FRAYSER BOY Off The Porch Interview
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Interview by Haze
We recently sat down with Memphis legend Frayser Boy for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he spoke about life in Memphis today compared to when he was coming up, putting on for Frayser, the culture of Memphis, the city’s impact & influence on the rap game, Gucci Mane signing 3 artists from Memphis the past couple of weeks, explains how Koopsta Knicca introduced him to Three 6 Mafia before he was even rapping, reveals what inspired him to start rapping, recalls his first studio session, the Hypnotized Minds posse songs, recording his debut album ‘Gone On That Bay’ a couple times before he was satisfied to put it out, breaks down the creative process of Juicy J & DJ Paul making beats, writing the lyrics for “Hard Out Here For A Pimp”, being the first rap group to perform at the Oscars, his reaction to hearing the song in the movie for the first time, the experience of performing at the Oscars, shares a story of his encounter with Will Smith, not knowing beforehand that they were going to win the Oscar, shares stories of the after parties, not knowing his debut album was going to be as big as it became, Project Pat giving him the name for the album, his close relationship with Bun B, the song “I Had To Get Em”, explains how they promoted the album before social media was around, realizing how big the album was when he came down to Atlanta, filming the movie ‘Choices II’, being featured heavily on the soundtrack with Lil Wyte, his chemistry with Wyte, being more confident when he worked on his second album ‘Me Being Me’, the recording process for the posse songs, being featured on 2 songs on the ‘Most Known Unknown’ album, reveals that his third & final album on Hypnotized Minds ‘Da Key’ was rushed, explains why he left the label, not having a relationship with Paul & Juicy today, the collab album with Wyte ‘B.A.R.’, working with T-Rock on the ‘From Da Bay 2 Da A’ album, his thoughts on the rap game today, being a fan of the women rappers, explains what inspires him to keep creating today, his friendship with Young Dolph, fatherhood, shares advice for the youth, upcoming albums, and much more!
