Cali: All together as a whole, I’m a fan… for some reason of… Ghostface. I loved Big L. With Ghostface’s last few albums I really love his metaphors. I’m an artist… I draw… and he gives me a lot of visuals. He thinks outside the box and how he puts it into the word is amazing. For Big L, it’s the same way. His flow is crazy. I grew up most of my life on the West Coast and I had a lot of East Coast music in my walkman. A lot of people didn’t think that I had that type of music in rotation or that I even went to the concerts. Music moves you. That’s something that cannot be controlled. I love Biggie, ‘Pac, Jay-Z, as well. I love a lot of stuff from the ‘80s – Eric B and Rakim and Brand Nubian, just to name a few. If I had it my way it would probably do a song with Ghostface. I would just sit there and listen to him spit and I would draw something to compliment his lyrics.

HHDX: You’ve recently relocated to Nashville, Tennessee. The reason being was that you were doing a business transition. If you’re modeling part-time, what else is it that you do?

Cali: The company that I worked for moved here and I decided last minute to go along with them. I work for Nissan North America and they relocated to Nashville. Other than working for Nissan… I model. I’m about to jump back into doing the modeling because I have a lot of people trying to get in touch with me. I’d like to get involved in volunteer work with animals. They have pounds and rescue centers out here that I would like to be a part of.

HHDX: This is kind of an off-the-wall type question. Is there any use of kung-fu while being a model?

Cali: [Laughs] If someone touches you wrong, yes! I love watching kung-fu films. I have not perfected the Buddhist palm, but I can karate chop somebody with the quickness. Right now, I like “Hero,” I also like the remake of “Iron Monkey” by Quentin Tarentino.

HHDX: With the elections coming up in November it is beneficial for people to be politically minded. Today on Newsweek (via MSNBC.com), an article appeared asking how Barack Obama became a known political figure. Do you believe that this man could become our first Black President of the United States?

Cali: If his movement is truer than what is going on now and if the people are here. The 2004 [Presidential] elections was the first time that I had voted. I was upset with how the voting procedures where going around. I’m not going to be bold enough to say don’t go out and vote, but I do believe that there are people higher up that sway the decision. I don’t even really have a television right now, but I urge everyone to stay aware.

HHDX: What do you believe needs to be changed in American government?

Cali: I think that first of all that the American government needs to stop telling lies. That really does put a dent in our society. People believe that they’re following a movement and it comes out that it’s all false. Even if the news is going to hurt the public, it’s better for us to be honest. Our minds can take it. I believe that the government also needs to show more involvement in the community. Whether that means running more programs or just showing that things are going on in the world. That’s really about it.

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