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Turner is shopping his debut around town — you might call it a "soft" release. He's been selling copies and collecting feedback in order to tweak things here and there before pushing the album for real. But with CD sales lagging on a national level, Turner knows it's a shaky time to be getting into the business.

"We need to protect what we got, or we ain't gonna have it," he says of the hip-hop industry. "One day I woke up and pondered whether or not I really wanted to be associated with the culture, because there's so much shit going on. To grind in hip-hop, you gotta deal with some scumbags. Do I want to put myself through that? Every artist gotta sit down and think about that sometime."

If "Rise" is any indication, Hozey-T won't be hanging up his pen anytime soon: I'm not venting on my soapbox/I'm in the mood, like, writin' us a life without the roadblocks/I'll keep writin' til my soul stops/And leave a thick trail of flames on the stage when my show stops.

Get to know Hozey-T at MySpace.com/HozeyWho

Write Your Comment show comments (4)

  1. Dope article. Definitely won't be anymore sleeping on the new guy, with good reason!

    SOUL PROVIDERRRRSSSS!

    Comment by MilkDrop — April 16, 2008 @ 04:23PM

  2. I think this dude has a lot of untapped talent. The SoulProviders are sick, i did a lil set with them at the RB a few months back. Its always a good look when real lyrical talent hooks up with real musicians and just make good music

    Comment by DJ GTrain — April 21, 2008 @ 09:06AM

  3. I really liked the article and can appreciate when good music and rappers who are actually saying something gets acknowledge. I would like to point out that one of the quotes from his song rise was incorrect he never said jealous niggas mad because his bitch got her ass rocked, he said chick. That's not an image he wants to call women out of their names. Other than that look out for Hozey T.

    Comment by Shady — April 21, 2008 @ 10:12AM

  4. I really liked the article and can appreciate when good music and rappers who are actually saying something gets acknowledged. I would like to point out that one of the quotes from his song Rise was incorrect he never said jealous niggas mad because his bitch got her ass rocked, he said chick. That's not an image he wants, to call women out of their names. Other than that look out for Hozey T.

    Comment by Shady — April 21, 2008 @ 10:14AM

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