1 year ago

Payroll Giovanni talks about his influences, his upbringing, the Detroit scene, YG, and more.

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00:00 Intro
0:05 Payroll Giovanni on being one of the best rappers in Michigan
1:20 Being influenced by Street Lordz and being able to spot someone from Detroit in a crowd
4:00 Growing up with young parents selling dr**s and getting his house raided
10:05 Giovanni’s friend RJ had to convince him to having dreams of being a rapper
12:10 The creation of Doughboyz Cashout and rappers getting k*** over a pair of Cartier’s
18:30 T.I. and Young Jeezy reaching out with a record deal and how record labels have changed
21:45 Signing to Jeezy, moving to Atlanta and becoming a walking lick
26:00 Beefing with Team Eastside, the comment section instigating and picking sides
28:55 Icewear Vezzo not f'n with Eminem for allegedly not working with Detroit artists
32:40 Juggalos allegedly being a g*ng and what ICP is up to nowadays
38:25 Tension meeting Peezy after squashing the beef, Giovanni’s influence on Tee Grizzley and GTA V
43:00 Making a group album with YG, Warren G, Jeezy and Cardo
44:25 Fans paying homage to Giovanni’s music and the nightclub scene getting old
49:30 Enjoying family time, Giovanni’s son becoming a rapper and being sneaky on Snapchat
51:30 Dropping a new track, interviews being messy and clickbait titles
53:30 Getting stuck in a box artistically and being a genuine person