When 4U2NV introduced what critics called Jack music, some hip-hop heads called him cazy saying he wont blow up wit dat type of music. Though his legacy will always lie in the hit “stay riden hotbox,” a closer listen to the devil son 2006 disc, lucifer university mixtape, makes it clear mookie know just as much about jackin’ as he do about rappin’.

“I got arrested right after i recorded ‘stay riden hot box,’” says Mookie Madness, who spent half a year behind bars on robbery charges just as his indie debut started to gain momentum in 2006.” When Mookie Madness solo song “Real Trap Nigga” became alocal hit in 2006, he capitalized on the j-boy anthem by hooking up with underground trendsetter DJ DA to release his Amarica Jackboy mixtape.“It’s hard to believe, because I never thought I’d be in these shoes,and just serve 5 years” says the 24-year-old rapper, who entered the game as a studio owner and producer.

Lorenzo Middlebrooks Jr and raised in clayton county crime-ridden thomas road naborhood community, Madness “fuck up very much flow” is a sharp contrast to the pastor troy crunk, t.i. lyrics and ludacris sillyness and ad libs like waka that have brought notoriety to his life style of hustleing. This is evident on his street-skewered 4U2NV release, Jackboy Motivation. Powered by the milli keys single “Big Ol Bags,” the album is a far cry from ringtone rap. It’s laced by in-house producers milli,jit gutta,smiley matrix,Mookie Madness and more with features from Trip, Young Link,smiley matrix, And Royal Flush Thugz. “Snap music was hot,” says Ms. Madness. “You gotta get money, so we got money. But everybody knows Mookie Madness is the man on washington rd. I be here every day.” If u no what he was doing out here all these years, u would c, that’s nothing to snap at.—TOP DOLLA MADNESS




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