#215 - GAWD INTERVIEW

Listen/Watch on: Apple Podcasts / Spotify / YouTube

As soon as I first heard a beat from today’s guest, GAWD, off of MIKE’s Burning Desire… I was immediately intrigued.

I needed to hear more of this nutty, oddball, and infinitely creative sound. So over the past few years since, I’ve dove into GAWD’s catalog as both a producer and a rapper and mined some real gold, within a stupidly prolific discography under various artistic monikers (GAWD, 65 Cent, Trick Racer, and many more).

In this episode, we discuss the unique world-building in GAWD’s art, his sense of humour and affinity for geese, his prolific output that has slowed in recent years, and some of his recent marquee releases in ONCE IN A PINK MOON as 65 Cent, and collaborating with the electric WiFiGawd on their latest collaborative album, Hot as Hell 3.

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*timestamps provided for YouTube version

The Plug (0:56).

The Interview (2:36).

GAWD’s affinity for Quasimoto dolls and geese (2:45).

GAWD’s Virginia upbringing (7:32).

GAWD and Iceland (10:48).

World-building in GAWD’s music (14:08).

GAWD’s nutty production sound (16:03).

GAWD’s influence on Rage, and other high-distortion rap styles (18:21).

GAWD’s loose, unstructured style of rapping (23:18).

GAWD’s prolific creative output (30:58).

Inspiration for the 65-track opus, ONCE IN A PINK MOON (35:16).

Collaborating with WiFiGawd (42:32).

The sound and vibe of Hot as Hell 3 (47:06).

Upcoming projects / tour dates / merch (50:59).

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Buy ONCE IN A PINK MOON here.

Stream Hot as Hell 3 here.

Stream GAWD's music here.

Follow GAWD on Twitter here.

Follow GAWD on Instagram here.

Intro/Outro beat by: BLOODBLIXING

Video animation by: Big Flowers