What does being a member of the Terror Squad involve?
Hard work, a lot of fun and loyalty! Before the Fat Joe/Terror Squad connection came about, had you had the opportunity to work with many high-profile artists? Before we hooked up with Joe we were grindin’ on the local independent circuit in Miami. We did two records with JT Money, a local legend on Capitol at the time, and Juvenile and the whole UTP. Game’s latest single “Hate it or Love It” is a Cool & Dre production. How did that collaboration come about? We got a CD to some of our people at Aftermath. Months went by and Sha Money [G-Unit executive] told us Game was using one of our beats on the album, with 50 Cent on it. Of course, you guys were behind Ja Rule’s comeback track “New York, New York,” which almost single-handedly restored Ja’s credibility. Do you feel that song was as big for you as it was for Ja? “New York” was such a big look for us. Not only did we bring Ja back, [but] two kids from Miami gave New York an anthem. That’s a classic! “New York” has also been identifie