Issue #103

March 2010

The Game | Ice Cube | Raekwon | Notorious B.I.G

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IS RAY-RAY STILL THAT BOYIN THE CORNER?

FIND OUT HOW J.R MADE ITBIG IN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW!

ALSO IN THIS EDITION

THE LATEST AND THE GREATEST IN THE GAME

RAEKWON - ONLY BUILT 4 CUBAN LINX PART 3?!

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BIG PRIZES TO BE WON! BIG NAMES TO MEET!

Flow

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“RAP, GIRLS & MONEYJR: Yeah i’ve always loved DMX, defi natly one of my main inspirations, he got me where i am today.

Yeah? Well i guess everyone has role models and heros, you don’t sound much like DMX though, who would you liken yourself to?

JR: I am JR, i have completly my own fl ows and style, dont think i sound like anyone else in par-ticular, but thats only my opinion. It was defi natly inspiration from DMX not infl uence.

Yeah i get you. So where do you see yourself going now?

JR: I defi natly see myself taking a well deserved break but a new album won’t be too far away for all you fans!!

Haha, yeah you do defi natly deserve a break. Seems like it’s defi nitely been pretty much non-stop for you since you came along.

JR: Yeah, yeah it’s been pretty hetic, but i’ve just been doing what i’ve got to do. This is what i want and i can’t back out now.

Any big names out there that you could see yourself workingwith?

JR: I’ve been contacted by a few i’ll have you know, but it has only been penciled in so far so i’m keeping quite about it! (Laughs)

Well we will all be looking forward to fi nding out! So how did you make it this big?

JR: (Laughs) I just stuck at it ya know? I didn’t hang around, if i saw an opportunity i always grabbed it, and i am going tocontinue doing this, ‘till i cannot go any futher.

Some inspirational words there, i’m sure there are a lot of young people out there reading this that you will have infl uenced.Thanks again for coming andgood luck!

So JR, it’s great having you here, fi rst of thanks for coming, even if you where trying to escape through the fi re escape!

JR: (Laughs) I never follow rules, its always been like that for me, i was only trying to fi nd somewhere to smoke but couldn’t fi nd the front entrance. But yeah its good to be here.

Haha, its okay. So what are you about? We’ve all been hearing a lotabout you recently!

JR: Rap, Girls & Money that’s what i’m about! Without a doubt. But yeah F*@k what you heard, it’s what you’rehearing...

DMX right? I didn’t know you where a fan...

“I NEVER FOLLOW RULES”

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THAT’S WHAT I’M ABOUT!”

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Flow

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“RAP, GIRLS & MONEYJR: Yeah i’ve always loved DMX, defi natly one of my main inspirations, he got me where i am today.

Yeah? Well i guess everyone has role models and heros, you don’t sound much like DMX though, who would you liken yourself to?

JR: I am JR, i have completly my own fl ows and style, dont think i sound like anyone else in par-ticular, but thats only my opinion. It was defi natly inspiration from DMX not infl uence.

Yeah i get you. So where do you see yourself going now?

JR: I defi natly see myself taking a well deserved break but a new album won’t be too far away for all you fans!!

Haha, yeah you do defi natly deserve a break. Seems like it’s defi nitely been pretty much non-stop for you since you came along.

JR: Yeah, yeah it’s been pretty hetic, but i’ve just been doing what i’ve got to do. This is what i want and i can’t back out now.

Any big names out there that you could see yourself workingwith?

JR: I’ve been contacted by a few i’ll have you know, but it has only been penciled in so far so i’m keeping quite about it! (Laughs)

Well we will all be looking forward to fi nding out! So how did you make it this big?

JR: (Laughs) I just stuck at it ya know? I didn’t hang around, if i saw an opportunity i always grabbed it, and i am going tocontinue doing this, ‘till i cannot go any futher.

Some inspirational words there, i’m sure there are a lot of young people out there reading this that you will have infl uenced.Thanks again for coming andgood luck!

So JR, it’s great having you here, fi rst of thanks for coming, even if you where trying to escape through the fi re escape!

JR: (Laughs) I never follow rules, its always been like that for me, i was only trying to fi nd somewhere to smoke but couldn’t fi nd the front entrance. But yeah its good to be here.

Haha, its okay. So what are you about? We’ve all been hearing a lotabout you recently!

JR: Rap, Girls & Money that’s what i’m about! Without a doubt. But yeah F*@k what you heard, it’s what you’rehearing...

DMX right? I didn’t know you where a fan...

“I NEVER FOLLOW RULES”

Pg 32

THAT’S WHAT I’M ABOUT!”

interview, live and uncut!!We also have the 100 top rappers from the past and present, all chosen by you!Flow have also made an emotional tribute to the father of rap Biggie, before fi nally asking Raekwon on his future plans and if hes planning to stay solo.Keep it real, Stay Flow!!Alex Crosskey - Flow

Dear readers, it’s that time of the week again! Another Flow magazine, more news, more big names, more interviews and more chances for you lucky readers to get that lit-tle bit closer to those artists you love. This week we have got JR with an all exclusive

this week in flowPage 3 - Ray-Ray tells us what he thinks the game is all about!!

Contents

from out of no where....

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Has JR come to save the day for the music industry?

For the readers

Page 4-5 - Raekwonhas another ‘Cuban Link’ been discovered?

Page 6-9 - Tribute to‘Biggie’ who shot him?!

Page 10-30 Exclusive! Top 100 rappers of alltime!!

Page 31 - Your chance to meet big names!!

Page 32-33 - JR talks!Exclusive interview,Saviour of the musicindustry?! Comic Book style!

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