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Okay, okay.
Okay, there he is.
Oh, y'all want to talk about the drip?
Is that what y'all want to do?
Got the right man today.
The drip! Got nobody dripping like me.
Hey, what's going on, people? What's going on world?
This is Tank.
And today, we'll be talking about styling, fashion,
grooming, all things getting us ready
for BET's biggest night, the BET Awards.
Let's take a stroll down memory lane
and look at some of my past looks.
This is "The Drip".
So, this is my look from 2018.
Bryon Javar connected me with my guy from Grayscale
who put together this mint look.
I wanted to look, you know, I wanted to be in mint condition
because I didn't think nobody was gone be out there
in mint.
We knew this.
You know, it's a daring color. You know what I'm saying?
Very few people get out there with the mint.
Shout out to Yo Gotti. He's get out there with the mint.
You know what I'm saying? Very few people do that.
They don't know what that is.
Very expensive, Tiffany like.
I love everything about it.
I would not do this look again.
This look has been done.
I did it.
Okay? It's done.
I might, I might do it again.
I paid a lot of money for that look.
I might do it again.
Y'all be capping talking about, I wore it once,
it got photographed, we can't see it again.
No, it's in my closet right now.
I might see it tomorrow,
my outfit.
So, this look is from 2017.
We really wanted to go, you know, with the silky,
flowy vibe.
I got Casey styled us for this, as you see.
It's just that silk, man, just laying on you.
You know what I'm saying?
Like, you know, you just smooth.
Like when you got on silk like that,
like sometimes your voice raises.
You like, hey, how you doing?
You know, everybody, just want to let you know
that I'm feeling silky and I'm coming through
at the BET Awards today, baby.
You know what I'm saying?
That's how your voice does when you feeling silky like that.
You know what I'm saying?
And so it laid right,
and then you throw the jean just to kind of, you know,
understate it.
But then you get down to that foot.
You see what's on my foot?
You see that animal on my foot?
Animal on my foot is telling you that it's, you know,
it can get aggressive. (animal growling)
You know what I'm saying?
I could break out into a real fast run
with that animal on my foot if I got to.
But, we just wanted to be silky.
My lady, she pulled something from a style house just
to lay on her skin.
You know what I'm saying?
So when I touch her, she feels silky.
When I'm picking looks, it's comfort and style.
And you know, sometimes you'll sacrifice a little comfort,
you know, if you're pushing for the style.
Sometimes you'll sacrifice a toe.
You know what I mean?
Or sacrifice a meal.
Just get one more button.
So this look is from, this look is from 2011.
And this is all Dolce.
You know what I mean?
Dolce is just off the rack.
It's just special for me for some reason, like off the rack,
Dolce is just custom for me.
And so I can walk in there, grab my size,
and that's shirt, suit, and pants,
and maybe even underwear, you know what I'm saying?
I'm Dolce'd out.
I love classic. You know what I mean?
I love Rat Pack.
You got your Frank Sinatra, Jr. Jr. on,
your Sammy Davis Jr.
You know what I mean?
Like, I think it's dope
when we put those kind of clothes on.
You know what I'm saying?
You feel like you getting the "Cotton Club" feel.
You know what I'm saying?
Like, just that whole "Harlem Nights" vibe,
like I love those classic looks.
So when it comes to award shows, appearances,
everyday, like the three things, three, three things,
that I can't leave home without,
my phone, got to have your phone.
We're starting to make the phone go smaller now
so it can fit in your pockets when the jeans be too tight.
You've got to have your cash.
You never knew when you gone have to, you know,
make a move on it, make a move.
And I don't throw my money, okay, okay?
I don't throw my money.
I gently lay my money down.
♪ Gimme that money, g-g-gimme that money ♪
♪ Gimme that money, gimme that, that money ♪
Money deserves respect.
You know you gotta keep about four or $5,000 on you.
You never know when you're gone have to either,
you know, run, run and grab some food
with a bunch of people, or buy some additional drip.
You just never know, right?
And then, finally, knowing the times we're in,
you can not leave home without a mask.
Okay, this is what you do. Throw the mask on.
Love the gray, come on now, come on now.
You have to have that Henry mask, baby.
Those are the three things you can not leave home without.
I do not leave, I don't care where I'm going,
this is what I got.
So now, without giving away too much,
I'll give you my got-to-haves for the big night.
My style for the night will be comfortable, aggressive,
(animal growling)
and colorful.
I mean, I'ma just throw one name out there, Richfresh.
And that's all I'ma say.
You know, my brother, Black designer, you know,
we gone do what we do, you know.
I've been working with Black designers
for years and years.
Ad so, you know, once making that known that, you know,
I want to celebrate you guys, you know,
the reach out and the connections are infinite.
And so tapping in, for me, is just important
because I mean, our people have magic, man.
We got magic.
And it should be celebrated, especially in this space.
So, Richfresh is one of those guys.
He asked me how flavor I want it to be.
And I said, you know, I said you know what we're gonna do.
My finishing touch, it's hard to say beforehand.
You know what I mean?
Until you actually throw it on, you know what I mean,
and put the full thing together.
And then you'll be like, you know what, oh,
that need two more diamonds right here,
or nah, that chain is too much,
or you know, I'll throw the watch on.
Throw that watch on.
You never know.
But, those are the surprises that I anticipate.
I love those moments.
So now that you've seen all of my must-haves
for the big night.
This is gonna be a very, very, very fashionable occasion,
the 2021 BET Awards.
All right, I hope you ready.
I am Tank and you got my drip.
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