Domo Genesis joins Jeff Weiss & Free at Gold Diggers in LA to talk about deleting his social media accounts, disappearing to travel and connect with nature for a year, picking up a running addiction, and how he came back with a clear head. He also touches on Odd Future’s early years, meeting Tyler, The Creator, making “No Idols” with Alchemist, the meaning behind his SCRAM! album title, major labels vs. independence, Young Thug, Tupac, Kurupt, self-doubt, music as therapy, and not riding coattails. 00:00 Intro 1:45 Running 2:20 Growing up in LA 3:55 Meeting Tyler, The Creator & the rest of Odd Future 5:58 Early music influences & Tupac 8:24 West Coast Hip-Hop 10:10 Skram album & running 13:40 Rappers he wanted to be like 16:44 How hip-hop’s evolved 18:00 Young Thug 19:00 Major label vs. Independence 21:36 Evidence and Graymatter 23:13 ‘No Idols’ & Working with Alchemist 25:30 Not riding coattails 30:10 What inspires him 32:25 Friendship w/ Tyler, The Creator 34:20 Deleting social media 37:10 What he’s grateful for, self-doubt 38:10 What people got wrong about his role in Odd Future 39:03 Music as therapy 41:25 Nature 44:15 Lightning Round
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