 What they gon' do with me now? I'm still a twerk in the town. I'm getting the sisters, I'm hoakin' them down. Reaching the smiles and the frowns and gang hop out then we clearin' the cl- What's up y'all? It's your girl Rihanna Imani, and who do we have in the building today? The biggest bread. Oh, the biggest. Whoa, yes, we here on another episode of Talk in the Town Show. Thank y'all for tuning in. So welcome back to New York, because I know we talked about it. You said you've been here before. How's your time been so far? I love New York. What you love about New York, sis? Everything. Really? What have you done that's been like fun since you've been here? And it could be workin' too, cause workin' too. I went to a metro sign yesterday. It was just like a good vibe. And I was like, it was just crazy to see the line wrapped around the building. So that kinda made me happy. Yeah, they show him a lot of love out here. What do you think about Heroes and Villains? I love it. It's fire. This is my shit. That's one of my favorite songs out here. What songs you be bumpin' on here? I like Creepers. Okay, Creepers is a good one too. Okay, so since you've been here, have you been tapping in with anybody, like any artists or producers out here? I worked with Dizzy Baker. Okay, shout out to Dizzy. And I haven't been workin' with no artists out here. Okay. Would you like to? Is there anybody that you've been listenin' to out here? Um, Lola Brooke, they don't play with a song here. I like this song. And, I listen to Paris Bryant. Okay, okay. Nice. Okay, I knew you were gonna say Lola because y'all have that hard sound. Like I feel like I could see y'all on the track together. Maybe one day. Okay, cool. So let's go through for those who don't know. I know you're from Chattanooga. So walk us through what it was like growing up there. Chattanooga was fun. Like it was everything. I mean, as a kid, long as you protected from what's dangerous and you runnin' around like the hood and shit, like you havin' fun. You don't know like everything that's bad goin' on cause your parents blinded you from that shit. Like you just havin' fun. For the most part, as an adult, I really am like so much more interested in staying in Chattanooga cause I feel like the world's way much bigger than that. Okay. So at what point did you decide to, and then you moved to Atlanta? No, I graduated at 16 and moved to Murphysboro, Tennessee. Okay. Shout out to you for graduating at 16. Yeah. Okay. I'm smart. Beauty and brains in talent. We love to see it. Okay. So you moved to Tennessee and then, what have you got? I ended up signing a deal in 2020. So from September 2020, like I was just, you know, Atlanta, Murphysboro, Atlanta, Murphysboro, and I ended up moving to Atlanta last year. And by the time my lease was up, shit, I went home and I'm back in Atlanta now. Okay. Now, when it comes to like Chattanooga, I'm not going to lie. I think the only person that I know that lived in Chattanooga, like artist-wise, it's a sure. Is there any other like artists or anybody out there that you'd be listening to or that you want to shout out that we should be tapped into? Y'all got to tap into a Hardaway 1K, Slat, Zai, Tom P. Lonely or Tom P. His voice could just like, it's just, I don't know, it's like, it enhance your mood. And then on top of that, it could just make you feel like you got somebody like listening to him. He's a rapper, singer. He's a singer. He can rap too though. Oh, okay. I'm going to check him out. Hold on. Female-wise, I know on a few of my interviews, I really ain't been too much mentioning females or I really ain't even just too much been getting deeper to the Chattanooga artists because I've been forgetting. But female-wise, we got Rob and Jay. Okay, shout out. We got Carmel Kitty. We got, her name is I think Queen. We got Kara and then we got another one. And then we got D-Rose popping out with it. Okay. So y'all have a few up-and-coming artists, both male and female. I'd love to see that. So do you go back home often? Yeah, yeah. And how would you compare Chattanooga from your adult eyes? How would you compare Chattanooga to Atlanta? Chattanooga is just so washed up compared to Atlanta. It's like, now the Chattanooga females, I just love them because it's like, they some real get-many-beaches-go-getters. Atlanta bitches like that too. But Chattanooga females, they have a lot of respect for themselves. They don't just go for anything. Like, you can't just, you know, you can't, Chattanooga females, we the ones running the game. Like, you can't run a game on this. Is that a Chattanooga thing or is that like a Tennessee thing in general? Cause you know, the Memphis girls going up too. And they felt that, they felt that action as well. I feel like the same thing that you're saying, I get from like a Glossop or a Glorilla. So is it a Chattanooga thing? Is it a... I mean, and it's crazy because Memphis females like, okay, we got Knoxville and Nashville, Chattanooga and Memphis. Okay. Knoxville females, I just dumb. Ooh. Like, but they're a dog nigger. Like, they'll show you for real. Like, yeah, let me show you now. Since you don't play with me this much, now let me show you. Oh, you saying, wait. So they dumb over a nigger or they dumb dumb? Over a nigger. Okay. But they real, like, they get money. Okay. And in any aspect, they get money. All right. But Knoxville ladies, like don't let these niggas get y'all in y'all bag. Chattanooga and Memphis females, they pushing P. Like, I can see a Memphis female telling a nigger, man, I know you line, shut the fuck up. Like, and I can just see them running so much game. I can see a Chattanooga bitch running so much game and just so player, like, but you got a Nashville, these hoes Blier, they ain't any nigger say. Oh, damn. You got a Knoxville, usually she know the nigger line, but she finna text you a Chattanooga bitch. I ain't texting a bitch about that nigger. And I don't really too much seeing a Memphis female text a bitch about that nigger. Like, they on the players, they on the player states. Then you got Jackson, Tennessee. You really put it to be your game here. I love it. Okay. So Jackson. You got Jackson, Tennessee, like, that's the most freaked out city in Tennessee. Ooh. Like, they be giving it up over there. But they females, like, they females the type, like, they embarrassed a nigger, like. Embarrassed them, like, how embarrassing? Like, they gon' go laugh about a nigger. His jaws, like, they gon' put, but you know what I'm sayin', right there in jail with all that shit, but still you like. I always think that, like, before you really expose your baby father, your ex for wearing dirty drawers and all of that, just remember at what point that was your man, your man, your man. You could stick to it. And you would stick in the side. Okay. So, okay, so that's interesting. Thank you for puttin' me on, cause I wouldn't have known that. And it's funny because, like, in New York, we have, like, you know, boroughs. You have certain things that you associate with, like, ladies and even the niggers in different boroughs. But to hear it, like, in a different state, how y'all break it down in y'all cities is so interesting to me. So, what's, like, one of your favorite memories from back home? Um, my favorite memory from back home is, I gotta say, it was a paintballing memory when I was with my cousin Jalen. He passed away, I got him tapping on my neck right here. We was paintballing and we went to the projects and, like, we was, like, cause I'm from the East Side and it was, like, the East Side was going against the West Side, like, you know, everybody was going against everybody, if you don't understand. So it was, like, we had slid on them with the paintball guns or whatever. So, as I'm running back, like, we had, it was probably, like, 16 steps, like, to get up and it was, like, steep steps. Cause we in a project hallway, so you know it's gotta be real steep. So, like, we going up the project hallway, so I run up, but they too close behind me. I jumped from the top of the 16 steps and ended up leaning backwards and falling down. So I knocked the wind out my body. Oh my God. And it was, like, I couldn't breathe. I thought I had to go to the hospital. How old were you? Um, I was 16. Oh, okay, so this is not that long ago. Yeah, but I had just, it was, like, March 2020. But on our way there, we got pulled over. So I really was supposed to go home right then and there, as soon as I got pulled over and somebody had to come get me. You see the way life worked. Yeah. The universe is gonna tell you. You see, you knew what you were supposed to be doing. It wasn't this. Yeah. I'm gonna teach you a lesson real quick. I ain't call my momma. After I fell on my back and I knocked the wind out my body, my back was in pain, like, that whole day. But we went and got, my mom said, don't have no boys in your car. So, in a ways, like, we loaded up in there motherfucker. And we, we spent through a hood called D Drive. It seemed kind of like a quiet neighborhood, like a little, it's right next to the east side. We spent through there and a man had through a pink power weight at my house, I mean at my car. So we thought it was like a pink smoke bomb, like a paint bomb. So we just threw a hit in his ass with the paint balls. Like, we fucked him up, like. So he got in his car, he chased us down and we had finally got back on the east side. And he pulled up on the side of us. He was like, I wanna fight. Oh, shit. So my cousin Jaylin got out and all the niggas got out the cars. And like, once he drove back and seen, there was a whole bunch of niggas. We were standing with the door open. My cousin Jaylin was standing right here and I was standing right there. And I was like, we finna gang him. Next thing you know, he drove, he driving his car real, real fast, boom. My cousin Jaylin pushed me in the car and he jumped on top of the hood. He didn't, the boy hit my door. What? I could not close my door no more, so then that's when I had caught my mom and we went to his house. Uh-huh, she's like, I told you I had such a good memory. She took my car, it was just so much. Oh my gosh, that's so crazy, but that sounds so fun. Yeah, that was my favorite memory. So you referenced the east and west side a lot too. Is that like a thing in Chattanooga where it's like the east side has a certain type of vibe or something like that and the west side has a different one? Um, we got the east side, the south side, the west side and the north, which is not in the north where we call it the north. The east side is where I'm from. Okay. And it's just like, it's just, I love my little, I love it. But my daddy from the south side, so and my mom from the east side also. But I'm a daddy's girl. So whenever I was with my daddy, I was out south. Whenever I was with my mama, I was out east. But I'm from the east, that's where my heart at. So I just gotta say the east side, the west side. I'm from the east too, not that east, but east New York, so we got that little connection between the New York Chattanooga connection. So another thing that I was really happy that you brought up was this memory because you spoke about your cousin Jaylin, Juano played a big role in your life and you consider him to be like your brother. Are there any things that maybe you've gone through with him or anything that he's told you that's stuck by you? Cause I know this memory is stuck by you, but are there any words of advice that he might've given you or anything that you think about from time to time? I don't want to talk about it. Okay. I think they always now describe me as a grown-ass little girl, but not in like a physical way, but in a massive way. Okay. Cause I feel like a lot of times when older people call younger kids grown, it's always like a negative stigma where as you can be grown, you just mature. So was it like a, you was talking crazy and like all of that, or was it like you were just more advanced for your age? Well, like I always done a bit more advanced, but I don't necessarily, it'd be like talking crazy. It'd be me being smart, but seeing it in a sarcastic way. Like, you know, like she too fucking grown. Right. Get your job. Right. Watch your mouth. Like who, right? Who's child to this? Okay. So now when did you start making music? I've been making music all my life. Okay. I started taking a career music at like 17, 16, 17. So what was it that made you want to actually start taking it seriously? I just feel like I wasn't regular and I feel like I can't be a regular person. I just feel like I just had to be it. Like, and that's what I wanted back then, but every like, once you really get this shit and you get where you want to be, and it's some shit that you can't do it, you be like, damn, I wish I was regular. I'd be able to do this. Like what? I agree with people on live. So do you, you be checking comments and stuff like that? Not no more, cause I'm childish. And you reply back all day. So I got time, we could get into it. Okay. But you don't check comments, which is good. Because like you said, sometimes it'll get the best of you. And then, you know, people try to start pulling stories out of anything. So I'm glad that you were keeping it to yourself and you don't entertain it. And some people also do it for attention too. So just also that. So who were you listening to when you were growing up? Eight ball, got them, young GZ, Yo Gotti, Future, Cheeky. I think I'm so toxic cause like I just grew up on Future. The Toxic King. Young Thug, Kelly Rowland. Okay. Kelly Rowland, you know what's so interesting? Cause as you were listening, I'm like, there's no ladies on this list. Yeah, I always, I was getting ready to go, lady crazy though. What's the girl that be like off the nuk if you booked some? Oh, I don't have any nuk in it, but who is that? I'm ready to fight. Yeah. And then, shout out to her. Sorry to say this. I grew up listening to Nicki Minaj of course. Beyonce, shit, like all the R&B singers like. So you have like a mixed bag. You was listening to a lot of variety. Yeah. So who would you say like was your inspiration while you were making music if you had any? Yo Gotti and Yon GZ going up like, there's somebody who really like, you know, was influencing me. What was it about them? It's just cause like, I would, like I said, I was a daddy's girl. So the shit they wrapped about my daddy lived. Okay. Like, and I was just so infatuated with my daddy. Like, I want to do everything he did. Well, I love that. You know what? I don't think I've ever heard of anybody reflect on their influences from a perspective like that. Like, not that they wanted to be like them or that they wanted to adapt their sound, but just like they reminded them of somebody who they loved and looked up to. I think that that's, that's dope. So I know when you first started making music, you called yourself Hood Brad. And then I think that you were saying that you saw on like a blog or something like that, that you shared a name with the other Hood Brad from Love and Hip Hop. Well, I know her from Love and Hip Hop. Yeah. What was that like for you having to change your name? I mean, it really wasn't a problem. Okay. But I was mad because I'm like, I deserve that name. Like, I'm gonna be the one, cause I didn't know her from a can of paint. I had never heard of her until like a vlog posted me and she come in it. But like, I feel like I really deserve that name. But at the end of the day, like when you really think of the business man of this shit, like you can't be a Hood Brad forever cause I know I'm going big with this shit. So big Brad. So do you feel like that name fits you better? Yeah. Cause it's like, I'm just, I'm so small, but it's like everything I do is big. Right. And you started off, you said the biggest. Yeah. Okay. All right. So now when it comes to like the state of female rap right now, what are your thoughts on it? I love what the fuck they doing, man. I do too, girl. I do too. If you know, in this period of time, females run a game right now. And I can honestly say that. I completely agree. What a time to be a female artist. We just need more albums out. Like, that's it. We just need to get more albums out. But right now, like females run in a game and it's easy. Like, I'm making all my sister's rap cause I know how easy it is. Like, and plus it's a drought on artists in the industry right now. You think so? I know. Oh, you know so? I know so. Hmm. Just for the simple fact, like, who, new people have popped, but like, who have really, like, who's new that really popped? Like, I mean. Yeah. I mean, I don't know. To me, I guess the reason why I second guess that is because I feel like there's just, there's a lot of artists. I think what we're lacking is a new sound. But I think that there are a lot of artists that are making music that sounds similar because they think that that's what's working. And that's why it seems like it's taking so long for somebody else to pop because people are looking for something different. And that's what's missing, in my opinion. Well, I'm gonna say this. Them sounds that's missing from the industry are in these small towns. Like, people just don't know what to do with their talent. And it's like, coming in this shit is hard. Like, you just gotta really have faith because it's like, it's a million. The whole world is trying to do what you do. Right. So it's a, everybody in the world is literally trying to get to these label people that's like probably 1% out of the world. It's a million people trying to get to these people. So some people might be pushed back but those sounds are definitely out here. And like, I'm the one that come across them a lot because like, I'm coming from a small town and I move around in a lot of small towns. So I hear them a lot. They definitely there. So what do you think that you did differently to get yourself out there as opposed to those unheard voices that we don't really come across that often? See, I'm gonna say this because like, believe it or not, it's out there somewhere, it's in the words of me. People that sound like me and I sound like them. Like my baby sister, she's down there. When she rap, she can go in there and she can sound exactly like me. Like, you feel what I'm saying? That sound, any sound could be recreated but she has a different sound. You feel what I'm saying? What I did, what I just said, somebody had to drew that in my mind. Like Brett, you did something that a million people in the world are trying to do. It's a million people that wish that they could get signed. A million people wish that they could do this. But the way I went about it is, I made sure I tapped in and so many small cities before I even let this shit be known to my own city. This is what I'm gonna do. That's interesting. So you think that it's important to kind of cultivate your audience in the smaller spaces and then work your way up? Is that what you're saying? No, I just think like, you should hop out on feet and really go hit the streets running with this shit. Like, I'm in this city for a few months. I'm locking in with these people by the time and these people, probably people who really known in the city. And they all pop out here five, six times. Everybody like, who the fuck is she? Let me go at her. Move on, next state. Pop out here five, six times. Everybody, who the fuck is her? Let me go at her. Boom, she started rapping and they already fuck with my vibe off. Me eating me five, six times. Boom, they're supporters. Then everybody fuck with them and after strength of them, they gonna fuck with me. So it's just, you gotta be genuine, you know? I like that. So what has your experience been as a female artist? Because of course, as we all know, this is a male dominated industry. Not only are you a female, but you're also young. So what has your experience been and not only what has your experience been, but has there been anything that surprised you so far since you've been in this industry? At this moment, a lot of shit done surprised me. Cause it's a lot of people who's not in the industries that's telling you, oh, you know, them labels gonna do this, they gonna do that. And it's like, they telling you all this shit and you get in front of them and this ain't even that. You don't know what you're talking about and it's a lot of people that think they know the industry, but don't. But as a young artist coming in the industry and being a female is so hard and it's just like everybody, first of all, I'm not gullible, but you can think that, you know? Like- That's what they automatically assume, especially when you're being young. They think, oh, she 19, you can give her this and she'll be all right. You can tell her this and you can tell her that. But they don't know, like, they think maybe cause I'm young and I'm a female, they can just push, like, they, females get like handled and then you being young, they think they try to low ball you. Right. And I'm just here to say I ain't going for none of that shit. Absolutely not. Cause you know, I think that this is something that is happening in real time. A lot of young artists are realizing their worth, whereas back then it would be like, a lot of artists would just be happy to be in the building or just be happy to say that they're affiliated with a certain label or something like that. So I think now is the time, people are being more open about it, open about knowing your worth and what you deserve and getting your money upfront, whatever it is, that it's, it's, they still try. Cause of course there are going to be a couple that fall through the cracks, but it's good that you know, you know what you're doing. Now, are you handling business by yourself? Do you have a team? What's like, what does that look like? Well, me, me being me, I could handle business by myself, but I don't. I have a great manager. Like, I don't even know how the fuck she do the shit she do, but it just be like, we just be on the go. Shout out to her. Shout out to Nini, that's me. Yeah. My two CEOs and Meezy and Hephae, like, they just two hands on with me. Like, they know everything. When I move, it's rats moving. Yeah, she just went over there. I love that. Okay. That's good. And I asked just because I didn't know, but I think it's so important to have a team. A lot of people like to, oh, I did this shit by myself. Like I'm handling this on my own, but sometimes it's really good to have a team that'll ground you, make sure you good and make sure you getting what you get. I can't. I can't say that. I can say, I can say, I got to them. I got to my team by myself, but they just took so much weight off my shoulders. That's dope. So in the vein of being a female artist, Ashanti went on the Breakfast Club not too long ago and she was talking about how there was a producer who basically wanted to exchange his services for sex or to take a shower with her or something like that. A, have there been any experiences where you've come across any shady characters in the industry and then two, are there any people who assume that you got where you got because of something sexual or you settling yourself down as a woman? As a woman. I mean, that shit happened to everybody. Like I'm talking about motherfuckers. It don't need to be like maybe like I'll give you a beat for you to fuck me or something, but it'll just be like you're a vibe with somebody and they'll end up having a crush on you. And it's like, bro, we handling business, gone. And it's like, all right, I'm gone, but we cool. You know, it ain't went that far with me yet. And then what else did you ask me? If there are people who assume that- Yes, yes, I hear that a lot. And like, I handle business for real. Like I stand on real business. I ain't gotta do this and do that. Like when you a real genuine person and you never cheat the process, that shit gonna be done for you. Mm-hmm, let him know. So what are your thoughts on like the critics who say women, like the tougher women in hip hop need to tap more into their like femininity and their sexier side or make like sexier music. What do you think about that? Yeah, see, I'm one of the masculine rapping females. I guess, masculine rapping females, I guess that's what they call it. I'd be so like, it's like they be like, damn, a nigga don't want no bitch like that. But it's like, when we rapping like that and shit, it's like, yeah, this was going on. But like, if I was to genuinely love somebody, I would be so soft towards them. That shit, how I act wouldn't even be on them. So just keep them out of this mix. Right. This how I'm hard on y'all cause y'all ain't mine or y'all ain't my family. And it's not really for y'all. If you don't like it, you don't like it. Like, and that's what I don't understand. Like a nigga don't want this and a nigga don't want that cool. But this is not, I'm not doing it for the niggas. I'm doing it for the people who fuck with my music. Right. And I'm doing it. I'm not even doing it for them cause I'm doing this shit for myself. Cause this is what I'm- Period. That part. Period, absolutely. This how I'm feeling, you know? I'm getting some stress out of it. I just, you know, this happening, I'm finna let y'all know, you know? So when like, let's say you get in a car with somebody that doesn't know that you're an artist and y'all talking and you let them know, what's the first song that you play for them so that they could hear your music? Hope. Okay. Yeah. That shit is hard, by the way. You did that. Yeah, I appreciate it. And so you would play Hope, is it because it's one of your more recent songs or because it's one of your favorites? I play Hope cause it's like, I lost my mind on Hope. Like, it's just like everything that I had to say at that moment, I said it on Hope. Like, cause it was like, I just was feeling like, y'all got me fucked up on that bitch. Yeah. That's why I was like, these niggas got me fucked up, these bitches got me fucked up. And then like, I'm slick bragging. Like, you know, my niggas gonna stand on smokers, like I'm fucking on a devil. Like, I ain't worried about shit. My niggas gonna handle that. Like, you know, Hope was just, oh my gosh. So what does your creative process look like? Like when you go in the stool, do you already have like something in mind or is it like all happening in real time? Lately, I'm gonna say this, I have not had an original big break session in a minute. When I go, like these last three months, when I have been going in the studio, like I've been writing in the studio. Like, we just been vibing out in the studio, writing in the studio, like, to beats. But like, originally, like, I would write at home, and find a beat, and I already had a whole song finished before I get to the studio. Beat before a song, beat before lyrics or lyrics before a beat? Lyrics before a beat. That's interesting. Cause I know like some people listen to the beat and they're like, coming up with what they wanna say, or like the rhythm that they wanna go with, and then they... I feel like, I make great music beat before a lyric. But it's like, it's just so much better. It's so much more detailed when I sit at home and write it. Cause it's like, I'll go from the couch to my bed, to the floor, like play with the dog for a little while, like laying on a counter and shit. Like, it's like a good phone conversation. I swear I was just thinking, it's giving phone call vibes. Shut up on the wall, walk in through the house. Okay, I understand. So that's dope. So if you had to describe your sound, how would you describe it? I think I'm aggressive as fuck. But I come off aggressive too. You come off aggressive, you saying like, in general or just? I mean, it's a Tennessee thing. Like, Tennessee females are just more aggressive, like. It's like, you know, females would be like, if we see a nigga we like, we like, oh yeah, we pushing the issue, like. Oh, you shooting a shot? Yeah, like, yeah, I like you and you coming home with me. Oh, y'all bobo. But you don't really be coming home with me, y'all just going home with your number tonight, like. Uh-huh. See, I feel like a lot of people say that about New York ladies too, that we're aggressive. But I haven't made it to that level yet. I mean, it's like, we aggressive, but it's just a different aggressive cause it's not really too much aggressive. It's like, we really be joking, you know? And it just to me, it seems like, you know what you want, you going after it. I definitely know what I want in life. Like, in every aspect of life, I know what I want. So let's get into the team. Cause we did enough, you know, I know you, we getting to know you more. So let's really get into it. So first I want to start off with, there's a video that I saw of you on top of a car, and you was like, how to handle a nigga who ain't shit or something, and you was breaking a windshield. How did you see that? I don't disclose my sources sis. So who is my sister Paige? I don't disclose my sources sis. What is team with that? What happened? You really want to know what happened? I do. You know, I know T. You watch my music videos, you see me smashing. You see what's crazy? I was like, I know this is probably like a BTS, like you was just like playing around or something, but I'm like, okay. But it does lead me to my next world one. We actually bought the car just to smash the windows. And they still drive it. It's giving big budget. It's still drove and everything like. How did that feel smashing? Have you ever busted the windows out of somebody's car before? Or your Jasmine Sullivan shit? No, I flat a tire. I was, that was gonna be my next question. What's the craziest thing you've done over a nigga? I knew he wasn't at home. I parked my car down the street and I knocked on the door. His mom didn't even know he was beefing. She opened the door. She was like, hey. And I was like, hey, don't tell him I'm here. And that shit I hear. And you was waiting for that ass at the door. Yeah, I was waiting on that ass. What the fuck you think this is? Oh, now, see, so you of course was cool with his mother though. If you could be like, don't tell him that I'm here. Yeah, his mom and his sister like, don't tell him. They probably knew he deserved whatever it was that he got that day. So what are your thoughts on just dating and like love at this stage? Cause you know, you going after your career. Are you dating? No. Okay. What are your thoughts? That note was real stern. What? What that mean? You was like, no, like it wasn't even negotiable. Absolutely not. So what are your thoughts on dating right now? My thoughts on dating right now is for one, like I'm focused on my career and I have a real life. So if I was to date somebody, like they got to have a life too. Because like you can't be mad cause I'm out all the time. Cause I know when I dated somebody and I didn't have a life and they did, like I'm, that's what really like, had me like above like on my toes. Like why are you out this late? Why you didn't come home? Like you feel what I'm saying? So you just got to have your own life too. So if they do, if they are out doing something, you got your own life. You're not worried about, you know, like y'all, I mean, I don't think we should merge our lives together until we probably like 40, 30, 35, not even at 30. Which would be merging lives together? Like, yeah, like go from having your own separate things to doing stuff together, is that what you mean? I mean, like merging our lives together. First off, I'm 19. I don't want to live with a boy. As you should have. Just saying, we can go on 50-50 right now. Like I'll buy you stuff, but when you just buy me stuff too, catch me on the flip side. Yeah, you know, that was a whole thing recently when Glow said that she wanted to go, she's down for going 50-50 with her niggas. Everybody has something to say. So you're a pro 50-50? No. Oh. Like I just, I don't, I'm too young to be staying with you. So what we gonna go 50-50 on? Like, I'll pay my own rent, you pay your own rent. I pay for my own car, you pay for your own car. How you feel about like going out dates, activities? Huh, what is going on? I thought it was an earthquake. It felt like an earthquake in this bitch. Okay, yeah, what do you think about like 50-50 dates, activities, trips? See, I feel like when it comes to dates, activities and trips, dates, I feel like they should always be taken care of by the man because like I didn't think that at first and my little vibe, he was telling me like, stop doing that. He was like, I don't care if you, like if you're going out with me or anybody else, never offer to pay. Don't ever do that. I think it's situational. I think I learned the same thing the hard way because eventually when you do that, you set the tone for these niggas and they're expecting it. But I think that sometimes, you know, you can take your man out. I mean, I mean, like, I want to take a man on a date. I'll take a man on a trip. Oh, you think it big. Yeah, cause I mean, it's like, you do everything. You do everything like all day, every day, like all the way around the clock. Like, why not take you, why not pay for the trip? Like, because he, you paying your own rent, he's paying his own rent and you pay your own Cardinal and he's paying his own Cardinal. But that's the thing. Like sometimes it could be like, yeah, I pay my own, but Nick, like you fucking with a genuine, a real nigger. He's, that rent is going to be paid. That Cardinal is going to be paid. That was me paying devil advocate. I like that answer. But I will pay my own. Like I'm not asking you to pay it, but if you got a real nigga, he gone, it's going to already be paid and you got to ask. Right, right, right. Like shout out to all the real niggas out there. To know like, I will pay my own rent, you feel what I'm saying? So like, I just, I just know like, we can't go 50-50, but I just, I just know a nigger going to take care of that. Talk to your sister. Right, like. You said that real confident. Yeah, I just know. So I know you mean what you say. Yeah, that's, that's why right now, like, I talked to, I talked to somebody, but I ain't, we ain't dating. We ain't, we ain't on all that. We just conversatin' and you just be in my peace when I'm just like, got too much going on, I can call you. Okay, that's fair. So we talking on the phone. That's fair. So you ain't got to pay my rent and shit. Okay, so what type of like, what's your like ideal type of, like you like the hood niggas, you like the balance? I like, I like a mate man. Like, I like a man that take care of his family and take care of his business. I mean hood niggas are cool, but it's like I'm too old for that now. I got a career. That's Tee that you just said that, cause you're 19, say you're too old for that name. It's like, it's just like, I'm just so grown now. Like I can't do a hood niggas baby. Like I got, I have a career. I have a career and I have a six year old baby brother that's damn near like my child. So you can't just, no, I don't need that type of vibe around us. Like when I was a hood bitch, that was cool. You know, but it's still like, if I do talk to a hood niggas, you gotta be like a mate man. Like he a hood niggas, but he ain't the nigga you ain't, you gon' see in the hood. Like you got, you gotta go through a few people to talk to him. Like, you feel what I'm saying? You know what I have to say about you? Like through this conversation, like you really seem to have a great head on your shoulders. Yeah. And you're very mature. And like it's just like speaking to you, I feel like I didn't really have any expectations, but I'm pleasantly surprised. Because I feel like there are a lot of people out here, not only artists, but a lot of people who go up and they're dense, they don't really have much substance or a lot to like speak on and stand on. And I feel like you're very sure of yourself. So shout out to you for that. Thank you. But of course I have to ask you, because the T with the famous twins, that was you in a different place. Cause the girl I'm sitting across from right now and who I saw in the lives and the videos and stuff, it looks like two different people at that point. So let's get into that as much as you're willing to share. What is the backstory with that? And where is it now? What's the situation now? I'm gonna say this, all of this escalated over my song being stole for one. For two, me reacting, like I'm 19. You know, like sometimes I react out of being young. Like I should have carried that as I carry myself now. But it was like, I was just so angry at the moment. Like I reacted in an angry way. Like I reacted before even thinking about reacting. You know, and in the position I'm in now, I just feel like I'm not going to look for problems. So nobody should be approaching me, you know. And plus like I gotta make it home by any circumstances. Cause I take care of my whole family. Like by any means I gotta make it home. So anything I need to do to make it home, like... So is this an ongoing thing? Have y'all resolved the issues at this point? At this point, like, there's no issue on my end. And it shouldn't even be an issue on anybody else's end because it's like, that shit does not matter to me. Like, I don't even, that's not like, you know, I don't even think about them like. Yeah. And I think that, you know, it's a part of growing up. And it's also the annoying thing about growing up while you're in the spotlight, because there are certain things like even me, I look back on when I was 19, 17 even, and I'm like, damn, I really wish that I moved differently in this situation. Or I really wish that there was a different outcome with X, Y, and Z. But when you're in the spotlight and you have people in your face with a phone or you have people going live or something like that, it gives you very little grace to realize what you could have done differently in a situation and like grow from it without it still being attached to you. Right. But I'm going to say this, like, shit happens, man. And thank God the situation didn't go any far. It's just pointless, you know, like, I've been living my life like all this year and it didn't happen. But once I get in the spotlight, it happens. Yeah. So I'm not worried about it. Like, I'm still living my life. Like, I'm in New York right now. Been here seven days, damn, there. As you said. And I'm having a good time, shit. So now what I'm going to ask you, and this last thing we got to talk about on that topic is, was there anything that you learned from that situation that you'll carry on with you moving forward if anything else like that arises? Because you said it started from them standing just, was that the act up? Ah, you know a lot. That's not true. This is my job. Yeah. So it was that. Okay, so let's say Hope, you know, is out and then you just happen to be scrolling on YouTube and somebody that called a name, small spoil girl or something. She got your whole song, different beat. How do you approach the situation then? And this is, first of all, when I was 15 and I approached the situation, it was direct message, begging, please delete it. It wasn't deleting, then it hit the media. But it wasn't a song that I could just go and strike down or anything like that. So if this, what happened in this, me being 19 and this happened, I wouldn't say nothing at all. I got the best lawyer in the game. Perrier, you let your lawyers do the talking. Yeah. My lawyer gone back that shit up. Okay, love that. You see, like I said, I could tell, even before I asked you that, just in talking to you that who I'm sitting across from right now is different than what I was seeing. So I'm very happy that you're 18% on the street. Like, I'm gonna say this to anybody watching this video, like anything you see on social media, like never take that shit and run with it. You gotta get your own vibe. Yeah. That's team. So now what I wanna ask you to is, let's say you had a documentary made about you. You know, when the documentary first start, they got the person that come in the camera, like, oh, we good, we good, like, and they start talking. Who would, if, let's say it was right now, who would be the first person in your documentary to talk? And what do you think that they would say? My daddy would be the first one in my documentary to talk. Cause like, that's my best friend in the whole wide world. And like, I just will let him talk. And then, like, it just gotta be wrapped up by my mama, though, cause like, she gonna end the show and she gonna end it exactly how it should be ended. Okay. But my dad, like, I gotta give it to my dad. And what do you think he would say about you in the beginning? My daddy has a crazy word play. And I don't know what he's gonna say, but I know that she's gonna be the way to start the movie. You kick it off the right way. Okay. All right. That makes sense to me. Okay. So now, next part of it is in the documentary, of course, they would talk about you being signed, not only being signed to 21 in Metro, which shout out to you. Congratulations. That's amazing. Thank you. But you've been signed twice. Yeah. And that is big, especially at your age. Yeah. So now, before we get into the 21 in Metro conversation, what happened with your previous situation when you were signed? Shit, they just dropped me. Now was it like, you weren't doing what you were supposed to be doing or? I don't wanna talk about it, but just know, I was put on a shelf, I was put on a shelf like shit, this is too much. I was put on a shelf though and that I was just shelfed for like eight months. I was shelfed for like from, y'all were shelfed for like eight months. And then like, I begged them to drop me on three occasions that I had some better opportunities on the table and then they didn't. And then like, when all that shit went away, they finally like, bye. Right. Yeah. So now fast forward. Now, do you feel like the situation that you're in now was better than what you were in before? Yeah, I feel like it was just like back then there was a right now situation. I just jumped the gun for the money. Right now the situation is like, it ain't about no money. It's like, it's just the right situation and it's the most genuine situation. And it ain't even a situation I'm all like, we family. So first of all, that's something to love that. Now walk us through how that even happened. How did you get connected with 21 and Metro? Savage manager found me on Instagram and hit me up. And ever since then, like, you know, I just been with they yesterday, you know, we just signed. Okay. So how was that? Cause I know it was a big moment for you, of course. Cause at the end of hope, you have like the little clip of you being signed, right? Yeah. Of them signing. So I know that that was a big moment. Like what were your thoughts while that was happening? I'm not a big thinker. So it'd be like, I just chillin', you know, like. Okay. This shit cool as hell, you know. You say you're not a big thinker. Do you hear your thoughts when you think? When I'm mad, yeah. Only when I'm mad? I just learned that it's only a small percentage of people that hear their thoughts. And when I'm praying. Oh wow. When I'm like, when I'm, when I'm praying, when we praying and we had church and shit, I hear my thoughts. I don't know. Too complete opposite into the spectrum where you're mad and where you're praying. Yeah. Won't need to wait. So now, okay. So you got signed. Now another point, another point that was big in that process was when you got your chains. Yeah. Now, what was that like? When you got your chains, how were you feeling? Did you know that it was coming? When they, when he, I think this the first chain that he put around my neck. First of all, like my heart was already racing because I was scared. We had just left the Freakneak and Metro was like, oh yeah, I need to talk to you about something. My heart just started racing like the whole way over there to where we was going. And I'm like, wait, he needs to talk to me about like, wait, I just kept thinking like, what, what? So we got there and I'm like, he was taking all day to get there for one. So I was trying to get ready to go home. Like we was getting ready to leave. So I had walked to the store and he was like, where you at? I'm over here. And I'm like, I'm gonna go back over there. He like, I, I'm like, damn, he just, he out here too. Like what's going on? So we went back over there and shit. And like, they was acting like they was giving Savage a gift, but like it was really gonna change. My heart was already racing because I was scared for the top. So when he put the chain on my neck, I just felt it beating against the chain. So what does the chain mean? Because I know, like I've seen a few things online. People making suspicions about what it symbolizes or stands for. What does the chain mean? It says it at the bottom. For Manati. Okay. And care to elaborate. Slaughter game. Boom Manati is Metro's boomer organization. That's his, that's like his heart, you know? Boom Manati is like, coming from boomer, Metro boomer and then Illuminati. But Boom Manati is really the opposite of Illuminati. You hear me? Okay. Has there been anybody like that has, now I know that you addressed this already, but like on a personal tip, are there people who come up to you like assuming that it has something to do with Illuminati that doesn't know or? Yeah, yeah. Yeah, but I mean like, if they don't know, I'll just be like, what the fuck you been? This past decade or two where Metro been running the world. Like what the fuck you been? Cause they in the comments, they talking about it. So happy once again, you were able to clear the air on that too. So that they know that you have no affiliation with Illuminati. You so funny, you so funny man. I'm just saying, cause that's what they... No, it's like the people that do the interviews always do like, yeah, that's what they was saying. Cause it is what they saying. Well, you said you don't read comics. So maybe that's why, but I seen it. I saw it for you. Somebody walking past me as, like people walk past me and ask me, that's how I knew people had suspicions of it. Now, when it comes to change in general, what do you think is the significance in the hip hop community specifically of gifting chains? Because that's always, it always comes across like a rite of passage. So like, what does it mean to you to get to be gifted a chain? Yeah, I guess that shit just mean like, welcome to the family, you know? Your chain give you your superpower. Like it's just, you know, just give you that artist look or just give you that producer look or that goddamn, whatever you is, your chain is like the superpower. And make it official. Making you who you is like, and it just really, chains are just really too much show. Like, yeah, I live it up. And now do you feel any added pressure being signed to two people who are so like influential in the hip hop community? I wouldn't say I feel a pressure, but I just feel like one, my CEOs are damn niggas period. So I'm that beach and I gotta let y'all know I'm that beach and I ain't finna put out anything that's not giving that beach. Okay, so is there like any conversations that they be having with you? Like, do they give you words of encouragement, advice? Like, how does that look, that dynamic look? Metro, Metro, like he's a very like spiritual person. So like, he gives like trust, just trust in God, like. And also he tells me like, keep writing on paper. Savage, his biggest like thing that he didn't have to tell me where he was like, just don't be gullible, you know. And Meezy, he just like, cause Meezy kind of like a CEO to me too, cause it's like, he really like take care of everything. He like, he just, he tell me everything, but he be like, I know you know, that's why I'm so proud of you, cause you already know, like, you know. So wait, you said something interesting about Metro that he said, continue writing on paper. So is that like as opposed to writing in your notes, like on your phone or is that just like, keep writing your shit? Well, like the first time Savage seen how my recording session go went, it was like a me and me in Metro session. And he came in before Metro got there. I was writing on paper. He was like, you weren't on paper? He was like, that's interesting. Yeah. Especially now. Yeah, he's like, I ain't seen that in a minute. He was talking to us. We chatted up for a minute and he went home, Metro came in and he was like, you're writing on paper? And I was like, yeah, he was like, that's interesting. He was like, you gotta keep doing it. So how do you make sure that you don't like lose your stuff? Lose your material. You must be very organized. I wouldn't say I'm very organized, but I just, I ain't lost it yet. And won't, I don't know what's in our going, but. So, okay, so now what have been, if any, like the perks and we gonna move on after this, but like the perks of signing to a label like Slaughter Gang as opposed to a more corporate type of situation. I just feel like my CEOs, my big brothers with, like they genuine, they ain't ain't about a dollar. Like they don't give a fuck about no money. Like they not trying to make no money off me. Like they really genuinely just want to see me win. And it's like their major labels, like they just see a dollar sign. And I mean, you have the experience so you not just talking, you literally going through it. It's what you, what can you make me? Like when you can't make a name, it's fuck you. Like my CEOs will never, ever treat me how a major label would treat me. I definitely love that for you. And I really wish you all in that situation. Well, I know you said it's not a situation, it's a family, but moving forward, just seeing that it's really, really dope. A lot of people probably would love to have the opportunity. So you have it, we love to see it. And congratulations again on that. Thank you. So I saw also that you had like a picture with Drake that was real cute. Have there been any other like run-ins with like more mainstream artists that you really liked, that you like think about? Or that surprises you that you even in the same rooms? Drake introduced me to Lil Baby. Like, you know, that was cool. Cause like Lil Baby, like, I love Lil Baby, okay? What you saying about Lil Baby? Like, yeah, shut up. Shut up, it's not funny. Okay. So like how is it? Cause I know that you in Atlanta now. So like, what is that like now you around there, you in the mix, you are around a lot of these artists who are mainstream, what does that feel like? Shit, the same shit, being around my friends. Cause I mean, you wouldn't know these niggas rappers unless they tell you. Like, if you didn't have no phone and was just blind to the world, you wouldn't know. Now, is it like a chill, non-music related vibe? Do y'all listen to each other's music, get feedback to each other? Like what is it? Like how does it? I mean, everybody, like we have played some shit but other than that, like be vibing. Like everybody be vibing, but right now instead of point where like everybody wanna know what Big Brat doing. Everybody wanna hear Big Brat like. So when Big Brat needs an honest opinion or something that she's gonna put out, who's the go-to? The first person. My first person I would go to is Nini, but I'll go to Harold too. To the 21 little Harold, I'll go him too. Okay, shout out Nini. So how do you manage like your personal life and your work life, like your friends and family? What does that balance look like? I mean, with my friend, how I balance my friends and my family, like I'm really at a point where like I'm pushing them into this life. Oh really? Yeah. Well, I know you said that about your sister and your friends. Yeah. So you trying to, but to make music or to be in the back end, wherever they fit in. I just got a bad habit of making everybody rap. Like, I can make you rap. Oh, listen, all I need is a couple of pulls and I'm quick to pull out a little tight beat. It is starting for you. Yeah, that's very funny. But how I balance it is because like you can't, first of all, you can't bring your personal life onto your artist's life. Like you can't do that. Like say for example, if I was going through a breakup, I can't get online and bash this person. Because it's like, you know, everybody in the business and it's like, you know, cause I ain't a regular person now. If nobody knew me, yeah, yo has to be fat up on social media. But everybody know me. So I can't get on here and say, fuck that nigga, he did this and let me go laugh about this nigga. Like I can't do that. Yeah, you can't go all bad like that sis. So, okay. Like you just, I don't know, you gotta keep it separate. Do you have days where you like dedicate to family and friends, no work? Definitely, yeah. Like the days my baby brother come in town, I don't do nothing unless he like, I wanna see you go work in the studio. Then I would go, but if he don't say it, then I won't do it. Okay, okay, that's really nice. So now when it comes to friends, like are you like a no new friends type girl? Are you like open to making new friends as you go along in your career? What are your thoughts? Genuine, like if it's genuine, it's genuine, like I ain't tripping. You gotta meet new people. Like this person can genuinely have something to offer for you, but want a genuinely private like friendship. Not even private, like a behind the scenes of your career, like outside the career friendship and they are genuine, like, or like you might fuck around and meet a groupie, like that I don't pass to the bros or something and it's like, you know, like, yeah, like we, if it's a pretty girl, I will say hey, my brother like you. Yeah. Okay, so you mean the like. Because they mean a lot to me, to your bros. I mean like, I do have brothers and I am a rapper and it's like, I'm a female rapper, so I mean, bitches, you know, like, and it's like. You were real one for that, honestly. I love that. I don't play, all my brother got to say is oh, she cute. I'm like, yeah, all right. Hey. He wants you. Okay, so if you had to describe yourself in three words, what would you use? Three words? Yeah. I would say I'm very passionate. Okay. I'm genuine and I'm nutuling. Okay, it gives. Yeah, I can see that. All right, and then now, like when it comes to like the bigger picture, what is it that you hope to get out of this music career? I just want to be the next Jay-Z. Okay. Now, is it just, you want to be the next Jay-Z in terms of him being such an influential part of the culture? Is it that you want to be business and music? Like what is it about Jay-Z that makes you use him as an example? I mean, I don't know, cause I'm 19 years old. But in my eyes, I feel like Jay-Z, one of the biggest male influencers right now. And like, he has his own label, he got his own building. He's no female artist that stand. I mean Beyoncé, she's like the most powerful in my eyes. But like, well, do Beyoncé have a label? No, I don't think so. She does? She does. Oh die, yes, they definitely are my baby. I love you Beyoncé and I'm sorry. I didn't know Beyoncé had a label, but rap wise, I want to be like the next female Jay-Z. Like I want to be like the biggest influential in the industry, like have my own label. Like I just want to help, you know, I don't, I don't, I'm not in this shit for no money. Like I just know that I have the power to do what I want to do. You have the power and the potential. Right. I definitely see it. So what can we expect from you next, Big Brad? What are you working on? What can we look out for? I have a single that's about to drop. Okay. And it has a feature on it. A feature. I'm just, I mean, I'm gonna hit them where, I'm gonna hit them like, I'm gonna hit them so hard out of nowhere it's gonna be like a earthquake. Oh, hold on, cause you said out of nowhere. So I gotta get my thoughts together cause I assumed who your feature was gonna be, but I think I'm wrong. Oh, you think it is? I thought it was gonna be, of course, like a Metro or a 21 only because I know that you talked about an interview I saw you do. You said that you and Metro had worked on something. So I'm like, hmm, something's coming out. And I'm trying to, you know, do my little detective work. Maybe that's the one. See a Metro and a Savage collab, like that's something that's all like, that's it already, like, you know, there's no problem. Cause I mean, that is like, you know, but this one is like, it's just, it's not gonna. All right. Male or female? Any, many, many more. No. It's a male, it's a male artist. Okay, nice little dynamic there. Okay, well, I'm looking forward to it. So is there anything else before we wrap up that you want to talk about? Let the people know. Anybody want to shout out? The floor is yours sis. Shout out my label, that's me. I'ma need BBTV. No, shout out to the gang though. Shout out to my family, you know? Shout out to everybody got down pushing behind me. Well, thank you big Brad for stopping by. I hope you have a safe flight back home. We're really happy to have you here. And we're looking forward to seeing all the things that you have come in. Period. Thanks for having me out here. Of course. Bye y'all. Toodles.