Best Of 2024 Full Interview: T.I. & Young Dro Speak On Sobriety, 'OMG Girlz' Lawsuit Victory, New Music + More - The Breakfast Club

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The Breakfast Club Featuring T.I. & Young Dro: A Journey of Sobriety, Legal Triumphs, and New Horizons

Released on December 23, 2024, "The Breakfast Club" episode hosted by DJ Envy and Charlamagne Tha God delves deep into the lives of hip-hop icons T.I. and Young Dro. This episode offers an unfiltered look into their personal battles, triumphs, community engagements, and future projects.

Welcome and Introduction [02:28 - 04:02]

DJ Envy kicks off the episode by introducing his guests, T.I. and Young Dro, celebrating their recent achievements and providing updates on their careers. With Charlamagne Tha God filling in for Jess during maternity leave, the hosts set the stage for an intimate and candid conversation.

Young Dro's Career Shift and New Ventures [03:00 - 05:35]

Young Dro shares his decision to step back from performing shows, highlighting his focus on directing and producing films. He reveals his upcoming romantic comedy, "Situationships," set in Atlanta, starring notable actors like Terrence J and Brittany Hall. Dro emphasizes his dedication to storytelling beyond music, stating, "I'm just telling you, this is our testimony. We live through this, and we earned the right to speak on it."

Notable Quote:

“I'm working on my third film. We about to start, actually, by the time this airs, I'll probably be filming. It's called Situationships, a romantic comedy based in Atlanta." ([04:26])

Navigating the Atlanta Scene: Dating and Lifestyle Challenges [05:35 - 08:03]

The conversation shifts to the complexities of the Atlanta dating scene. Charlamagne Tha God discusses the prevalent "ratio" issues, where women are hesitant to settle due to the city's vibrant yet fleeting nightlife. Both T.I. and Young Dro reflect on how the constant clubbing and hookah culture impact meaningful relationships.

Notable Quote:

"A lot of my homegirls feel like in Atlanta, that's all the dates are. And it's fun in the beginning, but then you want to really dig deeper." ([07:51])

T.I.'s Battle with Addiction and Overcoming Adversity [08:03 - 19:37]

T.I. opens up about his personal struggle with substance abuse, detailing his overdose experience and subsequent journey to sobriety. He narrates the impact of addiction on his family, including his daughter's entanglement with drugs, leading him to seek rehabilitation. T.I. shares, "I felt like I should dig into the inside of me and find out what I have to give to the public." ([09:18])

Young Dro adds his perspective, highlighting the importance of support systems and community in overcoming addiction.

Notable Quotes:

T.I.: “I won't shy away from telling you how I took a pill that killed me.” ([21:46])

Young Dro: “You do attract what the energy you distribute.” ([05:50])

Community Engagement and Mentorship [19:37 - 27:09]

Both artists discuss their philanthropic efforts, particularly through the "It Takes a Village" foundation. They emphasize the importance of mentoring youth in schools and communities, using their personal experiences to guide and inspire the next generation. T.I. explains how their programs address real-life issues beyond superficial diagnoses, focusing on conflict resolution and mental health support.

Notable Quote:

T.I.: “We do mentoring and stuff like that.” ([26:01])

The Story Behind T.I. and Young Dro's Friendship [27:09 - 36:53]

The hosts delve into the origins of T.I. and Young Dro's friendship, tracing back to their troubled teenage years in Atlanta. They recount their early days of selling drugs and how music became a turning point, leading them to collaborate and support each other's ambitions. Young Dro reminisces, “We were destined to meet because we was on one side of town.” ([32:21])

Notable Quote:

Young Dro: “He really wanted to be a rapper. Like, he was really, really, really serious about it.” ([33:06])

Legal Battle: The 'OMG Girlz' Lawsuit Victory [36:53 - 58:00]

A significant portion of the episode focuses on the "OMG Girlz" lawsuit, where T.I. and Young Dro successfully defended their rights against a corporation infringing on their likeness. Young Dro details the legal challenges, including escalating court costs and strategic battles to protect their brand. The victory is celebrated as a testament to their resilience and the importance of standing up against corporate overreach.

Notable Quotes:

Young Dro: “God bless... I'm glad she did. You know what I'm saying? That's what marriage is for.” ([52:13])

T.I.: “I won't shy away from telling you that they serving them.” ([61:08])

Future Projects and Musical Endeavors [58:00 - 67:22]

Looking ahead, T.I. and Young Dro discuss their upcoming music projects, including collaborations with renowned producers like Zaytoven and Dietrich Haddon. They express excitement about blending their experiences and insights into their music, aiming to deliver positive and impactful messages without shying away from harsh realities.

Notable Quote:

T.I.: “Most definitely. I'm gonna make sure that I set aside and use my vocals to put back into what happened to me... and use it for a positive outlook on things.” ([61:08])

Parenting and Raising the Next Generation [67:22 - 71:36]

The episode concludes with heartfelt discussions about parenting. T.I. and Young Dro share their approaches to raising their sons, emphasizing respect, discipline, and breaking generational curses of addiction. They highlight the importance of education and setting positive examples, ensuring their children have the tools to succeed and avoid past pitfalls.

Notable Quote:

T.I.: “I recognized it. And I'm not gonna do it to that degree. I'm a straight mind, but I ain't gonna go that far.” ([23:32])

Closing Remarks and Future Collaborations [71:36 - End]

As the episode wraps up, the hosts reflect on their journeys, expressing gratitude for the support they've received and reiterating their commitment to their communities and families. They hint at future collaborations and projects, promising more insightful conversations and impactful music.

Notable Quote:

Young Dro: “I'm happy to be a part of the process of allowing them to see that.” ([58:23])

Conclusion

This episode of "The Breakfast Club" offers a profound glimpse into the lives of T.I. and Young Dro, showcasing their struggles, victories, and unwavering commitment to personal growth and community upliftment. Through their candid discussions, listeners gain inspiration and insight into overcoming adversity, the importance of mentorship, and the power of resilience.

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[01:59]
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[02:29]
TI
Ass up early in the morning. The Breakfast Club.
[02:33]
DJ Envy
Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy Jess. Hilarious. Charlemagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Jess is on maternity leave, so Lauren laros is filling in. And we got some special guests joining us this morning. Yes, indeed, we have TI and the brother, Young Joe. Welcome, fellas.
[02:47]
TI
Hey, what's up?
[02:47]
DJ Envy
How y'all feeling this morning, man?
[02:49]
TI
Good.
[02:49]
Young Dro
I'm good. Blessed.
[02:50]
DJ Envy
We know you. We know, we know, we know. First and foremost, congratulations, man.
[02:56]
Young Dro
Thank you. How does it feel?
[02:58]
DJ Envy
I heard that you're not really taking any shows anymore.
[03:01]
Young Dro
Well, that got to be the first thing I'm saying. Congratulations. Thank you. I appreciate it.
[03:06]
DJ Envy
Because that's our show. That's actually our show. That's our.
[03:09]
Young Dro
Our show. Yeah, our Atlanta show. You Jingle Balls. You would. Jingle balls. Talking about. Yeah, that's my show. I named you.
[03:17]
TI
No, no, no, no.
[03:18]
DJ Envy
That's iheart Show. That's iheart show that we do in Atlanta.
[03:20]
Young Dro
But, yeah, I'm excited about it, man. You know, it's gonna be a dope show. And, you know, I still have other performers, stuff that I agreed to when I felt like I needed to do.
[03:30]
Guest
It with PSC or just.
[03:32]
Young Dro
Yeah. And I still. You know what I'm saying? The psc, you know what I'm saying? They gonna get, like, probably three, four, you know what I'm saying? Three, four of them. Like, all right, come on, y'all. Let's do it. You know, like, one air quarter. I'm just joking, man. I'm just joking. But I'm for real.
[03:51]
TI
I'm sitting over here looking at him like, you doing this to me? Are you doing this to me?
[03:57]
Young Dro
Don't worry about it, man. Plenty of room on the yacht, man. Plenty of room on the yacht.
[04:02]
Guest
I was always told retirement is not an age, it's an income. And we heard you say that this solo album gonna be your last album. Like Envy just said. You said it's gonna be your last show.
[04:10]
Young Dro
Yeah, last paid show. That don't mean that I'm not gonna steal work. You know what I'm saying? Like, there are other things that I'm doing. I'm still writing, producing, directing films, and I'm working on my third one. We about to start, actually, by the time this airs, I'll probably be filming. It's called situationships, a romantic comedy based in Atlanta. Logline is looking for love in Atlanta. Good luck. And I'm excited about that. It's the first film that I'll be directing and starring in myself. Terrence J. Brittany Hall, Dominique Perry. You know what I'm saying? So, you know, we got. You know what I'm saying? Other things that we doing. I'm probably finna shoot my special end of the year, but, you know, for.
[04:56]
DJ Envy
That movie, we have somebody that might want to be a part of it. Trying to find some love in the world.
[05:01]
Young Dro
Who it is?
[05:02]
DJ Envy
Well, it's not me. Cause I'm married. 20.
[05:04]
Guest
That'd be a reality show. That wouldn't be a movie.
[05:05]
Young Dro
I'm just wondering who you talking about.
[05:07]
Guest
This young lady over here.
[05:08]
Charlamagne Tha God
Why we always got it.
[05:10]
Guest
We call her LL Cool bae. She always alone in her room, standing there.
[05:16]
Charlamagne Tha God
That was your best joke. You've been sitting on that one. I ain't heard that one.
[05:20]
TI
You practiced that?
[05:22]
Charlamagne Tha God
He was waiting. Cause I ain't even heard that one. I don't think I'm looking in Atlanta, though.
[05:27]
Young Dro
Whoa, whoa. Wow. Discrimination much?
[05:30]
Charlamagne Tha God
No, I just.
[05:32]
DJ Envy
It sound like what Trump just said about Detroit.
[05:35]
Charlamagne Tha God
I have some homegirls down there that have had really bad experience. Experiences. It's a little.
[05:39]
Young Dro
Really bad experience.
[05:40]
Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah, it's been. It's been a little trauma in the group chat. So I think I'm.
[05:48]
Young Dro
You do attract what the energy you distribute.
[05:51]
Guest
I tell her that all the time.
[05:52]
Charlamagne Tha God
First of all, I'm not talking about me talking about the homegirls in the group.
[05:55]
Young Dro
But you're talking about how that. How their experiences are influencing your decision for sure. So you're talking about you, essentially. Yes, you are.
[06:03]
Charlamagne Tha God
I attract great things.
[06:04]
Young Dro
You do. All right, well, why would that change if you took that same energy to Atlanta?
[06:12]
Charlamagne Tha God
Well, from what I hear in Atlanta, I think the ratio makes it. Where like.
[06:16]
Young Dro
Objection. Hearsay.
[06:21]
Charlamagne Tha God
I just hear a lot about that ratio and how kind of, you know, the guys got a lot going on. You got. It's a lot down there. And, you know, everybody wants to deal with successful and, you know, these amazing black men. But if they dating 50 people and don't want to settle with one like they're getting. I mean, the dating never gets nowhere.
[06:38]
TI
As long as you got the whip appeal, you.
[06:40]
Young Dro
Oh, my goodness. I don't think we can say that. We can't. We say we can't say that. Baby Face.
[06:46]
Charlamagne Tha God
That's Baby Face.
[06:47]
Young Dro
Yeah, she too young. Baby Face Race.
[06:55]
TI
Baby Face Race.
[06:56]
Young Dro
Wait a minute. Spy. Where's Whip Appear by Baby Face Race.
[07:00]
Charlamagne Tha God
That was not that funny.
[07:02]
Young Dro
Yeah, but I think that. I think. I think that. I think it's somebody down there in the. Cause it's probably a dude down there right now, who, like, man, all these girls want the same thing. And, you know, everybody want to be seen with somebody in Cartier glasses and hopping out of Maybach.
[07:17]
TI
What's wrong with Cartier glasses?
[07:19]
Young Dro
I'm just saying. I'm just saying. I'm just saying. But, you know. But that's the kind of guy she's saying she trying to avoid.
[07:26]
TI
She's trying to avoid me a little bit.
[07:28]
Young Dro
That was just.
[07:30]
Charlamagne Tha God
I think it's just certain. I think the lifestyle in Atlanta, although it's really, really fun, you have a good time. I think that kind of plays a part of it, too, is like, eventually we get like. And I'm outside, I go outside, I'm around. But you get tired of, like, every single time we go out, we gotta be in the club. We gotta be with the hookah and the drink.
[07:48]
Guest
That's when she tired of this.
[07:50]
DJ Envy
I do that every weekend.
[07:51]
Charlamagne Tha God
No, I don't. Not every weekend. If I'm dating somebody, I want to do things other than that. And a lot of the people that. This is another conversation in the group chat. A lot of my homegirls feel like in atlant. That's all the dates are. And it's fun in the beginning, but then you want to really dig deeper.
[08:03]
TI
You gotta always go to the club and do hookahs. You can go to Etheridge, you can go on Bankhead.
[08:09]
Young Dro
There are many traps to travel.
[08:12]
Charlamagne Tha God
They got us around the wrong guys.
[08:14]
TI
You know what I'm saying?
[08:15]
Charlamagne Tha God
I feel like the people that's coming through our chat, it's like they just want to go to Cheetah. They want to be. They want to be out. Like, they. That's it.
[08:21]
Young Dro
I mean, well, yeah, I think, like, again, man, you attract the energy that you distribute. So if that's what they. If that's what they attract, then they should probably look within, you know what I'm saying, and kind of tell them to stop. Be the change they want to see. Stop going to Cheetah. You'll stop meeting people that only want to go to Cheetah. You know what I'm saying?
[08:40]
Charlamagne Tha God
This is good food over there.
[08:41]
Young Dro
See what I'm saying?
[08:43]
TI
That's all they told. Go to Cheetah. They got good wine.
[08:49]
Young Dro
Now.
[08:50]
Guest
Dro, you took a step back, man. You took a step back. You ain't put out albums since, what, 2015.
[08:55]
TI
Took a step back. Yeah. I mean, like, as far as putting out albums.
[08:59]
Guest
Yeah.
[09:00]
TI
Yeah. Like, you know, I mean, well, over that. Over that period of time, I still put out like little pieces of projects and things that. Like that. Of that nature, you know? I mean, I think we did after that. We had tick tock, you know what I'm saying? Put out TikTok. And then I went into rehab and stuff like that. So I've been rebuilding myself as a person.
[09:25]
Guest
Absolutely.
[09:26]
TI
You know what I mean? I felt like I should dig into the inside of me and find out what. What I have to give to the public, you know what I mean? Find.
[09:33]
Guest
You don't have to use that voice.
[09:34]
Young Dro
Drove.
[09:34]
TI
Not on Dr. Pill.
[09:37]
Young Dro
That's his find that. Listen.
[09:39]
TI
I had to listen.
[09:40]
Charlamagne Tha God
It already came. This is.
[09:42]
Young Dro
You go ahead.
[09:43]
Charlamagne Tha God
Don't let them listen.
[09:44]
TI
I had to find the good in myself.
[09:46]
Young Dro
I think, if I may introduce everybody to the world. It's sober, drove.
[09:50]
TI
I think it's good in all people. You feel what I'm saying? And if nobody can find the good in you or see the good in you, I think you should give him a hug and tell him life is difficult for the blind, you know, that's real.
[10:02]
Young Dro
He had to dig deep, you know what I'm saying?
[10:04]
DJ Envy
He had to dig deep. When did you decide or what got you into rehab? When was that calling that said, this is the time. Cause I mean, for my whole career, I would see DRO in the club with me every week, and DRO was performing. DRO is at every stage. You were the epitome of an artist. Cause you were out.
[10:20]
TI
Yeah, well, I got tired, like, of the same things, like, you know what I mean? Like, over and over again. Getting high and saying, I'm not getting high. And repeating, repeating the same.
[10:39]
Young Dro
Hell, this man struggle. This man talk about it real. Overcoming the real struggle. That man back in that I'm gonna ask you.
[10:46]
DJ Envy
Cause your crew just do nothing but laugh. Like, even it's down two ti's, like, welcome to Somajo. Like, nobody takes it serious.
[10:53]
TI
But you know what, though?
[10:54]
Young Dro
A bad pill got him. He let it all go after that bad pill. A bad pill got him.
[11:01]
TI
He's telling the truth, like, nah. But you know, you know, it was more than that. It was actually, I overdosed. You feel what I'm saying? And I used this platform with the. Thank God. To.
[11:18]
Young Dro
Be laughing in the background.
[11:21]
DJ Envy
That's your brother, right?
[11:22]
Young Dro
That's your brother.
[11:22]
TI
Crazy man. He's a mechanic.
[11:25]
Young Dro
K Dub, He's a mechanic.
[11:26]
TI
The mechanic's always laughing.
[11:28]
Young Dro
K Dub is a dastardly individual.
[11:30]
DJ Envy
So Gay Dub, you almost overdosed, yo.
[11:33]
TI
I did.
[11:34]
DJ Envy
No.
[11:34]
TI
You know what I mean? And all of These things happened. The overdose, my daughter was on drugs. And, you know, career wise, I wasn't where I was and where I wanted to be.
[11:46]
Guest
What is this? What's up with your man, man?
[11:49]
TI
Hey, you finna get slapped. I mean, we cool, but I slapp.
[11:53]
Young Dro
Out you by laughing.
[11:54]
TI
Oh, man, I'm just. I'm just telling you what you want to do. What you want to do. You going to hurt yourself.
[12:02]
Young Dro
Don't let him take you out of your. So, come on, man. Hey, listen. Hey, both of y'all. All y'all. Everybody came in with me. Hey, look, everybody came in the. With me. Hey, look, everybody came in the muffler me. Hey, look, remember who you came in and remember what we doing here, man? Come on, man, let's get this shit together, bro. All right, all right. I'm sorry, guys.
[12:27]
Guest
First of all, Joe, congratulations on being two years old before.
[12:29]
TI
Yeah, like I was saying, three, actually. Three.
[12:31]
Young Dro
Three.
[12:31]
TI
I'm approaching four. You feel what I'm saying? So, like. Like, all of these things happened to where it made me want to actually seek something better, you know what I mean? So when I took myself to rehab out in la, did a couple months out there, and it was cool, you know what I'm saying? I got back out and I was still tempted to live that kind of life, but I saw what was in front of me and I was like, this is more valuable than what's behind me.
[12:58]
DJ Envy
What gave you the courage, I would say, to be able to talk about it.
[13:02]
Young Dro
Right.
[13:02]
DJ Envy
Cause, you know, some people look about it as it's embarrassing. And then some people say, you know, it could actually help people that's going through the same thing that you're actually going through or that you dealt with.
[13:10]
TI
You know, I mean, with the support team. You feel what I'm saying? Because the first time it happened, we had like an intervention and he came.
[13:18]
Charlamagne Tha God
You mean first time, like overdose first time or.
[13:21]
Guest
I need to know what a grand hustle intervention looks like.
[13:23]
Young Dro
I really.
[13:24]
TI
He came over there. Hey, Pamela. I'm like, bro, I'm delicate right now. But I mean, like, the love I got and the support I got, it made me feel safe. It made me feel safe. And you know what I'm saying? Of course I do feel ashamed, you know what I'm saying? At first, you know what I mean?
[13:41]
Young Dro
Why?
[13:41]
Guest
It's a disease. Ain't nothing to be ashamed about.
[13:43]
TI
Well, because, like, we from. You don't pose to let nobody see you like that. You know what I'm saying? We always talk like, you know what I'm saying? Once you find yourself in that position and your brother call you out on it, you be hoping that you could get rid of it before he come and check me. But when he come check me on it, I get mad at myself and be like, damn, I supposed to got straight before. You know what I mean? My manager would come or if he would come. You feel what I'm saying? So it was.
[14:09]
Young Dro
Now, the odd thing about it is, you know what I'm saying? And we've had this conversation before, like, as long as he was battling his addiction, long as he was on drug, I never actually saw him do drug. I never saw it, like, you know what I'm saying? So whatever he would do, he'd do it. And I don't know whether he would hide while he was around me or.
[14:27]
TI
Not, but I was.
[14:29]
Young Dro
But what I'm saying is, while we was around each other, it was still this. It was still like this. So when I went to him, I didn't even know. I didn't know the difference, you know what I'm saying? I still. But I was concerned. So I'm like, hey, man, I can't even fuck with you like that, man. Do what you gonna do, bro. Do what you gonna do, bro. I ain't finna sit around and watch you do this. I ain't gonna do it.
[14:52]
Guest
I feel like I remember that period when you was. It feel like you was giving DRO Tough love. Like, you had to put him to the side. You didn't cut him off.
[14:58]
Young Dro
I didn't put him to the side. I just told him, man, you gonna. Either, man. Either you. I can't just continue to support you deteriorate or deteriorate destroying yourself. You got. And he was like, man, all right, I got it. Because the funniest thing that man told me when he overdosed. So wait a minute now. Stop. I'm trying to be. Hey, man, stop, bro.
[15:21]
DJ Envy
Look, man, okay, you and Charlamagne the same, you know, that's my problem, whatever it is. He laughing like it's not time to laugh.
[15:29]
Young Dro
But. No, no, no.
[15:30]
DJ Envy
But help me through it, though. I ain't gonna fly.
[15:31]
Young Dro
But look, no, hear me out. So this is what I'm saying now. God bless all of the people who have. You know what I'm saying, Who have overcame addiction, and God bless the people who have succumbed to it. And so many of our leaders and so many of our. Just the heroes of our culture are passing away, you know? Cause the fentanyl epidemic Is real?
[15:59]
TI
Yes, sir.
[16:00]
Young Dro
You feel me? And we've seen so many people, like, fall and not make it. That man made it three times. Three times. And the first time they called me, and he was, you know what I'm saying, somewhere with people that I would feel like, you know what I'm saying, wouldn't have the same, care to do the things that need to be done. But he still made it. And I could be, you know what I'm saying, that I'm speaking more of the area than I am about the people, you know? But after that, they called me and I said, hell, nah, man, you lying. So I come, I say, bro, man, man, what's up, bro? He like, man, nothing. I said, what you mean, nothing? What's up? I said, man, I know you ain't. You know, I know you ain't gonna fuck around and off yourself. And he say, man, that shit didn't even happen. It didn't happen.
[16:55]
TI
I didn't feel like. Well, I didn't know what fentanyl was. You feel what I'm saying? To be honest with you, like, he said it was a crazy pill. I wouldn't have asked for. Hey, look, you got Fentanyl. You feel what I'm saying? I just.
[17:08]
DJ Envy
What drug was it?
[17:09]
Young Dro
Was it perk?
[17:09]
TI
It was fentanyl. It was a perk. You know what I mean? So once I took it, I didn't believe it. You feel what I'm saying? So when it happened, I felt like, now I'm obligated to tell my story so it can help somebody that's in, you know, that's fighting addiction, you know what I mean? We just lost Atlanta Legend.
[17:28]
Young Dro
Yeah.
[17:30]
TI
You feel what I'm saying? And for me to be done. Made it through, I think that I should use this platform that I have that he shares with me.
[17:40]
Young Dro
And then it was also after we lost our partner. Our partner Peanut the Dun.
[17:45]
TI
Peanut the Dun.
[17:46]
Young Dro
Peanut the Dun. Like, he died the same way. Same way, you know what I'm saying? But it's a calling on this man life. So when you say, why is he sharing it? I don't think he has a choice.
[17:57]
TI
No.
[17:57]
Young Dro
I feel like he was kind of positioned to survive all the stuff that he survived and to have the effortless connection with community, you know what I'm saying? If you go anywhere in Atlanta, you gonna see DRO Cousin, I don't give a damn where you go. What part of the city you in. You gonna see somebody who related to Young Joe, and he done been to every high School in the city. He know everybody. And, you know, to have that community tie, but then had his testimony that you can share with these people. And you know what I'm saying? To inspire and uplift, like, that's special. You know what I'm saying?
[18:33]
Guest
Like, DRO do give. You give rich pastor energy.
[18:36]
TI
Rich pastor.
[18:37]
Young Dro
Yeah.
[18:37]
TI
Pastor Drew.
[18:40]
Guest
That's why the thank God record makes so much sense to me when I hear it.
[18:43]
TI
Yeah, I feel like. I feel like I have, you know, the ability to give a ministry, not a minister. You know what I mean? Like, you know, like to, you know, being. Growing up in a church and stuff like that, you know, I just came back to that. You know what I mean? But, you know, this right here was a blessing, man. And, you know, Tip called and was like, hey, I think you should start to tell. Because I did a lot of interviews in the beginning, and I didn't want to say it, you know what I mean? But I said it on this track, and I thought that I should say it to God first. You feel what I'm saying? And on that platform, that was the.
[19:19]
Young Dro
First time you really made the announcement. People knew that you was clean, but they didn't know what got you.
[19:24]
TI
They didn't know. Yeah, just like the question you asked, what made you. And I used to always be around it. And I was like, well, I ain't ready to say it yet. You know what I mean? But when he came along and said, I think you should start telling it, I was like, what better way?
[19:37]
Young Dro
Go ahead.
[19:38]
Charlamagne Tha God
How did you feel after you're in the studio and you finally say it? It's on the record. Like, did you feel weight lifted off of you, or were you anxious about how people would respond to knowing exactly what happened? Or.
[19:48]
TI
I felt like a weight lifted off of me because of where we recorded at with Kirk. With Kirk Franklin. I overdosed in that studio. So I think that where God. Where I put myself at, God built me right back up.
[20:02]
Charlamagne Tha God
Was that a purposely done thing, or do I just ended up back.
[20:05]
TI
Y'all just put it. It just happened that way. You know what I'm saying? And I was shamed to go back to the studio. And I was. And I was. You know, I was talking to God. I was like, I don't want to go back in there. He was like, go back in there and watch what I do. You know what I mean?
[20:16]
Guest
So you knew you was gonna record this record, but you. Oh, you didn't even know.
[20:19]
TI
I didn't know about it.
[20:20]
Young Dro
Wow, wow. Wow. Wow. Well, he was actually at the studio for something else. I think he was working on the PSC album. So he was in the studio for something else, and then I was just like, hey, Kurt, on the way, he like, what? Now I'm finna do mine. Now I'm finna go, you know what I'm saying? So he went on and laid his verse down right then that day. But it was definitely ordained.
[20:45]
TI
Like, initially, I was ashamed to go back to the studio because everybody was there. You feel what I'm saying? So when we started working on the PSC album, I just was like, you know what I'm saying?
[20:57]
Young Dro
See, that's something he never even told me. I didn't even know.
[21:00]
TI
I wasn't cool with coming back in there, you feel me? After I've been laid all out on the floor, you know what I'm saying? But once I got the opportunity, I just swallowed that, took that walk of shame, went back in there and recorded, not knowing that God was gonna rebuild me and give me a platform to actually share with people what happened to me right there and, you know, get the glory out of it. You dig what I'm saying?
[21:22]
Guest
Did you hear God in that moment? Did you?
[21:23]
TI
Like, I heard him in that moment.
[21:25]
Guest
Wow.
[21:25]
TI
Yeah.
[21:25]
DJ Envy
I was gonna ask, did you deal with why you needed or why you thought you needed those pills? Was it upset? Was it. I wanted to turn up. Did you think you needed it to make a record? Did you deal with that part of it? Cause that's the part that scares me with any artist. Cause it's like, you take it feeling like it's gonna take you to someplace else, and it's like, well, what made you feel like I had to take that pill?
[21:47]
TI
It started out with, like, just having fun, you know, in the hood, getting high. But then it made me feel like I needed it to make good music, you know what I'm saying? And actually, it just stimulated. And I used to just write crazy. And then it got to the point where it became an addiction. So that went out the window. Music went out the window. And then I was like, oh, I needed to do this and do that, you know what I'm saying? Plus, from trauma, you know what I'm saying? Things happened to me when I was younger, you know what I mean? Being shot and introduced to Demerol and addicted to that in the hospital and, you know, from. From the. From the way I got whoopings as a child. That, that, that trauma, you know what I'm saying?
[22:27]
Guest
Well, we don't talk about that enough.
[22:29]
TI
Yeah.
[22:29]
Guest
Lord have mercy.
[22:32]
Young Dro
It's trauma.
[22:33]
Guest
Yeah.
[22:34]
Young Dro
That's discipline.
[22:35]
TI
That's not.
[22:41]
Young Dro
I can't speak on that.
[22:44]
TI
We were working with a stitcher cord and stuff like that.
[22:46]
Young Dro
You see what I'm saying?
[22:47]
TI
We was tied up and beat, like, but. But to be honest with you, my family, like, we thought my momma had five boys, so it was hard to discipline five boys on her own.
[22:58]
Charlamagne Tha God
Where are you youngest, oldest, middle?
[23:00]
TI
I'm right after the oldest. You know what I mean? So when she laid the belt down and it was necessary because. Right. All of us are living today, none of us are really like, that bad of people. And she did the best. But when you whooping like that, you have to be careful about how you do it. Now, it's cool to whoop your child, you know, and discipline them, but if you gonna beat the shit out of them, then you might as well get ready for something in them that you don't know about. You know what I mean? Because now that I'm older, she's probably surprised that when she hears this, you feel what I'm saying.
[23:30]
DJ Envy
How does that affect you with your kids? How you discipline your kids?
[23:33]
TI
I see. I recognized it. And I'm not gonna do it to that degree. I'm a straight mind, but I ain't gonna go that far. Cause I don't want the repercussions.
[23:42]
Young Dro
I feel like as far as child discipline is concerned, they just need to know that they can get they ass whooped. You see what I'm saying? You don't always have to whoop they ass, but you got to do it. You gotta lay it down one time. And they're like, hey, you. You remember. Okay, now you see what I'm saying? So, see, y'all got boys.
[23:59]
Guest
I got all girls, so it's different. I don't.
[24:01]
Young Dro
Oh, no, you can't really whoop your girls, man. You can't whoop your.
[24:04]
Guest
That's what I'm saying.
[24:04]
TI
Y'all got.
[24:05]
Young Dro
You got a strong black woman with you. That's right.
[24:07]
Guest
Absolutely.
[24:07]
TI
Hey, man, I want to apologize to my friend. I'm. I got beside myself. I. I shouldn't have took feelings to that. You know what I'm saying? That's my dude right there, man. You know what I'm saying? I ain't finna be slapping no goddamn body.
[24:20]
Young Dro
Hey, man, it's all good.
[24:22]
TI
That's my dog.
[24:22]
Young Dro
Hey, man, listen, man. Hey, man, we out. We all here together. We came here together. We gonna leave here together. We gonna grow Together, you know what I'm saying? So, you know, I just had to make that. So we're gonna have good times, we gonna have bad times. Absolutely. You know, but one thing we ain't gonna have in no broke times.
[24:39]
Guest
You did say something. Your daughter was on drugs, too.
[24:41]
TI
You said, yeah, my little girl ended up picking up drugs. But it happened just like how I did it when I was 17, 18, you feel me? And it just played back. And it's the generational curse. That like how my father was. My father picked it up at that age, and he did it for 50 years, you feel me? Then I picked it up, and then I lived that way. Then my little girl, and I was thinking about it, and all of this happened before I went to rehab, the overdose, this and all that. You feel what I'm saying? So when she did it, I looked at God and it was just like he had just revealed himself, like, hey, I'm here now. It's time to start grabbing this by the reins, you know what I'm saying? So when that happened, I was in rehab while she was out. We supposed to went together to get the help, you know what I'm saying? And she wasn't ready, but I had to go ahead of her to be an example, you know, how's she doing now? I actually broke this curse in my family because that's what's up, my brother.
[25:36]
Guest
That's what's happening.
[25:36]
DJ Envy
And how is she doing now?
[25:38]
TI
She's good, man. She working at the hospital.
[25:40]
DJ Envy
Amen.
[25:40]
TI
We talk all the time. She's doing great, man. She's clean.
[25:43]
Young Dro
Amen.
[25:44]
Charlamagne Tha God
You have the It Takes a Village foundation that you do where you're in the schools talking to the kids. When you're talking to the kids, like, what are you dissecting from your story? Cause some of the kids I saw in these videos were really young. So what are the main issues you're seeing with the kids and how do you take your story? And kind of mentored them up a bit.
[26:01]
TI
So what we do is it still takes a village. We're in the communities and in the schools and in the homes, and we do, like, interventions, and I use what I've been through. And then my manager, Dr. Sierra L. She is, like, she's been an LPC for 20 years, and she's into mental and behavioral health. You feel what I'm saying? So when we come into a situation, like, I try to bring the street part into it, you feel what I'm saying? And let people know, you know what to do when you're like, conflict resolution. If you out in the street and you feeling like you don't want to be no lame and this and that. But sometimes they diagnose these young kids with things that. That's not wrong with them. You feel me? Oh, they be like, oh, he bipolar or he mad at. You know. But only thing is, he probably be mad at his dad because he wasn't at home, or they don't have nothing to eat or. You know what I'm saying? But we give them. We diagnose them with stuff like that. But my partner, she covers that area, and I could tell them about the street part. So we do mentoring and stuff like that.
[27:10]
Charlamagne Tha God
Do they know when you come in because the kids are so young? Do they know young DRO the artist, or are they just happy that someone's in the school talking to them that they can relate to?
[27:17]
TI
Well, in Atlanta, nine times out of 10, I probably done been in that project before.
[27:21]
Charlamagne Tha God
Gotcha.
[27:22]
TI
You feel what I'm saying?
[27:25]
Young Dro
Everybody, man, he gonna look and say, hey, man, who your. Who your mommy? Who your dad is? Yeah, man, tell your dad I said, was it like he. Like, he wanted old kind of people.
[27:34]
TI
But we do want to go across, like, America for the most part. You feel me? So if you can't identify with who I am as a rapper, you'll identify with, you know, what I've been through. And what I've been through is what a lot of youth go through, you know what I mean? Rather black, white, whatever. You feel what I'm saying? Like you've been through. If you've been through the trenches before. I have trenches stories, and I have an outcome that, you know, I made it out. You know what I'm saying?
[28:00]
Guest
And you and Joe go way back, right?
[28:02]
Young Dro
Yeah, we'd have been through some shit, man.
[28:03]
Guest
When y'all first met middle school.
[28:05]
Young Dro
Nah, nah, nah. I ain't know him in Middle School.
[28:07]
TI
17. 17. Yeah.
[28:08]
Young Dro
We were probably right at dropout, right at the drop, our age, you know what I'm saying?
[28:13]
TI
I got kicked out. I just didn't voluntarily drop.
[28:15]
Young Dro
Hey, man, me too, though. I got kicked out of Riverdale. Mellow. So my mama moved me from the west side to, like, to what was at that time, the suburbs. And King hate when I call it the suburb, you know what I'm saying? He hate that that's where me and him fall out back. Cause he really is south. That's his area where he grew up and lived. And he, like, ain't no Suburb, man. Like. Well, it was when I moved there, you know. You know, y'all had just got your voucher. Nah, we had been had a voucher.
[28:45]
TI
We had. Jay got out.
[28:46]
Young Dro
We had. Yeah, we had moved from. So. And these were some, like, some real, real good apartments.
[28:55]
TI
They had carpet.
[28:56]
Young Dro
Yeah. Everything, man, it went Central. Central A.C. you know what I mean? So when we moved out there, I was there. I had been there since eighth grade. Y'all got.
[29:06]
TI
Y'all about you.
[29:07]
Young Dro
Yeah, so I had a voucher before then. You know what I'm saying? I'm Section eight food stamp, baby, man.
[29:13]
TI
Yes, indeed.
[29:15]
Young Dro
I don't remember. I don't know about the ebt. I remember snatching the food stamps.
[29:19]
TI
The brown one and the purple five and the green ten.
[29:22]
Young Dro
We had blues back then. We were spinning blue back then. But now. So eighth grade, I moved out there, and. And then, you know, I was going back and forth when I got kicked out of Riverdale High School for inciting a race war. Actually, I got kicked out of race war. I got kicked out of all Clayton county schools. Nah, I do this all the time. That's really what they called it. That's what they called it. But what happened was me and my partner Boo was in school suspension. And then, you know what I'm saying? It was a white boy that called us a nigga, and we got to getting on his ass. And then, you know, his sister came around the corner, and she. Yeah, she called us some niggas, too. Get out, my brother, nigga. And we got to kick her ass. And then everybody in. Everybody was getting out of school, like. And it was just black people fighting white people. And I'mma tell y'all something. The white teachers jumped in.
[30:11]
TI
No.
[30:11]
Young Dro
Yeah, man. The white teacher, you know, how you supposed to be breaking up fight? They be like. You know what I'm saying? Yeah, yeah, I remember that. And after the melee, you know, didn't nobody get kicked out but me and Boo. You know what I'm saying? So after that, I went back to the west side for a minute. Got in a whole lot of trouble. Caught my first case. Well, my first case as an adult. So I was dealing with that. So I had to move back with my mama. And around then, that's when I was, like, 16, 17 years old. And that's when Dro had moved out there. And so then it was like, we two west side guys just out here, and we just clicked.
[30:53]
TI
It was sweet out there, man.
[30:54]
Young Dro
Yeah, it was.
[30:55]
TI
Our Knicks went for, like, 30.
[30:57]
Young Dro
Yeah, you feel what I'm saying? We used to literally go. We used to literally go to Joan Burro south, which was like Thug Hood. We used to literally go to Joan Burrough south and buy dime bags of weed that we drove back to our side of town and sold them for 30, $40. You know, it was really that sweet. But anyway, that's not. And I'm not. We are not. Let's not glorify it. You just telling your life. This is just a testimonial. This is our testimony. We live through this, and we earned the right to speak on it. Don't try it.
[31:27]
Guest
You remember y'all first meeting?
[31:28]
Young Dro
Not that big no more, so it ain't gonna work today.
[31:31]
Guest
You remember the first time y'all met each other?
[31:33]
TI
Well, that'll be. That would be on me, because he was already there. So it was just this apartment that was just booming. I kept seeing all kinds, you know, when you get there, you be like, where's that? You know what I'm saying? When you move somewhere, you be like, where's that, man? You feel me? And then I just kept saying. And then, you know, shout out. He served, not wonder, you know what I'm saying? And, you know, my partner knew him. Who I. The other. Look, partner I met named Ben. He knew him. You know what I'm saying? And we just all just. And I ended up going over there, and I knew his. The way his way he talked was like, how we talk, how he moving. It's like how we move. Cause we was from Bankhead, you feel me? It seemed like we was destined to meet because we was on one side of town. I was in Bankhead Court, he was up the street in Center Hill. Then we moved to Riverdale then, you know what I'm saying? Not even knowing that this was gonna come together, you know what I'm saying? But it was all.
[32:21]
Young Dro
And I also. And I also, like, had like, a little studio, so I was selling dope, but I also had a little studio in my room, right? So. And DRO could rap, you know what I'm saying? And so, you know, we'll be rapping. And I had, like, a keyboard with some little speakers and shit, so I be doing my beat and cutting up my dope at the same time. Joe like, man, what you trying to do? I said, man, I'm gonna be a rapper. I'm cutting my goddamn ounces up. He like, I can't tell you won't be no damn rapper. You know what I'm saying? And that's Kind of how we. You know, we bonded. Cause he. He. He wasn't really selling dope. Like, he. He was. He was. He was out there in the mix, but he didn't, for some reason, had no interest. He really wanted to be a rapper. Like, he was really, really, really serious about it. And he got a deal before I did.
[33:07]
TI
Yeah.
[33:07]
Guest
So I ain't know that.
[33:08]
Young Dro
Yeah, yeah. DRO had a deal. He had two. Two deals.
[33:11]
Guest
Who came to you signed up? I'm about to sign Raheem the Dream.
[33:16]
TI
I was on the radio. Like, one day, he was at the radio station, and I called up there, but I was already on the radio. I think you were putting out. I'm serious or something like that. And I called in. He was like, yeah, this dro. She was like, dro, dro. And I was like, nigga, they dwan. He was like, duan. He was like, you drove?
[33:34]
Young Dro
I was like, yeah.
[33:35]
TI
You know what I'm saying? But I was already on the radio.
[33:37]
Young Dro
Yeah.
[33:38]
Guest
So when did you meet? So you met KP is the one who really got you.
[33:41]
Young Dro
KP right there. Yeah, kp. He. He. I met KP through dj. No, Jason. Jason took me. Jason, DJ Toomp, and my cousin Toot, God bless him. He. He. They took me at an intervention. Cause when I told you. When I told you, I caught. I caught that dope case. They put me on seven years of probation. I was 17 years old at the time. But me and Toomp, Toot and Jay, all us had put our money together to work on, like, a demo. You know what I mean? And so they gave. But I had just found out that I was about to have my first child. So after that, in my mind, I'm like, oh, no. I can't live like this, having no baby. I got to get it. I got to get it together. So I just kind of, like, in my mind, I was like, okay, so I'mma just sell a whole bunch of dope in a little bit of time and stack me up enough money, do what I need to do. But in the process of doing that, I was like, up all times of night, riding the bicycle all up and down Bankhead, all kinds of. I told me, no matter what time you from 5 in the morning, 8pm, 12pm all times a day, I'm just riding my bike up and down with a backpack like a little messenger. Like a messenger. And just trapping and saving and trapping and saving. And they had an intervention. Cause they found out I was trying not to let them know what I was doing. But I guess word got around. They found out and they sat me down. Like, hey, man, how is we gonna be investing our money in you if you continue to do what you're doing? You get locked up. You already on probation, man. Everything we working for is gonna be for nothing. I'm like, man, I got a baby on the way. I tell you what. You take me somewhere right now, man, where I can showcase my talent and I can actually, you know, somewhere that I can actually get a deal and do this professionally. And then you can ask me to stop. I ain't stopping. Just to be stopping. And then I think, Toomp and my cousin, like, man, that's not even reasonable. How can you say something? And then Jason say, I know a place. I say, see, I like him. And so he. At the time, KP is a part of a group called pa. Parental Advisories Extension, Organized north. And they had their own deal with DreamWorks. And they was doing an album. And as it was described to me, the album would probably be like, the Chronic. How? The Chronic had a bunch of unknown guys. Dre was doing the beats. So they was looking for talent. They were looking for unknown talent. And so Jason called him and said, man, I got somebody, man. It's gonna be hard. It's gonna be harder than anything you listening to. And so they said, bring him. So we went. That same night, we went, and KP wasn't there, but the other two members, Melo and Reese, they were there. And I think Reese probably. I think Melo played a beat. And Reese was like, you can rap on that. I said, can I rap, man, where the booth? So I go straight in the booth. One take it. They were like, where you been? I was like, shit, ride my bike up and down. And then they told KP about me, and they told me about kp, and I gave him my beeper number. Yeah, that's how long ago.
[36:52]
TI
My beeper.
[36:53]
Young Dro
My beeper number. I gave my Beep number.
[36:54]
DJ Envy
You know what the beeper is, right?
[36:54]
Charlamagne Tha God
Lauren, stop playing.
[36:56]
Guest
Just make it first.
[36:58]
Young Dro
So it was about two weeks, and I was like, yeah, exactly. Just like, I thought nothing happened. I'm back on my bike, and I got a page, you know, I got a page with no code. And that was strange, you know what I'm saying? Cause all my pages came with codes. So I know where to go and what to bring with me. And so I just. I rolled down to the payphone again. Show you how long ago this was. So I rolled down to the payphone and called and said LaFace records. Thank you. I said, who the want some dope at LaFace Records real quick? Somebody page tip. And then it was like, oh, it must have been kp. And then I was like, kp. And then he was like, yo, you was in the studio with Reese and Melo, man, and I'm kp. That's my group. And you know, I got a record label, the Ghetto Vision. And we going out to the. We going out to the Source Awards in la. Want to know if you wanted to come. I'm like, who going? He like, just, you know me and you know kp, he has this way of just. That's like throwing away some very, very monumental moments. Like, oh, man, just me. Outkast, Goody Ma, Cool Breeze, Young Bloods, you know, we just gonna go hang. I say, all right, let me check my schedule. Let me see what I got to do. Okay, yeah, I'm free, man. I think I can make it. And so at that point, I'm like, okay, well, I gotta get up enough money to get out here so I, you know, so I could take care of myself and handle myself like a player. So I went and got. I went and got. I was getting two and a baby at the time. So I paid for my re up. But then I told him to front me another. Another one on top of that, you know, So I had me a little four way. And so I sold half of it, had the money, put the rest of it back. So I said, when I come back, I'm gonna trap this and then that'll be my re up, you know what I'm saying? For my net load. So I went out there, man. I ended up freestyling on the tour bus with Goody Mob and Outcast. I ended up doing the camera blocking. Cocoa Kubri were driving from Atlanta to la.
[39:03]
DJ Envy
The tour bus.
[39:04]
Young Dro
No, no, you driving his car. He ain't fly a van. He didn't fly. So he drove from Atlanta to LA and made it, but missed the camera blocking. So they said, man, we need somebody to do the camera blocking for. Co report on Watch for the hook. I like. I know, I know. I know the song, man. So I ended up on the stage with Outcast, Goody Ma Wish Doctor and you know, Backbone, the whole organized noise, Rico Wade. I mean, everybody. And everybody, like, embraced me and said, like, where you from, bro? I'm like, man, I'm from Atlanta. No, where you from, bro? Like, man, from the west side. Well, Bankhead. Well, nigga. Center Hill, Baker Road. What's up Bro, they were like, oh, shout it from the town. For real. And I remember then when I really felt like I had made it, right? So we came back. I think maybe from camera blocking or maybe from some official thing where everybody went to came back. We was all in the lobby of the hotel. And I'm looking this way. It's ceelo, Cujo. I'm looking this way at Big Boy. And Dre, of course, Dre went straight to his room, you know what I'm saying? But everybody just hanging out, right? And then, you know, I was always kind of like, I just had a way with attracting ladies and stuff. And, you know, of course, a group of niggas, everybody like, man, what a girl, what a girl, what a girl. So I was like, man, you know, I go to. And we was right across the street from the Beverly center at the sofa table. Right across the street from the Beverly center in la. I'm like, man, go to the. I can go to the mall, get some girls, you know. So me and KP went to the mall, but then where we were finna go. I remember Big Boy said, hey, man, yeah, when you get back, man, come on up to the room, man, blow one, man. I say, huh? Big Boy from outkast told me to come smoke one with him. Man, hell yeah. So we go come back, I go knock on Big Boy room smoking, and we chilling and talking. I'm like, man, nigga, I have made it. I'm in here smoking with Big Boy from Outkast. And I just freestyled with CeeLo. And, man, I went back home, I gave that dope away. I didn't never tell. I didn't want to say no more dope no more. I told my plug, I said, hey, bro, I finna do the rap shit. So I ain't got your money right now. I hadn't spent all the money that I had. I ain't got your money right now. I don't even wanna risk it. He said, you know what, bro? You don't owe me nothing long as you doing that. But you get back in the game. I want my money.
[41:31]
DJ Envy
Did you ever go back and get money or did you?
[41:33]
Young Dro
I didn't. Nah, nah, nah. He had caught a case, man. He had caught a case, and he was gone before I could goddamn get to him.
[41:41]
Guest
You know, this week was 23 years. If I'm serious. I'm serious. Came out October 9th, 2001.
[41:46]
Young Dro
God damn. Okay. And there were two years before that, so they were 25 years ago.
[41:51]
Guest
Damn.
[41:51]
Young Dro
Yeah. So won't he do it? Thank God.
[41:54]
Charlamagne Tha God
I was just thinking, like, what's your conversations with God? Like, y'all have y'all stories, man.
[41:58]
Young Dro
God is amazing. Like the.
[42:01]
Charlamagne Tha God
Yes. Like, wow.
[42:03]
Guest
Drill cover, too, but tip cover.
[42:04]
Young Dro
Yeah. I mean, I think I'm super covered. Yeah, I think we both are. That's kind of why I think we kind of. We. We. We understand the. The position that the other. I understand his position. He understand my position. I understand. Like, I know that God got his hand on him because I can see it.
[42:22]
TI
And, man, I'm on bar time. You feel me? I'm supposed to be sitting right here doing this interview. Can't. Ain't no amount of money.
[42:29]
Young Dro
I saw him lifeless. I saw him. I saw it with my own life.
[42:32]
TI
There's no amount of money you can put.
[42:33]
Young Dro
Not in person, but. But my son, like, the money was actually the one that walked in and saw. And he FaceTimed me, say, hey, what's up with Joe? I'm trying to wake him up. He won't wake up. And I'm like, joe, Joe. Hey, man.
[42:47]
TI
That's what woke me up. I was like, this nigga's so annoying. Gave me my own FaceTime.
[42:54]
Guest
What are you talking about?
[42:56]
TI
Get your ass up.
[42:57]
Young Dro
Get your ass up, man.
[42:58]
TI
He said. Then I heard something. He said, what's wrong? I was like, I don't know.
[43:02]
Guest
What do you mean?
[43:03]
Young Dro
All he was doing was. It was like he was trying to talk back, but he couldn't talk back.
[43:08]
TI
Couldn't talk.
[43:08]
Young Dro
You know what I'm saying? So I was like, man, go and call the Amuland, man. And you know what I'm saying? They said if he hadn't. If the money hadn't.
[43:16]
TI
Yeah, the money was actually my nephew. Actually.
[43:18]
Young Dro
Wow.
[43:19]
TI
He did the cbo.
[43:20]
Guest
Talk about a family affair.
[43:22]
Charlamagne Tha God
How old was he?
[43:23]
DJ Envy
Damani was doing cpr.
[43:24]
Charlamagne Tha God
How old was he performing cpr?
[43:25]
TI
He almost broke my chest.
[43:27]
DJ Envy
He knew how to do cpr.
[43:30]
TI
When I was up and I came to, I was like, my chest is killing me. He was like, man, that's all I got. You gonna be dead. Right?
[43:38]
DJ Envy
How old was Damani at that age?
[43:40]
Young Dro
He might have been 19. Wow.
[43:42]
Charlamagne Tha God
Okay.
[43:42]
DJ Envy
And you taught Damani CPR?
[43:44]
Young Dro
Yeah, we all did. So back. You know, back. Cause my sister Precious, she used to have asthma attacks all the time. And so because she had asthma attack all the time, and we. She was living.
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[46:35]
Young Dro
Critics and audiences are falling in love.
[46:37]
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[46:38]
Charlamagne Tha God
As long as I'm boxing, I'm gonna be okay.
[46:41]
Young Dro
Based on the inspirational true story.
[46:43]
TI
Damn proud of you, y'all.
[46:44]
Charlamagne Tha God
Golden girl.
[46:45]
Young Dro
It's a knockout.
[46:46]
Coca Cola Advertiser
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[46:46]
Young Dro
The whole family can agree on my baby going to the Olympics. This generation's Rocky.
[46:51]
DJ Envy
Can't nobody beat me.
[46:52]
Young Dro
You'll stand up and cheer. Let's go. It's one of the best movies of the year.
[46:57]
DJ Envy
He represent out there. We do it in Flint.
[46:59]
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[47:03]
Young Dro
Inappropriate for children under 13 and theaters Christmas Day in the how with us. We never didn't want know one of the kids. Actually somebody did did walk in while she was having an AM attack and didn't know what to do. And that what prompted us to get everybody some CPR training. I don't know if everybody remember it, you know what I'm saying? But obviously he did.
[47:20]
TI
Yeah. To say I'm covered is an understatement. I have something to do. Yeah. There's a purpose. It's something I have that how I feel too, bro.
[47:28]
Young Dro
I feel like. You know what I'm saying? It's a perfect God got me here because I could have man. You remember that shootout we was in? Hey, bro, listen to me.
[47:34]
Guest
How do y'all remember shootouts? You did it several.
[47:40]
TI
I was actually healing up from a gunshot wound. You feel what I'm saying? So I was. I had still had staples in my stomach, you know, that was healing up. And let me know these cats.
[47:49]
Young Dro
It was so funny, bro. Look, man, Shout out. We. We were really going to fight these dude, right? Because you know, I was what TI Was.
[47:57]
DJ Envy
This was this before sign. This was before this platinum TI we was no rappers.
[48:03]
Young Dro
I ain't touched no dope. I ain't touched no dope since that day. I ain't touching no dope. You know what I'm saying? I might have seen a little bit, but I ain't touching it.
[48:10]
TI
Okay.
[48:10]
Young Dro
You know what I'm saying? But anyway, so they was telling on me because I guess they had just moved out there and I guess they wanted to get in and have they little motion. And I already had all the motion in the apartments. And so they were telling the police. And it was a particular police officer that with cool used to. You know, I ain't Gonna say no name, but he used to buy weed from him. And you know what I'm saying, when he buying his little weed and stuff, he was like, hey, man, you know them folk over there, man, you know them folk telling people down there about you, you know, I'm like, I know you lied. And so I walk up, you know, seen him probably the next day, and tap on the window, I said, hey, bruh, you know what happened when. You know what I'm saying, folks saying my name at police station. You know what happened where I'm from, right? He just rolled the one up and pulled off. And so, you know what I'm saying? So I was like, all right, I know what to do about this. So me and I went and got all my partner from the west side, man.
[49:01]
TI
We had dog chains. We wanted to fight and we came.
[49:04]
Young Dro
To fight, but we wasn't. You know what I'm saying? But it's just a little ad whipping. Just teaching her a little spanking. And so, you know, I went to Joe House and we walking down. Walking down the hill smoking. And we said. We said, there they go right there.
[49:16]
TI
But these niggas, we walking up there.
[49:17]
Young Dro
Look, we walk up. So we walk up there, this nigga walking out the shadows.
[49:20]
TI
Big they had on Gold Gym. They look like Gold Gym. Like they Lee Haney.
[49:26]
Young Dro
Lee Haney type. Wait a minute, man. No, no, no, no, no. Hey, man, let's switch to another plan. Let's switch to another plan now.
[49:32]
TI
You like what? Hell, no.
[49:36]
Guest
So we said it was like Gold's gym logo.
[49:39]
Young Dro
We up the fire. We up the fire. Started blabbing, man. Then nigga drove. The shootouts going this way, right? Did you know this nigga drove? Ran straight through here just like that. Turn and look. What the fuck are you doing?
[49:54]
TI
No shirt on. I was like, this chain ain't gonna help this. Like, dude, that was big.
[49:59]
Young Dro
I'm like, why is you running this way, bruh? Hey, man, that was fading here. We all went back. So after the shootout, everybody bust break out, go their own way. We all make our way back to droves. How could that where we left from? We made it back to drove apartment and any apartments. It's like a. It's a building. You walk in the building, it's two apartments downstairs, a stairway upstairs and two apartments upstairs. So we go in the building, we knock on the door, and we can hear the police. So we laying down, we knocking on the door. Joe Mama said, hell no, don't bring that shit in here. Y'all Ain't coming in here. You stay your ass out there.
[50:31]
TI
So we said, everybody lined up on the step. We trying. Mama, you got to let us in. Y'all ain't coming in here. Oh, my Lord, have mercy. Let us in. So now when she let us in, all us laying on the floor while the apartments is being flooded with police. And mind you, every time me and him get together, they end up kicking in the door or the police come and they try to take us away. You know what I'm saying?
[50:53]
Guest
Let me ask y'all a question. When y'all get together like this, right? No, no.
[50:56]
Young Dro
When y'all ain't tried to separate, but.
[50:59]
Guest
When y'all get together like this and these. These moments, right? And one moment that's coming to mind is at the MTV Awards when y'all, y'all came out and performed shoulder lean. But then you did what you know about that by yourself. Being that y'all done been through all of those life or death situations and all of that type of shit. And then what is y'all mindset when y'all in those moments, y'all just look at each other and laugh like, God.
[51:18]
Young Dro
We don't really think about it until, like, we don't talk about it until, like now. We just, you know, if we weren't here, we probably. We create new moments, you know what I'm saying? The next moment is probably what we thinking about rebuilding.
[51:33]
TI
Creating new moments is the thing.
[51:34]
Young Dro
Yeah, yeah.
[51:35]
Guest
And you know, Tiff, we watch black people get their IP stolen all the time. Likeness gets stolen all the time. And it's usually big fish eats little fish with these corporations. What made you want to go to war with that corporation Numerous times, too.
[51:48]
Young Dro
Yeah. I'mma be very, very clear, concise with my messaging. I'm gonna be honest and direct. I did not want to. It was my wife. My wife. Yeah, she was the one who was pressing the hell out the issue I'm talking about. She kept pressing the hell out the issue, and I'm glad she did. You know what I'm saying? I'm glad she did. God bless. You know, that's what marriage is for.
[52:13]
Guest
Absolutely.
[52:14]
Young Dro
And I think, you know, it was her tenacity, and I saw it, but I just didn't see how, you know, we could just keep pushing it, pushing it, pushing it like that. And that shit was costly, you know what I'm saying? We were probably like three and a half million in. And every time we go back to court, it's another seven figure bill. And then the last time we had lost the case, you know, for whatever reason. And then he had the nerve to send me his bill. I said, I know you fucking lying. And then the law changed. A law change that said that the First Amendment could no longer protect, you know, when it comes to likeness and so on. I think it was some kind of Jack Daniels case where it was a little puppy, a little. Like a little dog that. A little Jack Russell dog that. I think it had something similar to Jack Daniels on it. And they thought that they could do that. And Jack Daniels, the whiskey was like, no, y'all can't do that. He was like, nah, it's a parody. And we protected under the First Amendment. And the Supreme Court ruled, no, you're not. And that's what got us back in court. The judge said, okay, well, this law changed, so we have to go and we have to revisit this all over again. And thank. And thank God, you know, we did. And judge was extremely. He was extremely fair, you know, And I think that the jury that we had could see through a lot of the shenanigans and nonsense that the other side was trying to pull. Although I understand the other side's position. You know, this guy, he's, you know, he's a billionaire, right? And I'm sure he not in that motherfucker looking every day at who dogs and trying to say what. So I'm sure some people who he had put in position who probably didn't want to do some work, right? And just said, you know what? I could just take this and do this, and then that he won't know, you know, and he probably didn't until. But now, hey, the crazy thing is.
[54:24]
DJ Envy
They probably would have offered you guys a deal. You guys probably would have did a deal with them back in the beginning.
[54:28]
Young Dro
Yeah, absolutely, man. I mean, like, at the beginning, we've had several mediation, and he just never wanted. He never wanted to come to the table and mediate, you know what I'm saying? He never even thought that he even had to consider, you know, like, resolving this.
[54:45]
Charlamagne Tha God
Wow.
[54:46]
Young Dro
I mean, I get. Because like you say corporations do it all the time. I get people are so used to it, it's become the norm. He didn't think that it deserved any consideration. Luckily, the judge and the jury thought different.
[54:59]
Charlamagne Tha God
What was your first thought when y'all. When the ruling came down for the window, like, what was your first thought?
[55:03]
Guest
Thank God, man.
[55:04]
Young Dro
I ain' yeah, that's it, man. I was with KP actually, and we were actually. And I was filming. Like, I didn't make it to the day for the. When the deliberation was handed down.
[55:17]
DJ Envy
So you must have thought you were gonna lose anyway if you wasn't there.
[55:19]
Young Dro
I had to shoot a movie. We just got through shooting Apartments Part two, and as a director, you know, I got to be there. I can't. I took one week off, and they said it was gonna be done that week, and then the next week, like, it was supposed to be done by Friday. They started. They went into deliberation on Friday and were pulled to come back Friday with the verdict, but they didn't. So they said, it's gonna be Monday. I said, man, I can't come back Monday. I got to go back to work. So I did. And I'm on the phone, and I'm listening. I'm like, and we still shooting, too. We still supposed to be filming. I said, man, y'all handle it. Y'all handle it. You handle it. Hey, man. Yeah. Cause I. I walked out in the middle of a scene, and so they still going. They like, hey, D. I was like, man. And then KP said, I cut.
[56:12]
TI
I could tell you how I felt. I was like, you remember what we had talked about? Make sure you give me my little P. That's all I need.
[56:20]
Young Dro
But I didn't know no number. I was. I was listening, and I heard them say, you know that. You know that, like the first infringement or so on and so forth. And they would talk. It went down the list of dolls. Which one did, which one didn't? But then I heard a number. I heard 17 point some million. I say, 17 million. Yeah, I did. I said, 17 million. And everybody look at me and say, huh? And so I hung up the phone. And then we had to go fly to Vegas to do a show. Oh, Arizona. We had to fly to Arizona to do a show. And while we on the plane, they went back into the liberation for punitive damages. And then they came back with the punitive. They said, 53 million. 53 million. Say plus the 17.
[57:08]
Guest
I said, God damn, turn the plane around.
[57:12]
DJ Envy
Turn the plane around.
[57:13]
TI
And I text again. I was like, like, don't forget that P. I said, man, you better stop.
[57:17]
Young Dro
Showing that like this, dog. You better stop showing that like this now.
[57:20]
DJ Envy
And them lawsuits are tax free, so there's no tax to take.
[57:23]
Young Dro
No, that's not true. Oh, see, don't put that out there like that. Now, the. The actual damages for the actual damages, there are no taxes because the taxes. So actual damages are, you know, what, whatever dolls that they say look the most like the girls would those dolls made. So those are actual damages. And the taxes were already put into the, they were taken from the gross before this. So the taxes were paid on this money. So this, on this? No. Well, on the punitive you do have to, you do have to pay taxes.
[57:58]
Guest
It's still a come up, still a link, man.
[58:00]
Young Dro
No, it's a blessing. This is a blessing.
[58:13]
Guest
You right?
[58:14]
Young Dro
Yeah, but I, but even more so, I love to see like my daughters, my daughter and my nieces, like they also like they, they straight, you know what I'm saying?
[58:24]
Guest
I saw people saying that on social media. It was like, I hope they get a girl. Something like what the kind of stupid.
[58:28]
Young Dro
Ass statement is that? Nah, man, nah, it's. They fight. You feel what I'm saying? And I feel like for them to be vindicated and you know, to come out victorious and to see that if you stand up for something, you know what I'm saying? And you know that, you know in your heart truly that you, that you fighting for what's yours, you know, the outcome is going to be victorious as long as you claim it, believe it, and let God lead the way. I'm happy to be a part of the process of allowing them to see that.
[59:07]
Guest
Now sometimes these corporations.
[59:08]
Young Dro
And there's some more paper in there now I'm gonna just tell you. Cause there's some more dolls that came up that look like other celebrities. I'm just telling you there's some more money out there. Some money out there.
[59:17]
DJ Envy
Let me look on the site, see.
[59:18]
Young Dro
If anything look like I'm telling you.
[59:19]
Guest
Now these corporations do get to retaliating sometime.
[59:22]
Young Dro
Nah, I mean, you know, I mean they have the right to appeal and they can exercise their right. Then that'll open the door for, for trademark. So trademark mean now we looking at all the dolls. So if you want to open up the door for trademark, you go here. Open up the door for trademark. Going in appeal now that 73 could turn to two three Bs. So go ahead, open it up, do your thing. They got it, you know, but. Or you could just come on with that 70 right now.
[59:48]
Guest
I saw Duvall post you, man. You was at a show the other day. I forgot what y'all performing at.
[59:52]
TI
Community service.
[59:53]
Guest
Community service. And he said that you just one of the best performers, one of the best lyricists out there, which people feel. How did that make you feel?
[60:00]
TI
Oh, it made me feel good, man. It's long overdue. I've Always thought that the talent and the craft, I've always had respect for it and, you know, to get my flowers for it, man, it's long overdue. I mean, I feel like that if you love the craft, craft and respect it like the way I do, because, you know, people. You know, people can get your music, you know, to get your album or whatever, and. And that's one thing for somebody to have your album. But I think that once the album died down and then, you know, it. It just only depends on your talent and what you have to offer in a live show. You feel what I'm saying? Like, oh, well, you know, I want to see Drove perform live, you know what I mean? Because shouted live show, I had the cd, but once I met him in person and I seen it live, it carries, you know what I mean? So I appreciate it, man.
[60:54]
Guest
What would dro's new music sound like? You know what I mean? Cause, you know, you see Kendrick put out the party. The party was it the Party Must Die record. And we hear what Lecrae been saying and D1 how they want more positive messages in the music. Is it gonna be that? Are you gonna really give the Ministry?
[61:09]
TI
Most definitely. I'm gonna make sure that I set aside and use my vocals to put back into what happened to me, you know what I mean? And use it for a positive outlook on things. But I will not stop telling my truth and what's happening to us as a community and what society has to offer us, you know what I mean? I won't shy away from telling you how I took a pill that killed me. I won't shy away from telling you that they serving them, you feel me? I won't shy away from telling you that most of the things that we do in the hood comes from, like, drug use. Like a lot of things that go on in the hood, man. People be using drugs, and with the mental state that we have, man, we out here doing the wrong stuff, you know what I'm saying? So I won't shy away from that. And I also use my platform to do songs with people like Dietrich Haddon, like, Run out of Time, you know what I mean? And 1k few, you know what I'm saying?
[62:08]
Young Dro
Absolutely.
[62:08]
DJ Envy
Now, T, I gotta ask. Now, you recently said, I will raise this child to torture you the way you tortured me. Talk about King about to have his first child. Is that. Is that true?
[62:20]
Young Dro
I mean. I mean, listen. I mean, he got.
[62:25]
DJ Envy
Cause he seems like the child that.
[62:27]
Young Dro
Gave you the most problems, man. I mean, to Be honest with you. I'll just be. I'm gonna keep it. I'm gonna keep it a book. King is, you know, he's always been a rambunctious, outgoing, energetic child, you know what I'm saying? But just to be honest, compared to me and the shit that I did, and he ain't really gave them kinds of problems, you know what I'm saying? He gave something that might resemble. It could become that. But he never. He ain't never, you know, did the kind of shit that I was doing that I know about. So I don't. I can't say that, you know, he just gave me a whole lot of problems. But the problem that he did get, he did give. He gonna get him back. He gonna have a son and his son. I'm just telling you. I'm just telling you. And he gonna understand. He gonna understand what it means he can't use to do shit like. Let me tell you something. So I put, you know, Major. I wanted to put Major and King in, like, one of the best schools in Atlanta, Woodward. And we went. And Deja had already went to Woodward. And so now, you know, it was time for Major to find him a new school. And I'm like, well, we put Major there, man. We'll put King there with him. So we'll take Major and King and we do the test. You know, you gotta have that. The. You know, the consultation. And they had. Had the kid take a test and what have you. Yep, Major pass. Flying colors. And they was like, major, sure, I'm sure. We found a spot for him. He's definitely Woodworth material. He say, but your other son, is he okay?
[64:11]
DJ Envy
Is he okay?
[64:12]
Young Dro
I said, what you mean, is he okay? Say, these are the lowest test scores we have ever seen with that man that went in here and intentionally failed it on purpose.
[64:21]
DJ Envy
That's right.
[64:22]
Young Dro
He wouldn't have to go to private school, man. He wanted to stay in public school out there with his friend. And so he. That's the kind of he did, you know what I'm saying? Like, it ain't bad, but it.
[64:30]
Guest
Like, it actually shows his genius in a crazy way.
[64:34]
Young Dro
That's your good genius.
[64:36]
Guest
I know how to stick around. I know how to be where I want to be.
[64:40]
Young Dro
He still didn't get to be where he wanted to be. I sent him way on the other side of town to another school that he couldn't stand, you know, but he made. He stuck through it, and you know what I'm saying? And then Covid happened So that kind of shined on him.
[64:52]
DJ Envy
Now, there was another video of you and Boosie talking to your sons about the video with the firearms in it. So how was that conversation? Cause I know he was just like, dad, come on, dad.
[65:01]
Young Dro
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, man. He don't never, like. He always look at me like, bruh, coming from you, do you know your life? I mean, like that. How y'all? I'm like, nah, nah, nah. You didn't even know me back then. You feel me? But he done heard a lot of stories. Like, you know, just like, me and drove. Sit around, talk about it, and then he. My Other uncles and aunties and my mama talk about how they had to deal with me, you know what I'm saying? So he like, how you gonna come tell me anything? I'm like, nigga, like this. You know what I'm saying? But that's actually a part of a show that we remember, me, Boosie and Tootie. So that was a part of a show, but it was a real video. And we did actually, like, I think the camera people knew what was going on, but they didn't necessarily tell us. So when we walked up, it was kind of really, really kind of in shock a little bit. For real. We knew we were coming to film, but we ain't know that this was gonna be it, you know, I thought it was gonna be more so just like them using I calls and, you know, trying to imitate a life today. But I ain't. No. I ain't know y'all finna do all this, you know, so that was a real moment. But you look like he was running off.
[66:15]
DJ Envy
He was like, I can't be nowhere around this.
[66:17]
Young Dro
I had to. Yeah. And, man, one of the funny part. I don't know if this is on the clip that was shown. One of the funny part is Boosie looked at one say, hey, you. Yeah, See, you've been hanging around a lot.
[66:30]
Guest
Oh, yeah, that's on there.
[66:33]
Young Dro
You gonna have to pay your dues, like, you know what I'm saying? But all these things, I feel like it's important, and I feel like I'm gonna put the. Cause we did, like, pilot episode. I'm gonna go and put it out because I think it's important. As I watch it again, we sitting down, and we are, as two black men, we are fellowshipping and collectively, as well as individually dealing with raising our sons into. To be strong black men. And it's one part, man. Well, me and Boosie talking, and he just broke he just said, straight up, man, look, man, I don't want to see my son in prison. I don't want to go visit my son in no damn jail. I don't want to do that. And I'm like, man, I get it. I get it. And he like, man, you know, I want to take it there with him. I said, no, you can't take it there with him.
[67:22]
DJ Envy
You've been taking it with him.
[67:25]
Young Dro
I don't know. But Boosie said it. She could mean anything. Like, nah, that ain't gonna do it. And so just us feeding off of one another's wisdom and experience and using it to benefit how we deal with our sons, that's something that the rest of the world need.
[67:47]
Charlamagne Tha God
How do y'all deal with the, like, the significant others? Of. Cause, like, I know Damani has a baby now. King, the, the baby shower went viral. Like, what is, like, the parental check in the household, what that means? Like that when they bring, like, their girlfriends home, are you like, nah, I.
[68:00]
Young Dro
Stay out there business. I don't, I don't do that. I don't get into that. Like, who they dating and what. That ain't my business. You know what I'm saying? I, I, that's one less thing for me to have to worry about. I don't really deal with that. I just make sure that they, they, they. They being respectful and that they being respected. You know what I'm saying? Like, that really. And that's really. I mean, that's really all that matter to me. You know what I'm saying? That is that the respect level is there, that everybody being treated fairly, you know, and, and after that, you know, whether the love last forever or whether it's only here for a period of time, as long as. As long as the respect has been there, that's all that's important to me.
[68:42]
DJ Envy
Well, let's get into the single right now.
[68:44]
Young Dro
Let's go.
[68:45]
Guest
Thank God.
[68:45]
DJ Envy
Let's thank God. And we appreciate you brothers, for joining us.
[68:47]
Young Dro
Y'all got a radio show. Y'all ain't played no damn music. When ain't gonna ever play some music?
[68:52]
DJ Envy
Well, we appreciate you brothers, for joining us.
[68:54]
Young Dro
Right on, man. We appreciate y'all, man. And one more thing, man. Cause, you know, I just want to say, could y'all please stop telling everybody, you know, how. Exactly how much money I had. Y'all gonna get me wrong, you know what I'm saying?
[69:07]
Guest
The coach put it out there.
[69:08]
Charlamagne Tha God
Everybody after the.
[69:12]
TI
She was locked.
[69:13]
Guest
The coach put that out there, too.
[69:15]
Young Dro
Hey, Put the bills out there. Put the bills out there. Put the bills out there.
[69:18]
Charlamagne Tha God
Send me a financial breakdown. I got you.
[69:20]
Young Dro
For real.
[69:20]
Charlamagne Tha God
I got you.
[69:21]
Guest
When we get more music, dro, what's next? Psc.
[69:24]
TI
Dro, we got some. I'm gonna snag a couple of records that Drew and Tip got together and that joint project gonna be there. The PSC got a project coming out with DJ Drummer, you feel me? Still in the streets. And Dro and Zaytoven got a project coming out called 10 Piece Hot. Man, make sure you bring your blue cheese, you know? So all of that's on the way.
[69:46]
Guest
Word.
[69:46]
DJ Envy
Well, it's TI Is young dro. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. You did wake that ass up early in the morning.
[69:52]
TI
The Breakfast Club.
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[70:28]
Young Dro
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[70:35]
Comedian
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[70:37]
DJ Envy
Two shots of espresso After Meta AI gets you caffeinated.
[70:40]
Young Dro
You're ready for some beats.
[70:41]
Comedian
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[70:43]
Young Dro
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[70:45]
DJ Envy
Can'T remember the place.
[70:46]
Young Dro
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[71:29]
Young Dro
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[71:31]
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[71:34]
TI
Oh yeah.
[71:35]
Young Dro
Because now they could listen to one.
[71:37]
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[71:39]
Young Dro
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[71:48]
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[71:52]
Young Dro
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