When I look back on my life, a few events, occasions,self-defining choices, etc., stand out as being especially momentous orespecially integral to my formation into a viable human being. Off the top ofmy head? The day I persuaded my mother I no longer needed to wear jeans with anelastic waistband (age 16), the day I realized "10 Things I Hate About You" isan interpretation of "The Taming of the Shrew" (I dunno, sometime in highschool), the day I learned the real rules to football (last Saturday). Buttoday, none of that matters anymore. Because today (As I write this, it'sTuesday, March 24) is the day that will always be known as the day Darcy talkedto Lil Jon.

Was it all that I dreamed and more? In short, yes. We talkedabout Crunk Juice, we talked about his car (he drives a Bentley Coop, which isweird, because so do I), we talked about partying with Usher. Then I asked himwhat his favorite color was. It went like this.

"So Lil Jon, random question, what's your favorite color?"

WHHHHAT?

"Your favorite color?"

WHHHHHAT?

I said, what's your favorite color?

"RED."

Actually, he understood me on the first try, but he did saythe word "red" in his signature "What?" voice. He's so cool; I think I'm inlove. He is, after all, one of the biggest producers in the rap game right now;right up there with T-Pain, Pharell and Timbaland for making some of the mostinfectious beats out there. Check out all his ingenious answers to my ingeniousquestions on page 9.

Darcy Newell