Meet Entice Dickey: The New Face Of South Carolina

Entice Dickey is right here to inform his story one of the best ways he is aware of how—by the music. Hailing from Hartsville, South Carolina, Entice Dickey shortly grew to become a product of his surroundings. At age 21, he was shot within the face because of a crossfire. As an alternative of turning to the streets, the rising star as a substitute locked himself within the studio, pouring his coronary heart into his rhymes whereas expressing his hardships by his artwork.

Entice Dickey describes himself as “so South Carolina.” He continues, “I’m from the Carolina’s. I’d describe myself as well-respected. A very good individual. I acquired a great character. However fasho fasho, I’m the face of South Carolina.”

Entice Dickey not too long ago made his mark after bodying his freestyle with On The Radar Radio in Philly. His lyricism is a testomony to his resilience and energy, and his skill to protect regardless of how onerous it will get. On the music tip, Entice has launched a string of standout singles, together with “I35”, “No Apologies,” and “Preserve Forgetting” that includes Hardaway. The music video for “Blue Devils,” taken from his newest venture Entice Or Die, has additionally been doing numbers.

AllHipHop spoke with Entice Dickey in downtown Los Angeles to debate his background, getting shot within the face, why he began making music, having his household’s help and extra.

AllHipHop: Are you able to paint the image for Hartsville? As a result of I don’t know what it’s like.

Entice Dickey: Hartsville may be very small. We speaking about 7,000 folks. It’s solely two or three shops open after 12 o’clock. There’s just one Walmart. Everyone is aware of one another. After all, we some of the violent cities in South Carolina. Cities, Google isn’t going to indicate that. I’m not going to place poverty on it as a result of it’s so small you could’t inform. There’s some good folks there, however primarily small surroundings although. Small surroundings in Hartsville, South Carolina.

AllHipHop: Rising up, when did you understand you wish to do music?

Entice Dickey: At age 21. My brother was rapping, he’s means youthful than me. He was rapping, so I began rapping with him to be trustworthy. When he took off rapping, I simply adopted proper behind him. 

AllHipHop: Is he doing this factor?

Entice Dickey: Yeah he’s doing his factor. He’s doing properly.

AllHipHop: When’d you fall in love with music?

Entice Dickey: The identical age. Nah, I’ma say earlier than that. I fell in love with music at 18, 19. Once I noticed he was actually good at it, I began finding out music increasingly. I like music. 

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AllHipHop: What artists do you hearken to?

Entice Dickey: Meek Mill. Rylo Rodriguez. Rod Wave. André 3000. These forms of guys. 

How would you describe your music?

Entice Dickey: I describe it as so South Carolina, a preacher’s grandson kind stuff. I’m actually preaching.

AllHipHop: You have been shot within the face. How previous have been you?

Entice Dickey: Precisely 21. I used to be really shot in a crossfire, strolling into someone’s line of fireside. It wasn’t like someone was making an attempt to kill me. I used to be strolling in the way in which of someone, circled and it hit me. It stayed inside. It hit me, it stayed inside my head. I needed to reduce it out. 

I didn’t fall. It was an enormous mistake. It wasn’t like I used to be focused or I used to be operating. It was, “Increase! I believe I acquired shot. Let me look within the mirror and see the bullet wound. Aw s###, I acquired shot. Let me go to the hospital.” I by no means misplaced contact. To be trustworthy, the docs have been so amazed at how I used to be appearing. They didn’t wish to name my mother, they instructed me to name her. They’re like, “Let your mother hear your voice so she might really feel good.”

AllHipHop: I’m positive you’ve gotten trauma from that?

Entice Dickey: As you may see, lazy eye. However trauma? Nah. To be trustworthy, I used to be so ignorant to the state of affairs. I stored operating on the street. As quickly as they instructed me it wasn’t a death-threatening factor as of proper now, I simply stored going. No surgical procedures, no nothing. Stored going full throttle.

AllHipHop: You began doing music after that?

Entice Dickey: Yeah. I already began recording. However after I acquired shot, I began taking it critical. I shot my first video, stuff like that. I began taking it critical as a result of all the eye was on me. Lots of people can’t say they know someone that acquired shot within the face. I took full benefit and took rapping full-blown.

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AllHipHop: How a lot of your life experiences do you set in your music? 

Entice Dickey: S###, I’d say 95%. I put 95% of my way of life within the music. The opposite stuff is leisure, however majority of my life is within the music. You may actually describe me as a number of the songs and a number of the stuff I say within the music.

AllHipHop: Have been you within the streets with music? 

Entice Dickey: Yeah, earlier than the music I used to be within the streets. Earlier than music and college, I’ll say it like that.

AllHipHop: Was it onerous to go away?

Entice Dickey: Hell nah! It wasn’t onerous to go away. Neatest thing that ever occurred to me. It’s a straightforward means out. Give it some thought: you are able to do the identical factor you wish to do and it’s some Hip Hop music. Or pop music, any kind of music. Simply doing music, it takes you away from the streets. It’s very easy for me to go away. Simple resolution.

AllHipHop: How’d you get your identify?

Entice Dickey: I acquired it from Virginia. My actual identify is Travis so folks used to name me Trav. Once I went to Virginia, a bunch of Mexicans began calling me Entice. Actually: “Entice, Entice, Entice.” I caught with it and ran with it since ninth grade. Once I mentioned it, my household went with it too. “There goes Entice.” 

AllHipHop: Is Dickey your actual identify?

Entice Dickey: Dickey’s my final identify, for positive for positive. My official identify. Dickey is my authorities final identify.

AllHipHop: What impressed your music “I-35”?

Entice Dickey: I used to be in unhealthy visitors from Oklahoma to Dallas. Actual unhealthy visitors, I used to be caught on I-35. I made the music on I-35. Wrote it and all that. As quickly as we acquired to Dallas, [snaps]. Increase, it’s going up.

AllHipHop: How do you document? Do you usually freestyle or write?

Entice Dickey: Considerably of each. I’ll go in, write half of it on my telephone. After I acquired the vibe of what we’re doing, let’s punch in. Let’s get it.

3 stuff you want within the studio always?

Entice Dickey: Water, Carmax, and a microphone. lI want that on a regular basis. Anything, I don’t want it.

AllHipHop: “Blue Devils” goes loopy, speak about that document.

Entice Dickey: Yeah, “Blue Devils” goes loopy! As you understand, Blue Devils is a Carolina faculty group from North Carolina. I’m from South Carolina, however California as entire it means lots. I freestyled it. Heard the beat, heard the pattern. Felt it slightly bit and wrote it out like increase increase. I didn’t suppose it was going to do what it did and do what it’s doing, however I’m glad.

AllHipHop: Greatest reminiscence from the video shoot?

Entice Dickey: [laughs] Watching them boys do their wheelies all up within the highway. Watching them have a contest with themselves, who can stroll (means to pop a wheelie) their bike the longest. That was among the finest moments of the video.

AllHipHop: One factor you need folks to get out of your venture Entice or Die?

Entice Dickey: The idea I would like them to get from that’s once you within the streets, you solely acquired two choices: lure or die. You gotta take it critical for what you’re doing. When you gon’ be within the streets, take it critical. I don’t need nobody to be within the streets, no person must be within the streets. However for those that’s within the streets, don’t play it. If that’s your plan A, take it critical. Go full throttle.

AllHipHop: How’d it really feel in your On The Radar freestyle to go up?

Entice Dickey: It felt like a blessing. Simply to go all the way in which to Philly to do it, I went to Philadelphia to do the On The Radar. I acquired lots of household in Philly. My mother’s from Philly, my granddad’s from Philly and my sisters are from Philly. My grandma’s sisters is from up north. That was the entire cause of me going up north to do On The Radar, simply to do one thing along with the household. 

AllHipHop: How do they really feel about your music going loopy?

Entice Dickey: All my household, I received’t say they take a look at me the identical. After all they see me change, but it surely wasn’t like they didn’t take a look at me to do one thing earlier than music. They’re glad I discovered one thing to do  that’s not getting me in bother. That’s how they take a look at it: not getting in bother, you doing the best factor.

AllHipHop: You donate some huge cash to your group. Are you able to contact on that?

Entice Dickey: I wouldn’t even name it donating; I name it giving again. I wouldn’t even take a look at it as donations, it’s me giving again to the hometowns and cities round me. Even those that’s my hometown, I divulge to those round me, simply to maintain their motivation going to in class. You don’t must be within the streets to see Entice Dickey. You may go to first interval and also you may see Entice Dickey in the present day. 

That’s my entire factor of doing it. Don’t hand over that faculty, as a result of I graduated. Of us don’t know, I graduated from highschool. I would like everybody to know: at the least attempt to get the diploma. At the very least that. That’s all of your mama or dad cared for, at the least attempt to get the diploma. When you don’t, it’s okay. However at all times attempt that essential factor for them.

AllHipHop: Greatest encounter you’ve gotten with a fan?

Entice Dickey: He wished me to only present as much as some birthday. They didn’t need me to carry out or something, simply wished me to indicate up. He instructed me his son was an enormous fan of mine. Not saying race shouldn’t be a nasty factor, however he wasn’t the identical colour as me. It made me really feel like okay dope, I acquired folks totally different races listening to my music. Once I got here out, I noticed the love his household gave me, it was loopy to me. I seen his grandma, his nice grandma. They’re all displaying me the identical like it appeared like they’d present their household. That made me really feel lots totally different. 

AllHipHop: What can we count on subsequent? 

Entice Dickey: You may count on to see me extra. Not solely hear me, you may count on to see me. Wherever the native locations are, you may find yourself seeing Entice Dickey round. That’s my entire factor. I would like folks to grasp, I’m not simply rapping. I’m not simply speaking. You’re going to see me. I’m going to be all over the place. Even when a music begins off, they’re like “there goes Entice!” That’s the primary factor I would like folks to grasp. There I’m going! I’m coming.