In Part 1 of The Heat’s exclusive with Dip, we learned a little about the label he calls home and the legends by whom he has been mentored. Check out our interview with Dip:
THE HEAT MAGAZINE: Tell us about yourself.
DIP: My name is Leonard Morrison, pronounced “Lanard”. I’m 29yrs old from Uptown New Orleans. I currently reside in Luling la about 20 mons outside of the city.
THE HEAT MAGAZINE: Where did you get your stage name?
DIP: My stage name is derived from my great uncle who many call Rainbow Dip. A potna of mine started calling me Lil Dip. I took and acronymed it into. Drama. In. Progress. (DIP)
THE HEAT MAGAZINE: Do you think your region has an effect on the type of music you do?
DIP: Without question my city has all the influence on my music, simply because I’ve never experienced as much as I have in my city, anywhere else. Then with icons like Mista Meana, Jay Da Menace and Kango Slimm working with me, showing what the formula is to making a hit song, it’s like I can’t lose. I look at Master P and YMCMB as inspiration. Those dudes come from the same place I do. So there is no excuse for me not to succeed unless it’s on my behalf. But again, yes my city influences my music. My city is music. GML. (gotmelaughing)
Click here for (HEAT EXCLUSIVE) DIP, Drama In Progress (Part 1): http://bit.ly/Mt6QEv
Click here for (HEAT EXCLUSIVE) DIP, Drama In Progress (Part 3): http://bit.ly/LCvFlT
