YOU BE YOU LIVE

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This record doesn’t ask for permission. It walks into the room already warm. The groove is thick, lived in, and unapologetically alive. You can hear the air moving between instruments. Drums breathe. Bass speaks in full sentences. Horns don’t decorate the track, they interrupt it with confidence. Every note feels played, not placed. The song lives in that space where heat meets control. Where swea...

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ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH Are You Man Enough is a performance-driven funk record built for the stage, the crowd, and the moment. Rooted in the Minneapolis Sound and accelerated for today, the track moves with tight, dry drums, snapping snares, elastic bass, and sharp funk guitar that cuts instead of floats. What makes this record different is control. The music stops on command, drops into intentional si...

SAY IT LOUDER This song is a declaration. Say It Louder is the sound of a woman who knows who she is and moves accordingly. She’s rough around the edges. She’s grounded in her power. She’s confident in her body, her voice, and her direction. This is energy, not explanation. Strength, not performance. Presence, not permission. She’s not here to convince anyone. She’s not here to be chosen. She’s he...

This record wasn’t born from romance. It was born from urgency. Big Willie and Brixley are not together. No storyline. No off-mic narrative. No manufactured chemistry. This was a contractual studio collaboration , created for a specific moment in time when the world felt loud, fractured, and on fire and silence wasn’t an option. The energy is fast, intentional, and confrontational without being gr...

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I’M STILL STANDING This is the first release from STILL STANDING: The Making of Big Willie . Click Here to Watch the my Story It tells the true story of the first sixteen years. Not polished. Not softened. Not explained away. It’s about silence, survival, and the moment you realize you can’t stay where you’re being erased. This isn’t a comeback story. It’s an origin story. Click here to watch the...

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EPISODE 1 Mama’s Radio Before Big Willie had words, he had instincts. A small apartment. A quiet hallway. A radio playing just loud enough to pretend everything was okay. This is where listening became survival. #williamrochelle #BigWillie #OriginStory #Mama’sRadio #BlackStories #ChildhoodMemory #YouBeYouLive #Storytelling This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscrib...

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This song is movement .No overthinking. No deep explanations. Just that moment when the night calls and you answer. Big Willie isn’t running from anything. He’s stepping into the moment. Fresh fit. Clear mind. No apologies. This is for the fellas who know the mirror check matters. For the nights that aren’t about proving anythingjust showing up as yourself and letting the energy speak. No drama. N...

This song is what happens after the tears dry. After the late nights replaying conversations that no longer matter. After choosing yourself without asking permission. Brixley doesn’t chase closure. She becomes it. This isn’t a breakup song. It’s a reclamation. Soft where it needs to be. Powerful where it counts. Sexy without trying. Confident without explaining. This track is for anyone who walked...