Thank you to the person who illegibly marked my gate on my boarding pass. Because of you, I almost got stuck in Los Angeles. While running from Gate 53 to 52, I was expecting one of two things to happen: either being denied entry or allowed access to the flight. Thankfully the latter became reality, and I was boarding my flight to Atlanta.
But what does this have to do with OG Maco? Well when freaking out about making my flight, I was standing behind some dude with super blonde hair. Not until I knew I was heading home did I notice him. Then some random chick with a laptop was like, “He’s OG Maco.” I know that sounds random, but it really was. The girl literally came out of nowhere, made me take a picture of her and OG Maco, and then disappeared. This made me feel like torn between “I’m a huge fan and I wanna take a picture” and “Yo lemme leave dude alone so he can chill on his flight back.” I opted for the latter and walked past him, about to get on the plane.
Then the fan in me started taking control. See, an hour earlier, I saw OG Maco at the airport while I was eating, and I decided to leave him alone. So in my mind this was like a sign. Maybe I was supposed to become super close friends with him and use this opportunity to interview him for my magazine. While that may have sounded cool, I decided to just ask for a picture instead. I stopped mid-stride, turned around and asked the person closest to me (which happened to be OG Maco’s friend) if he could take a picture of me and OG Maco. He was cool with it, so I started up some friendly conversation. Dude was cool, and he felt the Georgia Perimeter Sweatshirt. The picture was a breeze, OG Maco was cool, and now I have another awkward celebrity photo to add to my collection.
.After we took the picture, we all headed onto the flight. Not settling for awkward silence, I asked about his upcoming debut album, Children of the Rage. I wasn’t formally interviewing him, so I’m holding what he said in confidence. What I will tell you, is that OG Maco is confident in his craft, and that furthered my excitement for COTR. So I’m super excited and ready to go into full interview mode when we reach the door. Needless to say he heads one (more expensive) way and I go another (less expensive) way. When I get to my seat I start listening to Meek Mill’s album while the plane gears up for takeoff, and I’m asleep by the 4th track.
I wake up again with about an hour left of the ride, almost forgetting what happened. It wasn’t until Vanity (one of my favorites by OG Maco, along with Josh Alexis) that I remembered what transpired as I was boarding my flight. So now, I’m starting to think should I try to interview him when I get off the plane- it would be huge. I mellowed out pretty quickly though because he would get off the flight way before me and probably be ghost by the time I got off. With that in mind, I listened to Dreams Worth More Than Money for the duration of the flight.
When landing, I got anxious again to try to get an interview, and this time I was determined to do so. Making it through human traffic on the plane, I exited the flight with a clear shot of OG Maco. As I got closer though, I noticed he was wearing headphones. I know this is going to sound mad corny, but I felt sympathy for him. He was chilling, and I hate when people come talk to me when I have my earphones in. As a result, I scratched the idea of an interview away, passed him, and headed towards baggage claim without looking back.
When I got on the transport-bus-thingy, I pulled out my phone to tweet about what just happened. This was huge for me, and I just wanted my friends to know that I caved in (I had earlier tweeted: Just saw OG Maco at LAX, Imma let him be tho). I mentioned him in the tweet and touched on what he told me about his album, and I slipped my phone right back in my pocket. The transport-bus-thingy came to a stop, and I headed towards the escalator. Bored, I got on twitter to talk about my preference of Atlanta women over Los Angeles women, but I started getting twitter notifications. Assuming it was just favorites on my picture with OG Maco, I almost didn’t look; however, I tapped the little bell and was filled with amazement. Not only did he favorite and retweet my post, he followed me back. So I’m smiling and happy as I approach my parents at baggage claim. Little do they know, I just met the dude who sings the “U Guessed It” song that they hate.
Mid conversation, I gestured behind me and I saw him again. We kinda saw each other, so to avoid being awkward I chucked up a deuce and turned back around to my parents. Just when I thought it was all over, I felt a nudge on my arm. I turned around to see OG Maco holding out his fist to give me dap. So thanks once again to the guy who illegibly marked my boarding pass. Because of you, I got to see one of the best artists in the game.
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