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our truth in this album and everything that we’re doing.
I think it definitely paid off and I think it’s definitely
for the best. There are difficulties and tasks that are
making it kind of difficult and hard to do it, but
I think it pays off in the end. Like grinding and
staying up late, doing rehearsals, having a
bunch of meetings, making sure everything
rolls out correctly...it takes a lot time and
hard work, but it’s worth it.
MADE: So, major keys. You mentioned
that you’ve had a lot of ups and downs in
the industry. If you can pick three tips to
share that are like major keys for people
who are interested in breaking into the
industry, what would you share?
Princeton: I would say stay focused, for
sure.
EJ: I would say block out the noise. That’s
something that we say a lot in our camp. Just
block out the noise, the haters, all the outside
scene and everything like that.
Princeton: For the last one, I’d say work hard. I mean,
you can’t be denied if people see you working your butt
off, you know? Stay focused, block out the noise and work
hard.
EJ: Definitely...things we live by.
MADE: Describe the moment that you knew you MADE it. And if that moment hasn’t come yet,
what does that look like?
Princeton: Man, I wouldn’t say that the moment was where I thought that I MADE it, but I
would say that moment that I thought like, “Okay, this definitely leg it” is when I got to meet the
First Family. I got to meet Barrack Obama and Michelle
Obama when they invited the group to the White House
and invited us to perform two more times. I mean that’s
something that will never happen again. We were the first
African-American group to perform at the White House.
That is the moment where I felt like, “This is legit”. But
“Made it”...I’m not there yet.
Let’s see...let’s see...I can wake up and someone can do my
hair instead of me. No, I’m just kidding (chuckles). When
I can wake up and feel like Eddie Murphy in “Coming to
America” then I can say I made it (chuckles). I don’t know...
just um...I don’t really know. I haven’t really thought about
that. Maybe getting certain awards - like a Grammy, VMAs little things like that, would probably...little awards...
EJ: Yeah, I think for me, it’s always been...I know that I’ve
made it when if I’m performing at a concert and they’re
singing our songs but I’m in a different country. I’ve always
felt like that reach is kind of like famous. I think it’s a couple of moments, I think there’s not that
single moment, but that’ll be one of the moments where it’s like, “We really reach people at places
we’ve never been before”.
MADE: So yeah, going back to that. I know you guys work with a lot of entertainers - from Janet
Jackson to Justin Bieber. Who do you want to work with that you’ve haven’t worked with in the
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