Machine Gun Kelly may not necessarily be in the hip-hop’s mainstream just yet, however, his recent mixtape, ‘Black Flag,’ has been sparking excitement amongst fans and critics alike. With all the hype around it, the 23-year-old Cleveland rapper is already in talks with the execs at his label, Interscope Records, about moving forward with his sophomore LP.
“I actually just had a really big meeting with [Diddy] and John Janick, who’s now the president of Interscope, Steve Berman and JoeyIE,” he reveals to TheDrop.fm. “We all came to L.A. and thought it was about time to start [an album]. So right now, we’re going around and trying to find a sound for this album. And John Janick really gets me, too, which is awesome. He wasn’t around during my first album.”
He continues, “So we’re just going to f—ing find the sound, and you know, try and make a breakthrough album. Hit those f—ing Grammys one time.”
As MGK hunts for the right beat, he hopes to take the mixtape on the road for his very own headlining tour — all while engaging in other activities. “[I’ll] probably have sex with a lot of animals,” he jokes. “Probably get into some gardening. Then maybe some time in between all that we’ll do a ‘Black Flag’ tour and then start that album. But I really want to do that ‘Black Flag’ tour. But I gotta f— those mammals first.”
Funny business aside, MGK does have a close connection with his fans. He dedicates Fridays on Twitter to his fans, giving props to special supporters who show their dedication with tattoos inspired by the rhymer and his music. One, in particular, made such an impression on Kelly that he doesn’t think he can ever forget it.
“This girl who has ‘Lace the’ on her left chest and then ‘f— up’ o her right chest; so it says ‘Lace the f— up’ and then has my MGK logo in the middle,” he describes. “Then on the corner of that is my signature. It’s just gnarly as f—, and she always has a good time when she comes [to the shows]. She’s from down south so she’s always super f—ing enthusiastic. She keeps the environment fun. It’s cool seeing the tattoos online and then meeting them in person you know.”
With a good amount of ink on his own body, which were all the handy work of Ceven, a Cleveland-based tattoo artist, TheDrop.fm decided to find out the stories behind several of the ‘Wild Boy’ lyricist’s body art.
Published 30 August 2013. Read full article and see exlusive photos here.