#2038 - Trae Tha Truth

Joe Rogan (0:04)

The Joe Rogan Experience.

What's up, Trae? Good to see you.

Trae tha Truth (0:13)

Cool, and what's up, my brother?

Joe Rogan (0:15)

Hey, I got a question for you. And everyone who wears ills, all right, I got an Invisalign on, and I'm trying to talk with Invisalign, and every time I've tried it, I bailed out of it. How the fuck do you talk so clear with ills on?

Trae tha Truth (0:26)

I think we just get used to it, especially from Houston.

Joe Rogan (0:31)

Yeah, I wanna meet Paul Wall and ask him. He seems like the guy who understands grills more than anybody.

Because Post Malone had one on, and then you hear him sing and talk, and he sounds perfect, but I can hear it in my voice.

SPEAKER_3 (0:45)

His might be implanted. I don't know if his was a grill.

Joe Rogan (0:48)

Like implanted. Oh, like where they dig into your teeth and glue it in there?

SPEAKER_3 (0:54)

Think so.

Trae tha Truth (0:55)

Yeah, I ain't hit that phase.

Joe Rogan (0:57)

How's yours on? Your slide's in and you can slide it out?

Trae tha Truth (0:59)

Yeah, yeah. I don't eat with them. I just keep them on throughout the day.

Joe Rogan (1:03)

Do you ever leave it somewhere accidentally?

Trae tha Truth (1:05)

Never. But there's some people do a lot. They used to always, coming up younger, they used to put them in napkins or put it in their pocket and allow them to throw them away and everything.

Joe Rogan (1:14)

Yeah. Yeah, I already lost one like that.

Trae tha Truth (1:17)

Yeah, a lot of people did.

Joe Rogan (1:18)

Yeah.

Trae tha Truth (1:18)

But I didn't lose a grill.

Joe Rogan (1:19)

I just lost Invisalign.

It's like the wimpiest version of a grill. So what's happening, man? How you doing?

Trae tha Truth (1:27)

Man, blessed just in work mode and all aspects, man.

Joe Rogan (1:31)

Work mode. What's work mode for you? Like what happens?

Trae tha Truth (1:34)

It depends on which world, cause you know, of course, music wise, that's my first and foremost, but then the hometown hero side, and then just helping people and being a daddy is just work all around the clock. Right, right.

Joe Rogan (1:48)

What is this hometown hero stuff?

Trae tha Truth (1:52)

That's what they label me, you know. Well, they label me that in Houston, but now it's got to the point they label me that everywhere just for the help I do, whether it be hurricane disaster, whether it be just assisting with people, whether it be frontline for the community, whether it be fighting for justice, whether it be just assisting and caring for the town the way that I do. You know, my son named Houston, that's how much Houston I am. Wow. Yeah.

Joe Rogan (2:21)

Yeah, it was fun seeing you backstage at the Post Malone concert.

Trae tha Truth (2:25)

Yeah, it's one of my little brothers, man.

A lot of people don't realize the history with me and a lot of artists. Like, I remember when Post was first coming up. That's how far back we go, man. I've always been supportive and just always had his back. So, you know, it's been that way with a lot of artists. So whenever they see me, it'll be super excitement.

Joe Rogan (2:44)

Yeah, no, it's cool. It's cool to see that respect.

It's like a thing. You gotta stop in and check in with Trae when you come to Houston.

Trae tha Truth (2:53)

But, you know, it's not the forceful way. It's more of a love way.

Joe Rogan (2:58)

Yeah, no, it's a nice way. It's a nice way.

You were saying you never smoked and you never drank your whole life.

Trae tha Truth (3:05)

Yeah, never smoked, never drank, man.

Joe Rogan (3:07)

How did you dodge that?

Trae tha Truth (3:09)

So, crazy story is, man, coming from where I come from, most people smoke and drink, you know, when they tend to go through stuff just dealing with life. You know, that's what kind of put their mind at ease.

And I was always one of the people I felt like I'ma deal with it head up or whatever. However it hit me at that moment, it can't get no worse than that. So, I always just decided to not to, because at the end of the day, when I got done smoking or drinking, if that's what I decided to do, the reality still gonna kick in. So, I'd rather just deal with the shit head up.