June 3, 2026 • 13 mins
Today on The Latest with Loren LoRosa, Loren takes you straight to the heart of the 2026 Roots Picnic for exclusive conversations with some of music’s biggest stars.
First, T.I. reflects on celebrating 20 years of both King and ATL, discusses the possibility of ATL 2, and shares his thoughts on Jay-Z’s headline-making Roots Picnic appearance and why artists should always have the freedom to express themselves creatively.
Then, the incomparable Corinne Bailey Rae opens up about the 20th anniversary of her debut album, the healing power of music, and what it means to connect with audiences around the world through her timeless sound.
Plus, Kehlani joins Loren to talk about the explosive success of “Folded,” breaking personal records at radio, and preparing for a massive world tour while bringing her latest album to fans across the globe.
From hip-hop legends to soulful icons and chart-topping stars, Loren delivers the exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes moments everyone will be talking about.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Twist.
Speaker 2 (00:02):
I'm a homegrow that knows a little bit about everything
and everybody.
Speaker 3 (00:06):
You don't know if you don't lie about that, right,
Lauren came in. Hey, y'all, what's up.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
It's Lauren de Rosa and this is another episode of
the Latest with Laura de Rosa. This is your DELI
did on all things pop culture, entertainment, news and all
of the conversations that shake the room.
Speaker 3 (00:21):
Baby.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
Now, we normally check in behind the scenes of the grime,
but today again I am on the scene, so we're
gonna get right on into the Latest as I bring
you some exclusive conversations from the Roots Picnic with some
of the biggest names in the industry, from TII to Kailani.
Speaker 3 (00:36):
Let's get into it now.
Speaker 2 (00:37):
Y'all know t I King of the South, even though
he said he trying to kill the King with this
next album. Watching him at the Roots Picnic though, and
I compliment him here a lot, because if you were
there at the Roots Picnic and saw his set, you
will understand the greatness.
Speaker 3 (00:51):
And I would say the evolution of TII.
Speaker 2 (00:53):
But to be honest, he plays songs from the very
beginning to the very you know, the most recent songs
right in the way that people just know every word,
the way that it's reaching generation and generation. I'm looking
across the crowd like, damn, everybody can't do this. To
be so blessed in that space, you got to give
it up for Ti and everything that he's done. He's
(01:14):
celebrating twenty years of atl and the King album, which
was very monumental part of his career.
Speaker 3 (01:21):
So we get into all of that. Let's say a listen. Hey, y'all,
it's Laura La Rowe.
Speaker 2 (01:25):
So we're here at the Roofs picnic hosted by AT
and T, and I'm sitting here with Ti.
Speaker 3 (01:30):
I know he's trying to kill the title the King of.
Speaker 2 (01:32):
The South or kill the King, right, Yeah, Can we
still can refer to you as a King of the
that's how we know you.
Speaker 4 (01:38):
To Yeah, at this point, well, you know, I mean
the Monica King of the South. You know what I'm
saying that was to make a name for myself.
Speaker 3 (01:48):
Yeah, I mean what I'm saying is here.
Speaker 4 (01:51):
And to introduce myself to a to a world that
would have chosen to ignore me if they could have.
Speaker 3 (01:58):
Which is crazy.
Speaker 2 (01:59):
I just watched you perform and I watched so many
people like of all ages and like everybody just flopped
to your stage to make sure they can see you.
But the classics that you went through, timeless classics. I
was like, Wow, people say timeless, but to see it
in real life, I feel like that's been the moniker
of the weekend.
Speaker 3 (02:15):
We saw jay Z last night, timeless night. Yo, you
weren't here? Did you see it? One?
Speaker 1 (02:21):
Here?
Speaker 3 (02:21):
Man?
Speaker 4 (02:22):
I had I had a film premiere at the abfl
if I couldn't make it.
Speaker 2 (02:25):
But I mean, you're you're you're you are a showman, right,
you're a performer. When you saw the freestyle and you
saw I mean, jay Z hasn't said much about much.
Speaker 3 (02:35):
Oh, you haven't seen the whole thing.
Speaker 4 (02:36):
I haven't seen the whole thing, ain't. I don't have
no social media on my phone.
Speaker 3 (02:40):
So oh, why not you taking a break?
Speaker 1 (02:43):
Man?
Speaker 4 (02:43):
Since man, it's been since what man, probably twenty three?
Speaker 1 (02:49):
Wow?
Speaker 3 (02:50):
No social media?
Speaker 2 (02:51):
Well yeah, I mean he so he did his freestyle
that I mean, Qus Love said they didn't even know
what's going to happen. You heard about it, You heard it, okay,
because the reason why action is because we know, you know,
you're lyricist.
Speaker 3 (03:02):
We know you address what you want to address.
Speaker 2 (03:04):
And the conversation right now is if whether or not
Jay Z should have addressed certain things because he said
that we didn't need to have battle conversation or battle
rap in the culture anymore. We need to collaborate more,
and he chose to take the stage in and address
certain things. So you as somebody that I mean people,
don't we know that you're gonna address what you want
to how you want to. We've seen you do it recently.
How do you feel when he chooses to do that
(03:24):
or like, you know, I think as.
Speaker 4 (03:26):
A creative bro, just you you support the art.
Speaker 3 (03:29):
You know what I'm saying, Yeah, I got you.
Speaker 4 (03:31):
Expression if him expressing himself creatively is keeping him from
you know, keeping it, letting it faster, you know what
I'm saying, Man, let the man do it thing. And
an artist, an artist is going to we go put
it out there.
Speaker 3 (03:48):
Yeah you feel me? Yeah?
Speaker 4 (03:50):
How we see how we see it appropriate and the
rest of the world just have to observe and deal with.
Speaker 3 (03:56):
And that's what we've been doing all week.
Speaker 2 (03:57):
And I know that you just celebrated twenty years of
King album twenty years also of atl Man.
Speaker 3 (04:03):
I talked to Jason Weaver.
Speaker 2 (04:05):
He was telling me, we had a conversation about what
ATO two and just you know the battle that has
been for you guys, kind of like with the executive
He said, t I might be upset at me for
saying this, but the executives they don't They didn't really
understand where ATO sits in the culture.
Speaker 3 (04:18):
And I thought that that was crazy.
Speaker 4 (04:20):
I think you was. I think he was spot on.
I think that, you know, the film came out and
surpassed all expectations.
Speaker 2 (04:30):
I were number three in the box office or opening
weekend with limited theaters and limited support. Ice Age came
out that weekend and you guys were number three. Ice
Age was one.
Speaker 1 (04:39):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (04:39):
I mean that's you know how crazy that is? I do.
Speaker 4 (04:42):
I think that I think that people never thought that
a film about you know, atl Atlanta at that time
would captivate so many hearts and minds of people out there.
But I think that it's probably one of the one
of the most magnificant coming of age stories of that generation.
Speaker 2 (05:03):
Are we we saw the reunions? Are we furthering those
conversations now? Every time we see the reunion it's like
you know, y'all, y'all tear it on heartstrings.
Speaker 4 (05:10):
I mean, man, you know what, anything can happen. I
just uh, I just got to get to I gotta
get to the right set of ears that understand and
see the value and the and the purpose. Yes, in
the sequel, uh, I think it can happen. We we
got the stories.
Speaker 5 (05:28):
The cash together.
Speaker 4 (05:29):
We we got the money or enough of the money
and can get the resk. So I mean really about
finding the right executive that can neither allow us to
you know, understand or that understands the purposes.
Speaker 3 (05:44):
Well, I appreciate you. They wrapping me up. I appreciate you,
and I want to say too.
Speaker 2 (05:48):
I mean I was telling you this and I kind
of opened with this, but watching you perform today, I
was like, this is you really understand an artists and
and their their longevity in the culture when you see
the people and how people respond to them. So congratulations
on an amazing set today at Roots Picnick. Yes, yes, yes, yes,
of course always it's learning the roads that we heard
(06:08):
the rus Picnic and hosted by AT and t t
I is here with us.
Speaker 3 (06:12):
We'll see you guys in the next one.
Speaker 2 (06:14):
Now, y'all know, we had Jason Weaver here on the podcast,
and Jason Weaver, you know who was in Ato who
is the singing voice of Simba, a younger Michael Jackson
as well. You guys know Jason also talk to us
about the same thing. So you know, hearing it from Jason,
hearing it from t I, it's like, all right, studios
in Hollywood, y'all, I get that together for real, because
(06:35):
you're missing out on what is really impacting culture. One
of the most amazing things, you know, and a lot
of this is like reflective on the roots picnic now right,
because we're days out of it. One of the most
amazing things is not only getting to watch people and
see how they impact the audience with like a TI,
but also getting to see an artist in their element,
like an artist who really loves to be on stage,
(06:55):
whose voice has been the echo chamber of some of
your most peaceful, calming moments. And Krin Bailey is that
you put on Karin Bailey in press play when you
were trying to go to another healed zone baby, Okay,
even speaking to her felt like that, Let's take a
listen and I have joining me one of the like
I would say that like your voice is like a voice.
Speaker 3 (07:17):
Of like clouds.
Speaker 2 (07:17):
I don't know how most people describe your voicing and
the feeling that they hear from your music, but you know,
think a vocalist, we think of you.
Speaker 3 (07:25):
Welcome to the rus Picnic. How you're doing today?
Speaker 4 (07:27):
Doing very well?
Speaker 1 (07:27):
How are you?
Speaker 2 (07:28):
I'm doing amazing? I was just asking you before we
got started. You just came in. You do you take
a second to like ground yourself a bit before you
hit the stage.
Speaker 3 (07:37):
You're like, what's your man?
Speaker 1 (07:39):
We had a sound check today, so I like to
do that. I'm just out there, you know, I'm literally
doing my tai chi. I'm looking and thinking, oh, some
people will be sat under this tree, There'll be people here,
there'll be people hit. So I like to visualize it.
So when I come out, Yes, I'm just blessed by
the fact that there's now people in front of the stage.
Speaker 3 (07:54):
And huh.
Speaker 1 (07:55):
I always really want to connect with people, so and
I felt like we did that today, So I was happy.
Speaker 3 (07:59):
Even doing a sound check.
Speaker 1 (08:00):
Well, in the sound check, you've got the security guards,
you're trying to win the murther. I mean, once you're
once you're out.
Speaker 3 (08:05):
There, Yes, and it's fueling got you.
Speaker 1 (08:08):
Yeah, it's like the thing that I hoped what happened
did happen. So I'm really really happy that.
Speaker 3 (08:12):
You're celebrating twenty years of your debut project, right, that's right. Yeah,
how does that feel? It's so weird.
Speaker 1 (08:18):
It's like it almost feels longer than that. I'm also
sure to than that. But it's been so magical. That
first record really changed my life. There were songs from
my life that went on to transform everything for me
and and make space for me in the world which
I didn't know would be there. You know, I felt
like I had an unconventional voice, and you know, I
brought my own sort of homemade music.
Speaker 2 (08:39):
You know, your voice is just so I don't know, like,
whenever I'm listening to your music, I literally I always
say to myself, like, your voice can't ever have an
off day, because it's really the sound is very unique,
but it's also very soft, it's very like refined. I think,
I don't know, I know that your voice being so
unique was a thing for you.
Speaker 1 (08:57):
Yeah, I mean I always used to love singing as
a child, but I never felt there was a place
for me when I got into Kirk Cobaine and Billie Holiday.
Speaker 3 (09:04):
Yeah, I got into them in the same year. Yeah,
I can see that.
Speaker 1 (09:07):
I'm glad that you see that, you know, because those artists,
I felt like they had so much. There's no decoration
in the voice. It's just storytelling. It's just raw and beautiful.
And yeah, I loved that.
Speaker 2 (09:18):
So you think you talk about touching people and you
know everything you're able to do on stage. Did you
think that twenty years later those songs from that project
will still be doing exactly that.
Speaker 1 (09:27):
Yes, I had no idea. You know, when I get
to play, especially like a star put your records on
all over the world and stories, Yeah, I mean, just
to be invited here is really special. It's the first
time I've ever played here. And I play in settings
that are like this, so you know, and then settings
that are like a play in jazz festivals or like
I'll play in a pop festival in Germany, or you know,
(09:48):
I just feel like, in a way, I sort of
don't fit in anywhere, but that sort of makes me
able to kind of and they just kind of show
up in places, and I'm so grateful to get those invitations.
Speaker 2 (09:58):
When people watch you on stage, whether it was here
at the Roosts Picnic or wherever you are, what do
you think or what do you hope they take away
from you as you're like, you know, popping into these places.
Speaker 1 (10:07):
I mean, at the end of your rockers on, I'm saying,
I hope you get your dreams right, and I'm just
like shaking my tumburine and that is really what I feel. Like.
I hope that people have that, you know, have that
for themselves. That life is so big and wide and
I just sort of I'm kind of wishing well for people,
you know, the things that I felt, the healing, the
blessings that come through music. I just want everyone to
(10:30):
feel that.
Speaker 2 (10:31):
Yes, even talking to you, I'm just sitting here, like
even talking to you feels just like a mantra or
like a hug or like so, I mean, I think
the energy exludes itself.
Speaker 3 (10:39):
Congratulations on your first Roots picnic.
Speaker 5 (10:41):
Thank you.
Speaker 3 (10:42):
Yes, it's my first Youths picnic as well. So I'm
doing it together. I'm saying here all night, are you
wanna hang out?
Speaker 4 (10:47):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (10:47):
Absolutely love.
Speaker 2 (10:50):
Karim Bailey loved meeting her and speaking to her. It
felt like a hug to be honest with you or
a great, amazing hot glass of Chema milty just soothing
as ht double hockey six. But then we also ran
into kay Lannie, and kay Lannie, you know that's my girl. Baby,
We've been folding clothes for last year. The things are folded.
That song, it has taken over so big, and it
(11:13):
really makes you feel good, And it really makes you
feel good when you feel like you've been following an
artist's career to see them get a song like what
Folded has done in radio and across like seas. We
talked to Kaylnie a bit about the impact, and honestly,
I don't even know if she fully feels and understands
all of it.
Speaker 3 (11:30):
Yet. Let's take a listen, y'all know I had to
pull up on my gras. Kay Lannie, how are you?
I'm doing good? How are you feeling?
Speaker 1 (11:37):
I'm good.
Speaker 5 (11:37):
It's such a nice day, the weather's perfect, everybody's in
really great spirits.
Speaker 3 (11:40):
I'm happy to be here. Girl.
Speaker 2 (11:42):
Let me tell you something I feel like, Folded has
been like my It's almost like my alarm clock at
this point. From the last everywhere bro for real, from
the last time I saw you on the Breakfast Club
to now the song is even bigger? Are there different
feelings because it won't stop growing then? And you know
what I mean, like, is it different than any other
song that you've released.
Speaker 5 (12:01):
Yeah, I mean we just broke the like the number
one radio single like ever, which is kind of crazy.
So I'm there are things that are happening for me
that have never happened for me before. So honestly, I'm
just I'm excited.
Speaker 3 (12:15):
And you're you just announced the world tour.
Speaker 4 (12:16):
Yeah, we're going on tour.
Speaker 3 (12:17):
Come see me? Is that okay?
Speaker 2 (12:19):
So when you're preparing for a world tour as as
as Kailani with this big record, people want to come.
They want to hear from it. We have so many
of your records that we love. I wouldn't even actually
how you organize the setlist? I'm asking you, is everything
gonna make it? And how do what are your babies
that you're like, I'm okay with putting that one down?
Or are you changing for different parts of the world?
Speaker 1 (12:35):
Girl?
Speaker 5 (12:36):
You know it's important to me to be able to place,
you know, take a bet and play this new album
and play every single song on this new album. I'm
definitely gonna lean into it was good until it wasn't
a bit. I feel like everybody waited on that tour
and because of COVID, we didn't get to happen. So
I'm playing songs I've never played from that album Wow.
And yeah, of course there's Day one songs that will happen,
but I'm really prioritizing every song on the Kaelanni album.
Speaker 2 (12:58):
Well, I'm happy for you, and I also feel like
that shows how committed to you your fans are because
a lot of artists I don't care, bigger or small,
would be scared to commit to doing a full album
on a world on a tour stage in general.
Speaker 3 (13:08):
But you got that girl.
Speaker 2 (13:10):
Y'all always tell me how much y'all love the conversations
that shake the room, and we've brought you guys a
ton of them this week, So make sure you guys
check out all of our exclusive on the scene on
the scene latest coverage from the Roots Picnic.
Speaker 3 (13:25):
I appreciate you guys to tune it in.
Speaker 2 (13:27):
I tell you, guys, every single episode, y'all could be
anywhere with any old body, but y'all choose to be
right here with me.
Speaker 3 (13:33):
My low riders. I appreciate y'all. I'll catch you in
the next one.
Twist.
Speaker 2 (00:02):
I'm a homegrow that knows a little bit about everything
and everybody.
Speaker 3 (00:06):
You don't know if you don't lie about that, right,
Lauren came in. Hey, y'all, what's up.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
It's Lauren de Rosa and this is another episode of
the Latest with Laura de Rosa. This is your DELI
did on all things pop culture, entertainment, news and all
of the conversations that shake the room.
Speaker 3 (00:21):
Baby.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
Now, we normally check in behind the scenes of the grime,
but today again I am on the scene, so we're
gonna get right on into the Latest as I bring
you some exclusive conversations from the Roots Picnic with some
of the biggest names in the industry, from TII to Kailani.
Speaker 3 (00:36):
Let's get into it now.
Speaker 2 (00:37):
Y'all know t I King of the South, even though
he said he trying to kill the King with this
next album. Watching him at the Roots Picnic though, and
I compliment him here a lot, because if you were
there at the Roots Picnic and saw his set, you
will understand the greatness.
Speaker 3 (00:51):
And I would say the evolution of TII.
Speaker 2 (00:53):
But to be honest, he plays songs from the very
beginning to the very you know, the most recent songs
right in the way that people just know every word,
the way that it's reaching generation and generation. I'm looking
across the crowd like, damn, everybody can't do this. To
be so blessed in that space, you got to give
it up for Ti and everything that he's done. He's
(01:14):
celebrating twenty years of atl and the King album, which
was very monumental part of his career.
Speaker 3 (01:21):
So we get into all of that. Let's say a listen. Hey, y'all,
it's Laura La Rowe.
Speaker 2 (01:25):
So we're here at the Roofs picnic hosted by AT
and T, and I'm sitting here with Ti.
Speaker 3 (01:30):
I know he's trying to kill the title the King of.
Speaker 2 (01:32):
The South or kill the King, right, Yeah, Can we
still can refer to you as a King of the
that's how we know you.
Speaker 4 (01:38):
To Yeah, at this point, well, you know, I mean
the Monica King of the South. You know what I'm
saying that was to make a name for myself.
Speaker 3 (01:48):
Yeah, I mean what I'm saying is here.
Speaker 4 (01:51):
And to introduce myself to a to a world that
would have chosen to ignore me if they could have.
Speaker 3 (01:58):
Which is crazy.
Speaker 2 (01:59):
I just watched you perform and I watched so many
people like of all ages and like everybody just flopped
to your stage to make sure they can see you.
But the classics that you went through, timeless classics. I
was like, Wow, people say timeless, but to see it
in real life, I feel like that's been the moniker
of the weekend.
Speaker 3 (02:15):
We saw jay Z last night, timeless night. Yo, you
weren't here? Did you see it? One?
Speaker 1 (02:21):
Here?
Speaker 3 (02:21):
Man?
Speaker 4 (02:22):
I had I had a film premiere at the abfl
if I couldn't make it.
Speaker 2 (02:25):
But I mean, you're you're you're you are a showman, right,
you're a performer. When you saw the freestyle and you
saw I mean, jay Z hasn't said much about much.
Speaker 3 (02:35):
Oh, you haven't seen the whole thing.
Speaker 4 (02:36):
I haven't seen the whole thing, ain't. I don't have
no social media on my phone.
Speaker 3 (02:40):
So oh, why not you taking a break?
Speaker 1 (02:43):
Man?
Speaker 4 (02:43):
Since man, it's been since what man, probably twenty three?
Speaker 1 (02:49):
Wow?
Speaker 3 (02:50):
No social media?
Speaker 2 (02:51):
Well yeah, I mean he so he did his freestyle
that I mean, Qus Love said they didn't even know
what's going to happen. You heard about it, You heard it, okay,
because the reason why action is because we know, you know,
you're lyricist.
Speaker 3 (03:02):
We know you address what you want to address.
Speaker 2 (03:04):
And the conversation right now is if whether or not
Jay Z should have addressed certain things because he said
that we didn't need to have battle conversation or battle
rap in the culture anymore. We need to collaborate more,
and he chose to take the stage in and address
certain things. So you as somebody that I mean people,
don't we know that you're gonna address what you want
to how you want to. We've seen you do it recently.
How do you feel when he chooses to do that
(03:24):
or like, you know, I think as.
Speaker 4 (03:26):
A creative bro, just you you support the art.
Speaker 3 (03:29):
You know what I'm saying, Yeah, I got you.
Speaker 4 (03:31):
Expression if him expressing himself creatively is keeping him from
you know, keeping it, letting it faster, you know what
I'm saying, Man, let the man do it thing. And
an artist, an artist is going to we go put
it out there.
Speaker 3 (03:48):
Yeah you feel me? Yeah?
Speaker 4 (03:50):
How we see how we see it appropriate and the
rest of the world just have to observe and deal with.
Speaker 3 (03:56):
And that's what we've been doing all week.
Speaker 2 (03:57):
And I know that you just celebrated twenty years of
King album twenty years also of atl Man.
Speaker 3 (04:03):
I talked to Jason Weaver.
Speaker 2 (04:05):
He was telling me, we had a conversation about what
ATO two and just you know the battle that has
been for you guys, kind of like with the executive
He said, t I might be upset at me for
saying this, but the executives they don't They didn't really
understand where ATO sits in the culture.
Speaker 3 (04:18):
And I thought that that was crazy.
Speaker 4 (04:20):
I think you was. I think he was spot on.
I think that, you know, the film came out and
surpassed all expectations.
Speaker 2 (04:30):
I were number three in the box office or opening
weekend with limited theaters and limited support. Ice Age came
out that weekend and you guys were number three. Ice
Age was one.
Speaker 1 (04:39):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (04:39):
I mean that's you know how crazy that is? I do.
Speaker 4 (04:42):
I think that I think that people never thought that
a film about you know, atl Atlanta at that time
would captivate so many hearts and minds of people out there.
But I think that it's probably one of the one
of the most magnificant coming of age stories of that generation.
Speaker 2 (05:03):
Are we we saw the reunions? Are we furthering those
conversations now? Every time we see the reunion it's like
you know, y'all, y'all tear it on heartstrings.
Speaker 4 (05:10):
I mean, man, you know what, anything can happen. I
just uh, I just got to get to I gotta
get to the right set of ears that understand and
see the value and the and the purpose. Yes, in
the sequel, uh, I think it can happen. We we
got the stories.
Speaker 5 (05:28):
The cash together.
Speaker 4 (05:29):
We we got the money or enough of the money
and can get the resk. So I mean really about
finding the right executive that can neither allow us to
you know, understand or that understands the purposes.
Speaker 3 (05:44):
Well, I appreciate you. They wrapping me up. I appreciate you,
and I want to say too.
Speaker 2 (05:48):
I mean I was telling you this and I kind
of opened with this, but watching you perform today, I
was like, this is you really understand an artists and
and their their longevity in the culture when you see
the people and how people respond to them. So congratulations
on an amazing set today at Roots Picnick. Yes, yes, yes, yes,
of course always it's learning the roads that we heard
(06:08):
the rus Picnic and hosted by AT and t t
I is here with us.
Speaker 3 (06:12):
We'll see you guys in the next one.
Speaker 2 (06:14):
Now, y'all know, we had Jason Weaver here on the podcast,
and Jason Weaver, you know who was in Ato who
is the singing voice of Simba, a younger Michael Jackson
as well. You guys know Jason also talk to us
about the same thing. So you know, hearing it from Jason,
hearing it from t I, it's like, all right, studios
in Hollywood, y'all, I get that together for real, because
(06:35):
you're missing out on what is really impacting culture. One
of the most amazing things, you know, and a lot
of this is like reflective on the roots picnic now right,
because we're days out of it. One of the most
amazing things is not only getting to watch people and
see how they impact the audience with like a TI,
but also getting to see an artist in their element,
like an artist who really loves to be on stage,
(06:55):
whose voice has been the echo chamber of some of
your most peaceful, calming moments. And Krin Bailey is that
you put on Karin Bailey in press play when you
were trying to go to another healed zone baby, Okay,
even speaking to her felt like that, Let's take a
listen and I have joining me one of the like
I would say that like your voice is like a voice.
Speaker 3 (07:17):
Of like clouds.
Speaker 2 (07:17):
I don't know how most people describe your voicing and
the feeling that they hear from your music, but you know,
think a vocalist, we think of you.
Speaker 3 (07:25):
Welcome to the rus Picnic. How you're doing today?
Speaker 4 (07:27):
Doing very well?
Speaker 1 (07:27):
How are you?
Speaker 2 (07:28):
I'm doing amazing? I was just asking you before we
got started. You just came in. You do you take
a second to like ground yourself a bit before you
hit the stage.
Speaker 3 (07:37):
You're like, what's your man?
Speaker 1 (07:39):
We had a sound check today, so I like to
do that. I'm just out there, you know, I'm literally
doing my tai chi. I'm looking and thinking, oh, some
people will be sat under this tree, There'll be people here,
there'll be people hit. So I like to visualize it.
So when I come out, Yes, I'm just blessed by
the fact that there's now people in front of the stage.
Speaker 3 (07:54):
And huh.
Speaker 1 (07:55):
I always really want to connect with people, so and
I felt like we did that today, So I was happy.
Speaker 3 (07:59):
Even doing a sound check.
Speaker 1 (08:00):
Well, in the sound check, you've got the security guards,
you're trying to win the murther. I mean, once you're
once you're out.
Speaker 3 (08:05):
There, Yes, and it's fueling got you.
Speaker 1 (08:08):
Yeah, it's like the thing that I hoped what happened
did happen. So I'm really really happy that.
Speaker 3 (08:12):
You're celebrating twenty years of your debut project, right, that's right. Yeah,
how does that feel? It's so weird.
Speaker 1 (08:18):
It's like it almost feels longer than that. I'm also
sure to than that. But it's been so magical. That
first record really changed my life. There were songs from
my life that went on to transform everything for me
and and make space for me in the world which
I didn't know would be there. You know, I felt
like I had an unconventional voice, and you know, I
brought my own sort of homemade music.
Speaker 2 (08:39):
You know, your voice is just so I don't know, like,
whenever I'm listening to your music, I literally I always
say to myself, like, your voice can't ever have an
off day, because it's really the sound is very unique,
but it's also very soft, it's very like refined. I think,
I don't know, I know that your voice being so
unique was a thing for you.
Speaker 1 (08:57):
Yeah, I mean I always used to love singing as
a child, but I never felt there was a place
for me when I got into Kirk Cobaine and Billie Holiday.
Speaker 3 (09:04):
Yeah, I got into them in the same year. Yeah,
I can see that.
Speaker 1 (09:07):
I'm glad that you see that, you know, because those artists,
I felt like they had so much. There's no decoration
in the voice. It's just storytelling. It's just raw and beautiful.
And yeah, I loved that.
Speaker 2 (09:18):
So you think you talk about touching people and you
know everything you're able to do on stage. Did you
think that twenty years later those songs from that project
will still be doing exactly that.
Speaker 1 (09:27):
Yes, I had no idea. You know, when I get
to play, especially like a star put your records on
all over the world and stories, Yeah, I mean, just
to be invited here is really special. It's the first
time I've ever played here. And I play in settings
that are like this, so you know, and then settings
that are like a play in jazz festivals or like
I'll play in a pop festival in Germany, or you know,
(09:48):
I just feel like, in a way, I sort of
don't fit in anywhere, but that sort of makes me
able to kind of and they just kind of show
up in places, and I'm so grateful to get those invitations.
Speaker 2 (09:58):
When people watch you on stage, whether it was here
at the Roosts Picnic or wherever you are, what do
you think or what do you hope they take away
from you as you're like, you know, popping into these places.
Speaker 1 (10:07):
I mean, at the end of your rockers on, I'm saying,
I hope you get your dreams right, and I'm just
like shaking my tumburine and that is really what I feel. Like.
I hope that people have that, you know, have that
for themselves. That life is so big and wide and
I just sort of I'm kind of wishing well for people,
you know, the things that I felt, the healing, the
blessings that come through music. I just want everyone to
(10:30):
feel that.
Speaker 2 (10:31):
Yes, even talking to you, I'm just sitting here, like
even talking to you feels just like a mantra or
like a hug or like so, I mean, I think
the energy exludes itself.
Speaker 3 (10:39):
Congratulations on your first Roots picnic.
Speaker 5 (10:41):
Thank you.
Speaker 3 (10:42):
Yes, it's my first Youths picnic as well. So I'm
doing it together. I'm saying here all night, are you
wanna hang out?
Speaker 4 (10:47):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (10:47):
Absolutely love.
Speaker 2 (10:50):
Karim Bailey loved meeting her and speaking to her. It
felt like a hug to be honest with you or
a great, amazing hot glass of Chema milty just soothing
as ht double hockey six. But then we also ran
into kay Lannie, and kay Lannie, you know that's my girl. Baby,
We've been folding clothes for last year. The things are folded.
That song, it has taken over so big, and it
(11:13):
really makes you feel good, And it really makes you
feel good when you feel like you've been following an
artist's career to see them get a song like what
Folded has done in radio and across like seas. We
talked to Kaylnie a bit about the impact, and honestly,
I don't even know if she fully feels and understands
all of it.
Speaker 3 (11:30):
Yet. Let's take a listen, y'all know I had to
pull up on my gras. Kay Lannie, how are you?
I'm doing good? How are you feeling?
Speaker 1 (11:37):
I'm good.
Speaker 5 (11:37):
It's such a nice day, the weather's perfect, everybody's in
really great spirits.
Speaker 3 (11:40):
I'm happy to be here. Girl.
Speaker 2 (11:42):
Let me tell you something I feel like, Folded has
been like my It's almost like my alarm clock at
this point. From the last everywhere bro for real, from
the last time I saw you on the Breakfast Club
to now the song is even bigger? Are there different
feelings because it won't stop growing then? And you know
what I mean, like, is it different than any other
song that you've released.
Speaker 5 (12:01):
Yeah, I mean we just broke the like the number
one radio single like ever, which is kind of crazy.
So I'm there are things that are happening for me
that have never happened for me before. So honestly, I'm
just I'm excited.
Speaker 3 (12:15):
And you're you just announced the world tour.
Speaker 4 (12:16):
Yeah, we're going on tour.
Speaker 3 (12:17):
Come see me? Is that okay?
Speaker 2 (12:19):
So when you're preparing for a world tour as as
as Kailani with this big record, people want to come.
They want to hear from it. We have so many
of your records that we love. I wouldn't even actually
how you organize the setlist? I'm asking you, is everything
gonna make it? And how do what are your babies
that you're like, I'm okay with putting that one down?
Or are you changing for different parts of the world?
Speaker 1 (12:35):
Girl?
Speaker 5 (12:36):
You know it's important to me to be able to place,
you know, take a bet and play this new album
and play every single song on this new album. I'm
definitely gonna lean into it was good until it wasn't
a bit. I feel like everybody waited on that tour
and because of COVID, we didn't get to happen. So
I'm playing songs I've never played from that album Wow.
And yeah, of course there's Day one songs that will happen,
but I'm really prioritizing every song on the Kaelanni album.
Speaker 2 (12:58):
Well, I'm happy for you, and I also feel like
that shows how committed to you your fans are because
a lot of artists I don't care, bigger or small,
would be scared to commit to doing a full album
on a world on a tour stage in general.
Speaker 3 (13:08):
But you got that girl.
Speaker 2 (13:10):
Y'all always tell me how much y'all love the conversations
that shake the room, and we've brought you guys a
ton of them this week, So make sure you guys
check out all of our exclusive on the scene on
the scene latest coverage from the Roots Picnic.
Speaker 3 (13:25):
I appreciate you guys to tune it in.
Speaker 2 (13:27):
I tell you, guys, every single episode, y'all could be
anywhere with any old body, but y'all choose to be
right here with me.
Speaker 3 (13:33):
My low riders. I appreciate y'all. I'll catch you in
the next one.
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