Maxo on Drakeo, NBA Youngboy, Alchemist, & Why He Never Fit In with the Industry
About this episode
Maxo discusses his unique position in the music industry and shares insights on his life and influences.
Maxo joins Jeff Weiss & Free at Gold Diggers in LA to talk about how he feels like an anomaly in an industry that doesn’t fit his wide-ranging artistic sensibilities. The Pomona-raised rapper opens up about life in the Inland Empire & LA, creative frustrations with industry gatekeepers, ayahuasca, LA’s jazz history, his friendship with Alchemist and more. He drops plenty of unpopular truths about sex in jail, Linkin Park, Bjork, the NWA movie, NBA Youngboy and Kid Cudi. Make sure you hit that like and subscribe button and leave a comment letting us know what you thought about the show! 00:00 Not Fitting the Industry 02:20 Growing Up in Pomona & Inland Empire 03:45 Why LA Is the Worst City to Party In 05:24 Family, Working-Class Parents & Being the Middle Child 06:58 Parenting, Attention & Raising Kids in the Screen Era 08:18 Finding his voice in music 11:51 Gatekeepers & Algorithms 16:05 Earliest Musical Influences 18:09 Being Different, Moving Between Worlds 19:44 Basketball, Discipline & Staying in Your Lane 22:16 Fitting Everywhere and Nowhere at the Same Time 23:18 Early Influences: Bay, Hyphy, Wayne, DOOM & Mixtapes 26:14 LA’s Jazz History…
People in this episode
Hosts: Jeff Weiss, Free
Guest: Maxo
Topics covered
- music industry
- artistic identity
- creative frustrations
- cultural influences
- personal experiences
- friendship
- industry gatekeepers
Keywords
- Maxo
- music industry
- artistic identity
- Alchemist
- NBA Youngboy
- creative frustrations
- Pomona
- Inland Empire
- LA
- cultural influences
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: NWA
Places: Pomona, Inland Empire, LA, Gold Diggers
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