The DMV Daily Interviews: RichShad

Three things we don’t know about you?

I was a football athlete and was set to go to penn state before my car accident that left me with a skull injury/concussion. I made my first song at 7 years old with my uncle who had a song on the radio in the 90s/early 2000s. I had bad anger management problems and went to jail twice for fighting in public

Define you in five words.

– Ambitious
– Energetic
– Humorous
– Animated
– Crazy In A Bottle

Favorite pre-studio traditions?

Lots Of Weed Smoke (Og Kush) preferred choice. I usually listen to the beat about 20 times before i start recording. I don’t eat before sessions. I try to wear my best outfit while recording!

Pre-performance traditions?

A shot of henny, more weed smoke! I don’t eat before shows. I pray to the most high.

Top five biggest musical influences?

Bone Thugs N’ Harmony
Tupac Shakur
Michael Jackson
Lil Wayne
Nirvana

What was a scary moment in your life?

High School Senior Year was the scariest time in my life cause I didn’t know what I would do with myself after graduation. Back then, I had my pops in my ear encouraging me to go to college but I didn’t even have a clue what I wanted from school. All I wanted to do was make music. I was leaving school early to mess with girls a lot, I wasn’t doing any drugs back then.

Artists and media personalities you like to work with more?

I’d like to work with Rico Nasty, she’s a taurus like me I think our energies could be powerful on a track. Plus, she’s from the DMV so that’s cool. I’m a big fan of ASAP Rocky’s creativity, so that would be cool to work in that environment. Honestly, I want to collaborate with anyone who has the same work ethic and energy as me. And as long as the product is good I’m with it! Especially in the DMV.

Any Shout outs?

Shoutout to N808 (@_playit) prolly wanna of my most inspiring friends i got! He moved out cali to make the dream happen faster and i respect him always for that! Shout out to blueprint studios they shown me a lot of love there and i developed a lot of my sound there. Shoutout to @djjaisyncere for helping me manage my craft and get more organized. She believed in the dream from the start an has done so much to support! Shout out to my girlfriend kiana, she showed me that you can actually grind and hustle and still have time for love. Even tho she get on my nerves we both got the same mindset on winning and gonna be on top together soon!

Spell out each letter in your artist name with a word of your choosing.

Rich
Intellect
Charisma
Hustle
Smart
Hungry
Ambitious
Driven

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