If a narrative begins with “Alright, so increase,” it’s about to be an excellent one.
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That’s the vibe of our brand-new podcast of the identical identify, hosted by Nzinga Imani, Rae Holliday and Janeé Bolden. Digging into the origin tales of celebs is form of our factor, and each week, we’ll go into all of the behind-the-scenes particulars about your faves.
Memphis rapper Gloss Up was the visitor on Episode 5 of BOSSIP’s, Alright, So… BOOM! podcast and it was really a present to the hosts. We began out our interview by asking the High quality Management rapper about uncommon celeb encounters and found she had a really latest run-in with Houston hottie Megan Thee Stallion.
“I simply met Megan the stallion the opposite day,” Gloss Up advised the ASB pod. “That’s my favourite rapper. We went to Hottieween I wasn’t gonna go as a result of we have been taking pictures all day and I wished to get my hair achieved.l. I used to be crying actually. She was hugging me the entire time. I’ve been loving that woman since she got here out.”
Gloss might have misplaced her cool assembly Meg, however she says she nonetheless stays all the way down to earth regardless of inhabiting the identical house as her faves, like Meg, and Lil Child, whose tour she simply completed as an opener.
“I nonetheless really feel regular,” Gloss mentioned. “I don’t wish to really feel like no celeb. I’m being myself and I simply don’t obtained time for that. I’m not no faux individual.”
Gloss Up has had a banner yr, which additionally included a a lot coveted spot performing within the BET hip-hop cyper. She says she loved the expertise however revealed it additionally got here with a number of challenges.
“It’s so loopy as a result of they gave me Latto’s beat, ‘Put It On The Flooring,’” Gloss recalled. “I had every week to put in writing to the beat. I had already did a freestyle to it, however you possibly can’t curse so I knew I couldn’t do my previous verse or no matter however I obtained to LA and the hour earlier than [recording] they modified my beat. I needed to change my entire verse and bear in mind it now. I obtained loads of respect on it. Everyone is aware of that’s considered one of my specialties, that I may freestyle.”
Like pal and fellow Memphis rapper, GloRilla, Gloss Up grabbed the trade’s consideration with somewhat assist from producer HitKidd as one of many 4 rappers featured on Shabooya , however she revealed she’s not new to this as her rap roots go very deep.
“I’ve been rapping since I used to be somewhat woman,” Gloss Up advised ASB. “Since like 2008. I used to be at all times rapping. Me and my greatest pal, we was doing songs collectively, me and the women was doing songs collectively. We dropped “Set The Tone,” first, that track did good and we have been simply feeling the vitality, we finna blow… We simply saved feeling it. I obtained pregnant back-to-back. I form of took like somewhat break or no matter. My child was like 6 weeks wow and Glo dropped “FNF.” He checked out her and seen all the opposite ladies, so for some cause, he seen me and was like, ‘I need the chubby one.’ He hit me up, HitKidd, hit me up and he was like, ‘You prepared to your second?’ After we discovered that Glo obtained signed, he was like, ‘You prepared to your second?’ I’m like, ‘Yeah what’s up?’ I got here down right here, met up with him a number of instances and I knew this was what I wished to do.”
We requested Gloss Up about her inventive course of and the way she likes to work. She advised us that she’s tried loads of completely different approaches, together with going to the studio underneath the affect, to see what works greatest however mentioned finally the most important factor has simply been approaching the studio like a job.
‘Actually you gotta make me mad for me to only go ham,” Glossiana mentioned. “I write my greatest songs in my automotive however I am going to the studio daily as a result of I’m attempting to maintain my momentum going. I attempt to do two songs each night time. Typically I can go in and freestyle however currently I’ve been like, ‘Simply give me this beat, I’m gonna go sit in my automotive and I simply write in my automotive after which I am going within the studio. When I was in Memphis, I’d take my youngsters to high school and I was writing in my automotive after which I’d go to the studio like as soon as every week, however now I am going on a regular basis. I don’t care if I am going and don’t do nothing, if I am going to the studio and fall asleep, not less than I’m there. I am going get my hair achieved at studio, lengthy as I’m there. I’ll get my nails achieved, your hair achieved. I simply gotta make my physique be like, ‘Hey that is your job.”
Gloss additionally revealed plans for a bunch effort that may function her “Shabooya” squad, that’s tentatively titled Homegirls, in addition to her solo upcoming venture, which is presently slated for a primary quarter launch.
“I’m dropping my very own venture once more in direction of the start of the yr,” Gloss advised Alright, So… BOOM! “I obtained like a line up of singles. I feel I obtained some some sh*t.”
All in all of the younger MC and mom is completely satisfied on the path she’s taken and sees a brilliant future forward.
“The whole lot has actually been going good, it’s like attempting to get like my household on board, like my youngsters dad and stuff like that,” Gloss Up advised ASB. “That’s the one downside I’ve been having. You understand folks be feeling some sort of whenever you’re going up. I’m attempting to learn to be alone. However my youngsters rising up is making life simpler for me as a result of they may feed themselves, they’re attempting to go to the pot now. I can go to the shop they usually each stroll in. I ain’t gotta be carrying them. It’s simpler now … I like these items for me as a result of I ain’t by no means been alone. Actually I nonetheless ain’t alone, I similar to the truth that I’m getting on the market speaking to new folks studying new stuff about myself, studying to not settle.”
Gloss additionally revealed some nice recommendation she obtained from her A&R/supervisor Wayno and J.Cole.
“Do my homework, on like on the older rap, when you hold learning, you’re gonna continue to grow,” Gloss revealed. “That was one of the best recommendation. Additionally he advised me don’t be so arduous on myself, like it doesn’t matter what I see on the Web simply keep true to myself.”
For all the small print, and a reasonably wild story about dwelling “FNF” you’ve obtained to take a look at the total episode of Alright, So… Growth! HERE or on Apple and Spotify podcasts.
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