Interview · moment 5 of 25
Growing Up on Rap, Grunge, and the Moment Music Clicked
from #223 - Lil Xan | The Tim Dillon Show · #223
3 min
Guest
They compare growing up dropping out of school, Lil Xan's love of Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, and grunge bands, and the moment his song 'Betrayed' hit a million views and he realized music could actually be a career.
- Tim's guest grew up listening to vinyl records with his dad and loved old school rap like A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, and Big L.
- Guest jokes that he dated Foxy Brown for many years right after she got out of the Firm.
- Tim mentions his inspirations were comedians like Patrice O'Neal, Bill Hicks, George Carlin, and Joan Rivers who said things he couldn't believe were possible.
- Guest didn't really know he wanted to pursue music until very late in his development.
- When he started making music, he began to appreciate the craft and realized music was something really special.
- Guest was a supporting act for friends and lesser-known artists, performing for around ten people at a time.
- The breakthrough came when he dropped a record called Betrayed on Cole Bennett's Lyrical Lemonade platform.
Foxy BrownJoan RiversBill HicksGeorge CarlinPatrice O'NealTupacDe La SoulSmashing PumpkinsNirvanaA Tribe Called QuestCole BennettBig LStephen Cannon