Dee Mula Tells His Life Story (Full Interview)

Now, what is your opinion on ad-libs in a song? My opinion on ad-libs? I be feeling like sometimes, like, I don't, like, I be feeling like they matter, though. Like when you say something about some cars or something, you gotta hit it with a scratch. You gotta hit it with some of this shit like that. Now, when it comes to your music, are there times you don't use any ad-libs, or for you, you use them? Yeah, I might use a couple. Okay. Yeah. I might do some of the in and outs. Okay, but is there any music, no ad-libs of you? Probably on my new music. So let's just back up here for a second. When it comes to your music, right, if there was a circle chart of 100%, what percentage would you say songs of yours, whether it's released or unreleased, has ad-libs versus no ad-libs at all? 50%. Okay. And that's a super rough estimate. But that 50%, you incorporate ad-libs. Do you have a signature ad-lib by any chance? Yeah. Do-do-do. And what is the meaning behind that ad-lib when you implement it? You know what I mean? Now, when it comes to songs where you don't ad-lib, do people notice that? Yeah. Yeah, they do. They do. And what's the reaction or response you've received? They probably be like, why you didn't hit the signature ad-lib, Moolah, bro? You're bullshitting. And just reverting back to that signature ad-lib of yours that you use when you use it, were you the first recording artist to do this ad-lib? Yep. First artist to do that one. So you're claiming that right here. Yeah, for sure. Now, have you heard other recording artists copy, steal, emulate? Yep, I heard like probably two artists. This is about it, though. Two. Now, when something of that nature happens, how do you handle that? I be feeling like they be biting, like, at least give me my props for my shit, bro. You know what I'm saying? Do you ever reach out to them? Do you say anything to them? Do you get in contact with them? Nah, I probably be like, I probably comment on that shit, though. Like, damn, bro, you gonna use my joints? Do you want to share who these two artists are? That have done that? Hey, I'm, uh, I ain't doing it. Just curious there. And just asking, because there are some recording artists like you that might say something about it, and there are some that won't say anything about it. And there's different reasons for why people do what they do. Just wanted to see what yours was. But when it comes to ad-libs, few more questions just about that topic there. And it comes to collaborating with other recording artists. Have you ever added your ad-libs to another artist's verse on the same? Same song? Yeah. Yep. They, they, like, I did a song with somebody, and they liked it. They said something about, like, some gun shit, like, and I just put it behind it, like, yeah. Now, what about this? Last topic when it comes to ad-libs. What is your opinion on just a little bit of a different twist here? Okay. Songs with an artist's ad-libs, but no hook or verse from them on that song. It's just their ad-libs sprinkled throughout the song. What do you mean? Like, just straight ad-libs? I'll give you an example. Kanye West has a song called Can't Tell Me Nothing. Yeah. Jeezy ad-libs, but no hook or verse from Jeezy on that song. So you're saying if somebody do a verse, if they do a song with just you, my ad-libs on that whole song? Yes. What you saying, how I feel about that? Yes, what is your opinion of that? A song with just a recording artist's ad-libs, but no hook or verse from them. I'm probably looking like, sometimes be looking like, like, something. They be biting, but then sometimes looking like, they probably like my ad-libs or something. Like, they fucking with me. Now, have you ever been asked to do this yet? Do what? Where somebody's just wanted your ad-libs on a song, but no hook or verse from you. Nah. Would you be okay? Would you be open to something of that nature at all in the future? Yeah, I'm charged. I'm still charged. And what about on the opposite end of the spectrum? Excuse me. Has there been any artist, you just wanted their ad-libs for a particular song, but no hook or verse from them, perhaps? Nah. Fuck no. Now, let's say there are some recording artists watching this interview, and they do want to collaborate with you. Especially when it comes to business and things of that nature. How can they get in touch with you? What's the best way to do that? I got a booking page. It's called Booking for D. Mulan Instagram. And they're going to have an email in there. They're going to have an email in the bio. So, that's how you get in contact with me. And just asking, because there are scammy pages out there, fraud pages out there. So, just wanted to know what the official contact line or means to get at you is. Now, I asked you a variety of questions. Here, about the subject of ad-libs. Is there anything else in regards to that topic? What, ad-libs? Yes. Nah. When it comes to your music catalog, at this point, what's been your biggest song so far? Probably, like, me being 30 and Pooch Ice, Neighborhood Heroes. I think I got, like, 39 million. And is that just a culmination? Is that just a culmination of all the DSPs that it's on? Or is that a specific platform there? There's, like, me, 30 and Pooch Ice, all of a sudden, one song. But when you say 39 million, where's that 39 million coming from? Like, across the board? Yeah. Or just views, like, on YouTube in particular? On YouTube. Okay, got it. Now, when it comes to that song in particular, are there any unknown facts or stories in regards to it that's never been publicly mentioned before? Could be in regards to creating it. Recording it or releasing it? Uh, nah, I probably, like, when I was doing the song, when I was doing the song, I probably was doing, I was doing the song with somebody else. And they, like, when they heard it, they're like, you know, nah, we finna get on this song. Yeah, and they went, this is how it went, though. They, like, they felt, they were fucking with it when they heard it, and they just got on it. And pardon the brain fog here, but is this your song featuring them? Nah, Big 30's. Okay, it's his song. Got it, got it, got it. And, um, okay, when it comes to your own music, though, and it comes to your biggest songs, what about Blow My High? Would you consider that to be one of your biggest? It's probably, like, it's bigger, like, it's getting a lot of, like, feedback, but, like, when, it's just, I just dropped it. So it ain't even done doing what it's supposed to do yet, so I don't wanna know, I don't wanna even know. Speaking of feedback, what is the feedback you've been receiving to that song? Like, people make a permit to keep it and shit, all that other shit. But they like it, though, it is relatable. And what's been your response to that comparison? Shit, I don't even know, it's gonna be all types of responses and shit. I'll just be going with the flow. I don't even be caring, I'll just be reading and keep going. Now, just to ask all the questions here, just to cross the T's and dot the I's, were you inspired? Were you inspired by him at all for this song in particular? I ain't gonna lie, like, the beat, it was sounding like some, like, when I was rapping, I ain't gonna lie, like, when I was rapping on it, I kinda heard it, I'm like, this sounds like some Chief Q shit, like, I did, I heard it, though, but I ain't, that ain't why I did it, like, that ain't, I wasn't on there, though. But I heard it, like, when I was making the song, I was like, this is the Chief Q type shit right here, they gonna be, I already knew that was coming, I knew it was gonna come, like, you know. But when it comes to him, when it comes to him in particular, has he reacted to this song yet? Nah. Just curious. How did I know? And for transparency, do you know Chief Q personally? Nah. By any chance? Mm-mm. Anything you wanna say to him if he's watching or listening to this interview? Nah, shit, we need to do one, we need to get in the lab, we need to work, we need to get in there. Now, also on the subject of music, I do wanna ask you this, and this is in regards to. To your stage name. Now, what's the correct way to pronounce this name of yours? D. Moolah. Do people mispronounce this? Nah, everybody been saying it, like, right. Like, you know, Moolah, they know Moolah is money, like, so, you know, Moolah, D. Moolah, it's just shit. It ain't no other way to say it. And I didn't mean to cut you off there earlier, so I apologize for that. But what about misspelling? Do people misspell this stage name of yours? Yeah, they probably put just D, then Moolah, but you gotta spell, like, D-E-E-M-U-L-A. Or they'll put D-E-E-M-U-L-A-H. Shit like that. Now, what about when it comes to the spacing? Because seeing your name spaced out differently, but on DSPs, it's D-E-E space M-U-L-A. Yeah. But I've also seen it all together, like, on your Instagram, for example. Yeah. You have in your bio on social media that platform. form there you have d mullah spelled together as one phrase with a black heart emoji in that bio yeah why all together why no space there when it is a space on dsps i don't even know the difference i want any it ain't no different to me and speaking of that black emoji is there any meaning behind that um like really my meaning behind it like no more love and like that heart drain no more love it's like it's like pretty like you know how hard be red man black like i've been through darkness and she like had plenty of dark times so this i feel like this color my heart he's black right now and on that note i do want to sidestep to something else here now , who or what motivates you at this point see my kids and in the old me like me and my old like my the past see i've been i ain't gonna lie been me versus me right like literally like right now this is all i'm there for me versus me and what are you in competition with yourself about like the old like like little habits and the stuff i used to do like i had to let go of the sacrifices on this i used to do growing up and you know growth you know what i'm saying you gotta you gotta grow and care to share how many kids you have at this point four four boys now circumstances could be different for everyone but there may be someone in the audience who needs some motivational words or encouragement themselves right now can you give them any you said wait okay let me repeat it circumstances out there could be different for everyone yeah but there may be someone in the audience who needs some motivational words or encouragement themselves right now can you give them any stay focused you know focus more on yourself and just you know stay home and keep god in the business this is this is what i do and speaking of god here do you follow religion by any chance do i follow what a religion on the internet no do you follow religion by any chance i'm a christian don't you talk about that yes yeah i'm a christian and for you does it get any more specific than that like a particular branch or denomination under christianity and why christian for you out of all the religions out there this is what i grew up around and just strictly on your mother's side here christianity not your father's side or did it include him got it and uh was asking you about motivation there earlier because that description you presented with the black heart and all the stuff you've been through just wanted to see if you could uh drop some gems for the rest of your life and i'm sure that you have some of those in the audience that might be going through it themselves which you have already and i'm sure they appreciate that coming from you and those experiences there but uh want to rewind back to your name once again uh when it comes to mispronunciation or spellings uh well you answered that question that's fine there okay so now i know what i want to do i want to move on to this topic here and that's just taking it all the way back with you okay for those in the audience getting to know you here for the very first time care to share where you were born he's married probably really and care to share where you were raised as well same hook and care to share where you reside these days i stay out here i stand alone but i'm from memphis and for you you said what didn't mean to cut you off there excuse me for you do you recall what age that was in your life when you made that move nope i don't even recall but i know we've been staying out there like we've been going different hoods moving but we always end up back in the same you know we always end up back in parkway village but didn't mean to uh confuse you here you know the reason for the move from memphis to atlanta for you for me yes like like the privacy you know this is my home like you know it ain't no privacy you know this is where majority of my fans that so i'd be like coming to her and she like i got fans i heard though but it's like bigger like you know what i'm saying a little more privacy now circumstances could be different for everyone but can you give the audience five tips for anyone moving to atl five tips to move yes you want me to tell them why they should move it no no five tips if they move to be ready for like five tips five pieces of advice moving to atlanta they need to be ready for people calling twin all damn day they need to be ready for the traffic they need to be ready for the clubs they need to be ready for the water boys you know the boys they be out there they the water boys really they be on every corner and they need to be ready for okay four for you okay now let's break some of these elements down here when it comes to the phrase twin has that rubbed off on you at all yet yes do you use that vote in your own vocabulary no it's just it's just a lot of time what's your opinion of that phrase when you hear atlian say this to each other that's just how they talk that's how they talk we talk different than men do you have a uh different word for the same meaning there that they use twin for or yeah we probably like what's up bro like they'd be like twin i mean they mean it's the same thing like what's up bro it would that be meaning we know what it means it's just twin like 20 different now see like what's up twin you said in the member like how you my twin that's how we'll put it out there yeah and when it comes to the traffic in atlanta what are those heavy traffic times to avoid if at all possible like if you got to be at work at five you probably leave the house at four o'clock and is that monday through friday here or does that include saturday and sunday as well running to monday and what about the clubs is there a favorite club that you enjoy when you're in atlanta i ain't gonna lie i ain't i ain't even been to all the clubs but like i go to the clubs where they know me so i ain't got to wait in line and all this like i don't like going to clubs where they acting like who is you bro get to the back i don't be going this i'll be staying i'll probably go to the same club do you want to shout any of these clubs out probably like blue flying my favorite blue flying kid my dog you know and that's that's a strip club in atlanta they got some good food there in madison city got some good food i just went for the first time all day who do you think is better food wise probably blue flying and when you are at blue flame what do you order and how do you order it i begin like the hot wings begin like the little hot one here they got some lamb chops they got plenty i don't like just curious there and when it comes to the water boys last thing you mentioned to look out for in atlanta how do you treat the water boys you know they just hustling i ain't saying you got to be watching out for them like be scared of them but like like they just don't be caring they're gonna fly they running up to your car like fast there they running up to your car ain't be i ain't never seen nothing like this i moved there and uh just curious there uh some of them asked for tips uh so on and so forth do you partake in that do you yeah i'll be i'll fuck with us i'll probably get some little water get away from okay just curious there and uh all right moving forward when it comes to memphis in particular when's the last time you visited memphis probably like a month and a half now for the last time you visited memphis in particular when's the last time you visited memphis probably like a month and a half now for you growing up in that particular hood that you mentioned in east memphis what was that really like for you growing up in that environment i don't like it was like it was like it was like and she was alive it was like it was a lot of fights and stuff like that i was you know everybody was involved in a lot of fights a lot of gun activities you know how they go this is a hood everybody got a hood it's just a lot of fights and stuff like that i was you know everybody was involved in a lot of fights it's just like it was cool though you just got to be you know you just got to have a heart you got to have a heart you know some people you got to have a heart you know you just got to have a heart you know some people probably feel like probably feel like probably feel like it's a bad thing but you know every city it's a bad thing but you know every city it's a bad thing but you know every city got a hood every city got a hood so you know Now, when it comes to this hood in particular, for you, what was your bottom point growing up in that environment? You mentioned previously that, you know, if a heart is a red color, yours turned black at one point, which you represent with a emoji in the bio on your Instagram. But what was probably your worst moment that you faced just growing up there? Yes. Probably, like, you know, taking losses and shit, seeing my partner getting killed and shit like that. People, my partner going to jail, that's probably, ain't nothing else was surprising to me. Now, when you've had people pass away in your life, was that something that you ever saw in person? No. I used to be like, we used to normally hear about them, like, hear about people dying, but then you just seeing, actually seeing your partners die, like, yeah, they kind of fucked up, though. That'll fuck you up. But you've never had a chance to experience that. What you mean? Someone passing away in front of you. Yeah, yeah, yeah. You have experienced that. How many times do you think you've experienced that? A lot of people, like, shit, you go to parties. You go to parties and shit, then there's shooting breakouts and shit. Then, you know, that's how you experience that. Shit like that. Wrong place, wrong time. Now, asking you this respectfully, if you care to share an answer, but some of this stuff is depicted in entertainment. Yeah. It's in movies. It's in television. It's in video games. Descriptions depicted in music with lyrics and things of that nature. But it's one thing for someone to see these in entertainment, and for some that haven't seen it in person, is there a difference? From what's seen in entertainment versus in real life? Somebody like the, somebody like losing people? Yes, someone getting their life taken from them. Seeing someone's last breath, things of that nature. Yeah, it's probably like, when it happened, you'd probably be like, thinking in your head, like, damn, I don't see this on movies. Yeah. So, that's how that'd be. Sure. But how accurate is what you've seen in real life take place from what is depicted in entertainment? Accurate? Yeah. Like, what you mean? Like, how often did it, like, happen? No, like, the accuracy. Like, you know, when someone loses, when someone takes their last breath on television and movies, it can be very dramatic. Yeah. Eyes open, eyes closed, gurgling, things of that nature. How accurate? I don't know. It'd be, like, it'd be shocking. Like, it'd be still, like, it'd be, nigga be more in disbelief, like, like, stuff, shit like this. Like, nigga be still shocked like, damn, like, it don't probably. It'd hit you probably to, like, the weights in the front of us. Yeah. So, like, that shit be, yeah. Do you recall maybe what age or what grade you saw someone's life get taken for the very first time? No. I don't know what age or what we on. I don't want to even, I don't want to even, that'd be, I'd be thinking too hard, man. Now, mentally, has this been something you sought any protection? Any professional help over? Seeing, experiencing, this sort of thing? You said, you want to repeat that? Mentally, has this been something you sought any professional help over? Like, you said, they have to fuck me up, like, mentally. Yeah, like, sometimes people will see a mental health professional over these type of experiences. Nah, I ain't never, like, it, it, I ain't gonna lie, it be bothering me, but I ain't going to no therapy and shit like that. You know, I just deal with it, keep going. And why not for you? Because there are some that are. I don't know, I don't think I need to. And so far, you've never, ever done that? What, seen therapy? Yes. Yeah, I know. Now, when it comes to growing up in that particular area of Memphis, wrapping up some of those questions here, just in regards to the times you've had in that area. Yeah. How were you? How were you able to survive that upbringing? Because, as you just pointed out, there are some who don't make it. Yeah, like, you just got to know how to move, like, you just got to, like, pay attention more. You know, like, like, I used to see people like this shit. I used to see people, like, die and fuck. I used to not want to do it, like, say, for instance, just clubbing too much. I just lacked up on clubbing and walking up to people's cars and just, like, dangling around, just sitting around and shit like that. Like, you just got to know how to move. You got to watch your mirrors. You know, you watch your back at all times. Like, you got to be a moving target. If you're going to be a target, be a moving target, you know? Now, there are some people who say things like, don't know if I'll make it to see the age of 18. Maybe 21, for example. Did you ever have any of these thoughts yourself growing up in that hood in Memphis? Yeah, I know. I ain't never thought like that. I always thought I was going to get back. Got to get home. I ain't think about that. Now, be that as it may, knowing what you know now, hypothetically speaking here, what would you have said to your younger self back then, if anything? What would I have said to my younger self? Yes, young D. If you could pull young D to the side and tell him something right now, what would you tell him? I probably would have been fixing myself, like, the shit I know now. I probably would have been telling myself back then, like, credit, shit like that. I would probably have been like, you know, like, shit. I probably would have been rapping. If I knew this shit was this easy, I probably would have been focusing more on myself if I knew how much progress I could have got done, shit like that, you know? And I want to expound on that point in a moment. But for you, on the opposite end of the spectrum, what was the top point for you? Growing up in that hood in Memphis, what was your highest point or most positive moment for you growing up there? My highest moment? Yes. We talked about the bottom moment, which is experiencing death in person. So the highest moment is, like, what you mean, breaking it down for me? Okay, so, like, what's the most positive experience you had growing up in that hood? What was your peak moment? We had, like, a little bust. They used to pick us up every Friday and take us to go play basketball. That's probably, like, the only shit we had going on that was positive in that hood. Shit called nightlife. They used to pick us up, play basketball. They'd feed us, and they'd read the Bible. They'd drop us back off where they picked us up at. Like, that's probably the only time we had good in our neighborhood. Shit like that. Now, when it comes to, like, the sport of basketball, for example, how far did you get with that? And if not, any other sport that you got further with? When I was playing basketball, I used to be, like, the point guard and shit. Like, I always made the team. I just couldn't stay out of jail. I couldn't stay out of trouble. How far did you get organization-wise? Did you play, like, varsity high school? Yeah, I was playing basketball. I had a couple games, but, like I said, like, I'd probably be, like, I don't make it through them. Like, I don't be, I never, like, shit, I was in jail. They ain't need, they was just telling me, bro, you can't. And then, at that point, I was really just giving up on school. Shit. Like, shit, I was like, man, you know. Now, speaking of your education here, how far did you end up getting just with that? I graduated. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I had to graduate. My mama wasn't going with it. No GED. Got that diploma. No GED diploma. I failed the 2nd grade, but I had, when I failed, I went, some people fail the 2nd grade and they be over with, but I went back to school. Because then, see, me, I like them bitches, so, you know, they had them bitches in school, so I'm going back. I wanted to go back to school. And they helped me graduate, too. So, just for clarification, you had to repeat the 12th grade? Yeah. Okay. Didn't know if it was, like, summer classes you could take, and, so, just asking that. You know, I had got locked up, too. Like, this is what fucked me up from graduating. I got locked up, and I had missed too much class, like, missed too much, like, had L's and shit, summer school. I couldn't even make it to summer. I couldn't make it to summer school. And, uh, you got a chance to walk? Yeah, nah, see, look, they gave me my diploma, I just didn't walk. Why not? Because, really, I ain't even, like, I don't even know what happened, I just didn't walk, but I got my diploma, though. Okay. I got that diploma, they just didn't let me walk. I don't know why, they just gave me my diploma. They were really proud of the title I had. But once you finally received that piece of paper, what did that feel like for you? Shit. I don't know, I just felt like it was a mission accomplished for my mom. I really didn't even care. Like, shit, I'm like, shit, I don't know what I did there for my mom, you know? Yeah. And just asking here, because there are some people, if they had to repeat a grade, that's it for them. They're not going back. Yeah, that's what I'm saying. Some people don't go back. So, just curious what your mind state was and your mindset back then, and what about the reaction from your mother, speaking of her? What was her reaction to you finally receiving that piece of paper? of paper there. And she loved it. And she loved it. All her kids graduated. Was there any thought on furthering your education after receiving that? My college? Yes. Or trade school? It was over. There's no school for me. 20 years, that was it. Why not? Shit, it's over. It's over. As much as you liked females back then, you didn't think it would be more females for you? Hell no. Okay. College, no. I'm going to tell you about it. I already did it. I'm going to do some more years in school. I ain't saying it's a bad thing, but I just, me personally, I just didn't want to do no more school. I did. I graduated. Shit, it was. And looking back on how everything. I started rapping after that. And we'll dive that, excuse me, we'll dive into that in a second here. But for you, any regrets on that final decision making of stopping your education where you did? Nope. No, I don't have any regrets on that. And a couple of last loose ends here, just with your sports and education and things of that nature. When it came to basketball, do you know what, I guess, what grade maybe that stopped for you completely? Like, was it sophomore year you stopped after that? Junior year? Senior year, perhaps? 11th grade. Okay. Now, you mentioned point guard was your position. Yeah. Did you have a jersey number, a favorite jersey number, perhaps? Nah, I don't even remember my jersey number. And did you play in any other organizations aside from high school? I tried, like, I tried baseball, football. I just, I always liked basketball. But even with, like, basketball, did you ever do things outside of high school, like AAU, for example, or? Yeah, I had, I was hooped for AAU, too. Do you recall the name of that team? Nope. Shit, I forget. It was so, it was so, like, I don't, I don't even remember. But just asking just in case. Yeah. Did you have the opportunity to play with or compete against anybody that ended up becoming famous themselves? I don't even know. Okay. I don't even know. Yeah. Because that happens, right? Sometimes you might play with someone that's. You probably, some people, they is famous, but I just didn't pay no attention. I didn't even know them. Yeah, I was just hooping. And, uh, had you not gone to jail, and you stuck with the sport of basketball, how far do you think you could have gotten with that? Yeah, I'd probably been in the NBA. I ain't gonna lie, I was a rock. I ain't gonna lie, I was cold. I was something, man. I loved basketball, I don't know, I ain't gonna lie. Were colleges, were other schools already looking at you at the time when you. Nah. Okay. But just an assumption there. Okay, now, when it comes to music, I definitely want to hone in on that once again here. And you mentioned that, uh, that started for you after high school was over. Mm-hmm. Why or how did that happen for you? What'd you say? Why or how did music start for you? Shit, really just. I don't even know. I just. I just got in the studio. I was just rapping, just doing shit. Just a little shit like that. And I just started putting it out. My people showed me how to put it out. And then, you know, I just kept going. It was sounding good. I kept going. Because it's one thing for someone just to listen to music and consume it as a listener. Yeah. But it's another to get behind the mic and record their vocals and listen to their voice and go further with that. So, just wanted to see for you, what got you over that hump? Yeah. What got me over what? The hump of just listening to the music, but actually creating and recording it yourself. My partners and shit, like. My partners were like, bro, you need to keep doing it, bro. You sound good, bro. God, keep going. I kept going. Any names here you want to shout out? Shit, like, people like OJ, Free OJ, my brother. He locked up Tremaine, Rest in Peace, you know. My other brother, Leon, Free, you know. Shit, like, people in my neighborhood, like. Randy, little Randy, my. It's a lot of people. It was a lot of people. I keep going, but I ain't really getting time. But just for clarification here, this was something you do on your own. It wasn't like someone suggested or put a battery behind your back, so to speak, to start rapping? You take it upon yourself to do this? Yeah. Yeah. And then as you started moving forward with it, you started getting support for it and help with it and things flourished. Yeah. From this. There for you. And. Any other memories there on your humble beginnings with music? Like what? Any other memories? Like, what you mean? Yeah, like anything else significant happened? Just the beginning stages of your music there? Anything out of the ordinary? Anything abnormal there that you was. You went through, perhaps? Just curious? No, I really just. I just kept rapping, though. It's just. I ain't even know I won't get this big like I am. I just really just trying and it just. And really. And really it started sounding so good to me that I kept doing it. I wanted to keep doing it to myself. So I just like. I would just run around bumping my shit like. It just made me keep going. Now, prior to this career path for you of a music career and being a recording artist, did you have any growing up where there are certain things you wanted to be? Or certain things you saw. Or saw yourself to be? I wanted to hoop. You know what I said earlier? I wanted to play basketball. But it's just like. Shit would keep getting in my way. So I just live with this shit all along. And again, just asking there for clarification. Yeah. All right. Well, I asked you a variety of topics here just in regards to your upbringing. Excuse me. Is there anything else you want to mention just in regards to that here? Asked you about your top point. Your bottom point. And anything in between. Is there anything else you want to add that wasn't said just in regards to your upbringing here? Nah. They blow my hat song, though. Them motherfuckers going crazy, though. They blow my hat song. Them motherfuckers going so crazy right now. And we're. Go ahead. This one. This is like. I ain't gonna lie. They got me overly excited right now. This song. Personally. It's just this song. Yeah. I ain't gonna lie. Out of all the music I did. Like, this song, probably right here. This probably the song I get a lot of. Like, a lot of feedback and shit from. And I love that. Now, let's speak on that a little bit further. How long do you think you've been doing music for at this point? Shit, what is it? 2018. Shit, about 10, 9 years. 10 years or something. I ain't never. I ain't taking it serious, though. Like, you know how people be rapping? Just rapping bullshit and still going to jail, still in the streets. They ain't taking it serious and shit. Like, so. I started taking it serious. I can say about three years ago. That's when I took it serious and be like, I'm a rapper now. You know? And I guess that's where I was going along the lines with the next question. But you kind of answered it there. Which was, what do you think took so long for catching a record now, at this point in your career, compared to when you started nine years ago? And it seems to be this three-year period of you taking it serious got you to the finish line quicker. Yeah. All right. Now, you did mention here, when it came to your upbringing, you mentioned your mother and your mother's side of the family. But what's the current status with you and your father and your father's side? Just curious there. Just didn't want to have him left out, just in case those. I know he, you know, pops be. He be told then, so shout out to pops, man. Make slick. All right, perfect. Okay, I got. I see you fidgeting, right? So I got one more topic for you, if you have enough time for one more topic. Yeah, let's do it. One more topic here, okay? I know you're hungry. I know I'm the last interview. I know you might not even want to be here right now, but I appreciate you coming, okay? So I got one more topic for you. And, um. And I'll let you guys go. Okay, and that is this topic here, okay? Yeah. I don't think anybody's asked you about this, so that's why I want to ask you. All right, so let's take it from the top. Now, during this interview, you are sporting a variety of jewelry. Variety of items of jewelry. Can you break these items down here for those in the audience a little bit further? Yeah, this is April. I heard this is Rolex. You know, this is the Endless piece. Endless head, CEO, Max Zippo, Zach Randolph, you know. And it's flawless, you know. So, yeah, there you go. Okay, now I want to dive a little bit. I want to dive a little bit deeper with each of these items here. When it comes to your teeth, respectfully asking you this, are these pull-outs or perms? Are these perms? And we're going to do it. Why go perm for you? Because there are some that stay pull out. Huh? Why go permanent for you? I don't know, though. See, I just did it for the reason. For, like, the end of time and shit. Like, it's just for the video. This shit ain't permanent. It's, like, it's temporary. So this is a grill you can pop in and pop out? Nah. I'm saying that, yeah, this shit temporary. Like, I just did it for the image. Got it. So it's permanent currently, but at some point. You can go for new. Correct. Got it. Okay, perfect. Just clarifying that. You mentioned these are flawless diamonds. Care to share any other details of it when it comes to, like, the cut, the type of so on and so forth? Huh? Like, care to share the type of permanent diamond setting? There you go. The setting that this is called. Or, you know, sometimes people have a variety of. Details, the way they say what their permanent diamonds are. I don't know. I just got flawless, see? Okay. Flawless white diamond and shit like that. Didn't know if it was called something specific, so on and so forth. Okay. And just curious here, when it comes to the permanent diamond teeth, was this. Were any of your teeth shaven down for this? No. Okay. And care to share the jeweler you went to for it? Johnny Dye. Okay. And why him, out of all the people you could have gone to for this? I don't know. I just fuck with Johnny. I always wanted to fuck with Johnny, though. When I was young, I wanted to fuck with him. When it comes to any of these other pieces of jewelry on you, is it the same jeweler there? They're different jewelers. And care to share the different jewelers you have here? No, I got this from some. This dude in Essex, I heard. He got a little gemstone, like, probably, like, 10 minutes away. And I got the Rolex. That was in New York from another jeweler. And this came with Uncle Bob's design for me when I started fucking with him and shit. And for you, why use different jewelers? Because there are some that go to the same jeweler only, and that's it for them. I don't know. I just, like, I ain't got no specific, like, no. I just, like, some jewelers have different shit, like, I like. So I just be going over here, but I probably still. I probably shop with the same jeweler, though, more than once. But I go shop with him more than once, too. Now, jewelers can be competitive. Do any of the jewelers ever feel some type of way that you shop with them and not with this person? Or why you didn't come. I don't know. I don't need to be paying attention. Like, I don't need to be, like. I don't need to be caring. Like, it will have that feel. It's my money. Fair enough. Now, for you, you are sporting two watches here. There are some that just sport one. Is there any reason behind two? At the same time. One on each arm. Yeah, because, like, I used to do this and shit in the club. Like, I used to do this all the time. So I just wanted two watches when I got some money. And I had two watches on back in school. They weren't no real watches. You know how we used to pop shit, like, they had little diamonds in them. And just, like, I can bring up an old picture and I had them two watches. And then now, I knew I was going to get two real watches one day. And what about these brands here? Any particular. Excuse me. Any particular reason why AP for you? And why Rolex? No, I got a couple of watches. I got AP, Rolex, Cartier. I got different. I can switch it up. And what about this? There's a debate when it comes to watches of custom or bust down, as some people say, versus factory setting or plain Jane, as some call it. These are both custom, bust down. What's your opinion on that? That debate there? I'm just, like, stranded. Like, I, like, like, I, like, hitting up, like, you know, when the light come on in the club, you know. I go plain Jane, too. There ain't nothing wrong with plain Jane. I fuck with the plain Jane, though. You have a variety of watches, as you mentioned, some you're not wearing during this interview. Do you own any plain Jane currently? Nah, but I'm friends with them. And when it comes to Rolex and AP here, are these called anything specific than that? Like, a particular model? Nah, you talking about, like, Skeleton Rolex? Yes, exactly. Rollers and shit? Yeah. It's just, you know, you want to get up close on it? You know, some people be having the, some people be having the bullshit APs on, and it's the real one, man. This ain't the, you know what I'm saying? This is the real Rolex, too, man. This ain't no bullshit. And speaking of real here, there's another debate of natural diamonds, natural stones versus lab diamonds. I don't see a lot of my lab. There's a lot of lab floating around. What's my? What's your opinion on lab diamonds? Uh, shit, like, some people do it because they can't afford it. So, shit, you know, it ain't for me to be out in their business and shit. So, I don't be really, my opinion, it don't even matter how you wear that shit. I probably don't do it. I want to do it because of shit. I don't know. I just want to do it. If I can't afford it, I won't even do it. Now, can you spot the difference? Natural diamonds, natural stones versus lab diamonds, lab stones. Now, this endless chain and pendant, did they both come together as one as a gift for you? Or did you get the pendant and then you put a different necklace on it? This right here, it came with some thorns. My thorns, it's at the house. This came with some thorns. This is my crib and I had it on my own. Yeah, I just went and got this. And do you recall how you received that pendant there? The endless pendant? Shit. From hard work, you know. Hard work and signing with my CEO, signing with endless. They, you know, he put that around my neck. Shit, that's how you get that. You got to put that work in. You got to, you know. But do you recall how he gave it to you? What you mean? Like, sometimes people will go through, like, a chaining day, right? Where they get their chain on stage in front of everybody. Some, it's like a private type of thing where. Yeah, I got mine, like, as soon as I started fucking with him, like, he had, like, he had probably, like, I've been fucking with him, but, like, the day I actually signed with him, he had it ready for me. Like, you know what I'm saying? He put that around my neck. And I think he, you know, just the first watch I had got, I've been having this motherfucker for a minute. It's like a trophy to me. Like, so, you know what I'm saying? This motherfucker ain't going nowhere. This motherfucker right here, like, a trophy we ain't never had growing up. And when it comes to that endless piece, was that a complete surprise for you, or did you know that was coming when she signed? It was a surprise. And what did that feel like receiving it? Shit, it was like a little rush. It was just, nigga had got the chills and all types of shit, like, it was just on the up from there. And what does that charm mean to you at this point? Man, this motherfucker mean a lot, man. Just don't touch me, man. Just as bad as anybody, don't touch this motherfucker. And what happened to the thorns there? Why is it sometimes around the pen? I've been switching it up. You see, I switch it up, I put the thorns on with it, and then I probably wear the crew. See, I take this out some days and just wear the crew. It just all depends on how I'm feeling. I might be light on the ice. It's something like that, you know. And speaking of ice here, there are some items you are not sporting, just wanted to get your opinion on them. Rings. What is your opinion on rings? You're not sporting any during this interview, but curious on your. I've got a couple rings. Okay, you do. What about bracelets? Obviously, you're wearing two watches in this interview. What is your opinion on bracelets? Yeah, I fuck with the bracelets. I got some bracelets. I just, like, my little partner and them got them all. You know, I just be, if I ain't wearing them, they want to wear it, put that shit on. Like, that shit. It don't be not materialistic shit. And what about this? Earrings. What's your opinion on earrings? Earrings. Yeah, I don't think you have any earrings on during this interview. I do. Oh, you do? Okay, cool. You didn't mention them, and I didn't see them, but yes, they're right there. You know, this shit ain't nothing. Care to share the. This jewelry shit don't be nothing, bro. This shit ain't nothing, really. I love jewelry, but they don't make me, like, who I am. Like, I don't need to just be running, you know what I'm saying? Getting into all that. I just, I fuck with the jewelry, though. Like, you know, some people be just icing, icing. Like, I just really don't be just rushing about jewelry like that. I don't, I never care like that for all that jewelry on me. So. But it'll come, though, but, like, I be focused more on me. Like, when I'm rapping, I be wanting them to hear me. Like, I don't want them to look at me like, oh, he gonna probably leave in the back of some old jewelry. I want them to feel my music, not the jewelry. So, for you, is it safe to say at this point, that the jewelry is just part of the career choice? Yeah, this is, like, for me. Yeah, I just probably do this just to shoot a video in. Sometime I don't even wear jewelry when I shoot videos. Got it. Well, I do want to ask you one more question about jewelry here before we wrap up. Care to share the cost behind any of these items? This jam right here, like, this jam was, like, $75. And this Rolex, when I first got it, When I first got this job, I think it was like, Let's see, like, 4 to 8. And then I don't know how. I know this brother, this brother, shit, I know there's some, like, shit about. How much he pay for them motherfuckers? I don't even know. I just got a shit. I don't know. What about. You said what? Go ahead. What about. I didn't mean to cut you off there. I'm sorry. What about the Cuban, at least? Do you remember? I pay, like, he had, like, he had, like, I ain't. You know, some people be like, oh, this gentleman right here is 60. This gentleman, you know how people be like. But I pay, like, 12, 5 for the Cuban. Like, shit, I ain't, like, 12,000, shit like that. I ain't, you know, I ain't just be. I ain't gonna lie. I ain't gonna lie. I don't like spending all my damn money on jewelry. Like, I like shit. I don't, you know. I don't like. You got some jewelry. You got jewelry. Well, I take my opinion out of the interview here. This is just all about you. So we can talk off camera about that. But this is all about you here. The audience wants to know what D Mula's opinion on jewelry is. But what about the team? Keith, do you recall the cost of the teeth? Yeah, D Mula for, like, 32. And what about the earrings? I got these. It was a gift. So I don't know how much they pay for this shit. I just put them in. Do you recall the jeweler behind those earrings, even though they were a gift? No. Okay. Do you recall what the occasion was for the gift? Birthday shit. Okay. Want to share who gave you the gift? Huh? My dad. Okay. Now, I did a rough calculation here. If I'm wrong, I apologize to the audience. But I calculated $167,000 and some change on your body right now. $167,000, it's a show a little more than that, though. But I don't just, I don't just love, like. So this is just an estimate? Mm-hmm. Okay. So for all intents and purposes, $167,500, that's the estimate. But, okay. You've already explained your feeling on jewelry. But I do want to ask this for those in the audience that have no jewelry. What does that feel like? Wearing, having 150, and that's not even including the charm. This was just everything else but the charm. So you're right. It could be $200,000 on you right now, just in jewelry. But with the $167,000. I just don't be doing all the capping and shit. You know how niggas be trying to act like. You know how niggas be like, I pay about $76,000, $92,000. Like, I don't be just with all that, bro. Because this shit don't make, like. I don't be, they don't make, you know. Like, they don't make you. I don't be caring about all this shit. So, you know what? I mean, it feel good. It's a blessing. I can have shit like this on, you know. I just don't really care about this shit. Like, no jewelry to me, you know. Well, I got one last question then. Yeah. Okay. Do you ever look at your jewelry in terms of, like, property? So, for example, do you ever feel like, I paid $75,000 or whatever for this watch. This is a car. On my wrist. This is a piece of real estate. Yeah. Wrapped around my wrist. Do you ever look at your items in terms of that? Yeah. There's some shit you can say in the song. Yeah, yeah. Just curious there. Well, just to wrap everything up here, D. I'm not going to keep you too much longer. I have way more questions for you. And I would love to ask them. But I know you're itching to put something in your stomach there. Okay. Just an outro here. All right. Yeah. Ask you a lot of questions here. Is there anything else you want to mention before you leave? Let me see. I got a project I'm working on called My Turn. I'm probably going to drop it on my birthday, August 10th. I'm going to have my cameraman, Top Chart, shoot out my video. Top Chart, you know, he raw in me right now. So, you know, I'm going to work the hell out of him this week. And then, like, shit, you know what I'm saying? Nothing, shit, nothing really. Just keep God in the business, man. That's it. And you mentioned your videographer is off camera to the side of you during this interview just for transparency. But I do want to ask you about My Turn. Care to share the reasoning for that title choice there? Because, like, everybody had a chance to shine like they wanted to. I think, I feel like it's my turn now. I got a lot of labels and shit. I've been called and a lot of big rappers reaching out. So, I feel like it's my turn now. I feel like. And was this a title that you came up with or someone coined you here? I just came up with it about an hour ago. Yeah, I just came up with it. And wanted to ask you about this then, when it comes to your music. Now, you've had a series. Yeah. Well, before we even talk about the series, there is a slight difference in spelling. You have Let Me Get That. Volume 3. But then you also have Let Me Get Dat. Volume 2. So, that and dat is spelled differently. Why the change of spelling there from Volume 2 to Volume 3? Shit, I don't even. It was a mistake, but it was already out. So, shit, I was like, fuck. So, what was the mistake? It was supposed to be dat as well? Yeah. Okay. It was fucking spelled like it was a last time. Got it. Well, asking you this here. Are there any plans for a Volume 4 in the future to that series? Or was that it? Was that a trilogy there? And you're done with that. That's a good-ass question, though. That's about the best question you asked me, though. Hang on. Big question right there. Because this is one of the ones. Them little tapes right there was one of them projects that everybody be asking me. The fans even be asking me, like, when are we going to get a 4? I probably need to work on it. I don't know. You're right. And for those in the audience that haven't had a chance to listen to the previous volumes, or maybe they have, but don't know the in-depth knowledge about that title, the series of that title, what is the meaning behind that title, whether it's Volume 3, 2, or 1? Let me get that. Like, hand it over. Yeah, like, let me get that. Anything I came for, you know? And was that a title, a series that you came up with, or someone coined for you? No, I ain't going to lie, though. When I made that title, I was trolling. I really was just trolling on some shit. Yeah. And it ended up becoming a series for you. Yep. I was just trolling on some shit like that. I was young. It was just my old days right there. That's why I really lit up. Because it was my old days. I was trolling. I was on some hot shit. Now, be that as it may, do you have a favorite volume of the three that you personally enjoy out of the collection? Shit, volume three? Yeah, that last volume, that's on hard. I'm going to move back. Okay, and wrapping up once again, is there anything else you want to add on to what you said during the previous questions you were asked? Is there anything you want to subtract from what you've said? No. Any last words before you leave? Any last words? Mm-mm. Shout out to DJ Smile, man. You know, that's the last word. Shout out to DJ Smile. You know, stay focused, man. Focus more on yourself. Keep God in the business, man. And just, you know what I'm saying? And don't compare yourself to nobody. Comparison is a thief of joy, man. You're your own competition, man. Stay focused on me. Stay humble. You know? Shit like that. You know what I'm saying?