9.27.2024
Doodie Lo Shares What Made Me, His Deeply Personal New Album, via EMPIRE
The Kankakee, IL Rapper Shares the Video For Album Highlight “Glock’d In” ft. Mozzy
The Only The Family Rapper Taps Into His Emotional Side, Thinking Back On The Moments That Made Him The Man He Is Today
The 16-Track Project Features Skilla Baby, Rob49, Tee Grizzley, Hunxho, Mozzy, and More
The Album:
Never one to forget where he came from, Doodie Lo is one the realest rappers in the Midwest. Today, he shares What Made Me, his introspective new album.
Across the project’s 16 tracks, the Kankakee, IL rapper dives deep into the moments that have defined his life, starting with thought-provoking opening track “6 Figures.” Throughout the rest of the project, Doodie’s vulnerability is evident, whether he’s telling street stories on tracks like “Sumn New,” and “The Kankakee Story,” reflecting on how far he’s come on “Livin My Dreams” and “Bald Head Rich N***a,” or diving deep into the pain of past relationships on “Cheaters” and “When I Call” ft. Hunxho. The raspy-voiced rapper closes the project with arguably his most revealing tracks to date – “Relapsed” and title track “What Made Me,” where he details his experiences at rehab, losing loved ones like King Von, and getting comfortable expressing his emotions. The project also features previously released singles including “Tweakers” ft. Skilla Baby & Rob49 and “HOODBACHI,” a collaboration with Tee Grizzley. Complete with additional guest appearances from Mozzy, Icewear Vezzo, Fredo Bang, and more, What Made Me is out now via Only the Family/EMPIRE.
Along with the album, Doodie shares the video for “Glock’d In” ft. Mozzy, a highlight track from What Made Me. In the video, Doodie and his crew link up with Mozzy at a stylish mansion, rapping about their untouchable status and bountiful wealth over menacing keys: “Spent a hundred on a AP, used to wear a G-Shock / One of one a Mike Amiri / I’m a real rich n***a, pour it all in the cup.”
What Made Me is the follow up to Doodie Lo’s acclaimed 2021 debut Big Doodie Lo. The Lil Durk co-signed rapper made a big impression with his debut, which is home to “Me & Doodie Lo,” an energetic collab between King Von and Doodie (24 million YouTube views), in which the legendary O-Block native gives Mr. Kankakee an enthusiastic co-sign. Over the past few years, Doodie Lo has considerably grown his profile, racking up over 80 million streams to date, gaining hundreds of thousands of YouTube subscribers and Spotify Monthly Listeners, and collaborating with heavy hitters like Kodak Black, Moneybagg Yo, Pooh Shiesty, and more. Since dropping his debut album, Doodie Lo kept the streets hot with loose singles like “Popeyes” ft. Icewear Vezzo & Deeski, “Smurkio Flow,” “Play With My Name,” and “Daddies Babies.”
With What Made Me out now, Doodie Lo is ready to claim the midwest street rap throne.
Stream What Made Me: https://music.empi.re/
Watch “Glock’d In” ft. Mozzy: https://www.youtube.
What Made Me tracklist:
- 6 Figures
- SUMN NEW
- Bald Head Rich N**** (BHRN)
- Tweakers (ft. Skilla Baby & Rob49)
- 11 Million
- When I Call (ft. Hunxho)
- HOODBACHI (ft. Tee Grizzley)
- Living My Dreams
- Glock’d In (ft. Mozzy)
- The Kankakee Story
- Pray 4 Forgiveness (ft. Fredo Bang)
- Cheaters
- Disbelief (ft. Icewear Vezzo)
- Not My Friends
- Relapsed
- What Made Me (Outro)
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The Background:
Founded by Lil Durk, Only The Family is one of rap’s most respected labels and most impressive collections of talent. Originally based in Chicago, the label earned a reputation for cultivating some of the city’s most vital talents, with members like Doodie Lo, Booka600, Chief Wuk, and the late great King Von. With a roster that reflects label boss Durk’s signature combination of raw lyricism and emotional songwriting, OTF has released several label compilation mixtapes, the most recent being 2023’s Nightmares In The Trenches. Stay tuned for much more from Durk and OTF in 2024.
Links:
“Tweakers” ft. Rob49 & Skilla Baby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL4gnEpDMQo / https://music.empi.re/tweakers
“HOODBACHI”: https://music.empi.re/hoodbachi / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsSX2JlED4A
“Hospice”: https://youtu.be/jP-EMP2UdGo / https://music.empi.re/hospice
“4 Rings” ft. BIG30: https://music.empi.re/4rings
“Purple Nightmares”: https://youtu.be/mKHb5iKJgXA
“Role Model”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O73syEbrx1o
“Popeyes”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf1BJiwyLrQ
“Smurkio Flow”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB-ZYRbvgpc
“Last One”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UZ-AhV4T60
“Daddies Baby”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXbmAVA28BQ
“Scarred”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_vAXJXTJ5o
“Play With My Name”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X63d8mVyqGE
“Who You Are” ft. Trippie Redd: https://youtu.be/SCLsgcmGTak
“ISTG Pt. 2” ft. Doodie Lo & Kodak Black: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMh5Gol2gPQ /
“Back Bone”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kToQsZOv0v0
“ISTG”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejgzsYX11QA
“FACE”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYo4NP3Di28
“Melrose” ft. Icewear Vezzo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmycuhI9T4s
“Nowhere”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egi9c9AlpTw
Big Doodie Lo: https://music.empi.re/bigdoodieloalbum