Trick Daddy talks to Ozone Magazine, slams Ted Lucas & Slip-N-Slide…again.

In typical All-Star Weekend fashion, rapper Trick Daddy talks to Ozone magazine about Slip-N-Slide, in particular CEO Ted Lucas. According to Trick Daddy, Ted Lucas is to blame for attempting to turn him and Trina against each other, stealing publishing, forging checks, and other shady behavior.

Are you still under the Slip N Slide/Atlantic umbrella or are you independent right now?

Fuck Ted Lucas, and fuck Slip N Slide Records. I blame Ted for a lot of things. When me and Trina worked together on music, there was never any problems with me and her not getting along. It was never about Trina being scared of me, or we were fuckin’ and we broke up, or all these other rumors. It was never about that. It was about Ted. Ted thinks he’s got to turn people against each other in order to be friends with them. It was always Ted in their ear. He’s the dude that doesn’t have friends. He’s the one that doesn’t come out. He’s the one that goes to church during early morning worship.

I blame Ted for Funk Boogie not making me any more tracks. I blame Ted for not paying the rest of the dudes that helped start Slip N Slide. I blame Ted Lucas for me not having Michael Hopkins as my management; they were having secret meetings promising him certain things. I blame Ted for stealing publishing and forging checks. I blame Ted for Money Mark & C.O. never coming out with a record. I blame Ted for the fact that two of the Lost Tribe are in the Federal penitentiary.

You’ve got to understand: Slip N Slide Records was not built by Trick Daddy. Trick Daddy was the foundation. We had bricklayers, concrete people, masons, landscapers. Somebody watered the grass. We had a chef. In other words, we were a team. We did it all together. Everybody played their role, and he took money from everybody to the point where years later we don’t even speak.

I’ll tell [Funk Boogie], “Don’t let Ted stop us from making money. You make the beats and I’ll make sure Atlantic gives you your payment upfront.” Then Ted tells Atlantic, “Don’t talk to Trick. You’re not supposed to be talking to Trick.” If I charge an artist $40,000 to do a feature, then Ted will charge them another $40,000 to clear it. So he had everybody in the rap game looking at me like, “Damn, Trick!” It got so bad to the point where I’d be telling him, “Ted, you can’t do this.” Ted was always telling Atlantic, “Trick don’t wanna work. Trick don’t wanna go out of town.” No, Ted. You don’t tell me I’ve gotta go out of town until the day I’ve gotta go. They say, “Why hasn’t Trick been on any tours?” Because after seven years I realized my management was working for Ted and giving him some of the money.

If a man doesn’t have one friend left from elementary school, middle school, or high school, that’s the sign of a bad person. When we started with Slip N Slide Records, all of us – except Michael Hopkins – were young niggas and young women coming up in the game. We were all between 17 and 21 [years old]. There were over 25 Slip N Slide kids and the sad part is, none of ‘em speak to each other anymore because of all the separation that was caused at the Slip N Slide office.

Honestly, it was only a matter of time before he said something. Not like news of Ted Lucas stealing money was fresh news anyway. Get your life! Read the full interview here.