​Me: Give just a small background of your brand and what it's about.
   Bilal: Plus One, it's a company that's basically for people out here doing stuff like me and you. The concepts always mean something like "1-0", that means we just out here winning. I also had the Divided We Fall thing meaning it will be another war if we stay divided. Overall it's a brand to uplift. 

Me: What made you start the brand Plus One?
   Bilal: Me, well you know I was down and out. The old me, I was looking like damn I need to do something. So I started my clothing. It motivated me first so I knew it motivated other people too. First, I just did it for myself

Me: What's your stand on "Influencer Marketing"? Yeah or nah?
   Bilal: I mean, Influencers are cool but as a brand, whatever you doing gotta stand for something. You could use influencers but if you selling an empty product, it won't go that far. But if you're selling a good product with good influencers, the product can really sell itself. Influencers should be like an add-on... 

Me: Who are your inspirations?
   Bilal: Honestly, everybody. Like you... everybody. I get inspired by everything and everybody but if I had to throw out some names I'll say Basquiat [artist], Napoleon Hill [author], and uhhh... I'll actually say Drake because you know why? He just big time. 

Me: That's actually the first time I heard anyone say Drake as like a inspiration as far as fashion
   Bilal: ...I like to be diverse. I don't really study too many people as far as clothing. But I say Drake because my mans really out here gettin it.

Me: Would you be open to collaborating with like another brand? or like another person?
   Bilal: Yeah of course, it would just have to be a matter of timing and what the other brand/person is about. You actually gotta mean or stand for something. I can't just go work with an empty brand. I'm excited though, if anybody wanna work just tell them hit me. 

Me: Do you ever get like, you know how writers get writer's block? Do you ever get a creative block?
   Bilal: Yeah but no because I work at my own pace. If I feel blocked, I just won't work that day. I definitely feel that though, I know what you talking about. You just feel frustrated so those are my days off. That's when I just read or play basketball... stuff like that. 

Me: Do you still have the website up? I saw you took it down from your instagram bio and I was wondering.
   Bilal: Nah, I actually took it down until I'm done with the next collection

Me: Where do you want to go with your brand? Where do you wanna take it?
   Bilal: I wanna really increase life. I want people to buy my sh*t with the purpose of wearing it while they’re helping theirselves. Like I want someone to buy a “1-0” shirt and feel like they’re winning.

Me: It’s more like a vibe
   Bilal: Yeah it’s like energy. I believe in the law of attraction so I would want it to be like that. It’s still crazy thinking that people really wear my stuff. We came a long way from math class ha.