R&B artist KEM honored by Detroit city leaders

Hey, you talk about a celebration to Detroit's own R and B artist, Kim. He just got a special honor from the city of Detroit. City officials. They held a street special special street dedication ceremony yesterday to honor his legacy and career. So this morning we got Kim right here in the studio. What up now? How you doing, man? What up, though? Right. It's good to see you. Good to be seen. Uh, walk me through just the feelings you went through yesterday. Just standing at the corner that has pretty much changed your life and career and then to have this come full circle. Overwhelming. Um, humble, exciting. Um, special thanks to Mayor Sheffield and, uh, Councilwoman Mary Waters for making it happen. The corner of Martin Luther King Boulevard and third Avenue is where the Detroit rescue mission resides. And in the early, um, nineties, late eighties, I was a resident there, you know, crafting songs, uh, to my first album, you know, in the in the in the sanctuary there, you know, so it's really, really a full circle moment. Take me back. You remember the first song you wrote there? Uh, and the first song that you, um, performed and maybe you got to an album matter of time, matter of time off of my chemistry album, my debut album and actually coined the phrase Mac and third, you know, in that song. And, uh, yeah, truly, truly a full circle moment. You look, I feel like wherever you go, Detroit always has a special place in your heart. It doesn't matter where you where you're touring, where you live in. But you always come back here in Detroit always shows you a good time. Uh, no matter where you travel, what is that feeling when you come home and you see people and they talk to you and you just you just kick it with them? There's there's no place like home. And, uh, I represent the D everywhere I go, you know, unapologetically. And, uh, there's there, you know, um, hard workers, uh, work ethic, um, the pride that comes with the city. Um, you know, I I'm a I'm a grateful and humble ambassador for the city. Look, I'm sure there's somebody watching this. They may have a family member who's going through some difficult life struggles of their own. If not, they're not probably going through these same life struggles. Yeah. What advice do you hope that your celebration and your story can provide for them? Absolutely. My my my entire career is really based upon my testimony. You know, um, you know, I share my experience, my struggles from the stage. Um, and and deliberately and intentionally with the hope of of providing a window, a glimpse of a brighter day to people who might be going through. And there's so many organizations now, man, there's the Detroit rescue mission, of course, which we mentioned of Salvation Army, the N. S. O. Covenant House. You know, there's a there's there are places to get it done when you're ready. Yeah, look, I was always told you can't have a testimony without being tested. Come on now. You're a testament of that. Yeah. Can we appreciate you always being an ambassador? Good to see you. Good to talk to you and much continued success. I know you've had a legacy, but let's let that legacy continue to shine. Thank you, Brian. Pleasure. No problem. Thank you. Well, thank you for joining us. Good day. Detroit is coming up next. We hope you have a great rest of the Friday.