Some people just know that they are destined to do something great in their life. Even if they don't always choose the right path in the beginning, most of these people typically end up doing so at some point. Such is the case with Alabama rapper, Rich Boy, who actually went to Tuskegee University and studied engineering before finally deciding to drop out and focus all of his efforts on living out his dream. The hard work all paid off later when Polow Da Don, formerly of the rap group, Jim Crow, discovered his amazing talent and helped to mold him in to the well-known solo artist he is today.

Though some might not yet know him by name, almost everyone has heard his hit single "Throw Some Ds" on the radio at one time or another. Rich Boy's debut album, Product of the Hustle, will finally hit stores in early 2007 and will be released through a collaborative effort between his and Polow Da Don's own label, Zone 4, and Interscope Records.

AF: Your single is getting a lot of spins right now. I hear it on satellite radio all the time. Did you ever expect it to get this big?

RB: I actually did. Because everything I've ever really did, I wanted to do it big.

AF: Now did you pick that single or did the label?

RB: Naw, Me and Polow Da Don picked the single.

AF: Did I hear there was a remix floating around out there as well?

RB: Yeah I'm going to have a remix coming out real soon with me, Jim Jones, Andre 3000, and The Game.

AF: So I heard you actually do a lot of your own production as well. Who did the beat for "Throw Some Ds"?

RB: I didn't produce that track. Polow Da Don co-produced that track with another guy named Butter.

AF: The song is crazy. You feel like when you hear it with the video, it definitely represents who you are and where you come from?

RB: Yeah, for real. With the video, it most definitely represents where I'm from.

AF: So it's like how it is in the video then? A lot of open fields everywhere?

RB: Yeah there's a lot of open areas. But there's definitely a big city part too.

AF: So we heard you got signed to Interscope through Zone 4. Can you tell us how that came about?

RB: Zone 4 is me, my boy Polow, and Keri (Hilson). It just started off with us doing a bunch of songs together and making demos. Then I finally got to meet with Nick At Nite, who was a big DJ in Mobile. Me and Polow gave him a couple of our tracks and he started playing them and just kept in touch with us.

AF: Polow Da Don was one of the guys that originally gave you that chance to come out and work with him in Atlanta a few years back. How did you originally hook up with him?

RB: He was at the radio station advertising for a song that he had out with Jim Crow called "Holla At A Playa." Nick At Nite knew me and called me up there to meet with him. We just started working a lot together since then.

AF: That's actually been a while now. So you've been working on the album since then. How is that coming along?

RB: It's going great. I'll probably have about 18 songs on there. It's called Product of the Hustle.

AF: I know you already got a couple of mixtapes out already. You going to have all new material on the album?

RB: Oh yeah. It's all new material. I actually got a mixtape out right now with DJ Greg Street though.

AF: I hear you got Mannie Fresh on there along with some other big names. What other features are you going to have on there?

RB: I've got Akon, Snoop Dogg, David Banner, Gangsta Boo, Attitude from Birmingham, and 8Ball.

AF: That's crazy for your first album. Did you know all of them before you got signed?

RB: Nah. The only people I knew was Akon, Polow, and Mannie Fresh. Polow and Bubba Sparxxx helped me to get signed to Interscope though.

AF: I heard you also did some work with Jazze Pha in the past. Is he going to be on the album as well?

RB: Yeah. I think he's going to have a track on the album.

AF: Now Alabama is one of the Southern states that hasn't really been represented on a large scale yet as far as hip-hop goes. Who are some of the artists that we might already know or that we should expect to be hearing coming out of Alabama?

RB: We've got Chilly C and Dirty out here. We've got Mr. Bigg. There's a few people.

AF: Was there anything in particular that made you want to drop out of college and follow your music career?

RB: Naw. I just decided to do it. It was more spur of the moment.

AF: Is there any other place where the people can go and hear you at?

RB: Well they can always check me out at MySpace.com/RichBoy, RichBoyOnline.com, and HitmennDJs.com.

AF: And when does the album come out?

RB: Probably first quarter of next year. Around February.