Trap Dickey on Getting Shot & Getting a Lazy Eye, South Carolina Come Up & More

Trap Dickey talks about his incredible come up, his upbringing, his eye incident, friendships with Akon, Shawn Cotton from SayCheese and more!

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0:00 Intro

1:20 There's only about 4000 ppl where he's from in Carolina

5:10 His mom was 14 when she had him, his pops passed away shortly after from the streets, his dad was 17

6:15 His dad was in the streets and a preacher, his grandad was a police officer

9:30 Dickey spent most his life w his grandparents, his mom was young and still in school

13:00 Dickey loved school! He used to get in more trouble at home than in school + His brother is the one who really got the first W when it comes to music

14:45 His brother, 3 yrs younger, ended up going to the Feds, so Dickey took music seriously

16:15 Dickey was trying to keep his brother off the streets, booking studio session, he didnt show up so Dickey recorded for himself instead

17:18 Dickey got arrested for firearms, where they from, the cops are on him they aint playing, "in the country, rules be easily broken by cops, cameras get cut"

21:45 People becoming cops to arrest their opps! Anyone can be a cop at 18 w a clean record

23:30 Dickey got shot before he became a rapper, wrong place wrong time, he walked into the crossfire

24:50 The bullet got stuck in his head at first, didn't feel overwhelming at first, he didn't lose conscious, after the hospital he didn't go to the doctors

25:00 Hospital visits and medical bills was way more stressful than getting shot, the paperwork, the insurance, and he didn't have the money then, he said: "If it's NOT about to kill me, let me come back later"

27:30 Dickey was never insecure about the way his eye look, if anything he stands out

32:00 Dickey on giving back to his community, and putting his area on the map, says the mayor is proud of him, and cops who arrested him before also support him

35:45 SayCheese believed in him since he got sh*t, and always showed love

38:30 Dickey got a m charge, the cops knew he had nothing to do with it, but they still questioned him, it was a scare tactic, all charges were drop

41:00 Used to rap with an eye patch, then he just stopped caring

42:15 NoFace NoName, is his cousin and he always had an eye issue, he's the life of the party everybody loves him where they from

"I know i aint as ugly as him"

43:45 Waiting for his brother to come home, he just went back coz he had a violation

44:50 For Dickey, rappin as a hustle!

45:50 IMix Nation is Dickey's engineer, he recorded so many ppl in their area, he bring ppl together

49:05 Dickey met with a few labels, his money is growing rn but he's open to sign, Dickey suggest to go to a label meeting prepared and professional

55:40 Dickey and Akon are super close! It's like big bro "that's my Daaawg!" they know each other's families + Snoop as well that was major

59:00 How he promoted his song "Blue Devil" and it grew after the On The Radar freestyle

+ Working on his project, he has so much cooking he can't share but he says big names

1:06:45 Dickey's mom side is from Phily + Dickey is super cool with Skrilla

1:08:00 Dickey is checking up on Crip Mac, says he's looking forward to see him out again

1:09:00 Dickey loves Lil Dickey and would love to link up

S/O all the Carolina artists

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