Yung Bans opens up about his journey to success, mental health, and sobriety in this must-watch episode of the We're Out Of Time Podcast with Richard Taite, Hear how he overcame family and mental health struggles to achieve his dreams.For all things Richard Taite, the We're Out Of Time podcast, and Carrara Treatment Wellness & Spa: https://linktr.ee/richardtaitehttps://www.1callplacement.org/For more on Yung Bans https://www.instagram.com/yungbansKey moments from this conversation with Yung Bans & Richard Taite. Intro 00:00How has sobriety changed Yung Bans for the positive? 00:58What goals is Yung Bans focused on personally and professionally? 04:19Why does Yung Bans not wear any ice? 07:35What area of personal growth is lacking for Yung Bans? 14:50Why does Yung Bans remain an independent artist? 15:10Why has financial literacy become a top focus for Yung Bans? 16:05What advice did past guest Jimmy Shin share that is important to understand? 25:19Yung Bans, and OD situation? 29:21What led to Yung Bans legal issues, and how did a judge change his lives trajectory? 40:20
Chapter 1: How has sobriety changed Yung Bans for the positive?
Not having certain things and growing up without it will teach you scarcity and teach you survival. But then just having it handed to you, you might be ungrateful. I just don't want to see these kids out here having their world controlled by a pill. I don't want to see them destroying more lives. Straight edge, no lean, nothing.
The level of consistency I had before this started, I did that being sober. So I made a name for myself being sober.
Young Bands. Yeah. How you doing, man? Doing good, man. Thanks for coming. Sure. Thanks for having me. Thanks for having me. You're the only guy who's walked in here from the underground rap scene that hasn't walked in smoking a joint. Yeah. You're the only one. Sure. And then somebody here offered you to smoke and you said no. Yeah. Why? Probation, can't smoke, so.
Chapter 2: What personal and professional goals is Yung Bans focused on?
How long have you been on probation? For like five years. How much longer you got? Five more, five more to go. Really? Yeah. And you're not smoking or drinking or anything right now? Nothing, like nothing at all.
Maybe a drink here and there, you know, like the champagne.
But no, but no drugs at all? No drugs. Pills, powders, nothing.
Chapter 3: Why does Yung Bans not wear any jewelry?
No straight edge, no lean, nothing. Wow. Clear mind. You know what I'm saying? It's just better for you. You take that time away. You can be high and have a phase and get caught up in that cycle, but then once you do the work to get off, because it is work, withdrawals, the mental... things that leave in your mind. You know what I'm saying?
But after you make it past that, you realize being sober and just the natural energy is way better. You know what I'm saying? The thoughts, like you're more clear.
Yeah. Progress. Right. It's you're clear. You're more motivated. Right. Because here's the thing. When guys come on this show, I never tell them not to drink or do drugs. I don't. I tell them to buy their weed at a dispensary, and I tell them to get their pills at a pharmacy from a doctor. Because... Phenolautama. Yeah. That's right. They're dying. They're all dying. That's exactly right. And...
You know the culture, right? It's all weed. It's all booze. It's all music. It's all women. It's like, right? I mean, this is what it's about, right? Most definitely. Okay. I mean, that's how it would have been if I was a kid.
right so yeah man thank you so much for saying that i really appreciate it um gotta be said so how do you feel uh now as opposed to uh being loaded all the time do you get more done do you are you happier do you have a joy of living like what is it so personally i i get way more done like just
Reality, just being clear, knowing my goals. You get what I'm saying? Because you get successful and let's say you will lose sight of what success is and that you have to maintain success to truly be successful. And it's a big delusion just being high all the time. It creates a big delusion.
So whatever you want to run away from, whatever you don't want to think about, it creates a space inside of you to... Not think about it. You get what I'm saying? When it's a lot of components to life and just reality and what's going on, you know?
Good. Gillen, grab me a pen and a pad of paper, will you please? Because this man just said the magic words. You said goals. Yeah. Uh-huh. Want to talk about your goals?
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Chapter 4: What are Yung Bans' views on financial literacy?
Oh, man. Oh, man. Okay. What are your goals? So it's different types of goals. I place like goals. I want to hear them all. I place like goals in like two categories. So you got personal goals and then you got like business goals, like, you know, numbers and like that. But as far as personal goals go, I would say, you know, I don't know who houses this.
It might be your crib, whoever crib this is. You know what I'm saying? Owning a place for me and my family so when it's all said and done, they always have somewhere to go. So you pass down that. You know what I'm saying? They know my dad put in work. He worked hard for us to be able to always have somewhere to be. You know, they had him in good schools and just get him the...
the life that I wasn't able to have because as black people, you know what I'm saying? And African-Americans and other people, sometimes even all ethnicities, you know what I'm saying? Like you may not be put in a position where your family was able to tend to you correctly because they so focused on surviving. You get what I'm saying? So then people blame their parents.
Oh, my mom wasn't able to be there for me in this way or that way. But, She had to go work three jobs just to make sure you even just had some food at home. You know what I'm saying? There's nobody to watch you. You know what I'm saying?
So stuff like that, I want to be able to be there for my kids and not have to be out working, ripping and running, doing this and doing that just to barely make ends meet so where I can get them that proper love and passion and be passionate about what they're passionate about. That's beautiful. That's beautiful. To know them, you know? Do you know what I like best about it?
Two things. Number one, you said I break my goals into two buckets. One is personal and one is business. And then you went to personal first before business. And so you know it's important. And then the first goal was for your family and not for you. So if you ever want to know the moment that I started loving the shit out of you, that was it. Like, man, that was beautiful. For sure.
Dude, I almost started crying like a little. I'm not kidding. It was that beautiful. That's the way it got to be. Yeah.
Give me another personal role. To do what we're doing right now, to be able to spread awareness and just do God's work. So when you're working towards righteousness, you know what I'm saying? He'll be able to use his righteous soldiers on a different level. So I want God to see me and be able to use me to max potential. Because he won't hold any good thing from me once I reach that point.
You get what I'm saying? But we deal with things like drug abuse. We deal with things like these bad habits and vices. It could be It could be drugs. It could be just materialistic. Oh, I like two clothes too much. I like jewelry too much. You know what I'm saying? When it's more important things to do with your time and your earnings. Yeah, you're not wearing any ice. Just a little ring.
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Chapter 5: What led to Yung Bans' legal issues?
Chapter 6: How does Yung Bans overcome mental health struggles?
Reality, just being clear, knowing my goals. You get what I'm saying? Because you get successful and let's say you will lose sight of what success is and that you have to maintain success to truly be successful. And it's a big delusion just being high all the time. It creates a big delusion.
So whatever you want to run away from, whatever you don't want to think about, it creates a space inside of you to... Not think about it. You get what I'm saying? When it's a lot of components to life and just reality and what's going on, you know?
Chapter 7: Why is personal growth important to Yung Bans?
Good. Gillen, grab me a pen and a pad of paper, will you please? Because this man just said the magic words. You said goals. Yeah. Uh-huh. Want to talk about your goals?
Oh, man. Oh, man. Okay. What are your goals? So it's different types of goals. I place like goals. I want to hear them all. I place like goals in like two categories. So you got personal goals and then you got like business goals, like, you know, numbers and like that. But as far as personal goals go, I would say, you know, I don't know who houses this.
It might be your crib, whoever crib this is. You know what I'm saying? Owning a place for me and my family so when it's all said and done, they always have somewhere to go. So you pass down that. You know what I'm saying? They know my dad put in work. He worked hard for us to be able to always have somewhere to be. You know, they had him in good schools and just get him the...
the life that I wasn't able to have because as black people, you know what I'm saying? And African-Americans and other people, sometimes even all ethnicities, you know what I'm saying? Like you may not be put in a position where your family was able to tend to you correctly because they so focused on surviving. You get what I'm saying? So then people blame their parents.
Oh, my mom wasn't able to be there for me in this way or that way. But, She had to go work three jobs just to make sure you even just had some food at home. You know what I'm saying? There's nobody to watch you. You know what I'm saying?
So stuff like that, I want to be able to be there for my kids and not have to be out working, ripping and running, doing this and doing that just to barely make ends meet so where I can get them that proper love and passion and be passionate about what they're passionate about. That's beautiful. That's beautiful. To know them, you know? Do you know what I like best about it?
Two things. Number one, you said I break my goals into two buckets. One is personal and one is business. And then you went to personal first before business. And so you know it's important. And then the first goal was for your family and not for you. So if you ever want to know the moment that I started loving the shit out of you, that was it. Like, man, that was beautiful. For sure.
Dude, I almost started crying like a little. I'm not kidding. It was that beautiful. That's the way it got to be. Yeah.
Give me another personal role. To do what we're doing right now, to be able to spread awareness and just do God's work. So when you're working towards righteousness, you know what I'm saying? He'll be able to use his righteous soldiers on a different level. So I want God to see me and be able to use me to max potential. Because he won't hold any good thing from me once I reach that point.
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Chapter 8: What advice did Jimmy Shin share that resonates with Yung Bans?
it don't really make me no different people gonna look at you different like when you wearing it people you bring that energy you know what I'm saying like people look at you like oh hey I can get something from that guy or
You know? Yeah. No, it's better. Listen, especially in times that we're living in now, right? With all this income disparity where people have a ton and then other people have nothing. Okay. You don't want to give anybody an excuse to take your life or take something from. Yeah. Because, you know, I mean, you give it right to them. Hell yeah. Okay?
And so would I. But, you know, they're having a bad day. They might just do it. And they don't want to have a conversation. They just want to move fast. Bang. And they're gone. I mean, over what?
Over nothing. Some shit marked up 300 times the price that it, you know what I'm saying, than it really is. It's not even really that price. It's just horrible. So you think you're wearing some shit that's worth $100,000, $300,000 when it really is $30,000, $50,000 at most. And then you just lost your life over $50,000.
Lost your life because you were a dumbass and you wore your shit out in a place where it wasn't safe. That's all. So that's good. Okay. I mean, there's nothing better than giving back. Okay. And thank you for coming, man, because you're a big shot. People love you. They just lose it for you. Yeah. They do. Dylan, didn't he do a music video with somebody who's coming in the next couple of days?
Yes. Landon Cube. Do you know Landon Cube? Yeah, I know Landon. Shout out Landon. Yeah. So Landon's coming next week, Dylan?
March.
Oh, March 30th is coming Monday. So that's cool. I heard you guys did music together. One of my biggest songs. You know, my biggest song. Oh, then hold on. Let's put that. Let's go straight to the business balls. You want to do another song with him? Yeah. Hell yeah. Always down to work. What? Always down to work. Yeah, let's work that out, Dylan. Remind me.
Because I think that's good for both of them. They're both star players, right? I mean, who doesn't want, I mean, right? Yeah. And you guys go and you do that. And because you're giving to each other, you both rise, right?
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