8/18/2023 0 Comments Woo logo pop smoke![]() ![]() Me being in the stu, I live in the stu now. Really and truly, I like to workout or I’ll go visit him. People tell me to get over it, but it’s not really. Everyday, I’m trying to find a way to work. It was heartbreaking, it's still heartbreaking. When you found out the news about Pop’s passing, how did you cope? I was able to speak to him and put him in this video. While we’re shooting the video, he called in the midst of it. When my boy RJ called me at the video shoot, he put a smile on my face. Now, I got some new heat in the stash for the fans. From doing that, I watched everything and I learned. For them to tell me what I should work on, what I'm good at and what they really want to hear from me. Showing them different flows and versatility. I dropped the mixtape to show my fans what I'm about and what I've got. I got "Tom Brady" out right now, that's a part of my Smoke Will Never Clear mixtape. What vibe were you on creating “Tom Brady”? It was either "Dior" or "Welcome to the Party.” That "Welcome to the Party” gets the crowd going. I ain't gonna lie, the fans in Boston go crazy. The craziest show was when we went to Boston. We rocked the crowd at every show, or so we felt. when we’re on a stage, rocking the crowds performing. ![]() Waking up, seeing artists I used to watch on TV, all types of stuff like that. Every day, waking up and doing new things with him. What was it like seeing Pop’s career skyrocket? I'm like “nah,” that's when I really told him “you gotta really take this shit seriously.” Once he seen everybody’s telling him that, he took that to the next level. It was the "Got It On Me" freestyle or one of them. One day, we’re going to the city on the train and he rapped me a freestyle. He’d pick me up, he'll be rapping his little freestyles to me. If you’re not built for it, don't come to play. We played for different teams but when we’d link up, we‘d play street football. We used to play football, we were good at football. You go outside and you look good, you tell that person Woo. We all live a lifestyle, you know? You got a nice car, you look good, that's Woo. He brought it out in the world and made it what it is now. But Pop brought it back, he brought it out there. It's been around for a couple of years now, from way before me and Pop's times. The Woo’s been around, ain’t going to lie. We clicked from there.Ĭan you bring us back to when the Woo really originated? He introduced Pop to all of us 4 or 5 years ago. It was through one of my friend's other friends. How did you and Pop Smoke meet initially? Got some Jamaican blood in me.Īre we going to hear reggae in your music? Growing up, I listened to a lot of Meek Mill, 50 Cent, Jay Z, and a lot of reggae. Who were you bumping that made you want to do it? Yeah, I gotta show love to the fans and the people that see what I'm doing. I started rapping when Pop Smoke passed, but I always had a passion for music growing up. Growing up, going to school, you just seen everything. Read below as we discuss his biggest influences, friendship with Pop Smoke, recording with the Woo, the meaning behind “Tom Brady,” fatherhood, and more!īrooklyn is everything. Fast forward to today, Dread has a standout feature on Pop’s critically-acclaimed Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon album, collaborating together on “Woo Year.”įlaunt caught up with Dread Woo via Instagram Live, who was posted in Brooklyn where it was raining. Talk about full circle: Dread and Pop used to play football together on the field. Most recently, Dread unleashed his newest single and visual called “Tom Brady,” inspired by the talents of the famed professional football player. Regardless, his lyrics tell his story as someone who came from the trenches and turned their life for the better, seeing music as not only an escape, but a means of income to take care of himself and his loved ones. The rising star arrives with his own version of New York drill crossed with R&B, adding melody and harmony and sprinkling in elements of UK grime. In fact, it was Pop’s death that led Dread to making music in the first place. Insert Dread Woo, the Brooklyn native who’s here to represent the Woo forever. While Pop Smoke may not be with us anymore, his legacy will live on forever. ![]()
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