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The Impact of Growing Up in a Musical Legacy · Music Explored Podcast

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  I
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  had,
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  like,
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  the
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  whole.
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  I
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  like
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  the
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  whole
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  hoodlum
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  movie
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  and
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  things
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  of
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  that
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  nature.
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  Yeah.
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  Okay.
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  So
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  that's
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  why.
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  Yeah,
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  that's
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  why
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  I
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  had
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  gotten
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  from
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  Lucky.
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  From
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  Lucky
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  Luciano.
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  Okay,
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  okay.
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  Gotcha.
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  Gotcha.
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  I
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  like
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  it.
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  I
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  like
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  it.
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  Yeah.
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  So
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  that's
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  a
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  cool
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  story,
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  man.
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  You
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  also
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  mentioned
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  your
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  family
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  and,
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  well,
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  your
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  aunt
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  and
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  your
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  Uncle
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  Joe
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  with
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  the
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  Sugar
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  Hill.
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  What
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  was
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  it
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  like
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  growing
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  up
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  around
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  that
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  type
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  of
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  influence?
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  And
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  I
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  guess
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  there's
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  probably
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  a
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  lot
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  of
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  influential
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  rappers
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  and
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  creators
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  in
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  your.
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  I
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  got.
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  I
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  got
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  a
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  chance
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  to
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  meet
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  everybody,
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  you
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  know,
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  I
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  don't
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  want
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  to.
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  I
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  don't
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  want
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  to
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  minimize
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  it
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  and
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  act
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  like,
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  you
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  know,
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  but
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  I'm
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  not
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  gonna
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  sit
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  here
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  and
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  act
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  like
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  it
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  was
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  the.
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  You
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  know,
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  I'm
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  there
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  every
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  day.
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  I
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  was
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  there
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  every
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  day.
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  It's
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  weird.
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  It's.
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  It's
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  a
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  weird
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  situation.
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  But,
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  no,
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  they
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  didn't
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  work
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  with
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  me
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  as
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  an
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  artist,
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  but
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  I
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  did
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  get
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  to.
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  You
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  know,
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  I
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  was
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  too
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  young.
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  I
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  knew
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  the
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  Sugar
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  Hill
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  Gang
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  my
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  whole
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  life,
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  and
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  I
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  knew,
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  like,
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  Naughty
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  by
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  nature
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  when
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  it
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  was
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  New
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  Style.
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  They
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  had
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  got
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  a
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  record
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  deal
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  over
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  there.
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  I
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  met
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  Missy
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  Elliott
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  before
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  she
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  bl.
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  I
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  got
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  a
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  chance
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  to,
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  you
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  know,
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  But
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  I
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  lived
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  in
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  Bergen
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  county,
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  so
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  even
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  if
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  I
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  wasn't
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  meeting
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  people
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  through
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  them.
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  Bergen
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  County,
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  New
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  Jersey,
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  we're
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  right
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  across
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  the
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  bridge
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  from
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  New
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  York,
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  so
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  everybody's
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  out
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  here.
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  You
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  know,
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  you
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  get
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  a
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  check
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  in
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  the
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  music
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  industry.
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  As
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  soon
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  as
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  you
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  get
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  rich,
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  you
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  move
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  to
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  Jersey.
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  So,
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  I
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  mean,
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  everybody's
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  here,
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  from
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  little
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  Kim
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  to,
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  you
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  know,
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  Jodeci,
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  Mary
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  J.
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  Blige.
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  I
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  mean,
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  it's
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  like,
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  you
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  know,
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  you
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  go
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  through
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  the
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  mall
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  bumping
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  in
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  Cassidy
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  Lady
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  Love,
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  you
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  know,
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  so
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  it's
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  just
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  everybody's
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  around
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  here
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  that's
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  just.
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  Yeah,
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  yeah.
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  So
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  you
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  basically
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  just
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  kind
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  of.
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  You're
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  in
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  the
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  environment,
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  so
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  it
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  wasn't
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  anything
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  outstanding
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  to
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  you.
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  Just
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  growing
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  up
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  in
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  the
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  space,
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  being
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  around
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  that,
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  just
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  regular
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  life.
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  That's.
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  That's
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  cool,
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  though.
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  Not
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  everybody
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  lives
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  in,
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  I
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  guess,
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  in
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  the
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  area
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  that
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  is
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  so
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  saturated
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  by
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  that
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  kind
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  of
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  talent.
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  So,
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  yeah,
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  definitely
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  didn't
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  want
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  to
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  take
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  it
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  for
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  granted.
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  Definitely.
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  Yeah,
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  yeah,
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  yeah,
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  yeah,
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  yeah.
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  So
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  that's
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  really
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  cool.
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  But
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  it's
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  a
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  gift.
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  It's
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  a
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  gift
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  and
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  a
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  curse,
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  though,
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  because,
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  you
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  know,
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  just
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  like
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  in
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  the
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  Bible
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  with
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  Jesus,
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  you
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  know,
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  like,
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  he's
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  telling
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  people
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  he's.
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  He
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  had
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  to
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  go
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  perform
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  miracles
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  outside
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  of
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  where
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  he's
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  from,
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  because
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  if
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  he
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  did
• 2:04
  it
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  where
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  he's
• 2:04
  at,
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  he's
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  like,
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  oh,
• 2:05
  that's
• 2:05
  just
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  Jesus.
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  So
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  it's
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  Cool
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  to
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  grow
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  up
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  around
• 2:08
  these
• 2:08
  people,
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  but
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  they're
• 2:09
  like,
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  oh,
• 2:10
  that's
• 2:10
  just
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  luck,
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  you
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  know,
• 2:11
  so
• 2:11
  it's
• 2:11
  like
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  sometimes
• 2:12
  you
• 2:12
  have
• 2:12
  to.
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  You,
• 2:13
  you
• 2:13
  know,
• 2:13
  it's
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  cool.
• 2:14
  It's
• 2:14
  a
• 2:14
  gift
• 2:14
  and
• 2:14
  a
• 2:15
  curse
• 2:15
  to
• 2:15
  be
• 2:15
  around
• 2:15
  everybody,
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  but
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  to
• 2:16
  absolutely
• 2:17
  work
• 2:17
  and
• 2:18
  get
• 2:18
  your
• 2:18
  stuff
• 2:18
  going,
• 2:19
  you
• 2:19
  got
• 2:19
  to
• 2:19
  go
• 2:19
  outside
• 2:20
  your
• 2:20
  comfort
• 2:20
  zone.
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  So
• 2:22
  when
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  did
• 2:22
  you
• 2:22
  feel
• 2:23
  like
• 2:23
  you
• 2:23
  were
• 2:23
  actually
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  able
• 2:24
  to,
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  like,
• 2:25
  go
• 2:25
  out,
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  go
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  away
• 2:26
  from
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  your.
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  Your
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  circle
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  and
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  kind
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  of
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  establish.
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  Establish
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  yourself
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  as
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  an
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  artist
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  on
• 2:31
  your
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  own?
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  Do
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  you
• 2:31
  remember
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  that
• 2:32
  you.
• 2:33
  That
• 2:33
  moment?
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  I
• 2:34
  was
• 2:34
  doing
• 2:35
  that
• 2:35
  my
• 2:35
  whole
• 2:35
  life,
• 2:35
  you
• 2:36
  know,
• 2:36
  I
• 2:36
  never
• 2:36
  depended
• 2:36
  on
• 2:37
  Sugar
• 2:37
  Hill.
• 2:37
  I
• 2:37
  went
• 2:37
  over
• 2:38
  there,
• 2:38
  you
• 2:38
  know,
• 2:38
  I
• 2:38
  would
• 2:38
  record
• 2:39
  sessions
• 2:39
  with
• 2:39
  people
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  that
• 2:41
  were
• 2:41
  their
• 2:41
  artists
• 2:42
  or,
• 2:42
  you
• 2:42
  know,
• 2:42
  like,
• 2:42
  the
• 2:43
  first
• 2:43
  song
• 2:43
  I
• 2:43
  ever
• 2:43
  did
• 2:44
  was
• 2:44
  at
• 2:44
  the
• 2:44
  studio.
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  But
• 2:45
  this
• 2:45
  late
• 2:45
  night,
• 2:46
  my
• 2:46
  uncle
• 2:46
  snuck
• 2:46
  me
• 2:47
  in
• 2:47
  there.
• 2:47
  You
• 2:47
  know,
• 2:47
  it's
• 2:47
  not
• 2:47
  like
• 2:48
  they
• 2:48
  were.
• 2:48
  It's
• 2:49
  not,
• 2:49
  you
• 2:49
  know,
• 2:49
  shout
• 2:50
  out
• 2:50
  to
• 2:50
  them.
• 2:50
  I
• 2:50
  love
• 2:50
  them.
• 2:50
  It's
• 2:51
  no,
• 2:51
  you
• 2:51
  know,
• 2:51
  no.
• 2:51
  No
• 2:52
  beef
• 2:52
  or
• 2:52
  not.
• 2:52
  But
• 2:52
  it's
• 2:52
  not
• 2:52
  like
• 2:53
  they
• 2:53
  were
• 2:53
  like,
• 2:53
  yo,
• 2:53
  we're
• 2:53
  gonna
• 2:54
  put
• 2:54
  our
• 2:54
  niece
• 2:54
  on
• 2:54
  and
• 2:54
  we're
• 2:55
  gonna
• 2:55
  blow.
• 2:55
  Yeah,
• 2:56
  yeah,
• 2:56
  yeah.
• 2:57
  So
• 2:59
  I.
• 2:59
  I've
• 2:59
  always
• 2:59
  been
• 3:00
  like
• 3:00
  that.
• 3:00
  I've
• 3:00
  always
• 3:01
  been
• 3:01
  the.
• 3:01
  The
• 3:01
  outspoken
• 3:02
  one.
• 3:02
  Yo,
• 3:03
  you
• 3:03
  gotta
• 3:03
  hear
• 3:03
  me
• 3:03
  rap.
• 3:03
  You
• 3:04
  gotta
• 3:04
  hear
• 3:04
  this,
• 3:04
  you
• 3:05
  know,
• 3:05
  so
• 3:06
  you
• 3:07
  know
• 3:07
  that.
• 3:07
  That.
• 3:07
  That's
• 3:08
  how
• 3:08
  I
• 3:08
  was.
• 3:08
  I
• 3:08
  was
• 3:08
  always
• 3:09
  that
• 3:09
  person,
• 3:10
  dope.
• 3:10
  But
• 3:11
  when.
• 3:11
  When
• 3:12
  did,
• 3:12
  you
• 3:12
  know,
• 3:12
  like,
• 3:12
  did
• 3:13
  it.
• 3:13
  Was
• 3:13
  there
• 3:13
  a
• 3:13
  time
• 3:14
  that
• 3:14
  you
• 3:14
  remember
• 3:14
  that
• 3:14
  you
• 3:14
  kind
• 3:15
  of
• 3:15
  had
• 3:15
  this
• 3:15
  feeling
• 3:15
  like,
• 3:16
  this
• 3:16
  is
• 3:16
  what
• 3:16
  I
• 3:16
  gotta
• 3:17
  do
• 3:18
  my
• 3:18
  whole
• 3:18
  life.
• 3:18
  I
• 3:19
  mean,
• 3:19
  you
• 3:19
  can
• 3:19
  ask
• 3:20
  anybody.
• 3:20
  I've
• 3:20
  been.
• 3:20
  I've
• 3:21
  been
• 3:21
  outgoing
• 3:21
  my
• 3:22
  whole
• 3:22
  life.
• 3:22
  So
• 3:22
  ever
• 3:22
  since
• 3:23
  my
• 3:23
  mom.
• 3:23
  My
• 3:23
  mom
• 3:23
  wrote
• 3:24
  my
• 3:24
  first
• 3:24
  rap
• 3:24
  because
• 3:24
  when
• 3:25
  she
• 3:25
  came
• 3:25
  home
• 3:25
  one
• 3:25
  night,
• 3:25
  my
• 3:26
  mom
• 3:27
  is
• 3:27
  the
• 3:27
  reason.
• 3:27
  My
• 3:28
  mom
• 3:28
  is
• 3:28
  the
• 3:28
  reason
• 3:28
  why
• 3:29
  hip
• 3:29
  hop
• 3:29
  is
• 3:29
  on
• 3:29
  the
• 3:29
  radio.
• 3:30
  Like,
• 3:30
  Aunt
• 3:30
  Sylvia
• 3:30
  and
• 3:30
  them
• 3:31
  had
• 3:31
  the
• 3:31
  bag,
• 3:31
  so
• 3:32
  they
• 3:32
  like
• 3:32
  Pablo
• 3:32
  Escobar,
• 3:33
  they
• 3:33
  had
• 3:33
  the
• 3:33
  drugs.
• 3:34
  But
• 3:34
  my
• 3:34
  mom
• 3:34
  was
• 3:34
  Griselda
• 3:35
  Blanco.
• 3:35
  She
• 3:36
  convinced
• 3:36
  the
• 3:36
  DJs
• 3:37
  to
• 3:37
  play
• 3:37
  it
• 3:38
  on
• 3:38
  the
• 3:38
  radio.
• 3:39
  So
• 3:39
  shout
• 3:39
  out
• 3:39
  to
• 3:39
  her.
• 3:40
  She
• 3:40
  just
• 3:40
  called
• 3:40
  me.
• 3:40
  She's
• 3:40
  an
• 3:41
  icon.
• 3:41
  But
• 3:42
  she
• 3:42
  came
• 3:42
  home
• 3:42
  late
• 3:43
  night
• 3:43
  from.
• 3:43
  From
• 3:44
  promoting,
• 3:44
  you
• 3:44
  know,
• 3:45
  records.
• 3:45
  And
• 3:45
  I'm
• 3:46
  like,
• 3:46
  mom,
• 3:46
  I
• 3:46
  want
• 3:46
  to
• 3:46
  rap.
• 3:47
  So
• 3:47
  she
• 3:47
  wrote
• 3:47
  my
• 3:47
  first
• 3:47
  rap.
• 3:48
  And
• 3:48
  ever
• 3:48
  since
• 3:48
  then,
• 3:49
  everybody
• 3:49
  who
• 3:49
  would
• 3:49
  listen
• 3:50
  to
• 3:50
  me,
• 3:50
  I
• 3:51
  would
• 3:51
  rap
• 3:51
  for
• 3:51
  them,
• 3:51
  you
• 3:52
  know,
• 3:52
  my
• 3:52
  whole
• 3:52
  life.
• 3:53
  Wow.
• 3:54
  I
• 3:54
  mean,
• 3:54
  I
• 3:54
  have
• 3:55
  some
• 3:55
  great
• 3:55
  defining
• 3:56
  moments
• 3:56
  that's
• 3:56
  like,
• 3:57
  you
• 3:57
  know,
• 3:57
  this
• 3:57
  is
• 3:57
  what
• 3:57
  I'm
• 3:58
  supposed
• 3:58
  to
• 3:58
  be
• 3:58
  doing,
• 3:58
  or
• 3:58
  I'm
• 3:58
  on
• 3:59
  the
• 3:59
  right
• 3:59
  path
• 3:59
  for
• 4:00
  things
• 4:00
  or
• 4:00
  just
• 4:00
  the
• 4:01
  recognition
• 4:01
  that
• 4:01
  I've
• 4:02
  got.
• 4:02
  Yeah.
• 4:03
  From
• 4:03
  a.
• 4:03
  You
• 4:03
  know,
• 4:03
  but
• 4:05
  I've
• 4:05
  always
• 4:05
  been
• 4:06
  outgoing.
• 4:08
  Speaking
• 4:08
  of
• 4:08
  some
• 4:08
  of
• 4:08
  the
• 4:09
  recognition
• 4:09
  you
• 4:10
  got,
• 4:10
  I
• 4:10
  know
• 4:10
  that
• 4:11
  you
• 4:11
  were
• 4:11
  heavy
• 4:12
  involved
• 4:12
  in
• 4:12
  the
• 4:12
  battle
• 4:13
  rap
• 4:13
  scene
• 4:13
  for
• 4:14
  over
• 4:14
  a
• 4:14
  decade,
• 4:15
  easily.
• 4:15
  And
• 4:16
  most
• 4:16
  recently
• 4:17
  you
• 4:17
  were
• 4:17
  able
• 4:17
  to
• 4:17
  kind
• 4:18
  of
• 4:18
  headline
• 4:18
  a
• 4:19
  all
• 4:19
  female
• 4:19
  card.
• 4:21
  How
• 4:21
  do
• 4:21
  you
• 4:21
  feel
• 4:22
  about
• 4:22
  right
• 4:22
  now
• 4:23
  the.
• 4:23
  The
• 4:23
  current
• 4:23
  landscape
• 4:24
  of
• 4:25
  women
• 4:25
  in
• 4:26
  battle
• 4:26
  rap?
• 4:26
  Because
• 4:26
  I,
• 4:27
  I
• 4:27
  do
• 4:27
  see
• 4:27
  a
• 4:27
  big
• 4:28
  surgeons
• 4:29
  on
• 4:29
  women
• 4:29
  getting
• 4:29
  a
• 4:30
  little
• 4:30
  bit
• 4:30
  more
• 4:30
  exposure.
• 4:31
  As
• 4:31
  far
• 4:31
  as
• 4:32
  some
• 4:32
  of
• 4:32
  the
• 4:32
  bigger
• 4:33
  rap
• 4:34
  platforms
• 4:34
  or
• 4:34
  rap
• 4:35
  battle
• 4:35
  platforms.
• 4:36
  What
• 4:36
  do
• 4:36
  you,
• 4:37
  what's
• 4:37
  your
• 4:37
  take
• 4:37
  on
• 4:38
  the.
• 4:38
  On
• 4:38
  that
• 4:38
  event
• 4:39
  that
• 4:39
  went
• 4:39
  down
• 4:39
  and
• 4:40
  what
• 4:40
  you,
• 4:41
  you,
• 4:41
  you
• 4:41
  see
• 4:41
  in
• 4:41
  the
• 4:42
  current
• 4:42
  state
• 4:42
  of
• 4:42
  battle
• 4:43
  rap
• 4:43
  and
• 4:43
  hip
• 4:43
  hop?
• 4:45
  Sonny,
• 4:46
  you
• 4:46
  asked
• 4:46
  that
• 4:46
  Babs
• 4:46
  Bunny
• 4:47
  just
• 4:47
  called
• 4:47
  the
• 4:48
  owner
• 4:48
  of
• 4:48
  the
• 4:49
  Queen
• 4:49
  of
• 4:49
  the
• 4:49
  Ring
• 4:49
  thing.
• 4:50
  I
• 4:50
  just
• 4:50
  text.
• 4:50
  I'm.
• 4:53
  I'm
• 4:54
  not.
• 4:54
  I
• 4:54
  have
• 4:55
  never
• 4:55
  been
• 4:56
  like
• 4:56
  active
• 4:57
  in
• 4:57
  the
• 4:57
  battlefield,
• 4:58
  you
• 4:58
  know,
• 4:58
  like
• 4:58
  keep
• 4:59
  battling
• 4:59
  every
• 4:59
  battle.
• 5:00
  You
• 5:00
  know,
• 5:01
  I
• 5:01
  come
• 5:01
  back
• 5:01
  every
• 5:02
  five,
• 5:02
  10
• 5:02
  years,
• 5:03
  have
• 5:03
  a
• 5:03
  battle.
• 5:06
  Personally,
• 5:06
  it
• 5:07
  was
• 5:07
  just.
• 5:07
  How
• 5:07
  do
• 5:07
  I
• 5:07
  feel
• 5:08
  about
• 5:08
  it?
• 5:08
  I'm
• 5:08
  glad
• 5:08
  a
• 5:08
  lot
• 5:09
  of
• 5:09
  the
• 5:09
  girls
• 5:09
  are
• 5:09
  getting
• 5:09
  recognition.
• 5:10
  I
• 5:10
  still
• 5:11
  think
• 5:11
  like
• 5:11
  they
• 5:11
  still
• 5:12
  treat
• 5:12
  it
• 5:12
  like
• 5:12
  the
• 5:12
  wnba,
• 5:13
  you
• 5:13
  know,
• 5:14
  the
• 5:14
  difference
• 5:14
  between
• 5:15
  what's
• 5:15
  going
• 5:15
  on.
• 5:15
  I
• 5:16
  definitely
• 5:16
  feel
• 5:16
  like.
• 5:16
  But
• 5:17
  they
• 5:17
  like,
• 5:17
  you
• 5:17
  know,
• 5:17
  they
• 5:17
  were
• 5:18
  just
• 5:18
  supposed
• 5:18
  to
• 5:18
  have
• 5:18
  the
• 5:18
  kings
• 5:19
  versus
• 5:19
  Queens
• 5:19
  this
• 5:20
  weekend.
• 5:21
  That
• 5:21
  just
• 5:21
  passed.
• 5:21
  But
• 5:22
  due
• 5:22
  to
• 5:22
  Covid,
• 5:23
  you
• 5:23
  know,
• 5:23
  whatever,
• 5:23
  they
• 5:24
  have
• 5:24
  to
• 5:24
  reschedule.
• 5:24
  But
• 5:25
  I
• 5:26
  definitely
• 5:26
  see,
• 5:26
  you
• 5:26
  know,
• 5:27
  the
• 5:27
  platform
• 5:27
  being
• 5:28
  opened
• 5:28
  up.
• 5:30
  Dope.
• 5:32
  That's
• 5:33
  cool.
• 5:33
  And
• 5:33
  speaking
• 5:33
  of
• 5:33
  like
• 5:34
  platforms
• 5:34
  opening
• 5:35
  up,
• 5:35
  I
• 5:35
  know
• 5:35
  you're
• 5:35
  in
• 5:36
  music,
• 5:36
  but
• 5:36
  you've
• 5:36
  also
• 5:37
  have.
• 5:37
  You
• 5:38
  also
• 5:38
  have
• 5:38
  some
• 5:38
  connections
• 5:40
  and
• 5:41
  working
• 5:41
  partnerships,
• 5:42
  I
• 5:42
  guess,
• 5:42
  in
• 5:43
  television
• 5:43
  as
• 5:44
  well.
• 5:44
  Can
• 5:44
  you
• 5:44
  tell
• 5:44
  us
• 5:45
  kind
• 5:46
  of
• 5:46
  about
• 5:46
  that
• 5:46
  and
• 5:46
  how
• 5:46
  the
• 5:47
  transition
• 5:47
  from
• 5:47
  music
• 5:48
  led
• 5:48
  to
• 5:48
  TV
• 5:49
  opportunities?
• 5:50
  It's
• 5:51
  just
• 5:51
  all
• 5:51
  God
• 5:51
  and
• 5:52
  I
• 5:53
  give
• 5:53
  all
• 5:53
  glory
• 5:53
  to
• 5:54
  God.
• 5:54
  I
• 5:54
  just,
• 5:54
  I
• 5:55
  honestly,
• 5:55
  any
• 5:56
  opportunity
• 5:56
  that
• 5:56
  I
• 5:57
  have
• 5:57
  right
• 5:57
  now,
• 5:57
  anything
• 5:58
  that
• 5:58
  is
• 5:58
  going
• 5:58
  on,
• 5:59
  that
• 6:00
  it's
• 6:00
  working
• 6:01
  in
• 6:01
  my
• 6:01
  life,
• 6:01
  you
• 6:02
  gotta
• 6:02
  remember
• 6:02
  it's
• 6:02
  a
• 6:02
  pandemic
• 6:03
  and.
• 6:04
  Right.
• 6:04
  Yeah,
• 6:05
  this
• 6:05
  is,
• 6:05
  this
• 6:05
  is
• 6:06
  a
• 6:06
  time
• 6:06
  where
• 6:07
  a
• 6:07
  lot
• 6:07
  of
• 6:07
  things
• 6:08
  aren't
• 6:08
  good
• 6:08
  for
• 6:08
  people.
• 6:08
  And
• 6:09
  I,
• 6:09
  and
• 6:09
  I'm
• 6:09
  truly
• 6:10
  thankful,
• 6:11
  you
• 6:11
  know,
• 6:11
  I've
• 6:12
  had
• 6:12
  a
• 6:12
  rough
• 6:13
  two
• 6:13
  decades,
• 6:15
  you
• 6:15
  know,
• 6:15
  so.
• 6:16
  So
• 6:16
  for
• 6:16
  doors
• 6:17
  to
• 6:17
  be
• 6:17
  opening
• 6:17
  for
• 6:17
  me
• 6:18
  right
• 6:18
  now,
• 6:18
  it's
• 6:18
  just
• 6:19
  like,
• 6:19
  you
• 6:19
  know,
• 6:19
  it's
• 6:20
  an
• 6:20
  extreme
• 6:20
  blessing.
• 6:21
  But
• 6:23
  I
• 6:23
  had
• 6:23
  the
• 6:23
  show
• 6:23
  on
• 6:24
  Bravo
• 6:24
  with
• 6:24
  my
• 6:24
  family.
• 6:24
  This,
• 6:25
  you
• 6:25
  know,
• 6:25
  we
• 6:25
  did
• 6:25
  a
• 6:26
  show
• 6:26
  first
• 6:26
  Family
• 6:26
  Hip
• 6:27
  Hop.
• 6:27
  It
• 6:27
  was
• 6:27
  on
• 6:27
  2017.
• 6:29
  And
• 6:29
  then
• 6:29
  the
• 6:29
  relationships
• 6:30
  that
• 6:30
  I
• 6:30
  built
• 6:30
  from
• 6:30
  there
• 6:31
  just
• 6:31
  kept
• 6:31
  going.
• 6:31
  So
• 6:32
  one
• 6:32
  of
• 6:32
  the
• 6:32
  ladies
• 6:33
  who
• 6:33
  was
• 6:33
  a
• 6:33
  producer
• 6:34
  on
• 6:34
  there
• 6:34
  now,
• 6:34
  she's
• 6:34
  executive
• 6:35
  producer
• 6:35
  over
• 6:35
  here
• 6:36
  and
• 6:36
  she
• 6:36
  asked
• 6:37
  me
• 6:37
  for
• 6:37
  music
• 6:37
  one
• 6:37
  day
• 6:38
  for
• 6:38
  one
• 6:38
  of
• 6:39
  the
• 6:39
  shows.
• 6:39
  I
• 6:39
  didn't
• 6:40
  know
• 6:40
  what
• 6:40
  she
• 6:40
  wanted.
• 6:40
  So
• 6:40
  I
• 6:41
  sent
• 6:41
  her
• 6:41
  like
• 6:41
  five,
• 6:42
  six
• 6:42
  songs.
• 6:43
  And
• 6:43
  she.
• 6:44
  She
• 6:44
  gave
• 6:44
  me
• 6:44
  the
• 6:44
  idea.
• 6:45
  She
• 6:45
  was
• 6:45
  like,
• 6:45
  well,
• 6:45
  why
• 6:46
  don't
• 6:46
  you
• 6:47
  do
• 6:47
  this?
• 6:48
  And
• 6:48
  I
• 6:48
  didn't
• 6:48
  know
• 6:48
  anything
• 6:49
  about
• 6:49
  it.
• 6:49
  I'm
• 6:49
  still
• 6:49
  learning.
• 6:50
  Like,
• 6:50
  last
• 6:50
  night
• 6:51
  I
• 6:51
  figured
• 6:51
  out
• 6:51
  something
• 6:51
  that
• 6:52
  makes
• 6:52
  my
• 6:52
  life
• 6:53
  easier
• 6:53
  because
• 6:53
  a
• 6:54
  lot
• 6:54
  of
• 6:54
  administration
• 6:55
  work
• 6:55
  and
• 6:56
  when
• 6:56
  you're
• 6:56
  used
• 6:56
  to
• 6:56
  smoking
• 6:57
  weed
• 6:57
  and
• 6:57
  being
• 6:57
  careless,
• 6:58
  just
• 6:58
  have
• 6:58
  to
• 6:58
  spit
• 6:59
  16
• 6:59
  bars,
• 6:59
  you
• 7:00
  know,
• 7:00
  it's
• 7:00
  definitely
• 7:00
  different.
• 7:01
  So,
• 7:02
  you
• 7:03
  know,
• 7:03
  I'm
• 7:03
  in.
• 7:03
  I'm
• 7:03
  in
• 7:03
  a
• 7:04
  lot
• 7:04
  of
• 7:04
  different
• 7:04
  ventures
• 7:04
  right
• 7:05
  now.
• 7:05
  That's
• 7:05
  just.
• 7:07
  That's
• 7:07
  just
• 7:07
  lucrative.
• 7:08
  And
• 7:08
  I
• 7:08
  just
• 7:08
  thank
• 7:08
  God
• 7:09
  for
• 7:09
  just
• 7:09
  opening
• 7:09
  different
• 7:10
  doors
• 7:10
  where
• 7:10
  it's
• 7:10
  not
• 7:10
  just.
• 7:11
  You
• 7:11
  have
• 7:11
  to
• 7:11
  be
• 7:12
  pigeon
• 7:12
  holding
• 7:12
  one
• 7:13
  thing,
• 7:13
  because
• 7:13
  if
• 7:13
  that's
• 7:13
  not
• 7:14
  working,
• 7:14
  life
• 7:14
  gets
• 7:14
  depressed.
• 7:16
  Absolutely.
• 7:17
  And
• 7:17
  it
• 7:17
  sounds
• 7:18
  like
• 7:18
  you
• 7:18
  are
• 7:18
  definitely
• 7:19
  a
• 7:19
  hustler.
• 7:20
  But
• 7:21
  what
• 7:21
  would
• 7:22
  you.
• 7:22
  What
• 7:22
  kind
• 7:22
  of
• 7:22
  advice
• 7:23
  would
• 7:23
  you
• 7:23
  give
• 7:23
  to
• 7:23
  a
• 7:24
  female
• 7:25
  in
• 7:25
  the
• 7:25
  industry
• 7:25
  right
• 7:26
  now
• 7:26
  that's
• 7:26
  trying
• 7:27
  to
• 7:27
  kind
• 7:27
  of
• 7:28
  make
• 7:28
  her
• 7:28
  way
• 7:28
  in
• 7:29
  the
• 7:29
  rap
• 7:29
  game?
• 7:29
  Specifically
• 7:30
  because
• 7:30
  I
• 7:31
  find
• 7:31
  that's
• 7:31
  really
• 7:31
  tough.
• 7:32
  And
• 7:33
  women
• 7:33
  do
• 7:33
  tend
• 7:34
  to
• 7:34
  get
• 7:34
  pigeonholed
• 7:35
  in
• 7:35
  the
• 7:35
  industry.
• 7:35
  So
• 7:36
  do
• 7:36
  you
• 7:36
  have
• 7:36
  any
• 7:36
  advice
• 7:37
  as
• 7:37
  to
• 7:37
  how
• 7:37
  women
• 7:37
  can
• 7:38
  maybe
• 7:38
  navigate
• 7:39
  the
• 7:39
  industry?
• 7:39
  And
• 7:39
  maybe
• 7:40
  also,
• 7:41
  like
• 7:41
  you
• 7:41
  had
• 7:41
  just
• 7:42
  said,
• 7:42
  options
• 7:43
  as
• 7:43
  to
• 7:43
  exploring
• 7:44
  other
• 7:44
  things
• 7:44
  outside
• 7:45
  of
• 7:45
  rap?
• 7:46
  I
• 7:46
  definitely
• 7:47
  encourage.
• 7:47
  I'm
• 7:48
  sorry,
• 7:48
  I
• 7:48
  just
• 7:48
  got
• 7:48
  some
• 7:48
  free
• 7:48
  clothes
• 7:49
  from
• 7:49
  Cult
• 7:49
  Individuality.
• 7:50
  So
• 7:51
  I
• 7:51
  was
• 7:51
  just
• 7:51
  pushing
• 7:51
  it.
• 7:53
  Yeah.
• 7:53
  Shout
• 7:54
  out
• 7:54
  Colt.
• 7:54
  Shout
• 7:54
  out
• 7:54
  Cold
• 7:55
  Individuality.
• 7:56
  Shout
• 7:56
  out
• 7:56
  my
• 7:56
  guys.
• 7:58
  I
• 7:59
  would
• 7:59
  just
• 7:59
  say
• 7:59
  the.
• 7:59
  The
• 8:00
  advice
• 8:00
  I
• 8:00
  would
• 8:00
  give
• 8:00
  is
• 8:01
  just
• 8:01
  to
• 8:01
  make
• 8:01
  sure
• 8:01
  that
• 8:02
  you
• 8:02
  stay
• 8:02
  centered,
• 8:03
  you
• 8:03
  know,
• 8:04
  within
• 8:04
  yourself.
• 8:05
  Prayer
• 8:06
  and
• 8:06
  meditation
• 8:07
  is
• 8:07
  very
• 8:07
  important.