You were quoted saying you feel like “Let Me Find Out,” is your weakest track, why is that?
Doe B: “I mean, because, it was a track I made in twenty minutes. It was a track I didn’t take serious. But when I put it out there, ya know, everyone in my city loved it, they was into it. When I put my second mix tape up I wasn’t even going to but they were like ‘put it on the mix tape thats going to be the one’ and we rolled it as a single. I got a call from New York.”
You reference New York Knicks players such as Amare Stoudemire [Kemosabe] and Tyson Chandler [Patrick Swayze], are you a fan of the Knicks?
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Doe B: “Nah, I’m not a Knicks fan, but Amare…he got talent, ya know. I watch Stoudemire, shout out to the Knicks too.”
Was your second chance at life influential in naming your mix tape ‘Baby Jesus’?
Doe B: “Honestly, there was no real inspiration,” but then references ODB, who may have been a slight influence stating that “[ODB] called himself ‘Baby Jesus’ and it was kind of funny to me, ya know? I used to call myself that, it wasn’t nothing serious. I didn’t know what to call my mix tape so I called it that. I was scared there would be controversy on me calling it that and once I seen the cover I was like ‘I gotta do it.'”
How was working with one of your biggest inspirations, one-half of the Big Tymers; Mannie Fresh?
Doe B: “It was crazy getting to collab on his beats and after listening to them I knew I liked them. It was like a dream come true. My favorite producer, who flew out of town to really put in work and vibe with me. “
You say you’re a “studio rat” a hustleholic with the mic, what do you need at all times to put in work during studio time?
Doe B: Oh man, you know I don’t do no drugs..I drink lean..but nothing in the studio. All I need like snacks, ha, and I really like to be in the studio ALONE. I just need the beat, ha”
Whats a major goal you’d like to accomplish before 2014?
Doe B: I have a goal every year, but id say is to be the best, hottest rapper next year. I want to be the most talked about, the best up-and-comer, and I want the momentum to go our way.
Outside of Hustle Gang, what’s one artist you’d like to collaborate with?
Doe B: “Master P, man. Id like to sit down, holla at P to see for him what it took because I’d love to gain [knowledge] from him.”
What have you learned from T.I. since working with him?
Doe B: “Being professional. He’s just professional at everything he does. I never felt the moves I was making needed to be perfect, ya know when working with the camera, I just thought ‘go with the flow’ you know, i been trying to be the interview killa hahah just to be the best at everything.”
Are you a fan of the Crimson Tide?
Doe B: “Yeah, championship state, man, we winning right now. I’m going to be honest with you…my team, that i liked since i was young has been the Miami Hurricanes. We’ve [Miami Hurricanes] have been downhill for a couple of years now but my state is winning so how could i go on tv rocking a miami hurricane jersey saying their my favorite team. Alabama gotta be my favorite team, ha.”
When asked to reveal something about his current upcoming project, Doe B responded by saying:
Doe B: “I’ll tell you one thing bruh, Im not working on no album, no mix tape, no single. Im just working i just love going to the studio to make music. If they [interscope] say they need a single i just don’t work on any particular single, I work cus i don’t know what will come out. Always prepared for any kind of moment.”
