2020-9-28 Carrying on a Legacy

[0:00 - 0:07] What's up guys!
[0:07 - 0:21] How's everyone doing tonight?
[0:21 - 0:28] Now, knocking away.
[0:28 - 0:42] How's everyone doing tonight?
[0:42 - 0:49] Now, knocking away.
[0:49 - 0:55] Last night was real emotional.
[0:55 - 0:58] I'm knocking away.
[0:58 - 1:12] Last night was one of the worst nights of my entire life because I found out that one of my best friends that I grew up with is fighting two infections and is on the brink of death.
[1:12 - 1:21] It was one of the hardest, most bone-chilling nights of my life.
[1:21 - 1:35] But I was sitting down talking with her today and she's fighting this.
[1:35 - 1:53] And, you know, I told her about how I was going to retire to carry on her legacy in art, which I do still plan on to carry that legacy. But she also reminded me of something.
[1:53 - 2:01] You see, there's not very many people out there that have been there since day one from before I started music.
[2:01 - 2:13] And Alice is one of those people. She saw me from the very, very start.
[2:13 - 2:23] She was there from before the days of me going pro in the underground music scene.
[2:23 - 2:34] She was there through it all. She reminded me of something, something that I almost forgot about.
[2:34 - 2:45] That even if she does go, even if she does pass, there's still going to be people out there that need my help.
[2:45 - 2:52] There's still going to be people out there that depend on me, that depend on my music.
[2:52 - 3:04] She reminded me that when it comes to the underground music scene, when it comes to these battles, I am an athlete.
[3:04 - 3:10] So do I want to carry on in music? No.
[3:10 - 3:26] But as she said, I am an athlete. I have a promise to keep when I promise to be that voice for everyone that doesn't have one.
[3:26 - 3:37] I meant it.
[3:37 - 3:54] So for you, Alice, and for you only, because you wanted it so bad, I'll continue to carry on this music legacy.
[3:54 - 4:13] But from here on out, from here on out, any challenger wants to battle, step up.
[4:13 - 4:22] Because this Saturday at 10 p.m. my time, I'll be one of the biggest rap battle matches of my career.
[4:22 - 4:27] This battle can make me or break me.
[4:27 - 4:35] And I promise you, I'm not going to let it break me.
[4:35 - 4:41] I'm going to break the battle. I'm going to win against all my opponents.
[4:41 - 5:04] And I'm going to come out with that title as the best rapper in the underground and go on to the rap Olympics, which I do still plan on doing.
[5:04 - 5:15] And this Saturday, when I do that battle, when I go to war with some of the best rappers in the industry in the underground.
[5:15 - 5:28] Alex, I want you to know that this Saturday, this battle I'm going to be doing isn't just going to be from me to you.
[5:28 - 5:46] It's going to be from my entire fan base, all my friends, all my family, for you.
[5:46 - 6:12] Because I was last night, you gave me the kick in the ass that I needed. You showed me why I started music and why it is that I needed to keep going.
[6:12 - 6:20] Yeah. All right. Hold on, guys.
[6:21 - 6:49] Sorry about the action, guys.
[6:49 - 6:57] I do apologize about the accent, guys.
[6:57 - 7:07] It just when I get so fired up, my Irish starts to come out mixed with a little bit of Scottish and tends to come out every now and then.
[7:07 - 7:17] Well, I guess that actually you not only have me for support, you got the entire Cyrax Nation behind you.
[7:17 - 7:20] You got the entire jungle community behind you.
[7:20 - 7:26] And boy, when I say the jungle community isn't just some small community, we are worldwide.
[7:26 - 7:31] And you have all of us here to support you.
[7:31 - 7:41] You got myself, my brother Sean, Krip Kay, Jasmine, the entire Cyrax Nation.
[7:41 - 7:52] People that you don't even know that know about your story.
[7:52 - 8:01] You got a lot of people here standing behind you, supporting you.
[8:01 - 8:12] And like I told you, Alice, you know, everybody else give up on you. I won't. We won't.
[8:12 - 8:20] Because you might not know all of them. You might know me, but you might not know everyone else.
[8:20 - 8:38] But whether you know them or not, don't mean a damn thing because they are here for you to show support for you.
[8:38 - 8:47] I'll be straight up honest with you, whether it comes to my music or my art style, you inspired a lot of it.
[8:47 - 8:54] You told me to find that sound that drives me.
[8:54 - 9:13] You told me to find that one sound that everyone enjoys, that everyone can get behind. And lo and behold, two to three years.
[9:13 - 9:32] Two to three years after I started my career, I found it.
[9:32 - 9:40] You know, I'm a mid-Alice. You became one of the biggest driving forces behind my career.
[9:40 - 9:46] You were always, you were always checking out my music, always checking out my art, always showing me your artwork.
[9:46 - 9:55] We were always bouncing ideas off of each other, coming up with some of the coolest art pieces ever.
[9:55 - 10:10] As a matter of fact, something that not a lot of people know about that I plan on doing, that me and Alice spoke about,
[10:10 - 10:22] is when it comes down to the artwork, when it comes down to the artwork, there's major plans in the works for it.
[10:22 - 10:35] You see, not only am I going to be supporting her artwork along with my journey into the big time for art,
[10:35 - 10:57] but also she has been gracious enough to allow me permission to turn her artwork into album covers,
[10:57 - 11:10] which I am super, super honored about.
[11:10 - 11:22] So Alice, just like you supported me and my music and how you came up with those really cool ideas to get my music, to get my artwork and my music out there,
[11:22 - 11:36] which you did amazing over the years. Not going to lie. You did an amazing job over the years.
[11:36 - 11:49] An amazing job. The only ideas that you came out with from my artwork turned out to be amazing, and they actually worked.
[11:49 - 12:01] They actually were very, very awesome.
[12:01 - 12:15] I can also say the things that you've done for me over the years were amazing.
[12:15 - 12:21] I remember when I first started posting my artwork up on Facebook,
[12:21 - 12:29] like you were there checking my work out, sharing it around, turning them into really, making these really cool edits,
[12:29 - 12:37] doing just like my best friend Sandos, aka Shinra, President Shinra.
[12:37 - 12:47] Like you were doing just like she did and turning them into really cool pieces, whether it be just random,
[12:47 - 12:55] whether it be, you know, for my birthday, for Christmas, for Halloween, whatever.
[12:55 - 12:59] Like you did it because it was something that you enjoyed.
[12:59 - 13:09] And I enjoyed seeing it, just like I did for you, because I remember taking some of your pieces and turning them into stuff for you as well.
[13:09 - 13:17] But the one thing that you've always done, that you've always reminded me of,
[13:17 - 13:27] is no matter how things get, you can't just walk away.
[13:27 - 13:44] You, Jasmine, my brother Sean, my little brother Marcus, his fiance, aka my little sister, Rachel.
[13:44 - 13:58] You all reminded me of the same thing.
[13:58 - 14:12] Which is when it comes to doing what I love, no matter the circumstance, I can't just open and walk away.
[14:12 - 14:23] And whenever things have gotten tough, you guys have always been there.
[14:23 - 14:31] I'll find you have always been there.
[14:31 - 14:43] So actually, I want to say thank you. Thank you for reminding me of what it is that I need to do and what it is that I should be doing.
[14:43 - 14:59] And reminded me that I can't just walk away from all this, not after I've built up so much.
[14:59 - 15:07] You know, this Saturday was supposed to be my last match for the battles.
[15:07 - 15:24] But instead, I think I'm going to make it my beginning of my legacy as a rap battler.
[15:24 - 15:34] So to any opponent out there watching and listening, you better be ready.
[15:34 - 15:43] Because I'm coming for you. And there's no way in hell I'm ever going to stop.
[15:43 - 15:49] I don't care who the challenger is. I don't care who the opponent is.
[15:49 - 15:57] I'll take on any opponent that's ready to battle.
[15:57 - 16:25] I think you're just going to waltz in and walk all over me and walk out. You're insane.
[16:25 - 16:40] You guys did a lot for me.
[16:40 - 17:09] And like I said to any opponent that wants to face me, why don't you step up? Because I'm here and I'm ready.
[17:09 - 17:38] Matter of fact, let me give you guys a little preview of what's going to go down this Saturday.
[17:38 - 17:56] Let me give you guys a little preview of what's going to go down this Saturday.
[17:56 - 18:23] Usually I turn the cheek, usually I let it go, but I'm feeling this burning teeth, and I'm feeling it on set to blow.
[18:23 - 18:29] So to hell with the courtesy, to the Venice family. So having done 10 years, handing it around, but I'm feeling I have an episode.
[18:29 - 18:34] I've got too much going on like, courting through the week, I was just prosecuted for seeming restless.
[18:34 - 18:39] I'm feeling well and I'm eating less. On top of it all, at the moment, the woman I love is even next.
[18:39 - 18:42] I'm rapping the band and the band and the band, and I'm bringing the blast.
[18:42 - 18:45] I guess I ain't even been the one for the heart of the horn.
[18:45 - 18:59] I don't want to go, I don't want to speak, I shut down and just don't speak, then you're going to walk all over me.
[18:59 - 19:08] Fuck that for the day I'm all in peace, that's what I'm going to release, that's what I'm going to do so sweet, that's what I'm going to repeat.
[19:08 - 19:15] Not enough time in the day to beat around the bush, just say what you want to say, cause all I do is pray.
[19:15 - 19:21] Somebody's going to fuck with me today, I've been battling this up and not to come about the break.
[19:21 - 19:28] Not enough time in the day to beat around the bush, just say what you want to say, cause all I do is pray.
[19:28 - 19:34] Somebody's going to fuck with me today, I've been battling this up and not to come about the break.
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