What is one of your favorite memories of Quan?

One of my favorite memories of Quan, I got a few, but he was, bro was protective about me.

You know what I'm saying? Like when I was young, you know what I'm saying? Like I never forget, like I really wanted, I really wanted to meet Thug, you know what I'm saying? In the beginning, you know what I'm saying? That's when they first started.

And I remember we was down there at South by Southwest and he was like, man, He was like, you sure you want to meet Thug? I'm like, yeah, I want to meet Thug.

He was like, man, he talented.

He cold.

You know what I'm saying? But when you meet him, I just want to make sure I'm with you.

really, our

Did

he bring the seed up there? Yeah, he downstairs with my auntie, my nephew, Ray, and my niece and my sister.

But I brought him out here for press week, of course, so he could see what I do.

But of course, I got him I just my time with them.

But it's lit, bro.

It's fun, bro.

It's a bigger responsibility, but I got a big team.

saying? What does Atlanta mean to you, though?

Right.

And then I got in a talent show when, um, we moved to Decatur You know what I'm saying? I got in a talent show at my school and I won, and I was nine.

I was nine years.

I was in the fourth grade, and that's when everybody started knowing me like, "Oh, Jacquees the singer." I went to middle school, started winning all the shit.

High school, started winning, and then I got, you know, discovered for real.

And then, uh, I was singing in my hood, honestly.

Singing, I used to sing in front of the Kroger.

Right.

Right.

And then I got in a talent show when, um, we moved to Decatur, you know what I'm saying? I got in a talent show at my school, and I won, and I was nine.

I was nine years.

I was in the fourth grade, and that's when everybody started knowing me like, "Oh, Jacquees the singer." I went to middle school, started winning all the shit.

High school, started winning, and then I got, you know, discovered for real.

And then, um, I was singing in my hood, honestly.

Sing- I used to sing in front of the Kroger.

Right.

What you got coming up?

Man, for all the, for all the, for all the new ones that's watching, you know what I'm saying, the new younger adults watching, um, I am Jacquees.

You can follow me @jacquees, J-A-C-Q-U-E-E-S.

If you're on TikTok, I know a lot of the youngins on there, I'm on TikTok.

Um, Instagram, I'm everywhere, you know what I'm saying? Get at me.

If you don't follow me, please get to know me, and make sure you get my brand-new album, Mood 2.

I'ma rain on a bitch, really rain on a bitch.

I just wanna fuck.

... of that?

Man, I just think life, honestly.

You know what I'm saying? I think, like, you know, c- of course, God don't make no mistakes.

You know what I'm saying? And, um, I'm so big on my career.

You know what I'm saying? I'm big on my career.

Like, I still got things I wanna accomplish.

You know what I'm saying? And I think it's gonna take someone to be with me who could just understand, like, um, time.

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Mm-hmm.

I don't like feeling like I'm doing something wrong when I know I'm doing something right.

So I think that's the space I'm in.

I think I'm, I want love.

You know I'm saying? Those different things like that.

But it's like, I think what, with me focused on me, and not selfishly focused on me, but really just doing what I gotta do and trying to accomplish what I gotta accomplish-

Yeah.

'Cause it's like, when I was growing up, I, like, I was saying this the other day.

So now are you fully living it present in that moment as as a transformed or still in that journey?

Oh, no.

I mean, I feel like we all have a journey that we're on, but I feel like I've actually accomplished like the things that I was fighting against, like the things that I feel I had a hold on me.

I I've defeated it, you know, so whether that was like.

Drinking too much alcohol, partying too hard, or dealing with too many females, or doing all that.

It's like I've mastered, not saying that I won't go out and get a drink and cheers, but I got control.

So once you got control of something, that's great.

You

It ain't got to be

five.

I think I got five for me.

Okay.

My first one to be, my first year coming, 2015, it was supposed to be the whole Rich Gang coming, but me and London, I think Dora and Dolly came.

All sisters, we all came.

That was cool.

Nigga

Can you think back to one in particular?

Yeah, yeah.

One of mine was probably like 2017.

I had an opportunity to perform on the pre-show.

But I remember my music had messed up.

I had like the remix planned and I was supposed to do the original BET.

Yes.

Okay, so the mistaken headlines is maybe about previous relationships.

What do you think is one of the things that I guess the older generation Like, to build that relationship with a younger generation, what's the key? Like, is it just listening or is it just something that, you know, like what is it that we need to work on better?

No, I think – I don't even think it's nothing that the OGs got to work on.

You know what I'm saying? I think the young – I think it's like things that the youngest might got to work on.

You know what I'm saying? I think like – I think the youngest should always embrace the OGs.

You know what I'm saying? The people that came before them.

You know what I'm saying? Because it's like – Why not? You know what I'm saying? You can learn.

You feel what I'm saying? I've always been a learner.

Oh yeah, man, I lost