1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:05,040 Speaker 1: Chadwick both was his brother that had the audacity to 2 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:09,400 Speaker 1: hope for the world while he had every ration to 3 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:12,960 Speaker 1: be focused on his own stuff. And in that moment, 4 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:19,080 Speaker 1: I realized that this thing called hope was what sustained 5 00:00:19,160 --> 00:00:22,480 Speaker 1: him for the four years that most people would have 6 00:00:23,079 --> 00:00:23,880 Speaker 1: checked out by this. 7 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:26,000 Speaker 2: Are you guys in the move for some hope? 8 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:31,040 Speaker 3: Today's guests on Naked is a hope dealer and I 9 00:00:31,080 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 3: felt very hopeful after said podcast. 10 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:34,319 Speaker 2: I hope you. 11 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:36,879 Speaker 3: Enjoy what we are about to send to you all 12 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:49,840 Speaker 3: pun intended. We have the recording artist Major on Naked Today. 13 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 4: It's the greatest person entertainment and Naked with Carry Champion 14 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 4: and Carry Chappy is to be a Champion, a Champion 15 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:02,680 Speaker 4: and Carrie Chappi and Yat Champion and Carried Shepy and Karried. 16 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 3: She everything about a Miss Major. He has a major voice, 17 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 3: Major energy. He gives out major hope, so it is 18 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:17,920 Speaker 3: fitting that his name is Major. His hit platinum single 19 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:22,199 Speaker 3: Why I Love You has been forever referred to as 20 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 3: the wedding song for years to come. That came from 21 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:29,560 Speaker 3: one Stevie Wonder. So today on the podcast we get 22 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 3: into his reasons and his why he talks to me 23 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 3: about his relationship with Stevie Wonder where he considers his mentor. 24 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:40,240 Speaker 3: He also gets into why he sings from the soul. 25 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:45,039 Speaker 3: Major is truly talented and really set apart. I hope 26 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 3: you enjoyed this edition. 27 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:49,000 Speaker 4: Of Bion and carried Sheppy and the. 28 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:50,880 Speaker 2: Card Shepy Major. 29 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 3: I want to know your origin story. You are more 30 00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 3: than an artist. We all know that an independent artist 31 00:01:58,240 --> 00:02:01,520 Speaker 3: is difficult as it is. I'm curious as to how 32 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 3: music came into your life. 33 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 1: So March tenth, I was yeah, and my mama before 34 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 1: this moment was pregnant with me, and she prayed that 35 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:27,959 Speaker 1: if I name a major, he would make a major 36 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:31,680 Speaker 1: impact on the world. I was the kid in the 37 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:36,840 Speaker 1: pregnancy that rerouted her faith center and brought her back 38 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 1: to realizing that this life was not to. 39 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 2: Be done alone. 40 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 1: And then she did it with her maker intentionally she 41 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:51,359 Speaker 1: would find more joy in it. She had me three 42 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:54,120 Speaker 1: years old. I told my mama I wanted to be 43 00:02:54,240 --> 00:03:01,440 Speaker 1: an international superstar and a past as forward to when 44 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:04,200 Speaker 1: I told her I wanted to do music. She then says, well, 45 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 1: we're gonna put you in music lessons because we're not 46 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:09,520 Speaker 1: just gonna have you thinking you can sing if you 47 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 1: don't get the real training. And she also put me 48 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 1: in piano. What stuck was singing. I even tried trumpet. 49 00:03:17,639 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 1: It didn't work. A band teacher said, major put them 50 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:24,959 Speaker 1: back in the choir. So then she put me back 51 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 1: in the choir. I did the music lessons. I'm from Houston, Texas. 52 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 1: Originally I'm one of ten siblings, blended family. I know community. 53 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 1: I learned diversity early, super grateful for it, super challenging, 54 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 1: having to find space amongst a whole bunch of folks. 55 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 1: Went to performing arts schools all of my life. One 56 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:56,120 Speaker 1: in particular was the High School for the Performing Visual Arts, 57 00:03:56,680 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 1: known for Robert glassper Brian Michael Cox, LaToya Luckett and 58 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: it's real modest artist, real modest artist that's got this 59 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 1: tour going right now called Beyanse. 60 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 3: You know. 61 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:19,200 Speaker 1: And so I from a pedigree of stock that has 62 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:24,440 Speaker 1: produced giants in the space that I aspired to, and 63 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:27,839 Speaker 1: they all inspire me there, you know, years ahead of me, 64 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:31,200 Speaker 1: but you know, I still to this day take notes. 65 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:33,480 Speaker 2: I'm living out my dreams. 66 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:36,240 Speaker 1: Went to the Berkeley College of Music before that, did 67 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:41,239 Speaker 1: it intensive at Berkeley, I mean at Juilliard, but finished 68 00:04:41,240 --> 00:04:45,000 Speaker 1: at Berkeley, moved to Los Angeles. Thought I was gonna 69 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:48,240 Speaker 1: be a gospel singer. Mainstream music was a space that 70 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 1: opened up for me. And now we're here try to 71 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:52,440 Speaker 1: live dreams. 72 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:57,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, how does one at three years old formulate this 73 00:04:57,760 --> 00:05:00,160 Speaker 3: sentence to say, I want to be an international no 74 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:01,600 Speaker 3: super star. 75 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:06,800 Speaker 1: I can tell you were one for words early on 76 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:12,719 Speaker 1: as well, so I'm sure I ain't crazy, Carrie. 77 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:15,880 Speaker 2: I know my I know my tribe. 78 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 1: I was that kid that was a that that absorbed 79 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:23,920 Speaker 1: a lot, and I had a vocabulary beyond my years 80 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 1: early on, and I literally put those words together because 81 00:05:28,839 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 1: I mean I saw it. I saw the heroes like 82 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:35,120 Speaker 1: Michael Jackson, you know, doing it, and I'm like, I 83 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:35,880 Speaker 1: want to do that. 84 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:38,160 Speaker 2: I want to do this around the world. 85 00:05:38,240 --> 00:05:42,920 Speaker 1: And sure enough, you know, I probably didn't articulate it 86 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:48,400 Speaker 1: as cleanly as international superstar, but I said those words 87 00:05:48,440 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 1: to the best of my ability, and and my mama 88 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:55,240 Speaker 1: locked in on it, you know, And I'm honest that 89 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:58,760 Speaker 1: she helped to cultivate it. You know, I did have 90 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:01,839 Speaker 1: a natural thing for it, but you know, I think 91 00:06:01,920 --> 00:06:05,760 Speaker 1: that the teaching and the rearing made the difference. 92 00:06:06,279 --> 00:06:08,960 Speaker 3: You mentioned your mom a lot, like and I appreciate that. 93 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 3: I think that you've mentioned yeah, Like, I'm like, yoh 94 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:14,680 Speaker 3: you do? Don't green is my mama said your color? 95 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:18,240 Speaker 3: I was like, yeah you like. I was like, So, 96 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:21,400 Speaker 3: talk to me about this mother of yours. Give me 97 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:25,040 Speaker 3: her name and tell me what she what she represents. 98 00:06:25,160 --> 00:06:27,000 Speaker 3: What does Tammy represent for you? 99 00:06:30,839 --> 00:06:53,240 Speaker 1: My mama represents straight, courage, audacity, love in real time, loyalty, 100 00:06:54,560 --> 00:07:06,560 Speaker 1: oh unapologetic accountability. Ah, she's She's the first quintessential example 101 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:12,800 Speaker 1: of queen that I came to know, the quintessential example 102 00:07:12,840 --> 00:07:15,920 Speaker 1: of love that I came to know. That's that's my 103 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:18,720 Speaker 1: my girl. I love her so much. She's been through 104 00:07:18,800 --> 00:07:26,560 Speaker 1: so much. And yeah, yeah, I much of my why 105 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:29,560 Speaker 1: is because, you know, because of her. 106 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 3: So you you said that you have ten siblings. You 107 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 3: come from a mixed family. What does that look like? 108 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:42,560 Speaker 3: How many fathers and sisters? Didn't you? 109 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:45,640 Speaker 1: My mama had seven of us? Okay, my mama had 110 00:07:45,680 --> 00:07:51,680 Speaker 1: seven of us. It's a blended family. We had my 111 00:07:51,680 --> 00:07:57,240 Speaker 1: mom and my stepdad. My stepdad who passed transition just 112 00:07:57,280 --> 00:08:00,480 Speaker 1: before the sister why love you thing? 113 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:03,480 Speaker 2: Uh? He transitioned? 114 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 1: He had three, she had three they married and had 115 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 1: four together in a household, it would be about six 116 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 1: of us at a time, but gods, we're not, you know, 117 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:23,720 Speaker 1: at the same time. I'm fourth the oldest. But yo, 118 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:31,680 Speaker 1: imagine Sunday dinner or dinner period, like you know, I yeah, yeah, 119 00:08:31,720 --> 00:08:35,560 Speaker 1: that's that's It's a lot. It's a lot, and it's all. 120 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:37,920 Speaker 1: It was always a lot in the household. 121 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:38,640 Speaker 2: You know. 122 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:43,960 Speaker 1: We didn't come from a whole lot financially. They were, 123 00:08:44,200 --> 00:08:48,679 Speaker 1: you know, lower middle class. My mama used to say poor. 124 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:51,400 Speaker 1: She says, we're not always gonna be this way, but 125 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:56,040 Speaker 1: we're poor right now. And I said, perhaps lower middle class. 126 00:08:56,040 --> 00:08:58,680 Speaker 1: She said no, no, She's like saying with me and 127 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:02,240 Speaker 1: with me poor And I'm like, oh, we're yeah, uh 128 00:09:02,320 --> 00:09:05,839 Speaker 1: huh we got no money. Yeah, yeah, we got the 129 00:09:05,920 --> 00:09:09,760 Speaker 1: money right now. And so uh that's that was what 130 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:15,280 Speaker 1: she said. I would change, We would change. That's why 131 00:09:15,320 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 1: I stayed so hard. You are because this won't be 132 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:19,920 Speaker 1: your reality always. 133 00:09:20,240 --> 00:09:23,120 Speaker 2: Oh I love that. It's pretty dope because it's not 134 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:24,839 Speaker 2: my reality right now. Yeah. 135 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:27,080 Speaker 3: And you and you talked about how you grew up 136 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:29,960 Speaker 3: in the schools that you went to, and I read 137 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:33,240 Speaker 3: that I knew that that that humble artist name Beyonce 138 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:35,560 Speaker 3: went there, and I know that Ryan went there, Robert 139 00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:42,280 Speaker 3: Robert Glasper, and I know that you have studied to 140 00:09:42,400 --> 00:09:47,760 Speaker 3: do what you do. Stevie Wonder, from my understanding, is 141 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:51,480 Speaker 3: one of your mentors. And he declared that Suy Lovey 142 00:09:51,520 --> 00:09:53,920 Speaker 3: would be the wedding song forever or the year of 143 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:59,000 Speaker 3: that moment. How did you formulate that relationship with STEVIEE Water. 144 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:07,760 Speaker 1: Well, it's wild because I always dreamt of having a 145 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:11,400 Speaker 1: relationship with Stevie Wonder, because I mean, who wouldn't. I mean, 146 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:14,480 Speaker 1: that's that's a hero, that's a great it's an icon. 147 00:10:16,280 --> 00:10:19,319 Speaker 1: I had had moments prior to where I would sing 148 00:10:19,360 --> 00:10:22,120 Speaker 1: in spaces where he was and he would just be 149 00:10:22,280 --> 00:10:27,280 Speaker 1: leaving or just be coming out. And I remember one time, 150 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:33,080 Speaker 1: every single time I would have these moments, we would 151 00:10:33,160 --> 00:10:36,600 Speaker 1: have a moment of connection. One time, without eighteen, he 152 00:10:36,679 --> 00:10:39,280 Speaker 1: walked in a room and just he has his hand 153 00:10:39,320 --> 00:10:42,120 Speaker 1: on my head and everybody is quiet in the room, 154 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:44,360 Speaker 1: and I'm like, why did everybody get quiet? And its 155 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:48,240 Speaker 1: Stevie Wonder saying can I sit here? And I'm like, uh, you, 156 00:10:48,320 --> 00:10:51,440 Speaker 1: Stevie Wonder, you can sit wherever you want. So, but 157 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:54,959 Speaker 1: the moment never went beyond that. And then I remember 158 00:10:55,040 --> 00:10:57,120 Speaker 1: one time I had to sing for a wedding reception 159 00:10:57,240 --> 00:11:00,560 Speaker 1: and then after he shapes my hand, and you know, 160 00:11:00,640 --> 00:11:03,440 Speaker 1: of course I tried to hyper spiritualize it, like, oh, 161 00:11:03,480 --> 00:11:09,000 Speaker 1: he's exchanging, he's giving me the blessing, and that moment 162 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:12,200 Speaker 1: didn't go That moment didn't go beyond that. But then 163 00:11:12,240 --> 00:11:14,560 Speaker 1: when he heard Why I Love You on his radio 164 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:18,440 Speaker 1: station at kJ L, late's shout out to Tammy Mack. 165 00:11:19,520 --> 00:11:22,640 Speaker 1: She he called in and said, what's the song that 166 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:26,360 Speaker 1: everybody is listening to these days? And she says, Why 167 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:31,080 Speaker 1: I Love You by Major also, you know, renamed by 168 00:11:31,160 --> 00:11:33,439 Speaker 1: the public as this is Why I Love You, because 169 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:36,000 Speaker 1: you know, we will rename what we what we wanted to. 170 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:38,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, it's squid Games and we call it the 171 00:11:38,679 --> 00:11:39,600 Speaker 3: Squid Games or whatever. 172 00:11:39,679 --> 00:11:46,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, whatever we feel like or uhah, the four oh five. 173 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:49,960 Speaker 1: It is our song. It's out yeah, ours. So yeah, 174 00:11:50,080 --> 00:11:53,439 Speaker 1: and so Why I Love You. He starts talking about 175 00:11:53,440 --> 00:11:56,160 Speaker 1: it apparently, and people are calling me, like Stevie wan 176 00:11:56,320 --> 00:11:58,959 Speaker 1: is talking about you on the radio, and I'm here 177 00:12:00,880 --> 00:12:03,680 Speaker 1: and I get a phone call. I'm in the studio, 178 00:12:03,720 --> 00:12:05,920 Speaker 1: shout out to harmony Samuels. I'm in the studio working 179 00:12:05,960 --> 00:12:10,760 Speaker 1: on my on my new music, and I get a 180 00:12:10,800 --> 00:12:14,360 Speaker 1: miscall and it said, this is Stevie Wonder Major this studio. 181 00:12:14,679 --> 00:12:15,280 Speaker 2: I hope I'm not. 182 00:12:15,480 --> 00:12:19,880 Speaker 3: No, no, no no. For everyone listening, he's doing a CV impression. 183 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:22,360 Speaker 3: And it was not baby, it wasn't a zoom. It 184 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:24,240 Speaker 3: was a phone call. So I don't know why you're 185 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:25,480 Speaker 3: doing a cvoter impression. 186 00:12:25,480 --> 00:12:28,520 Speaker 2: And you should go because you can literally you can 187 00:12:28,720 --> 00:12:34,320 Speaker 2: literally feel you can literally feel the physicality. No you can't. 188 00:12:34,440 --> 00:12:42,160 Speaker 2: Oh you can't, Yes, yes you can't. Yes, Okay, Okay, 189 00:12:42,320 --> 00:12:48,000 Speaker 2: have Oprah call you you already? You can't bad you 190 00:12:48,040 --> 00:12:50,720 Speaker 2: talked about housing you and CV exchange energies. 191 00:12:50,720 --> 00:12:52,560 Speaker 3: I met Oprah like four years ago and would let 192 00:12:52,559 --> 00:12:54,240 Speaker 3: go over her hand and they were like, we've got 193 00:12:54,280 --> 00:12:56,800 Speaker 3: a clinger. We've got a clinger. If we can get 194 00:12:57,280 --> 00:13:00,839 Speaker 3: this woman off of Oprah and be great, they were 195 00:13:00,840 --> 00:13:02,560 Speaker 3: talking to their risks trying. 196 00:13:02,360 --> 00:13:02,920 Speaker 2: To remove me. 197 00:13:04,840 --> 00:13:08,480 Speaker 1: Well, I'll just say if Oprah calls you on the phone, 198 00:13:09,480 --> 00:13:12,440 Speaker 1: which that happened to me during the pandemic, that was wild. 199 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:15,240 Speaker 2: Okay you okay, go finished and finish. 200 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:17,439 Speaker 1: If you didn't go to Oprah go okay, so Stepe, 201 00:13:17,520 --> 00:13:20,800 Speaker 1: So Steve ste I get to call and so I called. 202 00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:22,319 Speaker 2: I called him back and I'm like. 203 00:13:22,600 --> 00:13:24,200 Speaker 1: He's like, you, if you can call me, I would 204 00:13:24,200 --> 00:13:25,840 Speaker 1: like to invite you to be a part of my 205 00:13:25,880 --> 00:13:28,960 Speaker 1: House full of Toys concert. And I'm like, okay, this 206 00:13:29,080 --> 00:13:32,440 Speaker 1: is crazy. So I called back and I'm like, first 207 00:13:32,480 --> 00:13:35,840 Speaker 1: of all, mister Wonder, you did not interrupt me or 208 00:13:35,880 --> 00:13:38,040 Speaker 1: disturb me, and then. 209 00:13:37,960 --> 00:13:41,000 Speaker 2: We're going to talk. He says. He invites me to 210 00:13:41,120 --> 00:13:42,720 Speaker 2: a shoe I do this show. 211 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:49,520 Speaker 1: It's littel Richie, John Legend, Jenniferson, people like everybody wow, 212 00:13:49,520 --> 00:13:54,319 Speaker 1: and he says on stage, now I can impersonate the 213 00:13:54,520 --> 00:14:02,960 Speaker 1: bab fine God says. He says, I believe. I believe 214 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:05,320 Speaker 1: this would be the wedding love song for years to come. 215 00:14:06,720 --> 00:14:10,640 Speaker 1: He said, for years to come. And I'm thinking, let 216 00:14:10,640 --> 00:14:14,640 Speaker 1: me tell you something. It's Stevie and he's a jokester, 217 00:14:14,800 --> 00:14:17,280 Speaker 1: so I'm saying this apologetically. 218 00:14:17,360 --> 00:14:21,480 Speaker 2: It's Steve can see it. You know we got something. 219 00:14:21,480 --> 00:14:24,360 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, well Stevie. You know Stevie can see though 220 00:14:24,400 --> 00:14:27,200 Speaker 2: for real, for real, I think he can see a 221 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:27,520 Speaker 2: little bit. 222 00:14:28,360 --> 00:14:33,040 Speaker 1: He's silly, he's hilarious. To the point where he will 223 00:14:33,080 --> 00:14:38,040 Speaker 1: FaceTime you and have like about FaceTime. 224 00:14:38,320 --> 00:14:39,040 Speaker 2: My brother P J. 225 00:14:39,240 --> 00:14:42,400 Speaker 1: Morton talked about it, and Warren Campbell talked about it. 226 00:14:42,480 --> 00:14:46,080 Speaker 1: But he will literally FaceTime you in real time sometimes 227 00:14:46,120 --> 00:14:49,200 Speaker 1: and you're like, what am I what are we doing here? 228 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:50,200 Speaker 1: And he's just laughing. 229 00:14:50,360 --> 00:14:54,440 Speaker 3: So okay, So first of all, if you were in 230 00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:57,120 Speaker 3: front of me, i'd punch you, and if this is 231 00:14:57,160 --> 00:14:59,520 Speaker 3: a phone call, I'd hang up. But I need to 232 00:14:59,560 --> 00:15:01,880 Speaker 3: do this because I want to fight you. I don't 233 00:15:01,920 --> 00:15:05,080 Speaker 3: know how to express the physicality that I'm feeling right 234 00:15:05,120 --> 00:15:07,560 Speaker 3: now as you tell me Stevie, wonder facetimes you. I 235 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:09,520 Speaker 3: just want to make sure that I heard you correctly. 236 00:15:09,760 --> 00:15:11,800 Speaker 3: You're telling me Stevie wonderful face. 237 00:15:11,600 --> 00:15:14,280 Speaker 2: Time, and it's wild. 238 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:17,800 Speaker 1: It's wild because I'm like, you do know we can 239 00:15:17,840 --> 00:15:20,240 Speaker 1: do this over the phone and not make this offer now. 240 00:15:20,440 --> 00:15:22,800 Speaker 2: But he's that's what the kids are doing. The kids 241 00:15:22,840 --> 00:15:26,040 Speaker 2: are facetiming. I'm facetiming. Yeah, well face time it is. 242 00:15:26,160 --> 00:15:31,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm not scared to face out. I remember someone 243 00:15:31,080 --> 00:15:33,440 Speaker 3: telling me these stories are legendary. As you will know, 244 00:15:34,280 --> 00:15:35,520 Speaker 3: someone was like, yeah, the other day I was in 245 00:15:35,520 --> 00:15:37,840 Speaker 3: an elevator, see Wonder walked in the press floor four. 246 00:15:37,920 --> 00:15:40,520 Speaker 1: I was like, whatever, you know what I mean, he's 247 00:15:40,600 --> 00:15:43,480 Speaker 1: silly like that. He does stuff like that, and but 248 00:15:43,640 --> 00:15:46,440 Speaker 1: you know a lot of these elevators have the braill on. 249 00:15:46,520 --> 00:15:48,360 Speaker 2: That what I said, and they were like, no, there 250 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:49,520 Speaker 2: was no braill. I went there. 251 00:15:49,520 --> 00:15:52,120 Speaker 3: I went to the logical response. And then one of 252 00:15:52,120 --> 00:15:53,880 Speaker 3: my other friends was like, no, I saw Stevie Wonder 253 00:15:53,960 --> 00:15:56,240 Speaker 3: driving seriously, legit, he was driving down the street the other. 254 00:15:56,200 --> 00:15:56,400 Speaker 2: Day, and. 255 00:15:58,880 --> 00:16:03,280 Speaker 1: No, they were this way you I have Nah, I 256 00:16:03,280 --> 00:16:06,320 Speaker 1: haven't seen him drive yet. Now, that's just that's him 257 00:16:06,360 --> 00:16:08,000 Speaker 1: somebody being silly and I'm a fighter. 258 00:16:09,920 --> 00:16:15,040 Speaker 2: Can your mentor see yeah or name? I don't know, 259 00:16:15,320 --> 00:16:18,560 Speaker 2: but you think he can correct. 260 00:16:19,240 --> 00:16:25,440 Speaker 1: I remember talking with him in the studio and asking 261 00:16:25,560 --> 00:16:30,800 Speaker 1: him does he want to see again? And I remember 262 00:16:31,200 --> 00:16:36,880 Speaker 1: something to the effect of, I don't know if it 263 00:16:36,920 --> 00:16:39,360 Speaker 1: would be the same for me, like. 264 00:16:40,160 --> 00:16:41,040 Speaker 2: Because. 265 00:16:42,120 --> 00:16:46,440 Speaker 1: He's so genius, with the absence of that. 266 00:16:46,880 --> 00:16:49,359 Speaker 2: Particular everything else is heightened. 267 00:16:49,240 --> 00:16:52,840 Speaker 1: So everything else is heightened, and I think that's what 268 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:59,359 Speaker 1: makes him so remarkable. But I think he's he's mastered 269 00:16:59,400 --> 00:17:03,520 Speaker 1: the heightened, the heightened element of everything else to where 270 00:17:03,560 --> 00:17:07,000 Speaker 1: it feels like this man is looking at me right now, 271 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:11,680 Speaker 1: like it feels like he's connected with everything else that 272 00:17:11,760 --> 00:17:14,280 Speaker 1: we just dismissed because we have all of our senses, 273 00:17:14,680 --> 00:17:17,359 Speaker 1: you know, we don't think we're not as in tune 274 00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:21,360 Speaker 1: to everything else. But I wouldn't be surprised. 275 00:17:22,040 --> 00:17:26,720 Speaker 3: I'm like, I need everybody lighted dark. 276 00:17:26,880 --> 00:17:29,159 Speaker 1: Maybe lighted dark. Maybe he can do the light and 277 00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:30,080 Speaker 1: dark thing for sure. 278 00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:32,560 Speaker 3: There are too many instances where I've heard people say 279 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:36,080 Speaker 3: he's driving, he comes into an elevator, he'll walk by 280 00:17:36,160 --> 00:17:38,560 Speaker 3: himself without anybody hell like he knows what. 281 00:17:38,880 --> 00:17:42,040 Speaker 1: No, they're lying. He does not walk by himself. That 282 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:42,680 Speaker 1: gets help. 283 00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:47,479 Speaker 2: People are making that stuff up, trying to be funny. 284 00:17:47,800 --> 00:17:50,119 Speaker 2: They try to be funny, and I'll fight him for us, 285 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:51,840 Speaker 2: you know. I digress. 286 00:17:52,560 --> 00:17:55,399 Speaker 3: So he comes out, he says, he introduces you in 287 00:17:55,440 --> 00:17:57,720 Speaker 3: front of this this roomful of lumin. 288 00:17:57,440 --> 00:18:00,800 Speaker 2: Aia the Microsoft Theater. Yeah yeah, and. 289 00:18:00,800 --> 00:18:03,560 Speaker 3: The luminaries are listening, and the people who are who 290 00:18:03,560 --> 00:18:05,920 Speaker 3: are there at the event are listening, and he says 291 00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:09,240 Speaker 3: this will be the wedding song for years. He essentially 292 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:12,280 Speaker 3: christens you and says, if I say it be, it 293 00:18:12,440 --> 00:18:19,480 Speaker 3: be so. Then what happened right exactly that my song. 294 00:18:20,119 --> 00:18:23,800 Speaker 1: And you've been to enough weddings to probably know that 295 00:18:23,840 --> 00:18:26,880 Speaker 1: you've you've heard why I Love You. This is Why 296 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:30,120 Speaker 1: I Love you at most of them at some point. 297 00:18:30,520 --> 00:18:35,600 Speaker 1: And it is wild because one out of three weddings 298 00:18:35,640 --> 00:18:40,000 Speaker 1: in the urban community, my song is one of them. 299 00:18:40,400 --> 00:18:45,680 Speaker 1: And it is crazy because it's not just soundtracking weddings. 300 00:18:46,240 --> 00:18:50,919 Speaker 1: It's people, you know, playing them in church services, playing 301 00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:55,600 Speaker 1: them to relearn how to love themselves again. It's a 302 00:18:55,680 --> 00:19:00,679 Speaker 1: soundtrack to babies being born and babies being made. I 303 00:19:00,800 --> 00:19:05,520 Speaker 1: literally have fans that are like, you see her right there, 304 00:19:05,800 --> 00:19:08,520 Speaker 1: that's for your song, And I'm like, okay, but I 305 00:19:08,520 --> 00:19:13,159 Speaker 1: ain't paying child support. But anyway, you know, it's crazy 306 00:19:13,200 --> 00:19:19,040 Speaker 1: because it literally has become that and it's wild because Harry, 307 00:19:19,119 --> 00:19:25,680 Speaker 1: I know what rejection. Hurry up and wait. I think 308 00:19:25,760 --> 00:19:32,879 Speaker 1: that's great, but not yet. That's weird. It's talented, but nah, 309 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:34,560 Speaker 1: I know what that feels like. 310 00:19:35,280 --> 00:19:35,600 Speaker 2: Heavy. 311 00:19:37,240 --> 00:19:46,160 Speaker 1: So for a song to literally shift everything in my life, 312 00:19:46,400 --> 00:19:51,399 Speaker 1: I am just I'm overwhelmed. I don't get used to 313 00:19:51,480 --> 00:19:55,119 Speaker 1: it when it plays on radio, when it plays at weddings, 314 00:19:55,400 --> 00:19:57,880 Speaker 1: and I have more songs. I have really good songs too, 315 00:19:57,920 --> 00:19:59,520 Speaker 1: So what I want you to do because I have 316 00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:01,359 Speaker 1: a new proce called The Hope of My Soul. And 317 00:20:01,440 --> 00:20:03,480 Speaker 1: we may talk about it or not, I don't know, 318 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:08,920 Speaker 1: but it's really good music. But this song has becomes 319 00:20:09,200 --> 00:20:18,760 Speaker 1: so massive for me that I literally am helm. It 320 00:20:18,880 --> 00:20:23,680 Speaker 1: carries me carry. The song carries me, It really does, 321 00:20:23,800 --> 00:20:26,840 Speaker 1: and honestly, it says everything that I've been meaning to 322 00:20:26,840 --> 00:20:31,400 Speaker 1: say in every single song, and that's that you're deserving 323 00:20:31,480 --> 00:20:35,080 Speaker 1: of the love. You see, keep giving it and if 324 00:20:35,119 --> 00:20:38,840 Speaker 1: we both are giving, nobody's ever left empty. That right, 325 00:20:38,880 --> 00:20:44,680 Speaker 1: there is love. And yeah, it's wild. It's wild, yo, 326 00:20:45,960 --> 00:20:47,119 Speaker 1: it's wild. 327 00:20:47,320 --> 00:20:49,960 Speaker 2: You all understand. I must pay all bills at this time. 328 00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:53,239 Speaker 3: And by me I mean Black Effect and iHeart So 329 00:20:53,280 --> 00:20:54,880 Speaker 3: we're gonna take a quick break and we'll be right 330 00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:56,040 Speaker 3: back in just a few moments. 331 00:20:56,240 --> 00:20:58,640 Speaker 2: With the recording artist made you every. 332 00:20:58,480 --> 00:21:01,640 Speaker 4: Champion and every champion to be a champion, a champion 333 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:04,400 Speaker 4: and carry Chappion and carried Chap. Be out a champion 334 00:21:04,440 --> 00:21:16,200 Speaker 4: and carry Chappion and carried chap Entertainment Kneke Weird, Harry 335 00:21:16,320 --> 00:21:18,960 Speaker 4: Champion and Carrie Chappion is to be a champion of 336 00:21:19,040 --> 00:21:23,720 Speaker 4: Champion and carry Chappion. Champion and carry chapion and carried 337 00:21:23,800 --> 00:21:26,760 Speaker 4: shepiament nake work. 338 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:31,560 Speaker 3: I really did enjoy today's guest. But if you guys 339 00:21:31,600 --> 00:21:33,480 Speaker 3: listen to the very end, which I hope you will, 340 00:21:34,520 --> 00:21:36,840 Speaker 3: he leaves me with a really special message, and I 341 00:21:36,880 --> 00:21:39,439 Speaker 3: felt like it was right on time, not necessarily just 342 00:21:39,440 --> 00:21:41,920 Speaker 3: for my life, but for where we all are as 343 00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:44,879 Speaker 3: a society. We still need hope, We still need to believe, 344 00:21:45,359 --> 00:21:48,600 Speaker 3: We still need to feel like there is more in 345 00:21:48,640 --> 00:21:52,480 Speaker 3: a society that tells us that we are not young enough, 346 00:21:52,640 --> 00:21:57,000 Speaker 3: or cool enough, already enough, or know enough. He says, 347 00:21:57,000 --> 00:22:00,280 Speaker 3: you're fine, and we're all good where we are are. 348 00:22:00,960 --> 00:22:04,640 Speaker 3: The greater comes later shout out to Bevy Smith. Anyway, 349 00:22:04,720 --> 00:22:07,520 Speaker 3: that was my sermon for you. Sit back, relax, and 350 00:22:07,680 --> 00:22:11,160 Speaker 3: enjoy the rest of this interview with Major. I think 351 00:22:11,240 --> 00:22:14,440 Speaker 3: that is beautiful that it never gets old for you 352 00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:21,800 Speaker 3: and and you still understand the rarity of having I mean, 353 00:22:21,840 --> 00:22:23,919 Speaker 3: you could be and you are. But I think of 354 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:26,160 Speaker 3: the millions of artists that have put music out over 355 00:22:26,200 --> 00:22:28,720 Speaker 3: the years, and no one has ever had not that 356 00:22:28,760 --> 00:22:31,520 Speaker 3: you need the validation. But it's nice to have the validation, 357 00:22:31,720 --> 00:22:35,639 Speaker 3: especially from a giant, a legend, arguably one of the 358 00:22:35,680 --> 00:22:38,320 Speaker 3: best to ever do it in Stevie Wonder, especially in 359 00:22:38,359 --> 00:22:41,320 Speaker 3: your genre. We speak of a new project from my understanding. 360 00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:44,040 Speaker 3: June ninth, you released it a welcome and so let's 361 00:22:44,040 --> 00:22:46,840 Speaker 3: talk about it. Let's talk about it, shall we? Since you, 362 00:22:47,040 --> 00:22:48,600 Speaker 3: since you already led us. 363 00:22:48,760 --> 00:22:52,800 Speaker 1: Wow, wow, look look wow, it's just so happened. 364 00:22:52,520 --> 00:22:55,480 Speaker 2: To that's crazy, That's okay. 365 00:22:55,200 --> 00:23:00,000 Speaker 1: But a look at that, Sarah, listen now the whole 366 00:23:00,320 --> 00:23:01,880 Speaker 1: my soul? Can you say that? 367 00:23:01,960 --> 00:23:06,639 Speaker 2: The hope of my hope of my soul. I'm a 368 00:23:06,680 --> 00:23:12,080 Speaker 2: soul singer. From what is a soul singer? 369 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:18,400 Speaker 1: Soul singer? A soul singer, by definition, is a person 370 00:23:19,119 --> 00:23:23,200 Speaker 1: that sings from truth and experience. 371 00:23:24,160 --> 00:23:24,600 Speaker 2: Period. 372 00:23:26,160 --> 00:23:33,520 Speaker 1: It's mostly done by the diaspora, but it's not limited 373 00:23:33,600 --> 00:23:39,160 Speaker 1: to it. It comes from a place of truth and experience, 374 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:46,360 Speaker 1: from the triumph, trial, the hardship, struggle, the. 375 00:23:46,200 --> 00:23:47,879 Speaker 2: Pain, the joy. 376 00:23:48,720 --> 00:23:51,800 Speaker 1: If it comes from the true place, that is soul. 377 00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:57,359 Speaker 1: And what makes it different from other music is oftentimes 378 00:23:58,200 --> 00:23:59,879 Speaker 1: other genres. 379 00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:04,440 Speaker 2: Can be mimic soul. You cannot. 380 00:24:05,480 --> 00:24:12,159 Speaker 1: You can't fool anybody with soul music. Aretha Franklin wasn't 381 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:16,880 Speaker 1: singing from an untrue place and the moment she had 382 00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:19,679 Speaker 1: an era where she was trying to, you know, do 383 00:24:19,760 --> 00:24:23,160 Speaker 1: the disco, and it was just about whatever. She couldn't 384 00:24:23,200 --> 00:24:28,000 Speaker 1: help but to evoke her soul. And so for me, 385 00:24:29,440 --> 00:24:33,880 Speaker 1: I finally found the title if you will, the category 386 00:24:34,040 --> 00:24:37,359 Speaker 1: if you will to help me fully beat, because people 387 00:24:37,400 --> 00:24:39,159 Speaker 1: were like, well, is he an R and B singer? 388 00:24:39,560 --> 00:24:43,760 Speaker 1: Is he a you know, a gospel singer? And it's 389 00:24:43,880 --> 00:24:47,359 Speaker 1: like all of it. I come from the soul. I 390 00:24:47,400 --> 00:24:50,240 Speaker 1: sing from the soul. If you know the greats that 391 00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:54,000 Speaker 1: I look up to, from Aretha to James Brown to 392 00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:58,120 Speaker 1: Sam Cook, those are soul singers and they all come 393 00:24:58,200 --> 00:25:02,560 Speaker 1: from all of these experiences, from the church to everyday life. 394 00:25:02,920 --> 00:25:07,399 Speaker 1: And that's where we sing from. And I have some Americana, 395 00:25:07,760 --> 00:25:11,119 Speaker 1: I have some folk in my sound. I have a 396 00:25:11,160 --> 00:25:13,479 Speaker 1: new song called Baby Will You Love Me? And this 397 00:25:13,520 --> 00:25:15,840 Speaker 1: is how it goes. It says, when she walked in, 398 00:25:16,720 --> 00:25:20,679 Speaker 1: she took the wind and nothing else surround this matter 399 00:25:21,720 --> 00:25:25,640 Speaker 1: gave her my aim and when we dang, that's when 400 00:25:25,680 --> 00:25:28,760 Speaker 1: I knew I found the answered. This is the part 401 00:25:28,840 --> 00:25:33,520 Speaker 1: here she stole my heart in record time, A beauty 402 00:25:33,800 --> 00:25:37,400 Speaker 1: like to join to bind. She hypnotized me, she got 403 00:25:37,440 --> 00:25:39,600 Speaker 1: me at I didn't mind these are the bars. 404 00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:41,919 Speaker 2: So tell me, baby, the babe, the babe, the babe. 405 00:25:42,440 --> 00:25:45,760 Speaker 1: Will you love me, love me, love me, love me forever, 406 00:25:46,640 --> 00:25:49,199 Speaker 1: forever and always? 407 00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:54,520 Speaker 2: Yeah? Yeah, coming from a truth. That's my love story. Yeah, 408 00:25:54,600 --> 00:25:57,760 Speaker 2: That's how I found my Why I love you? I 409 00:25:57,920 --> 00:25:58,960 Speaker 2: like lady, will you love me? 410 00:25:59,240 --> 00:26:02,920 Speaker 1: The Hope of My Soul is a collection of songs 411 00:26:03,160 --> 00:26:08,480 Speaker 1: borth out of experience from the pandemic, some tough times 412 00:26:08,560 --> 00:26:13,879 Speaker 1: that we all faced. I was presented with myself in 413 00:26:13,920 --> 00:26:19,679 Speaker 1: that pandemic. I was presented with myself in that pandemic. 414 00:26:19,760 --> 00:26:24,280 Speaker 1: I was presented with the reality that I had some 415 00:26:24,680 --> 00:26:28,600 Speaker 1: internal work that I needed to do, and songs came 416 00:26:28,640 --> 00:26:31,560 Speaker 1: out of that to help me through it and to 417 00:26:31,640 --> 00:26:32,120 Speaker 1: help you. 418 00:26:32,680 --> 00:26:35,359 Speaker 2: I love that. You just explained two things to me. 419 00:26:36,600 --> 00:26:41,480 Speaker 3: One, what a soul singer is mostly done in the diaspora, 420 00:26:41,560 --> 00:26:44,439 Speaker 3: but not limited to it. And using the example of 421 00:26:44,480 --> 00:26:46,480 Speaker 3: a wreath, that makes perfect sense. And when you don't 422 00:26:46,560 --> 00:26:48,639 Speaker 3: sing from your soul, the gift that you've been given, 423 00:26:49,320 --> 00:26:51,359 Speaker 3: it won't hit like the kids say. It's just not 424 00:26:51,400 --> 00:26:51,920 Speaker 3: gonna hit. 425 00:26:51,800 --> 00:26:53,760 Speaker 2: The same, yo. 426 00:26:54,640 --> 00:26:58,520 Speaker 3: So tell me about the culmination of this. You said 427 00:26:58,560 --> 00:27:00,760 Speaker 3: you wrote it during the pandemic into me that was 428 00:27:00,760 --> 00:27:03,480 Speaker 3: a really soul searching time for everybody. So it makes sense. 429 00:27:05,240 --> 00:27:09,919 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'll say this and this is connected to that 430 00:27:10,119 --> 00:27:14,000 Speaker 1: soul piece and I've helped a lot of artists understand this. 431 00:27:14,160 --> 00:27:17,760 Speaker 1: I do through my foundation what is called confidence coaching, 432 00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:20,600 Speaker 1: the Major Hope Foundation. I do confidence coaching and everything. 433 00:27:20,600 --> 00:27:22,680 Speaker 1: And it's something that I also have to remind myself. 434 00:27:23,680 --> 00:27:27,040 Speaker 1: But as a singer, as a creative, as a person 435 00:27:27,119 --> 00:27:32,840 Speaker 1: that is intending to connect with others, what comes from 436 00:27:32,960 --> 00:27:39,200 Speaker 1: heart breaches heart ver If it ain't true, it won't connect. 437 00:27:40,200 --> 00:27:47,080 Speaker 1: And so that's really what soul musics and specific to 438 00:27:47,320 --> 00:27:54,200 Speaker 1: the pandemic that inspired and motivated this intentional lean in 439 00:27:54,200 --> 00:27:56,560 Speaker 1: into this hope dealing. 440 00:27:56,280 --> 00:27:56,840 Speaker 2: That I do. 441 00:27:59,480 --> 00:28:04,399 Speaker 1: I'm gonna tell tell you a story. April fourth, twenty twenty. 442 00:28:04,440 --> 00:28:07,119 Speaker 1: I got a text message. We all know where we 443 00:28:07,119 --> 00:28:09,560 Speaker 1: were on April fourth, twenty twenty. 444 00:28:10,600 --> 00:28:15,040 Speaker 2: We were at home. I'm listen. 445 00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:19,240 Speaker 1: And if you weren't and not an essential worker, same 446 00:28:19,320 --> 00:28:24,240 Speaker 1: on you, because you belabored the process of us getting 447 00:28:24,280 --> 00:28:27,280 Speaker 1: over this home. But I get a text message and 448 00:28:27,320 --> 00:28:31,000 Speaker 1: I can't stand text messages carry because when androids get 449 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:34,600 Speaker 1: into text messages group text, I can't stand group text 450 00:28:35,320 --> 00:28:37,800 Speaker 1: I can't stand group text, Carrie. 451 00:28:38,040 --> 00:28:40,040 Speaker 2: I can. I can handle the text message, but. 452 00:28:40,160 --> 00:28:44,960 Speaker 1: Group text when we as iphoners, I'm assuming you have 453 00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:45,560 Speaker 1: an iPhone. 454 00:28:45,600 --> 00:28:47,640 Speaker 2: You better have a knife phone. I do otherwise, Just 455 00:28:48,120 --> 00:28:49,480 Speaker 2: is this interview over if I don't? 456 00:28:51,040 --> 00:28:53,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, it is because let me tell you what 457 00:28:53,360 --> 00:28:56,680 Speaker 1: androids do. Once y'all jump into group. 458 00:28:57,320 --> 00:29:00,360 Speaker 2: No, Jack, don't do it. We can't leave the convert station. 459 00:29:00,680 --> 00:29:04,000 Speaker 2: We're dicked up. Don't do it. And so don't turn 460 00:29:04,080 --> 00:29:08,240 Speaker 2: off my android listeners. You don't do it, don't listen. Listen. 461 00:29:09,280 --> 00:29:10,680 Speaker 2: I got love. 462 00:29:11,840 --> 00:29:15,200 Speaker 1: I have love for the androids, my wife's and androids. 463 00:29:15,280 --> 00:29:18,040 Speaker 5: Okay, good, Okay, Yes, I love it, okay, good, Yeah, 464 00:29:18,080 --> 00:29:20,800 Speaker 5: But anyway, I get this group text on April fourth, 465 00:29:20,840 --> 00:29:23,720 Speaker 5: twenty twenty, and it says, let's pray for the hope 466 00:29:23,760 --> 00:29:27,600 Speaker 5: of the world collectively at ten forty five Eastern Standard time. 467 00:29:28,160 --> 00:29:30,600 Speaker 1: It's from a brother who I respect greatly. He doesn't 468 00:29:30,640 --> 00:29:33,240 Speaker 1: text much, so I'm like, I'll deal with the group text, 469 00:29:33,560 --> 00:29:34,720 Speaker 1: and I'm also gonna pray. 470 00:29:35,920 --> 00:29:36,520 Speaker 2: He says. 471 00:29:37,120 --> 00:29:40,720 Speaker 1: The pandemic has not only impacted the molecular but it's 472 00:29:40,760 --> 00:29:46,680 Speaker 1: also affected the belief system. It's paralyzed our hope and 473 00:29:46,960 --> 00:29:50,640 Speaker 1: which is essential to the healing process, he says. The 474 00:29:50,760 --> 00:29:57,120 Speaker 1: plague was asked Wyatt had killed so many the plague responded, 475 00:29:58,080 --> 00:30:02,600 Speaker 1: I only killed one hundred. The thousands that died died 476 00:30:02,640 --> 00:30:08,840 Speaker 1: from the fear of it. It's a mindset. It's a mindset. 477 00:30:09,840 --> 00:30:14,120 Speaker 1: And he said, let's pray for the hope to be 478 00:30:14,200 --> 00:30:18,360 Speaker 1: restored to the world. And literally, I was awakened to 479 00:30:18,560 --> 00:30:23,520 Speaker 1: my life assignment that I have language for the hope conversation, 480 00:30:24,120 --> 00:30:26,600 Speaker 1: that hope is not only powerful, but it is an 481 00:30:26,680 --> 00:30:31,960 Speaker 1: anchor and a deliverer into the promises. Hope is not 482 00:30:32,040 --> 00:30:35,040 Speaker 1: the denial of reality. It's the commitment to believe greater 483 00:30:35,160 --> 00:30:37,000 Speaker 1: is on the other side of it. I don't play 484 00:30:37,040 --> 00:30:41,600 Speaker 1: with it. I'm real about this thing called hope. August 485 00:30:41,600 --> 00:30:45,560 Speaker 1: twenty eighth, twenty twenty four months later, the same brother 486 00:30:45,680 --> 00:30:49,160 Speaker 1: that sent this text message made a transition that shook 487 00:30:49,200 --> 00:30:58,280 Speaker 1: the world. I had no idea that for four years, 488 00:30:58,800 --> 00:31:02,239 Speaker 1: and I'm a part of the closest inner circle, but 489 00:31:02,320 --> 00:31:05,640 Speaker 1: clearly not on the end end. This brother had been 490 00:31:05,680 --> 00:31:13,120 Speaker 1: battling cancer, right Chadwick Boseman was his brother, my brother, 491 00:31:14,080 --> 00:31:20,760 Speaker 1: our brother that had the audacity to hope for the 492 00:31:20,800 --> 00:31:26,120 Speaker 1: world while he had every rationale to be focused on 493 00:31:26,200 --> 00:31:32,920 Speaker 1: his own stuff. And in that moment, I realized that 494 00:31:33,200 --> 00:31:37,760 Speaker 1: this thing called hope was what sustained him for the 495 00:31:37,840 --> 00:31:41,920 Speaker 1: four years that most people would have checked out by this, 496 00:31:43,520 --> 00:31:48,800 Speaker 1: but also inspired and motivated the great work that we 497 00:31:48,800 --> 00:31:52,200 Speaker 1: were left with for his legacy. And so that's when 498 00:31:52,360 --> 00:31:57,600 Speaker 1: I literally leaned into I got to be about the work. 499 00:31:58,920 --> 00:32:01,960 Speaker 1: I don't think it's happened instanced that this man decided 500 00:32:02,000 --> 00:32:05,640 Speaker 1: to include me in this group text. I don't think 501 00:32:05,680 --> 00:32:09,840 Speaker 1: it's happenstance that he spent moments to inspire me and 502 00:32:09,920 --> 00:32:12,920 Speaker 1: speak life into me and dare me to be excellent 503 00:32:13,080 --> 00:32:16,800 Speaker 1: in every moment that I'm giving. And so this is 504 00:32:16,920 --> 00:32:20,719 Speaker 1: real for me. These songs when you hear it, I 505 00:32:20,760 --> 00:32:23,600 Speaker 1: got one call I Pray for You, and it's a 506 00:32:23,640 --> 00:32:28,120 Speaker 1: love song that I sing to the world. It's real, yo, 507 00:32:28,880 --> 00:32:31,360 Speaker 1: and it's gonna help people get back to the win 508 00:32:31,480 --> 00:32:35,760 Speaker 1: in life because we all are dealing with someone. I 509 00:32:35,800 --> 00:32:43,840 Speaker 1: deal with depression, I deal with control. I deal with perfectionism, 510 00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:47,240 Speaker 1: which I do believe is all a result of trauma. 511 00:32:48,280 --> 00:32:56,120 Speaker 1: You feeling like, feeling like deficiting, disparity and financial lat 512 00:32:56,400 --> 00:32:57,680 Speaker 1: can't be my story. 513 00:32:58,000 --> 00:33:00,440 Speaker 2: It just can't be. I can't. I can't can't be 514 00:33:00,520 --> 00:33:03,160 Speaker 2: what it is anymore. I have to have more. 515 00:33:03,640 --> 00:33:07,280 Speaker 1: I have to have better for myself and not allowing 516 00:33:07,280 --> 00:33:11,640 Speaker 1: myself to sit in the present moment realizing that the present, 517 00:33:12,600 --> 00:33:13,600 Speaker 1: this is the president. 518 00:33:14,320 --> 00:33:15,000 Speaker 2: That's the gift. 519 00:33:16,040 --> 00:33:18,960 Speaker 4: Every champion and carry champion is to be a champion, 520 00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:21,800 Speaker 4: a champion and carry champion, and Cary chat be a 521 00:33:21,880 --> 00:33:24,120 Speaker 4: Champion and carry Champion, and Cary. 522 00:33:23,920 --> 00:33:27,360 Speaker 2: Champion Entertainment and Naked Weird. 523 00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:35,000 Speaker 4: Kerry Champion and carry Champions to be a champion, a 524 00:33:35,120 --> 00:33:39,280 Speaker 4: Champion and carry champion, Nigger a Champion and carry Champion, 525 00:33:39,360 --> 00:33:42,000 Speaker 4: and Cary Champion Entertainment. 526 00:33:42,280 --> 00:33:44,960 Speaker 3: Na, what do you mean you deal with control? I know, 527 00:33:45,360 --> 00:33:47,360 Speaker 3: I understand when you say you deal with depression. I 528 00:33:47,360 --> 00:33:49,560 Speaker 3: know what you do with perfectionism. What do you mean 529 00:33:49,600 --> 00:33:51,600 Speaker 3: you deal with control? Are you a control freak? 530 00:33:51,760 --> 00:33:52,000 Speaker 1: You want? 531 00:33:52,160 --> 00:33:53,200 Speaker 2: Let me tell you something. 532 00:33:54,680 --> 00:33:59,800 Speaker 1: I feel like as much as I believe in faith, 533 00:34:01,000 --> 00:34:04,640 Speaker 1: which is not a control issue. It's literally faith is 534 00:34:04,680 --> 00:34:09,799 Speaker 1: a belief and posture surrender to a greater power that 535 00:34:09,880 --> 00:34:17,200 Speaker 1: will deliver a thief right. But for some reason I 536 00:34:17,360 --> 00:34:24,719 Speaker 1: have to have more answers than questions in my life 537 00:34:24,880 --> 00:34:29,719 Speaker 1: and in every moment, like because I have gained a 538 00:34:29,760 --> 00:34:33,800 Speaker 1: lot of wisdom along the way and insight, I don't 539 00:34:33,840 --> 00:34:39,200 Speaker 1: give myself grace all the time to not know and 540 00:34:39,280 --> 00:34:45,840 Speaker 1: to be okay with not knowing. I literally I don't 541 00:34:45,880 --> 00:34:48,520 Speaker 1: do well with not knowing if a person likes me 542 00:34:48,640 --> 00:34:51,200 Speaker 1: or not a person that I care about. 543 00:34:51,360 --> 00:34:52,919 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's someone else you don't care about. 544 00:34:53,120 --> 00:34:56,000 Speaker 1: I like yeah, because I'm clearly not trying to find 545 00:34:56,040 --> 00:34:59,719 Speaker 1: out if everybody likes me, but if somebody I admire. 546 00:34:59,840 --> 00:35:04,120 Speaker 1: And we know this well in our industry because acceptance 547 00:35:04,160 --> 00:35:07,760 Speaker 1: and belonging is what we're all thinking and we all want, 548 00:35:08,760 --> 00:35:14,759 Speaker 1: and we wait for moments of validation. We thrive on it. 549 00:35:15,719 --> 00:35:20,680 Speaker 1: But if posture syndrome is real for me and it 550 00:35:20,840 --> 00:35:25,560 Speaker 1: challenges my sense of control, it challenges my sense of 551 00:35:26,160 --> 00:35:32,400 Speaker 1: security and confidence in myself to know that what is 552 00:35:32,520 --> 00:35:38,680 Speaker 1: for me won't miss me, what is for you carry 553 00:35:40,040 --> 00:35:46,640 Speaker 1: won't miss you. These are facts, but they're not always 554 00:35:46,719 --> 00:35:47,720 Speaker 1: perpetual things. 555 00:35:47,760 --> 00:35:51,920 Speaker 2: We believe. Yeah, you, it's a reminder that it's you 556 00:35:51,960 --> 00:35:53,000 Speaker 2: have to remind yourself. 557 00:35:53,440 --> 00:35:58,200 Speaker 3: Remind yourself daily, yeah, daily, daily, daily, daily daily, just. 558 00:35:58,200 --> 00:36:02,640 Speaker 1: Like just like yeah, just like well, it's a daily 559 00:36:02,760 --> 00:36:06,840 Speaker 1: choosing and so yeah, that's that's yeah. 560 00:36:07,040 --> 00:36:11,200 Speaker 3: I have a question, okay, So, and in our research, 561 00:36:11,400 --> 00:36:14,440 Speaker 3: we we know that you refer to yourself as a 562 00:36:14,440 --> 00:36:18,000 Speaker 3: hope dealer. It is clear that you were set apart 563 00:36:18,360 --> 00:36:20,919 Speaker 3: at three years old articulating this is what I want 564 00:36:20,920 --> 00:36:23,040 Speaker 3: to do, which meant much more, but just in the 565 00:36:23,080 --> 00:36:28,000 Speaker 3: most simplest terms, international superstar, the ability to reach and 566 00:36:28,080 --> 00:36:31,440 Speaker 3: affect many, because that's what you were set apart put 567 00:36:31,480 --> 00:36:35,560 Speaker 3: here to do. When people listen to this latest project, 568 00:36:35,719 --> 00:36:39,560 Speaker 3: you are giving hope and you're sinking from your soul. 569 00:36:40,840 --> 00:36:44,000 Speaker 3: If there was anything because everyone's going to go out 570 00:36:44,040 --> 00:36:46,000 Speaker 3: and buy it when they hear this podcast, If there 571 00:36:46,040 --> 00:36:49,600 Speaker 3: was anything, any special message, any message that you wanted 572 00:36:49,600 --> 00:36:51,839 Speaker 3: to give to those whopen fans or following your work 573 00:36:51,920 --> 00:36:55,520 Speaker 3: or perhaps new fans, what would it be? What would 574 00:36:55,560 --> 00:37:00,200 Speaker 3: you want them to walk away feeling after they've sent 575 00:37:00,600 --> 00:37:02,200 Speaker 3: to your latest. 576 00:37:01,840 --> 00:37:12,720 Speaker 1: Project that it ain't over. There's more, There's so much more. 577 00:37:17,280 --> 00:37:23,919 Speaker 1: By Big Sister Beby Smith has a saying it gets 578 00:37:23,960 --> 00:37:32,560 Speaker 1: greater later, and that's back. Your greatest years are never blind. 579 00:37:33,800 --> 00:37:38,960 Speaker 1: They would they were great, but it's never behind you. 580 00:37:40,600 --> 00:37:45,879 Speaker 2: Mm hmm. That's beautiful greatness. It's a perpetual build. It's 581 00:37:45,920 --> 00:37:52,719 Speaker 2: a perpetual build. Lean into it. Let me define it 582 00:37:52,840 --> 00:38:00,799 Speaker 2: like this. Depression is dragging along the things and investing 583 00:38:00,800 --> 00:38:04,320 Speaker 2: in the things that have already happened that you can't change. 584 00:38:05,920 --> 00:38:13,200 Speaker 2: Anxiety is investing good energy into the things that haven't 585 00:38:13,200 --> 00:38:14,440 Speaker 2: even happened yet. 586 00:38:16,120 --> 00:38:22,920 Speaker 1: The power and the great treasure is being present so 587 00:38:22,960 --> 00:38:26,439 Speaker 1: that you can experience the fullness of what the right 588 00:38:26,520 --> 00:38:30,840 Speaker 1: now is giving you. And a part of that fullness 589 00:38:31,560 --> 00:38:38,719 Speaker 1: is answers, an opportunity to catch your breath and assurance 590 00:38:39,680 --> 00:38:42,680 Speaker 1: that you're here for more. 591 00:38:42,840 --> 00:38:43,399 Speaker 2: It ain't over. 592 00:38:43,680 --> 00:38:51,719 Speaker 1: And I am saying that from experience, I'm perfect. I 593 00:38:51,800 --> 00:38:58,680 Speaker 1: too wrestle with believing that I'm qualified, believing that I'm deserving. 594 00:39:00,360 --> 00:39:05,240 Speaker 1: I wrestle with consistency when things start to look different, 595 00:39:05,280 --> 00:39:09,520 Speaker 1: when it starts to change up. But it's always to 596 00:39:09,600 --> 00:39:14,480 Speaker 1: be defined as a becoming. You are becoming better than 597 00:39:14,520 --> 00:39:15,120 Speaker 1: you ever were. 598 00:39:16,040 --> 00:39:21,239 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's fact. Yes, experience what it is. It's experience. 599 00:39:21,400 --> 00:39:23,520 Speaker 3: You're talking about living a life, but when it gets 600 00:39:23,560 --> 00:39:26,440 Speaker 3: greater later, it's about the experience of it all and understanding. 601 00:39:26,480 --> 00:39:28,840 Speaker 3: This is just all building on building. I love a 602 00:39:28,880 --> 00:39:31,600 Speaker 3: good storyline, and I love characters, that is, if you're 603 00:39:31,600 --> 00:39:33,759 Speaker 3: not blinging yourself. But I love the fact that you 604 00:39:33,800 --> 00:39:35,759 Speaker 3: can look back and see the distance from where you 605 00:39:35,800 --> 00:39:39,120 Speaker 3: started to where you are now and why everything has happened, 606 00:39:39,719 --> 00:39:40,600 Speaker 3: the way in which it is. 607 00:39:41,280 --> 00:39:50,319 Speaker 1: Honestly, that's what informs That's what informs confidence. You don't 608 00:39:50,360 --> 00:39:56,560 Speaker 1: get confident. Did you shoulder Yeah, yeah, I saw it. 609 00:39:56,640 --> 00:40:01,239 Speaker 2: That's look look back and all that doubt. Leaning into 610 00:40:01,320 --> 00:40:02,560 Speaker 2: this confidence. I'm with it. 611 00:40:02,800 --> 00:40:06,840 Speaker 1: Lean into what happened the last time. I believe, Amen, 612 00:40:07,040 --> 00:40:10,160 Speaker 1: Lean into what happened the last time. I gave it everything. 613 00:40:10,280 --> 00:40:14,120 Speaker 2: Lean in. I'm leaning in. I am so happy for you. 614 00:40:14,600 --> 00:40:17,439 Speaker 2: I do believe there is so much more. 615 00:40:18,080 --> 00:40:22,160 Speaker 3: I hope that you don't look for measurement in terms 616 00:40:22,280 --> 00:40:24,880 Speaker 3: of what does it feel like in validation, which we 617 00:40:24,960 --> 00:40:28,239 Speaker 3: all do. But Elan, you have arrived. You're in a 618 00:40:28,320 --> 00:40:30,479 Speaker 3: state in which you can say I've done that. Who 619 00:40:30,560 --> 00:40:33,680 Speaker 3: can actually say, see you want to be facetiming him 620 00:40:33,680 --> 00:40:35,080 Speaker 3: and driving him around in Hollywood? 621 00:40:35,120 --> 00:40:38,439 Speaker 2: Who can say that I did not say Steve okay, 622 00:40:38,480 --> 00:40:39,080 Speaker 2: because I tried to. 623 00:40:39,520 --> 00:40:41,040 Speaker 3: I just quoted that. I put that in there. It's 624 00:40:41,040 --> 00:40:43,560 Speaker 3: not I just made that up. I made that out. 625 00:40:43,600 --> 00:40:47,279 Speaker 3: Don't do that carry end quote. Major said, send that 626 00:40:47,320 --> 00:40:49,799 Speaker 3: to TMZ. Y'all, we just sent it off. It's our 627 00:40:49,960 --> 00:40:56,480 Speaker 3: CMZ got it is done. It's done. Hi, No tmzmc lovely. 628 00:40:59,040 --> 00:41:01,439 Speaker 2: Make it be like, what the hell did you tell? 629 00:41:01,640 --> 00:41:04,320 Speaker 2: Care listen help to me because you can't calling me, 630 00:41:04,360 --> 00:41:06,920 Speaker 2: we can talk about it. Thank you so much Major 631 00:41:07,040 --> 00:41:10,040 Speaker 2: for being naked, truly naked on the pike. Appreciate. Let 632 00:41:10,040 --> 00:41:11,000 Speaker 2: me put some close. 633 00:41:11,600 --> 00:41:14,760 Speaker 3: Close back out, Major said, and he gave a shout 634 00:41:14,760 --> 00:41:18,120 Speaker 3: out to Bevy bebby Smith. You guys must love Bevy. 635 00:41:18,719 --> 00:41:23,840 Speaker 3: Bevy says, Greater is later. I'm paraphrasing, but it makes sense. 636 00:41:24,000 --> 00:41:27,359 Speaker 3: The reality is this right now. We all want to 637 00:41:27,400 --> 00:41:30,520 Speaker 3: be successful. We want it all right now. We want 638 00:41:30,560 --> 00:41:33,320 Speaker 3: all the things right now because we feel like we deserve, 639 00:41:33,440 --> 00:41:38,280 Speaker 3: especially in this microwave social media age where it seems 640 00:41:38,320 --> 00:41:40,839 Speaker 3: like everybody else is just getting it quicker than you. 641 00:41:41,600 --> 00:41:44,759 Speaker 3: And the best part to me of this conversation was 642 00:41:44,840 --> 00:41:47,920 Speaker 3: realizing that when you can actually see the distance in 643 00:41:47,960 --> 00:41:51,520 Speaker 3: your accomplishments and gives you more confidence, it shows you 644 00:41:51,600 --> 00:41:54,320 Speaker 3: that you can handle more, that you can deal with more, 645 00:41:54,680 --> 00:41:58,680 Speaker 3: and there is still more to come, If anything, I 646 00:41:58,719 --> 00:42:03,600 Speaker 3: hope you felt like you really understood that it's most 647 00:42:03,640 --> 00:42:08,319 Speaker 3: important to be present, that is your present, to be 648 00:42:08,440 --> 00:42:11,959 Speaker 3: present in the moment that you have right now, because 649 00:42:12,000 --> 00:42:15,000 Speaker 3: there is still more to come. So I thank Major 650 00:42:15,040 --> 00:42:16,640 Speaker 3: for that. I encourage you all to go out and 651 00:42:16,719 --> 00:42:20,120 Speaker 3: get his latest project. He's singing from a soul and. 652 00:42:20,120 --> 00:42:23,080 Speaker 2: It was just for us. Thank you all for listening 653 00:42:23,080 --> 00:42:25,279 Speaker 2: to this edition and Naked. I'll talk to you all 654 00:42:25,320 --> 00:42:25,760 Speaker 2: next week.