Dirty Glove Bastard: Off The Porch

Interview by Haze

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Recently we sat down with Dem Franchize Boyz member Jizzal for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about growing up in Allen Temple, the culture in Bankhead, jumping off the porch when he was 9 years old, explains how he got into rapping, how he got his rap name Jizzal, reveals how Dem Franchize Boyz formed, their breakthrough song “White Tee”, explains how their hit single “I Think They Like Me” was created, bidding war from different labels, recording their first album, not being ready for the fame & attention that followed, getting dropped from Universal, linking with Jermaine Dupri, the “I Think They Like Me” remix with JD, Bow Wow & Da Brat, the song going number 1 on Billboard, following up with “Lean With It Rock With It”, the remix with Korn, going platinum, says it wasn’t beef with D4L, embracing people calling their music “snap music”, explains what happened to the group after the third album was released, shares a story about Buddie, starting his own label, his upcoming cooking show, upcoming music, and much more!

Interview by Mikala Horne

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Recently we sat down with Amy Luiciani for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation she talks about growing up in Detroit, jumping off the porch, moving to Atlanta, suffering from short term memory loss, meeting Mazi, building up the Amy and Mazi brand, Renni Rucci using her lyrics, colorism in the music industry, her buzzing single “Rich B**** Energy” and more!

Interview by Manny Akiio

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We recently sat with Louisiana artist Slym B for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about life in Jonesboro, having a fun childhood, jumping off the porch, explains how he got into making music, his musical influences, explains his rap name, his thoughts on the rap game, sacrifices he had to make to be successful, the music scene in Jonesboro, Lil Snupe putting on for the city, his single “Concrete (I’m The Rose)”, his upcoming project ‘No Fears 4 U’, having a song with Mystikal, goals, and much more!

Interview by Haze of DGB

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Recently we sat down with the legendary Crunchy Black for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about getting back on the road performing after the pandemic, the city of Memphis changing a lot since he was younger, his son & La Chat’s sons rapping together, jumping off the porch at 9 years old, the streets changing for the worst, his key to surviving the streets, what inspired him to start rapping, explains how he got the name Crunchy Black, reveals how he linked with DJ Paul, shares a crazy story where he burned down a club, reveals what type of person Lord Infamous was, explains how Three 6 Mafia was formed, being the originator of gangsta walking, going to the Oscar’s, his relationship with Pimp C & Bun B, being ope about his drug use in his music, explains why he left Three 6 Mafia, the reunion concerts, his upcoming album & movie, what inspires him to keep rapping, Memphis impact on the rap culture, and much more! 

Interview by Haze

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We recently linked in with buzzing Kansas artist T-Rell for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our sit down he talked about working with Derez De’Shon on a collab album, life in Topeka, having his own day in his city, giving back to his community, losing his older brother in a car crash that he was also in, women inspiring him to start making music, growing up on R&B music, explains how he linked with Boosie after winning $10k at the casino, his song “My Dawg” being dedicated to his brother, the song touching people & blowing up, building a close relationship with Boosie, working with Mo3 & touring with him, making “LL3”, sacrificing time away from his song while he had cancer to tour & pay for his treatment, fatherhood, the music scene in Kansas being overlooked, being the biggest artist to ever come out of Kansas, his new album ‘2 Big 2 Ignore’, working on the album for a year & a half, his relationship with Big Boogie, working with Jackboy & Bigga Rankin, the inspiration for his song “Fake Smiles”, his partnership with EMPIRE, buying his clothes from Wal-Mart, and much more!

Interview by Mikala Horne

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We recently sat down with buzzing Philly rapper OT7 Quanny for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about life in North Philly, growing up playing basketball & football, the violence in the city, jumping off the porch when he was 13, adapting to the music industry, explains how he got into rapping, his rap name, challenges of being an independent artist, starting to get a buzz after his second song dropped, having a diverse fanbase, feeling like he makes his best music when he’s not around a lot of other people, his close relationship with his grandmother, the music scene in Philly, his music video for “Come Back” blowing up, using instagram to build his buzz & following, his music getting leaked, his video for “Write A Book”, his upcoming project, and much more!

Interview by Haze of DGB

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Recently we sat down with the legendary DJ Swamp Izzo for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about growing up in South Carolina, jumping off the porch, getting his start by DJing for free, moving to Bankhead, working with D4L, explains what type of person Shawty Lo was, breaking records at Club Crucial, explains his definition of breaking a record, DJing at Blue Flame for the past 7 years, the strip culture in Atlanta of breaking records, explains how he linked with DJ Scream & Hoodrich, doing Young Scooter’s first mixtape ‘Plug Talk’, meeting Future while working on Scooter’s first tape, encouraging Scooter to rap, being introduced to Young Thug, doing Thug’s first 4 mixtapes, doing Ralo’s first mixtape, explains how he became a part of Rich Gang, his new single “3 Cell Phones” featuring Future, the difference between spinning on the radio & clubs, and much more!

Interview by Haze

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Recently we sat down with D.C. rapper Ant Glizzy for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about life in D.C., being the villain in his city, his close relationship with his mother who is bi-polar & schizophrenic, reveals when he knew it was time to leave the streets, losing 4 of his closest friends to violence & prison, signing his first artist Lilbro YP, starting to rap when he was 22, explains how he first linked with Shy Glizzy, reveals why him & Shy fell out with each other, his first mixtape going viral, the talented rappers in D.C., explains situation with YNE Sosa, his thoughts on the rap game, upcoming music, his new business Midnight Trucks, shares advice for the youth, and much more!

Interview by Haze of DGB

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Recently we sat down with buzzing Memphis rapper Tripstar for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about life in South Memphis, jumping off the porch, dropping out of school in 10th grade, getting locked up for 2 years in California, growing up listening to Memphis rappers, Memphis impact & influence, grinding since 2015 until he got his big break, first meeting Moneybagg Yo in 2015, explains how his deal with Bags came about, their new song “Blitz” being featured on the new Madden game, upcoming tour w/ Bang, Big30, Big Homiie G, Fredo Bang & Blacc Zacc, explains how he linked with Lil Migo, being a big fan of Detroit music, his upcoming project ‘Son Of A Hustler’, his relationship with Wikid Films, and much more!

Interview by Mikala Horne

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Recently we linked with Hurricane Chris for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our sit down he talked about Shreveport, using music to stay out of the streets when he was younger, knowing Boosie when he was younger, his mother being supportive of him dropping out of school to focus on music, being a mainstream star when he was just 15 years old, buying whatever he wanted when he was 16, reveals he makes more money now than his CEO gave him for “A Bay Bay”, having multiple businesses outside of music, starting off as a battle rapper, the inspiration fo this breakthrough single “A Bay Bay”, reveals he didn’t want the record to be released, feeling pressure to follow up with another hit song, spending close to half a million for the remix, reveals how he fell out with his label, his debut label getting pushed back to continue to promote the single, his single “Halle Berry”, the label changing the name of the song, reveals why he took 4 year hiatus from releasing music, being one of the first artists in the streaming era, his thoughts on the rap game right now, writing for other artists, not being a fan of rap beef, explains that he doesn’t have any beef with Kodak Black, getting into the canines industry, starting his own label 5150 Empire, and much more!