Dirty Glove Bastard: Off The Porch

Interview by Mikala Horne

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We recently sat down with comedian Cortez Macklin for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he discussed growing up on the Southside of Chicago, being taught early on to embrace his flaws, people making fun him for his head shape, dealing with height difference, being a class clown in school, being book smart as well, fighting in school, crazy fight story, pursing comedy at the early age of 14, bombing his first comedy stand up, the grind of being a comedian, being booked based off of followers, what’s considered a bad crowd to comedians, transitioning from being a clean comedian, getting his Buzz from Wild N’ Out, feeling pressure with being judged during his Wild N’ Out auction, his time during the workshop, favorite Wild N’ Out, not feeling confident during his first Wild N’ Out show, crazy moments on the show, getting dropped from the show, building tough skin, roasting DC YoungFly, working with Keenan Thompson show, dropping a movie called the “The Car a lot”,  and going on a comedy this year and more! 

Interview by MikalaTV

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Recently we sat down with Toronto artist Smiley for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked explained why he is always smiling, his dad being Haitian, knowing how to speak French, the culture in Toronto, jumping off the porch when he was 15, coming from a neighborhood of hustlers, reveals how he got into making music, tells a story of his friend jumping off the balcony during a raid, recalls his first studio session, the difficulties for artists making it out of Toronto, getting hate for his unique sound, his breakthrough song “Hit”, reveals how he linked with Drake, signing with OVO, advice he has received from Drake, his project ‘A Tape To Remember’, his single “Over The Top” featuring Drake, his new project ‘Buy Or Bye 2’ deluxe, working with 42 Dugg, his next album, and much more!

Interview by Haze

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Recently we linked with Arkansas rapper Rod-D for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our sit down he talked about life in El Dorado & Little Rock, his relationship with Young Freq, learning that Freq & his mother died on back-to-back days while locked up, explains what type of person Freq was, how he dealt with those losses while in federal prison, biggest lesson he learned by having to sit down, tells the story of when he was shot in the head during a robbery, biggest lessons he learned while being in the streets, having multiple businesses outside of music, throwing a lot of concerts in Little Rock, booking Kevin Gates & doing a song with him, the music scene in Arkansas right now, working with Bankroll Freddie when he came home, having an upcoming single with Mo3, features that he will have on his upcoming album that will probably be his final album, his music video “The Side” w/ Shown1K, Ed Dolo & LiveSosa, reveals what he looks for in an artist if he is to sign them, and much more!

Interview by Mikala Horne

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We recently sat down with Bay Area rapper C0ldgame for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he discussed growing up in East Oakland, jumping off the porch, getting kicked out the house at an early age, advice he would give his younger self, major life lessons he learned growing up, dealing with being in and out of jail, enrolling into college, people confusing him as a Detroit artist, his single “Django”, how he got his rap name, grind as an independent artist, working with Boosie, Doodie Lo, and much more!

Interview by Mikala Horne

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We recently sat down down with well know Streetwear Designer Ropa Ricch for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he discussed growing up on the Southside of Chicago, making clothes during the drill era, the fashion influence of Drill Artist, his teenage years before the fashion, learning how to style and dress at a very early age, Chance The Rapper being the first rock his brand, selling snap backs as his first hustle, making nearly 3,000 selling hats wholesale, how the brand Ricchezza was built, being inspired by a trip to Italy to launch his clothing brand, being motivated by fans being anticipated with his drop, inspiration behind the Richezza designs, designing for Polo G, Young Thug, Jacquees, Gunna, Meeting Young Thug and Gunna with his clothing brand, going on the AstroWorld tour, what it was like working on Tour, the politics that can come with being a street wear designer, pros and cons with street wear, going on a hiatus, other people stealing his Ricchezza designs, adding sneakers to his clothing line, taking a break from going out, focusing back in to designing and more! 

Interview by Haze

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We recently sat down with Memphis’ Big Moochie Grape for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our sit down he talked about his lack of childhood, getting arrested for the first time when he was 8 years old, jumping off the porch at a very young age, his dad currently being incarcerated, explains why he calls his area East Haiti, getting shot at when he was just 6 years old, the violence in Memphis getting worse, not having any positive role models, embracing being an OG, starting to take music seriously in 2018 when he came home from jail, finding out that rap was his hidden talent, working with Peewee Longway before he went to jail, signing to Young Dolph the day he came home, having a hard time leaving the streets when he first signed, touring with Dolph, his reaction when he heard the news about his passing, Dolph’s legacy in Memphis, recording “In Dolph We Trust” as a tribute to him, his new album ‘East Haiti Baby’, being more focused on music right now than he ever has, his creative process, his music video “Christopher Wallace” that he shot in NYC, plans to drop videos for every song on the tape, his chemistry with Bandplay, plans to drop a deluxe, losing his IG page, explains how the streets compares to the music industry, shares advice fro the youth, showing love to his fans while he is out in public, dealing with internet trolls, and much more!

Interview by Haze

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Recently we linked with Memphis comedian YouLoveRichard for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our sit down he talked about going to Vegas for his new chain that is dedicated to his best friend that was killed, his viral video from Coca Vango & Lightskin Keisha’s engagement, being the class clown in school, getting banned from TikTok, going viral with his self-defense videos, going up to Detroit to take the class with D.U.S.T., explains how his friend got killed during a robbery, monetizing his videos, bombing the first time he did stand-up comedy, his public interview videos, having a big fan base in New York, his relationship with Grove Hero, shares advice for upcoming comedians, and much more!

Interview by Haze

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Recently we sat down with buzzing Texas rapper That Mexican OT for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about currently being on the Geesyworld Tour with OhGheesy, being born in Bay City, living in Austin during high school, his mother passing away when he was 8 years old, jumping off the porch, starting to rap when he was just 4 years old, growing up being a huge 50 Cent fan, recording his first song when he was 10, explains why he went at Peso Peso on “La Muerte”, feeling like competition is lacking in rap right now, preferring to write his raps than freestyling, making his best music when he is in a good mood, SPM reaching out to him, building a relationship with him, recently signing new deal with Cinematic, reveals how he feels when people try to compare him to Kevin Gates or DaBaby, recalls his only 2 regular jobs he had, the inspiration for his single “Child’s Play”, his upcoming album, and much more!

Interview by Mikala Horne

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We recently sat down with Sukihana and Kill Bill for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our interview they discussed double standards with women, their love for each other, Bill proposing numerous times to Suki, 2 week grace period, what happens when Suki is upset at Bill, their differences, them getting back together, bedroom advice and more

Interview by Haze

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We recently sat down with Chicago artists DCG Shun & DCG Bsavv for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation they talked about getting love in Atlanta, the food in LA being trash, the culture on the Westside of Chicago, being blood brothers, BSavv being 10 months older, looking out for each other, Shun playing sports before music, BSavv always being into music, Shun falling in love with rapping after the first time he went to the studio, jumping off the porch in 2016, getting out of the streets when they started to make money of music, doing 12 hour studio sessions on school nights, missing out on $20k because they didn’t know how to monetize their music, getting kicked out of school for being a distraction when their music was blowing up, their breakthrough song “Forever Nitty”, the song blowing up as soon as the music video dropped, Shun writing “Okay” while he was locked up, the video getting a million views in just 2 weeks, linking with No More Heroes, how they came up with the concept for the “Mmhmm” music video, being very creative with their music videos, working with Cole Bennett on “House Party”, labels reaching out to them, the difference between being signed & independent, why they didn’t like living in LA, plans to move to Atlanta, the music scene in Chicago right now, G Herbo reaching out to them, working with him, their new album ‘Jungle Life’, their new music video “Jungle Life”, working with B-Lovee on “In The Raq”, plans to drop another project soon, wanting to get into acting, and much more!