Next up on #YoungCalifornia’s featured DJ is Bootleg Kev from Pheonix, Arizona who just joined the Real 92.3 family in Los Angeles! Make sure you hit the jump to learn about how he became a DJ, his biggest influences, how he got his name, his favorite part of being a DJ, his favorite tracks from the West Coast and a lot more! Read more…
Bootleg Kev sat down with G-Eazy before his performance in Tampa last week and they spoke on a variety of things. They speak on him getting snubbed from XXL’s Freshman cover, his attention to detail in everything involving his brand and trying to be the “Rap Game Steve Jobs”, how important it is to be on tour with Bay Area legend E-40, who some of his influences are outside of the Bay Are (including Illmatic being his favorite album ever and Kanye being the G.O.A.T. in his opinion) and much more.
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ScHoolboy chops it up with Bootleg Kev about having the #1 album in the country w/ Oxymoron, including his daughter throughout the theme of the album, having Suga Free on his album, his battle w/ popping pills and staying clean off of lean, already getting ready to record his 2nd album, and what happened when he met Kanye West for the first time last week in Austin, Texas.
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Bootleg Kev sat down with YG to speak about the recent success of his new single “My Hitta,” the Def Jam run around he has been going through the last few years, his debut album ‘My Krazy Life,’ people stealing him and DJ Mustard’s sound, his Madden skills, and much more!
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In part 1 of Bootleg Kev’s interview with TDE’s own Ab-Soul, they speak on his Pete Rock Tattoo, his favorite albums of all time, why he threatened to leave Black Hippy in regards to the XXL cover, and much more! Hit the jump to see part two where they talk about his new upcoming album, growing up in a record store, the possibility of a collaboration album with Danny Brown & ASAP Rocky, being the only artist on TDE that is 100% independent and more![more…]
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Live from The House Of Hit and Hit-Boy’s Studio, Bootleg Kev got to sit down with Audio Push to discuss all things #ComeAsYouAre. They speak about their jerking past and being grateful that they didn’t blow up in the past, why they chose the title ‘Come As You Are’, the “Shine” music video and Oktane playing Smokey from Friday, what they learned from going on tour with Lil Wayne and T.I., their work ethic, how T.I.’s verse came to be for “Theme Song.” Hit the jump to learn more![more…]
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In part 2 of the interview they speak on Audio Push dropping a debut album in 2014, how ‘Come As You Are’ stacks up agains the rest of hip hop, how Oktane and Price Tag met up, how Audio Push’s relationship with Hit-Boy started, what it’s like working with Hit-Boy and his creative process, how they got Joey Badass and Vic Mensa on the project, and much more above.
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Bootleg Kev had the chance to interview Funk Volume’s top dog Hopsin last month while he was on #TheFuckItTour with Yelawolf. In the extensive interview they speak on a ton of topics that include: his relationship with Yelawolf, why he took him so long to complete his album ‘Knock Madness,’ how having a girlfriend effected his rap career in a negative way, his thoughts on Eminem’s new album, why he doesn’t care about burning bridges in hip hop, and he also flirts with the idea of quitting rap and moving to Australia to have a normal life! Peep more after the jump! [more…]
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