OJ DA JUICE

SEFM: Who is Oj Da Juice Man?

OJ: Oj Da Juice Man is Otis Williams Jr. born and raised on the East side of Atlanta Georgia. Boulder Crest, Sun Valley Apartments. You know, Boulder Crest is the street. Sun Valley is the apartments.

SEFM: Your name Oj Da Juice derives from?

OJ: My name Otis Williams Jr. Since I came out the womb I was called Oj or either Juice.

SEFM: What do you consider your first big break? When did people begin to know your name.

OJ: Umm… I would say around the time when myself and Gucci Mane completed our first mix tape with DJ Burn One and he went to Atlantic and we brought my offerings to Asylum.

SEFM: How long have you been rapping?

Oj: Since 99’

SEFM: Who are some of your influences?

OJ: I would say a lot of early and mid 90’s rappers. KRS1,

Master P, Cash Money, UGK.

SEFM: You are very well known in the mix tape circuit with 15 to date under your belt.

OJ: Yea, I got 15 mix tapes in the streets right now.

SEFM: Which mix tape would you consider the most noteworthy?

OJ: I would have to say “Oj Da Juice Man” Hosted by Dj Dirty Laundry.

SEFM: Congrats on the Album and its recent release. Tell us a little bit about the project.

OJ: The album just dropped Tuesday January 27th to be exact; It’s called “The Otha Side Of the Trap”. I worked with Zaythoven, Fat Boi, Speedy is another producer. The album is a street album “before” the album. The original album will drop May or June 2009. “The Otha Side of the Trap” was a good market at the time being that me and Gucci had the single “Make the Trap Say Aye.” And it was appealing to the streets, so we decided to drop an album to catch all of the ears that were listening.

SEFM: Now you can’t turn on the radio without hearing “Make the Trap Say Aye” How did that song come to life?

OJ: Thanks to Debra Antney at Mizay Entertainment, she presented it to Steve over at Hot 107.9 and it went from there.

SEFM: How do you feel about Hip Hop right now being that you’re now a newcomer in the industry? Do you feel there is longevity for an artist as yourself?

OJ: I hope that there is longevity. I’m looking for a long term relationship with this rap game. I look at it as just stay humble and stay me and keep making hot music to where, I’m not changing the course of how I have been doing my music and just keep it going.

SEFM: What is would you say is Oj Da Juice Mans style of Rap?

OJ: I would consider it to be Boulder Crest Swag (smiles).

SEFM: Over the next few years what would you like to accomplish, whether it be producing starting your own label?

OJ: I would say having a couple of establishments built: gas stations, clothing stores, restaurants. Places that have steady money coming in besides depending on the rap game.

SEFM: What advice would you give to those who want to be in the “rap game” and be like Oj Da Juice Man?

Oj: For anyone out there that feels that the music industry is the way to go for them… I would say for them to stay to true to their goals and to their music, work your music your fliers, your mix tapes, posters….anything you can to get your face out there.

SEFM: Who would you like to work with in the future?

Oj: I would say that there are too many people to name that I would work with..but I would like to work with some R&B artists; lately I’m looking for singing hooks instead of the rappers all the time.

SEFM: What should our readers go way with about Oj Da Juice Man, the artist the rapper and what you are bringing to the table?

Oj: Well what I would like for them to know about me is that Oj Da Juice Man, Otis Williams Jr…has made it through many trails and tribulations of coming from the streets, trying to venture into this rap game and get this rap money, and just stay alive and work ya know…And continue to put out good music. And that people can say yea..I mess with dude because he always kept it 100 from him coming from nothing to something.