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BRANDAL JOHNSON AKA “STREETBOY STRETCH” IS AN INDEPENDENT ARTIST/SONGWRITER &
ENTREPRENEUR FROM CHICAGO HEIGHTS, JUST RIGHT OUTSIDE OF THE WINDY CITY CHICAGO.
BORN THE ONLY BOY ALONG SIDE TWO SISTERS AND A SINGLE MOTHER, STREETBOY HAS
BEEN SURROUNDED BY MUSIC HIS ENTIRE LIFE. ALTHOUGH HIS FATHER WAS INCARCERATED
MOST OF HIS CHILDHOOD AND YOUNG ADULT LIFE, STREETBOY’S BEACON HILL UPBRINGINGS
SURROUNDED HIM AROUND POVERTY, GANG ACTIVITY AND DRUGS. IT WAS HIS UNCLE THAT
PUT HIM ONTO RAP MUSIC IN THE LIKES OF LEGENDS THAT INCLUDE N.W.A, GHETTO BOYS,
ERIC B & RAKIM, EPMD & OTHERS! AS A NEW FAN OF HIP HOP & RAP, STREETBOY STARTED TO
DIVE DEEP IN MUSIC AND INFLUENCE FROM ARTISTS LIKE SCARFACE, SNOOP DOGG, 2PAC &
MORE! STREETBOY STRETCH RECORDED HIS FIRST SONG AT 13, AND FROM THERE FELL IN
LOVE WITH MUSIC TO PURSUE WITH PASSION AS A SOLO ARTIST.
Tell the viewers about Streetboy Stretch and your upbringing?
Fun upbringing for the most part, raised in a single family home, because my pops was locked up. I got to see alot of things from a child and young adult’s perspective.
 
How long have you been grinding in the music? 6th grade, me and boy Trend (C.A. Brown) booked studio sessions on the same day with the same engineer! LOL!!! Every since then, its been on with the music. We had a dope time working in that studio. I put this music in overload about 4 years ago foreal.
 
 
Who are some of your musical influences? Scarface, 2pac, Snoop Dogg, Outkast, Twista (The Whole Chicago really). Greatness influenced me really!
 
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You have a clothing brand called Streetboy Mess LLC (Move For None, Eat Together, Stay Fly, Stay Solid) ,tell us about it 
Streetboy is me, it’s my company as a whole because Mess is from mess clothing so I combine them and make it a power force in one. Pigeon Lifestyle is what MESS defines.
What’s the difference between Chicago Heights & the City Chicago?

Shidddd, it ain’t too much a difference! LOL! Both sides air smell the same.That’s my answer. You know, sh* goes on. The new just dont get called out to the Heights like they will in the actual city. Thats about the only difference.

Who would you be down to collaborate with musically?
Kevin Gates, Yo Gotti, Moneybagg Yo, Lil Durk, Chief Keef, Rick Ross, Sevyn Streeter
With the new artists emerging in Chicago & in the midwest, with detroit and ohio, what do you plan to do with your own movement? I plan on taking my movement and targeting those same markets and more! It’s important that I start in the midwest because its close to home.
You’ve released multiple singles in the past 2-3 months, are their any visuals coming for them? 
“No Capping” out now , “Pumpin Up” just dropped, “Gracious” on the way, “Tell Me” & “Trafficking” as well.
What’s next for Streetboy Stretch?
Alot of greatness! More content, and more consistency.
 
 
Tell the people how to stay in contact with you
Follow ya boy on Instagram @StreetboyStretch @StreetboyMessLLC

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