- [Man] Ready.
- Essential.
[laughing]
What's up GQ?
It' Dame Lillard.
AKA Dame D.O.L.L.A.,
and these are My ESSENTIALS.
[bass thumping beat]
First up is,
my Man Purse.
[bass thumping music]
So this is a must for me
because everything that I carry
I need something to carry it in
cause my jeans too tight now.
I'm a not have my pockets full
and looking crazy so.
Being able to have this bag
allows me to have everything that
I need,
and carry with me at all times so.
Everything fits,
I got all the stuff i need.
Put it in this bag
and I'm good to go.
This bag is from Louis Vuitton.
I got like three of 'em
so that's not the only brand that I use.
So you can find you one that's
less expensive.
Get you one.
[bass thumping beat]
Next up,
my Phone Charger.
Because I'm the king of being on my phone.
Checking updates all that.
Not only do I need to have this charger on me
at all times.
But I need the super charge.
You see how big this block is?
This thing can charge my phone
100% in like 20 minutes.
It's a must that I have this with me
at all times
and it's also a must for the cord to be
this long.
I can plug it in anywhere
and still be on my phone.
Even at a restaurant
and the plug is way over there.
I can plug it in
and still have my phone in my hand so.
What better situation?
I heard that this kind of like
mess up the cord
when you wrap it up like this
but I can afford to get a new one
if I need to.
So I just
wrap it up like this.
And when it stop working
I guess that's
time for a new one.
Wrap it up like a vacuum cleaner.
♪ Money you my vibe. ♪
♪ Money money you my vibe. ♪
♪ Money you my vibe. ♪
♪ Money money you my. ♪
Next up.
Cash.
[sound of cash machine]
Almost $2,000.00.
Nineteen hundred.
That means I probably took one of 'em.
Bought some food
or something.
I travel a lot.
Out the country.
Across the country.
So sometimes my cards get declined because,
I might show up in a state
or my card get charged in a state
or country that I don't live in.
So they try to protect me
and they block whatever purchase
I'm trying to make.
And it takes time to do that so
having cash is a must.
If there's anything that I wanna do
or I don't wanna charge my card
or swipe my card.
Or if I see a homeless person like.
I always gotta look out for homeless people
since I was a kid so.
Must have.
Must have cash on me at all times.
[bass thumping beat]
- [Damian Lillard] Don't throw this.
The next essential of mine
is this watch.
This is a AP.
This watch right here is essential because
everybody can't have this watch.
I didn't even buy this watch.
Somebody gave it to me.
Cause I would never buy this watch
for myself.
It's essential for the look.
Like I want people to recognize my watch.
When I wanna see what time it is
or how much time I got to be somewhere.
I look at my phone anyway so.
It's just for the look.
Everybody that see it
they know it's a nice expensive watch,
and I got one so.
It's essential.
I gotta have it.
[bass thumping beat]
Next up.
We got the Chap Stick.
This Soothing Touch
vanilla chai lip balm
is so important
because it's great
it's organic,
natural.
Great hydration for the lips
and I have huge lips so.
I can't be out here walking around
with crusty lips.
I keep this with me at all times.
Get you some.
[heavy bass music]
Next up.
The AirPods.
This is a must have.
It's not really cool no more
to just have like the big head phones,
with a cord plugged into you're phone.
Like that's not a thing no more so.
Having these AirPods.
You just take 'em out.
Put 'em in.
Same charger that charged the case
as you charge a phone with,
and you know I got the super charger.
Walkin in the airport.
I wanna be in my own world.
People see these in my ear
and they know some music is playing
somethings going on so.
Not only is it convenient
it's easy.
It's comfortable.
Dame's playlist right now
is Dame's album Big D.O.LL.A.
My favorite track?
I don't know if I got a favorite track
cause it's
you know they all like my kids.
You know what I'm sayin?
Can't love one more than the other but
if I had to pick one,
I would say.
Money Ball featuring Jeremih.
Danny from Sobrante,
and Derrick Milano.
[heavy bass music]
So next up we have,
the phone.
I don't even know if I need to explain
why this is important but
people need to contact me.
My music is on my phone.
All the Apps that I have to check.
Instagram.
Twitter,
Snap Chat are on the phone.
Last App that I opened was Instagram.
I went live on the way here.
I shop on my phone.
It don't matter what phone it is like.
I still got the pad,
like the touch thing on the phone.
I don't even know what number iPhone I got.
But,
I just have to have it.
[heavy bass music]
The next essential is,
my books.
It's not always the same book
but it's a book.
The Power of a Humble Life.
I like to keep a book with me
just because sometimes
I don't wanna look at my phone
and be on my phone.
Or I might be
wantin to wind down
so I know when I read I get sleepy.
If I know I'm going be going out
and I know it's gonna make me sleepy.
I make sure I get a little bit of brain food.
Some perspective.
And try to learn something.
You know try to
advance myself in life you know so.
Usually a book so.
I keep a book with me at all times.
The last book that I read was,
Everybody Always.
It's a book about,
regardless of how people treat you
or how they come across
or whatever situations you might be in.
To treat people the right way
all the time.
And in the book
the writer talks about
him praying to God
and asking God.
"Who should I love
and how often"?
And he said,
"you should love everybody always."
Regardless of like
the positive
negative side of 'em.
What situation you in.
What situation they might be in.
You're stance
and how you treat people
and how you do by people
should never change.
It should be that way in you're heart.
It's a good book.
[electronic beat]
So the hat.
This is like a personal brand.
Dame D.O.L.L.A. is my wrap name so.
The D.O.L.L.A. is the acronym that stands for
Different on Levels the Lord Allows.
And,
being an MBA player like,
people always call me Dame Lillard.
but as an artist I want it to be separate.
I want,
people to acknowledge both sides of me so.
I think branding
and kind of embracing that
is a part of it so.
Like now it's to the point
when I see some people
they say,
"hey Dame D.O.LL.A"!
And some people just say D.O.L.L.A.
And then some people say,
"that's Dame."
And some people say,
"that's Lillard."
But it's a part of like
who I am now so.
I keep a hat like this with me
just so,
you know it stay in the mix.
I'm Dame D.O.L.L.A. all the time.
And I'm Damian Lillard all the time.
But in the season
one is just shining
harder than the other.
One is more focused than the other so.
It's like,
of course though I'll be recognized as
Damian Lillard more often
because I'm playing basketball.
And then in the summer obviously
people know that's usually when
I'm more involved in my music but,
it don't stop.
I'm both all the time.
[heavy base music]
The last essential.
Here it is.
This is the new Dame 6.
And this is my new shoe.
So it's a low top shoe.
The theme behind this shoe
or like the campaign behind this shoe
is duality.
And it's basically just talking about what I just said.
The different sides of me.
Like the person,
the athlete,
the artist.
The person giving back to the community.
Like all of those things so,
every shoe,
is basically split in half.
And one side of it
looks the complete opposite of the other side
on every shoe.
So it's different color ways.
Different stories to each color.
It's the best shoe I ever had.
It got technology on it
that's specifically made for basketball
and that's unheard of so.
Make sure you check it out
make sure you tap in.
Go get it.
For the kids,
it's always a great price for this shoe
and great quality.
[heavy bass music]
Well that's it.
It's Dame D.O.L.L.A.
These are my essentials.
I appreciate you guys tappin in.
Make sure you go get the album Big D.O.L.L.A..
On all platforms.
Support.
Go get you're merch with it too.
You feel me!