In short
YG discusses West Coast rap legends and LA gang politics, his close relationship with Nipsey Hussle, and the mental-health themes behind his new album The Gentleman's Club. He also talks about accountability, navigating fame while dealing with anxiety/PTSD/paranoia, and how social media/news can reshape public perception of him.
Guests
YG is the main guest. The host is Joe Crack the Dawn (co-host Jada) on the Joe and Jada Show.
Guest backgrounds
YG is a multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated West Coast artist with 10+ billion global streams and nearly 100 gold/platinum certifications, known for helping define modern West Coast rap. Joe Crack the Dawn and Jada are the podcast hosts.
Key claims
YG says Ice-T is a “founder” of gangsta rap and that he personally saw Ice-T in the Bronx years before. He claims his relationship with Nipsey helped “bring peace” across Crip/Blood affiliations and that Nipsey “molded” him. He says The Gentleman’s Club is therapy/accountability after mental-health struggles and contract issues that led to him changing his release strategy.
Notable examples
YG recounts meeting Nipsey through a studio link (Ranch told Nip to pull up). He describes Nipsey calling him to help stop a conflict involving Slim 4 and Spider-Loke. He also tells a story about apologizing to a friend after wrongly accusing him of stealing a watch.
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Chapters
Tap a time to open that second in VOYG's Experience in New York vs. LA
4:24 to 6:26
YG shares his thoughts on the differences between New York and LA, including the vibe and environment.
“That nigga waking up from yesterday right now.”
Memorable Encounters with Bone Thugs and Harmony
6:26 to 8:00
YG recounts his experiences with Bone Thugs and Harmony and his history in the music industry.
“And we was on the same record label and they called me Joey Bone and shit.”
The Influence of Ice-T on Gangsta Rap
8:00 to 9:14
Discussion on Ice-T's role in the inception of Gangsta Rap and his legacy.
“And I'm telling you, I seen him when Larry Davis shot the cops.”
Mental Health and Accountability in Music
9:14 to 14:01
YG discusses mental health struggles and the importance of accountability in life and music.
“A day or two later, he don't got nothing to do with Larry Davis.”
Reflections on Accountability
14:01 to 15:40
YG shares a personal story about accountability and admitting wrongs in public.
“They in Deb's house having a party out there.”
Navigating Fame and Mental Health
16:37 to 20:46
YG discusses the challenges of fame and mental health, and the importance of self-reflection.
“going through these mental health issues, is it harder or more amplified that you feel like that you're famous?”
The Evolution of YG and His Music
20:47 to 23:29
YG explains the significance behind his album title 'The Gentleman's Club' and his growth as an artist.
“And I found out, like, my deal was fucked up and all that type of shit.”
The Impact of Social Media on Reputation
23:30 to 24:11
Discussion on how social media shapes public perception and the consequences of negativity.
“You know, Jay-Z said you live long enough to, I think it was from the Batman movie, right?”
The Impact of Social Media on Reputation
24:16 to 25:08
Discussion on how social media shapes public perception and the consequences of negativity.
“Yo, seriously, once it's over, you're waiting four years.”
Challenges and Conversations Around Mental Health
26:41 to 28:00
YG shares insights on the impact of public perception and personal struggles on mental health.
“Massive sci-fi adventure about survival and science and what happens when you wake up alone very far from Earth.”
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Reflections on Character and Accountability
28:00 to 30:11
Exploring the importance of character and the impact of public opinion during personal crises.
“You know, I had dinner the other night with somebody I respect.”
Celebrating West Coast Hip Hop Influences
30:11 to 31:05
Discussing the major influences in West Coast hip hop and recognizing iconic figures.
“Let's toast 1800 to the Gentleman's Club.”
Personal Inspirations and Legacy
31:05 to 33:14
Sharing personal inspirations and the impact of artists like Eazy-E and Mac 10.
“Shout out to Ryan Witherspoon in the building, my brother.”
Cultural Identity and Relationships
33:14 to 35:56
Discussing cultural identity, relationships, and the impact of community on personal ties.
“My brother, Brian Witherspoon, pulled up.”
Navigating Gang Politics and Friendships
35:56 to 42:01
Exploring the complexities of gang politics in the context of friendships and collaborations.
“It might go viral in the wrong way, but I'm going to be honest with you.”
Nipsey Hussle and Community Dynamics
42:01 to 46:48
Learn about the relationship between YG and Nipsey Hussle amidst L.A. gang politics.
“I'm from Trey Top, Bopton, Pyrro, right?”
Nipsey's Role in Peacekeeping
46:48 to 48:01
Discover how Nipsey Hussle aimed to unify rival gangs and bring peace.
“I can't be mad at like my crip partner for hanging with crip niggas.”
The Impact of Nipsey's Leadership
48:01 to 52:32
Understand Nipsey's influence on younger artists and the L.A. music scene.
“like I'm not just saying that You know what I'm saying?”
Gang Politics and Personal Growth
57:38 to 1:10:02
A deep dive into the complexities of gang culture, personal experiences, and the music industry.
“The official language of football is trash talk, late night group chats, memes, and unbelievable highlight clips.”
Gang Disqualification Criteria
1:10:02 to 1:11:30
Explore the complex rules that govern gang affiliation and disqualification.
“Like, is there any buzz you watching then you be like, man, I would love to kick this nigga out the gang.”
Personal Experiences with Loyalty
1:11:30 to 1:13:12
Discuss personal anecdotes about loyalty and the consequences of folding under pressure.
“We still got to fully answer the question.”
Consequences of Folding in a Gang
1:13:12 to 1:16:43
Discuss the serious repercussions of folding during confrontations and the importance of loyalty.
“We had a guy down with us, and we're not a gang, but we had a guy with us.”
Transition to Sponsorship
1:16:43 to 1:17:43
A transition moment leading into the sponsorship segment, hinting at upcoming promotions.
“the barber the this the that everybody gotta you know what this is it's called when it happens get busy niggas.”
Transition to Sponsorship
1:20:03 to 1:20:32
A transition moment leading into the sponsorship segment, hinting at upcoming promotions.
“Introducing Taco Bell's new jalapeno citrus salsa.”
Transcript
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1:25Oh, he leaves him in the dust. He's at the edge of the box. He cuts past the nonstop group chat trash talk. He clears on goal. He shoots. No! Unlimited data for$25 a month forever. Visit your local Boost Mobile store today to get unlimited data with a price that never changes. Boost Mobile. After 30 GB, customers may experience lower speeds. Customers will pay$25 a month as long as they remain active on the Boost$25 unlimited plan. In my life, in my world that I know, nip the realest nigga that walked planet Earth. You know what I'm saying? No cap. Like, clear point blank. That's the piece, man.
1:59And I'm not just saying that. You know what I'm saying? On some weird shit. Like, nip the realest nigga that walked planet Earth, bro.
2:21Yeah, yeah, what up, y 'all? This is Joe Crack the Dawn. You know who it is, your boy Jada. It's the Joe and Jada Show. Every show legendary. Every show iconic. You heard me? And you know what we doing out here. You don't come here, it don't even matter wherever else you go. Yeah, kiss, talk your shit, what? What the fuck I'm talking to? Check it out, though. When you think of today's guests, you think West Coast, for sure. You think culture. You think authenticity. You think somebody that came in this game with records that shook the street and still found a way to grow, evolve, and stay relevant at every level.
3:14from Tooted and Booted, My Crazy Life, from them raw LA stories, the records that crossed all the way over. Like, my nigga, my nigga. This is a multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated artist with more than 10 billion global streams and nearly 100 gold and platinum certifications. He's an entrepreneur. Hold on, hold on. Hold on, for the slow people like me in the back. What the fuck you just said about the numbers? Let me pull it back for you. Let me pull it back for you. That's one part. Let me pull it back for you. Okay. 10 billion global streams. Know that one. Nearly 100 golden platinum certifications.
4:00That's crazy. You heard me? He's an entrepreneur, a businessman, a cultural voice, and one of the artists who helped define what modern West Coast rap sounds like. Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together for YG, you heard me?
4:23All right, that was dope. My nigga, what's happening? What's happening? You know what I mean? YG on that Doocy Doocy B right now. That nigga waking up from yesterday right now. He was in the city, man. He had a nice, adventurous night. You know what I mean? I love New York, dog. You know what I'm saying? I was outside. That's the best week. What's it like from New York? because like in LA, everything, the hoods and all that is like spread out. The houses are short. And then you come in here, every building is like, what's it like being in New York City with all these tall ass fucking buildings, niggas honking the horn, niggas just like, what does that feel?
5:01Is it like a different feeling for you when you come out here? It's for sure different. I've been coming out here since like 2010 though. So New York was like, New York and Atlanta was like the first two places I was like going to consistently. But, you know what I'm saying? I've been coming out here for a minute, so like I'm used to it. You know what I'm saying? But it's different. It's different. But then it's also like similarities. Like it's busy. You know what I'm saying? It's busy at the crib. It's busy. It's shit to do. You know what I'm saying? It's a lot you can do. You know what I'm saying?
5:38And one day, New York is like the same vibe. You know what I'm saying? And every place ain't got that. You go to different places, even though they good and all that, it just ain't got that. Like me, that's what I need. You know, I bought a crib one time in Miami, and it was the most amazing crib you ever seen in your life. Movie. And I sold that shit in like six months. You hear the fucking animals? You see the raccoons out the window. I was like, oh no. I need the noise. I need to hear the fucking horns. I need to hear the police. I need to hear humans. I can't live in this shit. And so there's places like that.
6:22I see what you're saying. I just got back from LA. Shout out to Bone Thugs and Harmony. You know, I came up with them. And we was on the same record label and they called me Joey Bone and shit. Them dudes sold 30 million records. I was selling two records. Like, I mean, nobody. They was jumping on my records, coming in all my videos, showing massive love. So, you know me, I don't like to fly unless there's money involved. It's just the way, that's why you don't see me on vacations and all that. But ain't no money attached. I hate flying so much. I just won't do it. So when he said, yo, Bone Thugs want you to speak, I turned around and said, Nah, I ain't flying to no fucking L.A.
7:07And when I said it, I said, man, I can't front them above us, man. Those are the days. I got to jump on this fucking plane. And everybody was looking at me like, yo, you talk all that bone thug shit all the time. Stories of you and them. And you acting like you ain't going over there to pay homage. Get on the plane. That shit, we're doing all that shit. But we went out. Ice-T. They called him the king of L.A., big boy. Called him the king of LA. You know, he started Gangsta Rap. You said that here. Ice-T started Gangsta Rap. Right? That's what you said. He was definitely one of the first people who, as me as a kid, seen talking gangsta shit.
7:50So you're younger than us, but you were saying, like, colors and all. You knew all that. Yeah, yeah. Like, Ice-T definitely is the founder of Gangsta Rap. Like, I said, I remember, like, seeing it, but as I got older, like, you know what I'm saying niggas was definitely they telling you yo Ice-T is like he set this bitch off yeah for sure for sure you know what's crazy is Ice-T back in the day was floating around the Bronx I used to see Ice-T with the Jerry Carols and all that in the Bronx with nothing but love and knew everybody who was somebody I'm talking about the pre historic days he knew all those you know know the julu nation to this i used to see him with all these guys um africa islam and all of them and i used to just be like yo what do you mean because we we forget people have cousins right you could be from somewhere and you could have real cousins that live in compton or something and they really your cousins and they they live in the bronce and they strong they bring you over and you could.
8:59And I'm telling you, I seen him when Larry Davis shot the cops. I seen your man Ice-T walking around the South Bronx. It's all I... I gotta give the validity to where it's at. I gotta say the truth. Not when Larry Davis actually shot him. When Larry Davis shot the fucking cops. The same day? Right around there. A day or two later, he don't got nothing to do with Larry Davis. I'm just saying, I know that the whole New York City looking for Larry Davis and this nigga Ice-T diddy-bopping with Jerry Curls in the South Bronx. I seen him. Like, that's all. If y 'all want, when we bring Ice-T here, we'll let him confirm.
9:42I'm telling you what I seen. You see how he does this? Nobody's disagreeing with you. You just made it. You made it. You put a wall up. He didn't say you didn't see him. It sounds crazy. Yeah, because the way you made it is the actual time Larry Davis shot. I seen Ice-T walking by. Larry Davis guys shot a bunch of cops. They were corrupt. And the whole New York City looking for him like fucking Billy the Kid is some wild shit. I mean, they looking for him. All I'm saying is at that time before he got caught, I don't know if it was three or four days, Ice-T walking around the Bronx. I wasn't even rapping yet.
10:27I see them, I'm in the shower, I'm like, yo, this fucking Ice-T sits in the morning. How he and Larry Davis. Anyway, let's. Now, publicly, you always, you talked about anxiety, PTSD, paranoia, and mental health struggle. And that's actually worked into your album and all that. You know what I mean? What's going on with the mental health, how serious is that? a lot of people use it and you know what I mean but with this project it seemed like that's the main focus that you're trying to get out there especially to our people and our areas and neighborhoods yeah you know what I'm saying it was a therapy session like with myself you know what I'm saying just owning up to the fact that a lot of shit that I ain't really fucking with in my life you know what I'm saying it really was my fault.
11:23You know what I'm saying? It was being accountable. Accountability. Yeah. A lot of people got a big problem with being accountable. Like a lot of people from broke people to the richest people, they just don't want to accept accountability. You know what I mean? I got one for you. I one time accused somebody that's a very dear friend, very family, of stealing something from me. But it felt like he was the only person that could steal it. Like, you know, one of my watches was missing. He was the only one. And I'm like, you want me to say his name? I'm about to say it. My man Carlito. And so Carlito.
12:05That's my nigga. Well, you want me to say. So Carlito used to be with Punt Every Day. Look, I'm missing this watch. He's the only nigga there. So I'm like, yo, Carlito, man, you took my fucking watch. And I trust Carlito. You made me say his name. No, no, no. Let me stop your story because I got an even iller one than that. My man, Jay Bop, which is Mary's cousin who passed the demo to Mary that got us all of that. My day one. He was my hype man for years. He's still my brother. This is my hustling days. I come down the hill, a fresh hunted sack of green bag 1212. Yo, Bop, walk me in the elevator.
12:47Put my pack in the thing. One second. Come back out. Yo, Kiss, let me get five or something. Go back in. It's gone. Me, yo, where's my pack at? Damn, Kiss, I don't got a prompt. We about to get it on. They broke it up. He asked you for$5. No, he just, I just came out the crib with a fresh sack. Ready to rock and roll. I stashed it. I'm waiting for a sale. A sale come. 2.3 seconds. I go back. Nothing. Me, your boss. Give me my fucking... You're like, we're the only two here. It was only one millisecond. We went like this. We turned around. It was gone. Me, Joe Crack. Stop playing with me, man. Him, I ain't your bro.
13:36I swear by... It's nobody else. Only him or the Lord can have this. He was there, dog. No, that's what happened. I'm going to find out. One of them sneaky ass bassheads. They saw the whole thing. Soon as we left. We chilling out at the condos down. We smoking all that. Somebody came out the building. Whoever got them green bags. They in Deb's house having a party out there. We beat the brakes off. Shout out to my man Peanut. We almost. We obliterated him. Nah, Peanut deserved it. That was great, but that's one of them kind of situations. What I'm talking about accountability is I was wrong. I was wrong, too.
14:21I had to apologize. Over maybe like a year or two, I realized there's no way on earth he would have stole that, and somebody else stole it, and this, that. So I hadn't seen him. My shit took only hours. No, my shit took like a year or two. And I'm at Raul's funeral, and I'm talking about Raul. And in the middle of it, I see him in there, and I say, yo, man. I'm sorry I fucked up I should have never ever accused you I know it wasn't you I know it wasn't you and this foul I accused you forgive me but that was a big moment for me of accountability in front of everybody because you know this Raul's my brother's funeral the whole TS is in there deep and I don't know I was just going and God told me to say sorry in front of everybody.
15:14And so a lot of people don't know how to do that, man. They don't know how to say sorry when they wrong. And I'm not just talking about black people's fantasy. I'm talking about rich people. I don't care. People just don't admit when they wrong. And so you said you took a lot of accountability and put it through your music. You already know when it's a real moment, you need a real bottle. That's why we rock with 1800 Tequila. You heard me? These people been making tequila for 11 generations. That's right, 11. That's a legacy. That's OG status. OG. They were the first to introduce a Nejo. Set the standard before most of these brands even existed.
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16:36That's the move. True, true, true. One. With this... going through these mental health issues, is it harder or more amplified that you feel like that you're famous? And a lot of people depend on you and all that. And when you go through mental health, it definitely, you ain't as sharp as, you know, you normally would be. So how do you navigate through going through these times and still showing up to work but still trying to smile. You know, us, like, we niggas and shit. Like, we men, so, you know, this shit be regular. Like, you know what I'm saying? Like, we get taught taking care of everybody and all that.
17:23Like, you know what I'm saying? That's what we're here to do. Like, so that part be regular. You know what I'm saying? But being like, you know what I'm saying? When you do whatever you do and you take care of your peoples and all that, and that's done. Like you be having whatever going on in your life And you still feeling however you're feeling How I deal with that shit Like I just sat with myself Like I just sat with myself for like six, nine months Like I don't want to talk to nobody I don't want to be Like I had to sit with myself and just get it right You know what I'm saying Like nigga ain't doing too I ain't doing too much hanging out with niggas Like I'm watching who I get my energy to Watching energy that come around me You know what I'm saying and really just like thinking about the bounce back, like how to get right.
18:10You know what I'm saying? I ain't one of them, like a nigga ain't no, I got mental health problems and all that. It was just, you know what I'm saying? I hit this time in my life and I ain't expect, you know what I'm saying, the shit that was happening to happen. And it didn't happen. Because I was like, oh, shit. And I'm like, damn, nigga fucked up right now. It's like, all right, bet. They got to figure it out. You know what I'm saying? So this album, you know what I'm saying? The Gentleman's Club was like, it just represents. Why is the title Gentleman's Club? The title Gentleman's Club for a lot of reasons.
18:50One of them is about growth. You know what I'm saying? Like, nigga grown ass man. I came in the game. I was young. I was a kid. You know what I'm saying? And like, I was giving motherfuckers the same shit. you know what I'm saying, for so long, like, I felt like it was time for something new. You know what I'm saying? Because, like, I go around and I ask people, like, what's the first thing you think of when you think of YG? And all they was talking, they like, blood, big blood, bottom, power, red, police. I'm like, I'm like, yeah. You know what I'm saying? So I'm just like, damn, that's all. Like, that's it?
19:29Like, nigga running businesses, you know what I'm saying? I got this going on, I be in my fashion shit. And all they was talking about was that. And then I was asking like, why? Like why is that all you think? And you know what I'm saying? They was like, shit, when I get on the internet, that's all I see. I see red, I see police cases, I see news clips, I see niggas getting shot, niggas dying, all the time. Like I just had to realize like, yeah, you never gave. Like the world made different. Yeah, you know what I'm saying? You been giving that, and that's all you been seeing. And I was like, oh, yeah, I got to switch it up.
20:10You know what I'm saying? Because a nigga all laugh for sure. You know what I'm saying? But it's like, bro, a nigga growing. Like, I ain't on the block. I ain't in the hood all. Like, a nigga hit the block, like, four or five times a year or something. You know what I'm saying? You know what I'm saying? But a nigga be outside in his own way. But like, nigga ain't in the set on the block hanging out with the homies like how a nigga used to be and all that. Like, that ain't what a nigga life look like. You know what I'm saying? But I'm just like, yeah, like, I got to show these motherfuckers something different.
20:42Like, I dropped my crazy life and I dropped still brazy. And then during them time, like, I was looking into my contract and shit. And I found out, like, my deal was fucked up and all that type of shit. so when I found that out I was just like oh yeah these niggas playing me like they playing everybody yeah they playing everybody I'm like oh yeah I'm not finna get these niggas no more real albums I'm finna just I'm finna do this you know what I'm saying I had this nine month clause like album between album type shit I had to wait nine months you know what I'm saying so I said alright I'm dropping every nine months and I'm just dropping shit to get out my deal So I did that.
21:27I made sure I had a hit on every album, though. On every project, I made sure I had a hit. But boom, I did that. And when I finally got out, I felt like a nigga just drug his name through the mud, you know what I'm saying? As an artist. I'm like, damn, niggas playing on my name, all this shit. I'm saying I'm mad. I'm mad at the world. Niggas got me fucked up, you know what I'm saying? When I started making this album, Sycamore was supposed to come and A &R the album with me and shit. So he pull up on me and shit. We have a meeting. And he like, what you on? I'm like, niggas got me fucked up. Niggas playing with me and shit.
22:05I'm tripping and shit. You know what I'm saying? But I got this concept, Gentleman's Club, Black Tie Affair. He like, no, but what you on? I'm like, nigga, I'm telling you, nigga, that's what I'm on. I'm tripping. He like, why you feel like, nigga that you fucked up. I'm just going through. Niggas playing with my name and all the shit. He like, nigga, you did this shit to yourself. I'm like, huh? What you mean? And he like, like, you don't remember? I'm like, nah, what you mean? He like, nigga, when you got done with your, when you put out my crazy life, you start looking into your deal. You saw, you know what I'm saying?
22:41You ain't like your situation. So you told everybody, like your team, you told yourself, like, nigga, I'm just going to run up out this motherfucking contract. You remember that? And I'm like, yeah. I do remember that. He's like, yeah, nigga, did this to yourself. And I'm like, damn. And that shit that fucked me up. The whole time I was mad at the world. I'm mad about niggas playing on the nigga name and all this. I don't know what's the rap shit. And then I'm just like, damn. Like, it's really me. You know what I'm saying? I'm mad at everybody else. But it was my fault. You know what I'm saying?
23:18because I chose to take the route I took. You know what I'm saying? Drug my name through the mud, trying to get out of the contract. I finally got out of the contract. Self-inflicted. Yeah, bro. You know, Jay-Z said you live long enough to, I think it was from the Batman movie, right? You live long enough. A hero, a villain. As a hero, you turn into a villain. Yeah. You know what I mean? So it's like, you know, this whole game, right? If we're talking about the way society is now with social media and all that, we were talking earlier off the thing that everybody like a train wreck. Everybody like the negative.
24:00Nowadays, even real dudes turn around and they jump into the fake shit.
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28:02You know, I had dinner the other night with somebody I respect. I would call him my mentor, my big homie. And he was quick to talk about somebody we was at dinner. I said, yo, yo, he wasn't saying that when that man was alive. And this is a guy I look up to. He was like, you know, no. He said, he was like, yo, Joe, you right. He said, you right. I've just been seeing that everywhere. Some motherfuckers don't know they talking about you and how they affecting you mentally or whatever, your feelings or your family or your kids go to school and all that. And they thinking it's funny. And everybody just joining in on some bullshit.
28:44I don't want to bring some shit up there, but I got to, right? Let's just say big ticket. We know this guy 30, 40 years. He's been a great guy. he gets locked up for domestic violence they dragging them all over everywhere you looking and then the video come out he just want his phone back oh please can i get my phone please oh you're pushing me yo can i get my phone please and once they seen the video now everybody was like oh but while that's going on for some reason everybody want to pound on a person when they down and out or they going through some shit. It's just where it's at now. Nobody takes the time out to back up and say, is this true?
29:30Is this not? I know the way I do it, the way I do life in general is I go by a person's character. So if I know this person, he's been good, he's been this, he's been that, he's been in this, something happens, I gotta say, yo, that's a good man. I don't know. Like, you gotta really show me some fucking smoke. You got to show me this shit. It's fingerprints and DNA and shit because I don't believe it. No, no. I'm telling you. You got to prove it to me. That's all I'm saying. Like if it's somebody I really know for years and I trust, you got to prove to me that they really did some shit like that.
30:09I'm not going to join the bandwagon. Sure enough, two days later, video come out. You look extremely innocent to me. You know what I'm saying? Let's toast 1800 to the Gentleman's Club. Come on now Let's keep it 1800 Keep it 1800 Gentleman's Club Damn my brother Rock with it It's early Y 'all niggas crazy I'm like damn I just woke up You trying to shake it off They try to give you that Doocy Doocy beat They say the way to keep it going Is drink some more That's what they talking about When I walked in They like Hey Hey niggas taking shots You good? I'm like shit I'm fucked up anyway Let's keep it going
30:54Come on. Man, West Coast Hip Hop. Who's on your mind with Rushmore? Who's right? God damn, get that man a gallon. Come on. Man, I'm Bree Stewart. Shout out to Ryan Witherspoon in the building, my brother. Good morning, man. Two-time fellas. Up and coming artists. Yeah, there you go. Yo, where the sneaker at? Show me the sneaker. Show me the sneaker. Yo, and I'm going to explain to you how big that is, Ryan. I don't think you might be too young to even know. Pepsi. Well, we go, I want to say like who influenced you coming up in the West Coast hip hop? Like who was some of the guys that you was like, they cold.
31:40I want to be like them. They inspire me. Man. Snoop, of course. Pac, of course Like Eazy-E Like I ain't really Get to watch Eazy-E while he was alive I was a baby No, Eazy-E, brother Eazy-E was that nigga No, no, no, I know You know I know Eazy-E I knew Eazy-E, alright, that's cool You're not debating that, right? Throwing the flag, alright, yeah, yeah No, Eazy-E like Wife and son, everybody yesterday, but go ahead Yeah, like Eazy-E. Eazy was that nigga, man. Yeah, no nigga hurt. He put everybody on. Eazy was the man, bro. Yeah, and like his swag, like, you know what I'm saying? His whole shit.
32:29He started everything. Yeah. I'm saying the Lokes, like. He in the video with the flamethrowers. Yeah. Man. I mean, yeah, man. Eazy-E, man. Yup. Let me see. Chew, you know what I'm saying? That's a trick, man. That shit is in right there. That combination was nuts. Right before I start, like, rapping, like, you know what I'm saying? But the game had it, so, like, yeah, you know what I'm saying? We was off the game, you know what I'm saying? And it was like, oh, yeah. And then, like, right after, you know what I'm saying, I seen all that. And that's when I started doing my shit. But everybody I just mentioned inspired me, part of my DNA, all that.
33:13That's it. That's it. I want to shout out Mac 10. That's my... Oh, how's it Mac 10? Hey, hey, hey. Hold on, flag on the plate. Flag on the plate. Flag on the plate. Hold on, flag on the plate. You got a flag on the other side. Yeah, you got your flag. You supposed to throw it at that. Flag on the motherfucking plate. Yeah. My nigga Mac 10. My brother, Brian Witherspoon, pulled up. He got bad sneakers to me. the upcoming Puerto Rican rap out here. Okay. He's spitting that shit. He brought me some John Jer. I got a song and video with him, right? I don't know nothing. I'm telling you. How we open this shit?
33:56Grandma's couch. Grandma's couch. Now let me tell you something. Grandma's couch. Look at the couch. There's the cushion with the... Look at the grandma's couch. Oh, I didn't know that. Yeah, look at that shit. Ew. I said we need the fucking wood seat, the round wood seat from the J-Lo shit. Them I ain't got no shoes? Oh, he got you. He got you. Yo, let me tell you something. Yo, Ryan, let me explain something to you. I'm proud of you. I know Brand Jordan. They don't give anybody a sneaker like that. They gave it to you. They fuck with you. A lot of people fucking with you and we rooting for you, man.
34:34I've seen Kobe and the True Blues before. Yo, you got to do me the biggest favor, man. You got a lot of gifts out here, man. This motherfucker, y 'all. I got a little famous. Yeah, you got a little famous. Your birthday's coming. But you like a honorary Puerto Rican with the Doma and all that. I'm Spanish. The Montecca Jada. I'm Spanish. Nah, you Spanish. Spanish. What is Italian? I'm Italian too. I'm Italian. I'm Italian. He everything. I'm Italian. I'm Italian. I'm Italian and Spanish. So, hey, shout out to the Knicks though. You know what I'm saying? We appreciate that. Hey, hey, hey. My whole thing with the nicks winning why I enjoyed it.
35:24It wasn't for y 'all niggas like that. You was riding with us? No, no, no. I fuck with New York. I swear to God, I fuck with New York. I love New York for sure. But I was like, I was so happy to see, to be able to watch Watch Spike Lee watch the Knicks win the ring. You know what I'm saying? You feel me? I know you be at all the games and shit, too. Yeah. You know what I'm saying? That nigga Spike Lee, though. That nigga. You know what I'm saying? Oh, yeah. You know what I'm saying? I'm like, I'm glad he got to see that. Nobody in front of Spike. Let me tell you something. It might go viral in the wrong way, but I'm going to be honest with you.
36:02Like, maybe two years ago, I asked Spike one-on-one. I said, yo, Spike, you think we ever going to win the chip? Spike Lee, the number one Knicks fan in the world. look at me in the eye and said, we ain't never going to do this. I mean. I think that day I was so depressed. I went home. I was like, yo, Spike Lee's the fucking logo. He told me not in your lifetime. You ain't winning no chip. You're always sick, bro. And here we are. You right. Let me tell you some crazy shit, right? Is New York is the mecca of money, right? So even if you got Hollywood and you got all that, they come over here for the bread.
36:45You got Wall Street. You got all the bread is here. Madison Ave. Well, Wall Street. Wall Street controls the world. In the stadium, the richest people get to buy them tickets. Corporate America, Wall Street, whatever the case may be. And so our arena got maybe like 20-something thousand people. and I've been going so long that I pretty much know every fan to the upper deck or whatever the case may be. The crazy shit is when we did that parade, you ever seen that movie Gangs in New York? It was actually, it was the first time. I've been in Puerto Rican, I'm the first rapper in the Puerto Rican parade where they usually got two, three million people.
37:32When I tell you, YG, it was 20 blocks Lots of human beings. You can't see the floor. It was just human all over. I didn't even know there was that many Nick fans. I'm up on the float. I'm like, yo, holy shit. And so finally, everybody, Louis the Mechanic, whoever was a fan, was in that fucking parade. And that shit was, you're talking about Italian. They found, I passed one block on that parade where the whole block was just Italian. Like, they must have went on Italian Twitter. You know how they got black Twitter? It said, we meet in Sullivan Street. Them niggas was dead with the Italian flag.
38:16It was like, yo, Rocco! Like, they was in there, like, thousands of them on one block. I was like, yo, this shit was... It was just the craziest shit to ever see so many. I didn't even know we had that many New York Knicks fans. It was just, it was really, really out of control, man. But how was your relationship with Nip? It seemed, I made some bangers together. But it seemed like y 'all was really, really brothers. You know what I mean? Real tight. Yeah, no, my relationship with Nip was, man, special. Hold on, I went to a show. You and Nip, it was Nip's show where they bought you out. That shit was the craziest shit I have.
39:00I was coming through no lake hell yeah it's like I was in the middle of the terror it was crazy it was the million reds the trillion blues I mean I was just like this I'm next to Lauren London and the kids like oh I just want to enjoy this show and I'll make it out oh you gotta make it out you gotta make it out it was great the shit was rocking though they was they ripped that shit but I was in the it was like So you being, well, allegedly a blood. No, no, not allegedly. No, you a blood, nigga. I just hear they call you a rat if I just straight say it. They say I'm a rat. No, no. No, no. Let me tell you something that's real.
39:48They from the West Coast with all due respect, they respect, they turn their shit into a business. You see how he said it's not allegedly. I mean, he got deals and naming and this and businesses and it's a different kind of thing for some reason. They don't... It's a different kind of lifestyle. So the question I'm saying, because I've been going to LA for a long, long time. You being the blood, him being the crib, how did the homies feel about y 'all relationship? How did... You know, because I'm out there with Mac 10, Inglewood and... Inglewood. And my homies. you know you get in the wrong neighborhood you get in the wrong color around I went through all that shit right so it's like how was it for you with your friends and his friends how did everybody feel about y 'all relationship that's the show I was at I was in the middle of a festival all that it was love man man man listen bro me and Nip went through so much shit just to be cool yeah over us you know what I'm saying having a relationship niggas went through so much shit Nip I'm gonna keep it all the way against it Nip Nip went through molding me you know what I'm saying like Nip went through molding me as far as with his homies and shit about us having a relationship this is how me and Nip even was able to have a relationship.
41:27Two-time fella hit me and get halfway. It deserves that. The second one we call that calisthenics. Don't worry, we're going to go to intimate fasting real soon. That's calisthenics. When I go hit, stop. I'm going to put y 'all on some shit. I ain't really never talked about this. Only on Joe and Jayden. That's why we asked that real shit. You know what I'm saying? So, so, so, politics, gang, you know what I'm saying? This politics, gang shit. I'm from Bopton. I'm from Bopton, Pyrro. I'm from Trey Top, Bopton, Pyrro, right? Nipsey, he from neighborhood, rolling 60s, you know what I'm saying? Crenshaw District, South Central LA.
42:16Like, my hood and his hood, we don't beef. if me and Nipsey Hood beefed or had any type of beef or history, beefing or whatever, like we probably wouldn't even, never been in the same spot to meet. But I don't know. Like, niggas just don't know. And you feel me? This is my perspective, right? So boom, we don't beef, but we, he crib, I'm power, I'm blood. We meet, you know what I'm saying? We have 1500 to nothing studio and ranch from 1500 to nothing. I'm over there recording. I'm a kid. Ranch told Nip to pull up. Like he didn't even tell me what ranch really was like. He was like, these niggas got a link.
43:04So ranch had Nip just pull up. Right. I ain't know. Nip pulled up. We meet. Boom. We meet. It's the crazy part. so I've been having a relationship like like I started hanging with like niggas from Inglewood when I was like 17, 18 you know what I'm saying I started everybody know like why G fuck with the Inglewood families and the Inglewood NHPs and whatever right you know what I'm saying I'm from Bantam, Peru we fuck with Bloods like it's regular it's normal right but Nipsey Hood and the Englewood families and them niggas, they were his enemies. You know what I'm saying? And Nip homies, like his younger homies and everybody, like, I used to go and be performing at all the parties and all the ghetto shit and I used to be doing all the young niggas shit and I used to be getting into it with all the, you feel me, the neighborhood niggas or the neighborhood, the whole neighborhood card.
44:08You feel me? It's a lot of them niggas. It's a lot of them niggas. And all the party, all the lit shit. You know what I'm saying? Them niggas was at all the lit shit. You know what I'm saying? They had all the bitches. Brooklyn got five times more people Let them finish. I gotta hear this. You know what I'm saying? Hey, so. Go ahead and finish. You know what I'm saying? All the bad bitches, like, when you was young growing up. It's like Brooklyn, though. They got everywhere. Yeah, when you was a young nigga growing up, like, all the bitches, you feel me? They wanted a neighborhood nigga or they had a neighborhood nigga.
44:37It was like a thing. You know what I'm saying? So nigga was going to all the, like, performing at all the parties, the ghetto shit. Niggas is seeing me, like, niggas banging on me, like, nigga, what you feeling? Nigga, box of treetops. Nigga, stop playing with me, nigga. What's happening? Like, right? So, like, you feel me? Them niggas was known to, like, punk niggas and all that and do all that. Like, it never happened with me, though. Like, I'm like, I'm on that. Like, what's happening? You know what I'm saying? So, like, it became this thing at the parties. Like, niggas used to jump me and all this shit.
45:08You know what I'm saying? but I was winning most of the fights. Right? So, like, them niggas knew who I was. You know what I'm saying? And then, you know what I'm saying, the Inglewood niggas started coming with me to the parties. You know what I'm saying? You know what I'm saying? So then, then it turns to, it turns into like, it turns into that. Then, fast forward some years later, me and Nick, me and Nip link up. Boom. And then we start, you know what I'm saying, we start doing what we was doing. Niggas doing song, videos and all this. So when Nibb homies, like Nibb homies, how you fucking with this nigga?
45:46And he be with the Inglewood niggas and all this. I had moved to Inglewood. When I got signed and shit, I moved to Inglewood. You know what I'm saying? I moved to Inglewood. Me and my family, we was living dead smack in the middle of the Inglewood families. Like we was in they hood. And then I already was already moving around with these niggas, had relationships, you know what I'm saying, with these niggas. So, like, boom, I was in Inglewood. Like, a lot of shit with my music, me and Mustard and everything. That shit happened in Inglewood. You know what I'm saying? So, boom, niggas like, how you hang with this nigga?
46:24He be with the Inglewood families and then that. But it's like, I'm not from Inglewood families. I'm from Bonk and Pot Road. So, it's like, it's just a tricky. Like, it was always. It was by affiliation. Yeah. But it's like on some politics shit, it's like he not from there. Like he a pyro, he a blood. You know what I'm saying? So yeah, he hang with blood. That's regular. I can't be mad at like my crip partner for hanging with crip niggas. You know what I'm saying? It's like, nigga, that's regular. You know what I'm saying? And then it's like me and Nip, who he is as humans, like it just clicked.
47:04You know what I'm saying? So like, that shit was always an issue because - Did it bring peace? Did it bring like people that look at each other a little different? Definitely brought peace because everything that I just said had the streets and niggas, homies and the Bloods and the Crips. Niggas was like, how is this happening? How is this happening? Like, you know what I'm saying? That was a talk for years. to actually make some history like this and then like we was locked in like once we linked we was locked they kept fucking dropping shit and again we was dropping shit and we was moving around and it was street shit going on nip a cold nigga bro nip like one of the realest niggas in my in my life in my world that I know nip the realest nigga that walked planet earth you know what I'm saying no cap like clear point blank that's in peace man and like I'm not just saying that You know what I'm saying?
48:04On some weird shit. Like, Nip the realest niggas. Nip the realest nigga at Walk Planet Earth, bro. You know what I'm saying? It was this one time of the homie Slim 4, honey. Rest in peace. He had some shit going on with Spider-Loke, I think. You know what I'm saying? And they had some little shit going on. And Nip called me one morning. He like, what's Slim number? I'm like, boom, boom, bam. Like, but what's going on? he like, no, him and Spider-Lo, you feel me, they over here tripping on each other. I'm finna tell Spider-Lo, like, cuz with us, like, we gotta stop that. Like, nigga, this, it's family.
48:46And I'm just like, nigga, you not even from that niggahood. Like, what are you talking about? You finna call this? Like, he like, no. You feel me? I'm like, nigga. I'm like, bro. You sure? Like, he like, man, call 6-0, I finna call. I finna call in. Like, I'm saying this because you said something about peace. Peace and unifying. Yeah, like, bro, Nip was... It was the center of that shit. Man, what, bro? Nip was on that. Nip had other niggas on that when shit used to happen with his homies and other niggas. Nip was politic. Nip was a politician and a gangster. A cold gangster, you know what I'm saying?
49:25A lot of fucking politics, man. Every time I went out there to LA, so I was once young, too. So as soon as Fat Joe stopped and went there, I'm reliving the fucking chronic. I'm going to Slauson. Slauson swapped me. I'm in the middle of the hood. I'm at the hood Roscoe's. I wanted to feel it. When I got the jungle, I shot a video in the jungle. I'm going every hood you could think of over there. Now I'm straight Beverly Hills. I went in the jungle. I've been in the jungle. I shot a video in the fucking jungle. BPA. BPA. but uh shout out the fat boys shout out og mugs everybody out there but my thing was like it was always a politic for anything in the unit we come out the club what runs the world but no i've been in some politics when niggas is like yo cuz did that day i'm like yo why every fucking time i come out here i'm in the middle of a fucking politics like they and they going at each other and they beefing with each other and they this and this and that.
50:36And, you know, so Nip knew how to cut through the pot. Everybody liked him enough to be like, all right, let's try to squash this. Let's let it go. I pulled up and shit, I was in one of Nip enemies hood one time of the angle with NHPs and shit, I was at they hood store and one of they reputable homies, I think he RIP, he pulled up. You know what I'm saying? It's a shopping center. Got Popeye's liquor store and all that. I'm coming out the liquor store. He pull up. He playing Nick. He hop out the car rapping Nick. I'm like, I fuck with blood. This nigga whore. I fuck with this nigga. I don't even care.
51:24You feel me? I'm just looking. I'm like, huh like you know what I'm saying this like this like 2012 2013 like nigga young like nigga don't know that like niggas really like humans just fuck with humans you can be a good person and niggas can see that and niggas will be like nah I fuck with bro I'm not knowing that yet like I'm just like so I'm seeing I'm seeing for me for me analyzing all this I'm seeing that you guys were the leaders of the new school meaning y 'all said, we fuck with each other, we fuck each other no matter what's your hood, whatever. You don't violate me, I don't violate you and let's try to increase the peace.
52:06That's why you see brothers like the SA did, the lucky lefty, you know what I'm saying? He's doing shit with Kendrick Lamar and all that and it's about time. You know what I'm saying? I can't tell y 'all how to live your life because that's y 'all hood. It's about time that everybody starts Seeing him and Nip is good for me. Like, that was good. To see the shit they did was fine. Yeah, me and Nip was really like... That's real. Like, we met, and as humans, we fucked with each other and all that. But, like, we was on the same mission, you know what I'm saying? The same mission at the same time.
52:44Niggas was on some West Side shit. Like, niggas was on some, we got to put on for the shitty. We got to get this shit back right. You got to understand, like, when me and Nip came up, like it was the time after like game had its moment and the West Coast was dead. It wasn't nothing really going on on some rap shit. You know what I'm saying? But the niggas that was like underground, bubbling, you know what I'm saying? You had J-Rock. Shout out to J-Rock. You had Kendrick, you had Nipsey, and then you had me. No doubt. Right? On some, if you from LA, like, and you young, this is what people are talking about.
53:25Right? So, you know what I'm saying? It was us doing what we was doing and then like me and Nip linked and like we fucked with each other and then like we was on the same mission, but Nip was older than me so like and his, his whole, his whole thing like he giving game, he putting niggas on shit so bro was big bro. You know what I'm saying? The whole time like bro, big bro. I'm listening to bro talking about I'm fried. I'm I'm you crack crack and fry I'm pulling up on Nip I'm off Miley I'm off I'm off ecstasy and this nigga talking to me about brands and reading books and shit I'm just like bro what what you talking about nigga like like nigga like I'm like I just saw a fucking interview with one of the outlaws saying that nigga that nigga Tupac left for like two days came back to the mansion with a hundred books Malcolm X and all that shit gave it to them and said yo y 'all gotta start reading this shit.
54:22Yeah, bro. They was like, what the fuck? Bro, yeah, Nip was on that. Like, every time, like, we'd be like, it'd be lit, but it'd be whatever going on. And somehow, someway, like, it's gonna turn into some real shit, like, because of Nip, you know what I'm saying? Fuck. He would come see us in the Bronx. Shout out the Pistol. Man, you drinking water? I don't know, that's eight. in your water after the 18th. No, you cheating. You can't do that. Don't chase him. Hell no. We don't chase nothing but the money, nigga. Give him that cardiovascular. We don't chase nothing but the money, nigga. That's like Ray Kwan, as he said.
55:06I'm going to use it. Fake niggas throw shit in their drinks, man. We don't chase nothing but the money, man. Sky Rizzy is a beautiful little pill with a story to tell.
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56:32Learn how Halion can assist your game-day goals at halionassist.com. Hey, everyone. It's Cal Penn. I'm the host of Earsay, the Audible and iHeart Audiobook Club. This week on the podcast, I am sitting down with Ray Porter, the narrator of Andy Weir's audiobook Project Hail Mary, massive sci-fi adventure about survival and science, and what happens when you wake up alone very far from Earth. I really had to make a decision because I caught myself getting that frog in my throat and starting to get teary as I'm narrating some of these sections. and it's like, okay, yo, yo, yo, is this indulgent? And I really thought about it.
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58:16I love it. I love this episode. This shit is fire. Yeah. Yeah, no, because that's a real thing. Our fans, they want something, then they say, why you keep giving me what I've been asking you for? Facts. Now, you know what I'm saying? So I said, really, it ain't your fault. Then you did nothing wrong. They won it. Then they switch you to the villain. So you got to switch it. Stick them again. Real shit. I felt that when you said that. You had to feel that. What? The shit Hov said. You a hero, then you a villain. Then you a hero again. Because when he came out and hit him, boom. My crazy life. now down the line the fans are saying this is all you keep giving when that's all they ask for you so they I mean it ain't it really ain't his fault two days ago they was talking the same shit we always talk they love this shit it's all about timing if you ask me it's timing it's all timing this game timing is very important you gotta know who you are and we didn't win the finals we ain't on the float we don't got all this fluidity we don't got the platform that's breaking niggas number one records it ain't the same if we just chilling with Trinity having a war burden and we played it it's not gonna get the same we got something special no no no timing is everything timing is everything but what I'm saying is force me Hit is a hit I don't give a I've turned on the IG And they got me Like a fat nigga Butt naked Diss me Like these niggas Diss me Yo Why You wish You wish They dissed you Like me Yo take this over there For a second Yo they diss you Like me The way they violate me Nigga I had to Cut off Twitter Like I'm not a Twitter Member No he's just it's ex yo the ex I'm not an ex member no more because I keep hearing your mother's a let's suck my dick your mother's a lesbian I'm like yo bro you know what I've had enough like and it's so we can't let these people count us out because you're already a chosen one for even sitting in the chair you know coming from what we come from you know like Let's give a J.
1:00:55Cole a prop J. Cole from fucking Fayetteville North Carolina You ever been to Fayetteville North Carolina? I got arrested on a tour bus for 245 You've been there I didn't need all that I didn't need all that I got knocked in Fayetteville That was one of your favorites? You got knocked in? I need one of my favorites The point is Did I say my favorite or you asked me do I know about Fayetteville? I got arrested in Fayetteville. God chose him. Now the time we... Now the time... It was a good... It was 4th of July. My role manager get off the bus to take a leak. K-son and my son is little kids at this time.
1:01:44We bringing her out of show so I'm coming back Santa Claus with the fireworks. My right idea. My role manager go take a leak. I'm a lighter Roman candle. We in a mall, like a parking lot of a mall. I start shooting the shit out the tour bus. Somehow, you know, down south cops ain't like the New York cops. They ambushed the tour bus. They got the door open. Guns out. I hit two shots of the Roman candle to the cop door. That was... Now, look. Now, they pointing the guns at me. I got to bring the Roman candle in the toll bus. I'm hitting niggas with me. It's not, it's still shots left. I got to get them out.
1:02:38Two-time felon. Now, they coming on. I get on the bunk, slide the curtain back. I got the lighter gun like this. they slide my shit back get off the bunk anything over here in the office just fireworks he come out that back like this with two either I'm blind or these look like 245 me I said it with fireworks off you smart ass this is when Y was out they put the cuffs on the bus driver the bus driver straight ass look the bus driver whoever you was my bus driver you are straight pussy piece of shit soon he got out of it immediately officer is in his name he was out of it they cuffed me now the whole mall is coming how many people on the bus maddening but it can't why they always cuff the rapper because he showed them the paper of owner who rented this who bus my name so I can't even let nobody take it.
1:03:54Your name? My name. The bus was in my name. The bus was in. Jason Phillips. He cuffed me, but now the whole ball is surrounding the bus. They playing wide. Why did Jason get locked up? He take the cuffs off, signed CD, switched it to a disappearance for 245. When I come back, is one of them towns, a gun town. It's a gun town. The lawyer just won a plaque. Pro bono, just give me a plaque for my office. I don't know. Man, you got the luck of the Irish. Let me tell you something. Now you're Irish too, Italian. Let me tell you something. What I was alluding to is like, with me, I never sleep on nobody.
1:04:42When I see a woman crossing the street with a kid and they look like they ain't got no money and nothing like that, I remember me. I know that that could be the next Barack Obama. I know that could be the next YG, the next Jay-Z, the next whatever. And so I never sleep on nobody. But, you know, you got to really be special. God got to really choose you. So when you go Fair North Carolina, Jay Cole become one of the biggest rappers in the world. If you would stop right there and be like, yo, there's a guy from Fairville, North Carolina. You'd be like, oh, no, that's not going to happen. But it happened.
1:05:18You understand what I'm saying? So I just feel like all of us, to even get in the position to be where we at, we beyond blessed and we picked by God. Now what happened to you happened to all of us. So there's a system of major record labels that historically have been robbing niggas like Sam Cooke. That he found it. They've been robbing Sam Cooke, James Brown. Whoever signed the first. Fisherman Franklin's black cousin, they robbed that nigga. First person on Def G. They robbed everybody. So they take young, talented kids from all over, suck up the juice. Once the kids realize three albums in, like, yo, I made these niggas$100,$200 million.
1:06:05I got to figure this out. That's when the new young guy comes and takes the YG slot, KJ. He's the new one. they running this shit since the beginning of time they've been running this play y 'all this shit crazy listen the gentleman's club my brother YG in the motherfucking building hold on though I want to ask some something cause I see you take good care you're a great father you take good care you're a great student what remaining goals you have like what's left that you want to do besides show the people another side like you said but Is anything else left that you want to do? You got all the money.
1:06:45You did all the deals. You know what I mean? I feel like I'm just getting started, bro. Okay. I know a lot of people say that all the time. You are just getting started. I'm an old nigga. I'm prehistoric. I know you just getting started. He prehistoric. I'm regular. You young right now, nigga. Hold on. Hold on. Who are you telling? You ain't telling me. Hold on, though. Hold on. Let me give y 'all niggas y 'all flowers, though. Niggas really grew up off y 'all niggas, and y 'all niggas did it up. Y 'all niggas really study your rapping. Y 'all niggas. Y 'all niggas. Appreciate it. But so, Joe, you did it up.
1:07:27You did it up for your peoples, for your culture. You did it up. You had hits. Hits. Then all the way up. That, y 'all having that moment. you know what I'm saying? People always, like for me, like people be talking to me and they be talking, like I had conversations with motherfuckers and you know what I'm saying? We end up talking about people in the rap game and then, you know what I'm saying? They end up talking about an artist who they feel like is over with. And I'm like, don't say that to me. You one song away every time. Mm-hmm. It's one song. You feel me? Had niggas like, oh, this nigga on fire, this nigga back.
1:08:08Had niggas on niggas dicks. I'm like, y 'all gay. You know what I'm saying? Like, y 'all niggas is just gay. It'll take one song to have niggas back on niggas dicks, right? So I don't fuck with that. You know what I'm saying? I'm an artist. I don't fuck with that. And I grew up watching y 'all niggas also. You know what I'm saying? You just say y 'all some old niggas and whatever, whatever. But it's like, bro, y 'all niggas did so much in the game. And niggas just go to y 'all for references and all that. And then you mentioned that whoever was playing with you on Twitter and all that, I done heard stories and shit like, he's a cold gangster.
1:08:48Terror squad. Niggas ain't. Niggas was spooked with y 'all niggas. I done heard your stories. You know what I'm saying? So when I heard you say that, I'm like, how niggas playing with these niggas? Shit don't make no sense. It's the internet, but it's like, bro, niggas is real life gangsters outside. Stop playing with niggas. You know what I'm saying? I just wanted to say that. We appreciate that. Like, like, like. Gentlemen's club. Get it. Yeah. Disorb it. Yeah. All that. Check it out. All that. All that. And, hey. I mean, I seen the verses. I seen the verses. I seen the verses. It was lit. It was going crazy.
1:09:24Yeah. I was on my 400 shit, baby. Hey. Come on. Hey, I seen the verses, nigga. Yeah. I seen the verses. And I feel. This ain't that. Yeah, this ain't that at all. That ain't this. It's cracking kiss, motherfucker. Make some noise for motherfucking YG, yeah!
1:09:48Whoa. I heard it.
1:09:53Yo, let me ask you. Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on. Hold on. Hold on. I got one. Y 'all still rolling, right? What gets you kicked out the gang? Like, what gets you, like, kicked? Like, is there any buzz you watching then you be like, man, I would love to kick this nigga out the gang. At what point does somebody come and say, yo, you're no longer Is he ratting? Is he doing something to a kid? Of course ratting. Out the game or out the rap game? Just get the fuck out of here. I see some niggas on every gang. It's some Bloods, it's some Crips, it's some Spadish, it's whatever. I be wondering when they're going to kick this nigga out the gang.
1:10:32But it's like three different games that's being played right now. It's the streets. And then if you so happen to be blessed and you be a successful rapper, you got, you know what I'm saying, the rap niggas. And then whatever the fuck else. Or the weird niggas. Streamers or whatever. Yeah, whatever the fuck else is going on. But it's like niggas is playing. That's the problem. Niggas is playing like. Too many games. Yeah, niggas is playing too many games. At one point they go disqualified. We no longer want you in the game. Man, I feel like this shit's so fucked up. like niggas is playing three different games.
1:11:07You know what I'm saying? Like niggas, it's supposed to be one game being played, but niggas ain't really playing one game. But it's a lot of niggas doing a lot of weird shit. It's a lot of niggas in the group chat like, yeah, this nigga disqualified, but it stay in the group chat. You know what I'm saying? A lot of shit that stay in the group chat. Yeah, it's a lot of shit that stay in the group chat because it's like, man, it's a long conversation. That's it. All right, that's all. No, so look, but hold on. Hold up, hold up. We still got to fully answer the question. Nigga, that was a necessary question.
1:11:36It wasn't. It's necessary. Yes, you hit it. You hit there's three different things going on. There's three different worlds going on. But at the end of the day, the law and the rules is the law and the rules. So weird shit gets you disqualified. Sniff shit gets you disqualified. Bitch nigga shit gets you disqualified. emotional ass shit gets you disqualified unloyal ass shit gets you disqualified not taking care of your kids disqualified have you seen somebody say yo blood you ain't down no more like we not vouching for you we don't fuck with you have you seen that yes like in real life have I seen somebody say that to me no not you somebody say to another guy who was doing fuck shit, fucking his friend's wife or this or that, whatever the bullshit is.
1:12:36You seen niggas say yo blood, you ain't blood no more. Yeah, honestly, definitely. For sure. Oh, that's what I'm saying. It don't go in these recent times. Yo, bro, you hit it on the fucking nail to begin with. You said the street shit. If you're blessed to be a rapper, then there's a weird society going on that those are the niggas I'm talking to you about. Don't nobody, the grand blood of all bloods, the crip of all crip, be like, yo, my man, do me a favor. Like, we not. You old. Yeah! I get into it one time. We had a guy down with us, and we're not a gang, but we had a guy with us.
1:13:22He know who you are. Damn, don't make me shit on him. But, alright, alright. We give a nigga life. Next thing I know, that ain't gonna be on an interview. Yo, he was talking about me. I don't want to do that. Wake up the dead. But all I'm saying is, this guy, this guy knocked out any nigga I ever seen him fight with. One day, and he knows who I'm talking about. He knows who I'm talking about. One day, Tone Sunshine get into some shit. It's on the newspaper. Knocked out 14 niggas. this guy's hands was disrespect like I thought he was Achilles right and he down with us so we get into some shit right but the nigga we got into the beef with he like that like on a legendary flow so all I know is I go I get out the car see what happened I go and everybody go they on him I feel one nigga not moving.
1:14:30So I'm looking, I'm like, I turned around, I said, this the nigga I'm telling you on the newspaper for knocking, nigga? He said, nah, crack, that nigga killed. I said, what?
1:14:49No, that nigga looked me, Joe Crack. He looked me in the eye and said, this ain't that he killed I never seen him again in my life this guy used to be with us every day he eliminated himself but this is something you knew he could never come around us again or nothing like that he folded when the beef was on but I never I'm telling you that happened to me one time in my life I always salute niggas that come like your man AB couple of little niggas done jumped in when I had 100 niggas on me it was like yo crack what's up I salute them the only way you know somebody real is if it get real and they stand there and they get busy this nigga folded on me kiss I felt the peripheral I went like this saying 10 of us 9 niggas was zooming trying to get this nigga niggas just like niggas just tearing up the street trying to get him I turned around I said the peripheral the peripheral for you.
1:15:52I look, I go, I said, yo. He said, it's the first. Now, he ain't the first that ever folded on me. I've been folded on a couple of times. A lot of niggas, I was telling you, a lot of niggas don't get busy. He said, you killed. I looked in him, I said,
1:16:15I start running with it. Oh, boy, I'm going to catch you when we come back this way. and man let me tell you something that being my friend or in my crew you're eliminated you cannot fold I don't give a fuck if it's Senora Evelina that cleaned the house she better pull that motherfucking vacuum cleaner the butter knife and let that shit fly everybody gotta get busy the barber the this the that everybody gotta you know what this is it's called when it happens get busy niggas. That's it. That's what it is. It's what it is. Everybody gotta go. Everybody gotta go. So there is no such thing as niggas ain't going.
1:17:00Niggas gotta go. He folded though. He's not the only one. I got in worse situations where niggas folded. I seen niggas fold. I seen niggas get stuck. Niggas was like, who? No, no. We're not giving life to these niggas. We're not gonna say their name. then they on that weird shit yo he was talking about me let me tell you about the time I fought a walrus and a rhino in the water like you're my man get your ass the fuck up out of here man with that shit yo Joe and Jada baby YG yo stay yo I been wondering the next question man
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From the publisher
Fat Joe and Jadakiss are joined by Los Angeles legend YG, fresh off the release of his latest album ‘The Gentleman’s Club.’ YG explains how the project was a measure of his maturation after he felt like the hip hop world had started boxing him in as an artist. He also tells Joe and Jada incredible stories about the late Nipsey Hussle, from how they became close despite one being a Blood and one being a Crip, their come-up together during the West Coast revival alongside TDE’s Kendrick Lamar and Jay Rock, and why Nip’s ability to bring enemies together and make peace made him one of the realest ever. Also: Jada tells a hilarious story about getting arrested in Fayetteville, Joe makes a wild declaration about Ice-T, and YG names the West Coast legends that inspired his career.
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