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Big Baby Scumbag is an independent rapper based out of Tampa, FL. He's performed with legends like Lil Pump, Smokepurpp, XXXTentacion and Ski Mask the Slump God. He's released music with Lex Luger, Lil B, Oliver Francis, Meltycanon, lil aaron, and several others.  This week we sit down with him to hear his story and learn how he got so good at executing a vision and building an incredible brand around his project. We get into his early days before rapping, we talk about incredible memories from playing Rolling Loud and touring with Oliver Francis, and he gives amazing advice to anyone chasing the dream! Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 2:20 - Who you are and what you do 6:40 - Playing early shows with Lil Pump, Smokepurp, XXX and Ski Mask 9:04 - Dropping “Jelly” and playing Rolling Loud 11:36 - The Tampa music scene 17:00 - Going from a fan, to becoming an artist 22:05 - Skinny Scumbag pushing him to start rapping 25:04 - Dropping “The Trenchez” with Lil Xela on Elevator 28:40 - Touring off of one song 29:55 - The payoff of chasing music instead of working random jobs 33:11 - Making music and touring with Oliver Francis 43:27 - Don’t overthink things as an artist 46:38 - The importance of building your brand and how to do it 49:51 - Dropping flexedupshawty.com 51:14 - Dropping Juvenile Hell with Lex Luger 52:35 - Incorporating his favorite cultural influences into all of his music 57:34 - Educating a new generation about past legends 59:28 - Advice to anyone who’s next up If you like this one, do us a massive favor and share it! I'm @andrew_ftw and he's @bigbabyscumbag