#87 - Dilz Interview w/Ricky (Hip-Hop, Promoting, Battle Rap, Side Hustles, Tom Francis etc.)

Dilz is a well known NZ rapper who has worked with other well known local acts such as Ty, Sid Diamond and J Williams. He got national attention for his court case with Tom Francis. SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook - Dilzmusic Instagram -  @DilzMusic  Youtube -  @DilzMusic  Tiktok -  @DilzMusic  Snapchat - dilzmusic   #dilz #isnap #metamorphosis   TIMESTAMPS   00:00 - Intro 00:39 - Hamilton Event 01:24 - Dealing With Difficult Promoters 02:59 - How Ricky Became Dilz Hypeman 04:58 - How Covid Affected Dilz & Tours 06:30 - How Dilz Style Has Changed In The Last Year 07:33 - Knowing What Songs Are Better For LIVE 09:04 - Dilz Is Still The Same Person/Ricky Mistaken As Dilz 10:55 - Auckland Gig Drama 14:15 - Promoters Reach Out To Dilz/How Auckland Gig Came About 15:02 - How Long A Gig Takes To Organise 15:46 - Creatively Getting Burned Out/Dilz Working 24/7 16:45 - Well Known Rappers Still Working Full Time Jobs 17:37 - Rapping Will Never Be A Full Time Job For Dilz 18:02 - You Can’t Make Money In Music In NZ Doing It Full Time/Side Hustles 19:41 - Ricky Is At Every Single Dilz Gig 20:54 - Dilz Wants To Go Back To Australia 22:56 - Dilz Doesn’t Want To Battle Rap & Views On It 24:06 - Tom Francis Court Settlement 25:27 - Reece Doesn’t Want Tom Francis On The Show 26:29 - Sexual Allegations Possibly By Tom Francis 28:06 - Dilz Does F*** Tom Francis At His Shows  29:11 - Tiktok/Facebook/Snapchat 31:00 - Trying To Find New Stuff To Write About/Dilz Is Always Writing 33:22 - Dilz Feels He’s Always Improving 35:45 - New Music Sucks/Marketing 38:23 - Dilz Struggles To Sleep 39:42 - Dilz Tore His Pec/MRI Scan 41:27 - Googling And Youtubing Injuries Is A Bad Idea 42:15 - Dilz Tried To Avoid Seeing A Doctor 43:15 - Dilz Future Projects 45:39 - Where To Follow Dilz & Ricky 46:30 - Dilz & Ricky Perform ISnap