Laughs), but thankfully my
perception has long been changed.
Tycoon Tax: Yeah, I know. I go
back forth from NYC to T-Dot,
so I know what they be sayin’!
I love it though; it’s unique.
London, England got similar
slang actually. Salute to them!
(Tycoon laughs)
of myself against Rum Nitty.
Salute to him for that; he’s a real
humble n***a.
Novie Blendz: That’s what’s up.
I liked that battle too; both of
you gents did your thing. I also
like that two-on-two with you &
Luciano vs.Yung Casper & KP.
That was a good battle as well.
Novie Blendz: Yes! Definitely!
#Salute to all unique slang! Going
back to you mentioning building
friendships with other battlers;
most people say that those type
of friendships prevent good
matchups. From your perspective
as a battler do you agree or
disagree with that statement?
Tycoon Tax: Yeah, that battle is
mad slept on we had bars.
Tycoon Tax: To a certain extent.
Some of these n***as say they’re
friends, but only see each other
at events. But it all depends on
the person. Like, I know for a
fact we never gon’ see “Clips
vs. DNA”, Arsonal vs Surf ”
or “Daylyt vs. Dizaster”. But
“Mook vs. Lux” is going down
and they’ve been homies from
the same hood, so it all depends.
Tycoon Tax: To be completely
honest, we didn’t start writing
until a week and a half before
the battle. It was crunch time
and with the both of us under
pressure, it brought the best out
of us I think. That’s why I say
the battle was mad slept on. I
feel like that was the best bars
both of us wrote in a while.
Novie Blendz: Those are valid
points that you’ve raised. Which
battle of yours thus far would you
say was the best? Like, you looked
at yourself in the mirror afterward
and you were like, “Mah dude,
you went in!” or where you’ve ever
walked off the stage with the “I’m
the Man” theme song playing in
your head? (Novie laughs)
Tycoon Tax: I’ve got to say that
me versus Kaliente was a good
look, but I was very proud
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Novie Blendz: Well hopefully
now everyone will wake up to it.
There were a lot of great lines in
that battle. What was the creative
process like behind the two-ontwo?
Novie Blendz: If you didn’t just
make that confession, I would’ve
assumed y’all took a while to write
that material. #Salute for that.
Tycoon Tax: Thanks for that.
Novie Blendz: No doubt! You
versus Shotgun Suge went down
out in Cali; how was that overall
experience?
Tycoon Tax: I felt like the crowd
wasn’t f**king with me too crazy,
but I did my thing. I think I got
that 3-0 going into the battle;
I thought every bar I had was
a haymaker. In the third, the
crowd was rockin’ with me crazy,
but on camera, my first and
second should look deadly. I got
nothing wack in there, for real.
Novie Blendz: Well maybe now
you just became a favorite with
that crowd. How did you feel
about Suge as an opponent?
Tycoon Tax: Hopefully, because
I loved Cali. As far as Suge —
I’m just disappointed he choked
every round because I wanted
to have a classic or at least an
aggressive battle, but it wasn’t
what I or the fans were expecting
at all.
Novie Blendz: Definitely not.
From my years of watching
battling I’ve come to realize that
chokes are a domino effect of
destruction. It doesn’t just affect
the choker; it affects all parties
involved.
Tycoon Tax: Yeah, that can ruin
a battle — especially if the other
dude brought his best material.
Novie Blendz: Yup! It’s
unfortunate when it happens
though. But on to some fun stuff;
what are your Top 5 favorite rap
albums From when you were
growing up?
Tycoon Tax: That’s easy: 1.
“Marshall Mathers LP”; 2. “Get
Rich or Die Trying”; 3. “Hunger
for More”; 4. “Lord Willin’” and
5. “Word of Mouf ”.