Reel Notes w/ CineMasai jerrard (fka Danny Watts) | S4 Episode 8
My guest this week is Houston rapper jerrard, fka Danny Watts. We spoke about Dune Part 2, finding beats on YouTube and Twitch streams, the Look Who’s Talking series, Baby’s Day Out, Powder, downloading music on Limewire, coming up on east coast hip-hop, quitting his job to work with California rapper-producer Jonwayne, and the journey from his debut album Black Boy Meets World to adopting the name jerrard and releasing his next project here’s what i been doin. Come fuck with us.
here's what i been doin is available wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen. Consider copping it directly from jerrard's Bandcamp. Follow him on Twitter (@midnamejerrard) and Instagram (@middlenamejerrard)
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