It actually leaked 20 days early, which is upsetting but at the same time I’m constantly growing a fan base–you know, I’m on tour right now. Rittz: The reaction to the album has been great. TSS: I’m assuming the reaction to the album at this point has been really great so far. Um, today we did Sway, BET, shit, man, I know I’m leaving out stuff, but we’ve just been running, man.
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Yesterday we did Vibe, XXL, The Source, um… shit, man, the listening party, the after-party, N.O.R.E.’s party. TSS: So give me the complete rundown since you guys touched down Monday morning. So Rittz was tired, but, like he’ll mention, being tired is a luxury he can’t afford anymore as his presence continues to grow.
RITTZ SONGS WITH BABY IN THEM PLUS
So here he is now, unfurling and waking up with each sip of his drink, explaining to The Smoking Section this entire whirlwind, not to mention finally getting to hit the studio with his dad, working with Yelawolf, DJ Burn One and Mike Posner, plus describing how his Strange situation’s expanding his reach. Not to mention that his arrival in New York concluded a cross-country trek that began when his tour bus broke down in Wyoming in the middle of a snowstorm–using the faint light of his cell phone to gather his stuff–before catching a plane in Billings, Montana, then Minneapolis, before arriving at JFK just before the sun was rising over Jamaica Bay.
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and “Sway In The Morning,” and tons of other appearances. and himself, interviews with Vibe, B.E.T.
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Here’s why: since getting into New York to promote the release of his Strange Music debut album, The Life and Times of Jonny Valiant, he’s been everywhere. He’s slouched in a chair in the hotel’s lobby, a Bulleit bourbon in hand, his frizzy red hair tumbling out a black stocking hat after getting up from a nap.