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\n\tMiky Woodz<\/a>, one of Puerto Rico\u2019s<\/a> most distinct trap rappers,\u00a0 has a style that\u2019s totally his own: As an artist,\u00a0 his flow owes more to hip-hop, due to his bar-heavy verses and inspired rapid fire rhymes. His look also stands out due to his unique and frothy red beard, and colorful tattoos across his entire torso. Oh yeah, he also had a stint as a pro basketball player.<\/p>\n \n\tThis past Friday, he added one more thing to his resume by dropping his newest album, Everything RiaL<\/em>. He\u2019s released albums nearly every year and consistently collaborated with some of music\u2019s biggest names. He\u2019s become a mainstay and fan favorite of the genre, coming up alongside artists like Anuel Aa<\/a>, Ozuna, and even Bad Bunny<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tOn Everything RiaL<\/em> ( titled after his longtime catchphrase), Woodz explores the authenticity of people in the music industry, the streets, and himself. Notably, he dedicates a song to fathers, inspired by his own experience raising his son, who is now a pre-teen. In this exclusive interview, he talked to us about the highs and lows of fatherhood, his time on the court, and how he uses his \u201cbullshit\u201d radar to weed out industry fakes who are and aren\u2019t honest.<\/p>\n \n\tHow did you differentiate this project from your last two albums, OG City<\/em> and Built Different<\/em>? What were you thinking about?\u00a0<\/strong> \n\tFor Everything RiaL<\/em>, that\u2019s one of the slogans that has been associated with me since the beginning of my career. I decided to take advantage of that slogan with this new album. It\u2019s fully trap, unlike the other projects I\u2019ve done. I\u2019d never done an all-trap project. It\u2019s part of the plan we\u2019ve been working on since I signed with Rimas. [They] always asked to make a full trap album.<\/p>\n
They\u2019re different concepts: OG City<\/em> is more like that community that supports Miky Woodz; I also organize basketball teams, softball teams, and that was the nickname I gave them. That\u2019s why I decided to make the OG City<\/em> album. The concept was about that very thing: the Miky Woodz community. With Built Different<\/em>, the concept was [to be] more motivational.<\/p>\n