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Charlamagne Tha God
Wake that ass up in the morning. The Breakfast Club.
Coco Jones
Yep.
Charlamagne Tha God
It's the world's most dangerous morning show. The Breakfast Club. Charlemagne. The God just hilarious is here. Envy is not. Lauren LaRosa is filling in. And we got the fabulous Coco Jones here. What's happening, Coco?
Coco Jones
Hey, y'all.
Jess Hilarious
Hey, boo girl.
Coco Jones
Thanks for having me. Nice to meet you, Coco.
Lauren LaRosa
Got a new album.
Charlamagne Tha God
It's your debut album.
Coco Jones
It's my first album ever. Yeah.
Charlamagne Tha God
Why not more? I'm gonna tell you right now, Def Jam don't care about you. Oh, and I'm gonna tell you why. I'm gonna tell you why. They sent your album at 7:44am this morning. And I said, no, we should cancel the interview because it's not fair to you as an artist and it's not fair to us as hosts and. Cause you know, you're sitting here now and then, you know, people will be in your face talking to you about everything except for your music. And people will wonder why. Why are they always just focused on the mess? Why are they talking about everything but our music? It's because your label didn't send it until 7:44 this morning. We're doing a show. Who got time to listen to the. To the album?
Coco Jones
I hear you.
Charlamagne Tha God
So, yes, that's. That's the reason why that was the hold up. So I don't know what the label told you, but that was the reason. I was like, you know what? Let's cancel the interview.
Coco Jones
Dang. So you still want to do it? Yeah, we're doing it now.
Charlamagne Tha God
But I just like that Lauren did a crash listen to the album.
Lauren LaRosa
That's why I was rushing for these papers. Okay. Because I am a fan. I do feel like you deserve your moment. But it went down how he said it went down. Yeah.
Charlamagne Tha God
I didn't get a chance to listen to it. That's why NB left. Envy was like, I ain't listen to it. I'm not gonna do it like that.
Jess Hilarious
And he didn't say cancel. He said reschedule. He said cancel you. He was like, we should reschedule it because that's not fair to either party.
Charlamagne Tha God
It's not. I don't think it's fair to you at all.
Coco Jones
I mean, I hear what you're saying. I definitely feel like I would want y'all to hear it if y'all would wanna ask me questions about it. I also know, though, like, there's only. I only got the right now. You know, I'm going on tour right after I drop this Album. So I do wanna still talk about it, and I can share what I know.
Jess Hilarious
True.
Coco Jones
And y'all can listen to it when you get to listen to it.
Charlamagne Tha God
Okay.
Coco Jones
I love my label. Let me say they need to do better. By my team.
Charlamagne Tha God
They need to do better.
Coco Jones
I'm gonna let you just say that.
Charlamagne Tha God
They didn't send the album till 7:44 this morning.
Coco Jones
Okay.
Charlamagne Tha God
This is a radio station.
Coco Jones
I gotta say that you're an artist. I love my label. They be doing right by me, but.
Jess Hilarious
She only doing what I would do. If somebody talk about one of y'all, I'd be like, what?
Coco Jones
Like, don't do that.
Jess Hilarious
For y'all now.
Lauren LaRosa
Same, Same while we're here. Hi.
Coco Jones
Hey, y'all.
Lauren LaRosa
How you?
Coco Jones
I'm feeling good. I'm feeling good. I'm happy to be here.
Lauren LaRosa
Debut album.
Coco Jones
Yeah.
Lauren LaRosa
But, like, you've been. I feel like your music has been so big, but this is your technical, like, first album.
Coco Jones
Yeah, it is my first album ever. Which is weird, though, because I feel like on one, on one side, I feel like, like deja vu in a way, but on the other side, I'm like, okay, technically, I have never put out an album, so I, I, I've been. It's, like, weird to say that, like an album. I've been used to saying ep, which. It's different. It's different, but similar to.
Jess Hilarious
What is the difference? What do you think the difference is between the EP and an actual album?
Coco Jones
I think, honestly, the weight that they hold, I mean, an EP is like a feeler. It's a little safer. It's a little, like, less serious. And then an album is, like, you know, it's a chapter. You really respect it as an entire project. And then there's, like, a way more serious, like, rollout, and there's way more intentions behind it. I feel like with my ep, there were no expectations. And now with my album, I have so many expectations. Me, myself, and then, of course, like, the world.
Charlamagne Tha God
And that's why the label should send it to people, especially radio stations, before they do interviews. Lauren, you say what you said before Coco walked in, you keep that. You better keep that same energy.
Lauren LaRosa
No, no, I have the first of all, I said it all in love, so it's going to be said. But I'm making sure Jess has the album research that we have, because I do want to talk about it, because what I feel like happens with you is you have these big moments, like icu, and when those things drop, it's everything. Coco Jones and we as fans, feel like you are such a prize to R and B and what you do, you deserve that consistently. But then when things like today happen, like, if I didn't push, we wouldn't be doing this, and you deserve that moment. It's unfair to you. And I think that that's sometimes why, as a fan, we feel like your music suffers. Like we have to search for more than just the cliquey stuff. And, you know, like, even in listening to the music, I was happy we got to listen to it. Even though I only got the five songs because I. I could even feel in your music, this is different, because to me, it's like you're more into yourself. There's a lot more sexual conversation of, you're a woman, you're here, and I know that that's what you want people to see you as because you've worked so hard. I don't think sometimes that the way that things appear to us as fans, that they're set up, you get that. And I don't think it's fair to you. That's what I said before you came in here.
Coco Jones
I could definitely understand that perspective. I feel like also, though, there's just so much out every front freaking day, you know? So in general, it's like, who has the real formula to put everyone's eyes on that one thing all the time? If so, then everyone would copy that and then that would be a wash. You know what I'm saying? So I'm like, there really is no formula. I can understand that. But I'm like, I don't even know what to tell people to do. The people that I'm seeing, they're doing what they supposed to do. Because I'm looking at you right there. I'm seeing you doing the things you know, and I'm doing everything that I'm told to do. So it's like, there's no real formula for that.
Jess Hilarious
It's how you look at it, and I love the way that you look at it because it's a lot that you have to offer. You're an actress, you're an artist. And speaking of how we look at things, taste, the visual, what made you step out and be like that? I've never seen you like that. Now, you're always sexy, Always. You know what I mean? But you've never ever popped out like that. The visual for taste.
Coco Jones
Yeah.
Jess Hilarious
What made you say, I'mma just give him a lot more sexy than I've ever before?
Lauren LaRosa
Yeah. She was very much giving me the time Is now. I never even knew.
Jess Hilarious
Never even knew that she could dance like that, honestly.
Lauren LaRosa
Pink.
Jess Hilarious
Pink.
Charlamagne Tha God
What was it?
Lauren LaRosa
Clock it.
Coco Jones
Oh, my God.
Lauren LaRosa
Clock it.
Coco Jones
Like I'm crying.
Jess Hilarious
What ignited that Coco Jones fire? What was that?
Coco Jones
Well, first of all, I mean, the song itself is sexy. You know what I'm saying? But I think for me, I want people to already know. Like, hey, she does multiple different sides of her. Like, of course I can do, like, the belting, and I'm in my feelings and I'm going there, and it's vocals and it's all of that. But, like, I don't want to do a whole show of that. You know, that's just not how I authentically feel right now. I mean, I'm 27. I have other sides to me. The way I talk with my girls, the way I talk when I'm mad. Like, I want to be able to show those different sides, too. So I feel like, when do I do that? It would have to be now, you know what I'm saying? To, like, get people warmed up to different versions of me. And honestly, when I made Taste, my album was already done. It was supposed to be out in October, and then it just wasn't flowing right. So we, you know, pushed it back. And so I kind of had no, I guess, expectations that I put on myself.
Jess Hilarious
Yeah.
Coco Jones
And I was kind of like, I did my part, so, like, I'm just gonna have fun. And then that led to Taste, which, to me, it was just so fun, and it was freeing and it was scary, so I just. I just wanted to do it.
Lauren LaRosa
Why was it scary?
Charlamagne Tha God
So. Oh, what was Def Jam? You had the album since October. Def Jam didn't send it till 7:44 this morning.
Jess Hilarious
You know what?
Lauren LaRosa
Tell him, Childa.
Coco Jones
Where is the grace in the room?
Jess Hilarious
Where is it?
Charlamagne Tha God
Where is it? Listen, I just want the best for Coco Jones.
Coco Jones
Thank you.
Charlamagne Tha God
You said that they're doing good things for you. I'm just simply saying, why not more?
Coco Jones
Okay, well, you ate that part.
Charlamagne Tha God
That's all I'm saying.
Coco Jones
But anyway, so a version of it was done in October, but a lot of it changed. A lot of it changed, like me. I mean, Taste happened because there was no, you know, there was no expectation. And it was scary because I was going to get mixed reactions. I knew that, like, some people were going to be like, you're this girl. You're the same girl. Don't dance. Don't do that. Don't be sexy. You know what I'm saying? And then other people were Going to live for it. So I kind of just had to be okay with that because I feel like, what am I supposed to do? You know, it's my life too, and I'm still a developing artist. These are the things I want to do and try. And maybe one day I'll look back. I mean, I probably will look back at some of the things that I did and be like. But, like, give me the time.
Lauren LaRosa
You don't make it crazy, though. You. You keep it. I mean, not to be, like, funny. You keep it tasteful when you do.
Jess Hilarious
Absolutely. Even taste was tasteful. Yeah.
Lauren LaRosa
And it was a nod to Britney Spears.
Coco Jones
Well, actually, though, that was a. That was. It was cut down and down and down. I really did. I'm gonna say I really did try a lot of things because I wanted to see what they look like on myself. Because also, like, I don't know how I feel doing something until I try it. So either I could live with, like, the regret and the fear of, like, I didn't. I don't even want to push it like that, or I could try things. And luckily I have a team who's like, try it. You know, they'll. They'll help me facilitate figuring out who I am all the way. And so I did do way more than that's in that video, but it just wasn't saying right.
Lauren LaRosa
Is that why. So the timeline, he talking about October to when we getting in there. And that's why things have been, like, changing, and that's why we got the stuff late, because everything was changing.
Coco Jones
No, the songs changed from October. Some of them changed. Some of them changed from October to now the album coming out. But taste, the video, I was just saying, like, yeah, the visual, the edits of it, like, they. It got chopped and screwed a lot because I wasn't feeling some of the ways that I looked. I wasn't feeling it for myself. Like, it didn't feel like me, you know, Some of it felt like me trying to do something versus some of it felt like me being me. And I just kept what was like a green light in my spirit, you know?
Jess Hilarious
Is that. Is now is cocoa in taste or is that, like, happy in a relationship, Coco? Or like, oh, I'm getting done, right, Coco? You know what I'm saying? Or is that just a side of you that we have not seen that you just. You know what I'm saying?
Coco Jones
Yeah, I think it's just. I'm grown and, you know, me and my girls, we talk like this, like, when we're flirty. Like, when we're sensual, like, we grown. You know what I'm saying? Music is all of the things. It's in love, it's late night, is anger. It's all emotions. So I wanted to. In this album, I wanted to try to show all the different sides of me and really just learn. Like, learn for myself. How did that. How did that make me feel? How did the video make me feel? How did the responses. Being on tour and seeing what people like and what they don't like, it all kind of is, like, lights up in my brain. Like, okay, now I know that. Like, I feel like it highlights things. And then I'm like, oh, that's what I like. Oh, that's what I should be doing more of. You know what I'm saying?
Jess Hilarious
Like, yeah.
Lauren LaRosa
So, okay. Because first of all, when you talk about relationships, you're glowing. Instantly. We had taste. Somebody's leaving a legacy on your lips when they kiss you Then you got A, E, O, M, G. What A E stand for? It's just like this.
Charlamagne Tha God
It's the American eagle.
Coco Jones
Ow. It was just something to say.
Lauren LaRosa
Yeah. It's like it sounds when you're feeling good, when you're in the midst of all of the things. You got that one, girl. You got the song where I forget. Here we go. Is that the song where you talk about you trying to get over somebody, but it won't leave you alone, but you laid up with your new boo? You've been talking about being happy in these interviews, and the people are saying that it's Donovan Mitchell. Is. Is this your bae? Is that what's happening?
Coco Jones
I'm happy. And that's all I gotta say about it, period. I mean, you already know. Y'all know.
Lauren LaRosa
Okay, so it is. And the music gives happy. So I'm happy for you.
Charlamagne Tha God
Donovan Mitchell, a basketball player?
Lauren LaRosa
Yes.
Jess Hilarious
No, the. The nigga who sell houses.
Charlamagne Tha God
No, I never heard of houses. I didn't know. I didn't know that.
Coco Jones
Hey, yo, I'm crying. But no, I talk about as much as I feel like I want to talk about, because I'm just not. I'm not the type to be giving out all of my details. That's just not my truth. I give as much as I can, and I give my everything when it comes to this music. So I'm like, yeah, I'm happy. And, yeah, y'all know what it is.
Lauren LaRosa
Did you write all the songs on. On the album?
Coco Jones
I co wrote a lot of them. I would say 90% and a couple of them. I didn't write them.
Lauren LaRosa
Okay, here we go. Did you write Here we go? Okay. When I listen to it, I can feel that you wrote it because of the way that you sing it versus some of the other songs. Not that they're not good, but you.
Charlamagne Tha God
That's the one you let me hear with that hard ass beat.
Lauren LaRosa
Yes, I heard that. Yeah, that one. I was like, this one right here. I know she wrote this one. Like, I just. I feel that when you're writing and you say you don't want to give everything to everybody, but I listen to this project and I'm like, oh, my girl is in love and it's good. How do you hold back on certain things to not give it all? Because it's oozing out of you in. In the music.
Coco Jones
Thank you. Thank you. Well, I feel like a lot of the things I talk about are very relatable. It's not like I'm like. And then we pulled up at something, like. And it's very specific to me. You know, I try to make songs that are useful, you know what I'm saying? So I'm trying to say things that I feel, but in a general way. And also I love to co write because I feel like I don't have the only perspective. And I'm trying to make songs that, you know, have a wider range of perspectives. So I'll be having me and somebody else or a couple people going back and forth to make it feel like this is what we really say, this is how we really talk as people. You know what I'm saying? And then also I feel like other than that, in, like, interviews, you know, you just pivot.
Charlamagne Tha God
Can I ask you about this line from Here we Go? Cause I'm old. I don't know what this mean. Why it's gotta be your way. I want it to be mine. What you think this is? Foreplay? Must be out your mind.
Coco Jones
Like, I was basically saying, when you're playing with somebody's emotions, when you in and out of their life, like. Like, do you feel like that's funny or hot or, like, are you into that? Like, what's wrong with you? You know what I'm saying?
Charlamagne Tha God
Okay, okay, okay, okay. So. Okay, so you. Cause you use the word foreplay, but you're talking about. I get what you're saying.
Coco Jones
Like, are you thinking you flirting with me when you're playing with my life? When you playing in my face? Like, are you. Do you think I like that?
Lauren LaRosa
Because in the song, she's like, Yo, I'm happy over here. I like where I'm at. But you just. You pop up in my likes. You showing up places like you think that this is like, this is it like that? No, leave me alone. But he's not leaving her alone. And those guys be kind of low key, having a little hold, even though they shouldn't like the guy. So if you're moved on and you're trying to. No, just.
Charlamagne Tha God
Why is she volunteering?
Coco Jones
I feel like everybody has had that person that, you know can always slide back.
Lauren LaRosa
He's a leader.
Charlamagne Tha God
Trust me.
Lauren LaRosa
Not long. You're right. I don't have that. Because I'm disconnected from anything toxic. And I'm moving into my glory and my happiness.
Coco Jones
Wow. I love that.
Charlamagne Tha God
AKA I'm single, nobody wants me.
Coco Jones
You know what? That is so foul. I know, I know they be in your phone, but you just be blocking.
Lauren LaRosa
Things that I'm getting. He won.
Coco Jones
Oh, it's the one. Oh, I'm not even trying to get into guilty now.
Charlamagne Tha God
It's one.
Coco Jones
Pivot it.
Lauren LaRosa
Pivot it.
Coco Jones
Yeah, so.
Charlamagne Tha God
So that was one.
Lauren LaRosa
Where are we going with this?
Charlamagne Tha God
When did it turn into one?
Jess Hilarious
Anyway, I got a question.
Coco Jones
Thank you.
Lauren LaRosa
Because I read my words.
Jess Hilarious
Why? Why? Why More? Why Not More?
Coco Jones
What?
Jess Hilarious
What did you. Did you come up with that title?
Coco Jones
Okay, so it's one of the songs that is on the album. It's actually featuring YG Marley. And it's really dope. It's like an island vibe. And I really love that title because I felt like that's what I kept asking myself, like, why would I hold back? You know, why wouldn't I do the things that I feel like I really want to do? And I feel like all the answers were rooted in fear, like, oh, they might not like it or it might not work. And I'm like, I would rather just try things and be able to like, learn from them than not try and wonder what would have happened if, you know. So that kind of led to why Not More Being the album name. But also I feel like it was a little less serious. Like it was being why Not More? Or like self titled Coco, whatever. But I'm like, I don't even know if I fully know Coco yet myself. So I don't know if that's my truest, truest, truest truth to name my album that I feel like why Not More Resonated with me more because I'm just. I ask myself a lot of questions. I ask my team a lot of questions. I'm very curious And I'm still, like, trying to figure it out.
Charlamagne Tha God
I love that because it feels like, you know, you give your all to everything you do. So when you give your all but Def Jam doesn't, how does that make you feel?
Coco Jones
Why are you still on that?
Jess Hilarious
You know what?
Charlamagne Tha God
What?
Coco Jones
Why?
Charlamagne Tha God
I'm just asking.
Jess Hilarious
I just want something from the store.
Coco Jones
This is crazy. It is crazy.
Jess Hilarious
Oh, my God.
Coco Jones
I'm like, here's what I really feel. I really feel like it takes a lot of effort and time to. To make an artist work and. And for a developing artist. And I feel like I want. What I really want people to do is to look at me with the perspective of, like, I'm not trying to do, like, the trending here today and I'm gone type thing. I'm trying to make things that are timeless. But that takes time, and that takes effort. And I feel like I have a team that does a lot for me and has effort for me. Like, I wouldn't be up here saying that if that wasn't my truth. You know what I'm saying?
Charlamagne Tha God
Well, they dropped the ball this morning, and at a crucial time like this, they shouldn't be doing that. That's all I'm saying.
Coco Jones
So when would you have preferred to listen to it?
Charlamagne Tha God
A week ago. You were on the schedule a week ago. We should have marinated with the album for a while to really be able to have a conversation. I think albums are different than movies. I don't like the watch movies before I have conversations with people about their movies because you don't want to spoil it. But I think albums are different.
Coco Jones
Okay, well, I got five singles out. Did you listen to them?
Charlamagne Tha God
I listened to them. They been out. The one you let me hear this morning. Taste. And it was another one. What was the one you let me hear this morning? Here I go.
Lauren LaRosa
Here we go.
Charlamagne Tha God
Taste.
Lauren LaRosa
He needed to hear that. A, E, O, M, G. So he.
Charlamagne Tha God
Know I ain't hear A, E. Omg American Eagle. Omg. Is that, like, core commercial?
Coco Jones
You think so?
Lauren LaRosa
Yeah.
Coco Jones
Huh? What?
Jess Hilarious
He said American Eagle. Oh, my God.
Coco Jones
Ao, mgm.
Charlamagne Tha God
What does that mean? For real, though, what's that?
Coco Jones
A, E, omg. So basically, it's just like a freaky song. And it's like legs on the. Legs on the ceiling got me like A, E, O, M, G. Like, it's just something to say. It's just.
Charlamagne Tha God
I know what the OMG is, but what is the ae?
Coco Jones
It was like, you know how when you say your vowels, A, E, I, O, U.
Jess Hilarious
It was like that.
Lauren LaRosa
Like, she. It's just. Yeah.
Coco Jones
Dang. Yeah.
Jess Hilarious
Yeah.
Coco Jones
We were just having fun.
Charlamagne Tha God
I ain't doing it right. I never made nobody screaming, no vowels.
Lauren LaRosa
Look at that.
Coco Jones
I can't do that. I can't with that. But, no, I'm really excited. And you can listen to the album. It'll be out on Friday. And then I'm curious to hear your thoughts next time I see you.
Charlamagne Tha God
Absolutely.
Lauren LaRosa
Whoa. Were you finishing? Oh, because I got more stuff that I want to ask you. So even in this moment right now, you're handling this conversation very, very well.
Coco Jones
Thank you.
Lauren LaRosa
Is this because you've done everything from Disney to. We've seen you on Fresh Prince of Bel Air, the remake, or what is it called on Peacock?
Coco Jones
Bel Air.
Lauren LaRosa
Bel Air. On Bel Air. You've been doing it for a long time. Does that. Does this your belief?
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Lauren LaRosa
And still say human come from that or are you daily, like, kind of like prepping yourself up? Like, hey, these are things that are going to be asked. I got to be ready for it. Like, are you just going to get like, yo, I got this?
Coco Jones
No, I think I. I do have to remind myself, like, when I'm doing press, like, okay, these are probably things that people are going to want to talk about. What do I. Like, I want to be in tune with myself. What. What I want to say, you know what I'm saying, so that I'm not, like, caught off guard. Even though you did kind of catch me off guard. I can't eat ho. But, you know, I do have that media training period. But other than that, I feel like. I feel like honestly having the window of time where nobody was really checking for me really brought me to earth, you know, and it, in a way, not like I was like, gassed up or anything, but I was just like a kid actor. And like, you didn't. You don't really have a personality. You know what I'm saying? You just doing. You just doing what you got to do and you love it and that's happy and that's fun. But I didn't live at all. Like, I didn't experience much. I was not like, wilding out. I didn't lol. I didn't do anything really, because I wanted to work, so I just wanted to be right for the job. So I think that brought me to a reality and like a. A kind of normalcy that I feel like I'm. I even now I'm like, dang, I'm really not, like, normal. Like, I feel like I am, but, you know, I can't just go and move the way I want to move because life is different. But I feel like I'm like, I'm never going to be able to change because that window of time, like, was so real to me of like, absolutely nothing going on that I feel like it. It'll never. Like, nothing will really gas my head up or nothing will really take me down ever again.
Charlamagne Tha God
What is stuck with you? You know, you were a child star. So from what did you learn as a child star?
Coco Jones
That stays with you now that this is business sometimes and it's not personal and I can't, like, Let it correlate with my self worth, you know, Some of it is, like, so out of my control that it's like. And it's gone, you know, it's really not me. It's really not me, you know? And as long as I, like, I feel like I'm giving my all to the things that are in my control, I'm happy, you know? And there's so much that I like. I can't make this album do any of the things that I want it to do. I can't make anything be the way that I want it to be. But what I create that I can control. So that to me, I feel like, has become the only thing that I correlate with. Like, did I do a good job or not? Like, is it something that I could control and did I do my. All there? Then I'm happy with it.
Charlamagne Tha God
That's your serenity prayer. That's the serenity prayer. You know what that is, right?
Coco Jones
Serenity prayer, yeah.
Charlamagne Tha God
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Once you put that album out into the ecosystem, it's out of your control.
Coco Jones
Yeah.
Charlamagne Tha God
Whatever it sells, whatever radio does with it, like, it's. You did the best you could already in the studio.
Coco Jones
Yeah, for sure. For sure.
Jess Hilarious
I love how you defend your team. I love how you speak up for your team, and I love the fact that your mom has been, like, by your side through all this. Is she your manager?
Coco Jones
No, my mom's not my manager. She. She was for the time when there was nobody, you know, but, yeah, I feel like now my mom is more like my wise counsel, you know?
Jess Hilarious
Love that.
Coco Jones
Yeah, she was definitely.
Jess Hilarious
When she.
Charlamagne Tha God
Make sure to tell her. Make sure to tell her. Make sure to tell Def Jam. Make sure to tell your mom about Def Jam, please.
Coco Jones
She's gonna watch this.
Lauren LaRosa
She gonna watch it.
Jess Hilarious
She probably gonna be in your dm, definitely.
Charlamagne Tha God
She gonna say thank you. Okay.
Lauren LaRosa
I just handed Coco her first album ever.
Coco Jones
Well, her.
Lauren LaRosa
That. That wasn't really the first. It was like fake album.
Coco Jones
It was like the first.
Lauren LaRosa
First body of words just brought up your mom. And I know your mom used to help you do and package all of those things, right?
Coco Jones
She actually. She said she bought a lot of those little packaging stickers and put them all there, like squares and put it in the thing, and then it came out printed like that. I don't know how she did that. It's really giving it.
Charlamagne Tha God
I used to go to Office Max and get those stickers. And you used to put them on there. That's how we saw the mixtapes and everything.
Coco Jones
Dang. Not her knowing how to. I don't know how she figured out how to do that, but, yeah, my mom was definitely like, you go. You got to have somebody who's willing to take you to those places to wait on them sets for you and, like, to, you know, a job that you're auditioning for, you might not hear back. Whether you or not you got that for months. And you might have to do so much in the meantime to. To, like, prove your. Prove your worth, you know? So somebody. Especially if you're, you know, you're a kid, somebody's got to be willing to do that with you. And I think my whole family, honestly, has invested in this because me and my mom would be gone. So that means my mom was gone from her kids, my mom was gone from her husband. We all, like. We knew what it was that we were, like, working towards. And so my win is, like. Is everybody's win because we all. We all put something in.
Charlamagne Tha God
What were your earliest memories of wanting to be who you are now? With that your dream? Or did somebody instill that dream in you?
Coco Jones
It was definitely me. Like, even when I look at little kid videos of me, like, I would be, like, not even fully forming sentences, but I would be singing, though. And they'd be like, sing. And I'd be like, yes, I would love to sing. So it was always me. I didn't think that, like, it could be a tangible job, though. Like, I knew sports was a real job because my dad played the NFL. So I was like, okay, this is a real job. This can actually be something you do. But I didn't know music could be something you really do. I saw it on tv, and. And I thought, you know, those people are doing that. But it wasn't until, like, my mom introduced me to the opportunities that I was like, you can try to do this yourself. Like, it's something I could do. And then I was hooked. There was no stopping me.
Charlamagne Tha God
But then you also had options. Cause you got into acting as well.
Coco Jones
Yeah. Yeah.
Charlamagne Tha God
So which bug do you think, you know, I guess infected you the most?
Coco Jones
Music.
Charlamagne Tha God
Definitely. Music.
Coco Jones
Yeah. I respect acting. Cause it's definitely outside of my comfort zone. And it's stories that are, like, outside of me.
Jess Hilarious
And you do it well.
Coco Jones
Thank you. Thank you. But I think music is, like. It's just like home to me. It just feels safe.
Jess Hilarious
So that was your first love of an acting.
Coco Jones
Yeah, absolutely.
Jess Hilarious
Are you looking forward to more film though?
Coco Jones
Oh yes. I literally went to South Africa this year to do a film and I really think it's going to be dope. I really ideally I would love to be able to do both every year. I think that that's really cool and when artists can do that. So I want to try to keep that up.
Jess Hilarious
Do you have a favorite song on.
Coco Jones
This album or why not more my favorite song. I mean it changes all the time. But I would say right now it's probably By Myself. It's called By Myself. It's basically saying I want to be comfortable by myself. I think I love that one because it reminds me what's really important. I got to know myself. Whatever's happening around me, I can't let it influence me or affect me. I got to know myself and also I want to be really in tune with myself. I don't want to lose my, my voice. Knowing who I am, knowing what I want out of all of this, knowing what's important to me. And also if this all went away, it would be me by myself. Am I cool with that? I always want to check myself, be like, you cool with that?
Charlamagne Tha God
Have you always felt comfortable by yourself?
Coco Jones
No. No. I definitely feel like if anything I felt like something was wrong if I didn't have people around me. Like maybe like, you know, you're not doing what you need to be doing, you're not booked or all the things like nah. But I think also by Myself, to me it doesn't mean alone. It means like intentionally sitting with yourself. Like you know, meditation, like learning yourself and taking that quiet time. I feel like that's when I get a lot of ideas. I feel like that's when I can like feel things and like unpack things. Like what the heck was that? Actually I really didn't like the way they were saying that. You know what I'm saying? Not nothing like that. I'm just saying like you really like can think about things that are going on. There's so much sound, there's so much going on, there's so much fast paced that being by yourself I feel like it's like crucial for self growth, you know.
Jess Hilarious
Did you see that viral video of you and the reason why I asked did you see it? Because a lot of people don't be saying stuff of themselves. Like just because it hits blogs don't mean you. You see it. But this is why I was so shocked when, when I saw a taste because it was a video A couple weeks ago that I saw that went viral, and it was you rehearsing, but she was looking like, I ain't doing all that.
Lauren LaRosa
So.
Coco Jones
But. Cause they was, like, gyrating on each.
Jess Hilarious
Other, I guess your choreographer or whoever was displaying what they wanted you to do, and you were looking at it like, uh. Your face was like, I'm not.
Coco Jones
No. I was so scared. It was. Okay. So he was throwing her up in the air.
Jess Hilarious
Yes.
Coco Jones
And I'm tall, but I don't like heights that I can't. That ain't my choice, you know? So that's why I was looking scared as hell. But I was proud of myself. I told. I told the choreographer at Leah. I said, do what you would do, not what you think I can do. And let me see what happens after that.
Jess Hilarious
I got it.
Coco Jones
If it's too hard, I'm gonna tell you, girly. And some of it was just. But I was proud of myself for, like, trying it. I was literally in a hoop. I had an aerialist come and, like, teach me how to be in the hoop. And for one part of the video, I really was proud of myself. I went outside my comfort zone. I was living for it.
Lauren LaRosa
Yeah, you talked about earlier, the moment you said when people weren't checking for you, it was like, in between your Disney and, like, your next song and stuff of that nature. And I watched the interview where you were saying that you were, like, almost embarrassed to go out and get a job at certain points and things of that nature. How do you. Because people were virally saying things about where you've been and stuff. How do you deal with those moments when you're viral? But it's, like, for stuff that you. You don't care to be viral for now that you know yourself a bit, but you're still figuring yourself out.
Coco Jones
I. I'm like, the Internet isn't real. I'm like, what is this place? It's not even, like, for real. What's real is the people that I tangibly talk to who know me, you know? So I'm like, this is so not real. So if something is going viral, I mean, I might get a little summer drop, like, because I'm, like, used to people talking about my music only. And so anything else is getting. It's like, it's still new to me that people care about what I got going on. Personally, I'm like, y'all care about that? Okay.
Charlamagne Tha God
How can we talk about your music if we don't get the album till 7:44? That's not your fault, though. Just talking about Def Jam. Continue.
Coco Jones
Anyway, I really don't take it seriously because I feel like people's attention span is so short. It'll be important today, gone tomorrow.
Jess Hilarious
Yeah. If you don't talk about it. That's why I had to ask you, did you see the video I'm talking about? Because a lot of people far removed from. From social media and the Internet. It's not a real place. It's a whole bunch of people who just say shit. And just because they feel like they can have a voice now, it's like, all right, cool.
Coco Jones
So I feel like even when people are talking, I'm like, they still talk. And I'm like, go stream that record. If you're upset about something, go stream it.
Charlamagne Tha God
The algorithm doesn't know the difference.
Coco Jones
I know that's right. I'm not mad. I'm not blocking nobody. If you want to talk, keep it on. I need them to know that you're active on this page. Go ahead.
Charlamagne Tha God
What are the plans for the album release this weekend?
Coco Jones
I have a party in Miami on Saturday, in LA on Saturday. And I'm doing a performance tonight that is like an exclusive thing with Motorola. But I'm really excited. I'm going on tour, so I've been prepping for that. I'm doing interviews during the day, and I've been doing my rehearsals at night. I'm excited to put the show together and perform it everywhere. I'm going to Europe, too, to do some shows.
Jess Hilarious
Yes.
Coco Jones
I'm really excited for it.
Jess Hilarious
I'm excited for this.
Lauren LaRosa
You probably can't wait to write a song about this. Him getting on your nerves all day to do.
Jess Hilarious
Oh, yeah, please don't write a song about it.
Charlamagne Tha God
I am here for Coco. Coco was born in South Carolina. She was raised in Tennessee. But, you know, she got that South Carolina in her. So I just want her to always be getting done.
Jess Hilarious
Right now.
Lauren LaRosa
People do Stan you, though.
Charlamagne Tha God
That's it.
Lauren LaRosa
You feel that. You feel people. Stan you. I know when.
Coco Jones
Yes, yes. I thought you said Sting.
Lauren LaRosa
No, Stan you like when something. Cause I don't think it's the Disney stuff. Cause sometimes they do that with certain child actors and child stars. But I think it's just because we feel that you really care about your work. So when anything else happens, like when the SZA, the Shannon Sharpe question about SZA's BBL. And then SZA commented the world was there, was. It was a stand thing. It was like, this was not for Coco. And then SZA Came out and said, now, why would that be a Coco Jones question?
Coco Jones
I love Sza. I was like. I was really caught off guard by that. But, no, I do feel the energy. And people tell me all the time, like, when I see them, they're like, we're so proud of you. Like, we're rooting for you. I'm like, thank you. I'm like, thank you. I don't really know how to feel because for such a long time, I was like, you in your brain are like, ain't nobody nobody cares. Nobody cares, really? And then to see. Trust me, it was giving Desert island.
Lauren LaRosa
It's because you had highs and lows. That's what I was talking about earlier. Because when you. When you. When the low hit, you were out the way. You weren't doing much anything, and you had to come on the Internet.
Charlamagne Tha God
Damn.
Coco Jones
No, that's real.
Lauren LaRosa
She's talked about this publicly.
Coco Jones
Yeah, I literally.
Lauren LaRosa
Yeah, she had to go online and talk.
Coco Jones
I did a whole video about this. Yes, girl.
Lauren LaRosa
Okay, People who know.
Charlamagne Tha God
No, because she do that to people. I ain't gonna tell you what she said to Jonathan Majors. That was crazy.
Coco Jones
It was not Shade. That was.
Lauren LaRosa
No, it's because I'm locked into your journey, and I. I appreciated your journey because. Because you talked about, yo, this is what's really happening right now. Even though I don't want to tell y'all. And that's why I think we, like, lock in with you, because we can identify the ups and downs, and they real. And you gotta fight to come back. And when you come back, it's always good music facts.
Coco Jones
And I do appreciate that. I really, really do. I do feel the love. And I want to, like, give something good in return for the people who care, you know, and support me. I want to give something good. So I'm glad that y'all know that I really, really care about my stuff. For real, I'm trying to make stuff that last. But, yeah, I love what I do. And I would. I would do it all again, even though it was so uncomfortable at that point for this payoff and for. Also to inspire the next girl. Like, take it easy on yourself. Have some grace. It don't mean it's you. Sometimes they just don't know, you know?
Lauren LaRosa
What point did you get to that point where you was like, yo, bro, I'm doing everything I can do.
Coco Jones
I feel like that's always kind of where I was at. I couldn't stop doing what I loved because it was still so important to me. But I think when I did that video about everything that happened, I was like, this might be the last thing I ever do. So I'm just keep it real. I'm going to just keep it real. I don't know what's going to come after this, but yeah, I feel like that was always my truth. I'm giving it everything I got so I can live with that.
Charlamagne Tha God
And it's just life. In life, if you really believe in God, you got to respect the process realm, period. I don't even believe in so called good or bad. I just believe everything is part of one long process. Whatever I'm going through, this is what God want me to go through.
Coco Jones
I completely agree with that. And I think there's a certain amount of faith too, that, like, if you know it's on the way, how would you move?
Charlamagne Tha God
That's right.
Coco Jones
And so sometimes I would post that cover. Oh, delete the app. Because I knew the engagement was so low. But if I. If it was on the way, how would I move? I would still do this. I would still put my voice out there. I would still write songs. I would still do videos. I would still do it. You know, I would still go to auditions if I knew it was on the way. Me and my best friend would talk about this all the time because we was both going through it at the same time. We actually met on set, me and my best friend. We met on a Disney Channel show when we were like, 14. So we.
Jess Hilarious
Who's your best friend?
Coco Jones
Jalen. Her name is Jaelynn Barron. She's an amazing actress. Check her out, period. She's on a lot of shows and she does her big one.
Jess Hilarious
Ooh, I know that's probably best friend. I would never do my best friend like that. Cause she a clown.
Lauren LaRosa
Your best friend that I met.
Jess Hilarious
That'S the game.
Coco Jones
When she get on my nerves.
Jess Hilarious
Yes.
Coco Jones
I'm crying.
Jess Hilarious
It's all right.
Coco Jones
I'm crying.
Jess Hilarious
Are we Getting a Season 4 of Bel Air or you can't talk about it?
Coco Jones
I can talk about it. We do. We're doing the season four actually, while I'm on tour. I'll be filming some of it. I'm gonna come back to do my episodes, but it'll be the fourth and final season. But I think it's good that we know it'll be the final season so we can do everything with, like, the intention of, like, okay, let's put a bow on it.
Jess Hilarious
Yeah.
Coco Jones
And I'm really excited. I think we've done something great that we, You Know it's a blessing to keep people's attention.
Jess Hilarious
Yes, ma'am.
Coco Jones
For more than a one season, more than one episode. So I'm proud of what we've done, and I hope it inspires more black TV shows, you know, that represent us and show networks like, this is profitable.
Jess Hilarious
Yeah.
Coco Jones
So keep it up. I'm happy for us.
Charlamagne Tha God
Are you happy?
Coco Jones
Yeah.
Charlamagne Tha God
Okay. That's all that matters.
Coco Jones
I am happy. Okay.
Jess Hilarious
He gotta make sure one last time.
Charlamagne Tha God
No. Are you happy?
Coco Jones
Okay, first of all, I know you have good intentions. So I'm not even upset at all at anything you've asked me. You've seen a lot, you know a lot. And I appreciate, you know, you. You speaking up and saying these things. So I'm not mad at all. But I am. I'm very happy. I am. In personal, in business, it'll all be what it needs to be. That's what I've learned. I was doing all that stressing for years, trying to figure out how it was going to happen. Waste of time.
Charlamagne Tha God
That's right.
Coco Jones
It happened in a way I could have never even planned. So I have learned and I sold. God, I was like, I'm never gonna do you like that again. I'm so sorry. Because I was like, serious. Wow.
Jess Hilarious
Yeah.
Coco Jones
I'll be talking to him like, like my friend. I'm like, what was that? Because you know me, and I don't do nothing crazy. So what's going on? But, yeah, everything happens the way it needs to. So to me, I'm like, it's above me, quite literally.
Charlamagne Tha God
That's right.
Lauren LaRosa
That evil man that used to date that was trying to remember the guy you talked about in the video that was financing the videos and then stopped and, like, him, Remember? Has he ever tried to reach back out to you? Like, oh, my God, I'm so sorry. I was wrong. Like, since you talked about it, I.
Coco Jones
Mean, not on some apology stuff, but yeah, okay.
Lauren LaRosa
Really? He be emailing my mama and didn't even apologize. Let me tell y'all, this man tried to ruin my girl, whoever he is. God don't like ugly. Cause look at you now. That Taste video is cinema and he is mad.
Jess Hilarious
I bet he emailed her mother right after that video.
Lauren LaRosa
He was helping her and that's time. When she was building everything back up and he was financing the videos. And then he got upset because men are just men and wasn't gonna help her no more and tried to ruin her because of that.
Coco Jones
It was basically. It was like a toxic little relationship where, like, I Do this for you. You do this for me. If you don't do that, then I don't do that. It was, like, transactional. Very, very much. Yeah. Very much. But, I mean, at the time, I was, like, 20. I didn't know what was going on at all. And in life, you know, so. But yeah, I think that was a really important lesson because I was like, I'll never let somebody have that much power over me again. Yeah. It's just too much power.
Jess Hilarious
Yeah.
Coco Jones
To give the one person. But, you know, I'm. I'm literally like, imagine me going from like, literally homeschool doing Disney stuff to like, actually living at all. Like, it was like, well, what. I was so. I'm so grateful. I'm so grateful that nobody was watching me because I was. I was out.
Jess Hilarious
But it takes things like that for you to get to places like this, though, because I was about to ask you, like, do you regret that? But it's like, you can't, because that was a step in the journey, you know, for you to get where you at now or get where you are now. So, yeah. I mean, is your mother emailing back?
Lauren LaRosa
What's the subject line?
Coco Jones
We have to laugh because we like, sir, please love yourself. Yes. But no, I'm not mad at all, actually. That led to me meeting my therapist, who I love. I love, I love, I love. So I'm like, everything. Everything works out.
Jess Hilarious
Love that.
Charlamagne Tha God
Having a great therapist is important.
Coco Jones
Yes.
Charlamagne Tha God
Coco Jones. Why not? More is available everywhere. You get your music now. Do you want people to buy it? Screaming, I don't even know how to.
Coco Jones
I want people to buy it. I'm sorry, but if you go to. You need to buy that because, look, the. The album equivalent units. You know what I'm saying? You know?
Jess Hilarious
Oh, yeah. Buy album.
Coco Jones
Just buy it. I love a stream, but go ahead and stream if you're going to stream it. But if you want to do anything, buy it.
Jess Hilarious
Buy the album, y'all, period.
Charlamagne Tha God
All right. Much continued success, Coco.
Coco Jones
Thank you. I appreciate y'all.
Jess Hilarious
And get the tickets for that tour. My Baby about to go on tour, May 6th.
Coco Jones
Thank you. Period. You can go on the real CocoJones.com and get my tickets.
Charlamagne Tha God
All right. It's Coco Jones. Is the Breakfast Club. Wake that ass up early in the morning. The Breakfast Club.
Summary of "INTERVIEW: Coco Jones On Maturing Through Music, Lessons From Childhood Stardom, Dating Rumors, New Album +More" – The Breakfast Club Podcast
Release Date: April 25, 2025
On this episode of The Breakfast Club, hosts Charlamagne Tha God, Jess Hilarious, and Lauren LaRosa engage in an in-depth conversation with Coco Jones, a rising star navigating her debut album release, personal growth, and the complexities of transitioning from child stardom to adult artistry.
The episode kicks off with Charlamagne Tha God addressing a significant hiccup: Def Jam delayed sending Coco's debut album until 7:44 AM, which jeopardized the focus of the interview. Charlamagne humorously laments, “[00:21] Def Jam don't care about you... they sent your album at 7:44am this morning.” This delay raised concerns about the interview potentially veering away from Coco’s music to other distractions.
Despite these setbacks, Coco expresses her gratitude and commitment to discussing her work, stating, “[01:32] I love my label. Let me say they need to do better. By my team.” Lauren LaRosa, stepping in for Envy, emphasizes her support: “[03:34] I do want to talk about it, because you deserve that moment.”
Coco delves into the significance of releasing her first full-length album, differentiating it from her previous EPs. She explains, “[02:28] It's my first album ever... it's different but similar to EP.” The conversation highlights the weight and expectations that accompany an album release compared to an EP, with Coco reflecting on the intensified intent and rollout strategies that come with it.
A substantial portion of the discussion centers around Coco's music video for the single "Taste." She reveals her inspiration and the artistic choices that pushed her boundaries. “[05:35] What ignited that Coco Jones fire? That was a scary...” Coco admits the difficulty in embodying a more sensual persona, influenced by icons like Britney Spears, and emphasizes her desire to authentically represent different facets of herself.
Coco elaborates on the video's development, noting the challenges of staying true to her vision while collaborating with her team: “[08:38] I really did try a lot of things because I wanted to see what they look like on myself.” This section underscores her commitment to personal authenticity in her artistic expressions.
Charlamagne Tha God critically addresses Def Jam's timing in releasing Coco's album, expressing concern over the lack of preparation time for a meaningful conversation about her music. “[16:03] Can I ask you about this line from Here We Go? ... Why is that gotta be your way?” Coco responds by reaffirming her dedication to creating timeless music despite external challenges, stating, “[15:56] I really feel like it takes a lot of effort and time to make an artist work...”
Coco shares profound insights into her personal development, particularly stemming from her experiences as a child star. She articulates the importance of separating business from personal life and maintaining self-worth independent of external validation: “[21:07] That stays with you now... I can't let it correlate with my self worth.” This segment highlights her journey towards self-acceptance and resilience in the face of industry pressures.
When probed about dating rumors, specifically involving Donovan Mitchell, Coco maintains her privacy and focuses on her happiness. “[10:49] I'm happy. And that's all I gotta say about it, period.” She emphasizes her intent to keep personal matters discreet, reflecting a balance between public interest and personal boundaries.
Reflecting on her early fame, Coco discusses the enduring lessons learned, particularly the importance of focusing on aspects within her control. “[21:11] What stays with you now... what I create that I can control.” She emphasizes how these lessons shape her approach to music and her career, ensuring that her self-worth remains tied to her creative output rather than external factors.
Coco enthusiastically outlines her plans following the album release, including a tour across Miami, LA, and Europe, and her involvement in season four of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air remake on Peacock. “[29:34] I have a party in Miami on Saturday... I'm going to Europe, too.” She expresses excitement about balancing her music career with acting, aiming to continue diversifying her talents.
Addressing viral moments and public scrutiny, Coco advises focusing on genuine interactions over fleeting online attention. “[28:45] I don't take it seriously because I feel like people's attention span is so short. It'll be important today, gone tomorrow.” She underscores the importance of maintaining authenticity and not being swayed by transient online trends.
Coco highlights the pivotal role of her support system, including her mother and best friend, in her journey. She shares heartfelt anecdotes about her mother's unwavering support and the importance of having someone to rely on: “[22:12] I love how you speak up for your team...” Additionally, she commends her best friend Jaelynn Barron, fostering a sense of camaraderie and mutual support within her personal relationships.
As the interview concludes, Coco reflects on her journey with gratitude, emphasizing her passion for creating lasting music and inspiring others. She asserts, “[32:23] I couldn't stop doing what I loved because it was still so important to me.” The hosts reciprocate her sentiments, and Coco encourages listeners to purchase her album, reinforcing her dedication to her craft and appreciation for her growing fanbase.
Notable Quotes with Timestamps:
Charlamagne Tha God: “[00:21] Why are they always just focused on the mess? ... it's because your label didn't send it until 7:44 this morning.”
Coco Jones: “[02:28] It's my first album ever... it's different but similar to EP.”
Coco Jones: “[05:35] What ignited that Coco Jones fire? That was a scary...”
Coco Jones: “[21:07] That stays with you now... I can't let it correlate with my self worth.”
Coco Jones: “[10:49] I'm happy. And that's all I gotta say about it, period.”
Coco Jones: “[29:34] I have a party in Miami on Saturday... I'm going to Europe, too.”
Coco Jones: “[37:21] I want people to buy it... but if you want to do anything, buy it.”
Conclusion
This episode of The Breakfast Club offers a comprehensive glimpse into Coco Jones' evolving career, shedding light on her artistic ambitions, personal growth, and strategies for managing fame. Despite facing industry challenges and public scrutiny, Coco remains steadfast in her commitment to authentic storytelling and musical excellence. Her candid reflections serve as an inspiration for emerging artists navigating similar transitions from child stardom to adult artistry.
For those interested in immersing themselves in Coco Jones' music and journey, her debut album, "Why Not More," is available for purchase and streaming across all major platforms.