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ThatguyELI Interview

2/9/2023

Dessi2k got to catch up w/ Milwaukee instrumentalist, producer, and teacher ThatguyELI. They talk about the Milwaukee lowend sound that is taking over the nation, the recording process w/ AyooLi, incorporating different genres into his production, and the claps!

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UTRIPPIN! INTERVIEW

2/8/2023

Interview w/ Atlanta based producer utrippin!. We talk about his recent move from LA to Atlanta, the many collectives and placements he’s been a part of, how he’s developed his distinct sound, Runescape stakes, and a lot more

Also s/o Nolan and the house full of producers hanging out in the background

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JEWELSEEA INTERVIEW

1/24/2023

Interview w/ South Philly Electronic Producer / DJ / Artist Jewelssea. We talk about them initially making lo-fi hip-hop beats before transitioning to electronic music, how they started DJing, their comic book / event series l8house, plans for developing even more as an all around artists, hopes for the Philly scene, and a lot more

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PERSEU$ X IINEEDMONEEYY X SLIMYOLA INTERVIEW

12/2/2022

Philly creatives Perseu$, Iineedmoneeyy, and SlimYola stopped by our temporary HQ at P.A.R.K. LABS to talk about their group COG, their new projects “Just Hear Me Out” and “Fall From Grace”, other projects they have in the works, and a whole lot more!

You really gotta tap in this prolly one of the most entertaining interviews to date w/ legends in the making

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ODD MOJO INTERVIEW

11/14/2022

Interview with Capitol Heights emcee Odd Mojo from 2/15/2022. We talked about her blossoming career and a project she was working on called “Something Odd Is Coming.” We break down the album track by track and highlight its themes and storyline. 


Odd Mojo just dropped the album a couple weeks ago, so go listen to it and then listen to the project while listening to the interview, and then listen to both again. Also we recorded this in Maketto during a dinner rush lol. So s/o to the audio wizard Wavy Dave for salvaging this audio and letting us bring it out the archives 🧙🏿🤞🏿

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ICEWATERCHASE INTERVIEW

9/15/2022

Discussion with Harrisburg, PA videographer IceWaterChase. We talk about his rare VHS effects, extensive collaborations w/ Philly artists Matt Ox and COWBOYKILLERR, working w/ @fazeclan, and a whole lot more! We were also joined by AR/manager Feev (@feevthegoat) and Chase's producer twin Jameson (@_meson)

Tap in!!!

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JOONY INTERVIEW

7/15/2022

Interview w/ Silver Spring artist Joony. We go in depth about his newest album “Pretty In Black,” how he's been seriously rapping since 2014, his connection to dmv superproducer Sparkheem, his relationship to the Plugg community, and whole lot more! This a super solid convo filled w gems so tap tf in dh.

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DJ FINNAHITALICK INTERVIEW

4/4/2022

Interview with your girlfriend's favorite DJ, DJ FINNAHITALICK. We talk about him growing up in Chester, PA, his residency w/ NTS radio, his past as a producer, him hosting songs for No Gum Hundo and other ATL legends, and a lot more. 

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DANI KIYOKO INTERVIEW

3/4/2022

Interview w/ artist, producer, rapper, and visionary Dani Kiyoko. We talk about how he created Vamp Plugg, IVC and the other collectives he’s a part of, his clothing ventures, and some of his notable placements (released and unreleased). This an extremely based interview that covers what a lot of people wanna know about Dani so tap tf in

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LINCOLN MINAJ INTERVIEW

2/24/2022

Interview w/ the South African Prince of Plugg, Lincoln. We talk about him growing up in Johannesburg, South Africa, watch some of his visionary type beat videos, go through his long list of placements including Chris Travis, SickBoyRari (Black Kray), Sahbabii, and Ka$hdami, and a lot more. This probably one of our most based interviews so tap in

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LISHA G INTERVIEW

2/2/2022

Interview w/ Camden, SC rapper Lisha G. We talk about her newest album Fortune After Difficulty, her collabs w/ artists such as Mexikodro and Blind Fury (battle rap legend), we  watch her music video for "Old Days", and a lot more.

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ROB $URREAL INTERVIEW

1/10/2022

Interview w/ Brooklyn producer Rob $urreal. We talk about him producing the infamous Tay-K song “Murder She Wrote”, creating the legendary producer group $urreal Gang, his influence over the Plugg genre, and a lot more. One of the most influencial producers of the new generation so tap in

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F16 INTERVIEW

1/17/2022

Interview w/ VA Beach producer F16. We talk about his unique production, the Fuck Everything collective, the various placements he's gotten across the underground, his newest album “FUCK THIS WORLD”, and his dreams of being a stand up comedian

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LIL XELLY INTERVIEW

1/10/2021

Interview w/ Rockville, MD legend Lil Xelly. We talk about his new album Angel Dust, having over 1000 songs on SoundCloud, his favorite projects from his own discography, and more. This is one of the most in-depth Xelly Interviews out there so tap in w/ ur favorite producers favorite rapper

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KYEOSHIN INTERVIEW

12/27/2021

Interview with the extremely talented artist, singer, producer, and engineer Kyeoshin. We talk about her new album “Hydrotherapy”, learning how to produce and engineer in a couple months for a Gangster Doodles placement, the meaning behind her name, her Hydroscape art pieces, Sosa, and a lot more!!!

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JAYJAY THAKAR (MOSHPXT) INTERVIEW 

12/2/2021

Interview w/ Silver Spring, MD videographer JayJay Thakar AKA Moshpxt. We talk about how he got into videography through car vlogs, going on a cross-country music video tour last summer, the infamous Moshpxt stick figures, his newest endeavor MOSHPXT TV, and a lot more!!

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TETHRA.64 INTERVIEW

11/15/2021

Interview with Philly-based DJ, producer, rapper and sound artist Tethra.64. We talk about him creating a music genre called “Blast”, starting to DJ last summer, his roots in Baltimore club music, how he linked up with R1 (Rareboyz) and more.

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YUNGCYBERPRINCESS INTERVIEW

11/8/2021

Interview with digital artist, IMVU fashion designer, and rapper YUNGCYBERPRINCESS (YCP). We talked about her commissions for Telfar, working with Threat on their single “lethal”, how she got into designing on IMVU and a lot more!

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COWOBYKILLERR INTERVIEW

7/28/2021

Interview with Philadelphia rapper, producer and engineer COWBOYKILLERR. We talked about his name origins, Rareboyzz, conspiracy theories, and his upcoming projects TRASHBOY3 with lil Trvsh and BOY MEETS GLOBE with CharlesGlobe

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SAYDA INTERVIEW

7/17/2021

Interview with the Philly-based DJ and Producer SAYDA. Talked about a lot including him making music as far back as 2013, the different collectives he’s been in (Organic Geniuses, BMB, and Press Square), Comic Con, and Behold A Pale Horse

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5G INTERVIEW

6/27/2021

Interview with rapper, artist and designer 5G, the creator of Five Finger Posse. We discussed his new album Damaged Goods, working as a fashion designer, and recalled many stories from the 2015-2018 SoundCloud era

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LAZYGOD INTERVIEW

6/16/2021

Interview with the truly based LazyGod. We got to talk about Florida, RCB, his new album The Lazy Bible and a lot more. Go listen to his other new album Thank You LazyGod Vol. 1

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JAREK INTERVIEW

2/10/2021

We got to zoom discuss with clothing artist Jarek. We talked about his brand Double Plus, designing for Working On Dying, conspiracy theories, cheesesteaks and a lot more. Tap N

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TONY CRUISE INTERVIEW (2)

2/1/2021

Interview #2 with the our favorite sound artist Tony Cruise. We talked about his installation Dark Spring, his residency at the Factory Berlin, and the many upcoming events he’ll be a part of throughout 2021 (SXSW, London Fashion Week, and moreeee). There’s unlimited knowledge in this interview so tap in!! 😫😫

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MARCY MANE INTERVIEW 

12/18/2020

Sleepwalker's own Big Mari sits down with underground legend Marcy Mane to talk Life, Music, Flexico and more. This interview gonna go down in history as an important milestone for everyone involved. Tap in below for the video! Tryna listen on the go? we got it on soundcloud too here's the link: Visit Flexico Today

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ALEM WORLDWIDE INTERVIEW

11/23/2020

bigmari got to sit down and talk with DC vocalist/musician/producer/artist Alem WorldWide in early October. 

We discussed her upcoming projects, creative processes, her experience during the pandemic and protests of summer 2k20, spirituality and so much more.

 This is definitely one of the best conversations we’ve ever recorded so please for ur own sake tap tf in

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GAWD INTERVIEW

9/5/2020

Interview with the mythical and majestic artist GAWD. Talked about endless shit including Henrico / RVA / VA music scene, beats, Sosa, Detroit, collabs and so much more.

This is definitely one of the most based discussions you’ll ever come across so tape in

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KENFO INTERVIEW

8/21/2020

Interview with Washington DC artist Kenfo. We played a bunch of unreleased shit, talked about his influences and looked at @lusuhfa memes. Tappin

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SPARKITMOE X COOLERKIN INTERVIEW

8/3/2020

One of the longest and funniest interviews we’ve done. We talked about Current events (will smith, Virgil, Rona etc..), DC underground scene, and previewed some unreleased music 🤯 

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USERDELETED_95 INTERVIEW

7/5/2020

Recorded over a month ago via Zoom, we had an extremely rare and incredibly based discussion w/ Montclair's userdeleted_95. He's one of the most versatile artists in the game rn, so pls tap in for your own good

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TONY KILL INTERVIEW

6/22/2020

 We recorded this exactly a month ago via zoom and covered the widest array of topics from tony’s musical origins and current ventures to exchanging methods on how to travel through ones own time and space through literature.

Go tap in! 

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ONEEIGHTYSEVEN / WOWJEAN INTERVIEW

6/11/2020

Interview with St. Louis' Wowjean (FKA ONEEIGHTYSEVEN). We talked about his musical origins, conspiracy theories, spirituality, and expanding his sound

All forms of Black creativity is revolutionary in itself

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CHEIKH THE MESSAGE EPISODE

5/1/2020

This was our first show of the spring semester back in March with New Jersey's extremely talented rapper/producer/musician Cheikh The Message. This shit is crazy cuz we did this show the day before we found out we all had to evacuate Oberlin due to the Rona. 

Simpler times lls 

Listen HERE

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POLO PERKS <3 <3 <3 INTERVIEW

4/26/2020

Interview with New York's POLO PERKS. We talked aboutt hella shit including upcoming projects, influences and Polo’s whole musical journey. S/o @tangrusss

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AUTO LOLA INTERVIEW

4/19/2020

Zoom Interview with Washington DC's Auto Lola. On 420 Eve, we talked about Auto’s past projects, holding onto songs for years before releasing, and we watched some of his music videos

This is the first interview we ever did via zoom so come enjoy history

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SUZI ANALOGUE INTERVIEW

12/9/2019

Interview with the incredibly talented Suzi Analogue. We talked about her connections to Kampala, Uganda and connecting the diaspora between US and Africa in general. And we learned some fun facts about her. S/o Damani and Dani for co-interviewing

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VRITRA INTERVIEW

12/9/2019

Extremely rare interview with one of the most versatile artists around, VRITRA. We talked about his musical origins, meaning behind his name, NRK and Odd Future stories and more

This is a truly based convo

Listen HERE or Listen to Highlights along with unreleased VRITRA HERE

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ETHEREAL INTERVIEW

5/23/2019

We got to chill in a hotel room and talk to Ethereal, one of the most important innovators in modern Rap. Recoded this on 4/20 right after his show at Oberlin College, and we talked about his favorite producing software, Trailer Park Boys, Tisakorean and The Moors

Listen on SoundCloud and Youtube

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DAMANI MALCOLM EPISODE

4/18/2020

SWR episode with The Bay Area's Damani Malcolm. Episode starts with an exclusive intro from Tony Cruise and Emily Zola, followed by some back and forth with Damani about his artistry along with his favorite music comg out The Bay. We also play some of his unreleased tracks at the end so tap in

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NAPPYNAPPA X SIR E.U INTERVIEW

12/12/2018

Interview with Washington DC Visionaries NappyNappa and Sir E.U. This is the very first interview we ever did and it was in our dorm and we were playing 2k throughout. We talked about their superhero approach to making music, talked about Dwight Howards injury (when he was on the Wizards), and when E.U met Eric Andre

Listen on YouTube and SoundCloud