I ain’t trying to show niggas I’m tough on the Internet that’s for a nigga to see when he run up here playing.ĭX: True. I fuck with people, and that’s what I spread throughout the Internet. I’m a Memphis nigga who motivate the streets. Yo Gotti: I promote music and who I really am on the Internet. But there’s also all of the negatives you just pointed out. If you do, you’re a straight up, damn fool.ĭX: You mentioned the Internet, and it can be a great tool for building your fan base and prolonging your career. Where I’m from that’s insane… Any nigga I see tweeting about it ain’t finna really do that. I see niggas just abusing it by talking reckless on Twitter, putting guns up on the Internet and on Facebook and talking about what you’re gonna do to the next man. It’s a culture, a way of thinking and shit that you stand on. They talk about they’re hood or this and that, but to me all that shit is a way of life. The Internet done changed a lot of things, and I’ve watched so many niggas portray themselves as gangstas and use that name in vain.
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Yo Gotti: I think niggas are forgetting the code of the streets. HipHopDX: We should probably start with your latest mixtape, which begins with “Gangstas Don’t Talk.” What made you feel the need to break it down to basics and tell people the G-Code line for line? Yo Gotti Admonishes Rappers To Stop Abusing The G-Code The Memphis native will continue touring until his album hits shelves, but between now and then, he has plenty to say about how he achieved his success. “The best thing I can do for them is to show them what I’m doing,” Gotti says. And Gotti has set up a November 19 release of his I Am album with a mixtape, a 40-city tour and another “Hot 100” charting single in the Young Jeezy-assisted “Act Right.” As it turns out, Gotti approaches divulging his career highlights to journalists and fans the same way he approaches advising artists on his label. The 2009 singles “5 Star Chick” and “Women Lie, Men Lie” both made cameos on Billboard magazine’s “Hot 100” charts, with former enjoying a seven-week stint. I’m an executive first, and I know what’s going on.”Īs such, he met executive to executive with Antonio “L.A.” Reid to bring his CMG imprint to Epic. A lot of niggas getting this shit twisted. “I pay attention to marketing, and I know what niggas is doing. “I’m very intelligent…very smart,” he says flatly. Trade secrets are one of the few things that aren’t up for discussion. He spent $400,000 buying himself out of a $40,000 contract with TVT, and also dropped an undisclosed amount to extricate himself from a subsequent deal with Polo Grounds/RCA. He’s been in the Rap game since 1996 and learned some valuable lessons along the way. 92.If Yo Gotti seems a bit reluctant to talk, it’s probably not a reflection on how he feels about doing press or his demeanor. The track briefly appeared on the Hot 100, never rising above No. The same goes for Quality Control recording artist Lil Baby's "My Dawg" and Blac Youngsta's "Booty," both of which are four weeks into their runs. A proven hitmaker, Wiz Khalifa and his single "Something New" just reached a fourteen week peak there at No. 35, the song has yet to appear on the Hot 100 or any other Billboard chart. Gotti's fellow Memphia rapper Moneybagg Yo has logged six weeks there with his "Doin It." Despite its current spot at No. Yet one glance at the current R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart shows several such contenders. Given Gotti's prior wins on that format, it seems likely his label hopes that listener exposure there will boost the single's streaming and digital sales prospects.Īt a time when SoundCloud sensations like Lil Pump and YBN Nahmir are making Hot 100 hits, rap singles that originate at or depend heavily on radio may seem almost antiquated. Radio performance currently accounts for between 30% and 40% of Hot 100 calculations. 24 on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, a seven week peak. Instead, it benefits heavily from radio play, as denoted by its current placement at No. Indeed, the debut Hot 100 appearance of "Juice" happened in spite of streaming performance.