WEBVTT - "The HBCU Experience with Common"

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<v Speaker 1>Hold up, hold up, what's bobbing? Is the kid Ferrari

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<v Speaker 1>Simmons and I am your favorite idio bean so solos Lanny,

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<v Speaker 1>y'all planning with me today? Okay, it's all good. It's

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<v Speaker 1>O c T right here. Activity to be more exactly,

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<v Speaker 1>and we are joined by the one and only award

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<v Speaker 1>winning rapper, songwriter, actor, author Active is the incomparable comment.

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to the Ball Alert show man and Peace's y'all.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you for that intro. Yo, that's that's dope, that's

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<v Speaker 1>that felt that felt good, and what you said, I

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<v Speaker 1>appreciate that. Okay, So comment, first of all, thank you

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<v Speaker 1>for coming through the Ball Alert Show Podcast. Obviously it's

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<v Speaker 1>homecoming season and we will be at homecoming if it

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't for COVID. So we are here chilling on zoom

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<v Speaker 1>with you, and we definitely have to talk to you

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<v Speaker 1>about your HBCU experience. UM. I went to Fami you

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<v Speaker 1>um and and I stayed there for like almost two years. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>I got first. It was one of the greatest experiences

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<v Speaker 1>in my life. Like I got to meet just black

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<v Speaker 1>people from all around the country, which I didn't have

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<v Speaker 1>that experience before because I was just you know, grew

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<v Speaker 1>up in Chicago and just didn't get to travel that much.

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<v Speaker 1>So just to be in college and meet all these

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<v Speaker 1>people that's from from Detroit, from Alabama, from from Miami,

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<v Speaker 1>like it just was Jacksonville, just Atlanta. There was just

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<v Speaker 1>so many people. And this we always inspired and probably

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<v Speaker 1>inspired by school days and and you know what a

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<v Speaker 1>different world was. And you know the black college experience

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<v Speaker 1>that we saw, you know, being portrayed by by people

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<v Speaker 1>who had been there but became big people. We just man,

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<v Speaker 1>it's just hit home. It changed my life. I had

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<v Speaker 1>a self pride that that they heightened, and I would

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<v Speaker 1>I would endorse it and encourage it to anybody. My

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<v Speaker 1>daughter just graduated from a from a from an HBCU.

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<v Speaker 1>She graduated from House. Yeah to talk about that, but

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want to know, being that you came from Chicago.

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<v Speaker 1>Was college a big conversation for you as a kid?

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<v Speaker 1>Did you know you wanted to go to an hbc U. Yeah? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>you see the thing is my mother was a teacher.

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<v Speaker 1>She she retired now she was a principal and a

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<v Speaker 1>and an English teacher. So academics were strong for me,

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<v Speaker 1>no matter what, no matter what else I was pursuing.

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<v Speaker 1>I love basketball, you know, I loved hip hop culture

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<v Speaker 1>and rap, but I still had to do good in school.

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<v Speaker 1>Even when I left school, I was like, I basically

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<v Speaker 1>it just got straight a's the semester before. So I

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<v Speaker 1>was really focused and I had no choice, to be honest,

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<v Speaker 1>I had to go to a black college. My mother

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<v Speaker 1>went to Central State and my father went to wilble Force.

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<v Speaker 1>They met in Zeni, Ohio, to two black colleges. So

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<v Speaker 1>it was like it was written for me to go there.

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<v Speaker 1>I could have thought it, but it was naturally what

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<v Speaker 1>I felt was the right place for me. UM, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the professor's overall just treated me, treated us black.

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<v Speaker 1>Was like they were empowering us, and they were like

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<v Speaker 1>encouraging us and was like giving us a heightened level

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<v Speaker 1>of of what what abilities we had and was teaching

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<v Speaker 1>us about ourselves. You know. So it was you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it was for me. There's certain moments in my life

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<v Speaker 1>that I look at and be like real pivotal and

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<v Speaker 1>be and some of the greatest moments and not definitely

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<v Speaker 1>being at FAM was was for surely it And Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>I went back and UM got to speak at the graduation.

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<v Speaker 1>UM in twenty nineteen, which was amazing, and they also

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<v Speaker 1>made you a UM awarded you with the honorary doctorate

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<v Speaker 1>as well. Right, yeah, I was look, I ain't on front.

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<v Speaker 1>I was like, oh, it hit me. It hit me

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<v Speaker 1>because when I left school, I was only leaving because

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<v Speaker 1>I was giving a kind of record contract. I was

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<v Speaker 1>able to pursue my dream. So I left that was

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<v Speaker 1>my dream, so I had to go for But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it was a conflict there because I felt like I

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<v Speaker 1>was disappointed my mother and like you know that I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't know if this was gonna work out. But I

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<v Speaker 1>had to walk out on faith and to be able

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<v Speaker 1>to come back twenty years later, uh and say, man,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm I'm getting an honorary doctorate. And to be able

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<v Speaker 1>to speak at the graduation, and I was really celebrating,

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<v Speaker 1>Like to see black families all like Uncle's Hunt's cousins

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<v Speaker 1>are just so happy to see that, you know, their

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<v Speaker 1>family member graduating, marking across that stage. It's just, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it all brought everything full circle for me. Public that

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<v Speaker 1>like May graduating with my mother and my mother said

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<v Speaker 1>het on even she was like, hey, you know, like look,

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<v Speaker 1>you know I got a real doctor. But basically when

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<v Speaker 1>my mother was you know, she hit me real quick,

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<v Speaker 1>but a little you know, see my mother she didn't type.

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<v Speaker 1>She she definitely supported me, like a hundred and tempercent.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a son, I'm a I'm a mother's boy. I

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<v Speaker 1>ain't I ain't gonna fun on that. But she still

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<v Speaker 1>don't want the challenges me too, Like she ain't like,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, just letting things go by. She's like, you

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<v Speaker 1>gotta really be good at it. Or she gonna tell

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<v Speaker 1>me that that speech was good, but that wasn't it

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't great, or now your performance was I but you

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<v Speaker 1>should have You know, she got up takes on things

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<v Speaker 1>and I respected because when I do excellently, she like,

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<v Speaker 1>now that was great, that was incredible. So you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I love it that she hit me with a little shot,

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<v Speaker 1>but that you know, she was really happy overall. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I was gonna ask a really quick, um, your name

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<v Speaker 1>common sense? Would you say education played a part in that?

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<v Speaker 1>In your rap style? And because I read that you

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<v Speaker 1>started off this common sense but then with the band

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<v Speaker 1>or something that had it and you had to do

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<v Speaker 1>with well, I definitely feel that common Sense was the

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<v Speaker 1>name I chose because I was thinking about being thoughtful,

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<v Speaker 1>like thinking about what common sense is. Like. I wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to represent thinking. I wanted to represent something that was, like, really,

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<v Speaker 1>common sense is something we all should naturally have. But

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<v Speaker 1>my mother even used to say to me, look, boy,

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<v Speaker 1>use your common sense. Use common sense. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I was just looking for a name at the time

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<v Speaker 1>when I chose the name common Sense was I was

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<v Speaker 1>looking for something that was unique, something that was different.

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<v Speaker 1>But I still felt good that when I came up

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<v Speaker 1>with common Sense that it felt every day because people

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<v Speaker 1>were you use that phrase and every day talk. And

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<v Speaker 1>when that band end up ended up having the same name,

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<v Speaker 1>I was pissed off. I was salty because I was like, man,

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<v Speaker 1>how y'all will take my name? I was I was

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<v Speaker 1>just establishing myself. It's like, you know, the names you choose,

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<v Speaker 1>you choose for yourself if you started building it, and

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<v Speaker 1>then it was like they basically found a cease and

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<v Speaker 1>desist order so I couldn't have my records on the

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<v Speaker 1>shelves for a second. It's just and you know when

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<v Speaker 1>you earlier, I was early in my career, so I'm

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<v Speaker 1>really trying to establish myself. And it was at a

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<v Speaker 1>time when my second record was actually getting out there,

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<v Speaker 1>so you know, it affected me emotionally and mentally. But

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<v Speaker 1>then and I had to change the name just to comment.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's amazing how the divine order works because Common

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<v Speaker 1>like became even more something I can embrace it. At

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<v Speaker 1>first I was mad, like man, I'm coming, but and

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<v Speaker 1>now like, okay, I just feel like every day people

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<v Speaker 1>feel like it's a it's a nickname that they can say, yo, Common, calm,

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<v Speaker 1>what up? You know, it just feel closer to actually

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<v Speaker 1>who I am. Like, I feel like I represent the

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<v Speaker 1>everyday person to everyday people, Like do you even think

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<v Speaker 1>that you would have kept the entire name that that

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<v Speaker 1>you would have kept since you know, ten fifteen years

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<v Speaker 1>down the line, I doubt it. You know how people

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<v Speaker 1>dropped a little. I think you're right. I think you're right.

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<v Speaker 1>I would have been like, uh, but but it's what

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<v Speaker 1>I what's amazing is how that you know, sometimes things

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<v Speaker 1>you look at that you think is so terrible because

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<v Speaker 1>at the time I thought it was the worst thing. Ever,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it can turn out to be a blessing.

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<v Speaker 1>So I kind of eventually got that lesson out of

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<v Speaker 1>Once I got out of being mad, I was ready

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<v Speaker 1>to whoop with them. There was a band. There was

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<v Speaker 1>a band out in California. I was like, man, I was, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>are ready to take a trip? Man? Because it was

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<v Speaker 1>it was you know, it was just the beginning of me.

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<v Speaker 1>Like my first album didn't I wasn't getting that recognition.

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<v Speaker 1>So this is like the first time people started like

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<v Speaker 1>Notorious Big. It was like yo, common senses you I

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<v Speaker 1>like this and blah blah. You know, different people were

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<v Speaker 1>starting to notice me. So I'm like, man, I can't

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<v Speaker 1>change my name now the HBCU hallways as this phenomenal artist.

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<v Speaker 1>Like did people know about your talent while you're in school?

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<v Speaker 1>You know, some people didn't know that that I wrapped

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<v Speaker 1>um because they were always like we'd have barbecues, we'll

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<v Speaker 1>be kicking it and they'd be like, yo, Raschi freestyle

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<v Speaker 1>do that right? Then do this? You know so and

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<v Speaker 1>even like my roommates they told me. I didn't even

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<v Speaker 1>remember this, but they told me I would lock myself

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<v Speaker 1>in the room for like two hours a day and

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<v Speaker 1>just work on wraps. They couldn't bother me, no matter

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<v Speaker 1>what girls is over there, nothing, I'll just be like

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<v Speaker 1>I'm working on wraps. It was that type of focus.

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<v Speaker 1>So people didn't know that I was rhyming. Even in

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<v Speaker 1>high school. I was, I was. I was writing rhymes

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<v Speaker 1>and rapping in gentlemen things like that, but I wasn't like,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you could be locally known and performing at

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of places in your in your city and

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<v Speaker 1>people know you and you got a little joint on

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<v Speaker 1>the radio. I didn't get that type of recognition. But

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<v Speaker 1>you know, but I still, you know, people at college

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<v Speaker 1>definitely knew that I was rhyming. So the real quick

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<v Speaker 1>like the HBCU experience, did you get some did you party?

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<v Speaker 1>Did you care to party? Wait? Wait wait wait which

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<v Speaker 1>a which HBCU did you go through? I didn't. Okay, okay, okay, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>but I do want that. I'm gonna see if if

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<v Speaker 1>one will let me just come hang out for like

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<v Speaker 1>a week. I want to be in the dorm. I

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<v Speaker 1>want to eat in the cafeteria, want to do the

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<v Speaker 1>whole thing. The reason the reason why I asked was because, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>and you shouldn't do that. I hope you do that.

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<v Speaker 1>But the reason why I asked was because if you're

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<v Speaker 1>at the hbc you you're gonna party. You're gonna kick it.

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<v Speaker 1>You're gonna go to the set that was our place

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<v Speaker 1>where we hung out, like every day you hang it.

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<v Speaker 1>It's it's a place like you know, we're down here

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<v Speaker 1>in Atlanta right now. You know Clark Atlanta, the AU Center,

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<v Speaker 1>the Atlanta Center. You know, they got places where people

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<v Speaker 1>just kick it. So I was. I was kicking it.

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<v Speaker 1>I was going to hoop. I was going to music.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, different artists is coming down, their performing national artists.

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<v Speaker 1>I was going to the you know, to the sorority

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<v Speaker 1>and and fraternity parties. Then my roommates start throwing, throwing

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<v Speaker 1>Barb mcques, we act man. We was having Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>had the best time in my life. And then and

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<v Speaker 1>then still got busy on the on the work too.

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<v Speaker 1>So that was the balance. Did you ever want to

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<v Speaker 1>be a part of the fraternity? You know, I considered

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<v Speaker 1>it for a second, but because my father was a capital,

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<v Speaker 1>but I really in my heart didn't think I was

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<v Speaker 1>gonna ever be a part of fraternity. Um. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>when when people approach you, sometimes you kind of like,

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<v Speaker 1>let me think about it. But after you know, it

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<v Speaker 1>was like it was at a time too where I

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<v Speaker 1>was I was listening to so much conscious hip hop Care,

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<v Speaker 1>arust One and Public Enemy and Eric being rock him.

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<v Speaker 1>I used to I believe that philosophy, like I ain't Greek,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Black, So I kind of just took that and

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<v Speaker 1>went with it. Plus, I never felt that I wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to go through the process to be down with something,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, like to be to be down with the crew,

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<v Speaker 1>I needed to go through that process at least. Definitely,

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't feel like I want to do that to

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<v Speaker 1>be down with a fraternity or sorority. But I definitely

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<v Speaker 1>now understand why they do it and those that are

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<v Speaker 1>passionate about it, and I respect it because ultimately some

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<v Speaker 1>of the street organizations I was down where we went

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<v Speaker 1>through a process anyway, so in Chicago, so it's like,

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<v Speaker 1>regardless of anything, you still may go through a certain process.

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<v Speaker 1>But for me, I just had didn't have the heartfelt

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<v Speaker 1>desire to be a part of a fraternity. We can

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<v Speaker 1>talk about HBCUs for a hundred years, but we know

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<v Speaker 1>that your time is limited. So I just want to

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<v Speaker 1>ask you, if there's anything that you can say to

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<v Speaker 1>someone to encourage them to choose an hd C U,

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<v Speaker 1>what would that be. I would say it would be

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<v Speaker 1>probably one of the the greatest and most enriching experiences

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<v Speaker 1>you would ever have. It's a way to to give

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<v Speaker 1>back to to your community of black colleges. But also

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<v Speaker 1>you're gaining, You're gaining like a lot of things that

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<v Speaker 1>you wouldn't experience, um going to a predominantly white cor

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<v Speaker 1>and outside with with students who are part of my

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<v Speaker 1>Coming Ground foundation and and some who have attended h

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<v Speaker 1>b c US and some who attended predominant white colleges

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<v Speaker 1>and talked about the difference and just being recognized on

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<v Speaker 1>campus as far as like bio by the staff, by

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<v Speaker 1>the faculty, and the way the teachers approach you, professors

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<v Speaker 1>approach you. It's just a different approach on the h

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<v Speaker 1>b c U. And and I think it's something to

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<v Speaker 1>be said about celebrating black culture UM and and lifting

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<v Speaker 1>that up and being able to take that into the world.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like we can, we should be able to do that,

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<v Speaker 1>and and nobody should be offended, nobody should feel like

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<v Speaker 1>they lest in or whatever. But HBCU will build that

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<v Speaker 1>and nurture that in youth, and um, you know they're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna look out for you overall, you know. So I

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<v Speaker 1>think it's it's it's well worth it to attend the

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<v Speaker 1>colleges and all you great Still these people athletes think

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<v Speaker 1>about HBCUs. Yes, yes, that we can't let you go

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<v Speaker 1>without talking about your upcoming project. Please just give us

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<v Speaker 1>a quick whatever you want to say about it, and

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<v Speaker 1>then we will let you go. Okay. So Beautiful Revolution

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<v Speaker 1>Part one is the name of the project. I made

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<v Speaker 1>this music to be something for these times, like movement music,

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<v Speaker 1>you know Alabab Marley and and Kendrick and and you

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<v Speaker 1>know Nina Simone. Um, it's it's so for it's spiritual,

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<v Speaker 1>is uplifting, is speaking to the times, but it's really

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<v Speaker 1>there to inspire. UM. I have song a song say Piece,

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<v Speaker 1>which is coming out tomorrow featuring Black Thought. UM, this

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<v Speaker 1>artist p J Incredible artists did a lot of the

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<v Speaker 1>chorus as we collaborated on a lot of Stevie Wonders

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<v Speaker 1>plays harmonica on a joint. Um, Lenny Kravis and I

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<v Speaker 1>got a song together called the Riot in My Mind.

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<v Speaker 1>But most of all this music is it's for these times.

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<v Speaker 1>It's it's it's something that is timeless, just for these times.

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<v Speaker 1>And then the uplifting spirit. If you're going out there

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<v Speaker 1>the vote, play this music. If you're thinking about what

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<v Speaker 1>what's the next mission that we own to change the world,

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<v Speaker 1>Play this music you think about taking care of your children,

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<v Speaker 1>to take care of your family, Play this music. If

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<v Speaker 1>you've been feeling tired of whatever's going on in this world,

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<v Speaker 1>with the nonsense, with some of the political propaganda, play

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<v Speaker 1>this music. It's a beautiful revolution. Part one. Tommy, We

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<v Speaker 1>thank you so much for joining us. Comment. We appreciate you,

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<v Speaker 1>We appreciate everything that you are to the culture. We

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<v Speaker 1>love you for what you're doing with go TV man.

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<v Speaker 1>We just send your blessings and we thank you again

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<v Speaker 1>for joining the ball Alert show. Yeah, thank you all.

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