COVER LINES: Boldy James On New Music, Car Crash, Dating Amanda Seales, Meeting Jay-Z & Drug Dilla

Boldy James is having the best 2025. So far this year, the Detroit rapper has released seven albums. In fact, this July, he plans to drop Late To My Own Funeral with Nicholas Craven. Before concluding his US Tour, Boldy talks to COVER LINES about his slew of projects, The Alchemist, The Conductor, and an update on Versace Tape 2. Elsewhere, he details his near fatal car crash, family life, falling out with Amanda Seales, meeting JayZ, independence and much more! Time Stamps US Tour- 0:17 Seven Albums- 03:07 Does Boldy Release Too Much Music?- 04:52 Late To My Own Funeral- 08:33 Foreshadowing Album Tiles- 10:10 Working With The Alchemist- 11:26 Working with Other Producers- 14:21 Jay Versace & Versace Tape 2- 15:37 The Conductor & Across The Tracks: 18:00 Details Car Crash/Recover- 19:11 Well Wishes From Eminem -24:54 Punch-In Artists- 26:25 Growing Up With Father- 28:28 Estrangement With Mom- 30:35 Growing Up In Detroit- 35:50 227 Origins/ 227 Ballmaine- 37:36 Meeting Judge At Summer Jam- 38:54 Getting Robbed On Christmas Eve: 42:00 Fatherhood- 43:43 Relationship With Amanda Seales- 47:00 Music Origins- 58:58 Meeting JayZ- 01:02:50 Older Music- 01:08:58 Being Independent: 01:10:54 Drug Dilla Update: 01:13:03 RAPinion: 01:14:53 COVER LINES is an interview series created by renowned music journalist, Brian "B.Dot" Miller. http://www.bdotmiller.com Follow Here: X: http://www.x.com/bdotTM Instagram:   / bdottm   TikTok:   / bdottm  

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