1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:02,719 Speaker 1: Coming up Keep It Positive, Sweetie. 2 00:00:03,360 --> 00:00:05,800 Speaker 2: I was in pain because you know when you have 3 00:00:06,280 --> 00:00:09,799 Speaker 2: fifty six staples in a colossomy bag send right here 4 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:12,520 Speaker 2: and a tube right here, and you feel what I'm saying, 5 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:14,720 Speaker 2: and then you're healing up from the gunshot. You know 6 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:17,239 Speaker 2: what I'm saying. I went on a couple of surgeries, 7 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:20,599 Speaker 2: you know, so I'm in pain pains. So when that 8 00:00:20,680 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 2: lady hit me with that stuff and I went out, 9 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:28,400 Speaker 2: it felt like it was like, I don't know, I 10 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 2: don't know how it is, I don't know how I 11 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:32,599 Speaker 2: feel to be born. But it felt like I was 12 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:36,560 Speaker 2: just coming into the world, like coming out of the wound, 13 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:40,440 Speaker 2: like oh my god. And I was like, this feels 14 00:00:40,600 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 2: insanely good. Hi. 15 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:09,120 Speaker 3: I'm Christoph Nate Hazlet, and this is the Keep It 16 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 3: Positive Sweetish Show, a safe space to heal, laugh, grow 17 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:15,560 Speaker 3: and love. I'm really looking forward to the show today 18 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 3: because we've been trying to get this next guest song 19 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:20,640 Speaker 3: for a while. I'm talking about hip hop great Young 20 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:24,119 Speaker 3: Droe will deep dive into how he overcame a lengthy 21 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 3: drug addiction and how he's using his testimony to inspire 22 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:28,480 Speaker 3: and uplift others. 23 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 1: That's known for hip. 24 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:32,560 Speaker 3: Hop hits like Shoulderling and We in the City. Young 25 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:34,399 Speaker 3: Joe has been a part of the soundtracks of My 26 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 3: Life along with so many others. Despite having hit records 27 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:40,679 Speaker 3: over the course of his career, Young Droe is immersed 28 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 3: in a drug addiction that spanned decades. Now nearly four 29 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:47,880 Speaker 3: years sober, Joe is more focused than ever. He's here 30 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 3: now to share his powerful testimony and how he's moving 31 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 3: forward and music, movies and more. 32 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 1: Droe, we got you here, you are here. 33 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 3: I'm so happy. I just love your energy. I appreciate 34 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 3: your support. We follow each other on Instagram and I 35 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:07,800 Speaker 3: was like, oh my gosh, I just from growing up 36 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:09,880 Speaker 3: and well we're probably probably at the same age, but 37 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 3: like we grew up together and you were such an 38 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:14,760 Speaker 3: instrumental piece of hip hop. 39 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:17,480 Speaker 1: So to actually know you now, I feel blessed. 40 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:18,359 Speaker 2: Thank you. 41 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:20,920 Speaker 1: I'm so happy. How are you feeling feeling? 42 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 2: Good? 43 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 3: Man? 44 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:23,520 Speaker 2: Woke up this one. 45 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 1: Listen you did? 46 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:25,480 Speaker 2: You did? 47 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 1: It's good. So I want to talk about the fits. 48 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:32,959 Speaker 3: Because Joe, you have been clean. Oh and that was 49 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:33,920 Speaker 3: another thing you said. 50 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:36,640 Speaker 1: We have a new definition of I'm cleaning this bitch 51 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 1: because you clean now. Oh, Man, I'm clean, but I 52 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:45,359 Speaker 1: want to talk about that fashions. 53 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 3: I was a stylist. I styled Tyler Pay for five years. 54 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:49,960 Speaker 3: I was a costume design at the studio for five years. 55 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:53,079 Speaker 3: So I'm all about the fashions. And you have been 56 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:56,639 Speaker 3: rapping polo since that. You were before there was influencers. 57 00:02:57,120 --> 00:02:58,520 Speaker 3: You was a Ralph Lauren influencer. 58 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:01,519 Speaker 1: Did you ever even like have a partnership. 59 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:06,919 Speaker 2: With them, because in high school. In high school, this 60 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:09,120 Speaker 2: is where I was, you know what I mean. So 61 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:12,960 Speaker 2: to come into you know, celebrity and rapping and all 62 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:14,960 Speaker 2: that and then join it, I was like, this is normal, 63 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:16,960 Speaker 2: you know what I mean? So you know when we 64 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 2: be having this, don't you know? You know, it's just 65 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:20,639 Speaker 2: it was. 66 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:24,840 Speaker 1: Just so you woke up today. What was the thought process? 67 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:28,480 Speaker 2: Oh no, I kind of wanted to be like mister 68 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 2: Rogers type. It's beautiful scholar, you know what I'm saying. 69 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 2: And you know, the green, the green and yellow. I 70 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 2: felt like, you know, my skin would pop off that yes, 71 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:43,200 Speaker 2: you know. Then I went carduoy and then I was 72 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:45,320 Speaker 2: gonna leave them down, and I was like, I can't 73 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:46,520 Speaker 2: disrespect the sock. 74 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:48,920 Speaker 1: All the socks socking, you know, what I mean. 75 00:03:49,040 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 2: So, and it's just you know, some little it's some light, 76 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 2: a little light saying, so. 77 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:54,760 Speaker 1: Do you start yourself or do you have a style? 78 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:58,040 Speaker 2: I saw myself that's do. I never really had a 79 00:03:58,120 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 2: stylist though. 80 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 1: Really, nah, it's always when you I love that. 81 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 2: I got the I can walk in like I can 82 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 2: walk in somewhere and just being being ben. But it 83 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:10,840 Speaker 2: took like, uh, I had these songs for like a minute, 84 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 2: but I just had them and about about at least 85 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:17,880 Speaker 2: about eight months and then this just came out, so 86 00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 2: like it's just. 87 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:20,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, it just I love that. 88 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:24,040 Speaker 3: You have a song called put It On. 89 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 1: And I was just I. 90 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:27,360 Speaker 3: Was just talking to my parents the other day and 91 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:30,159 Speaker 3: we were reminiscing about our trip to Europe this past summer, 92 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:32,360 Speaker 3: and they were like, you were just in there like okay, 93 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:33,800 Speaker 3: we want to get this, this and this, and. 94 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 1: We were just walking around. Looked like hell Billy's I said, now, 95 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:38,200 Speaker 1: y'all put that ship on. And they was like what 96 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 1: I said, y'all put that ship on. 97 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:42,400 Speaker 3: And I was like, I said, so when you get dressed, 98 00:04:42,440 --> 00:04:43,800 Speaker 3: cause I had about to like Louis with Tye and 99 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:44,239 Speaker 3: all that stuff. 100 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 1: So they was looking good, and I said, y'all was 101 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:47,479 Speaker 1: y'all had it on. 102 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:49,039 Speaker 3: I said, that's when you put your fists on, you 103 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:50,400 Speaker 3: look good at Like, oh O, can we put that 104 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:50,760 Speaker 3: ship on. 105 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 1: This morning? I was like, put it out that song. 106 00:04:57,200 --> 00:04:59,080 Speaker 2: Man. I just wanted to make sure that I just 107 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 2: put the fun back into it because when we was 108 00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 2: coming up, we didn't want to spend and do all 109 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:06,360 Speaker 2: that stuff. Man, we just wanted to be fresh, have 110 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 2: a good day. Everybody see the outfit. You feel what 111 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:13,080 Speaker 2: I'm saying? Back up, man, I'm clean. Yeah, I love it. 112 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 1: I love that. Congratulations on Young Row Day. I heard 113 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:18,440 Speaker 1: that that just happened. 114 00:05:18,440 --> 00:05:21,599 Speaker 3: And guess what, that's my birthday, October eighteenth. 115 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:23,720 Speaker 2: We got to get together. 116 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:26,040 Speaker 1: We need to cleve on our day. 117 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:27,760 Speaker 2: That's crazy. 118 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:30,400 Speaker 1: I love it. What does it mean to you to 119 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:32,200 Speaker 1: have that level of recognition in your city? 120 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:38,240 Speaker 2: When when when my manager Sierra had got it all 121 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:42,039 Speaker 2: together and you know, the powers that be came together 122 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:44,279 Speaker 2: and said we're going to give Young Droy's day to day. 123 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:47,520 Speaker 2: Always wanted a day, you fear me. They used to 124 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:50,560 Speaker 2: have Drow Day in Atlanta. But it's unofficial, you know 125 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:55,239 Speaker 2: what I mean? But I felt like this is an 126 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:58,479 Speaker 2: important time for me, Like I was thinking, like have 127 00:05:58,640 --> 00:06:00,800 Speaker 2: fun on that day, but I do want to make 128 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 2: it meaningful and impactful, like giving back to the kids 129 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:07,480 Speaker 2: and doing stuff with the community. Also, you know what 130 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:07,840 Speaker 2: I mean. 131 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:11,600 Speaker 1: And you're already doing that. You're doing that before you 132 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:12,320 Speaker 1: got your day. 133 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 3: And I love how you're in the community speaking to 134 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 3: young men and trying to make sure they stay on 135 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:17,960 Speaker 3: the right path. 136 00:06:18,480 --> 00:06:19,520 Speaker 1: I applaud you for that. 137 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:22,880 Speaker 3: Recently, for the election, you were very involved with making 138 00:06:22,880 --> 00:06:25,200 Speaker 3: sure people got registered to vote. What was the importance 139 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:26,880 Speaker 3: of that, because I know this is a big election 140 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 3: for us. 141 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:33,840 Speaker 2: It was important because how I grew up, like we 142 00:06:33,839 --> 00:06:37,360 Speaker 2: were just bombarded with how we were going to get 143 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:40,839 Speaker 2: some food or if mama had some money, or you 144 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:42,400 Speaker 2: know what I'm saying, what kind of clothes we were 145 00:06:42,400 --> 00:06:46,279 Speaker 2: gonna wear. And we went years and decades without even 146 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:49,800 Speaker 2: having an awareness about voting, you know what I mean. 147 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:54,479 Speaker 2: And as I got older, I kind of just had 148 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:58,720 Speaker 2: like an epiphany or some sort to you know, it 149 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 2: took me back to I was looking at movies and 150 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:04,160 Speaker 2: you know, my life experience. I was like Martin Luther 151 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:07,480 Speaker 2: King and John Lewis, and you know what I mean, 152 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:10,520 Speaker 2: like people that walk that walk. And if Martin Luther 153 00:07:10,640 --> 00:07:14,760 Speaker 2: King was living, you know, my birthday January fifteenth, and 154 00:07:14,800 --> 00:07:16,640 Speaker 2: if he you know, and I'm probably sure we would 155 00:07:16,640 --> 00:07:20,200 Speaker 2: have met, you know what I mean. And I could 156 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:22,600 Speaker 2: just see him saying, you know, if he was alive, 157 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:26,000 Speaker 2: like you gotta do this. You feel what I'm saying. Look, 158 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:27,880 Speaker 2: look at all I did, you know what I mean 159 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:30,600 Speaker 2: for this moment, and I just you know, I felt 160 00:07:30,680 --> 00:07:34,120 Speaker 2: the importance of it, you know, because in our culture 161 00:07:34,520 --> 00:07:37,520 Speaker 2: we be complaining about so much Pauline messing with us, 162 00:07:37,600 --> 00:07:39,920 Speaker 2: and you know what I mean. The street light might 163 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 2: be out, potholes in the street, you feel what I'm saying, 164 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:46,040 Speaker 2: No cameras in the neighborhoods to protect and see us 165 00:07:46,080 --> 00:07:48,840 Speaker 2: in our you know well being. You know, we have 166 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 2: these complaints and then we don't do nothing about it, 167 00:07:53,680 --> 00:07:56,000 Speaker 2: you know what I mean. So voting is very important 168 00:07:56,840 --> 00:07:59,760 Speaker 2: in our culture too. You know. It's some people that 169 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:03,960 Speaker 2: like my manager ran for a position in Georgia on 170 00:08:04,440 --> 00:08:08,160 Speaker 2: council right, and I was telling people vote for her. 171 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:12,480 Speaker 2: They didn't even know what she do, so yeah, aware, 172 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 2: So we have to understand too that voting for like 173 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:19,240 Speaker 2: the presidents that's one thing. But if you want real 174 00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:22,080 Speaker 2: change around you, you did what I'm saying. 175 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:24,440 Speaker 3: You have to vote locally, locally that Oh my gosh, 176 00:08:24,480 --> 00:08:25,520 Speaker 3: I'm so glad you said that. 177 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:26,880 Speaker 1: Backstorre. 178 00:08:26,880 --> 00:08:29,840 Speaker 3: I used to work on Capitol Hill, so I love politics, 179 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:33,600 Speaker 3: not enough to say in it, but I'm very enamored 180 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:35,240 Speaker 3: in it, and now I just love like how it works, 181 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:37,360 Speaker 3: and I want people to be more educated on it 182 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:39,800 Speaker 3: because a lot of like you said, she was running 183 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:41,920 Speaker 3: for an office that nobody even knew about and didn't 184 00:08:41,920 --> 00:08:44,960 Speaker 3: even know what that position, what the decisions she would 185 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:45,959 Speaker 3: be making in that position. 186 00:08:46,280 --> 00:08:47,439 Speaker 1: And I try to tell people. 187 00:08:47,559 --> 00:08:50,920 Speaker 3: It's your sheriffs, your police chiefs, your mayors. Those are 188 00:08:50,960 --> 00:08:54,040 Speaker 3: people that are making the choices closer to you, the judges, 189 00:08:54,240 --> 00:08:56,000 Speaker 3: you know, so if something happens, that's who you're going 190 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:58,400 Speaker 3: to see. Yes, you had to make sure those people 191 00:08:58,760 --> 00:09:02,240 Speaker 3: either reflect your or standards and what you're voting for 192 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 3: or they look like you, and a lot of times 193 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:07,200 Speaker 3: they don't in those positions. So that's so important. I'm 194 00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:09,680 Speaker 3: proud of you for that. When it comes to the 195 00:09:09,760 --> 00:09:12,120 Speaker 3: message you want to send to black men, because I 196 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:14,120 Speaker 3: know you talk to the young young men but like 197 00:09:14,160 --> 00:09:17,320 Speaker 3: to black men and where we're going within this next 198 00:09:17,320 --> 00:09:20,240 Speaker 3: four years before we have another election, what's a message 199 00:09:20,240 --> 00:09:21,760 Speaker 3: that you would drive to them so they can kind 200 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:25,040 Speaker 3: of help prepare for the next race when we get there. 201 00:09:26,960 --> 00:09:28,760 Speaker 2: I have to keep it. I have to keep it 202 00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:34,000 Speaker 2: gunner because it's so many of us right now, Like 203 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:35,640 Speaker 2: that's from the hood. You know what I mean. And 204 00:09:35,720 --> 00:09:38,560 Speaker 2: I speak to them because our voices can be hurt 205 00:09:38,679 --> 00:09:41,120 Speaker 2: now because feelings can vote. You feel what I'm saying. 206 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:45,360 Speaker 2: It's okay to be a part of something that you 207 00:09:45,520 --> 00:09:48,520 Speaker 2: now have children in. You feel what I'm saying. Because 208 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:51,640 Speaker 2: we look at voting and all that politics stuff. We 209 00:09:51,840 --> 00:09:54,600 Speaker 2: put that in the same bracket as police. Yes, like 210 00:09:54,760 --> 00:09:57,080 Speaker 2: we steer away from it, or hey man, with all 211 00:09:57,120 --> 00:09:58,880 Speaker 2: that police, you feel what I'm saying. So when you 212 00:09:58,920 --> 00:10:02,559 Speaker 2: look at it like that, you actually ignoring the fact 213 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:06,440 Speaker 2: that I have a child coming up in this same environment, 214 00:10:06,520 --> 00:10:08,679 Speaker 2: in the same world. You know what I mean. I 215 00:10:08,679 --> 00:10:12,480 Speaker 2: want to be able to have the best things for 216 00:10:12,520 --> 00:10:16,120 Speaker 2: this child possible. So find like minded people you feel 217 00:10:16,160 --> 00:10:18,679 Speaker 2: what I'm saying, and make your voice hurt. As a 218 00:10:18,720 --> 00:10:20,760 Speaker 2: young black man, it don't even really matter what color 219 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:24,800 Speaker 2: you are. But mostly us, are you know, resisting on that? 220 00:10:25,160 --> 00:10:26,640 Speaker 2: You know what I mean? And if I could say 221 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:30,160 Speaker 2: something to them, is like, it's okay to be a 222 00:10:30,200 --> 00:10:33,520 Speaker 2: part of what your children's future look like. That's good. 223 00:10:33,760 --> 00:10:38,160 Speaker 3: I love that message. I love it because a lot 224 00:10:38,160 --> 00:10:40,360 Speaker 3: of times we forget. We just think about the right now, 225 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:42,520 Speaker 3: but we're not thinking about our legacy exactly, and that's 226 00:10:42,559 --> 00:10:45,320 Speaker 3: what we need to, like literally cultivate a culture that 227 00:10:45,360 --> 00:10:48,200 Speaker 3: protects them because right now I don't have any children, 228 00:10:48,520 --> 00:10:50,559 Speaker 3: but I'm afraid to bring a child into this world 229 00:10:50,800 --> 00:10:51,680 Speaker 3: because it's so scared. 230 00:10:51,720 --> 00:10:54,160 Speaker 1: I'm like, I don't I know, I'm protective on my people. 231 00:10:54,640 --> 00:10:57,720 Speaker 3: If I have a mini me running around here, I 232 00:10:57,760 --> 00:10:59,600 Speaker 3: will go crazy because I just want to make sure 233 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:02,559 Speaker 3: they're allway's good, you know you do? 234 00:11:03,320 --> 00:11:06,600 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, yes the game? Yes? And he is so cute. 235 00:11:06,920 --> 00:11:09,360 Speaker 2: I can be. I can be gangster as I want 236 00:11:09,360 --> 00:11:11,880 Speaker 2: to be about how I want to protect him and 237 00:11:11,880 --> 00:11:13,600 Speaker 2: how you ain't finished. You know, I'm from the web 238 00:11:13,679 --> 00:11:15,559 Speaker 2: side bank heading, you know what I'm saying. But at 239 00:11:15,559 --> 00:11:18,199 Speaker 2: the end of the day, he has to go out 240 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:21,520 Speaker 2: into the world, you know, alone to school, you know, 241 00:11:21,800 --> 00:11:25,600 Speaker 2: with his friends, to the movies. I can't follow him everywhere, 242 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:28,720 Speaker 2: and I want to make sure that you know, the 243 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:32,320 Speaker 2: area that he's in is comfortable, you know what I mean. 244 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:35,920 Speaker 2: And the laws are put together to represent him and 245 00:11:35,960 --> 00:11:36,880 Speaker 2: not be against him. 246 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:37,240 Speaker 4: Yeah. 247 00:11:37,800 --> 00:11:41,240 Speaker 3: I love that you've had an incredible career with your music. 248 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:45,240 Speaker 3: Hip hop is so instrumental in our culture. Wait, what 249 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:47,959 Speaker 3: point did you know that you had a gift to wrap? 250 00:11:50,320 --> 00:11:54,720 Speaker 2: It had to be in high school, I think God, 251 00:11:54,800 --> 00:11:58,240 Speaker 2: I was listening. I was listening to something like some 252 00:11:58,320 --> 00:12:05,240 Speaker 2: Tupac stuff and like Biggie more Money, more problems, and 253 00:12:05,920 --> 00:12:09,560 Speaker 2: you know, Mason puffing all that. So when they when 254 00:12:09,600 --> 00:12:13,080 Speaker 2: they came out with that song, I had this shiryland 255 00:12:13,080 --> 00:12:15,400 Speaker 2: cot on that I got for my sister. Boyfriend. You 256 00:12:15,520 --> 00:12:17,880 Speaker 2: was a hustle, you know what I'm saying. So I 257 00:12:17,960 --> 00:12:19,640 Speaker 2: go to school. I got your shirland on out that 258 00:12:19,800 --> 00:12:23,520 Speaker 2: stole my sister of Pasatia glasses, got the big glasses. 259 00:12:23,559 --> 00:12:25,920 Speaker 2: So I'm kind of looking like you know what I'm saying. 260 00:12:25,920 --> 00:12:28,360 Speaker 2: So and I learned the verse, you know what I mean, 261 00:12:28,480 --> 00:12:31,319 Speaker 2: b I G you know b BA, So I'm rapping it, 262 00:12:31,520 --> 00:12:33,560 Speaker 2: so you know, And it was a girl. Now, she 263 00:12:33,640 --> 00:12:35,160 Speaker 2: was kind of green. She ain't know what I was saying. 264 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:39,440 Speaker 2: She was like, that's you. I was like a lot. Yeah, yeah. 265 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:42,320 Speaker 2: She was like, yeah, that's huge. She was like you 266 00:12:42,480 --> 00:12:45,040 Speaker 2: sound good. And in my head I'm like, if I 267 00:12:45,040 --> 00:12:47,480 Speaker 2: could you know do that? You know what I mean? 268 00:12:47,559 --> 00:12:49,680 Speaker 2: Then I you. Then I heard Tupac one day I 269 00:12:49,679 --> 00:12:52,600 Speaker 2: gotta get minds with mc bree and then I wrapped 270 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:55,120 Speaker 2: that and then they was like that sounded like your music. 271 00:12:55,360 --> 00:12:58,160 Speaker 2: And I was like, oh, maybe it's my voice, you 272 00:12:58,240 --> 00:13:00,680 Speaker 2: know what I mean? Then I knew, you know, the 273 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:03,760 Speaker 2: voice was something that you know, they was fond of 274 00:13:03,880 --> 00:13:05,880 Speaker 2: and uh. And then when I put it to pen 275 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:08,040 Speaker 2: and paper, it kind of work. I love that. 276 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:10,000 Speaker 1: So when you put it on pending paper. I used 277 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:11,480 Speaker 1: to write poetry as well as a kid. 278 00:13:11,520 --> 00:13:13,319 Speaker 3: My mom used to always say, don't buy me a card, 279 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:14,880 Speaker 3: write me a poem because I was. 280 00:13:14,840 --> 00:13:16,320 Speaker 1: I was pretty good at it. I need to get 281 00:13:16,400 --> 00:13:16,959 Speaker 1: back to it. 282 00:13:17,559 --> 00:13:19,679 Speaker 3: But I would write poetry at what Like when did 283 00:13:19,679 --> 00:13:21,319 Speaker 3: you say, Okay, I'm gonna put it to pen to 284 00:13:21,360 --> 00:13:22,800 Speaker 3: paper and then I'm gonna get in the studio or 285 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:24,520 Speaker 3: did you just start doing like talent shows or wrap 286 00:13:24,559 --> 00:13:26,000 Speaker 3: it in the neighborhood. 287 00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:29,280 Speaker 2: To be what's crazy? Was like when I was young. 288 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:31,559 Speaker 2: I was. I used to like this girl named Maya 289 00:13:31,640 --> 00:13:34,040 Speaker 2: in the second grade, okay, and I wrote her this 290 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:38,880 Speaker 2: extravagant poem really yeah. It was deep and it was 291 00:13:39,000 --> 00:13:41,760 Speaker 2: cool like and the girl was like, you wrote this, 292 00:13:41,840 --> 00:13:43,400 Speaker 2: and I'm like, yeah, you know what I'm saying. So 293 00:13:43,520 --> 00:13:45,720 Speaker 2: I used to I was into that, you know. And 294 00:13:45,880 --> 00:13:49,360 Speaker 2: also I used to perform like I Need Love for 295 00:13:49,480 --> 00:13:52,079 Speaker 2: my Mama by l LL cool J. You know what 296 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:54,040 Speaker 2: I'm saying. Shit, you know they'll give us like fifty 297 00:13:54,080 --> 00:13:55,640 Speaker 2: cent you know what I'm saying. We would be in there. 298 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:58,720 Speaker 2: I performed that and you know, different different songs. So 299 00:13:58,760 --> 00:14:00,800 Speaker 2: I knew that I had the talent. And I used 300 00:14:00,840 --> 00:14:02,839 Speaker 2: to sing in the choir for my grandma, you know 301 00:14:02,880 --> 00:14:04,920 Speaker 2: what I mean. And Center of My Joy was one 302 00:14:04,920 --> 00:14:06,720 Speaker 2: of the songs that I sung. I had to learn it, 303 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:09,480 Speaker 2: you know what I'm saying. So after you, I was 304 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:15,040 Speaker 2: musically inclined. I was like, I think I want to 305 00:14:15,040 --> 00:14:16,800 Speaker 2: be a rapper because I ain't want to be no rbs. 306 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:17,120 Speaker 3: Right. 307 00:14:17,160 --> 00:14:18,680 Speaker 1: What did Grandma said when he's like I want. 308 00:14:18,520 --> 00:14:18,920 Speaker 5: To do rap? 309 00:14:19,440 --> 00:14:21,360 Speaker 2: Well, she she was she used to get me like 310 00:14:21,440 --> 00:14:24,600 Speaker 2: these caps for your tea. Yeah, She's like saying baby, 311 00:14:24,640 --> 00:14:26,640 Speaker 2: I'm gonna get your cap. And by the time I 312 00:14:26,640 --> 00:14:33,320 Speaker 2: got through singing, I had like four black mom Yeah, 313 00:14:33,560 --> 00:14:34,880 Speaker 2: like one of them had the little cut in it, 314 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:36,520 Speaker 2: like a little nugget, you know what I'm saying. One 315 00:14:36,520 --> 00:14:38,720 Speaker 2: of them had a champagne and went on, had a 316 00:14:38,720 --> 00:14:40,760 Speaker 2: little heart, you know what I'm saying, and one of 317 00:14:40,840 --> 00:14:43,840 Speaker 2: them was sided. So it was almost like, I call 318 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:48,520 Speaker 2: it this to me, I get drunk now. So so 319 00:14:48,640 --> 00:14:52,240 Speaker 2: that's when I knew I was musically inclined. But I 320 00:14:52,240 --> 00:14:55,920 Speaker 2: wouldn't just go around rapping, you know, in the hood, 321 00:14:56,400 --> 00:14:58,120 Speaker 2: you know what I'm saying. And one day I was 322 00:14:58,160 --> 00:15:01,000 Speaker 2: on Bankhead at the Bounce and I was wrapping up 323 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:02,440 Speaker 2: there and I got noticed. 324 00:15:02,240 --> 00:15:04,400 Speaker 1: Wow, is that when tier I noticed you was? 325 00:15:05,680 --> 00:15:07,800 Speaker 2: I was in my teens at that point. Yeah. So 326 00:15:08,600 --> 00:15:11,680 Speaker 2: with me and Ti, I was we grew up together. 327 00:15:11,800 --> 00:15:15,760 Speaker 2: Like like a time after that, I met Tip because 328 00:15:15,800 --> 00:15:18,320 Speaker 2: we had got our Section eight voucher and stuff like that. 329 00:15:18,840 --> 00:15:22,440 Speaker 2: You know. We went from you know, apartments that just 330 00:15:22,520 --> 00:15:25,160 Speaker 2: had heat, you know what I'm saying. Then the big 331 00:15:25,280 --> 00:15:27,840 Speaker 2: radiating thing that was on the side that you know 332 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:29,880 Speaker 2: what I'm saying, I done burnt my behind on that 333 00:15:29,960 --> 00:15:31,920 Speaker 2: a couple of times, but you know, we weren't used 334 00:15:31,920 --> 00:15:34,280 Speaker 2: to carpeting. You know, when we got our sixtion eight voucher, 335 00:15:34,320 --> 00:15:36,360 Speaker 2: that's when I met Tip, you know what I'm saying. 336 00:15:36,400 --> 00:15:40,680 Speaker 2: So you know at that talent Showlder on the West Side, 337 00:15:40,880 --> 00:15:43,280 Speaker 2: I think I was around. I couldn't have been no 338 00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:45,520 Speaker 2: more than about sixteen seventeen. 339 00:15:46,160 --> 00:15:48,600 Speaker 1: Wow, I mean, okay, that's what's up. 340 00:15:48,880 --> 00:15:51,000 Speaker 3: So when you when Tip, so, I guess Tip decided 341 00:15:51,040 --> 00:15:53,000 Speaker 3: he was gonna do grand hustle And did he come back? 342 00:15:53,040 --> 00:15:55,400 Speaker 3: And was it one of those hey come with me 343 00:15:55,600 --> 00:15:59,359 Speaker 3: or were you like, hey, bro, you see. 344 00:15:58,680 --> 00:16:02,400 Speaker 2: I was on before Tip rap before it Like, yeah, 345 00:16:02,520 --> 00:16:05,800 Speaker 2: it was. It was a dope. It was a dope thing. Yeah, 346 00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:10,280 Speaker 2: you know, And I knew what he wanted to do 347 00:16:10,360 --> 00:16:13,480 Speaker 2: with music because in the beginning he didn't really even do. 348 00:16:14,320 --> 00:16:17,040 Speaker 2: He didn't rap. He was he used to produce and 349 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:21,880 Speaker 2: you know, he did beats and hustled and I couldn't 350 00:16:21,880 --> 00:16:23,240 Speaker 2: he was. I was so I was like one dy, 351 00:16:23,280 --> 00:16:25,480 Speaker 2: I was like, you know what are we doing? He 352 00:16:25,520 --> 00:16:27,240 Speaker 2: was like, I'm gonna do these beats? You just kick 353 00:16:27,280 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 2: that around, you kick you know what I'm saying. But 354 00:16:28,800 --> 00:16:31,240 Speaker 2: we weren't even know rappers though, you know what I'm saying. 355 00:16:31,520 --> 00:16:33,520 Speaker 2: When we first got got around each other, you know 356 00:16:33,560 --> 00:16:35,760 Speaker 2: what I'm saying, and we just was fun of each other, 357 00:16:36,080 --> 00:16:43,800 Speaker 2: of our hood antics because we lived in Riverdale, you know. Coincidentally, 358 00:16:43,880 --> 00:16:46,000 Speaker 2: his mom got her section they about you and moved 359 00:16:46,280 --> 00:16:48,200 Speaker 2: out there, and my mom got hers and moved in 360 00:16:48,240 --> 00:16:51,280 Speaker 2: the same and that's where we was at, and you know, 361 00:16:51,840 --> 00:16:55,120 Speaker 2: and and we started out just being friends and you know, 362 00:16:55,240 --> 00:16:58,640 Speaker 2: being I was actually I was healing up from wearing 363 00:16:58,680 --> 00:17:00,480 Speaker 2: a colossomy bag because I had and shot. 364 00:17:00,680 --> 00:17:03,360 Speaker 3: Yes, talk about that. I saw that on Porsche. You 365 00:17:03,400 --> 00:17:07,520 Speaker 3: did an interview Porsche and whoa like. I can't imagine 366 00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:10,199 Speaker 3: at fifteen getting shot. Tell me about that. 367 00:17:12,600 --> 00:17:16,639 Speaker 2: It was crazy, man. I was supposed to go to 368 00:17:17,720 --> 00:17:21,480 Speaker 2: summer school this day because I was real bad in 369 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:23,840 Speaker 2: the ninth grade, you know what I mean. And so 370 00:17:23,920 --> 00:17:26,520 Speaker 2: we was at Atlanta Area Tech and were supposed to win. 371 00:17:26,760 --> 00:17:29,320 Speaker 2: I was going to summer school, and I really didn't 372 00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:32,359 Speaker 2: like like that I had to go to summer school. 373 00:17:32,400 --> 00:17:35,040 Speaker 2: So we out, we go, We get off the bus, 374 00:17:35,080 --> 00:17:36,560 Speaker 2: we go to school. The next thing, No, we were 375 00:17:36,600 --> 00:17:38,800 Speaker 2: supposed to got some to eat after we went on break, 376 00:17:39,200 --> 00:17:40,879 Speaker 2: so we was going to breath. I'm like, nah, man, 377 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:43,120 Speaker 2: I'm finna go sell me some I'm been gonna sell 378 00:17:43,119 --> 00:17:45,159 Speaker 2: me some drug. Man, I'm finna go. I hain't got 379 00:17:45,160 --> 00:17:47,080 Speaker 2: no money. Yeah, And they were like, no, let's just 380 00:17:47,080 --> 00:17:49,199 Speaker 2: go get something to eat. Bro, And I had to 381 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:52,200 Speaker 2: polo on. I had to polo sport on the white 382 00:17:52,200 --> 00:17:55,919 Speaker 2: and blue the white and blue Polo Sport shirt with 383 00:17:56,040 --> 00:17:58,080 Speaker 2: the white and blue trunk song, with the white and 384 00:17:58,119 --> 00:17:59,240 Speaker 2: blue sock song. 385 00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:05,119 Speaker 3: You were like the first influencer, so in my outfit, 386 00:18:05,160 --> 00:18:06,520 Speaker 3: wouldn't let me stay still. 387 00:18:06,640 --> 00:18:08,680 Speaker 2: So I was like, I'm gonna go. So I went 388 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:11,480 Speaker 2: to the hood. YEP. So when I went to the hood, 389 00:18:13,800 --> 00:18:17,040 Speaker 2: I got into some stuff. You know, this guy tried 390 00:18:17,080 --> 00:18:20,520 Speaker 2: to bully me and you know, take advantage of me 391 00:18:20,640 --> 00:18:22,800 Speaker 2: being alone and fresh, and I had a par of 392 00:18:23,080 --> 00:18:25,480 Speaker 2: expensive or money shades on it. He would say he 393 00:18:25,600 --> 00:18:29,879 Speaker 2: was gonna take him and stuff like that. So I 394 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:34,720 Speaker 2: was I was in a position to where this could 395 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:39,280 Speaker 2: have been controlled by conflict resolution. I could have came 396 00:18:39,359 --> 00:18:42,159 Speaker 2: up with a better decision than I came up with. 397 00:18:43,040 --> 00:18:45,480 Speaker 2: The decision I came up with at that age was 398 00:18:45,560 --> 00:18:49,000 Speaker 2: to go get my cousin and we're finish, come back, 399 00:18:49,520 --> 00:18:51,840 Speaker 2: and we're gonna get you about what you just tried. 400 00:18:52,520 --> 00:18:55,359 Speaker 2: But it was premeditated. And that's the reason why I 401 00:18:55,400 --> 00:18:59,399 Speaker 2: believe the reason why I believe I got what I 402 00:18:59,440 --> 00:19:02,640 Speaker 2: deserved in a way, you feel what I'm saying, because 403 00:19:03,119 --> 00:19:05,880 Speaker 2: I was smart enough to know that by the time 404 00:19:05,920 --> 00:19:09,359 Speaker 2: I got the bankcad court and got my cousin, I 405 00:19:09,400 --> 00:19:12,119 Speaker 2: could have had a different thought, like you know what 406 00:19:12,640 --> 00:19:15,440 Speaker 2: my feelings changed. I don't even you know, I don't 407 00:19:15,480 --> 00:19:17,159 Speaker 2: even I'm not even mad as I was. And I 408 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:19,879 Speaker 2: almost cried at that point when he tried me. But 409 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:22,520 Speaker 2: when I got out there my cousin, it was later 410 00:19:22,560 --> 00:19:24,600 Speaker 2: on that day we had nothing bitch smoking and all that. 411 00:19:24,720 --> 00:19:27,120 Speaker 2: He was like, hey, what that was you were talking about? 412 00:19:27,119 --> 00:19:28,960 Speaker 2: Because I came over there and told him, man, I 413 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:30,560 Speaker 2: need you. We got to go handle some ben there. 414 00:19:30,600 --> 00:19:32,240 Speaker 2: But some time passed he was like, oh, what that 415 00:19:32,400 --> 00:19:33,720 Speaker 2: was you were talking about. I was like, oh, yeah, 416 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:36,360 Speaker 2: don't tried me, and woo woo we finish go over 417 00:19:36,400 --> 00:19:40,439 Speaker 2: here and we went back. We went back and we 418 00:19:40,520 --> 00:19:44,240 Speaker 2: did what we had to do and I ended up shot. Yep, 419 00:19:44,520 --> 00:19:48,480 Speaker 2: you know when I when I got shot. Man after 420 00:19:48,480 --> 00:19:50,879 Speaker 2: we hand up the boddy that I got into it with. 421 00:19:51,320 --> 00:19:55,000 Speaker 2: You feel what I'm saying. Another dude came up and 422 00:19:55,440 --> 00:19:57,480 Speaker 2: I thought that was my friend, you know what I mean. 423 00:19:57,600 --> 00:20:00,640 Speaker 2: I'm looking at him and my cousin was like, what, like, oh, 424 00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:04,800 Speaker 2: that's my guy. He pull out the pillow boom and 425 00:20:04,840 --> 00:20:06,680 Speaker 2: when he shooting, you know what I mean, I kind 426 00:20:06,680 --> 00:20:09,240 Speaker 2: of like try to, you know, shoot back or whatever. 427 00:20:09,240 --> 00:20:12,159 Speaker 2: But he ended up hitting me in my back and 428 00:20:12,280 --> 00:20:16,080 Speaker 2: it went through like this way and when it tore 429 00:20:16,160 --> 00:20:20,120 Speaker 2: up everything in the inside. So sitting in the car 430 00:20:20,480 --> 00:20:27,400 Speaker 2: crying and going crazy. We driving my cousin he going crazy. 431 00:20:27,760 --> 00:20:30,399 Speaker 2: We throw the guns out, go to the hospital, and 432 00:20:30,440 --> 00:20:33,879 Speaker 2: when we get to the hospital, the lady told us 433 00:20:33,920 --> 00:20:36,240 Speaker 2: we couldn't come in and she's like, you can't come 434 00:20:36,240 --> 00:20:38,080 Speaker 2: in this way because this is the wrong I'm. 435 00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:39,840 Speaker 1: Like, lady, I'm doing you know what I'm saying. 436 00:20:40,040 --> 00:20:42,000 Speaker 2: So my cousin get because when he got out, he 437 00:20:42,080 --> 00:20:44,040 Speaker 2: went in there and it was like this the wrong door. 438 00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:46,760 Speaker 2: And when I seen them giving him problem, I tried 439 00:20:46,760 --> 00:20:49,879 Speaker 2: to crawl over into the drid side and hit the 440 00:20:49,920 --> 00:20:52,199 Speaker 2: games like bro got the car, so he pushed me 441 00:20:52,240 --> 00:20:54,560 Speaker 2: back over. We drove around to the other side. He 442 00:20:54,600 --> 00:20:56,960 Speaker 2: got out the car again and he ran in there. 443 00:20:57,480 --> 00:20:59,439 Speaker 2: And when I seen him take it too long, I 444 00:20:59,440 --> 00:21:01,399 Speaker 2: got out the car. I thought I could walk, and 445 00:21:01,480 --> 00:21:03,160 Speaker 2: I fell to the ground crawled in there. 446 00:21:03,320 --> 00:21:05,359 Speaker 1: Are you kidding me? 447 00:21:04,240 --> 00:21:08,439 Speaker 2: Ye? And then the doors, you know, they opened automatically. 448 00:21:08,760 --> 00:21:11,399 Speaker 2: I saw wheelchair, got up in the wheelchair, rolled in 449 00:21:11,400 --> 00:21:14,240 Speaker 2: there was like, save me, please, Oh my god. 450 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:17,360 Speaker 1: I have a lot of fears in life. 451 00:21:18,280 --> 00:21:20,600 Speaker 3: One is like dying while giving birth, and then another 452 00:21:20,600 --> 00:21:23,720 Speaker 3: one's getting shot. Is that a feeling that you never forget, 453 00:21:23,800 --> 00:21:26,640 Speaker 3: Like that feeling when you like hit or some kind 454 00:21:26,680 --> 00:21:28,480 Speaker 3: of sometimes your geleen's going you don't even realize and 455 00:21:28,480 --> 00:21:30,040 Speaker 3: you're like, oh shit, I'm hit. 456 00:21:30,359 --> 00:21:31,240 Speaker 1: What was that moment? 457 00:21:31,359 --> 00:21:33,639 Speaker 3: Like, in the moment when it happened, you thought that 458 00:21:33,760 --> 00:21:36,280 Speaker 3: was your friend that was approaching you, and then it wasn't. 459 00:21:36,680 --> 00:21:40,119 Speaker 2: I couldn't believe it. I couldn't believe that I had 460 00:21:40,200 --> 00:21:43,280 Speaker 2: got shot. I had seen it in movies, I had 461 00:21:43,359 --> 00:21:45,960 Speaker 2: heard it, you know, I seen some people shot before, 462 00:21:46,040 --> 00:21:51,160 Speaker 2: but it was just it was it was groundbreaking from 463 00:21:51,200 --> 00:21:54,760 Speaker 2: me in my position, you know, and how young I was, 464 00:21:54,920 --> 00:21:59,240 Speaker 2: you know, bleeding from somewhere and throwing up and you know, 465 00:21:59,560 --> 00:22:03,080 Speaker 2: you know, it was. It was crazy. And now now 466 00:22:03,760 --> 00:22:07,080 Speaker 2: I think everybody's gonna do. I think the worst, Like 467 00:22:07,119 --> 00:22:09,520 Speaker 2: if I'm at a club, yes I'm standing somewhere, I'm 468 00:22:09,640 --> 00:22:14,520 Speaker 2: like a botna get stabbed or you know what I'm saying. 469 00:22:14,720 --> 00:22:18,359 Speaker 2: I have these fears and this anxiety that you know. 470 00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:20,920 Speaker 3: To this day, to this day, Oh my goodness, you 471 00:22:21,080 --> 00:22:25,879 Speaker 3: spoke about at that point the situation being in the 472 00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:29,400 Speaker 3: hospital and getting addicted to drugs, to the pay medicine. 473 00:22:30,200 --> 00:22:33,240 Speaker 3: When I was in college, I tore my Achilles Sendon 474 00:22:34,119 --> 00:22:36,840 Speaker 3: and my mom she works in the hospital, and by 475 00:22:36,960 --> 00:22:40,240 Speaker 3: day three she took the hydrocodones away from me because 476 00:22:40,240 --> 00:22:43,520 Speaker 3: she was like, you're fine, You're okay. And I remember 477 00:22:43,600 --> 00:22:46,439 Speaker 3: what it felt like the sleep I was telling them 478 00:22:46,440 --> 00:22:48,760 Speaker 3: early so I can hear myself snoring, like it's the 479 00:22:48,760 --> 00:22:50,639 Speaker 3: best sleep I had ever had in my life. 480 00:22:51,119 --> 00:22:54,040 Speaker 1: And I know I was like, even though I don't 481 00:22:54,040 --> 00:22:54,400 Speaker 1: have an. 482 00:22:54,280 --> 00:22:57,159 Speaker 3: Addictive spirit, I know how people have, just I just 483 00:22:57,160 --> 00:22:59,880 Speaker 3: want to feel that at that age, what. 484 00:22:59,880 --> 00:23:00,720 Speaker 1: Was is it for you? 485 00:23:03,200 --> 00:23:08,000 Speaker 2: Well, nobody in the family ever had these talks about, Hey, 486 00:23:08,119 --> 00:23:12,000 Speaker 2: addiction is very powerful, because I thought that you know, 487 00:23:12,400 --> 00:23:14,840 Speaker 2: my uncle, my aunties and uncles did drugs and everybody 488 00:23:14,880 --> 00:23:18,640 Speaker 2: it was cool, like people drinking beers, smoking weed and 489 00:23:18,760 --> 00:23:21,639 Speaker 2: you know they doing cracking, shooting hairrow on it. You 490 00:23:21,680 --> 00:23:24,400 Speaker 2: know what I'm saying. But yeah, you know what I'm saying, 491 00:23:24,440 --> 00:23:28,560 Speaker 2: because it was just like like on shoulder Lean I 492 00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:30,320 Speaker 2: was saying, like, I don't know if I live my mom, 493 00:23:30,359 --> 00:23:33,080 Speaker 2: but a bunch of junkies like all her brothers would 494 00:23:33,080 --> 00:23:35,200 Speaker 2: come over and this would be normal. You know what 495 00:23:35,240 --> 00:23:40,200 Speaker 2: I'm saying. So in the hospital, I don't know why 496 00:23:40,520 --> 00:23:43,399 Speaker 2: I was addicted to it, but if that would have 497 00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:45,840 Speaker 2: been explained to me, maybe I would have been able 498 00:23:45,880 --> 00:23:48,680 Speaker 2: to say wait a minute, or you know, somebody else 499 00:23:48,680 --> 00:23:52,359 Speaker 2: could have said, wait a minute, let's tell him. You 500 00:23:52,400 --> 00:23:56,000 Speaker 2: know about the feeling he's feeling, because I was in there, man, 501 00:23:56,320 --> 00:23:58,800 Speaker 2: when that Jont put like. I was in pain because 502 00:23:59,080 --> 00:24:02,080 Speaker 2: you know, when you have fifty six staples in a 503 00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:05,400 Speaker 2: colossomy bag sit right here and a tube right here. 504 00:24:05,800 --> 00:24:07,560 Speaker 2: You feel what I'm saying, And then you're healing up 505 00:24:07,600 --> 00:24:09,800 Speaker 2: from the gunshot. You know what I'm saying. I went 506 00:24:09,840 --> 00:24:13,399 Speaker 2: on a couple of surgeries, you know, so I'm in pain, pains. 507 00:24:13,640 --> 00:24:16,840 Speaker 2: So when that lady hit me with that stuff and 508 00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:21,879 Speaker 2: I went out, it felt like it was like I 509 00:24:21,920 --> 00:24:23,760 Speaker 2: don't know how it is. I don't know how I 510 00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:26,639 Speaker 2: feel to be born, but it felt like I was 511 00:24:26,920 --> 00:24:30,639 Speaker 2: just coming into the world, like coming out of the wound, 512 00:24:30,760 --> 00:24:33,480 Speaker 2: like oh my god. Yeah, And I was like, this 513 00:24:33,760 --> 00:24:37,560 Speaker 2: feels insanely good, you know, and it was taking the 514 00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:41,760 Speaker 2: pain away. But I enjoyed the feeling more than what 515 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:44,680 Speaker 2: it was for, yeah, you know what I mean. So 516 00:24:45,280 --> 00:24:49,240 Speaker 2: that laid down a whole. So I had she used 517 00:24:49,240 --> 00:24:51,440 Speaker 2: to stick me right here and stick me right here 518 00:24:51,720 --> 00:24:55,359 Speaker 2: to the point where I had not in me because 519 00:24:55,400 --> 00:24:57,920 Speaker 2: I was asking so much, you feel what I'm saying, 520 00:24:58,000 --> 00:25:00,280 Speaker 2: and I had not. She was like, I can't find 521 00:25:00,280 --> 00:25:02,520 Speaker 2: a good place to stick you. Now to go, And 522 00:25:02,560 --> 00:25:03,960 Speaker 2: then it happened over here, and. 523 00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:06,680 Speaker 3: I was like, now, I wonder if at some point 524 00:25:06,720 --> 00:25:09,199 Speaker 3: the nurses should have stepped in and said, okay, that's 525 00:25:09,400 --> 00:25:11,920 Speaker 3: or had some type of limit of how much they. 526 00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:18,000 Speaker 2: You know, well, well it wasn't even it wasn't likely 527 00:25:18,080 --> 00:25:22,080 Speaker 2: that I survived, so they I guess it was a 528 00:25:22,119 --> 00:25:24,680 Speaker 2: delicate situation, you know what I mean. I didn't even 529 00:25:24,720 --> 00:25:27,200 Speaker 2: supposed to survive that, you know, like, well, most of 530 00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:30,520 Speaker 2: most teams die from you know, shocking this and that, 531 00:25:30,960 --> 00:25:33,439 Speaker 2: you know the fact that you're here, and I was 532 00:25:33,480 --> 00:25:35,800 Speaker 2: totally in pain though, you know what I mean. And 533 00:25:35,840 --> 00:25:38,360 Speaker 2: it just got to the point where like, I don't know, 534 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:40,719 Speaker 2: you know what I mean, it just kept giving it 535 00:25:40,720 --> 00:25:43,960 Speaker 2: to me. I needed it, but I don't know if 536 00:25:43,960 --> 00:25:46,760 Speaker 2: I needed it for what I wanted it for. You 537 00:25:46,800 --> 00:25:48,840 Speaker 2: feel what I'm saying. So by the time they governed it, 538 00:25:49,800 --> 00:25:52,320 Speaker 2: I had already had that taste. And then when I 539 00:25:52,359 --> 00:25:55,080 Speaker 2: got out of the hospital, I was like, so what 540 00:25:55,240 --> 00:25:56,520 Speaker 2: y'all gonna give me when I get out of here. 541 00:25:56,640 --> 00:25:58,560 Speaker 2: So they was like, oh, we got some something. I 542 00:25:58,600 --> 00:26:00,840 Speaker 2: was like, I hope it's like that. They was like, 543 00:26:00,960 --> 00:26:07,440 Speaker 2: this guy here, it's crazy. So when I got out 544 00:26:07,480 --> 00:26:10,399 Speaker 2: the hospital, man, you know what I did. I end 545 00:26:10,480 --> 00:26:14,760 Speaker 2: up smoking a blunt and I passed out. I was 546 00:26:15,320 --> 00:26:17,760 Speaker 2: I drove my bike down the street and I was 547 00:26:17,840 --> 00:26:20,000 Speaker 2: you know, we're in the projects. Everybody out there crowding 548 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:22,439 Speaker 2: around me, and you know, they're like, man, you don't care. 549 00:26:22,480 --> 00:26:24,800 Speaker 2: I'm like, yeah, I got this bag on, I got 550 00:26:24,800 --> 00:26:27,640 Speaker 2: my boxes on, my T shirt. I'm skinny. I'm thinking. 551 00:26:27,640 --> 00:26:29,639 Speaker 2: I'm like I had to be no more than like 552 00:26:29,840 --> 00:26:32,240 Speaker 2: ninety some pounds before. When I went in, I was 553 00:26:32,280 --> 00:26:34,600 Speaker 2: like one thirty five, you know what I mean. I 554 00:26:34,640 --> 00:26:36,840 Speaker 2: got out, So I ended up smoking a blunt and 555 00:26:36,960 --> 00:26:40,560 Speaker 2: passing out, and the whole thing I could tell them 556 00:26:40,680 --> 00:26:45,600 Speaker 2: like do not tell my mama and mixed street drugs 557 00:26:45,600 --> 00:26:48,560 Speaker 2: with this hospital fell out, you know what I mean. 558 00:26:48,560 --> 00:26:51,680 Speaker 2: But what I do, what I do wish what had 559 00:26:51,680 --> 00:26:57,720 Speaker 2: happened was that my family was educated on our drug 560 00:26:57,720 --> 00:27:01,760 Speaker 2: addiction and my father's other addiction than my aunties and 561 00:27:01,840 --> 00:27:08,879 Speaker 2: uncles and addictive personality and how to navigate what I 562 00:27:08,920 --> 00:27:12,560 Speaker 2: felt counseling, you know what I mean, like things like 563 00:27:12,600 --> 00:27:16,359 Speaker 2: things of that nature, because I wouldn't have this story 564 00:27:16,359 --> 00:27:16,760 Speaker 2: to tell you. 565 00:27:16,840 --> 00:27:22,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, No, Seriously, the hip hop industry speaks a lot 566 00:27:22,560 --> 00:27:26,800 Speaker 3: about drugs and lean and all types of pills and 567 00:27:26,840 --> 00:27:29,840 Speaker 3: things like that, and it's I think even more today 568 00:27:30,640 --> 00:27:32,399 Speaker 3: they're more outward with it in their music. 569 00:27:32,840 --> 00:27:34,560 Speaker 1: We hear so many people overdosing. 570 00:27:36,280 --> 00:27:39,879 Speaker 3: Being that you were in the industry, the addiction started 571 00:27:39,880 --> 00:27:42,800 Speaker 3: at such a young age as you continue to be 572 00:27:42,960 --> 00:27:45,720 Speaker 3: engult in this career path, was that something that you 573 00:27:45,760 --> 00:27:47,960 Speaker 3: were faced with everywhere where you try new stuff, because 574 00:27:47,960 --> 00:27:50,000 Speaker 3: that was already that spirit was already kind of set 575 00:27:50,040 --> 00:27:51,000 Speaker 3: in with being addicted. 576 00:27:51,920 --> 00:27:55,120 Speaker 2: It was set in and by the time I got there, 577 00:27:57,200 --> 00:28:01,560 Speaker 2: you know how you deflect, you know, I used my 578 00:28:01,800 --> 00:28:08,080 Speaker 2: celebrity to hide behind what was actually a problem. So 579 00:28:08,160 --> 00:28:10,600 Speaker 2: I was like, oh, well, because I was one of 580 00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:13,240 Speaker 2: the ones like when I pop peel, I take on 581 00:28:13,359 --> 00:28:16,000 Speaker 2: like a thundercat and all kind of stuff and you know, 582 00:28:16,080 --> 00:28:19,080 Speaker 2: the pills and the lean and coming up with ways 583 00:28:19,119 --> 00:28:21,280 Speaker 2: to rhyme it and make it sound cool. You fee me. 584 00:28:21,320 --> 00:28:22,639 Speaker 2: So I was a part of that, you know what 585 00:28:22,680 --> 00:28:24,880 Speaker 2: I mean. And everybody used to always see me out 586 00:28:24,880 --> 00:28:27,399 Speaker 2: and be like, you geeked up at it, and I 587 00:28:27,440 --> 00:28:29,639 Speaker 2: was like, not now, you know what I'm saying, but 588 00:28:30,040 --> 00:28:31,600 Speaker 2: you know, probably later, but you know what I'm saying. 589 00:28:31,800 --> 00:28:34,280 Speaker 2: They always put that on me, you know what I mean, 590 00:28:34,320 --> 00:28:38,600 Speaker 2: because I used my platform to put that out there 591 00:28:38,680 --> 00:28:41,520 Speaker 2: that you know, it was okay when actually I was 592 00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:44,560 Speaker 2: just hurting and you know, trying to figure out a 593 00:28:44,640 --> 00:28:48,080 Speaker 2: way to deal with it that was sociable because a 594 00:28:48,080 --> 00:28:50,480 Speaker 2: lot of things that I did a lot of people 595 00:28:50,520 --> 00:28:51,360 Speaker 2: didn't do socially. 596 00:28:52,960 --> 00:28:53,320 Speaker 1: Got you. 597 00:28:54,400 --> 00:28:57,120 Speaker 3: Recently, you open up about t I sun de Money 598 00:28:58,160 --> 00:29:00,760 Speaker 3: saving you from an overdose was at the turning point 599 00:29:00,760 --> 00:29:01,880 Speaker 3: and tell me about that situation. 600 00:29:03,960 --> 00:29:09,440 Speaker 2: So at that point, Yeah, that happened in the studio. 601 00:29:10,200 --> 00:29:14,520 Speaker 2: And the reason why I wanted to share that is 602 00:29:14,640 --> 00:29:19,800 Speaker 2: because I was all out of options. I faked the 603 00:29:19,920 --> 00:29:22,040 Speaker 2: help a little, you know, Tip took me to get 604 00:29:22,040 --> 00:29:24,120 Speaker 2: help one time, and I was in there. I was like, 605 00:29:24,240 --> 00:29:26,320 Speaker 2: and I've seen people that was, you know, on drug 606 00:29:26,760 --> 00:29:30,120 Speaker 2: and you know, I was like, I ain't that type 607 00:29:30,120 --> 00:29:32,400 Speaker 2: of junkie. You know what I'm saying. And I felt like, 608 00:29:32,480 --> 00:29:34,680 Speaker 2: you know, and I just I didn't go back, you 609 00:29:34,720 --> 00:29:36,920 Speaker 2: know what I mean. Then one time I tried to 610 00:29:36,920 --> 00:29:39,760 Speaker 2: get help at the crib and the lady came and 611 00:29:39,840 --> 00:29:42,160 Speaker 2: I was lying in her and you feel what I'm saying, 612 00:29:42,160 --> 00:29:45,840 Speaker 2: And then I just kept repeating that, and then you know, 613 00:29:47,200 --> 00:29:50,480 Speaker 2: I would tell like say, for instance, this is a 614 00:29:50,480 --> 00:29:53,680 Speaker 2: professional place. This is where I wrap at me. You 615 00:29:53,680 --> 00:29:55,400 Speaker 2: you know, you're my manager. You know what I'm saying. 616 00:29:55,400 --> 00:29:57,000 Speaker 2: I'm telling you, Oh, I got it, you know what 617 00:29:57,040 --> 00:29:59,280 Speaker 2: I'm saying. Cool? Cool? Then I go out and get high. 618 00:29:59,440 --> 00:30:01,720 Speaker 2: Then I come at you and down and missed a 619 00:30:01,720 --> 00:30:03,640 Speaker 2: couple of shows. Then I tell you another lie. You 620 00:30:03,680 --> 00:30:05,520 Speaker 2: know what I'm saying. Then it's you kind of got 621 00:30:05,520 --> 00:30:08,400 Speaker 2: an idea what you don't until the day you overdose. 622 00:30:08,560 --> 00:30:11,840 Speaker 2: Around me, now, I'm all lot of options, you feel me? 623 00:30:11,840 --> 00:30:17,720 Speaker 2: So when that happened at the studio, I was like, man, 624 00:30:17,960 --> 00:30:19,960 Speaker 2: you know what I mean, I'm out on the floor 625 00:30:20,320 --> 00:30:25,920 Speaker 2: and the the fire department guy, he was young and 626 00:30:25,960 --> 00:30:28,440 Speaker 2: he was a fan and he was in tears. He 627 00:30:28,520 --> 00:30:31,120 Speaker 2: was like, Colm Drove and I'm on the floor, like 628 00:30:31,240 --> 00:30:34,480 Speaker 2: what I said in front of everybody, now you know 629 00:30:34,520 --> 00:30:37,720 Speaker 2: what I mean? I had been you know, you know 630 00:30:37,800 --> 00:30:39,560 Speaker 2: I got it. You know, ain't like that. You know 631 00:30:39,560 --> 00:30:41,920 Speaker 2: what I'm saying. I'm ailing it. You know what I'm saying, propably, pray, 632 00:30:42,040 --> 00:30:44,320 Speaker 2: you know what I'm saying. But it got to the 633 00:30:44,320 --> 00:30:48,120 Speaker 2: point where like it came out like you know what 634 00:30:48,160 --> 00:30:49,880 Speaker 2: I'm saying, and it came out in the worst way. 635 00:30:50,080 --> 00:30:53,680 Speaker 2: And to have my nephew in that position to a 636 00:30:53,840 --> 00:30:56,280 Speaker 2: hid because he was like, oh, you know this is 637 00:30:56,320 --> 00:30:59,800 Speaker 2: what they telling me? May you know? And I didn't answer. 638 00:31:00,320 --> 00:31:03,720 Speaker 2: He was like, man, some I'm wrong. And he went 639 00:31:03,760 --> 00:31:08,440 Speaker 2: to work on me. And when I came to and 640 00:31:08,640 --> 00:31:16,120 Speaker 2: till it was they facetiming, he get up, hey boy, 641 00:31:16,160 --> 00:31:18,479 Speaker 2: you're good. I'm looking like I'm not good. What are 642 00:31:18,480 --> 00:31:21,560 Speaker 2: you talking about I just came to you know what 643 00:31:21,600 --> 00:31:24,960 Speaker 2: I'm saying, and the money is there, and I could 644 00:31:24,960 --> 00:31:27,800 Speaker 2: see the look in his eye and if I could 645 00:31:27,960 --> 00:31:31,280 Speaker 2: just apologize to him now, like I'm so sorry that 646 00:31:31,360 --> 00:31:33,840 Speaker 2: I put you in the position to where you had 647 00:31:33,840 --> 00:31:38,520 Speaker 2: to see your uncle in his way because of something 648 00:31:38,600 --> 00:31:42,720 Speaker 2: that I didn't share that I needed help, you know 649 00:31:42,800 --> 00:31:47,280 Speaker 2: what I mean. And in that position in that studio 650 00:31:47,760 --> 00:31:50,760 Speaker 2: where I made hits at you know what I mean, 651 00:31:52,120 --> 00:31:55,760 Speaker 2: and I was broken at uh and I didn't want 652 00:31:55,800 --> 00:31:58,320 Speaker 2: to go back in there. I was like, oh man, 653 00:31:58,400 --> 00:32:01,640 Speaker 2: everybody has seen it. I ain't got nowhere else to go, like, 654 00:32:01,840 --> 00:32:04,480 Speaker 2: I can't lie no more. I can't pop it to 655 00:32:04,560 --> 00:32:07,800 Speaker 2: you like I got control. I don't have any more control. 656 00:32:08,040 --> 00:32:10,160 Speaker 2: I said, you know what, I'm gonna just stay out 657 00:32:10,200 --> 00:32:13,920 Speaker 2: the studio and you know, and then next thing, you know, 658 00:32:15,200 --> 00:32:17,600 Speaker 2: God was telling me. He was like, go back to 659 00:32:17,640 --> 00:32:20,640 Speaker 2: the studio, and I was like, I don't want to 660 00:32:20,640 --> 00:32:22,479 Speaker 2: go back in the studio. I about I'm going there 661 00:32:22,560 --> 00:32:25,560 Speaker 2: far people looking at me every time I go in there. 662 00:32:25,720 --> 00:32:27,480 Speaker 2: When I see people now, they be like, you, okay, 663 00:32:27,600 --> 00:32:30,400 Speaker 2: you look good. I was like, I'm good man, you know, 664 00:32:30,480 --> 00:32:32,640 Speaker 2: But I appreciate the love. But I did not want 665 00:32:32,640 --> 00:32:34,360 Speaker 2: to go back in there because it was like the 666 00:32:34,440 --> 00:32:38,040 Speaker 2: Walker Shane. But when I went back, it was some reason. 667 00:32:38,040 --> 00:32:40,080 Speaker 2: God kept telling me to go back. So when I 668 00:32:40,120 --> 00:32:42,000 Speaker 2: went back, he was like, you can't be on nothing 669 00:32:42,720 --> 00:32:45,760 Speaker 2: that you was on. You can't even be this person 670 00:32:45,880 --> 00:32:50,320 Speaker 2: you was. I need everything pulled out. I need everything 671 00:32:50,360 --> 00:32:54,360 Speaker 2: that you was. Nothing can be the same. Wow, you 672 00:32:54,440 --> 00:32:57,080 Speaker 2: can't have the same antiques. You can't. You can't with 673 00:32:57,120 --> 00:32:59,920 Speaker 2: the same people. But when I send you back in there, 674 00:33:00,200 --> 00:33:02,840 Speaker 2: make sure you're like this. And I went back in 675 00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:07,160 Speaker 2: there and I was cleaned up right and next thing 676 00:33:07,200 --> 00:33:13,040 Speaker 2: you know, I record Thank God in there with Kurt Franklin. Sunday, Sir, 677 00:33:13,240 --> 00:33:15,880 Speaker 2: come in there, and I released what had happened to 678 00:33:15,920 --> 00:33:18,680 Speaker 2: me on paper because I had never shared it. And 679 00:33:19,080 --> 00:33:21,560 Speaker 2: I felt like God was saying, you know where you're 680 00:33:21,600 --> 00:33:24,880 Speaker 2: broken at, you know how rebuild you? And it happened. 681 00:33:25,160 --> 00:33:28,800 Speaker 1: Oh you're gonna make me cry. That's so good. I 682 00:33:28,880 --> 00:33:29,360 Speaker 1: listened to it. 683 00:33:29,400 --> 00:33:31,560 Speaker 3: So who is that we have a church or it's 684 00:33:31,600 --> 00:33:32,960 Speaker 3: like a group of us to go to church together. 685 00:33:32,960 --> 00:33:38,240 Speaker 3: I really have to cry because God is so good. 686 00:33:40,120 --> 00:33:50,160 Speaker 5: Let's see, it's okay. You're gonna make me cry. 687 00:33:52,920 --> 00:33:53,640 Speaker 2: It's so good. 688 00:33:57,240 --> 00:33:59,760 Speaker 1: People don't understand when you have that relationship. 689 00:33:59,240 --> 00:34:00,880 Speaker 3: With him, to listen to him the way you have, 690 00:34:02,160 --> 00:34:04,400 Speaker 3: how he will hew you, will restore you and turn 691 00:34:04,440 --> 00:34:08,280 Speaker 3: you around. And sometimes you think things are not redeemable 692 00:34:08,320 --> 00:34:09,760 Speaker 3: or you can't come back from something. 693 00:34:11,200 --> 00:34:13,080 Speaker 1: So I love that God you listened to him. 694 00:34:13,520 --> 00:34:14,960 Speaker 3: And we were on our way to church and a 695 00:34:15,000 --> 00:34:16,920 Speaker 3: friend of mine we call ourselves the squad. We all 696 00:34:16,960 --> 00:34:19,520 Speaker 3: go to church together, and he sent that song to us, 697 00:34:19,600 --> 00:34:22,879 Speaker 3: said me and Marquise. We were listening to it and 698 00:34:22,920 --> 00:34:25,080 Speaker 3: as I was like, oh my goodness, like I didn't 699 00:34:25,120 --> 00:34:27,359 Speaker 3: know Joe went through this, yes, and it was so 700 00:34:27,400 --> 00:34:30,520 Speaker 3: beautiful how you told the story and I reposted it 701 00:34:30,520 --> 00:34:30,799 Speaker 3: that day. 702 00:34:30,840 --> 00:34:32,600 Speaker 1: I was like, oh my gosh, I just love this song. 703 00:34:33,239 --> 00:34:36,480 Speaker 3: But I had went to I was doing I've been 704 00:34:36,480 --> 00:34:39,880 Speaker 3: doing this show for a while, and I remember I 705 00:34:39,960 --> 00:34:42,640 Speaker 3: was like, oh, like I want to I feel like 706 00:34:42,680 --> 00:34:44,560 Speaker 3: it's getting to churchy and I don't want to do this. 707 00:34:44,640 --> 00:34:47,000 Speaker 3: And I went to Woman Evolved and I was telling 708 00:34:47,000 --> 00:34:48,799 Speaker 3: my team, we need to switch it up and rebrand it. 709 00:34:48,840 --> 00:34:50,080 Speaker 1: I want I want to be more of me. 710 00:34:50,760 --> 00:34:53,640 Speaker 3: And I went to Woman Evolved and Sarah Jakes was 711 00:34:53,640 --> 00:34:57,560 Speaker 3: preaching and yeah, I love her, and I came back 712 00:34:57,560 --> 00:35:00,320 Speaker 3: and I was like, y'all, I gotta be a the 713 00:35:00,360 --> 00:35:03,000 Speaker 3: content that I'm putting out, the message that I'm sending, 714 00:35:03,360 --> 00:35:05,640 Speaker 3: And it's basically God saying like, I've given you this platform, 715 00:35:05,680 --> 00:35:07,279 Speaker 3: but I need you to keep me in. And it's 716 00:35:07,280 --> 00:35:09,759 Speaker 3: funny because even in the rebranding, God always comes up. 717 00:35:10,440 --> 00:35:11,640 Speaker 1: It's like he's in the midst. 718 00:35:11,840 --> 00:35:14,279 Speaker 3: Even if I am being myself, He's like, you can 719 00:35:14,280 --> 00:35:15,200 Speaker 3: be yourself, but I'm. 720 00:35:15,040 --> 00:35:17,680 Speaker 1: Gonna be in there, you know. And it always comes up. 721 00:35:18,719 --> 00:35:20,879 Speaker 3: But it's just listening to that voice and knowing that 722 00:35:21,040 --> 00:35:23,600 Speaker 3: the platform He's given you and given me, he wants 723 00:35:23,600 --> 00:35:24,319 Speaker 3: the glory for it. 724 00:35:25,080 --> 00:35:25,279 Speaker 5: Yeah. 725 00:35:25,320 --> 00:35:26,360 Speaker 1: So I'm proud of you for that. 726 00:35:27,560 --> 00:35:30,640 Speaker 3: So in your new music, are I know you're more 727 00:35:30,920 --> 00:35:33,520 Speaker 3: aware and conscious of the message you're putting out. 728 00:35:34,440 --> 00:35:35,480 Speaker 1: How has that shifted? 729 00:35:35,480 --> 00:35:37,279 Speaker 3: And when you go into the studio now do you 730 00:35:37,360 --> 00:35:39,160 Speaker 3: just is it a different energy that you feel? 731 00:35:39,680 --> 00:35:43,879 Speaker 2: So we share the same thing Because I had a 732 00:35:44,960 --> 00:35:47,600 Speaker 2: it was complicated because I was like, Okay, God, now 733 00:35:47,680 --> 00:35:52,439 Speaker 2: I can't just glorify this. Yeah, yeah, just say mean 734 00:35:52,560 --> 00:35:54,520 Speaker 2: I can't do that, you know what I mean? So 735 00:35:54,560 --> 00:35:56,920 Speaker 2: how do I He was like, you could be yourself. 736 00:35:57,200 --> 00:36:00,200 Speaker 2: You could talk about what happened to you. Yeah, age 737 00:36:00,239 --> 00:36:03,480 Speaker 2: you feel like what your experiences were exaid, but not 738 00:36:04,320 --> 00:36:06,320 Speaker 2: it's a way to do it. You could be yourself, 739 00:36:06,719 --> 00:36:10,279 Speaker 2: you know what I'm saying. So, so now you know 740 00:36:10,400 --> 00:36:12,239 Speaker 2: that I'm doing that. I did that song. A lot 741 00:36:12,239 --> 00:36:15,480 Speaker 2: of people look at me like, oh, well, it's it's 742 00:36:15,880 --> 00:36:23,680 Speaker 2: he's he's strictly doing church. Now I have to tell 743 00:36:23,719 --> 00:36:26,920 Speaker 2: you about real stuff that I went through. I'm a 744 00:36:27,000 --> 00:36:31,040 Speaker 2: real person and God is real also, and he's also instrumental. 745 00:36:31,400 --> 00:36:34,040 Speaker 2: And that's what that's where we lose at because we 746 00:36:34,120 --> 00:36:36,600 Speaker 2: feel like if we're some way, but I believe church 747 00:36:36,640 --> 00:36:39,719 Speaker 2: people make you feel like you can't be Come on, God, 748 00:36:39,880 --> 00:36:43,239 Speaker 2: if you just all the way like you know what 749 00:36:43,280 --> 00:36:47,040 Speaker 2: I mean, I ain't just exactly And at this point 750 00:36:47,080 --> 00:36:51,759 Speaker 2: in my life, I'm just letting him God me you 751 00:36:51,880 --> 00:36:54,560 Speaker 2: know where I need to go. And I'm also, you know, 752 00:36:54,800 --> 00:36:57,359 Speaker 2: letting the spirit lead me to where I'm like, well, 753 00:36:58,040 --> 00:36:58,920 Speaker 2: I ain't gonna do that. 754 00:36:59,080 --> 00:37:02,520 Speaker 1: Ye say that you want me too, I'm the same way. 755 00:37:02,520 --> 00:37:05,360 Speaker 1: I'm like, yeah, I'm like let's let's let's not do that. 756 00:37:05,680 --> 00:37:07,080 Speaker 3: These are things I want to talk about. I'm not 757 00:37:07,080 --> 00:37:09,200 Speaker 3: gonna talk about that right because we have to be responded. 758 00:37:09,239 --> 00:37:11,320 Speaker 3: It's now it's like a certain responsibility that we have 759 00:37:11,440 --> 00:37:12,400 Speaker 3: for the people that's listening. 760 00:37:12,960 --> 00:37:15,520 Speaker 2: It's certain things I won't do. It's like and then 761 00:37:15,960 --> 00:37:19,640 Speaker 2: I'm skeptical about things that I would say, but doing 762 00:37:20,080 --> 00:37:23,640 Speaker 2: what I used to do totally not yeah, totally different 763 00:37:23,640 --> 00:37:25,759 Speaker 2: from that, Like I don't walk that walk no more. 764 00:37:26,000 --> 00:37:27,560 Speaker 2: Like and it's a lot of people waiting on me 765 00:37:28,000 --> 00:37:30,880 Speaker 2: to do something. Oh they well they're gonna be they 766 00:37:31,000 --> 00:37:33,720 Speaker 2: probably gonna be hold and gold because I don't. 767 00:37:36,160 --> 00:37:38,120 Speaker 1: So something I want talk about. 768 00:37:38,120 --> 00:37:40,600 Speaker 3: Because you talked about the trauma, like always looking around, 769 00:37:40,600 --> 00:37:42,840 Speaker 3: like if it's somebody gonna shoot me and he upside 770 00:37:42,920 --> 00:37:45,080 Speaker 3: here with a ball or stab me. Have you like 771 00:37:45,160 --> 00:37:47,640 Speaker 3: gone to any therapy or are you actively in therapy 772 00:37:47,680 --> 00:37:48,720 Speaker 3: to kind of help with that trauma? 773 00:37:49,000 --> 00:37:53,200 Speaker 2: Actively in therapy? Man my therapist original Michael Man and 774 00:37:53,239 --> 00:38:00,200 Speaker 2: his wife Socrates Michael. They're good people that help help 775 00:38:00,280 --> 00:38:07,080 Speaker 2: me identify what mental health and stuff like. To be 776 00:38:07,200 --> 00:38:12,360 Speaker 2: healthy mentally is very powerful and it all coincides with 777 00:38:13,320 --> 00:38:14,959 Speaker 2: the peace that God gives me. 778 00:38:15,000 --> 00:38:17,239 Speaker 1: That surpasses all understandings. 779 00:38:17,760 --> 00:38:24,200 Speaker 2: I can't be in a position to be better prosper 780 00:38:24,320 --> 00:38:26,080 Speaker 2: or talk to people if I don't go talk to 781 00:38:26,120 --> 00:38:29,080 Speaker 2: my dude and to sit down and unpack it. You 782 00:38:29,080 --> 00:38:31,680 Speaker 2: dig what I'm saying, and it's okay to you know 783 00:38:31,719 --> 00:38:33,680 Speaker 2: what I'm saying. And then from a clinical from a 784 00:38:33,719 --> 00:38:37,719 Speaker 2: clinical standpoint, my manager is actually she has her doctrine 785 00:38:37,880 --> 00:38:40,800 Speaker 2: and behave behavory with mental health cl you know what 786 00:38:40,800 --> 00:38:43,840 Speaker 2: I'm saying. So she's there to hey, look thinking like 787 00:38:43,920 --> 00:38:46,680 Speaker 2: this and being like that because for a long time 788 00:38:46,760 --> 00:38:49,560 Speaker 2: I was a lot of things. When I got out drugs, 789 00:38:49,600 --> 00:38:54,040 Speaker 2: I've seen how crazy of a person like this dude 790 00:38:54,120 --> 00:38:56,680 Speaker 2: is crazy, you know what I mean. And it's a 791 00:38:56,680 --> 00:38:59,600 Speaker 2: lot of things that I have to sit with. That's 792 00:38:59,640 --> 00:39:02,040 Speaker 2: why don't have an iPhone. 793 00:39:02,239 --> 00:39:03,040 Speaker 1: He has a flip phone. 794 00:39:03,080 --> 00:39:06,400 Speaker 2: I have to because it allows me to go. 795 00:39:06,280 --> 00:39:09,560 Speaker 3: Out and disconnect because you probably can't get like Instagram, 796 00:39:09,600 --> 00:39:10,239 Speaker 3: nothing on that phone. 797 00:39:10,440 --> 00:39:14,160 Speaker 2: But I still amazing. You know. If I'm like, if 798 00:39:14,160 --> 00:39:23,839 Speaker 2: I watch or something, I gotta let because you know what, 799 00:39:24,320 --> 00:39:26,960 Speaker 2: I have to tell you this. The spirit was like 800 00:39:27,239 --> 00:39:29,480 Speaker 2: because I look at a lot of nonsense, and the 801 00:39:29,520 --> 00:39:32,600 Speaker 2: spirit was like, you have to watch this show and 802 00:39:32,680 --> 00:39:36,400 Speaker 2: you were in it and then it gave me standards, 803 00:39:36,520 --> 00:39:41,160 Speaker 2: morals like things that you could live by other than Instagram, 804 00:39:41,239 --> 00:39:45,840 Speaker 2: nick Girl, Shootout, Robbery, that News, try out, murder Ricos. 805 00:39:45,880 --> 00:39:47,800 Speaker 2: You know what I'm saying. Because all of this stuff 806 00:39:47,840 --> 00:39:51,200 Speaker 2: that I take in, I started to handle my family 807 00:39:51,280 --> 00:39:55,840 Speaker 2: like that. You feel what I'm saying. It's hard to 808 00:39:55,920 --> 00:39:59,640 Speaker 2: choose a stable woman if you're always looking at you know, 809 00:39:59,719 --> 00:40:02,560 Speaker 2: stuff that's online how women are. And you know what 810 00:40:02,560 --> 00:40:04,279 Speaker 2: I'm saying, You'll tend to say the wrong thing to 811 00:40:04,280 --> 00:40:06,319 Speaker 2: a girl like what you're talking to. But I thought 812 00:40:06,320 --> 00:40:06,680 Speaker 2: it was. 813 00:40:06,920 --> 00:40:10,000 Speaker 1: That's what I like. 814 00:40:10,040 --> 00:40:16,280 Speaker 2: You need to get off, Okay, all right? Yeah, So 815 00:40:16,280 --> 00:40:19,520 Speaker 2: so I don't have a phone for that matter, so 816 00:40:19,560 --> 00:40:22,600 Speaker 2: I could sit what I need to sit with and 817 00:40:22,640 --> 00:40:25,680 Speaker 2: face it. We call it fighting demons, but they is. 818 00:40:26,520 --> 00:40:28,960 Speaker 2: The demons only grow if you feed them. So if 819 00:40:28,960 --> 00:40:31,719 Speaker 2: I keep feeding it and it gets so big, this 820 00:40:31,840 --> 00:40:36,360 Speaker 2: dude it's behind me is huge. You feel what I'm saying. Yeah? 821 00:40:36,400 --> 00:40:42,319 Speaker 1: Wow, I love that, John, This is good. I love that. 822 00:40:43,680 --> 00:40:45,880 Speaker 1: So you had your trajectory of music, was there? 823 00:40:45,920 --> 00:40:47,200 Speaker 3: I didn't want to ask you because I didn't know 824 00:40:47,239 --> 00:40:50,160 Speaker 3: that you were on before to y'all was on his 825 00:40:50,320 --> 00:40:53,080 Speaker 3: career went crazy crazy. Now I want to talk about 826 00:40:53,120 --> 00:40:54,720 Speaker 3: friendships and the business. 827 00:40:55,440 --> 00:40:57,600 Speaker 1: Was there ever a point where you were like, damn, 828 00:40:57,719 --> 00:41:01,759 Speaker 1: like this nigga done you say? And like what surpassed me? 829 00:41:02,000 --> 00:41:02,200 Speaker 2: Yeah? 830 00:41:02,400 --> 00:41:04,640 Speaker 3: Was everyone you kind of like felt away like dang, 831 00:41:04,640 --> 00:41:06,080 Speaker 3: like I'm supposed to be there because this is what 832 00:41:06,120 --> 00:41:09,120 Speaker 3: I was doing this first because I know sometimes that 833 00:41:09,520 --> 00:41:10,320 Speaker 3: happens in friendship. 834 00:41:10,480 --> 00:41:16,160 Speaker 2: Know why, because I knew I knew the real meaning 835 00:41:16,280 --> 00:41:21,440 Speaker 2: of loyalty, love and acceptance. You know, I wanted to 836 00:41:21,480 --> 00:41:24,600 Speaker 2: see like when he came out and this, I ain't 837 00:41:24,600 --> 00:41:27,200 Speaker 2: saying this because this my friend. It was my favorite rapper. 838 00:41:27,280 --> 00:41:29,960 Speaker 2: I was like, the stuff he's saying is you know 839 00:41:30,000 --> 00:41:31,880 Speaker 2: what I'm saying, not And just for that to be 840 00:41:32,000 --> 00:41:35,279 Speaker 2: my friend, my close friend, that's just a bonus, you 841 00:41:35,280 --> 00:41:38,600 Speaker 2: know what I mean. And I and to be a 842 00:41:38,960 --> 00:41:42,200 Speaker 2: great leader, you have to follow, you know what I mean. 843 00:41:42,280 --> 00:41:46,080 Speaker 2: So I was good, you know, going around and you know, 844 00:41:46,160 --> 00:41:49,200 Speaker 2: following in his footsteps and seeing the connects and you know, 845 00:41:49,280 --> 00:41:53,279 Speaker 2: picking up off that and this until this day, I'm 846 00:41:53,400 --> 00:41:56,200 Speaker 2: utilizing that relationship, you know what I'm saying. And he 847 00:41:56,280 --> 00:41:59,080 Speaker 2: has a lot to offer out in the world, and 848 00:41:59,120 --> 00:42:01,960 Speaker 2: it's a lot of things that I appreciate him for 849 00:42:02,840 --> 00:42:06,520 Speaker 2: knowing me like I've always wanted a friend that knows 850 00:42:06,600 --> 00:42:09,759 Speaker 2: me and knows me. Yes, you know what I'm saying. 851 00:42:09,880 --> 00:42:12,919 Speaker 1: It's diferen tell me you know and know who I am. 852 00:42:13,000 --> 00:42:14,560 Speaker 2: You know what I mean. But it's a lot of 853 00:42:14,640 --> 00:42:17,759 Speaker 2: things that he said no to that sheltered me from 854 00:42:17,840 --> 00:42:21,239 Speaker 2: people actually seeing like my story. Now, it could have 855 00:42:21,280 --> 00:42:23,520 Speaker 2: all it could have been something that you already knew. 856 00:42:23,960 --> 00:42:25,000 Speaker 2: You know what I'm saying. But it's a lot of 857 00:42:25,000 --> 00:42:27,839 Speaker 2: stuff he was like, Nah, leave him being him there 858 00:42:28,120 --> 00:42:30,880 Speaker 2: because he's gonna get he's gonna get acting crazy. And 859 00:42:30,920 --> 00:42:32,560 Speaker 2: I'm happy he don't have to send me home a 860 00:42:32,600 --> 00:42:39,560 Speaker 2: lot of times go I'm like, what I'm having fun, No, 861 00:42:39,760 --> 00:42:42,400 Speaker 2: go home. It's gonna get embarrassing after this point. And 862 00:42:42,560 --> 00:42:45,240 Speaker 2: you know what I mean. So to say, I felt 863 00:42:45,239 --> 00:42:48,920 Speaker 2: the way I always felt joy to see him speak, 864 00:42:49,040 --> 00:42:52,600 Speaker 2: and I learned how to pick up some lines. I 865 00:42:52,600 --> 00:42:54,839 Speaker 2: ain't learned those big words, Jay, a couple of them, 866 00:42:54,880 --> 00:42:58,600 Speaker 2: you know what I mean. But you know, to see 867 00:42:58,680 --> 00:43:02,600 Speaker 2: him in action, it's a pleasure. 868 00:43:02,760 --> 00:43:03,120 Speaker 1: I love. 869 00:43:03,239 --> 00:43:05,520 Speaker 3: I love hearing that because sometimes we don't hear the 870 00:43:05,560 --> 00:43:07,759 Speaker 3: positive side of friends. 871 00:43:07,400 --> 00:43:08,360 Speaker 1: Being in business together. 872 00:43:08,520 --> 00:43:11,279 Speaker 3: So I love that it's been a positive situation for you. 873 00:43:11,320 --> 00:43:13,040 Speaker 3: What are some things that you've learned from him? 874 00:43:13,320 --> 00:43:14,440 Speaker 1: With the business? 875 00:43:16,680 --> 00:43:20,360 Speaker 2: You have to you have to be be He taught me, 876 00:43:20,520 --> 00:43:25,719 Speaker 2: like to appreciate people that work for you, tell them 877 00:43:25,719 --> 00:43:28,359 Speaker 2: that you appreciate them, you know what I'm saying. Like 878 00:43:29,120 --> 00:43:32,200 Speaker 2: we wrapped on the movie the other day and he 879 00:43:32,320 --> 00:43:36,080 Speaker 2: had a speech and it was so heartfelt and he 880 00:43:36,160 --> 00:43:39,680 Speaker 2: was appreciating everybody that came and everybody that shared the 881 00:43:41,000 --> 00:43:43,480 Speaker 2: dream that he had and brought it to life. And 882 00:43:43,520 --> 00:43:46,480 Speaker 2: he was thankful. And you know, this is an icon, 883 00:43:46,640 --> 00:43:49,000 Speaker 2: you know what I'm saying. Like he takes the time 884 00:43:49,120 --> 00:43:52,319 Speaker 2: to do little things, you know what I mean. And 885 00:43:52,360 --> 00:43:56,280 Speaker 2: that's what I picked up and learned from him. Like 886 00:43:56,280 --> 00:43:59,319 Speaker 2: like if we at the house in La and I 887 00:43:59,320 --> 00:44:03,120 Speaker 2: see how he interact with Aarons and he takes it's 888 00:44:03,200 --> 00:44:05,200 Speaker 2: the little things, you know what I mean. He picks 889 00:44:05,239 --> 00:44:07,200 Speaker 2: her up and if she has a problem, you know, 890 00:44:07,560 --> 00:44:11,279 Speaker 2: you know with how he's you know, being too clean, Dad, 891 00:44:11,280 --> 00:44:13,279 Speaker 2: you're being clean? Well I have to be clean, you 892 00:44:13,320 --> 00:44:15,239 Speaker 2: know what I mean? What are you doing here? And 893 00:44:15,280 --> 00:44:17,879 Speaker 2: we're gonna eat vegetables and this is you know, this 894 00:44:18,000 --> 00:44:20,560 Speaker 2: is totally the opposite from what you're thinking. 895 00:44:20,719 --> 00:44:21,920 Speaker 1: Yes, yes, make. 896 00:44:21,760 --> 00:44:23,840 Speaker 2: Sure you eat your vegetables, and this in here, and 897 00:44:23,920 --> 00:44:26,320 Speaker 2: this your uncle Joe and y'all going to race today. 898 00:44:26,440 --> 00:44:28,359 Speaker 2: You know what I'm saying stuff like that, And I 899 00:44:28,360 --> 00:44:33,560 Speaker 2: feel like that, you know, that's why he's still always 900 00:44:33,600 --> 00:44:37,000 Speaker 2: covered and blested because his family is first. He's a 901 00:44:37,080 --> 00:44:40,480 Speaker 2: strong leader, and he's the best friend in the world. 902 00:44:40,560 --> 00:44:41,959 Speaker 1: I love that shout out, Tip. 903 00:44:42,120 --> 00:44:44,400 Speaker 3: I love that I got to work with him on 904 00:44:44,440 --> 00:44:48,600 Speaker 3: a movie like twenty fifteen, and he's such an incredible worker, 905 00:44:48,840 --> 00:44:51,319 Speaker 3: works very hard, professional and it was a joy. 906 00:44:51,360 --> 00:44:53,759 Speaker 1: So I love Tip. I love it. 907 00:44:53,800 --> 00:44:56,640 Speaker 3: So you spoke about acting, Yeah, is this like was it? 908 00:44:56,680 --> 00:44:58,640 Speaker 3: Has this always been a dream? Or is this something 909 00:44:58,719 --> 00:44:59,960 Speaker 3: that just kind of I think? 910 00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:03,359 Speaker 2: I don't want to unofficial thest s biard. I don't 911 00:45:03,480 --> 00:45:06,000 Speaker 2: got that much stink skin in the game. But I'm 912 00:45:06,280 --> 00:45:09,680 Speaker 2: so good with movies, and I know, like I can 913 00:45:09,680 --> 00:45:12,080 Speaker 2: watch a movie that I've never seen before, and I 914 00:45:12,120 --> 00:45:15,399 Speaker 2: could tell you, like when a woman is finished cheat 915 00:45:15,560 --> 00:45:17,879 Speaker 2: or when she finished kill him. I can tell you 916 00:45:18,160 --> 00:45:19,880 Speaker 2: if they're gonna walk in the room and die. I 917 00:45:19,920 --> 00:45:22,320 Speaker 2: can tell you if they're gonna survive. You know, what 918 00:45:22,320 --> 00:45:25,120 Speaker 2: I'm saying. I like, he's gonna survive me. And you know, 919 00:45:25,200 --> 00:45:29,200 Speaker 2: I'm like, watch and it's just that I'm so into 920 00:45:29,280 --> 00:45:32,920 Speaker 2: it like that, Like and I've watched countless movies and 921 00:45:33,000 --> 00:45:36,160 Speaker 2: countless TV shows and I'm so I'm a big deal 922 00:45:36,520 --> 00:45:39,799 Speaker 2: when it comes to TV, you know what I mean? 923 00:45:39,880 --> 00:45:44,720 Speaker 2: So acting, I do act a lot in the mirror 924 00:45:44,719 --> 00:45:47,120 Speaker 2: in the bathroom and with nobody around, you know what 925 00:45:47,200 --> 00:45:50,759 Speaker 2: I'm saying, you know? And yeah, so and then so 926 00:45:50,840 --> 00:45:52,759 Speaker 2: Tip kind of like pulled it out of me, like 927 00:45:52,840 --> 00:45:56,960 Speaker 2: long time ago. He asked me. He was like, so, 928 00:45:56,960 --> 00:45:59,120 Speaker 2: so I think Tim for acting in the movie. I 929 00:45:59,160 --> 00:46:00,719 Speaker 2: was like, man, I just want to call you and 930 00:46:00,800 --> 00:46:03,600 Speaker 2: appreciate you. Yet, you know, I'm thankful for letting me 931 00:46:03,640 --> 00:46:06,480 Speaker 2: act in situationships. He was like, I said, I always 932 00:46:06,480 --> 00:46:08,759 Speaker 2: wanted to do this. He was like you sure. I 933 00:46:08,800 --> 00:46:10,239 Speaker 2: was like, why you say that? He was like, man, 934 00:46:10,280 --> 00:46:13,200 Speaker 2: I asked you to be in ATL He said, you supposed. 935 00:46:13,320 --> 00:46:15,240 Speaker 2: I asked you, did you want to play big boys 936 00:46:15,320 --> 00:46:17,640 Speaker 2: role in ATL and you said no, Are you serious? 937 00:46:17,680 --> 00:46:22,560 Speaker 2: I was like, I was high. I was just just 938 00:46:22,760 --> 00:46:25,560 Speaker 2: overlooked that, you know what. I was high, dude, Like 939 00:46:25,600 --> 00:46:26,920 Speaker 2: you know, I said, what I want to do that. 940 00:46:27,400 --> 00:46:28,960 Speaker 2: It was all right, cool. We got plenty of stuff 941 00:46:29,000 --> 00:46:29,359 Speaker 2: coming up. 942 00:46:29,400 --> 00:46:31,560 Speaker 1: So yeah, that's amazing. 943 00:46:31,680 --> 00:46:35,319 Speaker 2: He got me in an apartment's too Apartments Part two, 944 00:46:35,440 --> 00:46:37,319 Speaker 2: you know what I mean. I'm in that and I'm 945 00:46:37,360 --> 00:46:40,120 Speaker 2: in situationships and doing our thing amazing. 946 00:46:40,120 --> 00:46:41,480 Speaker 1: So when are they coming out? Can we let the 947 00:46:41,480 --> 00:46:41,800 Speaker 1: people know? 948 00:46:42,000 --> 00:46:44,560 Speaker 2: I don't know, Okay, so they should be soon though, 949 00:46:44,880 --> 00:46:46,720 Speaker 2: Well they're done. 950 00:46:46,840 --> 00:46:48,760 Speaker 1: I love that. So you are back in the studio 951 00:46:48,840 --> 00:46:49,840 Speaker 1: working on more music. 952 00:46:49,960 --> 00:46:50,880 Speaker 2: I'm back in the studio. 953 00:46:51,040 --> 00:46:53,160 Speaker 1: I love that. Is there a release date on that? 954 00:46:53,880 --> 00:46:57,920 Speaker 2: Me and say Tobin are going to release Wow in January. 955 00:46:58,160 --> 00:47:05,399 Speaker 2: The PSC project is almost done. Well, it's majority majority done, 956 00:47:05,880 --> 00:47:07,360 Speaker 2: you know what I mean. We got t Pain, we 957 00:47:07,440 --> 00:47:10,759 Speaker 2: got a lot of people on there. We got DJ 958 00:47:10,920 --> 00:47:13,200 Speaker 2: Drama is gonna put that project out, you know what 959 00:47:13,239 --> 00:47:16,399 Speaker 2: I mean. But for now, me and zay Toven has 960 00:47:16,440 --> 00:47:20,200 Speaker 2: a project called ten Piece Hot. Make sure you bring 961 00:47:20,239 --> 00:47:21,040 Speaker 2: your blue cheese. 962 00:47:21,480 --> 00:47:21,880 Speaker 1: I heard it. 963 00:47:23,800 --> 00:47:26,839 Speaker 2: Because IM gonna need that. So it's called ten ten 964 00:47:26,880 --> 00:47:31,040 Speaker 2: Piece Hot and it's just ten songs that is very 965 00:47:31,120 --> 00:47:33,879 Speaker 2: hot that you know, I could put out right now 966 00:47:33,960 --> 00:47:36,920 Speaker 2: to represent who I am and what I see because 967 00:47:36,920 --> 00:47:38,879 Speaker 2: a lot of people like Oh, now that he's over, 968 00:47:39,160 --> 00:47:41,520 Speaker 2: let's see if music sounded like geeked. 969 00:47:42,880 --> 00:47:44,759 Speaker 1: I got that's what I thought. 970 00:47:45,200 --> 00:47:48,040 Speaker 2: I thought, Well, the devil convinced me that, oh, you 971 00:47:48,080 --> 00:47:51,200 Speaker 2: can't do this without drugs, and that's what I was. 972 00:47:51,320 --> 00:47:53,480 Speaker 2: I was stuck in the rehab. I was scared to 973 00:47:53,480 --> 00:47:56,080 Speaker 2: come out of rehab because I thought I had to 974 00:47:56,160 --> 00:48:00,400 Speaker 2: have drugs to write good and that was a that 975 00:48:00,520 --> 00:48:01,680 Speaker 2: was a lot. Yeah. 976 00:48:01,719 --> 00:48:05,200 Speaker 3: I need our aspiring rappers to hear that, because I 977 00:48:05,239 --> 00:48:07,680 Speaker 3: think they look at a lot of rappers today and think, oh, 978 00:48:07,680 --> 00:48:08,920 Speaker 3: I got to be on these drors. I gotta do 979 00:48:08,960 --> 00:48:12,799 Speaker 3: this to be cool and to come across as reputable 980 00:48:13,120 --> 00:48:14,320 Speaker 3: you know, and have that reputation. 981 00:48:14,800 --> 00:48:16,360 Speaker 1: But I need you don't have to do all that. 982 00:48:16,480 --> 00:48:18,799 Speaker 2: No, you're gonna mess around the overdose trying to find 983 00:48:18,840 --> 00:48:20,920 Speaker 2: that hut. Yeah, you feel me. You're gonna pick up 984 00:48:20,920 --> 00:48:23,120 Speaker 2: the wrong thing trying to find something that you don't 985 00:48:23,160 --> 00:48:26,440 Speaker 2: even need. Because I had this, I had this thought 986 00:48:26,440 --> 00:48:29,040 Speaker 2: that just popped. A light popped over my head and 987 00:48:29,080 --> 00:48:31,680 Speaker 2: I heard God say, you think I have it equipped 988 00:48:31,719 --> 00:48:35,560 Speaker 2: you with everything you need to get what you got? Crazy. 989 00:48:36,000 --> 00:48:38,160 Speaker 2: I was like, oh, yeah, you're gonna need appeal or 990 00:48:38,160 --> 00:48:39,440 Speaker 2: two God. 991 00:48:41,400 --> 00:48:44,920 Speaker 1: You need to add none to this. Yeah, I love that. 992 00:48:45,520 --> 00:48:47,560 Speaker 3: If there was anything that you would tell young men. 993 00:48:47,640 --> 00:48:51,000 Speaker 3: I know you you have an outreach right now, but 994 00:48:51,040 --> 00:48:52,839 Speaker 3: what if you can leave the young men that may 995 00:48:52,880 --> 00:48:53,920 Speaker 3: watch the show with something. 996 00:48:53,960 --> 00:48:58,719 Speaker 1: What would you tell them? 997 00:48:58,760 --> 00:49:01,359 Speaker 2: It's okay to admit that you walked in the wrong 998 00:49:01,480 --> 00:49:05,600 Speaker 2: door than to spend your lifetime in the wrong room. 999 00:49:06,120 --> 00:49:08,799 Speaker 1: Write that down. That's that's the thank you. 1000 00:49:09,719 --> 00:49:12,240 Speaker 2: It's okay to admit that you walked in the wrong door, 1001 00:49:12,600 --> 00:49:15,800 Speaker 2: then to spend your lifetime in the wrong room. You 1002 00:49:15,880 --> 00:49:19,480 Speaker 2: know what I mean. Hm, It's okay to say, hey, look, 1003 00:49:19,560 --> 00:49:22,200 Speaker 2: I ain't get it right. You have to stay over there, 1004 00:49:22,760 --> 00:49:25,720 Speaker 2: you know what I mean? You can actually elevate. It's 1005 00:49:25,760 --> 00:49:28,359 Speaker 2: like it's good. It's good in all of us. And 1006 00:49:28,400 --> 00:49:31,440 Speaker 2: like I always tell people, if you can't see the 1007 00:49:31,480 --> 00:49:33,759 Speaker 2: good in me, I'm gonna just give you a hug 1008 00:49:33,800 --> 00:49:36,200 Speaker 2: and tell you life is difficult for the blind. 1009 00:49:40,200 --> 00:49:44,200 Speaker 4: I'm taking that one. I am taking that one. That 1010 00:49:44,320 --> 00:49:47,440 Speaker 4: is so good, Joe. I have absolutely enjoyed this conversation. 1011 00:49:48,360 --> 00:49:50,840 Speaker 4: You brought me to tears. 1012 00:49:51,960 --> 00:49:55,760 Speaker 1: Tears go back in the eye. 1013 00:49:55,360 --> 00:50:01,319 Speaker 2: The rewind my eye, nah, man, that was that was 1014 00:50:01,320 --> 00:50:05,000 Speaker 2: how it felt man, I appreciate you feeling for me. Yeah. 1015 00:50:05,120 --> 00:50:06,000 Speaker 1: No, I felt that. 1016 00:50:05,880 --> 00:50:07,279 Speaker 2: We need to. We need a lot of that in 1017 00:50:07,320 --> 00:50:09,400 Speaker 2: the world today. People to feel for people. 1018 00:50:09,600 --> 00:50:10,120 Speaker 1: The grace. 1019 00:50:10,400 --> 00:50:14,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think that's something that the Christian community lacks, 1020 00:50:15,280 --> 00:50:17,520 Speaker 3: is grace for each other to give the same grace 1021 00:50:17,560 --> 00:50:18,640 Speaker 3: that God gives us. 1022 00:50:18,480 --> 00:50:19,360 Speaker 2: That that's powerble. 1023 00:50:20,200 --> 00:50:23,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, I appreciate you any way that I can support you, 1024 00:50:23,560 --> 00:50:25,799 Speaker 3: or the Kiss community community can support you. 1025 00:50:25,960 --> 00:50:28,160 Speaker 1: We got you and we're here for you. Just call 1026 00:50:28,239 --> 00:50:30,719 Speaker 1: on this. Thank you, yes, thank you so much. 1027 00:50:38,840 --> 00:50:39,040 Speaker 2: Man. 1028 00:50:39,120 --> 00:50:43,680 Speaker 3: Between Young Joe's testimony, the tears, and the GMT jobs, guys, 1029 00:50:43,680 --> 00:50:46,600 Speaker 3: I am so full. There was so much I took 1030 00:50:46,600 --> 00:50:49,880 Speaker 3: away from our conversation. But I had to choose one thing. 1031 00:50:50,200 --> 00:50:52,920 Speaker 3: It would be it's okay to admit you walked in 1032 00:50:52,960 --> 00:50:55,799 Speaker 3: the wrong door, instead of spending a lifetime in the 1033 00:50:55,840 --> 00:50:59,920 Speaker 3: wrong wrong That that right there was so poignant and 1034 00:51:00,400 --> 00:51:03,480 Speaker 3: it meant so much because I think sometimes we make 1035 00:51:03,520 --> 00:51:05,600 Speaker 3: a mistake and instead of trying to find a way 1036 00:51:05,600 --> 00:51:07,640 Speaker 3: out of it, we just stick with the devil that 1037 00:51:07,680 --> 00:51:08,239 Speaker 3: we know and. 1038 00:51:08,160 --> 00:51:12,200 Speaker 1: We stay in that situation. Joe, thank you so much. 1039 00:51:12,400 --> 00:51:18,640 Speaker 1: I love that. 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