Over the last couple of years, Michigan MCs – primarily from Detroit and Flint – have been making some of the best rap music around. In this crowded and talented field, Bfb Da Packman stands out. The Flint native, now based in Houston, delivers some of the wildest punchlines in songs like his Sada Baby featuring “Free Joe Exotic,” “Bob and Weave,” and “Ocean Prime.” Bfb Da Packman recently founded his label, The Lunch Crew Company, and released his debut album Fat N****S Need Love Too. In the wake of his current success, the former USPS mailman breaks down his musical influences, dreams of sold-out shows, and getting out of Flint.
What are some of your musical influences?
Notorious B.I.G, Rick Ross, Meek Mills, Drake, my kids, being a breadwinner, 50 Cent – yeah, them all the biggest things. And most definitely Flint, Michigan, because it’s where I came from and where I never want to go back to and live again. But I want to go back and help the city out.
Who influenced you from Flint?
Circle Boyz, but that was mostly it.
What’s the most overrated?
I really can’t answer that, man. People got different views, man. Some people like crypto, some people don’t like crypto, you know what I mean? Some people like so many different things, man. So I can’t really say what’s overrated, you know what I mean? That’d be considered hating it.
What do you think is the most underrated?
The most underrated thing right now is to BfB Da Packman, for sure. Because I’m for the people, man, and it’ll never be an artist like me ever again, bro. I think I’m most definitely underrated. There’s a lot of stuff that’s underrated. I think Big Sean is underrated. I think Larry June is underrated. I think the whole Flint, Michigan, every artist from Flint, Michigan, is underrated. Everybody is starting to steal our style if you ain’t notice yet – the beats, the everything. You got people from New York doing Flint beats and stuff; you know what I mean?
You are one of the best shit-talkers to come around in a while. Where did that skill come from? How did you become such a grade-A shit-talker?
My parents, my granny, my uncle, my mama, they’re shit-talkers, man. They can get under your skin. You know what I mean? People like that, man; they’re different. They’ll whoop your ass with they mouth, literally. So I took and put it in a rap, you feel me? Because that’s my whole finesse. Even my manager, I say shit to him. He wants to fight me all the time.
How will you know when you’ve made it?
Sold-out shows, man, sold-out shows, that’s the goal. That’s the goal for me, man. When people come out to see you, as an artist – man, that’s all I ever wanted was people to sing my songs. Like, fuck the streaming, fuck the sales, fuck the popularity, fuck being famous, fuck the money, everything. It’s something about when you go on stage, them motherfuckers rap that song, man! And they just so hyped to see you. And that’s what’s invigorating to me. That’s what makes me show love to them. Now, I remember when I was in my mama’s fucking one-bedroom apartment, just sitting on the floor, watching everybody on YouTube. And I remember them times when I ain’t had no buzz, you feel me? So I’m going to show that love, bro. If you come out to my shows, I’m going to show that love.
