Dave East and Papoose had an open and honest conversation about being fathers and postpartum depression in a recent sit-down interview.
Released on Friday (May 19), episode 2 of Listen To Black Men — a new interactive video series with CassiusLife and MadameNoire — sees both New York artists, alongside several industry insiders and social media personalities, delving into both pertinent topics and giving their perspectives from personal experience.
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“Once kids come into play, it ain’t the same situation,” Dave East said. “It ain’t just you coming home and we fuck. It’s never the same. It’s a big girl and little girl, I can’t just come in the spot butt-naked, out the shower, ‘Wassup baby. What we doing?’ ”
“When a woman gives birth, it’s a big deal,” Papoose chimed in. “I think that as a man, you gotta understand what your woman just went through and you really gotta be patient and roll out that red carpet and you really gotta play a whole different role. I mean she just had a baby. You can’t expect her to go to the fucking club.”
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Dave East then talked about being a stepfather while Papoose touched on the importance of parenting and helping each other through their issues.
Papoose recently appeared on the inaugural episode of the new video series and provided some insight into how he believes marriages work, and revealed why wives can veto certain things regarding their husbands.
One of the hosts, Mouse Jones, joked that platonic friendships between men and women are possible, but only if “one is ugly.” Another member of the panel seemingly agreed with the sentiment and noted that his wife would not allow him to have an attractive platonic friend.
When asked about why the term “allow” was used, Papoose interjected and responded with his own viewpoint.
“When you get married, you take wedding vows. He has to honor his queen. If she disagrees with something, he has to take her perspective into consideration going forward. He can’t just totally disregard her point of view,” he said.
He added: “Happy wife, happy life.”
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The rapper also talked about recognizing a partner’s boundaries and dealing with jealousy regarding his wife, Remy Ma, who also acts, being in intimate scenes with another man. However, for the “Alphabet Slaughter” rapper, it’s just “work.”
“It’s just a job. It’s just the work place. I would never feel insecure about that,” he said. “We talking about a situation where everybody [is] being respectable and doing their job and keeping it moving.”
