Interviews: A conversation with NuSoul, the Poet

In this country, there have been people in high positions who have profited on keeping America divided. However, along the way we’re still going to have different opinions, but as human beings we should still be able to overcome and look past the divide and have a civilized conversation by exercising our First Amendment rights as Americans. On the contrary, it’s not about who’s culture is the best. It’s about Kingdom Culture, and there is nothing greater than the Kingdom of God. As the Dawn approaches, I had the opportunity to speak with NuSoul, who is originally from Monroe Louisiana and now resides in Beaumont Texas, where he talks about his Debut EP, “Welcome 2 the Dawn,” the era of mumble rap, Prince, the Mount Rushmore of Hip Hop, Black Lives Matter, Candace Owens, and his God given purpose to go into the music industry to help spread the word.

Now, before we go into this long awaited exclusive interview. I would like to infer that my journalistic “Mclaude” senses is tingling, and I have a very great feeling that this very interview is going to break the whole internet. What do you think?

NUSOUL: I say let’s make the questions as controversial as possible (laughs). This is my earliest interview, so let’s make it a good one.

Well, it’s not only more professional, but more intellectual than anything immoral that passes for breaking the internet on social media nowadays. Instagram is all lust, vanity, envy, greed, and pride. Despair and gluttony too! The biblical and uplifting, truthful side of it is my all-time personal favorite though. How do you feel about all of these desperate Instagram models who are constantly degrading themselves on social media?

NUSOUL: It’s hard to say where it comes from exactly. Like how did we get to a point where promiscuity is celebrated? I myself, as a man, will be the first to admit that I have enjoyed a look a time or two. But after a while, it gets sad. Think about it, this is their livelihood. Some of these women make a living showing as much of their bodies as the camera allows them to. Some of them have an artistic angle, which I can understand, because a female body being referred to and thought of as art is nothing new at all. But, excluding them, think about the women that get half naked (or just all out nude). They actually get some kind of satisfaction knowing that thousands of men that are only looking at them to objectify them.

The weird part is when they complain to their misguided followers by spewing that there are no real men around anymore to wife them up. It’s like they’re too confused and caught up in there ways to even realize that no real man with common sense would want to be with a woman who displays herself for the world to see, let alone marry. A real man would want a real classy woman who actually wears clothing and has self-worth, because to a real gentleman that’s real women empowerment, plain and simple.

NUSOUL: Actually, that idea is slowly fading out. Look at Love & Hip Hop. Nearly every woman on the show degrades themselves and they all have some type of man. Look at rappers and who they choose to be with. We all just learned that Drake got a porn star pregnant for Christ's sake. So the idea that men don't want women that display themselves, while it may be very true for true men such as ourselves; there are plenty of brothers that don't mind the promiscuity at all. Hell, Usher put out a song like four years ago saying "if you dance on the pole that don't make you a how, shawty I don't mind". And he's from that generation where women had a bit more respect for themselves. I don't know, maybe he knows those types are hard to come by these days (laughs).

Usher along the way has lost his way like a lot of these famous figures. Now, the men who align themselves with these women carry themselves the exact same way they do. Men are supposed to lead by example but from what I’m seeing that’s totally not the case at all, and it’s more like a blind leading the blind type of relationship. So to me the men are just as far gone mentally as the women who they’re with. Society may change for the worst and it may accept what’s considered unnatural, but it doesn’t make it right. Times are changing, and there’s very little of real men out there like us, that’s why we are supposed to raise children rightfully from a parents standpoint and not of a friends. They’re all adults, but with the mind of a 12 twelve year old.

NUSOUL: That's what happens when you give "niggas" money. No real education, half of them hadn't matured yet at the time they gained money, and because everyone around them has a hand out, they could care less that certain behaviors can lead to a toxic mentality, and that's what's infected the minds of so many black celebs. Number one, they had money at very early stages of development, and for whatever reason, money stifles mental growth in black people. A black 18 years old that comes into a million dollars will stay thinking like an 18 year old. If the grown ass 18 year old happens to get somebody pregnant, now it's an 18 year old with a small sense of responsibility. It adds an image of maturity because everyone assumes that these celebrities magically change when they have kids, but honestly? I call bullshit. Chris Brown had his kid a while back, but is still getting into legal trouble. Bobby Brown had a kid at 14 or 15 while still with New Edition and this dude still snorted up more coke in the 80s and 90s than Peru had to offer. The point is, it's a bunch of simple minded rich kids running around at 30 and 40 years old still thinking like 20 years olds. Nobody is teaching them discipline. No one is telling them that their money could all disappear and wither away if their toxic behavior is maintained. I guarantee that in a decade, all these new rappers are going to be dead broke. All they value is money, and because the music they make is all about cash grab, eventually it'll stop selling because their audiences, which are all young right now, will stop listening as they have to mature. New Edition was a top selling R&B/Pop act at their debut, and by the time they released N.E. Heartbreak in 1988, they had to mature because their audience was maturing. And the maturing continued in 96 when they put out Home Again. These rappers nowadays aren't thinking that way. Sorry for the super long response (laughs).

It’s alright! You’ve laid down a lot of great points and this is what this interview is about. I definitely agree with everything that you’ve pointed out. This type of stuff needs to be addressed a lot more. Now, I recall a beautiful and wonderful time when the female artists were fully clothed, and the music was real. Music back then had folk’s morality at a more grounded level, not saying it was heaven, but it was far better than the hell we have today. Young minds were less corrupted. What do you think needs to be done in order for Hip-Hop to change, because multi corporations have the music industry in a chokehold and this is absolutely by design to corrupt the youth entirely.

NUSOUL: It's hard to say what needs to be done. I mean there are so many variables and layers to the toxic mist that is the modern age of music business, it's hard to lay a finger on what the root of these issues are and what the solutions can be. I think some of it is the listeners and the other half is the labels that sign the artists. The audience only consumes what we give them, and the labels only supply what they think the listeners want. How crazy is that cycle?? Labels want to get paid and listeners silently want better music, but because they have no idea the power they really hold, they take what they think they can get. But pay attention to the sales and popularity of a J Cole or a Kendrick Lamar. You see how big they are? They present a realism that listeners really crave. Even the Mumble rap fans! They love K Dot and Cole, and they silently want more artists like them, but they simply don't understand that they are the market and the market controls what gets distributed. Supply and Demand!

I’m no Muslim, and I don’t agree with any of the stuff he preaches about, because I’m a Bible believing, God fearing Christian and the Bible is the true word of God. However, I do appreciate what Minister Farrakhan has been trying to do with the Hip-Hop culture. He’s been trying to clean up their music for decades to only see it get worse. I believe there’s nothing anybody can do to change the music industry, because there’s a devil on this earth that has been on the loose since the very beginning, and he uses people who are in high positions to draw out his evil agenda and as time goes on things are only going to get more backwards and worse. The end times stated in the Bible is going to come to pass. Only God can change things, but before he does he’s going to clean house and I don’t want to be here when he does. Last time I checked, God is not welcomed into Hollywood. Therefore, it will remain as wicked until its very destruction.

NUSOUL: I agree with that narrative, but only to a certain degree. Louis Farrakhan trying to clean up Hip Hop is like your grandpa talking to thugs and gangsters trying to get them to stop killing each other. They listen as long as grandpa is willing to talk, and respect him for who he is, but the minute he leaves the room, its business as usual. (Laughs) but that’s not to say that I don’t believe there is a spiritual side of things that definitely prevent any real changes being made in the minds of the powers that be.

Definitely! I understand what you’re saying. The Antichrist is not going to come to power randomly. He’s going to have a lot of people in high position to make it happen, and that’s what’s going on in this beast system. Everything is getting set up for his arrival in power over the world.

NUSOUL: True indeed. But, I don’t think he needs mumble rap for that. Or at least I hope not. God I hope not (laughs). I’m not looking to the Antichrist, but I definitely don’t want to endure this mumble rap era too much longer.

Amen to that (laughs).

What kind of woman does NuSoul the Poet sees himself marrying in the future?

NUSOUL: I want a business partner. Somebody intellectually able to help run the empire that feeds our family. Without telling too much, I just want to go on record as saying that NuSoul the Poet is more than just a musician and will not ever be held down to strictly music, and whomever I take as my Queen, I want her to be right next to me at the helm of it all. She definitely has to be black, it doesn't matter what shade of black, but she has to be black and proud of her blackness. She needs to be absolutely crazy about me. I love hard, and I need my wife to match that, and above all else, God Fearing. She must worship the same God I worship and have her own relationship with the savior.

I could definitely appreciate and agree with that. That’s real.

You mentioned on social media that you’ve been celibate and that you’re saving yourself for marriage?

NUSOUL: Yes, and dammit it’s hard (laughs). I’m a very sensual individual. Not saying that all I think about is sex, but it’s such a beautiful thing, and I write about it pretty often. But I know that it’s deeply spiritual, so I have to be absolutely careful. Especially if I don’t want to piss off God (laughs).

Amen! Listen man, there is no shame in following the will of God. It is God’s will for us to save our precious temples for the one he has in store for us to marry and have children and create many nations with like Adam and Eve before us. The woman that God has for you will be your rib mate. I too, have been saving myself as well and I wholeheartedly applaud you for this, because a lot of men and women have been giving up on God’s will for them in marriage by opening up themselves for the world to bathe in when it was only meant for one person and one person only. It is very important to save ourselves or else it would eventually turn into a spiritual nightmare. I’d say keep at it man and stay patient because God is going to bless you abundantly for your enduring for sure.

NUSOUL: I appreciate you for that brother. Too many people in my circle think that I'm celibate because I have no other option, but truth of the matter is that if I wanted, I could be knocking boots left and right, but I personally choose this path. I think that it's what killed my last relationship though, now that I look back on it

Exactly! But, if your last relationship didn’t last because of your path in following the will of God over your life then it wasn’t meant to be. God has someone better for you in the future. The woman that God has for you is being molded so that when the time is right the both of you will be ready for one another.

NUSOUL: Well, we’re not always certain of that sometimes. People have to grow to be able to have the will power to abstain. It’s hard to do that man, especially if passion has a serious effect on you.

Let’s get to it. Tell us about your newly released Debut EP, “Welcome 2 the Dawn!” What inspired the title of the record, and what can we expect from it?

NUSOUL: The title was inspired by Prince, who was my favorite artist of all time. Around 86, 87, he started saying things like "May U Liv 2 C the Dawn" and around 93 it turned into the phrase "Welcome 2 the Dawn". And I drew from that to be the embodiment of the Dawn he spoke of. But with me saying that, some may expect the album to sound something similar to something Prince may have written, but that's not what this is doing. At least not for this project; it’s just something to put me in the ears and in the eyes of people as an introduction. Just expect supreme lyricism at its very best.

I knew it. The title of your debut EP sounds exactly like something Prince would name. How does it feel to finally officially release this debut EP? I know for you it has been a long time coming.

NUSOUL: After years of the word no, sometimes the word yes can seem unnatural, and that's what this EP is for me, it's a big yes. (Laughs) I have been trying for about a decade to put out a real project, and it never seemed possible. It was always too expensive, people always dropped out at the last minute, I would write something and be cool with it one minute and the next, I would be balling it up and tossing it in the garbage. All kinds of road blocks and closed doors, but I prayed and God said it was time, and it's like everything in my way vanished and the doors that were once closed, opened up. God's favor let this project come to life.

What is your favorite Prince album, and why?

NUSOUL: It's out of either “The Love Symbol” album that nobody can pronounce or maybe “Sign O’ the Times.” It's hard to choose, I love all his stuff (laughs). But those two, I seem to go back to more than any of the others. And I refuse to even mention “Purple Rain” because that's everyone's favorite (laughs). Ironically, my favorite song of his is on neither of these albums. (Laughs) my favorite song from him is Cream. He says he wrote that while looking in a mirror and I find that hilarious that this man had the balls to write a love song to himself.

He definitely was a hyper creative individual. He was crazy talented, releasing 40 something albums if I'm not mistaken, and what's more interesting is that he left a vault that is filled with millions of unreleased songs. He must've had a lot of time on his hands, because that is a record if I ever seen one (laughs).

NUSOUL: Yeah, but what scares me is that it's all on analog tape and I hear that some of it may be dry rotting. I'm praying somebody is smart enough to get as much of that as possible. That's wild to think about though. A big room with stacks and stacks of tape full of genius that we may never get to witness.

On April 21st, 2016, I messaged you and said “Hey, bro!” Then you replied and said, “Don’t even say it’s true.” Now, I didn’t even have to bring up Prince’s name, yet you already knew where the conversation was going. Where were you that day and what was going through your mind once you’ve received the news that prince has died?

NUSOUL: I was at work, actually, and my ex texted me which at first pissed me off, because I really didn't want to talk to her. And she told me the news and it felt like something grabbed my heart and tried to rip it thru my chest. I had that same feeling when Michael Jackson died and when Maurice White died and George Duke. These were my heroes and I wanted to meet them all and work with them and pick their brain to ask questions, and now that's something I will never be able to do. I just kind of cross my fingers and hope I'm making them proud.

Another artist just recently died; rapper XXXTentacion. Now, I don’t know anything about him, nor do I pay any mind to any of these new generation rappers. I don’t listen to any of their music, because it’s all demonic influenced. People are saying how positive he was, but that’s a lie because, yes, he did help with charity and spoke positive at times, but he was also misleading the youth by his out of control and self-destructive antics. He beat up his girlfriend, messed his face up by tattoos on it, and he served the youth nothing, but hardcore Rap/Punk influential Satanic music. He was surely a fraud trying to be deep. If anything Lucifer does the same exact thing by giving us a false pretty picture while misleading the masses straight into hell. He may have been able to fool all of his fans and other people, but when it comes to me and a lot of other people who know how to read between the lines and see human beings by their fruits, people like that can’t be easily deceived. So, absolutely no, XXXTentacion was not a positive person and he wasted his talents by selling his soul and doing the devils handy work. He was a whole devil worshipper and he so desperately needed to reach out to God in repentance by turning away from that lifestyle in Hollywood. Furthermore, People may negate this fact, but Satan is real and the truth is the truth. In terms of numerology, if you look up the letter X, it’s the 24th letter in the alphabet, right? So, if 2+4=6 then XXX is 666. Now, let’s move onto the name tentacion. The word “tentacion” in Spanish translates to “temptation” in English. Therefore, we have 666Temptation as his rapper name. Tempted by the forbidden fruit; this rapper was alluding to the temptation of 666, the number of the Beast. The same thing can be said with Lil Uzi Vert, because if you say Uzi Vert in a fast way, all you’re going to hear is LUCIFER. All of these artists are on their way to hell, and their fans are being led astray to follow them right into destruction. We can’t say rest in peace when they didn’t even repent and accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior.

NUSOUL: We have to remember that the Earth is ruled by demons in high places. "The wicked strut freely when the vilest of men are exalted" Psalm 12:8. We're living in that. It's our job as men of standard in this industry to be God's light and we can help those that are lost. I think that's my calling to be here in this industry.

Praise God, brother! That's exactly what I was thinking the other day. I definitely will be praying as you go into this, because I know you're going to change a lot of lives through your message. The music industry needs it, especially the young artists.

NUSOUL: Yes indeed. It's scary, I won't lie to you, but it's worth it. The fact that God wanted me to do this for his kingdom is nothing short of a blessing. So I don't take it lightly.

Is visiting prince’s home in Paisley Park still on the bucket list for you? If so, what do you plan on doing over there?

NUSOUL: Visiting? I plan to record as much as I can there (laughs). When I found out the studio was being opened up to anyone that wanted to use it; that changed my entire mind. Imagine the energy that must be there. My goodness, it's insane to even think about. That's something I'm most looking forward to.

I definitely can already see your expression as your heading to Paisley Park (laughs).

What’s the story behind your name? Also, is it NuSoul or NuSoul, the Poet?

NUSOUL: NuSoul, the Poet. My original name (or the earlier variation of this one) was Black Soul. But, so many people thought it sounded evil, and I didn't like that, so after speaking with a filmmaker friend of mine sometime last year, I changed it to Nusoul. Then when I found out that name was trademarked, I added on "The Poet" (laughs), the NuSoul part is actually a combination of Nubian and Soul, kind of my way of keeping it black as possible. It was originally supposed to be a new genre of music I wanted to create though. It would have been something like a smooth version of New Jack Swing, but instead of being all hype and up-tempo, it was going to be mellower, kind of like J Cole meets Maxwell.

Good thing we cleaned this up, because I would have most likely been sued (laughs).

NUSOUL: Indeed (laughs).

Albums, remember those? Albums still matter (laughs). What is the first album you ever owned, and how did you acquire it?

NUSOUL: Man, this brings me back. I was like seven and I had about twenty dollars in my possession. Most kids buy action figures or food, but I went straight to Circuit City and bought two Albums. Victory and Triumph by the Jacksons. Those were my first albums ever.

On social media, it says in your biography that you’re the producer of “Above the Clouds,” which is the label that Exposure said he “developed.” However, on Amazon, it says 7 Entertainment?

NUSOUL: Yeah, I and Exposure are no longer business partners. He and I had a big difference in opinion professionally and publicly. 7 Entertainment is just kind of something I threw on their till I get signed. It's not the same label I'm going to start just yet. That name will be revealed later.

Also, I would like to say thank you my brother for putting me on and giving me my first interview gig when you introduced Exposure and I, back in September of 2017. I give God all the glory, and if it wasn’t for him putting you in my path, a lot of these interviews would have probably never transpired.

NUSOUL: That's another part of my calling. Bringing other brothers up and giving them a chance at greatness. Although I do feel that you would have made it regardless, with or without me, man. But, God definitely gets all the props for us crossing paths.

Amen! That is true. Eventually the talent that God put within us is going to come out, because it's already in us.

NUSOUL: Just like the Dinosaurs in Jurassic Park, life will find a way (laughs). I've been watching the crap out of Jurassic Park on Netflix.

Those Jurassic Park films used to scare the crap out of me when I was a kid. I love watching them now though (laughs).

Where did you meet Exposure, and how did the two of you become friends?

NUSOUL: We met when I was a kid. His mother was my 4th grade teacher. We grew up separately, and as adults we came together through music. Of course, as time continued, he and I would clash because we have strong personalities and after a while I think we out grew each other. Sometimes I wish we had stuck it out, but at the end of the day, it's all in God's hands. Had things not gone the way they did, I'd have been depending on him to get things done and would have never learned to do anything on my own.

As a kid sitting in the backseat of the car while looking out the window, which jam lit you up the most whenever it was played on the radio?

NUSOUL: End of the Road! (Laughs) that is my favorite song of all time! At like 2 years old, I lit up whenever that came on!

What was your favorite radio station to listen to growing up as a kid?

NUSOUL: It's no longer in existence, unfortunately, but 95.7 'the wave' was my all-time favorite. They played smooth jazz in the early 2000s and since then, I have always had an affinity for Jazz as a whole.

What led you to want to become a rapper/poet, and at what age did you start writing?

NUSOUL: I was 7 when I began writing and it was because I had a huge crush on this girl at my school and didn't have the courage to tell her, because of childhood (laughs). So, I wrote her a poem. I still didn't give it to her, but I kept writing though. I wanted to be an R&B artist at first and I had a real powerful voice till about 11 when puberty snatched my voice and never gave it back (laughs). I didn't know if I could rap, so I just took to songwriting. I didn't even start really rapping till I was 16 or 17 years old.

Man, this is too funny bro. I was the exact same way as kid. I used to write poems and then sneak out of the house just so I can stash a whole bunch of notes in my crush's parent’s mailbox. The next day on the bus, I would sing Usher songs in hopes of her hearing me sing (laughs).

NUSOUL: Hopeless romantic’s man (laughs). And I'm still that way. I wrote Black Roses for that exact reason. I can hardly face you and tell you how I'm feeling, but I have this song that I'm going to market extra heavy and hope that you'll listen to it (laughs).

Alright, bet! Send it my way once it’s finished.

In what ways has your newest music of today changed from a couple of years back?

NUSOUL: I'm a little more relaxed. I used to yell on all my songs (luaghs), but now I can dial it back and contain it. I think I was always so nervous back then that it was hard to really control the enthusiasm and it came through with my voice (laughs). But now I kind of have a stylistic approach. Almost like a Wale or a J Cole.

I remember the 7 Days era with you and Darvin Gatlin, bro (laughs).

NUSOUL: Oh my God. It was terrible (laughs), and I thought I was killing it back then! But, Ice Cube went through that phase too. Go back and look up CIA. This was Pre NWA era Ice Cube (laughs).

In your opinion, which era in Hip Hop do you think was the best, and why?

NUSOUL: 90s. It had a big variety of artists and it was jam packed with some if the biggest and most iconic hip hop records ever! Plus it had that R&B blend to it, which made it more appealing to me lol. But don't sleep on the 80s man. The 80s had some gems too! Big Daddy-Kane, Eric B. & Rakim, DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince. That was a great era. Back when the DJ was a superstar.

You don’t have to speak on this if you wish not to, but over the years on social media you have been very vocal about growing up without a father. Yet, I see you and from what I see is a well-mannered young man compared to a lot of young men and women out there who are wilding out.

NUSOUL: It's how I was raised. My mother always told me, treat women how I would want somebody to treat her. I don't always do that, I do have my moments, but I'm also not the worst either (laughs). Not only that, but I was raised in a ghetto household. Growing up, I couldn't speak slang, I was made to copy words from a collegiate dictionary if I ever did something stupid (laughs), and I always carried myself the way I saw my family carry themselves. Plus, I had my uncle around. He was the best example of a man that I could have ever asked for.

I understand bro. I grew up without a father as well, but all I can say is this. Although our fathers have not been present, our heavenly Father has always been omnipresent, and he will never leave us nor forsake us.

NUSOUL: That's the word right there man. God makes sure we miss nothing. We are all dealt the same amount of cards in this game called life, and while some may start off better than others, it's up to us to play our hand.

Amen. That’s the absolute truth right there.

What role do you play in your family?

NUSOUL: Honestly, I'm kind of in the background. I make my family laugh, sometimes I'm a protector. Actually more often than not, I'm very protective. But above all else, I see myself as bringing wealth to my family and setting up the next generation of the family for success by giving them the tools to make progress.

Are you originally from Beaumont Texas?

NUSOUL: No, actually, I was born in Monroe, Louisiana when my mother was in college going to Grambling State.

As for Welcome 2 the Dawn, you released your very 1st single titled “Black Roses.” What is the backstory behind the song, the meaning of the title, and who is the lucky woman this song is written about?

NUSOUL: Black Roses is a saga in my life that I'm not very sure that I'm out of yet. The song is written about a high school crush of mine and the title itself comes from her middle name 'Rose'. I won't dare say her full name; I respect her privacy far too much. But she is somebody that will forever be a big part of why I am the person I am now. She affected the way that I write, the way that I think and see love. She had a very profound effect on me. I don't even think she understands or realizes why. I don't even think I know why, it's just one of those metaphysical things that nobody was ever meant to explain.

A numerous of rappers sample classic beats. Is the beat to “Black Roses” a sample? I ask this because the beat sounds so familiar, it’s like I have heard it before. Perhaps, it’s a sample of one of Anita Baker’s songs?

NUSOUL: "Whatever it takes to make you happy babe, whatever it takes to make you smile." Yep! Anita Baker. Good ear man! Not a lot of people got that right off hand (laughs).

I grew up listening to all of the classics, man. You know me; I love and know my mother’s music. So, I definitely knew I heard it before (laughs).

NUSOUL: (Laughs) yeah same with me. Anita was always a favorite in the house, so naturally when the producer made this beat, I knew instantly it would be the beat for Black Roses. I've written at least 12 versions of the song so far and recorded maybe 4 of them. And now I finally have the perfect production for it and the lyrics fit it. Although I probably could have done without the chorus I put on it (laughs). Shout out to Brandon Humphrey by the way for producing the beat.

Speaking of “Roses,” Who are some strong women role models you had growing up, and is in your life right now?

NUSOUL: Always my mother; my mother, my grandmother, and all of my aunts. (Laughs) they always had a really profound effect on my behavior and how I treat people, and they raised me in church, so I think my love for God stems from my family.

Who were your mentors? Who would you say has influenced your career as an artist the most, and why?

NUSOUL: My number one influence, excluding celebrities, is a brother named Robert Lumpford who is a youth pastor at my church. But everybody that knows him calls him Chubb, or Brother Chubb or Uncle Chubb. He exposed me to a bunch of different styles of music that I had never really heard before and probably would have never heard if not for him. My Uncle Andre is at that same level, but for different reasons. He taught me what a man was supposed to be. His number one thing that he hated was always excuses. He didn't play that. If he knew I could do something, and I didn't, he'd ask me why I didn't, and he would always have this disgusted look on his face. He pushed me to have a better work ethic. Last, but certainly not least, Tulue Egland. He taught me way too much to have left him out.

Does the song “Robin Hood,” come from a personal experience?

NUSOUL: Robin Hood is my mind's eye looking at my city. There’s so much potential to be beautiful and so little knowledge of how to tap into it. I just wrote a letter to my city and to black people in general. So I guess from a matter of perspective, it is autobiographical, but for the most part it's an Outlook on what I wish my people of color could see and do for themselves.

Has anyone ever told you that you sometimes sound exactly like Chuck D and Dr. Dre?

NUSOUL: Not often, but yeah it's been said a time or two. Oddly, most people say Ice Cube, and I really wish I did sound like Cube. He has one of the most iconic voices in Hip Hop history. But what most don't really pick up on is that my voice (especially on Robin Hood) is largely inspired by The DOC. He was an artist on Ruthless Records for a while until he lost his voice in a car accident. You don't hear it much anymore, but in my earlier work, it was really obvious.

What are the main inspirations for the lyrics you write, and where do you find your artistic inspiration?

NUSOUL: It is completely dependent on my mood. I have so many shades of myself, but it's not a lot I can do on a single project. I have to try and spread it out. But my inspiration comes from my imagination. To give an example, I write about sex from time to time, but I'm celibate. I've been celibate for years, but my imagination can lead some to believe that I'm out here smashing everything that moves (laughs) same with storytelling. I write a lot of short stories in my raps, and it's not always from my perspective, sometimes it's just a story I want to tell.

How long does it take you to write a song?

NUSOUL: On average? About 15 minutes. (Laughs) especially if I’m properly motivated. The longest it’s ever taken me is maybe a few hours. But that’s been years since then. I will say this though, I do have songs that I will start and then jump to another one of a different idea hits me. That happens pretty often, but if I’m zeroed in on a specific song, it’s 15 to 20 mints, easily. But, it has to be dead silence (laughs).

Do you have to do anything to help ease the anxiety before going into the studio and or performing on stage? For example, I need to be alone to think and pray before I go out and do anything.

NUSOUL: Nah, not really. The studio itself relaxes me, because I can mess up in private. It might take me 10 takes to finish a verse, but the world will never know it. It’s the stage that gives me jitters.

What are some things you look for when you see an artist play live?

NUSOUL: The delivery of a song, ballads in particular. Most ballads are supposed to be sweet and smooth, which most accomplish on without an issue, but on stage, singers want to do all the riffs and runs and the vocal acrobatics and it doesn't take all that, and it doesn't take all the screaming either. You can touch the soul without trying too hard. Look at Maxwell. He never over does his performances. I can listen to his live stuff all the time, sometimes I like it better than the record itself (Especially Til the Cops Come Knocking) but them you have the Johnny Gills, the K-Ci and JoJo's, the Fantasia's. They do entirely too much and they ruin all their hits on stage, and people eat it up. I personally hate it (laughs).

Which artist from the past and or present would you like to see perform live?

NUSOUL: I would have loved to see Prince live. But 90s Prince though, when he used to interpolate all of his tunes onto one and still had the ability to do splits. (Laughs) he didn’t do them as much the older he got, but that 90s decade? Brother was a beast.

What would be your dream venue in which to perform?

NUSOUL: First Avenue and the Apollo. Two legendary venues; I don’t care about how many people can come; I just love the history of it. One day, I want to do a series of concerts at the Apollo called “Members Only” for the ladies and have an entire evening of Soul with other singers and musicians.

What advice would you give to people who are trying to release their debut EP and or album, but it’s taking them some time?

NUSOUL: Keep at it. Never take short cuts, because when you do, not only will people hear it, but you will hear it, and you will never be happy with the finished product and as a result, you won't promote it the way you should. Make sure all of your production is to your liking and make sure your vocal performance is to your liking. If you don't feel it, don't put it on the record. The goal is to give yourself chills when you hear it. Quincy Jones calls that "the truth box" when you can listen to a record and you get chills hearing it. Be as perfect as perfect allows you to be.

In today’s era of music, there are hardly any artists who put in that much effort in writing their own lyrics, and producing their own sound. It’s not so much about talent anymore, but about sex, drugs, drinking, shooting people up, and mumbling nonsensical lyrics, and narcissistic popularity on social media in order to become famous. What are your thoughts on the current state of the Rap/Hip-Hop scene today?

NUSOUL: I hate it, but I love to see black people get paid. I just wish they knew what to do with it. On the music tip, nobody respects it anymore. That's angers me more than anything else, you don't respect this art form that you make money on. This isn't a 9 to 5. This is an institution that people have built so that you can have a voice and get a better chance in life, and people turn around and blatantly tell the world they could care less about it. The whole old vs new makes my blood boil because these little ignorant sons of b****es get mad at the elders for laying down the law, but they don't understand that you're pissing on a genre of music that too many people have spent their lives on. Afrika Bambataa, Grandmaster Flash, Cool Keith Cowboy, Rakim, KRS, Doug E Fresh, Busy B, all these LEGENDS man. They made it possible for YOU to stand on the platform you stand on, and you have the nerve to spit in the faces of the brothers that gave your life? It bothers me. That's why I hate it. I want to see all my people of color win, but dammit, not at the expense of you disrespecting the art form that we love.

The dumbing down of the masses is in full force, and their main targets are the youth because they’re easier to control and influence. A large amount of these kids think that doing drugs, smoking marijuana, partying, and having sex before marriage is the most coolest thing on earth, and that’s exactly how Satan controls the media by deceiving the world through music and movies. Today’s so called Hip-Hop isn’t Hip-Hop. Call it what it is, Trap Music. If you can even call it music! It’s just a bunch of confused people wearing tights, skirts and tattooing their body and selling their souls and then killing themselves. You’d really have to be on something to think that today’s music sounds good. Literally!

NUSOUL: Well the thing is, white kids are the ones buying tickets and going to the shows, so that's who rappers think their target audience is. Not realizing that all these black kids are also watching and imitating their every move. So drug addiction is spiking, especially with pills and prescription medications. Murder rates are increasing, overall crime and drug trafficking has become glamorous. And no it didn't start here, but I'll be damned if it wasn't popularized here. Back when NWA talked about it, they were saying "Yo, we lived this so you don't have to." Nobody is saying that anymore. They're just saying trapping leads to money. End of song. That’s not okay with me, and one love to J Cole for talking about this on his latest album. That did my heart good to see somebody gave a damn enough to say something.

Everybody wants to turn up in the club, but nobody wants to turn up for God. Then when their lives hit rock bottom, then that’s when they begin to start looking for God and crying out to him for his mercy and forgiveness.

NUSOUL: True indeed. A Godless world is one of chaos and destruction.

Are you the sole writer and producer of your lyrics and sound? If so, who are the people who had a hand in creating this debut EP with you?

NUSOUL: I’m the only writer, but the production mind’s behind the project include Brandon “Zeus” Humphrey, Jimmy “Search” Dent, and Trevor “Amante” Bolin, who is also the only featured artist on the EP.

What has it been like working with them on the “Welcome 2 the Dawn” EP?

NUSOUL: It's been a breath of fresh air. They were as excited to work with me as I was working with them. And the beautiful thing is that they believe in the project. $earch even went as far as to say it was a classic. I myself wouldn't call it that, but it touched him enough to say that it was. It's an honor to be able to say that they not only were excited about Welcome 2 the Dawn, but they're also excited about the projects I have coming in the future. We're already hard at work getting it ready now. It's a blessing. Almost feels like the start of something special.

How do you separate yourself from other artists?

NUSOUL: I think further than the record itself. I think about what it can do and what it might look or sound like in the next 25 to 30 years. Will it still make sense, will it still sound fresh, how does it sound on stage, how does it look on stage, what can we do to turn it into something bigger. I immediately think of everything as my start. Right now, with the way I see it, I'm writing the first 15 minutes of my Behind the Music special (laughs).

Musically, what are your biggest influences and who are your favorite musicians?

NUSOUL: Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Prince, Ray Charles, Miles Davis, Quincy Jones, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Roger Troutman, Rakim, Tech N9ne, DeVante Swing, and Babyface. In my opinion, these are the minds behind the greatest songs ever written and recorded in Black Music, and as far as favorite? Probably Prince (laughs)!

How would you describe your style, and who are you making music for?

NUSOUL: I make music for everyone. As far as style, I'd say Soul Music is as fitting a title as any. I don't make just one style or genre in particular, and Soul Music is a culmination of the biggest and brightest black music ever I'm not saying I'm there yet, but it's what I'm shooting for. I want to be the biggest black star ever. But I'm remaining humble and keeping God first while I do it. Saving souls and blessing ears at the same time. My music is like pain ridden romantic poetry spray painted on the walls of a church.

Which albums would you list as your top 5 favorite albums of all time?

NUSOUL: Ah this question isn’t fair! (Laughs) Love Supreme-John Coltrane/To Pimp a Butterfly-Kendrick Lamar/Bad-Michael /Songs in the Key of Life-Stevie Wonder/Kind of Blue-Miles Davis/Pages of Life-Fred Hammond. That's just my list right now. It'll change tomorrow (laughs).

Now, this should be very interesting. If you thought that was unfair then check this out. If you had to pick the Mount Rushmore of Hip Hop, who would they be, and why?

NUSOUL: Ah! Um Rakim off the rip. Definitely have to put Bambataa in there; he's like our George Washington. Slick Rick, Grandmaster Flash, and Pac. He changed the game forever.

On terms of collaborations, who would you want to work with in the music industry?

NUSOUL: J Cole, Kendrick, Wale and Tech N9ne. That's just rappers. As far as singers, I want to work with Luke James, Ro James, Maxwell, Tamia, and an up and comer named Indago. She's probably my favorite right now.

What kind of zone do you have to be in to make a smooth lyrical groove such as “Lyrical Assassins Pt 2?” To me, the visualization sounded like finessing your way through a purple/pink lighted club in the style of James Brown in your red tuxedo, and letting all of these so called great rappers that there time is up by taking lyrical wordsmith jabs at them here and there while you’re making funny comedic expressions and sounds (laughs). Now, I wouldn’t want you going up into any club, but this is just me using my imagination.

NUSOUL: (laughs) I just got fed up, and was ready to let them have it, and plus the word play was like lyrical cardio for me just something to keep me sharp. Believe it or not, I wrote that verse before the beat was ever made. I was just in my room writing the verse out for funnies having no idea how good it was. (Laughs) when I finally got it on wax, I kind of took as step back and went "huh, it does have a sort of mercenary vibe to it, so it became Lyrical Assassins. Completely on impulse.” 

I recall a time when creating music was very challenging and being on top was rightfully rewarded unlike nowadays in these crazy and nonsensical times. How do you feel about people who actually think that talent is about having the most money and the most followers on social media in order to be rewarded as great and iconic?

NUSOUL: I laugh at it because Vanilla Ice is still one of the highest paid rappers of all time, so using the idea that money must equal talent, we should all put him in Hip Hop Mount Rushmore. People think that just because you have money, that means your music is hot but in all actuality, half of the rappers that look rich aren't rich. They spend all of their money to look like a celebrity, and by the time they hit their 30s, they struggle to keep working. Look at the rappers that were hot in the early 2000s. Look at some of the rappers that we used to see two and three years ago. They struggle to crawl back into the spotlight and take to reality shows to support themselves. Versus the ones that had real talent and a strong work ethic to match. They're still here. In the next 5 years when Mumble rap dies, so will the careers of these rappers that are hot right now.

What’s life for you when you’re not writing songs, or recording in the studio and performing on stage?

NUSOUL: Long. I hate not working on music. It’s always in my head. My brain operates in music. If I can't create it, I have to hear it. It's always in my head; I'm always humming something to myself. I'm playing the second verse of My Body by LSG in my head as we speak. That's how crucial it is. Music is in everything I do.

When I saw that video of you performing in your red tuxedo, I said to myself “Is that NuSoul or is that James Brown?” I was confused as to whom in the world you were at that moment (laughs).

NUSOUL: (Laughs) what's crazy is I was sick as a dog that performance. I was sweating profusely; I had a hard time breathing, and I was completely exhausted. I don't think it was the flu, but it was just as bad as the flu. Imagine having all of that wrong with you, and you had to be on stage for an hour and a half.

I know for a fact that you’re a Marvel/DC enthusiast. So, who is your superhero alter-ego, and why?

NUSOUL: It's probably a mix of Nick Fury meets Tony Stark meets Batman, meets Hulk. I pride myself on being intellectual, but I'm incredibly tenacious. So, whatever would be the love child of the four of these people is what I am (laughs).

Speaking of Marvel, “Guardians of the Galaxy” filmmaker, James Gunn, was recently exposed for going on Twitter and tweeting these perverted pedophilia tweets toward children a couple of years back, and so Disney made a decision to fire him after all these years of him getting away without being punished. However, it took them very little time to fire Rosanne Barr for just one racial tweet. Now Hollywood along with its obsessed Marvel Fanatics are trying to make excuses by saying that the past is the past, and they’re doing everything that they can to sweep this deranged and disgusting issue under the rug because the rich and famous want to get more richer and the nerds would much rather want to see entertainment than the safety of little girls and boys. What’s your take on this entire ass backward way of thinking and handling things?

NUSOUL: Well, I think it’s a double edged sword. We fire people for being pedophiles and predators, but not for being alcoholics and drug addicts. It’s all a sickness, and as far as I’m concerned, it all needs to be met with disciplinary action of some sort. Period!

I would like to box each and every one of them and then ship them off to their own deserted prisons (laughs).

You’re also a huge fan of anime, correct? If so, who do you think would win in an all-out battle, Superman or Goku?

NUSOUL: Superman. Unless Goku is smart enough to blow the sun or hide the sun, which he can do, but he’s not very smart (laughs). I hate to say that, because I can’t stand Superman. He’s so boring!

What is your all-time favorite cartoon from the 90s, and why? I would say cartoons from this generation, but they don’t count because just like the music industry, cartoons today are in a rut (laughs).

NUSOUL: Oh I hate the cartoons now. That crap is mind numbing. Even the ones that used to be good like Fairly Odd Parents is straight dumpster juice now. But my favorite from the 90s is probably Anamaniacs. It had that perfect balance between silly and smart humor. You didn't have to be a genius to get the joke, but it's was still cleverly written. My all-time favorites though are Looney Tunes and Tom & Jerry. Back when cartoon violence was appreciated without kids being stupid enough to imitate what they just saw a bunch of sentient animals do.

What are your top favorite movies of all time?

NUSOUL: My favorite of all time is Lion King. I can watch it for a week solid and never get tired of it. It was a gorgeous movie and had a great plot. Even though the light skinned lions alienated the dark skinned brother, which I found to be racially suspected (laughs). Another favorite of mine is definitely Love Jones. I love poetry and I think the reason why I kept writing was because of that movie. I'm just out here looking for my own Nina Mosely. Higher Learning was another favorite. I love the way it tackled the struggles of being a freshman in college, dealing with new realities that previously you weren't exposed to in high school. It was extremely realistic, and Best Man is a big one for me (not the reboot, I'm talking the 1998 joint when Taye Diggs had hair and Nia Long didn't)! It's a classic film.

Which movie had the best soundtrack?

NUSOUL: The Best Man! Hands down! Oh my gosh! That joint with Tamia and Eric Benét, and the track with Marc Nelson and Beyonce? I'm not even a Beyonce fan like that, but that song makes me cry. If they play that when my wife walks the isle, I'm boo hooing like a big old baby. That will be a big exclusive for whoever gets that on camera (laughs).

Too bad Film and Television is not what it used to be.

NUSOUL: Too bad soundtracks aren't what they used to be. Remember when you looked forward to the sound track more than the movie? Back when the music videos had little clips of the movie in them? They have to bring that back for the culture man!

Yes. I do remember that. I used to look forward for that man, for real.

There was a time in our lives where normal boys would raised up to be men in Boy Scouts and normal girls would be raised up to be women in Girl Scouts. However, we can easily see that this is slowly being reversed and perverted in order to indoctrinate our children and our children’s children to a point of no return in this satanic influential beast system. A few months ago, they announced that the Boy Scouts will officially drop the “Boy” by accepting and merging with the Girls Scouts and this is a huge mistake, because there’s going to be a lot of pregnancies coming up, and a lot of other negative things I’m sure the devil will sneak into this situation as well. The fact of the matter is that boys need boy time, and girls would hold boys back because on our journey to become men, boys need to focus without being embarrassed and distracted by females being around and watching them. You know, I’m starting to get the impression that all of these mentally ill liberal libtard’s are hell bent on destroying everything that’s good and natural in America. They not only want a lot of underage pregnancies that’s eventually going to lead to abortion, but what they want more than ever is for men to be women and women to be men. This is why I constantly say that the Democratic Party has to be the most retarded out of them all. They create all of the problems and then they complain, and that’s very idiotic, and I’m still trying to figure out how the hell are they in such a high position in politics. Then again, they were hand selected by Satan to do his dumb ass dirty work (laughs). Their agenda this whole entire time has been to accept and make everything transgendered and it is damn near sickening already. But this is how the devil works and they have all been deceived.

NUSOUL: For a long time, I always thought the Democratic Party b’ was just the side to vote for, and honestly from where I'm sitting, I don't even see a reason to vote anymore. For one, this country's elections operate like Who's Line is it Anyway, the points don't matter, and I don't ever fully agree with either side, so I sit it out. The liberals are for the LGBT community and all that they want to do, and have ignored the needs and the struggles of the black community for years. The Republicans will out right say to the black community that they have no interest in our issues. So as a citizen, I'm stuck in the middle like, well shit, what do I do? Values that I grew up on are obsolete in a time like we live in. And the older I get, the angrier I get because shit that made sense to everybody once upon a time has now turned into controversy. Think about it, it's controversial to call a transgender a transgender. They want to be acknowledged as the sex they choose. Not the sex that nature has given them, not the sex their chromosomes and body would suggest, but the sex they want to be. And on the surface, people go, “well they want to be what they want to be, who it is hurting? It's hurting kids because they're confused too! And to try and explain the complexity of being so mentally unstable to the point where dismemberment becomes an option is really insane in and of itself.

Exactly! I can agree with you on that. It’s funny how the LGBT community refer themselves as oppressed, yet literally every mainstream organization has their backs.

NUSOUL: Like where have you ever been oppressed? And I get it, there are people being beaten up and harmed for their sexual preference, and that's something that needs to stop. Nobody and I mean nobody deserves to die and nobody deserves to be hurt over that, but the rate of which they are killed or harmed for their sexual preference is nowhere near the level of oppression that Blacks and Hispanics have faced over the years. Nobody enslaved you; nobody wants you out of the country. Nobody is really lynching you. Learn the difference! Gay is not nor will it ever be the new black. There is no new black period.

How do you feel about some of these fake Churches accepting and embracing the LGBT community and their behavior? Also, a recent article was shared on Facebook about Christians apologizing to gays at a Pride Parade. They were holding up ‘I’m Sorry’ signs that read “please forgive me for hiding behind religion when really I was just scared.” You know, this reminds me of the last days along with the New World Order, and how a lot of Christians are going to slowly accept the wickedness of the world and fall by the wayside as the Bible predicts. This is why the word of God said in Matthew 7:21-22-23 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord,’ did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evil doers!’

NUSOUL: It's that lukewarm effect. It's a lot of those out here. But I have been guilty of the same, not necessarily with the LGBT community, but just with my own sin and my own flaws. But, in all things, God is my source and whom I put my faith in. A lot of churches don't want to lose money. They don't want to face scrutiny for not supporting and they have a lot of homosexual members of the church in high places; deacons, musicians, singers, and even pastors. We all remember Eddie Long. But God has his way of dealing with them, and they will all have to answer for what they do. However, I don't want churches to discourage homosexuals to attend church. They need to be healed and delivered like the rest of us. But it's up to the pastors to lead and guide everyone in the right way. But hollering and hopping won't get it done, and neither will the Mickey mouse preaching some pastors get away with. Get in the word and minister to your flock!

Speaking of being men, and embracing our masculinity; my next question pertains to pho, because as men we sure as hell love to eat a nice size plate. Have you ever got the chance to eat the pho (laughs)?

NUSOUL: Still never got my pho (laughs). I was thinking about getting some tomorrow though.

You’re not only an artist, but you’ve billed yourself as a “Black Revolutionary Activist.” In what ways are you going about this? I ask this because to some, being an activist is to go out loiter and destroy buildings and protest in violence, while other activist do there protesting in a peaceful manner like Martin Luther King Jr. did.

NUSOUL: Being in my position and with the platform I've been given, I've been charged with a huge responsibility. And that is the impact I'll have on my "fans" someday. Rather than being stereotypical, I'm leading. God gave me that calling to lead. I can't save everyone, I can’t reach everyone, but those I do reach, I want to lead them to three things, and number one is Christ. My relationship with God is going to be a beacon to all those that may have questioned it before, and need answers or those that already know the Lord and just need an example to follow. Two is self-awareness. Every race on the planet speaks their native language, or has a healthy understanding of their heritage or knows where to go get it. We as blacks don't and I want to be that catalyst for that. And number three, self-education. The school system will never teach our youth how to create their own income or create jobs for other people, they would rather they go to school and learn how to be employees. I want to show people how they can get for themselves. Give them the tools necessary to make black communities the super powers they used to be.

I’m not sure if you’re aware of her, but she’s a conservative writer, commentator, and a frequent guest on Fox News whose name is Candace Owens and she spoke out against the Black Lives Matter protestors who were trying to disrupt a Turning Point United States event at the UCLA. Candace Owens was having none of it, and let the protestors know in no uncertain terms what she thought about their “victim mentality.” “It’s embarrassing!” she exclaimed. “There is an ideological civil war happening,” Owens told the audience. “Black people that are focused on their past and shouting about slavery, and black people that are focused on their futures. I can guarantee you, what you’re seeing happening is victim mentality versus victor mentality.” Owens continued, saying that there is “no doubt” in her mind that the conservative blacks in the audience would be better off in twenty years than the Black Lives matter protestors, because they don’t have Black Lives Matter victim mentality.” Victim mentality is not cool,” she declared. “I don’t know why people like being oppressed. It’s the weirdest thing I have ever heard. ‘I love oppression; we’re oppressed, 400 years of slavery, Jim Crow, which by the way, none of you guys lived through. Your grandparents did and it’s embarrassing that you utilize their history, you utilize their history, and you come in here with more emotion than they ever had when they were living through it. It’s embarrassing!” she repeated. “You’re not living through anything right now! You’re overly privileged Americans!”

NUSOUL: It's a matter of balance. I'm protective over black history, and will not stand for the legacy of my people to be disrespected. But I'm also about progress. Forward movement! Yes, we were and still are marginalized as a people, but let's come together and shatter that glass ceiling that is our oppression and marginalization so that we can finally start seeing some changes. The country won't do it, so we have to.

How do you feel about Kanye West being Red Pilled, wearing the ‘Make America Great Again’ hat, and hanging around people of the Republican Party and tweeting, “I like the way Candace Owens thinks,” and “I just love Trump. That’s my boy.”

NUSOUL: Something is off about it. I can't tell if he's being clever or if he's dead serious. It could be either or. (Laughs) if I know Kanye, it's probably the first one.

Absolutely! Number one is on point. I think Kanye West is full of crap. He’s just doing this as a publicity stunt for his bogus album. Kanye along with that Kardashian family are all starving for attention, and they’re just trying to dupe and persuade the Republican Party to like and follow them because of the popularity and controversy surrounding the President and the Republican Party at the moment. The same thing can be said about Tomi Lahren, which I used to have a great amount of respect for, but now I see her as an idiot, because one day she’s against abortion and the next day she’s for it. Therefore, she’s another one who is pretending to be a conservative for hits, and this is coming from a Conservative/Republican.

NUSOUL: Ah, and I don't even rock with conservatives (laughs). How the hell did we ever get so close (laughs)? Honestly I feel like the media is strictly for entertainment now. It was once a decent source of information, but now it's just slander, lies, bullshit, mudslinging and more bullshit. It's just funny to watch America make a mockery of itself.

I was once a non-voter the day we met 8 years ago. I’m someone who grew up hating politics. I hated politics, I hated talking about it, and voting to me was absolutely useless. However, we have reached a very important point in time where the future of our country literally depends on the future politics of this nation. The future of the world depends on the future politics of America, and if we don’t get it right, then there’s going to be huge problems worldwide. Kevin Martin is another black Republican who supports President Trump and I found out about him through a video I came across on YouTube when he and a white Black Lives Matter supporter were arguing back and forth about race. Take a look and watch the brief video clip and explain whether or not you agree or disagree with the points he’s made.

NUSOUL: Before I watch this clip, I'll lead with this statement. Any time we have a Black Trump supporter vs a white female BLM advocate, we have already screwed up as a country. I'll explain why in a minute.

Okay.

NUSOUL: Before I respond to this clip, how do you feel about it? Let me get your perspective

I understand where he’s coming from, because while in office Barrack Obama did nothing to address the Black Lives Matter movement because he was too concerned about wanting the black vote, and too busy supporting Planned Parenthood, and legalizing LGBT marriages. The gentleman talking was taking neither side of white supremacy nor the Black Lives Matter and stated that if you’re going to denounce one then denounce the other, because both are terrorist groups. His arguments were fair and right down the middle. However, the lady holding up the sign was misguidedly supporting the Black Lives Matter protest movement and he was explaining to her the reasons why he doesn’t support neither of the two and she kept beating the behind the bush and then walked away instead of answering his questions.

NUSOUL: Actually, he didn't let her get a word in edgewise, so she had no chance to explain her point. All he cared about was his own misguided fear. Her point of view didn't expand any further than the sign she was holding. I disagree with the narrative that he was more likely to be shot by a black man than anyone else in this country. While we do kill ourselves and it is an issue that should fall under the black lives matter umbrella, it is statistically impractical for him to make his claim. Number one, think of the environment he's in. It's broad daylight and it's a heavily populated area. Some black folks maybe reckless, but we're not stupid. More murders have occurred by police officers in environments like that than black on black violent crimes have, and he made the claim that Al Sharpton made his fortune off the victimization of black people, so he doesn't speak on black on black violence, not only was that statement untrue (as far as Sharpton never talking about the issue), but it's ironic that towards the end of the video, he's looking around with a pathetic look on his face, practically begging for someone to agree with him. Who's looking more like the victim, Tamir Rice, or the crying brother voting for Trump? So no, I don't agree with most of his points. The only thing I agree with is the matter of blacks killing blacks. But that doesn't negate the fact that we get killed by police officers and are actually more likely to be shot by an officer on duty than any other race in the country, and what's sad is that it's nothing new, it's always happened, it's just now getting reported as news, and somehow, we're "playing victim" because we don't want to stand idly by while it happens? No sir.

I mean, I can agree to disagree, and you brought up a lot of great points. However, I believe it’s not about Black, White, or Hispanic people. It’s about America, and it’s about taking care and bettering America. That’s the key message.

NUSOUL: Hard to better America when you're not an American. That we are the world narrative is real cute until you realize how the country really feels about its minorities. I can't relate.

We’re not of this world. I do not believe in “We are the World” narrative either because that only leads to globalization and then destruction.

NUSOUL: Well when I said we are the world, I'm really referring to America.

Do you wish to explain?

NUSOUL: Explain which part?

America and how we’re not really Americans.

NUSOUL: Black folks never have been. Did you know that Congress still votes on whether or not we should still be allowed to vote? There are still dozens of racist figureheads in politics to this day, including the one in office. HBCU's are consistently under attack. So are black owned businesses. The media still sees us as second rate at anything we do. Public opinion is heavily ignored or ridiculed and because the powers that be are comfortable with where black ghettos are, they do nothing to improve the areas where we live. Black on black violence breaks out every day in the inner city, but nobody talks about gun control until white people get killed. Blacks and Hispanics are the bastards of America. We built the place but we have no place in it. Unless of course, you bow down and conform. And even then, all they do is let you sit at the table. They pass you crumbs and scraps, but the real feast is being had by the higher ups. Translation: wealth and/or financial empowerment is not taught to or accumulated by the black race. A select few dodged that bullet, but the rest of us will never touch real wealth for ourselves. That's what America does to us, and if we can look past the smiling white people that guard the door, we can see exactly how and where we've been cut off, and yes, it has a lot to do with our past; thus, "Robin Hood."

I don’t want you to feel some kind of way, man. I was never a supporter of his, but Barrack Obama became the first Black President because the majority that voted him in the White House was black, so us blacks still do have a voice and an American right to vote and he won not one term, but two terms. So, progress has definitely been made. Unfortunately he didn’t keep his word the way he said he was going to do when he first started out. I understand that people don’t like President Trump and he does may come off as unfiltered at times, but all of the promises he has made in the past, he has continuously followed through with each and every one of them, and it is mind boggling as to why people are still rebuking and hating on him. They say he’s a sexist, yet he has appointed more women to his administration than any other president in United States history. They say he’s a racist, yet he has appointed many blacks to his administration. As an example, Ben Carson, Jerome Simpson, and he had an entire congregation celebrating Martin Luther king Jr’s legacy. Even Martin Luther King’s Jr’s family supports President Trump. Evetta King has done many interviews where she talks about Trump not being a racist, and how Trump has been doing great things for not just black people, but for all people. It’s not about Black, White, or Hispanic people. It’s about America, and it’s about putting American citizens first. That’s the key message the Democratic Party don’t understand. President Trump only wants to deport illegal immigrants. The media is trying to assassinate his character by spreading a false narrative about him, because he’s not one to take anyone’s crap and he is constantly going against everything the globalist New World Order agenda stands for. The media along with America is all bent out of shape and in their feelings due to the liberal left media’s disinformation, meanwhile all of their houses are locked up at night. Even heaven has a gate, a wall and extreme vetting. 

NUSOUL: Let's just move on (laughs).

When is the YouTube channel coming?

INUSOUL: The YouTube channel is being developed now. A lot of kids now like to just pick up camera and shoot at random, but I'd rather have my channel have some direction.

I agree! There’s a lot of foolishness going around on YouTube. But I have to tell you right now that YouTube is anti-free speech and they have been deleting a lot of channels who they disagree with lately. I’m contemplating if YouTube even lets me create a channel after I’ve been exposing the hell, fire and brimstone out of them due to their dumbfounded and hypocritical policies.

NUSOUL: (Laughs) well, if you're calling them out directly, they just might be petty enough to take you down.

I’ve only been exposing them because of their empty and foolish rhetoric. I’ve been following this Christian couple on YouTube (Grand Supreme News) and they don’t say anything hateful at all, they just preach the word of God, and their channel have been striked and suspended for some outrageous stuff that is absolutely not true. Meanwhile, YouTube let’s a young kid video tape a dead corpse and they let him walk free and his channel is still up and going. They didn’t even attack him like the ones they have been bullying and attacking for their peaceful freedom of speech. 

NUSOUL: Well, the world is never going to let Christ have his way too long, and not only that, but people can always report the channels as spam, and if they do it often enough, YouTube will just take it down without actual just cause. It's shady, but true.

That’s why truth is the new hate speech. If this conversation was displayed as a video on YouTube, I wouldn’t doubt that they would be striking my channel left and right simply for my difference in opinion, and then have us going against each other. That’s why I stand by the First Amendment of the United States constitution by having these kinds of differences of discussions, because once it’s taken away from us then that’s it and they’re slowly but surely trying to take our rights to free speech and it’s going to affect all of us.

NUSOUL: Honest discussion, in this day and age, while most claim to welcome it, they truly can't handle it, and that's the sad thing. In a world where information is literally at your fingertips, and we can see all the tragic activity circling the world, the smallest things can be a huge trigger for some people. It's like the more we progress, the thinner our skin becomes. This country scares so easily, and we can almost bet our bottom dollar that we have a bigger chance at offending most people with a single word before we reach anybody with an entire statement, not only that, but the attention span has gone to shit in this country. We want everything so instantly that it's hard for us to sit through a two sided conversation. "I want to make my point now!" "I want my standing ovation statement to be made now!" Meanwhile, we shut everyone else out, and are the first to shout first amendment, not talking about you, but the general population, and the worst of the worst, while I hate to say this, but its millennials. I will never understand how half of us grew up with minds perfectly rooted in intellectual understanding and the other half are just… well it's hard to say what they are (laughs).

It’s different for us because we can agree to disagree as men and move on with our heads on our shoulders. But for the majority that can’t handle a discussion or anything, they run and go crying in a hole.

NUSOUL: Of course. A difference of opinion doesn't bother me.

What’s next for you? Let’s imagine that you don’t have any boundaries at all and that money is irrelevant, because at the end of the day it is because you have to eat, sleep and breathe what you do. You have to absolutely love it. What would NuSoul like to see happen in his life?

NUSOUL: A new project in the next month or so. I'm flooding the streets with singles and as many projects as I can muster up. I'm playing no games (laughs) most in my position see their name and project on a major platform and stop to gloat, but I want to fill my catalog up as much as I can without sacrificing artistic integrity. I'm in love with what I do, and honest to God, if I could just lock myself in a studio for a month to create, I would, and nobody would hear from me. But that's not something I can do right now. (Laughs) nah, but a new project is on the way... again

Who is NuSoul the Poet, and what kind of example does he want to leave on the world? 

NUSOUL: Honestly, NuSoul is the unfiltered soul of Chris Bessard man. It's a mask I can put on and say what needs to be said. It's not always political, it's not always smooth, it's not always lyrical slaughter, and it’s not always the classic flow that some would expect from me, but it's a culmination of all these things. My example is the word no can be thrown out. You can reverse that word. When people tell you you're not good enough, it's just their opinion. When people tell you that no one is going to listen, that's just their opinion. When people oppose you period, that's one person vs. billions of people on this Earth. Keep going, because in the words of my favorite teacher, "you're somebody's somebody."

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