We recently sat down with Baton Rouge native Ray Vicks for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about getting love from Atlanta, DGB being one of the first platforms to support him, explains how he kept his name respected, coming from the Southside of BR, the music coming out of BR being reflective of what is really happening in the city, being exposed to violence when his older brother was shot when he was just 7 years old, always having a love for music, getting a chance to work with Jadakiss, explains how he got into making music in 2007, locking in with Fee & starting Black Balloon Global, the label inspiring others in the city, breaking a lot of artists in the city, getting love in the streets, explains why Boosie can’t be canceled, working with Boosie on the ‘Under Investigation’ mixtape, his song “Trapped In The Hustle”, keeping his passion for making music, explains how the song “Yola” with Gucci Mane came about, Racked Up Ready, working with Lil Phat, reveals he had a full tape with Phat but lost the files, explains how he got YFN Lucci & Moneybagg Yo on “50 Missed Calls”, taking a backseat to push other artists, focusing on his own music right now, recently traveling to Europe, having 6 daughters before finally having his first son earlier this year, the music scene in BR right now, his new project ‘Blessings & Curses’, shares advice for the youth, and much more!