Mahogany Lox on Making TikTok History

Hi, this is my first Zoom.

Oh, well, welcome to Zoom.

How's it going?

Going well. Yeah, considering.

I'm glad I can be your first Zoom call though.

I know, thank you, thank you.

Everyone's You're all very welcome over here at Young Hollywood. I see you got your little puppy there.

Yeah, it's all over the place.

Okay, so we want to talk about your music today and Tik Tok's success and everything like that. So if you're down, I'll start asking the questions.

Yeah, let's go.

I saw on Instagram Cameron Dallas had posted the uh little wave thing, right?

Yeah.

And so the Makon Boys and you are like, how was seeing that? How'd that come about?

Um, woke up to a text one morning and it was like, hey, can you do this? And I was like, you know what? I can. I think I can do that. And we all, cuz it was a Makon, uh, senior, like, our goodbye. Our seniors of goodbye, whatever you call it. Um, and it was just nice to make a video for everybody.

Yeah. So you were people were people like, did you read the like it? Right, that. It was it was great. It was fun. And did you read the comments on it? Like, were people freaking out?

Yeah, it was definitely like, we shook it up a little bit. It was definitely like a wildfire or something. I don't know, but it was cool.

I I remember the Makon days. I watched all you guys. So when you guys, like, I saw the video and I was like, oh my god, like, they're kind of back, are they back together? Like, what's happening here? So now we want to talk about your music. So, we're going to get we're going to get into take your man because that's the biggest hit, you know. But you recently released Psych. What was the inspiration behind that song?

Well, I really wanted to make a confident anthem, and I wanted to be able to like show my locksmiths that's okay to feel sad when you get a negative comment and like have those feelings, but then know that you are great and that it's that we can overcome it and that usually negative comments are just people that are like, just trying to make you feel bad and it's never to really, you know.

Yeah. That's definitely different from the take your man vibe. But you got both, you're hitting both there. And speaking about take your man, so that made Tik Tok history.

Yeah.

You were the first creator to ever have a song in the trending music section.

Yeah, that was really

Is that insane or what?

I had no idea until I was at the um, I was at the Black History Month event and they put it up on the screen that it made history and I was like, I did what now? Was like, oh my god.

Did everyone look at you like, oh, I that's her right over there. That's that's her with the history-making over here. That's so fun. And for when you are scrolling through your own For You page on Tik Tok, is it insane to see people like making like skits and stuff to your song?

It is it is surreal because I've always put out music. I've always wanted people to sing my songs. So to see people actually doing it, it's like mind-blowing.

It's a groovy. It's it's a fun song.

Thank you.

Comes up on my For You, so I'm like chilling with it. So, that's fun. And what's one of the videos that you've seen that you just absolutely love, like a fan that's made or?

Honestly, my boyfriend's has been one of my favorites, cuz it was so creative and so different than I would have ever thought. He just wanted someone was on life support and then God was like, I can take your man if I want to. And I was like, babe, that's so cool. I'm right here, babe. And it was it was one of the top videos for a long time. So.

Did you know that he was going to make that or did he just go make it and then come back?

No, he said he had an idea and then all of a sudden I saw him filming with a paper beard and I was like, what's going down? What's happening here? And then I saw the video and I was like, wow. That's that's what's going down. That's it. That's it.

Your Instagram page there was a picture of you in Blue Face.

Oh, yeah.

You how was that experience? How was that meeting him and everything?

That was fun. It was um, through Tik Tok and we were just showing him how to use Tik Tok and kind of just like filming with him. And it was really fun. He's really nice and down to film and

Did he get the Had he ever made a Tik Tok before? Or you were literally teaching him?

No, he never he didn't I don't think he even had a Tik Tok at the time. I think he had his name, but I don't think he was like making them. And um, I showed him how to do like some effects like um, what do they call them? Transitions. I showed him how to do transitions. And we did a really cool one for my page that actually did ever really well. Everyone thought we were dating for like a month and I was like,

You're like, guys, no. It's just a video like, my boyfriend was right there. like, it's not it's fine. Yeah. And uh, what I'm going to look it up. I'm going to look it up so I can see the actual cuz I saw it on Instagram. I'm like, she busting down to the Diana with a Blue Face right now? Is that what's happening? Well, and for the the Make Black History Summit that you were at for Tik Tok, um, how was like you found out you made history there and everything like that. How was being able to speak on the panel and just being able to represent Tik Tok like that?

It was amazing. It was so nice to be able to share with other creators who are just learning and just like the bigger creators what I know and be able to help them. And we all could like help each other. So it was a very it was a great summit. Like everyone, everybody and I got to answer questions, I got to give like insight and just hear everybody speak. It was inspiring.

Oh, for sure. And what's your ultimate like favorite kind of Tik Tok to make?

Oh, I really like skits. I don't make enough of them. I really want to make more, but every time I make a skit, I'm really proud of myself. Like if I make the audio too, you know?

Yeah.

And if I'm able to tell a story and it makes sense in 15 seconds.

Yeah, you're like, does it does it make sense? Does it make sense? I get it, you know. But But uh, yeah, I love making skits. And do you show your boyfriend them before you post it? Like, does he approve it?

100%.

We're going to play the game, you ready?

Yes.

So this game is the last time I. Okay. So it's like basically like the last time you maybe did some normal activities and like the last time you did stuff in the house, you know? Okay, so I'll read them out. Last time you FaceTimed one of your friends?

Yesterday.

Who was it?

My friend Zach. We do a lot of creative stuff together. So he was showing me a Tik Tok he was making. And he had it picked up on like Choice of On, like the album. And it was really cool. So that was the last time. Like that.

Last time you cooked a baked good?

Oh, cooked a baked good. A month ago, me and my boyfriend tried to make pazookies.

It didn't work?

It did actually. Oh, okay. A little bit of cookie left. So it was a small pazookie, but it was good.

Did you try did you hop on the banana bread trend?

I wanted to, but all I had was the rotting bananas. I didn't have anything else.

Just bananas, that's what you come out with. Just the bananas. Put bread next to the bananas. Call it a day. When is the last time you did a Tik Tok dance?

Tik Tok dance. Um, yesterday.

Yesterday, I filmed like a little skit doing that little new one, the like.

Yeah, the yeah. I know, I got you.

Last time you did a home workout?

Oh, yesterday. I'm trying. I'm really trying. I saw the Chloe T, right?

Yeah, Chloe T. Come here. He's trying, he's making sassy right now.

Chloe Ting two week shred program. I'm doing it with my friend Zach, my boyfriend, my friend Steve and my friend Corina. We're all doing it together and like supporting each other via text.

It's always better to have the whole the whole gang doing something. Okay, last time you thought about the first thing you were going to do after quarantine.

Oh my goodness. You know, every day. Yesterday. I really want to go to the beach. Like I would love to lay out and like be able to play in the water. That's it.

Who knew like you'd miss the beach so much, right?

I've always missed the beach though. But honestly, it's a different, it's a different feeling now. I see people at the beach like just posting like throwbacks. I'm like, wow. Wow. What a time. What a time we were alive.

When is the last time you texted one of your friends?

Um, a few minutes ago before we got on here, you know.

Last time you bought something online?

Um, Sunday.

What'd you buy?

I bought a plug for my nail kit because it didn't come with a plug to make do my gel nails. They forgot to put it in. So, I had to buy it.

You're like, okay, order. Last time you binge-watched a show and which one was it?

Yesterday, everything's yesterday. 90 Day Fiance Before the 90 Days, season one.

How was it?

Um, phenomenal. Definitely got to watch it if you like those kind of shows.

It's really it's really it's a good watch. It's a good watch. A good binge-watch.

It's a good watch, binge-watch, yes. Okay, so this kind of relates to the other question, but last time you thought about getting your nails done or doing your nails?

Um, I did them last, oh my gosh, the days are just like. I think last. Every day's Monday. Every day's Friday. I had to order a kit to do better.

I love that, improvising, you're getting better. Next, we're going to need to know how to do some like acrylic kind of thing going on. New hobby?

Yeah, new hobby. I'm hoping.

Last time you sent a Snapchat?

Um, two weeks ago.

Really? Not a big Snap girl?

I don't Snap that often. Once Instagram got stories, I got confused and I don't know where to put my time. Too many stories.

Last time you stayed up till 3:00 AM?

Two nights ago. I think watching 90 Day Fiance. Everything is just a circle. Everything is just a circle. Everything is the same day. We're doing the same thing.

Okay. Do you have any piece of advice for anyone that's just in quarantine right now, just bored, hanging out, doing whatever?

Find a new hobby. Do what I'm doing with my friend Zach and maybe start trying to be creative on like any kind of platform you like. Even if it's drawing, like drawing something new every day, or something that can get you creative, so you don't feel like you're stale. That's like, I feel like the the hardest part is to not feel stale. Even home workouts. They're hard to get up and do, but afterwards, you'll feel great. So.

There you go. Well, we love it. Thank you very much, Mahogany, for joining us at Young Hollywood today.

Thank you for having me.