Detroit Barbie Talks Vulgar Music, Detroit's Rap Scene, Female Artists & More | Talk of the Town

[music] What they going to do with me now? I'm talking [music] a sitting down. We meet him around. Silence on the [singing] barrel and lower the sound. >> What's up guys? We're on a new episode of Talk the Town. Today we got a special guest, Detroit WBY in the building. >> What up though? >> Period. So put us on. I'm from New York. >> You're from New York. Okay. I used to live out here too though. I've done I've done my little time or two in here. Yeah. Okay. But you you was born in Detroit. >> Born and raised in Detroit. >> Born and raised in Detroit. So, how was it like growing up out there? >> How's it like? I mean, the D It's lit. Like I say, uh really my childhood was what it was. It was what I seen, what I experienced. I would say that life life in Detroit to me is really dope. I wouldn't trade it for the world. I mean, you got the block parties, you got the music, you got it's just so much. It's just so much to growing up. I feel like like I tell everybody my childhood was basically what a childhood was supposed to be like the playing outside to the you know till the lights go out we come on and >> we go to the park we played outside like we had block parties you know what I mean like that's a real childhood you know >> we don't we didn't have that >> yeah I had a like I we got it yeah cuz y'all got like but I've lived out here too you got the stoops and stuff yeah I got here too >> a little bit yeah we like the parks and like I don't know New Yorkers it's so weird Hey, everybody want to grow up so fast. Did you feel like that? >> Yeah. >> In Detroit, do they want to grow up fast or no? >> I feel like we want to grow up. I feel like we wanted to grow up fast. You know, cuz we had the times where, you know, we liked that the little boys in the neighborhood. We might sneak on the corner around somewhere and little kiss or two. You know what I'm saying? That was being grown to me. >> Yeah. >> Get a little kiss from the boy you like and stuff. >> Yeah. Some people take it too far, but Yeah. >> Yeah. I ain't take it too far. I waited for a long time before I took you far. >> Facts. >> What made you get into music? cuz you seem like you do a little bit of everything. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I kind of dabbled in the Yeah. in the everything, but music um I feel like um it was just meant for me. And my best friend, she seen it and she was like, "Girl, you be rapping these other people's songs so good. You should like write your try to write your own song and do a song." And when I did that, that was it. Like it was it. >> So, what was the first song you wrote? Like, how old were you? Like when when did you get into that? >> It was in 2019. It ain't been like that long ago. Like it was in 2019 and >> I wrote to the uh Gucci freaky girl. >> Okay. >> Yeah. And I had wrote my little we all went to the studio and like laid it. But like when we went to the studio like uh shout out to DJ O. He was the one who recorded us and he was like like you really do this like and I was like no this is my first time. And he was like for real. And then he like took me under his wing and then like everybody in the city started like rocking with me. This was in Ohio >> and everybody started rocking with me and they like forced me into this like >> Okay. And it just became a thing. >> When you was doing it at first, did you have a rap name already >> or was it >> I went by Detroit Barbie period because I had moved to that city and I always called myself Barbie. So it was like Detroit Barbie. I became Detroit Barbie when I moved to Kenton. >> Okay. All right. How do you feel about the the term Barbie? I feel like you know Nicki Minaj had the Barbie thing going and I feel like a lot of girls have like the Barbie then it's like doll then it's like a I feel like how do you feel about the Barbie brand itself? Um, so when it comes to Nicki Minaj, we all love Nicki, right? Because Nicki puts the B and [ __ ] you know what I'm saying? Like, you know, and I feel like sometimes people have their different things, but I mean, there's nothing wrong with friendly competition and stuff like that, but Nikki, she she she did her thing. So, >> I would say this, I didn't become a Barbie because of Nikki. >> I've always been a Barbie doll girl. Like, ever since I was a kid, that was just my thing. Yeah. Like I've always been into the Barbie brand. I was the kid that had all the Barbie dolls. I always It was just >> I was brought like that was me. Like that's me. Like you know what I mean? Like my whole life though. Not cuz I rap. Not because of anything. I've always been a Barbie girl. >> Okay. So who was you listening to growing up though? >> Growing up little Kim. >> Little Kim. >> Absolutely. Definitely Kim. Definitely Kim. Yes. >> All right. So the first time you went to studio was 2019. >> Yep. >> You was how old? >> I was I don't know. I don't remember. >> Okay. But 20s. >> Yeah, >> it was in your 20s. >> It's like early 20s. >> Okay, cool. All right. So, when did you know like, okay, I'mma take this serious. I'mma lock in soon as because like like I said, it was a force like >> cuz I remember doing the first song and then I remember putting a snippet on the net and then somebody reached out to me for a showcase. It was like, come do the show. >> I've been an entertainer, >> okay? >> But rapping, I do that. But entertaining and performing I do that. >> Okay. >> So once I did my first showcase they was I had I started rapping in 2019 and I had did my first arena show in 2021. >> Okay. So like a year >> I was on big stages performing in front of thousands of people like a year and a half in. >> So before music which you want to be like an actor like >> I went to I went to Alvin a dance school from here from the age of eight all the way up to 18. Yes. Summer school. I went to college for theater. >> I wanted to be a Broadway New York is what really New York is why I am this >> entertainer. >> Yeah. Entertaining because my uncle um God rest his soul but my uncle he wanted me to be entertainer and he wanted me to move like and live here but I just >> like was stuck in Detroit. >> No, I love New York but I was just stuck at home. I didn't want to leave my mom. I wasn't ready. >> Yeah. >> And um >> New York like I seen my first Broadway show here. fell in love. Like I came I I've seen so many like The Lion King, Hairspray, like >> Yes. So many. And that made me want to be a Broadway performer. I can't sing. >> Okay. Okay. >> So that's why I couldn't get that far. >> But you could rap though. >> But I can rap [laughter] like a mother. But you can rap though. All right. Cool. All right. So, so who helped you along your journey like kind of figuring out like this is what you wanted to do and like getting into those transition? >> I would say there is a lot of people that play in that role man. So many people um so many people in the industry like you wouldn't believe like when I'm going say this when it's in God's plan it's in God's plan. There's so many people in the industry that backs me. There's so many people that have given me given like hey you know stuff that people pay a tremendous amount for it's like given to me but it's my gift it's my talent you know what I mean God >> God said do this girl you got this >> so I would say so many people man I be n girl I be talking you to death >> so cuz like some people feel like being a female in the industry you know guys try to take advantage so have you been in those type of situations >> no that's what I'm saying girl thank god >> but you know I mean but you know you I I know they probably want to and [laughter] you know cuz look, you know, but sometimes talent can really blow your mind. >> So thankfully you've been blessed to not be in those situations. >> Yeah. Not yet, you know, cuz I mean they be like, I want to see her do her big one and then I can look at the big one. I can look at the big big one while I see HER DO HER BIG ONE. Sometimes they get off just by seeing that girl. Do you feel like it's when you moved to Ohio or was it Detroit or do you feel like it's a little bit of all of that? >> I feel like Detroit, New York, and Ohio made me who I am. I am not even lying to you. >> Okay. >> I feel like the entertaining the entertaining come from here. >> Okay. >> I feel like my personality and who I am >> come from the city. I am Detroit 100%. >> Okay. like and then Ohio is where I like branched off to be like, "Yeah, I'm about to do this. This this me." >> Okay. Do you have kids? >> Yeah, girl. Four of them. Four of them things. >> Okay. All right. So, how does your kids feel about like you pursuing music? Are they too young? >> Um, okay. So, I got two of them that are older. They just like, you know, this what my mom doing. I know that the babies the babies really kind of see me leave and come back a lot. Yeah. Um, sometimes I I've started to take them now that they're old enough. >> Um, so I take them with me and they know their mom is Detroit Barbie. Do they listen to Detroit Barbie music? No. I got one song that I made that they can listen to. >> And um, they know their mom Detroit Barbie. >> Okay. All right. That's cute. All right. So, but you definitely make vulgar music. >> Oh my god. [laughter] Uhuh. I know y'all ain't >> bet not. >> So, would you be upset if they knew your music or >> they know of it? I mean, they know of it. Um, would I have my daughter ever singing it? No, absolutely not. >> She knows better. And like, she'll try to like rap some of them because they go to the studio with me. Like I, you know, people don't know. Some people be like, "Oh, do our kids." Yes, my kids be in the studio with me and everything. If I'm making a really vulgar song, then I make them go in the other room in the studio. But like I got a single that um I'm pushing out called I'm the [ __ ] >> My daughter like will rap the words cuz she was in there. But she will like she like my she like my clean version. She the clean version of the song. >> Clean version of the song. >> She know how to not say the cuss words and she know how to rap the whole song but not say the cuss word. [laughter] >> Okay. So, how do you feel about like females in hip-hop right now overall though? >> I love it. >> Okay. >> Um I love that we're allowed to express ourselves now. What I don't like is when people say, "Oh, y'all rapping about Psy or y'all rapping about" But it's like, "Well, what do we have?" Like I'm not about to be like, "Yeah, I'm out here slanging my meat." >> You know, I'M OUT HERE SLANGING this food. You know, and what they tell you cuz I know your your mom, your grandmother, they told you the same thing. And what's that one thing that you know that they said? If you got a what? >> If you got a what? >> If you got a pocket book. >> Oh, okay. >> You should never BE BROKE. SO WHY I CAN'T RAP OUT MY POCKETBOOK? [laughter] WHY IS I CAN'T RAP OUT MY POCKETBOOK? Y MADE ME SOME MONEY. UM, so with the whole like that whole conversation, I don't know. I'm 50/50 on it. >> I am too. >> I can see how it affects the youth. >> Yeah, >> because people right now on the internet are saying like the Karishious Please spend that [ __ ] song. >> I got some youth >> and I don't know. I'm 50/50. >> Okay. So, social media and all of that. >> Yeah. Cuz you hear it. No teens, no teens should ever be uh teenagers, young children should ever even be like my page is set 18 and over. >> Your kid find it cuz I mean social media. I know what I'm on there doing. >> Yeah. >> You know what I mean? It shouldn't be It's not for children. I don't make ch music for children. Now I have I'm crossing over. I'm doing a crossover song now because Yes. I definitely want to >> You want to be PG-13. You want to be able to play everywhere. So, I got a song that I'm doing that I'm working on that the children can and I'm going to probably have children in the video and all type of different things like that. And that will be >> displayed to the children, but I'm also >> at this big old grown age with this body like this and everything like that, never should I be presenting anything to children. M >> seriously though, you know, and so >> that's, you know, I, you know, cuz my daughter, I wish he would, >> you know, and even with the Christian thing, I mean, you telling the kids to steal. >> It's more than just that. It's like, you know, steal and go sell it and get it for the lows, you know? >> Go steal a $100 bag and sell that mug for $50. >> Yo, >> you know. Yeah. So, um, yeah, but like I don't I feel like the internet is really hard to filter out some stuff. >> It's hard to please everybody. >> Yeah, it's hard to please everybody. >> You just got to be the best you you can be. >> Yeah. I feel like even down to like where I guess vulgar music has came from like the sexy residents and all that. I feel like it has gone so far in the industry, it's so hard to peel back now because it got so big. It's so much we could do. >> Yeah. See, I'm like a woman of um empowerment. Um, I definitely have my views on things because just because I do it don't make me right. Right. >> And just because there's things that I don't do don't make me wrong. >> Right. >> I definitely feel like we need to watch what we say and do around children. >> Mhm. >> But there's also a saying that you heard and we all heard. Stay in a child's place. >> That's right. >> You know what I mean? You got to stay in a child's place. I can't not be grown and be I'm a I'm a grownup. I'm a big grown. Yeah. >> Woman. >> So, I'm not pushing this for kids. I'm pushing this for my grown people, right? >> You know, and if you a kid, stay in a child's place. Don't click on that. You know, you know better. >> Yeah. The parents got to push that, too. We could do bus. >> Yeah. We could do bus. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. We could do all the parents. >> All right. So, aside, what do you listen to like what like on your free time? >> Me? >> Yeah. >> I am an insane playlist person. I listen to the Beatles. I listen to Beyonce. Yeah, I'm listen to Sexy Red. I'm going listen to Lotto. I'm going listen to I mean, my stuff is But then I'm majority >> of a '9s >> R&B girl. Absolutely. That's what music made sense to me. >> So '90s, not really R&B, but more '9s. >> I would say R&B. >> I can't sing, but I listen to a lot of uh >> Are you trying to sing? You keep saying you can't sing. Like >> I wish I could. It never happened. >> You can't sing no or you just know it's bad. >> It's bad girl. It's even bad in the shower. People be like, "I can sing in the shower." Lies. If you can't sing, you can't sing. Okay. >> But I love R&B more than anything. And I sing it as loud as I can, but I just will never do it in front of people. But I love R&B music. >> Do you feel like that's something you can work on or do you feel like it's over? We ain't even >> I don't know. Maybe, you know, but I wouldn't even do it. Like I don't even like going in there singing on auto to them. It's like, look y'all. >> Being from meeting you, you seem so much of a performer. You know, R&B slow. You probably don't really want to do all that. >> Yeah. Like you want to be >> I want to be like turn >> you know you know I got to do I got to do Yes. I got to give I got to give ADHD. You know [laughter] I cannot be still. >> Yeah. >> So when did you get into I guess your sense of style? I see you got colors and stuff like how did that come about? >> I am gonna give all of that to my stylist. >> Okay. >> You know what I'm saying? I got more than one. So shout out to Erica and shout out to Zay. Okay. They both put me together for real. This is actually a brand though. I'm a brand ambassador and um this is a brand and actually it was just really cute and I was like I got some boots that look real cute with this. So this wasn't even on was like you need to wear. He wanted me to wear something else. >> Okay. >> But I was like I like how these boots. So I actually did style myself today girl. Actually >> actually >> I ain't that good at it. But today I knew that the pink would hit the boots with the diamonds and I don't think he seen the little diamonds on the shirt. a bracelet and a watch. Yep. >> Oh, I liked this. So, I will say I styled myself with this. >> When did you feel like you needed a stylist though? Like when the shows was coming in when it got serious. Yes. Yes. Yes. Cuz girl, I wear a cat suit, bodysuit, and keep going. >> I say like what you wear regularly like casual. >> Yeah, like a little bodysuit. Like one of them little onesies cuz I don't like jeans. >> Yeah. You don't like jeans. You don't like shorts? >> I like shorts. I don't really like skirts either, but they put me in them. But I mean, a girl that's shaped up like me, you know what I'm saying? They be like, "Man, I don't really like the butt hanging out and stuff." Some people like, "Oh, I got a big butt. I want to fuck." >> So, you want to cover it up? >> I do. >> Okay. But when the music and you're performing. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. It just depends. >> Now, I like for the castle to be like stretchy so I can still [ __ ] [ __ ] [ __ ] They going to see it. You know what I'm saying? Sometimes less is more. You know, you don't always got to show it. >> Of course. I agree. I agree. I agree. I agree. All right. So, who are some people that I guess inspire you? >> Michael Jackson. >> Heal the world. >> I hear you singing a better place. >> I hear you singing, >> girl. A mess. [laughter] >> It wasn't even that bad. So, it gets worse. >> Oh, [laughter] let me go up. There people. >> Not everybody can sing high notes. [laughter] Everybody can't sing high notes. Uhuh. >> I am not Pleasure P. [laughter] They can't do the high notes. All right. But um I was getting into your music. I seen you got a song with Ice Bezo. >> Yes. >> Yes. How did y'all connect? I mean, everybody from Detroit know you. >> Yeah. Yeah. So Biz, that's my dog for real. Um Bezo plays a lot of roles because he always support his his people, his peers, his city. Yeah. >> And he got a lot of knowledge. >> Yeah. >> That man got a lot of knowledge. Power as well, but knowledge. listening to the things that he says >> really could keep you going for real. But um he always he always support me. Um I got a feature from him and not only did I get that feature from him from there on out he still just like always support me tell me to keep going. I had a I had cancer. >> So um Bezo and Cash Doll, they both like support me for real because they watched me fight through that and beat it. >> Okay. So how did you find out though? Um, I had I was in Oklahoma doing a concert and I was getting dressed. I was getting fitted and I felt like a little lump on my breast. Okay. >> And I was like, I don't know if it's the birth control that I'm on or what, but it's a lump here and I'm going to find out cuz >> what it is. >> Yeah. I'm always grabbing myself. And when I'm like, this is not feeling right. It's like and it just kept it was getting bigger and bigger though cuz I had triple negative. >> Damn. So, how long did that process take? Probably like a couple years. A little while. >> Yeah. I just actually in February, January in January, January 27th, I had my last surgery and they gave me these nice knockers [laughter] and they sit up and I don't got to wear a bra or nothing and I still got nipples and stuff. It gives porn. >> It gives [laughter] porn, you know. >> Yeah. >> Oh my god. That's like God bless you that that even like you got through that cuz >> Yeah. Cuz now I can sit here with you >> and I can look like this and it's not like hey hand I look like this. It's like hey ladies you can look like this too and you can make it and you can keep going. >> Mhm. Did you um if you don't mind me asking did you have a good surgery or anything or no? >> So aside from that people people do think that I heard people say a she ain't had no cancer she had a BBL. No the doctors took the fat from my because you got to think about it when you get cancer right. Mhm. >> You lose a lot of weight, you feel me? This here came from all that eating I forced myself to do >> after being so small. You know what I mean? I lost all that weight and that, you know, that's a mental thing and everything. I had lost a ton of weight. >> So, um, all this is me, >> you know, but the doctor sn he did he snatched all that up and put them UP HERE. THAT'S WHY I GOT THESE SNACKERS. THAT'S just [laughter] >> Yeah. All right. Yeah. because um you know the youth is getting into that so early nowadays. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. So it's like >> I feel like to me I feel like if if it makes you happy do it >> do it >> because sometimes dependent like man mental health is mental health is real. Yeah. >> Right. So, when you're going through a mental health thing and you don't feel good about yourself and other people make you feel bad as well, because I know one thing about me, like I don't like my double chin, right? >> And I know I got it and I fight myself with it. I fight myself with it. But when somebody point it out, it make me feel even worse about it. >> So, I feel like if there's something about yourself that you don't like and you want to change it, make yourself happy more than anything. But do it for you and not for nobody else. >> Okay. All right. Do you read your comments or you don't read the comments? You stop. >> I need to stop reading my comments. I used to and it used to like for real comments make me cry. >> Mhm. >> I'm sensitive. >> Mean on the internet. >> Yeah, they always being mean on the internet. I do not like mean is terrible. God told us to love. He did not tell us to go tear people down. Yeah. >> And you don't know some people probably kill their stuff over I mean I'm sure it's happened. >> Yeah. >> Suicide and all of that over comments because of what you got to say about me. >> Yeah. And people can't pick and choose like if they're famous or not. So it's not even like a >> or I just want to be low key, you know? She just famous and it's like it gets more and more and more. So >> I try not to read the comments. >> My cameraman is a dog. You feel me? And we so silly and we so fun. So, shout out to Don Prince. But he helps me get through that because when people say bad stuff about me, sometimes I get a agitated with it, but he'll come to me and he'll laugh about it. Like, [laughter] they said this. Sometimes I'll be like, "Dude, I'm pissed off they said that." But he like, "Man, just laugh at that, MAN. YOU KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE TALK ABOUT ME SO IT make you feel better?" You know what I mean? So, shout out to him for that. >> So, you got a good support system. >> Yes. Absolutely. Absolutely. >> That's really good. All right. So, you've been enjoying your trip in New York? >> Yeah. It's >> you will come back to Well, you always come to New York for the >> for the Broadway stuff and stuff, but now you here on Music. You've been here on Music >> before. Once before. I was on tour before. >> Okay. On tour with >> um Crispy Life Kid. I was on a Wired Up tour. >> Oh, really? Yeah. >> Okay, nice. I interviewed him probably like two years ago. >> Yeah, that's my dog. >> They funny. Everybody in Detroit is hilarious. >> Yeah, we funny as hell. Yes, we is. We got our personality, our way we talk, the way that we do things. Heck yeah. >> Yeah. So, um, so what are you working on as of right now? >> So, right now I'm working on my crossover song. >> Okay. >> And it's called Too Sexy. >> Okay. >> And you know, we are >> going to pop it for the people. Yeah. >> Um, it's called Too Sexy, but it's really about women empowerment. Mh. >> It's about don't keep your head up, wear that crown, wear like you're supposed to look in the mirror and tell yourself >> no matter who you are. >> Mhm. >> I'm too too sexy. I'm too sexy for this. >> Period. >> You know. >> Yeah. Are you working on an album or not? Right now? >> Yes, I'm working on my project and it's called Monday through Sunday. >> Um, this is going to get deep, >> okay? >> Because we not always People might be like, "Oh, she to turn up quick." Cuz that's who I call myself. But I'm not always a turnup queen. I go through real life stuff, >> right? >> From Monday to Sunday. All of us in our lives, it is something different. You never even gonna know. Something going to happen Monday. You don't know what's going to happen Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. But Friday, you like, "Look, it I had a long week. I'm going to go out. I'm going to have me a drink. I'm going to turn up. Then Sunday, you going you going to give it to God. You going to pray. You going, you know, go into the next, you know, go into the next week." Mhm. >> I want to make this project basically based off a Monday through Sunday, a life experience from my point of view, but still kind of to touch everybody because we all can relate to a Monday through Sunday. >> So, the tape is going to have a bunch of emotions pretty much going up and down. >> An emotional roller coaster. >> All right. So, how are you feeling mentally on a scale of 1 to 10? >> It be up and down. >> I'm like 10. Then girl, by the time I walk out, I'll be like, you know what? It's give it three. >> And one day, moms be like, you know, mental health is a thing. I think it's so important that people touch on stuff like that. >> No, definitely. So, how do you deal with the like fame and success and working and family and missing time and how do you deal with that mentally? >> Yeah. >> How do you deal? >> It's definitely like it's definitely again Monday through Sunday, it's an emotional roller coaster because you want to be yourself, but then like still you got to watch what you say. You got to watch what you do. >> Yeah. You gotta I'm not gonna say I'm gonna say you gotta but I don't do it but you gotta portray to be this and that. I don't do that though. I like to just be myself 100% though because I want to give people who I am. But sometimes you do got to watching and stuff. So that's where the mental come in at. It's like, "Oh, act like this or act like that or get this or get that or buy this or buy that and such and such them, they got this and such and such them, they got that and they're on there doing this and she's over there doing I do not care. This is me. This is what I want to give." But that's the mental all that. I'm just saying how that was all over the place like that. >> That's the mental of it. >> Yeah. >> No, it is. It is. Especially like now with people trying to put this in us like, "Oh, you got to show everything on the internet." Some people don't want to share their lows. >> Yeah. >> Like what? OR BECAUSE YOU KNOW I MIGHT WANT TO GO get the $20 wig, but y'all say, "Oh, because you a celebrity and you Detroit Barbie, you got to GO BUY THE $1,000 WIG." WELL, WHO POCKETS IS Y'ALL picking from, NOT MINE. GO GET YOU A DESIGNER BAG. WELL, GUESS WHAT? I want to go to City Trends and get the cute one for $14.99 if I want to. >> Oh, and then y'all going to say, "Oh, SHE GOT THE CHEAP PURSE." WELL, SO WHAT? >> You know. >> Yeah. >> So these people here, man. >> Yeah. I feel like right now everybody's in this like >> like the facade. It's like >> get you a MAN BACK. >> I'M LIKE, MAN, GO GET THAT FORWARD FOCUS and let's go. [laughter] >> You know what I'm saying? Why does it even matter? Cuz I got talent. You feel me? So while they driving around in they may backs and all of that, they better know that they when they step in front of me, they better Yeah. >> Yeah. Y'all better do that though. >> So do you feel like you don't have to keep up with the Joneses if you count me? >> No. No, you don't. Not for real. >> Okay. >> But they going But but one thing I do hate my talent, my persona, my image, and everything. They think they they you know what I'm saying? They think that it's there, you know? >> Yeah. >> They they think that it's what it is. >> Yeah. >> I um I'm not going to say I do. I'm not gonna say I don't. I will say >> that I will say this. I'mma get what I want to get. I'mma buy what I want to buy. I can afford the things that I like. >> Yeah. >> You know what I mean? >> I mean, you don't got to explain that to nobody. >> Yeah. I feel like >> you can't keep like trying to prove to everybody what it is and what it ain't and stuff like that. But I do feel like it be some people have everything and don't have talent and some people that have talent don't have the eyes, don't have the resources. But there's people that there's a lot of people that don't got talent, girl. >> Yeah, it is. >> But they got some coin and they making it look good. That sucks to me. >> That really sucks to me. And I don't think it's fair for the people that do got talent. >> I feel like you can't buy success if you're not talented, though. How do you feel? >> It only lasts a long It only lasted. It's like this, you know, like a one minute a few minutes of fame. >> Yeah. It's like a little taste of what could be if you was talented. But let's talk about how these new festivals are like because I'mma keep it a thousand with you. >> Okay, let me know. Put me on. >> Okay. So, like these new festivals like let's say like Coachella this year or what was it? Rolling Loud this year. Y'all can't tell me that all of them big people that was up on them stages was not crashing it. I mean, I'm like, what is going on? This is entertainment now. It's not. It's I'm telling you, you know, it sucked. Y'all sucked. I don't care. I'm not going to say no names, but y'all know that the performances and stuff has gotten >> be to become trash because people are just going viral because they're just doing a lot of humiliating theirelves for real if you want to be honest. And then they get a big song and it blow up and they don't even know how to perform for the crowd. They don't even know how to please the crowd no more. I'm a crowdleaser. >> Yeah. >> And that's important to me. >> So like I don't know like how certain I think they picked it based on popularity. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. But I feel like you got to have a good team to know when you right and to know when you wrong. >> I feel like a lot of those people that were on those stages don't have a team guiding them. They're just freestyling. And a lot of them are like in the underground world, they on a lot of drugs. No shade. >> Yeah. I ain't going to lie, baby. >> I'm trying to tell you me and drugs. >> I don't know the um reason for why they not 100%. >> Yeah. No, you're right. Yeah. >> And I had to check somebody the other day cuz without makeup on, I look very very young. >> Okay. So people be trying to try me. I have to tell people, let me tell you something. I don't do a lot of drugs and I don't I drink some liquor, but I don't drink I don't I'm not an alcoholic. I don't overdrink liquor. So I look very young and I'm very healthy and I take care of myself, right? >> You know, them drugs will tear you down to the flow. You don't even know what you doing. >> Yeah. No, I agree. And some people feel like they need it to like be creative, but I feel like if you creative, you creative. If you got talent, you got talent. You don't need no drugs. >> I agree. I agree. I agree. >> Falling asleep and doing all that at the [ __ ] dig, you know. >> I agree. So, what should we do with those people like those artists? Like, where should they go? Like, what should they do? I don't know. >> I don't know. Wherever they going, you know? [laughter] >> YOU KNOW, WHEREVER THEY GOING, MAN. And we still watching them, man. But I don't know. They going down like Mary J. Blanch. [laughter] >> Help me. So for let's can you give some advice for the people that are talented and feel like their time is taking too long or this journey is too hard like what advice would you give to those people? I'mma say this. Don't let nobody steal your shine. Don't go humiliating yourself. Don't go degrading yourself. Don't go trying to do anything that you see somebody else doing to get the fame. I feel like stay true to you and keep going no matter what. Somebody gonna see you. Somebody gonna notice you. Now with that, you got to put yourself out there. You got to go and put yourself out there. You got to go put it in their face, too. You know, GO PUT IT IN THEIR FACE. IF YOU GOT TALENT AND YOU PUT IT IN THEIR FACE, they going to know what's up. >> Okay. So, as long as you got talent, you just got to put yourself out there. >> Yes. >> Can you give me an example of a time you had to put yourself out there? >> I'm always putting myself out there. I'm putting myself out there right now. [laughter] >> Jeez. You know. >> Yeah. But like a time maybe where you you were caught off guard cuz you knew about this today. a time where you were caught off guard and you had to put yourself out there and it ended up working in your favor. If you could think of any time rapper, >> I don't know for real because I mean or when people walk up to me and be like, "Oh, you rap?" Oh, freestyle or you know what I'm saying? Stuff like that. But >> yeah, like put you on the spot. Sometimes I might do it, sometimes I don't. You know what I'm saying? It just depends. >> But I would say I mean I'm girl I ain't going to lie. I feel like I travel all over places. Yeah. >> You know, but I feel like I do be a little prepared. It don't ever be off guard, but if I see something on the net and I'm like, "This an opportunity, I'm taking it." >> So, who taught you to always be prepared though? That's what I'm asking. Like, who prepped you to like >> I don't know. That was me. >> Oh, okay. Yeah. Well, I mean, from like Broadway, I guess, you know, you kind of just like remember you say going to the place when you was younger. Maybe I guess seeing that just kind of always knowing you wanted to do that. Or maybe just watching TV, maybe like watching the awards and watching other stars and watching what they do and feeling in your gut like this is dope. >> I remember when Beyonce uh dropped uh Who Run the World >> and remember she put on that really big stage performance? I think that was the VMAs >> maybe. I think so. >> And she ate it. And I mean Beyonce always do it for me too. Michael Jackson and Beyonce always has done it for me. and their performance make me be like, I want to do that. >> Yeah, >> that's what I want to do. I want to be able to put on the impact that they put put on. >> Right. How did you feel about the Michael Jackson movie? You saw it? >> I didn't see the new one yet. >> You really did? >> Don't spoil it. Not yet. >> Oh, okay. >> Girl, I've been so busy. >> Yeah. No, I know. I know. It was It was It was >> Was it Was it Was it Z or was it me? >> It was It was I'm going just say that. I wasn't impressed. >> Okay. >> All right. But you have a project coming? >> Yeah. >> Okay. You have a release date or no? >> Not yet. Not a release date. Coming but not yet. >> Is there anybody in studio you working with now or? >> Let me see. Right now I'm working on a single with Blazian B3. >> Okay. >> Um she's out of Nashville, Tennessee. So we got some she bringing a turnup queen back out. So we going we going to do some twerge music. >> Okay. Dark B3. Yes. I know. Yes. Me and her working on a project right now. >> Yeah. She makes like PG-13 type music, right? >> Yeah. She she she Yeah. And she like this. She so hard kids I know it. Yeah, I know kids I know it. So yeah. >> Yes. Yes. >> All right. So you working with B3 who? >> Yes. I'm working with myself right now though. But yeah, I'm I'm down to work with all the girls. I got a lot of friends in the um like in the industry. I support I support all the girlies. I do. I hop on your stuff and hype you up. I'm never a hater. I hype up all women. I feel like we need to do that more than fight each other. >> Okay. I agree. Are you Do you feel like you're still getting the love and stuff from Detroit even though you moved? Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. I feel like they always at my top. They always my number one on my analytics. >> Okay. >> From social media to music and everything. I might not do everything there, >> but they still they listening. I can say that they listening and watching. >> Do you go visit them often or No. >> Um, so my biological mother is there. I visit when I can. You know what I'm saying? Or I do shows there and get bookings there from time to time. So I go home from time to time. >> A lot of people I meet from Detroit like 50/50. It's like they want to stay home, but they got to leave cuz of just the circumstances over there or whatever. But they like they they want to go home so bad. Like >> I love it in the south. >> I like it in the south. >> I feel like the south is for me. So being at home, it just be like >> it's a big difference. So when I go home, it be cool, but I do be ready to go. Like when I get there, I'll be ready to go. [laughter] >> Okay. All right. Bye. So tell people where can they find you? How can they tune in? >> So official Detroit Barbie is where y'all can find me. And I'm like official Detroit Barbie on all platforms. So if you go on YouTube, official Detroit Barbie, Tik Tok, official Detroit Barbie, Snapchat, official Detroit Barbie Instagram, they get it. Official Detroit