 What they gon' do with me now, I'm still a twerk of the town, getting the sisters, I'm hoakin' them down. Welcome everybody to the Talk of the Town Show. I'm your host, Enrique, and today we're here with... Leaf, what's up? Alright, awesome. Hello, Leaf. Welcome. So, to start things off, we'd like to do a little thing called rapid fire questions, so... I'll just... what? I said, okay, dope. Oh, okay, my bad. Yeah, so we'll ask you a few questions and then just give you a quick response. Okay, dope. Alright, cool. So, three things you'll take with you on an island. Three things I'll take with me on an island. Is this like an island where I'm stuck? I can't get off the island? Like, what's the real... Like, or am I just going on vacation? Desserted island types. Desserted island. Probably... Damn. This is other than resources, other than food, et cetera, right? Yeah, yeah. Anything you'd like. You know, it's a deserted island, but hypothetically speaking, whatever you don't pick, you can live without. That's a really, that's a really good question. It's supposed to be rapid, too. I'm fucking up right now. That's cool. Do you want to come back to it? No. Okay. I think, okay, this sounds bougie, but I definitely like to have a matcha latte every single day, so if I could take that with me, I would really appreciate it. Okay, lifetime supply. Definitely vanilla body spray. Okay. That's very specific, but I need that. And for sure, any dollar supply lip gloss. Okay. I got to say, like, I got to say hydrated, and I got to say smelling good, and my lips can't be chopped. Nah, never that. What is your favorite food? Favorite food. I would say sushi and pizza. Okay, ooh, that's a combination. I feel you on the pizza thing. Sushi, I'm allergic, so I can't, I don't feel you there, but... Oh, you're allergic? Yeah, yeah. Damn. Unfortunately. But, like, to fish? Yeah, a lot of seafood. I can't have, like, crawfish, shellfish, that kind of stuff. Have you been to Mama Sushi? I have not been to Mama Sushi. It's, like, Dominican sushi spot. So they put, like, salami con queso and stuff like that in it. Oh, wow. Yeah, so you can eat that sushi. So is it, like, Dominican food in the style of sushi? Yes. Oh, sure. So, like, yeah. Oh, wow. Everything's Dominican in a sushi. Okay. But then they also have sushi. They have regular sushi. They have the regular flavors, too. But it's mostly, like, it's a lot of Dominican stuff in there. Interesting. Okay. Damn, I know where I need to go now. Thank you. Yeah, go. They have three locations now. I think three. Okay. I shot my music video, one of them. Oh. Yeah. Which one? In the one on East Tremont. Okay, which video? Oh, is it you? Oh, okay. Yeah, if you're watching right now, go watch that right now with that Mama Sushi. It was before it even opened. It was really cool. Oh, wow. Yeah. Shout out Mama Sushi. Y'all know I love you. What is your favorite album? That's really hard. It definitely would have to be a Drake or a Boogie album, though. Okay. Okay, not a bad pick. Or maybe the Weekend too, like one of the, that vibe, though, that vibe. Okay, I feel you. What about, okay, how about your favorite song? Favorite song? Like, damn, that's really hard. Okay. What about a favorite song of yours? Not the favorite, but one that, like, you definitely like. Yeah. I'm gonna give you all the political answer and say D&D. Okay. It just dropped. No, it's smart. What's one artist you want to work with that you haven't yet? I think I just named them in the favorite albums one. Definitely Drake, a Boogie, the Weekend. Okay. Definitely, like, Nicky, Cardi, you know, like some of the top girls from New York. I would love that. Yeah. I'm really down to collaborate with anyone. Okay. Give me up. What about, what's one song of yours you wish you got, sorry, one song of yours that you wish got more love? Damn. Damn, that's hard. I feel like all of them. I feel like I'm still, like, people are still finding out about me, so I wish all my songs got more love, because every single one of them is, like, my baby for me, so I can't really, like, pick one out, but I would say any of the, the ones I just dropped, go stream it right now. Okay. I feel that, yeah. Go stream that leaf. What am I, what's a show you're currently watching? I'm re-watching Adventure Time. Oh, really? Don't judge me. No, never that. I love Adventure Time. Have you seen the whole series? Yes. And I'm doing, like, I've been watching the YouTube Deep Dives on, like, the character analysis and stuff, because I'm a nerd like that. Other than that, I watch, like, a lot of anime and then I just finish Black Mirror too. Oh, wow. Ooh. Yeah, you watch that? Yeah, I love Black Mirror. This new season was crazy. I'm not really into, like, things that scare me, but it's good to watch it, you know? Yeah. Yeah, I think it was a really good one this season. Yeah. What is, uh, hang out with my family and my girls. Okay. Definitely. Or eat food. I love eating food. Yeah, we got a whole lot of that here in New York City. Yeah. Really just be outside. Yeah. Especially in the summertime. No. No, not in the summertime. Oh, okay. Never mind. It's too hot. Hanging out indoors in the summertime. Yeah, like, I'm gonna find a location we can meet outside of the location, go in directly. And it better be AC'd. Yeah. Yeah, with this heat, especially today. What's one lesson you've learned in the industry so far? Um, one lesson I've learned in the industry, I say be authentic to yourself. One. And then two, I would say, just never stop and keep going. And like, you gotta be your biggest, your own biggest fan, because there's so many times you're gonna wanna stop or just gonna wanna be like, this is too much. And if you're not really invested in it and you don't really love it, then it's not gonna go well. Wow. I like that. Thank you so much. That's great. I feel like that was a typical answer. I mean, yeah, but it's a somewhat typical answer. You dancing it. No, never that. But I mean, everybody puts their own kind of like their own sauce on it, you know? And I feel like the way you put the sauce on it, they won't answer. Yeah. The sauce is sprinkled. And then, okay, this is a fun one. If you put together a scythe. A scythe. With three other artists. Yeah. Who would they be? I think scythe is the funniest name ever. Because every time someone says a scythe, I always think of smoking weed. Yeah. Like an MC scythe. I don't know. I like real battle rap. And I wouldn't consider myself or any of the other girls that I really fuck with like battle rappers. Okay. But I would love to do a roast scythe. Ooh, interesting. With me. Glowrilla. I think Cardi would be lit in there. And then maybe someone like, let's mix it up. Like Doja Cat. She's really funny. Ooh. Yeah. That'd be like an interesting roast scythe. Like how they'd be doing on one and out and stuff. Yeah. Those are funny. But like battle rap is like a real serious. I feel like that's real serious. Yeah. I feel like a lot of it doesn't get too much exposure too. I feel like a lot of people who listen to mainstream hip hop and rap probably aren't too in tune with battle rap. Yeah, maybe. I think it all depends. I think everything has its own places. You know what I mean? We could say that but like a lot of things. Yeah, that's true. It's definitely the It's not getting played on the radio, but like I don't think I want that to be honest. Imagine you in your car and it's like, and then I was on. Yeah. Because it's not really it's not like a Try to relax right now. Yeah. No, it's very bravado. It's very like machismo in a way. But it's also like not like a song either. You know, it's very like forceful. It depends. Yeah, it depends. Yeah, it's not really like there's no hook. Yeah. Definitely no hook. Okay. So let's move on to the to the rest of the interview. So DND came out today. Congratulations. Thank you. Of course. What was what was the creative process like behind the song? Like what was it like putting it together? So me and my producer Cito, we were in the studio and he actually had made the beat and he just played it for me and he was like, Yo, would you hop on this? And I was like, Yeah. And I just hopped on it. It was like really it was really seamless like that. I've been working for years though. So we've been building the sound for like a minute. I wouldn't say it's like Jersey Club, but I wouldn't say it's like drill. Yeah. It's definitely like a variation of both because he's from Jersey. He's from Jersey City, born and raised. And I'm from New York, born and raised. Yeah. So it's just our sounds and who we are collectively. And then like, I told him I wanted to be like, like kind of like 2000s pop-ish. Okay. Because the girls vocals on it is kind of like gives like Christina Aguilera or something. Right. Yeah. I think so. I think it's definitely like in the hook and in the backing tracks as well. It definitely gives that pop feel. Exactly. But I feel you want it not because it's definitely it's like an equal mix of Jersey Club and drill. Exactly. It's like a Jersey drill type thing. Yeah. Well Jersey drills also its own genre. Oh yeah. That's also true. But what we're doing is like New York drill Jersey Club, Jersey drill yeah. We're just making a sound. Like things get too complicated when you start trying to like break it down. Yeah. No, I feel that. My name is Leif, but I'm not like weed. So like you don't got to break it down. That was so corny. Okay. No. That was so corny. I see what you were doing there. I was, I wasn't sure at first. I thought you were going to like. Cut that out. Cut that out. Yo. That's hilarious because like I wasn't sure where you were going with that. But by the time like you close it out, that was funny. Isn't that my little dad joke time? You're like hopefully she survived this one. Um. Sheesh. No. I am. I like it because I feel like it's definitely a very representative of not one sound, but an amalgamation of the sounds that are really popular in like the New York metro area. I like that word. Amalgamation. Thank you. I like that word. Yeah. I was an English major. You were? Fire. I didn't graduate though. So. Yeah. Yeah. Um. So you're you're shooting a music video for for DND too. Right. We shot the video. Okay. When does that drop? It's supposed to drop tomorrow, but I'm still getting the final edits right now. So pay for me. My whole team. That we get it out by tomorrow. Yeah. Hopefully. Oh, I'm sorry. What? No, I cut you off. Hopefully by the time this airs, it's already out. Yeah. Hopefully. I think it will be though because when is this going to be out? That's a great question. Well, it's going to, it's going to be out before Monday. So it'll probably be. Yeah. Like by the time this is out, the video will be out. You better go stream that shit. Yeah. Run it up. DND. O. D. So. What was the inspiration so like behind the lyrics and such like DND, like this person being a dub or any person, you know, being a dub like what in that moment was like, yeah, this is, this is what I want to talk about. So it's actually really cool. So when I was in the studio and I was like, I feel like I just keep talking about my pussy in all my songs. And I want to make a song that like young girls can listen to. Okay. That's not like so much sex focus. Okay. And like, yeah, we still got like the pussy lines in there. We still got the sex lines in there, but I feel like this course specifically is the course that like anybody could chant, whether you're a girl or a guy or like, you know what I mean, like anyone could chant that like I'm at the club obviously not like I'm with, I'm with some bad bitches. Well, you could say that as a guy, I'm with some bad bitches popping pussy is turning up, like they turning up, they popping pussy for me. Like, so that's really what I wanted to do with this song. So when I was thinking about it, I'm just like kind of a toxic person. So it just came out really easily. Yeah. Because it's not like I'm making anything up. It's just my life. Yeah. Oh, and Cardi actually tweeted that is a D and D somewhere, which is, which is crazy because it was like, I don't know. Sometimes in New York, things be small. Sometimes, sometimes it's just magic, miracles, God, you never know. But the fact that she tweeted that literally the week of my release is like some crazy coincidence and I love it. Yeah. You know what I mean? I really love it. That's absolutely not. It's like one of the one of the biggest stars on the planet just so happens to do that. Have the same feeling. Like, you know what I mean? Sometimes the vibes are just the energies in the in the atmosphere. You never know. So yeah, it really is. So D and D is part of a project that you're getting ready to release, right? Yes. So it's called dub him. Okay. And then there's a second half called, but I love him. Oh, but I don't know if I should say that. Okay. Am I supposed to say that? Doesn't matter. Anyway, it's called dub him, but I love him. So the first half is dub him. Okay. Like we dub him this summer like dub your man. Don't come to the club and bring your man. Like that's happened to me before. My homegirls have come to the club with a man. I've just been like, really? Yeah. Like this is what we doing tonight. It's crazy. But anyways, sometimes they may be a vibe. Sometimes they may be like blocking the whole vibe. If your man is a vibe, tell him to meet you there. Don't bring him with you. Like he'll bring, he'll meet you there. He'll do his little thing with his boys on the other side of the club. Once y'all drunk, y'all can leave together, but don't fuck up my summer. Bring your man outside everywhere. Like, damn. Damn. Single. As the guy who has been brought somewhere. Yeah. Nah. I don't know. It's not the vibe that you Well, sometimes it's the vibe, but like the vibe has to be set like from jump. Like just say like, this is, is this an event I should bring my man to or is this an event where we're going to be out girls night, turning up pop and pussy, D&D. Like, you know what I mean? No, I feel you. If you bring, if you go ahead and you bring your man to where it's like the vibe on the second half, you know, like D&D. Like, it's like, oh, yeah. Nah, you don't want that. Yeah. Then your man is judging all of us. Yeah. You don't need that square energy. Then you're going to go home and have a fight because I'm not turning down because your man's there. Yeah. And I'm not about to be like, oh, let me stop talking about what we was going to talk about because your man is here. Like, no, it's just about to get crazy. And then you might not have a man by the end of the night. And then go out with your man some other time. Yeah. You don't want that. That's what dates are for. Yeah. Exactly. Dates, couples, couples nights, couples parties. You know what I mean? So, okay. Dub him, but I love him. Yes. So it's like, it's almost like a concept album. Is that fair to say? Yeah, it's a concept album. Okay, nice. I don't know. I never thought of it like that until now. Okay. But yeah, I guess it is a concept album. Interesting. What is the, why two and one piece of work? I just feel like people digest music differently now. So I wanted to break it up. Okay. You know? Yeah, definitely. I feel like we live in an age where music is like constantly consumed. Exactly. And you can listen to one song today and then forget about it a week later. Exactly. I just broke it down to like four or five songs on each. Ooh, interesting. So it's like a little taste. Okay. Oh, the first project is dropping on July 21st. Oh, okay. Yeah. That actually is an exclusive. Oh, wow. Okay. That's an exclusive. Okay. Look at that. Talk of the town exclusive. Dubhem dropping July 21st. July 21st. Okay. Awesome. So what is the, what was the inspiration behind the project itself? Okay. So I was really just making the first half house. I was making the first half with Cito and we were in the studio and it was a bunch of like real turn up type of stuff. Yeah. But then we created this other sound, which is like Jersey Club R&B type of drill type of stuff. Okay. And then I was like, damn, I like both of these so much, but how do I put both of them out without confusing everybody? Yeah. So I just decided to make one part about turning up. Okay. And one part about like, okay, maybe we're going to get back together type of shit. Like if you take me back because I know I've been toxic this summer. Yeah. So, yeah. Interesting. Okay. I like that. It's kind of got like a nice little complete story in it. Yeah. So the second half is going to come out during like cuffing season. Oh, okay. Interesting. I like what you're doing. Yeah. For me. It's definitely, it's like the music almost matches with like the temperament of the season. I tried to. I feel like people say that doesn't matter, but I think it matters to me. I'm a seasonal person. Yeah. No, I get that. It's like, I mean, you can drop a song that's like, feels like it's like, I might not start heating up until like the summertime. Exactly. Because like who's going to be on that type of energy? Yeah. I'm like really music is like the playlist to my life. Like the, you know, like I think I'm in a movie and then the music is like, you know. I like that. So whenever I make music, I try to think of that concept because I know other people probably feel like that too. Yeah. You know. Is the project still being put together? Is it something like you're working on every day type or? No, it's done. Oh, the whole thing? Right now I'm just looking for features and trying to get as many good people on it as possible. So. Okay. So what's the future selection process like? Like do you ask people or do people hit you up? So far my feature situation has been very, very organic. Okay. But now I'm like outwardly searching and seeking these relationships through like my label through my team and like trying to see who will fuck with my shit because I want to take it to like a bigger level. Yeah. But yeah, I try to go as organic as possible though, because I wanted to be like, I believe that like your brand should align with like who you are. So I try to keep my relationships organic. Okay. But then all at the same time, like this is a business. So like people would like to get paid for their work and there's nothing wrong with that too. So both ways, you know what I mean? So that's how I look at it. Okay. We'll see how I don't even have I have like one feature right now. So we'll see how the rest come into play. Okay. But so far I've done it pretty organically. Yeah. Okay. That's pretty cool. I like, I've been in the artist. Let me phrase that. Sorry. I've been in the studio with artists a few times. And I mean, as a writer, it's not really an environment I get to step into. Yeah. But I think like it's it's really interesting seeing people's like creative process behind songs. Yeah. Doing like a whole verse and then listening to it and then being like, actually I didn't like that. Yeah. Just like chopping the whole thing up. What was what was that like for you? I think Wednesday I'll like do a live of like my own stuff. Cause I tell people all the time, like I literally, I really like record music within like an hour. Like I record a song within an hour. Like I could write it, record it, everything within an hour. And people don't usually believe me cause it sounds like made up. But I also write all my shit. And like I really just go in there and finish that shit within an hour. And if I can't get it out quickly, then I feel like it's not meant to be. I don't know. It's like a weird thing that I have. I'm trying to break out of that too. I'm trying to like be like where, what's the word? What's the word for like? Taking your time? No, like other people have other processes. And you have to like, oh, I'm like compromising during processes. Oh, gotcha. Like that's what I'm trying to say. Like I try to be more like lenient with other people in their processes cause not everybody records that fast or makes music that fast. But for me it's important to knock it out really quickly where I feel like, I don't know, music is like something that's like inside of me. Like it leaves after a certain period of time. Like if I need to grasp it and like just put it out. I don't know, like it's hard to explain. No, I see what you mean because it's like recording this music and then putting these projects out. It's almost like there glimpses into moments of how you're feeling. That's how, exactly. I try to explain that to people. Like I feel like every single time I record it's exactly this moment with exactly these people and exactly the sound that we're creating at this exact time in history. And there's really like, if it takes too long that might leave like the vibe might change. It might like, it's just so many different parts of it. Because I feel like I'm taking a Polaroid. You know? Yeah. Yeah. Definitely capturing the moment. Yeah. Like, you know what I mean? Oh, I see. You know? But yeah, that's how I feel like it's like a Polaroid of sound. Okay. No, that's a great comparison. So, okay. Let me ask you this then. Do you ever take songs like don't make one project and like keep it in case you want to put it on another? Not yet. Okay. But I have so much music that I just will never see like the light of day. Wow. It's insane. I think it probably like 500, maybe a thousand songs. Sheesh. Yeah. I record a lot. Yeah. That's a lot of music. Yeah. Sometimes I think about like people like Jimmy Hendrix and stuff. Because when Jimmy Hendrix died, he had like all those tapes that released. Yeah. Like stuff like that be cool. Hmm. A leaf, a leaf like unreleased. Perfect. So, staying on the topic of your music, you actually had a song featured on the Amazon series Swarm. Yes. What was that like making your sync debut? Honestly, it was actually pretty random. Okay. Because my team had told me like, yo, would you like to be on like, would you like your song to get synced in this TV series? And I was just like, yeah, cool. How much they're paying me. And then like months later they were like, oh, well, I didn't even know people were just telling me like, yo, your song is on Swarm. Oh, shit. So I called them and I was like, yo, when did this happen? And they were like months ago. And I was like, oh, shit. That's crazy. Wow. Maybe like that. Yeah. Everything too. So there was like, it just happened basically. Like they asked about it and then you just it just ended up happening. Yeah. Because I don't, no one told me it was Jordan Peele. No one told me it was like Amazon. No one told me what it was. They were just like, yo, you want this bread but love some more bread. Let's go. Yeah, it doesn't. Yeah. It was like, shit. Let's get it. Let's go. Sync my song. And then, um, find out it's like actually like a huge situation. Hopefully I get into acting the same way. Yeah. Because I want to get into acting. Yeah. Well, you're actually, I mean, I don't know how many people know this, but you're also a model, right? Yeah, I'm a model. Okay. Yeah, I'm modeling for years. How did you get into modeling? Um, street, I just go to Soho and just ask people to take photos of me. And then, um, Wednesday I got like an opportunity to model for the hundreds. Oh wow. I modeled for like a bunch of street, a bunch of streetwear brands like probably 10 or 20. And then I landed a Calvin Klein, um, campaign. And then from there it was just like campaigns were rolling in after that. And then I did like teen Vogue and like, you know what I mean? I'm actually going to get back into modeling soon. I took a little bit of a break because, um, I just felt like it was overpowering my music career. And I don't want people to see me as a model because I always was being casted as a rapper, which is interesting to say to people. But like, they're not going to understand that if you see most of my like accomplishments are modeling. So let me take a little, a little break. Yeah. And then just invest in my time in rap. So it's like they're separate industries, but was there any kind of like crossover and how you approach modeling that carried over to music or vice versa? Like did it inform your, uh, your approach? Yeah. I think that's one. I would say they're very, very, very different modeling. You go and you go to like a bunch of castings and you like basically present yourself. I would say modeling is more like going to a job interview over and over again. But like your, your interview is just based off like your face. Like imagine you went to a job interview. They're like, Yeah, I don't know if you're for if you're for this job. Yeah, that would be tough. Wow. So yeah, it's like, um, for me, it's like, it was kind of, it's also like a harsh industry to be in. Because to every day, every time you go into like a job interview for people to like tell you that they just don't like how you look, it's like a little bit aggressive. Yeah. But, um, at the same time, like I don't really care. Like I'm really, I don't give a fuck type of person. So it wasn't really bothering me. I would just be like, damn, these people have no taste. And then just leave. Nice. But yeah, I wouldn't say it's anything like rap. I guess you have to have the same confidence. That's the only thing that I would say is similar, similar to that. But I think rap is more like an art form. Like definitely modeling is art form. Don't get me wrong. To all my models, like there's a lot of things you have to do that art art forms. But I think that music is more of an art form and like full 100% creation. You know, that's how I'd say it. Yeah. Damn, that is, that's tough. I mean, I have zero experience in modeling. So that's like, not even model right now. I'm sure. Oh, thank you. I appreciate that. Go get you some campaigns. So wow, that's, that's really tough. I had no clue. I mean, like, I know it's based on looks. Yeah. But I didn't realize that the casting process was that like, that harsh. I mean, it's not like, it depends on what it depends on which casting you're going to or like what that person's mood is or anything like that. I don't think it's specifically harsh. Okay. I just think it's the industry. You know what I mean? I mean, there's a lot of campaigns like to help with body positivity and like changing the sphere of what modeling looks like because there are some unhealthy practices and modeling just like ballet or any other art. Like there's a lot of art forms that there's unhealthy stuff that happens. Yeah. So it was just important to like create that. What is it called? Diversity. Yeah. Within modeling and like to create a space for people to be like, you know, and I think we've actually we've actually done that since the since I've done those campaigns like we've come a long way. Yeah. In the fashion world. So I'm excited about that. Nice. That's cool. We definitely have ways to go still. Not going to lie, but we've come a long way. Yeah. I think that inclusivity is something that like, especially in the past few years, it's been like something that a lot of places have really been harping on. Yeah. It's important though. Like, I think we get upset because it's like, you know, I think that's actually a great thing. Yeah. It's actually a great thing. And I think there needs to be more like, like I say, go and support all the black designers. I think there needs to be more black designers. Like shout out Laquan Smith, shout out Telfer, shout out Brandon Blackwood. You know what I mean? There's so many dope, dope, black designers that need to be supported in the fashion space that don't get enough support, Tia Adiola. You know, so definitely go support your black designers because that right there, it for fashion, what Kanye did for fashion has completely changed fashion for the rest of fashion history. And people might not recognize it, but we're literally living in history right now. So, shout out to everybody. R.I.P. Virgil. I think that inclusivity is, like you're saying, so important because, I mean, I'll take it from a personal experience. When I was growing up writing stories and stuff like that, they would never, like the main characters would never be like people of color. It would always be white people because that's what I saw on movies, that's what I saw on television and the books I read. But now, as time is going on, we're getting older, industries are growing, like more and more people are able to have the opportunities that we didn't have before or weren't there present. It's, yeah, a lot of people hate on inclusion, but I don't know, I feel like it's not all deserved, you know? Definitely. And also, shout out to Luar because there's also a lot of Hispanic leading brands coming forward as well. So, that's really dope. Nice. So, we're going to play, oh, actually, before we play the last game, which actually is called The Last Game. We'll get to that in a moment. So, actually, I'm going to save that one for last. We'll play the last game first. Okay. Yeah. All right. So, this one, it's kind of just like it's going to be the last XYZ. So, the first one is The Last Thing You Ate. Yeah. Yogurt. Yogurt? Damn, that's like not exciting at all. Okay. I'm about to make a belay. I don't know. Halal food, chopped cheese. I don't know, something delicious at least. Yogurt is like a bagel. Yeah, it's pretty basic. A bagel? No. No. I'm just lying. I'm lying. I had yogurt and the soda that I just finished. Okay. What is, what's the last movie you saw? What was the last movie I saw? Damn. I just watched a movie. What's wrong with me? Damn, it was either a Marvel movie or the last movie I wanted to have seen was the Spider-Man movie that just came out. Oh, yeah. But I didn't see it. You haven't seen it? No. Wow. But I'm going to have to go see that. And I want to see the little mermaid too. Ooh. I haven't seen the little mermaid my girlfriend saw it though. She said it was very good. Really good. I'm sure. Yeah. Yeah. I'm kind of awful though. Yeah. That's why I haven't gone yet. Oh, so it's very like, very core memory type thing, right? Yeah. Like, I'm going to go like in my pajamas. I'm going to smuggle in some snacks. Mm-hmm. So, is it safe to say that you were a fan of like the little mermaid growing up? That was my favorite Disney movie, you know? Oh, wow. Oh, it was or wasn't? Which one was my favorite? No, it wasn't. Okay. Which one was my favorite? Oh, actually Beauty and the Beast. Oh, wow. Yeah. Interesting. I like that story. I don't know if I had a favorite one growing up. Yeah. Probably Peter Pan. Peter Pan is good. Yeah. Yeah. They used to play it in my school auditorium all the time. Yeah. Yeah. So I've like probably seen it the most. Damn. That was a good one. Yeah. So, okay. How about this? Last person you texted? Last person I texted? Probably Kayla. Yeah. Probably. Yeah. Because we just linked that. When is, okay. When's the last time you felt accomplished? Accomplished. Yeah. So. Hmm. Sam, I'm hard on myself. I'm not going to lie. Okay. Last time I felt accomplished was when I did like, I lifted like 100 pounds deadlift. No, like 120 pounds deadlifted in the gym. Okay. Yeah. That was an accomplishment. Damn. I haven't even done that. Bravo. Gym baddie. Strong weave. Okay. Show me some thighs. Yeah. Baby Vernon. But if you like that. When is, when's the last time you smoked? Smoked? Yeah. I actually quit vaping two years ago. Congratulations. Congratulations to me. I was addicted. Like, addicted bad. Like I was like crack head levels. Like my friends told me to stop. Yeah. That's when you know it's bad. Like I couldn't do anything without hitting my vape. Wow. Like. That's actually. Including sex. Wow. That's crazy. That's insane, right? Yeah. No, that's nuts. Crack head levels. Nah. I've never been like one on the whole like Nickstick kind of thing. Yeah. Like cause I don't know. I just couldn't see like, you're just sucking on a battery. Yeah. No. It really is bad. And that stuff is like terrible for your lungs. It's really bad. It started with hookah. Be safe, y'all. Be safe. It started with hookah. The hookah to like vape pipeline is really strong. But not good. It's a slippery slope downhill. Like. Yeah. Wednesday. You're smoking hookah. Next day you're hitting it. You're hitting your vape in alleyways. Show me. Like be careful. No. Were you like, were you a jewel girlie? No. I was, um, those like, what are those? I forget what they're called now because I try to not think about them. But the disposable ones. The ones that you just, uh, ice bars. Oh, okay. Yeah. Ice bars. Yeah. Wow. She is sure. Welcome. I'm glad that you're like, you know, you're off that because like you, especially as a singer. Yeah. To everybody who is nicotine addicted right now, it's not as bad as you think. You can be your addiction. I swear to anyone who's addicted to anything, you could be your addiction. I promise you, I'd be my addiction. You could be your addiction. Let's go. Yeah. Yes. Let's beat our addictions this year. As you should. D&D summer. Beat our addiction summer. Yeah. Exactly. Let's do it. When is, um, oh no, what's the last thing you told someone that changed your perspective on something? The last thing I saw somebody. Oh, I read that one. I'm sorry. Yeah. The last thing someone told you that changed your perspective. The last thing I told somebody that they needed to listen to was. I mean, if you want to do that. No. That's horrible. The last thing someone told me. Damn. You be asking some questions and my brain don't be working on these levels. These are high functioning levels of like, um, I'm sorry. I got to go back into like life. The last thing someone told me. That like changed my life. Well, I can't say it's the last thing someone personally told me. But the last thing that I like. Did that change my life was I just read this book called all about love. Which is kind of like off brand for this interview. Yeah. But, um, it's a really good, it's a really good book. Um, and it just talks about why people can't connect and why we're having like such a like division based on like love, not just in a romantic sense, but just around the world type shit. It's a really good book. Who's it by? Um, Bell Hooks. Oh, okay. Interesting. You know who that is? Yeah. I've, excuse me. Damn. I'm definitely going to check that out now. I don't even know who the author is. I just found a good book. Oh, okay. I've heard of Bell Hooks a few times. But I'm sure it's a good author and I would use it all night. Yeah. Um, what's it called? So, okay. What is the last song you listen to? Did I ask you that already? Um, no. No, I asked you what your favorite song was. The last song I listened to was Bitch I Got Bops. The Coilering. Oh, is that all? Is that all for a new project? Is that all for a new album? Yeah. Oh, okay. I'm actually, I like it. I think maybe because I love Jersey Club. Yeah. Yeah, I like it. I remember listening to Trendsetter. Trendsetter, yeah. Trendsetter is a good project too. Yeah. Honestly, a lot of it definitely like did not stay to memory. Yeah. And that's just like a product of being a reviewer. Yeah. I like to listen to stuff like every week and stuff like that. Yeah. But I haven't really had the chance to catch up on Koi. Like actually listen to it. I like Koi. People have mixed feelings about her, but I'm a big supporter of her music. I like her music. Yeah. I think she's dope. What did you think about the new project? I think that my, the first four songs are not my favorite. I wish she would have just like not put those in the beginning because I feel like it stops people from listening to like the rest of the project, which I feel like it's really good. Okay. The first couple of songs are not my favorite. The, like after those, after you get through those, then it starts getting really good. Okay. Yeah. I'll definitely give it a listen. Yeah. When is, and the last one is, when's the last time you felt genuinely excited? Like you could not wait for something. Honestly, this sounds weird. But in the morning, I do this thing where I just get myself really, really excited. Okay. Every day. That's not bad. I just be like in my house, not for no reason whatsoever. I just be like, all right, it's time to just act really, really excited. Yeah. I just feel really excited. It just starts my day better. Yeah, absolutely. Yeah. Better than starting off your day like really bad. Yeah. Just being like grumpy or anything like that. Yeah, exactly. Do you like, do you use a playlist to get yourself pumped or? No, I just like. It's just pure leaf energy. Yeah. Yeah. Wow. That's weird. No, I wish, I wish I could do it. You could do it. You just stand there and you just get really, really excited. Like just imagine, imagine the best thing ever happened to you. That's what I do every single day. I just think of like the best thing ever that happens to me. And I just get really excited. Wow. Okay. And then I just start my day. Yeah. No, that's a, it definitely helps you get in the mindset. Okay. Yeah. People ask me how I be like chill all day. I guess that's why. Yeah. Not bad. Yeah. Damn. Okay. I never thought about that. I do weird exercises like that. And then sometimes I just do things where I just like to like laugh by myself. I'm not crazy. Make yourself laugh or do you think of something that makes you laugh? I just laugh. You can just laugh. You don't have to think about anything for real. You just laugh? Yeah. You can just laugh. Okay. You're doing it right now, low key. Yeah. Damn. Okay. It's like, not that difficult. You got to get your like, what is it called? You got to get your dopamine in. Show me. Yeah. Very true. I would, I'm like a every side. Like I, I chase adrenaline. Like I love working out. I love doing things that excite me. Okay. Yeah. And you said you're an Aries, right? Yeah, I'm an Aries. Okay. I'm not really too informed. What are you? I'm like, I'm a Leo. Okay. Fire sign. Spill me. Oh yeah? Yeah, you're a fire sign. I'm a fire sign. Yeah. I wasn't aware of that. Now he knows. Now I know. Thank you. I'm definitely going to do a little more, a little more reading because like, I see, I see it everywhere all over social media, all these jokes and stuff like that and things like that. Yeah. And like, I have no clue what they mean half the time. Like, I saw, I saw, are you on threads? Have you tried? Yeah, I just started. What do you, how do you feel about it? Um, I'm honestly really scared and excited because like, I already have like a bunch of followers and I'm just like, I didn't expect people to find me this quickly because the reason why I don't tweet is because I'd be nervous. I feel that. I'd be nervous to tweet. Yeah. I don't blame you. It definitely feels like it's a lot of pressure. I just feel like I'm going to get canceled for anything. Sheesh. And I'd be having a lot of like, I don't know if it's cancelable ideas, but I'm just not sure if they are or not. So I just be staying on. Yeah. I just be staying off of it. How do you know like, who do you fact check it with? Because then I asked my friend and that's my friend. Like they're not going to tell me like, Yeah, they're going to, they're not going to give you like the unbiased like, Yeah. Opinion that is going to tell you that you should not tweet something. Exactly. And then who knows, like in 10 years from now, like we're, we're in a place right now where like people are policing you for what you say. And in 10 years, who knows what people will be sensitive about? Absolutely. And being from New York, there's a lot of things that I grew up saying that are just like not okay to say, you know what I mean? That I now know. So I don't know what else I don't know. Yeah. You know what I'm saying? No, absolutely. Because I feel like on Twitter, especially is like, that's where people should. Yeah. That's how always how people get taken down. Have you tried not to say anything anywhere? Like in my interviews, I feel like you can see my face and you can like perceive how it's being said. Yeah. And on Twitter, it's like people could just read it however they want. But I've been saying crazy shit on threads. So I have to delete some tweets soon. Damn. I got to tap in. That's mad funny. I think it's so interesting because like Twitter, I feel like has definitely been on the fritz. Yeah. Since Elon bought it and they've done all this crazy shit. It's been since then. I thought it was since before that. Oh, really? I don't know. I haven't been on Twitter since like years. And then my Twitter got hacked and someone was selling PS5s on my Twitter. That was a crazy moment. Just seeing everyday people like getting scammed on my Twitter was just like, damn, this is bad. Over a PS5 is nuts. It's OZ nuts. And then when I finally got back into it, I had to like delete all the PS5 stuff. It was like a mess. Yeah. And I was just like, I hope no one thinks that like this is me scamming people. Because I never even had a PS5. Damn. Do you think any Leaf fans like, wow, Leaf is selling PS5s and they're trying to get one? Probably. That's what I'm saying. Like I feel so bad. I got a PS5 and that really wasn't me. I really got scammed. I know it doesn't sound believable too. It sounds like it's such a weird story. My life is full of weird ass stories. That is so funny. Wow. Yeah. Because you're like, you're a figure of influence too. Yeah, exactly. So like for that to happen to such a public account. Exactly. But at least my Twitter only has like, I think 15K. Okay. So it's not as big as my Instagram and stuff like that because I stopped using it in like 2018. So only 15,000 people might have got scammed. Okay. A lower ratio. Okay. Not the worst. I mean 15K compared to like what you have on Instagram. 182K. Yeah. So it's a better ratio of people who might have got scammed. But if you did, I'm really sorry. Yeah. Sorry to those people. Sorry to those people. That is unfortunate. I'm not sure if they got anybody, but I'm just saying. Like if they did, then I'm so sorry. That's an unfortunate situation. Yeah. Damn. No, that is really tough because like, how'd you even get your account back? I don't know. I think I went through like literally Twitter, but I had my team. I like was complaining to them about it for like two years, but they weren't taking it serious. And then no, well, it was like really like a year, but they weren't taking it serious. They were like, oh, and then finally I had to drop music again. They were like, yo, what's up with your Twitter? I was like, I've been telling you someone hacked my shit. Like, I don't know what we're about to do about this. Damn. They were like, well, we'll figure it out. And then they figured it out. How could have done this a year ago? Not for real. And not let some of them... Could have saved a lot of people like PS5s that they weren't really getting. And then it's even funnier because I wonder how many people follow me thinking I'm a PS5 account. Damn. That's even funnier. Yeah. That's even funnier. That's even funnier. All right. Once again, sorry to all of those people. That is crazy. Yeah, for real. Sorry. Like, sincerest apologies for real because it really was not me. It was not me. Like, on God, on everything I love, it was not me. Yeah, hopefully that doesn't happen on threads either. Threads would be crazy. That's attached to my Instagram. I don't think that's possible. Yeah, that would be tough because I'm like, that's like a two for one Google. Like, I didn't have two-factor authentication at that time. So now I do on everything. Oh. Yeah, I'm not verified on Twitter. So I don't have it. Yeah. You can't get it if you're not verified. Yeah. Now you can only do two-factor. Well, with your phone number. With your phone number. But if, like, I download some, like, other authenticator app. Then you can do it? Yeah, then I can do it. They shouldn't have everyone do two-factor authentication. Yeah, for real. It'd be a lot more. Or at least give them the option because, like, just because you're not verified doesn't mean you don't have a reputable account. You know what I mean? No, very true. That's how I feel. Yeah. Thank you. Speak up for the people who aren't verified. You know what I mean? I think I got lucky with the verification thing because I was just verified early. Like, you know what I mean? Like, I was just verified early. I was doing a lot of things young, so I got verified early. Okay. How do you feel about people who, like, pay for verification? I don't really think it's a bad thing. Okay. I just think, like, if you're paying for a verification but you only have, like, 200 followers, then, like, I don't know the reason you would be verified. Yeah. But if it makes sense in your head, then that's all that matters. Yeah, some people just want to be verified. Yeah, exactly. Fuck the haters. If you want to verify your blue check just to stomp on everybody in your neighborhood, then fuck it. That's you. Nah, yeah, you got a point. Like, I'm a verified person. What are you? You're walking around with no identity. The bitches have no identity out here. Can't relate. Nah, Zuck knows who you are. Oh, man. All right. Well... That is not funny. I'm crying. Anyways. Leif, thank you so much. This has been great. I want to ask you just one more time or rather one last thing. Yeah. Aside from the project, what else should we be on the lookout for? So I'm dropping this project. I'm dropping a video first, though, which you'll see. Just dropped a song today. Dropping the first half of the project, July 21st. Dropping the second half during cuffing season. Definitely some features on the way. Definitely some more videos on the way, for sure. Other than that, I'm going to be doing events, all type of shit. I'm going to be outside this summer. If you're outside this summer and you don't see me, then you wasn't really outside. Ooh. That's all I'm going to say. Heard that. Yeah. Zuck. Yeah. Leif, thank you so much. It's been a pleasure. Yeah. Oh, where can the people find you? Oh, you can find me on Instagram at Leif, L-E-A-F. You can find me on Threads at Leif. Don't find me on Twitter. As you can see, that's been unfortunate. Yeah. You can find me on TikTok at LeifNYC. And then pretty much any other link you need, YouTube, et cetera. You can look me up on YouTube, Leif, Rapper, because I have a very, very broad name. Yeah. But yeah, you can find all my links on Instagram, so just find me there. Do you have a podcast? No, but I'm about to start a podcast. Oh, look at that. How you go? Damn. No. But you're psychic. Do you mean, do you mean law? Yeah. Well, anyway, she's psychic because I am going to start a podcast, but you will find that on my Instagram too when I do launch it. Oh, hurting her first. Psychic. Yeah. Okay. Look, she's psychic. Okay. What'd you say? I'm going to get into that later, because it's not really about me. It's more just like a podcast and starting with my girlfriends. Okay. Yes. I'll tell you guys about it off the air. But yeah, so my project coming out is called dub him. And the second half is called, but I love him. So the whole thing, the deluxe table beats up him, but I love him coming out soon. Yes. All right. Thank you so much, Leif. Thank you all for tuning in. We'll see you next time.