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our thoughts . We ’ re slaves to our own mental handicaps .
MADE : After reading Black Privilege , it sparked something in us . We ’ re even more motivated to go after everything we want in life .
CTG : You have no choice ! You have no other option . We ’ re fully aware of everything that faces us in America . With you , not only are you Black , you ’ re a woman , so you have double issues . I ’ m Black , but guess what ? We have no choice . Racism can ’ t stop you , sexism can ’ t stop you — nothing . All of that exists and we know that , but you still have to wake up and go get it . The reason I named the book Black Privilege is because I want us to start feeling special about ourselves again . I ’ m hearing all this talk about White supremacy , white nationalism and we talk about white privilege . All of this is absolutely true , but a lot of times that creates a black inferiority complex . Because if we ’ re not privileged , then what does that mean ? It bothers me when I hear kids say that . They ’ re like , “ I don ’ t understand this concept of “ Black privilege . Black people ain ’ t got no privilege .” And it ’ s like , my brother , you don ’ t think it ’ s a privilege to be black ? Who taught you to hate yourself ?
the air and he would just hear me and be like , “ I think there ’ s something there .” Being that I didn ’ t have a real background , I would literally just come on the air and just talk . I ’ d be drunk , I ’ d be high and I would just be talking the same way we ’ re talking right now . I used to scream a lot back then too . I used to be yelling and I ’ d just take phone calls . That was the easiest thing to do — take phone calls and just talk to the people . And that ’ s kind of what separated me from everybody else because I didn ’ t sound like everyone else . I wasn ’ t doing what everybody else was doing . I didn ’ t get
OPPORTUNITY DOESN ’ T COME WITH MONETARY VALUE . A REAL OPPORTUNITY IS LIFE-CHANGING , AND A LOT OF TIMES IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MONEY .”
MADE : Let ’ s get into your start in radio . You didn ’ t go to college — you came from the streets and went straight to radio . How did you develop your skill set in the beginning ?
CTG : The best thing about it is that I didn ’ t have a radio background . I didn ’ t even know I had a radio skill set . The only thing I could rely on at the end of the day was me . The reason why Ron White even put me on the air is because he enjoyed having conversations with me . He just thought I would have an energy on the air . I used to come in every now and then with one of the nighttime personalities , so I would get on
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caught up in that robotic programming way of doing radio . I just couldn ’ t do it . I couldn ’ t just open the mic like , “ The time is 7:20 , the temperature is 83 degrees , now here ’ s that Party Next Door and Drake ,” I just couldn ’ t do that . It wasn ’ t in me . The best thing that happened for me was that I didn ’ t have a skill set . I just had to rely on me .
MADE : Starting out as an intern at Z93 Jamz , you were making little to no money . How would you describe your grind while working in South Carolina ?
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