XPOZ Magazine XPOZ ISSUE #71 | Page 19

Diamond Lane is the label to watch out for in the west right about now. If you’re a hip-hop head, I’m sure you know. Problem and Bad Lucc are two thirds of the outfit. Singer, Casha Monet rounds out the roster. The statuesque songbird has been featured on tracks with Neyo, The-Dream and Yung Berg. She has been rumored to have been romantically-linked to all three. From Problem’s first impression on the Valley, we desert denizens can expect to see more of him. “I like the muthafuckin’ vibe [in AZ]. I’m gonna come out here and do my album,” he says. Bring it, Prob! We got fine women, bomb green and beautiful scenery. Did we mention the Grand Canyon is here? But get it right, y’all. He isn’t trying to promote “the west” as a whole; he promotes Diamond Lane Music Group. Loyalty runs in this man’s veins. No question. The German-born, Compton-raised rapper has big shoes to fill on this indie label tip. Most heads wanna know: you trying to get on an independent level like, say, Tech N9ne, or are you looking to play in the Bigs? Proble ??????????????q$????)????????????e????????????????)????????e??????????$???????????)???????????????????e??????'?e?)????????????m??????????t??t????)A?????q ????????????????????)??????%???????????????????)??????????t??????????????????)????????????????????????????+?qQ???e??????????$?????e??????????$)???????????????????t?%???????e?)??????e?????????????????????)????????e??????????????????????)A??????e??????????????????????)???????????????????????e????e????????q ???? ????t?????????????????)?????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????M? ??????????????????????????????)A????????????????????????????()?????????????????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????)????????????????????Q??????????)???????????????????????????+?q'?e???????????????$???????????t)???A????1??????????????????)1????????????????%???????????????)??????qQ????e?????a????????????????d??t)???A???????????????????1????)??????? ????????????????????????)Q?????????????????????????????)???????e?????????????????????)??????????q1????]?????t???????????)????????????????????????????????????e????q'?e?????????????????)?????Q????e??????????????)??????????????????t?]??????)?????????????????A?????????????)?????????????????????????????)?????????????????????1????)U????????????????????)?????A???????????????????????????????????????????????????)5??5???????5?????????????9?)????????????????qm!??t???????????)?????????????????????????????)???????????m???t????????????????)???]?????????????????????]?)???????????????????????!???????)??????????????????????????e?)???$???????????t????A???)A????????????????????????????????)0???e??????????Q??? ??????????)???????????????Q???????????e?)???????????? ?????? ??????)??????????!?????????!????????)?????????????????=??????????????)????????q]???????e????????????)????????????e???????????$???????e?)??????????$?????e????????????)?????t?!??????????????????????????)??????????????????????????)???????????????????????????q$)???????????????????$?????????????)????????I??????????????????)m??t???????????????'?e?????????)?????t????A????!??????????????)??????????????????????????()???????????????????????)??????????????????????d???????)??????????????????????????)???????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????)A??????e???????????????????)???e???????????A??????????)???????????????????????????????)???????q$?????e???????????????+?a???????d??$???????????$????????)Q???e?????????5????????????)????????m????????t???????)????????-???????????????$????)?????????????????????$?????e?)??????t??????A???????]??e??????)????????????)??????????????????????????)?????????????????a???????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????)?????????????e????????????)???????????????????)]??? ???Y??????)??? ???????((0