Meet Eric Dangerfield (lead vocals and rhythm guitar), Donald “Rayman” Bryant (bass and backing vocals), Christopher “Xelan” Bernard (lead guitar and vocals), and Percy “PC3” Crews III (drums) — aka The Paradox. The Atlanta pop-punk band open up about their meteoricrise, their latest EP ‘Proceed With Caution,’ growing up as suburban Black kids who loved rock music, and why they’re determined to challenge expectations of what a pop-punk band looks and sounds like.We get into the stories behind “Ms. Lauren,” “Do Me Like That,” and “I Kinda Like That,” how Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong became a fan (and offered them a support slot), partying and working out with Travis Barker, getting a message from Lil Nas X, and Meghan Trainor's viral lip-sync (but actually being deeply excited about her ‘Spy Kids’-hubby in the background). Plus, the truth behind those industry plant allegations, why Reddit seems to hate them, the seriously awesome great-grandparents who raised Eric, the band’s secret weapon — shhh! It’s Eric’s wife/baby momma and the band’s manager-mastermind Alexis — and why their music is about so much more than weed and girls.Stream "Proceed with Caution" ►►https://tinyurl.com/wpsy6z99SUBSCRIBE to Our Podcast ►►https://tinyurl.com/48yfe4v5SUBSCRIBE to YT ►►https://tinyurl.com/5n8km55uSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.