Long Beach rapper $tupid Young joins Jeff Weiss & Free at Gold Diggers in LA to reminisce about meeting Drakeo before either of them started rapping, how TikTok has changed music, how “Mando” ft. Mozzy changed his life, meeting 50 Cent, and why he wants to become the “Asian Jay-Z.” He also delves deep into Cambodia’s fascinating and overlooked culture & history, including his family’s escape from Pol Pot’s genocide. He also calls out the fake side of the music industry and explains how Nipsey Hussle set an independent blueprint for LA.

Shout out to https://www.gold-diggers.com/ for hosting the show!

0:00 - Intro 

00:54 - Taking a break from music 

4:59 - Meeting Drakeo the Ruler

17:41 - How "Mando" with Mozzy changed everything 

20:09 - How TikTok & content culture are ruining music 

24:08 - Cambodian genocide and his grandparents' escape 

32:02 - Asian Rappers

36:57 - Staying independent: following Nipsey's blueprint 

39:42 - Meeting 50 Cent

43:58 - Unpopular Truth

49:13 - Lightning Round

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