Zillionaire Doe Breaks Down "Mr. 14 Months" Mixtape, Yo Gotti, Montana 700 (Full Interview)
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The artist shares a personal and reflective journey behind his new mixtape, "Mr. 14 Months," which documents his 14-month career transition from signing a deal to achieving professional success. He explains that he traditionally avoids ad-libs, believing they don’t align with his vocal flow, though he plans to include them in future work. The mixtape is intentionally structured as a mixtape, reflecting his early stage and commitment to authenticity. The artwork symbolizes the duality of success and struggle, showing both a glamorous lifestyle and real-life hardships. The artist emphasizes his resilience, noting that personal loss and adversity kept him from quitting despite challenges. He credits his deep roots in Dallas, where he was born and resides, and promotes the "New Dallas" movement of unity and cultural pride. His jewelry, including a $180,000 pendant and diamond teeth, is both a personal statement and a reflection of his values, with items sourced from trusted Texas jewelers. He highlights the importance of real estate and music production, sharing blog content on YouTube. The project features 14 songs selected to tell a cohesive story, with no AI involvement. He also reveals a close bond with CMG’s executive B and Gotty, whose mentorship and business insights have profoundly shaped his growth. Ultimately, the mixtape serves as both a personal memoir and a motivational tool, celebrating perseverance, self-belief, and the power of community.
- What is your opinion on ad-libs in a song? - Yeah, so really like on ad-libs. Like, when I do my songs, you know what I'm saying? I just go through 'em, you know what I'm saying? I really don't never use do ad-libs, you know what I'm saying? But on the practice that I recently just put out, right around, like listen to a few songs, you know what I'm saying? And I kind of wanted to go and add ad-libs, some of my never really use ad-libs, but I was hearing like, you know, in the song, where I feel like I should have added some ad-libs. So probably like, hear it coming soon, like probably on my next shot, I probably do that ad-libs, you know what I'm saying? - Now let's just back up for a second. Have people noticed you don't really ad-lib on your music? - Yeah, a few people have noticed. A few people noticed, yeah for sure. - And what's been the reaction to that? - I mean, I really, you know, some people, some people don't pay attention to some people do, but you know, there's never really been, I would really say much. - And for you, just to rewind here, why don't you use ad-libs? Why weren't you fond of it? - So when I first started rapping, you know what I'm saying? I didn't actually know how to implement the ad-libs to make his sound right. So when I used to try to add the ad-libs, it just never sounded right, you know what I'm saying? 'Cause it's more like a vibe thing, you know what I'm saying? You gotta vibe with, you gotta catch like the vibe, you know what I'm saying? So like I say, like as I was going to listen to some of the songs on the project, I'm like, "Damn it, I should've put ad-libs on." So I heard it coming up next, you know what I'm saying? On the next news, yeah, I'm gonna grab my private ad, but with the ad-libs next time, Michelle. - And speaking of this project, care to share the title here for those in the audience, hearing about this for the very first time. - For sure, Mr. 14 months, you know what I'm saying? It makes that. - Now, can you explain to the audience everything they need to know about this project? - Yeah, for sure, for sure. So like, it's 14 months, you know, basically, like I was saying, I started rapping, you know what I'm saying? I decided to deal with CMG 14 months in, you know what I'm saying? So, you know, for a lot of people that might not know, you might hear me say, "Mr. 14 months, all the time." You know what I'm saying? It's the reason I'm saying, "Mr. 14 months in." I did the deal 14 months in, I'm saying. And basically this project here is like telling tales, like everything that went through, you know what I'm saying? Leading up to this project and just everything. I went to just, you know, and just letting the world know my story, what I went through, you know what I'm saying? And with them, within the 14 months, you know what I'm saying? Signed to deal, I said just what I went through up to lean, you know, to the project where I'm in there in my career. - Now, you use a phrase mixtape here. There are some that do an album. Maybe something a little shorter like an EP. Why a mixtape for you out of these things? - Oh, it is her mixtape 'cause we still, you know, I'm fresh on the scene, so we, you know, album we still, just building up toys that, you know, building and just the patient, she's up. This her just, you know, mixtape leading up, you know, saying to that. - Now, when it comes to that phrase mixtape, there are some that have a DJ hosted and things of that nature. In this case, no DJ hosting, this mixtape. Why no DJ for you? - I mean, you know, maybe remember that some, we look for it too, you know, I'm saying come up, you know, next project or something, but, you know, for now, shit, it just, it just dope. - Now, what about the artwork here? Can you explain the concept behind the artwork? - The show's so basically, Mr. 14 months, boom, you know, sound outside looking in. I say, you on the outside looking in. So with dope, I go on, you know, seeing, all right, so on the right side, it's like, leverage lifestyle, you know, something on the left side, it's like, you know, probably through dead body on the ground, like, hell running, needle, you know, I'm saying so basically, like, boom, outside looking in, look like, you know, I'm saying rap, going good, you know, I'm saying, did the deal, you know, I'm saying, doing shows, you know, I'm saying, my rap career is, I'm saying it's going up, you know, I'm saying, but, I'm flip side, you know, I'm saying, you're going through real life situations and real life, you know, I'm saying, the fifth came, I'm saying, pick up my big brother, feds to the whole motherfuckin' man diamond. You know, I'm saying, I'm like neighborhood, you know, I'm saying, but, miss it at, I'm rapping, you know, I'm saying, if you on the outside looking in, like, everything going good, and real life, maybe we're going to do real life shit. I'm saying, so, Mr. Foot, 10 months is like, good and bad. You see, I got the crown on my head. So it's like, I'm saying, through all of the ups and downs, I'm saying, the bruises and bumps, you know, I'm saying, it'll come out the streets, you know, I'm saying, come out of poverty, come out of stroke, you know, I'm saying, like a king, you know what I'm saying, do it out of adversity, you know, it's still come out of head of shit, I like a king, I got the crown on me. - Now, let's pause here for a moment. This, do you feel like, okay, this lavish lifestyle people see, but behind closed doors, there's other stuff going on. Do you feel like you are almost living a double life, so to speak, or you were just handling two different ends of the spectrum in one life. - I mean, it's like, yeah, I'm handing it to you, if any of that is big for me, or one life, you know what I'm saying, you know, sometimes shit, go through stuff and like, you know what I'm saying, it's come with it, you know, life might go on always be, you know, outpages and cranes, you know what I'm saying, so like shit, I'm saying, I'm going through what I'm going through, you know, went through a lot, brother, like, down here, I could have had every reason to give up quick, you know, whatever, you know what I'm saying, I lost a lot of shit out work hard for it, and I'm saying, I lost people that I'm saying they meant a lot to me, you know, I'm saying, I had a reason, I could have just got you being, you know what I'm saying, but I did not get going, you know what I'm saying, I'm saying, I'm just going to come with it. - Now, you just mentioned something that others have gone through. I imagine here, similar story, but they do quit. They do stop because the stuff internally just is so stressful and takes up so much of their time, they can't balance both. What stopped you from quitting? And how are you able to balance both? You know what I'm saying? We came too far to quit, you know what I'm saying? I got too many people to pay on me to quit. If I quit, you know what I'm saying? I never see the other side of the spectrum, you know what I'm saying? So I was like, I can't quit, I'm not a quitter. You know what I'm saying, I'm a winner. I can't quit, you know, quitting, I didn't mean so. Whatever, you know, going through regardless, I'm saying shit, you know, brush yourself, I'll pick yourself back up and keep going, you know. I probably wouldn't, if I were to quit, I wouldn't be doing this interview to you right now. I'm quitting, I ain't an option. I ain't an option. And you may have answered this already, but how are we able to balance both of these worlds here and these spectrums? I mean, it's like, like I say, I'm in a rap going good, so I got something to look forward to, you know what I'm saying? So I was like, you know, shit bad, but it could always be worse, you know what I'm saying? I know people in a way were situation, you know, so we still blessed it in a day, you know what I'm saying? Got something to look forward to, so I was like, you know, we're going to, we're going to, we're going to still keep, keep trucking, you know what I'm saying? It could be worse. We're going to be grateful to appreciate it. Now, the release date for this mixtape was August 15th. Was there any meaning behind that date? Not really, no, I wasn't really no meaning behind the date. Because you do call yourself Mr. 14 months, was there a thought on maybe dropping this on the 14th perhaps, 814? No, no, but, you know, it's 14 songs. I'm the mixtape, you know what I'm saying, so. And was that part of the reasoning, too, that you kept it at 14? Yeah, yeah, I missed 14 months. So we got 14 songs. Now, before we dive into the songs here, are there any unknown facts or stories in regards to this mixtape that's never been publicly mentioned before? Could be in regards to creating it, recording it, or releasing it. Yeah, it was definitely, you know, it's a bunch of, like the stuff I just explained before, you know what I'm saying? And the songs and the 14th songs, and I'm telling the story of what I went through there, you know, the public might not know, you know what I'm saying? I'm actually, like, you know what I'm saying? Then you out in my word, and then you out in my word, we're actually going on behind the scenes, you know what I'm saying, you might have it, have it, no. And anything else, aside from that, that may be an unknown fact here, or story, never publicly mentioned before, in regards to this project. Oh, no, no, no, yeah, it was shit. It was shit, you were out here when it come out, and I was like, I don't want to read it. I mean, I'm telling you how everything was going on, and you also heard the music. Now, what about this? God, ask you this nowadays, because things have changed in the music industry, but was there any AI technology used in the creation of this project? No, no, no, no, no, no, yeah, that's it. And you mentioned 14 tracks here. Before you end up with these 14, how many did you have to choose from? Man, a bunch, bro, you know, 'cause I got music. I record a lot of music. I record music every day, two, three songs a day, sometimes four or five. And I was saying, so it was a lot of songs to choose out of, you know what I'm saying? But the whole theme of the "Mr. 14 Months," you know what I'm saying? It was like certain songs that needed to be, you know, selected, you know what I'm saying? So when I, when I, when I knew the message that, I knew the message behind the mixtape and the theme behind the tape, you know what I'm saying? Pick that certain song that's fitted for that. And speaking of that title, too, was that a title that you came up with or someone coined for you? Yeah, I came up with it. It was really, I was kind of in the size I'm like, should I go with it? I got a mixtape called "Youngest Boss," you know what I'm saying? Did I drop? I was trying to see that I want to continue with the series, "Youngest Boss 2," it was like another.
I spoke and talked a little bit of a few people and I was saying they advised that we use the support same ones that we wrote today. Now with that idea there, is that a possibility in the future for there to be a sequel? For show. For show. I want to do the youngest boss series and also the album series of Life of Z and my first project was Life of Z and I wish it was an album so the next album like my album series I wanted to meet. I'm saying Life of Z and when it came to the final choice of this project and then the idea and growth of that there, was that something where okay when you make that decision, you line up these songs for it or is that something you already had these songs kind of lined up and then you figure out the title too? Oh so basically the title was already what it was before we selected the songs. So once the title was selected, I was saying I chose the songs that I wanted to, you know I'm saying that the title and the whole theme of the mixtape. And how long do you think that process there was just the track list alone for you? Probably probably was like probably too probably about a week or two. And for those in the audience are you able to describe the pattern to this track list, sonically speaking? Pattern is always a little more important. So for example, when they have a project of this magnitude, the way they do the track list is maybe a story, maybe like a journey from start to finish and beginning to end. Then there are others that, you know, sonically it might be a roller coaster from that, fast song, slow song, fast song. So you're able to describe sonically how this project is? So like the first, the intro is called whatever come with it, you know what I'm saying? I'm taking a little come with it, you know what I'm saying? Ain't gonna cry about it. I'm saying whatever come with it, you know that's the first song I'm saying is, I wouldn't say it's really in those certain type of order, you know what I'm saying. But that first song kind of like sitting a ton of missing 14 months and what I was going through, you know what I'm saying, I'm taking whatever come with it. Now when it comes to these 14 songs, diving a little bit deeper here. What is your absolute favorite at this point? Man, I can't really just pinpoint and say that a few that I like, I don't think I can just pick one of those just yet out top, I've been kind of in the sights. Just for those fans of yours that are curious though, can you share some of the names that you would have towards the top? Yeah, for sure. Now favorite or not, what's your most honest song out of these 14? Do you feel like one though is just the realest one out of the 14? As honest as they like the good, the good and bad, the good and bad. And kid are sure who produced that song. I'm not even exactly sure my brother to be honest with you. And winding down the questions here, you do have three features, do you have a favorite feature amongst these three? I love actually those three, I forgot Jill Cosm, you asked me, Jill Cosm is one of my favorite ones too. But I like all three of those songs, a lot, a lot, you know what I'm saying? I like all three of the feature songs a lot. And what have you learned zooming out about yourself through the creation of this mixtape here? All in all. And I like man, like man, never really a strong young, I was saying black, you know black male. And I was saying like, I knew I was going to do some real shit. I was saying I knew I could have gave in. I was saying I knew I could have killed Trug, I knew I could have killed Gorn, I knew I could have killed Trug and I knew real shit, you know like back, back, back, back, back, back, back, back, back, back, I had a reason. So I thought a guy could have just gave up and just quit broke what I did and I killed Gorn, I'm glad I'm dead, I'm glad I'm here. I'm just in dropping this mixtape still going. And as we wrap up the portion of this segment here, can you give the audience five reasons to listen to this project? And it's like this hurt, it's hurt like if you're going to let me, if you're going to let me, if you're going to let me, I'm saying you're going to feel it, I'm saying if you, if you, if you, if you, if you're a fan of the inner dog, I'm saying you want to ask that looking in, I'm saying you just want to know more about me, I'm saying, it's another reason to listen. I'm saying shit, if you need some motivation, you know, even going through anything, I'm saying, it's another reason to listen, I'm saying you need some motivation, get up and get some money, you know, I'm saying motivation to just get up and do whatever, you know, I'm saying talk of your day, I'm saying, it's another reason to listen. And I know this project is fresh, but any plans for Deluxe? Not just yet, not just yet, not. And just curious here, have you ever done a Deluxe so far? I never, I never done one. What is your opinion on that? I don't know, I really don't, I really like the deluxe, I really just come with a whole new project to be real, to be honest, which I've just come with somehow. Just curious there. All right, so moving forward, I do want to ask you this. A couple of topics here. Okay, let me backtrack this here. All right, so, all right. Now, I do want to talk about Dallas a little bit here. For those in the audience, just to get those that have heard of your name before, but maybe this is the first time they have a chance to, you know, theoretically sit down with you and hear you speak, especially on this platform, just to rewind in case those have been living under a rock. Care to share where you were born, exactly. Yeah, I was born in Dallas, Texas. I'm from South Dallas, to be exact. I was born in Dallas, Texas. And does it get any more specific than that? South Dallas, you know, I'm saying photos to be super exact. And care to share where you reside these days. I reside in Dallas. And that specific area that you just mentioned, how long do you think of your age range was just in that location? Oh, damn, majority, majority of my life. Well, speaking of Dallas, zooming out. Now circumstances could be different for everyone, but can you give the audience five tips for anyone visiting Dallas? She. They've heard about Dallas, haven't had a chance to visit their first time anything you would advise them on here. Oh, fuck me. Dallas cool, bro, you know what I'm saying? It's like, you know, shit, mind your business, shit. You know, but Dallas cool, but at the same time, they'll be a change of night, you know what I'm saying? You know, at least for Dallas, dirty, dirty, Dallas, you know what I'm saying? And the truth is, it ain't nothing nice. You know, you see, you might see dough on the underneath. There's a flash and stacks of cash and shit. I'm saying right around, look, she's called a big year and shit like that bitch is nothing nice at all. I'm saying you, you move around. Dallas, make sure you know what area is you in. You know, I'm saying could you look at it for you and give it time. So you and Dallas, make sure you know it yet. Anything else in regards to Dallas here? Oh, I love Dallas, man. I love Dallas. Since I started rapping since, I'm saying Dallas, my city has stood still, stood still firmly behind me. Still firmly behind all my guys. And I'm saying like, man, like, bro, Dallas, like first, like, being from Dallas, like, people really like now. You know, we got going now. You know, people proud to say that from Dallas, you know what I'm saying? So, you know, the city proud of us. And I love that, man. And there's a phrase people have heard you say quite a bit, relatively speaking. And that is the phrase, new Dallas. Yeah. Can you explain the meaning behind that phrase for people that have seen that hashtag online?
but don't know exactly what that is. - Yeah, New Dallas is just a movement, you know, I'm saying, better and greater in New Dallas than I'm saying. We just bring the city together, you know, I'm saying, pushing unity, you know, I'm saying, pushing positivity and just showing that we're showing a culture, you know, I'm saying it's some different, you know, I'm saying that New Dallas, a lot of people get confused thinking like it's a click or, you know, it's not for me to say this person can be here, this person is a number of movement, you know, I'm saying, better and better in New Dallas. - And were you the person that actually started that? - Uh, yeah, yeah, you can say, you know, I'm saying, but, you know, kind of like the pioneer, you know, I'm saying, but I was ignorant to the fact that before, you know, I graduated from 2010, I'm going together, and I was saying before, I guess it was a group of other guys that had a movement, you know, saying New Dallas, you know, I'm saying so, they had a movement called New Dallas Back, I guess when I was younger, you know, I'm saying, I was ignorant to the fact so once he started screaming, the New Dallas shit, they, you know, they kind of like the world was like shit, we, we, New Dallas, we already, you know, I'm saying, but we had no knowledge of it, you know, I'm saying, but it's hard love, though, for sure. - And speaking of the jewelry here, which you mentioned is something that people often see you with, and you have someone during this interview, are you able to break down the items that you're sporting during this interview? - Yeah, for sure, so it is here, it's pizza. Uh, so, my big brother, so if you go look at the life of Zeyner, I was seeing the first project I ever dropped. I was like eight, nine years old, probably 10 years old, and I had the original Zeyner Records piece, which is my big brother piece. I was like nine, 10 years old, on that, on my first album of a picture, you know what I'm saying? And I went back and, I got it remade, you know what I'm saying? I had lots of my old, my original Z piece, you know what I'm saying, it's a legal trouble. And I went back and redid the original Zeyner piece that my big brother had in the picture that I had on my brother. I'm a little cool. - And then what about the items here? It looks like a watch, a bracelet rings teeth. - A bracelet, you know what I'm saying? Watch, bracelet, ring, I'm a teeth done. - And when you say teeth done, we're talking permanent diamonds here? - Permanent, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. - And has this called anything in particular, as far as the teeth, like a certain cut, certain clarity, certain type of design? Is it five points? I want to say five points, five points, round diamonds, I think these round diamonds, five points. - They care to share the jeweler behind that? - You know, before this, before I had the diamonds I had, but nearest, you know what I'm saying? But I had got tired of a nearest, you know what I'm saying? My big brother, you know, from Texas, like the court just like diamond and shit, you know what I'm saying? But I, when I, when I, when I started, I got to the nearest, I was on some like some grown man shit. And I was saying, but I got tired of the nearest, I'm like, fuck him, switch it up, no diamonds, you know what I'm saying? Some Texas culture type shit, my big brother, he's just wanting me to be a diamond, you know what I'm saying? It's like, it's like the culture that takes it, you know what I'm saying? So I went, I went, they'll put diamonds in. - Now, speaking of the culture in Texas, there are some that go pull out, and then there's some that go perm, like you. - Permanent, yeah, yeah, yeah. Wanted to see why you chose permanent instead of pull out, 'cause they do both in Texas. - I mean, the, the real culture, like, you know what I'm saying? It's really permanent, you know what I'm saying? If you go and pull out, you really bullshit, you know what I'm saying? 'Cause it's permanent, you know what I'm saying? It's a real culture, like when you go to pull out shit. - And just to be transparent here, you've never done pull out, even way back when. - Oh, not like I say, first I have a nearest, you know what I'm saying? Then I got, I went permanent. - And just asking, 'cause even like in like middle school or high school, some, some kids will do the pull out gold grills and things that nature. So I didn't even know if he even did that. - Nah, nah, nah. - Way back when. - Nah, nah, but did you share the jeweler behind these teeth here? - Yeah, so my God King Johnny, you know what I'm saying? He did, it's her King Johnny. He is the original Johnny, they did all of it. I've seen the Texas legends pieces, and I'm saying back, he'd been here. So a lot of people get confused. He's a Johnny Dain with King Johnny, you know what I'm saying? King Johnny is the original Johnny, I'm saying. And it's like a family jeweler. My big bro put me down, you know what I'm saying? He put me down, you know what I'm saying? Gain me up, you know what I'm saying? King Johnny is the original Johnny, so. That's what we spoke with, King Johnny, you know what I'm saying? So this side, we spoke with Johnny Dain too. My little bro just went, he just went to Johnny Dain. I didn't get this teeth down, we spoke with Johnny Dain too. That's about on the piece of the shit, we spoke with King Johnny. So King Johnny for all the items you're sporting during the city? King Johnny here, King Johnny, ice champ and Dallas, King Johnny, and plug G on the teeth, and plug G on the teeth. And for you, why the different jewelers here? 'Cause some may just stick with one for everything. Yeah, so when I first started buying the jewellers, I was in a rich and shit, I wasn't really in a rich, but ice champ here in Dallas, so nigga just pulling up on him, checking out his work, I'm seeing his work on Instagram, and shit nigga pull up on him, I'm seeing his work. You know what I'm saying, I like his work. I'm saying, "Well, I'm already knowing about King Johnny, it's gonna be a brother of the phone, King Johnny." But just like nigga got a adrenaline rush, you gotta pull right up on him, right in Dallas. So King Johnny Houston and Dallas, I pull up on ice champ, you know what I'm saying? Adrenaline rush, we seeing the jewellery, seeing the jewellery, and shit, we like him, and plug G on the teeth, and grab some shit now. So my original first piece I had, the original Z piece, before I went back and made it bigger, ice champ had dead my shit, you know what I'm saying? Ice champ did the original Z piece, and then I got the watch from ice champ. 'Cause like I said, he in Dallas, you know what I'm saying? nigga, the adrenaline rush went on a good run, and stuck some money. I can pull right up on him, you know what I'm saying? So get the adrenaline rush, pull right up on ice champ, you know what I'm saying? I end up going back and getting the Z piece redone, I feel that King Johnny, his price is a little bigger, you know what I'm saying? It's ain't good quality, but the price is a little better on him, Houston clothes, he's the dominant, all the dominant they're in Houston. So we get a better price on King Johnny. So my other shit I go for, King Johnny. - And then can't see if you're wearing them or not, any earrings during this interview? - Not right now, no earrings there, right now, my brother. - Now, care to share the cost behind any of these items you're sporting today. - Yeah, for sure. This piece here cost me, I ain't adding, not $1, you know what I'm saying, but I'm giving out the exact price what I pay, you know what I'm saying? This piece here cost me 180,000, 180,000 for this one. This piece cost me 65,000. This one here cost me like 33,000, 33,000. I'm saying 80,000 cost me by like eight bands, I'm like that. - And the teeth? - Oh, what I pay, what I pay, what I pay, what I pay? 28, 28, 28 for off of the teeth, I pay the extra, 28 for off of the teeth, and I pay the extra 10,000. I had to take my wineries out and then put temporary wineries on when I was in, so I pay it down to like 40,000 for my price. So if I did the calculation correct here, that's 324, 5, just with the set that you're sporting during this interview. - Yeah, yeah, I know you're going to add it up, but if you did, the calculation rate based off number of the assumption is what it is. - Now, for those in the audience, that don't have any jewelry. What does that actually feel like? Over $300,000, over a quarter million, just in jewelry, on your body, at one time. - I mean, it really don't feel like nothing, 'cause this should not, in the world, you know what I'm saying? These are just our tools, I was saying we use, you know, 'cause we ain't in the time of being it, so you got to have your tools. But for those, you know what I mean, it's shit, you know what I'm saying? It's shit don't make me, it's shit don't make me feel, you know, it's a big old person, you know, I'm still saying that with or without this shit. So, it's just shit, it's just been in the time of purposes. - And when it comes to the jewelry, do you ever look at it like this, however though? Just the item, the 180, around your neck. That's the cost of a luxury vehicle. That's the cost of maybe someone's house on your wrist, piece of land, things of that. Do you ever look at your jewelry in terms of that? - Yeah, I do for sure, I'm saying, but at the same time, you know, I'm excited to choose for the business, you know what I'm saying? - We own our little shit tool, we're the best of people in our little shit tool. You know what I'm saying, but they're just our tools because we, in the time of business, you got to have your tools. - And when it comes to real estate, that's something that you actually let people in and blogged about previously. - Yeah. - And for those in the audience that want to watch those blogs and kind of dive into your, your real estate portfolio and things of that nature, where can they find that? - I do my blog series, Life of the, you know what I'm saying on YouTube, you can go and look at it up. I got a few, I got a few blogs and I know where I'm speaking about the real estate, you know what I'm saying? That's how I'm really done, you know what I'm saying? Document about the real estate.
I'm just going to do that in my own time. I'm saying, what is that there? I'm saying, it's that there now, but for now, I'm clothing in on this shit. - And just a couple of questions on the jewelry here, 'cause there are a couple of debates on a few things. Just the price of what you've already presented, sounds like everything is natural stones, natural diamonds here. - Yeah, yeah, yeah. - There are some that are involved in lab diamonds and lab stones. What's your opinion of that? - Uh, you know, jewelers play highly in different games, so it's like, if you don't go and get your shit checked, you'll never know, you know what I'm saying, but it's really known down there by the eye. It's no different between the lab and both of them in nature. But it's like he's spending these big money on this shit. Hopefully the jewelers are doing a new correct thing, and they're giving us the natural shit, you know what I'm saying? But it's like, uh, about a naked eye, you wouldn't be able to tell, you know what I'm saying? So you go put up another and see what you really got. - And one last question here, speaking of debates on jewelry, there are some that have a debate when it comes to watches especially, bust down versus plain Jane. There's reasonings for both there. You obviously went bust down. - Oh, so. - Wanted to get your opinion on that as well, in regards to. - Yeah, so, personally, like this watch here was like my dream watch, you know what I'm saying. I bought this watch when I was 21 years old. It was my dream watch that I always wanted. I'm saying, uh, I haven't, me person, I haven't, I'm not matured. I haven't matured just yet enough to focus the plain Jane shit. I don't say I don't need to tilt. I got focused on shit, but personally, like, you know, as I get older, I probably grow up. I'm saying, I'm not playing shit 'cause I know how it is bad, it's better to invest me, you know what I'm saying? But right now, I'm just answering on new shit. So, should we, I'll do my dream watch. So, it's what, I was saying, they got all of you wanting to know what I got. - And Keter, share what kind of watch that is. - Oh, it's AP, I don't know what to get. - And my last topic to you here for today. - Yes, sir. - CMG. - Yup. - What's it really like being on that imprint? - And it's amazing, you know, a lot of the things, I wouldn't be able to do. I'm saying, I don't move, I wouldn't be able to make, you know what I'm saying? If I was just, if I wasn't with them, you know what I'm saying, they've been in the business over 20 years, you know what I'm saying? A lot of insight, a lot of knowledge, a lot of game, you know what I'm saying? A lot of things, I'm saying, they can't, they can't, you know, teach a new short, they can't put it in a different position. I'm saying that I probably wouldn't be able to do. I'm saying, if I wasn't, you know what I'm saying? We, we, we, we, we wasn't important to, you know what I'm saying? But it is, it's amazing. It's a beautiful thing. I'm saying, it's learning to shit every day. I'm saying, you know, shit, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's amazing. And who do you have the closest bond with on that imprint? And when I say closest, this could be someone in front of the scenes like yourself, like another recording artist on that label, or maybe someone behind the scenes in an executive position of such a-- I'm sorry, my, my nigga CMGB, me and B on the phone, our day every day, my honey car, the day me and CMGB, my nigga CMGB, thank you so much. And just for transparency here, did you have a bond with him prior to you signing to CMG? Uh, I get, not really, not, not really, not really, kind of sort of, I guess you can say, you know what I'm saying? not just my rhythm. And what's that connection like between you two? You know, my God, be on top of the beat. I was saying he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, all the work, you know, some of this, hey, so be, he, he, he, call me every morning, probably, but I'm going to study out at night. I was half a hour, wake up to 2-3 p.m. I don't know, I already, I got five, six, seven, eight, eight minutes, I was from being, I was saying, he, he, he, he, he, I'm talking to the business, he, saying, he's, he's, he's, he's making sure I'm doing what I need to do. I'm saying, to, to win, I'm saying. And what about this here? Okay. Hypothetically speaking, when it comes to CMG, if you were stranded on an island with one person from this imprint, who would it be and why? If I was stranded on an island. Yes, stranded on an island with one person from CMG, who would you want it to be and should the CEO and why, gotty of all people. Because it's like, well, why, why not? Now, speaking of that CEO, there are a couple of questions here. When it comes to yo, gotty, what's it really like working with him? It's amazing. I'm saying, because like I say, he, you know, being in the twin, twin pleasure, not even just, you know, he, he played both sides, all these things, you know, I'm saying, exactly, you know, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, seen both sides of the spectrum. I'm saying, so it's like, uh, never, never, never, never learn. And it's like, it's learned so much, bro, like, it'd be like, smiley shit in me. I'm, I'm paying attention to everything. A smiley shit to average human, and I'm saying, I'm paying attention to, so, you know, he, he, one of the greatest able to do it. So it's like, it's a blessing to be, I'm saying, uh, as someone, on his side, you know, I'm saying like that. I'm saying, so, I'm saying, it's a beautiful man. And what's a studio session with them like, when you guys are both entrenched together? Well, what we did was, they were in the studio, you know, two, few songs. And bro just let's see, we, I did a song with him on the cell, honey. I'm saying, he already had to, he already had to be done. We just had to put our breath on him. I'm saying, bro, they step out, let us do our thing. She, he come back in, we vibing, I'm saying, to, to, to the track, you know, I'm saying, what is, like I say, bro, we want a great cell to do it. So it's a, it's a blessing. I'm saying, be in the studio. We don't do them. Not an intimidating factor or anything of that nature with someone of his stature or status. No, not really, you know, uh, uh, we, we, we, we, we work as something, you know, seeing, it's like, I'm in the studio all the time, you know, since I'm not really, I don't really get intimidated. I'm not holding them up because I'm in there all the time, you know, I'm saying probably back early when I first started, but I was, I, I, I, I made it out of time. So I don't really even get intimidated, you know, I'm saying, I mean, get intimidated. And winding the questions down about him here, out of all of his characteristics, what do you enjoy the most about him? Should I, the knowledge and the knowledge that he, uh, knowledge in the game, and just to be fair here, on the opposite end of the spectrum, is there a characteristic of his, you can't stand. Boneship bothers you, gets under your skin, perhaps. And speaking of this knowledge that you described, what's the best advice you've received from him so far, or most important thing you learned being around him? Yeah, I really can't, uh, I can't just give you, I'm, I'm gonna drop, give you out some shit, you know what I'm saying? But it's really, it's emotion, you're giving it to me inside of some shit, I ain't got any spill of beans, but you know what I'm saying? But some, we, it's Mary's game one time and he tell him, I'm asking about some real estate shit and he just broke it down to him, I'm asking, I always want to know like, I'm gonna say how to rent homes is profit of, like, because he tell me we sitting down talking about a conversation, he said me got a few homes and shit, you know what I'm saying? Got people that's paying a rent, you know what I'm saying? Paying rent, you know, they got a few tenants. I never understood how to, how to, how to, is to rent homes profit of it? Because it's like, it's the one time payment in the beginning of the month, you know what I'm saying? It's not really a lot, it ain't from any money. I'm saying something like, how to get profit of it? I'm gonna explain to him, it's something I never forget, because I always wanted, I never understood, I mean, so I want to just make a lump sum of the cash that I'm seeing, on wholesale till he break it down, explaining to me like, you got a million cash, liquid cash, sitting, it's gonna gain zero interest, right? You got a million cash in the bank, it's gaining small interest. You got a million cash, you bought, put a home, you got some money paying, rent every month, it's gaining more interest, and we're just sitting or, you know, sitting in the bank when you put it in every speaker, you know, having to understand it, what you live better, I always just never understood how it is renting a home profitable, and when you're going to get smarter, come in some money, one time payment a month. And, musically speaking here, how many songs unreleased of just you two? I think we got like two, two songs unreleased. Any plans for any of those songs there? As a man now, but probably, probably, probably heard a comment over something. And has there also been any discussion about a project of just you two together of some sort? I'm not just here. Just curious there. Anything else you want to mention about Guide here before we end this segment as well? Now, just to wrap things up here,
Uh, when it comes to this entire interview here, is there anything else you want to mention? Any question you weren't asked, anything you want to add on to what you've said or subtract from what you've said during this interview? I just want to first foremost, I want to just say shit, I'm saying a pretty straight eye on my face. They won't support it. They've been rockin' it ever since. Beginning when I didn't believe myself, you know what I'm saying. Without me, I mean, without childs, no me, I'm saying, I don't want to say it, I appreciate child, I appreciate the support system, I appreciate my team, over at CMG, I'm saying I appreciate them, I'm saying, my niggas, no daddies, I appreciate the city of daddies, I appreciate everybody, it's rockin' with dope, stand by, I dope, and I was like, I want to say, I appreciate you. I love you, I'm saying we all keep the shit coming, we should just begin you, I'm saying, uh, yeah, what it is. And uh, I do have, uh, one follow up question here, uh, I didn't get a chance to mention to ask you, when we were talking about your jewelry, it obviously says, it obviously says, "Zillionaire Records" on your pendant. Uh, can't you share who's on that roster at this point, unless it's just yourself momentarily? Uh, uh, uh, as a man, it's me, you know, some of my little brother, uh, oh, I had a million, I'm a, uh, Zillionaire Records is labeled in my dad's story, they, uh, they beg, I was saying, some 90s. Originally, the record label was called DMD, that is most 90s, I was my big brother, Jay-Jay, I was in my big brother, he in the chair right now, for you know, I was saying, he ended up coming up with the name, Zillionaire Records, and he was like, it's any result, I was saying it. He did music, dad did music, you know, I was saying, once I started doing music, I just carried the switch in the legacy, I was saying, Zillionaire Records. And then also this too, um, made by Zillionaire, is there any update on that brand there? Yeah, yeah, we got a lot more, I'm saying shit in the works, I'm saying, uh, it's like whatever, whatever I, whatever I do, I'm saying I want to do it the best. So right now, it's like, we, we in the rebranded stage, and I'm saying, you know, I'm looking for, I was in a bit as many factors to produce the best quality of clothes, so I was saying when the time is right, and I'm saying, I find what I'm looking for, we're going to be back up in the road. And, uh, for those in the audience that want to get more updates and more information to either of those brands there, what's the best way they can keep tabs? Oh, yes, the ground. Yes, the ground. I'm saying, made by Zillionaire, oh yes, the ground, I'm saying, uh, product, my paid because I also promote clothes on my paid also, and I'm saying Zillionaire, double Instagram, Instagram, made by Zillionaire. And the record label is there a profile for the record label as well? The Zillionaire work is on the score. And same platform, Instagram. Instagram. Instagram. Yes, sir. [BLANK_AUDIO]
Podcast Summary
Key Points:
The artist does not typically use ad-libs in his music, citing a lack of natural flow and vibe, though he plans to incorporate them in future projects.
His mixtape, titled "Mr. 14 Months," chronicles his 14-month journey from signing a deal to his career growth, blending personal struggles with triumphs.
The project is structured as a mixtape to reflect his early-stage growth, emphasizing authenticity over polished album releases.
The artwork visually contrasts a glamorous lifestyle with real-life adversity, symbolizing the duality of success and hardship.
The artist remains committed to his career due to personal and professional responsibilities, refusing to quit despite difficult challenges.
All songs were carefully selected to align with the mixtape’s thematic narrative, with no AI technology used in production.
The title "Mr. 14 Months" was self-created and tied to the timeline of his career development, while the 14-song list reflects both thematic and personal significance.
The artist highlights his deep connection to Dallas, promotes a "New Dallas" movement of unity and positivity, and credits specific jewelers and personal experiences in shaping his public image and identity.
Summary:
The artist shares a personal and reflective journey behind his new mixtape, "Mr. 14 Months," which documents his 14-month career transition from signing a deal to achieving professional success. He explains that he traditionally avoids ad-libs, believing they don’t align with his vocal flow, though he plans to include them in future work.
The mixtape is intentionally structured as a mixtape, reflecting his early stage and commitment to authenticity. The artwork symbolizes the duality of success and struggle, showing both a glamorous lifestyle and real-life hardships. The artist emphasizes his resilience, noting that personal loss and adversity kept him from quitting despite challenges.
He credits his deep roots in Dallas, where he was born and resides, and promotes the "New Dallas" movement of unity and cultural pride. His jewelry, including a $180,000 pendant and diamond teeth, is both a personal statement and a reflection of his values, with items sourced from trusted Texas jewelers. He highlights the importance of real estate and music production, sharing blog content on YouTube.
The project features 14 songs selected to tell a cohesive story, with no AI involvement. He also reveals a close bond with CMG’s executive B and Gotty, whose mentorship and business insights have profoundly shaped his growth. Ultimately, the mixtape serves as both a personal memoir and a motivational tool, celebrating perseverance, self-belief, and the power of community.
FAQs
The artist initially didn't use ad-libs because they felt they couldn't make them sound right. Ad-libs are more about vibe and feeling, and the artist believes they need to align with the overall mood of the track. They plan to experiment with ad-libs in future projects.
The mixtape is titled 'Mr. 14 Months'. The title reflects the 14 months the artist spent building their career and signing a deal. It symbolizes a journey through both success and adversity, and the timeline is mirrored in the 14-song structure.
The artist chose a mixtape to reflect their status as a newcomer in the scene. It signifies a fresh start and allows them to share their story and growth without the pressure of a full album release.
The artwork contrasts a lavish lifestyle on one side with real-life struggles and hardship on the other. It illustrates the duality of success and adversity, showing the artist's journey from poverty to rising in the industry despite personal challenges.
The artist emphasizes that they never quit due to the support of people and the journey they've been through. They maintain motivation by focusing on their progress and believing that their life has been a fight, not just a success story.
No, the artist confirmed that no AI technology was used in the creation of the mixtape. All content was produced manually and authentically.
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