May 31, 2023
Destroy Lonely Interview – Playboi Carti’s Advice, Inspire Others
[ad_1] Leveling up can look like a lot of things. Increased streaming numbers, record deals, tour dates or any other accoutrements of burgeoning rap stardom. But for Destroy Lonely, it looked a little like himself. While visiting a grocery store on tour earlier this year, one particular fan caught his attention: a Black boy rocking gray hair just like the rapper. “[I was like], Damn, this n***a is literally a fan of me,” Lonely recalls. “And then as I’m saying that, the same kid walked up to me like, ‘Yo, are you Destroy Lonely?’”For the 21-year-old rapper, it was just the latest symptom of an increased national profile, one accompanied by packed...
