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TJ
Hello.
Bobby
Hello.
TJ
Nice to meet you. What's happening?
Bobby
How are you? What do you have there?
TJ
I got like two things, dear.
Bobby
This is Venice.
TJ
Oh.
Bobby
Say hi.
TJ
Dennis.
Bobby
Venice, like Venice beach, girl. Yeah.
TJ
Heard you. Heard you.
Bobby
Yeah.
TJ
How you doing?
Bobby
Welcome.
TJ
Put this down.
Bobby
Okay.
TJ
Ah.
Bobby
Oh, she's so tall.
TJ
Keep me awake.
Bobby
Don't look like Ace.
TJ
Do you smoke?
Bobby
Sometimes. Here and there. Here and there.
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Bobby
Welcome.
TJ
Sup?
Bobby
You ready?
TJ
Yeah.
Bobby
You are. You're leaving to New York today? Tomorrow.
TJ
Paris, something. Paris.
Bobby
Oh, gosh, yeah.
TJ
Yeah, Tomorrow, Maybe tonight.
Bobby
Fun. Long flight.
TJ
Yeah.
Bobby
Welcome. Welcome to the really good podcast. I'm here with.
TJ
Tj. Little tj.
Bobby
Oh, wow. It's so quiet in here now. I don't even really. Should we. Should we do that again or is it going to pick up? Okay. No. Okay. Well, it's nice to have you. Is this your brand?
TJ
Know that it is. Know that it's my. It's my people's brand. But, you know, I've been smoking this lately, you know, so I had to.
Bobby
I'm just curious. Got it. We've got our product placement all set out. It's amazing.
TJ
Got to show Venus in the cut.
Bobby
Do you. Do you have kids?
TJ
No.
Bobby
None. How old are you?
TJ
24.
Bobby
24. Oh, you're a baby.
TJ
Something like that.
Bobby
How long have you been doing music for?
TJ
I started when I was, like, 16. For 16?
Bobby
That's so young.
TJ
Yeah.
Bobby
Where did your name come from?
TJ
My real name is Tion and my middle name is Jaden.
Bobby
Makes sense. How long have you been going by that?
TJ
TJ? TJ was my nickname since I was, like, probably 8 years old. Since, like, 70 years old.
Bobby
It's a good nickname.
TJ
I don't know. Since forever.
Bobby
Forever, yeah. What do you do for fun, tj? Do you like to go by tj? What do you like to go by?
TJ
Um, TJ is cool.
Bobby
What would you like me to call you?
TJ
Tj?
Bobby
Okay.
TJ
And what would you like me to call you?
Bobby
Bobby. Bobby? What'd you say?
TJ
Bobby?
Bobby
Is that how you say Bobby? Do you have an accent? A New York accent, maybe.
TJ
You know, it's crazy. I be feeling like everybody else got the accent and not us.
Bobby
Really?
TJ
Yeah.
Bobby
No, it's just you guys.
TJ
Oh, yeah.
Bobby
Yeah.
TJ
How old are you?
Bobby
I'm gonna be 28 next month.
TJ
Okay.
Bobby
Four years older than you. When's your birthday?
TJ
April.
Bobby
Oh, so recently?
TJ
Yeah. Four years.
Bobby
Four years?
TJ
Yeah. I'm saying four years older you are.
Bobby
Yeah. What are you gonna do with the next four years of your life?
TJ
Next four years of my life? I don't know. I probably. I don't know. I don't know. Life is, like, changing a lot. It's kind of hard to tell. It's kind of hard to tell.
Bobby
Do you want kids, A wife, A family?
TJ
Yeah.
Bobby
Do you have a wife?
TJ
I don't have a wife. I have a future wife.
Bobby
Are you engaged?
TJ
No, I'm not engaged, no. Soon, hopefully.
Bobby
Should we plan your proposal?
TJ
Nah, not yet. Not yet.
Bobby
You're not ready?
TJ
Maybe. Actually it's probably going to take some deep thoughts, so I probably could have started soon.
Bobby
Have you picked out a ring?
TJ
No.
Bobby
Do you know what size she is?
TJ
Nah.
Bobby
You should probably ask her or figure it out.
TJ
Yeah.
Bobby
Where do you want to get married?
TJ
If I was to get married right now. Because I don't know if it'll be right now, but like how I think right now maybe like. Maybe like somewhere in Greece.
Bobby
Greece?
TJ
Yeah.
Bobby
A good place?
TJ
Something like that or like what else?
Bobby
Are you gonna fly everyone out or are you gonna make them pay for their own tickets?
TJ
I'm not flying out.
Bobby
How many people Will you.
TJ
Would you come?
Bobby
Are you flying me out to your wedding? Yeah, yeah, of course I would go even if you didn't fly me out. That sounds fun. I want to go to Greece.
TJ
Heard you say no more. I don't really got no wedding.
Bobby
You too soon?
TJ
No, I was just chatting.
Bobby
One of us will get married in Greece and then we can. You can come to my wedding if I do.
TJ
If it go that way, yeah.
Bobby
I want to get married in Greece too. Maybe we can get a 2 for 1 deal on a venue.
TJ
Yeah. Yeah.
Bobby
Well, tell me more about yourself.
TJ
I don't know. What's up? I feel like you pressing me. Tell me something about you.
Bobby
That's my job is to press people.
TJ
Oh yeah?
Bobby
Yeah.
TJ
Well, no, I'm a rapper. I ain't.
Bobby
What do you rap about?
TJ
My life.
Bobby
What about your life?
TJ
You know, I. So I got like. I got like a funny life, like, you know, in comparison to most people, it's like. It's kind of crazy.
Bobby
How so?
TJ
Like I. Where you say this from again?
Bobby
Kira.
TJ
Okay. When I came here, I realized like everybody seems like really jolly, like laid back, you know, it's like low paced. Where I'm from, it's like everything is like a little bit chaotic.
Bobby
You're from New York?
TJ
Yeah, yeah, Very chaotic, honestly, in comparison to here. And so, I don't know, I be feeling like that's why certain shit I say might just come off, like interesting or like, you know, vi to other people and it might even be some normal shit sometimes. And I sit on the track my instant to just say some shit and people like, yo, you just said, yeah. What's the word though?
Bobby
Do you live in la?
TJ
Nah, I used to.
Bobby
Where do you like better? LA or New York?
TJ
New York.
Bobby
You're back there now.
TJ
Yeah, New York. And yeah, I'll be moving around.
Bobby
I like New York. It's, it's a fun, it's a fun place.
TJ
Next time you gotta hit me.
Bobby
I, I will. I'm going there and two weeks, three weeks you're gonna be gone though. You're gonna be in Europe.
TJ
Maybe, maybe I gotta be there. I gotta be there in like a couple days. But I'll come back maybe in like two weeks time.
Bobby
Yeah. Look at that.
TJ
What you doing later?
Bobby
I'm. I at 1:30. My daughter has a fashion Runway show at school.
TJ
How old is your daughter?
Bobby
She's five.
TJ
Okay.
Bobby
She just turned five. So she's at the end of the class. They get to do a little Runway show of all of the outfits they've put together for the parents. So me and my ex husband are gonna go to the school and watch her.
TJ
Okay.
Bobby
Yeah. Is that weird?
TJ
Yeah. Nah, nah, nah. That's actually like congratulations to that though.
Bobby
The ex husband or the daughter?
TJ
That's to both.
Bobby
Yeah. Thank you.
TJ
And you know what I'm saying, so you know what stands out to me? What fashion show? All this old. I don't think they be doing all this in the Bronx.
Bobby
Well, really. I like your outfit.
TJ
Thanks.
Bobby
I want to wear that.
TJ
Yeah, I guess you.
Bobby
It's a cute outfit. Yeah, I, I didn't, My school growing up didn't have fashion shows. I think it's a, a fancy thing to do. Yeah, they go every Wednesday. She has a little after school class where she makes clothes. I guess I don't even know what she does. She doesn't tell me. So now she's, now she's gonna put on a show which she's so shy. I don't think she's even gonna do anything. If she sees me, she's probably gonna run off the stage and just sit with me. But we'll see.
TJ
At least she's getting that knowledge, you know what I'm saying? Next generation gonna have that drip.
Bobby
Yeah, she's. She's actually way more stylish than I could ever be. She puts on some good outfits for a five year old. She dresses herself.
TJ
That's myself.
Bobby
Yeah, she layers stuff.
TJ
She at five all in up. I was just myself.
Bobby
I don't really remember being 5 too much, but I don't think so. And if I was, it wasn't good. But her outfits are actually good.
TJ
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Nice. What's up? That's what's up.
Bobby
When do you think you'll have children?
TJ
I don't want to rush into it. Like how, like, yeah, you should wait. No maybe happening.
Bobby
Wait till you're like 40.
TJ
I don't know about waiting until I'm 40. I don't think it's an age time.
Bobby
Yeah.
TJ
I think it's more of like a circumstance.
Bobby
You're just not ready for that. You need to get married first.
TJ
I don't think it's. Yeah, I don't az. I'm definitely not ready, but I don't think it's a me thing. I think it's that I have to make sure I'm being responsible.
Bobby
It's true. Or you can end up divorced and co parenting and that sucks.
TJ
Yeah.
Bobby
Don't want to do that.
TJ
Yep, yep, yep. I want my. For me, my kid to have a happy household in the best, no circumstance.
Bobby
I want that for you too. I hope that happens.
TJ
But I feel like. I feel like it's a thing now in this generation where it's just like, all right, like, I could just have a kid. Like, that's one of our baby mothers.
Bobby
Yeah.
TJ
And not even just like from a guy. I feel like girls be thinking that too.
Bobby
Yeah.
TJ
Do you think like that?
Bobby
No, I. I thought I wasn't ever going to do that. I thought people were crazy who did that. I was like, oh, wow. I thought my mom was the biggest.
TJ
Yeah. I didn't even mean to be like that when I said that neither. So.
Bobby
What do you mean?
TJ
Like, I didn't want to. I didn't mean to come at you, like, when I said that, but I'm saying that it's like a thing though. Like. Like people just like.
Bobby
Yeah, no, it's. It's definitely harder. It's not fun to co parent.
TJ
Yeah. I don't have conversation with what I feel like girls. I just premeditate in like. Like having a kid and just.
Bobby
Oh, yeah.
TJ
You know, going through shit like that.
Bobby
Yeah. Didn't. I was. I was married and stuff. I thought I would be married forever, so I didn't think that I was having kids in a broken home, but it happened. I judged my mom a lot for doing that. She had two baby daddies and I was like, you are a hoe. And then I got divorced and if I have more kids, I'll have two baby daddies. And that's kind of crazy.
TJ
Nice life. Don't think about it like that. I said his life. Don't think about like that. You tried.
Bobby
I tried. I failed, but I tried. That's what matters. Yeah, but you're not gonna fail. And I'm proud of you for that. Marry one person and stay with them forever.
TJ
Yeah.
Bobby
In Greece.
TJ
In Greece is great.
Bobby
Yeah. Have five kids.
TJ
Yeah. It's nice. Yeah, man. So how many kids do you want?
Bobby
I want four on four. I've always wanted four.
TJ
And you have a girl already?
Bobby
Have two girls.
TJ
Two girls. Okay.
Bobby
I've got lots of kids. A lot. A whole house full of kids.
TJ
So five is the oldest, huh?
Bobby
Yeah. I have a five year old and an almost three year old. She'll be three this weekend.
TJ
Okay.
Bobby
Yeah.
TJ
Crazy stressful.
Bobby
Stressful. Yeah. Do you have siblings?
TJ
I do, but I was adopted.
Bobby
Oh, were you?
TJ
Yeah. So I was adopted as the only child. Oh, yeah.
Bobby
Like, I don't.
TJ
Like, I was adopted when I was adopted. I was only child, but I have siblings.
Bobby
From your biological parents?
TJ
Yeah. But I didn't, like, grow up, like, with siblings.
Bobby
Are you close with them now or. No.
TJ
Yeah.
Bobby
When did you guys get close?
TJ
I used to, like, run away when I was younger. Like, we knew each other, like, since.
Bobby
You'D run away to them? Yeah.
TJ
Like, yeah. Type shit.
Bobby
That's sweet.
TJ
Yeah.
Bobby
Do they live in New York when they want to, when they don't want to?
TJ
Where do they live when they. When they want to?
Bobby
When they don't want to? Where do they go?
TJ
Huh? Oh, Florida.
Bobby
Oh, yeah. Miami.
TJ
No. Orlando.
Bobby
Okay. Do you run away to Orlando?
TJ
When I went to. I'll be everywhere. I don't like being, like, one place too long. Be feeling like the world is too big.
Bobby
Yeah.
TJ
And I guess it might have started from, like, me going on tour. I didn't. Just seeing so many parts of the world that I'm just like, damn, one place is, like, for what?
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Bobby
Are you. You're going on tour now? Soon.
TJ
You know what's crazy?
Bobby
What's crazy?
TJ
Maybe, maybe, maybe. Cuz I remember I said that, that I wasn't doing no tour for a little while. Other day.
Bobby
You said that the other day.
TJ
Yeah, I said that like on my stream and I seen people talking about it like, damn, maybe I might do like a, like a small little tour somewhere.
Bobby
You change after.
TJ
After I drop my next project. I might drop a project.
Bobby
When are you dropping it?
TJ
Next month.
Bobby
Is it a secret?
TJ
No, it's not a secret.
Bobby
Just next month.
TJ
Next month? Probably next month. I hope it's next month.
Bobby
What's your next project?
TJ
What is it called?
Bobby
Yeah, what is it? Just an album?
TJ
Yeah.
Bobby
Yeah. What's it called?
TJ
That's a secret. That's a secret.
Bobby
That's a secret. Okay, what's it about?
TJ
I. It's basically kind of like what I was talking about because, like, that's what I'll be going through. Like, I really like doubling down on just being like the bridge of. Of people that come from where I come from. And I felt like, like understanding, like people like you, you know? Because if you get what I'm trying to say.
Bobby
I do not get what you're trying.
TJ
To Say, all right, cool. I. Damn. It's kind of hard to explain.
Bobby
You've got this.
TJ
Basically. All right, so basically it's just kind of like, I feel like. All right, so basically like a lot of my friends, they come through and they'd be like, tj, you making mad mainstream music. Right. And I feel like it's a. Kind of like a mid ground when I have to make my music to kind of speak to. To like two different audiences.
Bobby
Got it.
TJ
Right.
Bobby
What are the two audiences?
TJ
The streets and the people that never been in the streets.
Bobby
Okay, so like the Taylor Swifts and the.
TJ
Yeah.
Bobby
Who. Okay.
TJ
And I kind of was calling you a Taylor Swift.
Bobby
Yeah, no, it's okay. I get that a lot.
TJ
All right.
Bobby
Yeah. And I give Taylor Swift with how I dance everything.
TJ
Yeah, yeah. It's a cool bop. It's a cool bop, though.
Bobby
So you're the bridge.
TJ
Yeah, to a certain extent. Yeah.
Bobby
Okay. You're. That's what you're trying to do in your next album or that's what you've been doing?
TJ
I feel like that's what I did, like, in general to like even stand out, like in the first place. And. And so kind of like that's kind of basically a bit of consistency on my end. I feel like that's why I won't come again because. But it's just basically a more mature version because every time I kind of elevate a little bit further and how, like my mindset thinks, you know, I've been maturing and so that's what it is. So I got a song called Can't Change. I played it on my stream yesterday and I was talking about that specifically, and they liked it.
Bobby
That's coming out.
TJ
What's some of the music you'll be listening to besides Taylor Swift?
Bobby
I never thought I listened to Taylor Swift. You just assumed.
TJ
Nah, I just. Yeah, I definitely did.
Bobby
My sister listens to Taylor Swift, though, so.
TJ
Taylor Swift don't got heat.
Bobby
I. I don't. I don't personally like her new music.
TJ
Okay.
Bobby
I really did like her music when I was in high school, though. So.
TJ
Okay.
Bobby
Who do I listen to now?
TJ
So way back in the days.
Bobby
Yeah, like her country music that I. I love it to this day. It's. It's the best Taylor Swift. But now that I have kids, my daughter is a huge Taylor Swift fan and she's a huge Olivia Rodrigo fan. So now I'm starting to like it, which I didn't think I would. So now. Now maybe you can say, yeah, but I am a Taylor Swift.
TJ
Do a Swifty.
Bobby
What do I listen to? I don't know. I don't listen. I listen to kind of everything all over the place. I let.
TJ
What's your favorite genre?
Bobby
I don't really think I have one. What? I'm telling you the truth. I don't think I have one. I just listen to everything.
TJ
Okay, okay, okay. All right, cool. I get it.
Bobby
During. What. What genre would you call Frank Ocean? What is that?
TJ
R B.
Bobby
Really? That's my favorite. I would say the most often person I listen to.
TJ
Drink Olsen. Yo, you know what's crazy? I don't know none of his music. I think really, I just know the one song.
Bobby
Which song do you know?
TJ
Because I had to think about it for a second.
Bobby
Hey, that's better than none. Do you know any Taylor Swift music?
TJ
I probably do not. I definitely probably do. If you know he's crazy. He's like a big enough artist that. Yeah, like, if I seen him at. Perform at a show, I probably gonna know at least 3, 4 songs of his set list. But off the top of my head, I don't. Do I know any Taylor Swift songs?
Bobby
Yeah.
TJ
Not too long ago, might have been like a year ago. A little less than a year ago, I think, like, Taylor Swift did something and like, I just brought her name up and. And I kind of like saying, like, damn, like, what the she sing? And somebody was like, yo, look. And they played mad. And I knew it. I'm like, okay. I had to refresh my mind. So I definitely know a lot of Taylor Swift.
Bobby
You do?
TJ
Yeah. Because I, you know, I was always around girls when I was younger, so I fake like caught it off for them. Like, I'm not gonna say I was sitting here just bumping around Taylor Swift.
Bobby
But I'm sure you listened to her when you were by yourself.
TJ
Nah, by myself, it's crazy. Now. I'm not gonna turn it off though. But it's like, I don't be like bumping Taylor Swift, like, who she spin to me. Because I don't think we'd be going through the same. Exactly.
Bobby
Probably not.
TJ
You feel me?
Bobby
Who do you listen to? Yourself?
TJ
Yeah, I listen to myself for sure.
Bobby
Do you actually, when you're in the car by yourself, you listen to yourself.
TJ
When I was in the car, like driving here, like, I didn't feel no ass for myself.
Bobby
You what?
TJ
I didn't play nobody but myself.
Bobby
Really?
TJ
Yeah.
Bobby
I wonder. I've never asked any other artist if that's what they do. I wonder if that's what everybody does.
TJ
They don't listen to yourself. They're probably trash.
Bobby
Do you sing to yourself?
TJ
Are you, like, in the shower?
Bobby
Are you listening to your own song, singing along?
TJ
Oh, yeah. I really don't know that.
Bobby
You do not.
TJ
Sometimes you're like, wow, that's a good thing to myself, but it's not like I won't get it.
Bobby
Like, that's. That's great. You got to be your number one fan.
TJ
Mm. I can't even be. They be having tats they gotta leave that sit on.
Bobby
People have tattoos of you?
TJ
Yeah, a whole bunch.
Bobby
Do you like that or hate it?
TJ
I don't hate it.
Bobby
Do you think that's kind of weird?
TJ
Nah, I think it's kind of cool. I think it's kind of cool.
Bobby
Yeah, because.
TJ
It'S like, you know. You know this. I got this thing, right. Of not trying to follow the trend. Right. So if somebody gets a, like, not for nothing, like a Nipsey Hussle, Tupac, Biggie Smalls tattoo, it's kind of like, it's okay because these is, like, who masked people say is a legend. You know what I'm trying to say? But it's like you kind of, like, could pick who you want anyway. You know, what you say? So if. Even if like, somebody asks me, like, who's my favorite artist, I don't really just think of. I could only, like. Well, I've been, like, doubling down too, on the thought. I'm not gonna go to just, like, popular vote in no way, shape, or form. Just literally, who do I listen to? Because most people would tell you, like, you feel me? Names that they can't name 10 songs from.
Bobby
Yeah.
TJ
And then name 10 Taylor Swift songs, which is not even think about her. Right. You feel me?
Bobby
Yeah.
TJ
So. So in that aspect now, because I look at myself as a goat, and I can see why they. Somebody else could. So I get it.
Bobby
That's good. I like your confidence. It's interesting. Would you get a tattoo of somebody else?
TJ
But I guess that's what I was.
Bobby
I don't see any tattoos on you. Do you have any? Oh, never mind. I see one.
TJ
There's nothing smart. Grandmother's name.
Bobby
That's cute. I have my grandma's name on me too.
TJ
For where?
Bobby
On my back.
TJ
Oh, yeah. This camera showable?
Bobby
Huh?
TJ
Is camera showable?
Bobby
No. Well, I'd have to get up and wake the puppy up, and that'd be so sad. I've posted it online. I have one tattoo I really hate on my back. Right here.
TJ
But what does it say?
Bobby
It's not what it says that I hate. It's just ugly and I feel like it's bad font. It's such a bad font. It's just like so big and not. I feel like I want dainty tattoos and that one is not dainty and I really hate it.
TJ
Yeah. Damn.
Bobby
You know how to get it removed? But I. It's on my back, so I forget I have it one day.
TJ
Good thing. Like you scared of pain.
Bobby
I mean, I've had two kids and that was pretty painful. So I don't think I'm too afraid of pain. Yeah. It's the most painful thing you could go through, I think. You don't think so? Having two kids?
TJ
Yeah. I wouldn't know.
Bobby
But it's like. Do you want me to describe it to you? It's not actually pushing the baby out that hurts. It's contractions. It feels like there's someone inside of you with knives and they're just tearing apart your insides.
TJ
Oh, shit.
Bobby
Until you get an epidural and then it's all better and then it's fine.
TJ
So basically like a cramp.
Bobby
A what?
TJ
Like a bad cramp.
Bobby
Not just. It's like a cramp on. It's so. It's not that bad.
TJ
Cuz I know girls, right? I know females and I be a little bit dramatic. Like, ah.
Bobby
Oh my God.
TJ
Everything hurt.
Bobby
So that's not having. No.
TJ
So I'm just the worst. It feels like how you rate it, it's probably like, oh, no.
Bobby
A cramp compared to a contract.
TJ
Of course, of course. Of course.
Bobby
So bad does not even when you're going through it. You are literally begging to die because it hurts that bad. I was. I was begging the doctors both times to give me a C section during my contractions.
TJ
Damn.
Bobby
Because it was the worst. I was like, please just put me to sleep. It hurts so bad.
TJ
Nah. You know what I'm thinking though?
Bobby
What?
TJ
It's probably because. La la.
Bobby
Cause what?
TJ
It's probably because you probably was, you know.
Bobby
I don't know.
TJ
Oh, no. It's probably because you was new to it.
Bobby
I had two kids.
TJ
Oh. The second time did my. Yeah, I can't say after the first one. Damn. It's just shooting. Damn. I ain't cool. I'm into some shit, though.
Bobby
What did you do or like, go through me? Yeah.
TJ
This hurt.
Bobby
What is that?
TJ
This was a bullet. Went through, like from here to like there.
Bobby
I heard you got shot. I didn't know if you'd talked about that, so I didn't want to bring it up.
TJ
Yeah, I say about 9.
Bobby
How many times?
TJ
The hospital said 8. The vlog said 7.
Bobby
Do you feel like the hospital might be right on that? Not the vlog.
TJ
How do you.
Bobby
Yeah, that's was what happened.
TJ
We got my.
Bobby
How long ago?
TJ
Three years ago. Like a couple days ago. Three years ago.
Bobby
Just on your arms or where?
TJ
Not really over here.
Bobby
How long were you in the hospital?
TJ
Like three weeks.
Bobby
Three weeks?
TJ
Yeah.
Bobby
How did you survive? God, that's so scary. Was it just you that got shot?
TJ
No, my. More of my pupils got shot too.
Bobby
They're okay.
TJ
Yeah. Yeah. Shine it as his butt.
Bobby
Really?
TJ
Yeah.
Bobby
Scary.
TJ
What was the most scariest thing you ever seen?
Bobby
That. That's crazy.
TJ
No, like, you didn't literal.
Bobby
I've never. My. My life is pretty.
TJ
No, no, I know. I could imagine. You probably never seen him like a child.
Bobby
Definitely not. No.
TJ
Wait. But you're saying the most craziest thing.
Bobby
I've never even met someone who got shot before.
TJ
And that's what I mean by the bridge is so, so far.
Bobby
Yeah.
TJ
Like, I swear, like, I know people like that are like. Like, let's say that you'll come outside, you'll see somebody that yellow taped and see it and then like the next three days. That's not even like thought about, like, that's really. You might go home, talk about it the next. But the second day is over. You're not even thinking about it.
Bobby
Well, because you see that so often.
TJ
Yeah.
Bobby
You know a lot of people who've been shot?
TJ
Everybody. One of my. One of my friends say, I was like, before I got shot. Oh, we all got shot except for tj. Tj? Only one that never got shot. T. The only one that got like, I was the angel, like. And.
Bobby
That'S scary. I don't even definitely never seen anything like that. I grew up in a suburb, kind of.
TJ
And so when I go back and I kind of like. I know, like I kind of could like, really, really, really. Like, it's been like a while since I was like full blown. The only thing I knew was that. So I kind of like, you know, grown elevated, seen a whole bunch more. And I come back and I tell them, like, say what I'm telling you. And you like, I never seen them like that.
Bobby
Yeah.
TJ
I promise you. I flipped the script, yo. When I was this, this, this. People think like, this, this, this. They like. Wait, what? Yeah, and that's what I mean by bridge when I was saying that what's.
Bobby
What'S the equivalent, like you go and tell them what about people like me that they haven't seen?
TJ
I for one. I could tell you something that like shocked me a little bit. Yeah, you'll be just like out here in la, just chilling and it'll be like a. Like a pretty girl running with her dog or something. And she'll just be like, hey, like just running. I'd be like, what the fuck is going on out here?
Bobby
But what's so weird about that?
TJ
You know, it's crazy. I almost was thinking he was going to challenge anyway. People don't do that kind of. Yes, they do. But you said what's weird about that? In New York if, you know, nobody's doing that.
Bobby
Doing what? Saying hi to people.
TJ
A girl saying hi to a guy first. Hell no. Like, like, you feel me? Guys do that too. They'd be like, hey, like, nobody's doing that in the Bronx, New York.
Bobby
You don't say hi to strangers.
TJ
Absolutely not.
Bobby
You just keep one of my songs.
TJ
So on the same song can't change. I said look at me I lacked once. Lack is like I caught slipping Trying to change my ways Moving like a dodo Moving like moving slow Trying to change up and I remember one time I had stood in like LA for like two months. I mean, I mean like two years straight, probably almost going on like maybe like slightly traveled to New York. I think it was after Covid and I went to New York and like. Like I just landed some. It was like two in the morning. I'm like, well like one security. I'm moving like real light and I never do nothing like this. But I'm just like used to being in a little bit of a different vibe. I thought I was in New York and I landed and I just walked in the spot. It was like two in the morning and I just looked and I'm like. I walked in, I kind of pulled one of the. Like they had like the what's up? And the whole store looked at me like. And I'm a rapper. They don't give a. In that area. They don't give a for me. And I'm just like, oh, what am I doing now? For me?
Bobby
Yeah, I. I'm shocked. That's not normal. But now I know. So if I go to New York, I'm not supposed to say hi to people.
TJ
I mean, maybe in certain areas people kind of like think a little differently. In my area it was kind of people going to be like, you just don't probably Think you want drugs or something?
Bobby
Really?
TJ
You woke up to somebody, say, yo, hi, la la. I'm like, yo, what they gonna think? You a peen?
Bobby
That's so interesting. I'm trying to think. If I do that, I generally walk and stay to myself, but I don't know, I'm pretty chatty with people. Like, I try to make friends with people.
TJ
Yeah. Out here, like, it's a big difference in that to me.
Bobby
What are. What are other things that shocked you? How about here?
TJ
I'll tell you one. This would never happen where. Where I was from. I remember I was just chilling, right? And some of my friends, they be doing stupid shit because, you know, I bring it from the trenches and they use in the ways that they got over there. And it's kind of like they growing and I'm trying to help them grow. We growing together. And so one of my mans, we just cooling. He not. Nobody that even halfway understand this shit. You feel me? I da. And long story short, he had like, a bag of chips. He finished his chips, and it's this regular walking lady just chilling for me. He just throw his chips down on the floor or something. And like, by the car, she just come and she looks, he's just shopping, and she's like, pick that up. He like, yo, chill. She like, pick that up. Now he's like, yo, chill, chill, chill. Then a crowd of people just started coming, talking about some. Pick that up, Pick that up. And we like, yo, in New York, they would never play like that.
Bobby
Really?
TJ
Like, yeah, New York people don't. I feel like the reaction is like, they'll expect the crazier reaction. So they won't even do certain things like, what happened?
Bobby
Did he pick it up?
TJ
Nah, he did not pick that up.
Bobby
Yeah, we're big on not littering out here.
TJ
And then, you know, he left as he thought he was gonna call the cops.
Bobby
They probably would.
TJ
Yeah. See, and they're not doing that at all in the Bronx either.
Bobby
They'll call the cops for anything out here. Yeah, you know, we went to. When I was little, I have a memory of driving to. Because, you know, you can drive to Mexico pretty easily. So we drove to Mexico to get a lunch or something, and my dad threw gum out of the car and the police pulled him over and they were going to arrest him, but there was a parade and they couldn't. They couldn't get to the jail, so they ended up letting him pay them off in Mexico. Yeah.
TJ
Oh, no, no, no. They extorted you? Yeah, they they was not. I don't think in no way, in no city in the world you can go to jail for.
Bobby
Maybe they said you can't cuz it's littering.
TJ
My dad was like, take it 100%.
Bobby
I was crying. I was like, we are. My dad's going to jail. We had to follow them.
TJ
My dad's going to jail.
Bobby
I thought he was. He didn't. We went home. But yeah, would you, Would you just check?
TJ
Somebody called me.
Bobby
You gonna text them?
TJ
No, he'd be. I. He'd be good. He'd be good. So. Yeah. Nah, I don't know. Mexico, they be doing that though.
Bobby
Police be trying to hustle, get some money. Yeah, it happens.
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TJ
Where's your favorite place you travel to?
Bobby
Hmm. Oh, I went to Vietnam with my ex husband and I want to say that's my favorite, the most fun I've had in a place.
TJ
What was it like?
Bobby
There was one part of the trip that I thought was so fun. I found a little travel thing on TripAdvisor. It was $13 a person for the day, and it was a full day. And you had meals and everything included. And they take you on a bus, a bus of tourists to something called Coconut Island. And you go to the island and you get coconuts and you drink out of it and you have Vietnamese food. And it was just. It was so much fun. That one place was it. Where's your favorite place?
TJ
Yo, I'll be having a ball. I'll be everywhere. Yeah, I mean, I brought a Reece because I like Mykonos.
Bobby
I've never been there.
TJ
Yeah.
Bobby
Have you been to. What's that place everyone goes to? That's pretty. Oh, Turks.
TJ
I've never been to Turks. I. I just keep trying to save it for what I have. The best trip possible.
Bobby
Yeah.
TJ
I don't want to rush it. I want my first trip to be.
Bobby
I've seen. If you don't go there with a lot of money and have like a crazy experience. I've seen the people on TikTok who go there with barely anything. And it's not. It's not what it looks like. You have to go there and spend a ton of money to have, oh, 100.
TJ
You gotta. You gotta go with a stanker for sure.
Bobby
Yeah. It's not like a place you can go budget. Yeah, I've been on a lot of budget holidays in my life, actually. I haven't really traveled Since I've had more money, I have only traveled when I didn't have money, and I think those were the best times. Staying in hostels. Have you ever stayed in a hostel? Do you know what a hostel is? You don't know what a hostel is? It's like dorms, but for travelers. So you share rooms with people that are strangers. Would you ever do that? None of my friends would ever do that. They don't care how much money it is.
TJ
And you would do that? I've done it, so that's something. I will go back to the block and be like, yo, they got people out there. They stay in hustlers. They're gonna be like, what? What the is a hustler, bro? I'm like, yo, a hustler. They stay with some other person. La la. And they travel and do something.
Bobby
Yeah, it was a lot of people who looked like me in the hostels, I will say that much.
TJ
Were pretty girls in a hostel?
Bobby
Yeah.
TJ
No.
Bobby
People go there to, like, find. It's. It's like, well, did you just call me a pretty girl? That's so nice of you. That kind of.
TJ
I was gonna say there's a lot of pretty girl.
Bobby
That's. No, that's just nice of you to say that. There's a lot of young people is what I was. It was like I was 18 when I went, or 20 when I went, and which I think my mom. I'm like, if my kids ever thought they were gonna go travel in hostels, I would not let them. But I ditched my mom. I said that. Crazy. I went.
TJ
Daughter. What?
Bobby
I know. I went with a girl that I had just met, and we stayed in hostels in different. It was. Have you ever seen Taken?
TJ
Yeah.
Bobby
I feel like that could have happened, but I stayed in hostels that were $5 a night. And it would be in rooms full of grown men. No.
TJ
Like, not even Flurry night.
Bobby
No. And it was just her and I. We didn't know. We actually didn't. There was only one guy who I, like, talked to, kind of. And we, like, hung out for a.
TJ
Second, but that was cool.
Bobby
He was the bartender at a place in Berlin. But that was. Besides that. I had a. I had a boyfriend at the time back home. So I was. No, no, I didn't. I didn't talk to. I was like. That was the only guy that I really talked to the whole trip. And he was a bartender.
TJ
He was flirting with the bartender. Are you trying to take it back? No.
Bobby
Take him back to my Bunk bed.
TJ
No, I say you're trying to take it back. You just said you was.
Bobby
No, no, no, no. I could see why you think that.
TJ
Yeah, and I could see why you're trying to change it.
Bobby
I'm not. I stand on.
TJ
I ain't the boyfriend.
Bobby
It was, it was. Anyway. Anyway, we stayed in hostels and every state went to 13 countries and we stayed in hostels. The worst hostel I stayed at was a room and I think there were. I think There were like 10 people in one room and it was me, my friend, we were bunking on top so it was like us right there. And then there was like 50 year old men and all of the. It was disgusting. I had to like cover my nose the whole night because it smelled so bad in there.
TJ
And you just wanted to travel?
Bobby
I didn't have money.
TJ
So how did you get like on the flights?
Bobby
I say I used my credit card and I worked as a nanny. So I took that week off. I took two weeks off. Well, they gave me Christmas off so I added a few more days. So I was. I spent Christmas with this girl that I had just met.
TJ
God is God. I'm so blessed.
Bobby
I had the whole trip from start to finish flights and everything. I spent $1,000 and we went to 12 countries.
TJ
Damn, it was great.
Bobby
I had so much fun.
TJ
I can't even get to Paris for less than a. Yeah, 20,000 on my 20,000.
Bobby
What are you flying private?
TJ
Nah, my flight, my team, my.
Bobby
How many people do you fly out?
TJ
Might be like all in, like from maybe like six of us.
Bobby
Six of you? Yeah, maybe for $20,000. Are you talking about hotels too?
TJ
My shit gonna be like $8,000. I guess 9,000. No, just my flight.
Bobby
Yeah. What are you flying like Delta 1.
TJ
One of those type of shits. Like the.
Bobby
Filming I do, I do. I book economy and then hope they upgrade me.
TJ
Yeah, yeah, no, that's what one say it's going to be more than 20.
Bobby
Why?
TJ
I'm thinking about flights, all the flights, everything cuz other sh. Yeah, but maybe I.
Bobby
That's so expensive. When I first started making money I was stupid and I was like a little reckless with it cuz, you know, and it's like new and I didn't have money my whole life so getting it out of nowhere I was like oh my gosh, I can get. I paid for me, my kids and my nanny to go and my cameraman at the time to go to New York. Delta One, I spent $20,000 to go to New York for Me, my kids, my nanny. And then I thought, oh, I'll have my nanny on the flight so at least I can sleep. Because it was a red eye and both of my kids slept on me and my nanny was just sleeping because my kids would not go to her at all. So she just was fully on the laid back thing and I was like just sitting there. My daughter threw up on me on that flight. I was like, I spent $20,000 to get thrown up on and awful. I will never fly first class with all of my kids again. We are, we are comfort plus people.
TJ
I know kids are going to be expensive.
Bobby
Yeah, that's extra people. You have to get a whole flight for my kids.
TJ
I gotta put them on the jet. Where are you gonna put them on the jet? I can't afford the chat that.
Bobby
What do you mean a private jet?
TJ
Yeah.
Bobby
You're gonna put them on a private jet. Do you fly private?
TJ
Yeah.
Bobby
How often?
TJ
Well, anytime. It's like kind of close. I probably fly flight private.
Bobby
I've never been on a private jet in my life.
TJ
Yeah, gotta kick it with me sometime.
Bobby
I'm like, yeah, I don't know.
TJ
I don't know how.
Bobby
I've never in my life been on one yet. But I can't afford a private jet.
TJ
Yeah, well for 20k since you fuck around. Could have caught an empty leg for that.
Bobby
I could have what?
TJ
Caught an empty leg for that basically. What's that Empty leg is like when a plane gotta just be somewhere else.
Bobby
That's a thing.
TJ
Irregardless.
Bobby
So they pay to be on it.
TJ
Pay like half off type. They got the pay to be on it too. I don't do that.
Bobby
But how do you do that?
TJ
I don't call a couple I believe.
Bobby
Before I've never even heard of that.
TJ
To pay to be on it.
Bobby
To pay to be on an empty. Never heard of that.
TJ
Well, to get the. Probably the actual apps probably do chat GPT.
Bobby
Do you use chat GPT for everything? I just.
TJ
1.
Bobby
Does he use it for everything? Yeah, they say it's bad for the environment but I'm gonna It said it's not that bad. I use it for everything right now. Literally everything.
TJ
Yeah, they talking. They better ban that then if they want me to stop using that.
Bobby
Did you see that? He came out and said the creator of Chat GPT said don't like. I don't know why people trust it so much. Do you trust it with information that you wouldn't want to get out or do you just trust it with yo.
TJ
Listen, that should give me something to believe in.
Bobby
Are you one of those people who's going to fall in love with their chat GPT?
TJ
Nah, hell no. But it gonna give me, like, a sense of another thought. You heard? I think it's way smarter than a lot of people I'll be on my phone line with.
Bobby
So I could just like, do you know my sister puts every text message through it when she's in talking phases with guys, she'll put every text message through and be like, what is he? What do you think of this? And it'll analyze the guy like, he's not that into you. You should stop.
TJ
Oh, sav Chpt going crazy.
Bobby
It does it. It's really crazy what you can do with it. Have you heard there's a guy who fell in love with. I don't know if it was chat GPT, but it was just everywhere with his, like, AI.
TJ
Nah. But I could imagine that.
Bobby
You could imagine. Is yours a girl?
TJ
No. I don't even get that crazy with that, man. Yours doesn't have a best friend. I'm not even getting that detail with it. I business savvy with it. Like, yo, you heard, do this, say this, answer this.
Bobby
Yeah. Does it help you write things?
TJ
I don't know. I asked Sassy BT one time, two times. Your makeup ball. That should be trying. That should be tried.
Bobby
Yeah. I'm like, I've tried to ask it for help with my podcast, like, what's a good thing? And I. It's. There's certain things it can't do. There's certain things it's so good at that. I'm like, wow.
TJ
I'll tell you this much, though. Let's say if you want to know what rhymes with something that could help you, I guess.
Bobby
Oh, yeah.
TJ
Like, yeah. What rhymes with couch or something?
Bobby
Yeah.
TJ
List of things. But like, to give you a bar, that's something that you gotta kind of.
Bobby
Yeah, I know. I can't get rid of every. Every job.
TJ
Me and you can't cash your j.
Bobby
Do you know Suki? She's. I've done a few episodes with her.
TJ
Suki, I think I know. Yeah.
Bobby
She. We're trying to start something together, and we were trying to come up with a name for it, and I was using it and I couldn't. I was like, this is useless. But I did use it to create the logo for my. For our thing we ended up making. And then I got like a DM from someone, and they were like, with how much money you have, you're not going to use a real artist. You're going to use chat GPT. First of all, I was like, how'd you know? How do you know I use Chat GPT for this? Second of all, leave me alone. If I want to use my little AI generator. It's. It took me five minutes to be like, hey, here's a picture of Suki. Here's a picture of me make a logo with this. And it made. And it was so cute.
TJ
Probably that's right.
Bobby
Huh?
TJ
Probably less.
Bobby
It was so five minutes of going back and forth. At one point, they made her white too. And I was like, wait, you guys. I was like, you're going. You're going off was like, make her look. Have the same facial expression as me. And then the next picture they sent back was like two white girls.
TJ
Yeah, they start. Yeah, they start doing dumb.
Bobby
They do have you. You should ask yours. I asked mine this, but I was like, can you make a picture about what it feels like getting chatting with me to see what it does? And mine was like a stressed out thing. And it's like a pick. All the things that I'm saying to it is like, do better. Do this again. Do it again.
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Bobby
And I was like, damn, that's what you think of me. You should see what yours thinks of you. Yeah.
TJ
It is though not. Because then I feel like it's gonna take in me asking it that and then also how it thinks about me. Like if I would come up with that question.
Bobby
Yeah, I need you to ask it though.
TJ
It doesn't lie.
Bobby
But wait, I'm gonna send it to you. Wait, what did I ask? I'm like trying to find what I asked it because there's like a. There's like so many prompts. You can ask it. You know what I. What I'm gonna do? I'm gonna ask it what I asked it. What did I ask you? Oh, there we go. I found it. Does. Do you have yours? Remember stuff like you pay for it. You have pro or whatever. No, you don't.
TJ
I know. I never cared.
Bobby
Oh, then it's not gonna answer this for you.
TJ
Damn. What was. What was it? The.
Bobby
It's like I'm sending it to you.
TJ
You know, I was on the phone with somebody when I was trying to do like get it to make some. Create something for me.
Bobby
Yeah.
TJ
The person I kept on shaking on changing it when he was trying to get it. The picture was you and Suki.
Bobby
Yeah.
TJ
I kept on changing it. So I kept on telling them to change it like this. Change like this. And then they ran out and basically they just brought it real quick. I don't know. Cuz yeah, my show wasn't connected to the. And they just bought it real quick and then they ran out again and I'm like what the. You run out when it's. But. But then they said it came back after. But then I was the first bad impression I got to make me.
Bobby
I. I pay for it because I wanted to remember everything. So then when I asked it that.
TJ
But you sure I don't remember. I think you remember this.
Bobby
Well send. Send it that prompt and.
TJ
See are.
Bobby
You nice to yours?
TJ
I think I don't really like try to be like consider it to his feelings.
Bobby
Do you feel like AI is going to take over the world and.
TJ
Yeah. 100.
Bobby
Are you scared?
TJ
No. I'll be the last person.
Bobby
But it's gonna take over.
TJ
Yeah. I ain't gonna let that take over me. It's gonna get somebody else.
Bobby
Have you seen iRobot?
TJ
No.
Bobby
With Will Smith. It's an old movie. No. Yeah. You've never seen iRobot? Everyone's seen iRobot.
TJ
I haven't. I didn't really watch movies really growing up. Yeah.
Bobby
Even recently though. Okay. Watch iRobot. I don't know if it'd still be good. I watched it when I was so young.
TJ
Okay.
Bobby
I feel like you've seen it. Robots take over. It's so sad. Do you want me to spoil it for you? Do you want me to spoil it for you?
TJ
Oh yeah.
Bobby
Since you're not going to see it, I want to show you. Like, is it really called iRobot? Because when I type that in, it doesn't come up. It does. Why am I having. Am I spelling robot wrong? Oh no. It's coming up with the. I do know how to spell robot. It's coming up with the Roomba. For some reason this movie, it's saying.
TJ
It doesn't follow content policy. Okay, Whoa. Hold on. Let me see. That's that. Oh, that's Will from. I never seen that.
Bobby
Really?
TJ
I don't know.
Bobby
Okay, look. So these are the robots that take over the world. Can I spoil the status part of the whole movie for you? Cover your ears, doggy. Is that the one where his dog I Am legend is where this guy. I don't know anything. I don't think I've seen that movie.
TJ
Oh man.
Bobby
Have I seen it. Wait, are you sure you know what? Did they come out at the same time? I'VE somehow put them together. Okay.
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I am legend.
Bobby
Have you seen that?
TJ
No.
Bobby
All right, I'll spoil that movie. And that has nothing to do with what we were just talking about. His dog dies and it's so sad. I swear, there's alien. I mean, there's robots in that movie. He has to kill his own dog. Oh, yeah. There is aliens because it gets bit by one. Or like zombies or something. I think it's like zombies. And it bites his dog and he has to kill it.
TJ
I like realistic movies.
Bobby
That's so realistic.
TJ
You said it earlier.
Bobby
What if that happens one day? What are you gonna do?
TJ
Well, yeah. Around.
Bobby
Yeah. You're gonna wish you watched.
TJ
Everybody want to do it? I'm gonna start clapping them. Like. Is you doing. We're so. You just gonna let the basic dog.
Bobby
No, he couldn't. It was. Wasn't it a German shepherd, too. It's so. I should make you watch it right now to see if you cry. Do you cry for any of these?
TJ
Maybe if it's like the Titanic.
Bobby
You cried for the Titanic? You gonna cry again? Thinking about it?
TJ
No, I just seen that recently.
Bobby
The Titanic?
TJ
Yeah, like last year.
Bobby
Really? And you cried last year for it?
TJ
No, I didn't cry.
Bobby
It is pretty sad.
TJ
I didn't cry, but I wanted to because I was like. It's one of them things where I sat there and I thought for a minute like, yo, it was a good movie.
Bobby
It's a good movie. Yeah.
TJ
Yeah. I didn't cry.
Bobby
You would cry for I am Legend.
TJ
For real.
Bobby
Do you. Do you have a dog?
TJ
And I'm watching it with you and you cry. I'm a car.
Bobby
I 100 cry. I crave.
TJ
So I'm crying too. Then we crying.
Bobby
There we. There we go.
TJ
I don't know if I cry.
Bobby
Like, I suppose if you need to. Yeah, that's. That's. I don't think that's like a cry on your shoulder type of movie, but I don't. I don't like crying in front of people. I would look to. If I'm going to start crying, I'm going to leave the room and like, sit and pretend I'm not crying. And I'm going to yell at you for looking at me. I'm going to be like, crying. I don't want. No, I just don't. I. I get embarrassed. I'm going to yell at you and try to convince you I'm not crying. And you're going to be like, you're definitely crying. I'm like, I'm not crying.
TJ
I don't know what I'm saying. That's like a hard ass cry. It's just a tear. You got to look cute.
Bobby
No, it's so sad.
TJ
Got control yourself.
Bobby
Those movies. I can't control myself for a sad movie. I cry.
TJ
Oh, you want. I'm so, like, I'm going to go tell my friends. Like, oh, she started crying, crying.
Bobby
Have you seen Marley and Me?
TJ
No.
Bobby
I'm just going to keep naming movies that you haven't seen. But Marley and Me is like, is about a dog again, who dies. A dog dying in a movie. It gets me every time.
TJ
You want to know what's the most like heartfelt movie that I ever seen? I got like two, right? And it's like I don't got a lot that like really like touched my heart that I'm like, yo, like I can't remember on some kind of like mainstream Taylor Swift Fish.
Bobby
Okay.
TJ
Not like hood movies and stupid. Right? I guess. And I kind of. I read the book Hunger Games, so it's called Hunger Games. I never see no Hunger Gang in my life.
Bobby
I was just guessing what it.
TJ
And I almost. I think I want to say I read the book when I was mad young at Hunger Games.
Bobby
Oh, wow.
TJ
Like the red one.
Bobby
I don't remember them, but tell me your movies.
TJ
The Fault in Our Stars.
Bobby
Oh my gosh. That's a sad movie.
TJ
Yes.
Bobby
On my trip, I went to Amsterdam and I sat in the seat that they sit in.
TJ
Oh, for real?
Bobby
Okay.
TJ
I don't remember it that much. I remember the name and I remember it like being a phase where I was like, damn, that was some shit. Like, I think I was just like, you know how like you like got like read a book in like.
Bobby
Yeah, And I read it.
TJ
Yes. And then I went and watched the movie.
Bobby
Okay. It was so sad.
TJ
Yeah. And I remember I was like, just like around. Just like. I. I'm like, oh, nah, this good for me.
Bobby
Did you cry?
TJ
Nah. But it's like that type of vibe though.
Bobby
Yeah. What? What other one?
TJ
This one is not as crazy, but it was crazy though. That's not even funny. But now this was like, yo, the boy with the straight pajamas.
Bobby
Okay, that, of course, that one was like, that's the saddest. I cried for that for sure.
TJ
That one was like, yo, who directed that?
Bobby
It's true story though.
TJ
They gotta get the message off. But they wildly.
Bobby
Yo, that's a true story.
TJ
Bust my head.
Bobby
I'm like, yo, that's the saddest Movie ever. Have you seen me before? You?
TJ
No. Oh, if you guess, I'm probably never seen it, but you could try.
Bobby
I don't know any. I don't watch a lot of movies either, but I have a few that I've watched and I love sad movies.
TJ
Side movies. Yeah, they was good movies. I'm trying to think what else? What, like, what was your favorite, like, Disney movie?
Bobby
Cinderella.
TJ
Cinderella.
Bobby
What's yours?
TJ
High School Musical, maybe.
Bobby
Really?
TJ
And I watched that late too.
Bobby
What, last year?
TJ
No, not. No. Yeah. Damn. Trying to think I watched that. I know I was like, way late because most people watch it like before, like 10. And I watched that probably like 13, 14.
Bobby
Really?
TJ
Yeah, I was like, 13 14, I think. I think I was like, probably like. I was probably like in like ninth grade when I watched that. Eighth. Not in ninth grade, at least.
Bobby
You should watch Hunger Games. Did you watch Twilight?
TJ
I was never even 14. Who was.
Bobby
Your celebrity crush growing up?
TJ
Ariana Grande.
Bobby
Really?
TJ
Yeah.
Bobby
That's. What. Is she still your crush?
TJ
I'm not seeing my crush. I don't think I got a celebrity crush, though.
Bobby
But you're no longer in love with her.
TJ
Yeah, I just got a goal of, like, you know, finding like, real love.
Bobby
No more celebrity crush.
TJ
Yeah, unless celebrities say that. The window.
Bobby
I don't know who my. I think my. Okay, I know mine. When I was in high school or, I don't know, middle school. High school. Did you watch Teen Wolf?
TJ
Remember it? That's crazy. Just running back. I remember the name. I don't never watch it.
Bobby
Okay, well, there's a character named Derek in it. And when I was in high school, I. He went to my high school and one day he came into my class and he, like, was like, saying hi to his old teachers. And I. I had been watching. I was in love with him when he came in. I thought he would see me and fall in love with me. Even though I was 14 and he was like 20 something. And I, like, DM'd his sister after or sent her a message on Facebook because I wanted her to, like, help me, me be in love with him. And then I recently met him in real life as an adult.
TJ
Yeah, you told him.
Bobby
I don't think I told him that. I want. I. I wanted to marry him. I was just like, oh, we went to the same high school. I wasn't like, I have a picture of you that I posted on Facebook that I sent to your sister. Didn't tell him that much. Do you want to see what I looked like? I Think I have the picture. I was so ugly.
TJ
He wasn't popular.
Bobby
I was a freshman. I was so awkward looking. And I really thought that. I can't even actually show you this.
TJ
Let me see.
Bobby
Oh, my God.
TJ
Were you popular at any school?
Bobby
Maybe in like elementary school. I was like the new kid. So you know when you're new somewhere people or you're friends with a lot of people, I think that ended in elementary school, though. This is so ugly. I actually don't even. I regret telling you this, but look you. Like, this is. This is so ugly. But I kind of look the same as right now, so it's what's embarrassing look.
TJ
Oh, you had a different little bop to you.
Bobby
I was a hideous. I was wearing. Why did my mom let me wear makeup?
TJ
No, he wasn't hideous.
Bobby
And like, I thought. I thought he was gonna seem 14 year old to me and fall in love.
TJ
Oh, that's him. That's him.
Bobby
Yeah.
TJ
Okay. I didn't even know that was him, you know? That's crazy, though.
Bobby
I wanted to marry him.
TJ
Yeah. No, it's crazy.
Bobby
Yeah, it's crazy.
TJ
Yeah.
Bobby
I don't know how her eyes are, like, rolled. She looks so scary right now.
TJ
Who else? Yeah, but it was definitely Ariana. You know, I liked Sam from iCarly.
Bobby
Jeanette McCurdy.
TJ
Yeah.
Bobby
That's so. I don't know if I've. That's so random. Have you read her book?
TJ
No. She used to beat people up in the show.
Bobby
And you like, you liked that?
TJ
Hell, yeah.
Bobby
I can see it.
TJ
Yeah. When I was younger. What I was like, yeah, she's 30.
Bobby
What was her mom's book? What's her. What's her book called? I wish my. I'm happy my Mother died or something. Yeah, she wrote a book called like, I'm glad My mother died because her mom was really crazy.
TJ
And then I'm Glad My Mother Died is really crazy under any circumstance.
Bobby
Crazy? Is that what it's called? Lexi? It's like I'm. I'm happier. I'm glad my mother died.
TJ
Yo.
Bobby
Here. I'm glad her mom died. I'm glad my mom died. Yeah, it's a crazy title.
TJ
That's crazy.
Bobby
It's like a number one best selling book. So don't. Don't even say anything bad about her. She would.
TJ
How she gonna write it down and, like, fetch me up?
Bobby
What did you say? That's a crazy. I. I think looks. You read the book, right?
TJ
But then that's what I was gonna say.
Bobby
Do you think it was worthy of the name. Yeah. Really?
TJ
Well, mom, was that crazy?
Bobby
Really?
TJ
Wow. Well, I said it's a crazy name under any circumstance. And that's like, not even judging. It's judging her name because to really think about it, I know that you got to make a crazy name to hook the book in.
Bobby
Yeah. It's a good name for a book. You're like, what the did your mom do to be happy she died?
TJ
Yeah. But I don't know.
Bobby
Yeah.
TJ
Tough cookie.
Bobby
All right, well, I have to go to my daughter's fashion class. Oh, aren't you here?
TJ
Yeah, I'm chilling. I was just. I was just.
Bobby
Yeah. Trying to get a reason to have.
TJ
To leave so you'll feel like you dismissing me.
Bobby
Yeah. Oh, yeah. Why don't we start that over and you just tell me you have to go.
TJ
Wow.
Bobby
Go ahead.
TJ
No, I don't care.
Bobby
No, go ahead. No, let's keep talking.
TJ
No.
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Podcast Summary: The Really Good Podcast with Bobbi Althoff
Episode: Lil Tjay: "I look at myself as a GOAT, so I can see how somebody else would"
Release Date: July 25, 2025
Introduction
In this engaging episode of The Really Good Podcast, host Bobbi Althoff sits down with renowned rapper Lil Tjay (TJ) to delve into his personal life, music career, and insightful perspectives on various topics. The conversation flows seamlessly from casual banter to deep discussions, providing listeners with an intimate look into Lil Tjay's experiences and mindset.
Personal Life and Family
The episode begins with light-hearted introductions and discussions about travel plans. Bobbi mentions her daughter's upcoming fashion runway show, highlighting her role as a mother and co-parent. This segues into a heartfelt conversation about family dynamics and future aspirations.
Lil Tjay shares his thoughts on marriage and fatherhood, expressing a desire to create a happy household when the time is right.
The discussion touches upon the challenges of co-parenting and the importance of responsibility before starting a family.
Adoption and Sibling Relationships
Lil Tjay opens up about his adoption experience, revealing that he was adopted as an only child but has maintained a relationship with his biological siblings.
He reflects on his childhood, sharing memories of running away to visit his siblings and the complexities of reconnecting as adults.
Music Career and Artistic Vision
The conversation transitions to Lil Tjay's music, where he discusses his approach to rap and his upcoming projects. He emphasizes authenticity, rapping about his life and serving as a bridge between different audiences.
He elaborates on his upcoming album, hinting at themes of maturity and balancing mainstream appeal with street authenticity.
Surviving a Shooting Incident
A poignant moment in the episode occurs when Lil Tjay recounts surviving a shooting incident three years prior. He details the trauma of being shot multiple times and the resilience required to overcome such a life-altering event.
Bobbi empathizes with his experience, sharing her own limited exposure to such violence growing up in a suburb.
Travel Experiences and Cultural Observations
Both hosts share their travel stories, highlighting the contrasts between New York and other places like Los Angeles and Europe. Lil Tjay expresses his fascination with cities like Mykonos and his plans for future travels.
Bobbi reminisces about her trip to Vietnam, describing memorable experiences and the challenges of budget travel.
Views on Artificial Intelligence and ChatGPT
A significant portion of the conversation delves into artificial intelligence, specifically ChatGPT. Lil Tjay shares his pragmatic use of AI tools for business and creative tasks, while Bobbi discusses both the conveniences and frustrations of interfacing with AI.
They debate the potential of AI taking over various aspects of life and work, with Lil Tjay maintaining a balanced perspective on its integration.
Favorite Movies and Music Preferences
The hosts engage in a nostalgic discussion about movies and music, sharing their favorite genres and memorable films. Lil Tjay mentions The Fault in Our Stars as one of the few heartfelt movies that touched him, while Bobbi recounts her love for Cinderella and personal high school memories.
They also touch upon celebrity crushes during their younger years, adding a personal touch to their conversation.
Closing Thoughts and Farewell
As the episode draws to a close, the conversation wraps up with plans for future interactions and upcoming personal commitments, such as Bobbi attending her daughter's fashion show. The hosts exchange light-hearted banter, reinforcing the genuine rapport between them.
Notable Quotes
Conclusion
This episode of The Really Good Podcast offers a rich and multifaceted conversation between Bobbi Althoff and Lil Tjay. From personal anecdotes and family discussions to deep dives into music and technology, listeners gain a comprehensive understanding of Lil Tjay's journey and outlook. The authentic and candid dialogue makes this episode a must-listen for fans and newcomers alike.
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