For anybody that doesn't know yet, I hail from the small state of Connecticut. We don't have a ton of dope things to call our own, but we have a few; UConn Basketball, Miss USA, the WWE, Casinos out the ass, and one of the hottest up and coming Hip Hop artists in the game right now, Chris Webby
You may know the homie for crashing DatPiff...twice, or maybe his DJ Drama hosted smash hit "Bars On Me", or maybe even his brand new EP "Homegrown" that hit #2 on iTunes, right behind his hero, the Rap God. But for the last 4 years, he's been tearing down the stage at one of our landmarks, New Haven's historic Toad's Place, every Black Friday. This year, it happened to be the first stop on his Homegrown Tour, and I got to sit down with him before the show to talk about his progression as an artist, becoming more involved in the recording process, and even who he killed off (or didn't) at the end of GTA 5. Kick back, spark up, and hit play
Duke: This is The Duke, we're here at Toad's Place New Haven, CT. Chris Webby in the building
CW: Yessir!
Duke: 4th Annual Toad's Place Black Friday Blowout. Four years ago, did you ever foresee this show being this huge?
CW: I mean, it's somehow been consistently this huge. The past 4 years have been kinda awesome. Every year it's a sellout, or damn close to it, which is pretty dope
Duke: You can't really kick off a tour with a bigger show
CW: Yea, yea, it'd be hard to do that
Duke: Lets talk Homegrown EP. So, obviously it charted VERY high out of the gate. What was it like seeing it up there with, what I presume, is a hero of yours?
CW: Oh, most definitely. That is my #1 right there, Eminem. It was awesome to see that man, it was crazy. Just being next to him on the charts is bananas. You know what I mean? Like, that's the dude that gave me the blueprint for my entire career. So that was cool. And just to be selling units is a great thing nowadays in this music industry
Duke: It's been a long journey, and you've done it so organically, that to get to this point where you're moving this many units is wild. When I listen to Homegrown, I get a little bit of a (I mean you're super versatile, every project's a little different) Southern, strip club anthem vibe
CW: Interesting
Duke: So what were you trying to do with Homegrown? Where were you trying to take it?
You may know the homie for crashing DatPiff...twice, or maybe his DJ Drama hosted smash hit "Bars On Me", or maybe even his brand new EP "Homegrown" that hit #2 on iTunes, right behind his hero, the Rap God. But for the last 4 years, he's been tearing down the stage at one of our landmarks, New Haven's historic Toad's Place, every Black Friday. This year, it happened to be the first stop on his Homegrown Tour, and I got to sit down with him before the show to talk about his progression as an artist, becoming more involved in the recording process, and even who he killed off (or didn't) at the end of GTA 5. Kick back, spark up, and hit play
Duke: This is The Duke, we're here at Toad's Place New Haven, CT. Chris Webby in the building
CW: Yessir!
Duke: 4th Annual Toad's Place Black Friday Blowout. Four years ago, did you ever foresee this show being this huge?
CW: I mean, it's somehow been consistently this huge. The past 4 years have been kinda awesome. Every year it's a sellout, or damn close to it, which is pretty dope
Duke: You can't really kick off a tour with a bigger show
CW: Yea, yea, it'd be hard to do that
Duke: Lets talk Homegrown EP. So, obviously it charted VERY high out of the gate. What was it like seeing it up there with, what I presume, is a hero of yours?
CW: Oh, most definitely. That is my #1 right there, Eminem. It was awesome to see that man, it was crazy. Just being next to him on the charts is bananas. You know what I mean? Like, that's the dude that gave me the blueprint for my entire career. So that was cool. And just to be selling units is a great thing nowadays in this music industry
Duke: It's been a long journey, and you've done it so organically, that to get to this point where you're moving this many units is wild. When I listen to Homegrown, I get a little bit of a (I mean you're super versatile, every project's a little different) Southern, strip club anthem vibe
CW: Interesting
Duke: So what were you trying to do with Homegrown? Where were you trying to take it?
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