On this episode of We're Out of Time with Richard Taite, Famous Dex discusses his struggles, triumphs, and what success means to him. For all things Richard Taite, the We're Out Of Time podcast, and Carrara Treatment Wellness & Spa: https://linktr.ee/richardtaite https://www.1callplacement.org/ For more on Famous Dex: https://www.instagram.com/famousdex Key moments from this conversation with Famous Dex & Richard Taite. Intro 00:00 Big losses the Famos Dex has faced? 02:29 Why does Famous Dex embrace minor setbacks? 06:11 How does Famous Dex view success now? 08:55 How does Famous Dex handle his mental health? 13:36 When did Dex confront his substance abuse issues? 15:40 What does Famous Dex think is publicly misunderstood about him? 20:00 How did Mac Miller's passing impact Famous Dex? 23:55 What substances did and didn't Famous Dex struggle with? 26:02
Chapter 1: What challenges has Famous Dex faced in his life?
You've experienced loss and trauma. Absolutely. Including losing your mother. Have you ever been to treatment? Yeah. Oh hell yeah. How are you taking care of your mental health right now?
Taking it day by day and just standing around the right people. What else is misunderstood by the public about you?
Chapter 2: How does Famous Dex define success today?
That I'm a proud father. This is one of my best interviews. I can't even lie. This is the interview that started off my 20 to 25. Yo, yo. Famous Dex. Dexter. Thanks for showing up, bro. No, man. Thanks for having me. Definitely a blessing. No, no, no. Definitely is a blessing for y'all having me. Definitely is a big blessing for y'all having me.
To start my year off like this with this interview, I got some shit for y'all. You okay with the fires, man? Oh man, I'm almost kind of nervous. I'm almost 100% scared. You are? I'm scared, yeah. Where are you? I'm in West Hollywood right now. Wow. Like up the street, like probably 18 minutes away from home. Okay. Like Ballot Beverly Center. Really? Yeah. But you're not in- No, I'm not in LA.
Chapter 3: What does Famous Dex do to maintain his mental health?
I live in New York. I moved to New York. Yeah, I've been living in New York for like a year now.
Chapter 4: How has substance abuse affected Famous Dex?
Chapter 5: What misconceptions does Famous Dex believe people have about him?
So you're only staying out here, you're in a hotel?
Chapter 6: How did the loss of Mac Miller impact Famous Dex?
No, I'm staying with family and friends. Good for you. Hotels, they be trying to whack me because they know who I am.
But your buddy, they try to whack you? Hell yeah, they try to charge me too much because they know who I am. Oh, that, like, uh-uh. Especially the Mundrian and all these, yeah, yeah. Right. I love you, Ado.
Chapter 7: What are Famous Dex's thoughts on family and parenting?
That's like the woman that goes to the mechanic and gets hosed. Right? But then you go and it's like, right? I think that's funny. Dude. Okay. Dude, you are so faded. I just love you.
I'm stoned. I ain't gonna lie. I smoked a good blunt coming here. And we was just chilling. And we was just listening to some D Savage. And we was just vibing. And he say, bro, you have a good time with these people. I said, yeah, yeah, right. He said, watch. So Declan ain't let me down.
We're not going to let you down at all. Okay. We're going to have a good time here. So man, let me ask you a couple of questions because you've experienced loss and trauma in your life, right? Absolutely. Including losing your mother. How has that shaped your music and your outlook on life?
100% made me look at life more different when I lost my mom. I was playing basketball and I was living in South Bend, Indiana. We just got the call, like, you know, she got chemo, four stage breast cancer. And so, you know, by me, she had just lost her husband. I had just lost my big brother and I had hit the game winning shot.
in Southside, Englewood, Chicago for the, it was called the Peace Tournament. So everybody know about that, boom, I hit the game, win the shot, I lost my brother. So yeah, two years after, I lost my cousin, the one that was coaching the game. So it been like, in my life, it been so many ups and downs, and you know, it was like, you can't win for losing.
How old were you when your mom passed?
I was 22.
You were 22.
And your cousin?
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