Baltimore’s Next Door-Kicker: YNCU Nook on Biggie vs Pac, Therapy, & Going Major (+ Freestyle)

Baltimore rapper YNCU Nook pulls up to If This Doesn’t Work… and gets real about the city, the accent “bias,” and why no one’s truly kicked the industry door down yet. He talks visiting his dad during a 12-year bid, the “Jolly Rancher days” before the internet, how the fentanyl era changed the streets, and why the “new trapping” is going legit | content, business, investing.We get into posting 3x/day, reading to sharpen wordplay, sliding from trap to R&B, therapy, God, and “trusting the shuffle.” Influences: Biggie over Pac; Lil Wayne as era GOAT. He wants a major label push for reach (not a handout,) teases the next tape BOLO, and closes with a live freestyle.You can find YNCU Nook:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yncu_nook?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==YouTube: https://youtube.com/@yncunook?si=OeeEqGMDX7OhlKiITikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chargedupnook?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcSoundcloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/F21lgLJ3g6EAP2RnJY📌 Support the show:Join for $0.99/month (or $4.99/month if you're feeling extra generous) for exclusive content, bonus episodes & behind-the-scenes chaos. Click “Join” next to the subscribe button.(you don't actual receive anything, but you'd be really nice for doing it.)Follow the Podcast:📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ifthisdoesn...🎵 TikTok Main: https://www.tiktok.com/@thejustintime...🎵 TikTok Clips: https://www.tiktok.com/@itdw_clips?is...