- So I told myself when I was 21 that
I wanted to be a millionaire before 30.
That was definitely like, number one and two
on my bucket list.
- I didn't realize we could go places outside
of our neighborhood, so I wanted to travel.
I was on the Nile River, I'm like, where Moses sat.
You know what I mean?
It's I'm really out here, it was crazy.
- I went whitewater rafting,
climbin' on cliffs and jumpin' into rivers.
And I just literally jumped.
I felt like I was just flyin' yo.
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So I told myself when I was 21 that
I wanted to be a millionaire before 30
and I wanted to buy a house, straight up cash,
no mortgage, duh-da-da-da-da.
Like, these are the things that
I was thinking graduating college.
And you know, goin' to school like Northwestern University
they teach you ownership and entrepreneurship.
So for me it was like, by the end of this decade,
I'm gonna be worth seven figures
and buy this beautiful house
and not worry about nothin'.
That's number one, you know.
And everything else is gonna follow.
And I was able to do that, you know?
And being about to do that before 30 was
was an incredible feat for me because I knew
how hard I worked and I know what I want my legacy to be,
especially during a pandemic when you're able
to have a house that you own
and you don't gotta pay anything.
You know, it's a lifesaver, you know?
And so, and that was definitely like,
number one and two on my bucket list
and to be able to do it, you know, it's fly to me.
I tell people if you don't think buyin' a home is
is not a bucket list, then somethin's wrong
because ownership is everything, man.
To have security for the rest of your life,
at least you know you gonna have somewhere to live.
Like, that is peace of mind.
I feel like everyone needs to be able to do that.
And I think everybody should try to do that.
However it takes you to pay it off,
that house will be passed on forever
through your family.
And you know your family gonna be able
to live somewhere, so I think it's super, super important.
I don't think we teach our kids,
or even adults, we don't talk about it enough
and I think we need to.
- When I was a young broke kid comin' up,
I wanted two things, you know.
One, I never got a chance in my whole childhood existence
to get a pair of Js, never, like, not one time.
Even when I had a little bit of bread I was like naw,
I can't blow it all on the Jordans.
And then two, my aunt sent me a postcard from Japan
and I didn't realize we could go places
outside of our neighborhood, so I wanted to travel.
So those are the two bucket list things that
I really wanted to do.
And as soon as I got a little bit of money,
I went and bought not one, two, three, four,
five, six, I probably bought eight pair of Js.
I had to go down the list and go
I was like gimme the ones, the twos, the threes,
the fours, the fives,
the six, sevens, and the eights.
I need all of them at one time.
And man, it's just a prized possession of mine
because they represents the struggle and where I came from
and just bein' able to have 'em.
And so now, you know, I may have a little bit
too many pairs of shoes so I try to like, give 'em away.
But I'm a size 14, so it's not a lotta people
who could fit these shoes.
So, you know, if you're a size 14, hit me up.
I may send you a pair 'cause I'm tryin' to like,
you know, get rid of some of these.
I went a little crazy.
And then the other thing is I wanted to travel, man.
When I first got a little bit of money, man,
I wanted to go all around the world.
I still, to this very day, am like,
I just wanna travel the whole world
and so I've been everywhere.
One place that I had to go there was like,
hands down was Egypt, north Africa,
because I just was goin' through a journey
where, you know, it was a faith journey,
it was a mental, emotional, spiritual journey
and I just needed to see somethin' that was
bigger than what I was lookin' at that was the history,
that was three, four, five, 6,000 years old.
Just to be reminded that, you know,
my time on earth is small and there's somethin' bigger
and greater that's happened before I was here,
and, and after I'm gone.
You know what I mean?
And so Egypt changed my life.
Just bein' able to see the pyramids,
bein' able to see the culture, the history.
You know, I was on the Nile River
I'm like, where Moses sat.
You know what I mean?
It's I'm really out here, it was crazy.
So Egypt changed my life.
And that's like for real bucket list stuff for me.
So they say if you can read a book, read a book,
but if you can travel, it's better.
So travel 'cause you'll, it just opens up your world
and makes it, you know, bigger, better, greater.
Travel.
- The coolest thing I was able to check off my buck list was
goin' to Bulgaria.
I was filmin' a movie out there, this year.
I wouldn't technically say I had a bucket list
but I did a lotta things that I would never do.
I went whitewater rafting.
I was climbin' on cliffs and jumpin' into rivers.
And I was like, goin' to see caves
and I was climbin' mountains goin' like,
four miles up a mountain to see a waterfall.
And it was just like the most beautiful experience ever.
Me and my guy, we drove four hours
across the country to the Black Sea.
And it was just like, the most
beautiful thing I've ever seen.
And when I got back from Bulgaria, I was just
so adventurous and so open and like,
just willin' to do more things.
Like, you know, anything I was afraid to do before,
it's like, it just felt good.
I'm tellin' you, lookin' over this cliff.
I got my life jacket on, I got my helmet on,
and I got my little river boots on, whatever they is.
And then I literally like, lookin' over, lookin'
dancin' into this water.
They like, "Jump man, jump, do it!"
And my Irish homey, he's like bro, you can do it bro.
You're brave, you're brave.
You're a leader, you gotta face your fears.
Face your fears, you got it.
Yeah, it's in your heart.
And I was like, "It is in my heart."
And I just literally jumped.
And it was like, I felt like I was just flyin' yo,
and I dived into the water.
And then I'm like, climbin' back onto the boat
and we went whitewater rafting to the next cliff.
And it was just fun.
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- So one of the best date spots I've ever been to was a spot
called Huqqa in Dubai, H-U-Q-Q-A.
It's super fly.
It's hibachi style huqqa.
They cut the huqqa like hibachi in front of you.
So they basically would take the mint
and cut it with a knife, do-do-do-do-do-do-do.
Do tricks with it, do-do-do-do-do-do-do,
and like, we were like wow.
And the food was incredible.
The view was beautiful.
We really, really had a good time.
So if you guys want a date night,
you wanna do somethin' really lit,
and you in Dubai, go to Huqqa, it is fire.
- You know, dependin' on where I'm at in terms of hot spots.
If I'm in Atlanta, you know, I got a couple little places
that just set the vibe right.
One of 'em is Marcel 'cause Marcel is just
the food is amazing the light, the lighting is amazing.
The setup is nice, it's intimate.
You get you a nice little intimate table off in the corner.
You know what I mean?
And then they're gonna bring out this bread.
And this bread alone, if you single
and you takin' someone on a date,
the bread alone is gone get you married
if you wanna get married.
The bread alone?
The bread alone is gone be what's gone make you
move up a couple notches in this person's mind
because they're gone be like how considerate of you
to expose me to this bread.
Who are you in this and what is?
Like, you are a special person, whoever you are.
You special, so listen.
If you really tryin' to catch one, you gotta go to Marcel
and make sure they just eat the bread.
I don't care if you leave after that.
Get the bread.
- One of the hottest spots you can ever go to, right now
is R & B Night in Medusa here, in Atlanta, fire.
My boy Keith and B Cox, super producers,
they run it, they do it once a week.
I think last time I went, Jaiquis.
I went with Jaiquis.
He was hosting one night.
And it's just like, even Jaiquis was just like,
yo, R & B night, different.
Because it's not like your Atlanta turn up night,
but it's like they playin' like,
all the R & B classics, like.
And everybody's just singin' their hearts out.
You know what I mean?
You know, Pleasure P is a big bro of mine, too.
So he had come on the mic and he'll sing some
of the old Pretty Ricky records.
And it's just like you feel that nostalgia of like.
That R & B music that we all love
but in the club and everybody's havin' a good time.
I would say that's the perfect place to take a girl,
take a group of friends because it's just chill and mellow.
It's like, you can go to the club.
It ain't gonna get too crazy.
It ain't gonna get too wild.
It's just like, grown people havin' a good time
and they havin' drinks.
And you can get food at this club.
You can get huqqa, all that.
Issa vibe, issa vibe.
You know, me and Surreal, we almost go,
we been almost goin' like every other week.
To be honest, you know what I mean?
It's just a, it's a cool place to go.
And you know, if you're an R & B singer,
I'm an R & B singer and R & B lover,
it's just a great place to go listen to that music.
And they play the same songs every week
and we sing 'em just like we never heard 'em before.
You know what I mean?
It's crazy.
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