In your opinion being an artist from New Orleans, what is Soulja Slim’s legacy?
Juvenile: Soulja Slim was the streets; straight up. All those street cats, whoever was thugging, grinding, getting money in New Orleans and outside of New Orleans; wherever Slim’s record played, people listened to him and knew he was the streets. That dude was the streets. That was my little homie out the projects. I brought him into the game. I was one of the cats who made him serious about rap because at first, he wasn’t taking it serious. WordofSouth.com: So you kind of inspired him to keep rapping? Juvenile: Oh definitely. I paid for Soulja Slim or Magnolia Slim, his first demo. WordofSouth.com: That’s a good story. Are there any new rappers out of New Orleans your feeling at this time? Juvenile: Oh definitely. I got a little cat named Youngin’ and some other cat. I still run with Skip. The list is long though; my list is long. WordofSouth.com: I was just about to bring that up, you mentioned Skip. What about Wacko? Are they still on UTP? Juvenile: Nah, I still got Skip. Wacko is d
