Crowd: “Hello!” [singing] “Hey! Hey hey hey!” “Fivio”. “Wow. What’s up?” “What’s up? Tell me about Pop Smoke and what it meant for the Brooklyn mock scene.” “Oh, everything.” [singing] “He was basically, like, one of the first people to take, like, the new Brooklyn, UK drilling sound and turn it into something conventional.” “And after her death, do you feel it is part of your job to continue that legacy?” “Yes, definitely.” Rapping: “Hey! Break it Look what we printed. Proud, proud. Victorious. Looking for them. Spinning. Hell with me. Sin Sin Break it Look what we printed. Hello, big drip.” I’m from Brooklyn, NY, I mean, I think I was rapping all my life. Since I was 3 years old. ” “What made you start taking rap seriously?” “The people, really. Like, people started giving me confidence. Like, ‘Yo boy, you’re nice. You are nice. Rap: “You better not tag me. Yes. And if you send threats, then you … “” Tell me about the day you did ‘Big Drip’ “.” So I’m in the studio and, like, my man Toast was like, me, this [expletive] send me these heartbeats for you. “Axl!” “I actually started doing beats on my phone. I have a couple of locations, you know? “Off your phone?” Yes, off my phone. I bought my computer when I started sending rhythms and stuff. It was like, you know, it’s time to upgrade. You know, I’m trying to be professional. Because I can’t be beating on a phone all day. “” What was the first song you produced for a Brooklyn boy who really started to explode? Was it ‘Suburban’? “Rap:” He’s a depressed man when we stalk Pull up on all black we’re purging. “Yeah, ‘Suburban,’ then ‘No Suburban.'” Rap: “You better recognize who you’re dealing with. Run, weapon, it will be a death. “So you did the diss and the answer?” “Back to back.” “It is very local. You know what I’m saying? Like, the way, the theme. All they are talking about is what was happening in their neighborhoods. Like, literally outside your home. [expletive] he goes on, and they go to the studio, and they talk about what they’re doing with their friends. “” Were you ever in New York when you started producing for New York boys? “” Nah. It was all over the internet. “” It’s crazy to make the soundtrack of a city and a neighborhood – “” You’ve never been, have you? “” How would you describe the Brooklyn drilling sound that has developed in the Last years? “” The Brooklyn exercise is like, it’s like a game outside of Chicago exercise, mixed with the UK exercise. “” What artists from Chicago were the guys in New York looking to get inspired? “” Chief Keef . “Rapping:” Bang, bang, bang. I’m going to let this hammer blow, like … “” Basically, like, the foundation started, and then it developed and transformed into something else. It will become the new sound You know, I think it could eliminate cheat music, and this could be the new cheat. ” “The trap is just one, and it’s kind of like, I mean, I like the trap. But I say it’s kind of boring because it doesn’t move anywhere. “” What would a drill trap sound like? “” It’s like, and that’s obviously how everyone realizes this is a hit. drilling, compared to a trap. ” [drill beat] “I like the bass, I like the … bow, bow, bow.” [drill beat] “If you listen to the slides, they always have to find those pockets to rap, or find a tune in those pockets. You know what I’m talking? So I feel like it’s a challenge: Not many rappers can, you know what I mean, ride that wave. “Remember what was the first thing you did on ‘Big Drip?'” “The first thing I put on? Big drip. Big drip! I fell in love with a bitch on fire. Ayy! I mean, I hear the beat, I think about what happened. That day and I make it rhyme. So I was on my way to the studio, the traffic stopped. My man, Sosa, was locked up. Yeah, yeah, bitch. Free soda. Geeked up. Geekin ‘. We’re winning, we’re on defense. ” “I sent him, like, you know, simple rhythms, no heartbeat everywhere, you know? Because, like, it goes ad lib.” “Arc!” “You can put it anywhere. He is, he is unpredictable. “” Bow! So it’s like a combination of what I say and the rhythm. I said three fancy things, so I have to say ‘ayy’ three times. Ayy, ayy, ayy! Arc! They love style. They love style. Send me the addy, I’m hunting them. Send me the addy, I’m hunting them. “I knew it was a success, because it was something different. AND [unclear] It was coming at that time, too. And I thought, yes, this, this will be the news. “” At the time, people really didn’t believe, at best, that exercise could become conventional. And then Pop Smoke popped up. ” Rap: “Baby, welcome to the party. I hit the boy and then I skated in a ‘Rari’. “Pop Smoke gave us hope, and it gave, just like, the industry and labels hope this can be general.” “There is no more New York than Pop Smoke. Do you know what I’m trying to say? “Any other artists coming out of Brooklyn that you’re kidnapping?” “Shouts Fivio Foreign”. “One of his dreams was to bring this sound to everyone and to bring it to the mainstream. Like, he was very conscious. “” We dropped ‘Big Drip’, he just started shooting. “Rap:” Big drip! Big drip! I fell in love with a lit bitch. Ouch! “Everyone was going crazy. Fivio, says to cars on the streets, like, ‘Yo, that’s me on the radio.’ “” Wait! That’s your radio! Oops, oops, oops! “All the labels are calling. ‘Big Drip’ changed. our lives “. [music] Crowd: “Bow! Bow, bow, bow, bow! Ayy!” Do you know if Drake heard of Axl Beats from ‘Big Drip?’ “” Of course. When I spoke to him, I said, ‘Hey, let’s get an Axl beat, like that sound, that’s the sound I’m looking for.’ “He heard Brooklyn drill, and he came my way.” “Axl”. “OVOXO connects, we drink, we and the drillers. Hawk and Sticks and Cash and Baka, Gucci, P and Gilla. “What do you think is the future of Brooklyn exercise?” “I think it will be the mainstream.” “You are on the same label as Adele and Beyonce.” “Right. That’s pretty good. I feel a lot of pressure. Because I can’t, I can’t slide. But I’m good at it. I’m good at it. I … I’m good at being smooth.” Rap: “If you can keep a secret, we can all be happy. We can pose in a photo, but you better not tag me. “Can you turn it around so I can see you?” “Is it an expensive interview?” “Yes. Oh yes. It’s a video.” “Okay, let me get better lighting. I need better lighting. “Will that help you get through the virus?” “Yes.” “Here we go.” “Is this where you do your heartbeat? Right in the laundry? “The laundry room?” “Because I saw the [expletive] hanging at the bottom. ” [laughter] “I just had this idea that I wanted it to bounce.” “I have the horses in the back.” [beatboxing] “Man, what’s the deal? Man, I’m coming. He’s your girl, Lizzo. [laughter]