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π€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
See, okay, there's a word that's more powerful than value in itself, and that's hope.
Mike is the most, arguably the biggest artist on the planet, and he's black.
It's one thing to be a big black artist.
No, but it's true.
I know, I know.
But to be a big black powerful artist that runs the business, that's something different.
If Mike can be that guy, what makes you think I can't be that guy?
Or LeBron can't be that guy for NBA?
So you think they were attacking the hope.
It's the hope, yes.
They were attacking the systems and power of the beat.
That's what it is.
Because you got to think about it.
When you talk from a cultural perspective, and I don't want to sound like it's to be racist or anything, but when you look at it from a cultural perspective, whether it's entertainment, fashion, or sports, black and brown people are ones that generate the billions, but we don't own the content and we don't control it.
Right.
But the moment we put ourselves in a position to be able to do that, what to do?
You can't stop touching kids.
Come on, man.
Come on.
Yeah!