Dirty Glove Bastard: Off The Porch

Interview by Mikala Horne

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We recently sat down with Coca Vango for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he discussed being an Atlanta native, his experience growing up in a single mother household, experiencing the streets at an early age, falling in love with scamming, getting kicked out of school at 14, scammers being too open on social media, being the first scam rapper, relationship with Project Pat, working with Young MA, getting signed to a label in 2018, getting recognition from Dirty Glove Bastard and Saycheese, finding his purpose in 2017, taking advantage of social media as an artist, navigating in Atlanta as an artist, proposing to Lightskin Keisha, knowing she was the one, the importance of being faithful, getting tired of having multiple women, multiple business ventures and more! 

Interview by MikalaTV

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We sat down with the legendary Z-Ro & his new artist Lolita Monreaux for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our sit down, Z-Ro explains what attracted him to her music, she discussed her hometown, the art of relatable music, her upbringing in Mo City, having a different approach as a female artist, Z-Ro’s rap style growing up, discovering her love for music as a child, pursing her career full time in April, her first recording session, the risk they’ve had to take in regards to reaching new levels, dealing with the pressures of the industry’s as a black woman, certain morals and principles that are lost in today’s music, Z-Ro’s perspectives on todays music, their single “I’m Not Lyin”, her visual being inspired by Jeepers Creepers, her overall journey as an emerging artist, her album “Napoleon Complex”, working Lil Keke, Sauce Walka, Paul Wall, Z-Ro, and more! 

Interview by Spitty

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We recently sat down with GA legend CyHi for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he spoke about how he got into making music, jumping off the porch when he was 14, hanging out with a lot of older folks when he was a teenager, lessons he learned, the difference between being a boss & a leader, starting to take rap serious when he was 18, a lot of labels & rappers wanting to sign him at the time, signing his first deal with Def Jam & Akon, coming up with concepts for his songs & albums, his song “Stutter” catching Kanye’s attention, coming up during the mixtape era, his experience going to Hawaii to work on Ye’s ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Dark Fantasy’, being featured on a song with Jay-Z, the struggles artists face today to try & create a buzz without using the streets, starting his own label EGOT, his thoughts on RICO charges against artists, his classic album ‘No Dope On Sundays’, writing for other artists, going through a near-death experience last year, his new EP ’EGOT’, working with Big Bank on “Slide”, his upcoming album, his relationship with Pusha T, explains why he considers himself the best rapper alive, and much more!

Interview by Manny Akiio

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Recently we linked with Peso Peso for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our sit down he talked about recently having his curfew & house arrest lifted, currently being on tour with Maxo Kream, growing up in Texas City, putting his city on the map, being the first one from his city to make it, giving back to his community, Mexicans & blacks getting along in Texas, the difference between the cultures in Texas & California, explains why he calls himself the Hardest Ese Eva, the controversy that occurred surrounding the title, not growing up with any OGs, jumping off the porch in the 6th grade, explains how he got into rapping, reveals how he got locked in with Sauce Walka & joined TSF, paving the way for Mexican rappers in Texas, making $100k from features in the past 2 weeks, doing over 1000 features in his career so far, his upcoming tape ‘El Patron 2’, upcoming song with Quavo, snitching allegations, and much more!

Interview by MikalaTV

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We recently sat down with Drea & Lex from Pour Minds Podcast for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our discussion they speak on their background as Texas natives, starting Pour Minds as a way to give women their voices on different perspectives, Lex moving to Atlanta with only $3, getting through hardships when first moving out here, the Pimp mentality in Texas, love vs loyalty, the importance of being an ambitious woman, the gold digger stigma, the journey with Pour Minds, changing their name from Wine Down Wednesday, starting out working with Dj Scream, the importance of staying consistent with shows, Lex advising not to do podcast shows in series, different challenges as far as filming their show, their dynamic with the 85 South Show, black women being over sexualized, black women deserving luxury and romance, the love language of gifts, biggest men pet peeves, men hogging the hookah, relationships,  having males as friends, the dating world in this generation, advice when it comes to dating, the definition of a true friend, how to be a good friend, future endeavors and more! 

Interview by Haze

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We recently linked with Ohio rapper AWM Quaze for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about life in Columbus, jumping off the porch, catching his first charge at 13, getting shot twice in 2018, being in a coma for 5 days, flatlining twice, explains what happened during a coma, not being able to talk for 2 months, not knowing the was paralyzed until 3 months later, the importance of having a support system during his recovery, feeling like he is getting a second chance at life, rapping a year before the incident, just starting to take music seriously last year, explains his creative process, growing up listening to Gucci, Boosie & Chief Keef, explains what AWM stands for, the music scene in Columbus right now, the talent in his city being overlooked, his breakthrough music video “F*ck These Beats”, his new song “U Don’t Know”, his new EP ‘Where The F*ck Was You When Dycegame Dropped The Beat’, his songs “Ha Ha” & “Its Too Late”, goals for his music career, fatherhood, shares advice for the youth, his label Out Da Mud, and much more!

Interview by Haze

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Recently we sat down with buzzing Omaha rapper Chyng diamond for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation she talked about why she didn’t like living inn Atlanta when she moved down here last year, life in Omaha, describes herself as a weirdo when she was a kid, jumping off the porch, describes her prison experience, starting to rap & get a buzz before she went to prison, coming home & getting signed, being a fan of R&B music, the emerging music scene in Omaha right now, the inspiration for her viral single “Lose The Ugly”, the song blowing up on TikTok, Cardi B following her on IG & reposting her song “Trippin On Meh”, Snoop Dogg also reposting the song, her newest song “Luck”, being versatile in her music, focusing on singles, upcoming song with Orijinal Shotta, goals for 2022, and much more!

Interview by Haze

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Recently we linked back up with Florida’s Dee Watkins for a brand new “Off The Porch” interview! During our sit down he talked about feeling like 2022 is the year he’s really going to blow up, his motivation going into his new project ‘Problem Child 3’, his growth as an artist, explains why “Nightmare On Grissholm St” is his hardest music video, directing his own videos, his close relationship with NoCap, compares him to Lil Wayne, being on the Soulfly tour with Rod Wave & NoCap, working with Hotboii on “Been Here Before”, explains why he didn’t drop the music video, dealing with being recognized while out in public, explains why rappers should not glorify taking pills, filming his music video for “Beside Me” at his friend Ham’s funeral, his reaction to Young Dolph’s death, being hospitalized the day before his Rolling Loud performance, going viral looking for a girlfriend on IG Live, his New Orleans influence, his creative music video for “Gucci Bucket Hat”, his next project being aimed for his female fans, goals for 2022, and much more!

Interview by Haze

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Recently we linked with buzzing Detroit artist Skilla Baby for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our sit down he talked about growing up on the Westside, the Eastside embracing him, explains he doesn’t plan on moving out of the city, getting a lot of love out in California, playing sports when he was young, jumping off the porch, starting to make music when he was 15, falling in love the first time he recorded, starting to take music seriously the past 2 years, explains how he got the name Skillz & then Skilla Baby, reveals how he met Sada Baby, his breakthrough song “Womack”, recording ‘Carmelo Bryant’ project with Sada, their next collab project, their close friendship, making his best music when he writes, explains why he doesn’t smoke anymore, his new project ‘Me Vs. Me’, his growth as an artist, upcoming music videos, explains what it would take for him to sign with a major label, transitioning into being responsible, plans for 2022, and much more!

Interview by Haze

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Recently we sat down with Michigan producer Wayne616 for an exclusive “Off the Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about the grease team, explains what the term grease means, the music scene in Grand Rapids, people mistaking that he is from Detroit or Flint, starting off singing before he got into making beats, reveals how he linked up with Rio Da Yung OG, their chemistry & creative process when working together, making his beats in 5 minutes, locking in with RJ Lamont, staying in Detroit for 6 months, opening up his own studio in Grand Rapids, reveals how he got his 2 producer tags, explains what its like working with YN Jay, collabing with Energy Beats on the “Cash App” beat, the song going viral on TikTok 8 months after it was released, his upcoming tape ‘Grease Files’, shares advice for upcoming producers on how to land placements, and much more!