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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 .
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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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