But it fell apart due to jealousy and envy. I mean in the beginning, our group was straight. Wyte: I think that it all depends on the group. So I stood up and it was on like neck bones.Ī: Do you feel that its harder for a group to come into the game than it is for a solo artist? Truthfully, I really dont think that they realized the shot that they had, but I did.
Wyte: A few months after we were signed, the group ended up splitting up due to what I call, problems with their brains, so I stepped up. I guess they listened to it and liked it, because they ended up calling us an hour later wanting to sign us.Ī: So what happened to the group? At the time my boys and I were working, but one found their way up to the radio station and gave the demo to DJ Paul and Juicy J and they was like theyll call in a couple of days. Wyte: Well basically, I was in this group when I was around sixteen years old called SSC. So after that experience, and receiving that type of love from everybody, I named my album Phinally Phamous, because to me, I am finally famous.Ī: How did you come to be signed to Hypnotized Minds? So now when I go to L.A., New York or Atlanta, and chill somewhere in the hood, someone will come up to me and say, Hey, thats the White boy from 3-6 Mafia, Lil Wyte. When that album came out, it sold 140-150,000 copies without any major promotion. Wyte: Well my first album was titled Doubt Me Now, because there was a lot of people who doubted me and thought I wouldnt be able to make it on my own. As we wait for the next 3-6 Mafia album, size up with the next member of Hypnotized Minds, for some pure Crunk.Ī: What is the concept behind Phinally Phamous? Coming up aint easy for anybody these days.ĭiscussing the quick chain of events into indie-stardom, Wyte and recap the old groups, the new group, and some of the critical judgments that Wyte is up against. He has also set out to prove that all the topics he speaks about in his lyrics are true to his daily life. In 2005 with the release of his sophomore album, Phinally Phamous, Lil Wyte is here to shatter the stereotypes and racial barriers that still exist in the music industry and America today.
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