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Good War Story? We'll let the guys take it from here:

Double: I have not told any rapper to quit rapping. Just because I, personally, don't like their music, that doesn't mean others don't or won't.

As for a story, it's very hard to pick one but, Roosh Williams may have the most hilarious (with shameful results) reaction of all the artists we've covered because he took issue with me questioning, during the Better Late Than Never review, how he actually got "popular" making vapid songs which exercise futility.

This led to him becoming very salty and addressing us onstage with his trademark baritone, Doughbeezy-inspired, rapid-fire flow full of empty calories at a show where T2 The Ghetto Hippie performed which was followed by other understandable sensitive behavior by Roosh.

To be completely honest, it would have been flattering had any of the 15 people in attendance knew who Roosh was or even cared that he appeared onstage. But, to be honest, nothing was surprising about his reaction to me. He's an artist and I expect him to react negatively when negative things are said about him. I think his reaction and his behavior thereafter has been fair and fitting."

Bizzle: The artist never really just flat-out and say they are mad, it's always "my fans or my friends...don't like this and that." Bullshit. But it's cool; we expect the good and bad. We don't treat the artist any differently, it's all about the music to us.

Favorite Concert? Ironically enough, Bizzle doesn't seem to have a favorite show he's attended. Instead, he has a pretty decent bucket list of acts he'd love to see.

"Out of all the concerts I've wanted to see in my life, I would have wanted to see Stevie Ray Vaughan or Ottis Redding in their prime," he says. "I've seen Janet, Usher, Nas, Robin Thicke and K-Ci & Jojo, just to name a few, and it really made me appreciate the showmanship in performing so I couldn't pick one."

Double, on the other hand, is rather simple with his answer.

"Al Green at the Arena Theatre," he says without hesitation. Ryno can recall hitting a Master P concert at the old Compaq Center when he first moved to Houston but also cherishes opening up for the Pharcyde at Fitzgerald's about two years ago. But he does have something over a few people: he caught the last stop of George Strait's "The Cowboy Rides Away" tour at Arlington's AT&T Stadium.

Music Scene Pet Peeve? Ryno absolutely loathes the Houston concert scene sometimes. "I've been to hundreds shows, where there are just 'too many rappers in the room,' as me and a friend of mine like to say," he says. "That phrase meaning, there are just too many egos and too much pride for people to actually cheer, yell, scream, clap, stand up, etc. while other fellow artists are performing, or have finished performing. It's ridiculous."

Bizzle wants to keep it strictly artist-centered. "All that hoe-ass cosign/political bullshit," he says. "Stop waiting for other people to tell you something is good. Have a fucking opinion. And if that motherfucker is trash, give him the trash can. Stop gassing these booboo artists. It's one thing if you truly like it, but don't be out here lying to people."

Five Desert Island Discs Three men, three different looks:

BIZZLE

  • Isley Brothers, Beautiful Ballads
  • Al Green, Greatest Hits
  • Otis Redding, Greatest Hits
  • UGK, Ridin Dirty
  • Juvenile, 400 Degreez

DOUBLE

  • Al Green, Still In Love With You
  • The Isley Brothers, Beautiful Ballads
  • The Eagles, Greatest Hits
  • Aretha Franklin, Greatest Hits
  • Parliament, Clones Of Dr. Funkenstein

RYNO

  • Jay Z, The Blueprint
  • Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP
  • Van Morrison, Greatest Hits
  • Jimmy Buffett, Greatest Hits
  • 2Pac, All Eyez On Me

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Brandon Caldwell has been writing about music and news for the Houston Press since 2011. His work has also appeared in Complex, Noisey, the Village Voice & more.
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