f you haven't heard already Layzie Bone's new album "It’s Not A Game" is scheduled to release on May 31, 2005. More details on the album will be released soon. For now here is a recent interview Layzie Bone did with Pulse Weekly. He talks about his new album and more.
PULSE WEEKLY: I just have a couple questions for you about the Thugs and your solo career.
LAYZIE BONE: You can ask me anything you want to ask me, sweetheart.
PW: Aw, that’s cool. First of all, how did you get the name Layzie?
LB: ‘Cause it rhymes with Krayzie. I don’t even know why they called me Layzie, for real – I’m the busiest guy in our group. My real name is Steven Howse – that’s on the business side, though, you know. We made up rap names when we was like 9, 10 years old.
PW: Do you all still live in Cleveland?
LB: I’m back and forth. I still live in Cleveland, but it’s optional – I ain’t got to walk through the snow no more. Right now, it’s like eight degrees, so I don’t desire to be there. I go from Cleveland to Atlanta, down to Miami and back to L.A.
PW: You’re a pretty domestic guy now, aren’t you?
LB: Married with children. I’m sitting here, watching my boys – little Stevie and little Steven. They love music; they have their own little studio. They know how to work it, too. Steven is one and a half, and Stevie’s almost two – no, almost three. I’ve got eight children, so it’s hard to keep up with their ages. You can hear them in the background – they’re my little mini-mes.
PW: Could you tell us more about your new album?
LB: It’s called It’s Not A Game. I’m just talking about life in general, everything from the club to raising your children to moms that ain’t got no moms. It’s deep, that’s all I can say. I’ve got Snoop Dogg on there; I’ve got WC from the Westside Connection. I’ve got [my wife], Felecia, on there. This album gives me butterflies – that’s a good thing. I think it’s gonna do well.
PW: There are a lot of talented rappers here in the Lehigh Valley. Can you give them a few clues about getting a start in the business? How did you get your start?
LB: Basically, what we did was purchase one-way tickets up-out the Midwest. We were homeless in L.A. for probably four months before we were discovered by Eazy-E. You just gotta go pursue your dreams. It ain’t no big talent show in Pennsylvania, in Ohio, in Detroit ... Simon and them from – what’s that reality show?
PW: American Idol?
LB: Yeah, American Idol. That’s the hard route – you might as well go find Hollywood or Manhattan. It pays off.
PW: And now you have your own record label.
LB: Yeah, Mo Thugs. I don’t have a partner – my only partner is Felecia. We’ve got a lot of things coming out in the future. Felecia’s album is called Here I Come.
PW: Are you worried about other guys checking out your wife if she decides to make videos?
LB: Naw, why would I be worried about that? She’s been shaking that thing way before I came along, you know? That’s something you don’t worry about when you’re an entertainer, because we’re making money and pursuing dreams and shit like that. I’d probably be more upset if niggas tried to dis my girl, saying they ain’t lookin’ – I know they are. [Her] talent is just super duper off the hook ... shit, [we’ll] have their mouths watering and drooling – you’d better think of it like a pork chop, if you like pork.
PW: Now, all things considered, is a career in rap a good way to make a living?
LB: It’s cool – I mean, it ain’t like basketball money or anything; you gotta hustle. Everybody thinks it’s easy, but if you want the Jay-Z money, you really, really gotta work. I’ve been doing this professionally for 12 years, so it’s paying off. I’ve got a mansion, I’ve got the cars, but I’m trying to feed 15, 20 generations after me.
PW: How do you unwind after a busy day working on all your projects?
LB: Shit, I just kick back. Curl up under my wife, talk about how my day went and bam! That’s the day. Watch a movie or play a game. As long as I’m at home, I’m good.
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