Mike: I think it's the interlude. No, intro to the out. We always try to keep [the Notorious] B.I.G. in our hearts, we try to keep B.I.G. alive as much as we can. The intro has "The weak or the strong, who got it going on, you're dead wrong." Just keeping the relationship between us and B.I.G. alive, because we always had him on the album[s], it don't make no sense to stop now.

Slim: He always showed us love on his album, too, like on his last album, a lot of songs referred to us.

Mike: And we were lame, man — don't nobody want to mess with us, we were these country bumpkins — but B.I.G. was the only one that stayed down with us. Showed us all the love, put our name on the mount, really. That phrase he came up with, that "Rule with the 112," man ... so many people came up to us and say that same thing: "That's what B.I.G. say." We know he's listening and nodding his head, because he loved to hear us sing like no other, and it was kind of funny, because he was this hardcore rapper, and we like to sing R&B. But he was like, "Yo, sing that one again, and this one again. Do the medley again." He had a special place in our hearts.

MTV: Any favorite tracks on the album?

Mike: One of my favorites is called "Don't Hate Me," which I like for two reasons. Number one is what we're singing about. It's a message within a message saying, "Don't be mad at me if a girl come home with me, because obviously you weren't doing something you were supposed to do at home." It's a warning to the brothers, saying that we are going to take [their ladies] when we come to your city. The second reason is how we are singing it. You won't expect it from 112. Like a lot of people didn't expect "It's Over Now" to be coming from 112. We are evolving now, we are ascending, going to a higher level. We hope we never reach our pinnacle. We just want to keep growing and growing.

Q: My favorite is "Peaches & Cream." It's erotic and sexy and I'm a freak, basically. I know a lot of guys out there that are really going to like that one, and it's for the girls too, so ha ha.

MTV: Would you talk about the video for "It's Over Now"?

Daron: We were really trying to establish that we are from Atlanta. One of the scenes we shot was in front of a Waffle House. If anyone knows anything about the South, they know that that's the after-hours spot — after the club, everybody goes to the Waffle House and get something to eat and it's always off the hook. We were excited that we got the chance to dance, so when people see the video, they know we are so excited. It's like we're a new 112. [RealAudio]

MTV: What was it like working with Twista on "Don't Hate Me"?

Mike: We did our vocals in Atlanta, and he did his in New York, and we just heard it and we were like, "Yeah, that is hot." The thing with Puff is that we have to give thanks to him for allowing us to do that. He had enough confidence in us to go down to Atlanta and record an album and send it up to him. We had trust in [Twista]. It just came out hot.

MTV: Any talks of touring at this point?

Slim: We got a couple of tour options on the table, but I really don't want to speak about them, 'cause nothing is in stone right now. But we'll definitely go on somebody's tour this year. If not our own, then on tour with a host of other acts.

MTV: Can each one of you share one of your craziest experiences on the road?

Mike: Can't do it.

Daron: Whoa! Whoa!

Slim: [laughing] This is a family-oriented, PG show. But hey, it's been crazy, from people climbing on your cars to naked girls waiting in your room.

Mike: I never had a naked girl waiting in my room, so Slim, that's one up on me there. The craziest was our first show in Moline, Illinois, when we got locked in the bathroom for 45 minutes. We were on the Keith Sweat tour with Bone Thugs [-N-Harmony], Nas and Foxy Brown. We were supposed to perform that night, but the powers that be were like, "Y'all ain't performing tonight. We'll give y'all tickets to the show, and y'all perform tomorrow." We were like, "All right cool, no problem." Keep in mind that we had our performance outfits on, so we were all looking alike, and I guess that they didn't realize how strong [our 1996 hit] "Only You" was at the time. They were brushing us off, and they put us in the nosebleed section. We didn't get backstage or nothing. It was intermission and all the lights were on, and some little girl screamed, "That's 112!" They started chasing after us, and we ran into the men's room. We had to stay there for 45 minutes. We know never to do that again.