Million Dollaz Worth Of Game - LIL TJAY: MILLION DOLLAZ WORTH OF GAME EPISODE 226

Episode Date: June 25, 2023

We got Harlem's very own, Lil TJay in the building. Ever since his days of releasing music on SoundClod, Lil Tjay has captured the hearts of millions with his distinct melodic style and emotionally charged lyrics. With hits like "F.N.," "Leaked," and "Calling My Phone" featuring 6LACK, his music resonates with listeners worldwide, amassing billions of streams and earning him critical acclaim. Since we talking numbers, not many can say they have 18 million monthly listeners after a two year hiatus. This conversation goes beyond the surface, showcasing the depth and authenticity of his artistry. His journey from humble beginnings to becoming a chart-topping artist is a testament to his dedication and raw talent.You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/mworthofgame

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We're talking about numbers, right? Mm-hmm. Talking about numbers. Twelve billion. I mean, listen, 18, 18 million months. monthly listeners on Spotify. And that's how you dropped? It's been two years.

Damn. Talk about it. Thinker, you got 18 million monthly listeners on Spotify. You ain't dropped in two years? Talk about it. Speaking on it. I mean, honestly, I feel like

Tom be flying. Like, because the last year just been for me, me just doing whatever. And the year before that just flew, I felt like I was on track. I felt like a year was I ate. Two years was like, damn, I ate, you for me.

Mm-hmm. You're missing, you know. But 18, man, we're sturdy. I'm blessed, you for me. You know. You got the new stuff. You worked on a good project. It's ready to drop.

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And it's just like that. Right? I know, I know, I know, I know a little, you know, I know a little T.J. too, grew up in Queens. I grew up in the Bronx, right? Facts. G. Realt in the Bronx, yeah. Mom, Dukes, O.G. Ebony. Yeah.

Yeah. You know, you know, you know, you know, you know, I know T.on, Alexis J. And that's who I know, you know, man, running around with Smelly and Marky. You know, rest of a piece of Smelly, man, that's a name. I don't know. Yeah, I mean, you know, T. Yeah. Yeah.

You know, T. You know, fucking, 12 billion total total. streams. I know a little Tianan Alexis Jayden. That's the little nigger I know. He was running around 10 rides of the motherfucker right. You ain't know I do all that did you? Yeah, nah, yeah.

You know what I? See, I know somebody that knows somebody. He knows somebody. Rest and peace is smelly, though, you know what I mean? You know what I mean? Rest and peace to good dude, you know what I mean? That situation happened when you was 14. Nah, I was probably 15. 15? Come up to the mic.

I was 15. Yeah, that was 15. Yeah, and that was like your best friend, right? Thanks. He passed away in your arms, huh? Yeah. Yeah, man. Growing up in this shit, man, you go through some traumatizing shit, man.

But, you know, for you to go through that at an early age and still be able to, you know, keep your sanity, still be able to elevate your game and stay focused and become the artist that you are today, man. I commend you for that shit, man. I appreciate it. You know what I'm saying? Because, you know, I had a homie, rest in peace, the Allen bunch. You know, I had a homie that similar situation happened. You know what I mean?

And still to this day, I might just think about my man and start crying and shit. You know what I mean? And that was like 30 years ago. Yeah. You know what I mean? So, you know what I mean? Rest in peace of smelly, man.

First of peace. But not forgotten, homie. Now, you know, you got the single out now. June 22nd, that's, you know, I call it the day of my birthday. Real life situation happened a year ago. You know, you're blessed to be here. It's a blessing. How do you feel, man?

You know, just being here and what was going through your mind when that transpired? I mean, I'm somebody who believes everything happens for a reason. and what I could say is one thing I felt like I had like a funny energy on me and like surrounding that time like that week or them weeks coming up and you know like I don't know like I feel like

my instincts was telling me something was a little wrong you know what I'm saying and situation happened You can't control it. I'm over-blessed to be here. And all I feel like I could do is just learn from it. Just learn from it, just, and be grateful the fact that I got the chance to actually learn from it.

Some people, you know, could have been over. What was you feeling, though, laying there like, damn? Like, what was your thoughts like? If I'm going to be real, like, that shit is, like, it's a blur. It's really a blur, to be honest. Facts, I don't know. You know, coming out the hospital, what was the first thing you was up on?

Like, what was your first thing that you've done? Coming out of the hospital, I'm not even sure if I realized what happened. I think I was fraud. Like, you know, I remember I'm, like, on so much, like, mad some damn near, like, a cracker, like, at the point for me. Because they got every drug on me, you know what I'm saying?

I got a shot. A lot of times. So, like, I feel like I ain't even really realize what was going on. Like, I was, like, for me, I need to be monitored. You feel me? Yeah. For real, for real. Yeah, so you get out now, you know, you got back to it.

And when did you know, like, I'm coming out, I'm coming back, you know? Because this was a year, year ago by, quick. That's not a long time. And you're like, I'm going back in. I got to go back at this shit. Immediately I wanted to record. From just being in the hospital, I just wanted to record, I just wanted to, like, get shit off my chest. Honestly, like, I felt like I was trying, and it won't really coming.

Like, I'm like, yo, like, can't rap right now, like, you know, like, but I'm more so much, like, it's to the point where, like, I, for example, when I first, like, woke up and shit, I couldn't even write. Like, I tried to write, and, you feel me, my script, like, when I'm trying to write, it's not coming out. And I'm like, oh, shit, I'm fucked out, you know, for me? Like, for me? So, like, it just took me a second to get back, to get back sturdy. But I just wanted to record. I wanted to get back to life, you feel me? And at the same time, like, I kind of was just, like,

like, I was just in a rush to just get back to regular life because I didn't want nothing to feel like nothing stopped me. You know what I'm saying? I just wanted to, you feel me? Shit on everybody or just do better for myself, damn it, just go up. How long did it take you to really start connecting me? You was like, oh, no, I still got it. Nah, listen, I never, for example, I never thought that I ain't have it, you for me.

No, what he mean? What he's saying when you ain't have it when you was like, you know, you're trying to write rap your shit on script, but you're like, oh, man, I got my rhythm back. So I got my rhythm back. Yeah. I, um, I felt like, I'm a person that I go to the stoo all the time, you feel me? And I might go to the stew and make, like, maybe two songs, three songs in the night.

None of them shit is dropping. You feel me? Like, so it's like I go to this through probably like in the month. Let's say I go to this through 30 times. And plus, you feel me, even though it's probably not the best thing to say. Oh, you live in that joint. Yeah, you feel me? And even though it's not the best thing to say, I damn them lazy with this being that, like, you feel me?

I got a talent that I could kind of be lazy with it and it's still been successful because I've been lazy with it, honestly, my whole time being an artist, you know what I'm saying? And I go to the studio. Sometimes I go to a stoo, we drink, we smoke. I might not even record, and I might let some else record for me,

but I'm in a stool all the time. Right. Now, I might go there, I might go there for me 30 days and make three songs that I might think about dropping and tend others that I know I won't drop, you know? So, basically, for, for like putting the album together,

I might have one song out of every two months of the last two years that made the album. That's kind of how it came together. I'm saying? Damn. And plus, I feel like

this album I just made it like one aesthetic and I had one speech, one meaning, and one vibe. I'm saying? Like, that's kind of how I feel like it's not like a bundle of music

like how I normally do. And how do you come up with the vibe and like that one that structure to stay I'm staying in pocket Right here. How do you come? Was it more like a feeling you was in because of what you was going through?

I'll explain. I, so the album name is 222. The reason why I named the album 222 is my first album is true to myself. The second one is destined to when they both got twos in it. And it's my third. Also, I got airlifted into the sky like a helicopter, put me up in the air, and I've seen the footage in there, like, for me they're like, yeah, we're taking off. And it was the time was 222.

So I felt like that was That was another reason And it's an angel number For me So basically the Basically the project is just like The vibe or the aesthetic of the project It's just me overcoming like

The streets relaying the people That's in the streets right now And just speaking my story I got a little deeper than I know really do I talk about family issues Um June 22nd I talk about expression

a little bit about how the day went, what I'm saying, in a certain halfway, halfway, you feel me, real halfway, you know what I'm saying, type of way. And I just get real deep. Like, it's really, you got to hear it to understand, you know what I'm saying? And I personally feel like every song is golden. I'm all the way 100% like jacking this album. I feel like it's my best album, you know?

I mean, and you know why you probably feel like that too? Because before you was making music, and I ain't going to say you didn't have a purpose, but you like you said you was making music a heart make it sound this way i sound this way sound this way whereas though it was like you really locked in on your feelings like you know what i'm saying and your emotions and what you was going through and because when you start talking about family issues and that's some that's some deeper shit you know what i'm saying yeah what was the biggest lesson you learned my biggest lesson after after being because you got to understand

you you're not no regular nigga out here you're a whole franchise yeah little tj is a franchise you feel what I'm saying and just seeing your team that's here right now seeing how many motherfuckers work for you that's not even behind

your neck ain't it that's not even behind the scenes these are all the people that show up with you to do the podcast you feed a lot of motherfuckers man you feel what I'm saying A lot of motherfuckers depend on you. That shit go a different way that day. A lot of motherfuckers ain't eating.

Feel what I'm saying? We're not even talking about your immediate family. We just talk about the motherfuckers that's higher. There's running the machine. It's running the machine. The business is a T.J. You feel what I'm saying? So what was the biggest lesson that you learned coming out that situation?

Because in every lesson is a blessing. Yeah. My biggest lessons, if I'm going to be honest. Yes, that's what we always want you to be doing. And I kind of like, I'm like, I'm so complacent with myself and I know who I am. It doesn't matter. And it's like I kind of used to be the type of person to not like to say shit like that. It really, it really humbled me in a way, you feel me?

It made me realize, yo, you're not invincible, you feel me? Like, it really did, you feel me? And I had to really sit there and think, like, you feel me? Like, you get one chance to fuck up like that and it's over. Yeah. And you got another one. And this money and this music and none of that don't help the odds of me getting another chance. Yeah.

It don't, you feel, so I know I'm really blessed, like, you know? And it just, it just, it just, it just, it just, it just, it just, it just, it just show me that. You feel me, think about everything you're going to do wisely and just always remember you, got one chance. Yeah. I respect that now. You know, I, um. I respect that, man. It is, you know, a lot of niggas that come on here in front.

In front. And won't keep it G. Yeah. You know, losing your life, man, ain't nothing cool about that shit. Not at all. Ain't nothing cool about that shit. You feel what I'm saying? Especially when you got, when you're the king of the family, when you're the breadwinner of the family,

when you're the one that provide for so many motherfucking people to be able to live a little somewhat of a better life, none of that shit ain't cool so I'm glad you was able to be like man that shit humbled me man because that say a lot you feel what I'm saying I'm gonna keep it real you could have said some cool shit

we would have let it slide you would have left we would have been like he don't get it yet he just kicked some cool shit he was worrying about what the people think what the no man nah it's real shit

because I'm gonna be honest like I had security sometimes when I do it like a show and shit I live my day day-to-day life on June 22nd I'm speaking real shit like I'm walking around with probably two of the bros they're probably shorter than me my age I got 500 on my neck comfortable I never think about nothing happening I'm like nah you feel me like you

might see like a little internet this this this cap shit I should be cap vlogs my day-to-day life nothing normally go wrong nothing go wrong we good right I'm saying and it was that one time that shit went left I was like damn how You feel me? And it's like, I could afford a security guard. Yeah. You can afford a motherfucking army, niggily. Multiple.

And I'm like, you feel me? It was like, I don't need that. Why not have help? You for me, why not? Yeah, why not? There's nobody to prove nothing to at all. Why not have help? For me, the most help and protect the brint.

It's like, you for me, it took me a second. A lot of people, too, they be chatting. I be seeing comments and stuff. People also got to remember, like, you feel me, I kind of, I hit when I was young, you, for me. I damn it in a, like, for me, it'd be taking a second for me to grow in a certain shit and real lot of shit, but that shit right there. Like, for real, for me, I don't even, for me, I don't even think the same way.

I'm not doing certain shit I used to do before, you for me. I'm going to say something. Like, I heard you say the comments, right? Social media is a tricky thing because these comments didn't finesse people out of their position. The comments, and just sometimes people that might have, you know, you might have problems with in the past. You got to always remember who you are. I think as you looking at you now, you become a man more

and understanding and taking responsibility, being accountable. That's a blessing to see that at the young age that you are. Because sometimes the problem is a lot of your young brothers, y'all be so successful, y'all has shit going on, but y'all really don't be knowing who you are and how big y'all are because y'all be operating like no I'm just a brover round the way

no you're not you like you said your franchise you're the real deal so you can never let a comment because you don't have to explain that nobody's comment or somebody that's back in the hood finesse you out of your position because you know how

dudes go on the Graham start woofing saying all type of shit oh nigga you ain't got to prove that you ain't got to prove that you ain't the pussy to nobody and sometime when you get that money you'd be like damn these niggas trying to fuck with me because I'm rich now and I think I'm a pussy. And sometimes as a young cat,

you'd be like, I got to show these niggas I ain't a pussy. And that's the dumbest thing you can do. Because showing somebody that you ain't got nothing going on, it ain't going to bring nothing to you. When you think about your mother, Ebony and it ain't going to add no value to your family and to what you got going on. Like, bro, you go anywhere you want to in the world. You think

you got to show a nigger that I don't know pussy that's not going to where that don't really care about their life. If a a motherfucker don't care about their life, they don't care about your life so they're trying to finesse you out of your life so you always got to be mindful man and i know as young as a young man you just like sometime the ego come in and that's why the most powerful shit you said is that it humbled me it got you seeing life different because it ain't nothing for a nigga to say some dumb shit on instagram now you and the bro's like oh we got to see this

nigga you you you're rich as shit you ain't got to see nobody like you're a millionaire you don't have to see nobody like millionaires don't have to prove the people down the way that they're not pussies. That don't get no value to you. So you always got to be mindful. Like, even just looking at the net. Who gives the fuck with somebody saying in the comment? Like, you really living your life. You really take care of families. You'll have a motherfucker in the middle of the

ghetto somewhere that they got shit going on around the way talking shit, man, you should have done this, man. Why you ain't slide? You're a pussy. Bro, you don't even know how you're going to pay your bills. You're living in your mom, crib. So you got to be, you know, you just got to be mindful, man. But the greatest thing that you said, man, she'll humble you. So when the

humility come, your eyes get opened and your senses get stronger because now you're taking shit and you receive and shit differently. So just always be mindful, man. And you've got a hell of a team, bro. And you always got to keep in mind that your actions

can take money off the table. This is a table. This table belong to you. There's a bunch of money on here. And you don't want to be caught in situations where you're leaving a lot of money out there, bro. Is it different between $5 million and $25 million a year?

Especially when you've got the team. Your team is strong. I talk to your team. They're strong. They infrastructure, they got, they know what to do. So it's a big difference. And, you know, just having the right team and being on point and being receptive to the game is a rap.

Because, like you said, you could have been out of here, but you here for a reason, make history on their ass. You know what I'm saying? Because rather you know it or not? Bro, bro, these people, fuck with you. You got 18 million monthly listeners on Spotify. And ain't dropped in two years. And I'm not mentioning no names.

These niggas that never went nowhere. They ain't got nowhere. They ain't got 10 million. They ain't got 15 men You got 8 And you're just chilling So imagine when you come out So when you come out

That mean you had 30, 40 million Monthly listeners That mean you that nigga Don't never stop Understanding that you're that nigga You're special You different bro You ain't regular

You know Absolutely And so all the youngans out there man That's doing it That's on a certain level Put some security around you man Put security around you Right love your life

Love yourself You don't got none Proof nobody Stay sturdy And make sure it's a secure that you got respect for because guess what you go to the club you drink

you party you smoke you and your homies you're all doing the same thing guess who ain't doing that the security nigga his job is to look the fuck around and see the niggas that's on angles that's on dumb shit and if he feel like

you know we got to get the fuck out of here we're getting the fuck out of here because the nigger's job is to protect your life you are not regular you feel what I'm saying that be the niggas job yo I don't feel this shit dog we out of here we out of here we out of here man

we gotta live to see another day we'd be at another party tomorrow and then we got another party the day after that and then the motherfucker next weekend and then all weekend after that and then the next weekend so listen to the niggas that you pay to protect you man

you know what I'm saying your life is very fucking it's worth a lot man and it's worth more than the part party. So sometimes when a nigger say, we got to get the fuck out of here, or we're out. I don't know what he's saying, but we got to get the fuck out of here.

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And vodka Right Right Now When you was making an album You know Who's some of the people He wanted to have on this album man

Um You made that call You ain't got to say nothing If you don't want to say it yet Because the album ain't out yet The album ain't out yet for sure, but I got one

feature right now that I feel like on the album that's like a special one just like in my head you feel me it's really

every song is special to me but I got one that's a special one that I probably throw people off like oh feel me

yeah it's one of those it's one of those yeah it's like like I see you in a you're on polo real tight

yeah it's like a brother from the album shout out the neff yeah man we fuck with Polo.

Yeah. How was it having brothers like him that go through the same situation with you being young, being rich, being successful with the eyes on you? Because I'm starting to see a lot of brotherhoods

within the industry right now, whereas though it's like a lot of people connecting from different cities and really building bonds like that. Yeah. What was so important

about your building that brotherhood? I mean, like, when me, like, Polo, like one of my favorite artists of a new generation, for sure. Like, you feel me? I like, I respect this. So, I feel like he's underrated, you know what I'm saying?

And, like, it's kind of, like, damn, near, like, I feel like, I feel like, I feel like, I feel proud of everything, like, let's say he accomplished because I feel like we're in the same boat. Like, for example, people that do really, really well, but that kind of don't do certain shit with the game, that kind of stay in, like, one little pocket. So when he went, I win, I feel like, I'm saying? and that's my boy we came up like literally the same time I think we damn there probably hit a million views on our first video at the same time

you feel me got a platinum record around the same time you're saying everything so like you're multi-planking you're a multi-platinam artist do it feel like it

do you feel it or do you just be like I kind of like I swear like just to like for somebody that wouldn't know me or like I kind of feel so regular

it's like it's crazy you know what I'm saying And, like, sometimes, like, for example, I was walking earlier, and it was just a girl. She was probably, like, a younger girl for me. She's walking. She's on the phone. She's talking.

And she looked at me. What fuck she looked at me like that for me? And she's like, oh, my God, for me. And it's just, like, I'll be forgetting myself. Like, because I'm a real person. And a lot of the people that I'm around, people that, like, I really, really know. I don't really be around strangers. It's just politics and, like, halfway people a lot of times.

So it's, like, people who feel. make me feel normal so I'd be forgetting a little bit I want to get to the point where I can't forget yeah well you should be at that damn point because I just see some of you performances from overseas and I don't know how you forget

they was falling the fuck out over there like Michael Jackson was before I beat to myself though I'll be to myself like I promise like I go to like I walk in the spot with my glasses on my hoodie down you feel me I don't know I just walk in for me go eat at a nice restaurant

go back to the studio crib. You like the restaurant. Yeah, I live a private life, you feel me? I don't really be too much. I'm not a club guy. No. Not a club guy. Yeah.

Nah. That's how I am. Now, with the new album coming out, right? Yep. Is I, is, is you, you, you, you, is I, Spice going to be in there? You're real close. No, because that's,

nah, nah, I don't think, I don't think I don't think ice going to be in this project. Listen, this is why you. Why you smell like this? I know you said something about you and talk about your personal shit. Well, you see how you crack. Nah, nah, nah.

I don't think she's gonna be in this project. I'm a little source, too. But I don't think, I'll think she's going to be in this project, nah. She's doing a thing, though. Shout out the ice. Shout out of ice. You dating anybody, man? You dating lately?

Nah. You like the single life? You know what it is? Like, for like a long time I'll be looking for a girlfriend. But, you know. Yeah, would you be looking? So how do you go about looking? Like, you go on the ground?

I don't be looking. Pause, let me rephrase that. I'd be like, girlfriend. Like, basically, I'd be open to having a girlfriend. So all these girls out here, they know now, listen. For me? He open to having a girlfriend. So have y'all seen, holl at him.

I'd be open to having a girlfriend. I'm sorry. I'm a little source for me. But I just be feeling like that should be way a little bit. Just because, you feel me? I don't know, but I don't be wanting to play games. Well, you say play games. Break that down.

Once I get me a girl, she's my girl. Like, you feel me? Yeah. Ain't, nah. Don't be playing. So what's playing games? Well, the New York had to come out of this nigga. Yeah, me.

Once I get a girl, she my girl, son. facts, nigga. Like, nobody else is better not look at her, nigga, for real. I'm just saying. But, like, you feel me?

But that's why I don't really be too much, you feel me? And then plus, like, yo, I'm, like, for me, if anybody going to know, I'm T.J., you for me? Like, not even to be cocky,

bro. Like, I know, like, what niggas girls is out here doing, you for me? Yeah. So I ain't even try to get involved with these type of games. Like, we're not even about to play, Like that.

Hold on. Take that back. So you're saying, you see that. You see that. You see. You see. You're saying there like this. You're mad?

You heard like I ain't going to watch. It'll be getting wild. I'm like. You're like, man, you be at the festivals, the club. I'm at the shows. And you see some shit. Yeah, I got a boyfriend. I've been my boyfriend for five years.

For real? You know what it is? It's a funny age and ever. And a lot of the time, like, you feel me, people in position? Yeah. be having your way to a certain extent, you feel me? So I'd just be damn damn, if I'm like, I don't know if it's a me thing, you feel me?

I'll be feeling like... You know what I noticed. It's weird, right? I'll be feeling like, if you get that shit up too easy, you like, you feel me? You're just like, uh-uh. But then I ain't waiting neither. But you don't say you, you?

You got to look at it like, I'm me. Yeah, like you feel me So and then plus on top of that Like you feel me Let's just be playing on type of game There's good girls out here though For me But I'm just waiting for that

That's the summary of that You know what I noticed though All the young rap niggas That we sit down with Like 90% of the niggas got trust issues Because listen Maybe they don't play They see it

No the only reason why they got trust issues It's because they have it they way and they dealing with so many niggas who so cool, got boyfriends that they like you hear what he said, I ain't trying to play them games.

Nah. I know. I'm not trying to play you got the boyfriend game, but you got a dick in your fucking hand. Like, what do you mean? I ain't trying to play them games. Yeah, that should get crazy. Should be crazy.

I should get crazy. That's what I for me. I just, I like to be friends. Yeah, we could be friends. We could, I'd be a good friend. I said, you feel me? I ain't even trying, I'm saying. I know he could hit it and quit it.

He could ejaculate. No, we can keep going. But, you know what I'm saying? I ain't going to lie you a lot. I ain't going to lie to me. I ain't going to believe you. Yeah. A lie to me, huh?

A lot of me. Go ahead. I ain't going to believe you. That's what I'm saying? You want to have to do a lot for me. me to start believing. Yeah. Damn, man.

He's like, I ain't going for this shit. So you're just chilling. But you know, word on the streets, you was Deney, nice, bice. So you, you know what I mean? Word in the street be a lot of shit. It'd be wild, huh? Word in the street be wild.

Nefsoe Cobb there. That shit funny to be. He just, man. It's been a weird on the streets being a lot of shit, man. Like, but I ain't, you ain't, I mean, you did kind of throw that out there. I did kind of look at there. I was on the gram or somewhere I see y'all. What do you mean?

What are you seen? I seen some shit. I see, I know I've seen, I know I've seen, and it kind of looked like, you know, I mean, but, you know. Y'all both winning, y'all both. Let me, let me tell you something, Ben, New York, this is my town, right? I don't. Talk heavy. I don't, for me, I don't really, fuck the King of New York shit.

Fuck a label or what I'm gonna call it, right? It's my time. So I'm from one of the representatives. When somebody come into the city and I feel like they're going to stick around and they're going to be something, you can look like as in history, you feel me? I picked the right ones.

I embrace them. You know what I'm saying? So I used to just one of them, but she's a female, so people look at it, you feel me? That's my son, she's, you know, my son? That's love. That's love.

That's love. And it usually don't be where you, See the young niggas embracing it. Yeah, that's, that's major. Because the young niggas usually look at motherfuckers as competition. You know what is? There's a lot of shit going on, and I don't want to water down my co-sign, but any time, you feel me? You can look in the history.

Anytime, damn anybody that stuck around, T.J. grabbed them, you feel me, and an sister in any way he could, you feel me? That's love. Facts, I don't ever, for me. You never block nobody, getting nobody away. Yeah, never, never, ever, ever, ever, never, ever. That's how you got to do it, man. Because when you put blessings on motherfuckers,

more blessings come on you, man. I mean, God willing. Absolutely, real talk. Man, I truly believe that shit. Where are you taking this shit to? With the new album coming out, what level are you taking it to? What are you getting into?

More, you know, where is we going to see you at more? Is you getting into any acting? Some, is you getting into brand deals and business stuff? Like, what you got going on? It's crazy because this is my last album with my label. Oh, shit. You read the bag at the brink's truck.

Ooh. Oh, my God. Nah, but, um, you feel me? This shit rate gets stupid. Damn, I heard the motherfucker out there cough like they were sick. Oh, shit, really crazy. The fuck's going on the house. No, you know how crazy that's going to get this when this shit after the...

Just get that check right, nigga. They better go get a flatbed. They get through up. He said, he reminded the people for the lame to smell last. Did they like this? He said, You know. You heard a motherfucker out there.

What motherfucker number's you doing? You heard that shit? Yeah. He said, yeah. She gets crazy. But, no, that's one of the things I'm most excited about in life, you feel me, is, you feel me? A fresh start, time to renegotiate things.

Or, you know what I'm saying? Whatever life would take me, I just know it's up. It's super up. It's super up. Damn. But basically, yeah. So what was the initial question? Shit, they talked about that money.

He forgot the question. Niggas started, the first thing I see due to the Olympics on the chair, the niggins said, who he held himself up and shit. He's thinking about that fucking money. No, what I said was, you know, what's next?

Movies, you know, business ventures, brand partnerships, like, what's you doing next? Outside of the big check that's coming. I'm happy. Yo, I ain't gonna lie. I'm gonna keep with the buck. Like, you know what it is? It really took, I really, like, I'm gonna be real, real honest.

Like, I got, for me, damn near, like, I don't know how it for, but I got, like, somewhat accepted into, like, some real shit before, you for me. I kind of felt like, I still was like, I'm a rapper trans transition into acting, right? Yeah. It's like you kind of downgrade a little bit because you start off at the bottom of the list for the acting shit so it's like I could go do a show singing this shit I already know I'm got singing shit they know that shit and make more money I'm saying so I'm kind of like you feel me yeah and it kind of it took it took for me to I feel like mature at least to this level to see the you feel me the value in it yeah and to know that you know saying the money

I make is like faster than way way faster than the average person so I could put in that little work and I'm saying go hustle you know what I'm saying bring it back to phase one whatever I would have been thinking in the beginning. But the bottom line, though, is if a director call you and he wants you in a movie, you're not getting the average pay that average motherfucker would get because you're a little T.J. So, oh, I went and audition for somebody. I'm Johnny Donut.

I can act real good. Then they're getting skilled, man. Here you go, man. You ain't never getting scale. Yeah. It's been a while, though. I think I think I had. try to hop in it like but I did it so lazy I looked at I did me look at the fucking

script shit like 20 minutes before tried going in like yeah and they ain't get it they like nah I don't know I ain't I'm trying I got the paper my hand I'm trying to read this shit act it you feel me yeah for me it's over you won't do that again though but nah I wouldn't do that again yeah it was me young like you know what the mic I don't know what the bar I don't, for me, I ain't think about no act. Fuck your shit. For me, at the time, you know what I mean? Like, but now, you know what?

Like, for me, I understand things a little better. Like, really, you know what I'm saying? Like, freeze you up a little bit. Yeah. Yeah. The niggins that he went in there 20 minutes before. Give me the script. They were like, next person.

Pick me. It was like next person. Get him out of here. You're like, damn. They got to. That ain't. Things like, get him out. Well, I genuinely felt like if I was to go into space and take it serious, I'll probably

do well, you know, I got faith in that. Yeah, but no, man, like, you know, I just think it's opportunities all over for you. You know, brand deals. You ever think about doing any modeling, any clothing, clothing brands, get at you, anything? It's crazy because I think it's Friday, I got a boo-hoo man collab. All right, I'm not showing this come out, but this Friday, I'm saying, it's a boo-hoo man And collab, I got a little TGX boo-humored, man, shit, fire. Fire is not no bullshit.

I want you not genuinely jacket, like, deeper than whatever the business is. Did you help with design and stuff? Yeah, you know what I'm saying? I'm got a little one to touching it, I'm saying? So you look forward to getting into more adventures and more stuff? Facts, facts. Like, I just, I don't know, I just started taking fashion a little bit more serious. I kind of, like, you all understand, like, it was like when I really, like, like, me and my

I'm in, just we got this thing, like, before 7 and after 7, you feel me? B7, A, 7, you feel me? And, like, before 7, I didn't get a fuck about no fashion. I might go get some of Mary. I didn't even think about none of those. I don't get if it ain't marry, I don't want it, you for me. I just go get some merry every day. I don't care.

I'm T.J. What? Well, I might, if not, I might be, I might, when I got shot, I think I was in some dirty ups in a black tech, and I probably was. Had, like, four to five texts for the last five days switching out of those, you know what I'm saying? Like, I just ain't really care, you know what I'm saying? Hair probably wasn't done, you know what I'm saying? Just easy on a fucking...

Now, I kind of like, I want to get into fashion. I think I actually genuinely like it, you know what I'm saying? I like for me putting a little more taste into it into what I wear. It made me feel good. Yeah. That's crazy, though. that you blew you wasn't even into the fashion because now that's really what it's about

like that but you had a merry shit on so yeah they got a merry shit on it I wasn't into the fashion they got an $8,000 outfit all the 80s. They had a very shit expensive man. Nah but I didn't like think deeper than it. It's kind of like to me like you feel me wearing the same shit all day especially all

the merry it's like a little nigga thinking you feel me. It's been there. But you still but when the the motherfucker see you they still said you had that shit They got that shit on you. Yeah, he's not playing. They're like, this nigga had everything of me ever dropped.

He said, he wore that shit every day. That shit is expensive. That's one thing about your youngest, but y'all, back in the day, we had a nice pair of jeans, some nice sneaks, a white tea, and all your jewelry. How much the fit come up to average?

Shit. $250, $300? Maybe $700 at the most. It wasn't a lot. So the whole thing. It's like, man, now you're changing the game. You're getting it up. It's going to get what time you're going to be performing at, uh, over there in London.

You got that thing coming up. You ready for that? No, no, fuck that, man. We're not just going down play this, man. You're a nigga from New York City. You're about to perform at London, bro. That's a whole different part of the fucking world, man. Do that shit be unbelievable sometimes?

That's what I'm doing. I threw something out because I've seen you perform somewhere your peoples were showing me, man. It was so many lights in that motherfucker, man. That shit was unbelievable, man. Yeah, it's crazy. I ain't going to lot too. Like, on the Lodo, I wouldn't even want to spoil it. And just, like, damn there, like, be like, oh, like, for me, for somebody might be interested in that question.

Like, how does it feel to me? It's kind of honestly becoming normal. It's like You feel me It's like Damn near like You feel me Like when I go on the stage at first

It used to be like Damn I get hype To see them Feel me Get hype You feel me I still get hype I enjoy myself

Every time I go on the stage You feel me But it's like You feel me It's like damn Like this is my life now That's shit crazy Because it's like

It's not like I feel like I Like I blew up late I damn near I blew up as I was I was learning what life is You feel me still So It's like, I feel like, my specific life is this.

It's a beautiful fucking life. Man, is it? You got rolling loud pop and you got anything. You've raised to start hitting the circuit again. You know, you were able to be on tour for like a year now. You should dress when this album drop is a rat. You're going to be going to be a good thing, though. I really feel like this album is going to be special, though.

Like, I don't even got a doubt about it in my mind at all, like, real. That's what I'm talking about. No, they've probably been waiting on you. You know it hasn't been a hip-hop record to go number one in 20-23, right? Yeah. I think somebody tagged me and I reposted it. You coming, Nick. Facts.

No, no, I'm coming. God willingly, hopefully I could be that guy. Absolutely, man. Matter of fact, we can speak it into existence because I believe that if you got 18 million monthly listeners and you ain't dropped in two years, it ain't. even no doubt my mind people fuck with you they just wait that's all they're doing they just

sitting back like... I know exactly what they waiting on you know exactly what they waiting on too huh? And you're going and that's on this album what's the name of the album? 222. 222 that's right you did tell us that 22 22

TJ best album to come ooh 2023 now now listen we put the speculation is all the bed right now. 2023, we're going to speak this shit into existence because that's what we do. It has not been our hip-hop album. That's one, number one. We're

about to speak this into existence. Little T.J. is going number one on the charts. Thanks. Billboard. On the billboard. You got a loyal fan base, man. They love you. They fuck with you, man. I love them. We love each other. Yeah, man, you got loyal.

And I'm going to keep it a bug with you. Like, I love it. It's only something as you for me. I'm really, but This right here, I'm back in this. It's not no love for me. This is me. This is me dropping this is genuine T.J.

album, you know what I'm saying? Nobody can't force me to do none. I love this album, you feel me? I think they're going to love it. I hope they love it. You feel me? It's up. It's up.

Nothing is that shit going all the way up. Now, you know, New York got a lot of rappers, right? Who are you checking out right now when to come up? Y'all got a lot of motherfucking rap. Want to come up? That's a good question. Definitely a lot of rappers coming up. J-Dock Geek.

Okay. J-Dkeek, that's my boy. He going crazy guys on a little wave. I'm jacking it, you know what I'm saying? Like, I like it because of the original, I'm saying. He's going up, he doing this thing. I'm jacking the 401 boys, too. Out Rich in them.

Jen Carter, Tata, they're doing their things. And, you feel me? You know, it's a lot of people, dang, you put me on the spot because I don't want to leave nobody out. But, you know, Lola Brooke overdoing her thing, you know what I'm saying? I never even, like, really got to meet her and chop it up with, you know, she's doing her thing. And it's a lot of them. Shout out to everybody for me.

Sorry, I've missed anybody with facts. Yeah, it's a lot out there doing anything. New York got a little, got a wave with them, right? Yes. You know what I'm saying? It's a lot of motherfucking niggas in New York doing their way, doing anything, and I'm going to keep it all the way real. New York was starving for some years. They were starving.

Yeah. Y'all young niggas brought it back. Yeah, one of my goals, one of my goals in life is, like, you feel me to make sure this New York shit is sturdy. And it's kind of making it hard because they've been on some weird shit. I don't know what they're doing. They, you know, doing on the other back and side, for me, but one of my things, one of my goals has always been, from the kindness of my heart, is to try to stay this shit up, you feel me, like, for example, if somebody from New York are artists, damn they're like, I need

artists from New York, let's say if I know somebody I don't know, and they try to, and they got a song, and they need, I always try to connect the dots, or, you feel what I do, you know what I do, you know what I'm saying, just to make sure the city shine together. Right, and that's what the motherfuckers don't understand. You help a motherfucker You look up three years from now They may be bigger than you now Now you could go back to them

And get the favor because And it just recycles itself But when motherfuckers don't extend no hands Then a motherfucker like nobody can help me get his shit Nobody can't get up for me So now that's a cycle I was one of those I always felt like

I'd damn me like I didn't do everything for myself For me I never really had no like Real Kocon and that So I always felt like I know how that feeling is and I want to always you find me

at least be some type of help somebody I'm saying what they need I'm saying if it's some advice on what they should sound you feel me or whatever it is

you know what you could for me I can help you out if I could that's that's solid man that's fucking good man good shit because you know

so many people come up and when you got to do it from the muscle you feel this door like man ain't nobody help me fuck that and I don't be on no like

boogey shit I always say them new orders and congratulate them and tell them I like that you stop And what's so crazy is What's so crazy is To a nigga like TJ who just generally

Being thorough Like oh I like this shit You DM a motherfucker That shit mean the world To the motherfucker you damned You are you a motherfucker And forget you DM'd them and shit Then they'd see you

And then you're like oh damn I did DM you Yeah that shit is And that shit man the world to them. They may have been ready to get a fuck up. You don't know what motherfuckers going through in life and then they got a DM from you. And they're like, damn.

Because honestly, that's a sign from God. If he put it on your heart to DM a motherfucker that they shit is nice, they shit. That's a sign from them, from God, to them, okay, I got to keep going. I got to work harder. Damn, such and such acknowledge me. That sometimes that's all motherfuckers be needing

and some acknowledgement somebody to tell him dog you good yeah no no no no no dog you really good I like this shit and that could come

from a homie but it really means something to a motherfucker when it come from a motherfucker that made it from your city that's like oh man it's like a real stamp

that's like a real stamp because you ain't have to tell the world you told me I was not expecting this deal to come. I had no idea you was going to DM me. I just saw

having a look at my message. I seen the blue check. That shit said, TJ, I'm like, yo man, your shit dope, dog. Strong arm, nigga like. Now, this nigga showed every fucking body that he know in his family, his homies, motherfuckers. He showed everybody twice.

When he go to the record... Digger, you showed me that shit all right. When he goes to the record label, and he told him, Atlantic when he's like, yo, look. Columbia I'm telling him. I'm probably. They're fucking with me. I'm telling you. He hit me up. So if you could shine a little love

on a motherfucker that you fuck her with, I'm not asking you tell a bullshit, nigga, nothing. You see a nigga, he got, man. Sure, a nigga, a little love. She doesn't cause you nothing, man. She don't cause you nothing, man. And I take you this much.

Everybody ain't going to remember the love, for me. Everybody ain't going to show the love back, for me. You might not get the same blessings back in the same way you wanted to, but that ain't what you got to do. for. Right. Absolutely.

That ain't what you do it for. You feel me? Yeah. I do it for the culture, you feel me? I want my city to win. I want to be, like, damn there, like, not the other part about it, but damn near thug of how thug is for Atlanta, like, how he kind of put everybody in position. You know what I'm saying?

I damn it feel like I'm building that, you know what I'm saying? Like all these artists coming up going to say in the beginning stages, T. You know what I'm saying? He was dead. That's what it's about, man. And that's what it's about. That's what I want. I just want to film him.

Uplift. Miss Tyler, man. Well, let me just say this, man. We want to thank you for coming through, brother. You know, we've been trying to get you for a minute. You know that. For a minute. You've been that nigger for a minute.

You know what I'm saying? A year and a half ago, I talked. I called Polo at you, man. Let me tell T.J. You know. He hit me about it. I was, you know. But, you know, like you say.

You believe that everything happens for a reason. Yeah, that's when we need to do it. Absolutely. Absolutely, because the game that the young niggas that's watching is going to get off of this from how solid you was with just keeping it real. Yeah. A lot of niggas need to see that. A lot of young niggas that look up to you need to see that.

Because they might say to themselves, damn, I'm doing this wrong. Or I'm doing this wrong. I need to humble myself a little bit before life. humble me. They needed to see that. So, million dollars worth a game, man, we got the utmost respect

for you for just coming here and just being solid and keeping it real and ain't got to put no fake wall up and got to put no fake fence up and got to act tough. You just came here and was little T.J., man.

And that's all million dollars worth of game is about real motherfuckers just connecting and just kicking and just having a conversation. Keep going up on these knickers. Number one,

album in 2023 i'm speaking into existence be going to two two two huh two two two two two going to end up one one one nigga and it's just like that right