DJ Gotti is younger, however he’s executed so much. He began DJing earlier than highschool, however he stop as a result of he thought DJs weren’t “juiced up” sufficient. Then he bumped into DJ Kam Bennett — Lil Bibby’s DJ on the time — and that modified his whole outlook. He began DJing highschool occasions and events and rapidly turned identified round St. Louis. That finally led him to fulfill Sexyy Redd at a present after which grow to be Luh Kel‘s tour DJ proper earlier than the pandemic hit. DJ Gotti pulled as much as inform rolling out extra of his story and provides us an unique look into working with Sexyy Pink.
How was DJing for Luh Kel?
It was totally different. That was my first introduction to the business. We was going to LA. I used to be seeing lit shit. He took me to Apple Music first. … I used to be in my first music video with him. I ain’t gonna lie — that’s why with Pink. It’d be so regular as a result of I already seen it at this caliber earlier than: how they gonna deal with you, the advantages, all that. He launched me to the Trippie Reds and all these kinds of rappers. He was, like, one of many first ones on TikTok, too — like, earlier than TikTok was TikTok. I keep in mind after we was in LA, he took me to the TikTok constructing. They was introducing Tik Tok to us however as a social community. It wasn’t even speculated to be like this, a dancing app. That is, like, the beginning of 2019.
When did you first meet Sexyy Pink?
I get booked for this live performance; I assume they’d heard about this social gathering I had DJ’d the week earlier than. It was a Yella Beezy live performance. So, this how I meet Sexyy Pink: I get to the live performance, and he or she was there early, too, like, attempting to sound verify. However she ain’t know how one can ship me the music. That is the top of 2017. I wish to say she simply dropped her second or third tune, however she already had movement. Her identify was Trill Pink at the moment, however this when she first turned Sexyy Pink. She was sporting crazy-a– outfits — like, for actual, like, costumes. She ain’t know how one can ship music, so I already thought that was hella humorous. She had her mother and everyone along with her, and we was, like, sitting there for like 20 minutes attempting to get the music. Then, we figured it out. I ended up getting it, and he or she was, like, wager, all cool. That’s how we obtained cool.
How did you grow to be her DJ?
After we met on the Yella Beezy, we’d cross paths at different occasions and stuff. Like … if she was performing or had an look at a membership or one thing, I used to be already the DJ. We simply stored working into one another, and after some time she was simply, like, “you my DJ now.” I used to be nonetheless doing my very own factor, like DJing round St. Louis. I keep in mind one of many final exhibits proper earlier than she [got famous]. It was at this membership referred to as Climax. I keep in mind it was, like, proper earlier than she made even “Poundtown,” and he or she was going loopy — like, the present was lit. Then, she made “Poundtown,” and he or she was gone. After which, like, she was simply doing her factor for a yr straight. She didn’t also have a DJ, simply doing the membership exhibits, hopping out and in, Rolling Loud and all that sort of stuff. Then, I moved out [to Atlanta], and that’s when she made the decision. Then, we went on tour. Since then, I’ve been her official DJ.
How is Sexyy Pink within the studio? What’s her song-creating course of?
She’s very exact. It’s not all the time music as a result of, like, generally we’ll simply go in there and simply chop it up, play some beats or one thing, get some concepts. However I really feel, like, when she goes within the studio, when she data, that tune gonna be a success. Like, when she feeling it, it’s a success. I ain’t gonna lie: each time, as a result of I executed been there for the hits. I used to be there for the entire maintain “You My Every little thing.” We was in there actually simply going via the beats, and the beat got here on, and, like, immediately we knew. She immediately loaded up, immediately had a melody. She had that melody within the first 5 minutes, actually faster than that. I be telling her that’s why she ought to be a producer, and that she ought to write for different folks, too. As a result of she is aware of what persons are attempting to listen to. Like, she is aware of how one can put phrases collectively that’s by no means been put collectively ever, ever. Like, no person ever put the sequence of phrases collectively. She’s the one.