Episodes
Interview by Manny Akiio   / mannyakiio   We recently sat down with New Orleans artist Cool Money Doechi for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about coming to Atlanta for the first time, his experience growing up in New Orleans, the culture & the people of New Orleans, staying focused, jumping off the porch when he was 16, discovering his love for music when he was 16, the music scene slowing down, wanting to see the city come together, working...
Published 02/10/24
Interview by Spitty   / spittywill   We recently sat down with buzzing Milwaukee artist Certified Trapper for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about his experience growing up in Milwaukee, jumping off the porch when he was 15, breaks down some Milwaukee lingo, creating his own sound, getting into making music while in middle school, going to college for music, his style of production, his production influences, dropping over 30 projects in a 2 year...
Published 02/09/24
Interview by Haze   / mike_tall   Brooklyn artist Corey St.Rose returns to the porch for a brand new interview! During our sit down he talked about touring with Roy Woods, reveals what inspires him to keep going, getting the opportunity to perform at Rolling Loud for the first time, his breakthrough song “MMM” approaching 10 million streams, the music video getting over a million views, explains how the remix with Flipp Dinero was created, his new singles “Do It Again” & “Maybach”,...
Published 02/08/24
Interview by Manny Akiio   / mannyakiio   We recently sat down with FamousSally & YB for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation they talked about coming up in Atlanta, jumping off the porch, trials & tribulations they’ve gone through, YB going to prison, explain how they met each other, beating somebody up together, explain how they got into making music, making “Wassup Gway”, Drake making a viral TikTok video to the song, not feeling like their famous,...
Published 02/07/24
Interview by Manny Akiio   / mannyakiio   We recently sat down with New York artist Journey Montana for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation she talked about her experience growing up in New York, explains how she got into making music at a young age, her single “Aint Mine” featuring Lay Bankz, what to expect from her upcoming project, being open to criticism, working with Eric Bellinger, the current state of R&B, artists she would like to work with, what it...
Published 02/06/24
Interview by Spitty   / spittywill   We recently brought Kalan.FrFr for a brand new “Off The Porch” interview! During our sit down he talked about his career progressing since the last time he was on the porch, being versatile with & evolving his music, reveals that his new music will be more rap, recording his album ‘222’ in LA, his buzzing single “Butterfly Coupe” with Tyga & the remix with Quavo, being featured on Diddy’s new album on a song with K-Ci & Jeremih, changing his...
Published 02/05/24
Interview by Manny Akiio   / mannyakiio   We recently sat down with LenzyDaGreat for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about coming from Indiana, his experience growing up there, the culture in Indiana, his childhood, always being creative, making mixtape covers when he was 15, learning how to engineer + mix & master, being offered a deal from gaming platform Machinima, reveals what made him pick a camera, starting the HoodStories series, starting...
Published 02/04/24
Interview by Spitty   / spittywill   Love Dorsey returns to the porch for a brand new “Off The Porch” interview! During our sit down she talked about taking care of her mental health, people relying on her platform for therapy, holding women accountable, breaking generational curses, families being programmed by welfare, her album ‘The Breakup’, her song “Revenge Of The Bae”, balancing feminine & masculine energy, releasing e-books, teaching discipline & tolerance, her experience...
Published 02/03/24
Interview by Manny Akiio   / mannyakiio   We recently sat down with buzzing Dallas artist Montana 700 for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about his experience growing up in Dallas, the way of life in Oak Cliff, his upbringing, lessons learned from his mother, what makes him different than his siblings, jumping off the porch when he was 15, continuing learning from mistakes, importance of saving, shares advice, reveals he started rapping right before...
Published 02/02/24
Interview by Haze   / mike_tall   We recently sat down with Oakland artist Ricky Styles for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about the music scene in Oakland, what its going to take for Oakland to come together, his experience growing up in Oakland, there being a disconnect from with the new generation, the negative impact of social media, getting his start in the music business by investing into other artists, reveals what got him into making music,...
Published 02/01/24
Interview by Haze   / mike_tall   We recently sat down with Rosecrans Vic for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about growing up in LA, wanting to be a Sports Center anchor when he was younger, his best friend being a DJ and bringing her him a lot of artists, getting his start on a college radio show, starting his own blog, starting Rosecrans Radio with Cypress Moreno, connecting with Jeff Weiss & throwing shows with upcoming LA artists,...
Published 01/31/24
Interview by Haze   / mike_tall   We recently sat down with Cleveland artist Shuicide Holla fro an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about getting his start with music in 2012, the music scene in Cleveland, obstacles artists face trying to make it in Cleveland, reveals his top artists from Cleveland, moving to Virginia, the music scene in VA right now, explains what inspired him to start making music, his musical influences, explains how his love for...
Published 01/30/24
Interview by Manny Akiio   / mannyakiio   We recently sat down with Tennessee artists Spazzz & Wicc3d for an exclusive “Off the Porch” interview! During our conversation they talked about the way of life in Murfreesboro, the culture in their city, their childhoods growing up, jumping off the porch, pushing the ATM brand, starting to take music serious recently, goals for their music career, wanting to put on & give back to their city, changes they want to see in their city, being...
Published 01/29/24
Interview by Manny Akiio   / mannyakiio   We recently connected with Memphis artist Tre Loaded for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our sit down he talked about the vibes in East Memphis, describes his childhood, not being ashamed of working a job when he was younger, reveals that Don Trip is his uncle, explains how he got into making music, his music blowing up on TikTok, listening to lyrical rappers, explains his creative process, stealing a car when he was 15 years old,...
Published 01/28/24
Interview by Manny Akiio   / mannyakiio   We recently sat back down with South Florida artist Wam Spinthebin for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about importance of having support, how Wiz Da Wizard’s death effected him, dealing with rumors while grieving, “Pay For His Killings” blowing up, not wanting to promote violence, the way of life in Hallandale, sobering up, overcoming life’s tribulations, buying out of his contract with Kodak Black, still...
Published 12/18/23
Interview by Spitty   / spittywill   We recently sat down with comedian White Dolemite for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he discussed his upbringing in Rockford, Illinois, getting his buzz from doing skits in Walmart, catching backlash for his pranks due to others thinking he’s outside of the African American race, jumping off the porch at 15, getting the chance to work with Kanye in the studio after winning a contest, transitioning from music to pursuing...
Published 12/18/23
Interview by Spitty   / spittywill   We recently sat down with CEO of South Coast Music Group for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about how he got his start in the music industry over 20 years ago, representing for the Carolinas, growing up in Charlotte, jumping off the porch, founding South Coast Music Group which started out as a marketing company, working for a handful of labels, being hands on with his artists, going good business with his...
Published 12/18/23
Interview by Manny Akiio   / mannyakiio   We recently linked with buzzing artist BTB Savage for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our sit down he talked about being originally from Cleveland, moving down to Texas to play basketball, joining the Army after high school, being sent to South Korea, getting caught up in a million dollar fraud scam, getting snitched on, jumping off the porch, juggin calculators at school, the difference between scamming & trapping, throwing blank...
Published 12/18/23
Interview by Haze   / mike_tall   We recently linked with The Realest Brat for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our sit down she talked about recently celebrating her birthday, the way of life in St. Petersburg, growing up dancing, jumping off the porch when she was 18, going to college in Daytona & Tampa, graduating with a degree in criminal justice, being bullied when she was younger, moving to Atlanta, explains how a heartbreak lead to her to start rapping, Trina being...
Published 12/18/23
Interview by MikalaTV   / _mikalatv_   We recently sat down with Sevyn The Sag for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversion she discussed her personal growth over the years, growing up in the DMV area, jumping off the porch at an early age, getting shot in high school, being in and out of trouble growing up, turning to dancing after being homeless, making multiple streams of income for herself, strippers paying to work, music helping her with her transition through life,...
Published 12/17/23
Interview by Manny Akiio   / mannyakiio   We recently linked with buzzing artist Aleza for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our sit down he talked about growing up in the Delta, Rihanna being a big influence on her, jumping off the porch when she was 18, her mother making her go to college, explains how she linked with Hitkidd, Glorilla, K Carbon, Gloss Up & Slimeroni, building a genuine relationship with all of them, her song “Emotional” getting over a million streams, her...
Published 12/17/23
Interview by Haze   / mike_tall   We recently sat down with 1017 artist Li Rye for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about working on his first project with 1017, the culture in Mobile, plans to move to LA or Vegas, being the oldest of all his siblings, jumping off the porch when he was 17, having a scholarship to go to college, explains why he decided not to go, breaking generational curses, wanting to be a dentist when he was younger but feeling like...
Published 12/17/23
Interview by Haze   / mike_tall   We recently sat down with buzzing Atlanta artist Buda for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation she talked about moving to Atlanta when she was a baby, living all over the city, says Atlanta is not as fun as it used to be, just starting to rap back in January, being inspired by Glorilla, not thinking she would live to age 18, growing up in group homes, taking care of herself since she was 13, jumping off the porch when she was 11,...
Published 12/17/23
Interview by Spitty   / spittywill   We recently sat down with LALovetheboss for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about growing up in Maryland, lists her musical influences, having to leave the DMV to obtain success, leaving her confront zone, starting to take music seriously when she was 13, having to make sacrifices, creating a routine, dropping her first song on Myspace, explains how she connected with DJ Tony Neal last year, challenges that come...
Published 12/17/23