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Part 7: King Los on Having Baby with Lola Monroe, Doing Song with DMX, Calls DMX the GOAT
Part 5: King Los on Getting Call that Bad Boy was Dropping Him, Being Broke & Lost
Part 1: King Los on Growing Up in Baltimore, B-More Accents Going Viral, "Two" Pronounced "Tew"
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In this clip, King Los reveals that his first job in the music industry was as a songwriter for a rapper/singer named T Mills. The Baltimore native states that he earned a $300K check for penning the hit song "Go For It All" from the second EP by T. Mills. As the discussion unfolds, he also explains the harsh nature of the music business and why he had to play hardball to get paid for the first time. The lyrical rap legend talks about how that experience taught him about self-worth as a songwriter and it set the bar for how he would charge regarding artists for features and ghostwriting sessions going forward.
Later in the interview, King Los talks about the ripple effects of the classic French Montana track called "Ocho Cinco," featuring Machine Gun Kelly, Red Cafe, P. Diddy, and himself. He recalls the responses that he got from one of his biggest songs to date. As the discussion continues, the Baltimore native talks about French Montana's success in hip-hop and the strategic business moves that he put in place for himself long before P. Diddy ever came into the picture. Lastly, King Los gives his take on the infamous rap beef between Eminem and Machine Gun Kelly back in 2018.
Interview By Shirley Ju
