The Breakfast Club Interview with Domani Harris

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1:01colleagues, and at dinner parties, listen to Big Technology podcast wherever you get your podcasts. It's 979 WJL, you're taking out the breakfast club. Morning everybody, it's DJNV, Jess Hilarious, Shalameen DeGai. We are the breakfast club on the roses here as well. We got a special guest in the building, yes indeed. The money, Aaron, it's welcome. I'm going to be here. How you feeling, bro? I'm amazing. How you feeling, bro? Are you good? Yeah, good. You got a new EP out right now? Yeah. Forever lasting tape. Yeah. Talk about this, seems like there's a beta you're talking to or something that you're talking about. That's what they want to know, huh? Yeah, absolutely. Yeah, it's really, it's an extension from the song Forever Lasting that I put out. And it went crazy. I ended up putting my phone number on it and people... Is that your real number? Yeah, it's Jesus. It's a real number. What? But that, it's been going crazy and people been wanting like different people on the song and a whole project from that vibe right there and I just gave it to people what they wanted.

2:03So that's what that is. That wasn't stressful. Was that a given up your number like that? I think it all went cold. Nah. Nah. It's not unbearable. Is it a burner phone or is it like your real personal number? That's my number, it's my real phone. Well, I feel like, I mean, so it's your real number, but like how are you using it to like, because now you push on the second project because everything that you do even before this project feels like you're always talking directly right to us as like fans. So was that the reason for putting your number there so people could... Yeah. So it's really, it really wasn't the reason. It's just when I'm writing, I'm always like talking to someone like you said and it's just like naturally I would say what's going on, what we're doing. Okay, let's exchange information before we leave. That's what the whole situation was and I just actually said my real number. So on this tape, I know, I mean, obviously you're talking about a woman throughout the whole tape, but also it feels like you're also writing a letter to like you chasing your dreams a bit. Put the two of those together for me and talk about your love for whoever this lady is and how she supports you

3:05and what you're doing right now. Yeah, I feel like we need that, man. Me just having a child, more understanding that balance of being there and being a father and knowing that I got to be a way to really like provide it at the same time. So that's very important. That's just my life, man. That's just what I've been into. That's what I've been seeing and it just naturally spills into the music. Sometimes I don't even know the pressure that I'm paying until I sit back and I listen to it or I look at it. So yeah, that was a great question there. I want to go back if you don't mind, right? The first time that we were seeing you was the family hustle, right? Family reality show. What made you want to jump into music, right? Because I remember one time when the family hustle, your dad didn't want really any yada going to music. He didn't want yada in the entertainment industry, but what put you in music? And when did you realize you were good at music? So I would say I wanted to do it because it was definitely just around me and I felt like... It's in your blood.

4:05Yeah. Yeah, and I felt like... probably like how a lot of kids feel they see a rapper or artist or a celebrity on TV and they see the lifestyle and what it looks like. Of course, that's what naturally caught my attention and then being so close to seeing my father. I already look up to my father. So I would say that's where the spark came from and that's where the image of me wanting to do music. But when I learned more about it and really found myself and knew what I wanted to do, it's when I started to tell my story and really express myself. And the question started answering some of the questions that I had in my head through the music and then people would come to tell me like, it helped them as well. I was like, yeah, that's definitely what I want to do. Did you have a chasing? I'm sorry, an identity issue because like your dad is so strict, right? And you grew up listening to that and they said, you know, some of the people you love, it's whole, it's Kendrick, it's 100, 3000. But you're not from that same place. Did you ever had that say like, damn, I love this music, but I'm not that.

5:06What they love that, the people that love my dad. Did you ever have that issue or identity? I really don't think I did, man. It's never been difficult for me to really like know who I am and just be free and feel comfortable to speak about that. Like I knew the way that I grew up and the way my father grew up was completely different. Thank God. Right. But yeah, I definitely knew that I was completely different. And it wasn't that I was into different stuff, man. I was creative. I was drawing, paying, building stuff like I was distracted with stuff like that. So I wasn't even worried about that. Was there ever any pressure for you to sound like Atlanta was sound like your dad? You know what I mean? And music me first got into music. The people want to hear a little tip. I was so young, I probably didn't even think about it like that for him.

6:06It wasn't until I got older to really understand and sit back and look at it from that perspective to realize that people probably did want me to come like this. But I was already established in my own situation. So it's just me being young and just the love for music and creating and driving it. So yeah. You know, a lot of artists nowadays, they chase going viral. But when I listen to your music, it always feels introspective. Right. Like do you ever feel like, you know, your substance is fighting the algorithm? Nah. Nah, not fighting the algorithm. It's just about how you package it, man. You could, because everyone, we all got the same questions a lot of times. And we all want to know the same thing. We go through the same thing. But it's just about how can you package it to where it could be. It could be like good on the eye to people more entertaining, digestible, digestible. That's what it's all about. So even if something seemed like it's not working for me, I just try to figure out a different angle to package it.

7:06And I feel like to what he's saying, your stuff does that. Even though it's not like the super like Tik Toki, like it's a vibing up to catch it. But I remember one of your songs I heard for the first time. It was all over Tik Tok because people just, it was such an energy, especially with the ladies. So you have those moments naturally anyway. So I don't think there's no struggle there really. Like it's happening already. Yeah. And then this, I'm really just always talking to, I don't think I ever give off like I'm trying to be mainstream or just trying to just blow up. I'm really just having a conversation. A lot of times and I'm talking to like one person. So. In 2017 did the constellation. And now we're all, all these years later, what's the conversation you were having with yourself then that is so different now when you're putting up music? Hmm. Hmm. I think I was, I mean, I'm still figuring it out now.

8:06But I was definitely figuring it out. And I was doing everything I would say to get away from my father to get away from my last name or just that idea in general. And that's just, I was just hard headed, but it worked. Like it, how many, it pushed me to learn different things about myself and music. And it helped me figure out my own stuff. That's the first, I'm saying this because that's the first thing that popped in my head when you asked me that question. Now I feel like I'm, like I'm, I'm around my family. I don't feel like it will hinder my career. And that's a, that's a beautiful thing. So I can say that's what I learned and that's the difference now. It's interesting that every single one of y'all have your own distinct identities. You, you, your hip brother, king was, was buddy king. But it's totally different, totally different. Even from even different from what your father is doing.

9:07You know, it's crazy. I was going to ask you know, even with that is, it's always strange to be especially in our community that I feel like the kids and the juniors run away from their family's name. Like they want to create their own identity. But then when you look at some other culture sometimes, it's like they take it more. Like yeah, that's my dad. Yeah. But why is that you feel like people would judge you. They would listen to your music. But why was that that you wanted to run away from that name at first? It's the environment, I would say. Because I don't think that's a natural feeling. Like you should, a kid should want to be like their parents. Absolutely. It looks like their parents be like doing the same thing. I think it's the environment, man. I don't think we, I don't think we embrace that enough. We don't make it feel like it's a positive thing. We make it feel like you don't deserve that, that didn't come from you, that came from them. Really, that's how it's supposed to be. So yeah. But you still your own, man. I mean, it's like if I sat down in the interview, regardless of that's my father. No, I don't want to be as 20 minutes of questions about my father. You know what I'm saying, right? Right, right. I got my own one.

10:07It's going to happen regardless though. It's just for a while. For a while. Yeah, it's for a while. Yeah, absolutely. Like it was just happening. All right, we got more with Demani Harris when we come back so don't move. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Ready to check a flare. Ready to do the real light switch. I can't begin it. Won't pull over till I'm dead. Right, right to the sun. Right, get up. I know me. Hey, go get up. Ride with me. Let me, let me. Side, let me know. We're side-level. What the best now? I don't want to cringey. I'm out of my mind. That I'm no big. Poppin' in no look. Poppin' bags. It's a lot to you to me. Look. Let him. Now I'm shin' for the car. I let him allow. Uh-huh. Real dope boys in the truck. Uh-huh. Big, yeah. All the like a big shot. So much bit me wrong for you. Got to let him know. I don't turn us alone in the box. Uh-huh. Solid tales. All I do with big runs. I keep him dealing rough. All the way to here in the truck. On the throne. That one I'm on. She can kick rough. Let him know. She's my brother from the gang. I'm going to the back.

11:08Maybe that'll know me. I'm only hitting Saturday. I know this. That'll let him out. Beat down. How he hit it, breathe. I ain't never scared. Beat, play the solo. Hit what I'm standing on. Beat it. Big chick. We did it. Wishing we it better. Give me respect. That's a moment. That'll let him know. I will pick a show for a grand assault. I was selling ground. I don't care what you're telling him or something. Lies. Pick it to me. What you need a camera for. Scillin' here. Hit him. Who the everybody is? DJ. NV. Just hilarious. Show them in the car. Who's picking it with the money, Harris? Show them in. What's some of the hardest internal battles you got to face with you making music? Especially this tape. Travel out the tape. I would say just being honest. Being honest. Because I be having real questions. And it seemed like I don't know that I got these questions until I hear the right beat. You know what I'm saying? And then I really ask myself the question. And I give me some time to really give a real answer. I would say that.

12:09And then being fearless or comfortable enough to be vulnerable. To had that conversation. No matter who's in the room. Do you have to have answers at your age? Not even just at your age. Period. Like you always have to have answers. That's a crazy question. I mean, even the answers may not be the answers. That's right. So it's like, I think it's healthy to poke and try to see what's what. I think we learn when we ask questions. But yeah, the answers may not be the answers. You know what? All of your family members pretty much incline in music. They have bounce ideas off each other all the time. They play each other's records. I see no one video with King. He was trying to get you on the record. And you was, you was curving him. He was serving him. Did he ever get that record by the way? Damn. Now we see the record is done. Okay. That whole thing was on. It was really just hanging out, man.

13:09You know, we grown now. We got kids. So it's like the only time we really see each other is at the studio and a lot of times surrounding the music. So I'm like, him hanging around me a little bit more just because he thinks that that's what's going to get the first the first is done. So I get done. You know what I'm saying? What we want to do? But we just really just enjoying each other's time. That's how I was looking at it. We went to Wrestlemania, WWE, we went to the hard game. We just kicking it. He thinking like, I'm telling him, yeah, man, I'm just trying to get inspired. Really, man, we just hanging out. What's up with Major? He just, I felt like he didn't want us out the way. We don't really see him like that. Yeah, he's out the way for sure. But that's just him, man. But right now he's acting and he's doing plays right now. So he's not into the music at all. No, not right now. I saw you dad.

14:09I saw T. I talk about how like the studio has always been y'all's home and I hear you say that y'all just be chilling in the studio. So when you guys are in the studio and something like that happens where like y'all want to create a song or like whatever the case may be, when you don't want to put a verse on something. So say if you were like, no, I don't want to do this. I know y'all big brother, little brother. Like, is it an issue when you're like, I don't want to be on this record? No, I really feel like we understand each other. We understand each other. And we know we don't mean no harm. We don't got no bad intentions. It's not like we really just probably don't feel it. And it just be like that sometimes. And it's not wrong with that. And this I was going to be some more music in another time. But no, we're not like, why are you not doing it? You're doing for other people. No, we're not like that. I tell other people no to them. What makes you say no? You don't vibe. Damn, can't you? No.

15:09No, I mean like you didn't do it. You did the record. But he didn't do it at first. It took him a while. I didn't do it. He thought I didn't do it at first. Oh, God. We're just hanging out. Because I'm like, no, I mean, this is how I get my inspiration. Yeah. But you just want to spend time. And the reason I actually that is because we've watched all of you guys, like on television, literally in your relationships, develop and stuff like that. So I don't know. It seemed like there was a lesson in it. You were trying to teach him about just spending time or something like that. 100%. Yeah. That's where the real inspiration comes from. You think it ever gets like that? That's very interesting what you're saying. Do you ever think it gets like that with siblings and family? Where you start looking at each other, like the artists as opposed to being like, you're my brother. Like, let's just kick it. Don't look at me as a artist you just want to feature from. I don't think we, I've never looked at us like that. It's hard to do. Man, we didn't grow together. We like real siblings. It's tough to have that.

16:09Like, unless we just been away for a long time, maybe I could see that. But man, that's tough. We really, man, we're really close. So I don't see that happening. And it's interesting, man. Like your generation grew up watching the internet judge everything in real time. How do you stay creative when every opinion is instantly in your face? It's the time you gotta put the phone down. But then it's like just knowing, you know, staying focused, man. Staying focused and the love for whatever you do, gotta be more powerful than everything else. And I felt like once you know what you love to do, the accents were showing, and it's gonna be hard to get thrown off forever. How much of the feedback do you take in from just social media? That's a great question. That's a great question because in the music business, it's like you are of service. But at the same time, you gotta make sure

17:10that the best art comes from a real place from you. So I like to separate the two. And like I was talking my package in earlier, and I think about whatever I wanna do creatively, I don't think about knowing else. That's me, how I wanna package it, how I wanna package it, and deliver it. The people that tell me how they best like to digest it there. But when I'm creating, that's 100% me. I think that balance has been working for me. I think that's a great balance for just creating and selling art in general, you know? I think a lot of people, especially young people, like it's hard for us to figure out that balance, like it's authenticity, but then it's also adding the art, but also knowing kind of what people want to hear, but not really caring what they want to hear either. So like when Ms. Jackson, when that dropped, right? There was a lot of people I feel like who were having a conversation with me about you, and I'm like y'all didn't know he's been dope like that.

18:10But I think because at the time, everything that was going on with your family was so big, it made people go down this rabbit hole of the money. So there was the balance there of like, it's art, it's creative, it's from a real place, but like it's also dope, like the flips that you did in there, like everything like that. And a lot of people can't do that. I appreciate it. Did you feel like that? Did you feel that though? Like so there were people who were discovering you in real time again? From that... Yeah. I was seeing people say that, and just like you said, I also was seeing people responding like, he's been doing this, that's what he's been doing. And sometimes it takes... Sometimes you don't know where the blessings come from. And sometimes it takes some stuff you never thought of to have you in a better position. But you know, all we do is make best use of what we got and hope for the best. I think that record opened them up to people that might not have known who he was, right? Because it's like anything else. The first time you talked about the money was that record. You know what I mean?

19:10And the same thing with media and press, so I gave people a light to who he was. And once you go down the rabbit hole, you'd be like, oh, this is gonna depend on you. You got somebody like Nyla, who always been talking about the money. Of course, yeah. She has a Nyla. You know what I'm saying? But that's your age. You know what I'm saying? Yeah. Nyla Cooler. She got good. She got good taste of music. When you... When do you protect... What do you do to protect your piece? In a... In a industry that's just profits off. All chaos. Hey, Focus. Stay focused and stay around family. Have a strong circle around you. It's hard to... I can keep saying it's hard to get thrown off, man. When you focus on what you love to do, you got a good team around you. So just stay focused. Whenever you're confused, man, write about it. Or stay focused. All right. We got more with the money, Harris. When we come back, don't move. It's the breakfast club. Good morning. You cannot leave me this way ever lasting. Yeah. I gave you my love, I did it with some passion. Yeah.

20:10You cannot just leave this love me. Yeah. You cannot just leave this love me. Yeah. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. Never let anyone do it like me or call your own. Baby, then tell them.

21:10Yeah. You cannot leave me this way. LASTING. No. 열ied. Nothing? I'm devious for you. Never know. Morning. Everybody is DJ. J.M.V. Jasilarij of Show are me and the guy. We are the breakfast club. We're still on keken with the money, Harris Laurynne. People are having conversations about you and you being like kinda like where J. Col includes and being like the new version of that. of that. Does that conversation bother you? Do you care for it? You like the comparison? Yeah. I was about to say that's crazy because you say where he was. I feel like he's one of the dopest writers right now. He's got one of the craziest pens right now to this day. You said, how do I feel about that comparison? I feel like it's a compliment because that's how I feel about him and if people compare me to that, I'm like, yeah, that's that's one of the greatest compliments for sure. You think authenticity still wins? Are you got to be like a factor actor in this era? It's really like the perfect pack and you just got to have the perfect package in man.

22:10It's like a lot of times the stuff we buy in the store like may not be actual good quality products but the way that it's packaged. Yeah, very exciting. With the level of the shelf in song, the commercial you sing, who you heard, talk about it, all that player part. You maybe think about it with the cold thing, right? Because everybody felt like Cole was being performative, not everybody, but there was people who felt like Cole was being performative driving around in the Honda. Oh, okay. But I'm like, if your album dropped and you out there promoting it, it's totally not. It's going to be a level of performance. I don't know. Whatever it is you're doing. Man, that's genuinely him. The money. The car broke down. Because he was driving it. They made a video after all the car shop. You did get that genuinely him to this is what I take from it. He's not putting too much thought on it. He's just going with the flow. He won't he can't tell Lennon like he was trying to figure out what to do that day. It's not like he's playing

23:11doubt, mapped out. No, I was like, you can go here. You go here. He called you like, hey, who should I not have personally out there now? Well, no, we got we communicate with that time. He didn't call me personally. That's you. But yeah, he just put this together and just doing exactly what he, I guess what he feel like he always wanted to do. But yeah, he really just chilling. I know somebody had to put you on the old organized noise like the good guys and the old outcasts. I was you ever did a deep dive on all that? Yeah. Hobbs. Hobbs gave me order. He gave me a lot of people. He felt like I should listen to him and I dove into it. Man, just because I just loved music. I could have ignored him. But now I dove into it and I understood it. I understood it. And I just wasn't so talented, bro. And I took a lot from it. I feel like you and a kid and Marco plus would make some amazing music together. Yeah,

24:12yeah. Yeah. Yeah, we're in the studio together. Not all together. Me and Marco, we got some music done. We need some more. I don't have none with you. But I feel like it's on the way. Yeah, that's some dope people. No, no, Marco. Marco is phenomenal. He's phenomenal. And I saw T.I. talking about how he didn't want you, he basically didn't want you jumping into beef, so to speak, right? And King as well. Yes, and King as well. And talking about 50s mom, what do you, what was those conversations like? Now, we didn't have a conversation. Are you even asking me to do this live? Because he probably would have told, he probably would have had some input. And I would have to choose to ignore him or go my own route. I just put it out just because I felt like somebody told me like, this is too good. Like, this is too good to not put out. I just do it because I just, I felt this was on my mind. I expressed myself and it could just be like that and it could just stay on the hard drive. I don't even got to hear it again. I just needed to get it

25:13out. But he was telling me like, yeah, you need to put that out. That don't need to just stand and drive. And I just listen to him. I listen to him. So once he heard it, he calls you and then or y'all together, when he hears it, like how to, what was the, he heard it? Like how we heard it? Yeah. You can't be doing that. You can't not be doing it. I know he was like, that is not protocol. It was not to put out though. It was, it was doing how he did it. But what does that, like as not as TRI music as dad, what does he call you and say, you know, man, to me at this point. Man, he's a father. So now I understand it. I understand why he, he picks and choose when and what to say and how much to say because he don't want to have too much impact or push, push his child in the direction that I naturally want to go into. So he really don't say much, but I hear people tell me what he say. You know what I'm saying? But I know for a fact,

26:20he said, yeah, I don't got to do it. It's over it now. And I was like, okay, bet. It's good. When you talk about forever, last and right, are you talking about music that age as well, or a mindset that survives it? Because I feel like you focus on mindset a lot. Or I love I love what? Because I'm almost every song. The songs seem like you're talking about all the other songs, but they're, you talk about music too. Yeah, it's it's it. Yeah, and well, in that case, the song is about making the love last forever. You were saying, I'm talking about music. Yeah, you were saying, I'm saying, like, are you talking about music that age as well, or a mindset that that that will help you survive the injury? Fable. Yeah, it's really just about just making time this time this art. You saying, what do I feel like makes art time this? The substance, the authenticity, just the impact. And yeah, I believe that's those that that's the combination to make art

27:26last forever. For sure. Do you have those cutting out those those are the kind of conversations I can see you having with you? You've been around a long time. I ask him, yeah, how do you how do you stay? I don't even know if there's a phone, you know, you can even ask that question. How do you you can ask it? How do you stay around forever? But it won't be the same for everybody. Yeah, you're right. It won't be the same for everybody. But some stuff fizzle out way faster than others. Yeah. Yeah. So it's so it's definitely a real thing. For sure. What does forever look like for you? When I'm going uh the memories, the stories about me and the things that I've done will still be impacting people positively. That's forever. The money. We appreciate you for joining us, man. I got a whisper because he whispered, man. I love him. I'm a whisperer. I'm so glad you just joined me. You're trying to mess the vibe. That's right. Check out the EP forever,

28:29lasting tape. And the candles, the money forever.com, or you need to go on my social media, they ask me where to get the candles. I'm a damn you delay. Okay. I want to call you. Carmen, the, the, the candles. Yeah. I got you nothing there. Carmen. There you go. This is silly question, but I always think about this, right? When TI did, it ain't about the money. Did you ever walk about around the house? If it ain't about the money. No. No. It's the money. It's the money. It's the breakfast club. Good morning. Tyler Reddick here from 2311 Racing. The rush of racing? Nothing beats it. But Chumba Casino comes close. Chumba's got fast spins, fun games, daily bonuses, and all the action you can handle. Now that's a ride. Ready to hit the throttle? Get in the driver's seat and head to chumbaxino.com. Let's chumba sponsored by Chumba Casino. No purchase necessary, VGW Group Voidware prohibited by law, 21 plus turns and conditions apply.

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