The 85 South Show with Karlous Miller, DC Young Fly and Chico Bean - Backwoods Backstage @ ONE Music Fest w/ Mike Clark Jr.

Episode Date: January 7, 2026

Mike Clark Jr. checks in backstage @ One Music Fest!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is an I-Heart podcast. Guaranteed Human. And we are back. We are live here at the One Music Fest at the Backwoods backstage. And we got that boy, Mr. Mike Clark, Joe, you up here. Yeah. What on, what on, what on. How y'all feeling, man?

How y'all feeling? First of all, I got to say it. I'm proud of you. Appreciate it, Kay. I'm taking over. Appreciate it. Every time I see it, I get super excited. I'm coming before.

You know my people hitting me about all the trail around. Yeah, for sure. More shows and everything. For sure. Y'all be hitting them backwood turning up. What? Hey, I love it, too. I ain't gonna lie.

Niggia just did your thing out here. Appreciate it, man. It was amazing, man. The energy was there. The crowd was there. The feeling was there. Everything was there. You know what I'm saying?

It's amazing. Just the contrasts are going for the humble beginnings. You know, the backwoods, the trail tracks and shit like that. Then you're doing the music. What's it feels like for you? I mean, it feels like for you. I mean, it feels real amazing, man, because I know what kind of shows I came from. and what the kind of shows I'm doing now.

You know what I'm saying? Like I was saying earlier, man, the love that I'm receiving is just different, you know. Getting love from people you don't know it just hit different. And just it keeps me going every day. You know what I'm saying? I love that support.

I ain't going to lie. And y'all have found an open lane. Yeah, for sure. You mix in the country. Yeah. I can do it all, baby. Real versatile. Just a little soul in there.

Yeah, yeah. Got one with Big Boogie that's burning it up right now. Big dude, yeah. You know you got one. When the kids dance into the shit. You know you got one, right? And how does that make you feel like all of the appreciation that country music has been getting, especially like within this last year, because, you know, Beyonce came out with Cowboy Carter.

And it's been a lot of other emerging artists, including yourself. Well, it's definitely Southern solo R&B music, you know what I'm saying? And it's just, like I always say, good music, I always win, you know what I'm saying? And once you can get you something, you can jam two, mood, too. Like he was saying, man, you get the kids, so you won. You got to get, you know what I'm saying? And send my nieces and nephews and everybody, dance every day. I mean, people call me every single day. Like, Mike, they're playing your

song. They're doing this. Look how a lot of these people just doing your dance. Like, it feel real good. And keep on stepping at one of the ones. I ain't going to lie. I would tell them my people like, bro, I got to get Big Boogie on this joint, huh? And it's going to go crazy. So you just collaborated with Big Boogie? Who is somebody else that you would love to I want to work with Beyonce? I want to work with Lotto. I want to work with Summer Walker. Okay. You know, we're versatile, so I can. do anything. I got a lot of R&B music in my vault right now. I got so much music

in my vault, you know. I'm one of those artists as well, I like my un-released music. I like my unreleased music. Really? You know what I'm saying? You know what I'm saying? Talk your shit, though. She can too. Yeah. I love a little country too. I ain't going to lie, I love singles

though, you know what I said? Just do something to my soul. I grew up. Look, she gave me, when she said you can say, it gave me chills already. I can feel it already. You can feel it. Boy, you're in for quite the surprise. Yeah. So who was the country artist you grew up listening to?

Well, I didn't really listen to, I was a R&B type of nigger. You know what I'm saying? La Jahn, Usher. The nix said R&B and saying, look. La John. Look, look, I'm going to say this, though. I know you for a long time. That's all right.

Showed. That's all right. It is. But look, I went viral singing loves and friends. Okay. You know what I'm saying? That's how I got discovered. So that's why I had to throw LaJune and now, you know what I'm saying?

For sure. But, you know, I was a joke, I want to know what turns you on, yeah. I want to know. Yeah, that was a hit. Okay, okay. Ain't what like, Carlo, they're feeling a little bit. I'm telling you, when you go on their show, it's over with. We don't have a good time.

They got all Canada fan women over there. They like y'all's teeth. y'all look real good I ain't gonna lie cause you y'all got him spitting game fuck this

this thing kicking it at one music I ain't spitting yet but I like that's one thing I do love about your music

for sure you got them Auntie throwing that ass again you got the 50-year-old windbagging

24 yeah Auntie he got that cookout music yes I love a little line then

for sure we're gonna kick the legs up and I gotta see you hit it one time huh we love a line

You know, we're going to take lines. They don't like it, but I'm going to keep bones there. Come on. They don't like it, but I'm going to keep bones stepping. For sure. Okay, we're going to play a little game. Okay, bet. They love it.

I'm going to spin the wheel. They got drunk with all this on their will. What's your saying? Fave hobby. What's your favorite hobby? Well, before I was doing music, I was playing football, so football is my favorite. I was going to give me football, va. You got that beef neck.

Yeah. I don't know if that's a compliment or a bad thing? That girl said beef, Nick. Hello, hello. You know, football Nick. It came from a woman, so it. What does that mean? She's a woman, so.

I'm that messing with you. Like, they be swolled. Like, you got that country boy weight on. So, I'm back in the deal and I didn't drop in a few pines, so, you know, trying to stay in stable a bit. I ain't nothing like it, you know what I'm saying? Yeah. Yeah. What you play when you do?

Drink your water. I play tight in the DM, middle linebackers. Okay. So. Looking for some destruction type shit. Yeah. Yeah. for you, bro.

I mean, I'm working on a few projects right now. Like I said, I got a lot of music in the vault right now. You know what I'm saying? And just working on myself, man, you know? Becoming better, a better man, a better person. You know what I'm saying? And just so I make sure my family good because without them, I'm nothing, bro. Since you found, you got, you're new to the fame game.

For sure. So I know the whole family been coming out. Like, Mike, I got one. I ain't going to lie. I got so many of my family members out of there right now, bro. When I was up that performing, I seen, I seen some motherfuckers. I ain't seen about two months. Oh, wow.

So they've been sending you hooks and writing songs and all that. Yeah, they send me everything. Yeah. Everything. Beets, everything. They said we're pulling up to the show. Yeah, the show. That's how I would be.

If I had a cousin, never sang this. That's how they got to do. Because, you know, I sang to a little bit. Yeah. Well, let me hear something. Now, I heard, I know what you said. I got one for you. Come see me, come.

I got something. Pull up my own me. Exactly. Come on me. Anybody are you looking forward to seeing out here at one music. Fes this night. Chief Keith. Oh, yeah.

Chief Keith is performing. I got to. Chief Keith, about that's something. I got that too. I'm pushing everybody out of the way. We're going to be late when he's coming up. Just hagging a fool.

Hacking a fool. Man, come on. What? I can't wait to hear these bitches love sauce. What? It's definitely going to go crazy. I ain't going to go. I hope he hit to stay late when everybody lit too.

That shit's going to get different. They got to cry. These bitch is love. Oh, that's who you need on a song, bro. That is. You know, make it happen. Oh, yeah. I got a few songs on the way that, you know, people probably needn't even think it a sign good with us collabing.

No, what's saying? But you're a big book you got, though, bro. It's bigger than just a song. For sure. Most definitely. Some organic chemistry and it's hard to find people like that shit is the perfect blend. Most definitely. Big salute to you, man.

We ain't going to owe you all day, but you definitely got to you. I got to come fuck with us at the studio. What's everything? I'm coming. I'm coming. Some of that unreleased shit. I'm there, baby. The line is.

All that. We got to hold us now. We got to get a little TikTok or something in, you know. Yeah. We're going to get it in for sure. Huh? You be on now. Let's be.

I do, listen. I'm old, Nick. I just be scrolling. I just be scrolling too. I'm going to be real. I'm going to be real. Facebook ain't. I'm going to say Instagram.

I probably my favorite out, though. IG. You know. Fuck with it. I fuck with IG. I ain't going to. love. Instagram to me

is like a band bitch but now she got two kids. She's still fine. She's still fine. She's still fine, but she didn't

have one too many kids. That's a good analogy. That's a good analogy. Yeah. He didn't left. Now she's fine. Yeah. Because Instagram

used to be that girl but now you got TikTok. Your man is funny. I don't air all the show. Come on. No.

He's crazy. Right. Hey, man. We are live in one music festival. Poor man's 85 South. The official, Mike Clark, Jr.

We out of here. Yeah. This is an I-Heart podcast. Guaranteed Human.