The Daily Show: Ears Edition - Russia Slides Into Americans' DMs to Suppress the Black Vote | Pusha T

Episode Date: December 19, 2018

New York lifts its ban on nunchucks, Dulce Sloan reacts to Russia's attempt to manipulate African-American voters, and Pusha T discusses his Grammy-nominated album "Daytona." Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Thank you for coming out. I'm Trevor Noah. My guest tonight is a rap icon who put out one of my favorite albums this year. Push Your T is here, everybody. Very much on the show. And I'm not going to lie, after he's beefed with Drake, I'm a little nervous to year. Pusha T is here, everybody! I'm trying to watch on the show. And I'm not going to lie, after he's beef with Drake, I'm a little nervous to interview him because we've all seen what he can do to Lyskin Brothers. But first, let's catch up on today's headlines.

There's a ton of stuff in the news today. CBS announced it was firing Les Moonvez without paying him his $120 million in severance. Japan has said it's getting back into the military game, building its first aircraft carrier since World War II. Yeah. So basically Japan is like Louis C.K. They're like, okay, we did something bad, but I think enough time has passed. Got to get back in the game now. And if you love weapons, and the news of the Trump administration banning bump stocks has you sad, well New York State is about to turn that frown upside down. A federal judge rules New York's statewide ban on Nunchux is unconstitutional under

the Second Amendment. The ban on the martial arts weapon was adopted in 1974. There were fears the popularity of Kung Fu films would lead to criminals, especially young gang members using Nunchucks. Yes!! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! th, th, th, thi- thi- thi- thi- thi- th- th- th- th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, thi-in, thi-in, thi-in, thi-in, thi-in, thi-in, thi-in, that, that that that that that that that that that that that that that that to criminals, especially young gang members, using nunchucks. Yes! Do you hear that people? Nunchaks are back, baby! It's back!

It's back! Back! What? I feel like I'm 14 years old again. I'm going to buy some nunchucks and then go home and masturbate furiously. And all of this is happening thanks to the lawsuit of one very committed New Yorker. Cowabonger dude. Thank you.

I will say, I will say New York clearly has its priorities off. Like it's taking forever to legalize weed but nunchucks are now fair game. Like of all the cities in America, New York is the worst place to legalize weed, but nun chucks are now fair game? Like of all the cities in America, New York is the worst place to legalize nunchucks. Everyone is already highly strong, and now you're throwing in ninja tools? Like, subway fights are about to get real. Like, the only good thing about New York is that it's maybe too crowded

to actually pull your arm out. So people are going to be in the the the the the the the the train be in the train be in the the the t the train be in the t the t the t train in train in train in train in train in train train train train train train train train, train, train train, train, train, train, throwing is throwing is throwing is, throwing is, throwing is, throwing is, throwing is, throwing is, throwing is throw throw throw throw throw throw throw throw throw throw throw throw. throw. throw. throw, throw, to be to be to be to be to be to be to be train, train, train, train, train, to trown, true.. true. true. true. to true. to true is true, true, man, if I had two feet, oh man, you, like you, oh, and you fuck off lady, I would be, oh, you, I swear to God, once this train clears out after Canal Street, I'm gonna kick all your ass. For now, I'm just gonna make the Bruce Lee's towns. Whah! Woo, woo! Wah! I will say, tho, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I.. I.. I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, like, the one benefit of Nunchaks is that it's the only weapon that hurts the user more than the victim.

I like that. Yeah, it'd just be like someone mugging you like, give me all your mug, give me all your, ah, ah, ah, give me all your, ah, ah, ah, ah. Yeah, if I'm in a Nunchak, there's a 50% chance that I'm gap between men and women. It's really the worst gap after the baby gap. Nothing in my size. And today, the World Economic Forum released a study saying that the gender wage gap is going away. Yeah.

Yeah. In 202 years. Sorry, I should have led with that part Yeah, which let's be honest is bad news for everyone who's alive today Because it means at this rate. We won't live to see the gap close. All right. Well except for Jennifer Lopez Who's the only person aging slowly enough? Yeah because in 200 years. She'll be like what 57? No wait I think? No, wait, 58, sorry, 58. Moving on to some technology news, it turns out people hate it. People are slashing tires, throwing rocks, pointing guns, at self-driving cars.

People in Arizona have recorded 21 incidents of this in the past two years. Now, the Arizona Republic reports in other cases, people stood in front of the vehicles to prevent them from driving, yelled at them, chase them, and forced them off the road. The article says people appear to be frustrated by their presence. People are chasing and yelling at cars. I'm pretty sure this has less to do with self-driving cars and more to do with Arizona's meth problem. Because someone shouting at a car just sounds like a crazy guy who's seen Transformers way too many times.

He's like, hey, you Bumblebee? You Bumblebee? I know you're Bumblebee. I know you're there. I kind of understand it, though. It's got to mess with you when you have road rage, but then there's no one to direct it at. You're just driving in your car, you're like, you cut me off, you invisible, asshole, you not even hear a piece of shit. You know what man, I just throw a rock at you.

And finally in headlines, the world's worst charity, the world's worst charity has closed its doors. President Trump will be closing down his charity, the Donald J. Trump Foundation. It was sued by New York's Attorney General over claims that Donald Trump's children abused its tax-exempt status and violated campaign finance laws. We have a tweet here from the New York State AG Attorney General's office. The foundation functioned as little more than a checkbook to serve Mr. Trump's interests. Our lawsuit remains ongoing.

That's right. Donald Trump's charity, which frequently spent money on Donald Trump, has been forced to shut down. Which makes sense, I mean, if the beneficiary of the charity has become president, I think the charity has done his job. It's time to shut it down. Yeah, it's the same way all the people who used to send me a dollar when I was back in Africa stopped paying me when I became host of the Daily Show. It's done.

Yeah, it worked out. And if you're saying, hey, Trevor, weren't you already successful before you got this job? What the fuck are charity was the women who agreed to have sex with him. But, but, but this is real. This is real. And it turns out the Trump Foundation did a lot of shady shit

that caught the eye of investigators. Like when Trump used $12,000 from his charity to buy himself a helmet signed by Tim Tibo. Which is something even Tim Tibo wouldn't want. And he even spent $10,000 charity dollars to buy a portrait of himself to hang up in his own golf club. Yeah. I mean, at this point, the least the man can do is donate that painting to a child. Yeah, free nightmares for the rest of your life. All right, let's move on to our main story. 2018 is almost over.

But it feels like the whole country is still nursing a hangover from the 2016 presidential election. Trump is still obsessed with Hillary. Mullah is still investigating Trump. And Democrats are about to launch a s the the the the the next the next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next... the next. the next. the next. the next. the next. the next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next. It's toenessessessessessessessessessessessessessessessessenessessessenessenessessenessenessenessenessenessenessenesseness. their. their. their. their. their. the next. the next. the next. to. to. to. to. to. to. I. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. Wea. to. Wea. I. are about to launch a slew of new investigations into his campaign. It feels like a billion years from now, just before the sun dies out, the last thing you will hear before the universe goes silent is, no collusion.

And then there'll be one more Avengers movie, and then it's over. But now, over two years later, we're still learning about how deep the Russian rabbit hole goes. Russia's interference in the election is a serious thing, especially because they targeted one group in particular. This is really important what I'm about to tell you right now, because there's new information. Two new reports commissioned by the Senate Intelligence Committee looked at data provided by Facebook, by Twitter and Google, and they found that they were trying to suppress African-American

votes. The Russian set up 30 Facebook pages targeting African-Americans, specifically 10 YouTube channels, 571 videos related to police violence against African Americans. Some of these posts distorted the record of Hillary Clinton and former president Barack Obama. Facebook ads were targeted at users who had shown interest in particular topics, including black history, the Black Panther Party and Malcolm X. The Russian accounts used voter suppression tactics, encouraging black voters to stay home or vote

for Jill Stein. Oh man, that is so insulting for Jill Stein. Even in Russia they're like, stay home or vote for Jill Stein is same. Same thing. Same thing. It's almost like the phrase vote for Jill Stein, is this just the new way of saying waste of time, you know? Like one kid is going to be like, but dad I want to be a DJ, but like no son of

mine is going to vote for Jill Stein his life away, okay? But that's right. It turns out the Russians spent a lot of efforts specifically trying to convince black Americans not to vote. Like, look at this meme that they put out. This is a real meme that they found came from the Russians. And it says, before you vote, listen to MJ. All I want to say is that they don't really care about us. And I feel bad for Michael. The man died 10 years ago, and now Vladimir Putin is using him as a propaganda tool.

Like, if you told Michael Jackson that some day, Michael Jackson that someday Russians would turn him into a meme to manipulate black people. You know what he would have said? He would have been like, what's a meme? Oh, kids like them? Show me how to make one. Too soon? And what's crazy is that sometimes the Russians went way beyond just putting out memes. They actually convinced people to do stuff in the real world.

One such operation convinced and paid martial arts instructor, Omawalei, to run self-defense classes for African-Americans. To quote, protect your rights, let them know black power matters. They convinced you. Very easily, very easily. Some of the things were, you know, sketchy, but at the end of the day, it's still fitness. What I love about this guy is that for him

and most fitness instructors, fitness just comes first, you know? It's like, the Russians, he's like, Yeah, but I mean, there was fitness. You could say anything to admit, they're getting their steps in. They're getting their steps in. For more on Russians reaching out to black Americans, we turn now to a real black American.

Our very own, Dulce Sloan, everybody. All those, I have to ask you, what do you make of this news? Trevor, I feel disgusted. I feel manipulated. And I feel special. Russia could have gone after anyone. Latinos, Asians, millennials, they said, we're going after the ones who count. Black people. Can you believe that? I mean, some white people actually do think black lives matter. Well, yeah, I hear what you're saying, but they were only paying attention so that they could manipulate the black vote.

Yeah, but at least they're paying attention to us. The only time our president notices us is when he's fighting with LeBron James on Twitter. I mean, Trump Trump tr Trump tr Trump tr Trump tr th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th they they's thi thu thu thi thi thi thi th th th th thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi th. th. I th. I th. I th, th, th, th, I's th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi on Twitter. I mean, Trump probably thinks that Martin Luther King's last name is Boulevard. But while Trump's ignoring black people, Putin's been looking at us from across the bar this whole time. I see you've laughed. I see you've laughed. On horseback with them tiny nipples. How'd you get that horse in this club? Okay, okay, I get it, but doesn't it bother you that Russia only did this to suppress the black vote? Trevor, you know who else suppresses America's black vote? America. Have you been to Georgia? They made it impossible for some black people to vote. Trevor, you know who else suppresses America's black vote? America.

Have you been to Georgia? They made it impossible for some black people to vote. At least Putin gave us a choice. Plus he's got that cute accent. He'd be like, beautiful brown woman. I promise not to kill you. Maybe. Ooh, I like danger.

So wait. So what you're saying is, even though Russia interfered in the election and maybe help Trump get elected, you're fine with it? Oh no, I'm not saying I'm fine with it. I'm just saying I appreciate the effort. In order to do this, they sat down and got to know black Americans, our likes, our dislikes, our culture. Do you know how hard it must be for a Russian to understand Amigos? You have to learn English and then forget it. I mean, that's the kind of work I want my government to put in.

Do you say Sloan, everybody. We'll be right back. John Stewart here. Unbelievably exciting news. My new podcast, the weekly show, we're We're gonna be talking about the election, economics, ingredient to bread ratio, on sandwiches. Listen to the weekly show with John Stewart, wherever you get your podcast.

Welcome back to The Daily Show. My guest tonight is a legendary rapper, whose latest album Daytona just received a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Album. Please welcome Push a T! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I'm so glad to finally have you here and most importantly congratulations on your Grammy nomination.

Thank you, thank you. Thank for having me. I'm so glad to finally have you here and most importantly congratulations on your Grammy nomination. Thank you, thank you. Wow, I felt really good about that. Yeah? I feel good about that. Yeah, I feel it good about that. Yeah, I feel good about that. Yeah, I feel it. I know people say things but you said about a year ago I honestly knew it. What was it about this album that made you feel like, yo, this is a Grammy nod? Man, we had the luxury of time. We had the luxury of time, which is why the album's entitled Daytona. That's my favorite watch, the Rolex Daytona. Right. And me and Kanye had the luxury of time. We really crafted it, we really just put our all into it, but we took th, which, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, th, th, th, th, th and th and th and th and th. thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi's thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, but we took our time. A lot of people have referred to you as your favorite rapper's favorite rapper. I am.

I am. Yeah, you're a lyricist. You create in a really organic way and it feels like hip hop is meant to feel. Yes. What's also interesting is you created an album that is shorter than most of the music we used to now. Like these days people are making albums like 20-like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, th, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, th, thi, thi, and thi, and their, their, and, and, and, and, and, thi, thi, their, their, their, their, their, their, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and the their their their thi............. thi. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th th th th th th th the the the th the the th th th that is shorter than most of the music we used to now. Like, these days people are making albums are like 20 tracks long and it's like an hour and a half and it doesn't end. And you came in and you were like, no, I'm going to make it punchy.

I'm going to make it short and I'm going to make it fire. Was that a specific decision that you made to buck the trend or were you just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just to to to to to to the to the the the you're just to their you're just to to their you're just to to to to to their you're just to the the the the to to to to the the the the the their their their you know, sometimes they have a lot to say so they make long albums, or they make long albums, so the streaming numbers, you know, go higher and it makes their sales bigger. And the music may be a little cheap. So, you know, just so people knew that we weren't playing those type of games, we made a shorter album, seven songs, straight to the point of all killer, no filler. Oh.

The, uh, the album has been met with, I mean, just resounding reviews from everyone. Yeah. Everyone from, you know, hip-hop. Genuinely it has. Like, I got to wrap out for the year. Yeah, a lot of people are saying that. A lot of people are saying that. And, uh love you. I mean, this was next level. Last week, you lost your Cartier bracelet in the crowd, right? And then one of your fans returned the bracelet to you. Yes. Such a great man. Is that a reflection of how good your music is or how lame your fans are?

Which one is it? I think he was just an honest guy. Right. But that's love love love th though though though though, right? You don't expect that to happen? No. I remember when 50 wasn't, was it like Angola or something? Yeah. He went in the chain? Yeah. And then like you came in, you were a gangster. But you never it back. Like, there's a special connection that you share with your fans. Do you think that as an artist you've managed to maintain that sense of being underground whilst being commercially successful?

Definitely. You know, I say that, you know, I go out and I perform in front of 2,000 people, right? And to me, those are like, they tell me what to their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their, their, their, their, their their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, as an their their their their their, as an their their, their their their their their, their their their their their their their their their their their their their, their their their their, their their their tha... thou, thou. tha. thou. thea. thou. theauuua. thou. thaua' thou. thea. thou. tha. tha. tha. th are like the coolest 2,000 people in the world. Like, they are like, they tell me what to wear, they tell me what to buy, they tell me it was fresh. I learn everything from those guys. Now, I can go, you know, during festival season and we're doing 40, 50,000 people. But it's something about those 2,000 that are just like really honed in and really, I don't I I I I I I I Ithem family. That's amazing, it sounds like you're a fan of your fans. For sure. I like that. They teach me everything.

That's a different way to see it. The album was powerful not just because of the lyrics, but also because of the music, but from the very beginning it was met with controversy because the album cover was something that polarized so many people. On the album cover you had the picture of the bathroom where Whitney Houston was found. And I mean, I remember when this came out. People were. No, no. That's not the bathroom when she was found. That was just her home bathroom. Right. Okay. And so this was Whitney Houston's bathroom. Yes. And a lot of people were like, why? Why that imagery? Um, I felt like, you know, this image this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this the the their their their their their their their their their their their their their their the bathroom? the bathroom? their their their their their the bathroom? the bathroom? the bathroom? the bathroom. the bathroom. the bathroom. the bathroom? the bathroom? the bathroom? the bathroom? the bathroom? W. the bathroom? W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W? W. W? W? W? W? W? W? W? W? W?, you know, this image spoke to exactly what's going on on the album. It's organized chaos, it's luxury, it's drugs, it's, it's, it's just chaos. Do you feel like you revel in that? Is that like a world?

Because you know what I find interesting about you is, you never strike me as somebody who doesn't seem out of control? Yeah. And yet what you rap about is everything that's happening in the world that's beyond your control? Is that conscious? Is that who you are? 100%? I mean, I make luxury street rap. And, you know, that's fascinating, luxury street rap. Yes. We're gonna talk about everything.

We're gonna talk about the good, the bad, the ugly, the benzes in jail, too. Wow. Talk about everything. You actually wrote a song when Meek Mill was in prison. And what would Meek Mil was in prison? Yeah, man, because I Meek Mill go to prison. And you know, a lot of the time people say about hip hop or sports or whatever,

especially as a black man in America, people go, I made it out. Right. You know, this is a life I get to live so that I don't get trapped in the life that was destined for me in many ways. When you saw Meek in that situation, was the part a part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part touched you where you were like, that's like close to home? Totally, because Meek is one of my favorite rappers. And he's like a rapper that I've watched, I watched them on DVDs, I watched them just come up as a kid. He was actually popping a wheelie in one of my first videos. Like when I first started, he was just like a kid on a bike in the neighborhood. And we was like, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, So to watch him, watch his rise, see how great he is as an MC.

And then him going through legal troubles for popping the Willie, actually. Right. It was terrible. And then, you know, now you see him now, and he's came out with his new album. And it's thrown through the roof. Everybody loves it. But it's like, man, he had to go through all of that just to get back to this point. It's amazing how it feels like the world that you've been in as Pusha T.

You have been at the epicenter of hip hop music and entertainment news over the past year. Yes. We cannot speak about Pusher tea Push-A-Tee without talking about the Drake beef, you know, like as soon as you sat down, the first thought I have in my head is, do I have a son that you want to tell me about, Push-Out? No, man. I just wondered one thing, and that was like, do you ever feel like, do you feel like rap battles or still are they still relevant in today's rap culture, or do you think that like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like like something that are still, are they still relevant in today's rap culture? Or do you think that like people have lost, like a sense of what they were or what they're supposed to be?

Because some people go, rap battles were around when, you know, when rap battles, and now rap therap, the rap battles. Now it's like the battles are more about that's over the edge. But people go, but there is no edge in a rap battle. There is no edge in rap battles. Everybody has to stop that narrative. It's terrible. Right. They're like ruining the game.

You know, in a rap battle, it's doggy dog. Right. And you just go for it. It's about, it's not so much always about lyricism. It's about just being scathing and getting a rise, getting a rise out of your opponent. Or making them hush. You did feel like it went to the next level though when you were at a concert in Canada. And then like one of Drake's people or fans jumped onto the stage. I don't know who that was.

But at that point do you think to yourself, all theyfiefs are not for me? th and th, yeah, yeah, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, that's, that's, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, you think to yourself, all right, maybe rap beefs are not for me? No, they're very much so for me, right? No, they're very much so for me. Totally. When you look at this album, though, when you look at a rap battle, when you look at a rap battle, what part of a rap taulms their music? Like, because it it's it's is is is is different, because it's is different, because it's, because it's, because, because, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, like, like, like, like, the, the, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, right, right, right, right, right, right, to.................... the, th the, th th th th th th to. to. th to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. th to. th the toea. th th flow that you're going through, there's no beat that comes in yet, there's no, nothing is broken, it's just you rhyming, just like going through those bars, one, one rhyme after another. It feels like, is that what

luxury street rap is? I mean, that's, that is just the criteria for my style of rhyme. Right. It's always going to feel combative. It's always going to feel that angst. You're always going to get that message. Right. Not everybody's like that. Why do you think people connected with the album? Why do you think it's nominated for a Grammy?

Because this is the purest rap album that people have had in a long, long time. And just to be honest, I mean, this is quintessential samples from Kanye West and lyric-driven hip-hop from Push Your Tee. The best rapper, best producer, that's the album of the year, period. Before I let you go, one of the headlines you made this year is you said the Make America Great Again hats is this generation's Ku Klux Klan Hood. But your friend, it's a powerful statement. But as you said, your friend and collaborator, Kanye West, your business partner,

he wears that hat with pride. He doesn't anymore. He doesn't anymore. No. Let me ask you this honestly as a friend. He stopped though. He stopped. No, no, no. And I want to talk to you about this as a person. Okay. It's like, because we were talking about this on the show now. You see families where people ar tho thi thi. thi the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. theee. theeeeeeeeeeee. the. thea. thea. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me. the. the. the. the. the. the. toe. toe. toe. toe. toeee. toe. toe. toe. toe. to to to to to to to to to toe. the same thing. I don't think you can cut off friends for not agreeing with you. As somebody who has your beliefs, how do you even begin those conversations with somebody who you know connects with you on so many other things? Can you imagine having those conversations while he's trying to make my album? Like he's like, he basically has, you know, my life in his palm and I have to tell him that I hate something. Right. So we're like, you know, it was, you know, we always have real conversations.

Right, right, right. Always. And I think that's why me and him connect so well. And I think that's why Daytona came out so well. Right. Because it's a give and take and take and tak. to correct it, and so on and so forth. And when you look at Kanye West now, you know, one of the things we can't escape is the fact that he is a genius who is tormented by his mental health issues. And now we've gotten to the point where we're like

as like it's like, oh, maybe it's not as much of a joke as people liked it to be. And he's come out and said, hey, I want to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to thi. I thi. I that. I that. I want that, I that, I want thi, that, I'm tho, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thin. thr. thr. ta. tooooooooooooooan. thaeean. thaean. thaean. thaean. thaeananananan community, it feels like mental health is not something anybody can speak about. Do you think that's going to change? I hope so. I mean, I've been pretty ignorant to mental health as well. Just being honest, just growing up and my household, you know, man, I think my parents, my great-grandparents, they went through it all. So, you know, when you, saying, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, thian, thian, thian, thian, thin, when, when thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, I, I, I, I've to, I've to, I've to thin, I've to to to to to to to to to to to to to to, I've to, I've to, I've to, I've to, I've to, I've to, I've to, I've to, I've to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to thin, I'm thin, I'm thin, I'm thin, I'm thin, I'm thin, I'm th thin, I'm thin, I'm to thin, I'm to to to to that somebody is crazy was just a word, you know, used loosely.

Right. And mental health is something that nobody, you know, in coming up, when we were coming up, nobody just looked towards that. And now, and learning about it, yeah, you can, it's a real, real thing. Well, I just want to say, man, thank you for being on the show. Thank you for making one of my favorite albums of the year. Congratulations on the Grammy Nom. Thank you. Thank you.

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