Schottenheimer stated, "It's something permanent. It's something that's important to you. For me, it's a way of checking in when times are good, when times are bad, if you need to humble yourself, if you need to build yourself back up."},{
Raymond pushes further in this latest book, finding the bounds of realism in faith and lust. In these most extreme, animal moments of humanity, his characters pray that a God they don’t believe in will save them, and toil wondering if He has slighted them for their sexcapades.
"Lost in emotion, Mama's youngest/ Tryna navigate life without my compass," Pusha T raps bitterly in the opening verse, recalling his difficulty processing his mother's death in late 2021. "Some experience death and feel numbness/ But not me, I felt it all and couldn't function."
"It's stage four, and that's not real good. But, you know what? We serve a mighty God, and he can overcome anything. So I have no fear, I really sincerely am not scared of it at all."
When asked about the secret to her longevity, she attributed it to the Lord, saying that He helped her live these many years. 'He is the secret of life. He is the secret of everything,' she remarked.
WWJD bracelets serve as a spiritual reminder urging wearers to reflect on their actions just as Jesus would, bridging personal faith with community identity.