-Do you want your music to inspire self-care,
self-esteem, or self-control?
-You know what's funny?
My songs don't inspire any of that.
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-Hey, what's going on?
It's Trey, back for another one of these
living room questionnaires of life.
And today we have artist, entertainer Giveon with us.
How's it going, man
-What's going on, man? Just -- Just chilling.
Trying to -- Trying to navigate as best as possible.
-Which of these felonies could you live with
on your permanent record -- -[ Laughs ]
That was funny as hell. I wasn't expecting that at all.
-Perjury, drug possession, or grand larceny?
I'm for sure gonna have to lie to the judge.
Like, the other -- the other two are just too --
too heavy.
-Alright, which of these Pisces traits
do you relate to the most --
being overly emotional,
having a hard time accepting criticism,
or being an introvert?
-I'll say emotional because I get --
While I am introverted, I get attached to people quickly,
typically girls.
-That love is a Virgo trait, but I can relate.
-[ Laughs ]
-Ouija board, tarot card, or palm reading?
[ Buzzer ] -None of them.
-None of that devil shit?
-Mnh-mnh. I'm too scared.
And if my grandma found out I was doing any of that,
she gonna kill me.
Something's gonna happen either way.
It's a lose-lose.
-Which one of these is your mom most likely to say?
"Better know that homework like you know that music"...
-[ Laughs ]
-..."You got McDonald's money?"
or, "Do I look like one of your little friends?"
-"You got McDonald's money?" for sure.
[ Chuckling ] For sure.
I feel like that just tells the whole story about my childhood.
-Another blast from your past -- Bubba Gump.
-Oh, man. -So, best way to cook shrimp --
boiled shrimp, fried shrimp, or shrimp Creole?
-That's such a triggering -- a triggering question.
[ Laughs ]
We had to do -- I was a server,
and I had to be in a shrimp suit.
So we had to actually --
There was trivia about the movie.
I liked fried shrimp. [ Ding! ]
-Right, right.
You got to choose one of these other baritone singers
to protect you in a fight from the other two.
-Alright. Let's go.
-Teddy Pendergrass, David Ruffin, or Isaac Hayes?
-Mm.
I'll say Teddy Pendergrass. [ Ding! ]
I don't know how tall he is,
but, like, from his album covers,
he looks like he's tall.
-What's the worst timing for a heartbreak anniversary --
birthday, Valentine's Day, or New Year's Eve?
-So, Valentine's Day, I think you could just get --
You -- You could kind of like suppress it
by, like, chilling with someone else on Valentine's Day.
Uh, New Year's Eve,
you're probably gonna be with all your friends,
and a lot of people get drunk.
I don't drink or smoke, but a lot of people get drunk
and forget about their night anyway.
And then your birthday would have to be the worst one.
Well, this past birthday,
I actually dropped "Heartbreak Anniversary"
on my birthday.
-Oh, shit. Okay.
So, as somebody who has utilized voicemails in their music,
in their songs and all that,
you have any other favorite examples
in other artists' songs?
-"Take Care" by Drake and "good kid, m.A.A.d city"
are, like, really, like,
what made me, like, grow an affinity
for just having voicemail
as a part of a sequencing of a project, I would say.
-What's most annoying --
getting writer's block,
getting compared to other artists,
or being overlooked?
-Okay, yeah, writer's block.
My engineer came all the way over.
I had my homies in the studio, like, just for inspiration.
And then we're all just sitting there,
and then I'm just stuck.
And there's nothing you can do about writer's block, really,
for me, except for just stop.
Being compared to other artists --
I actually never had that problem
until I did "Chicago Freestyle" with Drake
and a lot of people confused me for Sampha.
I took it as a compliment 'cause I'm a big fan of Sampha.
The fact that I was in a shrimp suit, like,
16 months ago and I'm, like, interviewing on Vice --
All my -- I feel like all my dreams
can come true at this point.
-Thanks for doing this, man. -Yeah. Appreciate it.
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-Like, honestly, if I see Tom Hanks,
it might be -- -Like -- Yeah.
-I'd be like, "Bro, don't look at me."
Like, I don't got the time.
It's frustrating.