Streetalk: Why are you wearing sunglasses indoors?

Tot: I’m a night-rider. Everywhere I go, I’m probably fucked up. Like right now I’m fucked up, so I have on sunglasses. That’s the truth. I’m fucked up on Ciroc. Ciroc does the trick. It gets you really good, and there’s no hangovers. I wear the glasses because, first of all, I’m just the shit, so I don’t want anybody to mess with me. You can’t let anybody see your face, because your eyes just allow people into your soul. I’m an artist, so I don’t want anybody all in my face.

Nikki: I was wearing black makeup and slept with it on and got raccoon eyes. When I fall asleep, it will get all under my eyes like I have bags. When you’re out at three in the morning, you’re not wanting to clean your face when you get home. You’re just trying to crash. And waking up early in the morning to go to work, girls are concerned with how they look. Glasses probably makes me feel more confident, ‘cause I’m hiding what I’m not confident about. I shouldn’t feel that way, but girls are more insecure than guys.

Slam: When I have my shades on, my alter ego lets me know who I’m talking to. I know what’s going on. Everything is well-balanced. I can see everything in sight. I see all the beautiful women. You see them for what they are and who they are. I know whether you’re cute or ugly by looking at you with my shades on. There’s no glare. I can look around and nobody knows I’m looking at them. And nobody is looking at me like, ‘You’re the fucked up guy that’s staring at me.’ You’re not putting any interpretation on me, ‘cause I’m the guy who wears the shades at night.

(Photos by Jeff Slate)