Dirty Glove Bastard: Off The Porch

Interview by Mikala Horne

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Recently we sat down with Poison Ivi for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation she talked about being Boosie’s oldest child, her responsibilities as the older sibling, growing up in Baton Rouge, making it out of the hood, how she felt when her dad was released from prison, challenges of growing up in the spotlight, losing friends, not liking to show off her body, not feeling like she has to show her body to make people listen to her music, getting into an altercation recently, being very observant, hobbies she enjoys, having her own hustle, how she got into rapping, starting to take rap serious after she graduated from high school, preferring to write over freestyling, why she has remained independent, wanting to make real music, making her best music when she’s angry, her thoughts on the rap game right now, being versatile with her music, her project ‘Pick Your Poison’, her favorite songs on the project, and much more!

Interview by Haze of DGB

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Last week we sat down with Orlando rapper Dee Boi for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about life in Orlando, explains why there is so much violence in West Orlando, music’s influence on the youth, embracing the role of being an OG, going to prison when he was 20, explains how he got into making music, starting to take rap seriously after prison, being featured in Ozone Magazine while locked up, explains how 1090 Blokk Boyz was formed, the group having a huge movement in Orlando, explains why the group broke up, his classic mixtape ’10 Toes Down’, “Sweet Water” still getting played in the clubs, reveals what inspires him to keep creating today, “Splash Brothers” with Que, the music scene in Orlando right now, explains why beef among the rappers in Orlando is not good for the city, feeling like he gets the respect for opening doors in Orlando, his new project ‘Stripes Over Clout’, his label YFF, and much more!

Interview by Haze of DGB https://www.instagram.com/mike_tall

Recently we sat down with Murphy Lee for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about what inspires him to keep creating, his passion for music, explains how the St. Lunatics formed, being the youngest member of the group, being featured 4 times on Nelly’s ‘Country Grammar’ album, not knowing how to be famous, kicking down doors for St. Louis rap, repping for STL, reveals the creative process for “Air Force Ones”, the song having a huge impact on Nike & the shoe, explains how he ended up on the remix to “Welcome To Atlanta”, recording his debut album ‘Murphy’s Law’ at Stankonia Studios, how his hit single “Shake Ya Tailfeather” with Nelly & Diddy came about, the song being used in ‘Bad Boys 2’, going #1 on Billboard Hot 100, winning a Grammy, the creative process for the  single “What Da Hook Gon Be”, the album going gold, touring for 5 years straight, working with Kanye West before ‘College Dropout’ came out, being featured on Rich Boy’s “Throw Some D’s” remix, explains why it took so long for him to drop his second album, dropping 2 documentaries, his new album ‘Second Time Coming’, his wife having a learning show with his son, his daughter making music & acting, advices artists not to sign to another artist, and much more!

Interview by Haze of DGB

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Recently we sat down with Detroit playmaker Dawgface Calderon for an exclusive ”Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about getting his start in the music industry after spending 15 years in prison, his mentors in the industry, explains why he is known as the bad guy in Detroit, the Detroit music scene blowing up, the role he played in helping the Detroit sound spread to other markets, not getting his props, his thoughts on Eminem not putting on other Detroit rappers, his thoughts on Detroit rappers beefing outside of the city, explains why Tampa is an important market right now, explains what a ghost manager is, his relationship with Helluva, working with Al Nuke in Atlanta, a group of people trying to jump him at a club in Detroit, being an author, his upcoming book, and much more!

Interview by Haze

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Recently we sat down with the legendary New Orleans rapper Mac for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about the No Limit reunion tour, describes how the past 5 months has been since he was released from prison, crying when he was finally granted parole, fighting his case every year, explains how his first day in prison went, how he earned his respect inside, being a mentor for the youth, being in the same prison with C-Murder,  the ‘Free Mac’ campaign, reveals the first thing he did when he was released, meeting his wife & getting married while locked up, his new song “21 Summers”, learning how to play piano, rapping since he was 7, working with Mannie Fresh when he was 10, signing a record deal when he was 12, growing up with B.G., explains how he met Master P, signing to No Limit Records, his debut album on No Limit ‘Shell Shocked’, the album going gold, the studio sessions at No Limit, working with Beats By The Pound, having a previous relationship with all the artists on No Limit before he signed, touring overseas, being labeled as a ‘Down South Nas’, explains how the song “Where Do We Go From Here” with Nas & Master P was created, his second album on No Limit ‘WWIII’, being in the progress of recording his final album on No Limit when he got locked up, shares stories of Soulja Slim, Magic & Big Ed, reuniting with everybody for the tour, the gentrification of New Orleans, upcoming music, his son being born 3 months after he got locked up, and much more!

Interview by Haze of DGB

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Recently we linked up with Atlanta legend Yung Ralph for an in-depth “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about taking advantage of his down time during the quarantine, explains how he has remained relevant for almost 15 years in the music industry, his thoughts on streaming, says he would of been a billionaire if streaming was set up during the mixtape era, explains how Atlanta has stayed on top of the rap game for so long, talks about staying out of other rapper’s beefs, jumping off the porch, embracing his role of an OG, his first big single “Look Like Money”, working with Gucci Mane & Yo Gotti on “Bricks”, holding his own on songs with big artists, his close relationship with Zaytoven, the old of recording in Zay’s basement with so many artists, the new “Zone Connect” project w/ Zay, OJ Da Juiceman & Yung LA, working with Birdman & Young Thug on “Imma Ride” from the Rich Gang tape, knowing Young Thug before rap, Fetty Wap reaching out to him to work, recording an entire project with him, Fetty giving him $50k cash, his upcoming project “9 Piece” w/ Zaytoven, reveals he has never cashed a rap check for his songs, supporting other artists, telling Birdman to sign Jacquees, learning to know his worth, not d**k riding others because they have money, and much more!

Interview by Haze

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Recently we sat with multi-platinum producer Will A Fool for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about growing up on the Westside of Atlanta, jumping off the porch, playing instruments since he was 6 years old, Zaytoven being a big influence for him, having a lot of local artists coming to his house to record, reveals how he got his producer tag, working closely with Johnny Cinco during their early days, Cinco bringing Future to his house to record, working & recording songs for Dirty Sprite, the mixtape’s influence on the city of Atlanta, the creative process for “Tony Montana”, reveals that “My Savages” is his favorite song that he did with Future, explains when a producer should get a manager, his relationship with Young Scooter, explains how K Camp’s hit “Cut Her Off” was created, working with Doe B, producing YFN Lucci & Rick Ross “Heartless”, making timeless music, working with Fredo Santana, Lil Durk & Chief Keef, reveals his creative process right now, his keys to remaining relevant for over 10 years, all the rap beef ruining the rap game, and much more!

Interview by Haze of DGB

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Recently we sat down with Tennessee rapper & entrepreneur Billionaire Bouty for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about life in Jackson TN, keeping a positive mindset, jumping off the porch, starting his clothing line Inner Circle Clothing, inventing a shirt collar made out of letters, having his own label Big Head Entertainment, his upcoming single, fatherhood, and much more!

Interview by Haze of DGB

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Recently we sat down with Memphis female rapper A.R. the Mermaid for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation she talked about life in Memphis, jumping off the porch, being in group & touring when she was 15 years old, going solo when she was 17, explains her rap name, starting her label & modeling agency Mermaid Gang, her creative process, her thoughts on the music industry, her fashion, the music scene in Memphis right now, reveals why she dissed Enchanting, her new single “3 AM”, her song & video “First Day Out”, being an independent artist, her goal of making Mermaid Gang the only all-female label, her IG page getting deleted, and much more!

Interview by Manny Akiio

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Recently we linked with buzzing Memphis rapper Lil Double 0 for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our sit down he talked about life in Memphis, describes his childhood, jumping off the porch when he was 15, his uncle passing away in prison, just starting to rap in 2020, explains how Walk Down Gang started, reveals why he started rapping, just start to take rap seriously last week, his music video for “007” being his breakthrough, linking with Future, being featured on Young Thug’s “Scoliosis”, his new music video “Dirty Sprite 2”, putting Pooh Shiesty on “Area 51” remix, what’s next, and much more!