I Took a Shotgun to Raves: Mike GLC on Care Homes, Prison & the Tulisa Scandal

Mike GLC sits down for his most in-depth interview yet, covering a life that spans childhood trauma, the UK care system, street life, prison, music, entrepreneurship, the rise of UK rap, Dubplate Drama, the Tulisa case, and his latest comic book venture.From growing up in Wood Green, losing family members, experiencing abuse and racism in care, and living a criminal lifestyle, to building one of the UK's biggest independent street CD distribution networks, Mike shares the highs, lows and lessons that shaped him.Chapters:0:00 Intro1:53 Streetlife Out Now – Shizzio X UK Apache X Devlin2:15 Welcome Mike GLC / Location Awareness6:13 Born & Bred / Wood Green vs Tottenham Beef8:18 Parents / Uncle's Murder / Abuse10:57 Going into Care / Racism / Hierarchy14:49 Feeling Loved? / Facing Abuse17:34 Fights / School / Subjugation21:20 Intelligence Origin22:45 Connecting & Living with Dad24:46 I Pulled a Knife on My Dad25:55 Criminal Lifestyle Money27:54 Do You Regret Your Criminal Past? / Karma28:19 Street Life Is an Idiot Thing31:34 Prison / Mum's Passing Changes Outlook36:03 I Took My Shotgun to Raves36:49 Finding Myself in Loss / The Force37:50 Musical Influence / LL Cool J39:45 Lyric Writing40:43 1st Song / Lemar / UK Rap Accent45:47 Mike GLC Name Origin / Rap Timing46:37 Arrest / Label Offer48:19 Own Agency / Tour / DJ Spoony55:51 Rap over Garage / Money in Conversion58:53 I've Never Had a Record Deal1:00:02 Biggest UK Street Team Distribution1:03:26 Manufacturing over Music / Distributing UK Music1:06:40 Business Mindset1:07:04 Total CDs Sold on the Street1:08:41 Money Made from Selling CDs1:10:11 Unrecorded Sales, So No Chart Success1:11:29 I Created an Ecosystem / Short-Lived1:12:45 Selling in Unsellable Places1:14:35 Money vs Artist / Anti-Industry1:15:56 Distribution for Other Artists1:16:33 Grime Had No Value for Me1:18:34 Spotify Playlists Killed the Game1:19:15 Gun Charge / Survival1:20:42 I Had London on Lock!1:22:03 Money Spending1:22:24 Beginning of the End for CD Sales1:23:08 I Still Make Music Money / Art 1st1:24:40 Break / Dubplate Drama1:29:32 Dubplate Drama Movie Betrayal1:30:48 Why Did Dubplate Drama End? / Top Boy1:31:48 Michael Ward / Female Allegations1:34:36 Men Are P Clowns / Fame vs Females1:37:26 Tulisa Incident / Entrapment1:38:59 Tulisa Drug Scandal News Breaks1:43:20 Fallout with Tulisa / She Never Called Me1:47:27 I Go Guilty / Case Collapse1:49:41 No Compensation / I Kept Tulisa Out of Jail1:52:47 I Haven't Spoken to Tulisa / Aftermath1:53:20 New Comic Art Project1:56:31 'The Grow' Comic / Production Stages2:02:23 AI in Comics2:03:11 Comic Release / Merch2:06:19 Forbidden Planet / Comic Market2:06:47 I'm a Nerd / Comic IP2:09:38 My Last Album / Future Plans2:11:40 Energy Return2:12:50 Young Spray2:14:56 Mike GLC Own Podcast?2:15:16 AI Q's / Tulisa2:17:23 Mount Rushmore2:18:02 AI Q's Cont…2:19:27 Quick Fire Q's2:22:51 Final Message / Thank You