Category: Hip Hop/Rap

S Dot on Starting Team 600 w/ Edai, Record Labels Scared of Them

Chicago artist S Dot joined VladTV for a thoughtful interview on how the “drill” label can hurt rappers and what he’s done to distance himself from it. “I’m from the streets, but I can make other types of music,” Dotarachi says. S Dot also talks about forming Team 600 and how the lack of job […]

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Robb Banks on Wanting People to Think He’s Dumb

Robb Banks is a unique voice emerging from the active Broward County, Florida rap scene. Here, he talks about his multifaceted interests and aspirations, like wanting to pursue business outside of music and having an appreciation for anime. Robb also talks about how he “wants people to think he’s dumb” so he can exceed expectations. […]

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Cuban Link on Big Pun Chasing Jay Z, Roc-A-Fella Brawl, Kidnapping Whoo Kid

In this telling clip from Cuban Link’s November 2016 interview with VladTV, Cuban Link details the beef between Jay Z and Terror Squad. Cuban Link says that Fat Joe’s issue with Jay came about because Joe was jealous, and thought Jay was fake. Cuban Link also tells the story of a bar fight between the […]

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Lord Jamar: Chris Brown Needs to Stop the Gang Sh*t

http://www.vladtv.com – The always opinionated Lord Jamar shared his thoughts on the recent shooting at Chris Brown’s pre-VMA party where former Death Row executive Suge Knight was shot 6 times. Brown has recently been called out for portraying himself to be a Blood, or at the very least gang-affiliated, which many feel is the root […]

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Blac Youngsta on Getting into Shootouts for Selling $90k of Fake Bricks

Aside from Blac Youngsta making headlines when he was wrongfully arrested outside of a Wells Fargo bank for withdrawing $200K of his money, he has won many fans over for his hilarious antics on social media. Flossing wads of cash—all hundreds of course—Blac has come a long way from his impoverished childhood. Growing up in […]

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T-Pain: Kanye Wrote a Diss Track Aimed at Me

http://www.vladtv.com – T-Pain elaborates on why he said he wouldn’t buy Kanye West a gift after the birth of his daughter, explaining that when he was working on “808’s & Heartbreak,” Kanye penned a diss track aimed at specifically at him. To make matters worse, he reveals that the “Mercy” rapper got the entire studio […]

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Nipsey Hussle Details Decision to Join Rollin’ 60s Crips

http://www.vladtv.com – Rapper Nipsey Hussle sat down with VladTV, where he explained why he made the decision to join the Crips gang Rollin 60s, which he said came about when he left home around 14. He also shares what it was like being in the gang at a young age, which included an initiation that […]

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Cappadonna Tells Story of ODB Taking Mic from B.I.G.

http://www.vladtv.com – Cappadonna from the Wu-Tang explains what was going on when Old Dirty Bastard rushed the stage at the 1998 Grammys, explaining that he just wanted to show off his fresh suit. The rapper also addresses what he said on stage, and shares several other ODB stories, including one of him stealing the mic […]

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Charlamagne on Chris Brown Extorted By Repping Gangs, Katt Williams a Coon

Charlamagne Tha God has ruffled up a few feathers with his “Donkey of the Day” segments on the popular syndicated radio show The Breakfast Club. Though he’s called out petty criminals, celebrities and even himself over questionable statement and/or acts, he points out his specific beefs with Bow Wow and comedian Katt Williams in this […]

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Warren G Talks About Royalties & The Music Industry

http://VladTV.com – Warren talks about how difficult the game could be at times

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Taxstone on Charlamagne vs. Cash Money: Who’s Afraid of Rappers?

Brooklyn podcast host Taxstone didn’t find the bout between Charlamagne and Cash Money to be that entertaining – had it been him he claims the situation would have played out differently. “How could you be mad at somebody for their opinion?” Tax asked, lessening it to another case of rappers trying to “fight you to […]

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Jay Buck: “Looks dont mean anything in hip hop they even called Biggie Smalls ugly”

@JayBuck @ShawnCotton @saycheesetv

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N.A.W: “We’re next out of Indiana”

@cannonboominmusic @obb.nuski @larrytheproducer @goobygvng @reem4gz @shawncotton @saycheesetv

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Call Him Renny on Making a Living from Internet Sketches

Comedian Call Him Renny opened up to VladTV about basing his skits on about 50% of his life experiences and using his mom as direct inspiration for one of his characters. Renny also added that he posts all of his skits and has none left in the vault because he says each one is valuable […]

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Mike Jones: “People would call that 281-330-8004 phone number 40,000 times a day!”

@where_mikejones @ShawnCotton @saycheesetv

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BandGang: “Big Sean doesn’t owe anybody in Detroit shit! “I knew Tee Grizzley’s record was a hit”

@BGBLLonnie @ShawnCotton @saycheesetv

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Rico Recklezz & Killa Kellz on Larry Hoover, Jeff Fort, David Barksdale

Rico Recklezz sat down with Vlad to discuss different Chicago gangs, including the OGs like Larry Hoover getting locked up. He also discusses people wanting to chase clout as opposed to chasing money. He follows up by talking about social media getting people getting killed and people acting tough online. Check out the exclusive interview […]

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Yung Dark: “Nelly doesn’t owe anybody in St Louis a handout” + speaks on doing 11 years in jail

@YungDark @shawncotton saycheesetv

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Jimmy Wopo: “Elm Street got popular through emails”

@woponese @ShawnCotton @saycheesetv

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Tay 600 on L’A Capone Murder, Getting Snatched Up into Cdai & Rondo’s Case

Tay 600, Chicago MC and a member of the 600 set, made an appearance on VladTV for the express purpose of setting the record straight on a previous VladTV interview with 600 Breezy. Tay starts from the beginning, taking Vlad back to D Thang, the founder of 600, discussing current members, and talking about the […]

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King Louie: Sometimes When You’re Great You Can’t Stay Where You’re From

King Louie stopped by VladTV to share his thoughts on growing up in Chicago and feeling like he, along with other talented people, had to leave the city to better themselves. He also reacted to our Boosie interview where he reveals that most rappers die in their city over jealousy. King Louie points out that […]

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