My real name is TyQuan, so the Quan is mines. It was an amazing experience.ĪllHipHop: Is your name from Rich Homie Quan? He said, “I don’t even remember half of my lyrics sometimes.” He’ll say a part of his verse and when he stops, I go. It was amazing because Big Sean gave me dope advice, letting me know that it’s okay to be nervous but to be comfortable. That was two years after that, but that’s what sparked for some people to remember me.ĪllHipHop: How was your experience rapping on stage with Big Sean? It helped push me because I had a chance to work with Big Sean, and then Wild ‘N Out was the next one. I had to rap on stage with Big Sean, and I had to recite his lyrics. It was a time where they had a contest for Big Sean’s Dark Sky Paradise. WattsHomieQuan: My first big break musically was Diddy’s REVOLT TV. ĪllHipHop: What was your first big break?

I used to watch that as a kid and say raunchy jokes. Bernie Mac, because my parents used to have all the VHS tapes of Def Comedy Jam. WattsHomieQuan: Martin Lawrence, Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, the Wayans, Jamie Foxx, Dave Chappelle, Katt Williams, Ice Cube, DJ Pooh. I never really thought about it at first, I was 8 years old like, “Alright, I’m just funny.”ĪllHipHop: Who were your biggest influences? I got a lil something.” It was really my personality. Grown people used to laugh at me, so I thought, “Okay, alright. WattsHomieQuan: As a kid, my mom used to have me doing dances that I knew and cracking jokes amongst the family. It was an amazing experience growing up in the city.ĪllHipHop: When did you realize you were funny? We have a lot of dope people that came from Watts, musical roots, all different stuff like that. It has its moments, but it’s not like that. If you hear it from somebody else, “Oh, Watts is dangerous” - it is. Things people don’t know about Watts, it’s a lot of love within the city too. I allowed the things around me to shape and mold me into this person to be able to explain why we do certain things, or why someone would have this state of mind or that mindset.

We don’t have too many opportunities in Watts. Should I go to the positive side or should I go this gang side? Where I see because it’s all around us.

I was forced to grow up a lot faster - not in a bad sense, but being able to see what’s going on in the city and decide which sides I should go to. WattsHomieQuan: Growing up in Watts was an amazing experience for me because it taught me so many things. The goal is to bridge the gap between black and Latino communities in Los Angeles while giving his community the platform to speak their truths.ĪllHipHop: Being from Watts, what was that like growing up? That instantly opened the door for even greater opportunities, such as being featured on Issa Rae’s “Insecure” and assistant directing for Beyonce’s “Black Is King” musical and visual album.īut his biggest passion project to date? His own comedy sketch show called Growing Up IN LA. WattsHomieQuan got his big break auditioning for Nick Cannon’s Wild ‘N Out, and proceeded to do 4 seasons of the show (Seasons 12 through 15). The hood, I gave people from LA a voice by wanting to show the world who we are and what we do. I basically maneuvered my way through the city and took my life’s experiences and created relatable skits dedicated to the people in the city that I’m from. In describing himself, he states, “I’m a young dude from Watts, Los Angeles. Exploding onto the scene with his hilarious Instagram skits and accurate impersonations of all your favorite celebrities, WattsHomieQuan, real name Watts Hannin is an actor, comedian, director, writer, and rapper all in one. WattsHomieQuan is here to entertain the masses, spreading nothing short of good vibes and laughter from Watts to the rest of the world.

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