1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:03,200 Speaker 1: Hi, ra Sean McDonald host this weekly Money Making Conversation 2 00:00:03,360 --> 00:00:07,400 Speaker 1: Masterclass show. The interviews and information that this show provides 3 00:00:07,680 --> 00:00:10,479 Speaker 1: off for everyone. It's time to start reading other people's 4 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:14,360 Speaker 1: success stories and start living your own. If you want 5 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:17,440 Speaker 1: to be a guest on my show, hopefully that excites you, 6 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:22,240 Speaker 1: Please welcome. Visit our website which is Moneymakingconversations dot com 7 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:24,159 Speaker 1: and click to be a guest button. If you have 8 00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:27,320 Speaker 1: a product, you're an entrepreneur, you want to tell everybody 9 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:29,760 Speaker 1: about it, come on my show now, let's get this show. 10 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 2: Roller. 11 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:34,600 Speaker 1: My guest represents the word independent. He is a masterful 12 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 1: architect of soul music has continuously ascended the ranks of 13 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:44,279 Speaker 1: artistic brilliance, especially his live performances. That's my boy. I'm 14 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:47,920 Speaker 1: about to introduce you. The Grammy winner and full time 15 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 1: Grammy nominated phenomenon. Isn't just a singer. He's a platinum songwriter, 16 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 1: a passionate health and human rights activist. Please welcome to 17 00:00:56,800 --> 00:01:01,960 Speaker 1: Money Making Conversation Masterclass. Raheem DeVaughn. You know what I'm saying, It's. 18 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:04,840 Speaker 2: A lot, a lot, It's a lot. Wow. 19 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 1: Let's let's let's talk about you. The word independent all right. 20 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:11,600 Speaker 1: What does that mean when I say that to you? Oh? 21 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 3: Man, I think for me, it's being self made, you know, 22 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 3: definitely listen to the voice of God at all times 23 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:21,319 Speaker 3: and trusting that voice, that intuition, being a risk taker, 24 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:25,720 Speaker 3: you know, uh, a hard worker. You know, it's a 25 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 3: lot of sleepless nights. 26 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:27,640 Speaker 2: Uh. 27 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 3: And it's and it's constantly you know, it's constantly investing 28 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 3: in yourself, you know what I mean. In some cases 29 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:35,200 Speaker 3: sometimes you have to take uh, you know, five steps 30 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 3: back and take you know, twenty leaps forward, you know, 31 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 3: and uh, yeah, you know it's it's it's it's not 32 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:42,839 Speaker 3: for the it's not for the week. 33 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 1: Right. It's because in twenty nineteen, Yeah, you were crowned 34 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 1: the number one independent artists on radio in twenty eighteen. Yeah, 35 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 1: when that came about. Because I want you to explain, 36 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 1: because a lot of people hear the word independent. They 37 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 1: are by labels, they're a by streaming. The business has 38 00:01:58,080 --> 00:02:00,919 Speaker 1: changed so much in the last twenty five thirty years, 39 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 1: and the word independent used to be like a flag 40 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 1: for oh, he's not he's not gonna make any money. 41 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:10,560 Speaker 1: But that game has changed. Social media, YouTube and all 42 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 1: that tell about to educate the young people who trying 43 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:16,639 Speaker 1: to get in the business how being independent has been 44 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:20,079 Speaker 1: actually beneficial to you and other people could do it too. 45 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 2: Yeah. 46 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 3: Well, you know, for me, it's been about again, it's 47 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 3: been about ownership, and we talk about you know, your 48 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 3: master's and creative control. It's not so much to be 49 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 3: a control freak, but it's more it's more about the 50 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:35,480 Speaker 3: legacy that you're building. You know, you spend these hard 51 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:38,560 Speaker 3: nights in the studio and create create this this content, 52 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:43,679 Speaker 3: these records, these songs that are impactful. You know that 53 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 3: that people take their first dance to, can see their 54 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:49,639 Speaker 3: first child, that type of thing. And you know, there's 55 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 3: a lot of money still in publishing and licensing and 56 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:54,519 Speaker 3: sinking and things of that nature. So the more control 57 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:58,640 Speaker 3: you have over your content and the ownership, the better, 58 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 3: you know, right, you know, if you I think the 59 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 3: main thing, you know, as an independent artist, as long 60 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:07,560 Speaker 3: as as long as you can afford yourself the means 61 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 3: to have a you know, marketing and promotional budget. If 62 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 3: you if you're able to provide that for yourself, then 63 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:16,000 Speaker 3: you actually are functioning, whether you know it or not, 64 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:18,680 Speaker 3: as an artist, you are independent, You are functioning. Label 65 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 3: you know, you're you're you know what you renumbany. You're 66 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 3: an entrepreneur, your corporation, you know. 67 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:26,680 Speaker 1: And that's important because in the era that we're living now. 68 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 1: You know, I'm older than you, and I met you 69 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:32,800 Speaker 1: when I was managing Steve Harvey Steve Harry Morning Show. 70 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 1: And at that time, you know, you're that's like roughly 71 00:03:37,440 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 1: two thousand and seven, two thousand and five, two thousand 72 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:43,400 Speaker 1: and seven, eight in the twentieth anniversary, because that's when 73 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 1: I first started hearing your sound and dragging you up 74 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 1: to the radio station. Every time I came to DC, 75 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 1: I was called you. You said, I'm hey, brother, get your. 76 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 2: Butt up here and get. 77 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 1: It because you know what you you know, I like 78 00:03:56,520 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 1: to believe I was a mentor and just it. Let 79 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:02,520 Speaker 1: you understand that there are twenty four hours in that clock. 80 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:06,520 Speaker 1: Take advantage of every hour. Talk about that work ethic 81 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 1: that you have. 82 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 3: Absolutely you know, you know some days my day may start, 83 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 3: my day may end at six am and then. 84 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 2: Start again at twelve noon. 85 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:20,040 Speaker 3: You know, if that's the goal, and you know, and 86 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:23,320 Speaker 3: the things that need to be accomplished, you know during 87 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:29,040 Speaker 3: that day, you know, it's again it's about it's about ownership. 88 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 3: It's about time management. I think it's another very important thing, 89 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:35,520 Speaker 3: you know, being on time for things, you know, being 90 00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:38,560 Speaker 3: respectful one another's time. Time is the most valuable thing 91 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:40,680 Speaker 3: that we have, you know, and I do believe from 92 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:42,159 Speaker 3: the time that we're born, were running out of it, 93 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 3: so you got to use it. 94 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:46,560 Speaker 1: Was there you go now live performances. So I'll be 95 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:49,159 Speaker 1: remissed if I don't allow you to talk about your band, 96 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:52,800 Speaker 1: because you're not out there by yourself like Frankie Beverly 97 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:55,280 Speaker 1: in May you know what I'm saying, And so talk 98 00:04:55,320 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 1: about your band, talk about the components of what makes 99 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:01,040 Speaker 1: your live performance is so successful. 100 00:05:01,320 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 2: You know. 101 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 3: The unit that I have right now, for the most part, 102 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 3: they're very you know that they're young. 103 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:08,120 Speaker 2: It's like fresh, you know, fresh at the. 104 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:11,560 Speaker 3: Game, and you know, and I'm hard. I'm hard on 105 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 3: the musicians, you know, but I'm hard on myself, you 106 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 3: know what I mean. I like to think that I'm 107 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 3: my best and my worst critic at the same time. 108 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:22,159 Speaker 1: You know, one of my favorite friends is Tanya. 109 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:25,360 Speaker 2: Nola Okay, yeah, yeah, yeah yeah, And like Walter here. 110 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:27,880 Speaker 1: She just did a big session on cs X about 111 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:31,359 Speaker 1: forty seven. I was proud of her. How did that 112 00:05:31,440 --> 00:05:34,120 Speaker 1: relations come about? You know, she took because we talk 113 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:36,640 Speaker 1: all the time. She's an entrepreneur because she is one 114 00:05:36,680 --> 00:05:40,360 Speaker 1: of the largest daycare men in Texas, but she's also 115 00:05:40,560 --> 00:05:44,039 Speaker 1: as her own label that's independent. But she also is 116 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:47,520 Speaker 1: a performing artist, so this is not a lonely club. 117 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:50,080 Speaker 3: That so yeah, so we met. We met myself in time. 118 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:53,200 Speaker 3: We met through a mutual producer friend, Corey Mo. You know, 119 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:56,640 Speaker 3: initially started out as as as me being hired to 120 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:58,800 Speaker 3: come in and you know, work for higher things, coming 121 00:05:58,839 --> 00:06:01,400 Speaker 3: in and write it right tune and the feature on 122 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:04,039 Speaker 3: the record. And you know, I had I had already 123 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:05,960 Speaker 3: done my research on Tanya and knew that she was 124 00:06:05,960 --> 00:06:08,640 Speaker 3: bossed up, self made, you know, the whole. 125 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:10,520 Speaker 2: So that's right up my alley, you know. 126 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:14,280 Speaker 3: And once we connected, you know, Corey had expressed early 127 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:18,359 Speaker 3: that that interested in, saying like, hey man, I'm not 128 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:21,680 Speaker 3: a manager, and I know you're not either, but I 129 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:23,839 Speaker 3: think I think, you know, this would be a great 130 00:06:23,880 --> 00:06:26,479 Speaker 3: artist for you connect with and mentor too, you know, 131 00:06:26,880 --> 00:06:29,360 Speaker 3: and and and the relationship just really started from there. 132 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:29,560 Speaker 2: You know. 133 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:32,520 Speaker 3: We we we met on the first video shoot, and 134 00:06:33,400 --> 00:06:34,919 Speaker 3: you know, I had already, like I said, done my 135 00:06:34,920 --> 00:06:38,080 Speaker 3: homework on her, and I was keen on coming in 136 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:41,120 Speaker 3: and not only you know, showing showing her what I 137 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:43,120 Speaker 3: know about the business and what I've learned and tools 138 00:06:43,120 --> 00:06:45,240 Speaker 3: that I know, you know, fix to the trade that 139 00:06:45,279 --> 00:06:48,720 Speaker 3: I've learned, but also keen on just saying like, let's 140 00:06:48,800 --> 00:06:51,240 Speaker 3: let's focus on instead of giving you a record, let's 141 00:06:51,279 --> 00:06:52,520 Speaker 3: focus on creating a sound. 142 00:06:52,800 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 2: Right, Let's create. 143 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:55,800 Speaker 3: A Let's create a sound, Let's create an image, Let's 144 00:06:55,800 --> 00:07:00,680 Speaker 3: create a vibe, and uh, you know, quick learner. And man, 145 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:02,600 Speaker 3: she's you know, she's ran off with the ball man, 146 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:05,320 Speaker 3: and I'm extremely excited for her. You know, we're wrapping 147 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:07,520 Speaker 3: up the finishing touches of what would be I guess 148 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 3: like her first uh you know, her first album or 149 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:13,200 Speaker 3: EP by you know, I like to call them projects 150 00:07:13,240 --> 00:07:13,760 Speaker 3: these days. 151 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:17,640 Speaker 2: And I'm really, I'm really, I'm really happy for her. Cool. 152 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:22,800 Speaker 4: You know, this industry, you know is dominated by hip hop. Yeah, 153 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:27,160 Speaker 4: hip hop, you know, Drake and Kendrick Ramar dominating with 154 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:32,240 Speaker 4: their beef and performing at the super Bowl halftime talk 155 00:07:32,280 --> 00:07:35,280 Speaker 4: about the music, you know, like one of the things 156 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:37,480 Speaker 4: and one of the major roles I played when I 157 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 4: was with Steve Harvey on the Morning show, was making 158 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:44,440 Speaker 4: sure R and B had a voice in this industry, maintain. 159 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:49,920 Speaker 1: The respect that it should be receiving. What is radio 160 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:53,160 Speaker 1: like today for the R and B sound? 161 00:07:53,600 --> 00:07:55,760 Speaker 3: You know, let me just say this first and foremost 162 00:07:55,920 --> 00:07:59,760 Speaker 3: radio still matters. Yes, you know, it will always matter, 163 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 3: you know now being part of radio understand, don't jump 164 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:02,840 Speaker 3: the gun. 165 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:03,160 Speaker 1: I don't. 166 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:09,600 Speaker 3: So it's still you know radio Still, radio still matters, 167 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 3: you know, uh uh, it serves a purpose. 168 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:13,480 Speaker 2: You know. 169 00:08:13,880 --> 00:08:16,480 Speaker 3: I think that there are way that obviously we're in 170 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:19,000 Speaker 3: We're in an era in the age now of music 171 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:22,360 Speaker 3: and creativity where there's way more artists than there is space, 172 00:08:22,760 --> 00:08:26,680 Speaker 3: right Uh, you know, which which creates uh you know, 173 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 3: new platforms, your show, Uh you know, uh Front Porch, 174 00:08:31,720 --> 00:08:36,480 Speaker 3: which which my little nephew Nucci's doing, you know back 175 00:08:36,520 --> 00:08:39,199 Speaker 3: in d C. You know, you know, like the music 176 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:41,640 Speaker 3: for me, you know, the artistry for me, the work 177 00:08:41,679 --> 00:08:44,880 Speaker 3: that I put in, the penmanship, the thought that I 178 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:47,360 Speaker 3: put into you know, making a record that you know 179 00:08:47,520 --> 00:08:51,080 Speaker 3: uplifts our people up, up lifts women. You know that 180 00:08:51,160 --> 00:08:54,760 Speaker 3: that's a constant decision to do, you know, and because 181 00:08:54,800 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 3: of those things, you know, other opportunities have have have 182 00:08:58,480 --> 00:09:01,120 Speaker 3: come my way. You know what I mean, you know, uh, 183 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:03,160 Speaker 3: as a as a as a love of hip hop, 184 00:09:03,559 --> 00:09:06,559 Speaker 3: as a love of all genre music. It's like understanding 185 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:09,320 Speaker 3: that you know, you know what what you what they 186 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:11,400 Speaker 3: say you are what you eat, sir. You know you 187 00:09:11,440 --> 00:09:14,360 Speaker 3: are what you ingest and digest and you know and 188 00:09:14,559 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 3: and whatnot. So I just try to, uh to use 189 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:23,679 Speaker 3: my platform as not not always to edit, to to 190 00:09:23,679 --> 00:09:27,439 Speaker 3: to entertain, but to educate and and and you know, 191 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:30,320 Speaker 3: I call it eduitainment, right, you know, you know, we 192 00:09:30,360 --> 00:09:30,680 Speaker 3: try to. 193 00:09:30,720 --> 00:09:31,200 Speaker 2: We try to. 194 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:33,520 Speaker 3: I try to show that that how you can do 195 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:36,120 Speaker 3: that as well, you know, in the music. But I 196 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:37,679 Speaker 3: think I think that R and B is A is 197 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:39,480 Speaker 3: A is a live and well you know, I think 198 00:09:39,520 --> 00:09:42,760 Speaker 3: the soul music is alive and well, you know, and 199 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:45,520 Speaker 3: and although the machine is still the machine, you know, 200 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:49,360 Speaker 3: and it's still very useful, radio still still very useful. Uh, 201 00:09:49,559 --> 00:09:53,000 Speaker 3: it's not your only means for how you. 202 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:54,080 Speaker 2: Get to continue to absorb the music. 203 00:09:54,120 --> 00:09:57,640 Speaker 3: Now you have all these different platforms and streaming platforms 204 00:09:57,679 --> 00:10:01,400 Speaker 3: and uh, you know, and content creators that that you 205 00:10:01,440 --> 00:10:04,120 Speaker 3: can utilize to expose the world to your music. 206 00:10:04,520 --> 00:10:08,760 Speaker 1: It is the question here like you're an independent yeah, 207 00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:12,199 Speaker 1: because we are these record labels out here and they 208 00:10:12,320 --> 00:10:15,559 Speaker 1: going in there shop the music to the local program 209 00:10:15,679 --> 00:10:19,600 Speaker 1: directors who control the music being played on your local 210 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:23,000 Speaker 1: favorite radio station out there. How do you get your 211 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 1: records on traditional free radio? 212 00:10:26,520 --> 00:10:28,760 Speaker 3: Well, you know, you reach out, you know now, I 213 00:10:28,760 --> 00:10:31,040 Speaker 3: mean with technology, you can live, you can pretty much 214 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:35,160 Speaker 3: you can chat GBT, right, you know, you know, figure 215 00:10:35,160 --> 00:10:37,920 Speaker 3: out connecting the dots, you know, and it's it's really 216 00:10:38,080 --> 00:10:39,880 Speaker 3: establishing relationships right right. 217 00:10:39,920 --> 00:10:41,760 Speaker 2: I think when you I think where you really understand 218 00:10:41,760 --> 00:10:43,000 Speaker 2: the relationships, you know. 219 00:10:43,280 --> 00:10:47,079 Speaker 3: Uh, one thing that will never change is is uh 220 00:10:47,280 --> 00:10:49,240 Speaker 3: is relationships, you know. And a lot of times I 221 00:10:49,320 --> 00:10:51,520 Speaker 3: go in you know, I don't I don't go into 222 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:54,280 Speaker 3: the meeting, you know, talking about what I need. I 223 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:57,040 Speaker 3: try to go find out what what's needed first and 224 00:10:57,080 --> 00:10:59,280 Speaker 3: how and how I can be utilized, you know, and 225 00:10:59,320 --> 00:11:01,320 Speaker 3: that type of thing. And uh, you know, I think 226 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:05,120 Speaker 3: with radio, Uh, it's the same, it's the same approach. 227 00:11:05,480 --> 00:11:07,960 Speaker 3: You know, Uh that there are they are cast that 228 00:11:07,960 --> 00:11:10,600 Speaker 3: are still out here breaking records, you know absolutely, you know, 229 00:11:10,920 --> 00:11:13,440 Speaker 3: I would say start with the DJs. You know, I 230 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:14,559 Speaker 3: feel like I feel like the you. 231 00:11:14,520 --> 00:11:15,400 Speaker 2: Know, the DJ. 232 00:11:15,679 --> 00:11:18,360 Speaker 3: The DJ's matter, DJ is still matter, you know what 233 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:20,440 Speaker 3: I mean, some of my some of my close friends 234 00:11:20,480 --> 00:11:23,520 Speaker 3: you know, Uh are you know Kenny Dope and Louis Vega, 235 00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:27,880 Speaker 3: DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ Terry Hunter out of Chicago. Uh, 236 00:11:27,960 --> 00:11:32,079 Speaker 3: you know DJ's DJs, all of your local DJs, your 237 00:11:32,120 --> 00:11:37,440 Speaker 3: mix show DJs, your your coalition of DJs. Like DJ's matters, 238 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:39,160 Speaker 3: they stay tapped in with the DJs. 239 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:42,160 Speaker 1: Absolutely cool when when you're looking at you because he's 240 00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:45,839 Speaker 1: about to jump ahead and talk about radio and his 241 00:11:46,160 --> 00:11:49,640 Speaker 1: new role in radio. But let's let's talk about back 242 00:11:49,679 --> 00:11:52,960 Speaker 1: in the day when you and I were we met, Yeah, 243 00:11:53,240 --> 00:11:56,880 Speaker 1: and I saw a young person who loved the aspect 244 00:11:56,920 --> 00:11:59,560 Speaker 1: of sitting down behind a microphone. That's one thing I 245 00:11:59,600 --> 00:12:03,000 Speaker 1: noticed you. You had no problem talking on a mic. 246 00:12:03,160 --> 00:12:03,600 Speaker 2: Yeah. 247 00:12:04,080 --> 00:12:06,160 Speaker 1: Was that a love for you radio period? 248 00:12:06,600 --> 00:12:09,720 Speaker 3: Absolutely, It's something that I've always wanted to do, at 249 00:12:09,800 --> 00:12:11,800 Speaker 3: least for the last like twenty twenty five years. I 250 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:15,960 Speaker 3: was always fascinated you know, uh, coming, coming, coming, you know, 251 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:20,160 Speaker 3: sitting down with you guys, sitting down with Steve, you know, going, 252 00:12:20,280 --> 00:12:22,920 Speaker 3: going to sit down with Tom Joyner. I was always 253 00:12:22,920 --> 00:12:25,440 Speaker 3: fascinated with with with what they did on the other 254 00:12:25,480 --> 00:12:28,640 Speaker 3: side of it. You know, I grew up listening to radio. 255 00:12:28,679 --> 00:12:30,559 Speaker 3: You know, I grew up listening to h U R. 256 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:33,440 Speaker 3: You know, primarily that was the station of choice, you know, 257 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:35,199 Speaker 3: riding with my mom's. 258 00:12:35,559 --> 00:12:36,199 Speaker 1: And d Yeah. 259 00:12:36,280 --> 00:12:40,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, Howard University, Yeah, how the Meccan in ninety 260 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:44,880 Speaker 3: six point three, you know, to be exact, Yeah, So 261 00:12:44,960 --> 00:12:46,640 Speaker 3: I grew up, you know, I grew up listening to 262 00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:50,880 Speaker 3: listening to h U ARE you know, as far as 263 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:55,320 Speaker 3: I can remember, you know, the Daily Drum, yes, which 264 00:12:55,360 --> 00:12:58,040 Speaker 3: is still was just still prevalent, uh, you know and 265 00:12:58,400 --> 00:13:01,880 Speaker 3: needed till this day, one of the longest running number 266 00:13:01,920 --> 00:13:03,640 Speaker 3: one you know segments in radio. 267 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:05,080 Speaker 2: You know. Uh. 268 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:07,720 Speaker 3: So I again, I just grew up listening to it, 269 00:13:08,120 --> 00:13:10,720 Speaker 3: and I always was fascinated with it, and said, and 270 00:13:10,760 --> 00:13:12,480 Speaker 3: I felt like, you know, that's something like I was 271 00:13:12,520 --> 00:13:13,600 Speaker 3: told myself, I could do that. 272 00:13:13,679 --> 00:13:15,679 Speaker 2: You know, that's that. 273 00:13:15,440 --> 00:13:17,120 Speaker 1: Why why did you think you could do that? Right? 274 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:23,800 Speaker 3: I just I just felt like, you know, being being 275 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:26,360 Speaker 3: a student of the music, you know, being a student 276 00:13:26,360 --> 00:13:29,280 Speaker 3: of the culture. Uh, and then understanding like you know, 277 00:13:29,520 --> 00:13:31,679 Speaker 3: it's it's the changing of the guards, you know what 278 00:13:31,679 --> 00:13:34,200 Speaker 3: I mean, Uh, not so much. I don't look at 279 00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:37,080 Speaker 3: it so much as being necessarily a gatekeeper, being a 280 00:13:37,160 --> 00:13:40,520 Speaker 3: condouant for for the culture, you know, and as somebody 281 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:43,200 Speaker 3: who's out here, you know, supporting you know, I support 282 00:13:43,240 --> 00:13:45,680 Speaker 3: a lot, not just the Titian Knolas of the world, 283 00:13:45,720 --> 00:13:48,320 Speaker 3: but there's so many artists, you know, my even my 284 00:13:48,400 --> 00:13:50,920 Speaker 3: peers who've been in this game that have never received 285 00:13:50,920 --> 00:13:52,080 Speaker 3: the roses that they deserve. 286 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:52,360 Speaker 2: You know. 287 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:54,880 Speaker 3: It's one of the things that I you know, that 288 00:13:54,880 --> 00:13:57,280 Speaker 3: that I said, you know, if and when I'm ever 289 00:13:57,559 --> 00:13:59,960 Speaker 3: in position, you know, this is a way for me 290 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:02,560 Speaker 3: to keep the torch burning of the culture that I love, 291 00:14:02,640 --> 00:14:04,200 Speaker 3: you know, R and B and soul music. 292 00:14:04,440 --> 00:14:07,600 Speaker 5: Please don't go anywhere. We'll be right back with more 293 00:14:07,640 --> 00:14:16,439 Speaker 5: money Making Conversations Masterclass. Welcome back to the Money Making 294 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:22,240 Speaker 5: Conversations Masterclass hosted by Rashaan McDonald. Money Making Conversations Masterclass 295 00:14:22,240 --> 00:14:26,880 Speaker 5: continues online at Moneymakingconversations dot com and follow money Making 296 00:14:26,920 --> 00:14:30,680 Speaker 5: Conversations Masterclass on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 297 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:37,800 Speaker 1: Absolutely Quadstorm, Yeah, what when was your introduction to Quadstorm 298 00:14:37,840 --> 00:14:40,000 Speaker 1: and how did it impact you? That's what you're now 299 00:14:40,080 --> 00:14:43,280 Speaker 1: hosting at w u R ninety six four and three 300 00:14:43,280 --> 00:14:45,320 Speaker 1: in Washington, d c It's so surreal. 301 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:48,400 Speaker 3: You know, I grew up listening to Melvin Lindsay. Not 302 00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:50,600 Speaker 3: to be cliche cliche, but if you if you were 303 00:14:51,040 --> 00:14:54,960 Speaker 3: if you were Washingtonian, you know you're in You're in DC, Maryland, 304 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:58,160 Speaker 3: Northern Virginia. It was just it was it was the 305 00:14:58,240 --> 00:15:00,320 Speaker 3: late night you know, it's the Bible, it you know, 306 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:02,440 Speaker 3: it was written that this is what this is what 307 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:05,040 Speaker 3: we do from you know, from from from seven seven 308 00:15:05,160 --> 00:15:09,280 Speaker 3: thirty to midnight, you know, my day Monday through Friday, 309 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:12,840 Speaker 3: you know, so it was I just remember hearing the records, 310 00:15:12,840 --> 00:15:14,280 Speaker 3: you know that I love that. I grew up on 311 00:15:14,360 --> 00:15:17,800 Speaker 3: the Marvin Gaye Earth Winding Fire. You know, a lot 312 00:15:17,840 --> 00:15:23,440 Speaker 3: of Phillis hymen. Uh, you know, Luther and Melvin, Melvin 313 00:15:23,520 --> 00:15:26,480 Speaker 3: used to go in. I discovered them, a lot of 314 00:15:26,520 --> 00:15:28,720 Speaker 3: these artists, you know, for the first time, you know, 315 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:32,080 Speaker 3: listening to the Choirt Storm, listening to Melvin Lindsey, so 316 00:15:32,520 --> 00:15:36,600 Speaker 3: to be, you know, almost some fifty years later, Be, 317 00:15:36,880 --> 00:15:39,240 Speaker 3: you know, Be Be the new face and radio you know, 318 00:15:39,320 --> 00:15:42,520 Speaker 3: the voice and personality you know for the original Choir Storm. 319 00:15:42,600 --> 00:15:44,720 Speaker 2: You know, it's been an honor. 320 00:15:44,760 --> 00:15:48,600 Speaker 3: I'm still I'm still I'm still I'm still a semi virgins, 321 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:52,200 Speaker 3: you know, still getting my feet wet and you know 322 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:52,560 Speaker 3: I just. 323 00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:55,400 Speaker 1: Been but it was an opportunity you pursue, you pursue 324 00:15:55,560 --> 00:15:56,200 Speaker 1: to be the host. 325 00:15:56,320 --> 00:16:00,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, absolutely, storm absolutely absolutely, you know not what do 326 00:16:01,080 --> 00:16:03,480 Speaker 3: they say? You know when you ask or when you 327 00:16:03,520 --> 00:16:07,240 Speaker 3: pray for it, be very descriptive in your prayers. And uh, 328 00:16:07,280 --> 00:16:09,760 Speaker 3: you know I always say, I always say that God 329 00:16:09,800 --> 00:16:10,840 Speaker 3: has a sense of humans. 330 00:16:11,720 --> 00:16:12,400 Speaker 2: You know what I mean? 331 00:16:12,440 --> 00:16:16,280 Speaker 3: Because if you know, there's many other opportunities that I 332 00:16:16,280 --> 00:16:19,320 Speaker 3: applied for in radio, you know, filling in and things 333 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:19,960 Speaker 3: of that nature. 334 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:22,360 Speaker 2: But to but to be at hu Are just feel 335 00:16:22,440 --> 00:16:23,000 Speaker 2: so surreal. 336 00:16:23,520 --> 00:16:26,960 Speaker 1: I gotta hit you your your your top three songs 337 00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:30,360 Speaker 1: if you you sat down on Quadstone and you had 338 00:16:30,360 --> 00:16:33,720 Speaker 1: to say program director because you know your program director. 339 00:16:33,880 --> 00:16:36,040 Speaker 1: These are the list I want you to play. What's 340 00:16:36,080 --> 00:16:37,440 Speaker 1: your what is Raheem Duba? 341 00:16:37,640 --> 00:16:38,800 Speaker 2: Oh man, I'm to three? 342 00:16:39,160 --> 00:16:44,680 Speaker 3: I'm it's given uh uh average white band, a love 343 00:16:44,760 --> 00:16:47,240 Speaker 3: of your own? Probably go I probably I probably go 344 00:16:47,320 --> 00:16:51,720 Speaker 3: with the with the Alia record like one in a million. 345 00:16:51,840 --> 00:16:54,520 Speaker 1: Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay. 346 00:16:54,640 --> 00:16:56,120 Speaker 2: If you're gonna go, I we're gonna go. If we're 347 00:16:56,120 --> 00:16:59,080 Speaker 2: gonna go eighties. I wanna go, I wanna go. Yeah, yeah, 348 00:16:59,080 --> 00:16:59,960 Speaker 2: we wanna go eighties. 349 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:01,720 Speaker 3: I mean, we gotta go with one of the greatest 350 00:17:02,280 --> 00:17:05,320 Speaker 3: artists and records of all time to thriller album, you know. 351 00:17:05,480 --> 00:17:07,280 Speaker 2: And I would go with like Lady in My Life. 352 00:17:07,400 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 1: Okay, Okay, okay, okay, let me take my three. Let 353 00:17:10,840 --> 00:17:12,040 Speaker 1: me tell you my three. Let me my three, Let 354 00:17:12,119 --> 00:17:14,600 Speaker 1: me tell my three. My three will be uh uh 355 00:17:14,960 --> 00:17:18,800 Speaker 1: let me see. Uh gotta be an o J song. 356 00:17:18,880 --> 00:17:23,879 Speaker 3: Okay, cry together, Okay. 357 00:17:23,240 --> 00:17:26,480 Speaker 1: Crying and crying the whole time, Okay. And then I 358 00:17:26,680 --> 00:17:30,719 Speaker 1: then I go, uh. Then I go with uh, I 359 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:33,600 Speaker 1: gotta go rough a little bit with with with Teddy Pendergred. 360 00:17:33,600 --> 00:17:36,160 Speaker 2: Okay, all right, you know, turn them off, turn. 361 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:40,960 Speaker 1: Them out, and then and then then I wrap it 362 00:17:41,040 --> 00:17:43,760 Speaker 1: up with a little uh, a little lot Iley Brothers. 363 00:17:43,880 --> 00:17:47,480 Speaker 2: It sounds sound Hello. 364 00:17:47,640 --> 00:17:53,840 Speaker 5: Here, Hello, Welcome back to the Money Making Conversations Masterclass 365 00:17:53,960 --> 00:17:55,520 Speaker 5: hosted by Rashaan McDonald. 366 00:17:56,640 --> 00:17:58,199 Speaker 1: You know, we talked about music. We talking to being 367 00:17:58,200 --> 00:18:00,439 Speaker 1: an independent artist. Yeah, we talk about do you know, 368 00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:05,520 Speaker 1: establishing your brain your DC board new host Quair Storm 369 00:18:05,920 --> 00:18:09,280 Speaker 1: a dream gig for you. Now, let's talk about the 370 00:18:09,320 --> 00:18:13,000 Speaker 1: foundation that I wouldn't say the human side, but the 371 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:15,800 Speaker 1: philanthropy side. And a lot of people don't get to 372 00:18:15,840 --> 00:18:18,280 Speaker 1: know about you and your foundation talk about the importance 373 00:18:18,320 --> 00:18:19,000 Speaker 1: of your foundation. 374 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:22,000 Speaker 3: So my foundation, the Love Life Foundation, has been you know, 375 00:18:22,119 --> 00:18:24,080 Speaker 3: established since twenty thirteen. 376 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:25,359 Speaker 2: You know. 377 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:28,520 Speaker 3: Some of our major initiatives currently are you know, the 378 00:18:28,560 --> 00:18:30,879 Speaker 3: partnership that I have personal partnership that I have with 379 00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:34,040 Speaker 3: Gilliad Sciences, you know, to to you know, further my 380 00:18:34,119 --> 00:18:35,960 Speaker 3: efforts to fight HIV and AIDS. 381 00:18:36,280 --> 00:18:38,920 Speaker 2: You know, I've had similar partners in the past. 382 00:18:38,920 --> 00:18:41,879 Speaker 3: That we that we've worked with, you know, doing a 383 00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:46,159 Speaker 3: holiday annual holiday concert you know, back in DC Raheemed 384 00:18:46,160 --> 00:18:48,440 Speaker 3: Divine and Friends, which we're looking to probably bring back 385 00:18:48,480 --> 00:18:51,080 Speaker 3: at some point and the near future, you know, doing 386 00:18:51,160 --> 00:18:53,919 Speaker 3: Queen for a Day, spa takeovers, and our efforts to 387 00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:57,199 Speaker 3: fight domestic violence, you know, and and to bring that 388 00:18:57,960 --> 00:19:01,119 Speaker 3: to the forefront and have that be a conversation not 389 00:19:01,240 --> 00:19:03,639 Speaker 3: just with men and women, but children as well, you know, 390 00:19:03,920 --> 00:19:06,040 Speaker 3: with the best of violence being such a prevalent thing. 391 00:19:06,640 --> 00:19:09,399 Speaker 3: Eight thing related to community, you know to you know 392 00:19:10,359 --> 00:19:13,320 Speaker 3: is you know, the Love Life Foundation allows me to 393 00:19:13,400 --> 00:19:16,359 Speaker 3: keep a pulse on community, uh, to go into these 394 00:19:16,440 --> 00:19:19,720 Speaker 3: different cities that that support me, you know, that buy 395 00:19:19,760 --> 00:19:21,800 Speaker 3: a ticket or sell out a show. 396 00:19:21,840 --> 00:19:23,440 Speaker 2: And we don't just run off with the bag. 397 00:19:23,520 --> 00:19:26,160 Speaker 3: You know, we like to stick around after the show 398 00:19:26,400 --> 00:19:28,880 Speaker 3: or to come in town early and just do community 399 00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:31,000 Speaker 3: work and touch to people and you know, and get 400 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:33,320 Speaker 3: a pulse for what's going on you know city, the 401 00:19:33,359 --> 00:19:36,560 Speaker 3: city and and the woes and you know, things that 402 00:19:36,560 --> 00:19:39,359 Speaker 3: we that we that that I can be impactful, impactful 403 00:19:39,440 --> 00:19:42,679 Speaker 3: on or to use my voice, you know, as I 404 00:19:42,680 --> 00:19:46,480 Speaker 3: said to like Edutain, you know, right, let me ask you. 405 00:19:46,520 --> 00:19:48,679 Speaker 1: This because, like I said, there's a journey where you 406 00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:51,080 Speaker 1: start seeing things of what I can do. Because like 407 00:19:51,400 --> 00:19:54,040 Speaker 1: two thousand and five, we're about to celebrate twenty years 408 00:19:54,119 --> 00:19:57,760 Speaker 1: or the first one and that this year. Then it 409 00:19:57,800 --> 00:20:01,280 Speaker 1: took you about eight years before you establish your foundation. Yeah, 410 00:20:01,520 --> 00:20:05,719 Speaker 1: what were you seeing along the way? You went, I 411 00:20:05,760 --> 00:20:08,520 Speaker 1: gotta do this, I gotta make time, Yeah for the 412 00:20:08,560 --> 00:20:09,480 Speaker 1: Love Life Foundation. 413 00:20:09,640 --> 00:20:12,000 Speaker 3: Well always I was always I realized, you know it, 414 00:20:12,119 --> 00:20:14,040 Speaker 3: just I just had the epiphany one day. It wasn't 415 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:16,120 Speaker 3: until I till I till till I received the key 416 00:20:16,160 --> 00:20:18,280 Speaker 3: to the city and you know in in d C. 417 00:20:18,520 --> 00:20:22,720 Speaker 3: And you know proclamation, did I realized the impact that 418 00:20:22,760 --> 00:20:26,640 Speaker 3: I had made, you know, on on my city in particular. 419 00:20:26,720 --> 00:20:28,480 Speaker 3: You know, I've always been the guy that you could call, 420 00:20:29,280 --> 00:20:31,600 Speaker 3: but whether whether you waited til the last minute to call, 421 00:20:31,760 --> 00:20:34,439 Speaker 3: or somebody flaked or or I was the first person 422 00:20:34,480 --> 00:20:35,960 Speaker 3: you called, you know, I was being the guy that 423 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:39,600 Speaker 3: you could kind of call locally to do things. And 424 00:20:39,640 --> 00:20:41,840 Speaker 3: then I started to notice that it was happening nashally 425 00:20:41,880 --> 00:20:44,760 Speaker 3: as well. So you know, when I when I received 426 00:20:44,800 --> 00:20:46,720 Speaker 3: you know, when I received the proclamation and you know, 427 00:20:46,800 --> 00:20:48,920 Speaker 3: they made it officially rahiem DVN day. 428 00:20:49,080 --> 00:20:49,240 Speaker 2: Uh. 429 00:20:49,320 --> 00:20:51,840 Speaker 3: You know, in the district of Columbia, I felt it 430 00:20:51,880 --> 00:20:53,760 Speaker 3: was a premature thing, and I was thankful for that. 431 00:20:53,960 --> 00:20:56,040 Speaker 3: I was thankful, but I was I was you know, 432 00:20:56,080 --> 00:20:58,360 Speaker 3: I was a bit in shock. And you know if 433 00:20:58,400 --> 00:21:00,400 Speaker 3: that really put the battery in my back to say, 434 00:21:01,119 --> 00:21:03,120 Speaker 3: you know, for a city that's given me so much 435 00:21:03,240 --> 00:21:06,240 Speaker 3: and that I poured into, you know, uh, let's start 436 00:21:06,240 --> 00:21:09,679 Speaker 3: the foundation. And it's really you know, it gives me 437 00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:13,160 Speaker 3: more opportunities to say, you know, and and and decide 438 00:21:13,200 --> 00:21:15,639 Speaker 3: and support the things that I want to support, you 439 00:21:15,680 --> 00:21:16,800 Speaker 3: know directly as well. 440 00:21:17,119 --> 00:21:21,639 Speaker 1: Well. You know, it's really important. So that's that's the philanthropy. Now, 441 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:24,720 Speaker 1: you were impacted a lot of women through your whole 442 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:27,440 Speaker 1: foundation just recently talk about that. I think like fifty. 443 00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:29,919 Speaker 2: Yeah, so shout out to Gilead Sciences. 444 00:21:30,200 --> 00:21:33,640 Speaker 3: Last year I toured with with with the Incomparable Incomparable 445 00:21:33,880 --> 00:21:36,880 Speaker 3: lettercy Uh yeah, for the Good for the Good Life 446 00:21:36,920 --> 00:21:40,320 Speaker 3: tour right on Fire. Yeah, she stayed Lets stays on fire, 447 00:21:40,400 --> 00:21:43,200 Speaker 3: right on schedule. In fact, she's you know, she's about 448 00:21:43,280 --> 00:21:46,840 Speaker 3: to go on a tour with Marsha Ambrosius. I think 449 00:21:46,840 --> 00:21:50,240 Speaker 3: that I think they're just getting started or about to start. Ironically, 450 00:21:50,320 --> 00:21:52,960 Speaker 3: last year this time, we were on tour together. 451 00:21:53,119 --> 00:21:53,320 Speaker 2: You know. 452 00:21:53,359 --> 00:21:55,520 Speaker 3: We started in the month of March and went all 453 00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:58,560 Speaker 3: the way through the month of uh, like mid mid April. 454 00:21:59,280 --> 00:21:59,439 Speaker 2: You know. 455 00:21:59,480 --> 00:22:02,480 Speaker 3: I was apro by Gilead for my work that I 456 00:22:02,480 --> 00:22:05,879 Speaker 3: have done previously involving HIV and AIDS, and they told me, 457 00:22:06,040 --> 00:22:07,720 Speaker 3: you know, the demo that they were trying to reach, 458 00:22:08,080 --> 00:22:10,120 Speaker 3: and we felt like it was just like a great 459 00:22:10,119 --> 00:22:13,359 Speaker 3: partnership and I was able to do uh these thirty 460 00:22:13,359 --> 00:22:14,040 Speaker 3: plus dates. 461 00:22:14,440 --> 00:22:14,720 Speaker 5: Uh. 462 00:22:14,800 --> 00:22:16,880 Speaker 3: And they set a goal, they said they didn't wanted 463 00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:19,840 Speaker 3: to reach over thirty thousand women, you know, within thirty days. 464 00:22:19,840 --> 00:22:21,040 Speaker 2: And we were able to touch. 465 00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:24,240 Speaker 3: Fifty thousand, you know, letting them know the new statistics 466 00:22:24,240 --> 00:22:26,840 Speaker 3: and how black women and girls are being affected by 467 00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:30,000 Speaker 3: HIV and AIDS here and you know in in in 468 00:22:30,160 --> 00:22:33,480 Speaker 3: the country here, you know, and it's been it's been, 469 00:22:33,640 --> 00:22:35,960 Speaker 3: it's been great. You know, they've they've been a great partner, 470 00:22:36,600 --> 00:22:39,080 Speaker 3: spending over you know, twelve million dollars with their with 471 00:22:39,160 --> 00:22:43,719 Speaker 3: their PACE program. You know, also letting let it, letting 472 00:22:44,080 --> 00:22:47,800 Speaker 3: women and men know about you know, prep and and 473 00:22:48,720 --> 00:22:52,400 Speaker 3: preventative measures. You know, so you know, education is key, 474 00:22:52,440 --> 00:22:55,720 Speaker 3: of course, getting tested regularly and you know, and and 475 00:22:56,119 --> 00:23:00,199 Speaker 3: and and and breaking and breaking down the barrier is 476 00:23:00,240 --> 00:23:04,520 Speaker 3: of all the things that you know, uh, that people 477 00:23:04,840 --> 00:23:07,520 Speaker 3: may think you can't happen to them. 478 00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:07,800 Speaker 5: Back to you. 479 00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:12,560 Speaker 1: Like you've written in this interview, you've written that word 480 00:23:12,640 --> 00:23:16,840 Speaker 1: consistently about the educating, whether it's through music, through your foundation, 481 00:23:17,520 --> 00:23:20,840 Speaker 1: through the the having a career as an independent person. 482 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:24,600 Speaker 1: Education plays a role in your success story. Now let's 483 00:23:24,600 --> 00:23:27,480 Speaker 1: talk about the business man. Okay, the entrepreneur, we're talking 484 00:23:27,520 --> 00:23:30,560 Speaker 1: about that. But now you've got this new tour bus, 485 00:23:32,960 --> 00:23:36,600 Speaker 1: tour bus, come talk about this and why you need 486 00:23:36,640 --> 00:23:37,720 Speaker 1: a tour But you. 487 00:23:37,680 --> 00:23:40,719 Speaker 2: Know, it's it's it's it's an investment. You know. 488 00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:43,080 Speaker 3: I think one of the biggest expenses that you know, 489 00:23:43,119 --> 00:23:45,320 Speaker 3: we have as artists is like traveling. 490 00:23:45,440 --> 00:23:47,399 Speaker 2: And you know what I mean. So again, you know, 491 00:23:47,520 --> 00:23:49,560 Speaker 2: it's a it's a it's a just for. 492 00:23:49,520 --> 00:23:54,040 Speaker 3: You absolutely, absolutely, you know, be able to move around 493 00:23:55,320 --> 00:23:57,480 Speaker 3: a lot more that we look I look forward to 494 00:23:57,480 --> 00:24:00,040 Speaker 3: getting you know, getting getting getting on the road and 495 00:24:00,040 --> 00:24:03,120 Speaker 3: and and and and further my you know, my community work, 496 00:24:03,400 --> 00:24:05,879 Speaker 3: you know, being able to touch some of these these cities, 497 00:24:05,880 --> 00:24:07,720 Speaker 3: in these in these in these towns that we haven't 498 00:24:07,720 --> 00:24:08,439 Speaker 3: been able to go to. 499 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:09,760 Speaker 2: You know, but. 500 00:24:09,760 --> 00:24:12,240 Speaker 1: That's that's what your life is now. Man, you feel 501 00:24:12,280 --> 00:24:14,399 Speaker 1: like you're in control of your life. Well, you know 502 00:24:14,440 --> 00:24:18,159 Speaker 1: we can say that, but I guess understanding there's a 503 00:24:18,240 --> 00:24:19,520 Speaker 1: direction in your life. 504 00:24:19,520 --> 00:24:20,560 Speaker 2: Absolutely, you know this. 505 00:24:20,720 --> 00:24:23,600 Speaker 3: It's the highest source, you know, you know, the creator, God, 506 00:24:23,720 --> 00:24:27,280 Speaker 3: God is in control. You know, uh, but but but 507 00:24:27,280 --> 00:24:30,040 Speaker 3: but but I'm more intuitive to listening to the whispers 508 00:24:30,080 --> 00:24:33,119 Speaker 3: and intuition when when he say go this way, my child, 509 00:24:33,200 --> 00:24:35,440 Speaker 3: do this, Oh hold on, take it, take way. 510 00:24:35,560 --> 00:24:35,720 Speaker 2: Wait. 511 00:24:35,760 --> 00:24:38,119 Speaker 3: Wait, it's not it's not it's not time yet, you 512 00:24:38,119 --> 00:24:40,280 Speaker 3: know it's not you know, it's not time. 513 00:24:40,359 --> 00:24:43,200 Speaker 2: For syndication, right, you know what I mean? 514 00:24:43,240 --> 00:24:44,919 Speaker 3: You know, you know so I think you know a 515 00:24:44,960 --> 00:24:47,480 Speaker 3: lot of times, you know what's been what's been a 516 00:24:47,520 --> 00:24:53,040 Speaker 3: major key to my success, you know overall and definitely 517 00:24:53,119 --> 00:24:55,760 Speaker 3: as of late, it's just understanding, you know, far, far 518 00:24:55,840 --> 00:25:01,520 Speaker 3: too many times we we we we focused on what 519 00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:03,840 Speaker 3: we don't have, but we're so busy chasing what we 520 00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:06,280 Speaker 3: don't have, we don't recognize what's like right in front 521 00:25:06,320 --> 00:25:08,480 Speaker 3: of us, the opportunities in the right in front of us, 522 00:25:08,520 --> 00:25:11,000 Speaker 3: you know, and you know, and I you know when 523 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:12,520 Speaker 3: I when I'm on h U R, you know, I 524 00:25:12,960 --> 00:25:15,920 Speaker 3: constantly you know, I always close out my show saying that, 525 00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:19,480 Speaker 3: you know, use the gift of time, decision, free will 526 00:25:19,520 --> 00:25:20,159 Speaker 3: in one another. 527 00:25:20,600 --> 00:25:22,240 Speaker 2: You know, those are the greatest gifts given. 528 00:25:22,280 --> 00:25:24,840 Speaker 3: You know, from the time we're born, you know, we're 529 00:25:24,880 --> 00:25:28,760 Speaker 3: running out of time, uh. 530 00:25:28,080 --> 00:25:29,680 Speaker 2: The gift of decision and free will. 531 00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:31,520 Speaker 3: From the time you wake up in the morning to 532 00:25:31,560 --> 00:25:33,200 Speaker 3: the time you go to sleep, you have all these 533 00:25:33,240 --> 00:25:35,680 Speaker 3: decisions that you that you can make, you can decide, 534 00:25:35,720 --> 00:25:37,199 Speaker 3: you can sell, you can decide to get up, go 535 00:25:37,240 --> 00:25:40,320 Speaker 3: out and go get it, you know, be lazy rather 536 00:25:40,680 --> 00:25:43,919 Speaker 3: Netflix and chill whatever, whatever your vibe is you. You know, 537 00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:46,600 Speaker 3: you can you alterally decide what it is you want 538 00:25:46,600 --> 00:25:48,800 Speaker 3: to do with your time and your day. And I 539 00:25:48,840 --> 00:25:52,199 Speaker 3: think one of the most the third greatest gift you know, 540 00:25:52,600 --> 00:25:54,879 Speaker 3: in no particular order, is the gift of one another, 541 00:25:55,520 --> 00:25:58,880 Speaker 3: you know, the gift of people, relationships, you know, cult 542 00:25:58,920 --> 00:26:01,719 Speaker 3: of how you cultivate the you know, uh, you know, 543 00:26:01,760 --> 00:26:04,280 Speaker 3: how you respect one another, your word being your bond, 544 00:26:04,359 --> 00:26:06,880 Speaker 3: and and all of these things you know, and these 545 00:26:06,960 --> 00:26:09,600 Speaker 3: values and it's and you know, all roads have all 546 00:26:09,640 --> 00:26:12,240 Speaker 3: these things have led me to where I am now, 547 00:26:12,280 --> 00:26:14,320 Speaker 3: you know, And I think that you know, if that 548 00:26:14,440 --> 00:26:18,080 Speaker 3: was anything, if any advice you know that I would give, 549 00:26:18,160 --> 00:26:21,480 Speaker 3: you know, any artists or any dreamer creative out there. 550 00:26:21,520 --> 00:26:23,400 Speaker 2: It is to you know, if you respect those. 551 00:26:23,240 --> 00:26:26,080 Speaker 3: Things, the gift of time, the gift of decision, and 552 00:26:26,200 --> 00:26:29,119 Speaker 3: gift of one another. Uh, there's nothing really that you 553 00:26:29,160 --> 00:26:33,280 Speaker 3: can't achieve, achieve or obtained, you know. 554 00:26:33,400 --> 00:26:36,159 Speaker 2: It's the art of It's for me, it's the art. 555 00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:39,720 Speaker 3: Of knowing, Like you know you I don't, I don't. 556 00:26:40,040 --> 00:26:41,760 Speaker 3: I don't believe and I don't I don't I don't 557 00:26:41,760 --> 00:26:44,719 Speaker 3: believe it. I know it like I know God exists. 558 00:26:44,840 --> 00:26:46,840 Speaker 3: You know, I don't have to believe that, Like I know. 559 00:26:46,840 --> 00:26:47,399 Speaker 2: God exists. 560 00:26:47,400 --> 00:26:50,560 Speaker 3: I'm an example of that, your example of all examples 561 00:26:50,560 --> 00:26:51,479 Speaker 3: of that, you know. 562 00:26:51,560 --> 00:26:52,920 Speaker 2: So it's the art of knowing. 563 00:26:53,480 --> 00:26:55,760 Speaker 1: My brother. I'm glad you came down. 564 00:26:55,640 --> 00:26:56,040 Speaker 2: From d C. 565 00:26:56,320 --> 00:26:59,440 Speaker 3: Thank you live in studio or I take this opportunity 566 00:26:59,480 --> 00:27:01,040 Speaker 3: to say thank you for being you and what you've 567 00:27:01,080 --> 00:27:03,480 Speaker 3: done for us in the platform and for the game 568 00:27:03,520 --> 00:27:05,680 Speaker 3: and for the culture, and congratulations on all you're doing 569 00:27:05,720 --> 00:27:06,040 Speaker 3: as well. 570 00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:07,720 Speaker 1: I thank you, brother. Thank you for having no money 571 00:27:07,760 --> 00:27:12,159 Speaker 1: Making Masterclass, I don't. This has been another edition of 572 00:27:12,200 --> 00:27:16,440 Speaker 1: money Making Conversation Masterclass posted by me Rushaun McDonald. 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