Joji, Rich Brian & August 08 Talk Alien Encounters and New Music

Highsnobiety
10 Aug 201811:25

Summary

TLDRTrois artistes du label 88rising, August 08, Rich Brian et Joji, discutent de divers sujets lors d'une interview avec Highsnobiety. Ils parlent de leurs marques et magasins préférés, de leur première rencontre en studio, de leurs croyances sur les extraterrestres et de leurs expériences étranges. Ils partagent également des anecdotes personnelles et amusantes, comme l'histoire de Joji sur trois filles le visitant en studio. Ils concluent en annonçant leur prochain festival 'Head in the Clouds' à Los Angeles, tout en exprimant leur gratitude et en encourageant les jeunes à vivre pleinement leurs rêves.

Takeaways

  • 😀 Les membres d'August O8, Rich Brian et Jo sont de 88rising et répondent à des questions ensemble.
  • 🛍️ August O8 adore faire du shopping chez Open Ceremony et Nordstrom, où il trouve des pièces intéressantes.
  • 🎶 Rich Brian se souvient de sa première session studio à Los Angeles avec Pharrell Williams, une expérience incroyable.
  • 👽 Ils discutent des OVNIs et d'expériences personnelles autour des extraterrestres, même s'il s'agissait finalement de projecteurs ou de drones.
  • 👟 Ils partagent des opinions sur les chaussures de luxe, souvent inconfortables malgré leur prix élevé.
  • 💸 Rich Brian évoque une mauvaise décision financière où il a payé 1000 $ pour réparer son crédit, mais sans résultat notable.
  • 🎧 Le groupe revient sur la création de certaines chansons, en particulier celles de l'album 'Head in the Clouds' avec des anecdotes de studio.
  • 💔 Jo raconte une histoire où il a été pris au piège en surbookant des rendez-vous avec plusieurs filles en même temps au studio.
  • 🔥 Le groupe évoque les producteurs Ronnie J et Kanye West, tout en racontant des expériences amusantes en studio.
  • 🎤 Le festival 'Head in the Clouds' est annoncé pour le 22 septembre à Los Angeles, avec la promesse de performances énergiques.

Q & A

  • Quelle est la marque préférée de Rich Briyan pour faire ses achats?

    -Rich Briyan n'a pas de marque préférée, mais il aime faire ses achats chez Open Ceremony et Nordstrom.

  • Comment Rich Briyan et August O8 se sont-ils rencontrés pour la première fois?

    -Ils se sont rencontrés lors d'une session en studio avec Pharrell Williams ('skateboard P') à Los Angeles, où ils ont commencé à travailler ensemble.

  • Qu'est-ce que Rich Briyan pense du podcast de Joe Budden?

    -Rich Briyan adore le podcast de Joe Budden et trouve que Joe Budden est hilarant, malgré les critiques qu'il a reçues à cause de l'émission 'Everyday Struggle'.

  • Est-ce que Rich Briyan a déjà vu un extraterrestre?

    -Non, mais il raconte une histoire où il a vu un objet volant avec une lumière rouge dans son jardin lorsqu'il était plus jeune, avant que les drones ne soient populaires.

  • Que dit Rich Briyan à propos des déclarations de l'ex-ministre canadien de la Défense sur les extraterrestres?

    -Il mentionne que l'ex-ministre canadien de la Défense a affirmé que l'humanité est déjà en contact avec trois types d'extraterrestres.

  • Quelle est la chose la plus coûteuse et inutile que Rich Briyan ait achetée?

    -Il a payé 1 000 dollars pour tenter de réparer son crédit, mais cela n'a eu aucun impact sur sa cote de crédit.

  • Quelle a été l'expérience en studio d'August O8 avec trois filles présentes le même jour?

    -August O8 a invité trois filles en studio le même jour, mais l'une d'elles a passé toute la soirée avec le producteur Ronnie J, laissant August O8 frustré.

  • Quel est l'avis de Rich Briyan sur les chaussures de luxe?

    -Il trouve que les chaussures de luxe sont souvent inconfortables et que leur port est plus une question d'ego qu'autre chose.

  • Quelle chanson a marqué la collaboration entre Rich Briyan et August O8?

    -Ils ont travaillé sur une chanson appelée 'It'd Be Best if I Left You Alone', qui était leur première collaboration en studio.

  • Quand et où aura lieu le festival 'Head in the Clouds'?

    -Le festival aura lieu le 22 septembre à Los Angeles, Californie, au parc historique de Los Angeles.

Outlines

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🎤 Réunion du label 88rising

August O8, Rich Briyan, et Jo, membres du label 88rising, se retrouvent pour répondre à des questions. Ils commencent par parler de leurs marques de shopping préférées, citant des endroits comme Open Ceremony et Nordstrom. Ensuite, ils se remémorent leur première rencontre dans un studio avec Pharrell Williams, où ils ont commencé à collaborer et ont formé une relation de travail étroite. Jo évoque des moments amusants et la manière dont ils ont travaillé sur leurs premières musiques ensemble, tout en mentionnant leur admiration pour Joe Budden et son podcast.

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👽 Aliens et souvenirs d'enfance

La discussion dévie vers le sujet des extraterrestres, avec Rich qui partage une histoire où lui, sa mère et sa sœur ont aperçu un objet volant avec une lumière rouge dans leur jardin, avant de réaliser que c'était probablement un drone. August raconte une histoire similaire où un objet dans le ciel ressemblait à un OVNI, mais qui s'est révélé être un simple projecteur. Ils discutent ensuite d'un ancien ministre canadien de la défense qui aurait affirmé que plusieurs types d'aliens sont en contact avec l'humanité.

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🥗 Achats coûteux et mauvais investissements

Les artistes parlent de leurs achats les plus chers et regrettables. Jo mentionne une salade à 20 dollars, tandis qu'August raconte comment il a dépensé 1 000 dollars pour essayer d'améliorer son crédit, sans résultat. Ils partagent leurs expériences de mauvaises décisions financières, tout en discutant de moments passés en studio, notamment la production de chansons ensemble. Le groupe semble avoir apprécié ces moments de collaboration créative.

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Keywords

💡88rising

88rising est un label de musique spécialisé dans la promotion d'artistes asiatiques et asiatico-américains dans la scène musicale internationale. Dans la vidéo, les intervenants August 08, Rich Brian et Jo se présentent comme des membres de ce label, ce qui montre leur affiliation à une communauté musicale qui se concentre sur la diversité culturelle et la montée en puissance des artistes asiatiques.

💡Studio session

Une 'studio session' est un moment passé dans un studio d'enregistrement où les artistes créent ou enregistrent de la musique. Dans la vidéo, Rich Brian raconte sa première session en studio avec 'Skateboard P' (Pharrell Williams), un événement marquant de sa carrière. Cela illustre l'importance des collaborations musicales pour le développement artistique.

💡Skateboard P

Skateboard P est le surnom de Pharrell Williams, un producteur et artiste influent dans le domaine de la musique. Dans le contexte de la vidéo, Pharrell est mentionné comme quelqu'un qui a travaillé avec les artistes lors d'une session en studio, montrant son rôle important dans la création musicale et l'inspiration qu'il apporte aux jeunes artistes.

💡Nordstrom

Nordstrom est une chaîne américaine de grands magasins connue pour ses vêtements et accessoires haut de gamme. Les artistes mentionnent cet endroit comme une source de 'heat on the low', ce qui signifie que des produits de qualité y sont disponibles à des prix intéressants, même si cela n’est pas toujours évident pour tout le monde.

💡Good Music

Good Music est un label de musique fondé par Kanye West. Les artistes dans la vidéo envoient des 'shout outs' à ce label, ce qui montre leur respect pour l'influence et l'impact de Good Music dans l'industrie musicale. Cela renforce l'idée de communauté et de reconnaissance entre artistes.

💡Joe Budden

Joe Budden est un ancien rappeur et podcasteur influent. Dans la vidéo, les intervenants expriment leur admiration pour lui, malgré la controverse qui l'entoure à cause de ses opinions franches. Cela illustre comment des personnalités polarisantes peuvent continuer à avoir un impact dans le milieu musical grâce à leur contenu, comme son podcast.

💡Aliens

Les extraterrestres sont évoqués dans un ton humoristique lors d'une discussion sur l'existence de la vie extraterrestre. Bien que ce sujet ne soit pas central à la vidéo, il reflète l’aspect décontracté et spontané des échanges entre les artistes. L'idée des aliens est utilisée pour évoquer des expériences personnelles étranges, apportant un ton léger à la conversation.

💡Clouds

Le terme 'clouds' fait référence à 'Head in the Clouds', un projet musical de 88rising. Ce titre est mentionné lorsque les artistes discutent de leur processus créatif, montrant l'importance de cette œuvre dans leur carrière collective. Le terme symbolise aussi le rêve et l'aspiration à de plus grands succès dans l’industrie musicale.

💡Credit score

Le 'credit score' est un indicateur de la solvabilité financière d'une personne, souvent utilisé pour déterminer sa capacité à obtenir un crédit. Dans la vidéo, un des artistes partage une expérience où il a essayé d'améliorer son score de crédit avec peu de succès, ce qui introduit un aspect comique tout en soulignant les difficultés rencontrées dans la gestion financière.

💡Festival

Le festival mentionné dans la vidéo est 'Head in the Clouds', un événement musical organisé par 88rising à Los Angeles. Il s'agit d'un rassemblement pour les fans de la musique et de la culture associée à ce label. Ce festival représente un moment clé pour la communauté des artistes et des fans, créant un espace pour célébrer la musique et la diversité culturelle.

Highlights

Introduction of 88rising members and discussion about fashion and favorite shopping spots.

First meeting between the artists during a studio session with Pharrell (Skateboard P), which marked a significant moment in their careers.

The artists reflect on their creative process, with Rich Brian discussing how he was nervous and loaded up on Red Bull before his first studio session.

Recollection of working on their first song together, with a humorous tone and reflection on how their collaboration started.

Shoutouts to various influencers in the music industry including Pharrell, Kanye, and Joe Budden, along with commentary on Joe Budden's podcast.

Humorous discussion on aliens, including a story about seeing strange lights and the possibility of UFOs, followed by a joke about the Canadian defense minister discussing aliens.

Conversation about expensive purchases, where one artist recalls paying $1,000 to fix his credit score but it didn’t work.

Reflection on spending two months in the studio together, emphasizing the importance of collaboration and the special bond they developed.

Discussion of favorite songs on the album, including Rich Brian's favorite, 'I Wanted' by August O8 featuring Nicki.

Story about balancing personal relationships and studio work, leading to a funny situation where one artist had three women in the studio at the same time.

Ronnie J's appearance in the studio, leading to a humorous story about a girl leaving with Ronnie J, creating a light-hearted conflict.

Shoutout to Ronnie J for his production skills and pioneering work in the industry, despite the humorous incident with the girl.

Promotion of the upcoming Head in the Clouds festival in Los Angeles, with an invitation for fans to come and celebrate with them.

Closing remarks with humorous commentary on life, fashion, and aspirations, encouraging fans to 'live their best life' and 'let your nuts hang.'

Final shoutout to Heist and a mention of their excitement for the upcoming festival, ending the discussion on a playful note.

Transcripts

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do you want to do the boy band thing

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yeah we'll do the boy band

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[Music]

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thing hi I'm August O8 I'm rich briyan

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and I'm Jo and we're from the label 88

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rising and we're asking questions with

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each other with high niy yes sir what's

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the what's the first question favorite

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brand there's no favorite brand but

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there's favorite places to shop what is

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it open

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ceremony have you been to the one here

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yet I haven't been in the one here I

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think oh it's pretty good um other place

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favorite place to shop is Nordstroms

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they actually got some heat on the low

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Nordstrom's heat Nordstroms be having a

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heat on the low first time you first

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time we met first time we met it was in

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a it was in a studio session with

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skateboard p with skateboard P baby it

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was it was insane that was that was like

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my first ever studio session

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surprisingly I was like that was like my

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first time in LA and then I I did an

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interview with uh forel and then he was

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like let's get to the studio together

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and I was like [ __ ] let's do this and

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then I woke up at like 7:30 a.m. went

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there at like 88: he was already like

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making beats and then I was like I

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didn't know what to do you know I was

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like how do how do you start a studio

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session he like pulled out my laptop I

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was like on so many red bulls and then

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he was like yo show me some of your

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stuff and then yeah but basically like

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you you came there and then you know we

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started like you played some of your

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music and then yeah I was like that's

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[ __ ] tight pulled up in I'm not going

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to say the studio he works out up but

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pulled up to the spot yeah and we all

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hit it off and we became a family then I

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met this [ __ ] I don't know I actually

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don't remember where I met you I I

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remember we were okay this you'll

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remember if I say this we were I I we

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went we were in the studio and then we

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worked we we were making a song together

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and it was it'd be best if I left you

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alone oh at C at

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no and then that was the first the first

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song that we we worked on that's kind of

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kind of heat though we got to we got to

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touch touch back on that to go

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shout out good music shout out CH pop

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shout out Ricky shout out Kanye out good

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music shout out good music in the family

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shout out Joe Button shout out Joe

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Button shout out

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Joey not to get too off topic but [ __ ]

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be sleeping on Joe Button I've been

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saying this for a long time like

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everyone hated on him from the from the

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everyday struggle stuff but his podcast

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bro his podcast I love his podcast and

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everyday struggle was so far with Jo but

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no disrespect no no disrespect

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all them other [ __ ] that be on there

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but yo joe buding is [ __ ] hilarious

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we're going this way it just says aliens

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question mark absolutely have you ever

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seen an alien in your

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life I haven't never seen an alien but I

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do have a story about it though what so

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the Lakers were about to win a

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championship this is before they won a

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championship the the this already sounds

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fake like no

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this this is actually real though that's

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the crazy part I was like living with my

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mom I was hella Young point2 derck

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Fisher bro before like he hit the shot

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like everybody celebrating outside and

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this is before drones were popping oh

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[ __ ] so some [ __ ] flies from the [ __ ]

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sky and comes into our yard with like

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this little red light I swear me my mom

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and my sister were like what the [ __ ]

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wait so what was it it was a drone what

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what year was this I was had to be like

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[ __ ] 13 what the

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f yeah cuz and Fisher fer has been

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retired for for a minute now yeah bro

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Jones were like a p back B they were

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existed you remember when products is

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hot bro they were created 10 years ago

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um I've never seen an alien in my life

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but then this one time um like in front

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of my house we looked at the sky we saw

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like this UFO looking thing on the in

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the sky we were just like creeped out

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that whole night that whole [ __ ] week

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for like a year we thought it was a

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[ __ ] UFO but then I found out that

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spotlights were a thing and then it was

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just a [ __ ] Spotlight in the sky and

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this whole time been telling all my

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friends that it was a [ __ ] UFO what

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about you well see the thing is I don't

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want to speak too much but like I did

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hear some [ __ ] about the the ex Canadian

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defense minister coming out and saying

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there's already three types there's

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already three types of of uh aliens that

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we're in contact with that's as far as I

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know it's it's an actual ex-defense

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minister no one really talks about it uh

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I could be very wrong is that the reason

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he's ex though they probably yo it could

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be likez cuz but then that's where like

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it it gets gets crazy because it's like

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was he let go because he actually had

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Dementia or did they give him dementia I

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feel you you know what I mean they do be

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[ __ ] [ __ ] up exactly yeah it always

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Tri me out that rich nigga's beef like

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that's true yeah what the [ __ ] like bro

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like have you ever wore like expensive

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shoes like if you put on a nicer shoe

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them [ __ ] is lowkey

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uncomfortable it's all ego [ __ ] yeah

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your feet going to hurt bro yeah and you

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fighting your feet hurt

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nah how you going to fight like bro like

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never this how you know who the fighters

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are on the crew the dude who got on The

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Stance

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socks and the [ __ ] like Cortez

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or like the eies the Adidas track Sho no

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no or or the Air Force ones with the

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creases or the black Air Force ones with

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the creases the black Air Force One with

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the crease you're not getting out a lot

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I know nothing about this or they just

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look like a regular dude they got

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basketball shorts on but they got gloves

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on why do you have gloves on or if it's

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the winter they're wearing basketball

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shorts under their jeans

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like those are the You Don't Go Near

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those guys all you rappers stay away

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from those kind of people are the most

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exped oh

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[ __ ] um a car I bought a [ __ ] salad

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for like $20 worst decision in my life I

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think the most expensive thing I ever

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bought well I'm going call it the most

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expensive and dumb thing I've ever

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bought was um I paid $1,000 to fix my

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credit my credit scoring [ __ ] moved

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an inch oh how do you fix a credit it

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was some some I'm not even going to say

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the person who told me to [ __ ] call

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this dude he's like yo call my man he

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GNA fix your credit my credit is like a

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580 my guy uhhuh he's like yo you going

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to fix your credit I call this man he

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like yo look this is what we going to do

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we going to sign you for Equifax we

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going to get this right send me the

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money through PayPal I sent my guy the

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money my credit squ move

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bro damn [ __ ] hit me like a Nigerian

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scammer bro I feel great about it I

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think we um we spent a lot of time

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working on it yeah I was just I was

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really happy that we got to spend that

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time together for two months in the

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studio that [ __ ] was fun mhm yeah it was

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a special time it was very special some

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beautiful people around us what's your

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favorite song on the album for me it

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was I think it might have been it could

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be I

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wanted Yeah by August wait in Nikki um I

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think I [ __ ] with red ruby z i do shout

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out Don shout out

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Don what about you jie and the clouds my

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own

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song Pub yourself my gu you already

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know y but that was a beautiful process

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though making that record cuz we had we

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had some of the best ears tapping in

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with us yeah who were just like great

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people man especially the the beat start

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with the wait you talking about which

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rec you talking about the H and CLA

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record or the head in the Cloud's

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record you talking about the song

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talking about the whole thing we're

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specifically talking about the head in

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the clouds record the head in the clouds

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record me and Joi actually sat down on a

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piano and like did the chords together

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it started with

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theact yeah and then and then just like

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pretty much most mostly August like

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built it from there as I was just like

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yelling this and that but yeah like we

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came up with a really cool Melody Sean

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gave us the the the title yeah and and

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then I started laying like these guitars

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this I so oh I have a [ __ ] crazy

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story about that day so I had three

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girls in the studio that day I remember

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that [ __ ] [ __ ] date oh my God so so

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to let the world know I'm sorry to every

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girl I've ever dated in the future girls

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I'm going to date but like dates not

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together right listen I have a problem

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with overbooking

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myself damn and every girl knows where I

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am so you can pull up on me and I will

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get caught

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up is this a truth so how do they always

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know where you are huh how how do they

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always know where you are cuz you got to

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tr I have friends that post on social

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media [ __ ] the girls that do follow you

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around they love you dude yeah I can

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tell they love you so I'm I'm like doing

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the guitars and like I have this one

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girl um I'm not going to say her name

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who's in the studio with me she's really

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really dope and I'm like using a vocoder

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not like my friend smav she brought V

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vocoder to the studio we like did

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vocoder sounds and [ __ ] like cutting

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guitars and this girl walk walks in I'm

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like dope She's Tight then this other

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girl walks

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in I'm like [ __ ] a [ __ ] another girl

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walks in I'm like holy [ __ ] so I'm like

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me and Bonnie are working on song

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writing like doing our thing with Joi KN

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starts to wither down [ __ ] Ronnie Jay

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comes in oh did he actually come in the

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studio he came in the studio and the

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girl I like the [ __ ] most turns into

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this [ __ ] groupy girl Ronnie and

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[ __ ] spends the whole night with

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[ __ ] Ronnie Jay wow Cloud's a hell of

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a drug cl's a hell of a [ __ ] drug Ron

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Ronnie Jay [ __ ] still like girl from

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you he did still like girl from me shout

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out to Ronnie J by the way Pioneer shout

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out to him he's great when he walked

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away with that girl did he say Ronnie J

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produced

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it dude all I remember from that night

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is they sectioned off him and the girls

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sectioned off and they were watching

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like some like boof movie but like it

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was dark in there and then there was the

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project lights and all I saw was like

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Ronnie's grills like light up in the

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projection light like what's up I was

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like hey oh

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man he was man we going I need to talk

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to r i I need to talk to him about that

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yeah he still still the one I cared

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about is everything all right oh we good

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should I step in should you step in yeah

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you want to oh you want to you want to

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create want to go do a sit down I got a

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song with him I can just delete it oh yo

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you're Wild

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shout out to producer he's

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amazing he's actually really really fire

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producer Ron yeah like a pioner yeah we

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had a lot of fun answering these

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questions and um so our festival

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September 22nd hi in cloud in Los

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Angeles California La Historic Park I'm

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going say that again our Festival is

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September 22nd in Los Angeles California

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at La Historic Park we're going to [ __ ]

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everybody up come to rage right now

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we're about to go home and um what are

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we going to do eat pop and look at porno

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exctly shout out Heist we love you so

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much [ __ ] is tight and Y Rock tight

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ass clothes and Y post very fly ass

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fashion [ __ ] y'all [ __ ] is tight as

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[ __ ] we in this [ __ ] dream come

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true on a punk [ __ ] live your best life

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children you will

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succeed let your nuts hang

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