Boosie: Rappers Don't Have to Tell the Truth to Be Major Artists Anymore (Part 28)

[@latricetaylor7928]

Boosie is a perfect example of rapping about his life

[@DiandreGrantJr]

Huge facts and we damn near know every family and homeboy name 💯💯🐐

[@ripp704]

​@@DiandreGrantJr😅😅

[@BEATSBYSAV]

Mann Sometimes I Wish We Was Still In The CD Era Honestly

[@thelastdon6562]

💯

[@joojoobaw]

Yessir we were much more likely to care about the work we just paid for, not see it as disposable free junk that we can click to the next when we get bored

[@lethaljones3814]

@@joojoobaw💯💯💯

[@frankhue5296]

If you listen to someone sing about somethig they have gone through they throw those feelings in it which gives it that seasoning and that feeling that the listener who went through the same thing is feeling and starts to feel

[@DeuceTreEnt]

Boosie said Tuesdays n Thursdays..he was thinkin bout the cops lol

[@LibraYall]

In the 90s we didn't expect rappers to actually go out and commit the crimes they rapped about in order to prove themselves as "real". Rapping is the art of storytelling, self expression, etc. It wasn't meant to be snitching on yourself, that's STOOPID. The police is your #1 listener 😂😂😂

[@BishopM1]

But we expected them to have already been through it

[@Demyk7]

​@@BishopM1only if you have the understanding of a child. That's like saying you expect a movie to be based on real events. Some of them are, but you can't reasonably expect all of them to be.

[@illmatic9096]

Exactly, we know nas or ice cube were never active and shooting niggas in the streets like their music portrayed lol, they were good story tellers tho and their songs were like movies. They rapped about their surroundings and what they seen in their hoods, they did not have to indulge.

[@CharlesWilkinson-yc3dm]

​​​@@Demyk7 I get what you saying but i remember back in the day we used to think NWA were super gangsters an didn't give a fuck about fucking someone up if they crossed them even the police, thay had us hyped with that song fuck the police, the Getto boys also we thought they were some straight killers, Spice 1, I could name a bunch of artists from back in the day that we thought were gangsters because we were young an believed everything we heard from those rappers. I

[@thatbastardtony9445]

@@BishopM1if thats the case yall wouldve sniffed out ice cube lol yall had posers back then but wanna act like all this lying just started

[@shamelmalik4686]

Boosie face light up talking about the history of hip hop. 💯

[@symbiote91]

Ngl I do sometimes miss buying an album and looking thru the booklet

[@villebryant4346]

Facts, I remember those days

[@rellyWrotethat]

man that jersey is so goddamn tough

[@aironenise]

Rellyonsmash

[@Screwednky]

I remember the days buying almost every No Limit Album and read the long ass booklet, just to see who is coming out next.

[@antoniosmith197]

I was hoping that Tank Dogs album would drop

[@iammattlucas]

Ultimately, people respect authenticity; it can translate into sales. Based on the music that gets supported by industry, it would seem to the untrained eye that you have to make "that kind of music" to make it as a successful artist. People only rap that way because of what the industry seems to support, but all the best artists who’ve ever lived could always think for themselves. It’s not so much as the artist is stepping out of the box as much as it is they are staying true to themselves. You can hear it when you play their songs. This is what people call talent and creativity. A great example of all of this is 'Hey Ya' by Outkast.

[@KelticTim]

Bullshit. Ever since rap started they been lying. Big is the only one I know of that told the truth, he said he sold some dimes and stuff like that but never the keys he rapped about.

[@iammattlucas]

@@KelticTim Biggie is dead. He was really about that life; the same life we all know will put you in jail or get you killed. Dead men can’t take their money with them. Based on your response, it would seem you only see authenticity through the lense of street shit or being "real". Being authentic exceeds what you do in life and how you choose to handle life’s challenges; being authentic is when you are and who you are. Evidence of that is Boosie’s music, but more importantly his interviews. We watch his interviews because THAT is Boosie when he’s being real. It’s can be funny, insightful, educational, wise, cautionary, etc., but it’s real. That’s why you watched this video.

[@KelticTim]

@@iammattlucas wtf are you talking about? Biggie said in his own interviews he wasn’t “bout that life”, he hustled some on the corner to feed his kid, he wasn’t moving keys across state lines like he rapped about. Based on my response you should pretty easily see that what I mean by authenticity is not lying or exaggerating, it’s kinda the definition of being authentic. Also, that’s not why I watch Boosies interviews, I think he’s a clown, I watch for a good laugh. His “authentic” is destroying other ppls lives, ask his co defendant. I don’t think he’s real or authentic just because he pays poor black kids to commit crimes, that makes him a pussy in my eyes. Go do your own dirt, he’s a pussy ass scumbag

[@descolabandz8855]

@@KelticTim Riiiiiight.... cause word in the eithers..... Rakim... ran with them GUY'z.... but he never spoke no gangsta shit on ah record... only dropped knowledge.... yoa boi .. 50cent took his name... from one of Rakim & Eric B.. patnas!!

[@KelticTim]

@@descolabandz8855 I’m sure that makes complete sense to you…

[@latricetaylor7928]

That’s truth! We can feel when it’s coming from truth. Positive or negative

[@QSmittyMedia]

Album covers is a lost art forreal. It showed the creativity of the artist you’re listening to and sometimes came with a poster 💯

[@rahphunk]

💯💯💯💯

[@BeatzByJones]

“It’s a different *gernya* of ppl buying ur music now” 😂😂😂

[@drez0352]

I miss going to buy albums. I miss the album cover art. I miss ripping the plastic from around the album lol

[@liabee3122]

This @1:15 is the very 1st time lve heard Vlad give ANYONE a moment to gather their thoughts and speak. It's like "Wow, he actually didn't interrupt"!😂

[@leokizzo3515]

Vlad naming Kendrick and J Cole like they new artists. These guys have been out before 2010..Boosie right

[@joojoobaw]

It is crazy that people still using “Kendrick, J Cole, Drake” as evidence that quality hip-hop still sells 😂

[@sirtoneyd3138]

"It was a different level of Fan's" when you had to buy whole albums.💯

[@jesussinaloa9300]

Artist never did have to tell the truth even before rap. Because an artist sang a song about a break up, doesn't mean they went through it personally. Ice Cube wasn't from Compton and went to college to be an architect. He found an angle that worked for him and ran with it

[@nowwhat1434]

Most rappers today are telling the truth and that’s the issue. Not everybody’s kid is a nepotism kid. Rappers lied way more in Boosie’s day. We need to bring lying back and not have all these true gangster rappers. I’m tired of my faves dying.

[@haezeushawkins436]

Facts I found out jadakiss lived a good life Rick Ross was co they was fakin way more back then ! The problem is now they keep it to real and go to jail look at Pooh sheisty

[@m43854]

Yes more rappers as a whole back then were acting....the SOUTHERN ones weren't tho and that's the issue....southern rappers don't do rap battles or keep it on wax 😕

[@ogbarcode8777]

90% of the rappers now are definitely not telling the truth😭😭

[@φωτηςμπατζιος]

​@@ogbarcode8777much more than the 80s and 90s sadly

[@haezeushawkins436]

@@m43854 Rick Ross lil Wayne? Literally faked it

[@rellyWrotethat]

the method of consumption doesnt matter - real artists making music authentic to who they are and what they really went thru will always rise to the top and have much more longevity than artists chasing trends money and clout

[@hiphopmusic2470]

facts

[@detroitbadboy313]

Rap the only genre who cares about the artist outside of the song. Its so hard to separate rappers from themselves because rap fans look for a reason to make sense of they failures .

[@aironenise]

🧢 rap ain’t the only genre that cares about artist outside of a song. Stop it

[@jamesgomillion]

⁠@@thereasonthroughthebscountry fans definitely care about if an artist really is the way they sing about. Now there’s a bunch of fake mainstream artist just like there is in rap, bout real country fans don’t want to hear city and pop boys singing bout being country. And the reason you don’t really see that with is Rock is because for the most part, rockers aren’t trying to portray a certain life style or way of life, where as in rap and country they are

[@jackjill8129]

​@@aironeniseI think the point they're making is rap fans are the only ones that care if rappers are living by their lyrics or not. No other genre really cares because it's just music.

[@kingofsudan7564]

Man nip was different on mama , street intelligent, true definition of hustle and getting money , never rap about killing or destroying black communities 🤦🏿‍♂️ we all always do it to the real one (killing them ) RIP king nip

[@donscoopez3942]

lol he did just not as much as the rest bc he ain’t tryna prove nothing cuz he really that

[@LBCMESSIAH]

Nip definitely talked about killing lol

[@MorsOktober]

Boosie hit some real notes there, talking about his son's rap game and the whole deal with authenticity. It's like he's seeing through the smoke and mirrors, you know? Comparing his son's lyrics to Michael Irvin's son's rap style, despite the differences in their backgrounds, is an eye-opener. The way music's being consumed these days, though, with streaming taking over, it's a whole new ball game. Sure, it's convenient as heck, but it's like we're losing that personal touch. Back in the day, copping an album felt like a connection with the artist. Now, it's all just a click away, and that depth seems missing. Vlad and Boosie are right on the money about that.

[@DjDeadHomie]

💯

[@joojoobaw]

Beyond the connection to the artist (idk if I ever felt that) buying a physical album just felt like you invested something into an experience. I paid $10 for this body of work, I’m gonna listen to it all & give every track a chance - not just see it as disposable & click onto the next thing instead.

[@Hawkeyes319]

@@joojoobawagree with everything. I can’t say I felt a connection with my favorite rappers back then but I definitely felt like I had a better idea of who they were.

[@KwatrainRoyal]

Vlad is a real hip hop connoisseur quite obviously. Seasoned ear 👂

[@2rich4most85]

You never had to tell the truth, you just have to look believable but now days you can be like playboi Carti and blow up

[@dmarkoharper123]

They right bc i used to collect cds and buy cds for they pamphlet with the artist pic on it some of them would have the lyrics in them some came with a poster those were the golden days until i met a bootlegger

[@carolyneasley8980]

Liner notes.

[@obezzyjohnson9680]

So damn Tru we would never see those good ol golden days. N the bootleggers messed that all up

[@NoOffSwitch]

Vlad bout to get a King Harris interview soon😂

[@INDASTREETTV]

This airing the same day as ti fight with king is pure gold!!!

[@Jeff4Show]

vlad i love hearing vlad talk wisdom

[@Titan-sw2yw]

I absolutely have to have a physical copy of music, games, movies or whatever! If I dont, then it feels like I never truly own it and it can be taken away due to some error or something 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@trenchmaderell3037]

Came out the gate playing with that Man AND his son right in his face. “If you grew up in A gated community you can’t be rapping that shit…is your son still rapping that shit?” Then hit him with “oh cause you lost your house?” Smh wake up Boosie all money ain’t good money

[@FlameOn24]

💡

[@demetriusrousseau7919]

Don't forget Rap-A-Lot, NWA /Ruthless, Death Row, BTNH, 3-6 Mafia/Hypnotize Mind, Eightball &MJG/ Suave House, Q-Tip as the face/voice Logo, Naughty By Nature's etc far as art hip hop art work logo symbol concerns.

[@AlJosephShow]

Hip hop in a nutshell is a contradictory but it sells due to shock value. Boosie said it best "you can't be a rapper and a gangsta at the same time"

[@HoodiiSzn]

lol At some point they started having 2 different conversations but it all worked out in the end 😂

[@joojoobaw]

1:14 what was that pause after the “ummm” 😂 the face he made lmao

[@mahdijoseph7247]

If you know PAC’s family you would know why he wore the Dashiki while he was with Digital Underground.

[@joojoobaw]

Also damn near half the hiphop groups late 80s & early early 90s were wearing them, so much that it became a punchline a few years later.

[@RealDonfromBroward]

Boosie puts the realest sht in his music so Vlad was preaching to the choir

[@vincentwallace7447]

Pin and pixel with there exaterated album covers. I loved looking through the album covers and reading it. It was great seeing that

[@flyguy44man]

Release the full interview already

[@tombanks1475]

Vlad : “That big ole 12inch” Pause!!😂😂

[@lethaljones3814]

Real Talk in this video!!! I miss those days

[@92kris]

“Thriller” and “In the Air Tonight”…is mumbo jumbo that sounds great…music is a form of story telling..it doesn’t have to be your story or true at all…most rnb songs aren’t even written by that artist

[@monumentalmusicgroup6659]

RIP KING NIP!!!✨🌟👁️🐐👁️🌟✨

[@juswolf22]

It is beef in gated community. Like who’s tree limb is going into who’s yard, debating who’s responsible for cutting the grass in the middle, who’s kid is speeding thru the neighborhood, who’s dog is shitting everywhere. It gets real in gated community cuh.

[@SuperSavageSpirit]

Drake is the only new logo people know with the owl 🦉

[@andremiller1566]

Aries directly pointed out to him that hip hop was the most dominant _before_ 1999. How quickly this so called hip hop dj forgets.

[@composure7874]

RIP Nip💙🏁

[@bottle315]

Michael irvin didnt bash his son.. he smart.. he gave his son sum promotion.. i bet if u look at his son views b4 n after its a big difference

[@joojoobaw]

okay but Gated Community Rap would be 🔥 I wanna hear about his beef with neighbor Timmy who stole his mittens

[@bottle315]

@@joojoobaw 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@hdj0452]

Did Vlad just flip Boosie point he was tryna make at the end on him? Lol

[@albertcabanillas]

Boosie looks like the kid Martin played on his show 😮😅😅

[@0nGodNoCap]

We had the Source, XXL , MTV and BET to get to know our favorite artist. Now we have to search KZbin for Vlad and breakfast club interviews . All these damn podcast gettin on my nerves .

[@nicholasgay43]

You a 90 baby because we had word up magazine

[@0nGodNoCap]

@@nicholasgay43 I'ma 80s baby but 90s raised . Word up ol Skool , The Source and XXL was straight up for the young gs and thugs in the streets . I'm 39. '84 representa !

[@jodawson2679]

“I live in a gated community” We know Vladster 🫡

[@purposeandgoals1189]

😂😂

[@carolyneasley8980]

His bragging ain't humble. Uuhhg!

[@Eternal5ent]

Loved going to Circuit City and buying them CDs 😂

[@l.davenport694]

Westside Gunn coming with the artwork👌🏾💪🏿

[@guardianiam6353]

Drake is a prime example

[@benjaminhill825]

Prime example of what? he went platinum off actual cd sales too before streaming 🤔

[@guardianiam6353]

@@benjaminhill825 a prime example of lying and being a pretend G

[@latricetaylor7928]

Omg I swear I did!!! I would buy my cd, pull out the paper and read from front to back

[@MillZ56]

That boy Vlad will find a way to get a flashback in

[@dumanimaphumulo4540]

'Today was a good day' was completely made up and we're still listening to it.

[@jesussinaloa9300]

Exactly...and FYI Ice Cube is not from Compton and went to college to be an architect

[@juanwhitehead6183]

@@jesussinaloa9300 It’s a concept song. It has nothing about being street. It’s just a good day in la, which he has experienced.

[@erichawkins7305]

​@@jesussinaloa9300cube is from South Central not much difference from the two. Even after he left NWA he still lived there for a second. This is a bad comparison the song is called I had a good day . Not I had a AK.

[@aironenise]

U missing the point like a broken needle

[@joojoobaw]

Right on. If “Children’s Story” was 100% real story, Slick Rick would just be kind of a dick 😂

[@youngcity4241]

Vlad Chief Keef Glo Gang symbol is an example of a new era logo that people know

[@louisianacookingwithkay]

6:02-7:09 HELL YEAH, WE WAS AT SAM GOODY IN THEM LINES TO GET THOSE ALBUMS. BOOSIE SPEAKING FACTS. 🎯💯🎯 I REMEMBER WHEN THEY CLOSED DOWN, AND WE HAD TO START GOING TO TARGET. WALMART DIDN'T HAVE THE EXPLICIT VERSION THAT WE WANTED TO RIDE TO, FUK TO, OR JUST CHILL TO. THOSE SONGS BACK THEN WE KNEW WORD FOR WORD VERBATIM, AND THOSE LYRICS WILL FOREVER BE BURNED IN OUR BRAINS. 🧠

[@Sylvester826]

Vlad loves boosie, how many damn interviews does he have of boosie

[@landon187]

Vlad: O because you lost your house 🤣 1:49

[@mr.bear-facts7396]

The funny thing is that a lot of these rappers love watching actors in gangster movies but never diss the actors for not living that life😂

[@ladyericab8972]

No lies! I used to read it all and if they had the lyrics too!! Man me and my sister would lose it! Those were the days!

[@nomostudios67]

You guys forgot about Drake’s owl

[@icouldntthinkofanotherhandle]

Brazy here to change all that

[@DR-fd7sw]

I couldn’t wait to buy a cd n open the CD card with the fold outs. They used to have. All type stuff. In those fold outs

[@johnnysmith5056]

Dont forget that diplomats logo that bird

[@OutCastSwagg]

I remember when I was kid and video games had a thick instruction manual and I use to read it over and over on the car ride home. Now it’s just a case with a disc if you’re lucky

[@brucediggs214]

People can’t break in your car and steal you cd book 😂

[@AskiaAcquahHanson]

Yeah I do miss the over art in the albums.

[@JASONBROWN-k7g]

My apologies to those who may have taken that as a insult. That is not my intention or mentality at all.

[@LetsHipHopTheCulture]

Thats Why Kanye came out with that CD without book, no print, just a Red piece of Tape 😂

[@STR33TJESSUS]

Boosie is a CB4 character that people take seriously

[@jackjill8129]

Now this is funny but I wouldn't say that 😂

[@kingbc05]

A different journey of people😂😂

[@josephdouglas4959]

GOT Damn pT 28👀

[@SavageMoseschicago]

Did he really just say Drake don’t got ghostwriting 🤣🤣🤦🏽‍♂️

[@TheStonersCommittee]

It’s known that he works with writers and producers tho so it’s not “ghost”

[@SavageMoseschicago]

@@TheStonersCommittee that’s the slowest way to look at it ever… it doesn’t matter who knows if ain’t ain’t yo raps it applies 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@tonelow9337]

@@SavageMoseschicago look giving concepts and rapping your whole song instant a ghost writer. A ghost writer is someone who has no credit legally to a song and is given compensation for helping or making a track. So again he has an opinion and you sound slow

[@kevin084life]

With Drake it was ‘a song here and there’ like he said

[@TonyMontana-mv9ez]

​@@tonelow9337that's exactly what a ghostwriter is. Someone writes a song and someone else performs it. Like easy e and drake

[@vladtv]

Watch the full interview now as a VladTV KZbin Member - kzbin.infojoin

[@KKemp-bt6nl]

Man, just come right on out and say y'all are talking about the VLAD Game interview.

[@AG_TheReal]

BOOSIE!!! I'VE BEEN GOING THRU SOME THANGS!!!! Hell VLAD talkin about!!!! its different!!! we used to pulled up to F.Y.E! mane!!! come on now!!! Sam Goodie!!!!

[@cooreyfeldman2688]

A logo people gravitate to is OVO they have their logo on clothing and shoes…Jordan being the most notable

[@davidjordan2968]

This is all obvious shit, but because it's coming from Boosie everyone's like "OH MY GOD BOOSIE IS REAL ONE!!!!!".

[@jackjill8129]

And according to a few people boosie rapped his cousins lives more than anything. I don't know him personally so I can't cosign it but that's what's been said through the years.

[@tempmode37]

but every rap guy even in the hood aint Killing a 2000 GUYS IN every song in the rap game there are gimmicks the every artist uses "THUG" "BALLER" "SMOKER" "PIMP" " GANGSTA" .every year they out out songs bout living this thug life when they're living in million dollar mansions in gated communities with 24hr body guards its a LIE AND THERE LIVING A LIE WE KNOW 😂😂

[@lungamase]

Didn't boosie had a recently song call "Pull Up" with his son 😤

[@nickelbus7596]

I wanna go back to buying hardcopy. Them cds still sound better anyway lol. I still got a cd player in my hoopty

[@gloriataylor1377]

Respect. My. Fav. AND. LOOK UP BOOSIE HE. TRUTH. HES REAL ONE❤❤❤🔥 🔥

[@ShocMane]

You would think cuz physical sells are down they will let the artist control their distribution now

[@Officialrealone]

Yall remember Sam Goodies? The hood stores played a major role in switching over digital. They bootlegged everything

[@rcharris1838]

I loved grabbing em 36 mafia albums

[@jasonstrevels3098]

I can always hear Berny Mac sayin "I'm the Poppa" everytime I see Boosie

[@tru2thastyle]

Vlad is clearly not tapped in. You can find entire video essays on album art alone on KZbin. Just it’s not physical doesn’t mean it’s not important.

[@LastWish321]

I love how he made sure to throw my guy DMX in there

[@adamgonzalez1997]

Vlad has to bring up pac every ten clips he puts out 😂😂😂facts

[@Fac3Gaming]

Vlad I can’t agree with the art work comment… PRE logo is Iconic, CMG is iconic, QC is iconic 1017 logo is iconic all of these guys are late 2000’s CEO labels with logos that pop out at you. In each music video or online stream.

[@aceboog443]

I know you can tap about anything when Kanye dropped that poop’d scoop😭

[@se8798]

Poison ivy go hard tho

[@flygenyus2186]

5:07 unless i was too young but i thought in ‘99 pop still had a dominance in music. My reason is the rise of the boy bands (98 degrees, LFO, Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC). Then you had the rise of Britney, Christina, P!nk, Mandy Moore (although she wasn’t as big but you get the point) which is why when Em came out around the same time he was dissing them cuz they were selling crazy numbers

[@Projectpat0589]

Did vlad just say drake and don’t have ghost writers in the same sentence, smh.

[@Loveislove1002]

Boosie❤

[@antoniobrown411]

xzhbit just said this.. this wasnt even out yet