Dirty Glove Bastard: Off The Porch

Interview by Haze / mike_tall We recently sat down with 1017 artist Li Rye for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about working on his first project with 1017, the culture in Mobile, plans to move to LA or Vegas, being the oldest of all his siblings, jumping off the porch when he was 17, having a scholarship to go to college, explains why he decided not to go, breaking generational curses, wanting to be a dentist when he was younger but feeling like it was not realistic for him, his friend Red passing away recently, starting to rap in 2019, dropping his first music video in 2022, his song “Punch In” blowing up on TikTok, dropping “EST Flow”, going to jail the same night he shot the video, signing a deal that didn’t work out for him, Gucci reaching out to his manager, signing with 1017, receiving his 1017 on stage at a show in Miami, spending $40k at the mall after he signed, reveals how he deals with rumors, dropping “Too Many” with Gucci after he signed, making a lot of pain music but not dropping them, his new music video “Christian”, upcoming project, not writing his songs, shares advice, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Haze / mike_tall We recently sat down with buzzing Atlanta artist Buda for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation she talked about moving to Atlanta when she was a baby, living all over the city, says Atlanta is not as fun as it used to be, just starting to rap back in January, being inspired by Glorilla, not thinking she would live to age 18, growing up in group homes, taking care of herself since she was 13, jumping off the porch when she was 11, always having ambition to want more out of life, dropping out of school in 7th grade, leaving the group home, being proud of herself for making it so far, reveals she stole the name Buda from somebody else, explains how she linked with BDE Management, the inspiration for her buzzing new single “Hi”, the song blowing up, performing the song, her next single “House Pucci”, upcoming EP, goals, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Spitty / spittywill We recently sat down with LALovetheboss for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about growing up in Maryland, lists her musical influences, having to leave the DMV to obtain success, leaving her confront zone, starting to take music seriously when she was 13, having to make sacrifices, creating a routine, dropping her first song on Myspace, explains how she connected with DJ Tony Neal last year, challenges that come with being a female in the music industry, her thoughts on female rappers who are receiving criticism for their image, her 2019 EP ‘How I Do It’, perfecting her craft during the pandemic, working with Jazze Pha on “Get The Money”, having a close friendship with her mom who is also her manager, her new single “Inside Out”, working on a new EP, reveals artists she wants to work with, her studio essentials, explains how she got into acting, making over a million dollars on OnlyFans in just 9 months, learning to be patient, her brand Get You A Natural, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Haze / mike_tall We recently sat down with Racine Wisconsin artists Kush Mac & Kushie Jackson for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation they talked about life & the culture in Racine, explain how they first met, jumping off the porch, starting their own marijuana brand ‘Mac Jackson’, how they got into rapping, Kush Mac having 6 kids, Kushie moving to Vegas & opening a barbershop, cutting hair for Kanye, Jeezy & other celebrities, locking in with their manager Terrio, Kush Mac’s new project ‘Paper Route’, upcoming albums, Kushie’s new project ‘Thinking Out Loud’, their upcoming collab project, the music scene in Racine right now, the importance to networking, plans for 2023, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Haze / mike_tall We recently sat down with another one of our Day 1 family members, Kingpin for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he discussed his gratitude for the Dirty Glove Bastard family, growing up in Miami, being in the streets at an early age, studying ownership over the pandemic, being a source when it comes to the music business, starting “The Cheat Code” podcast with Wendy Day & Ferrari Simmons which helps artists, giving out knowledge about the music industry, providing consultations for artists to help their brands, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Manny Akiio / mannyakiio We recently sat down with South Carolina artists Bryfromtha3rd & Ree$ey Muney for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation they talked about investing into their music, networking in bigger cities, life in Laurens, jumping off the porch, it being difficult to make it out of a small city, what it would take to get the spotlight on Laurens, making a wave in their city with the music, Bry’s first tape ‘3rdSideTrappin’, the city’s reaction to the tape, Ree$ey’s single “Love Pretty Bitches”, the message in their music, break down the definition of trickin, goals for their career, knowing their worth, upcoming music, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Manny Akiio / mannyakiio We recently sat down with South Carolina artist CITI BLAC for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about coming from the small town of Alldendale, getting locked up when he was 11, not being released until he was 16, jumping off the porch last year when he got out of his comfort zone, learning not to take anything for granted, explains how he got into releasing music, his transition going legit, fatherhood, goals for his career, working on writing a book & a movie, explains why he felt like he was living in slavery, explains the title to his album ‘Resurrection Of A Dead Blac Goat’, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Haze / mike_tall We recently sat down with Chicago artist ATM Reggie for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about the difference between Atlanta & Chicago, coming up on the Southside of Chicago, not dissing people in his music, explains what ATM stands for & how it started, people focusing more on money than killing when he was coming up, social media’s impact on the violence, having to choose a side in Chicago, jumping off the porch, looking up to his dad, his connection to O’Block, fans turning O’Block to a tourist attraction, being in & out of jail, getting caught with 20 pounds of weed & $60k cash, police seizing his Hellcat, giving him a $750k bond, his lawyer scamming him for $20k, moving to Champaign after getting shot, focusing on music when he came last October, explains his creative process when recording, his “First Day Out” record, his new song “Pain”, working on next project ‘I Can’t Believe Y’all Doubted Me’, challenges that come with being an independent artist, explains why he doesn’t have any advice for the kids, fatherhood, social media being a facade, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Spitty / spittywill We recently linked back up with Atlanta legend Khujo Goodie for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our sit down he talked about his childhood growing up in Atlanta, how his neighborhood has changed, how the city was impacted when the projects were tore down, jumping off the porch after high school, working temp jobs before he got into making music, Ray Murray of Organized Noize introducing him to the studio, being featured on OutKast first album on the song “Call of Da Wild”, his thoughts when he first met Big Boi & Andre 3000, the sessions in the Dungeon, their fans not being ready for their third album ‘World Party’, struggling to find a balance between making music he wants to make vs music his fans want him to make, his new single “Bills”, helping southern music get accepted in New York, explains how Atlanta has remained one top of the game for so long, Atlanta always reinventing its sound, embracing social media since Myspace, breaks down the day in 2002 when he was involved in a car accident which resulted in his leg being amputated, falling into a depression following the accident, making his first solo album while recovering, DJ Kay Slay supporting him, explains how the “ATL Legends 2” album with Pastor Troy was created, the Goodie Mob album ‘Age Against The Machine’ originally being titled ‘We Sell Drugs Too’, his cousin Malik Willis being drafted the Tennessee Titans, the controversy surrounding Ryan Tannehill’s comments that it wasn’t his job to mentor him, shares some marriage advice, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Haze / mike_tall We recently sat down with St. Louis artists Karma2zz & DaMigo for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation they discussed growing up in St. Louis, the media only showing the negative when it comes to St. Louis, crab in a bucket mentality within the city, breaking down the different sceneries in St. Louis, Karma2zz stepping into his career last year, taking his career serious after noticing how much he spent in the studio, working a full time job to pay for his car, DaMigo rapping for 2 years, his family having a musical background, the upcoming collaborative album “Street Country Grammar 2”, bringing St. Louis artists together for this project, getting in the studio with producer Shawn Ferrari, DaMigo’s recent project “Johnnyville” being dedicated to his brother whom passed away, Karma2zz new project “Heem Story”, being inspired to be the best version of himself, wanting to known with their city for their crafts and to get their sound noticed worldwide and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by MikalaTV / _mikalatv_ We recently sat down with Kayla B for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation she discussed entering her rap career full time, being from the Southside of Chicago, being a tomboy growing up, getting into a lot of fights when she was younger, losing her dad, her first job, being put in alternative school, boosting, making a transition to move to Atlanta, witnessing her brother King Von’s come up, reveals what Chicago teaches you as a woman, addressing a rumor involving Von, witnessing the drill era as a woman, being the mutual friend with the different hoods, avoiding drama nowadays and focusing on his music career, eventually wanting to go back and speak to the youth, her strong dynamic with Von, finding out about the shooting and Von’s passing, how her grieving process has been, what life would be like if Von was still around, her single and visual “Not From 63rd”, her single “No Talkin”, her upcoming single “Phony”, focusing on singles only right now and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Haze / mike_tall We recently sat down with LayWills for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation she discussed growing up in Charleston South Carolina, being active in sports and coaching sports, having a heavy hustle mentality, getting into rapping while in college, finding her passion with music through teaching, moving to LA, getting into acting & film production, dropping a project during Covid and releasing 13 music videos, her new single “Been There”, her previous project “Class Act”, her grind as an artist, upcoming projects in the works, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Haze / mike_tall We recently sat down with Lul Bob & Fee Banks for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation Fee Banks talked about discovering Lul Bob, how he goes about when it comes to find an artist to work with, Fee’s inspiration behind staying consistent when it comes to working in the music industry, Lul Bob life changing after he dropped his project, the upcoming release of Lul Bob’s “Guttah Baby” project, being a diverse artist, making timeless music, Fee Banks touring with Rod Wave and seeing his interaction with the crowd, working with Slim Jxmmi, recording 15 tracks for “Gutta Baby”, working with Mike Will on the project, Fee’s label “Good Money Global”, Fee signing Kevin Gates in 2012, Kevin Gates journey as an emerging artist, managing NBA Youngboy, his journey with Youngboy, “Good Money Global” partnering with Geffen & Cinematic Records, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Haze / mike_tall We recently sat down with Arkansas rapper SelfPaid Savage for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about life in Helena, coming home from a 9 year prison sentence, jumping off the porch, his reaction to receiving his prison sentence, his mental state of mind during his time inside, having a solid support system on the outside, feeling like he is getting a second chance now that he is home, starting to rap in the past year, the music industry being fake, staying in contact with people who are locked up, the thriving music scene in Arkansas right now, his creative process, challenges that come with being an independent artist, his new EP ‘9 Years 9 Months’, the inspiration for his song “Reality Rap”, the concept for his music video “Increased Violence”, his new song “Draymond Green”, his next project, goals for his career, advice fro the youth, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Haze / mike_tall We recently plugged in with Atlanta’s DJ Kutt Throat for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our sit down he talked about coming up in Southwest Atlanta, how the city has changed since he was younger, jumping off the porch when he started DJing in high school, DG Yola being one of the first artists he worked with, starting I Love My Plug, documenting the Atlanta culture back in 2007, helping break Future with the visuals, explains how Plug DJs was created, explains how he locked in with Yola, putting together the first tape with Yola, locking with Slick Pulla, his uncle being BMF’s official DJ, hitting the road with Jeezy as his DJ, spinning at Club Crucial, connecting with J-Money, a stripper introducing him to Yung Ralph’s “Look Like Money” single, working with Roscoe Dash & MMI, dropping 3 tapes with Roscoe Dash, DJ Plugg linking him in with Rich Homie Quan, his first tape going viral on Live Mixtapes, putting together the “I Love My Plug” song with J-Money, Shawty Lo & DG Yola, explains how he locked in with Ralo, witnessing Ralo’s career take off, Spirilla getting shut down & losing $50M lawsuit, I Love My Plug relaunching as a subscription service, opening his own club Pre Game Bar, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Spitty / spittywill We recently sat down with Ivory Scott & Hitmaka for an exclusive “Off The Porch” Interview! During our conversation Hitmaka talked about this generation being more open to share information & knowledge than when he was first coming into the game, Ivory talked about growing up in Chicago, overcoming poverty, being the youngest of his siblings, taking responsibility at a young age, being self-taught on how to play piano, Hitmaka speaks on signing to DMX when he was in the 9th grade, reveals there was a bidding war to sign him, being featured on the ‘Exit Wounds’ soundtrack, transitioning from artist to producer & songwriter, Ivory reveals he started to take music seriously when he left Chicago, working as a construction worker when he first moved to Atlanta, reveals how he connected with Hitmaka, Ivory’s mindset when he first worked with Hitmaka, having instant chemistry working with each other, artists being open to having songwriters, Ivory’s new single “Just Like Me” with Eric Bellinger, lists big names he has worked with, artists he would like to work with, importance on financial literacy, working with Beyonce, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Spitty / spittywill Last week we pulled up on Le$ in Houston for an exclusive interview! During our sit down he talked about coming up passing out CDs, linking with DJ Mr. Rogers, his first mixtape ‘Settle 4 Le$, his introduction to the blogs, following up with ‘The Beautiful Struggle’, explains why he feels like its harder for artists to be heard now, hustling & staying consistent being major keys right now, feeling like there are more opportunities for artists to be original, reveals what he learned from Slim Thug & Curren$y, his tape ‘Menace’, his project ‘E36’ opening up more doors for him, starting his own label Dios in 2020, opening up his store during the pandemic, collabing with Bun B on their joint project ‘Distant’, getting more love from legends than the rap game, reveals that “Maintain” is his favorite song on ‘Distant’, producing the songs on the spot for the project, starting to make beats in 2019, his new album ‘Bigger In Texas’, feels like Killa Kyleon is the best rapper with the bars, “What It Iz” with Slim Thug, working with Freddie Gibbs on “Pappadeaux Platter”, plans to drop a deluxe version to the album, getting into wrestling, laid back rap becoming more popular, incorporating live instruments into the production on ‘Bigger In Texas’, the evolution of Country Rap Tunes, staying out of the way, life lessons learned, reveals upcoming projects, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Manny Akiio / mannyakiio We recently sat down with Woo Da Savage for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation she discussed her upbringing in Indiana, coming out of her shell when she moved to Georgia, jumping off the porch in college, her start into making music, having a majority male fanbase, quitting her job 2 weeks ago to focus solely on music, being the former girlfriend of Ola Runt, rebranding herself as an artist, “Woo Murk a Lot”, being the creative director behind her videos, the inspiration behind “The Baddest In The School”, her debut project “Scar”, going viral w/ her hairstyle and turning it into a song “Braids Wit Beads”, making fun turn up music, going viral, Missy Elliott and 50 Cent’s inspiration, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Manny Akiio / mannyakiio We recently sat down with sgpwes for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he discussed growing up in Atlanta, discovering life once he started pursuing music, bringing in an income in the beginning of his music career, quitting his job at Publix to focus on rapping, hiding his music career from his parents, having support once they saw him take his career seriously, importance of having confidence as an artist, going back and forth with fans, the success of his first single “Mmhmm”, his follow up single “Level Up”, learning to just live life, the music scene in Atlanta, transitioning into a new sound, getting into merch, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Haze / mike_tall We recently sat down with Baton Rouge artist YKWIHF Vea for an exclusive “Off The Porch” Interview! During our conversation he discussed his upbringing in North Baton Rouge, Kevin Gates showing love to his music, going all in with music 3 years ago, learning the music business, how YKWIHF came about, his single “How I Live” buzzing throughout the city, his career taking off in 2018 , his studio session when he recorded “False Hearted”, his single “In Too Deep”, meeting NoCap at the club and ending up recording with him, making the best music when he’s in tuned with his emotions, traveling to New York for the first time, his new visual “Smoke”, the creative process behind his tape “300 Degrees”, his single “Vulture Party”, tapping in with different artists and producers for upcoming music, advising the youth to stay in their own lane and focus on their craft, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Haze / mike_tall We recently sat down with Unc of Worldwide Hustle, producer Shawn Ferrari and TG Wop for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation they touched on the uniqueness of St. Louis, Unc speaks on what it takes for him to sign an artist, his dynamic with Wop and Shawn Ferrari, Unc’s transition into the music industry, the current music scene in St. Louis, starting the current trend of high speed music coming out of the city, getting support all over the city and other cities as well, upcoming album “Street Country Grammar 2”, getting kicked out of studios in St. Louis, Shawn Ferrari creating every beat for all of the artists on “Street Country Grammar 2”, showing another side to St. Louis when it comes to their music, the dangerous living in St.Louis, Ferrari realizing his environment was tough once he moved away, Mike Will discovering Ferrari, the buzzing talent within St. Louis, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Manny Akiio / mannyakiio We recently sat down with DC artist Young Jose for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about coming up in Southeast DC, jumping off the porch, losing close ones around him, starting to pursue music in high school, having a wide range of musical inspirations, his breakthrough song “Hard 4 Dat”, the importance of fatherhood to him, explains how his song “All I Got” with OMB Peezy was created, his SXSW experience earlier this year, his new album ‘No Excuses No Regrets’, wanting to provide for his family, giving back to his community, working with No Savage, upcoming tour, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by MikalaTV / _mikalatv_ We recently sat down with Chicago’s Shoebox Baby for an exclusive “Off The Porch interview! During our conversation he discussed going vegan, cutting out his lean addiction, wildest O’Block memory, moving out of O’Block, working his last job before music, growing up very fast while living in the projects, having the style of Detroit when he was first started rapping, King Von & Juice Wrld waking up Chicago’s music scene again, being the new generation of Chicago’s music scene, his perspective on not dissing the dead, staying consistent with his career, classifying himself as an artist, his “Capalot Freestyle”, linking up with Rob49, his new single “No Cap”, Muwop encouraging him with his music, upcoming project and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Haze / mike_tall We recently sat down with Oakland artist Tan DaGod for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation she talked about bringing a headstone of her ex to the porch, the concept to her new project ‘Ex Wood Pack’, the concept for her artwork, her interview with Kid L going viral, her single “He Ain’t Mine”, the concept for her song “I Need Therapy”, upcoming music videos being more like movies, her come up in Oakland, the music scene in Oakland not embracing the female rappers, explains her slogan “Make It Without Being Naked”, shares advice for the youth, her thoughts on the Remi Ma cheating scandal, her thoughts on the Tory Lanez & Megan Thee Stallion shooting, not caring what people think about her, her journey as an independent artist, upcoming plans, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Manny Akiio / mannyakiio We recently connected with Detroit’s T Stuckey for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our sit down he talked about the culture in Detroit spreading through the music, having a blessed childhood, realizing his family when heavy in the streets around the age of 8, his father being a legend in Detroit, wanting to extend his family’s legacy through the music, jumping off the porch, lessons learned while being off the porch, Eminem being important to Detroit’s culture, Detroit’s music scene continuing to produce new talent, “I’m Cocky” blowing up in the city, changes he wants to see in the city, new music, upcoming project, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by MikalaTV / _mikalatv_ We recently sat down with buzzing Florida artist SCY Jimm for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about people messing up how to pronounce his name, explains what SCY stands for, the culture in Bunnell, getting fired from his job at Taco Bell, jumping off the porch when he was 12, not taking music serious at first, doing a lot of shows & interacting with the crowd, a fan having an out of body experience when she met him, having bad encounters with the police, them confiscating $15k cash for him, getting a lot of support from different cities in Florida, starting to take music seriously when he got out of jail, recently working with Luh Tyler, feeling like he’s on the brink of blowing all the way, his thoughts on signing with a major label, getting scammed for $4k by a fake label deal, having his own style with his sound, his new project ‘Rookie Of The Year’, his song “Letter To The Industry”, his next tape, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Haze / mike_tall We recently sat down with NWM Cee Murdaa, Kayla Redd & Devoo for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation they talked about life in St. Louis, Kayla being from East St. Louis, Cee Murdaa & Kayla meeting in Detroit, almost hitting a lick when they first met, Cee knowing 30 Deep Grimeyy for years, their music blowing up together, the music scene in St. Louis right now, Cee claims he’s the king of drill in STL, locking in with Unc of World Wide Hustle Ent, all being featured on World Wide Hustle’s new Street Country Grammar 2 album, other cities taking lingo from STL, the album bringing the city together, Kayla being the only female artist featured on the album, Cee & Kayla working on aa collab album ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’, Devoo’s upcoming music, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by MikalaTV / _mikalatv_ We recently sat down with Queen Key for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation she discussed her love for motherhood, finding out she was having triplets, going through a bad label deal, being a generational curse breaker, men in the industry wanting her to change her music, her perspective on life, catching other people’s karma, Chicago era, her views on relationship & marriage, “Surviving Queen Key”, personal growth, incorporating her children in “Never Cry” visual, her all girl label EMP and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Manny Akiio / mannyakiio We recently sat down with Colorado based artist One Lou for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about living in Colorado, being born in New York, moving to Florida when he was young, growing up in Kissimmee with a large family, getting introduced to music while in church, jumping off the porch, importance of having a solid support system around him, explains his creative process, his brand/label E.G.O. Feeders, his goal for the brand, the message in his music, explains what motivated him to move to Colorado, morals, his new single “Benz Coupe”, other business ventures he wants to get into, upcoming music from his artists, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Haze / mike_tall We recently sat caught up with Taleban Dooda for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he discussed his journey from his last visit on the porch, dealing with hate in Tampa, dropping his new single “Come After Me”, new music video “Free Khalil”, plans to drop his new album in May, working with OMB Peezy on new music, his creative process behind his music, rapping to his own type beats, dropping his new single “Major Pain”, growth as an artist over the years, tapping into his international fan base, new deal with Warner Bros, being independent vs. signed to a major, his hit single “Call 100 Times”, having to sit down last year, Tampa’s music scene, not having a choice when it came to the streets, staying lowkey on Social Media, feeling underrated, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Haze / mike_tall We recently sat down with buzzing 1017 Memphis artist Sett for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about linking with QC artist Wee2Hard, his upcoming album that drops June 30th, coming up in South Memphis, starting to gamble in the 3rd grade, winning $50k in one day, his mom having 10 kids, being the youngest of all the boys, his relationship with his brothers, jumping off the porch, reveals his key to making it out of Memphis, going to college for one week, his friend Cam encouraging him to start rapping, upcoming song with Finesse2tymes, starting to take rap serious when he got out of jail, his song “Free Marvin” blowing up, being cousins with Pooh Shiesty, Gucci reaching out to him when he was locked up, how he deals with hate, his new song “Snap”, the video trending on YouTube, his buzzing single “Piss Sett Off”, reveals the features that will be on his project, longterm goals, performing at Memphis In May, shares advice for the youth, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Manny Akiio / mannyakiio We recently sat down with Wayno for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he discussed moving around a lot while growing up, dropping out of the 9th grade, hanging around the wrong crowd, surviving his tough environment, his interest in shoes & gaming, getting into the music business at the age of 17, getting fired from Def Jam, working temporarily at a sneaker store, landing an internship with Roc-A-Fella Records after leaving his sneaker job, the current state of internships right now, getting appointed A&R at Roc-A-Fella, going right back to square one after Roc-A-Fella broke up, his friend John encouraging him to step back into music and the creative after taking a step back, transitioning into hosting shows at SOBs, managing Dave East, balancing his career while still living in the projects, Nas giving him and Dave East their flowers, his journey on the show Everyday Struggle, his current role at Quality Control and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We recently linked with YhapoJJ for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our sit down he talked about things he seen coming up in Huntsville, there being a lot of hate in the city, growing up in the projects, Antoine Dodson being from his hood, being into rollerskating when he was younger, misconceptions about the projects, jumping off the porch, getting locked up when he was 17, starting to take music serious when he got out, making music since he was 15, feeling like creativity is lacking right now, explains his creative process, his songs “Hold It Down”, “SSorry I Can’t SStop”, “Warhead” blowing up on TikTok, the inspiration for his song “Stay Away From Me”, “Ratchet”, “Forever”, his new project ‘Pluto’, wanting his listeners to feel his music, his transition from streets to music, wanting to get into acting, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Spitty / spittywill We recently connected with the legendary T-Rock for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our sit down he talked about his come up on the Southside of Atlanta, jumping off the porch, explains how he got into rapping, starting to take music seriously while in high school, his dad being from Memphis, M.C. Mack introducing his music to Juicy J, signing his first deal at age 17, being the youngest in the camp, recalls some memories during the studio sessions, having unreleased albums with K-Rock, working closely with Lord Infamous, receiving more love than hate, explains how he got the name T-Rock, collabing with The Game, the concept for his song “Billionaire Today”, explains how he keeps positive, reveals why he never dropped a solo album on Hypnotized Minds, says they tried to make him his style, collabing with Pastor Troy, dropping 4 albums already this year, paying homage to Skinny Pimp & Gangsta Boo on his song “Bodies”, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Manny Akiio / mannyakiio We recently sat down with RariBoy Spin for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he discussed his dad being a rapper, jumping off the porch at 15 years old, learning life on his own once his dad went to the feds, changing his life around after getting in constant trouble, having a close dynamic with LilCj Kasino, starting music at 17 years old, having a strong dynamic with Texas, being inspired by his father’s career, challenges of being an independent artist, Myrtle Beach being taken over by the Police, dropping a remix to “Peaches & Eggplants”, his project, “1437” that he made for his women fans, versatility in his music, starting his dog kennel business and pressure washing business, thoughts on signing to major label, dropping a new project “R.A.R.I” , HoodRich Pablo Juan, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Haze / mike_tall We recently sat down with Quisha aka the AT: Hookah Queen for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation she talked about the Baddie Baes, explains her logo The Evil Eye, being into hookah sales with her sister, how she got called the ATLHOOKAHQUEEN, her baby father passing away 10 years ago, learning about the importance of life insurance, having a passion for music since she was a child, starting to take music serious in 2020, bringing energy to her shows, her fashion influences, explains why she puts parentheses around her name, the inspiration for her new single “Moshpit”, explains her creative process, her From The Block performance for “Moshpit”, her thoughts on the female rappers taking over, upcoming plans, goals, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Haze / mike_tall We recently linked with buzzing Georgia artist TKK Tony for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our sit down he talked about the way of life in Columbus, getting locked up when he was 12, being locked up for 3 years when he was 14, jumping off the porch when he was very young, explains how he got into rapping, “Da Business” taking off, explains his creative process, signing with Bases Loaded, his new songs “Dead Opps”, “30 Flow”, “Give Me My Backend”, “Insane”, his love for fashion, getting love from a lot of bigger artists, his next video “Intro Freestyle”, major labels reaching out, the music scene in Columbus right now, rappers getting exposed for snitching, wanting to put on for his city, shares advice for the youth, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Manny Akiio / mannyakiio We recently sat down with Baton Rouge artist Yotsai for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he discussed his transition from Baton Rouge to Atlanta, getting shot and being paralyzed, watching his grandfather passing away in front of him, feeling anger throughout his childhood, the danger he went through before the wheelchair, inspiring those through his music who are also in a wheelchair, taking music serious when he met his friend Carlos, the importance of fatherhood when it comes to him raising his daughter, his 9 year old daughter playing an active roll with his music visuals, losing his son and the grieving process he went through, advises those to never give up when it comes to their craft, stepping into films and comedy, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Haze / mike_tall We recently sat down with Kansas artist Thug Lucciano for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about misconceptions about Wichita, getting into the streets at a young age, jumping off the porch when he was 12, his father not being around so he turned to the streets, overcoming the streets, tells the story of what lead him going to prison, his sister & mother snitching on him, getting sentenced to 3 years, coming home on a positive tip, falling out with his family, turning his life around, shares advice for the youth, starting to rap while locked up, the music scene in Wichita, being the first rapper from Kansas to have a Gangsta Grill tape, getting love in other cities, working with Sauce Walka in 2017, their single “Whole Lotta”, collabing with Pleasure P on “Yo Body”, new single “Bet Nun” with Zaytoven, goals for 2023, fatherhood, meeting his father later in life, using music as therapy, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Manny Akiio / mannyakiio We recently sat down with Louisville artist YNIC Baby J for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about coming down to Atlanta to further his career, investing into his career, life in Louisville, his upbringing, losing his father to the streets when he was young, being the youngest of his siblings, his older brother passing away, jumping off the porch, catching his first case when he was 11, getting locked up 3 times in 2022, starting to make music when he was 11, taking music seriously when he was 16, his pain bringing out the best out of his music, his thoughts on the music industry, having a solid support system around him, risks he took for his career, the music scene in Louisville right now, his new song & video “First Day Out”, his first song he dropped “Statements”, his upcoming EP ‘Rookie Of The Year’, goals for his career, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Haze / mike_tall We recently linked with Michigan artist YSR Gramz for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about being born in Mississippi before moving to Flint when he was 4, the difference between Flint & Beecher, explains how Beecher has changed since he was younger, how music & social media has impacted his city, jumping off the porch, his dad being sentenced to 25 years in prison, one of his close friends stealing from him, rapping for 8 years, being apart of the group Krispy Life, explains how he locked in with Energy Beats, explains the Flint sound, his album ’Tap In’ with Energy Beats creating a new sound for the city, starting his own label YSR, being blood cousins with YN Jay, the music scene in Flint right now, his transition from the streets into the music industry, recording ‘Flint Tropics’ album with YN Jay in one day, their single “Lamelo Ball” blowing up, dropping ‘LouGramz’ with Louie Ray, his upcoming project w/ Enrgy ‘Beecher Creature’, upcoming song with Icewear Vezzo, upcoming tape with KrispyLife Kidd, goals, shares advice to the youth, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Spitty / spittywill While out in Houston last week, we connected with Killa Kyleon for an exclusive interview! During our sit down he talked about what motivates him today, growing up all around Houston, having a passion for art, reveals how he got into rapping, lists his favorite rappers, ageism in rap, signing to Interscope, always wanting to be big outside of Texas, the importance of sticking to your sound, reveals how he first connected with Slim Thug, having multiple nicknames, Houston culture, being ahead of the curve with content, regrets not moving to Atlanta, studio sessions with the Boss Hogg Outlawz being competitive, being prepared for his sessions, doing mixtapes in one day, selling physical mixtapes, the benefits of being independent, importance of networking with DJs, ‘Candy Paint N Texas Plates’, being well respected with some of the biggest rappers, rap opening up doors for artists, upcoming projects, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Manny Akiio / mannyakiio We recently sat down with Baton Rouge artist Scotty Bando for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about recently coming home, explains why he doesn’t record in Baton Rouge, the culture in BR, jumping off the porch, serving 5 years & 9 months in prison, his musical influences, explains why its difficult to make it out of BR, standing on principles & morals, being blood brothers with NBA Meechy Baby, goals for his music, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Manny Akiio / mannyakiio We recently connected with Breadgang artist IME Casino for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our sit down he talked about his friends encouraging him to rap, growing up in Mississippi, always being a leader, jumping off the porch, his family sending him to Memphis after he kept getting into trouble, learning how to shoot dice at a young age, his dad being locked up the majority of his younger life, starting to take rap serious 2 years ago, turning his losses into lessons, not having confidence when he first started rapping, explains how he connected with Moneybagg Yo, signing with BGE, wanting to become a CEO for his own label, vision for his brand, learning not to post guns on social media, beating the odds, goals for 2023, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Manny Akiio / mannyakiio We recently linked back up with Atlanta’s KEY! For a brand new “Off The Porch” interview! During our sit down he talked about naming his new album Marquis, working with Marc B on the new album, the city of Atlanta continuing to get bigger, recently coming home from rehab, feeling like rehab isn’t aimed for black people, feeling like he is getting a second chance at life, his 5 year old as a person, lists some artists & producers who he is listening to right now, wanting people to be themselves, his thoughts on Makonnen’s recent comments, feeling like he can contribute a lot to established artists, wanting to step more into fashion, collabing with ManMan Savage on their new song “Love Like This”, the chemistry working with Marc B, putting his old music on DSPs, upcoming music, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Haze / mike_tall We recently sat down with Minnesota artists Adott Hilfiger and Kevo DaMenace for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation they discussed coming from Brooklyn Park in Minneapolis, pushing each other as artists, dealing with hate in the city, Minnesota having a hard time breaking through the industry, their single “073 Flow” blowing up in the city and hitting 100k views, the comparisons of Chicago and Minneapolis, their “Beat It” music video, dropping drill music, Kevo’s “Top Of The City” single, upcoming tapes, getting more features this year and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Haze / mike_tall We recently connected with Memphis artist 2Deep The Southern President for a very special “Off The Porch” interview! During our sit down he talked about coming from Orange Mound & South Memphis, connecting with Gangsta Blac, 8Ball & MJG, selling tens of thousands of CDs out the trunk independently, having a gift of gab, being inspired by 2Pac & Jay-Z, being authentic in his music, compares his story to Nipsey’s, explains his definition of a leader, shares a story of Jermaine Duper flying him out to Atlanta, reveals the difference between a pimp & a playa, explains his definition of P, winning multiple awards at the Player’s Ball, his chemistry with producer HotRod, the inspiration for his classic song “Married To The Game”, 8Ball jumping on the remix, embracing social media, going viral on TikTok, shares his thoughts on the Zion Williamson situation, single “Iceberg” with MJG, upcoming album ‘Grateful For The Game’, spending over $250k on his career, losing $200k gambling, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by MikalaTV / _mikalatv_ We recently sat down with 600Breezy for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he discussed experiencing a lot at the age of 12 years old, being forced into the streets growing up, beefs being started by women, being a straight A student and having an interest in Science, moving to Wisconsin for a better life, transitioning back into his life in Chicago, wars starting off in his neighborhood after moving back his freshman year, fun times in Chicago, having an interest in architect in school, breaking down dealing with positive paranoia, the beginning of the drill era, his rap career being sparked by the loss of best friend and drill legend LA Capone, losing 13 of his friends, coping with drugs to get through his grieving process, dealing with kidney problems due to lean addiction, not getting the chance to fully enjoy his career, being placed in solitary confinement for majority of his time in jail, getting co-signed for Drake, getting the chance to roll around with OVO, working with OJ Da Juiceman, how beef could sometime over shadow his music, addresses the deadbeat father allegations, new project “Retaliation”, working with Money Man, advice to the youth and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by MikalaTV / _mikalatv_ We recently sat down with D4M $loan for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he discussed his love for boxing, his first major purchase, him and Skiano setting trends throughout Philly, starting the trend of rapping on Jersey Club beats, his life before pursuing his music career, the loss of his close friend Skiano, his first time performing without Skiano, going viral w/ “Drive Who Crazy”, seeing his growth in a female fanbase, stepping into acting, being featured in Prince of Bel Air reboot, being in upcoming show “Old Heads”, dropping his project “I Can’t Decide”, displaying two different sides on his new project, making it without receiving major co-signs, his new visual “Blah Blah Blah”, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Manny Akiio / mannyakiio We recently linked with Naptown artist Dev Demetries for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our sit down he talked about the culture in Indianapolis, being exposed to the violence in his city at a young age, jumping off the porch, being charged with attempted murder, going to trial & being found not guilty, his childhood, going to college to play basketball, trying to fit in with other athletes, explains where he was at mentally after beating his case, how he got into making music, working with Kevin Gates, Scarface, Lil Durk, Bun B & other big names, selling out a show in his hometown, having to go to federal prison, building connections while locked up, wanting to bring structure to his city, shares advice for the youth, his new project ‘Million Dollar Scars’, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices