STATE YOUR NAME CANNON: Nia Da Foxx

This artist has a lot of charisma. By her style and her persona you can tell she does it from the soul. That's when it is most personal. Her whole life has be scattered with accomplishments, both as a child and as an adult. She also has gone through tragedies that no one should faced. To bounce back more than ever shows total resilience. I was blown away when I heard her tracks first on Hustle & Grind Radio (shoutout to J Milly). I was even more stunned when I heard her live through my messed-up phone. She still sound phenomenal. With all of that she still is a very sweet, kind woman. But she's probably one of the toughest women I've came across in some time. (She doesn't know this but I pretty much decided she should host Sexual Seduction 7. Let her find out reading this lol )

I've interviewed great R&B artists like K. Michelle and Shay Star. So here's another: Nia da Foxx

1. State your name lady.

Hey....What's good?? It's yours truly, the Sultry One...NiaDaFoxx

2. Where you representing?

I'm from Washington DC

3. You have been bitten by the music bug for as long as you can remember. How important is music in your family?

Awwww..... music is extremely important to my family. It's the core foundation of our unit. My Grandmother and her sisters had a group back in their day. They had the clean vocals, fly gear, hair done and makeup flawless. They would shut it down every performance. They were fierce!!! My father is a pianist, so I grew up sitting beside him on his piano bench singing while he played. I have great memories of my Dad and I singing together.

4. How was it like being a young kid traveling with your choir to perform? Did it beat having less memories as a normal child?

You know what that's a really good question. In the midst of all the traveling I never felt like I was missing out on my childhood. I guess because I was doing what I love, so it never felt like work. And my cousins would look forward to hearing about my experiences, so their excitement made me feel special, and kept me motivated to keep going. But I do have some great memories as a young performer and I wouldn't trade those memories for anything in the world.

5. Tell the readers the accomplishments you had as a child.

WOW!!!!!!!!!! I was apart of a group based out of DC that somehow had the privilege of becoming the poster choir for "The Border Baby Project" backed by the White House Administration. We recorded a couple theme songs for the project and whenever the President had a speaking engagement, we were there right by his side. The political community really fell in love with us. So any event that DC was hosting we were there, singing our little hearts out!!! LOL

We were invited to sing at the lighting of the National Christmas Tree every year (which was one of my favorite events) people from all around the world would come to that particular event.

6. How important is education to you?

Education is extremely important to me. It takes more than just a pretty face and a big voice to make it in this industry. And I had it bad as a child, my mother was an educator. She was actually the principal of my elementary school. I couldn't get away with NOTHING!!!!!!! LOL...but all jokes aside, she taught me the importance of having an education, and knowing what I wanted to do in life.

7. How hard was it to come back to music in your 20s? Were you "rusty" or was it like riding a bicycle again?

LOL..... It was like riding a bike. I fell right back into my place like I had never left. Honestly I stopped performing but I never stopped singing or writing. So, getting back into it was very natural for me.

8. This question is personal and I feel iffy about asking so if you don't want to answer, it's ok. What made you decide to move on after the tragic passing of your son?

Hmmmmmm...... his death knocked me off my feet. Have you ever felt like a certain situation in life caused you to almost loose it??? Well, that's what that situation did to me. So one day I woke up and decided the best thing for me to do was to get away from everybody and focus on me and work on healing myself. So, I packed my bags and drove to Los Angeles, CA from Washington DC. What a liberating feeling to drive across the country....

9. What does music do to you?

Music heals me, makes me laugh, makes me cry, makes me wanna fight, makes me wanna make love. No matter what emotion I'm feeling at any given moment...there's a song out there that can give me what I need.

11. Who do you look up to in R&B?

I adore Mary J Blige for her tenacity and strength. And Anita Baker is my all time favorite, her vocals are clean and rich and she's just the truth....Hands Down!!!! If I could go on tour with either of them I would be in heaven!!! Sheer heaven!!!

12. You have the podium. To you, what is the state of R&B today and what should change?

Honestly, R&B is in a sad state right now. We're loosing our audience. POP is taking over, which is cool but it shouldn't cause R&B to be obsolete. If I want to hear some real R&B I have to listen to some old school jams, and that's sad.

13. Who did you featured with in the past?

LOL..... I guess you're speaking of Pharrell. I have a song called TKO and it has a feature from your boy. It's a hott record, if I must say so myself.

14. Tell me about your latest project thats about to hit stores.

I actually have 2 projects that I'm excited about right now. I have a project dropping next month called "The 4Bidden Mixtape" , it's like the appetizer before the main course. Now my main course..that's my baby right there!!! I'm talking bout my actual album, that will hit the stores at the end of the year. It's untitled at the moment, but I'm really pumped about the direction that the album is going. I call my music "Feel good music with a Sexy, Sassy Kick"!!! I think you're going to love it!!!

15. What does Nia like to do in her spare time?

Mannnnnn...... I'm such a home body. I love sipping on a good glass of wine and chillin' in my house while watching a good movie. My girls tease me cause I never want to go out. But, if I were to go kick it with my folks, I would go bowling and shoot some pool ( I suck at pool but I talk big trash..so that keeps my opponent nervous!!!) LOL

16. Single or taken? What qualities in a man that will get you attracted?

I knew that question was coming soon... LOL!! Let's just say, when I'm dating a man I appreciate someone with the greatest since of humor. I also love it when he has his own sense of style, if his swag game is on 1000!!! Good Lawd... I'm all in there!! LOL!!! And last but not least, he has to have ambition, he must be driven and have an intense passion for growth and success!!!!

17. What's the ultimate goal for Nia?

WOW!!!! There's so much that I want to do. But I guess my ultimate goal would be to re-introduce R&B to the new generation.

18. One thing you would like to change about society.

That list is long.... but if I would change one thing ... I guess it would be, the pressure that society puts on women to be perfect. I watch my lil 10 year old cousin go out of her way to be the baddest 10 year old in her school. She wants to look like all the model chicks, video vixens and I'm like you're only 10. Calm down....what are you doing?????

So, I wish society would just let us be free to be who we are. Big, Small, Curvy, Slim...whatever God blessed us with we need to love it to the fullest!!!!

19. Contact info

For Booking/Inquiries please contact ATS Entertainment

Sean Davis : 773-504-7675

atsentertainment@hotmail.com

20. Any shoutouts?

Yes!!!! Definitely... My Management Team ATS Entertainment , PR Team Insight Promotions , Artistic Development Coach-Melanie Foote~Davis of Live By Design Coaching , Wardrobe Stylist- Erica Nicole of Kashmere Kreations and since I'm a closet fat girl I have to put the greatest party chef on blast- Trinity Bracey of Trinkets

Thank you for giving me a moment of your life....I hope you enjoyed your time with me, cause there are many more moments to come!!! Stay Sexy, Stay Sassy and Oh Soooo FoxXy...... til' next time!!!

Muah!!!!! XOXOXOXO







Check out some of the songs that I enjoy and so will you (Also will be on SS7)

Nia Da Foxx ft. Pharell - TKO


Nia Da Foxx - Go Away

STATE YOUR NAME CANNON: MOB FAM

You got to admit. There aren't a lot of rappers in hip-hop with Latino descent. But best believe the ones out there are legends or superstars: First you HAVE to say Big Pun. Then Fat Joe. The almighty Cypress Hill. And you can't be a DJ in a party and NOT rock Pitbull. I even got to shout out Lumidee for this one (Hopefully she will be interviewed very soon as she makes her comeback)
After this interview you got to add these three brothers right here. Coming from the same hood as Willy Northpole in Phoenix, AZ, they been going through the game for a while. Their mission? Be the fresh faces in Latino hip-hop and have the world hooked and blazing like their scorching weather. After this interview, It should be mission accomplished:
World: meet MOB FAM

1. State your names, gangstas:
AYYYYY was up fam’ we got SCZ, YOUNG THUG and TS

2. Where you represent?
Straight out of South PHX, ARIZONA

3. Talk to me about the south side of Phoenix.
Ayyyy well basically it’s da hood out here in AZ, the slums aka the barrio’ its alot of poverty out her fam its Mexicans and black folks who all get along in south PHX, AZ

4. How was it like in the house? Any sibling rivalry?
LOL Never that welcome from a broken family home’ pops was gone mama raised 5 kids on her own’ so we got alote of respect for each other’ also very humble and respectable young men that’s coming from being raised by a single Mexican mother ya digg !!

5. What made you guys form the rap group?
Well TS who is da oldest of the group used to be in a rap crew in the 2000. So they wanted to follow in TS’s footsteps started looping beats and rappin on tapes etc..that was when the HOT BOYS had just came out’ being that they were so young SCZ and YOUNG THUG were very motivated’ So one day after TS comes home from a studio session they tell him “fam we wanna show ya something” So TS is like man I wonder what these bad ass kids done did…lol” well come to find out they were spitting some straight hood bars and had already bought studio equipment mics etc so TS was overwhelmed by his lil bros flows..he then said we got something here’ SCZ has always been the one behind the music” he writes da hooks and even engineers the MOBFAM music most of the time’ he is very hands on with the music. Now YOUNG THUG” is super swag fresh dope boy” he spent all alote of time in da streets with some street bosses and hustlaz’ so he always had some paper’ so he brings that money ‘ swag’ real hood story to the music ya dig. TS is more of the mouth piece/ business man always online pushing records and trying to further the MOBFAM.

6. Talk to me about the importance of Latino presence in hip-hop(Personally 1st thing that comes to my mind is Cypress Hill)
Ya no doubt’ big ups to cypress hill they are pioneers for da Latino hip hop movement’ also big ups to PIT BULL (who we have opend up for 3 times already) and MC MAGIC, ZIG ZAG of the well know group in AZ the NB RIDAZ’ And now we introduce the MOBFAM to the world” we bring that street vibe with a lil Latin twist to it’ kinda like terror squad and FAT JOE” the MOBFAM brings them catchy hooks and a hip hop lifestyle to the urban Latino community” to let there people know that change is good” we here to give yall another input and also a positive look for the community ya dig !

7. What was the setting like after your release of your 1st album, "Street Fame" in 2006. That album put you guys on the map in the Southwest.
Well after 10,000 units sold’ it instantly started a buzz in da city’ we rocked a bunch of car shows and nightclubs through out da city’ then the biggest radio station in AZ power 98.3fm picked there single MAMA RAISED A THUGSTAR to be on “hate it or love it” basically they spin ya record without telling the listeners who is da artist is and let them call in and vote’ wow a massive 85% loved the record” so coming from da hood that was a big deal for the MOBFAM. Then we started sending out are own media kits to labels’ and we got a call back from TVT RECORDS letting us know they got our kit and they liked what they heard and to send them more music” yet again u gotta understand being in the hood and a label calls ya back ya gotta be doin something rite ya diigg’ so we ran with it and took it to the next level” well TVT closed there doors but gave us contacts to a few A&R reps and we are currently on a quest for this soon to come record deal” believe that.

8. What's the Phoenix hip-hop scene like? I know you crossed pathes with Willy Northpole. Do you think Phoenix has what it takes to be on the forefront of Hip hop like Atlanta?
Well first of all big ups to WILLY NORTHPOLE he is from da hood of south PHX, AZ as well we did a XPOZ magazine cover with him and rocked the DUB car show after party with him and Cash Money Records recording artist 2PISTOLS who also showed the MOBFAM alot of love” ARIZONA has a lot of talent’ it wont be long till we are in the spotlight its well deserved as well.

9. Did you guys went through battle rapping? How many people lost to the Mob Fam?
We mainly drop singles and mixtapes and albums” you can take the MOBFAM cd home and battle it all night and be mad at ya self for not putting out music like the fam…lol” with all due respect





10. Your new album "The Takeover" is coming out this summer. What are the expectations? Talk about your single, "We Okay"(I been spinning that record a lot on my mixshows)
Ooweeee the new single WE OK” is super off the chain we have a hit single on our hands rite now my boy Chris Hollywood did the beat “he killed it big ups fam-we moving my dude” it’s a dope beat with a catchy hook in English and Spanish” we giving our people something to ride to and its being shopped around now as we speak” also we got a follow up record for it called TU AMOR” something for da ladies FT:MC MAGIC be checking for that to. Also big ups to JMILLY and HUSTLE N GRIND RADIO and DJ BENZ for spinning the record” and DJ BENZ for that big plug on that night when the track was featured on HUSTLE N GRIND” that spin 10 tracks and have 2 DJ’s judge the records are track WE OK” got a great response that nite he said “not to be disrespectful to any artist that was on that night but that that was the hottest joint of da night” with that being said…here we are fam…thanks bro (No doubt fam)

11. Now this anti-1070 bill against immigration is gaining national coverage. Cops and/or the gov't always finds a way to supress the minority races like us. i want to hear your outtake from each one of you on how can we inform the US about this.
We need to be more aware as a society. Its all bad out here in AZ my peoples been going through that always now they making it legal to racial profile” we will address that very soon in a record” until then all my people keep ya head we gonna be ok”

12. How involved is hip-hop in Mexican culture?
My Mexican people love & support hip hop they trap to…lol.. They buy records they rock jordans and they pop bottles ya digg’ now we gotta give are people something to be proud of and something to get behind and represent we give the the MOBFAM all hood love.

13. Out of you three: Which one is the shyest? The most outgoing? The loudest? Most athletic? and this one...Who gets the most women?
Lol The shyest would have to be SCZ” the loudest is TS” and for who gets the most women’ wow” lol that’s kinda tuff.You would have to see with your own eyes ‘we love da ladies’ as for the most athletic we are all in shape and play hoops every week” TS got a mean post up game’ he played football and basketball in high school”

14. To you guys, what keeps a rap group together nowadays?
Loyalty and you gotta do numbers or ya will off “being that we brothers we can criticize each other with out anybody being offended” even if we didn’t make in the game we still got that love for each other“ we will adapt and overcome” but it seems like there’s a place in this hip hop world for MOBFAM ya digg!

15. What is the ultimate goal for you three? the Mob Fam?
Well first to make great music and reach fans across the world” but also to reach our latino crowd and give them a fresh breath of air with this new movement’ they will have something to rep and something to be proud of LATINOS STAND UP”

16. Contact info for everyone to reach you?
Contact our management “Money Power Respect Entertainment”; reach out to Cahleb at 480.570.7370

17. Any shoutouts?
Big ups to the whole AZ hip hop community everybody in the industry that’s doing there thing and always to the man upstairs God bless us all” and thanks for your time and ya ears enjoy the new single “WE OKAY





You heard the Fam. Check out the single that I've been playing on my Benzimusiq mixshows
MOB Fam - We Okay

A DEADLY HIPHOP ALLIANCE- ARIZONA RAPPERS UNITE TO FIGHT IMMIGRATION BILL

If you don't know by now, you probably don't like the news. But what the gov't doing in Arizona should NOT be ignored. To sum it up, the gov't made it legal for the cops and authority to stop you if you're black or latino. So you know what happened right? Arizona's best rappers, which are: DJ John Blaze, Queen Yonasda, Tajji Sharp, Yung Face, Mr. Miranda, Ocean, Da'aron Anthony, Atllas, Chino D, Nyhtee, Pennywise, Rich Rico, and Da Beast teamed together to make an impact and fight this bill. Just like we get together poppin bottles listening to O Les Do It, we should get together and let our voices be heard. They did. Now the world is watching. Peep this:





Source from Hustle & Grind Radio

Mind you:
Anything Queen Yonasda is fightin for, I'm with her
Anything J Milly is fighting for, I'm with her

You know im down with my homie DJ Infamous

And I got a good fan base in Phoenix. I fight for rights. We warriors.


So count me in.

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