Didn't Cha Know (Erykah Badu) The Play It Loud Podcast S3E10 (Audio) Now Ya Talking Network

"Time to Save the World" - A Deep Dive into Erykah Badu's "Didn't You Know?" In this episode of the Play It Loud podcast, hosts J Solo and Key dive deep into the powerful lyrics and themes of Erykah Badu's 2000 hit "Didn't You Know?" from her album Mama's Gun.  Through insightful discussions and personal reflections, the hosts explore the song's exploration of relationships, self-love, and personal growth. They unpack the complexities of decision-making, handling doubt and regret, and the importance of finding inner peace, especially for strong Black women. The hosts also share their own experiences navigating life's crossroads, managing emotions, and the challenges of trying to uplift and guide others. The conversation touches on the value of holding people accountable without harboring ill will, as well as the need to focus energy on the next generation. With Badu's soulful vocals and the late J Dilla's production as the backdrop, this episode is a thought-provoking exploration of the wisdom and insight contained within "Didn't You Know?" Join J Solo and Key as they examine this modern classic and its relevance to our lives today.

00:00:00 Intro
00:04:31 Erykah Badu
00:11:17 Seeking Peace During Difficult Decisions
00:15:24 Welcome to the Play It Loud Merch Store
00:19:08 Emotional Warfare Unleashed
00:24:12 "Time to Save the World..."
00:30:44 Leading With Your Heart
00:34:32  Love Is Life

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Time to save the world Wherein the world is all the time so many things I still don't know so many times to change my mind. What up, y'all? Welcome back to another episode of the Play It Live podcast. It's your boy J solo. I got your girl key back in the building. What up, dude? And on this episode, we got a song from Erykah Badu. Didn't you know? Of her second studio album released in 2000. Yes. Ah. Mama's Gun. One of my favorite arts. Let's get into it. Didn't you know? Captures the complexity in relationship and significance of self love and self worth. It encourages listeners to embrace personal growth and recognize their value. Produced by J Dilla. RP to J Dilla, man. One of the unorthodox, like Q Tip, man. RP to J Dilla. Let's get into these bars. Um, this song is super deep. The questions we got are very personal. Let's get into it. I'm trying to decide which way to go. I think I made a wrong turn back there somewhere. Didn't you know? You know, I'm gonna say this. Recognizing that you made a wrong turn back there is a very big thing to recognize. Mhm. Because a lot of people just keep it moving. And I understand that too. But you also don't forget where you come from by looking back there somewhere. Right? Yeah, that's, uh. You definitely gotta self reflect, man. Cause it helps you grow. You gotta self reflect. You gotta check and see if you could have did anything better, you could have changed the direction you went. Because, I mean, we gotta live with the decisions we made back there somewhere. Yes. But you know, just looking back and replant things in your head could change the course of where you going in the future. That's so true. It's tough, man. And even if you make it to the future too. Mhm. So, you know, always appreciate the things that you have so that you can move forward and not have to dwell on the mistakes that you made back there. So much so personally, in my current life, I've been looking back and reflecting on things that I've been trying to build that I thought would benefit everybody. Uh-huh. In the, you know, in the situation. Just looking back and reflecting at it now, I should have let people stay where they was at. I tried to build a solid foundation of brotherhood of men as we all mature and develop in this life. But you come to realize, though, everybody ain't gonna be on the same page without. I understand that. Because everybody grew up different different situations. But some people, you know, don't want to get to a certain space in life. They don't. Don't want to mature to another level. You know what I'm saying? But me, I recognize that I'm a role model. There's a lot of people that look up to me. Even some adult people, you know what I'm saying? They not saying they look up to me, but they see what I'm doing, and they be like, hey, I see young man or young, uh, og and keep doing what you're doing. And I recognize that as of now. So I wish I wouldn't have try, uh, to bring people and create that brotherhood. It sounds terrible, though, but everybody's just ain't gonna mature and move at the same space, uh, at the same speed, at the same pace as you. And I just feel like it's a whole bunch of time being wasted. Oh, yeah. So if y'all seeing this, it is what it is, dog. It is. It is. Um, let's get into these questions. Man, this song is deep. We done got here. The artist is very deep, too. Shout out to Erykah Badu, man, We, um, already done got to a level of seriousness. Have you ever found yourself at a crossroads in life, unsure of which path to take? For me, um, what I put in, it matters a whole lot because when I go, I put in more than what I should at that point. So it's like, should I take this road because I changed my mind? Yeah, I'm, uh, thinking about me. Protecting me. Yeah, I try to protect myself, but, uh, more importantly, protect my time and where my time is getting spent. Yeah. Because, dog, uh, I swear, dog, I don't have energy for a lot of stuff. Tolerance. Complete foolishness now. Tolerance. Like, I like to have a good time, a good time just as much as anybody, but not all the time no more. Right. Like, so at some point, there's got to be something constructive. We got to be building towards something like. Yeah, that's. That's the cross, the crossroads I get, like you said. But it. I mean, growth, like, a lot of maturity plays into this song too. Yeah. So a lot of people don't get to a mature level of growth. Yeah. So, hey, and I remember when this, like, she came out with this type of vibe. Uh, I liked it because she got, like, the hip hop, RB type of vibe, but I didn't understand nothing. She. She was talking about when this came out in 2000. I don't want to hear nothing like this. Nah. But now, man, Listen, she talking that talk. Yes, she is. And she repeating a lot of stuff in this song. Uh-huh. But it's different emotions every time she gets to the next. Yeah, yeah. She's so creative, this artist. So creative. Let's get into the next question with this. How do you handle moments of doubt or regret when you believe you have made a wrong decision? I don't let it linger because I'm comfortable with, you know, accepting my wrongs and rights. And I am a strong believer in trying to fix what decisions that were wrong so that I can continue my correct path. So it took a long time to get there. And like I said, it comes with growth and maturity. So as I've grown, and I'm not even going to talk about age because age is for real, just a number. Age is just. Yeah, it's just mostly about what you've been through in life and situations that have came to you and you had to make these decisions, but at the same time protect you. So with growth was my thing and just. Yeah, uh, no. Um, I don't know. I try not to deal with stuff emotionally. Yes. Because, you know, it says men, we ain't supposed to be emotional like that. So I try to be more, um, we got emotions, but I try to process the information as best as I could before even responding or making, uh, a decision. But even if I make the wrong decision, I still live with it and I try to correct it. You know what I'm saying? It's growth. It's growth, man. Yeah. I think personally, you know, I think you do a great job, um, with men and their emotions. For me, don't do all that crying. Like, that's. No, but a lot of, A lot of, A lot of females, they go, they, you know, we talk about things with men and their emotions. Well, he'll never, you know, show me no emotion or whatever. Um, and a lot of it to be like, like, why you ain't crying? But men short, I'm doing. Yep. No, we here, we here. Those emotions is serious for men. Like, I. You ain't gotta do all that crying with me. Just let me know your heart is open enough to care for whatever. I'm, um, you know, speaking to you and. You understand me. Mhm. Yeah. That's emotion for me. For men, that's, you know, taking it too far with all that crying and just backing. No, I ain't even saying all the crying and all that stuff. Just, just. I don't know, we shouldn't be acting like y'all that's true. That's what I'm saying. That's true. We should be acting like y'all. No, don't do that. Yeah, but that's why. You know what? But that's why I like Erica as an artist too, because she think like a man. There's women that really think like men, and a lot of men may think that that's too hard or we shouldn't think like a man. But if she can grab you as, uh, somebody to listen to her music. Yeah, that's emotion. But see, that's been a conversation that's been all over social media recently, is the whole, uh, uh, the women that they say act like men. I have never had a problem with that. That's great. Because strong. And I don't want to sit here and say I'm selling the super alpha male Persona, but it's like I get a different energy from the women that they say act, man. That's awesome. The energy changed, the tone changed and all that. Mhm. So I think it's the men. It's the ones that got the problem, dog. I think it's the men that got the problem, dog. Like, yeah, yeah, yeah, bro, I don't see what you talking about. What's wrong with you? Is it something wrong with me? Is there something wrong with you? Because I don't see it. It's something wrong with them. Like the women they be talking about, man, she tripping. Uh, I don't have that relationship with the women that you talking about. Right. It's something wrong with them. I want the, uh, strong black women. Oh, that. I love to hear that. And I believe that is a thing as a strong black woman. They keep trying to take this away and all that, but like, I need the strong black women because that's what we raising around here. The kids are going to be strong black individual. Exactly. See that? The black and the bear. Oh, but we. Yeah, yeah, you can say that. Yeah, yeah. Like, yeah, that's what we need, dog. I don't, I don't. I don't believe that. There's, uh. That's good. Yeah. I believe in a strong black woman. A strong woman, period. You don't want somebody weak standing behind you, beside you. I don't know. Because something happened to me. Like we just gonna crumble. Mhm. Exactly. Because somebody's got to keep it moving. Exactly. Somebody got to keep it moving. Yeah, yeah. In times of uncertainty, what factors or principles do you rely on to guide you in making difficult decisions and finding your way for my peace. Your peace ain't nothing like peace now. My peace ain't nothing like peace. I ain't gonna grab no peace. And peace of steel ain't gonna be still. Yeah, you got. Yes. Yes. We quote Madeleine. I keep me a piece of steel. Keep me a piece of steel. Yes. Nah. But for real, for real, my peace is everything, you know, for me, um, especially with, like, guiding me on my decision making is when I'm at peace, is when I, you know, I'm accurate about what I really want. And it's hard to find peace too. Yeah. Because as a strong black woman and you doing what you need to do to, you know, just be the person for the guy to stand up with you also. It's a lot that you come home to that you have to do and endure. So just get into that piece is a lot sometimes. So once I know everybody is situated in the house and we've ate and we have communicated about our day or what we going to do next weekend, once everybody get that rest down, it's my turn to get my peace. Right. So my peace spot is my bathroom in the tub. She been sitting there in the tub for about two hours with some bubbles. And I get up the next day and I be ready. I'm with you, man. Yeah. And those times of uncertainty, man, you gotta get to your peace. Um, you gotta stand in your truth. You gotta go with what you believe in. Uh, you gotta go in what you stand for. That's what. That's what's going to guide you. Yeah, that's your truth is going to guide you. You feel when you ain't. When you out here doing something that ain't right. Yeah, you do. You feel it, dog. And if you ain't recognize it, you in jail. Right. And if you make it through, if you make it through, you be like God. Uh, thank you. Thank you. I did it. I made it. Yeah. Let's get it to the next bar. Tried to move, but I lost my way. When I think about moving, when you say moving, for me, I'm going regardless. Move forward. Because I hate to, um, dwell on past situations that never got me nowhere. I don't know, man. I think it's a strength for me. I don't forget nothing. I don't. You're right. You right. I think that's a strength that you have. Yeah, I don't think it's a weakness. Some people say, like holding, uh, grudges and all that, that's a strength for me, dog, because I haven't forgot what you've done. I know how to move accordingly. Mhm. To what you've done. I know how to move accordingly. It's energy for me. The big payback. Yes. It's energy for me though. And I think people noticing that like when I make a statement about something, they don't even say nothing because they scared of the actions that might. I'm not even going to be physical with you, but whatever you say, I'm um, processing it and that's what you stand on for now, as you should. So that's what that is for me, man. But. And I feel like I'm still moving forward. I don't feel like that hinders my moving by holding grudges and forgiving and not forgetting. Right. It's a source of energy for me. Yeah. Hey, I promise that's strong minded too. I mean, um, as a health situation where if you can remember like that. Because I'm for to tell you, hey, I'm getting up in my little age. I'm still young though. But there's a lot of things that I have forgot. Yeah. What up, y'all? It's your boy J Solo. And we got an announcement to make. We got the Play It Loud podcast merch store available. Are, uh, you ready to wear your love on your sleeve? Literally. Introducing the Play It Loud podcast merchandise store rep your favorite podcast with stylish tees, hoodies and more. Perfect for music lovers and fans of the show. From lyrics to Louds, our, uh, merch is designed to spark conversations and connect with you fellow music lovers. Treat yourself or, uh, gift a fellow fan. Click the link below. Shop Play It Loud podcast. Printify me now. Let's go. Let's look at the definition of a grudge. Yeah. Can we do that? Right? Let's do it. Let's do it, man. All right. Definition of grudge. A persistent feeling of ill will or resentment resulting from past insults or injuries. Example, she held a grudge against her former boss. I think it's okay to hold grudges though. But I. Mine ain't mine not ill will though. Mine not an ill will. I just remember it. Yeah, I'm just like my OG say, I'm holding the mirror so I can see you. This is what you done to me. So I'm gonna just hold this up a little bit for you so you can see. So you can see. And it also too depends on what. What was like the ill will. Like you said, what was done to that. Oh. Like if it was something that you knew Better. Do you believe in conversation? Yeah, yeah. Mhm. But it also depends on. But. But I believe in having a conversation. Mhm. But what you saying is exactly what it means. Yeah, so? So I don't. We ain't even gonna get it to the word games. Mhm. And that ain't what I meant. And that ain't. No, what you said is what it is. Mhm. Is not gonna change from that because I am, um, not holding the grudge. Really. M. I'm just holding you to what you said. Now how I take it you ain't got no control over that. Yeah, you don't. You lost that control. See, and you know another thing, and I think it's my fault because I like the joker. Uh, and I can't help it. Sometime I be laughing, but I be dead serious. M. Yeah, yeah. I'll be dead. I'll be dead serious. But people don't think I'll be dead serious. I will be saying something direct, but I might be smiling or laughing a little bit. So you think it's a joke, but I be dead serious. Wow. I don't know. I can't help it. As the joker in me. I guess I, uh, guess I get it for my uncle. I guess I tell people I don't know where we going, we kind of went off of this. But I tell people I don't care a lot. Mhm. And I be dead serious. Mhm. I don't care. People get in their own way and then they be trying to explain it. I'll be like, dog. Okay. I don't even, um. It don't even matter. Oh, right. It doesn't even matter. And I'll be dead serious. And they be looking like, oh, he playing. He care. No, no, I don't. You do. I don't care, dog. They want you to just. Please. That's the thing. They want you to care. Yeah. Can you just care? All right, so here it go right here. Next, uh, line. Mhm. I stopped to watch my emotions sway. We just talked about emotions. I'm not the most emotional guy. Uh, what steps or strategies have you implied to effectively manage and navigate your emotions moving forward? I'm thinking about revenge. Here we go again. Here we go. Dang. That question is. Ooh, here we go again. Like you say, you, you know, you live in the earth, so you, you know, you trying to change yourself. So I have been working at that. So that's what I'll say. But I be trying to control my emotions. So I have learned a way to Control those emotions. Before it was music, but that has kind of like worn down because there's nothing new that has been coming out. So I just have certain songs that I would listen to, but I have been listening to those songs. But these new emotions in this new world order that we have, uh, don't match up to what I would normally listen to. No. Because this, this new music, boy, everybody getting shot in the face. Exactly. Yeah. Uh, so like I said my piece, they water said, why spin the block when you shot him in the head? Right. That is crazy. It's so crazy. Can't even refer to that. Um, I reach out. I reached out to. You reach out to more. Uh, I reach out. Shout out. My boy Willie Black is on the last episode. I reach out to my council of people and I ask, am I tripping? Am I tripping? I break down the situation and I ask them like, dog, was there anything I did that could have been taken the wrong way or anything I could have said of not said to make this situation different? So I reach out to my counsel, man, because I know I'll be strong on my beliefs and stuff like that though. But I do a lot of research, a lot of self development stuff I be doing. Uh-huh. Well, I know I be strong with my beliefs sometimes. Sometimes it could be too aggressive, too harsh. Uh-huh. For some people. But you are a man. Yeah. Because though it's like, so some of this stuff don't even matter. Yeah. I get you. And that could be frustrating and irritating. So I don't have a emotion or answer for this. What you talking about? There's none. I don't have nothing and don't look for one. Right. Yeah. So that's what I do. I check in with my counselor and just see if I'm, um, tripping or I could have handled it a different way. That's a good way. Yeah, man. Cause water is mine. We people a lot, dog. New to toll. But I would not pay. Have you faced any consequences or challenges as a result for not paying a toll for what you have done or may have done to somebody? I probably have, but I haven't seen it or, you know, I probably have. Yeah. But I haven't seen it or recognized it because the way it came at me was probably something that I thought I had did, but it was a, uh, toll, uh, uh, that I didn't pay. That really actually came back at me. Right. So, yeah, a lot of people tell me I should apologize for stuff, even though I may have not been Wrong in the situation. They say I should apologize for a lot of stuff that I feel I'm not wrong about. And I've, like I said, I've went to my council and talked to people about it and they say I'm not wrong in the, in the situation. And this is multiple people. This is not one or two people who think like me. This is a group of like six, seven people that I talk to that check on, you know what I'm saying? Situations I'm dealing with, dog. I just, it's a hard time for me to apologize for something. I feel like, um, I ain't even did nothing just to make somebody feel better so they can be back in my presence with the same foolishness. I'm straight, dawg. Me too. I already know straight. I am straight, dog. Uh, I already left. So. Yeah. The consequences to these situations, there's people falling off around me. Yeah. You see it. People that I've been rocking with years. Yeah. People I've been rocking with for years. Family members, friends, associates, they falling off. So those are consequences that I'm living with. Hey, we've been knowing each other all this time. It is what it is, dog. Um, they gonna live in they truth, dog. We in another space of life, dog. Yeah. Ain't nobody got time for that. You gotta start recognizing next boss. Time to save the world. Where in the world. Sing it. Where in the world? Time to save the world. Where in the world is all the time? So many things I still don't know. Cut it, cut it. You know where the time is spent? Spending time on things that don't even matter. Right. Trying to help people who don't want no help. Mhm. Dog, you look up, I got young kids, 10 to 6, shout out to Maury Kyrie. Uh, time will pass you by, your kids and everything will have been shifted. Wasting time trying to help people who don't want help. Trying to make effort to change things that ain't gonna never change. Yes. That's where the time is going. Yeah, it is. And people always saying what time it is, um, what motivates you as an individual to take action and contribute towards a more sustainable world for future generations? My journey in life, um, has always been with kids. Mhm. And they my future. There was half of the times that I really didn't know how much I inspired a lot of those kids. Yeah. And today a lot of them, they call me auntie. Yeah. And I laugh at that sometimes because I really, um, I'm glad you, you know, I got we got this audience back here. This, this question kind of. I can let her hear that too. But I had some good aunties and they always was like somebody that inspired me, um, in times. Exactly. Yeah. And my mom also, she was my mom, but she was, you know, a friend, auntie and all. Everything wrapped in one. And then I had my aunties also. So like when I had one kid come up to me and call me auntie and literally is not my niece or nephew, then I know I have been doing a job with these kids out here with somebody that they can trust and you know, um, give them comfort. Yeah, you know, I'm the same thing. It's about the kids, man. I mean, adults too. Young adults. Young adults who reach out and look for some kind of guidance or input on stuff. I go above and beyond. Told you at times, dog. I go above and beyond at times to try to help them and give them as much information as possibly needed to, uh, change their direction they going or help, uh, them with the situation they going. And I think that same energy I put forth though. That same energy I put forth sometimes. Yeah. Create resentment though. Yeah. Cause it's like the others around, once you get them to a place, it's like, I can't keep doing this, right. At some point you gotta step and create your own way, share and start giving the information back. But it's definitely with the kids, man. Shout um, out to my boy, Kaden Hatcher. Yeah. Basketball, uh, player, mine. Big ups. Nobody wanted this kid. He wasn't on nobody radar. Mhm. I took Kaden in. I've been coaching Kaden for the last four or five seasons. I've seen him develop, become smarter as a basketball player, as a person. Shout out to Maurice Moden. Came a long way, man. Mo grades then turned around. That's awesome. Mo. In high school, Mo, uh, got way more confidence in himself than I've ever seen. Like I gotta stop him from shooting at this point. Damn, he's gonna pull the trigger. What? Shoot it, Mo. That translates to real life, dog. Like you can't be pump faking out here, man. Yeah, you can't be pump faking, dog. You gotta think about it, process it. You gotta pull the trigger and live with the decision. Shout mhm out to my guy, Angel. When I got angel, angel didn't have the confidence. Angel didn't have the people, the coaches, not his parents, but shout out to the parents. He didn't have the coaches and the people to push him and guide him and let him know what he's able to do. So the short two seasons I had angel, angel came a long way. Shout out to angel, yeah, man Shout out to his mom, his dad, his stepdad, man Shout out to angel, yeah. I put my energy towards kids, man. Me too. And people who need help because they the future. I'm going out my way for the foolishness. Mhm. So many things I still don't know so many times I've changed my mind Guess I was born to make mistakes But I ain't scared to take away let's get it. Let's get it. Dang. There was times where I used to change my mind so much that people wouldn't trust me. Mhm. Because I would be like, changing all the time. Like, I thought you said you was gonna. Or I thought you said you. But I have learned that changing my mind was a reason. Mhm. Because I really didn't want to do those things. And I was doing those things because others. Right. So I was changing my mind all the time because I really didn't want to do those things. So I have learned to, you know, it's growth. It's growth. This song is about growth, right? You know, this whole podcast is about growth. Exactly. And mostly a lot of the songs that we, you know, break down in lyrics are about growth too. And life changes and your decisions you make to, you know, stay focused and on a better path and just deal with this life. But I have learned to, um, you know, I don't change my mind too often anymore, right. Because now I know what I want. You gotta, you gotta calculate, process it, and stand in your decisions, man. Cause pump faking, boy. Pump fake. It will have you jammed up. Well, it will have you jammed up. And I learned that in my business ventures. I learned that through basketball, especially basketball. You sit there and you just keep pump faking. The double team is coming. Mhm. Wait for it. It's over at this point. Mhm. It's over at this point. It's on now. Uh, business ventures, um, being the CEO or the person, the face of an, uh, organization or whatever, people are looking for your leadership and guidance in situations. So if you sitting here pump faking, people get a little nervous, like, okay, is this the person I need to be working for? Or this the person I need to be following? Oh, M.G. you got to, you gotta. It'll cost you a lot, man. It sure will. It will cost you a lot. You better make that right decision. I remember, um, we had the restaurant, people were trying to give us some money and um, we was pump faking because we didn't have the knowledge or the information of what the deal consisted of. Uh, so the first time around, we was like, we gonna do it? Nah, we gonna do it. We don't need that money. We were like, we gonna do it by the time the contract had expired. So that money they was gonna give us could have moved us up, you know what I'm saying? A couple. Couple steps in the, uh. Could have moved us along a lot more smoothly than us pump faking and losing that situation. But eventually, you know, saying we took the situations and it helped progress. But pump faking will get you in trouble, man. Standing decisions. Yeah. Stand on. You got to make a decision, man. M. Yeah. Yeah. I hate saying this. Stand on business. Stand on business. Stand on business. I ain't scared to take the weight. So when I stumble off the path, I know my heart will guide me back. How do our intuition or inner sense of direction help us find our way back when we stray from our intended path? Uh, I don't know if this even like, a real thing or it's just something that I believe in, but I, uh, really feel like God put us here with everything we need, and I just feel like we gotta trust in what's inside us, and that'll guide us to what we need to get to well put together. And I don't even know if that's correct. It is. I don't know if that correct, you know what I'm saying? But that's just what I believe. We here with everything we need, and it's up to us to believe in that and guide us. Yeah. Yes, sir. That's what I'll be on, man. I like that. I ain't got nothing to say to that, because that. That just hit the nail on. Yeah. Yes. Yeah, that's. That's perfectly sad. Yeah. That's what I believe. That's what I believe, man. I believe. Believing in that. In the loan for a long time now. Uh, yes. Like, what are we out here doubting, Right? What are we doubting us for when we have everything we need? You got all the tools. Yeah. And not saying we don't need help with some stuff, you know what I'm saying? But you gotta use. We don't know all, but we hear what we need. You killed it. Yeah. Beautiful bars killed that. All right, look. This the last. This the last one, man. Um, this is the last one. Let's get into this last one. One more. Love is life and life is free Take a ride of life with me. Free your mind and free your way. There will be a brighter day. How does the concept love is life impact our uh, perception of the value and purpose of life? I have my purpose in life. Like I said, I'm a repeat. I am here to educate kids for the chilling. Not by no book, but through the knowledge that is in me. Mhm. What you currently just said my tool. Right. And just observing my family members and people around me that inspire me. Yeah. Uh, to teach for the future, for best, for us. Yeah. Yeah. About to cry right now. I think that's, I think, I think that's in us, man. Because cry dog, these kids, I think we got some kind of connection with the kids, dog. Uh. Cause I swear babies be trying to come to me and I be like, I don't even know this baby dog. Who you. I don't even know this baby dog. Especially like I say, I'm um, basketball coach. When I go in the gym sometime, I don't even want to. I be tired, be so tired. But like when I hit the gym and it be players, that's not even my players. What's up coach? I mean, what's up man? Yeah, you see that, that whole energy change. Cause I thought I want every kid in there to build a. Everybody's not going to the league, right? That's obvious. Mhm. But I need them to build their self confidence and they beliefs and they self, dawg. And I give them that. Mhm. I give them that. And I be seeing some of the kids be mad that they not on my team. See that. We haven't won a championship yet. Yes, we haven't won a championship yet. But my w is the kids seeing them grow and develop and get their self confidence by working with me, dawg. Cause I'm building that in them. Rather we win a championship, rather they play pro or uh, next level. That's what I'm doing, man. That's good. And that's what I'm doing. Yeah, I did want 10 kids at one point. See. Huh, huh. I ain't make it to the NBA. You got them now. I ain't make it to the NBA. So you got them kids. I guess I'm helping them try to get to this. Yeah, exactly. It might not be under that roof, but they over there in that other room. They do, uh. Hey man, that is it, man. Didn't you know? Erykah Badu. Shout out to Erykah Badu, man. That is the last, uh, bar, last question. You got anything else to add to this. All right, well, hey, appreciate y'all tuning in. It's your boy J solo, it's your girl key in the building, and it's the Play It Loud podcast. Let's go.