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Brooklyn’s own Lola Brooke graces Sway In The Morning to share her incredible journey from her roots to achieving a staggering 352M streams worldwide! 🌟 With hit tracks like "Don't Play With It," this platinum artist and two-time BET Best New Artist nominee opens up about her rise in the music industry, her groundbreaking project "I Bet," and the mindset that drives her success.
In this exclusive interview, Lola talks about overcoming adversity, staying true to herself, and finding gratitude in her journey. She dives into her creative process, her influences, and how she balances grit and glamour while staying focused on her purpose. Plus, she shares powerful insights on self-doubt, energy, and why celebrating your wins matters.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Welcome Lola Brooke
01:27 - Overcoming Adversity
05:01 - Survivor's Remorse
09:33 - Studio Requirements for Lola Brooke
14:07 - Discernment of Valuable Feedback
15:59 - Addressing Body Shaming
19:26 - Insights on "What's Up With It"
22:19 - Producers' Perspectives on "What's Up With It"
23:40 - Sway and Lola Brooke Push-Up Challenge
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Oh my gosh, man. Listen, citizens. This is one of those stories that we like to celebrate. Tracy G.
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Truly, man. Let's do it. We like to celebrate. I remember my my brother S Young Kindle over there. We
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used to live in the same neighborhood. And I remember that man used to always
0:18
come to me and talk to me about this young lady, this rocket, Mike Muse. She's a rocket.
0:25
The energy she has. And from the time I first met her, I knew she was distinguished because nobody in the game
0:32
sound like her. Her voice stands out. She's unique. Since we've seen her, Tracy G. Her
0:38
streams just for just for Don't play with it, is over 217 million streams
0:44
globally. Platinum, baby. Come on. She has over 352 million
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streams worldwide to date. 2023 BET Award best new artist nominee.
0:56
Same in 2024. She got the new project. I bet. I bet.
1:02
I bet. And she could do more push-ups than you. Give it up for the one and only Lola
1:08
Brook is back in the building, man. What's up? What's up, y'all?
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What the [ __ ] we doing, Lola? We doing the things we like to do. You heard? There we go.
1:21
Yo, I just I'm happy for you. Oh, thank you. I'm happy to be here,
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man. When you hear those accolades and realize cuz when you doing the work, you're just doing the work. You ain't
1:34
even counting the trophies you earned, right? But now you could reflect on this in recent years, how much you've been
1:40
able to do. When you think about how much adversity you had to face, how many people ain't here today that
1:47
was there in the beginning? Wow. How many nos you had to hear, how many doors got shut. Yes. How many people you had to convince? And
1:55
now we saying 352 million streams worldwide.
2:01
And give your speech. Give your life. I'm just going to start celebrating
2:07
myself. You know, hearing that it's like I got to live in my moment way more than I was.
2:12
And I'm just happy to know that I tapped into myself to do so. Damn. Were Were you always tapped in
2:19
though? No. Huh? The last time I was here with y'all, I wasn't You faked her really well, though.
2:24
Yeah. I mean, I'm raised by a strong black woman. I I barely seen my mom's cry. I can count on one hand how many
2:30
times I see her cry. Like, she's she's extremely strong. So, I just know how to mask my pain.
2:36
Okay. What What was that um turning point for you? Like we all go through that where we're trying to find our voice. We do a
2:43
lot of song and dance until we assured of who we are. till you know we're confident in what we want to say and who
2:49
how we want to appear to the world at one point did you feel okay I got it what was going on in your life at that
2:55
time when I just stopped caring I just stopped caring [ __ ]
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yeah did that arrive or was it a process where every day you had to practice
3:07
either like affirmations or either just like prayer like what
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went into the destination of I I don't care. I just woke up one day and I was tired
3:19
of caring. Like I just got tired. And sometimes, you know, you could be tired
3:25
mentally and that stops it. It drains you too much to where you can't perform the way you would like to. And I'm a
3:31
performer. That's the one of the best things that could be uh something that I
3:38
could do. Like as an artist, I love to perform. So if something is draining me and I can't give that to my audience,
3:45
then it got to stop. Mhm. You almost said, "Nigga, that got to stop." Is that what you about to say?
3:52
No, I'm just Nah, you ain't got to say it,
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[ __ ] You got to stop. Got to stop. Um I love the I just love
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watching you and and that don't care mentality. Yeah. It is resonating and and when I
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see you hanging from, you know, light post in on in Brooklyn streets just hanging.
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You know what I'm saying? Yeah. That's what is that symbolic of? You It's like we like it's lit. I'm having
4:24
fun, y'all. This is my true self. This is what I like to do. I take a risk every day
4:29
and this is the flesh of it. So, I'm I'm getting to show y'all how it is. Like how I take a risk every day. It's just
4:36
Wow. Oh, on them trucks. What's today's risk? Today's risk is um
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being being tapped into myself, being grateful, being more grateful for me.
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I'm taking a risk with knowing that self-doubt is not an option.
4:55
Come on now. Self-doubt is not an option. It's not.
5:01
Yeah, man. I just been in a very sentimental mood lately, Lola. So, you know, people I really adore and really I
5:07
was DMing you. I don't I'm not a DM. I'm too old to be DMing. You swear. I was like I was like, "Do
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you like it?" He look um pain and it was all a dream.
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It was all a dream. Mhm. It was all a dream is um what's the word? Magnus Opus. What's that? Magnus
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Opus. Mh. Um, I think it really tells your story well and I love storytelling when it's written by
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the person who's telling the story, right? A lot of artists are telling stories that are written by other people and
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that's fine. That makes for good song, good records, but when you make a song like this, this
5:45
becomes a legacy song. Um, I want to play that in a second too. But what going into it was all a dream
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and even Mary Jay's pain, you know, you sample Mary Jay on it was all a dream. You sample Biggie, of course,
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right? What was your what was the concept behind that? Is that is that a thread?
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It was me realizing that I chased my dream and then I caught it.
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And I took accountability with not enjoying it. And I took accountability
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with putting people before me. And I took accountability with without being not being happy for myself
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and having survival remorse and you reing my streams and things that in
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in that nature. And I never cared about it. You know what I'm saying? And it's
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okay to not care about it, but you have to celebrate it. Yeah. You know what I'm saying? Like you don't have to be an artist and move. Like
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that's all that matters. That's not the only thing that matters. But you matter. Yeah. Right. Because then it wouldn't have got done.
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Mhm. So survivors remorse. Mhm. Man, we just had this conversation earlier on the show. People feeling
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guilty because of their success and then people who are successful being penalized for it, right?
7:04
Yeah. That's the conversation we had today. Yeah. And so survivors remorse. You've experienced that.
7:09
Yeah. like just feeling like dang, I'm I'm at this level of success in my life
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and I'm looking at other people that might have not hit that level of success that they want. Not saying that it's not
7:23
going to come, but it timing is everything. And I'm like, it's my time
7:29
and that's okay. So, it's your time. Lola Brook is here, man.
7:34
You say, uh, what's up with it? You say that you the best. Yeah. I'm quoting you.
7:40
Quoting your lyrics. You say you the best. Is that male and female? It's whatever. You know what I'm saying?
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Whoever facts. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, I compete with myself. I
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don't compete with other artists. Okay. So, I have to be the best because I'm going to compete with the best and
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that's me. I'm competing with me from yesterday. You know what I'm saying? [ __ ] Lola, you've come a long way since
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I last. Listen, and when you compete with yourself, you can't lose.
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You can't. Cuz even when you're your own competition, you're still like your past self is still a member of your current
8:17
self team. It's like, I got it. I got it yesterday. I'm a little off today, but I still got
8:22
it yesterday. So, that's stamped. Yeah. Don't matter. Lola, you seem so tapped into yourself right now. I'm just I'm trying to figure
8:28
out the previous project and the previous time. Were you feeling imposter
8:34
syndrome? Did you feel like you weren't deserving of anything you had at the time? I kept questioning God and you know
8:40
you're not supposed to do that. I'm like, are you sure? What you mean you sure? Girl, it's right in front of
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your face. And I had to realize that yeah, I am one of the chosen ones.
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And I've been dreaming it since a little girl. So it's like you get in adulthood and say those are not your dreams no
8:56
more. That that just don't make sense. Like live in your moment. Appreciate yourself and be grateful for the talent
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that you have because not everybody gets that. It's a privilege to know your talent and
9:08
it's a privilege to know your purpose in life. Amen. [ __ ] Did you do some media training or
9:14
something? No, man. I'm just But this why I do music, you know, it helps express
9:19
myself. So, even talking about music, I'll be tapped in. I love that. Yeah, I'm tapped in with
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you. Lola Brook is here. 8887423345. Uh, she got a great project, Tracy.
9:33
We've been talking about the project all day. I was telling Lola when she pulled up too, what I appreciate is she's at this
9:40
intersection of like grit and glamour, which I think plays into all of the
9:46
different layers that a woman can experience and express herself. And it makes me curious because you now have
9:53
such a vast understanding of your worth. Yes. Both as an artist but also as a human
9:59
being when you're in the studio, right? And you're in you're in locked in Lola
10:06
mode. Yes. What is it that you require in terms of
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your people maybe in terms of even products or lighting ambiance and what
10:19
is it that you absolutely cannot have when it in terms of your creative process? Because I also feel like those
10:26
give us even more insight into your personality and your spirit. Yeah. All right. I ain't gonna front. I
10:33
need hookah. Okay. No, I balance it out with the tea and the honey.
10:38
Uhhuh. Need water. I got the tequila. Okay. I need some good grubs.
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Um I love a good candle. Knock on front. Okay. Um the lights got to be dimmed down.
10:50
Um purple is cute. pink, blue, and when I
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go red. Yeah. Oh, yeah. It's getting there. Um, and yeah, I just need good energy in
11:04
the room. And I like to record in the control room. Okay. Like I I don't go in the booth.
11:09
Uhhuh. So, I got to feel people energy. So, if you don't got no good energy in the room, you got to go. Have you ever had to kick somebody out
11:14
because their energy? Of course. I'm like, "Yo, text, yo, get son out. You got to go."
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Who or she? Who? Who? Whoever Who you text? Who you sending that text to? Um, whoever the nearest the near Whoever
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closest the closest one to the person that got to get out. I'm like, that's who get the text. I'm not mad at
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that. Lola Brook said you got to protect it. You got to protect your energy. The pain song was incredible. Um, what
11:40
did Mary say when she heard it? I didn't I don't I I don't know that yet. Oh,
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no. But I know she heard when she heard it, she had to she had to clear it. You know what I'm saying? So
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I'm like I think she likes it cuz I don't think Mary is clearing something she don't like.
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Like Mary is not one of them. Not at all. And I think you know a lot of folks like we we look at folks like
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you as holding the baton. The the idea of passing the baton ain't
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that's not what we're sharing the baton. You know what I mean? You know it's it's a sharing of the
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baton. And um of course I would think she would clear this a great song. And then we're on the cusp of Salt and
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Pepper being inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. That's right. You know, and I just think it's a good
12:27
time um for the the female MC, right? Um but not just that, for the amazing
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great artists, right? And are your aspirations is to have a career that you know emulates
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Mary Jay's and Salt and Peppers? Of course. They they paved the way.
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It's like for them to pave the way. I don't want to be in the way. Yeah. You know what I'm saying? Like I'm not
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here to waste the legacy time. Like I'm trying to do my big one for sure.
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You talk about being the way in the song Excuse me. Right. Yeah.
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Well, you say you say if I don't get my way, have a great day.
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What does that mean? If I don't get my way, have a great day. We could agree to disagree. If you ain't rocking with it,
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move aside. Get up. Get up out the way. That easy. That easy.
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How do people react? Like you have to say that to a friend. I don't even talk much. I don't keep it
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a buck. Like I It's in my eyes. If I stare at you too long. Yeah. You You did
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something. Oh my. Hold on. What camera? Show me that. Can you show me that? Give us that step. Burn a hole through that camera.
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Damn. Look at it, Tracy. This [ __ ] is hot. sites. I get I learned that from my mom's. I
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learned Yeah. She never had to whoop you. She just stared at you. No. Yeah. That's what I'm saying. All
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she had to do is just look at me and I was like, "Okay, but Okay. So, artists have always been
13:59
It's always been said that artists carry humongous egos. Okay. How do you discern whether someone
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is giving you feedback that's valuable enough for you to sit with versus they're giving you criticism
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that's just littering around you? Um when it doesn't fit who I am like um
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it should always enhance who you are and not change who you are. So if I'm uncomfortable with doing it and
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sometimes being uncomfortable is a great thing. So, I'm not saying that you're not supposed to feel uncomfortable. But
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when something doesn't is not pleasing to your soul. It's like it just when you
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second guess something, it ain't gonna work. And nine out of 10, I am stubborn. I'm not going to front.
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So, my peoples could tell me something and I'll be like, but tomorrow I I'll be like,
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"Okay, I I understand. I get it." But it got to fit for me first. You know what I'm saying? I got to think
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about it. You can't just tell me something and I'm just going to go and do it. No, I got to sit with it and see if it fit in my agenda.
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Yeah, I think a lot of up and coming artists should hear this interview.
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Absolutely. Yeah. Not really because if you can adapt this mindset you have now
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um in the beginning, man, could you imagine how empowering that would be? I mean, you you may
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eliminate the journey a little bit that that it took to get you to this mindset, but you know, I was an artist once and I
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wish I thought the way you're thinking now. When I look at you, these are admirable eyes and
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it's coming from my long time ago, Lola Brookke, I was an artist. So, it's coming from that place.
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I always have a place in my heart for artists. So, I'm really proud of you, man. Give this young lady a round
15:45
of applause. Thank you. Let's keep talking, man. Lola Brook is here. 8887423345.
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It was all a dream. I bet. Let's go. Brook.
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It was all a dream. Say that first line.
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On which one? On the second or first? First verse. Oh, how I pulled up on it. What an angle. You said
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I said got to start looking at life in different angles and thank God for my
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angels. Your body shame me, but the skin tone maple. A bad [ __ ] from Brooklyn. Now they study all my angles.
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[Laughter] It's obvious. I like you, Lolo Brook.
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I like you too, Swag. Thank you. Who body shamed you?
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Um because they always talking about, "Oh, she shaped like a boy. She shaped like a a kid." I'm a grown woman. And we
16:45
grown women don't like to hear things like that. Like I'm petite. I can't change my size. And then it come to a
16:52
point where it's like people body shame you and then when you go do something to your body they shame you again.
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So it's like come on now. Yeah. Yeah. That that was a that's been
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a lifetime thing or just kind of since this is new for me. Okay. You know what I'm saying? Like I started
17:10
getting into the rap game and then now I'm hearing so much opinions about my body and I'm like I never heard any
17:17
problems with it. I I back I be bagging them like you know like what
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it's interesting women um who are on the shorter side. I think a lot more women
17:29
experience this that don't actually talk about it. And the reason why I say that is because I had to get checked and I had to learn the hard way. And so I have
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a friend who you would call petite. Yeah. And I I made mention of size. I
17:41
think I said little. I said you're so mighty to be so little. Right. And she was a dear friend of mine. And she
17:47
really had a tough conversation with me. Um and I hurt her. Right. And I've
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always been very cautious in terms of how I speak to women of a certain size,
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right? And I don't think that we talk about that enough as a society in terms of we always talk about feminism and
18:04
minimizing women and silencing women's voices, but we often time overlook what we do when it comes to like their actual
18:09
physical size of short. We talk about weight. Yeah. Big, skinny, thick, but we don't really
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talk about vertical in terms of height. Right. So, it's interesting. Mhm. I'm petite in size. My statue is is
18:22
small, but my voice isn't. So, Well, I think you're a giant if you ask
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me. Hello. You know, and they don't they don't we don't body shame men like that. No, we don't.
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There's always like a even when we're saying something about a negative about a guy who's short, we still attach king,
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right? Like short king, right? There still is a positive even like to the negative aspect of it. Yeah. Like
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what did you mean when you said they tried to cage me? I thought that was interesting. There was a line in there. They tried to put me in a cage.
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Oh, what part? Maybe it was a chorus. Oh, maybe it's the hook. Oh yeah. Oh, like um boxing me in. Um
19:01
I dream big. So you can't go big on me. I'm already dreaming big. Like please,
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man. Lola Brook, the realest, man. Giant. Yeah. Trying to nut inside a [ __ ] but they
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ain't got nothing to lose. Word. That should be a [ __ ] t-shirt.
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For real. Trying to nut inside. What is What is going on?
19:26
You trying to create a family or something? You got other things to be worried about. Boo.
19:32
What about wait but men are trapping women now.
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I ain't going to friends going both ways now. Okay. There's some good men out here too. I want to make it seem like it's not good
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men out here. Of course. Yeah. There's some good men out here that's getting trapped. They getting trapped. But everybody trapping everybody.
19:49
Yeah. Uh but that's it. I've never heard it from that perspective. Trying to nut inside of a [ __ ] but ain't got nothing
19:55
to lose. You ain't what that mean? You ain't got nothing going for you and you trying to create a life.
20:00
Yeah. You going to make it hard on all three of us. Yeah. Right. Right. Yes.
20:07
Think about it. Like we already in We already in trauma. You trying to put
20:12
my baby through that? Mhm. That's selfish. You is self. You got to go.
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This whole album is like a book of affirmations, right? It's Is that
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Yes. That's Yes. Yes, that's exactly how I wanted it to be looked at. So, it's
20:30
like if your back is against the wall, you listen to what's up with it. You you stand up for yourself.
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If you feeling um like you need some inspiration, you need to be motivated.
20:41
Get money. You don't It ain't about just money in your pockets. Health is wealth.
20:47
You know what I'm saying? you feeling like um you going through it with your relationship right now, remember that in
20:53
invest is not just being um financially stable. Uh like feed your your your
20:59
spouse mind they spirit. You know what I'm saying? Like yeah I bet like excuse
21:05
me your mind cluttered. You overthinking tell them to get excuse me tell them
21:11
get the out the way. I need to think. I need to think. You know what I'm saying? Invest. You talk about valuing more than
21:18
money and and material riches. You need time, effort, and love. Yes, I do. I need a lot of you, too.
21:26
You're affectionate person. Yes. Okay. That's your love language. Yes. Touch.
21:31
What's yours, Mike? Action. Tracy, what's yours? Words of affirmation is my first one. I
21:37
think all of us require each love language. It just depends on what your preferences are, the order of
21:44
them, but words of affirmation. Talk to me nice. What do you think mine would be? Giving.
21:50
What's that? What do you What do you You're talking about what you offer, the love that you offer others. I would say
21:56
gifts is your number one, but I think you also really appreciate being on the receiving end of words of affirmation.
22:03
Yeah, I like words of affirmation. Yeah. Motivate me. Yeah. You know what I'm saying, please? cuz
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I could talk to myself all day, but I don't I get tired of doing that sometimes. Like, can you talk to me?
22:15
I ain't mad at that. Lola Brook is here, man. Give her a big round of applause.
22:20
Who are these people that produced on your project? Because musically, um the
22:26
the the musicality of the project hooked me too because you dream big, you rap big, you
22:32
have a big voice. It's important that you have music that aligns with that all of those elements
22:38
as well. How did you put it together? Who are some of the producers? A lot of these producers are from New York City. So, we got Reefa Music, we
22:45
got Nizzy, we got Esdot, um Derek Milano,
22:51
and I feel like I'm missing out on somebody.
22:57
But they done a great job. All of them. Yeah. You know, whoever you missed out on.
23:02
Um the musicality to me separates what I'm hearing from a lot of other music right now. And I know that's important
23:08
to you. I'm going back to the best. I want to go ahead and and back that and say
23:14
right now Lola Brook is the best coming out of New York City. Yes. Way. One more talking.
23:21
Lola Brook is the best coming out of New York City. I'm listening to your bars. I'm listening to your delivery right now
23:27
with records that are out now. Mhm. And if people don't agree, go ahead and,
23:32
you know, raise the bar, you know, get in the booth. Pro prove it
23:38
in your project. Drop it. Drop it. Right. How many push-ups are you up to now?
23:43
Oh my god. Probably a good 100. 200. Get the [ __ ] out of there.
23:48
Wow. Straight through. Yeah. Cuz every time I see somebody, I'm doing 10. It might be
23:54
more than that, honestly. It might be like 200 for real. Every time I see somebody, I just did 20
24:01
today. This morning, you want you want to get down there?
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You want to do 10? How you doing yours though? Move that camera over to that couch real
24:13
quick. Can everybody get off the couch for me for a second? Come on. Here we go. You about to do them elevated?
24:18
Yeah, I'mma go ahead and do mine elevated. All right, sis. We about to turn this into the gym. Sway, you cheating.
24:26
sway in the gym. Damn, this going to be Go get them, Lola. I doubt you.
24:32
No, no, that's how I'm going to do mine. Let's put the mic towards them, too. You got to do yours like this. You can
24:37
do yours how you want to do. You want to place this one? Yeah. Yeah. Yes. And he's supposed to be on his daily
24:42
push-up, Lola. But he skipped this morning. So, I'm glad you came in. Let's keep our guy on a regimen.
24:48
We doing 10, right? 10. Now he trying to show off.
24:53
Showing off. Not really. This ain't a competition. Same team. Ready? Yeah. Let's go. One, two,
25:01
three. Let's count them out. Four, five, six,
25:07
seven, eight, nine, 10. Let's go.
25:15
Let's go. Yeah. Who did that? I'm in pain.
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[Music] Get money.
25:29
Big dog. You actually did that. Yeah. So now I did 30 today. Wow. But in heels.
25:36
Heels. Yep. I kept my heels on and did not break a sweat. Still looking gorgeous. Ever.
25:42
I'm tired. Your breath away. Ain't no joke, right?
25:48
It ain't no joke. Mhm. But I wanted people to know that it's real. Mhm. It is definitely real.
25:55
And even the fact that you working out. Mhm. You know, I think that's along that's aligned with this movement you have.
26:01
Yes. Yes. Right. How how long you been on that? I have No. See, that's the thing. I want
26:06
to start working out. So, I had to push myself. And I'm not someone that
26:11
whatever I put in my music is my lifestyle. So, if I put in the music, I got to do it. You got to do it. So now, yes, I'm out
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here doing push-ups. And your music is built for gym playlist. That was the first thing I said about I bet. I'm like, I got to
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take this to the to the squat rack real quick. It's like, I bet. Let's go to the gym. Do you feel like you when you invest in
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your strength? When you invest in your physicality, that plays a role into your confidence.
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Yes. Energy. Energy. I feed off energy. So when I feel good, I do good. I look
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good. Mhm. Absolutely. How do you how do you balance your your friendships, your family, and your
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personal relationships with your work now? By being honest, okay, if I can't do something, I just say that
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I can't do it. I communicate. Okay. Communication is key. You know what I'm saying? Nobody's perfect. As long as I
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told you in advance, then there's no surprises. So, be straight. Is that your same approach for conflict
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resolution? Because I know in the first track you speak about um folks putting subs in their captions and people who
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are doubting you and I wondered if these were folks that used to be in your inner circle or if these are you know f
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random people. Yeah. Yeah. I deal with them on my tongue.
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I like that. You feel me? Why am I still breathing? Damn.
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I'm not sweating. Huh? I'm like, "Yo, tell me this." But that's a good point, Sway. I was
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going to ask you, Lola, are you doing the workouts in order to help with your breath control as you're rapping on
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stage? I feel like a lot of rappers don't focus on cardio and breath control, right? And so, I'm wondering, how do you
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approach that thought process? That's why I'm running on stage. I feel like I be working out on stage, too. I'll be running to the left, running to
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the right side, going in the middle. I work the entire stage. So, that alone,
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I'm building my stamina up for sure. But now I got to take it to the gym. My ankle friend.
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Um, you you know I see a lot of the same people around you that I saw years ago.
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Yeah. You know, one is my brother as I mentioned. You know, talk about that. This, you know, young sav Kendall been,
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you know, before they knew Kendall. Oh, they don't call you that. My bad, dog.
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Zane. Ken. Oh, my bad. Ken,
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[Music] my bad. Yeah, my bad. I'll edit it out.
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But just team is so important. You look around here, we have a good time, but my
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team is solid as a rock. You know what I mean? You don't hear us in no controversies and [ __ ] like that. But talk about team,
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picking a team, cuz there's a lot of young artists that's listening to you who don't know how to pick the right
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team. Yep. Before going to Arista, I had team 80. So, it's like I like to I like for
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things to feel like a family. You know what I'm saying? And you keep your circle extremely tight
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because when something get out there, you know where it came from. You know what I'm saying? And don't and
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and when the circle is tight, don't nobody ever want to cross one another. You know what I'm saying? You you nobody nobody want to be in a
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hot seat. You feel me? And what's yours is mine was mine is yours. And we protect the fort. M
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when you want your team to feel like family, does that mean it would be easy for you to hire family to be a part of
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your team or is that like a different Oh, no. No. Family. No. It don't have to be by blood.
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Family is just it's a it's a feeling. You know what I'm saying? Like family, you create that. Can be choice.
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It's by choice for sure. All right. Well, Lola, I love it, man. I'mma go take a nap.
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My arms are tired, but um I just want to say congratulations to you. Thank you. I appreciate it.
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I bet. I bet. Out now. Out now. Get this album. We played about
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three songs. I feel we going to play another one because we believe in it and we will be supporting
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you daily. I can't wait to see you live. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. We got to Yo, you know
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what? Don't even trip. We going to get that. When y'all go when y'all come to the West Coast, we
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got some stages. Yeah. Yes. you know, so we could we could connect some things with Sirius XM and
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do something um even more robust than what we're doing now. I love the West Coast, too.
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Okay, come on out, man. You know, we're both places. You know, come catch that energy. Lola Brook, y'all give her a big round of
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applause. Yeah, she's a real one. Anything else you like to say? I like to say I bet you heard. Make sure
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y'all go stream that. What's up with it? Get money and make sure y'all go look out for pain.
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There it is. Lola Brook looking amazing. Congratulations to you and your team. Let's get some money. Torch shave for
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five.