Gunplay Says He Discovered His Passion For Music The First Time He Got High On "How To Roll"

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Gunplay comes through for the latest episode of "How To Roll."

Gunplay is a few months removed from the release of his latest project, Active which dropped towards the end of June. The rapper's been pushing the project since then. Gunplay is undoubtedly a big fan of marijuana, among other substances but we recently had the Miami rapper in our office for the latest episode of "How To Roll."

Gunplay recently came through for the latest episode of "How To Roll." The rapper chose some RAW rolling papers over blunts this time around. Like most rappers, we had to ask him about the first time he smoked weed. Don Logan said he was with his boy Buck Carter in 7th grade. He had a nickle bag of "brown weed" that he and Carter ended up smoking in Gunplay's backyard. After the two went inside, Gunplay said he didn't feel anything until a window began moving which is when he realized he's high. Ultimately, his high thoughts resulted in him figuring out his passion for music.

"When I was high and I was listening and I start thinking about what my momma raised me with, what my daddy raised me with. I start going into all my shit. And I said, 'none of y'all make sense. None of that shit make sense,'" he explained. "I started calculating life at 12 years old, the year I lost my virginity, the year I smoked weed. I say, 'My n***a, dawg, I see what's going on. I got the blueprint. Everybody sleep, everybody sleep. I don't know what's going on but there's a few people that's woke' [...] I broke down life. While I was high, I was like 'What you want to do with your life? What you love?' I love pussy, I love money. I love music. What can you do everybody without getting tired? Music. What's your passion? Music. And I said, you know what? I'm gonna be a DJ."

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Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.
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