The 85 South Show with Karlous Miller, DC Young Fly and Chico Bean - Backwoods Backstage w/ AB-SOUL | 85 SOUTH SHOW

Episode Date: June 2, 2025

DC Young Fly, Lex P and Drea Nicole sit down with Ab-Soul at Backwoods Backstage!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is an IHeart podcast. Welcome to Pretty Private with Ebeney, the podcast where silence is broken and stories are set free. I'm Ebeney, and every Tuesday I'll be sharing all new anonymous stories that would challenge your perceptions and give you new insight on the people around you. Every Tuesday, make sure you listen to Pretty Private from the Black Effect Podcast Network. Tune in on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your favorite shows. Your entire identity has been fabricated. Your beloved brother goes missing without a trace.

You discover the depths of your mother's illness. I'm Danny Shapiro, and these are just a few of the powerful stories I'll be mining on our upcoming 12th season of Family Secrets. We continue to be moved and inspired by our guests and their courageously told stories. Listen to Family Secrets Season 12 on the I, IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Our IHeart Radio Music Festival, presented by Capital One, is coming back to Las Vegas. Vegas.

September 19th and 20th. On your feet. Streaming live only on Hulu. Ladies and gentlemen. Brian Adams. Ed Sheeran. Fade. Glorilla.

Jelly Roll. John Fogarty. Lil Wayne. L.L. Cool J. Mariah Carey. Maroon 5. Sammy Hagar. Tate McCray.

The offspring. Tim McGraw. Tickets are on sale now. AXS.com. Get your tickets today. AXS.com. Adventure should never come with a pause button. Remember Movie Pass? All the movies you wanted for just nine bucks? I'm Bridget Todd, host of There Are No Girls on the Internet. And this season, I'm digging into the tech stories we weren't told.

Starting with Stacey Spikes, the black founder of Movie Pass, who got pushed out of the company he built. Everybody's trying to knock you down and it's not going to work and no one's going to like it. And then, boom, it's everywhere. And that was that moment. Listen if there are no girls on the internet on the IHurt Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. Say no more. Day one. J-rock, K-dite, me, then Q.

I was just fin to say, right, right. So all this is music to your ears. What we do? Yeah, you know what you do. Come on. Oh, shit. Damn. He feet's crazy.

I guess the interview popped off how I had popped off. I didn't know if it's going to pop off like that. See the Cortez. You feel me? You digger. Squabble up. You got to have a real skinny foot. Craple up.

You can't have no fat foot. Squabble up. The bids be on the ground. They'll be on the ground. Uh-oh. Spobble up. Batwood backstage. Backwood.

Yeah. We're getting high. Because we had to go all the way to Cali with this one. Yeah. You know, everybody keep bringing all that, uh, bringing all that, uh, oh, bringing all that. Yeah. That bullshit ass weed coming from all over the world. Now we got real California eight.

That goddamn tweed. Man, they got some bullshit. You dig what I'm saying? We got poor mind, the beautiful, the beautiful poor minds in the building. Yeah, yeah. Sitting the tone for the ladies. Yeah. Thank you.

We, we, we fin the, we fin the, we fin the, we fin the, we fin the, we fin the, we fin the slide down man we're fin to go to the to the west coast with this one you think what i'm saying for my my my dog not only in california but he kind of like representing they know kind of like yeah represent for cars yeah we're in the house yeah yeah a lot of people like huh what he say i said carcin can i can i curse can i curse can i curse can i curse you say what he's going to say man i got carsin in the motherfucking house niggie y'all don't watch your motherfucking mouth niggie y'all make some doors for abs sold yeah What's going on, man?

What's going on, brother? What's happening, man? You feel? They're going to know. Look, you got to know I finally got to meet my men court side at the game. He was so turked up. My blind ass, I couldn't even see.

I was just trying to do a look, but I see them. I said, yeah, yeah. I think. I remember that, too. No, now, now, you down here at Dreamville. Got out to Brian and them. You know, yeah. You're down here in Dreamville.

Yeah, I'm it. How I feel to be down here in Dreamville? Oh, man, you got to know, these really my brothers, though, like, you know what I'm saying, like me and Cole, you know, we, you know, all of us, you know what I'm saying, Cole, you know what I'm saying, you know what I'm saying, you know what I'm saying, you know what I'm saying? And then, uh, when he started his label, Dreamville, he, uh, he had, uh, I think Boss was one of his first artist, he had him, uh, come, uh, opened up for me on my first headline tour and then, uh, That's where I met Earth game. That's where I met Jed. And we just became, you know what I'm saying? Just a family unit, you know what I'm saying? Shout on my man, Kaj's, you know what I'm saying?

Yeah, yeah, come on. You know what I'm saying? Come on, now. It was all the dream. They got me figuring out who the hell out of that. Right, like, what's going? But no, man, we here, man. I had to press him, though.

Oh, I said. Because I had to press him. because it's my first one. Oh, you're like, I had to be on here. Yeah. And you got to know we closed. So I'm like, man, hey, what you said?

With your skirt? Oh, I think he opened a door for you. Did he say, come on, slide through? He said, oh, I'm going to call right now. Say, no, he made that call. That's right. No, that's my man. No, that's the OG.

Now, you're a TDE original. Yeah. Yeah. Explain about that, man, the original members, the original founding members. See this, see this logo? Y'all might have seen. You might know this one.

You know what I'm saying? Right. You see somebody with this on them? Right. That's the original. Dog on you, you know what I'm saying? Right. Yeah.

You feel me? So who are the original founding, founding, founders of the TDE? I mean, you know, y'all might know him as a white hip. It's a slat with my phone. Black hippie. J. Rock, the Foundation, man. K.D. Kendrick Lamar.

Y. You know him is that. Schoolboy Q. You know what I'm saying? And myself, you know what I'm saying? I'm saying. But, you know, we didn't go on to a crazier commodity, you know what I'm saying? I don't want to miss nobody.

Y'all know, Y'all know Salana, y'all know Sizra. You know Isaiah Rashide. Right. My man, Inglewood, Sir, Rayvon, Dochi. Right. I mean. Dochi. Come on.

Cicari. Isaiah go crazy. Oh, come on. And everybody working, you know what I'm saying? You know what I'm saying? You know what I'm saying? My man, my young man, Yack, Kimbe, X. Dev, Malik.

Man, we just got. we just got work yeah we just got work we got real art we're all about the art you feel I'm saying that's what it's all about

so speaking of art let's talk about your last album Soulburger because you were just talking about Dolchy you had blast on your album you had a lot of different artists on there so who was

your favorite artist to work with and what's your favorite song from the album that's a great question to be honest my I think my favorite song in that album

would probably be the intro actually nine mile I think I put it all on the flow okay you know what I'm saying there's a lot of layers

to that like I think it had a lot to do with it was heavily you know I wanted the album to come in and sound like belly

you know I'm saying because you know the album is based on you know my brother Doeberger that passed you know what I'm saying

long live the burger and um you know like It's the fusion of me and him in Soul Burger. So Soulberger is a whole other character. It's like, you know, he's like a superhero. It's like the fusion of me and him.

We like Huey and Riley, you feel me? So I just got to put it all in the flow. And Belly, one of our favorite movies, I wanted it to come in and sound like that. And then, like, you know, we incorporated the, you know, the eight mile, the M&M, I am. You know what I'm saying? I just got to put it all on the flow

and just it was liberating. It was therapeutic. And it set the tone, you know what I mean? But, you know, definitely, you know, all the artists that I had on there, I had Vince Staples on there, like you said, Dochi, you know, that's my girl. Blas, of course, Ty was on there. Yeah. Yeah, it was crazy. It's some of my best work, and, but more importantly, it was an old to my brother, though.

Yeah. Long live, Doeberger, you feel what I'm saying? You've been in the game for a minute, though, and longevity is something that not a lot of art. Long turn. Long turn. That's my friend, though. Yes, long term. I'm sorry. Long term. Yeah, no, no, you're good.

You got to correct me now. But having long term in the industry, it's like you don't see that often. And it's a blessing to have it. And not only do you have long term, you know, music, but you're part of a legendary label. So talk about that, how that feels to still be a part of something that is still growing. Y'all are still signing new artists and, you know, growing as a label and as a collective. You know, as much as I want to say, it's like, you know, it's a surrounding. real. Like, you know, like, I never saw. I ain't surprised. Yeah. And, you know, also, you know,

for those that don't know, like, you know, I grew up, I actually literally grew up in a family-owned record store. Okay. Magic disc music in Carson. You know, my, you know, my family started the VIP chain in LA with physical distribution. So I grew up in music retail. So I already, you know, came in with that patience, with that, with that, you know, with that, that, that, that, that, uh, mindset. So to be a part of such a, uh, you know, a dynamic, like, and, and, and, and T.E, you know, you got to understand we, we're not, we're not, we're not, we're not, we're not colleagues, you know what I'm saying? Like, we really, we, we really, we really, we really, we really used to, like, like, look, I got the booth tonight, bro. Right, right, right, you take the couch.

I'm sleeping in the boot because the booth got the door you know you could lock in you know what I'm saying like we really was in the trenches for it like me and my brother so

we really got it out the mud and like you know this is no surprise for me you know what I'm saying because you know everybody talented but not anybody skilled and hard work

gonna be talent any time so you know it's all of that and it's long term I got the most patience period got the most you know what I'm saying

now you you you amongs a selected group that first of all you don't need no features you don't need no nothing

because TD he got them all but that anybody that you want to work with that you ain't work with yet

man I just told so much man shit if I can get a verse of JZ man

oh just go ahead just go ahead pop me just go ahead just get me on up just get me out of here out of here

out of here he said that's all I need you know what I'm if I can get the verse of J man just just give me

on the body you know But, you know, we, I'm, you know, I'm saying, I'm still, I'm still young flying. You know what I'm saying? I'm A, B. I'm A, B. Fly. Come on, now. I'm A.B. Young Fly.

You feel? You feel me? I didn't use Fly So before. Oh, no. See how that came about? See how that came about? We can't make this up, man. It's a spiritual thing.

Church is on the move, man. You understand? So, I mean, you know, it's a lot, you know, it's a lot to be done. It's a lot to be done. There's a lot of artists that I'm looking forward to working with in the future for sure. But Jay, you know, Jay's top of the pyramid, Andre $3,000. Now you're talking. You know what I'm saying?

Now you're talking. I'm going to press Eminem. I'm going to press. Eminem got to give me one. Right. Yeah. I'm, yeah. I'm about to start pressing shit.

That's what I'm here. Is it getting stuff done? Yeah, I'm getting old now. I'm like old enough now. I'm like the big, I'm finally the big homie. I'm finally the big homie. You know what I'm saying? I'm unc.

Right. So I can hear. We'd be feeling like this. Yeah. But no, it's a blessing. It's a blessing. It's a blessing for them. Is that anything that you want, you know what I'm saying, the world to know about Ab's soul, man, that they might not have known about? This is what I do want to let y'all know. I want to let y'all know for show.

Me and my nigga Q, we put the backwoods on, and y'all can ask anybody, y'all can ask backwards about that. Yeah, we had the whole world smoking backwoods, put the goddamn swishers down. Talk your talk. Talk your talk. We ain't in a war. Yeah, get you some real leaf. You know what I'm saying? You know what I'm saying?

You know what I'm saying? Smoke O.G. Cush. Yeah. We're in the backwood. Yeah. In the backwood? Ain't all that good.

Yeah. You know what you talk about? Yeah, I'm saying. Long-lived Mac Drake. Look, man, we really do this, man. You feel me? It's just, it's an honor and a privilege to be out here with your beautiful people, man. Thank you.

Thank you for your last time, brother. Yeah. Gotta stop through poor minds and 85 South. Come on, now. No cap. There you have it. Ladies and gentlemen, Absold, Poor Minds, DC, Young Fly,

backstage with Backwoods. She did. Yeah, thank you. Welcome to Pretty Private with Ebeney, the podcast where silence is broken and stories are set free. I'm Ebeney, and every Tuesday I'll be sharing all new anonymous stories that would challenge your perceptions and give you new insight on the people around you. Every Tuesday, make sure you listen to.

to Pretty Private from the Black Effect Podcast Network. Tune in on the IHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your favorite shows. Your entire identity has been fabricated. Your beloved brother goes missing without a trace. You discover the depths of your mother's illness. I'm Danny Shapiro. And these are just a few of the powerful stories

I'll be mining on our upcoming 12th season of family secrets. We continue to be moved and inspired by our guest. and their courageously told stories. Listen to Family Secrets Season 12 on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Our IHeart Radio Music Festival, presented by Capital One,

is coming back to Las Vegas. Vegas. September 19th and 20th. On your feet. Streaming live only on Hulu. Ladies and gentlemen. Brian Adams, Ed Shearrett, fade,

Chlorilla, Jellie Roll, John Fogarty, Lil Wayne, L.L. Cool J. Mariah Carey, Baroon 5. Sammy Hagar, Tate McCraig, the offspring, Tim McGraw, tickets are on sale now at AXS.com. Get your tickets today. AXS.com. Adventure should never come with a pause button. Remember Movie Pass? All the movies you wanted for just nine bucks?

I'm Bridget Todd, host of There Are No Girls on the Internet. And this season, I'm digging into the tech stories we weren't told. Starting with Stacey Spikes, the black founder of Movie Pass, who got pushed out of the company he built. Everybody's trying to knock you down and it's not going to work and no one's going to like it. And then boom, it's everywhere. And that was that moment. Listen to there are no girls on the internet on the IHartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. This is an IHeart podcast.