{"id":4908,"date":"2025-02-24T21:44:18","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T21:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/ddg-interview-pink-dreads-controversy-new-music-and-more\/"},"modified":"2025-02-24T21:44:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T21:44:18","slug":"ddg-interview-pink-dreads-controversy-new-music-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/ddg-interview-pink-dreads-controversy-new-music-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"DDG Interview &#8211; &#8216;Pink Dreads&#8217; Controversy, New Music and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt Hip Hop Magizine News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9431463036\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/ddg\/\" target=\"_blank\">DDG<\/a>\u00a0is ahead of his time. As a YouTuber-turned-rap star, the multihyphenate entertainer has a unique perspective on the rap game. A rap game that has seen more content creators easing their way in recently. The Pontiac, Mich. native opens up to <em>XXL<\/em> about the controversy surrounding his popular new song\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/album\/pink-dreads-single\/1789394993\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Pink Dreads,&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0doing a joint project with streamer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/who-is-plaqueboymax\/\" target=\"_blank\">PlaqueBoyMax<\/a>, the new music he&#8217;s working on and more.<\/p>\n<p>Coming off a viral hit in the form of the song\u00a0&#8220;Pink Dreads&#8221; with PlaqueBoyMax, DDG has another hit on his hands. The track, released last December, is shrouded in a bit of controversy after the producer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7SZ1h576kaA\" target=\"_blank\">demanded more money<\/a> and got the track removed from YouTube. &#8220;Pink Dreads&#8221; is still up on streaming services. DDG explains how the track unfortunately fell apart despite it getting traction online.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Once I get a bad taste in my mouth, I&#8217;m cool off it,&#8221; DDG tells <em>XXL<\/em> in the video\u00a0below. &#8220;I upload videos every day. I livestream every day. I&#8217;m not married to no content&#8230;Hits come every day. 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