We recently chopped it up with DJ The Rapper and talked about his new project, where he’s from, what’s next for him, and more. Check it out below:
Explain who you are for those who don’t know
DJ The Rapper, I’m 17 years old and I’m the hardest youngin out– POINT BLANK PERIOD!!
How long have you been doing music?
Umm, I’ve been doing music since I was 10… going on 11, so 6 years.
Where are you from?
I’m from Nashville! Lived in Houston, but I rep Nashville, Tennessee.
Who are your influences?
I’d have to say Lil Boosie when I was young–like, when I was real young…right now I’d say myself!! I’m just different like that! (chuckles)
What are you currently working on?
Well, I am still making music, because that’s what I actually LIKE doing. But I’m putting all my energy and focus on the album I just dropped– Problem Child– y’all go stream that!. I’m not really working on anything else, just pushing this right now.
What can we expect from your new project?
HITS!! Every song is a hit– 12 out of 12!! No skips!
Do you have a lot planned for the rest of 2020?
Yeaaaa!! I plan on dropping all 2020! I plan to be one of the hottest out by December– no cap! Because it takes a couple of months for an album to blow. But I have faith in ME, so I plan to be popping by the end of 2020.
Anything else you would like to say?
Go stream Problem Child– that Problem Child is out NOW by DJ The Rapper featuring Lil Baby, Youngboy, Clever, and Boosie
We recently chopped it up with Canadian entrepreneur, Jay Honest. He is a man of many different passion’s/businesses. We talked with him about his beginnings, his grind, label, and where he plans to be in the future. Check it out below:
Where are you from?
My names Jay Honest from Ottawa, the capital of Canada
What’s it like being from there?
The city has its beautiful pieces and its broken pieces, like a puzzle, some are missing, such as city wide support even for basic things outside music, rising as a musician or rapper from my city is (in my opinion) harder than most places as canada has a small population, not many major label resources, and not much happens out here unless you live in Toronto or Vancouver.
Who are your Influences?
Because I had split parents, I had a wide range of musical influences growing up, from country to metal to pop and rap, Pac & Bone Thugz, to Three Days Grace & My Chemical Romance, to Ne-Yo & Chris Brown. These days I’d say I’m highly influenced by the more energetic mainstream rappers as that’s my musical preference, Rich the Kid , Tyga, SkiMask to name a few.
What makes you different from other artists?
I don’t have a team, since I began planning this back in 2012, I did it all alone, never had a big groups of friends that were into creating, in my city there isn’t a lot of that, and when you find it, they are already busy with their team. To say I’ve achieved 1.4m streams, played shows, have fans around the world and maintain my life thanks to my music, I’d say that makes me different, cause, regardless of what anyone says, thinks, the image they have placed on me or the doubt they have in their mind, I am too determined to stop trying until I succeed
How long have you been doing music?
Since I was extremely young, my bestfriend/brother was an extremely talented musician before his passing in 2018 (Rest In Peace Matthias Foks) , and he would always play music, he got me into it really… Age 6 i’d say was when i was writing songs, poems and formulating proper song templates, since then I’ve been experimenting and developing.
Talk to us about your label. What’s it called?
HONESTGANG, we’re a group of young talented individuals all chasing the same thing, happiness and success thru our passion. We have singers Nicki Tha Great & Devonté , Female Rapper Kvyybez & Rappers Millinnial X & Myself aswell as a group from Kenya finding great success right now called Sheddy Empire , you can find all them at www.honestgang.us/artists or on instagram @Nickithagreat @devontesworld @kvyybez @millinnialx @iamjayhonest @sheddyempire
How did it start and why?
This goes back to my bestfriend Matt, before he passed, our goal as kids growing up was to make a team of like minded people, and when he died, realizing I have a son, I needed to make this passion into a career to help sustain not only myself and my family but to help others do the same the way my brother would have wanted. I take no royalties from my artists, no percent cuts, no publishing, no masters, its UNHEARD OF in the game currently and its more of a family than a label.
What’s next for you?
I may have a project dropping very soon, before 2020 is over, or next week, who knows, I always have content for my audience wether its my hourly stories on instagram , my daily posts or on my youtube channel! But I see a major feature coming up!!
Anything else you’d like to say?
thank you to HipHopsRevival for the feature, thank you for reading and be sure to check me out @iamjayhonest on instagram and on spotify under ”Jay Honest” , listen to a couple songs, my catalogue is big and guaranteed to have atleast 1 song you will enjoy!!
Rap artist Leon Budrow is making waves with his latest strip anthem Drip Drip Strip. Budrow felt it was needed to make this song as an anthem for the working strippers. Drip Drip Strip was Budrow’s 2nd release this year, coming on the heels of songs Think About You released in early 2020. His latest video is a must listen for all those strippers out there! To keep up with Leon Budrow, you can follow him on all social media @leonbudrow.
Tex Sands is a viral YouTube from Houston, TX. He is best known for his YouTube channel with his wife Kyndall, called The Sands Family. The YouTube channel has amassed close to 400,000 subscribers in just a short period of time. The channel consists of family vlogs, pranks, and mukbangs. When he is not making YouTube videos, he enjoys farming, ranching, & riding bulls with his uncle. With the brand & channel of Tex Sands growing, it is evident he will become a household name. To keep up with Tex Sands and the Sands Family you can follow him on Instagram @texsands. In the meantime, check out one of their latest videos.
Philly artist makes you want to get some Booty Rubs in his latest video. Not only has Dappa released good music in the past, he plans on releasing new music later in 2020. Now, Dappa is continuing his movement and becoming a household name with the release of new music. To keep up with Dappa, you can follow him on Instagram or Twitter @realdappa.
In this episode of our #Face2Face series, we linked with Dreadrock and talked with him about his movement. Check it out and let us know who we should interview next?
Have you ever heard of new artist Trendsetta? If not, your missing out. Reigning from Las Vegas, this is one artist you shouldn’t sleep on. He just released his second Trend$etta Gvng mixtape series. With 10 new tracks, its something to bump in your car for sure. Stand out songs like “Gucci Flip Flops” and “New Episode” really stuck out to us while listening. Even though the mixtape isn’t that long, it definitely will leave you wanting the 3rd installment ASAP! Don’t sleep on Trendsetta, be sure to stream this tape asap!!!
Bobby Kritical is an Atlanta based producer who got into production using FL Studio 3. He took a liking to the way bass would hit in the mid 2000’s and was inspired by Jeezy and Shawty Redd, as well as the rise of EDM and Dubstep.meshing with Hip-Hop. Bobby’s work can be seen as a veteran in the game. Blessing fans with big hits like K Camp’s “Do It”, Lil Uzi’s “For Real” & “Sanguine Paradise”, and many more. Bobby’s outlook on networking and persistent grind has kept him in the forefront as an influential producer and a big brother in the ATL scene. Some if his most recent work includes music with T Hood titled “Perculator” prod uced by Bobby himself featuring Dj Plugg, P Nazty, Gee Money & more. He is alsways up to something!
Below you will find some of his most favored, credited works: K Camp, Lil Uzi Vert, Future, Yfn Lucci, Jeezy, Rick Ross, J.I.D, Gucci Mane, 2 Chainz, Moneybagg YO, Quavo, Jack Harlow, Bhad Bhabie, Trouble, Peewee Longway, TK Kravitz, Rick The Kid, Ace Hood, Rocko, Kodie Shane, Seddy Hendrix, UnotheActivists, B.o.B, Warhol SSFollow Bobby Kritical on Instagram for more of his latest updates.
M Dot Taylor is a certified Rapper/Singer who is focused on his career, family, and goals. He is a military veteran (Navy) who is now dedicating his time to music after giving 5 years of his life to the military. “I realize the music industry is dominated by the artists that work the hardest, so I use that as fuel to go hard in every aspect in life, not just music” expressed M Dot Taylor. The Detroit Michigan native began writing when he was 10 but began recording when he was 12 yrs old.
“Growing up in Detroit, no matter who you are or where you’re from you’ll eventually find yourself in church, and for me being at church was a get away because it seemed like everyone who was at church followed the rules of peace and love while they were there. I use to listen to the choir at church and watch my mom sing along with the look of complete happiness on her face, and I told myself that I’d learn how to sing so I could give her that feeling whenever she was down. So I learned how to sing, but on the flip side of things growing up in the hood there’s a lot of less fortunate people living in poverty and singing is not always the tone needed to match the energy to describe what we went through growing up, and for that reason I learned how to rap.”
M Dot Taylor has a new single called “Tap In” That features Ice-T, A.D From Compton, and Glasses Malone from Watts California. It was produced by Clyde Strokes, and the Video is Fire. S/O to Jarett Bellucci the Conclusion for the visual. It will be available on 9/11/2020. Check out his single “Stylin” featuring Fedie Demarco, it has over 24k streams!
