Titi Boi: It's out now. It debut on 106 and park. It got over 3 million views online right now.

Q: How does that single compare to your previous singles such as the hit "Duffel Bag Boy?"

TB: As far as "Stupid" and "Duffel Bag Boy" being in the same lane, I would say that it is another crowd participation type record. It's heavy base driven and I would say that it is a good record for an artist to go out and make some money on. The difference is that it doesn't have Lil Wayne on it of course. The new record has another artists by the name OJ Da Juice Man. That will make it have a different following than "Duffel Bag Boy" did. "Duffel Bag Boy" kind of really opened us up more to pop culture so to speak. We were able to take the little trendy things that we did in our neighborhood like wear a man purse or a messenger bag and how we would just wear a white T with Gucci shoes and we were able to take that across seas and everywhere we took "Duffel Bag." "Stupid" was originally a regional record expanding so to speak. "Duffel Bag Boy" was just a worldwide kind of thing. "Stupid" just kind of started in the south and is making its was up the east coast and to the west coast.

Q: Was all your traveling around a big inspiration for the new album?

TB: Yea I could say that, being Flight 360. We have a joint on there called "First Class" and a joint on there called "Turbulence" and like I said it's conceptual. I must say just showing up places and being like 'wow, these people are here to see us' and just traveling. We were on I Am Music Tour from like the end of December to maybe like the end of February and just going around to different cities and states and being in front of 20,00 people singing "Duffel Bag Boy" just really opened up our eyes to what this game has to offer.

Q: You worked with OJ Da Juice Man on this record, what was that like?

TB: It was cool. I did a song for Gucci, actually two songs for them. The stars just lined up right and the timing was right so thats what happened. He did two songs with me like I did with him and then Gucci got incarcerated, but then he got out and straighted that. Then we just call each other and be like "dog we need to do a song together and do some paperwork on it." It's all about having fun making music and getting a check.

Q: Who are some of your musical influences?

TB: Dolla Boi, that's my partner that I work with, I was a fan of his work. As far as current influences right now I just try to surround myself with instrumentals and stuff like that to try and stay in my own creative comfort zone, not too much radio, not buying too many CDs, not that I don't support it or anything like that I have an i-Pod with over 22,000 songs in it. When I'm on an airplane I might just out it on shuffle and things like that. At the end of the day I try not to pick up subconsciously on what other people are doing. When I was coming up in the game it was influences like NWA, and then we got artists like Keylow and Outcast. Us being a group, we had to look up to groups like that you know Woo-Tang and Dog Pound and all of that. But at the end of the day we just try to feed off each other's energy.

Q: What makes you guys stand out from other rap artists?

TB: We try to work harder than the rest of the artists. I know some people get comfortable with their position and bank accounts. Me and Dolla we love it so much that when the money comes we still work hard at recording everyday just to get as much material as possible. The blueprint is not hard to follow when you got successful artists like Wayne who is also a close friend to Duffel Bag Boys and I'm sure we got a work ethic from someone who just is at the top of their game, it just trickles down to someone who is not. I just try to feed off different blueprints of success. The whole basis of the blueprint is just working hard.

Q: Is Flight 360 your fourth album?

TB: No actually it is our sophomore album. The other albums were just independent albums and mix tapes. Like I was saying the blueprint for success is trying to get out as much music as possible.

Q: How would say your music has changed over the years?

TB: It just keeps getting better, every time I rap it makes my last verse suck. It just makes you better. I used to play basket ball and I try to make a lot of analogies from basket ball. You got people that just go out for the game and then you got people who work on free throws before the game. In other words you got your Kobes and you got your other players in the game. We just try to stick with the Kobe blueprint because you never actually see him working behind closed doors, but you just know it. Me and Dolla just try to apply that.

Q: Are you guys planing on doing a tour after the album comes out?

TB: That definitely would be a good thing for us. We are signed to DTP, Luda has some things up his sleeve, I think maybe going overseas. Just trying to stay where the money at. We keep putting out these songs that get great responses at shows so therefore we will continues doing shows.

Q: What do you enjoy about going on tour?

TB: I got my pros and my cons. Cons first: I hate staying in different hotels all the time, I hate being on the road and it messes up my appetite. Pros is networking, being able to perform and do your thing that may have started in one area and take it to another part of the world; people that you have never seen before, people that don't look like you or dress like you relating to your music. It is a great feeling. Your like I thought of this line and they know it, thats great. So you know there are other pros I'm sure.

Q: What advice would you give to someone who is trying to make it big in the rap industry?

TB: You mean people that walk up to me everyday at the gas station and rap? If you rap listen please. This is a 24 hour seven day a week business. It doesn't just happen for an hour on BET and then it stops, it doesn't just happen for a reality TV show, it's ongoing, it's work, it's doing interviews in traffic on the way to Gucci talking to you, it's doing stuff in the neighborhood, doing stuff for your community, it's recording in the wee hours of the night, and not getting to see your family when you wan to. It is so much more than I have an idea. I'm tired of people saying that I got it because they saw something else that was wack and you don't know what angle it came from, you don't know how long they've been doing this wack thing. But personally I feel that people need to know that this game is not easy. It got misconstrued by a couple things they see from a person. People need to know that when you're on TV, you don't get paid for that. TV is promoting you and helping you get out there, they don't pay you for that. They pay you do to commercials. There are very few things you can get paid for as an artist. When your video comes on, you can't be thinking this guy is rich. People work hard for what they get, overtime. I would like people to know when I see them at the gas station they are like "whats up Tit?" and they recognize me I try to give them something to let them know that I appreciate it - which is most of the time a CD or a t-shirt. If you want to do this you need to have something. It's great in an area like Atlanta where executives walk around everyday. Sorry it got so lengthy, it just frustrates me when everybody says they want to rap. Playaz Circle has been doing this since like 1997. Using out own money, investing in ourselves, doing trial and error, the whole nine to get to this point.

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