I was wondering if you're going to wear your merch. Cuz I saw it on your Instagram story.

Oh, come on. You know, I always got my merch on.

How much how much merch do you think you have laying around the house?

Uh it kind of got, it kind of like dropped because all my friends came over and you know, uh they don't like they don't like uh waiting on shipping, so they like early merch so they, so they usually just take and then like leave the money in my kitchen or something, so

And you have the puppy, right? Preston?

Yeah, yeah, Preston, he's over there in his crate actually right now chilling. I should bring it. What you doing, Presh? He cannot he cannot come. Uh it's crazy because like I usually do all my zooms holding him.

Oh, he didn't make the cut for today?

I don't know, I was going to I was going to uh, I just walked them and I usually like have having him like take his naps. You know what I mean?

I first got I found out about you and freaked out about you with creep on me. What would you say as like a music artist? What was that one song you think put you on the map, or one that just resonates with you, no matter what?

Um, the song that kind of put me on the map was a song called Disrespectful because um it changed my life, you know, it got me my record deal. It and um the song that residence with um resonates with me the most I think would be uh uh a song called Mama. That's coming out, it's not out yet. I think, see, Disrespectful got me into the building where Jay-Z I met met the Roc Nation, Jay-Z got me into RCA, where I signed my deal. That's what Disrespectful got me to the building. But what really got me my money and really got me the deal I wanted was when I played my 80s album and they heard a song called Mama and uh, um, and a song called Lies which which are on my new album. These two songs resonate with me so much like this this is this is you know, this is my thing.

In for the album that is coming out, what do you think, how do you think people are going to react to it? Are they going to see a different side of you, something they haven't seen before, or they just going to relate to you more?

Yeah, I think I think um for this album, it's a side of me that no one's ever seen. Even with Paranoid, my record Paranoid. Like no one's ever heard me sing falsetto ever. All I have a deep voice, I'm a baritone, I'm a bass, you know, I'm like, er. That's me when I'm singing. But it's the first time where I sang up. And originally I wanted that song to be for Sam Smith. You know, Sam Smith and I were talking on the on on Instagram. And then we started texting each other about music and I was like, I wanted to make a song for him and I fell in love with my the song I made. You know what I mean? So, um, I was like, this is the record. Like, this is a record I really like, I'm going to put it on my project, it's an 80s record. So, uh, I wanted to bring all the stuff I love in one album and I think that is what people are going to get out of it.

Yeah, that's so dope too, cuz you you're you're put your personal touch on it too and also including what everybody does love anyways. I was going through your Twitter. Yeah. And you had tweeted yesterday, or technically the day before, I have the biggest smile on my face when I see her text with the tongue emoji. Do you subtweet or do you just tweet?

I just tweet. I don't I think she's too big of a she's too big of an icon to even read what I'm tweeting. But but it's like subtweets it's like, you just you just tweet and then you feel it. Yeah, I mean, yeah, I mean, you know, the way I look at Twitter is just, you know, thinking out loud. You know what I mean? Um, I deleted my first Twitter.

Why'd you delete your first one?

Because it was just too crazy, but not only that, but I had a four in my name before I changed my name. Oh, yeah. And it was difficult to get this one and then once I traded it off, it got deleted. So, I had to restart again. So, this new Twitter is new. I'm I'm a little bit I hold back a little bit of cursing and saying how I feel like as far as like, I don't talk politics, I don't talk about stuff like that, but um, um, I just tweet. I just tweet and sometimes, you know, it's it's fun to to just say something and you never know at this time 2020 it's the scariest the scariest era, the scariest year ever. You can die at any second. You want people you want people to be like, oh man, he tweeted some cool shit. You know? Like he tweeted his mind. Like I want people to remember what I'm saying, you know, so yeah. And yeah, I do feel that way. Every time she texts me, I do smile.

Oh my God, I love it. Love it. Okay, and we're going to play a game if you're down.

Okay, let's do it.

Okay, it's this or that. So I'll read off the two things and you choose which one. Okay. Listening to your own songs or someone else's songs?

Someone else's songs.

Voice call or FaceTime?

FaceTime.

Do you remember the last person you FaceTimed?

Uh, my mom.

Creep On Me or Paranoid?

Uh, Paranoid.

Going out or staying in?

Staying in.

Really?

Yeah. Well, now now not anymore because now it's now it's not a choice. So now I want to go out. But I've always been to stay inside, uh, make Nutella sandwiches and record music.

Love it. Uber Eats or Postmates?

Uh, Uber Eats.

How many times do you think you've Uber E- ordered Uber Eats in the past couple months?

Well, just an hour ago. I I usually Uber Eats and Postmates together. Both.

Okay, there you go, so both.

Yeah. Cuz sometimes like I can't get certain things on the other one and I have them arriving at the same time. Yeah, perfect. I am I am a bigger guy by the way, I'm six I'm 6'5, 285 pounds.

Oh, no, I've watched all your football stuff.

Okay, cool, cuz like I need to feed this body. Like I I enjoy being I enjoy my thickness. Like I love it. Yeah.

Uber or Lyft in general?

Uber.

Texting or DMing?

Texting.

Netflix or Hulu?

Netflix. I don't have a Hulu account.

Do you remember the last thing you watched on Netflix or what you're binge-watching right now?

Um, right now I'm watching this thing called I'm actually watching it, so stupid. Uh, it's called Floor Is Lava.

Oh my god, that comes on that's on my the big one on my Netflix. Is it good?

It's stupid. I think it's funny though because as a child, my family, my my sister and I would jump on the couches and the carpet would be lava and they turned it into a game for adults. So, Yeah. I think it's funny. I'll give it a week.

Early to rise or sleep in?

Early.

What time did you get up this morning?

Six.

Oh, God. What time do you usually go to bed?

Twelve.

Fortnite or Call of Duty?

I don't play games.

Bar or club?

Bar.

Ooh. Football or basketball?

Football.

Preston or Preston?

Preston or Preston? Your puppy. Yeah, I'm saying uh who's the other Preston? My dog, yes.

Thank you so much for talking to us today.

Thank you. Thank you so much. 1984 album is coming out. I'm excited. And uh, big things are on the way, you know, um, I I got some amazing features on it and listen to it. Enjoy it. And my favorite record on there is Lies.

I'm going to listen to it 20 million times.

Please, please do. And then when it comes out, buy it.