Dirty Glove Bastard: Off The Porch

Interview by Spitty / spittywill We recently sat back down with Gorilla Zoe for a brand new “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he introduced producer Chris Flame, recalls making “Hood Figga”, creating a new sound, not being in a rush to receive his flowers, upcoming projects, what to expect from ‘Welcome To The Zoo 2’, explains how he is able to to make different vibes with his music, explains why he took a step away from music, importance of taking care of your mental health, learning about himself during his spiritual journey, what he is teaching his daughter, vivid dreams, peace, patience & growth, difficulties receiving his royalties, wanting to work with Ye, dropping a mixtape everyday in February 2010, giving Sonny Digital an opportunity to rap, his artwork, OJ Da Juiceman, working with Big Block, Chris producing the intro to Jay-Z’s “American Gangster”, sampling old songs, wanting someone to bring disco back, shares advice, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Spitty / spittywill We recently traveled up to New York to link with legendary rapper, producer and songwriter , Diamond D for a special Fat Beats Edition of “Off The Porch”. Currently celebrating the release of his new album The Diam Piece 3:Duo During our chat, he told us how growing up in The Bronx, he had a front row seat to the beginning of Hip-Hop. Diamond D told us how he started out with graffiti tagging, pop locking, and dj’n, all before he ever laid a song down. D shares his influences with us saying that it was the legendary DJ Jazzy Jay that inspired D to actually start producing music. Diamond shares how The Diggin In The Crates crew actually came about and how he met Big L, how he came up with Fat Joe, Grand Puba, Lord Finesse, Buckwild, OC, and Show Biz and shares a story of how he ended up being featured on the legendary A Tribe Called Quest’s Low End Theory album, and how that look was the perfect set up for his debut album. He told us about one night at The Tunnel when he had a conversation with Wyclef. That conversation would turn into Diamond D producing "The Score" from The Fugees album of that same title. Diamond D shares a story of when he was in Atlanta and in the car with Pac when he shot at two off duty police officers harassing a black man on the side of the road. Speaking of Atlanta, he also talked about working with the infamous Dungeon Family for the TLC creep remix and Outkast’s Southernplayalisticcadillacmusik remix. D also dropped game and gems about taking care of your paperwork and business in this music industry. Things like making sure you have the right lawyers and deals. He also gave us some insight on how producers have to clear samples. As well how producers get creative to avoid all the troubles of sample clearing. D gave us his perspective on how AI in music can be used for good or bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Spitty / spittywill We recently sat down with JayDon for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about formerly going by JD McCrary, films he’s been in, the importance of believing in your goals, growing up in a supportive household, realizing being an entertainer was for him when he got the role for ‘The Lion King’, working with Beyonce & Childish Gambino, performing at the Grammy’s, Michael Jackson being a big influence on him, his love for dancing, getting to play a role as Michael Jackson, rebranding as JayDon, graduating from high school early, his new single “Lullaby”, being signed to LA Reid & Usher’s new label Mega, shares the story of a car crashing into his home, his definition of discipline, the differences between filming a sitcom & a movie, upcoming EP, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Haze / mike_tall We recently connected with Tha Landlord for his third “Off The Porch” interview! During our sit down he talked about his new project ‘Fake Love 4’, explains why he felt like the time was right to drop part 4 nearly 5 years since he dropped part 3, taking his time with releasing his albums, being an “album artist” instead of chasing singles, the project being fully produced by Reezy, the fans giving him great feedback about the project, the intro song “Bleeding”, the inspiration for “Hate It Here”, working with Dizzy Wright on “Love Letter to Dasity”, putting Starlito & Euroz on “Tailor Made”, Don Trip snapping on “Connect 4”, working with Trapperman Dale, doing a song dedicated to his son “Dear Son”, wanting 10 kids, “StarLord 2.0” with Starlito, losing Cashville Skinnie, music videos he wants to shoot off the project, the music scene in Vegas right now, the process for making “Ultimate Team” with Lito, Trip & Propain, plans to drop another project this year, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Haze / mike_tall We recently caught back up with Dawgface for a brand new “Off The Porch” interview! During our sit down he talked about voting for Trump, building up his DawgfaceTv podcast, getting the YouTube game from Big D, losing his channel earlier this year due to somebody reporting his videos, starting a new YouTube channel & running it back up, having his IG & Twitter accounts deleted, being authentic & not being a character, not toning down his content after losing his accounts, Detroit’s response to his content, YouTubers turning into investigators, his thoughts on how Wack100 & Luce Cannon played Big U, feds watching YouTube, podcasters turning into the hip-hop police, his thoughts on bloggers trying to tie Tee Grizzley to the murder of his aunt JB, his thoughts on the YSL trial, Gunna being criticized, his thoughts on Lil Woody, his thoughts on the Diddy trial & verdict, Ca$h Out getting convicted on a RICO charge, Tory Lanez getting stabbed in prison, Tory being innocent, his thoughts on the Tea app, his new single “Attractive”, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Haze / mike_tall We recently sat down with buzzing Atlanta artist Baby Kia for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about his first headlining show in Atlanta, his experience growing up in Atlanta, getting kicked out of a few schools, plans to still finish school, having a love for cars & money since a young age, learning how to drive when he was 9 years old, jumping off the porch when he was 13, reveals the biggest lesson he learned, his mother passing away when he was 14, recalls his first studio session, putting together his first project ‘Kia World’, putting different styles on the project, finding his sound, not writing his songs, taking his time while recording, “3 Headed Fox” with Day1 Lil Willie and Lil Tim, labels reaching out to him, signing with APG, explains how he dealt with going viral, misconceptions about his songs, not being a fan of social media, not controlling his own social media accounts, his new project ‘Hell Can’t Save You’, the cover being inspired by DMX, his music video “OD Crashin” blowing up, the album charting, getting love for Lil Yachty, plans to drop a new project soon, dealing with fame & attention, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Haze / mike_tall We recently caught back up with Nashville artist Trapperman Dale for a brand new “Off The Porch” interview! During our sit down he talked about bringing his 2 sons with him on the porch, describes his 2024 as a “rollercoaster”, his family holding him down when he was at his lowest, reveals recording helped him get through some of the tough times, his new project ‘Sharon’s Baby’, fans telling him this is his best project yet, reveals what his fans mean to him, having a personal connection with his fans, his mom being his best friend, his single “Narcos”, making “Vent” for his female fans, getting Young Buck on “Government Cheese”, wanting to shoot a music video for every song on the project, knowing Big Txp before he started rapping, what to expect from their upcoming collaboration project, trap & motivational music coming back, music being very influential to the listener, his thoughts on Don Trip dropping 24 projects in 24 months, having 2 songs with Starlito on the project, wanting to do a ‘TrapStar 2’ album, his growth as an artist over the years, explains why he went to rehab this year, his best friend H overdosing while he was in rehab, shares his Super Bowl predictions, plans for 2025, wanting to start his own podcast, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview by Spitty / spittywill We recently connected back with Dee Mulan for a brand new “Off The Porch” interview! During our sit down he talked about fans telling him he’s underrated, his new single “Blow My High” going up, hi music videos, his neighborhood Parkway Village, moving to Atlanta, focusing more on himself & his career, fatherhood, the inspiration for his song “On The Outside Looking In”, not feeling pressure to do big numbers on every release, being versatile & switching his flows, breaks down some of his new songs on his album ‘Focus More On Me’, his relationship with Mac Snoop, the media platforms in Memphis, upcoming project ‘My Turn’, reveals the biggest life lesson he learned, his relationship with NLess Entertainment, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices