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Mannie Fresh: That’s exactly what I mean.

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Mannie Fresh: Yeah.













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  • Anthony

    Mannie, Come to Baton Rouge and do something with Lil Boosie. He's still all south Louisiana. He's not that "now" stuff you were talking about. He's been raw since day one and he continues to be raw still to this day. Give him a shout. You won't be disappointed.

  • Lil Wayne & Mystikal Beef

    Lil Wayne, Mystikal, Mannie Fresh, and Cash Money are all friends again -

  • Anonymous

    First off think's guys for the interview with frish' inwich hit home with me becouse I grow up with frish in the music bizz form tne days of hem deejain @ the monthly dance supper dom expolrion in the new orleans supper dom every month during the 19-80s were he worked with new york incorperated and graced the dance flour with my dance grop da'dragon master showcase navertheless I would love to see a friah & mystical project or a funky metricx project lol!,,,,,,,,non" really get@ me i'm on one as wall cll vamp get @ me frish i currently haVee more time on my hands than I need call

  • Empire

    Fresh is the forgotten father of souths rich sound following the realease of Eygptiansuperlife{Available online worldwide}Deadpoolmak90s is slated to star in the short film Deadpoolmak90slookinforsnookie shooting began in trenton newjersey despite the director of the film knightemare of Hoodmobb021 fighting several cases on the inside google Deadpoolmak90s for further updates and details

  • Anonymous

    Mannie could make Juvenile into a star again. Juve needs to sing-rap again. he made that style famous (400 degrees) and stopped while others are getting rich off that style. I would love to see a Mystikal/Juvenile collaborative with mannie of the beats. I think that would be a huge hit. It would also take less time to make as the artist don't have to write full songs. They would only have to write verses.

  • carpatunnel

    no matter how good the interview, wat the story, or the artist, there will always be some dumb fuk comments on here either aimlessly hatin or poppin on some shit they do not understand. smdh. Anyone wit a dam brain kno mannie did and does his mf thang.

  • Level 32

    This was the realist interview I've seen Hiphopdx do in a long ass time. Thank you for this one and thank you Mannie for keeping it Ben Frank! It's times like these I wish I could bring Pac and Big back to look at what is now the hip hop game, nigga's wouldn't even recognize it. No wonder Jay, Nas and the like have been so up in arms the last 5-6 years, because nigga's is carbon copy. When I see Officer Ricky on a video and people talking about how cold he is I cringe, because dude don't hold a candle to any of the greats in the game. When I hear some of the beats folks be on now including Wayne with the Carter 4, you can tell folks aren't keeping it original anymore, everyone is eating off everyone else simply to stay hot instead of transcending the bullshit. How is it in this atmosphere of music Jay-Z (41) Kanye (36) and Emenem (39) are able to still be the hottest cats in the game? They didn't sell out to the stocking and half shirts and they still are the hottest, but that's just it. They walked the road less traveled and thus why they're the Gods of the game.

    • Empire

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    • Anonymous

      get off Jay - the reason they stay on top is because they get the biggest financing and push from their record company. Mannie could make Juvenile into a star. Juve needs to sing-rap again. he started that and stopped while others are getting rich off that style. I would love to see a Mystikal/Juvenile collaborative with mannie of the beats. I think that would be a huge hit. It would also take less time to make as the artist don't have to write full songs. They would only have to write verses.

    • Anonymous

      Speak the TRUTH homie!!!

  • Anonymous

    Rap music from every region is being played everywhere around the world and you kids still talking about "NY stay losing". People in New Zealand or Sweden don't care if you're from Zone 6 Atlanta or Brooklyn or Compton morons. Grow up.

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  • Boot Representa

    Mannie is that dude. I remember when P came out of nowhere with "Bout It" and "Ice Cream Man" and I was like "who is this dude?" Up to that point no one really knew who P was, but growing up in the N.O. around that time, you KNEW who Cash Money was... Lil' Slim, U.N.L.V. and going back before that Gregory D, Tim Smooth... Neither of those two were Cash Money, but N.O hip hop is deep in the game. I feel like Mannie needs to set up his own movement and bring in a new generation under his wing, but if they don't even know who P.E. is and are too lazy to do the knowledge, then don't even fuck with them. Fresh has always been level headed and true to himself in addition to being musical as fuck. Fresh, if you read this, let Mystikal do his thing and you do you. See how Baby brought Wayne this far? You need to grab some young talent and groom them for hip hop to come back to what it shoudl be in the South. Stay up my dude.

  • Luiz Fillipe Graziadio

    nice interview......bring that shit back

  • Anonymous

    LMFAO..."I need wheels"...classic

  • d.rose

    holly fuck... manny fresh is soo fucking uglyy... one of the ugliest niggas I've seen goddayum dis nigga needs to stay out of pictures fuck!

  • KV

    Loving this interview. Mannie held it down on so many levels. Mystikal need to get his ass where ever Mannie is and get all that work in. If not he is going to disappear

  • Anonymous

    Cool interview. I think what this site makes up for with 3.5 album ratings is great interviews

  • dipset 619

    been listing to mannie , cash money , and no limit since i can remember cuzz my brother alwayz bump them . do is probly one of the games best producers EVER from any region ...this interview explained so muchh ..i alwayz wondered y he hasent really new material as of late espically that the south is basiclly on top mainstream wise .. he truly does care bout making good musik cuzz to be honest he really can make a song wit any body (foo already has to )

    • GHBdoper

      I'm in the same boat. I remember my brother would outplay the shit outta Cash Money when he used to drive me to school.

  • Southern Comfort

    lol ny staying losing but anyway Mannie Fresh make the south look good.without mannie there wouldnt be CASH MONEY.Dude put alot of work in and made history at the same time

    • KV

      NY do stay losing. Really hip-hop lose in general when ppl forget about the Public enemy old school stuff and when ppl are afraid to be new original. Its so crazy how he broke down all the southern sounds got to have this snare or whatever. I always thought that. Mannie a true gem out here in a land of dumb ass rocks

  • ll

    i dont belive that shit that niggas in ny just want to here the south music thats bull if so then u tell me who the fuck is buying jada shit and styles p and nas and maino and the rest of the rappers holding down the north i no they sure in the hell anit really blasting it down south i no that for a fact im down here and i have to put nigaas on real hip hop from the north so mannie save that shit and i listen to real (gangsta) rap from the south like scarface z ro trae ugk krino shit like that thats some real rappers for ur ass fuck lil wayne real talk and i dont give a fuck if u fans like it or not dude dont have no real skills but u kids and fags that buy his shit would never admit it i will give it to him he no how to sell music to cats in these days but he dont have no real skills bottom line

    • H-Town

      I like yo southern music collection homie, but I think when a southern DJ comes to play in NY, they're expecting to hear southern music. scarface z ro trae ugk krino is all i jam nowadays, heavy rotation! Houston radio is for the birds! SMMFH

    • Bowski

      Actually I can believe what Mannie said about djing in New York City clubs and all ppl wanna hear is southern stuff. I'm here and I can tell you most times it's probably because they know it's Mannie on the one's & two's and as such are more inclined to hear him spin the southern records rather than the east coast/northern joints. Nobody would really go to a Premier party expecting him to spin a bunch of southern records?? This was a dope interview, and I totally agree w/his opinion about Jeezy. Eventually Jeezy's gonna have to show some growth while still giving his core fanbase what they always expect to hear from Jeezy.

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  • yes yes

    This interview is one of my top favorites on dx. Interesting. I read the whole thing. Shouts to mannie and the interviewer

  • Jeff



    I don't know how long it was between the time P left for Cali and the time he came back, but he made him out to be a outsider,LMAO... I would have to hear the original b4 I say he stole a slogan...Other then that, I've always loved fresh and can't wait for something new...

  • f. Baby

    Good interview. Mannie don't compare that kid to my dude Cole tho. Cole know who Public Enemy is and what they rocked.

  • Anonymous

    I like mannies production and a few of his hits and whatever but dudes need to stop acting like kids do everything they do. They dont. They dont just see wayne drinking syrup and go COOL im gonna go drink syrup. They sit at home bored as fuck cant get tree and then the one jackass in the rooms like lets get cough syrup and then the rest try it and they like the high thats how drugs work.

  • YM Hater

    i Bar is da illest, ax (ask) your mom! (when she gets the icock out of her mouth) Google ifan by i Bar

  • Azhar

    Great article and interview, we need more of these exclusives...Mannie kept it 1hunid!!!! wish more artist did that we they're interviewed

  • Azhar

    Always did bang Mannie's music.... More artists north, south, west should fuck with him (pause).... whenever he would produce a major artist's 1st single he pretty much delivered (jeezy, T.I. Wayne etc...)

  • Anonymous

    mannie prolly be laughin at the new cash money music

  • Keezie

    Nevermind. Just finished the last part of the article. I started reading & got so excited that I posted immediately.

  • Nico 3

    Let's be real. Mannie Fresh is garbage now. He had his moment, and back in the day, his production was admittely on point, but times change. And thinking P owes you or owed you an apology for using some stupid catch phrase? It's every man for himself out there. That's why Birdman and Wayne are where they're today.

  • Keezie

    I have to thank Mannie. I was bumping his music coming up. Mystikal needs to stop moving around so much & just finish that project. I was in a site that is usually FILLED with hate & everybody was saying they were waiting on that one. He doesn't understand needs to start having some1 google his name along with Mannie's on these sites so he can see the replies. His street team needs to let him know. If you see this Mannie I'll do the digging damnit. The proof is out there. I personally feel like Mannie is to the South what Premier is to the East. He just had a lot more radio friendly hits but he makes real music none the less.

  • yup for real son!

    Mannie fresh and 9th wonder got a new album dropping 2013

  • ts5000

    theres not gonna be a hot boys reunion album?

  • Sourheadband420

    Manny Fresh is a legend. I cant believe still fly is 10 years old. In my opinion Cash Money or LIL wayne for that matter havent been the same since Manny left. I would love to hear Wayne rapping over Fresh production in 2012

  • Anonymous

    mannie a real nigga,.. much respect

  • Anonymous

    cash money died the day mannie fresh left... i cant stand those new generation garbage artist

  • SMH

    "its Fresh and Stunna,, We like brothers" fucking Birdman you a bitchass selfish nigga how u gonna fuck over your own man dawg

  • Yo man Real Talk

    I understand what mannie is saying about the whole mob deep situation but he gotta understand the youth don't want to hear that shit don't mean its whack but the youth aint interested in it that era of rap came and gone sum of us were lucky to grow up in that era and can appreciate it for what is was, kinda like basketball most kids today just know Lebron and Kobe as the best and never witness Michael Jordan or Bill Russel and Magic in there prime so u kno that sane out with the old and in what the new but man mystikal after he reads this article u know he better jump on it now before he passes this opportunity I wish Birdman would give Mannie an apology and pay him what is old and get mannie on the cash money roster because guaranteed if mannie producing the beat Lil Wayne and Drake and Nikki would be killing it and you know Mannie aint gonna settle with just a lazy rap like he said he don't email no one beats he wants to be in the studio with them so yea man shout to Mannie do ya thing damn cant believe that still fly song is ten years old i feel old as fuck hahaha

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    im not a bot...not trying to spam but plz.. check it out, u wont regret it i got more songs on there too....thanks

  • judah nazura

    man i want some dick!

  • Almar

    Loved that video of him and Mystikal in the car, Those beats were dope and mystikal sounded great, put some of that shit out asap.

  • yungstallion

    "...go get a bucket when i spit like this ...i make Jet Li flinch when i kick this shit!...." man we need that Mystikal!! He was my favorite and Mac of no limit is the greatest of all time!!! He has major lyrics!! Damn i wish he was out...nobody can fuck wit him....nobody...he killed shit!

  • murdock

    Mannie Fresh: Nah, man! I havent done #1 yet, believe it or not. Im waiting for Hip Hop to come back. Its in a crazy state right now. So, to me, I havent done #1 yet...........hold on ..what the fuck is he talking about your a reason why this shits wack as fuck now!!your squad was wack!!!!

  • Brandon Pitts

    Bravo! Awesome Article! I fux wit this site because of these in depth interviews!

  • Anonymous

    mannie fresh is dope but cash money is the worst thing that has happened to hiphop: - no lyrics - a flow which nobody cant understand just some stupid mummbling on the mic, - no story telling - totally no skillz everbody from the hot boys flopped after 1 decent album. Where are they now? I dont talk about lil wayne because he isnt hiphop but pop

    • Feedbak

      actually your wrong, all 4 were talented especially Juvenile & B.G. Turk & Wayne were very young at that point but also showed promise.

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  • Money First

    He told the truth...cats are the 'NOW' generation with no sense of history but what do you expect when your momma was 14 having yo ass! Its a different world with some of these cats. I may be young but I was smart enough to seek out the wisdom from older cats and actually so some damn research before I spoke on something I knew nothing about like dude with Public Enemy..

  • feedbak

    Mannie is right on point as usual. How many southern DJ's have Mobb Deep in their playlist and have enough respect to play them in NY, and then the NY natives don't even want to hear it anymore, how ridiculously disrespectful is that? Mannie is really the Godfather of modern hip hop percussion but when he implemented that sound in the mid to late 90's it was somewhat revolutionary, and now its cookie cutter. Id still rather listen to BG or Juvenile's old songs than alot of the new stuff.

  • bobby deealles

    that breakdown towards the end when you flip the Schoolly D, Lookin at my Gucci, line still sends shivers down my spine. The end of hip hop.

  • The Ice Cold Phenom

    Mannie Fresh is the DJ Premier of the south. Dude has produced many many classic tracks. This interview was straight 100.

  • Lemar Green

    Mannie is still tha truth! It's about time DX is coming with some good reads

  • sad man

    Can someone weigh in on my health because every time i talk to a girl my butt starts blurting out farts to embarrass me, but when its a guy friend my butt gets quiet. Help me. Im a straight man with a gay butt.

  • Anonymous

    i'm an east coast hip-hop fan, but mannie is one of my all time favorties. dude was so creative with his beats, and would use all these crazy sounds. when i first heard 400 degrees and chopper city in the ghetto i didnt what the hell i was listening too, but i knew i liked it

  • L.A.Z

    Say Mannie ............let's do it ......I wanna show u sumtin my nigga! L.A.Z..........we can fix this.....Rap is my ........find out for reed on facebook or morphene kola.holla back..slick cat tlk

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  • Anonymous

    back in the day no limit>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>cash money no limit were to ghetto for the industry half there artists all locked up or just got out cash money more pop

    • Anonymous

      ^^^^ i agreee no limit had some bangers, but cash money was more consistent. thenks to mannie. cash money use to have the club on lock

  • Otis

    I respect this dude so much, especially after reading this. I hated Hot Boys, and still do. But Mac was dope... and Mannie's legacy in Hip Hop is so underplayed. GIVE THIS MAN HIS PROPERS.


    my fav producer right here mad love for mannie fresh fresh singles might sound alike but when dude do your whole its a different sound and then what was jeezy last hit nigga JEEZY trippin

  • Anonymous

    yes ... Mannie and Wayne on a track again would be fire, as long as its not on some pop shit. But that classic GO DJ type shit.