Rapsody

Another guy, my mom was murdered and it's just like... None of that other stuff matters. It's great to be acknowledged for your work, but it's always the people. I'm thankful for this tour because it keeps me centered. Yes.

Another guy, my mom was murdered and it's just like... None of that other stuff matters. It's great to be acknowledged for your work, but it's always the people. I'm thankful for this tour because it keeps me centered. Yes.

They will. And things have changed so much. Yeah. It's just different. Everything is about numbers and that can be the illusion of it. It's not so much about talent and the image of things. When that changes, we have to change with it, what we look at. But the people, they're going to keep us here forever. They will. I was telling somebody, I took my mushroom. and I'm like, listen now.

They will. And things have changed so much. Yeah. It's just different. Everything is about numbers and that can be the illusion of it. It's not so much about talent and the image of things. When that changes, we have to change with it, what we look at. But the people, they're going to keep us here forever. They will. I was telling somebody, I took my mushroom. and I'm like, listen now.

That was my, you know, they say, there's a question that you want to have answered. You may have your answer when you have that type of clarity. And my question was like, what is my real purpose? Same thing, like, you know, with the talent and everything that I pour in to be the best that I could be, why aren't I put up here in the light?

That was my, you know, they say, there's a question that you want to have answered. You may have your answer when you have that type of clarity. And my question was like, what is my real purpose? Same thing, like, you know, with the talent and everything that I pour in to be the best that I could be, why aren't I put up here in the light?

For me, the clarity was sometimes you're not supposed to be in the light because you are the light. You know what I'm saying? Yes, you are. And I was with my homeboy, Nico Brim, who's my artist, and he was like, yo, rap.

For me, the clarity was sometimes you're not supposed to be in the light because you are the light. You know what I'm saying? Yes, you are. And I was with my homeboy, Nico Brim, who's my artist, and he was like, yo, rap.

He talked to me. He was like, you don't know how much many people look at you. It's like you're on an unbeaten path and you just got a machete and you just shoom, shoom, shoom so we can walk behind you. I was like, damn, I appreciate that perspective. I thought I was like, but so many people have cleared the path for me and I had to think, but it's been intended to.

He talked to me. He was like, you don't know how much many people look at you. It's like you're on an unbeaten path and you just got a machete and you just shoom, shoom, shoom so we can walk behind you. I was like, damn, I appreciate that perspective. I thought I was like, but so many people have cleared the path for me and I had to think, but it's been intended to.

Yes, the weeds have grown up, so now you have to go in and be that. That was my clarity.

Yes, the weeds have grown up, so now you have to go in and be that. That was my clarity.

I can say mine has been blessed. I've heard some horror stories. And initially getting a bad rap, I don't think everybody's experience is like that. I'm not saying mine was all good. Anything you want to have is going to be challenging. Absolutely. But I came up under 9th Wonder and Young Guru. Wow. And I could say in the early stages of my career, the men really looked out for me.

I can say mine has been blessed. I've heard some horror stories. And initially getting a bad rap, I don't think everybody's experience is like that. I'm not saying mine was all good. Anything you want to have is going to be challenging. Absolutely. But I came up under 9th Wonder and Young Guru. Wow. And I could say in the early stages of my career, the men really looked out for me.

They were the first two that saw my talent, that poured into me, that told me I could do it. Because being from where I'm from, a small town in Snow Hill, North Carolina, For me, I never had exposure to that type of success to be able to think. I never had anybody I could look to and touch. You know what I'm saying? I was like, I want to do that, but I have no idea how.

They were the first two that saw my talent, that poured into me, that told me I could do it. Because being from where I'm from, a small town in Snow Hill, North Carolina, For me, I never had exposure to that type of success to be able to think. I never had anybody I could look to and touch. You know what I'm saying? I was like, I want to do that, but I have no idea how.

So they were the first ones, but they protected me. The first thing they sat down and told me was, before you do anything in this industry, Before you get in the booth and record a song, I want you to define your line, the line you will not cross, you will not lose yourself over. They made me do that before anything. So I had to sit and know who I was first. And a lot of artists ask me for advice.

So they were the first ones, but they protected me. The first thing they sat down and told me was, before you do anything in this industry, Before you get in the booth and record a song, I want you to define your line, the line you will not cross, you will not lose yourself over. They made me do that before anything. So I had to sit and know who I was first. And a lot of artists ask me for advice.

I said, before you do anything, you have to ask yourself, who am I? What do I want to do in this business? That'll answer all the questions of how you moved from here on out. And we just moved with intention like that. organic, authentic, everything that we had, like it was all organic relationships, like just building with people. I got nothing easy. I had to earn every bit I had.

I said, before you do anything, you have to ask yourself, who am I? What do I want to do in this business? That'll answer all the questions of how you moved from here on out. And we just moved with intention like that. organic, authentic, everything that we had, like it was all organic relationships, like just building with people. I got nothing easy. I had to earn every bit I had.