Ed Dolo on Signing to Quality Control, Convincing Bankroll Freddie to Rap,Takeoff's Passing & More

Dec 31, 2022

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Ed Dolo sits down with T-Rell about signing to QC, Back on Fig, his upbringing, and more.

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00:00 Intro

0:00 Dolo on being recognized on the street after being on T-Rell's "Back on Fig"

3:13 Dolo on being from Arkansas and the experience of coming from a super small town

6:43 Dolo on only seeing Los Angeles in movies and never thinking he would ever be in California

10:21 Early childhood and being raised by his grandmother who was actually the "candy lady" in the hood

13:15 Dolo breaks down his relationship with his father and says: "Arkansas is full of hustlers"

17:15 Studying the business aspect of music and being extremely proactive in the studio

22:55 Dolo is convinced that Bankroll Freddie started rapping because he already had the image and notoriety

25:50 Dolo reacts to Bankroll Freddie's father getting indicted on federal charges

31:40 Dolo speaks on apologizing to BIGCHAP TV and T-Rell calls him the "Akademiks of Arkansas"

35:10 Ed says Eddie Valero is the hardest upcoming artist out of Memphis right now

36:40 Dolo recalls how he met P from Quality Control and what made him decide to sign him

42:00 Getting signed in the middle of 2020 when labels weren't looking to sign rappers and getting his Quality Control chain

43:31 What's the communication process within Quality Control if you're looking for a feature from a label mate?

45:01 T-Rell and Ed break down P's great ear for music and his talent of being an A&R

49:31 Dolo says Rod Wave is one of his favorite artists right now

50:40 Dolo on starting his own label and already having his first few artists that he's signed

55:03 Dolo on the impact of Takeoff's passing and the label as a whole

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