▁for ▁chron ic ling ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁Southern ▁hip - h op ▁and ▁his ▁inter views ▁with ▁several ▁of ▁the ▁region ' s ▁major ▁stars ▁as ▁they ▁achieved ▁national ▁prom in ence , ▁including ▁his ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁S MO OT H ▁magazine ▁cover ▁story ▁on ▁Tr ina , ▁his ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁H ip H op D X ▁conversation ▁with ▁T . I . ▁( d uring ▁the ▁ra pper ' s ▁fe ud ▁with ▁Lil ▁F lip ) ▁and ▁his ▁ess ays ▁on ▁ 8 B all ▁& ▁M J G , ▁Myst ikal ▁and ▁Ju ven ile ▁for ▁MTV ▁J ams ▁and ▁O zone ▁Magazine ' s ▁" 2 5 ▁Great est ▁Southern ▁Art ists ▁of ▁All ▁Time " ▁list ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Mack ' s ▁interview ▁subjects ▁included ▁Er ick ▁S erm on , ▁Rem y ▁Ma , ▁Will ie ▁D , ▁Bo ots ▁R iley , ▁The ▁Game , ▁David ▁B anner , ▁M emph is ▁Ble ek , ▁K ray zie ▁B one , ▁L ay zie ▁B one , ▁St yles ▁P , ▁Tw ista , ▁Ger ald ▁Le Vert ▁and ▁Al ▁Green . ▁Mack ▁often ▁asked ▁questions ▁to ▁help ▁asp iring ▁artists ▁successfully ▁navigate ▁the ▁music ▁business . ▁In ▁a ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁interview ▁with ▁H ip H op D X , ▁Young ▁Je e zy ▁told ▁Mack :" There ’ s ▁no ▁business ▁to ▁learn . ▁Do ▁you . ▁I ▁really ▁don