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Jackson, Mississippi native Ricky Hoodrich joins Skipping Class with Lalaa Shepard for an exclusive conversation about his journey from DJ to becoming one of the industry’s respected producers and engineers after relocating to Atlanta. Throughout the interview, Ricky reflects on his career, working alongside Peewee Longway, and helping create some of the music that has defined Atlanta’s trap scene.
The conversation comes as Atlanta rapper Peewee Longway has officially been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after accepting a plea agreement, with credit for approximately two years already served. Ricky Hoodrich reacts to the sentencing, reflects on Peewee publicly requesting a 10-year sentence, and shares the incredible story of saving Peewee Longway’s hard drive during a police raid. He explains how that hard drive contained years of unreleased music that ultimately helped make the new album, Indo, possible.
Ricky also addresses the controversy surrounding why the Rich Homie Quan record “Flip Thru It” was removed from Indo, opens up about Peewee Longway’s friendship with the late Rich Homie Quan, and discusses reconnecting Peewee Longway with Hoodrich Pablo Juan for their new collaboration “Dogshit.” The timing is especially ironic, as Hoodrich Pablo Juan has recently returned home after serving federal time while Peewee Longway is now beginning his own federal prison sentence.
The interview also covers Ricky Hoodrich’s thoughts on the current situation involving Pooh Shiesty, Big30, and Gucci Mane, his production process, upcoming collaborations with Doodie Lo, BabyFxce E, and Que Dawg, and what’s next for one of the South’s most respected producers and engineers.
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0:00 Ricky Hoodrich TPR Skipping 10 year anniversary drop
0:16 introduction with Lalaa Shepard
0:36 DJ, producer, engineer, creator from Jackson, Mississippi
1:05 taking over ATL music scene and making country cool
1:39 musical journey
2:53 production style changing after being a DJ
3:27 connecting with Peewee Longway
4:30 Peewee Longway losing his mother recently and connecting them emotionally
5:08 saving Peewee Longway’s hard drive during police raid
6:36 new Peewee Longway project ‘Indo’
6:47 digesting Peewee Longway’s hard drive and creating 8 mixtapes from a hard drive with over 10 years worth of music on it
9:39 Peewee Longway new project ‘Indo’
9:51 why did the Rich Homie Quan song “Flip Thru It” get pulled off the Peewee Longway ‘Indo’ project?
11:43 friendship between Peewee Longway and Rich Homie Quan
12:26 reconnecting Peewee Longway and Hoodrich Pablo Juan for a new song “Dogshit” and the irony of Pablo coming home from prison and Peewee headed to prison
14:10 Peewee Longway asking publicly for 10 years in prison (Thursday, July 9th 2026 Peewee Longway has officially been sentenced to 10 years in Federal prison with credit for two years already served)
15:03 thoughts on Pooh Shiesty and BIG30 situation with Gucci Mane
18:03 what separates artists that actually last versus viral short-lived artists?
19:00 not liking the new artist TRIM at first and Nicki not acting like an elder
22:12 funny story or memory about Peewee Longway
26:43 what’s next for Ricky Hoodrich?
26:52 upcoming projects with Doodie Lo, BabyFxce E, and QUE DAWG
28:20 define our keyword “progress”
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