1 00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:06,240 Speaker 1: Edge Martinez in real life podcast. This episode and conversation 2 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:07,720 Speaker 1: is powered by I Do Say. 3 00:00:08,440 --> 00:00:09,520 Speaker 2: One Too, Mike Checker. 4 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 1: What's Up Everybody is another Edge Martinez takeaway podcast. So 5 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 1: Hi everyone. First of all, I might may be confusing 6 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 1: you because normally when we do takeaway episodes, it is 7 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:25,560 Speaker 1: after an interview special, which we have not done for 8 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:28,360 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks because we will be launching another 9 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:31,800 Speaker 1: suit season in a few more weeks. But I just 10 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 1: wanted to tap in with everybody and just check in 11 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:37,559 Speaker 1: and maybe do a takeaway episode about this experience that 12 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:41,720 Speaker 1: we Brittany and I just had with Edge Martinez in 13 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:44,960 Speaker 1: real life, but in real life experiences, which is a 14 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:46,200 Speaker 1: thing that we've kind of been. 15 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:49,600 Speaker 2: We've already done one. Yeah, we did the Mary jay. 16 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:52,879 Speaker 1: Blige experience around her show, and then we did this 17 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 1: Essence experience. This is our second one. So I kind 18 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:57,120 Speaker 1: of wanted to just check in and like do a 19 00:00:57,120 --> 00:01:00,320 Speaker 1: little takeaway about that because there are some takeaway to 20 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 1: be had from our experience at Essence Fest number one. 21 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:07,759 Speaker 2: They brought me into curate. 22 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 1: They brought Irl Ellen to curate this special celebrating women 23 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 1: a hip Hop Hip Hop fiftieth anniversary, which is like 24 00:01:15,800 --> 00:01:18,280 Speaker 1: a no brainer. Sure, that'll be great. We'll get women, 25 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:20,880 Speaker 1: they'll come out. We had Eve, which who by the way, 26 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 1: looks flawless. Eve is like uncomfortably stunning, you know what 27 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:30,959 Speaker 1: I'm saying, Like she's the type of girl that you know, 28 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 1: you don't see her on while then you see her, 29 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:34,000 Speaker 1: she looks better than the last time even that you 30 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:36,000 Speaker 1: saw her, and you just it's almost. 31 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:37,039 Speaker 2: Like you got to stare a little bit. 32 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:39,840 Speaker 1: And I know Eve, even I did the sprite commercial 33 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:42,319 Speaker 1: back in the nineties, Like I know, I know pitbull 34 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 1: and a skirt first Lady of rough Rider Eve. 35 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 2: But she just looks I don't know, she just looks 36 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 2: like she's happy. You know, she just had a baby. 37 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:54,560 Speaker 1: And and I could be this is totally my assumption 38 00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 1: at her because we didn't really get into like life conversation, 39 00:01:57,320 --> 00:02:00,800 Speaker 1: but she seems like she's just living a problem madic life, 40 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 1: Like she's living like you know, when women look like 41 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 1: nothing's bothering them, like. 42 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:10,360 Speaker 3: Very far few in between. But if I had to 43 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:14,200 Speaker 3: describe that, it would definitely be Eve. Right, Yes, she 44 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:14,920 Speaker 3: has an aura. 45 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:17,800 Speaker 2: She has like a care free life is cool, Like 46 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 2: what's the big deal? It's chill. Everything's chill. 47 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 1: There's no like frown, there's no like wrinkle in between 48 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:27,040 Speaker 1: her you know what I mean. Like she just looks 49 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 1: very happy and that just could be the new mom 50 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 1: glow because she is a new mom. But anyway, I 51 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 1: do all I digress. It was by the way, all 52 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:39,640 Speaker 1: the women were amazing. Shout out to me a X, 53 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:43,960 Speaker 1: who I hadn't seen in years. Also and she's just 54 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:48,560 Speaker 1: like the sweetest, most loveliest, like New Orleans ledgend. 55 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:50,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, but like she's. 56 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 1: Girls like like hospitality on a million, on a trillion, 57 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:56,359 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. 58 00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:58,000 Speaker 2: Like if we were staying long, she probably would have 59 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:02,639 Speaker 2: showed us around town. Yah. She's just like sweet. 60 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:06,480 Speaker 1: And and dope and the whole legend. And watching her 61 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:08,400 Speaker 1: do bout it bottom on the stage was very exciting 62 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:10,240 Speaker 1: for me. So it was mea X was so yes, 63 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:12,640 Speaker 1: it was me a X Eve Trina who you know, 64 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:18,240 Speaker 1: the baddest, the baddest in LA and who Remy, Remy 65 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:21,640 Speaker 1: who was always ram always shows up, delivers nuf hits. 66 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:23,920 Speaker 2: I love how Remy looks so in the background. 67 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 3: You know, we did everything on the stage curation from 68 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 3: the graphics that we're gonna be playing from the beginning 69 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:29,680 Speaker 3: to the end. 70 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 2: Shout out to Spinderella. It was the DJ who. 71 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 3: The whole sets held it down for us. I put 72 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 3: these graphics behind Remy Matt. It was like the Statue 73 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 3: of Liberty. It looked like it's shot and she just 74 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:46,320 Speaker 3: looked like she was on the top of New York performing. 75 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 3: I just thought it was so fly. Yeah, we're gonna 76 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 3: post actually, we'll post it today. 77 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 1: Also, we're gonna post some visuals that you could see 78 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:54,520 Speaker 1: on the YouTube page, so you can go to the 79 00:03:54,520 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 1: Angie Martinez IRL YouTube page and check out some of 80 00:03:56,840 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 1: the experience if you missed it. 81 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 2: But yeah, it was all of that, and Salt and 82 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 2: Pepper was a big finale. Yeah, and well shosh, we'll 83 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 2: get to that. Just chill out, Just shush it, just 84 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:07,840 Speaker 2: shush it. 85 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:10,360 Speaker 1: But I will say there was a moment at the 86 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 1: beginning and me and Brittany and I both we were 87 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 1: on the plane like obsessing about this because we know 88 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 1: how people are about forgetting folks, especially when you're like 89 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:20,560 Speaker 1: saluting women of hip hop. 90 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 2: But what about this person? What about this one? 91 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 1: So we made a full list and a full like 92 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 1: at the beginning, we did this like a rollout of 93 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:32,240 Speaker 1: all the names Queen Latifa, Empsy Light, Nicki, Minaj, Cardi B. 94 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 1: You know, just the sequence shot Rock Pebbly Pool. And 95 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 1: then also we included the new girls too, Lotto Glow, Rilla, Lola, 96 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:42,800 Speaker 1: Lola Brook, I mean, on and On, Coila Ray. 97 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:46,200 Speaker 2: We have all we put every woman we could think of. 98 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:50,200 Speaker 1: Now, is it possible that even in our deep dive 99 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:53,960 Speaker 1: that we could have forgotten somebody? It is possible, but 100 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:56,359 Speaker 1: it's not likely because we tried really hard not to 101 00:04:58,120 --> 00:05:00,000 Speaker 1: so that that opened up the show, which was an 102 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 1: nice moment because I didn't want it to just be 103 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:04,120 Speaker 1: a moment about the women there. I wanted to make 104 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:06,680 Speaker 1: sure that it was also a salute to all of 105 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:08,880 Speaker 1: the women who contribute. And I wish, by the way, 106 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:10,680 Speaker 1: our set was forty five minutes, we had all those 107 00:05:10,680 --> 00:05:13,279 Speaker 1: performances and stuff. I wish this is if we did this, 108 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:15,480 Speaker 1: if it was a week long, I would have took 109 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:18,320 Speaker 1: a moment to salute all of the women behind the scenes, 110 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:22,200 Speaker 1: all of the women creatives, stylists. 111 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:23,240 Speaker 2: All those all of that. 112 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 1: I think those are oftentimes the women that get overlooked 113 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 1: and the culture that are really important when we did 114 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:30,000 Speaker 1: the ABC special. 115 00:05:30,279 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 2: YEP. 116 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:32,840 Speaker 1: We talked a lot about that, and we talked to 117 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 1: Sharry Brian about you know, Sharry is the president president 118 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:41,159 Speaker 1: of rock Nation right now, rock Nation Music, and you 119 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 1: know she started there as an intern. And if you 120 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 1: think about rock Nation and the history of it, even 121 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:47,479 Speaker 1: when it was Rockefeller, because I knew them when it 122 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:49,760 Speaker 1: was Rockefeller and they were working in that shitty little office. 123 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:53,040 Speaker 2: Uh you know it was. It was a shitty little office. 124 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:56,360 Speaker 1: Far from that now it's far from that, yes, But 125 00:05:56,600 --> 00:05:59,400 Speaker 1: there were a lot of women around, and I think 126 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:02,040 Speaker 1: Jay has always been Jay n Dame. I will say 127 00:06:02,040 --> 00:06:05,600 Speaker 1: both of them were always they always were smart and 128 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:10,400 Speaker 1: intentional about that. And so you know, Shaca Pilgrim and 129 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:12,840 Speaker 1: I don't want to naming all the people, but they 130 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:16,840 Speaker 1: were great women around. And so I say that to 131 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:20,480 Speaker 1: say that since its inception, there are women to salute 132 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:23,640 Speaker 1: in every category in hip hop. But I will say 133 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:26,440 Speaker 1: one takeaway from me for me from that event was 134 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:32,440 Speaker 1: it's okay to get pushed out of your comfort zone. 135 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:39,479 Speaker 1: Sometimes a word. So we're at the sound check and 136 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:41,760 Speaker 1: Salt and Pepper, we're going through all the ladies. They're 137 00:06:41,760 --> 00:06:44,800 Speaker 1: all doing this soundcheck and then it's Salt and Pepper's time, 138 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:46,640 Speaker 1: and you know, I'm obsessed with Salt and Peppa. This 139 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:48,839 Speaker 1: is that was like my you know what I mean. 140 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:50,880 Speaker 1: And it's not like they're much older than me. It's 141 00:06:50,920 --> 00:06:53,240 Speaker 1: just that they were popping young. So they were out 142 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:55,200 Speaker 1: and I was That's like when people say to me, 143 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:56,920 Speaker 1: I've been listening to you on the radio my whole life. 144 00:06:56,960 --> 00:06:58,880 Speaker 1: You're like, you the same age as me, chill out, 145 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:02,719 Speaker 1: like do slow down, We're the same age, ma, you 146 00:07:02,839 --> 00:07:04,640 Speaker 1: was listening to me it was nineteen. I was nineteen 147 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:08,680 Speaker 1: on the radio. But no, no, seriously, but the same 148 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:10,840 Speaker 1: type of thing. Like, they were out and they were popping, 149 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:13,360 Speaker 1: and I was inspired by them, and I spent money 150 00:07:13,360 --> 00:07:15,360 Speaker 1: on the concert ticket. My best friend Nikki, who we've 151 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:17,600 Speaker 1: been friends, you know, since we're eight years old, she 152 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 1: texted me the other day she was like, Yo, it's crazy. 153 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:22,560 Speaker 1: She said, you got to because at Gabrielle Union's fiftieth 154 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:25,280 Speaker 1: birthday party, I introduced Lisa Lisa at the thing. She 155 00:07:25,440 --> 00:07:27,960 Speaker 1: was like, you used to always sing Lisa Liso songs. 156 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:30,520 Speaker 1: You got to introduce her, she goes, and you used 157 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:33,480 Speaker 1: to always listen to Salt with Peppa and we went 158 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:35,280 Speaker 1: to their concert and now you got they. 159 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:36,280 Speaker 2: Got to gros. 160 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:36,520 Speaker 1: Yeah. 161 00:07:36,760 --> 00:07:38,640 Speaker 2: I was like, that's kind's like God really loves me, 162 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:41,920 Speaker 2: don't know, but yeah, nikk you noticed that. 163 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:44,760 Speaker 1: So anyway, so Salt and Pepper, you know, they're they're heroes, 164 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:46,760 Speaker 1: they're icons. If we talk about women in hip hop, 165 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:49,760 Speaker 1: we must salute them, we must bow down. They changed 166 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:51,559 Speaker 1: the game, they elevated the game. 167 00:07:51,760 --> 00:07:54,880 Speaker 2: They will fly. They were not they were just everything right. 168 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:57,960 Speaker 1: So so they do the sound check and then Salt 169 00:07:58,000 --> 00:07:59,720 Speaker 1: comes up to me and goes, okay, so and so 170 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:01,000 Speaker 1: when you gonna do Ladies' Night? 171 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 2: She did all that. Then she came up to me. 172 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 2: She was very serious about it. 173 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:05,240 Speaker 1: She came up to me at the booth because I 174 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:06,720 Speaker 1: was in the booth to spin the Realm, and she 175 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:09,080 Speaker 1: was like no, and she like, you have to do it. 176 00:08:09,320 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 2: And I was like, no, no, no, I don't. I 177 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:12,480 Speaker 2: don't do that. I haven't done that in. 178 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:15,200 Speaker 1: Twenty fives and even then I only did Ladies Night 179 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 1: like once with the girls at the MTV. Was like, 180 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:21,280 Speaker 1: it's not a thing that I do. And you know, 181 00:08:21,360 --> 00:08:23,360 Speaker 1: this is your job. You guys do what you do. 182 00:08:23,920 --> 00:08:26,600 Speaker 1: What I do is I host, and I curate and 183 00:08:26,680 --> 00:08:30,240 Speaker 1: I interview and I do that, and she was like, yeah, no, no, no, 184 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:31,400 Speaker 1: you are curating. 185 00:08:31,440 --> 00:08:33,480 Speaker 2: This is your event. This is your moment. 186 00:08:33,920 --> 00:08:36,040 Speaker 1: You are on Ladies' Night, which is like a pivotal 187 00:08:36,080 --> 00:08:38,920 Speaker 1: moment for women and hip hop. People are gonna expect 188 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:40,440 Speaker 1: you to do it, she said. And I was just 189 00:08:40,800 --> 00:08:43,520 Speaker 1: looking at her and I'm not so Then I looked 190 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:45,560 Speaker 1: to the left real quick, and I see Brittany and 191 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:47,760 Speaker 1: my friend Tiffany and Ron Day on the side, and 192 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:49,520 Speaker 1: I'm looking at them like do I really have to 193 00:08:49,520 --> 00:08:49,800 Speaker 1: do this? 194 00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:51,040 Speaker 2: And all three of y'all. 195 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:53,160 Speaker 1: Like nodding your head like yeah, you got you kind 196 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 1: of gotta do it. And even then, still in that moment, 197 00:08:55,400 --> 00:08:57,120 Speaker 1: I was like, nah, it's too much. I'm not doing that. 198 00:08:57,120 --> 00:08:57,640 Speaker 1: That's crazy. 199 00:08:57,679 --> 00:09:00,720 Speaker 2: Whatever. So then we leave, we leave check. 200 00:09:00,559 --> 00:09:03,000 Speaker 1: And I'm like, na, na, na, na na. Somehow Salt 201 00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:07,320 Speaker 1: gets my myself my phone number from someone and she 202 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:09,960 Speaker 1: texted me and she was like, look, she was like, 203 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:10,439 Speaker 1: I'm sorry. 204 00:09:10,480 --> 00:09:11,480 Speaker 2: People say I'm pushy. 205 00:09:11,679 --> 00:09:13,240 Speaker 1: She was like, I'm sorry if I'm being too pushy, 206 00:09:13,240 --> 00:09:15,080 Speaker 1: and if you really don't want to, I'll understand, But 207 00:09:15,120 --> 00:09:16,199 Speaker 1: I really think it's important. 208 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:16,800 Speaker 2: I really think you. 209 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:19,839 Speaker 1: Should do it, and she just and I said, so, 210 00:09:20,480 --> 00:09:21,800 Speaker 1: I haven't done that in twenty five years. 211 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:23,920 Speaker 2: I wasn't planning on it. I didn't practice it or 212 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:24,400 Speaker 2: anything like that. 213 00:09:24,520 --> 00:09:27,440 Speaker 1: There's no I don't even She was like, I said, 214 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:30,280 Speaker 1: but if you really think I should, I'll just do it. 215 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:31,840 Speaker 1: But you guys gotta do it with me. And she 216 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:34,400 Speaker 1: was like, well, absolutely, do it with you. And so 217 00:09:34,520 --> 00:09:37,440 Speaker 1: then even then, even in that moment, I was like, 218 00:09:38,040 --> 00:09:40,079 Speaker 1: all right, we'll see. And then we got to the 219 00:09:40,120 --> 00:09:42,160 Speaker 1: show and I was like, we'll feel it out as 220 00:09:42,200 --> 00:09:45,240 Speaker 1: it goes. I had no conversation with Spin about it. 221 00:09:45,480 --> 00:09:48,200 Speaker 1: I had no conversation with any about anybody about it. 222 00:09:48,240 --> 00:09:49,640 Speaker 1: But then of course at the end of the show, 223 00:09:49,800 --> 00:09:51,520 Speaker 1: she plays the song and I was like, oh shit, 224 00:09:51,559 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 1: what am I gonna do? 225 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:55,040 Speaker 2: What am I gonna do? I'm on the stage. I 226 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:56,719 Speaker 2: gotta do it. I gotta do it. 227 00:09:57,160 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 1: I have Salt and Peppa as my background danswers, and 228 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:01,240 Speaker 1: so I did it, and it was and I had 229 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:03,280 Speaker 1: so much fun and it really was like a fun, 230 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:07,760 Speaker 1: surreal moment. And then the and I think the crowd 231 00:10:07,800 --> 00:10:11,280 Speaker 1: felt me too, like felt to have Salt and Peppa 232 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:14,480 Speaker 1: being like my hype girls in that moment, and then 233 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:16,920 Speaker 1: you had the cute alpha Yes, I dread that that 234 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:18,959 Speaker 1: part I planned. I did want to introduce Salt and 235 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:21,400 Speaker 1: Peppa in the iconic eight ball jacket because they made that, 236 00:10:21,480 --> 00:10:22,240 Speaker 1: you know, that's they look. 237 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:24,280 Speaker 2: And also Spinderella hadn't been. 238 00:10:24,679 --> 00:10:27,320 Speaker 1: With Spinderella hadn't performed with the girls in years, So 239 00:10:27,400 --> 00:10:30,080 Speaker 1: it was there was a whole little magical thing happening. 240 00:10:30,360 --> 00:10:33,040 Speaker 1: Spin hadn't hadn't performed with the girls in years, I 241 00:10:33,080 --> 00:10:35,320 Speaker 1: hadn't done the song in years. I was kind of 242 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:37,440 Speaker 1: just living and thriving in the moment, like, oh my god, 243 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:38,960 Speaker 1: I get to do it, and Salt and Peppa's gonna 244 00:10:38,960 --> 00:10:39,560 Speaker 1: be my hype girls. 245 00:10:39,760 --> 00:10:40,600 Speaker 2: That's crazy. 246 00:10:41,360 --> 00:10:43,679 Speaker 1: So there was a whole lot of like women in 247 00:10:43,760 --> 00:10:46,720 Speaker 1: hip hop magic happening on the stage, and I felt 248 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:49,040 Speaker 1: the energy from them, I felt the energy from the crowd. 249 00:10:50,679 --> 00:10:52,640 Speaker 2: Mia X at one point was on the side like 250 00:10:52,720 --> 00:10:54,240 Speaker 2: you should do it, you should do it, Like it 251 00:10:54,360 --> 00:10:56,160 Speaker 2: just was so cute. It was supportive. 252 00:10:56,240 --> 00:10:59,000 Speaker 3: It was there's a bunch of women in hip hop 253 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:02,440 Speaker 3: supporting each other, so supportive and what was dope Like 254 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:04,800 Speaker 3: when we saw Salt on Peppa doing their dress rehearsal, 255 00:11:04,800 --> 00:11:06,520 Speaker 3: I mean their rehearsal to. 256 00:11:06,520 --> 00:11:09,520 Speaker 1: See like Eve on the side and Remy on the side, 257 00:11:09,559 --> 00:11:11,560 Speaker 1: like Remy was waiting for them to do the little dance, 258 00:11:11,720 --> 00:11:15,439 Speaker 1: like I don't know, just there really is something powerful 259 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:19,800 Speaker 1: and important about us coming together and taking moments to 260 00:11:19,840 --> 00:11:23,640 Speaker 1: salute each other and showing up and showing love. It 261 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:26,080 Speaker 1: really does uplift you, because there is no way in 262 00:11:26,200 --> 00:11:28,800 Speaker 1: one gazillion years that I have would have gotten on 263 00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:32,960 Speaker 1: essence stage and performed a song in twenty twenty three 264 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:35,760 Speaker 1: if not for the magic of the moment of being 265 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:38,320 Speaker 1: with all those women and feeling supported and feeling like 266 00:11:38,760 --> 00:11:41,720 Speaker 1: it's cool, it's just fun, just have some fun, just 267 00:11:41,760 --> 00:11:44,480 Speaker 1: go do it, you know it. Just that really is 268 00:11:44,520 --> 00:11:46,600 Speaker 1: the magic of all of us coming together. So to me, 269 00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:50,080 Speaker 1: two takeaways. Number One, it's not just a slogan because 270 00:11:50,080 --> 00:11:52,439 Speaker 1: it's hip hop fifty and women got to support each 271 00:11:52,440 --> 00:11:55,359 Speaker 1: other like we really do. Like there's an actual tangible 272 00:11:55,480 --> 00:11:58,280 Speaker 1: thing that happens when women stand next to each other. 273 00:11:58,320 --> 00:12:00,880 Speaker 1: And I had that experience twice at Ust because I 274 00:12:00,880 --> 00:12:03,640 Speaker 1: also went to a lunch for Target. It was a 275 00:12:03,640 --> 00:12:06,079 Speaker 1: brunch that Target does. This is their second year doing it, 276 00:12:06,120 --> 00:12:08,120 Speaker 1: and you get there and there's photos and stuff, and 277 00:12:08,120 --> 00:12:11,040 Speaker 1: then when we sit down for brunch, it's the photos 278 00:12:11,320 --> 00:12:15,840 Speaker 1: and the video stop, and there's a conversation about life 279 00:12:15,920 --> 00:12:18,600 Speaker 1: and what are some of our challenges as women and 280 00:12:18,640 --> 00:12:21,160 Speaker 1: how can we support each other. And there's a very honest, 281 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:23,640 Speaker 1: vulnerable conversation that happened at this brunch that I was 282 00:12:23,679 --> 00:12:26,079 Speaker 1: so grateful to be there for. 283 00:12:28,559 --> 00:12:31,000 Speaker 2: And so yes, it lifts lifts you up. 284 00:12:31,679 --> 00:12:36,400 Speaker 1: The the coming together of us is like tangible. 285 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:37,080 Speaker 2: You can feel that. 286 00:12:37,640 --> 00:12:41,319 Speaker 1: So that and then also sometimes you know, if I 287 00:12:41,520 --> 00:12:43,720 Speaker 1: didn't have the comfort to be able to like step 288 00:12:43,760 --> 00:12:47,400 Speaker 1: outside of my comfort zone, I would have not had 289 00:12:47,440 --> 00:12:50,400 Speaker 1: that fun moment that I'm so glad that I did, 290 00:12:51,160 --> 00:12:52,920 Speaker 1: you know what I mean, Like when in life, when 291 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:54,480 Speaker 1: in my life, I'm gonna be like, yeah, I was 292 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:57,880 Speaker 1: at Essence Fast before my joints, hype girls in the backroom, 293 00:12:58,160 --> 00:12:59,240 Speaker 1: like that's fun. 294 00:12:59,360 --> 00:13:00,800 Speaker 2: It's fun from me. It's not just me. 295 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:03,600 Speaker 1: It's fun for me, it's fun for the crowd. It's 296 00:13:03,679 --> 00:13:06,000 Speaker 1: just it's It was a it was a moment. 297 00:13:06,040 --> 00:13:08,679 Speaker 2: You finally you said what you said earlier in the day. 298 00:13:08,720 --> 00:13:11,240 Speaker 3: You also did a conversation with Target before the brunch 299 00:13:11,559 --> 00:13:13,320 Speaker 3: with Chelsea from Refinery twenty nine. 300 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:15,520 Speaker 2: Shout out to Chelsea. She was great, she was amazing. 301 00:13:15,559 --> 00:13:18,600 Speaker 3: And she asked you about what chapter, what season you 302 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:21,360 Speaker 3: were in, and your answer was that you were surrendering. 303 00:13:21,640 --> 00:13:23,520 Speaker 2: And I think you surrendered. 304 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:25,600 Speaker 1: In that moment and that moment, I totally surrendered to 305 00:13:25,640 --> 00:13:28,360 Speaker 1: the to the moment, to the feeling, to the energy, 306 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:30,640 Speaker 1: and to Salt, who was very aggressive, by the way, No, 307 00:13:30,920 --> 00:13:31,920 Speaker 1: just kidding assault. 308 00:13:31,960 --> 00:13:33,440 Speaker 2: I love your thank you. 309 00:13:33,679 --> 00:13:35,400 Speaker 1: She's aggressive in a good way and I said that 310 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:37,080 Speaker 1: to her. She was like, sorry, if I'm being pushy. 311 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:39,360 Speaker 1: I was like, girl, I'm a Capricorn. I like women 312 00:13:39,440 --> 00:13:42,959 Speaker 1: with your opinion forward, yes, and who says what they 313 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:44,280 Speaker 1: feel and who cares. 314 00:13:44,440 --> 00:13:47,000 Speaker 2: Yes. She did that because she cares. She could have just. 315 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:49,079 Speaker 1: Been like, oh, she ain't doing nothing and we're gonna 316 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:51,400 Speaker 1: just I will do what we do and bye. She 317 00:13:51,559 --> 00:13:53,679 Speaker 1: was so passionate about the fact that I had to 318 00:13:53,720 --> 00:13:54,520 Speaker 1: do Ladies there. 319 00:13:54,400 --> 00:13:55,440 Speaker 2: No, she was damn near. 320 00:13:55,640 --> 00:13:58,160 Speaker 3: She was disappointed at the thought that you were and 321 00:13:58,200 --> 00:13:59,400 Speaker 3: I felt that was part of it too. 322 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:02,000 Speaker 2: I felt she was Yes, She's like, how dare you 323 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:04,199 Speaker 2: not take advantage of this opportunity? What's wrong with you? 324 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:07,360 Speaker 1: And the fun thing was that after we got when 325 00:14:07,360 --> 00:14:09,400 Speaker 1: I got off the stage, it was so like I 326 00:14:09,440 --> 00:14:11,440 Speaker 1: was like on a high and then Salt Pepa's there. 327 00:14:11,880 --> 00:14:13,200 Speaker 1: We get off and I get off the stage and 328 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:15,520 Speaker 1: then Salt like slaps me in my back and she 329 00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:18,360 Speaker 1: was like, you killed And I told you, And then 330 00:14:18,360 --> 00:14:20,480 Speaker 1: I see you and Tiff and y'all like you all 331 00:14:20,480 --> 00:14:22,120 Speaker 1: looked very surprised that I did it. 332 00:14:22,240 --> 00:14:22,720 Speaker 2: Number one. 333 00:14:22,840 --> 00:14:27,080 Speaker 3: No, we were shocked because because I'm always like, we were shocked. 334 00:14:27,120 --> 00:14:28,080 Speaker 2: I don't want to do that. 335 00:14:28,280 --> 00:14:32,000 Speaker 3: You always described your rapper years is like a little 336 00:14:32,080 --> 00:14:33,440 Speaker 3: blimp in your life. 337 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:36,000 Speaker 2: A little blip. Yeah for sure, Yeah, but so what 338 00:14:36,080 --> 00:14:39,040 Speaker 2: who cares? It was fun? It was fun. Were you 339 00:14:39,080 --> 00:14:41,000 Speaker 2: nervous for me in that moment? We'd be like, oh, god, 340 00:14:41,760 --> 00:14:43,960 Speaker 2: you know it's going to be awkward. I wanted. 341 00:14:44,840 --> 00:14:47,280 Speaker 3: I didn't think it was going to be awkward, because 342 00:14:47,320 --> 00:14:49,320 Speaker 3: I don't think you would allow that for yourself. But 343 00:14:49,400 --> 00:14:52,720 Speaker 3: I was more concerned about how the crowd was gonna 344 00:14:52,840 --> 00:14:55,200 Speaker 3: like how you would feel afterwards, Like if you were 345 00:14:55,200 --> 00:14:57,640 Speaker 3: going to be too worried about what the crowd is 346 00:14:57,640 --> 00:15:00,280 Speaker 3: because you haven't been in front of people in that 347 00:15:00,520 --> 00:15:01,960 Speaker 3: way way, Yeah, it's not. 348 00:15:01,960 --> 00:15:05,120 Speaker 1: That much difference once I let go, like once I 349 00:15:05,160 --> 00:15:07,400 Speaker 1: started having fun on the stage, like we were shaking 350 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:10,920 Speaker 1: tambourines while titt Oh that was the best we had tambourines, 351 00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:13,800 Speaker 1: Like we were having fun. So it just was like 352 00:15:13,840 --> 00:15:16,920 Speaker 1: a continuation of fun. Like if I was if anybody 353 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:18,600 Speaker 1: was in the house with their girls and he was 354 00:15:18,640 --> 00:15:21,479 Speaker 1: singing along to a song. It was just I just surrendered, 355 00:15:21,520 --> 00:15:23,480 Speaker 1: like you said, to the moment and to the fun. 356 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:26,160 Speaker 1: And I think an older version of me might have 357 00:15:26,240 --> 00:15:27,920 Speaker 1: been taking myself a little too serious. 358 00:15:28,280 --> 00:15:30,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, where I'd have been like, no, I can't, I 359 00:15:30,760 --> 00:15:31,360 Speaker 2: can't do that. 360 00:15:31,400 --> 00:15:33,560 Speaker 1: It's not this is me I am right now in 361 00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:38,120 Speaker 1: my life. Shut up, which you know it's okay, but 362 00:15:38,280 --> 00:15:41,000 Speaker 1: like sometimes just you gotta let shit go and just 363 00:15:41,040 --> 00:15:41,440 Speaker 1: have fun. 364 00:15:41,520 --> 00:15:44,400 Speaker 2: And so and you weren't alone. That was the biggest part. 365 00:15:44,760 --> 00:15:47,720 Speaker 2: You were not alone. Oh, I got to love a 366 00:15:47,720 --> 00:15:50,880 Speaker 2: little sisterhood of women in hip hop. Were shout out 367 00:15:50,920 --> 00:15:53,360 Speaker 2: to fifty years. Shout out to fifty years. Salute to 368 00:15:53,440 --> 00:15:54,160 Speaker 2: fifty more. 369 00:15:55,520 --> 00:15:57,400 Speaker 1: Anyway, So thank you guys. I just wanted to check 370 00:15:57,400 --> 00:15:59,520 Speaker 1: in with you, tell you about my experience at Essence. 371 00:15:59,560 --> 00:16:01,720 Speaker 1: Thank you guys so much for the support on everything 372 00:16:01,760 --> 00:16:04,760 Speaker 1: that's been happening. That we did the ABC News special, 373 00:16:04,800 --> 00:16:08,720 Speaker 1: which was also Angreie Martinez IRL production. Yes, it was 374 00:16:08,760 --> 00:16:11,800 Speaker 1: our first time producing network television. And so what we're 375 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:14,200 Speaker 1: doing is we're building IRL out past the podcast. 376 00:16:14,280 --> 00:16:14,440 Speaker 2: Yep. 377 00:16:14,560 --> 00:16:17,240 Speaker 1: The podcast will always remain, so that's great. We will 378 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:19,360 Speaker 1: continue to do interviews. We will pick up a new 379 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:23,920 Speaker 1: season very soon. But yeah, but we want to branch 380 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:26,120 Speaker 1: out and do you know, I just want to tell stories. 381 00:16:26,160 --> 00:16:27,920 Speaker 1: I want to help people tell stories. I want to 382 00:16:28,640 --> 00:16:30,600 Speaker 1: I just want to continue to kind of keep pushing 383 00:16:30,640 --> 00:16:34,280 Speaker 1: past my comfort zone. I don't want to get too comfortable, like, Okay, 384 00:16:34,320 --> 00:16:36,560 Speaker 1: this works and then we just sit here for five years. 385 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:39,120 Speaker 1: I want to just keep growing and building. And so 386 00:16:39,760 --> 00:16:42,480 Speaker 1: that is the goal for the platform. And I just 387 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:44,800 Speaker 1: want to say thank you to everyone because you really 388 00:16:44,840 --> 00:16:47,560 Speaker 1: showed out for the and showed up for the ABC special. 389 00:16:47,600 --> 00:16:48,480 Speaker 2: We had great ratings. 390 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:52,360 Speaker 1: Yes, you showed love at Essence Fest and you continue 391 00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:54,360 Speaker 1: to support the podcast, which I'm so grateful for. So 392 00:16:54,400 --> 00:16:57,760 Speaker 1: thank you guys for that. And what else am I forgetting? 393 00:16:57,800 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 1: Anything else? 394 00:16:58,920 --> 00:17:03,000 Speaker 2: Nope? Stay tuned for follow us coming up soon. 395 00:17:03,520 --> 00:17:07,439 Speaker 3: Yes, follow us on Instagram, on YouTube so you can 396 00:17:07,480 --> 00:17:11,200 Speaker 3: get alerted into our next episodes, but until then subscribe. 397 00:17:11,520 --> 00:17:13,800 Speaker 1: Oh and we are doing a recap at essence fest 398 00:17:13,840 --> 00:17:16,560 Speaker 1: like I mentioned earlier, and so you can go to 399 00:17:16,680 --> 00:17:18,320 Speaker 1: the YouTube page and check that out in the meantime 400 00:17:18,320 --> 00:17:20,200 Speaker 1: and then we'll have some new episodes coming soon. 401 00:17:20,480 --> 00:17:21,879 Speaker 2: Enjoy the rest of the day, guys. We get with 402 00:17:21,920 --> 00:17:22,600 Speaker 2: you soon. Bye.