Dirty Glove Bastard: Off The Porch

Interview by Haze
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We recently sat down with DJ eXeL, Lalaa Shepard, and Boss Britt from The Progress Report for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation they discussed how the collective came about, Lalaa and eXeL meeting through Hood Affairs, Britt and Lalaa meeting at parties in Cincinnati, eXeL’s passion for Djing, her journey, what separates good Dj’s from great Dj’s, Britt throwing parties as a teenager, teen parties getting shut down due to violence, Britt getting robbed, behind the scenes of their parties that they curat...

Interview by Haze
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We recently sat back down with Virginia artist Fresh Porter for an exclusive “Off The Porch” Interview! During our conversation he discussed being on a promo tour for his film “Let’s Eat”, teaching himself how to act during the film, launching his new champagne, writing his own film when he was locked up, his new single “Woah”, gearing up for his new album ‘Porterville 3’, going on the road with Trey Songz, upcoming song with Pusha T, his influence on Virginia’s music scene, his recent buzzing single “Jackie Chan” ft. Trips...

Interview by MikalaTV
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We recently sat down with Chicago’s Shoebox Baby for an exclusive “Off The Porch interview! During our conversation he discussed going vegan, cutting out his lean addiction, wildest O’Block memory, moving out of O’Block, working his last job before music, growing up very fast while living in the projects, having the style of Detroit when he was first started rapping, King Von & Juice Wrld waking up Chicago’s music scene again, being the new generation of Chicago’s music scene, his perspective on not dissing the dead, stayin...

Interview by Haze
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We recently linked with Louisville rapper 86 Snot for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our sit down he talked about life in Louisville, how the city has changed, growing up in the projects, jumping off the porch, lessons he learned in the streets, obstacles he had to overcome, lists his musical influences, reveals how he got into rapping, recently starting to take music seriously, battle rapping in his city, pushing the message to be yourself in his music, the rising music scene in Louisville right now, there bein...

Interview by Haze
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We recently sat down with buzzing New York rapper Young Devyn for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation she talked about growing up in East New York, going back & forth from NY to Trinidad, starting off making Soca music, performing in front of 30k people when she was 8, her music inspirations, Nicki Minaj being her favorite rapper, switching from Soca to rap, explains her creative process, being popular in school, finishing high school, her first radio freestyle going viral, Nicki Minaj showing love to her free...

Interview by Haze
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We recently sat down with Louisville rapper Eastside Boobie for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about life in Louisville, the violence in the city, fatherhood, jumping off the porch when he was 12, dropping out of school in the 10th grade, getting shot twice, recently coming home from prison after 4 years, hearing EST Gee’s music blowing up while locked up which motivated him to pick it back up when he came home, adjusting to back recording, his fans staying down with him, explai...

Interview by Haze of DGB
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We recently linked with buzzing South Carolina rapper LongMoney Phil for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our sit down he talked about life in Charleston, jumping off the porch, growing up listening to Soulja Slim, his music blowing up, his first big song “Standing Tall”, his thoughts on the rap game right now, the music scene in Charleston, working with Bankroll Freddie on “Role Models”, his new project ‘Serious Me’, working with Nyketown Ju on “Case Closed”, his transition coming from the streets into the music industry...

Interview by Haze
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We recently sat down with NWM Cee Murdaa, Kayla Redd & Devoo for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation they talked about life in St. Louis, Kayla being from East St. Louis, Cee Murdaa & Kayla meeting in Detroit, almost hitting a lick when they first met, Cee knowing 30 Deep Grimeyy for years, their music blowing up together, the music scene in St. Louis right now, Cee claims he’s the king of drill in STL, locking in with Unc of World Wide Hustle Ent, all being featur...

Interview by Manny Akiio
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We recently sat down with North Carolina artist Kash Kyla for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation she talked about her come up in Charlotte, getting a lot of support from her city, her childhood, jumping off the porch, dropping her first song during her senior year, her freestyles going viral, being influenced by Nicki Minaj, explains what separates her from other female rappers, writing all of her raps, the inspiration for her new buzzing single “Starz”, the song getting over a millions streams, breaks down one...

Interview by Manny Akiio
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We recently sat down with South Carolina artists Bryfromtha3rd & Ree$ey Muney for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation they talked about investing into their music, networking in bigger cities, life in Laurens, jumping off the porch, it being difficult to make it out of a small city, what it would take to get the spotlight on Laurens, making a wave in their city with the music, Bry’s first tape ‘3rdSideTrappin’, the city’s reaction to the tape, Ree$ey’s single “Love Pretty Bitches”...

Interview by Haze
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We recently sat down with Arkansas rapper SelfPaid Savage for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about life in Helena, coming home from a 9 year prison sentence, jumping off the porch, his reaction to receiving his prison sentence, his mental state of mind during his time inside, having a solid support system on the outside, feeling like he is getting a second chance now that he is home, starting to rap in the past year, the music industry being fake, staying in contact with...

Interview by Haze
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We recently sat down with Minnesota artists Adott Hilfiger and Kevo DaMenace for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation they discussed coming from Brooklyn Park in Minneapolis, pushing each other as artists, dealing with hate in the city, Minnesota having a hard time breaking through the industry, their single “073 Flow” blowing up in the city and hitting 100k views, the comparisons of Chicago and Minneapolis, their “Beat It” music video, dropping drill music, Kevo’s “Top Of The City” single, upcoming tapes,  getting more features this year and more...

Interview by Manny Akiio
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We recently linked with Big Head Barbie for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our sit down she talked about being a mother, balancing being a mother, her social life & music, getting support with her music career, her musical influences, growing up on the Southside of Atlanta, dealing with hatred, reveals her creative process, having her own hair business which inspired her rap name, her “Go Off” freestyle getting good reaction, not being in her feelings when it comes to men, her thoughts on going 50/50 in a relation...

Interview by MikalaTV
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We recently sat down with buzzing Florida artist SCY Jimm for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about people messing up how to pronounce his name, explains what SCY stands for, the culture in Bunnell, getting fired from his job at Taco Bell, jumping off the porch when he was 12, not taking music serious at first, doing a lot of shows & interacting with the crowd, a fan having an out of body experience when she met him, having bad encounters with the police, them conf...

Interview by Manny Akiio
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We recently sat down with Baton Rouge artist Scotty Bando for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about recently coming home, explains why he doesn’t record in Baton Rouge, the culture in BR, jumping off the porch, serving 5 years & 9 months in prison, his musical influences, explains why its difficult to make it out of BR, standing on principles & morals, being blood brothers with NBA Meechy Baby, goals for his music, and much more!

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Interview by Haze
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We recently sat down with Indianapolis artist Grindtyme Delo for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about being originally from Chicago before moving to Indianapolis, life in Naptown, jumping off the porch, having his first son when he was 15, starting to take music seriously when his mom passed away 4 years ago, his big single “I Miss You” dedicated to his mother, getting Boosie featured on the song, the grind it takes to make it as an independent artist, reveals his creative process, having multiple...

Interview by Haze
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We recently sat down with Brooklyn artist 26AR for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he discussed contemplating moving to the A, getting in trouble in Brooklyn, starting his rap career once he got locked up, being influenced by Jay-Z, making his first single as soon as he got out of jail, dealing with the hate now that he’s leveling up in his career, his single “My Set” creating a buzz for him, his single “Maneuver” taking over TikTok, “My Set” 2,  linking up with Slayter and Kay Flo...

Interview by Haze
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We recently sat down with Memphis rapper K Carbon for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview!  During our conversation she talked about the Memphis music scene blowing up, the female rappers in Memphis creating a new wave right now, what its like growing up a woman in Memphis, jumping off the porch, going to college, reveals what inspired her to start rapping, explains how she got her rap name from her song with Pooh Shiesty, knowing Pooh since high school, being motivated when Pooh’s music took off, explain...

Interview by Manny Akiio
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We recently sat down with Georgia artist Dodi for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he discussed how he’s been since recently coming home, his upbringing in Columbus GA, learning how to navigate when jumping off the porch, pros & cons when it comes to being patient, first time in jail at the age of 18, pursing his music career at 18 but being held back due to charges, going straight to the studio after he was released, becoming Muslim, wanting to be able to take care of his...

Interview by Haze
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We recently sat down with Broward County artist HTM Tray for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about life in Hollywood FL, growing up in the Liberia neighborhood, playing football, jumping off the porch when he was 14, being the oldest of all his siblings, dropping out in the 11th grade, describes the incident where the police ran over his foot, explains what inspired him to start rapping, his songs “Why” & “FTO”  blowing up, putting his music out on Soundcloud, reveals what HMT stands for, explains...

Interview by Manny Akiio
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We recently sat down with DC artist Young Jose for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about coming up in Southeast DC, jumping off the porch, losing close ones around him, starting to pursue music in high school, having a wide range of musical inspirations, his breakthrough song “Hard 4 Dat”, the importance of fatherhood to him, explains how his song “All I Got” with OMB Peezy was created, his SXSW experience earlier this year, his new album ‘No Excuses No Regrets’, wanting to provide for his...

Interview by Haze
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We recently sat back down with Blacc Zacc for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked his new album ‘Life Of A Trapper’, this being his first album in 2 years, going back independent after he was signed with Interscope, not waiting on a label to make moves, explains how he came up with the album title, his thoughts on the courts using rapper’s lyrics against them, his growth as an artist, feeling like this is his best album so far, how he deals with fans...

Interview by Manny Akiio
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We recently sat down with Wisconsin artists Yung Swagger and BTA Beezy for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation they discussed the environment in Racine, growing up in a tough environment, Swagger jumping off the porch at 14 and Beezy jumping off at 11, learning to observe as they were younger in the streets, Swagger serving time, Beezy losing his dad, taking music serious after having a lot of support and believers with their music, Beezy being influenced by Wayne, growing up in the same neighborhood together, thei...

Interview by Manny Akiio
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We recently sat down with GA artist Hartbreaak for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he discussed coming from Savanna, moving out of the city, transitioning to his new life in LA, growing up without his father, having a close relationship with his mother, jumping off the porch once he started rapping, learning to always grind an early age, dropping out of school to pursue his career, losing his grandmother whom he was close with, being motivated to rap after losing his brother, learning how to r...

Interview by Manny Akiio
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We recently linked with North Carolina artist Gabby Gabanna for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our sit she talked about chasing her dream with music, growing up in Charlotte & Albemarle, having a rough childhood, still overcoming her trauma, her boyfriend & brother passing away, her pain motivating her to keep going, being inspired to make music by her brother, being a big fan of Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne & Ice Cube, wanting to provide for her family, her single “Pretty Girls Still Love Trap Music”, plans to drop project...

Interview by Haze
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We recently sat down with buzzing Florida artist Luh Tyler for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about life in Tallahassee, playing sports when he was younger, jumping off the porch when he was 13, teachers telling he is becoming a distraction in school since his music was been blowing up, explains what inspired him to start rapping 4 months ago, rappers he grew up listening to, the first song he dropped “Planet Fitness”, dropping on Soundcloud at first, his breakthrough single “Law & Order 2”, starting off recordin...

Interview by Manny
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We recently sat down with Miami rapper D30 for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he discussed his Liberty City roots, jumping off the porch at an early age, growing up without his father, facing evictions when he was younger, his first single “Blitz” catching buzz throughout the city, going through a transitional period with his music, Boosie being one of his musical inspirations, investing into real estate, the different parts of Liberty City, the red zone of Liberty City, his mother giving him feedback with his musi...

Interview by Manny Akiio
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We recently sat down with CTB Skip for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he discussed his first visit in Atlanta, his upbringing in Louisiana, not having a lot of resources in his hometown, jumping off the porch after losing his friend to gun violence, being motivated by his brother  to start rapping, being inspired by his tough upbringing to keep going with his career, his brand CTB (Chase That Bag) which he started with his brother, getting looks from different labels, his favorite song “Check T...

Interview by Manny Akiio
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We recently sat down with Milwaukee artist Jay Loww for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he discussed his project “Until I’m Gone”, breaks down the culture in Milwaukee, rowing up in the Hillside projects, jumping off the porch at the age of 13, coping with losing his little brother, being inspired to make music after pivoting from playing sports, having a diverse sound between energetic and pain music, how his song “7 Figures” was inspired by growing up in impoverished, being motivated by his dreams and the lack o...

Interview by MikalaTV
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We recently sat down with Philly rapper LGP Qua for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he discussed the meaning behind LGP, coming from North Philly, the current state of the youth in Philly, violence in the city, overcoming his past in the streets, learning that the streets weren’t for him, the cause of his break from dropping music, the meaning behind being the “Voice Of The Youth”, being introduced to Nas, the grind in the beginning of his career, not letting his ego get further th...

Interview by Manny Akiio
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We recently sat down with Highway Yella for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he discussed the culture in Houston, originally being from Louisiana, keeping a consistent flow, dealing with comparisons of Pimp C, visiting Pimp C’s gravesite, getting introduced to Swisha House, his dynamic with DJ Michael Watts, having a deep love for music, Swisha House from back in the day til now, people wanting clout more than their rap careers, bouncing back after losing his grandmother and picking back up his rap career...

Interview by Haze
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We recently sat down with Detroit producer Antt Beatz for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about Detroit’s impact on the culture & rap game, starting off as a rapper before getting into producing full-time, being related to Trick Trick, explains how he locked in with Helluva, managing Snap Dogg when he first started rapping, producing Trick Trick’s “Twerk Dat Pop That” that featured Eminem & Royce Da 5’9, explains how he got all of his producer tags, producing Icewear Vezzo & Kodak Black’s new song “All On...

Interview by Haze
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We recently linked with Michigan artist YSR Gramz for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about being born in Mississippi before moving to Flint when he was 4, the difference between Flint & Beecher, explains how Beecher has changed since he was younger, how music & social media has impacted his city, jumping off the porch, his dad being sentenced to 25 years in prison, one of his close friends stealing from him, rapping for 8 years, being apart of the group Krispy Life, explains how he locked in w...

Interview by MikalaTV
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We recently sat down with Louisiana artist 23KayB for an exclusive “Of The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about finishing an upcoming EP with JayDaYoungan, his childhood growing up in Shreveport, having to overcome hate to make it out of Louisiana, jumping off the porch, getting into trouble during high school, getting into a lot o fights, starting to make music when he was 17, quitting Kroger after he got his first check, his song “Jeremy Shockey” with JayDaYoungan blowing up, his close relationship with Jay, speaks on Jay havi...

Interview by Haze
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We recently linked back with producer/engineer Mattazik for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our sit down he talked about recording Lil Baby’s new album ‘It’s Only Me’, Baby evolving his sound, his growth as an artist from when they first started working together, som people trying to count Baby out before the album dropped, the hate for the single “Heyy” when it first dropped, the album selling over 200k units in the first week, explains the creative process when recording with Baby, producing “Stand On It”, doin...

Interview by MikalaTV
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We recently sat down with Sonyae for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation she speaks on her life throughout Jersey, coming from a musical family, moving to Los Angeles to chase her dreams, witnessing Odd Future and Frank Ocean’s grind in her early LA days, learning how to navigate as a musician in a new city, going viral for her She Mixes, being inspired by her past relations when it comes to music, working on the The Game’s Documentary 2 and 2.5, Keyshia Cole co-signing her vocals i...

Interview by Haze
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We recently sat down with Memphis rappers PaperRoute Woo & Snupe Bandz for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation they talked about coming from South Memphis, the violence increasing, Woo jumping off the porch when he was 8, Woo being very good at playing basketball, going to college, Snupe jumping off the porch when he was 14, trying out college for a short time, meeting each other in elementary school, Snupe just starting to rap 2-3 years ago, Woo rapping since he was 14, Woo starting to take music seri...

Interview by Manny Akiio
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We recently sat down with Baton Rouge artist Yotsai for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he discussed his transition from Baton Rouge to Atlanta, getting shot and being paralyzed, watching his grandfather passing away in front of him, feeling anger throughout his childhood, the danger he went through before the wheelchair, inspiring those through his music who are also in a wheelchair, taking music serious when he met his friend Carlos, the importance of fatherhood when it comes to him raising his daughter, his 9 year...

Interview by Haze
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We recently sat down with Fat Money for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about coming from Harvey IL, the violence in Chicago, how his neighborhood has changed since he was younger, moving to Atlanta, stealing bikes when he was younger, jumping off the porch, going to jail a lot of times, turning his life around 4 years ago, his musical influences, meeting Bump J & recording their song “Yes Or No”, the song blowing up, explains why he change his name from Ty Money to Fat M...

Interview by Spitty
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We recently linked back up with Atlanta legend Khujo Goodie for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our sit down he talked about his childhood growing up in Atlanta, how his neighborhood has changed, how the city was impacted when the projects were tore down, jumping off the porch after high school, working temp jobs before he got into making music, Ray Murray of Organized Noize introducing him to the studio, being featured on OutKast first album on the song “Call of Da Wild”, his thoughts when he first me...