Clave Ali's first interview: the Santa Ana story behind Junior H's corrido

Santa Ana's Clave Ali, known on Instagram as @ahhlicks_, sat down with Juice Unlocked for what the episode art calls his first interview. Juice Unlocked announced on Feb. 25, 2026, that the full conversation was streaming on its YouTube channel, after several days of clips on Instagram.

Juice Unlocked said the episode covers three stories: the real story behind Junior H making a corrido about his life, how the OC Day Party started and turned into a movement, and how he went from his first jobs to selling more than a million T-shirts at Zumiez.

The song

In a clip from the episode, Ali said Junior H asked him to send some things about himself. Next thing he knew, a WhatsApp message arrived with Junior H singing the intro. He said Junior H did not mention it again, and he had no idea what was going on until people, including strangers, started tagging him once the song, titled "Clave Ali," came out.

Ali said the track started as one of the lower songs on its album and climbed to one of the top songs over time, and he credits Santa Ana for that. He also described hearing it played in front of 15,000 people at the BMO with his family looking at him.

“This is why I say don't underplay Santa Ana.”

The party and the brand

Ali said the OC Day Party grew out of house parties at a friend's home in Santa Ana during COVID, with 200 to 300 people and artists including Junior H performing for free for friends. He said nothing in Orange County was happening on Sundays at the time, so they set out to create something for that day.

On the business side, Juice Unlocked described him building @sadboyzzclothing into an eight-figure company in less than two years. Ali said he is getting a plaque from Zumiez for selling more than a million T-shirts.

He also spoke about growing up near Orange and McFadden before his family moved to another part of Santa Ana, and said the city has far more to offer than its reputation suggests.

“I have a plaque that I'm gonna get from Zumiez for selling over a million T-shirts.”

“714, Santa Ana is a pot of gold, bro, and it's untapped.”