Young Dro On Overcoming Addiction, Sobriety, Love For Polo, “Ain’t I”, T.I., Verse On “Thank God”
Young Dro “Off The Porch” Interview
We recently caught up with Young Dro for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our sit down he talked about his musical influences, how he fell in love with Polo, nobody else in Atlanta rocking Polo like him, turning it into an acronym, connecting with some of the Lo heads in New York, explains what makes Bankhead so special, Bankhead’s influence on the culture, his experience being signed to Raheem The Dream, his single “Yes Sir” blowing up, jumping off the porch when he was 11, the circumstances that lead to him jumping off the porch that young, looking up to the local drug dealers, being friends with Daddy Mac of Kris Kross, how he felt dropping his successful debut album, Spitty shares a story of meeting Dro in LA back in 2008, explains why there was a long gap between his debut album & his second album, his album getting leaked online, going on a crazy mixtape run, explains how “Ain’t I” was created, knowing T.I. before each of them was rapping, reveals one of the biggest lessons he learned during his career, being open about his battle with substance abuse, going on 3 years sober, having to cut off people after he left rehab, explains why he has a flip phone instead of a smart phone, what he learned about himself once he got sober, his mindset around the time he overdosed, the inspiration for his verse on “Thank God”, recording the verse in the same place he OD’d at, the verse touching so many people, sharing his story with others, working with 1K Phew, the impact “My Patna Dem” had on the city, working with J. Cole, his reaction to hearing Gucci Mane’s spoken word on the outro, having Young Dro day, his initiative It Still Takes A Village, upcoming project with Zaytoven, upcoming P$C project, reveals that him & T.I. have an upcoming collab project, upcoming movies he will be in, shares advice for his younger self, and much more!
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