~Junia-T and Only1KNG on the beat. Truss with the background vocals. Mixing and mastering by Junia-T ~

Oh wow, this experience I remember so vividly because I learned a couple lessons, one lesson I didn't realize the actual learning until a couple years later lolol. Ok so first of all, we recorded this in 2021 also. But this session in particular, we were maybe 3 or 4 sessions in and Only1KNG hit a mentor moment with me. He said, put ur personality in ur music, why don't I hear it, our conversations are so live, put that in the songs. And my high self, didn't fully know how to yet obviously but I wanted to try and hit it that night. Ok cut scene to a bit earlier, lol when Truss and I were trying to figure out how to put the fireplace channel on the tv in the studio, cuz it's a vibe lol ya'll know it's a vibe. we finally did figure it out lol ya, ok so fast forward to I'm writing my verse, and my interpretation of puttin my “personality” into my music was so fckn literal lol. That's why the intro is “yo put the fireplace channel on”  yes yall. I planned that lol. I thought, ya cool that's how ima do it. lol. And yet the verse I was laying down was very heavy stuff I had on my brain at the time. Which was the tips I was working on with junez, what's on your mind right now, lets talk about it. And then let's create. So this track is literally from angry convo's we was just havin in the studio and then the beginning is me still reminding everyone we are first world first class problems trying to change the damn channel on the tv to the fireplace lolol. I loved everything about how this song came together. Like everything else it was uber organic. Ok so now I wrote this dope verse that I'm feeling so much, but I don't have a hook, so I tell junez ima just lay the verse down and figure it out. I got to a point in my verse where i said “its still on my mind so i gotta rap again” and i was stuttering that for a couple bars as I got my shit together to continue, the next line was something I pulled from our very first song we did together “I Pray”, but irrelevant whoops cuz it was cut there! Junez stops the recording and he's like, yoo did u think of a hook fam? i said naw i was still doin the verse, no hook yet. He's like naw that's ur hook fam. And wallah, first verse and hook born there and then. from me fckn up in the booth lolol. and i love it. 

ok so now i love the verse, i'm thinkin well, truss is in the room, maybe he can lay down the 2nd verse cuz i'm stuck. but junez looked at me and he goes, you can do it fam. just keep writing. And I was thinking like I dont want to take up ppl's time blah blah and in that moment he just calmed me. we smoked outside, came back in and vibed till a next verse came out. I remember at one point asking, like how do I top that first verse without sounding like im just bitching about the same shit over and over, he's like you can literally write about anything you want it's your song. That shit opened me all the way up for some reason lol. I remember writing a love song verse for some reason and when I got to the end I was like yo if i change a few words here and there it sounds like im talking about the government. then i remember racking my brain for dope words or phrases that rhyme with government and one of my fave lines came to me, imagine if the word “you” was replaced with the government, go back again and this whole verse will fuck up your frontal brain". oh man. it was the perfect 2nd verse and now one of my fave verses I've written so far. 

omg ok so Janis?! I know right!  Well we've actually become homies in the last couple years, running into each other at events mostly and I noticed like, wow this girl works harder than me. that's rare for me to see not gonna lie hehe. So I was intrigued, fast forward to last year being the first year I voted since I was 18. I know, but politics are part of systems put in place that AREN'T for ME. But I saw this woman fighting in court like I would be fighting. time and time again. not just posting but actually in the community. So i reached out and asked if she would be down if i used one of her speeches and she said yes!! I'm grateful to Janis for giving me hope in politics honestly. There may have been plenty before her who fight like she does I'm sure of course, but because of her actually being at events that I'm at, i noticed. Politicians don't chill where I chill. I don't know why, but she outside. 

Truss with the harmonies geezus. He's so talented. Also if you haven't seen the video for this song yet please go peep it on my youtube! It's literally a short film. I'm so proud of everyone involved! JB Visualz & Vince Raquel had a vision and executed it beautifully. the homies came through to be bully's to my drummer's daughter lol. I'm so proud. because this girl should be an actress for real. 

Track 9 is It's All Love because this highlights a love hate relationship I have with politics as well as touches on a small piece of what's going on in the world right now. Need to lead with love.