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His older brother 11 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:36,960 Speaker 1: For Brunfield at Tattoo Artists at nine Mag is making 12 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:40,280 Speaker 1: his mental health, which is depression, a priority and using 13 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:43,400 Speaker 1: this platform to spread the word about his experiences. He 14 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 1: is also a very very talented hip hop artist and 15 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:49,199 Speaker 1: he helps the owner of nine Mag, Ryan deal with 16 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:52,159 Speaker 1: his personal struggles along the way. This season, Black in 17 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 1: Crewe Chicago airs every Wednesday, eight Eastern, seven Central. Please 18 00:00:56,240 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 1: welcome to money making Conversation the brothers Don and four 19 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:04,360 Speaker 1: and feel what's going on? Pretty good, my friends? But 20 00:01:04,440 --> 00:01:07,520 Speaker 1: pretty good? How's everything you treating y'all? Bow that pretty 21 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:10,959 Speaker 1: good man. We are early morning the good good, Well, 22 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:12,720 Speaker 1: thank you. They tell me you're taping right now. You're 23 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:14,840 Speaker 1: taping the show. Are you taping the show right now 24 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 1: or what's going on? Yea? We always work, We always work. Well, 25 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 1: I got, I got. Well that's what money making conversations 26 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:24,840 Speaker 1: all about, talking to busy people. Now done. I got 27 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:28,120 Speaker 1: to meet you in Philadelphia, was doing a que Harris show. 28 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:32,320 Speaker 1: It was a great meeting you. Your personality video, you know, 29 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 1: tell us about yourself a little bit so we can 30 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:36,240 Speaker 1: then let go over the flour and I just want 31 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 1: to introduce the artists, the artists and my my base, 32 00:01:39,080 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 1: my podcast based by syndicated radio based to eat you 33 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:44,200 Speaker 1: on your individual and we just start talking about the 34 00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 1: show and your individual success stories that you're creating away 35 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:50,160 Speaker 1: from the show. Don you're first, okay, well, you know 36 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 1: of course done. You know Black and Chargo man Mack 37 00:01:53,440 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 1: also in him a well man just uh you know, 38 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:59,480 Speaker 1: a young all going to race in Chicago. Uh. It 39 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 1: was a blood and to join my color group of brothers. 40 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 1: And it's opportunity and U endeavor that comes to you know, 41 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:09,359 Speaker 1: being a part of v H one, being a part 42 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 1: of UHL can creat Chicago and the brand and the 43 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:15,800 Speaker 1: team that we created again you know, humble, humble upbringings, 44 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 1: say basketball, the whole locks in Chicago. Remember we're talking 45 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:21,519 Speaker 1: a little bit, uh in Philly. I was telling you 46 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:27,360 Speaker 1: about me attending Lake University absolutely out of Missouri. Sir, Well, 47 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 1: you know I'm gonna get you down for that. Now, 48 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:33,440 Speaker 1: you just schedule a block September through HBCU. We went 49 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:35,360 Speaker 1: went in Delaware already told him that we're gonna get 50 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 1: you down there, man, because you know that whole HBC. 51 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:40,440 Speaker 1: You think giving that Brandon, I really was happy you 52 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:43,800 Speaker 1: told me your background because we want to collect because 53 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:46,720 Speaker 1: you're an influencer and we gotta have influencers there who 54 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:50,800 Speaker 1: attract everybody. And let him understand that HBC is a 55 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 1: brand that has been underserved as far as being recognized 56 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 1: for what the efforts they are doing in the corporate 57 00:02:56,240 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: and everyday life community. So that was awesome, brother concluded completely. Yeah, 58 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:04,600 Speaker 1: So you know, leaving that and coming home from that experience, 59 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 1: uh to join my brothers and this opportunity has been 60 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:11,800 Speaker 1: nothing but a blessing because those lessons have uh you know, 61 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:15,680 Speaker 1: while rowing have taught me how to handle this opportunity, 62 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:19,960 Speaker 1: uh to my career paths, you know, uh, you know, 63 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:23,639 Speaker 1: two years down the line from now. Absolutely when we 64 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 1: get to four at four and just let you know, man, 65 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 1: I spent five years in Chicago. I was up there 66 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:31,119 Speaker 1: with Steve Harvey executive DUS and co created his talk 67 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 1: show up there. So from telve to six, I was 68 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 1: up there. So I know it's about the code up there. 69 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:42,880 Speaker 1: But you guys, yeah, you guys, just let y'all know. 70 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:44,920 Speaker 1: We got a little history together. So I was I've 71 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:46,320 Speaker 1: been up there, so we speak to you when you 72 00:03:46,320 --> 00:03:49,040 Speaker 1: speak to Chicago. To me, I know about Chicago. It's 73 00:03:49,040 --> 00:03:51,920 Speaker 1: fifty degrees in June. Okay, it's it's it's it can 74 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:54,680 Speaker 1: get crazy up there. So for talk me about you 75 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 1: hip hop background and everything you're trying to strive for. 76 00:03:56,800 --> 00:03:58,640 Speaker 1: A man, I really like your the role that you 77 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 1: play because it's not a character you. And so then 78 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:02,760 Speaker 1: we're gonna break down some of the cast members so 79 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:06,240 Speaker 1: we can educate everybody, because you know, when I see 80 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:10,640 Speaker 1: Black in Crewe Chicago commercials running down football games, that's 81 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:13,800 Speaker 1: a whole new game that's playing out for You're y'are 82 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 1: showing a whole new audience. So I know some more 83 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 1: additional blessings that happened because of that additional exposure. But 84 00:04:19,520 --> 00:04:21,200 Speaker 1: let's find out a little bit more about about you 85 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:27,159 Speaker 1: for um. You know, uh, it's definitely um a blessing 86 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 1: with the platform that we have been from the South 87 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:33,840 Speaker 1: side of Chicago, you know, boring and raised, um, you know, 88 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:36,160 Speaker 1: to to basically just be a you know, inspeigration for 89 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 1: our city, you know, and show you know people that 90 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:41,320 Speaker 1: not from Chicago. You know what I mean that it 91 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 1: is not always as bad as the same. There are 92 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:45,479 Speaker 1: good parts. There are you know, great people here as well. 93 00:04:45,640 --> 00:04:47,640 Speaker 1: You know, you're just trying to be role model to 94 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:49,560 Speaker 1: our people and people pretty much people who can relate 95 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 1: to our story. You know. Me, I'm definitely a survivor 96 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 1: from mental illness issues, you know, so U having my brothers, 97 00:04:57,040 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 1: you know what I'm saying, uh, pretty much you know, 98 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 1: be there for me, you know, play the big part. 99 00:05:00,960 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 1: So I try to now just you know, spread the 100 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:06,279 Speaker 1: love and spread those words to you know, help someone 101 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:08,120 Speaker 1: else through their journey, you know, whatever it is that 102 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 1: they're going through. You know, we lost a sister, you 103 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:12,359 Speaker 1: know what I'm saying to you know, mental illness so 104 00:05:12,680 --> 00:05:14,400 Speaker 1: we just try to now you know, just be you 105 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:17,239 Speaker 1: know leaders, you know that, and just motivate our people, 106 00:05:17,320 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 1: you know, rather through the music, but rather to look 107 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 1: you see on tv UM just to see our growth. 108 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 1: We've been on uh like in Cruce, Chicago now for 109 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:26,760 Speaker 1: six seasons. So you know, now we're just trying to 110 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 1: you know, keep our journey going and just doing things 111 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 1: the right way and you know, showing people how to 112 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:33,520 Speaker 1: be you know bosses instead of you know, always works 113 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:35,599 Speaker 1: like we can do it. We're powerful, we got you know, 114 00:05:35,760 --> 00:05:38,160 Speaker 1: the right mindset. We just gotta you know, you gotta 115 00:05:38,240 --> 00:05:40,280 Speaker 1: you gotta do it. Well, it's really important what we're 116 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:42,560 Speaker 1: to do. It's really important that you guys are speaking 117 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:45,400 Speaker 1: this way because these shows are you called reality series 118 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:49,719 Speaker 1: or docusent, they're really commercials the platforms too. You know, 119 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:52,440 Speaker 1: grow your brain, promote your brain. If you have if 120 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:53,840 Speaker 1: you have a product you want to say, you get 121 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:55,719 Speaker 1: it out on the show and it's and you be 122 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:57,880 Speaker 1: remissed if you don't do that. Now done, you want 123 00:05:57,880 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 1: to get into acting, I'm just let you know. You 124 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:02,720 Speaker 1: may not know my background, but you know, you know sitcoms, 125 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 1: blockbuster movies. You might want to you might want to 126 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:07,039 Speaker 1: google me, my brother, you might want to google me 127 00:06:08,080 --> 00:06:12,359 Speaker 1: and so because uh and so when I look at 128 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:16,200 Speaker 1: you as an active okay, when you when you when 129 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:17,920 Speaker 1: you when I when I saw you, first of all, 130 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:19,680 Speaker 1: you you're good looking guy. Let's go and put that 131 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:22,800 Speaker 1: out there. Okay. And but your and your personality was 132 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:26,279 Speaker 1: really engaging. Okay, you articulate. So when you when you 133 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:28,760 Speaker 1: look at your the structure of competition out there, are 134 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:31,000 Speaker 1: you gonna okay you Chicago or not? They do have 135 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 1: acting opportunities in Chicago. But you know l A. A 136 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:37,560 Speaker 1: lot of people moved to Atlanta, but really they should 137 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:39,919 Speaker 1: go to l A. When I see the word acting 138 00:06:40,040 --> 00:06:42,719 Speaker 1: trying to pursue that, what does that mean? Because you 139 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:48,200 Speaker 1: know l A is what you gotta be. No, l 140 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:51,520 Speaker 1: A completely completely the uh my ultimate goal. You know, 141 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:54,599 Speaker 1: we have my brother talk about leaving Chicago is on 142 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:57,920 Speaker 1: the top of the list for opportunities. Hello, yeah, I'm 143 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:01,200 Speaker 1: still here, wait knowing your brother, because I just know that, 144 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:03,840 Speaker 1: I just know that. You know when you're doing that, 145 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:06,360 Speaker 1: you're taking the acting classes. What when you say acting 146 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:08,719 Speaker 1: to pursuing it? Just give us a little more audition 147 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:11,040 Speaker 1: other than the roles that you're playing. Are the are 148 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:13,840 Speaker 1: they are? The series of Black Ink Chicago? What are 149 00:07:13,880 --> 00:07:16,320 Speaker 1: the things? When you say you're pursuing it? What are you? 150 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:18,880 Speaker 1: What are you? What experiences are you? Are you are 151 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:21,520 Speaker 1: pursuing it? To grow that, to grow that end of 152 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:24,119 Speaker 1: your business, because I know that four his hip hop career, 153 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:27,040 Speaker 1: you got five albums, he's dropped, so he's in that lane, 154 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:29,920 Speaker 1: he's he's he's rolling. So on the acting in Where 155 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:33,720 Speaker 1: are You at? Oh well, for me, of course, acting 156 00:07:33,720 --> 00:07:36,960 Speaker 1: classes a month. I'm constantly trying to master that craft, 157 00:07:37,320 --> 00:07:41,040 Speaker 1: even if I'm at home doing uh practice of myself self. 158 00:07:41,040 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 1: Take anything I can do to keep bettering at the craft. 159 00:07:44,240 --> 00:07:48,840 Speaker 1: Right now, I'm participating in three or four different one slaves. 160 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:52,920 Speaker 1: That's the constantly get comfortable with being uncomfortable when you 161 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:55,000 Speaker 1: step in front of that live crowd and the live 162 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:59,520 Speaker 1: audience and you have to sell them the moment, the dream, 163 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 1: based believing the character. For me, that's a humble and 164 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:05,920 Speaker 1: experience as an actor. I think transitioning from page to 165 00:08:06,080 --> 00:08:09,440 Speaker 1: on camera that has made it easier for me to 166 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:12,600 Speaker 1: do or camera actor because there's nothing like being in 167 00:08:12,640 --> 00:08:15,320 Speaker 1: front of the live audience and uh, you don't get 168 00:08:15,320 --> 00:08:21,040 Speaker 1: a second take its crowd. It pushes me to really 169 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:23,440 Speaker 1: go home and study my line, study my craft, study 170 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:26,000 Speaker 1: my character. Uh. And for me, it's become fun. It's 171 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:28,760 Speaker 1: become a passion. Um. That's why I'm always in the gym. 172 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:30,240 Speaker 1: That's why my mom was on top of my health. 173 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:33,880 Speaker 1: I constantly want to uh be able to deliver my 174 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:38,120 Speaker 1: character and deliver this. Uh. You know, my skill sets 175 00:08:38,160 --> 00:08:41,080 Speaker 1: that the maximum ability. So uh for me, it's just 176 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:44,800 Speaker 1: been constant reinforcement and getting the pavement right now, taken 177 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:48,000 Speaker 1: on each and every opportunity that's given to me right now. Now, 178 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:50,840 Speaker 1: that's really great. I'm talking to Don and for Broomfield 179 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:53,040 Speaker 1: as b r U M F I E L D 180 00:08:53,280 --> 00:08:56,480 Speaker 1: there from the hit series Black Inch. Cargo airs every Wednesday, 181 00:08:56,480 --> 00:08:59,800 Speaker 1: eight eastern seventh Central on v H one. Met Don 182 00:08:59,800 --> 00:09:04,280 Speaker 1: of and up in Philadelphia. Great, great, great gentlemen. You know, 183 00:09:04,679 --> 00:09:07,520 Speaker 1: came in commanded the room. You know people are running 184 00:09:07,559 --> 00:09:09,280 Speaker 1: up to them. Get this autograph. I got a self 185 00:09:09,280 --> 00:09:11,280 Speaker 1: here with him too. Then my then my PR person 186 00:09:11,320 --> 00:09:14,559 Speaker 1: done messed it up. I couldn't even post it. Man, 187 00:09:14,559 --> 00:09:17,520 Speaker 1: I got I got got we gotta selfie. I can't 188 00:09:17,520 --> 00:09:19,360 Speaker 1: even post them the next time I coming because I'm 189 00:09:19,400 --> 00:09:21,680 Speaker 1: coming to Chicago for the NBA All Star Games. So 190 00:09:21,679 --> 00:09:23,440 Speaker 1: if you guys around, which I'm sure you will be, 191 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:25,840 Speaker 1: let's connect because I would love to sit down just 192 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:28,480 Speaker 1: talk about because that's why I created money Making Conversation, 193 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:30,360 Speaker 1: to be able to sit down and listen to people 194 00:09:30,440 --> 00:09:33,000 Speaker 1: dreams and then help. And I'm not asking for any 195 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:34,959 Speaker 1: money when I when I said that God is giving 196 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:38,480 Speaker 1: me a many lands of success, many many lance of success, 197 00:09:38,679 --> 00:09:40,679 Speaker 1: and many relationships, and all I try to do it 198 00:09:40,760 --> 00:09:42,920 Speaker 1: just point people in different directions. When we come back 199 00:09:42,920 --> 00:09:45,240 Speaker 1: with more money making Conversation, I'm gonna start my interview 200 00:09:45,280 --> 00:09:47,640 Speaker 1: again with my man for because he doesn't have to 201 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:49,800 Speaker 1: worry by stage right, he doesn't have to worry by 202 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 1: live artists, because that's what he do. He's a hip 203 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:55,000 Speaker 1: hop artist. He's out there doing his day imprompt on 204 00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:57,240 Speaker 1: top of the dome doing it. Right back with more 205 00:09:57,280 --> 00:10:00,640 Speaker 1: money making Conversations. I just Rashan McDonald, you were listening 206 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:03,480 Speaker 1: to money making Conversations. I was been talking to the 207 00:10:03,559 --> 00:10:06,439 Speaker 1: brothers Room Fields. That's done and four from the hit 208 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:10,400 Speaker 1: TV series Black Ink Chicago Crew, Black Black In Crew Chicago. 209 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:13,520 Speaker 1: That there's every Wednesday, eight eastern, seventh Central on v 210 00:10:13,679 --> 00:10:17,120 Speaker 1: H one Now four. You said that you this season 211 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:19,960 Speaker 1: and using the fact of depression and that part of 212 00:10:19,960 --> 00:10:21,560 Speaker 1: the mental health game that you want to use as 213 00:10:21,559 --> 00:10:24,480 Speaker 1: a platform. Explained to me exactly what are you trying 214 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:28,560 Speaker 1: to distribute as far as information about that that area 215 00:10:28,559 --> 00:10:31,000 Speaker 1: of mental illness that people tend to just kind of 216 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:34,480 Speaker 1: like push aside um, Well, at first, what I was 217 00:10:34,520 --> 00:10:37,440 Speaker 1: dealing with honestly, Um, what's something that was kind of 218 00:10:37,440 --> 00:10:39,079 Speaker 1: caught on camera just me having a moment. I was 219 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:41,599 Speaker 1: trying to do my job, you know, the film and 220 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:44,480 Speaker 1: you know, continue giving you know, uh, sitting in the 221 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:46,840 Speaker 1: people a great show, you know, and keep going. But um, 222 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:49,240 Speaker 1: you know I had had a moment where you know, 223 00:10:49,280 --> 00:10:51,080 Speaker 1: I actually broke down, you know, trying to do my 224 00:10:51,160 --> 00:10:53,400 Speaker 1: job and I had to step away. Took like three 225 00:10:53,520 --> 00:10:57,199 Speaker 1: three or four months of from filling and during that time, 226 00:10:57,240 --> 00:11:00,240 Speaker 1: I wouldn't get you know, help start doing therapy under 227 00:11:00,240 --> 00:11:01,719 Speaker 1: being around my loved ones, on my family or what 228 00:11:01,760 --> 00:11:04,880 Speaker 1: we're going on with me. And I also sat down 229 00:11:04,920 --> 00:11:07,839 Speaker 1: with Networks and um, they showed me the footage to 230 00:11:07,880 --> 00:11:09,920 Speaker 1: see how I felt about it, and at the time, 231 00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 1: you know, I was two months in from getting helped, 232 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:14,560 Speaker 1: so you know, um, as as much as you know, 233 00:11:14,679 --> 00:11:17,040 Speaker 1: he gave me chills watching it. I was looking at 234 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:19,800 Speaker 1: the bigger kitchen, like you know, I pre out there. 235 00:11:19,880 --> 00:11:22,000 Speaker 1: You know, this is this, this reality cving is what 236 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:24,240 Speaker 1: I went through. And um if I can you know, 237 00:11:24,480 --> 00:11:28,000 Speaker 1: help someone, you know, just at my level, just seeing 238 00:11:28,040 --> 00:11:29,480 Speaker 1: like you know, because everyone of things like you know, 239 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:32,080 Speaker 1: when you're successful and you have same you're just good, 240 00:11:32,120 --> 00:11:33,520 Speaker 1: but they don't know what. You know, we go through 241 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:36,360 Speaker 1: things too, So just to let people know that I'm human, 242 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:38,520 Speaker 1: you know, you know, you never know what people are 243 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:41,240 Speaker 1: going through. So I put it out there and the 244 00:11:41,280 --> 00:11:44,760 Speaker 1: impact was so big. Actually wasn't even looking for response life, 245 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:47,360 Speaker 1: it was just it was what it was. Um. But 246 00:11:47,480 --> 00:11:49,439 Speaker 1: to see the impact and see many people reach out 247 00:11:49,480 --> 00:11:52,160 Speaker 1: to me daily steell you know, for help or answers 248 00:11:52,280 --> 00:11:55,679 Speaker 1: or just you know, uh a sense of direction, you know. Um, 249 00:11:55,720 --> 00:11:57,720 Speaker 1: you know, I realized that, you know, I do have 250 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:00,240 Speaker 1: a bigger purpose, and um, you know, I was kind 251 00:12:00,240 --> 00:12:02,120 Speaker 1: of proud at the same time of myself and putting 252 00:12:02,120 --> 00:12:03,680 Speaker 1: out because just as much as I thought I was weak, 253 00:12:03,720 --> 00:12:07,360 Speaker 1: I realized that I was I was thronging up as well. Well, 254 00:12:07,360 --> 00:12:09,679 Speaker 1: it's really important that you because first of all, like 255 00:12:09,800 --> 00:12:12,040 Speaker 1: I'm a cancer survivor. You know, a lot of people 256 00:12:12,040 --> 00:12:13,719 Speaker 1: when they hear that, you know, they go, oh, you know, 257 00:12:13,760 --> 00:12:16,080 Speaker 1: because they just don't understand how to react to that. 258 00:12:16,160 --> 00:12:18,160 Speaker 1: You know, but you know, you have to be courageous 259 00:12:18,160 --> 00:12:21,560 Speaker 1: to realize that, you know, you've overcoming the odds and 260 00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:24,400 Speaker 1: people support you. You have your brother Don who's supporting you. 261 00:12:24,600 --> 00:12:27,320 Speaker 1: But your your your your illness played out in the 262 00:12:27,760 --> 00:12:31,160 Speaker 1: in the public on TV, and that can be manipulated 263 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:33,760 Speaker 1: good and bad. And so it's important that what you're 264 00:12:33,800 --> 00:12:36,480 Speaker 1: saying and what you're communicating to the world is that 265 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:39,400 Speaker 1: you are one of them, that that once you see 266 00:12:39,520 --> 00:12:42,000 Speaker 1: camp one should not ignore it as some as a 267 00:12:42,040 --> 00:12:44,960 Speaker 1: bad moment. And now when you're going through that process done, 268 00:12:44,960 --> 00:12:47,880 Speaker 1: how did it affect you and your brother, your relationship 269 00:12:47,960 --> 00:12:51,360 Speaker 1: with your brother? Well, before I have mentioned Empire before 270 00:12:52,080 --> 00:12:55,400 Speaker 1: you know, uh, you know, look at this just for 271 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:58,560 Speaker 1: two years ago to suicide. Um, you know, just growing 272 00:12:58,600 --> 00:13:01,680 Speaker 1: up in Chicago has not been easy. Post that's for uh, 273 00:13:01,880 --> 00:13:04,679 Speaker 1: just trying to make it to this point of being 274 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:07,360 Speaker 1: young men in their thirties now to be able to 275 00:13:07,360 --> 00:13:10,920 Speaker 1: be semi successful. Uh, to not have you know, reach 276 00:13:10,960 --> 00:13:13,720 Speaker 1: our ultimate goal, but to juice be better off than 277 00:13:13,760 --> 00:13:16,200 Speaker 1: what we were growing up. Man, that's accomplilated by myself. 278 00:13:16,280 --> 00:13:19,679 Speaker 1: So uh, you know, it was tough just knowing how 279 00:13:19,720 --> 00:13:21,560 Speaker 1: we grew up and just wanted to see my brother 280 00:13:21,640 --> 00:13:24,200 Speaker 1: be happy. And let's losing my sister. That was tough 281 00:13:24,240 --> 00:13:26,920 Speaker 1: on me. I couldn't Uh, I couldn't bear, you know, 282 00:13:26,960 --> 00:13:30,520 Speaker 1: watching another sibling go through this. And don't get me wrong, 283 00:13:30,559 --> 00:13:33,600 Speaker 1: you put me through my own uh you know, anxiety, 284 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:37,160 Speaker 1: uh and my own depressed states just being worried. Uh 285 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:39,839 Speaker 1: you know, when it's nothing worse than uh and you, 286 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:42,319 Speaker 1: like you just said, being a cancer survivor, you can 287 00:13:42,320 --> 00:13:45,360 Speaker 1: only imagine how family members who can't do anything for 288 00:13:45,520 --> 00:13:48,600 Speaker 1: you have to sit there and just pry. All we 289 00:13:48,600 --> 00:13:50,760 Speaker 1: can do is to give you our energy and try 290 00:13:50,800 --> 00:13:52,600 Speaker 1: to be there for you. And there's nothing we can do. 291 00:13:52,640 --> 00:13:54,920 Speaker 1: And that's one of the most uh, I could say, 292 00:13:54,960 --> 00:13:57,959 Speaker 1: helpless feelings you can never have as a person. Um. 293 00:13:58,120 --> 00:14:00,960 Speaker 1: And for me, it's just it's been a journey of 294 00:14:01,080 --> 00:14:04,079 Speaker 1: trying to heal myself, uh so that I can further 295 00:14:04,640 --> 00:14:08,760 Speaker 1: help my families, my siblings, my wife, you know, my children, 296 00:14:08,800 --> 00:14:12,280 Speaker 1: anybody that's connected to me continue to grow. Um. And 297 00:14:12,360 --> 00:14:16,600 Speaker 1: that's why people have seen the bond between me, my 298 00:14:16,640 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 1: brother Ryan, you know, the people that are around with 299 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:23,120 Speaker 1: our core has just become closer because at some point 300 00:14:23,120 --> 00:14:25,360 Speaker 1: we just realized that we're better off as a team 301 00:14:25,840 --> 00:14:28,320 Speaker 1: than its individuals. And that's the best thing we can 302 00:14:28,360 --> 00:14:31,400 Speaker 1: be for each other. Just the constant energy resource, uh, 303 00:14:31,440 --> 00:14:33,840 Speaker 1: to keep providing each other with positive energy, to keep 304 00:14:33,840 --> 00:14:36,800 Speaker 1: getting getting by daily. Uh. It's hard enough to go 305 00:14:36,880 --> 00:14:40,040 Speaker 1: by life alone wanted to be successful, but it feels 306 00:14:40,080 --> 00:14:41,760 Speaker 1: just a little bit easier when you know that you 307 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:44,840 Speaker 1: have a team of friends who are genuinely wanted to 308 00:14:44,880 --> 00:14:49,800 Speaker 1: see you happy, grow and expand, whether it's business wise, 309 00:14:49,840 --> 00:14:52,440 Speaker 1: emotional wise, physical wise. And that's just what I've been 310 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:55,600 Speaker 1: here trying to do, just constantly being reinforcement of love 311 00:14:56,320 --> 00:14:59,120 Speaker 1: energy and trying to provide like just a positive baby 312 00:14:59,720 --> 00:15:02,720 Speaker 1: uh rotation that's just helps us get back because these 313 00:15:02,720 --> 00:15:05,440 Speaker 1: things his own prospect. It's amazing that hen you say 314 00:15:05,440 --> 00:15:08,400 Speaker 1: that that that connection, because you're so articulate and it 315 00:15:08,520 --> 00:15:11,200 Speaker 1: was passionate, it was no stuttering. It was like, this 316 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:13,520 Speaker 1: is a message that you live with every day. I 317 00:15:13,560 --> 00:15:15,680 Speaker 1: know when I lost my sister to cancer. You know, 318 00:15:15,640 --> 00:15:17,480 Speaker 1: there's nothing I could do. You know, it's just so 319 00:15:17,520 --> 00:15:20,240 Speaker 1: when I was diagnosed, you know, it was a helpless feeling. 320 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:21,520 Speaker 1: Like you said, all you can do it just pray. 321 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:23,520 Speaker 1: You know, you can't be a doctor. You can't. You 322 00:15:23,520 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 1: don't know what the doctor's gonna say. You don't know 323 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:28,200 Speaker 1: that stage and but you have to. But it plays 324 00:15:28,240 --> 00:15:31,080 Speaker 1: out because I'm a I'm a public figure, so nobody 325 00:15:31,120 --> 00:15:32,840 Speaker 1: has sympathy for me. I can't go out there and 326 00:15:32,880 --> 00:15:35,360 Speaker 1: ask for people to feel sorry. And you guys are successful, 327 00:15:35,400 --> 00:15:38,000 Speaker 1: you're good looking guys. You on TV, you know, and 328 00:15:38,040 --> 00:15:39,960 Speaker 1: people feel when you're on TV, there's a lot of 329 00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:43,040 Speaker 1: great things happening for you. You should be happy every day. 330 00:15:43,280 --> 00:15:45,920 Speaker 1: But life doesn't play out that way. It doesn't play 331 00:15:45,960 --> 00:15:49,520 Speaker 1: out that way. And so they believe that we're perfect. 332 00:15:49,840 --> 00:15:52,360 Speaker 1: They believe that we are you know, y'all got money 333 00:15:52,400 --> 00:15:56,480 Speaker 1: to like, they got no idea what we're really going 334 00:15:56,520 --> 00:15:59,400 Speaker 1: through at home and being uh for Boden and being 335 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:03,360 Speaker 1: the fort Show, the whole family world. That pressure alone. 336 00:16:03,920 --> 00:16:07,400 Speaker 1: It's tough. You know, it's really interesting because I because 337 00:16:07,440 --> 00:16:09,400 Speaker 1: I lived in Chicago five years and you know, you 338 00:16:09,440 --> 00:16:11,720 Speaker 1: know what they mentioned about being black men in Chicago, 339 00:16:11,760 --> 00:16:16,520 Speaker 1: because Chicago doing the summertime, it's crazy. The homicide rate, 340 00:16:16,800 --> 00:16:19,600 Speaker 1: especially around the Fourth of July is like off the chain. 341 00:16:20,040 --> 00:16:22,040 Speaker 1: And you know, it's almost like sometimes a black man 342 00:16:22,080 --> 00:16:24,440 Speaker 1: in Chicago was like a dead man walking up there, 343 00:16:24,520 --> 00:16:26,760 Speaker 1: and I it was it was it was really when 344 00:16:26,760 --> 00:16:28,200 Speaker 1: you when you when you want to talk about the 345 00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:30,600 Speaker 1: helpless feeling, that's when you really get help because you 346 00:16:30,600 --> 00:16:33,200 Speaker 1: don't know what you can do. And so so as 347 00:16:33,200 --> 00:16:36,080 Speaker 1: a hip hop artist, for does that impact the message 348 00:16:36,080 --> 00:16:38,240 Speaker 1: you're trying to deliver in your music or just living 349 00:16:38,280 --> 00:16:41,600 Speaker 1: everyday life? Uh of Chicago? Is that's what you're just 350 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:43,680 Speaker 1: trying to get out there? Just just just from an 351 00:16:43,720 --> 00:16:48,520 Speaker 1: international standpoint, what is the message? Honestly? I mean, honestly 352 00:16:48,640 --> 00:16:51,480 Speaker 1: this is I love Chicago, you know what I mean? 353 00:16:51,560 --> 00:16:54,720 Speaker 1: But sometimes they hate our mentality, but it's just who 354 00:16:54,720 --> 00:16:57,040 Speaker 1: we are as people. UM. I definitely would like to 355 00:16:57,080 --> 00:17:00,680 Speaker 1: see you know, um, you know us do better as 356 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:03,000 Speaker 1: a as a whole, just as people. You know in 357 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:07,040 Speaker 1: our community. You know, I think we need more leaders. Uh, 358 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:09,399 Speaker 1: you know, I can't I can't say what what the 359 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:12,960 Speaker 1: what the homicide numbers look like to share. Um, we 360 00:17:13,080 --> 00:17:14,840 Speaker 1: we're just from what we've been from, you know what 361 00:17:14,840 --> 00:17:16,639 Speaker 1: I mean. You're from the you know, you're from the streets. 362 00:17:16,640 --> 00:17:18,520 Speaker 1: So you know, we just try to better ourselves as 363 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:20,639 Speaker 1: you get older. Some people, you know, grow up cooking 364 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:22,520 Speaker 1: than others, and some people just like being a product 365 00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:25,280 Speaker 1: of the environment. But um, we just try to always 366 00:17:25,359 --> 00:17:28,320 Speaker 1: you know, in Chicago looks like this. It's just all 367 00:17:28,359 --> 00:17:30,000 Speaker 1: about your energy, you know. I mean, like if you're 368 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:31,600 Speaker 1: looking for something, you go you're a power you're looking 369 00:17:31,680 --> 00:17:33,280 Speaker 1: for you know what I mean. But if you have 370 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:37,120 Speaker 1: a a positive mindset, you know, uh, it don't matter 371 00:17:37,440 --> 00:17:39,480 Speaker 1: what what kind of rooms then with you know, if 372 00:17:39,520 --> 00:17:43,240 Speaker 1: you're that person that's trying of U bring empowerment, like 373 00:17:43,240 --> 00:17:45,280 Speaker 1: you're gonna stand out like a lot of people that 374 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:48,320 Speaker 1: may have like I've been the only positive person in 375 00:17:48,320 --> 00:17:51,640 Speaker 1: the negative room, you know, and people that have negative 376 00:17:51,640 --> 00:17:54,080 Speaker 1: intentions to hurt people and this and that they they 377 00:17:54,160 --> 00:17:55,800 Speaker 1: it's a respect level when you walk in the room, 378 00:17:56,240 --> 00:17:57,439 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. Some people do know how 379 00:17:57,440 --> 00:18:00,719 Speaker 1: to you know, uh, put turn it off and on, 380 00:18:00,840 --> 00:18:01,960 Speaker 1: you know what I mean, when it when it's time, 381 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:04,639 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. So it's just about you know, 382 00:18:04,720 --> 00:18:06,520 Speaker 1: just about what you can bring to the table, you know, 383 00:18:06,560 --> 00:18:08,080 Speaker 1: and all we can do is just keep trying to 384 00:18:08,160 --> 00:18:10,800 Speaker 1: you know, motivate and you know, push somebody to you know, 385 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:13,199 Speaker 1: make a change. You know, some people some people are 386 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:15,159 Speaker 1: some people aren't. But that like we can't really control that. 387 00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:17,560 Speaker 1: Just all about knowing what you what you gotta do 388 00:18:17,600 --> 00:18:21,240 Speaker 1: for you and yours. Man, you know, you can't save everybody. Um, 389 00:18:21,320 --> 00:18:23,639 Speaker 1: but that's why all we do on olages continue to 390 00:18:23,640 --> 00:18:25,760 Speaker 1: be their leaders. Um. Just just even with people seeing 391 00:18:25,840 --> 00:18:27,959 Speaker 1: us on TV, they may just think is just focus 392 00:18:28,040 --> 00:18:31,040 Speaker 1: on the drama or you know, uh, just just us 393 00:18:31,040 --> 00:18:32,520 Speaker 1: getting the check. But at the same time we're trying 394 00:18:32,520 --> 00:18:34,960 Speaker 1: to actually lead our people who you know, especially in Chicago, 395 00:18:35,480 --> 00:18:37,840 Speaker 1: you know, motivating to just you know, do something different. 396 00:18:38,480 --> 00:18:40,920 Speaker 1: So it's it's it's always you. You always have to 397 00:18:40,920 --> 00:18:43,040 Speaker 1: sit in like a lot of people. I know. I 398 00:18:43,040 --> 00:18:45,560 Speaker 1: remember a couple of my friends that have sons that 399 00:18:45,640 --> 00:18:47,720 Speaker 1: grow up there that's in high school. You know. I 400 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:49,560 Speaker 1: listened to their stories and they tell me, like their 401 00:18:49,600 --> 00:18:52,159 Speaker 1: sons sometimes that their kids sometimes have to adapt to 402 00:18:52,200 --> 00:18:54,320 Speaker 1: what's going on so they won't do picked on you know. 403 00:18:54,320 --> 00:18:56,680 Speaker 1: I mean, so sometimes people may just gonna do something 404 00:18:56,720 --> 00:18:58,159 Speaker 1: that I want to do, just so they won't be 405 00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:01,800 Speaker 1: the one is getting picked on, you know. Uh so, um, 406 00:19:01,840 --> 00:19:03,520 Speaker 1: you know, it's just it's just sad, you know what 407 00:19:03,560 --> 00:19:06,080 Speaker 1: I mean. But I feel like that in the next 408 00:19:06,080 --> 00:19:08,320 Speaker 1: few years and the hopefully we can just you know, 409 00:19:08,400 --> 00:19:11,639 Speaker 1: see a change in the city. You know just what 410 00:19:11,680 --> 00:19:14,120 Speaker 1: it is. It's the city that hates itself. So yeah, 411 00:19:14,480 --> 00:19:15,880 Speaker 1: it's some good people here, you know what I mean. 412 00:19:15,960 --> 00:19:17,760 Speaker 1: But all we gotta do right now is is what 413 00:19:17,920 --> 00:19:19,840 Speaker 1: we can you know, put out, you know, and hopefully 414 00:19:19,840 --> 00:19:22,359 Speaker 1: people you know someday changes, you know, slow process, you 415 00:19:22,400 --> 00:19:24,920 Speaker 1: better than the process. Well, I'm tasting for and Done. 416 00:19:25,240 --> 00:19:29,560 Speaker 1: The articulation man, the words, the stories that you're telling, 417 00:19:29,600 --> 00:19:31,920 Speaker 1: Oh might show that their money making conversation. I'm talking 418 00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:34,960 Speaker 1: to Done and for Broomfield. They were on the show, 419 00:19:35,080 --> 00:19:36,800 Speaker 1: the hit Show because I see it on the NFL 420 00:19:36,880 --> 00:19:40,480 Speaker 1: commercials Now Black in Cruise Chicago airs every Wednesday at 421 00:19:40,480 --> 00:19:43,520 Speaker 1: eight eastern step and Central. You guys are influencers and 422 00:19:43,520 --> 00:19:46,200 Speaker 1: I would just tell you something done when I met you, 423 00:19:46,200 --> 00:19:49,119 Speaker 1: you know you you it's it's a it's an aura 424 00:19:49,359 --> 00:19:51,840 Speaker 1: the RADII from you that I liked that I that 425 00:19:51,960 --> 00:19:54,119 Speaker 1: I gravitated to you know, and I've been around a 426 00:19:54,119 --> 00:19:57,400 Speaker 1: lot of successful people. I'm a successful person. You have it, man, 427 00:19:57,520 --> 00:19:59,280 Speaker 1: and and for and meeting you for the first time 428 00:19:59,320 --> 00:20:01,360 Speaker 1: in here and how you talk, you got it too. 429 00:20:01,440 --> 00:20:05,159 Speaker 1: So that means that you two are influencers. It's continue 430 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:09,399 Speaker 1: that mantle of influencing because I have I'm hosting the 431 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:13,320 Speaker 1: panel tonight for big Brothers Big Sisters. It's called Real 432 00:20:13,440 --> 00:20:16,440 Speaker 1: Men Who Mentor, and I'm hosting that tonight. I got 433 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:18,760 Speaker 1: my barn Rico leave or Boy, Harry Duggas from the 434 00:20:18,760 --> 00:20:22,920 Speaker 1: Atlanta Faccusins, and other people que Parker from one twelve. 435 00:20:23,280 --> 00:20:25,960 Speaker 1: We all get in there and eight hours a day 436 00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:27,679 Speaker 1: for that's all. We have to get one year. And 437 00:20:27,920 --> 00:20:30,359 Speaker 1: I'm not engaging you to do this. I'm just telling 438 00:20:30,400 --> 00:20:32,679 Speaker 1: you what we have to do as leaders. We have 439 00:20:32,680 --> 00:20:38,240 Speaker 1: to commit our time elsewhere and here you too talk dude. Y'all. Y'all, 440 00:20:38,320 --> 00:20:41,560 Speaker 1: y'all some bad boys. Man, y'all are some bad boys. 441 00:20:41,960 --> 00:20:45,560 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna let you all know that. Thank you, brother. 442 00:20:45,640 --> 00:20:48,200 Speaker 1: We're just trying to continue to grow. Um. Like you said, 443 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:50,720 Speaker 1: you know, us going on in Chicago has been a 444 00:20:50,800 --> 00:20:54,520 Speaker 1: journey in itself. Uh, you know, I like a lot 445 00:20:54,520 --> 00:20:58,680 Speaker 1: of youths today, they don't have opportunities. We had getaways 446 00:20:59,440 --> 00:21:01,679 Speaker 1: time to say like this is a reminder of the 447 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:04,080 Speaker 1: things that we do daily. Uh. You know, my brother 448 00:21:04,320 --> 00:21:05,960 Speaker 1: is a witness and I was working. I was trying 449 00:21:05,920 --> 00:21:07,879 Speaker 1: to school to streak kids working with the eth of 450 00:21:07,960 --> 00:21:14,280 Speaker 1: Chicago continue to create constant programs to trying to continuely grow. Uh. 451 00:21:14,320 --> 00:21:17,560 Speaker 1: So you know, UH, this type of conversation will help us. 452 00:21:17,800 --> 00:21:22,440 Speaker 1: We have these kids at an earlier age avenue with success, 453 00:21:22,560 --> 00:21:24,680 Speaker 1: uh and learning that every kid is not gonna be 454 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:27,280 Speaker 1: an athlete. Every kid is not gonna you know at 455 00:21:27,359 --> 00:21:30,879 Speaker 1: shale in school. So conversations like this, we'll teach our 456 00:21:30,960 --> 00:21:33,719 Speaker 1: kids about early entrepreneurship. Some of these kids are brilliant 457 00:21:33,720 --> 00:21:35,080 Speaker 1: to where they can come from out of high school 458 00:21:35,160 --> 00:21:37,040 Speaker 1: on their own business. And these are type of things 459 00:21:37,080 --> 00:21:38,680 Speaker 1: I want to teach them that will help them straight 460 00:21:38,680 --> 00:21:41,320 Speaker 1: away from the street, like uh, spread away from the 461 00:21:41,400 --> 00:21:43,920 Speaker 1: negative activities that they have to participate in just to 462 00:21:43,960 --> 00:21:46,840 Speaker 1: get back. Um. So the younger we could teach them 463 00:21:46,880 --> 00:21:51,560 Speaker 1: about uh, leadership and entrepreneurship and being their own leaders 464 00:21:51,560 --> 00:21:53,840 Speaker 1: in boltics. I think that's just going what's going to 465 00:21:53,920 --> 00:21:56,720 Speaker 1: help trying papago a land because every kid wants that 466 00:21:56,760 --> 00:21:58,760 Speaker 1: need to be a rapper or athlete, because they believe 467 00:21:58,840 --> 00:22:00,600 Speaker 1: like that's the way out. And I wanted to give 468 00:22:00,640 --> 00:22:03,640 Speaker 1: them the jewels and the tools to be successful way 469 00:22:03,680 --> 00:22:06,160 Speaker 1: earlier than what we were. It took up, we eventually 470 00:22:06,160 --> 00:22:08,119 Speaker 1: figured it out. But if I could give that to 471 00:22:08,200 --> 00:22:10,200 Speaker 1: a fifteen year old and picking or seven years and 472 00:22:10,240 --> 00:22:12,520 Speaker 1: dollars that I have now, I think that's gonna make 473 00:22:12,560 --> 00:22:15,080 Speaker 1: a way bigger impact, uh than a lot of other 474 00:22:15,119 --> 00:22:18,280 Speaker 1: things that we can do. My man, this is awesome. Uh. 475 00:22:18,960 --> 00:22:20,960 Speaker 1: First of all, I didn't I need to talk about 476 00:22:20,960 --> 00:22:24,240 Speaker 1: I know the cast members because you guys are so engaging. 477 00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:27,080 Speaker 1: You guys are so special and know this. You can 478 00:22:27,160 --> 00:22:30,000 Speaker 1: keep Rushan mcgal naming your roller text roller deck. So 479 00:22:30,080 --> 00:22:31,879 Speaker 1: if you ever need me to come up there, I 480 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:33,639 Speaker 1: come up on my own dime. I pay for my 481 00:22:33,640 --> 00:22:35,959 Speaker 1: whole hotel, I pay for my own uber to come 482 00:22:36,040 --> 00:22:38,640 Speaker 1: to your advantage and support you. I'm just that way. 483 00:22:38,720 --> 00:22:40,760 Speaker 1: I'm just that way. It's a gift you gotta give 484 00:22:40,880 --> 00:22:43,520 Speaker 1: to get, and to get I'm getting a relationship. If 485 00:22:43,560 --> 00:22:45,560 Speaker 1: I give the relationship right, then we're gonna all win. 486 00:22:45,600 --> 00:22:47,560 Speaker 1: Because all we're trying to do is provide opportunities. And 487 00:22:47,560 --> 00:22:49,800 Speaker 1: I'm gonna just tell you something else. 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