Russ

Of course not.

My narrative being like a mainstream narrative is a direct threat to the industry itself.

Right.

So I can't expect GQ covers and this and that because...

It's an extremely false narrative.

Yeah.

I love that.

I don't like doing shit when everyone else is doing it.

I don't like feeling controlled.

I don't like, you got to drop on a Friday.

That's when you're with a label and they're worried about like, well, the stores turn over on Fridays globally and you get the playlist on Fridays and

It's like, dog, I don't give a fuck about that.

I'm dropping when the fuck I want to drop.

Yeah, but it's like, I'm not doing this for numbers.

I'm doing this for impact and ill music.

You feel me?

And even the $4 album and you get it a day early, that was just to break the mold.

Yeah.

That was just because...

dog Adele did what 852 week one if she offered her album up for $4 and you get it a day earlier she would've done 3 million and so but labels would never go for that cause they're so ridiculously obsessed with margins and like pleasing the partners for sure absolutely it's just like dog like I'm just trying to show people cause I had this epiphany it's like I was talking to myself I'm like bro