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<blockquote data-quote="UPROXX" data-source="post: 47851" data-attributes="member: 81"><img src="https://uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/ddg-halle-bailey-TOP.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=437&amp;crop=1" alt="ddg halle bailey BET Awards" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Getty Image / Prince WilliamsLast week, rapper <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/ddg-storyteller-video-tour-dates/" target="_blank">DDG</a> stopped by DJ Akademiks’ <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/5b0yQ5yQef8PhwHCGFca09?si=2966f2695a25489c" target="_blank">Off The Record</a> podcast to highlight his career. Over the course of the nearly three-hour-long episode, DDG discussed his big hit, “Moonwalking In Calabasas,” landing on the coveted XXL Freshman list, and his relationship with singer <a href="https://uproxx.com/pop/halle-bailey-radiohead-creep-cover-tiktok/" target="_blank">Halle Bailey</a>.When talking about the singer and <a href="https://uproxx.com/pop/melissa-mccarthy-halle-bailey-the-little-mermaid/" target="_blank">The Little Mermaid actress</a>, DDG said that Bailey has been a source of inspiration from him.“She honestly motivated me to be better and work harder and get to certain levels,” DDG said. “I look up to her in a sense…’cause I feel like I’m always the motivator, I’m the inspirer. I’m the muthaf*cka inspiring muthaf*ckas to do better.”DDG also said that when he’s in the headspace of feeling inspired, it challenges him, but not in a way that results in him feeling burnt out. Rather, it is out of a pure desire to elevate his craft.“It’s like I’m in a different mode now where I’m getting inspired by somebody. I feel like it’s healthy in that way for me ’cause it’s like a weight off my shoulders. It’s like, ‘Ok, I need to work harder.’ It’s challenging in a good way. It just makes me want to go harder versus feeling overwhelmed or some shit.”Watch the clip below.<a href="https://uproxx.com/music/ddg-halle-bailey-inspires-him/" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="UPROXX, post: 47851, member: 81"] [IMG alt="ddg halle bailey BET Awards"]https://uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/ddg-halle-bailey-TOP.jpg?w=1024&h=437&crop=1[/IMG] [UWSL]Getty Image / Prince Williams[/UWSL] Last week, rapper [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/ddg-storyteller-video-tour-dates/']DDG[/URL] stopped by DJ Akademiks’ [I][URL='https://open.spotify.com/episode/5b0yQ5yQef8PhwHCGFca09?si=2966f2695a25489c']Off The Record[/URL][/I] podcast to highlight his career. Over the course of the nearly three-hour-long episode, DDG discussed his big hit, “Moonwalking In Calabasas,” landing on the coveted [I]XXL Freshman[/I] list, and his relationship with singer [URL='https://uproxx.com/pop/halle-bailey-radiohead-creep-cover-tiktok/']Halle Bailey[/URL]. When talking about the singer and [URL='https://uproxx.com/pop/melissa-mccarthy-halle-bailey-the-little-mermaid/'][I]The Little Mermaid [/I]actress[/URL], DDG said that Bailey has been a source of inspiration from him. “She honestly motivated me to be better and work harder and get to certain levels,” DDG said. “I look up to her in a sense…’cause I feel like I’m always the motivator, I’m the inspirer. I’m the muthaf*cka inspiring muthaf*ckas to do better.” DDG also said that when he’s in the headspace of feeling inspired, it challenges him, but not in a way that results in him feeling burnt out. Rather, it is out of a pure desire to elevate his craft. “It’s like I’m in a different mode now where I’m getting inspired by somebody. I feel like it’s healthy in that way for me ’cause it’s like a weight off my shoulders. It’s like, ‘Ok, I need to work harder.’ It’s challenging in a good way. It just makes me want to go harder versus feeling overwhelmed or some shit.” Watch the clip below. [url="https://uproxx.com/music/ddg-halle-bailey-inspires-him/"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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