No Jumper - XandrDaLowk on Growing up in East LA, Working with Baby Stone Gorillas, Getting Locked Up & More

Episode Date: August 7, 2022

Incredible convo between Doknow and XandrDaLowk. Xandr is only 18 and already on his way up! Focusing on the music to move out the projects. ----- 00:00 - Intro 1:08 - DoKnow remembers the first time he met Xandr and got pressed in the RG projects 5:25 - Collab with the Baby Stone Gorillas. Recording “No Sympathy.” New songs together coming 7:54 - Remembering the time he thought he was getting run down on but realized they were fans 9:08 - Xandr is only 18 years old. First started rapping in 8th grade. Having a popular song in the city at 15 yrs old 12:04 - Parents are supportive of his music career. Pops is a mixing engineer 13:00 - The homies believed in his music from day one. Seeing the progression over the years 14:03 - Fully committed to music after getting verified on Soundcloud and getting feedback from big artists like Baby Stone Gorillas 15:39 - Getting locked up as a juvenile in East Lake 16:32 - Collab with Project Baby Twin 17:47 - Remembering the first time random teenagers fanned out on him at the mall 19:56 - Wants to work with Money Sign Suede, who’s locked up with his homies right now 24:18 - DoKnow tries to convince Xandr to get on TikTok to promote his music 33:00 - Favorite LA artists are G Perico, Bino Rideaux, Blxst 33:59 - Remembers when DoKnow came to the hood and got pressed on Lancaster ----- NO JUMPER PATREON http://www.patreon.com/nojumper CHECK OUT OUR NEW SPOTIFY PLAYLIST https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5te... FOLLOW US ON SNAPCHAT FOR THE LATEST NEWS & UPDATES https://www.snapchat.com/discover/No_... CHECK OUT OUR ONLINE STORE!!! nojumper.com SUBSCRIBE for new interviews (and more) weekly: http://bit.ly/nastymondayz  Follow us on SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/4ENxb4B... iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n... Follow us on Social Media: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/No_... http://www.twitter.com/nojumper http://www.instagram.com/nojumper https://www.facebook.com/NOJUMPEROFFI... http://www.reddit.com/r/nojumper JOIN THE DISCORD: https://discord.gg/Q3XPfBm Follow Adam22: https://www.tiktok.com/@adam22 http://www.twitter.com/adam22 http://www.instagram.com/adam22 adam22hoe on Snapchat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yes, sir. We're back with another interview. We just did a crazy-ass one. That's a wild ha, Laura. But we back on our jump rear. I got my guy right here. I've never met him. I actually have met him. And we're going to get to it. I already know. I already know what you want to talk about. Yo! All right, look. We back on no jump-bra. You're doing him. Who am I with? My God. How you doing? Shia. Xander the Logue. You already know. What's up, Paul? Tell the little about your history before we get into the drama. See, I go by Xander the Loke, came up from East Dalai, Boyle Heights. You already know, we're going viral with this one.

Hell yeah, my God, how you doing, fool? I'm doing good. How about yourself? You can't get Mexico now. Yeah, yeah, say we... I gotta wrap the flag, you know? For real East LA, baby, too. You're from the projects, right?

Yeah, hell yeah. I'm from the RG projects, Ramona Garden Projects. Damn, that shit is grinding me. Archie's grimy like a motherfucker. Hey, I ain't know what I'm a tagger for. I've been chased out that motherfucker a couple times in them train tracks. I got to run fast as a bit like 30-ass little kids chasing me. I'm like, God damn.

Might get my eyes whipped over. we're in East LA. Yeah, do no, no. Yeah. So, look, initially, all right, so let me tell you the backstory and my backstory.

All right. You know what I'm talking about? Yeah, I already know what you about to talk about. Look, so my homie have, bro, sign on my homie every man. So he's like,

hey, my little bitty, her family's having, like, a barbecue. And I'm like, and then I ain't doing shit. I ain't doing shit. He's like, I'm like, let's go.

He's like, he's like, it's in East L.A. I'm like, cool. He's like, but it's in the projects. I'm like, which ones? He's like the Ramona Garden one. I'll say, hey, fool, you sure we're good.

I'm like, look, I don't game. I don't beefing with them, but them motherfuckers some shit. And he's like, nah, we're good. Her family's, I'm like, full. He's like, we're good. I pull up. There's no exit in that motherfucker. It's one way and one way out, right?

Yeah, there's one way out. Okay. So look, we already stop at the liquor store. And I'm like, we get out the liquor store. We said, so like, she's just looking at us. She'll just sit with her, she'll just buy the bottle. She's not, right? she walks out

whatever we're chilling we go eat her family's he's hella cool we're eating where there's some taquitos I guess the homie starts getting into with the girl and we're leaving these motherfuckers on the other side of the building

so I guess they told the homie something the homie he like a little knucklehead so he like responded back smartly which probably isn't the best thing to do when you're everybody that lives in them projects is from where they're from so I come out the couple I have no, I'm clueless.

It's me, the hummy ever and the hungry Alice and my sister. And I'm like, and one of his hummys goes like, what's up, doing? I'll fuck with you. I'm about to give his homie the hand. The hummy smacks my hand. Don't fucking shake them foo's hands. And I'm like, what the fuck just happened?

I left you alone for 30 seconds, fool. 30 seconds. What just happened? He's like, nah, they were chirping on me. And I was like, all right, fool, come on. Let's go. So whatever, we take him. And then these fucking starts falling.

I'm like, we're about a dying East LA, man. I was like, it's about to be a rap for me. boy, but then everything got cleared or whatever. But that's the first time I'm in Zadda. I recognized him. Because she was like, you know him right there? He raps. And I'm like, I don't.

And then she showed me a video. And I was like, oh, he's doing this shit. You were rapping. Was this before the Billie Jean shit came out? I think it was a little after. A little after? A little after? Yeah, she saw me that shit.

Oh, he could rap. I didn't expect to rap like that, to be honest. Because you feel me? For East L.A., it's different. Like, people don't understand. Like Boyle Heights, East L.A. After the bridge is two different. because I'm from like downtown LA.

So before the bridge, there's one thing. After the bridge is a whole other thing. Yeah, that story was a little crazy though. I remember all that shit that happened. I was like, damn, me and Zandler never gonna be there block in. He was gonna smoke my ass. Nah, we were trying to get to you, we were trying to like, no, you got to talk to you and shit.

No, I just think it was like... Shit one left, but you know, it wasn't like that. Yeah, no, it wasn't like, but there was, I think, when somebody was like, dude, it was so telling me, I'm like, fool, you feel you're gonna have to max this out. He's my best friend. But it was, It was definitely that situation because I knew when I asked you,

I knew when I had DM you, I'm like, I know that's the first thing we're going to talk about. Trip power, before I came over here, I was like, damn, I feel like he going to bring that shit up. Like, it was funny because I understood, bro, like, I know my homie and also, you know, I'm definitely up to game about your, about where you guys grew up. So, you know, like, especially in now juvenile hall, you mean a lot of foods from RG or or Beehazard and shit. So it was always, you know, dope to me. But when we were there, I was like, nigga, this shit, grime. How was it growing up in the projects, man?

Shit, man, that shit crazy, but, you know, like, shit growing up right there, I should teach you a lot of things, you know, like just a whole different world. Yeah, a whole different world, bro. But, you know, I mean, like, it's kind of like the same thing as all over East LA, though, you know. All over East LA. You just got to stand your ground, stand on your business.

You don't mind your own business and you'll be good, you know? Hell yeah. And was the relationship, like, how did you guys end up in the project? Was it like your mom moved there and then she had you? I grew up there my whole life, boy. All your whole life. Since birth? Yeah.

Like, not even to speak on no personal business. but I was like foster home when I was like a little-ass kid, but then I came back to the project type of shit like, oh, okay, yeah. So you were like, so you were technically raised by the buildings? Yeah, hell yeah, by them bricks right there. And then shout out of your boys, ooh. Yeah, that's my dog right here.

I'm with OJ. the sickest, I'm pretty sure y'all heard of this. Yeah, yeah, he'd be rapping with you. I got my dog, Southman, Youngian. I got Tyler, I got my other homie right there. We got your Justin Time, the camera around right here. What's up, my guy? You already know. Dad, that's crazy.

You're going viral with the baby stones. Oh, yeah. Oh, you know when that film the... That film, that pop, y'all, too. Yeah, as you? Yeah, they just, man, I just had the motherfuckers on. Oh, yeah, but you actually have a song with the baby songs. Yeah, I got to get in. No, sympathy.

Simpy. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Honestly, I was at the studio, like, same type of shit that happened right here. Like, I was at the studio, they just hit me up, and, like, they were like, oh, I fuck with your shit. Like, we gotta do something. Black and Brown Pye go viral, you know?

Yeah, yeah. And I was like, how yeah, we gotta do that shit ASAP. Pretty much we just linked up. We ended up being at the studio for like kind of like almost overnight type shit. Yeah. Like eight hours was right there. We got the song done. And then like pretty much the week after we shot that bitch and, you know, you're going crazy.

Fugging, no sympathy, the only song you guys have for? You guys have multiple other ones. We're supposed to do some other shit coming up soon. You know, we don't know the name of the song yet. Yeah. But yeah, right now that's the only song we got no sympathy. So growing up like in, like, and especially in the projects, what was like, how was it? what was your like everyday life what schools did he go to and all that shit

shit i went to fucking on lincoln i don't want to lincoln high school shit honestly like just growing up right there was just pretty crazy bro like trying to survive type shit you know but honestly i started making this music shit like i started taking the series like four years ago so like once i started taking this shit serious i got i started telling myself like you know like and i'm gonna just keep doing this until it gets me somewhere you know so you keep doing the music But yeah, but in the projice type shit, like, it's not, it's not somewhere you want to stay your whole life, bro. I mean, I didn't want to stay there for the tacos, motherfucker. Oh, yeah, shout out of sodoc tacos, though.

Oh, you know what they are? Yeah, shout out of them. Fire. Bro, I'm telling you. Fire. Look, because I already knew when they went in that recognized me, and I was like, who you with? And the homie was meeting the family. So I'm like, it must be serious, boy.

The motherfucker fucking diet, that man. But, man, yeah, shout out them, good tacos. And fucking growing up in the projects was ever a time where you were like, damn, this might be everything I don't know? Like, this might be all I know? Yeah, kind of. But, you know, like I said, once I started making this music shit and people really started giving me good feedback off this shit, like, I'm just like, you know, I'm going to keep doing this shit. I know I'm going to be something one day. Like, it's going to pay off one day, you know.

But yeah, I mean, yeah, just living in the project is pretty crazy, though. You know, I could tell a lot of it. I could go on with a lot of stories about that shit. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, tell me one. Give me one. Just give me one that you felt like impacted your life at a whole other level. Shit.

Probably the time when fucking, when I was right there sitting right there in front of my parts type shit and I was just minding my business and then crash pulled up. And then they put the, they roll down their window. I'm thinking they're about harassed me and shit. Yeah, just like talk shit, cloud. And then they put the phone out the window and they start bumping my song. And I'm like, what the fuck? Like, you know what they tell you?

Yeah, yeah. They was like, oh, like, shout out. Shout out like one of the first songs I made is called 380. They're like, oh, I'm like, hey, what's up, bro? Where the fuck you're 380 at? You know, where's your 380 at? I'm like, I'm like, what the fuck? You're trying to ignore them?

I'm like, you know, I'm on the phone and I can't hear them. And they're like, come on, man, I know you got that 380 on you. I got the 3-hour. I was like, I don't know what y'all talking about. You know, like, but yeah, that shit was funny. That shit was tripping out, like how they really be paying attention type of shit. You pay attention. They'd be showing me the skids sometimes.

My girl, they might be like, what you mean? They're like, oh yeah, you think you're funny, huh? But honestly, I think it's different for rappers. The college right there, they'd be on some shit. Like, hey, man, we see everything you're doing. Obviously, what you guys rap about is totally different and what kind of make skits about. But they definitely be on some shit

where they'd be trying to like, they'd be like trying to harass the hummus. I'd be like, fooling him alone. We are you chilling, man. They'd be, you feel me, on some shit. But it'd be like that. When did you first start rapping? What was your initial take on it?

I first started rapping, like, I could say, like, eighth grade type shit. Yeah. I started like, honestly, the first song I've ever made, ever made, like my- How old are you? Right now, I'm 18. Oh, yeah, I'm 18. Yeah, I'm 18.

Yeah, I'm 18, yeah. Okay, yeah. I thought you were like around my age. I'm 18, okay. Yeah. I know everybody would be tripping out when I thought I'm 18. They were like, now I thought you were older, yeah. Yeah, yeah, I definitely thought you were old.

Yeah. But yeah, I started taking that shit serious about like four years ago. I did a song, that song 380. Yeah. Once I seen that, that shit got like a good amount of views and I started taking that shit serious. Fucking when I'm right there. When you started rapping, you were still in high school? Yeah, when I started rapping, I was like summer going to high school type shit.

Yeah, so I was in eighth grade, like going to freshman year. And fucking, what age did your first song blow up? Like, kind of like in your city and your area. What song was it? Yeah, no, no, no, no. For what age? I was like, yeah, freshman. I saw I was like.

15? Yeah, 16. Yeah, 17. The bitch was going crazy in Lincoln. Yeah, that was going crazy. He was knocking down the hole that, Lincoln. Walking through the hallway, so Xander, you make music now. You either pay no attention or you were in love at the moment?

Nah, I mean shit. I was doing my thing. Hey, he was scared, bro. He was scared, oh, he said he was turning down to pussy. That's crazy. And then when that first shit blew up, what was, were you like, damn, I could really do this rap shit? Yeah, honestly, once I started seeing the views off, like SoundCloud and all that shit, I was like, damn, you know, I could.

I could really do something with this music shit. So, you know, I just started getting myself in the booth way more and putting more time into the studio and all that. That's dope as fuck, fool, because I feel like, especially from, like, the way you rap, people won't think that you're from your area. Yeah. Have you? Have you got enough feedback?

Yeah, like, yeah, like, when people hear my music, like, and they haven't met me before, they'll be thinking I'm like, I'm like black or something. Yeah, and I'm like, nah, like, you know, and then after they'll be tripping out. They be tripping out. You can really rap. You can really rap and shit. And what was the first time you went into a booth and for who brought you to the booth or did you bring your shelf to the booth this show? Honestly, I started at Empire Studios. Empire Studios.

Shout out my dog over there, Tyler Fineske. He, for sure, like, he brought me to my first studio ever, like, my first, like actual, like, legit studio. And then once I started making my shit right there, like, we started taking the series from right there. Like, everyday type shit, we'll, like, link up. We'll go to the studio. And right there in my room, too. in my room. I had a mic.

I had a mic in my room. So you had a mic and a mic in my room and the little laptop, the F-O-St studios and all that. And we'd just be recording right there. But honestly, like, in my pattern, shit, when I'm growing up, like, you know, I lived through a lot of people, so, like, it was kind of hard to do that shit. But once we really started getting in that booth, shit, we was making hits in that bitch. We was making hits in that, bitch. That's it taking your life? Yeah, how yeah.

So what was your family's reaction? Because I know you said you were, like, in the foster system, were they supportive or were they like, don't do that shit? Shit, honestly, my pops, he'd be mixing and shit. He'd be doing mixing engineering. Oh, yeah? Yeah. So he was supportive. He was supportive of that shit.

So, yeah, I mean, I kind of got the support from them. You know, for my grandma, obviously, she was like, nah. You don't do this shit. I don't do that. Like, you know, like, you're going to put yourself somewhere you don't want to be, like, because she'd be seeing all the videos of, like, rapists, dying and shit. Yeah. And that's crazy, especially for, like, because your grandma only speaks Spanish.

Yeah. Yeah. I'm assuming. So I could only see. She understand English, though. Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's how my mom is.

When she sees all the rappers, obviously most rappers are black, so when she sees a thing, she's like, damn, that's so dangerous. That shit would be dangerous. Feel me? Oh, shit. Dogging, we got some, dog in here or something. Got multiple dogs in this bridge. That's crazy though.

And what was your homie's reactions? Like, what was their take on there? Like, shit. Honestly, once they heard my first song, they was like, oh shit, like, No, we're about to make it out the hood. We're about to make it out the hood type of shit. We're about to get out of the project. Honestly, like, my, my, like, from, like, my first song to now, like, I can see how, like, much my music is elevated, like, honestly.

Like, like, rap-wise? Yeah. You know, like, when I hear my first song to my, like, my recent song, I was like, oh, shit, like, you know, that's just something way different. Yeah, because that shit you have with the Babystone Gorillas is hard. When I first heard that shit, I was like, oh, okay. That's when I first heard about you again. Obviously, that day, that situation is when they played me your song, but when I first heard about you, Was that song with the Baby Stone Guerrilla?

Shout on my dog O'J, though. He's on that song, too. Yeah, yeah, shout out my guy. You feel me? Yes, sir. Was other things that kind of, like, got you to do what you do and shit like that? Say it again?

Like, fuck, with other things that kind of got you to do what you do with the rapping shit and all of that. Because, right, it's simple to be, like, cool. I got a mic. I got the hummies. But it has to be something that takes you to a whole other level where you're like, I really want to fucking do this shit. Because the views is one thing.

Honestly, I started getting feedback from like big people type shit. Like once the baby stones him me up, I was like tripping all out. Like not like tripping out like to the point like, ah. Yeah, yeah. But you know, I was like, oh shit, like they really hear me. I must be doing something right, you know? And then after when I got like a blue check on SoundCloud and all that. Oh yeah.

Oh, the views are going up there. The views is going up like 600K on my song type shit to like 800K type shit. I was like, yeah, I'm going to start doing this shit more often. You know, like I'm going to start really putting my like time and dedication into this shit. I mean, shit, because music, fucking music could take you out a whole to a whole other level. And I feel like you definitely got that top of vibe, rhythm, the way you fucking, the way you express yourself. I'm like, this fucking really rapping shit. And when you're writing music, do you think, is, have you ever, like, edited a song where you're like, well, maybe I'm going to say that?

Yeah, how are, yeah? Why, you'll be dishing ops? He'd be dishing the opposite? Hey, man, we don't dish no ops, but, you know what I'm shit. Have you ever thought of a baron was like, damn? I could this motherfuckers right here, but I'm not done. Yeah, but I'm not going to do that. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Yeah, people be tripping out too, I don't really say like, you know how like some Mexicans be saying like, you know, like, you know, music and shit, but I'm like, oh, you don't even say that. Yeah, yeah, I'll be like, my, yeah, because I don't got to, you know, like, I don't got to. Oh, so you don't say that in my raps, no. Okay, okay. Probably when I happen in a normal conversation, I mean, like, it's not bad. Yeah, definitely. Yeah. I don't think anybody going to trip on there.

Yeah, okay, yeah. Fuck, were you handing out the juvenile system? I actually was in East Lake for a couple, like three weeks. Fuck, what happened? They walked you there? Huh? They walked you there? What do you mean?

Because it's down the street from your... It really is down the street, though. That shit is down the street. Yeah, literally I could walk myself to East Lake right now. That's what I'm saying. I'm like, did you walk to East Lake? Like, they just walk there. We'll catch you over to you right now.

Yeah, honestly, like, how they came and got me was kind of crazy, though. They rated the pattern? Nah, it wasn't even like that. I was on my way to get a haircut. And then it was like five fucking four undercover cop cars fucking popped out the cut type shit. That's you. He's like ugly.

But yeah, I was in there for a little bit. Yeah. And then I just came out right away and fucking kind of house arrest. House arrest for like a month. CDP and shit. I mean, I'm in probation. Yeah, yeah, man. Keep doing your shit.

I feel like you staying motivated and doing your shit. It's like that. What's some other shit you got coming up? Because I know, like I said, you've been working. You did the shit with Project. Project Baby Twin. Yeah. Project Baby Twin, how did you guys connect?

Shit, honestly, what was it? I think it's called Indy Streets. We had a video to it, but I took it down because I didn't really fuck with the video, but I was in the studio. I was like, shout out Big Boo. That's one of the good recording engineers that I fucked with.

Fuck, he does all the Almighty shit? Yeah, Big Booh. Yeah, I'm pretty sure y'all heard of him. Yeah, I met him before. I was recording in his studio, and then Project Baby Twink come inside, and he's like bobbing his head type shit. And I really know who he was

because I have listened to one of his songs and shit. And he's like, oh, shit, he made me hop on these, like, you know, and that's when we started, like, chopping it up more. And ever since that, we've been, like, we've been cool. We've been, been, like, making songs, like, back-to-back type shit. What's your process when you're making music? Because I know, because, fucking, what's the golf? I got certain rapper hummies that, like, need to smoke a blind.

Some rapper hummy need to take a shot. Yeah, honestly. Like, shit like that. Like, what's your problem? I probably take a shot or something just to get my little groove on, but honestly, I don't really feel like I need anything. I feel like when I'm sober is when I really be putting my best, my best work. When you're sober? Because I feel like sometimes when I'm afraid it, I'd be thinking about that shit too much.

I'm telling you, but this is in your house. Can you remember the first time that somebody found out on you? Like somebody was like, oh, that's you? You're standing there? Like, whoa. Yeah, honestly, I was at the mall before and then fucking like some randomized. Which on ghetto-ass mont-o-a-ball? Yeah, yeah.

Gero-like a mother. Walking around with my cousins type of thing, you know? And then after I just see some random, like, like teenagers. like come up to me type shit and they was like oh shit like you signed to the loca you make some music and shit i was like oh yeah i was like tripping out like how they knew me and shit yeah that's it trick you out like you know like just random people just coming up to me knowing who i am like yeah yeah you know that shit like me feel like like good you know like damn you're rap dog that shit that shit was pretty cool though you know just to have that little moment right yeah i mean i mean

shit because i was gonna motivate you to keep going crazy because you're gonna sit there and be like damn i really want to do this shit i really want to do this rap shit how do you how do you discipline yourself to not be in the streets while you're doing this shit because it's what you really want to do? Shit, I'll be in the fucking streets all the fucking time. Nah, but, you know, honestly, like, just seeing the progress and everything,

like, you know, like, things like this, like, you know, like, linking up, like, people like you, like, it's a good, it's a good, it's a blessing, though. That's a blessing, you know? So when this shit happens like this, this shit just gives me more motivation and it just makes me want to stay on the right path to this shit. You know like...

No, because I definitely went out because food, like, I've been listening to music. I don't give a fuck. Whatever you from or whatever the fuck. I'm going to listen to that shit. And I'll see people repulsing your shit. And then when I see the baby song guerrilla, when I was like, oh, this shit hard. So I want to go listen to other shit. But then right when I heard, I was like...

And then I saw the homie. He's like, that's the food that I'm going to kill us. Yeah. But I was like, oh, this is... I was like, so we... So I went back and checked out of your shit. I'm like, that Billy G. shit, be going crazy.

Yeah, honestly, after that situation, I was like, damn, I was probably, I was about a fucking, like, network with Duno right now.

These two are not stupid. That shit just one left, you know? But, you know, like, I'm glad. No, yeah, man. I'm telling you,

but you're killing and you're doing your shit, like the way you like, I'm gonna keep saying this. The way he raps is, it's very rare, especially from your area. Is,

there other rappers you fuck with from East LA? Shit. Fuck with a few rappers. Was it? Or like, or like from your area? From my area?

Maybe from area, from around. Shit. You ain't fucking nobody. I mean, I mean, I fuck with a couple people. Like, I'm not even going to cap. Like, no, I ain't even on, like, dick riding or hating shit. You know what? I'll tap in with Swade.

Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. We definitely got to connect you with Swede. Yeah, hell, yeah. I feel like you're going to make a bank. You fucking pay him? Yeah, hell yeah.

Honestly, you know, it's crazy. When I got out, he went in, and he's locked up with my homie right now. Oh, yeah? Yeah, they're like best friends. Oh, yeah. Also. He's in my unit. in right now. Oh yeah? Yeah, pay so. Oh, okay. Oh, so the day you got hours, the day he went in?

Not, uh, like, probably like a week after he went in. Oh, a good couple weeks after? Oh, so a couple months ago. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And when, especially being in the environment you're from, like, like, what was the reason you went to the house for? Shit. Some bullshit. Yeah, some bullshit. You know, like, I'd rather not say. Yeah. Okay. Now, you're good. You know, and for you're like, no. Shit. I'm fucking around with that shit. No, so I'm fucking wrong with that shit, man. You're gonna be fucking wrong with that shit. You're gonna stop feeling your legs. I ain't gonna cap and act like I didn't fuck with that.

Yeah, I definitely passed out before. You ever passed out? You ever passed out? You're fucking, man. My first time, my first time I've ever gnawed it, yeah, I fucking boom, I thought to the floor type of. They were laughing. Blacked up for like, assholes.

Blacked off for like two, three seconds and then snapped out of it. Like, oh, what the fuck, how the fuck I end up on the floor? Like, how old were you when your first day gnaz? Nah, shit, I was probably like, fucking six. 16 years old. I was like 15, 14. Yeah. I thought I was on top of the world doing none to my stupid ass.

And I was like, yo. Biches like that shit, though. That's why in school. May you tell a bitch you got a knock, I'll show kick with you on night. Yeah, how, yeah. Where you're at? What are you at?

And you got the white claws right there too. Oh, the white claws. Whoa, we'll see fucking when, man, but I didn't have a car when I was younger. So, like, if we wanted to nausea, we had to borrow somebody with an ID and somebody else and then go get it. White clothes,

Burley became a thing. For you drink white clothes? When it's there, when it's there, I'll drink that shit. I don't get my fuck. They're like the girl drinks. Shit. Hey, fuck you. You gotta do what you gotta do, you know?

You gotta drink what you gotta drink. Especially if the bitch is like it. Yeah, I got 30 white claws. Come here. Yeah, come on. Nah, I fuck with Trullies more, though. For you more of a Trudy guy? Or even a more of a girl drink.

Even more. Fuck it. It does the job, though. Hey, I ain't gonna lie, though. I'd be seen in your video. videos, I can't say there be no ugly bitches in the videos. Ah, you can say whatever you want. No, I'm saying there isn't.

I'm saying, I'm not performing. I'm saying, because usually I'll be seeing motherfuckers coming up and I'll be like, Dan, an ugly-ass bitch in this video. Hey, there'll probably be some ugly bitches that homies brought around before. I'd be like, what the fuck you're doing with this bitch, hey, get that bitch out of here, drive me. Hey, keep it about, there ever been a bitch at the music video and you're like, hey, she can come out. Yeah, yeah.

What do you mean? What do you tell your camera to go around the? Yeah, I'll be like, hey, make sure you don't get her in the very really hard there. The girl over there with the blue shirt don't get her in it. Then she was out, who brought her from your homies? Who brought her?

Nah, I said, who brought the ugly girl? I'm not going to put the homies on the spot. Nah, it's okay. Hey, bro, people have types. I mean, I got homies that like some big girls, you know what I mean? For their chubby chasers. Shit, you got to give the fat girls love too.

Yeah, fat girls definitely need love too. Everybody, you know. When you started popping off for the people from high school start hitting you up, like recently? Shit, yeah. For like motherfuckers that weren't your friends. Yeah, you know, I started, you know, how that should be, you know, like getting fake love type of shit. But, I mean, I wasn't the type of guy to, like, like, I thought like, oh, like I couldn't answer the message or something.

You know, I'll be like, oh, you don't appreciate that. No, but I'll keep it at a minimum, you know, like, you know, you wasn't fucking with me before, you know, I don't start, don't try to come fucking with me now. Don't try to come fucking with me now just because you see me doing good. Hell yeah. Nah, that's real shit, bro. And I'm telling you that, because you're going to go through a lot of that. I mean, right now you're only at the beginning of your career. But imagine tomorrow one of your songs could go viral on TikTok,

and that shit changed your whole life. And you're going to have a whole group of bitches and the motherfuckers that went to Lincoln. Like, what's up? We were classmates. Yeah, that TikTok should be making motherfuckers go viral, though. You need a hop on TikTok, fool? Shit, I made one before, but I've never, I never made that shit. I never made, like, no videos right there.

No, I mean, you don't got to make videos, but your music videos, See, what you got to do, bro. You got to ask the camera man. You got to ask the cameraman, like, hey, can you send me a video of this size length of this thing? And yo, that shit changed your life, fool. Bro, fucking, the homie little Mario, you know what Lil Maro is from San Diego? I can never change. I'm glad for him.

He'd be going crazy. Oh, yeah, yeah, I heard of him. So he'd be a little weird on them. Lil Maru, he'd been, I dropped that song, I think. I could have the story a little wrong. But he dropped that song. A girl took that shit and did the, huh, you a dummy. That shit changed his whole life.

but it's because little bars like that people pay attention to shit like that and I mean obviously we're kind of from the same generation so we'd be on our phone and shit but you gotta make sure that's important food like make sure that you have that you that you that you that you're intertwine with the

with the social media and shit like that go live and do shit like that yeah I've been trying to do that shit more often I posted a couple of music of my music videos on TikTok you know but you gotta really like post like content like you don't have a girl do that shit you know like a little

dance for you or something on TikTok. Hey, man, sometimes you gotta invest on the little pretty bitch I got 20 K followers and tell her like, hey. Hey, do a little video to my song. Hey, do a little video to my song. I'll give you a kiss.

I'll have OJ come over here and gnaw you out or something. And hey, right, Laura? Laura, it's valid because, bro, you can understand if the bitch is fuck with the music, motherfuckers going to fuck with me. I ain't going to lie, my little bitch.

She'd be bumping some shit. I'd be like, who the fuck is this? Because I'd be chirping. Because if I'm mad, but if a rapper ever go around saying he fuck doing those bitch, I'm going out. I'm gonna be like

Fuck, do you have any love music in the vote Yeah, I have a couple of love songs in the vote Yeah, I ain't gonna cap man What motivated, you've been in love before? Yeah Why everybody live? Yeah She was from the projects

I didn't have from the project Hey, that's one thing I cannot do, I will never Because nobody From the projects, no Yeah, well, I'll be judging my homie like this No, man, my homie was over there in love, boy And I ain't not giving no shame to any girls from the projects, but, you know, I just... You can't do it.

Just don't. If I'm going to cuff me, like, nobody, you know, nobody got to know you. Especially in the project, your mom knows his mom, his mom's sister, cousin, your cousin. You might be fucking with the homie sister type shit. Like, that's what you can do. You're going to need DPs in the playground later on. You're going to get DEP in the Loma. Hey, you got to come here and get your eyes, me boy, boy, you fucking my sister.

That's crazy. that love shit, I mean, tell me about it, like, when you, when you made the song, when you were like, damn, I miss my ex-bitch. Nah, actually, like, when I made that shit, like, when I made those songs, I didn't really, like, think of it as, like, like, like, like, I'm making it because I'm in love type of shit. Yeah, yeah, it was just a beat. Like, like, vibes of type shit, you know, like, when you're chilling with a girl

type shit. Okay, that's fine. That's where it should be, like I said, bro. I think that, I think when you make songs for girls and they fuck with it. Or they show love to shit. You gotta do that, though. Because, you know, that's gonna get you more publicity, you know? Like, hell yeah.

You gonna get fans, like, girl fans fucking with your shit. And that's the ones that actually gonna get your shit out there. Like, they're gonna do the little TikTok videos, like you said. Yeah, TikTok videos. Fucking, when did you know it was important to invest in yourself? Like, when you started spending money either on a mic or a fucking studio session, when did you realize, like, they did my money just start putting out of money because this fucking mic in my house is not enough.

Honestly, when the full community posted my shit, you know, like, I was like, before they were just posting my, post my shit, like, for the free and shit. But I was like, you know, like, you know, they're not going to always do that. So, you know, I got to show love back, you know. So, you know, I would hit them up, like, you know, how much for, even if it wasn't full community, I was like hit a lot, like, L.A. Hood Media type shit. I'd be like, like, how much for the promo. You know, I started investing myself more.

And then, like, once, like, other, like, Instagram. Pages started taking up. Like, hitting me up type of shit. That's when I was, you know, that shit, playing off, you know, like, how I wanted to. Did that shit? that shit kind of like bring you down when you see on them comments because I know them comments be crazy

They'd be getting on you in the comments But you know You don't give a foot You know, I don't give a fuck You know, at the end of the day I don't even know these people in real life Bro, them comments be brutal, dog Yeah, hey, that's nothing for you

Imagine you had a problem With 4.5 million followers Subscribe, bro, they be on my head, fool They'd be fighting things wrong with me I didn't know what wrong with me I'd be like, what you mean My leg built like that, fool? That shit is crazy, boy

Hey, one comment I got to And you were like, have I received them, I'm a sock Shit This is what crazy said about your height Funny ass shit sometimes Like, oh, like, you're like a bice or hipster I mean, that's the fuck, what? That didn't be highly confused

There's a lot of pisa hipsters, definitely Nah, but I don't get fucked though You know, comments is comments You know, you're gonna have haters You're gonna have people that show love At the end of the day, it don't matter Fuck, have you ever tried vegan food? Yeah, I have

You have? I tried a vegan burger before That's so cool That shit's just pretty solid Yeah because he still like getting gentrified Food But What'd you feel about that shit

Especially me from a city That they're trying to Super gentrify and push that And push that Like The white people are kind of taking over And like the areas And coffee stuff

And shit like that Yeah honestly Like That shit didn't put no like Impact on me Like Nah No

I don't know Because nobody Want to live in the projects Yeah Yeah honestly Like Growing up in the Pogist And shit though

Like, you know, like, they be, I be hearing, like, about all types of pockets getting, like, brought down type of shit. Yeah, brother. Like, by, like, the U.C. people type shit. Like, they always trying to talk about, like, oh, like, you're probably just going to be next type of shit. That's crazy to think that how city would come over and just take you guys home? Yeah, like, you know, like, you guys got to find somewhere else to stay at, like, now. Like, because we're going, we're going to own this shit now. Like, you know, that's just kind of crazy.

Especially. I don't think they do that, though, no. I don't think, like, they make it. Laura, they go in there and take over the whole problem. They can't just break it down, right? they give you like a spot to stay at you know like they were terrible oh like so they give an option they can leave oh i see what you're saying because i'll be crazy right you get home one day and all your clothes outside and they're like everybody you guys got to find somewhere you're going

just that's pretty sure they don't do that they're like but just to know that you ain't going be living where you grew up at when you where you made so much memories is part of that i mean shit what that's a goal to get out of there right yeah though hell yeah shit we're gonna we're gonna for sure get up out of there yeah man and then i truly believe that too like i said I think your music, especially, like I said, this, it's crazy when I first, when the girl showed me your song, I was like, damn, I feel rap like that. Because it's normal for like kind of more LA, South Central kids, but like, especially us being Latino food, like, you know what I mean?

It's kind of harder. It's a little different. So hearing you rap like that, definitely I was like, damn, this food, especially you food are a big community dog, or the Latino-based community is a big community. I think everything is a big community. Everybody's, especially East LA, I feel like you're very supportive, very with the people. So I think you're doing what you're doing.

But doing it in a different way, I think that's very important. Yeah. You know, us, Latinos, I feel like we got to unite more, though, you know? Like, I feel like... Especially, like, in the industry? Yeah. I'd be feeling like, like, some of us don't be, like, coming together. Kind of supporting?

Yeah, because it's like different. Yeah, different shit, you know? I mean, shit, I mean, that's always going to be part of the coach. I feel like... But I feel like, shit, rap could be a good way to communicate that, bro. Imagine you and... You're a straight do a sign. That should be fireful, I think.

That definitely got to happen. It's where, like, HP, Boyle Heights come together. What are some other rappers that you listen to, la Latino, going crazy with the rap shit? Probably, like, I fuck with, what's his name? He's probably not from East Ale, but, like, you heard of Peso Peso? Peso, Peso.

He just made that song Andale? From Texas. Your boy looks like him. Mexican, though. Yeah, he's pretty hard though. You know, if I ever link with him, I'll be cool too. Hey, yeah, from Texas. He came with, um, what's his name?

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, he was at the end of the day. Oh, yeah, yeah, AFN Pessal, too. Is he Mexican? No, no, no, I think he's black. Yeah, yeah, yeah. But he's hard, though. Is he like half? He's fine.

He's mixed, I'm not sure. I think he's mixed. Yeah, but I fuck her rap like a motherfucker. Yeah, A Fent Pace so hard, like a mother here. A lot of people don't get him as flowers. That's crazy that he said that. A lot of people don't get him his flowers. Yeah.

He'll great. But there's too many pesos. Yeah, there's too many pesos. Finally, you know what I mean? Free Paisal. I'm like, free paces. What about any from like the city or California? City, California?

Yeah, like a state. I meant the city and California. Don't be judged. Don't be judged me, Laura. I meant the city or California. I didn't even catch that. You don't know the difference between the state or a city? Nah, but, yeah, honestly,

for probably like G. G. Piroiko. Keeper you go Fucking Bino I want to work with Bino for sure

That you're Top of music Yeah Mm-hmm Yeah For you For you Yeah

For you fucking Yeah But Bino's like Yeah Bino Yeah Bino that's for sure I want to work I know

You're in love Bino your favorite artist Boy Tytto Me You're going crazy Keep in this Like you ever

That's fuck He be He be with a vise For sure though You know Like When me be bumping I feel like

It's a whole fire Like in the hood type Yeah How yeah But keep it up You ever Did it up you ever Did a bitch

Chabino's on? Yeah. Maybe, you know? Hey, baby, this was for you. I probably did, you don't even know. Yeah, yeah. Hey, man, well, I appreciate you coming up here, bro. Like, you feel what I'm trying to look for my...

Hey, man, I try to look for a lot of interviews about you. It was hard, so I had to go based on music and you almost killing me in the projects, boy. I'm telling you, that shit was grind, Laura! I was in there like, damn, I'm gonna get. This is it. What's that street call? Lancaster. I was like, I'm doing that Lancaster, boy.

Yeah. It was part, we were our number. It was, they started coming out the woodworks, fool. Markis were jumping off the roof. I was like, oh, yeah, I'm done for it right here. Yeah, that shit was pretty crazy, though. I mean, like, that's a dumb story. I didn't, I didn't really, like, think of anything, like, serious, like that was going to happen.

I probably thought that you was going to be just a little squabble. A little squabble. And you were going to shake hands after, you know, but, no, honestly, the homies was just trying to, like, meet you type shit, you know? Yeah. It was crazy, too. I remember just being in my crib, eating some fucking tacos type shit. And I look out the window, I'm like,

What the fuck is that? All that is Duno right there. Yeah, yeah. I remember a couple of homies was like, oh, like Duno across the street. Like, you're like, you're trying to run up? Like, we're going to see what's up with him. Yeah, come to him. Yeah, which was crazy.

I'm telling you, like, we literally pulled up. And I was like, hey, for your shit, we're okay. He was like, yeah. I was like, alright. Sat in that motherfucker. I was like, oh, shit. But man, I shout to all your homie that we met that day, because it was cool.

They were trying to introduce himself. My homie were just being not good. I'm pretty sure. Just understand. Yeah. I truly believe in your music. I'd be bumping in. I wish you put in Apple Music more

so I could have some of the shit. Oh, yeah. I'm gonna for sure start releasing on Apple Music more. Yeah, that's okay, you feel me? I don't got a song because they took my account now for no reason. Man, I appreciate you, bro.

Keep doing your shit. I'm pretty sure you got a good team. You got a great camera, man, behind you. He got on here breaking records and all types of shit. You know what I'm gonna? Pop your tool, you, you know? You feel me?

When you did that shit? He was in the hook, they're going stupid. Shout out just in time, though, for real. Hell yeah, man. What shit? Shit, right, any music you got coming on, any projects. You want to talk about it something? Shit, we should shout a video today.

I'm going to probably be dropping this one. Probably like a little... Probably like next week or something. Probably when you guys dropped this interview. Okay, hell yeah. Probably when you guys dropped this interview. That's fire. It's going to be called fake love.

I'm going to put that shit on all platforms. So, y'all tap in once it drop and shit. Hey, man, any projects you have coming up? I want to do a... I for sure want to do a little, like, album. Like, probably like, 12 to 15 songs. Okay. I dropped the EP before.

It's called Cole Hardy Young. Okay, man, go tap in with that. Yeah, how are you? Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. I didn't forget you. My merch. Okay, fire. Hey, what's that song you did when you were in the stairways?

And there's a car part. It's a car part. You're like in so, cry me-ass stairways. It has a view of Eastl's, I think. Which one? Oh. Was it in my city? I'm not even sure.

I'm trying to remember. You're wearing black, I think. And you have your home, your cars parked, then you guys aren't in some, like, Some stairs. Too much. I think it was too much. I think it's both.

I think it's day now, but I'll fuck with that song. I like this shit. I'm trying to remember. Yeah, I'm trying to go back and look at it. But man, look, look, keep doing your shit, bro. Tell them your IG where they can follow you on YouTube, Instagram, all that shit. Are y'all come follow me on Instagram at X-A-N-D-R-D-A-O-W-K? You can follow me on SoundCloud, same shit.

Everything, Apple Music, all that. You guys can follow me, you know, subscribe to my shit. Fuck with the movement. No, fuck with my clothing brand too. Co Hardy Youngers and my cousin's shit right here too, the sickness clothing. Hell yeah. We're going for sure go viral. I'm going to have some shit for you.

Hell yeah, man. I'm going to have a whole sweatsuit and all that. Yeah, let's get it, man. I'm losing weight too, so you feel me, I can start walking. Shit a little more luck, man. Make sure y'all tap in. Philly, go follow Sanders and log. Go show him some love.

Yeah, I appreciate y'all having me here. Hell yeah, man. Don't go to the projects. I get your ass whipped. Shout out to everybody, you know, doing this shit for the ass out, though, you know? Everybody else too, you know. Yeah, my guy, man. I appreciate y'all. Let's go.