INTERVIEW: Omarion Talks Millennium Tour, The Art Of Swooning A Woman, Love Life + More

Wake that ass up in the morning. Breakfast Club Morning.

Everybody is DJ Envy Jess Hilarious, Charlamagne the gud We are the Breakfast Club.

We got a special guest in the building.

Yes, sir a Marion, he welcome back by.

Hey, what was the routine this morning?

Man?

What did you do to take up prey meditation?

Help little moment to myself? You know what I'm saying.

Shower up, get fresh, say my affirmations, put on my ood.

I what was your intention for today?

They just have a good time. You know what I'm saying. Not put too much on it. You know what I'm saying.

You weren't known as the zen king?

Like yo, how do you stay so tranquil, like, so zenful through everything? Like you don't let nothing bother you. I done came at you so many times.

This man lets nothing get to him. I'm trying to.

Get I'm intentional. Yeah, I'm intentional. And also I don't take things personal. You know what I'm saying.

The wild thing is, you know, Marion. I just looked it up. Marion is forty years old.

Crazy, We've been seeing him grow up.

He's still.

Like Mario foury You still got babyheady.

Yes, look as a blessing it is.

People still look at you as like a young I can't say team, but a young twenty year old because that's what you look like.

Yeah, well, I mean it does confuse people sometimes, but yeah, I think I made it to young status at this at this point in time.

You ain't gonna kid so.

You know you can't be.

No Millennium Tours back.

Yes, yes, yes, yes, I'm super excited about it. We played the Barclays on the twenty first, so if you ain't got your ticket, definitely pop out.

It's a moment. It's a moment.

What keeps you doing all?

Is that?

That all?

He is? Like? What keeps you doing?

When doing this?

He's still doing flips and dead like why you twist? You gonna take a long time to heal.

No.

Actually, I have a routine of making sure that I, you know, stay energized. I'm a performer, so it's important that I take care of my body. But the Millennium Tour, you know, is a series concert that has brought nostalgic literally.

Back on the planet. You know, my error in my time.

I'm so happy to been a part of it because you know, it brings you back to a memory and creates a new memory at the same time. You know, so I'm excited. Yeah, we were keeping it going. We're keeping that energy going.

Can I ask you what forty felt like? I remember how I felt when I turned forty.

Yeah, where were you?

What were you doing? How did it feel?

Because to me, it felt like I really entered the new dimension when I turned for it.

Yeah.

So I usually don't do anything for myself, and shout out to Janine who helped me put together my birthday party. But I had a birthday party in Malibu and it was such an amazing gathering. You know, all of my friends came out of my family. So I did something for myself, you know, which was thought party. Was a lot of beautiful people in the building. So that's what I did for my birthday.

Did you feel like yourself going into a different level of conscience?

For sure, a different level of maturity, a certain level of expectation for myself. The things that I'm creating now, you know why am I still doing it? I definitely feel like I've arrived because you know, I'm one of the few entertainers that have grown up in the public eye. So growing up has you know, been a challenge it sometimes in my career, you know what I mean. So I finally feel like I've arrived to that place where you know, I can have a say so.

And people are understanding and respected.

So now, how do you'll figure out who closes the Millennium Tour?

Like?

Who closes that show?

Artists on it, right, and you're one of the originators on that tour, So who closes the Millennium Tour?

Well, it is a co headline, you know, myself, Trey and Bao, So it's it's kind of meant to be like a festival vibe. You know, any real performing artists will tell you sometimes it's not best to close the show because.

You know, the energy is drained.

You know, you kind of want to go maybe second before you know, the last. So for me, yeah, I don't really trip off of that. But yeah, that's how we decide between us and the promoters.

How do you headline?

So is it like you do two then you jump in dough two? Yeah, Trey jumps into do tune and exactly.

Yeah, maybe Trey will close and then me and Bow will swap in between, you know him going last before Trey or me be going last before Trey.

So yeah, so I know before you know, the Millennium Tour, it was B two K.

Why not this run?

Well, this one was kind of more so framed for this class you know, all the If you look at the you know who's on there now, it's a lot of non Millennium you know artists, you know what I'm saying, Like, I think it's so cool that Boosy is gonna be on there, you know what I mean. Yeah, apply, I think we're gonna get some special guests as well, so.

Exactly the whole vibe.

So it's kind of, I would say, a little bit different than you know, like the previous years.

So yeah, that's that's how.

Are we getting all the old like that?

Yeah, we getting the class getting the classics. Yeah, we're getting in the classic it's actually my twentieth year anniversary of putting in being a solo artist. Yeah, time is flying flying. Yeah, so yeah, we get into classics. And also I'll be introducing some new music, you know, I mean, I got some new music, some new slaps.

I'm gonna be performing as well.

So you said something that was interesting, You said growing up for you was a challenge. Why was growing up a challenge? Did you mean personally or professionally.

Both all just because you know, when you're young and people see you're young, and you don't change my you know what I mean, like physically, you know, because I take care of myself. You know, people tend to just you know, put you where they thought that you were, you.

Know what I'm saying.

So yeah, it's been a challenge in that way. And also in business, you know, just really being able to like have a say so and then I just be like, Okay, well you're a kid, you know what I mean. Any child stars will tell you. You know, having a foot in control in their business is a struggle when you start young.

When did that change?

Like when did people start saying, okay, this is Amri on the grown man, not the kid.

I think once I really started taking full responsibility for my independence, you know, trying different things. I think that you know, when you're in the industry for a long time, it is peaks and valleys. You know, you're not going to have ten hot moments, you know what I'm saying.

Oh I want to put this out.

Okay, maybe I should put it out this way, you know, maybe I should do things differently.

You know, I grew I grew into that.

So I'm like very proud of that, you know, because a lot of artists don't get the chance to do that.

That's true.

And nobody talks about that, right, Like nobody talks about when you're red hot, and yeah, there's an ice box for your career.

Used to be, you know what I mean. Like, I mean, I don't feel like you've ever been through that because you always on the road.

Yeah yeah, yeah, And I've been gifted, you know, with the talent to be able to do many things. Like two years ago, I believe the last time we spoke, you know, I was promoting my book. So there's always something for me to do. Something new that I just did that's really exciting is a show called The Wild Rolls with All Black. So I'm going to be you know, hitting your TVs and to was in twenty six I play an assassin, so it's something different.

First of all, Yeah, I'm.

Doing fighting scenes. I'm socking and popping. Wow, so you will be seeing.

Me home King is now an assassins.

I mean, I'm.

Acting, right, but you know the real true measure of an actor is to tell the truth.

You know what I'm saying.

So get to show a different side of myself. I'm excited about.

I feel like that's a natural transition for all you flexible guys.

You Chris Brown.

Movie, Yeah, yeah, women.

An ass and I got a different respect for you now, right, And I'll tell you why.

So my daughter's dance, right, uh huh.

And the amount of I would say pressure they have one day dance, but also the amount of time it takes the practice. Yeah, like I never thought about it. And then when they go to these competitions they dance and every day they do ballet, hip hop, jazz, whatever it takes. And I'm like Jesus Christ, the fact that O Marion has to do that end sing and not worry about and not lose breath and remember the steps.

Yeah, growing up, how often did you like how every.

Day, every day, every day.

That was like a big part of you know, my existence in my career. Dancing his second nature and the singing part too, you know, the breath, you know really uh, you know, being able to know like, okay, this is a live performance. Maybe I shouldn't do the routine right here. I definitely have grown in that space.

Even even boys. I don't see too many boys, young boys of men dancing.

Yeah.

You see for every a thousand girls, you see two boys.

Yeah.

Yeah, because I guess it's the thing that a new boy wants to dance.

But it's crazy because it's a whole language, you know, especially when it comes to women. You know, when you learn how to lead women and dance, you know how to lead them in real life.

So do you have children and dance?

Yeah? Yeah, oh yeah.

My daughter's in gymnastics. My son he more so, like he's too a little too cool for it. I was the same way early on. But yeah, he still can. He still can dance.

But that's how you used to do some women, Let me show you some moves, you know, that's what you do.

No, I started the mine first.

I started with the mine first, and then and then you know, then I get into dance moves.

Did When did you first start learning to dance?

It's I had my first dance recital at either three or five. Wow. Yeah yeah, so and it was tap dance. So I've been dancing my whole life.

So they always they always knew that you was going to be an entertainer.

Yeah, wow, yeah very much. So with the dance world so big.

You never thought about doing something in dance, like you know how they have Americas got talent and all the different challenges and all these different shows. You never thought about creating your own because you want to hip hop's dances. Yeah no, I definitely see an old girl at the Olympics and what people thought hip hop break dance was.

Right right right? Damn I was.

I was mad at that, Yeah, I was mad at that. But yeah, I definitely I want to open up some dance studios. I believe I've been talking about it for years, but just you know, really waiting for the opportunity to create a creative space for kids because that's how I grew up, you know, I went to the Boys and Girls Club.

It was always stuff to do, you know.

So I'm definitely gonna do either a TV show or open up a facility for sure.

So sure, now going back to wild Rose, right because you also executive, like you yeah, producing that too. What was the process of like getting into that role because I mean because planning assassin that just don't come natural.

To you or have you kill niggas before?

You know, you know.

What was that process like?

So that process was deep.

You know, I definitely had an assistance with my acting coach, and you know, I really started diving into who is this person? Who is Rose? You know, he has twenty seven bodies, so he does have a lot of uh psychological and emotional issues and how it pertained to you know, this particular scene or you know, at one point in time we reveal that my family is not no longer

Lib Ray.

But it's gonna be something to watch, so look for that all back twenty twenty six.

That's got to be tough, though, when you are a person who practices mindfulness the way you do, Yeah, to get into a person who's dealing with so much, it is.

How did you get out of get out of character?

I made certain ticks, you know, for the character, and I also, you know, lend myself to it. So it was never in a negative way. You know, there are certain scenes where you know, I, without giving away too much of the story, there are certain scenes where I had to like really dig deep beyond myself and do the research, like, you know, how would I feel if I killed someone?

You know, what would I feel? You know?

And because I've you know, stitched out the character so well, I'm able to kind of say, okay, this is the difference between me and him. You know, now I can take him off and I can be myself. So little stuff like that my wardrobe, the way I looked, I looked differently.

So do you have boundaries as far as far as how far your goal as an actor? Like how far you how deep you go?

I haven't found any yet. I haven't found any yet. I think the only.

Maybe challenge would be like cutting my hair, Yeah, because you know, my hair is sacred to me. It's something that is spiritual for me too, my spiritual antennis. So that's like, uh, I went out for a bunch of different roles. Actually I went out for Sammy Davis Junior Row. That was a conversation. That was a conversation. That was a tough one, just because I feel like, to a degree, you know, you don't want to lose yourself in certain characters.

But there's wigs.

You put all that under wigs.

Now you can't. You could wrap this thing up. You feel me padded down. It's some real profession in this game. Trust me.

Yo.

That's interesting man, because I wonder what's more important nowadays, your personal or your professional because it's only, like you said, it's only three months.

Yeah, but then I got to live the rest of my life and I got to deal with this.

Exactly is it worth it? I don't know, you know.

I think I think for some people it depends on the check, you know, and for a person like me, I think it it depends on the story. It depends on where I am and if I really do feel like it is my duty as as an actor to tell this story.

So I think it's some factors, you know what I mean.

But I'm very like connected with myself spiritually, and my hair is a is an identity, you know, for for myself.

So what's the spiritual connection with your hair?

Just your intentnas you know.

I think when you see people that grow hair, you know that it takes time. Anytime you see any elders that have long hair, you know you respect them.

Automatically because you know it's a process.

And also I come from a hair family, so you know, having healthy here has always been just you know, mandatory.

So you look down on ball people, nah, because I am filically challenged.

None of this.

People, There is no Actually, there's certain ball people you just don't want to mess with, you know what, So disrespect.

Now.

I want to get into R and B music. What's your thoughts on R and B music now?

Right?

Growing up, there was always R and B groups, right, whether it was white or black, whether it's New Addition or Pretty Ricky or B two K or whoever may be voiced.

Man, you don't see that now?

Yeah?

Why is that? And why do you think that is? What's your thoughts on R and B music today?

I think that R and B music is an ever evolving changing you know, just like all genres of music, you know, country coming back. I feel like it goes through a type of evolution. I think R and B is is is definitely rearing its head back in the sentimental and expressive way that we talk about our emotions. You know, that's why I loved R and B. I loved R and B because you know, there was this sentiment that you know, if it was your ice box,

Leon, So it's like when people like him.

And you know, some other new artists that you know have really put the time in to express their emotion.

I feel like it's it's going back.

Also specifically groups, Okay, do you think people don't want to put the time and energy and effort into it anymore they want to quick turn around?

No, I think I think I think it's that that's a factor. And I also feel like I don't know if there's I haven't seen a lot of people banned together outside of like hip hop and gangs, you know what I'm saying, Like it's not I'm pretty sure there's some out there, but not at the forefront yet. And I feel like that time, you know, maybe within a year or two, we'll probably see some some really dope groups.

So I think that.

There is a brotherhood, a type of brotherhood you have to kind of display, and.

That does take a lot of time, right, I mean, like even like because what you can do solo, it would take what ten times longer to do with the group because that's like one band, one sound, y'all have to get on one accorder.

Exactly, a linearm is you.

Know all of that.

So that did it took a lot of time. It did with making music with B twok as supposed to doing it yourself.

Yeah, yeah, can you can you have a great group or maybe even a great R and B singer without artist development.

I feel like that's what's missing from the game.

That is missing from the game.

Yeah, And I will say that is the reason why, you know, for us, you know, when I was in the group, that we had the run that we had because we spent so much time together. We had one common goal, you know, we were focused on one thing, and it's so hard, you know, after success to kind of keep that path. So it is a little bit more difficult unless it's like family. But even family, you know,

And also, you know what we jacked edge was here.

Yeah, they were talking about people don't sing to the vagina anymore.

Yeah.

Yeah, they don't ask.

They don't look at me like that, they don't beg anymore.

Yeah, the vagina has changed, genetically modified. Yeah, the vaginant has changed changed.

Change.

Yeah. I feel like, you know, you know, there's this thing called soft girl era, you know what I mean, And I don't know, it's just I feel like it's so materialistic, you know what I mean.

Like, in order to really.

You know, swoon a woman, you have to really find a particular type and you have to appeal to her you know, differently than you maybe had to appeal to her generally speaking back in the day, you know what I mean. So I would say it's it's different, you know how you can wake up those senses. It depends on the woman, you know what I mean. Because some women will not be turned on by a nice guy, you know. I mean, some women get turned on by assholes and people who are disrespectful and call them out

Doesn't that require us to vibrate? Idle?

And what I mean by that a woman is only used to eating fast food. But yeah, you know she's out the country and she eat a real fruit and you're like, damn in Jamaica, you know, So don't require us to vibrate.

I agree, I agree. That's that's the tip I'm on. You know, I mean, outside of being mature and having my experiences, you know, really uh, just being able to have a good conversation, you know, and in depth conversation. Somebody asked me the other day, like, what are some of the questions that I asked on you know, a first gathering.

I don't call them dates gathering.

First gathering, Yeah, gather because I think a date carries a certain level of expectation, you know, whether that be a place or whether that be a price budget.

You know what I mean.

I think a gathering kind of keeps it on a very just non assuming, low level expectation. And really, when you're getting to know somebody, you don't need much, you know, you just need conversation and great questions, you know what I'm saying, and nice ambiance. So yeah, from my first gatherings, you know, I asked very serious questions, you know, like, you know, what is your purpose in life?

You know what I mean, You're just going to jump straight out what you do to a baby?

That's a great question.

Do you know what you're doing? Baby? Do you have another experience? But yeah, questions like that.

But I think you set the tone because they see you. Oh, so they see you on Instagram, they see how you've grown in the ball, they see what you on so they feel like they got to be there too.

I would think, yeah, yeah, yeah, I mean I definitely have my own personal challenges as well, because again, you know, we are a vibration of people, you know what I mean. So sometimes things can look good on the outside, but then once you really get into it, you're like, oh, there's some there's some things you have to fix that I can't help you with, you know what I mean. So I always give myself room. I say that my

Have you would have been turned off by a woman's trauma because you can't be a person here?

Yeah?

Yeah, for sure. For sure.

I think particularly women that drink that overdrink, you know what I mean, it's really hard because they masket with the drink. You know, in a good time, You're never able to really see you know what I mean. Like, so fasting is a part of uh, you know, being with me too.

Has that ever been too much for a woman as a woman ever said. Look, man, I like you, but I'm not with all of this mind.

Stuff that you No, no, no, I don't really run into that issue and I don't frame it in the way. I don't frame it in a way. It's just more so like, yo, let's be healthy. Like I'm about to go in the fast you want to join, you know what I mean?

There's no pressure.

So what does the love life look like for today?

I mean to be fair, you know, I have two beautiful and amazing kids. And you know any parent will tell you once you have kids, there's the love level is just astronomical when you have kids, you know, because they love you. They don't care what you did yesterday and today.

You know.

So I'm I'm just chilling right now, you know what I mean. I'm first generational wealth builder, so I'm still focusing on continuing my legacy and building for them. You know, I have I have a friend of two you know what I mean. But but you know, it's nothing, it's nothing serious.

Now we've seen your love life play out on.

TV a little bit. Yeah, would you ever do that again? Have your life never again?

Yeah?

Yeah?

Nah?

I think it hurts you will help you.

I think of a little bit of both.

Yeah, I think in order to really transform as a man, you know, it had to be a little painful, you know, in order for you to change and be like, ooh, I don't want.

To go through that again.

But yeah, I love love and I'm definitely not a person that's like so hurt that I can't open myself up to it.

So is everything better with you and the mother of your children?

Yeah, yeah, we're in a better place. We're in a way better place. I mean, you know Megas ten, my daughter Shill be nine March seventh, so you know, they're they're getting older, so you know, time and time really help helps things.

So yeah, we're in a better place.

Have you ever, how do you avoid trauma bonds?

I asked questions, you know, I ask questions, and I think that that is what you know, gives me the foresight to know like, okay, this person is on that level, you know what I mean, to make.

Sure that I'm not.

And also I check in with myself, you know what I mean, And I make sure that you know I'm dealing with whatever personal issues I handle it.

So that's how that's how I you know, I got.

At that seen a TikTok go viral where U I said, I was about to say some Raving Simone said, uh, she was pregnant by you a long time ago, like in the younger days.

That happened.

So this is you know, the intern is a wild place.

So if you look at the regular the normal interview, the regular interview that they did, someone edited and they and they had her saying that because what happened was she was saying on set that you know, they have this certain level of expectation, and people thought that she was pregnant with my child. She was, so she didn't actually say that. Okay, yeah she didn't say.

That was all speculation and everything.

I've never been in the room but naked with her, you know what I mean. So yeah, but we did live in the same apartment complex when we were younger. There was this complex back in the day. All of the entertainer kids stayed there.

So yeah, really yeah, it was like a complex with all like.

Yeah, I mean everybody that was making money. Really yeah, everybody lived there. Three O W lived there, Raving Simone, a bunch of actors. Yeah, just a whole bunch of people. Who's in studio city like a TV show before the TV show. Yeah, it was pretty good fun going to the gym and seeing whoever. Okay, you're working out today?

What time was? He was applying a little bit of pressure on me along.

I saw her this weekend.

I didn't see a person, but I saw her on Instagram at beautiful.

Oh, she's beautiful. I would love to work with her.

I'd love to teach you how to dance.

I would love to work with her.

Have you ever really shot your shot?

No?

Actually, after that moment, we were at like a party and she was occupied, so yeah, no, I didn't get the chance to look at her in her eye. We're both scorpios, so I'm not sure what the energy would be like. But yeah, she was to catch the eye context. Yeah, no, she's she's a beautiful woman. And then you know, also, I don't know. I don't know how young her son is, but I don't know how I don't know how young she goes. I don't know how exciting she wants her life to be long.

You know, I don't.

Know, fifty five, maybe fifty one, I don't think.

I don't know the longer yeah, yeah, I gotta look it up. But yeah, you know, I'm not afraid to learn what.

Is your got every end.

But yeah, fifty four, that's not even old.

Yeah, ain't too old for you. Fifty four.

No, not when it's nie along, not when it's knee along, because I know some other fifty four is Yeah, yeah.

I said, I said. My age cut off would be like forty seven, you know what I mean. But a young, a young fifty a young fifty five, Yeah, I would definitely you know what I mean, have a gathering.

They're all killing the young girls. By the way, facts along the Angela baskets of the world.

They killing me facts facts.

I would love to, you know, get in and get into their mental state, you know what I mean, because they are women that kind of stay away and they only pop out when it's time to. So I would love to like have a conversation and see where their mind are.

But you know, they only accept in honesty. They're old and they don't got time for the love.

I lead with that, you know what I mean that, You know, being a young man and leading with honesty is like a double edged short because you know, some some younger people are just not prepared for that, you know what I mean.

But older women they don't care. I don't care about that.

So that's why you.

Like that Leon Thomas record because he's being so honest he is.

Have you ever had to say that this is somebody? Just let him know straight up, like, look, I'm not.

Trying to down I wouldn't.

I wouldn't frame it like that like I'm a dog on a mut But yeah, yeah, I definitely anytime I'm you know, involved with a woman, I let them know. You know, I'm not a traditional man. I'm not someone who subscribes to specific titles.

You know what I'm saying.

I like to create what you know, what I want to call whatever it is that we make.

So yeah, do you say grand Rising or good morning?

I say the Rise is grand, the rise grand baby.

Yeah.

Okay, So what what is your relationship going back? What is your relationship now with B two K with the rest of with the other three because it's not it's technically not B two K.

Anymore, is it?

I mean I always will. You know, my group, my foundation, and you know where I come from. Uh as far as personally, you know, we don't really have a relationship not not really. You know, I will say that Bud did come to one of my shows and we chopped it up, you know, So there'll always be a type of love there.

You know.

We we grew up together, and you know we we did something in all of our lives that no one in our lives did, you know what I mean. So I think that there's always an honor system there, you know, not to speak negatively ever and it just be like, yeah, you know that was that.

Did you guys know each other before the group started? Or you guys were brought together as the group.

We were brought together as the group. Yeah.

The first time I met them it was at a New Year's Eve party and they performed and I performed, and it was like you want to be the lead singer? I was like yeah, so yeah, yeah, And.

What about you and Marcus Houston? Are y'all closed or no?

Got you?

Yeah?

I don't know why we thought y'all was real brothers.

That everyone you know, that was our thing.

That was our thing back then, you know what I mean. Anybody that was a part of the camp was fam you know. It's like, oh, that's my good husin, you know what I'm saying, but yeah, no real blood time.

You were one of the few people who probably experienced real celebrity, right because I don't feel like there's real celebrity no more. That's true, Like y'all had to like run from crowds, be ducked off in disguise.

Yeah, how did that feel? And was it hard when you weren't feeling it anymore?

Yeah? No, I felt like it was amazing, you know, it was amazing to you know, look back on it. There was sometimes where you know, I think bull got hurt, he got lifted up into a crowd. It was like dangerous, you know what I mean, because five little strong girls is stronger than the biggest man, you know what I mean. But looking back on that time and having it, you know, be a part of my experience as far as the organ you know, energy between you and your fans was amazing.

It's almost like are you okay? Why are you screaming?

Are you okay?

You know, I still I still receive that love, you know, no matter where I'm at on the planet, people still come up.

To me and be like, wow, my childhood. Can I take a picture with you?

So I always appreciate, you know, the influence that I've had on people's life experience through music, through movies, through So yeah, I don't feel no way about it. You know, I definitely feel like, you know, a sort of an elder on the scene, you know what I mean that has had all the experiences.

So it's just different when you got that when you were a child.

That's what I'm saying that I guess that kid fan base, you know what I mean, like they act different, yeah than everybody else.

Period, And those fans are still with me to today.

I'm so thankful for those fans that stuck with me because we're able to put on the Millennium Tour. We're able to you know, bring that nostalgia back on the planet, which, by the way, before the Millennium Tour, you know, that wasn't the show, that wasn't the you know, the set list for you know, all of these productions, you know what I mean, to have a little bit nostalgia in your production, you know, is a great thing.

Tell Us, the craziest story as a child. What Charlmae was talking about?

Right, We always hear about the Michael Michael Jackson story, people waiting in the airport for for days weeks. What was the crazy story that you remember as a child and.

A girl being in our room before we got there, you know, the security would have to like check the room. I always thought that was weird because you know, nobody wait room. How would they girls sitting in there crouching down As soon as we walking, We're like, oh, room, or it was a green room and then all my personal room. One of the workers just let themselves in and I was like half sleep and I woke, like what.

Are you doing?

It was a girl she was trying together, and she was like, hey, she was trying together. I'm like, wow, I'm sleep, No what are you doing?

Though?

You gotta go?

Yeah? Yeah, yeah. So that was when it was like a little scary you as a kid. Yeah, Jesus Christ.

When were you able to like walk around a mall by yourself? Because I know, I know there was a point y'all. Couldn't even do stuff like that.

I don't know, I don't know. I still yeah, I still don't.

I mean I mean I'm talking about like pandemonium riot.

Oh maybe that happened after after the group separated. Yeah, after the group separated, it shifted, you know, because if you walking into you know, the mall with with I mean B t K was already four people and then plus four security guards. It's like, you know, you in there and you're a mob, you know what I mean. So people are like, but you know, if you want to do things quickly, you go along. And that's what I learned, you know, how to be stealthy.

So yeah, did you find that your fans grew with you?

Yes, that's a lot of them.

I mean a lot of them still, you know, will pop up to the shows and come to the meet and greets and everything. So yeah, yeah, girls I grew up with from New York City, they know who they are, you know what I mean, still come to my shows.

Got kids, got got work, all kinds of stuff.

So they never bring any of the kids, and they got babyheads and you know long.

Yeah, say what's up to the kids? Kids named after me? Yeah?

Yeah, kids named after me and everything like yeah, it's it's it's it's it's a few kids out there named after.

Omar they look like.

Kids for real.

Oh no, no, no, no, no.

The at the ghosts at the meet and greets, that's what you're asking.

Yeah, no, I haven't met any of those yet, but I'm pretty sure that I've you know, inspired some kids out there.

You know, you've worked with a lot of legendary labels, Epic, it was with Young Money for a little bit made back of music. What did you learn from each one of those experiences.

That it's it's very important to make sure that you create the relationship that you want. And you know, like you said, I've dealt with so many different layers and levels of business people. You know, at this particular time, you know, me and my team, we're only dealing with the head, you know, paulse We're dealing with the top people,

Do you feel like, do you feel like they realize the full potential of O Maria any.

Of those labels.

I don't think they care. I don't think they care. I don't think it's in the business's nature to care. I think that a lot of people in the business are you know, just you know numbers. I think that there's a few executives that really care about the product and they understand that in order to really make an intentional return, you gotta be invested for real, not just on a financial level. You have to really know where the artist wants to take it.

So that's been my experienced.

Now, yes, shout out to create. I'm about to drop some new music, you know myself and MBK. You know what I'm saying, We're just doing a collaborative we create.

So yeah, what.

About bow Wow You think you and Bowwaw level do a joint album again?

I'm not sure. I'm not sure.

I feel like, if I'm gonna do you know, any collaboration, whether it be rapper singer, I feel like they have to have like current music out, you know what I'm saying music that and you know current music of the last maybe three to three years, you know what I'm saying. So yeah, if I'm gonna do a collaborative, it's gonna be like, okay music, were working on new vibes.

Why is that just because you feel like, you know, if you made music in the last three years, you actually care.

You're active.

Yeah, you're active, you know what I mean?

Like you you know what's you know as far as producers, you know what I mean, like what does that look like? And also I feel like you you have a like a better shot at putting something out, you know, like visuals. I think that today's artists like there's so many things that you have to do in order to you know, really be visible, you know what I mean. So I will want someone that's not just you know, visible you know on social media, but like in the music too.

I feel like you and Leo would cook up some ship together that would be dope.

And you did you got Serve Style cameo for JT that was really dope.

How did that come about?

Yeah?

So JT and there and the people hit me up and they was like, you know, we got this song, you know, and I felt like, in a way, it was also paying homise to fat Man's school, you know what I'm saying, rest in peace. So yeah, it was cool. She asked me, and I was just like, I got you. And she's such a sweetheart, you know what I mean.

You know what I mean.

So yeah, I would I would definitely love to continue to do things like that, work with, you know, some of the younger talent in the business.

Yeah.

Have you ever reached out to Leon?

No, No, not yet, but we've crossed paths.

Yeah, we cross paths. I love to see what he's doing, you know what I mean. Like he's actually a child star too, you know, he's someone that started very very young. So to see where he's at today is just it's awesome. I feel like that's you know, it's very rare to see a lot of child stars continue on and continue to transform. And that's what I've always loved about music is you don't have to stop or you don't have to essentially get old.

You know, you can pick up a you know, a flue.

You know, you can pick up an instrument, you can write, you can direct, you know, it's so much to do in our business.

Child styles don't go crazy like they used to. Like there was a time when job for the most part, y'all keeping it together. Yeah, yeah, What do you think what's the one thing you wish you knew when you first started your career? What forty year old of marian what would you tell sixteen year old of Mario?

I think about like life, insurance policies, you know, trust, you know, just certain things that you know, if you wanted to take a break, you could, you know what I'm saying. That's something that I feel like, you know, finances. I just I wish I would have, you know, been given that game early on. I feel like, you know, maybe I would move differently, you know if I had that. But you know, everything is for is for a reason.

So yeah, yeah, well definitely check them out on tour. Millennium Tour twenty twenty seven, New York.

What's today?

We at the Barclays Marsh twenty first y'all pop out March seventeenth, March seventeen.

I don't know, maybe that's changed from my city because I know, come sixteen a banker and then Barclays is the next day, March seventeen.

Oh well, excuse me, I have messed it up. Don't listen to me, right.

I'm looking forward to the music, man, because I'm always like, you.

Know, brothers that are practicing mindfulness and you know, really dealing with their emotional well being. Yeah, I like to see how that translates in their art. Yeah, I'm looking forward to the music.

I'm looking forward to Wild Rolls.

This new series come on coming in twenty twenty six on All Blacks, So I'm looking forward to that.

Thank y'all so much.

Just I know we've seen Drake beat you in the dance battle too, and Drake had a dance battle and Drake killed him.

I don't believe that, but I know I know that Droid.

I don't believe what was this at the birthday party.

Oh he was at the birthday keeping.

I was keeping the light.

Lights. Give me up one.

I don't believe that it was your birthday party.

No, it was his.

Okay, all right, well it is.

It's the Breakfast Club of Mario. Yeah, wake that answer up in the morning.

The Breakfast Club