Dirty Glove Bastard: Off The Porch

Interview by MikalaTV

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We recently sat down with Detroit’s very on AllStar JR for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he discussed his life on the Eastside of Detroit growing up, recalls his traumatic experience of being shot this past September, the ambulance never coming, his cameraman also getting hit by a bullet, his recovery process from the shooting, having to have his jaw wired shut, dealing with PTSD, jumping off the porch at an early age, taking his rap career serious in 2017, dropping his first tape, getting locked up for scamming, his PO officer letting him focus on his music career, self reflecting on his success as an artist, mixing friends with business, his new release “Through The Wire” dropping his new EP this Summer, thoughts on dating as a rapper and much more!

Interview by Haze

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We recently sat down with the legendary Lil Keke for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he spoke on how he is has remained relevant for 25 years, never felt like giving up on music, his thoughts on the streaming era & how streaming pays compared to CD sales, how social media has changed how artists promote their music & character, taking some time for him to embrace social media, his thoughts on how social media has impacted the streets, coming up on the Southside in the 90’s, what the city looks like today, jumping off the porch in the 8th grade, reveals how he linked with DJ Screw, explains what type of person Screw was, selling 40k copies on his independent album ‘Don’t Mess With Texas’ the first week it was released, starting a lot of lingo in Houston, his breakthrough single “Southside”, the Rolle he played in the Northside vs Southside beef, the recording session for “25 Lighters” w/ Fat Pat & DJ DMD, how he feels about artists sampling the song 25 years later, speaks on Fat Pat & Big Hawk, having to go city to city passing out free CDs to get his buzz, being on the run for 10 years, explains why he signed to Swishahouse for no money, his single “Chunk Up The Duece” with Paul Wall & UGK, explains why Pimp C took his verse off “Knockin Doors Down”, them squashing their issue weeks later, not having to pick sides with other rappers beefs, Bun B bringing him out on the recent UGK 8Ball & MJG Verzuz, “Grey Cassette” with Trae Tha Truth, working on his album ‘Loved By Few Hated By Many’, what inspires him to keep creating today, his new album LGND, his thoughts on the new wave of Houston rappers, signing his own artists, receiving the Volunteer Service award from Obama, giving back to his community, wanting to do a movie about his life, upcoming book, his thoughts on the courts using lyrics against artists, and much more!

Interview by Haze

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We recently linked back with Tracy T fro another “Off The Porch” interview! During  our sit down he talked about his relationship with Trouble, his being born earlier this year, explains how he met KashDolll, having a relationship that is in the public eye, how he deals with internet trolls, putting the baby in designer, his oldest son graduating from high school & receiving a football scholarship, shares advice for first time fathers, his new single “Game Tailored”, his next single “Ballin Like Me”, plans to keep dropping singles before an album, his growth as an artist, his label Money Bound, goals for his label, earning his respect, people showing fake support, his relationship with Young Thug, his thoughts on their RICO charge, courts using rapper’s lyrics against them, shares great advice fro the youth, the impact social media has had on the streets, what its gonna take to change things, rappers wanting to be gangstas, and much more!

Interview by Haze

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Recently we sat down with Lil Mexico for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about doing a couple concerts with Lil Durk on the 7220 tour, coming from Gray Court where the population is under 800 people, growing up in a trailer park, explains what it takes to make it out of a small town, jumping off the porch when he was 9, having a close relationship with his dad, explains how he got into rapping, labels trying to make him sign for $20k without a lawyer, his first song “Forever” going viral on Facebook, his breakthrough single “Trap Boys”, explains how he got the name Lil Mexico even though he is not Mexican, reveals why he signed with Alamo over everything other label, explains how he joined OTF, his relationship with Durk, his label MMO, how his life has changed the past 3 years, the police in his hometown harassing him when he goes back, police watching his social media, his new single “Can’t Lose” featuring Lil Durk, reveals why he hasn’t dropped a tape in 2 years, his song “Mindless Behavior”, his creative process, his thoughts on the rap game right now, shares advice for the youth, and much more!

Interview by Haze

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We recently sat down with Mookie23 for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he discussed fatherhood as his son sat with him on the porch, having a fairly good childhood growing up in Warner Robins & Texas, jumping off the porch at an early age, starting his music career at 21 years old, releasing his very first single “La Familia”, wanting to support his family as he climbs up in the industry, going through depression when he moved to the suburbs, recording music throughout every mood he feels, his upcoming song “Man In The Mirror”, his new single “Aubrey Graham”, dropping an upcoming tape around August called “Outcast Child”, bringing diversity to his new tape, and more! 

Interview by MikalaTV

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We recently sat down with New Jersey rapper Torchh for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he discussed New Jersey rappers being slept on, growing up in poverty in Newark, the Pilgrim Village Projects, jumping off the porch at 14, losing his best friend, learning not to trust in the streets, freestyling at the age of 16 at the start of his rap career, dealing with hate in his city, his grind as an independent artist right now, incorporating self discipline into his grind, if you can make a drill song without dissing, thoughts on the court using lyrics on artists, his dynamic with popular videographer Rari, hosting a challenge for the kids, “Got The Streets” part 2, what’s separating him as a drill artist right now, not planning on signing a deal, upcoming videos, singles and more! 

Interview by Haze

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Recently we connected with buzzing Chicago rapper PGF Nuk for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our sit down he talked about traveling outside of Chicago for the first time recently, being on the airplane for the first time, describes his experience in Miami, adjusting to the rapper lifestyle, his career taking off, describes his childhood, the first song he ever dropped getting over 600k views, his song “Waddup” blowing up and getting 5 million views since October, only posting his songs on YouTube, Polo G posting the song, wanting to get Polo on the remix, Foolio reaching out to him, their upcoming song, wanting to get a point across with his newest song “Kill”, focusing on singles & videos, plans for 2022, and much more!

Interview by Haze

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Recently we linked back up with Atlanta’s Yung Booke for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our sit down he talked about growing up in Capital Homes, jumping off the porch, how the city has changed over the years, not clout chasing, the rap game changing since when he first got in the game, getting his start with the group Money Savages that started a lot of trends in the city, his close friendship with Lil Freaky, his transition into the music industry, knowing Bankroll Fresh before he was rapping, T.I. reaching out to his dad to sign him, what he learned during his time being on Grand Hustle, outgrowing the situation, starting his own label UNO’s, explains why CMG would be the only label he would sign to, the inspiration for his biggest song “Hoes In The Valley”, how his song “Pissed Off” with Lil Baby was created, charting on the Rock chart for “Emotions” with Bighead, Three Days Grace & Young Thug, having to dumb down his music for people to catch on, his new single “Pick A Side”, his upcoming single with Future, their relationship, explains why eh didn’t sign with FBG, what fans should expect form his upcoming album, explains why he hasn’t dropped a project in 2 years, reveals what inspires him to keep creating, fatherhood, goals, and much more!

Interview by Haze

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We recently sat down with Houston natives Al Dolla, StillTrilll Jayda & Poppi Escobar of Prosper Entertainment for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation they talked about life in Houston, the music scene in Houston right now, explain how the brand Prosper was created, the inspiration for the brand, reveal how they all met, Poppi explains how he got into engineering after he came from prison, Jayda explains why engineers are undervalued, engineers deserving publishing, the importance of having good engineer, how to book at their studio, the environment at the studio, expanding the studio, having a photo/video production studio, Poppi having his own clothing line No Style apparel, Al Dolla’s new song “Shooters” w/ Lil Jairmy, working with Sauce Walka, Poppi’s new project ‘No Strings Attached’, the upcoming compilation album ‘We Shall Prosper’, upcoming music videos, advice fro the youth, and much more!

Interview by Mikala Horne

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We recently sat down with Cleotrapa for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation she discussed being from Staten Island, the culture, racism within Staten Island, growing up with a strict mother, valuing her mothers insight on life, her mom wanting to her being a nurse, being in a nursing program in High School, wanting to pursue fashion, dropping out of college, starting off her influencing career by tweeting, taking her 6 months to get a buzz behind her name, sacrifices that go on behind the scenes, moving to Atlanta to further her career, the power of Social Media, the true definition of a social media, being the strong friend growing up, influencing younger women, advice for boy crazy females, advice on navigating through life, her creative process making content, how her rap career got started, rapping since 2018, being influenced by Nicki Minaj, Kanye and Drake, sacrifices she’s had to make with her music career, putting her all into music this year, her recent single “I Don’t Trap” and more!