Dirty Glove Bastard: Off The Porch

Interview by Manny Akiio

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We recently sat down with Zeke Pablo for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about being born in Virginia, raised in Philly, jumping off the porch, his father passing away in 2010, going to college, signing a deal, being beaten by a police officer, moving to California, being homeless, what inspired him to go 100% with the music, meeting Suge Knight, explains how he got a feature from Slim Jesus & why he took down the video, his new single “Pablo”, his thoughts on the rap game right now, and much more!

Interview by Haze

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Recently we sat down with buzzing New York rapper B-Lovee for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about life in The Bronx, growing up in the projects, playing sports before doing music, dropping out in the 9th grade, jumping off the porch when he was 10, making regular music before drill music when he first started 5 years ago, coming back to making music 2 years ago, his first music video “No Hook”, explains how he linked with Dougie B & Kay Flock, not knowing how to monetize their music at first, “Shot Down” with Kay Flock blowing up, the creative process for “Brotherly Love”, the song blowing up immediately, all 3 of their music careers taking off at the same time, still living in the projects after he signed his deal, adjusting to fame, explains his creative process, the samples being used in his music, having a huge fanbase in the UK, explains how he deals with the hate online, his new EP ‘Misunderstood’, his breakthrough single “IYKYK”, being the first one in the Bronx to put samples in drill music, his inspiration for his song “My Everything”, the song getting leaked, collabing with G Herbo & A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, plans to work on his next album, wanting to be versatile in his music, shares ad update on Kay Flock, Cardi B supporting their movement, wanting to get into acting, and much more!

Interview by Haze

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Recently we sat down with buzzing Baltimore artist Tmcthedon for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about life in Baltimore, paving the way & opening doors for other artists to open up in their music, being from the Northside of the city, his father figure making music, starting off just singing, making music in school, starting to take it serious after high school, his breakthrough single “Hellcat”, recording the song in a bedroom, explains what TMC stands for, how the song “Models” with Money Jake was created, signing with Asylum after almost every label reached out to him, remaining humble, opening up to his supporters, plans to move outside of Baltimore, the inspiration for his new single “Butterflies”, making his best music when he gets his heart broke, his upcoming project, working with big name producers, goals for outside of music, shares advice for the youth, and much more!

Interview by Manny Akiio

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Recently we linked with South Carolina artists K-Bird & Real Six9 for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation they talked about growing up in SC, jumping off the porch, life lessons they have learned, obstacles they had to overcome, reveal how they met, when they started making music seriously, Six9 booking major artists in South Carolina, K-Bird doing a collab project with Crunchy Black, Shawty Lo taking Six9 under his wing, K-Bird’s “Free Game” series, the importance of being financially stable while pursuing music, Six9 trademarking his name, and much more!

Interview by Manny Akiio

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Recently we sat down with GA rapper TTD Dub for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about being originally from Columbus, moving to Clarkson when he was 7, jumping off the porch when he was 13, going through a lot during his time in the streets, the new generation lacking guidance in the streets right now, shares some advice for the youth, reveals the biggest life lesson her has had to learn, wanting everyone around him to be rich, the importance of having a solid support system, reveals what inspired him to start rapping, explains how Ten Toes Down started, being versatile with his music, just recently starting to take music seriously, going through pain & struggle bringing out the best out of his music, his new project ‘I’m Still Ten Toes Down’, transitioning into being more friendlier to network in the industry, standing on business, and much more!Last week we sat down with GA rapper TTD Dub for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about being originally from Columbus, moving to Clarkson when he was 7, jumping off the porch when he was 13, going through a lot during his time in the streets, the new generation lacking guidance in the streets right now, shares some advice for the youth, reveals the biggest life lesson her has had to learn, wanting everyone around him to be rich, the importance of having a solid support system, reveals what inspired him to start rapping, explains how Ten Toes Down started, being versatile with his music, just recently starting to take music seriously, going through pain & struggle bringing out the best out of his music, his new project ‘I’m Still Ten Toes Down’, transitioning into being more friendlier to network in the industry, standing on business, and much more!

Interview by Haze

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We recently sat down with Duke Duece for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about his journey the past 3 years since he was last on the porch, working on his new album ‘Crunkstar’ for 2 years, explains his definition of a Crunkstar, experimenting with his sound on this album, having an idea to add guitar to the song “Falling Out Of Love”, recording most of the album at his house, Drake co-signing him, hints that they may have a song on the way, his buzzing single “Just Say That” featuring Glorilla, the song being compared to a modern day “Chickenhead”, the challenge for the song, flipping the sample for LL Cool J’s “I Need Love”, his dad producing 2 songs on the album, working with Rico Nasty on “Falling Off”, performing at Rolling Loud, his close relationship with Juicy J, being brought out during the Three 6 Mafia & Bone Thugs Verzuz, putting Doe Boy & Babyface Ray on “Money Bandana”, Lil Yachty embracing him when he first signed with QC, being discouraged with rap at times, what motivates him to keep going, fatherhood, not sure if he is going to drop a deluxe or not, his viral gym workout videos, his close relationship with Lil Keed, “Crunk Ain’t Dead” being played at sporting events, going to a Nascar race, performing at a Memphis Grizzlies game, running up on a fan in a parking lot that was listening to his music, his growth as an artist, the pandemic slowing him down, shares advice for the youth, the music scene in Memphis, the impact & influence Memphis has had on the culture, and much more!

Interview by MikalaTV

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We sat down with emerging Texas artist Big Jade for an exclusive ‘Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation she discussed her upbringing in Beaumont, the fighting culture in her hometown, the significance of her city Magnolia, her family making it on CNN, surviving her childhood home getting shot up, the morals and principles her parents instilled in her, sneaking and working her first job at 11, jumping off the porch at 18, BeatKing taking her up under his wing, getting her buzz while she was in jail, receiving a Lil Baby co-sign, grinding and doing hair as she balanced her career as an independent artist, getting her buzz in Houston, doing stand up comedy, keeping her authenticity, making the best music when she raps in her car, dropping her new album, her first project “BSBBJ”, working on that project as she was in jail, not getting comfortable as she climbs her way through new levels, and more! 

Interview by MikalaTV

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We recently sat down with PG County’s YungManny for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he discussed the controversy behind his age, growing up in the church, balancing college and his rap career at the same time, sticking with school instead of dropping out, starting off rapping at 12 years old, his sister finding out he rapped after he hid it from his parents, not cussing in his rap starting out, not considering himself as an artist instead of a rapper, his single “Moana” that was able to take him to the next level, catching buzz pre pandemic, his buzzing single “You Can’t Stop The Rain”, working with Flo Milli and Sada Baby for “Clap For Em”, sampling Trick Daddy’s “Shut Up” and more

Interview by Haze

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Recently we sat down with the legendary DJ Suede The Remix God for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he discussed making it out of Douglas, Georgia attending Albany State University, majoring in Computer science, how he got into making beats, stepping into remixing memes, his viral remix to Greens, Beans Tomatoes, Potatoes, working with Yodel Kid, being boxed in as the remix producer, stepping outside of remixing and doing more producing, starting his own collective of producers, having one of the most popular producer tags, getting his IG page back, collaborating with Soulja Boy, having a strong dynamic with Missy Elliot, The Breakfast Club being upset with him rover one of his remix videos, upcoming projects and more! 

Interview by Haze

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Recently we linked with Michigan rapper RMC Mike for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our sit down he talked about what’s going on in Flint, the music scene in Flint blowing up the past 2 years, the artists in Flint all supporting each other, playing sports before getting into music, jumping off the porch while in high school, dropping out of school, working temp jobs, learning that the streets don’t love you, the goal always to be to get out of the streets, music giving him an opportunity to leave the streets, his & Rio Da Yung OG music blowing up, linking & signing with Peezy, his life changing in 2 years, his chemistry in the studio with Rio, gives an update on how Rio is doing in prison, having a lot of unreleased music together, having Avery distinct voice, working several times with Lil Yachty, his relationship with Louie Ray, the creative process for “Thick With No Ass” w/ YN Jay, having fun with his music, explains why he hasn’t signed with a major label, his new project ‘Junior Season’, his growth as an artist from ‘Rookie Season’, not writing any of his raps, his next project ‘Senior Season: Graduation Day’, opening doors for Flint, shares advice for the youth, and much more!