WEBVTT - Baron Davis Full Interview

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<v Speaker 1>My next guests is a renaissance man. I say that

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<v Speaker 1>because um, he can do it all. He's He's had

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<v Speaker 1>a thirteen year NBA career, a two time NBA All

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<v Speaker 1>Store and record holder, independent movie mogul. He has several

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<v Speaker 1>companies sports and lifestyle and culture called Slick, their Black

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<v Speaker 1>Santa Company which I love, Business Land Inside the Game,

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<v Speaker 1>Business Inside the Game, called Big and No Label, each

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<v Speaker 1>with the objective of combining creative talent with the original

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<v Speaker 1>publication and production to develop and provide educational and heartwarming

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<v Speaker 1>stories that appeal to global audiences of all age used.

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<v Speaker 1>Please Welcome to Money Making Conversations Byron Davis thank you, guys.

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<v Speaker 1>I was running who you was talking about. I was

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<v Speaker 1>looking for that. You need to really need to stop backing.

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<v Speaker 1>Would I would just go back when we when we

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<v Speaker 1>first met many years ago, used to come up to

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<v Speaker 1>the Steve Hurry Morning Show. I was the producer. We

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<v Speaker 1>just we just we were chopping up back then when

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<v Speaker 1>you were doing those Magic Johns and All Star Games

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<v Speaker 1>back in the day. Man, I've always been a big

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<v Speaker 1>fan of yours. But one thing I wanted to say

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<v Speaker 1>about you is that I said renaissance man, And I

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<v Speaker 1>said that with with with a lot of uh what

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<v Speaker 1>I say, uh, pride, Because man, you've always from the

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<v Speaker 1>jump you kind of like you kind of like started

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<v Speaker 1>this little motion of for these athletes going out there

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<v Speaker 1>into entertainment. So I'm gonna give you credit, man, because

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<v Speaker 1>you jumped out there first, and because you you know

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<v Speaker 1>you you you You've had an amazing career. Because I

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<v Speaker 1>always tell people because I followed your career and unfortunately

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<v Speaker 1>it was filled with injuries, and but every time you

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<v Speaker 1>came back from an injury, you performed at a high level.

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<v Speaker 1>And I want to just out there right quick. Was

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<v Speaker 1>what was that motivation? Because a lot of times when

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<v Speaker 1>you get injured, you can just give up. You can

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<v Speaker 1>just say, hey, man, wow, I'm tired of this, but

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<v Speaker 1>you came back. Every time you came back. Man, you

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<v Speaker 1>was a bad man on that court. Explain to this

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<v Speaker 1>how did that happen? Burn Man? You know, I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's just from my upbringing, you know, uh, going up

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm chilling the sands and she got to survive, right,

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<v Speaker 1>And you know it's like it's now people are calling

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<v Speaker 1>it uh PTSD right. Uh. But I think that when

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<v Speaker 1>you go up in situations like you know, in the

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<v Speaker 1>n City, you just learning how to survive. And when

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<v Speaker 1>you're back against the wall, it's almost like you're so

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<v Speaker 1>used to that, you're so comfortable and familiar with that

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<v Speaker 1>that it just becomes the norm. And so for me,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, every time I got injured, you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>always know I have my mind and you know, my

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<v Speaker 1>imagination and and will and you just don't realize how

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<v Speaker 1>much how much you can benefit from having you know,

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<v Speaker 1>great imagination, because that's really what it's driven you to

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<v Speaker 1>this point, away from basketball, getting into projects. How does

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<v Speaker 1>like say, I used the word independent mogul, you know

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<v Speaker 1>in the movie Game, How does want to bring an

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<v Speaker 1>idea to you because I'm sure you get you get,

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<v Speaker 1>you get addressed with this situation all the time. Somebody

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<v Speaker 1>got an idea, Hey man, all that needs some money

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<v Speaker 1>from you burn, come on mare and hook me up

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<v Speaker 1>a good job. Idea gonna make a millions of dollars?

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<v Speaker 1>What drives you in the creative platform? For me, it's

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<v Speaker 1>being creative. It's being a person who always asked people

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<v Speaker 1>for money. Hey man, let me get them let me

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<v Speaker 1>get some money to make a movie from you know

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<v Speaker 1>what what what drugs needs is? I think that there's

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<v Speaker 1>a an opportunity, sir and um, you know, to tell

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<v Speaker 1>great stories and stories about us, worries about you know,

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<v Speaker 1>how we um, who we are, what we do see

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<v Speaker 1>ourselves in different lives. Um, you know you're starting to

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<v Speaker 1>see a little bit. Black Panther was one. Um, you

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<v Speaker 1>know we got to get out and Moonlights. So you know,

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<v Speaker 1>there's always gonna renaissance of black cinema. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>for me, just I want to be a historian, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and be a part of that. And so creatively it's

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<v Speaker 1>just going back and you know, mining our culture. And

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<v Speaker 1>I gotta and I gotta thank you for that, for

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<v Speaker 1>making it happen, because you was out there when reality

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<v Speaker 1>Reality TV was the finding black culture. It really was

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<v Speaker 1>for a period there you know, we were fighting on TV,

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<v Speaker 1>was Argon on TV? We was, but you was out

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<v Speaker 1>there telling the real stories, finding real story stories that

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<v Speaker 1>we could we could hang our hat on, that we

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<v Speaker 1>can learn about ourselves. And to see that turning into

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<v Speaker 1>like you said, the Black Panthers, the Moonlighting, the Blackish,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the Steve Harvey brands, you know, the Michael

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<v Speaker 1>Michael Strahan's brand. These brands are very as they say,

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<v Speaker 1>general market brands. So it means that that that that

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<v Speaker 1>people are accepting our culture because of the fact that,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, rapp has really played a major role in that.

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<v Speaker 1>We have to say that because because of the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that rap music, Uh, the same young people who grew

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<v Speaker 1>up on rap music were works accepting and so now

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<v Speaker 1>they're carrying that that mantle into the decision making. So

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure that that plays a major role in your

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<v Speaker 1>success to career. Absolutely, uh, you know, and I think

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<v Speaker 1>that you know what when we when we say us,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it's really about I supporting us. That's why

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<v Speaker 1>it ain't a lot of movies or TV shows things

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<v Speaker 1>like that. It's like we're always waiting for someone to

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<v Speaker 1>come and say the day for us, are waiting for

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<v Speaker 1>you know, someone the green light of projects. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just you know, kind of enjoying being in this

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<v Speaker 1>renaissance because I know that, you know, just like you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the straight hands and the will packers, Michael B. Jordan's

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<v Speaker 1>all the great stuff. Come on, come on that I

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<v Speaker 1>do then, you know, and Byron David's come on that,

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<v Speaker 1>come on, come on, We're doing it. We're doing it.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, for me, it's it's about once again,

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<v Speaker 1>just studying history and studying culture to say, okay, how

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<v Speaker 1>can I be the connective tissue two building? Uh you know,

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<v Speaker 1>uh an economy right. So that's why I'm playing all

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<v Speaker 1>over the place and film and TV and investments because

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<v Speaker 1>we need some economic institution. But you're not afraid. But

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<v Speaker 1>you're not afraid to be to be the personality. You

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<v Speaker 1>know when I see you on T and T, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, being being funny, being entertaining, being a person

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<v Speaker 1>knowing that's a role that you're playing because for a

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<v Speaker 1>check and but delivering information, I'm thinking it's a man,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, Uh, this is the first thing we've ever

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<v Speaker 1>sat down to talk. But I've over they always been

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<v Speaker 1>impressed with your your versatility, and not just from an

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<v Speaker 1>athletics standpoint, because I always felt that you was beyond that,

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<v Speaker 1>because you always had an opinion when you were playing.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you wasn't a guy just going to sit

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<v Speaker 1>over there and just go dribble the ball. You had

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<v Speaker 1>some thoughts, but you know, and you said your thoughts,

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<v Speaker 1>and a lot of a lot of people didn't like that.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think that that what drives you today. If

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<v Speaker 1>you if you I want to bring you back. I

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<v Speaker 1>want to finish this interview if you can hold on

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<v Speaker 1>the phone, because I want to talk about some of

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<v Speaker 1>your more your more visionary things that you have planning. Man,

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<v Speaker 1>But thank you for getting on the call. I know

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<v Speaker 1>you had to get your kids off to school, and

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<v Speaker 1>I appreciate that, brother, because I got a child and

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<v Speaker 1>that's what I would be too. We've been right back,

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<v Speaker 1>more money making conversations. He's still on the line. He's

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<v Speaker 1>a renaissance man. He had a thirteen year NBA career,

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<v Speaker 1>a two time NBA All Star. When the pressure was

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<v Speaker 1>on give him the ball. That's why I would see,

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<v Speaker 1>given the out the way, get out the way, Get

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<v Speaker 1>out the way, universe, here your guard. He come when

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<v Speaker 1>he was a point guard. So he just get away,

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<v Speaker 1>get away. I got this, I got this. He's an

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<v Speaker 1>amazing entrepreneur. In the call a movie a Moving Mogel.

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<v Speaker 1>When I met him, he was still playing back in

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<v Speaker 1>l a um even coming to the morning show booth

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<v Speaker 1>Steve Harvey myself, I was the executive producer of the show,

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<v Speaker 1>and even though he was there for an athletic reason,

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<v Speaker 1>I alway knew it was something different about this guy

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<v Speaker 1>because he had an opinion and he didn't mind telling

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<v Speaker 1>you his opinion. And that's not a bad thing, because

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<v Speaker 1>I think in life you have to define who you are.

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<v Speaker 1>Because I always tell people what you what you do

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<v Speaker 1>in your twenties is what you're gonna be making money

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<v Speaker 1>in your forties and fifties. So he was defining them

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<v Speaker 1>back then and today he's on the car right now

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<v Speaker 1>to talk about a lot of the successes now Vitamin water,

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<v Speaker 1>my man, I've heard a lot of people make a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of money off that, but you were one of

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<v Speaker 1>the original investors. A lot of people followed you into

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<v Speaker 1>that water hunt sir, uh you know I got lucky man.

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<v Speaker 1>Stop stopping. Stop man at talking to people like him,

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<v Speaker 1>because I'm telling you something. See see, I saw him

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<v Speaker 1>when he was young. I saw him when he was young. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>hoop was his main game, all right, but it was

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<v Speaker 1>something about he had the ability to communicate. He's very

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<v Speaker 1>personable and he is a thinker, you know what. You

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<v Speaker 1>have a look at people and you go they're thinking

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<v Speaker 1>about something that they're talking to me, but they're thinking

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<v Speaker 1>about something else. So he's very observant. And so so

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<v Speaker 1>when he said lucky, I don't buy that. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>buy that because he man, I need you need to

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<v Speaker 1>stop you go down you hey, because because the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that that's why I wanted you. I'm glad you took

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<v Speaker 1>time to be on the show. And I'm glad that

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<v Speaker 1>because it's individuals like you, because people see one side

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<v Speaker 1>of you. They see you know, social media post on you,

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<v Speaker 1>they see you on NBA. But I'm just telling you

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<v Speaker 1>this is not something just train of you've been or

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<v Speaker 1>what you're doing is not something automatic you've been. I

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<v Speaker 1>always tell Peo about magic and magic Johnson didn't drible

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<v Speaker 1>the basketball. He was going to be an entrepreneur. And

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<v Speaker 1>I said the same thing about that about you be

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<v Speaker 1>you were gonna be an entrepreneur. You're gonna be in

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<v Speaker 1>some creative lane of life. It just God gave you

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<v Speaker 1>a unique talent that was driven into basketball. You turned

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<v Speaker 1>it into a scholarship. You turned it into a thirteen

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<v Speaker 1>year NBA career, and you're making money and you enjoying it.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what money making. Conversations about balance lifestyle. You had

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<v Speaker 1>time for your children. That's balance lifestyle. Man, your special dude.

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<v Speaker 1>I will not let you leave this show not knowing

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<v Speaker 1>that from Rouhan McDonald. No, I appreciate that, man, I

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<v Speaker 1>appreciate that. Sean uh I was saying, you're suggesting not

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<v Speaker 1>being a phrase itself, right right? You know, um the

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<v Speaker 1>vitamin want to deal that can? Because I was out

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<v Speaker 1>of my sprite deer. Uh I wanted to be my

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<v Speaker 1>own agent, and people thought I was crazy, But you

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<v Speaker 1>know I was also like, what is what is spride

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<v Speaker 1>gonna do for me? You know ten years from now? Right?

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I'd rather be with it. I'd rather be

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<v Speaker 1>with a company nobody know about get less and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>work with the marketing team to help time blow it

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<v Speaker 1>up and uh so with vitamin water. It was when

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<v Speaker 1>the deal came and I was just like, hey man,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm making enough money playing basketball. I'll take it in equity.

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<v Speaker 1>Super smart for a dummy kid. But it was like,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you take chances. Um, all right, I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be my own agent at twenty years old. But I

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<v Speaker 1>need to step out of this business of what everything

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<v Speaker 1>is traditional and everything that I've heard and wanted from

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<v Speaker 1>my agent. I need to look. I need to look

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<v Speaker 1>outside his eyes and hang you from a business standpoint

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<v Speaker 1>and figure out how the bastard business around basketball. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>big shout out to Magic Johnson. And you know a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of the guys who were veteran guys in the

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<v Speaker 1>NBA at the time, you know, because they were, they

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<v Speaker 1>were always encouraging young people that, hey man, you don't

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<v Speaker 1>need an agent, you don't need this, you don't need that.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's just like if you learn from people who say,

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<v Speaker 1>especially your eldiness, you can create opportunities. And for me,

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<v Speaker 1>it was all about nobody's doing this, let me try

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<v Speaker 1>this right. As soon as somebody said no, it made

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<v Speaker 1>me work harder, study harder to prove them wrong. And

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<v Speaker 1>that's why you're a vitamin water mogul. Ever and everybody

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<v Speaker 1>following the met be doing that. I'm doing I'm doing

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<v Speaker 1>it too, just writing checks out there. Let me let

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<v Speaker 1>me the match you this now, you know, because you

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to talk about technology and there's a there's a

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<v Speaker 1>huge gap that you that you want to make you're

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<v Speaker 1>trying to close. How are you playing a role in

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<v Speaker 1>closing the racial gap? Because I've always been a proponent

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<v Speaker 1>a person that says that, you know, we buy technology,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, African Americans we buy smartphones, we buy we

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<v Speaker 1>buy Apple phones, you know, but sometimes we don't get

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<v Speaker 1>credit for that. We don't get credit for being technically savvy,

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<v Speaker 1>and we are. So how do you how do you?

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<v Speaker 1>How do you are you using your brand to close

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<v Speaker 1>that gap of information? Uh? For me, it's just about

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<v Speaker 1>you to right. You gotta hire, you gotta invest, you

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<v Speaker 1>gotta find the people who who are doing it. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>I was just visiting with a lady who's been in

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<v Speaker 1>for thirty five years in our last and she's been

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<v Speaker 1>she's been pushing technology for thirty five years, and now

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<v Speaker 1>it's finally out of place where people can well, we

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<v Speaker 1>can actually get some credit, right, But we have all

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<v Speaker 1>these pioneers, is, all these hidden figures throughout our history,

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<v Speaker 1>and we've just never embraced them. And now that everything

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<v Speaker 1>is a buzz word, right, it's almost like we always

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<v Speaker 1>think that we're late. Right, we're not late to technology

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<v Speaker 1>because technology is going to be the baseline of this world.

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<v Speaker 1>We just don't support and rally around our elders and

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<v Speaker 1>rally around the people that have done it and then

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<v Speaker 1>pay it back. And so for me, I think that

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<v Speaker 1>you know, tech is tech is a it's a buzz word,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's something that you know, we should be teaching

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<v Speaker 1>our kids now, said a better on the iPad than

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<v Speaker 1>we are. So we should be teaching them how to code.

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<v Speaker 1>We should be teaching them how to design, right, we

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<v Speaker 1>should be putting them in design camps things like that. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, even if much as even when they play sports,

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<v Speaker 1>they got to take art, they gotta take a length

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<v Speaker 1>and they're gonna have to do something with that computer, right,

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<v Speaker 1>because the way the world is going and the way

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<v Speaker 1>the opportunity is, you know, you never know, you never

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<v Speaker 1>know what kid is gonna Once they learned how to code,

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<v Speaker 1>out of South Essential may wind up be a five

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<v Speaker 1>time off thing and code. Hey man, I'm gonna call

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<v Speaker 1>you professor now, your professor Davis. Professor Davis, because you

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<v Speaker 1>know you've got that little rhythm now right there be

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<v Speaker 1>you got that little rhythm. I win is he is

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<v Speaker 1>her teacher? Year is here, my professor, I felt like,

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<v Speaker 1>because my degree is in mathematics. So so I'm I

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<v Speaker 1>fight for for the for the knowledge that that I've

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<v Speaker 1>been able to obtain. My daughter, you know, she's a

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<v Speaker 1>she's in a freshman year and going to the second

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<v Speaker 1>year of college. But kind of good jineer that she

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<v Speaker 1>came to said, Dad, I don't like that. I want

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<v Speaker 1>to Can I go into gamification? I say, you can

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<v Speaker 1>do what you want to do, Okay, just just stay

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<v Speaker 1>in that lane of education and technology. And and she's

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<v Speaker 1>she's happy now. And when I hear you talk professor

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<v Speaker 1>professor Davis, you know, Professor David, but here talked. Man.

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<v Speaker 1>See what I'm gonna do, a money making conversation tour.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what I'm gonna do. It's gonna happen. I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 1>I have to invite you. Man, you gotta go. First

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<v Speaker 1>of all, you're gonna be funny, You're gonna be funny, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>and you and you go and you got money, that's key,

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<v Speaker 1>and you and you and you and you stop. You

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<v Speaker 1>know what I'm saying, I got cause I'm looking because

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it's it's interesting thing about it. Women are

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<v Speaker 1>so dominating the world, and especially the African American uh president,

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<v Speaker 1>because African American men are kind of like falling back,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, where the women are the new stars. Afri

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<v Speaker 1>American women are the new stars of the militia time,

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<v Speaker 1>which is amazing. And so so I've been having trouble

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<v Speaker 1>finding that guy, man, Professor Davis Man. I gotta, I

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<v Speaker 1>gotta get you on that man, because because you are

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<v Speaker 1>you are you, you have done that journey and it's

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<v Speaker 1>still doing that journey and the fact that I love

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<v Speaker 1>the fact that you you got in that zone. You

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<v Speaker 1>were just talking about changing lives and a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>people don't understand that, man and your special dude. And

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<v Speaker 1>I won't say that. I'm not just saying that because

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<v Speaker 1>you're on my show. I've seen you uh way back

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<v Speaker 1>and two thousands played watching college basketball, watching you get drafted,

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<v Speaker 1>watching you play, watching you get back, and because when

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<v Speaker 1>you were playing those All Star games with Magic Johnson.

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<v Speaker 1>You didn't have to be there. That was your own

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<v Speaker 1>time because Magic was doing it for scholarships. So you've

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<v Speaker 1>not changed, my man. You just got a little bit older.

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<v Speaker 1>But you're a good looking older so that's all right

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<v Speaker 1>with me. But the thing is that you're building time

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<v Speaker 1>and you you invest in. But police don't ever say

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<v Speaker 1>you were lucky because you're a planner man. You're a thinker. Dude,

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<v Speaker 1>you are a thinker and you are a warner man.

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<v Speaker 1>So so be thank you for getting on my show. Man,

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<v Speaker 1>I know you said, Man, I don't I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>if you got with It was just a show, just

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<v Speaker 1>a testimonial show that he just wanted to tell me

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<v Speaker 1>I was great. Heck yeah, heck yeah, d he ya,

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<v Speaker 1>and you keep going. Hey man, stay strong and we

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<v Speaker 1>will talk soon. If you ever need me for anything,

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<v Speaker 1>contact my people. I will I will promote you. Okay,

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