The Real Report - Jacquees reveals why he cut Mario from his album, making up with Trey Songz, making Mood 2, K Camp tour, & King of R&B BACKLASH

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2:15and shit. He was like, I mean, he can sing. I mean, he can't sing, but that was weird to me. I hit him up as soon as I seen it, but it wasn't like, I would just let him know how I feel. You know, he let me know how he feel, but I just didn't respect what he was saying, but that let me know our relationship wasn't how I thought it was anyway. You know what I'm saying? It was like, all right, cool. I was probably tripping anyway.

2:34Tony Yayo:Y 'all, it's just like rappers sometimes. You know, they just be hating who got this record, who got this versus what, you know, all you. But that really had shocked me though, no cap. Because bro was on my album. You know what I'm saying? Oh, bro, look at that. He was on my album, but not no more because I'm like, fuck it. He said not no more. Well, yo. He didn't get stabbed. Shut the fuck up. Okay. Bro, bro. What's that point? You can't move his way. Oh, fuck. Yo, bro. All right. Just get a fuck. Get out of my video. I don't get it. I don't want you. Fuck out of my video. Fuck out of my fucking list.

3:08Get out of my fucking list.

3:12Tony Yayo:Yeah, yeah. This the boy Uncle Murda, AKA Ledjet Lenny. Rob Markman & And it's your boy Tony Yeo and it's The Real Report Show. And tell them who you are. Tony Yeo Man, it's the king of R &B, Jacquees. Rob Markman & Yeah, man. Rob Markman & Oh, that noise. You heard that. Rob Markman & Yeah, yeah. Rob Markman & And ladies and gentlemen, we was talking. This is my guy right here, legend right here. And he was playing Move Series Part 2. And I was like, yes, this is what music needs, man. You had something for the club. Rob Markman & Yeah. You had big features. Yeah. You had stuff for the ladies.

3:46Tony Yayo:I mean, it's like a void in R &B, man. Talk about the creative process of Mood Series 2. Because the last one was, what, 10 years ago? Yeah, that was 10 years ago. I dropped Mood 1, and it's Mood 2. Man, the creative process, I've been working on it since then. Like, just trying to get it perfect, honestly. And this just felt right. I probably really got tight on it about three years ago. So 2023 is when I put in my mind, like, all right, we really about to get ready to drop it. And that's when I recorded a lot of the records that you just heard. Scrapped a lot of records. But really was just making sure I had a mood for every feeling.

4:22You know what I'm saying? For everything that it needed to be. So, man, big shout out to everybody that I was in the studio with. Nash B, Forte Boy, my brothers, K Major, Hitmaker. They came and added the last little sprinkles to it. So, yeah, bro, like I got some stuff on there. I'm confident in it, too. You know what I'm saying? It was a long time coming to be able to get here, but I think it's super special because I was just able to put Mood 1 on streaming platforms. So if people never got to experience the music of Mood 1, they'll get to sit with that and then go to Mood 2, you know what I'm saying, and get the whole vibe.

4:55I remember when you first started calling yourself the king of arms, but you had a little bit of drama behind that, right? A whole lot. Right. A whole lot. You already know, it was crazy. speak on that a little bit, man. How was that whole like little thing going on? I mean, it was crazy. It was a crazy time, like, you know, but it was something that I don't regret because I realized everybody knew me and that's really what I wanted. Right, got you. I used to go places, I tell people I used to go places and I introduced myself to somebody or, you know, really just say what's up and they be like, who are you?

5:26Like, what do you do? You know, so I was like, I know they know who I am because I had a big song, B.E.D. was going crazy at the time. Right, of course, you got hits, man. I'm like, I know they know who I am. And I had a bunch of mixtapes like mood and stuff. Really that was out at that time. And you know, after I said I was a King R &B, you know, a bunch of people just was coming for me. I ain't even tripled because I like how, I like how, like I like how my name, I always come up with that whenever they mention me. Definitely, definitely. You know, whenever somebody say King R &B. It was good marketing, it was good marketing.

5:59Tony Yayo:What you just played, you could feel like that. The records you just played. Rob Markman, with these 22 songs on the album, I just said, oh, you trying to get 15 number ones. I know what you trying to do because, can we talk about some other features or no? Rob Markman, For sure. Rob Markman, I know I heard the joint with Robb49, that was crazy. Rob Markman, Come and go. Rob Markman, The joint with Kodak, I had - Rob Markman, I smoked. Rob Markman, The label, I would've put that out first. Shout out to the label though. Rob Markman, That's a smoker. Rob Markman, What label are you on? Rob Markman, It's Cash Money Republic.

6:26Rob Markman, Oh Cash Money Republic. Rob Markman, Oh Cash Money Republic. Rob Markman, Okay, got you.

6:28Tony Yayo:Rob Markman, Shout out to Cash Money Republic. record out first. Rob Markman - Facts. Rob Markman - Chiropractor, oh man, that's a strip club anthem. Rob Markman - That's so. Rob Markman - Your joint with Hitmaker, I feel like that's definitely one for the ladies. Like you played me like three joints for the ladies. And I feel like in R &B, I feel like it's more female artists dropping, like a Mariah the Scientist. Rob Markman - What's up? Rob Markman - You got Snow, you got Summer Walker, you got SZA, you got Doja, you got Kalani, you got so many. Rob Markman - Talking shit, yay? Now, now with male artists, it just seemed like you got Chris, Trey, we haven't heard nothing from him in a while.

7:09Tony Yayo:You know what I'm saying? Giveon, Leon Thomas, The Weeknd, but The Weeknd makes records. You know, Usher, you know, now they on tour and stuff. My nigga Trey Songz had some drama too, man. Talking about, what was that about again? You just cut me off. Hold on now. You mentioned Trey Songz, and I'm like, hold on, man. We not doing it, but you can't interrupt me while I'm talking. I just remembered that. We got to do this perfection. Rob Markman, calm down, brother. So how do you feel? You don't feel like there's a void in male hip hop, in male R &B, because the female R &B artists, or it just feels like it's more than nobody's dropping.

7:43Tony Yayo:So when I hear your album, it feels like a breath of fresh air. You know what I'm saying? I feel like it's a void for probably the type of R &B that I make. You know what I'm saying? Because there's a lot of guys that's out right now. You got what, Leon Thomas, like you said, Gibby. Shout out to Leon Thomas. Got to join with 50. Yeah, and Leon Thomas, he did some work on this album too, a record called Prybal. He did some writing on it. Okay, dope. Yeah, shout out to Leon. But I just feel like for what I do, I feel like that's why I felt like, damn, boy, this shit feel good. Like, you know, because it's like, it's different from what they do.

8:16You know what I mean? It's different. Mine is like a little more, it's like contemporary R &B. Right. You know, and it's like, it's just like that classic sound. Right. You know, but I just feel like, I don't know, people dropping, I mean, like I say, you got Chris just dropped his album. And I was fired. That was my joint. Hey, he just dropped. I'm coming though. You know what I'm saying? I'm coming in. Like, you know what I'm saying? It's going to be crazy. I feel like these 22 songs going to hit. I feel like it's going to fill the gap for what's missing. Man, you just played eight for us and I was like, damn.

8:46Yeah.

8:46Tony Yayo:What made you go with 22 records? You want 15 number one hits on the charts. Ain't nobody dropping. I mean, really, it's like, I'm like, I ain't finna hold it. Like I ain't gonna hold it. I'm like, this feel right. And honestly, when I was playing the album, it didn't even feel like 22 songs. So I'm like, all right, this perfect. Because I want to drop a lot of records and it ain't like dragging out. You know, sometimes you hear it's like, damn, this kind of long. I'm not losing your attention. So I'm like, 22 will be perfect for me. Got you. Real talk. Got you. Now, back to what I was saying before, I cut him off and then he cut me back off.

9:18That's right. I just got here, right? But you had a little drama with Trey Songz. What was that about, man? Are y 'all cool now? Yeah, we good. I just seen Trent. Okay, that's good. We got good a long time ago. Man, just brothers out there getting into it, man. Really just wilding. And wasn't supposed to be wilding out there either. Got you, got you, got you. We gonna wild out over there, but that's my brother. We good. Got you. Okay, cool. As long as there's no more drama. Nah, no, no. No smoke. That might be bad. All right, cool, cool, cool. We been around the singers. Y 'all do get crazy. Oh my God, do they?

9:46That's why I'm asking. You acting like I'm over here bugging. You know how these singing niggas be. Tycoon weekend. You remember Tycoon with this nigga? Yo, so listen. You know how many texts I got from this nigga, yo? Big bro. Yo, just let 5th know, it wasn't me, bro. It wasn't me, bro. Yo, yo. Real talk though, listen. That was one of the funniest weekends ever in Houston though. You know what I'm saying? Ever nigga, like ever.

10:12Tony Yayo:Nah, because you know what it is? Because niggas be thinking, because you sing, ooh yeah, to the bitches that you ain't going to pop off. And niggas is popping off. All the time. They popping off. I ain't going to front, man. Hey man, that's just how shit goes sometimes. Y 'all was turnt up. The R &B guys was turnt up. Y 'all was turnt up. It was crazy. That shit ain't happened since, huh? Nah, no, no. Did we have one after that? I'm saying like that. Oh no, not like that. Nah, definitely not like that. No, no. No, yeah, it was calm. It was calm. That shit, that was the one. Yeah, that was the one.

10:39So many niggas see me like, I had a good time with you. We had that Tycoon Week in Houston. I was like, nigga, I don't remember. But for sure. No, nah.

10:47Tony Yayo:That's what's up. Shout to everybody that was there. It was definitely a good time. Definitely. But yo man, are you in the studio with people or you just want them to send you the music? What's better for you? What's the process for you? So honestly, me and Kodak, we did our record together in the studio. Who else? I'm trying to think who else on the album that I got in. How was Kodak in the studio? Wild Night? Nah, nah, it was cool, bro. That's a fucking hit. Shout out to Kodak. We talked about that record. That record, it felt like I haven't heard Kodak like that since the record with Bruno Marz, him and Gucci.

11:20Tony Yayo:Rob Markman, The kid's going to eat that up. I ain't know. They're going to eat that up. Rob Markman, Man, I think the world's going to eat that up. Rob Markman, Yeah, they're going to eat that up. Rob Markman, For sure. Rob Markman, And like I said, Chiropractor, I feel like that's the perfect strip club void. Rob Markman, Yeah. I feel like that too. Rob Markman, I feel like the club needs that. Rob Markman, Nah, definitely. Rob Markman, And I feel like I would bump that in the car, but I'm definitely getting the album. Rob Markman, What's the process in the studio? Rob Markman, You like being in the studio.

11:39Tony Yayo:What was the night like Kodak? Like, wild night. Nah, Kodak, it was cool shit. We got in at the House of Hits in Miami. I remember that night. I remember, goddamn, we were hungry here. I remember we ordered McDonald's, nigga. That was the best McDonald's I ever had. I fuck with Kodak. Y 'all niggas wanted McDonald's? No caviar, filet mignon? Nah, no caviar, filet mignon. Shit was closed, for real. It was one of them late nights. But I remember we just got in, and that shit was just natural. You know what I'm saying? Because that's my partner, so it was natural. And Bret Koolahill, he talented, super talented.

12:06That's my dog. I ain't gonna find him, They sound a little sober on that record, man. Nah, we was in that big coolant. Oh yeah, all right, yeah. He sound like he wasn't too crazy on that one. I ain't gonna hold you. Yeah, we was just vibing. All right, good, good. I think he has a few vibes, we was just vibing up. Yeah, that's what I'm saying. Who else was on that record, you said again? It's Noby, it's an artist named Noby. Oh, shout out to him. Where you from, Miami too? Nah, honestly, I don't know where Noby from. Kodak, it was Kodak ideal to add him to the record. Kodak had previewed some of the record on one of his social media platforms.

12:33And then Noby had took some of the beat and did a verse and Kodak was like, bro, we need to put him on the album. We need to put him on this song, bro. He was like, real talk. Like it don't even need to come out unless he on it. I was like, bet, bro, let's put him on it. You know what I'm saying? So shout out to Nobi, you know what I'm saying? Look at that, look, Kodak gave him that assist.

12:50Tony Yayo:Another number one hit. So 22 records, like what was the process like for you? What was you thinking? Like, yo, I'm coming to take over the, to really show people I'm the king of R &B. Real talk, that's really the goal and to get awards. Like that's my mission. I ain't been awarded yet. Like I've been nominated for iHeart BET Awards, but I ain't never got awarded. I performed at Soul Train Awards, different stuff like that, but I want to like be awarded. I want to do late night TV. Rob Markman, We need Jacquees at the BET Awards, man. Let's get my boy poppin', iHeart and all that. Rob Markman, You need them Grammys too.

13:23Come on, he want them Grammys too. Rob Markman, Yeah, I think this album good enough for a Grammy too. Rob Markman, I think it is too, man. Rob Markman, Yeah, that's what my label be telling me. Rob Markman, Great album. Rob Markman, Yeah, they be like, man, I feel like you can like win a Grammy. So, you know, I keep that in my mind, but not really. You know what I'm saying? Like if it happened, it happened. But like just for the start, like, you know, for where I come from, like I got to get a BET award because I ain't got one yet. And I got to get a Grammy, honestly. I know I get one one day though because I can see it's achievable.

13:47Like I've been seeing my peers like, you know, the last Grammys that just passed and see like my friends go get them. So I'm like, okay, I can go get one. Definitely. Definitely, definitely, man.

13:57Tony Yayo:Talk about the record with Juvenile. That's now on the chart. Shout out to Juvenile. You know what I'm saying? Big shout out to my big brother, Juve. Talk about that, man. Shout out to Juvenile. Shout out to Hitmaker. One of the greatest. Definitely one of the greatest. Definitely. Nash B, Hitmaker, Forte Boy, Nuzo. They produced the record. We did this in 2023 in Miami. And I remember we was just, you know, having a good time in the studio, but we wanted to make an up-tempo record. And once we made it, I'm like, man, we got to get somebody from New Orleans on it. And I'm like, I know I can get Juvie to do it.

14:29Like, I know Juvie will do a verse and Juvie did a verse and he killed it. And Juvie was the one that really put it on my mind to drop it. Like, bruh, we was out to shoot his video for Hot Boy Sum Off, his last album, Boiling Point, where he just dropped it. He like, bro, what you doing with the song? I'm like, bro, I'm gonna put it on the album, but I don't know when I'm gonna drop it. He like, man, you need to drop it, bruh. That's a hit, bruh. We be playing it all the time. You know what I'm saying? Definitely a hit.

14:49Tony Yayo:What you said? Number 26 on the charts? Yeah, yeah. 26, baby. Yeah, I think it's probably higher than that right now. Yo, man, let's go. Whoa, yo. My man is back. Yeah, for sure. it's been a minute since I had a record top 30. It's been like on my own solo since like 2019. Since the King R &B album. So I'm happy for that. You know, blessed. Thank God. You know what I'm saying? Shout out to the label. So we working. And you know, the Hitmaker record, what is it? Stretch? What is it? Well, Hitmaker was on that one too. That one too. And he on Stretch You Out with Ty Dolla$1. On Stretch You Out, Ty Dolla$1.

15:20Tony Yayo:Talk about that one. That's another hit that's crazy. That song was crazy how we did it. Me and Ty Dolla$1 had a show. I don't know. I think the show was in Vegas somewhere, close to Vegas or somewhere on the west. You know, Ty, my dog, I've been working with Ty since I was dropping mixtapes. When I dropped my mixtape in 2017, Ty Dollartime was on the B.E.D. remix with Quavo. Right. And I remember we had a show, you know, I just went in his dressing room like, bro, we need to get in the studio tonight. He was like, better I have my engineer set up at the hotel room, just pull up. So I pulled up to his room, me and his engineer, we just got to work.

15:52He had this record that Hitmaker had already had for him, you know what I'm saying? So that would stretch you out. But it wasn't finished. So he played it out, he was like, this will be hard. You know what I'm saying? So I'm like, bit, he threw it all. And I sat right there on the sofa. You know, we had the microphone plugged up and stuff, sat right there on the sofa and just went to work. You know what I'm saying? That nigga was knocked out the whole time. Yeah, that nigga was dead sleep. That's right.

16:14Tony Yayo:You know, the only thing with hit makers, I don't want murder to think I'm glazing. You know, when you hit hit maker, people think, but the beat is real. He be having hard beats. Nah, the shit be hard. But niggas sometimes, niggas think you glazing when you hit the hit maker in the beginning. And the hit maker, they just start bopping their head cause he hypnotized you with that shit. But that shit is crazy, bro. Thank you, bro. Yeah, I knew that was one. So shout out to Ty, cause Ty too, like he threw that on the table for me. So I'm like, shit, shout out to Big Brother. Cause I ain't even, he didn't play that for me.

16:41Right. Yeah, Ty did, so I'm like, all right, bet. But shout out to both of them. Them my dogs though. Show for show. No, that's what's up, man. That's fire. I see you had a collab project with Dej Loaf. Yep. How was that, man? That was super lit. Working with Dej is super dope. Our projects be going crazy. because our fans love it. Facts, facts, facts. Troubles the days old, man. Oh, y 'all did more than one project together? Yeah, yeah, we dropped our mixtape in 2017. That's where At The Club came from. And like, You Belong To Somebody Else, all those popular records. And then 2024, last year, yeah, we dropped Fuck A Friend Zone 2.

17:14Got you. And we went on tour solo every day. You know what I'm saying? We went crazy. That was fire. Yeah, we got some stuff in the can too. Fire, fire. Yeah, some crazy records. Y 'all might do another project together? I'm sure. I think what we do can continue. Got you. The music, you know what I'm saying? That's dope, man. So you live in the studio, man? I got a studio at the crib, man. I built a studio in Miami. FYB Recording Studio. If y 'all niggas ever in Miami, y 'all niggas need to come to my studio. Definitely, man. Y 'all can set that podcast shit up. I got three rooms. I got the photo shoot shit.

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