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fro m M etro
son, w ho was born in V irginia and
grew up in the W atts district o f Los
A ngeles.
The OG O ne m oniker cam e from
a group o f ex-gang m em bers who
formed an organization called Origi­
nal G angw ay to focus on counsel­
ing and encouraging youth to seek
alternatives to gangs. Even after
the organization fell apart, Jackson
kept the letters affirm ing forhim self
by changing their definition toO ne
God.
O ne G od rem ains a personal re­
m inder o f the origins o f success,
and Jackson would share a thought­
ful spirit to all o f his listeners by
literally setting the tone o f hip-hop
perform ances.
T o avoid prom oting people as
sim ple products o f their environ­
ment, he sees DJs as the "backbone
o f the m usic,” able to fill a need for
constructive influence.
"N o m atter w h o 's not watching,
being able to stay consistent for me
personally is all about how 1 need to
look another kid in the face and say
that 1 do honest business,” he says.
Jackson plans to extend his life­
long passion for the inspirational
qualities o f music in launching an
event called the G ood Look C loth­
ing Drive, with a banquet to give
away the supplies set for May 9. He
hopes the event will unite DJs from
across the city in a yearly expres­
sion o f goodw ill.
Drop-offs can be m ade through
April 27 at Popeyes C hicken loca­
tions on M artin Luther King Jr.
Boulevard, the Portland O bserver
offices, Terrell B randon's Barber
Shop, 1330 N.E. A lberta, and the
H u d d le S p o rts B a r, 825 N.
K illingsworth. For more inform a­
tio n ,
e -m a il
shakiylaharris@ yahoo.com .
C lear C hoice D ebt R elief
Oregon Bused Company
Cool Nutz, the Voice o f Northeast Portland, takes flight for a tour
o f Norway this past February in which he performed at major hip-
hop venues.
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Cool Nutz on national stage
com plicated business. Scott is for­
tunate that he was able to enter into
The m usic industry has changed the industry when rap music was
significantly since the tim e Scott ju st beginning to em erge.
was listening to his favorite artist in
Now in his 30s, he has a 17-year-
high school. Run DMC.
old daughter and views the world
“There has always been a co n ­ differently as he has m atured into
stant struggle o f staying with the adulthood.
industry, and stan d in g stro n g ,"
"I tell my daughter to follow her
Scott says.
com m on sense,” says Scott. “O ur
"B ack when we were kids, being society ean be dangerous and co m ­
a rap artist meant that you w ore plicated and you ju st have to make
sw eats and one gold chain," he good decisions in life. D on’t do
adds. "T hat was achievable in our som ething if you know it’s the
eyes. There w ere no private jets or w rong thing to do.”
m ansions.”
His music mirrors those words
Despite the dram atically chang­ as he w rites his lyrics now to con­
ing music business. Cool N utz still vey his life experiences and turn his
keeps up pace with a new solo music into “brain food.”
album released at the end o f last
"I want people to understand my
year. King Cool Nutz.
music and find m eaning in the lyr­
“I get more radio play than ever,” ics,” he says, "1 d o n ’t sit down to
he says. "It has been a real struggle write m usic about Bentleys and
to stand strong and persevere."
m ansions.”
The industry has changed so
Recently, Scott's music had been
much throughout his career that he chosen to be in the soundtrack of
h as w ritte n a so n g ab o u t th e Gus Van Sant’s latest film. Paranoid
changes he has seen.
Park, making its world prem iere lo­
‘T here i s a song on my new record cally last month. He did a tour o f
called 'W ritten in My Book’ and it som e o f the hottest rap venues in
really illustrates how I used to see the Norway last February and was fea­
music industry and how I see it along tured in Source M agazine in Janu­
with my life now,” says Scott.
ary, a national publication for the
W ith the internet, free music rap music scene.
dow nloading and a loss o f fan d ed i­
S co tt's music and schedules o f
cation over the years, writing and live perform ances can be viewed at
selling music has becom e a more m yspace.com /coolnutz.
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