WELCOME
WELCOME BACK TO GREAT DAY HOUSTON.
HOUSTON.
HOUSTON. OUR NEXT RAPPER IS FROM
MISSISSIPPI.
MISSISSIPPI. CHRISTINA INTERVIEWED BIG
CHRIS.
CHRIS.
CHRIS. >>
CHRIS. >> TOO MANY PEOPLE HIP-HOP,
GOSPEL, SOUL, RAP, THOSE ARE
TYPES OF MUSIC.
BUT TO YOU, WHEN YOU SAY HIP-
HOP IT'S MORE THAN JUST A TYPE
OF MUSIC, RIGHT?
>> HIP-HOP IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.
AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT
WHERE YOU ARE FROM, TO BRING
PEOPLE INTO YOUR WORLD, YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD OR YOUR
SURROUNDINGS, YOUR LINGO, HOW
YOU DRESS, AND IT'S AN ART FORM,
I THINK IT'S DEFINITELY
WORLDWIDE, IF THE LANGUAGE THAT
EVERYBODY SPEAKS.
EVERYBODY SPEAKS. >> JUST LIKE LOVE.
>> I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT IT LIKE
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. I
THAT. I REALIZED AS A YOUNG MAN THERE
WERE SO MUCH POWER IN WORDS,
THAT'S WHEN I REALIZED IT WAS
SOMETHING I WANTED TO DO.
AND I PLAY THE TUBA IN THE
FIFTH GRADE AND THE CELLO, I'VE
ALWAYS BEEN INTO MUSIC.
>> I SAW SOMETHING WHERE YOU
WERE LISTENING TO SOMETHING,
YOUR GRANDMOTHER'S VOICE IS ON
IT, YOU GOT VERY EMOTIONAL.
>> IT'S A TAPE RECORDER, MY
GRANDMOTHER USED TO RECORD US
DOING EASTER POEMS AND
CHRISTMAS POEMS, WHEN WE WERE
YOUNG, SINGING, OR EVEN
WRAPPING, THAT TAPE WAS FROM
1998, SHE WAS LIKE MY FIRST MIX
ENGINEER.
ENGINEER.
ENGINEER. SHE USED TO JUST RECORD US, SHE
WOULD INTRODUCE US LIKE THIS IS
MY GRANDSON, HE'S GOING TO DO
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. >>
THIS. >> THIS IS MY GRANDSON, JERRY,
JASON SCOTT.
JASON SCOTT. >> THAT WAS MY FIRST
OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY THAT FOR
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. I
PEOPLE. I SAMPLED HER ON MY FIRST ALBUM
, LIVE FROM UNDERGROUND, THAT'S
WHERE THAT CAME FROM.
>> AND SHE ALSO THE ONE THAT
INTRODUCE YOU TO MUSIC?
>> YES, SHE DEFINITELY WAS THE
PERSON THAT PLAYED, THERE WAS
MUSIC GOING THE ENTIRE TIME,
SHE LOVED BB KING, SO THAT WAS
A RECORD THAT WAS ALWAYS
PLAYING, AND I THINK I TOOK
THAT ASPECT FROM HER AND MY DAD.
STUFF LIKE WHEN MY MOM WAS
PLAYING MARIAH CAREY, I THINK I
JUST HAD A WELL-ROUNDED
REDUCTION TO A LOT OF DIFFERENT
KINDS OF GREAT MUSIC.
SO IT MADE IT EASY FOR ME TO
KNOW WHAT'S GREAT
>> YOU ARE SO GOOD.
I WAS LISTENING TO A BUNCH OF
DIFFERENT GENRES FROM YOU. YOU
MENTIONED SOMETHING EARLIER
ABOUT HOW POWERFUL WORDS CAN BE
A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE THINK
THEY THINK OF HIP-HOP AND I
THINK IT'S ABOUT PARTYING AND
HAVING A GOOD TIME BUT YOU TALK
ABOUT DEPRESSION, ANXIETY
BEAUTY INDEPENDENCE AMBITION,
TELL ME ABOUT THAT.
>> IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ME TO BE
TRANSPARENT.
TRANSPARENT. WHEN I'M ON STAGE, WHEN I'M IN
THE STUDIO IT'S ALL ABOUT
WRAPPING.
WRAPPING.
WRAPPING. WHEN I'M AT HOME AND I'M DOING
WITH MY ANXIETY AND WONDERING
IF I'M DOING WHAT I'M SMITH --
SUPPOSED TO BE DOING IN LIFE,
MEDITATING, MAKING SURE I'M NOT
ABUSING MY WIFE, THESE TYPES OF
THINGS, I GET TO A POINT WHERE
I'VE GOT TO TALK ABOUT IT, NOT
JUST IN ENTERTAINING, BUT IN
EVERYDAY LIFE.
EVERYDAY LIFE. >> STEPHEN WAS SAYING THAT ONE
OF HIS FAVORITES IS 1999.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY BEHIND THE
SCENES?
SCENES?
SCENES? >> WHEN HE FIRST PRODUCED THE
RECORD, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO
GET IN THE STUDIO AND HE WAS
LIKE I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOME OF
THE RECORDS I'VE BEEN WORKING
ON.
ON.
ON. HE
ON. HE PLAYED ME THE SONG, IT
ALREADY HAD THE HOOK, I SAID I
NEED THIS FOR MY ALBUM.
HE SAID I'VE GOT YOU.
IT TOOK ME A MONTH, I DIDN'T
WANT TO OUT WRITE THE SONG..
LLOYD HAD ALREADY KILLED IT AND
IT JUST CAME TOGETHER.
THAT WASN'T EVEN THE FIRST
SINGLE.
SINGLE.
SINGLE. KEEP THE DEVIL OFF WAS THE
FIRST SINGLE.
FIRST SINGLE. AND PEOPLE JUST GRAVITATED TO
1999 SO MUCH.
>> I KNOW IT'S ASKING YOU TO
PICK YOUR FAVORITE SONG IS LIKE
ASKING YOU TO PICK YOUR
FAVORITE KID, I KNOW, BUT IS
THERE ONE THAT JUST IS AT THE
TOP?
TOP?
TOP? >>
TOP? >> BURY ME IN GOLD. NO MAC -- ♪
>> THAT'S NOT ONLY THE RESPONSE
THAT WE GET EVERY NIGHT BUT
WHAT IT MEANS FOR ME, I CHASED
A LOT OF MATERIALS AND
ACCOLADES, THEN WHEN I SAW MY
PEERS GETTING THEM.
IT CREATIVE A NARRATIVE OR I
WAS BEING -- WHERE I WAS BEING
SUPER COMPETITIVE.
SUPER COMPETITIVE. THEN I GOT TO A POINT WHERE IT
DIDN'T MATTER ANYMORE.
BEING COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT GOD
HAS PUT IN MY LIFE.
IT MADE IT SO MUCH EASIER.
>> I HAVE A FAVORITE SONG.
BIG BANK.
BIG BANK.
BIG BANK. ♪
♪
♪ >>
♪ >> IT'S
♪ >> IT'S A GOOD BEAT, HOW WAS IT
WORKING WITH TI?
>> HE IS AN OJ -- OG.
I KNOW IF I SENT HIM A RECORD
THAT HAS THOSE KIND OF ELEMENTS
AND THOSE KIND OF POCKETS, HE'S
GOING TO FIND CADENCES THAT
MOST PEOPLE WANT.
I KNOW I WILL HAVE TO GO HARD,
TOO, BECAUSE -- IT MAKES FOR A
GOOD SONG.
GOOD SONG. >> I REMEMBER RIDING AROUND
WITH ONE OF MY COUSINS AND WE
CAME UP WITH THE NAME CRIT..
>> YOU DO MUSIC VIDEOS. WE ARE
AVAILABLE FOR YOUR NEXT MUSIC
VIDEO.
VIDEO.
VIDEO. SHE'S DANCING, I'M REALLY GOOD
AT EATING, IF YOU NEED ME TO BE
EATING SOMETHING, I CAN DO IT
FOR YOU.
FOR YOU.
FOR YOU. >> MAYBE WE CAN FIGURE OUT
SOMETHING THAT WORKS FOR
EVERYBODY.
EVERYBODY. SOMETHING TASTEFUL.
SOMETHING TASTEFUL. >> I CAN DO THAT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING
BY.
BY.
BY. IT
BY. IT WAS SO NICE TO MEET YOU.
BEST OF LUCK.
>> YES MA'AM, THANK