Lottazay: I’m not too happy with
myself about the bruise I put
on female battle rap. Because of
me, females have to live through
the stigma that they have ghost
writers, and that’s not true at all.
Most of them don’t, but for those
that do — no matter how good
your body language is or delivery
may be, if you analyze this sport as
much people like me do, it should
be obvious. Since the incident
I must say, I’ve seen a huge
improvement in the movement of
female battle rap. It seems to me
that the ladies have stepped it up
with something to prove: that they
are equals to the males and can be
dope on their own with no help.
I apologize to my big sister, my
family, Sara Kana, Debo, Vague,
Babs, the femcees and anybody
who has put their blood, sweat
and tears into getting people to
believe in them. In the beginning,
the ladies weren’t given the praise
they deserved, and they’ve worked
to become a successor in this
industry. If I set anyone back, I
truthfully am sorry, because I am
a supporter of that movement too.
I’m sorry to anyone who suffered.
I know how hard those ladies
work; it doesn’t go unnoticed and
their craft is appreciated. Side
note: chicks better watch out
for MyVerse. If she’s as dope as I
know she can be, no one will beat
her. She’s fire. I can tell she gets it.
Majin: So who do you have your
sights set on to battle right now?
Lottazay: I’m going to always be
the same person I was when I
came into this industry; an animal
never afraid to go bar for bar with
40
anybody. To be specific: Chilla,
JC, DNA and who ever else wants
to catch wreck.
Majin: Are there any trends in
battling you wish would die out,
like slow-it-downs or something
along those lines? What about
name flips? Overexaggeration? Big
T gun sounds?
Lottazay: I have no problem
with slow-it-downs, just no more
defeat/the feet lines. Trends are
something that’s going to be here
for awhile — as long as there
are clones out there. I live by
the creed, “Originality wins.” I
have no beefs with the trends out
now. There’s going to always be
someone that’s going to come
along and change the format and
reinvent it. That’s the best thing
about the culture.
I don’t think name flips will
ever get old — as long as it’s
done in an original manor. It’s
been a part of the battle rap
culture since it’s early stages of
hip hop when ppl battled Over
exaggerating depends on how it’s
done and played or acted out.
That’s always been a part of the
battle rap culture. Most of it is
an emcee telling another emcee
what he’s going to do to them or
w.e or what their gun looks or
sounds like. It’s just how you put
it together. The same thing goes
for the Big T question. It’s all
about how you do it. And to call
it “Big T” sounds — I don’t agree.
Although he honed the skill — to
come up with the ones he did is
dope — but he wasn’t the first to
do it. It’s all about how u do it;
originality wins over anything,
every and any time. People
spend their money and time into
what we do, so when they come
through, they want to be awed.
They want to hear some s**t they
never heard before, and nothing
gets a big crowd reaction like bars
you’ve never heard anyone else say.
Majin: So what’s next on the
horizon for you?
Lottazay: I have a lot of big things
in the works — as far as the music
career goes — that are going to
put me on more than just the
YouTube screen. You’re going to
see real soon. I’m always working,
traveling on the road, bodying
somebody new. Always cutting
new records and expanding my
brand. My album “Elevation” is
out now. I have another coming
mid-summer. Some heavy singles
are coming. The people are going
to see way more of me outside of
battle rap.
Majin: That’s what’s up. Anyone
you want tp shout out?
Lottazay: I definitely want to
thank Ed Lover, Terrance Clayton,
Von Jeff, PH, Poison Pen, Sara
Kana and Smack/URL for all
giving me shots to let the world
know my name. My manager,
Yousef; my Abbro, Handz;
my whole ABBO/Team Homi
family — and most of all — the
Abbo