Tag: Rap

Carmen Bryan on Getting Pregnant by Nas while He Worked on Illmatic

Carmen Bryan, Nas’ ex and the supposed catalyst for the Jay Z/Nas beef, here describes the early stages of her relationship with Nas. The two began dating while Nas was working on Illmatic, and Carmen tells Vlad of the numerous occasions when she’d fall asleep, pregnant, during the studio sessions. Watch above.

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Lil Duval on Calling Bishop Eddie Long a False Prophet: “He Should Burn in Hell”

Comedians DeRay Davis and Lil Duval in this clip from their interview with DJ Vlad speak about a comment Duval made re: Bishop Eddie Long’s death. Vlad and Duval go back and forth about his comment, and Duval ultimately says, “I said everything I felt.” Watch above.

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DJ Pooh on Producing Ice Cube’s “No Vaseline” and Working with 2Pac

In an exclusive with VladTV, DJ Pooh and Xzibit speak about the process of making their new film, Grow House, and how it differs from other DJ Pooh-classics like Friday. “The process of doing this movie was nothing like those,” Pooh says. “This was a complete independent movie, and we set out to do a […]

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Pras on Lauryn Hill Being Late for Shows, No Fugees Reunion

Pras shared the status of his current relationship with Fugees bandmate Lauryn Hill, revealing that he occasionally speaks with her these days. He also touched on her perpetual lateness to shows, which Pras says people should expect since it’s been going on for a decade or more now. During the conversation, Pras said he doesn’t […]

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7even Up on Nicki Minaj Being Getaway Driver When He Robbed Someone

7even Up, who was once in a group called Hoodstars with Nicki Minaj, spoke about getting into some trouble with the “Anaconda” rapper back in the day. He explained that Nicki was his getaway driver when he robbed a person, and they actually got away. During the sit-down, 7even Up also spoke about Nicki facing […]

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Lil Duval: Boosie is the 2Pac to the Streets, Deray: TI is the Closest to 2Pac

Comedians DeRay Davis and Lil Duval recently dropped by VladTV, where they reacted to Lil Boosie calling his upcoming album BooPac, which prompted Lil Duval to proclaim that he’s “DuPac,” this generation’s 2Pac in the comedy world. To hear more of what DeRay and Lil Duval had to say, including Duval’s comments about Bishop Eddie […]

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Boosie on Spending 3.5 Years on Death Row: I Kept Smiling, I’m a Strong Person

Back on VladTV, Boosie here talks about his experience in the criminal justice system and the system at large. Boosie explains that he spent three and a half years on death row and took a plea deal to avoid his third strike. Speaking about the criminal justice system’s broader issues, Boosie says, “The system just […]

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Konshens on “Bruk Off” Getting 50 Million Views, the Song’s Real Meaning

Konshens sat down with VladTV to speak on the success of “Bruk Off,” which got over 50 million views on YouTube. During the conversation, Konshens revealed that he changed the name from “Bruk Off Me Cock” so that it could get more radio play. Moving along, Konshens spoke about Chris Brown not charging him for […]

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Scholito on His Brother Getting Life in Prison for Murder at Age 15

Philly rappers Scholito and Freeway recently sat down with VladTV, where they discussed how they came together, and collaborating on new music. During the conversation, Freeway and Scholito explained Allen Iverson’s impact in Philly as the first hip-hop NBA player. Scholito also revealed that he used to be involved with Iverson’s music label that never […]

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Robb Banks on Helping XXXTentacion When He Got Jumped Outside Studio

Robb Banks opened up to VladTV about meeting fellow Florida rapper XXXTENTACION while the “Look At Me” rapper was getting jumped at a local studio. Robb explained that he broke up the situation and a few months later the two were recording music together. During the conversation, Robb spoke about being a part of the […]

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Kolyon on Getting Shot in the Spine, Bullet Lodged, Told He was Paralyzed

Kolyon, aka Koly P, opened up to VladTV about taking a break from rapping for several years after getting shot in the stomach and the bullet hitting his spine. The Florida rapper explained that the shooting took place after all of his close friends were killed in a matter of months. He then revealed that […]

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Lil Boosie on Advising Kodak Black to Leave Florida, His City Hypnotized by Hatred

Boosie Badazz stopped by VladTV in this exclusive to chop it up with Dj Vlad. In this clip, Boosie discusses the popularity of his previous interview with DJ Vlad and the song that came about as a result. He also discusses warning Kodak Black to leave Florida, and his own experiences while he was incarcerated. […]

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Mr. Capone-E on Bringing a Gun to Get Out Of His Bad Record Contract

West Covina, California rapper Mr. Capone-E joined VladTV to talk about how his career shaped out. Here, he describes his early transitions to and from different labels, having to hustle for his money, and ultimately, how he created his own independent record label, working with artists like Lil Flip and MC Eiht along the way. […]

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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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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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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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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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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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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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