Lay Bankz does ASMR with Cucumbers, Talks 2000s Music Era & Her Self-Love Journey

2 years ago

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)

Lay Bankz does ASMR with Cucumbers, Talks 2000s Music Era & Her Self-Love Journey

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