DX: But did you ever see any of this coming?
YC: No, not at all. I was young man first big lump sum of money, hell no I ain’t see it coming I was living a dream. Fresh straight off the block into that shit, I ain’t never think it could stop like that, that’s reality.

DX: Alright so after the spilt with everybody going their separate ways did you think going with Jay was the best decision for you?
YC: Yeah, Dame understood it. I talked to Dame after that he understood it, he respected it. Jay is an artist who wouldn’t go with Jay? Everybody made that decision.

DX: How did you feel about Dame Dash on a personal note?
YC: Aw man I loved him man, I still love him. The last time I probably spoke to Dame was probably about a month ago. I sent my condolences and my love, chopped it up with him for a hot second and left it at that. I love that bol, man, I ain’t got nothing against none of them. That’s personal whatever they was going through, Dame was hands on Tough Luv and was more involved. Not saying Jay wasn’t fucking with it, because Jay was an artist at the time. You gotta think he doing what we doing, he got shows, and that shows you couldn’t be in the studio with us all day. I look at them like brothers man that’s why I was really hurt about the situation when they split up. I can’t really get into it, because I still don’t know the reason why. I ain’t gonna get into it, it had to be something serious for them to split up. I’m a mind my fucking business and keep doing what I do.

DX: Yeah, it’s kind of crazy because recently on the Internet a lot of people that you were affiliated with in State Property like Oschino, Peedi Crakk. Oschino just dropped a video talking about things he didn’t like about Jay and Peedi Crakk just dropped a diss, shit-talking about things he didn’t like. What you think it is with them making them say things about Jay getting off they chest?
YC: I’m not sure man, I’m not sure. They my guys too, man, I’m with them damn near everyday when I’m in Philly. I don’t know, man. I don’t know honestly I can definitely reach out to them though and let them answer the questions for you. Honestly I don’t know, because like I said once the split had happened basically everybody went they own way. I can’t really tell you nobody’s situation.

HHDX: A lot of people in Philly been asking if State Property is getting back together for another Chain Gang?
YC: We tryna make it work, we got a few records. I can tell you that it ain’t no personal beefs or none of that shit. If we all stayed in the same room together, it be cool. [Laughs]

DX: Let’s now talk about the Young Gunz...
YC: That’s my brother, that’s my brother from another. We going hard, we the Young Gunz and we ain’t going no where. He’s a part of me, that’s my brother he ain’t going no where. Hopefully, we can set up something for this next album, which is my solo album.

DX: Yeah, because I wanted to know. It seemed like you been doing all your grinding on the solo tip, but a lot of people been thinking Neff just fell back?
YC: Nah not really, he in there. Like I told you, it’s just timing, everything is timing. It got to be a perfect time to deliver it. You don’t want to keep delivering, I ain’t want to say me and Neef ain’t making no tracks, but you want to have a strategy when you release it. You shouldn’t release just because, I’m releasing mine because my solo album is coming up so I got to show and prove.

DX: So what’s good with G.I.F.I. (Get in Where You Fit In) and Pooda Brown?
YC: Yeah G.I.F.I., Pooda Brown is doing what he do man he stay on the grind. You know that’s Neef’s blood-brother, his actual brother, but Pooda gets busy. G.I.F.I. is the label, that’s our independent shit, but once my shit kick off we get that off the ground. You know how it goes everything falls into place.

DX: Besides yourself who else in Philly you feeling on the come up?
YC: Meek Mills, the young bol he’s on one of my mixtapes. It’s a lot of people, but it ain’t too many people I deal with. Not to take away from they flows or how they rap, but I didn’t listen or just didn’t hear it. I be out man, I be running around, I barely be in Philly, when I’m in Philly they don’t know. So for real I’m off the radar with that question. I know where I’m going, I’ve been busy in the studio myself.

DX: Well that’s what happens when you got a lot of business on your own to handle?
YC: I can’t get mad at it.

DX: Talk about this solo thing, what made you decide to do this all together?
YC: Jay came to me with the idea. In the process of Brothers From Another, he came to me and said “You gonna have a big year this year and I’m make sure this year is your year." Once he told me that I just started banging them off and it just stuck with me. With out a budget though, I wasn’t waiting for them to say “Aw, Young Chris your budget is here now you can start working,” I started working that fuckin' night Jay told me that. I got some classic shit, man. Continued on page 3 »