from dudes like Papoose, Cassidy, and the others.

40 Cal: I can go in any lane. On my new project Mooga, I go in different lanes. I can go back-pack lane without putting a back-pack on, I can go concept on them and still keep my street swag. I can go club without trying to play myself. I can do everything, I just want to show everybody I’m a all around triple-double rapper. Like on this new album Mooga I did a song called “Cuarenta” a Spanish joint. They can play that in a Reggaeton and Hip Hop atmosphere. That what makes me different from all the other dudes, the other dudes is just one lane.

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