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00:00One on fire, one on bounce. Detroit Stowback for your pop and R&B. It's your boy Showtime,
00:03the czar, in studio with me. I got two legends, man. One is a Detroit legend been dropping hits
00:09in the city for decades now. All right, Mr. Two-Tone in here. Tone-Tone, what up, though?
00:15What up, though, Brody? What's good with you?
00:16And the other icon, philanthropist, humanitarian, if you name it, he's probably done it. The
00:23legendary Akon. What up, though?
00:25What's going on, Daddy? What up, though?
00:26First off, gentlemen, thank you both for coming in here, man. So before we get into
00:31why y'all are here, the what up, though, record, okay, I just want to ask a couple little small
00:37questions real quick. Akon, how many times have you been in the city, bro? When the last time
00:45you've been in the city?
00:47What was my birthday bash in July?
00:49Got you.
00:51Okay, okay. What's your favorite thing about coming to Detroit, man?
00:55Funny enough, the last couple times I came here, I've just been having fun. I ain't really...
01:00Nice. Just been chilling?
01:01Yeah, just been chilling.
01:03That's what's up. That's good.
01:05Tone-Tone, you've been, you're always moving and doing things, man. So, you know, tell the
01:11people about what you've been having going on lately, man, and things people should know
01:16about.
01:16Lately, I've just been locked in, man, trying to get this music done, get the motion, you
01:22know what I'm saying, get back going all the way how I want it to go. You know what I'm
01:25saying? So I'm really locked in with this right now, running around, just being active
01:29through the city, you know, stuff like that.
01:31How did this collab come together right here, Akon and Tone?
01:35Oh, no. This is a, man, this is a collaboration from 10 years ago. Me and Tone been locked
01:41in for the last 10. You know, we actually thought about what was the road we was going
01:48to take to kind of reintroduce himself back to his audience. You know, for a while, social
01:54media wasn't something that we kind of took full advantage of because we just, the era
01:58where we came in, you got to be private as an artist to get, you know what I mean?
02:01It's different now, right?
02:02It's totally different, man. It's like, it's so hard to kind of adapt, but I'm starting
02:05to get the hang of it. I'm kind of figuring out how it actually really works. But for
02:09the most part, it was like, you know, we got to come, we got to come back in a way
02:12to
02:12where you can satisfy not only the fan base that you already got, but introduce yourself
02:16to a whole nother base all together. And we felt like, you know, the ways he's coming
02:20now is probably the best way to do it because he's actually merging with the newest,
02:24hottest Detroit wave.
02:26Yeah, yeah. I'm glad you brought that up because you got a lot of Detroit heavy hitters
02:31on there, man. I swear, Bezo, Peezy. What made you reach out to those guys? G-Mac Cash,
02:36bro. You got a lot of, you got some guys on there, man.
02:39That's like the Detroit All-Stars.
02:40Yeah, right. Facts.
02:41Peezy and Bez, them my brothers, you know what I'm saying? So that was a no question,
02:44like, you know what I'm saying? They was going to meet, we've been since high school,
02:49like young, going to Skateland, high school parties.
02:51Got you, got you, got you.
02:52It was deeper than music with them. It's like, done. Skillet, baby. Skillet actually.
02:56Skillet, All-Star. Yeah. Oh, really?
02:58He was happy because Skillet came up, you know what I'm saying, listening to this. He
03:01was happy to get on it, you know what I'm saying? So, G-Mac, you know, I just knew he
03:07about the culture. Like, he got the Lions, he got the, what, he got the Anthem songs?
03:10He got the Pistons, the Lions.
03:12His songs, the Anthem, right? The Tigers.
03:14Yeah, I think he got the Red Wings, too, bro, or the Tigers.
03:16That's for the culture, bro. I knew we needed that. That's the culture right there. So,
03:19I tried to make sure that it all made sense, you know what I'm saying? So, that's why I
03:24wanted to make sure it was like an All-Star lineup, like Con said.
03:27So, I grew up on the What Up Do record. What made you want to bring it back out and
03:33reintroduce
03:33it to a whole new audience, man? Because, like, for me, when I heard it, I'm like, okay, I like
03:38what you're doing with this. Like you said, you're reintroducing it to the culture. You got a lot of
03:41new guys on there. So, what made you want to say, okay, this is how I want to do it?
03:43And they got
03:44the Stample Approval, the Akon on there with the Convict music. So, it was like two different
03:49things with it. Like, one thing was the word, I mean, with the lingo of it. You know what I'm
03:58saying? The world know about it. Now, when I first dropped it, it was just us. We knew about it.
04:03And now, everybody know what it is. So, it's kind of cool that the world know what it is. Now,
04:08we have a record to represent our slogan. You know what I'm saying? Then, the second thing was to
04:12show Detroit that we all really can work together and turn up together because we don't work together
04:18a lot. So, if everybody see all us on there and now they're seeing the record do good, I think
04:23it's
04:23going to motivate the city to come together. There is a motivation, man. Like I always said, man,
04:28there's so much talent that come out of Detroit. Like Detroit's so lit, but they just so divided
04:33though. Now, that's visible. Like, you could see it. Right? Imagine if they actually came
04:37together, man, with some unity, man. It would be crazy. What was your thoughts when you first
04:40heard the song? It was a smash. It was like instant. I was like, bro, we got to redo this.
04:45Like now. Like, this generation don't know about that. Like, we got to bring it back
04:49now. You know what I'm saying? Yeah. And then we just, we went in and just turned that
04:52thing up. Yeah. So, Akon, you got a tour coming up with Neo, man. Yeah. Can you talk a little
04:58bit about that? Whose idea was that? Was that you, him? How did that? Yeah. Well, I mean,
05:01it's both of our ideas really because we come from like this nostalgic era. You know what I'm
05:05saying? Right now, nostalgia is working. Like, we're seeing all these things going on. I was
05:08like, bro, we need to just, we need to go on the road together. You know what I mean? So,
05:11I reached out to Neo.
05:13He was like, man, hell yeah. Let's go. You know what I mean? So, we decided to do a world
05:16tour
05:16versus just domestic because we got a huge international following. So, the tour starts
05:21in Europe, then Canada, then the U.S. Y'all, you coming back to the city, ain't you? Oh, yeah.
05:26We back
05:26here, I think, I want to say in July. Yeah, that sounded, I know it was in the summer. Yeah.
05:30Toto, you hitting that stage, man? What's up? No, I'm just popping. No, I'm popping. I enjoy it as a
05:34fan,
05:35man. I want Toto to start singing. Yeah. You feel me? I want me to get going. Now, I'm just
05:40going
05:41enjoy it for real. Watch, bro, do all them hits, man. And probably watch it from the crowd for real.
05:46Like, on the side of the stage because I want to, I'm going to go watch it from the crowd.
05:50Enjoy the
05:50show. What is something that you learned from Akon, man, just hanging around him? You say,
05:55I've been on Toto about 10 years? Yeah. So, I know you got some game from him. What was
05:58something that he said to you that he was like, damn amazing? Man, just don't never get comfortable,
06:02man, because he could stop and be good. Like, and then he just be on go, bro. Like,
06:08it's motivation. Like, don't get comfortable with it, man. Like, ain't no top. It's just levels to it
06:13and don't never stop working. You know what I'm saying? Yeah, ain't no off days. I see him. Like,
06:17he don't stop. And I'll be like, I asked him the other day. I'm like, yesterday, I'm like,
06:21you a diamond artist. Like, what make you, you know what I'm saying? So, that'd be motivating me.
06:26You know what I'm saying? Got you, got you. What made you interested in working with
06:30Tone Tone, man, from 10 years ago? Yeah, nah, he just stood out. Like, it was one of them automatic
06:36things. Like, I just got this gift when I see an artist. I just know. Like, I just know. That's
06:39it.
06:40It just, and you can tell because time always will always weigh out the person. You know what
06:44I'm saying? The legendary aspect and status of them always going to pull itself out. So,
06:48but with him, he just was just original. He had a work ethic out of this world that I,
06:52that's what I really attracted to. I love artists. I just love to put the work in.
06:57Because with that, man, when you got that work put in, man, you just, it just, you can like,
07:01you can maximize every opportunity that comes to you. Most artists, they lose those things.
07:06That's why they don't last long because they don't have really the work ethic. You know what
07:09I'm saying? What's your thoughts on the music of the day? Because we hear a lot of people saying,
07:12ah, it's trash. It ain't. I really want to ask both of y'all that because you,
07:15y'all came out in the 2000s. You know what I'm saying? So when y'all was really popping,
07:20the music was different. Yeah. Now everybody's like, I don't like this. You know what I mean? So.
07:25Yeah. I mean, I think it's, it's, it's more of a preference thing though.
07:28Um, cause a lot of music that I may not be like, I wouldn't add to my playlist. My kids
07:33love it.
07:34You know what I'm saying? They love it. So I can't tell them that it ain't hot. It just,
07:39that ain't my preference of what I like to listen to me. I love melody. I love lyrics with substance
07:43and I like songs that just timeless. You know what I'm saying? So I kind of tend to stick to
07:48records
07:48that I just feel like the melody locks me in and I just make me feel good.
07:51Mm. Tom Tom, what about you, man? How you feel about it? Cause you came out early in the game,
07:55man. So it was like, it's a different time. Well, you should feel about what again, repeat it.
07:59How you feel about like the music of today, man. A lot of people are not,
08:02they love it. And then they hate it. It's not in between.
08:06It's just more people to voice their opinions nowadays.
08:09Gotcha. Um, you always going, it's always going when people don't like something.
08:13It's like, you know what I'm saying? That's what come with it. You know what I'm saying?
08:16So I feel like far as artist wise with me, like, cause not to switch to such,
08:22it's just like when you drop music now, everybody's so pain that it'd be crazy.
08:27You know what I'm saying? So, you know what I'm saying? Just, I,
08:30I don't really pay attention to that on that end. You know what I'm saying?
08:33Right. But I just feel like we're in a world where,
08:35you know what I'm saying? Just music is music. People,
08:37some people going to like, some people ain't. So that's what it is.
08:40Y'all both talked about the unity in Detroit.
08:43Right.
08:43What'd you think the next step is for us to take that next?
08:46Oh, unity, unite, literally.
08:48Mm-hmm.
08:48That's it?
08:49I think so. I think cause that was a step Atlanta had to take.
08:51Got you.
08:52Once Atlanta came together, ain't no stopping them.
08:54Mm-hmm.
08:55I think, I think Detroit got the same potential.
08:57Mm-hmm.
08:58Yeah.
08:59I think the same thing.
09:00Okay.
09:00Like I say, like that record, I think it's really gonna influence more artists to work together
09:07cause it's doing so good at the same, now, but let's say the record we did on the record ain't
09:11really, you know what I'm saying?
09:12But people like, people like to see stuff do good and motivate them, you know what I'm saying?
09:16So for them to see, oh, they did jump on that record and hit all these millions of views
09:19and stuff everywhere.
09:19You open up the net.
09:20It's like, okay, that's us coming together.
09:23You know what I'm saying?
09:24Yeah.
09:24When I put it out, they all posted.
09:26You know what I'm saying?
09:27It ain't just no regular out now.
09:29It's my brother drop.
09:30My brother drop.
09:31People need to see that type of stuff.
09:33You know what I'm saying?
09:43Mm-hmm.
09:44When can we see either a Akon featuring Tone Tone record or like, when is that coming?
09:49Can y'all say that?
09:50Oh yeah.
09:50You can definitely say that.
09:52That's definitely coming.
09:52We're working on Tone Tones album as we speak.
09:55Nice.
09:55That's fire.
09:56Yeah.
09:56So, I mean, y'all got a date for it or y'all still?
09:58Yeah.
09:58Yeah.
09:59It's going, you're going to definitely get it in May.
10:01Fire.
10:01How you feel about that, man?
10:03What did that mean to you as an artist from the city and you got Akon backing you, man?
10:06That's like you say diamond artists, man.
10:08That's a big deal.
10:08Diamond bro.
10:10It's a blessing though, for real, because a lot of people don't get this opportunity.
10:14So, I'm just taking advantage of it and you know what I'm saying?
10:17Just hitting ground zero, just acting like ain't nothing.
10:20Like all the legend stuff, cool and stuff, but I ain't even paying like-
10:24Now, you got to flex a little bit though.
10:26No, I'm going to flex when I feel like it ain't time.
10:30Got you.
10:30You know what I'm saying?
10:31I let the fans be flexing for me right now, but I'm going to pop it in a minute though.
10:35You feel like this should have happened earlier in your career or you're like,
10:37this is the right time?
10:38I feel like that, but I'm glad it's happening how it's happening.
10:41Yeah.
10:41Because it's like, it's looking like everything unfolding like perfectly.
10:45Nice.
10:45At the time, it was talking to God like, man, you want it to happen now.
10:51Yeah, yeah, yeah.
10:52Talking to God crazy.
10:54Like man, what's wrong with you?
10:55Like just, you know what I'm saying?
10:56Now, you don't understand it all to the end of your story.
10:59So, I get it now.
11:00As I started being more patient, more stuff started happening too.
11:04When I was rushing and doing stuff from the wrong way, it was,
11:06it started not moving right.
11:08But when I started being patient and when I didn't even understand stuff,
11:11I started still thanking God for the little stuff and being more humble.
11:14Everything started unfolding.
11:16Hey Kyle, one more question for you, bro.
11:18You ain't did a Versus yet, have you?
11:19Nah.
11:20Would you do a Versus?
11:21Nah.
11:22I honestly...
11:22If it made sense, or who is somebody that you want to do a Versus?
11:25Honestly, to be honest, and I'll be as transparent as possible.
11:27If I do Versus today, it's only because they paying me well.
11:31I would want a huge bag to do it, but had it not been the money at all,
11:36I don't really know if there's anyone out there that I can do a Versus with,
11:40to be honest.
11:41I'm just being true.
11:41I'm popping it down.
11:42Y'all feel the same.
11:43Go ahead, man.
11:44I really don't.
11:45I can't think of nobody.
11:47The only person, the only name that kept coming up was T-Pain,
11:50but I'm like, he's my artist.
11:51That's on the same team.
11:52Yeah.
11:53That's like Jordan and Pippen playing each other.
11:54Yeah, no, that's like Dr. Dre and...
11:56No, we talking about y'all that ain't with us.
11:58That don't even make sense, like he's with me, like he's a part of my Versus.
12:01Yeah, yeah, yeah.
12:02You know what I'm saying?
12:03So it's like, who else can, honestly, and even if I had to go that far,
12:09I mean, it ain't, you can't think.
12:11Yeah, I can't think.
12:12Ain't nobody.
12:13Yeah, you got a unique style, bro, so I'm trying to think who would be a...
12:17I tried to think, I wanted to talk about it one day, like a couple months ago,
12:20I couldn't even...
12:22Yeah, it's just too many genres to cover.
12:24Yeah, you got a lot of names, bro.
12:25If we cover hip hop, y'all already know what that is.
12:27Right.
12:28If we go into pop, that goes even further.
12:31Then we can go into dance music, like who...
12:35Then, forget that, we can go into Afrobeat.
12:38I feel like we are thinking about black people,
12:40I think we got to find somebody white, bro, because I couldn't...
12:42But even white...
12:43Only when I'm saying that...
12:43Even if it was white, they won't be able to touch me on the hip hop side.
12:48Yeah, they gon' get whooped.
12:50Like who?
12:50They gon' get whooped.
12:51I wish I would've thought about that one.
12:53I want to give you a pushback on that, but I can't think of nobody right now.
12:56I'm...
12:57Trust me, I wanted to find somebody that I could...
13:00But the only person, to be honest, that can probably come close is probably Pharrell.
13:08Oh, nah.
13:08Nah, man.
13:10Nah, that's the thing.
13:11Listen, hear me out.
13:13He's a producer, he's a songwriter, and he's an artist.
13:16Oh, he performed to other people's songs, he did Beats for with it?
13:19Yeah.
13:20Oh, okay, that's the only...
13:21Pharrell is the closest, me knowing his track record.
13:23He do got pop records, Pharrell.
13:24Yeah, he got pop records.
13:25That's a good one.
13:26He got hip hop records.
13:28Right?
13:28Only thing is, he ain't got dance records, Afrobeat records, and...
13:35Like, I got records in other countries, in them languages, that nobody even knows existed.
13:40Yeah, yeah, yeah.
13:40Relax, man.
13:41Like, I swear to God, like, I got a hip record in India, where I'm singing in Hindi, Hindi.
13:46I got records in Arabic, where I'm, like, number ones, where I'm speaking in Arabic.
13:52Like...
13:52Wow, yeah.
13:54It's just, it's hard.
13:55I couldn't, I couldn't never find a vibe.
13:56It's hard.
13:57Like, I would literally have to, I would have to verse, like, five people at the same time
14:01in different genres.
14:02I don't agree with that for real one, though, bro.
14:04He can't...
14:05I feel like that's the closest.
14:07Nah, bro.
14:08I would have to.
14:08You ain't feeling that one?
14:09It would have to be me, and then get a producer, I challenge him, get...
14:15And then we didn't talk about my songwriting part of it.
14:17Man, I can't think of nobody.
14:18Yeah, that's a good one, too.
14:19Then the artists, then the features, then the different territories, then the different
14:22genres.
14:23It just wouldn't, nah.
14:24I can't see it.
14:24Ooh, you got deep back, bro.
14:26That's crazy.
14:26Yeah, it'd be hard.
14:27Yeah.
14:27Yeah.
14:27That's crazy.
14:28You would have to literally do parts.
14:31That's crazy.
14:31And we can start with Wyclef.
14:32I'll go with him first.
14:34That's a good one.
14:35We'll start there first.
14:36Because Clef is probably the closest chameleon that I can say, okay, we can start there.
14:41Because he got different territories, different languages, and he writes, produce, and he's
14:45an artist.
14:46What'd you think about that, the Wyclef?
14:47That still ain't it?
14:48Nah, bro.
14:50Clef, even his pop, but Clef got pops too.
14:55Some of his stuff.
14:55Your stuff still connect with the streets, though.
14:57Right now, the streets still mess with that.
15:00The streets still mess with it.
15:02I want to love you is both.
15:04I don't know, man.
15:05It's going to be hard, bro.
15:07It's going to be hard.
15:07That is difficult.
15:08That is difficult.
15:08Well, gentlemen, thank you both for coming in, man.
15:11It's tough.
15:11I appreciate y'all.
15:13Y'all want to shout out anything that y'all got going on?
15:15Tonton, we'll start with you, man.
15:16You know the record is out.
15:17What up, though?
15:17Yeah, yeah, yeah.
15:18It's out right now.
15:19All streaming platforms on YouTube.
15:21You know what I'm saying?
15:21Type it in.
15:22Tonton, what up, though?
15:24Hey, Detroit.
15:24Just repost.
15:25Share it.
15:26Like I say, that's y'all record.
15:27Not just my record.
15:28It's the city record.
15:29You know what I'm saying?
15:30Repost.
15:30I'm going to repost them.
15:32Shout out all that.
15:34And let's get it, man.
15:35Detroit.
15:36What up, though?
15:37Hey, guys.
15:37As an inventory, man.
15:38Anything else you want people to know about?
15:40Yeah, definitely.
15:41Of course, the album is coming out April 16th.
15:43I mean, 17th.
15:45You actually the first to know that.
15:47That's why I do my job, bro.
15:49Okay.
15:50I wasn't going to announce it till my run.
15:52Oh, okay.
15:52My bad.
15:54Well, y'all heard it here first.
15:56Yeah, 105.
15:57April 17th.
15:58Be ready for it, y'all.
16:00Be ready for it.
16:01Akon, Tonton.
16:01Yeah, yeah.
16:02Appreciate y'all, man.
16:03It's 105 on the bounce.
16:04Showtime the czar.
16:04Peace.
16:05Let's get it, sir.
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