Zro Explain The Moe City Don Freestyle And Pimp C And Dj Screw Would Be Proud Of Me +More

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The video centers on the artist Zero explaining his spontaneous freestyle approach to music creation, specifically highlighting a track titled "Mo City Don Freestyle." He describes his process as immediate and intuitive, where he simply plays a beat and raps over it without extensive pre-planning or overthinking. The song's title references the late Houston legend Mo City Don, but Zero clarifies that the connection was not intentional at first; rather, the name emerged naturally during the session. He emphasizes that his style is rooted in the tradition of slow music and freestyling popularized by DJ Screw, noting that he aims to honor that legacy while maintaining his own unique voice. The track serves as a tribute to the Houston hip-hop scene, blending personal expression with deep respect for the city's musical history. A significant portion of the discussion revolves around Zero's song "I'm So Houston," which he wrote shortly before Hurricane Harvey struck in 2017. While working on an album with Mike D and others, Zero listened to a beat while smoking weed and drinking scotch, during which the lyrics flowed effortlessly from his mind. He explicitly states that lines like "Pimp C would be proud of me" and "Big Moe would be proud of me" came to him instinctively as he rapped about surviving the storm and staying true to his roots. This moment was particularly poignant given the timing, as he was trying to keep the spirit of the original Houston collective alive through their music. The song acts as both a personal declaration of resilience and a homage to the pioneers who built the city's sound. Zero also shares insights into his creative environment and how he finds inspiration outside of the studio. Contrary to the belief that he works alone, he explains that his family, particularly his seven daughters, are often present during his sessions. He describes how his older daughter helps him critique lyrics and refine his flow, offering real-time feedback on what sounds good or bad. While he used to seek opinions from friends like Rico and DJ Hefner in the past, he now relies more on his immediate household for validation. He jokes about keeping his sons a secret weapon but acknowledges that his daughters play a crucial role in shaping his music by engaging with it directly. In conclusion, the interview paints a picture of an artist deeply connected to his community and his heritage, using his platform to celebrate Houston's culture even in the face of adversity. Zero reflects on how the hip-hop scene has evolved from physical gatherings at studios like Pugs to digital interactions via FaceTime, yet he maintains that the core essence of freestyling remains unchanged. His journey from a young artist entering the industry to an established figure honoring legends like Pimp C and Big Hawk underscores his commitment to preserving the soul of Houston rap. Through candid storytelling and musical demonstrations, he reinforces the idea that true artistry comes from authenticity and a genuine love for the craft, ensuring that the legacy of the "Mo City Don" continues to thrive in new generations.

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And you just went in on it. >> You just freestyle. I mean that's it. It's just freestyle. >> Freestyle just just like that. >> You play the beat, I freestyle and that shit's over with. >> jam. >> I blow [music] on doja. Military minded, I'm a [ __ ] soldier. >> And it's called Mo City Don freestyle because I'm the Mo City Don. >> Out the streets of the [music] rich Mansfield. Not no [ __ ] and see I still [singing] ain't a hoe. >> [music] >> Yeah, we on Boss Talk 101. Yeah, we going to talk. >> Now, I want to get all this music and pull it out of that. Mo City Don. The Mo City Don. >> Hey [ __ ] we going to stay too deep [music] in the photo. Slow loud and banging all in my trunk. >> Listen man, that song man pulled out You know that the way you put that song together. >> Mhm. >> Trunk full of funk, I ain't never been a punk. [music] I blow on skunk. >> How did you do that? You did that for Mo City. >> No. >> You did that for zero. >> Yeah. >> Already man. So so what made you do it? Just >> It was just freestyle. >> And you just went in on it. >> You just freestyle. I mean that's it. It's just freestyle. >> Freestyle just just like that. >> You play the beat, I freestyle and that shit's over with. >> jam. >> I blow on [music] doja. Military [singing] minded, I'm a [ __ ] soldier. >> And it's called Mo City Don freestyle because I'm the Mo City Don. >> Out the streets [music] of the rich Mansfield. Not no [ __ ] and see I still ain't a hoe. >> That [ __ ] jam. >> It ain't mean it was for Mo City, it ain't mean it was for Houston. It just meant it was that's that was the name of it. Mo City Don freestyle. That was it. >> Let's talk quick and all [music] for sub. Quick and all for sub. Make a [ __ ] want to blow the bad job. >> Bro, when I first came no cap, I first came I went to Pugs uh studio. >> Mhm. >> Duggie D hit this rap for me my [ __ ] I feel so Houston. You know what I'm saying? He hit that hoe too. You know what I'm saying? Like y'all [ __ ] got a way, you know what I'm saying? Because of the way that y'all connect. Like you went you you dealt with DJ Screw. You know what I'm saying? Freestyle and slow music. How do you this is sits apart, pop trunk. All this different stuff, man, that y'all held true to y'all own, man. And I want to tell you, boy, that [ __ ] is live. You hear me? When I went over there and did everything, I said, "Man, I'm in Houston now, man." I said he told me about, you know, y'all from the same neighborhood. And Po did too. I was so That was the first time I ever came to Houston, wasn't it, to do the Boss Talk, wasn't it? >> Mhm. Yes, you did. >> Yeah, and I I linked up with them. That was years ago, now, four four years, five years. >> how you even >> I don't kept >> I don't know about it. Spencer. >> That's probably, yeah. >> Ronnie and Renetta, man, that's what it was. That's what ran me over there. But, man, like so for you, like when it come down to it, man, you did that song also, uh "I'm So Houston." Man, >> [music] >> First time I open up one of these bottles one of these bottles >> and that hold jail so hard. >> I'm so Houston. >> [music] >> When I come to the city, that's what I turn on, man. You know, like, "Woo!" And you named some people in that song. >> Pimp C [music] would be proud of me. Fat Pat would be proud of me. >> And it was Was it When you When you put the song together, you like, "I know these guys would be proud of me." Did you When you wrote it, you >> I mean, you know, [ __ ] just be coming to me. Yeah, and I was, you know, uh It was just one of them times. Uh I did this [ __ ] like right before Harvey hit. >> Okay. >> So, uh we was actually in the in the midst of um trying to put together an issue C album. At the time, it was me, this [ __ ] Mike D, uh Big Pokey, and Lil Keke talking about spearheading, talking about holding the torch and, you know, getting the issue C to do something. So, uh when I bought the beat, I was just listening to it, and that [ __ ] just came, you know, it was a couple people in the studio. So, I came up with the hook. And uh Yeah, I think I sent that [ __ ] to Key. And um Big Baby flavor, you know, we just put that [ __ ] together. It was somebody else on that [ __ ] too. I ain't going to say who she is. >> [laughter] >> I took her [ __ ] ass off that [ __ ] So, uh but yeah, now um I don't even know how I came up with this [ __ ] I mean >> Man, she was hard, bro. >> be in my head. Like I said, it's just uh I can't even explain it. It's just me doing what I do. That [ __ ] came on, you know, um I was first officer. I hadn't been on serve for a year. >> Wow. >> Uh it definitely it was it was 2017. Smoking a whole, you know, uh smoking a lot of, you know, smoking a whole lot of good good good weed. >> [laughter] >> I'm new to scotch at this point. I'm not I'm no more codeine, I'm drinking scotch. Drinking like expensive liquors and [ __ ] And uh that beat came on. And I just heard that I'm so used and out of nowhere. So, I just laid that [ __ ] over and over. I'm so I just laid that beat and I just came back and little blunt and just Like Pimp C would be proud of me. Big Moe would be proud of me. Big Hawk would be proud of me. And I think >> Wicket Cricket. >> I uh I don't I forget who was in there with me. But somebody like like I mean it was like how you just said like, "Yeah, man, you know these people would be proud of you." >> Yeah. >> And somebody said that in there and I was like, "You know what? I know Pimp would be proud of me." So, then I was just like, "Pimp C would be." And that's how that [ __ ] just, you know. >> Man, you were jamming that whole boy. >> I get my I get my [ __ ] out of what's going on around me. And so, that's how it is. >> But that's funny because you say you like to do your stuff at home by yourself. So, if there is nobody around you, you don't How you get your inspiration? >> I have kids. >> And they're at home with you. So, they're the ones in there. >> My >> oldest daughter is 36 years old. >> Hold on. How old are you? >> I'm I'm I'm old enough to [ __ ] your mom and the daughter. >> [laughter] >> That n- You look good, man. >> Uh-huh. >> So >> 36, wow. >> can be like, "Lay Lay, what this sound like?" She'll come and just cuz you know, I can't tell her she can't smoke. Like, you grown. Like, "I like that. I don't like that. Do it like this here." And then I'm >> Okay. >> Yeah, I'm I don't have like that entourage, but I mean >> But you have family around you. >> I got, you know, hell no. [ __ ] no. >> When I talk When I say family, I mean your kids. >> Well, a couple of them. >> Okay. >> [laughter] >> A couple of them. But I But then, you know, like, it might be somebody else with a one deep chain. >> Okay. >> what I'm saying? Like, I'll do my [ __ ] and there's certain people I would call, like, "Hey, check this out. What you think?" >> Okay. >> Heavy, hey, what's up? Man, wake your ass >> Shout out Heavy, man. >> Tell me what's up with this song. >> Got it. >> Rotha, you're too friendly on that. Go back and, you know, pause, you know, hold your chest out when you do it. Okay. >> Uh-uh. >> All right, cool. >> That's all right. >> I call another [ __ ] like when I used to be, you know, when me and Mike D used to be cool. Like, "What you think about this?" Other [ __ ] I used to be cool with, you know what I'm saying? "What you think about this?" I get niggers' opinion and [ __ ] And we're like, "Foz, meet at the crib." Yeah, might have, you know, uh you know, like, Rico, you know, RIP the guy, you know, some [ __ ] like that. DJ Hefner. >> You know what I'm saying? Everybody is doing their own thing. So, it's like, ain't nobody actually there. I have to FaceTime and share my screen and let a [ __ ] hear that [ __ ] you know what I'm saying? So, I I do it like that most of the time. But if Lay Lay there, we get in the car, roll around. My other daughter, Paris, you know what I'm saying? Like, I'll let her hear some [ __ ] and if she ain't hating cuz she >> [laughter] >> cuz she young and into this, you know, skinny jeans and [ __ ] >> Uh-huh. >> Then, you know, like, "Yeah, pop this Yeah, dad." Whatever the [ __ ] she be calling me. You know what I'm saying? Uh So, it it it'd be some [ __ ] like that, but it definitely ain't no bunch of [ __ ] playing uh 2K at my [ __ ] house that I can ask if it's jamming. Like >> Right. I don't All the kids you have, you have more girls than boys, don't you? >> Uh, it's uh seven girls. >> Huh? >> Seven girls. >> And how many boys? No boy I just knew it. >> I got I got I got I mean I don't like publicizing the boys. >> Okay. >> That needs [clears throat] to That needs to remain my my secret weapon. >> As always. >> So, when something needs to happen >> Okay. >> Yeah, y'all ain't going >> But you do have more girls than boys, though. You have seven seven. The reason why I said that because those the way how you are about females it's always either the man who always out here being hoes or whatever always end up having girls instead of boys for kids or the woman the man who feel like how you do they're always it's just God is working that way where that Okay, let me give you all these girls then. >> Nah, cuz when I had these girls I wasn't like that. >> Oh, really? >> Yeah, that came after dealing with after dealing with [ __ ] like that. So, nah that's definitely incorrect. >> Okay. >> [music] >> Yeah, we on Boss Talk 101. 101. Yeah, we going to talk