Tragedy THUG MATRIX
Being an original member of the world famous Juice Crew Tragedy has been puttin in work since the late 80's. He helped pave the way for groups like Mobb Deep and Capone and Noreiga and helped keep the hip-hop legacy from Queens stay alive and strong. S1 recently drilled this soldier on the past, present and future and this what the Intelligent Hoodlum had to say:

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Tragedy Khadafi : THUG MATRIX

S1- We got Tragedy Khadafi today, What’z up my nigga, talk to uz baby?

Trag- What’z Good, what’z good, yeah, yeah, we here man!

S1- Aiight, aiight… That’z what I’m talking about…

Trag- 25 To Life (Label which Thug Matrix will be released on)

S1- No Doubt, Fast Life, Fast Life… A lot of thingz we want to touch on today, you got your new album coming out (“THUG MATRIX”), definitely want to touch on your history… Um… An Original nigga from The Juice Crew, (The Juice Crew @ it’z peak in the Late 80’z had, DJ Marley Marl, MC Shan, Masta Ace, Tragedy Khadafi, OC, Big Daddy Kane and several more). Talk to uz, letz dizcuzz the early dayz, poppin off wit denm niggaz?

Trag- I meen, it wuz always a Good Look man. It’z like , It’z Like… Say you want to be a successful person in a corporate world & u got to Yale or u go to Princeton or something, ya know what I meen…

S1- No doubt, no doubt…

Trag- Thatz a Good Look on you mutha fukin Resume… So me coming from The Juice Crew iz like going to the Top Hip Hop University in the World… And I graduated wit Honorz, ya know what I Meen…

S1- Yeah, yeah, no doubt, definitely feelin that. (Your are) 1 of the early niggaz, True Nigga from the Queenz Bridge, mentored & helped a lot of niggaz that we be hearing /listening to today, Mobb Deep, CNN (Capone N Noriega)… Talk to uz man, you did a lot of work behind the scenez a nigga may not be aware of.

Trag- Man… I want to tell ya’ll niggaz something right Now, I could talk about it all day, but, um… I want ya’ll to do something…

S1- What Up?

Trag- I got a DVD & a CD comin out in 2 weekz… Know the Matrix (Thug Matrix) iz coming out OCT. 4. That’z the official commercial release Album, but I got a DVD & CD, 15 Bangerz, Live Footage from Nore, Havoc, Capone, Bun B, Kay Slay, Buffy the Body, Lil Webbie, Raekwon, Cormega, Littlez, I meen it’z crazy, Ron Artest…

S1- Oh Shit… Aiight, aiight…

Trag- My Shit iz crazy right now, and basically all of them are talking about how I influenced a lot of niggaz in the game…

S1- Ok, and that’z real man…

Trag- That’z how I gave Havoc(Mobb Deep) hiz name, how I birthed CNN (Capone N Norieaga).

S1- No Doubt…

Trag- Ya know what I’m sayin, letz juz keep it green, na meen… So pick up the DVD “The Hoodfather”, out in 2 weekz in a Hood near you, Mom & Popz near you & your gonna see what time it iz.

S1- Now that’z what I’m talking about, that’z definitely a Good look right there. Letz fast forward, “Thug Matrix”, a lot of niggaz you mentioned on the DVD are definitely gonna be on your CD, what did it take, what’z on your mind, what’z your intention, what’z the deal wit the new album, Talk to uz dawg?

Trag- Wit thiz new album man, “Thug Matrix”, I jus, ya know… First of all “I love the muzik, I love the people, I love the culture”. I love how it can reach people, you know… You got to Overstand, I’m from the Projectz, I’m from the Streetz, T’m from 6 Blockz & 96 Building, I’m from the Worldz Biggest Projectz!

S1- Aiight…

Trag- I know what it’z like to have a voice and not be heard. I love thiz muzik because u can reach people thru thiz shit in mad wayz. You can create jobz for yourself & for your peoplez, na meen, you can… Thiz muzik iz the perfect forum for uz, na meen… Thiz biznezz iz the perfect outlet for uz to get strong, so I meen, that’z my goal, To get Strong wit thiz Album.

S1- Hip Hop iz big Out side the United Statez right?

Trag- I Think Hip Hop iz the World…

S1- Anything in particular u want to addrezz to the knuckle headz?

Trag- Yo man, No matter what your goin thru, Male (or) Female, If you got a d Dream, “You have to live it out”. You can’t live wit regretz, you got to live you dream out, you got to fight for your dreamz. You can’t let you boyfriend get in the way, you can’t let your girl get in the way…

S1- That’z Real…

Trag- “You have to live out your Dreamz”, especially while your young, cuz the older you get, the harder it becomez to live out your dreamz… Remenber, “You got to go for yourz, No body can give you your Dream, Only U can give yourself your Dream. I’m Talkin to everybody that’z listenin, I’m sayin thiz from the Heart… My Peoplez out the, please, please, please do not give up your Dreamz…

S1- You brought an element to thiz Interview that’z been very Positive & We appreciate that.

Trag- Yo thiz iz Tragedy Khadafi, S1 my Doggy, Legacy Magazine, Legacy Radio, Legacy Life, Legacy Khadafi, 25 to Life…

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