1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:02,520 Speaker 1: Wake that ass up in the morning. 2 00:00:02,800 --> 00:00:04,600 Speaker 2: Breakfast Club Morning. 3 00:00:04,600 --> 00:00:08,800 Speaker 3: Everybody's DJ Envy Jess Hilarious, Charlamagne the guy. We are 4 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:11,159 Speaker 3: the Breakfast Club. We got a special guest in the building. Yes, 5 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:13,280 Speaker 3: sir a Marion, He welcome back. 6 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:16,920 Speaker 4: Hey, what was the routine this morning? Man? What did 7 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:18,120 Speaker 4: you do to wake up? 8 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:22,120 Speaker 5: Prey meditation, little moment to myself. You know what I'm saying, 9 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 5: Shower up, get fresh, say my affirmations, put on my ood. 10 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 5: I'm here. 11 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:28,960 Speaker 4: What was your intention for today? 12 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:32,320 Speaker 5: They just have a good time. You know what I'm saying. 13 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:35,200 Speaker 5: Not put too much on it. You know what I'm saying. 14 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:36,840 Speaker 6: You weren't known as the zen King? 15 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:43,120 Speaker 7: Like how do you stay so tranquil, like, so zenful 16 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:46,239 Speaker 7: through everything? Like you don't let nothing bother you. I 17 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:49,919 Speaker 7: done came at you so many times, so many This 18 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:54,040 Speaker 7: man lets nothing get to him. 19 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 5: I'm trying to get I'm intentional. Yeah, I'm intentional. And 20 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 5: also I don't take things personal. You know what I'm saying. 21 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:03,560 Speaker 1: The wild thing is, you know, Marion. I just looked 22 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 1: it up. Marion is forty years old. 23 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 2: Crazy, We've been seeing him grow up. 24 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 4: He's still don't. 25 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:18,679 Speaker 2: Like Marion foty you still got babyhead forty. Yes, yes, 26 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 2: that's a blessing. 27 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:20,839 Speaker 4: It is. 28 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 3: People still look at you as like a young I 29 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:26,680 Speaker 3: can't say team, but a young twenty year old because 30 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 3: that's what you look like. 31 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:31,640 Speaker 5: Yeah, well, I mean it does confuse people sometimes, but yeah, 32 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:33,440 Speaker 5: I think I made it to young status at this 33 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 5: at this point in time, you. 34 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:38,880 Speaker 1: Ain't don kid, so is. 35 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:41,560 Speaker 2: You can't be. 36 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 6: No Millennium Toys back? 37 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 5: Yes, yes, yes, yes, I'm super excited about it. We 38 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:52,560 Speaker 5: played Barclays on the twenty first, so if you ain't 39 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 5: got your ticket, definitely pop out. It's a moment. It's 40 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 5: a moment. 41 00:01:56,640 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 6: What keeps you doing all? 42 00:01:57,560 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 1: Is that? 43 00:01:57,720 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 6: That all? 44 00:01:58,320 --> 00:01:58,800 Speaker 4: He is? 45 00:01:58,880 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 2: Like? 46 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 6: What keeps you doing this? 47 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 3: He's still doing flips and dead Like, why you twist? 48 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 3: You ain't gonna take a long time to heal. 49 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 5: No. Actually, I have a routine of making sure that I, 50 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:14,120 Speaker 5: you know, stay energized. I'm a performer, so it's important 51 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 5: that I take care of my body. But the Millennium Tour, 52 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 5: you know, is a series concert that has brought nostalgic 53 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 5: literally back on the planet. You know, my error in 54 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:25,240 Speaker 5: my time. I'm so happy to been a part of 55 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:27,800 Speaker 5: it because you know, it brings you back to a 56 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:30,400 Speaker 5: memory and creates a new memory at the same time. 57 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 5: You know, so I'm excited. Yeah, were keeping it going. 58 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:35,000 Speaker 5: We're keeping that energy going. 59 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 8: Can I ask you what forty felt like? I remember 60 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 8: how I felt when I turned forty. 61 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 5: Yeah, where were you? 62 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:41,520 Speaker 4: What were you doing? 63 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 2: How did it feel? 64 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:44,959 Speaker 8: Because to me, it felt like I really into the 65 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 8: new dimension when I turned for it. 66 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:50,560 Speaker 5: Yeah. So I usually don't do anything for myself, and 67 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 5: shout out to Janine who helped me put together my 68 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:58,080 Speaker 5: birthday party. But I had a birthday party in Malibu 69 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 5: and it was such an amazing gathering. You know, all 70 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:03,760 Speaker 5: of my friends came out of my family. So I 71 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 5: did something for myself, you know, which was thought party. 72 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 5: Was a lot of beautiful people in the building. So 73 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:10,960 Speaker 5: that's what I did for my birthday. 74 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:13,919 Speaker 8: Did you feel like yourself going into a different level 75 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:14,400 Speaker 8: of conscience? 76 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 5: For sure, a different level of maturity, a certain level 77 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:21,960 Speaker 5: of expectation for myself. The things that I'm creating now, 78 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 5: you know why am I still doing it? I definitely 79 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:28,080 Speaker 5: feel like I've arrived because you know, I'm one of 80 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:31,360 Speaker 5: the few entertainers that have grown up in the public eye. 81 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 5: So growing up has you know, been a challenge. It's 82 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 5: sometimes in my career, you know what I mean. So 83 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 5: I finally feel like I've arrived to that place where 84 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:45,800 Speaker 5: you know, I can have a say so and people 85 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 5: are understanding and respected. 86 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:49,560 Speaker 1: So now, how do you'all figure out who closes the 87 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:50,240 Speaker 1: Millennium Tour? 88 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 9: Like? 89 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:51,520 Speaker 1: Who closes that show? 90 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:53,440 Speaker 3: You got so many artists on it, right, and you're 91 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 3: one of the originators on that tour. 92 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 1: So who closes the Millennium Tour? 93 00:03:57,160 --> 00:04:02,040 Speaker 5: Well, it is a co headline, you know, myself, Trey 94 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 5: and Bao, So it's it's kind of meant to be 95 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 5: like a festival vibe. You know, any real performing artists 96 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:12,440 Speaker 5: will tell you sometimes it's not best to close the 97 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:15,280 Speaker 5: show because you know the energy is drained. You know, 98 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:17,479 Speaker 5: you kind of want to go maybe second before you know, 99 00:04:17,560 --> 00:04:20,719 Speaker 5: the last. So for me, yeah, I don't really trip 100 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:23,200 Speaker 5: off of that. But yeah, that's how we decide between 101 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 5: us and the promoters. 102 00:04:24,279 --> 00:04:25,600 Speaker 3: How do you headline? So is it like you do 103 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:27,960 Speaker 3: two then you jump in dough two. Yeah, Trey jumps 104 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:29,400 Speaker 3: into do tune and exactly. 105 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:32,279 Speaker 5: Yeah, maybe Trey will close and then me and Boo 106 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:35,599 Speaker 5: will swap in between you know, him going last before 107 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 5: Trey or me be going last before Trey. 108 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 7: So yeah, so I know before you know, the Millennium Tour, 109 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 7: it was B two K. 110 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:45,559 Speaker 6: Why not this run? 111 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 5: Well, this one was kind of more so framed for 112 00:04:51,400 --> 00:04:54,920 Speaker 5: this class you know, all the If you look at 113 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:57,159 Speaker 5: the you know who's on there now, it's a lot 114 00:04:57,200 --> 00:05:01,479 Speaker 5: of non Millennium you know artists, you know what I'm saying, Like, 115 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 5: I think it's so cool that Boosy is going to 116 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:05,640 Speaker 5: be on there, you know what I mean. Yeah, applies, 117 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:08,840 Speaker 5: I think we're gonna get some special guests as well, 118 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 5: so exactly the whole vibe. So it's kind of, I 119 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:16,680 Speaker 5: would say, a little bit different than you know, like 120 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:20,000 Speaker 5: the previous years. So yeah, that's that's. 121 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:22,840 Speaker 6: How Why are we getting all the old like that? 122 00:05:23,520 --> 00:05:28,360 Speaker 5: Yeah? Getting the classic? Getting the classics? Yeah, we're getting 123 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:32,360 Speaker 5: the classic. It's actually my twentieth year anniversary of putting 124 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 5: in being a solo artist. Yeah, time is flying flying, Yeah, 125 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 5: so yeah, we get into classics and also I'll be 126 00:05:42,760 --> 00:05:44,720 Speaker 5: introducing some new music, you know, I mean, I got 127 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:47,640 Speaker 5: some new music, some new slaps. I'm gonna be performing 128 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 5: as well. 129 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:50,880 Speaker 8: So you said something that was interesting. You said growing 130 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:52,800 Speaker 8: up for you was a challenge. Why was growing up 131 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:55,159 Speaker 8: a challenge did you mean personally or professionally both? 132 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:57,839 Speaker 5: All just because you know, when you're young and people 133 00:05:57,880 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 5: see you're young and you don't change, you know what 134 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:05,160 Speaker 5: I mean, Like physically, you know, because I take care 135 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:08,000 Speaker 5: of myself. You know, people tend to just you know, 136 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:11,320 Speaker 5: put you where they thought that you were, you know 137 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:13,560 Speaker 5: what I'm saying. So, yeah, it's been a challenge in 138 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:16,320 Speaker 5: that way. And then also in business, you know, just 139 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:18,880 Speaker 5: really being able to like have a say so and 140 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:21,240 Speaker 5: then I just be like, Okay, well you're a kid, 141 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:24,400 Speaker 5: you know what I mean. Any child stars will tell 142 00:06:24,480 --> 00:06:29,279 Speaker 5: you. You know, having a foot in control in their business 143 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:31,080 Speaker 5: is a struggle when you start young. 144 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:32,039 Speaker 4: When did that change? 145 00:06:32,080 --> 00:06:33,720 Speaker 8: Like when did the people start saying, okay, this is 146 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 8: Amri on the grown man, not the kid. 147 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:40,240 Speaker 5: I think once I really started taking full responsibility for 148 00:06:40,320 --> 00:06:43,680 Speaker 5: my independence, you know, trying different things. I think that 149 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:46,880 Speaker 5: you know, when you're in the industry for a long time, 150 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:49,040 Speaker 5: it is peaks and valleys. You know, you're not going 151 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:52,080 Speaker 5: to have ten hot moments, you know what I'm saying. 152 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 5: You might have a down moment, you might have a 153 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 5: transitional moment. I think that it's okay, you know, when 154 00:06:57,600 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 5: you're finding your way and I feel like after my 155 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:05,720 Speaker 5: last couple of projects, you know, just supporting myself, being independent, 156 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:09,760 Speaker 5: like I started to feel like, Okay, now I have 157 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:12,240 Speaker 5: control of my career. Oh I want to put this out. Okay, 158 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:14,920 Speaker 5: maybe I should put it out this way, you know, 159 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:17,640 Speaker 5: maybe I should do things differently. You know, I grew 160 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 5: I grew into that. So I'm like very proud of that, 161 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:22,520 Speaker 5: you know, because a lot of artists don't get the 162 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:23,360 Speaker 5: chance to do that. 163 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:23,760 Speaker 4: That's true. 164 00:07:23,800 --> 00:07:25,840 Speaker 8: And nobody talks about that, right, Like nobody talks about 165 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:28,040 Speaker 8: when you're red hot, and yeah, there's an ice box 166 00:07:28,080 --> 00:07:31,880 Speaker 8: for your career used to be, you know, Like I mean, 167 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:33,440 Speaker 8: I don't feel like you've ever been through that because 168 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:34,120 Speaker 8: you're always. 169 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 4: On the road. 170 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:35,760 Speaker 2: Yeah yeah, yeah. 171 00:07:35,800 --> 00:07:38,760 Speaker 5: And I've been gifted, you know, with the talent to 172 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:41,240 Speaker 5: be able to do many things. Like two years ago, 173 00:07:41,520 --> 00:07:44,640 Speaker 5: I believe the last time we spoke, you know, I 174 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:48,640 Speaker 5: was promoting my book. So there's always something for me 175 00:07:48,760 --> 00:07:51,280 Speaker 5: to do. Something new that I just did that's really 176 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:56,280 Speaker 5: exciting is a show called The Wild Rolls with All Black. 177 00:07:56,600 --> 00:07:59,080 Speaker 5: So I'm going to be you know, hitting your TVs 178 00:07:59,160 --> 00:08:02,240 Speaker 5: and too. I was in twenty six. I play an assassin, 179 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:05,160 Speaker 5: so it's something different. First of all, Yeah, I'm doing 180 00:08:05,200 --> 00:08:08,360 Speaker 5: fighting scenes. I'm socking and popping. Wow, so you will 181 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:09,000 Speaker 5: be seeing. 182 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 6: Me hold King is now an assassin. 183 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:13,480 Speaker 5: I mean, you know I'm acting, right, but you know 184 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 5: the real true measure of an actor is to tell 185 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:18,760 Speaker 5: the truth. You know what I'm saying. So get to 186 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:20,720 Speaker 5: show a different side of myself. I'm excited about. 187 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:22,360 Speaker 4: I feel like that's a natural transition for all you 188 00:08:22,440 --> 00:08:27,480 Speaker 4: flexible guys. You Chris Brown movie. 189 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:30,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, women assart, you know, And I got a 190 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:33,920 Speaker 3: different respect for you now, right, And I tell you why. 191 00:08:34,040 --> 00:08:38,679 Speaker 1: So my daughter's dance right uh. And the amount of I. 192 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:41,319 Speaker 3: Would say pressure they have one day dance, but also 193 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:43,920 Speaker 3: the amount of time it takes the practice. Yeah, like 194 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:45,680 Speaker 3: I never thought about it. And then when they go 195 00:08:45,679 --> 00:08:47,559 Speaker 3: to these competitions, they dance and every day they they 196 00:08:47,559 --> 00:08:50,439 Speaker 3: do ballet, hip hop, jazz, whatever it takes. 197 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:51,840 Speaker 1: And I'm like Jesus Christ. 198 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 3: The fact that O Marion has to do that end 199 00:08:54,040 --> 00:08:57,120 Speaker 3: scene and not worry about and not lose breath and 200 00:08:57,160 --> 00:08:58,120 Speaker 3: remember the steps. 201 00:08:58,200 --> 00:09:00,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, growing up, how often did you dance? 202 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:03,920 Speaker 5: Like how every day? Every day? Every day? That was 203 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:07,720 Speaker 5: like a big part of you know, my existence in 204 00:09:07,760 --> 00:09:11,840 Speaker 5: my career. Dancing his second nature. And the singing part too, 205 00:09:11,920 --> 00:09:14,640 Speaker 5: you know, the breath you know really uh, you know, 206 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 5: being able to know like, okay, this is a live performance, 207 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:20,520 Speaker 5: maybe I shouldn't do the routine right here. I definitely 208 00:09:20,559 --> 00:09:22,360 Speaker 5: have grown in that space. 209 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:24,920 Speaker 3: Even even boys. I don't see too many boys, young 210 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:29,720 Speaker 3: boys of men dancing. Yeah, you see every a thousand girls. 211 00:09:29,720 --> 00:09:32,160 Speaker 1: You see two boys. Yeah, yeah, because I guess it's 212 00:09:32,160 --> 00:09:33,360 Speaker 1: the thing that a new boy wants to dance. 213 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:36,880 Speaker 5: But it's crazy because it's a whole language, you know, 214 00:09:37,360 --> 00:09:39,600 Speaker 5: especially when it comes to women. You know, when you 215 00:09:40,840 --> 00:09:43,600 Speaker 5: learn how to lead women and dance, you know how 216 00:09:43,640 --> 00:09:44,640 Speaker 5: to lead them in real life. 217 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:47,640 Speaker 1: So do you have this chill and dance? 218 00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:48,199 Speaker 7: Yeah? 219 00:09:48,240 --> 00:09:50,840 Speaker 5: Yeah, oh yeah. My daughter's in gymnastics. My son he 220 00:09:50,960 --> 00:09:53,200 Speaker 5: more so, like he's too a little too cool for it. 221 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:55,559 Speaker 5: I was the same way early on. But yeah he 222 00:09:55,960 --> 00:09:57,400 Speaker 5: still can. He still can dance. 223 00:09:57,440 --> 00:09:58,880 Speaker 4: But that's how you used to do some women, Let 224 00:09:58,920 --> 00:10:01,719 Speaker 4: me show you some moves, you. 225 00:10:01,679 --> 00:10:02,840 Speaker 2: Know, that's what you do. 226 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:05,440 Speaker 5: No, I started the mine first. I started with the 227 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:08,000 Speaker 5: mine first, and then and then you know, then I 228 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:09,320 Speaker 5: get into dance moves. 229 00:10:09,800 --> 00:10:11,280 Speaker 4: Did When did you first start learning to dance? 230 00:10:12,120 --> 00:10:15,560 Speaker 5: It's I had my first dance recital at either three 231 00:10:15,640 --> 00:10:16,040 Speaker 5: or five. 232 00:10:16,160 --> 00:10:16,400 Speaker 1: Wow. 233 00:10:16,520 --> 00:10:18,520 Speaker 5: Yeah, yeah, so and it was tap dance. So I've 234 00:10:18,520 --> 00:10:19,640 Speaker 5: been dancing my whole life. 235 00:10:19,679 --> 00:10:21,440 Speaker 4: So they always they always knew that you was going 236 00:10:21,520 --> 00:10:22,200 Speaker 4: to be an entertainer. 237 00:10:22,480 --> 00:10:24,200 Speaker 5: Yeah, wow, yeah, very much. 238 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:25,880 Speaker 3: So with the dance world so big, you never thought 239 00:10:25,920 --> 00:10:27,679 Speaker 3: about doing something in dance, like you know how they 240 00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:30,079 Speaker 3: have America's got talent and all these different challenges and 241 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:32,319 Speaker 3: all these different shows. You never thought about creating your 242 00:10:32,360 --> 00:10:35,199 Speaker 3: own because you want to hip hop's dances. Yeah no, 243 00:10:35,280 --> 00:10:38,000 Speaker 3: I definitely see an old girl at the Olympics and what. 244 00:10:37,960 --> 00:10:40,920 Speaker 2: People thought hip hop break dance was right right right? 245 00:10:41,160 --> 00:10:43,760 Speaker 5: Damn I was. I was mad at that. Yeah, I 246 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:46,760 Speaker 5: was mad at that. But yeah, I definitely I want 247 00:10:46,760 --> 00:10:48,640 Speaker 5: to open up some dance studios. I believe I've been 248 00:10:48,679 --> 00:10:50,600 Speaker 5: talking about it for years, but just you know, really 249 00:10:50,679 --> 00:10:55,080 Speaker 5: waiting for the opportunity to create a creative space for kids, 250 00:10:55,160 --> 00:10:57,000 Speaker 5: because that's how I grew up. You know, I went 251 00:10:57,040 --> 00:10:59,199 Speaker 5: to the Boys and Girls Club. It was always stuff 252 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:02,320 Speaker 5: to do, you know, so I'm definitely gonna do either 253 00:11:02,360 --> 00:11:05,760 Speaker 5: a TV show or open up a facility for sure. Sure. 254 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:08,600 Speaker 7: Now going back to wild Rose, right, because you also executive, 255 00:11:09,120 --> 00:11:13,240 Speaker 7: like you yeah, producing that too. What was the process 256 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:16,800 Speaker 7: of like getting into that role, because I mean because 257 00:11:16,840 --> 00:11:18,280 Speaker 7: planning assassin that just. 258 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:20,839 Speaker 6: Don't come natural to you, or have you kill niggas before. 259 00:11:20,960 --> 00:11:24,000 Speaker 7: You know, you know, what was that process like? 260 00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:28,040 Speaker 5: So that process was deep. You know, I definitely had 261 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 5: an assistance with my acting coach, and you know, I 262 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:35,320 Speaker 5: really started diving into who is this person? Who is Rose? 263 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:38,839 Speaker 5: You know, he has twenty seven bodies, so he does 264 00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:43,800 Speaker 5: have a lot of uh psychological and emotional issues and 265 00:11:43,840 --> 00:11:46,680 Speaker 5: how it pertained to you know, this particular scene or 266 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:51,520 Speaker 5: you know, at one point in time, we reveal that 267 00:11:51,840 --> 00:11:55,000 Speaker 5: my family is not no longer with me. That's something 268 00:11:55,000 --> 00:11:59,000 Speaker 5: that brings him anxiety. He's actually a righteous kill sometimes, 269 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:01,680 Speaker 5: you know, he gets in trouble with his agency, which 270 00:12:01,720 --> 00:12:07,480 Speaker 5: is called Civil By the way, Vanessa E. Williams plays 271 00:12:07,480 --> 00:12:14,200 Speaker 5: my mom, and I also want to talk about my boy, Yeah, 272 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:17,640 Speaker 5: Alan Payne, my boy, Allan Payne plays my father you 273 00:12:17,640 --> 00:12:23,240 Speaker 5: know in it. So I'm surrounded by great, incredible actors. 274 00:12:23,960 --> 00:12:26,520 Speaker 5: But yeah, I did my due diligence, and also I 275 00:12:26,559 --> 00:12:28,480 Speaker 5: really wanted to bring the character to light because he 276 00:12:28,480 --> 00:12:31,240 Speaker 5: struggles with I think a lot of things that a 277 00:12:31,280 --> 00:12:34,000 Speaker 5: lot of men go through, and that is is wanting 278 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:39,640 Speaker 5: to have a foundational relationship with with their family, you 279 00:12:39,640 --> 00:12:43,079 Speaker 5: know what I mean. It's obviously tumultuous because I'm an assassin, 280 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:47,240 Speaker 5: but I show that journey. I end up Bodygarden for 281 00:12:47,280 --> 00:12:51,880 Speaker 5: this very famous singer named Somaya. Shout out to Casey Gardner, 282 00:12:52,040 --> 00:12:54,320 Speaker 5: a new actress that's going to be on the scene, 283 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:57,000 Speaker 5: and shout out to DAIJ. Lib Ray. But it's gonna 284 00:12:57,040 --> 00:13:00,320 Speaker 5: be something to watch, so look for that All Black 285 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:01,920 Speaker 5: twenty twenty six. 286 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:04,120 Speaker 8: That's got to be tough, though, when you are a 287 00:13:04,679 --> 00:13:07,440 Speaker 8: person who practices mindfulness the way you do, Yeah, to 288 00:13:07,480 --> 00:13:10,240 Speaker 8: get into a person who's dealing with so much, it 289 00:13:10,320 --> 00:13:13,360 Speaker 8: is how did you get out of get out of character? 290 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:17,640 Speaker 5: I made certain ticks, you know, for the character, and 291 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:21,079 Speaker 5: I also, you know, lend myself to it, so it 292 00:13:21,120 --> 00:13:24,520 Speaker 5: was never in a negative way. You know, there are 293 00:13:24,559 --> 00:13:29,440 Speaker 5: certain scenes where you know, I, without giving away too 294 00:13:29,520 --> 00:13:32,080 Speaker 5: much of the story, there are certain scenes where I 295 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:35,360 Speaker 5: had to like really dig deep beyond myself and do 296 00:13:35,480 --> 00:13:38,679 Speaker 5: the research, like, you know, how would I feel if 297 00:13:38,720 --> 00:13:42,640 Speaker 5: I killed someone? You know, what would I feel? 298 00:13:42,800 --> 00:13:43,000 Speaker 4: You know? 299 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:47,280 Speaker 5: And because I've you know, stitched out the character so well, 300 00:13:47,320 --> 00:13:49,240 Speaker 5: I'm able to kind of say, okay, this is the 301 00:13:49,240 --> 00:13:51,960 Speaker 5: difference between me and him. You know, now I can 302 00:13:52,600 --> 00:13:55,280 Speaker 5: take him off and I can be myself. So little 303 00:13:55,280 --> 00:13:57,560 Speaker 5: stuff like that my wardrobe, the way I looked, I 304 00:13:57,600 --> 00:13:58,280 Speaker 5: looked differently. 305 00:13:58,480 --> 00:14:01,160 Speaker 8: So do you have boundaries for as far as far 306 00:14:01,200 --> 00:14:02,560 Speaker 8: as how far you'll go as an actor? 307 00:14:02,600 --> 00:14:04,120 Speaker 4: Like how far you how deep you go? 308 00:14:05,760 --> 00:14:09,120 Speaker 5: I haven't found any yet. I haven't found any yet. 309 00:14:09,120 --> 00:14:13,200 Speaker 5: I think the only maybe challenge would be like cutting 310 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:18,000 Speaker 5: my hair, Yeah, because you know, my hair is sacred 311 00:14:18,040 --> 00:14:20,880 Speaker 5: to me. It's something that is spiritual for me too, 312 00:14:20,960 --> 00:14:24,040 Speaker 5: my spiritual antennas. So that's like, uh, I went out 313 00:14:24,040 --> 00:14:27,960 Speaker 5: for a bunch of different roles. Actually I went out 314 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:32,560 Speaker 5: for a Sammy Davis Junior row. That was a conversation. 315 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:36,120 Speaker 5: That was a conversation. That was a tough one, just 316 00:14:36,160 --> 00:14:39,120 Speaker 5: because I feel like, to a degree, you know, you 317 00:14:39,120 --> 00:14:41,640 Speaker 5: don't want to lose yourself in certain characters. You know, 318 00:14:41,640 --> 00:14:43,720 Speaker 5: you're playing a character for three months. It really does 319 00:14:44,120 --> 00:14:48,400 Speaker 5: become who you are. So I'm very mindful that that's 320 00:14:48,440 --> 00:14:49,680 Speaker 5: probably my only challenge. 321 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:51,840 Speaker 4: But there's wigs. 322 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:55,200 Speaker 1: You put all that under wigs, now you can't. 323 00:14:55,440 --> 00:14:56,840 Speaker 2: You can wrap this thing up. 324 00:14:57,600 --> 00:15:00,520 Speaker 5: You feel me padded down. It's some real profect in 325 00:15:00,520 --> 00:15:00,920 Speaker 5: this game. 326 00:15:01,080 --> 00:15:01,520 Speaker 2: Trust me. 327 00:15:02,120 --> 00:15:02,280 Speaker 4: Yo. 328 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:05,440 Speaker 8: That's interesting, man, because I wonder what's more important nowadays, 329 00:15:05,440 --> 00:15:07,840 Speaker 8: your personal or your professional because it's only like you said, 330 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:09,440 Speaker 8: it's only three months. Yeah, but then I got to 331 00:15:09,440 --> 00:15:11,040 Speaker 8: live the rest of my life and I'm the one 332 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:11,840 Speaker 8: that got to deal with this. 333 00:15:12,080 --> 00:15:15,240 Speaker 5: Exactly Is it worth it? I don't know, you know. 334 00:15:15,360 --> 00:15:17,520 Speaker 5: I think I think for some people it depends on 335 00:15:17,560 --> 00:15:19,800 Speaker 5: the check, you know. And for a person like me, 336 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:23,040 Speaker 5: I think it it depends on the story. It depends 337 00:15:23,120 --> 00:15:25,800 Speaker 5: on where I am and if I really do feel 338 00:15:25,840 --> 00:15:29,200 Speaker 5: like it is my duty as as an actor to 339 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:32,760 Speaker 5: tell this story. So I think it's some factors, you 340 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:35,480 Speaker 5: know what I mean. But I'm very like connected with 341 00:15:35,560 --> 00:15:39,840 Speaker 5: myself spiritually, and my hair is a is an identity, 342 00:15:40,240 --> 00:15:42,200 Speaker 5: you know, for for myself. 343 00:15:42,320 --> 00:15:44,240 Speaker 4: So what's the spiritual connection with your hair? 344 00:15:44,680 --> 00:15:46,920 Speaker 5: Just your intennas? You know. I think when you see 345 00:15:46,920 --> 00:15:49,040 Speaker 5: people that grow hair, you know that it takes time. 346 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:53,480 Speaker 5: Anytime you see any elders that have long hair, you know, 347 00:15:53,560 --> 00:15:56,320 Speaker 5: you respect them automatically because you know it's a process. 348 00:15:57,200 --> 00:15:59,360 Speaker 5: And also I come from a hair family, so you know, 349 00:15:59,440 --> 00:16:03,280 Speaker 5: having healthy here has always been just you know, mandatory. 350 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:10,320 Speaker 9: So you look down on ball people, nah, because I 351 00:16:10,320 --> 00:16:18,600 Speaker 9: am filically challenged. None of this, you know, people, there 352 00:16:18,800 --> 00:16:21,600 Speaker 9: is no Actually it's certain ball people you just don't 353 00:16:21,600 --> 00:16:24,600 Speaker 9: want to mess with, you know what, So disrespect. 354 00:16:25,720 --> 00:16:25,880 Speaker 2: Now. 355 00:16:25,920 --> 00:16:27,720 Speaker 1: I want to get into R and B music. What's 356 00:16:27,720 --> 00:16:29,000 Speaker 1: your thoughts on R and B music now? 357 00:16:29,080 --> 00:16:29,200 Speaker 4: Right? 358 00:16:29,240 --> 00:16:31,600 Speaker 1: Growing up, there was always R and B groups. 359 00:16:31,400 --> 00:16:33,560 Speaker 3: Right, whether it was white or black, whether it's New 360 00:16:33,560 --> 00:16:37,360 Speaker 3: Addition or Pretty Ricky or B two K or whoever 361 00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:38,560 Speaker 3: may be voiced. 362 00:16:38,680 --> 00:16:40,280 Speaker 1: Man, you don't see that now? 363 00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:40,800 Speaker 4: Yeah? 364 00:16:41,240 --> 00:16:42,960 Speaker 1: Why is that? And why do you think that is? 365 00:16:43,280 --> 00:16:45,040 Speaker 1: What's your thoughts on R and B music today? 366 00:16:45,560 --> 00:16:48,600 Speaker 5: I think that R and B music is an ever 367 00:16:48,880 --> 00:16:53,320 Speaker 5: evolving changing you know, just like all genres of music, 368 00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:55,920 Speaker 5: you know, country coming back. I feel like it goes 369 00:16:55,960 --> 00:16:59,760 Speaker 5: through a type of evolution. I think R and B 370 00:16:59,880 --> 00:17:05,000 Speaker 5: is is is definitely rearing its head back in the 371 00:17:05,080 --> 00:17:08,560 Speaker 5: sentimental and expressive way that we talk about our emotions. 372 00:17:08,600 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 5: You know, that's why I loved R and B. I 373 00:17:10,160 --> 00:17:12,280 Speaker 5: loved R and B because you know, there was this 374 00:17:12,359 --> 00:17:16,439 Speaker 5: sentiment that you know, if it was your ice box, 375 00:17:16,680 --> 00:17:20,159 Speaker 5: you know, representing your heart, these metaphors that kind of 376 00:17:20,760 --> 00:17:23,880 Speaker 5: allow men to express themselves. So I feel like it's 377 00:17:23,920 --> 00:17:25,840 Speaker 5: it's in a it's in a dope state. Like one 378 00:17:25,880 --> 00:17:30,280 Speaker 5: of my favorite songs out right now is Mutt by Leon, 379 00:17:31,520 --> 00:17:34,520 Speaker 5: So it's like when people like him and you know, 380 00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:37,240 Speaker 5: some other new artists that you know, have really put 381 00:17:37,240 --> 00:17:39,159 Speaker 5: the time in to express their emotion. I feel like 382 00:17:39,200 --> 00:17:40,200 Speaker 5: it's it's going. 383 00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:41,639 Speaker 1: Back a specifically groups. 384 00:17:41,920 --> 00:17:44,840 Speaker 3: Okaymore, do you think people don't want to put the 385 00:17:44,840 --> 00:17:46,600 Speaker 3: time and energy and effort into it anymore? 386 00:17:46,640 --> 00:17:47,960 Speaker 1: They want to quick turn around? 387 00:17:48,359 --> 00:17:51,720 Speaker 5: No, I think I think I think it's that that's 388 00:17:51,760 --> 00:17:54,520 Speaker 5: a factor. And I also feel like I don't know 389 00:17:55,920 --> 00:18:00,000 Speaker 5: if there's I haven't seen a lot of people banded 390 00:18:00,160 --> 00:18:03,040 Speaker 5: together outside of like hip hop and gangs, you know 391 00:18:03,080 --> 00:18:05,280 Speaker 5: what I'm saying, Like it's not I'm pretty sure there's 392 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:07,760 Speaker 5: some out there, but not at the forefront yet, And 393 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:10,879 Speaker 5: I feel like that time, you know, maybe within a 394 00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:13,600 Speaker 5: year or two, we'll probably see some some really dope groups. 395 00:18:13,840 --> 00:18:16,000 Speaker 5: But it's just like I think everybody also to have 396 00:18:16,040 --> 00:18:19,320 Speaker 5: the expectation that at some point in time they'll break up, 397 00:18:19,680 --> 00:18:22,160 Speaker 5: you know. So I think that there is a brotherhood, 398 00:18:22,280 --> 00:18:25,480 Speaker 5: a type of brotherhood you have to kind of display, and. 399 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:26,920 Speaker 7: That does take a lot of time, right, I mean, 400 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:29,800 Speaker 7: like even like because what you can do solo, it 401 00:18:29,800 --> 00:18:32,040 Speaker 7: would take what ten times long in the door with 402 00:18:32,080 --> 00:18:34,240 Speaker 7: the group because that's like one band, one sound, y'all 403 00:18:34,320 --> 00:18:37,159 Speaker 7: have to get on one accorder exactly all a linearman is, 404 00:18:37,359 --> 00:18:39,320 Speaker 7: you know, all of that. So that did it took 405 00:18:39,359 --> 00:18:41,919 Speaker 7: a lot of time. It did with making music with 406 00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:43,680 Speaker 7: B TWOK as supposed to doing it yourself. 407 00:18:43,800 --> 00:18:47,720 Speaker 8: Yeah, yeah, can you can you have a great group 408 00:18:48,280 --> 00:18:49,720 Speaker 8: or maybe even a great R and B singer without 409 00:18:49,760 --> 00:18:50,399 Speaker 8: artist development. 410 00:18:50,440 --> 00:18:51,919 Speaker 4: I feel like that's what's missing from the game. 411 00:18:51,960 --> 00:18:53,880 Speaker 5: That is missing from the game. Yeah, And I will 412 00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:57,000 Speaker 5: say that is the reason why, you know, for us, 413 00:18:57,200 --> 00:18:58,600 Speaker 5: you know, when I was in the group, that we 414 00:18:58,720 --> 00:19:00,760 Speaker 5: had the run that we had because we spent so 415 00:19:00,880 --> 00:19:04,280 Speaker 5: much time together. We had one common goal, you know, 416 00:19:05,040 --> 00:19:07,280 Speaker 5: we were focused on one thing, and it's so hard, 417 00:19:07,760 --> 00:19:10,200 Speaker 5: you know, after success to kind of keep that path. 418 00:19:10,320 --> 00:19:12,880 Speaker 5: So it is a little bit more difficult unless it's 419 00:19:12,920 --> 00:19:15,920 Speaker 5: like family. But even family, you know, family fight too, 420 00:19:16,280 --> 00:19:18,040 Speaker 5: you know what I mean. So yeah, I think it 421 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:21,760 Speaker 5: is you know, about developing something, and I would love 422 00:19:21,800 --> 00:19:23,240 Speaker 5: to do that in the future, you know, if I 423 00:19:23,280 --> 00:19:26,480 Speaker 5: ever had an opportunity to, you know, bring a group 424 00:19:26,520 --> 00:19:29,280 Speaker 5: to the forefront, you know what I mean. I feel 425 00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:32,639 Speaker 5: like that's what's missing too. It's just like having elders, 426 00:19:32,720 --> 00:19:35,719 Speaker 5: having people that have gone through certain experiences is like, 427 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:38,400 Speaker 5: you know, some of the Wayians, you know, they don't 428 00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:40,520 Speaker 5: have big homies, you know, they don't have people that 429 00:19:40,600 --> 00:19:43,600 Speaker 5: could be like, I'm going through this, you know what 430 00:19:43,680 --> 00:19:46,439 Speaker 5: do you think? I can't wait for the game to 431 00:19:46,480 --> 00:19:47,520 Speaker 5: get back to that place. 432 00:19:47,680 --> 00:19:49,600 Speaker 1: And also, you know what we jacked Edge was here. 433 00:19:50,119 --> 00:19:52,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, they were talking about people don't sing to the 434 00:19:52,880 --> 00:19:53,720 Speaker 3: vagina anymore. 435 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:54,240 Speaker 4: Yeah. 436 00:19:54,640 --> 00:19:55,639 Speaker 1: Yeah, they don't. 437 00:19:55,600 --> 00:20:04,960 Speaker 3: Ask, they don't at me like that talking, they don't 438 00:20:04,960 --> 00:20:05,680 Speaker 3: beg anymore. 439 00:20:05,960 --> 00:20:06,960 Speaker 5: Yeah, the vagina has. 440 00:20:06,960 --> 00:20:14,120 Speaker 2: Changed genetically modified. 441 00:20:16,280 --> 00:20:24,479 Speaker 5: Yeah, the vaginant has changed changed. Yeah. I feel like, 442 00:20:24,640 --> 00:20:28,720 Speaker 5: you know, you know, there's this thing called soft girl era, 443 00:20:28,920 --> 00:20:30,760 Speaker 5: you know what I mean, And I don't know, it's 444 00:20:30,800 --> 00:20:34,280 Speaker 5: just I feel like it's so materialistic, you know what 445 00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:39,359 Speaker 5: I mean, Like in order to really you know, swoon 446 00:20:39,440 --> 00:20:42,720 Speaker 5: a woman. You have to really find a particular type 447 00:20:42,760 --> 00:20:45,360 Speaker 5: and you have to appeal to her, you know, differently 448 00:20:45,359 --> 00:20:47,880 Speaker 5: than you maybe had to appeal to her generally speaking 449 00:20:48,040 --> 00:20:49,800 Speaker 5: back in the day, you know what I mean. So 450 00:20:49,840 --> 00:20:51,879 Speaker 5: I would say it's it's different, you know, how you 451 00:20:51,920 --> 00:20:54,720 Speaker 5: can wake up those senses. It depends on the woman, 452 00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:57,040 Speaker 5: you know what I mean. Because some women will not 453 00:20:57,160 --> 00:21:00,280 Speaker 5: be turned on by a nice guy, you know, I mean, 454 00:21:00,320 --> 00:21:03,080 Speaker 5: some women get turned on by assholes and people who 455 00:21:03,119 --> 00:21:05,560 Speaker 5: are disrespectful and call them out their names. Some women 456 00:21:05,600 --> 00:21:07,840 Speaker 5: are really just into that, you know what I mean. 457 00:21:08,280 --> 00:21:11,960 Speaker 5: Some women you know, vagina only get wet with money, 458 00:21:12,280 --> 00:21:15,399 Speaker 5: you know what I mean. So, yeah, I think I 459 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:18,399 Speaker 5: think it's a little bit different than you have to 460 00:21:18,440 --> 00:21:21,960 Speaker 5: be more specific if you really want to entice a woman, 461 00:21:22,280 --> 00:21:22,760 Speaker 5: you know what I mean? 462 00:21:23,440 --> 00:21:26,439 Speaker 4: Lyrically, doesn't that require us to vibrate? Idle? 463 00:21:26,480 --> 00:21:27,280 Speaker 2: And what I mean by. 464 00:21:27,119 --> 00:21:30,520 Speaker 8: That if a woman is only used to eating fast food, 465 00:21:30,560 --> 00:21:32,280 Speaker 8: but yeah, you know, she's out the country and she 466 00:21:32,320 --> 00:21:35,720 Speaker 8: eat a real fruit and you're like, damn. 467 00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:38,320 Speaker 4: In Jamaica, you know, so don't require us to vibrate. 468 00:21:38,720 --> 00:21:41,560 Speaker 5: I agree, I agree, that's that's the tip I'm on, 469 00:21:41,680 --> 00:21:44,720 Speaker 5: you know, I mean outside of being mature and having 470 00:21:44,720 --> 00:21:48,080 Speaker 5: my experiences, you know, really uh, just being able to 471 00:21:48,080 --> 00:21:51,760 Speaker 5: have a good conversation, you know, and in depth conversation. 472 00:21:52,560 --> 00:21:54,439 Speaker 5: Somebody asked me the other day, like, what are some 473 00:21:54,480 --> 00:21:56,600 Speaker 5: of the questions that I asked on you know, a 474 00:21:56,680 --> 00:22:01,280 Speaker 5: first gathering. I don't call them dates gathering gathering, yeah, 475 00:22:02,440 --> 00:22:05,520 Speaker 5: because I think a date carries a certain level of expectation, 476 00:22:05,840 --> 00:22:08,240 Speaker 5: you know, whether that be a place or whether that 477 00:22:08,320 --> 00:22:10,960 Speaker 5: be a price budget, you know what I mean. I 478 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:14,400 Speaker 5: think a gathering kind of keeps it on a very 479 00:22:14,560 --> 00:22:19,760 Speaker 5: just non assuming, low level expectation. And really, when you're 480 00:22:19,760 --> 00:22:22,040 Speaker 5: getting to know somebody, you don't need much, you know, 481 00:22:22,080 --> 00:22:25,240 Speaker 5: you just need conversation and great questions, you know what 482 00:22:25,240 --> 00:22:30,000 Speaker 5: I'm saying, and nice ambiance. So yeah, from my first gatherings, 483 00:22:30,240 --> 00:22:33,119 Speaker 5: you know, I asked very serious questions, you know, like, 484 00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:36,639 Speaker 5: you know, what is your purpose in life? You know 485 00:22:36,680 --> 00:22:44,199 Speaker 5: what I mean, You're just going to. 486 00:22:44,280 --> 00:22:45,200 Speaker 2: Jump straight out. 487 00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:53,399 Speaker 1: What you're going to do to a baby? 488 00:22:54,640 --> 00:22:55,560 Speaker 2: That's a great question. 489 00:22:55,920 --> 00:22:57,480 Speaker 1: Do you know what you're doing baby? 490 00:22:58,760 --> 00:23:02,560 Speaker 5: Do you have another experience? But yeah, questions like that. 491 00:23:03,440 --> 00:23:05,640 Speaker 8: But I think you set the tone because they see you. Oh, 492 00:23:05,720 --> 00:23:07,560 Speaker 8: so they see you on Instagram, they see how you've 493 00:23:07,560 --> 00:23:09,399 Speaker 8: grown in the ball, they see what you on so 494 00:23:09,440 --> 00:23:11,000 Speaker 8: they feel like they got to be there too. I 495 00:23:11,040 --> 00:23:12,159 Speaker 8: would think, yeah. 496 00:23:12,080 --> 00:23:14,199 Speaker 5: Yeah, yeah, I mean I definitely have my own personal 497 00:23:14,280 --> 00:23:18,239 Speaker 5: challenges as well, because again, you know, we are a 498 00:23:18,359 --> 00:23:21,000 Speaker 5: vibration of people, you know what I mean. So sometimes 499 00:23:21,040 --> 00:23:23,600 Speaker 5: things can look good on the outside, but then once 500 00:23:23,640 --> 00:23:25,960 Speaker 5: you really get into it, you're like, oh, there's some 501 00:23:26,240 --> 00:23:28,200 Speaker 5: there's some things you have to fix that I can't 502 00:23:28,200 --> 00:23:29,800 Speaker 5: help you with, you know what I mean. So I 503 00:23:29,840 --> 00:23:35,840 Speaker 5: always give myself room. I say that my timeline is 504 00:23:35,880 --> 00:23:37,840 Speaker 5: like two years. I give myself two years with the 505 00:23:37,880 --> 00:23:40,159 Speaker 5: person to really figure out if I'm you know, going 506 00:23:40,240 --> 00:23:42,160 Speaker 5: to continue with them. You know, I mean I got 507 00:23:42,160 --> 00:23:44,320 Speaker 5: to see their family, I gotta see their best friends, 508 00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:47,119 Speaker 5: and we actually have to go through something to see 509 00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:49,040 Speaker 5: if you can be in my life. 510 00:23:49,480 --> 00:23:51,840 Speaker 8: It would have been turned off by a woman's trauma 511 00:23:51,840 --> 00:23:52,920 Speaker 8: because you can't be a person here. 512 00:23:52,960 --> 00:23:55,920 Speaker 5: Yeah, yeah, for sure, for sure. I think particularly women 513 00:23:55,960 --> 00:23:59,040 Speaker 5: that drink that overdrink, you know what I mean, it's 514 00:23:59,119 --> 00:24:01,560 Speaker 5: really hard because as they masket with the drink, you know, 515 00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:04,240 Speaker 5: in a good time, you're never able to really see 516 00:24:04,359 --> 00:24:08,000 Speaker 5: you know what I mean. Like, so fasting is a 517 00:24:08,040 --> 00:24:10,320 Speaker 5: part of uh, you know, being with me too. 518 00:24:10,840 --> 00:24:12,240 Speaker 8: Has that ever been too much for a woman as 519 00:24:12,240 --> 00:24:13,760 Speaker 8: a woman ever said? Look, man, I like you, but 520 00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:15,720 Speaker 8: I'm not with all of this mind stuff that you want. 521 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:17,800 Speaker 5: No, no, no, I don't really run into that issue. 522 00:24:17,800 --> 00:24:19,440 Speaker 5: And I don't frame it in the way. I don't 523 00:24:19,440 --> 00:24:21,240 Speaker 5: frame it in a way. It's just more so like, yo, 524 00:24:21,640 --> 00:24:23,080 Speaker 5: let's be healthy, Like I'm about to go in the 525 00:24:23,119 --> 00:24:24,600 Speaker 5: fast you want to join, you know what I mean? 526 00:24:24,680 --> 00:24:25,440 Speaker 5: There's no pressure. 527 00:24:25,920 --> 00:24:28,800 Speaker 6: So what does the love life look like for today? 528 00:24:30,240 --> 00:24:33,080 Speaker 5: I mean to be fair, you know, I have two 529 00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:36,440 Speaker 5: beautiful and amazing kids. And you know any parent will 530 00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:39,160 Speaker 5: tell you once you have kids, there's the love level 531 00:24:39,280 --> 00:24:42,640 Speaker 5: is just astronomical when you have kids, you know, because 532 00:24:42,640 --> 00:24:44,879 Speaker 5: they love you. They don't care what you did yesterday 533 00:24:44,920 --> 00:24:49,080 Speaker 5: and today. You know. So I'm I'm just chilling right now, 534 00:24:49,160 --> 00:24:51,320 Speaker 5: you know what I mean. I'm first generational wealth builder, 535 00:24:51,400 --> 00:24:54,560 Speaker 5: so I'm still focusing on continuing my legacy and building 536 00:24:54,600 --> 00:24:57,520 Speaker 5: for them. You know, I have I have a friend 537 00:24:57,520 --> 00:25:00,040 Speaker 5: of two you know what I mean. But but you 538 00:25:00,040 --> 00:25:01,480 Speaker 5: know it's nothing, it's nothing serious. 539 00:25:02,280 --> 00:25:03,960 Speaker 3: Now we've seen your love life play out on TV 540 00:25:04,040 --> 00:25:06,560 Speaker 3: a little bit. Yeah, would you ever do that again? 541 00:25:06,640 --> 00:25:09,040 Speaker 1: Have your life never again? 542 00:25:09,440 --> 00:25:10,240 Speaker 5: Yeah? 543 00:25:10,320 --> 00:25:13,439 Speaker 6: Yeah, nah, I think it hurts you, will help you. 544 00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:15,840 Speaker 5: I think of a little bit of both. Yeah. I 545 00:25:15,880 --> 00:25:18,560 Speaker 5: think in order to really transform as a man, you know, 546 00:25:18,760 --> 00:25:20,919 Speaker 5: it had to be a little painful, you know, in 547 00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:23,080 Speaker 5: order for you to change and be like ooh, I 548 00:25:23,119 --> 00:25:26,359 Speaker 5: don't want to go through that again. But yeah, I 549 00:25:26,400 --> 00:25:28,760 Speaker 5: love love and I'm definitely not a person that's like 550 00:25:29,160 --> 00:25:32,080 Speaker 5: so hurt that I can't open myself up to it. 551 00:25:32,600 --> 00:25:35,440 Speaker 6: So is everything better with you and the mother of 552 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:36,000 Speaker 6: your children? 553 00:25:36,200 --> 00:25:38,679 Speaker 5: Yeah? Yeah, we're in a better place. We're in a 554 00:25:38,720 --> 00:25:41,919 Speaker 5: way better place. I mean, you know, Mega's ten, my 555 00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:45,680 Speaker 5: daughter Shill be nine March seventh, so you know they're 556 00:25:45,720 --> 00:25:49,879 Speaker 5: they're getting older. So yeah, you know, time and time 557 00:25:49,960 --> 00:25:53,960 Speaker 5: really help helps things. So yeah, we're in a better place. 558 00:25:54,080 --> 00:25:56,720 Speaker 2: Have you ever, how do you avoid trauma bonds? 559 00:25:57,840 --> 00:26:00,840 Speaker 5: I asked questions, you know, I ask questions, and I 560 00:26:00,880 --> 00:26:03,959 Speaker 5: think that that is what you know, gives me the 561 00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:06,679 Speaker 5: foresight to know on like, okay, this person is on 562 00:26:06,760 --> 00:26:09,359 Speaker 5: that level, you know what I mean, to make sure 563 00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:12,760 Speaker 5: that I'm not And also I check in with myself 564 00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:14,240 Speaker 5: you know what I mean. And I make sure that 565 00:26:14,600 --> 00:26:17,760 Speaker 5: you know I'm dealing with whatever personal issues I handle it. 566 00:26:18,480 --> 00:26:20,120 Speaker 5: So that's how that's how I. 567 00:26:20,040 --> 00:26:22,200 Speaker 7: You know, I got a extra I seen a TikTok 568 00:26:22,240 --> 00:26:25,720 Speaker 7: go viral where U I said, I was about to 569 00:26:25,760 --> 00:26:29,720 Speaker 7: say some raving Simone has said, uh, she was pregnant 570 00:26:29,720 --> 00:26:32,000 Speaker 7: by you a long time ago, in the younger days 571 00:26:32,040 --> 00:26:33,120 Speaker 7: when that happened. 572 00:26:33,480 --> 00:26:35,920 Speaker 5: So this is you know, the intern is a wild place. 573 00:26:36,320 --> 00:26:40,680 Speaker 5: So if you look at the regular the normal interview, 574 00:26:40,760 --> 00:26:44,280 Speaker 5: the regular interview that they did, someone edited and they 575 00:26:44,359 --> 00:26:47,560 Speaker 5: and they had her saying that because what happened was 576 00:26:47,640 --> 00:26:50,800 Speaker 5: she was saying on set that you know, they have 577 00:26:50,920 --> 00:26:54,119 Speaker 5: this certain level of expectation, and people thought that she 578 00:26:54,359 --> 00:27:00,439 Speaker 5: was pregnant with my child she was. Yeah, so she 579 00:27:00,480 --> 00:27:07,440 Speaker 5: didn't actually say that. Okay, yeah, she didn't say. 580 00:27:05,400 --> 00:27:06,879 Speaker 6: That was all speculation and everything. 581 00:27:07,119 --> 00:27:09,479 Speaker 5: I've never been in the room but naked with her, 582 00:27:09,640 --> 00:27:11,920 Speaker 5: you know what I mean. So yeah, but we did 583 00:27:12,000 --> 00:27:15,000 Speaker 5: live in the same apartment complex when we were younger. 584 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:17,040 Speaker 5: There was this complex back in the day. All of 585 00:27:17,119 --> 00:27:19,000 Speaker 5: the entertainer kids stayed there. 586 00:27:19,119 --> 00:27:20,800 Speaker 2: So yeah, really. 587 00:27:20,800 --> 00:27:23,040 Speaker 5: Yeah, it was like a conflict with all like yeah, 588 00:27:23,040 --> 00:27:26,440 Speaker 5: I mean everybody that was making money. Really, Yeah, everybody 589 00:27:26,480 --> 00:27:30,439 Speaker 5: lived there. Three O W lived there, Raving Simone, A 590 00:27:30,480 --> 00:27:33,880 Speaker 5: bunch of actors, Yeah, a whole bunch of people. Who's 591 00:27:33,880 --> 00:27:34,880 Speaker 5: in the studio city. 592 00:27:35,040 --> 00:27:35,920 Speaker 4: Like a TV show. 593 00:27:37,240 --> 00:27:39,800 Speaker 5: Before the TV show. Yeah, it was pretty good fun 594 00:27:39,840 --> 00:27:42,880 Speaker 5: going to the gym and seeing whoever. Okay, you're working 595 00:27:42,880 --> 00:27:43,359 Speaker 5: out today? 596 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:44,560 Speaker 4: What time was? 597 00:27:44,680 --> 00:27:49,959 Speaker 3: He was applying a little bit of pressure on the alnga. 598 00:27:51,440 --> 00:27:52,240 Speaker 2: I saw her this weekend. 599 00:27:52,280 --> 00:27:53,480 Speaker 8: I didn't see a present, but I saw her on 600 00:27:53,520 --> 00:27:56,160 Speaker 8: Instagram at beautiful. 601 00:27:56,280 --> 00:27:58,560 Speaker 5: Oh, she's beautiful. I would love to work with her. 602 00:28:01,720 --> 00:28:03,280 Speaker 2: I'd love to teach you how to dance. 603 00:28:04,280 --> 00:28:05,400 Speaker 5: I would love to work with her. 604 00:28:06,680 --> 00:28:07,800 Speaker 4: Have you ever really shot your shot? 605 00:28:08,520 --> 00:28:12,399 Speaker 5: No? Actually, after that moment, we were at like a 606 00:28:12,440 --> 00:28:15,960 Speaker 5: party and she was occupied, so yeah, no, I didn't 607 00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:17,560 Speaker 5: get the chance to look at her in her eye. 608 00:28:18,359 --> 00:28:20,639 Speaker 5: We're both scorpios, so I'm not sure what the energy 609 00:28:20,640 --> 00:28:23,520 Speaker 5: would be like. But yeah, she was to catch the 610 00:28:23,640 --> 00:28:26,479 Speaker 5: eye context. Yeah, no, she's she's a beautiful woman. And 611 00:28:26,520 --> 00:28:28,159 Speaker 5: then you know, also, I don't know. I don't know 612 00:28:28,200 --> 00:28:31,000 Speaker 5: how young her son is, but I don't know how 613 00:28:31,240 --> 00:28:33,159 Speaker 5: I don't know how young she goes. I don't know 614 00:28:33,480 --> 00:28:36,480 Speaker 5: how exciting. She wants her life to be long. 615 00:28:36,640 --> 00:28:42,760 Speaker 2: You know, I don't know. Fifty five, maybe fifty one. 616 00:28:42,800 --> 00:28:43,160 Speaker 1: I don't think. 617 00:28:43,800 --> 00:28:45,280 Speaker 4: I don't know the longer I got. 618 00:28:45,680 --> 00:28:48,120 Speaker 5: Yeah, yeah, I gotta look it up. But yeah, you know, 619 00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:52,560 Speaker 5: I'm not afraid to learn what is your he got 620 00:28:53,480 --> 00:28:54,240 Speaker 5: every end? 621 00:28:55,080 --> 00:28:56,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, fifty four, that's not even old. 622 00:28:56,800 --> 00:28:58,520 Speaker 6: Yeah, th' too old for you? 623 00:28:58,640 --> 00:29:03,600 Speaker 7: Fifty four, Na, not when it's nie along, not when 624 00:29:03,600 --> 00:29:05,640 Speaker 7: it's knee along, because I know some other fifty four 625 00:29:05,680 --> 00:29:09,160 Speaker 7: is Yeah, yeah, I said, I said. 626 00:29:09,160 --> 00:29:11,600 Speaker 5: My age cut off would be like forty seven, you 627 00:29:11,640 --> 00:29:13,959 Speaker 5: know what I mean. But a young, a young fifty 628 00:29:14,000 --> 00:29:17,720 Speaker 5: a young fifty five, Yeah, I would definitely you know 629 00:29:17,760 --> 00:29:19,040 Speaker 5: what I mean, have a gathering. 630 00:29:20,440 --> 00:29:22,719 Speaker 4: They're all killing the young girls, by the way, facts 631 00:29:22,880 --> 00:29:27,600 Speaker 4: along the Angela facets of the world. They killing facts 632 00:29:27,920 --> 00:29:28,480 Speaker 4: as facts. 633 00:29:28,520 --> 00:29:30,760 Speaker 5: I would love to, you know, get in and get 634 00:29:30,800 --> 00:29:32,880 Speaker 5: into their mental state, you know what I mean, because 635 00:29:32,920 --> 00:29:35,280 Speaker 5: they are women that kind of stay away and they 636 00:29:35,320 --> 00:29:38,200 Speaker 5: only pop out when it's time to. So I would 637 00:29:38,240 --> 00:29:40,560 Speaker 5: love to like have a conversation and see where their 638 00:29:40,600 --> 00:29:41,040 Speaker 5: mind are. 639 00:29:41,200 --> 00:29:44,040 Speaker 8: But you know, they only accept in honesty. They're old 640 00:29:44,040 --> 00:29:44,960 Speaker 8: and they don't got time for the. 641 00:29:45,840 --> 00:29:48,440 Speaker 5: Love I lead with that, you know what I mean that, 642 00:29:49,120 --> 00:29:51,520 Speaker 5: You know, being a young man and leading with honesty 643 00:29:51,720 --> 00:29:54,520 Speaker 5: is like a double edged short because you know, some 644 00:29:54,520 --> 00:29:57,040 Speaker 5: some younger people are just not prepared for that, you 645 00:29:57,040 --> 00:29:59,360 Speaker 5: know what I mean. But older women they don't care. 646 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:00,800 Speaker 5: I don't care about that. 647 00:30:01,080 --> 00:30:02,160 Speaker 4: So that's why you. 648 00:30:02,120 --> 00:30:04,840 Speaker 8: Like that Leon Thomas record, because he's being so honest 649 00:30:05,000 --> 00:30:08,800 Speaker 8: he is. Have you ever had to say that this 650 00:30:08,800 --> 00:30:10,440 Speaker 8: is somebody just let him know straight up, like, look, 651 00:30:10,480 --> 00:30:11,680 Speaker 8: I'm not trying to. 652 00:30:12,040 --> 00:30:12,720 Speaker 1: Down I wouldn't. 653 00:30:12,760 --> 00:30:14,640 Speaker 5: I wouldn't frame it like that like I'm a dog 654 00:30:14,680 --> 00:30:17,720 Speaker 5: on a mutt. But yeah, yeah, I definitely anytime I'm 655 00:30:18,200 --> 00:30:21,680 Speaker 5: you know, involved with a woman, I let them know. 656 00:30:22,120 --> 00:30:24,320 Speaker 5: You know, I'm not a traditional man. I'm not someone 657 00:30:24,400 --> 00:30:29,080 Speaker 5: who subscribes to specific titles, you know what I'm saying. 658 00:30:29,280 --> 00:30:33,000 Speaker 5: I like to create what, you know, what I want 659 00:30:33,000 --> 00:30:34,760 Speaker 5: to call whatever it is that we make. 660 00:30:35,400 --> 00:30:38,320 Speaker 6: So, yeah, do you say grand Rising or good morning? 661 00:30:38,840 --> 00:30:48,360 Speaker 5: I say the Rise is grand, the rise grand baby? Yeah. 662 00:30:48,400 --> 00:30:50,920 Speaker 6: Okay, So what what is your relationship going back? 663 00:30:50,920 --> 00:30:53,240 Speaker 7: What is your relationship now with B two K with 664 00:30:53,320 --> 00:30:55,000 Speaker 7: the rest of with the other three because it's not 665 00:30:55,320 --> 00:30:57,040 Speaker 7: it's technically not B two K anymore? 666 00:30:57,120 --> 00:30:57,360 Speaker 4: Is it. 667 00:30:58,240 --> 00:31:02,800 Speaker 5: I mean, I always will you know, my group, my foundation, 668 00:31:03,160 --> 00:31:06,240 Speaker 5: and you know where I come from. Uh As far 669 00:31:06,280 --> 00:31:10,840 Speaker 5: as personally, you know, we don't really have a relationship, No, 670 00:31:11,760 --> 00:31:15,640 Speaker 5: not not really. You know. I will say that Bud 671 00:31:15,760 --> 00:31:18,240 Speaker 5: did come to one of my shows and we chopped 672 00:31:18,240 --> 00:31:20,600 Speaker 5: it up, you know, So there'll always be a type 673 00:31:20,640 --> 00:31:23,360 Speaker 5: of love there. You know, we we grew up together, 674 00:31:23,480 --> 00:31:26,840 Speaker 5: and you know we we did something in all of 675 00:31:26,880 --> 00:31:29,640 Speaker 5: our lives that no one in our lives did, you 676 00:31:29,680 --> 00:31:31,320 Speaker 5: know what I mean? So I think that there's always 677 00:31:31,320 --> 00:31:36,320 Speaker 5: an honor system there, you know, not to speak negatively ever, 678 00:31:36,400 --> 00:31:38,600 Speaker 5: and it just be like, yeah, you know that was that. 679 00:31:38,840 --> 00:31:41,360 Speaker 7: Did you guys know each other before the group started? 680 00:31:41,560 --> 00:31:43,840 Speaker 7: Or you guys were brought together as the group? 681 00:31:44,160 --> 00:31:47,240 Speaker 5: We were brought together as the group. Yeah. The first 682 00:31:47,240 --> 00:31:49,320 Speaker 5: time I met them, it was at a New Year's 683 00:31:49,320 --> 00:31:53,360 Speaker 5: Eve party and they performed and I performed, and it 684 00:31:53,480 --> 00:31:55,320 Speaker 5: was like you want to be the lead singer? And 685 00:31:55,400 --> 00:32:00,520 Speaker 5: I was like yeah, so so yeah, yeah. 686 00:32:00,440 --> 00:32:03,000 Speaker 6: And what about you and Marcus Houston? Are y'all close 687 00:32:03,160 --> 00:32:03,400 Speaker 6: or no? 688 00:32:04,920 --> 00:32:05,440 Speaker 1: Got you? 689 00:32:05,560 --> 00:32:07,240 Speaker 4: Yeah? I don't know why we thought y'all was real 690 00:32:07,280 --> 00:32:07,680 Speaker 4: brothers that. 691 00:32:08,080 --> 00:32:09,760 Speaker 5: Everyone you know, that was our thing that was our 692 00:32:09,760 --> 00:32:11,960 Speaker 5: thing back then, you know what I mean. Anybody that 693 00:32:12,040 --> 00:32:13,760 Speaker 5: was a part of the camp was found. You know, 694 00:32:13,840 --> 00:32:15,880 Speaker 5: it's like, oh that's my cousin, you know what I'm saying. 695 00:32:15,880 --> 00:32:17,880 Speaker 5: But yeah, no, real blood time. 696 00:32:18,040 --> 00:32:20,480 Speaker 8: You were one of the few people who probably experienced 697 00:32:20,720 --> 00:32:24,200 Speaker 8: real celebrity, right because I don't feel like there's real 698 00:32:24,240 --> 00:32:28,720 Speaker 8: celebrity no more. That's true, Like y'all had to like. 699 00:32:29,120 --> 00:32:33,480 Speaker 2: Run from crowds, be ducked off in disguise. Yeah, how 700 00:32:33,520 --> 00:32:34,360 Speaker 2: did that feel? 701 00:32:34,600 --> 00:32:37,200 Speaker 4: And was it hard when you weren't feeling it anymore? Yeah? 702 00:32:37,280 --> 00:32:40,240 Speaker 5: No, I felt like it was amazing. You know, it 703 00:32:40,360 --> 00:32:42,800 Speaker 5: was amazing to you know, look back on what there 704 00:32:42,920 --> 00:32:45,720 Speaker 5: was sometimes where you know, I think Bull got hurt, 705 00:32:45,720 --> 00:32:48,400 Speaker 5: he got lifted up into a crowd. It was like dangerous, 706 00:32:48,480 --> 00:32:50,360 Speaker 5: you know what I mean, because five little strong girls 707 00:32:50,400 --> 00:32:53,480 Speaker 5: is stronger than the biggest man, you know what I mean. 708 00:32:54,160 --> 00:32:56,920 Speaker 5: But looking back on that time and having it, you know, 709 00:32:58,040 --> 00:32:59,600 Speaker 5: be a part of my experience as far as the 710 00:32:59,720 --> 00:33:04,280 Speaker 5: organ you know, energy between you and your fans was amazing, 711 00:33:04,440 --> 00:33:06,760 Speaker 5: and when it changed, it changed not just for me, 712 00:33:06,840 --> 00:33:08,840 Speaker 5: for everyone, you know. I think you still have a 713 00:33:08,880 --> 00:33:13,160 Speaker 5: little bit of a fandom still today. But it's viewed different. 714 00:33:13,240 --> 00:33:16,280 Speaker 5: It's almost like are you okay? Why are you screaming? 715 00:33:16,320 --> 00:33:17,040 Speaker 4: Are you okay? 716 00:33:17,400 --> 00:33:20,040 Speaker 5: You know, I still I still receive that love. You know, 717 00:33:20,120 --> 00:33:22,480 Speaker 5: no matter where I'm at on the planet, people still 718 00:33:22,480 --> 00:33:24,400 Speaker 5: come up to me and be like, wow, my childhood. 719 00:33:24,400 --> 00:33:27,600 Speaker 5: Can I take a picture with you? So I always appreciate, 720 00:33:27,760 --> 00:33:30,600 Speaker 5: you know, the influence that I've had on people's life 721 00:33:30,640 --> 00:33:34,360 Speaker 5: experience through music, through movies, through So yeah, I don't 722 00:33:34,360 --> 00:33:37,080 Speaker 5: feel no way about it. You know, I definitely feel like, 723 00:33:38,320 --> 00:33:41,480 Speaker 5: you know, a sort of an elder on the scene, 724 00:33:41,840 --> 00:33:44,280 Speaker 5: you know what I mean, that has had all the experiences. 725 00:33:44,440 --> 00:33:46,160 Speaker 4: So it's just different when you got that when you 726 00:33:46,200 --> 00:33:47,000 Speaker 4: were a child. 727 00:33:47,360 --> 00:33:51,480 Speaker 8: That's what I guess that kid, you know what I mean, 728 00:33:51,520 --> 00:33:54,840 Speaker 8: Like they act different, yeah, than everybody else period. 729 00:33:55,600 --> 00:33:57,880 Speaker 5: And those fans are still with me to today. I'm 730 00:33:57,960 --> 00:34:00,000 Speaker 5: so thankful for those fans that stuck with me because 731 00:34:00,040 --> 00:34:02,000 Speaker 5: we're able to put on the Millennium Tour. We're able 732 00:34:02,000 --> 00:34:04,760 Speaker 5: to you know, bring that nostalgia back on the planet, which, 733 00:34:04,760 --> 00:34:07,360 Speaker 5: by the way, before the Millennium Tour, you know that 734 00:34:07,520 --> 00:34:10,399 Speaker 5: wasn't the show, That wasn't the you know, the set 735 00:34:10,440 --> 00:34:13,840 Speaker 5: list for you know, all of these productions, you know 736 00:34:13,840 --> 00:34:15,960 Speaker 5: what I mean. To have a little bit nostalgia in 737 00:34:15,960 --> 00:34:18,399 Speaker 5: your production, you know, is a great thing. 738 00:34:18,640 --> 00:34:21,400 Speaker 3: Tell us the craziest story as a child what Charlmonne 739 00:34:21,440 --> 00:34:23,400 Speaker 3: was talking about, right, We always hear about the Michael 740 00:34:23,800 --> 00:34:26,480 Speaker 3: Michael Jackson story, people waiting in the airport for for 741 00:34:26,640 --> 00:34:29,200 Speaker 3: days weeks. What was the craziest story that you remember 742 00:34:29,200 --> 00:34:29,680 Speaker 3: as a child. 743 00:34:29,760 --> 00:34:34,719 Speaker 5: And a girl being in our room before we got there, 744 00:34:35,280 --> 00:34:38,239 Speaker 5: you know, the security would have to like check the room. 745 00:34:38,560 --> 00:34:42,640 Speaker 5: I always thought that was weird because you know, nobody room. 746 00:34:42,680 --> 00:34:45,279 Speaker 5: How would they girls sitting in there crouching down as 747 00:34:45,280 --> 00:34:46,760 Speaker 5: soon as we walk and we're like, oh. 748 00:34:48,600 --> 00:34:49,759 Speaker 4: Room, or it was a. 749 00:34:49,680 --> 00:34:53,160 Speaker 5: Green room and then all my personal room. One of 750 00:34:53,200 --> 00:34:56,239 Speaker 5: the workers just let themselves in and I was like 751 00:34:56,320 --> 00:34:58,359 Speaker 5: half sleep and I woke, like what are you doing? 752 00:34:59,320 --> 00:34:59,960 Speaker 4: It was a girl. 753 00:35:00,040 --> 00:35:02,719 Speaker 5: It was trying together and she was like, hey, she 754 00:35:02,840 --> 00:35:05,360 Speaker 5: was trying to gather. I'm like, wow, I'm sleep, No 755 00:35:05,560 --> 00:35:06,120 Speaker 5: what are you doing? 756 00:35:06,160 --> 00:35:06,279 Speaker 4: Though? 757 00:35:06,280 --> 00:35:07,839 Speaker 1: You gotta go? Yeah? 758 00:35:07,880 --> 00:35:09,600 Speaker 5: Yeah, yeah. So that was when it was like a 759 00:35:09,600 --> 00:35:12,640 Speaker 5: little scary you as a kid. Yeah, Jesus Christ. 760 00:35:13,160 --> 00:35:15,160 Speaker 8: When were you able to like walk around the mall 761 00:35:15,239 --> 00:35:16,680 Speaker 8: by yourself? Because I know, I know there was a 762 00:35:16,680 --> 00:35:18,439 Speaker 8: point y'all couldn't even do stuff like that. 763 00:35:20,040 --> 00:35:23,479 Speaker 5: I don't know. I don't know. I still I still don't. 764 00:35:23,600 --> 00:35:27,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, I mean I'm talking about like pandemonium riot. 765 00:35:27,640 --> 00:35:33,120 Speaker 5: Oh maybe that happened after after the group separated. Yeah, 766 00:35:33,120 --> 00:35:36,160 Speaker 5: after the group separated, it shifted, you know, because if 767 00:35:36,200 --> 00:35:39,160 Speaker 5: you walking into you know, the mall with with I 768 00:35:39,200 --> 00:35:41,040 Speaker 5: mean B t K was already four people and then 769 00:35:41,040 --> 00:35:43,640 Speaker 5: plus four security guards. It's like, you know, you in 770 00:35:43,680 --> 00:35:45,440 Speaker 5: there and you a mob, you know what I mean. 771 00:35:45,480 --> 00:35:47,719 Speaker 5: So people are like, but you know, if you want 772 00:35:47,760 --> 00:35:50,440 Speaker 5: to do things quickly, you go along. And that's what 773 00:35:50,520 --> 00:35:52,520 Speaker 5: I learned, you know, how to be stealthy. 774 00:35:53,160 --> 00:35:56,040 Speaker 4: So yeah, did you find that your fans grew with you? 775 00:35:56,160 --> 00:35:58,680 Speaker 5: Yes, that's a lot of them. I mean a lot 776 00:35:58,680 --> 00:36:00,759 Speaker 5: of them. Still, you know, you'll pop up to the 777 00:36:00,800 --> 00:36:03,240 Speaker 5: shows and come to the meet and greets and everything. 778 00:36:03,440 --> 00:36:06,040 Speaker 5: So yeah, yeah, girls I grew up with from New 779 00:36:06,120 --> 00:36:08,239 Speaker 5: York City, they know who they are, you know what 780 00:36:08,280 --> 00:36:12,319 Speaker 5: I mean, still come to my shows, got kids, got 781 00:36:12,520 --> 00:36:14,480 Speaker 5: got work, all kinds of stuff. 782 00:36:14,520 --> 00:36:16,120 Speaker 4: So you never bring any of the kids, and they 783 00:36:16,120 --> 00:36:17,920 Speaker 4: got baby heads and you know long. 784 00:36:18,000 --> 00:36:23,040 Speaker 5: Yeah, say what's up? To the kids kids named after me. Yeah, yeah, 785 00:36:23,120 --> 00:36:26,239 Speaker 5: kids named after me and everything like, yeah, it's it's, 786 00:36:26,320 --> 00:36:28,680 Speaker 5: it's it's. It's a few kids out there named after Omar. 787 00:36:29,239 --> 00:36:33,440 Speaker 4: They look like kids for real. 788 00:36:33,520 --> 00:36:37,239 Speaker 3: Oh no, no, no, no, no, at the ghosts at the 789 00:36:37,239 --> 00:36:38,439 Speaker 3: meet and greets, that's what you're asking. 790 00:36:39,239 --> 00:36:41,840 Speaker 5: Yeah, no, no, no, I haven't met any of those yet, 791 00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:44,040 Speaker 5: but I'm pretty sure that I've you know, inspired some 792 00:36:44,120 --> 00:36:44,759 Speaker 5: kids out there. 793 00:36:45,040 --> 00:36:47,920 Speaker 8: You know, you've worked with a lot of legendary labels, Epic, 794 00:36:47,960 --> 00:36:49,640 Speaker 8: he was with Young Money for a little bit, made 795 00:36:49,640 --> 00:36:51,440 Speaker 8: Back of music. What did you learn from each one 796 00:36:51,480 --> 00:36:53,680 Speaker 8: of those experiences. 797 00:36:53,400 --> 00:36:58,920 Speaker 5: That it's it's very important to make sure that you 798 00:36:59,000 --> 00:37:03,480 Speaker 5: create the relationship that you want. And you know, like 799 00:37:03,520 --> 00:37:06,719 Speaker 5: you said, I've dealt with so many different layers and 800 00:37:06,800 --> 00:37:11,319 Speaker 5: levels of business people. You know, at this particular time, 801 00:37:11,920 --> 00:37:14,120 Speaker 5: you know, me and my team, we're only dealing with 802 00:37:14,160 --> 00:37:16,839 Speaker 5: the head, you know, paulse We're dealing with the top people, 803 00:37:16,920 --> 00:37:19,960 Speaker 5: the people that are decision makers. So I think through 804 00:37:20,000 --> 00:37:22,040 Speaker 5: all of that, you know, I mean being on made 805 00:37:22,040 --> 00:37:26,120 Speaker 5: Back because you know, they were working with Atlantic, they 806 00:37:26,160 --> 00:37:30,160 Speaker 5: were you know, I won't say a subsidiary, but they 807 00:37:30,160 --> 00:37:34,120 Speaker 5: did a you know, a deal together. Yeah, joint venture, 808 00:37:34,120 --> 00:37:36,040 Speaker 5: that's what the word I was looking for. So, yeah, 809 00:37:36,160 --> 00:37:38,720 Speaker 5: just really dealing with the top people, that's decision makers. 810 00:37:38,760 --> 00:37:41,080 Speaker 5: That's the difference to today. Like you know, when I'm 811 00:37:41,120 --> 00:37:44,280 Speaker 5: doing business, I deal with the people that can move things. 812 00:37:44,480 --> 00:37:47,600 Speaker 8: Do you feel like, do you feel like they realize 813 00:37:47,640 --> 00:37:50,520 Speaker 8: the full potential of O Maria any of those labels. 814 00:37:50,719 --> 00:37:52,560 Speaker 5: I don't think they care. I don't think they care. 815 00:37:52,600 --> 00:37:55,279 Speaker 5: I don't think it's in the business's nature to care. 816 00:37:55,320 --> 00:37:57,080 Speaker 5: I think that a lot of people in the business 817 00:37:57,080 --> 00:38:01,000 Speaker 5: are you know, just you know, numbers. I think that 818 00:38:01,040 --> 00:38:04,160 Speaker 5: there's a few executives that really care about the product 819 00:38:04,600 --> 00:38:08,640 Speaker 5: and they understand that in order to really make an 820 00:38:08,719 --> 00:38:11,960 Speaker 5: intentional return, you gotta be invested for real, not just 821 00:38:12,040 --> 00:38:14,480 Speaker 5: on a financial level. You have to really know where 822 00:38:14,480 --> 00:38:20,160 Speaker 5: the artist wants to take it. So that's been my experienced. Now, yes, 823 00:38:20,640 --> 00:38:23,520 Speaker 5: shout out to create. I'm about to drop some new music, 824 00:38:24,320 --> 00:38:28,400 Speaker 5: you know myself and h M p K. You know 825 00:38:28,440 --> 00:38:32,680 Speaker 5: what I'm saying. We're just doing a collaborative we create. 826 00:38:32,840 --> 00:38:34,279 Speaker 5: So yeah, what. 827 00:38:34,280 --> 00:38:34,920 Speaker 2: About bow Wow? 828 00:38:35,000 --> 00:38:37,320 Speaker 4: You think you and Bowwa level do a joint album. 829 00:38:37,080 --> 00:38:39,640 Speaker 5: Again, I'm not sure. I'm not sure. I feel like, 830 00:38:39,680 --> 00:38:43,840 Speaker 5: if I'm gonna do, you know, any collaboration, whether it 831 00:38:43,880 --> 00:38:47,120 Speaker 5: be rappers, singer, I feel like they have to have 832 00:38:47,320 --> 00:38:49,560 Speaker 5: like current music out, you know what I'm saying, music 833 00:38:49,640 --> 00:38:52,840 Speaker 5: that and you know, current music of the last maybe 834 00:38:53,080 --> 00:38:56,879 Speaker 5: three to three years, you know what I'm saying. So, yeah, 835 00:38:56,960 --> 00:38:58,880 Speaker 5: if I'm gonna do a collaborative, it's gonna be like, 836 00:38:59,000 --> 00:39:01,840 Speaker 5: okay me music, we're working on new vibes. 837 00:39:02,120 --> 00:39:03,640 Speaker 8: Why is that just because you feel like, you know, 838 00:39:04,280 --> 00:39:05,880 Speaker 8: if you made music in the last three years, you 839 00:39:05,920 --> 00:39:06,440 Speaker 8: actually care. 840 00:39:06,520 --> 00:39:07,040 Speaker 2: You're active. 841 00:39:07,400 --> 00:39:09,759 Speaker 5: Yeah, you're active, you know what I mean, Like you 842 00:39:09,760 --> 00:39:12,560 Speaker 5: you know, what's you know as far as producers, you 843 00:39:12,560 --> 00:39:14,080 Speaker 5: know what I mean, like what does that look like? 844 00:39:15,920 --> 00:39:19,360 Speaker 5: And also I feel like you you have a like 845 00:39:19,400 --> 00:39:22,400 Speaker 5: a better shot at putting something out, you know, like visuals. 846 00:39:22,440 --> 00:39:25,640 Speaker 5: I think that today's artists like there's so many things 847 00:39:25,640 --> 00:39:27,680 Speaker 5: that you have to do in order to you know, 848 00:39:27,800 --> 00:39:29,640 Speaker 5: really be visible, you know what I mean. So I 849 00:39:29,640 --> 00:39:33,239 Speaker 5: will want someone that's not just you know, visible you 850 00:39:33,280 --> 00:39:35,520 Speaker 5: know on social media, but like in the music too. 851 00:39:35,840 --> 00:39:37,319 Speaker 4: I feel like you and Leo will cook up some 852 00:39:37,360 --> 00:39:37,880 Speaker 4: ship together. 853 00:39:38,040 --> 00:39:39,680 Speaker 5: Yeah do that would be dope? 854 00:39:39,920 --> 00:39:43,319 Speaker 6: And you did you got serve style cameo for JT. 855 00:39:44,280 --> 00:39:46,960 Speaker 6: That was really dope. How did that come about? 856 00:39:47,160 --> 00:39:49,360 Speaker 5: Yeah, so JT and there and the people hit me 857 00:39:49,480 --> 00:39:51,240 Speaker 5: up and they was like, you know, we got this song, 858 00:39:51,800 --> 00:39:54,400 Speaker 5: you know, and I felt like, in a way, it 859 00:39:54,440 --> 00:39:57,600 Speaker 5: was also paying homise to Fatman's school, you know what 860 00:39:57,600 --> 00:40:00,960 Speaker 5: I'm saying, rest in peace. So yeah, it was cool. 861 00:40:01,040 --> 00:40:03,239 Speaker 5: She asked me, and I was just like, I got you. 862 00:40:03,280 --> 00:40:05,480 Speaker 5: And she's such a sweetheart, you know what I mean. 863 00:40:05,640 --> 00:40:07,680 Speaker 5: So I thought that was really really dope. And I 864 00:40:07,719 --> 00:40:13,640 Speaker 5: wish more artists would pay homage to the generation before them, 865 00:40:14,080 --> 00:40:16,400 Speaker 5: you know, because we're still relatively young, you know what 866 00:40:16,400 --> 00:40:19,239 Speaker 5: I mean, the eighties babies. I saw a video and 867 00:40:19,280 --> 00:40:21,000 Speaker 5: it was like all these kids that were born in 868 00:40:21,040 --> 00:40:23,400 Speaker 5: two thousand and they were saying that you're old if 869 00:40:23,440 --> 00:40:26,880 Speaker 5: you're born in two thousand, and I'm like, I'm like, 870 00:40:27,239 --> 00:40:31,399 Speaker 5: so it seems like being older stops at thirty, which 871 00:40:31,480 --> 00:40:34,160 Speaker 5: is crazy, crazy, you know what I mean. So yeah, 872 00:40:34,239 --> 00:40:37,040 Speaker 5: I would I would definitely love to continue to do 873 00:40:37,080 --> 00:40:39,320 Speaker 5: things like that, work with, you know, some of the 874 00:40:39,520 --> 00:40:41,760 Speaker 5: younger talent in the business. Yeah. 875 00:40:41,920 --> 00:40:42,960 Speaker 2: Have you ever reached out to Leon? 876 00:40:44,480 --> 00:40:47,200 Speaker 5: No, No, not yet, but we've crossed paths yeah, we 877 00:40:47,239 --> 00:40:49,480 Speaker 5: cross paths. I love to see what he's doing, you 878 00:40:49,480 --> 00:40:54,200 Speaker 5: know what I mean, Like he's actually a child star too. 879 00:40:54,520 --> 00:40:56,839 Speaker 5: You know, he's someone that started very very young. So 880 00:40:57,160 --> 00:40:59,360 Speaker 5: to see where he's at today is just it's awesome. 881 00:40:59,440 --> 00:41:03,600 Speaker 5: I feel like that's you know, it's very rare to 882 00:41:03,640 --> 00:41:07,160 Speaker 5: see a lot of child stars continue on and continue 883 00:41:07,200 --> 00:41:09,600 Speaker 5: to transform. And that's what I've always loved about music 884 00:41:09,760 --> 00:41:12,319 Speaker 5: is you don't have to stop or you don't have 885 00:41:12,360 --> 00:41:15,080 Speaker 5: to essentially get old. You know, you can pick up 886 00:41:15,080 --> 00:41:17,399 Speaker 5: a you know, a flute. You know, you can pick 887 00:41:17,480 --> 00:41:20,279 Speaker 5: up an instrument, you can write, you can direct, you know, 888 00:41:20,320 --> 00:41:21,960 Speaker 5: it's so much to do in our business. 889 00:41:22,440 --> 00:41:24,799 Speaker 8: Child styles don't go crazy like they used to. Like 890 00:41:24,880 --> 00:41:30,200 Speaker 8: there was a time where for the most part, y'all 891 00:41:30,280 --> 00:41:30,880 Speaker 8: keeping it together. 892 00:41:31,120 --> 00:41:33,239 Speaker 5: Yeah, yeah, What do you think? 893 00:41:33,719 --> 00:41:35,600 Speaker 8: What's the one thing you wish you knew when you 894 00:41:35,640 --> 00:41:38,920 Speaker 8: first started your career? What forty year old of Maria, 895 00:41:38,960 --> 00:41:41,160 Speaker 8: what would you tell sixteen year old Mario? 896 00:41:41,600 --> 00:41:47,400 Speaker 5: I think about like life insurance policies, you know, trust, 897 00:41:47,640 --> 00:41:50,920 Speaker 5: you know, just certain things that you know, if you 898 00:41:50,960 --> 00:41:53,040 Speaker 5: wanted to take a break, you could, you know what 899 00:41:53,080 --> 00:41:56,480 Speaker 5: I'm saying. That's something that I feel like you know, finances. 900 00:41:56,520 --> 00:41:58,759 Speaker 5: I just I wish I would have, you know, been 901 00:41:58,800 --> 00:42:01,520 Speaker 5: given that game early on. I feel like, you know, 902 00:42:02,400 --> 00:42:05,560 Speaker 5: maybe I would move differently, you know, if I had that. 903 00:42:05,840 --> 00:42:07,880 Speaker 5: But you know, everything is for is for a reason. 904 00:42:08,040 --> 00:42:10,360 Speaker 5: So yeah, yeah, well. 905 00:42:10,960 --> 00:42:13,640 Speaker 1: Definitely check them out on tour. Millennium Tour twenty twenty seven, 906 00:42:13,840 --> 00:42:14,160 Speaker 1: New York. 907 00:42:14,160 --> 00:42:14,840 Speaker 2: What's today? 908 00:42:15,520 --> 00:42:18,640 Speaker 5: We at the Barclays Marsh twenty first y'all pop out 909 00:42:19,040 --> 00:42:21,000 Speaker 5: March seventeenth, March seventeen, that's. 910 00:42:20,800 --> 00:42:21,319 Speaker 4: What is here. 911 00:42:21,320 --> 00:42:24,200 Speaker 7: I don't know, maybe let's changed from my city because 912 00:42:24,200 --> 00:42:29,160 Speaker 7: I know AM come out sixteenth at the Banker and 913 00:42:29,200 --> 00:42:31,320 Speaker 7: then Barclays is the next day, March seventeen. 914 00:42:31,440 --> 00:42:33,359 Speaker 5: Oh well, excuse me, I have messed it up. Don't 915 00:42:33,400 --> 00:42:33,799 Speaker 5: listen to me. 916 00:42:34,120 --> 00:42:34,400 Speaker 6: All right. 917 00:42:34,920 --> 00:42:37,040 Speaker 8: I'm looking forward to the music, man, because I'm always like, 918 00:42:37,080 --> 00:42:39,799 Speaker 8: you know, brothers that are practicing mindfulness and you know, 919 00:42:39,880 --> 00:42:42,960 Speaker 8: really dealing with their emotional well being. Yeah, I like 920 00:42:43,000 --> 00:42:45,399 Speaker 8: to see how that translates in their art. Yeah, I'm 921 00:42:45,400 --> 00:42:46,359 Speaker 8: looking forward to the music. 922 00:42:46,440 --> 00:42:48,000 Speaker 6: I'm looking forward to Wild Rolls. 923 00:42:48,080 --> 00:42:50,200 Speaker 7: This new series come on coming in twenty twenty six 924 00:42:50,280 --> 00:42:52,080 Speaker 7: on All Blacks. So I'm looking forward to. 925 00:42:52,000 --> 00:42:53,120 Speaker 5: That, Thank y'all. So much. 926 00:42:53,280 --> 00:42:54,800 Speaker 3: Just I know we've seen Drake beat you in the 927 00:42:54,880 --> 00:42:58,840 Speaker 3: dance battle too, and Drake had a dance battle and 928 00:42:58,920 --> 00:42:59,680 Speaker 3: Drake killed him. 929 00:43:00,040 --> 00:43:01,279 Speaker 4: I don't believe that. 930 00:43:01,440 --> 00:43:02,920 Speaker 2: I know, I know that, Adroid. 931 00:43:04,520 --> 00:43:06,920 Speaker 5: I don't believe when was this at the birthday party? 932 00:43:07,200 --> 00:43:09,799 Speaker 5: Oh he was at the birthday keeping I was keeping 933 00:43:09,800 --> 00:43:10,280 Speaker 5: the light. 934 00:43:11,920 --> 00:43:13,160 Speaker 1: Lights. Give me up one. 935 00:43:13,680 --> 00:43:16,200 Speaker 2: I don't believe that it was your birthday party. 936 00:43:16,239 --> 00:43:19,440 Speaker 5: No, it was his, Okay, all right, well it is. 937 00:43:19,480 --> 00:43:20,800 Speaker 1: It's the Breakfast Club of Mario. 938 00:43:21,000 --> 00:43:24,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, wake that ass up in the morning. The Breakfast 939 00:43:24,960 --> 00:43:25,280 Speaker 2: Club