Kanii Does ASMR with Fruit, Talks "hate me" & Gives Advice for Upcoming Artists

4/25/2024

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)

Kanii Does ASMR with Fruit, Talks "hate me" & Gives Advice for Upcoming Artists

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