A hip-hop legend in his own right, Lord Jamar stopped by VladTV for another unforgettable interview discussing contemporary issues in the culture. This time around, DJ Vlad and Lord Jamar dissect Jay-Z’s newest album, 4:44 and the backlash it has received. Vlad crowns HOV as one of the first to ever rap about generational wealth in […]
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In this clip, Havoc goes in depth about the Mobb Deep’s early releases and the success that followed. Havoc details how Hell on Earth going gold got him out of the projects, although he continued to spend the majority of his time there. He later spoke about the Quiet Storm remix which is commercially one […]
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Flashback to this interview from 2013 when famed producer Just Blaze reveals how he initially met up with Jay Z after Roc-A-Fella sought him out after listening to some of his music. He also reveals the one song that solidified their relationship, and details the differences in working with Eminem and Jay Z. Watch above.
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Philadelphia lyricist joined VladTV to break down some of his more provocative lyrics from the Ruff Ryders reunion tour at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn. Cassidy explains: “I’m about bars, real hip hop…[mumble rappers] should be in their own category, but they put them in the same category as me.” Watch above.
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Carmen Bryan spoke to VladTV about listening to Nas’ diss track response to Jay Z, “Ether,” when it dropped on the radio. She explained that while they weren’t back together, she and Nas were getting together because they had a young daughter. Carmen also opened up about Jay Z’s diss track “Super Ugly,” which calls […]
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Freeway and Scholito recently sat down with VladTV, and in this clip Freeway spoke openly about the end of Roc-A-Fella, which he said caught him off guard. The Philly rapper explained that he never thought that something so good would come to an end, adding that he got the call that things were over when […]
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Carmen Bryan, the woman supposedly the catalyst of the infamous Jay Z/Nas beef, here speaks to VladTV about moving to Queensbridge, giving birth to her and Nas’ child, Illmatic coming out, and the deteriorating of her relationship with Nas. Both she and Nas eventually became unfaithful; Carmen explains: “He was cheating, I was cheating. The […]
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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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Comedian TK Kirkland recalled paying Jay Z $1,500 to play his birthday party in 1995, which he said was before the Brooklyn rapper blew up in the hip-hop world. Today, TK says he is happy to see Jay’s success and added that he was also making his way into the sports management arena. Moving along, […]
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