 What they gon' do with me now? I'm still a twerk of the town Don't need assistance, I'm hoakin' them down Thank you for tuning in to another episode of Talk of the Town I'm your host Enrique, and today with us we've got a very special guest What's going on guys? I'm Groovy from New Jersey Alright, so we like to start things off with rapid-fire questions So I will ask you some questions and you'll answer them rapidly For sure Alright, but so, which rapper would you not let date your daughter? Oof Any of them, honestly, none of them could be my daughter Uh, who's your celebrity crush? Can I give two? Yeah Pink Panthers and Ice Spice together Wow, the dynamic duo Yeah, yeah, yeah I resonate with you there Yeah What is, uh, what are three things you would take with you on an abandoned island, or a deserted island? My phone My Nintendo Switch Okay And a bag of, like, almonds Interesting I really like almonds Yeah, I got a nut allergy, so I can't, I can't agree with you there on that last one Ayo But Alright, I got a tree nut allergy There you go My bad, it caught me there What is the craziest DM you've ever received? The craziest message I actually got was from an email This girl sent in her application to be my wife With, like, footnotes, pictures It was, like, it was like an essay, yeah It was crazy Wow, did she, like, include references and stuff, too? Nah, that would've, that wouldn't have did it for me Damn Nah, that's crazy Or resume to, like, be your wife Nah, yeah, literally, and she could cook, too She was, like, some french toast on there and all that I thought about it Damn Damn Yo, let me get a rematch What, um, uh, who's your favorite artist outside of hip-hop, or rather outside of R&B? Outside of R&B R&B So my favorite hip-hop artist Oh, yeah I love Playboy Cardi Okay I can't explain it I just like him, yeah I don't know, I'm not, like, I can't say I'm part of, like, opium gang or anything like that Or, like, I'm a vamp or anything I, like, I see what he's done for music But something about, like, I don't know Maybe it's just, like, I don't like rage music Gotta get in tune Yeah It feels like an acquired taste for sure It is for sure, it takes time Yeah, cause, like, watching his rolling-loud sets, like It's crazy Yo, every single one No context And any aesthetic, like, it's great, he's great Yeah, nah, that shit is nuts What, um, uh, what's your favorite app on your phone? Instagram Okay Yeah Nah, I feel that I'm addicted to it, yeah Probably my most used as well Outside of, like, messages, maybe And YouTube, I like YouTube a lot Yeah, yeah, do you have YouTube premium? Nah, I feel like you don't need it Yeah, me neither The ads are, like, what, 5, 30 seconds I'm saying, yeah You can typically skip them pretty quickly, too Exactly, yeah Yeah What is, uh, what's your favorite song? My favorite song currently Mm-hmm I can't lie, it might be Jay Holiday 2 by Cache Cobain I listen to that a lot Yeah, no, that's a good one Very good pick Yeah, yeah, yeah Definitely quick to, like, get you to turn up What is, uh, okay So, keeping on the song tip What is one song you know every word to? Jersey Love Okay All right, what, okay A song that's not yours That you know every word to Um, a song that's not mine That I know every word to Mm-hmm I've been listening to Massage and Me by Future a lot It's just really turn, yeah Okay All right, we'll take that What is, uh, what's a conspiracy you think is real? That we didn't land on the moon That first time, though Okay I think we've been there, like, now But, like, I think that first one was fake Interesting Mm-hmm Okay What, um, uh, if you could put any collab together What would it be? So, like, any set of artists You would put together to make something Pharrell is a producer, no matter what Mm-hmm And then something weird, like Alive or dead Okay I definitely would like to hear Michael and, like, Cardi Like, that would be crazy Michael Jackson and Cardi on a Pharrell beat Who knows where that could go Who's the feature? Michael or Cardi? Cardi's a feature Okay Cardi's a feature, yeah I feel like Cardi as a feature always kills it Like, on first play Yeah, exactly And he can hit different vibes So, like, Michael can get in his bag Pharrell's going crazy on the production And you get, like, some waw, waw, waw Man, what I would give to listen to Michael Jackson Over 808s Oh, my God I feel like that's one of the, like, biggest world tragedies And we never got to hear him now, you know Yeah Like, a Michael and Kanye collab That would have gone crazy It's been insane And I feel like it would have happened Because Michael was, like, that type of person At least from what he's seen, from what we know of him That's, like, I love Michael Jackson I love his one of my biggest influences Wow What's your favorite Michael album? Off the Wall Wow, I thought you were going to say Thriller Oh, no, what? You can't say Thriller? Yeah, Off the Wall is great And there's, like, a lot of, like, the beat tracks on there are amazing Yeah, it's a really complete album Honestly, it's probably my favorite as well And he wrote a lot on that one, too Compared to later albums Yeah, I always find it so interesting Because I didn't know until, like, much after the fact But the fact that even though he didn't play any instruments He was able to compose songs, like By just vocalizing them or using his fingers A lot of people do that, though Really? Like, when I'm, like, in the studio with my producers I'd be like, yo, do something like that, that, that Like, you don't really know what you're saying But you have, like, the vibe Oh, I can't spend more time in the studio I don't know What is your most underrated song? That's Out? Yeah I like Platonic Okay And it's actually, like, getting a lot of love now Since, like, Jersey Love's been going crazy It's just, like, a really nice, like, dance vibe Without it necessarily being a club vibe I think it's cool Okay It's nice and vibe-y, I agree with that And, um, I think that's... Oh, okay What is the last thing you spent money on? Food Nice A lot of money on food Yeah, I don't blame you All right, that concludes Rapid Fire Questions For sure All right, so let's get into it So, Groovy, how did your musical journey start? Honestly, like, just with my friends Like, in a closet My friend from back in Union His name is Reg Mason He's been rapping since, like, high school And, uh, we would go to his house after school And he'd be, like, rapping You know, we'd just be hanging out And, like, doing whatever Yeah And one day he was like, Yo, like, everybody, like, come say something on the mic And, like, when I heard my voice on the mic Even though I didn't know it at the time I knew something about that moment I really liked I was like, yo, like, I like hearing my voice on the mic Hmm And then eventually it just progressed from there It just was, like, a hobby that got serious Yeah So, you make R&B now But was that always a case or no? No, I used to make hip-hop I was really rapping Wow Like, OD, yeah No, that's crazy I can't imagine that And that's why I switched Because I feel like it didn't fit, like, my image But I was a good, like, I can rap, for sure But R&B fits my demeanor better Okay Who were some of your early, like, rap influences growing up? Nas I spent a lot of time listening to It Was Written I listened to Eminem a lot And I know, like, now that's controversial And, um, exhibit I like exhibit Wow Wow, that's a name I haven't heard in mad long Yeah, like, just as a kid Like, it just was, like, aggressive and I liked it Yeah Yeah, pit my ride That was a That was a crazy ass show Yeah, that was a funny ass show Nowhere else are you going to see someone put a whole ass aquarium Inside a truck Low-key, I kind of want that Yeah Nah, that'd be a crazy maintenance cost Yeah You know, taking that shit to the mechanic? I mean, nuts I've seen those shows about, like, where people get, like, a giant aquarium As, like, a wall And it's, like, now they literally put, like, giant fish tanks In people's houses And I'm thinking, who's cleaning that? That's a lot It's a lot of work A lot of, like, feeding all those animals All those fish A lot of fish poop You know what I mean? But I do, like, I love fish bowls Like, something about them is just very nice to look at Hmm Yeah I had a beta fish At several points in my life Like, there'd be, like, little festivals and stuff in my area In Brooklyn And, like, you'd throw a ping pong ball in Get a beta fish Yeah But they can't be with another one, right? Nah They fight Yeah, they fight a lot I don't know if it's, like, if you put the two males in together I honestly don't even know how to tell, like, a beta fish's gender So, like, yeah But anytime I put two of them in together It hasn't ended well Yeah, that's sad for the beta fish Yeah, RIP to my guys Or girls For real So, okay, you started off with hip-hop At what point did you realize that it just, like, wasn't your thing And then transitioned on R&B So, it was definitely, like, a gradual thing Like, my first song that I put out That was, like, R&B or whatever was that song, Come Around And even when I made that song, I was still rapping Like, I was still in the studio making rap demos And then we got to a point where we were ready to start releasing some music And when my producer Alejandro was like, Yo, what do you want to drop? I was like, yo, low-key, come around And we were all like, you know, like, okay Like, I guess we'll figure that out So we had to get, like, a new engineer To, like, figure out how to mix singing vocals And once I dropped Come Around, I just rolled with it I was like, no, like, this is what I want to do So, it kind of was just by accident Oh, wow That's crazy So, Alejandro I was actually one of my questions because Halley Yeah, Halley, speed it up There's that But, like, I was listening back to all of your songs Like, I keep hearing that producer tug So, how did you meet Alejandro? So, I met Alejandro through that friend, Reg We used to be in a rap group together And when the rap group kind of dispersed, I was, like, asking around For, like, yo, who's a good producer And me and Alejandro actually had made a song years ago But we never met each other It was just all, like, via email and stuff So I hit him up and I was, like, yo, like, I'm looking for some new production Like, what type of vibe are you on? And he just turned out to be, like, a great dude Like, he's mad cool He's very talented And we, like, hit it off Now he's, like, my actual best friend Like, I love Alejandro Nice And, yeah, we just, we've been locked in for the past three years Wow No, that's awesome Yeah Yeah, it's always, like Those artist producer duos always, like, make such a staple You know I feel like the producer really, like, anchors you too Like, knowing you have, like, that one guy you can always fall back on It keeps you, like, kind of, you feel safe, you know, like that No matter where you go, you know, he's gonna be behind you, like, ready to work And, like, ready to push the sound Yeah So, like, working together with Alejandro Especially since you guys are so close, like, how Does he ever tell you when he's just not feeling something that you're working on? Oh, yeah, he's my, he's that guy for me Nice Like, I'll be like, yo, Alej is this good? And he'll be like, nah Like, and he won't sugarcoat it And Alej's a nice guy, so he might say something like, yo, I think you could do better But he'll, like, he'll never let me drop something that he doesn't like And he's very, like, honest about his opinions with my music Wow Nah, that's a very good friend Nah, yeah, he's like, Alej's a gem, bro I wouldn't trade him for nothing Nice Yeah, there's, like, I feel like, especially in studio sessions that I've been in I've definitely seen my fair share of people just kind of agreeing, you know Because, and sometimes I don't think that it's, like, disingenuine I think that people get into, like, a vibe And, like, you're all there, you're all having a good time You might be drinking or whatever in the studio And everybody's like, yo, this is hard, this is hard But no one actually takes the time to, like, really listen and, like, critique what you guys did Because you're all having fun But Alej's that person to really step back and be like, yo, like, I know we had a good time Like, I don't think this is it Yeah, nah, I feel like, I feel like more people need that nowadays, especially I think if you could, it's hard to find people like that And if you can, you need to hold on to those people Yeah, I agree I feel like coming from, like, a music reviewer slash critic standpoint I always feel like giving people constructive criticism is one of the hardest things to do Yeah Because you always gotta make sure you, like, word it a certain way For sure Because, you know, music, like, for a lot of people it's very, it's cathartic And it's their art and it's therapeutic So, last thing you wanna do is, like, listen to this track where somebody's pouring out their heart And be like, damn, that shit is ass Yeah So it's like, yeah, trying to make sure that you don't say that And you word your feelings in a way that it doesn't hurt someone's, like, feelings as well Probably, like, one of my hardest things to do, absolutely I think it's good, though, because, like, for me, I really respect when people give me, like, stern criticism Because, like, all day, all you see is, yo, fire, fire, love this, love this, this, this, this So, like, when you see something different, especially if it's coming from a good place For me, it's appreciated Yeah, nah, it's great to get, like, fucking fly, sorry Nice It's great to get, like, so many different points of view Because having too much of that, yes, yes, great, fire It becomes meaningless, like, because it's just the same thing over and over and over again Yeah, I mean, like, there's a bunch of great artists out there But I don't think everything that they make is fire, you know Literally Like, Michael's got to have a few duds in the vault He does, Michael Jackson has songs that I don't like, honestly But then he has so many other ones that I love, you know what I mean? So you need the balance Yeah, no, absolutely So jumping forward a little bit in your musical timeline to Jersey Love Yeah So spoiler alert, the track is huge Yeah People love it It's been an absolute staple in the nightlife scene here in New York But also, like, it's been really big on TikTok For sure So let me backtrack that just a little bit When you were creating that song, what was the vibe like in the studio, you know? Like, what were people feeling about it? So Jersey Love was mad interesting because, like, when I first got that beat So when I first got that beat, there wasn't even a speed-up Like, it just was a slow R&B song Oh, wow Alejandro had sent it to me kind of just because Just because he knows I like Jersey Club Because at that point we weren't even making Jersey Club, really Oh, wow And so he sent it and he was like, yo, like, I think you could really do something cool on this So I sat with it for a little bit because, like, we weren't even in that bag yet And one night I was in the studio with my main engineer, Danny, is who records me And I was like, yo, Danny, like, let's load up that Jersey Love beat And I had already, like, wrote lyrics to it And so we did it and we just kind of knocked it out, like, very quickly Like, it wasn't a big to-do And then I want to say, like, maybe a couple days later, I was like, yo, Danny, like, we should speed up that second half So I said, like, ale, speed it up, which is now, like, cringe to say And so we sped it up, but then it kind of was just like an open beat Okay And we had this, like, crazy, like, R&B first half, we had a speed-up We had this, like, bangin' Jersey Club beat And I texted it to this girl and I was like, yo, do you like this? And she was like, yeah, but, like, I feel like you need a rapper on it Like, she was like, it feels incomplete And then I was like, well, I don't really listen to drill Like, if I'm being real, I don't really listen to drill So I was like, who's a good drill rapper? And so I'm, like, thinking, I'm scrolling through Instagram And I see Mr. Yahya Wait himself, B-Jacks And I was like, it's gotta be him And so, honestly, the longest part for Jersey Love was, like, trying to get in contact with B-Jacks And, like, get him to do it and all that stuff, yeah Did you know B-Jacks beforehand or no? Like, we're from a similar area, so, like, I've heard of him And, like, I saw him on the gram, but, like, we didn't know each other at that point Gotcha Okay Wow, that's crazy Yeah Because, like, I feel like what works so well in Jersey Love's favor is that juxtaposition Exactly, yeah Like, that R&B first half and then, like, that club second half Yeah Because I feel like so many, like, a lot of rappers nowadays And a lot of artists in general, like, they have the versatility to do both parts in one But it hits differently Like, it's not, like, how things used to be, you know Like, when rappers would do the rap part and then, like, bone in and R&B artists to do, like, the verse on it I think it's, like, it's cool when people, like Because if I did rap, like, it'd be cool And, like, if B-Jack sang, it'd be cool But I think what's so good about Jersey Love is we both did our specialty It's, like, separately, you know what I mean? And I think it really does shine on the record No, yeah, absolutely It's like, you guys have got your aces in your places, if you will Yeah, literally Yeah, so what's, like, what was the reception like when it first dropped compared to how it is now? So it was honestly good, like, on TikTok, before everything I did this 30 days until I'm famous, like, leading up to me dropping Jersey Love Oh, sure That was, like, my whole little campaign And so we had traction, like, as I was going I think at the release point, we had, like, 150 creates on TikTok Oh, wow Which now seems small compared to where it's at, but, like, that was big for me Like, I never had anything like that And on first week, we had, like, 5 or 10,000 streams or something Which was big for me at the time, too Yeah So Jersey Love, from before it came out, was moving And, like, now it's just way bigger than I, you know, it's just huge Yeah So what's it been like seeing it explode to this, like, essentially, like In New York, especially, almost like this cultural phenomenon It's crazy, I mean I'm still, like, I still feel like, like, I'm still pushing it I still want to push it further I feel like it has potential to go further And I'm still trying to, like, attach my name to the song more Because, like, the song has 10 million streams, it's everywhere But I still feel like a fairly small artist So I feel like it's still a consistent grind Like, I definitely haven't got, like, complacent or comfortable at where Jersey Love has gotten I want to do more, I want to eventually release more music But it's been crazy Like, I'm just, I'm just from Union, you know, like And I'm not, like, the coolest person in the world Like, I kind of was nerdy growing up and stuff So this is all just, like, culture shock for me Being in the club and all this stuff It's insane Yeah, man, no, I could imagine because, like Yeah, no, going from being in a hip-hop group Yeah Not really feeling the hip-hop wave and transitioning to R&B Yeah And then, like, having what, your third song blow up like that? Literally, yeah Yeah, literally It's gotta be nuts It is insane, and, like, at first it was a lot Like, I eventually ended up getting fired from my job But right before that was when everything was getting crazy And I'm, like, getting all these calls And I'm in New York every other night I was just, like, taking days off work for, like, mental health breaks Because it just was getting to be a lot Oh, sure Yeah, yeah, yeah Wow Do you have any people, like, any artists, like, reach out to you After the song came out, like, as it started to blow up And be like, yo, I thought what you should Yeah, a bunch of people have reached out Just various artists from all over A bunch of A&Rs were reaching out early on Everyone's been showing me love It's been crazy Nice Have you thought of, like, well, let me phrase that Not have you thought, but rather, like Is there talk of a Jersey love remix on the way? Yeah, of course Yeah? Okay All right, but I'll leave that alone Don't worry So, how important do you think, like, what TikTok was In blowing that song up? I think it was crucial But I do want to give credit to New York City a lot Because on the ground floor The DJs here were running it up in the club And, like, whether that be a Kintami or Kintabeejax Whatever, we're, like, a team in that way DJs here were going crazy Like, I'm getting videos of people playing in the club And getting videos of it from parties Girls just at home doing their thing to it So, I definitely want to give New York its credit That, like, at the beginning of this New York was really going hard for me Yeah No, that's awesome It's, like, it's great because I feel like I don't really get what the But, like, not, like, a rivalry I mean, I guess in a way But just, like, the Not everybody is so, from New York Is so, like, abrasive, if that's the word Of Jersey And I can't really say it's the same vice versa Like, I know there's a lot of people from Jersey Who fuck with a lot of stuff that goes on in New York But it's definitely hard to, like, I feel like sometimes get that love the other way I get it because New York Like, I talk to a lot of people from New York And their whole thing What everyone from New York always says is, like, Everything's here Why would we care about the other places? And I get that Like, you guys do literally have everything here Like, there's nothing in Jersey Besides maybe, like, diners That you guys don't have here in New York City So I get it But what I want to do Is show people that, like, we have talent there, too So, like, don't always overlook us Because there is stuff here, you know what I mean? Yeah, and I feel like that's definitely been Especially with, like, Jersey Club Becoming such a prominent sound, like, around the world And breaking through, like, Smashing through to the mainstream It's crazy Yeah, I feel like a lot of Jersey artists Have been, like, using that wave to their advantage And, like, really breaking out I feel like people, like, some people don't even know How deep Jersey Club goes Like, I was, like, nine years old Listening to, like, Jersey Club music Right before school And a lot of those, like, DJs And, like, producers who went to become famous Those are, like, people from our high schools Like, they would, like, play their music at prom And stuff, like, Jersey Club runs really deep Like, in the foundation of, like, the Jersey young scene You know what I mean? Mm-hmm So now Jersey Club is very important Yeah, my introduction to Jersey Club Probably came when I was in, like, high school Probably, like, I think 2016 Right before I graduated around 2017 It started to blow up around that time Got Lottage Yeah, yeah He used to have, like, he probably still does But have, like, a bunch of compilations of songs Yeah, and he had big remixes Yeah And a Lil C4 There was, like, a lot of big Jersey DJs Who, like, had songs on the radio Around that 2016 time period Yeah, I don't think I'd ever heard Maybe I'm wrong, because it's a while ago That I'm trying to recount But I think at that point in time All I knew Jersey Club for was, like, the remixes I don't think I'd heard, like, an original Jersey Club song yet Yeah There wasn't many before, like, Cookie Kawaii And, like, um... Oh, yeah, that was a big moment Ben Meru Mm-hmm I think any original Jersey Club music Before then was, like, very old, like, 2009 And prior Oh, wow Yeah So now that Jersey Club has had such a foothold In the industry And has really... And Jersey Club was Well, rather, Jersey Love blew up Really well, you know, along with the Jersey Club rave Like, do you see yourself making more Jersey Club music? For sure, but I want to, like, tweak it a bit Like, I don't want us to get lost in just the boom, boom, boom You know what I mean? Because that could be very boring after a while When I eventually dropped my EP Like, I wanted to be dance music with Jersey influence Not just, like, a straight Jersey Club album You know what I mean? I definitely want to keep leaning into R&B Leaning into dance and, like, house and things like that But with the influence from Jersey Gotcha Have you been listening to, like, any house music lately? Like, any new art or any new projects? I don't listen to a lot of new house music I listen to a lot of old house music Because my dad was a DJ Oh, sure Yeah, so I grew up listening to house music Like, Chicago style house music Oh, wow Like, follow me And all that So, like, was your dad ever playing any, like... I know it's, like, house adjacent But, like, freestyle music? Like... Like what? I know it was really big in New York in the 80s But stuff like, you know, ever heard of Lisa Lisa? Oh, yeah Yeah, he plays that stuff I feel like his main thing, though, is, like, very... Like, house music that was popular, like, in the UK Got you And a lot of, like, stuff that you would hear, like, in, like, very late night clubs Or maybe even, like, stripper house Like, stuff like that Okay, interesting So what was it like having a house DJ dad Like, how did that affect you and your musical influences? Um... I just have a very, like, large music bank You know, like, I listen to a lot of music from a lot of different time periods Because that's what he did Mm-hmm And, like, I saw a lot of artists Like, there would be artists in and out of my house from time to time They're not huge artists, but just, like, artists he was working with Um... And he was, like, away a lot He was gone a lot So there was that But, um... Yeah, it just showed me that, like, people do do this Like, you can do this because, like, my dad did it Mm-hmm Yeah Okay Damn, I had a question And it... Ah! Um... Okay, let me just move on to my bed Uh, so, I saw... I think it was in the major stage I think Six Seasons was the major stage You said your favorite genre is Motown, right? Like, 70s? I do love Motown, yeah So, what are some of your favorite acts from that time period? Because I really love soul music in, like, the 70s Motown era Probably, like, early Michael Jackson and, like, Stevie Wonder I got into Stevie Wonder maybe a couple years ago Um... I can't name anymore right now, I'm blanking But I do like that time period a lot Yeah My moment with that was really, like, in high school and such Like, I remember listening to a lot of, like, late 60s soul A lot of Otis Redding Okay Yeah Oh, man, I had, like, a huge Otis Redding moment Remember, one of my teachers put on the Temptations, um, the VH1 movie they had? Yeah So that really set me on a course, like... The Temptations are great, too Yeah, I really like, um, Marvin Gaye's, like, almost all of his music Especially that duo album He has with Tammy Tyrell, that first one Yeah Oh, I like, um, James Brown a lot, too Mm Yeah I actually did it, this is crazy I did a report when I was still in college Of how Playboy Cardi is the new James Brown And I had, like, examples and footnotes and, like, video footage It was kind of crazy, I got an A on it Oh, shit That's crazy You know, for what college was, that's, like, probably One of the things I enjoyed most is that freedom and assignments, you know Yeah Like, you have the ability to pick and choose certain topics Yeah Like, I had, um, in my English class, my freshman year I was a big, big, so I'm a big Brock Hampton fan Okay, shout out to Brock Hampton In fact, shout out to Brock Hampton and RIP to Brock Hampton Yeah Fuckin', nah, my um, it was after the saturation trilogy had dropped So I was over here because they were so new in everything It was before, like, they had their fallouts and Amir left the band It was, I was talking about how they were, like, the future of hip hop Yeah They were going ahead and, like, doing all of this, like, they were getting really vulnerable in their music Yeah They were doing so many different kinds of, like, rhythms and cadences Yeah And fucking around, like, experimentally with the music and everything And I just felt like that was what hip hop was gonna be for, from that point forward And in some ways, yes and also in some ways, no I think after saturation three, they lost a lot of, like, what made them special, in my opinion Yeah, absolutely Like, also, like, just in the trend of music, like, hip hop is like, not that hip hop's dying out But, like, I feel like dance music is on the rise Absolutely So they came at a weird time Yeah, nah, most definitely I feel like a lot of their later stuff definitely incorporated more of, like, that house aesthetic But still have, like, a boom bap, like, weird experimental thing to it Yeah Damn RIP Not that they're Sure, but they were great Yeah I went to one of their shows and I got punched in the face Oh, shit, really? In the Moscow Wait, which one was it? Somewhere here in New York Yeah, was it at Irving Plaza? It might have been Oh, shit Was everyone at Terminal 5? They did Oh, you were there? Oh, shit, you were there You might have punched me in the face Yeah, I hope not Yeah, holy shit I went to every show they had in New York Except for that first tour Okay Yeah, I didn't want to go by myself Yeah So I kind of chickened out When they came around for their second tour The Love Your Parents one I was like, oh man, I got to go Yeah And it was actually my first concert ever I went with my friends And then I'm not, like, a big, like, jump in the Moscow person He was like, bro, come on So I'm in there for, like, two minutes Boom Someone punches me right in the face I didn't even see who it was I was like, fuck, bro And then I just sat in the back For the rest of the show Yeah, like, honestly That Irving Plaza show humbled the shit out of me Because I had no clue what to expect Yeah I almost broke my leg in the mosh pit Oh, shit Because people, yeah, Anthony Fantano Was actually at that show Oh, really? Yeah The Mellon Yeah, bro, people were going crazy And I was like, literally If you're, like, the stage is right here Where that mirror is You're where Anthony Fantano was And I'm where, like, I was behind it Oh, shit Yeah, bro, she was crazy Yeah And, like, there was so much, like, Crowd surging towards the front And everything like that Yeah I got stuck to the kids I came with They had panic attacks Because it was, like, so wild Yeah I was having trouble moving in between And shit like that Yeah Honestly, though I would 100% relive it if I could Nah, it was great I think the night that I went Is when they performed that one song Like, seven times Oh What's the name of that song? Star I think so, yeah Yeah They just raged every single time Yeah It was insane That was a hit Yeah, that was a good song Wow Yeah, they had that shock value, too That was another thing I liked Yeah, yeah Like, if you have an abstract Like, him not being afraid To say, like, anything Yeah, yeah Shout out to him Shout out to Kevin Abshark Wow, my bad I did not mean to go on, like, A long-ass, pro-camped and tangent Nah, it's cool It's cool Um, excuse me So, how about we play another game? Let's do it It's called Finish the Sentence For sure I'll read one half And then you give me your answer Oh, nice, okay, let's do it Alrighty, so First one When I make music, I feel Focused Yeah When you hear my music, it makes you want to Dance Okay I hate when I procrastinate Okay, I feel that Yeah As a huge procrastinator Oh Yeah Every day Every day Um, music is Energy Love is Possibly not real Interesting Interesting I want to unpack that a little bit We'll get there Um, when I feel sad, I Sulk Mmm What is Oh, my bad My favorite word is Keyster Interesting Why is keyster your favorite word? Because what's that? This girl was saying something What did I say? I was like, nah, because you was outside Shaking your keyster And she was like, did you just say keyster? I'm weird And she was like, what does that mean? And I was like, it means ass, what do you mean? Holy shit, nah, that's hilarious I haven't heard that word in Mad Long Oh That happened recently, that's why it's weird Um, nah, fuck, sorry What social media is A double-edged sword Okay Why is that? Because, well, for one, it changed my life It's done so much for me But it also distracts me a lot Sometimes I doom scroll and I get lost And I waste time So it could be both really positive or really negative Depending on how you utilize it Yeah, I feel that I'm not the biggest social media person I mean, I'll agree It's definitely been helpful for what I want to do In terms of career aspirations But there's definitely Like you're saying, a double-edged sword nature to it Because on the one hand it does that But then it's also really exhausting trying to keep up on it Oh, yeah, and sometimes it can make you depressed When I feel like I'm not doing as well as other people Or if I'm comparing people's likes to my likes Or whatever the fuck, it can just get crazy But it does, it's a great tool Oh, absolutely It allows you to connect with so many different people I've met lifelong friends on social media Have you ever seen that documentary, The Social Dilemma? No, I haven't It's on Netflix, it actually talks about social media But more so like the social engineering aspect Like how these companies created this thing That essentially gave us these thoughts That we never would have had otherwise True Crazy When would you ever take a picture with your friends and family And be like, I hope this goes up on Instagram You know what I mean, that's kind of sick When you really think about it But I don't know, it's just part of life now Not for real, it's such a uniquely 21st century thing Yeah, because it didn't exist And now it's like a huge part of my life Social media is probably like 35% of my life Honestly Which is a big chunk Yeah, and then think about like, especially like with Artists and entertainers from just like all around Even just like businesses in general It's like social media is where you go to get that audience To get people, to get the word out about your product Or whatever you're doing Yeah, now it's crazy how important and influential it's become I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for social media You know what I mean, so it's like It's both great and kind of crazy, you know Yeah What I'm, oh okay My fans are Nuanced They got good taste in music Yeah Relationships are Responsibility Big facts, absolutely My favorite memory is when I'm with my friends without an agenda When we're all just hanging out Yeah Okay, my family is Supportive Nice, that's always helpful Bless My dream is for To be successful enough that my success Makes other people successful That's my goal Nice, that's good too, it's very like Very generous goal because I feel like a lot of people It's just like getting to that one point for themselves But having that Awareness of wanting to bring others up That's dope Alright, awesome, that was Finnish Sundance Thank you for finishing Sundances You're welcome And so One of my last questions is What do we have to look forward to In the rest of the year, musically speaking Coming very soon is the Jersey Love Versions Pack So there'll be Sorry Not good, there'll be a lot of surprises On the Jersey Love Versions Pack Possibly a remix Possibly a different version of the song Who knows what's gonna be on there Just tune in when it drops I'm gonna try and be outside more Sitting with people like this Yeah, just more music, more content I'm gonna be doing more shows I'm just gonna be outside I actually like being outside now For the first time in my life Yeah man, I'm sorry, go ahead No, no, no, just more me More groovy Yeah, let's turn the groovy summer into a groovy year Into a groovy forever, you know Yeah, that was smooth, did you practice that? Nah, I just made that up, I'm actually shocked Nah, that was hard Alright, groovy, thank you so much It's been a pleasure Thank you Of course, why don't you tell the people where they can find you So you can find me on Instagram at groovy.ju You can find me on TikTok at groovyexclamationpoint And everywhere else, I'm just groovy On all streaming platforms, on YouTube Search Jersey Love Yeah, show me some love, because I'd love you guys genuinely Alright, awesome Thank you for tuning in, and we'll see you next time