XYBM Clips: Black man, you have to STOP
Express Yourself Black Man
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🗓️ 7 August 2025
⏱️ 10 minutes
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In XYBM 136, I sit down with AJ McQueen, the soulful entrepreneur and artist who has evolved his lyricism, consciousness, and personal experiences into his music. From his roots in St. Louis, battling hardships, witnessing violence, and experiencing tremendous personal losses, AJ has transformed these challenges into powerful narratives that resonate with many.
We explore his journey of healing, the importance of self-love, the struggle for Black men in today’s society, and the critical role of vulnerability in personal growth. Tune in to the full episode on all podcast streaming platforms.
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| 0:00.0 | you have to stop, push everything and everybody back, bro. |
| 0:04.8 | Stop calling her. |
| 0:06.1 | Stop calling. |
| 0:07.0 | Stop responding. |
| 0:08.2 | Stop having sex, brother. |
| 0:10.5 | Stop drinking. |
| 0:11.9 | Stop smoking. |
| 0:12.9 | Stop all of it, man. |
| 0:15.1 | It's a spiritual, it's a detox of your soul to try to figure out what's inflamed you know what I'm saying |
| 0:23.2 | and so for me it drew me all way back to my mama and I literally got on the phone so like I said |
| 0:29.8 | the album is literally just you know some of the conversations I caught on voice memo I end up |
| 0:35.3 | telling her eventually I didn't't know what she will say. |
| 0:38.3 | I'm an artist. |
| 0:39.2 | I make art out of anything. |
| 0:40.4 | You know what I'm saying? |
| 0:41.4 | I got great moments of my. |
| 0:42.9 | I got my dad on video. |
| 0:44.6 | Like, I'm just like that. |
| 0:45.5 | Bro, my artist, I capture moments. |
| 0:47.6 | But, you know, I found the root of my, |
| 0:53.0 | the root of damn near all of my trauma, bro. |
| 1:01.0 | One is fetal trauma. |
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