Burning 50 Lifestyle Magazine Issue 4 February 2016 | Page 7

Hot Boy

TURK

Original Cash Money Records HOT BOY shares with Burning 50 a peice of his story.

Burning 50: Hey Hot Boy so glad to have you on the line….

Hot Boy Turk: Heeeey

Burning 50: How did you get down with Cash Money and become a Hot Boy?

Hot Boy Turk: Well I started rapping young and my name started ranging then Magnolia Shawty gave me a good word with Cash Money and I became a Hot Boy by default.

Burning 50: At what point did you feel you had arrived?

Hot Boy Turk: When I was doing it I didn’t recognize it as having made it I because I was just doing it to get out of the projects, as time went on I still never did feel like I had arrived…most of the times I had I don’t remember I was so high I didn’t enjoy of any the success or accomplishments that were happening to me.

Burning 50: So is the fact that you never felt like you made it or was a success why you got high?

Hot Boy Turk: No I just got high and when you are under the influence of the drug all you do is continuously chase the high…I used both heroin and cocaine.

Burning 50: What was the most effective way that you used to reach your fans?

Hot Boy Turk: I have always been hands on I handed out my project in the hood, the projects, the barber shops; I took pictures signed autographs and just dealt with the people. Even now I correspond with my fans via social media.

Be on the look out for the Book and Documentary coming from Turk . Follow him on Social Media Twitter:@hotboyturk32 IG @hotboyturk_32