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[Applause] there was a garden everybody knew it was

there was a garden everybody knew it was

there was a garden everybody knew it was wealthy

wealthy

wealthy yeah fast cause all the ladies liked him

yeah fast cause all the ladies liked him

yeah fast cause all the ladies liked him and I wanted to be him

and I wanted to be him

and I wanted to be him I found out later that this guy was a

I found out later that this guy was a

I found out later that this guy was a drug dealer my friends my family the

drug dealer my friends my family the

drug dealer my friends my family the media everybody told me that parent was

media everybody told me that parent was

media everybody told me that parent was wrong however I see genius in this

wrong however I see genius in this

wrong however I see genius in this person this guy was innovator this is my

person this guy was innovator this is my

person this guy was innovator this is my story straight from the heart

story straight from the heart

story straight from the heart please listen to my story I was born in

please listen to my story I was born in

please listen to my story I was born in the inner city of temples in eastern

the inner city of temples in eastern

the inner city of temples in eastern unemployment was high no job

unemployment was high no job

unemployment was high no job opportunities

opportunities

opportunities most people involved in crime we had the

most people involved in crime we had the

most people involved in crime we had the 80s riots by believed in myself I could

80s riots by believed in myself I could

80s riots by believed in myself I could see something great at that time I

see something great at that time I

see something great at that time I didn’t really know it was my mom or dad

didn’t really know it was my mom or dad

didn’t really know it was my mom or dad wanted the best for me so they decided

wanted the best for me so they decided

wanted the best for me so they decided to bring me to Colson school however

while I went to course the primary most

while I went to course the primary most of my friends was living in big houses I

of my friends was living in big houses I

of my friends was living in big houses I was living it in the city my dad words

was living it in the city my dad words

was living it in the city my dad words that mom and dad worked but they seemed

that mom and dad worked but they seemed

that mom and dad worked but they seemed to have a better lifestyle than me I

to have a better lifestyle than me I

to have a better lifestyle than me I still believed that one day I was gonna

still believed that one day I was gonna

still believed that one day I was gonna cheese to be great I believe this is the

cheese to be great I believe this is the

cheese to be great I believe this is the last I need to live so I kept that for I

last I need to live so I kept that for I

last I need to live so I kept that for I was the academic in school I’m Dyslexic

was the academic in school I’m Dyslexic

was the academic in school I’m Dyslexic but for some reason my inner self told

but for some reason my inner self told

but for some reason my inner self told me I could choose something great when I

me I could choose something great when I

me I could choose something great when I finished scoffs tonight cause the

finished scoffs tonight cause the

finished scoffs tonight cause the primary school

primary school

primary school I went to fill in high school it was a

I went to fill in high school it was a

I went to fill in high school it was a 45 minutes bus route there I’m 45

45 minutes bus route there I’m 45

45 minutes bus route there I’m 45 minutes bus route back I was head boy

minutes bus route back I was head boy

minutes bus route back I was head boy our sports captain I was good at sports

our sports captain I was good at sports

our sports captain I was good at sports yes I was good at sports but I don’t

yes I was good at sports but I don’t

yes I was good at sports but I don’t want to be a stereotype

want to be a stereotype

want to be a stereotype I want his g7 great as I mentioned

I want his g7 great as I mentioned

I want his g7 great as I mentioned before I believed I could see something

before I believed I could see something

before I believed I could see something great but why I came from there was an

great but why I came from there was an

great but why I came from there was an opportunity for me mom or dad always

opportunity for me mom or dad always

opportunity for me mom or dad always wanted me to see different races

wanted me to see different races

wanted me to see different races different faces and different cultures

different faces and different cultures

different faces and different cultures they wanted me see the world differently

they wanted me see the world differently

they wanted me see the world differently so when I finished high school I looked

so when I finished high school I looked

so when I finished high school I looked around I said I want to find in Lam most

around I said I want to find in Lam most

around I said I want to find in Lam most of my friends that was going to college

of my friends that was going to college

of my friends that was going to college university I want to find out what my

university I want to find out what my

university I want to find out what my purpose in life so what I did I applied

purpose in life so what I did I applied

purpose in life so what I did I applied for many jobs unaccessible I started

for many jobs unaccessible I started

for many jobs unaccessible I started volunteering and I want to see how

volunteering and I want to see how

volunteering and I want to see how people work what they fall about how

people work what they fall about how

people work what they fall about how their my Swiss eventually I got a job in

their my Swiss eventually I got a job in

their my Swiss eventually I got a job in a secondhand shop I was like oh yeah so

a secondhand shop I was like oh yeah so

a secondhand shop I was like oh yeah so I thought confident I was a confident

I thought confident I was a confident

I thought confident I was a confident guy I thought you know I feel good now I

guy I thought you know I feel good now I

guy I thought you know I feel good now I could choose something great now for

could choose something great now for

could choose something great now for that came to an end I was back to square

that came to an end I was back to square

that came to an end I was back to square one thinking what do I do next

one thinking what do I do next

one thinking what do I do next waste opportunities do I follow my

waste opportunities do I follow my

waste opportunities do I follow my friends go back involved in crime I

friends go back involved in crime I

friends go back involved in crime I don’t know eventually got a job at the

don’t know eventually got a job at the

don’t know eventually got a job at the Bristol City Council

and we start laughing I was a trainee

and we start laughing I was a trainee arts coordinator and I realize these

arts coordinator and I realize these

arts coordinator and I realize these people have smaller meeting them they

people have smaller meeting them they

people have smaller meeting them they might understand the joke in language

might understand the joke in language

might understand the joke in language and writers Aventis kind of the same

and writers Aventis kind of the same

and writers Aventis kind of the same people so I’m at one time my boss one of

people so I’m at one time my boss one of

people so I’m at one time my boss one of my bosses I said why do you write these

my bosses I said why do you write these

my bosses I said why do you write these jargon letters well a lot of people

jargon letters well a lot of people

jargon letters well a lot of people interesting in their first language I

interesting in their first language I

interesting in their first language I don’t understand and for those people

don’t understand and for those people

don’t understand and for those people did know what jargon is is post language

well she said to my boss and I said to

well she said to my boss and I said to my boss you just walk at home and you

my boss you just walk at home and you

my boss you just walk at home and you got months will you stole what that way

got months will you stole what that way

got months will you stole what that way home again would you go a different

home again would you go a different

home again would you go a different route my point is that we do things the

route my point is that we do things the

route my point is that we do things the same we need to be innovators we need to

same we need to be innovators we need to

same we need to be innovators we need to change the world for the better

soon member earlier I talked about the

soon member earlier I talked about the guys to know Clinton was nameless and I

guys to know Clinton was nameless and I

guys to know Clinton was nameless and I see genius with gloom sometimes in life

see genius with gloom sometimes in life

see genius with gloom sometimes in life we’ve got to do things differently we

we’ve got to do things differently we

we’ve got to do things differently we welcome our comfort zone most companies

welcome our comfort zone most companies

welcome our comfort zone most companies is to have a diversity they’d be

is to have a diversity they’d be

is to have a diversity they’d be fertilized better off profit strategy

fertilized better off profit strategy

fertilized better off profit strategy marketing but I can’t do this for

marketing but I can’t do this for

marketing but I can’t do this for example we’ve gotta screw the wall you

example we’ve gotta screw the wall you

example we’ve gotta screw the wall you have a screw and that is true

have a screw and that is true

have a screw and that is true and then edit screw it’s only one way

and then edit screw it’s only one way

and then edit screw it’s only one way you can say that screws by screwing it

you can say that screws by screwing it

you can say that screws by screwing it but if you have a screwdriver

but if you have a screwdriver

but if you have a screwdriver hammer pliers so you got more ways of

hammer pliers so you got more ways of

hammer pliers so you got more ways of taking that scroll and that’s what we

taking that scroll and that’s what we

taking that scroll and that’s what we need to do in life we need to employ

need to do in life we need to employ

need to do in life we need to employ people differently it’s not about people

people differently it’s not about people

people differently it’s not about people involved in crime it’s about looking at

involved in crime it’s about looking at

involved in crime it’s about looking at things differ

things differ

things differ I don’t care if you’re black white young

I don’t care if you’re black white young

I don’t care if you’re black white young don’t need to be more creative in life

don’t need to be more creative in life

don’t need to be more creative in life and that’s why it’s about so there’s not

and that’s why it’s about so there’s not

and that’s why it’s about so there’s not much difference in the corporate world

much difference in the corporate world

much difference in the corporate world and the street world and I’m gonna break

and the street world and I’m gonna break

and the street world and I’m gonna break that down for you some of you might say

that down for you some of you might say

that down for you some of you might say politicians or crooks someone you might

politicians or crooks someone you might

politicians or crooks someone you might say bankers or crooks I’ll let you

say bankers or crooks I’ll let you

say bankers or crooks I’ll let you decide so on the street side you got

decide so on the street side you got

decide so on the street side you got your product the drugs on the corporate

your product the drugs on the corporate

your product the drugs on the corporate side you got your product the coffee on

side you got your product the coffee on

side you got your product the coffee on the street side you’ve got your crew on

the street side you’ve got your crew on

the street side you’ve got your crew on the corporate side you’ve got your team

the corporate side you’ve got your team

the corporate side you’ve got your team on the street side you make money lose

on the street side you make money lose

on the street side you make money lose money on the corporate side profit and

money on the corporate side profit and

money on the corporate side profit and loss on the street side bankrupt short

loss on the street side bankrupt short

loss on the street side bankrupt short prison staff on the business side on the

prison staff on the business side on the

prison staff on the business side on the corporate side

corporate side

corporate side lose your job or bankrupt so what I’ve

lose your job or bankrupt so what I’ve

lose your job or bankrupt so what I’ve realized that the person most of my

realized that the person most of my

realized that the person most of my friends was taking more of a risk in

friends was taking more of a risk in

friends was taking more of a risk in life so I said well if I can teach them

life so I said well if I can teach them

life so I said well if I can teach them to learn the legal hustle so I decided

to learn the legal hustle so I decided

to learn the legal hustle so I decided to sell for Street to board your

to sell for Street to board your

to sell for Street to board your suitable use the CIC company well start

suitable use the CIC company well start

suitable use the CIC company well start at 2016 and what we do we turn we tell

at 2016 and what we do we turn we tell

at 2016 and what we do we turn we tell people the street versus corporate

people the street versus corporate

people the street versus corporate business we look at mindsets we look at

business we look at mindsets we look at

business we look at mindsets we look at jargon language versus street language

jargon language versus street language

jargon language versus street language we also have a street meet for the mixer

we also have a street meet for the mixer

we also have a street meet for the mixer we also look at market as well we’re

we also look at market as well we’re

we also look at market as well we’re currently signed to the same company

currently signed to the same company

currently signed to the same company what does apprentice so Alistair is my

what does apprentice so Alistair is my

what does apprentice so Alistair is my label mates and x-factor as well Simon

label mates and x-factor as well Simon

label mates and x-factor as well Simon Cowell will also develop on the street

Cowell will also develop on the street

Cowell will also develop on the street to boarding ball game as well and will

to boarding ball game as well and will

to boarding ball game as well and will also develop to the street to board an

also develop to the street to board an

also develop to the street to board an app what that will allow you do is

app what that will allow you do is

app what that will allow you do is transfer your language but for many of

transfer your language but for many of

transfer your language but for many of my friends and myself it was very hard

my friends and myself it was very hard

my friends and myself it was very hard for us because I do understand the track

for us because I do understand the track

for us because I do understand the track the language

the language

the language so the aqualad you do is your flying for

so the aqualad you do is your flying for

so the aqualad you do is your flying for a job and you think to yourself you know

a job and you think to yourself you know

a job and you think to yourself you know what I kind of like that job by

what I kind of like that job by

what I kind of like that job by understanding language they’ll allow you

understanding language they’ll allow you

understanding language they’ll allow you to transfer the language into basic

to transfer the language into basic

to transfer the language into basic English however it’s your employer as

English however it’s your employer as

English however it’s your employer as well and you want to kind of get to the

well and you want to kind of get to the

well and you want to kind of get to the kind of street level you want to apply

kind of street level you want to apply

kind of street level you want to apply something diverse and background it will

something diverse and background it will

something diverse and background it will allow you to transfer and learn the

allow you to transfer and learn the

allow you to transfer and learn the language as well the games about taking

language as well the games about taking

language as well the games about taking the risk it’s about if you build a

the risk it’s about if you build a

the risk it’s about if you build a street way you might make money but you

street way you might make money but you

street way you might make money but you eventually lose the money but if you go

eventually lose the money but if you go

eventually lose the money but if you go to the right way you have longevity in

to the right way you have longevity in

to the right way you have longevity in life so we’ve been the 50 magazines

life so we’ve been the 50 magazines

life so we’ve been the 50 magazines worldwide and I said to you it’s about

worldwide and I said to you it’s about

worldwide and I said to you it’s about doing things differently these talks are

doing things differently these talks are

doing things differently these talks are about street versus border and it’s

about street versus border and it’s

about street versus border and it’s about looking differently how bad do you

about looking differently how bad do you

about looking differently how bad do you really want to make your company grow

when you get 10 years you go long-term

when you get 10 years you go long-term us so you go with the long-term of

us so you go with the long-term of

us so you go with the long-term of prisoners you’ve got life is all around

prisoners you’ve got life is all around

prisoners you’ve got life is all around you and you get to understand say you

you and you get to understand say you

you and you get to understand say you know what these things not no joke ting

know what these things not no joke ting

know what these things not no joke ting and there’s a lot of people doing this

and there’s a lot of people doing this

and there’s a lot of people doing this thing and there’s a lot of people doing

thing and there’s a lot of people doing

thing and there’s a lot of people doing bird for it and paying for it you know I

bird for it and paying for it you know I

bird for it and paying for it you know I mean if you don’t get away with it much

mean if you don’t get away with it much

mean if you don’t get away with it much I’m looking for people thinking there’s

I’m looking for people thinking there’s

I’m looking for people thinking there’s no opportunity for them people involved

no opportunity for them people involved

no opportunity for them people involved in crime may be locked up a few times

in crime may be locked up a few times

in crime may be locked up a few times and maybe got no directions but think

and maybe got no directions but think

and maybe got no directions but think you do that stuff well I can’t get a job

you do that stuff well I can’t get a job

you do that stuff well I can’t get a job clerk got a criminal record I can’t get

clerk got a criminal record I can’t get

clerk got a criminal record I can’t get a job girl I got a caution there’s no

a job girl I got a caution there’s no

a job girl I got a caution there’s no opportunity of why I live so where do I

opportunity of why I live so where do I

opportunity of why I live so where do I go for me yeah I really had like a

go for me yeah I really had like a

go for me yeah I really had like a proper home full-on job and then plan is

proper home full-on job and then plan is

proper home full-on job and then plan is you have to change the soul you have to

you have to change the soul you have to

you have to change the soul you have to fit in today like type of thing me if

fit in today like type of thing me if

fit in today like type of thing me if you’re gonna talk to kids are going

you’re gonna talk to kids are going

you’re gonna talk to kids are going wrong I’ve done that and then you know

wrong I’ve done that and then you know

wrong I’ve done that and then you know what I’ve done it all the way through so

what I’ve done it all the way through so

what I’ve done it all the way through so I know everything you’re gonna get and

I know everything you’re gonna get and

I know everything you’re gonna get and I’m never gonna tell the kids that is

I’m never gonna tell the kids that is

I’m never gonna tell the kids that is all bad because it’s lies it’s about

all bad because it’s lies it’s about

all bad because it’s lies it’s about showing that all the things wipe down on

showing that all the things wipe down on

showing that all the things wipe down on the street if I would have just done

the street if I would have just done

the street if I would have just done them in the corporate world I would have

them in the corporate world I would have

them in the corporate world I would have made it the guy that was running a

made it the guy that was running a

made it the guy that was running a course and it wasn’t the one I had to

course and it wasn’t the one I had to

course and it wasn’t the one I had to see it was when I had the woody it was

see it was when I had the woody it was

see it was when I had the woody it was mad because I was thinking it was all

mad because I was thinking it was all

mad because I was thinking it was all the way around you know I mean you can

the way around you know I mean you can

the way around you know I mean you can make money without doing these other

make money without doing these other

make money without doing these other things it might take a little bit longer

things it might take a little bit longer

things it might take a little bit longer but you can do it it is not from like a

but you can do it it is not from like a

but you can do it it is not from like a corporate world you know I mean

corporate world you know I mean

corporate world you know I mean from where I’m from there’s opportunity

from where I’m from there’s opportunity

from where I’m from there’s opportunity for people at me did I mean to go in

for people at me did I mean to go in

for people at me did I mean to go in there as well just stop how I’m dressed

there as well just stop how I’m dressed

there as well just stop how I’m dressed up I don’t need to be suited up I don’t

up I don’t need to be suited up I don’t

up I don’t need to be suited up I don’t need to have this major qualification I

need to have this major qualification I

need to have this major qualification I just go there and see what they can

just go there and see what they can

just go there and see what they can offer me one of the guys will come to

offer me one of the guys will come to

offer me one of the guys will come to the course I seen him not too long ago

the course I seen him not too long ago

the course I seen him not too long ago they come up to me the other day he had

they come up to me the other day he had

they come up to me the other day he had some plans they upped him when he came

some plans they upped him when he came

some plans they upped him when he came to the course the art is like yeah yeah

to the course the art is like yeah yeah

to the course the art is like yeah yeah I’m look you’re not trying to say and

I’m look you’re not trying to say and

I’m look you’re not trying to say and you doing his thing

you doing his thing

you doing his thing so imagine this is young people adults

so imagine this is young people adults

so imagine this is young people adults we find their self corner it brings

we find their self corner it brings

we find their self corner it brings illegal activities to also cheat

illegal activities to also cheat

illegal activities to also cheat greatness show the knowledge and

greatness show the knowledge and

greatness show the knowledge and competence to apply what they have

competence to apply what they have

competence to apply what they have learned on the streets to learn the

learned on the streets to learn the

learned on the streets to learn the legal hustle it’s not where you come

legal hustle it’s not where you come

legal hustle it’s not where you come from

from

from it’s where you go was point

are you serious

are you serious most people say they’re serious but I’m

most people say they’re serious but I’m

most people say they’re serious but I’m not really that serious I want to know

not really that serious I want to know

not really that serious I want to know how serious you are for example I said

how serious you are for example I said

how serious you are for example I said to one guy you want to have more diverse

to one guy you want to have more diverse

to one guy you want to have more diverse I said how serious your he told me son

I said how serious your he told me son

I said how serious your he told me son you’ve been seven serious so I said to

you’ve been seven serious so I said to

you’ve been seven serious so I said to him I don’t take you seriously

him I don’t take you seriously

him I don’t take you seriously I said I wasn’t giving you if your boss

I said I wasn’t giving you if your boss

I said I wasn’t giving you if your boss wasn’t paying you on the end of the

wasn’t paying you on the end of the

wasn’t paying you on the end of the month

month

month would you just accept it he said no I

would you just accept it he said no I

would you just accept it he said no I said what would you do about he said

said what would you do about he said

said what would you do about he said they talked to his boss it took to his

they talked to his boss it took to his

they talked to his boss it took to his lawyers it goes to citizen vice I said

lawyers it goes to citizen vice I said

lawyers it goes to citizen vice I said that’s how seriously gotta be about this

that’s how seriously gotta be about this

that’s how seriously gotta be about this so back on why I came from the authors

so back on why I came from the authors

so back on why I came from the authors against me but I know I wasn’t great in

against me but I know I wasn’t great in

against me but I know I wasn’t great in myself most of my friends has evolved in

myself most of my friends has evolved in

myself most of my friends has evolved in crime not for any reason really no

crime not for any reason really no

crime not for any reason really no motivation no mentors and I thought to

motivation no mentors and I thought to

motivation no mentors and I thought to myself you know what I want to make the

myself you know what I want to make the

myself you know what I want to make the world a better place

world a better place

world a better place we’ve been 15 magazines worldwide we’re

we’ve been 15 magazines worldwide we’re

we’ve been 15 magazines worldwide we’re very new

very new

very new I’ve always remember it’s not where you

I’ve always remember it’s not where you

I’ve always remember it’s not where you come from it’s where you do most

come from it’s where you do most

come from it’s where you do most important

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