Behind the Scenes: MuzikMafia

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  • MUZIK PARADE photo | John Rich

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Updated: Friday Apr 15, 2005 | 06:00 AM EDT

MUZIK PARADE

"We encourage your freakish side to come out," John Rich (celebrating with entourage member Two Foot Fred a.k.a. 60 Cent) says of his MuzikMafia philosophy. "It's just everybody cutting loose and being themselves."