00:00Hi Liotta, how are you doing, what's up? I saw you read me on the BET carpet, I remember that.
00:04Yes I did! Oh my god, I'm so happy that you're here.
00:08You're doing journalism now, look at you, I like that.
00:10Wait, I'm doing journalism? Oh, that's what this is.
00:12That's exactly what you're doing, and that's fly, I like that for you.
00:14Well, that's what I'm doing now, man. That's what I'm doing.
00:18What's embarrassing, we've been singing your song the whole time, and now that you're here.
00:21And now we want to ask y'all, hold on, a one, a two, a one, two.
00:25Take your time, what's the rush? I got this.
00:28Ooh, baby, I'm a dog, I'm a mutt, I'm a dog, I'm a mutt.
00:36We were trying to make sure, you know, we were practicing when we got here.
00:39I like that, I like that, yeah.
00:40Leon Thomas!
00:41What's up, what's up, what's the deal?
00:42Give me an honor tonight, Breakthrough Artist of the Year.
00:44Oh, it's a big deal, man. I got my whole team here with me, my mama's on the way.
00:48How you feel?
00:49Yeah, yeah, yeah, I came with the team, came with the machine, for real.
00:53How you feeling? Tell me a bit about it.
00:54No, I'm feeling amazing, you know, we've been hustling for a long time.
00:57I've been working in this industry for 22 years, since I was a kid, so it wasn't an overnight thing,
01:02but I'm really excited to be here right now, and I know it's just a testament of real hard work
01:06and belief in myself and God.
01:08I really love that.
01:10I mean, you, like, you've been here for so long, writer, producer, and now you are getting the credit for your voice and your talent.
01:15How does that even feel, you've done all the stuff?
01:17Wait, you missing one.
01:18Actor.
01:19Oh, Lord have mercy.
01:20Hello.
01:21I've been watching him since I was a young.
01:23Lord have mercy.
01:23You know what I'm saying, one of the only dudes with locks on TV, so I was...
01:25Like, come on!
01:26No, no, no, no, I was definitely rubbing for locks on Nickelodeon, but, yeah, I mean,
01:32it's been a pleasure to be able to kind of do my own thing in different places, but this one feels really special.
01:37I mean, I've been writing songs since I was a kid, so it's nice to be recognized for my pen, you know?
01:42My pen and me as a human being.
01:44Bro, song is fire.
01:46Song is fire.
01:47I have one question.
01:49Oh, you want to get yours?
01:50No, go ahead, go ahead.
01:51If you could be on any song, one that you didn't make, past, present, what would it be?
01:57Adorn by Miguel.
01:58I feel like that would be a real fun record to jump on.
02:01You know, Miguel's one of my big bros, man.
02:03Like, you know, he always gives me advice, and he's a good dude, so that would have been fun.
02:08Yeah.
02:09I got a question, too.
02:10What's up?
02:11So let's get nostalgic a little bit.
02:12Okay, okay, yeah.
02:13We got to mention Victorious, because we can't, like, that's Leon right there, so listen.
02:18Yeah, I'm proud of it.
02:19So you recently shared a clip of the actress that played your grandmother on Victorious.
02:23Yeah, yeah, yeah.
02:24On her dancing to your track.
02:25Yeah.
02:25So do people still mention Victorious when they see you, like, all the time?
02:29Absolutely.
02:30You know what's crazy is that being on TV that long, I feel like a lot of my fans are all
02:34growing up now.
02:35Yes!
02:36Me!
02:37I'm 24!
02:38Literally, it's so cool to see people in everyday situations, at corporate offices, who have kind
02:43of grown up watching me, and it's all love.
02:45You know, I feel like a distant cousin to most of America at this point.
02:48You definitely are my cousin.
02:49And that's fly.
02:50You know, that's fly.
02:51Now you're officially everybody's cool cousin.
02:52Literally!
02:53No, no, I like that.
02:54At least I'm a cool cousin.
02:55No, he's been a cool cousin.
02:56I mean, now I'm a cool cousin, right?
02:57He's singing like, I remember you, cuz!
02:58Yeah, right!
02:59Yeah, yeah, yeah, for sure, for sure.
03:01Man, I just want to say congrats again.
03:04Like, seriously, man.
03:05That's a big deal, man.
03:06There's some really amazing faces here.
03:08You know, I saw RZA on the way in.
03:10Yeah!
03:11You know, he was right here?
03:13He was just right here!
03:14I definitely gotta say what up to him, man.
03:15Wu-Tang, like, raised me, for real.
03:17Bro, he was right here, and I was like, I don't even know what I'm supposed to say.
03:19I don't know what to say to you.
03:20He said, he gave a quote.
03:21Save it up, save it up.
03:22Give him his flowers, man.
03:23He's the best.
03:24No, if I wanted to give you your flowers, you're doing absolutely amazing.
03:27I love Mutt, okay?
03:29Thank you so much.
03:30I really appreciate it.
03:31I got some new music coming, too.
03:32So, it's on the way.
03:33So, you know, I told everybody earlier, I peep what you did.
03:35Women call men dogs.
03:36They made a song called Mutt to make it cool.
03:38Yeah, you know.
03:39Very classy.
03:40You know, try to figure it out.
03:41I was just writing.
03:42I thought it was clever.
03:43It was very good.
03:44Thank you so much.
03:45Congrats, man.
03:46Appreciate it.
03:47Appreciate you.
03:48You're also good.
03:49It was so good to see you.
03:50See you in there, Pashaun.
03:51Thank you so much, man.
03:53Thank you so much, man.
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