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They in turn deliver information 25 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:23,559 Speaker 1: about career planning, motivation, financial literacy, and how they lead 26 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:27,119 Speaker 1: a balanced life into my guests. Truly leads an incredibly 27 00:01:27,120 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 1: balanced life. Um. He has entertained audiences in film, radio, music, television, 28 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:35,840 Speaker 1: on stage and online for nearly twenty years. From drum 29 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:39,200 Speaker 1: Line to Wild and Out. He is a true renaissance man, 30 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 1: a social media influencer who continues to dominate all facets 31 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 1: of entertainment as a comedian, host, actor, writer, director, executive producer, DJ, philanthropists, 32 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:53,560 Speaker 1: social activists which I really love about you, and children's 33 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:58,080 Speaker 1: book Arthur. Please welcome to Money Making Conversations. Nick Cannon, greetings, 34 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 1: appreciate you bring them out. As they said. You know 35 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 1: what I'm saying. When you gotta when you gotta resume, 36 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 1: don't leave it on the floor. On the floor, and 37 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:10,840 Speaker 1: you got an incredible resume. Man, I appreciate you started 38 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:15,079 Speaker 1: doing stand up, Yes, sir, why why? Why coming from 39 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 1: the church. Honestly, I mean my father was into the ministry. 40 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:20,080 Speaker 1: And actually it goes back even before that. I mean 41 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:22,919 Speaker 1: the first time I was ever officially on stage doing 42 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:25,400 Speaker 1: stand up, I was about eleven years old and it 43 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:29,640 Speaker 1: was auditioned North Carolina for the Apollo and it was like, 44 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 1: you know, it was like the Apollo used to travel 45 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:35,040 Speaker 1: to find, you know, different acts, and they were put 46 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:39,520 Speaker 1: on small talent shows in smaller regions and in North Carolina, 47 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 1: my dad I would always like, get up and you know, 48 00:02:41,480 --> 00:02:43,639 Speaker 1: tell Jesus jokes in the church and stuff, and my 49 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:45,760 Speaker 1: dad was like, yeah, you should audition. I put together 50 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:47,919 Speaker 1: a whole set when I was eleven, and then from 51 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:50,079 Speaker 1: there just kept at it. By the time, you know, 52 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:51,960 Speaker 1: I was fifteen years old, I was a regular at 53 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 1: the comedy store and Improvs in l A. So, you know, 54 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:58,360 Speaker 1: just try I knew I was doing. I was following him, 55 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 1: my father's footsteps, where I was in in too much 56 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:03,920 Speaker 1: to be a preacher. So I was like, you know what, 57 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:06,480 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go ahead and just still try to leave 58 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:10,760 Speaker 1: the flock. But he believed in you, you know, and uh, 59 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 1: you know my dad, I had an unorthodox upbringing, you know, 60 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:16,920 Speaker 1: bounced back and forth, you know, amongst my parents and 61 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 1: my grandparents. But my dad always had that vision of like, 62 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 1: I'm raising a man and I wanted to think for 63 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 1: itself and show them so many things. So even at 64 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:26,960 Speaker 1: a young age that like eleven twelve, he was like, 65 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 1: whatever it is that you want to do, even if 66 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:32,200 Speaker 1: I don't really have the same beliefs, I still want 67 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:35,800 Speaker 1: you to to strive for your your goals and reached 68 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 1: as much successful ventures as possible. That's important. That's that's 69 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:43,200 Speaker 1: the relationship to vision because I was I admire you, 70 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 1: appreciate because of the fact that you got it at 71 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 1: such a young age. Yeah, you know, I was still 72 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 1: confused or twenty two. I was talented to do, but 73 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 1: I was just confused. And and the fact that you 74 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:57,880 Speaker 1: would table to need you we all have a layer confusion. 75 00:03:58,200 --> 00:04:00,320 Speaker 1: But the fact that you said, man, eleven, this is 76 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:02,600 Speaker 1: what I wanted to do, right, I was still trying 77 00:04:02,600 --> 00:04:04,560 Speaker 1: to play basketball. I was trying to fit in. And 78 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 1: I think that it's important based on the success that 79 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 1: you having in such an early age. So continued success 80 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:12,480 Speaker 1: is that you made a decision to level. I'm gonna 81 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 1: follow this path. I enjoyed, I respected, I appreciate it. 82 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:18,960 Speaker 1: And one thing it was my my dad always say 83 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:21,320 Speaker 1: think outside the box. I never forget that. I mean 84 00:04:21,320 --> 00:04:24,560 Speaker 1: that was when that term was was new, and it 85 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:27,440 Speaker 1: was like everybody else in our neighborhood or the projects 86 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:29,920 Speaker 1: were trying to do the same things. And in comedy 87 00:04:29,960 --> 00:04:32,800 Speaker 1: was something especially at my age, that a lot of 88 00:04:32,839 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 1: young people weren't striving to do. Uh. It was you know, 89 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 1: and I did. I looked up to the likes of 90 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 1: our Senior Hall and Eddie Murphy and you know, all 91 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:45,240 Speaker 1: the guys on Deaf Jam and the Living Color at 92 00:04:45,279 --> 00:04:47,640 Speaker 1: such a young age, and you know, from mimicking them 93 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:50,600 Speaker 1: to like creating my own material. It was different from 94 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:52,320 Speaker 1: all the kids in the neighborhood who just wanted to 95 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:55,920 Speaker 1: be rappers. Which I wanted that as well. Yeah, but 96 00:04:56,080 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 1: it was but it was like, yo, it made me 97 00:04:58,120 --> 00:05:00,240 Speaker 1: stand out. So even being in the stand up club 98 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 1: at fifteen, I was the youngest, you know, and I 99 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 1: would be I would see everybody there, you know. It 100 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:09,120 Speaker 1: was from the Chappelle's, the Tuckers, like everyone, but My 101 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 1: set was always unique because I was coming from a 102 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 1: fifteen year old perspective where everyone else was talking about 103 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:17,679 Speaker 1: the same stuff except for me. I was thinking outside 104 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:19,560 Speaker 1: the box and I was standing there. And because of 105 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:22,159 Speaker 1: your youth, I'm on the phone where he's in the studio, 106 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:26,080 Speaker 1: I apologize amazing talent. And here you see, actually studio 107 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:28,920 Speaker 1: would be talking and Nick, when you talk about that 108 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:32,640 Speaker 1: age advantage warming up, that was your first break. Tell 109 00:05:32,720 --> 00:05:35,279 Speaker 1: us about how that happened. They got really good launched 110 00:05:35,279 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 1: you because that's what people saw you as an actor. 111 00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 1: So here's a potential start. And that's where it actually 112 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 1: started the fire inside of me as well, because you know, 113 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:45,240 Speaker 1: being a stand up, being a kid, uh you know, 114 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:48,960 Speaker 1: I would go from the comedy clubs straight to school 115 00:05:48,960 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 1: in the morning, uh you know, two hours away in 116 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:54,480 Speaker 1: San Diego from l A. And then I got an 117 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 1: opportunity one night. Well you know there's always agents and 118 00:05:57,680 --> 00:06:01,800 Speaker 1: people in the crowd, and producers from Nickelodeon happened to 119 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:05,040 Speaker 1: be uh in in the audience at the improv one night, 120 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:07,960 Speaker 1: and you know, they took a meeting with me or whatever, 121 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:09,760 Speaker 1: and they I went and saw a couple of the 122 00:06:09,839 --> 00:06:12,600 Speaker 1: shows and I saw that there was a guy entertaining 123 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 1: uh yeah, about four hours while you know, they're making 124 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:19,160 Speaker 1: a television show. They got to keep the audience entertained 125 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:22,719 Speaker 1: and informed. And I never knew what that was. Obviously, 126 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:25,000 Speaker 1: you know today that's an audience warm up person. I 127 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:26,800 Speaker 1: was like, but I could do that, you know. I 128 00:06:26,839 --> 00:06:30,360 Speaker 1: know I had had enough energy to kind of sustain 129 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:33,200 Speaker 1: being up there for four hours, so I asked, you know, 130 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:34,800 Speaker 1: I was like, hey, let me get a shot at that. 131 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:38,600 Speaker 1: And from there, I started on Nickelodeon doing the warm 132 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:43,799 Speaker 1: up and people were just I was entertaining in the show. 133 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:47,159 Speaker 1: So where it got around town, I started, uh doing 134 00:06:47,160 --> 00:06:49,440 Speaker 1: it for a bunch of shows. And then, you know, 135 00:06:49,520 --> 00:06:52,600 Speaker 1: being sixteen years old, you know, being able to tell jokes, 136 00:06:52,880 --> 00:06:57,920 Speaker 1: dance rap, seeing all entertaining, well, thank you. But and 137 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:00,240 Speaker 1: then that showed me that there was more job is 138 00:07:00,279 --> 00:07:02,960 Speaker 1: than just being in front of the camp. Uh. And 139 00:07:03,040 --> 00:07:05,000 Speaker 1: that's when I you know, got the bug for writing 140 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:07,039 Speaker 1: as well. Because I was sitting back and I would 141 00:07:07,080 --> 00:07:10,640 Speaker 1: watch the different sitcoms or even the sketches on Nickelodeon, 142 00:07:10,720 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 1: and and because they were speaking to my audience, and 143 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:15,520 Speaker 1: I was writing jokes every night I was like, yo, 144 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:17,680 Speaker 1: I could write for this as well. And that's how 145 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:20,520 Speaker 1: I got my first job as the youngest staff writer Intelligence. 146 00:07:20,640 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 1: And that was incredible because here's the deal. He was 147 00:07:23,200 --> 00:07:25,120 Speaker 1: killing it. Okay. You know, I was doing my thing 148 00:07:25,160 --> 00:07:33,080 Speaker 1: on sister sister Jamie. I think sister got sick and 149 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:34,920 Speaker 1: that's when it because he was he was just a 150 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:37,760 Speaker 1: bona fide talent. But the thing that carries him differently, 151 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:41,440 Speaker 1: he's a you. A genuinely nice guy. Thank you. That 152 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 1: that that separates itself from anything. That's because you can 153 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:47,760 Speaker 1: see you you You've met a lot of talent people. 154 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 1: I've met a lot of talents here, but your ability 155 00:07:50,440 --> 00:07:53,680 Speaker 1: to be nice, to be welcoming, it's what carries yourself 156 00:07:53,720 --> 00:07:56,040 Speaker 1: in personal life as well as professionally because on stage 157 00:07:56,320 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 1: you want to be a friend with. Yeah, and it's 158 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:01,480 Speaker 1: it's it's energy. I'm a I'm an energy person. And 159 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:03,440 Speaker 1: when I was younger, I didn't really know how to explain, 160 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:06,000 Speaker 1: you know, but uh, you know, I was just saying 161 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:08,560 Speaker 1: I was raised right, honestly. You know, when you walk 162 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:11,400 Speaker 1: into a room, especially someone who's an entertainer or someone 163 00:08:11,480 --> 00:08:14,640 Speaker 1: that everyone knows, you want to feel that welcoming spirit. 164 00:08:14,720 --> 00:08:16,960 Speaker 1: You want to be able to have a smile on 165 00:08:17,040 --> 00:08:19,280 Speaker 1: your face even if it's not the greatest day, or 166 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:22,480 Speaker 1: even if you're not there to be an entertainer. But 167 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:25,200 Speaker 1: you gotta walk around with a good spirit and and 168 00:08:25,280 --> 00:08:28,160 Speaker 1: exude positive energy. And you know you don't you don't 169 00:08:28,160 --> 00:08:32,200 Speaker 1: have to be everybody's best friend. You yeah, yeah, so something. 170 00:08:32,280 --> 00:08:33,839 Speaker 1: So I have to balance it, and you know, and 171 00:08:34,160 --> 00:08:37,040 Speaker 1: and and you have to monitor your energy as well. 172 00:08:37,160 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 1: That's even in business as well. You gotta make sure 173 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:43,240 Speaker 1: you're not uh loosely giving away your energy to things 174 00:08:43,360 --> 00:08:46,839 Speaker 1: that have uh no fruition or have no power to them. 175 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:49,839 Speaker 1: So so in that order, I've I've been able to 176 00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:52,600 Speaker 1: balance that pretty well to where I'm always kind. I'm 177 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:56,839 Speaker 1: always trying to be a pleasing individual. But you know, 178 00:08:56,880 --> 00:08:58,719 Speaker 1: you gotta be stern. You gotta be a businessman. And 179 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:02,200 Speaker 1: that's the fun part about you. And you made those decisions, 180 00:09:02,280 --> 00:09:05,040 Speaker 1: you know, being a chairman, being a producer, being an EP, 181 00:09:05,320 --> 00:09:07,719 Speaker 1: being a writer. Because in the end, because you have 182 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:09,319 Speaker 1: a group of friends. I always calling you like the 183 00:09:09,440 --> 00:09:13,760 Speaker 1: lebron of You have a crew of people that have 184 00:09:13,880 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 1: been with you for a long time. You know what 185 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:18,280 Speaker 1: I'm saying, like Lebron from the day, you know, I 186 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:19,800 Speaker 1: ran it too. I was so fun when I came 187 00:09:19,840 --> 00:09:21,599 Speaker 1: by the wild and I tap it. It was like 188 00:09:21,679 --> 00:09:25,480 Speaker 1: a memory lane. When they woke up, I was like, wow, 189 00:09:25,640 --> 00:09:29,560 Speaker 1: you still well it was Nils and all that. That's crew, man, 190 00:09:29,760 --> 00:09:32,560 Speaker 1: It's so important, and I think that keeps you grounded 191 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:35,120 Speaker 1: as well, right, absolutely, man, I like to dance with 192 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:37,000 Speaker 1: the people I came to the party with, you know. 193 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:39,800 Speaker 1: And that's the idea of to me, that's truly what 194 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:42,760 Speaker 1: success is all about, when you can share it with 195 00:09:42,920 --> 00:09:45,520 Speaker 1: people who knew you when you didn't have anything. And 196 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:47,880 Speaker 1: and you know, I got the same manager from that. 197 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:50,760 Speaker 1: The people who saw me in the inpro still with 198 00:09:50,920 --> 00:09:53,000 Speaker 1: me to this day. I mean, and you even speak 199 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:55,160 Speaker 1: of people who you know, we're like this my writing 200 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:59,400 Speaker 1: partners there now showrunners right right. And actually I learned 201 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:02,320 Speaker 1: that from you. I learned that watching and seeing how 202 00:10:02,559 --> 00:10:05,079 Speaker 1: the camaraderie that you guys all had coming up and 203 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:06,240 Speaker 1: I was like, yo, I want to be able to 204 00:10:06,320 --> 00:10:07,960 Speaker 1: do that, And ten are you're doing it very very 205 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:11,439 Speaker 1: well on the on the phone or interviews. So many 206 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:13,559 Speaker 1: people on the phone didn't. You can be actually studio. 207 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:15,679 Speaker 1: He's in studio, Nick Cannon. Last time he was on 208 00:10:15,760 --> 00:10:18,440 Speaker 1: the phone, we'll be back with more wild thing Out. 209 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:22,200 Speaker 1: That's the Beast, along with the Wild and restaurants along 210 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:24,559 Speaker 1: with the Wild, and that tour Wild and along with 211 00:10:25,160 --> 00:10:28,760 Speaker 1: I hear you had the album all that. We keep 212 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:30,960 Speaker 1: it going, If we keep it going at radio radio, 213 00:10:31,080 --> 00:10:33,200 Speaker 1: we were back with more money making conversations. Keep winning, 214 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:39,680 Speaker 1: everybody to keep winning. Hi, Rashan McDonald back with money 215 00:10:39,720 --> 00:10:44,960 Speaker 1: making conversation. My guests in studio has entertained audiences and film, radio, music, television, 216 00:10:45,040 --> 00:10:48,240 Speaker 1: on stage and online for nearly twenty years. From drum 217 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:51,320 Speaker 1: Line to Wilding Out. Here's what I call it true. 218 00:10:51,360 --> 00:10:56,240 Speaker 1: Renaudsance Man appreciate, you know, just talking about what's the upcoming, 219 00:10:56,280 --> 00:11:00,679 Speaker 1: the future and the present of Nick Cannon Wilding Out. 220 00:11:01,400 --> 00:11:02,719 Speaker 1: Let me just get a little history on that. I 221 00:11:02,760 --> 00:11:04,480 Speaker 1: went to the very first tap in the Wilding Out. 222 00:11:04,760 --> 00:11:07,920 Speaker 1: The idea was people pushed back on the idea. Yeah, 223 00:11:08,080 --> 00:11:09,760 Speaker 1: you took me there to reach out to look at it, 224 00:11:10,400 --> 00:11:13,240 Speaker 1: look at what I've done, and to see we're walking 225 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:16,800 Speaker 1: in Atlanta, Georgia branding as I walked in Brandon on 226 00:11:16,880 --> 00:11:20,199 Speaker 1: the Wall branding on the behind the bar, branding on 227 00:11:20,400 --> 00:11:23,599 Speaker 1: the pool table, branding on everywhere. It was it was 228 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:27,920 Speaker 1: Nick Cannon and that's your production. It Cannon presents. Yes, 229 00:11:29,160 --> 00:11:32,719 Speaker 1: you know, the Wilding Out models coming out everybody. It 230 00:11:32,840 --> 00:11:38,319 Speaker 1: was very organized for a young man. Yeah, impressive, Thank you, sir. 231 00:11:38,920 --> 00:11:40,839 Speaker 1: Tell us about that brand, and tell us about the 232 00:11:40,920 --> 00:11:44,040 Speaker 1: future wild and Out. Really trying to diversify the brand 233 00:11:44,080 --> 00:11:46,560 Speaker 1: more than anything, I tap into it and see how 234 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:48,160 Speaker 1: many verticals I can get out of it. When I 235 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:51,080 Speaker 1: first created it, I knew it was I wasn't calling 236 00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:53,800 Speaker 1: it a brand name, but I knew it was more 237 00:11:53,880 --> 00:11:57,440 Speaker 1: of the culture. And I hadn't really seen it since 238 00:11:57,520 --> 00:12:01,520 Speaker 1: the Deaf Jam days to where someone actually could put 239 00:12:01,559 --> 00:12:03,480 Speaker 1: it out there in a way where people would want 240 00:12:03,520 --> 00:12:06,080 Speaker 1: to wear T shirts, people would want to go see 241 00:12:06,120 --> 00:12:08,520 Speaker 1: a live show people, and you could put it on 242 00:12:08,720 --> 00:12:12,520 Speaker 1: on any platform and would actually still succeed. And because 243 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:15,440 Speaker 1: we started in a comedy club, you know, I rented out. 244 00:12:15,800 --> 00:12:23,199 Speaker 1: Uh what club was that? The Comedy Union? Yeah, and uh, 245 00:12:23,880 --> 00:12:26,160 Speaker 1: you know we we got that. I got some cameras together, 246 00:12:26,240 --> 00:12:29,000 Speaker 1: got some friends that you know, we weren't as known 247 00:12:29,120 --> 00:12:32,640 Speaker 1: back then, like Kevin Hard and Cat Williams and you know, 248 00:12:32,800 --> 00:12:35,760 Speaker 1: all of those guys and everybody just came together. I 249 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:37,640 Speaker 1: was like, Yo, this is this is something really cool. 250 00:12:38,200 --> 00:12:41,040 Speaker 1: And from there, I knew it could be improv school. 251 00:12:41,240 --> 00:12:43,760 Speaker 1: I knew it could be a live stage show. I 252 00:12:43,840 --> 00:12:45,480 Speaker 1: knew it could be a television show. I knew it 253 00:12:45,520 --> 00:12:47,480 Speaker 1: could be a board game. And I saw all of 254 00:12:47,559 --> 00:12:50,320 Speaker 1: this back then, and now I'm actually getting those opportunities 255 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:52,640 Speaker 1: to bring those things to pass. And you know, um 256 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:55,200 Speaker 1: learning this this touring game. I mean, we're going out 257 00:12:55,240 --> 00:12:56,839 Speaker 1: our second time. This time we're going out with a 258 00:12:57,040 --> 00:13:02,760 Speaker 1: g to all the arenas. Yeah, live nation. We're going 259 00:13:02,800 --> 00:13:05,320 Speaker 1: all across the country on a thirty city tour, uh, 260 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:07,640 Speaker 1: starting at the end of the summer. And you know, 261 00:13:07,679 --> 00:13:10,400 Speaker 1: it's funny. One of the first comedy tours, the first 262 00:13:10,400 --> 00:13:13,480 Speaker 1: time I was ever officially even really on tour, it 263 00:13:13,640 --> 00:13:16,559 Speaker 1: was you took me out. We we did that. It 264 00:13:16,679 --> 00:13:18,400 Speaker 1: was it was a short run, but we had we 265 00:13:18,480 --> 00:13:20,719 Speaker 1: had some good sponsors and and we took some young 266 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:23,199 Speaker 1: people out on out on the road. And I remember 267 00:13:23,240 --> 00:13:25,520 Speaker 1: at the time it was like myself a little j J. 268 00:13:26,080 --> 00:13:29,640 Speaker 1: Actually now I just put back on wilding out just 269 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:32,319 Speaker 1: now asked me, now produce on the show. Have you 270 00:13:32,360 --> 00:13:35,599 Speaker 1: seen j J. Yeah, yeah, he on the show. Like so, 271 00:13:35,800 --> 00:13:37,520 Speaker 1: but to say, like you showed me the ropes on 272 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:38,920 Speaker 1: a lot of this, especially when it comes to the 273 00:13:39,000 --> 00:13:41,160 Speaker 1: live shows and you know all the things that you know, 274 00:13:41,280 --> 00:13:45,040 Speaker 1: you produced and put forth, uh for our community. Early on, 275 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:46,920 Speaker 1: I was just learning, man, and so now to be 276 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:49,199 Speaker 1: able to sit here and say, you know, I'm doing 277 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:52,280 Speaker 1: the same thing and giving other young people opportunities to 278 00:13:52,360 --> 00:13:54,679 Speaker 1: show their skill sets and talent as an outstanding, it's 279 00:13:54,720 --> 00:13:56,480 Speaker 1: really interesting because you know when I came to the 280 00:13:56,559 --> 00:14:00,040 Speaker 1: tape and I came like Roushan was suited. Yeah, and 281 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:02,040 Speaker 1: it's so funny and it's so funny. I walked in 282 00:14:02,160 --> 00:14:07,320 Speaker 1: and uh it was with a Dale conversation and as 283 00:14:07,360 --> 00:14:09,280 Speaker 1: we were as he was walking up, then they looked 284 00:14:09,280 --> 00:14:10,760 Speaker 1: behind they see me. They go, come on, come on, 285 00:14:10,800 --> 00:14:15,120 Speaker 1: come on, like like I owned the building. Different it's 286 00:14:15,120 --> 00:14:17,320 Speaker 1: a different culture. And it's just like that comment when 287 00:14:17,320 --> 00:14:20,040 Speaker 1: I did in two. So I really know that it's 288 00:14:20,080 --> 00:14:23,280 Speaker 1: special now. But you're taking this to the restaurant world. Yes, 289 00:14:23,920 --> 00:14:29,600 Speaker 1: that's exciting. I mean it's it's challenging. Uh, it's definitely challenging, 290 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:32,280 Speaker 1: but it's a whole new world when you get into 291 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:35,640 Speaker 1: the food and beverage game. Uh, there's there's different rules. 292 00:14:35,760 --> 00:14:39,560 Speaker 1: And we opened our first restaurant Memorial Day weekend in 293 00:14:40,160 --> 00:14:44,160 Speaker 1: uh Miami right on South Beach, and it was it's 294 00:14:44,280 --> 00:14:47,120 Speaker 1: continuing to be extremely successful. Our next one is in 295 00:14:47,200 --> 00:14:50,080 Speaker 1: San Diego, California my hometime, and then we're gonna do 296 00:14:50,240 --> 00:14:54,360 Speaker 1: Los Angeles, Atlanta, UH Vegas, New York and probably have 297 00:14:54,440 --> 00:14:56,600 Speaker 1: a half a dozen open before the end of the year. 298 00:14:57,040 --> 00:14:59,120 Speaker 1: And it's it's a it's a whole new game. I mean, 299 00:14:59,200 --> 00:15:02,080 Speaker 1: but I'm watching and David Busters, I've seen Hooters, I've 300 00:15:02,120 --> 00:15:06,600 Speaker 1: seen all of these different um restaurants who tap into 301 00:15:06,640 --> 00:15:08,560 Speaker 1: a market and they just they printing money, man, And 302 00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:11,840 Speaker 1: there's nothing men specifically catered to our community, you know, 303 00:15:12,800 --> 00:15:14,320 Speaker 1: or whether we want to call it the hip hop 304 00:15:14,400 --> 00:15:17,160 Speaker 1: culture of the African American community, to where you can 305 00:15:17,200 --> 00:15:19,800 Speaker 1: go in and watch a game, have a good time, 306 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:22,600 Speaker 1: play video games, all this stuff that but you feel 307 00:15:22,640 --> 00:15:24,440 Speaker 1: at home. You feel and it's and it's to a 308 00:15:24,520 --> 00:15:27,520 Speaker 1: brand that you recognize, that you can embrace, that welcomes everyone. 309 00:15:27,800 --> 00:15:29,800 Speaker 1: But it speaks our language. And I love the fact 310 00:15:29,840 --> 00:15:32,120 Speaker 1: that you you compared it to David Buster type because 311 00:15:32,120 --> 00:15:35,240 Speaker 1: that's really what it is. Great food, Uh, kind of 312 00:15:35,280 --> 00:15:39,400 Speaker 1: like a playland atmosphere and and but just but everybody 313 00:15:39,440 --> 00:15:41,800 Speaker 1: in there looks like you in the sense of that culture. 314 00:15:42,680 --> 00:15:44,560 Speaker 1: I'm glad you did. I'm glad you you would to 315 00:15:44,600 --> 00:15:46,840 Speaker 1: say the hip hop because hip hop covers everybody, his 316 00:15:47,240 --> 00:15:51,560 Speaker 1: every white African Americans. Uh, it's a language. It's a language. 317 00:15:51,560 --> 00:15:54,040 Speaker 1: It's a language is so very powerful that that there's 318 00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:56,080 Speaker 1: now it's taken over. You know, you're taking advantage of 319 00:15:56,160 --> 00:15:59,320 Speaker 1: that now. So I love that fact. So so with 320 00:15:59,440 --> 00:16:01,760 Speaker 1: that said, how does the tour work? How does that wild? 321 00:16:01,840 --> 00:16:03,600 Speaker 1: And is Nick kind of going to be at every 322 00:16:03,680 --> 00:16:09,200 Speaker 1: tour day? That will be at every tour date? Uh? Yeah, would? 323 00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:11,200 Speaker 1: I would definitely be there. We did. We did about 324 00:16:11,280 --> 00:16:16,400 Speaker 1: twenty dates last year and we learned so much. We 325 00:16:16,520 --> 00:16:20,920 Speaker 1: are taking up learning from your, learning from you. Uh. 326 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:23,560 Speaker 1: But you know what, it's it's as much as you 327 00:16:23,680 --> 00:16:26,960 Speaker 1: get when you watch the twenty two minutes show at home. 328 00:16:27,160 --> 00:16:28,760 Speaker 1: But now we're gonna give you an hour and a 329 00:16:28,800 --> 00:16:31,560 Speaker 1: half of entertainment. So we bring two of your favorite 330 00:16:31,640 --> 00:16:34,640 Speaker 1: rappers you know that you love. The last we had 331 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:37,680 Speaker 1: Rick Ross and your body Walk a flock a bunch 332 00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:39,960 Speaker 1: of people came on toward its so we we're bringing 333 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:42,080 Speaker 1: the hottest guys with this. One opens the show and 334 00:16:42,160 --> 00:16:43,920 Speaker 1: one closes the show, and then between you get four 335 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:46,320 Speaker 1: stand up comics as well as the games that you 336 00:16:46,440 --> 00:16:49,520 Speaker 1: see on Wilding Out. So we bring the crowd up 337 00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:52,120 Speaker 1: and we played the family reunion games, the rap Battle, 338 00:16:52,160 --> 00:16:54,880 Speaker 1: Wilding Out Wild style games, so we do all of that, 339 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:57,320 Speaker 1: so you feel like you're extremely fulfilled. You see the 340 00:16:57,400 --> 00:16:59,920 Speaker 1: Wilding Out girls, you get you're gonna do the low 341 00:17:00,240 --> 00:17:02,920 Speaker 1: market searchers for the wild and Not girls and see 342 00:17:02,920 --> 00:17:05,960 Speaker 1: you on top of every city. And it's funny like 343 00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:08,240 Speaker 1: half of the young ladies that are on the show 344 00:17:08,320 --> 00:17:11,440 Speaker 1: now we found on the tour last year. Keep our word. 345 00:17:11,480 --> 00:17:13,520 Speaker 1: We come to the town. We allowed the crowd in 346 00:17:13,600 --> 00:17:15,680 Speaker 1: the in the hometown to move for the girls that 347 00:17:15,760 --> 00:17:17,520 Speaker 1: they feel like they want to see on the show, 348 00:17:18,200 --> 00:17:21,040 Speaker 1: and it makes everyone feel part of it. We bring 349 00:17:21,119 --> 00:17:23,120 Speaker 1: the community to the show and the show to the community. 350 00:17:23,520 --> 00:17:25,000 Speaker 1: I don't know if you've ever been to a Universal 351 00:17:25,040 --> 00:17:28,359 Speaker 1: Soul service. Yes, you know, it's that energy, It's that music, 352 00:17:28,560 --> 00:17:31,440 Speaker 1: is that feeling, is that family and it's so close. Yeah, 353 00:17:31,560 --> 00:17:33,760 Speaker 1: it's so close that when I was watching, I go, wow, 354 00:17:33,920 --> 00:17:35,960 Speaker 1: it's that field which is really which means that you 355 00:17:36,160 --> 00:17:40,040 Speaker 1: you you're combined so many fantastic entertainment elements and you 356 00:17:40,160 --> 00:17:45,200 Speaker 1: can't bring masters over here. And that's what that's what 357 00:17:45,320 --> 00:17:47,320 Speaker 1: that's so amazing. So so so when you come to 358 00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:50,000 Speaker 1: the cities, you do recruit or you do model searchers 359 00:17:50,520 --> 00:17:53,280 Speaker 1: localizes it. We might give the opportunity a lot of 360 00:17:53,359 --> 00:17:56,320 Speaker 1: times if there's strong comedians in the in the in 361 00:17:56,400 --> 00:17:58,480 Speaker 1: the market. Yeah. Yeah, And we tapped in with the 362 00:17:58,600 --> 00:18:01,160 Speaker 1: radio stations as well, and is you know, give them 363 00:18:01,200 --> 00:18:04,480 Speaker 1: the opportunity to to showcase their talent and and and 364 00:18:04,560 --> 00:18:06,280 Speaker 1: while and out is built for that. It's built for 365 00:18:06,400 --> 00:18:08,840 Speaker 1: you know, somebody may not have a five to ten 366 00:18:08,920 --> 00:18:10,879 Speaker 1: minutes set that they can rock in an arena. This 367 00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:13,639 Speaker 1: is a crazy part. I'm watching the taping right and 368 00:18:13,920 --> 00:18:16,680 Speaker 1: and my old hand going, I can get out there. Yeah, 369 00:18:19,440 --> 00:18:22,160 Speaker 1: I gotta bore you to keep your right down. Everybody 370 00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:24,879 Speaker 1: got a good joke or to get in there and 371 00:18:25,359 --> 00:18:27,520 Speaker 1: have fun. So I think that's the energy we want 372 00:18:27,560 --> 00:18:29,320 Speaker 1: to bring across with the tour as well. So you 373 00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:32,200 Speaker 1: mentioned radio, Yes, I gotta get you back on radio. 374 00:18:32,880 --> 00:18:36,160 Speaker 1: I'm ready I'm ready. It's funny. I I did mornings 375 00:18:36,359 --> 00:18:39,520 Speaker 1: for again going the first time I even stepped into 376 00:18:39,560 --> 00:18:41,520 Speaker 1: it was you know, you guys gave me the opportunity 377 00:18:41,560 --> 00:18:48,040 Speaker 1: when when when Steve would have a day office and 378 00:18:48,160 --> 00:18:49,920 Speaker 1: I got excited. I was like, man, I can really 379 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:51,479 Speaker 1: do this. And you know, a couple of years later, 380 00:18:51,560 --> 00:18:53,440 Speaker 1: I had my own morning show in New York, you know, 381 00:18:53,640 --> 00:18:56,440 Speaker 1: number one market. You know I was, I was going, 382 00:18:56,600 --> 00:18:59,359 Speaker 1: you know, and it wasn't even I actually stepped in 383 00:18:59,400 --> 00:19:02,760 Speaker 1: to rest your to wrest a radio on the mainstream. 384 00:19:03,560 --> 00:19:05,600 Speaker 1: That's what I loved about you you know, it wasn't 385 00:19:05,600 --> 00:19:08,320 Speaker 1: an urban platform. Yeah. And and to be able to 386 00:19:08,400 --> 00:19:09,720 Speaker 1: do it, I think now I'm gonna come back and 387 00:19:09,880 --> 00:19:12,360 Speaker 1: actually go for our people with with some wilding out 388 00:19:12,440 --> 00:19:14,480 Speaker 1: more than radio. We're gonna get back to it. And 389 00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:17,480 Speaker 1: that's important because please do that first for your voices 390 00:19:17,880 --> 00:19:19,840 Speaker 1: need it. If there's a there's a big other than 391 00:19:19,880 --> 00:19:22,480 Speaker 1: the Breakfast Club, there's no one else doing this. You know, 392 00:19:23,119 --> 00:19:25,560 Speaker 1: you have the Steves, you have the Tom Jones, you 393 00:19:25,640 --> 00:19:28,120 Speaker 1: have the Russ Paul. That's a that's an age group 394 00:19:28,200 --> 00:19:30,760 Speaker 1: that's plus fifty. Yeah, so there's there needs to be 395 00:19:30,800 --> 00:19:34,880 Speaker 1: another competitive voice to wrest a radio and your voices needed. 396 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:37,880 Speaker 1: I love the fact that you would never button down 397 00:19:37,920 --> 00:19:40,240 Speaker 1: and say I'm an urban bosce. For the people that 398 00:19:40,320 --> 00:19:45,160 Speaker 1: shows in your show Wild and Out, please come back home. 399 00:19:45,520 --> 00:19:49,280 Speaker 1: Every time I'm feeling, you feed me. So I appreciate it, 400 00:19:49,320 --> 00:19:51,639 Speaker 1: and that's really important that your brand. So, so, where's 401 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:54,119 Speaker 1: the brand going now with the voice, because sometimes you 402 00:19:54,200 --> 00:19:56,240 Speaker 1: step away and you're an activist and I love that 403 00:19:56,280 --> 00:19:57,760 Speaker 1: about you. I was about to say, it's all about 404 00:19:57,760 --> 00:19:59,840 Speaker 1: the community. For me, it's about giving other people out 405 00:19:59,880 --> 00:20:02,960 Speaker 1: for tunities. Uh. It's about opening doors and sharing the knowledge, 406 00:20:03,040 --> 00:20:06,479 Speaker 1: wealth and wisdom that I've obtained with everyone else. I mean, 407 00:20:06,560 --> 00:20:09,080 Speaker 1: you know, obviously I'm still in school. Hopefully you know 408 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:12,200 Speaker 1: I'll be able to you know, h you our university. 409 00:20:12,359 --> 00:20:14,119 Speaker 1: I want to go all the way I'm getting my masters, 410 00:20:14,160 --> 00:20:17,040 Speaker 1: want to go to my doctorate and eventually be a professor. 411 00:20:17,640 --> 00:20:21,800 Speaker 1: Uh and and teach the things that I've I've picked 412 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:24,480 Speaker 1: up along the way. But it's all about the community, 413 00:20:24,520 --> 00:20:28,600 Speaker 1: whether it's teaching, whether it's entertaining, whether it's investing into us. 414 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:32,520 Speaker 1: That's what it's really about. You're already a professor, already 415 00:20:32,560 --> 00:20:35,399 Speaker 1: got your PhD. So you will get that degree. You 416 00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:37,119 Speaker 1: may not do the whole four year run, but they 417 00:20:37,160 --> 00:20:39,520 Speaker 1: will give it to you because you're always Your experience 418 00:20:39,560 --> 00:20:42,080 Speaker 1: and your academic training in life will pay off for 419 00:20:42,160 --> 00:20:44,200 Speaker 1: a student just by sitting down and listen to you. 420 00:20:44,400 --> 00:20:46,280 Speaker 1: And I want to thank you for coming on the show, brother, 421 00:20:46,400 --> 00:20:50,000 Speaker 1: oh Man, I appreciate you. Hey, brother again, keep winning, 422 00:20:50,520 --> 00:20:53,280 Speaker 1: keep up living in the community. Like when you do that, 423 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:55,600 Speaker 1: when you step out and do that, man, I smile 424 00:20:55,680 --> 00:20:59,200 Speaker 1: even bigger than watching you and wild and out appreciate it. 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