Don Cannon Off The Porch Interview

Interview by Spitty

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We recently connected with the legendary Don Cannon for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our sit down he talked about growing up in West Philly, the culture of Philly, finding his love for music when he was 10, starting off rapping, making beats & DJing, coming down to Atlanta after high school, explains the transition moving down south, the difference between the parties in Philly & Atlanta, DJing in the lunch room at Clark University, spinning at lot of night clubs in Atlanta, meeting DJ Drama & DJ Sense in Atlanta, creating The Aphilliates, not having any mentors to teach them the business, becoming mento himself, becoming an A&R, explains why he doesn’t think an A&R is a lost art, hosting Rocko’s ‘Gift Of Gab 2’ mixtape, Curren$y’s ‘Smokee Robinson’, producing Jeezy’s “Go Crazy” featuring Jay-Z, getting hit with RICO charge for mixtapes, the lesson learned by going through that situation, reveals how he met Lil Uzi Vert, creating Generation Now label, producing a lot of records for Uzi, discovering Jack Harlow, creating his own app TMRO for creatives, being a fully black-owned app, reveals what inspires him to keep going today, mental health, upcoming plans, shares advice, and much more!