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Last time we checked in with Mike Jones, he was housing a sub sandwich in his car. This time he's at the gym, boasting about his epic weight loss. "We finna run to the treadmill now," he says ... and then he does. The once-overweight Southern rapper starts at a brisk walk and builds to a full sprint. This is an all-new Mike Jones.

His physical form in shape, Mike Jones took the same drive, determination and dedication from the gym and brought it into the studio . Released in April, The Voice is a 16-track banger-thon with A-list guest appearances by Lil Wayne, Twista, T-Pain and many more. You might call it Mike Jones' ultimate hip-hop workout.

Now watch below to see how the Swishahouse rapper got into tip-top shape to make your tip-top shake.

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Since the first day he got busy blowing up the Houston hip-hop scene, our dude on the mic has been answering the question, "Who is Mike Jones?" Answer: The title of his 2005 debut solo LP and it's the call-and-response chorus of signature jams "Flossin" and "Still Tippin."

Four years later (and eight deep in his rap career), Mike Jones has established himself as a grill-jockin' maven who has started everything from record labels to Cognac labels to children's charities. He'll probably still holler "WHO IS!" on every chorus, but by now, we all know the answer to Mike Jones' favorite question.

With that in mind, Buzzworthy posed a new one. We know who Mike Jones is, but what does Mike Jones do?

We caught up with the Houston hustla (aka "The Face Of The H," the mayor, the president) for an intimate interview in his car and asked him, "what do you do, pimp?" Here's what he told us:

"That's what I do on the regular. I work hard, I eat Subway, and I go to the studio and make hits."

Staying true to the "If you don't work you don't eat, you don't grind you don't shine" tattoo that rides down his right arm, the rapper made a quick exit and bounced to the studio where he and notorious H-town producer Mike D had plans to make beats and chase Grammys.

All that hard work pays off in Mike Jones' latest full-length, The Voice, which is busy keeping shelves hot  everywhere music is sold, ('cept maybe Wal Mart) right now.

Watch the whole interview below, and keep an eye out for part two, coming soon.

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When people talk about Paul Wall, they invariably talk about his teeth. It's his own doing, of course -- not only does Paul Wall rap about grills, but he also makes and sells them. But when it came time to list the most important factors that influenced his new album, Fast Life, grills didn't even crack Paul Wall's top five.

What did? Beef jerky and baseball. The essentials.

Also notably absent from Paul Wall's list are Fast Life collaborators Travis Barker, Yung Joc, Gorilla Zoe, Too $hort and Tech N9ne. No room for Mr. Boomtown (the Dirty South's leading video director responsible for Paul Wall's "Bizzy Body" clip, as well as new joints from Mike Jones, Slim Thug, Gucci Mane and Bun B) either.

That's how important beef jerky and baseball are to Paul Wall. Don't forget it. Fill in the blanks on the rest of his list in the video below.

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