 You know, somebody like Soldier Slim, he was really moving around in the area, you know what I mean? So I was able to see these people, so that inspiration came from, like, damn, you could really make it from here. Do you, like, okay, when you first come up, you know, who was somebody that inspired you for the rap game? Like, that you was like, they dope and, and you know what I mean? Whether it be female or male, it doesn't matter. Lauren Hill is one of my favorites of all time. That's her again today. Yeah, she's hot on the press right now. Yeah, Lauren Hill is one of my favorites. I mean, Lauren Hill is one of my favorites of all times. Um, I like Nas, I like, it's really hard to say because it's ever-changing, to be honest. I'm more inspired by the shit that I went through and where I grew up, you know, my experiences. That influenced my music more than watching somebody because I understand the human. And I understand there's a lot of different filters before what they make get to me. So I only get to see a fraction of them. But I get to see a hundred percent of these streets. And the streets really inspire me to make what I make. Do you, when you think of New Orleans, though, I think of Soldier Slim and all these other people, these big influences, like, how was, how was it coming up in being from New Orleans and hearing the stories about Soldier Slim? Well, I grew up on Delashe Street in the third wall of town. So right around the block on the parkway is where the producer KLC, his family. Yeah. So KLC. He called me his niece. Yeah, yeah, he called me his, his goddaughter. Yeah. So he, um, he used to always be on that block. And so the slum would come there and that's the people drive because the whole little family used to live on the next block. So I was able to see in real time somebody who I'm seeing on TV. And then they're right here, they're right here. And then, you know, somebody like Soldier Slim, he was really moving around in the area. You know what I mean? So I was able to see these people. So that inspiration came from like, damn, you could really make it from here. Yeah, because they still come around here. You know what I mean? So it was something that really inspired me in real time when you would see KLC. And what did he say it's anything that inspired you? Did he ever talk to you about anything? KLC. What I would do was, um, I used to walk around that area and I would have my headphones in or I would be moving my hands like this, hoping that, you know, somebody would tell him and it worked. Like his family said, you're a rap because one of them stopped me and said, would you rap or something? I would go to the bus stop. But I'm, I'm like by myself. So they knew that I was rapping. One of them asked me to rap. I did. They family is huge. So then they started to tell KL and then KL, when KL came around that, you know, they introduced me to him. So that's how I met him. Wow. And that's a dope thing, man, because he, he did a lot of music down there. It's a bunch of people down there, bro. Like that's the whole game. Like, like the music down there and what it hit different down there. You know what I mean? You're honest is a special place is different. Like when you look at even, even when Cash Money first came up, you were young and you've seen that as well. Like, what did you think of their movement? When it first took off? Um, I mean, it was, it was impactful because, like I said, seeing anybody make it from New Orleans is going to impact you. Even if you not necessarily, you know, immediately affected by it, or you're not a part of it, you still, there's not a lot of people that make it out in that way. And I know that's cliche. A lot of people say that, but it's real. Like if you come to New Orleans, you know, it's like a kind of like a time capsule. That's why people love New Orleans because we preserve our history. We preserve our culture. We do a lot of the same shit and have been doing it for years. So when somebody makes it out and puts us on display, you know what I mean? That's very, that's, you know, it makes a lot of sense for us. We, we aspire by it. But even, even, and I'll say this before I know you got something for that. But even to see D1, he was just on Breakfast Club the other day. He's one of y'all natives. Yeah. Yeah. And he was so excited about that. But he did say came on Boss Talk first and I loved it. He helped me laughing on lives. He shouts us out all the time. But to see him to come in even the way he comes, even though it's a, it's from a positive standpoint. He's trying to figure out ways to, you know, to really get his message out there to the kids that he affects because he teaching school. I think that's so hard. And I think it's dope because everybody can be touched in a certain way from a certain aspect, but to be from New Orleans and to see some of the things he talked about with me and to see who he is now today. You know, doing the things he's doing is big. So how was it for you when you've seen him being from New Orleans and being in the place he is? D1. Yeah. Oh, it's inspiring. Me and D1, me and D1 have done a lot of things together. Like we just did Jazz Fest last year together. We worked together like, yeah, yeah. So D1 has always been someone that's very genuine, you know what I mean? When he's speaking about his, his mission. So seeing him be able to spread that is something that's incredible to see. You know what I mean? There's so many voices from New Orleans. Like I work with PJ Martin. There's so like a vast, yeah, there's a vast array of artists, different type of artists in New Orleans. So anytime someone like him, he stand true to his message, it's beautiful to see. Beautiful. Man. How do you cope with mental health or depression? Because, you know, we all go through different things because the devil comes at you in your mind all the time with negative thoughts. As much as sometimes we don't say it, it comes in your mind, different ways and forms. How do you get over that? How do you surpass that? I'm still learning every single day, every single day. I'm still learning. So I don't think that I can see here and say that there's one main thing. What I've been doing a lot is like sticking to the things that I love, sticking to the positive shit. There was, there was, I spoke about it on the album. And there's a song produced by Bink. It's called The Sad Part. Bink produced a lot of shit for Jay-Z and so Rick Ross and stuff. And in that song, I speak about how certain things affected me. And music had always been a mainstay for me. Being close to my grandmother, she was pouring into me. But when I lost her, you know, I lost that positive thing in my life. I stopped making music for a minute, you know what I mean? And I replaced a lot of positive shit in my life with getting fucked up, drinking, you know, sex, being around people who ain't really the best for me. You know what I'm saying? So once I realized it didn't help at all. So once I realized, like, wait, I subtracted these positive things out of my life or they were subtracted out of my life, this has changed. So let me try to fix, you know, you evaluate. So I started to implement more of the things that really kept me on a positive in a positive place. So I spent a lot of time by myself. I like to go walking. I was about that. That's where you go to Stoney. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I go I go walking. Sometimes I make I make my music, you know what I mean? And I try to stay in touch with myself. I try to stay in tune with with me and my thoughts and don't let the negativity get to me. Come on now. But it's easier said than done, though. Yes. It ain't that. Practice makes perfect. The more you practice a certain state of mind is the easier your walk gets. Wow. I also stopped drinking, too. So that was a major thing. Yeah, yeah. How long ago? It's about it's close to six months now. So how is it hard? Really, it's not. It's not like I have anxiety. So sometimes when I get in certain social settings, you know, and I don't want people to think that I'm like standoff. It's just something. So I used to drink to kind of loosen up. Right. But now it helps to not give a fuck with people.