Jessie Reyez

When you're that young, your frontal lobe is not developed, so you don't make the smartest decisions. So I didn't make a smart decision, and then it was the closest door to my house, so I was like, fuck it, I'm going. Calling out of work and showing up at work, but as a patron? But I was like, how can I get in and out quick? And I was like, I know. Rollerblades.

When you're that young, your frontal lobe is not developed, so you don't make the smartest decisions. So I didn't make a smart decision, and then it was the closest door to my house, so I was like, fuck it, I'm going. Calling out of work and showing up at work, but as a patron? But I was like, how can I get in and out quick? And I was like, I know. Rollerblades.

Rollerblades will get me in and out of there quick. I'm dead ass. I was like 16, so I was like, fuck it, Rollerblades, got some snacks. Went to the quick cashier. Anyways, I got a call later that night, and it was the boss, and she was like, it doesn't really seem like you want to work here. And I was like, you're right.

Rollerblades will get me in and out of there quick. I'm dead ass. I was like 16, so I was like, fuck it, Rollerblades, got some snacks. Went to the quick cashier. Anyways, I got a call later that night, and it was the boss, and she was like, it doesn't really seem like you want to work here. And I was like, you're right.

I swear, I'm going to repeat it, but pretend like this is the first time you've heard it.

I swear, I'm going to repeat it, but pretend like this is the first time you've heard it.

the the first time i feel like i watched one of your videos i was literally amped like i loved it and i felt so seen oh it was so sick and i was cackling my ass off and the feminist in me was so happy that this guy was getting fucking roasted and i remember commenting like i think i was like a hard emoji and i was like you're doing god's work yeah and when i saw it shit my pants that's me being honest too i lied about the last thing that's the last weird thing i'm gonna say

the the first time i feel like i watched one of your videos i was literally amped like i loved it and i felt so seen oh it was so sick and i was cackling my ass off and the feminist in me was so happy that this guy was getting fucking roasted and i remember commenting like i think i was like a hard emoji and i was like you're doing god's work yeah and when i saw it shit my pants that's me being honest too i lied about the last thing that's the last weird thing i'm gonna say

break down runs and yeah and but that's also why anyone that that ever hits me and for example people that haven't found their passion or their vocation yet or people that have but don't feel like they're good and are scared of putting things out i'm always like fail faster man just fucking Learn how to take constructive criticism.

break down runs and yeah and but that's also why anyone that that ever hits me and for example people that haven't found their passion or their vocation yet or people that have but don't feel like they're good and are scared of putting things out i'm always like fail faster man just fucking Learn how to take constructive criticism.

Tell the people around you that you're not – first of all, learn how to have, like, good emotional equilibrium so that you're open enough to take it, but then actually have the, like, wherewithal to apply it and get better and objectively analyze yourself to how you could get better. But that's what I did when I was younger, and I was able to get better and then was doing talent shows.

Tell the people around you that you're not – first of all, learn how to have, like, good emotional equilibrium so that you're open enough to take it, but then actually have the, like, wherewithal to apply it and get better and objectively analyze yourself to how you could get better. But that's what I did when I was younger, and I was able to get better and then was doing talent shows.

Pretty sure I did a talent show at a mall. And then –

Pretty sure I did a talent show at a mall. And then –

It wasn't that long ago. It was, like, maybe 21, 22. Really? Yeah. That's cool. Yeah, crazy. I love that. Where was it at? Toronto. Jane and Finch Mountain. Okay, period. Yeah. I joined this thing called The Remix Project that changed my life. It's, like, a program for at-risk youths from, like, 16 to 24 that don't have access to... to studio or mentors or anything like that.

It wasn't that long ago. It was, like, maybe 21, 22. Really? Yeah. That's cool. Yeah, crazy. I love that. Where was it at? Toronto. Jane and Finch Mountain. Okay, period. Yeah. I joined this thing called The Remix Project that changed my life. It's, like, a program for at-risk youths from, like, 16 to 24 that don't have access to... to studio or mentors or anything like that.

And that place, yeah, it's lit. The remix project, I swear by it. Um, they're great. And that place changed my life, but mainly because it was the first time that, In my life, it had always been a dream, and it had always been something that wasn't tangible, that I couldn't touch. It was always on a screen. It was so far away, so far removed.

And that place, yeah, it's lit. The remix project, I swear by it. Um, they're great. And that place changed my life, but mainly because it was the first time that, In my life, it had always been a dream, and it had always been something that wasn't tangible, that I couldn't touch. It was always on a screen. It was so far away, so far removed.

And then when I joined that program, it was the first time that I was introduced to real mentorship. Yeah. And someone came to speak. It was King Louie, who's a drill rapper from Chicago who I love to death. Yeah. And multiple people came, but he...

And then when I joined that program, it was the first time that I was introduced to real mentorship. Yeah. And someone came to speak. It was King Louie, who's a drill rapper from Chicago who I love to death. Yeah. And multiple people came, but he...