ABM: What is your stage name?
GDerty: GDerty
ABM: Where are you from, and what was it like growing up there?
GDerty: I’m from Shoreview San Mateo, but due to financial constraints me and mom dukes moved ALL over the waters (Milpitas,Fremont,Hayward,Mountain View,East Palo Alto,Palo Alto,Redwood City,Union City,Daly City etc..) Growing up wasnt all cake and smiles…moms was/has been illegal all my life. No matter where we lived a foreign struggle fasholy followed.
ABM: What inspired you to pursue music as a career?
GDerty: Always loved writting…poems…stories whatever! In 2015 after I paroled outta L.A.C. State Prison in Lancaster CA. I used whatever money I had saved from being locked, and threw it all in this music shit!
ABM: What are your last full length releases people can go check out right now?
GDerty: Brand new album just dropped “Diaries Of A Goon”, out on all digital platforms. I just dropped two more singles this past week.
ABM: What are you currently working on?
GDerty: I am currently working on a couple of projects. I’m working on one with my Hayward brother J Boi called “9 Deez”, also working on a 5 track album with my guys from Stife Studios out there in San Jose. Got some fire dropping with my JZP bruvas (Jungle Zone Productions). Got another group album called “Brothers Of Different Colors” with my own members, so stay tuned for that.
ABM: What’s your next visual you plan on releasing, tell us about it.
GDerty: Got one with my JZP bruvas bouta drop soon. As far as solo visuals I’m planning on doing my new singles “Hella Mad”, which is a hype type of feel, and “Chase A Bag”… something soft for my female listeners.
ABM: Is there any artists you would like to work with in the future?
GDerty: Kymani Marley.. J Boog.. E40.. Kamaiyah.. CML.. Manny Pacquiao on a hook lol!
ABM: Any business ventures you wanna tell the public about?
GDerty: Shout Out Nump & B3hee who took me to LA for my first radio interview. Lol niggas really left the Bay Area at 12 p.m., and came back at 4 a.m. Gorillapinos fareal!
ABM: Where can people find you online?
GDerty: Spotify..Pandora..iTunes..Google Play..YouTube.. Basically on ALL DIGITAL PLATFORMS!
ABM: Any last words?
GDerty: Yea SHOUT OUT MY GOONZ THO. Wouldn’t be a GDerty without my brothers in this struggle! New Video Out Now On YouTube “Go Time” produced by Foley Beats. #TaeJefe 🌍