Crooked I Breaks Down Lord Jamar's Views on Whites in Hip Hop

[@RobbyGoodwin]

Vlad has been milking Lord jamar comments for almost 2 years now.

[@rhymfre4266]

1 year actually

[@RobbyGoodwin]

He made the 'white rapper' comment in Sept. '13. So around 16 months. He made his 'gay' comments around Jan '13.

[@rhymfre4266]

When I think of lord jamars comments, I mostly think of the white rapper comments

[@RobbyGoodwin]

so what!

[@stevennalewicki5960]

Ya bro this shit is getting pretty pathetic if you ask me smh. Lord Jamar is fucking washed up and irrelevant, when is the last time he put out any music? I'll wait......him doing these dumb ass Vlad interviews hating on everybody is the only way he can get his name out there any have anyone even talking about his old dusty ass bro. I say we boycott Lord Jamar from doing any interviews for 2015 bro, who's with me? All in favor say I.

[@biggmixxo]

Vlad u r a culture vulture in hip hop, not even a guest.

[@bigrobfromthev]

Why is that

[@pythological1505]

Big Rob Videos getting cheques off Lord Jamar’s clout chasing

[@ysthekid8932]

tone capone ..and that’s not even what the song is called...lol

[@tonecapone2768]

@Tiger Wools on dog homie... after that I was this kid a full of shit.

[@fitzpatrick129]

Most underrated rapper EVER. Never seen someone so talented be overlooked. It was 100% due to being on Death Row during the earlier stages of his career. Sounds like Suge kept him financially secure but him never getting any exposure during that time really messed up his career. Shady Records saved him

[@Blackhawk211]

k rino and Az disagree

[@emgo-at7398]

@@Blackhawk211 they are underrated to bro

[@newbiz3496]

@@Blackhawk211 az really the best ever ‼️ he was just shadowed by nas popularity...az shit was ahead of his time..he was lyrical versatile, his flow was out oft this world..his voice was made everything smoother..and he was talking that shit!!

[@geekstomper5562]

crook is fuckin nasty with it

[@WM-mu8ep]

Hes not overlooked. You just dont know rap. That's you being a noob if you dont know slaughterhouse even at the time of this vid they were known. The same idiots say shoegang is unknown. Like stfu anyone who listens to crooked or eminem knows who they are. Stop being dumb.

[@YungKuroKami]

King Crooked is on point. Period.

[@rashuadjohnson7719]

Yaw meannn!!.enough said

[@donhuan4283]

Anybody that goes on vladtv a snitch. Period.

[@antonkjellman1960]

@@donhuan4283 stfu fking bitch 🤣

[@keenonpetersen9449]

You can see the hate in Lord Jamar's eyes an actions, he sour

[@tylerrosborough9566]

@Melanin Warrior which it's not..

[@ualreadyknow2332]

But what you cant see is the hate in VLAD eyes & actions

[@tjayk9127]

Ant Dogg Dont bother explaining racism to racists it’s pointless. They fight hate with hate and expect sympathy it’s laughable rather than commendable.

[@tjayk9127]

Monte Mojica being black means you can’t be racist in America lolllllllllllllll I’m done with you bimbo.

[@blacksun5726]

Oh shut up hater. Feed your family, smile, wipe your ass.

[@Kyle-pz7os]

Eminems lyric about black music was misunderstood by the homie. he was speaking as someone else, quoting what others were saying about him at the time. Like many other times in many other songs

[@ourtruth216]

Kyle Crater exactly!

[@garrettdurham8767]

My thoughts exactly.

[@BFree775]

No you’re an idiot ...

[@suggestedusername6662]

@@BFree775 there's that productivity KZbin commenters are so well known for. You really showed him. Pat yourself on the back soldier, you did good.

[@TomTom-sm7il]

Though I'm not the first king of controversy I am the worst thing since Elvis Presley To do black music so selfishly And use it to get myself wealthy I disagree. It sounds to me like he is acknowledging that he is working within a Black artform.

[@Based_Proletariat]

Thank you Crooked for not gettin' on here an shuckin' and jivin' and keepin' it real. Is it me or does Vlad just want Black rappers to validate him and tell him he's o.k. After Jamar hit with that reality check.

[@mrcheeseheadb8380]

Mr. Bullet Club Biggz The Verbal Assassin y’all issue is vlad is white lol that’s it , he has good content. LJ opinion is strong why because we don’t bump M out here, he’s talented but he ain’t IT,

[@Blahman899]

Yes, cause Vlad understands the power hierarchy in hip hop and then non verbally claims hip hop as "black music ".

[@youlostthedebate]

Mrcheesehead B are you bumping rakim out here. Or run dmc. Or kool g rap. ????

[@Holipsism]

"No I'm not the first king of controversy I am the worst thing since Elvis Presley To do BLACK MUSIC so selfishly And used it to get myself wealthy" - Eminem from Without Me

[@spaceduck562]

He was making a play on Elvis, he wasnt being serious. The man respects the histort and the culture.

[@garrettdurham8767]

He was joking.. obviously using his haters opinions

[@cameranpowers6617]

Chris Smith and in that song he says that if he was black he would have sold half 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@mrcheeseheadb8380]

Space Duck yes ok lol it’s facts tho.

[@mrcheeseheadb8380]

Garrett Durham it’s facts tho , he also wrote a song about killing black females . He’s talented but he ain’t it that’s all LJ point .

[@jayhooks1098]

I love how Latins, particularly Puerto Rican are always left out of the convo. We helped built this shit strong as well in the 70s and 80s in the X....

[@Mr.Taylor56]

My brother, whenever the word Black is used in terms of Hip Hop, PRs are always included. Believe that. It just gets dicey because when discussing "ghetto" shit with Whites, it boils down to Black and White because that is how they see it. Real heads know who contributed from the get go.

[@mansamusa2012]

jay hooks Of course we leave Ricans out because they did not create the culture or the music. Grandmaster Caz was present since day one and he said Ricans were not even down from the very start.

[@jayhooks1098]

mansamusa2012 Perspective my friend. I grew in up in the BX in the 80s. We where their as bboys, graffiti writers, dj's, etc. Anyone saying we didn't help the culture is bugging....

[@willwright2216]

True. Anyone debating??? it not up for a debate. It documented a fact. More then that a well known fact. If you really know hip hop you that (I mean from start to now) history

[@mansamusa2012]

Black people invented Hip Hop there is no debate! LOL

[@NICKEYBLACK35]

Thank God he asked Crooked and not Royce. Royce would've been so bias with his opinion. It would've been "I gotta protect Eminem." Crooked kept it thorough. 

[@BlackMusicGenre]

Yeah man. I don't know what's wrong with Royce . He on some yes massa type shit . As talented as Royce is he's been dying to get back under Eminem since 2004. Crooked I kept it real . I think Royce fits the sellout description that Crooked is talking about in this video. Dude I wouldn't be surprised if Crooked gets released from shady records for his stance.

[@AroundBLiIx]

If you ask me Royce said it a lot smarter, and he didn't protect Eminem, he protected Macklemore by the way.

[@AroundBLiIx]

BlackMusicGenre Please explain to me what that 'stance' is that would get Crooked released from Shady?

[@BlackMusicGenre]

ihate Crooked I is not going with the status quo on this subject . That's why I said I wouldn't be surprise if he gets dropped, even though I know that's not going to happen, but if it did it wouldn't be a shock to my system. A lot of people can't stand Lord Jamar and Crook agreed with most of the things he was saying . Royce on the other hand feels like he has to be Eminem's guard dog or something . Eminem is a grown man. Hell, Em is older than Royce. I'm sure he can speak for himself . Do you honestly think that Eminem would go in that water for Royce like that if he had a legit beef and not this BS debating? I don't think so . Don't nobody in Slaughterhouse run to Em's defense quicker than Royce. It's getting ridiculous . Royce is damn near 40 years old and conducting himself like he's a high school kid . When Lord Jamar had something to say about white rappers and Em name was mentioned , here comes Royce needing to talk to Jamar on Twitter about it. Man you know it's bad when a female says that's not necessary. I've been listening to Royce for the last 16 years and I use to think he was an underdog in a way. Death Is Certain is his best album to date and I own a few other album from him too. I notice Royce didn't have nothing to say about what David Banner said in the BET cypher about white rappers hardly if at all speaking up on the murder of Mike Brown . All I'm saying is I'm just starting to look at Royce in a different light now. I know a brotha got pay the bills , but damn . Have some respect for yourself.

[@AroundBLiIx]

BlackMusicGenre You are smart, I can see sense in what you wrote.. Still, how well do you know Em, Royce and Crooked? I can see you listen to them but do you like know their mentality and shit? I'm a hardcore Shady fan, Shady is meant as the label. Basically I know hear everything where the names of any Shady artists are mentioned. So I'm sorry if you will take this offencive but saying there is any chance of Crooked getting dropped from Shady because of what he said here is really ridiculous. Nothing meant offencive here man. I would probablly maybe think a similar thing if I didn't knew the whole Shady camp, that's why I asked you how well you know them. See, their mentaliy is in one word just 'REAL' they are real, mature people who don't handle thing with firing somebody from the label in any way, They are all too mature, everybody knows what the other thinks and they are way to loyal. They are all as loyal as Royce is to Em, they just don't talk in that manner. Also you must know that Crooked dodged the question very fucking well here, he didn't wanted to show disrespect to Jamar, he didn't even answer what his opinion is on what Jamar said, he just said that he respects his opinion, and that people who responded to Jamar don't respect his opinion like he does, but he didn't said he agrees, he doged it very well. About Royce, you must know that Em is like a dad to Royce, he is his big bro or whatever. Em first brought Royce to the mainstream, then mentored him and after that in Royces words 'saved his life' with helping him get sober. Without Em, Royce would be on the streets hustling still all druged up. Royce just wants to show love back to his 'big bro' About Em... He just raps, doesn't know what is going on and doesn't even care, he would defend his bro, but not by going on VladTV. Em is Em. My point is: They are connected tighter than people might think in the Shady camp.. Kxng Crooked - '' Loyalty is royalty with these Shady royalties''

[@plostyle786]

Lord Jamar gave himself the title Lord. No one under the age of 35 knows who he is. Nuff said.

[@trisanone-ya-business7803]

I'm 40...heard of the group, not him in particular lol

[@tarrellharrison4638]

If you don’t know who lord jamar is that jus shows your knowledge of hip hop history.

[@ucheakpa4565]

That in and of itself is a problem. People should know the pioneers of hip hop

[@BigPrimo33]

Then you aren’t apart of hip hop and more are apart of the problem

[@mikemontana1990]

Maybe it’s because brand Nubian was an average group and lord jamar might have been the worst mc in that group? I don’t know, could Be wrong tho.

[@mrcheeseheadb8380]

Black rappers need to stop selling out and white rappers need to speak up about it !

[@TwillzDGawd]

Revival.

[@techn9ne999]

Wonder if he’s heard of Tom macdonald. Cuz he’s done exactly that.

[@JPayne95]

Em turnt to god so I doubt he will be the one to stir shit up. Even tho he really needs to come and dead these fucking bums who r leaching off of peoples names

[@Drquimbaymatumbo]

@King Amen-Tut-Ankh i agree mate!!! Jafar isjust a fucking massive racist, using rap as a vehicle, to push racism!!

[@ugotaids9441]

Exactly

[@majorminerz5846]

How many white DJs, break dancers and graffiti artists have there been over the years in Hip Hop? Hip Hop has been multi-cultural since it started!!!! I don't understand how people don't fuckin realise this.... And remember that even KRS-One said that 'Rap is something you do, Hip Hop is something you live'....

[@Elipilification]

Crooked I won all my respect right here. Not only did he give out respect to Jamar, but still said the truth truth. There is no doubt that hip-hop was created by people with dark-colored skin ( I refuse to call them black people), and I don't understand why the people you call white even need to call their music "hip-hop" or "rap", cuz that don't even give them sales, and without trying to cut anybody off, I want y'all to ask yourselves who was the person or the people who made hip-hop such a commercial success, an empire worth billion of dollars, and I guarantee you it was rich "white" people - now obviously they did, and still do, invest in hip-hop mostly for the profit, but if y'all wanna change how hip-hop is portrayed nowadays, that's who you need to check imo! Peace and love!

[@RogzielTheAntistar]

I f*cks with Crooked hardbody. He's a brillant rapper and he has a LOT of character. Plus he didn't just REACT to what Jamar said he ACTUALLY broke sh!t down without specifically agreeing with him. 1. NO celebrity had a reaction to Em one way or another when he said called himself the "rap Elvis Presley who uses BLACK music so selfishly", but now everybody wants to crucify Lord Jamar. I'll particularly reference Yelawolf who's an Eminem-baby and all his did was issue threats. 2. Lord Jamar of Brand Nubian is one of the FEW people in a rap act that got FIVE MICS from the Source back when it was still credible enough to be considered the "Hip Hop Bible", making him part of a CLASSIC. A classic is something that is timeless but the main argument that Jamar-haters have is that he's "irrelevant". If he is one third of a CLASSIC, he is as relevant to hop hop as Mick Jagger is to rock n roll. 3. Kool Herc is largely given THE CREDIT for being the founder of hip hop and he is BLACK. Nevertheless I will state that hip hop is urban moreso than black, but the poverty stricken and oppressed urbanites not just ANYBODY that happens to be from a major city. 4. He addressed that many hip hop artists have been victims of oppression but once they get corporate sponsorship they want to switch up and play it safe. It's not just rappers or black people but a universal phenomenon that is going on. I'm not going to paraphrase the whole thing but he really went in. Big Up to Crooked, you are a monster homie :)

[@xxxxbigrich5752]

Once again crook comes across with the mind of reason! My dude!! ✊

[@lafrikone]

Vlad is so boring with his question nowadays. Always the same shit about gays or lord jamar or igloos.

[@redcomic619]

What do you expect? He's a white boy.

[@AveMcree]

then why are you watching his videos?

[@lafrikone]

Ave Mcree For crooked I opinion on Jamar's view? Doesn't change that Dj vlad is getting boring with the same questions. Before I would let let the recent videos playlist go, now I listen to a video or two by month when I really like the artist. Don't hesitate if you have other questions.

[@jamiesimms7084]

If it's not Nas

[@BornJamerican]

Close minded ppl wont be able to understand or relate to the truth That Lord Jamar is speaking

[@Guytalayhne]

Unfortunately, people don't know the History of 5% Nation or Clarence X. Just more ill-informed, diluted opinions.

[@dylanzwick794]

Kadeemspade oh the irony

[@BornJamerican]

***** Irony in what?

[@New2YC2]

Kadeemspade it's ironic how close minded what u said was

[@BornJamerican]

ThatNewKid not at all

[@NotebookLives]

Who cares what Lord Jamar thinks or believes?

[@jonathanmartin4125]

Notebook. He has a major issue with white folks

[@NotebookLives]

Jonathan Martin, word. It's pure racism; just ruthlessly adding to the problem.

[@rishivikram6956]

@titanaup People only talk about him because he said the stuff he did about Eminem and White rappers. Without that, no one would be talking about him in the 2010s or the current decade.

[@spurezurko]

100kufis spitted it the realest: "I’m ridin with “Em” and I’m still on the black team."..... BARS!! 🔥🔥

[@kdams5106]

Which song? Bruh

[@2799kugan]

@@kdams5106 the nick cannon diss by kufis

[@quincystev]

Solute Crooked I....good to hear a rapper speak some real truth!

[@SuperSweardown]

This man right here should be the voice of today

[@WILLPOWERSTUDIO]

Dope break down. Also, can you get KRS on your platform ?

[@JoseAguilar-jt3tv]

I'm black and i don't give a fuck if you're white, i can't relate to Nas or K-Rino, but i can understand their points, their problems, when you read a book sometimes you can't relate to the story but somehow you like the story, it's hard to explain when it comes to musical taste.

[@sonjevity]

***** have you ever met a person of African descent, with a Spanish name? There are millions of them. During the slave trade, there were more Africans taken to south America and the islands than were brought to north America

[@sonjevity]

NZU TYBO calm down fam. I knew that. What you said actually further validates my point

[@sonjevity]

NZU TYBO also it's not false history, just a part of the story. What you said is another important part of the story

[@JS_GOTI]

NZU TYBO Why the hell are you shouting?

[@JoseAguilar-jt3tv]

Wow, what's the problem with my name? My name isn't too black for you?

[@puyearprod.929]

Lord Jamar must think he IS hip hop 😂

[@RobwithoneB]

I mean. He himself isnt hip hop but he is definitely an OG. Brand Nubian IS a legendary group that helped build hip hop. That being said, I have some issues with parts of what he says.

[@lowlowseesee]

@@RobwithoneB just because he an OG doesn't mean he is correct. especially because he is clearly bigoted. so yeah im with you but more clear about what I have a problem with

[@jaredgann7206]

All I know is is that Vlad has one huge ass shit stirring stick named Lorenzo Dechalus, and has been stirring up a big ass thing of Hatorade for years now. I cannot understand how LJ is okay with Vlad creating an image of him as a salty ass rapper. LJ could definitely win player hater of the year for 5 years in a row now.

[@The-Enigma-S7]

I may not 100% agree with Crooked I, but her did make some valid points I respect. He didn't get all in his emotions like Royce and start sending threats to Lord Jamar. Yes, Lord Jamar isn't known for being the best lyricist. However, he is a pioneer in hiphop culture. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion whether you agree or disagree. I don't think Emimen is in the top 50, but that's my opinion.

[@muhfkajones]

If we talking his first two albums, he was a fkn beast. Now I don't feel the same way I once did. There's a lot more rappers that are better lyricist then em... Shit I'd say Royce spits better then Em 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@The-Enigma-S7]

@@muhfkajones I agree with you. However, I never checked for Eminem like that nor use to relate or found him enticing to listen to. He's no Rakim, Kool G Rap or a big L

[@muhfkajones]

@@The-Enigma-S7 I'm not discrediting those guys in no kind of way but i never listened to those guys being from the deep South (Louisiana). I do know they are legends tho. I put guys like jcole, Kendrick, freddie gibbs, Scarface, benny the butcher, and a few others above Eminem and that's no shade to em. He's a beast in his own right, just not my cup of tea.

[@The-Enigma-S7]

@@muhfkajones And I think those rappers you mentioned are better than him also. However, everyone will have a difference of opinion due to their own taste. I would rather folks on here other than yourself who's replied with emotional maturity should just say that he's thwir favourite rather than he's in the top 5 best who doesn't understand the hiphop culture

[@sliding_by8607]

Suraj Odekunle solid head on that shoulder of yours.

[@DeathDealer655]

I really respect Crooked man, he just seems like a totally chill dude

[@braxtonkelsch7383]

Isn’t it ironic that the best rappers white and the best golfers black rapper.... the way I see it if it sounds good I’m gonna listen. Skin color has never mattered

[@330dinero8]

facts

[@extraterrestrealthecoppere4704]

Say 2 me...the best rappers are white. But 2 me Ruck and Rock and the Wu-Tang Clan are the best rappers...2 me 🙌🏾

[@JNIGHTification]

100!

[@sheldonhague5034]

Tiger Woods the man glad he made it back to the top.

[@eddieneil3664]

Clint DjHbee brown 'Sha' now that’s just blatant racism. Gotcha buddy. Keep popping that shit old man 😂

[@bannanaman23]

I just love how smart crooked is, he actually sits therw and thinks things through, and is probably one of the most intelligent established rappers of all times. mans always thinking outside the box and always backs his shit up

[@TheSeas721]

Hip Hop is a culture and a way of life! Hip Hop music is just one of the elements of the culture. Hip Hop is not a color it is a way of thinking and reacting as well as contributing positive energy! Hip Hop is for the people who live it and are willing to embrace it, and it should see no color! Cause what started in the parks and basements of New York now belongs to the world! Oh and stop comparing Rap music to Hip Hop it's not the same and if you have been living under a rock and don't know the difference then you are not Hip Hop! ✌

[@winninglifeyo]

Respect! Love this comment!

[@TheSeas721]

+appleimaniac Cheers! 🍺

[@jamiesimms7084]

Rap is an element ofHip Hop. What you talking about Willis?!

[@stockleycarmichael8187]

Even if Hip Hop is a culture but that culture was made by black folks. Therefore, that's a black culture.

[@richardmanuel9812]

Hip hop is black we made it

[@stanwilkins4689]

Great interview Vlad!!!! This was a real one!!!!!

[@elliottkendall5256]

I think this is becoming more a case of Jamar having the old head viewpoint which has to be respected because like crooked said it paved the way for hip hop today.

[@ZatoOW]

LJ has good points but sometimes his logic is screwed up. Blacks invented Hip Hop but we don't own it. Anyone can embrace Hip Hop and put their own spin on it. That is how most if not all culture is. African Americans will always be credited for its creation but its just impossible for culture to be owned by anyone. Music comes and goes just like most genres and themes in entertainment gets stale over time. Something else will take its place. LJ has very conservative views when it comes to Hip Hop.

[@sonjevity]

Good points

[@horizonyout]

Lord Jamar overall point is to respect the origins of hip hop cos it is born from black culture...where hip hop comes from and wot it is doing nowadays is sad state of affairs...Black culture has a history of being manipulated & sold & we who created it are not even been acknowledged anymore...Enjoy, Embrace & respect the history & culture of hip hop.. Bless!

[@NGT4LIFE]

white ppl need to stop stealing from blacks and leaving a mess.when iggy,a white girl from aus,with garbage songs can win best rap album,you know the genre is being destroyed.more and more whites are winning awards for best rap or hiphop or rnb,and its not because their better at doing it.

[@SharodBoogette]

I hope you know the difference between hip hop & rap music. if you aint from the hood, you CANT be hip hop, its impossible. hip hop is an attitude, before anything. black people DO own hip hip, white people don't want the culture, they just want to make money from the rap music component. anybody can make rap music apparently. but how can someone from the suburbs of maine or china be hip hop just from listening to wu tang while growing up??

[@jman1562001]

Sharod Boogette LMAO Bruh, hold up...ain't Ice Cube from the burbs, what about Public Enemy, or Wale, or J Cole, shit motherfucking Kanye West I know are not from the hood. De La Soul is legends in this culture and never claimed any ghetto affiliation. Hip hop is a state of being, a way of life meaning you express your views, ideas, thoughts, and opinions on wax, not some hood pass. Shit prior to NWA, most rappers really ain't spit all that street shit too much. All that street shit wasn't really supposed to be put on wax, who the hell glorifies coming up poor, the GAME WASN"T SUPPOSED TO BE SOLD, WE LIVED IT!!!! #FACTS

[@evilsoundcloudrapper9165]

Lord jamar ain't been relevant since he got his eggs poisoned on OZ

[@jimmy6700]

NZU TYBO Let me guess..You hate white people ?

[@jimmy6700]

NZU TYBO Then you should also hate Lord Jamar ?

[@AkonFenty1992]

jimmy6700 His stans are not too bright.

[@jimmy6700]

NZU TYBO Thanks for proving my point.

[@AkonFenty1992]

NZU TYBO Lol, you're hilarious.

[@bikibaws]

vlad: he said this about this what do you think? now he said this about what you said when you said something about fucking so and so. where nick is from people like that get slapped.

[@dragonone8778]

THANK U! PUERTO RICANS WERE OUT THERE TOO PUSHING HIP HOP WHEN IT STARTED!!!!

[@edwin99901]

It's funny because black people would say Puerto ricans are black but once a Puerto Rican say they like eminem, they get treated like a white person.

[@HISbeloved619]

Equality in segregation lacks understanding of what equality is cant cry about Ferguson and say this genre is only yours because that would mean Ferguson is only a black issue so no one else should care if that's the concept of your stance you shouldnt eat a taco or a hot dog it doesnt belong to you make it make sense and Latinos and Jews did play a big part in the foundation of hip hop even if not dont use a mic or internet because it doesnt belong to you or dont be a carpenter or an engineer because that was a craft created by others that's just foolish thinking

[@tonylong3168]

Crooked I had to be one of the most down to earth open minded people ever

[@lowlowseesee]

and he got bars galore

[@PrinceSonCheeba]

Crooked has the most thorough and honest break down here and no one acknowledges this. He's speaking solid truth and most of you just come here to argue. Shows the ignorance of today. Salute to Crooked I

[@MrThedarc1]

Em pushed it to where we couldn't... And we still cant go...

[@marromorrison]

TYMATICMEDIA we all know why that happened 🤷🏾‍♂️. Lord jamar said nothing wrong, but we still appreciate white rappers. Most ppl will support who look like them, and em is white, so white ppl who’s the majority of America will support him, versus a jay z or Royce di 5’9 who is black and ring get that type if support just because their black and we as ppl of colour are disorganized.

[@Allyinks24]

@@marromorrison earlier though coming up people tried to shut em Down, white people in the media. Even Ice T said in an interview, em got booed off stage during a tour

[@DaSkarekrow]

When I came to America in 1983 from Brasil.... I gravitated to Hip Hop... I dont give a fk is someone thinks Im a guest in Hip Hop or not.... I love Hip Hop/Rap/R&B, ... I grew up with my love that that type of genre, it spoke to me, started writing poetry because of the love I had, wanted to make rap song because of it, I aint good but fk, Hip Hop is in my soul and always will be a "resident" in it ...

[@H-LectorSA]

I don't know why I'm seeing these old vids... But If This guy says...he heard A lot of Nikkas talk shit about Jamar and they ain't even had a record jamars has... Then Jamar shouldn't say a thing about Eminem.. Coz he's No way near Eminem Level

[@edwin99901]

This inspired eminem to make untouchable and give perspective. But some black people will ignore that and continue to call eminem a racist.

[@SurgeCess]

Fresh perspective right here.

[@Jayskiallthewayski]

The debate is not if it's black music, hell yeah it is. The debate is if someone who smokes the mic is a guest or a culture vulture just cause he's white. Is it about talent or something else? Secondly, Crooked brings up a good point, some black folks took the hiphop culture to a really cheap level too so who's a culture vulture then? I'm 45 and I've been listening to hiphop almost since it started and I can't remember these debates about skin colour back in the day. HipHop united and I freaking loved that. The 80's and early 90's were kick-ass. Such a great time to be into HipHop. Ofcourse we didn't have the internet back then where peeps would sit on a chair talking about this shit for hours and hours. We had underground clubs, a stage and a mosh pit and if you were down you got down. Can't we just all love this music and just see who's dope and who's not regardless of ethnicity or whatever the fuck? If you're a gay purple dude but you spit nice I'll check that shit.

[@BossChronicles]

It's 2015 we need to stop discriminating we need to all be one big family much love

[@CASSOBLVCK]

I wish it could be that

[@GoSuMonSteR]

Can never be that. White people have ignored black issues for too long. This shit is over.

[@GoSuMonSteR]

***** Nah, but you might as well call a real ambulance, because this shit is over.

[@VintxgeAmor]

GoSu MonSteR No, people like you are the problem. Whites do this, whites do that. Fucking bullshit, a lot of whites including me would love to end racism. Don’t dump every white person as the same because that’s what a lot of whites did to blacks. That makes you no better than the racist whites.

[@raqui174]

Regan B I completely agree as long as we have this divide over what should only be only black or what should only be white we will never unify

[@blankname1984]

My argument is, going off of Jamar's analogy, is that I think Eminem has done enough in Hip Hop to be considered a resident than a guest. He has helped continue to build the house of Hip Hop. He has painted a wall, or put in a window, or built a door. The guys that started it built the foundations, and they were black, but the foundations were never the end of the process. Every young guy black or white had to keep working on it. The founders never owned it completely, they own part of its history but after that they had to let it take on a life of its own. The minute you try and strangle that idea is the minute Hip Hop begins to wither and die. When Hip Hop is no longer about reporting and unity and is instead about racial lines and ownership Hip Hop is fucking dead.

[@Mr.Taylor56]

"When Hip Hop is no longer about reporting and unity and is instead about drugs and White rappers talking dumb shit about their mother, dumb shit about their child's mother's guts and their dick this and their dick that Hip Hop is fucking dead." Fixed it for ya!

[@jknumber5138]

That One For All album is a Classic{Top 10}

[@chrislindsay9538]

Crooked I perspective on hip hop for black and white, and being the reporters of the world, he was spot on. Smart man with an open view and firm beliefs. I look forward to seeing him back on the show Vlad

[@anthonycroaker732]

Crooked I was right on point

[@usingbothsidesofmybrain1690]

Music is not a race its universal, rap is for any color, rock is for any color,country is for any color. Music is a vibration,not restricted to our fleshly opinions or differences

[@justindavis1027]

Lord Jamar is correct! Hip Hop was seen as ghetto music. Alot of White people weren't messing with it except those who probably grew up in the hood. It was music for a minority people to express themselves and it ended up being highly marketable. The culture of hip hop was exploited for profit not only by white people but African Americans as well. Noone talks about when black people exploited the culture to make money at the expense of their brothers and sister on the street who were killing themselves. KRS One himself talked about the reason hip hop went gangster in the 90s and why gangster rap was highly popular and marketable. It was so that more minorities from the ghetto would get incarcerated....And feed the pockets of those Jewish rich people who owned private prisons....and before any of you read this and want to feed me that " they weren't exploiting they were telling you the truth about the hood" BS , why didn't none of those rappers at the time portraying the gang life choose to state on their records" Yo I took a different route , don't bang...educate yourself." Why not huh? Don't be stupid man they wouldn't say that cause it wouldn't bring no money in for them. Their purpose was to make you love the gang life bruh, because it was cool to be gangster and if they were seen as cool their records would be bought. I guess being black means we can exploit our own people but not white people? That's hypocritical in my view. I've seen many rappers portray the story of the gangster life without glorifying it. Rappers like Nas and Kool G Rap and groups like The Fugees and Das EFX. Nevertheless its a part of our culture today whether it benefits us or not....I agree however that whites are guests in Hip Hop because of where hip hop has originated from. Being that white supremacy is a thing and blacks and minorities are discriminated against and treated unfairly , music and dance was our way of expressing ourself and creating a culture of our own. That's how the Hip Hop and breakdancing scene era came about. It came about out of the struggle of living in White man's america. Now that Hip Hop has evolved we can't say it is only for blacks because now it's much more than music of the hood or streets. It's global. There are people from all over the world of different ethnicities rapping now but it started in the cold streets of the Bronx USA. We can't stop someone from being a part of music but we must never forget where that music came from. It is indeed as Jamar put it a Black Thing. Hip Hop will always be a black thing. We have to own what is ours and stop letting everyone else claim it for their own benefit. You're welcome in hip hop white people but it's not yours. It came from black people.

[@810wasaninsidejob9]

Sure thing pal - and English isn't your language, it came from white people. You're free to speak and write it, but use some fucking spacing. A huge ass wall of text just means you're lazy. Talking about white supremacy and all that bullshit, Oprah is as rich as Trump. If that isn't proof anyone can succeed than you're just blinded by the victim culture the black community is plagued by - calling anyone who doesn't subscribe to the bullshit victim culture an 'Uncle Tom'. On one hand people say 'race is just a color' and in the same breath claim that a certain kind of music came from black people. So is there a difference between blacks and whites or not? Make up your damn mind. Black hip hop artists wouldn't make a dime if whites stopped going to concerts and buying songs, we all know 90% of the crowds at hip hop concerts are white.

[@mr_miyagi5003]

ana 4life Will Smith, one of the greatest rappers of all time, made positive music you tin hatted gonk

[@TrollinOn22s]

@@810wasaninsidejob9 Don't kid yourself cuz black music survived slavery and Jim Crow. Right now these is black music surviving without white crowds, yup there is other black genres across the Caribbean and Africa. Music is an expression for us which is we we dance and you can't, so without the money in music the music would live on. Right now I'm gonna listen to some shit you never heard and can't comprehend.

[@gangstagrandpa77gaming96]

He was using a metaphor to say what ppl we're saying about him SMH shit goes over everyones head ...dude respected everyone from day one and continues it till this day and always will

[@TurkeyLurkey00]

So much respect for this dude. Great lyricist and great mind.

[@JB-vt5sz]

Almost nobody knew who Lord Jamar even was...before Em and Vlad

[@mongoltube]

I LOVE THESE INTERVIEWS!! He should though mention how much work Game and B.o.B. put in talking about the injustices done by the police and goverment! I agree that not enough rappers use their voice but a shout out to the people who do would be cool.

[@jacobprice8048]

B.O.B. thinks the earth is flat

[@imperialshalom]

The most informed, reasonable response I’ve heard to this question.

[@rgjr1977]

Really enjoyed the Knowledge,and wisdom...I know that aint what Vlad expected..

[@pEr5on4LLy]

King Crooks is that dude. I ALWAYS like his music. I grew up listening to dude from the early to mid 90s. He has stayed fresh with ways to keep himself heard. His topics he displays what I choose to fuck wit. Someone whom cares about what's going on. Solid. And thank you for Horseshoe GANG as well.

[@stacksattacks4485]

Jamar keeps talking about white rappers as guest. Ok. Understood. Then stop signing to white owned label's. LoL!!!!!

[@jwuuds6003]

John Smith or doing hip hop interviews for a white guy.. and boosting a white guys career in hip hop. Yes

[@stacksattacks4485]

@@jwuuds6003 yup, sum say what jamar says but, funny how they run to do interviews &/or damage control. And how they love Jewish people.

[@stacksattacks4485]

@@jwuuds6003 Vlad Should Ask Him About The Beastie Boy's. I Guess They Were Guest as well.

[@davidterrazas867]

Crooked I you have a very educated open mind of the industry and the history I feel like your opinion here strikes a good value and needs to be put forth towards the argument Plain and simple

[@810wasaninsidejob9]

Lmao, how is Lord Jamar gonna say white rappers gotta respect rap and not move things around when there's tons of black mumble rappers who are straight up ass and clearly don't care about who's "house" it is.

[@poloregal]

Tychus Did Nothing Wrong bc he doesnt like them either

[@l3tme545]

And lord jamar ordered them out of hip hop. Btw Sara nice smile

[@OnEPuNcHFinaTIk022]

Its cool how Crooked kept it real and not let his relationship with Em and Jamar influence his judgement. He kept it 100% real.

[@-thomas--1995]

lord jamars comments are good when talks about the lyrics and message. but when he talks about race....

[@mumuseer87]

-thomas1195 - Lord Jamar is on point when it comes to race. Get out your feelings. It's not black people fault racism exist

[@kelise001]

@@mumuseer87 why fight racism with more racism?

[@WaxDat8800]

K B how would you do that when racism is a power relationship construct? That would imply that both sides have power. One side has the power the other doesn’t. Your point is illogical.

[@kelise001]

@@WaxDat8800 And who's to say which side has more power? Racism is ignorance and ignorance doesn't mean power. Therefore your point is illogical.

[@sliding_by8607]

K B you do realize there’s no other way to fight against it. The Black Panthers were t created because we just felt like we needed it. You know why. Don’t sit up here and play naive you know what out ppl went through and still go through. If we gonna best racism with our own racism we have to do it secretly, which we can’t. And i mean that buy having our own black wall street again. Only hiring blacks mostly. That’s our way to fight back.

[@RandomPerson-jg5qm]

The people who disagree with Jamar don't have his Hip Hop history? KOOL G RAP DISAGREED WITH JAMAR.....KOOL G RAP!!!!! COME ON

[@therichardgravesgroup4747]

Lord Jamar is a hater

[@keithbranch5181]

He's not a hater

[@pr0diigy764]

Keith Branch yes he is. He hates on Em cuz he’s white. Simple as that

[@macho11237]

@@pr0diigy764 Thank you!

[@marvinhurley2752]

Jamaican native DJ KOOL HERC is where this started from. Then we got alot of people that are some of the four fathers of hip hop who are not only from other countries but descendant from the west indies. Grandmaster flash and dougie fresh a both from Barbados. Some people say and make fun of uk artists. Yet slick rick and mf doom are both from london.

[@smoking1212]

i think it was seattle macklemore was at.

[@lustwaffe9000]

Why would Jamar say it on Vlad “the biggest platform in hiphop???” He is saying it on VLAD because Vlad is the only platform that bothers interviewing him. Nobody else wants him. Thats why. Its not bravery.

[@wanewavycollinsklassics8570]

Crooked I, u jus summed it all up. Big up to u n your excellent viewpoint.

[@diantewomback5572]

As much as I love Hip Hop and everyone has their opinion, I got a question: if us as black people are the host of Hip Hop then why and how the fuck we let this shit get this bad to the point our kids looking up to snitches and idolizing taking drugs and shit? How are we the host of Hip hop, why does mainstream media and the music industry have hip hop by the balls to the point niggas sell out? And also shout out to Crooked I a.k.a. Kxng Crooked for bringing up the fact that we need to have brothers that speak up on niggas selling out

[@ItsKonFiDentZMan]

if lord jamar was right, then blacks should give back basketball n football

[@willalexander9935]

Chewy Castaneda both of the sports you named would go bankrupt within a week.

[@kw7142]

Will Alexander and hip hop wouldn't be anywhere near as big as it is without Eminem so pipe down

[@kw7142]

@KC KOLA biggest selling artist since 2000 haha okay

[@boosts14]

cbenji07 wights? I fucking hope you spelt it like that on purpose.

[@jacobthomas4811]

@KC KOLA lol where your album at? You talking like you actually are someone.

[@Ryattt81]

The reason nobody said that when Em said he uses black music selfishly is because nobody is arguing that Hip Hop isnt black music predominantly, or originally, but lets be real, its a game of skill and appeal and its not the late 70s - early 90s anymore. Lord Jamar doesnt represent the mahority opinion of hip hop, and it hasnt been that for at least over a decade. He is living in the divisive past, and thats not where the culture lives. Its antiquated. LJ deserves respect for his contributions to hip hop but not for his opinions. I dont respect his negative, racist, salty opinions but I do respect, and appreciate the Brand Nubians.

[@nunomiranda3244]

My personal opinion is that Em was using that as a figure of speech..Peace

[@WeBoogie28]

its reality, he was introduced and cultered through our ppl not Wisconsin underground or vermont hiphop industry..lol

[@farkingelle]

Hehehehehehe!🤓

[@coolblaze442]

Em was straight up bro. He knew what it was.

[@BrokenGodEnt]

@SugahKane HurriKane Confessing what? That he's a white guy making money in a black mans game? Cmon now. Everyone knows that. That line about being like Elvis was satire. People like Lord Jamar were mad that Eminem was huge, and Em said what he said to stir shit up.

[@desalineredux435]

BrokenGod Ent. Unlike most whit woe people Em has acknowledged that his race was a major factor in his success. B/c we know skill isn’t the sole determinant to success although Em is a immensely skilled lyricist. But so is Rakim. The problem is white people want to act as though we’re somehow post racism and are perplexed when Black people are stand offish about accepting them or their contributions in the art form. You all conveniently forgot about how you polluted American music with your racist practices. So much so that Black people are embittered by all the high jinx of the last 50 years as it relates to music. It was white people who called Black music race music and didn’t want to integrate the airwaves. In fact you all were so racist, that you didn’t want to play Elvis’ music b/c you thought he was a Black women. That’s how crazy white people were just decades ago. So now the universe in its infinite wisdom created an art form form the gutters and ghettos of Blaxk America, to which it made it almost impossible for an outsider to effectively replicate for close to 30 years, until Em. Even today Hip Hop is still predominantly a Black art form, even with all the success of today’s white rappers. The Black man’s DNA is inextricably coded in it, so that if it were to ever be changed it would cease to be loved and enjoyed by billions of people the world over. Therefore, the universe coded as such that you will never be able to do to Hip Hop what was done to Jazz, Rock and Heavy Metal. Nah this is bigger than music it’s the universe resetting the world on its original axis.

[@michealwillis]

Because of this interview, I will check for Crooked I even more!

[@timdobb]

I think Lord Jamar is a thoughtful person at his core sadly though his ideals are clouded by religion. What I don't understand how we can base our morals on the same thing hatred and greed were born from? Religion is the basis for both Slavery and Discrimination the first recorded occurrences of both were in the name of a God and almost every recurrence since can be attributed to a "God fearing people" Were it a capitol offense to profit from religion it would die in a generation.

[@mr_miyagi5003]

Page Swingle His religion? You mean the NOI? That’s no religion, it’s a black supremacist hate group

[@d-vo5042]

Hip Hop, Gospel, Jazz, Blues, R&B, Ragtime, Country, it's all black music. Hip Hop was created by black people in the Urban Ghetto of Bronx, NY. No emotion, no fanfare, it's fact.

[@ini6392]

5:57 ... and there it is...

[@eddiesille5282]

GreaT-StuFF Crooked...

[@lifestraight]

6:06 is the primary reason most Black rappers don't speak on social issues or speak out against injustice. That and they don't see it as commercially viable or profitable. Rappers who fall in that category are sellouts and uncle toms like he said and they include people like Jay-z, 50 Cent, and a whole host of others.

[@rexkalibur6910]

lord jamar was on point 100 percent

[@truereazon]

This is why I respect Crooked I, among a few others (including Immortal Technique and so on), his opinion is not only an opinion, there's logic and reason behind it to justify his opinion. He's not making any false accusations to anyone, nor did he intend to, the only concern I have is with the dumbass comment about how rap or hip-hop is a black art lol.

[@cmb913]

Jamar is right tho.

[@3me0]

Vlads resumé: - 860 Slim Jesus interviews - 2179 Eminem & Lord Jamar debate interviews - 5,000,000 interviews for the feds' evidence collection

[@kasectomi]

Salute Crooked for keeping it a Buck Rogers (100% Real).

[@kevinbailey790]

If a white guy would’ve said Darius Rucker was just a guest in country music because he’s black and country is white music he’d have been labeled a racist and it would’ve ended his career

[@kevinbailey790]

You missed the point I honestly don’t care who created what but what one does today . The only consequence the past should have today is on advancement not to repeat the same mistakes. I meant to point out the obvious double standard of the view on racism .. growing up poor in the country then spending a significant amount of time in prison from personal experience I’ve met more racist black people than white ones .01 percent difference genetically doesn’t physically make either more superior and its ignorant to divide humanity by skin tone

[@jacobhillenberg7523]

As a white rapper I see crooked I's point the culture is selling it's self out and the hip hop I love is almost non existent

[@BREEDNGROUNDZ]

Smart Man!!! Well rounded I love to see a person get in front of the camera n make clear, precise points!! Very informative straight shooter!!

[@trackgrad08]

He foreshadowed Eminem’s 2017 cypher with this one

[@SENCE302]

man I don't care who's a guest or not in hip hop or any of that, if you are dope and respect the art form I will rock with you, you could be a gay Chinese half white transvestite but if you get on that mic and spit I salute that

[@Elusive25]

SENCE you have to care you fuckin Americans never let us forget who the forefathers are and what they allegedly did. You are fuckin disrespectful and you don't even know it .

[@SENCE302]

Elusive25 how's it disrespectful if I want hip hop to expand culturally and will accept dope music? I respect hip hop and have been listening for a long time I know the forefathers of hip hop I don't know what your saying about American forefathers or something

[@Elusive25]

if you are blind I cannot make you see

[@jeremiah_12]

@Curtis Beardsley I don't think that. Why would I? Women are part of keeping culture going and are an important piece to the family unit. Homosexual aren't. That agenda doesn't need to be pushed because that lifestyle is out of order. I acknowledge that homosexuals have had it rough but it's a drop in the bucket to what melanated people in the US have endured in this country from a historical and present standpoint. Homosexuals can hide what they are, we cannot (think about it and let it sink in).

[@jacobthomas4811]

@SugahKane HurriKane lol not bad at slavery apparently.

[@MrRIZZ-he2lv]

Lord Jamar takes that shit to a hole nother level. He makes that shit a race issue.

[@shortbus1127]

Mackelmore is an all around dope artist....all of his songs have a meaning....he supports equal rights for everyone. Gays, blacks, the whole shabang!

[@nosleep1271]

I think the problem from the very beginning is stressing that a "black" man created anything. Or a white, yellow or brown man for that matter. Why are we characterizing an inventor of an art form by his skin color if we're trying so desperately to exceed color boundaries in the first place?

[@nosleep1271]

mana fruit At the end of the day, we all know our worth. And as far as I'm concerned, not one of us is measured by our skin color. You can at least be certain that as a white man, I am of a completely colorless perspective. I also came up with the likes of Boot Camp Click, Big Daddy Kane, DITC and Wu-Tang Clan to name a few. I'd be blind if I were to claim ignorance as to a bit of a darker shade behind some of my favorite artists. ;)

[@cromlech6167]

+No Sleep Because if we went through the inventions of white people the list would never end and the inventions of blacks: crack hip hop and peanut butter (golf clap everyone) lf history is important then did you know blacks didn't even know about the wheel until other cultures introduced it to them??

[@milesleblanc164]

What about DJ Hollywood, he was technically the first rapper and he was also a DJ and he would say bars before the melody of each song started.

[@l3tme545]

No. Coke the rock is the 1st rapper he rapped with dj kool herc in 72. Came up Dj Hollywood 74

[@dragonone8778]

THANK YOU! BLACKS AND PUERTO RICANS WERE EQUALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR HIP HOP IN NEW YORK CITY! ON THE LOWA EAST SIDE, IN THE 70'S- 80'S DJ SIR GAMBLE AND HIS MC'S WERE ROCKIN THE JAMS DOWN HERE, LET'S NOT FORGET DJ SAMMY SAM.

[@jesusiracheta8570]

Jimi Hendrix was one of if not the greatest guitar player to ever live. He was a black guitarist in a predominately white genre of music rock n roll... music transcends culture.

[@Mr.Taylor56]

White Rock and Roll music is Black Blues music done WRONG. So, Hendrix wasn't out of place just because he was outnumbered.

[@rustyrelicsfarm2406]

The Beastie Boys are White and they are so incredibly high on the list of Greatest Hip Hop legends. I can say this because I am a Heavy Metal fan and I love The Beastie Boys and I enjoy their music. I can also enjoy a few Eminem songs.

[@jacobprice8048]

Yeah but the Beastie Boys only get played on rock stations

[@dthugtherealist1]

Even tho this wasn't what the entire interview was about. Eminem is one of the few white rappers out there who basically grew up black but has acknowledged over and over that he is white in this game. I can respect that I can also respect his skills and that's why to me Em get's in my top 5. But hey that's just me.

[@horizonyout]

i respect ur opinion 100 BUT u can't ever be white & basically grow up black...u can hang & be involved with aspects of black culture...Being black is a whole different struggle...TRUST ME!! Bless!

[@dthugtherealist1]

Seanie T I know what you are talking about because I'm black too but if you listen to his stories and see what he went through to get where he's at, you would know. But Heyo thanx for respecting my opinion man, most people on KZbin aint like that haha.

[@stevennalewicki5960]

Seanie T I kinda understand where your coming from bro, but I know white boys including myself that have grown up in the hood or the projects that have gone threw the same type of shit that any struggling man goes threw bro. Living off welfare, getting ebt, having government assistance and all that bro. I spent a good 2-3 years of my life in and out of shelters and that type of shit bro and I'm as white as they come. So to say that you have to be a certain color to have gone threw the same type of struggles is crazy bro, been there and done all that. It really ain't shit to glorify either.

[@horizonyout]

Steven Nalewicki yo Steven..i do understand ur point, but being black aint about being on welfare or debts...its about persecution for ur skin colour...u can talk about discrimination for being poor, but u will never understand the look of racism..that distinctive look u get from other races for being born black....i do respect ur struggles in life might be similar....Bless!

[@stevennalewicki5960]

I was just comparing the struggles and trying to say that it don't matter what color you are, those type of struggles can reach any walk of life bruh. I definitely respect your opinion, but you can't sit there and say that you deal with hateful racism like that everyday bruh. Its not the 1900's and we ain't in the south bruh its not like you got the Klan chasing you around and shit. You can't compare the lil bit of racism that you might go threw to how it used to be bro. If you live in the hood bruh, then more than likely your not dealing with racism on a day to day basis. I ain't sitting here saying that I know what its like to experience racism like that, cause I have no clue bruh and neither do my people. All I'm saying is that your not having to duck and dodge racism like that on day to day basis bruh, especially if you stay in the hood. I've been around the block enough times to know what's its like for anyone having to grow up in the hood and have to deal with bullshit bruh. Like I said I respect your opinion 100% bruh and I love being able to have a civilized convo with someone on here bruh. KZbin comment sections are filled with fuck boys it seems as like and they can't even have a debate with acting a damn fool. Salute.

[@MrSardine23]

A white person invented cars. I dont get cut when i see other races driving in cars. Is this a thing about who started what? Seriously.

[@l3tme545]

Well. You get a cut. If u look for it

[@ysthekid8932]

I bet more than half of the people commenting on here don’t even know about the four elements of hip hop.. they jus focus on mainstream radio and TV jams