Deebaby Interview | 'Junkie Mode,' Houston, Kevin Gates, Kodak Black, Inspirations & More!

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Deebaby lives every day like it's his last. "Would you rather die in the city you were born in or would you rather die doing something that you love? I love what I do," he says to Hakeem Rowe, calling on people to take the leap of faith they proverbially put off. Manifestation is one thing, but for the Houston-born, Mexican emcee, you can't manifest what you don't work towards.

While his debut, 'The Black Sheep,' was created throughout his stint of sobriety -- trying to rid his body of all the "disgusting" things surrounding him at the time -- his latest 'Junkie Mode' (April 7) sees Deebaby "back in motion," knowingly for better or for worse, embracing his vices that shot his visibility through the roof. Clad with co-signs from Kodak Black and Kevin Gates, who refers to Deebaby as "the Mexican version of me," tracks like "Love Scars," "Listen To Your Heart" and the fan-favorite "Anymore" sees the Texas emcee's evolution come full circle -- filled with emotional Southern-hybrid hip-hop that reads like a love story.

With reference points from Houston's prolific Chopped N Screwed scene, hard rock and an affinity for country music, Deebaby is admittedly hard to pin down in every way. And yet, that's his allure. His sound is a perfect picture of hidden eccentricity and profound thoughts, discussing the greater meaning of life and death with Keem amid conversation of his creative process, new music with Kevin Gates and Kodak Black on the way, his roots in Houston, being a Mexican rapper and so much more in this Our Generation Music exclusive.

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Hosted by: Hakeem Rowe (https://bit.ly/3Ur2U1A)
Directed by: Saint Black (https://bit.ly/3LjCKuG)
Edited by: TooSam (https://bit.ly/3MwlgfP)
Produced by: Jon Barlas (https://bit.ly/3GzPJFU)
Graphics by: Rafael (https://bit.ly/3ApPQQI)
Research by: Mateo Braxton

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STAMPS:
0:00 - Intros
1:31 - Process of becoming a rapper, seeing success, “getting back in motion”
4:04 - Taking music for granted: “Working on myself,” “There is people that want my spot, more than me right now. I can’t let nobody take it”
4:18 - Freestyling with his uncle at 5-years-old, his start in music
6:10 - “Blessed” the start of Deebaby’s evolution, story behind the track, “I was seeing into the future”
7:25 - Thoughts on manifestation
8:32 - “When did you know you were going to make it?”
9:14 - Repping Houston, being Mexican in the rap game
10:42 - What separates DeeBaby from other Mexican artists?
12:53 - Kodak Black, Kevin Gates co-signs, “Anymore [Remix]” with Yak and Gates songs in the works
15:50 - “I’m really a patient and understanding guy”
16:38 - Family’s perception of his career, a ‘Black Sheep’ story, backstory of his family
21:36 - “My grandma is my God”
22:40 - Why DeeBaby doesn’t like “Marz," but has to perform it because it's so popular
24:54 - The moment ‘Junkie Mode’ has created for him, difference between ‘The Black Sheep’
27:54 - Deebaby cherishing every facet of his life
28:48 - Deebaby taking mushrooms on accident, “needed that mushroom trip… I felt so free”
31:11 - “As far as my career, I feel like I’m doing it all over again”
31:28 - Influence of chopped n’ screwed music, Pimp C, DJ Screw, Fat Pat, other reference points
33:00 - OhGeesy shoutout, Deebaby loves country music
35:13 - “I wish I could watch myself [on stage] sometimes. I wish I could go in the third person and really feel what I’m saying… I want to feel what everybody else feels.”
36:19 - Deebaby’s creative process
38:10 - Being a “Vampire,” “I don’t like the sun,” going vegan in 2020, how it relates to long days in the studio
41:35 - Message for Our Generation