May 10, 2024 • 15 mins
Heiress Harris & VanVan sat down for a one-on-one interview with BIN's Tyrik Wynn.
Heiress Harris, the talented daughter of T.I. and Tiny, joined forces with viral sensation VanVan for a powerful new song, "Be You."
Now available on all major streaming platforms, the track serves as a vibrant anthem for children everywhere, encouraging them to embrace their uniqueness with pride.
Listen to BIN's exclusive interview now!
Heiress Harris, the talented daughter of T.I. and Tiny, joined forces with viral sensation VanVan for a powerful new song, "Be You."
Now available on all major streaming platforms, the track serves as a vibrant anthem for children everywhere, encouraging them to embrace their uniqueness with pride.
Listen to BIN's exclusive interview now!
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(00:00):
What to do, guys, it'sTyreek when you're tuning in on your home
for twenty four to seven news theBlack Information Network. We got some amazing,
adorable guests in the building today.We have Harris, Harris and Van
Van How y'all doing good good?So, y'all got this new single out
called be You This. I listenedto this song. It was amazing.
(00:22):
It was real catchy. I wasover there vibing and stuff. I was
like, okay, it was awesome. So how do you guys like the
song? I like it because thateras on my song and because that MC
light directed it, and okay,nice. So how was it working with
(00:42):
MC light? It was fun?It was really fun. It was something
new. It was fun. Itwas something new. Okay cool. So
who came up with the idea?Which one of y'all came up with the
idea for this song? My dadand my daughter just heard a beat that
was lit and we were like,oh, yeah, why don't we do
(01:03):
this beat? Then we just madeup this song basically on and it's okay,
all right, y'all y'all lit,Okay, I love it. So
where did you when did you realizethat you wanted to that. Y'all wanted
to do music. Okay, thisSo when I was a kid, I
(01:26):
just my dad just put on thebeat and I was like, Vin,
I'm gonna stop you right there.You're still a kid. I am way
older than you. You're still akid. I'm three years older than you.
You are still a kid. No, I'm talking about when a baby.
So when I was a baby,when I was two, when I
was two, I my dad justput on the beat and I was like,
(01:49):
oh, I like this beat,and I just made up my name
is Van Van. I ain't complaint. Okay, nice. How you come
up with that nick So you cameup with that nickname for yourself? Yeah,
okay, awesome. And so tellme, like when y'all were doing
the song, y'all were doing it, and I saw the music video was
great, y'all were doing it inthe classroom. What was the most fun
(02:12):
exciting part? So the most funexciting part for me was that when she
was performing in the classroom. II don't know if they put it in
the music video, but I gotto stand up, well, the whole
class got to stand up on thechair on the desk and dance okay,
(02:35):
yeah it was funcause I don't reallyget because we don't get to do that
in real school. Yeah, ofcourse, yeah, No, it looked
like a lot of fun. Lookedlike y'all had like y'all was really having
a good time when y'all did thesong. So how did y'all? So
how did y'all get the other studentsinvolved? Are they y'all's friends? Did
y'all know the stuff? They're they'remy friends and like my cousins and yeah
(03:02):
yeah yeah, and and at thevideo shoot. I have one friend at
the video shoot, which was herI think her cousin or her friend.
And her name is Rory. Yup, yeah, she's my friend Rory.
(03:23):
So how so, how long didit take y'all to do the do the
actual video, put the song together? It took us like a week and
a half, I think, kindof not a week, not like two
weeks. Maybe not a week.It just took us a day. No,
it took us a week. It'swhich one is it? It took
(03:45):
us a week? No, we'retalking about man, how long it took
for us to do the music video? Yeah, it took it took us
awake after we after we after thesecond day of recording. Yeah, it
took us awake, you're talking.You're talking, ma'am. It took us
a week. No, a weekand I half. Okay, let's just
(04:08):
start. So so, yeah,it seems like y'all have debating about this.
So y'all, y'all don't know howlong. You definitely know she doesn't
h No, it's all good.It's all good, y'all. So where
so when did y'all like, atone point, because I know, hars
you sing and man, you're agood rapper and stuff, when when did
(04:30):
you guys like realize that you hadthis great talent. I realized that when
I was two years old. Irealized that when I was like, yeah,
around two three or two, Yeah, okay, pretty cool. And
you uh not to mention just sink. Well, I'm pretty sure the audience
(04:53):
already knows. But you have someamazing parents, you know, who have
reported so much into you, andI'm sure they are an inspiration to you.
So can you talk about some ofthe things that they may have taught
you going along this journey? Somy mom taught me how to do like
(05:14):
some runs, like easy runs becauseI was like six I'm eight now,
but yeah, so yeah, she'vetaught me like some runs and riffs.
Yeah, and my dad taught me. I don't know he taught you some
stuff. I'm sure he definitely taughtme something I just forgot. But as
(05:39):
who taught you to sing? Myself? Me and myself and I yourself?
So you just had that talent likeyou was just born with that. Yeah,
okay, say that you better ownthat. Okay, that's what's up.
So and y'all, So this isnot the only thing you guys have
done. Y'all have also done othermusic and stuff. You want to talk
about some of your other songs,Okay, only have one of you.
(06:05):
So my other song is Holla hollWell I did it. I first did
it on It's Once Holidays Special andthen and then a few days later I
eventually went to the studio and recordedit and then yeah, yeah cool.
(06:30):
What about you, Van? Van? What was the Christian? I want
you to talk about your other musicthat you got. My other music that
I got is it's pull out theKeys. I went I went to I
ne dad just heard. Then wewas like my dad does put on the
(06:55):
beat, and I was like duand it was like, then pull out
the keys. Then it came outmy mouth. Pull out the keys.
It came out of my mouth.Then we just stopped the video. Then
a a couple of days ago,we we recorded it and we put it
(07:15):
and we put it on the radio. I mean, and we went to
the studio and did it. Okay, that's pretty cool. So, like,
I know, being in the studiohas to be like something really cool
cause you're in the booth and yougot the mic and you're recording your song.
Ho, how cool is that?How do y'all like that? Okay?
So it is really cool because youget cute. Cause like if you
(07:40):
like, if you love singing orrapping or whatever you love today, you
get you If you mess up,you get to do it over again.
And that's what I like because Ilike singing like a lot, a lot.
So if I go to the studio, if I go to the studio,
my favorite part is messing up andhaving to do it over because I
(08:01):
get to sing like yeah, soyeah, okay, what about your man?
I forgot the question. Why doyou keep forgetting these questions? I
was asking you, how do youlike being in the studio? I like
(08:26):
being in the studio because you ofcourse what Eric said, you get to
start over. That's my favorite parttoo. Oh and then after you get
to listen to it. Yeah,yeah, y'all like the way it comes
through the play it back? Nice? So what was that? What was
it like that first time when youdid step in to the studio, It
(08:52):
was like, I'm so ready tomake the song, and and then you
don't actually be ready? Yeh wasit ready? What you mean? I
was ready? I was honest,I was I was real. I was
well, I was kind of ready. I was fifty percent. I was
thirty percent ready. I was onehundred percent ready. Well are you going
(09:15):
to be thirty percent one hundred percent? Is he the one or the other
one hundred percent ready? Okay,but you just said fifty Well, I
mean okay, all right? Cooland so y'all. Also, I know
Van Van you got a performance comingup, right, you're excited about that?
Yes, it's tomorrow, okay,tomorrow morow. You got shows before
(09:41):
me? Is not fair? You'veperformed before though, yes, no,
we've seen you. Well it wasn'tmy own show. It was my mom's
and my dad's. Yeah, butyou didn't make an appearance though, So
that was good. Hey, great, great starting point too. And then
(10:03):
so how have you? How areyou getting ready for this big performance you
got coming up. I'm getting readybecause I'm getting How I'm getting ready is
of course getting in of course,I'm practicing it when I get back to
my hotel. I'm practicing it,and I'm going to practice it one one
(10:30):
and I'm going to actually my daddy'sgoing to actually play the songs and do
the thing what they're going to do. Okay, you said you were gonna
practice it like three times. Idon't. I don't who I mean,
who's counting? But yeah, me, okay, so yeah, practice makes
(10:52):
perfect. And I know earlier y'allwere talking about how you like going in
the studio and you like messing up. You know, when you get out
there on that performance stage, youcan't that's that right, Well what you
mean, well, you can't messup with you. But but but your
voice is on the song, sooh yeah, true, yeah, so
your voice is on the track.So so if you messed up voice the
(11:22):
other voice, oh yeah, ofcourse. So we're about to close it
out in just a sec. ButI want to talk about y'all's fall.
I saw y'all have a big socialmedia following. A lot of people are
looking at y'all. How does howdoes it feel to have like a lot
of fans? It feels good becauseI like my fans, and I like
to go alive and say Heynism everyevery time I go somewhere. When I
(11:48):
go to New York, when Igo to South Carolina, when I go
to Tennessee, when I go toAtlanta, I like to talk to my
fans. Well that's why. Yeah, I love that worldwide. Okay,
what about you? Me? Uh? Okay, foul. I like communicating
(12:13):
fans like like she said on Live, I don't really be on Live too.
Okay, Now, look, Igot one question for y'all. I
want you all to be honest.Who has Who has more fans? Me?
What? I'm how many fans?Do? You? Got? Too
(12:37):
many to count? I've lost countat this point, she said she got
She said she got more fans thanyou. You have four hundred thousand.
I have five hundred thousand. NoI have I have like our numbers right
now? No look no, lookI have five hundred thousand six. I
(12:58):
don't look I have five I've lookso I have five hundred thousand and sixty
six, but I mean, who'scounting eight? I have eight? Well,
I have more followers than this,I think. I think two hundred
and eighty k Okay, okay,I think I have left followers than five
(13:24):
hundred thousand, But I mean,who's counting somewhere somewhere near the one hundred
thousands somewhere near Okay. I don'tthink you have more followers than me.
That's the thing though, I've beenI mean no offense, but I've been
doing this more than you have.I three years old to think about that.
(13:46):
But ers, you know that I'mlistening. You know, you know
that whoever did better on the song, they get more followers. Did you
know that even though your song?Yeah, yeah, at first at first
it was equal. At first Ifollowed was equal, but now no more?
(14:13):
Okay, awesome? Cool? Souh this I will say, this
has been great. So I wantto talk, and just before we close
it, I do want to Iwant to ask you guys this. The
name of the song is be You, So can y'all tell everybody exactly?
I want you to tell everybody whatyou think be You means and I also
(14:33):
want you to tell everybody what youthink be you. Okay, So what
I think you means is like,be more confident and mean yourself. Don't
let anyone say not to be you, because if you're not being you,
who are you? But yeah,and yeah, so like be more confident
(14:54):
in being yourself, really express yourself. Yeah, okay, what about you?
Man? Of course, don't letnobody stop what you're doing and be
yourself. Nice. I love that. That was some great advice. I
appreciate y'all so much for coming in. Guys, make sure you go ahead
(15:15):
and check out be You. Itis released on all major streaming platforms and
it serves as a vibrant anthem forchildren. So hey, teachers, y'all
can play it in the classroom.Get the students up dancing and vibe it.
I'm sure that they will love it. Appreciate y'all so much for coming
in. Hope y'all had a greattime. Y'all have a good time.
Yeah, okay, appreciate y'all somuch, And thank you guys. Thank
(15:35):
you for having us. Oh,thank you for having us. Yeah,
no, it was great, Yeah, y'all, y'all were fantastic. Y'all
are awesome. Y'all have me laughingover here too. Appreciate that I always
need a good laugh man. Appreciatey'all so much for listening and tuning in
on your home for twenty four toseven news the Black Information Network. I'm
Tyreek Winn. Catch y'all next time.
What to do, guys, it'sTyreek when you're tuning in on your home
for twenty four to seven news theBlack Information Network. We got some amazing,
adorable guests in the building today.We have Harris, Harris and Van
Van How y'all doing good good?So, y'all got this new single out
called be You This. I listenedto this song. It was amazing.
(00:22):
It was real catchy. I wasover there vibing and stuff. I was
like, okay, it was awesome. So how do you guys like the
song? I like it because thateras on my song and because that MC
light directed it, and okay,nice. So how was it working with
(00:42):
MC light? It was fun?It was really fun. It was something
new. It was fun. Itwas something new. Okay cool. So
who came up with the idea?Which one of y'all came up with the
idea for this song? My dadand my daughter just heard a beat that
was lit and we were like,oh, yeah, why don't we do
(01:03):
this beat? Then we just madeup this song basically on and it's okay,
all right, y'all y'all lit,Okay, I love it. So
where did you when did you realizethat you wanted to that. Y'all wanted
to do music. Okay, thisSo when I was a kid, I
(01:26):
just my dad just put on thebeat and I was like, Vin,
I'm gonna stop you right there.You're still a kid. I am way
older than you. You're still akid. I'm three years older than you.
You are still a kid. No, I'm talking about when a baby.
So when I was a baby,when I was two, when I
was two, I my dad justput on the beat and I was like,
(01:49):
oh, I like this beat,and I just made up my name
is Van Van. I ain't complaint. Okay, nice. How you come
up with that nick So you cameup with that nickname for yourself? Yeah,
okay, awesome. And so tellme, like when y'all were doing
the song, y'all were doing it, and I saw the music video was
great, y'all were doing it inthe classroom. What was the most fun
(02:12):
exciting part? So the most funexciting part for me was that when she
was performing in the classroom. II don't know if they put it in
the music video, but I gotto stand up, well, the whole
class got to stand up on thechair on the desk and dance okay,
(02:35):
yeah it was funcause I don't reallyget because we don't get to do that
in real school. Yeah, ofcourse, yeah, No, it looked
like a lot of fun. Lookedlike y'all had like y'all was really having
a good time when y'all did thesong. So how did y'all? So
how did y'all get the other studentsinvolved? Are they y'all's friends? Did
y'all know the stuff? They're they'remy friends and like my cousins and yeah
(03:02):
yeah yeah, and and at thevideo shoot. I have one friend at
the video shoot, which was herI think her cousin or her friend.
And her name is Rory. Yup, yeah, she's my friend Rory.
(03:23):
So how so, how long didit take y'all to do the do the
actual video, put the song together? It took us like a week and
a half, I think, kindof not a week, not like two
weeks. Maybe not a week.It just took us a day. No,
it took us a week. It'swhich one is it? It took
(03:45):
us a week? No, we'retalking about man, how long it took
for us to do the music video? Yeah, it took it took us
awake after we after we after thesecond day of recording. Yeah, it
took us awake, you're talking.You're talking, ma'am. It took us
a week. No, a weekand I half. Okay, let's just
(04:08):
start. So so, yeah,it seems like y'all have debating about this.
So y'all, y'all don't know howlong. You definitely know she doesn't
h No, it's all good.It's all good, y'all. So where
so when did y'all like, atone point, because I know, hars
you sing and man, you're agood rapper and stuff, when when did
(04:30):
you guys like realize that you hadthis great talent. I realized that when
I was two years old. Irealized that when I was like, yeah,
around two three or two, Yeah, okay, pretty cool. And
you uh not to mention just sink. Well, I'm pretty sure the audience
(04:53):
already knows. But you have someamazing parents, you know, who have
reported so much into you, andI'm sure they are an inspiration to you.
So can you talk about some ofthe things that they may have taught
you going along this journey? Somy mom taught me how to do like
(05:14):
some runs, like easy runs becauseI was like six I'm eight now,
but yeah, so yeah, she'vetaught me like some runs and riffs.
Yeah, and my dad taught me. I don't know he taught you some
stuff. I'm sure he definitely taughtme something I just forgot. But as
(05:39):
who taught you to sing? Myself? Me and myself and I yourself?
So you just had that talent likeyou was just born with that. Yeah,
okay, say that you better ownthat. Okay, that's what's up.
So and y'all, So this isnot the only thing you guys have
done. Y'all have also done othermusic and stuff. You want to talk
about some of your other songs,Okay, only have one of you.
(06:05):
So my other song is Holla hollWell I did it. I first did
it on It's Once Holidays Special andthen and then a few days later I
eventually went to the studio and recordedit and then yeah, yeah cool.
(06:30):
What about you, Van? Van? What was the Christian? I want
you to talk about your other musicthat you got. My other music that
I got is it's pull out theKeys. I went I went to I
ne dad just heard. Then wewas like my dad does put on the
(06:55):
beat, and I was like duand it was like, then pull out
the keys. Then it came outmy mouth. Pull out the keys.
It came out of my mouth.Then we just stopped the video. Then
a a couple of days ago,we we recorded it and we put it
(07:15):
and we put it on the radio. I mean, and we went to
the studio and did it. Okay, that's pretty cool. So, like,
I know, being in the studiohas to be like something really cool
cause you're in the booth and yougot the mic and you're recording your song.
Ho, how cool is that?How do y'all like that? Okay?
So it is really cool because youget cute. Cause like if you
(07:40):
like, if you love singing orrapping or whatever you love today, you
get you If you mess up,you get to do it over again.
And that's what I like because Ilike singing like a lot, a lot.
So if I go to the studio, if I go to the studio,
my favorite part is messing up andhaving to do it over because I
(08:01):
get to sing like yeah, soyeah, okay, what about your man?
I forgot the question. Why doyou keep forgetting these questions? I
was asking you, how do youlike being in the studio? I like
(08:26):
being in the studio because you ofcourse what Eric said, you get to
start over. That's my favorite parttoo. Oh and then after you get
to listen to it. Yeah,yeah, y'all like the way it comes
through the play it back? Nice? So what was that? What was
it like that first time when youdid step in to the studio, It
(08:52):
was like, I'm so ready tomake the song, and and then you
don't actually be ready? Yeh wasit ready? What you mean? I
was ready? I was honest,I was I was real. I was
well, I was kind of ready. I was fifty percent. I was
thirty percent ready. I was onehundred percent ready. Well are you going
(09:15):
to be thirty percent one hundred percent? Is he the one or the other
one hundred percent ready? Okay,but you just said fifty Well, I
mean okay, all right? Cooland so y'all. Also, I know
Van Van you got a performance comingup, right, you're excited about that?
Yes, it's tomorrow, okay,tomorrow morow. You got shows before
(09:41):
me? Is not fair? You'veperformed before though, yes, no,
we've seen you. Well it wasn'tmy own show. It was my mom's
and my dad's. Yeah, butyou didn't make an appearance though, So
that was good. Hey, great, great starting point too. And then
(10:03):
so how have you? How areyou getting ready for this big performance you
got coming up. I'm getting readybecause I'm getting How I'm getting ready is
of course getting in of course,I'm practicing it when I get back to
my hotel. I'm practicing it,and I'm going to practice it one one
(10:30):
and I'm going to actually my daddy'sgoing to actually play the songs and do
the thing what they're going to do. Okay, you said you were gonna
practice it like three times. Idon't. I don't who I mean,
who's counting? But yeah, me, okay, so yeah, practice makes
(10:52):
perfect. And I know earlier y'allwere talking about how you like going in
the studio and you like messing up. You know, when you get out
there on that performance stage, youcan't that's that right, Well what you
mean, well, you can't messup with you. But but but your
voice is on the song, sooh yeah, true, yeah, so
your voice is on the track.So so if you messed up voice the
(11:22):
other voice, oh yeah, ofcourse. So we're about to close it
out in just a sec. ButI want to talk about y'all's fall.
I saw y'all have a big socialmedia following. A lot of people are
looking at y'all. How does howdoes it feel to have like a lot
of fans? It feels good becauseI like my fans, and I like
to go alive and say Heynism everyevery time I go somewhere. When I
(11:48):
go to New York, when Igo to South Carolina, when I go
to Tennessee, when I go toAtlanta, I like to talk to my
fans. Well that's why. Yeah, I love that worldwide. Okay,
what about you? Me? Uh? Okay, foul. I like communicating
(12:13):
fans like like she said on Live, I don't really be on Live too.
Okay, Now, look, Igot one question for y'all. I
want you all to be honest.Who has Who has more fans? Me?
What? I'm how many fans?Do? You? Got? Too
(12:37):
many to count? I've lost countat this point, she said she got
She said she got more fans thanyou. You have four hundred thousand.
I have five hundred thousand. NoI have I have like our numbers right
now? No look no, lookI have five hundred thousand six. I
(12:58):
don't look I have five I've lookso I have five hundred thousand and sixty
six, but I mean, who'scounting eight? I have eight? Well,
I have more followers than this,I think. I think two hundred
and eighty k Okay, okay,I think I have left followers than five
(13:24):
hundred thousand, But I mean,who's counting somewhere somewhere near the one hundred
thousands somewhere near Okay. I don'tthink you have more followers than me.
That's the thing though, I've beenI mean no offense, but I've been
doing this more than you have.I three years old to think about that.
(13:46):
But ers, you know that I'mlistening. You know, you know
that whoever did better on the song, they get more followers. Did you
know that even though your song?Yeah, yeah, at first at first
it was equal. At first Ifollowed was equal, but now no more?
(14:13):
Okay, awesome? Cool? Souh this I will say, this
has been great. So I wantto talk, and just before we close
it, I do want to Iwant to ask you guys this. The
name of the song is be You, So can y'all tell everybody exactly?
I want you to tell everybody whatyou think be You means and I also
(14:33):
want you to tell everybody what youthink be you. Okay, So what
I think you means is like,be more confident and mean yourself. Don't
let anyone say not to be you, because if you're not being you,
who are you? But yeah,and yeah, so like be more confident
(14:54):
in being yourself, really express yourself. Yeah, okay, what about you?
Man? Of course, don't letnobody stop what you're doing and be
yourself. Nice. I love that. That was some great advice. I
appreciate y'all so much for coming in. Guys, make sure you go ahead
(15:15):
and check out be You. Itis released on all major streaming platforms and
it serves as a vibrant anthem forchildren. So hey, teachers, y'all
can play it in the classroom.Get the students up dancing and vibe it.
I'm sure that they will love it. Appreciate y'all so much for coming
in. Hope y'all had a greattime. Y'all have a good time.
Yeah, okay, appreciate y'all somuch, And thank you guys. Thank
(15:35):
you for having us. Oh,thank you for having us. Yeah,
no, it was great, Yeah, y'all, y'all were fantastic. Y'all
are awesome. Y'all have me laughingover here too. Appreciate that I always
need a good laugh man. Appreciatey'all so much for listening and tuning in
on your home for twenty four toseven news the Black Information Network. I'm
Tyreek Winn. Catch y'all next time.
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