On this episode of Mind Massage, Kanii takes us on a sound journey using some of his favorite items such as Soda, Grapes, Cucumbers and more!
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00:00 [whooshing]
00:02 Hi, I'm Gani, and welcome to my mind massage.
00:08 I'm gonna take you through a sound journey
00:10 using some of my favorite things.
00:12 [scratching]
00:14 [clinking]
00:17 [whooshing]
00:19 [clicking]
00:26 [whooshing]
00:28 [scratching]
00:30 [whooshing]
00:34 I picked Coke because it's one of my favorite drinks
00:39 right now, I didn't used to like Coke,
00:41 but now I really like it, so I'm gonna use it.
00:47 [clinking]
00:50 [clicking]
00:52 [whooshing]
00:54 And I like big ice cubes because they just look cool,
00:59 and they're fancy and stiff, so I don't get this out.
01:05 [smooching]
01:07 [clinking]
01:11 [clinking]
01:23 [pouring]
01:25 [thumping]
01:36 That was pretty nice.
01:43 [clinking]
01:49 I'm from Washington, D.C., and I started making music
01:54 when I was 12 years old.
01:56 I seen a lot of artists coming up around that time,
01:59 and they inspired me to make music,
02:02 and I've been making music ever since.
02:05 A lot of my musical inspirations growing up
02:08 were artists like Michael Jackson, The Weeknd,
02:12 XXXTentacion for sure.
02:14 They just influenced me just because of the way
02:16 that they carried themselves,
02:18 and the way the art was so amazing.
02:20 If I can collab with any artist dead or alive,
02:25 it would probably be Michael Jackson for sure.
02:28 He's the GOAT of all GOATs, so.
02:30 He's unbeatable, it has to be Michael.
02:34 [pouring]
02:38 It's good.
02:46 [slurping]
02:48 So, I've brought grapes because growing up,
02:52 my mom would freeze grapes, and I would eat them frozen.
02:57 And I just love grapes, all grapes.
03:00 There's cotton candy grapes, those are really good.
03:03 These are good too, so.
03:04 [crunching]
03:11 Mm.
03:13 [crunching]
03:16 It's really good.
03:19 [crunching]
03:21 Oh wow, that's crazy.
03:30 Oh, Hate Me.
03:32 It just came out like,
03:34 soon, my single Hate Me.
03:38 I recently just dropped that.
03:40 I stepped out of my comfort zone with that.
03:42 It's like, a different vibe for sure than my usual stuff.
03:45 So I just wanted to throw a curve ball
03:48 to all my supporters and the people watching.
03:51 And I think I successfully did that.
03:54 If I can go back in time to any musical era,
03:58 I would probably go to the 80s,
03:59 'cause they was lit in the 80s.
04:02 They was doing everything.
04:04 I feel like the most timeless music so far
04:06 has came from that time period.
04:08 The old Michael Jackson stuff, the Prince stuff,
04:10 Stevie Wonder, all those people came from that.
04:13 And they're great.
04:15 The most memorable moment of my career
04:19 has probably been
04:21 getting a gold plaque for the first time.
04:26 Like, getting a plaque for the first time.
04:28 I was in Canada for a show,
04:32 and they just surprised me with it.
04:36 I was like, didn't expect it at all.
04:40 I didn't even know, well I knew that the song went gold,
04:42 but I didn't even expect the plaque.
04:44 And they brought it out to me,
04:46 and I was like, what the hell, I couldn't believe it.
04:48 It was wild.
04:49 It was probably the most memorable.
04:51 If I could perform anywhere in the world,
04:55 I'd probably perform in like, Paris,
05:01 or like, Rome, or something like that.
05:03 I feel like that'd be pretty cool,
05:05 'cause I've always wanted to go and have it.
05:06 So I think performing there would be great.
05:09 (blows)
05:12 All right, so this is a cucumber right here.
05:15 Fun fact, I like to eat cucumbers.
05:19 I like to slice 'em up and eat 'em.
05:22 They're just good.
05:23 They're just good in general, I don't know.
05:25 It's probably,
05:26 they're healthy too, good for your body.
05:31 So I'm gonna...
05:34 (knife clatters)
05:37 (knife clatters)
05:39 (knife slicing)
05:43 I suck at peeling, so.
06:06 My pleasure snack is probably a chopped cheese.
06:11 It's not even a snack though.
06:14 I consider it a snack, it's not a meal for real.
06:17 I get a chopped cheese.
06:20 I love chopped cheeses, they're so good.
06:23 Or just like, it's these like, kettle chips.
06:26 Barbecue honey, fire.
06:29 (knife clatters)
06:33 (knife slicing)
06:36 I'm not good at cutting stuff, but.
06:41 If I wasn't a musician,
06:52 I would probably be,
06:56 probably like,
06:58 like a YouTuber or something.
07:02 Or no, no, I'd probably be a lawyer.
07:06 I wanted to be a lawyer before I was really into music.
07:12 And that was because of that show,
07:16 what was the show called?
07:17 How to Get Away With Murder.
07:19 I used to wanna be a lawyer 'cause of that show.
07:23 If I can have any superpower,
07:25 it would probably be either immortality
07:28 or I can shoot webs out my ass like Spider-Man.
07:32 'Cause Spider-Man is the GOAT, so.
07:35 I'd probably be one of those.
07:36 Okay, if I could be any fictional character,
07:39 I would be Spider-Man.
07:41 Because he's just the GOAT and he just,
07:45 I am Spider-Man.
07:47 If I could own any pet, it would be,
07:50 I would own a monkey.
07:52 I always wanted like a chimpanzee
07:55 or one of them tiny monkeys that jump around the house.
07:58 Yeah, I wish I could back flip.
08:01 If I had a talent, I wish I could back flip.
08:04 'Cause that's like a crazy party trick.
08:06 Like imagine you go to a party
08:08 and I just back flip, you're like, "I'll be late."
08:11 A goal that I haven't accomplished yet
08:17 is a platinum record.
08:21 That's what I want.
08:23 And a Grammy.
08:24 That's future, future.
08:27 But that's probably what I haven't achieved yet,
08:31 which I want to eventually, for sure.
08:33 And I have faith.
08:35 If I can give one piece of advice to aspiring artists,
08:40 I would say, don't let anyone or anybody
08:43 tell you what you can or can't do.
08:46 And don't let age dictate when you're gonna decide
08:50 to take the step and do something that you want to do.
08:54 It doesn't matter if you're 15 or 45.
08:58 If you want to do something, go ahead, do it.
09:00 You have one life.
09:01 Chase your dream.
09:04 This is good.
09:15 My best self-love advice
09:20 is to just not care about what people think.
09:24 Do what you want to do if you like it,
09:27 if it's your swag.
09:30 If it's something that you want to do,
09:32 go ahead and do it within the limits.
09:34 You know what I'm saying?
09:35 Don't go out here wilding,
09:36 but just try not to care what people think.
09:39 I know that's easier said than done,
09:40 but it really helps once you stop caring
09:42 about what people think.
09:43 You do what you want.
09:44 You say what you want.
09:45 You feel what you want.
09:46 And then you're free, mentally.
09:50 Thank you for coming to my mind massage.
09:53 Be sure to check out my single "Hate Me" right now.
09:57 (lips smacking)
09:59 (electronic beeping)