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| Interview w/ Doggy's Angels How Did You All Hook Up With Snoop? Big Chan: I met Snoop a long time ago. I had a demo deal with another company & one night I saw Snoop at the club & was like, "When are we going to hook up & do a song together?" He said he was looking for me to do this song but had already done it because I wasnt around. So I gave him the demo & was like "If you don't like it, don't throw it out the window, just give it back." Next thing I knew, my name was on the back of his Top Dogg album with No Limit. After that I got the call to come to the studuio, so we all linked up at the studio that night & did our thing. Shortly after, Doggy's Angels was formed. Coniyac: At the time, Chan was solo & and me & Kola were in a group working with this producer called Jelly Roll who was working with Snoop. He let Snoop hear some of the work he had done with us & Snoop told him to bring us to the table. We got a phone call, like, that week or the week after to come to the studio. From there, it was a done deal. How Has He Helped You Develop Artistically? Kola: He's done a lot for us in terms of showing us the formulas of success. Stuff like how to put a song together, how to do catchy hooks. And he's always giving us insight about what we need to do to broaden our scope universally, whereas before, we were thinking locally. He guides us in how to stay on top so we don't fall off. He's a cool person. don't get it twisted though, we argue & stuff sometime, but it's because we just like family. What Was It Like To Get In The Studio & Put The Album Down? Big Chan: The first night, I was nervous because it was all these niggas around & I had to wear my courage on my sleeve, because I knew we were dealing with the type of niggas who, if your shit wasn't hot, hit it. I had to go in there & have balls, literally. It Seems Really Stressful To Be A Female In The Rap Game. Big Chan: It's a big difference because it's much harder to get in the game when you're a female. I think it depends on who you are with & where you're from. Like on the West Coast, we don't have many female rappers, so this is a golden opportunity to have three females from the West Coast come together & do a project. It was about timing & us being serious about what were trying to do: it wasn't about games or anything extra. Coniyac: Sometimes it's a sex thing, too. Business is business, period, & you have to leave it like that; that's it. Too many people cross the line & you can't mix the two because it doesn't work out. What Are You Trying To Convey Through Your Music? Kola: We talk about a lot of stuff, but it boils down to every cause has an effect. Too many people react before they think. We want people to think before you act. Coniyac: You gotta handle your business & don't depend on anyone else to take care of you. You gotta have some type of hustle. You have to be doing something no matter who you are. If you want to get the stuff you see, you have to go out there & get it because it's not going to come to you. What's Your Response To Critics, Especially Those Who Say Rap Is Degrading To Women? Coniyac: As a woman, if you are what they're talking about then of course you might get offended. But damn, they don't know you so they're not responding to you. We're representing for all the independent women who handle their business. Big Chan: Fuck 'em! A lot of female MCs tend to mix business & pleasure & that's where half of it comes from. Then you have the groupies who set the standard & give the guys something to talk about. How you come in the game is how you're going out. So if we come in layin' up with everybody, we're not getting any longevity, so that's not on. We're strictly about the rap & lyrics & trying to be in the game long enough to be straight & pave the way for someone else who's trying to do what we do. |
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