On this episode of Mind Massage, Lay Bankz takes us on a sound journey using some of her favorite items such as Takis, Cucmbers and her jewelry.
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00:00 [whooshing]
00:03 Hey, everybody. It's Laif Banks here.
00:06 Welcome to my mind massage.
00:09 [rubbing]
00:12 [tapping]
00:14 We about to go on a sound journey
00:16 using some of my favorite things.
00:19 [crunching]
00:22 [rubbing]
00:25 [tapping]
00:28 [rubbing]
00:31 ASMR.
00:33 [rubbing]
00:35 So, y'all, y'all see I got my Dior bag right here.
00:38 This is actually, like, my everyday bag.
00:41 Weirdly, I used to wear my Prada Sancho every day.
00:44 But I just like cross-body bags that are simple,
00:47 things that, like, go with every outfit that I wear.
00:50 This is a simple bag, and I love it.
00:52 Um, one thing that's special about my Prada bag
00:55 is my keys.
00:57 [keys jingling]
00:58 I'm gonna take 'em off.
01:00 [keys jingling]
01:01 Y'all hear that?
01:03 [keys jingling]
01:06 [keys jingling]
01:09 [keys jingling]
01:11 So the reason why my keys is so special
01:13 is because they literally have everything on it.
01:16 My car keys.
01:18 [keys jingling]
01:20 This is a keychain my mom and my stepdad got me
01:23 from Mos Capo, Mexico,
01:25 the first time that they ever went.
01:27 [keys jingling]
01:29 My house keys. Obviously, I need those.
01:32 And if y'all do know, y'all know I got a dog, Stella.
01:35 My baby is my daughter.
01:37 And I keep her name tags right here.
01:41 Oh, y'all almost see my number. Don't look. Chill.
01:44 [pencil scratching]
01:51 If y'all didn't know, I'm from Philly,
01:53 and the artist who really inspired me the most
01:56 from my city gotta be PnB Rock.
01:58 I absolutely love PnB.
02:01 I love his music, his catalog,
02:03 and the direction that he took his career
02:06 was, like, super mind-blowing.
02:08 He was one of the first people from Philly
02:10 to really blow, like, from my generation.
02:12 So, yeah, it was just big for me,
02:14 and even when I met him,
02:16 he was, like, such a big inspiration.
02:18 So rest in peace, PnB Rock.
02:20 Honestly, I know I always wanted to make music.
02:23 I've been singing since I was 3 years old.
02:26 But my biggest inspiration in music was Beyoncé,
02:31 and she made me want to, like,
02:33 do everything from singing to rapping.
02:36 I mean, this Renaissance album is, like, amazing.
02:38 Can y'all agree?
02:40 But if you know me, you know I love Beyoncé,
02:43 and you know I love music, and specifically singing.
02:46 It's really where my heart is at.
02:48 But I've been rapping since I was maybe, like, 12,
02:51 writing poetry for fun.
02:53 [laughs]
02:54 [sniffles]
02:56 Okay, this is kind of a long story,
02:58 but I'm gonna shorten it.
02:59 So, um, when I was, I believe,
03:04 maybe, like, 11 or 12,
03:07 I started going by the name Lebe.
03:09 My whole life, everybody been calling me Lebe.
03:12 And my real name is Leia.
03:14 But I always, like--
03:16 it just always resonated with me, L-B, L-B.
03:19 And everybody started calling me L-B
03:21 when I got to high school.
03:22 But when I realized I wanted to do music,
03:24 I'm like, "I can't just be L-B, 'cause it's not long enough.
03:27 I need something longer than that."
03:29 So I was like, "What can I go by that still stands for L-B,
03:34 and it's still my name, and it still holds weight and power?"
03:38 So I made the name Leibanks.
03:42 And, bam, bank stands for billionaires attract natural kinetic zen,
03:48 which basically means if you want to acquire
03:52 the capability of being a billionaire
03:54 or whatever it is that you want to achieve in life,
03:56 you have to have a natural, peaceful state of mind
03:59 and believe that you're capable of doing so.
04:02 So that's what my name stands for.
04:04 And I made it probably when I was, like, 15.
04:06 [inhales and exhales]
04:10 Okay, right here, y'all.
04:12 We got one of my favorite snacks--
04:15 cucumbers, salt, and hummus.
04:20 [rattling]
04:23 So first things first, you got to cut up your cucumber.
04:29 The reason why I picked this snack
04:32 is because it's healthy, it's natural, and it's really good.
04:37 Honestly. Hold on.
04:40 [knocking]
04:42 [thudding]
04:44 Do y'all hear that?
04:46 Now imagine how crun-- crunchy.
04:49 [choking]
04:50 Imagine how crunchy this cucumber 'bout to taste.
04:54 [crunching]
04:58 [crunching]
05:01 [crunching]
05:04 [crunching]
05:09 All right, we gonna put a little salt on there.
05:12 [crunching]
05:18 Yep.
05:20 Let's crack that hummus open.
05:22 [crunching]
05:25 [crunching]
05:32 Yeah.
05:34 [crunching]
05:38 Yeah.
05:40 [crunching]
05:48 [choking]
05:50 [crunching]
05:53 This snack is really good. You should try it at home, 100%.
05:57 [chewing]
06:02 [crunching]
06:05 [thudding]
06:06 [crunching]
06:09 If I could time travel to the early 2000s, I would.
06:13 Like, that was the best era of music for me.
06:16 Like, the music in the early 2000s was amazing.
06:20 [chewing]
06:24 Think about it, right?
06:26 You got Beyoncé, Destiny's Child, they was running it.
06:30 Early stage Aaliyah.
06:32 You got Kanye, Ke$ha, Cole, Jay-Z, Nas.
06:38 Like, these are the greats, right?
06:40 Then you got--what, this might have been later 2000s,
06:44 but even so, it still counts.
06:46 If we talk about the pop world, you got Lady Gaga, Katy Perry.
06:51 I mean, like, where are these people now?
06:53 You understand what I'm saying?
06:54 We don't get this kind of music anymore.
06:56 And I feel like early 2000s was, like, the best era of music.
07:01 Like, I would have loved to be born in that time.
07:04 I mean, I was born in the early 2000s, but, like,
07:06 I would have loved to have been an adult in the early 2000s.
07:09 [chewing]
07:13 Hot Cheetos and Takis. Hot Cheetos and Takis.
07:16 [crunching]
07:20 Yum.
07:21 Y'all see what I did with this one?
07:23 I had to do the Takis.
07:25 I mean, like, if I didn't do the Takis,
07:27 this wouldn't be the right kind of ASMR.
07:29 Am I right?
07:30 [crunching]
07:34 [chewing]
07:39 Smell real spicy. Just how I like 'em.
07:42 [crunching]
07:44 I chose this snack because I always love hot food.
07:48 Like, if you know me, you know I'm a spicy girl.
07:51 I can't enjoy my snack if it's not spicy,
07:53 which is why I got the Takis.
07:55 [crunching]
08:05 A hidden talent of mine, I skateboard.
08:10 Any of my real hardcore supporters know that I skateboard.
08:15 Another hidden talent of mine, I know how to play violin and piano.
08:20 I grew up playing the violin,
08:22 and I took it in school for years before I started singing in school.
08:28 [crunching]
08:34 If I could collaborate with any artist dead or alive,
08:38 I'm gonna have to say Michael Jackson.
08:40 [crunching]
08:42 I mean, like, ah, uh-huh. Come on.
08:46 Imagine if me and Michael Jackson was on "Smooth Criminal."
08:50 ♪ Tz-ah, the kids, tz-ah ♪
08:54 ♪ Tz-ah, t-t-t-tz-ah ♪
08:58 Like, just imagine it, right?
09:00 And then in the video, he doing the "hee-hee."
09:05 I don't know if y'all got that right.
09:08 And I'm just doing the hips.
09:10 [laughs]
09:13 Ironically, I haven't been to that many concerts.
09:16 Um, I've only ever been to maybe, like, two.
09:21 Um, my first time ever going to a big concert
09:26 was, like, when I performed.
09:28 So the first time I ever went to, like, a stadium
09:31 was Powerhouse 2020...
09:34 [inhales]
09:36 2021.
09:38 Powerhouse 2021 was my first time ever going to a stadium,
09:41 and I performed for 19,000 people.
09:44 So I've never been to, like, any concerts before that, for real.
09:47 And after that, I actually went to Beyoncé's Renaissance Tour.
09:51 Best experience of my life.
09:53 And Beyoncé is actually the only person
09:55 that I would stand in the crowd for 'cause I have anxiety,
09:57 so I don't like standing in crowds.
09:59 It makes me nervous.
10:00 But I'll do it for Queen Bey.
10:02 [crunching]
10:04 [crunching]
10:06 [crunching]
10:08 [crunching]
10:10 [crunching]
10:12 [crunching]
10:14 [crunching]
10:16 So right here, I got one of my chains
10:20 and my Rolex watch.
10:23 The reason why I picked these two items
10:27 is because if you know me,
10:30 you know that this chain was actually a gift
10:33 from a podcast in New York.
10:36 So I wear this one every day 'cause it's very dainty,
10:39 and it was a gift, and it's my first, like, actual chain
10:42 that was, like, a gift to me.
10:44 All my jewelry really means something to me,
10:46 separately, individually,
10:48 but this one is special because of how I got it.
10:51 [crunching]
10:54 This is my watch, my Rolex watch.
10:57 I absolutely love this watch.
10:59 I am about to get another one,
11:01 but I am keeping this one.
11:04 And the reason why I love this watch so much
11:06 is because it's the first watch I was able to buy
11:10 with my own money.
11:12 No payment plan, none of that, no credit, whatever.
11:17 Paid in full, down payment one time,
11:20 and that's why it's so special to me.
11:22 It's a little busted up right now 'cause I ain't been
11:24 to the jewelry store in a minute, but...
11:27 Man, I love this watch so much.
11:29 And she got a pink face. Look at her.
11:31 [crunching]
11:35 Me and this watch been through some real shit.
11:38 I'm so happy you asked me this question.
11:40 Oh, my gosh.
11:42 If I could be anything else,
11:44 you know what I would be?
11:47 I would be a corporate lawyer.
11:49 You know why I would be a corporate lawyer?
11:51 Because I would be the best damn corporate lawyer
11:53 anybody ever seen in their life.
11:54 And right now, I'm actually watching this show
11:56 called "Suits," and I'm [bleep] obsessed.
11:59 Wait, am I allowed to curse?
12:01 Oh, all right.
12:02 I'm watching this show called "Suits,"
12:04 and I'm absolutely [bleep] obsessed.
12:06 It's basically Grey's Anatomy,
12:09 but instead of doctors, it's lawyers.
12:13 And I was like, "Damn, this is actually
12:15 a really good show."
12:16 And I start Googling being a lawyer
12:19 and all this other stuff, and I took a practice LSAT online.
12:23 [laughs]
12:26 I took a practice LSAT online.
12:31 And, y'all, I scored pretty well.
12:33 I was like, "Damn."
12:35 Because you know what's crazy?
12:36 The LSATs is not about, like, math and science.
12:41 It's about logic.
12:43 So I could be--I would be a damn good lawyer.
12:46 So just know if all goes to shit,
12:48 I'ma be a lawyer.
12:50 [slurping]
12:53 My best self-love advice is...
12:58 I'm actually learning self-love right now.
13:01 So actually, my best advice to give all the girls
13:06 and guys out there who are struggling
13:08 with loving themselves is you have to believe
13:11 that you are whoever it is that you imagine yourself being.
13:16 And what I mean by that is holding yourself
13:18 on this pedestal and not letting anybody
13:21 bring you down from it--not your mom,
13:23 not your dad, not your brothers, your cousins,
13:25 or anybody in your life.
13:26 You have to believe that you are exactly
13:28 who you want to be.
13:30 And if you have anybody in your life
13:32 that you love and adore so much,
13:34 why do you love that person so much?
13:37 And think about these things and whatever it is
13:39 that you love about them.
13:41 Say your name instead.
13:43 "I love myself because I am strong,
13:46 because I am intelligent."
13:48 And just remind yourself of these things every day.
13:51 Affirmations really help.
13:53 And yeah, self-love is definitely a journey.
13:57 Right now I'm on a self-love journey.
13:58 I'm figuring out what it means to love myself.
14:00 So it takes time and dedication and commitment,
14:04 but you have to want to love yourself.
14:06 But you can't love anybody else if you don't love yourself.
14:09 Remember that.
14:11 Thank you for watching my mind massage.
14:20 Don't forget to tap in and listen to my new song,
14:22 "Ick" on all platforms.
14:24 Love y'all.
14:25 [blows kiss]
14:26 (static)