Inside The Coronation: How Adrian Jstn Redefined His Reign

On May 30th, Adrian Jstn released his debut project, The Coronation. In this deep dive, I sit down with Adrian to break down every part of the EP and explore the process behind bringing it to life. We go track by track, discussing the production, lyrics, and inspiration behind each song. If you want the full story on The Coronation, you’re in the right place.

A’ja: To start, I want to talk about the title and cover art. More specifically, the intention behind this strong title and concept because this is pretty bold for an EP. Why choose this title and concept for an EP instead of saving it for your debut album?

Adrian: I chose the theme and title The Coronation because I had been working on this project for three or four years. The original working title was The Adrian Jstn Project — that was the name for a long time. Then it was going to be called The Awakening. About a week before release, as soon as I got the pictures back, The Coronation just came to me. 

The theme developed naturally. Over two years I went through a lot, and when I was recording and making 95% of the beats and writing every song,  I wasn’t thinking, “This will be the theme.” I was just being authentic, doing what I felt, reflecting what I was experiencing. When I saw the pictures, everything clicked. The title, the concept, it all just made sense.

A’ja: Did you think about the difference between calling it an EP versus an album? From a consumer perspective, music is music, but from a creator’s perspective, do you feel strongly about saving that “album” moment?

Adrian: I think the world has gotten used to mediocrity and that’s never been me. Whether it’s an EP, a single, or an album, I’m going to give it everything I have,especially with it being my shit. Like I'm not signed to a label. But I’m independent, and I’ve been working professionally in this industry for almost two decades, so I know about this business.

When you're an up and coming artist, a lot of artists don't recognize that when you're putting out “albums” and then you go and try to negotiate with a record label and nobody's listening to them, they will not want to sign you because your projects have been classified as albums and they sign people based on how your albums are performing. So you're putting out albums, but you're an independent artist who does not really have an audience. That's not going to look good. That’s why Nicki Minaj released mixtapes with 15–20 songs before her debut album — they performed well, but they were classified as mixtapes, so her debut moment still mattered.

So for me, I’m not dropping a debut album until I have that debut money, debut visuals, debut demand, and the whole debut moment. You get what I'm saying?

A’ja: That's a very interesting perspective because I actually never viewed it like that at all. Makes a lot of sense. 

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A’ja: I don't even want to say that you played around with a lot of genres, because for me, I almost couldn't pinpoint clear genres like, you might be rapping, the beat is probably not your traditional rap beat. It feels more so to me, all the genres felt blended into your own world. It didn't necessarily feel clear. I can't really say one particular song felt like it was just one thing even if you were rapping and it felt like a rap song, it just didn't feel that basic to me.

So talk about your relationship with genres, and which you feel like you shine the best in.

Adrian: Most people who know me as an artist and know me as a performer, To others I shine the best in the box of a singer in the box of R&B in the box, that's what they think and that's what people expect. And that's not what I'm going to give you. I don't want people to turn this on expecting me to do all that they know that I can do. If you know that I can do this, why am I showing you this? I don't need to show you that I can do this. You already know.

And so with this project, it was like you niggas don't know that I'm from East, Atlanta, and I listen to my my trap and that was something that inspired me to get into music was, you know, the rap, the different sounds of the ATL and all of that jazz. So in regard to my relationship to genres, I hate feeling that I have to be confined. I don't like feeling like I have to stick to a certain genre. And Beyonce allowing herself to explore every genre and breaking records in every genre really inspired me to be free. To know that I can do any genre, knowing that I can exceed in any genre - that's what this was for me. 

I really did not pinpoint any track on the album as a certain genre. Like you said, it's like a mix of all of the things in my own little world. And that's exactly what I wanted. I wanted to create something that was my own little world. My own sound is not a particular genre. And that's why the album is categorized as alternative, because I couldn't put it as rap. It's not rap. I couldn't put it as R&B. It's not R&B. It's just me. As a black boy from one of the poorest parts of Atlanta, I am the alternative. My success defies every odd set against me. So that's what this was.

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A’ja: Also, I want to know, describe the time period and the setting that this was recorded in.So where were you and what exactly was the year, the month, give me everything.

Adrian: I started writing in 2022, but I didn’t start recording until January or February of this year, while I was in school in the New York/Connecticut area. I was going through a lot with school and needed an outlet.

I'm so grateful that my niece Destiny Cox had a recording setup and let me borrow it. Like she never asked for it back. She let me borrow it. She was just like, do whatever, do as much as you need to do. And I literally got on my little honky-donk MacBook on Logic Pro and downloaded the 90-day free trial of Logic Pro and I was like, okay, so I have 90 days. I knew that I had the project that I was wanting to do, but when I was starting to record, that wasn't my intention. I was just like, I'm making music for my heart & soul. 

And every night I was just inspired to keep going. I found a little nook in our school where nobody was at. I would be there. We would literally go to class at 7 a.m. Our days would not finish until 7 p.m., 8 p.m. Then we would have a rehearsal or a show. Those people will tell you the days we had for school would not end until about 10:30-11PM. I would leave rehearsal or show or whatever. I would go and record until about 2 or 3 in the morning and then be up at 7. Just because when you're working your craft, that's what you have to do. You get what I'm saying? Some of these songs were made at the crack of fucking dawn and the beats were made five minutes before the crack of fucking dawn. I was just tuning shit out because I was feeling it and I needed that outlet.

Happy Song: The opening track sets the tone perfectly with its upbeat, feel-good energy. It’s confident, motivating, and serves as the ideal musical introduction to the project. Adrian paints a vivid picture of his journey to success through his lyrics, and the closing line, “I will be free,” leaves the listener with an uplifting sense of hope.

A’ja: I love that. OK, well, now that you have set the tone of and given the full perspective of when, where and why this project was created, we're going to go through the songs on the EP. 

I want to say before we start. I believe that it was very, very clear that a story was being told. Your songs kind of felt like a soundtrack to a stage play of your life. I don't know if that's my theater kid's ear, and I don't know if that was intentional, but that is how I heard it when I listened to it.

Let’s start with “Happy Song”. You have a line about knowing you were destined for greatness at a young age. At what age did you know?

Adrian: I was five years old at church. I remember the first time I ever sang in front of people, I was literally in pre-K and my grandmother was my teacher and Never Would Have Made It was on the radio in the car the day before. And I was in the backseat and she heard me singing. So the next day when we got to school, she pulled her co-workers into the room and she was like, you need to hear Adrian sing. And so she had me sing. And that's the first song I ever sang for anybody.

So I remember a couple of years later, I was like five at church and I wanted to join the choir and they had heard me sing. And from that moment, I knew just the feeling that I gave people and seeing people's reaction. It was like, oh, yeah, this is it. I've known my passion since then. And it's been confirmed time and time and time and time again in my life. 

Faraji Femi: This track is the ego boost everyone deserves to feel. Adrian steps into it with undeniable confidence, and showcasing his lyrical presence. The production matches that energy, bold and driving, creating the perfect backdrop for Adrian to “pop his shit” unapologetically. 

A’ja: Well, that's going to transition us perfectly into the next song. Farajii Femi. OK, so this is obviously a cocky, pop in my shit song. I even feel like with the most talented people in the world, It takes a lot to truly get to a point where not only to where you feel 100 percent confident in yourself internally and externally, but also in your talent, in your abilities and what you can do and to truly have a reason to be like, I'm not just saying it, I can show you. So how did you get that self-confidence?

Adrian: A’ja you have known me for a long time, you have known that this has been me. It's not changed. I was raised by my grandmother and eight black women. These women are architects, doctors, nurses. My grandmother was a director over schools for 35 years. My aunt is one of the biggest architects in Atlanta. I was raised by women who popped they shit and they had the money to pop their shit. And they did not make me feel like I could not pop my shit. I remember telling my grandma one time that they were calling me bougie in school. And she was like “well, it's better to be called bougie than be called a hood rat.” I was raised to be that nigga and and be proud in that. 

And even when there are moments, of course, we're human and we have moments where we feel down and we feel like people don't appreciate it. Something reminds me that I'm on the right path. Like it's 12:22 right now, alignment. Like there's always things that remind me. And when I'm in a setting and I feel that creativity and I feel people's energy, I turn into a different being. I swear I have always had it since I was a kid. I always have. So for me, it was just like I literally recorded that in like 15 minutes. 

Through: As the longest track, This is where Adrian works through struggles and confronts obstacles. The production shifts dynamically and takes you through his ups and downs. Listening to this you can hear he had a lot to get off his chest, but he didn't sound angry. He found a way to take all the mess he was experiencing and make a light feeling record. “Through” stands out as a moment where you can feel Adrian’s passion and resilience most clearly but it doesn’t feel too heavy.

A’ja: So then we have the interlude that is like talking about you navigating through life and it's leading us into the next track “I’m Through”. So I have a question. Is it fair to call this a breakup song?

Adrian: Yeah, actually. Yeah, it is a breakup song. When I made that beat and I was just like, I want to kind of do something housey, you know. And so I made the beat and I was just like writing shit. And I think I was probably in an argument or something with my ex. And so I don't know. That's probably where that came from.

A’ja: Tell me the emotions you carried that inspired this song? 

Adrian: Well, you know, I was going through a lot at that motherfucking institution. And I was through with all that shit. Like I was so over everything. And there was so much stuff coming out about other people's experiences and the experiences that I was having. And I was like, I'm through. I'm not dealing with it any more. I literally had no more fucking energy to give to that experience. And that's what the song was born from, truly.

A’ja: Because I thought when I listened to it, I was like, this feels like a breakup song. But I know that it could also be not necessarily directed at being romantically through. Right. I knew it could have been a double, but it attacked me more as clearly there was an issue.

Adrian: That's the great thing about art. It's subjective because two things can be true at once. I was experiencing the romantic tension and the tension from life experiences at the same time when I made it. So it could be both literally at the same time.

She Never Learned: A reflective song that explores disappointment and missed lessons. Adrian’s delivery is heartfelt, and the production feels a mix between some hip hop influence and melodic undertones. The song is a recognition that not everyone grows at the same pace, and sometimes you have to accept that truth and keep moving forward.

A’ja: She Never Learned feels intentionally written, were these stories inspired by women you knew?

Adrian: No, these were not experiences based upon real people. I knew they were probably situations that were happening in real life because they're very real situations. So I kind of yeah, I just kind of pulled from, you know, life, you know, things that could be happening. 

The Story: As the title suggests, this song ties the project together. Adrian steps into the role of storyteller, connecting the dots between where he started and where he’s headed. The lyrics are clear and vulnerable. The production feels polished and grounded. Adrian did such a great job tying his long story into a brief 3 minute song. After listening to this song you will walk away learning so much about his life that helps you understand the overall tone and purpose of the EP.

A’ja: Now, I want to talk about my personal favorite, “The Story”. I thought it was very vulnerable and extremely relatable. And that also came across in your tone as far as how you wanted to deliver it. It felt like you were like, I'm going to tell this just in the most informal way, like you weren't trying to be too proper or polished. You were just like, this is what it is. But just sonically, it was just real like, just hitting you real hard. And I really enjoyed that a lot. Talk about how what you have been through has affected your work ethic.

Adrian: It is literally all my story. And I remember I played it for my aunt. And when she heard it, it's like my 60, 70 year old aunt. She was like, wow, all of this is so true. This is literally your life. And it just felt so good to have that someone affirm that they know that this is your truth. Right. Because a lot of people try to discount that. 

I've been through a lot. And being that I've known how to take what I've been through and turn it into gold or whatever else, people try to discount my experience and people try to say you did not. They try to make it seem like what I went through was not as bad as I know it was. I have been through the unspeakable and I just know how to play the cards I've been dealt. 

I think it's because I knew my passion at a young age and so I knew that I had something to get to. So anything that I went through could not stop me because I knew that I had a point to get to. 

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A’ja:  In regards to your work ethic, through the things you've been through or after something traumatic happened that you experienced, did it just make you want to go even harder? Was that like a boost or was it just something that you had to experience, go through and you had to be able to pick up the pace a little on later?

Adrian: No, my grandmother is a three time cancer survivor. She got it the first time when I was two. The second time was when I was like nine. And the third time when I was like 14 or 15. The second time she got cancer, I was living with her. She would literally wake me up at four in the morning, take me to her chemo with her at five. I would sit in the chemo while she was getting chemo done. She would take me to school to be there by seven. She would then go to work after chemo, after surgeries, after all that mess, come and pick me up from school, take me to whatever extracurricular I was doing, take me home, feed me, go work another job and come back home and cook and do it all over again. And I was an active child. I did everything I wanted to do. I had so much going on. Did not miss a beat. And I, I'm her grandson. I'm not her biological son. So, like, she did not have to be doing these things. And she has literally gone out of her entire life to make sure that I have had all that I've needed. And so that was my, like, I got to.

A’ja:  I personally don't like when people are revengeful with their success. Let's say me and you were beefing and me and Adrian fell out. Now I'm going to go audition for this just to show him or to try to shit on you. You know what I mean? Because some people go through things or they experience things that make them want to be like, oh, I need to do this to prove to you the person that just I am. 

So it sounds like you're the opposite, because I feel like when you go through things, if you're going to do something, you're going to do it. If you are passionate about this, you're passionate about it. And it sounded like regardless of whatever you go through or whatever you experience, you already know your intention and what you are passionate about. It sounds like you were going to do that anyway. You kept doing it anyway because of what you've seen from your grandmother. And so that's why I ask that, because I feel like I see that a lot, especially people our age. It's like, oh, so it takes something to happen to you in order for you to be like, oh, well, I'm going to go do this just so I can just like a shit on you or just so I can prove something to people after something has been done to me or after I've experienced something that has put me down so low. Now I have to do this, whereas it seems like you should be on that path anyway, regardless. Right? 

Adrian: Yeah, I know. I completely agree. And you know what? Here's my thing. I don't think that there's any right or wrong way. People are inspired differently. I was just lucky enough to know my passion and my purpose at a very young age, and I was lucky enough to see black women successful, black women at the peak of their careers, going for it, no matter how sick, no matter what they were experiencing, they pushed forward. As a black man being raised by these black women, I have to push forward. I was shitted on so much just this year, I've been shitted on. I've always been shitted on, but of course, that's also like motivation to me. But that's not the sole reason that I'm doing what I'm doing. I've been doing what I'm doing. I've been doing this shit.

So I do it because it's just in me, and even in those moments where people are shitting on me, they have stuff to say, and it's always the people who have not spent more than a day with me in real life who are shitting on me. You don't know me, like AT ALL... I know my purpose. I know where I'm going, and I know how I was raised as an only child, and so I've had moments of solitude my entire life. I know how to talk to myself. I know how to get myself out of those dark corners. I know how to grab myself and tell myself to Sit down, get your life and then come back when you're together. So no matter what, there's nobody, or nothing that can persuade me into doing anything I don't want to do. I don't fall to peer pressure. I don't care what people say. 

1 Am And Irritated: I would say this is the most layered song on the EP just with there being so many elements to pay attention to. The instrumentation and echoing reverbs helps the listener really feel his state of mind. It's one of the tracks that brings depth and contrast to the EP and also lets the production shine letting the beat build. 

A’ja: Now going into “1am And Irritated”, the first half felt like, again a venting session. You were just getting off shit off your chest. So I felt like you were just pouring out that one.

Adrian: That was inspired by some romantic tension, like that was something, yes.

A’ja: Okay, I definitely, I definitely heard that, um, I really enjoyed that middle section, the harmonies and the stacks. I loved that build up. It felt like, well, because, how it sounded sonically, it sounded like a rise from the bullshit that you've been through, and the end felt like a celebration. So it was like the intro, you're just getting your shit off. And then that middle section was just like, literally, all the stacks and everything and all the harmonies building on top of each other. It was the climax. And then at the end, it literally felt like, Okay, it's time to party now. It felt like a celebration. 

I'm assuming you wrote this at 1am irritated, and I wouldn't expect this structure to be like this, like, if I'm, if I'm writing a song this late and I'm annoyed, I would expect it to probably be, maybe, like a sad, like simple song, or like some kind of, like basic freestyle, but it's very complex in all the different pieces, specifically the production walk me through the process of creating this. 

Was this something you built on over time? Or when you made it, you knew how you wanted it to be formatted? Was this something you started one night and then finished because I'm like, there's no way you finished this all at once.

Adrian: I made that beat, and I was just like, I was fucking irritated. Just got into an argument. I was dealing with some shit with my parents. It was just like, What the fuck. And one night, someone was there. I literally recorded this song in their faces at 1am while they were sleeping, because I was just like, This is what I'm feeling. So I made the beat. I blocked all of it out at 1am. Go back and listen to it and listen to it from the perspective, you know, when you're overthinking in your mind, that's literally what was happening. I did not write any of that down. I just literally sat then I would take a minute, take a minute, and then I remember doing the first part, because the boom, boom, boom. The beginning part of that piano. It was very alternative and different to me. So I wanted to do something different with my flow on that, and really explore what all that I was feeling. 

And then we got to a point, and I was just like, I said, bye bye. I was just like, bye bye bye bye, nigga, bye bye bye bye. And so I just like that started pumping in my fucking mind, and so, and that's really what I was feeling. So the bye bye, okay, and so I just put one layer of bye bye bye bye bye. First thing that came. And so I just looped that. I looped that. And a lot of times when I'm recording, I'll loop the beat, or I'll loop the just so I can write to it, but I just looped that phrase, because that wasn't a vocal phrase. It was more like an instrument. I looped that, and me being a musician. I can hear, I hear music. And so the harmonies, just, I kept hearing stuff as I added it was like, I couldn't stop.

A’ja: Do you not think that's kind of crazy?

Adrian: Well, no, I know Aja. I know this is crazy. The world does not know it's not, it's not me. No, I know it's crazy. I should have recorded this. I literally deleted, like, 10 layers off. There's two layers deleted. You cannot hear half of the layers that are on that track. I flared so much. I should have recorded. I wish I could show it, yeah, but there's so much vocal there. There is so much happening in the background, like so I tell people, listen to it. Listen to the nuance, because you're going to hear something different every time. I literally did this all at 1am. Pissed off. Now it probably took me maybe, like two weeks to completely master it, like Master the production of it. But in regard to laying the tracks, laying the beat, laying the vocal, all of that was done in one night.

A’ja: Wasn't expecting that. I was not expecting that answer at all.

Just For Fun Freestyle (Bonus): This light, playful freestyle highlights Adrian’s effortless talents, blending charisma with skill in a way that feels natural and not forced. The unpredictable production keeps listeners on their toes, and it’s a great closing track for the EP giving a laidback raw and authentic feel.  Also, in our conversation, Adrian explained why he chose to add this as a bonus track.

A’ja: Now we're going into your bonus track, “Just For Fun”. Freestyle. I'm not gonna lie, when I first heard the strings, I was like, I'm about to get a country song. That's what I thought of. Instantly. I'm like, is he pulling a Beyonce? And then I kept hearing it, and I was like, see, again, with the genres, it's not even really any specific genre. I got tricked.

This felt the same world went Faraji Femi as far as like, you talking your shit. Like, let me talk on this interesting, unique beat, just because I can. That was like the tone for me Now, with it being a bonus track, again, was this not originally supposed to be a part of it?

Adrian: It wasn't supposed to be a part of it. The EP was already done, but I was like, still playing around with music after it. And literally, one day I made the beat and I just played around, like, not everything has a thing, and so I just got on it. I made the beat, and I was playing around. And it was just, like, actually, just for fun, and put this on the project. That's what happened. 

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A’ja: How many songs did you record for this project total? Also, was it hard to narrow these songs down just to these 11, like are you going to do anything else with the other ones or it just doesn't fit for this project?

Adrian: 35 songs total. I was absolutely obsessed with every song that I did. I knew instantly when a song was going on the EP. Like, there was no doubt. The best way I can explain it is like when you play one of your favorite niche artists, like many people don't know, and they don't give you the reaction that you know that they should be having like they don't appreciate and they should be appreciating it. And so I was very selective, because I'm an artist and I'm sensitive about my shit. And I already knew I was going to be on one mentally, just releasing the songs that are already on it. 

And so, a lot of these songs y'all are just not ready for the work y'all need to get into what I can give you first, and then when you all begin to understand me a bit more, and I get the platform and the people who are able to digest this music and help the world understand then I'll feed you a bit more into you know, but this project was, I try to be as alternative as I can, while also kind of teetering the line of pop culture, because not with the sound, but with the approach. Because in order to get that audience, you have to play that game. And so Faraji Femi is definitely my mainstream track. It's the least alternative on the project, I think. And so that's my track. You know, that's like my Beyonce, “Crazy In Love” moment that gets people to listen to the project. 

Here’s What Adrian Learned After Completing His First Body Of Work:

A’ja: What did you learn from making this EP that you’ll take into your debut album?

Adrian: This project took me three years because I was waiting on niggas. I did not feel like I could, like, make the beats or write, like I was trying to have other people. I was trying to find engineers. But when I came to the understanding, literally, at the end of this year, January, February, I could do it all by myself. Like I have the ear to do it all by myself. I did this in, what, 90 days. So it was like, Oh, wait, no, I could just do it. Like, I don't have to wait on anybody, I don't have to pay anybody. I'm talented enough to figure this shit out. And that's, that's probably the biggest, biggest takeaway. 

A’ja: Is there anything else about this project that you wanted to be able to express that we didn't already talk about today? And just overall, how do you feel? This is your baby. This is your introduction to a lot of people. How do you truly feel about the project?

Adrian: I'm gonna say this, and then I have a question for you. This project is like, truly, like, if I had to put all of my scars and all of my trauma and all of my everything into a moment. Is this project, because it's literally the manifestation of everything, every no I've ever received, every fight I've ever gotten in, every everything I have literally this is this project was me defining the odds and me saying, fuck you, to the system and to the stereotypes into the genres, and to be put in, put being put in a box, into being told that I'm not talented and I'm not worthy. And I want people to go into it, and if they didn't go into it this way, I want them to go back and then go into it with the clearest mind, with the most open mind that you can have, because so much of the project is not what's on the surface, but what's under it, and truly getting that understanding.

I love this project. It is my baby. And when I first put it out, like, I kind of discounted my own work in it. You know, I was just like, since this is something I did, maybe the quality is not good enough. Maybe the writing's not good enough. Maybe the beats aren't good enough. Maybe this, this, this, this, this and that, but I got to a point, especially in my healing, I was like, No, exactly, I'm a fire. And maybe the quality is not the same quality as a Beyonce album, or this, this, this and that these people who got millions of dollars to pay to people to do their shit. But as someone who literally did this on a logic pro free trial for on 90 days, in my basement and in a damn near sized closet room in a school in Norwalk, Connecticut. This is some crazy shit. And, you know, just not discounting my talent, not discounting my work and all that jazz. 

A’ja Oliver’s Honest Thoughts on “The Coronation” by Adrian Jstn

Adrian: Now my question for you, I really want to just hear, you know, without all the questions, without all the things, just your thoughts on the project, your opinions on the project, like your synopsis.

A’ja: I can't really say that I was shocked, because I've known you, this is kind of like, We're cheating a little bit with this, but because, I've known you for a while, I've always obviously known that you are very talented, of course. But like you said, even throughout I've only ever really heard you saying in theater, like, I've only ever that's all I've ever heard. So being able to hear that, not only are you capable of writing at this level, but you're able to produce at this level, and you're just able to structure songs all on your own, like this is crazy. 

I was at least expecting that I'd be able to depict, okay, this is going to be clearly rap or clearly R&B, but the fact that it wasn't, I was like, this is his first project, right? When you talk about that box that people try to put you in of just you really only being a singer, that's the only perspective I've known you musically. So being able to hear that, oh, so you can actually, literally do anything with your voice was very impressive.  

But like that's why I was even shocked to hear you say that you even made certain beats yourself. Because I'm like, How the fuck? I'm thinking about the writing, I'm thinking about the stacks, I'm thinking about you doing all of these different things all at one time. So yeah, I just really, really enjoyed all of that. 

And of course, with me knowing you, but not knowing you know, not knowing all your personal business, being able to learn more about you, not directly from you talking to you, but within listening with with your songs, was like, I enjoyed that for I was like, I'm actually learning more about you, even though I've known you for years, but I'm learning more about you throughout your songs. So clearly people who are don't know you at all are definitely going to learn it was a very I like the fact that it was with it being your introduction to most people and that it is structured as you telling a story, and it's not some difficult concept to grasp, because that may not be easy for some people to digest. I enjoyed that because for a very casual music listener, it's very, very easy for them to digest. I like that you did that because now when people are going to discover you it will be easier for them to get to know you. 

I have that same approach as well with my content, I'm already very organized and structured with everything. Everything has to have a place. I do with my content as well. So when everybody catches on, it's easy for them to follow through. Yes, you go to my YouTube channel, you see it's an episode format. Boom, you can follow through. You can go to my podcast, boom, click. It's like everything is right there. I had that same approach as well. So that's something that I identify with and yeah, I really love it. 

Adrian: I'm so glad, which is why I wanted you to do this article. I was like, if anybody's going to do an article about my project, it's going to be Aja, because number one, I know you're going to be brutally honest. I knew that you know music, and so I wanted you to do your entire thing on it, outside of the interview. I wanted you to really break it down and give your knowledge, give your understanding of what the project is and what it meant. 

And I kind of want to go back to probably, like, the first or second question you asked, because I have a bit more clarification on it, but the name of “The Coronation”, I felt that it was the perfect name, because so often in situations, people call me King, or I call myself king. And a lot of times it's like, why are you calling yourself this? Or why are people calling you this? And the meaning of the coronation is, the, is the ceremony that they have to swear in a monarch or a king or a queen. And I was like, this is this moment. This is the coronation. I'm starting my first project as the king. This is the ceremony for you niggas. Yeah, I just wanted to kind of give that glimpse of info. I hope that you enjoyed our interview and the talk I did. 

A’ja: I did, yeah, I enjoyed it also with having more clarification on a lot of different things, because I do think that sometimes, it is a little hard  to be able to know exactly, like I had a guess for like, okay, is this a breakup song? But it wasn't intentionally a breakup song. So, like, I was as I was trying to figure out what I was going to ask. I was like, wait. I was like, Well, what if? What if I What if it wasn't a breakup song? What if I interpreted it incorrectly?. I was able to talk to you to get clarification, because I didn't know if how I was interpreting certain things was like your actual intention. So it was interesting to act to get very clear clarification on everything. Because now I'm like, oh, it's clicking now. 

Adrian: Now you gotta go back and listen to it. “Im Through” was like an eight minute track, and I had put it out before the album came out as a single, but not many people even knew that it was out, and I made it to be a dance track. But I say all that to listen to the album in full entirety. I have not listened. I need to. This has inspired me to listen to it. I'm gonna go back and listen to it too and really try to grasp it and appreciate it after this conversation. Okay, lovely. Well, thank you so much. 

A’ja: You're welcome.