39. The one and only: KELIS! (w/special guest @Janine)

With hits like “Caught Out There,” & “Milkshake,” Kelis needs no introduction. We spoke candidly about entrepreneurship, artistry, and legacy during this live recording in front of an intimate online audience, May 8, 2020. Recent Your First Million interviewee @Janine joined the conversation as my special guest.

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Highlights

8:01 A sneak preview of my book It’s About Damn Time!

16:37 Janine and I reminisce about our time on tour together

20:21 Kelis talks about growing up in Harlem

23:30 She talks about the Black music community in NYC in the 90s

26:36 I ask how she stays grounded when she started at such a young age

31:38 Janine asks Kelis what it’s like to balance herself as an artist and a person who needs to live

39:45 Kelis talks about making Milkshake and her fight to produce music that she wanted to make

43:57 I ask Kelis about the process of understanding her worth

47:15 I ask her about taking a break from music and attending Cordon Bleu in 2007

51:59 I ask Kelis to talk more about the Netflix Show Cooked with Cannabis

Q&A

56:50 Do you have any other culinary plans for the future?

59:34 What is your advice when it comes to dealing with people dredging up your past

62:32 Kelis talks about stepping out of her artistry and building her wealth

66:33 She talks about the importance of owning land: “20-30% of America’s farms were owned by

Black families. We gave all that up for an apartment.”