Flau’jae Johnson On Angel Reese, Caitlin Clark, Megan Thee Stallion, Klay Thompson, & LaMelo Ball

If I rap right now, it'll give you. chills. >> Well, go let's go ahead and do that. Look at you do. >> I'm so real. The mayor gave me a day in. my city. But it's so sad that I can't. even go and stay in my city. Shooting. and killing little kids can't even play. in my city. It's so wicked. They killed. my dad and brought a day in my city, but. I still love them. I give them all the. time that I got. It's running out, but I. give you all the time that I got. You. was the fakest on my team and I'm just. finding it out. That made me sick into. my stomach. About to vomit it out. And. I'm like, ready or not, man, it's my. time now. I done gave it everything I. got. It's time to shine now. They done. blew the whistle and my foot across the.

line now. Clock is ticking down. Ain't. got no 30 second time out. But real. though, I know I'mma make it cuz I don't. seek an applause. I about to never waste. my voice if I don't speak for a cause. I. reminisce when I just think and I pause. My mama told me you keep shooting for. the moon. You going to have a seat with. them stars. Oh god, >> I like that. >> All my life been grinding all my life. sacrifice hustle paid the price. Want a. slice. Got to roll the dice. That's why. all my life I've been grinding all my. life. All my life. Been grinding all my.

life. Sacrifice. Hustle. Paid the price. Want a slice. Got to roll the dice. That's why all my life I've been. grinding all my life. [Music]. >> Hello. Welcome to another episode of. Club Shay. I am your host Shannon Sharp. I'm also the propri of Club Shay. Stopping by for conversation of the day. No drinking. She's in training. A. generational talent. One of the most. marketable athletes in college sport. She's a multihyphenated, dominating in. basketball, rap, and in business. She. helped the Lady Tigers win their first.

ever national championship, a gold. medalist, an AP all-American, first team. all SEC, SEC freshman of the year, a. McDonald's all-American, an accomplished. artist, athlete, and a businesswoman, a. true triple threat all the way from the. seapport. Yes, Savannah, Georgia. Here. she is, ladies and gentlemen. Miss Fly. Johnson. >> Savannah Georgia. >> Oh, that sounded cool in front of my. name. That was cool. >> So, thank you for stopping by. >> Thank you for having me. Thank you so. much. >> So, how difficult was it for teachers.

and and and and classmates and friends. to pronounce that name? >> Oh my. They still. man. I've gotten FL J Flu J all type of. J. They spell it wrong, but I I don't. take any offense to it. It be funny. sometimes. I'm not going to lie. >> So, did they say Miss Johnson or did the. teachers even give up on? Sometimes. they'd be like the substitute the. substitute teachers be like baby I'm not. going to say this name what's your name. I was like flaw like flawless. >> is is that a play u and we're going to.

talk about your your your father in a. minute is that a play off of his name. because he went by the stage name. camouflage and so. >> yep that's it that's it um yeah his name. was camouflage so he named me Faj Monae. okay. >> and it kind of rhymes so. >> so let me ask you this how was it. growing up in Savannah cuz I went to. school in Savannah I'm very familiar. with Savannah. >> Savannah was cool. Like I grew up, we. was outside. >> Okay. >> We was outside. I feel like I'm like the. last of the people who got to really be. outside like with your friends all day.

>> And it was just competitive. Like I was. around like a older crowd, but I never. got to like be with them. >> Um, you know, so I just played. basketball all day. But Savannah was. fun, bro. Like of course it has it bad, you know, areas and stuff like that, but. where I was, it was fun. >> Um, what's your best memory as a child? My best memory as a child. probably when I played for the boys. club, Frank Callum Boys and Girls Club. I was a cheerleader. I played baseball. with the boys. I was a pitcher. And. those times like really just molded me.

into the person I am today. Like that's. why I think recreational centers and. stuff like that for the kids are so. important cuz I had a lot of coaches. that was like father figures and that. was like the prominent thing that I had. in Savannah. For sure. You do realize. like normally cheerleaders they're not. playing like basketball because you know. normally the cheerleaders they're. cheering for the athletes. They don't. turn around and like I mean could you. like cheer like for like one group of. >> I wasn't a basketball cheerleader. I was. cheering for the football team. >> Oh, you cheering for the football team? >> Yeah. When basketball season I was on. the floor.

>> Oh, you put the pom poms up. >> I was on the floor. My mama made me. cheer because I was athletic and I could. do like back handsprings but I hated it. Like I used to be so mad with my pom. poms like I want to play football. like. I I wanted to play football. So, I was. just I was just there cuz my mom made me. >> Well, that's that's awesome. There's an. intersection and I you know for people. that's not familiar with it, it's like. in Savannah there Aborn and then you got. West Montgomery Cross Road. I mean you. got the big street. So you got like. Abberorn Dur and then you got. Skittleaway and Victory and then you got.

I mean you got an intersection. >> Yeah. It's so cool. I mean. >> you got an intersection. >> that No, that was crazy. When they said. they was giving me one, I was like like. a whole like but it's a really a whole. intersection. You drive this way, you. see Fly J Johnson intersection. You. drive that way, Fly. And it's crazy cuz. I remember taking that same route to go. to Daffy Park and go to Bacon Park and. go play at all these tournaments and. stuff like that and just being like. celebrated in that way. Like that was. big. That was. >> I used to spend a lot of time. They had. a uh I don't know if it's still over. there. They had an unbelievable Chinese. restaurant. >> with fried rice. I forget the name. It.

was like. >> some so many. >> it I know they done built. >> I like the five star one. And I don't. know if it was where it was at. They had. them fried gizzards. Boy, >> them fried gizzards are so good. >> They going to call us country to be like. gizzard. >> What? That video you eating duh. >> Oh yeah. When I was Oh yeah, when I was. talking about uh we got fried chicken, catfish, candy, yam, mac and cheese. bone. >> Yeah, put that on the edit. >> So you played you played baseball, you.

played basketball. Um you were a. cheerleader. So you're you're a. cheerleader for the football team once. that because normally like cheering is a. year round. So you cheer for the. football team, you cheer for the. basketball team and whatever else the. pep rally you get that going. So you was. just like a one sport cheerleader. football season and it was that was. over. >> I had to My mom made me y'all one time I. just cried and I was like I'm not doing. this no more. She was like all right you. don't have to do it no more. You can. play basketball. >> But yeah. >> What was your best sport coming up? >> Oh my best sport I was always good at.

basketball. I was always good. Like, >> did you play with the girls or do you. play with guys? >> I play with the boys. I play with the. guys cuz it wasn't a girls team at that. point, you know? This was back then, so. it was only boys. And I grew up like me. I remember my teammate Monte Ken, all. those guys. I used to play with them at. the Boys and Girls Club. I was the only. girl though. >> Do you think that's what helped you. become the player that you became? Because normally uh guys mature as far. physically a lot a lot sooner than than. than women and you had to because you. wanted to compete. You wanted to get.

chosen. You wanted to be out there in. the court so you couldn't be like a. liability, >> right? No. And it was never that. And I. had a chip on my shoulder. Shout out my. coach Maurice. He was like a father. figure to me. Like I would cry. He was. I'm he would treat me like the guys. Like you know what I'm saying? Like it. wasn't no you a girl. If you going to. put these shorts on, you going to play. And he held me accountable and he pushed. me and it made me like I'mma beat all. these boys. Like I'm gonna be better. than all of y'all. And I just really. went. That's how I went. Like for real. But he held me accountable and he ain't. let me cut corners. You know, I had to. run. I had to run the whole sprint like.

everybody the football field all of that. like he he he held me accountable so I. got really good like I got really good. >> If you could have played football what. position were you going to play? >> I'm play quarterback. you want the glamour position. >> you know cover girl. like this. I thought me and spiral. though that's why. >> Right. >> I couldn't do receiver cuz like bro. receivers like they're too athletic DBs. that's the hardest that's the hardest. position in the world. >> So I just know my role. What about a. running back?

>> Oh, no. I'm not going through I'm not. going through I'm going through it's 300. pounders. They're not going to be laying. on me. No. But I love football though. I. love football. >> So when you was playing against the. guys, did you you beat them? >> Oh yeah. Like this was serious. Like I. had smoke for them. I was I was. literally like I think I was like one of. the best on my team. Like they knew it. was up. I was really good. >> But it made me it made me better when I. played against the girls. Like they were. like K just cuz my pace I think you know. I was it was so fast. So yeah, I was. good though. They know what's up. All my.

boys on the boys club. Y'all know what's. up. >> Now, you know, they tell the story. She. ain't beat me. I I wouldn't want one of. the guys. >> They know. They know. >> There there was u I think it was I don't. know what Asia Wilson was on and she was. they were asking her could she be the. NBA player? Could she I think it was. Josh Hart and she said she could beat Do. you believe that a WNBA player could be. an NBA player? >> I was just talking about this. I just. don't it's not physically possible. Like. you know what I'm saying? Like I could. barely grab rim. You over the backboard. Like I'm not about to play you. Like um.

but like no NBA player like no. >> What about what about if we took let's. just say we took a top five WNBA player. So we took Stewie, we took Asia, we put. we took Fee Nicia Collier. Uh who else. you want to put in? You want to throw. Anescu in there? You want to throw. Jeanqu? I mean you you want to put. Caitlyn Clark. Whoever. >> who you go. >> And I'm I'm going to take let's just say. for the sake of argument I take the 12th. guy. Not not obviously KD, LeBron, Luca, them that ain't happening. But I'm say. we going to take the 12th, 13th or 14th.

guy. He don't get in but like two. minutes left in the game. When they up. by 25 or they down by 25. Could they. beat one of Bill? >> It just depends on the metrics, bro. Honestly, it. >> No, we got to play. It ain't no. handicap. It's it's straight up. basketball one. >> Them guys can dunk. Them guys are all. Americans. You know how hard it is to. get in the NBA? >> I do. Yeah. >> Literally, I got a new app appreciation. for summer league cuz I'm like all of. these girl all these guys are playing. for like one or two spots. >> Correct. >> And these guys booming. They. sevenfooters, bro. I'm not I can't get.

in that argument cuz I know I know I. can't I tell you that like you 6'8 in a. point guard. What am I about to do? I'm. 5'10 almost 5'11, >> right? >> But if you could let me ask you a. question. You say you like to play uh. when you were growing up you played uh. played against the guys. Would you like. to train with NBA players? >> Oh yes. Oh my gosh. I met Kyrie Irving. yesterday and bro it was so cool. I. ain't gonna lie. Vegas been lit. But he. was like, you know, I really respect. what you do. I love your raps. I love. your basketball. And I was talking to. one of his affiliates and he was like, "Yeah, we gonna get you kayak in the.

gym." And I was like, I'm trying to act. like I'm not tweaking out, but I'm like, "Okay, cool." Like. >> I'm like ging. [ __ ] But and then I text Klay Thompson. because I always been impressed with his. balance and his footwork and I'm like, you know, I would really come just love. to watch you work. You know what I'm. saying? Sometimes you just want to see a. person in their element. >> and I was like, "I want to come watch. you work." He hit me. He was like, "Yeah, when I get back to Dallas, you. know, we can definitely get some shots. up." So, I kind of been reaching out. But, >> yeah, you know, he kind of busy now.

>> I know. I know you when you get back. Okay. >> Yeah. >> But no, like, you know, it's it's so. cool like being respected by my peers. You know what I'm saying? >> Cuz it's I just want to learn, bro. Like, you know, especially in. basketball. I just want to learn. Like, I just want to sit around you and try to. What's your routine? like asking. questions like that. So, it's super cool. >> because you know, you do realize like, okay, you going back to college, but you. know, this is your LA going to be your. last year of college and now you go to. the WNBA. >> That's a real job. Ain't no more study. hall. Yeah. >> Ain't no more child hall. Ain't no more.

workouts. You are you I mean, you're a. grown woman now, but I'm saying you. grown. You're on your own. You got to. get your own housing. You got to get to. and from practice. You got you have to. develop a routine, >> right? >> And you know, to get a head started. like, guys, let me ask you a question. So, what time is practice? If we have. practice at this time, what do I do? What do I eat? And then I go to. practice. Then what do y'all do after. practice? Is that is that some of the. information that you're trying to find. out? >> Absolutely. But, you know, I'mma excel. in that category cuz I've been on a 5. a.m. routine since high school. >> Wow. >> Yeah. I've been disciplined since high.

school. I was. >> I first started getting on the circuit. at 10th grade. So, I told myself, I'm. going to become a McDonald's. All-American. I did four workouts a day. for three for two years straight and. became a McDonald All-American. So, like. my my routine is there. It's the little. stuff that you don't know that you only. know from experience. >> Correct. >> You know what I'm saying? I feel like. >> I feel I'm excel in the WNBA cuz I ain't. got too many stipulations on me in. college. It's a lot you got to abide by. and all of that. If you telling me I. could get my work in how I do per usual. 5 to 10 and I'm got my little. >> and I got rest of the day. But how do.

you budget that time? Because that's the. thing. There's so much free time because. you know in college you get your workout. in. I don't know if you guys practice in. the morning or the evening. Okay, you. get your workout in. Now you got study. hall. Now you got weight training. Now. you got all this other stuff. Whereas in. the WNBA or being a professional, you. get your work in. You done? >> Yes. >> What do you do with all that idle time? >> Oh, I I run businesses. I'm a rapper. I. be in a studio. I mentor. Like I do a. lot of stuff my time, right? >> Um I don't waste my time. Like I'm an. executioner. That's why I like to call.

myself. Like I get a plan. I get an. idea. I execute. I just got a tad. >> Like I execute. So I I really don't play. with my time. And you I'm going to show. you my notebook. Like I got time stamps. all day like when I'm doing this time. like time blocks. I like to get stuff. done and you know with in my profession. you know keep the main thing the main. thing but all those hours you got that's. when you building your dream at. So. that's the kind of mentality I try to. keep going forward. >> Who's your basketball idol? >> LeBron. >> Okay. If you could ask LeBron. Okay. LeBron is LeBron was sitting right here. Yeah.

>> What you want to ask Lebron? >> I'mma ask LeBron James. What is your. mindset throughout those slumps? Like. you know what I'm saying? Cuz we go. through these slumps in the season. I. want to know what the greatest of all. time, what his mentality is like towards. it. Like, you know what I'm saying? Like, >> not when the times are good, but when. it's bad. >> When it's bad. Cuz we can all be good. So, like cuz I always when I go through. these slumps, he got my coaches telling. me, "No, no, no." But I'm like, "Man, come on." Like, I like But one of the. greatest of all time, I want to know. like what's your like how do you get. through that? Like you work through it? Do you you know what I'm saying? Your. confidence like where your mindset cuz.

he done been through so many trials. being a celebrity, you know what I'm. saying? And being. >> in the basketball world. How do you. balance that family? >> Ever since he was 17. >> Exactly. >> He doesn't know what it's like not to. have a camera in his face. >> Literally. Yeah. >> He doesn't get to go to the mall. He. doesn't get to go to the movies. He. don't get to go the stuff that you take. for granted. >> Facts. >> is a is is like, wow. I mean, I wish I. could just go to the movie with my kids. I wish I could just go to the mall with. my kids and go to dinner with my kids. and not have security and everybody.

>> I'm starting to feel it cuz like I be. going I like to go to the movies. I'm in. the movie club at AMC and you know so. and I started getting stopped like you. know what I'm saying a lot like you know. what I'm saying I'm like I can't get my. popcorn no more. I had to send my. boyfriend to get my popcorn and I go up. there but it's like certain things you. can't do and I can only imagine being on. LeBron stage like he can't even eat. dinner like. >> you know what I'm saying? So it's a lot. that come with it like being a great. >> you you go to Savannah High Beach. >> No, I didn't go to high school in. Savannah. >> You didn't? No. >> Where you go to? >> I moved out there. I went to Spayberry.

High School in Mar in uh Mariana. Yep. Made history there. >> They retired number four. >> They retired number four. All time. record leader, scoring leader, all of. that. >> So, ain't nobody as long as Sprayberry. is in existence, there's never going to. be a young lady that will ever be able. to dawn the number four unless they ask. Faj. >> Hey, and you know, I'm a I'm for the. kids. So, if it's somebody that's hard. and colder that's coming out of spray. bear and you want that F, you better. represent that F to the to the T.

>> Well, what happened? She get it and she. ain't like that. >> Yeah, I ain't going to give it to you. >> How you know though? You won't know. until she get in. >> I got to watch some film or we going to. work out together like you want my know. You hit me up. I'm be like, "All right, let me see what you got.". >> You might have need to save that number. for Love Flow. >> Love. Right. Right. Right. Facts. Facts. >> But facts. >> You're the first You're the first uh. girl to have her number retired at that. high school. School's alltime leading. scorer region 6A player of the year. MVP. of Brand Jordan Classic. McDonald's. All-American. Thank you.

>> Was that what was your Let me ask you a. question. Going into your senior year, you said, "I wanted to be a McDonald's. All-American." Obviously, you play. basketball. I think everybody that plays. on a level, you play JV, you want to. play varsity. You play varsity, you have. dreams and aspirations of going to. college. You play college ball. Some. people don't like, "Hey, this as far as. the train going to go for me, and I'm. cool with that.". >> But talking to you, just the little bit. I've been talking to you, >> you always wanted to go to that next. step. Yeah. >> So, in high school, your senior year, what were the steps? What did you need. to do to make sure you know what I'm a.

McDonald's all-American, I'm a Brand. Jordan all-American, and I get a D1. scholarship. >> That's only one thing a dog going to do. Going to kill everybody at the top of. the list. That's the only way I know how. to come out. I got to go get big dog if. I say I'm big dog. So, everybody in my. class, like I had a screenshot on my. phone and I'm just like, "Yep, got you. Got you. Summertime. um AAOU tournaments, wherever you at, we. coming." And that's how we came. And. that's the only way I jumped from 56 in.

the nation to the number six guard in. the nation. And then nobody heard of me. before my 10th grade year. Like you know. what I'm saying? Like I was unheard of. >> And man, I wor hard, but I wanted to go. get everybody. Like I couldn't duck no. smoke. I wanted all the smoke. You. wanted all of. >> I wanted all the smoke. And it's it's on. camera. It's on YouTube. >> You You played in the Iverson Classic. >> Yep. >> But you the only young lady. >> Only girl. Yeah. Um shout out uh Raven. from South Carolina. She did it. Raven. Raven Johnson. and I did it right. >> And so it was super cool. I'm not going. to lie. That's crazy cuz I seen AI last.

night. I was like, bro, your class. He's. like, I know you. I'm like, I'm just. letting you know. >> So So what what was it like? So now you. have this your senior year, you do. everything that you said you wanted to. accomplish. But I'm sure some of these. McDonald's All-American young ladies. that you had never seen before. So now. this is the best of the best. You're not. at Sprayberry where every night you step. on the floor, you're the best player. Now all of a sudden you're with 24 other. young ladies and and when they stepped.

on the floor they were the best. And now. we got 24 young ladies. >> on the floor. What's your mindset, >> man? >> I'm trying to destroy y'all. >> I'm trying to destroy y'all. Like. >> that's my mentality. I'm not y'all. teammates. Like you know what I'm. saying? Like. >> we they picked us to see like, okay, who. really to talk about? Right. So that was. my mentality going into it. I was so. upset. I did not play a good game in the. McDonald's American game. I broke my. finger. It's on my on my YouTube series.

on Netflix. I broke my finger in. practice and it was I couldn't shoot. I. was so upset, right? I was crying after. McDonald's America. I was like, "This. was my shot. This is my shot." And then, you know, we had it again, Jordan. So, I. came back and I was MVP. I was like, "Cook them. >> Cook them." Like the I did Slam, I did. Jordan, and then I did. McDonald's. And I got two out of three. of the MVPs. >> Dang. >> Yeah. So, in high school, I was a. menace. I'm chill now.

I was. >> So, did did you get a chance to meet. Mike? Was Mike did Mike come? >> No, he wasn't even there. He was not. there. >> What about the McDonald's All-American? Cuz sometimes guys come back and they. they see especially they were McDonald's. obviously were McDonald's All-American. Did you come? So, so did you get to a. chance to meet anybody? >> Uh, I met a lot of people. That was a. long time ago. I met I remember Bradley. Bill was like I was like one of his. favorites and like no that was that was. pretty much it. That was the highlight. from that cuz I was so locked in like. when I go to those things I don't really. be into the semantics. I'm trying to. Yeah.

>> You trying to kill. >> I'm here for business. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. I got to chill. >> So you go on. We're going to transition. to your other I don't know if this a. hobby. Your passion. Yes. Um. >> passion. >> Your passion. Um Jermaine Dreio the rap. game. >> Yeah. you're making your name as a. rapper. Now, it's I don't know if. they're like like a lot of time like if. my dad or my mom was a doctor or this or. that, you know, kids follow in that. profession, right? >> I don't know if they're like somebody.

has a dad that was a rapper or a mom. that was a rapper and then the the. daughter tries to follow in those. footsteps. >> Was that was that a conscious decision. that you wanted to be a rapper or was it. something that just happened? >> It wasn't a conscious decision. And it. just got pulled to me like. >> excuse me. It was different for me cuz. my daddy got killed like you know what. I'm saying? Like he got murdered, >> right? >> And he was doing this and I just had. such a strong connection to him to his. music, right? Cuz I didn't know him and. I never got to meet him. So it's. different for me when I do music cuz.

it's really coming from within. >> Yeah. >> You know, like it's coming from the. pain, you know what I'm saying, of not. having my dad and him wanting to live. out his dream. >> and then it being taken away from him. But in some ways, I just feel like God. gave it to me. So I feel like that's why. people don't understand like they think. she just want to rap. She want to hoop. But it's like no. Like. >> I'm doing something bigger than me. Like. I want to fulfill my father's legacy so. people could know his name more than. mine. You know what I'm saying? >> And so it's it's just a different duty. for me. That's why I just I I work so. hard to balance it. You know what I'm. saying? But it's not like my dad doing.

this. I'm doing I never seen my dad do. it, right? >> You know what I'm saying? >> You just heard a lot. >> I just heard his music and I feel like. that's our connection. >> on the show. Um, did it help you advance your career in. the rap game, baby? >> What? I want to give a big shout out to. Jermaine Depri, man. That that show. changed my life. >> Wow, >> bro. What? That show was coming on every. Friday after Dancing Dolls and 10 p.m. on Lifetime and people was tuned in. I. remember one time it was like we was.

over the Masters and like the viewership. and airing in the big old golf. tournament. I was like, "Wow, the. Masters is big." Like this is big. So. >> people still I'm 21. I was 13 on the rap. game. They like, "Oh my god, you fly. from the rap game." Like they remember. me from the rap game. I'm like, "Bro, I. do so much now." Like I go to LSU, you. know what I'm saying? I. >> But they know me from that. So man, Jermaine Depri, he really did a big one. with that. >> You got an opportunity to meet obviously. JD is his show, but Queen Latifah, Rick. Ross, Fab, The Brat. >> Yeah. >> How was it meeting them? Because excuse. me, the Brat Latifah, I don't think.

Latifah gets the credit that she. deserves when he start talking about. women rappers. You know, everybody. naturally go to Nikki and rightfully so. and Lil Kim and Foxy Brown, but Latifah, MC Light, those Missy. >> Light is a rock, man. I'm like, well, those women right there, they're. different. >> Uh, and I say that because Queen Latifah. is everything I really want to be as far. as allound goddess. >> That girl is a legend. From Cleo to Miss. Riot, like.

>> Queen Latifa do everything. Then the the. music, it made me fall in love with her. when I dug back into that cuz I didn't. know. Oh yeah. You know, my generation, she just an actor. But then I go back. and she rapping with the the lady from. of London and they they rock rocking on. the tracks and like. >> I was like, "Wow." Like that's like. perseverance. That's great. And I feel. like for me, like you got to respect the. ladies that come before you, >> right? >> You know what I'm saying? You have to. learn from that because like you going. to get closer to your creativity where. when it was originated. >> And I just feel like you got to pay. homage. Like Missy, she put on for the. darkkinned woman and and this.

trailblaze. Yeah, >> she made everything cool. Like. >> she was way miss ahead of her time. I. don't know how much of her videos that. you've seen, >> man. >> But her videos are all futuristic. They. would be I mean that was in the '9s in. the early 2000 and they would be ahead. of their time today. >> Yeah. >> That's how that's how great she was and. legendary she was in as far as the. videos. We you know we know her music, we know her rap. >> Yeah. >> Cadence is unprecedented. >> Lauren Hill. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Like you talk about death and like soul. like real deep like she's connected.

>> What would you think the number one. thing that you learned from being on. that show? >> Oo. Um how to command and have that and. have that have that presence. >> You know what I'm saying? Like you you. how to be a star kind of. You don't have. to walk in and be loud and be boastful. and be arrogant. You know what I'm. saying? To be a star. Like it's just. your aura. It's just your aroma. So, you. know, I just was taught to be laidback. and cool like JD. He laidback and cool. He JD. >> You know what I'm saying? So, it just. taught me, you know, how to be. professional, um, how to have studio. etiquette and, you know, just, uh, doing.

the right things as an artist that could. be like lost in this art. Like really, it was like artist development, >> right? >> And that's what a lot of artists don't. have is artist development. That's why. it don't last. So, you know, just you. got to really understand when you get. that opportunity, you got to take heed. in that. >> Why do you think JD's had so much. success with Kid Bow Wow, uh, uh, Chris. Cross? He's had such success with young. teenage I mean I mean Ba was so young. when he got Ba crissc cross and he and. and he said I think I he said he saw. them in the mall one day and people were.

going crazy like what do I know about. them? Why do you think he's had such. success. >> bro? Like some people just know the. blueprint. Like even these kids you see. on social media, you be like what they. what they doing but they making millions. on social media cuz they understand like. he understood it early and just how he. came back and doubled back with the rap. game, he understood it again. You know. what I'm saying? that I feel like he. could do it again. You know what I'm. saying? So, I think he just understands. that blueprint. And some people are just. gifted, >> you know what I'm saying? And they they. really work hard and exploit their. talents, right? >> A lot of people don't. But he had the.

eye for it. That's what I think. >> Lotto was on um was on that rap game, wasn't it? And she won. Yeah. >> Did that make you want to? >> What? Yes. I ain't going to lie. Like. when I was I got you I think I was like. 12. All I see is kid rappers and I'm a. kid rapper. I think I am. And I see all. these kids and I'm like, bro, first. first season I seen Lotto, Lil Nico, I. think it was like Young Lyric. I was. like Super Peach, they was all walking. and rapping. I was like, oh my gosh, this is so cool. >> You're like, they do. >> I was on a mission. That was my mission.

was to get on that show. I had no other. mission. I was like, I'm going to get on. that show. >> Did Did rap at that po at that juncture. of your life, was rap more important. than basketball? At that point, yeah, because with basketball, I was just. going on the court every day, working. myself out. I never had a trainer, walking to LA Fitness, playing the guys. all day. Like that's all I did until. like like my coach Jay, um, shout out. Coach Jay. He he was like, "Fly, like. you could play in like you could play in. college. Like you can go to college for. this." And I'm like, "No, I can't." I. didn't know like the double WNBA wasn't.

prevalent or nothing like this. So, I'm. thinking about rap. I'm like, "I'll just. do this on the side." He like, "No.". Like, and then like Coach Yo from Old. Miss, she was like, "I'm offering you a. scholarship." And I was like, "Wow.". Right. >> That's when I kind of start believing in. the basketball. >> But you still have never left that rap. >> Even though you think about basketball. and you devote a lot of time to. basketball and you make sure you get. your shots up, you make sure you get. your rest and you make sure you hit the. the training and the weight room, but. still there's something about that rap. that just tugs at.

>> it because so many people doubt me like. and I feel like people don't give me a. chance because I play basketball like. you know what I'm saying? and they don't. really give a chance to it. But it just. something that just I can't stop. I. can't stop recording. I can't stop. making music. Like when you know you get. that joy from something, that joy where. you could be doing it for hours and you. don't care. That's the joy I get from. making music. And that's the same joy I. get for being in a workout, >> right? >> So it's like I know I'm supposed to be. doing this. I can't put it down. >> But you're unique in that way because.

it's not like Nikki has another hobby. that she's probably just as passionate. about or she's just as good at as rap. Uh you happen to be an athlete that can. dribble the basketball, can shoot, can. put the ball in the hoop at an elite. level, but you also equally a breast at. getting on the mic and floating. >> Yeah. Yeah. Nicki Minaj, don't come get. me the Barbs. >> Um but not like that set me apart. >> Yes. >> You know what I'm saying? That's what I. >> You like that. >> I love that. That's my unique. You like. being unique. >> I'm different. That's what I'm saying.

I'm one of one. I got that energy, you. know, like. But that's Everybody got. that. You know what I'm I feel like. everybody got that gift. I just. understood mine. I had a mom. >> that was like, "No, you going to do this. and if you going to do it, we going to. do it. Do it.". >> Okay. >> Yeah. That was Mom Dukes. But she was. like, "That make Flash different." Like. Flash just different. And I was like, "Mom, you're right." Like, "Nobody doing. this.". >> Women rappers, if you could if you're. like, "You got your choice. I'm going to. give you four. You only get four, >> past or present, >> that you could collab with.

>> Who you jumping on the mic with?" I. gotta go. Missy. Just got to. >> got to. >> I gotta go Nikki. Like Nikki Nikki ran. rap as long as I was alive till I got. old. You got to go Nikki. >> Oh, >> it's from the young. Hey, you got Flo. Me, you got Glorilla, you got Meg, you. got Lotto, you got Ice Spice, you got. Sexy Red. I ain't even I a we ain't even. mentioned Lil Kale and Foxy Brown. You.

know, I'mma go Meg and I'mma go Cardi. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Because let me tell you why. All. of them different. >> Yes. >> Nikki, she ran the game. Lauren Hill. Queen. Megan and Cardi. I I feel like. Cardi came up different. Like I feel. like Cardi really was the well is like. the biggest female that came out in that. social media era. >> You know, people knew Cardi B on her. social before they before they knew her. from music. And then she blew up number. one record. Like she finally about to. drop again. That's going to be dope. And.

then Megan, like I feel like she really. came in could rap. Like, you know what. I'm saying? A lot of people they can't. rap, but she really can rap. So, >> I would say those four. >> Give me a Mount Rushmore. >> Bro, >> you do real on four? Because y'all had. people like, "Give me Mount Rushmore.". And they be trying to put five, six. heads. I like, "Did y'all go to school? Did y'all do anything in history to know. there's only four heads on Mount. Rushmore?". >> M are my female rappers. >> Female rapper Mount Rushmore, >> man. Okay. I gotta go Lauren. Gotta go. Nikki. I know I ain't said her, but Eve is on.

there for me. >> Damn. You ain't want to do no collab. with her, but she on your M Rushmore. >> Who? >> Eve. >> I do want to collab with you. >> You ain't done. You ain't put on there. though. >> I do. I take it back. Well, I got to. take somebody off. >> Well, who you taking off? >> Now, >> I can add another head on. I can add one. more head. I love Eve, bro. Eve talk to. the soul. That love is blind. >> Yeah. >> Dang. >> You done messed me up, bro. I don't even know more. And Nikki, I.

>> So you got Nikki, you got Lauren Hill, you got Eve. >> I said Nikki twice. >> You said Nikki. Do you got Nick? So we. got Nikki, we got Eve, >> and we got Lauren Hill. So you get one. more. >> We got to go Queen Latifa then. >> Damn. >> Queen Latifa's up there for sure. Okay. >> No doubt about it. >> Stop trying to trick me up. >> We going to come back to it. We going to. take some of them heads up. Go ask some. more people. >> Yeah. Right, right, right. I love. everybody.

>> America's Got Talent. >> Yes. >> So, you get on, you get the call, you go. on America's Got Talent. What was that. experience like? >> Oh, it was beautiful. Right. Cuz I. already knew I'm a young black girl. >> Yes. >> This this this demographic is more so, you know, like a Caucasian artist, white. artist. I'm like, I love this. Like, >> I want everybody to listen to my music. I don't want a fan base of where it's. just like, you know, people look like. you, people that look like me, because. people that don't look like you still go. through similar battles and different.

font. I like the same. We all live the. same life, different font. >> So, I'm like, everybody going through. something. So, like, I want to connect. with everybody. I want to see if my. words are so powerful that I could. connect with people that's not from my. background and they could feel what I'm. saying. >> And that's what I did on America's Got. Talent. >> Went on there, told my story. Wrote a. song called Guns Down in honor of my. father. And then the high school. shooting at that time had happened in in. um in Florida. So it was like I I put I. wrote that and man like they connected. and Simon Cow came to the back of the of. like on the stage like yes. He's like.

one day you going to be a superstar. It's on video. Go get it. And he said. one day you going to be a superstar. You. don't know what that did for my. confidence. I walked around. I walked. around everything. I'm like yeah I'm a. star. >> Yeah. You went back and said y'all heard. what Simon said. >> Y'all heard what Simon Simon said. Yes. Simon Dr. Simon say. >> no literally. But when he said that it. was over with like from my confidence. cuz I didn't think I had it in music. because America's Got Talent called me. after the rap game. See what I'm saying? That's why I be like. >> when yo when you get take your L, you.

got to learn the lesson. The lesson from. the rap game was to get ready for. America's Got Talent. Cuz when I lost. the rap game, I was so hurt. I went up. to my room. I was writing. I ain't even. leave my room for about a month or two. Like I was just writing. Like I'm. upstairs writing in my book all day. Then America Got Talent call and I was. prepared cuz I took that L. So, I was. ready. You know what I'm saying? And. man, but my life changed after that in. on America's Got Talent for sure. >> You mentioned that when. >> it wasn't your time in the rap game, you. lost that. You said, "I just I I I took.

my L.". >> But how were you I mean, you're so. young. >> Yeah. >> And that's that's the hardest part is to. >> is dealing with disappointment. Yeah. >> Because we want what we want when we. want it and we cannot see past that. moment. But you were mature enough to. understand. >> this isn't the the end. This is only the. beginning. >> Yes. That's why I knew I was different. You know what I'm saying? I ain't knew. what it was, but I knew I was different. cuz some folks would have crumbled and. was like, "Okay, I'm like I'm just. chilling on music.". >> But it made me mad. Like, you know what.

I'm saying? It made me mad. Like, I was. mad at J. >> You became even more driven. >> What? Yes. I was mad at Jermaine Depri. He ain't going to pick me. You know what. I'm saying? But now that I look back, I'm like, you made the right decision. But I'm like, bro, you ain't going to. pick me. You know who I like. It it took. me there. So, it's how you use that. adversity, though. You know, my dad. always say, you know, take the de the. disc off a disadvantage. You know what. I'm saying? And you can really see. >> your future. And I I just knew I was. going to be big. I didn't know how. I. know why. But I was like, if I go on. this stage on America's Got Talent and. rap to these people and they feel me, anybody could feel me. You know what I'm.

saying? >> And you started crying. >> Yeah. What was it about that performance. that connected you with you and touched. you so much that the emotions spilled. out? >> It touched me so much because I was. every day I was watching America's Got. Talent videos just trying to make myself. cry. I don't know why. I used to just. love to watch the Golden Buzzers and the. stories. You know what I'm saying? I. don't know why. And when I seen that. confetti falling and it was just like a. realization of like, wow, your dreams.

can come true. You know what I'm saying? like your dreams can come true if you. stay prepared, you persevere. Poor. preparation prevents poor performance. Stay prepared and you make it happen. And it was just a it was it was too much. for me. That's why I was crying. But it. was really a realization. And then I. thought I couldn't get the golden buzzer. because I didn't know how the process. work. I had judge cuts. >> Mhm. >> And a new judge came because they gave. all their golden buzzers away before I. performed my first song. >> Oh, >> see what I'm saying? So I'm going to the. next one. I'm like, bro, I got to make. >> I ain't even got no golden buzz. I ain't. got a chance to get a golden buzz. So.

when he hit that, I was like, "Oh, this. a miracle." I was like, "Oh my gosh.". And that's when I knew like I I could do. music. >> Your dad. >> um if I'm not mistaken, I'm I don't know. your dad personally, but obviously I. went to school in Savannah. I spent time. in Savannah, so I know who he is. >> Yeah. >> And if I'm not mistaken, >> he died before you were born. Mhm. >> Even though you did not have a personal. physical connection with him,

>> how did that impact you growing up? >> Oh, it hurt me. I ain't going to lie. Like. >> because so many people knew your dad is. a your dad was was was a was was a was a. thing in Savannah. >> Uh what? And it sucked being reminded of. that cuz everybody everybody got a. story, >> man. You look good like your dad. >> Facts, bro. And everybody got a story. And it just hurt because it was like I. never could make no stories with him. >> You know what I'm saying? and y'all. telling me stories how he was the. coolest cat. He just like you. Y'all. just alike. >> And it's just like what I'm going to do. with that. You know what I'm saying? So.

that's I was I was angry when I was a. kid. I was woo I was bad. I was angry. and I was trying to figure out why I was. so angry because I didn't think it was. because I was missing my father because. that was the only thing I knew. That was. my normal, right? >> So I didn't think it would hurt me. But. as I got older, I started seeing like, okay, >> kids bringing the kids, their dad going. to the game, watching them, >> dad at the game, they dad training them. day. My friends telling me, "My dad. making me mad. He making me go to. practice." I'm like, "I wish I could. >> have a dad make me.". >> That's what I'm saying in my head. I. wish my dad had made me mad. You know. what I'm saying? Yes.

>> But I'm making myself go every single. day. I'm walking myself to the gym. Like, I don't have nobody. So, that was. irritating. I'm not going to lie. Like, I understand the trauma coming from it. And I just feel like if my dad was here, I wouldn't had to go through so many. situations, right? >> You know, >> hold on. I also read that at the time. and well because I like I said I knew he. was holding a child when he got shot. >> Yeah. Mhm. Yeah. It's a it's brother. Okay, let me tell you. So this is how. the people describe it. Nobody was.

really there, you know. He was at the. studio, you know, and then. people rolled up broad daylight and he. had the kid in his his hand. um and they shot him. killed him broad. daylight with the kid in his hand. >> and um he thought the kid was his at the. time. >> but they ended up getting like the blood. work and stuff and it wasn't. >> it wasn't his kid but. >> that's like evil like you know what I'm. saying like. >> with the child in his head like. >> with the kid the kid don't have nothing. to do like that's that's when I was like.

whoa and it it really that really hurt. me to my core cuz it's like bro like. >> I was one decision away from my life. being different. >> that's all and it bro just growing up it. was hard and then you know people knew. me so they used to talk about it and. used to irk me with it and I used to. crash out and bro but it it was hard to. go through and I couldn't understand. like if you don't if you don't have that. it it start to play tricks with your. mind cuz it'll be like how do I miss. something I never had. >> So it's it's it's different. >> Does it bother you that the case remains.

unsolved. >> um. >> that after all these years? >> No, it don't bother me. You know, it it. don't it don't it don't really bother me. cuz. what's going to happen? What's going to. happen? >> As you sit here and do this interview, you're the exact same age as your father. was. >> That's crazy. Yeah. >> When he lost his life. >> Yeah. >> Do you think think about it? >> Yeah. >> How much you've done at the same age and. he can go no further and you just have.

so much if the Lord's willing. >> Yeah. >> To go so much further. And that's crazy, bro. Cuz I ain't even think like that. Like all the accolades that you said. before my name and you know that's just. all basketball. Like you know what I'm. saying? Like just think about that. And. I'm only 21. And my dad I think he just. would have loved to see it. Like I ain't. going to lie. Like. no crazy stuff. Like I my dad came to me. in a dream one time. >> Did he? >> Yeah. It was crazy, bro. Now I remember. and it was vivid and I was I was like. unfocused. Like I was thinking about.

giving up like cuz it was so much going. on. I think this was like college, probably like my sophomore, like I'm. going going through it. I'm not sticking. to my routine. I'm just falling off the. map. And I just had a crazy dream and it. was I heard his voice, seen his face, was like, "Hey, like like lock in kind. of on that tip like get it together.". Like, you know what I'm saying? Get it. together. And it was just a check for. me. Like I don't know like. for me it's just like, you know, you you. see certain things, you see a certain. number, you be like, "Oh yeah, you. watching over me." But I feel like that. time it was like.

>> it was something I clung on to. If your. dad was sitting here now. >> Yeah. >> His baby. >> Yeah. >> All that she's done. The basketball. college allame. freshman of the year. All SEC national. champion. She's going to go play in the. WNBA. What do you think your dad would. say to you? >> How proud of you would he be? >> My mama don't know how to act. So. mama, bro, she made me feel like. Beyonce.

So, I know he'll just be off the wall. And my stepdad, he insane, too. Like, oh, my stepdad, he jumping for joy. But. >> I just would I just wish. >> I could have took him more out of. Savannah, >> you know? He probably would have been a. big star or whatever. But, you know, just, you know, to see the things and. the places that basketball has taken me. and my family, me and my mama, right? you know, bro. Like, I just think he'll. be proud the way I'm taking care of my. mom and my family and, you know, putting. my putting myself in position to be more. than just basketball, more than just. music, like pouring into the community.

cuz he loved the kids and I love the. kids and just giving back. Like, I think. he'll be proud of me. So, I do it in his. honor, >> right? >> Because you see you see like Jason Tatum. and his mom and his son and you see that. u early on in the beginning, you saw a. lot of LeBron and Glow uh his mom. Um, but to see that like so like man cuz I. have the same thing. My dad died at a. very young age and and he didn't get an. opportunity to see my brother and I. accomplish what we accomplished although. you know not physically. I mean we know. that spiritually he's watching.

>> but to be able to have my dad in the. locker room. >> or to have him in the stands and say. like my boys and and and in what three. weeks my brother's going to join me in. the Pro Football Hall of Fame. I can. just imagine my grandfather and my. father actually seeing that actually. witnessing what we've become and for. your day of camouflage to actually see. his girl from from this big to go to. here and to go and become an. all-American in high school and. McDonald's all-American and win the MVP. at brand Jordan and go to LSU and be. freshman of the year in the Southeastern.

Conference and win a national. championship, >> man. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. He be Oh, he be do Oh, you know a. song. You know you put that in a song. You know you put that. D. No, he would have been proud, bro. It. don't seem real sometimes. You know, >> every year your mom throws a birthday. party for your dad. Um, and at 8 years. old, you performed. >> Yeah, that was crazy. Let me tell you, my mom. used to do these parties, right? And I. used to hate when she used to do them. cuz she used to go to the club. I. thought the club was bad. I was I don't. know. When I was young, I'm like,

"Please don't go to the club, mama.". But, you know, she I was But I figured. out these parties. I'm like, "Mom, let. me perform. Like, let me rap." And my. uncle's like, "Yeah, let her rap, Dominique." He like, "Let her rap. Let. her rap." She's like, "No, you're not. going to be a rapper." Cuz she know she. feel like rap bad cuz my dad. >> Yeah. What happened with your dad? Yeah. >> I'm like, "Mom, please just let me rap.". She's like, "You ate. You're not going. in the club. Go go go read some books.". >> So me and my uncle, my uncle started. writing me raps. And I started going to. the studio to record. I'm like, "Mom, look, I got songs." Like, you know what. I'm saying? And I'm like literally seven. years old. I'm like, "Why you going to. let me rap?" She like, "All right, bro.

Come on." So my mom said, "If you going. to do it, we going to do it." She had me. in a camouflage pants from Georgia, puffer vest, was went to sleep at the. club, woke up out of my sleep, performed. and then left. And that was the first. performance I ever did. She posted on. YouTube and people were like, "Do you do. bookings?" Like, so I was booking in. Savannah doing birthday parties and. stuff. And then I end up going on tour. with like mindless behavior and. >> dang. So you making you've been making. bread for a bit. >> We've been moving now. That was the. startup day. I wouldn't say we was. making no bread, spending more, losing.

more, but it was just the experience and. opportunity and you know what we was. trying to build. >> Do you remember the song that you. performed? >> What? Yeah, I had Seapport Jig. I had. Swag. Uh oh, what? I had I had uh Yeah, it was Seport Jig and Swag. Them was the. best ones. >> How often do you find yourself How often. do you listen to some of his music? >> Oh, all the time. Like if I'm before a. big game or something like if I need my. dad energy like I'm going to turn that. music on like and I like the pain stuff. like No Love Heaven Not Too Far like I.

like the Pain like you know I like that. I represent album. >> I listen to it a lot like I'm like I. probably don't stream it more than. anybody in the world. I used to go to. sleep to it. >> Really? >> Yeah. >> But uh is it true that your dad knew uh. I don't know if you've heard this maybe. your mom related to you that he knew Lil. Booy. He knew Birdman. Knew Jeezy. >> Yeah. No. Like literally my mom told me. that all of those rappers like really. respected him. Like TI, Rick Ross, cuz. they was all coming up at the same time. Then my dad just end up dying, >> right?

>> But Booy, he was the one that just he. came and looked after me like. >> really. >> Yeah. Like if I ever needed anything. like big like my mom never asked him for. nothing, but if I needed it, he was. like, I can't. My mama said I can't do. it. Booy will come through. And he. always kept it a thousand. Like I used. to go up to his mansion and like see his. play with his kids. Like me and Ivy, we. close to this day. And it was just crazy. to me because I never had a father. figure. You know what I'm saying? So. just to see this man in this big old. mansion, he got all his kids. We just. eating popsicles all day at the pool. We. can play basketball. We could do.

whatever. I was like, "Wow." Like Boo. really showed me like like black like. you know what I'm saying? Like he. building his own house in excellence. I. was like, "Okay." But that was that was. it. Like. >> and then I as I meet these artists like. TI and all of them, they like, "Bro, we. loved your dad. We respected your dad.". And stuff like that. So that'd be cool. What do people get wrong about Booy? >> Okay. You know, like people be sending me. stuff. I can't defend him all the time. cuz like he be saying some author all I.

be like that's my uncle man. You know. what I'm saying? That's my uncle man. I. don't know what. But what they don't. know is that man got a heart of gold. >> Wow. >> Bootsy got a heart of gold. Like he'll. give you his shirt off his back like. heart of gold. And I seen that just off. the strength of what he did for me. because he had no he didn't even know he. Booy said in his song I met him one week. the next week he died I almost cried he. said I don't want to be like camouflage. I met him one week the next week he died. I almost cried. >> and then you ain't knew my dad for two. weeks probably didn't even you know I'm. saying I probably you know what I'm.

saying you came and you love and took. care of me like I was your child when I. was in your presence so I will he always. have my respect but he is little off the. wall I be looking back be having me. dying y'all ain't just see him jump on. the deck say closed the water slide. He. jump on the water slide. No ride for. nothing. Like he going to live his life. to the fullest. That's my dog. >> But hold on. Was it this year or a. couple of years ago that South Carolina. got they beat you guys and they played. your dad's song after the victory? >> Yeah. >> They got you teed off, didn't it? >> Oh, I was so upset, bro.

>> You want to swear? You want to swag? >> Mad, bro. I want to cry, bro. I was so. mad in the stadium. First of all, we had. already lost. Like, I was mad. Like, this was fourth quarter. We already. lost. And then I was really looking on. the bench. I was looking I was in that. mode. I was looking for the DJ booth. Like, where's the DJ booth at? >> You go where? You going to go? >> I was on that. Like, you know what I'm. saying? I was upset about that. And then. the next day, I end up seeing her like. trolling it on social media. And so, I. was like, okay, I felt you was trying to. be weird, but I now I knew you was. trying to be funny. Like, you know what. I'm saying? >> Did they apologize? >> Um, I think she ended up apologizing. I.

don't really know. I kind of left it at. that. But that was a mess. Like, you. don't do nothing like that. Like, you. know my dad dead. You know he a big. rapper. Like, you trying to troll me on. in in a arena full of 15,000 people for. what? But that was just that was weird. That. whole situation weird. >> Why did you pick LSU? Cuz at the time. you picked LSU. Yeah. They had some good. players. They had what? Simone Augustus. went there. I think Sylvia Files went. there. So you had they had some names. but they ain't won no national. championship. They weren't on the map. since those Simone Augustus and Sylvia.

Files. So they hadn't, you know, they. weren't like South Carolina on the come. They weren't like Yukon. They weren't. Notre Dame or Stanford or some of these. other prominent programs. Why LSU? Well, um I'll just say because coach Moi like. really believed in my want to do both. aspirations and I felt LSU brand was big. enough to catapult me to that level I. wanted to. I knew that you could go over. to France and somebody in France going. to be like LSU. You know what I'm. saying? So I was like I want to be. around a recognizable brand. But also. Coach Moi was so gangster and laid it.

out like you could rap. You could go to. the moon and log you back at 1:30 for. practice. What you do? So I say I can work with. this lady right here. This white lady. got some swag. You know what I'm saying? And you know she just been my daughter. We've been locked in. But she really. told me like you could do both. Right. >> She ain't dim my light. And it's crazy. cuz co she a business woman but she. didn't dim my light. And she was like if. you going to play basketball you going. to give me everything you got. But if. you going to do music, you do it. She. love my music. You know what I'm saying? She be telling everybody. But she she. just respected us. So it was perfect.

Especially with NIL, >> right? But she tough. >> She tough, >> bro. >> She tough. >> She tough. She's tough, >> boy. She. >> and she played the position. She played. the guard. She was on the uh the lady. teams, the latte. >> Let me tell you why Moy tough. Cuz she. don't play mind games with you. Like. some coach, they want to play mind game. and prove points. Coach Mo ain't going. to prove no point. She going to tell you. when you wrong. Uh like she going to. chew you out and then she going to be. like you ready to ball. And so like you. got to take that, eat that and be ready.

to perform because she don't take stuff. personal. She just want to win, right? So like that's what like bro it's hard. playing under her but bro I think um I. think she took me to another level. though. >> of other name what are some of the other. schools that you could have gone to. >> you know I always shout out coach yo at. old miss that's my dog she was one of. the first people to ever offer me ever. um D1 I think for sure and um then. Don Staley of course. >> you ain't going to get Lady Gamecocks. >> huh. >> the Lady Gamecocks been nice. >> when like oh when I was getting.

>> yeah They had Asia Wilson and. everything, bro. >> Yes. You ain't want to play with Asia. >> That wasn't my fit. You know what I'm. saying? Like that wasn't my fit. That. wasn't my fit. I My my dream school was. Georgia. >> Georgia off, >> bro. They was playing with me during. recruitment. >> Come on. >> They did me bad. They ain't recruiting. me for real. And I wanted to go there, too. >> But I landed where I was supposed to be. >> Yeah. Yeah, for sure. >> Facts. >> End up winning a national championship. >> What was that? What was that experience. like, >> man? That was the craziest experience.

It's just like you one of the best. like. you're the best in the world. >> You know what I'm saying? Like. everything that you did from October to. now it done paid off. You was able to be. mentally locked in for those long. months, that long period of time. And. then when you when it got the crush. time, you just elevated your level of. play. >> That's different. >> And so it just felt beautiful all the. things that came with it, all the NIL. opportunities, but all the opportunities. of people to watch women basketball and. the game grow. >> It's like, bro, people don't know we. have mountains of little girls now that. want to play basketball at an elite.

level. They do. >> You know what I'm saying? Like women's. sports is on the rise and you know, I. was just happy and grateful to be a part. of that. >> A part of that. Yeah. >> Yeah. Is it true that your teammates. didn't want to play with you in the open. gym cuz you was talking trash. How you. go how you go just step on campus. They. just talk record. >> I learned my lesson, bro. They literally. they literally stopped doing the runs. They was like, "Fly, we don't want to. play with you." Like I was talking. crazy, though. Like I was coming in on. that barking for no reason. Like I I. will say now that I look back like if a. freshman came in I'll be like bro what's.

up with her? And like they didn't want. to play with me no more. And so I was. like why nobody want to do runs no more? Folks don't want to get better. They had. me in a little circle or whatever. They. was like yeah you know we just want to. talk to you. You know certain players. was like I could play but they don't. want to they don't talk like that. You. know what I'm saying? You got to chill. >> And I was like bro if y'all had a. problem y'all could have just told me on. on the fly and I would have shut up. Like you know what I'm saying? But. that's how I play. Like that's how we. pop it. Yeah, they didn't want to play. with me. They didn't want to play with. me. I was a bad little freshman.

>> But you So, how did that How did Because. uh your teammate Did you and you and. Angel came in together or was she a year. older? >> She I was a freshman. She was a. >> She transferred in. >> Yeah. I think she was a junior or a. sophomore. So, she transferred in. >> And y'all, you know, she was a part of. that. So, how did you guys make each. other better? >> A big part of it. >> Well, I just think like she's just like. a dog. Like like when you play with. somebody like that that make that game. easier. >> and you don't like bro like 20 rebounds. a night that's crazy. So it was that.

whole team like you had Angel then you. had Jasmine. you had a shooter like on the team and. she lit it up in the championship game. Then you had Leia Williams and she was. like playing with Angel but like a like. they quiet so she knew her role. She. have a big game if you need to. You had. the point guard, insane, but like a really good point. guard. And so like, you know, like we. had a great team and I was a freshman, >> so I was able to learn from everybody, but like they were some dogs like and I. had to keep up with them dogs.

>> Yeah, for sure. >> That game, it was the most you national. championship game between LSU and Iowa. Yeah. >> Was the at that point in time, it was. the most watched. >> women's college basketball game in. history. >> Yeah. >> A little tick under 10 million views. the rematch. Y'all came back and did. 12.3. >> Yeah. >> Obviously, Caitlyn Clark, she's national. player of the year. She has unlimited. range. I mean, the US defense system. don't have range, have miss to have. range like where she can shoot the ball. from, >> right? >> You understood this, Simon. You know,

eyeballs are going to be watching. >> Yeah. >> You you know this. >> Yeah. >> You know losing was not going to be an. option in this game, right? >> Yeah. >> So, what's go what's going through's. mind? This a national championship. A. moment that you dreamed and waited a. lifetime for, >> bro. I'm like, we fa hoop. Like I knew. like the national championship game. I'm. I'm like Caitlyn not gonna beat us. Like. you know what I'm saying? Like like she. like I'm not her I mean Caitlyn could. beat us. Her other teammates ain't going. to beat us. Like you know. >> so y'all say you get yours Kaitlin but. y'all other four y'all ain't get.

nothing. >> Kaitlin go for 50. Like you know what. I'm saying? That was like the mindset. but we got to like you know what I'm. saying? Play these other cuz she make. her teammates better. >> Right. >> It was it bro. Yes. >> Yes. >> So, how was it for because. >> the buildup? I mean, look, there have. been some great great women college. players and I'm old enough to remember. them all, >> right? >> They go way way back. But when Latte won. the one back to back, they beat Cheney. State. >> You seen that? >> Yes. >> That's what Coach Monkey played. >> Yes. >> Dro.

>> Yes. I remember that. >> You watch coach Monkey play? >> Yes. Yes. And I watched USC beat Coach. Monkey them. And I watched Clarissa. Davis and them Texas teams go 35 and0. and beat them and all the way on. So. there have been some great women college. basketball players and maybe now because. we're in the social media era but. nobody's had the hype like Caitlyn. >> Yeah. >> And Maya Moore was tremendous. Candace. Parker is tremendous. I'm older. Michelle Swoop dropped 48 in. >> dropped 48 in a championship game.

against Ohio State and Katie Smith. >> like that. >> Yes. But. so you've heard this all year long. Caitlyn Caitlin Caitlyn in in the And. she was letting it go now in in the in. the tournament. She was letting it go. fly I ain't going to hold you on that. one now. She she she would get put. >> that she do. >> but you like damn man we can't lose. >> No. And bro but we had some dogs. Like. that team was so loaded. It didn't. matter if one person had a bad game. It. was somebody coming to pick them up.

>> Yeah. And so it was it was just perfect. Like it's it's a lot of like Caitlyn. really did like she was the talk of that. of that whole tournament. They wanted. that story book ending. Yeah. >> We came and did that though. >> Yeah. Y ain't want to do you like it. going to be an ending. >> Yeah. They counted us out for sure. But. you know LSU we came out on top right. >> But now just the influence of women. basketball like bro it's crazy right. now. It's insane. Like you say Mari. Moore you got Stewie. Not not Stewie you. got Subird and alli. >> I just be like it wasn't a time. Yeah,

>> it wasn't the time yet and now it's the. time. So now we just got to keep pushing. and keep hungry. >> Does Caitlin talk trash? >> You know when we play I ain't hear too. much. Maybe she be talking to herself, but I. >> But she been talking I mean and and you. watch on TV now WNBA. >> She she in the grill fly. >> bro. It's getting lit. I be seeing them little memes like oh. like the Sophie and all of that. I ain't. really knew what's going on but they. getting active. I got to get my weight. up. I've been in the weight room. Oh,

have you? >> What? They ain't going to be tossing me. around. >> Oh, no. I'm old that. >> Let me ask you this. Do you think Do you. think women that's in the WNBA, do you. think they hate Caitlyn? >> No, but I think it's competitive and I. think everybody always want to knock the. top dog off. >> And I don't know. I think like it's kind. of what cuz how was I mean, how was how. was like I feel like how was LeBron when. he like when he came into the league? What was the energy around him in the.

league? >> I don't remember it. Look, it was hell, it was more from his own teammate. Didn't think he would was they going to. be that good or could elevate them. >> Um. >> I But I I think the thing is is that the. eyeballs that she's brought. >> is like and and when you say somebody's. brought eyeballs, that doesn't diminish. what Maya Moore or Candace Parker or. some of the other greats have done. But. like you said, maybe it wasn't the time. for for people to galvanize behind for.

whatever reason. >> It's so stupid. I don't understand it. because it's like either way they. watching. Like that what I'm trying to. say. It's going to help everybody else. I don't know. Maybe that's my mindset. And I have to address this right now. because. >> everybody try to put two people against. each other. Like you know what I'm. saying? >> And and they try to put me in the middle. of it. You know what I'm saying? I don't. got nothing to do with that. Like you. know what I'm saying? I you could be. like this the thing like like you can be. friends with people that you play. against or that you don't like we are. all like you know what I'm saying? So.

>> bro it's it's it's weird like in the WN. right now cuz you can't be a fan of. somebody and like somebody and you know. what I'm saying? >> You got to choose one or the other. Like. I can't if I like Caitlyn I got to hate. Angel. >> Yeah. I think. >> if I like Angel I got to hate I think. that's bro you got to appreciate both. greatness. Like they're both breaking. records. Kaitlin having the best season. this year, but they're both breaking. record. They both all like I hate being. in the mix of that cuz I really like. both of them. I respect Kaitlin Clark. Love Angel. We went and together, but I. had to say that cuz bro, it's like you.

can't be a fan of one if you hate the. like you got to hate the other. Like. >> Right. No, they they want you to pick a. pick a celebration. >> I just love greatness, bro. >> Now, it seems to all started from I. think when Iowa they were beating. Louisville or they beat Louisville and. she did this. >> You can't see. >> Yeah. Dude, you can't see CeCe. Oh, CeCe. had to put that work in. You can't see. this. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Come to the national championship. game. They down by 20. >> and you're like, you can't see this, huh? >> Yeah. >> And it it it took off. I mean, it was.

the same gesture. It was the exact same. gesture that Caitlyn had done two nights. earlier. >> Yeah. >> And then when Angel did it, all hell. broke loose. >> Yeah. But man, when she did it, bing. bing bong, that is when women's sports. went like, oh my gosh. >> And maybe that's what we needed. Maybe. we need to maybe we like the NBA didn't. really take off until bird and magic. >> I don't care how did it get done. It got. done. >> Yeah. >> You know what I'm saying? And like you.

got to like that is going to be. >> people watching. I mean money. >> people watching money ad. >> Yeah. That's all I think about. That why. they when they try to do all that and. put all those things on the blog like. it's more eyeballs for the WNBA that in. that moment when she did all this. >> can't see you now. it's up. >> right uh 2K26 cover Angel Reese. >> you know that cost some you know that. cost some people like hold on how she.

get on the cover and not. >> I'm like well damn. >> right. >> why she can't be on the cover. Bro, see who all who else on the color? She's killing right now. Who else on? >> Yes. I I guess then somebody tweeted and. they, you know, and I think this is. where RG3 stepped in and and and had. say, >> "Yeah, >> you got something to say about him, don't you?". >> I didn't see it, but I keep seeing I. seen Joe Buddy said something. See, I. don't be on Twitter like that no more. cuz I had a little. >> But it makes your blood boil when it be.

talking crazy, huh? >> I don't I don't like that cuz I feel. like it's it ain't no room for that. Like, you know what I'm saying? At the. end of the day, we is doing something. that nobody else is doing. >> Coming out of college rich, >> right, from NIL or whatever, then. building a platform for yourself to. where now boom, you get deals here, here, here, here. >> Yeah. Because the more money come in, that means there's more money in the pot. for everybody to grab. >> That's the end goal. You know, I mean, 2K coverage is going to be like, you.

know what I'm saying? It don't matter, bro. As long as you get to the win, bro. And I think that's what people forget. And that go again pitting women against. each other trying to create a narrative. that's not even there. >> Wow. Okay. Let me ask you this. How did. it feel that you didn't win BT Sports. Woman of the Year? You get upset? >> No, cuz that didn't mean you got to keep. working. I feel like. >> But you want one of them. You want to. get that thing one time. >> Yeah, but I ain't that ain't my goal. Like, you know what I'm saying? Like, bro, like I be happy to go to the BT. Awards. Like, I'm I'm a young girl from.

Savannah. Like, I used to watch it on my. TV every time. Like, right. So I'm there. like I'm on the carpet. I'm meeting my. idols. I'm talking to people. I'm in. rooms. So it'd be cool to get nominated. But I feel like I'll be more mad about. like if I was nominated for a music. stuff, you know, then that's when I'm, you know what I'm saying? But you know, you just going to crash out. >> Not going to crash out. You just got to. work harder. But like, you know, that's. when I'd be more upset about it. But now. >> because some people like Karissa. Shields, she got upset cuz Angel won it. for third year in a row. She was like, I. thought I thought accolades matter,

>> bro. Like, bro, she No, >> cuz normally you like look cuz normally. normally what happens like like all. these awards like the Oscars, the. Grammys, the Tony's, like everybody like. it's just such a huge honor to be. nominated even though I didn't win. Congratulations. You know they lying. >> cuz when you get nominated, bro, you. like. >> I don't never think like that no more. I. don't I done had too many L's. I always. I always prepare for the worst. I ain't. going to lie. I I would be surprised if. I hit You know what I'm saying? I. prepared for the worst every time cuz.

boy you get your whole song like that. It's bad. >> You get to crashing out. She probably. thought she was supposed to win. >> Yeah. But you but you know what but you. know what fly but when you go there I. remember sitting there uh and me and my. uh Jordan I'm sitting there and I'm. thinking I'm like man I could re BT I. could really win entertainer of the. year. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> I like I mean the uh the NAACP Image. Award that's what it was. I was like I. could really win. >> Yeah. >> And I was like they and they got upload. like Yeah. I'm like, "Oh, you know, I'm. like, hey, you know, I got this. I got. my speech ready, my mind blocked. I got.

my speech ready.". >> They said, "Kiki Palmer.". >> Ah, you had to hit that. You had to hit. it one. >> I like, "Yeah, >> you get it, girl. You better go now.". >> As a matter of fact, she was right. across the aisle for But I I was I I But. I had already won award. I had one. podcast of the year. So, I I was good. I. mean, I Hey, I didn't leave you. empty-handed. I was like, "Denzel, I'm. leaving with something. I think that why. I'm tripping." Even DZ was like, you. know, do you have a speech ready? I'm. like, I'mma thank God then my mom and. I'm I'mma go from there. I am not doing. all of that. No, not getting my hopes.

high. >> What's it like playing against uh Coach. Dy's Gamecock? Because they say that. building is rocking. Yeah. >> And and and you know Coach Da I'm only. remember Coach Daily when she played at. UVA. >> You done seen everybody? >> I have. From Cheryl Yeah. All of them. Cheryl Miller. All of them. All of them. >> Man, this man that's hard though for. real. >> Yeah. Uh um what's it like playing in. that? Because you know obviously Death. Valley the football stadium. I don't.

know what it's like. I I haven't heard a. lot about. >> Death Valley the football stadium. We. the number one stadium in the world. >> Yeah. Yeah. I heard that gets loud. >> Go Tigers. >> I heard that that gets loud. >> And then they play that anthem and we go. nuts. >> Y'all go crazy, huh? >> Absolutely. >> You could have been a game content. dumping that thing down to Asia. >> She was before me. >> Oh, Leah Boston. >> Leah Boston night. >> Yeah. Wow. Well, she number four too, I. think. See, can't even do it. >> What you mean? >> No, but Leah Boston, she was the boy. She Well, she gave us some smoke. She.

was strong, bro. But no, um I feel like. >> y'all ain't beaten LSU. Y'all ain't. beaten South Carolina in a long time. >> No, we ain't beaten them yet. And that's. my problem. >> Oh, you got to get So, you got to get. one. You got to get one dub. >> I get one before I leave. Like, that's. as a competitor. You That makes you mad. Like, you know what I'm saying? That. makes you upset. So, I'm excited. I'm. excited to play. I'm always excited. It. must be the best games of the year. I'm. excited to play. >> Hold on. >> But that stadium is lit. I ain't going. to lie. >> Tell us about the situation when your. brother rushed the court.

>> Oh my god. Shout out to my boy. Um, you know, I. think it was like a like I can't I have. to, you know what I'm saying? I I have. to say it was like a little split second. like. >> he forgot like all he saw was that's my. sister. >> The problem was he wasn't supposed to be. on the rail. So like if you look he. right on the rail when it happened and I. think he just seen me get pushed and his. he just like was like hey like you know. what I'm saying? >> But he wasn't he wasn't going over there. to you know what I'm saying squirt with. nobody. I'm like bro she 67 cuz like you.

know what I'm saying it going to take. like three of us like you know what I'm. saying? But now he wasn't looking at he. was just like making sure I good cuz my. brother he like my security like even. when I'm out like he always on alert. So. I think he was just too close like and. he jumped over that thing. I didn't even. know he was on the court. >> I didn't even see him on the court. I. was on the floor. But. but yeah, like that that was a crazy. moment, bro. That's my dog. That's my. dog. But that's how my mama raised us. Like right. >> like not to do that in that type of. situation, but like we all he's my.

protector. I never had a dad. So he like. my protector. So. >> that's my dog. >> He got arrested. You apologized to Coach. Staley. What made you apologize? >> Um just because I know that's not like. that's not what I'm about and that's not. what he's about. He ain't that type of. person. He I knew he wasn't trying to. harm nobody but it was. >> but he wanted to make sure ain't nobody. harm my sister. >> My sister, right? And so, you know, I. just that's just for me just being like, you know, I apologize for this and that. But, you know, um yeah, that that was. pretty much it. But that's. >> when you look back at it. So, let me ask. you a question. When y'all got home. together and they they replayed on TV,

you like, what you thinking? >> I was like I was like Trey like he was. like, "Bro, I just I went blank, bro. You my little sister." You like, "You my. little sister." Like, "What you think? What?" I was like, "Yeah, I would have. been out there." Right. >> All right. This your senior year. Yeah. >> Why you come back? >> Oh man, a lot. You know, like you know, >> cuz you were cooking that last game. That last game that y'all ended up. winning, >> I mean losing. You were cooking. >> You dropped like 20. That was your like. a career high, wasn't it? >> Yeah. 20 28. I don't think it was. Yeah.

>> I was like, damn. Like I said, what? I. said, who? I was like, who is this, >> bro? Somebody I should have been a long. time ago. >> Oh, huh. >> Yeah. Somebody I should have been a long. time ago. But it's just by learning the. game. And it was like I hated to go out. on that loss, but I love to go out on. like knowing like fly like you got that. mentality that you could take over. >> So you got to do it like you can't turn. it off. >> You know what I'm saying? You got to. figure out how to be the overall. basketball player. You got to figure out. how to score. You got to figure out how. to get your teammates to go out. You got.

to uh stop the other team best player, too. Like you just got to figure it out. You don't got no choice. So that was the. game where I was like I learned how to. tap into that that thing. What are your. expectations for this season, >> man? Uh, national championship. I've been so close. Elite National. Championship. My first year. Elite 8. Elite 8 again. >> Like, I'm sick of the Elite 8. Like, you. know what I'm saying? Like, I'm over it. >> You do realize like when you have. success early, you take it for granted. You think it's just easy. You think,

"Well, I'm a freshman. We done won the. natty." You like, "Oh, man. I'm get me. about two or three of these things.". >> And then Exactly. And then I learned. like it's not about you. It's about who. is around you. >> It's about your supporting cash. It's. about about their mentality. So, I had. to start, okay, if I'm going to be the. leader, how am I going to lead? And. that's my mindset going into this year. Like, my teammates like they'll see a. whole another version of me next year. Like, how do I want to lead? Cuz who who. like how do I want my soldier standing. beside me to be like, you know what I'm. saying? So, you set that standard. So,

um, I definitely want to win a national. championship and I want to be like I. want to be in the consideration for the. number one pick because I feel like I've. been working hard every year. You see, I'm going up. I'm going up in every. category, right? I become more skilled. My playm has developed at an alltime. high. Um, and I'm ready to showcase that. cuz I've been working. I'm going to keep. working. But when November come and it's. going to be time to showcase that, I'm. going to be ready. >> Well, you know, uh, um, LSU's had some. player of the year. Simone Augustus, I. think, was SEC player of the year, >> right? You want that trophy on your. mantle,

>> man. I got all the other ones. I got. freshman of the year, I got second team, now I got first team. So, if that's what. it come to. Yeah, that's what. >> you know. It's probably going to take. that for you to be, you know, you want. to be the number one overall pick at the. WNBA. You probably about to get that. done. >> Yeah, but I ain't really worried about. that. I'm trying to go national. Like, I'm not so. >> Oh, you want So, you want to be the. wooden? >> Yeah. I'm. >> You want to be the Wade W. >> Oh, okay. >> So, >> my bad. Yeah, that'll just come with it. But. like if you see last year went like I.

had those stats type Sean, you know what. I'm saying? So that last person that. went SEC like player of the year and my. teammate had the stats. So you know what. I'm saying? It's just about your timing. and it's about what you do and how you. win. It ain't about really you as a. player too much can't be. It's about. like you winning. So. >> it seems like like the last like four or. five years, three to four years like the. women's game has been bigger than the. WNBA. >> Yeah. David. I mean, when when Caitlyn. and they got uh uh Guju, uh you know,

Paige Beckers, uh Caitlyn, uh Angel, I. mean, it seems like those w and and the. thing is now is that those women had a. fan base. >> and their fan base is following them to. the WNBA. >> Yeah, >> that's the beautiful part. Seeing it, seeing it go, you know what I'm saying? Not seeing it wither away, not seeing. fans. know seeing fans I'm going my. favorite play player you know the new. team like you know what I'm saying so I. think it's so cool it's it's people over.

time is creating leagues for high school. girls to develop as pros and bro like. it's it's getting better and better it's. going to continue to and I love seeing. it and I love being a part of it and. just doing my part. >> you do realize uh you going to make less. money going to WMA than when you make it. right now right. >> I don't know. >> you cuz you know I saw I saw. >> salary wise. >> yeah I saw them salary I saw that salary. >> salary wise, but it's it's it's a lot. >> It's money out there to be made, huh? >> It's out there.

>> It's out there. >> And you know, people really think that. like the NI nil money just disappear. like no. Like these become bigger deals, huh? >> Yeah. Now they turn into endorsements. >> Exactly. And so, you know, that's why. when you doing your NIL, you do right. with your business. >> You communicate with your partners. You. try to be as professional as you can be. because the bag don't stop unless you. stop it. You know what I'm saying? And I. have a platform. I have a brand and I'm. trying to keep doing this music. So. >> yeah, man. It's just beautiful horizons.

on, you know, beautiful things on the. horizon. I'm probably going to take that. my salary and you know what I'm saying? I don't know what I'm going to do with. my salary. I might get some more land or. something, but. >> that ain't what you want to ride on, right? You know what I'm saying? You. gota investments. You got to have your. business together. >> now. But there is collective bargaining. going on. There's a potential of a. strike. >> Yeah. >> Um you saw a lot of players sign. one-year deals because they like nah. these max contract we going to need a. little bit more than what they are right. now. I ain't going to tie myself down no.

two three four year deal. I'm going to. need the bag this next time around. >> Yes. I seen that. They they said it was. a slap in the face and everything. I. hope they don't go to strike my ear. >> Yeah. Yeah. I I need that. I need to get. that bag. >> I want to play. They need to come on. CBA. But you were an um um investor in the uh. the three on three, the unrivaled. Is. it? >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Damn. Via, you you be doing good with. your money, huh? >> Yeah, for sure. That's what I'm telling. you. It's money out here. I seen. somebody I think it was on your show. It. was like, you know, once you make money,

it's easier to make more and more money. Like, you know what I'm saying? Especially the rooms you in or the. people that you. >> associate with yourself with. But. honestly, how you do business, >> right? >> You know what I'm saying? And I like to. invest. I I bought like 20 acres of. land. I'm building a development on. there. I'm purching another development. in Atlanta. Um my mom, she building her. dream house right now. Like I we've been. doing like a lot of things like I'm. trying to open this franchise. Like you. know it's it's a lot of things that you. can get into but you just got to be. >> the one that cooks down in Savannah.

>> I might take that one up. I I already. told myself when I get rich I'm taking. my seasons of Japan and my Carrie Hillas. from Savannah cuz they don't have one. >> They don't know about Car Hill. >> They don't know about that. That's what. I'm talking about. >> But they don't do us no more Carrie. Hill. >> I know. But they do that on that fried. chicken. >> Fried chicken. Them chicken wings. Oo, you know ball. >> Ooh, now I got to go to Savannah. >> I used to go to the one out on on the. south side there. And then I cuz I lived. on the south side today when I was in. school. The one on Skidway right there. >> Right there. Right there by the field.

I'd be going there every time. My. grandma live right over there on the. east side. >> There's not one time I go Savannah that. I don't start by car. >> You can't do that. >> I get that. Hey, let me be that all. white with that lemonade. But I I went back. I didn't know they. had they had done away with the gills. They said, "I'm sorry, Mr. We don't have. them.". >> Oh, them gizzles were fire. >> Car is that thing. I'm going give me. one. >> Yeah, we you might. I don't know if they. cuz I haven't seen him anywhere outside. of Hilton Head and uh Savannah. >> Literally, there's literally none. Like.

I I don't go anywhere and see a car. head. >> I saw you train with Paige oneonone. >> Yeah. >> Pa put that give you some work. Good. work. >> Yes. Oh my god. That's why I like to see. people work like cuz I'm training with. her. I'm like I'm bending down. I'm like. hold up now and she's standing up. She. not tired. We do a three-point shooting. contest and it's like you got to make. this under a minute. And I mean she's. letting them go. Midway through I'm. feeling my arms go out. I like Oh yeah. No, we got to I got to change it up. >> Yeah, >> I got to change it up. >> You got a trainer?

>> Yeah. Yeah, I got a new trainer. I got a. new trainer. I met him. It changed my. life. Um we train every day in New. Orleans Ladell fast basketball and bro. the level of my training has went up but. when I went on page I was like oh yeah I. got to train different cuz like her pace. her tempo attention to detail I was like. wow she different. >> You seem to be a student of the game. You see that areas that I'm deficient in. I need to pick up this. And I now I see. >> why she was player of the year. Now I. see why she won a national championship.

I see why she was the number one overall. draft pick. >> Exactly. >> Because the areas in that I'm deficient. I need to be stronger here. >> See, and that's why as an athlete, you. always have to have a learning mind. Like you can't be too high up. Like you. I could have been like, "Yeah, I got. clout." Like, you know what I'm saying? I'm I'm I'm good, too. But no, I'm like, "No, I'm trying to learn." Cuz I learned. that in the rap game. It was people in. the house that rap better than me, that. performed better than me. So, guess what. I did? I took this, I took that, I took. that, I took that and I put it in me. >> You know what I'm saying? So, that's. what I'mma do from all people that I. work with, even my peers.

Hey, you you mentioned uh Caitlyn in the. rap. >> Yeah. >> Why you put the What made you What made. you do that? >> That was hard. And it came to my mind. >> Double C on my jacket like. >> Caitlyn Clark. Double C on my jacket. The Chanel one like Caitlyn Clark. I was. like when I did it I was like I was I. was like Dave bro like cuz No, the thing. is Caitlyn told me like when you going. to put my name in a song and I was like. bro I got you. That was like a year ago. And then I ended up doing it and I.

didn't even tell her. I just posted it. She was like, "Oh, this hard." I was. like, "Yeah.". >> Um, even though it seems to me you lost. to her uh the next time around in the. Elite 8, but it seems like you have the. utmost respect for Caitlyn. >> Yeah, I do. I have respect for Caitlyn. because. she is like the biggest doing it. Like, you know what I'm saying? When somebody. like that in your fear field, you got to. study them. Like, >> you know what I'm saying? You got to see. why are you like that? Like what are. your habits? And you know, you know, we.

end up being comp like competitors, but. you know, she was cool. And I I asked. her questions and she'd be like, "Yeah, this is why I do this. This how it. work." Like, you know what I'm saying? So, she real genuine, but I like I told. you, I like to learn from everybody. She. got to. >> So, I'm like, you know, like how you. been pressing them threes? >> Have I. cuz I saw that game with, you know, look. like y'all was behind, y'all trying to. make a comeback. You just coming down. the court. You wasn't even faking about. it. You just w. >> and that my problem thinking about it. I. got to let it go. I got to let it go.

That's what I'm saying. Like I'm telling. y'all. I know who I am. Not like. >> is coach Moi going to be okay with that? >> Oh, I ain't going to let it go crazy cuz. I got. >> you CC be let that thing go crazy. >> No, not like that. I ain't going Caitlyn. Clark. I ain't shooting at a game. But. but but like you know I got some dogs. with me. So now like I could create for. them. Like I want to show people I could. create right. >> You know I got Michaela Williams got. Malaysia for a wy keep talking about the. game called Trans. >> Okay. Yeah. >> So, you know what I'm saying? I got some. dogs on the court with me. Kate Koval in. the post. My like we know freshman. coming. So, I got some dogs. So, it.

ain't it ain't a me show. That's what I. don't want people to get that mis. misconstrued. Like, I'm going to win a. national championship, right? >> You know what I'm saying? Like, I want. to win. So, I'm trying to do whatever. >> Wow. I like that. >> Guju. Um, obviously, here's another. seemed like she was going to be the next. I mean, Caitlyn was doing Caitlyn and. then here she is. She steps in. She wins. play uh uh player of the year. Yeah. Uh, she suffers the knee injury. >> Yeah, that's. >> You studied you studied her game. You. watch you watch Juju? >> I didn't study her, but I always You.

always knew her because she was always. like one of the top kids in basketball. That's one of the kids that I played in. high school when I told you when I went. on my little tear. And. >> you you put you gave you gave her some. work. >> Oh yeah, for sure. In high school. >> Yeah. >> Oh, man. That was great. Yeah. I dropped. by 20 and I was guarder the whole game. But but nah, Ju Guu, bro, like. >> she had a perfect situation. You know. what I'm saying? And she's good. >> Yeah. >> You know what I'm saying? It was just. hard to watch that injury. It was one of. them games where you ain't even want to.

watch the game no more. Like Tyrese one, like you know what I'm saying? Like you. don't want to watch it no more. So, but. I just love that she's the face um you. know over there in the Cali like you. know what I'm saying? She really putting. on like for USC, you know what I'm. saying? The whole But she doing her big. one. >> Buying land. Yes. >> You bought 20 acres. >> Uhhuh. >> What made you buy land? What what you. going to put on that land? >> Man, um I got a development coming. So, I'm really excited about that. But man, well, maybe decided I kind of just was. like, "Mama, we think we should buy some. land." Like,

>> you know, I started I don't know how. people get rich and blow all their. money, but I started looking at my money. and I'm like, "Oh, no, mom. We got to. >> we got to invest in like, you know what. I'm saying? Like, >> you know, so she like, "Yeah, like let's. let's start." And she, you know, got. connected with some people. But that. that was like my mom really pushing. through. I always tell mama, I want to. do this, I want to do that, I want to. give back, I want but she makes sure. that I follow through because I working. every day. But my mama, man, she the. brains behind it. >> What have you learned about money? Because you said now that you know you. are who you are. >> You're an elite uh uh ladies basketball,

collegiate basketball player. You have. NIL. You have uh uh you're a rapper and. you do your gigs. So what have what have. Faj learned most about money? >> Man, money. brings. >> good and bad attention. >> I feel like they be like the money. change you, but it don't really change. you. Like it should really change a lot. of the people how they view you. >> You know what I'm saying?

>> And I'm starting to learn it cuz I'm. such a giver. >> Yes, >> I'm such a giver. >> And there are so many takers. My mom had. to monitor my accounts like stop pay she. cut my checks in half like cuz she paid. me you know through my business and. whatever. She cut my checks in half. She's like you giving away this money. I. know you are. She had to get off on. everybody like don't call fly through. the season and all of this and it's just. like I learned that people don't have no. limits on like what they need. Like you. know what I'm saying? >> That's why you have to put limits on.

what you give because takers will never. put limit on what they take. >> Yeah. >> So you have to be that that stop gap. You have to be that roadblock. This is. like this it. >> It's hard to say no too. But I be. thinking like, bro, nobody ran these. miles with me. Nobody was in here 4. hours a day. But it's hard, bro. It's. hard for real cuz you feel like guilt a. little bit. >> Mhm. >> You ever feel like guilt for making it. like you know what I'm saying? Like. >> Yeah, you do. I mean, I think that you. said you're the one that ran the miles. I I think the thing is is that like.

for me uh obviously. and then you start thinking like okay. we're in a very similar situation. There. are young ladies that went to the same. high school that had the same. opportunity. >> Did they do what I do? >> Did they get up? Did they were they. disciplined? Did they deny themselves? Did they were you know were they as. dedicated as I was? >> Right. Right. Right. Like I mean. obviously each situation is different. You someone might have had that exact.

same situation was just as disciplined, just as motivated, just as determined, but they didn't have Dominique. >> This dropped the bar. >> Me, there are guys that had the same. situation, but they didn't have a Mary. Porter. M. >> so now. but you still have to like okay I want. to help people but I can't save the. world even one person at a time. >> can't. literally that's why I be saying I just.

want to do better and try to be the best. human I could be and when I have kids. and I start my family raise my kids to. be better cuz that's just going to have. an effect on more people and that's the. only thing you can do is just try to. raise good kids and have them pour into. the world. You know what, Fly? I can. honestly say this. You might be the. first athlete that I've heard say, "I. want family. I want kids.". >> Oh, yes. Yes. I'm not. >> I think I'm the only one. I think you. might be the first one I've heard say. that. >> What? I'm not going to be playing. basketball forever. No. I'm trying to be. >> You're trying to be a mom. You trying to. be big and pregnant and.

have my lineage tomorrow. I do. I want I want to I want to create. some, you know, some great. >> legacy. You want. >> great human beings. >> You going to name You going to name your. son after? >> Yes. Jason. I am Jason. >> you you already talk you already talked. to your people how like look you don't. >> I said this is a non-negotiable. >> yeah ain't no junior it's going to be. >> sorry. >> nil what advice would you give college. kids because a lot what they don't.

understand is that you got to pay taxes. on that. >> I hope you got your financial p got. everything in order. >> let me. >> so so explain it to them cuz you know. you you you know. >> okay NIL athletes be smart. NIL athletes. parents be smarter. Y'all need to type in with my mom. I'm. telling you, like my mom don't play. And. people are taking advantage of these. kids. Kids are having agents when they. don't even need agents. They just taking. a cut. >> I want to tell kids like I see all I I.

it's a cycle. I see these um LSU, not. LSU, but it's college stars. They got on. all the drip. They driving all the cars. It don't last, >> right? Like the best thing you can do. with your NIL is invest it. You know. what I'm saying? The best thing you can. do with your brand is grow it. The best. thing you can do with anything is invest. because that four years are going to be. up in a flash. >> You go by fast. >> I'm a senior now. I I thought I could. milk this forever. No, it's over. It's. over with. You know what I'm saying? Like I'm going out the door. So I tell. people like, "Let these four years set.

you up for your next 40. Don't blow. through. Don't do that.". >> Yeah. Because And you know what? I was I. was having this conversation. They like, "Man, why you still work out like. crazy?" I said, "Bro, I'm not working. out for tomorrow. I'm working out for. when I'm 60 and 70.". >> Feel good. >> So, you're not you you living for you. live you living for today, but what. about 10 years, 15, 20 years from now? >> It's so hard. And I've lost so many. friends because I feel like my friend I. feel like if you ain't motivated enough, you can't be my friend, >> right? >> If you're not chasing after your dreams, like you can't be my friend. I told my.

friend like my goal is to be on in Miami. on a Tuesday on a yacht just cuz I felt. like it. You know what I'm saying? >> Right. And I had that dream since I was. in high school. So I said I miss out on. the clubs. I miss out on this. >> cuz you know when we 30 and I could buy. my section and you can't like you going, you know. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. You got a bottle, you. know? >> You know what I'm saying? I'm picking. where I want to go on vacation. You got. like No, I want to be free. I don't want. that. So and I cuz I see my family. I. see people in my I don't want to do. that, right? >> I don't want to work forever. >> No. >> No. >> Did Let me ask you a question. Did you.

ever have a job when you was growing up? >> No. So you your job your your job your job. was working out getting ready for. basketball. >> No job. Mom ain't play that though. But. my mom was like well I lie. I did do. dash one time. You did? >> Yeah. When I was in high school. >> But. >> you a people fooled, did you? >> No. I was a good Door Dash driver. Don't. count. But I was in high school. I was. sick of asking my mama for money. >> And you know what I'm saying? What I did. was I took her car and put it a routing. number cuz I couldn't do it. I was only. 16. She had got me a rental. Bro, I was.

doing that just so I could pay for my, you know, my training and the gas and. stuff like that because I was just tired. of asking my mom for money. Like, but I. knew I couldn't work a job cuz I was on. America's Got Talent. I was on a rap. game. I was like, "No, I'm going to keep. it on low." I was wearing like a ski. mask and everything and crumble cookie. grabbing people orders, bro. And bro, that was like a humbling experience for. me, but it really taught me like if you. really want something like bad enough, like you'll do anything to go do it. Like, >> you know what I'm saying? I didn't I. didn't I didn't mind. But I never. clocked in. I could never work under. nobody. I could never work under nobody. >> This is what I I tell people. Um, all.

the time I say when you're young, work a. lot of different jobs because it'll let. you know what you don't want to do when. you get older. >> Yeah. Wow. >> I mean, I had a lot of jobs growing up. I did a lot of manual labor. Worked into. the fields, whether it was tobacco, clipping onions, tomatoes, watermelon, bailing hay, catching chickens, you. know, pour concrete, laid ass. I did all. of that. You did it all. I did all that. But it let me know that ain't what I. want to do. I mean, this is backbreaking. job when I'm 18, 19, 20, 12. >> Man, you think I want to be doing this.

when I'm 30, 40, 50? >> Yeah. >> With no health insurance? H making $100. a day? No, sir. >> I just can't have no boss. I can't have. nobody telling me, "Hey, what you Who. are you talking to?". >> No, I can't do it. >> I'm looking at these deals. You got. deals with Puma, Meta, JBL, Taco Bell, Tender, Inuit it, Turboax, Invisalign, Power A, Papa John's, Amazon, Doritos, Samsung, Oreos, Raisin Cane. Raisin. Canes like that. Campus Inc.

>> Hey, I get that combo. I get that six in. the combo. Yes. Ext. >> Yeah, I get the six. You think that's a. lot for me? No, >> you at least a four. I bet you get at. least a four pound. >> I get a little four pound. But I be. fooling though cuz I bought my bread and. everything. But on both sides. >> Yeah. >> What? Yes. >> I mean, what have you learned about. those contracts? Because obviously a lot. of times like what people don't. understand are like. >> the people want to meet fly. They want. to see they want to see who's. representing their brand and make sure.

that person that they're sending out. there that that has their name, the. Invisalign, the Taco Bell, the Puma, whatever, >> make sure she's a great representation. of us. >> Facts. And that's why, bro, it's so hard. though, boy. Cuz you will be you'll have. a bad game, right? And your only off day. is after the game and you got to go on a. set with these folks for eight hours and. you just trying your best cuz you know. like no this my first impression of. them. Like this their first impression. of me they ever going to meet me. >> Yes. >> You know what I'm saying? So even though. I meet a million fans, right? That's why. I don't never judge celebrities. But you.

meet a million fans and then that one. fan you like, man, I don't want I don't. want to take no pictures. Then they. like, damn, I met Flossy W cool. But you. done metund more people. You know what. I'm saying? >> You done took 999,000 pictures that one. that you didn't. Exactly. And now that's. why that's that's my impression though. because they only meeting me for this. first time. Even though I done been on. millions of sets, I done met millions. So I try to give all of the energy I. can. I try to show them like this is who. I am. Like even when I'm going through. whatever this is who I am. So yeah. >> If you're having a bad day, do you go. out cuz sometimes like if I'm having a. bad day, I say, you know what, I just go.

to work and just go home cuz ain't no. sense in me being around people cuz I. don't really want to be bothered. So you. know what? to keep from my negative. energy spilling off on somebody else or. or coming out, >> I just go ahead and stay home and just. chalk this one up to the game. >> In fact, when I'm when I'm at, you know. what I'm saying? I just. >> I go listen to music. I go to the. casino. Blackjack always get me in a good mood. Uh I play crabs. You know what I'm. saying? Or I'll just I like to go to the. gun range and stuff like I I I like. >> Oh, you like you So you like to do guy.

things? >> I'm a country girl. Yes. I'm a tomboy. growing up. I like that. Yes. Yes. I'll. be outside. >> You got a shoe deal out of high school? >> Yes. >> With the Puma? >> I got a Puma deal. I don't get any. >> What y'all know about the Hold on. I'm. trying to figure out what you know about. the Fat Run DMC sho. >> Oh man, I know about all of that. And. these Ferrari Pumas. You see that? >> I see that tag on there. What? What? What? I ain't never seen them before. >> Come on now. Big phone. You lock in. I. have them at your door. >> Do they have They have a They got They.

got They have size 13. >> They got them. Man, this Puma, man. Come. on now. >> I just said they got something. I. thought you, you know, I thought you. going to come in like the three wise men. bearing gifts. >> Let me make the call. Let me make the. call. KB, let me make the call. Make the. call. >> But no, man, this was great cuz when I. got this shoe, that was high school. 2022. >> Yeah. >> Man, I was going to a Nike school. Yeah. You see what I'm saying? Like NIO had. just happened. So for me to get that. type of dude that I got, that was. >> You like, okay. >> I was like, there's a lot more this came. from. Must be. >> Yeah, for sure.

>> Yeah. You you uh you ti tied those sho. strings yourself. >> Yeah. No, I was rushing, bro. I'm. telling it was it was a hard morning. I. was rushing. But these are jumbo. And. these the XL. See, these the suedes, but. they XL. This the new look. >> I see. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. I sure wish I had me a size 13. >> Say less. Say less. Say less. >> You know, we could have been on We could. have been twins on here today. You know, >> I So, I got you on my PE coming out. I. got you. >> Okay, I'll take that. What do you What. WNBA player you think has the best PE, best signature? Oh, and I'm not saying.

this because she puma, but uh Stewie, like when she came out with her Stewie, too. >> Yeah. >> Gas. Um, you know, I go to a Nike. school, so the all the people be wearing. like Sabrinas and stuff. >> Yeah. >> I like the Jarants, though. You know. what I'm saying? >> Okay. I saw you just came out with a new. shoe, too. >> Yeah. J. >> You like that? >> If I got to wear it, I'm going to wear. Jaw. Yeah. >> You know what I'm saying? >> But you you uh But I like But cuz I was. like, "Oh, she went to a Nike school, so. I'm like, how'd that go?". >> But they understand like like when I'm. on the court, I got to wear Nike. But. when I'm when I'm off my leisure time, I.

got you. >> Right. And work out in Pumas. I perform. in them. I just do everything in them. I. love them. >> Okay. >> I love them. >> This Equity Three on three unrivaled. >> Yeah. >> Um, now a lot of the I've heard out of, you know, I'm reading. >> Try to stay a breath. Try to bre, you. know, because we going to talk about the. >> WNBA and what's going on. >> Fee Nisha Collier, I think Stewie. Oh, I. think but but Fee is like the WNBA.

representative that's talking to the. league. >> about getting these things, but she's. also an investor and ownership has stake. and unrivaled the three on three. >> Yeah. >> And people like, well, hold on. >> Right. >> She gets the benefit either way. So, it's not like, and she said, no, there's. no conflict of interest. Look, I want. the best for the WNBA, but I'm also an. investor in a rival. So, I think shoot like. well the WNBA they got to definitely.

turn up because the money they paying. them girls at Unrival for two months. like it's they play. >> I see what they saying but you know I. think bro. >> this ain't a moment of where you know. fear somebody would try to do something. prideful because this is pushing women's. basketball this bigger than you know. what I'm saying so I don't think she'll. take that route you know how social. media get but. >> they do. >> but unrivaled The way that was rolled. out, the way you know. >> Whoa. >> Yeah, it was good. >> So, the def the WNBA got to come.

>> for sure. >> I'm just trying to figure out your mom. is your manager. >> Yes. >> Now, obviously I always tell people that. get someone you can trust. And sometimes. we start out trusting people, but we. can't always trust people, >> right? >> But obviously, if you can't trust your. mom, well, damn. >> Right. You got a hard Yeah. But damn. >> Your car is dealt with. It be like that. too though. So. when you like okay you go into college. obviously you sit down with your mom and. and it for me I'm thinking you and your. mom have a very different type of. relationship. I know that's your mom but.

y'all kind of like I guess y'all look. like best friends cuz y'all get on the. phone and y'all talk for like hours at a. time don't you? >> Yes. My mom is definitely my bestie. Like we go through tea together. But. that's my dog. Like and and you know I. love me and my mom relationship because. we learn we grew together. Yes. >> And I could hold her accountable and she. could hold me accountable. like flaw now. I'm going give like that was wrong and I. ain't like that I tell her mom you wrong. mama you know what I'm saying. >> yeah you my mom but you wrong on that. one. >> you know I'm saying so we can have those. conversations and you know we grow from.

it but it was hard for her being my. manager at first cuz we used to butt. heads first. >> it's my money you trying to. >> no no never no money cuz you and my mom. are good with the money but it was more. so like just girl teenage stuff and she. get on my nerves thinking she knows. something but she. >> you know you know she was kind of your. age she been your age. >> I'm just going to say she was right. She was right. But I'm still going to go. like I'm your mini me. So we all but we. worked through that and like she's a. great manager. Like who you could trust. Nobody going to negotiate your deals. better than your mom. But she it took a.

lot of trial and error for her to learn. >> But my mama, she was a hustler. So she. was going in these deals. I'm like, "Mama, just just talk.". >> Yeah. >> You know what I'm saying? >> You don't don't mess the money up now, mama. Don't don't don't talk me out of a. deal. >> No, she talk you into one. Kia Kia J. Brooks, man. She good at what she do. She she she engineered that Puma deal. all my deals. >> Wow, that's awesome. >> Yeah, she get deals for other people. >> How has she protected you, >> man? You know, man, it's like the. quarterback, right? You know, you got.

your lineman, >> offensive line to protect and make sure. don't nothing happen, >> you know, that's like she play all of. those. >> You got the security guard in the bank. You got the vault back there. You know, make sure don't nobody go in there and. get the money. Come on. >> Don't nobody go in the vault that ain't. supposed to be in the vault. Yeah. >> Don't nobody get close to FJ that ain't. supposed to be close to Fly, >> man. My mama's street smart though. Like. she from Savannah. Savannah. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> So she's street smart on the east side. >> Yeah. >> B-roll to Bull Street. >> Yeah. She was on Mopus. >> So she's street she's street smart. You. know what I'm saying? So my mom, she.

don't let nobody play with her. She like. I feel like mom you on point. And she. not scared though. >> No. >> She not intimidated by nothing. So. that's just her best quality. I think. >> maybe it's a LSU thing cuz you know. Jaden Daniels. >> Yeah. Then they. >> and she don't play by him. >> Yeah. >> Regina don't play. Regina don't play. >> Miss Regina, she funny, bro. You know. her and my mom, they super. >> She goes every Let me ask you a question. because I don't think I've ever seen. Jaden in which I haven't seen his mom. >> Yeah. >> So, Super Bowl or Vince or things like.

that. I I see if I see him, I see her. >> Is your mom does your mom travel with. you like that? >> Oh, I can't do that. >> Not everywhere. You don't see her with. the kids. She come to the bigger stuff. like you know she going to be at the SPS. and stuff we going to share this moment. but every day. >> no you know what I'm saying just because. she don't have to be and she I got four. little brothers so she be taking him to. practice all of that so her and my. stepdad switch in and out but. >> I ain't going to lie but I guess what. though messing with Miss Regina Jaden.

Daniel he ain't going to crash out like. these folks like he he going to keep her. like you going you going these millions. going to be secure like. >> you need that sometimes. >> and you know people people was going in. talking about that man can't have no. life that's a grown man, but she's like, "Nah, he worked too hard to be in the. and to be in this position and to have. him to mess it up.". >> I would just literally talk about it in. my trainer cuz you know, I just seen. like, you know, you know, it's a whole. situation with like the Kirin at LSU. You know what I'm saying? That whole. situation. Then these folks, they're. throwing their careers away like.

drinking and driving and DUI, seen the. football players. So, >> I'm just like, what is that? Why does. that always happen, bro? Every year it's. a new person. You know what I'm saying? And it's just about the people that be. around you. So sometimes they might be. overbearing like my mom like bro you. don't have to do all I'm good but she be. like no cuz you don't know who you are. like you got something to lose now. So I. feel like you need some people like that. around you. >> You donated Hold on. You donated 10.9. me. Is that true? >> No bro I going to say I you they I'mma.

go back to college. I'm about to reverse. my age. I'm about to be 22. I'm about to. be 18. >> That was cap. Yeah, but I did relieve 5. million in debt for families in. Louisiana. I partnered with Experian and. we did this whole like we won. We added. like 600,000 to the pot. So it was like. 5.6 million. >> Damn. >> Yeah. And people was like tagging me. like, "Fly, you on my mail. Your face on. my mail. You just relieve my debt." Like. it was real. Like it was crazy, >> man. Oh, so can you uh give me a couple. of points on my credit? You know what.

I'm saying? I know you know that Trans. Union, the Equifax and Exper, you know, credit. So hook it up. hook it up for. you. >> I might know a few people, >> but no. Yeah. But now I I have done so. much in the community. I'm working on. building this community center in. Savannah. >> Going through a lot of loops and holes, but it's okay. And but man, like I every. new year I do this give back and we. doing it this year. Is it the 25th? >> July 25th through the 26th. What. >> we going. >> come homeboy be telling me all the time. He said, "Man, when come back, he said,

homeboy, she has 18 wheelers." Yeah. and. they be backed up and they have. backpacks and they have computers and. they have say homeboy I ain't never I. have never ever seen anything like this. in the Pope. >> We did it at the civic center last year. >> Yeah. >> Tell Pumma you want to make sure they. make come flood the kids out and they. nice shoes cuz you know kids getting. bullied and stuff. I just want to make. sure kids have whatever they need to. make they they they school year go off. right, start off right. And um.

>> a lot of these kids they can't afford. that. No, >> you know what I'm They can't afford the. school clothes. They can't afford all of. that. So that's just a little kick, a. little helping hand. And I know it ain't. a lot, but I try to do so much more. every year. Like we trying, we gave up. way over like six figures and like. shoes, book bags, like school supplies, all of that to the kids and we trying to. do it bigger this year. >> Was that always an aspiration of yours? Was that always big on your heart to. like, you know what, did you ever think. you'd be in this position where you. could give back like like you're giving. back? I never knew I would, but I always. told myself if I made it, I'm going to.

make sure I help these kids. >> because bro, I was just a kid with a. dream and I had the resources. But so. many kids don't have, you know, how you. know how bad like something so small. like a kid got a a hole in his shoe. that'll test his whole mind like I'm. about to go rob this place cuz I don't. have no shoes, >> right? >> You know what I'm saying? >> You know what I'm saying? So it's like. maybe you could say something from that. >> Yeah. You tell him he could be the cook. on the football team cuz he be able to. kick the ball with that toe out. Oh my gosh. >> Hey, but you know we had a joke. Now if. you from Sabetta, you know about Jonie.

Hey, we go. Hey, we going get Hey, >> bro. >> Hey, we get on you now. Hey, >> that's just that's that's a better. thing. >> Exactly. But you know what I'm saying? It's different now cuz these kids. >> the economy the economy bad right now. It is. So, >> you got to lend a hand and we going to. do it the biggest way. Savannah, Georgia, make sure y'all be there. >> Yeah. I'm seeing this now. I was We got. I'm glad you got to it. You eliminated. medical debt, credit card debt, and. other other financial burdens for over 5. million or 5,000 African-American.

families in Louisiana. >> Yes. >> How did that make you feel? >> Man, that made me feel like accomplish. >> You the queen of the bayou. >> No, it made me feel like accomplished. because it was like you changing lives. >> For sure. >> You know what I'm saying? >> Cuz you know without credit you can't. get nothing. >> Not a thing. No, I'm boy, you can get. it, but you gonna damn near pay for half. of it at the time of you getting it, >> right? And so it it was amazing, bro. Like cuz just seeing the response and. how much money and people were actually.

affected, real humans. Like, >> yes, >> this was no like, okay, I'm going to do. an NIL deal. You know what I'm saying? I'mma give Whoop to a chariot my. account. No, this was actual real people. getting real money and debt cleared off. and helping them kickstart their life. So, it was great. >> Dating, you've been with you've been. with your guy for a minute now. >> Yeah. You guys may Hey, cuz for the longest. night now y'all kept you kept that on. the hood. You kept that on the deal like. hey you stay over here. Hey like he was. like a cat. You a know you had a cat. till somebody come over to the house.

You keep a cat shut up the dog outside. walking around you a walking cat. So you. kept him like a cat. Then nobody know. they had it till they went over to the. apartment and then all of a sudden. >> fly pop out. >> I know. >> How was he about that like hold on whoa. whoa whoa whoa. Why I got to be why I. got to be on the back burner. Why can't. nobody know about me? >> Well, no. See, it's not even like that. And like we literally just had a. conversation. I was like, "Babe, I'm. thinking about like just deleting all of. our stuff cuz like. >> I don't want people in my business no. more." Like, you know what I'm saying? Like, at first it was cute. Like, we.

talked out like, but now, no, I want to. be. >> Everybody got an opinion about your. relationship. >> that Yes. And it's just like I just want. to keep like something of my life. private. Like, you know what I'm saying? And he's like, "Yeah, I get that. I get. that." Like, of course, you want to show. off who you love, >> right? >> I don't want to be all out. Like cuz. these people they make up stuff. You. know what I'm saying? It's narratives. It's all of this. >> Cuz you do realize like if you date. publicly, you got to break up publicly. >> Exactly. I said that. I was like, "Bro, we can't even. >> cuz the moment cuz the moment all of a. sudden they see you, you go like two. post and he ain't in it." You know,

>> literally literally. Yeah. Literally. And then they be like, "Yeah, it's a. whole lot that go with that." But I, you. know, I'm I going to say too much, but I. will say I have like a great guy and. >> he's like he really prays a lot and he's. really connected to God and I feel like. our relationship grew because of our. connection to God. So I really love that. and you know he's about to be the top. wide receiver coming out. Okay, that was. you know for your little a little. athletic baby. >> six seven like but um n yeah like um way.

long from now but but yeah like you know. you he's the top wide receiver coming. out of LSU so y'all be on the look. >> how have you been able. to stay focused on what you need to. focus on allow him to stay focused on. what he need to focus on you guys come. together. >> but block out the outside noise. >> It's so cool because I met somebody on. my schedule. He wake up every morning at. 5:00 a.m. He go to treatment, training, football, all of that. I do my.

treatment, training, football, all of. that. You know, he text me for his. workout. Be great. I text him be great. Like, you know what I'm saying? And we. really pushing each other. Like, >> do y'all see each other during the. course of the day? Like, do y'all got. classes? >> Yeah. Like sometime like he like usually. we see each other like like. >> No, not during the day. We usually just. see each other at night like we have. dinner or whatever. But like it's so. cool because it's like I don't want him. to have more workouts than me during the. day. Like I be telling him like, "Yeah, I worked out hard on you today. I'm not. gonna lie. Like I laughed you." Like you. know what I'm saying? I'll come watch. him catch. He'll come help me rebound. Like he really like I want you to be.

great. And I see the goals that he have. and I see the goals that I have and I'm. like, "Bro, imagine we just keep pushing. each other and we just pushing each. other on our own goals, but like. together." Like that's fire. And so I'll. just try to support him and he just try. to keep me on my course. >> That's awesome. That's great. You're signed to uh Rock Nation, Rihanna, JCole, Lil Uzi Vert, Meg, Doaat, Alicia Keys, ASAP. >> Yeah. >> I mean, what does it feel like to be on. that roster? I mean, it would be like if. I was in the WNBA, it's like an all-star. game and I got A Wilson, I got Stewie, I.

got this one on my team, I got that one. on I mean, you got a who's who. >> What a list. >> Yeah, >> bro. Like, really like it's inspiration. cuz it's like I got to grind it out. Like, these people are up here. I'm. looking at at Rock Nation looking at. their numbers and looking at my numbers. I'm like, I got a lot of work to do. But. it's inspiring being in this building. Like, >> man, it's just like, you know, you in. the right place at the right time. You. know what I'm saying? And you know, just. shout out to the team. >> You ever met Hoveve? >> No, I haven't met Hoveve. I haven't met. Hoveve at all. >> Melo.

LaMelo. He would. >> puma. He with Puma Sports. I just seen. him at summer league. >> Man, he's he's the coldest. >> Did he? >> What? And the coolest. Like I got to fly. on his private jet one time. Yes. From. >> I don't remember Miami to It dropped him. off to Charlotte. Then I went to Atlanta. in the private jet. Like he let me stay. on it. Took an extra trip and he was. just there. It was him and his girl and. you know his homie and for my first time. being on a private jet. >> You like you I can get used to this.

>> It was my Yeah. My first time. Boy, I. was like he was just listening to music. laying back the whole time. But he was. cool like and it was crazy because I. used to look up to him like high school. you watched Hills and the ball brothers. So I was geeking a little bit. I ain't. say nothing about. >> So that's your favorite like Melo. You. watched him in high school. You watched. him grow up. Uh and now all of a sudden. you're like man we were the same. company. >> Now we the same company like we period. >> and I'm on the private jet. >> Yeah. That's how life work, bro. >> You don't get a PJ.

>> When I get some mellow money, I get no mellow puma bucks. So, I'm. going be up in there. But yeah, I'm. definitely the PJ for the team. >> for the day ones. >> You're a woman's rapper. I mean, a lot. of times you say female, but I don't. want to get beat up because there. shadow, there's ladies, there's women, it's not female. So, I I'll be make sure. I'm very specific in in what I say. >> Is that. >> your favorite? You mentioned like you're. like, man, there there were some great. ones and you know, you got Lil Kim and.

you got Nikki and you got Meg and you. got this one and that one. is that. if you could now what happens when you. get so great at one. it impacts the other. >> Yeah. Um. >> have you thought about that? >> Yeah, I thought about it. But I think. like it'll be so cool like if my music. really blows up like. >> Yeah. your music blow up and then all of. a sudden you like uh uh you get like.

like Nikki or Meg or Glorilla or Flo. Millie. I don't know. Something got to give. It's hard to be historically and be. great at two things simultaneous. >> I know. That's why I'm doing it. Like I. want to be that one that they like, wow. Like. >> that's how you become iconic. You don't. come iconic being the girl that almost. did it. >> Y'all she almost boy if she would have. just Oh no. I'm not in the game of. almost. I am 21 years old. I'm building. my legacy in basketball. But.

>> oh, I'm still building. And I'm gonna. crack that code with that music. And. once I crack that code, man, it's. >> How you How you going to crack the code. with music when you got to record and. you got to go on tour? >> Cuz I'm gifted and I'm and I'm. spiritually I'm spiritually connected to. the source. I can't do it by myself. >> I'm not going to lie. If I tried to do. it without God, I fall apart. But that. God give me that extra strength when I. don't want to work out after I've been. in the studio. Like, God, just give me. the strength real quick to do this. workout. >> You know what I'm saying? You need that.

extra push. But I'mma do it though. >> The best rap you've ever written or have. you not written it yet? >> The best rap I written. Let me tell you, it's this rap. ready or not freestyle. I feel like. that's the best because I spoke on. everything. You could feel it. If I rap, it'll give you chills. >> Well, let's go ahead and do that. Look. at you do. >> It's like this. Look, it's crazy. I'm. the one they want to represent. Young. black girl. I could probably be the. president. I'm the voice of the youth. If you hear my tone, I think it's.

evident. I know who I am. They mistake. my confidence for arrogance. I I think. it's different cuz I don't take my. clothes off. I just play my role, dog. I. can't sell my soul, y'all. I just shoot. a three, put my arm up, I guess I show. off. They sleep, I let them doze off. Wake them up. Oh yeah, it's roll call. My chocolate is beautiful. Rocking it. per usual. I'm loving every piece, man. From my top into my cuticles. Trying to. play with my head. Real love won't be. confusing you. I learn. Make sure the. one you putting first is also choosing. you, man. Life is so crazy. Many lessons. and blessings. I'm steady stressing. perfection. And I keep neglecting my. ethics. So much text and a message. I'm.

trying to lessen my stressing. Finally. understand my power. My presence is. essence. They killed my daddy when my. mama was pregnant. How I'm supposed to. feel. And they took my grandma child. from her. How she supposed to heal? And. we out here starving. Ain't got nothing. How we supposed to give? Seem like the. system they set us up in. We supposed to. fail. I'm so real. The mayor gave me a. day in my city. But it's so sad that I. can't even go and stay in my city. Shooting and killing. Little kids can't. even play in my city. It's so wicked. They killed my dad and broad day in my. city. But I still love him. I give them. all the time that I got. It's running. out, but I give you all the time that I. got. You was the fakest on my team and.

I'm just finding it out. That made me. sick until my stomach about to vomit it. out. And I'm like, ready or not, man, it's my time now. I done gave it. everything I got. It's time to shine. now. They done blew the whistle and my. foot across the line now. Clock is. ticking down. Ain't got no 30 second. time out. For real though, I know I'mma. make it cuz I don't seek an applause. I. about to never waste my voice if I don't. speak for a cause. I reminisce when I. just think and I pause. My mama told me, "You keep shooting for the moon, you. going to have a seat with them stars on. God.". >> I like that. [Laughter].

>> That's the realest thing I ever. >> Hey, that's one that's one take. >> One take, Drake. That's the That's the. realest thing I ever wrote. >> Okay. Well, tell me this right here. >> Yeah. >> Who's the best athlete rapper? >> Me. >> So, >> come stay after me with that. >> Okay. So, so. >> you going in front of Dame, Shaq, LiAngelo, AI. >> Absolutely. Line them up. RP to Kobe, but line them up. I mean, I would just. say like, you know what I'm saying? Okay. From a c from like a music. standpoint, like what chat got like a.

Grammy or platinum record? Like, I don't. have that yet. Like, you know what I'm. saying? But you going to get that. >> I'm going to get that. That's in the. future. But out rap me. Come on, man. I. wrapped on a track with Lil Wayne. >> What? >> And we I performed it at the SP in front. of Lil Wayne. And we shot the video the. night before the SP. Lil Wayne said my lyrics and his verse. Like, you know what I'm I seen him my. birth when he sent his birth back like. he paid homage. So I got to go. >> What's it like? Because I think Lil. Wayne I mean I don't think people. sometime give Wayne the credit that he. deserves. >> That alien.

>> Hey I just saw the thing where he did. with Imagine Dragon and I saw the one he. did with the Fuji's. seeing when he rap with the Fuji on. stage and freestyled the whole verse. >> Yes, he did Imagine Dragon. Go back and. look at the one he did with Imagine. Dragon. >> What are we talking about? Come on. greatest of the generation. >> He He is He He is. >> Wayne had a crazy run and he produced He. birthe Nikki and Drake. >> Two goats. That's bigger than him. Like. that's crazy. >> Yeah.

>> He got that. >> What's it What's it like to be in I mean. I can just imagine what it's like to be. in the studio or to be around or be in. the presence of. >> somebody like Wayne, somebody that. that's that's an apex at the apex, the. crescendo. >> Yeah. I lost my mind. That's when I. realized God was telling me like, "No. flaw. Keep going with the music." Like. it's going to happen. Like cuz the when. the greatest in the world. >> do a song with you off the love. Like. it's it's it's different. Like that's. like you like he show love. Anything you.

need, I got you. Like just let me know. Like that's my guy. >> And so when he do that to you that that. just that's sometime God just giving you. them little sprinkles and know keep. going. Uhuh. Here you go. This you. supposed to be on this, you know what. I'm saying? Course. So it just g me. confidence. You can only have one. You get one or. the other. You can't have them both. A. WNBA championship or a rap Grammy. >> That's crazy. >> That's crazy.

>> Oh, it's harder than you thought, huh? >> I can't have both. That's crazy. >> Can't have both. You got to pick one or. the other. >> Why you limiting me? >> No, one or the other. Um, Grammys will come uh with the time I. have for music, but man, winning the. championship, I'm a competitor. I want. to be known as the best. Simple and plain. >> You know, it ain't a whole lot of. There've been a lot of women that won a.

NBA WNBA title, right? >> Ain't been a whole lot of women that win. them rap Grammys. >> Exactly. Oh, I know. [ __ ] Baj don't. think she didn't win a Grammy. Think about that. >> Um, >> so I got time, boy. I get fired up about this. I can see it. to the future. >> Like that's so rare. >> But look, there have been some criticism. saying you spend too much time rapping. >> Yeah. >> And not enough time in the jail. But.

it's what they don't see. >> Yeah. >> You might spend you might spend an hour. rapping, four hours in the gym, but they. only talk about the hour that they saw. >> Right. Cuz that hour go viral. This my. thing. Uh, I I noticed that, right? And. I'm type I'm like a quiet person. I. don't really So I was like, I don't. care. Let them talk. Let them think that. I'mma produce, right? But I was like, forget that. They need to tell I need to. tell this story because they not going. to believe it till they see it. So. >> So I got my man JB right there behind. the camera and we've been just. documenting my whole summer. Y'all not. going to believe this. Like my trainer,

we need a two time two workouts a day. Like when we go, we going to go to LA. We going to work out two times a day. every day. while I'm getting ready for. the SBS, while I'm doing more media, while I'm meeting with Snapchat met and. all, I make sure I keep the main thing. the main thing, right? >> Cuz I know I got to work twice as hard. cuz I know I'm doing something else. >> Do let me ask you this. Do you think. people want to see Fly fail? >> I don't think people are understand how. FJ is going to be successful. I think. it's too much for the mind to fathom,

but by the time they be like, "Oh, it's. going to be too late. I'm already be. there." So, I don't think they want me. to fail. So, I just don't think they. understand the amount of of success I'm. going to have and greatness I'm going to. I'm going to um occupy that space. >> What have you learned about friendships, relationships since you've been this. fly? Fly in high school is one thing. This is a whole different animal now. >> Yeah. It's weird. I try. I'm so friendly. and I trust people so quick and.

people don't have genuine they don't. give me that genuine energy back and. that's kind of annoying like I see why. people get to the point where they don't. be messing with people no more cuz you. know you get bit so many times they just. bite you and you especially you got that. giving heart so I just learned that. my. >> I try to just keep my family close to me. my mom my realest friend and my best. friend from middle school. >> you're starting five. College collegiate basketball women.

>> I'm gonna give you some names to pick. from. >> All right. >> Caitlyn Clark, Bana Stewart, Cheryl. Swoops, Candace Parker, Maya Moore, DT. BG, Sue Bird, Cheryl Swoops, Asia. Wilson, Skyla Diggins, >> get five. >> Okay, I got to go Maya Moore. If you. know, you know. >> You know, you know. >> Shoot. Candace Parker, MVP and a rookie. of the year in the same season. need it. >> Britney Grinder, >> BG, >> you know, 610 do everything.

>> Yep. >> Um, 610. Uh, where we at? We need a. shooter. We got to go Caitlyn on the. shot. >> Okay. So, your choices remain. You got Briana. Stewart. >> Brie Stewart. Four-time college. champion. Nobody ever done it. >> Not it. Four. Four college four national. championships. Four outstanding players. Three players of the year. >> Come on. Yeah. >> I don't know who we'll ever see that. again. >> Literally, that was crazy. Damn. I left. Asia off though.

>> You sure did. >> I can't do that one. I can't do that. one. >> Well, who you Well, if you put her on, you got to take somebody off. I tell you. what, you know what? I I cuz I don't. want nobody fall with you. I'm going to. let you have a six-man. >> Six man. Asia. >> Damn. Asia coming off the bench, huh? >> Wait. Who? No. No. No. Asia got to go be. on before Britney. I ain't going to hold. you. I ain't going to hold you. Asia got. to get that starter. Of all the people that I name on this. list, who would you most wanted to play. with? Who would you most want to play. with?

>> Probably Maya Moore because she a. winner, bro. Yeah. Her her her her. lifetime like record. >> she went to Collins Hills and that so I. I follow her along, >> bro. 36 games like. like I want to go play with a winner. How do you like what's your mentality? >> Yeah. Favorite basketball movie? >> Loving basketball. >> Why? I know you going to say that. >> But hold up. Okay, I got top five. Loving basketball. We got Coach Carter. >> Okay. >> Hurricane season. If you know, you know. >> Okay. >> Like Mike. >> Okay.

>> Um. Ah. Jesus. Settle. >> He got game. >> Yep. That one. That's my top. >> I knew you was going to say love in. basketball. I knew you was going to say. that. >> easily. >> That's That soundtrack. That soundtrack. is Now, let's get to the sport that your. your your boyfriend play. Yes. LSU. You. know much about LSU football. >> I know everything about LSU football. Okay. Oh, I'm a super fan. >> You mentioned Joe uh uh Burrow in one of.

your. >> Yeah, I go to LSU and I be ripping it. like I'm Joe Burrow. >> Joe Burrow. Like I sound real country. Joe Burrow. Like he's like an icon. >> Yeah. >> He came in 2019 and brought the chip. >> for sure. All right. Give me your Mount. Rushmore LSU players. >> Oh god. >> I'mma give you choices. Now these are. all these guys. You you were there when. it Justin Jefferson, Joe Burrow, Jamar. Chase, OBJ, Honeybadger, Tyro Matthew, Jaden Daniels. Now, the guy that's not. on this list, you don't know, but Billy.

Cannon, he was the first guy to win a a. Heisman Trophy. >> Yeah. Okay. That's a That's crazy. >> So, you only got you you do realize like. Mount Rushmore is only. >> four. We gonna go Honey Badger. Um, okay. Okay, we going to go Joe Burrow. Who was the running back? We had a. running back. >> Clyde Edward, not him, right? >> Maybe. I don't know. Um.

Justin and Jamar. Like that's crazy. >> Damn. >> Who else on there? >> Jaden Daniels. >> I'm putting Jaden. Jaden Daniels only. cuz he didn't like win for real, but he. had a historic season. I'm taking Honey. Badger out for Jayen Daniels. >> Damn. >> Sorry. I'm sorry. >> So, you got Joe Burrow, Justin. Jefferson, Chase, and Jaden Daniels. >> Two quarterbacks, two receivers. >> They gonna hate my list. I don't care. Yeah, >> that's your list. >> I like my list.

>> Your most famous alum, LSU, Shaq. >> Mhm. >> He love his LSU Tigers. >> He do. >> He rep his athlete. He love his. athletes. From Joe Burrow to to uh uh uh. Angel. >> Yeah. >> Do you I mean, have you Sha giving you. any advice? Because you talk about a guy. that knows how to market. You talk about. a guy that knows how to, you know, he. was a hell of a collegiate basketball. player, hell of an NBA player, champion, MVP, but boy, he's been better at. marketing then.

>> They they talk about it all the time. Um. Tommy Kum at LSU, he be helping me with. some situations, but he he like helped. Shaq like with media and like when he. first started out. >> and so I be talking to him sometime. I. got to get back on him. Shaq's portfolio is the most impressive. >> crazy. >> business portfolio that I've seen. And. my coach coached him, coach Bob Starky. So he be telling like, "No, you got to. you got to watch Shaq like you got to do. what he did." Like far as business and.

all the companies and things he over. like it's it's just incredible. >> What Shaq has done a great job of is. like a lot of the stuff that Shaq. represents, Shaq eat. He eat Papa John. and he eats those pretzels and he. 24-hour fitness and you know the general. that was the insurance that he had when. he was in college. So it's a it's a. natural integration and it's not fake. >> and that's how. >> because you look at Shaq and you can. like. >> I can see I can see Shaq eating Papa. John. I can see I can see Shaq you know.

you using uh the general uh the. insurance company. So it's it's so easy. and he and he he comes off he's like and. he's just a big he's a 7 foot 300 plusb. kid. >> That's crazy, bro. And that's how I. think about my NIL deals. I'm not going. to do a deal if I don't see myself being. longterm. It's something I don't enjoy. Right. >> He doing it the right way. >> He doing it the right way. Now. >> goals. as we sit here and tape this interview. or as we're starting to wind down. >> Yep. I come back and I sit down and I.

talk with FJ two years, three years, four years, five years from now. >> Whoa. Okay. If you I'll probably been. done build my um recreation center for. the kids. >> Okay. >> I'll probably be on my second album. about right now. >> Okay. >> Probably like my third year in the. league. Um getting, you know, getting. right with the W. You'll hear me in a lot more business. endeavors, >> business ventures, investments, and. things of that nature. Still building.

land, communities, and developments. And. >> the future is looking bright, man. >> It's looking bright. Five years, I. should be on that Grammy nomination. list. So, I'm giving myself some time. But yeah, I'm trying to be Billboard Hot. 100 all lot. >> So, how close are we to we at least five. years away from a Jason or or a Fl. Junior? about 7 8 9 10. >> So you so we looking at about 30 for for. that to happen? >> 30. >> 30. >> cuz I just told I don't want to have. kids when I could travel with them and.

all of that. I ain't with that right. now. I got four little brothers. That's. enough for. >> Fly. Best of luck. Thank you for. stopping by Club Shay. Best of luck in. all your endeavors. Thank you for all. you've done for the city of Savannah and. everything that you're going to do. moving forward. Your basketball career, your rap career, your entertainment. career and all the blessings. Thank you. for having me. This was lit. Thank you. >> All my life been grinding all my life. Sacrifice hustle paid the price. Want a.

slice. Got to roll the dice. That's why. all my life I've been grinding all my. life. All my life been grinding all my. life. Sacrifice hustle paid the price. Want a slice. Got to roll a dice. That's. why all my life I' been grinding all my. life. [Music].