WEBVTT - #295 - 38 Spesh 0:00:00.320 --> 0:00:02.840 Heyo, what's happening? Man? It's thirty eight specch Make sure 0:00:02.920 --> 0:00:06.559 y'all check me out on the Bootleg CAV podcast. Trust 0:00:10.119 --> 0:00:13.960 Bootleg cav Podcast Special guests in here. Mike got thirty 0:00:13.960 --> 0:00:18.040 eight special. What's hadding? What's going on? Man? I'm back, Man, 0:00:18.160 --> 0:00:21.959 You're back. You got some shows in the southern California area. 0:00:22.040 --> 0:00:27.520 Big show catch Garden Grove. New album is out for 0:00:27.600 --> 0:00:29.720 people who don't know. So what I like about what 0:00:29.760 --> 0:00:31.720 you're doing with this album and you've don't in the past, 0:00:31.800 --> 0:00:35.120 is you put the album out on your website early. 0:00:35.560 --> 0:00:38.840 So for the fans that are like that want it now, 0:00:39.680 --> 0:00:42.800 you can monetize that, right, you know, I get the 0:00:42.800 --> 0:00:45.519 people that you know want to support, give them a 0:00:45.600 --> 0:00:47.360 chance to support a lot of people be wanting to 0:00:47.360 --> 0:00:50.440 support Heavy, right, don't even really got no opportunity, right 0:00:50.479 --> 0:00:51.720 you know what I'm saying, Yeah, because it's like you 0:00:51.720 --> 0:00:53.159 can stream it, but like what if I want to 0:00:53.200 --> 0:00:55.360 do more? You know? So you know, with this right here, 0:00:55.360 --> 0:00:57.520 I'm giving y'all an opportunity to pay what you want. 0:00:57.600 --> 0:00:59.440 You know, we start with a floor price at thirty 0:00:59.440 --> 0:01:01.920 eight dollars, but if you want to spend more you 0:01:01.960 --> 0:01:04.160 could spend more, and the people that spend a lot, 0:01:04.200 --> 0:01:06.640 y'all gonna get you know, different perks and stuff. You know, 0:01:07.000 --> 0:01:10.640 y'all gonna get access to, like, you know, the events, 0:01:10.760 --> 0:01:14.080 you know, the listening parties and exclusive merch and stuff 0:01:14.120 --> 0:01:16.800 like that. You're gonna see all the incentives up there 0:01:16.920 --> 0:01:19.280 when you go to the site. It's that even dot biz. 0:01:19.600 --> 0:01:22.280 Well I just saw so if someone buys the album, 0:01:22.319 --> 0:01:26.200 they can come to the show in LA. Definitely, So 0:01:26.280 --> 0:01:27.640 they can come to the show in LA, and then 0:01:27.680 --> 0:01:31.479 there's an exclusive listening seven shots vinyl too, right, Yeah, 0:01:31.480 --> 0:01:33.920 it's a vinyl that you get signed by me as well. Yeah, 0:01:33.959 --> 0:01:36.959 you know what I'm saying. Yeah, the vinyl turnarounds gotta 0:01:36.959 --> 0:01:38.440 be crazy. I feel like it takes forever to get 0:01:38.480 --> 0:01:41.720 vinyl made. It was. It got crazy when COVID hit. Right, 0:01:41.760 --> 0:01:44.120 it's been better. It's a lot better now. Yeah, it's 0:01:44.160 --> 0:01:47.040 back to normal and shit, decent, decent turnaround and shit, 0:01:47.440 --> 0:01:49.160 how do you top last year? Man? You had a 0:01:49.160 --> 0:01:51.720 crazy year. Last year I had a dope. Yeah last year. 0:01:52.120 --> 0:01:54.280 This year is gonna be crazier. Yeah, because I got 0:01:54.320 --> 0:01:56.360 I got a lot of shit. Last year was my 0:01:56.400 --> 0:01:58.480 warm up. You know what I'm saying, Like I only 0:01:58.520 --> 0:02:01.720 put out honestly, I put out like seventeen songs last year, 0:02:01.840 --> 0:02:04.200 but they but they all you made him count? Yeah? 0:02:04.200 --> 0:02:07.160 I made them just count this year because did you 0:02:07.200 --> 0:02:10.160 only put out seven shots in the Harry Frodchi last year? Yeah? 0:02:10.280 --> 0:02:13.040 You made him count though, You're right? Yeah, right? You 0:02:13.040 --> 0:02:15.119 know what I'm saying. This year, I got a few 0:02:15.160 --> 0:02:17.080 things lined up. Like I said, I got gun Smoke, 0:02:17.120 --> 0:02:22.799 I just dropped. Me and Conway got an album Crazy Okay, Yeah, 0:02:23.280 --> 0:02:25.720 the people gotta get ready for that. Is it finished? 0:02:25.919 --> 0:02:28.800 It's done? Oh man? Yeah, that's coming. I'm gonna follow 0:02:28.880 --> 0:02:30.960 up after gun Smoke with that. So y'all heard that? 0:02:31.080 --> 0:02:32.480 Do you have a title for it? You're gonna need 0:02:32.520 --> 0:02:34.760 a lighter again or yeah, I'm gonna need a lighter again. 0:02:34.919 --> 0:02:39.600 Let's get this wonderful hardin lighter, yes, sir, So, yeah, 0:02:39.600 --> 0:02:42.280 that's coming. The name of that album is called Special Machinery. 0:02:42.440 --> 0:02:46.679 Oh yeah, something serious, Special Machinery. Yeah, were on there 0:02:46.680 --> 0:02:49.080 getting busy and shit. You know what I'm saying. I 0:02:49.120 --> 0:02:51.200 produced the whole joint, me and me and my guy 0:02:51.280 --> 0:02:54.000 Jimmy Dukes. He's a producer from out of Buffalo. We 0:02:54.360 --> 0:03:00.440 produced the whole joint and how many songs? Ten? Yeah? Yeah, 0:03:00.840 --> 0:03:04.280 enjoins me and Conway dumping going crazy. Yeah, And I 0:03:04.280 --> 0:03:07.520 feel like last year Conway kind of like he had 0:03:07.680 --> 0:03:09.320 a great year. He did drumwork for us and stuff, 0:03:09.320 --> 0:03:10.520 but I feel like he kind of kicked back on 0:03:10.720 --> 0:03:12.600 releasing music at a normal pace. So I know this 0:03:12.720 --> 0:03:16.200 year he is not playing Yeah even lowder him and 0:03:16.240 --> 0:03:18.280 Jay Ski's just dropped. I know his album comes out 0:03:18.320 --> 0:03:21.840 in April. When is you know what date you guys 0:03:21.840 --> 0:03:26.519 are dropping this? Uh for July Augustus, and shit, you 0:03:26.520 --> 0:03:28.240 know what I'm saying, I'm gonna hit him one more time, 0:03:28.320 --> 0:03:31.040 one more solo before the year route. Yeah, you know 0:03:31.080 --> 0:03:32.840 what I'm saying. So I'm gonna give him three projects 0:03:32.840 --> 0:03:36.160 this year. I feel like you just celebrated the anniversary 0:03:36.160 --> 0:03:38.080 of the album with Benny, and I made me feel like, 0:03:38.200 --> 0:03:41.160 damn time Flies, was it five years? It was five years? Man? 0:03:41.360 --> 0:03:45.000 And uh we actually on the low. We and we 0:03:45.800 --> 0:03:49.040 in the studio right now cooking you and Benny right now, 0:03:49.400 --> 0:03:54.119 but part two. Yeah, and it sounded like, damn man, 0:03:54.240 --> 0:03:57.080 it's surprise and it hit a hunger that we still 0:03:57.120 --> 0:04:00.360 got right like it's like, Wow, we still say is 0:04:00.440 --> 0:04:02.280 good together and we still you know what I'm saying, 0:04:02.280 --> 0:04:03.840 we bring the best out each other. So it's one 0:04:03.840 --> 0:04:07.160 of my favorite album covers. Too. Appreciate that stating shot 0:04:07.160 --> 0:04:09.320 too is on the way y'all, y'all get ready for 0:04:09.360 --> 0:04:11.680 that man. So that might come this year too, it's 0:04:11.720 --> 0:04:15.000 a strong possibility. If not, it's definitely coming next year. Yeah, 0:04:15.000 --> 0:04:17.880 you ain't playing, bron ain't this guy's not playing. I'm 0:04:17.880 --> 0:04:19.760 in my bag right now, you know what I'm saying. 0:04:19.920 --> 0:04:25.840 One hundred. So what is the difference between doing an 0:04:25.960 --> 0:04:30.960 entire project with Benny whatch you've already done you're currently 0:04:30.960 --> 0:04:33.919 working now, and then getting in with Conway? Do they 0:04:33.960 --> 0:04:35.600 have a big difference in terms of just how they 0:04:35.600 --> 0:04:38.760 worked it? Like like, well, yeah, yeah, it's a difference 0:04:38.800 --> 0:04:42.480 because Conway's more late than anybody. Well he's the latest 0:04:42.480 --> 0:04:45.120 guy alive, what you mean, Like he just be like 0:04:45.160 --> 0:04:46.600 I'll be there at ten, but he comes to like, 0:04:47.600 --> 0:04:52.520 you know, that's my brother. I love Conway. But yeah, 0:04:52.760 --> 0:04:55.560 it's definitely different. And shit, me and Ben, you know, 0:04:55.640 --> 0:04:58.760 we was recording for a longer period of time, you 0:04:58.800 --> 0:05:00.320 know what I'm saying. We've been doing this here for 0:05:00.680 --> 0:05:03.960 together for a long time. Yeah, since like seven o eight, 0:05:04.000 --> 0:05:06.600 probably six, So you guys we got a lot more 0:05:06.640 --> 0:05:08.880 chemist chemistry of course, you know what I'm saying. Uh, 0:05:09.360 --> 0:05:11.359 Me and Conway, we ain't record as much, but we 0:05:11.440 --> 0:05:14.920 still got history and shit. But you know, the recording 0:05:14.920 --> 0:05:17.560 process is still really like the same though. We still 0:05:17.600 --> 0:05:19.480 go in there and give it our best. It's a 0:05:19.600 --> 0:05:23.760 very competitive situation. It's anytime, good way room. It's a 0:05:23.760 --> 0:05:26.320 great anytime. Like you know, me and the Spinners is 0:05:26.360 --> 0:05:29.240 a few spinners right that I sunk with. Anytime we 0:05:29.320 --> 0:05:32.040 get together. It's a very competitive situation, you know what 0:05:32.080 --> 0:05:34.960 I'm saying, And it brings out the best. So you know, 0:05:35.040 --> 0:05:39.560 y'all expect to hear some great ship that's great special machinery. Yeah, 0:05:39.720 --> 0:05:45.679 I like that man's records features. Yeah, we got Lloyd 0:05:45.680 --> 0:05:49.200 Banks on it. Come on, man, yeah, man, I got 0:05:49.320 --> 0:05:52.680 dropping so much just news, just yeah, man, I got 0:05:52.760 --> 0:05:56.120 Lloyd Banks on there. We got Pharaoh Mantra on there. 0:05:56.960 --> 0:05:58.720 Did anyone ever tell you look like Pharaoh Mantch a 0:05:58.760 --> 0:06:01.400 little bit or a little bit, just a little bit, 0:06:01.520 --> 0:06:03.920 just a little bit, man, Pharah Mantch didn't have hair, right, 0:06:04.040 --> 0:06:06.920 I could see it. Parah Manches one of them one though. 0:06:07.800 --> 0:06:09.560 He's one of them ones and you don't hear his 0:06:09.640 --> 0:06:12.479 name enough when we talk about like the greats. Farah 0:06:12.520 --> 0:06:15.520 Manch is one of them guys. Yeah, so you know 0:06:15.640 --> 0:06:18.240 that shit is coming bad, like you know uploaded though, Man, 0:06:18.279 --> 0:06:21.599 I'm bloaded, you ain't playing this year? Hey, So you're 0:06:21.839 --> 0:06:24.839 like you've gotten these like huge co signs from guys 0:06:24.880 --> 0:06:28.640 like KD, guys like Kevin Obviously I'd already said Kevin Durrant, 0:06:28.680 --> 0:06:31.960 who's the Phoenix Sun? Now? By the way, Lebron James 0:06:32.040 --> 0:06:35.000 riding around listening to your music, like for you, like 0:06:35.080 --> 0:06:39.200 when you see Lebron is like just a fan, Like, 0:06:39.279 --> 0:06:42.000 what's that feel like to know, like arguably the greatest 0:06:42.000 --> 0:06:45.320 player of all time? It's like extremely tapped in. That 0:06:45.720 --> 0:06:48.240 feels great. Yeah. Yeah, coming from where I come from, 0:06:48.360 --> 0:06:50.640 you know what I'm saying, It's it's amazing. You know 0:06:50.680 --> 0:06:52.400 what I'm saying. I'm not used to, like I'm always 0:06:52.480 --> 0:06:55.120 used to like being dope, but like people not knowing 0:06:55.160 --> 0:06:58.080 about it, right, It's almost like those co signs mean 0:06:58.120 --> 0:07:00.000 a lot more than like some of these industry costs 0:07:00.040 --> 0:07:01.640 science that you kind of feel like you need to 0:07:01.720 --> 0:07:05.680 be like solidified, right, It's like fuck that KD and 0:07:05.760 --> 0:07:08.640 Lebron are bumping my shit. Fuck what you think facts 0:07:08.640 --> 0:07:12.240 and it's naturally organic, you know what I'm saying. They 0:07:12.320 --> 0:07:15.000 fill it music, you know what I'm saying. So that shit, 0:07:15.120 --> 0:07:17.560 that shit is beautiful. I feel like I might have 0:07:17.640 --> 0:07:20.200 seen you in the studio with KD. Am I tripping? Nah? 0:07:20.280 --> 0:07:23.240 You ain't tripping, man, You ain't tripping, you know what 0:07:23.320 --> 0:07:29.040 I'm saying. KD, KD he been behind the scenes working 0:07:29.080 --> 0:07:30.840 with me and ran on some things, you know what 0:07:30.840 --> 0:07:33.040 I mean, Me and Ransom, So you know, me and 0:07:33.120 --> 0:07:35.560 Ransom and KD, we like, you know, got some things 0:07:35.600 --> 0:07:39.480 cooking up. Y'all can expect something some powerful. Well listen 0:07:39.640 --> 0:07:41.800 for people who don't know, Kevin Durant did have a 0:07:41.840 --> 0:07:44.080 record label back in the day when he first was 0:07:44.120 --> 0:07:48.800 the OKC. He did have a go at the music industry. 0:07:50.440 --> 0:07:53.560 Is he trying to spend the block? And I wouldn't 0:07:53.600 --> 0:07:57.120 say trying, I'm gonna say he's spinning the block heavy 0:07:57.160 --> 0:08:00.640 with Ransom and thirty eight Special, Yeah, I would say that. 0:08:01.160 --> 0:08:03.560 You know, So, did you guys sign to do like 0:08:03.280 --> 0:08:06.240 a like an album with him? We just we just 0:08:06.400 --> 0:08:10.080 added right now, we just you know, we just we 0:08:10.280 --> 0:08:13.400 just building. You know. Would you signed with Kevin Durant? 0:08:14.080 --> 0:08:16.400 I don't. I don't. I don't really like even the 0:08:16.440 --> 0:08:19.720 words sign. Would you partner with KD on the project? 0:08:19.920 --> 0:08:22.920 I would definitely. Are you guys partnering on the project? 0:08:23.000 --> 0:08:25.640 That's the strong But yeah, that's that's definitely what's happening. 0:08:25.680 --> 0:08:29.840 We definitely partnering on so you Ransom Kevin Durant partnering 0:08:30.200 --> 0:08:34.840 on the body of work? Wow? Yeah. And Katie's got 0:08:34.840 --> 0:08:37.360 a great year for this rap ship. So like he does, 0:08:38.280 --> 0:08:40.760 how much input does he have? Does he help him 0:08:40.760 --> 0:08:44.880 with picking beat? Yeah? Yeah, full hands on and on. 0:08:45.280 --> 0:08:47.600 You know what I'm saying, given all a lot of input. 0:08:47.679 --> 0:08:50.040 You know, he got a good solid you know, we 0:08:50.160 --> 0:08:52.800 all come from the same claw file as what we like. 0:08:52.960 --> 0:08:56.760 Iss sure, so you know, you know that's how that is, 0:08:56.800 --> 0:09:00.240 you know, And we're just running through reaching out, coming 0:09:00.320 --> 0:09:03.960 up the production and that's that's a big deal, you 0:09:03.960 --> 0:09:05.480 know what I'm saying. So you got to come to 0:09:05.520 --> 0:09:09.400 Phoenix now, I definitely do come to the hometown. Man. Yeah, 0:09:09.400 --> 0:09:11.319 I'm supposed to. I'm supposed to be going out there 0:09:11.360 --> 0:09:14.640 sometime soon as Ship. We got some great recording studios 0:09:14.640 --> 0:09:16.480 out there, that's what DMX recorded a lot of Ship 0:09:16.480 --> 0:09:18.680 and Little Wayne did the Carter three out there and 0:09:19.040 --> 0:09:21.079 Hazy you know got we got, we got some good 0:09:21.080 --> 0:09:24.440 spots to to lay down some uh some partnered albums 0:09:24.440 --> 0:09:27.160 with Kevin Durant, that's for sure. Oh no, yeah, I 0:09:27.320 --> 0:09:29.360 already hit man. You got to come out for the 0:09:29.360 --> 0:09:30.880 playoffs because you know what making them. I mean, we're 0:09:30.880 --> 0:09:32.679 gonna be in. We're going to the finals. You know 0:09:32.679 --> 0:09:35.120 what I'm saying. As long as Katie's healthy, as long 0:09:35.160 --> 0:09:37.559 as his foot is okay and he don't slip on 0:09:37.640 --> 0:09:40.840 the court anymore, we'll be all right, do you Okay? 0:09:40.920 --> 0:09:43.800 So if you're if you're working with KD, are you 0:09:43.880 --> 0:09:48.760 automatically like that's your squad whatever team he's on. Hell yeah, yeah, 0:09:48.840 --> 0:09:54.800 so your son's fans fan, right, Hell yeah? Realized. You 0:09:54.800 --> 0:09:58.440 gotta realize, like before before the NBA started supporting me 0:09:58.520 --> 0:10:01.040 and Ship, you know what, I me really watched sports. 0:10:01.280 --> 0:10:03.120 So you were never a big sports guy anymore? Was 0:10:03.160 --> 0:10:04.720 a sports guy. I can't even tell you who went 0:10:04.720 --> 0:10:08.199 to the Super Bowl last year, and I don't even 0:10:08.240 --> 0:10:10.920 know who won a championship last year. You know what 0:10:10.960 --> 0:10:13.600 a year before that? No, No, that is a life 0:10:13.760 --> 0:10:17.640 I wish I had. I let so much shit that 0:10:17.800 --> 0:10:22.120 I can't control. Stress me out so much because I'm 0:10:22.160 --> 0:10:25.760 such a sports fanatic and I gambled on so much shit. 0:10:26.040 --> 0:10:28.520 I'm like, I don't know any of these guys. I'm 0:10:28.520 --> 0:10:32.480 not playing in the games, but somehow my life is 0:10:32.520 --> 0:10:36.720 so wrapped up into it's like some gang shit, Like 0:10:36.760 --> 0:10:39.880 I'm a I'm a fucking Suns fan. Like I've given 0:10:39.960 --> 0:10:42.800 so much of my money to Phoenix Suns shit, Like 0:10:42.840 --> 0:10:44.040 if you were to go to my closet round, I 0:10:44.080 --> 0:10:46.960 probably have one hundred jerseys. It's it's really sickening, like 0:10:47.520 --> 0:10:49.880 but I'm just glad that I've already bought three KT jerseys. 0:10:49.880 --> 0:10:52.880 They haven't got delivered yet, but I can't wait. Shout 0:10:53.320 --> 0:10:55.160 shout out to the Suns man. I went to Katy's 0:10:55.200 --> 0:11:00.000 house once Freddie Gibbs during the pandemic had his birthday. There. 0:11:00.600 --> 0:11:03.559 It was like a little barbecue and I was wearing 0:11:03.559 --> 0:11:05.520 a son's Rex Chapman jersey, and I got I talked 0:11:05.559 --> 0:11:07.240 with KD for about forty five minutes and he was 0:11:07.240 --> 0:11:10.120 giving me props and I was like, I've told him. 0:11:10.160 --> 0:11:13.880 Then I was like, hey, man, would you ever come 0:11:13.920 --> 0:11:16.520 to Phoenix. He had just went to Brooklyn, you know, 0:11:17.080 --> 0:11:19.800 so I like Phoenix. I was like, man, look, well 0:11:19.840 --> 0:11:22.160 have you buddy any time? Looking it ended up working out. 0:11:22.720 --> 0:11:24.120 I'm gonna have to give you my jerseys to get 0:11:24.200 --> 0:11:27.679 him signed though, Yeah, no doubt. Yeah. Anyway, Well listen 0:11:28.600 --> 0:11:32.920 for you. What is what do you think the difference 0:11:33.080 --> 0:11:36.960 was between your last two projects? Because I do feel 0:11:37.000 --> 0:11:43.000 like your last two projects did kind of put you 0:11:43.040 --> 0:11:46.439 in a different place in terms of I think recognition, notoriety, 0:11:47.280 --> 0:11:49.360 even though you're a veteran, even though you've been doing 0:11:49.400 --> 0:11:52.240 this for Honestly, man, I think it's just time and 0:11:52.600 --> 0:11:55.440 m Yeah, because prior to that, I haven't released in 0:11:55.480 --> 0:11:58.920 two years. My last project came out in twenty twenty, right, 0:11:59.000 --> 0:12:02.280 so I wasn't even in expecting this kind of response. 0:12:02.320 --> 0:12:04.320 I felt like I was just warming back up because 0:12:04.320 --> 0:12:06.520 I was kind of cold, right, you know what I'm saying. 0:12:07.200 --> 0:12:11.400 So when I put it out, you know, it's just 0:12:11.400 --> 0:12:14.560 the quality of the music and the time, and you 0:12:14.559 --> 0:12:17.000 know what I mean, That's really all it is. I 0:12:17.040 --> 0:12:20.760 didn't do nothing different, yo, I'm telling you though, Man, 0:12:22.320 --> 0:12:24.599 you're one of the greats. Man. You know, I appreciate 0:12:24.640 --> 0:12:27.240 that forreat, no real shit, Like when it comes to 0:12:27.280 --> 0:12:29.960 this rapping shit, Yeah, I'm knocking shit down, man, and 0:12:30.000 --> 0:12:32.880 you be so smooth. I appreciate that shit you be 0:12:32.920 --> 0:12:34.560 saying in the way you say it. It just be 0:12:34.640 --> 0:12:37.520 like it's not just like some low hanging fruit like 0:12:37.880 --> 0:12:39.559 rap shit. You know, because a lot of people get 0:12:39.559 --> 0:12:41.640 credit for like being great rappers and like they're great, 0:12:41.679 --> 0:12:43.800 but like they're really just saying like some really like 0:12:43.840 --> 0:12:46.079 low hanging fruit shit. You'd be saying the slickest shit 0:12:46.120 --> 0:12:49.559 where you're like, oh, yeah, like that's some life lesson 0:12:49.600 --> 0:12:52.320 shit wrapped up into some like Yeah, I appreciate it 0:12:52.600 --> 0:12:56.160 for sure. Man. Is there anybody out there besides you know, 0:12:56.600 --> 0:12:58.920 the immediate guys we'd associate you with when it comes 0:12:58.920 --> 0:13:01.400 to like Benny and Conwey, those guys who you're just 0:13:01.440 --> 0:13:03.680 a fan of from far like who You're just like, yo, 0:13:03.960 --> 0:13:05.600 I see what this guy's doing. I might not have 0:13:05.640 --> 0:13:08.240 worked with them yet, but I fuck with their I 0:13:08.320 --> 0:13:10.679 just fuck with their talent, their skill, their music, whatever 0:13:10.720 --> 0:13:13.680 it might be. From I like the l Russell Kid. 0:13:13.960 --> 0:13:17.760 He's dope, amazing, and you guys have a crazy independent 0:13:17.800 --> 0:13:21.640 hustle to pay what you want. You know. I like 0:13:21.720 --> 0:13:26.480 that kid too. He's dope too. I think he's he's dope, 0:13:26.520 --> 0:13:29.960 you know what I'm saying. He's he's got very entertaining raps. 0:13:30.000 --> 0:13:32.680 I always say, like, I haven't heard someone talk about 0:13:32.720 --> 0:13:35.600 pimping in the in a way like that. It's too short. 0:13:35.640 --> 0:13:38.000 When I was a kid and that's two times is great. 0:13:38.040 --> 0:13:40.080 But Larrussell, I feel like you guys should connect because 0:13:40.080 --> 0:13:42.439 you guys, you've been building this community with your fan 0:13:42.520 --> 0:13:44.400 base for so long, and I feel like he's all 0:13:44.440 --> 0:13:50.400 about the similar like staying independent, building community with your fans, 0:13:50.440 --> 0:13:54.280 giving them an opportunity to kind of back up what 0:13:54.320 --> 0:13:57.040 you're doing with their with their pocketbook, because like you said, man, 0:13:57.160 --> 0:14:00.160 that streaming shit is like somebody can stream your at 0:14:00.160 --> 0:14:03.199 a thousand times and it might not equal them buying 0:14:03.880 --> 0:14:06.800 a hoodie, you know what I'm saying. 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You're me 0:18:30.080 --> 0:18:32.119 and you are probably similar in age in terms of 0:18:32.160 --> 0:18:33.879 probably the type of shit we grew up listening to. 0:18:34.280 --> 0:18:37.199 What are your like, top five albums, albums ever, not 0:18:37.320 --> 0:18:41.400 the best album, but your personal favorite. First, I'm gonna 0:18:41.400 --> 0:18:44.879 say Ready to Die. M I mean, no Life after Death, 0:18:44.920 --> 0:18:48.560 life life after That, But I mean some people like 0:18:48.600 --> 0:18:51.520 Ready to Die because the nostalgia purposes. Now I realize, 0:18:51.520 --> 0:18:54.080 well my age, Ready to Die was a little before 0:18:54.119 --> 0:18:56.639 my time. Life after Death I connected with you know 0:18:56.680 --> 0:18:59.280 what I'm saying, So I would say Life after Death, 0:19:00.640 --> 0:19:09.879 Mob Deep Murder Music Okay, jay Z Blueprint all right, 0:19:11.200 --> 0:19:16.439 nahs it was written great, great NAS album, Firmative Actions, 0:19:17.000 --> 0:19:22.120 Top five no song ever Doctor dreda chronic the first one. Yeah, 0:19:22.280 --> 0:19:26.000 I like that. The West Coast in there, Yeah, because 0:19:26.000 --> 0:19:29.280 that was the first that I remember the ogs like playing. 0:19:29.320 --> 0:19:31.760 I really had a heavy influence on my all my 0:19:32.080 --> 0:19:35.640 you know, and yeah, that shit was heavy. Talk about 0:19:35.680 --> 0:19:39.320 you and Ransom, your guys' friendship, your partnership. Obviously you 0:19:39.359 --> 0:19:43.040 guys have crazy chemistry together working on a project, partnering 0:19:43.119 --> 0:19:47.080 up with KD. But what is it about Ransom? 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