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Prince Yahshua (Continued from page 61) You have criticized the AVN Awards in
the past. Can you talk more about your
perceptions?
What I always thought in my mind was
[the AVN Awards were] based on your
performance, your character and the way
you present yourself, not only to the media
but to the public. ... I go to the AVN Awards
year after year after year after year and I hear
people’s names other than mine. [Fans ask],
“We really don’t understand when we had an
ethnic show, the Urban X Awards, you were a
landslide [winner] every time, but with AVN
you’re not really recognized at all.” And I tell
them what I’ll tell you: The one big difference
is only this: Urban X Awards was based on
the people who actually buy the product.
Those are the people who voted ... not a group
of people that don’t know me, that don’t sit
with me, that aren’t on my set. ... [They’re]
passing judgment on what they see, not by
what all of us know, as the true porn stars
who work with each other every day, and with
the general public. ...
I have a passion for this business. This
business took me away from the very bad
lifestyle I was living before it. So I give this
business much praise and much respect. But
when I’m giving my all and I’m getting pretty
much nothing back—I mean, am I getting
my money? Yeah, I’m definitely getting my
money. But at the end of the day, I want to be
in the record books. ... Porn has been viewed
since the early ’30s, and from the ’30s until
today there’s only been one person who has
brought new moves to porn. ... I don’t know if
you’ve ever heard or seen me do the F-150. I
don’t know if you’ve ever heard or seen me do
the Atom Bomb or the Sidewinder or the Oil
Well—these are moves that I have brought to
the table.
What is the most common
misconception about adult?
The biggest misconception that the fans
have is that we’re having wild coke parties
and orgies. I’m sitting in my house with my
wife cooking dinner and my son doing his
homework ... A cop when he’s on duty, he
wears a blue suit and a badge, but when he’s
at home he takes that off. He’s not Officer
Michaels; he’s Mike. Same thing with us.
At work, I’m Prince Yahshua. When I’m at
home I’m just Prince. I’m Daddy. ... I’m not a
partier; I don’t go to porn karaoke or the bars
or social clubs like everybody. I’m a family
man.
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Flash Brown (Continued from page 63)
In my personal life, my mother and
grandmother. They instilled my values of being a
respectful, God-fearing, hardworking man.
What is the most common
misconception about adult?
That performers just party all the time and
being on set is all fun and games. It takes a great
deal of concentration and stamina to be on set
for six to seven hours a day.
Also that since we are fulfilling a visual
fantasy, some fans believe that performers are
available to fulfill their fantasies in person.
Which leads to the other common
misconception—that we don’t have personal
lives. Many of us are married, have children,
and live very normal lives off set. Just like many
other mainstream actors, it’s basically the same:
Once we perform, we go home to live our lives.
What do you think of the way IR product
(black male/white female) is marketed?
I believe IR is a label that was established
decades ago. It’s a different time now. The
adult industry is still stuck in a time capsule by
using that term. Porn is porn. Sexual preference
doesn’t need a label. Our world is so diverse, we
are all “interracial.” This is why I am so proud of
my AVN Award from 2016. It was the best boy/
girl scene. Not the best “interracial” boy/girl
scene. It shows me that the industry is finally
making progress. And that makes me proud.
What barriers, if any, have you encoun-
tered working in the adult industry?
There is always stigma with porn actors
transitioning into mainstream entertainment.
I believe with hard work, professionalism and
dedication, you can break through these barriers.
It has been done with several top performers.
Also, being an African American, that
comes with stigmas by itself! Add in the adult
industry, that becomes even more challenging.
Fortunately for me, I’m currently working on
some mainstream projects, so I know it can be
done. Hopefully I have inspired others to follow
my lead.
Moe Johnson (Continued from page 64)
What scenes do you like to shoot best?
Crazy enough, I would say the gangbang scenes. Mainly
because it’s more like an alpha male thing. Mostly women are
always being judged by men, but now you have one woman
with a line full of men and she can judge who she likes or who’s
pleasing her the best. ... It’s more of kind of a competition
thing. As a man I want to make sure every scene I left an
impressionable memory on her so she’s going to want to shoot a
boy/girl or another scene for another company.
With the gangbang scenes I get to meet a lot of the newer
guys and try to mentor them—tell them the kind of mistakes I
made. Try to push them to keep going. My first year was very
rough but I was fortunate I had people around me. My second
year was rough [because] after breaking up with my girlfriend, I
had to start from scratch all over. Now I don’t chase every event,
chase every party.”
What barriers, if any, have you encountered working
in the adult industry?
Going to California from New York, I’ve experienced more
racism in general. I experienced it to the point where it bothers
me. If I look at my list of movies I’ve been in since I’ve been in
California, almost 95 percent have an innuendo of something
to do with race. The few titles that don’t have those words in it
are from West Coast Productions, and that’s a black company.
... [But] I’m tired of the negativity. I started shooting my own
homemade amateur videos, and seven years later I’m shooting
for some of the largest companies in Europe [Johnson spoke to
AVN from Prague]. I’m in a peaceful state; I’m in a whole other
country. I’m handling my business. ... The scenes are definitely
more hardcore here—gangbangs, double vag, double anal—but I
look at it as a chance to work on my craft and better myself as a
performer for when I return to the United States.
What are some accomplishments you’re most proud
of?
I spent a lot of time with APAC. I went to San Diego recently
and earlier this year to San Francisco to speak up on the condom
laws. That brought me into seeing the full scope of the industry.
... That experience, I think, was good. I was kind of proud
being the only African American male performer to speak up
and represent us—not just us as an industry but us as African
Americans. ... The work is always going to come and go, there’s
always new guys—but to be able to be involved with something
that you care so much about, that’s always been the thing for
me. ...
I have the cartoon that I’m also working on. ... I’m just
figuring out the best way to get it out to everybody. There are
two versions of it: It’s MoeTheMonster.com and that will send
you to a Wordpress site where you can see everything and get a
sample. And if you want to purchase anything, it will send you
to Clips4Sale. I utilize all the different avenues. ...
It’s something I want to continue to do because I see the
longevity in it and it’s original ... with virtual reality being
something that a lot of companies are putting a lot of money
into doing now. And before that it was the 3D that a lot of
people were after. So to be on a wave that no one else is really
actively pursuing makes it more of a challenge for me and
something that I’m more interested to do because nobody else
is really competing. Once it’s perfected and done the right way,
hopefully it’s received the right way.
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