Rapper Warhol SS shares how he has kept his eye on his passion for his music. Watch as he opens up about his journey to stardom, keeping on a positive path and wanting to help others on the We're Out Of Time podcast with Richard Taite. For all things Richard Taite, the We're Out Of Time podcast, and Carrara Treatment Wellness & Spa: https://linktr.ee/richardtaitehttps://www.1callplacement.org/FFor more on Warhol SS: https://www.instagram.com/warholKey moments from this conversation with Warhol SS & Richard Taite. Intro 00:00How did SoundCloud help showcase Warhol SS? 01:30Warhol and Rich discuss the origins of Rap. And why is rap a passion for many? 03:45Would Warhol SS be up for the challenge of making 3 albums a year? 09:09Why is the saying "more money, more problems" a fact? 08:37Why does Warhol state that Richard is a "live wire"? 10:37Warhol answers "WHAT" question honestly and what is his perspective on abusing substances? 14:01Warhol on the Underground Rap Scene and substance abuse 17:12Warhol shares a story of helping a woman in need 20:42What is a High Bottom? Richard shares. 27:03
Chapter 1: How did SoundCloud help showcase Warhol SS?
You don't need drugs at all, because drugs is nothing but a real life escapism, for real. Escapism? Never gonna fix the problem. You're gonna save lives, man. We're never gonna know how many you save. You have a rockin' save one. Totally behind this podcast. I just want the camera to know, Warhol, it's telling you to watch this. You got to watch every one, though.
But specifically, you don't even got to watch it for the interviewee. Watch it for him. Warhol, how you doing, man? Thanks for coming. Richard, very, very lasting first impression. Oh, the whole thing when you walked in? Very lasting first impression. How long were you laughing for? How long ago did I get here? Five minutes? The entire five minutes. Okay, cool.
Chapter 2: What are the origins of Rap and why is it a passion for many?
I was just, we just had a podcast with Jimmy Shin. Jimmy Shin? Jimmy Shin is a world-class comedian. Okay. And he is so funny. And so we just did a podcast and then we had lunch together. And so I'm still on the podcast. Still on the high. I'm still on the comedian high. Yeah, comedian high. He's the best. Yeah. Let me just do one thing real quick and tell everybody kind of who you are, right?
Okay. You're like the OG. You're one of the beginning guys who did the SoundCloud. That whole era. Yeah, the SoundCloud era. Yeah. Um, yeah, there was a, there was a few people that came before me, but in terms of that 2016, the year 2016 was like when the world kind of got on SoundCloud. So yeah, they do really call us the pioneers, but yeah, there were some people before us.
Like I knew about SoundCloud probably.
with my junior year in high school, that's like 2014, so yeah, about two years before I started rapping for real, I already knew about some people on SoundCloud, that's how I was finding new music, like, it was artists like Young Lean, Xavier Wolf, Rob Banks, uh, uh, Desil Curry, all that type of people, on Lafayette 305, all that type of people, but, those were the real, real pioneers, when not many people knew about it, but,
When I came around, my class people came around. That's when everybody was on it. That's when the whole world was on it. We had the labels trying to figure out what the hell was going on. Like, they didn't even know how to navigate SoundCloud. They didn't know who to sign, who was lit, who wasn't lit.
And then when X came around, X was like the... No, matter of fact, Boat was like the first bridge between the mainstream and the underground music. But when X came around, X was the one that was getting mainstream numbers, so that's when the, like, lines started getting blurred between what was really underground and what was mainstream.
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Chapter 3: Would Warhol SS be up for the challenge of making 3 albums a year?
Chapter 4: What does 'more money, more problems' really mean?
And then when X came around, X was like the... No, matter of fact, Boat was like the first bridge between the mainstream and the underground music. But when X came around, X was the one that was getting mainstream numbers, so that's when the, like, lines started getting blurred between what was really underground and what was mainstream.
You know, I'm older, and I come from, like, Tupac and Biggie and Run DMC and all that stuff, right? When I listened to the SoundCloud, it didn't sound anything like that. Totally different. Totally different. I don't get it. So... History repeats itself, right? So when rap came around, it was seen as different. Yeah. It wasn't accepted by many. It was seen as a sort of counterculture.
1974.
Really? That's when rap started. Yes. I didn't know that. 1974 is when rap started, because rap just turned 15 in 2024. Yep. Dude, when I was in high school, everybody loved it. Yeah. Everybody. We'd have those big recorders and put them down on the field, and we'd practice. So you see how when it grasped you, it grasped you, right? Yeah. SoundCloud era was like that, except...
for a whole new wave and new sound of rap. It's like Umbrella. It's just Umbrella of rap, pretty much. So Umbrella of rap, but how can I put it? For example, if you went to a Warhol show in 2016 or 2017, opposed to going to a YG show in 2016 or 2017, both shows had a lot of people. But one show just looked like a rock show.
Like, mosh pits, everybody jumping, water getting thrown, people jumping off stage, crowd surfing. It was just like that. That's cool. That must pump you up. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Did you ever have something like that where people weren't psyched and you just...
So when, probably when like I first, first came out where, cause I started rapping and probably, matter of fact, I dropped my first stuff like the day I graduated high school, May 22nd, 2015. That's when I dropped my first anything. So, it was that.
And then I pretty much, since the day I graduated high school, I mean, honestly, when I was in high school, like my junior year, that's when I started figuring out that I was going to do it. And by the time I was a senior, I was like, I'm already locked in. And then by the time I had dropped, cool. I was already locked in.
But when... Like, I started getting noticed probably, like, three or four months into me, like, dropping music, pretty much. And then I started, like, doing shows. Like, my first few shows was, like, I had some shows in Minnesota. I had a couple shows in Chicago. But, like... The shows were, like, it was some people there that, like, knew the music.
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Chapter 5: What is a 'High Bottom'?
Chapter 6: How does Warhol SS feel about substance abuse?
So when, probably when like I first, first came out where, cause I started rapping and probably, matter of fact, I dropped my first stuff like the day I graduated high school, May 22nd, 2015. That's when I dropped my first anything. So, it was that.
And then I pretty much, since the day I graduated high school, I mean, honestly, when I was in high school, like my junior year, that's when I started figuring out that I was going to do it. And by the time I was a senior, I was like, I'm already locked in. And then by the time I had dropped, cool. I was already locked in.
But when... Like, I started getting noticed probably, like, three or four months into me, like, dropping music, pretty much. And then I started, like, doing shows. Like, my first few shows was, like, I had some shows in Minnesota. I had a couple shows in Chicago. But, like... The shows were, like, it was some people there that, like, knew the music.
Chapter 7: What was Warhol SS's experience in the underground rap scene?
But then there were a lot of people there that just heard about this new kid that's lit. He's rocking shows. Don't know any music, but hear people talking about it, though. So come to the shows. And, like, they're in the crowd interested just to see what's going to happen. And then when they see the people that do know the music, the way they acting, it kind of follows suit.
That's exactly the way it works. You having a good time? Yeah. When was your last show? My last show was probably like two years ago because honestly, I really ain't been doing many shows because I'm about to drop an album for one. I'm sorry, let's get back to that. You're about to drop an album? Yeah. Yeah. First album in how long? First album in like two years. Were you in jail for two years?
Were you on crack for two years? No, sir. What the hell, what were you doing for two years? You know, when you move to a new place, you got to get your feet, your feet settled and all that. Yeah. So that pretty much changed the whole trajectory of my career in a good way. Because when I got to Atlanta, I started,
Chapter 8: What story did Warhol SS share about helping someone in need?
pretty much the whole city was f***ing me like as soon as I got there like I started doing mad songs mad features with people you start doing mad features like a lot of features a lot of songs I was doing a lot of songs with people like Last year, only two things that dropped was Block This or Carable, and that went crazy. And then Hope Is Real with me, Seti Hendrix, and Nino Paye, The Highway.
And we just did On The Radar for that. That came out. That got like 80,000 likes, probably like 2 million views or something like that. And honestly, it put me in a different headspace for my music. Like, I feel like I started making way different, way crazier music. Not necessarily totally different, but, like, I locked in on the sound. When did you end my career? Pretty much just all of 2024.
Okay. And in 2024, it was, like, self-reflection and groundwork. Okay. Because, honestly, my whole career, like, I've been...
a pretty versatile artist but like I never had a direct sound that I stick to like I would rap on a lot of different beats people knew like okay well yeah if you drop something it's gonna be good but I didn't have a niche sound like a specific thing to me you know what I'm saying yeah had to work on that Worked on it. You work on what you like.
So if something moves you, what do you give a shit if anybody likes it? If you like it, you put it out and they either get it or they don't. No, that's a fact. That's a fact. But at the same time, when you've been doing something for so long, instead of just doing it, start becoming more intentional with it. Would you be willing to make a commitment to knock out three albums a year.
Three albums a year? No, actually, that's not bad. Especially in times that, like we in now, that's actually not crazy. That's how you're going to pop really huge. Yeah. Three hours a year. Sure, because, you know, I've met a lot of you guys, your underground rappers. I've met a lot of the underground rappers.
And, you know, the ones that are doing the work all the time are the ones I think that are doing the best. Like, what did Famous Dex do? He hasn't done something in like a year or two, right? Yeah. Yeah, but he's about to pop. You know Famous Dex? Mm-hmm. Have you ever done anything with him? Me and Famous Dex have extensive history. Okay. So extensive history. Oh, okay. Jesus Christ.
This is like Biggie and Tupac. Extensive history. Very extensive history. I think they were friends at the beginning, weren't they? Tupac and Biggie? Yeah. Me and Dex are still friends. I still love him. For sure, for sure. Me and Dex have no bad boy, none of that. I like to. Yeah, he's going to be honest. Yeah. First impression, you're a live wire. I'm a live wire? Yes, a live wire.
Like, in the best way possible. Like, how can I say this? I don't know what you're going to say. And that like adds to the aura. That adds to the aura. It's making you nervous, dude? No, no, it's not. It's like, I want to keep talking to this guy. I want to know what the he going to say next. All right, well, let me tell you what I want to say next.
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