#87 - Dilz Interview w/Ricky (Hip-Hop, Promoting, Battle Rap, Side Hustles, Tom Francis etc.)

Dilz is a well known NZ rapper who has worked with other well known local acts such as Ty, Sid Diamond and J Williams. He got national attention for his court case with Tom Francis.

SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook - Dilzmusic

Instagram -  @DilzMusic 

Youtube -  @DilzMusic 

Tiktok -  @DilzMusic 

Snapchat - dilzmusic

 

#dilz #isnap #metamorphosis

 

TIMESTAMPS

 

00:00 - Intro

00:39 - Hamilton Event

01:24 - Dealing With Difficult Promoters

02:59 - How Ricky Became Dilz Hypeman

04:58 - How Covid Affected Dilz & Tours

06:30 - How Dilz Style Has Changed In The Last Year

07:33 - Knowing What Songs Are Better For LIVE

09:04 - Dilz Is Still The Same Person/Ricky Mistaken As Dilz

10:55 - Auckland Gig Drama

14:15 - Promoters Reach Out To Dilz/How Auckland Gig Came About

15:02 - How Long A Gig Takes To Organise

15:46 - Creatively Getting Burned Out/Dilz Working 24/7

16:45 - Well Known Rappers Still Working Full Time Jobs

17:37 - Rapping Will Never Be A Full Time Job For Dilz

18:02 - You Can’t Make Money In Music In NZ Doing It Full Time/Side Hustles

19:41 - Ricky Is At Every Single Dilz Gig

20:54 - Dilz Wants To Go Back To Australia

22:56 - Dilz Doesn’t Want To Battle Rap & Views On It

24:06 - Tom Francis Court Settlement

25:27 - Reece Doesn’t Want Tom Francis On The Show

26:29 - Sexual Allegations Possibly By Tom Francis

28:06 - Dilz Does F*** Tom Francis At His Shows 

29:11 - Tiktok/Facebook/Snapchat

31:00 - Trying To Find New Stuff To Write About/Dilz Is Always Writing

33:22 - Dilz Feels He’s Always Improving

35:45 - New Music Sucks/Marketing

38:23 - Dilz Struggles To Sleep

39:42 - Dilz Tore His Pec/MRI Scan

41:27 - Googling And Youtubing Injuries Is A Bad Idea

42:15 - Dilz Tried To Avoid Seeing A Doctor

43:15 - Dilz Future Projects

45:39 - Where To Follow Dilz & Ricky

46:30 - Dilz & Ricky Perform ISnap