Nobody remembers second place. Ever heard that saying? Well, for John Brown of VH-1’s the (White) Rapper Show, he doesn’t even think that he even lost. The California-to-Brooklyn transplant has been quietly making moves since the end of the show. Having been the butt of everyone’s jokes, John Brown is hoping to capitalize on his marketing strategy by preparing his album and going around the country doing shows.

After having a dildo placed on his lips, a man would take a second to re-evaluate his situation. But, Brown continued to trooper on and with the Ghetto Revival spokesman campaigning his “entity” status every week, millions grew accustomed to the outspoken antics of the melanin-deprived emcee.

The hilarious businessman sits down with HHDX in an exclusive interview as he talks to us about his start as a White rapper, defends his crown as the King of the Burbz and talks about losing to Shamrock in the series finale.

HHDX: Hip-Hop was founded on bragging. It has a basis in thinking that “I’m better than you.” How did you get started in hip-hop and how has it been rising through the ranks being a white rapper?
JB: Well, I know for me hip hop wasn’t necessarily about me proving that I was better. Hip Hop for me is about adding onto the culture. I can never do what someone else does and likewise. It’s about doing what you do at the highest potential. As you know, I’m from the suburbs. I wasn’t surrounded by the culture on a day-to-day basis. But I was an oasis within my own community. I tried to create my own hip-hop scene in my city.

HHDX: You’ve laid your head in a few places, from Cali to BK. How has either placed influence the style and the persona of John Brown?
JB: I mean, you’re growing up in California and I live in a very small town. It’s very limited. I felt like I was a mummy. I felt like I was wrapped up in everyone else’s expectations. I embraced the fact that I was from the suburbs and I flaunted the lifestyle that I live. But don’t get it twisted, I was raised on Spice-1 and C-Bo, but when I got to Brooklyn, I built with a lot of people from around that area. So, from them, I got a chance to learn more.

HHDX: When I first heard someone talk about this “King of the Burbz” from the White Rapper Show, they didn’t mention the whole “ghetto revival” mantra. As an outsider looking in, doesn’t it seem more apropos to be just the King of the Burbz?
JB: I think that obviously the confusion is natural. I think that what it is that it’s affecting people in a way to where they want certain people to talk about certain things. I am a member of Ghetto Revival. We’re a modeling, clothing and lifestyle brand. With Ghetto Revival, the music is about the struggle. It’s about American inequality. I’m known as the King of the Burbz because I’m representing it different than anyone else. I’m for the kids who want to be respected as men, but are connected to something deeper than just going on tour and getting your dick sucked. That’s the nature of capitalism... it only makes sense to have a kid from the burbs telling his story. Continued on page 2 »