The RMC Mike Interview: Rio Getting Locked Up, Signing to Peezy, Lean & More 

0:20 - Good to be back moving around after the pandemic 1:01 - Getting more introspective on his new album 2:16 - A lot of rappers from around the country are using the Detroit flow. Branching out to try different styles, trying to sing 3:14 - No singing songs on the new album, but recorded one last night to get something off his chest 4:18 - Tapping into different lanes to appeal to the females 4:33 - Rio’s been in for a year already. Going hard in the months before he went in. 5:18 - Nonstop grind every day during the overlap time after Peezy got out and before Rio went in. Rio buying a new outfit every day 5:56 - Only having money for 2 years, focusing on not losing it. Being lost when he first got money 6:40 - Bigger vision is to tap in with new artists, bigger features, and acting. Putting together a movie about RMC Mike and Rio’s come up 7:56 - Vezzo’s movie was a big inspiration for Mike to make his own. 8:52 - Working on creating side hustles outside of rap 9:25 - Growing up in the same hood as Rio, met at 15 years old. 10:21 - Rio used to be the quiet one. 10:51 - Making money from hustling but also working real jobs, being a welder for 2 yrs 12:35 - Jobs were also there when the hustle fell off. Selling dr*gs is hard 13:46 - Working a job is so much less risky than hustling. Hard to calculate risk when you’re young 14:24 - Never been locked up. Turning his back on the streets after homies got locked up. Working a regular job. 15:21 - Watching his friends go to jail for the same stuff he was doing was a huge eye opener 16:31 - Police in Detroit don’t really care unless they’re dealing with a m**der 16:52 - Starting to rap with Rio at Grind RE’s house. Starting to punch in instead of write 17:53 - Everyone always thought Mike and Rio were talented 18:17 - Growing up listening to all Detroit music: Peezy, Bandgang, Cashout, 18:43 - Being a big Peezy fan for years before they ever met 19:02 - Used to promote new music by posting raw video clips from the studio on Facebook. “White Speaker Music” 19:39 - Streets demand that RMC and Rio drop a tape. Dropped ‘Dumb and Dumber’ in 2018 20:48 - Rio met Peezy because he liked his and KD’s song. Peezy came up to Mike at the gas station to compliant his music the first time they met 22:10 - Peezy is a big influence on Mike and Rio’s style 22:36 - Becoming a part of Ghetto Boyz. Knew it was only a matter of time 23:25 - Started taking his career more seriously after he joined Ghetto Boyz. Peezy schooled them about the business of rap 24:15 - Only met Peezy twice before he signed to him. 24:58 - Mike shouts out Adam because their No Jumper interview helped raise his profile. 25:24 - Going No.4 on Billboard with ‘Dumb and Dumber 3’ independently 26:51 - Signing a distribution deal with Empire. Hitting #35 on the charts by himself. 27:36 - Never got deleted off IG. Posting less because he’s scared of getting his page deleted 28:08 - Adam knows a rapper who’s promoting ghost g*ns on IG 28:45 - Figuring out how to move solo after Rio went to jail. Using him as motivation 30:32 - Moving solo, still in touch with same Flint guys: YN Jay, Louie Ray 31:30 - Planning to drop a lot of music this year, 2-3 projects and multiple EPs 32:25 - Learning how to be more thoughtful about dropping music by working with Empire. 32:57 - Mike pulled up to No Jumper with a PR team 33:41 - Trying to spend as much time on the road as possible. Not wanting to be home 34:14 - Performing on stage is the best feeling in the world 34:55 - Performing at SXSW. Best time was the Empire stage 35:40 - It’s all love with the other Detroit/Flint artist 36:00 - There’s some politics but mostly a lot of unity between Detroit artists. Less dissing than other cities. 36:50 - Not making diss music, making money music, having fun. 37:10 - Rio says the most f*cked up sh*t out of the two of them. 37:48 - How his signature “B*tch” ad-lib started. Wanting to make a song called “B*tch” with Too Short 38:52 - Teaching women how to speak english 39:12 - Admitting to being single. Not being in a relationship. Trying to avoid questions about his ex. Admits to cheating past 40:57 - Adam: “No better way to interact with your fans than having s*x with some of them” 41:26 - Liking the Fugees' sample beat on the new album because it’s different. Did not speak to Lauryn Hill about the beat. 42:21 - Mike explains why he likes having s*x off percs and always raps about it 43:01 - Slowing down on lean and dr*gs after Rio got locked up 44:00 - Being born into lean drinking culture. Getting addicted to the taste of lean. Pharmacies cutting the lean. 44:51 - People overdosing on fake drugs in Flint and Detroit 45:23 - Drag racing with his pops. Owning a race car. Being a good bowler 46:03 - Doesn’t really have a gay doctor. Having to switch doctors because he couldn’t understand his Indian accent. Steve Harvey should be a doctor. 47:56 - New EP dropping soon, ‘Ghetto Assassin’. Senior season project coming. Adam and Mike have a little miscommunication over “singer-senior” 48:58 - Experimenting with R&B music but wanting to stay true to himself for official releases. 49:35 - Rewriting a song with no expletives isn’t as easy as it sounds. 50:32 - Wrapping up RMC Mike’s second time on No Jumper Stamps by Aidan instagram.com/aidantheasset/

“A job is 8 hours of thinking how to not have a job “

Already know this about to be a fire interview! Free Rio 💪🏾

Free rio 12 months down 24 too go 🙏🏽

Crazy man, how Mike and Rio have become some of my favorite rappers. I know it ain’t what people are used to but that shit is FUN to listen to !! Love from miami !!!

All the respect to bro for giving Peezy his flowers, RMC said it best Peezy been talking shit. Real Michigan shit been going up on No Jumper lately I love it

“I was born a savage no Macho man” this interview was needed

Rio n Mike the hardest out right now no question

Rmc Mike jus said the realest most rappers won't........HE TURNED HIS BACK TO THE STREETS TO GET HIS GED AND START WORKING A JOB 💯💯💯💯💯

“I was told fuckin off them Percs burn belly fat” RMC MIKE

Ppl really b saying no jumper “fell off” because Adam doesn’t have a lot of these new garbage SoundCloud rappers on here😂lmao y’all can keep them, we want the real talent

FREE RIO, MIKE AND THE REST IF THE TEAM GON HOLD IT DOWN 🚀🚀

Mike is a chill ass dude

I fw how humble Mike is 🙏🏾🔥

And she got strong knees his hardest bar 😂 no BS dude hella genuine and talented keep growing king 👑

“Hustlin is doin what you gotta do” 💯💯 You don’t need to be in the streets to get to that bag

i need the mike and rio movie asap

“BITCHHH!!!!” -RMC MIKE 🔥😂😂

Mike:”I ain’t gon lie I couldn’t stop cheatin Adam:”yea I figured that, ghetto boy shit” 😂😂😭😭😭💀💀

Mike always been a solid dude

"Ready or Not" is one of the hardest RMC Mike songs of all time, I listened to it like 100 times plus, so glad adam22 asked about that tune, it's not a Lauren Hill sample, it's actually originally an Enya sample tho, The Fugees sampled Enya too.

Mike the runner up

Need to get GrindhardE on here

Lmaooo. When Adam Said 'Ghetto Boy Shit' I Damn Near Died 🤣🤣🤣 Even Mike Laughed 😅

All I bump in the box is RMC MIKE & RIO NO 🧢 💯💯

We need that Eastside 80s live from jail interview. Free Eastside 80s.

them 2 what made me start rappin lowkey and my friend, love ri and mike

Great to have another interview with him 💪

Adam is lowkey the biggest troll ever. Adam: What gets you in the mood to sing? You drink a little bit of red wine or something?

Rmc the goat. We awaiting for episode 2

Mike really be sounding like a Diesel engine hahaha 🤣

90s had Tone Loc, We got Rmc mike ! Bro is a underrated Legend 💯

"do you really have a gay doctor?" loooooooooool

When Rio gets out the music we're gonna get from him is gonna be legendary as hell. Free that man.

"Ri, that's very understanding, 40 with a beam, line you up like Glasshouse Danny" - RMC MIKE

RMC needs to be a voice actor fr fr

Mike go hard!!!! Broke damn speakers in my bmw 🤣 Freeeeeee rioooooooo

All these folks like this bring me peace

RMC Mike could have a very lucrative career as a voice actor. Monster voice.

Adam you NEED TO INTERVIEW GRIND HARD E he’s the Originator of the sound

Mike laid back and cool asf bra talented asf

I’ve been waiting!!! Free rio the duo is goated rio n mike

Literally was just watching the one with him and RIO. S/o RMC Mike 💯

Need a lil E interview next! 👀

Mike just a rapper wit bars, he dont have to be a concept rapper ,its good if he wanna develop that an explore that side of him but he was juz born wit a gift to spit,

Movie based on Rio and RMC Mike would go brazy. So many good titles it could be called. I can see it now, "Ghetto boyz" or even just "legendary".

mikes one of my favorites right now free the whole ghetto

Need a krispy life kid interview 🔥

ADAM GETS SOOO EXCITED WHEN HE GETS TO INTERVIEW DETROIT/MI RAPPERS 💯

Mike makes so many car references in his music. I always wondered how tf he knew that much and If he goes drag racing that would make sense lmao. So cool

Mike got dem Bangers!🎵🎵💥💥💥💥Free Rio

Happy 420 y'all

I was waiting for him to clear his throat the whole time

glad he got another interview i wanted to hear him more last interview but he was noddin off. free the ghetto

🔥🔥🔥Another one Flint town Detroit stand up 💯‼️

I spoke to soon thanks for showing love

finally. been waiting for this. yessir

gotta meet RMC MIKE AND NOJUMPER!

“Was u drinkin red wine or sum shit” bro funny for dat 😂😂😂😂

Hell yeah this finna be lit you need babyface ray on the show next🔥

Respect for always bringing Michigan back in

Love from Miami, Mike And Rio go too hard

Why he keep asking Mike bout Detroit lol, he from Flint

RMC sound like the guy who told me "I'm ya uncle!" when he found out who my mom was.

Bros voice sound like my baby mamas ashtray in her 06 Chevy impala 😂

U do hear Michigan everywhere now, I be doing it lmao

adam really one of the best at what he does

When this shit pop I’m putting blue lights on my mansion 💯

This nigga 💯 7 mile foe life

yo whack 100 said he's got you in his back pocket he can put the squeeze on you anytime he wants

Real humble guy 💯💯

RMC MIKE !!!!! THAT BOY 🔥🔥🔥

Everybody stealin the flow 🤣🫡🫡

Adam gotta interview Grindhard Lil E

Adam was the last one to get an RMC Mike solo interview😂

They Got Mike On Here🔥🔥🔥

Adam said no ones brought the D and the Bay together but he aint mention Lil Yee x Babyface Ray & Doodat600 x Bandgang 🤦🏽‍♂but Too short x Rmc Mike would be dope af

“BITCH” in my RMC Mike voice

WHERE TF IS THE PAYROLL GIOVANNI INTERVIEW??????????????????

I love this dude 💯

The dirty glove up next. Veeze Rio Mike Baby face ray All star Jr Bandgang And more…

He’s from FLINT Adam, not Detroit.

YOOOOOO RMC MIKE IS A LIVING LEGEND !!

Mike could for real should voice act

you need a KRISPYLIFEKIDD INTERVIEW

Thanks Adam. Good 4/20 drop

I like how he told the truth he was a working man not a street nigga 💯

Crazy 💯

Know it’s fire when it’s got “Lean” in the title

I’m from Saginaw Mike from Flint we Love Mike.🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

needed it

That style will never be out played if yo shyt hard💯🔥🎶

“BURBERRY HAT, SHOES , BELTS PLUS I GOT THE SOCKS.. NO I WOULD NOT BATTLE YOU IM NOT PAPO DOC “ mike is too hard !!

FLINT STAND UP

Free the ghetto

fire as always

Mike’s voice deep as hell he might be my dad 🤣🤣🤣🤣 ~ Yachty

Free Rio

“THAT NIGGA SAID GHETTO BOY SHIT” 🔥🔥🔥🔥

When we rio drop "First Day Out" Das gone be a Hood classic.