Following the profiles of Pooh Shiesty and Blxst in the previous two episodes of How I Blew Up, Uproxx delves into the background of DDG, a fellow 2021 XXL Freshman from Pontiac, Michigan, who reached his career apex this year with “Moonwalking In Calabasas” from his collaborative mixtape with Atlanta producer OG Parker.
In this episode, DDG discusses why “there’s nothing to do in Pontiac but bullsh*t” and how he came to be a YouTube video creator. He then goes on to describe why he switched from YouTube to making his first mixtapes, and how he overcame skepticism from fans who thought he wasn’t serious about music — a barrier he overcame by releasing a song called “Take Me Serious.” He also discusses the moment he realized “Moonwalking In Calabasas” was his biggest hit ever, and he concludes the program by musing on his future goals, which include retiring by the age of 33.
