Dirty Glove Bastard: Off The Porch

Interview by Manny Akiio

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We recently sat down with rising North Carolina artist DeeYounginn for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about life in Charlotte, the difficulties of making it out of Charlotte, jumping off the porch when he was 12 when he caught his first charge, his inspiration for rapping, his transition from the streets to music, the importance of having a support system, explains how he linked & signed with SCMG, currently being one house arrest, his new project ‘Next 2 Blow’, the message in his music, his new music video “Under Ah Bridge”, being authentic in his music, shares advice for other artists trying to make it out of Charlotte, having a big heart for those he cares about, goals outside of music, his song + music video “Facts”, and much more!

Interview by Manny Akiio

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Recently we linked with Indiana rapper 5amous 5ive for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about life in East Chicago, his childhood, jumping of the porch when he was 12, going to prison for gun charge after losing trial, what he learned by having to go sit down, starting his label when he came home, his creative process, explains his Z lingo, the difference between state & federal prison, what he wants listeners to take away from his music, plans outside of music, and much more!

Interview by Haze

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Recently we sat down with South Carolina rapper Dollagwala for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about life in Charleston, the unique Geechie culture in Charleston, jumping off the porch, meeting his mother for the first time when he was 21, learning to put himself first, explains how he got into rapping, taking music serious after he came home from prison, Gucci Mane being his main musical influence, preferring to write all of his raps, sacrificing time away from his family to be successful, the importance of having a team, challenges of being an independent artist, the music scene in Charleston right now, explains why he thinks the talent is overlooked in his city, his single “Work”, his recent song “Brought The Trap Back”, focusing on singles & videos right now, goals for his career, advice for the youth and much more!

Interview by Manny Akiio

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Recently we sat down with GA artist Bella Blaq for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation she talked about growing up in a small town, jumping off the porch, life lessons she has learned, explains why she moved to Atlanta, making music since she was a kid, being in a group when she was younger, explains why she started making music, going viral on TikTok, finding her niche, opening up for big artists, shares advice for other women artists, being vulnerable in her music, hew new single “Waterdown”, working with Bangladesh, getting the main role in the upcoming move ‘SIN’, colorism in the industry, having her own jewelry line, upcoming single, upcoming features, and much more!

Interview by Haze

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Last week we sat down with Texarkana for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about getting a lot of love in Atlanta, turning up at SXSW, life in Texarkana, jumping off the porch when he was 13 years old, beff in his city amongst the Texas side & the Arkansas side, going to college in Wyoming to play football, it being a culture shock when he got out there, getting kicked off the team after being involved in a fight, his first music video going viral, being influenced by Pimp C & Boosie, explains why he related to Pimp C so much, Carl Crawford joins the interview to reveal how he discovered Smoody, signing to 1501 Certified, his new single “Chad Butler 2”, his upcoming tape, the music scene in Texarkana right now, goals for his music career, fatherhood, shares advice for the youth, and much more!

Interview by Manny Akiio

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We recently sat down with Tianis Rose for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation she talked about her upcoming project, growing up in Brooklyn, moving to Charlotte when she was 12, jumping off the porch when she was 16, starting off writing poems, being versatile in her music, discovering her talent to rap when she was 15, making timeless music, explains the title to her upcoming project, recently becoming a mother, the message in her music, her side hustle, getting signed to SCE, an much more!

Interview by Manny Akiio

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Recently we sat down with Calicoe for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about some of his battles from 2021, plans to drop an album, life back home in Detroit, the BMF days in Detroit, the music scene in Detroit exploding, explains why the talent in the city was overlooked for so long, jumping of the porch, explains what inspired him to start rapping, always taking rap seriously, his first battle when he was 14, his first invite with Smack, his battle with Loaded Lux, getting support from Drake, and much more!

Interview by Haze of DGB

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We recently sat down with Memphis rapper Beestang Bee for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our interview he discussed life in Memphis, jumping off the porch, being at a trap house when it was raided when he was just 13, his biggest life lessons, how he got inspired to pursue his rap career, how he got his name Beestang Bee, linking up with 2 Chainz, being on the Playaz Circle’s mixtape, the impact of Memphis on the culture, Beestang apparel, his upcoming album “36oz” that will feature 36 songs, being an independent artist, his upcoming ‘Narcos Memphis’ web series, and more! 

Interview by Haze

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We sat down with Louisiana’s Hotboyc for an exclusive "Off The Porch" interview! During our conversation he touched on the topics of growing up in a rough area, having to fight a lot when he was younger, getting set up by a female, having trust issues after the incident, moving out of Shreveport due to low opportunities, taking his music serious at 17/18, manifesting his meeting with Stunna 4 Vegas, getting the chance to perform & go backstage with Stunna 4 Vegas, the music scene in Shreveport, his single “2022”, new project dropping “Big Hot Boy”, pushing his next single and video “Big Mad”, his goals for his next career, wanting to get his name out there a little more, advising the youth to take their time but still hustle hard and more! 

Interview by Manny Akiio

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We recently sat down with Mississippi rapper Lil Delo for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about growing up in Jackson, misconceptions of Mississippi, his childhood, jumping off the porch, explains what motivated him to get out of the streets, losing a lot of people in his life, using drugs to cope with the loss, turning to music, explains why its so hard to make it out of Jackson, Lil Lonnie being the goat of Jackson, not wanting to beef with opps, his brand G.M.E., goals for his music career, and much more!