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1ATL_int_010.1058Yeah, I'm here with-1.5134
3 2.2147um,2.8455 
5 4.3718who am-4.7140 
7 4.8135who am I with?5.6812 
9 5.9417[um],6.2297 
10ATL_se0_ag1_m_026.0722[/RD-NAME-2/] mother fucking /RD-NAME-2/.8.0950
11ATL_int_018.1939Okay, and can I get your government name as well?10.5431
12ATL_se0_ag1_m_0210.7171Oh dang.11.3739
13ATL_int_0111.7568It's-12.0221
15 12.2527it's still cool too.13.1053 
16ATL_se0_ag1_m_0213.4099Well,13.6317
18 14.2874my name is /RD-NAME-2/.15.4272 
19ATL_int_0115.6926Mm-hm.16.0275
20ATL_se0_ag1_m_0216.4103Okay,16.8845
22 17.2586AKA /RD-NAME-4/.19.0802 
23ATL_int_0121.7165[Okay.]22.2238
24ATL_se0_ag1_m_0221.8967[I'm tuning] in.22.6383
25ATL_int_0123.4152[And, uh],23.7658
26ATL_se0_ag1_m_0223.5338[/RD-NAME-4/]24.5546
27ATL_int_0124.7041yeah.25.1114
28ATL_se0_ag1_m_0225.1527/RD-NAME-2/25.7250
30 25.9312<laugh>26.2767 
31ATL_int_0126.4365Yeah, and, um,27.2563
33 28.7250I'm conducting this interview.30.3027 
35 31.8900Um,32.4571 
37 34.6057/RD-NAME-2/,35.1161 
39 35.5183tell me, um,36.5082 
41 36.9568how do you know the person that's interviewing you?38.8747 
42ATL_se0_ag1_m_0240.3074<exhale>42.0913
44 42.4257How do I know him?43.6167 
46 44.4829Well,44.8954 
48 48.6271it was49.1737 
50 49.3541all50.0914 
52 50.5400based on the m-51.3841 
54 52.3895one word,53.1216 
56 53.3124struggle.53.8177 
58 54.0445<laugh>55.2922 
60 56.2667Met you at a low point, man. I had lost my job59.0546 
62 59.6372and60.0548 
64 60.3797pretty- nah, actually I was working at /RD-WORK-3/ getting eight dollars an hour.63.7863 
66 64.0492CNN, downtown, ATL.66.1683 
67ATL_int_0166.4725Okay, you was [grinding.]67.3954
68ATL_se0_ag1_m_0267.2716[And-] and, you know what I'm saying, I was on the food stamps.70.3386
69ATL_int_0170.5081[Mm-hm.]70.8785
70ATL_se0_ag1_m_0270.8329[I'm-] I'm tryna, you know, figure things out, like what's going on.74.0745
71 74.8273You know, they75.6471
73 75.8688got that SNAP works two point o.77.6166 
75 78.4106Tryna find a job,79.5397 
77 80.3691you know, get better pay, all that good stuff.82.5500 
79 83.2962But then hear this nigga /RD-NAME-1/,84.4872 
81 85.1730god damn,85.9463 
83 86.0856talking about some business shit. And I was like,87.9107 
85 88.3283oh shit,89.2203 
87 89.4458hold up now.90.2552 
89 92.1371He talking production.93.1167 
91 93.4622He talking about some shit94.4280 
93 94.5115that94.7566 
95 94.8955I can instantly benefit off of. So I'm like, okay, let me see what this man talking about.99.0033 
96ATL_int_0199.2972<laugh>99.7767
97ATL_se0_ag1_m_0299.9623Yeah I got a record c- a record label, this that /??/. Old big shot sounding ass nigga, you know, you know, little flex.106.5913
99 107.0257Little sauce and juice on it.108.2786 
101 109.0262I was like, alright, bruh. Let me- let me- w- let me holler at you real quick, you know what I'm saying.112.8570 
103 113.2371We talked,113.7321 
105 114.3353and it was just like,115.2634 
107 115.5573you know, I could116.1656 
109 116.3667instantly feel,117.2948 
111 118.2641you know, that- just that-119.2681 
113 119.7630that120.0426 
115 120.1458spirit,120.6859 
117 120.9490you know what I'm saying. I could feel your energy.122.9340 
119 123.4856And I was like,124.2384 
121 124.6031shit, god damn. Bruh, this n-126.2736 
123 126.5314I mean, you know,127.2790 
125 127.5522the fact that you're older, that always129.3980 
127 129.8716said something to me cause I was a- I was always looking for somebody who-132.5939 
129 133.0566who would be133.7675 
131 133.8495like my manager134.8250 
133 135.4025and135.8768 
135 136.1552would be older than me137.4081 
137 137.5834but not too old to where he in a whole nother generation.140.5473 
139 141.0474You know what I'm saying, like,142.0373 
141 142.1618you right there,143.0626 
143 143.5267so it was perfect. And then the fact that you listen, that you146.4744 
145 146.8044humble147.2736 
147 147.7479you know what I'm saying. You ain't even cocky at all.149.6452 
149 150.3774Like people wouldn't know,151.4168 
151 151.4947you know what I'm saying, til they start talking to you.153.3406 
153 154.0933But,154.3718 
155 154.7069you know,155.1039 
157 155.2534that's just what it is.156.4908 
159 157.1043But-157.2758 
161 157.4411but157.6500 
163 158.0078just158.2794 
165 158.3878because you have that hermetic type of vibe,160.6907 
167 161.2372you know, I could tell that I can162.6035 
169 162.7891get good leadership from you164.2431 
171 164.9752because you know how to listen as well as l- knowing how to167.9848 
173 168.4489f- you know,169.0727 
175 169.8564lead.170.3411 
177 170.5782<laugh>170.9288 
179 171.1711You know171.5596 
181 171.6385something,172.1816 
183 172.2491you know, that I don't know.173.5576 
185 173.9134I know that,174.7331 
187 175.3659you know, with176.0568 
189 176.7374just177.0570 
191 177.2529/RD-WORK-4/178.2920 
193 178.3869period178.8822 
195 179.6865that, you know, I know,181.1714 
197 181.8866hm,182.1032 
199 183.2684as a independent artist,184.4594 
201 184.9286you know, we have our egos about ourselves, and we feel like187.7010 
203 188.2476god damn, pretty much189.6448 
205 190.3872I could do it on my own.191.4700 
207 192.0680We hear o- everybody on the- on the radio talking about some I did it on my own I did it my own. Self made.196.2796 
209 196.8093You know, all this and that.197.7425 
211 198.8023But they really got a whole team behind them.200.5782 
213 201.9084<clears throat>202.2384 
215 203.1702You got another question?203.8817 
216ATL_int_01204.4128<laugh> [Yeah], I got plenty more.206.1297
217ATL_se0_ag1_m_02204.9541[<laugh>]205.1449
218ATL_int_01206.3307Um,207.0629
220 207.9342and that was well spoken209.3404 
222 209.8199I- I might add211.0160 
224 211.4388in m- in [my, um, opinion.]213.3877 
225ATL_se0_ag1_m_02212.1554[Thank you, thank you.]212.9134
226ATL_int_01214.2539Um,214.7938
228 215.5621so how long have you been living in Atlanta?217.9492 
229ATL_se0_ag1_m_02218.7948Well,219.5372
231 220.7629man, I started actually l-222.1189 
233 222.5932legit living in Atlanta224.9649 
235 225.7847really Decatur227.2012 
237 227.4589east side Atlanta,229.0882 
239 229.8100uh, what was- this was like twenty fifteen.232.1559 
241 232.5154This w- this around twenty fifteen,234.4076 
243 234.8459I s- I came here236.0677 
245 236.1443when I-236.7020 
247 237.4496right around November238.9382 
249 239.9848twenty fifteen, man.241.1277 
251 241.2249And, uh, you know, it was just like242.8669 
253 243.9033obviously Atlanta is245.2888 
255 245.6961the land of opportunity, so,247.8564 
257 248.5009you know,248.9708 
259 249.0872coming from where I come from,250.5013 
261 250.7474which is251.3610 
263 251.7580Rockdale county AKA Trapdale,254.0059 
265 255.1505you know, everybody is kind of in this closed box. I- [it's no-]258.6551 
266ATL_int_01258.2473[And Rockdale's] in [Georgia?]259.7343
267ATL_se0_ag1_m_02259.6656[Rockdale's] in Georgia. [It's pretty much]261.8002
268ATL_int_01261.0585[Mm-hm.]261.3778
269ATL_se0_ag1_m_02262.4639at the end of the east side, like, you know what I'm saying. It's like the literally, like,266.2146
271 266.2931you know266.7097 
273 266.8360two counties over. (laughing)268.0637 
274ATL_int_01268.1024Far east [side.]269.1341
275ATL_se0_ag1_m_02268.9756[Yeah], far east side.270.0526
276ATL_int_01270.0589[Mm-hm.]270.4092
277ATL_se0_ag1_m_02270.3147[It's] just far east side. That's all.271.8719
278 272.4957So,273.0746
280 273.2606you know,273.9528 
281ATL_int_01274.0611And [how long- how long have you] been, um,276.1669
282ATL_se0_ag1_m_02274.3138[everybody has this-]275.2183
283 276.4969[What's that?]276.8111
284ATL_int_01276.6902[in] Rockdale?277.4891
285ATL_se0_ag1_m_02278.0214I've been in Rockdale since I was in the fifth grade, man. [It was-]281.2115
286ATL_int_01280.8815[Okay.]281.3816
287ATL_se0_ag1_m_02281.7270Yeah I grew up in Rockdale, so,283.8203
289 284.4493you know, that's- that's definitely where I- where I'm-287.3528 
291 287.4502where I'm hailing from right now.289.0167 
293 289.5541[That is-]289.8556 
294ATL_int_01289.5786[So] where did you came from before that?291.4282
295ATL_se0_ag1_m_02291.9077Well, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.293.5421
297 293.9443Milwaukee, Wisconsin /is/ my295.5632 
299 296.6239state297.3354 
301 297.6035I was born in,298.7481 
302ATL_int_01298.9801Okay.299.3973
303ATL_se0_ag1_m_02299.4280you know what I'm saying.300.2984
304ATL_int_01300.4338[Mm-hm.]300.7911
305ATL_se0_ag1_m_02300.6516[So],301.1404
306 301.3305you know, my family- I got strong ties in Milwaukee.304.3931
308 304.9561That's- you know, that's my- my pop's side of the family,307.4927 
309ATL_int_01307.6062Mm-hm.307.9980
310ATL_se0_ag1_m_02308.0599and that's the side that I got- I was blessed to,310.1470
312 310.2204you know, get to know.311.1379 
314 311.6212And, you know, just even just seeing the leadership from my314.5858 
316 314.9003grandfather, that's what even brought me to this place right now,317.5438 
318 317.8996why I have confidence to do what I do.319.9155 
319ATL_int_01321.0688[That's real.] That's real. I will definitely wanna,323.3641
320ATL_se0_ag1_m_02321.1162[<clears throat>]321.3861
321ATL_int_01324.1787you know, touch more on325.7461
323 325.8581family or how you feel327.3894 
325 327.5647about your relationship with your family.329.4981 
326ATL_se0_ag1_m_02330.3798I feel like my relationship with my family332.5232
328 332.9460is distant333.7709 
330 334.0184cause I've always been distant,335.3383 
332 336.1014you know. And that's n-337.4677 
334 337.6120that word in itself, distant, explains everything.339.9926 
336 340.5185You know, [every-]341.2916 
337ATL_int_01341.1681[<clears throat>]341.5025
338ATL_se0_ag1_m_02341.7535like342.0421
340 342.1506everything wasn't in my will to be how it is right now.344.8745 
342 345.6324You know, some- certain things my parents done, you know, right or wrong,349.2195 
344 351.1014led me to this point352.0655 
346 352.6268of where I'm at with my family.353.9415 
348 354.8747So,355.3542 
350 355.7409you know,356.4000 
352 356.7913at the end of the day,357.5750 
354 360.4674I love 'em.361.1325 
356 361.4213They love me.362.2617 
358 362.3943You know, I know that.363.2708 
360 363.9308You know,364.3381 
362 364.4773at the end of the day, they don't want me to die. They want me to stay alive, so, you know,367.5141 
364 368.0644<laugh>368.5438 
365ATL_int_01368.7552That's [definitely love.]369.9823
366ATL_se0_ag1_m_02369.2089[But, um],369.8122
367 370.0408you know, I- I keep them in mind, man. They always-372.4508
369 372.5340they- you know,373.2563 
371 373.9097throughout my life, they've definitely checked in, have definitely helped me377.5703 
373 378.0498and reached out.378.8026 
375 379.0036So it's just like, as the- as-380.4871 
377 381.4667we solid,382.2282 
379 382.3017you know.382.7454 
381 383.1166And /just/ as long as I'm c- as far as I'm concerned385.3903 
383 386.3067the- the important things-387.5389 
385 387.9617they're there for the important things for sure.389.7714 
386ATL_int_01390.2148So you have390.8696
388 391.1944siblings?391.9420 
389ATL_se0_ag1_m_02392.3118I have siblings, man.393.6111
391 394.0236I'm actually the oldest395.1114 
393 395.6167of five.396.7716 
394ATL_int_01397.5811Ah, nice.398.2256
395ATL_se0_ag1_m_02400.1370Yeah man, like400.8227
397 401.3331and it's just like, <laugh> I'm the oldest, but403.2896 
399 403.8429I grew up like404.5604 
401 404.6507as the only child405.6994 
403 406.3285slick.406.7615 
404ATL_int_01408.1625You that much older?409.0597
405ATL_se0_ag1_m_02410.0650Mm,410.4878
407 412.7048not that I'm that much older, like414.3013 
408ATL_int_01414.4460Mm-hm.414.7632
409ATL_se0_ag1_m_02414.8150it's just- we're just all far apart.416.9053
411 416.9979Like m- me and my brother418.3027 
412ATL_int_01418.6326[Mm-hm.]419.0142
413ATL_se0_ag1_m_02418.8801[that-]419.2597
414 419.4685you know, my mom o- had- only had two kids. My da- my dad had other,422.7508
416 423.5035uh, children. So,424.6842 
418 425.0193um,425.5851 
420 426.9617you know, with that,427.7609 
422 429.0086um, like429.8129 
424 431.6837my brother actually ran away433.4161 
426 434.0334when I was in middle school,435.2491 
428 435.3678and he ended up436.1215 
430 436.9258going to his dad's.438.0962 
432 438.9057And from that point on, from middle school on441.4203 
434 441.9462up, I was, you know,443.2249 
436 443.5084at the crib by myself.444.6685 
438 445.4934So it was just like, you know, I had other siblings, but I didn't have448.5082 
440 448.9877the time to ha- have 'em all under my wing, and451.3778 
442 451.4544me be able to touch them all how I want to453.5492 
443ATL_int_01453.7400[Ooh.]454.1834
444ATL_se0_ag1_m_02453.9565[and affect] them like that,455.1475
445 455.3538you know.455.6941
446ATL_int_01455.8333Mm.456.1735
447ATL_se0_ag1_m_02456.3695Which I really wish, but, you know, that- that's not,458.8996
449 459.6627you know,460.1679 
451 460.6371it is what it is, man.461.6941 
452ATL_int_01461.9776Nah, definitely,462.9108
453ATL_se0_ag1_m_02463.1735[<clears throat>]463.4876
454ATL_int_01463.4309[definitely.]463.8612
455 465.1323On a- um,465.8713
457 466.0391on another note,466.8853 
459 467.3840tell me about growing up468.7291 
461 468.9290in school.469.6887 
462ATL_se0_ag1_m_02470.2300Oh man.471.2457
463ATL_int_01471.4829I guess we could start with, um,473.4000
465 473.8738maybe like474.5802 
467 476.4311middle school.477.3128 
468ATL_se0_ag1_m_02478.6533Mm,479.0142
470 482.2352Mm,482.7380 
472 482.9153/inaudible/483.7613 
474 484.3542growing up in middle school,485.8539 
476 488.6882it was489.3067 
478 489.8225tough cause I was a weirdo, man.491.4827 
480 491.7198And I'm still a weirdo, and that's okay.493.5450 
481ATL_int_01494.0076[<laugh>]495.5131
482ATL_se0_ag1_m_02494.3221[Everybo- everybody], that is okay.496.5959
483ATL_int_01496.9104Okay, [I-]497.7869
484ATL_se0_ag1_m_02497.5068[That's] okay.498.2158
485ATL_int_01498.2306I think it's very okay to be a [weirdo.]500.3435
486ATL_se0_ag1_m_02499.8266[I- honestly], I feel like in this [generation],502.2717
487ATL_int_01501.5705[I think it's more-]502.5708
488 502.8189[it's way] cooler to be a weirdo now. Not so much back then though506.4820
489ATL_se0_ag1_m_02502.9323[/they-/]503.3486
490 506.8841[Nah, not-] not- not- not at all back [then.]509.0908
491ATL_int_01507.0852[/?/]507.3997
493 508.9929[/Damn/] not [at all.]509.8900 
494ATL_se0_ag1_m_02509.5293[Like I was] suffering back then.511.1480
495 511.9544My middle school- like, bruh,514.0786
497 514.5876my shit was so dry, bruh.516.1640 
498ATL_int_01516.1992They say the meek shall inherit the earth, so you just never [peaked yet, man.]519.9593
499ATL_se0_ag1_m_02519.1756[And I- I'm a late] bloomer.520.5925
500ATL_int_01520.6136You a late [bloomer. I am too, man.]522.5888
501ATL_se0_ag1_m_02521.4596[I'm a late bloomer. It] is what it is, [you know] what [I'm saying.]524.3661
502ATL_int_01523.5257[S-]523.7374
504 523.8856[it's something to] be [proud of.]525.1034 
505ATL_se0_ag1_m_02524.8199[Like],525.4231
506 525.9593I developed myself527.4081
508 527.5255to where I started to find out,529.2075 
510 530.0877uh, more about myself in middle school because of poetry.533.3617 
511ATL_int_01533.9391Okay.534.3413
512ATL_se0_ag1_m_02534.5114In middle school,535.4292
514 535.5928in- growing up in school,536.8456 
516 537.1344that was my biggest background was poetry539.4648 
518 539.9391because540.5991 
520 540.8105sixth grade541.6500 
522 542.0310the curriculum came,543.0364 
524 543.3045shout out to Miss /RD-NAME-4/,544.8100 
525ATL_int_01545.2947[Mm-hm.]545.6813
526ATL_se0_ag1_m_02545.4545[you know] what I'm saying, she the one taught me that shit.547.6185
527 548.3661So548.7838
529 550.5522from that point,551.3823 
531 552.3568you know, she encouraged me to keep going,555.1189 
533 555.7118and from there, I was like, okay.557.3978 
535 557.8568So I- I-558.8121 
537 558.8973I loved-559.6500 
539 561.8871I loved the fact that563.3020 
541 563.4002it was564.1454 
543 566.3356everything that567.4080 
545 567.8514I needed at that point.569.3362 
547 572.2170Poetry provided573.3100 
549 573.7122the574.3566 
551 575.4291organization and-576.7321 
552ATL_int_01578.0438Mm.578.3029
553ATL_se0_ag1_m_02578.3356and- and- and substance and580.3927
555 581.5315the therapy that I needed at that time because,584.1197 
557 584.7731you know, it was just like-585.7527 
559 587.2582you know, it was six grade, like I said, I'm- being the only child,590.3620 
561 592.7736my parents-593.5456 
563 593.6172like my mom- I was living with my mom and her boyfriend,596.8776 
565 597.4434so it was just like,598.7993 
567 599.7944you know, they weren't601.1556 
569 602.6765too like604.1340 
571 604.2243involved604.9695 
573 605.4129with my personal life.606.4698 
574ATL_int_01606.9906Okay.607.5732
575ATL_se0_ag1_m_02607.9083Yeah like, so it was just like, we all lived in that house, but610.7220
577 611.0881it's like we didn't really actually communicate with each other.613.7536 
578ATL_int_01614.6102[H-]614.8340
579ATL_se0_ag1_m_02614.6511[So-]615.3035
580 615.5126yeah, so,616.7942
582 617.8614you know,618.8050 
584 619.2587school was really620.7178 
586 621.3866the only thing that provided me some type of hope towards624.4801 
588 624.8514a better future and this that and the other which is,626.9137 
590 627.4691you know, crazy cause I still don't-629.3815 
592 629.4818I don't fuck with school.630.6451 
593ATL_int_01630.7328You really [enjoyed] going to school like that [though.]634.2071
594ATL_se0_ag1_m_02631.8000[<laugh>]632.0991
596 634.0969[Only] because it provided things that weren't provided at my home.637.4148 
597ATL_int_01637.4186Oh, man. (whispered)638.2913
598ATL_se0_ag1_m_02638.3046You see what I'm saying.639.1244
600 640.2071Like I said, poetry like came along and,643.6447 
602 644.1499you know, once I found out how to start writing, bruh, like647.2280 
603ATL_int_01647.9787[When were y- when] were you- when were you poetry guy, like when were you the best at the [poetry?]652.3920
604ATL_se0_ag1_m_02648.0444[/from-/]648.4966
606 652.0127[Um],652.6926 
607ATL_int_01652.8509Or were you653.4328
609 653.5726even the best at the [poetry]655.0524 
610ATL_se0_ag1_m_02654.9029[<exhale>] [man, I- I] don't656.6346
611ATL_int_01655.7839[back then?]656.2376
612ATL_se0_ag1_m_02656.8150know every657.8926
614 658.0782person who made poetry659.2589 
615ATL_int_01659.5342[Mm-hm.]659.8447
616ATL_se0_ag1_m_02659.7624[cause], you know,660.4743
617 660.6785poets aren't like artists like rappers.663.1192
618ATL_int_01663.4337They [don't s-]664.0628
619ATL_se0_ag1_m_02663.5730[They don't just] be [like],664.4850
620ATL_int_01664.3191[/??/]664.8097
621ATL_se0_ag1_m_02664.5973[I write] poetry, you know what I'm saying, and be spitting poetry bars.668.2486
622 668.6346[Like motherfuckers] write that shit in they class,670.9186
623ATL_int_01668.7074[Okay.]669.1863
624ATL_se0_ag1_m_02671.3258it's like, in the back.672.8521
626 672.9210N-673.0298 
627ATL_int_01673.0624t- [s-]673.4285
628ATL_se0_ag1_m_02673.1150[you know] what I'm [saying, just] ch- /y- [in a cut/]674.8205
629ATL_int_01673.6399[/right/],673.9286
631 674.3050[on some cool] [ass shit.]675.7950 
632ATL_se0_ag1_m_02675.2949[on some cool] shit, you know what I'm saying. [Like]677.2837
633ATL_int_01676.9980[Mm-hm.]677.2731
634ATL_se0_ag1_m_02677.7226and678.2846
636 678.4186at that time, like ninth grade- like ninth grade's when I started681.5630 
638 681.9084full-fledge682.7990 
640 682.9331everything. The poetry, the rap,684.8122 
641ATL_int_01684.9475[Okay.]685.3607
642ATL_se0_ag1_m_02685.2311[you know] what I'm saying. It fused together to where,687.5527
643ATL_int_01687.7821[Mm-hm.]688.1175
644ATL_se0_ag1_m_02687.9011[you know] what I'm saying, from ninth grade on, I propelled690.5468
645 690.8562from there,691.6811
647 692.0008you know what I'm saying, /but/-692.9752 
649 693.2691middle school, I had the foundation695.1812 
651 695.3771of poetry.696.1711 
652ATL_int_01696.6300Nah, that's perfect cause697.8196
654 697.9795that's like evidence you was doing it before it was trendy,701.0615 
656 701.2230before it was cool [and shit like] that. Nah, [definitely.]704.0111 
657ATL_se0_ag1_m_02702.2272[<laugh>]702.9026
659 703.5831[Right], right.704.5269 
660ATL_int_01704.5349Those people I think are the rawest. I'm-706.2951
662 706.4439I-706.5121 
664 706.5973I was definitely doing this beat shit before there was YouTube709.5979 
666 709.7526tutorial [videos /inaudible/, so.]712.8358 
667ATL_se0_ag1_m_02710.9075[Yeah, like] (breathy)713.0059
668 713.6968it came natural, you know what I'm saying, like this-715.8984
670 715.9595it [wasn't]716.5621 
671ATL_int_01716.4495[Struggle.]716.8020
672ATL_se0_ag1_m_02717.0700forced.717.8658
674 718.0985Like it was a gift that was already given to me, and721.1301 
676 721.5677through me learning poetry, of course I'm gonna learn poetry in rhythm,725.5157 
678 725.8559rhythm in poetry.726.9335 
679ATL_int_01728.5576[You gotta really] be somebody to take it there cause some people scared to take it there with the poetry shit.733.3821
680ATL_se0_ag1_m_02728.6465[Mm-hm.]729.0474
681 734.0059Yeah, bruh. I mean,735.3155
683 735.8768that's736.3150 
685 736.5935where it all started.737.5628 
686ATL_int_01737.9804So what- what-738.7383
688 739.3247what is it w- about poetry that some rhyme and some doesn't?743.1709 
689ATL_se0_ag1_m_02744.4702Some rhyme and some doesn't?745.6701
691 746.9642[Cause you just say what-]747.8820 
692ATL_int_01747.1327[What's your preference?]748.2429
693ATL_se0_ag1_m_02748.2635whatever comes. I mean,749.5280
695 749.7465there is no preference750.7280 
697 751.0889because with poetry, it's so-752.7065 
699 752.8001it's infinite,753.5365 
701 754.4182you know what I'm saying, infinite possibilities on what type of poem you can make.757.4329 
703 758.1651So it's just like,759.0312 
705 759.8046you know, the poetry760.7189 
707 761.0056that rhymes,761.8979 
709 762.4856you know, some- some poetry is just literally you s- you talking766.2686 
711 766.7017through,767.3359 
713 768.1969you know, stream of consciousness.769.9021 
715 770.9642So you just saying things- you saying- you saying whatever-774.3207 
717 774.9219it- it may be- you may use poetic terms,777.2794 
719 777.7177you [know, things] like that to [make it sound] like a actual poem, but like781.0786 
720ATL_int_01777.8671[Mm-hm.]778.2332
722 778.8505[Okay.]779.2098 
723ATL_se0_ag1_m_02781.2937it may not even rhyme.782.5157
725 783.3195[You know, but then-]784.4852 
726ATL_int_01783.4065[Yeah, like I'm tryna-]784.5677
727 784.6454like anything can be a poem if that's the case though, right?787.5271
729 788.6394If it don't have to rhyme and790.1655 
730ATL_se0_ag1_m_02790.7739Well [you gotta think about],792.2124
731ATL_int_01791.0427[don't have to-]791.7201
732ATL_se0_ag1_m_02792.7118let's say793.4285
734 793.6863for instance, a speech795.0113 
736 796.2679a speech has797.3816 
738 798.3561logos, pathos, and ethos.800.1400 
739ATL_int_01800.5473Okay.801.0474
741 801.2072I don't know what that is,802.1801 
743 802.3001but I heard [that before.]803.2579 
744ATL_se0_ag1_m_02802.7660[Alright.]803.2099
745 803.2991So these are different terminologies in speech805.5986
747 805.9389that people learn but it's also used in poetry as well.808.7120 
749 809.0523It's,809.4803 
751 809.7484you know, the logical, emotional,811.6185 
753 812.1341and the- shit I forgot the other one,813.8046 
755 813.9696<laugh>814.3391 
757 814.6075but, you know, around that- that concept.816.6300 
759 818.2070So it's just like, they use820.0940 
761 820.5103like,820.9382 
763 823.4439you know, I'm'a have to read something.824.8979 
764ATL_int_01825.3877Okay.825.8247
765ATL_se0_ag1_m_02825.8930I got- I gotta read you something.827.5775
767 828.2169I dismiss myself from nigga the king,830.2895 
769 830.6298so dismiss me as a nigga when I call you queen.833.2424 
771 833.6291Apple isn't far from the tree which means836.0317 
773 836.4287I'm a /world/ away from niggas falling towards me.838.8255 
775 839.4700Out in the sun we catch vitamin D.841.4653 
777 841.7784Offer you the finer things.843.3715 
779 843.5829Could you catch the experience if I offered it for free?845.8309 
781 846.3516Liberation at its best847.6500 
783 847.9331couldn't catch a thing.848.8611 
785 849.4128It was separating materials and physicalities851.6504 
787 852.0165just to see if your mentality on knowledge of diamonds854.5724 
789 854.8508that determines if it's Zeus or Poseidon.856.7017 
791 856.9131I show you ocean.857.9701 
793 858.3000Do you wanna fly like lightning, or is your mind set to coasting?861.2684 
795 861.6912All retrospective just to see who you are.864.1402 
797 864.5836I just gotta aks the questions to explore your spectrum.867.3818 
799 868.0779So from now on what we talk about ain't out the rectum.870.8981 
801 871.4432Rectifying,872.3971 
803 873.1034electrifying,874.4078 
805 875.0317conversation just to prove you're mine.877.4962 
807 879.5365You know what I'm saying,880.3614 
809 881.0781boom boom.881.8773 
811 882.7434<laugh>883.2540 
812ATL_int_01883.2703That was dope.883.8616
814 884.3978That was dope to the max.886.0579 
816 887.1960Gonna be rich.888.0416 
818 888.2323[<laugh>]889.4955 
819ATL_se0_ag1_m_02888.4282[<laugh>]889.4078
820ATL_int_01890.9598That was really cool.892.0889
822 892.3917So how old are you?893.4177 
823ATL_se0_ag1_m_02893.9745I am twenty-three years old.895.7584
824ATL_int_01896.0833Twenty-three.896.8721
826 897.3464That's a good number898.1250 
828 898.7687<laugh>899.3902 
830 900.2993I think900.7737 
832 902.4029regardless.903.2588 
834 904.7629Twenty-three, man. What you- um,906.8149 
836 907.0263whatchu got planned908.1606 
838 909.1402five years from now?910.3054 
839ATL_se0_ag1_m_02913.2171Well,913.5677
841 913.7224five years?914.4648 
843 914.9030Well,915.2882 
845 915.3765<exhale>916.0786 
846ATL_int_01916.5361Whatchu [see for yourself?]917.9075
847ATL_se0_ag1_m_02917.1032[in f-]917.4125
849 917.7064[in five] years, it's a- it's almost like,919.9698 
850 921.3825you know, tomorrow's not promised. Of course I have923.8405
852 924.3457my plans in my head of [how things] are supposed to go or what I would like,928.9640 
853ATL_int_01926.7112[Mm.]927.0525
854 929.1548Mm-hm.929.5569
855ATL_se0_ag1_m_02929.8302you know,930.2551
857 930.3476but930.6757 
859 931.7224I'm- at this point in time,933.6403 
861 934.3415I'm just kind of letting things evolve as-936.6076 
863 936.7370as937.1707 
865 937.3769I'm going938.2225 
867 938.5834because my biggest939.5527 
869 939.7873focus now is to keep941.2269 
871 941.3713moving,941.9900 
873 942.5262to keep942.9541 
875 943.0573m-943.2068 
877 944.0111consisting, you know what I'm saying.945.6094 
879 946.0617Being persistent in what I'm947.5311 
881 948.3406looking to do for the rest of my life.950.2534 
883 950.4442Like,950.7329 
885 951.2382you know, this is- like I explained earlier,953.4486 
887 953.9952you know, this is a-955.3099 
889 956.3153a-956.8205 
891 958.5515going towards legacy,959.8405 
893 960.1137classic,960.6499 
895 962.9082things of that nature,964.0012 
897 965.1908longevity.966.1344 
898ATL_int_01967.0989[Okay.]967.4790
899ATL_se0_ag1_m_02967.4439[You] know, why would I- why would I aim for-969.6197
900 970.3511aim-970.7997
902 971.0626aim short?971.6865 
904 972.3413For what?972.7950 
905ATL_int_01974.0980Okay.974.7013
906ATL_se0_ag1_m_02974.8817You know, if you gonna do something that's,976.5728
908 977.1142you know, outside of going to college and, you know, going to981.6190 
910 981.9696outside the norm,983.1039 
912 983.6659m- well might as well be great at it.985.2023 
913ATL_int_01985.4639You might m-986.0207
915 986.1651make it worth it.986.9127 
916ATL_se0_ag1_m_02986.9436Make it worth it,988.0187
918 988.1133totally worth it.989.0046 
919ATL_int_01989.0089Definitely.989.6607
920ATL_se0_ag1_m_02990.5372I mean, come on, we live in a whole different generation now, like993.6860
922 994.0005you see what type of money out here.995.5834 
923ATL_int_01996.3104Real [money.]996.8826
924ATL_se0_ag1_m_02996.7641[Like]997.1817
925 997.4240when you get to a point to where999.2743
927 999.8466you have the advantage, and you can just take advantage whenever you want1002.7417 
929 1002.8522at will,1003.3614 
931 1004.0626you can make1004.6917 
933 1004.9958the- the moves you-1006.0115 
935 1006.3357you need to make.1007.1761 
936ATL_int_011007.6349I got the moves.1008.8329
937ATL_se0_ag1_m_021008.8555There's money out here n- like sitting.1010.7214
939 1010.8748You know what I'm saying, like-1011.7685 
941 1012.3872so it's just like,1013.1503 
943 1015.2487let's get it1015.8042 
945 1016.1083I'm o- n- [like], my focus is on the now really.1019.8721 
946ATL_int_011016.7064[<laugh> Let's get it.]1017.8121
947 1019.9288Ay, even though we don't-1021.2281
949 1021.7268we don't really need nobody else but god,1024.4491 
951 1025.2431I still think we need to rock with, um,1027.7268 
953 1028.2218that, um, Mr. Hudson cat,1029.7587 
955 1029.9186the chess player1030.8513 
957 1031.6865cause he might1032.7383 
959 1033.0631could really get our-1034.1679 
961 1034.2612our minds sharp enough to like we can use the resources we got to really,1038.9084 
963 1039.9021you know, do some damage and turn up.1041.7737 
964ATL_se0_ag1_m_021044.7383Okay.1045.2126
966 1046.3610Why not?1046.9047 
968 1047.0364I mean, you know,1048.0933 
970 1048.5677just off of what you said, I trust it. I mean,1050.9961 
972 1051.8970w-1052.2888 
974 1052.7631is-1053.3922 
975ATL_int_011053.6242I mean, just [something] to1054.8306
976ATL_se0_ag1_m_021054.1191[you know.]1054.5058
977 1055.2078[You gotta- you gotta-]1056.0113
978ATL_int_011055.2317[/try/ /?/.]1055.8669
979ATL_se0_ag1_m_021056.1969gotta be around 'em, gotta find out.1058.2285
981 1058.3520I mean, you know,1059.0519 
983 1060.7184definitely it sounds like a worthwhile- I mean, [t-]1062.9921 
984ATL_int_011062.8728[I] mean, it sure seem like [/??/]1064.6774
985ATL_se0_ag1_m_021064.1154[iron sharpen] iron. That dude sound like some steel to me, man. I'm- [<laugh>]1067.6586
986ATL_int_011067.5220[Yeah.]1068.1277
987ATL_se0_ag1_m_021068.1467<laugh>]1068.9038
988ATL_int_011068.3300[/?/]1068.6681
989 1069.0430And, um, he definitely agree that it would-1071.2902
991 1071.6160that's definitely one of the ways to get better, just being around people who better and stuff.1075.8157 
993 1077.5686That's one person I can1079.1927 
995 1079.7960safely say is a l-1080.9598 
997 1081.4290bit better than me.1082.3003 
999 1082.7953So1083.2026 
1001 1083.9502I'm not even good like that.1085.2855 
1003 1085.7238But, um,1086.1723 
1005 1087.5836let's see,1088.1972 
1007 1089.2284what, um,1089.9089 
1009 1090.4606you prefer to do1091.6464 
1011 1091.9661/when it's just/1092.7704 
1013 1093.1970for fun1093.8105 
1015 1094.6921just when you're not doing poetry and1096.4658 
1016ATL_se0_ag1_m_021096.7287[<laugh>]1097.1618
1017ATL_int_011097.0845[your] artis- stry and1098.8890
1018ATL_se0_ag1_m_021099.0165Listening to music. (laughing)1100.7901
1019ATL_int_011101.1716Listening to music.1102.2492
1020ATL_se0_ag1_m_021102.3523[Yeah, like]1103.6103
1021ATL_int_011102.5637[You can't get away from] music, huh?1104.5436
1022ATL_se0_ag1_m_021104.5989I- it's not that I can't get away from music cause I watch anime.1107.9450
1023ATL_int_011108.4709Okay.1108.9298
1024ATL_se0_ag1_m_021109.2494You know what I'm saying, that's- that's a [whole] [nother-]1111.3516
1025ATL_int_011110.6759[I-]1110.8454
1027 1111.0303[I mean], but anime got some of the [dopest music in that.]1113.9295 
1028ATL_se0_ag1_m_021112.7385[That's what I do- yeah], that's what I do outside of-1115.5433
1029 1115.8998I watch anime.1116.8013
1030ATL_int_011116.9598[Okay.]1117.4290
1031ATL_se0_ag1_m_021117.2434[But] [I- I mean],1118.3106
1032ATL_int_011117.6661[Anime, that's] cool.1118.5993
1033ATL_se0_ag1_m_021119.5171I watch anime. I watch shows that- that are interesting on Netflix.1122.9612
1035 1123.6050Um,1124.1309 
1037 1124.5021[<ts>]1124.7856 
1038ATL_int_011124.6000[You heard] of American Gods?1126.0591
1039ATL_se0_ag1_m_021126.7538Mm, no.1127.5904
1040ATL_int_011127.9293No? Okay.1128.9295
1042 1129.3265It's pretty insane,1130.3268 
1043ATL_se0_ag1_m_021130.6619But, [um],1131.5229
1044ATL_int_011131.4043[what] I've seen.1132.0076
1045ATL_se0_ag1_m_021132.4702Okay.1132.9033
1047 1133.1599Might have to check it out.1133.9654 
1048ATL_int_011134.0479Mm-hm.1134.5532
1049ATL_se0_ag1_m_021134.8986But I don't be like-1135.8524
1050ATL_int_011136.0838What else?1136.6509
1051ATL_se0_ag1_m_021137.4397yeah,1137.9399
1053 1138.7132um,1139.2649 
1055 1140.0537my m- like1140.7137 
1057 1141.2382I listen to music. I'm a l- music listener as well, you [know.]1143.9811 
1058ATL_int_011143.8058[Okay], you listen to music.1145.0484
1059ATL_se0_ag1_m_021145.0845Like, it's- it's just like1146.3940
1060ATL_int_011146.4803You're a fan of [music.]1147.5733
1061ATL_se0_ag1_m_021147.3259[I'm a fan] of [music, you know what I'm] saying, that-1149.2335
1062ATL_int_011148.2127[That's great.]1148.8791
1063ATL_se0_ag1_m_021149.4913that's what- that's what-1150.5843
1065 1150.9143that's what it all started from. I was a fan of music1152.9663 
1066ATL_int_011153.2176you [came in here playing] [a bunch of other] people's stuff other than your own stuff.1157.5536
1067ATL_se0_ag1_m_021153.3826[way back in]1154.5621
1069 1154.6413[elementary.]1155.6614 
1070 1158.0331[Yeah.]1158.4720
1071ATL_int_011158.2864[Uzi], Future,1159.9285
1072ATL_se0_ag1_m_021160.5220[Yeah],1161.0110
1073ATL_int_011160.6921[fan] of [music.]1161.5377
1074ATL_se0_ag1_m_021161.2444[I'm-]1161.6924
1075 1162.1048I'm a fan of music,1163.1154
1076ATL_int_011163.3216Yachty.1163.9403
1077ATL_se0_ag1_m_021164.0555you know.1164.5765
1079 1164.7195I love good music.1165.7906 
1081 1166.0174I mean, I love to make good music, but I love good music.1168.5115 
1083 1168.8827I mean, [if it's good music-]1170.1509 
1084ATL_int_011169.3364[Rock with the cool stuff.]1170.4861
1085ATL_se0_ag1_m_021170.3467[if it-] you know what I'm saying, got a good rhythm, if I can feel it,1172.9042
1086 1173.3683I mean, and the thing is, who1175.0270
1088 1175.2281are you to tell me what1176.4243 
1090 1176.8471feels good to me.1177.7184 
1091ATL_int_011178.5095Alright, now I'm'a let you hear [that one] beat cause1181.1044
1092ATL_se0_ag1_m_021179.9045[<laugh>]1180.2021
1093ATL_int_011181.4962/RD-NAME-2/ said that beat was wack. He wasn't fucking with it at all.1184.5743
1094ATL_se0_ag1_m_021184.7334[Okay.]1185.1613
1095ATL_int_011184.9138[But I'm-] I'm'a let you hear it. You can let me know what you think [honestly] and shit like that. I-1189.4290
1096ATL_se0_ag1_m_021187.8991[Okay.]1188.3219
1097ATL_int_011189.5372I wasn't, um,1190.3292
1099 1190.4150upset either way.1191.5686 
1101 1192.1564It's a1192.4761 
1103 1192.9865lot of beats for everybody and [shit.]1194.8206 
1104ATL_se0_ag1_m_021194.6518[Absolutely.]1195.4496
1105ATL_int_011196.0477But, um,1196.6612
1107 1196.8984let's [see],1197.5068 
1108ATL_se0_ag1_m_021197.2541[You know] how that go.1198.0739
1109ATL_int_011200.1569can you hoop?1200.7807
1111 1201.9394You pretty tall. How tall are you?1203.3418 
1112ATL_se0_ag1_m_021203.6563I'm about six four.1206.4198
1114 1207.5166Nah- I had- I had my time hooping,1210.0327 
1116 1210.3936but1210.6283 
1118 1210.7680I'm the football player1211.9197 
1119ATL_int_011212.1569Okay.1212.6077
1120ATL_se0_ag1_m_021212.6260that1212.9472
1122 1213.1609hooped.1213.6249 
1123ATL_int_011214.2591[Okay.]1214.8417
1124ATL_se0_ag1_m_021214.3471[And I was]1215.1136
1125 1215.2768physical.1215.8522
1126ATL_int_011216.2647Oh, okay. [How- um,]1217.8166
1127ATL_se0_ag1_m_021217.1205[I was real physical.] I- I- honestly I was more like, I'm getting fouled out,1221.3830
1128 1221.6202cause I'm so [physical],1222.6162
1129ATL_int_011222.4554[That's] [cool too though.]1223.6722
1130ATL_se0_ag1_m_021222.9747[and I think everybody] else need to get they weight up.1225.2382
1131ATL_int_011225.6146Okay.1226.1409
1132ATL_se0_ag1_m_021226.1619And it's not like I'm thinking that cause I saw a video /where it was/ this dude talking about- I forgot his name.1230.4920
1133ATL_int_011230.5487[<laugh>]1232.0986
1134ATL_se0_ag1_m_021230.9592[But, uh, yeah-] but, uh, yeah, it was just like, I was- I felt so guilty, cause I was like, oh my god,1235.6413
1135 1235.8522[that's-]1236.1241
1136ATL_int_011235.8668[<laugh>]1236.3837
1137ATL_se0_ag1_m_021236.1972[that's] me.1236.7292
1138ATL_int_011237.5991[/unintelligible/]1240.0120
1139ATL_se0_ag1_m_021237.9806[I like- I didn't- you know, they used to call me Shaq.]1240.4193
1140ATL_int_011240.7029[Yeah.]1241.3835
1141ATL_se0_ag1_m_021241.1309[They used to] call me Shaq. [Like I-]1242.5564
1142ATL_int_011242.0744[Shaq.] (laughing)1242.8670
1143ATL_se0_ag1_m_021242.9125cause I spe- I had- you know, I spent my time playing basketball cause I was like, shoot,1247.0020
1144ATL_int_011247.1071Yeah.1247.4894
1145ATL_se0_ag1_m_021247.5018you know, back in high school, like I was tryna-1249.7899
1147 1250.9757you know, I was doing football.1252.3575 
1148ATL_int_011252.5701[Mm.]1252.9911
1149ATL_se0_ag1_m_021252.6588[But it was] like, they wouldn't let me play basketball.1255.2949
1150ATL_int_011255.4474[Yeah.]1255.8639
1151ATL_se0_ag1_m_021255.8017[Like], it was just like, come on, man. Like I'm- I'm telling the coach like, come on, if you just train me how to-1260.7962
1152 1261.0629like, here I [am.]1262.2797
1153ATL_int_011261.9497[You said], if you just [train me.] (laughing)1263.5635
1154ATL_se0_ag1_m_021263.1149[If you ju-]1263.6545
1155 1263.7373here I am. I'm like six two. I'm like six one- six two in ninth grade,1267.7125
1156ATL_int_011267.7383Mm-hm.1268.1250
1157ATL_se0_ag1_m_021268.1611you know what I'm saying. And it's just like,1269.5944
1159 1269.9863here I am1270.9143 
1161 1271.6155ready to learn a sport,1273.1918 
1163 1273.3465you know what I'm saying. Like1274.4240 
1165 1274.6406I'm like, hey,1275.6305 
1167 1276.1564but [they ain't wanna take] that time1277.8578 
1168ATL_int_011276.3366[/inaudible/]1277.1652
1169 1277.8883They [dropped the ball.]1278.8103
1170ATL_se0_ag1_m_021278.0692[and that says a lot] about they coaching.1279.6661
1171 1279.8981And, you know, it is what it is, cause I don't really give a fuck. I ain't in school no more. What they [gonna do, write me] up?1284.7498
1172ATL_int_011283.8114[<laugh>]1284.3579
1173 1285.3175[Yeah, definitely.]1286.2333
1174ATL_se0_ag1_m_021285.4983[Like, you know what I'm] saying.1286.6485
1175ATL_int_011286.6952[Definitely.]1287.2902
1176ATL_se0_ag1_m_021287.0863[It is] what it is. It's just like, you know,1289.0332
1177 1289.1095fuck you. Fuck you too. You ain't wanna take time, you [know, to teach me],1292.4137
1178ATL_int_011291.7950[<laugh>]1292.3158
1179ATL_se0_ag1_m_021292.7385fuck you. Like, you know what I'm saying, so it was like, with b- with-1295.1154
1181 1295.3732with school basketball, they never,1297.2485 
1183 1297.6610you know,1298.3020 
1185 1298.4366p- put me on the team.1299.7903 
1187 1299.9811I never [made] the team.1301.1154 
1188ATL_int_011300.2640[Yup.]1300.5892
1189ATL_se0_ag1_m_021301.4557/RD-NAME-2/ didn't make the cut.1302.6312
1191 1303.1529[<laugh>]1303.4662 
1192ATL_int_011303.4055[Oh] my [god.]1304.0810
1193ATL_se0_ag1_m_021303.8370[And it] is what it is,1305.1431
1194ATL_int_011305.1576[Yeah.]1305.5699
1195ATL_se0_ag1_m_021305.5401[but]1305.9422
1196 1306.1072football was [my thing.]1307.3549
1197ATL_int_011306.9702[Was-]1307.2456
1198 1307.3982did somebody dunk? Did you go to tryouts?1309.6685
1199ATL_se0_ag1_m_021310.3181I went to tryouts, but [I wasn't a basketball] player,1313.4255
1200ATL_int_011311.6071[/Were niggas em-/]1312.3031
1202 1313.3894were the [folks embarrassing] [you?]1314.8178 
1203ATL_se0_ag1_m_021313.6230[like I don't-]1314.1527
1205 1314.6322[the thing] is-1315.4863 
1206 1315.6685not- not folks embarrassing me, [no no no.]1317.9319
1207ATL_int_011317.2919[Okay.]1317.7850
1208ATL_se0_ag1_m_021318.2052It's more like1318.9837
1210 1319.4683out of ignorance1320.6064 
1212 1320.7250like1320.9573 
1214 1321.0775of the game.1322.1119 
1215ATL_int_011322.9575Oh yeah, they dropped the ball. You coulda-1324.9528
1217 1325.6952any person that-1326.6064 
1219 1326.7508is- actually come to- you got people that's good b- that don't come to the coach like, [hey, just teach me]1331.8866 
1220ATL_se0_ag1_m_021330.9373[But I'm telling him like], [ay],1332.5605
1221ATL_int_011332.4202[whatever.]1333.1368
1222ATL_se0_ag1_m_021332.9667[like] I [ain't- I don't know nothing],1334.9110
1223ATL_int_011333.5029[And at your size too.]1335.0193
1224ATL_se0_ag1_m_021335.4627you know what I'm saying, I don't know nothing, and I'm six- I'm like six one, six [two.]1338.7508
1225ATL_int_011338.5394[Well] [fuck your mentality.]1340.3955
1226ATL_se0_ag1_m_021339.0395[I'm like, boy, I'm like], man, I'm like, i-1341.3854
1227 1341.6122I'm like, as a coa- like, as somebody who-1344.2108
1229 1344.8075I actually invest my time in people,1346.8595 
1230ATL_int_011346.9368Mm-hm.1347.3235
1231ATL_se0_ag1_m_021347.4266you know what I'm saying. I'm not saying that I am a coach,1349.6075
1233 1349.9117but,1350.4531 
1235 1350.8332you know,1351.2595 
1237 1351.4472I coach people,1352.4883 
1238ATL_int_011352.5553[Mm-hm.]1353.0681
1239ATL_se0_ag1_m_021352.8079[you know], and it's just like1353.9525
1240 1354.6228as-1355.1229
1242 1355.4271like1355.8451 
1244 1355.9445if it's somebody1356.8598 
1246 1356.9330with that size, if I was a f-1358.5394 
1248 1358.9003basketball coach,1360.0088 
1249ATL_int_011360.2305[Mm-hm.]1360.5708
1250ATL_se0_ag1_m_021360.3852[I woulda] taught that kid how to freaking play.1362.2347
1251ATL_int_011362.7039Easy.1363.1473
1252ATL_se0_ag1_m_021363.3999Easy.1363.9722
1254 1364.5886Easy.1365.6324 
1256 1366.9929[And-]1367.6219 
1257ATL_int_011367.4508[But] you gotta think about it.1368.5860
1258ATL_se0_ag1_m_021368.7098[yeah.]1369.1789
1259ATL_int_011368.9727[It's] people like around your age right now, a little bit [older-]1372.4154
1260ATL_se0_ag1_m_021372.1576[They team] wasn't that damn big.1373.5136
1261ATL_int_011373.7044No, I'm just- I'm just saying,1375.1996
1263 1375.5605they- um,1376.7243 
1265 1377.6472[like at twenty-four], twenty-five, twenty-six, like it's some,1380.8747 
1266ATL_se0_ag1_m_021377.6987[Oh.]1378.2401
1267ATL_int_011381.6894you know, people around our age that just don't give a fuck1384.2034
1269 1384.3456about the kids.1385.2867 
1271 1385.5755So1386.0498 
1273 1386.4056even if somebody-1387.5141 
1275 1387.6378some kids did come to them, be like, oh,1389.3246 
1277 1389.4071<ts> like, get out of here, little nigga, or some shit like that,1391.5755 
1278ATL_se0_ag1_m_021391.7714Oh yeah.1392.5664
1279ATL_int_011392.5909[so.]1392.9985
1280ATL_se0_ag1_m_021392.6300[Well I guess] I care and shit, [so.]1394.2777
1281ATL_int_011394.1437[You] care.1394.8835
1282 1395.4832[They]1395.9147
1283ATL_se0_ag1_m_021395.5598[Yeah.]1396.0131
1284ATL_int_011396.0216apparently [didn't, so.]1397.5394
1285ATL_se0_ag1_m_021396.9774[Well, I mean], you [know],1398.5499
1286ATL_int_011398.3024[That shouldn't] even be [too-]1399.4051
1287ATL_se0_ag1_m_021399.0964[that is] true that, you know, everybody got n-1401.1037
1288 1401.1649different-1401.7916
1290 1402.3071yeah, that's real shit.1403.2971 
1292 1403.6528At the end of the day though,1404.7252 
1294 1404.9727um,1405.6378 
1296 1406.2300you know, that was what it was.1407.5551 
1298 1408.0913I wasn't supposed to be on that basketball team.1410.7916 
1300 1411.2453I was supposed to be on the football team.1412.8694 
1301ATL_int_011413.3024It's politics definitely in a lot of that school sport shit big time.1417.3903
1302ATL_se0_ag1_m_021417.4831I could believe it. The coach is talking like, uh-uh,1419.7348
1304 1419.9256I don't want him, mm-mm.1421.0650 
1305ATL_int_011421.3022[Yeah.]1421.6734
1306ATL_se0_ag1_m_021421.4878[But] I mean, at the same time it's just like, but still really,1424.1881
1307 1424.4562there's kids that actually- you know what I'm saying, but I- I know what you mean by that,1427.9673
1309 1428.2612the politics behind it.1429.3181 
1311 1429.6275But, um,1430.4562 
1313 1430.7810it's just like, so, you know,1432.0854 
1314ATL_int_011432.3845[/??/ politics.] (whispered)1433.5755
1315ATL_se0_ag1_m_021432.5082[because basketball didn't] do it,1433.9879
1316 1434.3437football did it for me.1435.5089
1318 1435.7667And I was like, alright. They taught me how to play.1437.9050 
1320 1438.2865They was like, alright come on,1439.3692 
1321ATL_int_011439.4620[Mm-hm.]1439.9931
1322ATL_se0_ag1_m_021439.6167[we gonna] get it,1440.2818
1323 1440.4365[let's go],1441.0810
1324ATL_int_011440.5410[Okay.]1440.9980
1325ATL_se0_ag1_m_021441.1989[put on the pants.]1442.1011
1326ATL_int_011441.3093[What, um, what] position you play in football?1443.4829
1327ATL_se0_ag1_m_021443.7279Man, football was- I started off defense.1446.3718
1329 1446.6357Defense.1447.1791 
1331 1447.4183[I was a- I] was a defensive, um,1449.3115 
1332ATL_int_011447.5214[Okay.]1447.9133
1333ATL_se0_ag1_m_021449.5961end.1449.9302
1334ATL_int_011450.1653Oh, okay.1451.0686
1335ATL_se0_ag1_m_021451.1800Yeah.1451.5677
1337 1452.2802So1452.9208 
1339 1453.0964I did defensive end pretty much til1455.8522 
1341 1456.4615eleven grade, like1457.9621 
1343 1458.0989and the- like half of the season eleven grade1460.1407 
1344ATL_int_011460.3388[Mm-hm.]1460.7409
1345ATL_se0_ag1_m_021460.6533[cause] these mother f- like1461.6676
1346 1462.4925baby star1463.3999
1348 1464.2610which was1464.8412 
1350 1464.9682coach star son1466.4058 
1352 1466.5708took [me off of defe-]1467.5490 
1353ATL_int_011466.7244[Baby star.] (whispered)1467.3458
1354ATL_se0_ag1_m_021467.7862defense, eleven grade, cause I got injured1470.1114
1356 1470.3383o-1470.4724 
1358 1470.6373at practice.1471.3024 
1359ATL_int_011471.4004His-1471.6664
1360ATL_se0_ag1_m_021471.6790A dude slid at my foot, bruh.1473.5542
1361ATL_int_011474.3997Ah, with the cleats on?1475.7712
1362ATL_se0_ag1_m_021475.8433No, he slid his body at my f-1478.2563
1364 1478.5347[at-]1478.7602 
1365ATL_int_011478.6209[Oh.]1479.7604
1366ATL_se0_ag1_m_021479.0179[I'm the big nigga.] (laughing) [They] sliding at me. <laugh>1482.6941
1367ATL_int_011480.1517[Oh yeah, I-]1481.2138
1368 1482.9344See that's [what they-]1483.7233
1369ATL_se0_ag1_m_021483.5222[Tryna] stop me and [shit.]1484.7287
1370ATL_int_011484.6499[yeah], [they be chop] [blocking.]1486.2196
1371ATL_se0_ag1_m_021485.0329[And they]1485.5085
1373 1485.7081[is-]1486.0176 
1374 1486.2290chop blocking and shit, fucked my achilles up, bruh.1489.2710
1376 1489.6459It is what it is, but, you [know what I'm saying].1491.6567 
1377ATL_int_011491.0896[It is] what it [is.]1492.6827
1378ATL_se0_ag1_m_021492.1568[just a little injury] and shit, you know.1494.0697
1379 1494.7341But, [um],1495.5074
1380ATL_int_011495.1465[Gladiator] sport, [man.]1496.7448
1381ATL_se0_ag1_m_021496.4767[on some] gladiator sport shit.1497.8740
1382ATL_int_011497.9513[<laugh>]1498.7955
1383ATL_se0_ag1_m_021498.2813[Like that's-] that's what took me off of defense.1500.2494
1384 1500.5072But1500.7704
1386 1500.8695the thing is, it was a blessing in disguise1503.3532 
1388 1503.7399because the next year,1505.1667 
1390 1506.1050I was a senior,1507.8570 
1392 1507.9673and I was starting offense.1509.6265 
1394 1510.0840Now mind you,1511.0017 
1396 1511.2698I wasn't gonna play1512.5897 
1398 1513.9147my twelfth grade year1515.1057 
1399ATL_int_011515.5904[Mm-hm.]1515.9255
1400ATL_se0_ag1_m_021515.7451[cause] i- just because of the fact that they hit me with that bullshit.1519.2187
1401 1519.5487And then I was like, I already don't wanna play.1522.0905
1402ATL_int_011523.0172Yeah.1523.4554
1403ATL_se0_ag1_m_021525.6621You know what I'm saying.1526.3221
1404ATL_int_011526.4252Did you get more girls when you was playing on the team?1528.8522
1406 1529.1203D-1529.2853 
1407ATL_se0_ag1_m_021529.5740I was always playing on the team. This is- [<laugh>]1531.4456
1408ATL_int_011531.3167[no] I just saying,1532.2293
1409ATL_se0_ag1_m_021532.3270I [was just known] as the football guy.1533.9145
1410ATL_int_011532.4768[um],1532.8145
1411 1533.9558you was the football guy.1535.1472
1413 1535.2568[Okay.]1535.6448 
1414ATL_se0_ag1_m_021535.5896[Yeah], that's the thing though,1536.5795
1415 1536.7540junior year, I started playing th- I was doing theater1539.1566
1417 1539.5588as well.1540.0537 
1418ATL_int_011540.2960Oh okay, you started showing the range.1542.0348
1419ATL_se0_ag1_m_021542.0391Mind you, I-1543.0132
1421 1543.4308I did track,1544.1306 
1422ATL_int_011544.6152[Mm-hm.]1544.9968
1423ATL_se0_ag1_m_021544.9349[shot] put and discus1546.0847
1424ATL_int_011546.7755[Oh, and shot put too, okay.]1548.6007
1425ATL_se0_ag1_m_021546.8034[from ninth grade too.]1547.9060
1427 1548.0469[I did- I] did, yeah, shot put and discus,1550.4193 
1428 1550.7441defensive end1551.6619
1429ATL_int_011551.7612Okay.1552.2177
1430ATL_se0_ag1_m_021552.2703n- from ninth grade-1553.5283
1431ATL_int_011553.7809Letterman [guy.]1554.6007
1432ATL_se0_ag1_m_021554.3996[yeah], I was a definite le- letterman guy, for sure.1557.1573
1433ATL_int_011557.2449Okay.1557.6832
1434ATL_se0_ag1_m_021557.9204Yeah.1558.2400
1436 1558.4256So when- when- you can only be surprised on how- how surprised people were1562.5953 
1437ATL_int_011563.8121Okay.1564.3277
1438ATL_se0_ag1_m_021564.8419when I started doing theater in eleventh grade.1566.8269
1439ATL_int_011567.0158[/Oh okay/],1567.6560
1440ATL_se0_ag1_m_021567.0429[<laugh>]1567.8116
1441ATL_int_011567.7652[oh] yeah, [you-]1568.5180
1442ATL_se0_ag1_m_021568.2911[They] was- cause they was like1569.4873
1443ATL_int_011569.9860Ay this dude is really taking it there.1572.0546
1444ATL_se0_ag1_m_021572.0736Mm-hm.1572.6206
1445ATL_int_011572.7753Football jock doing the theater shit, cool as shit.1575.7915
1446ATL_se0_ag1_m_021577.7132The football jock is doing theater, and he's actually good at [it.]1580.4354
1447ATL_int_011580.3989[And] he's actually [good. Come on, let's-]1582.6731
1448ATL_se0_ag1_m_021581.3532[He's actually good.]1582.4566
1449ATL_int_011582.9605[let's pay] attention to this shit. <laugh>1585.4249
1450ATL_se0_ag1_m_021583.0469[Like]1583.5628
1451 1586.0385I got awards for- for a- the plays I did. I did-1589.3162
1452ATL_int_011589.3884What school you was at?1590.2339
1453ATL_se0_ag1_m_021590.8011/RD-SCHOOL-2/ High School.1591.7394
1454ATL_int_011591.8065Ooh, /RD-SCHOOL-2/ High School (whispered)1593.9255
1455ATL_se0_ag1_m_021598.1506You know, I mean,1599.3171
1457 1599.6162n-1599.8430 
1459 1600.3122people w-1600.9914 
1461 1601.1461cause the- that's the thing, you know, as a- as a1603.6490 
1463 1603.8993big black man,1605.1006 
1464ATL_int_011605.2604Mm-hm.1605.6419
1465ATL_se0_ag1_m_021606.3535people put me in a box.1607.8576
1466ATL_int_011608.1618Yeah.1608.5124
1467ATL_se0_ag1_m_021608.8939And then a-1609.3650
1469 1609.4683as a artist,1610.2911 
1471 1611.0232you already know, people1612.0896 
1473 1612.2263automatically ain't gonna understand me1613.8215 
1474ATL_int_011614.0741Mm-hm.1614.4299
1475ATL_se0_ag1_m_021614.4763cause they already- they looking for me to be a certain person.1617.0129
1477 1617.4099I'm doing1618.0493 
1479 1618.3586football. I'm doing this that and the other, so they putting stereotypes on me1621.8013 
1481 1622.0746that I'm this type of guy1623.4357 
1483 1623.7348and that I'm bound to do this.1625.8885 
1484ATL_int_011626.1050Okay.1626.5588
1485ATL_se0_ag1_m_021627.1207And they don't- they don't even1628.4001
1487 1628.4822think about I'm-1629.2037 
1489 1629.3532I'm bound to be great in something else1631.0687 
1490ATL_int_011631.4915[Mm-hm.]1631.9813
1491ATL_se0_ag1_m_021631.7854[cause] they- they so focused on this thing cause it's the popular-1634.6469
1492 1634.9923the football and the sports and stuff is popular.1637.0223
1494 1637.2646It's gonna get me a scholarship or whatever.1639.0950 
1495ATL_int_011639.5023Oh yup yup, that's what [everybody talking about.]1642.1008
1496ATL_se0_ag1_m_021640.9872[So, you know, e- exactly.]1642.7247
1497 1643.3935And it was. And, you know, but-1645.0537
1498ATL_int_011645.2909They not thinking about down the line this person being on TV [/??/]1649.4709
1499ATL_se0_ag1_m_021648.8470[They don't think about]1649.7905
1500 1650.2236what actually makes me happy,1651.6879
1501ATL_int_011652.6314Nah, definitely [not.]1653.9668
1502ATL_se0_ag1_m_021653.8636[you] know what I'm saying.1654.5855
1503 1654.9708It's not about my actual-1656.7289
1504ATL_int_011656.9970[It's about-]1657.6673
1505ATL_se0_ag1_m_021657.0589[like setting me] up [for-]1658.6159
1506ATL_int_011658.1364[it's about] who can go to the NBA or the NFL.1661.1203
1507ATL_se0_ag1_m_021661.7132[exactly.]1662.4196
1508ATL_int_011662.2803[Make] some money off [this bitch.]1663.7962
1509ATL_se0_ag1_m_021663.2136[Who-]1663.5033
1511 1663.5899[who] can- who g- o- is setting me up to try to make,1666.1936 
1512 1666.7910you know what I'm saying,1667.5747
1514 1668.0387more than a thousand dollars.1669.3328 
1516 1669.3995<laugh>1669.7617 
1518 1670.2028And-1670.5691 
1520 1670.6636and honestly, you know, people mean well. I- I can't1673.7551 
1521ATL_int_011673.7697I mean, [when you really think about] it though,1675.4256
1522ATL_se0_ag1_m_021674.0645[fault people.]1674.9307
1523 1676.1512I just know I wouldn't go about it that [way.]1677.8939
1524ATL_int_011677.6980[the basketball] stars is probably definitely getting paid1680.6677
1525 1681.5016more than the, um, theater stars in high school,1683.9042
1526ATL_se0_ag1_m_021684.1620Honestly, bruh,1685.0591
1527ATL_int_011685.1519you know [/unintelligible/]1686.2656
1528ATL_se0_ag1_m_021685.6005[I'm paving the way] so that way, I can be on some Will and Jada, uh,1688.8473
1529 1689.1927new- real- Will and /Jalen/ shit.1691.0219
1531 1691.1878<laugh>1691.6469 
1533 1691.9768[God damn], like on some shit, like my kid can do whatever the fuck he wants.1695.4814 
1534ATL_int_011692.1985[/Sweet/.]1692.6471
1535 1695.5949Whatever, right?1696.4589
1536ATL_se0_ag1_m_021696.4755Whatever [he wants.]1697.4819
1537ATL_int_011697.0179[That'd be lit.]1697.6881
1538ATL_se0_ag1_m_021698.2810Like that's lit.1699.4566
1539ATL_int_011699.5236That's-1700.1461
1540ATL_se0_ag1_m_021700.3214That's what I'm aiming for cause [I'm-]1701.7046
1541ATL_int_011701.4453[that's what] [parenting is supposed to be, bruh.]1703.0385
1542ATL_se0_ag1_m_021701.9602[I'm aiming to get it out the way]1703.4510
1543ATL_int_011703.5283[Yeah.]1703.8944
1544ATL_se0_ag1_m_021703.7294[so] that way th- you know what I'm saying, my kid can be1705.7491
1545 1705.9965who he's meant to be1707.0380
1547 1707.2700and not who he's-1708.0950 
1549 1708.3476who1708.9508 
1551 1709.1777like me and his mom or whoever1711.2967 
1553 1711.5855is forcing him- like, you know what I'm saying, like1713.6980 
1555 1713.8217subconsciously kind of forcing him into this person.1716.4821 
1557 1716.7554We may not know what we doing, you know,1718.6977 
1559 1718.9865just like parents, they- they're ignorant of what they do to you because1722.4048 
1561 1722.8482in they- in they mind, they doing what's best.1724.9091 
1562ATL_int_011726.5848Ay man,1727.1364
1564 1727.8944I just know that1728.7863 
1566 1729.8161you1730.5121 
1568 1730.6720legitly got a chance to pull the rap card out1733.7191 
1570 1734.0697as a,1734.7038 
1572 1735.4205you know, hustle to get some bread,1737.0741 
1574 1737.6877as opposed to1738.6570 
1576 1738.8374some of these other cats. That's what [I /??/]1740.9998 
1577ATL_se0_ag1_m_021740.6471[Appreciate] it.1741.2228
1578 1741.3749Appreciate it.1741.9759
1580 1743.2082That Slay stamp.1744.0640 
1581ATL_int_011744.4559Slayer stamp, man.1746.1573
1583 1748.3884But who knows, maybe that same talent,1750.3992 
1585 1750.6002you know, might can, um, translate in1752.5491 
1587 1752.7812a different type of department1754.2646 
1589 1755.1515or [career or some shit.]1756.3115 
1590ATL_se0_ag1_m_021755.3886[Not even just different.]1756.9354
1591 1757.3942Bruh, like1758.3171
1593 1759.6054rapping is just a step.1761.1335 
1595 1761.2833Rapping1761.8574 
1597 1761.9668r- d- like hip hop in itself is- is a skeleton. It's-1766.3117 
1598ATL_int_011766.6727Mm-hm.1766.9923
1599ATL_se0_ag1_m_021767.2192it's not even the whole- you know, the whole body of1769.8988
1600ATL_int_011770.0741[Okay.]1770.4763
1601ATL_se0_ag1_m_021770.4041[the] work,1771.0279
1602 1771.2548you know what I'm [saying.]1772.0446
1603ATL_int_011771.9385[Mm-hm.]1772.3225
1604ATL_se0_ag1_m_021773.0129It's my foundation1774.1627
1606 1774.5433to be able to have opportunity to do more1777.1723 
1608 1778.9459cause [once I'm known] as a1780.8934 
1609ATL_int_011779.1983[Yeah.]1779.7554
1610ATL_se0_ag1_m_021781.6410hip hop artist1782.7289
1612 1783.0640and a legit hip hop artist,1784.6572 
1614 1784.9614then1785.5274 
1616 1785.6639other people are gonna be1787.1203 
1618 1787.6616coming at1788.3216 
1620 1788.4556us1788.9970 
1622 1789.5899with opportunities of what we can do1791.7605 
1623ATL_int_011792.0633[Mm-hm.]1792.4397
1624ATL_se0_ag1_m_021792.3057[with] them. Because they hear1793.7184
1625 1793.8136our shit,1794.3366
1627 1794.4759and they be like, okay,1795.4920 
1629 1795.8683this is hot.1796.4870 
1631 1797.0490Okay,1797.6368 
1633 1798.0389I see he actually talking about something.1799.7308 
1635 1799.7947We have concepts,1800.8733 
1636ATL_int_011801.1192[Mm-hm.]1801.4217
1637ATL_se0_ag1_m_021801.3476[you] know what I'm saying. We are fishing1802.9614
1638 1803.1367for1803.6626
1640 1803.9822the people we want to involve ourselves with,1805.9504 
1642 1806.8681and1807.3387 
1644 1807.4657shit,1807.9044 
1646 1808.0952we may get they competitors. We may be fishing for one type of person,1811.3317 
1648 1811.6101and they competitors might hit us up.1813.1053 
1650 1814.4870And the people we actually fish for, we may not even get them,1817.1048 
1652 1817.3729and that's okay,1818.2185 
1654 1818.4711<laugh>1818.7753 
1655ATL_int_011818.9094That's true too.1819.6466
1656ATL_se0_ag1_m_021819.6827you know what I'm saying. (laughing)1821.0232
1658 1821.4048Like, you know, that- all that is what it is, but at the end of the day, all this is a foundation1825.9869 
1660 1826.5077to1826.8910 
1662 1827.0067get us1827.6368 
1664 1827.8379to1828.2194 
1666 1829.3493that money that's out here.1830.4423 
1668 1830.7001[Like that's it.]1831.5551 
1669ATL_int_011830.7929[<laugh>]1831.4315
1670ATL_se0_ag1_m_021832.0563Like [I said, like /I-/] this shit is out here.1834.6274
1671ATL_int_011832.2996[/unintelligible/]1833.5499
1672 1834.9265Mm-hm.1835.2513
1673ATL_se0_ag1_m_021835.4008It's out here. Once we lay the foundation, bruh, like shit-1838.4259
1675 1838.8487universe will god damn1840.9420 
1677 1842.1123shift for us.1843.3085 
1679 1843.6835<laugh>1843.9670 
1681 1844.7353As long as we1845.6478 
1683 1846.0294consistently creating, as long as are,1848.1845 
1685 1848.7870you know what I'm saying, consistently bringing out1850.6844 
1687 1851.0401these positive vibes,1852.2827 
1689 1852.6938you know,1853.1475 
1690ATL_int_011853.1681Gotta [keep the positive vibes, especially now] more than ever.1856.5607
1691ATL_se0_ag1_m_021853.5078[we're- gotta keep the positive vibes]1855.7667
1692 1856.9731<exhale> /Boy what./1858.1905
1693ATL_int_011858.2163Cause I f- I see it, just like whatever we saying like1861.2253
1695 1861.8698it's coming about in1863.1536 
1697 1863.5351different ways and stuff, so1865.1526 
1699 1865.8435we need to keep that positive energy1867.7306 
1701 1868.0708flowing, man.1868.9370 
1703 1869.6640Mm.1869.9476 
1705 1872.8902What type of food1873.7120 
1707 1873.8110you into1874.4472 
1709 1874.6947right about now?1875.4371 
1710ATL_se0_ag1_m_021875.6471<ts>1875.7312
1712 1876.1177Man, actually1877.7301 
1714 1879.9110I rock with1880.6792 
1716 1882.1442Vietnamese pho,1883.5600 
1718 1884.5705and it's spelled1885.3490 
1720 1885.8182P-H-O.1886.6071 
1722 1887.4835And I like-1888.0112 
1724 1888.1264I like the shrimp pho.1889.3286 
1726 1890.0195And [I like the-]1890.6617 
1727ATL_int_011890.2464[<laugh>]1891.1112
1728ATL_se0_ag1_m_021890.7964[a- and] I like the beef pho.1892.3176
1729ATL_int_011892.4878I definitely [like the beef] pho.1894.5037
1730ATL_se0_ag1_m_021893.4313[Bruh],1894.1944
1731ATL_int_011895.1843I w- I- I wanna try the shrimp1896.5145
1733 1896.9101pho.1897.2349 
1734ATL_se0_ag1_m_021897.3741Yeah,1897.9299
1736 1898.1990it's really good.1899.0137 
1737ATL_int_011899.4055[<laugh>]1899.9159
1738ATL_se0_ag1_m_021899.6221[But], um, and I'll actually like it with the herbs and shit in it, like with all the1903.6061
1739 1903.8897not every- not e-1904.7353
1741 1904.8899all of them, but, yeah, I like- I- all with- even- yeah.1907.8236 
1743 1908.0505All that shit.1908.5248 
1745 1909.1744I put it all in there. I be like, yeah I want the-1911.2405 
1747 1911.4932I want the authentic god [damn] (laughing)1913.1276 
1748ATL_int_011913.0193[Authentic?] So you [feel] like you can go to actual /where/1916.2815
1749ATL_se0_ag1_m_021914.0350[a-]1914.1948
1750 1917.2147Oh I know a place [called So Ba.]1918.7770
1751ATL_int_011917.8695[Vietnam and shit?]1918.9471
1752ATL_se0_ag1_m_021919.4833It's a place called So Ba in, uh, East Atlanta Village.1922.5136
1753ATL_int_011922.8023So Ba.1923.3333
1754ATL_se0_ag1_m_021923.7046Too bad they ain't paying me for this.1925.1843
1756 1925.5555But hey,1926.0453 
1757ATL_int_011926.2154I know right.1926.9785
1758ATL_se0_ag1_m_021926.9991[<laugh> I'm shouting] 'em out and shit1928.9930
1759ATL_int_011927.6628[/Definitely/.]1928.2403
1760 1929.1941[<laugh>]1929.5757
1761ATL_se0_ag1_m_021929.4983[But], um,1930.1840
1762 1930.3593yeah, man,1931.1533
1764 1932.4829I rock with So Ba in East Atlanta Village, but1935.0041 
1766 1935.6640there's this one in the city though.1937.2094 
1768 1937.5187I ain't gonna even,1938.5860 
1769ATL_int_011939.1840Okay.1939.8043
1771 1939.8894What el- [what else? What other type of cuisine?]1942.3033 
1772ATL_se0_ag1_m_021940.2668[you know, /you gonna have to pull up/.]1941.7568
1773 1942.3284Um,1942.9110
1775 1943.2565<ts>1943.3493 
1777 1943.4524the ramen1944.2731 
1779 1944.3363because of Naruto. Shout out to Naruto,1946.5226 
1781 1946.6208/???/.1947.1890 
1782ATL_int_011947.4158Okay.1947.9005
1783ATL_se0_ag1_m_021949.6019Um,1950.1587
1785 1950.8754god damn1952.0856 
1787 1952.4826<ts>1952.6080 
1789 1952.6752man, honestly1953.7046 
1791 1954.0706I1954.2872 
1793 1954.3855cook.1954.7409 
1795 1955.8803Like I just make sh- I just make whatever.1958.2403 
1796ATL_int_011958.2571Cooking is great.1959.1076
1797ATL_se0_ag1_m_021959.1199I'm slick a alchemist, bruh.1960.6273
1799 1960.6896I just go in there and just whip up1962.5196 
1801 1962.7310whatever's in the kitchen, like1964.2970 
1802ATL_int_011964.3537And you just know how to [make it]1965.7458
1803ATL_se0_ag1_m_021965.5138[yeah],1966.2881
1804ATL_int_011966.2459[/???/]1966.7695
1805ATL_se0_ag1_m_021966.4168[and that's] shout out to Uncle /RD-NAME-1/1968.3289
1806 1968.4887because he the one who showed me1970.1887
1808 1970.5342that all- you know what I'm saying, all these different ways and m- mechanisms and making-1974.6949 
1810 1974.9888making food. M- taught me how to make a omelette1976.9764 
1812 1977.0713type [shit.]1977.5842 
1813ATL_int_011977.4829[That's gonna] come in [handy. Shouts out-]1979.2152
1814ATL_se0_ag1_m_021977.6782[<laugh>]1977.9211
1816 1978.5656[That's definitely] gonna come in handy.1980.1081 
1817ATL_int_011980.1184shouts out Uncle /RD-NAME-1/.1981.1995
1818ATL_se0_ag1_m_021981.3129Shout out Uncle /RD-NAME-1/1982.6844
1820 1983.2154definitely.1983.9063 
1821ATL_int_011985.4878Oh man we flowing, god.1986.8799
1822ATL_se0_ag1_m_021987.3387[You know.]1987.8337
1823ATL_int_011987.4934[Thirty] three minutes of,1988.7566
1824 1988.9370um,1989.5454
1826 1990.2349stuff.1990.8430 
1827ATL_se0_ag1_m_021990.8677And we still on the mother fucking airwaves,1992.9881
1828ATL_int_011993.2408We still rolling.1994.1327
1829ATL_se0_ag1_m_021994.2358[<laugh>]1994.6586
1830ATL_int_011994.4421[<laugh>]1995.1587
1831ATL_se0_ag1_m_021995.6382Let's say this again. This is /RD-NAME-2/ AKA /RD-NAME-4/1999.4573
1832ATL_int_011999.5192<imitates music>2000.2049
1834 2001.0814Chilling with2001.7516 
1836 2002.7814/RD-NAME-3/2003.8538 
1838 2004.6324/RD-NAME-1/,2005.3078 
1840 2005.8749you already know, /RD-NAME-8/ slaying2008.9413 
1842 2010.0343everything2010.7406 
1844 2011.4006including this interview.2012.4318 
1846 2014.4006Gatorade or Powerade?2016.0762 
1847ATL_se0_ag1_m_022016.7723Mm, that's a good one.2019.0498
1849 2019.7406See,2020.4057 
1851 2021.0708I'm rocking Powerade because it's cheaper.2023.2775 
1852ATL_int_012023.4463Mm-hm.2023.8691
1853ATL_se0_ag1_m_022024.2506But2024.9157
1854ATL_int_012025.3488[But.]2026.0706
1855ATL_se0_ag1_m_022025.5808[Gatorade] has a sweeter little taste to [it]2028.5046
1856ATL_int_012028.4554[It] slick do.2029.1486
1857ATL_se0_ag1_m_022029.6783that2030.1124
1859 2030.2216I really fuck with2031.5693 
1861 2031.7413[because]2032.6123 
1862ATL_int_012032.3336[<laugh>]2032.8749
1863ATL_se0_ag1_m_022032.7077[<laugh>]2033.7411
1864ATL_int_012034.3031[/unintelligible/ response.]2036.2097
1865ATL_se0_ag1_m_022034.4887[I actually fu-]2035.3697
1867 2035.7975[<laugh>]2036.1250 
1868ATL_int_012036.3850[I-]2036.8284
1869ATL_se0_ag1_m_022036.6535[because-]2037.6919
1870ATL_int_012037.6311[that] was a great response.2038.8588
1871ATL_se0_ag1_m_022039.4771because,2040.5031
1873 2040.6372you know, I actually did play football, and I actually like did2044.6742 
1875 2044.8031drink gatorade [during the game. <laugh>]2047.9313 
1876ATL_int_012046.2247[Ooh, /unintelligible/]2049.3904
1877ATL_se0_ag1_m_022048.3180[We actually did have] po-2049.9524
1878 2050.1895like Gatorade, like [yeah.]2052.4052
1879ATL_int_012051.9979[Did y'all have] the Gatorade [powder mix?]2054.3128
1880ATL_se0_ag1_m_022053.2043[The- the-]2053.7251
1882 2054.0550[the] powder mix, bruh.2055.5281 
1883ATL_int_012055.5302[<laugh>]2056.1174
1884ATL_se0_ag1_m_022055.9833[The] powder [mix.]2057.3909
1885ATL_int_012056.9578[Even the] powder [mix is sweeter]2058.7764
1886ATL_se0_ag1_m_022057.7968[We had the powder mix] [on lock], [bruh],2060.2561
1887ATL_int_012059.1484[/??/]2059.6013
1889 2060.2303[Okay] just [turning them joints up.]2062.2102 
1890ATL_se0_ag1_m_022061.0450[definitely.]2062.0864
1891 2062.6329We was in that bitch with that shit, bruh.2064.5031
1893 2065.1115[Mm.]2065.5704 
1894ATL_int_012065.2597[Yeah, we-] we got the Powerade sometime, but most time we had the Gatorade. And you can definitely tell the difference.2070.4206
1895ATL_se0_ag1_m_022070.6990Yeah,2071.3323
1897 2071.4070you can.2072.1478 
1898ATL_int_012072.9625But Pa-2073.3698
1900 2073.5090Powerade rock out too, and2075.1147 
1902 2075.2270it's2075.4870 
1904 2075.6546definitely clutch.2076.5341 
1905ATL_se0_ag1_m_022076.7919Absolutely.2077.5704
1907 2078.0035[Absolutely.]2078.9571 
1908ATL_int_012078.9294[/?/]2079.2429
1909ATL_se0_ag1_m_022079.0384[Powerade]2079.6740
1910 2079.9524[has]2080.4061
1911ATL_int_012079.9753[/Lemon lime/ /??/.]2081.1021
1912ATL_se0_ag1_m_022080.6690[saved] my thirst2082.0295
1913 2082.1687and quenched my thirst so many times.2084.2104
1914ATL_int_012084.8690Look how huge the bottle is.2087.0499
1916 2087.7553[Why] [Gatorade] bottles don't be coming like this for real for [real?]2090.8947 
1917ATL_se0_ag1_m_022087.7802[N-]2087.9293
1919 2088.0697[like]2088.5812 
1921 2090.7157[you] n-2091.0649 
1922 2091.9981you know they know [why.]2093.1368
1923ATL_int_012093.0976[They] [/?/]2093.7562
1924ATL_se0_ag1_m_022093.3708[They- you] know they know they got the [ingredient.]2095.4422
1925ATL_int_012094.8802[Oh because] Gatorade came out first, and,2097.1739
1926ATL_se0_ag1_m_022099.9057Oh really.2100.6482
1927ATL_int_012101.0555I mean, [they-]2101.6226
1928ATL_se0_ag1_m_022101.5195[I] could believe that.2102.3341
1929ATL_int_012102.5648I mean, they came out first but they-2104.1528
1931 2104.4930Powerade coulda made they shit a little bit sweeter, man,2107.0607 
1932ATL_se0_ag1_m_022107.0864They could.2107.7412
1933ATL_int_012107.8907in a [cooler] way.2108.8542
1934ATL_se0_ag1_m_022108.1685[n-]2108.4417
1935 2109.2099They could.2109.8235
1936ATL_int_012110.7258Gatorade, when you thirsty,2112.0907
1938 2112.7875e-2112.9139 
1940 2113.0193[it damn near tastes like Kool-Aid]2114.7983 
1941ATL_se0_ag1_m_022113.1072[<exhale>]2114.4013
1942 2114.8756Bruh, what?2115.7341
1943ATL_int_012115.7437[<laugh>]2116.6272
1944ATL_se0_ag1_m_022115.8857[I ain't wanna say] that. I ain't wanna go there.2118.0387
1945ATL_int_012118.0768[<laugh> Obviously we] [already took it there]2121.4376
1946ATL_se0_ag1_m_022118.3596[I ain't wanna go to the hood days]2120.1528
1948 2120.4941[I was like ay, this-] [this shit]2122.4774 
1949ATL_int_012121.7367[<laugh>]2122.7974
1950ATL_se0_ag1_m_022122.5710[really] kind of tastes like Kool-Aid, [but it's really] like2125.3650
1951ATL_int_012124.2771[Mm-hm.]2124.9010
1952ATL_se0_ag1_m_022125.7465thirst quencher type [shit.]2127.0406
1953ATL_int_012126.9066[Oh] my gosh I haven't had Kool-Aid in so [long.]2129.3748
1954ATL_se0_ag1_m_022129.1686[Like], bruh.2130.1946
1955ATL_int_012130.9267Why were we drinking that?2132.1487
1956ATL_se0_ag1_m_022132.3645<laugh>2132.9523
1957ATL_int_012132.9781<laugh>2133.6638
1959 2134.2670It like a pound of [sugar. It-]2136.2045 
1960ATL_se0_ag1_m_022135.5715[Cause you could just] put the sugar in the mother fucking water in that bitch.2138.5604
1961ATL_int_012138.8234The-2138.9884
1962ATL_se0_ag1_m_022139.4576a-2139.6896
1964 2139.8082[and then],2140.4372 
1965ATL_int_012139.9783[so] much sugar.2141.4477
1966 2141.7261[<laugh>]2142.8449
1967ATL_se0_ag1_m_022142.0870[put packets in] that mother fucker2143.7149
1968ATL_int_012144.0964Yeah.2144.5140
1969ATL_se0_ag1_m_022145.1276and have a whole gallon.2146.1691
1970ATL_int_012146.4689I ain't even think about mixing it til later [on, like-]2149.0616
1971ATL_se0_ag1_m_022148.5357[That shit- you] save a lot of money, like drinking the Kool-Aid if you think about2152.2929
1972 2153.1019[it was only-]2153.6489
1973ATL_int_012153.1516[Oh yup.]2153.7984
1974 2153.8964It was a staple of [the-]2155.3039
1975ATL_se0_ag1_m_022155.1492[it] was a- yeah it only amounted just about three [dollars.]2157.7890
1976ATL_int_012157.6859[/?/] that Kool-Aid.2158.6899
1977ATL_se0_ag1_m_022159.3653Make you some Kool-Aid every week2161.0977
1979 2161.4483and have- use half a pound2162.8146 
1980ATL_int_012162.9641You [was happy-]2163.9165
1981ATL_se0_ag1_m_022163.1755[or a quarter] of-2164.2362
1982 2164.3341<laugh>2164.5971
1983ATL_int_012164.6744you was happy as shit you got fucking Kool-Aid,2167.3348
1984ATL_se0_ag1_m_022167.5411[<laugh>]2168.0721
1985ATL_int_012167.8556[rocking.]2168.3196
1986ATL_se0_ag1_m_022169.6550As long as a nigga had Kool-Aid, bruh,2171.4478
1987ATL_int_012171.5973[/unintelligible/] no sugar.2173.2008
1988ATL_se0_ag1_m_022171.7881[we good.]2172.3758
1989 2173.3864E- oh no, that- that's a whole nother stress right there.2176.8033
1990ATL_int_012176.9322Mm-hm.2177.5303
1991ATL_se0_ag1_m_022178.0871Kool-Aid no sugar.2179.2008
1992ATL_int_012179.6287Oh my god, that's the worst.2181.0466
1994 2182.6641I remember drinking Kool-Aid with no sugar and just how horrible that was tasting.2186.7527 
1995ATL_se0_ag1_m_022187.1755[<exhale>]2188.2826
1996ATL_int_012187.7220[Ah.]2188.6538
1997ATL_se0_ag1_m_022188.9113<sound effect>2190.4890
1999 2192.0770Just might as well drink some water.2193.3917 
2001 2193.8506[<laugh>]2194.5762 
2002ATL_int_012194.1946[Nah, definitely]2194.9355
2003 2195.0199all of that.2195.7053
2005 2195.9940You know about, um,2197.2778 
2007 2198.6802the alkaline water and stuff like that?2200.6277 
2008ATL_se0_ag1_m_022201.8548And that's2202.3704
2010 2202.4890pretty much the healthiest of the healthiest water. (whispered)2204.6957 
2011ATL_int_012207.4166Okay.2207.9734
2013 2208.3601Brother conscious is woke up out this thing, man.2211.6186 
2015 2212.2565If you don't mind,2213.1278 
2017 2213.5970do you have any, um,2215.3809 
2019 2216.5823brother conscious, um,2218.3906 
2021 2220.8860I don't know2221.4610 
2023 2221.5476soliloquies that you would like to,2223.6650 
2025 2225.7208you know, go on.2226.6488 
2026ATL_se0_ag1_m_022227.7986Well,2228.2781
2028 2230.2926actually,2231.1072 
2030 2232.2621you know, there's2233.0303 
2032 2234.0925o-2234.3245 
2034 2234.5152there's [just-]2235.0662 
2035ATL_int_012234.9329[you] definitely [been posting some cool shit on] your2237.2774
2036ATL_se0_ag1_m_022235.4469[biggest thing that- yeah.]2237.0454
2037ATL_int_012237.6589Instagram.2238.3343
2038ATL_se0_ag1_m_022239.5769And I'll go into that.2240.4224
2040 2241.5720[So-]2242.1225 
2041ATL_int_012241.6404[/??/] still going.2242.8649
2042ATL_se0_ag1_m_022243.3238right, [right], right.2245.7986
2043ATL_int_012244.1745[<laugh>]2244.8551
2044ATL_se0_ag1_m_022248.8288Man, you know, my- my biggest2251.0149
2046 2251.9532advice to all the artists that's2253.6750 
2048 2253.7535starting out2254.6741 
2050 2254.8649and2255.3599 
2052 2255.8858really looking to2257.4738 
2054 2257.7264have longevity2258.9638 
2056 2259.5051with what they doing,2260.4937 
2058 2261.5248you know, just2262.4220 
2060 2262.9169creating the mindset of2264.6905 
2062 2265.1597consistency2266.1638 
2064 2266.2736and2266.7072 
2066 2266.8243persistence.2267.6177 
2068 2268.2467You know,2268.6210 
2070 2268.7677things happen to where2270.7782 
2072 2271.9472the b-2273.0039 
2074 2273.1144bumps in the road come, and you start2275.3500 
2076 2275.9223thinking like,2276.5304 
2078 2276.6295I can't do this anymore.2278.0671 
2080 2278.5091What I'm doing right now2279.9476 
2082 2281.6955is2282.3090 
2084 2282.6183pretty much2283.3041 
2086 2283.5051giving up on myself.2284.6948 
2088 2286.9943I'm like, nah nah nah nah.2288.3709 
2090 2289.1185I gotta find2290.1084 
2092 2290.7154a better way2291.4990 
2094 2291.6237to get this money2292.4220 
2096 2292.8396because, you know, what it all comes down to is2294.7627 
2098 2295.1752niggas be broke,2295.9736 
2100 2296.0780and they be like, yo hold up.2297.6434 
2102 2298.5973But there's2299.3809 
2104 2299.6026a thing that we have to realize, you know.2302.1960 
2106 2304.1951Whatever we do,2305.6697 
2108 2305.7728our time is precious.2307.2061 
2110 2310.2518It's all gonna add up in the end.2311.7006 
2112 2312.1595And2312.6647 
2114 2313.9589it's just like,2314.6690 
2116 2315.3186you know,2315.9322 
2118 2316.3549at the end of the day, what football taught me2318.5204 
2120 2318.7472was just2319.4433 
2122 2320.8649that struggle is, you know what I'm saying, necessary2323.5769 
2124 2323.8656to get to the top2324.9689 
2126 2325.0875of what you trying to get to.2326.2668 
2128 2327.1330You have to struggle a little bit.2328.8963 
2130 2332.0465Hold on.2332.4215 
2132 2335.3552So2335.9481 
2133ATL_int_012338.1747I [think-]2338.7470
2134ATL_se0_ag1_m_022338.5253[I heard] this poem,2339.4585
2135 2340.4742and this is2341.4215
2137 2341.7927a poem2342.4888 
2139 2345.4121called Invictus,2346.8815 
2141 2347.8855and this is by William Ernest Henley.2350.2417 
2143 2351.0357<laugh>2351.3245 
2145 2353.2675Out of the night that covers me,2354.9844 
2147 2355.9265black as the pit from pole to pole,2358.2467 
2149 2359.1077I thank whatever gods may be2361.0102 
2151 2361.6275for my unconquerable soul.2363.7878 
2153 2365.1232In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud.2369.0763 
2155 2370.1435Under the bludgeonings of chance2372.0409 
2157 2372.5616my head is bloody2373.6237 
2159 2374.2617but unbowed.2375.2774 
2161 2376.5199Beyond this place of wrath and tears looms but the horror of the shade,2379.9640 
2163 2380.5091and yet2380.8752 
2165 2381.2722the menace of the years2382.4220 
2167 2382.9015finds and shall find me2384.5462 
2169 2385.0875unafraid.2385.8867 
2171 2387.2413It matters not how strait2388.6442 
2173 2388.7264the gate,2389.0922 
2175 2389.9945how charged with punishments the scroll,2392.2359 
2177 2393.4991I2394.0978 
2179 2394.1694am the master of my fate.2395.7367 
2181 2396.6699I am2397.6083 
2183 2398.0348the captain of my soul.2399.5094 
2185 2404.9938So2405.4681 
2186ATL_int_012405.8033That was dope as well, man.2407.0200
2188 2409.6584Oh man, well,2411.1588 
2190 2411.6847I appreciate you for your time [though, man]2414.2935 
2191ATL_se0_ag1_m_022413.4841[Definitely], definitely.2415.1597
2192ATL_int_012415.6481and the words of wisdom2417.4527
2194 2417.7826and2418.2673 
2196 2419.4377just, you know,2420.3863 
2198 2421.2731everything. I'm excited2422.9474 
2200 2423.3031about your future.2424.3962 
2202 2425.0819Definitely gonna2425.8604 
2203ATL_se0_ag1_m_022425.9378I appreciate [that.]2426.9122
2204ATL_int_012426.7266[be in] touch after this interview,2428.5143
2205 2429.0196and, um,2429.6589
2207 2430.9427it's /RD-NAME-3/, and2432.4121 
2209 2433.1133I'm signing off. This is a wrap.2434.6288