 Big shit, it's a unique hustle nigga, big shit, big shit, big shit, name another podcast like this. Check it, check it, check it, it's a unique hustle, it's your boy E-CEO and I'm here with the lovely official, Ms. Jamaica. Hey, what's going on man? Another day, another dollar man. Same man, we got special guests in the house today man. She's a brilliant singer, brand new. She's not, she hasn't been in it forever. She fresh. Check it out man, Ms. Officially Art? Yes sir. Officially Art. Yeah, you can just call me Art. Art? Yeah. Check it man, Art is in the building man, what's going on? What's up, what's up? I'm here and I'm glad to be here. Hey man, so you know, shout out to Tray for making it happen. He was on me like, I don't know what that was, but he was trying to get you in here. He likes the music a lot. So shout out to that, that's Tray. Shout out to him. Yeah, yeah, yeah, so, so you from Tyler? Yes sir. East Texas. East Texas in the building. Yeah, shout out East Texas man, all you boys down there, y'all got a lot of talent come from down there. So check it man. First thing we want to know is where she came from for that name, just Officially Art. Well, really? My initials spelled Art. So my middle, first, middle and last name spelled Art. Oh, that's cool. Yeah, so just to make it professional, I just put Officially in the front. So now it's just Officially Art. And you've always been by that name? No, people normally just call me Art. And now they say Officially Art. Okay, so just tell us a little bit about yourself. Did you grow up? How old were you when you, did you live your entire life in Tyler? No, I was born in Cali. So you was born in Cali. Shout out to Cali, what part? Upland, it's like, that's what they got that money at. Look, I don't know. How old was you when you moved out from Cali? Yeah, probably like three. Okay, so then I went to Fort Worth. Oh, you went to Fort Worth? Yeah. Stop six? Yeah. Market town? Yeah, you've been moving around a lot. Shout out to Fort Worth, man. Them boys out there, they got some real stumped down boys. Hey, man, shout out to White Man. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Them boys over there real, I like them. Yeah. So then after Fort Worth, it just came to Kilgore, East Texas. Kilgore, Overton? No, Kilgore. You was right there back in Overton? Yeah, yeah, about Overton, yeah. How did you, okay, so your mother just like moving around? I guess, my mom and dad. Okay. And then I went to Tyler. So it wasn't even military or any religion? Oh, yeah, my dad was in the Navy. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, I had to be here. Because normally when people move around a lot, that's usually the reason why, because of the military. But I've been in Tyler the longest, so. How old were you when you actually settled in Tyler? In Tyler, probably like, around 10? Okay. Yeah, so you've been there the longest? Yeah, the longest, yeah. Is that your favorite place you've lived out of everywhere? That's the only place I really remember. Remember? Yeah, yeah, yeah. So you were down in Tyler, banging it out. So, yeah, yeah, so did you go, what, you say you went to college at where? Prairie View? Prairie View A&M University. Shout out Prairie View. Yes, sir. A&M, my little cousin over there, what's her name? Satoria, man, shout out Satoria over there. Satoria over there, Prairie View, man, holding it down with that 4.0? Great point, Avery. That's her, GPA. Shout out to my little cousin, man, all of that. Okay, yes. Yeah, we working, man. What did you take up over there? Chemical engineering. Chemical engineering. So have you landed you a gig yet? Right now, I'm an internship. You're becoming a Dallas. Yeah, I work at Dallas. So that's what you want to do or you want to be a full-time singer? I feel like I need both. I need to balance both. Is it possible to do both? Because a chemical engineer, that requires a lot of time. Well, right now, I'm doing research, so right now, I need to be able to think and have artistic side. I need both. I can't just have one or then I'm unbalanced. Already? Unbalanced, huh? Okay, so you know in order to be a millionaire, shout out Steve Madden and all the other multimillionaires that I've linked up with, you can't just do one thing. You gotta get it. You gotta get it. But it's different, though. The type of careers that you're pursuing, they both need you to be in there to perform. Compared to Steve Madden and all these other people, they can start it, hire a whole bunch of people, and let it run. And just build a business. But with being a chemical engineer, they need you there doing everything and being a singer. You have to be present to go perform. When you're dealing with it, you start off a certain way. You're a brand in a sense. So with you being a brand, you definitely gotta know how to delegate well or have some people around you to help you with that craft. And also chemical engineering is just a, really, it's a startup process, a foundation. To me, to where you're not going to continue to do that, you're going to end up branching off and being something else. Because right now, I don't even work in the engineering field. I do research for another company, not even an engineering company. So I'm just like, you know, I just need to use both sides of my brain. I can't just use one. That's just how I work. Well, you're young, though, man. Yeah. You're young. You know what I'm saying? And the kids? No. She's just a kid herself. No, man, no kids, nothing. And that's what's up. I mean, at the end of the day, you're young, man. But don't play with time. Okay. Don't play with time. And don't rush. And don't play with time, though. Don't play with time. You need to figure it out. Got to. And the reason I say that is because time is of the essence. Yeah. You know, that's the most important thing is that you don't play with time. I could promise you. Don't scare me. No, no, no, no. It's serious because most people take it, they don't take it seriously enough. Yeah. See, tomorrow is not promised to you. Yeah, true. So you got to be serious about making sure you enjoy the day. I felt that. Hey, you're gonna feel a lot sitting there dealing with me. You don't realize what's going on. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So when you started out being from Tyler, but then going to PV, did you feel like, man, when I got up there, you like it's, man, like, did you get wild? Well, don't lie to me. I didn't want to go to PV. Did you get wild? Well, shout out to the wild girls down there at PV to have parties. I just got cultured. I'm gonna say that. I got cultured. That's what they're calling it. Culture. I got cultured. What does that mean? You got cultured. Since you say you got cultured while you were there, that means that when you were at home with your family, were you a shelter child? Yeah, yeah. Because my dad's a pastor, so I was just like. Shout out to your dad as a pastor. So what's his name? Oh my gosh, you're not beating him like that. You don't want him to be, ah, man, you wrong for that. So when that's up, dad, he see a man. Hey, man, your little girl is here. I hope you see this video. She didn't want to say your name, but shout out to your church, your establishment, everything that you're doing for God, it goes notice. I'll let your boy see unique hustle. Oh, praise is the God. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So that's where you started singing, was in the church? Oh yeah, in the church. But I didn't, I didn't really think I could actually sing until like later, you know, like probably in college to be completely honest. So what, um, what made you feel that you could sing? Was it people who told you that or then what was that? Well, because like, I kind of always got compared to my friends and like they were, like my friends could sing too. So it's like, I always got compared to them. So I was kind of insecure, but in college I would record myself and I'm just like, oh, like it's actually sound good. You know, so I'm like, oh, maybe like I could actually do this. I loved it. I used to write as a kid. So do you write all your lyrics now? Yeah. I don't really get no help writing my lyrics. Sometimes I do, but sometimes you do get help. Yeah, but most of the time I don't. I don't. So if you could go back and tell and, um, how were you at that time? Oh, like when you first discovered that you could sing or first had, you know, confidence in yourself. Probably like 19. So if you could go back and tell your 16 year old self because you were singing before that, um, something, what would you tell your 16 year old self to motivate yourself at that point? Because there are girls out there honestly like you who, um, back then who love to sing, but don't have the confidence, feel that whether they're not pretty enough or their vocals are not enough because they feel like they have to have that full package. You have to have the looks with the voice with this to be marketable. What would you have to, what would you tell that child? I would tell that child back then that 16 year old girl, that 11 year old girl, that 10 year old girl, that you can be whatever you want to be, you know, and as long as you put your full heart into it and your passion and your love into it, it will never go unnoticed. So that's why I would tell that little girl. That's deep. I like it. You know, the thing is, you got to always remember, there are people that watch and behind these microphones, they're very powerful. So as you permeate the ears of those young people out there, we hope that they see something in you that changes them. That's the same thing your dad be doing, trying to get that message out. Yeah. Yeah. So now you doing it through song. Yeah. Check it, man. No, for real. I peep that. I'm excited though. Yeah. Yeah. Well, we happy to have you on the show, man. We just, we love the fact that, you know, our young people, man, they are, yeah, they're doing things and they're trying to come out of a box of bubble, you know, and PV, you know, you, you got, you check it, man, you degrade up, man. You know what I'm saying? You're not only you, not only are you trying to sing, but you went and got education and that's important, you know, from HBCU. Shout out, man. That's what I'm talking about. Check it. What have been inspiring you so far when you write your songs, like all the songs you've done before? What was your inspiration? My pain. Your pain. Wait a minute. That's so crazy. Why is it always pain? Well, sometimes it is. Inspire people. It's not really joy as much when you're joyful. Sometimes it is. Sometimes like the idea of things makes me want to write music. Like sometimes, like I've never had a boyfriend, right? So I always think I've never had a boyfriend. No, I used to be gay. Oh, that's a long story. But you can't just touch on something and then jump off and be like, so hold on. Shout out to the gay girl. There's so much to talk about, but let's get into it. That's what we're here for. Okay. So, so let's go back. Hold on. We got a lot of topics to cover. Hold on. Hold on. Let me let me say this. The reason why we touch on all these topics, especially when you bring it up, I always say, don't ever be scared to say things because we use our platform to educate, to help people because there's so many other young girls out there who might be watching this, who is in your shoe that you wore in, you know what I mean? So you want to use this voice, this platform to help someone. Yeah, too. You know, so don't ever feel shy or, I tell people, when you go through things, don't ever be ashamed of what you go through. No matter how bad it is, don't ever worry about somebody judging you because God allows us to go through things for a reason. If you're still here, I mean, you overcame it. Or if you haven't even overcome it, you are about to overcome it. So you have to keep pushing because your story is going to be a testimony to someone else who is watching. True. You see what I mean? So just growing up, you know, you know, and going through what you went through, I mean, you know, how did you get caught up in the fact that you thought you was gay? Um, as a young child, um, I was already, I don't know, like I was already hypersexual. And I don't know if I was just born like that. Young, young, like young, like 10, two, like two, three, like young. I don't know if somebody older approached me. No, you don't remember that happening, do you? I remember. I remember, I remember distinct little things. Definitely remember. Um, it would be like a little boy and me, we were kissing, but I'm three years old, but at this time, I don't know how it started. So it had to be him. But I just know he was young too. He was older to me. I don't know. I was three. So I was living in forward at this time. So maybe he was like five or six. Okay. You know, so I don't really know. But, um, he was legal. Let's go. Let's go. But then, um, I remember in elementary school, I used to look at girls and their butts or whatever. And I just be like, why do I do that? And at this time, I'm just like, I'm growing up in the church. So I know it's wrong, you know, because I can tell I can feel it. But most women do that anyway. Yeah, but I didn't know. I just felt weird. So I'm just like, why am I doing that? So I'm like, you know, I just want to look at their jeans because I think they're, you know, cute. So I've kind of programmed myself to look at their jeans. And then after a while, it kind of just like, too, I was like, Oh, you know, it's going away. But then, uh, this girl in third grade, um, she touched me and down there. And like, I was just like, Whoa, you know, I like that. I don't know how I liked it. I did. And she used to do all the time. And then this little boy in the same grade did it to me. And I'm just like, what's going on? You know, so then I look under the table one day, we're all like at a table computer lab. And they're both doing it to each other under the table. And I'm just like, boy, they want some managed kids right now. No, I wasn't killed by this. All these kids, boy, I tell you, I'm just like, you know, what's going on? And then, okay, let's just keep going. And this was in elementary school. This elementary school. You know what? Shout out to Lyndon and we had our years. And that's funny because, okay, raising being a mom, raising kids. And then, um, I'm glad that my daughter, she has a relationship with me where she comes to me and tell me certain things. And it blew my mind when she told me certain things in elementary school that these kids were doing. And I'm like, I'm thinking, you do, you start doing all that in high school. Yeah. And when they're telling me elementary school, I'm like, Oh my God. Yeah. No, I can remember things happening in elementary school. I mean, kids, I mean, you get your first girlfriend in about the third grade. Yeah. Third, third, second to third grade. Yeah. I, I, I started, yeah, reaching out about the third grade, write my letters, you know, yes or no, you know, what's up, you know, yeah, I just learned how to write, but I'm in your build. I mean, I'm gonna go and get it to you. You put it in your book bag. That's funny. Yeah. But this is what it, this is where it starts. And you see, you know, you're a kid, but you see, and you're pretty much, you're seeing these relationships. And I think a lot of times people ignore the fact that kids are looking. So you're like a sponge at an early age. So you, you pick up on things. And it's not a thing to where you should not think that it happens with everybody. This happens with, this is, this is human nature. This is the way we, the way we respond. Now, the only thing is you don't have nobody to talk to. That's what I was just about to ask you. Did you ever have a parent or older person to go to your mom or someone? Oh, you feel like you had to hide it? Like in, at this point in my life, I felt like maybe this is normal, you know, three, a third grade, a third grade. I really didn't know. Like I really was, okay, maybe I just didn't talk to nobody about it. But I don't, I don't know why, you know, I don't know why I didn't talk to nobody about it. But I knew what was like, I knew what was going on, but I didn't know it was what it was. I don't know if it was bad, good, like it was just happening, you know. So then, oh, I just have to say this, parents, talk to your kids, ask these questions, even in elementary school. I'm telling you this right now, because when you're saying that, the only thing I'm thinking is that parents are not approaching you to ask you these questions because they're thinking that these things don't happen in elementary school. So there, so yes, a child might not feel comfortable or no, okay, I need to go talk to my mom or I need to go talk to my aunt or whatever. Or my dad, sorry. But we as parents need to ask our kids, even at that age, what goes on in school, build that relationship with your child, even at that age, because things are going on in these schools. Yeah, I just had to say that. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Go ahead. Okay, but after that, um, like towards middle school, it was going away. Like, I got into guys. I was like, whoa, you know, start going boy crazy. So I was like, yes, like, you know, I met a group of friends, they were bad influences. And then, um, seventh grade year, though, my friends turned on me and I got bullied. And like the whole school turned on me. And then while this is going on, I got molested. And that really affected like everything. By who? I'm not putting that out. What did you get bullied for? A family member? Yeah. Give me a second. Let me ask this question. Definitely. It was a family member. I don't mind you're not putting it out. But how were you? Uh, at this point, I'm like 12. Oh, so you're like 12 now? Yes. And this is probably like the worst time it could happen. Did you ever talk to anybody? Uh, no. Tell anybody? No. You felt like you couldn't? I feel like I couldn't. But eventually you did? Uh, eventually I did probably in high school. Okay. But at this, at this point in middle school, um, I'm like chubby. So, um, I just stopped eating and I started wearing oversized clothes. And at this point, my whole, all my friends turned on me. So I left to be alone, you know, and I didn't want to go to cafeteria because I was scared. You know, I didn't want to get picked on. I had, I was alone. You know what I'm saying? And your parents didn't see the change in you where that was concerned of how you were dressing, how you were acting. The bullying they knew about because it was a big deal. It was, um, blown up around school. Like, like I said, this guy was talking to stop talking to me because he heard the rumors that were going around, which weren't even true, you know. So at this point, it was like a turning stage, definitely a turning point in my life. Um, that kind of shaped my brain, how my brain functions now, which is not good. But it, what I look at is the fact that you're still here because a lot of people, some people commit suicide over bullying. Some people, um, do terrible things because of bullying. You know what I mean? But you're still here too. So always turn whatever you go through into a positive. Yeah. Yeah. It's just, um, it's just emotional, but it's crazy because the person that did turn on me is like my best friend now. So. Oh. Yeah. So one of my best friends. Let me, let me, let me go back into the, uh, you got molested part. When you came out of it, do you feel like you've, uh, now, uh, healed from it? And I think the reason I brought that back up because something that Keevia said when he was on here is when you can't talk about it fully, you still hadn't fully healed. And I agree with that because it's a thing where you can tell that's why when he said I was molested four times by, uh, two boys and two girls, two, two, two adults, four adults, four adults, two, uh, two men and two women. Okay. And then he was able to express it to us and talk to us about it. And he said the reason he could, because it's his testimony, so he can help other little kids out there. So whenever you get ready to talk about it, let me know because those kids can see something in you that could spring a change in their life. I was going to go ahead and put in my music. Um, I talked, I talked to people about it. Like, I definitely, um, it's just, no, no, no, no. If you're not ready, don't do it. I'm just saying at some point that can help some other little kid that might be in middle school or 12 years old, like you were to come out of their situation. And it's people like you that can pull them out because nobody else has been through it and you've been through it. So you can tell them, baby, you got to do this. I had to do this and I wish I had had done that. The next thing you know, they're coming out of the situation by the grace of God. You got to always put God in the forefront of it because that's the only thing that gives you the power of healing and forgiveness to bring you out of the situation completely. To move forward. And also speaking about it can help you heal yourself. You know what I mean? Because the more you lock something up, you don't deal with it. But the more you talk about it, the more it becomes like not controlling you. You control it. You know what I mean? So you have to talk about it, whether it's through your music. A lot of people who do music, they do it through, that's how they get everything out. That's how they heal. That's therapy. You know what I mean? That's how they do that. But you just got to make sure that you keep on putting that music out, man, and healing these kids and healing these grown folks. Because they ain't just kids. These grown people that are still held back by situations that overtook them at young ages. And they're saying, you know, bam, you know, they said, dang, man, I heard art, man, and that helped me, man. And they could be 40 years old. True. They could be 50. They could be 30. But still hadn't healed in those spots where art is singing to them about. You know what I'm saying? Shout out to art. I can't wait for that. Shout out to art. Yeah, that's the one we want to know. I'm going to be looking out for that one. I got y'all. I got y'all. Yeah, you're going to come back and share it on the platform. Man. So when you just just tell me, top three artists of all time that you that you look up to, there could be Dead or Alive in a genre. Top three artists dead or alive. Dead or alive. Let's see. Number one. Let's say Drake. I like Drake. I like Michael Jackson. Michael Jackson. And Sam Cook. Sam Cook. Shout out to Sam Cook. That was just on the top of my head. So that's good. That's quick to cut. A lot of times people always get the one and two real quick and then sit down and have to come and play for the third. What was the staff? Who did she say? Drake. Michael Jackson. Michael Jackson and Sam Cook. I remembered. That's good. That'll work, you know. And so if you could sing with anybody, you say it would be who? If you could sing with, perform with anybody. Perform with anybody. Yeah. Yeah. Have a EP with anybody. Oh, EP. Who would it be? Come on now. Don't take all day. You love it. I don't know. I don't kind of like. You should have had that on a bucket list somewhere. I know it off the top of your head like that. It's so many people though. Give it to me. It's a lot of people I would like to EP with. It would have to be Drake. Shout out Drake. You made the EP list. But it's so many more. It was it's so many more. But Drake the goat right now. So I get it. Everybody love Drake. Yeah. It's just the emotion, you know. Yeah. And I'm all about emotion. Yeah. So you can't tell right now. Good song. No, it's all good. It's all good. But that's good. R&B. I mean, singers have to be emotion because I love R&B. Okay. You keep saying that every show. Who do you love in R&B? I do. I love R&B. Who is your favorite R&B artist? I love Kim. I love. Kim? Oh, no, I didn't ask. No, just one. Who do you love the most? The most? Oh, Charlie Wilson. Oh, yeah. Shout out to Charlie Wilson. Quit picking at my wife, nigga. I love you some, Charlie. I don't like that nigga no more. You're in it. You're in it for my little gap band, Charlie Wilson. Man, tell him, I say, he's about 70. Look here, man. Don't be coming at me. How you seeing that new Charlie Wilson with all that beard? Oh, I ain't shooting that old man, man. Looking good. Get that man some AARP or whatever. Looking good. You know what I'm talking about. Not the looking good. So let's get back to the music. So you sing a little bit. Yeah. You think, we're going to see if you can give us a little bit. You know, I mess with you. The girls that come on these show, I give them tough times. Oh, gosh. Perform it. Let's get into it, man. You're going to do a little freestyle. Give me a little bit. Hold on. Don't just jump into it. We want to make sure we got our sounds and stuff right. Okay. Can you hear that? Yeah. This is a little louder. Yeah. I got it right here, man. What do you think? Yeah, I'm good. That's it? All right. Let me bring that back. Check it, man. We're going to bring you in. You know what I'm saying? Just relax. You know what I'm saying? Feel the vibe. Art, officially art, is in the building. And hey, man, y'all about to enjoy this. Check it, man. That's a vibe right there. Yeah. It is. That's a vibe. Okay. That's why you picked that. Okay. Y'all got you. Check it, man. Let the beat come in. Yeah, it ain't came in yet. It's coming. Check it, check it, man. Art. About to perform Art, man. I got to get rid of the jitters. Let's go. Been waiting for your love. I've been waiting for your love. I've been waiting. Your love has got me complaining. You just keep waiting. Keep hurting me. I just want your love. I just can't wait to be so confused. Come on. How you gonna be, be, be? How you gonna sleep, sleep, sleep without me? Oh. Been waiting for your love. I've been waiting for your love. Can't you love me so enough? Can't you just say no? Yes, sir. Yeah, that's just a little something. Say it, man. Very nice. Very unique, man. It's a vibe, man. You know, Art, man. Officially, Art, man. Just did that. Hey, man. And I'm gonna be honest with you, man. Anytime you drop that music, you gotta come through and see us, man. It's a whole different vibe. I see where you're going with it. What did you think about Art, man? She's talented. She's talented? She's talented. Yeah, man. I'm gonna be honest with you. I love to hear the new talent. I love to hear the sound. You know, I love to see the build-up. I like all that, man. You know what I'm saying? So, you know, Boss Talk love you now. You and Boss Talk's arms. Yeah, we embracing you now. I really appreciate that. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And that past to daddy, we definitely like them, too. You don't know him, do you? And so, do you have a good relationship with your dad right now? Yeah. Yeah, I mean... That's good, and your mom as well? Yeah, we all, we all like trying to heal from wounds. So, it's like, it's kind of up and down, but at the end of the day, you still love. It's life. You gotta tell, let me tell you, no matter what you've been through in life with any loved one, doesn't have to be your dad, your mom, but any loved one, just tell them every day that you love them. No matter what you've been through, say, I forgive you, and will you forgive me? Because don't ever think that you just have something up against somebody, and it doesn't go both ways. You always ask that, because you don't ever know when is your time or when is their time. Yeah, sure. Don't ever think that you have time to reconcile. I have heard that so many times. Oh, I have time to reconcile. We gonna be good, and tomorrow they're gone. Yeah. You don't ever know. Let me go a little deeper. When I think about what we've talked about here on this platform, and what she's been through, I look at her art, right? And I look at the things that she's trying to accomplish in life. And those unforgiving doors, or those healing points, can slow down the process of her production and what she's trying to accomplish. So therefore, you have to forgive, and you have to heal, in a way to where you can produce. Because God is, that whole thing, that's why the Bible tell you, if you have any fault with any brother, that you have to leave that gift at the altar, and then you have to go to that brother and apologize, because he knows that that process is gonna heal you, and it's gonna help you and the individual that you have the issue with. So as you go through life, you have to at some point dump everything. So you can continue on. At the end of the day, like, I don't even want to get emotional, but... Wow. Like, I don't know. I'm just very overwhelmed with emotions. Yeah. You know, sometimes healing, when you're healing, like, everything seems okay, you know. But then tomorrow, it just seems like you're breaking apart. Yeah, but I think every day is another day, and you have to wake up with the same, with that intensity. That's why the Bible said, not don't let the sun go down on your wrath. Because if you let the sun, you know, if you take it to the next day, and you take it to the next day, and you continue to hold on to it, it's baggage that you carry, and it holds you up. It's like you got a bag on your back, right? And you're trying to go, and as you go, it's hard to, it's hard to go because of all the stuff that keeps holding you back. And you got a special gift, and that special gift in you is pretty much going to help a lot of people around you. And the devil knows that. So with the devil knowing that, he tries to stop that gift in you by putting all these different things up against you to stop you from prospering. Does that make sense to you? Yeah. So this is the thing you have to do. You have to learn to pray, and you have to learn to let go, and you have to learn to heal, and as you process all these things, God continues to love you because you heal. And you know what helps me? A lot of times we're going through situations, like say today's a good day, and you're so happy, and tomorrow comes, and it's a bad day. The first thing we start to be mad at a bad day, we, why, why, why? It was such a good day yesterday. We're not thinking that that's the devil attacking me because God started working miracles in my life. So I'm not gonna let him win. I'm gonna change this mood. I'm gonna change this feeling. Whatever I need to do to turn this from a negative to a positive, I'm going to do this because just like a person who's an alcoholic, in order for them to get help, they have to first say, I'm an alcoholic. So in order for you to overcome the devil, you have to realize that all those bad things that you're going through, that's him coming at you. Whether that's God allowing him to come at you, to test you, to make you get stronger, and to learn from it. But you have to realize what it is first. And once you notice what it is, you can defeat it. You can say, you know what? You're not gonna play with me today and just keep it moving. You understand what I mean? So you have to talk to yourself. That's what I do. I talk to myself a lot. And like I said, the one thing about it, when you think about pressing on, you know, Paul said something about it, say I press on toward the high calling, which is in Christ Jesus. It's like you're gonna hit some of the bull's-eyes you're gonna miss, but you got to continue to shoot. So every day, when you're going through different challenges and everything that you're waking up to, it's a different time that you have to fight these battles. You know what I'm saying? It's a battle every day. You know what I'm saying? So you get up with it. I get up with it. She get up with it. And everybody around you gets up with it. That some people can hide, there's a little better. But at the end of the day, everybody going through something. And so that's the whole game. And I think a lot of times people put up these fake perceptions of life on Instagram, on Facebook, on TikTok, on Twitter, and it makes you think that everybody having a damn good time. When it's a lie, a lot of times, most of the time it's a lot of falsism. These guys are staging just like episodic events in a movie. So don't get caught up on anything, but your relationship with God, your personal relationship with God. He says that you fearfully and wonderfully made. He says that you are a chosen generation of peculiar people. You know what I mean? He said you are God. So at the end of the day, you got to get those things inside or you encourage yourself. You don't need nobody else to encourage you. Art, you can encourage yourself because God said you were more than a conqueror. Is that the way you're supposed to do it? Yeah. That's what you got to do. That's what I've been doing. That's what I've been doing. It's like I've been doing so good and my relationship with God is strong and it's continuing to get better and progress. And just right now, something's been trying to hold me back because I feel elevation coming. I feel something about to happen tomorrow. Today it filled me. So I know I am called to be someone great and someone to inspire more than just myself and more than just people here. And I'm called to inspire little girls and even little boys. And I know this and it's like, but sometimes it's hard. But you went through all this stuff to be able to do it. You have went through the things to be able to touch the people because they're going through a lot of hurt. So just look at it that way. You're the chosen one. It's not going to be easy. And then by you saying what you just said, but it's hard. But when you overcome this and you're talking to those little boys and little girls, you're going to say, but it was hard. But I didn't see the light at the end of the tunnel, but I overcame by the grace of God because you always have to put them in there. You always have to do that because you can feel it. You can feel it. It's so crazy. Always have to put them in it. You always have to change your mood every time whenever it's not going the way in which it's supposed to go. Whether you have to go in the Bible or sometimes I'll throw on some gospel music to change my mood. But you have to. And you just keep it moving and lead your life every day in that positive manner because you don't know who is watching you. Tell your stories because people want to know that they can look at you having a good life now and nobody never knew your dark past. And be like, oh, she looked like she she's been perfect ever since she was. But they don't know your testimony. If they knew your testimony, it could change somebody else's life. True. You know what I mean? Yeah, yeah. How old are you again, if you don't mind me asking? 24. 24, that's a good age, man. Young. Say, yeah, you young, but like I told you, don't play with time. You know what I'm saying? Yeah, we got to make sure we get this, you know, this vision out there. Yeah. We got to get this gift out there. Yeah, I got siblings. I have two brothers and four sisters. Are you the youngest? Yeah. Yeah, she got that baby girl. Baby girl. I got three sisters. It's my bad. I forgot about one. One of which one did you forget about? No, no, no. Check it, man. I said I had too many. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. So you have one more. I think I got three. Yeah, yeah. Is it by the same mom and dad? No. Wait. No. No. I don't know where that went. I figured that the way it is. But that's when people normally forget somebody is because it's by different. Yeah. Right. Yeah. So on my mom's side, I only got one sister. And on my dad's side, that's where everybody else come from. And what you're saying is it explains a lot because what you're speaking on is dysfunctionality. Mm-hmm. Yeah. And that's something that I've faced. That's something that my kids have faced. I tell my kids, it's not your fault. When my daughter was going through something, it's not your fault because I didn't give you a good platform to go by in life. Because I did so many things at a young age that I caused a schism between my family members because my daddy did it. And so basically what I'm explaining to you is generational curses. So when they went through it, they're going through the same thing I went through. And they're like, man, it's tough. And I'm like, man, it's tough. But it takes God to mend those places, those bridges. And so my first thing is to say to my kids, hey, man, I put you all through a lot. And when you come to me with a problem, I know why you're going through it because a lot of it's my influence, a lot of it's your mother's influence. And I just want to tell you I'm sorry. And then maybe they can move on. But we've got to do something to stop the curse from happening to each generation. Yeah, true. That's what I'm doing. Like, I already know I'm the one to break these curses. Right, the curse, yeah. And I feel like that's another reason why it feels so heavy sometimes. Yeah, yeah. So I just know everything's going to fall into place. And I do have faith. Hey. So. Hey. Can we remove mountains? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Faith, the grain of a mustard seed. Just a little bit of faith. I wasn't expecting to come on here and be here. Hey, hey, hey, hey. This is where it happened. There's a lot of praying going on in here. See, you can understand that we people that pray. So when you come in here, anything can happen because the devil is in trouble because I'm here. See, I'm the one that he don't even want to deal with because I'm the one that been through a lot. You know what I'm saying? So it's like, OK, now I'm going to guide you out with me. We're going to walk out together. You know what I'm saying? Holding our hand up in victory. Yeah. You understand that we're going to win. And that's why the music going to do good. That's why you here. God didn't bring you here for no reason. You know what I'm saying? If you want to come and express something, if you want to come and launch something that you got this new, Boss Talk 101 is here, man. We're here for you. Anybody that come on our platform, we prayed for them to come on our platform. Yeah, we pray in. We pray every day. Because I always, well, we always pray that anybody who come here, God lead them here so that whether we can give them a word or they can tell their testimony and change somebody, help somebody. Because I've always said, and I keep on saying, this platform is here to help. It's here to help. And to change people's lives. That's right. So you came on to show your music, but we already have another plan. We're here to help somebody. Yeah. Your gift is something that's in you. You know what I'm saying? And it's supposed to help people. That's what your gift is for. Yeah. Your singing is to help somebody. Yeah. You see what I'm saying? I already know. Yeah, yeah. So you're going to help people. Yeah. And that's the good part about it. And you've blessed us today for just coming on the platform, man. I mean, I've enjoyed myself. You know, how about you? I do as well because you have a gift that I always said I wish I had. Yeah, she don't have it. Because I cannot sing. No, not a lick. Hello. I'm sorry. Go ahead. Because singing can change a mood. It can change somebody's life. When you sing and someone can hang on to every word that you're saying, you know what I mean? If you sing for good times, bad times, and someone is going through something, they already know I need to pull for her song because she's going to uplift my spirit. Just like how I tell you, you have to pull for a gospel song when you know you're fighting against the devil. Yeah. Songs do so much for people. And it's not always the melody. It's the words. So when you sit down here and you can sing something and you can touch someone's soul. Man, that's a miracle to touch someone's soul. That's why the words that you can sing and really they can feel every everything that you're going through just by how you sing it. You know what I mean? They can feel your pain. They can feel your joy. That's something else. For me, rap, I don't get that for fuck. I'm serious. But singing, I get that. What about, say, what song do you, what do you sing when you really thank you? Like if I say you're doing an audition for something and you had to give me a solo, what would it be? Let's see. Maybe I'll be singing country music. Yeah. I want to hear that. I got a guy named T-Dash coming on Saturday. Have you heard of him? Oh, he have. I'll let you, I'll let you definitely, I'll let you hear him when we're off the air. Okay. But you probably don't see him. You look great. Okay. So, yeah, she say it would be country. Probably, probably like, yeah, maybe. I love country. Yeah. Who you think you is? There's Ruck or somebody? Tim McGraw? I don't know. I like all types of music. What's the country song that you like? Oh, you probably won't know it. Yeah, I know, man. It's called Oklahoma by Billy. Yeah. Let's go. Gilman. You can hear it? Hold on. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I want to, maybe I can just do. Oh, you got something you want to do? I don't know yet, because I got so many own. Yeah. See, when you tell her to sing, she go to smiling. Oh, let's see. All right. Let's go. One last turning out his breath As they reached the fifth house on the left And all that was, the tears came rolling in And as they pulled into the drive A man was waiting there outside Wiped the worry from his eyes Smiled and took his head And he says, I'm the man who looks like you Who cried because I never knew About the boy in pictures that they showed me A rambler in my younger days I knew I made a few mistakes But I swore and I would have been there Had I known it You always said that this was something that you wanted Son, it's time to meet your dad in Oklahoma Hey, man. Say, man, that was so beautiful. Wait, stop the press, man. Check it, man. That was singing, man. Say, man, stop playing with them, man. That's art, man. I heard your vocals a little more in this than what you did before. Oh, I had some anxiety in that freestyle. Like, that's why I didn't start. I like, I love that because I heard so much of your riffs, your ups and downs. I mean, I heard a lot in what you just did, and I'm in love with your voice. Check it, man. Hold on, like, let me just get some more off my chest real fast. I'm just going, this is real fast, okay? Okay. What is that song? Okay. I forgot the words. Hey, man, take it, man. Stop playing with them, man. Art, say, she's just showing y'all how these vocals go. You know what I'm saying? Check it out, man. She's only 24 years old, man. What's the highest range you can go in a song? Like, what song do you know that pushes your vocals to the limit? I think Beyoncé's songs always push me. Let me hear it. Okay, let me hear one. Let me see how you can go. She don't want to do it like that. No, you're right. She was trying to do that. Every single time. I'm telling you, stop. No, stop. This is what I'm in here. I got a hell of a co-host, man. Every time, not just you, everybody. It's like she find a way. Now you just sung a beautiful song. No, she did. I mean, two or three songs. But she don't know what she's trying to do. I'll be like, okay, I want to see. Because she's curious. Yes. That's the thing. I want to hear it. Baby, I'm going to let it ride. Yeah. You know, I'll, in fact, she's like, me too. I know. I'm comfortable with you. No, no, no. We good. We good, man. I'm good. Next time I call. There you go. There you go. I'm really so emotional. Still a great job. Yeah, you did a great job, too. I loved it, man. I loved it. This show, look, man, God has a way of stepping in and making it everything it's got and supposed to be. Yeah. I really believe that. You know, like, every time, man, God just sees to amaze me with the people that he put in that seat. I'm being real. I don't even know how to explain it. I mean, we have so many people that have been on this show and sung in that seat from Sir Charles Jones to L.J. Elkles to. It's always a good time. All of the people that's come in here. Terry, Terry. That's just like you. Terry, Terry's from Ty. Well, she's from, she live in Tyler, but she live, well, she, from Texas County. Her voice is unique, too. Yeah, she, yeah, all of them, man. We've had so many people. Smitty Hawkins from down there, where you at. Man, I just love to say, I eat a piece, man. Check it, man. Yeah, check it, man. Smooty. He bit, but Smooty ain't did no freestyle in there. Smooty, you got to come in here and punch in. Yeah, yeah, yeah. But now we love you, man. And we definitely appreciate you for all that, all that you are bringing to the table, man, with your art. And I want you to keep blessing us with your art, art. I will. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, I will. You text in the building. Stop playing. Yeah. I definitely will. This time, I just feel like, dang, y'all didn't really get to experience, like, y'all only experience one side of me. So, this is that. What other sides of you? No, we ain't gonna do all that. We don't need each side. You don't have to feel bad about it. What is your birthday? March 10th. Yeah, you ain't got no other side. He always sees that. I'm gonna buy these. No, but how many sides, like, for you, how many sides of you you think, what are the other sides? Like, sometimes I'm real happy. I'm real, sometimes I'm real lit. I'm turned. You know what that mean? You bi-polar. Bi-polar. I'm real happy. You know what, I diagnosed with that. I'm serious. I did get diagnosed with that, but I just didn't believe it. No, you don't believe it. I don't believe it. Because it's just, it's actually just, you know, a lot of time, people are putting names on something and giving the power to the devil over their life. Don't do it. I'm, that's it. Don't believe it. That's it. No, no, you good people, man. And if you want to smile, smile. If you want to cry, cry. If you want to bust somebody, what they say in that country song she was saying, put something in the four-wheel drive, you know, I don't know the song like that, but yeah, yeah, check it, man. Dears don't flow anyway. You did a good job, man. You know what I'm saying? You did a great job. Thanks. And I can't wait to see, so when is the music dropping? You got something, are you performing anywhere? Or are you just trying to figure it all out? I'm supposed to be performing this weekend in Houston, like doing like, it's not, it's live, but it'll be recorded. Okay. Yeah, so and then. I can't wait, is it, where can we find it at? It'll be on YouTube. Straight up and down. Right here on YouTube channel? No, it'll be on Shaded's channel. Okay. I'll see what they say if I can just get my portion on mine. And then I'll be doing another live, probably at the end of June. Cool. So then y'all get to actually see me in my element and just flourishing, you know, because I'm like, this is my first couple of times like, back, I'm actually back, you know, after COVID or before COVID, and during COVID, I was kind of like in hibernation, development. And then now I feel like it's really time for me to pop out. Wow. Yeah. So where everybody can find you on social media? Three underscores, officially art. Where? So you'll be all right. So, oh yeah. So you can find me on Instagram at three underscores officially art and Twitter officially art. And yeah, so. That's what's up. Yeah. So, man, we thank you for coming on the show, man. We love your spirit. We wish you so much success. And we definitely will be following you. And we pray that, hey, man, no weapon formed against you. It's your promise. In Jesus' name, amen. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. God is so good. Gotta always say this tonight. Yeah, boy. See, hey, hey, hey. No weapon. No weapon. Remember, I told you that, man. It's been another great segment of Boss Talk 101. And we out.