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Keeping it Real as an Artist #interview

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0:00I don’t have to put on a facade. That’s the best thing, bro. That’s the best thing for an artist to do is not do that shit, because if they do, they’re fucking cooked. You are cooked as an artist once you start faking it. You know what I’m saying? I’ll tell people straight up. I’m not paying the bills. You can’t necessarily critique the way I do things. I’m still paying bills. I’m still living my life. I’m still able to do this music shit. I got a lot of good support. I got a lot of good gyms. This is awesome, man. This is awesome. This is awesome.