The Breakfast Club - DJ Khaled Interview

Episode Date: May 14, 2015

DJ Khaled stops through to dicuss his new single "How Many Times" and his upcoming album I Changed A Lot. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Real people, real celebrities, real talk. Join the Breakfast Club. Weekday mornings, 6 to 10. real people real celebrities real talk join the breakfast club morning everybody it's dj mv angela yee charlamagne the guy we are the breakfast club special guest in the building this morning calum yeah yeah calum breakfast club what's up now you you seem like you've been very quiet all we see on instagram is you in the gym and you in the studio swimming yeah yeah i've been i've been in the gym studio you're in the studio. Swimming. Yeah, I've been in the gym, studio, swimming a lot. I've just been, like, you know what I mean, meditating a lot, just getting ready for the summer. And, you know, when you see me in the gym, I do want to lose weight. Of course I do.

But it's really just to feel good and be healthier. Right. You know, because, you know, at the end of the day, I'm always going to be a fat boy. You know what I'm saying? You don't have to be. You cut the carbs. Well, yeah, I'm cutting all that.

When I say a fat boy, I ain't trying to be a fat ass. You know what I'm saying? But, you know what I'm saying? You don't have to be. You cut the carbs. Well, yeah, I'm cutting all that. When I say a fat boy, I ain't trying to be a fat ass. You know what I'm saying? But, you know what I'm saying? A fat boy, like, you know what I mean? Like, you know, I gotta always have the dawn.

You know, women like that little belly. But I do want to lose some weight and I am losing weight. But most importantly, I want to be healthy and fit. You know, when you work out,

you feel good. You make better decisions. You know what I'm saying? And you deal with stress better. You know what I'm saying? People do those crash diets. That doesn't out, you feel good. Right. You make better decisions, you know what I'm saying? And you deal with stress better, you know what I'm saying? Because people do those crash diets. That doesn't necessarily make you feel good. No, yeah. The dieting, you know, you got to do, you got to do, you should always do because you got to eat clean.

Yeah, just eat healthier. Yeah, eat healthier. Working out, I feel like it makes you, like, it's just. More energy. More energy, feel good. And, you know say if you got a wife or a lady at home

they gonna appreciate that too yeah it makes you better in bed yeah all that you've increased your stamina it's kinda hard to eat healthy with finger lickings right in your back yeah that's very hard

finger lickings lord no listen it's not bad that's not true cause there's healthy things you can get on that menu you have to healthy stuff the fried lobster

that's what I want and speaking of finger licking, there should be a big announcement coming soon. You never know, DJ Khaled might be involved in that finger licking business. Wow.

I told E-Clock they need to franchise that thing. It's really, shout out to E-Clock because that's really an amazing spot. I should have finger licking for my birthday in Miami.

Nah, it's off the chain. They get it. It's off the chain. Now you say you deal with stress. What kind of stress are you dealing with? I'm looking at your jewelry collection right now. He didn't pay for that. You didn't see the lawsuit? Oh yeah, and speaking of that lawsuit, you know what I like about that lawsuit?

He said you owe him a hundred grand. What I like about lawsuits is, you know, it's so good that we all read it because I want to educate the youth. First of all, they're liars. Second of all, they're liars. Second of all, I learned with success, people can actually wake up in the morning and say, I'm going to sue you.

Right now, Envy can wake up tomorrow and say, I'm going to sue Khaled. Or you can say, yes, sir. Or somebody can say, I'm pregnant by this guy. But that doesn't mean they're going to win the lawsuit. That doesn't mean they're right. So what they do is people do that to try to trick you, to try to extort you. You know what I'm saying?

And the problem is DJ Khaled owes nobody no money. First of all, I have so much jewelry. I got more jewelry. And it's not even about the jewelry. It's jewelry. What is jewelry? You know what I'm saying But at the end of the day

At the end of the day But I want to teach everybody A word real quick Got you Because I can't talk too much About the case But there's a thing called Counter sue

And that's what we're doing And there's a thing called Victory And there's a thing called You know You'll see And that's all it is You know what I'm saying

So for people who don't know There's a lawsuit A jew you know, you'll see. And that's all it is. You know what I'm saying? So for people who don't know, there's a lawsuit at Jewelers saying that you requested this jewelry and then you never returned it and kept it and didn't pay for it. It sounds like they gave Cal some jewelry to promote. Cal promoted it. Now, Envy, I'm going to be honest with you. I don't know what they're talking about because I'm very, honestly, I'm very confused. There's not a truth. Envy, there's not a truth. There's not even a drop of truth about what they're saying.

Wow. And I don't want to talk too much, but at the end of the day, you know, you got to play the game. But, you know, it costs to play the game. See, that's why people don't countersue and fight back because it costs to have a litigator. And guess what? I'm ready to play. You know what I'm saying? i'm ready to play you know what i'm saying i'm ready to play that game and then the truth will come out and then not even just that i don't care you know what i'm saying but they're liars do you get your money back after you you

know oh no it's gonna you're gonna you're gonna see a lot of stuff and you know what uh get in line you know what i'm saying like because um if you think you're gonna play dj callan that's never happening you know i'm saying if you think you're gonna sue play DJ Khaled, that's never happening. You know what I'm saying? If you think you're going to sue DJ Khaled, that's never happening. Because I don't know what you're talking about. You know what I'm saying? I don't know what your plan is. It ain't happening. I promise you that.

I never thought I'd hear DJ Khaled say, don't play DJ Khaled. He's saying, please play me. Play some DJ Khaled. Don't play no DJ Khaled. Y'all crazy. Y'all crazy Y'all crazy Wow Alright

So what other stress Do you deal with Other than that man I mean first of all That's not stress to me But You look nice and tan And happy

Thank you Well When I say stress I'm talking about You know Everybody got the same stress It's called life You know what I'm saying

But you know What I've been doing lately Is and that's why My album's called I Changed A Lot Is I've been changing Meaning as in I'm gonna enjoy my life You know what I've been doing lately is and that's why my album's called I changed a lot is um I've been changing meaning as in I'm gonna enjoy my life. You're saying even if uh, you know, uh We got a deal with just trials and tribulations or or if it's you know bills or if it's you have a lot of people's Careers in your hands. I got a lot of people careers in my. And that is that I'm running an empire, a successful company, a successful brand. And I've been blessed.

And I've been blessed just to have been around great people. So when I say stress, I'm talking about just everyday stuff. You know what I'm saying? But I'm going to enjoy life. And I encourage everybody else to enjoy it. If it's playing basketball, if it's swimming, if it's hanging more time with your kids. You know what I'm saying? If it's enjoying the music you make even enjoy it more You know I mean it's about having fun coming on the morning show having fun. You know I mean don't take too serious

Excuse my language. I'm sure you're gonna edit that out. You're saying but you know what I mean don't take you know I mean ain't that serious. You talking stress right so now you got the stress of let's just say Berman little Wayneinn, they split. Do you go Birdman or Lil Wayne? Because that's got to be a decision. First of all, those two guys, that's family to me. Lil Wayne, that's my brother. Birdman, that's family.

And at the end of the day, it's not my business. And I do pray for greatness and everything work out. It's not my business. And at the end of the day, those two people know who I am. And I don't get involved. You know, you know, I feel like people that, you know, comments, it's not their business. You know what I'm saying? And at the end of the day is, you know, I pray for the best.

And I pray for the best just for the culture alone because they so successful. And those are mentors to me and people I look up to and and musically so um shout a little way That's my brother right there bird man. Shout out to bird man. It's my brother. Those are family I'm saying so I pray for the best they divide the company like Kanye. He had to choose between J I'm we the best you're saying but that's my that's I promote them every day. That's family No, I'm not signed to Cash Money at all. Oh, you're off of Cash Money now. Yeah, I've been off for a minute.

And it's not that I'm here to promote that I've been off. No, we just asking. No, I'm not that type of person. You're still affiliated, you feel like. That's family. Lil Wayne and Burman, that's family. You know what I'm saying? Y'all know that.

The world know that. But no, it's just we the best. And nothing negative nothing everything is beautiful yeah i didn't know that i thought you were still trying to cash money that's why i thought the hold up on the album was no there was never a hold up on the album um this time you know i wanted to drop the album last year the only reason why i didn't drop it last year because i felt like and i told y'all this last time i felt like i wanted to give the people more music um because sometimes when you drop the album, the commercial stops. You know what I'm saying?

I learned that. Yeah, I heard you were depressed because Meek stole Nicki from you. Oh, no. Y'all crazy. That's true applause. Y'all crazy. First of all, shout out to Meek Mills and shout out to Nicki Minaj. I think that's an amazing couple out there.

Another powerful couple. And, you know, that's my brother and that's my sister, you know. I know everybody throws their little jokes around because i i proposed to nikki you know you have done that still now you think now that you see them as a couple could you i mean you still have done that same i mean i would if i would have did it this time i would tell me because out of respect you know what i'm saying out of respect you ain't called safari out of respect you don't get that reset listen i i mean you know what i'm saying they promote in this relationship you know what I'm saying? They promote in this relationship.

You know what I'm saying? So out of respect, I would have called me. But at the same time, you know, when I did the Nicki thing, that was a whole excitement for the fans. And it's the connection with the record. And that's what I do. You know, Khaled, you know what I'm saying? When I make my records, I always try to make it exciting if it's the way I present it.

You know, I'm out here presenting on The Breakfast Club on The Big Morning Show. That's excitement. I just don't want to drop a record and say, hey, I dropped a record. Nah, I got to do it big. Shout out to iHeartRadio and the whole team. You said something interesting. You said that when you drop your album, the commercial stops. Why is it hard to promote songs

off the album once the album's out? I think that's the way the game was structured in the last 10 years. You know what I mean? And it takes us power players to change it and that's what i'm doing right now um because you know when i drop albums i have so many more hit records on there and i think it's also on a budget standpoint for um well me i'm you know i'm we the best so you know i control Everything I want to do You know what I'm saying So

But for other people It might be a budget Where they're like I don't want to promote And pay for another video Or another single You know how that goes But me

I want to I don't want no rules Like it should be no rules And I think that's where The game is going anyways You know I feel like CDs now Are dinosaurs

You know what I'm saying Like let's keep it real when's the last time you popped a cd in your whip we don't i don't even have a cd player in my laptop at home that's what i'm trying to tell you but that's what i'm saying so think about what these people do for you so i'm saying is we more bosses and we bossing up even more so let's change the game and when i say change the game make it better you know i mean if technology's making it where itunes well i'm gonna change the format of marketing it better. You know what I mean? If technology's making it, we're iTunes, well, I'm going to change the format of marketing. You know what I mean?

I might want to come out with five number one singles and then drop the album. Got you. You know what I'm saying? Why do it the old school way? Because people are focused on first week numbers so much. Yeah, well, you shouldn't be focused just on first week numbers. You should be focused on your whole run. And I'm not even talking about the album.

I'm talking about your career. You know what I'm saying? You think it's because you're a DJ? Because, like, you know, usually if somebody drops an album, like a big shot or whatever, we listen to the whole body of work. You think it's because a DJ, people don't listen to your whole body of work? Not with me. I don't think that with me.

I think when people buy my album, they listen to the whole album because I make some amazing records. You put a lot of people together, too. Yeah, I put a lot of people together, but I make amazing records. You know what i'm saying but um even with like you say um when uh solo artists drop their album i feel like when the album drops i feel like the commercial stops it does i feel that's how i feel like let's keep it real like you know you're the excitement the first week you go to the breakfast club you do uh revolt you do that and then the album drop, do you see them? Nah. Like J. Cole quietly went platinum in scenes.

That's what I'm saying. So I'm just changing the game because I know what the fans want and the people want because I'm a fan of hip hop. So I know what I would want. I want more of my favorite artists or more of my favorite guy that make the anthems. I want more. You know what I'm saying? The same way they listen to your morning show.

They're going to want more. You know what I'm saying? Gotcha. Now, you were in Vegas for the fight, of course. Did you bet some money on the fight? I ain't bet on this fight, but I was with Floyd Mayweather. I wanted Floyd to win, and I respect his legacy and his wins. And, you know, I was telling a friend of mine,

it's crazy how many people would actually want Floyd to lose because he won so much. Right. And I think all of us in this room can relate to that. You know, when you win so much, it's sad that somebody actually wants you to lose because you won so much. But when you're on your way winning, they're like, Envy, go, go.

And then you win. Okay, you won enough. Oh, now you're winning too much. You see what I'm saying? So I can relate. You know what I'm saying? Because you know how we do it. Every year we come in with a hit.

Would you want to see a rematch with Pacquiao? I would love to see it because, you know what I'm saying, I think that would be great for the people. But at the end of the day, you know, Florida's a champ, man. When you're watching box, you know, Envy, I think you said something on Instagram or Twitter, you know, how people got boxing confused. The point is not to get hit, right?

Absolutely. And the point is to get his main hits in to get points. And, of course, you would love a knockout, but the whole goal is who wins or who loses. Floyd wins, so he mastered the craft of winning. You know what I'm saying? It might not be like the way we used to love watching Tyson knock somebody out in one second.

I love watching them fight. But at the end of the day, when Tyson won, he won. When Floyd wins, he wins. It's just different ways of winning. I think the reason people don't like Floyd though is because he's the bad guy. And you can't have it both ways. If you're the self-proclaimed bad guy, you're the villain. You got to play that role.

And I wouldn't say he's a bad guy. I'm just saying he just won so much. You know what I'm saying? Think about it. They made him a villain after that. Yeah, because, you know, when you win so much and you get so much money, people just start hating and you know You know the rule the more hate you have the more love you have the more hate you have the more money you have

You know I'm saying that's part of success if you can't deal with success because not everybody can deal with it. I can Yeah deal with it I can hey cool I'm blessed I'm successful at the end of the day is who gonna pay your bills you know I mean who gonna take care your children we're gonna take care your family I want to know you are so you shouldn't have to worry about nobody you said no I ain't flying yet but I'm really thinking about it now just in case what happened and then your tour bus blows up. Yeah, and on the way over here, I don't know if you heard, just to do this morning show, you know, I went to, leaving Vegas, I came straight here to do your morning show.

So it took me, it takes two days, two drivers, nonstop. But this time it took me. You're just getting in from the fight? I'm just getting in. I'm just getting in. I'm not lying to you. It took me four days. This time I was on the side of the road for two days straight.

I lost seven pounds to be on the side of the road. No lie. You were on the side of the road. Three flat tires in a row. And then we blew the turbo on the bus. And you know, when you drive from Vegas to New York, you're going to go through deserts. So you're going to be in the middle of nowhere. But I put an Instagram out two days ago.

I'm really thinking about flying again. It sounds like the hip-hop version. Nah, it's getting out of hand. I'm going to figure it out. I'm going to figure it out. It sounds like the hip-hop version of Final Destination. You had plane trouble, then you had bus trouble, now you got car trouble. Yeah, I mean, you know, that's why I changed the album

and the and the concept of it is my real life and i feel like i am changing and for me to think about flying again that's part of my change process and um i want to overcome my fear i'm scared take yourself a nice sleeping pill yeah no i'm gonna figure it out with some the other day i was hanging with somebody like cali take three xanaxes in a row you know what i'm saying or or you know what i'm saying i told you before i might have a uh go see saying? Or, you know what I'm saying? I told you before, I might have a, go see a doctor,

maybe, you know, tell the promoter I need to have a nurse with me. Put her on first class with me. You know what I'm saying? This is ridiculous. You know,

I'm gonna figure it out. But you a righteous man. Replace your fear with love. You're right. Pray to Allah, get on the plane. I'm not, I don't think I'm worried

about the plane doing something because God is the greatest. You know what I'm saying? But I think I just, I don't want to have a about the plane doing something because God is the greatest you're saying But I think I just I don't want to have a panic attack Anxiety yeah exactly So imagine me being on the plane feeling like I'm having a you're saying and I'm you know I don't want to do that to myself and people on the plane either That's the real issue. Right. Oh, my gosh. Well, at least if you die, you'll die a legend. Don't say that.

Why would we even put that in the air, guys? We ain't never going to do that. No, we ain't never doing it. We forever. You got a great reason. Oh, my gosh. Some people crash in the plane. You don't get enough.

No, we forever. All right, that's enough. You're making it worse. We forever. Now, let's talk about this complex interview that you did. Now, we saw your sneaker closet. Oh, yeah, yeah. You have 10,000 pairs of sneakers?

I think I told the lady 10,000, but it's definitely in that range. That's crazy. Because the sneaker room you see I have, I've been working on that for a minute, but I have two, three other rooms that's filled with sneakers, and I have a storage filled with sneakers. I've been collecting sneakers all my life. Since I'm a

baby, before I even knew I was collecting them. You know what I mean? You don't ever sell any of them? No, but I have been trading lately. Like lately, I've been doing little trades, you know, because,

you know, I got, you know, it's amazing how big the sneaker culture is and it's like I'm meeting like, you know,

young kings and how these kids come and they actually want to trade so I feel like it's fun to trade a sneaker. They get something they want, I get something I want or I might have an extra one so I feel like, you know what I mean, trading with the youth is fun. What sneaker don't you have though that you want to trade. So I feel like it's fun to trade a sneaker. They get something they want. I get something I want or I might have an extra one.

So I feel like, you know what I mean, trading with the youth is fun. What sneaker don't you have though that you want? There's some sneakers out there I don't have. Like I don't have the M&M's.

I want the M&M's. Oh, okay. You know what I'm saying? There's a few sneakers I want out there I haven't got. I'm going to get to them but I just love putting a pair of fresh sneaks on

anytime I want and at the same time, Envy, you know how it is. Like imagine having five pairs of Jordans from 2006 right and you wear them

in 2015 and come back and wear them in 2020 you know what I'm saying and still have two fresh ones in the closet

that's dope but the problem is you know what you don't wear them anymore like I got when LeBron's came out I got so many

pair of LeBron's that I don't even know the colors of them yeah me came out, I got so many pale LeBron's that I don't even know the colors of them. Yeah, me too. They hurt my feet. They hurt, yeah. You got so many sneakers. It gets to a point, I'm always late, I just grab the closest sneakers.

And wear the same ones all the time. As many sneakers I got, I wear, like, the same three or four of them, the ones I put downstairs. But, you know, if you got a video or, you know, you about to do a show or somebody, you know, somebody's a sneakerhead, you're going to pull out one of them boys. Right. You know what I'm saying? But I'm like Envy said, like, I wear the same two, three ones every day. The ones I love and, you know, but once in a while. But I think it's just more the love for it.

You know what I mean? It's like collecting records, being a DJ. We don't ever want to get rid of our records. Even though you're using Serato right yeah and I'm so happy I came up in the era of vinyl you know I mean and that nothing that not the downgrade or disrespect the new generation but it's so important for them to understand what that is because it's it's so amazing did you carry your own crates all my own crazy carry 25 crates those crates did you used to carry for them before you got on

20 yo and when I said DJ with the crates I used to have 25 crates. I'm not lying I used to um, you know later on I each have this one crate called don't play with me cuz that crate would be like The the quick set if I only had but but if I had to do a club and it was all cabaret, I'd have 25 because I would go in an old school segment, new school, reggae, classics, things you wouldn't think I could do. You know what I mean? I just love having the access to the music. What DJs used to carry your crates? You know, that's the initiation Before they get on From Miami you know A lot of the young DJs That's doing their thing right now

They came up under The Cabot umbrella We the best umbrella From either carrying my crates Or helping me carry my crates Or opening it up for me Or you know Giving opportunities

I feel like it's important To give people opportunities You know what I'm saying It's hard now Because now you don't need Nobody to carry crates anymore So how do these young DJs I never understood dj's got so chubby when y'all was doing all that heavy lifting going upstairs yeah because you're up late at night we eat late

man eating fried food yeah diners you know how that is is it hard to promote artists because you got like uh vato you got ace hood yes you got movado. Do they be like, yo, why you ain't put me on that record? You saw Charlamagne and Movado? I still don't know Movado. Yo, so crazy, I'm watching it and I'm like, I want you to jump in and say, yo, he said this. You know what I'm saying? You did good. I did good. I was wearing Trump in the video, like, yo, he said this. Charlamagne, what was

going on? Nah, I think all my artists, you know what I'm saying, a lot of them have been on records and on the album, but I think, you know what I'm saying, a lot of them have been on records and on the album, but I think when it comes to a Khaled album, I think it's important not only to feature some of my artists on the album because they'll always be on the album, but I feel like for them to be even bigger is for them to do what I did and create anthems,

and I'll be there to help create the anthems with them, or they might find the anthem and create it, and I'll be there to help support it anthems with them or they might find the anthem and create it and I'll be there to help support it but I think it's important for everybody to be who they are Ace to be Ace

and McVado to be McVado and Vado to be Vado and Khaled to be Khaled but then you know we're all we the best and we're gonna promote each other and cross promote each other

I think that's how a successful empire should be and I think you'll respect the artists more, too. And, you know, don't get it twisted. You know what I'm saying?

They're going to be on Khaled records. Nah, but Khaled, like, think about it. I'm one of your artists. Yeah. Your first single has Wayne Drake and Chris Brown. Right. I want in. Of course.

And if you don't, you'd be crazy. Now, how do you say no? It ain't saying no. It's called, it is what it is. It ain't no disrespect. Like, if you take it in a disrespectful way, that means you have insecurity of yourself. Because I don't take it as disrespect if somebody say, if Ross don't put me on his album, even though I'm a part of it. Like, I don't take that as a disrespect.

Or if one of your artists does something with another DJ, you're not going to be mad. Oh, no. I promote for them to do that. Like, my artists that's one thing and if you've been with me from day one I'd be like

make sure you do all the DJ's records make sure you do every drop Ace Hood is good at that yeah Ace Hood he came from the birth Ace Hood will call me

all the time I feel like Ace Hood delivers but that I don't f*** you record was tough but for whatever reason it didn't like well I think that record

I think that record is about to open the doors for his next record and speaking of ace hood he got his new single about to come out and it's gonna be real big god willing um and i'm very excited about it he's very excited about it so be ready for a new ace hood single um he's been in the studio and if you've been watching he's been in the gym what he's been doing is he's been recording so much and been in the gym so much he's getting ready for that ace hood takeover and and and i'm excited about it because i obviously y'all know i've been believing in ace hood from day one and um i think he's one you know

one of the new generation greatest um his delivery and i think his next single is going to be huge do you feel like a lot of DJs support each other like when they put out albums and put out singles do you feel like I think I think I think I think they're starting to do more of it now um back in the days I think they wasn't um I think they're doing more of it now because of um every DJ got a record that's why they have to and and and not even just that like i think you know the new thing out there you know you get exposed as a hater when you don't do it right who wants to be a hater so now you're exposed you're not supporting and you can support and and and and

the record will be successful at least you're supported right it's about opportunities and support system. The music's going to speak for itself. You cannot stop a hit record. Sometimes people have too much pride, too. That's what I tell people every day. You cannot stop a hit record. If it's going to go, it's going to go.

And I'm living proof of that. You see what I'm saying? And I'm not talking about just Khaled or any artist. We might not like the person. You can't stop a hit record. If it's going to go, it's going to go. But don't be a hater because then you're exposed.

Then we look at you like a boy. Right. You see what I'm saying? Like, what? We're going to look at you. That's the boy. You know what I'm saying? Why are we going to do that? So you either want to be somebody that's going to show love and support

and respect that or you're going to be a hater. to show love and support and respect that, or you're going to be a hater. I know, because Envy got a hot single with Rico Love. I like that song a lot. Well, you know, Envy, he's been doing this for a long time. But I feel like Envy don't be trying to get people to play his record. I don't call nobody. Exactly.

And that's what I'm saying. That's the difference between DJ Cal and me. Sometimes people have too much pride. Well, Envy, you should. You should. I just don't. You know what it is? Because if I support you and your stuff and any DJ out there, I expect the same.

And if you don't, like you said. They might not be paying attention, though. No, there's boys. They believe me. They're paying attention. We on the number one show in the world. That's right. But listen, don't get twisted.

There's boys out there now. Don't get twisted. Now, but you should have your team do that. Right. You know what I'm saying? It means more when you call. No, you got to do it yourself too, but you got to have a team still. Because I'm going to call all the time.

You know that. I ain't got no problem doing that. But I got to have a team. You want me to make some calls for you, Envy? No, I'm good. Okay. You know what I'm saying? It's important.

And that's part of building your brand and your empire. You know what I mean? You got to have your team. Of course, you got to be hands-on that's why uh we the best have been so successful is because i made sure i was hands on i agree and if jay-z can call people about title you can call me about your love right now it's like you create your own you know we've created a platform where we necessarily don't need the same amount of calls that they do we that's still a good thing to do. I need everybody. It's bigger than what it is. So if you help, if you look out, you do. If not...

Now, what about artists, like when you hit them up to get on a song, are people generally like, yes, I got to do it for Khaled? Or is there ever... Oh, no, that's definitely not true. But... Because I would think artists would be nervous. Like, man, I don't want to not do this song for Khaled. And then...

I think now... I'm going to give you a real talk. I feel like the more artists that's been out in our era, meaning as in, you know what I mean? You would be surprised. The newer generation is harder than the big boys. Really? I don't think the new generation respect you.

No, they respect. Don't get twisted. You know what I'm't think the new generation respect you as much. No, they respect. Don't get twisted. You know what I'm saying? They gotta respect. You know what I'm saying? I don't think they would want to be on the salad record.

Of course. But you'd be surprised of the process to get it done and to do certain things. You know, I come from, you know, the real era. And the reason why I say the real era is because it's where it got created from.

You see what I'm saying? You know, I listen to Nas, Biggie, and Jay-Z, and Tupac, and Rick Ross. You know what I'm saying? That's what I listen to. You know what I'm saying? And everybody else comes second. You see what I'm saying? So I come from the code the code you know and respect

the code i feel like the generation they're not been they're not been raised with the code of respect of the code like some people will do boys and think it's cool so you can't do boys with dj callan you can't do boys with dj envy you can't do boy y'all you just can't because we're gonna put them in place and they're gonna respect you after that because nobody some people won't tell them and say that's wrong or you know i mean or you know what we ain't doing nothing or i can show you better than i can tell you. You see what I'm saying? Me, I come from a code and respect. And me making my records has always been love. Has anybody done that to you?

Turned you down? We ain't here about you having to slap nobody. Like, didn't slap Drake. No, I never got turned. I don't think I've never got turned down. I probably wasn't available at that time. Because sometimes I can't do a record with somebody I wanted to, but I might did it two years later. And I'm cool with that. Right, because sometimes I can't do a record with somebody wanted to buy my did it two years later

Right, and I'm cool with that right because sometimes people have an album coming out Yeah, it'd be something but you know and then you know you started to learn, you know You know some people might want to get in the way of the greatness You know I mean and and I'm sure y'all know about stuff like that and it might not be a no But it might be somebody want to get in the way of it. You know when somebody's curving you though. Of course.

And you know when people curve me or if they did curve me it ain't, I don't sweat it. That's their loss. You know what I'm saying? I know what I'm worth.

But they can always come back, can they come back after that or is it dead to you? I ain't got no problem with them. You know what I'm saying? I only have a problem with you if you really do some boy shit.

Now let me ask you, you mentioned something you said the younger artists or the artists that come out now, it's a lot harder. They feel a different. Could it be because they don't respect the craft like a lot of the other ones do? Like I look at the Freestyle Friday, right? Whether it's Fabulous or Jadakiss. Right. And you could tell that they love the craft.

But like sometimes some of these new artists it seems like they do it for the money. Right. Because you can tell how they're making their songs and how they're moving. Yeah, I think it's not their fault because I love the new artists. You know what I'm saying? I got them on my records and I'm a fan of them. But I think some of them haven't been fully educated, right? And it's not their fault because the the way the game is now it's just

changed it's changed a lot yeah it changed a lot it's just facts it's changed from selling records it's changed these new artists don't even want record deals no more right you know what i'm saying no i'm just saying but i'm saying it's changed you see i'm saying back in the days you wanted to be on def jam or you know i'm saying or a bad boy or you know i'm or, you know what I'm saying, or Bad Boy. You know what I'm saying? Now, you know, it's changed. So they wasn't raised with this new thing. Everything is at the table for them.

Right. You know what I mean? You know, even with the getting money, it's just there now. It's not the same legwork that they had to put in previously. You got to remember, I come from the era where there was no Instagram, where I had to go, you know,

to each club or each radio station, sit out front, get my record on a mixtape or press up, like, I come from a grind. You see what I'm saying? Not saying they're not grinding,

but it's a lot more comfortable and accessible for them right now. I can sit at home on my laptop, do a song and and and and they might feel like they're doing a lot man man man if you took that old school grind and put it with technology you'd be out of here right that's what we are like you know i'm young you're saying so i'm i love how much i've learned from coming from hip-hop to now like I put the grind to this new going on I'm unstoppable

You should say and I do bigger business decisions and and doing because I know what's right These guys they wasn't raised like that. It's just it is what it is. You know saying like it's just the truth Who's that on your shirt? Oh this is a classic. This is the hall of fame Oh it's Larry Johnson. Oh okay okay okay It's just the truth. Who's that on your shirt? Oh, this is a classic. This is at Hall of Fame. Oh, it's Larry Johnson. Oh, okay, okay, okay. It's a company called Hall of Fame,

and they make everything classic. I used to think I was Larry Johnson. My father's name is Larry. My middle name is Larry, and I'm from the Carolinas. You used to think you were everybody. I used to have the part in the middle of my hair. I had a Larry Johnson jersey. You thought he was Tyrese? You thought he was Tyrese at one time.

Jeezy at one time Jeezy y'all crazy y'all crazy Rick Ross has identity crisis so do I y'all think we somebody at one different time y'all crazy man

but we appreciate you for joining us and thank you for premiering debuting your brand new song your summer anthem and while I'm here I want to thank y'all

because you know last time I did a premiere it was Hold You Down and I appreciate it it went number one it went number one and the plan is for this one to go number one. And I want to announce to the world on the morning show,

Hold You Down is officially gold. You know what I'm saying? The plaque's about to come. I'm excited about that, another victory. And we're going to do it again with How Many Times, and we're going to keep winning. And the album's called Change the Lie, and thank you, and God is the greatest.

And Callie will be here next year promoting another single from my Change the Line. That's right. That's right. Not this album. We're holding on to it for whatever reason.

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