💬 Quoted… “One thing that people have told me is that my voice – they were surprised at how soothing and calming my voice was.”

• Turn down for what? Guided meditation, apparently. In a new NPR interview, Lil Jon revealed how he transitioned from a loud, energetic rapper to his latest project – narrating a guided meditation album called "Total Meditation." Lil Jon said he first took up meditation over a decade ago to deal with anxiety and stress (OKAY!), as well as to help keep calm before performing onstage (YEAH!).

💸🚘 Stat of the Day: Alef Aeronautics, a SpaceX-backed startup attempting to make roads obsolete, said it has reached 2,850 preorders for its futuristic flying car, the Alef Model A (👆) – which, at $300,000 a pop, represents a combined order value of $850+ million. If everything goes according to plan, Alef says its Model As will start zipping across US skies at cruise speeds of ~110 MPH by the end of next year.

🤔 Did You Know?... About 1 in every 4 animal species known to science is a type of beetle.

📰 Worth a Read: The con man who sold the Eiffel Tower — twice → (The Hustle)