King Chip Talks Kid Cudi Classics, Battle Rap Origins, Mixtapes, Viral Songs & New Music | Interview
King Chip aka Chip Tha Ripper sat down to talk about his career, making music with Kid Cudi, his viral meme songs, battle rapping origins and everything in between.
King Chip Interview Timecodes –
0:00 – the most impactful years of his life
2:00 – Battle rap starts and selling CD’s
4:00 – Cleveland success
5:00 – the start of Chip’s viral song Twice
7:30 – why King Chip didn’t smoke growing up
9:00 – meeting Cudi and taking over Cleveland
Kid Cudi’s mom was King Chip’s middle school teacher
10:00 – the making of A Kid Named Cudi
12:00 – why King Chip wanted to be low key
17:00 – the biggest change for King Chip in the new life
20:40 – biggest Cleveland show
22:00 – This line from classic Kid Cudi song almost scrapped by King Chip
24:00 – being a friend to Kid Cudi and those around him
27:00 – party
27:59 – appreciation for the present
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