We recently sat down with Orange Mound artist Fat Folk for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about the way of life in Orange Mound, there being a mass shooting earlier this year during a block party in Orange Mound, the negativity getting more praise than positivity, playing basketball when he was a kid, having a fun childhood, his dad having a good name & reputation in the streets, jumping off the porch, being a product of his environment, reveals when he would move out of Memphis, getting his first job when he was 15, starting to put money behind his music a couple years ago, Yo Gotti & 50 Cent being his favorite artists, explains why a rapper from Orange Mound hasn’t gone global since 8Ball & MJG, his mom not approving of him rapping at first, reveals why he changed his name from King Walu to Fat Folk, going to Johnny Dang for his Fat Folk piece, spending $25k for the piece, his song “North Memphis Story” going viral on TikTok, wanting to sign a deal, his experience working with Big Boogie, paying $12k for the feature, having a genuine relationship with TEC, his new project ‘Who Is Fat Folk’, reveals he has 1000 unreleased songs, recording himself, reveals that “No Validation” is his favorite song on the project, recording “Intro” while in California, not bending on his morals to make it in the music industry, his label Papercut Ent, goals, shares advice, and much more!