Video summary
In this conversation, Headhuncho reflects on the rich history of Dallas hip-hop while defining his vision for a "New Dallas" movement that emphasizes unity and collective success. He contrasts the current era with the past, noting that while legendary artists from the old school like Chief Keef, Street Fame, and Legend did their own thing without interfering in others' business, the new generation is focused on staying together to avoid the fragmentation that occurred previously. Headhuncho explains that this new movement represents a group of artists from diverse neighborhoods coming together on one accord, ensuring that no internal conflict undermines their progress as they strive to reach the top of the industry.
The dialogue also delves into the personal significance of specific locations and memories tied to the city's culture, particularly the "Greenhouse" on Fraser Street. Headhuncho describes this house not just as a physical location but as a family hub where he spent time sitting on the porch with his father and grandmother, drawing motivation from their hustle. He shares a poignant story about how, after his mother passed away, he was able to recall the specific tastes of her cooking by thinking about her actions in the kitchen, illustrating how sensory memories can trigger deep emotional recollections. This connection to his roots serves as a reminder that while people and places change, the lessons learned from family and community remain vital for future success.
Looking toward the future, Headhuncho discusses his upcoming album release, which he promises will feature high-quality tracks without any filler songs, ensuring every track is strong enough to stand on its own. He addresses the common pressure artists face to create specific songs for different demographics, such as club bangers or tracks for ladies, stating that while he does produce music for clubs, his primary goal is to motivate listeners and make them feel good regardless of their mood. He emphasizes that his sound is uniquely "Huncho," designed to inspire action and positivity, rather than conforming to a formulaic approach where every song must target a specific audience segment.
Ultimately, the video concludes with Headhuncho's commitment to honoring the legacy of the old school while paving the way for a better future for Dallas music. He acknowledges that previous generations had their ups and downs but insists that the current group is dedicated to learning from those mistakes to maintain unity and respect among peers. By collaborating with legends like Chief Keef on unreleased tracks and paying homage to the pioneers who came before, Headhuncho aims to create a sustainable environment where artists support one another rather than compete destructively. His message is clear: the new Dallas movement is about building a stronger, more cohesive image for the city by sticking together and ensuring that everyone has a chance to succeed without falling into old patterns of division.
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so you got to give it up to these guys
who what about the Chiefs who didn't
really get into nobody else's
stuff
Street and stayed clear and he did his
thing so you can't really leave him
Legend like and D I can't forget about
the
RO I'm saying these guys was all them
Legend fat pimp everybody that's right
one
one what do you think about when people
look at you and say you you know you the
new Dallas like explain to me what the
new Dallas represent to you new Dallas
is right now is it's a group of artists
coming together from different hoods all
on one Accord we all trying to get to
the top Unity you know what I'm saying
ain't no hating going on we all sticking
together and we just we got the city
behind us that's that's was going on new
Del I heard you saying the verse y'all
not on that messiest you know what I'm
saying no we ain't on no messy type time
or none of that like you know what I'm
saying we we are when we with each other
we strategizing we need to be doing this
you got to show this week we need to be
there that's we on you know I'm saying
we on some fly get money you know I'm
saying we we trying to get to the top
it's m's on the floor know yeah I seen Z
I think zilli there do in your video and
all that like that stuff matter man like
that's kind of like the way the you know
the the the whole thing happened in
Dallas on that earlier part when it come
to the the the yellow beeses and uh
traps and mo threes and uh what's that
boy go Yayo like you seen that movement
earli on then before that you seen tomt
and Big Tuck and all these different
people that were rocking out back then
in the you know uh uh shoot I'm going
say Gator Man and and and just a whole
Litany of guys they came up as peers and
to see you guys with this new you know
new Dallas movement is something that
that was need and was refreshing to see
you know what I mean so I appreciate
that sure yeah yeah so what's the when
when all y'all y'all got a Anthem
together yet y'all ain't put nothing
together all as a whole all us on there
we ain't got one y got to come on with
it man got some like okay he on her he
on her you know but all us we working on
it right now that'll be hard I love to
see that man like you the first new
Dallas dude been been brought on brought
to me like there a bunch of them I've
been on the phones but like I said uh
you you had strong influence over here
so I was like okay I got to get him here
then when I ran the check on you they
were like man you got to do him you got
to do him all the dudes that I talk to
so you got a lot of respect from people
who not even you know may not even be
just in Dallas but watching Dallas too
so yeah you know Trill talk no pill talk
one of them I I hit him I say man you
know this dude he like man you got to
you got to interview him man he one of
them ones man he his music nice cuz you
got to real I be tapped Out i' be back
ducked off you know what I'm saying but
if I if I'm brought if somebody brings
you to my attention that's when I'll go
research and start looking you know what
I'm saying and that's that's how that be
so when L de hit me up and different
people you know saying how good the
music was looking into the music it was
dope you know what I mean so thank you
yeah I keep hearing about this new
Dallas you know old Dallas and stuff
like that how you think about what's the
differ difference between the new Dallas
movement compared to what the old Dallas
used to be you
know the old Dallas you know they was on
some Unity stuff too but you know what
whatever happened when it broke up you
know we just trying to make sure that
don't happen you know what I'm saying we
just make sure everybody on one Accord
ain't nobody you know what I'm saying I
like that getting into it or SLE don't
like each other we just makeing sure we
all on s Court like oh new D they did
they thing you know I'm saying still
doing their thing you know we pay hmage
to them all the time you know what I'm
saying but we just making sure everybody
so you learn from their mistakes yeah
for sure
trying to create a better future for
Dallas for sure better image better
image yeah I like that for Dallas yeah
like I said we had some hiccups but it
was some great times man when you go
back I'm old so you know from Quint
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black to all the different people
Nemesis
busy all these people you know what I
mean like there's been a lot of people
that were signature dudes you know in
the Dallas Market so you know of course
we going to have people going to have
their ups and downs in every hood you
know what I'm saying but Dallas on a
whole that was the whole purpose of just
trying to you got people that look like
Don Chief and all these people that had
some good runs man that did some great
things you know what I'm saying like so
you got to give it up to these guys who
what about the Chiefs who didn't really
get into nobody else's stuff big homie I
mean that street Fame I done seen that
big chain and and stayed clear and he
did his thing so you can't really leave
him out Legend like and D I can't forget
about
D I'm saying these guys was all them
Legend fat pimp everybody that's right
they one one yeah some sometimes like
when you look at them Luchi
poy you got some signature moves so I
just don't want to I mean yell dope too
like but all of them and and mo three
was dope all guys TR boy but you got
some Premier guys who came in the game
Who paved the way we just we just
basically the new generation correct
just a New Generation generation and
like IAS would you work with anybody
from that Old generation or you see what
I'm saying far as to pay hmage like in a
way to where they get some for sure I
got a song with Chief you do I got a
song with Chief yeah that's hard what
what's the name cuz I didn't see that
one um we ain't even pick the name it's
his
song yet it a it ain't out yet I know I
didn't see it I boy I hurry up and talk
to you about that I'm old [ __ ] I'm
checking it out it ain't out yet we got
a bad one though yeah so when you do
something like that you incorporate the
new Dallas sound compared to the old
Dallas on when you do the collab or how
do you do your collab I just do my thing
like do I just do me okay it don't be
like no particular sound you know I'm
just going to get the job done [ __ ]
watch my story but don't like nothing so
I keep [ __ ] on them [ __ ] we some B
she say put me
if you had to name your sound or name
what type of artist are you what would
you say about your
music I say like my
music The Sound I say it just is just
that huncho sound you know my music
going to motivate you to get up get some
money or something you know have you
feeling good you know you in a bad mood
just play my music so you mainly talking
to the man or are you talking to both
men M and females
for sure so you do Club bangers too and
like I don't really just be in the
studio like I need a club B you know I
just make the songs and they just if
they know I'm saying if the club be like
okay then you know but I don't just be
going in there like I need a club song
really cuz I hear a lot of artists
always talk about when I especially when
I do a album they always like well I got
to have something for the ladies I got
to have something for my thugs I got to
have something for the club
they try to purposely put certain songs
for certain people when trying to do a
whole project yeah for sure like when I
just when I'm working on I'm finished
with my album it's going to drop but
when I then when is it dropping we
pushing for this month but it probably
be next month for sure mhm what's the
name of the album ain't nothing bigger
ain't nothing bigger ain't nothing
bigger the album on the way I like kid
what's the hit song on there it's really
no skips every song on her hard really
every single one every song it's no SK
every song it's no skips but making that
after I made the song We after I made
all the songs and we listen to it and my
people giveing me feedback they'll say
like okay yeah this one right here I can
hear this in the club okay but like I
wasn't just in there like D I need to
make something for the club yeah because
people do think about that like this one
for the ladies cuz you want to cat
everybody so to say yeah I made one for
the ladies on their show what's it
called um
you the one you're the one yes yeah can
you get me a little bit out of
it what I say I got to remember let me
see you going to give me the hook I
don't even have no hook oh you don't
have no hook in there no hook just that
song Or all of them don't have no
hook just that song that song I got
songs with hooks on her okay well just
give me a good part in that one that's
going to touch my heart
and I'm trying to see I've been making
so much music every
day listening to my songs if you turn
that beat on you going to know it I got
to listen to I got listen to you don't
listen to your own songs I do but I make
so much news I go to the studio every
day right so once I hear the song and I
listen to it one one time like when I
leave now it's old to me I'm on to the
next
song I understand that man cuz when you
got a lot going on man until you're
performing and you have to perform the
song Over and Over You Remember yeah
when it's a hit it's coming you going to
definitely get it when it's a hit cuz
you got to keep saying it over and over
again they going to tell you which one
they won you know what I mean on that
pun faking man you said that green house
on on Fraser Street like been through a
lot but never quit so many different
phases that greenhouse on Fraser Street
I swear to God and made me what does
that mean to you at Greenhouse like
that's where it started at that's why I
wanted to ask you about granny house
that's granny house been having that
house this that house was there before
me before you know what I'm saying
everybody Liv in that house like that's
the family house like that green house
made me like sitting on that porches
youngest in pops them P up like it was a
lot of motivation yeah yeah for sure lot
lot of lot of lot of hustling lot of lot
of John make show [ __ ] e ends over
there but the food in there how was that
food in there food still going
crazy like got a blow granny phone down
every Sunday morning like trying to get
a plate like can you cook like granny no
I ain't going to cap granny can cook
right you need to learn you need to get
in the kitchen with Granny and be like I
need too that's why you know what you
cuz she ain't going to be here forever
do that then you going to be trying to
find that taste after that yeah I'm I'm
I'm hit myen for sure right you have to
but I think you you can when my mom
passed away I I could taste the food and
I could tell what was in it that it's
crazy you start thinking about it and
you start trying to figure it out you
can feel that taste and you start
remembering what she was doing in that
kitchen and you cuz you was seen it but
it was subconsciously in your mind so a
lot of stuff that you seen her those
packages start to come back to your
recollection whether it was L seasoning
whether it was whatever you going to be
like yeah I remember she used to have
that and now you remember seeing that
and then you started putting it together
God going to make it happen for you to
wor about that she still here you need
to get in there ask her but I'm telling
you still it's going to be the way you
going to TW it in in the end watch what
I tell you yeah
yeah we on Boss talk one1 one yeah we
going to talk