Gina Views sits down with Rucci for an in-depth conversation about his new album Norfside Story, the realities of growing up in Los Angeles, and navigating the music industry. Rucci opens up about fatherhood, healing from loss, surviving betrayal, the legacy of Drakeo the Ruler, staying true to the West Coast sound, and the personal experiences that shaped his latest project.

TIME STAMPS:

00:21 Intro

01:24 What "Norfside Story" Album Represents

02:28 Track Dedicated to Producer RoMo

05:45 Everybody is Not Your Friend in Rap

06:07 Love to Blacc Sam

08:00 Hood Politics and Business

10:12 Rappers Coming to LA and Not Being Safe

11:26 Telling His Story with West Coast Sound

13:28 How Much of the New Album is Creativity or Real Experience

15:20 Letter to Big Dawg

19:01 Main Discourse Between Rucci & his Dad

19:57 What Fatherhood has Taught Rucci

22:43 For The Thugs

25:04 Rucci Dropping Out of School

28:05 Late Night Sessions with Sean Mackk

32:55 MackkRucci 2

34:00 Domino Effekt Track

37:11 From Domino Effekt to Ingleweird

42:00 Leaving Rucci out of the LA Wave Convo

43:33 Drakeo the Ruler Passing Away

44:20 Survivors Guilt

47:50 Ego Ruining Relationships

48:25 Fans Ruining Relationships

51:30 Lessons from Losing Friends

54:07 Self Sabotage

58:19 Betrayal from Homies and the Industry

01:01:19 Trying to Heal

01:05:16 Raising Kids

01:08:50 Remembering Rucci Outside of Music

01:11:40 Rucci in the Next 10 Years

01:14:45 Rucci's Kids Maturing Him

01:15:40 Norfside Story Out Now

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