Calvin Klein Bacote on Getting Arrested With Jay Z

www.vladtv.com - Calvin Klein Bacote, author of Neighborhoods Under Seige, opens up about his relationship with Jay Z, explaining that the rapper idolized in his younger years. He then explains Jay's line, "I never felt more alive, riding shotgun in Klein's green five," from The Black Album. Klein says that the lyric is about a case they both caught in 1989 after a big fight broke out in Maryland.
Calvin says he and Jay went back and forth about who was going to take the charges after Bacote worked things out with the guy who was pressing charges, paying him $50,000. The victim said he would drop charges for one person, and Calvin saw potential in Jay's career and decided to do the time.
After Jay testified on his behalf, Calvin got four years on an assault charge, but didn't hear from the Brooklyn rapper for several years until making a phone call to their mutual friend Ty Ty Smith. When Jay anxiously wanted to talk to Bacote on the other line, the now-author hung up and said he never called again. Calvin said that he made the decision, because he didn't want to get Jay tangled in drama over the recorded phone call.

[@ninjachannel007]

This was a bona fide street legend vouching not only for Jay's willingness to go 12 vs 200 with him, but the fact he was willing to eat the charge for him. Nobody can question Jiggas steet cred any more.

[@bighomie5428]

Big..facts!!!lol funny how ppl hear wat they want..and choose to hate on jay..!!

[@roypeezy3104]

The Absolute Truth...

[@kasheem1747]

street cred lol

[@RichieB40444]

Anyone who really know anything about 80s hustlers know Jay was real thorough. I hear stories from real OGs that tell about Jay.

[@leach713]

Why jay ain’t payed the niggas they help him

[@raychrismusic]

this is a real nigga. and everybody who raps or tries going hard and shit need to know. this is the definition of a real nigga.

[@foman6541]

This ninja a bum. Real one are feeding they familes and holding guns not on camera talking about another man . Fast forward today he broke and dusty and is this the kind of man you want your daughter to be with .. clown 🤡

[@b7k1l8yn]

They don't make G's like this no more!

[@Ywonova]

Trill Shit... Definitely the last of a dying breed

[@jadejohn9446]

This nigga a rat

[@benjaminmarquez1994]

From what I heard, he’s a phony

[@earljohnson1000]

@@benjaminmarquez1994 hes a con man if u ask Glaze

[@itsjob595]

@@jadejohn9446 Yep taking the charge for a dude. You sound silly!

[@hewhoseeks3608]

gangsters were more intelligent back then

[@markmalone8521]

Yeah they don't have stand up nigga like that in this date of age how real is fake & fake is the new real m.k ultra or m.f is just stuip to all real m.f who still stand for summin stay woke peeps

[@minboogie]

more like, back then there WAS gangsters...

[@kasheem1747]

If you choose to be a gangster that's not intelligent at all ...🤔

[@minboogie]

@@kasheem1747 True, and I agree in the most simple sense. But if you are gonna be one, gotta be a proper one is all we sayin'. I believe in life it's how you conduct being what you're about more than anything...

[@davidmartinez9804]

Everybody was, they started dumbing down society after that.

[@kick5000]

This is a real nigga ....took the charge so jay could blow ....nigga needs a mill just cause

[@paolofortuni9305]

Real nagga??? He's a fucking ass look at Jay now and look at him.

[@kick5000]

I'm an aspiring rapper bro...u gotta hustle to make it...and niggas on my team say the same thing ...don't discredit this many for following code....u gotta look at jay and say why this nigga ain't in your will facts!

[@raychrismusic]

Paul Fortune he did what he did and took responsibility for it. him and jay would both be fucking asses or whatever your saying if he didn't make that decision. which he didn't even have to make

[@kanyewest416]

Lmaooo at real nigga. Hes a bozo. Doing jailtime for what? FOR WHO? Jay Z saw a sucker. They born every minute. And it looks like your time.

[@raychrismusic]

Aisha Osman your talking shit on youtube homey

[@JoseReyes-yp7zv]

If I had money like Jay'z I would throw this mane 10 million for loyalty mane

[@upstateizzy744]

He did.. and more.. pull up Klein interview on this is 50 where he admits he fkd up a multi million dollar deal to buy a stadium in North Carolina.. just facts out his own mouth

[@txxtoy7971]

Upstate Izzy Yooo.. I would love to hear that interview.. I don’t know the site or the show u speak of tho .. can u share a link or or something .. thanks

[@upstateizzy744]

@@txxtoy7971 it's on KZbin search his name and thisis50.com the interview with Jack thriller pulls up

[@ransomboondox3299]

This statement is not fair bc he said Jay was willin to take that ride.....So if that's the case they both showed loyalty & he said he just needed to bail him out of jail & that was done...So there's loyalty on both parts of the story here💯💯🤫no1 owes no1 anything...one just took a stepbck & the other became more successful but at the end of the day they both was loyal💯💯that 4yrs came due to the continuation of the bail out investigation🤨The Law just needed to give him some time so it could look good🤷‍♂️

[@Chriswilson-vg6vp]

its not that simple to just give him money if he does the wrong thing with it conspiracy charges but he str8

[@JMTwistUp]

He saved Jay's life its safe to say

[@tomrob8342]

Dehaven saved Jay too

[@448DamonXX]

@@tomrob8342 we know bro get of sack

[@genecg84]

Im hearing dj kay slay homie did as well

[@hongceequan2364]

He did the right thing because that one conversation could've came back and fucked up everything for JAY-Z.

[@Follayart1]

Damn that's crazy. D Roc took the charge for Biggie, Chilly took the charge for Lupe Fiasco, & Jay Z had a fall guy too? Re-occurring theme in hip hop.

[@Follayart1]

***** listen to free chilly Lupe fiasco freestyle

[@jspears19]

***** I thought lu was sellin at one point

[@Follayart1]

jspears19 www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/05/lupe_fiasco_s_business_partner_sentenced

[@Follayart1]

***** Naw dude I just listen to rap. Check link

[@jspears19]

***** aight

[@TastefulStunts]

"Oh.. Cant forget my man down in Maryland// he's gone til November// how can I not remember"

[@EWATTSMUSIC]

He was talking about Emory wit that line

[@254jada]

“ me and Emory Jones in the caravan down in Maryland “

[@paktru]

Them niggaz used to be out Eastern Shore.

[@hiphopluvva1]

All these years I thought he was talking about Emory

[@jaquanphillips541]

LaChant Tyson he was talkin bout Emory

[@vincent5318]

a round about way to interview Jay-Z. Vlad loves his black man street stories.

[@highrank8736]

I think he is intrigued with gangsters in general. He interviews Mob guys too dont be racist lol

[@chrisprescott8625]

I heard on the hov did give him more than a few mill but then sorta cut him off. When he came home he had Jays direct line. And nobody has jays direct line

[@jayking7439]

if you don't know what real is here's a prime example

[@nameredacted1995]

“At this point did Jay try to take the case?” You know VLAD was secretly praying Klein said “no”. He woulda dedicated a whole podcast just to that.

[@brickflipper5273]

Jigga a real one 💯.

[@dejonsavage94]

They were in the life. Caught charges together. Got arrested. He looked out for his young homie who had a chance to do something better. He didn't make a big deal about it. So why is everybody else making a big deal about it? We don't know what transpired once he got out or how he was accommodated for what he did or even if he wantedn to be and it doesn't sound like any bad blood at all so where is all the negativity and Jay-Z bashing coming from?

[@dropsixteentvtv4149]

Niggas got to find something to complain and judge, especially when it's other black people

[@NoMasterz518]

@@dropsixteentvtv4149 Top 5 You Tube comment of the year imo 💯

[@Arkiam]

When he talk about gettin Jay off it remind me of the biggie scene when dude like "When a nigga like you make it, WE ALL make it"

[@Dj_rueboi]

I hope jayz made sure this man never has to work another day in his life

[@kva5004]

@@IamSandman718 actually Jay tried when he came out of jail. dude pride and ego got in the way and jay fell back from reaching out.

[@johnyleans]

I hope this guy is very well looked after. He is one of the realest cats ever interviewed on vlad . Real friends loyalty plus.

[@appiconll]

Tough to find that

[@adrian121]

I think Hov gave him some crazy bread when he came home to invest in real estate, something like that

[@gregj5153]

Doc Rivers used to run the streets with Jigga?

[@yadig3503]

Lol

[@JordanMerrell]

Greg J lmfaooo

[@thomaslozada7918]

😩🤣🤣🤣

[@Golions2084]

Lol you a funny nigga!!!😂😂

[@adamwilliams4155]

Greg J 😂😂🤣

[@americanfresh17]

They dnt make men like this no more The game is lost smh

[@kartiersupremewhite330]

Smartest thing you can do when in custody!!! is hang up the phone to not incriminate anyone!!!! Real dude.... What I did during being Fed custody,,,was never use the phone!! I wrote everyone!

[@omertafreshi3459]

start working and stop talking about the glory days,you has been... everyones sold dope,again EVERYONE HAS SOLD DOPE!!!! theres a guy like this in every city.

[@omertafreshi3459]

MrThekidisback bb...but i had a gun too

[@MrThekidisback]

Omerta Freshi lol

[@MrThekidisback]

getyoasshome Fuck are you talking about lol

[@AntDGDavis]

He is or was Akons manager recently...guess he working pretty good.

[@kingofinnovation1577]

this dude is 100% real.

[@wendzeg]

No one is 100% real , don’t be ignorant . He could be 80% real🤣 no more .

[@antoniomartin6883]

DUDE LOOK LIKE HE ALWAYS BOUT TO START CRYING

[@QuizySlim]

😂

[@LATASHASPEAKS]

one of the "Real Ones".... Never to idolize King pins and violent offenders but if you going to be a gangsta at least be a loyal one....Hope he can reach the Youth at this point and teach them a different way

[@franks1853]

Everybody got a story to tell about giving someone a break.

[@wendzeg]

Yeah it makes him feel good and there’s nothing wrong with that , give credit where credits due. And a lot of people only want themselves to shine and nobody else . That’s an ugly trait , but yeah nothings wrong with giving himself a pat on the back for a good deed , unless that someones lying which , he looks like he’s telling the truth

[@OfficialXPage]

vlad is hip hop police....think about it... lol

[@WhoIsRuccaz]

XOfficialPage man he's talking about shit from 25+ years ago. I do agree, young cats getting pried to talk on shit that would cause an active investigation or before the statute of limitations expired is hella dumb

[@RichieB40444]

Vlad gotta stop asking dudes to incriminate themselves

[@mrall-purpose694]

XOfficialPage man these charges been disclosed some of this stuff public record.. vlad videos gonna be treasures when it’s all said and done, and when everybody is gone.. think about it

[@BrooklynBullySwag]

Things like this.. show why Ether is over rated.. a great diss track? Yea.. but it's fictional.. Nas was saying anything to be funny.. even non factual shit.. "No jail bars Jigga.. no pies.. no cakes.. just Hawaiian shirts.. hanging with lil chase".. which isn't true.. Jay was in the street.. which is like roasting one of your man's but shit don't make sense to anyone.. because there's no truth in it.. no one's gonna laugh.. Takeover on the other hand.. FACTS ONLY.. Super Ugly.. FACTS ONLY..

[@aldeb456]

The thing with Ether was that Nas brought up Jaz - O an was like, 'Is he Dame Diddy, Dame Daddy, or Dame Dummy, Oh I get it you Biggie an he's Puffy'. It was Nas word play."Foxy got you hot because you had her face in her pus, what you think now your getting girls because of your looks!' 'Went from Jaz to hanging with Kane, to Irv, to Big, an Eminem murdered you on your own shit'....Jay even said he regretted making Super Ugly!

[@75lord]

T. Perez True...Ether? very overrated, takeover was much better

[@bigworm4_454]

How are those lines fake? The Hawaii shirt line is referring to him in one of Jaz-O's music video Who is his mentor. And Jigga never been in jail for a significant amount of time.

[@BrooklynBullySwag]

Calling him a fake, a phony .. saying he never sold drugs. Saying he wasn't the one that stabbed UN. Even cam said he stabbed UN.

[@BrooklynBullySwag]

You can't just pick one line that's true lol. Come one man

[@romanhernandez5141]

Jayz needs to give that man at least 5mill

[@cyssero215geechiest2]

Honorable man... Salute to o.g. Klein... They don't make em like this nomore...

[@truskool1971]

Klien is the genuine article.

[@killakid032]

You can tell jay took after him.

[@lakall1237]

"On the road to riches and diamond rings, Real niggas do real things..... Busting my toast off the roof drinking 90 proof til spring, Real niggas do real things"

[@TYDubMusic]

If i was Jay this man would be by my side every fucking where i went haha he' d be living a life just as glamorous as mine if not more ahaha but thats me lol

[@daghostwritta8338]

TYDubMusic true that

[@donking6427]

Some things are meant to be...jayz is blessed to have alot of real niggaz around him ......this answers the question about him really selling work.....this nigga calvin is a stand up guy and a triple og.....ive been rooting for Jay since 96.......jayz from the bottom...alot of mfs act like he was born rich .....marcy projects wasnt nice...so many obstacles was in this man's way yet he rose to the top...Destiny

[@KicksAddictNY]

Brooklyn Legend Klein

[@Lux9103]

This is Pretty Deep

[@delmancefrancis2542]

U wasn't there to help him fight Solange tho.....B-stard

[@vanessadotson8067]

U a fool for dat one lol that’s a good one

[@bertbridges9957]

Delmance Francis Jay better than me and he still gave her corny ass a spot on his tour 2017

[@wikkidie]

DeHaven is Jay Z's OG and childhood friend. JayZ even mentions him in lyrics but now JayZ avoids him.

[@itsonlyhalftime666X]

DeHaven ain't shit compared to this guy. Dehaven wasn't no OG to jay,more like a partner, who got caught up in shit, drained all of his money and went crying to jay for a bail out, fuck outta here...Klein was the Don, who ran the whole Brooklyn ...dehaven was jays childhood friend who introduce him to hustling but that's about it..

[@brianfitzpatrick9949]

Stfu with that soft shit

[@jamint.jaddua1771]

I just wonder why he doesn't bring up DeHaven 👀

[@ede.5487]

Who is putting a thumbs down on this ? Smh

[@jasonbrandenberg5664]

REAL STAND UP GUY, a throwback must ppl theses days will TELLING!!!!! aka snitching

[@MrDock808]

VLAD was BOGUS trying to throw Jay under the bus at the 3:45 mark!!!!! These guys who've never been through ANYTHING amaze me how they instigate situations

[@AKSourGod]

This dude official, not enough Stand up fellas like this these days.

[@josephwetherby3081]

my man looks like Sugar Shane Mosely lol

[@BiggNoot220]

Damn that's a real friend right there.

[@prettyblack2155]

sounds like the biggie smalls story...

[@brileygabriel4949]

I always wondered who Jay was talking about in his verse on "Clique" when he spit the bars, "Lost my homie for a decade/ N*gga down for like twelve years/ ain't hug his son since second grade/ Ughh... He never toooold..."

[@bjjohnson9710]

He’s talking about Emory jones

[@brileygabriel4949]

@@bjjohnson9710 Thanks!

[@ikegrizzly3293]

Now that is a REAL NIGGA. A real gangsta and gentleman

[@BigJ-Bone1800]

Man you watch movies and dont think its really dudes like that then you see the real dudes interviewed you know it's real

[@christophersimmons983]

Sounds like he feels Jay Z owes him something. Things done out of love shouldnt hold financial pricetags son because if they do it was never love from the beginning playa

[@AB-bf7gh]

VLAD - he told you why he hung up. Pay attention.

[@gutterbois]

crazy how similar this story is to D Roc taking that gun charge for BIG

[@charliegtv]

If jay aint hold him down he fake

[@thetunkmaster]

KGoodz Musicvideos Did he say anything bad about Jay, so stop tryna infur shit"

[@nymost]

So many people wants to tear you down when you become successful, I respect any man that pulled himself out of poverty to change his life around, some people will hate on you no matter what you do, you could of gave half your money away helping people and some people still will hate on you… But one thing I respect about Jay is when Klein said, Jay told him he'll take the weight for him because he don't have a record, so that shows me Jay was willing to go to jail for his friend so, he can't be all that selfish...

[@DJLXSTARR]

solo Isthename bullshit he just said it because he knew how this dude was built and he knew he would take the charge so he said it to not sound like a bitch and yes he has done more bitch shit than real shit just ask irv dame state property jazz o d haven dmx isn't it funny how they all have the same story that he left them hanging like the bitch he is

[@DialloMoore503]

Exactly. Fuck haters. All they do is sit around and judge, and criticize, and hate on others. They have no lives.

[@mrlnb4001]

They need to lock his barber up. Yikes 🤢

[@DeMonSpencer]

Very intelligent guy.

[@rogersmith2422]

Nowhere in this video does he sound bitter. Why are people so mad at him, plus he's being asked a question, is he not suppose to answer it?

[@tammywillams1988]

ppl crazier from this own account he himself bare witnesses jayZ is stand up honorable dude his self I don't what y'all was hearing

[@SetTheExample36]

Did u just ask why did he hang up on jay after 15 minutes of explaining why he didn’t want to speak with jay?

[@niners2162]

Smart man. If I were jay z I would have dropped some money on him

[@anthonygreen3277]

if he was being taken care of then why would he be on this POLICEMAN'S show

[@goldmember80]

real stand up dude

[@ZonedOutProductionz]

He the type to walk upstairs and a thug posted on the wall see him and soften his face to a sad emoji just cause he look him in his eye nonchalantly 😂

[@rickylomax0078]

This is a stand up dude. He looked out for J He really got the big pictire

[@mojo_phee]

All I’m trying to figure out is why all jay friends keep says NG the same thing about him. They not gone all say he disloyal and be lying and don’t support the people who looked out for him.

[@Phred7447]

You must Don't know about the few mil that was given to him. He's talking about shut that happened in the late 80s and 90s. Now, he's well tooken care of.

[@Mr205BoSs]

Calvin Klein seem to be a real dude he knew the feds was listening on the phone to why he didn't want Jayz locked up.jay z should set him straight for life.atleast give him a few Mill

[@ralphielauren8818]

This is heavy

[@miamiad957]

So basically jay z finessed a bunch of people to doing his dirty work and doing time for him

[@charlesquentin934]

Why would a boss take a charge for a worker? Klein ain’t did shit for Hov

[@eduardomelendez6336]

True friend/brooklyn real general****** bless.....

[@jeremiahwoodsi7545]

Jay offered to take the case dayum

[@Tom-Cat-sh8oj]

I wanna kno who "A Week Ago" is about. They say its about Dehaven but i wonder.

[@estbroadway]

so basically this guy did time for jay and aint get sht in return then?

[@simply9ja]

hendrie_customs he did..he turned it down!

[@KatoOnTheTrack1]

chingon231 we don't know what happened in the dark. Both cats have street smarts so what makes you think you would know?

[@jmurdock8303]

chingon231 real is the only currency for being real

[@171TITO]

Paul noneofyabusiness and how you know?

[@progress426]

Jay Rob Actually he put it in his book “Neighborhoods Under Siege”. Jay disrespected Klein by telling him to “Make sure what you’re doing makes sense” as far as the money and Klein being an O.G looked at it like Jay was questioning his authenticity, so Klein walked away-with his Nuts. Klein is Official in Brooklyn, no question.

[@aldeb456]

It's like 50 cent with Smurf mouth or even Biggie an D-Roc....on one hand Smurf Mouth felt 50 should have been there for him an 50 felt he shouldn't when Smurf Mouth got incarcerated. On the other hand D-Roc did a bid for Big so Big can go into his career an Biggie looked out for him after. DeHaven, Jaz-o, an Beanie Segal also dissed Jay. Personally speaking if I'm hustling in the streets an my man/partner who's hustling with me gets signed to a record deal an he asks me to join him an be his road manager, you know what? I'm going to join him an make some legit money an not resort to my street hustling days!! I'm a road manager for a major rapper an I catch a case that's on me!!!! Me an the rapper may have been boys from back in the days but he's putting me on an I'm still fucking up.....sorry but he doesn't owe me anything!!! If he still looked out that would be great, but I NEED TO GROW/WAKE THE FUCK UP!! I don't need any handouts when shit is my fault, whether I may have looked out for you from way back!!

[@aldeb456]

@ 6:35 mark, 'sometimes you can't get rid of old habits',@8:40 mark 'in the fed pen your phone convos are recorded an I didn't want to have any association with Jay in no kind of way'.....To me Calvin is a soldier, Jay even wanted to talk to him!!! Calvin is taking the weight for himself!!

[@DJLXSTARR]

aldeb456 that's not the case with gay z and beans! He left beans hanging on some bullshit but dame held him down even when gay z slime ball ass bailed on the roc and left everybody hanging with no heads up or warning he abandoned a real dude and the whole state property and this seems like a trend for him he did it to irv dame jazz o beans dmx d haven this guy and now Kanye.....this dude is an underhanded pussy and I never liked him ever TEAM TUPAC TEAM DEATH ROW!

[@martinking4615]

If that story was true like the B.I.G situation, jay need to drop this dude some couple stacks!

[@KnickyKnucklez]

Never met him but met dehaven who is 100% real nigga hopefully jay don't fuck over cal like he did dehaven and beans and everybody else

[@KnickyKnucklez]

which interview

[@thetunkmaster]

KnickyKnucklez All of them Fuck Boy!

[@2real4youandyoutube]

It took a while but the image unravels in the age of internet.

[@youngart3]

real nigga they don't make them like that anymore

[@rwatchin]

G, no question.

[@Rabthebest]

Wow this is a amazing story!!

[@bugzthedondada4346]

Wow. That’s the most real thing I ever heard. Dude is extremely intelligent

[@EffDinero8]

They don't make em' like this anymore...

[@Jase9]

So many so-called "Court Cases" get handled in Bmore Barbershops. All it takes is a conversation and money.

[@DangerouzBeatz]

Cool interview

[@1sepriani]

I hope this man is still next to jay to this day

[@xMisterBlondee]

This is the real man behind the persona that we know as Jay Z

[@thetunkmaster]

Fugg Attahere Not true, After dude went down, Jay continued to hustle until he met Dame Dash.

[@xkluzivtv]

A Real Nigga! Not too many cut from a cloth like this...Whoa!

[@normanbrown9225]

Street life is like a Hop scotch U gotta know when to jump in the box and when to jump out. When Ur journey takes U to the top of the Mountain/or Game always look for the next Mountain.

[@melchfrancis999]

I was in the fed with home boy He catch a new case.. And he flip.. He know wat time it is...

[@NEUTRALDROP]

He a mad bottom toof talker

[@karmishasellers4898]

I can assure you, Mr. Bacote is not upset!!! He has written books and last year made a film. Cousin, continue being that strong, intelligent, force that can't be stopped! Your past did not determine your future! You learned from the consequences!

[@ragzrocco8803]

Just like d roc and big and foxy bein jays lil kim, really parallel to biggie

[@willyadam5875]

Enough to has been sad a real nigga holding it down

[@QueenBlizzyQB]

Kind of sounds like Biggie and D rock story from Notorious.

[@OmarScruggs]

how old is this dude jay z. damn 86

[@DavidLopez-nk3fm]

53

[@DavidLopez-nk3fm]

Jay 49

[@eddeewhat5553]

I hope Sean Carter is looking out for that man. As much money as he has he could give him a few million on the strength of what he did for him

[@deethomas378]

jay a stand up dude because jay was willing to take the case for calvin klein but calvin klein talked into letting him take the case. they both stand up dudes for that

[@pacfab1433]

He real og that's real too the game

[@Fkdatbtch100]

U can see in his eyes , hes been through so much ..

[@Beachlife1029]

They are still making vid. It's been a long time. Until when? Jay does not care. If ppl have not notice it. Every should do is life.

[@jeremiahwoodsi7545]

So why not give Kline a clothing deal like Emory?