DogStar - ARKOOLIN

Are you from

Minnesota, born in Minnesota? Yeah, I was born in St.

Paul, Minnesota, you know, on the greater east side.

You know, that's where I was raised at.

You know, moved, you know, to Minneapolis during high school.

But, you know, I'm always from St. Paul, you know.

let's keep it early years then uh do you have musical memories uh when you were a little kid in st paul does uh anybody have good music taste growing up who influenced you

or bad music taste that you're right my dad and my mom definitely had good music taste you know especially my dad you know he listened to a lot of the life jennings you know um my mom you know she was a she was like a young money young money girl you know I always heard Lil Wayne in the car I always heard Beyonce even though she's not young money I always heard you know Drake I always heard you know Jay Z in the car J. Cole and I always heard you know the good rappers the lyrical rappers you know

That's awesome.

Were either of them artistic or musical at all? My

dad actually

rap battled.

Whoa.

Yeah, he rap battled, yeah.

What's his? They call him Gino.

Okay, okay.

Free

my dad, yeah.

Oh, man.

Yeah, definitely.

Free pops.

But yeah, so that must have been an influence.

Did you have any friends who were interested in music or arts growing up? My

cousin, you know, he did music with us.

My other cousin, he was on and off on music.

Are you from

Minnesota, born in Minnesota? Yeah, I was born in St.

Paul, Minnesota, you know, on the greater east side.

You know, that's where I was raised at.

You know, moved, you know, to Minneapolis during high school.

But, you know, I'm always from St. Paul, you know.

let's keep it early years then uh do you have musical memories uh when you were a little kid in st paul does uh anybody have good music taste growing up who influenced you

or bad music taste that you're right my dad and my mom definitely had good music taste you know especially my dad you know he listened to a lot of the life jennings you know um my mom you know she was a she was like a young money young money girl you know I always heard Lil Wayne in the car I always heard Beyonce even though she's not young money I always heard you know Drake I always heard you know Jay Z in the car J. Cole and I always heard you know the good rappers the lyrical rappers you know

That's awesome.

Were either of them artistic or musical at all? My

dad actually

rap battled.

Whoa.

Yeah, he rap battled, yeah.

What's his? They call him Gino.

Okay, okay.

Free

my dad, yeah.

Oh, man.

Yeah, definitely.

Free pops.

But yeah, so that must have been an influence.

Did you have any friends who were interested in music or arts growing up? My

cousin, you know, he did music with us.

My other cousin, he was on and off on music.