WEBVTT - Breaking Into the World of Reality TV 0:00:02.600 --> 0:00:06.480 Right, all right, I mean it was Bobby was cracking lagging. 0:00:06.519 --> 0:00:09.039 You already know what time it is. It is time 0:00:09.119 --> 0:00:12.280 for exactly a Mada. This is your girl A Mada 0:00:12.360 --> 0:00:15.680 and this is an amazing production of My Heart Radio. 0:00:16.000 --> 0:00:18.160 Today is gonna be a different type of day because 0:00:18.160 --> 0:00:20.560 I'm gonna be with one of my favorite friends of 0:00:20.760 --> 0:00:22.560 love and hip hop Miami. But I'm not gonna tell 0:00:22.600 --> 0:00:25.160 who it is quite yet, because first I have to 0:00:25.200 --> 0:00:32.080 bring in Milamnicanobe. You don't mail out, always stylish, let 0:00:32.080 --> 0:00:34.040 me help you up. Lego, mom, you know what I'm saying, 0:00:34.040 --> 0:00:38.120 always looking sexy, intellectual? What else do I say? My 0:00:38.240 --> 0:00:43.040 co host Steve noonez okay, mend there. I'm so happy 0:00:43.080 --> 0:00:46.120 for today's show. Today's show is going to be very 0:00:46.280 --> 0:00:48.800 interesting if you don't want to miss it. We do 0:00:48.920 --> 0:00:52.040 have a very special guest. Do we tell him? Do? 0:00:52.040 --> 0:00:53.680 Do we tell them who the guest is or not? 0:00:54.360 --> 0:01:01.000 Umami cast? Which is okay you okay, he's a loving 0:01:01.040 --> 0:01:02.520 it wait let me see, let me see, y'all can 0:01:02.600 --> 0:01:07.000 guess he's a loving hip hop Miami cast. He's super controversial. 0:01:07.640 --> 0:01:12.280 He made like he broke the internet with his outfit 0:01:12.360 --> 0:01:17.800 for the vinas Um. He's one of the most popping. Uh. 0:01:18.760 --> 0:01:20.559 I don't even know what to say, but he's popping 0:01:20.640 --> 0:01:23.520 everywhere on the only fans in the music, on the TV, 0:01:23.720 --> 0:01:29.520 like he's just all his name is. Oh you forgot 0:01:29.560 --> 0:01:37.560 to say little but oh see that, but I mean 0:01:37.600 --> 0:01:42.160 that today we're talking about reality TV. Okay, he also 0:01:42.280 --> 0:01:44.920 say Joe. And of course I've been in reality TV 0:01:45.040 --> 0:01:47.680 now for like four or five years now, Stevie, you've 0:01:47.720 --> 0:01:50.880 done reality TV as well. Obviously, I wanted to bring 0:01:51.080 --> 0:01:55.360 someone whose life has obviously transformed and changed ever since 0:01:55.400 --> 0:01:59.280 he started doing reality TV as well. So I don't 0:01:59.280 --> 0:02:01.000 know where to start, but I really want to get 0:02:01.000 --> 0:02:03.320 into details of like other things that people don't get 0:02:03.360 --> 0:02:06.040 to see, the behind the scenes, how dramatic it is, 0:02:06.240 --> 0:02:10.480 how stressful it is, the long hours, the editing, the people, 0:02:10.680 --> 0:02:13.320 you know, people trolling on social media after they watch 0:02:13.400 --> 0:02:16.639 an episode. There's just so much to it, the producers 0:02:16.680 --> 0:02:20.160 of this that it's a lot. Well, the fans want 0:02:20.200 --> 0:02:23.040 to know how do you get into reality TV? Like 0:02:23.160 --> 0:02:25.680 could you give someone some poiners of how to get 0:02:25.800 --> 0:02:30.640 on TV before we get in with Bob, because I'm 0:02:30.639 --> 0:02:31.799 you know, you have to do you have to say 0:02:31.840 --> 0:02:34.000 the best for last, I'm gonna I'm gonna talk a 0:02:34.040 --> 0:02:35.840 little bit about my experience, and then I'm gonna bring 0:02:35.919 --> 0:02:38.919 him in. So y'all stay tuned because he's coming. He's coming, y'all, 0:02:39.720 --> 0:02:42.240 but I'll tell you this me now. In my case, 0:02:42.520 --> 0:02:45.160 I honestly loving him. I wasn't my first reality TV. 0:02:45.280 --> 0:02:48.600 It was my first American reality TV. I had a 0:02:48.639 --> 0:02:51.280 ready done bel A TV when I was in Tallahigande. 0:02:51.360 --> 0:02:53.519 I did the Latina, I had done a couple of 0:02:53.600 --> 0:02:57.200 other things. I also had the possibilities of doing Meet 0:02:57.200 --> 0:02:59.880 I Can Buila, which was also on Univision. It was 0:03:00.040 --> 0:03:02.799 like Dancing with the Stars, the Latin version. So I 0:03:02.880 --> 0:03:05.600 had already. You know, I've had some experience in reality TV. 0:03:05.760 --> 0:03:08.919 Bedo nothing like Love and hip Hop. Love and Hip 0:03:08.960 --> 0:03:12.639 Hop was just like zero to a thousand, not only 0:03:12.720 --> 0:03:16.600 because of the exposure, um the stories told, the drama 0:03:16.880 --> 0:03:20.440 just overall. It was very different. But I'm so grateful 0:03:20.440 --> 0:03:21.920 for it because they gave me an opportunity to get 0:03:21.960 --> 0:03:24.240 a new fan base, to showcase who I am as 0:03:24.280 --> 0:03:27.639 a person, my relationship with my mom, my music, just 0:03:27.800 --> 0:03:30.720 my journey in life. And you know, I'm grateful for 0:03:30.800 --> 0:03:35.800 It's definitely been something that I'm grateful for. Are you 0:03:35.880 --> 0:03:44.640 doing any new ones? Like yes, I heard yes, I 0:03:44.640 --> 0:03:49.600 don't know how you know? Well, yes, now I am 0:03:49.680 --> 0:03:53.760 going to be one of the hosts of on, which 0:03:53.880 --> 0:03:56.960 basically it's like looking for the next beauty queen, but 0:03:57.040 --> 0:04:00.440 in this case you have to be able to perform um, 0:04:00.960 --> 0:04:03.720 just be well educated. It's like a three sixty type 0:04:03.760 --> 0:04:05.880 of woman that they're looking for. And then she also 0:04:05.960 --> 0:04:09.280 gets money, right, a big contract on Univision as a 0:04:09.360 --> 0:04:12.720 TV host and just great opportunities. There's a really big platform. 0:04:13.080 --> 0:04:15.480 What's the process though, how do you get into a 0:04:15.600 --> 0:04:19.400 reality TV show? Who do you gotta contact? Is Scott? 0:04:19.440 --> 0:04:21.880 But I mean there's there's auditions, you have an agent 0:04:22.320 --> 0:04:24.279 or you just hear about you know, he says, she's 0:04:24.279 --> 0:04:26.800 say type of energy, and you go you audition and 0:04:26.880 --> 0:04:30.000 based on your personality and if they like you then 0:04:30.200 --> 0:04:32.800 you know, if you click, then that's pretty much it. 0:04:33.040 --> 0:04:35.480 You know, you start the process. But the process is like, 0:04:36.279 --> 0:04:38.720 there's no script because that's something else. And I'll have 0:04:38.880 --> 0:04:42.040 Bobby confirmed that because people are like, is it scripted? 0:04:42.320 --> 0:04:44.440 Did they tell you what to say? No, it is 0:04:44.520 --> 0:04:49.200 not scripted. It's sometimes it's a little bit awkward the scenario. Sometimes, 0:04:49.279 --> 0:04:51.560 you know, they'll be like, Okay, you're gonna meet up 0:04:51.600 --> 0:04:53.640 at a restaurant or whatever, and you're like, usually I 0:04:53.680 --> 0:04:55.839 would never go to this restaurant and all of a sudden, 0:04:55.920 --> 0:04:58.760 like your exces, you know, just walks in or something like. 0:04:58.880 --> 0:05:01.880 The scenario may be a little bit awkward, but there's 0:05:01.960 --> 0:05:04.200 no script. No one tells you what to say, no 0:05:04.279 --> 0:05:06.520 one tells you how to act. You just do you. 0:05:07.200 --> 0:05:10.280 And I'm loving this. So I get to ask you 0:05:10.279 --> 0:05:12.680 a couple of questions. So loving hip hop Here's it's 0:05:13.040 --> 0:05:17.480 no like, it's no strength thing that loving hip hop 0:05:17.520 --> 0:05:22.200 Miami is out and Yo, your part in it is 0:05:22.279 --> 0:05:24.480 very controversial, and I know that people like see the 0:05:24.520 --> 0:05:27.880 actual questions, ask the questions, actual questions. Okay, So number one, 0:05:27.920 --> 0:05:29.680 I want to thank you for putting South Tomo on 0:05:29.760 --> 0:05:32.160 the map again. I mean a lot of people have 0:05:32.400 --> 0:05:35.520 but to put this mainstream loving hip hop is incredible. 0:05:35.560 --> 0:05:38.000 So go check out South America and hopefully hopefully you 0:05:38.080 --> 0:05:40.640 go stay out. I'm out of residence when you go visit. Um, 0:05:40.880 --> 0:05:43.840 I'm really I'm really excited for the fact that you're 0:05:43.839 --> 0:05:46.080 doing that Um, I know that when we go to 0:05:46.160 --> 0:05:48.760 our homeland and to our motherland, we become like attached 0:05:48.800 --> 0:05:50.680 to People don't understand because like when you're saying you 0:05:50.760 --> 0:05:52.840 want to stay in Dominican Republic, like who wants to 0:05:52.920 --> 0:05:55.680 leave motherland where you're accepted, where people look like you, 0:05:55.960 --> 0:05:58.120 where you don't have to deal with bullshit, you don't 0:05:58.120 --> 0:06:00.520 have to deal away you know, people be and crazy 0:06:00.560 --> 0:06:02.600 towards you because but at the same time, I have 0:06:02.839 --> 0:06:05.760 my hook career here in the States. I love my home, 0:06:05.839 --> 0:06:07.480 my little things that I do. I could always do 0:06:07.640 --> 0:06:09.760 TV in the Dominican Republic or do music or do 0:06:09.800 --> 0:06:12.160 anything else, but it's a little bit different. It's I 0:06:12.160 --> 0:06:15.360 don't know, it's kind of like having paradise, right. The 0:06:15.440 --> 0:06:18.440 Dominican Republican is like paradise, But the meno thing. I 0:06:18.560 --> 0:06:20.400 was born and raised in Miami. I'm a three or 0:06:20.440 --> 0:06:23.440 five girl all day, so it's kind of hard finding 0:06:23.480 --> 0:06:25.919 that balance. But definitely for those that watched the second 0:06:25.920 --> 0:06:28.880 episode of Loving Hip Hop Miami, you saw me promoting 0:06:28.880 --> 0:06:33.000 the Dominican Republic at Porto Alto. Any opportunity I have 0:06:33.160 --> 0:06:38.480 to talk about I always do my best, you know, 0:06:39.120 --> 0:06:41.520 make sure everybody knows about it now, Alan real quick 0:06:42.080 --> 0:06:47.680 as that's amazing. Um. You know he's helping you, um 0:06:47.800 --> 0:06:51.640 with your vision and but it co decides with his vision, 0:06:51.640 --> 0:06:53.360 which is very important. But you guys will see more 0:06:53.400 --> 0:06:55.000 of that on the show. So shout out to Alan, 0:06:55.320 --> 0:07:00.840 very nice guy. How hard is it? Quick? Last question 0:07:00.880 --> 0:07:02.960 for you and never gonna go right into your Bobby 0:07:03.080 --> 0:07:07.040 likes your mother. How did it feel bringing her onto TV? 0:07:07.240 --> 0:07:10.080 You know that's very sensitive. You know people are and 0:07:10.160 --> 0:07:12.960 the people love your mom. You know, Um, how hard 0:07:13.080 --> 0:07:15.800 was that? Were you nervous that you know your mom 0:07:15.920 --> 0:07:18.440 might be attacked? Your mom might be you know, how 0:07:18.560 --> 0:07:21.400 did you feel? My mom is not really like a 0:07:21.560 --> 0:07:26.320 TV person. She's kind of shy and awkward and she's 0:07:26.360 --> 0:07:30.200 just like, okay, do you you know I'm gonna support you. Um. 0:07:30.760 --> 0:07:32.360 But at the same time, I feel like people have 0:07:32.480 --> 0:07:34.360 come to love my mom because of the way that 0:07:34.440 --> 0:07:37.320 she is. She's transparent, she's just her and I love 0:07:37.400 --> 0:07:40.640 that about her, you know. Or she doesn't try to 0:07:41.080 --> 0:07:43.960 act like a celebrity. She's just my mom. And I 0:07:44.040 --> 0:07:45.920 think that you also need that realness when you talk 0:07:45.960 --> 0:07:48.440 about reality TV or when you talk about TV overall. 0:07:48.960 --> 0:07:51.720 People these days are too small. They can that it's smart. 0:07:51.800 --> 0:07:54.800 They can smell when when you're being phony, when you're 0:07:54.840 --> 0:07:58.440 being fake. People like that organic transparency. And I think 0:07:58.480 --> 0:08:01.480 that my mom is like that mom that everybody can 0:08:01.520 --> 0:08:04.800 relate to. What do you regret like seeing? I know, 0:08:05.200 --> 0:08:07.560 and I'm gonna ask Bobby the same question, because you 0:08:07.720 --> 0:08:11.680 guys look amazing on TV, right, can't about that, But 0:08:11.960 --> 0:08:15.080 what is one scene or one thing that you regret 0:08:15.640 --> 0:08:18.000 like that you wish it was never put on camera? 0:08:19.080 --> 0:08:21.280 You know? They asked me this during a special that 0:08:21.360 --> 0:08:23.280 they did for Love and Hip Hop, and it came 0:08:23.320 --> 0:08:26.600 out so wrong because based off editing, they were like, 0:08:27.200 --> 0:08:29.840 I regret being with m J. And that's not what 0:08:30.000 --> 0:08:33.280 the hell I said, because what I had said what 0:08:34.640 --> 0:08:39.600 I regret being with m J on TV only because 0:08:39.720 --> 0:08:42.640 we had, in my eyes at the moment, we had 0:08:42.679 --> 0:08:46.480 such a great relationship and everything, and once you know, 0:08:47.000 --> 0:08:50.199 our life got exposed on national TV, people feel like 0:08:50.360 --> 0:08:53.360 they had the rights to give their opinions and just 0:08:53.640 --> 0:08:55.760 things got it. It puts a lot of pressure in 0:08:55.760 --> 0:08:57.560 your relationships. A lot of times you see these relate, 0:08:57.800 --> 0:09:00.600 these celebrity relationships and you see that things don't work 0:09:00.640 --> 0:09:05.040 out but everybody's all up in your business. Everybody has 0:09:05.080 --> 0:09:07.360 a comment, Everybody wants to judge you, Everybody wants to 0:09:07.360 --> 0:09:10.880 give you advice. Everybody come on too much. If I 0:09:10.920 --> 0:09:12.880 would have just kept my relationship private, I think we 0:09:12.920 --> 0:09:15.600 would we would have lasted longer. But at the end 0:09:15.640 --> 0:09:17.800 of the day, you know, it is what it is. 0:09:18.000 --> 0:09:20.920 God's having is perfect and things happen when they are 0:09:20.960 --> 0:09:23.080 supposed to. What I what I love about this, remember 0:09:23.160 --> 0:09:27.599 just as Michael through podcast, right, Yeah, and my what 0:09:27.760 --> 0:09:30.520 I loved is that you guys brought the culture, you know, 0:09:30.920 --> 0:09:33.760 especially with the scene in Salto Amingo. You hear to 0:09:33.840 --> 0:09:35.920 them bowl. You guys kept it real and even the 0:09:36.000 --> 0:09:38.559 little suthing people are like, oh why size is the 0:09:38.600 --> 0:09:44.360 medicrant part No Santo Domingo like salsa. So that was accurate. Um, 0:09:45.160 --> 0:09:48.080 I think that it's I'll say this. I'll say this too. 0:09:48.120 --> 0:09:50.200 I'm sorry to interrupt you, but I want to give 0:09:50.360 --> 0:09:54.559 special shoutouts to all the producers. I'm living hip hop, Miami, Mona, 0:09:55.080 --> 0:10:00.559 VH one, everybody, this entire Miami, Brian, every Eddy, Um 0:10:01.200 --> 0:10:05.439 Marcus our producer, to James, just everybody, Matty Godmin. I 0:10:05.480 --> 0:10:07.200 want to give a shout out to them because they've 0:10:07.240 --> 0:10:11.000 also done such a great job at also maintaining somewhat 0:10:11.160 --> 0:10:15.240 right the Latino aspect into love and Hip Hop Miami 0:10:15.320 --> 0:10:18.439 in comparison to other franchises. You know, there's other franchises 0:10:18.480 --> 0:10:21.480 that are more vomucy Americanized, but they've given us a 0:10:21.520 --> 0:10:25.199 possibility to still maintain Latino and keep that you know, 0:10:25.440 --> 0:10:28.480 that sassiness. That's the song that we have. So I'm 0:10:28.520 --> 0:10:32.160 definitely grateful for that. Well, speaking of Latinos, you know, 0:10:32.520 --> 0:10:39.560 you don't think that I'm really exciting. I'm really excited 0:10:39.559 --> 0:10:42.000 about this next guest that we have. Actually, I was 0:10:42.040 --> 0:10:44.720 getting a haircut the other day and someone was like, oh, yeah, 0:10:44.920 --> 0:10:47.800 I know Bobby. Um Bobby actually used to play football 0:10:47.960 --> 0:10:50.680 in the hood back in the days. So I was like, whoa, 0:10:50.800 --> 0:10:54.079 So we need to know like some real stories about Bobby. 0:10:54.200 --> 0:10:56.800 Lights like, so the story. So I'm gonna let you 0:10:56.880 --> 0:11:01.360 make the introduction. I'm out, uh want exactly amount of 0:11:01.440 --> 0:11:05.079 Bobby Like yes, well, let mean, let me do it. 0:11:05.600 --> 0:11:08.320 This is my friend. I know him from way back 0:11:08.480 --> 0:11:10.199 way back when we were like hanging out at the 0:11:10.320 --> 0:11:13.520 USA Flea Market here in Miami. You know when things 0:11:13.600 --> 0:11:15.840 were tough when we were trying to figure it out. 0:11:15.840 --> 0:11:18.400 I'm talking about we're like maybe like fourteen sixteen years old, 0:11:18.679 --> 0:11:21.200 trying to make it into the music industry with big dreams. 0:11:21.640 --> 0:11:24.480 We never thought that we would be where we're at today. 0:11:24.960 --> 0:11:27.600 We had big dreams, but I never thought that part 0:11:27.640 --> 0:11:30.480 of my journey would be to reconnect with Bobby. I've 0:11:30.520 --> 0:11:34.160 seen how hard he's worked his whole career. Um, you know, 0:11:34.720 --> 0:11:36.920 I am so proud of him. We've had her ups, 0:11:36.960 --> 0:11:39.160 we've had her downs, but I'm so proud of him 0:11:39.160 --> 0:11:42.600 because I say, everybody wants to make it, but it's 0:11:42.720 --> 0:11:45.240 very few of us that are chosen, and Bobby has 0:11:45.280 --> 0:11:48.120 been one of those that has been chosen. He's controversial, 0:11:48.240 --> 0:11:51.719 he always figures out a way to stay viral, and 0:11:51.960 --> 0:11:53.719 it is an honor and a pleasure to have my 0:11:53.840 --> 0:12:02.640 friend Bobby lights on Exactly Amma, whoo whoo, whoop. Hi Bobby, Bobby, 0:12:02.720 --> 0:12:07.680 Why are you so controversial? You know what? First of all, 0:12:07.760 --> 0:12:11.400 hey y'all, I'm happy to be here on exactly a Madam. 0:12:12.679 --> 0:12:15.280 So my thing is, you know, I just kind of 0:12:15.360 --> 0:12:17.360 just speak my mind, and I think in the society 0:12:17.400 --> 0:12:21.600 that we're living in now people really are like they're 0:12:21.640 --> 0:12:25.480 like attractive or they have uh, I don't know what 0:12:25.559 --> 0:12:28.560 it is to have af that's that's infatuation with someone 0:12:28.640 --> 0:12:31.920 that just speaks to mind. And for me, it's like 0:12:32.240 --> 0:12:35.280 I can't even leave a comment. And if it's the raw, 0:12:35.360 --> 0:12:37.840 if it's too spicy of verus to like me being 0:12:37.920 --> 0:12:40.679 real is a Bobby Lights has a word for so 0:12:40.760 --> 0:12:43.120 and so, and it's like me, just I feel like, okay, 0:12:43.160 --> 0:12:45.000 well I followed the neighborhood talk off out of the 0:12:45.080 --> 0:12:47.480 shade room. If I see a post, I'm gonna comment. 0:12:48.080 --> 0:12:49.839 You know, that's what it's for. But you know, some 0:12:49.960 --> 0:12:51.880 people just can't take my mouth. So people can't take 0:12:51.920 --> 0:12:53.439 the realness. I feel like the reason why I'm so 0:12:53.559 --> 0:12:57.040 controversial is because of that. Like I just keep it real. 0:12:57.080 --> 0:13:00.400 You know, I'm from Miami, so you know what period. 0:13:00.960 --> 0:13:03.439 And not only that, but I also want to give 0:13:03.440 --> 0:13:06.320 you props because I know that you're a big advocate 0:13:06.400 --> 0:13:10.240 for the lgbt UH community and just I always mess 0:13:10.280 --> 0:13:14.880 it up and please clarify me because I think lgbt 0:13:15.080 --> 0:13:17.880 Q plusnit I know, but you know, we gotta just 0:13:18.000 --> 0:13:20.640 rot with it exactly. So I always do my best 0:13:20.679 --> 0:13:22.520 to try to be educated. I mean, please teach me 0:13:22.559 --> 0:13:25.200 if I don't know. But um, you're a bit advocate 0:13:25.280 --> 0:13:27.040 for it. You know, I almost feel like you're an 0:13:27.040 --> 0:13:29.440 activist as well. You're always, I always say, on social 0:13:29.480 --> 0:13:33.800 media defending uh those that that you know, people are 0:13:33.880 --> 0:13:36.599 being cruel to or whatever the case may be. And 0:13:36.880 --> 0:13:38.760 I want to thank you for that because I feel 0:13:38.800 --> 0:13:40.559 that Love and Hip Hop has also given you a 0:13:40.679 --> 0:13:43.040 bigger fan base, a bigger platform. And I look the 0:13:43.080 --> 0:13:45.160 way that you're using it. Why do you feel that 0:13:45.720 --> 0:13:47.800 you should be so vocal about it? And also do 0:13:47.880 --> 0:13:49.680 you feel that being on Love and Hip Hop has 0:13:50.080 --> 0:13:52.200 you know, given you a bigger platform and has helped 0:13:52.240 --> 0:13:55.040 you to feel more empowered to talk about it? Yes? 0:13:55.200 --> 0:13:58.640 So first to reverse that question, like, first, if it 0:13:58.760 --> 0:14:00.599 wasn't for Love and Hip Hop read you know, I 0:14:00.640 --> 0:14:02.600 wouldn't even have the platform that I have to even 0:14:02.640 --> 0:14:06.640 where my voice would even matter. Um. So yes, because 0:14:06.679 --> 0:14:08.199 of Love and Hip Hop giving me the platform that 0:14:08.240 --> 0:14:10.640 I have. Now, you know, I have a very conscious 0:14:10.640 --> 0:14:13.240 decision because you know, a lot of people don't understand 0:14:13.240 --> 0:14:15.679 there's different layers in me. Like I'm a very intelligent person. 0:14:16.240 --> 0:14:19.760 I I sometimes think out every action that I do. 0:14:19.880 --> 0:14:22.080 Sometimes sometimes I'm like, should I post this because you 0:14:22.160 --> 0:14:24.360 know the controversy, you know the backlash is about to come, 0:14:24.360 --> 0:14:25.560 And I'm like, you know what, yeah, because I can, 0:14:25.960 --> 0:14:28.360 you know, so I always evaluate everything. So with that 0:14:28.480 --> 0:14:30.760 being said, once I knew I had the platform, I 0:14:30.840 --> 0:14:34.880 found it imperative for me to be able to defend 0:14:34.920 --> 0:14:38.840 those that don't have a voice, defend those that feel like, wait, 0:14:39.080 --> 0:14:41.239 there are so many people are now with a platform 0:14:41.720 --> 0:14:45.200 this against us, but who what the platform is for us? 0:14:45.680 --> 0:14:47.600 And a lot of times I don't happen with the gay's, 0:14:47.600 --> 0:14:49.880 Like there's very few that come out and defend the gates. 0:14:49.880 --> 0:14:51.440 So I feel like the least that I can do, 0:14:51.880 --> 0:14:54.200 whether people view me as a big platform or not. 0:14:54.840 --> 0:14:57.800 To me, I know my power. I know that people 0:14:57.960 --> 0:15:01.160 my voice is heard. So I do that because I 0:15:01.320 --> 0:15:03.640 know that there are people out there that are thinking 0:15:03.680 --> 0:15:06.120 the same thing, you know, So I just people are 0:15:06.200 --> 0:15:09.840 thinking and um, yeah, it wasn't for loving hip hop, 0:15:09.880 --> 0:15:12.200 I wouldn't have the platform. I mean at least not 0:15:12.600 --> 0:15:14.360 at the point in my life. Because I was I 0:15:14.400 --> 0:15:16.240 always knew I was destined for greatness and I was 0:15:16.280 --> 0:15:19.160 gonna be famous. And I still haven't even reached my 0:15:19.280 --> 0:15:22.720 goals that I want to reach yet, you know. But 0:15:23.000 --> 0:15:26.040 you know, but I feel that, UM, loving hip hop 0:15:26.120 --> 0:15:37.120 is a great start. It's a good start, it is. 0:15:37.240 --> 0:15:41.200 And another thing is your music because um, I have 0:15:41.320 --> 0:15:44.160 a lot of relations with the labels and I was 0:15:44.280 --> 0:15:46.840 up North I was located up North UM for a while, 0:15:47.000 --> 0:15:50.560 the New York area, and they always said, um, Bobby 0:15:50.640 --> 0:15:55.040 can spit like he got he got lyrics, like he's 0:15:55.560 --> 0:15:58.280 good at what he does. And I know for the LGBT, 0:15:58.960 --> 0:16:03.120 um Q plus you know community, they don't take those 0:16:03.240 --> 0:16:06.360 rappers serious. They it's it's kind of like, you know, 0:16:07.040 --> 0:16:10.160 like Sydney and and other people they when that are 0:16:10.200 --> 0:16:12.920 coming out, it's so harder. It's so much harder for 0:16:13.520 --> 0:16:16.720 for them, and which you is like you don't care 0:16:16.800 --> 0:16:20.240 your yourself and you have star power, you know. And um, 0:16:20.600 --> 0:16:23.000 I just wanted to bring that up. How difficult was 0:16:23.120 --> 0:16:26.600 it for you to be taken serious in this industry? 0:16:27.200 --> 0:16:31.480 And why not just in the industry, but when it 0:16:31.520 --> 0:16:34.600 comes to reality TV the fact that do you feel 0:16:34.640 --> 0:16:37.240 the reality TV loving hip Hop did a good job 0:16:37.360 --> 0:16:40.520 at exposing and giving you an opportunity to showcase yourself 0:16:40.600 --> 0:16:45.000 as a real true rapper. Yes, So initially, you know, 0:16:45.160 --> 0:16:51.960 my storyline was um met my struggle and how hard 0:16:52.080 --> 0:16:54.960 it is being an artist in the industry period, and 0:16:55.120 --> 0:16:58.280 then how hard how much harder it is being a 0:16:58.600 --> 0:17:01.520 openly gay rapper, and people are taking serious. But I 0:17:01.560 --> 0:17:03.920 think there's a certain point where I was able to 0:17:04.000 --> 0:17:06.480 kind of prove you know that I'm you know that 0:17:06.560 --> 0:17:09.560 I have what it takes. I just feel, my opinion, 0:17:09.680 --> 0:17:11.880 this is music. In my opinion, I feel like they 0:17:11.960 --> 0:17:15.760 don't really like right now, they're just not really ready. 0:17:16.000 --> 0:17:18.240 I think they're getting ready now. X kind of made 0:17:18.280 --> 0:17:21.000 it a better open up more lanes, but I feel 0:17:21.000 --> 0:17:22.680 like they just weren't ready when I came out, because 0:17:22.680 --> 0:17:24.080 this was like over four or five years ago now 0:17:24.119 --> 0:17:27.840 since season one, right, but it's been a good well, 0:17:27.920 --> 0:17:32.600 the pandemic didn't capital five finding we filmed, and we 0:17:32.680 --> 0:17:35.160 didn't air to like a whole year later. Like people 0:17:35.240 --> 0:17:37.320 remember we we filmed season one and we were like, 0:17:37.359 --> 0:17:39.200 what are we gonna air? They kept pushing it that 0:17:39.640 --> 0:17:43.120 boone and then and then finally January. We're like January, 0:17:43.480 --> 0:17:45.480 like it was a whole year after. We're done feeling. 0:17:45.960 --> 0:17:49.640 But so it's been a while since I've been able 0:17:49.640 --> 0:17:51.520 to prove what I that I have what it takes. 0:17:52.000 --> 0:17:56.320 But of course for me, for me, it was more 0:17:56.440 --> 0:17:59.000 so like a situation where I was kind of like 0:17:59.280 --> 0:18:03.320 you know, um, willing to like just kind of like 0:18:03.440 --> 0:18:06.480 take the risk and see how people took it, you 0:18:06.520 --> 0:18:08.440 know what I'm saying. But for me, I really didn't 0:18:08.440 --> 0:18:11.159 pay attention to none of the until later when I 0:18:11.200 --> 0:18:13.400 seem like, Okay, they won't get mixed, they're not ready 0:18:13.480 --> 0:18:16.320 for they don't want real talent, you know what I'm saying, 0:18:16.359 --> 0:18:18.560 Like they don't. They didn't at least I'm talking about 0:18:18.600 --> 0:18:20.960 then now, like I said, we have said Anna, we 0:18:21.040 --> 0:18:22.840 have said Tanna, we have loans X who kind of 0:18:22.960 --> 0:18:25.560 open up more now and now I feel like they're 0:18:25.600 --> 0:18:29.320 able to now accept you know, openly gay rapper from 0:18:29.359 --> 0:18:31.880 when I do pop back out and drop my ship. Yeah, 0:18:32.359 --> 0:18:35.960 but I feel like, um, the people know, the people 0:18:36.000 --> 0:18:39.320 know who was the first. Like I mean, no, let 0:18:39.359 --> 0:18:42.399 me now, let me also ask you this. Um. So 0:18:42.840 --> 0:18:45.440 today we're talking about reality TV and that's why I 0:18:45.480 --> 0:18:47.080 feel like this was great for all three of us 0:18:47.119 --> 0:18:50.240 because we've all done it. But I want to talk 0:18:50.280 --> 0:18:52.160 about the part that the people don't get to see 0:18:53.119 --> 0:18:56.359 people just think, oh, you dressed nice. You you know, 0:18:56.480 --> 0:18:58.840 you hop in your car, you do your reality TV 0:18:58.920 --> 0:19:01.280 show and then that's it. They don't know how many 0:19:01.480 --> 0:19:06.920 hours it takes into filming, the editing, the producers, the stress, 0:19:07.400 --> 0:19:11.520 the this, the drink throwing, the fights, the can you 0:19:11.720 --> 0:19:15.120 tell me, like, what has been the most memorable moment 0:19:15.200 --> 0:19:18.520 that you remember that you've done on reality TV? And 0:19:18.600 --> 0:19:21.879 if you could tell people what reality TV really is 0:19:22.040 --> 0:19:24.960 behind closed doors? What would you tell them, like, what 0:19:25.080 --> 0:19:30.120 does it look like? Because they don't know, so first 0:19:30.160 --> 0:19:32.120 of all, you are definitely you know well, first of all, 0:19:32.320 --> 0:19:35.120 I want to be making something clear for season one too. 0:19:35.480 --> 0:19:37.520 When I was a rookie, it was way different and 0:19:37.600 --> 0:19:39.119 you can relate. I'm not sure, but they used to 0:19:39.160 --> 0:19:43.320 hold me in the van for hours, hours hours before 0:19:43.320 --> 0:19:45.440 we will film a scene. Now I don't play that ship. 0:19:45.520 --> 0:19:47.920 I'm like, give me the address, I'll pulling up. I'll 0:19:47.960 --> 0:19:49.760 pull up, and I pull up right at the nick 0:19:49.840 --> 0:19:51.280 of time, right when it's time for me to get 0:19:51.320 --> 0:19:52.879 miked and right when it's time for me to get 0:19:52.920 --> 0:19:55.240 off set. Time is valuable. One thing people have to 0:19:55.320 --> 0:19:57.959 understand when it comes to reality TV you don't get 0:19:58.000 --> 0:20:01.639 paid by the hour. You get paid episode baby, So 0:20:01.960 --> 0:20:03.639 I keep that in mind every time when I and 0:20:03.720 --> 0:20:07.639 it's nothing personal, it's just read. As you become more 0:20:07.680 --> 0:20:10.080 and more you know, solidified on the show you have, 0:20:10.280 --> 0:20:11.840 you become more and more busy because you have more 0:20:11.880 --> 0:20:14.200 priorities now, right, So now it's like, I don't have 0:20:14.359 --> 0:20:16.960 time now to be on set for fourteen hours for 0:20:17.080 --> 0:20:18.879 them to not even use this scene. What does it 0:20:19.000 --> 0:20:22.160 look like for you filming reality TV? So the behind 0:20:22.200 --> 0:20:24.600 the scenes, the long hours of filming, the editing. Have 0:20:24.800 --> 0:20:26.960 you have they ever edited something to you're like, that's 0:20:26.960 --> 0:20:28.399 not what I said that, That's not how that was 0:20:28.400 --> 0:20:32.200 supposed to come out. Yes, plenty times. But you know me, like, 0:20:32.400 --> 0:20:35.600 my thing is this, I just I've seen how other 0:20:35.680 --> 0:20:38.640 cast members get booted off and get blackmailed and all time, 0:20:39.640 --> 0:20:42.040 and I see when they start exposing ships, So I 0:20:42.160 --> 0:20:44.040 feel like, you know what, I'm not gonna I just 0:20:44.280 --> 0:20:46.320 rather not talk about that side of the like when 0:20:46.359 --> 0:20:48.040 it comes to like the edding, because it's like, at 0:20:48.040 --> 0:20:50.120 the end of the day, as long as I edited 0:20:50.200 --> 0:20:53.400 me to say something I totally didn't say, then I'm cool. 0:20:53.480 --> 0:20:56.640 But they definitely you know, remake certain things in cert 0:20:56.720 --> 0:20:58.800