NOTHING, PUT
SOME EFFORT INTO IT.
>>> DETROIT IS CONSIDERED THE
BIRTH PLACE OF SOME OF THE BEST
MUSIC EVER CREATED.
>> Tati: AND WE HAVE ONE OF
THOSE ARTISTS WHO REACHED NUMBER
ONE ON THE BILLBOARD GOSPEL
SINGLE CHARTS.
I KNOW YOU DO.
♪
RECORDS.
THEY'RE ON THE BRINK OF A
RELAUNCH AND A SPECIAL EVENT TO
HELP CELEBRATE THE REBIRTH.
>> Jason: AND HERE THEY ARE TO
TELL US ALL ABOUT IT.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE!
>> THANK YOU.
>> Jason: GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU IN PERSON.
>> Jason: YOU WALKED IN AND THE
ROOM LIT UP.
YOU HAVE A PRESENCE ABOUT YOU.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE'RE GOOD TO BE HERE.
IT!
DID YOU HELP PRODUCE IT?
>> YES, I DID.
>> Tati: I HAD A FEELING IT WAS
A TEAM EFFORT.
SO KAYRU WAS FOUNDED IN 2009 BY
YOUR PARENTS.
REINS?
>> HE IS A MUSICAL GENIUS, AND
HE HAS TAKEN OVER, AND THAT'S
WHAT WE ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT
WITH NEXT TUESDAY COMING UP AND
WE'LL BE DOING, LIKE YOU SAID, A
DUET THING AND WE'RE RELAUNCHING
FRESHNESS.
YOU SPOKE ABOUT THE MILLENNIALS
AND WE'RE ADDING THAT TWIST SO
WE'RE RELEVANT ACROSS THE BOARD
AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT IT.
>> Tati: SO TELL US ABOUT SOME
OF THE OTHER THINGS HAPPENING,
SO PARTNERSHIPS, IHEAR.
>> WE'RE OPERATING
INDEPENDENTLY.
LIKE SHE SAID, WE'RE MILLENNIALS
AND BELIEVE IN COLLABORATING.
WE BELIEVE IN COLLABORATION WITH
OTHER COMPANIES AND CEOs BECAUSE
I'M AN UP-AND-COMING
ENTREPRENEUR, AND THE ONLY WAY
TO HAVE A BIG IMPACT IS TO TEAM
UP WITH SOMEONE WHO IS AS SMART
AS YOU OR HAVE A DIFFERENT BRAND
TO CREATE TIMELESS PROJECTS.
WE'RE ALL ABOUT COLLABORATING
AND CONSTANTLY LOOKING FOR YOUNG
UP-AND-COMING VIDEOGRAPHERS AND
AS WELL.
AND WE JUST HAVE A LOT GOING ON.
>> IT'S REALLY COOL, TOO, AND HE
HAS MADE IT A NETWORKING
OPPORTUNITY SO THAT THOSE THAT
ARE ENTREPRENEURS,
VIDEOGRAPHERS, PRODUCERS, YOU
CAN COME AND HAVE YOUR MOMENT,
AND I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT
WE NEED TO, OF COURSE,
STRENGTHEN THE NETWORK AND THE
CRE IN DETROIT.
INSPIRATIONS?
>> WAY TOO MANY.
YOU TALK ABOUT STEVIE WONDER,
BEYONCE, THE CLARK SISTERS,
BLOOD LINE.
>> Tati: TELL EVERYONE WHO YOUR
MOM AND DAD ARE.
>> MY FATHER IS BISHOP WHO IS
THE GATE KEEPER, AND MY MOTHER
IS ONE OF THE CLARK SISTERS.
>> Tati: SO WHAT IS IT LIKE TO
COME FROM A LEGACY?
WHAT'S IT LIKE?
>> SOMETIMES IT'S PRESSURE BUT A
HAPPY FRESH.
PRESSURE?
I THINK THE PRESSURE IS SOME
FORM OF ACCOUNTABILITY, AND YOU
GET TO LOOK AT THE TRAILBLAZERS.
PAND YOU GET TO LOOK AT THOSE
YOU'RE BLAZING THE TRAIL FOR.
I TAKE IT AS ACCOUNTABILITY.
AND SPEAKING OF MILLENNIALS, WE
HAVE AN ISSUE WHERE CAN'T NOBODY
TELL US NOTHING.
I LIKE LEARNING AND ASKING
QUESTIONS, AND SO I TAKE THAT
OPPORTUNITY AS FAR AS WHERE WE
COME FROM, AND I THINK THAT IT'S
REALLY COOL, AND I THANK MY
FAMILY FOR BEING OPEN TO US
ARTISTS.
IT'S A HEALTHY PRESSURE WE HAVE
TO MEET OR BE THERE OR GO TO THE
NEXT LEVEL AND JUST PASSING THE
TORCH.
>> Tati: AND THIS IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO HAPPEN FOR PEOPLE
OUT THERE?
>> WE HAVE THE RELAUNCHING EVENT
51.
STARTS FROM 6:00 TO 9:00, AND
YOU HAVE PERFORMANCES BY MYSELF
AND MY SISTER.
THE THING ABOUT OUR PERFORMANCE,
IT'S HIP-HOP AND SHE DOES
INSPIRATION.
OF R&B AND CHRISTIAN.