HOODRICH KEEM Off The Porch Interview
Episode Details
Interview by Haze
We recently sat down with Hoodrich Keem for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our in-depth conversation he talked about his upbringing in Greenville South Carolina, starting off DJing at a strip club when he was 15, jumping off the porch when he was 12, selling mixtapes in the 4th grade, moving to Atlanta when he was 18, building connections on Twitter, DJ Plugg & DJ Spinz showing him love when he touched down in the city, connection with Hoodrich, building a relationship with Rich Homie Quan which lead to him touring with him, hosting Metro Boomin’s ’19 & Boomin’ mixtape, putting together the legendary ‘Lobby Runners’ mixtape, Peewee Longway’s personality making him a believer in his music, meeting the Migos at Gucci Mane’s studio, his close relationship with Young Dolph since he was 17, reveals he has never been offered a job as an A&R despite breaking so many artists, shares some of his favorite memories with Dolph, Metro plugging him with A$AP Yams, building a close friendship with him, DJ Bandz linking him with Fredo Santana for the ‘Walking Legend’ mixtape, hosting 21 Savage’s first tape ‘The Slaughter Tape’, pulling up in PDE to meet Young Nudy, hosting his first 3 mixtapes, wanting to start a podcast, explains why he doesn’t like to DJ in clubs, marketing himself, Backwoods showing him love, explains how he got into making beats, Wheezy helping him when he first started, his thoughts on the mixtape era ending, working with his favorite artist Starlito, going to Japan with Gunna for a show & pop-up, explains how he locked in with Babyface Ray in 2016, his merch brand ‘Slurred Words’, and much more!
