#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