DX: How do you still find the time to produce?
SM: I’m at the point where I want to be a producer almost full-time, but my business is really important to run, so I can’t. But I do take a lot of time out to make beats. I don’t ever want to be an artist; I want to work alongside an artist. I can help them get they swagger in effect, ‘cause some of these people just become turn-offs to the industry.

DX: I think of Ice Cube and Sir Jinx linking up with The Bomb Squad for Amerikkka’s Most Wanted. Would you be open to the possibility of doing an established artists’ whole album?
SM: Absolutely. I’m actually, I’m working with somebody else that’s in the game, that hit a mark, but I feel like hasn’t been respected they way I feel they should respect this person.

DX: What else you’ve got in 2008?
SM: 2008 is gonna be great. This Red deal is in place, so we’re gonna be dropping records each quarter. I’m looking to drop four records next year. March 8 and 9, I’m holding my annual One Stop Shop Producers Conference. Over 600 producers attended last year. Swizz is doing a lot with me on this one. That’s my way of giving back. After Jam Master Jay died, I lost somebody who was there for me as far as mentorship. Coming up in this industry, you need someone who helps you, guides you, gives you advice.