Anthony hamilton can you handle it

Thank you so much for talking with us. Does it feel like you're a veteran by now? Or does it feel like people are still discovering you? I feel like a veteran - feel like an OG, as the young entertainers call me.

But I also feel like there's a lot of people who are still getting to know about Anthony Hamilton and some people who've never heard any of my music. Because, you know, some artists are part of a collective experience, right?

Like, people want to tell you what concert they went to and were you there and the stadium and this and this. But some artists are part of a personal experience. And I feel like you are everybody's own little secret.

Like, it's like it's between us. Do you think that that's true? People want to - like, I found him first, or I heard him first. You know, when it's something so good, you don't want everybody to have it, so you let it out in little secrets - the whisperer. Over the past year and a half, you know, a lot of artists have found themselves creating a different type of music in quarantine and reflecting on things around them.

You have a song on this album called "Mama Don't Cry" that's responding to recent events that I think we all know well. So I just want to play a little bit, then I want to hear you tell me a little bit more about it.

I made it this time. No more tears, no more sorrow. I'm doing just fine. I had to beg, steal and borrow. Bills can wait till tomorrow. We pulled through some hard times. But we made it. So long. So long until I see you again. HAMILTON: You know, like, in the thick of it, you're seeing what's what's unfolding in the news and around you and your city, with the racial divide and all the stuff happening.

And you're stuck in the house with the pandemic, and you become real sensitive. And just being a Black man, it made me think of George Floyd. And at first, I was going to name the song "George Floyd. We wanted to touch the heart strings of people, man, and just let them know, like, hey, we're losing a lot of people. But, mama, don't cry. Papa, don't cry. Be proud of me.

I made it. I'm on the other side now. And, you know, I want my folks to ride for me. If something was to ever happen for me, don't cry for me.

Just ride for me. Go out and do something. Celebrate and make something happen in my memory. Don't cry for me, mama. Ride for me, papa, till I see you again - till I see you again. I don't have to beat the streets so much. And there's a lot of noise. But it taught me to really be intentional about what I want to say. Ain't see a real man, before? Don't need to close the door, nobody is around [Bridge:] Didn't you know, that I can really put a smile on you?

Baby can you handle this? Don't wanna wait! I need you, please you, please you, yeah! You think you're ready for this, I don't think so, You'll be knocking on my door, Trying to get yourself some more! Yeah you better go I'm a grown damn man, Doing grown damn things, On my own grown time! I'll be something like a pimp, You know what? I am a pimp, but I am respected, though I am a scandal, you can't handle this, babe! I'm a real man! Coming From Where I'm From 2.

Cornbread Fish and Collardgreens 3. I'm A Mess 4. Ol' Keeper 5. Last Night Feat Sunshine Anderson 7. Chyna Black 8. Southern Stuff 9. Everybody Never Love Again I Cry Ain't see a real man, before? Don't need to close the door, nobody is around Bridge: Didn't you know, that I can really put a smile on you?

Chorus: x2 Girl, can you handle this? Baby can you handle this? Don't wanna wait! I need you, please you, please you, yeah! You think you're ready for this, I don't think so, You'll be knocking on my door, Trying to get yourself some more!

Yeah you better go I'm a grown damn man, Doing grown damn things, On my own grown time! I'll be something like a pimp, You know what?

I am a pimp, but I am respected, though I am a scandal, you can't handle this, babe! I'm a real man!