Broke Boyz From Fresno
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Broke Boyz From Fresno
Fresno's Latin Sound: Soulito's Musical Journey
Soulito shares his journey as a Spanish pop and R&B artist from Fresno, discussing his experience as a first-generation Mexican-American and how it shapes his music and identity. He opens up about transitioning from soccer dreams to music and the importance of representing Latino culture in Fresno's diverse music scene.
• First-generation experience: "You're not Mexican enough for Mexicans when in Mexico and not American enough for Americans in America"
• Formerly pursued professional soccer before a fractured ankle led him to focus on music
• Parents initially skeptical about music career but father now actively supports his songwriting
• Helping curate artists for Dog Daze Festival's Casa Amigos stage
• Releasing new single "Super Completa" around the festival date
• Working to create more musical diversity in Fresno beyond the city's known hip-hop sound
• Emphasizes experimentation as key advice for artists: "Be the Bill Nye science guy of music"
• Performing at Dog Daze Festival on September 6th at 10:00 PM on the Casamigos stage
Don't miss Soulito performing live at Dog Daze Festival on September 6th at the Casamigos Stage!
Follow him @iamsoulito
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Intro Music by Rockstar Turtle- Broke Boyz (999)
Christmas Intro Song by Nico
and it's gonna be a crazy festival experience, bro, and I mean just to think about it, I mean what's one of the biggest like festival experiences you've been to yourself?
Speaker 1:If I'm being honest, like I haven't been to too many Like, especially outside of Fresno, I would say Grizzly Fest when they were first starting things, that was definitely crazy. I think it was because it was like one of the first actual festivals for Fresno that was going on, so it was very, very new. So, like, with that it had that factor like oh, it hasn't been done before. You know what I mean. So at least to that caliber. So, yeah, definitely that Outside of Fresno I've been to like some Latin events in San Francisco that were pretty dope.
Speaker 2:Okay, word, word, yeah. So who are you most excited to see at Dog Days?
Speaker 1:Okay. So I had the pleasure of working with Devin and helping him, you know, just kind of like point the finger in the right direction of getting artists, especially for the Casa Amigo stage, being that I'm like performing there, I'm also helping coordinate and stuff like that. And there's this artist that I had the pleasure of like just linking up with here in town, actually at Full 1055, I want to say like a year ago, okay, and he's an amazing artist. Since then he's been making crazy strides. He goes by the name of Primo. Okay, and he's an amazing artist. Since then he's been making crazy strides. He goes by the name of Primo. He's from Colombia, way of Canada. He's definitely an artist that I'm excited to see come out here. He's actually in Miami working really tough right now just putting and stringing records together that are just crazy, I believe it.
Speaker 3:He's definitely next up. Yeah, I believe it. We were definitely supposed to meet up to do a interview, but he's just been so busy and I don't know if he's going to show up the day of, because I have a lot of people.
Speaker 1:Yeah, yeah, yeah well he's actually in miami as we speak, so he, uh, he's not gonna be good coming into town until the day of. Yeah, I won't definitely be able to. I'm pretty sure we'll be able to string something together a little after for sure, for sure.
Speaker 3:Yeah, because even going over the schedule with Kesey, we've been just dialing in and making sure it's all perfect and shit because it's a big thing for us and it's a huge thing for Fresno, exactly so we're definitely going to be like hey on 10. Yeah.
Speaker 1:I think the night of Full Tim 55, when Primo was here, people didn't really know who he was just yet, especially that being his first time here in Fresno period, and he was able to still nonetheless get the crowd that wasn't familiar with his music to be on their feet dancing the whole time, and I think to me that said a lot. You know what I'm saying, that said everything that needed to be said. In a way, you know what I mean. So, like, with that being said, we're giving him a bigger platform this time around. He's going to come to fresno on a on a much bigger scale to perform. For you know I'm saying so, I'm just happy that, uh, I was able to some way facilitate his way out here to fresno.
Speaker 3:You know what I mean so huge congratulations yeah, definitely, yeah, yeah definitely uh, but before we go ahead and continue this episode I know we kind of just dove right into it I just want to say real quick is big shout out to never trusted for being the sponsor and a huge shout out to solito for coming today.
Speaker 1:Man, appreciate y'all for having me definitely coming man yeah so um, please tell the listeners and the viewers who you are and what you represent I want to say I, I want to, I do my part in representing Fresno, just on the Latin side. You know what I'm saying of music, you know Fresno's definitely known for. You know the greats like Fashan and Planet Asian stuff like that. You don't really hear too much about artists from you know different genres, kind of doing the thing. So I feel like I'm helping bring a different angle, a different tunneling, a different system of just, you know, viewership to the city by being a representation of you know what is Latinos in Fresno. You know what I'm saying. So, like I think you know it's definitely something that I've always been very prideful about. You know the culture, know being mexican-american and stuff like that. So like, uh, with that being said, I'm a spanish pop and r&b, slash, reggaeton artist from fresno, california, born and raised, and, yeah, I love the city and I love what it's, you know, made me, you know, to this day.
Speaker 3:So yes, sir, what part of fresno did you grow up in?
Speaker 1:man, I was everywhere, bro. You know like it was a little tough at first. You know, um, we spoke a little briefly about it privately, about me having aspirations to be a professional soccer player and with that, um, there was a lot of sacrifice that my family had to make. So we were forced to be, you know, moving and you know, from place to place for a little bit, but like we did have. You know, I grew up by Hoover, the majority of my like literally right around the corner on San Ramon Street, and yeah, that's where I can remember like some of the best memories I've ever had in my life as a kid. But, yeah, just bouncing around a lot, you know. But yeah, I feel like that's what helped me really take into consideration what Fresno is from every angle, to be able to say that I've been here.
Speaker 3:I've been on the east side, I've been on the west, I've been on the north, we've really been like everywhere you know. So like yeah, it's crazy, that's tight man, that's cool to hear man, and and uh, again, it's a. It's an amazing thing. And for you to open up and say, being a mexican-american, are you first generation? Yes, actually the first generation, so I'm first generation as well. So how, how does how's that pressure?
Speaker 1:How is that to deal with? The phrase that really, you know, encompasses, like what we have to deal with as being first generation is you're not Mexican enough for the Mexicans when you're in Mexico and you're not American enough for the Americans when you're in America. You know what I'm saying. So it's like that alone, right there. I think it's very um, what's the word?
Speaker 1:Overlooked as a, as being a Mexican-American man myself, growing up in the system that is the US and society, it kind of like, you know, we, we get put in a box and stuff like that, and you know for you to try to come out of that box it's a lot harder than for most. You know what I mean. So like, with that being said, for me, like finally being able to say that I'm crawling my way out of there, like you know what I mean. I'm not the type of person that says I'm already out. You know what I mean. I still have, you know, a lot of things to do, a lot of strides to make in my personal life, just as much as my music.
Speaker 1:But I love the fact that where I'm at today is able to tell the story of who I am as a person, as an artist and just taking me out of that box, pulling myself out of that box and proving to Americans and Mexicans in Mexico and Americans in America that we have a specific culture, but it is a culture that's worth listening to. Yes, sir, there's a lot of artists musically, artists that paint that are influenced from both cultures, both sides of the border. You know what I mean and I think that's something that's underrated. Not too many people talk about it because of the fact that we're, like you know, in the middle. We're 50-50. We're not really this or really that, but in reality, where we are at in the middle is actually something. You know what I'm saying.
Speaker 3:It is something, something you know. So I, that's where I'm at with it. Yeah, hell, yeah, um, so I I've had. I've asked this question to other people that I've had on because, being first generation, what do your parents think about what you do? Okay, because I grew up in a household where they're like what the fuck are you doing? I already know, I already know, I already know where you're going with it.
Speaker 1:You know it's crazy because it's true. Man like uh mexicans, uh mex Mexicanos that came from Mexico, you know what I'm saying. They came here wherever it is in the country. They all have the same same. You know, stigma, stigma. And they have the same, you know, just direction with their minds that if it doesn't make money now, it doesn't matter.
Speaker 1:Now you know what I mean. Like you have to come out here, go to college, you know, get as great of an education as you can and make as much money as possible to take care of your family. And it's a beautiful thing, don't get me wrong. You know what I mean. So at first it was a struggle to like. At first I had aspirations to be a professional soccer player and I was this close. I and I was this close. I had my dreams in my hand and I got scouted to go play in Guadalajara, jalisco, stayed out there for a little bit for Tecos de Guadalajara and I came back here and was supposed to be in the US for only three more months and go back out there and stay there in Mexico to play for the team or for the.
Speaker 1:You know, the younger youth youthful system yes, and I fractured my ankle. You know, the younger youth youthful system yes, and I fractured my ankle, you know. And then with that came a new direction, a new like you know. You know I've always was passionate about singing, but now it's like that's what you got to do, so I just went all the way in with it and, yeah, like that stigma did definitely kind of like hold me back at times. My parents, you know as supportive as they are, you know, in general, there were some moments where I was like hey, is that really going to be?
Speaker 1:what you want to do with the rest of your life. You're going to invest as much time as you already have money. You know everything. This doesn't seem realistic, you know, but today it's a completely different picture. My, my dad, who is one of the, you know, hardest people to convince, right?
Speaker 1:that's my biggest supporter, bro, like, like me and him. So I'm a painter. I paint houses, interior, exterior. Jb's quality of painting. Give us a call. You know what I mean. But me and my dad, we work with each other and back in the day it was like always scoldings of you need to go back to school, go do this, do that Today. It's different Today. Go back to school, go do this, do that today. It's different. Today it's like put on a beat and let's write some music and we're not leaving work today, you know, without writing some new stuff. You know what I mean and it's like that push and the fact that I've been, so you know about it as of recently, these last couple years, he's seen it and he's wanting to be a part of it. You know what I mean. So it's beautiful. Man, yes, yeah, you have no idea.
Speaker 3:Man, yeah, no, I can only imagine because a lot of the hispanic uh, fathers, I mean, I can only imagine, because they come from a system where their grandparents didn't teach them that they were very stern, like my, my grandpa he was. His philosophy was I, I'm going to plant whatever we get papaya, mango, whatever we sell, and the earnings that I get I'm dipping. I'm leaving for the week and he would go spend it on booze or hoes. That was the motto. Yeah.
Speaker 1:No, you're not lying.
Speaker 3:So, like for my dad, he had trouble with being a dad, being a father because he didn't have a role model or a mentor Right. It was like, well, I trouble with being a dad, being a father because he didn't have a role model or a mentor right. It was like, well, I'm 13 years old now I have to figure out how to take care of all my other siblings. Yeah, right.
Speaker 1:Yeah, no, that's tough because, like you know, that that's um in mexico. It's like it's easy to fall into that. I don't want to say that, you know. You know, like it's a big representation of our people, because it really isn't, because our people, they, they work hard, no matter what we could go, we could get drunk as hell. You know, I'm saying from friday night to sunday night, but come monday at 7 am, we're either out on the fields or we're out on the ladder, we're on a roof where we're painting your houses and we're picking your fruit. You know what I mean. So, like you know, with that being said, it's like that is what is the bigger picture and representation of our people. Yes, and, and what we do as a people and as a race and as a culture for the world. I think it's a beautiful thing. So, you know, um, I'm glad and I'm very prideful about being, you know, mexicano so that's a blessing.
Speaker 3:Absolutely, I agree, man. I agree, I I grew up working in the fields. I started working in the fields when I was 13 years old. Yeah, definitely, trying to make something you know and helping out the family. And again, like my dad taught me, like you want to be doing all this stupid shit, aprende. You're going to learn how it is to make money and the hard way, but I didn't really teach me anything, because it taught me how to be like. You know what?
Speaker 3:I want to continue working, fuck school yeah, I just love to work, yeah and uh, ever since I mean it's, it's given me the drive and the hunger that I've never would have thought that you use you to fuel, yeah, you learn to to deal with I say this to anybody is is you can hop in the fields and if you can handle that work, you can handle it whatever work after that. Very true.
Speaker 1:I say the same thing about just the culture and music, about fresno, because we all know that, like you know, like, we fall under the stigma of, like fresno, just being ha and being known for a certain type of sound, and if you don't yes, you know follow suit, then you're automatically not in the talks. You know what I'm saying. So, so, like I say like, if you can make it out of Fresno, you can make it anywhere. Really, you know what I'm saying, because Fresno, like, shows love, if it's like you just really got to be. You know what I'm saying, yeah, and like not to say that it's not a good or bad thing, but at the same time, it's like we have to create a better foundation for the artists to feel like they can do what it is that they want to do and not feel like they're being left behind or not going to be highlighted. You know what I'm saying.
Speaker 1:Fresno's starting to become a bigger hub for everything you know we have. You know, athletes from colleges and high schools that we grew up with, that are playing in the NBA and the NFL. You know what I'm saying. So, like, athletically you know what I'm saying Musically, too, you know what I'm saying Sean F is doing great things. You know what I mean. So, like we got a lot of people, young Echo, like a lot of people, my boy Shout out to my boy JD, yes, brian K, there's so many people out here that are doing so many crazy things and they do different things. You know what?
Speaker 1:I mean and I feel like these are the people that are the pioneers of the hub that we need to create for the future. Artists of Fresno. You know what I mean. So there's like diversity, not just within you know races doing music, but like culture of music. You know what I mean Directions, r&b. You know like rap, you know like just street stuff. It's like everything really. You know what I mean? Yeah, literally.
Speaker 3:We just had a phone call with one of the, I would say, the hottest right now in the gangster rap, in the hood rap right now, and just to see, like you know, what Fresno has a lot of representation, you said it yourself, a lot of cultural diversity, and that just enlightens that. You know. This whole thing with Dog Days it's going to, I would say, even elevate all the other artists and maybe hopefully inspire other people to continue.
Speaker 1:That's what I definitely love, what Devin is doing. Like literally as soon as we spoke about his vision, his idea you know what I'm saying when it was know an idea, you know what I mean before it really got legs, um, I, I, I literally seen everything that he was saying and, just like it, everything was just pixelating. You know, I'm saying in my head and I was like dude, I love it, you know. I mean, I love what you're doing, I love the fact that you're, you know, you're, you're taking this to a park that you know so many different festivals have already been, you know and you know, kind of cemented themselves like taco throwdown, places like that and things like that tequila fest. Yeah, it's hard, bro, it's extremely hard.
Speaker 1:Just imagine to do something, an event as as big as this, one dog fest, a dog days fest, with three stages you know what I mean, with three different stages at that. You know you got three different cultures. You got the Casamigos stage, where you can find your boy Solito. You know. You got the Hyphy stage you know what I mean when you're going to see a lot of local talent and big-time talent, p-lo, all them folks. You know what I mean. And then of course, you got the dog days official stage. You know what I mean. So it's like, um, what Devin is doing here is honestly, um, really big for the city. You know, I mean for for the artists of the city, for the creator, the creatives of the city, you know. So, shout out to Devin, shout out to everybody. That's a part of the dog days um festival. You know, camp and yeah, just September 6th is gonna be something special, you know.
Speaker 2:Yeah a thousand percent man. Another thing is is I wanted to ask you in regards to like what happens after dog days where do you see yourself after this event?
Speaker 1:oh so that's a really good question. Um, honestly, bro, it's just the beginning. That's the crazy part. So this past friday uh was a great uh motivator and and it put me into the understanding that this could be the rest of my life.
Speaker 3:Um, I was able to perform on the news on kmph fox 26 great day, huge congratulations, because I saw that and I was just like this is insane, yeah, super dope, shout out to my boy styles, and and chris from the station out there, for having me on there.
Speaker 1:This is a beautiful thing. So from going from there to, you know, getting the party bus situated where I invited a lot of you know, beautiful people from the city to come out and be a part of this music video for my first single that's going to be titled Super Completa, which should be dropping this week, hopefully this Friday or Saturday. So you know, that way I'll be out either the day before Dog Days or the day of, so y'all be on the lookout for that. It's going to be out on everything, but you know I should be dropping promo for that. So you know, that night I also opened up for Danny Flo and Modesto and that was a packed out show, yeah, you know. So I was able to go out there and represent and catch all these vibes. I took out a videographer named TME Visions Shout out to TME and he's helping me. You know, grasp this first visual to my first single officially as Solito.
Speaker 1:Anybody that knew me before knows that I used to go by J-Soul, so there, anybody that knew me before knows that I used to go by J Soul, so there might be some records out there floating around still, but, um, this new character, this new, you know, um, I want to say this, this new entity that I've become, uh is really what I want to say me, you, I found a way to really, you know, put what I, who J-Soul was and who, um, I always was at at core, into an artist and with the name of Solito coming from the moniker J-Soul, you know, I found a way to kind of mesh that in there too. So, you know, um, what comes from after Dog Days Fest is just a lot more music, a lot more visuals. Start seeing me and getting ready to see me on, you know, bigger shows. You know tours, you know, god willing, I'll be, you know, representing Fresno in the way that it needs to be represented. You know what I mean.
Speaker 3:Oh yeah, You're already doing it as it is, bro. So, keep shining, keep growing, man. It's only going up from here. Oh yeah, keep growing, man, it's only, it's only going up from here. Oh yeah, oh yeah, and that's good, man, and seeing a first generation mexican-american to change the game and and represent fresno. Hey man, I want the best success for you and I wish the best for you, bro, because that's incredible bro.
Speaker 2:Oh yeah, my god yeah, it's a beautiful thing being able to see artists come from the soil of fresno and really put on, bro. It's easy to be one of those people that are like, oh yeah, I came from here, but I'm trying to be out here like in Miami or New York or something like that, and it's like I mean, yeah, but you got to remember where you grew up from. And that's the humbleness, bro, exactly.
Speaker 1:Yeah, facts, like well, it's like you know, talk shit about a city like ours, man, because, like you know, like there is a lot of good and a lot of bad that happens here. You know I'm saying, but like, if you go anywhere, it's like that. You know what I mean. They know we're perfect. You know what I mean and you got to appreciate if you don't fuck with who you are, I mean if you don't fuck with your city, that you can't. You can't say that you fuck with who you are because you are a product of your surroundings. You know what I'm saying? Yes, so if you're saying fuck Fresno, you're technically saying fuck you to yourself. Look at yourself in the mirror and say that next time, because you can't say fuck the city without saying fuck yourself.
Speaker 3:You know what.
Speaker 1:I'm saying so like you got to appreciate everything you know what I'm saying the good and the bad and find a way to mold something out of it that you could be proud of. You know what I mean. Whether if it's a product, whether if it's a voice, whether if it's, you know art and whether whatever it is, whatever it is, you just got to make something out of nothing. You know what I mean. It's easy to make something when you have all the tools, but it's beautiful when it comes from a place where you got to create the tools, to be able to create the vision, and that's what we come from the mud. You know what I'm saying. So shout out to all the artists from Fresno that are coming out from the mud and doing what they got to do you know what I'm saying To set themselves apart.
Speaker 3:It's not easy, but we're doing it, yeah, hell yeah, who's an artist that you would love to work with or have a collab with?
Speaker 1:As far as local or just anywhere, it can be whoever you want man.
Speaker 1:Okay, I'll start off by saying local, locally, I would like to work, and it's going to happen. My boy, emmanuel YTS shout out to him. Jd, we got some stuff in the works that we're talking about getting together. But I want to work with different artists too, being that I have the duality of being able to do Spanglish, some stuff in English and in Spanish. You know what I mean. I want to work with anybody who kind of anybody, who kind of like, has that like soulful R&B feel. You know what I mean. So like, oh, kiki the Brad is dope too. Shout out to Kiki. My boy, visionary too. But as far as like big artists, I consider my boy, primo, a big artist. He's still on his way. He's a humble cat too. He would tell you otherwise that he's not there yet, but in my eyes, you know, this guy's got his music being played all around the world. So, you know, shout out to Primo. I'd love to work with him one day. Shout out. And, of course, artists like Raul, alejandro Fade, bad Bunny you know what I'm saying.
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Speaker 1:I want to say that, uh, one day I'm gonna get there. You know what I mean. I'm not there yet, you know, but I'm working to be in the talks of those circles. You know what I mean, yeah.
Speaker 3:Put it out there, speak it into existence and it will happen. Bro, oh yeah, the way that you're going and listening to music and I listened to some of it and I was just like, wow, like this is incredible. I don't I never heard any other reggaeton artists here in Fresno. Yeah, so for you to do that it definitely enlightened me and I was just like, okay, like and like you even said, you said Spanish was in your first language.
Speaker 1:I was like hold on your Spanish sounds way better than mine. Now I'm gonna tell you, I had to work at it. I'm still working. I'm not perfect with it, I'll be honest, but but you know, like, uh, I'm working and and, and I'm working diligently, you know what I'm saying to, like, you know, be a good representation of both cultures.
Speaker 1:You know, being a mexican american, I want to be able to represent both cultures, not just one. I'm not a one-sided person, you know. I feel just as american as I do mexican. You know what I mean. So, like, with that being said, you know, the next, you know couple months, with the records to come out, I'm going to start, you know, kind of like just giving, piece by piece, a little bit more of who I am.
Speaker 1:You know what I'm saying with every record, you know, a lot of these first records are going to be fun, just because I want everybody to have fun and kind of take, you know from me that I'm, you know from me that I'm, you know, somebody that's capable of making you get on your feet, you know, dance your ass off all that. But then after that, I do definitely got some records. They're gonna be a little bit more close to home. You know what I'm saying uh be a little bit more of a representation of my duality as a mexican-american. As a spanglish artist, you know what I mean. So like, yeah, I can't wait to to get to that part of, uh, you know, the rollout.
Speaker 2:Yeah, yeah, I can't wait to get to that part of the rollout?
Speaker 1:Yeah, Can't wait to see it man, that's going to be beautiful, bro. Yeah, man, I'm excited Absolutely. 2025, 2026 is going to be. Honestly, this month is the start of the rest of everything. It's like a pivot.
Speaker 3:That's what it is.
Speaker 1:Everything that I've worked so hard for these last two years cultivating the new sound that makes sense with the new image and the new name. And you know I definitely got some pounds to shed, but you know what I'm saying. I love being a you know representation of a big back that can still get some. Trust me, man.
Speaker 3:I'm the same way I ain't going to hold you. I can't be, and it you need something.
Speaker 1:You know what I'm saying you need something that's going to really warm you up. Yeah, I can't relate Y'all just need to feel good.
Speaker 3:I'm sorry, dj's the Torta.
Speaker 2:Pounder out here bro. Nah, listen, Y'all didn't hear that. Cut that out, but yeah man.
Speaker 1:Nonetheless, it's a beautiful thing to be able to finally start getting to dropping music finally, Finally. Anybody that knows me as J-Soul will tell you this guy's had the talent, all the talent all the time. Just, it never drops anything, you know, and I get it, but it's because I'm that hard on myself about the quality and caliber that I want to be at and I feel like I've been at it the last year. So it's like at one point I was like scared to drop music. Now I'm like scratching my dead self, my neck and my head, everything. Like we scared to drop music. Now I'm like scratching my dead self, my neck and my head, everything. Like we got to drop. We got to drop, but luckily I have management.
Speaker 1:Shout out to Foe Records. You know what I'm saying. Shout out to my boy Leo, my manager. Shout out, shout out my boy TJ Maximilli, my boy Foe Love, foe, foe. You know what I'm saying. Shout out to the whole camp. And with this rollout, helping me with the nerves and trying to calm myself to get to that point, but nonetheless, this is the month that starts that train. You know what I mean. So like don't want to get off the track with that once that starts rolling, you know what I mean. So that's what we've been working hard for these last two years To make sure that once we start dropping and once those tracks start going, don't stop.
Speaker 2:Oh yeah, it sounds like you got yourself prepared for some pretty big success, bro, and Dog Days being the biggest part of it. It's amazing to see this, and I'm excited to see all the artists that are going to be performing there from Fresno and some of the other local artists being able to grow from this. I mean, it's a great opportunity, and I think the collaborations that's about to happen after the fact is going to be so game changing, bro.
Speaker 1:Yeah, because there's going to be a lot more artists that are going to become more aware of their surroundings and other surrounding artists. You know what I'm saying, that you know, like it's crazy because people see my name up there and like on the flyer and just you know, like to me it's like, oh, I'm excited to be a part of this. But then to other people's, like wow, you made it, like you're, you're on your way. I'm like, I mean, thank you, I didn't even think about it like that like, but I'm glad that you feel and think about like things or see things that way, because, like to me, it's like business and it's like I'm thinking about it wholeheartedly, with the excitement of getting on that stage and representing who I am and what I do. Right, right, you know what I'm saying.
Speaker 1:So I'm forced to get locked in. You know what I mean. I'm not yet celebrating. I feel like I'm in Kobe time. You know what I mean, where the game ain't won over. It's not won, it's not. You know, we haven't. The game ain't over, it hasn't even started. So once you know, after that I could celebrate and really take everything in at that point. You know what I mean.
Speaker 2:Absolutely. We're excited to highlight that during the day of man, we got some exciting plans for the day of.
Speaker 3:It's going to be something crazy and hopefully we can get to see you come on by real quick before or after you know, because we're going to be out there. We're gonna take all the equipment. We're gonna be out there live um at the podcast.
Speaker 1:So yeah, no, definitely we could. Uh, I'll definitely lock it with you guys. I'll make sure to bring my boy, primo, out there to tap it with y'all. You know, I'm saying I think it'd be a great we would love to and when you're performing too like we'll try to be out there too.
Speaker 3:I know we got the vip and and keece got the press um access, so we're we're gonna try to get to catch all the local artists, uh, in action for sure, right, and then hopefully one of us could toss the gopro or something like hey, go ahead well, listen, no hard feelings if you can't catch my set, because, uh, like I said, I feel like there's a start and there's gonna be a lot more to come, you know what I mean.
Speaker 1:So, like, if you don't catch it, uh, the night of you know, I'm gonna definitely going to start putting in the work so I can be on bigger shows like this consistently, you know, moving forward.
Speaker 3:Yeah, and you're on the right track, man. And just like you said, seeing your name on the flyer, that's one step that should give you more of the hunger, more of the drive. I've had this conversation with Blair the captain the last time that we had him on Shout out to the boy. Shout out to the boy because he, his name, is on the flyer and I told him I was like how does that?
Speaker 3:feel. What's that feeling like you know to be out there and be like, oh shit, I'm on the flyer, my name's on the flyer, yeah, and it's just like hey, one day, one of these days, you're going to be the headliner, yeah yeah, that's honestly where we want to get to.
Speaker 1:You know like I feel like every artist if they're you know they want to say be realistic, but I feel like it is realistic to want to be the headliner. You know what I'm saying, because you got to be your biggest you know fan, as much as your biggest critic.
Speaker 1:You know what I'm saying, so like you know, if you don't have aspirations to be on the biggest stages you know what I'm saying that's fine, that's fine. But at the same time, you know there's a lot of of of dedication and passion that comes, that intertwines and kind of like starts clicking in your mind when your aspirations are as big as they are. You know what I'm saying. When you start dreaming big, you're forced to have to do big. You know what I'm saying. If you think small, then you're, you're not really moving. 110%. You know what I'm saying. So, like to those that have big dreams, you know what I'm saying. So, like to those that have big dreams, you know I'm saying you just, you know you're putting a lot of big steps in and ahead of you that you need to take and then you need to make and and not be scared to move. You know, wholeheartedly with in those steps. You know what I mean.
Speaker 3:So, like that's all it is that's a beautiful setup, man, because I want to ask you if you had the opportunity to give anybody advice to getting into this. What's something that you would tell them?
Speaker 1:to music. Um, I would say don't be afraid to be experimental in all aspects of music. I mean down to your voice, like, uh, it's crazy. I've been doing this for a while and I feel like just the last year and a half to two years I've really started pushing the lines of of what I can do with my voice through experimentation. You know, I feel like all artists. They have an automatic direction in their mind what they want to do, what they want to do. They only want to do that right. You know I'm saying right, which is cool. A lot of artists, you know, have only worked on one thing and still managed to become great. You know what I mean. But at the same time, I feel like the best of artists have been the artists that have stretched their vocals left, right up down diagonally you know what I'm saying and not only their vocals but their understanding and their writing schemes and even the beat selections. You know what I mean. Yes, sir, what I would say is be experimental, be as experimental as possible, be the Bill Nye science guy of music, you know what I'm saying so you could really find what it is that you excel in. Sometimes it ain't what you love to do personally. That's going to take you there. You know what I'm saying.
Speaker 1:I hear more often than not that artists like they get popping off a record that they didn't even like. You know what I'm saying. Yeah, and I. What comes from that is the experimentation. Like they didn't like the record and they still put it out there. Right, they still put it out there, why? In hopes that somebody's going to like it, and fucked around and everybody liked it. You know what I'm saying. So it's like you got to put yourself in a position to like, be experimental and try different things, because you never know what it is. That's going to take you there. You know what I mean.
Speaker 2:Hell, take you there. You know what I mean hell, yeah, yeah, that's a beautiful way to put it. I mean I look at artists like tyler the creator and trippy red, who have done the same things, and it's like, yeah, not everything is gonna hit. Yeah he's looked at some of his experiments and was like, bro, I probably should never drop that. But I mean, look, I always think of uh, juice world, juice world hated um robbery.
Speaker 3:That was his number one hit and he hated that, yeah, and he was like he just put it out there and it became his number one fucking hit.
Speaker 1:A lot of artists, a lot of artists have that story. It's funny. You know what I mean. But like I think that says a lot. You know we're all very. You know, when you're an artist, a true, true artist, you're very, very, very particular with your own work. You know what I'm saying. Like what it is that you feel wholeheartedly represents what you are and who you are. And sometimes you just make records for fun, but it's like we forget that in those records of fun you know what I mean. Like you're in the studio and you're having fun.
Speaker 1:I think people feel that you know what I'm saying. I think the reason why people gravitate towards the records where you just feel like you're just being funny, you're having fun with it, like the people can hear that in the music and that's what gravitates them to liking that record over the other ones. It's not to say that the other records that you did, that you feel like you put way more of yourself into, weren't as good. But you also have to understand that it's up for interpretation. You know what I mean. Like people are the consumers of what it is that you do, you know I'm saying and like they're not all going to consume it the same. You know what I mean. Some people, you know, consume it differently and, with that being said, I feel like, when you can make a record like that, be happy, be glad that you were able to, like you know, make people talk about this record as much as they talked about it on the level, on the span, the mass of people that are talking about that record. You know what I mean.
Speaker 2:Yeah, you might not like it, but shit, you make something that the people love and that's good Fuck yeah, and I think it helps the artists really be able to adapt and like how do they say, like, spread their palette right. You're able to expand from what you're normalized to and sometimes that's the awakening people need. Yeah, I've met so many like younger, like I got a homie who produces and he's making his own music, he's master production, singer, rapper and all that, and he's like I want my specific sound, I want this, I want that. And I'm like, hey, that's amazing, bro, push it out there. But remember, it's not all going to pop. All this is going to flow and be on the radio.
Speaker 1:I think also, too, it's like it gives you I don't know because, like, a lot of people have different looks on this, but I personally think that when you're able to kind of do different things and do them at a really good level, it's better for you, because then you could kind of like fall into different categories, right right. But then there's people that have this conversation or have this you know, interpretation of it, where, you know, on the level of labels, labels don't like to like get an artist that can do a bunch of things. They can excel in one thing most importantly that they're coachable and that they're open-minded enough to be able to like be taken to certain different realms of music. You know what I mean. But, with that being said, if you're the artist, the type of artist like myself right now, where you're trying your best to do as much as you can indie, you know what I'm saying with the people that you grew up with, you know I'm saying not these big time labels, right? You know, um, this is the time for you to to really experiment, you know I mean, yeah, go back to that. That word experiment, uh, it's very important because of the fact that it helps you find avenues about yourself as an artist and as a person, uh, with your voice, and you're kind of like lane um and you fight it sooner. If you start like like we're going back to that question what would be the best advice? I think that's the best advice. Period, yeah, period, like you know.
Speaker 1:I'm saying like because the fact that if you tell somebody early on in their career that then they have a big advantage, yeah, in starting to take that whole heartedly and start just experimenting. I'm gonna try this, that, this, that. And the third, you know what I mean? Yeah, they're gonna find themselves at a much earlier age and in an earlier time in their musical career to where now they're gonna start pumping out some crazy shit. Bro, like that's really, that's really the start.
Speaker 1:Like he said too he used a word earlier awakening, yeah, solo leveling. I don't know if you're familiar, bro, but it's an anime like. There's this thing where, like they said, that you, like you're all born with just a single power and you can't you can't maximize that power. It's, the power is what it is and that's it. But then there's people that have an awakening. I feel like that in the realm of music, you know it's, it's when you really really, really take, really take your whole experience from your past, your present, and start thinking about, and it starts meshing into, what becomes your future with music. You know what I mean. Like because you're now starting to just, you know, you're starting to see it differently. You're starting to be like, oh, I'm comfortable in trying different things. When you get comfortable in trying different things, you're unstoppable, bro. You're going to find something that people are going to like eventually, because you're trying, you're trying. You know what I mean.
Speaker 2:And don't be afraid of the embarrassment. That's another thing. People are like oh, I feel like people are going to cringe at this. Remember that post that we posted on Instagram. It's always cringe until you're the next top artist or you're the next biggest thing, because you did something that you thought was cringe but it ended up being the biggest shit that everybody thought was cool, bro.
Speaker 1:Very true. There's a lot of artists that say the same thing, bad Bunny being one of them. I've seen his somewhat of a documentary where he was talking about how he was getting shot down by so many labels growing up and just people telling him that is never going to pop, that's never going to happen. That's never going to happen. You might as well stop doing music. And he's one of the biggest artists in the history of you know, not just the Latin, you know, but in all genres, yeah, in all genres, bro. He was just in the talks to be up there with Michael Jackson to sell out just as much as he did. You know what? I's a lion? That's a lion artist, you know. So, um, that's what we're aspiring to be. We want to get on that level, you know. So you know. With that being said, you guys should be expecting a lot more from solito soon. You know what?
Speaker 3:I mean, you're going to be there one day and I'm glad thank you again for for making time to come through and you know part of this so much I appreciate your time and I appreciate you and through and you know part of this so much I appreciate your time and I appreciate you and you are are going to be such a huge inspiration to all these other young uh youngies that want to be into this uh stage. So thank you again for your time yeah, definitely, man.
Speaker 1:I appreciate you guys for having me man thank you, man yeah, yeah, likewise, man, thank you. Hey, see you guys. September 6th, dog days fest, don't miss out casamigos, catch your boy Solito, live at 10 o'clock.
Speaker 3:All right, let's go, absolutely, y'all already know Much love, take care Peace, peace, peace, peace, peace, peace, peace, peace, peace, peace, peace, peace Peace.
Speaker 1:Peace.
