NEWS   Closing a deal for our own clothing imprint I.M.G CLOTHING CO. , look for that soon !!!!
HOFFA AT US !!!!!!!!!!!
Also just closed a deal that will allow us to do our own duplication further expanding our iRATE music group L.L.C imprint closer to our original plan to be a complete source of media. staement from co-owner and Vice President of the label." reporter: how do you feel about what you have done so far from a community and industry point of view?
SKOLIONE: man, lol to be honest the hood right now love us feel me here in orlando and back home(newark nj) your gonna have those speakin but thats how you kow you puttin it down yah know......we have expand ourselves more now and i think we are going to be able to open positions or recognize talents that we may need in order to be a successfull company i think the staff we have now is all on the same page has to be! we all agree that our moves will best help us if we focus on being a company that is doing smthing....first and then focus on the artist......yah know if the company is not grounded then the artist will suffer.
reporter: Do you feel like it is harder to get mainstream notice from an independant approach?
skolione: im sayn, every artist from jay-z to nas was independant at one point in time feel me....it really is nt but it also depends on if your lookin for that type of success.
reproter: come on,you mean you would' nt like to be a star?
skolione: (laughing) i already am one man! but nah being an independant artist has its real good points feel me......you get more money..creative freedom..yah know you could be this big pop star and be broke....shinny suites and $hit dont pay bills.its all about the indies
i rather make millions out of thousands then try to make millions out of millions.
reporter: so how is the album comin along?
skolione: to be real its moving at the pace it should i think. I feel like right now there are projects we are workin on right now are more important so im takin my time
reporter: not ready?
skolione: hell yeah! im ready (laughing) im sayn i think to many people get caught up in being rappers they dont know when to play there role feel me.....im killem right now on the mixtape and gettn alot of good reviews..im just waitin everything comes in its own good time yah know i have other things right now im workin on....
reporter: like what?
skolione: well, were about to close a deal with our own clothing imprint which hopefully will be manufacture by the same people wHO do dickies...were lookin into opening a franchise of clothing stores manley for urban consumers We just openeD one if your ever in the orlando area check out kicks -n- gear in conerstone pine hills area.....oh yeah we just opend our own duplication company so we doing big things man REAL big....
reporter: any problems?
skolione: nah not really nothin worth my time feel me im focused on this money right now....
reproter: Do you have any children?
SKOLIONE: Yes i do i have 2 SUPREME kids girl and boy shyanne i love you messaiah you are the truth my n*** i love you all i do is for you......there is science behind my madness.
reporter: family man huh?
skolione: yeah its all about the babies i said here NOW! irate nusic group is for the babies...i work hard and trying to get this $hit jumpin off you know and the mothers are very understanding without them it would be harder...but yeah....there the first birth i take in the morning ....but you know.....
reporter: are you with anyone?
skolione: lol this is bout my music man *uk that....(laughing)
reporter: busy man huh?
skolione: yeah gotta stay ahead of the game yah know when you play it gotta be hard feel me!
reporter: well thank you for your time i hope everything works out.
skolione: thats whats really hood man. thank you
for the time just wanna say shout out to my I.M.G outfitas :yung, image , epit ,C.C.E BLOCKA ,
FOUL MOUF ent. ,d and everybody over at STREETCORNERRECORDS, DIVIDED MIND SQUAD , gotdamn my n*** sonj.....ALKINDA sh*** GANG , o-town: mercy drive, rosemount, pine hills ,silverstar ,and all my uptop ridas BRIX CITY STAND THE *UK UP HE HOLDN THIS $HIT DOWN FEEL ME!!!.......last but not least man i keep my ear to the street i here the $Hit that said ima leave it at that to my real niggas locked up hold your head up.....and to all the fallen soliders we still in it to win it bless your souls im outta here!!!!!

(taken from a recent interview on STREET MAGIZINE)