Interview by Haze  / mike_tall  We recently sat down with Lil Dude for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about the way of life in Riverdale Maryland, the State Attorney in PG County announcing that she plans to go over rappers who promote violence, jumping off the porch when he was 13, explains what motivated him to start rapping, his song “Blue Tips” getting him fans outside of the DMV, creating his own style, his creative process, being featured on “Linebacker” with Big Flock & Baby Ahk, his friendship with Baby Ahk, being featured on Goldlink’s album ‘At What Cost’ that recently went Gold, reveals how he connected with Goonew before he was rapping, the first song they recorded together being “Shots Fired”, following up with “Drill Time”, their chemistry when recording with each other, plans to drop unreleased music with Goonew, being in communication with Hoodrich Pablo Juan, his days with MPR, his song “PSA” blowing up, his song “Traffic” recently hitting a million views, reveals what inspires him to make music today, “Many Men” with Xanman blowing up, explains why he felt he was blackballed, remaining independent, wanting to perform at a wedding, going viral for his throwback picture of wearing a ski mask & a peacoat, not mixing the streets with the music business, ignoring online trolls, his thoughts on the music scene in the DMV right now, “Love of Money” w/ KP Skywalka, his upcoming project ‘SaySo Cambridge’, his Trapnana lingo, shares advice for the youth, rappers being exposed as snitches, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices