Name: Twista

2008 Projects: Collaborative album with Bone Thugs -N- Harmony.

New Year's Resolution: Let’s do it again!  What I mean by do it again is to stay doing what I’m doing. 

I’m gonna keep doing music, keep making money, keep making moves, keep handling my business, and grow in the pocket and in the mind. [Twista Interview]

Name: Tyr a B

2008 Projects: Debut album titled Past Due.

New Year's Resolution: My new year’s resolution is to get [my]  album out because it’s definitely past due. I just want to get it out there.  I want the people to enjoy the music.

I want to hit the road.  I want to see my fans.  I just want to be happy for 2008.  I just feel like this is my year and like I said before I just want to be happy. [Tyra B's interview]

Name: 9th Wonder

2008 Projects: A solo album titled The Wonder Years and a collaborative album with Buckshot titled The Formula.

New Year's Resolution: I’m trying to pick up 30 pounds [Laughing]. But besides that, I’m going to keep working hard, and keep on putting music out. [9th Wonder's Interview]

Name: Stic Man of Dead Prez

2008 Projects: New Dead Prez album, working on Nas' upcoming album titled Nigger.

New Year's Resolution: My new year’s resolution is to Boss up by any means necessary! [Stic Man's interview]

Name: DJ Felli Fel

2008 Projects:  Debut album on So So Def titled Go DJ which will feature Kanye West, Akon, Ludacris and Young Buck, among others.

New Year's Resolution: I would probably have to say my New Year’s Resolution would be to not get so stressed over people wanting me to play their record.  I feel like people think I’m the end-all be-all when it comes to DJ’s, especially out here in L.A. on the West Coast.

Sometimes I try to please everybody and if I can’t play somebody’s record I tend to want to explain to them why and what they need to do.  It takes a lot of energy out of me. I used to think that if I told somebody what they needed to do to make a better record they would at least appreciate that, and some do but the majority don’t. The fact of the matter is that if you don’t tell somebody what they want to hear then they get upset.

So I need to not get so stressed out over that because it bothers me. I want people out there to bring me records that are hot.  If they’re not [hot] then they should take the criticism, use it to their advantage, and come back with a hit.  But I can’t get involved in explaining to every single person what they need to do to go make a hit.  It takes up so much of my time and it’s very stressful when people don’t appreciate that.  I gotta change that. [Felli Fel's Interview]