Talk about impact of the year, this North Carolina rapper Da Baby has burst through the game with chart topping slaps like ‘Suge’ and a whole lotta attitude! DaBaby takes a break from his on-camera wildness and sits with me for a quality 10 minute exchange about his gimmicks vs. authenticity persona and moving with caution overseas. We touch on the making of the ‘Suge’ beat from scratch with him and his producers Pooh Beatz and JetsonMade, charging $25k for a feature currently and citing Drake as the next collab he is most looking forward to “Drake, where you at, what you waiting on bro?”

Sticking by his bar “you can’t name five hittas in the rap game that can come out with realer music”, DaBaby is still humbled by his come-up, advising to treat everyone with the same attention and respect because “the smallest person in the room could be one of the most influential people in your career going to the next level.”