NameBrand and Michael Millions
“[Y]ou make music in your crib and to have the opportunity to play your music in a space like the VMFA—it’s art for art. What better place to play your music.”
“I think because we didn’t get that exposure it made us better. It’s like the crockpot that got to sit the whole eight hours and no one took the lid off or nothing and everything is just falling off the bone.”
RVA-bred producer NameBrand and rapper Michael Millions address the “unity” debate in the Richmond rap scene, their relationships as musicians and brothers, and what it means to be king.
1:04 — When they both got into their crafts
16:02 — Purple Republic Music Group and AGM Imperial
22:56 — Debunking the myth Richmond, Va. hip-hop isn’t unified
42:43 — Trajectory of Michael Millions’ albums over the years
58:21 — Memory carousel
1:02:51 — How the DMV shaped their stories