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Cylers relaxed performance emphasizes that sincerity.
If I wasnt on set, Im out somewhere.
Me and my queen ended up outside this sideshow where people spin their cars and do burnouts.
Its the best 30 minutes of my whole life.
Roller skating in Miami was cool.
And I did buy a lot of shoes.
I spent at least 10 Gs on shoes.
Sneakers?Yeah, sneakers.
I always buy my girl what I buy me, so thats where half of it went.
He put accordions on a track hes a musician.
He knows what hes talking about; hes not just good with the DJ-ing or the mixes.
I can hop on some drums and mess it up right now, you feel me?
When it came to the music and his playlist, I had everything on there.
I had Sage the Gemini, Red Nose and Put Me On.
I didnt know about some of his underground stuff until after I met him.
I had a lot of KaMillion on there.
Tobe Nwigwe, definitely.
Erykah Badu and Jill Scott those are my skate queens.
They understand the melodic nature of RJs inner soul.
Lamont helps punch up Seduce and Scheme, and he produces Nann Badder.
Do you have a favorite between those two?I think Nann Badder.
I like the way that mug rocks.
Thats literally what got me through chest press yesterday, because its on my Spotify workout playlist.
Lamont recognizes that Mia is better than what shes allowing herself to be rocked by.
Hes seen her go through worse.
Hes recognizing the bigger picture: Youre raising a kid.
Give yourself a little more smoke under the heat, Mama, because its literally just social media.
Its like that with some of my sisters, my little cousins.
They gonna delete the post and come back the next day with a new caption.
Ill be like, Baby, just let it go!
Im on social media to ingest, but I did recognize when I was taking in too much.
Trust me, Ive tried it.
That final conversation between Lamont and Mia in the finale is a heartbreaker.
Do you think theres space for them to reconcile?Theres so much space.
As we see the arc of Lamont, we see him learning constantly.
His adjustments are very fast.
Lets say they dont end up together, but they do end up understanding each other.
He wants to lighten that pressure she might be feeling.
We dont have to be toxic with each other because were not together.
The child doesnt deserve that.
How did you and KaMillion build your chemistry?KaMillion is from Jacksonville, Florida.
Im from Jacksonville Florida.
Hes half of my heartbeat.
I was like,Dang, the universe it will just tie it together.
Me and Mills started being friends, because thats literally who Lamont and Mia were before Melissa.
The same way Im going to look out for Xavier, Im going to look out for Mills.
When youre on set with me, Im the one that will take all the nerves away.
Be the character you built, and I can assist in that.
What youre seeing on-camera, thats literally how me and Mills are in real life.
And we made music together just chilling.
I never do that key in of stuff for myself.
Miami brings a different energy when youre making music.
it’s possible for you to breathe much easier.
I was breathing through bars.
But in Miami, with a full session, Im good!
What was the item that you were bullied into buying?I would say more ushered into buying.
Its these Dior slides.
The dude ones had just come out, and I was like, Ooh.
Theyre black and thick on the bottom.
They look like Jesus sandals if Jesus was rich and had sensible footwear.
Like the Jerusalem 18s.
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
