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The speakers discuss the importance of Black History Month and the need for leadership and guidance in the African American community. They reflect on their own experiences and the challenges faced by their ancestors. They express a desire to make a difference and address issues such as violence and mental health. They mention a movie that accurately portrays the struggles in Chicago and their own efforts to help the community there. They acknowledge the difficulties they have faced but remain determined to persevere. Hey, hey, hey, we're back, COP, episode 7, 2024. I know, I can't believe we're already at episode 7. Yeah. That's amazing. Second week of Black History Month. Yes. Rockin' strong. Mm-hmm. Better than ever. Yeah, yeah. It feels pretty good. Feels pretty good celebrating our ancestors, our elders. You know what I mean, like speaking on and embracing the different topics and focus areas that we need to hone in on as a culture. It's important. Yeah, it's very important, and I think we are doing good in our area. I think we're doing great. We need a lot of help from the world. We're not going to cut it. That's kind of like my biggest thing. I'm going to just jump into it. Go ahead. Like moving the culture forward, everybody needs to get busy. We're about to be into some shit here real soon. We need leadership. Yeah. We need guidance. Yeah. Clear mind, expectations. You know what I mean? This generation is different, so we got to focus in on what resonates with them, you know? Yeah, I've been on like social media. Just my day-to-day tasks with my work and everything. Black History Month, for me, it can get a little bit emotional, like just thinking on your ancestors, thinking about how they paved the way. And you compare it to today, you know, with the youngsters just killing each other, raping each other, fighting each other, backstabbing each other, what have you. It sometimes almost seems impossible. When you really look at the big picture, like damn, how am I going to make a difference, you know? My husband and I, that's how I look at things, my family. Like my family, we're moving. We're making moves. We're making big moves. And sometimes it just feels like we're alone in this movement. And it gets discouraging. It gets hard. Sometimes you want to give up, but like Episode 6, I mentioned, you know, we're fighters. We don't give up. But I just don't want you guys to make it seem like to you guys, you know, as we're coming off as like it's easy. Oh, you can do it. You can do it. You can do it, but it's going to take hard work. So that's kind of like where I'm going with this, like just reflecting on Black History Month. Like you think about it every day. I know I do. Like what the ancestors had to go through. Just thinking, just this last week, I was reflecting on my mom a little bit. Like what she had to go through and, you know, leading the family and pushing us forward and that type of thing. And now it's my turn. So I say, when I say this, I say it just with gratitude. Like it's not easy. It's not easy, and I see what she went through. I see what, you know, she tried to do for the family. I see how she held us together, and she led us, you know, to be great and strong in independence. That's what I've been reflecting on today, and I'm so, so grateful for that because so many people my age, you know, our age, they don't have that. So the reason why I'm bringing this up is it justifies, it justifies why we kind of feel alone in this movement. You know, where we are in our environment is because some people don't know how to lead because they wasn't taught that. So when you understand that, when you understand that, you understand that the mission is going to be harder, and you've got to pick up the slack for others. Yeah. No, that's right, babe. Because I can remember coming up in the hood, you know, with my family, you know, on the projects, and, you know, all my siblings and I living in a, well, we started out in like a three-bedroom apartment. It was seven of us at the time, you know, three-bedroom apartment. You know, followed in and out early on, and then we transitioned years later into a little larger apartment in the projects. It was like four or five bedrooms, six of us, seven of us. You know, she was the leader. She was the leader, single parent, you know what I mean, projects, the system, you know what I mean, raising a family by herself. Mm-hmm. Doing the best she could, which she did. She did an amazing job as far as I'm concerned. Yeah. You know, I mean, it's a difficult task, you know, to have coming up especially in her era, you know, from your mom's era, you know. But she led the best that she could under the circumstances based on the information she received and the guidance that she received from her parents coming up. Right. And that's very, very important because parents, I said this on the last podcast, they lead sometimes through their own trauma. They inflict that on their children. They feel like their children, they live through their children. I think my mom's and our situation, it taught me to be so independent, and I'm so grateful for that. I'm grateful that I'm a strong woman. I'm grateful that that energy, that being around that type of woman, being around that type of energy, she's not the only strong woman I was around. It just taught me to want to help others and just be a giving person. You know what I mean? Yeah. When I think about Black History Month, I think about her and what she had to go through, you know, raising me and my siblings by herself, pretty much. You know, it's what, how many of us, eight? I forget. Yeah, we got big families. Yeah, and I cannot keep up. I think I have, I think she had eight children. Yeah, shout out to her, and I see, I see, you know, your movement, and I'm proud. And that's, you know, that's what we're projecting on the current generation, the importance of leadership, guidance. Yeah. The family structure, taking care of the little ones, guiding them early on, you know, instilling in them morals and values that can last a lifetime and that will set them up for success in the future. That's what we need to hone in on because, I mean, you look out, you look out, you know, amongst the culture, and we got some areas to improve in. We got some shortcomings in that field, and obviously there's a lot of issues that have transpired in the past that has led to where we are now. Yeah. And we have to start from somewhere, and that seems like that's kind of what you're touching on, right? Like that, when you look out, you know, along the horizon, and you reflect on where we are and how far we need to go, it can seem, it's discouraging sometimes. Yeah, like you get overwhelmed, weight, you get a lot of weight up on your back, like carrying people, and it's like, damn. It's like, it feel like the whole world on your shoulders when it don't have to be that way. If everybody doing 1%, you know, it shouldn't be an individual task, you know. It should be for everybody, and people don't see it this way because they care about themselves. Like we got kids dying out here. We got people starving out here. We got people out here with mental health challenges, and, you know, we got sick people out here. Like, yo, it's time to wake up. Yeah. We were just watching the barbershop, one of the barbershop episodes, and it speaks to what we're talking about right at this moment. You know, Calvin, that was a character he was playing, Ice Q was playing in the barbershop in Chicago, the plots in Chicago dealing with crime and, you know, police brutality and all of the different things we deal with as a culture within our communities, and it's exponentiated in Chicago. Chicago is a beast in and of itself. Man. It touched on how they started this movement where they did a ceasefire. They were promoting the ceasefire. It was being pushed out over all the airwaves, social media, the radio, the community advocates, and during the ceasefire initiative, one, there was a young brother who was a patron of the barbershop but got killed, and he was a good dude. He was a straight-A kid, prep school type dude on path to be great. He got killed, and one of the police officers who grew up in that hood came to the barbershop and let them know, and it just destroyed Calvin or Ice Q to the point where he wanted to give up, and everybody was like, yo, we got to keep rocking. We got to keep going. We got a mission. You know what I'm saying? I felt that from both ends at various times in my life. Speaking from experience, I know how it is to want to give up, feeling like you're alone or feeling like the task is too much to bear. Then on the other end, I know how it feels to be motivated, to be inspired, and to be ready to persevere and just to conquer all of your fears, the juggernauts of the world, so that movie really resonates in this moment in time. I'm speaking on this podcast during Black History Month with everything that's going on in the world, so I appreciate Q and everybody that played a part in the barbershop and that movie. And shining light on Chicago because that's one movie that is actually accurate. I can sit and watch it and feel like I'm sitting in my house in Chicago right in the midst of it. That's how real it is. I'll let other crap y'all see on TV about Chicago and not that. I want to just double back on your perspective of black history and what we were talking about. People don't understand that we, I believe, for two years straight went back to Chicago to try to build a youth center there for kids and the youth there. Their family is a place to come for support, healing, etc. And it did not happen. It did not happen. That's the drive that I'm speaking on. Through it all, through everything that's going on in the city, we know firsthand we left to get away from it. Here it is 20 years later. We're like, nah, we can fix this shit. We can play a part in solving it. Directly, boots on the ground. First time around, didn't work out. We got there and it was like, alright, we need to reconsider this. Right, because we felt like we would be risking our own lives, our children's lives by being there. And that was not worth it to me. I felt like we had to go back to the drawing board and rethink things on how to support Chicago and the crisis there without being there 24-7. And we had a couple incidents that kind of put us back in that mode. And I'm like, yeah, we got to ride out real quick. And I just want to say, too, the difficult part for me is dealing with family back that way. Yeah, I'm going to speak on it. Because it was one of the things that also hindered us from going back. I mean, family and friends. It is what it is. They know who they are, you know. I'm just keeping it real. It's like an entitlement. Like, oh, you know, they get mad. Oh, y'all laughing and this and that. Oh, you here? You didn't come and see me? I'm like, hey, I'm on a mission here. I'm on a mission bigger than you and me. I'm on a mission here to provide something that may save your grandkids, your kids' lives. I'm not that same person I was when I was back there. I came here to make a difference. I came back here to reach back and make a difference. And I tell you, people really don't understand that. I would prefer when I am back in Chicago, hey, sis, how can I help? How can I help you with what you're trying to do? I never get that. And it's really, really sad. So we be double-breasted. And I want to point out that we don't have to. We don't have to do anything. We do it because we have hearts, you know. We're not perfect. I'm damn sure not perfect. Marlon's not perfect. But we do understand the mission. We understand. We don't want to be looked at as we are perfect because we're not. But we take care of our people, no matter who we were in the past, no matter what has happened in the future. One thing puts some respect on my name because we take care of our people. And I just feel like if people could, you know, step back and take themselves out of situations and just be grateful, I think as a culture we can get so far. That's part of the problem right there. So far. You know, that family unit, that family structure, the perspective. Yeah. The personality, the unity. Just be grateful sometimes. People don't have to do anything for you. People do things because they want to. No matter if you're family, no matter if. Let me tell you something. I'm just that person. I'm like this. I'm going to go so hard for you. I'm going to be there. But I'm also going to be able to tell you when you're wrong. And I'm going to be there when you're right. A lot of people just, you know, these kids today, these folks coming up in this world, it's like, yo, sometimes you got to really, really step back and understand what you're dealing with. That's kind of like where I was going with that. Once you understand what you're dealing with, I mean, fully understand because sometimes you can be blind. Sometimes you really don't understand, like, the group of people, the population that you're dealing with. And this could be kids. This could be parents. This could be friends. This could be just anybody that you're dealing with. You got to learn how to get to know people and understand people and figure out, you know, make a decision for yourself, like, hey, is this worth my time? Yep. Be ready, you know, along your journey as you elevate and as you follow your dreams and your aspirations and looking to affect positive change in the world and your community. You know, be ready for people to drop off. Be ready to not have support. You want them. Eventually prepare yourself, especially the people around you. Those are the main ones that ain't going to support you. Them the main ones. So just be ready to allow them to move the way they need to move. It's the ones that don't know you from Adam but believe in your mission, believe in your vision, feel your energy. Those are the ones that's going to connect with you and going to rock with you, you know what I mean, because they don't have any motives. They don't have any past traumas. They don't have any agendas. They just have, they just connect with your mission. Your movement and your mission, your soul, your spirit. Like literally just how can I help? I don't want to be a burden on you. I want to be, you know, make things easier for you. I think this, I don't know if I can speak for you. I'm going to let you speak for yourself, but this has been the hardest part of being successful and being comfortable, having, you know, moving on up like George and Weezy. It's mentally draining. Yeah, it is. Yeah. So I'm taking y'all down this tunnel because I want y'all to know that this shit ain't easy. It ain't easy at all. Saying goodbye to a loved one. Saying, hey, I can't take you with me. You know, we've had to do that on numerous occasions. Oh, yeah. You know, we had a whole master plan. But guess what? I'm a different person today. Like I am a different person and I don't give a fuck. Let us know how you really feel. You know, you would kill yourself trying to deal with these people and move these people forward. Yep. Yeah, you've got to carve out a path, the path of least resistance, because you've got to be sane mentally, physically, spiritually, emotionally. You know, the journey is difficult enough as it is. So you've got to shed some of that baggage. You've got to shed some of that damn weight. That's what we've been doing. You know what I'm saying? To allow you to be great. Yep, yep. You know, because, again, it ain't our mission, our vision is not about us. It's about the next generation and generations to come. There's a small dot on the horizon, you know, on the time spectrum. You know what I'm saying? And we just plan our part. But in order for us to do our part, we've got to be the best version of ourselves, and sometimes that means shedding that damn weight. Yeah, and some people are not healthy for your mental, and that's okay. You've just got to know when to, like, jump off the ship. I wanted to say, too, like, I think when I think about Black History Month and, you know, the ancestors, I think about, you know, where I am today and where I want to see my grandkids here in the next 10, 20 years. That's, you know, why I strive to be great, and that's why I have to check myself. Like I had to do this week, last week. I had to check myself, like, damn, you've got to be around for them. You've got to be around for your grandkids. I know you're on a mission to move people forward, but, damn, you've got to, lady, you've got to check yourself. Like, get in tune, get back, get back, get back on your mission, because you done fell off. So we in this tunnel right now because it's not going to be easy. You're going to get discouraged. You're going to meet people. They're going to knock you way off your motherfucker square, but you can get back on it, because it's some people that really, really still need you, and that's why I'm here. That's why I'm doing this podcast show tonight, to try to give you guys a heads-up and an insight on, you know, how things work, like far as, you know, pushing the culture forward, you know, pushing your people forward. It ain't going to be a walk in the park. Everybody ain't going to make it, and it's going to tear your heart out. But guess what? You're going to be okay. You're going to live another day. But the reward is seeing your mission come to light, and that's what I'm doing. WSF, if you guys don't know what WSF is, that's the Wells Family Foundation, first-life franchise that is working with the elderly, senior home care, my preschool, L&M Logistics Group, my logistics company, my real estate company, so, you know, employing people, feeding people. That's what makes me happy now, and that's what I've been feeling the last couple days, is happy getting back to me and my movement and my mission for my family. And I think my mother would be proud of that because that's how she raised me, strong, independent, and a fighter. There you have it. That's real right there. Oh, you know Mama did not play, right? She's kicking through you right now. That's for sure. You know, and that touches on, and you hit on it a little bit earlier, this speaks to mental health. You know, your mind got to be right. You know, proper mental health is key, you know, because life is difficult. You know, it ain't all peaches and cream. You know, you're going to get hit with some trials and tribulations, and you got to maintain your focus mentally to be able to endure and persevere, you know, and that's an issue within our community as well. Like, I feel like it's coming around lately over the last five, ten years. Mental health and mental health awareness is becoming a thing, you know, because back in the day, you know, for my parents and especially for their parents, that wasn't embraced. Mental health wasn't embraced. It was you dust yourself off, you get up, you figure it out, you keep rolling, just because of our history in this country. That wasn't a thing throughout time. It was just from the point where we reached this country and beyond, because obviously prior to this country, you know, we were kings and queens. We were royalty, which we still are. We still are. It's just, again, they tried to knock us off our square, but you just got to maintain your focus. You know, we're the chosen one. We're the origin of this universe, so we have to embrace that, you know what I mean? But mental health is key, and we got a book coming out soon. Oh, yeah. You know, Kids Are People Too. Yeah. It touches on mental health awareness and how to support children with mental health conditions. You know what I mean? Early detection is key. Yeah. Yeah, so we understand the importance as adults and for adults in terms of mental health, but we want to take it to the ground level with the children. They're the future. That's where it starts. That's where it starts. Yeah. And they deal with things today that we didn't deal with back in the day. Yeah. You know what I mean? They got technology. They got peer pressure. They got bullying. They have all of these gender roles and sexuality struggles and the pressures of society with regard to those topics, you know? So we need to touch on that as a culture. We need to hone in on that within our youth, and Kids Are People Too is a product that we'll be putting out soon that speaks to that, that provides the parents with information resources, tools to support children dealing with mental health issues. Yeah, we're going to be putting out a lot of literature as far as identifying mental health issues, mental health illnesses within the youth. I think that's very important today because a lot of people, I'll say parents or guardians, whoever you are, it's easily to be, it can be overlooked. And when I say that, I say that with all due respect because a lot of people be in denial, like, it could never be my child, it could never, oh, he or she, she's just this way, or it becomes like an excuse, oh, he's this way because of this, oh, she's this way because of that. You know, just not wanting to be bothered and this and that, but sometimes those are signs of depression. You have to have those hard conversations. You have to talk to kids. We've been in that situation numerous times. If you guys don't know, that's who I am. I advocate for children. So I'm going to call it out. I'm going to call it how I see it. I'm going to have those hard conversations. I'm going to talk to kids. I'm going to talk to parents. I'm going to talk to guardians. I'm going to do whatever I have to do, write more books on how to identify that, because I think it starts with the parents and the guardians, the people in the household, and I think if you can identify the signs, you know how to help the child, and I think a lot of lives could be saved if only the parents, you know, learned how to identify the signs, like, hey, he's staying in his room too much. Oh, she's doing this or she's sleeping too much and that type of thing. I think at that point it becomes about the child and not about the parent, and also it's tips inside of kids are people to teach parents how to have those hard conversations, how to say, hey, are you okay, how to get the child to a physician to, you know, just get a second opinion or to say, no, hey, no, he, she is fine and, you know, it's not a red flag, but watch out for this. Watch out for that. Bring them back if you see this situation. So, yeah, I'm excited about that. Once we finish up, then we will definitely let you guys know how to pick up the book and where to pick it up at, where to buy it, and I'm definitely ready for that to hit. Kids are people too. Yeah. They're going to look out. Yeah, and I do get that some parents, they just don't want to deal with that. They just don't want to accept that their child is different. You know, it kind of messes up the white picket fence. Program. Yeah. Like, no, your child is just going through something, you know. Just, just, just show some love. And if you know me, you know my motto is the cure for mental health is love. Yep. I like that. Mm-hmm. COP. 2024. Yep. Episode 7. Yep. Major topics we touching on. We appreciate all our day ones, all our supporters. Yeah, thank you guys. Past, present, and future. You know what I mean? It's a movement. Yeah. Just stay with us, bear with us, keep following us, keep listening, and we hope you guys are learning something, you know. Mm-hmm. We appreciate you guys, for sure. We had a, we had a very decorated week of sport. Oh, yeah. You know what I mean? Our, our COP toast, toast and talk segment is going to be pretty, pretty, pretty colorful, pretty decorated. You know what I mean? So, we want to get into that and let y'all know how we feeling on that front. You know what I'm saying? So, we're going to toast to COP, Episode 7, 2024. Let's get it. Mm-hmm. That Super Bowl, that Super Bowl was epic. K.C. Chiefs. That's the 49ers. I had the Niners. We both had the Niners. But, yeah, it didn't go as planned. I was hoping to see Purdy win the Super Bowl. I think he's a great quarterback. I don't care what anybody says. I think he's going to be one of the greats. He's good. He is. He is. I think that game came down to coaching. I just think the last play, the coin toss and all that, it just came down to coaching for me. He had it. The 49ers had it. I know it's a lot of talk out about him, you know, being a ball manager, team manager, coming from Cam Newton. Out of all people. I do want to say I feel like Cam Newton is a bully. I think he should be supporting this guy, this up and great quarterback who has been to the Super Bowl twice. Twice. I think he should be showing some love, you know, being a vet in that. I'll call him a vet because he's done it. Like, you know, that's how you can be great. You know, show some love. Like, instead of putting him down, try to, hey, man, just reach out to him. This is what you can do better. This is how this industry is. You know, give some helpful hints and pointers. It takes me back to agendas. Like, I just think he has an agenda. He's trying to get his shine with his podcast and whatever else he's trying to do outside of football. And I think he's using this guy. You know, he has an agenda. Like, yeah, that's the way of the world now. Yeah, delivery is, it shapes the tone of the conversation and who it's coming from plays a big part in how it's received. But he has a lot of good points and he's not saying anything that other people are saying. You know, there's people on both sides of the fence that, you know, have good arguments both ways. You know, he's not a Pat Mahomes. And that showed in the Super Bowl. The reason the Chiefs won is because they have Pat Mahomes. The game was pretty even, you know. And it was the Niners had the momentum in the first half. And then the second half, well, prior to the second half, the Chiefs picked up their momentum. And then in the second half, they just carried that momentum on. And like you said, you touched on the coaching and the coin toss. That played a big part in the outcome because it said that the players didn't even know what the rules were because apparently the rules for overtime are different than what they are in the playoffs in the Super Bowl. I guess they thought that, the Niners thought that when they scored, the game was over. They didn't realize that, all right, we scored three, the Chiefs get a chance to score again. It was like each team gets a chance. So that played a part in it. But ultimately, I won't say ultimately, it was various factors. But that last drive came down to Pat Mahomes doing his thing. He carried them down that field and they scored. So the point I'm trying to make is, yeah, his numbers were great this year and last year. Would I thrust him into the great tier? No. But he has excelled in both years that he's been in the league. And the team that he's on plays a big part in that too. That team is special. The coaching is special. He made a mistake in the overtime. But all of those factors play into it. It's layered. But he's not the only one, Cam. Cam, he, that's what I'm talking about. He's not the only one that's speaking to the same tune, you know, within the media world, sports media. Yeah, but I just, like you said, it's the person for me. Like, bro, what the hell did you do? Like, it's just that for me with him. And I just feel like something we talked about, like, yeah, everybody entitled to their opinion. It just don't mean your opinion is right. You get that? Yeah. Like, people these days, they, okay, I'll say this. Like, for real, it's just fucked up. Like, your opinion is not always right all the time. Like, and I just feel like with him being a veteran quarterback, it's just ill-willed to me. Like, yo, you got an agenda behind this. Go talk about Dak Prescott some damn body. You talking about Purdy right here. Like, had he won, had he won, we could sit here and talk about that all day, that they did not win. Had he won, oh, he would have been great. You think it would have been different? I know it would have been different. I don't know. I do. I really do think so. I know everybody got, you know, talk about him and everything like that. But for the most part, what I see, he's going to be one of the greats. He's up and up. Look at Dak Prescott. He's doing way better than him. Like, I'm just like, I'm confused on that. Yeah. I haven't seen enough. Cam Newton is, dude, go somewhere and sit down, man. I haven't seen enough to consider, like, to project him as being one of the greats because great, that's a big title. But I hear what you're saying and I respect what you're saying. And I respect his game also. I respect his game. See, you have to. Happy fam, yeah. You have to see where I'm coming from because you know this is my superpower. I read the future. I tell you, you know this, right? I try to warn y'all. I see the great in this kid. He is going to be the next great. You know what I'm saying? Like, they got to give him his props because he's doing more than most. Even the MVP couldn't get to the Super Bowl. You get what I'm saying? I got to backtrack on Lamar, too. I think Episode 6, I stated that he should not have won MVP. I just didn't know the qualifications of that award. Marlon gave me a little schooling, a little lesson. And, you know, now that I know the qualifications, you know, it's regular season, you know, performance. And I based it off of I think the MVP need to whoever get MVP from whatever team needs to win the Super Bowl and that wasn't correct. So, yeah, I stand corrected. So, on that note, Lamar should have won because he was perfect. He was better than Patrick Mahomes during regular season, you know. So, shout out to him. Congratulations, Lamar. I am happy for you. And, like I said, I learned a lesson. Everybody is teachable and I learned a lesson off that. Yep, thank you, babe. Yep, all good. Yeah, Pat Mahomes, he had like the worst season, regular season he's ever had in his five, six years. But he won the Super Bowl MVP, you know. Yeah. There's a Super Bowl MVP and then there's a regular season. But, yeah, shout out to the Chiefs, man. Yeah, now he deserved that MVP for Super Bowl. He threw down. If you're playing Mahomes in the Super Bowl, you better be fucking ready. I'm going to just put it out there. I'm not going to sugarcoat it. There's no half-stepping. And I really do believe that Purdy is taking notes and he's going to learn from him. That's the good thing about this. He's going to learn. He done played him two times in a row. He's learning. It's just his team got to step up. His coach got to step up. That's where I'm at with that. Shout out to them Swifties. The Swifties showed up. They showed up and showed out. Man, I wanted to go to Vegas so bad, but I was like, man, one, I didn't feel like dealing with the crowds. And that Vegas money, I invested it in something that was more beneficial to me. So let's go. Y'all will see what that is pretty soon. Yep. Stay tuned. Yep, yep. So I guess the next topic we're going to go to is L.A. and Kobe. We were down in L.A. this weekend. My cousins came in town from Chicago to the Lakers game, and it was a beautiful weekend. I really, really needed my cousin this last weekend, past last weekend. I swear she could not have came at a better time to visit me. And, man, I'm totally recharged. I'm totally refreshed. I'm motivated, and I just needed, you know, to see her. Yep. I love you, Snoopy. Love you, cuz. BJ, we love you, too. For sure, for sure. Yeah, it's that good family energy, that good Chicago energy. It was like it grounded us, you know, for a minute, even though we were in L.A. and we were vibing. Went to a Lakers game and the Kobe movement, the monument unveiling. Yeah. The times that we were really deep off in the conversation and reflecting with them, it felt like, at least for me, we were in Chicago. We were younger, you know. We were in those moments that we were discussing. It was special. It was like it grounded you. Yeah. It grounded you in your roots. Yeah. That conversation, that connection. Yes. You know, we cried. I felt true, sincere love from her. I felt like, damn, cuz. And that's our saying within our family, I got you. And that's what we communicate is, like, I got you. Don't lose yourself out here. Get yourself back on track. Get yourself back on the horse. I got you. And I know I got you, too, always. Man, I needed that, cuz I feel like I just, listen, you just touched bases on it. Like, it felt like we were grounded. I feel like I just got off the plane here 12 years ago to move here to California. I don't feel like I've been here 12 years, like, after spending time with her. And I just left her in Chicago. Like I said, we were in Chicago for six months. That's my family. I was with her the whole six months. But it was something different about her coming out here and hanging with me and hanging with, you know, us, the family, everybody. You know, just, man, cousin, like, you got this. And I know I do. For sure, for sure. Yep. Love. Yep. And Kobe's statue, that was another thing. We're going to put a post up. We're going to put a picture up. That's where I was going with that. Our social media people, we haven't given them the photos and everything yet. They'll be posting it on CLP and WFF social media pages so you guys can see. And we'll be putting out more content as well. We're getting our team together. We got new people coming in. Our old people are leaving. We got new people coming in. And we just got a lot of projects. We're trying to get them under one umbrella. But what I'm trying to say is we got a lot to show you guys. We just haven't been putting it out because Marlon and I have been so busy. It takes a lot getting this stuff transferred over to the social media people and that type of thing. But Kobe's statue, it was great. It was great. Marlon got some pictures with it. Yeah, it was special. Shout-out to Kobe. Shout-out to Laker Nation. Shout-out to Vanessa. Vanessa. Yeah, his family. The whole family. His children. His children, yeah. It was a movement. And I didn't realize that there were so many statues. Yeah, I was just thinking about that. You know, at the Crip, that was pretty dope. The area that we exited at, that game, because we've been to a few games, just coming out that exit, I didn't realize that they had so many monuments up. A lot of the greats, you know, Jerry West was out there and, you know, the NBA logo. And it was pretty cool. So Kobe brought us to, like, the, you know, Hall of Fame row for Laker Nation. So that was super dope. Yeah, it was really touching. Like, I could feel all the love that was out there for him. And I talk about legacy a lot because I'm sure you know where everybody is going to leave one day. And you want people to speak good on your name. You want to leave a legacy, you know, that's not embarrassing, that's not hateful, that type of thing. And that's why I strive to do right and do good by people because when I leave here, I want people to speak good on my name, my family name, you know. I don't want my children to have to deal with unnecessary BS defending me and defending my husband. I want Wells where we are building that name to be something great. And it's not about money. It's just about, you know, honor, love, respect. Yes, that's what I strive for. And I see that small-minded people look at him as how great he was with the ball, but he was way more than that. He was an even better human being. He was a great man. Yes, he was. And I respect him for that. Yep. And that's it. And L.A. was a blast. We had a blast. Yeah, it was super dope. And then there was some controversy, too, like that broke yesterday. What? It got cleaned up a little bit within the sports and comedy, comedic world, you know. What? But Shannon Sharp, a.k.a. Shea Shea, you know, he's real animated on his podcast, I'll just say that. But, yeah, he called out Mike Epps and some shit that was brought up during the Cat Williams episode. And, you know, he called Mike Epps out, and then Mike Epps went on his socials and was like, hey, I don't do any of that. You know, I ain't no fighter. You know what I mean? You're going to be in my town. Because Shea Shea was like, hey, I'm going to pull up on you if you keep on doing that. Yeah, he's really aggressive because he's big. Yeah, I don't know any other sports commentator that moves the way he moves. You know, that's a little bit extra. But Mike, yeah, he's a 50-year-old man. He's like, well, I'm not doing all of that. We want to have a conversation, want to talk. You're going to be, you know, at NBA All-Star in my city, Naptown, you know what I mean, this February. I'm going to pull up on you. We're going to have a conversation. I mean, that's what men do. That's what men should do. And then, sure enough, this happened yesterday. Sure enough, today. Was it today? No, Mike Epps was like, I don't fight. He was like, I haven't had a fight in a long time. I'm going to do something blank with blank, blank, blank, blank, blank. I know where he was going because I just feel like in this world today, like, yeah, you have beef with people. You have misunderstandings with people. Trust me, I've been there. I know how people can set you off where you just want to whoop the shit out of their ass. Now, that's Tish Chicago talk, right? But I just feel like, you know, you call people up. You try to talk to them. You try to reason with them. If you can't, like, move on, get legal involved, do whatever you have to do. But sometimes you do have to smack the fuck out people. Now, again, that's Tish. That's Chicago Tish. I just change, but people will provoke you, right? Shannon Sharp is one of those people. And Mike Epps, see what the situation is. Shannon is from the South, I think. I mean, I stand corrected if he's not. He know what time it is. You're not pulling up in Indianapolis running up on Mike Epps. If you think you're going to do that, you're going to be sadly mistaken. I tell you that much. So, yeah, I think the best way for them to handle it is what happened after they went after each other. Is you saying you're going to pull up on this man, Shannon Sharp. You pull up to sit down and have a conversation with him. Because I don't know where these big buff guys get off jumping in women's face, jumping in women's business, jumping in men's business, jumping in men's faces, thinking they just going to run up on somebody and whoop their ass. That's today's world. A lot of people will fuck you up. Like, literally. Like, you just can't. This man got a wife, kids, all that. You think you just going to run up and he's like, oh, I'm going to pull up on you. Like, bro, oh, don't let me. Don't let. This is Shannon Sharp. Don't let me put the text messages out. Don't let me put the DM out. Dude, you a grown ass man. Are you serious? I just looked up to funny story from that. I couldn't believe that. He grew up in Savannah, Georgia. Okay. They did. But he was born. He was born in Chicago. Oh, no wonder. He think he's a trip. Oh, no wonder. No wonder. No wonder. He been gone too long, though. He been gone too long. Ain't nobody in Chicago doing no shit like that. And his show. This is what I talk about, about pushing the culture forward without an agenda. His show is very messy to me. You call this like the male version of Whitney Williams' show, right? Yeah. That's what I just seen. I told you I got that power. I seen that. And let me tell you this. I watch Shannon Sharp. I used to watch him on Undisputed. I watch him on Stephen A now. And I always root for my black brothers. I really, really do. I know he had a hard time on his other show. I'm glad Stephen A saved him and pulled him in. But this podcast. Now, let me say this. The podcast I was a fan of. I thought it was a great business model. I was like, yeah, this is going to go far. And what I'm talking about is when he first started out, he was bringing in sports guys, past and present. And I was like, damn, this is going to be good. Because it gives them a chance to come in and talk about, like, what they went through, you know, in the industry, the locker room, and, you know, jokes like Marshawn Lynch. We laughed the whole show. It was epic. It was great. I was like, oh, this man is on to something. And then it just took a turn. I started feeling like, damn, I'm looking at Wendy Williams all again. Again, and I didn't support her. I believe in hot topics. I do believe in people giving people a platform to tell their side of the story. You know, what I don't believe in is not pushing the culture forward. He has to think about how is this helping our people. It's just tearing us down. Now you got the whole world, comedian, everybody going up. And let me say this. He cannot tell them what to say. He asking questions. But, dude, you know what you're doing. You could set the narrative for your show. You set the narrative for your show, for your podcast. Inviting hurt people on your show, they're only going to hurt others. There is no solutions. And that's what I don't like about him and his show right now. What's the solution of this? They come on your show, they tell all the bad shit, the negative shit, how hurt they are. What somebody did to them, how the industry is not supporting them. And then what? What's the solution? They just leave and, boom, the Internet blows up. How is that helping us? How is that going to help them? It's not. That's what I don't like about Shea Shea. And I do believe, I told you, I do believe he is the next Wendy Williams. And he better be careful how he moving out here trying to get a contract with ESPN. Bro, don't nobody do. Man. I could go on and on about that. But I really do think whoever his mentors are, because like I said, I don't care how old you are, how long you've been around, how much money you got, you are teachable. Learn something. And that's what we're doing over here. We're teaching. We're pushing the culture forward. We're looking for solutions. You know what I mean? We reflect on the past. We're speaking on current state, looking for areas to improve, and we're putting our energy out there to help to change the narrative. And supporting the mission with other podcasters and organizations. We're doing our 1%, pretty much. We're doing our 1%. It's just nonsense over there at Club Shea Shea. And Ocho Cinco. That's one of the other things. When I started seeing him pop up on that podcast, I was like, oh, Lord. He's looking for drama. There's going to be a number of drama over here. And lo and behold, it's always the black folks. I'm going to just put that out there. It's always the black folks. Get some of them white folks on your show and talk about their trials and tribulations. I double-dog dare you. They ain't going to happen, Captain. Yeah, but good luck. That's our brand, CRP. Episode 7, 2024, putting the Jews out into the universe. We appreciate you guys supporting us, rocking with us. This was a dope episode. We appreciate everything. You know what I mean? Yep, we are here. We're not going anywhere. We're going to keep striving for better, for good, and keep you all laughing. I know I'll be hearing how you all be out there cracking up at me. Because I'm a sharp shooter. For real, for real, for real. Okay, love you all. Bye, guys. That's a wrap. Until next time. Peace.