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Eric Bellinger, Jane Handcock & Jenevieve Light Up The Garage Series | SWAY’S UNIVERSE
Sep 17, 2025
Step into the raw energy of the Garage Series on "Sway In The Morning" as Eric Bellinger, Jane Handcock, and Jenevieve take the stage with powerful performances that redefine hip-hop and R&B. 🎤🔥 From exclusive interviews to soul-stirring live music, this video captures the essence of storytelling, artistry, and community with iconic moments you won't want to miss. Witness Eric Bellinger’s Grammy-winning artistry, Jane Handcock’s unmatched authenticity with her Death Row Records roots, and Jenevieve’s transformation through her latest project, "Chrysalis." Dive deep into their journeys, hear about their creative processes, and experience the intimate vibes of this groundbreaking series. Subscribe now to Sway’s Universe for more exclusive performances, behind-the-scenes artist stories, and the best in music culture. Don’t miss the chance to be part of this unforgettable experience. Hit play and join the movement! #SwayInTheMorning #GarageSeries #HipHop #RnB #EricBellinger #JaneHandcock #Jenevieve #ExclusiveInterviews #MusicCulture #soulmusic #hiphop #songwriting #liveperformance #musicbusiness #music #livemusic #howtopromoteyourmusic #musicproduction #musicmarketing CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Sway’s Intro 02:21 - Introducing the Artists 06:26 - Jane Handcock Performs “You” 16:36 - Jane Handcock Insights 19:51 - Jenevieve Spotlight 32:47 - How Jenevieve Found Her Voice 35:40 - How Sway Influences Music 39:29 - Eric Bellinger Performs "G.O.A.T." & "Drive By" 46:55 - Approaching Music Creation
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We got a lot of people out here tonight. If you a sway in the morning, have it be Tracy G citizen. Make some noise.
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The legends came out today. If you look right here, hey, come closer to Come closer. If you look right there, man,
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that guy right there, I wouldn't be in the music business if it wasn't for him.
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Him and I had a dream when we were in high school in the Bay Area. We started off as artists and ended up becoming
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radio personalities, distributors, marketers, producers, all kind of stuff.
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My partner Adrien Miller right here. Give it up for Adrien Miller. Put your hands up. He made Anderson Pack who he
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gun range. Hey, Troy, I got psychotic friends. Yo, who else I
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listen to the show, you might hear us going at it from time to time. Quy, I I
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have a new job for you today. You're going to You're going to Tracy G wasn't able to make it, so we might have you
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sit in the place of Tracy G. Would y'all like to see Quy do that?
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Hi everybody. All right. Uh, my whole team is magnificent. I want to say peace to
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It's embarrassing. [Music] Can't be out here by myself, brother. Look at J1. Look at this guy. He's one
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to relocate back to California, we had a lot of vision, a lot a big imagination
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of what we wanted to do to really really pollinate ourselves in not just Southern California but the entire West Coast.
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And I want to say salute to LA. A lot of people have been embracing us. Thank you LA for embracing us back. But one of the
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things we've always liked to do is put a spotlight on the underdog. Sometimes people just need a break. They might not
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have that connection or may not have that team and we became everybody's team. Hold on, man.
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Okay, I was listening to some snoop right there. My bad. Um, and so these artists that we've had come on the
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Garage Series, this is like our fourth or fifth one are tremendous, extraordinary artists that we want
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people to have an opportunity to experience. So after we do this, we also circulate it on all our platforms. We
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played on all the stations. We put it on Sways Universe and we talk about it and play it back because we want to really
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support the artist. So, the three artists we have here today are exceptional signature artists in their
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own rights. Um, the one that's going to be headlining is worldrenowned super
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producer. Um, he's done so much in his career. I'm just happy he showed up. Um,
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he goes by the name of Eric Bellinger. Give it up for Eric Bellinger. [Applause]
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Uh, the other one, I'll be honest, you can turn that down for me. The other one, I'll be honest with you, uh, J1
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really pushed and we sat down and listened to her music and I was blown
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away by the projects that she's done and I I I couldn't be happier that she'll be here today. She goes by the name of
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Genevieve. The first artist I'mma save because we
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got another legendary artist that's with us today. She's the first ever
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AfricanAmerican reality TV star. She's been on the big screen. She's been on the small screen. In my in my opinion,
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when they make these best rapper ever list, I know they don't have any credibility if they don't mention her
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name. This is my sister. This is my partner in crime. When we first start doing this, she stood right next to me
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and she will pull a trigger on my behalf. Give it up for the one and only the legendary, the iconic one, Heather
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B. [Applause] Peel.
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Okay, I'm so happy to see everybody. Love to everybody being here at SiriusXM. Shout out to all our citizens
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of Sway in the morning. Shout out to everybody that listen to me at night here at SiriusXM. The happy hour with
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Heather B. Shout out to J1 and everybody, our entire team. I'm just happy and and I I I want to give love. I
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want to receive love and I stand with my brother Sway because it's not too many men in this industry that would stand
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with a woman and fight for her and make sure she has a voice and a salary and all the things. So, love to you, Sway.
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I'm here. I support him. This is my brother. So, thank you for including me in your your ideas and your dreams. I'm
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happy to be here except I don't have any alcohol, but okay. You know we on a budget.
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Yes. J1 just expressly. That's why we need subscriptions so we could pop a
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bottle. Hey man, y'all ready to have a good time? This is We like it up close and
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personal. So you get a chance to meet the artists and this is just a really great series we love to do. Um and so
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let's get it started. Man, this our prelude to the Black Radio Experience, the Blue No Jazz Festival. PB is uh
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right here. This our guy PB on the visuals. Shout out to SiriusXM to Phil and all the guys from the production
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team. We love you. These dudes do awesome work here. Shout out to DJ KMP. Our relationship go 20 plus years.
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His son is celebrating his 21st birthday, I believe. Stand up, nephew. Where you at? There you go.
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Happy birthday. His birthday present. All right. Without further ado, if you know me, you know where I'm from. Y'all know where I'm
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from. Where I'm from. Where I'm from.
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Okay. And in Oakland, we got nothing but a lot of just variety. A lot of stars.
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Heather, a lot of big pimping. You said it. I ain't from there.
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But the pimping ain't the kind you think. Not in the conventional way, man. We got people who really know how to get
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out and work the world. And we got a lot of talent that come from the Bay Area. It's built on activism. It's built on
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creativity. It's built on pride. And this next young lady, man, she personifies all of that. Wouldn't you
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say, Heather B? Absolutely. All right. She got a tremendous project, but she's been putting in work for a
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long time. My man Raphael Sadique took her under his wing and walked over to Snoop Dog, and now she's a member of
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Death Row Records. I need y'all to stand up and show us some love. It's Me, Not
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You. Is her new project. Give it up for the one and only James.
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Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
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Oh my gosh. Amazing. Yeah. Town business. I'mma sit over here. Smile with pride.
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You said tripping, right? You want this one? I'll take the middle. I'll take No, you take Let the artist take.
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Hey y'all. Vibe check. Cuz where I'm from, when we
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want to just see where the crowd is at, we say ye. So, can I get a ye?
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Okay. Y'all in here? Y'all in here? Well, yeah. Let's go. Let's Can I sing
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for y'all? Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay.
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So, I got a new album called It's Me Not You. And this is one of my favorite songs. This is called you.
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[Applause] [Music]
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Baby, you know you really do a lie. You hate
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to admit you're wrong. Your text messages make me high. And you ain't got no time like you used
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to. used to you said I know you really want to do better.
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You do me like whatever but I kept your love letter from the Sunday afternoon
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12th of July telling me to throw to me. Could you
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really miss the eyes a million pieces but you choose me so you never lose me.
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I go against the world. Show that I'm your girl. Won't you use me?
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I don't mind saying this could be between us. In my home girl crazy said I'm going to
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be it. I'm going to be it every time. It's a spiritual connection.
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It ain't about the fame or the money. Ice the risk. Come on. That's real easy.
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I married the method that you was all I need. Sneaky link taking a walk on the
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beach. Talking about how this [ __ ] is going to go. Who else going to do you like how I be doing it right? You know
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what we doing tonight. I know you ain't got a lot of people to call on. You be stressed out. Got nobody to fall on. I'm
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sitting here. I'm standing there. Ask me if I go the extra mile for you. I'm more than thick thighs, big titties, and
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booty. I ain't sweating you for nothing, baby. Just Baby, just use me. I don't mind it
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between us, baby. My home girls and I'm going to be I'm going to be for
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you. Honey, it ain't about the I want you to
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you. Oh, this could be between us. Send my
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home girls said I'm going to be here for you, baby.
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And this a spiritual connection. Yeah. Oh, I'm on you. I'm calling you to use
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me. Don't mind. This could be between us.
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And my home girls think I said I'm going to be for you, baby. every time.
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Oh, it's a spiritual connection, honey. It ain't about the same money. I want I
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want you. Y'all still with me?
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I want you. Yeah. It ain't about the fame or the money. I
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want you. You. It ain't about the fame or money. I want
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you. Yeah. Make some noise if you love yourself.
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Yeah. Feels right.
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I know that this is wrong. Creeping in the night.
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Just you and I. Feels right. Yeah.
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Can't seem to get it right. I know that you're no good for my mind,
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my heart, my soul. Yeah. I walk into your room, morals disappear.
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And no, my girls can't know just what we do. Yeah.
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It's been 51 times, man, since he ran across my mind. Y'all feel me? Here I go
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again. Oh, I go. Yeah.
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The way you walk, the way you talk, the way you know. And oh, here I go again.
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I can't let go. I think I'm just an addict for your
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love. I'm hooked for show. Oh, said it feels right.
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Y'all ever felt like that? I knew it from the start. He was bound to break my
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heart. But one hit and it feels right.
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Yeah. I got a couple on my line. But why spin
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the block with you? Why I'm throwing a lot for you? Oh,
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when you're near I walk into your room
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disappear. And all my girls can't know just what we
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do. It's been 51 times since he ran across
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my mind. Here I go again.
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The way he walked, the way he talk, the way he know. Oh, here I go again.
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I can't let go. And I think I'm just an alley for your
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love. A hook for show. Yeah. Yeah. You got me rolling down the street smoking,
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thinking about you and me. Hey. Yeah. And I can't let him go. We're going to sing.
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Rolling down the street smoking [Music]
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with me. See, I've been riding with the top down.
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What am I to do? Can't let go.
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The way you walk, the way you talk, the way you know. Oh, here I go again.
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Here I go again. I think I'm just an addict for your
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love. hook for show.
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Oh, [Applause] the way he walks, the way he talks, the
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way he knows. Oh, you know what you do to me, baby?
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Know what you do to me, baby? I think I'm just an addict for your
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love. I'm hooked for show. I'm hooked for y'all.
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Yeah, y'all been so lovely. Thank y'all. My name is Jane Hancock.
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Hancock, man. Come on, man. Give it up for Jane Hancock. Come on.
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Rolling down the street. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. I love it. What y'all think of Jane Hancock? Right.
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And the winner is That's what I think. If they do it for real with all them
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Grammys and that's it. That's the real deal right there. That's the real deal. This was live, bro. This was a live.
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This was live. And I just felt like I could listen to this through the entire kitchen, cooking, cuffing season,
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uncuffing season, all the seasons. This is just that soul and that touch and that sound and that energy that I feel
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like we haven't gotten authentically in a long time. Yeah, Jane, you be you be
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writing songs about what really happened, huh? Allegedly.
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Allegedly. I could tell it, man. You be rolling down the street thinking we're going to
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end though, thinking about you and me like you
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how how's life uh since you dropped this album? This album is amazing. Um, it
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it's titled It's Me, Not You. I love that. That's empowering, right?
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It's me. I made this decision. This reality that we share, I'm the
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author of, Right. Yeah. You still single? Yeah. Okay.
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She told a great story of how some guy broke up with her. Everybody say, "Boo." Boo boo.
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But let me ask you this. And then she got her deal. So he's Yeah. But do you need love to write songs like
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this? I am love. Speak on that. Yeah.
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Yeah. I am love. I was made from love. I'm surrounded by love. So it's easy to
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get in that space. You know, when people talk about death row, death row has such a, you know,
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rooted legacy. You know, it's a golden legacy from the '9s, but it had a lot of stigma attached to it. Now, this is a
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new birth, right? It's a new awakening when I see October London. I just had D Smoke on the on the show as well. Yeah.
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Shout out to Smoke. As well as other artists y'all have over there, but now they have you,
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right? Talk about Snoop. Snoop um has many layers to him. Does he get in the way of the creativity
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or does he leave empower you to just hey, do what you going to do? Was that your Snoop? Was that your
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Snoop? I was trying. Okay. Hey, hey, do what you going to do. He did that perfectly cuz that's what it
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is. He loves to be a part of it though. I think when he sees us having a lot of fun, he like, "Okay, what y'all in there
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doing?" So, you know, he um Yeah. Like he he reminds me a lot of you in a sense of
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you guys just empower women by letting us be free and letting us be who we are
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and really not even letting, but I don't really know another word for it right this minute. But, you know, you guys are
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just honestly um accepting um of a woman. No mistakes, no oops, no
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none of that. Say what you going to say. Speak how you want to speak. And um I
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love that. I love being around men cuz it's a lot of things where it's like men don't do this and women don't do that
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and they do that over here. So, wow. Well, that's what's up, man. Thank I'm about to tear up. Heather, take the
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mic. Oh, please. You just want Jane to write a song about you. That's really what it would be dope
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if you threw me an assimile or metaphor and I just had that cameo in your video. It's I mean, you know, easy call.
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Think about it. Think about it. Easy car. Okay, there you go. Jane, I love you.
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I love you. You know, Rafio Sadique, we see him a lot in um u when we leave
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our when we leave work, we see Raphael a lot. And last week, we just sat and talked about Jane
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for about, you know, 25 minutes. and how incredible you are and thank you for
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what you're doing for music culture and thank you for what you do for the B. Stand and obey. Give it up for the one and only Jane Han.
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Yes. Remember what we talked about?
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Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.
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Wow. J1, I don't see you. Where you at, J1? Wow. Wow. Wow. He's making his way.
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He making his way. Wasn't that dope, y'all? Man, now how many people didn't know who Jane [ __ ] Jane Hancock is? Well, just show of
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hands. And look at the people outside, too. And look at the people outside. Show a hand on the bleachers right there. I see
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y'all. I know. Yeah. Okay. That's why we do the garage series. You see what I'm saying? Like
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the music business through politics and and other reasons to keep you blocked for learn, you know, learning about
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artists that are truly gifted and authentic. Fortunately for us, we've been in the game so long, we don't have
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any shackles. As you can see, we do what we choose to do. We bring our family
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together to celebrate good music. This next young lady um is incredible. And
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like I said, I discovered her through J1 sitting me down, banging me on my skull, saying, "Hey man, we got to have her be
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a part of the Garage Series." Yeah. So, I did my my my dive, HB. I did my dive. You know how I do. And I went back
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four years ago and she had an album called Division that was smoking, right?
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And I was like, who is this young lady? Where did she come from? And now she got a new project called Chrysalis. That's
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incredible. The way she writes her lyrics, the way she performs, her voice. She's very unique in her approach. And
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I'm happy to have her here. Heather B. Let's give a big round of We practice this.
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All right. Let's give a big round of applause for Genevie.
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Shout out to [Applause]
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Welcome, welcome, welcome. Good to meet you.
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That's the mic. That's your stage. How's everybody doing? Yes, indeed. Thank you for coming today.
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Thank you for having me. This is You're a legend. I just want you to know that. You give me chills when you don't do
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that, Jenny. He trying to get songs written about him. Okay. I mean, I listen to your music. I ain't heard my name and your metaphors.
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But you're a legend and you come from a legend. You come from a legendary bloodline. So, with
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your parents and the and the the heritage you come from and the history you have. So, we're honored to have you
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here. I spoke that, too. You're a legend. Thank you so much. It's coming. Watch. All right. Thank you.
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All right. That's good. Don't mess with my ice cream. Unless you
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want trouble. [Music] If you throw a fit, [ __ ] Yeah, I got a
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muzzle. [Music] My dip. I'm a flying fish. Oh yeah.
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The way you move, baby. Need a body double.
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They say they know, but they don't know. Now you know last night. You struck a
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plea, but now with me, baby, you should know I got it.
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Give you go. What's wrong with you?
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Get along with you. Don't mess with my ice cream unless you
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want trouble. If you throw a fit, [ __ ] Yeah, I got a
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maz. Oh yeah, my dip on my flight. Oh,
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the way you move baby need a body double
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bubble goose bulletproof tames. Baby, walk the line. Suspicious me can't
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contain. Maybe fame isn't worth the time.
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[Music] Oh yeah. [Music]
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Give your enemies enough slack and they'll hang themselves off of bed they
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[ __ ] on while they pray themselves. Cool world baby. It's a toxic wasteland.
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Sipping on world water. Sipping on that water. Don't mess with my ice cream
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unless you want trouble. If you throw a f [ __ ] yeah, I got a
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muzzle. My tip on my flight. Oh,
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the way you move, baby. Need a body double. Come on. Don't mess with my ice cream
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unless you want trouble. [Music] If you throw a fit, [ __ ] Yeah, I got a
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muzzle my flight. Oh,
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[Music] [Applause]
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Jennify. Jennify, come on. I'm not going to lie. My in years weren't working in the beginning, so
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that's why I took them off. But um is there any way to fix that really quick? Maybe. Possibly.
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What you need? What you need? Let me see. I think the airpod feel the guy. And while he's doing that, while we're
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fixing that, I I kind of gave people an insight to your family history. I thought maybe if you didn't mind to talk
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about some of the people your mom performed with. Oh, my mom. She got to dance with Selia
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Cruz and and Tito Pentes and yeah, just you
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know, the Florida Cuban culture. And my grandmother owned a ballet studio. So, thank you so much. Oh, that works now.
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Thank you. Um, so yeah, just being around that. I've been dancing since I was three, so being around that was very
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inspiring as a kid and, you know, going to operas and different types of music. You know, we did a lot of types of
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different styles. So, yeah. I saw I saw you look like you was going to go into a ballet move, you know?
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You know, I grew I did a little ballet as a really for real,
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bro. Like, you got you got some moves. When I was growing up, I did West African dance as well.
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Oh, wow. That's dope. That's dope. They want to see something.
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I I only do I only do my choreography for music videos. So, if you want to hire me.
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Okay. For sure. I got you. All right. For sure. For sure. I would love that. But I'm going to let you continue. You
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got a beautiful sultry sound. Don't y'all Don't y'all Don't you agree? Thank you so much. Thank you. I
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appreciate that. [Music]
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Yeah. I need sugar.
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It's a beautiful thing. Oh, sugar. Sugar.
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Yeah. I need [Music]
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step onto the floor. Big money, head over heels. I know you've been falling.
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Woe. [Music]
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I don't know.
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I don't [Music]
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Baby, that's right. My girls look stunning. [Music]
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Say you on the far side, baby. Keep running.
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What you going to do? Welcome to the school. Been falling head
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over heels. I know you've been falling
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at I don't feel
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that I
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[Music]
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don't Sugar,
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it's a beautiful thing. Oh, sugar, sugar,
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you're all I need. Sugar. [Music]
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You're all I
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know. [Music] Thank you, man.
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Thank you. Is that it? That's I asked if you could do seven songs.
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That's it. [Laughter] We good? That's That's one more. There
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you go. This is baby powder. [Music]
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I'mma tell you the truth. I like these girls on the loose.
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I'll put up with you, babe. There's some things I won't take.
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Baby, don't feel me false. Yeah, that turns me off.
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If I ask, would you say your
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me high now? You're everything
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I ever want. I see you. You're keeping
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me so dry now. Yeah. Everything
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I ever want. Baby, baby, baby.
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[Music]
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[Music]
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me to do. Don't need to sit down and talk.
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I already know what you [Music] on the floor, but it ain't me. I'mma go
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to the place that I be. You can keep trying to explain
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so many ways you could say. You're making me so high now.
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Yeah. Everything I ever want.
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You're keeping me so dry now.
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You're everything I ever want.
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[Music] Baby, I ever want
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you turning me off. I want to get up.
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Baby, baby, what you do is making me mad.
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Baby, don't do that. Baby, baby, you're so dry. Baby, you're so
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dry. I'm just saying don't let me know. Come on. Cuz I'm really for you, baby. You
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should lift me up, baby. Cuz I'm really for you, babe. You going to do Don't let
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me down. Cuz I'm in for you, baby. You should lift me up.
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Cuz I'm in for you, baby.
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Thank you, Genevie. Thank you so much, Genevie.
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Okay, we got you. Wow. What do y'all think? What' I tell you? Huh?
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Stop playing, Genevieve. Um, how do I love your
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lyrics? I went back and listened to Division. You got to check out her project she put out maybe four was that
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2021 2021. And I I just I like to go back to hear people's I met you through J1,
32:31
right? Who does programming here at Put your hand. J1. He hates when I put him on. He hates attention. Genevie, what do
32:39
you think that is? Can you help him? I don't know. I'm not sure. I guess every person is, you know, their own and
32:45
they have their own reasons, but uh but I went back and discovered
32:52
that I love your style. I love your approach and I'm I'm curious to how how did you find your voice in in music? You
32:58
could have went different directions, especially when we listen to what who your parents perform with and what kind
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of music you came up came up grow grew up with, but how did you find your voice? Uh I mean it started in church. Um I was
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like, you know, they had all the kids and they always, you know, would be like, "You're, you know, you should go do um try out for church choir and I was
33:19
like really nervous about it cuz I'd never sang." It was mostly just being on stage and dancing and not opening my
33:24
mouth. So I was really nervous about that. But it turns out, you know, they're like, you know, they started
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giving me solos and stuff. So it was just, you know, God through God. She said, "Amen. God,
33:36
that's dope. I I want to compliment your style. I love it. Like I just absolutely
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love your style. And I think as artists, especially you having a background as a dancer, you could have made other
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choices just in terms of wardrobe. But I think how you're dressing and what you're choosing to do and how you
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present yourself makes us focus on your lyrics. So just kudos to you. You look
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fly. You look chill. You look comfortable. And and and you're doing your thing. And I hope that continues
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for you because we you know it is the talent is so there and it forces us to
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listen to you if that makes sense. I appreciate that. Give me a round of applause. Genev.
34:16
Yes. Thank you so much. How why did you title this project Crystalis? Well, there's been a lot going on, a lot
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of growth um these past couple years, especially when I was gone. Um and so I
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just feel like I'm coming out of my cocoon, you know? Yeah. Mhm. You know, butterflies go through
34:34
what they call metamorphosis, right? Right. They start off as a little
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in the cocoon. What was what the caterpillar? What's the You know, I was in the flow, too.
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He's so mad right now. We left them out there. Go ahead, Sway. No, Heather. You supposed to help me out.
34:51
No, because you always bragging about Oakland and the education and you was a a a dancer.
34:59
Go Manzanita High. Manzanita Elementary open whatever but you know you know what
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I mean you know we all the phoenix is you know I don't know what the story is
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but what what had you in that cocoon but I like what the result is right and
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thank you for your offerings I appreciate you 100% come by the show sometime let's come sit
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down and chill with us you'll be down to do that okay Genevie don't just be saying that it's a lot of people right here All
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right. Thank you so much. Y'all give it up for Jennifer. [Applause]
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Thank you guys. Thank you. So, I have a question for you, Sway.
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That was crazy how you left me out there in front of Genevie. Well, I wanted to see what you was going to do and now the
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whole audience wants to know how you go from a butterfly to a phoenix
35:56
because we just we don't know that part about you and I'm and I ain't even had
36:01
nothing to drink. You know what I'm saying? Like sober Heather is different. I'm like if I was sipping I wouldn't
36:07
have caught that. But like I'm hearing your [ __ ] right now, bro. Like how
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housewather
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you know what I mean? You know what I mean? You said you know.
36:23
But what a surprise. The butterfly starts off in a cocoon
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or does it start off as a caterpillar? Okay class. Thank you.
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And then the caterpillar attaches itself to a branch or some appendage
36:41
and wraps it and goes into the cocoon. But how long does it go from the cocoon
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to the metamorphosis to the butterfly? Anybody? So what? Six. Six days.
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Six days. What you you're guessing? Yeah. Yeah. Okay. All right.
37:00
Whoever get that answer um you I I somebody said two weeks
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who knows for sure I believe he knows he knows what he's talking about.
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Plus he was two weeks. Two days. It just sound like I knew what the
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Yo, y'all believe anything. All right. You ready?
37:27
How many? One to three. One to three weeks. Okay, you were right. Say your name, man.
37:33
Teaching young minds every day. Time teaching young minds every day. Give that man a round of applause.
37:41
This next young man, I I promise you, man, every time we we've we've been
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interviewing him for years and he's such a joy because a lot of times when you
37:51
meet an artist, and this is not a knock, all they give you is their art, right?
37:57
But before he gives you the art, his art is a part of fabric of who he is. So
38:02
it's a part of his DNA. It's a part of his quilt, if you will. And I've never
38:07
had anything but outstanding energy uh from this dude, man. We talking about a
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Grammy awardwinning singer, songwriter, producer. Uh he's been around the world.
38:19
He's worked with some of the biggest artists and he's considered one of the biggest artists. And I appreciate this
38:24
man, what he stands for, how he lives his life. And he came on the show recently and we had a good time. I don't
38:30
even we don't even interview with this dude. It's just a conversation. It's family.
38:35
And um and I I said, "Hey man, we're doing this new thing called a garage series. You should come do this. I think
38:42
it'll be perfect for who you are, what you do. It's intimate." And a lot of times you say this stuff to artists and
38:48
it never happens. You know, man, that dude circled around and said, "When we doing it?" And Jay made the call. We was
38:55
able to lock it in. You know, we got the project. It'll all make sense later. He
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talked to me about working with um Afrobeat artists and and actually going
39:05
to Africa and sitting down and absorbing the environment and taking in the energy and translating that through how he
39:12
would write and produce his music. And that's why his music has such a spiritual grab, I think. Right. That's
39:18
why it resonates with us in our spirit. And so, man, we practice this. I promise
39:23
you. Don't embarrass me and Heather up here for this one. All right. Hey. Hey yo, PB, get ready, Quy. Get this [ __ ] on
39:30
for social media. They about to go ham when I introduce him because he is
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raised here in one the one and only Los Angeles, California. Grammy awardwinning
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artist. Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for Eric Valent.
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[Applause]
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Yeah, I love you, brother. Love you, man. Come on. Look at Look at this outfit. H,
40:04
come on. Listen, you know I love you. Look at his killing it right now. That's my guy.
40:10
Yes, sir. How y'all doing, LA? Amazing, man. It's my family here, man.
40:16
Sway, I appreciate that. That was the intro from God above. You feel me? Hey, E, if you want to take that intro
40:21
when you go on tour and open your show with it, feel free, man. Easy call. Okay.
40:27
Easy call. So, we gonna get into some music first. Some questions first. What y'all want to do? Music, man. Give them something, man.
40:32
Let's goose. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. So, this song right here is called Go. You might know it. Turn up with me if you do. If you don't,
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listen up. Hey, I'm talking to my ladies though. Listen.
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Shorty fast, slim, thick. She my drug, she my fix. And I'm all up in her mix.
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She be mixing with the R. She the plug. She finesse. She the one they call her ghost. She don't stress, she don't trip,
40:58
and she [ __ ] with all my. So if I got to choose someone, then it must be her. She
41:06
been here since day one. I guess I'm going have to call her bae. I guess I'm have to call her bae. I guess we going
41:11
to have to go hit London Paris. I guess I'm going have to call her bae. I guess she going to have to scream my
41:17
name. Now every time that she come to the crib, I'mma break her back like I break that b. I guess I'm going have to call her bae. I guess I'm at the caller,
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Bae. I guess I'm at the call, Bae. I guess I'm have to call her Bae. Hey, she to go. She to go.
41:32
She to go, she go. I see you in the back. Hey, greatest of all time. Yeah,
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yeah, yeah, yeah. Gucci on all the time. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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She [Music]
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of all time.
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Shim thick. She my drug. She my fix. All her inner mix. She be mixing with the
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bridge. She the plug. She finess. She the one they call her gold. She don't stretch. She don't trip. And she [ __ ]
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with all my bros. Easy. Yes, sir. Yeah.
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Yes, sir. Yes, sir. So, look what I want to do right now is slow it down a little bit. Can we slow it down? I got some real R&B lovers in the house tonight.
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All right. This song's called Dry By. Real smooth, real sensual.
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It's about spinning back on that that one. You know what I'm talking about? Sometimes one time ain't enough. You got
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to you got to spin a block one time.
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Yeah. [Music]
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Yeah. Even when you're not here, you get all
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of my time. Sweeter than a number nine with a large sunrise.
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Every hitter in your past hit him with a crossfire. Now I'm shooting to your crib like it
43:04
was a drive by. I can't get you off of my out of my mind. I'm saying stop
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playing. Girl, you out of line. Couldn't erase these feelings. Even if I try, you
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stay on my mind. [Music]
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Thinking about you. Thinking about
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you. Hey, you can stay on my mind.
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[Music]
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Yeah. Break it down. I can't get you off of my out of my
43:53
mind. I'm saying stop playing. Girl, you out of line. Couldn't erase these
43:59
feelings even if I try. You stay on my mind.
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Thinking about you. Thinking about you. Hey,
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stay on my mind.
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Eric Bellinger. Wow. Eric Bellinger.
44:28
Wow. Hey. Wow. Come on. Come on. So, look. Now, what I want to do is take y'all to Africa.
44:35
Just do it. This my joint right here. Y'all want to stand up and dance? Party with me. You
44:41
know what I'm saying? R&B. But right now, I'm taking y'all to the island. You know what I mean? I had to switch it up
44:46
one time. Do my stuff one time. Come on, man. Yes, sir. What's up? You killing over here, too, my dog.
44:51
DJ KM. Hey, it's unerstood. Hey,
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ain't too much we got to talk about. Girl, you know we good. It's unerstood. Yeah, it's unerstood.
45:06
Ain't too much we got to talk about. Girl, you know we good. It's unerstood.
45:12
Yeah. Yeah. I can take you anywhere you want. Hey, put you in this when you
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walk. Got you in when you walk away. Diamonds flooded on you like you in the water, babe. Keep that [ __ ] bouncing
45:24
like a drunk. Ain't no question, baby. You know you're the one. Yeah. Yeah. And I'mma spend it all on you. I know I
45:31
could bang it all on you. Yeah. Back on me cuz I want it, babe. Up top. Yeah,
45:36
baby. Take it off like you do it for some money, babe. Yeah. And now you know you can call me
45:43
when you want it, babe. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Hey, I got to keep [ __ ] true with a girl like you. I ain't got to say
45:49
much cuz it's already unerstood. Girl, ain't too much we got to talk
45:55
about. Girl, you know we good. You see what I'm saying?
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It's unerstood. Ain't too much we got to talk about. Girl, you know we good.
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It's unerstood. Yeah.
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Yes, sir. My name is Eric Bellinger. Thank you. Eric. [Music]
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Hey, come on. Ain't too much we got to talk about, girl. You know we good.
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Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Come on. One more time. Hey. Ain't too much we got to talk about girl. You know we good.
46:36
Why? It's unerstood. Come on. on tour. I'm on tour.
46:42
Oh my gosh. Big vibes. Oh man, we just turned into Madison Square Garden gang.
46:48
Yo, give him a round of applause. Eric Beller.
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Yeah. Yes, sir. You you are a masterful um songwriter.
47:01
Thank you, man. How does it come to you? How do you approach your music? You know what I mean?
47:06
Yeah. So for for me, I really like to have a a a concept in mind. You know,
47:12
before I'm writing, I like to at least know where we trying to end up. You know, I may not know the exact route,
47:20
but I always know the destination. You know, when I'm going into the booth, I'm freestyling, coming up with melodies,
47:28
and while I'm knowing where I want to end up, I might throw out a couple lines in the freestyle melody. You know what
47:34
I'm saying? So, whatever it is, naturally the instinct I like to pay attention, but I'm just going in there.
47:40
Going in. Hopskies. I like it. Man, you you you look happy when you perform your own music, man.
47:46
Yeah. You know, it looks like it's it's it's healing to you. I'm curious. You're you're a magnificent song creator. Who
47:53
are some of the people you've been in the studio with that blew you away? Man, Bieber is one of them.
48:00
Justin Bieber. Justin Bieber, man. Wow. Justin Bieber. He said Justin Bieber. Y'all come on. Don't act like
48:05
that ain't money. Man, I think I like, you know, working with him
48:10
about him though because people forget Justin played a lot of instruments too, right? Yeah. So, that was one one I think I
48:16
might have told you a story one time I was in with him and he uh he told the engineer like, "Hey, on this next part,
48:21
I want you to mute the beat but still keep the click track in there so I can know what's happening." So, basically,
48:27
he had a break in the beat that he wanted to do on the fly. He said, "Yo, put the microphone." Boom. He He set up
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the microphone to be on the table like this in the booth.
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He starts beating on the He makes his own beat in that section. And I was like, "Wait a minute. What you
48:46
doing, dog?" And then when he when we played it back, he took off the click track and we took the kept the uh the beat out right
48:53
there. But when he was banging on the table, he did a dope little beat. And I just remember from that session like man
48:59
there's really no rules. I know they say it but that was an example of just you know just do what you feel you know.
49:05
Eric I'm curious as a songwriter and maybe you could speak to all of the artists out there future artists or
49:10
people who don't want to admit that they're artists but they're home writing and trying to figure it out journaling
49:16
dreaming you know. And sometimes when you're in that space you can feel like nobody's ever going to hear this. Am I
49:22
am I crazy? Am I just writing for myself? What would you tell that artist?
49:28
That was me, you know, for sure. You know, I think I think a lot of times I live in a
49:33
a space of, you know, I'm not sure where this music is going to land, you know.
49:38
I'm more so like creating for the release, not the result, you know? So,
49:44
when I'm in there cooking, I'm doing the best melody I can, the best concept that I can. Does the song title have a payoff
49:50
when they listen to the song? if they only had $2, would they go get a Jumbo Jack or would they buy the song? You
49:55
know what I mean? Like all the old school methods, you know? And I think it's just it's just creating creating
50:01
that sound um that you love. Long as you happy with it, you know what I mean? Because we could get discouraged cuz if
50:08
you look for instant gratification from music, you're not going to get it. You know what I'm saying? It's like a actor like you you you gone. You at home, you
50:14
ain't even got the costume on, bro. They clapping in the theaters. You ain't there, Playboy. You know what I mean? So, it's the same energy. It's like, you
50:21
can't do it for the applause. You got to do it for the cause. For the cause. Eric Bellager. Anybody
50:27
got a question for the crowd? I've been hoging. We've been hoging. Anybody? Anybody stand up if you got a question?
50:32
I wish those on the bleacher back there could ask a question. Y'all on other side. So,
50:39
they not like I'm just kidding. All right. All right.
50:45
Whatever. That easy. See,
50:50
we got you, Tom. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. It's time. It's time like time. Time time to watch. Yeah. Um, man, blessed to uh to have this
50:57
opportunity. Um, I was at uh the Persian Square this week. Oh, yeah. Yeah. So, it was a blessing to be able
51:03
to be able to be there, but I was just curious, you know, I do a lot of things uh um I don't know if you know, anyways,
51:08
I do a lot of things in blockchain and stuff like that. I was curious like you are you going to uh step into that range
51:13
that realm and everything like that and if so are you going to be working with anybody who is uh
51:20
uh for generational wealth like you know like for like like
51:27
a lot of people around me you know that's really into that and I think that's really about um trusting you know the person
51:34
that that brings it to you know what I mean whether it's the crypto whether it's anything that's on the blockchains
51:40
for me. Somebody they here today, they told me early like, "Hey, grab some Bitcoin." I was like, "What's that? Just
51:46
grab it." You know what I mean? And other things like my other homie was like, "Yo, man, I know how to I know how
51:52
to do coding. You know, I know how I can make it your own token." I said, "Make it right now." You know what I mean? It's available. Eric Ballinger token. Go
51:57
get it. You know what I mean? Like I'm into everything. I feel like anytime you know there's something that you're
52:03
unsure of, you're uncertain of, like if it's not going to take away, you might as well just give it a shot. You know
52:10
what I mean? So, to answer your question in a long form, um, yeah, man, most
52:15
definitely. I'm always into, you know, all the new swag. Okay, you got it. All right, it's time to wire me. You know
52:20
what I'm saying? Okay, we take a couple more questions real quick since we got you. We chilling.
52:26
Thank you. Um, what's up? How you doing? Um, my name is Sierra. I'm from Carson
52:32
to be exact. And uh Hey. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Um, I've been following you, supporting you for a very
52:38
long time. So, I'm going to ask questions that I kind of know the answer to, but maybe not a lot of people know.
52:45
Um, one question I want to ask is, um,
52:51
just your journey into music. How was that as far as making the final decision
52:57
of this is where I'm going to go, especially when you had other things, you know, football. Um, and then to supporting your friends
53:05
and your loved ones who are also talented that you see the vision happening as well, like how you support
53:11
them and you know the roll out what's going on right now as far as all wins and everything. How does that work?
53:18
So, for me, when I when I first started doing music, man, it's crazy. you were talking about the the Bitcoin thing, but
53:24
the same person believed in me and was like, "Yo,
53:30
you need to be doing music." You know what I mean? Like whatever it is, you know, you know, and at the time I was
53:35
much younger and my mom and dad was like, "Nah, we got to wait till you graduate high school type." And I was
53:41
just grateful that I had somebody in my corner that was persistent like, "Hey, what's up? You ready yet? Hey, what's
53:47
up? You ready yet?" And it wasn't until like years later that I was actually like ready to go. Moms and everybody
53:53
approved. So I think I think it was just having somebody in my corner that that really believed, you know what I mean?
54:00
Like when you doing it by yourself, you could get, you know, kind of uh weary
54:06
like is this for me? But when somebody believes you and they put that battery in your back, they put that charge in your back and they let you know like you
54:12
got this, you know, it really gives you enough to keep going. And I think I use that same battery in me that was given
54:19
to me and pushed encouraging me to my other artists cuz like with All Wins we
54:24
got 15 artists that we pushing that we believe in and I'm doing that same formula that same method and I'm I'm
54:30
standing in the gap. I'm answering all the questions. I'm a I'm a mentor silently. I never like to be like I'm
54:36
this person's I'm this person's mentor. People ask will you be my like I don't know about all that but I got you. You
54:42
know what I'm saying? So, a lot of people come to me like, "Yo, what should we do?" And I'm always like just happy to pour all the knowledge that I learned
54:49
from my trials and errors. The trials and errors weren't for me. It was for the people that come after me that I can
54:55
pay it forward to. You see what I mean about Eric Bellerin? We had Megan on the show last week.
55:01
Yeah. That's family. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And I'm You saw that, right? Yeah. I was like, "Ah, the fam is up."
55:06
The fam was up and it was a We That's fam. Me and Megan go back decades. And I I What is it like in the holidays for
55:14
y'all in the family? What's the man? That's the family family. You know, like they do.
55:20
And I'm grateful, too, because I didn't have this type of family growing up. Like, we wasn't the people that do all
55:25
of the games at Christmas. You know what I mean? Imagine Christmas come, man. My family, we opening up the gifts. We out
55:30
of here. Like, peace out. I don't want the homies. It's a movie popping. You know what I'm saying? But they do
55:37
every game. You know what I'm saying? And then just not just to give you an example, it translates in all the
55:43
different holidays. It's like, okay, first we're going to do the gingerbread man. We're going to make the houses and then after that we going to do the candy
55:48
cane wing challenge. You know what I'm saying? Like yo, what? But it's it's
55:53
dope because it's like these are things that I my kids is never going to forget. I'm you know what I mean? I have new
55:59
memories that I create and you know I'm grateful to be a part of a family that's actually honoring the values and the
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morals and the things that you know I grew up on. Yeah, man. Yo, E, you're a class act,
56:10
brother. I appreciate you, man. Thank you, man. And good luck on tour. He's going on tour, right? Yes. Going on tour next
56:16
year. Next year. Ready right now. We chilling though. All right. Give it up for the one and
56:22
only Eric Bellinger, y'all. Swag Garage Series. You know the vibe.
56:28
Yeah. Nobody sit down when he walks out, man.
56:33
Come on, man. Yeah. Hey. Yeah. Come on. Come on, man. Hold up,
56:41
man. Hold up, Eric Bellinger. Eric Bellinger. Look, he's shaking everybody's hand. Look at that.
56:47
Beautiful, though. Yo, look at that. That's beautiful. I'm just going to watch this, Heather. I know. But, you know what's cool, too?
56:54
Just to have um some artists here tonight who are were all songwriters.
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All songwriters. Yeah. Like Jane, Genevie, Eric. Obviously, it was dope to have songwriters here. And
57:06
you see the difference like you see the difference song structure the kind of substance that's in the song. Did Did he get
57:13
kidnapped? Is he still in a Oh, he's still there. Okay. All right. You know, damn. That dude, bro, you
57:20
going to shake everybody hands? That's nice. People don't do that no more, though. Yeah, that's pretty dope, man.
57:25
Yeah. Make sure you get some hand sanitizer at the end. You know what?
57:31
See, they've been eating pizza. Um, Oakland High. Yo. Yo, Jay, can you come up here? And
57:38
then let me say this to um, come on, Jay. Come on. You know, J1 is like my
57:44
little brother. So, we we all we we're very fortunate. We hold some pretty
57:50
solidified positions in this company. But I, the brotherhood supersedes the
57:56
corporate connection. Amen. Right. And I've been around a long time and I know talent and this is a very extremely
58:02
talented executive programmer, music lover, the whole nine. So I I give him a hard time, right? But
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I want to thank you, man, for helping these visions come through every single time. I'mma thank you, brother.
58:16
N man, it's all up. N you all right, Jay. Now, the other thing I want to do
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because we got a little Jay one, how much time we got? We got a few minutes.
58:27
Oh [ __ ] Okay. Right. That's a first. What I I would love to do this. How many of you Well, obviously you all listen to
58:34
the show, right? Okay. So, look to your left, right? And
58:40
and look to your right. And if you don't know the person next to you, introduce
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yourself to that person right now. Word. All right. Let's everybody y'all too. You don't know PB. If look behind you
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then. Oh, okay. You do know. Well, look behind you. If you know the person to the left or right, look behind you. Look
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in front of you. Yes. Come meet me. Come on. John Patel right there. JD. Do it. What's your name?
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There you go. Shake some hands. Shake some hands.
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[Music] West Coast.
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Now we're on the West Coast. You get to see.
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Y'all meet each other. Okay. Pleasure to meet you. Pleasure to meet you. Y'all meet each other. Love
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you, man.
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Y'all give it up for John Ford. He everyday listener right here. He a super citizen.
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[Music] [Applause]
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Hey, so let's give it up for our team at Sway in the morning. Give it up for the the legendary Heather B. Give it up for
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my brother DB. Give it up for Lonnie Light, Kehlani. Give it up for John
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Matthews. Give it up for Tracy G. Give it up for Ka. Give it up for DJ
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Tyler. Give it up for the one and only superstar Torch. Shout out to Torch. Give it up for Quy right here.
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[Music] Heather, help me, man. Oh, I'm saving horse. Oh, give it up for
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Divine. What? Divine. Yes. Uh, where Divine at?
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Oh, Mike Peles. Give Mike. DJ Tyler, give it up for Yo, Mike would be so pissed if y'all he
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knew I forgot it. Mike Muse, we said Tracy G. DJ Tyler. Um,
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I said Ka. I said DB. Ah,
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I don't even give it, man. Look, my life is I'm good. Thank you. Give it up for
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me. That felt good. All right. Uh, but wait, listen. Love y'all, man. Keep rocking with us. If you tune in
1:01:11
tomorrow, you know, Heather won't be there. Um, but I will. So, make sure
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make sure you the snitches, bro. But Heather will be back Thursday. I think we got Thursday. We have uh
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we have Sierra Sierra and and I feel like we got somebody else Thursday.
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I'mma find out. I don't know about Houston. Marquez Houston's coming by. Sierra and Marquez Houston is coming by Thursday.
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Hey, I want to tell y'all, man. I want to say I love you. All right. Um, thank you for supporting us. Thank you for
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coming out. This mission is for us to spread nothing but good vibrations. We're in an awakening right now. It's
1:01:46
kind of crazy, but it ain't. You know, it's cyclical, that's all. But it's
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smaller than who we are, right? You know, and whatever your faith is, we walk in faith. We walk in purpose. You
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going to rise above all of this. All right? Don't stress on [ __ ] you can't control. Ain't got nothing to do with
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you. Let it go. Blow it out. Life is too short. If you got family members and
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friends that you got issues with, listen, you ain't got to be aligned, but get rid of the negative energy. All
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right? Let it go. Walk away. Tell them you love them. Let go and let God. All
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right? That's what we rocking on. I appreciate y'all coming out today.