Eldorado Red joins Big Bank & DJ Scream for Big Facts! He talks about his absence from the music scene, overcoming legal issues including a murder case which brought his career to a halt, & more. He reveals that much has changed & although he still is making new music, he isn’t caught up into the rapper life as much.
He talks about his start with music, transitioning from the streets and how he was stamped into the streets of Atlanta by Big Bank & Shawty Lo. Seeing Shawty Lo successfully rap and be in the streets inspired him to believe that he too could excel at both. He talks about the street mentality that helped propel some of his early success in the rap game.
Next, he speaks on the challenges he faced returning home after being released from prison. He had to turn down money due to being on house arrest and unable to travel, which forced him to think outside of the box and transition to a more CEO-minded approach and signing other artists. He admits that he was probably in the wrong headspace before his arrest to have been able to be fully successful as an artist. He talks about how having street money before getting into rap negatively affected his focus and dedication to being the best artist and says that the artists who come from nothing with no other opportunities are the ones who lock in with no distractions. He confirms that he never snitched to get out because he was at the top of the totem pole.
Next, he speaks on his relationship with the late great rapper, Doe B. He talks about them coming from the same neighborhood and him being one of Doe B’s earliest believers and invested into his music but didn’t sign him because he wanted to present him with enough money to get out of the streets. He talks about details of the longstanding feud that led to Doe B’s untimely murder while Eldorado was incarcerated and what really happened on that fateful night. He touches on his relationship with Yo Gotti and them both hailing from Ridgecrest. He talks about how them reconnecting after his release didn’t go as he planned, but that there’s no love lost.
He gives advice to the youth that you cannot have one foot in the rap game and one foot in the streets & give your all to both. He talks about his experience in prison and spending 18 months in the hole. He talks about the changes in society before and after his release and reveals that the most concerning is surveillance technology & possible ramifications for using them recklessly, from social media to live-streaming, & more. He warns on the politics of prison, and urges the youth to make smart decisions, & walk like a god. He talks about why he plans to marry the mother of his child and how the lit women on Instagram may be fun for a moment but they aren’t built to hold you down if anything goes down. He says every street nigga needs a real solid woman in their corner.
Lastly, he advises everyone to not worry so much about the world we see but to focus more on the unseen like cleaning your spirit and cleaning your heart. Be on the lookout for Eldorado Red’s new music project coming soon, A&R’d by Big Bank Black!
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