#the soulja boy mentality

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Todays rip: 21/11/2023

Assassin's Sneed

Season 6 Featured on: SiIvaGunner's Highest Quality Rips: Volume DQ

Ripped by Nozobot

Only a little while ago, with Windows Wonga Wappa I reminded you all of hit ripper Nozobot, the incredible YTPMVer behind Sex - Steve Harvey. To say that I've been enjoying his work is an understatement - finding out who was responsible for Sex - Steve Harvey was akin to seeing a gold mine open up right underneath my feet. There may be YTPMVers out there that I enjoy more sonically, but few are as consistently creative and funny as Nozobot - evidenced yet again with Assassin's Sneed.

It feels at times like Nozobot has a magic touch to make any source, no matter how absurd, be absolutely magical. See, there was a certain short-lived meme phenomenon that occurred during 2022, one that sort of just came and went without all too much fanfare. "Ghetto Smosh" - and stick with me here - was a parody channel built on editing and redubbing classic Smosh videos to form new narratives about the two dudes being chronic weed addicts. There's so many layers of absurdism to it: the nostalgic Smosh videos used as a basis, the "what if video game characters SMOKED WEED???" comedy of the 2000s-internet, the amateurish redubbing and crunched video quality that resembles old YouTube Poops - it feels like watching a collection of old YouTube videos that are as stupid as they are endearing, and Ghetto Smosh's social media pages maintained a sort of kayfabe similar to SiIvaGunner itself. And though a lot of it is lost on me as, yknow, a white person not anywhere near knowledgeable enough on America's ghetto culture, the videos are absurdly charming to watch even as a complete outsider.

Assassin's Sneed takes one of Ghetto Smosh's best-ever videos - ASSASSIN'S WEED RAP!!! - and mashes it up with several other songs associated with the same form of current-day ironic shitposting, mainly Replay by Iyaz (you might know it better as "Shawty's like a melody"). It's this absolute cacophony of music that, mentally, should register as not being good: Smosh's original Assassin's Creed III rap is something I've thought of as corny and a relic of the past for a long time, and I was sick of hearing Replay the day after I first heard it, yet there's something about Ghetto Smosh's absolute reverence for that stupidity that makes it all so thoroughly endearing to listen to. After all, part of what SiIvaGunner stands for as a channel is the death of cringe culture - rips like Field of Love and Cringe and so many of the channel's rips that remix otherwise-hated music are a testament to that. Assassin's Sneed just keeps playing to that sincere enjoyment, with steel drums and YOUUU's from Soulja Boy, a little sprinkling of Right Foot Creep, and samples from other Ghetto Smosh videos, it's just an all around celebration of one of my favorite little nuggets of internet history from 2022.

"assassins weed rap… ghetto smosh" - Ghetto Smosh

[dailyrapfacts]

Soulja Boy ordered to pay ex-girlfriend $236K for reportedly hitting her head with a gun

Soulja to pay his ex for reportedly beating her with a gun Soulja Boy has been ordered to pay ex-girlfriend Kayla Myers close to a quarter million bucks for reportedly beating her head with a gun in February 2019. According to a Rolling Stone report from Tuesday (April 25), a jury concluded that Soulja should cough out $1800 for “mental and health expenses” and $234,100 for “physical and mental…

[morningrainmusic]

Peak Indie Rock: 2007

Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer by of Montreal January 7, 2007 / Polyvinyl Around 2005, of Montreal founder Kevin Barnes (who now uses the pronouns they/them) had just become a parent and was worried about supporting their family as a musician. Fortunately of Montreal was starting to take off. The Sunlandic Twins, the band’s seventh album, was doing well and Barnes was being asked to play larger shows. Touring, however, meant being away from home for long stretches, which took a toll on Barnes’ relationship with their wife and ultimately led to a split. She went back to her home country of Norway while Barnes stayed in Athens, Georgia where he recorded much of Hissing Fauna and began to mentally unravel. The record is a document of all-consuming anxiety and depression set to Prince, Abba, and Bee Gees-inspired psychedelic pop. It’s hard to think of an album with a wider chasm between the mood of the music (upbeat, happy) and the lyrics (dark, desperate). On “Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse” Barnes pleads to the chemicals in their brain, as well as those in his antidepressants to bring about a positive shift in their state of mind. It’s one of the most infectiously hooky songs on the album, and it begins with the line “I’m in a crisis, I need help.” “A Sentence of Sorts in Kongsvinger” goes full disco, featuring jubilant strings and lyrics about spending a winter in Norway on the verge a mental breakdown. It’s an absolutely bonkers album with a handful of genuinely funny lines, often juxtaposed next to lyrics about crippling despair. At the midway point, "The Past Is a Grotesque Animal,” Barnes transforms into George Fruit, an alter-ego they created for the record, a glamorous black trans-person helped them escape their bleak mental state. It’s the most intense song on the album, a twelve minute-long krautrock barnburner with the same four repeating chords and a bevy of digital “oohs.” This is a mental breakdown in musical form, with Barnes directly addressing his wife and the very messy dissolution of their relationship, Virgina Woolf references and all. It is an entrancing outpouring of emotional turmoil. The second half of Hissing Fauna has some terrific moments, but as a whole it’s not as strong as the first. A few years ago Barnes expressed regret over the problematic Georgie Fruit character, thought I’m not sure anyone was calling for an apology. Of Montreal is still going strong (they released album number eighteen in 2022) and Kevin Barnes is seemingly in a much better place mentally. They will likely never put out another record quite like Hissing Fauna, and maybe that’s a good thing. Further listening: Life of the Record podcast Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem March 12, 2007 / DFA

2007 was a landmark year with dozens of events, big and small, that still echo through history today. Apple’s first iPhone. Bush deployed over 20,000 more soldier in Iraq. It’s also the year he signed the “Protect America Act,” legalizing domestic wiretapping and email surveillance. The Virginia Tech massacre rocked the nation. Netflix launched its streaming service. Nancy Pelosi became the House of Representatives’ first female speaker. Tumblr was born (you’re on it now!). It was an incredible movie year. "Crank That (Soulja Boy)” became a viral and radio hit. Bob Barker hosted his final episode of The Price is Right. The Big Bang Theory premiered—and Sheldons of varying ages still haunt our nation seventeen years later. Our world was changing, as it always is, but looking back the changes in 2007 may have been coming more rapidly than usual. Some of these news stories may seem quaint by 2024 standards, but at the time there was a palpable feeling of uneasiness…of darkness. Enter Sound of Silver, the sophomore album from Brooklyn’s LCD Soundsystem.This album didn’t really engage with current events or have much of anything to say about the winds of change. But it gets people dancing, and it can’t be overstated how much that’s needed during times of crisis. Coincidentally, most of James Murphy’s songs are about crises of varying flavors whether that be getting away from his greedy a-hole manager or dealing with loss of a confidant or fearing getting older. The closing track, “New York, I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down,” is a clear-eyed and fatigued examination of his home city, all its romance and disappointing banality. Crucially, as loaded with ideas and astute observations as Sound of Silver is, it’s still first and foremost a dance record; something you can put on and groove to without reflecting on such weighty topics. But if you want to, it’s great for that too. The title track stands out as the most relevant to this exercise in exploring music from my teenage years. Does Sound of Silver make me feel (or want to feel) like a teenager? Not really because I wasn’t yet listening to LCD Soundsystem in high school. If I could go back though, which to be clear, I wouldn’t particularly want to, I would definitely pick up a copy of Sound of Silver.

Because of the Times by Kings of Leon April 2, 2007 / RCA

Kings of Leon were often referred to as the southern Strokes, but what they really were in 2007 were Britain’s not-so-secret darlings. The appreciation did not go unacknowledged by the band. “Fans” serves as an homage to Kings’ vocal UK fanbase, with Caleb Followill singing in his distinctive drawl “those rainy days they ain't so bad when you're the King / the King they want to see.” The states caught up the following year when KoL released their commercial peak Only by the Night, but Because of the Times remains the band’s best.

Boxer by The National May 22, 2007 / Beggars Banquet

Greatest album of all time.

For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver July 8, 2007 / Self-released/Jagjaguwar

If you’re a fan of Bon Iver, you know the For Emma backstory. Over the years it has become the closest thing we have to modern musical lore. Here’s how it goes: twenty five year old musician Justin Vernon was living in Raleigh, North Carolina depressed by the circumstances of his life. He found himself compromising musically, considered his work mediocre, and got kicked out of his band. He contracted pneumonia and mononucleosis, broke up with his girlfriend, and packed up his recording equipment in his car to return to his hometown of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Once there, he retreated to his father’s hunting cabin where he planned to lay low for a few weeks. He ended up staying for three months in the unforgiving midwestern winter, completely alone, aside from his dad stopping by every ten days or so to drop off beer, eggs, and cheese. Eventually, he started writing and recording the songs that became For Emma Forever Ago. If you read interviews with Vernon from the For Emma days, you get a good grasp on how miserable this time in his life was. The whole backstory has been romanticized to hell, and of course it has, because the music is brilliant and the narrative is compelling. "It's sort of odd to look back and see it as magical,” Vernon said, “because it felt like a lonely few months at the cabin, where I plugged in the laptop and fucked around.” This fucking around on a laptop was Vernon’s only saving grace—throwing himself into a creative outlet, working 14 hour days which at times made him feel “a little insane.” Ultimately though, it was an enriching outlet that helped drag him out of his depression. Perhaps that’s why the music itself is not downtrodden and depressing. This is not uplifting fare, necessarily, but none of it is sad either. The title track, with its lovely strum pattern and horns (added later by friends after a few glasses of whiskey) is downright joyful. Even “Re: Stacks” which closes out the album and addresses Vernon’s online poker addiction has an optimistic tone. It is a perfect ending to a damn-near perfect record.

Good Bad Not Evil by Black Lips September 11, 2007 / Vice The Clash were referred to as “the only band that matters” and the Black Lips may be the only punk band that matters today. Not because they’re making grand political statements or reinventing the wheel. Make no mistake, they are doing neither. They matter because they are one of the few great punk acts making great music that doesn’t take itself too seriously. In fact, none of the songs on Good Bad Not Evil (title copped from a Shangri-Las song) take themselves seriously at all. This is a band that circa 2007 was known for various onstage antics including, but not limited to “vomiting, urination, nudity, RC car races, fireworks, a chicken, flaming guitars,” etc (that’s straight from their Wikipedia page). That may sound undignified or crass, but so is plenty of rock and roll. And the tunes follow suit. If “How Do You Tell A Child Someone Has Died” doesn’t make you chuckle, you probably have a lousy sense of humor. If an ode to juvenile hijinks like “Bad Kids” doesn’t stir some feelings of misplaced youthful rebellion, you may not have a soul. This is fun, sophomoric garage punk at its very best. Oracular Spectacular by MGMT October 2, 2007 / Columbia

Has Oracular Spectacular aged well? I’m probably not the best person to answer that question with any kind of objectivity, as this album ranks highly among the most formative of my youth. I still love it. It’s an essential work of synth-pop/psych rock that will eternally be an undeniable classic. Though when I think about it in 2024, I can’t help but feel distracted from the music itself and more focused on how it’s perceived today by the larger culture. I fear a future in which some bullshit term like “Urban Outfitters-core” is used to describe a past era of indie music as dated and cringe, with the album art for Oracular Spectacular becoming a visual shorthand equivalent of “Ok boomer” but for millennials. Even this aesthetic label, nowadays often applied to 2000s music, largely positively, bothers me. So much so, in fact, that I refuse to type it here. I could be fearful of this for other great albums from the oughts, but MGMT’s debut seems the most likely to fall victim to this kind of dismissive pigeonholing. Lest we forget, it was huge. “Kids” and “Electric Feel” were basically ubiquitous. So was “Time to Pretend,” which popped up in a fuck-ton of movies, TV shows, video games, and commercials. It was just used in Saltburn last year, further solidifying it as a go-to signifier of the mid to late-oughts in the same way any given CCR song must soundtrack the Vietnam War in movies. The band opened for Paul McCartney at Fenway Park in 2009. Jay-Z asked them to make a song for The Blueprint 3 (he scrapped it). This level of fame and commercial success was I’m sure amazing for Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwassers pockets, but not so good for their minds and souls. They’ve gone on record numerous times as being uncomfortable with the unexpected amount of exposure they received and, creatively, were clearly disinterested in trying to do anything like Oracular’s three big hits ever again. I recall choruses of disappointed fans around 2009-2012 complaining online, “I saw MGMT and they didn’t even play ‘Kids’…what the fuck??” So this is the strange dilemma MGMT found itself in during the heyday of indie blog rock. Oracular Spectacular catapulted VanWyngarden and Goldwasser into the limelight on the backs of three throwaway pop songs written essentially as a joke in their Wesleyan University dorm rooms. In the span of three years they went from singing Pulp covers at college parties backed by an iPod to opening for of Montreal, still backed by an iPod to signing with Columbia and recording their first album with the legendary Dave Fridmann. Soon they were playing major festivals and touring with Radiohead. If they had any idea they would become so big so fast, they probably would have made a very different album. Or maybe taken it more seriously. But that’s part of what makes Oracular Spectacular such a sublime album. It’s not serious (see also my previous thoughts on the Black Lips). This is the work of guys in their early twenties dicking around in the studio with the dude who produced Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots. Look at their weirdo tribal hippie get-ups on the cover, watch one of the music videos, note how they wore capes on Letterman. Gen-Z or whoever else can make fun of it all they want…the band was ostensibly making fun of themselves in the first place. What else makes it outstanding?The seven other tracks I haven’t already mentioned. Just listen to them, I’m not going to write about them. MGMT’s story is fascinating in that it is so wildly unlikely in just about every conceivable way. They became massive on accident and will almost certainly never put out another album as successful as Oracular Spectacular.

In Rainbows by Radiohead October 10, 2007 / Self-released/ATO Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien said in 2008, “I never felt we were one of the great bands, up there with The Smiths or R.E.M. In my view, we’ve made three really good records The Bends, OK Computer and Kid A. What we needed was another great record just to seal it.” In Rainbows sealed it. For many, this album would be the bedrock of an argument for 2007 as the greatest year for indie rock. They’d have a strong case there. In his book This Isn’t Happening, Steven Hyden claims In Rainbows is the most beloved album in the Radiohead catalogue, even more than OK Computer and Kid A. That was published in 2020 and its become even more true in the ensuing years. In Rainbows didn’t have the kind of monumental career-making impact of OK Computer, or the prophetic, monolithic reputation of the genre-morphing Kid A. But it is arguably the most gorgeous collection of songs Radiohead ever released—each one taps into something deeply human and universal, without ever clearly being about anything specific. Yorke described the lyrics as based on “that anonymous fear thing, sitting in traffic, thinking, 'I'm sure I'm supposed to be doing something else’…It's similar to OK Computer in a way. It's much more terrifying." I’m not sure the manner in which In Rainbows was released has any influence on how the music is perceived today, but at the time it cast a wide shadow. Radiohead were not the first artist to release their music online as a pay-what-you-want download—Jeff Rosenstock, for one, already had been doing it for a while—but they were the biggest. The degree to which this choice influenced the way we think about and value music today, or whether it played a role in ushering in the streaming era is entirely up for debate. In my opinion, if it wasn’t Radiohead, it would’ve been some other major established musician. What I am sure of is that there is nothing else quite like In Rainbows in the history of rock music, and it will stand the test of time.

[icaruspartharmony]

Anyone else have a humor coping mechanism so strong that you just almost never have serious moments. Too serious? No, its joke time. I have almost laughed in deathly serious situations. Whenever i have a mental breakdown and pick a certain playlist i am at risk of needing to "crank that soulja boy". If i need to apologize we are making it FUNNY. If i need to share something a little too personal we are going to JOKE. This is mostly in-person things, i can be serious online. It just kinda feels super embarassing to be serious.

[w--as-in-wolf]

✨when u get this, put 5 songs u actually listen to, publish. then, if you're comfortable, send this ask/tag 10 of your followers (positivity is cool)✨

Alright, let's do this. Gonna be so tough picking just 5 songs because I love all the 5.5 thousand-ish songs on my phone, but I'll try. Don't hesitate to send me more music related tag games or asks!

Through The Fire - Chaka Khan; Both of my parents are big fans of Chaka Khan (and Rick Astley but that's a separate story) and I completely understand why. This girl just DOES NOT MISS. Every song is the most carefully crafted, heart exposing, sincere confession of love you've ever heard. And sometimes that's just what you need.

The Nights - Avicii; I've never been big on philosophy or positive thinking or anything like that. But as someone who's had their own struggles with mental health, this life advice wrapped up in an addictive dance song has really helped me to understand the importance of living in the moment and to the fullest rather than letting my catastrophizing cascade over me. Definitely helps that this shit slaps too.

Bass Cannon - Flux Pavilion; Weaponized nostalgia. This is the first song I ever liked on Spotify, but there's so much more to it than that. As a kid I loved music but I didn't have much choice over it, I had a cd player in my bedroom and every now and then my parents would buy me some VeggieTales music or a Michael Jackson album but that was it really. Then one day I visited my cousin who had an ipod nano and a cheap shitty speaker from target country. This shit was world changing. I can't even begin to explain how blissful of a memory it is of spending hours at my favourite cousin's place, taking turns playing sonic advance and traffic slam 3 or whatever other flash games we could find on silver games while he unintentionally indoctrinated me into a life of listening to dubstep and all sorts of electronic music. Almost 50% of my entire music taste comes from this one period in my life when his open access to itunes meant new music from genres I hadn't even known existed at that point. Crazy to think how one person can permanently alter your brain chemistry like that, but I love him for it.

Crank That - Soulja Boy; Building on that nostalgic angle it was a few years later when I got an ipod touch for a combined Christmas present and reward for getting good grades that year. My dad was (and still is) surprisingly tech savvy so I had to get his password whenever I wanted to get something over itunes or the app store. I had an allowance of one $0.99 song per week and I would spend hours deliberating over what to pick, and this song was one of my first ever choices. A song that has the same effect on me as casting Otto's Irresistible Dance, this shit fucks hard and if you ain't superman-ing that hoe then we ain't chilling no more.

...And to Those I Love, Thanks For Sticking Around - $uicideboy$; Everyone gets sad sometimes. For some of us it's worse or not as bad but it's part of the human condition. Some days things are just gonna be bad and life will be kicking your ass. And sometimes you need some music for those sort of moments. And for me when the emotions are hitting and I can't get out of my head nothing helps more than a long 3am walk with some sad music. Just taking in the world around me and letting my mind get pulled away from my own thoughts by the sound, I seriously recommend it to everyone. At least once a month, just walk around your city or town when almost everyone else is asleep and just let yourself be an observer maybe even take some photos of interesting things you've never noticed before. And while I have an entire playlist for these mind clearing walks I've picked this one track for today's challenge. "Take me home, it's the one place I can rest in peace!"

I feel like I wrote way too much for this so huge props to anyone who actually read through all that, you're a real trooper. But I'm now on my way to go listen to everyone else's songs up above and in the meantime I open this up to anyone who sees it, specifically tagging @lostspaceghost @boyfrombarbados

🎶✨when u get this, put 5 songs u actually listen to, publish. then, if you're comfortable, send this ask/tag 10 of your followers (positivity is cool) 🎶✨

Got tagged by both the cool artist @mostlikelydead and the cool streamer @leahplease, so instead of just going with just 5, I'll do 5 regular songs and 5 songs from other media that all live in my brain.

5 normal songs (Like the purpose is only be a song)

Had Enough by Breaking Benjamin - Ok I gotta admit that young Tuba liked to listen to edgy music and imagine situations. However, this has sentimental value as Phobia was the first CD I ever had which papa Tuba gave to me way back when.

Wenn sie tanzt by Wise Guys - Way back when, Tuba studied german back in school and on valentines we translated a song from them, "Willst Du Mit Mir Gehen" and I was taken by the energy. Years later, I eventually got the album and this became a favorite. There's also a radio edit with additional instruments but the acapella works better for me. God I should take up my german studies again.

War by OutKast - Another first for young Tuba. Phobia was the first cd given to me, but Speakerboxxx/The Love Below was the first album I purchased myself and an introduction to music as an ability to make a political statement, a new concept to young tuba whose biggest worry was thinking about school and mama Tuba worrying about me running into discrimination in a majority hispanic district. Needless to say, it only grew on me as I became more aware of the world and started venturing out further and student size grew and grew and I became a minority in the student pool.

Seasons by DragonForce - Ok this one is much more simple. I was getting into Rock and loved how the song sounded when I was younger and still love it now. Some sick solos.

The Devil Went Down to Georgia by Charlie Daniels Band - A toe taper that I can just belt out when driving anywhere to help pass the time and feel real good doing it. Though unfortunately still trapped by the common idea that country is only made by and for right wing leaners and bible thumpers which Charlie Daniels definitely leans. Guitar Hero III cover was cool too.

5 songs made for other media

Madness 4 by Cheshyre for Madness Combat 4- while listening to music I was probably too young to be listening too, I was also on the internet browsing sites like Newgrounds before I should've and happened across the Madness Combat series which was an interesting creative partnership between musician Cheshyre and animator Krinkles where both music and animation are created in tandem and beat for beat. One of the first produced this way after their partnership cemented and the beat lives in me. Still makes really good electronic music too.

Nightmare Fiction II By Daisuke Ishiwatari for Blazblue - While most now associate Daisuke with Guilty Gear since Strive really blew up in common knowledge, he also did a lot of work for Blazblue's soundtrack with themes I may like better than Guilty Gear's. Nightmare Fiction II follows an occurrence in Blazblue where older songs were remade to give a fresh take on years old tracks. Of course the old ones are still available, but for the most part, the II version is better with Nightmare Fiction standing especially. One can feel the hatred and animosity in the track, giving way to a tense, yet still hateful, clarity in the middle of the track. and the Solo.... Man we're never getting another Blazblue.

Living Failures by Nobuyoshi Suzuki for Bloodborne - Where do I begin? The emotions are high for the entire track and leads into one of the best second phase themes in From History. The choir, the French Horns, the immediate plunge into a fucking drive of strings, horns, and choir that only builds and builds ever higher. Legit brings tears to my eyes with how beautiful it is.

Heynong Man by Chris Christodoulou for Deadbolt - A familiar name to Risk of Rain soundtrack lovers as Deadbolt was the devs previous game before RoR. A chunky bass and saw of a lead drives the song forward on and on from one groovy bit to the next. Just nice listening on a walk as it gives a strong beat to walk with and the energy to just take it all in, music and whatever you're walking through.

Altars of Apostasy (incl. "Halls of Sacrilegious Remains") by Heaven Pierce Her for Ultrakill - Hakita, goddamn Hakita. He is a different beast entirely when it comes to game dev, design, and music. Inspired by Black Metal, this track maxes out at 7 fucking guitars playing at once at the densest section. It is a goddamn beast of track well deserving of being with the layer of Heresy. Even the reference to Glory, a different Ultrakill track, is thrown in as it helps give a lighter moment to an otherwise dark as hell track. and after a huge leadup, wind down, and lead up once more is the second section, Halls of Sacrilegious Remains, inspired by a beta tester using Castle Vein for a hype moment. This lead Hakita to holding off reusing Hideous Masses until the end of the level where the rematch with Gabriel is hyped up before a gauntlet is thrown at the player to a black metal rendition of Castle Vein. When I think of the highest hope I could ever have when making music, it's to eventually inspire the same feelings in someone that I feel listening to this track

Let's see, uhhh, @eunique, you got music you wanna gush about?

[jrueships]

Just a little guy<333333

[itsjovi-baby]

Me: Um, I think got social anxiety

Black Grandparents: ANNNNXIETTTY!?!?!

[ileyable]

Boyfriend headcanons

Gojo satoru ♡

Listen to After hours by weekend or btbt by B.I and Soulja Boy while reading this and imagine fake scenarios...trust me bruh..find da links below 😫 🤏🏼

Gojo satoru × reader (gender neutral)

No warnings,

He would tease the shit out of you..fr...doesn't care if you're in public or at home..it's his love language

Takes pride in showing you off("wear anything baby,i can fight...I'm strongest afterall..")

Absolute mess..please call him yours and see the strongest sorcerer blush like this 😳....but ends up whispering in your ear asking to say that again...may lead to other things 👩‍🦯

He loves the way you talk to him(especially when you rant to him about your day and work at the end of the day)

Still can't accept the fact that you are real...call him pet names (when you call him toru he is on cloud nine)📈📈

He won't cheat on u ( no one can can convince me on that particular fact okay!?cuz...he would have talked to many girls but never made a serious commitment or got into a relationship before because he thinks it's special and he was unsure of finding someone like you before he met you)

my man is probably tired of being strong 24/7 please take care of him :( he was lonely as a teen...he was the type of guy who would be there for everyone yet ended up having no one to go to when he felt low

(even if he portrays himself as a cool and carefree manchild he drops his mask when he's with you

He adores you👁👄👁he looks at you like this⤵️...he believes that you're some type mystical creature sent from heaven

Takes care of you (he's especially concerned about your mental health as he knows what it's like to undergo shit...ke kinda understands where you come from..he doesn't want you to feel alone as he knows what it feels like

Tbh as a child and a teen he didn't even have a person to go when he was feeling low...this is where the cool facade and carefree attitude started to develop...now everyone calls him annoying

He's very clingy and doesn't hide it..can't sleep without you beside him..please understand him and let him be vulnerable...

he opens up to you once he's sure that he's the one for you as this man thinks that he doesn't deserve you...

He probably wants to be with you 24/7😫he likes to cook for you ...bonus points if you hug his waist from behind

And the last one...he Apologizes to you first after arguments ....cuz he loves his baby more than anything else..he would LITERALLY give up anything to keep you close

🎧 listen to this

Or this ..trust me😌

Part 2???

[trans-snart]

the mental image of Nile teaching the crew the iconic dances of the 00s is something that can actually be so personal 😌

just sayin, she was going to school dances when the following happened: Cha Cha Slide, 1 2 Step, Chicken Noodle Soup, Stanky Legg, You're a Jerk, Crank That (Soulja Boy), The Cupid Shuffle, Single Ladies, The Bernie, The Dougie, THE WOBBLE, Party Rock Shuffle, Rasputin on Just Dance 2

[willowmancer]

you seem cool what music do you listen to

Oh hiiiiii ☺️ I'm not cool unfortunately I'm a freak weirdo and I mostly listen to classical or jazz music 🙃 i still enjoy a lot from every other genre of course (i don't think I've ever listened to soulja boy sorry) but I really like violins and saxophones and... yeah. I've listened to Dvorak every day for a couple months now. I have mental problems.

[turbomnstr]

[everywhereanytimetravelwithme]

Did It First

If you have been playing guess the artist using my article titles, then you might be a little confused on this one. There aren’t any lyrics because, technically, this one is more so of a quote. 

In the words of Soulja Boy, “I been did it... I did it first”

Welcome back to “Ethel’s Book of Revelations” 

What does it mean to be ghetto? The word ghetto is flung around today like a hot potato, but what does it even really mean to be “ghetto.” A quick Google search will show that the word ghetto itself refers to a part of a city, usually the slums, occupied by a minority group(s). Simple enough. 

Urban dictionary goes into a much deeper definition of ghetto; “’Ghetto’ is a derogatory term used towards individuals who lack the standards of manners and ethics... is normally directed towards black individuals... is how an individual looks at the world and acts accordingly to the ‘ghetto’ belief... is how one represents themselves in how they dress, act, and speak that acquires itself from the poor conditions of a ‘ghetto’ upbringing.”

All in all, being ghetto refers to the way non-affluent minority groups, who lack resources, dress, act, and speak. 

I hate when people refer to things as ghetto. 

From the long acrylic nails to the hairstyles, down to the overflow of gold jewelry, black women were ridiculed and called ghetto by everyone. The acrylic nails were too long for their comfort, the excess gold jewelry was too much for them and the hairstyles were not professional enough. According to the rest of the world, it was down right ghetto!

The crazy part is that today, those same people who labeled this fashion as ghetto are now claiming it and calling it an aesthetic. 

To me, majority of things deemed as “ghetto” was really creativity that was misunderstood. Misunderstood until the “right” person came along, saved the day and made it alright.

Take grillz for an example; they were always seen as something that people in the hood wore, ghetto. It was not included in main stream fashion and you definitely did not find any affluent people wearing them. Overtime, these fashion trends slithered their way into main stream culture through white (and lighter colored) celebrities. Now, although for the most part grillz are not seen to be professional, they are more widely accepted and have become a fashion statement. 

A lot of things that are called ghetto today are aromatics of creativity, in my eyes. There was one celebrity by the name of Ari who posted a video on her social media frying chicken in an aluminum pan filled with oil. There was social media outrage where everyone and their mothers were calling her ghetto. Aside from the fact that she can afford pots to fry her chicken in, there are so many people who actually cannot afford pots, so they came up with this method of frying their food. This may have been a habit that she picked up while she was growing up.

And if that is not innovation, then I don’t know what is!

We have already established that people who live in the ghetto are highly under resourced, hence why they have to think of ways to maintain a “normal” lifestyle. If there are no pots available to you, the next best thing would be the aluminum pan, granted it may not be the safest, but it will get the job done. 

Calling such things ghetto downplays people’s creativity. By people, I mean (mostly) black people. The “ghetto” narrative was created and maintained in order to limit black people in their power, aka their creativity. Back when slavery was legal, one of the ways slavery was justified was through treating the black man and woman as if they were something a part from human, something that couldn’t feel pain or possess enough brain power to be creative; that was reserved for white people only, but I digress. There is so much creativity born and bred within those six letters. Instead of elongating it to mean what it really is, innovation, creativity, problem-solving, entrepreneurship, it is instead compressed into a two syllable word.  

“Ghetto-ness” is more than someone’s creativity; it leaks into survival. It is about the ability to “figure it out” no matter what the circumstances are. Due to a lack of resources, they have always had to “figure it out,” in order to simply live. It may not be the style that elitist have in mind, but it is unfair to downplay it; it is mentally and creatively depriving. 

The way you view the world is a direct reflection of your past experiences and who you know yourself to be. 

So the question now is, why do I care if someone calls something ghetto. 

Well, for starters, I am a black woman and this directly impacts me. But, also because I resonate so much with the whole idea of “figuring it out.” I am very much a “I’ll figure it out and make it work” type of person. That being said, I do not like to ask for help. It is not that I do not like it, but more so that I am hesitant to do so. Everybody needs help, whether they want to admit it or not because, let’s face it, nobody knows what they are doing, we are all just winging it. I don’t typically ask for help, but when I do, I am always let down. Either they really cannot help me or they can help me and choose not to. I am also the kind of person who likes to help people. I grew up in a household where helping one another was always encouraged, so when someone I know comes to me for help, I will always help them, even if that means putting myself in slightly compromising positions. 

PSA: do NOT do this! Please put yourself first (I mean, we all have our demons)

Back to the subject at hand, when I am let down, I kick into my “I’ll just do it myself and make it work” mentality. 

It is unfair to judge people based on circumstances that were out of their control. If they grew up frying meals in an aluminum container, and you deem it as ghetto and unacceptable, one, it is really not your business, two, if it concerns you so much, why not provide them with the correct instruments to do so, and three you need to check your privilege.

So next time you see something that is not normal to you, don’t knock it, take a step back and try to understand it from a different perspective. Don’t be so small minded. Some trends and habits may not be for you, but watch in a couple years, when that thing they call ghetto, that usually, a black woman did, will be a trend and considered cool and apart of mainstream fashion. 

We are the designer. We are the blueprint.

Exhibit A: 

About a year ago, this woman came up with a unique, never seen before fashion idea, where she used sneakers to make a corset top. When she posted this picture, it went viral, not because of the originality behind the corset design, but because the public deemed it as “ghetto” and were making fun of her design. They threw dirt on it and said it looked wack. 

Fast-forward a year later... 

It is not shown in this screenshot, but the post got over 29.5k likes and 6,800 retweets. 

Like Soulja Boy said, “I did it first.”

I rest my case. 

[formulatrash]

Hi Hazel, a couple of weeks ago I was slightly tipsy and a tad upset and while I stand by my criticism of Lando, I said you were the soulja boy of journalism and that's both unkind and unfair. I'm sorry.

I'll be honest I mostly just didn't get what you were going for there.

I am, y'know, pretty robust. I posted that one mostly cus I was also tipsy when I saw it and just confused/slightly amused by the Soulja Boy thing but usually I just delete all the like 'kill yourself bitch' ones and whatever.

Like, idk. Got pretty thick skin - some weird teenage boys who hate me on Twitter (and I assume were prob connected to some of the anons yesterday? Who the fuck cares, anyway) were reposting a pic that - crucially - I literally posted myself in January last night and like, honestly I don't know what they were even aiming for there. Not sure why they think I'd be bothered about people seeing a photo of me looking hot that I'd literally put up myself or why I would ever want 14 year old weebs wanking over me but like. A lot of this stuff doesn't bother me.

I do talk more about the mental vulnerability side of being in motorsport and I still find imposter syndrome crushing, have really struggled this year and there's things like And We Go Green that I don't think will ever make me feel anything other than sad and rage-y at, mostly, myself. But I'm pretty like, mentally insulated a lot of the time and bullshit doesn't get to me.

Which like, you shouldn't really need to be just to be in motorsport but hey here we are. The sport is getting a little kinder and in a few years it'll probably be me that looks as old school as the old school dudes now for being rhino-skin armour plated rather than a little more open.

[bayofpigsmemorialdance]

all of my mental issues can be traced back to the fact that nobody taught me the crank dat soulja boy dance in middle school

[intotheswamp]

KOJEY RADICAL - Interview, March 2020.

Back in March, I interviewed Kojey Radical for a fashion website’s summer campaign. Then, y’know, a pandemic kicked off. Then, y’know, I got fired from said fashion website. So when I saw the website publishing shots from said campaign, I figured that my interview with Kojey would be lost forever, or chopped into pieces, or (most likely) my work would never get credited. So that’s why I’m publishing it here, for you to read, without being told to buy anything. One love, and motherfuck a Mike Ashley.

How have you found today?

So far so good.

Not too cold?

Well.. [laughs]

What's a normal day like in the life of Kojey Radical?

Depends on what day of the week it is. if I get time off, I'm chilling. All the way. I'm not trying to do too much because work is so intense and I'm busy and you kind of constantly got to stay creative and for me, I like pressure when I when I gotta finish up, deliver something... But to create ideas, I gotta be real relaxed. The most stressful thing for me is to play the Xbox.

Is something like today is that does not pop up pretty usually?

Yeah, and it's cool. I love it, I wouldn't have it any other way, but... It's crazy because like if you know, it's going to come up with music but you start off intending to just do music. Yeah, don't think about anything else. You don't think about having to do shoots or campaigns or even interviews. Just think about that what song's coming next, so it's the only thing that doesn't feel second nature. I feel like I gotta be, like... zen.

Would your friends describe you like that?

No.

How would they describe you?

Annoying. I'm petty, I'm sarcastic, I'm bad at communication, but I'm lovable and generous and funny. I like long walks on the beach. I mean, it's all just like it's all just one big Bumble profile. [laughs] Nah, but I feel like they all secretly love me.

You grew up in Hoxton. What does summer feel like in that part of London to you?

Busy. Chaotic. Familiar. Loud. Fun. There's an energy that comes with the area, that invites people to the area. So it kind of becomes like a hub, like a source of people to come and be themselves or get to the truest version of what they see themselves as... and then complain about it while they're there. That's just like that's just how we do it, we're English fam. We just complain.

Growing up, would you practice being onstage in your bedroom?

Yeah, I mean most of my life, my favourite lyrics are still written in my bedroom. I didn't necessarily ever think I was going to do music, it wasn't necessarily part of the plan. Poetry was just something I used to do as an escape from... everything, from life, from self, from, yeah, from anything. So my first passion and my first love was art, so I painted, drew, illustrated, designed... and I used poetry as a fall back like, Okay, just write what you got to say when you can't communicate. I find you you always have to explain art, people want you to explain art and sometimes it's difficult. So, to put it into words or kind of contextualizing another way was easier for me and then I had an idea for music and the rest is history. We good to go. We lit now.

So what would you consider yourself first and foremost?

I still consider myself an artist, I think the medium changed but the technique, the focus, the idea, the mentality - same thing.

What's the what's the main difference between writing a poem and writing a chorus?

A poem don't have to be catchy. A poem don't have to stay in your mind; the impact of a poem has to, but no particular part or lyric or line has to rhyme or rhythm in a way that sticks to you. Whereas when you're writing music or writing songs, there's a different technique. There's a different charm that comes with that. You can't even let the fact that you're poetical stop you from learning. Connecting loads of words -  yeah, there's a genius to it, but there's also a genius to simplicity.

Some of the best choruses and the best songs were often the most simple, or when you dissect the lyrics or give them meaning, they're the most poetic. So you gotta find a happy medium: whenever I'm writing music and choruses or raps or anything, it's about feeling. I don't feel it, it's off. If I write something and someone recites it back, and something about it feels off, that ain't right. We just fix it.

So what was the moment you definitely knew you wanted to work as a creative?

When I could hustle some money. I used to flip drawings, used to draw stuff for people - they used to pay me in primary school and then I used to flip video work. I filmed for people, wrote video treatments graduate for people. I used to flip -- flip anything, I was good at flipping. I was good at making money, to make some cash. Once I realised I could do it with some art, I was never working a normal job again. Ever. Again. I got fired from every job I ever worked. 

What was the worst job you ever worked?

What was the worst job I ever worked? They was all pretty much based around retail. They was all cool jobs! I just wasn't meant to work and that's fine. You feel that. You just got to figure out you, got to figure out your pace and what works for you. Like there's not one blueprint for everybody in the world and I think I got stuck following the group for a while. And luckily, I think everybody else around me could see it wasn't working for me and I was destined for something else. And that's why I kept getting fired: not because I was late, or because I didn't care enough, or that I couldn't find the stock room, or whatever else they might say. It's because they believed it. [laughs]

What was the first style purchase you remember saving up for?

What'd I buy? Well, some skinny jeans. That was revolutionary for me. I was wearing bootcuts for a long time. [laughs] I remember my first pair of skinny jeans changed my life. Then, trainers, I think I got some like adidas. What else did I like back then? You know what? I wanted to dress like Pharrell, so I bought whatever Pharrell wore or made. So I just saved up for whatever Pharrell made, like BAPE, Ice Cream, Billionaire Boys Club, Human Made, Dirty Ghetto Kids... Loads of them. Even those weird Soulja Boy shoes [laughs] that looked like the Ice Creams! They looked crazy. Yeah, I wanted to dress like Pharrell.

So style and music have always been one and the same for you.

Yeah. Like, when you're a kid, music is a big tool for communication and whoever speaks the loudest to you is going to inspire you the most. I was a kid growing up through like, I guess, trying to find myself and find where I belong. The stuff I saw, the communities and the tribes that I would see exist around certain types of music seemed the most appealing to me. I'm just getting into skate culture, I was really into like that early Neptunes production, and just the idea that style and music could go together. And Pharrell always kind of created a style around the sound, so like there'd be a shift in the music but also a shift in the fashion, they'd go hand-in-hand. You could almost feel the scrambling of everybody trying to catch up or imitate or recreate because it was just so... different and special. I think that effect is what gassed me the most as I want that effect. I'll never imitate anybody's music or anything like that, you can take inspiration, but it's the steps. It's like: what effect did that personality have? If you have the ability to inspire and really kind of create this need for other people to create what's next.

You’ve toured the UK many times, has any parts of the country influenced your style?

I almost bought a kilt in Scotland, but other than that, nah. I stay me. Which is cool. Everybody should be them. When I get there, I'm like you might learn this and I get to learn something. That's cool. I'm happy with learning.

What stopped you from buying the kilt?

It wasn't one in my size.

Fair enough. I read that you were in Accra before jumping into the process of making Cashmere Tears. What style inspiration have you taken from being in Ghana?

I picked up one of the greatest of all time, and her name is Amaarae. She's a young singer-songwriter from Accra and she was the catalyst and glue and the genius that helped make Cashmere Tears that extra bit more cashmere feeling.

Who else are you inspired by in fashion?

Amaarae, she's sick, you gotta see the way she dresses. When I first seen her, she jumped out of a big Jeep with a boxy blazer, she was almost on some Grace Jones type of stuff, but it was wavier because the hair was dyed - all the designer stuff was subtle, it was all accessories and I was like, yeah, cashmere.

Are you a big accessories, big jewelry person?

Yeah. Yeah, I like to say no, but I've got a mouthful of gold and neck full for silver and a wrist with whatever this is. I try not to show it, so I just wear it and keep my mouth closed. I put my chains on and zip my hoodie up. Because it's for me. I like it for me. I like the idea of grafting, sacrificing and when you can, just give yourself something nice. So all the jewelry, when I can, it's subtle [laughs]. When I can!

I read that you were really into Yohji Yamamoto. Can you talk a bit more about that?

Yeah, I mean, I think I think there's there's there's a power in deciding an aesthetic and sticking to it and I think the idea of almost concentrating in black, and seeing how far you can take different shapes and different ideas without stepping outside of an aesthetic... It's still revolutionising, but you're keeping it familiar, which then helps you concentrate your ideas into innovation, rather than trying to trend chase. Because you don't have to care what colors are in season, you have to care about what shapes are going to be most complementary to whatever else is going on out there, because that he's designed a whole wardrobe. That means that you never have to think about it. I feel like fashion should be conscious in the way it's made, in its approach to materials, literally how it is made... But, like, it should be subconscious in the way it's chosen and how it fits into your life, and how you put clothes on and how you approach wearing clothes. You shouldn't have to think about it. Everything should be done for you. That's the perfect consumer relationship, when it's just easy.

What's your favorite thing about working and creating in London?

The people I've managed to meet from here, the creators I've managed to create with here, I've always got to show love to my team:  Kaz, Swindle, Q, Charlie, my sister, managers, like everybody that certainly see my tour manager like everybody else around me my music my band - like everybody that helps me make the stuff is a different part of London. A different viewpoint and different perspective. It all comes together to make the big Megazord. In Power Rangers, you see when it's like they fought the evil ones, pow pow pow, jobs' done. The job is never done. You gotta take that one in. What happens is you don't quit. You assume, grab the mandem, say boom, Megazord time. Everyone gets together. Genius. That's how I ended up with all these amazing projects and great music -  because I am in the Megazord a hundred percent of the time, and I wouldn't have that Megazord without London. Full circle. See how I came back? Mad ting.

What Power Ranger would you be?

I would be the Green Power Ranger because I'm sometimes, I'm here, nah I'm not here, it depends what I'm doing this week... I can't be a Power Ranger all the time, there to save the day all day every day, you know how long this is? Nah, pop up like the Green Ranger, boom. What's that? It's Gucci, I'm wearing Gucci right there. All in front of you. [chuckles]

I saw your set with Swindle at Glastonbury last year and was taken aback by how stylishly you were dressed. What’s your approach to hitting the stage in the summer, are you dressing for the heat or to impress?

It's tough because essentially I used to really really really really dress up. Then I realized how impractical that was for the type of performance I give, so then the basis of a performance outfit was like: an amazing pair of trousers, I start with the trousers every time, cos nine times out of ten I will end the show in probably just my trousers. From there, you can go matching set or you can go some complimentary, so that kind of gives it volume and shape depending on what style of trousers - with skinnier, I might wear something heavy on top, if they're like a flare trouser, I might keep it real simple like a silk shirt on an open up ting.

Boom. Nine times out of ten though, the top's coming off cos we got work to do. So that's when the accessories come into play. The jeew-ells have to be shining. I don't wear my teeth when I'm on stage because I can't rap with these in, but also... The socks got to be fire, because sometimes if it's really crazy, that stage, I might just need to make it home. I mean, I'm kicking the shoes off and we're just going for it. Plus - I don't want to lose my shoes in a mosh pit, so I'd rather just go in there with my socks and have someone pick me up. Crowd surfing's fun.

You’ve hit the festival loop, not only in the UK but in countries across Europe as well. What makes a British summer vibe different to one elsewhere?

It's home! It's familiar, you know where to go. You know where the vibe is, you know how to navigate and I think... Memories are created in the summer, and the more memories you can create, the better. I think naturally as time progresses and generations grow up and there's always like a big vibe, there's always like new memories to make. So I think the summers I remember as a kid are different to the summers I experience now, and the ones that I experience in 10 years will be different to the ones from now. So luckily, If everything goes to plan, I'll be around for many more summertimes and then I'll be able to tell you a real, real answer. Right now, I'm just going through them one by one but I like 'em. Plus: you could go on holiday! If it gets boring, just hop on the plane, land somewhere, two weeks, bit of sun, come back, get more sun.

Tell us the process behind making ‘One Night Only’ with Mahalia, it really blew up.

Yeah, that was a good riddim. We'd done 'Water', which was a great record, my record. I remember I had finished 'Water' and I called Mahalia. First, I like the sound of the song, she's hitting me back straight away like yeah I'm on it. We went to the studio and really hit it off. That's, like, a great friend of mine. I was with her the other day actually, she was picking out jewelery at Cartier. Like, look how far we've come eh? Life's different now. Anyway, boom: back to the song. Swindle made 'Water', Swindle also made 'One Night Only'. So for us, that felt like the Dream Team, so when they had an open verse on that record, first person they called was me. What was crazy about it was that I didn't even intend to, like, be on the record like that. I was just going to help with some writing or whatever, but May puts confidence in me when it comes to my pen, and she teaches me to believe in certain parts of lyrics or ideas that I write down that I'm like hmmm, that won't work for me or that won't sound right. Even when I came in with the [sings] funny duh-duh-duhduh, I was just vibe-writing. I didn't think I was gonna have to sing it, and then, when you see it live, it's a movie. Get them going, eyes closed with the [pretends to hit a high note] It's wavy, trust me. It's a wave! That riddim's fire.

With on stage performances, do you find yourself holding in energy--

No.

So you don't save up energy for the performance, you've got energy all the time?

That's a waste of life if you hold back. Especially when you have the opportunity to go even further. We just got to cut all that out, that whole humble thing. Be humble, have humility, that is a good trait. But, naturally we feel that to appease other people, we have to downplay ourselves. If you're good at something, do good at it and then do great. Do it better than good. Don't ever tell no one, ah I'm not sure, nope. No holding back. If I'm not holding back, you can't hold back. So really, it's just two forces going at it when I'm on stage: it's just two tidal waves crashing. It's just beautiful. It's an explosion of love, it's great, cos no one's holding back. And if you're holding back? To the back, of the bus, go home.

Okay: don't be humble now. Tell us what's coming this year.

Everything, everything you could possibly imagine. And maybe nothing! Sometimes you got to hold back, but in a different way, you gotta make 'em want it, and then: boom! You give them better than great. Last time, I said do good be great. Then you give 'em better than great. So I haven't decided yet. I need to feel it out, I've got so much sitting there. We're bout to do this tour, going off to America, that'll be fun - feel like Eddie Murphy a little bit but it's cool, we'll figure out when we get there. Boom. Come back do a European part, do a UK part, lick off the festivals a little bit or... drop some music, write an album, make a film, design some furniture... I don't know!

Everything. That's the thing. I do whatever I want whenever I want to so I just got to want to do it and everything will be done. In the world, everything. I will change this planet. I promise.

2019 felt like a really big year for you. Was there a point you felt as though, 'wow, this is a real moment'?

[strokes chin] What happened last year? Cashmere Tears came out... Mmmm, so much happened. I forget. Every year rolls into one year, it just feels like it keeps going, and every time you get through that one milestone or one, kind of like, 'Yeah. Okay. That was crazy'. Something else happens the next week that's even crazier. So to process it, I'll almost forget what I did the day before, just so I can process what I'm about to do the next day. My family will have to remind me, like, big yourself up, be proud of yourself, you've come so far, you've done this you've done that. I'll just genuinely forget that - I could do Glastonbury on Tuesday and by Thursday all I care about is getting Prestige in Call of Duty. Like it, depends on what's going on. But I remember when I did KOKO, like a thousand, five hundred people, that felt like the biggest thing that'd ever happened to me. Then the year after that I was headlining the festival with Giles [Peterson] and now, this year I'm about to do Roundhouse and that's double the amount of people of KOKO. After that I got to think about the next big thing. So they all roll into one and I'm just happy I can keep doing it, because like I don't really care how long it takes, as long as I can do it forever.

You feel a bit purposeless when you stop working. That's why I'm like, I wanna just get back on tour, get back out there and start doing shows and not get restless. We stop what we're doing, but then everyone rushes to get to that point with fame, like I want to be the biggest in the world or... Once you're at the top, you can only stay there for so long before you have to come down, that's how gravity works. The higher and faster you get there, the faster you're going to come down! That's science. Gravity, science, it's all right there in the textbooks they teach you in school. You just got to relate it to success and you'll be fine, you'll have all the answers.

Like who's on the up then in terms of gravity that you're checking out?

Everybody that I love and my prayers for them, is that they stay there for as long as possible, because everybody deserves it because everybody works really really hard. Mahalia again, that's a great friend of mine, to see her success is, like, amazing. Even, like, Swindle again, that's my brother - like I remember sitting in the cinema to watch one film and his advert with Apple comes on and it's his music playing, and I'm like yo...! That's big! It's crazy to me, because those are your friends, that's family, you're just excited for them. You just want everybody to win. I don't even know see the top, no one's even near the top, because once you're there, there's only one way down. So we're just still climbing, every day. Climb.

We're going to wrap this up real quick with a quick fire round. Okay, so just clear your mind - get real zen. First thing that comes to mind. What can’t you wait to wear this summer?

Silk.

What's a summer session mean to you?

Vibes. Plenty of vibes.

Who's going to drop the song of the summer?

Me.

What can't you leave the house without?

My wallet. No, I can! I'm lying. I can't leave the house without... my house keys. [chuckles]

In your area, where are you going when it's a sunny day?

Rooftop.

Fave party tune?

'Can't Lose' by Benji Flow.

Favorite sweet?

Werther's Original. I'm an old man.

Fave drink mixer?

Ginger beer. [PAUSE] No! Orange juice.

Favorite movie?

Beasts of the Southern Wild.

What's your favorite place on Earth?

My bedroom.

And your favorite piece of advice?

Keep going.