Line Spkr StTime Content EnTime 1 ATL_int_01 1.0768 Okay. 1.6027 2 ATL_int_01 1.6027 (pause 0.43) 2.0306 3 ATL_int_01 2.0306 S- uh, /RD-NAME-3/ here, 3.7733 4 ATL_int_01 3.7733 (pause 0.36) 4.1342 5 ATL_int_01 4.1342 and I'm the interviewer, and I'm- well, 6.6193 6 ATL_int_01 6.6193 (pause 0.22) 6.8396 7 ATL_int_01 6.8396 I'm with, um, 7.8193 8 ATL_int_01 7.8193 (pause 1.08) 8.9020 9 ATL_int_01 8.9020 Mr. /RD-NAME-1/. Um, 10.2167 10 ATL_int_01 10.2167 (pause 0.34) 10.5570 11 ATL_int_01 10.5570 /RD-NAME-1/ can you give us 11.6552 12 ATL_int_01 11.6552 (pause 0.17) 11.8206 13 ATL_int_01 11.8206 your full name? 12.6760 14 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 13.0923 Uh, /RD-NAME-4/. 14.3864 15 ATL_int_01 14.7164 /RD-NAME-4/, and 16.0775 16 ATL_int_01 16.0775 (pause 0.14) 16.2176 17 ATL_int_01 16.2176 we are now about to conduct this 18.2430 18 ATL_int_01 18.2430 (pause 0.16) 18.4028 19 ATL_int_01 18.4028 somewhat interview conversational piece for, 21.1391 20 ATL_int_01 21.1391 (pause 1.02) 22.1548 21 ATL_int_01 22.1548 uh, 22.7168 22 ATL_int_01 22.7168 (pause 0.47) 23.1860 23 ATL_int_01 23.1860 a good bit of m- 23.9697 24 ATL_int_01 23.9697 (pause 0.19) 24.1553 25 ATL_int_01 24.1553 time. 24.6451 26 ATL_int_01 24.6451 (pause 0.30) 24.9428 27 ATL_int_01 24.9428 So 25.4877 28 ATL_int_01 25.4877 (pause 0.07) 25.5564 29 ATL_int_01 25.5564 without further ado let's, um, 27.1883 30 ATL_int_01 27.1883 (pause 0.06) 27.2510 31 ATL_int_01 27.2510 get all the way into it. 28.5106 32 ATL_int_01 28.5106 (pause 1.14) 29.6552 33 ATL_int_01 29.6552 Mr. /RD-NAME-2/ 30.5097 34 ATL_int_01 30.5097 (pause 0.30) 30.8087 35 ATL_int_01 30.8087 /RD-NAME-1/ 31.3037 36 ATL_int_01 31.3037 (pause 0.75) 32.0564 37 ATL_int_01 32.0564 don't you got a stage name, 33.3506 38 ATL_int_01 33.3506 (pause 0.08) 33.4317 39 ATL_int_01 33.4317 um, 33.9589 40 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 34.0002 Yeah, DJ /RD-NAME-4/. You already know what it is, man. [DJ to] the world, taking over the world. 38.7112 41 ATL_int_01 36.8396 [okay.] 37.2934 42 ATL_int_01 39.0927 World take over DJ. Okay. 41.2237 43 ATL_int_01 41.2237 (pause 0.12) 41.3440 44 ATL_int_01 41.3440 Nah, that's- that's real real cool, 43.0665 45 ATL_int_01 43.0665 (pause 0.20) 43.2676 46 ATL_int_01 43.2676 you know. 43.7213 47 ATL_int_01 43.7213 (pause 0.42) 44.1441 48 ATL_int_01 44.1441 Um, I'm 44.9278 49 ATL_int_01 44.9278 (pause 0.27) 45.1959 50 ATL_int_01 45.1959 probably gonna be segueing to a bunch of different stuff if that's cool with you. 48.8809 51 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 49.2470 Yeah, that's fine. 49.9183 52 ATL_int_01 50.0667 Okay, cool, cool. So, um, 51.7372 53 ATL_int_01 51.7372 (pause 2.34) 54.0739 54 ATL_int_01 54.0739 what's your race or nationality? What do you identify as? 57.1918 55 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 57.3671 Um, most days I'm a Mexican, but- [uh], 59.7646 56 ATL_int_01 59.5068 [] 60.6256 57 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 59.8526 [] 60.1306 58 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 60.1306 (pause 0.39) 60.5225 59 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 60.5225 [no], I'm a African American. 61.9854 60 ATL_int_01 62.0885 Okay, cool, cool, cool, cool. And, um, 64.8211 61 ATL_int_01 64.8211 (pause 0.93) 65.7491 62 ATL_int_01 65.7491 what's your age? 66.6668 63 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 67.0381 Twenty-seven years old. 68.7897 64 ATL_int_01 68.9804 Cool, cool, cool. 70.1147 65 ATL_int_01 70.1147 (pause 0.27) 70.3828 66 ATL_int_01 70.3828 Um, 71.1923 67 ATL_int_01 71.1923 (pause 0.91) 72.0997 68 ATL_int_01 72.0997 and 72.7390 69 ATL_int_01 72.7390 (pause 0.96) 73.7018 70 ATL_int_01 73.7018 where were you born? 74.4442 71 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 74.9753 Decatur, GA. 76.1560 72 ATL_int_01 76.5994 Decatur, GA. [Okay.] 78.5586 73 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 78.0069 [Yes, sir.] 78.7957 74 ATL_int_01 79.0484 So, um, 80.0266 75 ATL_int_01 80.0266 (pause 0.57) 80.5989 76 ATL_int_01 80.5989 is it cool to assume that you been living in Georgia 83.1510 77 ATL_int_01 83.1510 (pause 0.13) 83.2851 78 ATL_int_01 83.2851 predominantly 84.1407 79 ATL_int_01 84.1407 (pause 0.08) 84.2217 80 ATL_int_01 84.2217 your whole life? 84.9556 81 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 85.1670 I have. 85.9132 82 ATL_int_01 86.2792 Great, great, great. Okay, so, um, 88.9087 83 ATL_int_01 88.9087 (pause 2.17) 91.0793 84 ATL_int_01 91.0793 growing up in Georgia, 92.8773 85 ATL_int_01 92.8773 (pause 0.46) 93.3413 86 ATL_int_01 93.3413 you know, 93.8501 87 ATL_int_01 93.8501 (pause 0.13) 93.9824 88 ATL_int_01 93.9824 let's start with maybe 95.7440 89 ATL_int_01 95.7440 (pause 1.05) 96.7957 90 ATL_int_01 96.7957 middle school or something like that. What was, um, 99.6807 91 ATL_int_01 99.6807 (pause 0.08) 99.7597 92 ATL_int_01 99.7597 growing up in middle school in Decatur, Georgia or wherever 103.1257 93 ATL_int_01 103.1257 (pause 0.15) 103.2804 94 ATL_int_01 103.2804 you was in Georgia in particular? 104.9546 95 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 106.0528 How was it growing up in middle school? 107.7387 96 ATL_int_01 107.7312 Yeah, what school you went to? 108.8009 97 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 109.0430 Um, I went to /RD-SCHOOL-3/ Middle School. 110.8618 98 ATL_int_01 110.9851 [Okay.] 111.4254 99 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 111.0679 [U- um], 111.9220 100 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 112.9757 uh, I would say, you know, life in there was- was cool as a African American male. Um, 117.8621 101 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 117.8621 (pause 0.54) 118.3983 102 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 118.3983 I'd say it was more not tailored towards, uh, I wish education just in school-wise would've been a little more, 125.0221 103 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 125.0221 (pause 0.48) 125.5016 104 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 125.5016 um, I guess hands on. We would've learned a lot of more. 128.5783 105 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 128.5783 (pause 0.34) 128.9134 106 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 128.9134 Um, we- 129.5395 107 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 129.5395 (pause 0.15) 129.6854 108 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 129.6854 I wouldn't say- 130.6664 109 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 130.6664 (pause 0.72) 131.3830 110 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 131.3830 I definitely wouldn't say we were passed along, but we could've been, uh, 134.7587 111 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 134.7587 (pause 0.70) 135.4599 112 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 135.4599 you know, ha- 136.2178 113 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 136.2178 (pause 0.47) 136.6922 114 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 136.6922 what is the words? We could've been 138.7442 115 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 138.7442 (pause 0.32) 139.0638 116 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 139.0638 tightened down on a little more, but I think we still got good knowledge and understanding. 143.3366 117 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 143.3366 (pause 0.24) 143.5790 118 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 143.5790 Um, a lot of real world situations came in at the time. 147.2382 119 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 147.2382 (pause 0.31) 147.5527 120 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 147.5527 Um, 148.2281 121 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 148.2281 (pause 0.72) 148.9448 122 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 148.9448 just going to the middle school that I went to, /and it/ made people kind of look at things in life differently. 153.7535 123 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 153.7535 (pause 0.49) 154.2436 124 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 154.2436 Um, 154.8004 125 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 154.8004 (pause 0.46) 155.2645 126 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 155.2645 but it w- it was- you know, we weren't- it wasn't the hood, but it was majority African Americans. 160.6200 127 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 160.6200 (pause 0.27) 160.8932 128 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 160.8932 Um, so it was like the a- it was like the middle class. The middle class at that point in time was- 165.4909 129 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 165.4909 (pause 0.32) 165.8105 130 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 165.8105 I'd say was still around in the early two thousands. Um, now it's kind of fading to more 170.6762 131 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 170.6762 (pause 0.40) 171.0732 132 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 171.0732 either poverty or rich. Um, I'd say that was probably the last days of the middle class. So, 175.6207 133 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 175.6207 (pause 0.42) 176.0421 134 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 176.0421 um, 176.6579 135 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 176.6579 (pause 0.10) 176.7603 136 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 176.7603 m- like I said, it was just kind of being a middle class African American, 180.4297 137 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 180.4297 (pause 0.27) 180.6978 138 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 180.6978 you know, you had a lot of people who went e- either way, either they went up to the upper class or they went to the lower class. 186.2544 139 ATL_int_01 186.5895 Mm. 186.9710 140 ATL_int_01 186.9710 (pause 0.56) 187.5265 141 ATL_int_01 187.5265 That's- that's very very interesting cause 189.7950 142 ATL_int_01 189.7950 (pause 0.68) 190.4756 143 ATL_int_01 190.4756 I be feeling that way sometimes personally 192.7957 144 ATL_int_01 192.7957 (pause 0.46) 193.2546 145 ATL_int_01 193.2546 just from my life like, dang, maybe like 195.2795 146 ATL_int_01 195.2795 (pause 0.54) 195.8208 147 ATL_int_01 195.8208 almost ten, twenty years ago, things looked totally different than the way they look kind of right now. 201.4238 148 ATL_int_01 201.4238 (pause 0.69) 202.1108 149 ATL_int_01 202.1108 [Um], 202.7764 150 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 202.1507 [Yeah, that quick.] Correct. 203.3058 151 ATL_int_01 204.4039 and I didn't know that that's how 205.9034 152 ATL_int_01 205.9034 (pause 0.38) 206.2792 153 ATL_int_01 206.2792 it was rocking over in /RD-SCHOOL-3/ Middle. 208.6303 154 ATL_int_01 208.6303 (pause 0.46) 209.0943 155 ATL_int_01 209.0943 M- so 209.7130 156 ATL_int_01 209.7130 (pause 0.26) 209.9760 157 ATL_int_01 209.9760 was that school kind of, um, 211.6052 158 ATL_int_01 211.6052 (pause 0.57) 212.1710 159 ATL_int_01 212.1710 fairly new at that time? 213.9239 160 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 214.1302 [Oh, no.] 214.6767 161 ATL_int_01 214.2642 [Or has that] al- always been [around?] 216.0378 162 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 215.9141 [Nah], that school was very old. Uh, that sc- /RD-SCHOOL-3/ Middle School's been up, I know it, probably since like the sixties at least, 222.0945 163 ATL_int_01 222.3163 [Wow.] 223.0381 164 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 222.4400 [maybe the seventies.] So yeah, that school is very old. Um, 225.5115 165 ATL_int_01 225.6198 Mm-hm. 226.1044 166 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 226.7231 Yeah, definitely was a aged school. 228.4812 167 ATL_int_01 228.8525 Okay, but, um, you left 230.5834 168 ATL_int_01 230.5834 (pause 0.65) 231.2331 169 ATL_int_01 231.2331 old ass /RD-SCHOOL-3/ School to end up going into like 234.3743 170 ATL_int_01 234.3743 (pause 0.09) 234.4673 171 ATL_int_01 234.4673 new facility /RD-SCHOOL-3/ High School? 237.3671 172 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 237.8157 Um, well I w- originally /went in to/ /RD-SCHOOL-2/ because /RD-SCHOOL-3/ wasn't built at the time. 241.9802 173 ATL_int_01 242.1658 [Mm-hm.] 242.5370 174 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 242.4030 [Um], so when I did go into high school, yes, I went to /RD-SCHOOL-3/ High School. 245.8213 175 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 246.1255 Um, it was a brand new facility. I would say, um, 249.0681 176 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 249.0681 (pause 0.22) 249.2898 177 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 249.2898 it definitely was a new vibe. Uh, we had a- we had a interesting principal when I first started, 253.8218 178 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 253.8218 (pause 0.27) 254.0936 179 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 254.0936 a man by the name of Dr. /RD-NAME-2/. 255.9188 180 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 255.9188 (pause 0.42) 256.3416 181 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 256.3416 Um, 257.0290 182 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 257.0290 (pause 0.07) 257.1024 183 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 257.1024 definitely he- he kind of 259.1567 184 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 259.1567 (pause 0.87) 260.0293 185 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 260.0293 embodied what now I wish that more of- of the b- 263.3573 186 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 263.3573 (pause 0.52) 263.8780 187 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 263.8780 the educators would have kind of 266.2895 188 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 266.2895 (pause 0.44) 266.7329 189 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 266.7329 went towards. Um, I do understand, you know, he was very tough, very, uh, strict in what he did. 272.1452 190 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 272.1452 (pause 0.36) 272.5061 191 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 272.5061 But now just being a- a eld- not a elderly man cause I'm definitely not elderly, but being a older man, I kind of see where his message was going at the time, 280.0838 192 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 280.0838 (pause 0.34) 280.4189 193 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 280.4189 kind of just tried to get our heads on straight. Um, we did a lot of different things that most schools in DeKalb County didn't do. 285.7590 194 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 285.7590 (pause 0.37) 286.1250 195 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 286.1250 Um, it was because of the fact that I do see now too as well, um, when I first started /RD-SCHOOL-3/ High School, 291.5373 196 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 291.5373 (pause 0.39) 291.9291 197 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 291.9291 it was actually, um, only ninth and tenth graders there. 294.3523 198 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 294.3523 (pause 0.39) 294.7442 199 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 294.7442 So he was able to handle a less amount of kids. He didn't have the typical 299.6563 200 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 299.6563 (pause 0.52) 300.1770 201 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 300.1770 a thousand, 301.5072 202 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 301.5072 (pause 0.16) 301.6708 203 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 301.6708 fifteen hundred high school in DeKalb County. He maybe only had 305.3006 204 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 305.3006 (pause 0.42) 305.7182 205 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 305.7182 three to four hundred kids that he could control. 308.0266 206 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 308.0266 (pause 0.35) 308.3720 207 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 308.3720 Um, and it kind of- it started off as good because the majority of the people that I know that did last, 313.4248 208 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 313.4248 (pause 0.33) 313.7550 209 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 313.7550 um, that started from the beginning, you know, are doing something with their selves. 316.9413 210 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 316.9413 (pause 0.38) 317.3177 211 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 317.3177 But then, you know, it just kind of got- 319.4972 212 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 319.4972 (pause 0.68) 320.1726 213 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 320.1726 that whole thing seemed to get- kind of got washed by the wayside, and it just kind of turned into the area 324.6516 214 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 324.6516 (pause 0.31) 324.9610 215 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 324.9610 more than just the greatness of the school. 326.5490 216 ATL_int_01 327.1213 Wow, okay. 328.5278 217 ATL_int_01 328.5278 (pause 0.12) 328.6429 218 ATL_int_01 328.6429 See, um, 329.4105 219 ATL_int_01 329.4105 (pause 0.56) 329.9711 220 ATL_int_01 329.9711 it's been a while since I personally been 331.8325 221 ATL_int_01 331.8325 (pause 0.09) 331.9243 222 ATL_int_01 331.9243 back to /RD-SCHOOL-3/, almost probably about ten years now. 334.7093 223 ATL_int_01 334.7093 (pause 0.45) 335.1636 224 ATL_int_01 335.1636 [So] 335.5114 225 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 335.3723 [Mm.] 335.6117 226 ATL_int_01 336.0278 I w- I would defer to you f- as far /as/ knowing, 338.7243 227 ATL_int_01 338.7243 (pause 0.19) 338.9099 228 ATL_int_01 338.9099 you know, how the kids and that culture 340.9413 229 ATL_int_01 340.9413 (pause 0.49) 341.4362 230 ATL_int_01 341.4362 is over there right about now. 343.3528 231 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 343.9356 Um, yeah. I actually- because I DJ as well, um, I work actually with, uh, one of the 348.5227 232 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 348.5227 (pause 0.16) 348.6826 233 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 348.6826 g- uh, she was a previous coach over there, Coach /RD-NAME-2/. 351.5080 234 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 351.5080 (pause 0.33) 351.8379 235 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 351.8379 Um, I actually DJ a lot of the, uh, 354.0381 236 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 354.0381 (pause 0.63) 354.6723 237 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 354.6723 talent shows, and, um, I've actually done some things for the basketball team, 358.4102 238 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 358.4102 (pause 0.44) 358.8536 239 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 358.8536 um, 359.5084 240 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 359.5084 (pause 0.29) 359.8023 241 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 359.8023 music-wise. So I do still go up there occasionally. I haven't been up there maybe in about a year or two now, 364.6474 242 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 364.6474 (pause 0.26) 364.9104 243 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 364.9104 um, but just kind of keeping my ear to the streets. Um, I have friends 368.2603 244 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 368.2603 (pause 0.28) 368.5387 245 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 368.5387 who have kids who are, 370.3329 246 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 370.3329 (pause 0.28) 370.6165 247 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 370.6165 um, at /RD-SCHOOL-3/ High School, and, you know, they just kind of said the culture's just completely different 375.6626 248 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 375.6626 (pause 0.36) 376.0184 249 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 376.0184 from- 376.4300 250 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 376.4300 (pause 0.11) 376.5393 251 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 376.5393 they didn't- they don't- but of course they wasn't there to know what our culture was. But them telling me the culture of what it is now, 382.1885 252 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 382.1885 (pause 0.37) 382.5598 253 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 382.5598 it's completely different from how it was when I was in school. 385.4154 254 ATL_int_01 385.8227 Mm. 386.1424 255 ATL_int_01 386.1424 (pause 0.21) 386.3538 256 ATL_int_01 386.3538 Okay. 386.8848 257 ATL_int_01 386.8848 (pause 0.61) 387.4918 258 ATL_int_01 387.4918 Just to, um, segue away from the school system for a second, 391.3020 259 ATL_int_01 391.3020 (pause 0.43) 391.7351 260 ATL_int_01 391.7351 um, 392.4775 261 ATL_int_01 392.4775 (pause 1.08) 393.5588 262 ATL_int_01 393.5588 tell me a little bit 394.8323 263 ATL_int_01 394.8323 (pause 0.82) 395.6521 264 ATL_int_01 395.6521 about 396.1574 265 ATL_int_01 396.1574 (pause 0.26) 396.4203 266 ATL_int_01 396.4203 your parents. Like where were they born and raised? 398.5895 267 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 398.8937 Uh, my mother was born in Cleveland. My dad was born in 402.4152 268 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 402.4152 (pause 0.36) 402.7709 269 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 402.7709 Detroit. Um, both of them met in Cleveland, 405.2753 270 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 405.2753 (pause 0.41) 405.6826 271 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 405.6826 and they moved down to Atlanta. 407.2603 272 ATL_int_01 407.7655 Okay, that's what I'm talking about. So 409.8949 273 ATL_int_01 409.8949 (pause 0.66) 410.5548 274 ATL_int_01 410.5548 they was up in there living the good life up in Cleveland and Detroit, 414.5801 275 ATL_int_01 414.5801 (pause 0.77) 415.3535 276 ATL_int_01 415.3535 and they came down to old 417.1618 277 ATL_int_01 417.1618 (pause 0.79) 417.9558 278 ATL_int_01 417.9558 Georgia. 418.6467 279 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 418.9368 [ATL.] 419.6118 280 ATL_int_01 418.9834 [Or-] 419.1993 281 ATL_int_01 419.6472 or was the good life- 420.7708 282 ATL_int_01 420.7708 (pause 0.09) 420.8562 283 ATL_int_01 420.8562 was it that- that good of a life up in Cleveland and 423.4570 284 ATL_int_01 423.4570 (pause 0.11) 423.5694 285 ATL_int_01 423.5694 Detroit cause I know it's- it's kind of different 425.8635 286 ATL_int_01 425.8635 (pause 0.51) 426.3688 287 ATL_int_01 426.3688 all around. 427.0803 288 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 427.1713 [Um], 427.6935 289 ATL_int_01 427.2257 [Did you b-] 427.7309 290 ATL_int_01 427.8070 did you ever ask about that? 429.1825 291 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 429.3938 I mean, I've asked. My parents are divorced, so of course I can't ask questions that- for them to be together so much. 435.1006 292 ATL_int_01 435.1223 Mm-hm. 435.4803 293 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 435.6001 Um, but from what I was told, I mean, Cleveland is just very cold. 439.2195 294 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 439.2195 (pause 0.28) 439.4979 295 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 439.4979 [Um, it did] not have a lot of progressing things going on at the time. 443.4031 296 ATL_int_01 439.6886 [] 440.1166 297 ATL_int_01 443.4361 Mm. 443.6434 298 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 443.7012 Um, I think they came down in like the late eighties, mid eighties, 448.4044 299 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 448.4044 (pause 0.46) 448.8684 300 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 448.8684 maybe- maybe even early seventies, probably like 451.7144 301 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 451.7144 (pause 0.48) 452.1939 302 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 452.1939 in the eighties some time, /though/. 453.5382 303 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 453.5382 (pause 0.54) 454.0796 304 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 454.0796 Um, 454.7756 305 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 454.7756 (pause 0.53) 455.3025 306 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 455.3025 and when they came down, Atlanta, Georgia was jumping. Um, Freaknik was just about to get started, you [know, the kind of-] 461.1881 307 ATL_int_01 460.5266 [/Ay/, okay.] 461.4665 308 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 461.5387 the- the times of Atlanta. It was nice and hot. The prices of living was cheaper. 466.0486 309 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 466.0486 (pause 0.35) 466.3992 310 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 466.3992 Um, there were more jobs here. So that's kind of really w- it w- it- what it really was. 470.5600 311 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 470.5600 (pause 0.31) 470.8745 312 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 470.8745 Um, they kind of get n- wanted to get away from their family members, so 474.0027 313 ATL_int_01 474.2450 [Mm-hm.] 474.5647 314 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 474.4100 [they started] something brand new. 475.7144 315 ATL_int_01 476.1785 Ah, digging that. 477.2495 316 ATL_int_01 477.2495 (pause 0.08) 477.3250 317 ATL_int_01 477.3250 So, um, 478.0950 318 ATL_int_01 478.0950 (pause 0.42) 478.5127 319 ATL_int_01 478.5127 you got any plans on 479.9357 320 ATL_int_01 479.9357 (pause 0.16) 480.1007 321 ATL_int_01 480.1007 what you gonna do with your 481.3998 322 ATL_int_01 481.3998 (pause 0.08) 481.4794 323 ATL_int_01 481.4794 family life as far as 482.9610 324 ATL_int_01 482.9610 (pause 0.06) 483.0236 325 ATL_int_01 483.0236 staying in the area or branching out 485.1262 326 ATL_int_01 485.1262 (pause 0.12) 485.2448 327 ATL_int_01 485.2448 from here? 485.6624 328 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 485.7347 Um, I would definitely say that I'm looking into branching out. Um, I'm currently a 489.8579 329 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 489.8579 (pause 0.35) 490.2033 330 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 490.2033 single man, so I'm not 491.8686 331 ATL_int_01 491.9511 [] 492.3430 332 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 492.1935 [worried] a- so much about family life at the moment. 494.6270 333 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 494.8436 Um, when that situation does come, um, of course I don't think I would definitely want them in this area. 499.5752 334 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 499.5752 (pause 0.40) 499.9722 335 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 499.9722 Uh, definitely the- the- the- the 501.3167 336 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 501.3167 (pause 0.54) 501.8527 337 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 501.8527 (pause 0.74) 502.5952 338 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 502.5952 East Atlanta area has definitely become a 505.0751 339 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 505.0751 (pause 0.20) 505.2762 340 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 505.2762 not so great area to raise a child. 507.7341 341 ATL_int_01 508.1622 [Mm.] 508.4559 342 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 508.2075 [Um], so I would say raising a child-wise, I'd definitely go 511.6526 343 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 512.0253 to another area. But, um, at that moment I don't have those issu- I don't have those type thoughts. So, 517.0957 344 ATL_int_01 517.2813 [Mm.] 517.6526 345 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 517.5185 [um], family-wise, just it's something that's not really in my head at the moment. 521.0076 346 ATL_int_01 521.2860 Nah, cool, cool, cool. 522.6214 347 ATL_int_01 522.6214 (pause 0.26) 522.8792 348 ATL_int_01 522.8792 Feel the same exact way 524.0186 349 ATL_int_01 524.0186 (pause 0.56) 524.5758 350 ATL_int_01 524.5758 even though I do got a girl, still, 526.6793 351 ATL_int_01 526.6793 (pause 0.19) 526.8715 352 ATL_int_01 526.8715 you know. 527.2369 353 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 527.2674 Right, until- yeah, until other responsibilities are placed in. 531.2578 354 ATL_int_01 531.3105 Definitely, definitely. 533.1932 355 ATL_int_01 533.1932 (pause 0.40) 533.5954 356 ATL_int_01 533.5954 What you call it again? Um, 534.9978 357 ATL_int_01 534.9978 (pause 1.38) 536.3744 358 ATL_int_01 536.3744 how about siblings? 537.4970 359 ATL_int_01 537.4970 (pause 0.18) 537.6774 360 ATL_int_01 537.6774 Do you have any? 538.4095 361 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 538.8375 Um, I have stepbrothers. Um, all of my brothers are older than me. My dad had previous kids, 543.5163 362 ATL_int_01 543.5612 [Mm-hm.] 543.8672 363 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 543.7671 [um], before he had me. 544.9509 364 ATL_int_01 545.0946 [Mm-hm.] 545.4008 365 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 545.3015 [Um], 545.9614 366 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 546.2351 three brothers, uh, 547.6629 367 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 547.6629 (pause 0.96) 548.6270 368 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 548.6270 all of them are actually- well two of them are f- college football coaches, and one works 552.9101 369 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 552.9101 (pause 0.40) 553.3071 370 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 553.3071 in- uh, 554.2506 371 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 554.2506 (pause 0.25) 554.5033 372 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 554.5033 for the airport's 555.9019 373 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 555.9019 (pause 0.34) 556.2446 374 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 556.2446 aviation- some of the stuff with flying the planes. I- I don't know the exact title. 560.4569 375 ATL_int_01 560.8075 Oh, okay. 561.4731 376 ATL_int_01 561.4731 (pause 0.11) 561.5815 377 ATL_int_01 561.5815 And what's your, um, 562.5591 378 ATL_int_01 562.5591 (pause 0.13) 562.6880 379 ATL_int_01 562.6880 relationship with them? 563.9139 380 ATL_int_01 563.9139 (pause 0.11) 564.0287 381 ATL_int_01 564.0287 Cool? Not so cool? 565.1473 382 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 565.6474 Um, it's- it's alright. We have a relationship. Um, they're a lot older, so of course that b- uh, builds a rift in one. 572.3486 383 ATL_int_01 572.5113 [Mm-hm.] 572.8523 384 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 572.7972 [Um], and then because of just family issues, how years go down the line, pe- of course people build rifts for so many other situations. 579.1907 385 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 579.6083 Um, but it's still all love. I still definitely love all of 'em. 582.5729 386 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 582.5729 (pause 0.33) 582.9067 387 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 582.9067 Um, you know, 583.7316 388 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 583.7316 (pause 0.21) 583.9430 389 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 583.9430 whenever they need me, if they know they really need me, they can get in touch with me. But, 587.3510 390 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 587.3510 (pause 0.38) 587.7274 391 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 587.7274 um, just kind of how family life is. Like I said, I'm so worried ab- 590.7042 392 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 590.7042 (pause 0.08) 590.7887 393 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 590.7887 I'm not so- I'm so focused on 592.8045 394 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 592.8045 (pause 0.47) 593.2737 395 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 593.2737 what I got going on, the fact that they got they own lives in another state doing other things, um, 598.4023 396 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 598.4023 (pause 0.77) 599.1757 397 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 599.1757 you know, we just all individuals right now. They have a closer bond because they share the same 603.3557 398 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 603.3557 (pause 0.33) 603.6857 399 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 603.6857 mother and father, and they around the same age. Me, who's being the only child by my mother, 608.0410 400 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 608.0410 (pause 0.36) 608.4019 401 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 608.4019 um, and raised like a only child, I kind of just more to myself. 611.6088 402 ATL_int_01 611.9542 That makes a lot of sense. I can dig that. 614.1699 403 ATL_int_01 614.1699 (pause 0.47) 614.6442 404 ATL_int_01 614.6442 Let's see. Um, 616.1084 405 ATL_int_01 616.1084 (pause 0.41) 616.5209 406 ATL_int_01 616.5209 back- 617.0310 407 ATL_int_01 617.0310 (pause 0.12) 617.1545 408 ATL_int_01 617.1545 going back to the school thing, um, 619.3295 409 ATL_int_01 619.3295 (pause 1.77) 621.0979 410 ATL_int_01 621.0979 I guess more so 622.1806 411 ATL_int_01 622.1806 (pause 0.25) 622.4281 412 ATL_int_01 622.4281 high school. How did you get to school? 624.7689 413 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 625.6594 How'd I get to school? Um, well 627.4640 414 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 627.4640 (pause 0.30) 627.7630 415 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 627.7630 because technically th- the area that I lived in was never /RD-SCHOOL-3/ area, 631.4223 416 ATL_int_01 631.5092 [Mm.] 631.9011 417 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 631.7625 [um], so 632.8659 418 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 633.1752 it was close enough where I could get there in a short amount of time, 637.2934 419 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 637.2934 (pause 0.31) 637.6079 420 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 637.6079 but it wasn't- 638.4479 421 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 638.4479 (pause 0.07) 638.5153 422 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 638.5153 that wasn't my school I was supposed to be in. 640.7581 423 ATL_int_01 640.9231 [Mm.] 641.2582 424 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 641.1705 [So] typically, um, my beginning years, um, 644.2790 425 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 644.3763 friends kind of- uh, 645.9538 426 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 645.9538 (pause 0.30) 646.2528 427 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 646.2528 I was always a- I would say not a cool kid, but I always had friends who d- 649.7681 428 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 649.7681 (pause 0.10) 649.8658 429 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 649.8658 were in the right place at the right time. 651.7218 430 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 651.7218 (pause 0.31) 652.0311 431 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 652.0311 Um, kind of had, you know, people start picking me up 654.4277 432 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 654.4277 (pause 0.07) 654.4980 433 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 654.4980 and taking me to school. 655.6440 434 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 655.6440 (pause 0.38) 656.0255 435 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 656.0255 Um, I wasn't never too far /cau-/ f- of some days moms would pick me up and take me. 660.4647 436 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 660.4647 (pause 0.36) 660.8242 437 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 660.8242 Um, once I got to about like the tenth, eleventh grade though, it was just about time to take MARTA. 664.9695 438 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 664.9695 (pause 0.29) 665.2582 439 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 665.2582 [Um, I took] MARTA for I'd say maybe 667.7986 440 ATL_int_01 665.5257 [/??/] 665.9719 441 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 668.4998 all of my eleventh grade year. 670.3559 442 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 670.3559 (pause 0.37) 670.7271 443 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 670.7271 [Um], and then, uh, 672.6039 444 ATL_int_01 670.9231 [Wow.] 671.2788 445 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 672.9428 tenth grade- I mean, excuse me, when I was a senior, 675.0463 446 ATL_int_01 675.1175 Mm-hm. 675.3817 447 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 675.3931 of course I did what every senior in high school does. I got me my own car and- 678.6554 448 ATL_int_01 678.7520 [] 679.6594 449 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 679.1542 [n- and] it was on from there. 680.7731 450 ATL_int_01 680.8762 Okay. That was a pretty 682.4384 451 ATL_int_01 682.4384 (pause 0.57) 683.0107 452 ATL_int_01 683.0107 good question then cause I n- I don't know. I- a lot of people just be like, oh yeah, I just took the cheese bus. 687.8816 453 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 688.1755 Uh, I mean, I t- I 689.3032 454 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 689.3032 (pause 0.16) 689.4661 455 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 689.4661 t- I took the cheese, but the cheese was m- 692.1299 456 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 692.1299 (pause 0.06) 692.1900 457 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 692.1900 was more in- like when I was younger, [like middle school] and high school. 695.9594 458 ATL_int_01 694.5061 [Definitely.] 695.1462 459 ATL_int_01 696.0989 [Mm-hm.] 696.4779 460 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 696.2720 [Actually] in middle school I could walk to /RD-SCHOOL-3/ Middle school, so I never really had to take the cheese, but, 700.8344 461 ATL_int_01 700.8800 That's [convenient.] 701.7016 462 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 701.3652 [yeah, the cheese] was just elementary school pretty much. 703.8141 463 ATL_int_01 703.9482 Nice, nice. Um, 705.5155 464 ATL_int_01 705.5155 (pause 0.46) 705.9795 465 ATL_int_01 705.9795 did you have any, um, favorite subjects or- 708.8823 466 ATL_int_01 708.8823 (pause 0.61) 709.4893 467 ATL_int_01 709.4893 or some subjects you didn't like 711.1747 468 ATL_int_01 711.1747 (pause 0.18) 711.3595 469 ATL_int_01 711.3595 as much? 712.1188 470 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 712.1856 Um, I was always a social studies and science person. I love social studies and science, knowing about the history 717.4330 471 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 717.4330 (pause 0.31) 717.7424 472 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 717.7424 and knowing about like, uh, you know, the 719.9336 473 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 719.9336 (pause 0.83) 720.7675 474 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 720.7675 p- t- stuff with plants, life, 722.8504 475 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 722.8504 (pause 0.31) 723.1649 476 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 723.1649 um, you know, 724.0105 477 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 724.0105 (pause 0.40) 724.4075 478 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 724.4075 biospheres, uh, 726.4492 479 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 726.4492 (pause 0.63) 727.0820 480 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 727.0820 different- the rainforests, deserts. I've always just like interested in stuff like that. Um, language arts, 732.5162 481 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 732.5162 (pause 0.26) 732.7726 482 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 732.7726 I mean, I can read very well, but I just wasn't the- 735.4691 483 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 735.4691 (pause 0.69) 736.1548 484 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 736.1548 I didn't like the literature that they had us reading, so [I think that's more what made] me didn't like language arts. 741.4176 485 ATL_int_01 738.8702 [Mm.] 739.9641 486 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 741.8249 Um, and math, I just never- never been the best at math, so 746.3348 487 ATL_int_01 746.5601 [Mm.] 746.8860 488 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 746.6475 [it wasn't] my favorite subject, but, 748.3250 489 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 748.5673 hey, I got B's and C's, so I got [enough to pass.] (laughing) 751.7161 490 ATL_int_01 750.7726 [] 751.6079 491 ATL_int_01 752.0513 Yeah, that's more than enough, for [real.] 753.6185 492 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 753.5343 [Right.] 754.1131 493 ATL_int_01 754.1800 Let's see. Um, 755.5727 494 ATL_int_01 755.5727 (pause 1.74) 757.3088 495 ATL_int_01 757.3088 this says friendship group. Is there a group of people 760.4126 496 ATL_int_01 760.4126 (pause 0.32) 760.7323 497 ATL_int_01 760.7323 you hang around 761.6294 498 ATL_int_01 761.6294 (pause 0.16) 761.7944 499 ATL_int_01 761.7944 with 762.2326 500 ATL_int_01 762.2326 (pause 0.43) 762.6644 501 ATL_int_01 762.6644 or whatever? 763.2057 502 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 763.8296 Um, yeah. I had multiple g- groups of friends. Actually, um, like I said, I was a- 767.3159 503 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 767.3159 (pause 0.12) 767.4317 504 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 767.4317 kind of a 767.9911 505 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 767.9911 (pause 0.11) 768.0996 506 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 768.0996 g- a cool kid or whatever you could say. Um, 770.6803 507 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 770.6803 (pause 0.67) 771.3505 508 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 771.3505 I would play baseball, so I had a baseball, um, 774.4698 509 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 774.4698 (pause 0.96) 775.4274 510 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 775.4274 clique of folks that I hung around with. Um, 778.0208 511 ATL_int_01 778.1262 [Mm-hm.] 778.4900 512 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 778.4178 [as] well I just had some folks that I knew since middle school, 781.2366 513 ATL_int_01 781.4996 [Mm-hm.] 781.8244 514 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 781.6440 [um], and kind of guys that I grew up with. I had that group of friends. 785.2015 515 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 785.4954 I had a group of friends that were just associated with the neighborhood that I stayed in. 789.7114 516 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 789.7114 (pause 0.44) 790.1548 517 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 790.1548 Um, and then I would say I kind of just met friends organically throughout school. 795.1804 518 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 795.1804 (pause 0.43) 795.6135 519 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 795.6135 Um, so I had many groups of friends, but I would say the main people were the people who I played baseball with 801.1288 520 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 801.1288 (pause 0.38) 801.5104 521 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 801.5104 and the ones who I grew up with from the middle school. 803.9285 522 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 803.9285 (pause 0.31) 804.2430 523 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 804.2430 to the high school. 805.0459 524 ATL_int_01 805.6079 Uh, cool, cool, cool. I guess, um, 808.0999 525 ATL_int_01 808.0999 (pause 0.07) 808.1675 526 ATL_int_01 808.1675 you know, other than baseball, what would y'all do together? 810.7740 527 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 812.0049 The middle school friends? 813.2732 528 ATL_int_01 813.4073 [Uh, /unintelligible/] 814.5518 529 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 813.5722 [I mean, the- talking about the baseball] friends? 815.0726 530 ATL_int_01 815.2994 middle school, high school a- 816.8432 531 ATL_int_01 816.8432 (pause 0.16) 817.0060 532 ATL_int_01 817.0060 and- [and the- uh], 817.9739 533 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 817.4999 [Oh, just what] we would do. 818.5772 534 ATL_int_01 818.7422 [yeah.] 819.1237 535 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 818.9916 [Um], I mean, we would kick it. We would chill. I have a group of friends, um, especially during the summer time, like we played baseball, so 825.4537 536 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 825.7888 literally we would kick it and watch baseball, the Braves, um, 829.1851 537 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 829.1851 (pause 0.84) 830.0203 538 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 830.0203 uh, the whole day then get on the video game and play a while, 833.2840 539 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 833.2840 (pause 0.32) 833.6088 540 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 833.6088 um, go outside, you know, 835.4171 541 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 835.4171 (pause 0.45) 835.8657 542 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 835.8657 /it's-/ just enjoy the- enjoy the sunshine of course when we were younger. 839.5366 543 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 839.5366 (pause 0.24) 839.7789 544 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 839.7789 Um, once we got older, it start more of going to different places 843.3557 545 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 843.3557 (pause 0.29) 843.6496 546 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 843.6496 versus just being outside. But when we were outside in middle school and stuff- I mean, when we were in middle school, 848.1595 547 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 848.1595 (pause 0.37) 848.5308 548 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 848.5308 you know, you could just be outside, and you could find anything from 851.4859 549 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 851.4859 (pause 0.07) 851.5599 550 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 851.5599 playing a sport to 852.8809 551 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 852.8809 (pause 0.74) 853.6233 552 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 853.6233 kicking it on somebody's porch to 855.8094 553 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 855.8094 (pause 0.78) 856.5931 554 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 856.5931 doing a billion things. Um, once we got older, like I said, it was more 859.8502 555 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 859.8502 (pause 0.33) 860.1838 556 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 860.1838 going to the movies, going to the mall, uh, 863.4335 557 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 863.4335 (pause 0.72) 864.1553 558 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 864.1553 you know, different hang out spots, um, 866.4534 559 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 866.4534 (pause 0.37) 866.8246 560 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 866.8246 more than anything. 867.7321 561 ATL_int_01 868.0414 Nah, definitely, 869.0356 562 ATL_int_01 869.0356 (pause 0.15) 869.1860 563 ATL_int_01 869.1860 definitely feel you on that. 870.8500 564 ATL_int_01 870.8500 (pause 0.54) 871.3862 565 ATL_int_01 871.3862 Let's see. What about, um, 873.1185 566 ATL_int_01 873.1185 (pause 0.53) 873.6444 567 ATL_int_01 873.6444 your first job? 874.8664 568 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 875.6346 My very first job was at Red Lobster. I was a bus boy. The Red Lobster on /RD-ADDRESS-2/ Road. 881.4644 569 ATL_int_01 881.7635 [] 882.6798 570 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 882.0264 [Um, I] graduated high school, 884.6906 571 ATL_int_01 884.7679 Okay. 885.2526 572 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 885.4087 and, uh, 887.1912 573 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 887.1912 (pause 1.34) 888.5287 574 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 888.5287 it was just pretty much time for me to get a job. I had certain situations going on in life, 892.6550 575 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 892.6550 (pause 0.38) 893.0313 576 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 893.0313 um, where I needed some extra dollars in my pocket. 895.7522 577 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 895.7522 (pause 0.26) 896.0152 578 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 896.0152 I got my graduation money from high school. I was able to stack that up, get ready to go to college. 900.5626 579 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 900.5626 (pause 0.37) 900.9376 580 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 900.9376 So I worked, um, the summer of- 904.7323 581 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 904.7323 (pause 0.53) 905.2634 582 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 905.2634 what was that? Two thousand eight at Red Lobster on /RD-ADDRESS-2/ Road. 907.7729 583 ATL_int_01 908.1699 Oh, cool, cool, cool. 909.6908 584 ATL_int_01 909.6908 (pause 0.60) 910.2889 585 ATL_int_01 910.2889 So, um, 911.2427 586 ATL_int_01 911.2427 (pause 1.35) 912.5884 587 ATL_int_01 912.5884 we talking about /RD-ADDRESS-2/ Road. 914.4750 588 ATL_int_01 914.4750 (pause 0.16) 914.6322 589 ATL_int_01 914.6322 We talking about /RD-ADDRESS-3/. 916.3198 590 ATL_int_01 916.3198 (pause 0.75) 917.0726 591 ATL_int_01 917.0726 You know, this some 917.9279 592 ATL_int_01 917.9279 (pause 0.13) 918.0576 593 ATL_int_01 918.0576 born and raised type of stuff. 919.9636 594 ATL_int_01 919.9636 (pause 1.77) 921.7321 595 ATL_int_01 921.7321 Do you feel like, um, that East Atlanta area 925.3088 596 ATL_int_01 925.3088 (pause 0.20) 925.5099 597 ATL_int_01 925.5099 have a, 926.2936 598 ATL_int_01 926.2936 (pause 0.91) 927.2062 599 ATL_int_01 927.2062 um, particular type of dialect, and you can possibly tell 931.2470 600 ATL_int_01 931.2470 (pause 0.30) 931.5460 601 ATL_int_01 931.5460 who's from that area when they talk? 933.5207 602 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 934.4694 Um, I would say maybe because I've been here my whole life, m- 939.1295 603 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 939.1295 (pause 0.07) 939.1966 604 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 939.1966 I can't 940.0311 605 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 940.0311 (pause 0.52) 940.5518 606 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 940.5518 because it sounds normal to me. 943.0000 607 ATL_int_01 943.1490 [Mm-hm.] 943.5563 608 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 943.3965 [Um], but I would definitely say that when I go to other states, 946.9282 609 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 947.1190 definitely people can tell that I'm from the South, 949.7419 610 ATL_int_01 949.9585 [] 950.4380 611 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 950.1183 [um, particularly] Atlanta. People [can kind] of really tell especially how- when, uh, you say Atlanta, 954.2739 612 ATL_int_01 951.7612 [/??/] 952.1030 613 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 954.7276 [um, people kind] of know that, alright, he's from Atlanta if he say it like that. 959.0056 614 ATL_int_01 955.3295 [] 956.1905 615 ATL_int_01 959.0571 Uh-huh. 959.4812 616 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 959.5249 Um, 960.3344 617 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 960.3344 (pause 0.63) 960.9634 618 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 960.9634 now, 961.5562 619 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 961.5562 (pause 0.11) 961.6636 620 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 961.6636 this side of town versus maybe like the west side, the south side, or the north side, 966.2275 621 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 966.2275 (pause 0.46) 966.6925 622 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 966.6925 I don't think it's a difference. Um, I just think the person may be more a little different versus the way they talk. 972.1295 623 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 972.1295 (pause 0.39) 972.5214 624 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 972.5214 Um, the west side do kind of got a real slang, hood 976.4797 625 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 976.4797 (pause 0.77) 977.2530 626 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 977.2530 very like, 978.3461 627 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 978.3461 (pause 2.01) 980.3606 628 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 980.3606 uh, real h- 981.4017 629 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 981.4017 (pause 0.35) 981.7542 630 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 981.7542 typical African American 983.8047 631 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 983.8047 (pause 0.35) 984.1553 632 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 984.1553 stereotyped /would/ of a Black man would be in Atlanta. 987.3369 633 ATL_int_01 987.3446 [] 988.9592 634 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 987.8368 [Um], 988.3714 635 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 989.2891 [that's how they're- that's] the what- what sh- what people on the TV shows, 993.1907 636 ATL_int_01 989.5216 [/You think so./] 990.2493 637 ATL_int_01 993.2749 [Mm-hm.] 993.5497 638 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 993.5001 [a] lot of times, that's kind of what that more portrays. 996.9125 639 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 997.1600 That side- now not saying that side hasn't built, um, 999.9428 640 ATL_int_01 1000.1438 [Mm-hm.] 1000.4480 641 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1000.3243 [great] people because shi- u- shit, the f- 1002.6393 642 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1002.8919 previous mayor of Atlanta, 1004.2943 643 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1004.2943 (pause 0.32) 1004.6191 644 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1004.6191 um, 1005.3255 645 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1005.3255 (pause 0.49) 1005.8153 646 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1005.8153 [Kasim Reed, he] went to I think Mays High School. 1009.0466 647 ATL_int_01 1005.9166 [/?/ /okay./] 1006.8749 648 ATL_int_01 1009.2734 [Mm.] 1009.5570 649 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1009.3611 [Um], it was one of those high schools on the west side, so not to say that they don't have, you know, 1013.8865 650 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1014.2165 very prestigious people, but at the same time, the typical person from there 1018.0510 651 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1018.0510 (pause 0.41) 1018.4635 652 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1018.4635 has a very hood, slang, country dialect. 1021.3095 653 ATL_int_01 1021.5879 Real heavy, right? 1022.5263 654 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1022.6139 Very, very. 1023.4337 655 ATL_int_01 1023.5523 I- I- I think that's very very famil- um, interesting 1027.1291 656 ATL_int_01 1027.1291 (pause 0.25) 1027.3765 657 ATL_int_01 1027.3765 because 1028.2234 658 ATL_int_01 1028.2234 (pause 0.08) 1028.3039 659 ATL_int_01 1028.3039 I done did a few folks 1029.7061 660 ATL_int_01 1029.7061 (pause 0.10) 1029.8063 661 ATL_int_01 1029.8063 from the East Atlanta area, 1031.3967 662 ATL_int_01 1031.3967 (pause 0.54) 1031.9364 663 ATL_int_01 1031.9364 and, um, 1032.9366 664 ATL_int_01 1032.9366 (pause 1.31) 1034.2448 665 ATL_int_01 1034.2448 you're here born and raised. I'm here born and raised and stuff like that, 1037.5342 666 ATL_int_01 1037.5342 (pause 0.47) 1038.0034 667 ATL_int_01 1038.0034 but I don't 1038.7201 668 ATL_int_01 1038.7201 (pause 0.30) 1039.0243 669 ATL_int_01 1039.0243 necessarily think I have the most 1041.3307 670 ATL_int_01 1041.3307 (pause 0.11) 1041.4379 671 ATL_int_01 1041.4379 Atlanta, 1042.2814 672 ATL_int_01 1042.2814 (pause 0.24) 1042.5237 673 ATL_int_01 1042.5237 you know, 1043.0198 674 ATL_int_01 1043.0198 (pause 0.09) 1043.1114 675 ATL_int_01 1043.1114 dialect in some- certain people eyes and stuff like that. When I go out of town, 1047.1419 676 ATL_int_01 1047.1419 (pause 0.59) 1047.7348 677 ATL_int_01 1047.7348 or if I'm just around certain people, they might be like, 1050.2354 678 ATL_int_01 1050.2354 (pause 0.46) 1050.6994 679 ATL_int_01 1050.6994 where you from? I'm from Atlanta. 1051.7911 680 ATL_int_01 1051.7911 (pause 1.05) 1052.8377 681 ATL_int_01 1052.8377 /What/, really? 1053.6781 682 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1054.0906 [Right.] 1054.4206 683 ATL_int_01 1054.2195 [] I'm like, yeah, nigga, what the fuck? 1056.0859 684 ATL_int_01 1056.5456 [But, um], 1057.4056 685 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1056.6557 [Hm.] 1056.8370 686 ATL_int_01 1058.1623 I d- I- I- I get what you're saying with the west side, 1061.2886 687 ATL_int_01 1061.2886 (pause 0.07) 1061.3569 688 ATL_int_01 1061.3569 you know, not to stereotype, but it do seem like, you know, 1064.3582 689 ATL_int_01 1064.3582 (pause 0.51) 1064.8635 690 ATL_int_01 1064.8635 theirs come out a little bit more 1066.7712 691 ATL_int_01 1066.7712 (pause 0.45) 1067.2197 692 ATL_int_01 1067.2197 than others 1068.2251 693 ATL_int_01 1068.2251 (pause 0.63) 1068.8541 694 ATL_int_01 1068.8541 at times and stuff like that. What do you- what do you even think, 1072.0346 695 ATL_int_01 1072.0346 (pause 0.10) 1072.1370 696 ATL_int_01 1072.1370 just if you had to 1073.3435 697 ATL_int_01 1073.3435 (pause 0.53) 1073.8693 698 ATL_int_01 1073.8693 take a stab at it, is the reasoning 1075.7175 699 ATL_int_01 1075.7175 (pause 0.10) 1075.8157 700 ATL_int_01 1075.8157 behind 1076.4665 701 ATL_int_01 1076.4665 (pause 0.18) 1076.6470 702 ATL_int_01 1076.6470 all of that? 1077.1728 703 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1077.9153 Uh, I mean, I- 1079.0105 704 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1079.0105 (pause 0.06) 1079.0749 705 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1079.0749 the- the level of income. The west side is typically the poorer place. Um, [the original-] 1083.6086 706 ATL_int_01 1083.0125 [Mm.] 1083.5424 707 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1083.9308 the original projects of Atlanta, the Bowen Homes, the 1087.3903 708 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1087.3903 (pause 0.38) 1087.7705 709 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1087.7705 Fourth Wards, Mechanicsville, all that stuff is the west side of Atlanta, or a least where the west side of Atlanta begins to start. 1094.4149 710 ATL_int_01 1094.7758 [Mm-hm.] 1095.0852 711 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1094.9099 [Um], 1095.4977 712 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1095.9359 so a lot of that poverty 1098.7097 713 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1098.7097 (pause 0.28) 1098.9933 714 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1098.9933 raised a certain amount o- a certain a- 1101.4461 715 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1101.4461 (pause 0.65) 1102.1009 716 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1102.1009 type of people. Again, the east side 1104.0034 717 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1104.0034 (pause 0.54) 1104.5396 718 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1104.5396 was more 1106.0798 719 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1106.0798 (pause 0.48) 1106.5593 720 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1106.5593 middle class than the west side, uh, 1109.2506 721 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1109.2506 (pause 0.26) 1109.5084 722 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1109.5084 so you had a c- a few more people who- 1112.0334 723 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1112.0334 (pause 1.06) 1113.0904 724 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1113.0904 who I would say went more proper, took the business route a little more, [um, saw a little] more life, saw a little more outside of two-eighty-five 1120.1909 725 ATL_int_01 1116.9793 [Mm.] 1117.5485 726 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1120.4230 at a earlier age than versus the west side people. 1123.4480 727 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1123.4480 (pause 0.28) 1123.7316 728 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1123.7316 So the west side people were typically 1125.7321 729 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1125.7321 (pause 0.44) 1126.1703 730 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1126.1703 like I said, just the more hood, the more- 1128.4337 731 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1128.4337 (pause 1.70) 1130.1338 732 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1130.1338 the more that way because there's just- that's the m- that's the p- that's the pri- uh, cost of living around there. It was a lot of hoods, a lot of projects, 1136.3658 733 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1136.3658 (pause 0.35) 1136.7112 734 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1136.7112 a lot of 1137.6393 735 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1137.6393 (pause 2.16) 1139.7996 736 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1139.7996 crazy stuff going on on that side of town. 1141.9636 737 ATL_int_01 1142.6081 That's- um, 1143.4691 738 ATL_int_01 1143.4691 (pause 1.19) 1144.6601 739 ATL_int_01 1144.6601 that's interesting that you said the- the two-eighty-five thing cause, um, 1148.5720 740 ATL_int_01 1148.5720 (pause 1.73) 1150.3044 741 ATL_int_01 1150.3044 um, somebody 1151.2000 742 ATL_int_01 1151.2000 (pause 0.07) 1151.2712 743 ATL_int_01 1151.2712 sent me, um, 1152.4595 744 ATL_int_01 1152.4595 (pause 0.27) 1152.7276 745 ATL_int_01 1152.7276 a couple of tracks of their music, 1154.4895 746 ATL_int_01 1154.4895 (pause 0.23) 1154.7215 747 ATL_int_01 1154.7215 wanted me to engineer it and whatnot. 1156.6395 748 ATL_int_01 1156.6395 (pause 0.25) 1156.8870 749 ATL_int_01 1156.8870 Um, 1157.4300 750 ATL_int_01 1157.4300 Um, 1157.5149 751 ATL_int_01 1157.5149 I said I'll check it out. 1158.5575 752 ATL_int_01 1158.5575 (pause 0.55) 1159.1078 753 ATL_int_01 1159.1078 Really didn't have time to, but I l- I let him know. 1161.3026 754 ATL_int_01 1161.3026 (pause 0.11) 1161.4113 755 ATL_int_01 1161.4113 But, um, as I'm checking out the music, 1163.6191 756 ATL_int_01 1163.6191 (pause 1.31) 1164.9276 757 ATL_int_01 1164.9276 um, I'm giving 1166.0427 758 ATL_int_01 1166.0427 (pause 0.07) 1166.1169 759 ATL_int_01 1166.1169 them my little feedback 1167.2839 760 ATL_int_01 1167.2839 (pause 0.11) 1167.3973 761 ATL_int_01 1167.3973 or whatever. And basically 1168.7791 762 ATL_int_01 1168.7791 (pause 0.67) 1169.4531 763 ATL_int_01 1169.4531 word for word this is what I said. 1170.9844 764 ATL_int_01 1170.9844 (pause 0.69) 1171.6701 765 ATL_int_01 1171.6701 Checked out all the tracks, 1173.2839 766 ATL_int_01 1173.2839 (pause 0.23) 1173.5159 767 ATL_int_01 1173.5159 and they sound good. 1174.6605 768 ATL_int_01 1174.6605 (pause 0.24) 1174.8976 769 ATL_int_01 1174.8976 You're talented. 1175.7057 770 ATL_int_01 1175.7057 (pause 0.64) 1176.3502 771 ATL_int_01 1176.3502 My only critique from you 1177.9073 772 ATL_int_01 1177.9073 (pause 0.30) 1178.2063 773 ATL_int_01 1178.2063 from what I heard 1179.2065 774 ATL_int_01 1179.2065 (pause 0.45) 1179.6602 775 ATL_int_01 1179.6602 is that 1180.2222 776 ATL_int_01 1180.2222 (pause 0.64) 1180.8667 777 ATL_int_01 1180.8667 it sound like you haven't spend a day outside of I-two-eighty-five. 1184.4022 778 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1184.8508 Mm. 1185.2890 779 ATL_int_01 1185.7324 And bruh laughed. He was like, appreciate it. I'm- I'm tryna work on that, 1188.9586 780 ATL_int_01 1188.9586 (pause 0.32) 1189.2834 781 ATL_int_01 1189.2834 you know. 1189.7170 782 ATL_int_01 1189.7170 (pause 0.10) 1189.8126 783 ATL_int_01 1189.8126 But, um, 1190.5775 784 ATL_int_01 1190.5775 (pause 0.63) 1191.2117 785 ATL_int_01 1191.2117 which it's nothing wrong with that, 1192.7069 786 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1193.3702 [Right.] 1193.7438 787 ATL_int_01 1193.4867 [but, you] know. 1194.2110 788 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1194.8452 We- we just in Atlanta, I think because one, 1198.2635 789 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1198.2635 (pause 0.35) 1198.6141 790 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1198.6141 um, I think it's the Mecca right now of African American 1202.1908 791 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1202.1908 (pause 0.31) 1202.5053 792 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1202.5053 urban culture. 1203.5623 793 ATL_int_01 1203.6977 [Mm-hm.] 1204.0487 794 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1203.9190 [Um], so we feel that 1206.6183 795 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1206.8214 because it's like a- it loo- it seems like it's a melting pot which it is 1211.1967 796 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1211.1967 (pause 0.24) 1211.4325 797 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1211.4325 a melting pot of so many places down here in Atlanta. 1214.1083 798 ATL_int_01 1214.2488 [Mm-hm.] 1214.5553 799 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1214.4486 [Um], 1215.1447 800 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1215.5056 people feel that if you can- if you s- 1218.3966 801 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1218.3966 (pause 0.75) 1219.1442 802 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1219.1442 if you sound like what's hot- what's Atlanta quote unquote hot, 1222.9956 803 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1222.9956 (pause 0.28) 1223.2740 804 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1223.2740 then you s- then you'll- it'll be what the rest of the world, like it'll be what /it-/ whatever, 1227.3096 805 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1227.3096 (pause 0.36) 1227.6705 806 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1227.6705 which we have to understand especially as people who are doing, uh, 1231.2989 807 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1231.2989 (pause 0.17) 1231.4690 808 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1231.4690 uh, art 1232.2888 809 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1232.2888 (pause 0.25) 1232.5363 810 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1232.5363 cause that's what music is. You just being creative and doing your art. 1235.5665 811 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1235.5665 (pause 0.41) 1235.9738 812 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1235.9738 Like 1236.3966 813 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1236.3966 (pause 0.27) 1236.6699 814 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1236.6699 your art gotta be bigger than that. You don't want just 1239.9438 815 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1239.9438 (pause 0.30) 1240.2480 816 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1240.2480 the people in- /insi-/ i- in Atlanta to buy your music even if you say Georgia, 1245.0622 817 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1245.0622 (pause 0.29) 1245.3560 818 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1245.3560 you have people across the world just- I mean, I understand that folks maybe like the Migos 1249.8505 819 ATL_int_01 1249.8970 Mm-hm. 1250.1910 820 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1250.2218 and Future, um, but they have a style that they kind of created on there. 1254.1182 821 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1254.1182 (pause 0.50) 1254.6183 822 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1254.6183 And I wouldn't say that some of it hasn't been 1256.7631 823 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1256.7631 (pause 1.69) 1258.4491 824 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1258.4491 /?/ 1258.6536 825 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1258.6536 (pause 0.11) 1258.7596 826 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1258.7596 a t- stolen, or 1260.6183 827 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1260.6183 (pause 0.57) 1261.1854 828 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1261.1854 copied a little bit from other people, 1263.0322 829 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1263.0322 (pause 0.21) 1263.2461 830 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1263.2461 but their style and their flow is their own and that's kind of what- 1267.1184 831 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1267.1184 (pause 0.79) 1267.9124 832 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1267.9124 they're the more Atlanta- 1269.5262 833 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1269.5262 (pause 0.31) 1269.8407 834 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1269.8407 they're the originators right now sadly enough. 1272.2007 835 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1272.2007 (pause 0.26) 1272.4585 836 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1272.4585 [Um], 1272.9431 837 ATL_int_01 1272.7833 [] 1273.5515 838 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1273.5876 Future has his own lane. [Uh, the Migos] have their own lane. 1277.7263 839 ATL_int_01 1275.6682 [/??/] 1276.2137 840 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1277.9893 T.I. has their- his own lane. 1279.8660 841 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1279.8660 (pause 0.37) 1280.2372 842 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1280.2372 Um, I'm a- 1281.3921 843 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1281.3921 (pause 0.21) 1281.6035 844 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1281.6035 OutKa- well, people don't really go to the OutKast [lane too much these days.] 1285.2215 845 ATL_int_01 1283.8243 [They don't, but they-] that's as Atlanta as it [gets.] 1287.0725 846 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1286.9797 [Right], [because the- right, and] Kilo Alis and the Pa- and well not Pastor Troy cause he's definitely not Atlanta. He's more g- he's Augusta. 1293.9851 847 ATL_int_01 1287.3303 [/unintelligible/] 1288.6914 848 ATL_int_01 1294.1838 [Mm-hm.] 1294.5360 849 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1294.3872 [Um], 1294.7894 850 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1295.0781 but those originators from- originally from Atlanta, that's kind of where- 1299.1034 851 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1299.1034 (pause 0.95) 1300.0572 852 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1300.0572 because you- you do see it where Future, you know, th- hi- he kind of- it's more musical. 1304.9797 853 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1304.9797 (pause 0.27) 1305.2478 854 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1305.2478 He has a lot of great production. He has a lot of great beats. He [raps on so many different] things. Right, 1310.5878 855 ATL_int_01 1308.6543 [Dungeon Family.] 1309.8684 856 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1310.7528 because he gets if from that Dungeon Family, 1312.6811 857 ATL_int_01 1312.7413 [Mm-hm.] 1313.0651 858 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1312.9183 [from] the Kilo Ali days, from the days when Atlanta was more, 1316.6961 859 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1317.0003 um, 1317.5777 860 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1317.5777 (pause 1.30) 1318.8822 861 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1318.8822 I would say it was definitely lyrical, but it was definitely a vibe. It was a beat. It was a feel. 1323.8613 862 ATL_int_01 1324.0589 Mm-hm. 1324.3811 863 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1324.3886 Um, 1325.0008 864 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1325.0008 (pause 0.59) 1325.5923 865 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1325.5923 and even 1326.3620 866 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1326.3620 (pause 0.09) 1326.4561 867 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1326.4561 to go all the way down to the Migos, um, they still now are definitely even more progressing. 1331.3410 868 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1331.3410 (pause 0.31) 1331.6490 869 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1331.6490 They have that young urban culture. 1333.7938 870 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1333.7938 (pause 0.43) 1334.2269 871 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1334.2269 They got that kind of 1335.5959 872 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1335.5959 (pause 0.06) 1335.6604 873 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1335.6604 already swag with them, but you can see now that they're getting a little older, they're making more music, 1339.9279 874 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1339.9279 (pause 0.30) 1340.2321 875 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1340.2321 it's becoming to sound more 1341.8922 876 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1341.8922 (pause 0.22) 1342.1088 877 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1342.1088 musical, more instruments, more- um, 1345.5412 878 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1345.5412 (pause 0.44) 1345.9794 879 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1345.9794 more thought out than just trapping out the bando. 1348.5934 880 ATL_int_01 1349.0678 Nah, I- I- I definitely definitely agree on that. 1352.1702 881 ATL_int_01 1352.1702 (pause 0.60) 1352.7683 882 ATL_int_01 1352.7683 You know, 1353.3580 883 ATL_int_01 1353.3580 (pause 0.19) 1353.5475 884 ATL_int_01 1353.5475 um, 1354.2377 885 ATL_int_01 1354.2377 (pause 0.66) 1354.8976 886 ATL_int_01 1354.8976 I like to say, 1355.8295 887 ATL_int_01 1355.8295 (pause 0.38) 1356.2110 888 ATL_int_01 1356.2110 you know, people been /Atlantanized/ 1358.0001 889 ATL_int_01 1358.0001 (pause 0.23) 1358.2321 890 ATL_int_01 1358.2321 for real for real, especially just 1359.7994 891 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1359.8384 Right. 1360.1274 892 ATL_int_01 1360.3305 all over the world. 1361.4479 893 ATL_int_01 1361.4479 (pause 0.54) 1361.9893 894 ATL_int_01 1361.9893 Do you feel like, um, 1363.7629 895 ATL_int_01 1363.7629 (pause 1.58) 1365.3406 896 ATL_int_01 1365.3406 the influence of the music alone 1368.5358 897 ATL_int_01 1368.5358 (pause 0.70) 1369.2370 898 ATL_int_01 1369.2370 is affecting, 1370.3764 899 ATL_int_01 1370.3764 (pause 0.63) 1371.0106 900 ATL_int_01 1371.0106 you know, the people around in the area that talk this way, or do you think it's the people around this area talking of- this way that affected the music 1378.5780 901 ATL_int_01 1378.5780 (pause 0.34) 1378.9131 902 ATL_int_01 1378.9131 to be 1379.4170 903 ATL_int_01 1379.4170 (pause 0.29) 1379.7057 904 ATL_int_01 1379.7057 in that type of 1380.6441 905 ATL_int_01 1380.6441 (pause 0.53) 1381.1751 906 ATL_int_01 1381.1751 space? 1381.9485 907 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1382.3919 Um, I definitely think that how the people are 1386.1233 908 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1386.1233 (pause 0.43) 1386.5564 909 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1386.5564 affected 1387.4845 910 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1387.4845 (pause 0.43) 1387.9124 911 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1387.9124 the music because that's really what this area is. 1391.5871 912 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1391.5871 (pause 0.44) 1392.0254 913 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1392.0254 But I think that when it comes to music, 1394.8869 914 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1394.8869 (pause 0.41) 1395.2942 915 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1395.2942 it's more of what got pushed more 1398.4946 916 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1398.4946 (pause 0.27) 1398.7627 917 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1398.7627 than certain things. It's not that there's other people in Atlanta 1402.3769 918 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1402.3769 (pause 0.30) 1402.6811 919 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1402.6811 who are not making trap music that are great artists, that make great music, 1407.1962 920 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1407.1962 (pause 0.40) 1407.5984 921 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1407.5984 but it's not getting that constant radio push. It's not getting that constant, 1411.6804 922 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1411.6804 (pause 0.35) 1412.0310 923 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1412.0310 uh, you know, 1412.7271 924 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1412.7271 (pause 0.06) 1412.7918 925 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1412.7918 videos and things like that. Um, 1414.9492 926 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1414.9492 (pause 0.43) 1415.3757 927 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1415.3757 which at this point in time now so understandable cause it's- it's almost like it's- it's function is- 1420.2119 928 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1420.2119 (pause 0.35) 1420.5625 929 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1420.5625 is already placed in our head that 1422.4585 930 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1422.4585 (pause 0.27) 1422.7266 931 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1422.7266 that's what we- that's what we gonna enjoy. 1424.8423 932 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1424.8423 (pause 0.24) 1425.0802 933 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1425.0802 We get 1425.5726 934 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1425.5726 (pause 0.49) 1426.0624 935 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1426.0624 sucked in by the TV and all the stuff. 1428.7472 936 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1428.7472 (pause 0.31) 1429.0617 937 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1429.0617 Um, 1429.7216 938 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1429.7216 (pause 0.67) 1430.3919 939 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1430.3919 so it's kind of that. 1431.8369 940 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1431.8369 (pause 0.07) 1431.9116 941 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1431.9116 I will say that words are very powerful, 1434.7575 942 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1434.7575 (pause 0.29) 1435.0462 943 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1435.0462 um, and especially in African American culture, 1437.5829 944 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1437.5829 (pause 0.39) 1437.9696 945 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1437.9696 um, we tend to- 1439.9326 946 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1439.9326 (pause 1.48) 1441.4123 947 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1441.4123 we tend to move towards people who give strong words, 1445.2998 948 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1445.2998 (pause 0.33) 1445.6335 949 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1445.6335 um, whether it be 1447.0256 950 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1447.0256 (pause 0.33) 1447.3556 951 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1447.3556 a Martin Luther King, a Malcolm X, a President Obama, 1450.6862 952 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1450.6862 (pause 0.19) 1450.8770 953 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1450.8770 a Future, 1451.6748 954 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1451.6748 (pause 0.35) 1452.0254 955 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1452.0254 um, 1452.6647 956 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1452.6647 (pause 0.42) 1453.0875 957 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1453.0875 whoev- if- if y- if- if we can feel your words, that's kind of where the group of the people go from even Earth, Wind and Fire. 1460.0104 958 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1460.0104 (pause 0.44) 1460.4524 959 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1460.4524 People really felt those words, so 1462.7894 960 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1462.7894 (pause 0.33) 1463.1193 961 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1463.1193 that's the kind of words that the people 1466.0361 962 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1466.0361 (pause 1.41) 1467.4437 963 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1467.4437 of the times are d- are- are- 1469.2689 964 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1469.2689 (pause 0.89) 1470.1594 965 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1470.1594 are moving towards, so that's what the times look like. 1472.7631 966 ATL_int_01 1474.4027 Wow. 1475.0678 967 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1475.4325 It was a lot of love- think about it, in- in the seventies and eighties, it was a lot of love music, 1480.1449 968 ATL_int_01 1480.3697 [Mm-hm.] 1480.6759 969 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1480.4388 [so] of course there was a lot of more love. Don't get me wrong, seventies and eighties had its time with 1484.6652 970 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1485.0209 the drugs and, you know, a lot of crazy stuff going on, 1488.3709 971 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1488.3709 (pause 0.22) 1488.5925 972 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1488.5925 um, just with- especially with this time in America. 1490.8456 973 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1490.8456 (pause 0.33) 1491.1756 974 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1491.1756 But it was- 1492.1397 975 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1492.1397 (pause 0.41) 1492.5522 976 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1492.5522 killings were going on, but it was a more peaceful time. You didn't have to worry about, 1496.3713 977 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1496.3713 (pause 0.36) 1496.7270 978 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1496.7270 you know, uh, 1497.4540 979 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1497.4540 (pause 0.47) 1497.9283 980 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1497.9283 a nine- a nine year older- 1499.8346 981 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1499.8346 (pause 0.44) 1500.2729 982 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1500.2729 a nine n- excuse me, nineteen year old going into a church, going [into-] 1504.1758 983 ATL_int_01 1503.9235 [Ah], [yeah.] 1504.6385 984 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1504.3975 [shooting] up a concert, doing- you know. 1506.3760 985 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1506.5874 Now you did have some crazily racially based things, 1509.5541 986 ATL_int_01 1509.5575 Mm-hm, 1509.8687 987 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1509.8789 um, that [were-] 1510.9956 988 ATL_int_01 1510.5663 [t-] 1510.7313 989 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1511.3912 you know, we- we do understand that that's what the times were, and it- it definitely isn't right. But 1516.4645 990 ATL_int_01 1516.5522 Mm-hm. 1516.9595 991 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1518.1449 I just think that thi- these times are more violent because of things like that. It- i- it's- it's the music. It's the s- it's the different things like that, 1525.2937 992 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1525.2937 (pause 0.33) 1525.6237 993 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1525.6237 um, 1526.2424 994 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1526.2424 (pause 0.55) 1526.7941 995 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1526.7941 when it comes to that much. 1527.8562 996 ATL_int_01 1528.4439 So, um, 1529.3757 997 ATL_int_01 1529.3757 (pause 0.79) 1530.1646 998 ATL_int_01 1530.1646 you know, 1530.7936 999 ATL_int_01 1530.7936 (pause 1.27) 1532.0671 1000 ATL_int_01 1532.0671 you got a interesting, um, 1533.7427 1001 ATL_int_01 1533.7427 (pause 0.78) 1534.5264 1002 ATL_int_01 1534.5264 job being a DJ, 1536.2625 1003 ATL_int_01 1536.2625 (pause 1.32) 1537.5824 1004 ATL_int_01 1537.5824 and you got those feelings of what you feel like 1540.4336 1005 ATL_int_01 1540.4336 (pause 0.92) 1541.3551 1006 ATL_int_01 1541.3551 how the music could affect people and what you like to listen to and 1544.9023 1007 ATL_int_01 1544.9023 (pause 0.51) 1545.4128 1008 ATL_int_01 1545.4128 what they might 1546.1365 1009 ATL_int_01 1546.1365 (pause 0.08) 1546.2184 1010 ATL_int_01 1546.2184 ha- 1546.5769 1011 ATL_int_01 1546.5769 (pause 0.07) 1546.6490 1012 ATL_int_01 1546.6490 like to listen to. But I guess 1548.6028 1013 ATL_int_01 1548.6028 (pause 0.46) 1549.0669 1014 ATL_int_01 1549.0669 I don't know. I don't wanna assume, 1550.4280 1015 ATL_int_01 1550.4280 (pause 0.41) 1550.8353 1016 ATL_int_01 1550.8353 as a DJ 1551.9438 1017 ATL_int_01 1551.9438 (pause 0.33) 1552.2738 1018 ATL_int_01 1552.2738 it's not about what you like or listen to. 1554.3638 1019 ATL_int_01 1554.3638 (pause 0.14) 1554.5038 1020 ATL_int_01 1554.5038 It's about what 1555.3917 1021 ATL_int_01 1555.3917 (pause 0.18) 1555.5670 1022 ATL_int_01 1555.5670 the people who- 1556.5699 1023 ATL_int_01 1556.5699 (pause 0.11) 1556.6753 1024 ATL_int_01 1556.6753 what 1556.9487 1025 ATL_int_01 1556.9487 (pause 0.38) 1557.3251 1026 ATL_int_01 1557.3251 supposed to like or whatever. What's your thoughts on 1559.5000 1027 ATL_int_01 1559.5000 (pause 0.71) 1560.2058 1028 ATL_int_01 1560.2058 just that in particular? 1561.5257 1029 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1561.7805 Um, interestingly enough, 1563.3973 1030 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1563.3973 (pause 0.15) 1563.5520 1031 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1563.5520 I'm very biased when it comes to DJing. 1566.1491 1032 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1566.1491 (pause 0.32) 1566.4739 1033 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1566.4739 Now don't get me wrong, I do understand that there are certain songs 1569.7169 1034 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1569.7169 (pause 0.25) 1569.9644 1035 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1569.9644 that, um, just because they're hot they need to get played. 1572.9947 1036 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1572.9947 (pause 0.30) 1573.2937 1037 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1573.2937 But, 1573.7931 1038 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1573.7931 (pause 0.18) 1573.9732 1039 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1573.9732 I- whe- when I DJ, my goal is not to make you really listen 1578.3811 1040 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1578.3811 (pause 0.39) 1578.7730 1041 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1578.7730 to the song so much. I want you to dance. I want you to feel the vibe. 1582.6502 1042 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1582.6502 (pause 0.32) 1582.9750 1043 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1582.9750 So 1583.6232 1044 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1583.6232 (pause 3.56) 1587.1859 1045 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1587.1859 I would say 1588.2583 1046 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1588.2583 (pause 0.33) 1588.5883 1047 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1588.5883 the songs that are like, uh, s- for example, there's a guy named SixNine out of New York. 1592.6291 1048 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1592.6291 (pause 0.24) 1592.8714 1049 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1592.8714 He's has a very hot song, but I've probably maybe played that song 1596.4378 1050 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1596.4378 (pause 0.26) 1596.7008 1051 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1596.7008 once or twice ever in my life. 1598.6652 1052 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1598.6652 (pause 0.24) 1598.9023 1053 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1598.9023 Um, and the two times that I did play it, I didn't get the vibe. I didn't get the feel. 1602.8091 1054 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1602.8091 (pause 0.33) 1603.1390 1055 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1603.1390 Um, so I just don't play it anymore. 1604.9333 1056 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1604.9333 (pause 0.37) 1605.2993 1057 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1605.2993 Uh, 1606.0830 1058 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1606.0830 (pause 0.51) 1606.5934 1059 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1606.5934 and now, if there's a special request, or someone needed it, and they were paying me, of course I would play it. 1611.3973 1060 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1611.3973 (pause 0.40) 1611.7943 1061 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1611.7943 But I just feel that 1613.1090 1062 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1613.1090 (pause 1.00) 1614.1092 1063 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1614.1092 just because as- a- 1615.4600 1064 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1615.4600 (pause 0.31) 1615.7694 1065 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1615.7694 we have a responsibility as a DJ to kind of curate what's going on 1620.3773 1066 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1620.3773 (pause 0.47) 1620.8465 1067 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1620.8465 in the music culture. So if I constantly keep playing it, 1623.7375 1068 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1623.7375 (pause 0.27) 1624.0107 1069 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1624.0107 that's the only reason that people are remembering it. [Like] 1626.4495 1070 ATL_int_01 1626.3305 [Mm-hm.] 1626.6422 1071 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1626.7227 there's certain songs that- 1628.1767 1072 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1628.1767 (pause 0.25) 1628.4241 1073 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1628.4241 I mean, because especially Atlanta, we party from Monday to Monday. 1631.9442 1074 ATL_int_01 1632.2496 [Mm-hm.] 1632.6207 1075 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1632.2675 [So] if you go out one night, 1634.2952 1076 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1634.5633 you- you listening to s- music the next night, you on Instagram the next night, 1639.1197 1077 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1639.1197 (pause 0.34) 1639.4548 1078 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1639.4548 and, 1640.2367 1079 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1640.2367 (pause 0.09) 1640.3260 1080 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1640.3260 uh, you done went out let's say a night after that as well too, 1643.3616 1081 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1643.3616 (pause 0.31) 1643.6761 1082 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1643.6761 and then the other night you was working, and you was listening to the radio, 1646.4551 1083 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1646.4551 (pause 0.27) 1646.7218 1084 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1646.7218 and every single night, you heard w- it just happened to be one song in particular, 1650.9547 1085 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1650.9547 (pause 0.26) 1651.2125 1086 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1651.2125 um, 1651.9137 1087 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1651.9137 (pause 0.28) 1652.1921 1088 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1652.1921 you're gonna constantl- that song is gonna get stuck with you [regardless of] how- 1656.7640 1089 ATL_int_01 1655.8846 [Mm-hm.] 1656.2463 1090 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1657.6714 regardless of how much you don't want it to or n- on- or not. If you constantly listen to it, 1662.4598 1091 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1662.4598 (pause 0.26) 1662.7176 1092 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1662.7176 you will remember the words. You will remember the melody. You will remember the flow, 1666.4954 1093 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1666.4954 (pause 0.57) 1667.0677 1094 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1667.0677 and it's either gonna stick to you one way or another. You either gonna like it, or you're gonna dislike it. Most people, 1671.6138 1095 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1671.6138 (pause 0.26) 1671.8767 1096 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1671.8767 because it's all a similar flow, 1673.7070 1097 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1673.7070 (pause 0.31) 1674.0164 1098 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1674.0164 like it, so 1675.1249 1099 ATL_int_01 1675.3724 Mm. 1675.7797 1100 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1675.9240 if we sit up here and constantly keep playing the BS, then 1679.8565 1101 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1679.8565 (pause 0.26) 1680.1143 1102 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1680.1143 [eventually] 1681.0166 1103 ATL_int_01 1680.1315 [] 1680.5525 1104 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1682.2024 BS is what's gonna run. So that's why 1684.7635 1105 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1684.7635 (pause 0.26) 1685.0213 1106 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1685.0213 like I d- I- I personally- like I have no Famous Dex. 1688.1303 1107 ATL_int_01 1688.4345 [Mm.] 1688.8057 1108 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1688.5943 [Um], I don't- I n- I ta- I have one Famous Dex song, that Pick It Up I think is actually pretty [dope.] 1692.9135 1109 ATL_int_01 1692.7161 [Okay], I [like that.] 1693.5284 1110 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1693.3156 [Um], 1694.1199 1111 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1694.3932 I don't have many XXXTentacion. I have him on the Roll In Peace track. 1697.9597 1112 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1697.9597 (pause 0.41) 1698.3702 1113 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1698.3702 [Um], 1699.1211 1114 ATL_int_01 1698.3930 [/??/ good] on [that.] 1699.5459 1115 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1699.4124 [SixNine], I don't. I- like I said, I have the one song of his, 1703.0058 1116 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1703.2533 the Gummo, um, even though he has Billboard tracks. 1706.0942 1117 ATL_int_01 1706.2179 [Yeah.] 1706.5530 1118 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1706.4241 [Big] shoutout to them, you know. They're making money and doing whatever they should do in their crowd. 1711.0682 1119 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1711.3878 Um, 1712.0065 1120 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1712.0065 (pause 0.33) 1712.3365 1121 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1712.3365 Billboard has to do with a lot of 1714.0607 1122 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1714.0607 (pause 0.16) 1714.2184 1123 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1714.2184 people that are not African American, 1715.9545 1124 ATL_int_01 1716.2535 [Mm-hm.] 1716.6248 1125 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1716.3824 [so] when it comes to that, you know, hey, 1718.6317 1126 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1718.7218 that mean white people is loving your stuff. That doesn't mean our culture is loving your stuff. 1722.3103 1127 ATL_int_01 1722.4443 Mm-hm. 1722.8825 1128 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1722.9238 Um, 1723.4497 1129 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1723.4497 (pause 0.64) 1724.0890 1130 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1724.0890 so, like I said, I feel that 1725.9489 1131 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1725.9489 (pause 0.24) 1726.1860 1132 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1726.1860 I- I- I feel like I'm gonna play what's gonna- 1728.3360 1133 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1728.3360 (pause 0.26) 1728.5938 1134 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1728.5938 what I enjoy 1729.4858 1135 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1729.4858 (pause 0.61) 1730.0913 1136 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1730.0913 [when I play] music. I- sadly enough, I'm very biased. 1732.7171 1137 ATL_int_01 1730.1302 [Mm.] 1730.4675 1138 ATL_int_01 1733.1089 Sadly enough, very biased. Um, 1735.3105 1139 ATL_int_01 1735.3105 (pause 1.63) 1736.9383 1140 ATL_int_01 1736.9383 Childish Gambino 1738.4748 1141 ATL_int_01 1738.4748 (pause 0.20) 1738.6707 1142 ATL_int_01 1738.6707 and 1739.3822 1143 ATL_int_01 1739.3822 (pause 0.34) 1739.7225 1144 ATL_int_01 1739.7225 CyHi the Prynce are both 1741.4703 1145 ATL_int_01 1741.4703 (pause 0.48) 1741.9498 1146 ATL_int_01 1741.9498 Atlanta artists, 1743.2608 1147 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1743.2719 [Mm-hm.] 1743.6498 1148 ATL_int_01 1743.5273 [probably] more so East Atlanta [artists], 1745.8050 1149 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1745.7796 [Mm-hm.] 1746.1762 1150 ATL_int_01 1746.4391 but when I listen to 'em 1747.7534 1151 ATL_int_01 1747.7534 (pause 0.09) 1747.8437 1152 ATL_int_01 1747.8437 and hear 'em talk, 1748.9022 1153 ATL_int_01 1748.9022 (pause 0.38) 1749.2786 1154 ATL_int_01 1749.2786 I don't really hear, 1750.5985 1155 ATL_int_01 1750.5985 (pause 0.24) 1750.8408 1156 ATL_int_01 1750.8408 you know, that Atlantaness. I'm- I'm hearing like some New York type of stuff coming from CyHi. 1756.9285 1157 ATL_int_01 1756.9285 (pause 0.32) 1757.2481 1158 ATL_int_01 1757.2481 Childish Gambino, I'm hearing just some 1759.1300 1159 ATL_int_01 1759.1300 (pause 0.60) 1759.7333 1160 ATL_int_01 1759.7333 extra left field, that don't [even sound] like a nigga that coulda possibly 1763.1605 1161 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1761.1446 [Right.] 1761.4745 1162 ATL_int_01 1763.3410 been around the same trap area as some of these other people. 1766.6716 1163 ATL_int_01 1766.6716 (pause 0.63) 1767.3044 1164 ATL_int_01 1767.3044 What's your- what's your 1768.5111 1165 ATL_int_01 1768.5111 (pause 0.10) 1768.6102 1166 ATL_int_01 1768.6102 thoughts on that or just to elaborate more on that? 1770.8929 1167 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1771.2763 Uh, again, I think it's m- it is the- that melting pot thing, and it's- and it's for us- us to understand that 1776.8980 1168 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1776.8980 (pause 0.31) 1777.2071 1169 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1777.2071 music is so much bigger. Like that is what's pushed on us. 1780.9849 1170 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1780.9849 (pause 0.29) 1781.2788 1171 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1781.2788 There are- 1782.3409 1172 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1782.3409 (pause 0.44) 1782.7792 1173 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1782.7792 you can listen to the radio right now in Atlanta, and there are probably at least five Migos songs played in a hour. 1789.5732 1174 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1789.5732 (pause 0.34) 1789.9083 1175 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1789.9083 If [it's not a-] if it's not a Migos song, it's a song featuring a Migo. 1792.8870 1176 ATL_int_01 1790.0991 [] 1790.4122 1177 ATL_int_01 1793.2685 [You gotta let me] check for [real /??/.] 1795.2690 1178 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1793.3458 [S-] 1793.8872 1179 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1793.8872 (pause 0.83) 1794.7173 1180 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1794.7173 [Right, and- and] I mean it's- it's t- it's 1796.3663 1181 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1796.4739 probably gonna be like that. So 1798.2992 1182 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1798.2992 (pause 0.53) 1798.8303 1183 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1798.8303 when you have artists who are from Atlanta who sound different, 1802.8917 1184 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1802.8917 (pause 0.29) 1803.1804 1185 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1803.1804 they just don't get that respect because 1805.8924 1186 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1805.8924 (pause 0.70) 1806.5884 1187 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1806.5884 that's n- that's not what's being pushed. That's not what these big labels- because that's o- 1811.0829 1188 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1811.0829 (pause 0.23) 1811.3149 1189 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1811.3149 that's the only reason your songs get honestly in rotation in- in hip hop which a lot of folks don't know. 1816.3353 1190 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1816.3353 (pause 0.28) 1816.6137 1191 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1816.6137 It's coming down from these labels. These labels are paying 1819.1504 1192 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1819.1504 (pause 0.24) 1819.3911 1193 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1819.3911 top dollar to these r- uh, radio exec companies 1822.5879 1194 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1822.5879 (pause 0.16) 1822.7529 1195 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1822.7529 to the top DJ's, and the top DJ's are just sending the music out to their crew, 1827.1443 1196 ATL_int_01 1827.4176 [Mm-hm.] 1827.7939 1197 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1827.6289 [and] they're playing the stuff. But it's these- it's the- the m- the Migos tracks, the Cardi B's tracks, 1832.8710 1198 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1833.1701 the w- Future tracks, the whatever is hot at the time. 1836.2636 1199 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1836.2636 (pause 0.70) 1836.9596 1200 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1836.9596 And typically tracks like the- uh, 1839.3557 1201 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1839.3557 (pause 1.07) 1840.4229 1202 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1840.4229 the Childish Gambinos and CyHis where it might be more 1843.7485 1203 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1843.7485 (pause 0.42) 1844.1661 1204 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1844.1661 lyrical or might be more eclectic, 1846.8148 1205 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1846.8148 (pause 0.59) 1847.4077 1206 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1847.4077 there's just- that's [not what] the [companies are tryna fund.] 1850.1661 1207 ATL_int_01 1848.4337 [/??/] 1848.8256 1208 ATL_int_01 1848.8256 (pause 0.46) 1849.2896 1209 ATL_int_01 1849.2896 [/unintelligible/] This what's playing on /nine forty-five/ right now. 1852.5622 1210 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1854.1553 Um, this is actually Jacquees. Tha- actually this guy's actually literally from the same street 1858.3147 1211 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1858.3147 (pause 0.44) 1858.7581 1212 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1858.7581 that, uh, was the same main street I was on- that I grew up on, /RD-ADDRESS-4/. 1863.0670 1213 ATL_int_01 1863.3454 [Oh wow.] 1863.8558 1214 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1863.5395 [Um], 1864.1858 1215 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1864.6601 m- so I definitely love the fact that, you know, he's out there. Um, 1868.6081 1216 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1868.6081 (pause 0.30) 1868.9071 1217 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1868.9071 he has a- he's been very talented since he was a kid actually, 1872.6193 1218 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1872.6193 (pause 0.36) 1872.9751 1219 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1872.9751 um, 1873.5732 1220 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1873.5732 (pause 1.11) 1874.6803 1221 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1874.6803 with his singing. So, um, 1876.7478 1222 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1876.7478 (pause 0.51) 1877.2530 1223 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1877.2530 I definitely love the fact that that's a guy- like I said, I literally 1880.2331 1224 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1880.2331 (pause 0.37) 1880.6081 1225 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1880.6081 p- saw him 1881.6368 1226 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1881.6368 (pause 0.06) 1881.7009 1227 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1881.7009 at a wing spot when he was 1883.3974 1228 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1883.3974 (pause 0.59) 1883.9856 1229 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1883.9856 thirteen, twelve years old with a group of other guys around, you know, singing to females, 1888.6756 1230 ATL_int_01 1888.7839 [Mm.] 1889.2530 1231 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1888.9746 [him just] singing happy birthdays and stuff like that. So, um, 1892.0062 1232 ATL_int_01 1892.1609 [That's tight.] 1892.6189 1233 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1892.3134 [I definitely] love seeing that because I know 1894.3765 1234 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1894.6395 that's he's on a larger scale right now. 1896.5007 1235 ATL_int_01 1896.6348 It's tough for a singer out here right now 1898.5537 1236 ATL_int_01 1898.5537 (pause 0.11) 1898.6621 1237 ATL_int_01 1898.6621 I would think. 1899.3299 1238 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1899.8403 I would think it is too. I just think it's a- more about the content in what you singing. Um, a lot of- a l- you have to kind of 1905.8403 1239 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1905.8403 (pause 0.19) 1906.0259 1240 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1906.0259 still be hip hop. You gotta still sing about 1908.9957 1241 ATL_int_01 1909.2793 Mm-hm. 1909.7021 1242 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1909.8825 sex, murder, drugs, and guns, [you feel what] I'm saying. [You can't] really- 1914.2172 1243 ATL_int_01 1912.3972 [S-] 1912.8045 1244 ATL_int_01 1912.8045 (pause 0.66) 1913.4644 1245 ATL_int_01 1913.4644 [Yeah.] 1913.7635 1246 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1914.6039 nobody's really singing about love anymore because love is so- 1918.2940 1247 ATL_int_01 1920.0573 Mm. 1920.4337 1248 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1921.1504 love is so- is so 1923.1482 1249 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1923.1482 (pause 0.08) 1923.2239 1250 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1923.2239 cliche r- now. 1924.4797 1251 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1924.4797 (pause 0.25) 1924.7271 1252 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1924.7271 So many people are falling out of love. 1926.9905 1253 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1926.9905 (pause 0.25) 1927.2380 1254 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1927.2380 You got the whole gay thing, so you- you know, that's a whole different type of love, 1931.9491 1255 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1931.9491 (pause 0.34) 1932.2842 1256 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1932.2842 um, so many divorces, 1934.1197 1257 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1934.1197 (pause 0.28) 1934.3967 1258 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1934.3967 and it's not cherished anymore. It's kind of more like, 1937.3201 1259 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1937.3201 (pause 0.86) 1938.1811 1260 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1938.1811 alright, I'm more focused on my money or more focused on my life and my goals than- 1942.8471 1261 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1942.8471 (pause 0.06) 1942.9109 1262 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1942.9109 than 1943.5418 1263 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1943.5418 (pause 0.26) 1943.7996 1264 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1943.7996 being in love because being in love 1945.8825 1265 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1945.8825 (pause 0.88) 1946.7576 1266 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1946.7576 doesn't seem to get people far these days, /it/ doesn't bring [people happiness.] 1950.4801 1267 ATL_int_01 1949.6397 [] 1950.1656 1268 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1950.7843 What brings people happiness is money, 1952.4586 1269 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1952.4586 (pause 0.27) 1952.7267 1270 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1952.7267 [and] 1953.4021 1271 ATL_int_01 1953.0979 [Mm.] 1953.5052 1272 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1953.9795 m- sadly enough it's running the world, so that's what's running 1957.1194 1273 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1957.1194 (pause 0.35) 1957.4700 1274 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1957.4700 music. That's what's running businesses. 1960.0053 1275 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1960.0053 (pause 0.31) 1960.3198 1276 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1960.3198 Um, that's why you don't get a lot of, you know, just 1962.7637 1277 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1962.7637 (pause 0.44) 1963.1998 1278 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1963.1998 people 1963.8270 1279 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1963.8270 (pause 0.12) 1963.9456 1280 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1963.9456 giving out- I mean, think about it. Sprint charges you literally- 1967.2066 1281 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1967.2066 (pause 0.56) 1967.7635 1282 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1967.7635 or Comcast, or these m- 1969.2627 1283 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1969.2627 (pause 0.10) 1969.3585 1284 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1969.3585 people, you feel what I'm saying, literally hundreds and thousands and thousands of dollars, 1973.2633 1285 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1973.2633 (pause 0.24) 1973.5005 1286 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1973.5005 and they never say, hey, you know what? You payed your bill sixteen months in a row 1977.6650 1287 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1977.6650 (pause 0.31) 1977.9734 1288 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1977.9734 on time 1978.8921 1289 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1978.8921 (pause 0.25) 1979.1396 1290 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1979.1396 no matter what. You know what? The least we can do is this month, we're gonna give you fifty percent off. 1982.9484 1291 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1982.9484 (pause 0.28) 1983.2268 1292 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1983.2268 This month we gonna take them- the- you know, [take it off.] 1985.8202 1293 ATL_int_01 1985.3922 [Mm.] 1985.9491 1294 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1986.1656 Because if the- if it was a love thing and if it was appreciation for me- 1989.6341 1295 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1989.6341 (pause 0.18) 1989.8094 1296 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1989.8094 [us doing business together], 1991.3613 1297 ATL_int_01 1990.0029 [Mm.] 1990.8767 1298 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1991.5727 that's what would happen. Because that's what you would do business with anybody. After so long, 1995.8713 1299 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1995.8713 (pause 0.20) 1996.0723 1300 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1996.0723 you gonna be like, hey, you know what? Boom. 1997.8460 1301 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1997.8460 (pause 0.20) 1998.0419 1302 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1998.0419 But that's not what 1999.4855 1303 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 1999.4855 (pause 0.74) 2000.2279 1304 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2000.2279 this country's built off. It's built off of- it's built off of money. It's ran off of money, so 2004.6451 1305 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2004.6451 (pause 0.31) 2004.9596 1306 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2004.9596 if it ain't making dollars in they eyes, it just don't make sense. So- 2008.1909 1307 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2008.1909 (pause 0.49) 2008.6859 1308 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2008.6859 and love don't make dollars. 2010.1966 1309 ATL_int_01 2011.1040 Oh man, just some- 2012.4342 1310 ATL_int_01 2012.4342 (pause 0.11) 2012.5424 1311 ATL_int_01 2012.5424 it was a lot of ways I coulda went with that, but 2014.8354 1312 ATL_int_01 2014.8354 (pause 0.24) 2015.0726 1313 ATL_int_01 2015.0726 I'm- I'm gonna 2015.8905 1314 ATL_int_01 2015.8905 (pause 0.17) 2016.0569 1315 ATL_int_01 2016.0569 go down this lane with it. 2017.5164 1316 ATL_int_01 2017.5164 (pause 0.71) 2018.2279 1317 ATL_int_01 2018.2279 Love dollars- 2019.5465 1318 ATL_int_01 2019.5465 (pause 0.39) 2019.9383 1319 ATL_int_01 2019.9383 but how do you feel about, 2021.3871 1320 ATL_int_01 2021.3871 (pause 0.89) 2022.2790 1321 ATL_int_01 2022.2790 um, your experience within the Black community when it comes to business and clients and 2028.1759 1322 ATL_int_01 2028.1759 (pause 0.51) 2028.6864 1323 ATL_int_01 2028.6864 patronizing them service-wise and I guess 2032.0259 1324 ATL_int_01 2032.0259 (pause 0.72) 2032.7426 1325 ATL_int_01 2032.7426 as far as them paying 2034.3409 1326 ATL_int_01 2034.3409 (pause 0.73) 2035.0730 1327 ATL_int_01 2035.0730 like how they wou- I guess pay Georgia Power with the rent or 2038.5003 1328 ATL_int_01 2038.5003 (pause 0.52) 2039.0210 1329 ATL_int_01 2039.0210 some of these other people that might not really definitely don't have no type of love for them. What's your 2043.5104 1330 ATL_int_01 2043.5104 (pause 0.79) 2044.2980 1331 ATL_int_01 2044.2980 [thoughts?] 2044.7278 1332 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2044.3680 [Um], 2045.0360 1333 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2045.1043 I would just say we are very brainwashed in that sense on who we pay 2049.3203 1334 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2049.3203 (pause 0.26) 2049.5832 1335 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2049.5832 and the services that we allow. Um, it's kind of funny. Again on /RD-ADDRESS-4/, 2053.4951 1336 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2053.4951 (pause 0.32) 2053.8148 1337 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2053.8148 there are multiple 2054.7337 1338 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2054.7337 (pause 0.08) 2054.8168 1339 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2054.8168 fast food restaurants, horrible restaurants. I hate the f- hate that. 2058.0412 1340 ATL_int_01 2058.4134 [Yeah.] 2058.7171 1341 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2058.4555 [But] there's one restaurant that's a Chick-fil-A on there, 2061.2219 1342 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2061.4638 um, and that Chick-fil-A has probably got the most business 2064.3454 1343 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2064.3454 (pause 0.36) 2064.7011 1344 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2064.7011 probably out of anything on /RD-ADDRESS-4/ in all honesty. Probably even bigger than the grocery store. That Chick-fil-A might bring in the most [business.] 2070.9125 1345 ATL_int_01 2070.8754 [Damn], [/??/ I know-] 2072.8820 1346 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2071.7890 [Um], yeah, you know, it- it [could- the grocery store might] be because it's the grocery store. But that Chick-fil-A probably brings in the most business, 2078.6294 1347 ATL_int_01 2073.8256 [] 2074.8619 1348 ATL_int_01 2078.7377 [Mm-hm.] 2079.0780 1349 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2078.9130 [and] they have 2079.6709 1350 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2079.8494 excellent service there. 2081.2692 1351 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2081.2692 (pause 0.23) 2081.4961 1352 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2081.4961 Now don't get me wrong. There's sometimes where, 2084.2582 1353 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2084.2582 (pause 0.35) 2084.6088 1354 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2084.6088 you know, situations happen where, you know, this- just situations in the area that it's in. 2088.9589 1355 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2088.9589 (pause 0.57) 2089.5312 1356 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2089.5312 But it's all about a choice cause it's a mind set. 2092.5371 1357 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2092.5371 (pause 0.32) 2092.8567 1358 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2092.8567 Those same people that's working in that Chick-fil-A 2096.3665 1359 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2096.3665 (pause 0.47) 2096.8356 1360 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2096.8356 are the same people that's working in the Taco Bell across the street. There's no difference in really 2101.1600 1361 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2101.1600 (pause 0.27) 2101.4333 1362 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2101.4333 the hiring process or the, you know, 2103.6915 1363 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2103.6915 (pause 0.27) 2103.9596 1364 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2103.9596 the qu- 2104.2859 1365 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2104.2859 (pause 0.14) 2104.4224 1366 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2104.4224 the qualifications you have to have. 2106.3815 1367 ATL_int_01 2106.4691 [Mm-hm.] 2106.8300 1368 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2106.7424 [But] because of 2108.3201 1369 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2109.0522 how that standard of how that restaurant is ran, 2112.5155 1370 ATL_int_01 2112.6857 Mm. 2113.0827 1371 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2113.4075 people 2114.2376 1372 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2114.2376 (pause 1.04) 2115.2790 1373 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2115.2790 only expect certain stuff from that. 2117.6189 1374 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2117.6189 (pause 0.26) 2117.8762 1375 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2117.8762 So if we kind of held their own- our- their own standard to our own businesses and stuff like that. 2123.1506 1376 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2123.1506 (pause 0.36) 2123.5153 1377 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2123.5153 And a lot of things folks gotta understand, you feel what I'm saying, that 2126.5469 1378 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2126.5469 (pause 1.39) 2127.9338 1379 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2127.9338 yes, i- 2129.0114 1380 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2129.0114 (pause 1.03) 2130.0463 1381 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2130.0463 if we don't spen- if we don't spend our own dollar back, it doesn't matter 2134.2380 1382 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2134.2380 (pause 0.41) 2134.6453 1383 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2134.6453 how much money we spend with the other folks because eventually we will be wiped out. 2139.3358 1384 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2139.3358 (pause 0.33) 2139.6657 1385 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2139.6657 And that's kind of what it seems like they want us to do. And that's why a lot of Afri- well i- sadly enough, 2144.4644 1386 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2144.4644 (pause 0.28) 2144.7480 1387 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2144.7480 a lot of African Americans with money, 2146.7175 1388 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2146.7175 (pause 0.29) 2147.0114 1389 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2147.0114 they go move into another a- neighborhood because 2149.8715 1390 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2149.8715 (pause 0.22) 2150.0932 1391 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2150.0932 the amount of money that's being recycled in a Black neighborhood 2153.7164 1392 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2153.7164 (pause 0.39) 2154.1031 1393 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2154.1031 ain't nothing because the few Blacks that got a little bit of money, 2157.2120 1394 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2157.2120 (pause 0.29) 2157.5007 1395 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2157.5007 they go to the white areas. They go to the- the north side of town to spend their money, 2162.1860 1396 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2162.1860 (pause 0.45) 2162.6397 1397 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2162.6397 the s- uh, you know another side versus, 2165.1970 1398 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2165.1970 (pause 0.32) 2165.5204 1399 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2165.5204 you know, us kind of saying, hey, let's build something on this side 2168.9233 1400 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2168.9233 (pause 0.24) 2169.1656 1401 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2169.1656 and keep the money spending in our own neighborhood. 2171.3878 1402 ATL_int_01 2172.2062 Wow. 2173.0981 1403 ATL_int_01 2173.0981 (pause 0.34) 2173.4384 1404 ATL_int_01 2173.4384 You brought that shit 2174.3855 1405 ATL_int_01 2174.3855 (pause 0.14) 2174.5258 1406 ATL_int_01 2174.5258 all the way down. 2175.5007 1407 ATL_int_01 2175.5007 (pause 0.12) 2175.6245 1408 ATL_int_01 2175.6245 2176.8464 1409 ATL_int_01 2176.8464 (pause 0.62) 2177.4689 1410 ATL_int_01 2177.4689 And I mean 2178.3557 1411 ATL_int_01 2178.3557 (pause 0.67) 2179.0208 1412 ATL_int_01 2179.0208 from what I seen, it- it looks to be true 2182.1246 1413 ATL_int_01 2182.1246 (pause 0.32) 2182.4494 1414 ATL_int_01 2182.4494 I mean I guess 2183.3297 1415 ATL_int_01 2183.3297 (pause 0.37) 2183.6957 1416 ATL_int_01 2183.6957 I don't know. Chick-fil-A got some good branding when it comes to that cause 2187.1575 1417 ATL_int_01 2187.1575 (pause 0.08) 2187.2385 1418 ATL_int_01 2187.2385 everybody just know a Chick-fil-A got some good ass service. 2189.9845 1419 ATL_int_01 2189.9845 (pause 0.32) 2190.3093 1420 ATL_int_01 2190.3093 But I mean, 2191.0466 1421 ATL_int_01 2191.0466 (pause 0.81) 2191.8612 1422 ATL_int_01 2191.8612 they real consistent with it, 2193.3822 1423 ATL_int_01 2193.3822 (pause 0.37) 2193.7482 1424 ATL_int_01 2193.7482 um, 2194.4494 1425 ATL_int_01 2194.4494 (pause 0.68) 2195.1248 1426 ATL_int_01 2195.1248 so it's not- you don't think it's more of a issue that the Black business 2199.2790 1427 ATL_int_01 2199.2790 (pause 0.67) 2199.9441 1428 ATL_int_01 2199.9441 need to go above and beyond even more? Or is it the fact that 2203.9701 1429 ATL_int_01 2203.9701 (pause 0.16) 2204.1336 1430 ATL_int_01 2204.1336 the- 2204.6397 1431 ATL_int_01 2204.6397 (pause 0.56) 2205.2017 1432 ATL_int_01 2205.2017 the ec- 2205.7244 1433 ATL_int_01 2205.7244 (pause 0.13) 2205.8542 1434 ATL_int_01 2205.8542 the- um, 2206.7103 1435 ATL_int_01 2206.7103 (pause 0.13) 2206.8370 1436 ATL_int_01 2206.8370 they- 2207.2496 1437 ATL_int_01 2207.2496 (pause 0.15) 2207.4026 1438 ATL_int_01 2207.4026 Black people are setting the bar too high for other Black people 2210.8717 1439 ATL_int_01 2210.8717 (pause 0.45) 2211.3203 1440 ATL_int_01 2211.3203 as far as 2212.3411 1441 ATL_int_01 2212.3411 (pause 0.41) 2212.7536 1442 ATL_int_01 2212.7536 they service and stuff that they don't even give that same type of consideration 2217.1966 1443 ATL_int_01 2217.1966 (pause 0.34) 2217.5368 1444 ATL_int_01 2217.5368 to the white 2218.2504 1445 ATL_int_01 2218.2504 (pause 0.14) 2218.3934 1446 ATL_int_01 2218.3934 or, 2218.8211 1447 ATL_int_01 2218.8211 (pause 0.07) 2218.8946 1448 ATL_int_01 2218.8946 you know, other [categories?] 2220.1185 1449 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2219.4586 [I think that] we do kind of hold 2221.8973 1450 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2222.2324 in our heads for whatever reason other 2224.4546 1451 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2224.4546 (pause 0.22) 2224.6711 1452 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2224.6711 businesses to a higher standard because there are businesses in 2228.2066 1453 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2228.2066 (pause 0.25) 2228.4593 1454 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2228.4593 the East Atlanta area where- 2230.2999 1455 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2230.2999 (pause 0.31) 2230.6144 1456 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2230.6144 um, 2231.3001 1457 ATL_int_01 2231.6442 Mm-hm. 2232.0721 1458 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2232.4897 where, uh, 2233.6601 1459 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2233.6601 (pause 0.32) 2233.9798 1460 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2233.9798 Black businesses- where they are thriving. Um, there's one in particular, a seafood spot. It's actually a house 2238.7939 1461 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2238.7939 (pause 0.24) 2239.0363 1462 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2239.0363 that they turned into a restaurant called Wats Crackin, 2241.6503 1463 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2241.6503 (pause 0.38) 2242.0266 1464 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2242.0266 um, on Candler Road. 2243.9329 1465 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2243.9329 (pause 0.24) 2244.1739 1466 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2244.1739 [It's a Black businesses that] brings in lots of money. It's constantly bunking from when it's open to when it's closed. 2250.9022 1467 ATL_int_01 2244.2203 [/inaudible/] 2245.3505 1468 ATL_int_01 2250.9538 Mm-hm. 2251.2683 1469 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2251.4539 And 2251.9685 1470 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2251.9685 (pause 0.28) 2252.2533 1471 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2252.2533 because they give out /goo-/ g- good quality, 2254.4958 1472 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2254.4958 (pause 0.21) 2254.7021 1473 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2254.7021 you know, there is a wait time a lot of the time but [people understand] that 2258.6449 1474 ATL_int_01 2257.1858 [] 2257.6653 1475 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2258.8408 because of the amount of people 2260.6557 1476 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2260.6557 (pause 0.24) 2260.8980 1477 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2260.8980 [that are there], right, and the quality of the food, the amount that they give you, the pricing is decently priced. 2266.5010 1478 ATL_int_01 2260.9338 [And the quality.] 2261.8951 1479 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2266.7639 Like sometimes there is a wait, 2268.4588 1480 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2268.4588 (pause 0.34) 2268.7991 1481 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2268.7991 and- but people still line up for it every day. 2271.6090 1482 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2271.6090 (pause 0.29) 2271.8977 1483 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2271.8977 So who's to say why can't that be 2273.9999 1484 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2273.9999 (pause 0.32) 2274.3196 1485 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2274.3196 on every Black business? Why- you know, from seafood to- 2278.1143 1486 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2278.1143 (pause 0.37) 2278.4804 1487 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2278.4804 to burgers joints to breakfast spots to- 2282.3458 1488 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2282.3458 (pause 0.46) 2282.8047 1489 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2282.8047 uh, we can have our own Italian spots. We can have our own Mexican spots. 2286.1855 1490 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2286.1855 (pause 0.25) 2286.4382 1491 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2286.4382 There a lot of 2287.2169 1492 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2287.2169 (pause 0.18) 2287.3998 1493 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2287.3998 you feel what I'm saying, there are 2288.3149 1494 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2288.3149 (pause 0.43) 2288.7428 1495 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2288.7428 o- 2288.9027 1496 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2288.9027 (pause 0.40) 2289.3048 1497 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2289.3048 we- Chinese food ain't no secret into what is- is cooking. Like 2293.4436 1498 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2293.4436 (pause 0.46) 2293.9076 1499 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2293.9076 i- half of it's n- probably not even real 2296.3669 1500 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2296.3669 (pause 0.23) 2296.5989 1501 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2296.5989 chicken half the time anyway, 2298.3660 1502 ATL_int_01 2298.5825 [Yeah.] 2298.8610 1503 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2298.6650 [and all] it is is a different seasoning, chicken, and some rice. 2301.9699 1504 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2302.1710 You know, they have different lo meins and vegetables and stuff like that, but 2305.6034 1505 ATL_int_01 2305.9746 [Anybody.] 2306.4850 1506 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2306.1860 [we-] right, we can cre- we can do that. I n- I have a partner actually that went to high school with me, 2311.2322 1507 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2311.5003 him and his dad own a Mexican restaurant. 2313.6039 1508 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2313.6039 (pause 0.30) 2313.9029 1509 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2313.9029 Um, and it's a very successful res- Mexican restaurant. 2316.6186 1510 ATL_int_01 2316.6461 I'm about to say, [we don't even] know who's actually behind there cooking that stuff. [/??/] 2319.9596 1511 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2317.1188 [Uh], 2317.4229 1512 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2317.4229 (pause 2.21) 2319.6296 1513 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2319.6296 [right], [exactly, and lo- a- l-] I- well, the Chinese spots, a lot of 'em- 2323.1399 1514 ATL_int_01 2320.4443 [] 2321.1764 1515 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2323.2979 how they have it set up in Atlanta, you can see who's cooking it, 2326.0598 1516 ATL_int_01 2326.0813 [Mm-hm.] 2326.3943 1517 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2326.3456 [um], cause the- how that open 2328.0630 1518 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2328.1495 format is, but 2329.3875 1519 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2329.3875 (pause 0.32) 2329.7124 1520 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2329.7124 I mean, like I said, it's a Mexican restaurant. It's nothing but African Americans that work there. [They make] 2333.8615 1521 ATL_int_01 2333.5057 [] 2334.6812 1522 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2333.9638 [good money], great money. 2335.3875 1523 ATL_int_01 2335.4391 Yeah. 2335.8774 1524 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2336.9587 So like I said, i- it's more of a mind thing, man. We kind of 2340.5007 1525 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2340.5007 (pause 0.95) 2341.4494 1526 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2341.4494 will- i- i- i- it's- it's a mental thing. We- we hold other businesses to a higher standard, 2346.7637 1527 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2346.7637 (pause 0.39) 2347.1555 1528 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2347.1555 and we don't wanna give ours the benefit of the doubt. 2350.0259 1529 ATL_int_01 2350.5106 Mm. 2350.8354 1530 ATL_int_01 2350.8354 (pause 0.31) 2351.1499 1531 ATL_int_01 2351.1499 [Okay.] 2351.6810 1532 ATL_se0_ag1_m_05 2351.2376 [C-] 2351.4129