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so without further ado y 'all we're gonna get
into the nitty -gritty of the 20 Knife vibing
out with guest appearance and we're gonna get
started. So before we get into it I'm going to
let our guests introduce theirself as always
and we're gonna get deep down into it. Okay?
What's that? What's that? What's that? They're
talking to E. Thank you. You're welcome. So today
we're all going to be vibing with Martian Man
again part two and I'm super excited when guests
come back because it's like they come back for
more and I just love hearing about it and for
this conversation for the day I'm super super
excited because we're going to focus on everything
impacting the story behind his new album, the
creative process, what inspired him, the message
and most importantly like some behind the scenes
of like the importance of it, the impact and
what What was your favorite moment? Because I
love when artists especially take a deep dive
into new projects and they experience, like talk
deeply into why they felt this way. Give us a
little bit of insight because before we recorded
y 'all, I was getting like some insight and it
drowned over. But that's what that's about because
it helps us get prepared to be in front of the
microphones and the camera. So I'm excited and
I just can't wait for y 'all to hear it. Okay.
I want you guys to sit back, relax, enjoy hearing
or watching us, turn us up on your PCs, iPads,
phones, car radios, whatever, because as always,
every having our guest appearance is something
special as well. Okay? Okay, so we already talked
about the focus. So now we're going to do a little
bit of intro more to deep dive and we're going
to do it like that. So thank you so much for
coming back. You're welcome. I'm so excited because
like I've been checking up on the project and
seeing everything, promoting it, because I voted
for you for the, what's it, the award, correct?
The Telly Award. Yes. The award. Yes. Yes. Thank
you. He's really doing a lot. And I'm super,
super excited and proud of you and see how far
this is going to go. Thank you. That means so
much. Because this is like a big deal. Yes, it
is. This is a big deal. Yes, it is. I wish y
'all could see the outfit, too, because it's
like, it's really giving like heat. I can't,
I can't really get, I want to get some insurance.
Be cool with it, hold on. But it's giving, like
he's giving real life superstar and I like this
for you. Thank you, I'm gonna cry already. So
since the last time we spoke, we're in a new
season now, new year, you know, we are in what?
We're a season, we're still in. semester we didn't
yeah still a semester one because semester two
start in july so yeah we still in there and we
are quarter two still so quarter three starts
in july whatever it may be so what has this season
of life and music looked like for you now since
the last time you came on here i mean the last
time i came on here I think I was just starting
my journey. I don't know where I was going at,
but I know I was starting there and it was an
experience, a good experience, especially coming
here and being with kids. I'm not good old friends.
So I'll say right now, the journey, I would say
that it's still going. We're still pushing and
that we learn a lot on the way, whether it's
growing yourself. letting go and just keep on
pushing, keep on pushing and roll with the punches.
I like that. So we're here, we're a warrior,
we're a soldier. Amen. Like I say, shoot, even
the superheroes hustling stuff, we need to be
reminded that when rock, you know, when life
hits rock bottom, you know, you got to keep on
pushing, but live in that moment too. Let it
sit and let it... shimmer and feel it because
in order for you to understand what's going on
you got to feel the emotions and things like
that so yeah i'm excited i'm excited so now your
new album the day i became sacred again man y
'all like just putting that together like the
day i became sacred again because i kept saying
it to myself i was like hold up that hit me a
little bit Because like I mentioned on the episode
being able to trust yourself again. You got to
understand of like I got to understand too to
be sacred and be happy Just feeling the pieces
of it for real. That has a powerful title So
what inspired you to have that you're a new album
to be that title? I would say the journey I was
going on I wrote the title because it came to
me first And I didn't know what it meant to myself
at first. But I know that I had to write it down.
So I would say the first thing that helped me
was God. And he helped me figure out what I need
to say and how I will be said. So the title came
first. What the title? that it had no songs at
all. But it sounded right to me. It's like that
in low key, the album was going to be called
Free at First. Either one would have been better.
But I feel like it was just like, that was more
like eh, take it. So I feel like the day I became
Secret Again was more like a meaningful feeling,
not just for me, but for others that's watching,
others that's still growing and so too. So...
God, I would say the journey he took me on to
get here, and the musical journey he took me
on as well. And I would say just letting life
take its toll of just learning lessons, just
having fun, just trying to get back to me. And
I feel like that's why it's called the day I
became sacred again, because I'm getting back
to me as one and I'm learning myself. You want
to be, you always want to feel 100 % yourself,
not 89. We do have them days where we're not
100 % ourselves, but we still know that we still
got our own bags and that's what I want to do.
I want to feel like I still have my own bag and
I'm not just stuck in the corner, just not being
myself. I always want to be myself. That was
so deep. That was so deep because I feel it.
And then going back to when you said you were
going to call it free. I feel like when you tied
it in, like being sacred again, it does impact
with being free. Yeah. Just sitting there and
be like, okay, Like you mentioned we all go through
bad days shoot life be hitting and it's like
what else can happen? Like what else can happen?
And I feel it because shoot we have those days
and I just be sitting there like what the hell
is going on? Like why is this happening to me?
And then once you sit and live and it's like
okay you know what it is what it is but I'm gonna
forgive it but I ain't gonna forget it because
I'm learning through this too. Right the knowledge
is powerful. When you learn the knowledge is
powerful. And then like Just being able to roll
with the punches and understand it. That's a
big thing, especially as you're in your 20s,
you know, Jill Scott said it's like in your 20s,
like you're going to have these issues. You're
going to have fun and stuff in your 30s or 40s
and stuff. Once you get to 50, 60, you be like
secure. So you still learn it in the process.
And it's like every day is not going to be perfect.
And then with the title, it just had so much
on me because I was listening to y 'all, like
he put it on TikTok. I said, let me listen. but
I want y 'all to hear more because like I don't
want to think too much but it's just like music
and artists when y 'all tell the stories in poetic
ways with the beat stuff it's like wow because
you never know who can relate to this especially
the title and I'm saying not only that too we
gotta realize that it's always sometimes our
artistry is just for us yes but then when you
put it out it's for others as well too so it's
not more like a forceful thing to do but more
like you want somebody relate to you whether
it's just one person because somebody's going
to relate to the music that you put out and that
matters especially coming from you're not a music
artist at first you're a poet at first everybody
start as a poet at first nobody just start as
a musician a beat you can have a beat but when
you're done with that beat that's them those
those those Does the lyrics make sense to you?
Does the stanza make sense to you? Is it powerful
for you? If it's not, then maybe that's because
you don't believe in it as your self. You want
other people to believe it as well too. And not
in a false way, but in a way like how can you
tell your story and other people can relate to
it and it can also fill that story as well inside.
So the day I became sacred, again, it's not just
for me, it's for... everybody because you want
to feel I want to feel whole again feel like
yourself again you know so yeah because it's
like like I say to you bad times don't last forever
they don't they don't but in those times it do
hurt like hell because it's like damn like I
want that peace of mind I want to feel sacred
like you know Like, Lauryn Hill said, you know,
had I got a fine piece of mind, she wasn't lying.
That's my girl. And between two, like, she'd
say, nothing even matters. I'd be like, you're
right. Because sometimes it doesn't matter. How
you going? Yes. Well, you ain't right with that.
OK, especially when you're on this journey of
feeling sacred again and trying to get yourself
together is like... nothing even matters but
me getting to this point in my life as well as
to whatever message or whatever's going on. If
I can't help, if it don't help a lot of people
long as I can help one person, it goes to show
that I, shoot, I'm doing something right. Because
sometimes we always looking for like, oh, I got
to make sure this amount of people do. No. And
it's like on TikTok, I've seen something and
it had me like, whoa, like you never know who
is... ready for your next project, ready for
the next piece of content. So still keep going,
even when numbers and stuff are low, keep going
regardless. And to all the artists, content creators,
everybody out there, keep going. Don't stop because
you never know how much of an impact are you
putting onto someone's life within. Well, however
long the album might be, however long the audio,
the video, whatever it is, you never know, because
that can really help someone. Like, you could
be a healer and don't even know that. Especially
with the title of the album. I'm going to keep
saying it because it's like, dang, when he said
it again, because I was like, so when somebody
would ask you about the album, how are you going
to tell them? Because I was playing around with
it. He's like, I mean. I'm like, well, let me
act like a stranger then. It's like, I heard
your project, like, give me a little bit more
insight, but in the way. I'll say, getting out
of Twitter, I say that it's more like letting
go, finding yourself again, enjoying life. Making
sure that you had fun as well too and also loving
yourself, you know We all we forget so much that
cuz we love everybody else or trying to help
everybody else that we don't help ourself or
love ourself I feel like that was a big part
of it too Like the love yourself part was the
prominent part of it and then everything came
with it It's like letting go of things that don't
serve you anymore. It either is relationships
or things that it be mental or spiritually and
then just like just you know We always gotta
know that sometimes we can put the work away.
Let us let loose and have fun too. So yeah, that's
yolo. And that impacts with the next question
I was gonna ask, like the story behind it. And
that fits perfect because that's, that's, it's
needed. Like I'm gonna keep saying like we need
to like when we go through these things in life,
we just need to let go. And it's hard too, because
when you're always a person that's on the go
and have things in order and stuff, I can. Because
like, shoot, I feel like when I have a break,
it's like, I don't want to say a punishment,
but I feel like you're being selfish. But at
times you have to be selfish. You got to take
control of your life as well as popping out when
it's necessary for you. When you need to do what
you have to do. That's when you find yourself
again being sacred. So it's a grips with yourself
like look I need to get this together and I'm
gonna do anything and everything in my power
to into Setting the boundaries saying no and
stuff and we're all learning as we go. Yeah,
and we're learning as we go So I really hope
you guys tap into that album because I did and
I really like it a lot Yes, the cover eats to
y 'all so you most definitely like visuals get
me if the visual don't really if I can't go to
I'm like I'm gonna give it a chance though. Because
sometimes, it's like the visual tells a lot of
stories too. It's like a picture's worth a thousand
words. And the cover he has for it is like mind
blowing. It's mind blowing. And I like how you
picked that cover. Cause he told me he goes to
the studio, take the pictures. He has 60 daggum
pictures for this album cover. So, shoot. And
for artists, I know that's a hard thing too.
Cause like all the pictures can be bomb. But
it's like, I need that one to set the center
stage to get. What I'm looking for. And I would
say the thing that I did too, starting off as,
starting over again as a musician and as an artist,
you learn that the things that served you before
and don't serve you anymore. So I felt like that
me, like myself picking my own album cover was
kind of like... I don't want to do that. So I
evolved everybody. It's like social media, the
pic. Because I was down to 10, but couldn't pick
through the 10. So I made sure that everyone
was involved on socials. And they picked for
me. And that shows you that everybody is not
just in tune, but also everybody is here to support
you as well, too. Because... That wasn't up to
me to pick that caliber. That was up to everybody
else. That's dope. So I'm glad that everybody
liked it because the public picked it. And when
the public speak to you, that helps a lot too,
especially with the stress when you are like
a one -man army type of situation. Oh my gosh,
it's like, okay, I want this a lot, but I'm like,
going back to when you mentioned last time, we
used to hear about your perfumes. That's a perfect
example. When we go, cause how you broke down,
you said, like in the beginning, like I'm doing
this cause I like this. But then when you started
to get the feedback, they were like, something
need to change, whatever. And that's when he
came with the beautiful crystal looking like,
I still got my eyes set on the spinner. I was
like, this, I don't even want. I'm going to wear
it here and there because it's so special. That's
what makes it pop too. And just getting the people's
opinions and stuff, that makes it even more better
because they are wearing it. It's for the people.
So you want to make sure that I'm pulling out
a product that's giving to them because they're
paying their hard earned money for it. So as
well as the fragrance, make sure it's soft, not
too loud, especially too. You can wear it all
year long and you ain't got to worry about, oh,
this is just for the summer. This is just for
the winter. So those type of things. And that's
a good thing. She ate anything. She ate that
much. I tried. I tried. I tried. I just thought.
because every time I look at it, I think I'll
be like, I remember when you broke it down. And
it took me a minute to put it on the spinning
because I kept it in the box. That's how bad
it was, y 'all. It's like good China. You don't
want to pull it out to the world. You don't want
everybody to know. It's just really nice. And
that's how you start the process with the album
situation. Because if you're going to be listening
or whatever, supporting my stuff, I want to make
sure that you like this. It's like, okay, I fuck
with this. Because with every album that an artist
had and stuff, the album was worth a thousand
words. The pictures, covers were worth a thousand
words as well as the lyrics, because one song
on there can impact you more than the other,
or this one can take you back in time and be
like, dang, I could connect to this. And that's
what I like about music, because when artists
had the poetry of whatever's going on and flowing
it with the beat too, it's like, oh yeah, you're
a monster with that, because I give y 'all that,
because I'll be in there like, look, I'm... tired.
I'd come back to this again. And sometimes, sometimes
I'd be like, they're like, next song. Right now,
my brain is overstimulated. Next song, please.
So I had plenty of times like that making this
album, say that. Especially scrapping, I had
to scrap like what, 40 songs? 30, 40 songs? Yeah,
so it's okay. It's okay. Y 'all will hear the
songs. Not right now, but deluxe or something.
There you have it, shoot, there you have it,
there you have it. Yeah, so, probably a deluxe,
cause I hate that problem. Either way, shoot,
what the people want, they gonna get it. Yeah,
yeah. Y 'all better like it too, cause shoot,
that's a lot of hard work and dedication, blood,
sweat, and tears, all night and stuff. I'm going
crazy, I'm going insane. Right. But that's the
thing too, when you're passionate about your
craft, you do what you need to do and give the
people what they want because they're tuned into
you. And that's the start that people don't understand
too. Like when you start anything, you got to
make sure that, okay, yes, I'm giving this content,
but I also want to make sure that people are
understanding what I'm giving. Especially with
the music is different from like the podcast
where a little bit because the audio and stuff
is like, I can simmer and sit in it. Of course.
audio too but I feel like when you have instrumentals
on it too it's like how the hell was you able
to have that wordplay on top of this piano saxophone
and trump you know I feel part of like doing
an album or EP I would say my interlude sometimes
sometimes a short a short song. Those be the
ones that make you want more. Yeah, it makes
you want more. And it's like a waiting room a
little bit. Like, okay, we in the elevator. It's
like, listen to it, like, okay, aiming us off.
It's like a different feeling to other songs
like that. And I love that. So I think I got
like two interludes on this album. That's a good
thing though. Yeah, I got like two interludes.
I like that and one thing I like too with Brent
when one of his albums, he did the skits in it
too. Oh yeah. I don't know what had me so in
tune with the skits, but it was just like...
I'm just getting into that too. And now I can
see you doing that. Because it makes it more
like, okay, you can turn this shit to a movie.
Right. Because the way when I was listening to
that, I was like, hold up, wait a minute. This
is too good. Because like me too, I'm a visual
person. And when I listen to music, I'm visualizing
my version of it versus maybe different from
the music video. Because it makes you like...
It's so creative. You want to be creative with
it. So it's like that. I feel like that... My
creative way of doing this album was more like
a diary. So this album is like a diary. I'm showing
and I'm telling some things about my life that
probably nobody know or things that somebody
can relate to. But I'm opening up my diary, which
is this album and sharing it with people. That's
why I have my best friend Jamal on the album
and it's called Jamal's Entry. That's his entry
to the diary. That's lovely. I just, again, I
want everybody to join that, actually. I want
that to be a thing, though, everybody having
an entry. um on there so i might hit you up i
got oh man y 'all want to hit me on that i don't
know what to say but you can say you can say
anything that come to your heart it's just about
you gotta remember the title is the day i became
sacred again so anything that hits you in your
heart anything that relates to you say it on
there because guess what it's raw uncut and that's
what this album is it's raw uncut and i want
you to be uh 100 % self Y 'all that's just a
hit so hard Like the model for vibing with Ian
vibing I would guess is Ron Uncut. So that's
gonna be fun. That's gonna be fun. We're here.
We're here. That's gonna be fun. Oh my god now
I'm thinking about some stuff right now. So tune
in because it's a lot of stuff that I'm gonna
do. I like that idea. That's really dope. Especially
to like like Solange when she did the one with
Master P. Oh, yeah Oh my gosh. I was just like,
cause I use that here and there, like certain
stuff, or I just listen to it just to help me.
I need to listen to that at the, we finished
to help motivate me. Cause that little, like
them little scenarios and stuff just here, even
like summer walker and stuff when they do that.
I love that it's like, even like stuff like that,
it also helps you too in the process. It's like,
wow. We need some, we need sometimes, It's another,
you need to just hear another voice and not just
some of the artists, just some of everybody else.
Sometimes it's good to take it less. I say interludes
are good to take breaks from the album, but also
talking points, whether it's a friend, family
member, probably your dog, Sparky. Just like
in, you know, in a way in the album, everybody
like, okay. You can relate to this friend because
you had certain friends or family members that
will talk to you like that and it's The journal
entry for Jamal is like my favorite favorite
like what's out? It's like it's like this is
like a phone call like we would do Like it's
like phone calls. That's why I try to do to like
for my series and it also for this series because
it's like we're on three or four way however
how many people it is we're having a conversation
because you don't want it to give like interview
lead but i still want to keep questions rolling
to keep it because that's how conversations go
but when it feels like a phone call facetime
it's like We're here. Yeah, it's like you can
throw anything. We're here. And I love a good
combo that hits to a topic that you really don't
talk about every day. Yeah. And that's how the
series vibe now we guess came because it's conversations
that we don't hear often. Or it's people that
want to spark these conversations and you tag
along and it could be like, hold up. OK, friend,
we say, OK, now I'm here for and we love it.
So yes. So now. We touch base a lot with like
the background of the story the album of the
story was story of the album the background of
stuff So we're gonna jump into the creative process
because that's where it gets real sticky and
the good way So when you did this project, right
What was the creative process like for you? Um,
I would say Stripping myself away from a lot
of stuff that I used to do. The music wise, I
used to listen to, sometimes people don't get
the process of changing yourself, not because
you want to change yourself and wow people, but
also to fire yourself again. I feel like certain
music I used to listen to, I stopped listening
to it, not because the artist did anything bad
or the music sucked. It was more of just like,
okay, What else can I relate to instead of just
this artist or these artists? So I did a deep
dive into like old, old, old music like 90s,
80s, early 2000s music. My inspiration for this
album artist wise, Lauryn Hill, Pharrell, Janet
Jackson, Kanye West, Andre 3000, Left Eye Eve.
um because they are people that i know are creative
in a way i mean creative in a way that they know
how to make an album and make a story in the
album but also they know how to be themselves
and raw uncut especially somebody well i was
listening to um lauren hill ms education and
i was listening to um jane jackson all for you
um what else that's the um I forgot already in
my head, but I'm not going to waste your time.
Oh and Eve Scorpion. Oh yeah. So they are albums
that's like epitome of like raw and uncut and
they don't kill like what anybody else say they
just had to get it out because it's their story
but whoever relates to it as well and that's
how i wanted to share my story i don't care who
listen to it i don't care how many streams videos
or anything i get this is a story that i have
to get out because it means so much to me whoever
relates to it come join the party we here to
rock So, that's good. That was the artist that
inspired me. Like I said, my life inspired me
more because it was more like a journey for me
and myself. Like, okay, Antoine, you don't want
this to happen to you or this to hurt you. Let
it go. You don't want, you want this and you
want that because it makes you happy. It's who
you are. Keep it. It's like that. So, life, the
artists I listen to, musical background, and
then also too, like, What are the things that
you are most terrified or scared to talk about
that even you will be shocked? And I just let
my brain just compute everything that I used
to make myself forget or that I used to just
bottle in, let it all out. And that's why I wanted
to be real raw and not cut. The last part of
the album, though, is more of like, well, it's
time to get funky. That's what it is. Yeah, that's
the inspirations, right? That's it. This is about
you and we need to talk about it. I thought I
lost track of the question. No, no. Let's just
get conversating. First, I would say this though.
First, I was inspired by, and I feel like I told
you this the first time we had an episode. I
was inspired by more of like flowers and stuff
because how they bloom and how they go through.
any kind of out there with the snow rain anything
but they still continue to grow and bloom that
was the first that was the that was the first
primary inspiration behind um trying to find
just a concept about it but then it became like
hey Let's grab this and let's put the flower
thing behind still a good concept Yeah, but also
that's looking more personal than that and that's
what a diary thing came in because I was I was
young I used to have like what five four I write
stories now Yeah and it's definitely amazing
especially people that still have diaries or
are young and they still, nobody know about that
diary at all and he hears somebody like okay
this is a experience that he's been himself,
he's opening up and he's trying to share things
that only he would know in his diary. It's the
time to just be myself and i want this i want
this album to represent that i want to be myself
and come to be myself before all the creativity
or all the um the like you know side missions
comments like that you know i love a good i love
a good extravaganza of an album cover or covers
in a story and music videos but sometimes you
just need to be black and white for somebody
to get the concept that you're getting and that's
why the album is black and white well that's
why I'm black and white The hat is yellow because
yellow represents more of like a girl's joy.
Being resilient, being persistent. It's like
that. Just growing in your own way. That's what
yellow means. So that's why the hat is yellow.
Because I want that to represent that. But also
that's why I'm behind the curtain. Because I
want you to see me as me. That's so dope. Everything
else is a distraction. Let that talk for itself.
Yeah. And what's so powerful within like, when
you, like the diaries and stuff, that's private,
like that's so private. And then when you give
it to the world, it's like you're letting them
into it, but not too into it. But I'm getting
you, I'm giving you. some insight into who I
am on a deeper level because it also gets to
see who you are. Like you're still leaving a
mystery but you're giving them some stuff that
they probably are going through now. Like I always
say to you maybe going through this or someone
you may know are going through this and let them
hear this because you never know. how much this
will help them in the process because we feel
like see like we all have bad days but do you
go through the same thing that I went through
like are you going through so have you ever been
through this and how did you overcome this and
just hearing it and how the way is on whatever
instrument it's playing or whatever the beat
is like wow because diaries, journals, and stuff,
they're very secret. I have, like, I think I
probably got a whole bunch of them in the house,
like, once the book's gone, it's like, all right,
on to the next. It's like a story. It's like
a story of your life that you can look back on,
too. Like, if I hadn't been, I gotta start doing
this again. If I have a bad day, I need to go
back into times where I was good and seeing,
like, okay, damn. Even though it may be shitty
right now. I have some good days, you know? And
it happens to us, but sometimes it's like, do
I want to constantly keep going through this
back to back to back to back to back? And I have
my moments, shoot, like a couple days ago, like
going through this is hard, especially when you're
an adult, like in your adult life, becoming an
adult and stuff is hard as hell. And some of
us don't realize that we have more good days
than bad. So when a bad day do come, we break
down and we don't remember the things that we
used to do that made us happy. how many times
we have been happy more than saying. So that
actually does matter. I'm glad you said that
to me. That was powerful. I like that. Thank
you. You're welcome. It happens. It's so happening.
What I tell people too, regardless of the time,
that you hold, you're still a human being regardless.
Because I feel like for me, I do not like to
be bored. That's why I always feel like I have
to be on the move. And then when something happens
in the midst of me being on the move with one
of my projects, it's like, what the fuck? Because
it's like... Why is this happening? Not even
with a project. It's just like with things in
life, like if something's going on with this
in my personal life, it's like, okay. Now professionally,
I need to tap in on that side to forget those
things. And sometimes it helps, but it's not
safe because if you're not living in that moment,
whatever's going on in your personal life, let
it live and soak in it to understand it. Then
for powerful for the professional side you can
be like comfortable But some people are able
to like put that shit on the side and get it
together sometimes for me I can do it, but if
it's really hurt. It's like okay I would say
my thing is More of like I like being bored I
like I like I don't get me wrong. I like going
outside. I like put out there. You know I think
being bored, it helps you, and sometimes it can
hurt you, because sometimes you do stupid things
when you're bored. But for me, for instance anyway,
when I'm bored, I like throwing things like,
I might not write a song today, or I might not
write a song this weekend, but I know that I
might pick up a book. I might just do something
randomly like, let me go cook or bake. I might
do something like let me go for a walk because
the board days sometimes when you're not just
doing work like you can do anything it's like
you have this free will to just you know experience
some new things or experience anything that you
want to you never know if you're going to pick
up a book and you like it and you want to read
all the novels that the author wrote or you never
know what you can cook or not because you You
never cooked it so you that you experience and
stuff especially when you're bored go experience
something new and that's why I like to do because
if you want inspiration not just writing but
just like hey a different outlook on life or
just give motivation to do things like you said
get motivation to wake up and do the work that
you have to do because sometimes I procrastinate
and I had to tell my ass get your ass up yeah
yeah so and it helps you though because like
it's like don't you want another board day where
you can do things instead of working 24 7 so
yeah I love I love my board days me my big Now
when you put it that way, I'm not gonna lie.
It makes sense too because like I mentioned too,
like once the process is going slow, live in
it and then find ways to improve or enjoy it.
Like for example, with the vibing out with guest
appearances, it's been a minute since we had
one, you know? So within the midst of that, I've
been thinking of new ideas of how I'm gonna come
back. Who will Tinch number draw shoot? Come
to me, you know? Like, let's do this. Yes, and
in the process too, it had me understand too,
like, slow days are gonna happen, but once it
gets back up. be ready and prepared for because
when it got slow I still was pushing forward
with Dime with E and whatever else I was doing
but then learning new things in the process like
okay like buy new glue equipment or looking at
videos too and even doing some things that I
put on the back burner like fashion is one thing
that I love so much too besides y 'all gotta
see this outfit I swear y 'all gonna see it with
the pictures when we finish or whatever fashion
Ever since I was a kid, like, you know, for kids,
for the girls, they had, like, the heels. I can't
walk on a heel for shit now at my big age. But
little me, I can do that. I can do that. But
now, no. You got to have more for a minute. I'm
going to take them off. Good job. I can't do
it. I can't. But the clothes, putting pieces
together, jewelry and stuff like that together,
it makes, I don't know, it makes me feel good.
And then you feel like, I don't know, you feel
like a... Yeah, watching a sitcom with that character.
She just always eats when she's dressed. She's
that it girl. Yes. Somebody like Tony. Like Tony
Chales. Like the nanny and stuff. Oh, Fran. Well,
Fran ate them pieces down. Fran put that shit
on. And like movies and stuff like that, it inspired
me more. And you see how they feel good when
they in the outfit. So you want to put the outfit
on. You want to feel like... Yeah, regardless
of how the pieces look together is your way of
expressing how you feel like that's the style
like impacting going back to like your album
cover that that can mean so many things. Like
the day I became sacred again, just doing stuff
that really impacts with me. Like even though
it's small, like even being out of school and
then working and stuff, I still want to feel
free because I'm still young as hell. Yes. Like
I'm still young. I still deserve to have fun
and do these things. But also too, I need to
find me in this process. And I would say that's
another thing too. Why the name is so, so good
and the name it means so much because You're
an early 2000 baby. I'm an early 2000 baby. When
we was growing up like that and the recession
was happening like that, we didn't hear nothing
about that. I'll present something like that.
We had no candy world. We was watching cartoon
It's like we felt good though. All childhood
was so good that it didn't feel like we were
in danger Every day so it's like for us to be
2000 or 2000 babies and us to feel that and then
we feel when we get older We see the world changing
as well. It's like I want not just for ourselves
babies, but I want everybody to get back to how
they used to feel back then. Because that matters.
It's like a lot of stuff that we used to do back
then that made us happy that we forget about
because we're going through a world crisis. Please,
let's at least let that have that. Let's go and
still be here, just like a bill. Oh, God. And
let's have fun. Turn up. Learn your lessons and
turn up after that. That was actually good. I
like that. It's like one of my friends said,
once you hit rock bottom, where else you want
to go? Yeah. You just want to go up from there.
It's like that's it. That's true. That's true.
And for me, it hits hard because it's like, too,
when you say you're having a good day, it's like,
something feels too good. Something about to
happen. And most of the times it happens, but
it's out of the blue. It's like, damn, you got
to be careful what you wish for, too. Yeah. That's
a big thing, too. And that's another thing, too,
when you wish for it. and then it doesn't come
on time and you forget about it and then it happens
randomly and you say oh oh my god just too much
well you can't say that babe you wish for that
so now you got it so carry on put them shoes
on pitch your sneakers on like my girl Vanessa
said and keep on carrying on because you wish
for it you got it now and obviously God gave
it to you for a reason because you know that
you can do it and you can handle it not just
because you deserve it You can do it as well
too. So keep on doing it. You can not handle
embarrassed like it hit me because I was like
it's a lot in life that people don't understand
because when they see you in this light they're
like oh that ain't gonna mean shit to them. What?
I had somebody tell me one time because they
didn't know where I work at. They didn't know
where I work at. Or they didn't know like what
I do because I always piss about my music. You
gotta leave a mystery certain stuff. Somebody
was saying, oh, I thought she was rich. Why would
you think that? I am rich. And my power and my
vibes, money -wise, we're getting there. But
the vibe, I'm rich. Yeah, but you know what they
meant. They meant money -wise. Who told you that?
Because the image. Yeah, he said, yeah, stop
putting the image or stop putting the point of
view, which is so funny because I have a song
on the day I became sacred again called POV.
And stop putting your point of view on people
because you never know what they're doing to
get by or you never know what they want to keep.
private to themselves. Everything that's private
doesn't mean it's a secret. Sometimes it just
means they mind your damn business. That's it.
So yeah, just let it go. You're entitled to tell
anybody what you want to tell them, but you also
got to be careful too. Some people you got to
play, I don't want to say stupid, but you do
got to play clueless. Yes. Because people will
try to. dig a little bit more into seeing what's
going on with this person. What's really the
vibe here? That rich part. People see the image,
but you're looking from the outside looking in,
though. That's the thing, too. From the outside,
looking like, wow, but... behind closed doors,
we have bad days. And that's when I say to like
content creators, all my friends and musicians,
all that anything impact that you have to put
your work out in front of people. It takes a
lot because at times we don't want to do this.
Like it'd be times where too that I have to force
my well, I wouldn't say force myself, but sometimes
I do have to force myself to say, you know what?
Like, more like motivation. Yes, you have to
motivate myself and then think about the discipline
of it because sometimes we might not have the
motivation. Think how to go back to the discipline,
why I started being the consistent of it. And
I'll be like, you know, going back to, you never
know who is inspired by what you do, the message,
the storytelling and everything. And I had to
keep that in mind because it'd be moments where
I'd be like, please, please, babe, like. You
gotta chill out, but it's like you never know
But even if I might not get it done right away
long as it's done and it's up there on time That's
all the mess cuz shoot I pre -record everything
everything is pre -recorded cuz sometimes when
it's alive. I feel like oh Yeah, you want to
get you want to you want to make sure that she
you know for comfort yourself Yeah, you want
executed so I get it a lot of thing cuz when
I started I Like the movie radio rebel. That's
why I was trying to get I want y 'all to see
me. I want y 'all to figure out, but not figure
out, but I want y 'all just to hear the audio.
But then people was like, I want to see the visual.
Like, let's see this. And you know why we want
to see the visual more these days? And it's ridiculous.
It's bad, but let me hear me out. The attention
spans are so short right now. It's like, when
you read anything, or you just like say, people
don't read like a lot of books anymore or newspapers
anymore, anything, magazines. So like when they
see a visual, they can, you know, obtain it.
Yeah, grads want to obtain it and be like, hey,
okay, I see her, I see what she talk about. And
then sometimes people just like, they don't feel
like, they just don't feel like it sometimes.
Some people do like reading, sometimes they don't
just feel like it. But it's... Yeah, yeah, yeah,
they want to see the visuals, but guess what
y 'all listen to open them ears Open your ears
open them, you know open your ears and shut your
mouth, okay? But that makes total sense because
I just be like What do you mean you want this
but it makes sense because yeah wants to see
in the attention spans. Do you be like? because
sometimes for me i be like look i don't want
to sit up here so long but i'm gonna get this
done because y 'all want to hear this and y 'all
want to see this and i bet you feel the same
way about these videos and stuff oh my god sometimes
professional videographers call me i need some
help these single solo videos truths i'll be
doing i'll be stressing adding music Parts that
I don't want to deal with I'm just here to be
the musician, but I like learning so teach me
I love it. We need to teach awesome. Yeah So
yeah, y 'all as we slowly wrap up I want you
to Think about I don't want to say the mess because
we already did well Yeah, the message and the
impact of this and the favorite moment of it
right my what I want the impact to be. I would
say more everybody just, just grasping that sometimes,
you know, it's okay to fall on your face, just
get back up and see where you can go yourself.
You know, we have people that's on, that helps
us and support us on our journey, but we so used
to, we so used to... picking them up while they're
falling on our journey, that they're supporting
us to keep on going. It's like that. So when
they do fall, and they say, leave without me,
go. Sometimes it's not a bad thing. And you say,
hey, I'm not going to leave you. Sometimes they
want you to get there first so you can help them
after. It's like that. So that's how I want everybody
to get it. Like, help yourself first, and then
you can help everybody else. Because how are
you going to help people when you can't help
yourself? That's the impact. And then also, I
say that because I think like two weeks or one
week ago, I put up on a questionnaire up on my
Instagram of like the day I became blank again.
And almost like, well, I got 30, 35 people. um
to 40 to do a blank thing to say the day i became
blank again they said the day i became myself
again the day i became cute again the day i became
crazy again the day i became they did their own
little words and they felt like they had to get
that out and that means so much to me um so you
can see i made a video i made a collage video
about it so you can even see the um video on
My peach. Yeah, you can see my peach. Yes, it
was dope. It was very good. So that impact matters.
And then what else did she say? The creativity.
Just going to the studio, I feel like going to
the studio right when I felt the emotions. And
some days I was happy and I said, oh yeah, I'm
going to write this. I'm going to burn this track.
I got this. And some days I went in there and
I said, Cheryl, I got to finish this album. I'm
tired. And then some days I was sad and I was
crying. And I feel like you take those emotions
and you grab them and then do the songs that
match the emotions like one day i did cry inside
the studio writing um my song that's on the album
called step on my toes and if girl you're gonna
hear it yes so so yeah i feel like that just
um taking it day by day and just like keep on
pushing and just like your emotions take over
sometimes because emotions are not weak feelings
are not weak they are actually strong and it
makes you one of the the most alpha human you
can be, because you are able to just express
yourself, but also communicate that as well too.
And in a positive and nice way, instead of just
crashing on anybody. And I feel like that's what
I did. I just put in my craft. Yeah, the journey
is going. The journey is good. I was about to
say, that's so powerful to end this off, because
it's like... Gotta understand like what they
have to nipsey hustle the marathon still continues
your journey still continues and keep going Don't
stop don't let nothing or no one stop you. It's
okay to have them bad days We all go through
them. We're human and you got this. Okay? Anything
else you want to say to the people one last time?
Oh my god I want to say my Instagram is a spike
free joint Baby, we won't have that on there,
but come on, keep on going, baby. Yeah, yeah.
Uh -oh. Wrap it up. No. So she's not ready to
play. You know I always have your Instagram stuff
on there. Come on now. I know. Album, The Day
I Became Secret Again comes out June 5th. And
this one needs to come out too, so yeah. Yeah,
yeah, yeah. And then after that, I would say
check my YouTube. YouTube is still Marcia Mayne.
still dropping videos dropping lyric videos and
i would say you know check my girl out check
e out because that's why she here everybody come
up here she professional and she do the damn
thing Wait till y 'all see these pictures y 'all
after we, you know, we always do the nice biography
type of thing So y 'all gonna see it. But once
again, I thank you sure very much We're taking
time out of your busy day y 'all cause he's very
busy today I love it here though Yes, so that's
why I was like we want to give you a long one
But I was like we got to make sure we give a
little good 52 an hour He's on the move We all
on the move He's on the move She on the move,
I'm on the move We're next day movers. Yes, we
move and you know, sometimes around the corner.
So we really got to get to the bag and have fun
in it. Okay. Yeah. Yep. So thank you again. I
certainly, certainly appreciate you. Please come
back for more. Bring your friends, tell a friend,
whatever the case may be. We here to have a good
time. Okay. So I hope you guys have learned a
lot and are very interested. Please listen to
his project. It will be posted. Like I said,
everything will be up and running. And yes, y
'all keep going. Someone said he wins the race.
You got this. And I cannot wait for you guys
to really tap into this and see how this impacts
with your life. Thank you. All right now. Bye,
y 'all.