If youve been paying close attention to DWND since earlier this year, you should've noticed Virginia artist & personal friend of mine, B [dot] Jay whether it was from his singles, collabs, or his latest mixtape "Midnight Munchies!" . He has definitely been doing a lot to get where he needs to be to make his dreams a reality from his own music, producing for his friends as well as Mac Miller or on his clothing line Weirdoe [w|G-Rod & Seth] which has been featured on DWND a while ago.

So since thats whats going on now, I got a chance to ask a few questions of how he started out & whats coming next.

DWND: For people who may not know, tell us a bit about who you are. Who is B [dot] Jay?

- B [dot] Jay: I'm just a kid thats in love with music and anything artistic. 

DWND: Where did your love for music come from?

- B [dot] Jay: I would say from my dad, he was big on hip-hop when i was younger. He would always have music blasting in the crib or in the car. And his ear for music was crazy. As i got i older i started using music as a outlet and thats when i fell in love with the craft.

DWND: Who are some artists that have influenced the sound of your music?

- B [dot] Jay: It would take days to name all the artists. I'm influenced by everything thats dope, any genre. Everyday I show my homies some new shit i've found.

DWND: So, what do you find yourself listening to mostly at the moment?

- B [dot] Jay: at the moment you can probably catch me listening to a tribe called quest, rah band, curren$y, odd future & theophilus london. i like diverse music, music that sounds new everytime i hear it.

DWND: You recently dropped your "MidnightMunchies!" mixtape, how was the feedback from it and how will you use that to benefit your career?

- B [dot] Jay: i received a lot of positive feedback from "Midnight Munchies!". except from myself. I, personally have mixed feelings about "Midnight Munchies!". At that point i found myself making a lot of the tracks to appeal to others or satisfy other people, which goes against the whole reason why i started making music. MM helped me grow a lot as an artist as well as a person. I had to look in the mirror and analyze myself and my music and now im back to how i used to be, back on that DDB shit.

DWND: When are you dropping another project?

- B [dot] Jay: i plan on dropping my album "SleepingInTheClouds" this summer. I'm really excited about it. I'm producing the whole project myself, everything is me. like i stated before MM was made to appeal to other people, but this project is the complete opposite, i made this for me. So im really not focusing on how other people will take it this time, i know that i love it first and if others appreciate it, that would be awesome but if not, i'll still be proud of myself.

Stay tuned to DWND for anything else B [dot] Jay or Weirdoe related .

On Whether he considers himself a good father & child support:

"I’m not on child support with none of my kids cause I’m a great father. So it’s not determined by how much money you’re paying at all. That’s not what it’s about. It’s about being there and being that important person in their lives. It’s about being #1 or #2 in their life. That’s very important for your child, to make sure you’re that #1 or #2. Because if you’re not, you know what #1 or #2 could end up being. That’s the most important thing of all. I just try to make sure I’m of the highest importance in their lives, next to their moms.

On respecting woman but still calling them h*es and b*tches in his songs

There’s two answers to that. One is – there are b*tches. There are hoes. There are ladies. There are women. There are girls. Pick which side you’re on. When somebody’s saying something about “b*tches,” if they didn’t say “Julia is a b*tch,” if it doesn’t apply to you then it doesn’t apply to you. The second answer is, you’d have to be a woman who’s met me to know if I believe you’re a b*tch or a hoe or whatever.

On whether he and Young Money Artist Shanell are an item:

That’s a rumor, sweetheart. No, it’s never been a personal thing. As far as us being friends, yeah. That’s my friend. Shanell is a great artist and that’s it, period. She’s a Young Money great artist. I heard a rumor that she was pregnant from me. How could that be? We’ve never had sex. How could she be pregnant from me? You’ve got to have sex to be pregnant. That’s one of the things you have to do. I don’t understand how people’s brains work. You know? I’m a really big person. I’m a real superstar. I’m not afraid to tell you or nobody else, you know? I die every week [according to the rumors]. I’m in jail right now [according to the rumors].

More excerpts below:

So the intrusion into your personal life bothers you?

No, it bothers you, because you have to actually think if it’s true or not and come sit down and ask this dumb ass sh*t. I know you have to feel stupid, because it’s like me sitting here and looking at your [brown] hair and asking you, “Since you dyed your hair green, how do you feel?” Your hair obviously isn’t green.

Your tweets are mostly about love. Is that your mentality at the moment?

I asked Twist when I got on Twitter, “What am I supposed to do?” He said, “You’re supposed to say what you’re thinkin’.” That’s what I be thinkin’.

Is love what you think about all the time? Or just right now?

Right now. I think about the moment, but my thoughts usually last for days and lifetimes.

I know you’re generally not too concerned about the critics, but you did get a lot of flak for the four baby mamas.

I don’t think what people think should be any concern of anybody’s. It’s definitely not a concern of mine. I’d be crazy if it was and you’re crazy if you are.

I think people translate “he has four baby mamas” as “he disrespects women.”

But that goes back to me not caring about what people think or say. They wanna be [baby mama] number five, six, and seven, so…

Did you go through a phase where you were, um… wanting to spread your seed? Or was it just the way things happened?

You’d have to be a woman that’s with me to know what phase I was going through. If I was to answer that question for you or for the world or for this magazine, then I’d be the dumbest n*gga on the planet.

Fair enough. Too personal with the questions?

You did your job and I did mine."