MudBaby Ru on West Memphis, Gun Class, Gucci Mane Blocking Him & More

Dec 20, 2022

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Mudbaby Ru is going way up right now and has plenty of eyes on him! He sits down with Adam and Lush to talk about his rise, being from West Memphis, Arkansas, his plans on signing a deal, lyricism, being a country boy, and more. https://www.instagram.com/mudbaby_ru/

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00:00 Intro

2:00 MudBaby on the impact of his "Famous Animal Tv" freestyle had on his career

5:29 Growing up in West Memphis and how the Walmart parking lot was always popping

6:23 MudBaby speaks on forgiving his father for not being around and focusing on the people that actually supported him

8:35 MudBaby talks being drawn to a lot of Chicago music

9:30 Adam asks MudBaby if Three 6 Mafia still matters to the younger generation of rappers coming out of Memphis

12:32 MudBaby on not really getting in trouble when he was younger because he never got caught

14:30 The pressure in Memphis to get involved in the streets

20:42 MudBaby on not really listening to Yo Gotti or Young Dolph growing up and gravitating towards more Chicago music

22:23 MudBaby on tapping in with other up and coming artists from his area

26:20 MudBaby on how Facebook still being a big thing in Memphis

27:02 MudBaby reacts to Lush playing his music on the No Jumper stream which ended up landing the interview

28:42 Thinking about dumbing down his music because he felt like people couldn't comprehend some of his punchlines

33:03 Mudbaby on the cultural difference between LA and Memphis, having to repeat himself a lot and feeling like a country boy while he's out here

34:40 MudBaby credits his lyricism to his open mind when it comes to listening to music

37:34 MudBaby on being offered to sign to Gucci Mane for $50k and a chain, getting blocked by him on social media, and telling Gucci he should sign his homie instead

41:32 MudBaby says he'd rather sign to a major label than an artist

42:39 MudBaby on the moves he needs to make right now to get to the next level

43:53 Not wanting to move to LA, still having plans to move out of the hood, and wanting to move to the outskirts of Georgia

45:20 MudBaby on if he had the opportunity, he would never fumble a Drake verse

48:31 Mudbaby on how coming from the mud inspired his artist name

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