After NLE Choppa’s success with “SLUT ME OUT 2” and “Stickin and Movin,” he shares how his artistry plays a significant role in everything he creates. He shares his perspective on the Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake feud, the importance of mental health & philanthropy in his life, balancing fatherhood and more!
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00:31 Yo, what's up? It's NLE Choppa.
00:33 And this is Billboard News.
00:34 Tune in for the interview right now.
00:36 Let's do it.
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00:40 It's slut season.
00:41 You declared it, man.
00:42 Yes, sir.
00:43 I'm livin' the flesh.
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00:50 So listen, Slut Me Out 2, 20 million streams,
00:52 4 million views on YouTube, man.
00:54 You having fun with it?
00:55 Man, having a lot of fun.
00:56 I feel like that's the most important part of it.
00:58 You know, we ain't doing that.
00:59 We ain't doing something right.
01:00 So yeah.
01:01 And then Slut Me Out came out two years ago.
01:03 So tell me why now was the time that you was like,
01:05 I want to do a part two.
01:06 I want to follow that up.
01:07 Man, what's funny is Slut Me Out 2 came out two years ago.
01:11 I released it around like March.
01:13 And it didn't pick up traction until December.
01:17 So like, it kind of was like a little bit under the rug.
01:19 And then in December, out of nowhere,
01:21 it just started to gain traction and go crazy.
01:23 I feel like I can never really commit to it.
01:25 So I was like, you know, I want to do a number two,
01:27 but really commit to it and see how far I can take it.
01:30 Because the first one went like, damn,
01:32 they're top 10 on Billboard.
01:33 So I'm trying to push this one number one.
01:36 Yeah, man, I can see it happening, dude.
01:37 People are loving the song.
01:39 And the video crazy too.
01:40 So you know, you went over the top.
01:42 People love that about you.
01:43 How do you approach your creative vibe
01:45 when you're doing the videos?
01:46 Man, my creative vibe, I always separate, you know,
01:49 Bryson Potts from NLE Choppa.
01:51 And I feel like that's where I get my best, you know,
01:54 work from, because I feel like a lot of people
01:56 don't understand.
01:57 We get put in a box sometimes.
01:59 You know, they want to call us a rapper,
02:01 or they say sometimes an artist, or all
02:04 these different, different things.
02:05 But you know, I prefer to be called an artist.
02:07 You know, the borderline thing about it is I'm entertainment
02:10 in the purest form.
02:11 So you know, I just want to be able to entertain.
02:13 And whatever way I can do that, I
02:15 feel like that's what is reflective of my craft,
02:18 is just entertainment, pure entertainment.
02:20 Oh, see, now you got me thinking, though.
02:21 You said, like, you know, the separation of kind
02:23 of those two versions of you.
02:24 So when do you know to, like, turn it on?
02:26 I mean, like, like shit like now.
02:30 You feel me?
02:30 Like, I was just Bryson a few minutes ago.
02:32 But you know, I'm going to walk out here.
02:34 I'm going to do my thing.
02:35 I'm going to, you know, be NLE Choppa.
02:37 And then I'm back to who I am.
02:39 You just got to know, you know what I'm saying, your assignment.
02:42 You know what I'm saying?
02:42 Like a superhero.
02:43 Oh, hey, listen.
02:45 Everybody need their own superhero.
02:46 Yeah, man.
02:47 You talk about, like, how the industry is changing,
02:49 and what generations are looking for.
02:50 But part of hip hop culture kind of rewind time a little bit.
02:54 Kind of like what Kendrick and Drake are doing with, like,
02:56 dissing and, like, those kind of tracks.
02:58 That's something that was old school that came back.
02:59 It ain't just them two.
03:01 It's a lot of people.
03:02 And how do you feel about that culture coming back
03:04 into hip hop?
03:04 I feel like it serves a purpose to a certain extent.
03:07 I love to look at it from, like, a competitive standpoint.
03:11 I love to see competitiveness, you know, rather than sports.
03:15 But when rap-- when it comes with rap and competitiveness,
03:17 sometimes it get a little risky because some people really
03:21 take it to the heart.
03:22 I feel like that's the part of it
03:23 that you really got to tread lightly on,
03:25 because a lot of these people walking
03:27 with a certain type of pride on their shoulder
03:29 or holding it in to where, you know,
03:31 their feelings might really be hurt.
03:33 And in our community, when our feelings get hurt,
03:36 especially a lot of black men, we
03:38 don't result in expressing that way the most pos--
03:41 expressing that our feelings hurt in the most
03:43 positive manner.
03:44 You know what I'm saying?
03:45 Sometimes it leads to motherfuckers being killed,
03:47 assaulted, you know what I'm saying, hurt, or even, you know,
03:51 it keeps just stringing along.
03:52 And it takes a toll on you mentally.
03:54 So, I mean, it's the flip side of it.
03:56 I love to watch it from a competitive nature.
03:58 But on my side, behind the scenes,
04:00 like, I'm hoping these motherfuckers
04:01 don't take it too serious, because at the end of the day,
04:04 ain't none of us got--
04:05 your ass can die.
04:07 I be trying to stay out of it.
04:08 I feel like that's--
04:09 I mean, you've had your own little stuff, too.
04:11 Like, even you and Blueface was back and forth
04:12 for a second there.
04:13 Like, do you take that stuff serious?
04:14 But I don't take it serious.
04:15 Like, you feel me?
04:16 Like, if I go back and forth on a beat or whatever,
04:19 like, I'm just knowing, like, in my mind,
04:22 I'm not taking it serious.
04:23 Now, if he take it serious, that's one thing.
04:25 But I'm so one with self to where I know when I can be,
04:29 like, all right, I'm done feeding into this.
04:31 Because the more you feed into it,
04:33 the more it starts to grow.
04:34 Like, I ain't gonna lie.
04:35 I be the type of nigga be like, I down there
04:37 kill you on the beat.
04:38 And I down there call you, be like, hey, bro,
04:40 I'm done fucking with you.
04:41 Like, I don't even fuck with you no more.
04:43 Like, this shit ain't going in.
04:44 Like, at the end of the day, you don't want to die,
04:46 I don't want to die.
04:47 So it can go either way.
04:48 No, you right, man.
04:49 But I know one thing about me.
04:50 I got two beautiful children.
04:53 I'm gonna make it back.
04:54 Yeah, you ain't trying to play those games.
04:55 I'm gonna make it back.
04:56 And I do got to ask you, last question on it.
04:58 The artistry was there, though.
05:00 You got to admit, the diss tracks between those two
05:01 great gentlemen were off the chain.
05:03 So did you pick a winner?
05:04 Artistry for sure, though.
05:06 Man, I feel like the win is more so not about, like,
05:12 who got the most streams or what song is the best.
05:15 I think the win is more so how you handle,
05:17 you know what I'm saying, the success you got
05:19 from all that controversy.
05:20 I think the win would be like something like both of them
05:23 coming together and doing a song together.
05:25 I think that's one of the most beautiful wins,
05:28 because, you know, from the outside looking in,
05:30 there's probably ain't even no real, real problems.
05:32 Where I'm from, it's a lot of problems
05:35 to where people are really wanting to attack people.
05:38 Like, I know people, brother, sister got killed in the car
05:42 with them because of some beef shit.
05:44 So now, like, working with the nigga that killed my brother
05:48 and my sister is way, way harder than a whole 'nother beef
05:52 that probably started about something
05:54 that's not as serious.
05:55 You feel me?
05:56 I think the win is like, you know,
05:58 how Kendrick go home and feel about it
06:00 and how Drizzy go home and feel about it.
06:03 And I think the win is doing something like similar
06:05 to when Drake and Meek was having they feud.
06:08 Like, they did what they did, but they came back as men
06:10 and Shick Hans made a song.
06:12 That's what we need to see.
06:13 But let's step into yours for a second,
06:15 because something you're really proud about is being a father.
06:17 Yeah, I love that.
06:17 You talked about your kids earlier.
06:19 You told me about, like, how you weren't even a part
06:21 of your daughter's life for the first couple years
06:22 and now you're getting to see kind of, like,
06:24 both of your kids together.
06:25 So talk to me about it.
06:26 Just being able to see it is just like,
06:29 you know what I'm saying, watching it in real time
06:31 is just like, you know what I'm saying, it's an amazing thing.
06:34 I look at them when I see me.
06:36 And I mean, you have two very young kids.
06:38 And then you're young yourself.
06:39 You've got this incredible career.
06:40 We still got so much more to talk about
06:42 that you're working on.
06:43 So how do you balance that?
06:44 Like, how do you be a father and then also be an Ellie Chopper?
06:47 I mean, like I said, separating Bryson Potts from an Ellie
06:51 and just knowing, staying in that balance,
06:54 you know, going out on the road, coming back to the kids.
06:57 You know, it's like up and then it's like down.
06:59 It's a balance.
07:00 It's a left.
07:01 It's a left and then a right.
07:02 So just, you know, being in rhythm with that,
07:05 just knowing when, being able to know
07:06 when I'm coming back home,
07:08 already have things aligned, just creating that balance.
07:11 You just got to know that balance.
07:12 Go on the road, come back, all right.
07:15 I'm still work from home,
07:16 but I'm going to make sure I'm prioritizing
07:18 and setting boundaries with how I work.
07:20 And do you feel like a lot of your career
07:22 and the things you're trying to accomplish,
07:23 you're doing for them?
07:24 Man, you know, rather I realize it or not,
07:26 I'm doing it for them.
07:27 You know what I'm saying?
07:28 Unconsciously or consciously.
07:30 My generational things that I pick up from my parents,
07:33 you know what I'm saying?
07:34 Everything I do is for them.
07:36 You know, rather I say, hey, this is going to be for you
07:39 or rather I just go out here and just like,
07:41 I'm not even realizing it.
07:42 It's going to affect them in some way, whatever I do.
07:45 Okay, and I mean, you're setting a great example
07:47 for your kids, but also for other people out there.
07:49 You got to awaken Choppa,
07:50 which is all about mental health.
07:51 You're a vegan, like all this kind of stuff.
07:53 So tell me why you decided to start that.
07:55 Man, first and foremost,
07:56 right now I'm on a nine day fast as well.
07:58 You feel me?
07:59 Raw alkaline fast, just fruits.
08:01 No.
08:01 (laughs)
08:02 Geez, dude.
08:03 Fruits, salads, and all them type things.
08:04 And you keep all that energy.
08:05 Yeah, I mean, it gives you energy.
08:07 You putting the right type fuel in the tank.
08:09 I mean, yeah, maintaining it is like
08:11 probably one of my biggest flexes as well,
08:14 especially, you know, like I said,
08:16 how people try to put black men where we come from
08:18 in a box as a rapper.
08:20 But I'm showing you could be a great father.
08:22 I'm already beating a lot of statistics.
08:24 I can be a father.
08:25 I can be a secure male.
08:27 I'm a vegan.
08:27 I'm treating nobody right.
08:29 Know what I'm saying?
08:30 It's a lot of good things that I'm living.
08:32 I'm beating a lot of statistics.
08:33 And I feel like I'm molding myself
08:36 into a perfect role model for what,
08:38 you know, a lot of black men should be.
08:40 You talk about like putting black men into a box,
08:43 but one thing that a lot of black men do not talk about
08:45 is mental health.
08:46 It's highly important.
08:47 And I went through a streak to where, you feel me?
08:50 I've been through it.
08:51 I've like really like been hands-on with just fighting,
08:56 you know what I'm saying, for my sanity.
08:57 So I know where a lot of black men are at,
09:01 you know what I'm saying?
09:02 But, you know, I'll praise to the most high
09:04 I made it out of that.
09:05 So now I know the things that helped me
09:08 pull me out the slump.
09:09 So now I'm just a living testimony.
09:11 Oh, dude, I love that.
09:12 Yeah, man.
09:13 And you're doing a lot of,
09:14 a couple of other positive things
09:15 I want to talk to you about before you get out of here.
09:16 The NLE Reading Challenge.
09:18 So that's, you know, helping early literacy,
09:21 young people in elementary school.
09:22 So tell me why that was important.
09:23 Extremely important.
09:25 We've been really like tapping in,
09:26 me and my mother and my brother, actually.
09:28 It's like she instilled that in us when we was young.
09:32 I always, you know, want to give back and help.
09:35 We used to go to St. Jude,
09:37 help the cancer patients and stuff.
09:39 I was like 13 years old.
09:42 I didn't really understand it at first,
09:44 but I knew it brought me a lot of joy and peace
09:46 just seeing how they lived and how fortunate
09:50 and how grateful they was
09:52 and how they was able to crack a smile.
09:54 And then I'd go back home sometimes
09:55 and I'd be complaining,
09:56 like, "What the fuck I'm complaining for?"
09:58 So, you know, she helped instill that vision
10:02 to be able to see different avenues of life,
10:05 no matter like where I, how I feel, what I'm feeling.
10:08 If everybody put their problem on the ground
10:10 and somebody picked up my problems
10:12 and I probably picked up theirs,
10:13 I might be mad, I might want my problems back.
10:16 So just understanding that, it really helped me.
10:19 So we started the NLE Chopper Reading Challenge
10:22 like three years ago with one school
10:24 just to see how it worked.
10:25 The school was a felling school
10:27 and it was about to get shut down by the state
10:28 and turned into an alternative school.
10:31 Within the three years,
10:32 I implemented the reading challenge
10:34 and the first year they read like,
10:37 I can't really remember the numbers at the moment,
10:39 but I think it was like 20 million words.
10:41 And it grew to 40 million words the next year.
10:43 Then the next year after that, it was like 50 million words.
10:46 It took them from a felling school to a reward school.
10:49 - Wow. - So now they wanted to value
10:51 that as one of the top schools in Memphis.
10:52 So shout out to Denver Prep.
10:55 - And then you also talk about the album.
10:57 So Certified, bro, like, listen,
10:59 you have a lot of Certified gold and platinum songs already.
11:03 21 years old, 21? - Yes, sir.
11:06 - Like, that's wild the success you kind of had
11:08 and was able to put this album out.
11:09 So how do you take that?
11:11 - Man, I think it's a huge blessing.
11:13 It just lets me know, like, you know,
11:15 the goals and the things, the aspirations
11:17 that I, you know, accumulated over the years.
11:19 I'm in a different league from a lot of people.
11:22 And I think the most beautiful part about it is
11:25 the longevity I have and how clear my head is.
11:28 Because, I mean, if I did all that in five years,
11:31 you know, going through what I was going through,
11:33 learning the obstacles, you know,
11:35 and getting through certain humps,
11:37 I can only imagine what the next 10 years look like
11:39 for me knowing that, you know,
11:41 I done been through the hell and hot water now.
11:43 It's just crazy.
11:46 I got like 20 years on everybody, so I ain't gonna lie,
11:49 when I look in the mirror, hey,
11:51 I see motherfucking greatness.
11:53 I ain't gonna lie to you.
11:54 - Well, we know what happened when you look in the mirror.
11:55 You said it in the song.
11:57 - Yeah.
11:57 - And then also, I mean, when you think about the album,
12:01 you think about songs like "Do It Again."
12:02 How do you feel about, like, that time in your career
12:04 versus where you are now?
12:05 ♪ You did it before, you'll do it again ♪
12:07 ♪ You did it before, you'll do it again ♪
12:08 ♪ Light, for real, got me working and covering bills ♪
12:11 - Man, "Do It Again," man, I remember the first time,
12:14 you know what I'm saying, when I was creating "Do It Again."
12:16 It was a freshness in the air.
12:18 It was like, you know what I'm saying?
12:20 It was like orange juice in the air or something.
12:21 Like, it was that period.
12:23 I feel like it was a rebirth every time
12:25 that I feel that feeling, you know,
12:27 the feeling that made me attracted to music.
12:29 - The feeling that make you wanna stay creative.
12:32 Some people get locked in a box of the same sound,
12:35 the same different type of music,
12:37 and that was around the time that "Jersey Club"
12:39 started getting poppin'.
12:41 And when I first heard it, I said,
12:42 "Okay, now this do something to me.
12:44 "I ain't gonna lie, you feel me?"
12:45 So I started to, you know, marinate with it,
12:48 fuck with it, and we came up with "Do It Again,"
12:50 and that shit skyrocketed, you feel me?
12:52 And it was the same response.
12:54 Like, people didn't get it at first.
12:56 Took about a month, two, three,
12:58 and then motherfuckers started going.
13:01 - Yeah, so what I'm learning is that your songs,
13:03 you know, people gotta sit with it.
13:05 - Yeah, like, I'm ahead of my time.
13:07 I realize I'm always, like, you feel me,
13:09 like, either a few years ahead or even a few months.
13:13 Like, I'm just always ahead.
13:14 I'm never recurring, 'cause I'm never looking for the moment.
13:18 I'm more so making the moment every time I do something.
13:21 - Some people don't understand it.
13:22 Like, even with "Slept Me Out 2,"
13:23 it took people like, "They ain't understand it."
13:25 But now they understandin' it.
13:27 And like, what's wrong with him?
13:28 He good, he rap all these games and shit, woo woo woo?
13:31 'Cause I'm entertainin' him.
13:33 - Like, you're an artist, like you said.
13:33 - I'm an artist, I ain't no rapper.
13:36 - And I mean, you talkin' about how people are feelin'
13:38 "Slept Me Out 2," but you kinda followed up real quick.
13:41 - Yeah.
13:42 - You came right back with "Stick and It Moves."
13:44 ♪ I'ma stick and move ♪
13:46 ♪ Come through with a brush tool ♪
13:48 ♪ Mama say I only need one ♪
13:49 ♪ But I get one, then one of few ♪
13:51 - "I'ma Be 100," like, I feel like that song is, like,
13:54 beautiful, but that song, I wasn't even really, like,
13:57 droppin' that song to even really be playin' for the world.
14:00 I wanted that song to come out just so everybody
14:03 knew that I had a shoe.
14:04 I don't even care what that song does,
14:07 but I just wanna everybody know I got a shoe.
14:09 - Well, the funny part, you said it was about the shoe,
14:11 but I saw people talkin' about the song online,
14:13 and people was like, "I think my boy got another one."
14:16 - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
14:17 - 'Cause "Slept Me Out 2" is hit,
14:17 it's got that viral sensation to it.
14:19 - Yeah.
14:20 - And so does "Stick and It Moves,"
14:21 and so did you, even when you recorded that track,
14:22 did you kinda have that same vibe in mind?
14:25 - Man, I was in Dubai, I was feelin' real good,
14:27 and I recorded that one, like, see, I record so much
14:31 that, like I said, I be ahead of a lot of shit
14:34 to where I recorded "Stick and It Moves,"
14:37 like, down there, a year before "Slept Me Out 2."
14:40 - Really?
14:41 - But it's just all aligned in the feelin',
14:42 I've always, like, the song never left my mind,
14:45 I'm like, "This a feel-good song."
14:47 Ended up droppin' that motherfucker, so yeah.
14:49 - Now, and then you talked about you worked the shoe
14:50 into the video, which was obviously really cool,
14:52 so tell me how that was, and how you decided
14:54 to mix those two together.
14:55 - Man, beautiful moment, you know what I'm sayin'?
14:58 Where I come from, a lot of people strugglin'
15:01 to even afford shoes, Memphis, Tennessee,
15:03 so to be able to say, like, you know,
15:05 this shoe got my name on it,
15:07 and present it to people to be able to purchase,
15:10 and know that I can inspire someone that look like me
15:13 somewhere across the world to, you know,
15:15 one day wanna have they own shoe,
15:17 or one day be a creator,
15:18 I just feel like I'm livin' in purpose.
15:21 So, I feel like that was the most beautiful part about it,
15:24 is like, you know what I'm sayin', like,
15:25 I got a shoe, I'm finna sell it to y'all,
15:27 and I'm not money-hungry for it,
15:29 I'm really just happy that I can wear somethin'
15:32 in this mind.
15:33 - Yeah, and you worked with Omar and Factory Lab
15:35 on the collaboration, so tell me, like,
15:37 how was your artistry as far as when it came to the design?
15:39 - Man, I ain't gon' lie, like, I was very hands-off
15:43 with the design process of this shoe.
15:45 Omar, he pretty much had it already, like, you know,
15:48 it was already done, it was already made for me,
15:50 it was, like, served on a platter.
15:53 Only thing I had to do was probably one of the most
15:56 important parts is to approve it, and just say yes,
15:58 and walk with it, but, you know, rather I was attached
16:01 to the shoe or not, I feel like Omar woulda had
16:03 a whole lot of success with that boot, regardless,
16:06 you feel me?
16:06 - I mean, he's had a lot of success,
16:08 because he worked with Kanye and Adidas and stuff,
16:10 so why do you feel like-- - Jay-Z, Eddie Gaga,
16:12 it goes on, he's like a guru, like a shoe guru,
16:16 and I think the credit, the exposure he's gettin',
16:20 it's a beautiful work of God, because, you know,
16:24 a lot of people will sometimes, when they see it,
16:26 they see the Yeezy brand, but they don't really know
16:29 what's behind the scenes of it, and, you know,
16:33 sittin' down with him, seein' the things he drew up,
16:37 seein' the sketches, how he still keep a lot of the first
16:40 shoes he designed in his factory, like, just seein'
16:44 how driven he is as an artist, it relates to me,
16:47 you know what I'm sayin'?
16:48 I felt him, I felt him, because I'm the same way
16:50 with my craft, but it's like he the same way
16:52 in a whole 'nother world, which made me wanna step
16:55 up to his world even more.
16:56 I'm in the midst of designin' shoes now,
16:58 he has, you know, designin' me, challengin' my creative,
17:01 I'm challengin' his, so, you know what I'm sayin',
17:03 we workin' a lot, it's a lot more on the way.
17:05 - Now let's talk about hittin' the road,
17:07 so you're gonna be goin' out with Boogie
17:09 on a Better Alone tour, so tell me about that,
17:11 and what you think you're gonna bring to the road.
17:12 - Man, I'ma bring energy, you know what I'm sayin'?
17:14 Good vibes, straight vibes, you know what I'm sayin'?
17:17 I'ma bring the sluts out, you know what I mean?
17:20 All that type good thang, I just like to have fun,
17:23 I just like to go out, entertain, see people
17:26 livin' in they purpose, seein' people smilin',
17:28 seein' people enjoyin' the moments,
17:30 so I'ma bring a lot of good energy,
17:31 that's like my secret recipe or somethin'.
17:34 - Well, you know, I'ma talk about your artistry
17:36 you've been speakin' on, because, dude,
17:37 I've gotta say, every time I see you online at a show,
17:40 dude, it blows my mind, like, the amount of, like,
17:43 you know, creativity you put into your shows.
17:44 You was sleepin' in the bed on stage,
17:46 bringin' your parents out, you had a chef on stage
17:48 the other day, I was like, this dude is wild,
17:50 so tell me, like, how you approach performin'
17:52 and comin' up with those concepts?
17:54 - Man, just seein' how much people come to me
17:58 and let me know, like, how much they love it,
18:00 you feel me, like, love seein' what I'm doin',
18:03 you know, people, 'cause it started out,
18:05 I was just doin' it, like, I was just yellin'
18:07 in the camera, I wasn't really, like, addin' nothin' to it,
18:09 I was just yellin' in the camera,
18:10 and it was just pickin' up, goin' viral,
18:13 and I started to see other people,
18:15 my period started to kinda, like, do the same type
18:17 of videos, and I'm like, okay, so I'm, like,
18:20 startin' somethin' where people, you know what I'm sayin',
18:22 are pickin' on to it, rather they, you know,
18:25 either tellin' me how good it is,
18:27 they're probably takin' note of it,
18:28 and it's probably helpin' them on their shows,
18:31 so I started to take heed of different stuff like that,
18:33 and I'm like, okay, so I'm doin' somethin' right,
18:36 and it gave me all the confidence to keep goin'.
18:38 - And I like that you, like, bringin' that performance
18:40 aspect, 'cause I feel a lot of times in hip-hop culture,
18:42 people don't even think about performing, you know?
18:44 - Hell no, they just, you feel me, it's a lost art,
18:48 and I feel like the art in hip-hop culture is the artistry.
18:52 I mean, everybody, I think it's a very lost art,
18:55 I like, I salute artists like the Busta Rhymes,
18:58 like, you know, the amount of effort he used to put
19:01 in his music videos, and in his entertainment,
19:03 to make sure people was intrigued,
19:06 it's a beautiful thing to salute.
19:08 I don't know where, along the ways in hip-hop,
19:10 we lost the artistry, you know what I'm sayin',
19:12 so I'm tryin' to bring it back, bring that fun back.
19:15 - Can you tell me what you wanna tell people
19:17 about yourself before we get outta here,
19:18 that you feel like people don't know about you yet?
19:20 - Um, I was waitin' on this question,
19:23 'cause every time when people ask me this,
19:27 I don't really always have an answer,
19:30 but I think a thing that a lot of people don't know
19:34 about me, and shout out to K.O. back there,
19:37 he said this, the type of music I listen to,
19:41 like, I listen to a lot of old-school music,
19:44 I listen to a lot of Prince, like, you know,
19:48 Duds Cry, ♪ Eastin' round while Eastin' in ♪
19:52 What's the name of that song?
19:54 I can't even think of it right now.
19:56 ♪ In Westin' town, the dead and wold ♪
19:59 ♪ The Eastin' boys and Westin' girls ♪
20:02 I can't think of the title,
20:04 I think it's called Westin' Girls,
20:05 I think that's the title, but I love that song,
20:08 any music that's in there, I love
20:13 Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill.
20:16 - Just recently named the greatest album of all time
20:19 by Apple Music, Lauryn Hill, Miseducation.
20:22 - I listen to a lot of music that helps my creativity,
20:26 as a person, it help me evolve, so, yeah.
20:29 - Well, dude, I really appreciate you bringing
20:31 your black boy joy here to Billboard, man.
20:33 - Appreciate y'all having me.
20:34 - Thank you for coming, man.
20:35 - Appreciate you.
20:36 - Hell yeah, man.
20:37 - Good show.
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