 What they gonna do with me now? I'm still a twerk of the town Holding the sisters, I'm hooking them down Reaching the smiles and the frowns Gang hop out, then we clearing the quiet In front of the changes, I got her nigga Tennessee No vibe, she don't love me, she just feeling me They don't have to spend a lot of money So, guys, is it Lil Rik or Lil Rik? Let the people know My name is Lil Rik One of my homies growing up I was always littler than everybody I was like, oh, I was getting old I was 17, 16 Everybody was taller than me Everybody was bigger than me But I was still little, so He gave me the name, his name next to him He locked up right now, free my man So, is he really like Tariq Tariq? Yeah, Tariq Everybody think it's Tariq But my name Tariq You watch Hawa? No Tell me your name Tariq I know who it is, though Okay, so tell us how you got into music The same person that gave me my name Tell you shit like that He, yeah, got locked up And I used to go to the studio at home But one time, this girl I know Used to just tell me all the time She used to be dumb and annoying And telling me, like, you like a rapper You like a singer You like you could be a singer And I used to be like, bro, stop telling me that So then one day, my cousin took and hit me up Like, yo, come to the studio I went to the studio with him, the engineer He told me the same thing He like, yo, you look like you could be somebody He like, get in the booth I get in the booth, I wasn't doing I ain't, you see what I'm saying I wasn't feeling it So I'm like, no Then I started doing it again Once he came home from jail Okay, so he definitely got you in the studio again Once he came home? No Or you would just practice him or? Yeah, I'm just fucking around What's wrong? So what was your dream? Like, if he was not music What do you think he was gonna do? Or what do you think he was gonna be? I ain't going to lie I was I ain't gonna lie I don't even wanna say the answer Yeah, I don't even wanna say the answer for once I was maybe I'm not I ain't really like school for real Or chicken green I don't care Do you play ball who's in the hall? No, I don't play no I don't shoot hoops I think I've remixed Playboy, Cardi, Magnolia, John, that's the first, that's the, I don't know, one of what I did it after a long time after you put it out though he had put it out and I did it on but I just put that out like playing around type and then some having I started taking this shit real straight so I'm having it in my life type shit. I got locked up and I came home and then, you know. You got locked up? Yeah, we don't want to talk about that too much though. So what's like people go with it? Yeah, everything, you know, everything big, everything big, you know. Everything big, so um, so you just shrunk your project. Only one feature on there. Yeah, one feature, I mean, Doug on that, that's it, you know. Why all the other tactics with that? Like why you like that? It's just like a thing where you see what I'm saying, I want people to know I don't need a whole bunch of features on my mixed tapes and albums and all that for somebody to know that I'm nice or somebody to intrigue my music, you see what I'm saying? Because that's why a lot of other people music gets even played, you see what I'm saying? Because they got another artist on there that's majorly played, you see what I'm saying? But you're not into any features but you wanted to make this project more about you. Yeah, I'd definitely go like do features and shit like that. A couple new work features, a couple, I don't know how many, I know the young cowboy. I made a lot of money, I made a lot of money off of features. Well, we know you're charging for features. I made a lot of money off features. Even still, you do a feature with it, maybe you saw that at the end when you saw that program. You have to check it out. So like, I'm sure you're kind of selective on who you do features with for sure. So is it like you slowing down the features or you want to focus more on yourself now? Yeah, right now I'm slowing down now. Before I dropped my teeth, I was just doing features, whatever, whatever, you see what I'm saying? Getting the cheese, stacking the cheese up and I was like, I'm doing, I dropped my teeth. I'm about to be busy for a minute. So now I was like, you see what I'm saying? I got to get active myself. So let's just, you see what I'm saying? They coming, they coming with a bag bag. Got you. But you was looking for a couple of trials. Let's say you're a high bridge. You are a high bridge right now. Yeah, for sure. So you are high bridge. How did that meet? Can they choose from Philly? Yeah. So how do you and high bridges click up? Click up, click up. They QP texted me on Instagram. And Don texted me on Instagram. What song was it that you think they hit you up? What do you think it was? Your song was spreading. I only had one song go. It was called Proud of You. And they only had like 82,000 views. And it was out for like eight months. And they reached out to me like pulled up from high bridge. I got on the train by myself, so it went down. So you were really familiar with high bridge being from Philly, of course. Yeah, sure. So what was it about them that made you like lock in with them? It was just like when I pulled up on them. You know what I'm saying? When I pulled up on them. I don't need nobody with me all the time. You know what I'm saying? I pulled up on them. I'm talking to them. We having conversations like we wasn't even doing music. We wasn't talking about music. We just having conversations. So it's like, all right, copy. I understood where they was coming from. And then on top of that, when I come from, I don't get an opportunity. A lot of people don't get opportunities at all in life to even change their life. You see what I'm saying? Some people miss their opportunity. So it was like, a lot of people don't know. We were like family. We locked in for them. So what was the obstacle you had to like, I guess, overcome? Or what was something that they, I guess, a lesson that they taught you, especially when coming into the music game, coming into the industry and meeting different people? What are some lessons that you could like, you know? In this business, I learned, they taught me, in this business, you see what I'm saying? It's cool to build relationships with people and understand certain things, but you got to always understand that it's business at the end of the day. You see what I'm saying? As cool as it might get, as friendly as it might be, you know, God is business, you see what I'm saying? So it's like, that's a big lesson I learned from them that they taught me. You see what I'm saying? Business is business. That's what I'm saying. That's what I'll be on business time. I ain't trying to kick it with all the rappers. I ain't trying to be with them. Do you think kicking them with rappers play a major part? Yeah, for sure, but I ain't trying to be like, you see what I'm saying? I'm trying to do it just because the next person is trying to do it. You see what I'm saying? You understand what I'm saying? They understand what I'm saying. So you're red selective on who you're building relationships. So was there ever a time when you had to remind people, you know, like, this is business, like, you got to... Yeah, a lot of times, because people... Yeah, I'm a genuine type of person, you see what I'm saying? Like, I don't care how... what somebody really got going on. But if you believe in yourself and your team, believe in you and all that, and y'all got something going, you see what I'm saying? Y'all come around me with that energy. I know how it feel like to be down there, you see what I'm saying? So it's being cool here, but still remember I'm handling business. I'll be telling you, I got to understand, because some people will be pushing their boundaries, you see what I'm saying? A lot of people push their boundaries and don't understand, like, at the end of the day, I still got my own life, you see what I'm saying? No, I'm not. So what was some adjustments you had to get used to? I'm sure people are stopping now, I'm sure everybody's going to fuck with you now. What was some adjustments you had to get used to? A lot, a lot, a lot. The way the girls I talk to, the people I kick you with... It's dead. Yeah, you know... Come on, you know that. I'm saying... So what is it that you're, I guess, looking for in a girl or you trying to, like, just focus on music? I'm on music timing right now, I ain't focusing on no girl right now. See what I'm saying? I got somebody in my mind, but, you know, I got somebody in my mind for sure. You got a girl in my mind? I got a girl in my mind for sure. For sure. But we're going to keep that between me and you. See what I'm saying? Me? All right. I don't have a girl in my mind, but you're still open to whatever happens. Yeah, for sure. Maybe not? Yeah, man, for sure, for sure. Whatever hit the fan. So what are some qualities a female got to have? Like, what you not with? Like, what's the super red flag? Let them know what the red flag is. You want to bring your friends up, you want to bring your friends up your way, and they don't want to do nothing. They don't want to. They just want the friend potatoes. You see what I'm saying? They just want to sit around. They just want to see what's going on. Yeah, sponges. I hate that. They can't come with more than three friends. Give us one more red flag. More than three? No more than three. One more than three? Because you got three homies. You got two other homies. Yeah, you see my, you see my, you see how they got seen, like, they over there. They over there. No more than that? Nah, no more. It's two right now, so two. So yeah. And then what's one more red flag? What's one more? Living a life off of Instagram. So you hate a girl that posts everything? No, just, just like, everything that happens, you got to be, be in it on Instagram, post it, basically post everything. Like, you say you're getting an ugly girl right on Instagram. Throwing subs? You see what I'm saying? Or somebody make you feel something. You go on Instagram like, bro, I don't got time for that. People screenshot it and send it. You know, there's a different type of vibe now. So you see what I'm saying? Seven hundred people are my followers. Like, screenshot it and send it to you. I don't got time for that. Okay, so how do you, so how do you keep your life private, being an artist? You just re-select it? You low-key? You go live here in Nama. I don't feel like you're going too much. Yeah, I be, I be outside. You be outside? Yeah, I be outside. I ain't gonna lie. I be everywhere until there ain't no where I won't go. You see what I'm saying? I be outside. It just, that's just me. You see what I'm saying? But like when you were chilling, we was chilling till the music came out. The music got loud. And I'm back outside, you know. Okay, you back outside? You know I be outside, but we ain't even gonna talk about that. You know. So what should we look forward to 2022? The year just started. You just dropped your project, top of the age, started first quarter strong. Played two Doug feature. Still rockin' on hybrids. You know. What can we look forward to? Like healthy, healthy food. Listen, I dropped the 1-1-2. Upgraded to ice? How much is up with that? Man, you want enough for real? Not for real. Like, because you know, people say they got ice. 40 and 40 for this, 40 for that. Okay. What was the congratulations gift? What made you want to cash out one time? This was a, this was a, like, you know what I'm saying? When you build it up, you gotta get your own, like everything gotta be yours, you know what I'm saying? Like, a lot of people don't gotta change with their names, you know what I'm saying? They gotta change to give to you, you know what I'm saying? You put your name in diamonds, you know what I'm saying? People look at you differently, you know what I'm saying? Like, earlier, I ain't goin' live. We just was in Walmart. I tried to get my money from Walmart to Walmart from, from, from, from users, you know what I'm saying? I'm tryin' to get the money to do, he tellin' me my ID, my stuff. I tell him, he tried to explain, I tell him, bro, my chain, see my name right here, so the lady, she get my ID, she look at it, and she look at my chain, and she say, no, you good, you good. You know what I'm saying? It just means something. You know what I'm saying? It means something to the people. Yeah, to people who just, you know what I'm saying? Does it really matter to you or you just feel like, you kinda gotta do it as an artist? Yeah, it don't really matter. Like, I like jewelry now. You know what I'm saying? I had a plenty of time I never cared about it, but now, like, I really like jewelry. Okay. So we'll be in the next piece you get goin' still on the cop right now. What's the next piece? You want a little watch? You want a bracelet? No, I'm goin', I'm goin', I'm goin', I'm goin', I'm goin', another big piece, another big piece, another big piece, another big piece, another big piece, another big piece, another big piece. Okay, okay. How do you, so apps like Youtube and New York scene, I feel like, What's the difference in things like Philly in New York? What's the difference? New York? On a music tip. New York way different. You see what I'm saying, the Philly that everybody read the scene, but you know, it's just like I heard everybody do the drill. Everybody do the drill, but out there it's a different type of rec. Like, it's like a Philly drill type. Like, they got the own sound. I feel like they're trying to have me on the bars. They got to have, not right now, everybody. They're trying to do drill now. They got to feel it be true, you know what I'm saying? Everybody wants to have you. That's not your boss. No, I don't be doing that a lot. You know what I'm saying? I don't do that a lot. All right, so you fuckin' with the New York scene? And you already fuckin' with it? Yeah, sure, sure. Fuckin' with any artists out here? Yeah, I fuckin' with a lot. I fuckin' with a lot of artists, but you know. How do you feel about New York being super political? You think that's a bad thing? You just want to stay out of that drama? What's your thoughts on that? I don't be carein' about nothin' before or whatever. Come up, you see what I'm sayin'? You know, my God's my God, you know what I'm sayin'? You know what I'm sayin'? Whatever, come with it, whatever, come with it, whatever. You know? But those, that's the family. Yeah, so it's like whatever. It's the family, it's the family, my brother, so. I ain't know like stay out of it, stay in it, but I don't try to chase it, so. Yeah, like if it happens. If it comes to me though, man. Okay. Okay, so, how do you, but overall though, you think you can fuck with the New York scene right now? Yeah, I'll go to New York. Do you fuck with the drill music? Cause I like that you don't really try to make drill songs. I feel like you stay in here, Lane. Yeah. I feel like you can tap in there, but you don't want to get in there, or? Yeah, I can, I got drill songs. I just don't, see what I'm sayin'? And that's not me. When you think a little rick, you don't think of. I know. You don't think of, oh yeah. You got a drill song coming out, I gotta listen to this. See what I'm sayin'? It's like, you look, you drive me crazy. You look for me. You feel like that? You see what I'm sayin'? They have vibes. Dangerous. Loads vibes, you know what I'm sayin'? So like how, so like according to music videos, things like that, you have full theater control. Yeah. Like you don't need a team like sit and plan out vids, or how does that go? My team really let me like, I get to plan out everything from room to room, but then we come to the table as one, you know what I'm sayin'? And really like decide what we gon' do, you know what I'm sayin'? Like all my songs on my tape, I choose them and then we all sit down and we all, you know what I'm sayin'? Like they, it's a team thing, so you know what I'm sayin'? Okay. How many songs do you say you got it tough though? I know you should drop this project. But you got a lot of stuff to talk about. You be in the studio a lot. I couldn't even give you a number, it's too many, way too many, way too many, way too many. I'm in the studio and you got... Do you have like a favorite producer? Can't remember, that's okay. I got a couple of producers by a legacy, last, last, the producer. And I got a couple of other ones, from Gucci, like I said. Yeah, it was good. It's a whole of you, but it's allowed to be different. Yeah, and then you probably get sent to your email, I should probably give you a number. So what's your say, what's your biggest accomplishment so far? Made it for a month. She came for a month, she came for a month. She came for a month, and one year. She came for a month, we did all of this in one year. She came for a month. So you started rapping in 2018? 2019, I started rapping. You take the series, 2019? Yeah, 2019, I started rapping. So one year, I should create a label or everything. Everything, you know what I'm saying? That was smooth. So what's on your bucket list so far right now? So you made it after mother's course, but what are you looking forward to? What do you want to accomplish as an artist? I'm trying to be on the billboards, like top 10, you know what I'm saying? Top 10? Like we trying to hit rap, can't be your type, you know what I'm saying? I'm trying, yeah. So how do you feel like you're improved as an artist from then to now? Experience, it's developing, it's sound, like what do you do with yourself? I know how to, now, you see what I'm saying? Before I was an artist, but I wasn't like a true artist, you see what I'm saying? Now I know the craft for real for real, and I know what you gotta do, you see what I'm saying? To who do you like become the person you want to be, you see what I'm saying? If you want to stand where I want to be, see what I'm saying? Yeah, so when people hear Lil Reep, what do you want them to think about? Like what legacy do you want to leave when it's music and the show? Or you ain't think that deep yet? I thought that deep, they just asked me that the other day without, I ain't gonna lie, I forgot that. So tell us more, Anto, what legacy do you want to leave on this music show? Now when I leave, you see what I'm saying? I just want everybody to know like you see what I'm saying? That know me, and that was around me, and surrounded by me like, you know, like everything I did for us, you see what I'm saying? It was genuine, you see what I'm saying? Nothing was ever for just me, you see what I'm saying? I like to really take care of my mom and do everything, you see what I'm saying? That's a stop. Everything is for us, it's not gonna no selfish like, you see what I'm saying? I want people to know that we was really been doing this, you see what I'm saying? For a long time, you see what I'm saying? Even though it might feel like a short amount of time, though days was long, you know, we're going to take care of each other. That's a stop. So tell the people what we should look forward to, 2022 just started. What comes before the 2022 project? I'm like now we'll stream that, we'll tap in 12 songs, you know what I'm saying? Talk to your shit, talk to your shit. Listen, 2022, I'm dropping. Who, but I'll probably drop two more cheaps, you see what I'm saying? Turning up, we ain't stopping, you see what I'm saying? We go out on more jewelry. You see what I'm saying? More fast cars, you see what I'm saying? More craps, you see what I'm saying? We doing shit they can't do. You see what I'm saying? They can't, they can't go over. You see what I'm saying? We still flexing, we still going hard. You see what I'm saying? We ain't climbing out yet, you see what I'm saying? But listen, man, I just want y'all to know. Tell me who to find, who to find music. Man, y'all know, it's Lil Reed, man. L-I-N-L-E-K, Kelly, man. Find me on everything at that, man. The biggest high bridge, niggas, man, y'all know, we come out strong, man.