Saturday Spotlight: Lil Moe 6Blocka
Lil Moe 6Blocka is only 16 and is already making waves and the latest artist to grace our Saturday Spotlight series. His videos gain millions of views and depict his raw unfiltered life from living in the streets. Moe’s uncensored life is all in his music. He has grit and hustle of an adult even though he’s only 16. He had to grow up fast from being homeless bouncing around from house to house.
He doesn’t even write his music - he jumps in the booth and spits what’s on his mind. He’s a hustler who went days without eating. But now he’s eating but is still hungry to make it as a rapper. In Moe’s words “I’ve been on my own since I was 11 years old. There were days without food, without nowhere to go. That taught me to hustle for everything, even when things are looking so much better.”
Tap in below to get Lil Moe 6Blocka's thoughts on living an impactful life, leaving a legacy, and what he told himself to keep going through his darkest days. Right now and only on Hype Off Life 👊🏾
Photo Credit: Timmy Risden
Thanks for coming thru! How is 2021 treating you so far?
Great, great, I’m great. 2021 has been wonderful.
You’ve made a huge impact, with your visuals gaining millions of views, minimum. Why do you think your music resonates with so many people?
It was something that was like, already set before it happened. It was like a bomb that exploded out of nowhere.
Which albums and rappers have influenced you the most?
NBA YoungBoy and 50 Cent. YoungBoy reminds me of myself, what I’ve been through. I relate to him and what he talks about in his music. Same with 50 Cent.
When did you know you wanted to make your own music?
When I made “6Blocka.” That was the test, to see what I really could do. When I realized I could make magic, I just went on from there. My homie was just rapping in the studio one day and I just hopped in.
As someone that doesn’t write down their lyrics, where do you draw the inspiration from when you get in the booth?
My surroundings, everything going on around me, I just rap about what I do. The old music inspires me to make every song better, to overcome and to make the next songs better.
I got something to live for, this is my job now.
You’re only 16 and have been through a lot in life, from being homeless to not eating for days. What did you tell yourself when you were going through the struggle that kept you going?
I had to grow up a lot faster. All that matters is that as long as I’m here and I live another day, I’m strong enough to become a man, to make it by myself.
How did that experience shape your perspective on life and allow you to make music from a different perspective?
It showed me how I could come from having nothing to becoming one of the most popular, top out of Chicago rappers. Sometimes I feel like I’m not fit for it, but the things I went through to get to this level make me want to keep pushing.
Now that you’re eating off of your music, what different type of thoughts do you have?
Life is much easier. I need to think smarter and wiser, I need to move different. I need to mature, I got something to live for, this is my job now.
Where do you want to take your career next?
One of my goals I have for myself, after I do my thing, I want my own record label. "Scrappas Record Label," something to remember me by whether I’m here or I’m gone.
Have faith in yourself that you can do something, you can accomplish anything you want to do.
What was the meaning behind your record “Leave Em Stretched”?
That song right there came different, the beat was a different type of beat so I had to bring a different side of me. It wasn’t like my normal, gangster type beat for me. It was a playful beat so I had to but some work into that. The meaning behind “Leave Em Stretched” is Leave Em Stretched, ain’t nothing more to it! It’s for the haters, don’t play with me.
Any message for your fans?
Don’t ever let anybody tell you that you can’t do something. Don’t give up on yourself; it doesn’t matter how low you are or what you have, even if you don’t have a dollar in your pocket, it’s not even about that. Have faith in yourself that you can do something, you can accomplish anything you want to do.
