Adam Friedland

Making noise in the streets, putting out mixtapes.

What year was it?

Man, this is a good one.

I would say maybe either 2010 or 2011.

So after graduation?

Yeah, before my first album.

This is before my first album.

My first album came out in 2012, so we met way before.

So probably 2011 or late 2010 or something.

To where we built the rapport, and it was through the music that I was putting out in the streets.

Through my mixtapes, started building the rapport, talking on the phone, bouncing creative ideas.

What did he teach you?

He's a genius.

A lot, bro.

Yeah.

I don't think you can just name something he taught you.

Just by being around him, he has a very high level of

um everything from architect to engineering not just music you know i mean so it's just like art also just as a producer yeah yeah all of that so just you know i've i've definitely and then i'm someone that tries to learn something in different when i'm around the wayne area or whoever i'm around that has a more knowledge in that particular department or more experience

I come with my eyes and my ears open.

That's what Kobe used to do, right?