THIS EPISODE OF "THE BLAZE INTERVIEWS" COMES TO YOU WITH A TWIST.
THE TABLES GET TURNED AROUND ON BLAZE.  THE INTERVIEWER GETS  INTERVIEWED BY CREW MEMBERS AND FRIENDS...
BLAZE UNCENSORED ON TOPICS RANGING FROM THE SILLY (KING OF THE SCENE) , TO THE HAPPY (LOVE), TO THE SERIOUS (DEATH). A LOOK INSIDE OF THE RUFF RYDERS MAIN HEAD.
1. WHO IS THE KING OF THE SCENE?
THE KING AS YOU WOULD HAVE IT CAME WHEN I ASKED JOE (MY FRIEND AND CREW MEMBER) TO LEND ME AN AOL SCREEN NAME AND HE COINED THE PHRASE KING OF THE SCENE, BUT THE ACTUAL KING OF THE SCENE IS THE PARTY GOERS THAT MAKE UP THE SCENE, WHETHER IT BE A CLUB,UNDERGROUND OR T SCENE, A SCENE IS ONLY AS GOOD AS IT'S ATTENDEES.
2. WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE DJ?
ANY DJ THAT CAN MAKE A PARTY HAPPEN IS MY FAVORITE, UM THATS A HARD QUESTION CUZ SOME OF MY FRIENDS ARE DJ'S, BUT HEY I'LL HAVE TO SAY THAT KID DECOY IS THE TOP OF CROP. WHY CUZ HE KNOWS HOW TO MOVE AND KEEP A CROWD MOVING. MR. DECOY IS OFF THE HOOK, BUT I THINK DJ OZZ-E WILL BE THE MOST SUCCESSFUL DJ IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS HE WILL CONQUOR THE CHARTS I'M SURE.
3.  WHY DO YOU NEED A PARTY CREW?
I DON'T NEED A CREW, NOR HAVE I EVER BUT THOSE I CHOOSE TO LET INTO THE ELITE CIRCLE THAT IS THE RUFF RYDERS ARE THOSE WHOM I FELT CLOSE ENOUGH TO LET INTO MY EXTENDED FAMILY.  THAT'S WHY MY CREW MATTERS STILL AND WILL ALWAYS.
4.  WHO DO YOU THINK IS THE MOST MEMORABLE CREW MEMBER?
YOU MEAN BESIDES MYSELF, WELL FOR  ME THERE ALL EQUALLY MEMORABLE, I MEAN COME ON THERE'S TERESA WHO IS STILL MY CLOSEST FRIEND. THERE'S OF COURSE THE OG'S LUIS, JOE, JONATHAN, ARKO, BETINA, SHADY, PANIC, DOT, HUGO,ECT. THEY'LL ALWAYS REPRESENT ARENA FOR ME AND ALMOST ALL ARE STILL MY FRIENDS. OF COURSE ARKO'S PASSING WAS THE...WELL LETS NOT TALK ABOUT THAT. THEN THERES THE EAST LA CREW, THUGGS, DOSE, ROCKE, BABY CISCO AND THEN THERES LEO, RAUL, AND STEVE. STEVE WAS A...THERE WE GO AGAIN, NO STOP IT. AND THE NEWEST RYDERS JOSE AND MAURICIO WILL MAKE THEIR MARK I'M SURE. SO THEY'RE ALL THE RUFF RYDER FAMILY.
5.  WHO DO YOU THINK IS THE MOST INFLUENCIAL NON CREW MEMBER IN THE SCENE?
IT'S FUNNY BUT I WAS JUST THINKING THAT AND THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE TOUCHED ME OUTSIDE OF MY CREW. THERE'S OF COURSE SMOKIE DOPEY TRAVIEZO SILENT, OF THE OLDER SKOOL. THEN THERES YOKO (WHITTIERS DELITE) PUPPET (M $ M) MONCHEES (HUGGIES) AND RALPHY (COSMIC KATZ) BUT OF ALL THOSE PEOPLE THE ONE WHO STANDS OUT IS THE LEGENDARY DICKLOVER. HE HELPED ME SO MUCH AND BROUGHT OUT A WHOLE NEW WAY OF HAVING FUN WHILE PRODUCING EVENTS. AND ALTHOUGH WE DON'T TALK NOW HE WAS HALF OF THE T LINE WHICH WAS WAY AHEAD OF ITSELF AND TOO BIG FOR JUST VOICEMAILS.
6. WHAT WAS THE T LINE (FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW)?
THE T LINE WAS OUR VOICEMAIL AND THE HOME OF THE SHOUTOUTZ ON TUESDAY NIGHT (HI LOLLIPOP!) WEDNESDAY NIGHTS CARNATION SHOW.  AND SOME OF THE FUNNIEST PRANK CALLS. ALL THIS TO PROMOTE EVENTS. AND THE FUNNY THING WAS THAT IT STARTED AS A JOKE ON OUR HOUSE VOICEMAIL (I LIVED WITH DICKLOVER, ROOMMATES ONLY) AND WE ARGUED OVER WHOSE CALL IT WAS AND I PROCLAIMED "NO ONE CALLS YOU, ITS FOR ME I AM THE SCENE" A JOKE  THAT ON JULY 1ST  (WITH DANNY PLAYBOY AND ME) STARTED THE T LINE AND SOME RIVALRIES, BUT THIS ALL SUN SHINE AND HAPPINESS RIGHT SO NO ROOM FOR THAT RIGHT HERE....STAY POSTED FOR PART 2 THE RIVALS, THE SHOWDOWNS AND THE BEATING THAT TOOK PLACE IN NOVEMBER OF 2000
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WESLEY ESPINOZA ALSO KNOWN AS ARKO PASSED AWAY JULY 23RD 2001
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